Disgaea
It's like I'm tied up tight by the sighs of love.
I can't break free no matter what spell I try.
Tranquil eyes that conceal sorrow behind them...
...throw my heart into turmoil more than they ought to.
You mean more to me than I do,
...even though we both refuse to admit to our feelings.
You're the one for me. I don't care if you're a demon.
Oh, this is a miracle that I've stumbled upon.
Even these wounds that never fade, even this profound karma.
Oh, I'll give you my love.
Time and again, no matter where you are.
I'll give you my love.
If I don't do something, they'll ruin all my plans...
A Night Lit Up By a Red Moon
A red moon...
Oh, that. It's only natural, this is Lunar Snowfield.
Wait a minute. We should have warped straight to Celestia. Why are we here?
Red moon, red moon... Do you hear something?
Red moon, red moon...
The red moon will cleanse the souls of those who have sinned.
Look at all those Prinnies... Where do you suppose such a huge crowd of them is going?
The red moon will cleanse the souls of those who have sinned.
Red moon, red moon...
The red moon will cleanse the souls of those who have sinned. Good, just the flunkies I wanted to see. I can't fight on an empty stomach.
The red moon will cleanse the souls of those who have sinned.
I want to eat before I go to Celestia. Prinnies! See to it!
The red moon will cleanse the souls of those who have sinned.
Um... How can I put this? Highness, this might not be the best time.
The red moon will cleanse the souls of those who have sinned.
Hey! You there!
The red moon will cleanse the souls of those who have sinned.
What's the big idea?! All right, he's fired!
Who will be born again this night? What's the big idea?! All right, he's fired!
Who will be born again this night?
Next! Get over here, Prinny!
Who will be born again this night?
Wait! Wait, curse you! Where do you think you're going, defying my orders like that?!
Who will be born again this night?
You mustn't interfere.
Stand aside!
Please, let them go. They have atoned for their sins.
What are you talking about, you stupid Prinny?
All that we can do is pray that their next life will be a happy one.
Who do you think you are?!
You forget that you're my vassal! Never tell me what to do again!
Highness!
Excuse me...
Yes?
Um, you seem different from the other Prinnies.
Wha...? Uh, I have no idea what you might be talking about.
Well, there's the way you were praying just now, not to mention the way that you talk...
Could you be...
I-I have no idea what you mean. Dood. I'm just like the others, dood!
I understand. You must have your reasons for keeping quiet.
Let's say that I was thinking out loud. Thank you very much.
Flonne...
The Prince seems to have changed a little in the time since you arrived here.
Really? Do you really think so?
Yes, I do.
Oh, thank goodness! Hearing you say that makes me so happy, Prinny!
I couldn't be sure, because people have always told me that I make assumptions,
or that I only see things the way that I want to see them.
But if you see a change in him, too,
then maybe love really has started to blossom in Laharl's heart!
Let's overlook his little tantrum just now...
This makes me so happy! Love really is amazing, isn't it?
Yes, it truly is... Dood!
Who does that impudent Prinny think it is?
Highness!
Now, now, they'll all come back in a few days, so don't get bent out of shape, okay?
A few days? Where have all the Prinnies gone, then?
They made a break for it, that's all. It's 'cause you treat them so badly.
I'm kidding!
I've had about enough of your lip, Etna! You'd better "make a break for it," too!
Laharl!
Now YOU'RE here to give me some backtalk? What do you want?
You can be very inconsiderate sometimes, Laharl!
People's feelings are very delicate. The tiniest little things can hurt them.
You should treat everyone with more kindness, and with more love!
Never say the word "love" in front of me!
Don't lecture me like you know what you're talking about! I'm never speaking to you again!
Looks like you made him even angrier.
I don't understand... Why do you suppose Laharl is so worked up?
I spoke my mind to him because I thought that love towards others had taken root in him.
Why did he get so mad?
All us demons are like that.
Look, Flonne, I think you've got some strange expectations about us.
