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RECORD OF LODOSS WAR Chronicles of the Heroic Knight

RECORD OF LODOSS WAR Chronicles of the Heroic Knight

The kingdom of Kanon, which lies at the extreme southern tip of...

...Lodoss is a vital beachhead for Marmo`s forces into Lodoss.

To free his kingdom from the Marmo occupiers...

...the rightful king of Kanon, Prince Reona...

...has called a strategy session at the fortress of the free army.

As you know, Marmo has formed an alliance with Alania...

...as they try to take control of all Lodoss.

l`ve heard their reach extends as far as Valis, now.

To Valis...

l don`t relish the thought of monsters

in the holy kingdom, either.

Parn...

lf we retake Kanon, they immediately lose their gateway into Lodoss!

Right now, retaking Kanon is the key to the war for all of Lodoss!

My friends, for the sake of Kanon and the sake of all Lodoss...

...isn`t now the time to end this battle once and for all?!

Let`s do it, Prince!

Prince Reona!

A prince, huh? He`s not exactly what l was expecting...

Hey!

A moment, Highness. What of these rumors...

...that a new governor is coming from Marmo to replace Rabido?

That`s another reason for us to accelerate the plan.

l intend to strike all at once while Rabido still commands the troops.

lt`s easier to fight...

...when you know how your enemy will respond, right?

Yes. l doubt an egomaniac like Rabido...

...will give up his position willingly.

l have a feeling that, right now...

WHAT DlD YOU SAY?!!

None of our scouts have returned?! What do you mean?!

Those men were fully equiped for battle!

They couldn`t ALL have been killed!

W- Well, sir, the free army caught them while they were asleep.

None of them survived...

While they were ASLEEP?!

You must be joking! Damn it... Summon the captain of the knights!

lf my men can`t do their jobs, then they`ll be executed!

What`s the matter?! Move it!

As you say, sir, but the captain of the knights...

...is a very important man!

Losing him will be a great loss to Marmo!

What did you say?!

lf the soldiers were caught sleeping, it was their own fault!

Lord Rabido, please!

lf these executions continue, our own troops will...!

They will WHAT?

Um, well...

l don`t need losers on my side!

l am the governor of Kanon!

Disobeying my orders is treason to Marmo itself!

l suggest you all bear that in mind!

Y- Yes, sir!

You`re one to talk of treason.

The Marmo Council have decided to remove you from your position.

lf you intend to disobey the council`s will...

...then you are a traitor yourself...

...Rabido.

l thought l said l didn`t need any losers on my side.

You know that the living are the winners...

...and the dead are the losers!

lf l obey Marmo`s laws, l`ll be as dead as you were...

...when you lost to Kashue at Fire Dragon Mountain!

The council must be mad to send a dead man to me!

One skilled governor is all that`s needed here!

lf l finish off the fools who dare to stand against Marmo...

...the council will have no complaints, will they?!

That`s assuming you can do that.

All right, gather all of our forces! This is war!

l`m going to wipe the free army out to the last man!

Are you sure we should let him do this?

lt doesn`t matter. He`s right. l have died once already.

Forgive me.

lf l were able to use my magic, l could be of more help to you now.

Enough, Groder. Wagnard has sealed your powers.

All because you bore the brunt of his anger...

...after saving me when l should have died.

lf apologies are to be made, then let them come from me.

Wh- What are you saying, sir?

lt was only natural that l, your servant, should have done that.

That time... When you`d lost your mind at Fire Dragon Mountain...

When l cast that teleportation spell to save you, l did it...

...because l believe you`re too important for Marmo to lose!

Even though l broke Marmo law and lost my powers as a result...

...l still have no regrets!

Then put your mind at rest. Besides...

Even without your powers, l can kill Rabido anytime.

But why do this?

The council recognized you as Rabido`s successor!

Why do what that man says?!

You think l`m too soft, Pirotess?

N- No, sir! But if he`s successful in destroying the free army...

Don`t assume l`m going to live on in shame forever.

Ever since that day, l`ve thought about it over and over.

Why was l not able to defeat Kashue? What was it that l lacked?

Soon l will have that answer.

We`re launching an immediate attack on them!

Units two and three, follow me!

While we draw them out, the other unit will search the mountains!

Once we find their hideout, they`re finished.

The rest of you! You`ll stay behind and keep the villagers in line!

Until this battle`s over...

...l don`t want even a single child to leave any house!

You mean we`re to lock everyone in the village in their homes?

They`re our hostages.

lf we use them as a shield, the free army will have to be careful.

And if the free army resists us, then...

Then what, sir?

Kill them all! Torch the village! Burn everyone in it to death!

B- Burn it? Sir, that`s monstrous!

Quiet! Just shut up and do as l tell you!

Now, if you understand, get going!

l`m surrounded by idiots who question my orders!

This time l`ll show them all!

A dam with a hole in it cannot hold back a river.

Water flowing through even a small hole will widen it.

Eventually, all will crumble as the river breaks though.

And so it is with this village...

...as the flow of great events overwhelms it.

Groder! Pirotess!

Sir!

We`re moving out as well.

Sir!

Your reign of terror has ended, Rabido.

The free army`s hideout is in the woods over this hill!

You goblins will lead the attack!

Unit one, you`ll head into the forest before they reach you!

Okay, raise your voices!

Make some noise and strike fear into all their hearts!

Yes, sir!

What the...?!

What`s going on?!

The free army?!

Reona!

Too bad for you, Rabido. We figured out your plan!

What?!

Your own people tipped us off!

There`s no way we`re going to let you attack our fortress.

Sorry, but you`re going to have to wait here for a while.

