Episode 2

## Episode Guide

**The Beginning of The Story** (物語の始まり, *Monogatari no Hajimari*?) is the second episode of the Ragna Crimson anime adaptation.

## Synopsis

Temruogtaf must be stopped. But Ragna loses interest in the dragon and turns his attention to one of his maids. Thanks to his new old memories, he knows who she really is.

## Summary

A chef presents his dish to Temruogtaf and apologizes for the wait. Temruogtaf then quickly try it and ends up enjoying it, however he then explains that the dish cannot be compared to the taste of a human and eats the chef and his two maids. Looking at another maid, he states that their God wants to destroy the humankind, which means he can eat them as much as he likes, and prepares to eat her as well.

The city is attacked by the forest. Sykes and Leonica cut down roots, and as they freeze, they realize its a dragon's doing. Some roots then capture the sleeping Ragna. Leonica attempts to help him, but more roots attack her. Feeling that Leonica is in danger, Ragna wakes up and freezes all the roots around them. Ragna then turns towards the forest and heads towards it. He can't believe that he let his guard down and fell asleep, even though he knows the danger isn't over. He finds Temruogtaf, who tells him to stop as this is his property, however Ragna just drop kicks him in the face, which also makes him drop and save the maid. As everyone who is around Ragna ends up dying from dragons, he has no choice but to kill all of them. However he wonders if he can do it, since even his future self couldn't do it. The maid then asks Ragna if he is okay. Seeing her, Ragna recognizes her and wonders if she came to meet him, but either way that saves him the trouble finding her. He then calls her Crimson and asks her to help him kill all dragons. The maid states he must be confusing her for someone else as her name is Eliza Yorkshire, however before she can fully say it, Ragna says it first. Ragna then explains that Eliza is a 14 years old boy whose employer's estate was attacked by a dragon, and he went missing, at least that is his cover story which his future self had told Ragna. The maid tries to explain that her name is Elise and not Eliza, however Ragna insists that he is Crimson, the Dragon Monarch, the First Seat, a Winged Monarch. He is also a traitor, since he tried to kill God. Crimson connected the future and the past, transferring future Ragna's power to his present self. His goal is to wipe out all the dragonkind, including himself. Ragna tells Crimson to use him, since he also wishes to destroy all dragons. Elise then slaps him for calling her a man and a dragon.

Leonica then comes, wondering if the fight is already over. However in that moment, Temruogtaf returns. He is angry that a mere human kicked him as he holds the Eighth Seat of the dragons. Temruogtaf then jumps attempting to eat Ragna, however Ragna throws a small orb into its mouth and easily dodges while taking Leonica with him. The orb then explodes into Temruogtaf's mouth and kills him. Leonica is happy that Ragna has gotten stronger, just as she predicted. However she didn't expect it to be this soon and may have trouble keeping up with him. Ragna tells Leonica to gather the people and leave, while he takes care of something and will then join them. Leonica refuses as she wants to stay with him. Ragna tries to explain its dangerous and its only temporary, but Leonica yells stating that he is supposed to do what she tells him. Ragna had never seen Leonica loses her cool. However as she is just a kid, if he wishes to save her, he cannot allow himself to be weak again. Ragna asks Leonica if she remembers what she told him when they met, that the weak die and the strong live. Ragna is glad that he met her, however they can't stay together, since she is weak and will die if they stay together. Leonica cries and attacks him, however Ragna stops her sword with ease and pushes her down. He then tells her goodbye.

Leonica later wakes up being carried by Sykes. He explains that they are leaving the country with the remaining survivors, just like Ragna suggested. He wonders what happened with Ragna and Leonica explains that she tried to kill him with all her power, but knew she wouldn't be able to as he has the strength she always wanted. Yet she doesn't understand why he left her. Elise asks Ragna if he is fine parting ways with Leonica like that. Ragna cries, but explains that he can only be with people whose deaths won't hurt him or people who won't die. Ragna again addresses Elise as Crimson, which annoys her. She explains that if she was a dragon, she would have died the moment the sunlight hit her. Ragna however explains that her dragon monarch powers are blocked. While he can barely use his powers, but his weaknesses are also gone. Elise tells him that he can go and fight whoever he wants alone and that she is a woman. Ragna states that Crimson can change both his sex and age as he likes. Ragna wonders on how to earn Crimson's trust. He knows from the future that Crimson won't easily trust him. Ragna tells Elise that he can read and write, do arithmetic and bookkeeping, as he learned all that to be useful to Leonica. He can also cook, clean, do laundry and do chores. He is ready to do all he has been doing for Leonica as long as they team up. However Elise still declines. Ragna then collapses and Elise sees that he has severe fever. Ragna dreams of how his future self met Crimson. One day after killing a dragon, Crimson appeared. As he introduces himself as a Dragon Monarch, Ragna quickly attacked and killed him. However another Crimson appeared behind Ragna. Ragna again attacked and a third Crimson appeared. Crimson then explains that he wants them to team up and that he will help him use his body much better.

Ragna wakes up by a fire. Elise explains that she couldn't leave him since he saved her life earlier. She wonders if the dragons truly intend to kill all humans and Ragna confirms him. He explains that they need to kill the Winged Monarch that leads them. Twenty years into the future, the two of them managed to do it, however since they met earlier, they will be able to it faster. Elise is surprised that a human knows his true identity. He finds the entire situation entertaining. While Ragna was asleep, he inspected his body and concluded that he is fused with a silver sword, and generates and emits silverine. As his potential is quite high, Crimson gets excited wanting to test it and kill dragons. Ragna then notices some dragons heading towards Leonica and the other humans. Ragna then grabs Crimson and heads towards them. He asks if he has orders and that he will obey him. Crimson still denies that he is Crimson, but tells him to obliterate them.

Ragna catches up to the dragons. Using his Silverine Battle Arts, he creates silver swords and attacks and kills the dragons. Crimson takes one of the swords. He isn't impressed by its quality, but notes that it can still freeze a normal dragon with just a touch. He even believes that a second-rate dragon hunter will be able to kill a superior dragon with it. Crimson then gets excited that if they make an army and arm them with those swords, he could command them. Crimson then pukes out Slime, and orders him to attack the rest of the dragons. Ragna recognizes Slime and realizes he was in Crimson's stomach. Crimson then reveals his normal form. He tells the dragons to be quiet and die. Crimson states he is willing to accept Ragna's offer under one condition. He gives Ragna some poison and explains that if he rebels against him, he will die in agony. Since Ragna's power is a threat to Crimson, he is willing to accept his offer only if Ragna drinks the poison. Without any hesitations Ragna drinks the poison. Crimson then explains that he will use him to destroy all the six bloodlines: Wing, Scale, Claw, Roar, Eye and Bone, and after that he will slay God. Ragna had heard that speech before and confirms that once they do it, he will also slay Crimson.

## Characters

* Temruogtaf
* Sykes Charluke
* Leonica
* Ragna
* Crimson