Is this it?
Next period's in another classroom.
What's wrong? Let's go, c'mon.
Go on ahead.
Seira and I will be a bit late.
Pardon me.
Entry without permission is prohibited, even for parents.
My apologies, but would you mind showing some identification?
What about you, then?
What are people such as yourselves doing here?
Who... is he?!
It is a privilege to see you again, Clan Leader.
Clan...
...Leader?
Regis, explain this.
Common sense dictates that the likes of these three should not be here.
No, they are—
Regis.
Have you forgotten your pride as a noble?
Cavorting with people such as these, and neglecting your duty as a result...
Oh, dear.
What business do you have at their place of work?
Frankenstein?
Long time no see, Gejutel K. Landegre.
Frankenstein
Gejutel has left?
Yes, he has departed for Japan.
Is it true that Regis and Seira
have encountered the one from inside the coffin?
If they've met someone who seemed to be a noble, then it is likely.
What naughty children.
If that's why they've been silent, we should really punish them.
Hey, now...
Our enemy is the one from inside the coffin...
The traitor who betrayed the nobility.
Precisely.
Cadis Etrama Di Raizel...
That filthy creature.
You were trying to defend Regis and Seira, weren't you?
I wouldn't paint a target on myself like that.
What's so unusual about kids not doing their homework?
I'd say that's just you, Karias.
Yes, of course. As you say, Rajak-dono.
You've always been soft on those two.
Don't let your personal feelings overtake you.
As clan leaders, our duty is to serve the lord
and dedicate our lives to carrying out her orders.
Apprehending the traitor should be your first priority.
I can't stand you Kertia men. You're so quick to risk your lives.
You shouldn't rush to your death like that.
Brother...
Rael?
I heard Seira's name mentioned. What happened?
Call me Clan Leader, not Brother.
Oh, boy.
I think your brother's a bit busy right now.
Clan Leader, Clan Leader...
I'm qualified, too.
Weren't you just released from your confinement?
Better not butt into—
Don't treat me like a child!
Well, at least his little brother's hell-bent on living.
What's the matter? Is it that unusual?
Are Regis and Seira living here with those humans?
And you?
Yes, because this is my house.
So it was you, then...
Cadis Etrama Di Raizel-sama.
It's been a long time, Gejutel.
I heard that you spent the roughly 800 years
since your disappearance in a deep sleep.
Frankenstein has told me that is the case.
Ever since Regis and Seira arrived here, I foresaw that this day would come.
They came here to find me, did they not?
They were sent to investigate upon learning that the coffin was found.
There have been great changes in Lukedonia—
the nobles' country—since you disappeared.
No...
It may be more accurate to say, "since the previous lord entered eternal sleep."
For nobility, eternal sleep is synonymous with death.
After the previous lord's death,
his daughter, Raskreia-sama, took over as lord.
Raskreia-sama is searching for you...
as the traitor who drove the previous lord to his death.
What?! On what grounds—
What is the present state of Lukedonia?
Many senior clan leaders entered eternal sleep along with the previous lord,
and the hole left by the transition
to a young lord and young clan leaders remains vast.
And Seira Loyard is one of them?
I saw her in possession of a soul weapon.
Those are weapons that have been handed down for generations
from one clan leader to the next.
The leader of the Loyard clan, at her age...
Now it makes sense.
It seems Lukedonia is drastically different from the way I remember it.
Raizel-sama...
Won't you return to Lukedonia?
If you have any intention of defending your own innocence,
please return with me.
Gejutel...
Yes?
I wish to remain here a bit longer.
So basically, for you guys, a "clan leader" is someone super important, huh?
Yes.
It's a title bestowed only upon the thirteen household heads
with the highest noble blood.
Gejutel-sama is the Landegre clan leader.
So he's your relative, Regis?
He's my grandfather.
Ah, no wonder you look so much like him.
How?
They're nothing alike in size.
No, no, no!
I mean the black streaks in their hair.
I dunno how I'd feel about that as a fashion statement,
but I hadn't considered that it might be hereditary!
That's true. As a fashion statement, it would be hideous.
I'm not so sure bowl cuts or long hair are any better.
Hey! This is a techno cut, not a bowl cut!
And I prefer to retain my natural hairstyle
rather than take scissors unnecessarily to—
Anyway, what we're curious about is how he's connected to our boss.
You're right. The tension between them was intense.
Did something happen between those two?
I don't know.
The fact that they even know each other was a surprise to Seira and I.
Oh, really?
So, Frankenstein isn't the same kind of person you guys are?
It's clear that he's no ordinary human, but...
We aren't certain ourselves.
In a way, he is even more mysterious than Raizel-sama.
I never imagined I would one day stay in your home.
I cannot simply ignore Regis' grandfather.
