Hime is in bed with Satou, about to finally consummate their marriage, only to suddenly be swapped out for Nef! It’s only a dream, borne out of the very understandable feelings of anxiety and jealousy that arise when, say, the man you love marries a second woman. Not helping to allay this anxiety is the fact Satou has been very attentive and doting towards Nef since she started traveling with them.
Alabaster suggests they head to the kingdom of the Water Princess, but their next destination rolls up on them instead: the nation of Needakitta, which is a massive caravan of a capital. While I’m not sure about the spacial relationships depicted—being deep in the forest one minute and on an open road large enough to accommodate a mobile city—it’s definitely a cool concept.
Alabaster isn’t the only one who knows about the warrior cat-people who inhabit Needakitta: Nef knows a lot about a lot of peoples and places, because she’s so well-read. And while she’s initially spooked by the rope ladder they must climb to gain access, she soon gets so excited about all the sights that she gets separated from the others.
Fortunately, Hime is right there beside her, and the cat warriors are a lot nicer than they thought. While enjoying the Needakitta equivalent of crepes with what look like bean sprouts with faces, Hime wipes some Nef’s face, and Nef admits that Hime and Satou are so kind she’s come to think of them as her surrogate parents.
Not just well-read but also emotionally intelligent, Nef also apologizes for hogging Satou’s attention lately. Hime can shrug it off all she wants, but Nef knows it affects Hime because of the depth of her bond with Satou. Nef doesn’t feel anything close to that depth of feeling for Satou, at least not yet, and wonders if that will hamper him as the Ring King.
As for the Maiden of the Fire Ring, she’s the stunningly strong and beautiful Granart Needakitta. After she’s beaten every man (and maybe a few women) in the mobile capital, she’s been accepting challengers from all races and nations. As soon as she spots Satou’s rings she charges him and he’s defeated instantly. But Granart is magnanimous enough to allow him to try again another day.
In order to prepare for his next bout with the Fire Princess, Satou must do his best to get stronger. However, while a quick learner, he’s rather rubbish at the sword (a pity he never did kendo at school), as he’s unable to beat Marse, who admits he wouldn’t even be able to beat Granart. He got by wildly hacking at Abyss monsters, but that won’t work against a skilled swordsman.
While Satou is resting before his magic lessons with Al, Hime has him rest his head in her lap to motivate him, while Nef watches from a hiding spot. She also tells him that it’s fine with her if he’s not the strongest human being in this world. The Satou she loves because of his weaknesses as much as his strengths, and she feels it only right for him to be “a little uncool.”
Satou doesn’t want to settle for being too weak, as evidenced when Granart offers to throw her next match while he’s giving her a impromptu massage. Satou wants to win fair and square, if not with his woeful swordsmanship, than with the Rings of Light and Wind. Just as he was able to defeat a knight of the Abyss King with Hime and Nef’s power, he should be able to handle Granart.
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