The hero's party presses on to save their princess, finally finding their way again.
Ancient Volcano
They were slowly but surely making their way to the Demon Castle.
We've been making smooth progress after getting back onto the right path.
Let's keep at it--Hm?
What are you doing, Kisho?
It's about time I try out this spell.
Is this--?
The princess' gem is emitting a greater amount of peaceful aura than expected!
We may be able to create a wormhole to the Demon Castle!
Can you?
Oh, dear, she's sleeping so peacefully.
Gem
Hey, don't wake her!
I wonder what she's dreaming about?
Hm?
Now, Dawner!
Huh?
What is it, Dawner?
My finger's hitting something.
Careful. We have no idea what's on the other end.
Okay.
I think it just moved!
Oh, no! The spell is becoming unstable!
Pull your hand back!
Oh, dear. I must report this.
It's no good. The peaceful aura is completely gone.
The distance may still be too great.
I see. But we can use this spell to get into the castle once we get closer.
Yeah. And to do that, we must defeat the demon top ten.
That's right.
I'll be there soon!
I, Dawner the Hero, swear to save you, Princess!
"Eighth Night" "The Princess and the Frightful Demon Nightmare"
You know why I've summoned you all here?
Because we just had some magical interference from the hero, right?
Yes! And the heroes are headed to the Ancient Volcano
Defeat Dawner the Hero!
to defeat the next top ten demon!
Time to fire ourselves up again!
And consequently, with the Ancient Volcano's boss present,
we will now hold a send-off party for him!
Yeah!
I'm counting on you!
Yeah!
Princess, what are you doing--
I just had a nightmare. Let me tell you about it.
Cause
Why the heck is she here?
H-Hey, we're about to have a send-off party before going out to fight the hero--
They say you feel better after telling someone about your nightmare.
Ignored.
Listen, you! This battle will eventually affect you, too.
So in my dream...
She'll stop at nothing.
Okay, fine. But keep it short.
Demon King!
My dream was about a childhood memory.
And a boy, my childhood friend, was in it.
His name was...
...D-Whatsit.
D-Whatsit?!
Not a memorable kid, huh?
Couldn't have been.
D-Whatsit was so mean.
Princess!
Hm?
Princess! These are for you!
He stabbed me with rose thorns.
D-Whatsit?!
And there was a bee in the flower bouquet.
D-Whatsit...
Princess! Watch out!
Then he gobbled the bee up.
Panicking
This D-Whatsit is one scary kid!
And plus...
It was sweet!
Panicking
...he told me what it tasted like.
D-Whatsit?!
How frightening. What a crazy kid!
How could you forget his name?!
U-Uh, okay, well...
Uh, right! Let's start Fire Venom Dragon's send-off party.
Right.
Then it was the time when D-Whatsit dragged me to a picnic.
The nightmare continues!
First, though we had attendants, we got separated from them
because of his horrid sense of direction.
In a pinch, right off the bat!
And then...
Princess, let's race to the top!
Race in that situation?!
D-Whatsit was a fast runner. I lost sight of him immediately.
The road was frightening. I came across a person's legs sticking out from the ground
and a boy who'd fallen into a trap.
That was D-Whatsit, Princess!
Then when I didn't see anyone at the top, I just turned back.
Princess?!
I didn't feel a need to tell anyone about D-Whatsit.
Hey!
After half a year...
That means D-Whatsit died, Princess!
Wh-Why didn't you tell anyone?
He wasn't very memorable, so I forgot.
D-Whatsit!
But then, D-Whatsit returned.
What?!
Princess!
I'm glad you are well.
And we had our first conversation in a while.
Who are you?
At least remember him!
He was just so forgettable.
I'm so glad!
Who is he?
Reported
Wait, that wasn't a conversation.
Conversations require some back and forth, Princess!
I feel so sorry for D-Whatsit!
Though D-Whatsit's a real piece of work himself.
I bet D-Whatsit's still doing idiotic stuff now.
But Princess, that was more of a nightmare for D-Whatsit than for you.
Looking back, it's a nice memory--
But the worst part of the nightmare
was when my father told me that D-Whatsit was my fiance.
That was my whole dream.
What?!
--A dream?! Was that part true?! --Was that reality or dream?!
Oh, she left!
But really, why did I suddenly dream about my past?
I wonder what D-Whatsit is like now.
Oh, well, I got to share my whole dream, so I feel better now.
