Peek-a-boo!
"Save me from the darkness"
A sad voice that I felt
I'm in the hell
I'm in the fate
If we embrace, I'll freeze onto you
I don't trust anyone, but the reason why I want to save you is
Just because I know that if I can ignore the color of sin, I can go back
Wait... The door beckons my heart
A fate that will change who I am now
Your passion that plunges into my heart is the key
"Save me from the darkness"
That was my own scream
Within an illusion that I can even choose a different life
Is it a comforting dream?
I waver, bravin' my heart
H-Hello, Mr. Kusanagi.
Oh, hello, Sumire.
Umm, thank you for letting me borrow your book.
Oh, sure. Well? Did you like it?
Y-Y-Yes! Very much!
It's good, isn't it? It's a long series, so it's hard to get started on,
but once you start reading, you really get into it, huh?
Ah! Oh yeah, there's a sequel.
You can borrow it if you'd like.
Thank you very much, Mr. Kusanagi!
You can just call me Yoshiki.
Huh?
Everyone calls me Yoshiki.
Umm, but that's...
Then, uh...
Yo-Yoshiki...
I'm home!
Welcome back, Sumire.
Sumire, you're so late, late!
Your cheeks have too much blush again! Too much!
What?
L-Look, I gotta go change.
She tried to put one over on me!
Sumire's blush-blush is too thick! Too thick!
I'm telling you, you've got the wrong idea, Laura!
Welcome.
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Ex-Excuse me...
Jeez, what am I going to do with you, Laura?
Welcome!
Are you looking for something?
Umm...
This one.
Would you like me to take it out for you?
N-No, that's not what I want.
I understand.
Would you like to talk?
I saw this.
Demon Exorcists I saw this.
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Then...
P-Please...
save Yoh!
Yoh and I have always been together, ever since we were born.
But then...
all of a sudden, he wouldn't come out of his room.
Open up! Yoh, open up!
Stay away!
Huh? Stay away!
Huh?
What's wrong? Yoh?
Stay away!
Just stay away!
How long has Yohji, your older twin brother, been like that?
Since about a week ago.
What about your parents, Tsukuyo?
Mom and Dad won't listen to me.
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And then I saw this flier...
So, you can read these words, Tsukuyo?
She can see them.
Let's go make sure.
Good grief, you're just jamming it!
You're amazing, Laura!
Being able to do at least this much is a given.
Sumire.
Y-Yes!
About today's job.
Lucia?
Get yourself together, all right?
R-Right!
All right Riku, today is the day you confess your love to Sumire.
I-I just want to invite Sumire to a movie...
I keep telling you, you have to come right out and tell her you love her, or she won't get it!
B-But...
In English it's "l love you." In Chinese it's "Wo Ai Ni."
In Russian it's... In Russian it's...
I love youski.
Nene, you just made that last one up, didn't you?
Boys shouldn't worry about the details!
Sumire will hate you! She'll say you're just a puny man!
Puny man... Puny... Puny...
Puny... Puny... Puny... Oh no, hey, wait, Riku? Come on, Riku!
Riku! Riku!
Sumire sure is late, though.
Yeah.
Yohsuke Mitsuki Nogami Yohji Tsukuyo
My mom and dad are both at work right now, so they're not home.
I see. Well that's convenient.
Nahashi, you can go on back.
Yes.
I'm pretty sure this area is...
Yoh! I'm back!
Wait, Tsukuyo!
Yoh! Open up!
Stay away!
We have guests! They said they're going to help you, Yoh!
I don't care, just stay away! I'm begging you...
Yoh...
Tsukuyo, umm, it'll be all right. So cheer up.
Yeah...
A presence. From where?
No doubt about it. There's a Virus.
Miss...
M-May I hold on to you like this?
Yeah.
Oh yeah, this girl can see them too.
She's being hunted by the Viruses.
It will be all right.
I'm sure it will be all right, Tsukuyo.
Lucia.
My name is Lucia. I came to exorcise the thing that you're afraid of.
I can help you.
So open the door, Yohji.
It's no use. Yoh is really shy...
I can see it, too.
I know what it really is, too.
If just Lucia comes in, then okay.
Thank you.
Sumire. Sorry, but wait here.
Absolutely do not move.
Right!
Don't take your eyes off of her.
Huh? Oh, right.
Yohji.
There is something I need to check about you.
Yoh wouldn't see me... So then why?
Even though we were always together...
Always, always together...
I thought we would always be together...
I wonder if Yoh hates me?
I wonder if he won't play with me any more?
Don't be silly. You didn't do anything bad.
But...
You're doing everything you can to help your brother, right?
The one who's bad here is the Virus.
Really?
Yeah. There's no way Yohji could hate someone as nice as you, Tsukuyo. Right?
Yeah, I guess you're right.
Thank you!
Don't mention it.
Hey, miss.
Let's wait downstairs instead of here.
Huh? But...
They' re probably going to be talking for a while. And besides...
And besides?
I'm hungry. We have some delicious sweets.
All right! Then let's go downstairs.
Okay!
Just as I thought...
You are prepared, correct?
Yes.
I understand.
I should at least do it now before it's too late...
Scu, scu, scu, scu, scrub!