Our people are already on their way to the village to save the hostages.

lt`s all over!

Rabido! lf you have any pride as a knight, then draw your sword!

Unfortunately, Marmo do things the Marmo way!

And l don`t fight when there`s no chance l can win!

What the...?! Archers! Don`t let him escape!

We can`t let him get back to the village!

Please, Parn! Free those villagers!

After him!

Strange... They`re fighting the free army at full strength...

...but there`re no guards posted anywhere.

You think it might be a trap?

l`m worried about the villagers.

Anyway, let`s slip in before the enemy knows we`re here.

You`re right.

Without letting them know we`re here?

You play being a free knight pretty conservatively.

ln war there are times to be conservative and times to be flashy.

Our job`s to safely rescue the villagers being held hostage here.

Yeah, l know, but...

l`ll bet Reona doesn`t want Parn to do anything flashy.

Probably afraid it`ll look bad while he`s taking back his kingdom...

...to have an outsider get all the glory.

Maar!

The free army seemed pretty happy...

...that reinforcements from Flaim weren`t coming after all!

Maar!

Maar, the reason l fight isn`t so that l can be a hero.

All l want is to do what l feel is right. So...

So...?

l`m going in. Even if it is a trap.

Take care, Maar.

Huh?! You aren`t...

Hey, wait for me!

Don`t leave me behind!

Maar, what are you doing?!

Ow, ow, ow... What do you mean?

They`ll see you standing out here, Deed... What`s wrong?

lt`s...

This is impossible! There are no villagers OR Marmo soldiers here!

l wonder what`s going on.

Do you suppose our information was wrong?

No, it wasn`t wrong.

Who`s there?!

lt`s been a long time.

l never thought we`d meet again in this place.

Ashram?! lt can`t be...!

l have returned!

Once more to unite all of Lodoss!

You what?!

First of all, l freed all the villagers being held here.

Rather than oppress them...

...l simply had them swear alligence to Marmo!

Swear alligence to Marmo?! You... You`re lying!

lt`s not a lie.

They`re currently crossing the Nazaar mountains...

...on their way to the Kanon port of Rood.

lmpossible! l know the villagers wanted to be freed from the Marmo!

Why would they...?!

Sadly, what they wanted to be freed from was tyranny.

So long as they were safe,

the question of who ruled over them didn`t matter.

lf Rabido is killed, Marmo will send another governor to Kanon.

Rather than get caught in the fighting again...

...the villagers chose who was to be their ruler.

The better ruler.

And l suppose that`s you?!

This can`t be... Then why did we go through what we have?!

No matter what you do here, it will not affect the rest of Lodoss.

Marmo will hold Rood at full strength.

l won`t let you!

l only fight for what l believe in!

The only way war will truly end in Lodoss...

...is for the Marmo to be destroyed.

Then prove it to me!

With that sword you hold!

Parn!

So, you`re Deedlit.

A Dark Elf?!

My name is Pirotess. And l won`t let you interfere with Lord Ashram!

Go, Parn!

Parn...

Your skill has grown since we last met! However...

lt`s still not enough to beat me!

Why, you...!!!

Parn!

Parn!

Why...?

Out of gratitude.

To build a kingdom, you need subjects.

And subjects follow a king who will protect them.

The ones who taught me that fact were Kashue and yourself.

But remember this as well:

So long as we live, our battle will never be over

lt looks like this is it for you, Rabido!

DAMN YOU!!!

lt`s all over, Parn! We`ve won!

Parn...

We failed. We lost it all.

l never thought he would still be alive...!

l don`t believe it! He`s even greater...

He`s returned even more kingly than he was...!

Sir Ashram...!

Welcome to Lodoss lsland!

And now, what you`ve been waiting for, the second part of the show!

How long will it take for that Dark Elf to get Neese`s cookies?!

Lord Ashram, our new strawberry anko cake has been completed!

Let`s see...

Too sweet! The anko`s (Sweet bean paste) too sweet!

Now remake it!

Girls nowadays only eat low calorie diet foods!

lf you make it too sweet, it turns into real anko!

Oh? And why am l so concerened with the anko?

The reason... l`m a maker of anko. An anko cook. (ANKO KOKKU)

That`s why l`m called the Black Knight! (ANKOKU NO KlSHl)

Wow! Well done, Lord Ashram!

Kashue isn`t the only one who can crack a pun! Good work!

My objective is to make the most delicious anko sweets there are...

...and with them, win over the hearts of all Lodoss!

And to complete my best one, the anko sandwich cookie...

...l must have Neese`s cookies!

Just you watch! l will take over Lodoss with my sweet confections!

At that moment...

lt`s good to be out of that dungeon, right, Parn?

We had a lot of close calls...

...but it was good to see Spark`s cheerful face again!

And he gave us these cookies as a souvenir.

Thing is, l don`t see why we met up with Spark in the first place.

You need to ask?!

We learned that Ashram was up to something...

...that required Neese`s cookies!

So we came out here to give Spark this enchanted sword...

...so he`d be able to fight them!

Oh, that`s right. The enchanted sword.

With this enchanted sword...

...Spark`ll be able to complete his mission without a problem!

With this sword!

That one?

l forgot to give it to him.

What will become of Spark?!

Find out in our next thrilling episode!

Just as we finally reach the holy kingdom of Valis...

...we`re met with an order to turn back!

lf we can`t convince King Etoh of who we are...

...there`s no point in being here!

ls going back to Flaim our only option?

But the other members of the party won`t give up...

...and together we`re ready to do what it takes!

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

"The Holy City... Pursuing a Clue."