I probably won't see D-Whatsit ever again anyway.
Princess!
Zzz...
The princess' fiance and childhood friend
who has no sense of direction and whose name starts with "D."
Fire Venom Dragon. Make sure you annihilate the hero.
H-Huh? O-Okay.
Achoo!
Oh! Someone's talking about me!
Gross.
D-Whatsit
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle !
Ancient Volcano
The hero's party reached the Ancient Volcano
to defeat the next big ten demon.
Stay alert.
Took you long enough, Hero!
You're--
One of the big ten, Fire Venom Dragon!
I'm itching to fight!
You'll never defeat us!
A battle to the death was about to begin.
Meanwhile...
To my Dear Mother,
Your daughter Sya was doing surprisingly well at the Demon Castle.
However, a dreadful disease now eats away at me.
I cannot sleep from the pain it afflicts.
What's more...
an even greater obstacle prevents treatment of my illness.
Princess!
Hey, Princess!
It's okay! You'll be fine!
They'll take a look at you now.
Come on, get up!
N-No! Let go!
The demons eat away at my youthful body.
If only I had not indulged in the sweet pleasures of life.
Sya.
Don't recite a death poem for one measly cavity!
We've got a dentist here at the Demon Castle! Okay?
Demon Castle Clinic
Cursed Dentist
Come now, Princess. Open your mouth.
You're a stranger.
I'm the Cursed Dentist. With my dexterity and many talents, I'm also a musician.
All right. Move your hand away.
Now open your mouth.
You call that open?!
The pain won't stop unless you show me your affected tooth.
Can't I just drink a potion?
Cavities are caused by tiny fairies, so it won't get better unless they're removed.
See now? Okay, open up.
Why are you blushing?
No matter. Now that you've opened a bit, place some pressure on the jaw and...
Hey, you okay?!
Escaped
O-Oh, no! Go after her...
It hurts!
Of course it does!
All right. I recruited some help.
Healer
Doctor
Let's start the procedure...
P-Princess, it'll be okay. You'll get anesthesia.
That's not... what... I'm worried about.
I'll be defiled.
What in the world do you think a dentist is?!
Doc Anteater
Don't you want to get better? You need to open your mouth.
What wrong? You don't want people looking into your mouth or something?
That looks like the problem.
But why?!
Don't look inside.
But your cavity--
Treat it without looking inside!
She's asking for the impossible!
But...
Cursed Doctor!
None of the sources specify a female human custom of being shy about their mouths.
We can't figure out the reason.
Could she be hiding a more serious illness?
What?!
Is it life-threatening?!
It's possible with her behavior.
And so the rumors...
Hey, you hear that the princess is terminally sick?
Oh, dear!
Huh? Sick in the head?
Wanna be blown to bits?!
What?! Her head blew up and she's about to die?
...spread through the Demon Castle like fire.
--She's done for. --What to do? --No way!
I heard it's a big operation.
Stay strong, Princess!
Don't die!
She's died a lot already, though.
She has died a lot. No! That's not the point!
Cubey
What? Are they all here to cheer on the human princess?
Princess!
Wow! She's so popular!
Nobody there to retort
Princess, everyone's here to cheer you on. Open your mouth!
Do as you're told now, Princess.
Come now, let us see inside your mouth.
Come on, you can do it. Say "ah." "Ah." Go "ah" for us.
I'm okay if it's a Teddy Demon looking.
What?
I will now begin the procedure for Princess Syalis' cavity.
What the heck?!
There's something seriously wrong here!
Don't look~!!
Sorry! Okay, okay!
Fine! Teddy Demon!
How does it look?
Bigger than my mouth!
That's it! I'm calling it quits!
Afterwards... after eight long hours for one cavity,
they finished treatment.
Thanks.
Whatever. What did you want to hide so badly anyway?
It's a secret.
What?
They finished fixing my cavity, and I don't think they noticed my secret.
Yes, my biggest complex about my body is inside my mouth.
My tongue is slightly shorter than average.
Trivial
I'm feeling sleepy from relief...
Zzz...
Huh? Wait...
We should've just treated her while she was asleep!
You're right!
Cursed Dentist
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle .
It was a long and bitter fight.
The fierce battle to the death between the hero and Fire Venom Dragon
lasted for three days and three nights.
Man, he got thrashed.
Welcome back.
My sympathies, as your powers are sealed now, too...
You get revived if the hero defeats you, but your powers stay sealed.