Scu, scu, scu...
MISSING
This is it.
MISSING
Sumire, that idiot. I told her absolutely not to move.
Tsu-Tsukuyo?
Sorry, miss. I found something that looks even more delicious than sweets.
GIRL MISSING
Just as I thought. That girl is...
Mr. Nahashi, this is...
Lucia... Sumire...
I can't believe it... Th-This isn't real, right?
Tsukuyo...
What's wrong, miss?
Is there something on my face?
This girl is... a Virus?
I'm glad you came with me.
Something didn't feel right when I was standing in front of that door.
It was probably Lucia who did it.
Sumire. Sorry, but wait here.
Absolutely do not move.
So that's why Lucia said not to move...
You smelled really good, Sumire.
You smelled so delicious, I almost sank my teeth into you right on the spot.
You smelled so much better than Yoh.
Stop it! Stop it, Tsukuyo!
Stop it! Stop it!
Use that only for self-protection.
Until you learn how to fully control your powers, protect yourself with that.
But...
What's wrong, miss? Let's play!
So you want to play tag.
Found you!
I have to fight! Because she's a Virus!
Why do you look so scared?
Do you hate me too, miss?
I-I can't do it.
I'm not going to let you get away.
Tsukuyo!
Oh! Yoh!
Take it.
Get away from him!
Run away, Yohji!
Run... away.
Yoh, run... away...
I... can't...
Sorry, Tsukuyo.
I'm sorry, Tsukuyo!
It's... Yoh... It's... Yoh...
Take it!
Help me! Lucia!
Tsukuyo!
Tsukuyo...
Thank goodness you're safe, Yoh...
I didn't know what I would've done if you'd hated me even more.
What are you talking about? You're the one who hates me.
When that happened, l...
There's no way... I could... ever... hate you.
I love you, Yoh.
I love you too, Tsukuyo.
Really?
Thank goodness...
Tsukuyo?
Tsukuyo! Tsukuyo!
Tsukuyo!
Tsukuyo! Tsukuyo!
Tsukuyo!
One week ago...
we were playing at the park that we always did.
We were attacked by a monster that we'd never seen before.
The next moment, Tsukuyo went still.
I was so scared, I couldn't do anything but run away.
I couldn't do anything except shut myself up in my room.
But...
That was mean! I can't believe you came home without me!
Yoh?
Tsukuyo didn't realize, but I knew.
She wasn't the Tsukuyo I knew any more.
What's wrong, Yoh?
Yoh, open up!
Stay away!
What's wrong, Yoh?
Stay away! Just stay away!
Open up, Yoh!
It was because I couldn't do anything when that happened.
I thought Tsukuyo had turned into a monster, and came to blame me, so...
I wish I was attacked by that thing with Tsukuyo, too!
Don't be stupid.
A person who is attacked by a Virus becomes a new Virus, and attacks another person.
But she was different.
She knew exactly who she was going to target next.
This is the first case I've seen like this.
It's not that she was ignored by her parents.
When she became a Virus, almost no one could see her.
Even so, she came to my shop.
She had no idea what had happened to her,
but she came to my shop with one thought: to save you.
Are you going to waste her kindness?
Tsukuyo...
Um, Yohji...
Let's go, Sumire.
Huh?
The rest is his own problem.
No way...
What's wrong?
Oh, no, it's nothing.
Then why do you have that look on your face?
D-Does my face look that strange?
It's fine. So, what happened?
Um, it's about the owner of the shop I work at.
You said she was strict and unemotional, right?
I guess she's a little cold...
What do you think, Sumire?
Do you think she really is a cold person?
Well, umm, l...
Umm, is Lucia really a cold person?
To me, Lucia is...
Ex-Excuse me...
Welcome.
Take this.
I was going to give this to you.
Why are you giving it to me?
Because SHE was looking at it very intently.
What? Tsukuyo was?
The sun and the moon...
They're chasing after each other...
Yoh! Yoh!
Tsukuyo...
It's a present for the both of you.
Thank you, Lucia!
Lucia?
It's unusual to see you outside.
I just wanted to get a little fresh air, that's all.
Hurry up and come inside, we have work to do.
Right!
Huh?
What happened to the pendant that was here?
I sold it.
Really?
Sumire, Sumire! The truth is, Lucia...
Laura.
Honestly...
Sumire, hurry up and get changed.
Right!
When she looked back, Lucia's face was just a little more red than usual,
and it looked really cute.
Even though I know it's a sweet trap
I can't resist the curiosity of temptation
The more I'm desired, the more tightly I become entangled by the spell
Enchanted by the fruit of love...
If the darkness of annihilation is your desire, then these hands shall obey
If you desire the darkness of silence, then I shall offer it to you
My purest feelings degrade into a tender yet cruel puppet
Hi! I'm Laura.
Now I'm not supposed to tell you this,
but all of the accessories displayed at Venus Vanguard are picked out by Lucia.
But the prices are too high, so they don't sell at all!
If accessories were delicious chocolate, I'm sure they would sell a lot more!
Huh? You'd rather learn about how Sumire and Lucia met?
Next time on Venus Versus Virus: "Dizzying Meeting"
Dizzying Meeting
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