How many years has it been...
since I've come back here?
SINS OF THE EYEGLASSES
Hey, you four-eyed turd!
What're you waiting for? Let's go!
Sure, anything you say, Master.
You really need to quit making fun of people
or I'm gonna smash those glasses of yours!
Officer Beros.
Please don't insult the eyeglasses of people who wear them.
The eyeglasses have done nothing wrong.
Yes, I'm sorry, Chief Goyle.
I apologize for my subordinate's lack of courtesy, Braz-kun.
Those are nice glasses.
Yes, yours too.
I will escort you from here on.
I'm sure nothing will happen, but...
There's no cause for alarm.
I no longer have any quarrel with the king.
Besides, your lovely subordinate put this collar on me.
We're almost there.
O-Okay.
Staz-san... I'm okay right now. But...
I have no idea what's going to happen next.
What is that? What is that?!
It's totally looking right at me!
I was scared to death.
That's a funny thing for a ghost to say.
Welcome back,
Master Knell.
D-D-Dad?!
Err... I-I mean...
You must be Fuyumi-sama.
We've been expecting you. Please come this way.
Uh...okay...
I don't know why...
...but he reminds me of Dad...
Oh wow...
Wait, that's the...
Hey, this way.
C-Coming!
C'mon...
We haven't seen each other in ages. Why the gloomy look?
Smile and say "nice shot!" or something,
Braz.
I'm afraid I am in no position right now
to speak with familiarity to the king.
You're not afraid to be sarcastic, though.
You two, leave us.
But, sire...
You heard me. Now get out.
You too, ladies.
Wow!
Just as I thought! My sister's stuff fits you perfectly!
It looks great on you.
So Bell-san wears this sort of thing too?
Nah, I've never seen her wear that.
Huh?
Mom picked it.
It's one of the reasons why Sis never comes home.
Oh, really?
I do drop by once in a while.
Sis, why did you bring that guy?!
Shh!
Staz-san!
Oh, you're okay.
Are you okay, Staz-san?
Your shirt...
Sorry to do this, but for now, you and I don't know each other.
So don't talk to me like we're friends.
Huh...?
Because right now, Bell and I are madly in love with each other.
No, it's not like that.
I was just about to explain. Don't confuse them!
Look at them, they're both shocked stiff, you moron!
- She shot him... - Right in the head...
What we're doing is a gamble.
Papa's probably already aware that Staz and I are here.
And if Mama should ever find out that Staz came to take Fuyumin back...
There'll be hell to pay.
That's why our story is that Staz is with me.
You have a point...
Mom might not know about Staz.
In that case, this will work.
We still don't know why she called Fuyumin here,
so depending on how things go, we might be able to leave without incident.
Plus...
Is it because you're aware of how important that girl is to you?
I might find out what he meant by that.
But Sis, why're you doing all this for Staz?!
Wait, you're not in love with—
There, there... You'll be fine.
I don't like what I'm doing, either...
THE RELATIONSHIP I WANT TO BE IN Proposing that we act out the relationship I want to be in.
THE RELATIONSHIP I WANT TO BE IN
Come on, let's get changed.
This is so like me...
Fuyumi-sama, Madam would like to see you.
C-Coming.
I'll go with you.
She asked for me...
Besides, we don't know each other, right?
He took that a little hard.
What an idiot.
She is waiting inside.
Okay...
Fuyumi...?
Is that you, Fuyumi...!
Yes.
I've missed you...!
My Fuyumi... You must've been so frightened.
But it's all right now.
And you must be Staz-san.
Your older brother has told me about you.
What?
Braz-sama and Madam Neyn are what you'd call "text buddies."
You didn't know?
That four-eyed turd...
You sure are good with computers, Goyle-san.
Is it any fun?
Please don't talk to me right now.
We'll be in trouble
if we don't go pick up Mr. Nice Glasses soon.
You're right. You go on ahead.
Wow, you're really into this.
Okay, after he comes out of there, I'll keep him restrained,
so come when you're done hacking or whatever you're doing.
Okay.
He's out of his mind
to submit this information from his side...
Braz...
Why did you come here just to get yourself killed?
Did you hear that sound just now?
The ball I hit earlier reached the gate over there.
Want to try hitting one?
