Description Like the first volume, the second volume of [Howl's Moving Castle] centers on a love story that blossoms amid the chaos of war. With a flying carpet, the desert bandit Kabul Akbar, a spirit trapped in a small bottle, a cat named Midnight who grows enormous when angry, the mighty djinn Hasruel with his huge wings and powerful magic, and a castle floating in the sky, the story seems to unfold in a completely different direction from the first volume. Yet in the end, like solving a series of riddles, every thread intricately connects back to the story of Volume 1, creating a truly unique narrative structure. - Translator's Note 1. Abdullah and the Magic Carpet 2. The Night-Flower Lady 3. A Few Important Facts 4. Marriage and Fortune-Telling 5. The Night-Flower's Father 6. Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire 7. The Spirit Appears 8. Imagination Becomes Reality 9. The Old Soldier 10. Violence and Blood 11. Attack of the Beast 12. Abdullah and the Soldier's Crisis 13. Defying Fate 14. The Magic Carpet Returns 15. Arrival at Kingsbury 16. What Happened to Midnight and the Little One 17. The Castle in the Sky 18. Too Many Princesses 19. The Demands of the Soldier, the Cook, and the Carpet Merchant 20. The Djinn's Life 21. The Castle Comes Down to Earth