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KOHADA SHIMESAHA
SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS
VOLUME 4
art by RAN / story by SHIKI MIZUCHI / character design by KOHADA SHIMESABA
DRAGONAR ACADEMY VOL. 4
©Ran 2013, © Shiki Mizuchi 2013
Edited by MEDIA FACTORY.
First published in Japan in 2013 by KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Tokyo.
English translation rights reseated by Seven Seas Entertainment LLC.
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A first-year Senios (upperclassman) at Ansullivan Dragonar Academy.
He has the gift of riding any dragon. He’s partnered with the young dragon Eco.
Despite her appearance, Eco is a dragon-and Ash’s Steed!
She’s young and inexperienced, but was still able to craft an Ark for him.
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A third-year student at Ansullivan Dragonar Academy, and president of
the student council. She’s the school’s most gifted Dragonar, and rides the Maestro dragon Ciichulainn.
She’s called the Scarlet Empress.
The first princess of the Knightdom of Lautreamont, and Sylvia’s eldest sister. She is a tremendous hero, and is called the Iron Blooded Valkyrie. She takes pride in her status as an unequaled,
undefeated warrior.
A first-year Senios at Ansullivan Dragonar Academy, and a childhood friend of
Rebecca’s. Since discovering Ash’s identity as the Silver Knight, she’s been trying
everything she can think of to get close enough to him to bear his offspring.
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A mysterious entity who appears in the Dragon's Workshop, a shared space
constructed by the Holy Dragons long ago. Navi helps Eco build an Ark, and has been
3, appearing in Ash’s dreams.
Asoldierfrom theZepharos Empire, Milgauss attacked Ash during the
Dragonar Festival of Aries. His true identity and motivations are
shrouded in mystery.
A girl who works alongside Milgauss. As an operative for the
Empire's intelligence service, she is currently undercover in
the knightdom.
While Ash was I j participating in the L J
Dragonar Festival of Ml Aries, he was attacked Hi and nearly killed by a njl? man who seemed to
be an imperial soldier. V With Ash moments by
away from death, his et. Steed finally awakens. □vta* However, unlike all the P V other students’ Steeds, x gAshlsidragon-whoheg^ag 'fnames^Ecq, has tKe-Z^^
s w shape ofya young M||/human girl.
X^nsullivan Dragonar ^j^cademy: a school > v )for boys and girls who’ve made pacts with
L \ dragons! Ash Blake | J is a student at the 'k academy, but he’s an k embarrassment to the ^school-even though he
I has a Star Mark (the / symbol of his pact), / his dragon has yet / to be born.
"YOU ARE\ NOT. MY |
KEEPER! I\
AM YOUR KEEPER!!!'']
% Ash and Ecojtry/§ f to settle iritofgailyjfr \
-1—life togetheVA m ^ but their effortsfare^ thwarted whemtlie A town is attacked I by M
a Necromancia! m Ash, armorecl> m by the ArklEco m created forjfiim ff
and wieldincftticnr holy blade Aix^%^
les-Bains, is'able • to counter the -t
Necromancia’s as-' , sault and protect ^
Ansullivan!,,^^
Working with Rebecca and Glenn, Ash
infiltrates the church, and is
once again able to save the day with the help of the Ark created for him by Eco.
Their brief respite is shattered by the arrival of a
notorious activist /ancl .terrorist, / Aydocha the //Executioner. / Avdocha takes
possession of a church and'takes
its occupants as hostages--
including Princess Sylvia!
"'WITH THIS f ICS ARK, L -
I'M SHUTTING £ f SOWN YOUR ) ASSAULT\ON [ ^ nuQ.Tnwrurr i " -OUR-TOWNU ( MANIFEST^*
THYSBLF, ARK GUN OF THS ABSOLUTS GLACISR!
THAN AMS IS BRIONACH"
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WELL, PON'T WORR/. HUMANS AREN'T
60NNA BE \ BOTHEREP.
I MEAN, WE CARR/ \ THE STUFF \
AR0UNP LIKE A LUCKy CHARM/ / ..
I KNOW HUMANS
ANP PRAG- ONS PON'T
ALWAYS see THINGS THE SAME WAY
ow LOCK.
I'M NOT GONNA
BE BOTH- EREP...
BY ANYTHING
you SECRETE.
OKAY LETS
SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT.
BUT NOW I
KNOW...
IT WAS SHEER
LUCK THAT I GROSSER
PATHS WITH THE SILVER
KNIGHT IN THAT CHURCH.
BLENDING IN WITH THE HOSTAGES
WASN'T THE SAFESTMOVE
EVER...
THE SILVER
KNIGHTS NAME: ASH BLAKE—!!
TUB SILVER
KNISHT///
SHE'S FAMOUS
EVEN AMONG THE
TANTAROS TRIBE...!