Frankly, I wish more than anything that you would leave at once.
You never change.
Nor has the way you conceal your fangs in his presence.
I will have you know that I still don't trust you.
You are still the madman who slaughtered many of us nobles in Lukedonia long ago.
You bastard!
You think you can defy the Central Order of Knights and get away with it?!
Oh?
So you're from the Central Order of Knights?
You should make fine samples, then.
Wait, are you the "Noble Hunter"...
You lunatic!
Struggling won't help you.
Those chains were made especially for you boys.
How does it feel...
to be tormented by someone you once looked down upon?
How can someone like you possess such power?!
You find it strange
that a human such as myself has the power that only you nobles should have?
You really find it so strange?
No...
How are you so...
Cadis Etrama Di Raizel.
You still haven't changed your mind?
Living alone in a secluded mansion like that must be boring.
You should live here.
I decline.
I have a grand room for you.
I decline.
And pretty maids—
I decline.
Hedonistic feasts—
I decline.
I see.
Very well, then, if you insist.
I cannot force my selfish wishes on you.
But don't forget...
that I am concerned about you.
Pay me a visit every now and then.
He left the moment the subject was closed.
He's so antisocial.
Lord, please watch what you say.
Raizel-sama has been tasked with a unique—
But the lord is still superior, correct?
Lord!
Well? You have business with me?
I have new information regarding the Noble Hunter
that we have been investigating for some time.
Let's hear it.
According to the Central Order knights who survived the recent attack,
he appeared out of nowhere like a gust of wind,
and felled knights one after another.
And...
without a doubt, he was human.
Human?
Is it possible for a human to have powers surpassing those of nobility?
I believe that he obtained power equal to ours
by some method unknown to us.
To allow him to remain on the loose any longer would prove dangerous.
Hmm... Then you men should go after him.
I want to meet him myself and talk to him.
Talk?
Yes. Don't kill him.
Bring him to me.
I will decide what is to be done with him.
Yes, Lord.
There's nowhere left to run.
Come quietly with us.
I refuse.
Then we have no choice but to take you by force.
Very well, then. Take me with you...
if you think you can!
What?!
My goodness.
I didn't expect you to be so weak.
You're not even worth using as samples.
Die.
Don't get arrogant, nobles.
It is exactly as you say.
These men seem to have overestimated their own strength a bit.
All of you, withdraw and report to the lord.
Yes, sir!
I am the head of the Landegre clan, Gejutel K. Landegre.
Leader of the Kertia clan...
Ragar Kertia.
My, my. What an honor it is to meet two great clan leaders at once.
You had best accompany us.
That small fry earlier said the same thing.
To the lord, is it?
There's no reason to be surprised.
Only the lord has the power to dispatch clan leaders.
Oddly, though, for some reason...
I'm not in the mood.
Gejutel, you stay back.
Ragar...
If anything happens to me,
I already have an heir ready to inherit the Kertia clan.
And no matter who it is we face,
it should never take two clan leaders to win a battle.
On my pride... here I come!
Then how about this?!
What a predicament.
If this goes on too long, it may be a challenge to leave him alive.
Ragar, you aren't—
I do apologize for brandishing Kartas,
but I do so only because I acknowledge your skill.
Do not take offense.
So that's a soul weapon?
If you already know, that will save us time.
You should also know what it means when a clan leader wields one.
I suggest you avoid any further foolish behavior.
Who knows when I'll be in a position like this again?
This is an experiment... so let's see how far it can go!
Resonate...
Dark Spear!
Is that a soul weapon?!
It feels similar, but it is not.
You apologized for taking up your weapon, but I won't do the same for you.
Don't be offended.
Ridiculous.
How can a mere Noble Hunter possess the intellect to call forth such an attack?
Don't make me laugh!
Are you saying nobles are free to hunt humans,
but humans aren't allowed to do the same to nobles?!
Nobles hunting humans? What are you talking about?
Your kind can manipulate and control human blood.
Only if the subject wishes it.
We do not form blood pacts indiscriminately!
Not so many nobles are really that noble.
There are plenty of barbaric ones who control young ladies and children for fun
and use them to their hearts' content, then discard them!
And you intend to punish them?
Precisely!
With this power, I will prove that humans aren't as weak as nobles think!
He possesses this much power?
Not now!
What is this?!
His power is rampaging out of control!
Damn it!
It's begun to consume his soul!
If he loses any more control over his power,
he won't be able to restrain it!
I have no choice.
Show yourself, Regasus!
This is no longer about our pride as nobles.
Right!
Let's go!
He got away?
It would seem so.
Let's hurry.
Damn it...
I guess the Dark Spear is still more than I can handle...
Those clothes...
are mine.
I-I'm sorry!