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The Violinist of Hameln

Close your eyes hitomi wo tojite

I want you to remember omoidashite hoshii

Between tears and smiles namida to hohoemi no aida ni

The existence of hope kibou ga aru koto wo

Without forgetting dreams yume wo wasurezuni

I will go on enduring loneliness sabishisa ni taete yuku

I believe in the day when surely I will be able to meet you kanarazu anata ni aeru sono hi shinjite

Surely the wind does not know the wideness of the sky kitto kaze wa oozora no hirosa wo shiranai

No matter the day, it seems whimsical donna hi demo kimagureni

The scattering of the clouds kumo wo chirashi Carrying the rain ame wo hakobi

The heart becomes confused kokoro madowasu

But in all the world, you alone are everything dakedo kono yo ni tatta hitori no anata ga subete

No matter how far apart we may be donna ni tooku hanaretemo

Our hearts are one kokoro wa hitotsu sa

So in all the world, you alone are everything dakara kono yo ni tatta hitori no anata ga subete

However lost we may be tomorrow donna ni asu ni mayottemo

We will find our way to love ai ni tadoritsukeru sa

Ma-ma-magical la-la-la-labyrinth ma ma majikaru la la la labirin

Raiel!!

Hamel was reunited with his childhood friend Raiel, from whom he had been separated thirteen years ago.

Sometimes, travel leads to a nostalgic meeting....

However, it is by no means guaranteed to be a happy one....

Recollection of Anthem

It’s our Anthem....

This is...

...where I lived with my mother....

After the town was destroyed, this land was abandoned by the Dal Segno government....

Even after thirteen years, no one has come to live in this wasteland.

The town...

...it’s as though it’s crying, sadly....

Scared?

No....

Just a little... cold....

How come, today...

...we’re sleeping out in the open, instead of in the town itself?

Yeah....

Are you scared?

Th- that’s a dumb thing to say!

This is the town where I was born and raised!

I was thinking about Flute-chan....

I figured it was probably best if we took a detour around the town.

That girl....

She seemed rather sensitive about this place....

There are ugly tales....

Places like this are never free of them....

I want to go there.

And then....

FLUTE!!!

Who are you?!

Flute!!

Hamel!

Are you all right, Flute?

Yes....

But...

...some... ...body... ...was....

Wh- Wh-wh- Wh-wh-wh- Wh-wh-wh-wh- Wh-wh-wh-wh-wha- Wh-wh-wh-wh-wha-wh- Wh-wh-wh-wha-wh-what... What happened?

W-well, that is...

All of the sudden, someone tried to attack me....

That guy?

Probably....

It looks like... you really let him have it....

W... well....

Ha-chan! Are you all right? Everything’s OK over he—!!!

I remember....

He’s weak in situations like this.

Hey! Are you all right?

Hey! Raiel!

Hey, servant!

Give ’em something to eat.

As you wish.

Huh?

What the heck is this?

D-don’t be ridiculous!

Is this stuff even edible?!

Cr– crow stew....

Well....

That’s enough for me.

Let’s go, Flute.

Wait, you guys!!

Hey!!

I don’t know if you’re kidnappers, or what, but... ...do you realize who this is?

This person before you is the Princess of Sforzando!

Princess Flute!

After all...

...the big cross-shaped birthmark on her back proves it!

That birthmark....

That’s right!

Every queen of Sforzando’s royal line bears a cross-shaped birthmark that appears when her body temperature rises.

Say.... Ha-chan, have you ever seen it?

Yeah, when we were little, and we used to help scrub each other’s backs.

Ah, when you were little....

And just a while ago.

But who are you, to know this?

Hah! So you finally noticed?

Well then, I shall tell you....

I am the heir to the throne of my country, the Protectorate of Sforzando...

...the Sword Country, Dal Segno...

...the first son of the 56th king, Syrinx...

...I am Trombone!!!

Are you OK, Raiel? Come on, let’s get going.

HEY!!!!

Do you all think I’m lying?!

A prince wouldn’t peep in on a girl’s bath.

I wasn’t peeping!!

Ow....

Well then, what were you doing?

Well, er....

I dropped something....

Huh?

Actually, my father was having me to retrieve a letter from our neighboring country, the Republic of Capo, but...

...I dropped it around here somewhere....

So this was your first time running an errand?

So that was why you were searching so stealthily!

Yeah....

That thing you dropped wouldn’t happen to be...

...this?

Aaaugh! Th- that’s...!

I found it a little while ago.

We have to verify its contents before we can give it to you.

We’ll find out whether you’re telling the truth....

You dumbass!

I know its contents!

That’s a report by the king of Capo on the investigation all of the monsters’ powers!

They would all say the same thing....

One forced to confront such overwhelming dread and horror...

...no matter who they were, they could never again rise from within the midst of that despair and nothingness....

Yes... this is Hell....

The Northern Capital.

Aren’t they great? Such overwhelming power!!

Indeed, indeed.

The strongest and toughest amongst the demon-kin, tens of thousands of elite troops!

Truly, they are fearless....

Of course they are!

Yes, unlike the others, my Dragon Troops are dignified!

Everyone talks about how they are the greatest!

Most assuredly, indeed!

The dragons’ capacity for destruction is tremendous.

Whoa there!!

Don’t start acting like you’re a part of us!

I apologise for speaking rashly...

...Drum-sama.

“Those who were granted command over the armies...”

“...they are the pinnacle of power in the Demon World.”

“The Warlords.”

