The Love Ritual is a holy ritual performed to give birth to a Star Child.
In order to aid the Visitor, the maidens of the 12 constellations
aid the creation of Star Children...
It's done!
Mahiru...
Itsuki...
He's born!
Congratulations.
He's born?
But I...
I haven't...
What?
The Love Ritual is not a sexual act.
Bonding with the maidens through physical contact
gives birth to the Star Child, as emotional feelings are heightened.
I don't know what Mana told you,
but it is a holy ritual.
Please remember that.
Darn.
Here, this is a Star Child.
Nice to meet you, Visitor-sama.
I'm Virgo, and I represent the constellation of the Maiden!
Virgo, huh?
Please grow into a powerful warrior and aid Itsuki.
I will!
He's so cute!
He's our...
Thank you, Mahiru.
G-Good morning.
Good morning.
Yesterday was... uh...
Y-Yeah...
Impressive! I'm starting to smell the sweet scent of a ripe fruit!
Hehehe!
It's all thanks to the Love Ritual!
Well done, Itsuki!
To be accurate, I haven't done it all the way to the end.
Come on, how can that be?
Check out how voluptuous her boobs have become!
Hey...
You sure enjoyed them last night, didn't you?
You perverted raccoon!
By the way, what happened to the Star Child that was born last night?
I sent him off to a foster home.
Huh? How come?
Can't he live with us?
Unlike the fruit of love between you two,
the Star Child is a warrior born with a mission.
He has to become strong in order to fight alongside the Visitor.
Otherwise, he'll get beaten up by the Impurities.
Is that how it is?
Can we go see him?
Of course!
But you two still have many things to do as the Visitor and a maiden.
Oh, you're right.
We can't go back unless we save the world, right?
Let's go!
Wait a minute!
Stop for a second around that corner!
And... action!
I'm late, I'm late.
What's your problem?
Huh? Oh, sorry.
Geez, give that back.
I'm late, I'm late.
Why do I have to do this?
What's with this act?
She's not in a hurry at all.
Good morning.
I was waiting for you two.
Let me introduce the other maidens first.
I see you're all here!
This is a special class just for the maidens of the 12 constellations.
Mahiru will be joining as well.
Please introduce yourself, Itsuki.
Um...
My name is Yuge Itsuki.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Konatsuki Mahiru.
Nice to meet you.
Everyone, please introduce yourselves.
I'm Arie.
I'm Maiden of Aries.
I devote myself to the church.
My name's Tarua!
I'm Maiden of Taurus!
I usually work as a delivery girl!
Nice to meet ya!
I'm Liris, a fortune teller.
I'm Maiden of Geminiー
Ow! Mana, did you just randomly hit me again?!
Her personality changes like this when you give her a jolt.
I'm Ruka. Maiden of Cancer.
She's the one I met this morning.
You don't have to remember my name or anything.
My name is Femiruna.
I'm Maiden of Leo.
Now that I've been chosen as one of the maidens,
world peace is practically guaranteed.
I'm Maiden of Libra, Mirei.
I mainly research magic.
That is all.
I'm Sue. Maiden of Sagittarius.
My job is taking care of animals, and I like cuddling them.
I'm Falun!
I somehow became Maiden of Capricorn.
I'm an adventurer, but I'm working at a bar now!
I'm Collette, a baker!
I now serve as Maiden of Aquarius.
Onii-san, please come buy bread that I bake!
Uh, I'm... Um... Yuzuha.
I usually draw paintings at home.
I may be Maiden of Pisces.
Then there's the Maiden of Virgo, Mahiru, and I'm the Maiden of Scorpio.
We are the maidens of the 12 constellations.
And I'm Mana, a maiden born under the constellation of Lewd.
I like the lewd side of you.
Geez, you're such a player!
By the way, Itsuki,
You will perform the ritual with all the girls over there.
Do you know how to seduce them?
No, my level is pretty low in that.
Read this and learn.
It's a present from me. An autographed copy!
It'll teach you proper behavior for an adult!
That sounds amazing, in many ways.
Read it and learn manners and etiquette.
An example lesson for beginners:
"Don't turn off: lights in the room and fire in the crotch!"
"One phrase for emergencies: we'll come together."
Say it, come on!
We'll come together...
Very good!
After all, the maidens are all virgins so it's easy as pie.
You're right!
