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Father! I'm going to fall!

Father!

I can't…anymore…

Father.

Kanna, are you awake?

Oh.

KANNA KAMUI (DRAGON)

Good morning, Kobayashi.

Morning, Kanna.

Dragons.

They are the strongest of creatures.

THE STRONGEST OF CREATURES

They breathe fire, fly through the sky, and sometimes even use magic.

But of course, they're imaginary.

That's what I thought.

I live with such dragons.

The mother of the cuckoo places its eggs in other birds' nests and leaves.

Whoa.

The cuckoo chick hatches

then throws the original eggs out of the nest.

- Wow. - Crazy, huh.

The unaware mother continues to feed the cuckoo

who eats and gets bigger.

Here, Ms. Kobayashi, eat this and get bigger!

You're rude.

Geez, if you eat this, your hangover will be gone instantly.

It will be burned in the chaos fire of Cosmos at Harmageddon!

Your food looks like Harmageddon, Tohru.

Kobayashi, are you hungover?

Well, crunch time at work just ended, so I drank too much.

Ms. Kobayashi,

now that the crunch is over, let's take some paid leave

and go to a quiet hot spring, just the two of us!

No way.

I don't want to use my precious paid leave for something like that.

You talk like a Japanese!

I'm Japanese.

Hey, don't just go off on your own!

Kanna wants to go too, right?

I want to go.

All right, let's all go. Let's go right now!

- Yay! Yay! - Not today. I have to see Saikawa.

I have my part-time job too.

I also have my job.

See you later.

I'm heading out, Ms. Kobayashi.

See you later.

What?

Kobayashi.

Buy me a smartphone.

A smartphone? But you're still in grade school!

The kids who come to my shop have those too.

Kids these days…

Everyone at my school has one.

It's very convenient.

You can make videos.

You can record sounds.

No, it's too early for you.

I want to record alien voices!

Aliens? What are you talking about?

She's going with her friends to listen for alien voices.

Kanna, stop being selfish and let's go.

I give up.

I'm off.

Yes, see you later.

Kanna, wait a minute.

I'm so lucky, I get to see Kanna even on a day off!

Saikawa, Saikawa.

Kanna, where are you? Where are you?

Saikawa, Saikawa.

Saikawa, Saikawa.

Ta-da.

Kanna!

Geez, Kanna…

You're such a trickster.

Great success.

What is that?

A voice recorder. Kobayashi lent it to me.

You can record and play back sounds, like this.

Saikawa, Saikawa.

Wow, I never knew about this.

Hey, Kobayashi!

Did you get the task done?!

You have to put my orders first!

- That's an old one. - Hey!

That scared me.

Hey!

Everyone is here.

Don't push!

- I can't breathe. - It's so hot!

If you put money into this machine, you can make a call!

They say if you put money in, push the buttons,

and listen to the alien's voice,

you'll be taken away!

That's an urban legend…

Hachisuka, hurry up.

Gosh! What was that?

Did someone pick up?

I told you it's an urban legend…

I haven't made the call yet!

Hurry it up!

Make the call.

Are you ready?

Do it, please.

Okay, here we go!

The number you are trying to reach…

- What was that?! - Oh, no!

- An alien. - What?!

Maybe they'll take us away!

What?!

It's just an urban legend.

Come on, you!

- Jeez! - Hey!

- Dad! - What?

It's time to leave.

Okay.

See you later then.

Okay, see you later.

Bye-bye.

See you.

This is our secret, okay?!

Did an alien answer you?

Maybe they'll take me away.

What the heck is that?

Stop it!

- Hi-yah! - Come on.

I had a dream today.

A dream? What was it like?

My father was running while I held on to his back.

Just when I thought,

"I can't hold on anymore, I'm going to fall."

My father stopped and held me properly.

That was my dream.

So, you know…

Shota is busy studying magic, and he's been ignoring me.

Magic, huh. That sounds difficult.

The mana is thin in this world, so it's a bit hard.

QUETZALCOATL (DRAGON)

You'll also be able to use magic if you train, Ms. Kobayashi.

I'll pass.

Not like I'll need it, anyway.

FREE SPIRIT

Man, I feel bad being the only one drinking.

Well, I made you chat with me on your precious day off,

so I would say we are even.

More importantly, listen to me, Kobayashi!

Sure, sure.

Ms. Kobayashi.

Sorry.

I just remembered I have something to do, so I have to go.

What? Okay.

Beer, beer…

OBOROZUKA SHOPPING STREET

What's happening?

Big sis Ilulu, the game broke.

Mine too.

What? No, I won't accept it!

A blackout?

That's strange.

Faffy, are you all right?

Faffy?

How bothersome.

Even my smartphone is dead.

The circuit breaker is fine.

How troublesome.

Why?

That scared me.

It was terrifying, right?

Man, what a shock.

That was quite a lightning strike.

Oh, it's back.

And there is no more beer.

The scent of good sake.

And a huge old man.

Hey, want to drink?

No, I can't accept something from a strange old man.

You're interested in this sake, aren't you?

If you're someone who knows good sake, I'll share it with you.

Just a little then.

Yes!