You don't mind?
Oh, so now you're obedient.
It's not that...
Are you sure you want to hand me this club?
That was a funny joke.
What if I was serious?
Don't go there. At least this way, I can laugh.
How's your work been going?
You mean keeping an eye on the world below?
Yeah.
Nice shot.
I think the job suits me. All I do is observe, though.
Not at all. You've been a huge help.
I hear you put away some kid called Akim
who went on a rampage down below.
Nice work there.
But there's something that bothers me about that.
This man.
His name is Pantomime.
He was working for me on a top-secret assignment,
but one day, he disappeared suddenly.
And this kid, Akim...
He looks exactly like him.
That body will soon become mine...
Doesn't it make you feel excited?
Yeah.
That Braz... He's even crazier than me...
Sure he does. Because they're the same person.
I leaked the information proving it.
You saw that, so you summoned me here.
That's right...
I'm the one who took Pantomime from you
and had him made into Akim.
My king...
This is my declaration of war... against you.
Your hands were grasping the previous king's heart...
The moment my father died, you became the new king.
I'm thrilled!
So there is still someone stupid enough to defy me.
However...
It doesn't sound like you want the throne for yourself.
Who is it that you want to put on the throne?
Well, obviously...
Someone much more worthy than you are.
I suppose it would! It would have to be!
Someone more worthy than myself, eh?
If such a person exists, it could only be one man.
And that would be...?
I have no reason to tell you.
Now that your amusing declaration of war is out of the way,
let's decide on your punishment.
Surely you didn't think you'd get off the hook, did you?
I expect nothing less than the death penalty.
Except, however, that I am the only person
who can bring a king more worthy than you.
You didn't really think telling me that
would make me spare you, now, did you?
It's just the opposite.
If I kill you here and now, my throne is safe.
I'll give you three days.
Bring me that fellow who gives you the confidence
to sneer at me like that.
I'll pulverize him. And you too.
I'd like a week, if possible.
Nothing doing... You heard me. Now go.
My, were you waiting for me, honey?
You're saying that on purpose, aren't you?!
You're teasing me, aren't you, four-eyes!
Your gum's not gonna pop this time?
Shall I pop those glasses off your face?!
Get in there.
The chief will be coming to question you shortly.
What's the matter?
I pricked my finger on a nail! This is bad!
Huh? Why?
When a vampire is injured,
his magic automatically activates to heal the wound.
But with this thing on, your magic will devour me!
Help me! I don't want to die!
T-Then just stop using your magic!
You know I can't stop it myself!
Please, get this collar off of me!
Quickly!
Who knew that the Good Night Leaves I give Liz
when she can't sleep would come in so handy.
Thank you. You're such a nice girl...
Now then...
If you're looking for Beros-sama,
she brought the man down to the cell.
That can't be!
There's no way he could've gotten out of there alive!
Blood?!
Officer Beros!
Braz D. Blood...
How dare you do this to my dear subordinate...
You'll pay for this!
I don't give a damn if the king let you live!
I'm going to kill you!
Kill you! Kill you! Kill you!
A hundred times! A thousand times! Ten thousand times over!
I'll keep on killing you! Again and again!
How far will I go?
I'll hunt you down and then kill you!
My privileged magic! Angry Spear!
The ferocity of the monster it creates is the ferocity of my anger!
Seek out the object of my anger!
Now come on! You and me together!
Let's go beat Braz to deaaath!
Yah!
Yah! Yah!
Ahh... Chage...
I'm low on magic...
Maybe it's that collar. I need to rest somewhere...
...before they come after me.
You must be Staz-kun.
Braz told me about you.
He said you're trying to bring Fuyumi back to life.
But you mustn't. Fuyumi belongs to me...
I won't allow you to bring her back to life without my permission...
If you want to suck on living blood,
BADMP-BADMP-BADMP- BADMP-BADMP-BADMP you can have mine.
BADMP-BADMP-BADMP- BADMP-BADMP-BADMP Here.
What is this feeling?
It's like that time...
Feels the same, right?
What's going on?
Found you! Braz!
You idiot!
Why'd you tackle him on the slope?!
Acropolis City is right below!
Lovely room you have here.
Mind if I borrow your cell phone?
Doppelganger?
Never heard of it?
