Your mother is such a beautiful woman.
Yeah... She passed away, though.
But she was very warm and sweet.
Do you feel lonely?
Nope.
I still have my father with me.
We lost all our money, so we couldn't afford to live in our mansion anymore.
Our house has become smaller, and all our servants have left.
But...
...my dad is with me more than ever.
I see.
You!
Hey, hey, how about you?
What are your mother and father like?
My mom... is like yours.
She's not here anymore.
And my father...
My father is...
That's right...
I can't even remember his face.
Big brother.
This is what my father looks like.
Let me see.
So this man's your father, Phillipe?
Hey...
Hey, when will Father be back?
The Master is a very busy person.
But if Young Master is a good boy,
I'm sure that the Master will praise you when he returns.
Yes! I understand!
Then I'll work hard...
...until Father comes back.
Thank you, Gil.
You're welcome.
Young Master...
It's good to be devoted to your studies,
but please don't forget about your health.
What's wrong, Gil?
Do you want me to join you?
Then don't worry, I'll be sure to bully you very soon.
Please don't!
Mm, delicious!
Wouldn't it be great to see the Master again this year?
Yeah!
That's why I'm using this chance to study even harder, for when Father returns.
But hasn't Young Master already done enough?
Not quite.
When you can say "I've worked hard" so easily...
...then you really haven't been working hard enough.
And that isn't truly "working hard", is it?
Even though he constantly acted like a child,
Oz has always been very strict with himself.
That made him shine like a star, and I'd be so proud of him.
But at the same time, I constantly had this indescribable feeling of impeding danger.
When that taut string was cut...
...What would happen to Oz?
And then, what I feared the most happened...
Hey, Gil...
Why do you think my Father hates me?
That's...
If that's what you think, then let's ask-
No way!
I can't do something like that.
Because... Because I'm...
Afraid of...
..finding out the truth.
I understand.
In that case, I'll go and ask the Master.
I'll prove that those rumors the servants are spreading are false!
Gil!
Back then, if I hadn't crossed that line...
...Oz would never have known the truth.
Please...
Please be sure to see the Young Master before you leave!
The Young Master will be happy if you did that for him!
Why should I!
Why?
Isn't he your beloved son?
"Beloved"?
That boy?
It'd be better if he was never born.
What... do you...
What do you mean, Master?! The Young Master has always bee-
Just who do you think you are?
A servant giving his opinion to his Master?
Unfortunately, I was never your servant...
I only serve Master Oz!
Enough, already! Take him away.
Yes, Master.
Wait a minute!
Please don't get rid of Gil!
Young Master!
Please!
Fathe-!
Don't ever touch me!
You filth.
Y-Young Master!
Young Master!!
After that incident, I was locked in the mansion's dungeon for three days.
After I had been released by Oscar-sama, I returned to Oz's side. But I saw...
Hey, Gilbert.
I'm sorry, it was all my fault. Are you alright?
Oz...
Young Master...
Everything...
Everything was my...
Everything was my fault!
If only I hadn't acted so foolishly...!
You didn't do anything wrong.
Hey, Gil...
I've thought it through.
In the three days that you've been gone,
I've been thinking.
So everything's alright now, okay?
It's been like this since the beginning.
Everything will be fine once I accept it.
That's all there is to it.
Shall we go?
Let's go find Oz.
What's wrong?
A pungent smell.
A bug's smell.
A scent from the Abyss.
What?
It's nearby.
It didn't even conceal the scent of a Chain.
What a useless Contractor!
You are Phillipe West, correct?
Eh?
What?
You're the person from last time...
To meet you again in a place like this...
This must be...
Fate?!
Who are you?
Echo serves and obeys the Nightray Family.
Nightray?
My Lord, Master Vincent, ordered me...
...to bring this child to him.
Please hand the child over peacefully.
If you will not, then I shall see it as a hinderance to my mission,
and I will eliminate you immediately.
I have returned, my Lady.
Ah la la.
Welcome back.
If it isn't Mr. Liam.
You're still the same as always, Xerxes Break.
Can't you come in normally, through the front door?
You haven't changed either; you're still so reserved.
This means that you've come here for a specific purpose.
Has something happened at Pandora?
It's about the Illegal Contractor that we captured a few days ago.
"Grim", wasn't it?
The vital witness for the "Pig-Head Incident".
What about it?
It escaped...
It escaped!
Today, at 2:00pm, he escaped after killing six guards.
Mr. Liam, you are such a...
Useless guy!
What did you say!?
The culprit was already injured.
Idiot, idiot, idi~ot.
I do admit, there are times when we're careless, but...
You really are an idiot.
Mr. Liam,...
Just treat him as if he's only air.