Wow, you can drink, missy.

Oh, it's nothing!

You're kinder than I thought, old man.

Really?

Gosh, I've run out of sake.

That's a shame.

All right, then I'm off.

I must go too.

He's huge.

What? We heading the same way?

Let's go together then.

I might have said it earlier, but…

I'm here to see my daughter. It has been a while.

We need to talk.

Aren't you sad over not being able to see your daughter?

Sad?

I don't understand things like that.

Wait, she's in my apartment building?

Looks like it.

It's so cramped.

Same floor? What?

Tohru, shouldn't you be working…

What are you doing here, Kimun Kamui?

What?

My daughter.

I'm here to see Kanna.

Is this old man Kanna's father?

Then you came to take Kanna back?

About that…

Allow me to explain it from the beginning.

Who's that?

You're here. Our army's strategist.

Explaining things is a pain, so I'll leave it to you.

Azad.

The Dragon Orb.

Are you aware of that?

It is an artifact that contains the power of dragons over hundreds of years.

It can bestow a mighty power in combat.

For some reason, Kanna broke such an orb.

My tribesmen kept saying she must take responsibility,

so I exiled her.

We never imagined she would cross dimensions and end up here.

Exactly.

You were exiled for a prank?

Kanna does love pulling pranks.

So you forgave her, and that's why you came here?

Forgiveness was never the point.

What?

Perhaps it would be better to say… She's needed now.

She's needed?

Near our Chaos Faction's territory,

the Harmony Faction had set up a base, and a minor conflict has begun.

On their side is the White Dragon Emperor, Lumineis.

A troublesome opponent.

Another power player, I see…

Even I would have trouble with him. That's why we need the Dragon Orb.

But Kanna broke that, didn't she?

Yes, but…

The fact that she broke it

means the Dragon Orb's power must have flowed into her.

We will extract it.

So I'm taking Kanna back.

As thanks for taking care of her,

just ask if you want a reward.

No.

I know your situation, but…

What do you think of Kanna?

A comrade.

A comrade to fight alongside and defeat enemies with.

Not as your daughter?

I told you, I don't understand things like that.

Why are you glaring at me?

Maybe you are too detached from human values.

Am I?

So you understand our values.

Now, bring Kanna out.

Kanna is out playing with her friends from the grade school.

Grade school? What is that thing?

This world is so different from ours.

Lady Kanna wants Lord Kimun to need her.

That's why she repeated her mischief, she said.

Now, she is finally needed,

we could even say her wish was finally granted.

What is with this guy?

Personally,

I don't want Kanna to meet you two.

Why not?

Because I know she'll be hurt.

From a human perspective, you are a deadbeat dad.

The worst kind of father.

What are you trying to say?

Go learn human values and come back!

You bastard!

Should I just kill you?

Now I see why you challenged the Emperor of Demise.

Take your hands off her, Kimun Kamui!

Or I'll kill you!

Tohru!

Lord Kimun Kamui.

I told you to be civil.

Ms. Kobayashi, too. Let's stop this.

My master will show no mercy in a fight.

Huh, looks like fighting was the faster way, Azad.

I should have done this from the start.

No, we shall compromise.

What?

We only need the Dragon Orb.

That can be achieved without a fight.

Even without taking Lady Kanna back,

we can extract the Dragon Orb's power from her while we're here.

Can you ask Lady Kanna for us, Ms. Kobayashi?

That orb is a tool for fighting, isn't it?

- In that case-- - I'll do it.

Kanna?

I'm home.

Father, I'll do it.

So praise me.

You were the one who broke it in the first place!

Don't act spoiled.

Fulfill your duty as a comrade.

If you achieve results, I'll reward you.

My business here is done. I'm leaving.

Wait!

You can't treat her like that!

How disappointing.

Our tastes in sake match, but it seems we don't get along.

And you can't even give me a good fight.

There's nothing you can do, you know.

Ms. Kobayashi…

I will contact you again, some other day.

Excuse me.

Damn it.

They made a mess out of this place.

Let's eat out today!

You're eating too much, Kanna.

That's no way to treat your long-lost daughter!

My anger is seeping in!

My fury renders me speechless!

So, who was that man who came with him?

I don't know either.

He seems to be a wizard.

He was called Azad, wasn't he?

- Azad? - Sorry to keep you waiting!

Here's your teppanyaki yakisoba and stamina gyoza!

One more cheese and sausage platter, please!

I want to go this way!

Watch out, don't hurt your legs.

Are you okay?

Here you go!

That's quite rare for you, Ms. Kobayashi.

What?

"I'll help you get that Dragon Orb, but don't take Kanna."

Normally, you would suggest that kind of thing.

You think so?

You're seeing Kanna as a human child.

Kanna also wants to be seen that way.

Am I getting too involved?

No, you're not.

If you enjoy your life with her, then you must be more serious with it.

Like how people are serious with their idols.

If that old man says he doesn't want her,

then you should just become Kanna's parent.

Kobayashi.

I…

I still have you, Miss Tohru, Saikawa, and Ilulu,

and my school friends…

Because I have everyone, I'm okay.

I'm okay.

I don't care about Father.

