Excuse me, Princess
Cossete?
I would like to ask something.
Sure, what is it, Princess?
Even though the dress is being adjusted,
there is no need for me to bathe, is there?
What are you talking about?
For tonight's masquerade ball,
it is a lady's responsibility to have a clean body.
I also prepared a special lotion.
What are you going to do with it?
I'm going to give you a full-body massage, from head to heel.
Come on, Princess.
Let us begin.
H-Hands off!
How do you like this one?
Not bad.
And how about this one?
So, so.
But it just doesn't really give me the feeling that it's the one.
My, it doesn't?
Everyone will come to this masquerade ball all pretty and dressed fancy, right?
Though I'm going there because of meat,
but as a daughter of the Dragon race, I can't afford to lose to some stupid humans.
Got it.
I will find a dress that will fit you perfectly!
If you don't, I will stomp you flat.
I'm so bored.
Even though it's a masquerade ball, men have only one thing to wear.
Yes.
It's me.
Princess?
May I?
What is this?
What is this situation?
Why am I sitting on a bed, next to the Princess?
And why this reaction?!
P-Princess, don't you have to try on costumes for the masquerade ball?
My dress is just being adjusted.
My breast size is bigger than last year.
W-What are you making me say?
S-Sorry.
Is... something bothering you?
That's right.
Can you hear me out?
Yggdrasil Rising
Nope.
Are you trying to make a fool of me?
N-No, I'm not!
You are too demanding, Eco-chan.
I told you, right?
That as a daughter of the Dragon race, I can't afford to lose to humans!
Especially to that Silvia.
You dislike Silvia-sama?
Not exactly.
Just... she started to get too friendly with Ash.
And when I see that, I got that weird feeling in my chest.
You have it rough, do you, Eco-chan?
What?
Because Ash-sama is human
and you are dragon.
Sometime, he will fall in love with a human girl,
get married
and have babies.
And then...
Because Ash-sama is human...
You are dragon...
Sometime, he will fall in love with a human girl,
get married
and have babies.
And then...
Eco-chan?!
Milgauss is Prince Julius?
When I think about it, father would never be able to execute him.
The way he behaved yesterday,
stolen ashes,
the words at Willingham Mausoleum
and the way the first Necromancia looked...
There were many leads,
but I just didn't notice them.
If he's alive,
it would make me really happy,
but...
What am I supposed to do?
You know, my father...
...he suddenly disappeared just after my little sister was born.
Since then, everything concerning him became taboo.
But one day, I asked my mom.
"Why did he leave?"
And?
She didn't answer.
But she promised me,
that when I grow up and I'm able to understand everything,
then she will tell me.
That's why I am able to live without worrying about stupid things.
Basically...
If you got time to worry,
it's better to catch him and ask him directly...
...right?
If I could do that, I wouldn't be bothered by it.
It's as you say.
Thanks.
N-No, I didn't really...
E-Ehm...
H-Hey...
P-Princess?
A-Are you all right?
The lightning seems to be far away now.
How about you let me go?
No way, no way!
No way!
What am I thinking?
She is the Fourth Royal Princess of the Lautreamont Knight Country.
And right now, she has her head full with Prince Julius.
So...
Excuse me, Princess.
The adjusting of your dress has been finished.
I-Is that so?
Fine, I will be there in a moment.
Sorry for disturbing you.
Now that I think about it...
Eco is quite late.
Even though I knew it...
Even though I knew it!
Why does my chest hurt so much?
Sometime, he will fall in love with a human girl,
get married...
Sometime, he will fall in love with a human girl,
get married
and have babies.
And then...
Ash is human.
I am dragon.
When Ash starts a family,
I will...
But!
That is...!
Eco?
She's not here.
It's almost time for the ball.
Ash-sama.
Is something the matter?
This is...
I'm lost.
What is that?
What are they doing there?
She...
Where are you?
Eco-chan?
Don't come here!
Run away!
You can't find her?
No.
I can't find Prim-san as well.
I understand.
Attend the ball as planned, please.
But...
When it comes to the grounds of Fontaine palace,
we servants know it much better than you.
Rest assured.
We will find her in no time.
Okay.
Please do.
That Eco...
...where did she go?
Ash?
I heard about Eco and Prim.
Cossete will find them both right away.
Don't worry about it.
Yeah.
Yes, that's right.
Milgauss?
What are you doing here?
My, my.
Do you have a problem with my companion?
No, he just mistook me for someone else.
Wait!
Stop.
I remember seeing that young noble.
What?
