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Oh!

Is this your first time enjoying Needakitta's baths?

Yes. I'd heard the rumors, but this is impressive.

Incredible, aren't they?

That doesn't make you incredible.

Hey! Don't get so close! It's annoying!

Sharing a bath with everyone is exceptional.

A-Are you okay?!

I'm not okay.

Hmm.

What?

Nothing.

Just thinking that not much has really changed.

I see.

So he went after that spot a lot.

Jeez!

So, how have things been after that?

What do you mean?

Your nights with him.

Why do I have to talk to you about that?!

Tell me.

We still haven't done it since then.

Huh?! No way!

How is that possible?!

I mean...

How could we?! With the way that room's designed!

You don't have to worry about that.

Impossible, impossible! Absolutely no way!

But you want to do it, huh?

Of course I do.

We're going to head to the Great Mountain Wall, Kaogamika,

to join up with the Imperial Army.

The Abyss King should be lying in wait with his forces deployed in Vanna.

We're prepared.

It'll be a while before we arrive.

To bolster the power of the ring,

you two should deepen your love as much as possible.

Make sure you have no regrets.

Hey, have I grown stronger?

Haruto!

Hime!

I was just in the bath with everyone.

Yeah, the baths here are incredible.

Hm? What is it?

Nothing! I guess I should take a bath myself later.

Then I'll come with you!

Huh? With me?

Hey, Haruto...

Ring King!

Oh, he looked at me!

Please give it your best!

You know...

It's hard to find an opportunity for us to be alone together.

There's always someone nearby on these mobile caravans.

In that case...

Shall we go find a quiet spot?

Wow!

What a great view!

We're finally alone together!

This will all be over soon.

Yeah. You think we can win this time?

We can.

I don't feel like we can lose.

I'm finally a man after all.

Huh? Aren't you getting a bit too carried away there?

Being a little carried away is just right.

I know I'll be all right with you.

We'll defeat the Abyss King and go back.

Back home to our world.

Yeah!

Oh yeah, Hime.

Hmm?

Starting tonight, um...

let's spend the nights together.

I'll do something about the room.

Yeah!

Are you sure about just watching?

I know you said we should congratulate them,

but you're actually jealous, aren't you, Nefritis?

That's not... true at all.

Elves are experts at waiting.

Well, it's almost time.

Where are you going?

What's wrong, Amber?

Are you going easy on me?

I'm not.

You've just gotten fast.

You're making perfect use of your fire magic.

You have a different look on your face now too.

There's no hesitation left in your gaze.

It's proof that your mind is clear now.

You look a lot better now, Grameowt!

Mom! Dad too?

You're both back?

When did you two come aboard?

How could I not come running to the great battle ahead?

More importantly, if you two are done, then could you clear out?

It's time for a bit of family time.

I'll show you now what I learned from my training at the Spire of Magecraft!

Here I come, Darling!

Thanks, Morion.

It's fine. Don't mention it.

Now, I'm off to enjoy a pajama party with the other princesses!

She's a good girl, isn't she?

Oh, right.

You don't have to keep it down in this room, okay?

L-Let's go in the room for now!

R-Right.

The Next Morning

I can understand those two,

but why haven't you two gotten enough sleep?

Hime...

Haruto...

Amazing! Look what he's doing there...

Krystal, you're quite daring, aren't you?

Well, whatever.

All of you, come with me.

Wait, isn't this Maasa?!

It's the last resupply point before entering Idanokan.

You should see my father while you're here and at least say hello.

You are my husband after all.

It's been a while, Father.

Yes, I'm glad you're back.

You've grown an awful lot in the time you've been away.

I almost didn't recognize you.

You're the one I hardly recognize.

What is with all of this?!

Please say something to him, Sister.

Saphira?

He just started regaining his honor as a wise king, and now this.

It's my first grandchild, okay!

First grandchild?

Satou, it's been a while.

Wow! Congratulations!

I'm glad I got to see you before we headed off to the final battle.

You've done a lot for me, after all.

I plan on joining you for that battle.

And leave Saphira-san behind?

I suppose.

Marse, are you being serious?

Do you understand how much Saphira would grieve if you were to die?

Saphira respects my decision.

I wasn't asking you that!

Wait. I'm sure Marse has good reasons for this.

You be quiet!

After becoming one with Saphira and learning about the new life growing within her,

I've only grown to treasure her even more.

Satou-kun, you have someone to protect too, so you should understand.

She's everything to me.

So I want to do everything I can to protect her.

If we don't defeat the Abyss King,

then Saphira... and our child... have no future.

So you're doing it for your future together?

You're always so serious and sincere.

Satou, what do you think?

People might not come back alive from this battle.

There's always a chance that even if we win,

you go down with the Abyss King, leaving Krystal behind.

I...

Haruto, are you sure you shouldn't be stopping Marse-san?

Yeah.

I understand how Marse-san feels.

It's become clear what we have to protect.

I see.

Abyss King.

The humans are gathering at the Great Mountain Wall.

The new Ring King is making his way to this land with even stronger Light at his command.

All shall be done as you wish it.

This fortress was constructed to serve as the front line

for the forces set to strike at the Abyss King.

This will serve as our base to invade the Kaogamika Ruins

and establish a foothold in Vanna.

So we just need to help with that, then?

That's unnecessary.

We'll pursue a different route.

We'll be using the dwarves' secret tunnels that the armies couldn't pass through.

