Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp (2024) Movie Script
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( friday ) ( sunday )
t r a g e d y
s t o r y
A monochrome fade
B L A C K
B L A C K
this vampire story will end badly
it will end with everyone being unhappy
Iron-blooded
Wound Story
arsfugal (Koyomi Vamp adaptation by Nindhia)
Based off of Kizumonogatari by Nisio Isin
MARCH TWENTY-FIFTH
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
R E D
Umm...
I-I didn't see anything...
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
B L A C K
Ehehe...
I don't know what to say here.
For something meant to hide what you
don't want seen, skirts are pretty low-security.
Maybe I should wear shorts as a firewall after all, huh.
W-Who knows...
Well, Ill be leaving now.
Hey, wait a sec!
B L A C K
Ive finally caught up with you.
You walk pretty fast,
Araragi-kun.
Araragi-kun
Huh?
Why do you know my name?
Eh? Well, of course I would.
We go to the same school.
Written with the 'a' from the radical from 'possibility',
a
Two 'ra's from the first character in the phrase 'good kid',
ra
Two 'ra's from the first character in the phrase 'good kid',
Two 'ra's from the first character in the phrase 'good kid',
ra ra
And then the 'gi' from the second character in 'tree', giving us Araragi-kun.
gi
And then the 'gi' from the second character in 'tree', giving us Araragi-kun.
And then the 'gi' from the second character in 'tree', giving us Araragi-kun.
And your first name is the word for calendar, "koyomi", right?
Koyomi
And your first name is the word for calendar, "koyomi", right?
And your first name is the word for calendar, "koyomi", right?
So it's Araragi Koyomi-kun.
Araragi Koyomi
And you're Hanekawa.
Hanekawa Tsubasa.
Hanekawa Tsubasa
Wow!
B L A C K
Amazing! You know the name of someone like me!
At the final test of the first semester of the second year,
in all subjects, physical education and visual arts included,
you got wrong only one question in the forms.
That's Hanekawa Tsubasa.
Eh? Hey, come on, now!
Why do you know that much?
Could it be that you're...
stalking me?
Ahaha...
Or maybe I'm just too paranoid.
No, not really.
I heard it from my alien friend.
Huh?
Araragi-kun, you have friends?
Ask about the alien part first!!
B L A C K
Well, it's just...
You always leave the impression of a loner, living in solitude.
BLACK
Hey, Araragi-kun.
HEY, ARARAGI-KUN.
Do you believe in vampires?
What about vampires?
Well, recently I've been hearing rumors.
Like there's a vampire in the city,
so you shouldn't go out alone at night.
That's a bit vague, sounds like a baseless rumor.
They say its a blonde-haired, beautiful woman
a vampire whose cold eyes could chill your spine.
But you cant tell if shes a vampire just off that, can you?
What if shes just an ordinary person who stands out because of the blonde hair?
But... I heard that her blonde hair
illuminated by street lights is almost dazzling
and she doesn't cast shadow.
However, if it happens at night...
Doesnt it seem too much like a hoax, with a setting like a street light?
Yes, even I think it's a silly rumor.
But, if there are vampires, Id like to meet them.
Lets see, maybe meet them is not the thing.
It just would be nice if such superhuman beings existed.
By superhuman beings, you mean like god?
It doesnt have to be a god, though.
Otherwise, nothing would really come out of it, right?
B L A C K
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
I'm...
Hmm?
I'm going to head to the library now.
Wanna come with me?
Why?
What are you gonna do at the library?
Obviously, I'm going to study, what else?
Obviously, you say...
Sorry, but even without homework to do on break,
I'm not praiseworthy enough to study on my own.
But...
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
You have exams next year, right?
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
Exams? What's that?
I doubt I'll even graduate.
I won't make it in time no matter what.
Hmm...
Araragi-kun.
Do you have a cellphone?
Of course I have at least a cellphone.
Can I borrow it?
Thanks, you can have it back.
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
I put my email and number in there.
basa
Too bad!
You made a friend.
What's with her...?
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
B L A C K
Thinking
back
Thinking
back
Thinking
back
Thinking
back
B L A C K
Thinking
back
B L A C K
Hanekawa Tsubasa
Ye.
Ye shall aid me.
Can ye not hear me?
I am telling thee to aid me, am I not?
O-Oi.
Are you okay?
I-I'll get an ambulance righ-
Aaaaaaaaaaahhh!
An ambulance?
I have no need of such a thing.
Instead...
Give me thy blood.
R E D
Do you believe in vampires?