I'm sorry.

I ended up saying bad things about your father.

Maybe my ego got the better of me.

I knew you wanted a normal human family, and I wanted that for you.

But that old man says he doesn't understand.

He makes me mad!

Agreed.

But…

at first, I didn't understand either.

A warm place somewhere.

Humans shelter from the cold like that.

It looked warm, so I tried to imitate it.

Then it felt truly warm, somewhere deep inside.

I thought there must be a way to feel even warmer.

I'm going home soon.

I have to make the Dragon Orb.

You can go on ahead.

- I'll take my time walking back. - Got it.

After putting my life on the line so many times,

it seems I'm more reckless now compared to normal people.

But I know I'm not strong.

I am a fragile human.

I see.

This is for children…

Kobayashi, what are you going to do?

Why are you here?

I'm here to buy a new game.

What am I going to do?

You're expecting Kimun Kamui to change his values.

Are you saying I'm arrogant?

I'm saying it's impossible.

Maybe so.

To begin with,

dragons have no concept of "adults" or "children."

All that matters is strength.

Therefore, parents do not protect their children.

Parental love, as humans call it, does not exist.

- So Kanna is "playing as human"? - Yes.

You asked me this before.

Whether I think I'm equal to a dragon.

I did ask that.

At that time, I answered that I do.

Here and now, if I hold back my feelings, I don't think I can answer the same.

You aren't strong enough.

Yes, and that is my problem.

Then, why don't you try to become stronger, Kobayashi?

I'll help you.

- What? - Hey.

Sir!

Here you go.

Thank you, Shota.

I haven't seen Lucoa the past few days.

Lucoa is of the neutral faction, so she won't show herself in a conflict.

For a long time, whether she chose to interfere or not,

it only ever ended in regrets.

Please don't blame her.

I don't plan to.

Excuse me.

It seems like a war between Chaos and Harmony is about to start.

It appears so.

Well, what can I say?

Why is there so much trouble between dragons?

Does it not sit right with you?

The idea of using one's child as a tool for war.

Yes, it doesn't.

I can't bring myself to accept it.

Sometimes the feeling of acceptance is one of satisfaction and liberation.

Some gain it through knowledge, others try to gain it through violence.

Humans live to accumulate results,

and on the pile of things they have built up,

they accept the final result, which is death.

That's my personal theory.

But how many people can truly achieve that acceptance?

The act of adding human values to a dragon

is the same as reaching that final acceptance in life.

That's my opinion.

You mean if I want to do it, I should be prepared to die trying?

That's right.

You should train for about 200 years.

That would make me something not human!

I don't want that.

Or…

There is also the option of using a cheat code.

A cheat code?

I'm home!

Is this for me?

Come on, Kanna! You haven't thanked Ms. Kobayashi yet.

Thank you, Kobayashi.

This is what you gave me, Kobayashi.

- I will cherish it. - Good.

Seems that cheered her up a little.

Kobayashi.

I'll make the Dragon Orb.

Yes, sure.

The Dragon Orb has the same principle as a wizard imbuing mana into a vessel.

By breaking it, one gains the accumulated power.

Then, when Kanna broke one as a prank, why didn't she gain that power?

The mass of power was probably still compressed

when she absorbed it.

Like a zip file inside another zip file that was then moved inside a folder?

I don't quite understand that analogy.

What are you doing, Ms. Kobayashi?

I'm writing a letter.

A letter?

This grimoire. I borrowed it from the Director.

They say 200 years of refined magic arts are written in this single volume.

Two hundred years?

Each human can't live very long.

But we pass on our will, ideas and values,

like a baton, and that's how we build things up.

We even improved the way we communicate ideas to others.

- I'LL GO INSIDE FIRST - SURE

So I'm going to use what I've gained from life in this world

and try to convey it to Kanna's father.

So, a letter.

- Kobayashi, I'll write one too. - Sure.

Kimun Kamui is trying to take the Dragon Orb

because Lumineis is their enemy.

Why is the Harmony Faction making a move?

Well…

Lumineis is originally from the Benevolence Faction.

Unless the Chaos Faction acts violently or provokes them, they won't do anything.

Even Kimun Kamui is trying to store power for the war 100 years from now.

So he should also avoid violence or anything that attracts attention.

Yes.

However, if the Dragon Orb falls into Kimun Kamui's hands,

a full-scale war will begin.

Both sides will suffer damage.

I'll leave it to you, Azad.

Both sides, huh.

What's wrong?

Something is bothering me.

It's done!

Under the guise of "reporting on the Orb's progress,"

let's send him lots of letters!

Yes!

- Tohru. - Yes!

- Can you do this for me? - Yes.

A letter, huh.

They can just send one after the Dragon Orb is finished.

It seems she has shared tips on enjoying sake in it.

- Well, I'll be going now. - Wait.

- What? - I see.

The so-called "report" is just a side note,

the rest is just complaints about me!

This is the first time I've been hit with such harsh words from a human.

And Kanna's letter is about things that happened at her "school"…

And Saikawa… Who's that?

Some weird person I don't know.

These tips on enjoying sake are good.

I'll try it next time.

