At any rate, I'm going to look for Hayate.
And then... I'll try talking to him again.
Will you...
...help me find him?
Of course!
Hey. We'll help you find him, too.
Everyone...
It's not your fault that Hayate-kun's gone, Nagi.
Huh?
He made no prior indication that he disliked being a butler.
Right.
I'm sure he left because a dumb friend
did something stupid.
Shoot, where is this dumb friend?
We won't forgive them!
What?
It's our fault?
Yup.
No, you're mistaken!
We'd never do anything to bother Hayata-kun.
Well, actually, we always do...
But not something so big that he disappears in America.
Putting the jokes aside...
Where should we start looking?
Hayate-kun's cell phone isn't working,
so we can't get in touch with him.
That's a problem.
Doesn't that thing bring bad luck?
Yeah.
Why don't you put it in a safe or something?
I could.
Why does Tsugumi want that clock?
I know it brings the owner bad luck,
but when both hands strike eight,
incredibly good luck comes your way.
Yeah? Is that right?
But would she want such a creepy clock just for that?
Did you see that woman's reaction when we said it was lost?
She was furious.
Like her parents or lover was killed, or something.
What's wrong?
It's just... I...
Maybe...
I've misunderstood everything.
Goodbye, Miss Nagi.
Now that I think about it, all these weird things have happened.
That anger...
And my father, who betrayed my mother and died 13 years ago.
The black camellia is a magical sword.
The king's sword,
which grants eternity to anyone stabbed by it.
Magical, huh?
You also do things that bother Hayata-kun, Izumi.
What? No way.
You're lying!
You said Hayata-kun was stabbed
yesterday trying to help you.
B-But...
W-Wait. What do you mean, stabbed?
Um, he wasn't hurt or anything, but...
The thief who had the black camellia
pulled a black sword out of nowhere, and then... Stab!
It looked like he'd stabbed Hayata-kun, but...
You saw it too, right, Hina-chan?
Yes, I was shocked.
A black sword.
The black camellia really is a clock...
I'd heard of a sword with the same name.
Are you saying the clock transformed into the shape of a sword?
Um... Yeah, it looked like it might have.
What if the black camellia really is a
magical sword that possesses mysterious powers?
The man who betrayed Yukariko
and stole the black camellia...
...was your father, Shin Hayek.
But Shin-chan was a bit careless, too.
And also...
Do you have proof your father had an affair?
Well, maybe.
Hey... Is it true?
Even as he was dying, he asked me, "How can you say that?"
What did he say?
Well...
No. No. It can't be! There's no way!
But if it is true...
The pieces fit together.
It's hard to believe, but I need to check.
If my guess is right...
Then the black camellia is...
Tsugumi!
I finally got the black camellia!
Stop, Tsugumi!
Do you realize what that is?
I know.
It's a clock that brings bad luck.
Well, that's technically true.
But that's not all.
I finally see what that monster's after.
It seems inconceivable, so I can't say for sure, but...
Tsugumi.
Wh-What?
Your big sister has a favor to ask of you.
Huh?
I want you to get me the ring that's
on the right hand of the woman you call your mother.
What? You think it's that easy?
She only takes the ring off when she bathes!
Don't be insane!
Please.
Hayate's life depends on it.
So... Please.
O-Oh, all right.
Thanks, Tsugumi.
Let me know when you get it.
I'll let you know where we'll meet.
But you have to promise to give me the black camellia!
Sure.
Um... Why is Hayate-kun's life in danger?
Sorry, I don't have time to explain.
Besides, Maria...
I need something brought over from Japan, ASAP!
If it's small, we can have a special jet deliver it
in about three hours.
Three hours?
Please.
Can we get in touch with Ruka?
Huh?
She's probably rehearsing for her show.
I need her help with something.
Thanks for waiting.
This is...
My mother's wedding ring.
We won't find Hayate by blindly searching for him.
But they're looking for the same thing we are!
Ruka-san! Where did you get that ring?
My friend lent it to me for the show today.
Wow! The ring she is wearing
seems to be worth over three million dollars.
I can't believe it!
We've asked the TV stations to keep airing the footage.
Yeah, I hope this works.
Wearing a ring borrowed from
her millionaire friend, Ruka expects
to start her concert at 8 p.m. on the Starside Stage!
That's...
I'll prove that he doesn't love you.
Give him this.
Once he learns it's worth 200 million yen,
I'm sure he'll sell it and come up with an excuse, like saying he lost it.
Since he's only after money, not love.
You tell me to go get it, but it isn't that easy!
Wow! Here it is!
Now I'll help my big sister and save Hayate Ayasaki.
