To heedlessly put his own life in danger for the sake of a little girl's wish...
Just how foolish a boy is he?
However...
Ash Blake.
It would be a shame for you to die like this.
Let us try betting on your future.
sekai no domannaka de kimi to deatte
世界のど真ん中で君と出会って
Meeting you at the dead centre of this world,
kokyuu mo dekinai kurai ni natte
呼吸もできないくらいになって
becoming unable to even breathe,
chiisaku dokun dokun to hajimaru
小さくドクンドクンと始まる
something begins between you and me,
kimi to boku no nani ka
君と僕の何か
with a small flutter and a heartbeat
saa, mou ikkai sora wo oshiete
さぁ、もう一回空を教えて
Come on, tell us what the sky is once more!
Seikoku no Dragonar
Presented Oyatsu Fansubs
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tori dake ga shiru habataku hane no omosa
鳥だけが知る羽ばたく羽の重さ
The weight of wings being spread is known only to birds
minna wa nani mo shirazu ni akogareteru
みんなは何も知らずに憧れてる
Everyone simply adores them without knowing a thing
kimi wa chotto setsunai kao de waratta
君はちょっと切ない顔で笑った
And you smiled with a slightly pained face due to that
boku ni wa ne, nani mo nai
僕にはね、何もない
I don't have anything, you see
demo kimi no namida ga hette
でも君の涙が減って
But if it can make your tears stop
honki na kao de warau nara
本気な顔で笑うなら
and make you laugh with a serious face
hiirou datte donna datte narikitte yaru kara sa
ヒーローだってどんなだって成りきってやるからさ
Be it a hero, or anything, I shall become one for you
zettai zettai zettai zettai hanasanai
絶対 絶対 絶対 絶対 離さない
I will never never never ever let you go
shinde mo kimi dake no naito deiru
死んでも君だけのナイトでいる
Even if I die, I will remain only your knight
demo honki de naita kimi wa okotta
でも本気で泣いた君は怒った
But, hearing that, you earnestly cried and flushed with anger
"tsumetaku nante sasenai"
「冷たくなんてさせない」
"I will not let you get cold"
to boku wa namida wo fuku
と僕は涙を拭く
And I wipe your tears
seiken nante nakutatte ii
聖剣なんてなくたっていい
I don't need a legendary sword
yuusha ja naku datte kamawanai
勇者じゃなくだって構わない
I don't care that I'm not a legendary hero
kimi hitori wo mamorikireru naraba
君一人を守りきれるならば
As long as I can protect only you until the end
What's this?
My body won't move!
It's all right.
Don't be scared, Ash Blake.
I shall love your body down to its every nook and cranny.
How do you know my name?
What are you?
Why are you doing this?
I'm Navi.
This is something like a ritual.
So as to entrust my soon-to-be-born self to you,
What a dream...
The Boy and The Dragon
Good morning!
It'll be great if we are in the same class again!
It's almost here.
The Aries Dragon Riding Festival.
I can't wait for it!
Will you be participating in it as well, Jessica-sama?
Who knows? I am still in the middle of considering it.
Hey. That's...
It's Ash Blake.
The number one problem child of the school.
How did he even get admitted to the Senios?
Even though his Pal hasn't even been born yet.
You know what they say.
"The dragon takes after the owner."
I'm sure his Pal will be an extreme problem child as well.
Hold it right there.
Raymond!
You always snap so easily. Can't you do something about it?
As if I can keep quiet when my Pal is being made fun of!
Sheesh, you're the same as always.
Yo, Max!
Ash.
We're going to be in Senios from today onwards.
Please learn some self-control.
That's...
I understand that.
Rather than that, it'll be great if we get some cute girls in our new class.
You said the exact same thing last year, y'know.
You two never age.
The new semester has started.
All of you, who have graduated from the foundation course Unios,
shall now spend the next three years in the advanced course: Senios.
I think there is no need to say this now,
but dragons are extremely special existences.
The Star Mark carved into the bodies of all of you
is proof that you are Breeders, and also shows that
everyone has undertaken a pact during the Orphan Ceremony to lodge it within your bodies,
from which it gives birth to your partner dragon.
