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Sweet goodness!

Sugary treats make the best breaks from studying.

I hope you enjoy my Dionaea mille-feuille.

It's sweet and delicious!

I never knew you were so good at making desserts.

I lack magical power, but at the very least, I've been able to perfect my favorite treats.

When I bake with love, even I can make people smile.

It makes me so glad.

Really?

Then these pastries must be your magic.

That's why they're so good.

My! And your words are like magic to me, Lady Sariphi!

Would you teach me to bake today?

But of course!

Is there a gentleman for whom you'd like to make a treat?

Oh, Lady Sariphi! You're simply charming!

I could just gobble you up!

Munch, munch!

Munch, munch, munch!

Something smells pleasant.

Captain Jormungand!

C-Captain Jormungand! U-Um...

Would you care for one?

Why, Princess Amit.

While I am honored, I must train soon.

Human lady, I have business with you.

The Holy Beast of Immortality and Rebirth

A royal council?

Yes. The king and his chief vassals have convened in the council chamber.

Chancellor Anubis requested that I escort you to join them.

The chancellor asked for me?

About Abi...

I know he has a sharp tongue.

I can't blame you for resenting him.

But all he does, he does to defend the king.

The line of Anubis has existed to serve the royal family for generations.

He would do anything to protect the king's throne.

Even if that meant defying the king's will.

I wish to receive the Lady Sariphi as our formal queen.

What are you playing at, Anubis?

Sire, I merely considered your strong feelings on this matter.

However, I do wish to impose certain conditions.

What?

I realize that we should not presume to test our future queen.

That said,

to present the people with a human, a former sacrifice of no noble rank,

would sow disorder in the realm.

Lady Sariphi must make herself the most accomplished consort in our history.

Hence the conditions I propose.

The first of these

is that Lady Sariphi must learn to command a holy beast.

Queens traditionally forge a pact with a holy beast when they marry.

Commanding one of these divine messengers is a symbol of royal authority.

But Sariphi has no magical power. If she were to do such a thing,

it would consume her life instead.

You must know that.

And that isn't all.

If she mistakenly summons a wicked demon,

then it will claim her, since she lacks the power to resist,

and she'll wander hell for eternity, unable even to die.

For that reason, we will not force the issue.

Lady Sariphi is free to decide.

Will you accept these trials or not?

The choice is yours.

Out of the question!

I need not entertain such base proposals.

My queen is mine to choose!

Your Majesty.

Strike today's council from your memory.

I swear that I'll make them accept you.

I'll let no one stand between us.

But...

...would sow disorder in the realm.

But all he does, he does to defend the king.

Don't dwell on matters that don't concern you.

I will keep you safe.

Don't worry, Sariphi!

You don't need to endanger yourself! His Majesty will sort it out!

And we'll protect you, too!

Protect!

Thank you.

Why are the two of you so good to me?

His Majesty rescued us.

We're the runts of the Cyclopian Clan.

It takes two of us to do one beast's job.

But the king gave us honest work doing odd jobs around the palace.

What matters to His Majesty matters to us, too!

Besides...

You're nice to us, Sari, so we c-care about you!

Care about Sari!

Don't relax just because this is training! Watch your opponent!

Wild sword strokes will never strike the foe!

Everyone is choosing to do their parts.

They all care about the king in their own ways.

So...

So what do I do?

His Majesty might get in trouble and lose a lot because of me.

That makes me the only one being protected.

The only one.

This girl is the latest offering.

The 99th sacrifice.

I've eaten you.

Now you belong to me.

I need to be more prepared, too.

For what it means to stay by the king's side.

I hereby witness that you have sealed this pledge in blood.

Sariphi! What is the meaning of this?!

I'm sorry, Your Majesty.

But I've made up my mind.

I've been doing my best to think of ways I can help you,

and I've finally found one.

This is the right thing for me to do now.

I need to win everyone's acceptance.

That will protect the king.

So...

I offer you my life.

