Hey, kid.
Enjoying your nap in my yard?
Is this island your lair?
Not just this island.
This place, Hydra, is a subspace that I have created.
Huh?
And I am its master... Hydra-Heads!
It's easier to talk if I'm like this, right?
THE DARK HERO RISES
The phone you have called is not available...
Can't reach him.
Relax. Staz can handle himself.
But without the boss, it's sort of...
Deku-san!
We've got trouble!
Come on out, you!
Territory crashin' time, baby!
Yo yo, we're gonna crash this territory, yo!
Fo real? Fo real!
By any chance, are you Bell's dad?
Not just by chance. I am her dad.
She got her powers from me.
Knell, though, was born after Neyn merged with that human,
so his powers are not as strong.
But they're both my precious angels.
What about Fuyumi?
She's Yanagi's daughter...
But after discussing it with Neyn,
we decided to adopt her as our own.
You want to stop us?
That's why I came here.
Wrong... You were brought here, weren't you?
It's the first time Bell's brought a boy here.
Ordinarily, I'd welcome you with open arms, except...
the one you're really after is...
Yanagi's daughter, right?
Fuyumi-sama.
Yes?
Would you care for coffee?
No, no thank you.
This person was Dad's doppelganger...
Mom must've brought him here
to prevent him from meeting Dad in the human world.
Um...
What is your relationship with Madam Neyn?
What're you asking out of the blue, Fuyumin!
You think Mama is having an affair?!
N-No! That's not what I meant.
The one who has me serve here is the Master.
Huh?
Yanagi...was the only man I ever feared.
Fourteen years ago...
I love Neyn-chan.
And my wife is very dear to me too.
Then let's have Neyn-chan decide who her real husband is.
But, you see... I love you both.
What's there to like about such a gloomy, serious bastard?
I like that he's serious.
What's there to like about
such an irresponsible and easy-going man?
I like that he's easy-going.
- Make up your mind! - Make up your mind!
Ah, man!
We're not getting anywhere!
How many days have we been doing this?!
If you don't like it, go back to the demon world by yourself.
No!
Then how about if we all lived together?
Appear! Black Curtain!
This way! Follow me!
- Wait for me. - Bell!
Did you see that!
She produced the Black Curtain all by herself!
She's a prodigy.
Yes, just like her father!
It's nothing to be happy about.
That thing was connected to the demon world.
If we hadn't been watching,
she'd have taken Fuyumi with her and...
Now do you understand?
Humans and demons can't live together.
It'd be impossible to raise the two of them
in the same environment.
Then what are we going to do?
I want to raise Fuyumi as a human being.
She doesn't need to be special...
All I want is for her to grow up in a normal environment.
And if this means...
You can't give her that...
Then I will raise Fuyumi by myself.
He completely blew my mind...
Those are words you'd never hear in the demon world,
where everyone is about themselves.
He picked his daughter's future over his own happiness.
It was obvious he didn't want to give up his wife to me.
Looking like he wanted to cry, he said...
If you make my wife unhappy, I will never forgive you!
I've never been afraid of anyone in my life.
But his words sent chills down my spine.
Do you understand why?
There was no bravado or bluffing.
Those were serious words that hit me right here.
So answer me...
Why do you want to bring Fuyumi back to life?
Officer Beros...
Wake up, Officer Beros.
What...happened...?
RESCUE COMPLETED
Are you going to kill me?
I'm just going to do what is appropriate.
The death penalty?
Ordinarily, yes.
But the king didn't order it.
I want to find out why he didn't.
What will you do when you find out?
I'll rectify that mistake!
Fascinating.
By the way, earlier I said
I no longer had any quarrel with the king.
I lied.
I figured as much.
I still remember that day vividly.
The moment when...
If there is anything that needs to be rectified...
It needs to be from that moment.
I also did some research on how to resurrect humans.
The best thing is to bring Fuyumi back to life
and send her home safe and sound.
I figured that's why you played that trick on Yanagi,
but I was wrong.
Did you ask my brother about my plans?
Yeah. He said you wanted to resurrect her
because you wanted to drink her human blood.
Killing you would be child's play.
But there's only one demon here in the demon world
that can return Fuyumi to the way she was.
And that's you, Staz.
Braz is saying that he'll only resurrect Fuyumi for you.
Which means that if I kill you,
Fuyumi won't ever come back to life.
On the other hand, even if I let you live,
your goal is to drink Fuyumi's blood and kill her.
Are you telling me that
if I intend to drink her blood, you'll kill me?
No... I want to know your true feelings.
Tell me how you really feel about Fuyumi!
I'll ask you one more time.
