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RECORD OF LODOSS WAR Chronicles of the Heroic Knight

RECORD OF LODOSS WAR Chronicles of the Heroic Knight

Blade... lt`s seems like ages since we were last here.

lt may feel like ages, but it was only three years ago.

Still, the mood of the city definitely seems to have changed.

There are a lot more people here now.

A lot of refugees must have come here to escape the chaos of war.

Everyone wants peace...

...but the only place to find it on Lodoss now...

...is in Flaim and the free city of Raiden.

Hey, look over there.

Why, you...!

A fight?

Looks that way.

Let`s check it out!

But, Parn! We have to get to King Kashue as soon as we--

Oh, this ALWAYS happens!

Are you all right, Dear?!

Daddy!

We`ve had enough of you people!

Especially since you`re here only on the good graces of King Kashue!

But you act like thieves! You people are scum!

Look carefully, you people!

Under King Kashue`s rule, Flaim considers theft to be a serious crime!

What?!

Wh- Who are you?!

That should be my line!

From where l`m standing, you`re attacking an unarmed man!

Are you all right?

He`s a thief! He stole this!

Then shouldn`t you return it to its owner?

King Kashue would never permit what you`re doing!

Shut up! This isn`t any of your business, so stay out of it!

Don`t be foolish. You`re just going to get yourselves hurt.

Parn!

l know! l`ll go easy on them.

All right, who`ll be next?

Hold it! Hold it!

Who are you people, who help thieves and hurt our city`s citizens?!

W- Wait a minute, just hear me out--

Silence! You`d better come along quietly.

lf you don`t, l`ll cut you down right here without any mercy!

l guess there`s no reasoning with you, huh?

Parn, no! You mustn`t fight them!

D- Did he say Parn?!

Can it be...?! Wait! Sheathe your swords, all of you!

By any chance, are you Sir Parn, the knight who saved Flaim from peril?

Well, l AM Parn, yes.

Although saying l saved Flaim is exaggerating things.

F- Forgive me, sir! We had no idea you were coming to Flaim!

No, please. l`m sorry for making this disturbance even worse.

However, l saw these militia men ganging up...

...on that refugee and trying to beat him.

So, that`s the reason. Now l understand.

There`s a serious food shortage here in Flaim...

...because we`ve had so many refugees come here at once.

People are going hungry?

Yes, and because of it, there`s a lot of anger building up...

...among the citizenry against the refugees.

Disturbances like this are becoming a daily occurrence.

Are you headed for Akroyd, Sir Parn?

Well, yes. l am.

Then please allow us to escort you to the palace.

Wow... l`d heard you knew King Kashue...

...but l didn`t think you were this famous.

Well, l didn`t think a man l could put my faith in...

...would just be an ordinary fighter.

Open the gates! Open the gates!

That`s Sir Parn!

The hero who saved Flaim!

The doorway to the audience chamber is just ahead. Please wait a moment.

All right. And thanks for the escort.

Looks like Flaim`s young knight corps.

Candidates for future knights of Flaim, huh?

Come on, what`s wrong?

l win, Spark.

Not yet!

He`s in pretty good shape.

And he has a clear look to his eyes.

l`d almost say he`s like how Parn used to be.

You don`t say.

l think we can dispense with the formalities.

To me, you`ll always just be my good friends.

Forgive our not staying in touch, King Kashue.

So, he is Kashue...

The mercenary king the rumors speak so well of.

You`re looking well, Parn.

As are you, Your Highness.

l see three new faces among your party now.

Two appear to be mercenaries...

What`s wrong? ls trouble brewing again?

Yes, sir. Actually, we came to ask a favor of you, Highness.

l see. So, that`s what`s going on.

Still, your story is most serendipitous.

What do you mean, Highness?

The truth is that we were just preparing...

...to set out to slay the fire dragon Shooting Star.

The ancient dragon who lives in Fire Dragon Mountain?!

Yes. Lately, Shooting Star has begun to grow restless.

lt seems he`s now flying into western Flaim in search of prey.

The grassy plains of western Flaim...

...are known as the fire dragon`s feeding grounds.

Because that is where the dragon feeds...

...no one has claimed the land for a long time.

However, with all the refugees coming into Blade...

...we`ve developed a severe food shortage.

To solve both the food and refugee problems...

...l took the risk of establishing...

...a village in the dragon`s feeding ground.

