Ep. 12: Kobayashi Remembers Saving Tohru While Tohru Reflects on Her Past
Aired on March 30, 2017

Tohru cooks omurice as Kobayashi recalls their first meeting in the mountains. Kobayashi saved Tohru by removing a sword from her back after finding her drunk. They bonded over drinks, realizing their shared loneliness, which led Kobayashi to invite Tohru to live with her as a maid. Tohru shares a story about a human bandit from the dragon world who inspired her to choose freedom and become a maid. As this reflection unfolds, another dragon arrives in the human world. The narrative connects Kobayashi’s past rescue with Tohru’s earlier influences, highlighting the events that brought them together and hinting at new developments with the arrival of a fresh dragon.
Episodes
- Ep. 8 · Elma the New Dragon Arrives Amidst a Cooking Contest Between Tohru and Kobayashi
- Ep. 9 · Kanna's Sports Festival Without Any Plot Twists
- Ep. 10 · Tohru and the Dragons Stage a Play for the Elderly Home During Winter
- Ep. 11 · The family spends the year end and new year relaxing in a kotatsu after Tohru wins it in a lottery.
- Ep. 12 · Kobayashi Remembers Saving Tohru While Tohru Reflects on Her Past
- Ep. 13 · The Emperor of Demise Appears and Kobayashi Convinces Tohru's Father to Let Her Stay
- Ep. 14 · Valentine's Day and Hot Springs: Do Not Raise Your Expectations