What do I do?
I never thought he'd agree to meet with me this easily.
But I have to ask.
Why is he in such a shady organization?
This isn't right.
I... I have to drag him back.
Hey, so...
Yes?
Did Legosi make it back to school safely the day of the Meteorite Festival?
Yes...
Well, not quite, he was hurt pretty badly.
Was there a white rabbit with him?
A small girl, around waist-high.
She... was unharmed.
I see.
No surprises there.
But I'm amazed that you managed to track me down.
I worked it out from what you said the day before the festival.
Someone might die tonight.
Louis, what do you...
What can a man who can't even protect a girl dear to him possibly hope to achieve on the stage?
Louis, you're getting wet.
I'm just too weak.
I can't win against authority, instincts, or strength, but I'm supposed to be the school hero?
Laughable.
It's nothing short of idolatry.
I'm sick of the lies.
Huh?
Sorry, I'll be back soon.
Louis!
I was convinced when I heard that Legosi had taken on the Leo Group.
I didn't want to come to the dark market,
but I was asking anyone I could where you were.
Thanks.
I'm not here for your thanks.
Tell me why, Louis.
What if you can't go back to school?
No matter how much civilization develops,
instincts and strength still win out in the end.
My role was to hide that truth behind a veil and become a symbol of morals and justice.
But I'm stepping down now.
Drenched in lies and weakness,
the red deer Louis doesn't have a place at the school anymore.
That's not...
You know, you've turned into quite the fine woman.
Huh?
Did you have your heart broken?
N-N-No, I didn't!
U-Um... Not completely!
Oh?
Well, I'm glad to see it was a good experience for you.
Are you listening?
I didn't have my heart broken!
Hey, come on!
Louis...
You even look more graceful than you did before.
You can't have fallen yet.
You must still believe in something.
Honestly!
An animal steeped in evil couldn't smile like that!
You sure are grumbly today.
I simply decided to accept this society for what it is.
I want to become strong, in the truest sense of the word.
This time, for sure.
I realized something at the Leo Group.
Like anyone, they're perpetually fighting
against their own instincts.
Ibuki.
You sure about letting that kid walk off?
His resolve isn't to be trifled with.
He'll be back soon.
Resolve, eh?
We'll be done with him as soon as the Leo Group is back on its feet.
How d'ya wanna cook him in the end?
He's the boss, not "that kid".
If you so much as try to have a bite of him,
you'll be our dinner the next day.
We're hopeless.
Look, you've gotten rusty.
Quite so.
And you've certainly improved.
Oh, please.
I'm the club's ace nowadays, you know.
Louis...
Is our time together here also one of those lies you talk about?
I know you'd think these are just empty words,
but I'm sure that carnivores and herbivores could truly understand each other.
And yet...
You're a fool.
You're just pretending to have accepted it.
I mean...
I mean, you...
You gave up on making choices for yourself!
It's not society that chooses how you live.
It's you.
I'm going to keep choosing for myself.
You dummy!
I know you'll end up regretting it!
When I'm well-known and respected, you'll look at me and say, "this isn't right"!
You may still cry like a kid,
but you're already plenty respectable.
Seriously, where'd Legosi disappear to?
What is he, some delinquent girl who just got a boyfriend?
Wanna try calling him?
Good idea.
There's no point.
Huh?
I don't think Legosi's coming back again.
He said he's in a different world from us now.
That's why I didn't stop him.
But I wish I could have bid him farewell at least.
Legosi?
Huh?
Legosi...?
I'm back.
Sorry about all that.
I was gone for the night for various reasons.
Wh-What's up with all that?
Are you okay?
Uh... Yeah, I'm fine.
Oh... But I'm gonna go have a shower.
Hey, was that Legosi?
I'm not sure... I don't think so?
But he smelled like Legosi.
Um...
Oh, sorry, sorry.
I'm listening, Legosi.
I was just a bit awestruck at your sudden transformation.
Well... One thing led to another...
I went a bit overboard at the hairdresser.
It's cold, and I feel a bit restless.
Yes, I can imagine!
I didn't even recognize you at first!
I thought you might be a sick fox.
Well, so anyway...
I guess you still need to go take care of your grandad in the evenings?
Yes, that's right.
I'll do my best to come to practice,
but I'm afraid I'll be leaving the cleaning up to the rest of you for some time.
I'm really sorry for pawning off my work like this.
No, no, don't worry about it!
We all understand!
Right?
Of course.
Yeah.
It's fine, Legosi. You don't have to apologize.
Thank you, everyone.
Refreshing look, huh?
After listening to everything Gohin said,
I realized I can't just stop showing up at the club.
I need to act as a deterrent.
As long as I'm here, I won't let anyone die.
Um... While I can't help out with cleaning,
I'll work as hard as I can for the club.
Thanks for still having me.
So, white Legosi, yay or nay?
He's a definite maybe.
Yay, I think, as long as I get some time to adjust.
Yay, yay, yay! He's so stylish and hot!
Good morning!
It's now 3 o'clock in the morning!