Why do you want to bring Fuyumi back to life?
Man, why is there nothing but these frilly things here?
Um, Bell-san...
I was wondering... Do you know where Staz-san is?
Are you worried?
W-Well he hasn't come back, so...
Ahem...
S-So Fuyumin...
Be straight with me. How do you feel about Staz?
What...?
D-Do you like him?
W-Well...
I don't really know myself.
Huh?
Don't mess with me.
Do you think I'd accept such a vague answer?
Say what you want, but I can't help it if I don't know.
But you do want to drink her blood, right?
That's what I thought at first, but...
So, do you care about him?
Well, I guess,
since he is trying to bring me back to life and all...
- But I won't know for sure - But I won't know for sure
- until I'm brought back to life. - until she's brought back to life.
I'm sorry.
Oh...
I see...
What? Should I have just lied
and said I don't want to drink her blood?
No...
Hey Heads! I lost the sound!
What we're going to talk about from here on
will be a secret from Neyn-chan...
It'll be just between the two of us.
Whoa! Where are we this time?
My room.
No way! It's so small!
Shut up. I can make as many spacious rooms as I want.
But this cozy little spot is relaxing as hell.
Hey, what's with this TV?! It's so thin!
Is this live-action? Oh my god, it's a game!
You're controlling this game right now?!
Will you calm down?
Just for a second! Let me try it for just one second!
If you listen seriously to what I have to say.
I'm willing to let you and Fuyumi-chan go,
with a couple conditions.
I see... And those conditions are?
Eat this.
What the hell?
It looks like a turd with the word "curse" written on it.
It's not a turd!
It's a dumpling made mostly of herbs...cursing herbs.
So I was right about the curse part.
You eat this after making a pledge.
Break that pledge and you'll be cursed.
What a pain-in-the-ass dumpling.
Just have it say "pledge" on it then.
By the way, I can't tell you what the curse is,
but if it gets you, you'll be 100% dead.
You pretty much just spoiled it.
So, what's the pledge?
It's pretty simple.
You're going swear to obey Fuyumi-chan in two instances.
Say Staz-san, could you fly with the power of your fart and
hover all the way to the store to buy me some almond jelly?
I've got a craving.
If she asks for that, I can't do it.
Let me finish.
That's not what I meant for you to obey.
Look at the dumpling as you listen carefully
to what I'm going to tell you!
First, when you leave here with Fuyumi-chan,
make sure you ask her permission
and leave only if she answers "yes."
Second, when you want to drink Fuyumi-chan's blood,
make sure you ask her permission
and drink only if she answers "yes."
Will you swear to this?
Will you swear to this?!
What's the matter?
Can't you even pledge to do these obvious things?
You disappoint this old man.
W-Wait! I swear! I swear to it!
Well said. Now eat up.
...taz...Staz...
I'm proud of you for giving your pledge, Staz.
You are a man among men.
But do be careful.
If you break your pledge, you will die.
You will meet a tragic end.
I-I understand.
That's good to know. Bye now.
Writing "curse" on it was a bit contrived, I suppose.
That was just a sleep dumpling.
Now to attend to my own problems...
Staz-san! Staz-san!
Are you all right? Staz-san!
Fuyumi?
Thank goodness!
You were on the floor with your eyes rolled back
and you were drooling, so I thought you were dead.
Why are you here?
Actually...where are we?
I think we're near the entrance.
What is the meaning of this?
Just this once, I'd like you to respect my opinion.
Your opinion?
I don't want to take away someone
who's precious to Yanagi any more.
Get your ass out here, Staz!
I don't think we should do this, Sabao.
This kind of stuff isn't really my thing.
What're you talking about, Boss?!
That bastard Staz is out of town right now!
We can't let go of this chance to expand our territory!
That's why I brought bodyguards with us, too!
Hi there...
Come out, Staz!
- What'll we do? - We're here...
- There are an awful lot of them. - to crush your territory!
Staz!
Ignore them.
- What...? Scared, Staz?! - Looks like they know that he isn't here.
Or did you already run away?
For real?
Didn't expect you to be so timid, like totally.
Yoshida!
Y-Yes?
No need to transform.
Let's go.
Huh?
The king gave me three days.
If you insist on getting in my way...
I'll have no choice.
Now that your anger has subsided, I can take you.
What're you...?!
My privileged magic No. 2... Cool Decision.
MY PRIVILEGED MAGIC NO. 2: COOL DECISION
You saved me some trouble
by extending your hand from your side.
This is a power I can't invoke
unless you touch my head, you see.
The past is not what needs to be rectified.
