Here.
Thank you.
I could walk, Dale.
Aren't you tired from your first night of camping?
Sleeping outside isn't so bad.
Since I was with you, I could relax.
Well, we've still got a long way to go.
Okay.
Is that... a bridge?
Yeah, that's right.
Have you never seen one before?
I've only seen them in books before!
It's amazing.
I figure Latina has to be from those mountains beyond the forest.
Which is right by the territory of the First Demon Lord.
Dale.
I want to walk myself.
Is that okay?
The Young Girl Visits a Port Town.
Here!
There's so much space!
This is incredible!
You think so?
Yeah!
Well, maybe you're right.
Look, Latina. We can already see it.
That's where we're staying tonight, the town of Haase.
It's different from Kreuz.
The houses have a different feel.
Well, it's a hub for travelers.
You're gonna be shocked when you see how tiny my hometown is.
Don't get burned, now.
Okay!
You make that look tasty.
It is good!
You're putting it on after starting?
If you put it on without eating any,
it's harder to tell how the actual food tastes.
I see. So you're studying it, too?
Yeah.
Kenneth is gonna have to stay on his toes.
Latina, we need to get to sleep, or we're gonna be in rough shape tomorrow.
Okay. Almost done.
Is that your diary?
I'm writing about our trip!
Don't read it. It's embarrassing.
I see. Sorry.
Is it the kind of thing you wouldn't want me to see?
It's embarrassing! So don't!
When she puts it that way, it just makes me more curious.
I wonder what she's writing about me?
Or wait, what would I do if she didn't even mention me?
Hey, Dale, listen...
Is it okay if I sleep next to you?
Because that's how we usually sleep?
Waking up in a strange place might scare me a little.
Having you close would make it easier.
Okay...
Well, you haven't traveled before, after all.
Makes sense you're nervous.
Well, in that case, how about I teach you some gravity-altering magic?
Kulado senkulado Dale leduuro,
(Ebon darkness, by my name,)
Itii pakuts itavera!
(Gravity Decrease!)
That work for you?
Yeah.
Thank you, Dale.
It might not just be her.
I think this is more comfortable for me, too.
We're almost at Qualle, the port town.
A port town! That's by the sea, right?
Yep.
You should be able to see it from that hill.
Really?
It's the ocean! Look, Dale, the ocean!
Dale, what's this?
In Qualle, they revere the blue god Azraq, whose domain is trade and seafaring.
These are symbols that are asking for his protection.
Hey, Dale.
Do you think I could send a letter to Kreuz from here?
Sure, they have postal service between the two towns.
In that case, I'm going to write letters to Rita, Chloe, and the others later.
Well in that case, we better get a good look at Qualle, so you have lots to write about.
Yeah!
Amazing!
Dale, where do you think that boat came from?
You see how it's flying a flag?
That means it's from...
There are so many fish.
When we first met, you gave me fish, huh?
That's right.
How do you eat these?
You eat only the inside.
This is so great. Everything is so new!
Latina.
Yes?
There are a lot of people around.
I'd hate for you to get lost.
Give me your hand.
Well, this is my favorite dress and lace ribbon.
Do you think it's good enough for the restaurant?
Yeah. It's plenty good enough.
We'd be in real trouble if you were kidnapped,
so stick by me, okay?
Well, in that case, Dale...
is it okay for me to hold your hand?
They say that right after the sun sets, this spot has the best view in Qualle.
It's beautiful.
Latina is trying so hard to be a proper lady.
It's so cute that it's killing me.
Hey, Dale...
What's up?
Is that lady a devil?
Her armband...
It's the same as mine.
Now that you mention it, they do look alike.
Rag told me to hold onto it.
What do you think it was for?
"Dear Chloe, are you doing well?"
"Right now, we are in the port town of Qualle."
"It's raining today, so we're not going to be leaving."
"Yesterday, we went shopping in the market."
Better pick up some medicine, just in case.
Dale, Dale!
Listen. I want some fish.
Not raw, okay?
Dried fish!
They don't have much of it in Kreuz,
but there's supposed to be a lot of dried fish here!
Kenneth showed me how to prepare it!
What's wrong?
There's too much to write about,
so I don't know where to start.
Let her know we'll drop by in the afternoon.
Certainly, sir.
Is that man from the restaurant we went to yesterday?
Yeah. Do you remember the musician with the silver armlet from yesterday?
Well, I asked, and she's agreed to meet with us.
Really?! Then is she really a devil?
I don't know about that,
but you should at least be able to ask her about the armband.
There's a lot of stuff I don't know, huh?
Like about the devil race...
Maybe I'll know by the time I grow up.
There's plenty of stuff I don't know, too.
So, Latina... I think we should learn things together.
So it'll be like studying?
I guess so.
I'd better stay on my toes,
or Latina's gonna outpace me, too.
