Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
Dragons Over Hokkaido
Murders spread around the world as dragons appear in the skies. The military responds by shooting them down, and a young girl witnesses one dragon's death.
Key Events
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Global Murders Begin — A series of murders begins across the world before the dragon crisis fully emerges.
Location: Around the world
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Dragons Fill the Skies — Dragons suddenly appear in the skies, creating worldwide fear and suspicion.
Location: The skies
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Dragons Are Blamed — The dragons are believed to be responsible for the murders.
Location: Near-future Hokkaido
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Military Counterattack — The Japan Self-Defense Forces begin shooting dragons from the sky.
Location: The skies above Hokkaido
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A Dragon Is Killed — A young girl witnesses the killing of a dragon.
Location: Hokkaido
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The Hatchling Survives — The dead dragon leaves behind a surviving hatchling.
Location: Hokkaido
A Child and a Hatchling
The girl takes responsibility for the surviving hatchling and names it after its red scales. Her anger leads her to imagine using the dragon against her city and humanity.
Key Events
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The Hatchling Survives — The dead dragon leaves behind a surviving hatchling.
Location: Hokkaido
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The Girl Takes Charge — The troubled girl takes responsibility for the surviving hatchling.
Location: Hokkaido
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The Hatchling Is Named — She names the young dragon after its red scales.
Location: Hokkaido
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Hatred Shapes Her Goal — She hopes to raise the dragon to destroy her city and corrupt humanity.
Location: Hokkaido
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Truth About Dragons — The girl learns that the dragons are more complicated than she first believed.
Location: Hokkaido
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Humanity's Darker Threats — She discovers that the world contains worse things than her fellow humans.
Location: Hokkaido
The Tower and the Tournament
Three hundred years later, the grown dragon lives alone in a tower. A fifteen-year-old girl steals his horn, claims mastery under dragon law, and enters the Ryuto.
Key Events
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Humanity's Darker Threats — She discovers that the world contains worse things than her fellow humans.
Location: Hokkaido
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Three Hundred Years Later — The story moves three hundred years into the post-apocalyptic era marked 297 R.C.
Location: The post-apocalyptic world
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The Dragon Lives Alone — The fully grown dragon lives alone in a tower in the ruined world.
Location: A tower
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The Horn Is Stolen — A fifteen-year-old girl steals the dragon's horn and invokes dragon law.
Location: The tower
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A New Master Claims Him — By dragon law, the girl becomes the dragon's master and gives him a new name.
Location: The tower
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The Ryuto Tournament — The girl takes the dragon to the dragon-fighting tournament called the Ryuto.
Location: The Ryuto tournament
Revenge Gives Way
Repeated tournament victories bring the girl closer to revenge for her father's death. Her bond with the dragon grows strong enough for her to abandon the vendetta for his safety.
Key Events
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Victories Move Forward — The pair win repeatedly, bringing the girl closer to revenge.
Location: The Ryuto tournament
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Revenge Is Reconsidered — The girl grows closer to the dragon and decides to abandon her vendetta for his safety.
Location: The post-apocalyptic world
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Demons Return — The demons that invaded Earth three hundred years earlier return.
Location: Earth
The Demons Return
The ancient demons return and attack Earth with demonic beetles. After the corrupted Ryuto team is destroyed, the dragon departs to lead the dragon warriors against the demons.
Key Events
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Demons Return — The demons that invaded Earth three hundred years earlier return.
Location: Earth
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Demonic Beetle Attack — The girl and the dragon fight off an attack by demonic beetles.
Location: The post-apocalyptic world
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Corrupted Team Destroyed — The demon-corrupted Ryuto team responsible for the girl's loss is destroyed.
Location: The Ryuto tournament
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The Dragon Departs — The dragon leaves to battle the demons as a leader among the dragon warriors.
Location: Earth