W*ITiWASML VSA'SHOCKlP 1 TO SEE YAVQOCHA THE ftEXECUTIONER 'IN THE FLESH’.)
I'VE STILL GOT TIME/ IF BEINO
SINGLE'S OKAY FOR PRINCESS VERONICA, ITS
GOOD BNOUGH FOR MB!!
oh, RIOHT/
X HAVEN'T EXPLAINER THAT YET.
WHY ARE THINGS
SO BUSY RIOHT NOW?
ITS JUST STRESSFUL
TO LOSE STAFF AT SUCH A
BUSY TIME OF YEAR.
THE INVITATIONAL
TRAINING CAMP IS COMINO UP SOON/
ITS A SCHOOL TRADITION.
XT TAKES PLACE AT A BOARDINO HOUSE ON
THE SHORE OF LAKE
ALLONNES.
ONLY THE FIFTY STUDENTS WITH THE HIGHEST
ORADES IN THE SCHOOL
OETTO PARTICIPATE.
OH, WOW/ THAT
SOUNDS AMAZINO/
AND OF COURSE,
ONE OF US COES ALONO
TO TAKE CARE OF MEALS AND FOOD PLANNING.
THEN THE SILVER
KNIGHT IS ALMOST (
GUARANTEEV TO BE
THERE!!
WELL, EVER/ SINGLE MEMBER OF THE STUPENT
COUNCIL'S PRETTY MUCH OLWRANTEEP
A SPOT IN THE TRAINING CAMP,
w INCLUPINO HER.
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NOT EVERY
MEMBER.
HOW ABOUT YOU 'N ME PRINK THE
NIOHT Amy, HMM?
UHILE 2ft&
SURE.
THAT, AW...
J "LET'S SFTTLC , THiN&S
ONC€ y»ND .FOR ALL..
*D/WGHT€R of i
AV^LoNf
"AVAION1
Rebecca’s Dangerous Command
announce wAiO's seen
ALL OF RE¬ BECCA'S
BUT STILL, RECORD ISN'T
EVER/ONE OVER¬
REACTING?
m
WELL, HERE'S WHAT X
CAN TELL YOU.
m
THERE'S GOTTA
BE MORE TO IT.
ON TOP OF THAT, SHE'S
THE yOUNOEST PERSON EVER TO BECOME A
PRAOONAR, ANP SHE BROKE
EVERy RECORP REBECCA SET.
SHE'S ONLy A yUNIOS, BUT HER OVERALL
AVERAGE IS TUE FIFTH-
BEST IN THE SCHOOL.
i- % i
Settle down/ Yes, we’re
aware -that Lucca has
seen assent due To
health issues. As you can
see, sA,es noT /-.ere Today.
THERE IS. SHE'S PROBA¬ BLY OUR THIRP MOST FAMOUS
STUPENT, AFTER REBECCA ANP
THE PRINCESS...
Jf.jjj 1 \ \ 1 jL= \ -however her \\ \ 1 academic \ Lrf 1L =1 achievement
\ and overall J perPornoance
4 (H T^us Aar P.ave seen exemplary,
' . <
,
i - ——1 eam/na Ker a 1 p/ace in this \ year's camp. -f ~/~i
BUT SHE'S MISSEP
A TON OF CLASSES
LATELy.
REMEMBER WHAT X
TOLD YOU BEFORE?
SITT1NO BESIDE
ANOTHER PERSON lets you
UNDERSTAND THEM
BETTER.
RECEIVING THAT RECOM¬ MENDATION IS
BOTHERING you, isn't rr?
WITH YOU, i feel
LIKE X CAN HAVE MUCH,
MUCH HIGHER EXPECTATIONS.
I'LL HEAP
STRAIGHT THERE/
SUMMON TWEE!!
cuchulainn/ I, REBECCA RANDALL...
come OH,
ASH//
WE'RE &0\H&
TO mV3 HOUSE room
V
um, EXCUSE ME, BUT I THINK
THE PRESIDENT IS THE ONLy
ONE HERE WHO knows you.
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT
yOURSELF?
IT'S NOTHING
FANCY, I'M
AFRAID...
INTERESTING WHAT KIND
OF TEA IS IT?
DID YOU HEAR
THAT? STAMINA!!
AND THEN, IF YOU'D
KINDIY GVE ME youR ssso-n
ITS AN ORIGINAL
BLEND, SO IT
DOESN'T HAVE A NAME.
BOOSTS youR
STAMINA, THOUOH.
WON'T LET ME
RIPE HIM ANYMORE.
MY OAWAIN.
I HE... ME
WHAT?/
OAWAIN BEOAN TO
REJECT LUCCA THREE
MONTHS A&O.
SO PAR, NO ONE'S COME UP
WITH A SOLUTION.
UNFORTU¬ NATELY, WE ALSO CAN'T
AFFORD NOT TO DO ANYTHING.