Air, air~
Am I... Am I air as well?
If you would, please continue.
It's just rude!
Pardon me.
Right now, Pandora is doing its best to recapture the culprit.
But so far, we're still unable to identify his present location.
Therefore, we would like to borrow Miss Sharon's power.
Who knows, he may have already returned to the streets of Leverru.
Arent those three also in Leverru?
My Lady...
Yes?
I have a feeling that things will become very interesting from here on out.
Now then, if you will please come with me, Phillipe West.
Phillipe!
How rude. Why did he run away?
Anybody who saw that would run away!
I have no choice, then. I will have to chase him.
Wait... Wait a moment.
What are you doing? Please do not hinder me.
No...
I just can't leave this alone.
Please do not intervene. It's very irritating.
Wait right there!
What do you intend to do with hi-?
I said it before:
If you hinder my mission, I will kill you.
This hat...
Oh... It's Gil's...
Are you Master Gilbert's friend?
Well, our relationship isn't quite that simple.
Well, I'm his... er... um...
Right!
I am the owner who adopted poor Gilbert Nightray!
Owner?
This is the first time I've heard of it.
Y-Yes.
In other words, I am his saviour, his senior in life.
Someone very essential to Gil.
So...
So that's how it is. I'm surprised.
I didnt know the details, so I am sorry.
No, no, I'm sorry too.
Master Vincent would severly punish me if I injured Master Gilbert's "saviour".
Vincent?
Gil mentioned that name earlier.
Mr. Savior, I am currently pursing an Illegal Contractor who has escaped.
If you can't ignore it,
then you may follow me.
But I won't be held responsible if you get involved in a fight and die.
Illegal Contractor?
Don't tell me...
Phillipe is...
How can that be?
Hey, hold up a moment! Stupid rabbit!
Don't call me "stupid rabbit", seaweed-head.
Seriously! Don't walk too far ahead.
We need to find Oz first and-
We can't.
The Chain's scent would certainly disappear.
Are you sure that there's a Chain nearby?
There's no mistaking it.
However, when I was in the Abyss, I didn't exactly go looking for them.
But I won't let go of anything that could possibly trigger my memories.
Is that what the letter meant by, "Go to Leverru concerning an assignment"?
No, this won't do.
Oz can't be left alone anymore.
That's too bad, seaweed-head.
You're late.
Phillipe...
Are you really an Illegal Contractor?
Hey, wait a moment! Wait up, Miss Echo!
Call me Echo.
What you were saying just now...
After you've captured the Illegal Contractor...
What will you do with him?
You won't kill such a small child, will you?
Target secured.
Mr. Savior, you appear to be mistaken.
This child is not the Illegal Contractor.
W-What's that?
It's unfortunate.
It seems that the effort that was invested into the capture of a hostage appears to be wasted.
Hostage?
In other words, this child isn't Grim's Contractor.
His father is.
Are you agents from Pandora?
You're still using that disgusting appearance, Grim?
B-Rabbit... It's B-Rabbit!
If I eat her, the Will of the Abyss will be very happy indeed!
Will of the Abyss, you say?
Don't mess with me, you piece of crap!
Compared to making her happy,
I'd prefer to dance around, making a fool of myself in front of a big clown, a hundred times over!
Hey! Seaweed-head!
Release my Limiter!
Let's show this jerk my true power!
There's no other option.
But remember the consequences when you fight.
If Oz isn't here... We can't...
...release my Limiter...
You useless, evil seaweed-head!
Shut up! It's all because of you, stupid rabbit!
Echo?
Master Gilbert?
Stop! The enemy isn't something that can be defeated with that type of attack!
Echo!
Gil! Alice!
Oz!
What are you doing here?
The same goes for you!
Big brother, this is my father.
It's true...
Oz!
You're the only one left, B-Rabbit!
This is bad. Grim will...
Don't intervene, Echo.
For just a bit longer...
...let's watch the fight from the sidelines.
What to do with her, Grim?
Do you want to maim her beyond recognition, and then eat her?
If you're going to do that, why not just hack me into pieces?
Eh? What?
Don't you worry. I'll take that disgusting look on your face...
...and turn it into something much nicer!
I'll hack you to Perfection!
You bastard! Get out of my sight!
Damage done to the Chain affects the Contractor as well...
If that's the case, then if the Chain is killed...
Stop it now, Alice!
Don't attack anymore!
What?!
That man is that kid's... He's Phillipe's...!
Enough already! Quit your dreaming!
Oz!
You dare to bare your fangs at me...
I'll kill you for that!
Alice!
It's impossible.
There's no way that I can stop Alice.
I...
...can do it.
Call her back.
You can control her.
You have the power.
You have the power!
Stop it!
Alice!!