They say its a blonde-haired, beautiful woman
a vampire whose cold eyes could chill your spine.
My name is Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade.
The Iron-blooded, Hot-blooded, yet Cold-blooded vampire.
I shall consume thy blood and have it become my own flesh.
So, give me thy blood.
Isn't a vampire... supposed to be immortal?
I've lost too much blood. I cannot regenerate,
nor shape-shift, anymore. At this rate, I will die.
B L A C K
A worthless human such as yourself,
should consider being my flesh an honor.
F-Flesh? Couldn't you do a transfusion?
Ho-How much do you need?
For the time being, with thy share I can endure this emergency...
I see, my share...
What is the matter?! Blood. Give me thy blood. Quickly, I say.
Why are thou dozing off, thou dolt!
It's alright, I can still get out of this.
Why are thou dozing off, thou dolt!
It's alright, I can still get out of this.
Where doth thee think thou are going?
It's alright, I can still get out of this.
Where doth thee think thou are going?
I should be able to run away!
Where doth thee think thou are going?
I should be able to run away!
I just need to run away.
it's simple,
I just need to ignore this.
Hey!
Ye jest...
Ye... won't aid me?
No waaay!
No waaay No waay No waaay!!!
I don't wanna die! I don't wanna die!
Please, help me!
Please, help me!
I don't wanna!
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...
I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry...
I'm sorry... I'm sorry...
It's all my fault.
Even so, she's still a monster.
A vampire...
There's no reason for me to save her...
Right?
I know that already!
...know that already... already...
B L A C K
R E D
Don't give up, stupid!
R E D
R E D
A-Are you sure?
Of course I'm not, bastard.
Damn it, damn it, damn it!
Why...
How did things end up like this...
I swear I'll do better in my next life, I'll be smart, and everything bad that happens will be everyone else's fault.
I'll be reborn as someone like that.
That's why...
I'll help you... drink my blood.
Have it all. Don't leave a drop.
Wring me dry.
Thank you...
Was it a dream?
What's going on?
March 28th
It's been two days?
B L A C K
B L A C K
You fool!
B L A C K
You fool!
B L A C K
Seriously...
B L A C K
B L A C K
What kind of idiot would suddenly walk right under the sun?
A normal vampire would evaporate in an instant.
Don't let there be another time where you go out when the sun is there.
Having immortal powers, you'll burn,
regenerate, burn, regenerate in an eternal loop.
Well, that is what it means to be an immortal vampire.
A... vampire?
Then... that means you're...
Thinking
back
Thinking
back
Thinking
back
B L A C K
Yup.
It is I, Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade.
You may call me Heart-Under-Blade.
Hmm.
Ive only created two subordinates in four hundred years...
Looking at your regeneration powers, you turned out pretty good.
S-Subordinate?
Subordinate
S-Subordinate?
Subordinate
Aye! That is thee!
Now that I think about it,
I still haven't heard thy name.
Well, whatever.
The name you had up till now, doesn't hold much meaning to the you now.
Anyways, servant.
Welcome, to the world of the night.
B L A C K
Where... are we?
R E D
I believe... they call this a 'cram school', or something along those lines.
It closed down a few years ago, so now it's just an abandoned building.
As you can see, it's quite convenient for us, right?
Then, Kiss-shot, here's next question...
Wait! Didn't I tell you to call me Heartunderblade?!
That's so long, though.
Kiss-shot is shorter...
Or can I not call you that?
Well, no...
Well, fine, if you want to call me that, then you can call me that...
I have no reason to say no.
And so, what's your next question?
Well...
I turned... into a vampire, right?
Of course.
There's no point in explaining that.
Thou art my subordinate and my servant. Be honored.
Servant...
Then...
Why do you have such a child-like body?
When I met you, you were more... adult-like...
Well sorry I look like a child!
No, I didn't mean it like that.
Adult-like
Afterwards...
Her limbs were cut off
Thy blood, I sucked it all.
But it wasn't enough...
That is why I've taken the appropriate form.
'Tis better than dying.
With that said, while I kept the minimal degree of immortality, my vampire powers became limited.
So inconvenient.
My limbs are like this, only the shape regrew.
Well, my stomach is empty.
But for the time being, it's no problem.
However, the master-servant relationship needs to be clear, servant!
Even though I'm like this, I'm a vampire that has lived for over 500 years.
Since you turned into a vampire just recently,
you should never speak with a peer-like speech.
O-Okay...
Huh, what a ambiguous answer...
Do you really understand?
Umm, yeah, I understand.
Then as a sign of obedience to me, rub my head!
That's enough.