Maybe you're being a little unrealistic to hope to find love in a demon.
But just now, that...
This makes me so happy! Love really is amazing, isn't it?
Yes, it truly is... Dood!
"Just now"?
N-Nothing happened at all, dood!
"Dood"?
Now I'm saying it!
Um, uh... That is, I...
Well, the Prince might be a special case.
Special case?
Yeah. The Prince's mother, in other words, the woman who used to be our Queen,
was a bit of an oddball herself.
At the drop of a hat, she'd start rambling on and on about stuff like love and kindness.
Huh? But there's nothing strange about that.
On the contrary, I'd say it's completely normal.
I didn't have anything against the Queen,
but I guess it's to be expected, her being human and all.
Human? You mean Laharl's mother was a human?
Yeah. She'd been kidnapped by some demon or other,
and along came Overlord Krichevskoy to rescue her from his clutches.
It was love at first sight for the Overlord.
The happy couple got married, and the result is our feisty Prince.
You're kidding! That's what happened?!
Her Majesty would always say, "Demons feel love, too."
It was like her catchphrase or something.
She said that she wanted the Prince to grow up to be a kindhearted demon,
so whenever he did something bad or hurt someone, she'd go,
"Demons feel love, too, Laharl."
"Everyone has a heart, and that heart is very delicate."
"It can be hurt by the slightest little thing."
"That's why I want you to treat everyone with kindness and love."
It was like that.
What a wonderful way to teach him about love!
But you know, it kinda reminds me of what I said to him...
You know, maybe you remind him of the Queen, Flonne.
But if Laharl was raised by such a wonderful mother, why did he turn out the way he did?
His mother died.
A long time ago, the Prince came down with a disease...
...that not even the Overlord's power could cure.
There was only one thing that could save the Prince's life.
Which was?
The life of someone who loved him.
Are you saying that she...
The Overlord begged her not to, but she gave up her own life to save the Prince's.
I think that's when it started. That's when he started to hate love and kindness.
Oh, no... So are you saying that as long as that hatred remains,
Laharl will have to go through life with his heart closed to love?
But if that happens... It's too sad to think about!
You might be right.
But I don't think that the Prince intentionally hates those feelings.
I guess hatred doesn't simply go away just because you want it to.
That's just too sad...
What are those lights?
Those are their souls.
Etna, what are those?
Surely you've heard the stories.
Within every Prinny is a soul of a human who has sinned.
To atone for those sins, the Prinnies labor in either Celestia or the Netherworld.
Those lights are the souls of those who have atoned for their sins.
The red moon cleanses away the stain of their sins...
...and lets them be born into their next life.
There's something heartwrenching about this sight, isn't there?
Oh, what a heartwrenching sight!
Damn it, I never said you stinking Prinnies could be reborn!
I'm gonna yank your sorry hides back here by force if I have to!
You mustn't interfere!
Stand aside, Mid-Boss!
Who do you people think you are?
We take souls of Prinnies to red moon...
If you interfere, we eliminate you...
"Eliminate" me, huh? Let's see you try! You're not getting those Prinnies!
They're my vassals! From now until the end of time!
Disgaea
I'm not letting the Prinnies go! Never!
Get back here, Prinnies! I command it!
You're my vassals, remember?!
Stop this!
Laharl!
What do you think you're doing, Highness?
My vassals are my personal property! I won't let you people walk off with them!
You're the Overlord now, Highness!
Why's the King of the Netherworld getting so worked over little stuff like this...
...when he's supposed to be on his way to take over Celestia?!
Shut up! I'm not handing over these Prinnies!
Why you interfere with our work?
Your work?
They're right! You mustn't interfere with what they're doing!
They are emissaries who are here to escort the Prinnies' souls safely to the red moon!
What about it? What difference should that make?!
Highness! If you truly value your vassals,
if you have any affection for them at all,
then surely you must be able to give their rebirth your blessing.
The sinful human soul within each Prinny is as delicate and easily injured as anyone else's.