This is my reply.

Give it to Kobayashi.

So you do read letters properly.

Huh? Of course I do.

I don't run away from anything a human might throw at me!

If you have something to say, just hit me with your full strength.

I'll take it all and send it right back.

You…

Bet you would be a pleasant opponent in battle.

Hey, you're the unreasonable ones here, asking me to change how I think.

And…

This is his reply?

I DON'T GET IT, BUT…

Thanks for the sake tips!

That blasted old man!

Blasted old man!

Kanna, write another!

Write down everything you want to say!

Let's battle!

Another letter has arrived?

Yes, I can't help but read it.

You are our general.

You shouldn't spend too much time on things like this.

I know, I know.

But they always write something that gets my attention.

Maybe I'll eventually come to understand these guys.

There's no way he will understand.

Where is he going?

Isn't that the Harmony Faction's army?

He's talking to Lumineis.

The commander-in-chief here, huh.

Kimun Kamui's atrocities are unbearable.

Observing by his side, I was appalled.

They find humans, torture, and kill them,

then they trample and damage verdant lands for no reason.

We heard those rumors and came to this land.

You should hurry.

Once he gets the Orb, it's the end.

He will attack you.

- The Dragon Orb?! - Is he serious?

We must make a move before it seems to happen.

Oh dear…

Lumineis will attack soon.

Even though we show no signs of advancing?

Yes.

If it comes to fighting, I won't back down.

I'll still fight even if the Dragon Orb isn't ready in time, I'll still fight.

That's very reassuring.

I may be unworthy, but I will gladly assist you.

Bingo.

He's playing both sides, trying to instigate a war.

How terrible. I have to hurry and inform Tohru.

Where is the dimension gate?

Found it.

Opening a gate to another world uses a lot of magic.

It was so obvious.

Looks like a stray dog had been sniffing around.

Why are you doing this?!

Is that what a war-loving dragon should say?

I'm just giving you dragons the fight you're asking for.

In fact, I'm even creating a reason for you,

so I would like a word of thanks.

You ask me why I am even doing this?

Because I love it!

The sight of dragons suffering!

It's amazing when they're torn to shreds and die!

My sloppy plot was able to trick all of you!

You're hopeless!

You don't care about talking it out! That's what makes you easy to manipulate!

Now, time to silence you.

Teleportation?!

But a mere wizard doesn't have the power to harm a dragon!

What?!

You dragons have a bad habit.

You duel fairly based on raw power,

so you assume your opponent will do the same.

A sacred blade!

It's made of a sacred shroud.

Your attacks won't work.

As you can see.

All I care about is killing you bastards!

A sacred blade and a sacred shroud.

A wizard kitted out solely to kill dragons.

This is a first!

You wrote a lot of letters!

I like this method,

but can it really change Kimun Kamui's values?

I'm home!

You're late.

What were you doing out so late--

What happened?!

I played around with a cat.

That can't be it!

So, I barely escaped with my life.

My claws were cut.

You knew that man, didn't you?

When I heard the name Azad,

I wanted to say something, but I had to be sure it was him.

I'm sorry.

We were in the same herd a long time ago.

Back then, the leader of the herd followed his advice.

And what happened?

The leader's ideology became too radical, and everyone left the herd.

The dragons who followed the leader were all destroyed, I guess.

And now he's repeating the same trick.

He must really hold a grudge against dragons.

If this continues, it will be a pointless war for both sides!

I will kill Azad and stop the war.

Without proof that he provoked the war, wouldn't both sides still fight, anyway?

True, they may not believe Ilulu's words alone.

Hey.

Why don't we just do nothing?

What?

What are you saying?!

Well…

I don't think that world's war has anything to do with us.

It's a world where warlords fight and die endlessly.

I don't want to involve Kobayashi in it.

Ilulu…

It was Kimun Kamui who exiled Kanna here.

"Now there's a war going on so just come back!"

I bet he wouldn't say that.

So, this will all be over if we hand over the Dragon Orb.

Right?

I don't trust humans!

You're plotting something!

You're trying to use me!

Sorry, Ilulu.

I want to do something about it.

I don't know what I can do yet, though.

I see.

Well, either way…

I'm going to get revenge on that Azad guy.

Tohru, what's wrong?

It's nothing!

I guess, you both need some time to think, so I'll go to the convenience store!

At this hour?

There's something I forgot to buy. See you later!

Be back soon!

Isn't this bad?

Ms. Kobayashi is about to make a decision.

The decision to jump into that bloodbath for Kanna.

I know Ms. Kobayashi is up to something right now.

It's clear she has been studying magic, absorbing mana into herself.

But that isn't nearly enough to do anything.

Will I be able to truly protect her?

How can it be that when I'm seriously worried,

you're still so carefree, Fafnir?!

What are you talking about?

I'm about to enter a long battle.

The raid boss will take a while.

This is fuel to prevent Takiya from collapsing.

See, you're talking about a game!

Are you worried?

You were always such a worriwart, even back then.

I don't want to hear that from a shut-in like you!

That's true.

- Perhaps we are both lacking exercise. - What?

How about some light exercise?

TO KANNA

I see.

