A compound metal surpassing all expectations
born by gathering the essence of alchemy. Kakugane
activating upon a person‘s fighting instincts
it changes the user‘s hidden strength into a tangible state
and a unique weapon is created
That is Busou Renkin
My ears hurt!!
what is this sound?
Alarm
He has
my friend has awakened
This is!?
Gozen-sama?
Huh? For some reason…/ All of a sudden
Chi-chan? Sa-chan?
what is this?
the strength is going out of my body
this is his way of feeding!
ignoring the fact that his flesh
has a low assimilation efficiency
he directly takes life forces
and changes it into his own energy
This is bad Kazuki, if you don‘t do something soon
everybody will be eaten alive!
You think I’ll let that happen!?
Don‘t get arrogant, kid!
that line belongs to this Doctor Butterfly- no…
this Master Butterfly
You needn‘t go along with Mutou‘s decided order as well
If you‘re going to follow one, why not mine?
The catalyst was the part of the research you left behind
and above all, I really do like this suit
but I can‘t sit still and listen to about how I‘m being protected
You can test whether I need protection or not
The interruption of construction by way of crystallization
thus, a death sentence
Too bad, I‘ve already seen through that Busou Renkin‘s specialty
It effects the nervous system, and makes one lose his sense of direction
It‘s no match for my Near Death Happiness
Foolish Boy
That is when it is merely at it‘s diffused state
At it‘s convoluted state, it does not even begin to sum up it‘s true effects
Look carefully!
The true strength of my Busou Renkin!
I‘ll grind up your nerves from within!
before that, I‘ll burn your body
that’s impossible
there isn‘t for someone like you
The reason is… look!
This
That‘s only a comparison valid to when we were humans
It‘s different now
completely different
My name is…
Papil -
lon!
but still
Neither human, nor homunculus, but a surpassing existence of a 3rd tier
I had thought that human-type homunculi were the highest grade of ultimate life
to think that there would be another world above that
I‘ve decided
I will shed my incomplete flesh
I fly towards a higher place
Grandfather, it might seem as if you and I are similar, but we‘re different
You only roamed around, attracted to the bright light
unable to fly high or far
you were an ugly moth!
don‘t look back, Kazuki
I know, Tokiko-san
right now, we have to get up onto the roof one minute, one second faster
I know
I know… but…
Kazuki?
This is
Everybody...
Kazuki
Don‘t open it Kazuki!
I understand how you feel
But we have to keep going
don‘t open it
If you open it, it‘s not just your legs that will stop, but your will that will stop as well
Sorry, I can‘t just… pass by this place!
Kazuki
Who are you?
it hurts 아파파
I thought I heard a voice - it was you after all
Okakura
Are you okay? / Yeah
what about everybody in the class?
yeah, they‘re fine
Don‘t go inside
As Daihama said
everybody is alright
You don‘t need to worry
but still
There‘s no need for you to stop and look inside
don‘t go inside
but still..
These kids, just so you know
wen‘t through a bit more scary stuff than the other kids
and they don‘t have much energy, so we were taking them to the hospital wing just now
They‘re really okay
But
We‘re saying that we‘re okay
it‘s fine, so just go
there‘s still a monster left, isn‘t there?
Only you can defeat him, right?
You‘re our comrade, aren‘t you?
then for everybody
fight!
What, so you do know
then hurry up and go
fight, win, and then com back
Tokiko-san
take care of onii-chan
Onii-chan… tends to overdo it by himself
I know it
yeah
They‘re making it really hard, aren‘t they
there‘s no helping for it
that‘s Kazuki-kun
Then us too
yeah
let‘s hurry and take these kids to the hospital wing…
Then hurry up and go
Fight, win, and then come back
Kazuki?
Let‘s take a shortcut
You seem to be in quite a bit of pain
Grandfather
After I hear the information on the man within the flask I could protect you
humph, cheeky boy
Even with that hole in your torso, your mouth is still alive
Well, fine, I‘ll teach you
not because of our relation, but because you are a alchemist headed towards a higher place
Victor
He was originally a Renkin Warrior
a century before, he surpassed both human and homunculi
and was called a 3rd tier existence
he betrayed his comrades
and after struggling for his life, he came to here
in exchange for granting me the knowledge of alchemy
I promised that no matter how long it would take, I would revive him
it seems that you‘ve become senile
I‘ve already heard that part
Young one, don‘t be so impatient
afterwards, taking a century
Through alchemy, I completed my original recovery flask
I formed L.X.E as well, to protect him from Renkin warriors
So?
