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More …

Even stronger …

More …

Even stronger!

That was pretty close!

You have to be more aggressive in combat.

Like me.

Isn't that right, Ragna?

Thanks, Leo.

Buuuh!

No, Ragna.

What should you do when you praise me?

Thank you, Leo.

We are comrades, so that goes without saying.

Dragons …

An ancient species of demons.

They are the natural enemy of humanity… predators…

There are two ways to kill a dragon.

Their blood is frozen with the silver aura that emanates from silver weapons.

Or …

you burn them in the sun.

Gut.

The quest is completed.

Should we go home, Ragna?

And.

Episode 1: The day the Grim Reaper was born

City in the Kingdom of Lese Ronabera

The scar on her face…

The child prodigy Leonica.

It is said that she hunted 30 dragons alone.

I've heard of 50.

Even though she is so small…

Guild building

Those who complete quests to kill the dangerous dragons,

and those who are paid for this are called “dragon hunters”.

And of all the dragon hunters who live in the city of Ronabera,

Leo is by far the one who has killed the most dragons.

At 12 years old, she is one of the strongest dragon hunters.

From now on it will surely become even stronger.

Mampf, mampf …

What's wrong, Leo?

I want some meat.

Okay, let's eat meat tonight.

Hurray!

– Mampf, mampf …

– The Dragon Hunter Prodigy…

The girl loved by the Silver Sword…

With envy and awe

Leo is called that by people.

But …

Leo is my …

Heroine!

Another photo?

And.

To document your meteoric rise ,

It's a pleasure.

No, Ragna.

If it weren't for me , you wouldn't be here!

You are a lucky guy, Ragna.

I bet the food you received thanks to the generosity

of your prodigy is delicious.

Who is this?

I'm Sykes Charluke! The second best dragon slayer after you!

I don't know you at all! I'm sorry!

Boss, pull yourself together!

Give your best!

And…

I'll start again from the beginning.

You're a third-rate fighter teaming up with a prodigy.

Are you even aware that you are dragging them down?

You are a burden.

No, you are the burden bearer.

You know what I mean.

Damn bastard…

What do you want to achieve with a silver sword?

Wealth? Rank? Fame? How much do you want?

I want to be the strongest.

I want to become strong.

More than anyone else or anything else.

That's what I thought when I held the sword in my hand for the first time.

That's why I became a dragon hunter.

Because dragons are the strongest of all living creatures.

I'm always chasing dragons...

I'm also hunting a dragon god that's supposed to be out there somewhere.

I want to convince myself that I, Leonica, am the strongest.

Hey, wer will

come with me?

I can share my wealth, my rank and my fame with you!

Is there anyone who is willing to share their bloody life with dragon hunting?

I will follow you.

As far as I can go.

I want to walk by your side!

See, that's why I like you.

I'm starting to feel tired.

Let's go home and get some sleep.

And.

Leo, we still have to go to the bathroom and brush our teeth before we go to bed.

This is annoying. Can't I go to sleep?

Ragna, you can scrub me then.

In order.

Oh, you're going in the bath together?!

I'm not a good dragon hunter.

Even if I tried all my life,

I wouldn't be as good as Leo.

Not even close.

I will definitely

eaten by a dragon and will die.

But I do not care.

If I die doing something useful for Leo...

That will not happen.

You will lose her.

Was …

… is this?

Leo …

Ragna…

Forgive me …

A dream?

It is almost time.

You, Ragna.

Why did you go to the trouble of buying meat?

You could have just eaten at the guild restaurant?

Right but …

they didn't have enough vegetables on the menu.

That's fine.

I do not like vegetables.

That is the reason why.

I borrow the innkeeper's kitchen so I can cook dinner.

Ragna, are you cooking?

So we're having steak tonight?

And.

Hurray!

I chop the vegetables and mix them into the steak sauce…

Meat, meat, meat!

Tomorrow I want grilled meat and the day after tomorrow I want it to be rare.

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Oh man, what's going on here?

Not a single quest?

Soon we had finished all of our food.

Why don't we go out and rest?

Gladly.

There really are n't that many dragons around lately .

And…

You're right.

You should get your hair cut.

They become too long.

And…

This is perfect.

Are you ready?

F-Fast.

Ragna…

That dream again.

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You will lose her!

The thing with the dragons is strange.

And.

In the last few days,

they moved east in droves.

No wonder we didn't have any real quests.

And by East you mean…

Donapierro?

That's nonsense.

The city has not been plagued by dragons for the last ten years.

I don't know why, but that's what I heard.

Donapierru … There is …

… the silver chick!

Do you know the famous pastry shop?

If there's a dragon there, we can eat something while we hunt, Ragna.

What is that?

A dream?

Really a dream?

I do not believe that.

Aside from that …

This man.

An illusion?

A ghost?