- I've got most of the information. - What?!

And now I think…

What is there to worry about?

Kobayashi is sticking her neck in this fight of her own free will.

So if she dies,

it will be because she leaped into the fray with insufficient power.

Don't say such unlucky things!

You aren't mature enough!

Humans provoke each other like this, without batting an eye!

How pathetic.

Back then, even if you worried,

you would be worrying about something much bigger.

Like how to massacre an entire army of the gods?

Exactly. You've learned too much about humans.

You're thinking about things on a human scale.

What do you mean?!

Think, what can you do for her?

You can fight.

A powerful dragon can do many things.

You should use your power which seeks to rival everything.

I understand that.

But the thought of not being able to protect Ms. Kobayashi with my power…

You still don't get it.

When you attacked me head-on,

when you picked a fight with Quetzalcoatl,

and when you charged alone into the army of the gods…

I don't know why,

but you're much stronger now than you were before.

It's the strength of someone who has found a treasure to protect.

Kill Azad and this entire petty war itself.

Kill Kimun Kamui and Lumineis.

Kill off both factions entirely!

Do that, and Kobayashi will be protected.

If you have time to worry, your job is to keep honing your power.

You don't want your time here to end in regret, right?

Fafnir…

You're absolutely right.

That's why, first,

I'm going to kill you!

You can try!

It hurts…

I think this is the first time I managed to hit Fafnir.

Well, what I have to do was obvious from the start.

I'll just play it by ear and make it work!

I'm home!

I was talking with Fafnir for a bit…

What's wrong?

Kanna…

is gone.

She took her stuff.

She left a letter behind.

Kanna, why don't you come back?

What I need from you

now and then is for you to fight alongside me as a comrade.

And the Dragon Orb also becomes necessary for the upcoming fight.

We can no longer wait for you to extract the power over there.

I want you to come here and do it.

I can't lie.

To be honest, I still don't fully understand

the feelings you have for me.

However, if you come back,

I think I'll have to reconsider the importance of "parental affection."

I'll create a dimensional gate.

Come back through there.

I'll be waiting, Kanna.

He's sweet-talking her!

Kanna left a note, too.

I'm going.

If my father and the others have the Dragon Orb, they'll win.

I'll help too. Then…

Then, surely…

CALL FROM KOBAYASHI

We might not be able to meet again.

But…

Hey!

Kanna!

I was just about to go see you!

What's wrong? Why are you so quiet?

Saikawa, I'm sorry.

I'm leaving this place.

I'm sorry.

I wanted to stay with you.

KANNA CALLING

It's no use.

Kanna is hiding her magic signature.

The trace of the dimensional gate's magic is too faint.

Only Kanna and her high sensitivity would be able to follow it.

We're going after Kanna!

Does that mean you are going to our world?

That's too dangerous. We can't guarantee your safety.

We'll go alone.

You haven't healed from your injuries, have you?

- Please stay here. - What?!

I can't afford to protect both of you.

Please…

protect this house.

Are you sure?

I want to meet that old man again and talk to him, but…

I know I'll be a burden on Tohru.

If I can't come along, tell me clearly, and I'll stay with Ilulu.

Do you trust me?

Why ask that now?

I'm staking my life on this.

Well then, I'm going.

Be careful.

- Ms. Kobayashi! - Yes?

Until now, my reason for fighting has always been about myself.

But fighting for someone else is nice too.

Come on, don't be cocky.

Ms. Kobayashi, you have some amazing secret weapon,

and you'll defeat Kimun Kamui with one punch, right?

- No way. - What?

That's right. This is my first time in Tohru's world.

Neither common sense nor laws will protect me here.

It's too scary for a frail girl like me, but…

I'm going, Ms. Kobayashi!

If Tohru is the one who will protect me…

Come on.

Let's go!

A reaction from a gate.

The daughter of Demise.

Gosh, even the human named Kobayashi.

I've grasped the flow of magic around here.

I can't have you come here right now.

Ms. Kobayashi, hold on tight!

Ms. Kobayashi!

He got us!

We were sent to a completely different place!

Ms. Kobayashi…

Who are you people?!

You're the daughter of Demise.

I challenge you to a fight!

I don't have time to deal with you.

We won't let you get in Lord Kimun Kamui's way!

A dragon wouldn't set a trap like this.

Was it him?!

- Let's go! - Woohoo! Yes!

- She's fast! - We won't let you get away!

They're persistent.

I guess I have no choice but to fight.

She shot us from inside the clouds!

You idiot. Stop!

I can see exactly where you are!

Tosaka got hit too!

We have to disperse! You, fly down!

Got it!

You fly up!

It hurts…

I'm alive!

Tohru! Where are you?!

Where is Kanna?!

Right, my smartphone.

My smartphone!

Don't mess with me, you idiot!

Where did you go?

What?

You! What are you doing?

The sunlight…

She got Samehada too.

We're out of the clouds. Where did she go?

How smart. Where are you shooting from?

From within the sun?

You…

I must hurry and find Ms. Kobayashi!

Wait!

Wait for me, hey!

Hey!

Wait, are you going to eat me?!

Seriously?! Stop!