I'm starting to think reading it will help me level up!
If you can form strong bonds with the maidens,
then you can give birth to stronger, more powerful Star Children.
Exhilarating skinship may be necessary at times!
For the sake of saving the world.
And so, my life at Granvania began.
I did as you instructed, but what was the purpose?
According to my manual,
that is the #1 ranked fateful encounter in Sola.
We're doing all this so that Itsuki can create a powerful Star Child.
How are you two doing?
Are you getting accustomed to living in this world?
I guess I'm starting to.
What about business?
Itsuki, are you making Star Children?
No, not at all.
Man, he's so useless.
Oh! I hear there's an event called cherry blossom viewing in your world, Sola.
We have decided to cancel the class,
and have a cherry blossom viewing today.
Let's have fun today, as a welcome party for Itsuki and Mahiru.
Cheers!
Please eat to your heart's content, everyone.
Yay! Let's dig in!
Hey, grab me some fried chicken!
Oh, I'm sorry for the disturbance.
Wow, these chocolates are really good!
You're right!
Femiruna brought these for us.
I can taste a hint of brandy.
Very similar to bonbons.
I'm not too sure, but we receive many gifts intended for my father.
I just randomly picked one.
No wonder, since your family is the wealthiest in Granvania.
That's a lot.
That's a cute chicken!
His name is Quelquelle.
Erm... Can you pass me some bread?
Um...
Do you want some bread, Yuzuha?
I baked it myself!
Here you go!
Thank you.
Huh? Where's Ruka?
She was here just now.
I'll go look for her.
What's the matter, Ruka?
Oh, it's just you.
I want to bring some flowers home.
Yeah, these are pretty.
I work at an orphanage.
I think the kids will like them.
I'll help you out.
T-Thanks.
R-Ruka?
You're too close...
What?
Are you thinking of something so dirty that I can't even get close to you?
You can try to hide it, but I see through everything.
I'm an esper!
What did you say?
I have celestial powers.
I can read your mind.
Really?
That's right. You can be gentle,
but all men have dirty thoughts in their minds.
They're always like that.
Don't go deciding that on your own.
Really? Then let me read your mind now.
If you're thinking of something even slightly inappropriate,
you can forget about me performing the ritual with you!
The ritual?
Well, I'm talking about the Love Ritual!
I'll be revealing a lot for the ritual, too.
Do as you like.
All right, then I won't hold back.
Why can't I read your mind?!
Is that head of yours empty?
How can that be?
Right, you're not from Granvania, so maybe I can't read your mind.
Are you satisfied now?
I guess.
I can understand that you maidens are nervous about this..
I'll try my best to talk about what I really feel.
I'll get going soon.
Thanks for helping.
Huh? Itsuki?
What's the matter, Mahiru?
I feel hot inside.
Did you drink alcohol?!
Of course not!
You dummy!
Those chocolates?
I just savored an adult-flavored chocolate!
They're the perfect sweets for an adult like me!
Are the bonbons in Granvania too strong for people of Sola?
I wanted to give you proper thanks.
Remember when we were little, and you saved me
when those bullies were waiting for me?
It reminded me of that time when you defeated the Impurity.
Did I do something like that?
Oh, I know you're blushing!
Then... do you remember the promise you made when we were in elementary school?
The promise?
10 years ago, during the autumn festival.
I'm sorry. I don't remember.
Well, I had a feeling you didn't!
Mahiru, are you angry?
Not really.
It would be troublesome if you did remembered.
We have to get back to the others.
Come on, let's get going!
Your mission is to produce strong Star Children, right?
Make sure to get along with the other maidens, too.
A promise from 10 years ago?
I went through all the trouble to set up the cherry blossom viewing.
You still can't produce another Star Child?
Yeah.
You're hopeless.
Follow me.
You'll need to prepare for the labyrinth soon.
Just looking at these weapons turns you on to the max, doesn't it?
Huh? Huh? You want me to stop?
Don't... stop...
You sure? You sure?
I'm all hard now!
Stop messing around!
Don't underestimate the labyrinth!
Itsuki, it's a really dangerous place where your life will be in danger.
Many warriors have fought the Impurities and never returned.
You'll figure out soon enough why I'm going such lengths
for the Love Rituals.
This is the foster home.
You'll find your Star Child here.
Wanna go see him?
Don't play around!
