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What's happened?!

We've been hit!

It's the power station in Section D!

Damn. Not again...

Find the culprit! They should definitely be nearby!

What's this?

THE NOBLEWOMAN'S TRAP

I'm glad you could come, Logi.

Long time no see.

Glad you came, glad you came.

It has been a long time, Lord Nene.

I went to the trouble of summoning you

to ask you to do something.

Yes, sir! As you command!

Szabo.

Yes, sir.

Please explain things to Logi.

Please, please.

As you know, the on-going reconstruction project

on the royal city will be completed very soon.

You know that 80% of the work is already done

and that only the fine-tuning remains.

As a result, a slight number of troops, charged with protecting the project,

will now be available for re-assignment.

It'll be a waste to let them just sit around.

And so I've decided to have you lead an army.

An army, an army!

I am honored.

It's a Flying Squadron with Shadow Wielders as the main strength.

From now on, I'll have you work to the max, regardless of local or central.

Yes, sir. Leave it to me.

Let's see.

For starters, maybe I'll have you destroy those meddlesome Shadow Wielders.

Zola and the others? But they're...

They are not a threat to us yet.

However, we don't know what will happen in the future.

Am I wrong?

You are right, sir.

Please destroy them for me while we have the chance.

Please, please.

Before the sapling becomes a giant tree.

As you wish.

Hornet Assassin!

But to think that Gorky would fall from that situation.

That boy...

That fleet...

I haven't heard about it.

Yes, sir. I believe Lieutenant Dragnov is in charge.

So the lucky Dragnov has also gone to battle, huh?

Then the object in question has been completed...

That's Jibral Castle, huh?

Isn't it an amazing castle?

It's a huge castle, maro...

That's called a fortified town, right?

Maro?

It means a town with the castle and town together.

Correct! In the nation of Jibral,

everything is contained within the castle walls.

Moreover, this is the one and only object of this scale in this world.

Everything's going to be fine now we've made it this far.

Great work, you guys! Delightful! Delightful!

It wasn't our intention to work, I tell you.

Legalas, I'm sure I don't need to remind you...

Right. Leave it to me.

I haven't forgotten about the reward for you guys.

Hey, you there.

Judging from appearances, you look to be with the military.

Could you give me your name and affiliation?

My name is Legalas!

I'm the Regional Inspector General for the nation of Jibral!

I'm here with an important report for central command!

Hey...

There's no report.

And, this man...

In the records, he's supposed to be dead.

What did you say?!

What's the matter?

Pardon me, but we're going to have to look into this further.

Huh?

- Please come this way. - Hey!

Huh? Huh?

Huh? What's going on?

Stop!

- What's going on here? - Stop. Let me go! Hey!

Are you guys with him?

No... Not exactly...

I see.

If you're travelers, then it's natural that you don't know.

There's a bit of a ghost disturbance happening in this town.

A ghost disturbance?

Maro?

There are all kinds of strange incidents occurring all over the town...

The inside of shops being ransacked...

The power plant being decorated with flowers...

Benches and trees in the park being turned upside down...

They're all like large-scale pranks,

but we cannot just leave things be,

so we've increased our patrols.

And now, we've discovered someone using the name of a dead military officer.

Good day!

He's gone...

So that old man Legalas wasn't an important person, maro?

Jeez, why do I have to go through something like this?

That guard... Just you wait!

I'll kick your butt real good and...

So you've finally realized your mistake, huh?!

See? I was telling the truth—

W-What?!

It's interrogation time.

I won't let you sleep today.

What do we do now, Zola?

Plans have fallen through.

I wanted to have Legalas act as a go-between

and get us in for a meeting with the King.

The King?

Even if he weren't captured,

you wouldn't be able to meet the King with a fake military officer.

No, Legalas isn't lying.

He was probably killed on the records when he became a prisoner.

Meet the King, huh? Doesn't seem feasible...

Maro.

Then how about we solve that mystery?

- Huh? - Maro?

Kings give rewards for great deeds, right?

Maro! That's good, maro!

If we solve the problem, the King might meet with us!

So we come all the way to Jibral to play detective, huh?

What a—

That just might work.

Huh?

Something concerns me a little too.

Then it's settled!

We'll split up and gather information!

- Right! - Maro!

R-Right...

All right. Let's hear everyone's information!

Then, I'll go first!

First, the incidents always happen at night.

They're all like large-scale pranks.

No matter how tightly people lock up,

someone sneaks in as if to taunt and pulls a prank.

A locked-room murder, huh?

No, that wouldn't be it...

It seems the rumor that a ghost was responsible got started

since so many incidents have occurred in places where people can't get into.

No, it's not just that.

It seems there were some witnesses.

According to their statements,

it seems the culprit is a noblewoman,

who carries an umbrella and wears moth-eaten clothes.

The fact that this turned into a ghost disturbance

is probably because of that appearance.

No, no. The culprit is a real ghost, maro.

Fifty years ago, a noblewoman who was the wife of a trading merchant

was falsely accused of her husband's murder,

and was locked up in a dungeon and met a horrible end, maro.

They say her ghost wanders through the town each and every night, maro.

Hey, stop stuff like that.

Come on, are you scared?

Keep your mouth shut!

Ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow!

But I don't get it. What's the culprit's purpose?

Yeah. Nothing good will come from doing stuff like that.

Rather than guessing, why don't we ask the perpetrator directly.

From today, we'll search the town every day.

Um, that'll be at night, right?

