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Arakishu was defeated, but his moving castle was apparently rigged to self-destruct when that happened. now the platform Nagi, Xenogon, Alan, and Mephisto were on is shooting up into the sky like some kind of escape pod. As the Forest of Sheltering Wind comes into view, Alan says

The last demon king, Wind Demon King Soju, is here!!

finally! an alcohol ive heard of before! Alan and Mephisto offer to help Nagi and Xenogon defeat Soju as thanks for helping them. they all promise to find each other when they land. so Alan and Mephisto are going to be part of the story a little longer in exchange for their arc ending early.

When Nagi is separated from everyone else after their crash landing, he ends up getting chased by Tear Dragon Nakisawame.

The person who saves him is Young Master Iseul, who was in the middle of training in the forest. His name means "dewdrop" in Korean. also dew forms because of condensation, and condensation happens during distillation... hmmmmmm which prominent family is he the young master of, HMMM

Nagi is like thanks for saving me, have you seen my friends? and that gives Iseul this flashback:

You want friends? Rather than that, you must train, my son. Do not rely on anyone. Your own strength is the only thing that can be trusted on the battlefield.

Then it turns out some other people are also getting chased by Nakisawame:

Kagura Akane (on the left) and Kagura Aoi (right). i guess their titles are "Kagura" as another way to call them shrine maidens, because kagura is a ritual that shrine maidens do. it kind of sounds like an Anime Last Name though.

Nagi can't bear to leave the girls helpless on their own, so he charges at Nakisawame and so does Iseul.

Eliminate those that threaten your life with all your might!! That is one of Father's teachings.

Those winds are so tidy...!! They're different from mine and Xenogon's... and shaped just like crescents!

one moon-related mention.

everyone there then discovers that Nakisawame is being controlled by a Dark Crystal.

{continuing from previous panel: Those who recieve Dark Crystals} are either sealed for eternity, their energy drained away, or controlled by the power of darkness...!!

i guess there's this reminder of what Dark Crystals do, in case you forgot while reading this monthly manga.

Nagi wants to save the dragon, while Iseul wants to defeat Nakisawame alone. this time it's Iseul who charges ahead first.

Father said this! "One who cannot fight alone shall never improve!!" Heh... This is perfect for finishing off my training! Father will be pleased!!

Nakisawame overwhelms and crushes Iseul. Nagi rushes in to save him, but he refuses it.

I have to fight by myself... Father said not to rely on anyone!

If you die, it's the end!! You idiot!!

when he was younger in chapter 4, Nagi got stubborn, had a fight with Granpa Mido, ran away from home, and then almost got himself and Xenogon killed because of his stubborness. it really hurts that Iseul is reminding him of himself back then. dang. honestly i didnt think that emotional part from the chapter 4 flashback would get referenced at this point.

It's wrong to put your life in danger just because of some rule your dad made, Iseul!

i agree, his dad seems teeeerrrrible. plus it's okay to get help, Iseul!

I won't abandon a friend!

he looks so happy to be called a friend for the first time in his life! so adorable.

《Ultimate EX Move》 Moonlight Vortex!!

more moon...

Let's Ignore the Evil Shadowy Moon Thing in the background. but seriously what is with there being at least three obvious moon things. what are they trying to tell us.

after that, Iseul goes home and there's

THIIIIISSSS MANNNNN.

relationship chart (1:28)

the colors of the lines seem coded according to the types of the relationships, but there is no legend/key for the chart saying which colors mean which. i think red means they hate each other and blue means they like each other, though.

the parts of the background that are paler sort the characters into factions. the triangle is "Travelers", the rectangle is "Arakishu's Army", and anyone not in a shape is one of the "Inhabitants of the Desert".

i'll kind of go around from the left side to the right typing this out. each pair only has one line between them so two of these i cant really tell whos saying what. sorry.

DISCOVERER ALAN to GUIDING SPIRIT MEPHISTO: You talk a lot.... GUIDING SPIRIT MEPHISTO to DISCOVERER ALAN: Entertain me some mooore!

CHICK RUKH to DISCOVERER ALAN and WANDERER CHARLES: Chirp, chiiirp! DISCOVERER ALAN to CHICK RUKH: …Is it a bird? WANDERER CHARLES to CHICK RUKH: …It's a bird!

INFINITE MUSKETEER DARTAN is WANDERER CHARLES's True Form

WANDERER CHARLES to DISCOVERER ALAN: This is comfortable. DISCOVERER ALAN to WANDERER CHARLES: It's comfortable... {i think the quote with the dots is Alan's because from what i understand, he's not talkative and his voice trails off often}

between WANDERER CHARLES and DR. FRANKEN: There's something I want to ask you about./You know Professor?

WANDERER CHARLES to BLACKSMITH ANVIL: That gun!?

DISCOVERER ALAN to BLACKSMITH ANVIL: These knives...!? BLACKSMITH ANVIL to DISCOVERER ALAN: Looks like you'd be able to use them.

