That's it...
If he doesn't make it in time,
I'll never forgive Staz as long as I live.
I'll blacklist him from my cafe and burn all his collections.
What's gotten into you?! You're sounding so evil!
So you've revealed yourself, Yamijiro...
I wish you'd stop with the evil laugh, though.
I have enough depressing company.
S-Staz! What the hell?!
What is that?
A magical essence drink. This is the last one.
Nooo!
I was really thirsty.
Shut up and take a seat, you moron!
LIZ, FOR THE FIRST TIME
Well, that's Wolf's fault.
No, it's yours. You're the root of the entire problem!
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? But he didn't tell me you guys were keeping Fuyumi alive with that drink.
Of course, I'm going to drink it if I didn't know, right?
No, if I were in that situation,
I'd question whether or not that was something drinkable.
Is there some sort of argument going on here?
It's none of your business.
Go outside and hunt for some panties or something.
This is my first time meeting the girl.
If you don't properly introduce us,
she might think I'm that sort of person.
Isn't that right, Miss Ghost?
I-It's nice to meet you...
May I ask your name? I am Braz.
I'm Fuyumi.
We've never met...
But I know a lot about you.
I know about your problem, and how to fix it as well.
Hey.
Don't overstep your bounds.
Wasn't it an urgent matter?
That's how you plan to make me owe you, but...
Too bad, you're not welcome here.
Very well...
Once again, I'll bend to your will.
Show me how you're going to save her without my help.
It's not a method...
I made a promise...
that I would be her blood bank
until the day I bring her back to life.
What?
Here?!
What's the matter? Hurry up.
Everyone's watching, and if I drink that, I'll...
I'm already bleeding.
Come on.
All right, but at least let me do it over there...
Just drink it.
How's that?
Way more magical essence than the last time, right?
I can't resist it...
Staz-san... Once I've tasted this, I can't go back...
I don't approve...
She might be fine now,
but who knows what'll happen if you keep this up?
I don't plan on continuing this.
I'm turning her back into a human soon.
Wasn't that our deal, Brother?
So it was.
Well then, shall we go and meet her original body?
To East Demon World...
The place where you first met, then lost, the human Fuyumi.
The territory of Boss Staz.
Well, well...
Empty as usual.
B...
CAFE THIRD EYE Boss!
CAFE THIRD EYE Is that me?!
CAFE THIRD EYE It's Yoshida! Did you forget, Boss?!
CAFE THIRD EYE Oh yeah. So what happened to you, Deku?
CAFE THIRD EYE We've been dealing with lots of crazy stuff!
Hey, Tsuboi, why're you wearing my clothes?
What about you, Boss? Why're you wearing a prison uniform?
Um, I'm Yoshida.
Eh, let's not worry about the details.
Saty-chan, I'll have a beer.
Good idea.
Who's the little one? A new recruit?
Her?
That's my little sister.
Frankly, I can't hide my shock...
To think, Staz,
that you spend time with these uncouth characters.
What? Can't you go to the restroom by yourself?
Something stinks...
Duh, we're by the restroom.
Hey, I'm being serious.
How much does your brother know?
Who knows? Maybe he knows everything.
Or maybe, he's pretending to know everything.
One thing I know for certain is that he's always up to something.
What is this? Is it edible?
If he told you anything...
you can bet there's a catch.
Something he said a while ago has been bugging me...
Well, now that Liz's job is done...
I was hoping to do some sightseeing in the demon world before heading home.
I see... Do you need my assistance?
There's no need to be so nervous.
But I found it quite surprising that a pro like yourself
would pitch in to help resurrect a ghost girl...
Well, actually...
Is it because you're aware
of how important that girl is to you?
You sure looked pathetic in there with all that sucking up.
Let it go! I had no choice, okay?
Anyhow, that's not the point!
Well, my advice is to not worry about it.
I know from personal experience.
Anything you do based on what he tells you
will always benefit him.
Okay...
Anyway, when Fuyumin wakes up, give her this.
What is this?
It's a bell.
If she rings it three times, I'll come to her.
Tell Fuyumin to call me if anything happens.
See you.
Hey!
So she doesn't come when I'm the one ringing it?
Sorry to keep you waiting, Boss!
That was fast.
Well, we'll be leaving then.
Take your time.
Yeah.
All right, let's have a look.
Hey, wait a minute. What's that?!
It's an instrument I developed.
For what?
There's nothing to worry about.
Answer my question, damn it!
Her clothes are in the way. Strip her down.
Watch what you're saying, you sick pervert!
What're you getting so worked up over?
Am I that untrustworthy?
Sorry, but yeah.
If you do something weird while pretending to resurrect Fuyumi,
I'll never forgive you, Brother!
All this does is take a sample of her magic.
Resurrection is accomplished by converting magic
into what humans call the soul,
and then placing it into a replicated new body.
To do this, I need to check her magic beforehand.
Do you understand now?
All right, let's strip her.
Staz-san...?
Perfect timing. Lift your arms and cheer.
Huh?
Ready and...
Hurray!
Stop struggling!
Hurry up and get it over with, Brother!
