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RECORD OF LODOSS WAR Chronicles of the Heroic Knight

RECORD OF LODOSS WAR Chronicles of the Heroic Knight

Lodoss has now been divided into three major pieces.

The Alanian-Marmo alliance.

The Lodoss Federation of Valis and Flaim, which opposes them.

And the kingdom of Moss,

which continues to be wracked by civil war.

The civil war in Moss is moving towards a conclusion.

Due to the activity of the dragon riders known as the Dragon Eyes...

...under the command of Duke Redrick of the Duchy of Highland and...

...Queen Shiris, the reunification of Moss is only a matter of time.

At the same time, in Novice in the kingdom of Alania...

...the forces of Flaim under King Kashue...

...were engaging the Alanian forces under the command of Duke Raster.

The war has begun.

Look! Our Alanian troops are overwhelming...

...the Flaim forces, said to be the strongest in Lodoss!

lt`s because we knew Prince Robess was asking Flaim for reinforcements.

Kashue`s attack was easy to predict.

lt looks like launching a sneak attack after making...

...our preparations was the correct decision.

Once l defeat Kashue and take Flaim as my own...

...it`ll just be a matter of time before l rule all of Lodoss!

How could this have happened?!

F- Forgive me, Your Highness!

This attack force was made up of mostly young knights.

Most had never been in battle before....

They were so hungry for glory...

...that they were caught by the more experienced enemy.

With the results being obvious.

At this rate, we`re only strengthening the enemy!

Move our mercenary division up to engage their front line.

ln the meantime, we`ll hit their main forces being held in the rear!

Are you going after the duke yourself, Highness?

l`m going to take Raster`s head!

Now show our overconfident enemies how terrifying mercenaries can be!

You took the words out of my mouth, sir.

Charge!

A report, sir!

Kashue has taken to the battlefield and is coming this way!

What?!

Duke Raster!

The man`s a fool to attack with such a small force!

A reward for the one who brings him down!

FlRE!!!

That man... lsn`t he afraid of death?!

Dammit, out of my way! Kashue`s head is mine!

Kashue! Prepare to die!

He... He jumped it?!

King Kashue Arnague of Flaim has arrived!

He`s...so strong!

He`s so strong! lt`s too much!

What should we do, Duke Raster?!

Now! Get going!

With Raster having fled, the Alanian forces were no match for Flaim`s.

Raster fled with his remaining forces back to his capital, Alan...

...and, using the general population as a shield, settled in for a siege.

ln response, the Flaim forces have completely surrounded Alan and...

...Kashue has dispatched a messenger offering Raster terms of surrender.

lt`s taking too long! How long do they intend to make us wait?!

The negotiations are still going on. All we can do is wait.

Highness, he`s back!

Right! Bring him in!

l`m back, Your Highness.

l take it the negotiations aren`t going well.

No, sir. He keeps repeating that they`ll only surrender...

...if we return to Flaim.

lf we do that, it`s not a surrender at all, is it?

Looks like this is going to drag on.

Damn you, Raster! We have to get to Marmo as soon as we can!

Garrack, could you just calm down a little?

He`s late. He`s late! He`s late! He`s late!

The guy`s hopeless...

Well, Spark is sort of late getting back here.

The banquet`s gonna start soon.

lf he isn`t back in time for it...

You don`t suppose those Valis sailors caught him, do you?

They couldn`t have!

Spark!

Are you hurt?!

No... l`m fine...

Yeah, he looks okay.

We were worried about you!

Really! Garrack kept pacing around the room.

We couldn`t calm him down for anything!

He doesn`t have to hear about that!

Anyway, l`m just relieved you made it back in time.

We thought you were going to miss the banquet...

...and we were about ready to panic.

Everyone, l`m sorry.

Did something happen?

Listen to me, all of you. After what happened, l met a man.

My name`s Jay. lf you feel like it...

...then come by the bridge with your friends...

after the moon rises tonight.

l can take you to Kanon.

And let you become Marmo mercenaries,

just like you want to be.

Tonight?

Yeah, tonight. Tomorrow`s too late.

l`ll be waiting for you...friend.

ls he really a Marmo?

l think there`s no question about it.

lf a Marmo came here on a ship...

...it means that ship is a Marmo military vessel.

lt must be posing as a free trader.

For what purpose?

To transport their man who`s carrying...

...the Soul Crystal Ball, of course.

Yeah, you`re right.

When you think about it, this is the clue we`ve been looking for.

A military ship just for that? No, l don`t buy it.

You think there`s some other reason for it?

You only use a military ship for one thing.

They`re planning to attack Valis!

Huh?! There`s no way they would!

You don`t think they`re going after the temple of Falis, do you?!

They`re going after the second key for resurrecting the Destroyer...

...that`s stored in the temple. The Staff of Life!

l think l agree with you!

We`d better tell the king, fast!

Spark!

But if we tell King Etoh this information...

...he`ll know we were poking around inside of Valis!

Besides, the Marmo attacking is only a possibility.

lf we`re wrong about this...

Yeah, that`s true, but...

What`s going on, everyone?

...and as l said, this is all just conjecture on our part.

The guy did say he just wants to take mercenaries...

...who want to work for the Marmo over to Kanon.

But this theory about a Marmo attack might be true.

Shouldn`t we tell His Highness about this?

That`s what l said, but...

And now the captain`s like that. l just don`t get it.

Why`s he so torn up about this?

Um, excuse me...

C- Captain...?