What do you think?
Who're you?
Thank you for making some time for us.
My name is Dale Reki.
There was something you wanted to ask me?
Yes.
About this armlet?
Well, a friend of mine has something very similar,
and I was curious whether it was special in any way.
Hey, I'm a devil with a broken horn.
Latina...!
But I'm a kid, so there's a lot I don't know.
I was hoping you could tell me.
But she's so young. What could've happened?
We don't really know the details.
I've been looking after her since her father's death.
At the time, she had an armlet a lot like yours.
In my homeland, these armlets are passed down from father to child.
It's meant to remind them of their roots.
Then you are a devil.
My name is Glaros.
I was traveling the world when I met and married a human,
and then we settled down here.
I was born far to the southwest of here,
in the country ruled by the First Demon Lord, Vassilios.
In a small community on the edge of the most powerful devil nation.
It seems like she was forced to leave her hometown when she was still very young.
I've never heard of a child having their horn broken.
In Vassilios, it's customary for mothers to raise their children.
Devils don't really have the practice of living together as a couple the way humans do.
But the devil race has trouble conceiving children.
Which is why a father would still be pleased to have a child
and want to celebrate their birth.
So a father presents his child with an armlet that has their names engraved on it.
It commemorates their birth.
This is what mine says:
"My name is Korydallos,"
"and I hereby give this to my dear child, Glaros."
"May her life be filled with joy."
Korydallos is my father's name, and mine is Glaros.
And the rest of the engraving is a message wishing me well.
This is what was written on mine.
Are you sure it wasn't like this?
Smaragdi. It's a type of green stone.
"Smaragdi"... Is that Rag's name?
Most likely.
Devils will often have their young children learn a shortened version of their name.
So Latina was born in the country of the First Demon Lord, Vassilios.
I'm fairly certain that they don't have this tradition
in the lands of the Third and Sixth Demon Lords.
Third Demon Lord? Sixth Demon Lord?
I don't really know all the details, but...
The Third Demon Lord is also called the Demon Lord of the Sea.
She resides in the distant east, co-existing with the merfolk.
The Sixth Demon Lord has a massive body,
and he's called the Demon Lord of the Giants.
He makes servants out of other devils
and wanders around, instead of staying in any one place.
But... is there a First Demon Lord?
Well, there should be, right?
Wasn't the First Demon Lord killed by the Second Demon Lord?
Wha?
I'm surprised someone so young knows that.
Wait, it's true?!
It happened quite a long time ago.
It got pretty dangerous in Vassilios as a result,
which is part of the reason I left.
You're telling me that, right now, there's no Demon Lord in Vassilios?
Right. Demon Lords aren't acquired titles, as with human rulers.
Nekk ebu initsuedu, emorobu nahtas!
Let's see.
Among some humans,
there are people said to be favored by the gods as indomitable heroes.
And among us devils,
there are those said to be chosen by the gods and protected by them.
Those are the Demon Lords.
Then a new First Demon Lord...?
When the gods have decided the time is right,
we will be given a new ruler.
Man, we really don't know anything about devils.
Even the mention of Demon Lords is enough to terrify humans.
No one can fault you for that.
Vassilios is a closed-off country with next to no exchange with other nations,
but the calamitous Demon Lords interfere with other countries directly.
Calamitous Demon Lords?
The Second Demon Lord, who loves death and slaughter,
is called lord of the underworld.
The Fourth Demon Lord, who brings disease and is considered
the embodiment of plague.
The war-loving Seventh Demon Lord...
The devil race refers to them as the Demon Lords of Calamity,
because that's all they bring to others.
Oh, it's so late already.
I'm sorry, but I need to get ready for work.
It's all right. Thanks for making time for us.
Come on. Let's go, Latina.
Yeah.
Um, listen. What happened to your husband?
For a human, he lived a fairly long life.
Did you have a baby?
Unfortunately, it's very hard for devils to conceive in the first place.
If it's with a human, it's even more difficult.
Then... well... are you glad that you met him?
Yes. I can definitely say that I'm happy.
I'm glad, then.
If we had been blessed with a child, I imagine I would've held them like this.
Dale!
I'm not a baby, you know. I can walk.
You've gotten heavier.
Well, you might not be a baby,
but you can still let me baby you, okay?
You're still my precious little girl.
Dale...
Thank you for everything. I love you.
Latina, do you want to get on the horse?
It's okay. How far until your house?
We've still got a long way to go.
There are some rough mountains between the boonies and Kreuz,
so we're going to have to take a long detour to get around them.
That's spring for you.
We're almost at the village we'll be staying at tonight, but...
You wanna take a break, Latina?
Yeah!
It's a fish sandwich!
We won't be having fish again for a while,
so I had them specially made.
Is it good?
Yes, it is!
Dale, what's the next village like?
Well, deep in those woods, there's—