Toaru Majutsu no Index

Volume 17, Prologue

There was once a small town at a certain place.

A small town surrounded by walls, the king and his people lived in that city.

One day, a dragon came to town from the vicinity.

The king and the people intended to defeat the dragon together, but failed.

The violent, angry dragon spat fire, raging in the city.

The king and the people, to appease the dragon, brought two sheep every day.

However, the number of sheep was limited.

When the sheep weren't enough, the people sent a sheep and a child.

The children began to disappear from the city.

Finally was the turn to offer the king's daughter, the princess.

The king pleaded to the people to let the princess go.

The people didn't agree because they had already sent their own children.

Thus, the sheep and the princess were sent to the home of the dragon.

The princess grieved for her own fate.

At this time, a wandering knight rode to her side on a horse.

He wielded a holy sword along with a lance, and was a Knight among the Knights.

His name, supposedly, was St. George.