ANt? THAT MEANS THE REST OF US
CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP, EVEN THOUOH WE'RE
BREEDERS TOO...?
THAT MEANS SHE HASN'T
BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND? CLASS.
WITH EACH VA/ THAT PASSES WITHOUT
THE ASTRAL PLOW BEINO
REPLENISHED OAWAIN OROWS
WEAKER.
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^ UKEA PRAGON,
ANPI CAN'T ' RIPE HER...
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I CAN IMAGINE
HOW SHE.. FEELS.
I KNOW howtp .FEEL, .
ANYWAY.
BUT I Em THE SAME \
thing!/ HARPENEP
TOfUS.fk
BUT WATCH
HER WASTE AWAY, I...
I...!
o
I COULPN'T JUST LEAVE
YOU LIKE THAT.
SORR/ ABOUT THAT.
LIKE WHAT?
I MET A OIRL NAMEP LUCCA
EARLIER.
BUT sneakinc BAP Into yoUR ENOUOH KEEPER'S YOU HAVE
BEP? THE NERVE REMEMBER
SO LATE... yOUR PLACE
/ you... / you SEEMEP
LIKE you WERE f 7 HAVINOABAP v i PREAM OR
Jk SOMETHING.
SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENEP BETWEEN HER ANP
HER STEEP..
ANP WHEN r saw you LIKE THAT
X GOT WORRIEP.
RI6HT.
I OJESS X SCREWEP
UP, HUH? SORK/.
HMM?
THAT'S mum
I'M yOUR STEEP/ THAT MEANS y<PU
HAVE TO COM SAVE ME EVEN IN
My PREAMS, UNPERSTANP?/
WHEN WE WERE KIPS,
X USEP TO SLEEP
BESIPE HER WHEN SHE HAP SCAR/
PREAMS.
SO IN THE PREAM,
yOU'RE BEIN£ ATTACKEP BY
SOMETHING EVEN WORSE
THAN A NECROMANCIA?
BUT... but rr FEELS
FAMILIAR, TOO. LIKE I USEP TO KNOW IT, SOMEHOW...?
WAS IT PIFFIOJLT TO PER¬ SUADE HER?
AT FIRST, IT TOOK FOREVER
TO WAKE HSR FROM HER NAR
ANP THEN WHEN SHE PIP WAKE UP...
VES
V-
THEY HAVE
A LOVELy, CLASSIC FLAVOR.
ANP WHAT ABOLTT YOU?
you PIPN'T SEE TOO MUCH
EXFOSEP SKIN, pip you?
Hey/ XT WAS
WAY WORSE
FOR ME//
MAnsE EVEN HER
STAR MARK?
MUCH PUNISH¬
MENT CAN
JUST BECAU SE THAT STUPIP COPIEP ARK SOT ALL MESSEP UP?/ OP COURSE
NOT//
THAT'S RICHT. THIS IS
NO TIME TO PEEL ALL
PEPRESSEP, IS IT?
AN ORIGINAL
ARK?
HUH?/
V'/////( / \ NEXT TIME I'LL MAKE
u ^ you A MUCH, MUCH, MUCH BETTER ONE/
WATCH THE
HANDS!!
&3
l
AUGH! UO! WW/'P THAT
MAKE ME THINK OF
HIM?!
FOROIVE ME, PRINCESS,
BUT AT THIS RATE I FEAR I'LL HAVE NO
CHOICE BUT TO HELP yOU OET
CHANOEP...
imi! AHHHH.
FINALLy, X CAN KICK BACK ANP
R2LAX. YOU'RE NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHIN^//
ER, MAYBE X
SHOULDN'T DISTURB
HER.
SHE WAS PROBABLY AS
SURPRISE? AS EVERYONE
ELSE.
HUMAN' SHAPE...
ANP >THEN... THERE'S
THAT.
SHE WAS BORN; 1) FROM xli //VS/flB :
/if£
PLEASE STOP
TURNING
AWAY FROM ME'
&Am\u, PLEASE
I WAS SO THRILLED
WHEN YOU WERE
BORN...
YOU'RE MY
FAMILY! AND when you BECAME A MAESTRO!
so HE'S BEEN
RESTING HERE SINCE WE ARRIVES,
HUH?
fiAWAIN, PLEASE
so HE'S BEEN
RESTING HERE SINCE WE ARRIVE?,
HUH?
PLEASE STOP
TURNING AWAY
FROM ME.'
I WAS SO THRILLED
WHEN YOU WERE
BORN...
YOU'RE MY
FAMILY! AND when you BECAME A MAESTRO!
NOTHING 6IVES ME
THE RI6HT TO MEPPLE
IN 0TH™ PEOPU
BUSINE
you CAN STILL
TELL WHEN SOMEONE'S
CRYING!