How are you night owls out there doing?
You're listening to the bat Perano!
Guess I'll go check up on him.
I'm really sorry for getting too excited and speaking ultrasonically last week!
I'll fly down to the ground and apologize.
And with that...
Hey, Legosi!
You're keeping your posture, aren't you?
Y-Yeah...
It's only been three days.
It's about to get even worse.
Hey! Are you listening, you brat?!
Yes, I can hear you!
This kind of training is insane!
My saliva is gushing out nonstop.
It's hard on my nose too.
I feel like vomiting.
Listen, Legosi. You have to completely conquer your lust for meat.
Your body needs to learn how to be strong without meat.
You chose this for yourself!
No matter how much you fight it, in the end you're nothing but a dark, ferocious carnivore.
Rage, hatred, fear...
Use your stress to become stronger.
Build up more and more stress, and set yourself ablaze!
Face it head-on...
Burden yourself...
There's a new stage waiting beyond it.
You look absolutely awful.
School's gonna be hell for you today.
But you chose this method yourself, Legosi.
School during the day,
training here until sunrise...
And you travel by running, not by train.
You sure you don't want to call it quits?
No way.
A carnivore is supposed to eat herbivores to survive.
Meat is vital to someone training their body to fight.
But if I want to become strong to protect herbivores,
eating herbivore meat would go against everything I'm trying to achieve.
Carnivore athletes and soldiers all do it in secret.
But... I just can't do it.
I understand them, but I'll never do what they do.
Well, I already knew you were gonna say that.
"I don't want to eat meat." "I want to protect herbivores."
This world isn't simple enough that you can get strong from simple idealism.
I'll do everything I can other than eating meat.
I'll be back again tomorrow.
Legosi.
You've been looking quite repulsive lately. Is something amiss?
What's up with the sudden poshness, Pina?
It's not like you.
Oh, yeah.
The president said I should try working on my etiquette.
But seriously, are you okay?
Cutting your fur, losing weight...
Could it be that you're dealing with mental illness?
You don't need to worry about me.
Anyway, I'm supposed to be showing you around the crew's storehouse.
I hope you're at least a little interested in backstage work.
Well, can't say I am.
Really?
Sorry.
Now, don't be like that.
This box contains the costumes we've used before.
And that one over there contains reference documents...
Where is this strong female scent coming from?
So, can I go back now?
Hm?
Your cheek's a bit red. What happened?
Oh, this?
I know how clichéd this will sound,
but I just got slapped across the face.
When I was making out with my girlfriend,
I accidentally said another girl's name!
I can't believe I made a mistake like that!
I see...
You're been through a lot, huh?
Do you have a girlfriend, Legosi?
No, I don't.
Ow!
How about a crush?
We're done talking.
What? Why? Where are you going?
For crying out loud...
Just as I was trying to forget about her so I could focus on my training...
Haru... Haru...
Haru, Haru, Haru, Haru...
Hold on!
You're just adorable, aren't you?
You've got your eyes on someone, don't you?
You're kinda reminding me of a dog.
I'm not letting this guy, of all people, figure me out.
Not someone as blatantly instinct-driven as him.
Won't you teach me the meaning of pure, untainted love?
Why does everyone get angry if you don't stick to one lover?
B-Because it's insincere?
But everyone has their own way of being sincere!
To me it means doing everything I can to ensure that I enjoy myself.
What have morals ever done for us?
So...
If you ever happened to chomp down on me,
I wouldn't blame you, you know.
That's right. For example...
If I'm ever left alone in a small, dark room with someone,
if that person was a girl, I'd have an urge to kiss her.
Do you feel like eating me right now?
There's a sheep right here who'd let you.
After seventeen years as a male wolf,
I'm yet again experiencing something for the first time in my life.
A clear, immense hatred for an herbivore!
I don't eat meat, and I don't have a girlfriend.
I don't need anything.
I'm a Zen wolf.
Really? Well that's fine too.
God, I'm hungry!
I'm going to the cafeteria!
I'm in the mood for vegetables!
I keep telling them to put that away!
Come on!
Isn't this a bit late?
Entering your rebellious phase at eighteen, are you?
Father, I'm not being rebellious.
The time has finally come.
The time for us to say farewell
to this farce of a parent-child relationship.
I've already explained the circumstances.
Please, sign the notice of withdrawal.
You understand, don't you?
You couldn't turn me into a cog of your business.
It's already been thirteen years
since the day I bought you for seven million.
I regret to say it was a failed investment.
What went through your little head that day?
I'm surprised how clearly I remember it.
It was early winter, and the sky was unbelievably clear.
I remember smiling to myself, thinking, "I'm glad this is the day this child got to see the outside."
I thought he would cut me off without so much as a change in expression.
Someone who goes against your will should be useless to you.
Until now, we would only see each other once a month for dinner,
and it was impossible to tell what you were thinking.
Even so, I have always looked up to you.
Father, I've already told you.
I'm the boss of the Leo Group.
Please sign the document. Right now.
I can't cause you any more trouble.
Come on.