And pushing her darkness-tainted hand into his wound. Our new Suppression Army makes camp on the road, but Berkhart is feeling extra depressed and abandoned and generally making me want to call the Waa-mbulance when the scantily-clad sorceress from the first episode shows up and starts pushing his buttons. That is Gatsu! Chain Chronicle ripped off Berserk! Good taste, Sega. He joins Yuri and the others, including the representative from the mage guild, Aludra, and her friend… I missed his name… Hey, isn’t that Gatsu? Scar on his face, covered in dark armor, giant sword with no guard named Dragonslayer. Berkhart apologizes, but starts really beating himself up over it. He confronts the boy, and is promptly shut down when Dusty arrives and confirms that it was, in fact, a gift. But that blade, it’s way too nice for someone like Aram, a thief, to have. The knicker-twisted Berkhart goes to Aram and his nifty new blade to help teach him how to fight even better. Whenever he would set down roots, they’d destroy that, too! Why does Aram want to get stronger? To beat the Black Army, who have destroyed every home he’s ever made in the world. He fights it with the power of hope and a chat with Aram. Yuri begins having hallucinations of the darkness within himself, telling him to give up. In fact, if I didn’t know better, I’d say that we’re all infected. Like Yuri got on his arm from the Black King. Easiest way to get it is from a wound from one of the dark soldiers. With each new infection, other infected victims have the darkness spread through them, making it even easier for them to spread it to others. Gilbert reveals that not only his flower garden, but his right arm have been infected. The spread of the dark mana is infectious and malignant. This discussion also crosses into some darker territory. They discuss the whys and wherefores of the Black King Suppression Army (Yuri should not be allowed to name things). Yuri is meeting with Gilbert, leader of the Vice-capitol. Resolve for what? We’ll get back to this. This is, to him, something that seems like it’s all for show, but is really the symbol of his resolve in irresolute times. Hirameki is also a type of book full of ink-blot tests that encourages you to draw around those ink blots to make images that are unique to how you see them. “Hirameki” can mean flair, or flashy, but it can also mean inspiration, and can also mean the waving of a flag. A brief lesson in Japanese, since the significance of this name would go over the heads of many. Bushido aside, Aram names his new best friend Hirameki-maru. He’s also given the advice that the weapon will start to take on its owner’s soul. That’s Dusty, official armorer of the Volunteer Army, and the sword is a gift for joining up. He snags a new one from the weaponsmith’s booth and goes to town on the baddie. That’s not just any smith, either. Hey, what is that Aram kid up to, anyways? Well, he’s rushing in to defend innocent hostages and having a hard time of it with his busted-up sword. Teach that Aram kid how to fight, he could learn a lot from you. The princess in the pink hair decides she’s gonna continue on home, but her trusty defender Berkhart? Well, you took a wound from the dark soldiers. Yay! We’ve got new allies (or were they old allies from the video game that we’ve just not seen in the anime?) and they’ve given our heroes a good chance to regroup, recoup, and reconsider a few things. Or, “The Episode Where Berkhart Goes Full Shane”.
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