Chapter.1 is the first chapter of the Zatch Bell! 2 manga series by Makoto Raiku. It was released on March 13, 2022 in Japan.
Summary[]
Ziggy, Zelie, Mippy,and Olmo are running away from a mysterious man who begins throwing stones at them. One of the stones hits Zelie, and Olmo flies out of her hands. Ziggy notices that Zelie's arm is broken, but not her legs. Ziggy tells Zelie she needs to run because she is the only one who can protect her brother, Olmo. The man transforms into a giant creature with various weaponry coming out of his appendages. Zelie has a flashback and Rein, Cherish, and Ted are shown incapacitated with blood. The monster attacks the three of them and Ziggy gives Olmo to Zelie. Ziggy launches Ganzu Kofaru from a bottle with a crystal on it. The monster reveals a suitcase filled with the same bottles and casts Rashirudo from one of the bottles with a lightning bolt on it. Zelie notes that it was one of the King’s spells while crying. The shield reflects Ziggy's attack back at them and hits all three of them, with Ziggy's leg appearing broken. The monster taunts the team, but Ziggy gets up and says they will put their life on the line for the children to survive. Ziggy instructs Zelie to "look for the man on this paper." Puzzled, Zelie asks who he is, and Ziggy responds that it is a human named Kiyo, the King's partner. The monster launches a sword at the three of them, and it dismembers Ziggy's arms and lower half of their body. While dying, Ziggy tells Zelie that it is something they have never tried before, with no guarantee it will work, but it would be a miracle that can only happen once. Someone begins tapping buttons on a machine, and suddenly, a giant machine appears. A bright light emits, and a young boy named Gill appears. The monster tells him to "light up the room." Gill casts Riifa, and the room is lit up. The monster questions where they are and reads a book, revealing the room to belong to a Mamodo named Riou. The monster then states that their mission is to wipe every Mamodo out of existence.
Zelie wakes up with Olmo and Mippy on a beach and is perplexed by their whereabouts. Zelie finds Ziggy's body lying on the ground, deceased, and begins crying. Zelie then buries Ziggy's body and vows to find the man they told her to. Zelie's arm began to hurt, so he wrapped it with a stint, picked up Olmo, and saw a town in the distance. The three of them travel to the town and begin questioning civilians whether they know who Kiyo is. One woman notes that Kiyo's name is not Egyptian, and he may be from a faraway country. Zelie asks that woman if she had any food, but she tells them she cannot afford to buy them any and to go away. The three begin asking civilians again, with two boys calling Olmo a "monster" due to his face. As some people start discussing who Kiyo is, Gill is seen listening in the background. Zelie apologizes to Olmo for being unable to find food when a boy comes up to them and says he knows who Kiyo is. Zelie follows the boy, who leads him into a trap of human traffickers, who tell Zelie they are going to sell her to do manual labor. Zelie grabs Olmo from the man's hands and runs away. The traffickers knock Zelie and Olmo to the floor, and Mippy begins to bark at them. The monster from before emerges behind the two traffickers, who try to attack them but are beaten to the ground. Mippy runs toward the monster but is knocked back as well. Some other men from the place begin shooting guns at the monster, which is ineffective. The monster knocks all three to the ground, and the rest of the people run away in terror. Zelie gets up but is immediately kicked to the floor by the monster, who continues to beat her. Zelie cries out in despair that no one is there to help and that the King is dead. A mysterious voice responds to the monster, and the woman from the town appears, taking them while the voice is revealed to be Kiyo. Kiyo appears in front of the monster, staring at him mercilessly.