This mark also denotes Astral Flow: the bond between you and your partner dragon, your Pal.
Hence your Pal, whom you share your life force with,
does not allow anyone else to ride them.
There are exceptions to this, though.
This Lautreamont Knightdom
gained independence from Chevron Kingdom upon being entrusted with the rearing and caring of dragons.
However, in the north exists Zepharos Empire, which excels in mechanical and magical engineering,
and is currently in a ceasefire agreement with the Lautreamont Knightdom.
War, huh?
That sounds so foreign.
Please keep all this in mind,
and take pride and responsibility in your actions as a member of Ansullivan Dragon Riding Academy.
Understood!
Don't be too bothered by it, Ash.
Bothered by what?
About you being an exception.
I don't care what they say.
But I wonder how this can happen...
The fact that only you can ride other peoples' Pals.
Dunno. Even if you ask me...
You're in the way!
If you stand and chitchat right there, it's a hindrance to others.
Do you not realize it?
S-Sorry.
What was with that tone?!
So arrogant.
That girl just now was that person, right?
Though it's the first time she's been in the same class as us...
Yup.
Sylvia Lautreamont.
The fourth princess of our Lautreamont Knightdom.
Her grades are top-class,
but due to that personality and her high social status,
other people tend to keep their distance from her.
By the way, won't you participate in the race?
Race?
That one.
The Aries Dragon Riding Festival.
Nah. I don't have a Pal anyway.
Are you still concerned about that left arm?
I think it's pretty cool, though.
Your Star Mark.
Of course I'm concerned!
It's the President!
President Rebecca!
It's the appearance of the 3rd year Student Council President, Rebecca Randall.
She controls the strongest Maestro of the academy, Que Flynn, and is a demonic Breeder.
Her beautiful looks and seductive body top it off.
Ah, just once is fine, but I'd love to have a contest with her.
In that sense.
Idiot.
Crap! Did she hear us?
I don't know anything about this.
You traitor!
The class for Dragon melee combat will be starting now!
This melee combat without use of weapons
forms the foundation for all dragon combat styles.
Sorry about this, Raymond.
No prob!
Let's get along, Brigitt!
I shall say this once again,
but you are to be very careful about avoiding contact with anyone other than your sparring partner.
Else it might lead to a huge accident.
Well then, mount!
Begin!
Wow!
Seeing so many active dragons at once sure is a sight to behold!
Go, Lancelot!
Nothing less from the Ice Blue Princess. She's so strong!
What about Ash?
This is so much fun!
Uh-oh, his switch got flipped.
Go, Brigitt!
All right! It's working!
After tackling him, I'll move to his rear flank,
and land one on his posterior!
All right!
Ash! Your back!
Calm down! Lancelot!
Calm down!
Sorry, Brigitt!
I'm sorry!
Wait! Hold it right there!
What are you doing, Ash Blake?!
I thought I told everyone to avoid contact with anyone other than their sparring partner...
I'm sorry.
Neither party seems to have sustained serious injuries.
Do not do anything like this ever again.
Yes.
Princess, I'm sorry. I'm the one at fault—
What do you take these practical classes to be?!
Riding dragons for a bit of fun is strictly forbidden!
A-A bit of fun?
For starters, this kind of thing happens because you are using another person's dragon.
Wait up a bit!
This guy has his own circumstances...
Speaking of which, you haven't been blessed with a Pal yet, have you?
I suppose it's just as incompetent as its master is.
Or could it already have died long ago?
Hey.
What kind of joke... is this?
What did you just say?
Did you not hear it?
I said, "Isn't your Pal already dead?"
Ash!
Sorry.
This guy snaps when his Pal is made fun of.
And that becomes his reason for being dubbed a problem-child.
I'll make you eat your words!
What?
I'm not a nice enough person to just keep quiet after being told all that!
Then let's do it like this...
In the upcoming Aries Dragon Riding Festival, if you get a higher place than me,
I shall take back my words and apologize to you.
Interesting.
I accept your challenge.
You need to be taught where you stand.