B L A C K
KISS-SHOT THEN TOLD ME THE NAMES OF THE THREE WHO TOOK HER LIMBS
Those three people specialize in exorcising vampires.
So, they slew you?
What kind of idiot talk is that? I haven't been slayed yet.
But, having my limbs stolen hurts.
And I've nearly none of my regenerative power left.
So in my condition, I cannot fight.
That's why...
Ye shall contend with the three and simply return my limbs.
"Simply"? I can't do something like that.
If ye wisheth to returneth to being human,
thee must restore me to my full power.
Basically, back to my complete form.
For that, my limbs are needed.
But I'm no good with things like fighting.
Won't I get exorcised?
Idiot, thy weakness only applied when thou wast still human.
Thou right now art my subordinate.
Though thou art weak, in my current state thou couldst easily overpower me.
So basically, even though you're a vampire, you're weak?
Not at all!
Can I...
Can I...
Can I turn back into a human?
I knew you'd think of that. Then, what can I do? I
W-What should I do...
You guys are really energetic,
did something good happen?
B L A C K
Thank you... you saved me.
No need to thank me. I saw you were alone, so I helped,
Araragi-kun.
Don't look at me like that...
No need to be so alert around me.
You are really energetic,
did something good happen?
Well, in any case, lets go home, Araragi-kun.
Go home?
To the cram school ruin.
Huh?
Wait a minute. H-How do you know about that?!
Huh? Of course I know.
It was me who introduced the place to that child.
Well, as they say, "If you have honor, you have bravery."
That child, Heart-Under-Blade, was dragging your body,
so I told her about the place.
What...
What are you?
I'm just an old man who passed by, that's all.
Just relax,
I'm not a vampire exorcising specialist.
My specialty is much broader.
People have me do a wide variety of things.
Well, I'll introduce myself later.
B L A C K
You're back!
The guy back there... I think I've seen him before...
That's mean...
You don't even remember me?
Well?
How'd it go?
Oh well.
Those three... they're still working together?
Anyways...
You said you couldn't defeat those three people even at full power.
In that case,
how can I face those three by myself?
Like I said, just fight them one by one!
That's impossible, they cooperate.
You said it was okay to just dillydally here,
but even here, sooner or later they'll fin-
There's no need to worry about that.
While you guys were sleeping I had set up a force-field here.
Force-field? You mean like a barrier?
You can call it that.
What's... your goal?
Why would you help,
Kissshot and me?
I get that you're not an enemy,
but are you an ally?
Don't say mean things like that, jeez.
I'm here... to achieve a balance.
You can... call it my job.
An intermediary between here and there.
An introduction...
you said you'd give one later.
Oshino Meme.
OSHINO MEME
A free man of no residence.
Well, just think of me as an authority on monster folklore.
Though, unlike those three, I'm not great with monster exorcising.
What do you mean "Not great"?
To put it simply...
I just don't like it.
But aren't you a specialist?
I am a specialist, in balancing things.
What I do, is negotiations.
Essentially, I'm the middle-man.
B L A C K
From this perspective, I can stay on the middle-ground.
B L A C K
B L A C K
Middle-ground?
You mean between us and the others?
Who else?
W-Will you help us?
I'm not helping you. I'm only lending you my strength.
But right now, at the moment, the balance is off.
It just seems like bullying.
Ahh, but of course, this is a job, so it can't be free of charge.
Let's see...
B L A C K
How's 2 million yen?
2 million?!
I won't press about when to pay.
But I don't lend my strength for free. Without this, there won't be balance.
But...
B L A C K
Can I hear your plan?
B L A C K
B L A C K
You say you're a negotiator but it isn't that easy.
B L A C K
You say you're a negotiator but it isn't that easy.
There's no way to persuade those three.
All I can do is bow and ask them nicely.
In good faith, too.
And if asking nicely doesn't work, we'll have to think
of something else, but if it does, the game is on.
Game, you say?
First of all, we'll need to split them up.
It shouldn't be a problem if we do it one-on-one.
Even you can't read their moves, Ill need to find a way to do that.
But, boy, how do ye plan to deal with those three?
The details are a trade secret, but I'll ready the battlefield.
And then Araragi-kun will then handle retrieving your limbs.
If you regain your limbs, you also regain your full power, which means you can return Araragi-kun to human.
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
MARCH ELEVENTH
Then, let us begin.
O pitiful boy... o minion of Heart-under-blade.
Wait. Before we do,
let me confirm the deal.
If I win...
You're going to return Kiss-shot's right leg.
Is that right?
