People Course

The **People Course** (「人」コース, *Hito' kōsu*) is one of three courses part of the qualifying rounds of the Rosengarten Schlacht.

## Overview

The objective of the People Course is to find "Princess Kriemhild" within a castle and "gain her love". In reality, there are several Kriemhild impersonators disguised with magic stationed throughout the castle. Technically still considered part of Siegfried's treasures, these fake Kriemhilds are all people he had turned into women and raped in the past. They will instruct those who find them to kill Siegfried in order to gain her love, making whoever succeeds the victor of the course.

Contestants start at a wall outside the castle which is guarded by a giant golem Siegfried had captured. Past the wall are several doors. Only one door leads inside the castle and none will open unless all pushed at the same time. Inside the castle is a poisonous dragon which will release its poison if killed.

## Event Summary

The golem guarding the castle was effortlessly destroyed by Arthur Pendragon. The door obstacles were destroyed by Alibaba, allowing all contestants to pass through without committing to a single path as was intended. The poison dragon was incapacitated by Siegfried who turned it into a female and raped it using Lynn's body. Arthur finds the first princess who tells him to kill Siegfried once and for all.

By the time Lynn and Siegfried find a fake Kriemhild, several other contestants had already found her and been given instructions to kill Lynn who Siegfried is possessing. Siegfried dispatches his attackers and prepares to rape the imposter before being attacked by Arthur. The two battle throughout the castle causing large-scale devastation. Unferth and Rudiger are caught in the crossfire and turned into women by Siegfried. Alibaba uses bombs to ambush the two while they are distracted, blasting them outside onto a nearby roof. He attaches bombs to his M-10T motorcycle and sends it towards the two to finish them off, but they survive as Arthur shields Lynn from the blast. As Alibaba begins to turn his attention towards the other contestants, he is ambushed by Siegfried who turns him into a woman.

A three-way battle between, Siegfried, Alibaba and Arthur is about to begin before Gernot announces all contestants have been disqualified to all the contestants' surprise. Yamato Takeru arrives, carrying all the imposter princesses' severed heads on his shoulders. With all the princesses dead, the objective is rendered incompletable. Siegfried and Arthur attack Takeru in a fit of rage but Yamato easily blocks their simultaneous strike. Gernot tells them to stop and threatens disqualification for their entire team should they continue.

## Aftermath

The people course was the first of the qualifiers to end.

Arthur meets with Merlin who attempts to cheer Arthur up. He asks Merlin for permission to use Excalibur, expressing his determination to defeat Takeru. Merlin is surprised that someone managed to make Arthur bleed.

Alibaba complains to Morgiana that his magic-carpet was outsped by Arthur on foot. Though having already seen the outcome of these events, Morgiana still laughs at Alibaba being turned into a woman. Alibaba asks for a better magic-carpet and Morgiana uses her precognition to see further into the future to get a more advanced device.

Siegfried feeling sullen, tells Lynn he needs her strength if they are to win. Lynn agrees only for Siegfried to undo the effects of Balmung, turning her into a man and says they should synchronize their bodies by despoiling virgins. Lynn crushes Siegfried for joking around, but Siegfried tells her that even though Takeru was strong there is an even stronger opponent.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rosen Garten Saga Manga: Chapter 11
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rosen Garten Saga Manga: Chapter 12
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rosen Garten Saga Manga: Chapter 13