If you are the true Overlord, I beg you, treat them with kindness, compassion, and love.
To unite the Netherworld with love, kindness, and compassion!
That is the mark of a true Overlord!
What?!
Demons feel love, too, Laharl.
Demons feel love, too, Highness.
Please, let them go. They have atoned for their sins.
All that we can do is pray that their next life will be a happy one.
Demons feel love, too, Laharl.
This is what's best for the Prinnies?
- It is. - It is.
Fine, whatever. Do what you want.
I'm glad that we got through to him.
With my mind now at ease, I can leave for the red moon, too.
Wait!
What was... What sin did you commit?
My sin was... I took my own life.
To take your own life is a grave sin.
But why would someone as kind and caring as you do such a thing?
I did it to save the life of my son.
My death caused my son to lock away his precious feelings.
But now, little by little, he's beginning to change.
He owes that to the wonderful people that surround him.
My work here as his mother is complete.
The rest is up to my son to see his own way through.
Wait!
Please, wait! If you love your son so much,
why are you leaving without saying anything to him?!
You mean to say that this is cruel, aren't you?
Of course I want to tell him that I'm his mother!
Of course I want to hold him in my arms!
But if we would have to eventually part again,
it would also be an act of love to watch over him in silence and leave without saying a word.
Enduring that sadness once is enough.
That is another way of showing your love.
I'm sorry...
I'm so sorry! I forced my own notion of love on you without stopping to consider your feelings!
I'm sorry!
The Prince truly has met a wonderful person, hasn't he?
Highness, be well.
Flonne, Etna, take good care of the Prince.
We will!
Will do!
Well, it's time to go.
Goodbye.
Red moon, red moon...
The red moon will cleanse the souls of those who have sinned.
The red moon wobbled and trembled as it was reflected in Laharl's eyes.
Just like his own heart was wavering inside him.
He had always claimed that he felt no love or kindness because he was a demon.
But I think that the real reason that he denied the love in his heart...
...was because he loved his mother so much.
His mother, who was so full of love and kindness, died in his place.
Rejecting love and kindness was probably the only way...
...that he could come to terms with his mother's death.
I think it must have been hard for him. It must have been painful for him.
And I think that it must have been very sad for him.
But maybe the red moon in his eyes will wash away his painful past.
That red moon was etched deep in my heart, along with a new type of love.
I'll never forget their sad love for as long as I live.
Everyone?
What's the matter?
Laharl, I mean Highness, I mean Overlord Laharl!
You are now the mighty Overlord! The world is your oyster!
There is nothing that the Overlord can't do!
Gee, you sound like you were once Overlord yourself, Mid-Boss.
Perish the thought! I'm just a humble Mid-Boss who happened to be passing through!
Those two are a lot alike, aren't they?
How are they alike?
Um... They both kinda live in a bubble.
Uh, I wouldn't be pointing any fingers there, Flonne.
Well, no matter. I'M Overlord now.
I am Overlord! Take me to Celestia!
If people ever notice the cycle of time on this world where blue skies come and go,
something's bound to happen when people with different outlooks get together.
Will we be buried by our desires? Will love come and save the day?
Either way, it doesn't matter to me. I'm gonna do as I please.
Light and shadow, egoists for whom everything in the world has meaning,
every little fragment lives his life with the balance on their shoulders.
Doing whatever we want, having it exactly the way we want it.
Right now, under the same sky,
light and shadow repeat again and again.
Chain react...
The Disgaea that you know and love will finally be coming to an end next week!
What?! It's over already?! Aw, I wanted to see some more...
No matter what you're doing, you gotta know when to fold 'em!
Once Disgaea ends, tune in for the new show, "Flonne's Counterattack"!
Actually, that sounds kinda interesting. Maybe I'll catch an episode.
Next time on Disgaea, "Love... After the Fighting's Over."
Next Time: Love... After the Fighting's Over I can't believe it, you read off the final title!
Next Time: Love... After the Fighting's Over