We learn from the past to rectify the future, Braz.
Let's work on this together.
I'm sure there's a brilliant future out there.
Huh?
Get away from my brother, you spiky jerk!
Liz, I'll buy us some time.
In the meantime, prepare for transport.
Yes, Brother.
No, you won't!
Angry!
Braz!
Oh, boy...
Boss, I think it's time to...
So what happened to you?
I was right in the middle of changing clothes...
How's it fit, Fuyumin?
Fuyumin?
Next thing I knew, I was here...
and there you were, collapsed.
Now I remember...
I was just in this super-tiny room...
Where I was forced to eat this super-gross dumpling...
And then met up with this super-huge god.
Um, are you sure you're all right?
I'm not all right.
I made a pledge.
From here on, it's all up to your feelings.
You intend to leave Fuyumi's future up to Staz?
No! I'm saying Fuyumi-chan should be the one
to decide her own future!
What if the result means putting her in danger?
Isn't it the parents' duty to protect their child?
You're wrong about that, too!
Her parent is...Yanagi!
Sorry.
When we get out of here,
I'll buy you any clothes you like, so bear with that one for now.
Uh...
What's gotten into you, Staz-san?
You're acting sort of creepy.
No, I'm not. I'm acting normal.
No, something's definitely wrong.
You're trying too hard to be nice.
Come on, I'm always this way.
See? You're twitching from using muscles you hardly ever use.
By the way, Fuyumi-san,
I have a favor... a question to ask you.
If this were a hospitality job,
you'd already be fired for that smile!
Oh, come on, please let me ask my question.
I'll listen if you return to your normal self!
Damn it... That's enough, bastards!
Fo real?!
Listen, when you think about it...
You've been dragged all over the place
because I went ahead and promised I'd bring you back to life.
But when it really mattered,
I left you alone to fade away or get kidnapped.
In fact, you've been getting nothing but the short end of the stick.
You're right.
So you were aware of it?
I'm surprised.
Shut up.
Why didn't you turn into your werewolf-form?
Are you saying I wasn't worth changing for?
No, you were quite strong.
But I have to get past a hurdle
that can't be overcome by doing things halfway.
So until I find that answer...
I've decided not to rely on my werewolf-form. Sorry.
Too bad...I was hoping to see...
Wolf-san, you have a letter from Demon Acropolis.
Who the hell are you?
I realized that I'm the bad guy.
Which kind of makes sense.
In anime and manga, vampires are usually the villains...
There are "dark hero" types,
but no matter how you look at it, I don't fit into that category.
That's when...
Someone told me a story about this hero in the human world...
Except the hero was recently sprayed
with a mind control essence by the bad guy, which is me.
Huh?
But that's when it hit me.
Why I'm the villain, and what I'm lacking.
And that answer is you, Fuyumi.
If you truly wish to be brought back to life...
Then I can become a hero just for you.
What?!
W-What suddenly made you say this?!
Oh, come on...
Do you want to come back to life or not?!
I...want to come back...to life...
Louder! Say it like you mean it!
What is this all about?!
You need to speak up for a change! Come on!
Once you've been resurrected, you'll probably forget it all!
I'll forget?
If I come back to life, I'll forget what happened here...?
About Staz-san and everyone else...?
I've been thinking a lot...
About my dad...
Like, is he eating breakfast everyday?
Is he piling up on the laundry?
Is he feeling lonely...without me?
Stuff like that... It's weird, huh?
I'm already dead... and I'm a demon now.
This place is where I belong, yet...
Staz-san, I do want to come back to life.
Happy birthday, hero!
Huh?
I will make your wish come true!
And not because I want to bring you back to life!
I'm going to bring you back to life because that's what you want!
That's the formula!
Yes, in this moment,
I went from the road to evil
where I was overcome by selfish desires...
to becoming a dark hero who fights on behalf of the people!
And now for the real question.
In order to make your wish come true,
I'm going to get you out of here.
But is that okay with you?
It's okay, right?!
But I thought only someone from Hydra could open that door...
Don't worry about the small details!
Just go with the flow!
What's the matter? You're sweating really badly.
Who cares about the flow of my sweat!
See? It's okay, right?
A-All right.
Compared to your face, it's no problem at all, so stop that!
Man, just say so from the start!
The dark hero almost died a minute after his birth!
I really have no idea what you're talking about.
Looks like you kept your pledge, kid.
If that will satisfy you, go ahead and do what you want.
Neyn-chan...
But I don't plan to give up on that child either.
From here on, in order to overcome
the severe trials that await the two of you,
you will have to become a true hero...
Your life will be on the line.
Welcome back, Father.