Seikoku no Dragonar
Again...
Don't put on such a scary face.
Touching the immobilized body of a boy night after night.
Where's the fun in that?
It's fun.
Your reactions are very adorable.
Why are you doing this to me?
Didn't I mention it before?
So as to entrust my soon-to-be-born self to you,
I'm examining your body.
Examining?
Do you want to examine my body, too?
If only your hands could move.
Don't show such a scary face.
It's the final night.
Let's enjoy it.
Final?
That's why tonight, I shall measure the size of your most sensitive region,
which I have yet to examine... with my mouth.
P-Please stop.
Navi...
Ash! Are you awake?
Ash!
I'm awake! Give me a sec!
Good morning, all!
We are blessed with such fine weather today,
so I shall dispense with the needless greetings.
The Aries Dragon Riding Festival isn't merely a race!
I'm counting on you today, too.
Brigitt.
This is an Ansullivan traditional activity.
The outcomes will be officially recorded.
If you are going to participate, you should set your grand sights on the center of the podium.
Of course, no one would be motivated without sufficient reward.
Thus, the victor shall be granted the right to have a date with me, Rebecca Randall, for a day.
Is she serious?!
Ash! Give me back Brigitt! I'm going!
No way.
Silence!
Next, a speech from the contestants' representative.
Senios First year: Your Highness, Princess Silvia Lautreamont.
Give your best, regardless of your competition.
This is my family's mantra.
That is all.
What's with her? She disgusts me.
She's getting ahead of herself just because she's royalty.
Just goes to say like brother like sister.
That dragon slayer, Julius, right?
He was executed for having committed the greatest taboo.
Not so loud.
What a horrible atmosphere. Bringing out an incident from over a decade ago...
That girl has it surprisingly tough.
On your mark!
Go get 'em, Ash!
Here they come!
Go for it!
Don't lose!
Starting from the last row is definitely not favorable.
Lancelot must've already flown all the way to the front.
Is that...
Isn't that Lancelot and the Princess?
Those girls...
Hey, what are you doing?
Leave me be.
Blocking with team work is not a violation of the rules.
Oh, is that so?
Hey, what are you doing?
My bad.
I borrowed this dragon, so it's tough to control.
He's Ash Blake.
That problem child?
No! Stay away from me!
The infamy of a problem child is useful in some ways.
I'm not thanking you.
I don't mind.
Let's go, Brigitt!
I'm sorry, Brigitt,
for making an Ashia like you match the pace of a Maestro.
This effectively ends the contest with the Princess.
But, for some reason,
I don't feel even a bit vexed.
Could it be that I enjoyed racing with the Princess?
Is someone there?
It might be a straggler.
I'll go check it out. Wait here for me.
That's strange.
This is...
An air battleship belonging to the Zepharos Empire.
It was deployed in the previous war, though.
That's an Empire-made mechanized weapon.
Are you an Empire soldier?!
Is that what you think?
How old are you, son?
Sixteen. What about it?
That's strange.
Why is a dragon child still lodging in your body at this age?
How do you know that?
I can see it.
Because of the curse that accompanies this body.
Curse?
Stay away from Milgauss-sama!
What the heck is happening here?!
Whatever did I do to you?
Blame your terrible luck for having bumped into us.
That's absurd!
That's war for you!
It's a truce now, isn't it?!
That's just on the surface; the Empire and Kingdom are still at war!
The loony hesitated before killing me just now.
Let's go, Anya.
Yes.
Boy, am I really going to die just like that?
Could this be... my Pal?
A human?
It's not a dragon.
Why a human?
But the Star Mark did have a reaction.
So as to entrust my soon-to-be-born self to you.
Could it be...
No, it can't be Navi.
They look alike, but no.
This child...
Is this child my Pal?
Preview
What's with that pretty gal, Ash?
A pretty girl like her is actually your Pal?!
What's going on here?
I have no idea! Someone should give me answers, too!
I'm envious!
A paradise of the pretty gal and you both in the same room, hearts beating and resonating.
Next Episode
The Bond of the Two - Astral Flow
I'd kill for it to be true.
What do you mean by that?!