No, I do not think so.

But …

Hey!

Hey, hey!

Boy! Hey!

What's wrong with you?

You're just staring into space.

Did the second best guy happen to say something to you again?

Do you mean me?!

Should we beat him up? Tell me!

No …

Eye bags …

Chafed hands…

The last few days

you try harder than usual.

What's going on there?

Why are you in such a hurry?

Tell me.

I …

What can I do for you?

And I don’t just mean …

… in everyday life.

What can I do,

to really help you?

When I first met you,

I thought …

How?

This boy.

He could be as strong as me.

Do you understand?

That's not correct.

I don't have your talent.

Right. You didn't.

You have no talent as a dragon hunter.

As a genius, I can attest to this.

But …

This genius sensed that you would become stronger.

I wonder what one day

which may be the trigger?

I don't know it.

I can't predict.

I look forward to it.

Until then, I will always protect you.

When I was three years old, my parents were eaten by a dragon.

I was taken in by relatives.

These relatives were also eaten by a dragon.

I was bought by a rich man

and his house was burned by a dragon.

This is your fault.

You have summoned the dragons!

You are a henchman of the dragons yourself, aren't you?

You are cursed!

I have been attacked by dragons more than once .

I have always survived.

I don’t know if there is a place

to which I belong.

Tell me, do you want to be dragon hunters together?

Having a connection to dragons is not a bad thing for a dragon hunter.

Especially if you can survive.

Also …

From today on you too can be a dragon hunter.

Wait a minute.

No!

If you stay with me...

It's not your fault.

You die because you are weak.

If you are stronger than the dragon, you will not die.

I am strong, so I will not die.

I'll prove it to you.

Let's go!

D-I can't do that.

Look, you're alive!

She …

… is strong.

She …

… will never die.

I can't imagine her dying before me.

You, Ragna.

You still believe you're cursed, don't you?

No, I do not think so.

Because you are here.

I want to be there for you.

Until the day the dragon kills me.

As long as possible …

With you.

I don't want anything else.

Also …

Bald …

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How many dragons?

Isn't there more information?

What the hell is going on here?

Donapierru was destroyed?

Why?

They were called

“the city without dragon hunters” or something like that.

Tell me what happend,

Second best over there.

My name is Sykes!

I do not know it either.

As the sun went down, they were attacked by a horde of dragons.

They said communication was interrupted!

The government has issued an urgent order.

We are supposed to hunt down the dragon horde that attacked Donapierru.

You're not coming with us, prodigy!

You could take all the glory!

He told me everything I needed to know.

I guess he's a good second best.

Ragna?

You are so pale.

What do you have?

Leo.

Run.

What was that?

Fire! The city is on fire!

We must escape...

Leo.

We should flee.

Why?

Because you …

will die...

No worries.

I will not die.

See you later.

Wait, Leo.

You there, flee!

Don't let the flames consume you.

Quick, run, run!

A dragon?

Mist!

Shoot!

Damned!

Push him back!

So many …

Mist!

What the hell is going on here?

Hey, you!

Everything OK?

You are covered in blood.

Blood is a blade.

Blood is fire.

Greetings, people.

May you perish.

There it is …

Leo.

I will not

let it die!

W-Why…

Why is there a …

high-ranking dragon?

Oh no!

I'm going to die.

If I stop him,

will be Leo …

Blood is fire.

Mist!

What is this idiot doing?!

Sykes, take care of Ragna!

He fell into the river. He's still alive!

Y-I!

How dare you? How dare you?

You hurt him...

my Ragna!

I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!

I'm sinking...

Deeper and deeper.

The dream continues.

I'm losing Leo.

I will begin my reckless revenge.

I will hunt every dragon!

I will fight.

I'm getting stronger.

I train to the limit.

But not enough …

I gained new comrades in battle .

But …

then I lost them all again.

I have lost so much in my life.

But I keep fighting anyway.

Against my limits …

My limits …

My limits …

One …

to achieve a strength beyond that !

Now that I look back…

I wanted …

probably just die.

But I'm not.

I always survive.

But …

But that …

Your future

and …

my past!

You are …

my future self?!

I …

can't forgive you!

You worshiped the little girl as a hero.

You spoiled her.

If you really cared about her,

you would have had to be stronger than everyone else to protect her.

I am strong now.

Stronger than anyone else.

I can even fight the Dragon King!

Now …

I could protect everything I have lost.

But now …

I have nothing left to protect.

What's that supposed to mean?

What only?!

Why am I so strong?!

What is this strength good for?

Then …

Then give it to me!

Now.

Now!

I need her.

I need the strength now.

Gut …

Whatever you want.

Do you understand,

how much I remembered that day

my current strength

longed for?

Was?

At this moment

the past and the future are connected.

From now on I will put all my strength into you!

He said there is a price to pay.