And if I win, you'll tell me
the whereabouts of Heart-under-blade.
Alright then.
Then, let's begin.
B L A C K
What's wrong? Are you only going to run around,
o minion of Heart-under-blade?
Don't call me such a weird name.
H-How's that?
R E D
What are you doing, Dramaturgy?
It's as you see. I'm surrendering.
With your amount of power,
I wouldn't last if you hit me with that.
It'll take me two days to regenerate.
You misunderstand.
Not many of us vampires
can instantly regenerate.
You're one of the exceptions.
After all, you are the minion
of the Heart-under-blade.
I may not be a match for your power,
But I thought I might be able to win
due to my battle experience.
But that seems to be impossible.
I cannot hunt you.
No, but...
Or would you be satisfied if I put it this way?
I won't ever go after you again.
So, please, at least spare my life.
NAOETSU HIGH SCHOOL - FRONAnyway, I got the right leg.
Hey, Araragi.
What just happened?
He really did return it, huh?
That's what a negotiator is for.
Here, Heart-under-blade.
But what are you going to do?
That thing's a different size than your current leg...
You can't just swap it out, right?
This is what I do.
Don't watch, fools!
Leave me alone during my meals!
That's proper manners!
APRIL FIRSThen, it might be my fault.
What is?
The fact that you ran into a vampire.
You know how they say, "Speak of the devil"?
That saying is pretty valid
when it comes to horror stories and such.
When you speak about apparitions,
apparitions tend to approach you, so they say.
But isn't that strange?
In that case, since you told me the rumor,
a vampire should've appeared to you as well.
That's not necessarily the case.
It just means your probability goes up.
Besides, you could say one has appeared
in front of me as well, can't you?
B L A C K
You, Araragi-kun.
Rumors and such aside,
you were actively seeking a vampire last night.
Why were you doing such a thing?
You wanted to chat with, um...
something superior to humans, was it?
No, I wasn't seriously looking for one.
I guess it's asking for something I don't have.
How do you put it?
I'm kind of weighed down right now.
Like I wanted some change in my life?
A change, huh?
In the end, it's merely escaping from reality.
I want to return to reality.
I'm sure you'll be able to.
APRIL FOURTH
Totally makes me laugh.
It really does make me laugh...
To think ol' Dramaturgy was defeated
by a brat like you.
Well, I'll grant you a quick death,
so you don't suffer.
A-A cross?
Araragi!
You can't give up yet!
Your opponent is mist!
It's mist. In other words--
Hanekawa...
Hanekawa! Hanekawa! Hanekawa!
Araragi, be quiet.
Pull yourself together. You're facing the mist, right?
Totally makes me laugh.
Mist. In other words, water, right?
And what happens when you hurl sand into it?
That's enough.
If you go any further...
You can no longer stay human.
O-Oshi... Y-You... You can...
H-Hanekawa!
Don't yell at me like that.
You sure are sassy, Araragi.
Did something nice happen to you, or something?
However, sorry to interrupt when you're so sassy,
but the match is well over.
See that? He's passed out.
But... But...
Hanekawa is...
Hanekawa is...
Hanekawa is...
Yeah, I saw.
Why were you just watching?
Why didn't you stop it?
It wasn't part of the deal.
I only agreed to negotiate
with the three vampire hunting specialists.
Anything more than that costs extra.
I don't deal with ordinary civilians.
Then you should've said so at the start!
If you had told me so...
If I had, would you have paid
another two million yen to protect Class Prez?
Two million? I would've paid three million!
How can you joke at a time like this, oshino?
Think it's not real?
It's a deal, Araragi.
And we have a deal at three million yen.
Why don't you use your head a bit, Araragi?
What's that immortal body of yours for?
Hanekawa...
Araragi?
Why are you rubbing your cheek
against my stomach so dearly?
And is my uniform torn
because of you, Araragi?
Sorry, Hanekawa.
Let me stay like this just a little longer.
APRIL FIFTH
Hanekawa, how's the wound on your stomach?
Wound? There's not even a scar.
I see.
Hanekawa...
You shouldn't come here anymore.
Well, I thought you'd say that.
I beg you, please don't be hurt.
Yesterday, when Episode's cross
tore a hole in your side...
I lost all sight of myself.
The blood raced to my head.
And I thought there would be death.
My death?
Mine.
Hanekawa...
When you got hurt, I felt like I was hurting as well
No, it hurt even more, actually.
Hanekawa... I don't want to return to being human again
if it means sacrificing you.
Sacrificing?
I don't think you're doing
anything of the sort to me!