That works for you, right, Sluder-dono?

So we'll be using the Empire's men as decoys.

One could phrase it that way, but...

I know.

I'll just focus on what I can do.

Those labyrinthine tunnels are so complex and dangerous that no adventurer

has been able to make it through.

I'll pray for your safety.

Marse.

Are you sure you don't want to see Father—no, His Imperial Majesty?

I've left the Empire.

It wouldn't be right to.

This is the path I've chosen for myself.

Father has his own,

and you have your own path to walk, Brother.

You look good.

Marse, best of luck.

Yes. I wish you luck too, Brother.

This is good!

Let me try some too.

Huh?

This food is...

Yeah, it's Needakitta's cooking.

Maasa, Needakitta, the Empire...

The strength of so many people has gathered here, hasn't it?

What about Romca?

To Alabaster

From Your Dear Smaragdi

It's all right.

Romca's elite troops are heading here as well.

Oh?

Now, commence Operation: Reclaim Kaogamika!

Yeah!

So this leads to the labyrinthine tunnels.

If we're able to get through here safely,

then we'll be in Vanna, the Abyss King's domain.

There's no going back now.

Are you ready?

Yeah.

Amber... You can guide us through, right?

Amber?

Yes. Leave it to me.

Now, let's charge right in!

This is strange.

We should have to ascend to reach the surface.

It feels like we just keep descending.

Amber, are you sure this is the right way?

This is definitely the way.

I can't be mistaken.

Really?

It is.

Okay, but...

I'm definitely not mistaken.

My memory is accurate.

Amber! Hold on!

This is the way.

This is definitely the way.

My memory is accurate.

There's no mistake.

So what lies up ahead is...

Amber!

Amber, were you...

being drawn to here?

I knew it.

It's completely different from the ruins at the summit.

Yeah, this place is still well preserved.

Looks like there's no one here. Naturally.

It's creepy.

We're certain the dwarves were wiped out in the war against the Abyss King, right?

They "disappeared," to be precise.

All traces and records of them ceased after that era.

No one ever discovered signs that they were laid to rest either.

Hey, Amber.

Where have you been leading us for a while now?

I don't know.

I don't recall being here.

But I know this place.

I have to go to that large structure.

What is this place?

I can't read the dwarven writing,

but they're probably something like tombstones.

Then... these are the dwarves' graves?

We are the people of Earth.

The people of technology, Dwarves.

Here we leave proof of our existence.

We were a courageous race.

We stood against the Abyss King and contributed to the Ring King's victory.

While the Abyss King was sealed, he left behind a curse of ruin.

Since we stood at the fore of the battle, we suffered that curse most strongly.

The curse robbed of us of our will to live, robbed us of hope for the future,

and will eventually return us to the Abyss.

We dwarves will all perish one day.

So the extinction of our race is the price we paid for fighting and protecting the world?

It's so bitter and so sad.

This place was once our palace, but now,

it's a dwarven graveyard in name alone.

The dwarves who survived here were all cursed by the Abyss King.

A powerful, powerful curse.

If they lost even the slightest will to live,

then they vanished, consumed by the Abyss.

Completely erased.

That's why there were no traces of them left.

When they lost the people precious to them, they lost the will to live.

It couldn't be stopped with the Ring of Light?

The Light Princess was all alone after losing the Ring King.

An unpaired ring is incomplete.

The other races feared the curse and avoided approaching them.

They couldn't stop their extinction.

That's terrible.

Did you all...

call me here to convey this resentment to the new Ring King?

Amber. Welcome home.

What's that?!

Are you... the one who called me here?

That's right.

I was built to convey the will of the dwarves, and I've been waiting for you.

Amber,

you were born here.

There's something I want to ask you.

Did the dwarves truly vanish full of resentment?

If that's true, then why was I created?

To convey the end of the dwarves to the Ring King?

Was that the only reason?

That can't be all.

After all, I'm...

Amber?

Most of the dwarves certainly did succumb to resentment.

However, the few who remained until the end didn't give in to despair.

That's why you were created and entrusted with the future of the dwarves.

Even if we couldn't fight our ruinous fate,

we wanted to leave proof that we existed.

We also prayed that you might pass on our bloodline.

You were our hope.

You were a child of hope for us and this world.

There's something I must give you.

You possess a strong heart and will that refuses to be used by the Abyss King,

and you have returned with a pure bond between you and the Ring King.

I've been waiting for this moment.

This is a key.

It will surely grant you strength when you desire it.

Also, there's one more thing I must tell you.

While the dwarves are gone from this world,

they weren't completely wiped out.

The last remaining dwarves used the teleportation device

we installed in you to cross into another world,

hoping to find a new land far away from the Abyss King.

The door ahead leads toward Vanna.

New Ring King, please save the world.

Yeah, leave it to me.

I want to ask you one last thing.

Who are you?

I was the final dwarven princess.

Amber!

What's this?

The floor's...

Is this is an elevator?!

I was created for the Ring King.

All I had to do was grant the Ring King strength.

But that's different now.

I want to defeat the Abyss King.

I want to honor the will the dwarves entrusted to me.

Amber...

That's the Idanokan Ruins.

The imperial army's fighting.

Let's go!

TRANSLATOR: JOHN PICKETT

TIMER: KRZYSZTOF KUNC EDITOR: ZACHARY CARLYSLE

QC: WILLIAM HAGGARD FQC: SRIRAM GURUNATHAN