I'm not delicious! Stop, sto--

I'm going to die!

Ms. Kobayashi, please follow me!

- Who are you?! - We'll explain later!

It's safe here.

Thank you for saving me.

You're Ms. Kobayashi, right?

How do you know my name?

Kanna helped me a great deal!

Right, you're the old man from that time!

Thank you for helping my father.

This is my daughter.

Pleased to meet you!

Oh! Hello.

Here. This is yours, isn't it, Ms. Kobayashi?

I recovered it!

Thank you!

You have come.

I didn't think you would bring it yourself.

Father,

that letter made me happy.

But I only talked about sake.

The Dragon Orb, huh.

It will be complete in a few more hours.

The battle is about to begin. Hurry!

I'll prepare a room where you can focus.

Father.

Does it make you happy that I'm back?

Yes, I'm happy. You'll be a good asset in the fight!

Let's fight together.

That thing is just an ordinary ball.

It messed with my balance, so keep it.

You dummy.

When I heard Kanna might get caught up in this battle,

I was so worried!

I came here to prevent that!

An opponent as great as Kimun Kamui…

He is terrifying, but…

We will guide you to his castle!

It's so cold.

- Thank you! - Let's go, then!

You heard from Ilulu, didn't you?

You could have snitched to your old man about me.

You're such a nice girl.

Father trusts you.

He wouldn't believe it.

You're happy to be needed by your father and fight alongside him, aren't you?

That's why you chose Kimun Kamui over that human.

You quit playing as a human and abandoned your friends.

When your father needed you, you became cooperative so easily.

Once the battle starts, I'll leave this place.

You can do whatever you want after that

And then you'll repeat the same thing.

Why?

I hate dragons.

The best thing for humans

is for all dragons to disappear.

So they can fight all they want

until they all perish.

Not all dragons are like that. The ones around me…

Do they understand human emotions, respect each other, and stick together?

They're just playing as human for fun!

So you rewrote that letter, didn't you?

I can tell from talking to you just now.

My father could never write in that way.

What would a dragon like you know?

I know. We're parent and child, after all!

I don't know what you learned from being around humans,

but in the end, you threw everything away.

That's not true.

Human emotions aren't always warm and kind.

No! I'll never say goodbye!

No matter where you move, I'll follow you!

No use running from me! If you disappear, I…

I know someone with boundless greed.

I will become like her.

I'll stop the war.

I'll make my father be a better father.

Azad, I'll defeat you!

I'll take everything and return to Saikawa and Kobayashi!

You little brat…

It seems you are determined to annoy me.

There's nothing you can do!

Ms. Kobayashi!

Just a little bit more!

Azad contacted me.

He said the Orb would be ready soon.

We must hurry!

This sword…

is no ordinary weapon.

So this is…

all you are capable of.

Your game of pretending to be human ends here.

That's earlier than expected.

It seems the human called Kobayashi is nearby.

But she's too late.

Kobayashi?

Ms. Kobayashi!

Kimun Kamui's castle is over that mountain!

Yes, it is!

That mountain?!

Those are Chaos Faction dragons!

The Harmony Faction is coming from behind!

Why is there a human here?

Are you a minion of Harmony?

No!

Kill them!

I will protect you!

I will help!

No!

I have been defeated!

Old man! Girlie!

Hey, look at that!

It's the Harmony army!

Do they plan to fight here?

Kimun Kamui's daughter should have come here!

What about her?

Give Kanna back!

Ms. Kobayashi!

Tohru!

Tohru…

Those guys couldn't stop her, huh.

Daughter of Demise.

Have you returned to fight us?

Ms. Kobayashi, I'm sorry I'm late!

You are late!

This is bad. The situation is a powder keg.

If we fight here, we will be surrounded. My top priority is…

Ms. Kobayashi?!

Now that Tohru had arrived, it seems I was relieved.

I was then captivated.

The dragons lined up there…

They looked like…

they stepped out of a painting.

- Ms. Kobayashi! - Yes?

Let's get out of here for now!

No, wait. This is actually convenient.

Tohru, can you make my voice louder?

So she is the Daughter of Demise? Big deal!

Let's take her down together!

Test, test.

I can't take this anymore. All right, let's go!

No, we haven't gotten Lord Kimun's order yet…

We're having clear skies today.

Quiet down!

Listen, I am…

a third party who came to propose a ceasefire.

I'm just a human. My name is Kobayashi.

Your conflict was orchestrated by someone else,

and it is just a major pain, so I propose revealing the truth

and calling a cease-fire here and now.

- What are you saying?! - Who even are you?!

They suddenly attacked us, we did nothing!

Okay, about right.

You say you did nothing?

We hear you have been mistreating our believers!

Okay, okay.

From what I am hearing, the Chaos faction is just using land

which humans already ruined because of their wars.

And the Harmony faction came here because they were fed false information.

False information?

Azad?

Wait, this is a human who just appeared.

Why should we believe her?

But if it's true, we're fighting without reason!

It doesn't matter! I just want to fight!

Don't you dare waver!

Lord Lumineis.

Azad has served us for many years!

To suggest he would lie is an insult!