But don't you think, "What am I doing?"
Spring break is an important time for us.
But you're wasting it on someone like me.
And on top of that, you almost died!
Don't you think, "What am I doing?" at all?
N-Not at all!
I don't get it.
For instance, if I were you,
I couldn't do what you did for me.
Like being in front of such a dangerous guy
when you're not even immortal.
I wouldn't have the confidence
to expose my body like that.
But you do it like it's no big deal.
You're really scary.
Honestly, it's too much.
Don't be hurt! I don't mean it that way...
But I have no idea
why you go so far for my sake.
I'm just one of your classmates
you recently got to know.
I don't understand how you can be
so devoted to me like that!
You're like a saint.
But your self-sacrifice
is too much of a burden for me.
I'm not capable of carrying it.
It's not self-sacrifice.
It's not self-sacrifice!
Then, what is it?
Self-satisfaction.
Araragi, you've got the wrong idea about me!
I'm not that good a person,
or that strong a person!
I just do what I want to do.
And I don't think there's a human out there
who's as selfish as I am!
I think I'm sly and try to be wily.
So much so that it really would be too much.
However,
if it makes it harder for you
to get things done because I'm around,
Then my help isn't really helping, is it?
I guess it's time I was dismissed
from the role of errand girl?
It's true that I really don't have anything
I can do anymore.
No, there is something you can do.
Wait for me.
In the new term, at that school.
Please wait for me there.
To be able to chat with you again...
I look forward to that with all my heart.
Then, I wish you the best of luck!
I wish you the best of luck!
See you in the new term!
See you in the new term!
Sorry, I made a mistake.
Class Prez has been abducted.
What should I do?
What the hell should I do?
Araragi...
Give up on being a human.
Araragi!
I-I'm sorry, Araragi, I--
You...
What are you going to do with Hanekawa?
Nothing. If you don't do anything, either.
I don't have monstrous strength like you guys,
But I've trained quite a bit.
I can easily kill a girl like her.
And you call yourself human?
Hanekawa...
It'll be fine.
I'll make sure to save you.
This is truly unpleasant.
I'm not patient enough to put up with
a make-believe high school friendship.
Let us begin soon.
"Begin"? How will we go about that?
All you have to do
is raise both hands in the air
And say "I surrender"
as soon as the battle begins.
In other words, the battle is over
the moment it begins.
I got it.
A-Araragi...
Don't worry about me!
- There's no way I can't be worried about you!
- Araragi! Run for it!
If I can't see you anymore,
There's no meaning in
my going back to being a human!
Araragi...
GIVE UP ON BEING A HUMAN
APRIL SIXTH
That's them?
Correct.
Both of Heart-under-blade's arms are inside.
I see.
I know what you want to say.
That it's surprising
Guillotinecutter kept his promise, right?
He was rather reluctant about it.
But of course he would be.
Guillotinecutter hunts as his mission,
unlike the other two.
But in any case,
you've collected all four limbs now.
Congratulations, Araragi.
Come on now, Araragi.
I'm congratulating you,
But you seem to be in a bad mood.
Whatever it is, you should be happy
you achieved your goal, you know?
Yet, there's an air about you
like you're at a funeral or something.
I have my doubts, Oshino.
Guillotinecutter,
as well as Dramaturgy and Episode.
They took Kiss-shot's two arms,
right leg, and left leg, respectively.
And yet, it seems like they lost too easily
to someone who's never fought before,
Except for scuffles with his little sisters.
What the hell does this mean?
Are those guys weak?
Or am I... too powerful?
It's both.
To them, you're too strong, like you said.
And to you, they're too weak.
Because you're the minion of none other
than Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade.
I'm really sorry about Class Prez.
Cases where ordinary people
become this deeply involved are really rare.
Normally, people avoid apparitions...
that girl isn't normal, is she?
Oh, one more thing. Just out of curiosity...
Have you been at all hungry lately?
I'm back! I'm back!
Now, what shall we talk about?
Didn't you have something
you wanted to talk about?
I guess that wasn't
the correct way to phrase it.
I didn't want to talk about
anything in particular,
I just wanted to talk about anything.
Is that necessary
to turn me back into a human?
It's necessary. At least for me.
I see.
But, well, you've been alive for 500 years.
You shouldn't ever run out of conversation topics.
Not much has happened.
All I've been doing is deathmatches
against the likes of those three, after all.
It's basically been a very boring 500 years.
NOW, WHAT SHALL WE TALK ABOUNOW, WHAT SHALL WE TALK ABOULet's see...
The only thing I can think of
is that man after all...