She'll give her life force in place of magic?

W-Will that really be safe for Lady Sariphi?

That's not the only risk.

If she slips up and summons a wicked demon,

it'll possess her, and awful things will happen.

Awful!

Utogalia, utogalia, telek, tekitelemau, uyuriti,

niyono, kogashtawa, izansono,

tanagaleso, itoutla...

All my strength is... draining away.

...kadata, nahwatanar.

Lady Sariphi!

Wh-What just happened?

She stopped before finishing the incantation.

When the spell fails, it rebounds on the caster.

So this is what happens when I mess up.

I feel so exhausted,

like I really did have the life sucked out of me.

But this is no time to lose heart.

I've only just started.

I'll do it this time.

Telek, tekitelemau, uyuriti...

Sariphi!

I can't move.

Maybe the king was right, and I really can't do this.

You can't complete that trial.

I swore that I would make you my queen.

Why did you do this without consulting me?!

I'm sorry, but I'm the only one who you just protect.

I'm the only one who can't do anything,

and I'm sick of it.

I made up my mind

that I'd do whatever I could, too.

Lady Sariphi...

Should she really be doing this after she collapsed yesterday?

A human can't perform the rite of summoning more than twice a day.

If she keeps failing, she'll be in danger.

I drew the magic circle right.

Now I just need to be careful with the incantation.

Utogalia, utogalia, telek, tekitelemau, uyuriti...

Sari!

If you wish to visit the human lady, I cannot let you pass.

B-But I truly fear for Lady Sariphi's safety!

If she has accepted the risks,

then those who watch over her must, as well.

Lady Sariphi...

I have to keep trying.

I've accepted the risks.

No matter how reckless this is or how it turns out,

I won't let that stop me!

Niyono, kogashtawa, izansono, tanagaleso...

Sari!

Sire?

What are you doing, sire?

The pledge states that she will not seek aid under any circumstances.

And even you, sire, are no exception.

I'm not aiding her. I'm merely granting her a brief rest.

Unacceptable.

If you insist on such tortured logic,

I must consider that she has abandoned this trial and...

I have not broken the terms, so I will not have my actions questioned.

Today's attempt is at an end.

Wait, sire.

I'm fine.

You've done all you can.

If you continue, you truly will die.

My life was always meant to be sacrificed.

I'm not the least bit scared of dying.

Fool!

Do not forget.

Your life was offered up to me.

It is my property.

Don't make me lose you!

Sire...

Why, Lady Sariphi.

I didn't see you for a whole day, so I assumed you had fled from...

What have I been doing all this time?

Utogalia, utogalia, telek, tekitelemau, uyuriti,

niyono, kogashtawa, izansono...

Could this be... success?!

She hadn't finished the incantation!

But it's clearly different from her previous failures.

She and her garments aren't burning. These fell flames consume her within.

Has the wench summoned a wicked demon at last?!

When I gave up my life for the king,

did I want to make him look like that from now on?

No.

...tanagaleso, itoutla, kadata, nahwatanar!

What?!

Yes!

A holy beast bonds with its master's soul.

Those whose hearts are wicked or weak

and those who deny the future cannot behold them.

Have hope!

I need to live! With His Majesty—with Leo!

C-Could this be...

...a holy beast?

It's smaller than I expected.

Well done, Sariphi.

Thanks.

What're you staring at me for? You wanna throw down?

I'll beat your stupid, ugly mugs black and blue.

I can't make out a word you're saying.

This meal was supposed to help get Sari's strength back!

No eat!

It's all right, Cy, Clops.

He came all the way here for me.

Although...

You think this cheap grub is good enough for me, lunkheads?

...he's awfully rude.

I ain't just any holy beast.

Only I have the powers of immortality and rebirth.

You can call me Bennu the Great, the one and only phoenix.

Phoenix?

I may not be much to look at now,

but I was once a sacred bird with gold and scarlet plumage.

People called me the most beautiful and sublime holy beast out there.