I thought you'd put up a better fight.
We even gave you various items to assist you.
That's what did it.
What?
I was defeated because those items got switched out for others.
I-It can't be!
Who's the culprit?!
Do you have any clues?
The first odd thing I noticed was that the item bag
was made of Ghost Shroud cloth.
Oh, it was the princess.
It was the princess.
There's no doubt.
So it was her. I couldn't believe it.
Th-Then, she emptied all the potion flasks?
Seriously?
High potions are basically sports drinks to her.
What? Th-Then, she swapped all the grenades to avocados, too?
Avocados?!
What? Wasn't it the princess?
Avocados are supposed to help you sleep, though.
Why would the princess share them?
I-I remember now...
Day Before Battle
For battle with hero
It's dangerous to leave battle items lying around like this.
The princess might tinker with them.
I'll put these Forest Area-grown avocados in as dummies for now,
then switch the grenades back in later.
Forgot to switch back
Now I've done it!
I-It must have been the princess!
False accusation
Curse that princess!
You're looking a little pale there.
Th-This is how I usually look.
Th-Then how about that?
Not bad, Hero.
But I have a secret grimoire here from the Demon King--
How to Get Proper Sleep ♡ With Pictures
Likely the princess, too.
But why?
I-I remember now...
No, Princess!
As a captive, you shouldn't be reading for pleasure. I'm confiscating this!
Give it back!
Stop hitting me!
Hm?
Why is this ordinary battered book with the battle items?
Fine, I'll give this battered book to you in exchange.
Yay, a difficult book. Okay, then.
Cannot differentiate between a grimoire and normal book
I-It was the princess.
It was her. It must've been!
False accusation
Curse that princess!
Your eyes are looking shifty there.
Th-They're not!
Then, that must've been the princess, too!
There's more?
Not yet. I'm not going down yet!
Take this attack from the Demon King's special princess-model weapon!
This
It should be positioned here at this volcano already.
Activate!
Wh-What's happening?!
I'm sleepy! I'm sleeping now.
What's going on? The giant princess-model weapon
has been replaced by this mysterious midget robot!
I can't believe it!
Would the princess go that far?
O-Oh, yeah...
We didn't get a chance to use it last time,
but it's finally our chance to send out the princess-model weapon!
It's as diabolical as the princess.
Is that supposed to be me ?
It doesn't look like me. It doesn't look like me!
O-Okay, I'll modify it.
What part's most unlike you?
Its size.
That's your main compliant?
And this... and this.
Ah, okay.
And this... and this... and that.
Forgot midway that it's supposed to be a weapon
I admit that I modified too much.
Man, not bad for a princess. She's one frightening princess.
Another false accusation
She really is!
Demon King, why're you sweating profusely?
Curse that princess! Just how much did she interfere?
Then that must have been the princess, too!
You still have more?
There was this huge bomb in the item bag.
It's not over! Take my final move--
It exploded suddenly.
What?!
That's mostly what did me in.
Th-That reminds me...
The hero is likely the princess' fiance.
Can he defeat Fire Venom Dragon? I'm not sure.
But I guess I can just blow Fire Venom Dragon to bits.
In goes this rather nasty bomb.
Inadvertently gave in to the devil's temptation
Oh, well, you could say that was the princess!
Repeated false accusations
I knew it! It was the princess.
Got a glazed look in your eyes there.
What do you mean?
So it was all the princess' doing?
Y-Yeah.
Must've been tough.
Unforgivable! The princess is probably mocking us at this very moment!
Y-You really think so?
She's not just trying to lead the hero to victory,
she's trying to destroy all demonkind!
I-I'm not sure about that...
Achoo.
Someone's talking about me.
What? You know something I don't?
N-No!
Not at all!
Oh, no!
The princess is such a rascal!
Zzz...
Why are you blocking me?!
I must give that princess a telling off!
Come on, now!
It's the princess' fault, but it's not really her fault, you know?!
We must accept the consequences of our loss!
--What? --Yes, ours!
--I agree with what Alraune just said! --What?!
Oh, dear?
While the wretched liars fought...
Victory! All right, onward we go!
...Dawner the Hero made a step forward.
No reaction. This spell is useless.
"In spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn."
It means that on comfortable spring nights,
you don't notice when dawn breaks, causing you to oversleep.
Please remember me, Dawner the Hero!
Next time, "The Princess and Hostage Training Week."
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle !