I bought so much stuff online.
This coffin's starting to look really nice.
D'oh
There's not enough room...
Episode 3
The Vampire Goes to School
Okay, then, see you later.
Good morning, Sophie-chan.
You look tired.
I couldn't sleep very well.
I guess summer is close, huh?
It's not that.
It was the pressure.
Pressure?
Squeeze
I just finished talking to Hinata-chan.
Her parents are away on vacation, and she's feeling lonely.
I was about to go over and visit her.
You should come, too!
Going to visit a friend's house? You have such a fulfilling social life.
I do?
What kind of outfit should I wear?
Something formal?
Blood
Or something that lets me move freely?
I think this would be great.
Looks like regular clothes are fine.
She trusts Google more than me?!
Do we need anything else?
Should we bring her something, like a melon?
Don't worry about it.
It's evening, but I still don't want to be careless.
Stay on your guard.
We're here, Sophie-chan!
Wow, so this Hinata's house.
I'm so glad you came!
Thanks for having us.
Come on in, Sophie.
May I come in?
Of course!
I've been waiting for you two.
What's wrong?
I've stepped into a friend's house!
How moving!
Just come in already.
It's Mikan-chan!
This is our dog, Mikan!
Cute, huh?
Aww! Good puppy!
She loves everyone!
Really?
Didn't you just say she loves everyone?!
I guess she thinks you're an intruder.
Probably because you're wearing all black.
You guys can sit and relax. I'll bring some drinks.
I'll help you.
So this is a human bed, huh?
Once you get used to coffins, beds just don't feel right.
With no walls and no lid,
I feel like I'd fall off in my sleep.
Tasty Potato Chips
Lightly Salted
I'm really sorry we don't have any blood in the house.
Don't worry about it.
But you came all the way here. I have to offer you something...
I know!
Why don't I bring my little brother over here?
He's still young, so he's probably delicious.
Uh, that's okay.
You should cherish him more.
So Mikage-kun isn't with your parents?
I assumed you were all alone here since you said you were lonely.
Yeah, but all he does is play games.
He doesn't pay any attention to me.
Just like earlier...
It sure is lonely without Mom and Dad here.
They'll be back tomorrow.
I know!
Mikage!
I found these popsicles in the freezer. Let's eat them together!
Those were both mine! I bought the second one for tomorrow!
So he said.
After I tried to be nice by bringing him a popsicle...
Maybe it's his rebellious phase?
Could these chips also be...
But you know, everyone in your family gets along with each other.
You think so?
But it's the same in your family, too.
I argue with my dad a lot.
Really?
I used to decorate the whole house with my favorite dolls.
But it seems Dad doesn't really like dolls,
so he always yells at me to put them away.
They're so cute, though!
My dad's such a weirdo.
Well... there are people who don't like dolls, I guess.
Was previously traumatized
That reminds me.
I've never heard anything about your family, Sophie-chan.
My family?
Yeah!
Your mother must be so pretty!
Mid-Fantasy
If you have any sisters,
I bet they also look like dolls!
When I was human, I did have a family,
but since I'm the only one who became a vampire, I no longer have one.
I'm sorry!
That was so insensitive of me!
No, don't worry about it.
You don't have to feel so bad.
I know someone who became a vampire
and took her whole family down with her.
"Took down"?
I'm turning you into a vampire, too!
That's terrifying.
That whole family is still living together as vampires.
Really?
She just posted a photo on Instagram a few days ago.
My sister's 421st birthday!
That's a surprisingly heartwarming story.
But you know...
If it happened to everybody, that could be fun.
It's not that great, apparently.
My sister's 421st birthday!
You'll spend the rest of your existence looking
the way you did when you turned into a vampire.
I know it's too late to do anything now, but it would've been nice
if you'd turned me into a vampire before my hair started thinning.
And before I started to get wrinkles.
Couldn't you have turned me into a vampire after my boobs got bigger?
I'm sorry, everyone.
They've been complaining for hundreds of years now.
I guess that would bring you down.
Interesting.
I've gotten completely accustomed to living by myself,
but hearing your stories makes it sound fun to be part of a family.
Then you can think of me as you mother for today!
A mother who's over 300 years younger than her child?
I haven't even seen that in light novels.
I look older than you, so it's fine!
So the story is that you're a thirteen-year-old girl
who's out shopping with her mother.
But if she's a mother, doesn't that mean...
Husband
Akari is already someone's wife?!
I'm not going to give my Akari to someone I know nothing about!
Oh, does this mean you're Akari's father?
This is getting complicated, so why don't we just say
that we're Sophie-chan's older sisters?
Hinata-chan, you'll be the oldest sister.
Sisters... That sounds like fun!
Onee-chan!
I bet having two younger sisters would make life exciting.
Over here!
Come right into your big sister's arms!
Lovey dovey
Fuss fuss
Lovey dovey
Fuss fuss
Lovey dovey
Why only the baby sister?! No fair!
Sorry about that, Hinata-chan.
I guess we said we're playing three sisters.
Okay, Sophie-chan, talk like a little sister
and call us "Onee-chan."
How do little sisters talk?
I wonder if there are any references...
Maybe like this?
How do you do, Onee-sama?
I think you've been watching too much anime.
Your tie is crooked, my petite soeur.
She's totally into this.
If we're talking about families, pets are nice, too.
Mikan's a lot friendlier than my little brother.
Well, dogs... are kind of scary when they bark.
A cat could be good, though.
Oh, yeah, a black cat would probably suit you really well!
Meow!
Then why don't I be the cat?
Or maybe...
Look, I'm a cat. I'm really friendly!
You've been acting really weird this whole time.
Well, uh, um...
You're not alone, Sophie-chan!
When I was human, I did have a family,
but since I'm the only one who became a vampire, I no longer have one.
Hearing your stories makes it sound fun to be part of a family.
I won't ever let you feel lonely!
Oh... She still feels bad about what she said.
You're right. I have you now.
I even become someone with a real social life, someone who visits their friends.
You mean you'd never gone over to a friend's house before?
You're welcome to come here whenever you want.
You should visit me at my family's house, too!
That reminds me.
Wow!
I found this while I was cleaning my room.
Beating the bullies at the park!! Catching rhinoceros beetles!! Two sleepyheads Excitable duo at the pool
This brings back memories!
Looking at this, we really do look like sisters.
Catching rhinoceros beetles!!
More like older brother and little sister.
Just kidding.
Maybe our plan to be three sisters was wrong, then.
You too, Akari?
See you next time!
Yeah, see you!
Mikan...
She's asleep.
It's even more lonely when everyone goes home.
I was probably too cold to her earlier.
Nee-chan?
Yeah?
What's up, Mikage?
I'll make dinner tonight.
Are you sure?
Yeah.
Wait, those chips...
They were in the living room.
You forgot to eat them, so we ate them for you!
Then I guess you won't need dinner.
Wha?!
Why? Wait... Mikage!
So many manga characters are in high school.
A day in the life of a high school girl must be wonderful.
Going home together after school...
Look, a new place!
Let's take a peek!
After-school clubs...
I got us donuts!
Well, let's get started.
Compared to that, my life is just...
The computer, going for walks...
Watching TV now and then...
Tending my bonsai, something my neighbor Tanabe-san suggested...
A bonsai is a friend.
Except for the computer, that's just like the elderly people in my neighborhood!
School, huh?
I did go for that short time, but it didn't really suit me.
The classrooms got excessive amounts of sunlight.
Flying in the hallways was forbidden.
I should get to sleep.
Huh?
Looks like Akari forgot her lunch.
Well, I guess she'll buy something there.
Today's omelet turned out really good!
And my octopus sausages turned out super cute, too!
Nope, this is bugging me.
I can't sleep.
Looks like I made it just in time for their lunch break.
Who is that?!
Is that an assassin?
An assassin? A real one?!
Oh, no! It's an assassin!
I knew this outfit would raise suspicions.
Oh, Sophie-chan!
What are you doing here?
Oh, I guess she's a friend of Amano-san's.
That makes sense, then.
That show on TV last night was so funny!
Akari, what exactly do people here think of you?
What show? What happened?
I came to bring you your lunch.
You forgot it at home.
Really?
Thank you!
But was it safe to walk around in the middle of the day by yourself?
It got a little scary partway,
but only my hair turned to ash.
Y-Your beautiful hair!
Please don't put yourself in such danger for me!
So this is the Sophie-chan you're always talking about?
That's right.
Sophie-chan, these are my friends, Sakuya-chan and Yuu-chan.
Yuu-chan
Sakuya-chan
Nice to meet you!
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.
Sophie-chan's a vampire, you know.
You mean she really likes tomato juice, or what?
Or that her skin's so sensitive, she can't handle any sun?
