Dragon Eye, Volume 2 Book

A continuation of the previous story lands Issa, Leila, Hyuga and Sosei in a fight against a Level 2 Beast-Form Dracule, who, to me, resembles a giant chicken. That doesn't make Kaligera any less frightening, as it moves with an incredible speed, and has diamond-skin, unable to be pierced by the swords VIUS is prone to use. After everyone but Issa is taken out of the battle, Issa makes a deal with Kaligera, and they fly together out of the city, an action that further strains Issa's relationships with VIUS.

In addition to the punishment Issa endures at the hands of the VIUS commanders, he and his squad are assigned additional members to both monitor and assist in a mission outside the city walls. On the way outside the walls, an earthquake happens, effectively cutting the team off from any assistance within the city. They can only move forward through an underground cavern, partially made by VIUS, possibly partially natural, but definitely inhabited by Dracules. Sosei and Issa are split off from the rest of the group, including Masamune Hibiki, who is the monitor for this activity, and may be gunning for Issa's position of captain.

Despite their differences, Sosei and Issa agree to work together, while Hibiki's team encounter Dracules who divebomb them in a cavern. Tensions are riding high as Issa insists there are more Dracules ahead, "two or three hundred", guarding a high level Dracule. Which team will make it to the Dracule enclave first? Will any of them make it out alive? We have to wait to find out in volume three!

The art continues to be very fluid and easy to follow. Honorifics are kept at a minimum; Leila is more likely to use them than anyone, so it almost seems an affectation than anything. The few jokes that were not explained in the prior manga are explained here, and there are some cute 4-kona (four panel comic strips) at the end of the stories.