I said I didn't mind.

If you are me,

you would act the same way.

Smash this future!

You are tough.

I'm a genius.

But you are also strong.

Could it be that you are the dragon god?

What did you just say?

Don't put me on a level

with the great deity of my bloodline!

You low creature!

My name is Grymwelte.

I am the tenth rank of the Winged Bloodline.

Among the so-called high-ranking dragons, I am at the bottom of the hierarchy.

I'll tell you an interesting thing, you fool.

How is it that this city

and why this country is on the verge of collapse?

The great deity we worship

prefers man-made sweets as offerings.

Among other things …

is available in Donapierru …

No, there was …

… the shop “Silberküken”.

She liked this pastry shop very much.

But,

recently the store was robbed and destroyed…

The Winged Bloodlines protected an entire city!

The deity was deeply saddened.

She said …

"Enough. Destroy the whole country."

This is the reason.

The existence or destruction of a human nation,

depends on the mood of our deity.

You think you can fight us?

We just did n't take you seriously.

The dragon hunters are no threat to us.

Do you realize how puny you are?

So then …

Die!

An illusion?

No.

Something is coming...

Wh-What's happening?

Determined to destroy the dragon,

I accepted the challenge blindly.

I almost died many times.

Every time I survived.

And then I tried again.

I lost.

Lost, lost, lost, lost.

Lost, lost, lost, lost, won.

Lost, lost, lost, lost, lost, lost, won.

Lost, lost, lost, won, lost.

Lost, won, lost, won.

Won, won, won, won, won, won!

I hunted the dragon!

There were such fights for ten years .

At some point the silver sword became a part of me.

The awareness that I myself am the Silver Sword was born.

The boundary between my arm and the silver sword disappeared.

An eerie phenomenon.

But it is not impossible to hunt a dragon.

My body complains of severe pain, but I ignore it and fight.

After five years, my body completely merged with the silver sword.

The body itself became a weapon that radiates silver aura.

After three years I developed

a technique to increase the amount of silver aura in the body.

Four years later, I learned to control the silver aura at will.

After 10 years, after I had exceeded the limits of humanity,

I finally completed the most powerful fighting technique!

The pinnacle of dragon slaying… The Silver Aura Fighting Technique.

I know this feeling.

The true leaders of the bloodline…

It is the feeling I have for those

who have received the title of “King” from our deity .

The reverence for the absolutely strong.

Impossible, impossible, impossible!

As if I had respect for a human being

would have!

This is the real me, with my blood magic fully developed!

And this is the greatest flame I can unleash in this form!

Freeze.

Smash!

Ragna.

On that day …

I have my current strength

longed for.

Once again.

One more time.

About you …

Leo… Leo…

I'm alive.

I'm alive.

You must have tried very, very hard.

No …

I'm not the one who made the effort.

But he is no longer here.

But …

I know his life.

I know how much he missed Leo.

Also …

Thanks.

Ragna.

What's wrong with you?

Did you die standing up?

I told you.

There is a price to pay.

Even your self, which has preserved your past, will not live long.

And nevertheless …

What kind of loose face is that?

I have been with you for a very long time

and have never seen you without a frown between your eyebrows.

That is allright.

Now all that matters is the past.

A world where all dragons are slain…

I count on you and me in the past.

On this day

the seven cities in the Kingdom of Lese were attacked.

Six of them, including the royal capital, fell.

At the same time

It was also the day on which the “Grim Reaper” of the dragons was born.

The dragons are all gone.

The fires were somehow contained.

The city was half destroyed.

There are many dead and injured.

Leo …

Leo. Leo!

Was?

Leo.

You live.

Leo.

Ragna?

There is nothing.

Why are you crying? Disgusting.

Sykes …

Please say “Sir.”

What is the second best doing here?

After all, this is my house!

You asked me,

to rent you a room because the inn burned down!

Be thankful!

Thanks.

Just be quiet.

Also …

What will you do now?

The right thing is to leave the country.

The dragon god wants to destroy this land.

God's word is absolute.

When we cross the border, they leave us alone.

This city is near the border.

We are lucky.

We should quickly …

Sag …

Are you really Ragna?

The Ragna I know had no talent, no skills,

no brain to think with, he was a spoiled little shit.

And what the hell was that?

That was …

Answer me!

Who …

or what are you?

Answer me, Ragna!

He fell asleep.

Just now?!

That's the way it is.

He has certainly achieved this strength,

because he made a very, very strong effort in a place unknown to me .

But …

At the same time, it is unstable and stressful.

Leo… Leo… Leo…

That's fine.

I'm with you.

Leo …

But …

You still need me...

Not true,

Ragna?

Did you just say something?

No.

W-What is that?!

The forest.

The forest is attacking us!

The …

Come to me, Ragna.

This is the beginning.

Translation: Michael Ebersberger