Seisen Cerberus: Ryuukoku no Fatalités

The continent of Kunaan was ruled by sword and sorcery.

Three powerful countries existed there.

The Kingdom of Saint Amoria, the Kingdom of Ishilfeen,

and the Kingdom of Vanlodis.

They were all equally powerful,

and it was clear that any trouble in one

would immediately start a continent-wide war.

And there was an evil dragon on the continent that all men feared.

His name was Dagan Zot.

He scorched the earth, and brought disaster to the people.

Nambuuko ordered Dr. Baffaloppa to create

a terrifying new weapon that would fuse orcs and humans.

He captured Hiiro,

and tried to find out the relationship between him and Dagan Zot, but...

But your heart is not yours!

Baffaloppa felt there must be some great secret hidden within his heart,

so he entrusted him with Saraato, and helped him escape.

And Hiiro reunited with Giruu and the others.

Thought so.

This is a former magic stone quarry.

They tried to increase output too quickly, ran out of stone, and abandoned it.

I'm more interested in what the young master said just now.

Yeah, he was a weird old man.

But he didn't seem like he was lying.

Hiiro, you smell like Dr. Baffaloppa.

Who is that old man?

Daddy?

With that face? No way.

So what's all this about?

Young Master, this is simply a hypothesis,

but I'm troubled by his words.

"Your heart is not your own."

If that's true...

No way.

The key may be Dagan Zot.

It looked as if he tried to protect you then!

I always wondered why.

Did you feel any kind of, well... resonance with the evil dragon?

Resonance?

Your heartbeat, for example,

or the mark that was on Dagan Zot's body, too.

Does that mean...?

What?

The young master's heart is not his own.

So is the dragon's heart its own?

Wh-What are you saying?

What if your hearts were switched?

Then he was more interested in protecting his heart than protecting you!

The dragon's heart is here?

Impossible.

Giruu... Tell me you're lying!

If it is true,

then maybe ten years ago,

Bairo-sama switched them in an act of desperation?

Like the strange power you unconsciously manifested at Mirror Plains...

Perhaps that power was hidden within Dagan Zot's heart?

Extreme rage and extreme fear...

I felt those feelings there.

Perhaps they became the trigger that turned you into a dragon temporarily.

You could say that you transformed into a dragon.

Perhaps we should call it your dragon form.

Dragon form?

I know it's crazy.

But I think it explains many of the things that have happened so far.

Does that mean that if I die, Dagan Zot dies as well?

And if Dagan Zot dies, I die, too, right?

We don't know that yet.

If I want revenge for my parents, I have to be prepared to die, right?

Damn it!

This can't be happening!

Hiiro!

Palupa!

Don't.

It's probably a personal thing.

It's not nice to listen in.

I know.

Yeah? Yeah?

You like that, Yellow Doggie?

Nambuuko-sama gave you that?

That's right.

I told him, "Sometimes he's really strong!"

And then he gave this to me!

That's my Nambuuko-sama.

Then...

That's right!

It's time to get back to searching!

Have fun!

It's so hot.

And it's gonna get hotter.

Come inside.

Come on, you're gonna dry out.

Sheesh...

And you used to be such a cute baby.

And now you're a very troubled boy.

Right, Giruu?

Yes.

Hiiro.

It's Palupa!

Whoopsie.

You're trying to take my mind off it with old stories?

Hah. Hell no.

Ever since you were little...

What the hell?!

Whenever you got upset or down,

you would always crouch down and lean forward.

I don't remember all that stuff.

What?

Take a look.

You're crouching and leaning forward right now!

That's always how you've been.

Like back then...

Or when you weren't getting any better at swordsmanship and cried all the time.

What are you getting at?

Listen.

Giruu was actually...

Stop it.

...researching magic.

During the day he'd train you.

And at night he'd study magic.

For the past ten years.

Giruu, a man who doesn't know a damn thing about magic!

Enough!

Who do you think he was doing that for?

Hiiro, he was doing it for you!

Listen.

There's still so much we don't know about the Disaster at Balbagoa.

But isn't this possible?

Is it possible that Bairo-sama gave his life to protect you?

Well?

So Giruu said he wanted to find out the truth, for you.

Giruu...

I'm sorry.

I haven't been able to find out anything thus far, but...

"Bairo-sama's watching me from up there.

He's telling me to take care of Hiiro."

You are the one we must protect.

No matter how much the dragon within you rages,

it's our job to protect you.

Well, that's how it is.

We're with you—

Wait, that's really cheesy!

I see. You're right.

Giruu! Palupa!

You've cheered up!

You're with me until we get the Grand Trowa, right?

If I've got that, I can switch out our hearts, right?

That'll solve everything!

Y-Young Master!

That was fast.

And you weren't listening to me!

I feel like an idiot for trying to cheer you up!

Okay, just wait,

Dagan Zot!

We're going back in.

Man, that's really annoying.

I feel like crouching and leaning forward myself.

And!