“The king of the dragon-kin, Phantom Dragon King Drum.”

“The greatest swordsman of the Demon World, Great Beast King Guitar.”

“The Mythical Bird King, with her blood-red wings...”

“...Sizer.”

What’re you doing?!

The weak dog barks most loudly.

Say what?! Who do you think you’re talking to?!

Now, now, Drum-sama, calm down, calm down....

Shut up!!

Just because you shout doesn’t mean you’re strong.

It is polite to stay silent at a time like this.

But... trying to explain it to a lizard is pointless, isn’t it?

Demon World Army’s Number Two.

WHAAAAT?!!

DON’T MAKE ME LAUGH!!!

You’re no demon, you’re an angel! You think you’re a warlord?!

Don’t make me laugh!

Useless bitch!

That’s enough!

Or would you rather have me for an opponent?

That’s just like you....

Making two warlords back down.

That is the Demon World’s Number One...

...the Dark Arts King...

Bass.

I remember it....

The despair of a nation at war....

But those come who will protect us from such despair....

The Hopes....

The Great Demon King...

...Chestra....

What on earth is this?

This alien... yet nostalgic sound....

There was one whose power held the whole land in fear, even the Warlords.

His power was immesurable; he was the Great Demon King whom all of the monsters served.

But Horn-sama brought the Great Demon King under her control....

That’s what my father said.

The Great Demon King is being controlled...

...by Sforzando?

Yeah.

I don’t know all the details, but they say that as long as Pandora’s Box is in Sforzando, everything will be all right.

Pandora’s Box....

That’s...

...Hamel’s mother’s....

Ches...tra....

The Great Demon King’s...

...blood... and flesh....

Hamel?

What’s wrong, Hamel?

N- nothing....

Come on, let’s hurry back, please!

No way!

The way things are going, I’ll lose face....

But if the Princess of Sforzando is with me....

But this will cause trouble for me!

If I’m not with Hamel and the others....

It’s all right! They said they’d follow us soon.

But....

Besides....

We’ve come too far for you to go back alone.

How come?

Because...

...this is the cursed town.

Eh?

I’ve only heard about it.

It must have been thirteen years ago....

Thirteen years ago?

That was when Hamel came to Staccato.

They say that, all of the sudden, the demon army poured forth from the sky over this town.

This is bad! Ha-chan!

Flute-chan isn’t here! Neither is Oboe!

They went to the town, and left us behind!

Anthem....

The barrier that the demon’s can’t cross was erected fifteen years ago. You knew that, right?

Um... yes....

That’s why it’s so strange....

’Cause the only one who should have been able to break it was the Great Demon King Chestra.

At any rate, the demons suddenly appeared.

One demon descended from the heavens....

We have come at last. You had best give him to us, Humans!

Our Great Demon King, Chestra-sama!

What? But you said that Chestra....

You said he was being held by Sforzando!

Yes, that’s true....

However....

Against those demons, one woman stood, alone....

She was...

...your mother.

My...?

And then the demons, laughing, robbed the town of everything.

But the most terrible part came after that....

After the monsters departed, the people returned, relieved....

Some unseen creature slaughtered every one of them.

It was...

...the Anthem Massacre.

I saw him....

He had three marvelous, beautiful horns....

And then, when my awareness returned...

...back in my home...

...beside my parents’s piano, I curled up and fell asleep.

Raiel!

Oboe!

That’s enough....

If I’d had my way, we would not have come here.

You’re right.

This place is filled with everyone’s sorrows.

I think that Flute said the same thing....

What?!

Trom-sama!!

What about your sword?!

I-it’s in the carriage!

Oh, no...!

Y- you’re the prince of the Sword Country, aren’t you?

Do something!!

B-but... I’ve never even won a single match!

No way!

This is...!

A violin?

Hamel!

And Raiel, too!

Search for our successor!

Once again....

It’s “search for our successor,” is it...?

That is Chestra-sama’s Imperial order!

This time, failure will not be forgiven.

If that were to happen, we warlords would not be the only ones to die....

Indeed, the entire demon race could die.

Fallen angel...?

Come, do you wish to listen?

It’s been so long...

...since you listened to Pandora’s music.

Kingdom of Dal Segno

To be continued

Exhausted from running, and having collapsed hashiri tsukarete taoreta mama

I looked up at the night sky miageta yozora ni wa

And I saw uncountable pasts kazoe kireru kako wo mite kita

The moon travels a faraway road tsuki ga tooku michi te iru

I can live my life more strongly motto tsuyoku ikirareru

Surely my dream will come true kitto yume wa kanau

Alone, I try to shout hitori de saken de mite mo

Without a reply, I merely wander kotae mo naku samayou dake

Wounded wings kizu darake no tsubasa

Having spread them, I fly into the night hirogata mama yomiyo wo kakeru

Though I may fall, though I may fall taoredemo taoredemo

For I wish to see something certain tashika na mono ga mitai kara

Regardless of tomorrow’s whereabouts asu no yukue nante

If I would not know anything, after all douse nani mo wakaranai nara

Until a time when I can fly higher than anyone, I will show you that I live believing in myself

dare yori mo takaku toberu sono toki made jibun wo shinjite ikite misero

Preview

“I am the first son of Syrinx, 56th king of Dal Segno, Trombone.”

With that introduction, he dedicates himself to his kind father...

...and to his merciful mother.

Aah, he is still a young child....

Why...

...why do I feel out of breath? Next time Dal Segno up in Flames My head... is getting hot....