No, no! I'll trade this for the black camellia.
I-I better tell my big sister I have the ring.
OK
D-Don't scare me like that!
Um...
...at 7 p.m. at the Starside Hotel.
Hurry!
To the...
...Starside Hotel!
Whoa, there's tons of people.
Ruka-chan's something else.
She sure is.
This is quite a success!
Do you think Hayate-kun's here?
I'm not sure, but Nagi said
not to worry and just enjoy the show.
Okay, then.
I thought so.
Huh? What?
There was something weird about
the story Sakuya told us
earlier about the black camellia.
Something weird?
Yeah, the hands on a clock never
strike eight at the same time.
Are you sure you're okay on your own?
I'd like to do this alone.
Even if I say I'll come, you'll tell me no.
Sorry.
And you've been holding onto that...
But wouldn't a safe be preferable?
No. I don't care what kind of bad luck comes my way.
I'm never gonna let this go.
I'm off.
Um, Nagi?
What?
Nothing. Be careful.
This is it.
What, are you going to war?
I'm sending all the guys who stole my money to Hell.
Try not to die.
Time to make my move too.
May I touch the hand reaching out to me?
The wind blows through my fingers
as I uncertainly reach to open the door.
The ring's on the top floor, in the wedding hall.
Nagi Sanzenin
Nagi.
You're here.
I didn't think it would happen like this.
You don't have to speak to me like a butler.
I finally understand the secret of the black camellia.
The black camellia is a magical sword?
Yes, I asked my great grandmother about it earlier.
It's a magical sword made by a king
who wished for eternal life.
It exchanges a person's soul.
E-Exchanges souls?
The black camellia
takes a soul from a body...
...and...
...exchanges it for the soul of
the next person stabbed by it.
From an old body to a youthful one.
Thus, a soul can continue being reborn
if you keep putting it into a new body.
That monster, Dolly, must've repeated the process over and over
to grant eternity to her king.
But Dolly made a mistake and lost the black camellia,
which contained the king's soul.
The black camellia then fell into
the possession of the Sanzenin family.
Since Dolly can't leave her sanctuary for very long,
she tricked novice thieves to try to
make them get the black camellia for her.
That was 13 years ago.
However, an unexpected miscalculation happened.
A man who didn't know what the black camellia was...
...randomly touched it.
And then...
He was stabbed by
the black camellia when he got into an accident.
Then, 13 years went by.
His soul was trapped in the
black camellia until Hayate was stabbed yesterday.
Am I right, Father?
Yukariko died?
Yes, eight years ago.
Her grave's in Shimoda, the city of your honeymoon.
She said that town held her best memories of you.
I see.
What did she say about me?
Well, she said you were careless.
What?
And her favorite thing about you was that you were handsome.
I don't know if I should take that as a compliment.
How was she supposed to compliment
a guy who let his wedding ring get stolen,
was manipulated by a monster,
and got into a car accident while
getting the ring back?
H-How do you know all of that?
But she wasn't mad.
Mother always looked happy when she talked about you.
My guess is that she loved everything about you, including that.
I see.
You okay holding onto that?
It'll bring very bad luck.
I know.
But I don't want to let it go.
The person trapped inside of it
is the most important person in my life.
Tsugumi?
Who turned my lovely Tsugumi into a thief?
Dolly!
I finally found it.
Give me that which holds
the soul of my beloved king, the black camellia.
I don't have it!
What?
My Hayate is trapped inside of here, now.
Your beloved died some 13 years ago.
He died when the body of my father here, Shin Hayek, died.
What are you talking about?
I stabbed myself with the
black camellia on my way to see you.
Then I had an accident.
Your king died when my body died.
Your duty is finished.
Dolly, give back
the ring that your crow took from me.
The ring signifies our eternal love.
Lies. It's all lies. All lies!
Lies, lies, lies!
If I stab someone with the black camellia,
my beloved should appear again.
I should be reunited with my beloved!
You can never be reunited with someone who's dead.
You're lying!
Give me back the black camellia.
I won't!
There's someone very important to me inside it.
My beloved Hayate!
Then I will take it by force!
Without the element of surprise, you can't beat me!
I'm sure you realize the police have been notified.
That said...
Give me back my money!
There!
Maria-san?
Shit!
Didn't plan on using the hostage for our runaway now.
You take my money, and now you take my friend hostage.
Could you people be any more rotten?!
Freeze! I'll shoot!
I'm sorry! I've made a mess of things!
Oh, it's not your fault, Maria-san.
It seems I made a mistake.
Shut up
when I'm talking!
Whoa! What the hell?!
Give me back my black camellia!
Give me back my beloved!