I already told you that
you're the second minion I've created, yes?
So, this is the story of my first minion.
WRITTEN BY: NISLOLSIN
MONOGATARI ART BY: HAJIME UEDA
He was a warrior.
A highly skilled warrior
I could count on to have my back.
I see. But you said he was the same ethnicity?
Yes, he was Japanese.
Back when I was young
and playing around all over the world,
I met him in this country.
I learned Japanese at that time, too.
Though, the language has changed
quite a bit since then.
I see. But why didn't you
have him help this time?
Impossible.
He's already dead.
And that was a considerable time ago.
Do you remember that I mentioned
I sometimes wield a blade during battle?
That blade is a memento from him.
The demon sword "Kokoro Watari."
He said it was made by an obscure swordsmith,
but supposedly it's a very fine blade.
I see.
Don't move.
Don't move. I just cut you.
Does it hurt anywhere?
N-No.
That means my skill hasn't deteriorated, either.
You can move now. You've already healed.
Wh-What's the deal?
My body might've healed,
but it's not like my clothes would, right?
So where did you cut?
I cut sideways across your torso.
Once again I have cut an unbearable object.
Unbearable?
Don't worry about your clothes, either.
After all, its sharpness is proven.
It's so sharp that the cut surface reconnects
if left alone for a while.
Of course, that's only if you're as skilled as me.
So, leaving this as a memento, he passed away.
An immortal vampire dying...
You mean, he was killed by vampire hunters?
No. He wasn't the type of man
to be murdered by someone else.
Then, why?
Suicide.
They say boredom kills people, right?
In most cases, vampires start wanting to die
after living for 200 years or so.
If there was anything strange about that man,
It was that he chose to die
merely a few years after becoming a vampire.
Nothing can be changed in such a short time.
He died right in front of my eyes.
He threw himself out into the sun,
as if showing off to me.
And since then,
I haven't made a minion, until I met you.
You weren't bored at all?
I've been bored all this time.
But you didn't bore me, servant.
Everything you said and did was ludicrous.
A human who willingly sticks his neck out
for a vampire is probably a first in history.
What's more, you called me Kiss-shot
from the very start.
Now.
It's about time to turn you back into a human.
In the end, I guess she'll go somewhere else.
Well, I can't do anything about that.
So, are you ready?
Not yet, I laughed so hard, I'm a bit hungry
Can we eat something first?
Well, having suddenly returned to my full form,
I do feel a bit hungry.
Are you bringing some rations here?
Rations?
Well, it's my last night as a vampire,
so I'm kinda reluctant to turn back.
Is there anything you want to eat?
Do as you like, my servant.
I'll believe the sentiment that you want
to be my servant, if only for a moment longer.
I'll be preparing on the second floor.
Okay.
I'm back!
Oh, servant!
You came back earlier than I thought.
But I told you...
It's proper manners to excuse yourself
when a lady is eating her meal.
While I was waiting for you,
this guy came along.
Even the barrier wasn't enough
to shroud me when I'm at full power.
What? You didn't bring that rations
with the glasses and braid?
CURSE
APRIL SEVENTH
By reputation, priests are never tasty...
However, he was rather delicious!
I thought I didn't have
a preference, but...
"Hunger is the best sauce." That's so well said.
No...
You shouldn't eat humans.
However, servant...
If you don't eat, you die.
Please... I don't want this...
I hate this... I hate this...
But I'm a vampire too...
Ah, that reminds me.
Have you been feeling hungry lately?
What am I going to do?
I have no choice but to die now.
I have no choice but to die.
I'm here to deliver a girl.
Flashlight, on.
You're sitting directly across
so you can look at my panties!
You misunderstand what kind of guy I am.
Even if there was a naked girl
in front of me,
I'd refrain from looking
if she told me not to.
That's normal.
No, Hanekawa, you don't know
how much of a gentlemen I am.
"Gentlemen" is plural.
Well, if that's true, then I really do
have something to look forward to.
Look forward to what?
In the new term, I'll get to see
lots of you being gentle and such, right?
So, you can't die.
You can't die.
Thinking that way is proof
that your heart is making an escape.
You're amazing.
You are amazing.
Compared to you,
I feel like I'm a terribly worthless guy.
If I had never met you,
I probably would've died a lot earlier.
No, I'm telling you, you can't die.
Please listen to what I'm saying.
It's all because of me.
My rash actions caused these results.
You know, back then,
when I gave my blood to Kiss-shot,
I didn't think it would end up like this.
Because of me, a person died.
It's not your fault, Araragi.
Besides, for Heart-under-blade,
it's something natural.
It's the same thing as us eating cows and pigs.
Yeah! That's why it's not Kiss-shot's fault.
I'm the one to blame.
It's my fault.
It's nobody else's fault.
And it never occurred to me.
Dramaturgy.
Episode.
Guillotinecutter.
That those three were just,
and acted on behalf of humans.
I've become an enemy to all humans.
So are you giving up on becoming human again?
Araragi, have you given up on being human?
You said you wanted to
go back to being a human,
That you wanted to return to reality!
There's a victim now.
It's too selfish of me to want my wish
to be the only one granted after all this.
If you're talking about being selfish...
Aren't you being even more selfish right now?
I mean, you're trying to throw out
everything you've caused, and escape it all.
Your heart is fleeing, and your body is too.
That's not it.
I don't want to flee.
I want to take responsibility.
To end this immortal life by my own hand
is the least I can do to atone.
You're only adding to your sins.
Suicide is a sin.
Hanekawa...
Yo.
I didn't think you'd ever come to me.
Just this once.
Servant, I understood how you felt
while the sun was up.
I understand the reason
why you got that angry as well.
I feel I was too inconsiderate of you,
someone who was previously human.
So just this once,
I will bow my head down to you.
Come back under my helm.
Live together with me.
You were the one who saved my life.
You're a strange fellow,
But that's all the more reason
why I feel I can live together with you.
Would you like to live an eternal life
together with me?
I decline.
You ate a human.
That alone is reason enough for me.
If you had known,
would you not have saved me?
Are you saying you would have left me to die?
I didn't understand anything at all.
No. That's not it.
I had known from the beginning.
I was just averting my eyes from it.
Because I thought I could die for you.
In other words, I allowed you to eat a human.
But I didn't go so far as to imagine
other people dying as a result.
My actions, though beautiful,
were not righteous.
I thought that's what you'd say.
I wanted to hear you say that.
There's no longer any doubt in my mind.
Servant, I had a vague idea
from the very beginning as well.
I thought you were someone of that nature.
POCRISY
That you would be kind to me
only when I was weak.
Yes. I knew that. POCRITE!
That you would show no interest in me
once I became my complete self.
That's what I thought.
POCRISY
You didn't save me because it was me.
You would've saved anyone
if they were that weak.
POCRISY
POCRITE!
(WAAAH)
Now, come closer, my servant.
If you kill me personally,
You can turn back into one of those humans
you love so much!
Kiss-shot, there's one last thing
I'd like to ask you.
Go ahead. I'll answer any question,
As a gift you can take
to the afterlife. Ask away.
What are humans to you?
Food.
I wanted to hear you say that, too.
Please die, my master!
You shall die, my servant!
Wonderful!
This is the true pleasure
of fellow vampires fighting to the death!
More! Give me more, my servant!
By the way, I'll tell you something good,
my servant!
Though, it's pointless for you to know,
since we'll be parting ways here!
I used to be a human myself.
Formerly human. In other words,
I'm the same ilk as Dramaturgy and you!
You weren't a purebred?
I've forgotten most of what I was like
when I was human,
But I apparently came from
a pretty well-off household!
But for a vampire
who's more than 300 years old,
There's no real difference
between a purebred and a minion!
What of it!
Nothing. I had forgotten for a while, that's all.
I remembered after having that argument
with you last night!
That, come to think of it,
in the beginning, I myself
Felt some hesitation about eating humans!
Then...
It's the same for you!
If you eat even one person,
the guilt will vanish, don't you see?
Kiss-shot...
I'm human.
I see. I'm a vampire.
Finally, it's time for the Japanese national team
to enter the stadium
Seeking the Path to glory,
they withstood harsh training,
And now these young Japanese men and women
walk with their heads held high!
Thinking back, Tokyo was set
to host the Olympics in 1940,
but that dream was washed away
in the fires of war
Hold on a second!
Five years ago,
the Tokyo Olympics were officially confirmed
Five years since, the efforts
of each and every citizen in Japan
Araragi, something's strange!
Five years since, the efforts
of each and every citizen in Japan
Hanekawa! Stay hidden!
Seems to have been for this day!
Hanekawa! Stay hidden!
Seems to have been for this day!
N-No! Something has been
really strange for a while!
N-No! Something has been
really strange for a while!
Held for the first time in Asia,
the festival of the century,
N-No! Something has been
really strange for a while!
Held for the first time in Asia,
the festival of the century,
I think we're probably overlooking
something tremendously important.