Of course.

Testing your courage during the day wouldn't be any fun, right?

Hey, what're you screaming for?

Huh?! Oh...

If you're going to scream, scream after something's happened, maro.

Come on. Stop playing and let's go.

Oh...

H-Hey, wait up!

Are you even trying?

Let's split up.

We're not being effective.

Shu and Marumaro, you focus on this neighborhood, Area B.

Jiro and Kluke, you come with me.

We'll focus on investigating Area F.

Got it?

Area B and Area F, maro?

Is something in those areas?

Let's go.

Hey, Marumaro.

Maro?

Do you think this is really the work of a ghost?

No doubt about it, maro.

My sixth sense is telling me so, maro.

What's up with that?

Maro?

Shu! Look at that...

What is it so late at night?

We'll go after it, maro!

Right!

It's gone, maro!

Where did it go?

Maro...

That's!

We found her!

Hold it!

We'll catch you, maro!

She's not here!

You're the kids from this afternoon!

What're you doing here?!

Did you guys see a ghost, maro?!

Hey...

What?

You saw the ghost of a noblewoman too?!

"Too"?

We also came here chasing after that ghost.

Shu!

Over there, maro!

Hold it!

Hey!

It's gone!

And it's a dead end, maro.

What's happening?!

What the heck is this?!

What's that?!

It's in the direction of the armory!

Let's go!

But we're trapped, maro!

We should use our Shadows!

Oh, that's right. You're smart, maro.

That's what you'd normally think of.

Oh.

Good grief.

She really did it up good.

Well, it was all possible thanks to me for attracting the guards' attention.

Just leave the rest to this Master Salinas.

Good girl.

Oh-oh.

Oh!

The armory door...

Who are you?!

How did those kids get out? Good grief.

You're the one behind these ghost incidents, right?!

- No, maro! - Huh?

No, maro! He's not the one!

Why not?!

He must be the one, no matter how you look at it.

He's not a noblewoman, maro!

And he doesn't have an umbrella, maro!

You've got a point, but...

I wonder if this is the one you're looking for.

It's a noblewoman Shadow, maro!

I get it! The witnesses saw the Shadow!

Well, let's just leave it at that.

To think a Shadow was the "ghost."

We're the defenders of justice!

We take out the bad guys, maro!

You guys stand back!

You guys stand back, maro!

Only a Shadow can defeat a Shadow, maro!

I don't know what you're talking about,

but our mission is to protect the town.

Let's go!

Idiots! Stop!

Let's go, Marumaro!

Maro!

Shadow Wielders, huh?

I see. That explains it.

But you're still kids.

You'll pay for underestimating the adult.

Just try it, old man!

Tactless kids...

Then I'll show you the grace of an adult.

Dance, Gioconda!

Hey, you're gonna need a lot more power than that to fight me!

Battle isn't about power.

It's about grace!

What're you doing, Shu?!

Damn it!

I'll flip up that skirt, maro!

Just like a kid!

He's strong!

Knock it off! You're just weak!

Shut up!

We'll put an end to this right now. Got it?!

Right!

Hold it!

What?! Don't interfere!

We can't shoot from here.

You can shoot if you want.

But if you do, the armory behind me will explode.

Even a kid should understand that.

I don't really care what happens.

Don't be ridiculous!

What a coincidence. I don't care what happens either.

Shu!

No, you won't.

I won't let you get close. I'll torture you to death.

Damn it. What should we do?

There's no need to think.

Huh?

If I can't shoot fire at them,

I'll use brute force to put them out of commission.

We're struggling because we can't do that, right?

Tactless kids and weak soldiers...

The fortified town of Jibral isn't much of anything.

I guess it's about time I have the armory and all of you destroyed.

I knew it...

Easily surmounting any kind of security

and executing large-scale pranks in a short period of time.

It's impossible for a person, but possible for a Shadow!

Who are you?

I took a closer look at all seventeen incidents you caused.

Three of them were on military facilities.

The other incidents were elaborate pranks.

But those three incidents were made to look like pranks,

but were actually serious subversive acts...

Turning all the communication equipment upside down and crippling function.

Making it look like someone had prepared a meal,

but using up all the reserve food in the storage facility.

Decorating the outside of the city's central power plant,

but destroying the equipment within.

I can guess the culprit is a Grankingdom Shadow Wielder.

Another one of those Grankingdom jerks.

Oh. So it wasn't a ghost.

Did you think there really was one?

Well, I'll say that's an impressive deduction.

However, you can't stop me!

Shu! Marumaro!

Too slow!

Let's go! Blue Dragon!

I don't think so!

Gioconda!

Go!

We did it, maro!

Let me tell you one thing, old man.

There's nothing graceful about what you're doing.

It's just something a small-minded adult would do.

Okay, let's go.

See? It's easy to get you guys inside the castle if I say the word.

Show a little appreciation.

We went to the trouble of clearing up the false charge against you!

Don't say it. I don't want to remember.

But isn't it great?

The false charge against you has been cleared up

and we can meet the King.

Well, it's all thanks to me, though.

Don't get all full of yourself.

It was just a coincidence.

Shut up.

This is it.

Shu became an avid fan of the Knight Master after meeting him

and started buying Knight Master collectibles.

Ah! This is it!

The Limited First Edition, Premium Pack Knight Master special version!

I'm gonna put it together right now!

You haven't even put together the ones you've bought before!

I am a happy man.

Next time on Blue Dragon: "Knight Master."