Please, help!
Stop crying!
- Yeah, best cover your eyes from - I'm sorry! No, wait!
- seeing your no-good brothers working together. - You're not helping!
Done.
Man, you made it difficult.
What? My brother's the one who told me to strip you.
Staz, you make it sound like I'm that sort of person.
Well, it's true.
I'm going home to prepare for the resurrection.
Liz says she'd like to see this place a bit more,
so would you mind showing her around?
Do it.
Seriously?
See you, Staz.
Brother...
Isn't my magic mixed in with the magic sample from Fuyumi?
Relax... Removing that is a simple matter for me.
You just keep on being her blood bank
until the day I can resurrect her.
Promises are meant to be kept, are they not?
And I will keep mine.
Brother is so cool.
Think so? He's carrying a wrapping cloth with him...
Oh, I'll take it out, Staz. Don't you worry.
The sample of your magic after becoming a complete vampire.
And I will put it to good use, I promise.
What're you looking at?
N-Nothing!
Uh-huh...
Oh, welcome back.
How much did they hire you for?
I felt bad just waiting, so I decided to help out.
Huh? You bought such a cute one...
I don't really care for it.
I see...
Thanks for feeling so obligated that you had to accept.
What are you guys eating? Looks good.
Want to try some, Boss?
Fuyumi cooked us some human world food.
Is it safe? Is it edible?
What do you think I am?
I may not look it, but when I was still alive,
I cooked in the kitchen every day.
Oh, that's right... You don't have a mom.
Then let Liz take a bite out of your food first.
Hey, my cooking is not that bad!
It kind of looks like a Tsuchinoko.
It's a Tsuchinoko-style omurice.
Let's dig in!
Come on... Take off your mask!
What, homesick already?
No!
Didn't take you long to get sentimental...
Did Fuyumi's story bring back memories?
Our parents are gone.
Get over it already, kid!
That's not it...
It's a tad sweet...but, eh...
Th-This is so awkward...!
I wish he'd say it was delicious, even if it's a lie...
Thanks for the meal.
You're welcome... How was it?
The flavor was like you... In a word, simple.
Is that so...
What a vague review...
It was yummy...
Really?! I'll make it for you anytime!
Why're you suddenly getting so excited?
But I won't make any for you, Staz-san.
Hey, what're you so mad about?
I thought I told you to take that thing off!
Shut up! Let go of me!
Just take it off!
It's so peaceful...
The Acropolis Ticket?
Once I acquire what I'm after, I will return here...
Liz, from then on, you have an important job to do.
Don't come back here until I say you can.
What?
That's mean, Brother! Why?
I'll be spending all my time in my lab again.
I need you to keep an eye on Staz to make sure he doesn't interfere.
You can do that, can't you?
Are you getting teary-eyed again?
If you want to go home, leave.
I'm not crying! And I'm not going home!
Oh, I get it now...
I'm starting to see what's happening...
Brother told you to do something, didn't he?
You're ignoring me now? I nailed it, didn't I?
He said not to come home for a while
because I'd get in the way of his work.
Is that...really the reason?
Yes...
It's a lie. But it's probably the truth...
I'm never a part of Brother's research...
Good girl, Liz.
I'm not a cute little sister to him,
so I have to be a good girl...
Bad girls have no place to stay.
You're a bad girl, Liz.
W-What?!
Take a look at my library.
You get to enjoy all of this from scratch!
Let's see.
You might want to start with this one...
No, let's go with this.
It's a story where a girl falls from the sky.
You'll love it.
What's gotten into you?
Look...
If you wanted to stay here because you have nowhere else to go,
then you should've just said so from the start.
We're both being neglected by Brother, right?
In that case, just ignore everything and have fun.
That's what bad girls do...
There are only bad kids here in the demon world.
The ones who have the most fun doing whatever they want
are the winners.
Remember that.
Well, Liz? A hundred times better than the crappy TV
we get in the demon world, right?
I wanna watch it again.
Huh?
There's no need to watch it twice in a row.
I've got lots of other great classics.
I wanna watch this one.
Is she for real?
"The ones who have the most fun doing whatever they want"
"are the winners," right?
I may have misjudged you...
Huh?
You're being such a good big brother.
Give me a break...
But you really are a nice person.
Huh?
I mean... You said you'd bring me back to life,
and you kept your word and came this far...
Thank you very much.
You haven't been resurrected yet.
Oh, I almost forgot...
What is that?
Bell's bell.
Huh?
Bell said to give this to you.
Bell will come if you ring this bell three times.
Okay...
Are you serious?!
This bastard ruined all the properties I bought!
Yeah, pretty nasty, isn't he?
Shut up! You're the one who passed it onto me!
You're not going to join them?
I'm fine... I'm going to take a bath and go to bed.
The bath is over here.
It's very Japanese, isn't it?
I was also surprised when I saw it on my first day in the demon world.
Why're you taking off your clothes?
Huh? We're taking a bath, aren't we?
You're coming in with me?!
That's right...
Are you shy?
You never took baths with your brother?
Wha...?