You think you can defeat the Impurity Lord like that?
Aren't you embarrassed, Virgo?!
Oh, I see you're at it.
Oh!
Hello, Visitor-sama.
Did her character just switch?
I train Star Children at the foster home.
My name is Alfie!
Hey, Itsuki!
You're only allowed to ogle at maidens!
Sorry, I couldn't help it.
Virgo, Visitor-sama has come to see you.
Visitor-sama!
I'll work hard to become strong so I can enter the labyrinth with you!
Okay, train hard.
Um, Visitor-sama.
Call me Itsuki.
Itsuki-san, you have to produce more Star Children,
or the battle in the labyrinth will be very difficult.
She's right.
You have to perform Love Rituals and make more Star Children,
before the king orders you to go.
But aside from Mahiru, I don't really know the other girls.
Haven't you had a fateful encounter, or someone who made an impression on you?
Ru-something, or something and such?
Hey, wait!
There, there, it doesn't hurt anymore.
Did that take you by surprise?
It's all right now.
Don't worry.
I have a favor to ask of you.
I know.
Can you... um... give birth to my Star Child?
Well, I knew this day would come, but...
I might have to head out for the labyrinth soon.
I don't mind, but there's only one Star Child that can go with me right now.
I thought he'd be lonely.
There's only one?
Yeah. If there was at least one more...
I think it'd be more reassuring for him.
I can't read your mind, but it doesn't sound like you're lying.
I also wouldn't want a Star Child to suffer.
You must really like kids.
Yes.
I want to get close to them.
I work with kids because I want to do what I can to help out.
But...
If a maiden and the Visitor communicate heart to heart and perform the Love Ritual,
then a strong Star Child will be born, right?
Yes.
If we're going to give birth to one, then I hope it'll be strong and cute!
Having a baby is a miracle.
You're really kind.
It's necessary to save the world, too.
Thank you, Ruka.
So, where do we start?
I did read the book to learn the etiquette, but...
Wait! At least turn off the lights...
"Don't turn off: lights in the room and fire in the crotch!"
That's what was written in the book.
No fair. I'm the only one whose heart is pounding.
I feel so silly.
I'm nervous, too.
Don't you have a line that'll lighten up the mood for a situation like this?
We'll come together.
Huh?!
Midnight tonight, someone will be born.
All thanks to me!
The fate of this world rests in your hands.
I'm counting on you.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Itsuki, I will now bestow upon you Star Wards for the 12 constellations.
These are the Star Wards?
Star Wards are special things created by the maidens.
There are 12 of them, just like the constellations,
and they have the power to absorb Impurities!
Learn more at the website!
If you release the 12 Star Wards as offerings
at the deepest layers of the Stardust Labyrinth,
the Impurities will be sealed,
and your mission as Visitor will be accomplished.
I understand.
Allow me to guide you to the labyrinth's entrance.
The power of the maidens of the 12 constellations is needed
to open the Stardust Labyrinth's entrance.
This gate is the entrance for the labyrinth, prepared for the Visitor.
The labyrinth was built by Mirei's ancestors to seal the Impurities.
We will now commence the Ritual of Star Wards
for the sealed gate of the Stardust Labyrinth.
Incredible.
Please be careful.
I will!
We're counting on you, Itsuki.
Right. Let's go.
Yes!
I'll come along as a guide for today.
It's good manners to be gentle for the first time!
It's like a maze. I don't know which way to go.
The Stardust Labyrinth has 12 separate bottom layers, dedicated to each constellation.
Think of it like this.
And an Impurity Lord awaits at each bottom layer.
You can think of them as the final boss.
Are they strong?
Obviously.
Impurities are made from negative energy formed by human interactions,
and within the labyrinth they have become quite strong
through amalgamation and synthesis.
But worry not!
You have your Star Children with you!
Star Children! Defeat the Impurity!
Got it!
Yeah, that's the wayー
Th-There it is!
You're holding it upside down!
Don't jump the gun!
Are you all right?
I'll protect you!
Virgo! Cancer!
No way...
Itsuki, they're both down.
We have to turn back.
Just run for now!
Now I understand what you said before.
I can't protect anyone like this.
There's a limit to what I can do on my own.
I need stronger Star Children!
I'll make them have my children!
I Want You to Have My Child
Would You Try Having My Child?
Granvania Dream.