He is representing the Zepharos Empire on this Continental Congress,
Count Viderhausen.
Klaus.
Dragonar Academy
Don't come here!
Run away!
If only...
...I would carry out Milgauss-sama's orders.
Then...
You stare at him too much, Ash.
Even if he is from the Empire, he won't do anything stupid here.
But...
More importantly, your steps are off.
E-Even if you say that,
I only learned the basics of dance.
Thank you, Ash.
Because you heard out my problems, I was able to calm down a bit.
Princess?
B-But don't misunderstand me!
I am thanking you only for listening to my problems.
I don't mean anything else.
I know, I know.
There is no sign of Eco-sama on this floor.
On that one also.
If so, the only place left is...
I was so nervous.
That means you would prefer to take another Dragonar combat lesson over this?
More or less.
Well, well.
That was a marvelous dance.
Shall you honor me with one as well?
I don't mind.
But...
I would prefer the gentleman over there.
Cossete-san!
Prim-san!
Oh?
This is the first time I've seen such an elegant dance.
Are you...
...my brother?
Why did you call me Silvie?
Was the Necormancia that appeared at Durham Square Mordred?
Answer me!
Is asking questions during dance considered a part of etiquette in the Knight Country?
How did it go, Princess?
Is he really... ?
No, I didn't figure out so much.
Only...
Milgauss's dance was definitely one of the Knight Country ones.
Silvia-sama, Ash-sama.
We found Prim-oneechan.
I'm so sorry, Ash-sama.
Well, if you apologize like that suddenly...
What happened?
If only I didn't say all those things...
"Those things?"
That Eco-chan is a dragon
and Ash-sama is a human.
That one day, you will marry a human girl,
and have babies.
Things like that must have made her feel lonely, after all.
You fool!
It is true, that Eco is a dragon,
but inside, she is the same as an ordinary human girl.
"Why was I born in a human form?"
"Why wasn't I born in a dragon form?"
If I was in her place, I would be so confused, that I wouldn't know what to do.
And despite that...
I'm so sorry!
Thanks for all of this, Princess.
According to Prim-oneechan,
someone kidnapped her from the palace grounds.
Kidnapped?
How did the guys who kidnapped her look like?
Any special traits?
They looked like palace servants.
But the maid that looked like their leader looked like one of the Tantalos clan.
A Tantalos girl?
Milgauss!
Wait!
It's pointless to confront him directly!
But!
We searched everywhere in the palace,
but we weren't able to find Eco-chan anywhere.
If they kidnapped her, than killing her wasn't their objective.
A safe place, where they could hide her during the ball...
Count Viderhausen Klaus' airship.
Beowulf!
So you are Anya-dono.
The experiment has started, hasn't it?
Yes, everything is going well.
Preparing to launch Condensed Magical Projectile No. 11.
Cartridge loaded.
Preparation to launch complete.
Commencing countdown.
10.
9.
8.
7.
6.
5.
4.
3.
2.
1.
Overcharged Manashoot No. 11, launch!
We overcharge projectiles with a vast amount of magical energy found in Millennium.
Yggdrasil is a device, that will forcibly awaken dragons,
that were not able to become Maestros.
Millennium, a vast amount of crystallized magical energy,
that originates from fossils of thousand year old dragons.
And we inject this energy to the test subject.
You are going to bring out her true form?
Am I going to die here?
Condensed Magical Projectile No. 12.
Launch!
It hurts!
Stop it.
Please.
Please!
No change in Test Subject Alpha.
I suppose there is no other way, then.
Set Millennium on full output.
Eco!
Ash!
Ash...
I can't feel my connection with Ash.
I'm so stupid.
Until this happened, I never realized it.
How I feel for Ash.
All Millennium active.
All remaining Condensed Magical Projectile.
Launch.
W-What is it?
Magical energy detector signalize an unknown reaction!
Yggdrasil is uncontrollable!
It won't accept a shutdown command!
W-What?
Hurry up and stop the device!
Hurry, before it goes out of control!
It cannot go out of control.
All of the vast amount of magical energy contained in Millennium was absorbed by Test Subject Alpha's body.
Eco?
Princess!
There!
Beowulf!
What happened?
Ash?
What is it, Ash?
I don't know.
But there's no mistake that something happened to Eco.
Ash!
T-That's...!
D-Don't tell me that Eco...
...is inside of this thing.
Next Time
Wait for me, Eco!
I will save you from there!
Because you are my Pal
and I am your knight.
This bond is absolute.
I won't let anyone destroy it!
Next Episode
The Star-Branded Dragonar
So...
So...!