BLACKSMITH ANVIL to DEMON KING ARAKISHU: I've had enough! DEMON KING ARAKISHU to BLACKSMITH ANVIL: I'm dissapointed.

DISCOVERER ALAN to DEMON KING ARAKISHU: I'll save... my friend! DEMON KING ARAKISHU to DISCOVERER ALAN: Then come at me!

DISCOVERER ALAN to MECHANICAL GENERAL ACCELA: I'll defeat you with my traps! MECHANICAL GENERAL ACCELA to DISCOVERER ALAN: You're cocky.

DEMON KING ARAKISHU to MECHANICAL GENERAL ACCELA: Come with me. MECHANICAL GENERAL ACCELA to DEMON KING ARAKISHU: He's a man of all men.

DEMON KING ARAKISHU to MECHANICAL MINISTER BRAKE: I'm relying on you. MECHANICAL MINISTER BRAKE to DEMON KING ARAKISHU: This one admires you. {i have to give him a first person pronoun here and he always ends his sentences with で申す (de mousu), so i just imagined that his is 拙者 (sessha). i have not actually heard him use that, so to be clear, i just made him use "this one" because it was convenient for me}

MECHANICAL GENERAL ACCELA to MECHANICAL MINISTER BRAKE: You're slow! MECHANICAL MINISTER BRAKE to MECHANICAL GENERAL ACCELA: You are reckless!

DEMON KING ARAKISHU to DINOSAUR WARRIOR TRICERA and DINOSAUR WARRIOR STEGO: Work harder. DINOSAUR WARRIOR TRICERA to DEMON KING ARAKISHU: He's kind of scary... DINOSAUR WARRIOR STEGO to DEMON KING ARAKISHU: Grawr...

DEMON KING ARAKISHU to PROTOTYPE CODE IV and MECHANICAL DRAGON DRACOMACHINA: It's well made. PROTOTYPE CODE IV to DEMON KING ARAKISHU: BEGINNING EXECUTION OF OBJECTIVE. MECHANICAL DRAGON DRACOMACHINA to DEMON KING ARAKISHU: Gyaooos!

DR. FRANKEN to PROTOTYPE CODE IV: Go on, say what is it that you desire. PROTOTYPE CODE IV to DR. FRANKEN: PR.......................................ESTROY...! {はかせ ("professor", hakase) and はかい ("destroy", hakai) both start with はか, so IV sounded really close to saying "professor"}

Arina explains the story (1:43 - 4:17)

ARINA: Demon King Arakishu is the one trying to conquer this desert!! Arakishu is incredibly good with robots and skilled at tinkering with machines!! But he's using those talents to keep the most precious thing in the desert, water, all for himself!

SUNTA: Ohh, right! Water was important here!!

ARINA: Mhm, mhm. And you know, the one trying to resist this control is Traveler Alan!! Together with Traveler Charles, who he met in a Rukh nest, Alan is trying to do something and take the water back from Arakishu, but they get captured instead~!!

SUNTA: So that's why he got caught~!

ARINA: Charles and Alan work together to escape from the fortress, but due to Arakishu's pursuit, they get lose sight of each other in the middle of a sandstorm!!

SUNTA: Oh, no way! That's sad!

ARINA: Mm. In order to find Charles who disappeared, Alan goes on a journey in search of new power! Then he finds a hidden treasure, unseals Mephisto, and forms a contract with them! After becoming allies with Mephisto, he meets Blackmith Anvil, who once gave him specially-made knives, again, and a lot of things happen...

SUNTA: Ohh! What do you mean by a lot!?

ARINA: A lot of things happen, and in front of Arakishu's, who's turned into an Evil God, fortress, Alan finally reunites with Charles! But!! He learns a shocking truth there! Charles is an alter ego, and he was actually a warrior called Dartannn!

SUNTA: Wait a moment. I don't get it anymore. Um, Charles wasn't actually Charles and he was Dartan?

ARINA: Well, both are true, but Dartan has the ability to move through time and space! In other words, he's a time leaper!! Even if he makes friends in the current dimension, a day will come where they'll have to part ways. So Dartan started to disguise his real identity and call himself Charles!

SUNTA: A time leaper... He's Charles and he's also Dartan... I don't really get it, but... It's really cooool!! You know, what if I'm Sunta and kind of another existence?

ARINA: What are you saying? Sunta-kun, you're not a time leaper!

SUNTA: Oh, right! Hahaha.

ARINA: By the way, thanks to this Infinite Warrior's Gun, Dartan can time-leap!!

my thoughts

so Dartan pretended to be Charles because if people don't know who he really is, it'll hurt less when he leaves. man... and he seems surprised that Anvil has an Old Gun that Anvil drops once he's defeated. actually, i kind of wish that they explained why he even has that.

based on Accela's thoughts on Arakishu in the relationship chart, when she said "I don’t regret… choosing…… this path………." in her defeat quote, i think she meant she doesn't regret following a man she respects even if it ends badly for her. and again, assuming blue means mutual like, Accela and Brake get along despite criticizing each other a little. something like friendly coworker arguments, i guess.