YOU AT LEAST KNOW
THAT MUCH, PON'T YOU?!
you CAN STILL
TELL WHEN SOMEONE'S
CRYING!
YOU AT LEAST KNOW
THAT MUCH, PON'T YOU?!
NOW rve
PONE IT.
/ I FEEL , ‘LINE EVERY Bit'OF ME. IS'BEINGi SMASHED), TO PIECES.
TAXING HIM ON
WITHOUT AN ARK...?
WHAT AN IDIOT I AM!
THIS IS WHAT I
GST FOR STfeMNGMY mpse/Nj m&usss.
A MAN WHO
COULP RIPE
PRAGONS.
I TRULY WANTED
TO BECOME
WHERE m r?
PIP I.
ARE YOU
AWAKE
WHAT ARE YOU vom
HERE...?
OR" IP YOU'RE
HERE, AM X
PREAMINO?
/ y/v j t aep V/ liWLorri 1 U\ X-
I KNOW
nee; j yj YOU!
I'M IN THE
OTHER WORLD?
f\ HBB!
u
LUCCA IS HIS only
MASTER.
HE WANTS
TO TELL you
THAT...
THREE MONTHS
AGO...
IUCCA TOOK A NASTY
PALL OFF HIS BACK.
BUT LUCCA NEVER
MENTIONED
ARE you FAMILIAR WITH THE PRAGON PANCB? EVEN
REBECCA DIDN'T KNOW
ABOUT THAT'
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO BECOME
THE HEAD OF THE EKBLATT TRIBE MUST
LEARN rr
I PARESAY THAT'S
WHEN SHE STOPPING
ATTENDING CLASS.
THEY MUST BE ABLE
TO TAKE TO THE SKIES WITH THEIR DRAOON...
ANP PERFORM the m&\c
PANCE.
you...
WHAT'S GOING ON...?
HMM?
TODAY'S THE SIXTH
UAY OF THE TRAINING CMP
HOW LONO
HAVE X BEEN OUT?
LISTEN TO ME, U1CCA!
YOU NEEP TO KNOW
HOW OAWAIN PEELS ABOUT
you//
THAT'S GOOD
TO SEE.
IF OAWAIN SEES /OU
LOOKING LIKE THAT, I BET
HE'LL SOFTEN towarp you rioht Amv.
Pa r j \
WE'VE GOT TO
(JET TO THE MAUSOLEUM
RI6HT AWAY!!
X CAN'T BELIEVE
IS IT THE
OENUINE ARTICLE?
THERE ARE TWO OREAT 8LOOPLINES PESCENPEP
FROM IMBOLC, THE WISE
PRAOON KINO.
AVALON, THE IMPERIAL HOUSE OF THE
HOLY PRAOONS, ANP NEHALENNIA, THE ROYAL HOUSE
OF THE PARK PRAOONS... X ASSURE
YOU, ITS A TRUE
HISTORICAL EVENT.
ANP THE BATTLE
WAOEP ETERNALLY BETWEEN THE TWO HOUSES...
THIS IS A TALE FROM THE OLP KINOPOM ERA,
ISN'T IT? BUT I THOUOHT rr
WAS A M/TH—
WHAT IF YOU'RE PLANNING
TO UNLEASH THE CRIMSON
VRAOON BREATH...
I WOULP
THINK AGAIN... ANN.
\H/S \ [voice X | ANpcV
■APPEAR'. ANCE.X:
CALUNG ME...
WHAT SH0ULP LEAVE
HER BE.
WE SHOULP BE£IN.
NATURALLY.
AFTER ALL, THERE'S
NO BETTER PLACE IN
THE W0RLP..
REALLY W&&r UpAfF ^ OOINO , ARE
TO PO IT J WE... / /(i
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it'Sy/M m / / . ^ SB
WHAT ON EARTH IS OOINO
ON?.' 6AWAIN/
I'M cotm&
FOR YOU!!
LET THIS BLADE
SERVE AS A ORAVE MARKER FOR ALL OF YOU!
YOU PATHETICALLY
TIN/ WORLD.../
COME IF /OU DARE...
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WHEN A DRAGON SAYS NO... The students of Ansullivan Dragonar Academy are abuzz
with excitement: the school’s annual invitational training
camp is coming up, and only the best and brightest will be
chosen to attend. Ash Blake is stunned to find he’s been
selected—he may have unusual gifts, but his Steed, Eco, has
a human body. How can a Dragonar who can’t ride his
dragon possibly participate?
Yet the biggest surprise is not Ash’s selection. When a girl
named Lucca Sarlinen is chosen, speculation runs rampant.
Lucca is one of the academy’s best students, as well as the
youngest person to ever become a Dragonar, but things have
gone terribly wrong between her and her Steed, and no one
knows why.
The sacred bond between dragon and rider is explored
further, as Ash tries to find a way to help Lucca—before it’s
too late! _
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