That's true, we were almost tricked!

So you were lying to us? We won't forgive you, human!

Wait, so that means Azad betrayed us? What a shock.

Dragons are too gullible, don't you think?

This is no time to be saying that!

Don't panic, don't panic.

What? There's no signal here!

It's okay.

I learned this magic recently.

Detection and signal boosting!

CALLING KANNA

CALL FROM KOBAYASHI

This sound is…

What is that?

A call from Kobayashi.

A tool for talking?

Fine, talk.

Speak your last words.

Kobayashi, I…

You bad girl! You took my voice recorder without asking!

Sorry, but I managed to record it.

You really are mischievous.

Mind letting us hear what you recorded?

Sure.

You doing all right over there?

I am. Trust me.

Okay.

I'll come save you right away.

Is that your final chat?

Everyone, please be quiet!

I have something I would like you to hear.

What is that? A weapon?

But it doesn't look dangerous.

No matter what comes, my defense is perfect!

I hate dragons.

The best thing for humans is for all dragons to disappear.

So they can fight all they want,

until they all perish.

This is decisive evidence.

I can't sense any magic altering the voice.

I am only using magic to deliver this voice to you!

Azad, did you betray us?

What? Was that my voice?

Such a tool… Wait, how could a dragon know how to use such a trick?

I got you!

I admit I underestimated you.

I'll be more careful next time.

Anger… No, that's not it.

His eyes look sorrowful.

Why?

You always meditate before a fight, so why?

I see.

My long-awaited fight got stopped.

You should have come at me from the front.

I'm not good at that, unfortunately!

I'm shy.

I'll kill you, Azad.

Know that there will be no comrades to mourn your death.

I'll show you the power of the Dragon Orb!

The power of the Dragon Orb

is not just to enhance a dragon's abilities.

What's going on?

Using it, a human sorcerer can gain power comparable to a dragon.

The dragons look unwell!

And it has an unexpected side effect.

It changes the quality of magic

and makes its way into the dragons.

Father!

It violates and controls…

their body and mind!

Tohru!

Kobayashi!

I hit my kinsman…

He used the power of the Dragon Orb.

Seems the situation is changing rapidly.

Go, leave this to us!

You two…

Even though you're on opposite sides…

You owe me crepes.

I demand the newest graphics card.

Azad has made a move, which means Kanna is in danger!

- Let's go! - Yes!

Thank you! Both of you!

I'll deal with the Chaos Faction.

- I'll slaughter the Harmony Faction. - Hey!

I'll beat them half to death.

- We will also… -…help you out!

Who are you?

We were this close to stopping the war.

You're amazing, Ms. Kobayashi!

No. It's just that the dragons are easily tricked.

And because of that, they easily came to their senses.

They're pure-hearted.

Their hearts change easily depending on what they encounter.

It's past that mountain.

I can tell.

That's Kimun Kamui.

Where's Kanna?

She's there!

Kanna, are you okay?

No. I'm going to die.

I can't believe a mere human made it this far.

Azad!

Having a dragon's help makes one overconfident, huh.

Do you have any right to talk?

You're manipulating dragons with that Dragon Orb or whatever!

You're really sharp, unlike those dragons.

It seems you can't control all dragons.

You need to understand the quality of their magic.

Which means only the dragons you have been with for a long time.

Who is this woman?

I thought she could only use some minor magic,

but it seems she is quite educated?

So even Kimun Kamui could be reduced to this state by a mere human.

Pathetic.

Controlling a parent to attack his own child.

Wow, that's low.

They're dragons, after all.

They can never truly understand human affection.

That's a lie.

You used the love between parent and child to lure Kanna here.

You toyed with those emotions because you desperately

want to deny them, right?

Enough talk. Go!

Father!

Father! Stop!

He's being completely controlled, huh.

It was useless.

I called out so many times, but he couldn't hear me.

Kanna…

I guess it is really hopeless.

My voice won't reach him.

I'll make sure it reaches.

You can't.

Not even you can stop my father now.

I have a cheat code.

A cheat code?

Yes, let's go with the three-day training,

defeat-in-one-punch course.

There's such a convenient course?

Since you can probably learn on your own,

I'll just give you the book.

However, you'll need to sacrifice something great.

It always comes down to that, doesn't it?

Who knows? To you, the sacrifice might mean nothing.

Shady people always say things like that.

So, what is it?

The sacrifice…

I didn't think she could fight on even terms with Kimun Kamui.

Where's Kobayashi and Kanna?

What?!

What?!

The Dragon Orb?! Is that the Dragon Orb?!

But what is that size?!

The Dragon Orb, even after it has drained tens of thousands of sorcerers,

it wouldn't grow to that size!

No, wait. Wait, hey! You'll drain yourself dry!

Are you planning to sacrifice your talent just for this one moment?!

You'll never be able to use magic again!

Well, I don't need it for work, anyway,

So, yes. It's a bit of a shame, but I'm fine with it.

I'll knock down this deadbeat dad who made his daughter cry.

I see, that's what it was!

I'll pour all I have into it!

Me too!

I won't let you! Eradicate them!

Who was that? From where?!

Tohru, it seems we have enough.

