Kino's Journey Episode 7 English Dubbed Episode Description: The king treats the semifinalists to a play about how he was crowned by killing his father and later his wife. However, the semifinalists leave after they are unamused, and even Kino witnesses the king's madness for marriage. During the semifinal rounds, Kino and Shizu each triumph against Miss Rose and Sixshooter, respectively. Meanwhile, Hermes discovers that Shizu's Samoyed dog companion Riku can speak. In the final round, Kino faces the sword-wielding Shizu, eventually disarming his sword. Although Shizu refuses to surrender, Kino pretends to shoot at Shizu and aims a flare into the king's private suite, killing the king. As the winner, Kino proclaims a new law that the first-class citizens can fight each other until the last person standing becomes king, leading to chaos in the country but liberation for the second-class citizens. On the road, Kino encounters Shizu, who reveals that he is the country's prince and returned to kill the king. Hermes later tells Kino that Riku can speak, but Kino does not believe it.