Memory Registry

[backstory]

Memories Received
Memories are arranged chronologically, despite the order in which he experiences them.

- Kija | Chapter 70.5 - Four year old Kija witnesses his father's passing
- Upon That Back | Chapter 70.5 - Onsen shenangians with his brothers
- Hidden Village of the Dragon & An Expectant Waiting | Chapter 16-17 - Meets his master for the first time
- The Dragon's Claw | Chapter 18 Kija has just recently set off with his companions
- Here and There | Chapter 19 - The search for Seiryuu
- The Boy From Another Land & Dark Clouds Chapter 95 & 96 - Becomes ill and dragon lifespans are discussed
- A Red Star Ascends | Chapter 105 - Four year old Kija meets Zeno
- We Apologize for our Incompetience | Chapter 105.5 - The dragons are ridiculous and can't exist without mom.
- The Forest Lushing Green 1 | Chapter 106 - Seiryuu returns to camp, but isn't himself...?
- The Forest Lushing Green 2 & 3 | Chapter 107-108 The team works to get Seiryuu back
- I Swore and Oath to Myself | Chapter 117 - Kija confronts Soo-Won for the first time.
- Pursuers & Confrontation | Chapter 126 & 127 - The HHB travels to Xing to meet the princess
- The Five Stars & Proof | Chapter 132 & 133 - Discovered as monsters outside Kouka.
- Awe | Chapter 146 - The dragons are roped in Xing

Comments

Memory 14

[backstory]

Memory Fourteen
(Chapter 19 Scans)

Things to Note:

- All names here are intact except for Yoon (the youngest boy)
- Everything is from Kija's point of view
- Thoughts are all heard for the sake of the viewing audience!

Summary:

- It starts out with everyone obviously camping outside and eating something... strange? Strange to Kija, anyway. He questions exactly what they are eating and claims that they are weeds that the youngest boy found on the side of the road. There is much offense to this! And he tells Kija he should be grateful he didn't put bugs in the dish which utterly dismays him. He asks in worry if the princess is actually alright (having to eat foods like these) and she admits she can't eat bugs but that also she hasn't had the option to be picky... She does say that the food has gotten better since the youngest member joined their party though!

- There's some banter between Hak and the princess and when it looks like she's going to feed him Kija immediately interrupt the process and tells her to leave tasks like that to him :'|

- The youngest, otherwise sometimes referred to as 'Mother' asks Kija which direction he feels the Blue Dragon in, and so he indicates the general direction. He cuts him off fairly quickly though and asks further if he has a village just like the White Dragon, which Kija doesn't know. Looking at a map, they all try to pinpoint where the Blue dragon's village could be and narrow it down to maybe 6 locations... and then promptly say goodnight, much to Kija's shock. They are sleeping... outside??

- . . . . Someone isn't used to sleeping outside because he slept like crap and looks sleep-deprived. Even Yona is shocked by his appearance and Hak teases him by telling him there's a bug on his back. It seems clear that this is his first real time...roughing it. Either way, they are lectured and told to be careful by 'Mother' and not to stand out or make a scene since they are nearing villages, which... seems impossible given who they are and their appearances.

- It turns out this is not a village with the Blue dragon, however. He's able to tell them the general direction again, but Hak says they can't go various paths due to the military and terrain. Kija himself seems quietly troubled... they hit village after village after village and each one is not right. Kija himself seems more and more troubled each time they reach a new one and it turns out not to be the right one either. Hak asks if his noise is clogged to which he's offended. He is obviously not sniffing them out! He notices that the princess's feet are hurting and she is looking worn down, though. 'Mother' is able to offer her aid he suggests they rest.

- Again they spend another night outside and Kija himself is struggling. He's cold and shivering, keeps panicking because he keeps finding bugs, and can't seem to sleep. But he's also... upset. So far everyone is helpful to the princess. Whether it is knowledge of the outside world, knowing medicine and how to cook, and so on. But so far, he has failed to be useful. It hurts... and all he can do is pray and continue to try and call out to his 'brother'. Because he must feel that they are searching for him, right...?

- At some point he falls asleep but wakes up to some noises. And he realizes... that the princess is shooting a bow and practicing in the middle of the night. He moves to approach her but is silenced by Hak who tells him not to interfere. He finds out she is practicing like this every night and shoots two hundred on average. He doesn't really get why she's having to go so far because she has him... (Hak agrees because she has HAK himself) but he's told she absolutely doesn't want to be powerless. Her father was killed and she barely escaped the palace and it's all she can do just to survive. He asks why Hak doesn't stop her from trying to learn how to fight, but he says while he doesn't want her to have to, seeing her struggle like a human being is good too.

- Kija finally moves to settle down for the night after battling with bugs again. He's upset because of his feelings of uselessness... but what he desires the most is to be useful to her. And he makes the realization that both the princess and himself... are incredibly similar in this regard. They both detest being powerless and want to be useful to the people they care about.

- In the morning he is absolutely determined that today will be the day that they find Seiryuu! The princess ends up grabbing his hand to check on him. She asks if he's okay, and mentions that things have probably been hard on him since he isn't used to this kind of lifestyle. She tells him he needs to rest up and take care of himself because they can't continue the journey without him. He asks if he is useful to her, and without a moment of hesitation she tells him that of course he is, and that there is no one who could replace him. At once his heart goes doki doki and he feels energized and elated again. In fact, he thinks that something is wrong with his heart...

- 'Mother' seems to find a location that he thinks the dragon could be in, and after following the trail to it, Kija is able to at last tell them that the Blue Dragon is nearby.

Commentary:

- Just wanna be useful :(
- The princess is badass
- Him and the princess are similar
- This is before they found any of the other dragons, meaning he was the first!

Effects: Will feel the need to keep learning more while in this place, because it will help him to be more useful going forward still.