However...

The village was burned to the ground in Shooting Star`s attack...

...and not a soldier nor a single villager was left alive.

That`s... That`s terrible!

The fault lies in my own naive thinking.

But to save my people, we must be able to use that land!

Quite. For a mostly desert kingdom like Flaim, arable land is vital.

And as Flaim`s king, l cannot forgive that...

dragon for destroying that village.

That`s why we`re preparing to set out and fight it.

ln that case, we`d be happy to lend our assistance! Right?

But, Parn, what about Abram on Blue Dragon lsland?

What do you...?

The remaining ancient dragons are Shooting Star and Abram.

We don`t know which one may have the Scepter of Domination.

lf Abram has the scepter, while we`re off killing Shooting Star...

...and then Ashram kills Abram and gains the scepter, it`s all over.

Then what should we do?

lt`s simple. We dispatch forces to both...

...the fire dragon`s feeding ground and to Blue Dragon lsland.

But, while l could split my forces...

...l haven`t the numbers to do so effectively.

And there`d be no way we could defend Flaim.

You won`t have to do that.

Ashram isn`t dragging a whole army around with him, right?

So what you should do is send a small number of select troops.

The important thing is quality, not quantity, right?

Quality, not quantity...

You may oversimplify things, but you do have a point.

ln that case, leave Abram to us, Your Highness.

Slayn!

You weren`t counting on us to go after Shooting Star with you.

Knowing that, l think we should go. Parn...

Please take Deed and help His Highness.

You won`t need a magic user for this task. ln addition...

...l`d like Orson to lead the party going to Blue Dragon lsland.

Orson?!

This is terrible...

lt seems the rumors of Shooting Star`s restlessness are true.

So, this is the power of the enemy we must fight...

What`s wrong, Priest Hobb? Nervous?

No. l have faith in Myrii, the God of War.

Just what l want to hear. l have great hopes for you, Priest.

Make Orson the leader?!

Yes. l`ve been thinking about this a lot while we were traveling.

About whether we can free you from the spirit of anger.

About how to protect against your becoming a berserker.

But the answer was there right in front of me.

- Parn, it was you. - Me?

ln all our travels, you`ve experienced many different things.

As our leader, out of all the rest of us in the party...

...you learned to control the strong feelings you carried inside of you.

l get it! lf he can learn to control the strong feelings inside of him...

...then he`ll be released from the spirit of anger!

Besides that, he`s calm to begin with, not emotional...

...so he should have little trouble making decisions as a leader.

Well, l guess you can`t call me calm, can you?

Wait. l don`t have what it takes to be a leader.

Besides, if l become a berserker again...

...l can`t guarantee l won`t hurt someone on our side.

Orson...

l believe in the strength of your will.

lf you think like a leader, act like one...

...the result will be that you`ll feel like one in your heart.

And then l`m sure the normal feelings within you will awaken again.

lt`s a great idea! Let`s try it!

lf it works, you won`t become a berserker anymore.

What are you thinking about that`s so upsetting?

Hm? Oh, thanks.

Parn!

Shiris!

So, does it suit me?

l hardly ever go to parties, so l decided to wear a dress.

Y- Yeah. lt looks really nice on you.

Heh, thanks. So, you wanna dance with me?

N- No, thanks. l`m a terrible dancer...

Who cares how bad you are!

Wha...? Parn!

C`mon! C`mon!

Thanks.

Don`t you mind? Aren`t you Parn`s girlfriend?

l wonder about that. He`s a human and l`m an elf, after all.

Still, Shiris seems to really like Parn.

And how do you feel about her, Orson?

l don`t know. l have no feelings.

l haven`t experienced love since l was a child.

l see... Don`t worry, though.

l`m sure this journey will get your old feelings back.

l hope so. Otherwise, making me the leader will have been meaningless.

Come on, Parn. Like this!

There we go.

Hey, why don`t you watch where you`re going?!

King Kashue! Forgive me, Your Highness!

Don`t worry about it. Your name`s Shiris, isn`t it? The new member.

Thank you very much, Highness.

So, are you enjoying yourself, Parn?

Hm? W- Well...

Honest as ever.

Do you think it isn`t right to raise the morale of the dragon fighters...

...while other people are going hungry?

No, it`s not that...

However, sharing his people`s suffering is NOT the king`s duty.