Wow, Mr. Phoenix! That's amazing!

You bet. A big shot like me is wasted on a little human girlie like you.

Now that you know, show me some reverence, you brainless dolt.

That is the fabled phoenix?

Lord Anubis!

I beg your pardon, Lady Sariphi, but that scrawny, vulgar creature

Hey! Watch it!

can hardly be the phoenix, a divine messenger.

Who're you calling a "scrawny, vulgar creature"?!

But that's what he says he is.

Say that again! I dare you!

Hey, dog-breath! You making fun of me?!

I'm the phoenix! I've lived a hundred times longer than you!

I'll knock your block off, jackass!

Lady Sariphi, can you understand what the holy beast is saying?

Don't look down your nose at me from way up there!

Yup. He's been talking this whole time.

I want grub!

Admittedly, holy beasts can be understood only by their summoners,

but my issue is not with the truth of the matter.

I want to know if the people will accept... that as the holy beast of their queen.

That beast could not possibly appear less phoenix-like.

It won't do, unless by some miracle it were to assume a more regal form.

But that hardly seems likely.

That sorry excuse for a bird can't even fly.

Chancellor! Was it wise to say that? If by some chance...

Have no fear.

That holy beast appears to have long since exhausted its sacred power.

It is but a shell of its former self.

B-But even so...

If you are so concerned, why not devise a plan of your own on occasion?

Okay, Mr. Phoenix,

follow my lead.

What's that fancy getup for, girlie?

I just made it in a hurry.

Baby birds learn to fly by watching their parents, right?

Who're you calling a baby?!

All right, watch closely!

Hold it, featherbrain!

N-Now you try.

Like hell I will!

Okay, I'll fan you, so ride the breeze!

I'm just getting blown around, you moron!

I hope Lady Sariphi will be all right.

She's hasn't even fully recovered yet.

Time out! I quit!

Mr. Phoenix...

I'm fed up with this crap!

I know better than anybody.

I used up all my power. I'm just a chicken carcass now.

Is that it for your power of rebirth?!

The battlefield's still littered with wounded soldiers!

Shield me!

You're immortal, right?!

I'll never be able to fly again.

But so what?! Being grounded won't kill me!

I'm sorry, Mr. Phoenix.

I shouldn't have pushed you.

I thought that, in truth, you wanted to fly more than anyone else.

But please don't put yourself down as you are now.

I had nothing,

but still, you came to me.

Well done.

You gave me so much confidence.

Even if you're a bit small, even if you can't fly,

to me, you're a magnificent holy beast.

Mr. Phoenix, it's breakfast time!

Is that...

Mr. Phoenix?

C-Can we really get away with this, boss?

Sneaking into the royal palace and...

Just shut up and keep watch!

Killing this one lousy bird pays enough for us to live on for half a year.

Easiest money I ever heard of.

Why the hell am I doing this?

Who cares if I can't fly?

Who needs to look good?

This way, no one'll overwork me.

No one'll need me anymore.

This is the phoenix? What a joke.

We don't need this thing.

Now, no one...

No one...

Mr. Phoenix!

Hang in there!

I know you can fly!

Yes!

Wha?

I-Is she brain-dead?!

Who jumps to save a bird that can't die?!

You've gotta be the biggest idiot alive, you...

halfwit numbskull!

M-Mr. Phoenix! You got your power back?!

But how?

Moron. Immortality and rebirth are mine to command.

As long as you believe in me, I'll always come back.

Wh-What's that?!

I-It can't be!

Mommy, a holy beast.

Don't be silly. Holy beasts only appear at festivals.

El! We've got a customer.

O-Okay.

Man, I haven't flown in ages. Even you're heavy for me, girlie.

So get off, nincompoop!

Huh?!

As long as someone believes in me,

I can be strong...

as many times as it takes.

I'll translate: "Bennu just loves the chancellor!"

When did I say that, numbskull?! Don't put words in my mouth!

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