Don't be ridiculous! I can take a bath all by myself!
Okay, close your eyes.
I'm rinsing your hair.
Okay.
Next, I'll rinse your back.
Okay.
You really helped me out.
I didn't count on there being no shampoo visors here.
Don't mention it.
Thanks to that, we're able to bathe together.
Are you trying to make me like you?
Why would you think that?
That's what they all do.
They're all afraid of me... of my brother...
So they're desperate to be liked.
But the people around Staz-san are different.
They were having fun back there beating their boss in a video game.
Because they're all bad kids?
I guess so.
See... I'm a bad kid, too.
I keep thinking Staz-san is lucky to have a cute little sister like you.
It's what makes me want to take a bath with you...
You're an insolent and bad girl...
But I'll excuse your crimes today.
Thank you very much.
Nooo! Boss, please!
Not that card, anything but that card!
I can't hear you.
Let's leave them alone.
Yeah.
I'm going to sleep now.
Okay.
There's another bed over there!
Why not? I'm already insolent, and besides...
I've always wanted to do this.
You're creepy!
Good night...
Your fat breasts don't leave me any room...
Today was a hectic day.
It was fun, don't you think?
Uh-huh...
Your food...was yummy.
I'll cook for you again.
The anime...was fun.
Yes, it was...
I've always...
...always been lonely.
If you don't mind me, then I'll stay with you.
Staz!
Get up! Get up!
What is it...Liz?
Look at this! Read it!
What?!
DON'T LOOK FOR ME - FUYUMI
That went quicker than I thought.
Guess I'll go eat breakfast.
CAFE THIRD EYE
Fuyumi didn't go anywhere.
She was with me the whole time.
I didn't notice her leaving the bed.
Or the sound of the door opening.
You didn't notice because you were sound asleep.
I'm not you!
Besides, Fuyumi said...
If you don't mind me, then I'll stay with you.
I know.
This was done against her will.
She knows that without me, she'll fade away.
So there's no way
she'd leave a stupid note like that and sneak away.
Then was she abducted?
Yeah...
Or worse, she's already...
Damn it... What was I doing?
It's always like this...
When she was eaten alive...
When she was about to fade away...
I wasn't there for her.
I was so obsessed with my own goals
that I didn't pay attention to her.
Boss, it's not like you to be this way.
Basically, it's always your fault,
but isn't it your motto not to admit you're wrong?
Don't get so down on yourself!
He's right!
We don't know for sure if she faded away and disappeared!
So how about saying something crazy like you always do!
Say, "You guys split up and"
"search every inch of the demon world for Fuyumi!"
That's not quite right...
How about this?
All of you do whatever it takes to find Fuyumi.
If you don't find her,
I'm going to go crazy mad and use all the powers I have
to take it out on the demon world.
Now that's scary!
We better find her quick!
Okay, let's go!
We don't have any clues, but we have guts!
What's the matter?
Brother...
What?
Brother would know where Fuyumi is.
Huh?!
He put a tracking device on Fuyumi...
When?!
When he took her magic with that device...
Why didn't you tell me sooner?
Because Brother said never to tell you, Staz...
That bastard... He knew this would happen...
Was he the one who abducted Fuyumi, too?
No! That wasn't Brother.
I don't know what he's up to, but right now, it's our only lead.
Go back to the Acropolis, find out where Fuyumi is,
and call me on this.
I can't. Brother told me not to come home...
Don't worry. If he says anything to you,
tell him I lost it when Fuyumi went missing,
and I threatened you.
You can have it all...
Everything I collected until now from the human world...
My anime, manga, games, CDs... I'll give them all to you.
So...
So please find Fuyumi for me.
Please, Liz...
You...gave this to me.
This little guy...is enough...
That's all you want?
Yes.
Don't get me wrong.
I'm not doing this just for you.
Fuyumi is a bad girl... But well, she was kinda okay.
Oh yeah?
You better get her back, or I'll never forgive you.
You're becoming quite the bad girl yourself, Liz.
We got some information, Boss.
This morning, a guy people hadn't seen around here
was having breakfast at a diner.
What was he like?
Give me a second.
Mamejiro and Saty-chan just did a Search Eye on that place right now.
We're getting Yoshida to morph into the guy
based on the info we got, and then send a photo to you.
Wow, you guys are good.
It's a pretty close likeness.
Uh-huh.
This is the guy, Boss. Have you seen him before?
What the hell?
He looks like someone who'd listen to British Rock.
Do you know which way he went?
Uh...
South! Towards South Demon World.
Did you catch that?
Yeah, I heard. Thanks.
South, huh...
Not that I don't trust Liz...
But I won't let anyone take Fuyumi!
TWO IS A TREASURE
Give me back my panty...
TWO IS A TREASURE What? I didn't hear you.
TWO IS A TREASURE Give me back my panty!
TWO IS A TREASURE What?
TWO IS A TREASURE I said, give me back the panty you're holding on to!
TWO IS A TREASURE N-Next time on Blood Lad, "Two Is a Treasure"
TWO IS A TREASURE There are only bad kids in the demon world.