No, I mean she turns to ash in the sunlight,
and she has no reflection in mirrors.
A real one?!
It's true! She doesn't have a reflection!
Wow, so you are one!
Yeah.
You're so cute.
You look just like a doll.
Exactly like Akari-chan said.
I told you so!
I wish I had a little sister like you.
Me, too.
Hey, you have me!
Why are you mad? I was just agreeing with you.
Grr
She might not look like it,
but Sophie-chan is actually way older than us.
Really?
So how old are you?
Um... Well...
Somewhere around 340 years old, I think.
Stop looking at me like that.
She lied about her age...
Actually 360 years old
I'll get going now.
Wait!
Wouldn't it be safer if you waited here until the sun went down?
Then we can just go home together.
But if I wander around here all day in this outfit,
I'll become one of your school's seven legends.
Not to mention, I don't have a place to sit here in the classroom.
You can sit here.
No, thank you.
Sorry... I couldn't help but overhear.
Yamada-san?
Would you mind standing in for me through the afternoon?
My sister is sick, and I want to go home early and check on her.
But my build and hair color are nothing like yours.
Won't people notice right away?
It'll be fine!
Your robe will prevent that!
Isn't wearing a robe already giving it away?
There we go.
Now you really look like a high school girl.
I guess, but...
Ended up agreeing to do it
It looks great on you!
So how does it feel, wearing our uniform?
I'm trying to pass as a high school student,
so I should try answering like one.
Um... Yeah!
It feels tubular.
Totally connected to the now.
Tubular? What does that mean?
What?
I read about that in a book once.
Those are sayings from an ancient time.
Just what you'd expect from an immortal vampire!
I guess people don't say that anymore...
Matsuda-san.
Here.
Norikawa-san.
Here.
Yamada-san.
Yes.
Here.
Who on earth is that?
Excuse me.
I'm Yamada.
No, what I mean is...
I'm Yamada.
Since she's insisting, maybe it's true...
I can't see her face very well,
but there must be a reason for that strange outfit, too.
Well, let's start class, then.
She managed to fool her.
The colors of the flowers...
Kokin Wakashu
I'm so sleepy.
Normally, I'd be asleep now.
But now, I'm sitting in a classroom impersonating a student named Yamada.
I can't fall asleep and besmirch her good reputation.
We'll stop there for today.
Yamada-san, you did very well to stay awake this entire lesson,
even though it's after lunch break.
Well, for you, I mean.
I should've slept!
Let's kill some time before the sun goes down.
This building is so dimly lit. It's very comfortable.
Come to think of it, this dim section of the hall
happens to be the site of one of this school's seven legends.
A shadow that comes out at night and roams the north wing!
S-Stop that! You're scaring Sophie-chan.
You're a vampire, but ghost stories scare you?
I'm happy I was able to scare you so much.
Maybe I should tell you lots more!
No.
Library
Should we study for our exams?
We have Japanese, English, world history, and math.
Which one should we do?
All those choices are awful.
Can I see your textbook for a bit?
Go ahead.
International History
This takes me back.
An acquaintance actually took me to see Marie Antoinette's beheading.
Incredible.
A-And what was it like?
World History
Look! It's amazing!
I guess it was amazing.
According to my acquaintance.
That's a pretty ambiguous comment, for someone who saw it in person.
France, huh?
I wish I could've seen that, too.
Your Japanese is really good, though.
Well, I never studied it, but I've been living in Japan for a long time.
I read a lot of books, too.
So you learned it all by yourself?
All right, then, here's a Japanese quiz.
What does "two birds with one stone" mean?
It means to gain two or more benefits through one action.
Correct!
What about "a drop in the bucket"?
An amount that is insignificantly small.
Correct!
Okay, how about "blood will have blood"?
It means extreme lavishness or gluttony, right?
You misremembered that one.
I hope we can talk again soon, Sophie-chan!
Yeah.
See you again.
See you tomorrow!
Oh, good. It looks like your hair has grown back.
I told you, it grows back once the sun goes down.
That reminds me, I've got a favor to ask you two.
Did something just come out today?
No.
Stopping somewhere after school...
It's so... youthful.
I see.
You do seem really happy!
Episode 4
Sophie and Eri
Today was so much fun!
It's weird.
The only memories I had from school before were bad ones.
That's because you're with me now, I bet.
Oh... That makes sense.
You're going to make me blush if you just accept it like that!
Well, same goes for me...