Somewhere in this world,
there is another person who looks exactly like you.
If you see that person, you'll die.
As it turns out, you don't actually die.
I have something interesting to show you.
It's a picture of Bell when she was about two or three years old.
Hey! What the heck?!
She's so cute!
You haven't changed.
Shut up!
Not you...
Wait a minute...
I recognize this place.
You mean Hirotsugu, the okonomiyaki place?
Yes! I went there with Dad!
I used to work there.
What?
Back then, I was really into okonomiyaki,
so I often crossed over from the demon world
to the human world to have some.
Thank you very much for everything.
There you go making a funny face again.
Take care, Fuyumi-chan.
Come on, let's go.
That was the first time we met.
Doppelgangers are identical people
that exist in both the demon and human worlds.
When the two meet, they are no longer two separate people.
My life and memory from the two worlds merged into one,
and I became a mother having a child
in both the demon and the human world.
Then does that mean we're...
- Sisters?! - Sisters?!
Hello?
That you, Liz?
It's me.
Brother?!
I'm being pursued right now.
I don't have much time, so I'll make this quick.
Grab your ax and come to Acropolis City in half an hour.
We'll meet in front of that ice cream stand you like. Got that?
Okay, got it!
You're the only one I can count on, Liz.
Oh yeah...
Are you done?
Good.
I'm coming, Brother!
Don't get caught. I'll be right there!
Hey! Stop that, Angry!
I've been disguising myself more completely each time
and staying in places where I wouldn't be noticed.
So how? Can that beast tell which way I've gone?!
If that's the case, I'm in deep trouble!
Looks like I won't be able to shake them...
Braz!
I don't know why the king allowed you to live,
but you'll pay for what you did to my subordinate!
Wait! You have it all wrong!
I haven't done Beros any harm! I simply put her to sleep!
Shut up, you four-eyed turd!
The blood at the scene was my own!
What...?
Did he just get weaker?
I don't believe that!
I want you coughing up information, not blood.
What did you talk with the king about?
What is it that you're up to?
If you tell me everything, I'll at least spare your life.
I understand...
A wise decision.
No, I meant I now understand how your ability works.
What?
Allow me to introduce you to my privileged magic.
This is Blood Stalker.
I can control my own blood and move it at will.
Isn't it cute?
What's more, if it's my own blood,
I can control it, no matter where it is.
Meaning...
Even from here...
I can take off Beros's head while she sleeps.
You're bluffing.
If you think so,
then go ahead and fight without worrying about it.
You were angry because you assumed Beros was dead, right?
Just as I thought...
His anxiety and uncertainty is defusing
the anger necessary to fuel his power.
Why don't we both talk this over calmly?
Maybe over ice cream?
You bastard...
So that's it.
What I picked up on back then
was blood that was identical to Fuyumi's...
Yet with a difference...
Perhaps because it was half demon.
No, it wasn't that simple.
It had to do with Fuyumi... Something that only she possesses.
Fuyumi.
Are you by any chance a virgin?
Huh?
Are you okay, Fuyumin?
Uh, yes... Luckily, I'm unhurt...
Not that. I mean the stuff about us, and about Mama.
To be honest,
everything is so sudden that I don't know what to think.
I guess it's been that way ever since I came to the demon world, but...
I really don't know.
Too many things are happening.
I don't know what to do.
It'll be all right.
Once you've been resurrected, you'll probably forget it all!
What?
What I'm saying is...
Just relax and keep going, and don't think about stuff so much.
If I'm resurrected, I'll forget?
Is that what it means to be resurrected?
What I want...
is to suck the human Fuyumi's blood.
But is that really all there is to it?
And where am I?
Well, I guess it doesn't matter.
THE DARK HERO RISES What? It's already the final episode?! Staz isn't back yet! What are we going to do?!
THE DARK HERO RISES Yoshida is useless, so we need to decide on another substitute boss!
THE DARK HERO RISES I have no choice. Now's the time
THE DARK HERO RISES for the great Mamejiro-sama to unleash my hidden power!
THE DARK HERO RISES Mamejiro!
THE DARK HERO RISES N-Next time on Blood Lad, "The Dark Hero Rises."
THE DARK HERO RISES There are only bad kids in the demon world!