Why did he betray his comrades?
That I don‘t know, ask him yourself
What are his intentions?
That I don‘t know, ask him yourself
To become like him?
Ask him yourself
in what way are you teaching me?
damn grandpa
You haven‘t given me any answers
Well, there‘s nothing for it
as you said, I am a moth
and it may seem foolish to be attracted to the light
as an alchemist, as his captivated comrade
it was enough that I was able to revive him
a moth would have been satisfied in simply revolving around the light
If you‘re satisfied with simply that much, you can‘t become a buttefly
Don‘t miss it, Papillon
Kazuki?
as a butterfly, don‘t think that you are in a high place
I shall tell you now
Don‘t miss the battle between him and the warrior boy
for some reason, throughout this past century it seems there was
a movement that even I...
was unaware of...
Energy release!
Pierce!
Pierce !
Good morning
Who are you?
Sunlight Heart didn‘t effect him at all
Busou Renkin
Are you a Renkin warrior
You are weak
You are lacking in discipline
Kazuki!
Hair that shines like fireflies
skin that looks as if burned by heat
A 2-meter body made from a mass of muscles
This guy is…
neither human, no homunculus, but a 3rd tier existence
G-good… morning
Good morning, Victor
Good night, Butterfly
Deaht is
the fate of all who are dazzled by alchemy
This is? My energy is being absorbed?
Even though we‘ve destroyed the flask, it‘s become even more powerful
Nobody will last it out
Stop
It‘s impossible
Just like breathing, this isn‘t a skill, but an instinct
it is impossible for me to stop with my own will
Then how can you stop it?
If you wish to stop it
then you must kill me
Will you fight? Against me?
So you will fight
Fine, then
Either way, after I knew you were a Renkin Warrior, I had no intention in letting you live
I will kill all Renkin Warriors
That is… hate?
If I don‘t fight, everybody will die
Energy release!
Release!!
Let’s go!
Sunlight Crasher
Kazu...ki...
Kazuki
Victor!!
Kazuki
Let’s go
Alright
Victor
If we don‘t beat this guy, everybody will…
It is useless
Tokiko-san!
Victor!!
I told you it was useless
Kazuki
Is his strength increasing again
Who are you?
I don‘t know who you are
but you aren‘t an opponent I can face with bare hands
then I will use mine as well
Busou Renkin
What is that
A black kakugane!?
I don‘t know anything about that
Fatal Attraction!
just what… is that!?
Stop, Kazuki
This guy is an unknown existence to us
We have to gain time until the commander gets here -
We can’t do that! Then everybody will…
Tokiko-san can‘t stand him alone
He‘s not an opponent we can‘t wound
all we have to do is give him a just a little damage
This is your new life
A dog‘s death
damnit
if you come near me, the energy absorption becomes even stronger
How shameful
warriors from a century before were at least resolute
As ones who became warriors
It was a given that they would have been prepared for death
That’s wrong!!
Kazuki‘s different!
Kazuki was
a normal highschool student
that was...
two months ago
on one spring night
I… got him involved into a fight
and the result is...
Tokiko-san is crying..
If I don‘t fight...
And the result is, “that I made him die?”
If you think that way, then I‘ll send you with him
Going alone, and dying alone is a lonely thing
What is that?
Kazuki‘s kakugane is
pulsating
Kazuki
I‘ll fight
Kazuki?
I’ll fight
I‘ll fight!
Damnit
What‘s happening above?
Butterfly‘s kakugane
Good timing
I‘ll use this guy‘s healing powers
I‘ll fight
I‘ll fight!
I‘ll fight!!
Kazuki..
I‘ll fight
I‘ll fight!!
Kazuki!!
The only one going will be you
Victor
Was that it
You are, like me
one who has had his life exchanged with a black kakugane
Two months ago, that spring night
What did I do to Kazuki?
What have I done?!
I will atone
for having changed you into this form
So please let Kazuki‘s heart
remain unchanged
Next episode The Middle Existence
Right out their guts!