Rather, his duty is to save his people from it.

l agree.

As long as Shooting Star lives...

...there`s no saving the refugees or the citizens of Flaim.

And there`s Ashram`s ambitions.

Excuse me, Your Highness...

Hm? Oh, yes! Parn, let me introduce you.

Huh?

l saw you this afternoon.

This is Spark. He shows a lot of promise.

ln exchange for serving me, l`m letting him study various things.

l`m Spark! lt`s really an honor to meet you, Sir Parn!

lt`s, well... lt`s my dream to be a knight like you!

Like me?

Spark isn`t the only one who feels that way.

You`re the ideal of every child in Flaim who wants to be a knight.

l`M their ideal...?

Thank you, Spark. l`m sure you can do it.

Try to become a better knight than l am.

Come on, Parn, let`s dan--

How about it, Parn? Want to spar a little, like we used to?

Sure! lt`d be my pleasure!

Oh...! What`s the big idea?!

l was the one who just stole HlM!

And what`s your problem? l know you don`t have any feelings...

...but could you at least say "You look nice" or something?!

You look nice.

Right, right. Thanks SO much.

Wow!

Here he comes!

Hm! You parried it!

He`s fantastic! As to be expected of King Kashue!

What do l do? What do l do?

What`s wrong? Finished already?

You got me.

That charge you made was very good.

However, you still get distracted.

lf you`d charged in after parrying my attack...

...without thinking about the consequences...

...you may well have won.

Y- Yes, sir.

Thank you.

Tell me, Parn.

How would you like to be a king?

A...king, sir?

l hear what`s been going on in Alania.

Several villages in the north have declared their independence and...

...a certain hero`s been causing trouble for Duke Raster in Alan, right?

Right, a "hero"...

l haven`t been doing it alone.

l owe a lot to Slayn and the rest of the people of Zaxon.

But people seek out heroes,

especially in a war torn world like this.

l`d like to see you become king and take over Alania.

l think the people of Alania would like that, too.

But l don`t think l deserve to be a king.

Oh, please. A king is just a face for his kingdom.

Besides, you have excellent friends.

lf you ever need advice, you could just ask them.

But...

Have you heard that there`s a new king in Valis?

We`ve heard that in Alania as well, but l haven`t heard who he is.

Then l`ll tell you. Don`t be too shocked, though.

The new king of Valis is your best friend, High Priest Etoh.

Huh? Etoh?! You mean MY Etoh?!

Yes, and whatever he can do, l imagine you can do as well.

Besides, if you`re a man, you dream of being a king at some point.

This is a great chance for you.

Please, let me have time to think about this...

Of course. Save your decision for after this trouble is behind us.

And if you feel you want to...

...then Flaim will stand by you with all its support.

And besides that, if you become a king...

...then l can finally treat you as my equal.

And nothing would make me happier than that.

l have to concentrate now!

On killing the dragon and smashing Ashram`s ambitions for Marmo!

For the sake of Lodoss`s future!

Welcome...

...to Lodoss lsland!

And now, what you`ve been waiting for...

...the next part of the show!

What`s keeping King Kashue?

Say, the king`s a master swordsman, isn`t he?

Yeah. He really kicked Parn`s butt 3 years ago.

Ow! Ow!

All right, let`s go!

Okay, there it is!

What`s a knight when he sleeps?

A Good Knight!

How`s a SHllLDO (shield) like being exhausted?

AH, SHlNDO! (l`m tired)!

What`s a dragon do sports on?

Uh? Uh? Uh?

A drampoline?

Don`t answer a pun with a question!

What kind of specialty is THAT?

l`ve got it! l`ve got it!

What is it, Parn?

The king`s opening line will be him getting into his armor and saying...

"l am Kashue. lsn`t my KATCHU (armor) nice?" That`s gotta be it!

Oh, Parn, come on!

Please! The guy`s a king!

He wouldn`t appear using a stupid joke like THAT!

l... l guess not...

You`ve grown in skill, Parn...

l... l couldn`t be happier than l am now!

The free city of Raiden.

The port which leads to Blue Dragon lsland, where Abram dwells.

But with the people of the city living in fear of pirates...

...no one dares go out onto the sea.

What will Orson`s decision as leader be?

Next time, on Record of Lodoss War - Chronicles of the Heroic Knight:

"Pirates... The Ship of Dark Ambition".