Okay, Tohru, take this to him…

- Okay! You do it, Ms. Kobayashi! - What?

I'll teleport you!

What?

What?

Wait, where am I?

Wait, stop! Wait! Wait!

I still have you, Miss Tohru,

Saikawa and Ilulu, and my school friends.

Because I have everyone, I'm okay.

I'm okay. I don't care about Father.

You bastard!

You defeated Kimun Kamui with one blow.

- You're amazing, Ms. Kobaya-- - Don't zap me up there without warning!

What? Well, I thought you could do it, Ms. Kobayashi.

Of course I couldn't, you idiot!

Serves you right.

All you cared about was fighting,

so you got easily tricked and used.

Serves you right!

Serves you right!

Yes, you're right.

Have you regained consciousness?

I have vague memories of what happened midway,

but I never thought you would defeat me.

You seem surprisingly fine.

No, I can't even stand up.

First time someone took me down in one single blow.

Quite impressive.

I didn't do much, though.

Since I won, I'll brag about it at a drinking party.

I don't get it.

Why were you able to do this?

Was it for your friend, Kanna?

But she's not even your own kind.

What is Kanna to you?

I am…

her friend.

You answered easily enough.

I gave it a lot of thought,

and even thought I may become her parent.

But in the end, I am just a friend filling in for her real parent.

And you risked your life for that?

It makes the sake taste better, you know.

I can understand that.

Then I'll make it taste even better for you.

Why? How?

I only fought back against the dragons.

What?

You're not wrong.

However, any choice you made would have been correct.

Therefore, you should accept this outcome as also correct.

There was no one like that back in my time!

No one to save me!

No one to protect me and my sister from the dragons!

That's right. You have no one to protect, so even if you kill all dragons,

you cannot become a savior.

And now, your savior has arrived.

What?

It's over.

Not yet!

I'll fight! I must fight!

You should be living with Kobayashi.

No matter what, I can never be the father you desire.

That's enough, Kobayashi. Let's go home.

Really?

- Let's go. - Yes.

All this time, I was lonely.

I was lonely!

I was lonely!

I was so lonely…

Now I'm the lonely one here.

Now this ruckus will be over.

- Huh… - What were we doing?

Have you woken up?

You did it, Tohru.

It's over.

Yes, it is!

I'm letting it suck up all your magic.

There was hardly anything left anyway.

With this, you're just a normal human.

Kanna brought it to me in an incomplete state.

I had to put my own magic into it.

If you even foresaw that, you're quite impressive, Kobayashi.

Kanna didn't abandon her father.

Ms. Kobayashi didn't give up on Kanna.

You were defeated by those feelings.

What a cliché.

Just you wait. One day, things won't go as you want,

and you'll lose faith in it.

I think that is also a part of the process.

What?

I don't believe you will keep this view until you die.

You'll once again believe in things you lost faith in,

your thinking will change, relapse, then change again.

It continues until your life is over.

You lie!

You dragons don't change your minds that easily!

You don't try to understand feelings!

Just like Kimun Kamui didn't care about his daughter!

Why don't you look down on me like you usually do?!

Call me a pathetic, foolish human!

Wait, where are you going? Aren't you going to kill me?

I'll leave the rest to Kimun Kamui.

You can't move anymore, and you can never use magic again.

Besides, Ms. Kobayashi would tell me not to kill you!

Kobayashi?

What is she?

Who is she to you?

She is the reason my own thinking changed.

A catalyst that appeared on the long, long road of my life.

I hope you meet someone like that too.

Damn it!

Damn it! Damn it!

Damn it!

Hey.

It must be tough being neutral.

What are you talking about?

No, after this incident, I understand how you feel a little.

Really?

Never mind that, look.

Thank you so much.

- It's nothing. - Ms. Kobayashi!

Shall we go home?

- Yes. - What?

What?

Where is Kanna?

Kanna!

Saikawa, calm down.

Ms. Ilulu, where did Kanna go?

She'll surely come back.

Really? Can I stay here until then?

You'll have to ask Kobayashi about that.

I'm home, Ilulu. Thank you for--

- Kanna! - Whoa! Saikawa?

She has been like this the whole time.

Good work, Ilulu.

So, where's Kanna?

That's right, where is Kanna?

Kanna is…

Kanna is gone.

No.

It can't be! Because she told me…

She'll be back! She said she'll be back!

Whoa! What was that sound?

Something picked up, right?

- I told you, it's an urban legend… - I haven't called yet!

Hurry and call it!

Call it.

I'll be here forever.

You should spend your time with those who will only be here for now.

You can come visit me sometimes,

and I'll even come visit you sometimes.

Kanna…

Are you sure?

I am. I trust you.

Can I stay with you?

Welcome home.

I'm home.

You did all of these for Kanna.

Honestly, I'm a little jealous.

Don't you think there is something you can do for me, Ms. Kobayashi?

I'll take a day off.

Did you know that cuckoos raised by a different bird species

will lay their own eggs in a nest of the same bird species?

Maybe that's because they liked the parent birds who raised them.

I think so, too.

THE END

Subtitle translation by: Quang N.N.