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JUNGLE EMPEROR

Run, run more, beyond the wind

The horizon is calling you

Since the day you were born in this endless land

Life has been an adventure

Go out, Leo, beyond the savanna

Every time you fight, you will grow stronger

So Leo, fire up your heart now

The real you that you are searching for

Go until the day you encounter it

Episode 1: Birth

4,000 years ago,

in the time of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, Pepi I, during the fifth dynasty...

One day, during the morning of the Festival of the Dog,

when the sun and Sirius rose together,

a priest found a white lion cub playing in the embrace of the Sphinx.

Pepi I suspected the white lion cub to be a messenger of the gods.

It was brought to the palace shrine, and worshiped as the White Lion God.

However, the slaves who served Pepi I

stole the cub, so they could make it their own guardian deity.

They then escaped upstream on the Nile.

Pepi I sent men after them immediately,

but the jungles upstream were deep, and they couldn't be found.

So, Pepi I declared the jungle in that area to be holy.

He named it Abipolion, and gave strict orders that nobody should step foot in there.

It is said that the descendants of the white lion still live there,

protecting the jungle generation after generation.

But the 4,000-year-old veil has now been torn.

Don't panic!

Look at those high-quality tusks. There's no way I'm gonna miss out on them.

White visitor, it looks like the hunt was a great success.

No. It was a success, but I wouldn't call it great.

Why?

My goal is to kill the legendary white lion, and take his raw hide.

You shouldn't do that. The white lion is the guardian deity of the jungle.

No, he's a white devil.

If you try to catch him, you'll be cursed.

A curse? You hear that, Kutter?

Hey, Kutter! Stop eating already!

Don't nag me, Hamegg.

Remember, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't be able to smuggle a single tusk of ivory.

He's like a hyena.

What was that?

T-that's...

W-what the...?

Damn! Our precious game!

There he is!

Wait! He has a child!

He was just about to eat him!

Damn it! I'll get him next time.

The white lion is smarter than us humans.

He's possessed by a demon. There's no way you can catch him.

That other roar...

That's the white lion's mate answering his call.

It seems he likes her very much.

S-sir, those are the white lion's claw marks! We shouldn't go any further!

Don't be afraid!

Kutter, you ready?

Y-yeah.

There!

We did it! Take it to the village, quick!

Is the white lion really going to come?

He'll come.

I've been chasing him for ten years.

He never leaves his fellow animals behind to die.

Oh, heaven forbid! You can't make money if you're dead...

You totally fell for it!

Panja!

E...liza...

Panja, hold on! I'm pregnant with your child! Panja!

Please name our child Leo.

Leo?

It means "courage". Please...

Panja!

Oh, demon of the jungle, soul of the white lion!

It was the white visitors that killed you, so please, don't curse us!

Please, don't curse us!

Please, don't curse us!

Hmm, it looks like this lioness is pregnant.

Hamegg hasn't noticed yet...

Hey, Kutter!

Let's get down to business, shall we?

Why are you in such a hurry?

If the anti-poaching unit finds out about this, we'll be ruined.

Don't worry about that.

I've taken care of the inspectors and the customs officers.

It cost me a pretty penny, however.

Right, then! Let's negotiate.

How's this price?

How come I get such a small cut!?

I almost lost my life several times to that white lion!

And I've been jailed by customs just as many times!

I think that makes us equal, don't you?

In this business, we risk our lives!

Now, give me more!

Alright! Just put that thing away!

How about this?

That's more like it, brother.

White visitor, what of our reward?

Got it right here. This is the latest rifle model.

Good.

See you again sometime.

I pray you have a safe journey to London.

Of course! This time we have tons of expensive ivory, as well as animals.

I won't accept anything less than "safe"!

Well, until we meet again.

Take care, brother!

Bon voyage!

You don't know anything...

Mr. Kutter!

Mr. Kutter!!

I told you not to disturb me during a meal.

There's no time for that. Your lioness had a cub!

Really!?

There's no doubt about it. That's the white lion's child!

I caught a white lion just by being here, while Hamegg had to risk his life for ten years!

It's clear that I'm more cunning than he is.

Mr. Kutter! Telegram for you.

A telegram?

"We'll determine the price of the child later." -Hamegg.

Damn! He knew!

Cheers to the white lion's child!

Child, your name is Leo.

Leo?

It means "courage". Your father gave you that name.

Your father's name was Panja.

Respected by all, he was a strong, brave, and admirable lion.

When do I get to meet father?

Leo, you can't meet your father anymore.

He was killed by wicked humans.

Your father always protected us from humans, so they couldn't come into the jungle and kill us.

Leo, you must return to the jungle, succeed your father, and become a great lion!

Jungle?

It's a big forest where animals can live in peace, without worrying about being attacked by humans.

Under those clouds... Under those clouds is our wide and open Africa.

Africa?

That's right. And deep within Africa is our jungle.

I can't get out of this cage, but you are small enough to do so.

Now, go to Africa, to our jungle!

No! No!

I don't want to!

Leo, listen to me.

If we go to the zoo, you will be separated from me and put in a cage like this by yourself.

Your life will be miserable in a small cage, Leo.

The sound of the wind has changed.

A storm is approaching. Escape, quickly!

Now's your chance, go quickly!

Leo!

No! I want to stay with you!

Mother!

Leo! Mother!

Leo!

Now! Quickly!

Go on. Be brave, Leo!

Wow! It's so big!

What's that? A puppy?

It's a white lion cub!

Wha-what the!?

If he falls in the ocean, it'll all be over!

Damn! Everything I gained is lost!

Darling, please protect Leo.

Mother!

Wow! So pretty!

Alright. I'm going to try hard, too.

What kind of place is this jungle that my mother told me about,

and how do I get there?

Hey, I'm going to let you out of this cage, so you can take me to Africa.

Next time on Jungle Emperor Episode 2: Promise

Don't miss it!

Boy, am I glad we met

Boy, in this big world

A single day spent with you

Should make tomorrow shine bright, too

Because the orange sun is setting

Our silhouettes glow in the rays of the sunset

How brightly they glow in the sunset