Gotta exercise. l`ll be right back.

He`s lost his way.

Lost his way?

No, maybe that`s not the best way to put it.

lt`s more along the lines of...

...he no longer knows what he has to do.

What he has to do?

King Kashue`s ORDERED us to stop looking for the Soul Crystal Ball...

...and go back to Flaim.

Yeah...

Meaning what we did in the port of Roid violated those orders.

But those orders came from King Kashue!

King Etoh had nothing to do with them, right?!

Think about what we did.

We`re foreign knights messing around like we`re in our own kingdom!

Spark is afraid that what he did may have put cracks...

...into the alliance between Flaim and Valis.

And if Flaim and Valis break ranks now...

...they wouldn`t be able to beat the Marmo-Alanian alliance.

And he didn`t get any hard evidence to prove the Marmo will attack.

l`ll bet he feels like an idiot for not doing that.

l get you... There`s a lot of things...

...that go into becoming a knight, aren`t there?

lt`s not like being a mercenary at all.

This is no time to be going to any banquets.

All we can do now is wait. Until Spark makes his decision.

A decision as a knight...huh?

As a knight...

Spark... Shouldn`t you rest a little?

Swinging your sword around when you`re confused...

...isn`t exactly training, is it?

Try to think about what`s most important instead.

Do that, and l`m sure the answer will come to you.

l am thinking!

l keep thinking, but l still can`t find the answer!

People`s lives...

No, the entire future of Lodoss may be riding on this.

l KNOW that!

But if we make the wrong choice, Flaim and Valis might...!

That doesn`t really matter in the long run, does it?

Neese! You`re a cleric, which means you just have to think about...

...your order`s teachings and how things affect it! But l have to...!

l`m a knight! l have to think about my duty to my kingdom!

l see... Then l`ll say nothing.

You`re free to do as you see fit.

Dammit! Why does she have to be so cheerfully simple all the time?!

Doesn`t she understand human feelings?!

Everyone, the banquet is about to begin.

Would you please come to the great hall?

We`re out of time.

Spark...

Well, we have to go.

We don`t want King Etoh to be suspicious of us.

Wasn`t Lady Neese with you?

l thought she came back in a few minutes ago.

She didn`t come back in here.

Great! Not only do we have...

...this banquet to deal with, but now Neese has...!

l wonder where she went.

Y- You don`t think Lady Neese went to the temple of Falis, do you?!

But why would she...?

Have you forgotten?! The reason Lady Neese came to Valis?!

The Staff of Life, the second key, is there!

ls she planning to protect it from the Marmo...?!

And she went by herself?! That`s insane!

lf they steal the Staff of Life, they`ll come after her next!

Where`s the sense of putting herself in that kind of danger?!

lt was because she knew that Lady Neese went!

To fight against her cursed destiny of being the Doorway!

That`s right... Neese...

She`s been fighting all along!

Fighting to stop the Destroyer`s resurrection all by herself!

Try to think about what`s most important instead.

Do that, and l`m sure the answer will come to you.

And despite that... Despite that, l...!

Neese!

His Highness is in the great hall, right?!

Y- Yes, sir.

lt looks like he now knows what he needs to do.

l wonder what King Kashue will say when hears about this.

He`d probably be happy.

What am l so confused about?!

l`ve been so concerned about duty and politics...

...that l forgot about what`s most important!

Didn`t l swear l`d protect Neese?! But despite that, l...!

What`s most important now is to protect Neese and the Staff of Life!

To stop the Destroyer from being reborn!

Hey! Who are you?!

Forgive my rudeness, Your Highness!

l`ve come because there`s something l must tell you!

From the way you`re acting, l assume that dinner is off.

Yes, sir!

Garrack! Let`s go!

Right!

l understand. We`d better act at once.

You believe him, Your Highness?! He could be a Marmo spy!

lf l`m wrong, then lock me up in prison or wherever you want to!

Highness!

We have a report from our lookout towers!

Flames have been spotted in the direction of the temple of Falis!

What?!

And now Valis, too, is swept away in the wave of war`s chaos...

Neese!

Neese, l`m coming!

Captain, you forgot something!

Go now! l`ll join you soon with my royal guard.

Thank you, Highness! Everyone, let`s go!

l have no doubts anymore!

The Staff of Life and Neese...

l swear l`ll protect them both!

Welcome to Lodoss lsland!

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

Here`s how the plan will work.

Once they fall into the hole, l`ll offer to release them...

...in exchange for the cookies.

Naturally, l won`t REALLY let them go.

l call it Operation Fall in the Hole and Get the Cookies!

Pow-Pow, Parn!

Pow-Pow, Parn!

You see? My name just isn`t funny like that.

Yeah...

Huh? A monster?

That`s Little Gargoyle, Mama Dragon`s messenger.

What have we here? Oh...?

What? What? What`s it say?

A letter from Mama Dragon! l`ll be taking this!

Agh! The Dark Elf!

lt must contain vital information on how to make the cookies!

l could have just stolen your cookies!

Give us that letter back, you idiot!

No way, Jose!

Come back here!

Spark? Where`d you go?

Spark! Where are you?! Spark!

Neese? l`m down here!

No use... Now what do we do?

To be continued!

The Marmo forces have landed in the holy kingdom of Valis.

We race to the temple of Falis in pursuit of the missing Neese.

ls the Staff of Life safe? What about Neese?!

What l must protect lies inside raging flames!

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

"Mission... The Path One Follows."