The 18th Olympic Games of peace,
philanthropy, and courage
I think we're probably overlooking
something tremendously important.
I think we're probably overlooking
something tremendously important.
Be silent!
D-Don't say unnecessary things, rations!
Ms. Heart-under-blade...
Can it be, that you...
Lowly human, don't interrupt!
What's wrong, my servant?
I still seem to have roughly half my blood left.
With this much blood gone,
I can no longer move.
But if you don't hurry,
I'll revive soon enough.
Ms. Heart-under-blade.
Did you intend to be killed by Araragi
from the start?
So you could turn him back into a human?
Stop spouting nonsense, rations.
What grounds do you have--
Then, how were you planning
to turn Araragi back into a human?
Please tell us.
You were... planning to die.
What's the point in you saying that?
Now that you've said that,
Do you think this servant of mine
will be able to kill me?
Wh-Why...
Why would you do such a thing?
I was searching for a place to die.
I felt it'd be all right if I died.
Or so I thought.
But at the end, I was afraid to die.
I was afraid of the thought
of disappearing after existing for 500 years.
That I would no longer exist was scary,
too scary, and I couldn't help myself.
I was saved by someone else
for the first time in my life.
I had never been saved by anyone,
human or vampire.
As I was sucking your blood,
I thought about what I was doing.
That's why...
I thought I would die for you.
Because I couldn't die for his sake.
I couldn't bring myself to die for him.
I couldn't turn him back into a human.
So...
What, are you crying?
You're such a crybaby.
My servant is so pathetic.
No, these aren't tears.
This is... This is blood.
Blood is flowing.
There's blood flowing in your veins, too!
You really did something
you shouldn't have, rations.
I was going to be conveniently caught off guard
at some point and killed.
But, oh well.
In any case, you have no choice
but to kill me.
If you don't, I'll eat 1000 humans a day
starting tomorrow.
If I say that,
then you'll have to kill me, right?
As proof I'm not making idle threats,
I'll start with that ration over there.
Will that make up your mind?
The life you saved
is one that you must end.
Isn't that what you would call...
responsibility, was it?
Kiss-shot...
You were the second one
to call me by that name.
And, you will be the last.
Come, go ahead and kill me, my servant.
Come. Come. Come. Come.
Come. Come. Come.
Come. Come. Come. Come.
COME,
Come. Come.
Come. Come. Come. Come.
Come. Come. Come. Come.
COME,
Come. Come. Come. Come.
Come. Come. Come. Come.
Dammit!
Oshino!
Meme oshino!
I know you're out there watching!
Stop acting like you don't care!
Hurry up and come out here!
I understand everything
you were talking about now!
I won't ask for any more explanations!
So come out!
I also understand what I've done!
So come out, Meme Oshino!
You don't have to shout. I can hear you.
Araragi, what a coincidence to see you here.
Oshino.
And seriously, you sure are sassy.
Did something nice happen to you, or something?
I have a job for you.
Do something about this.
Something?
That's vague.
I'll pay you.
It's not a matter of money.
Then what kind of matter is it?
It's a matter for you.
Don't force it on me.
Hello, Class Prez.
Nice to meet you, I believe.
Nice to meet you. I'm Hanekawa.
Brat. Don't get in the way.
That was the agreement we had.
I don't recall having an agreement with you,
Heart-under-blade.
I merely wanted to arrange the situation
for the better.
If you were choosing to die
in order to turn Araragi back into a human,
That simply worked out in my favor.
So, what will it be?
What is your wish?
I want you to tell me
how everyone can be happy.
A way where nobody ends up miserable.
Naturally, such a way doesn't exist.
Are you stupid?
However, there is a way
for everyone to be miserable.
In other words, you split up all the misery
created by this incident, and share the burden.
Nobody's wish will be granted,
but if that's okay, there's a way to do that.
Specifically...
Let's see. Araragi, you almost fully kill
Heart-under-blade, to a critical point.
Take most of her attributes and skills
as a vampire.
But not enough to kill her.
Heart-under-blade will be even closer to death
than she was before.
With no shape or form,
not even a name remaining.
She will be a humanoid quasi-vampire
of an existence.
An existence that can't eat humans,
no matter how hungry.
And Araragi, you won't turn back
into a human, either.
However, you can become barely not human.
You'll be a vampiric quasi-human
of an existence.
Technically, you won't be human,
but still infinitely distant from being a vampire.
You'll be in a limbo state as such.
Looks like it'll suit you.
The thing is, you'll survive, Araragi,
But Heart-under-blade won't have enough
sustenance and will starve to death.
The only nutrition that can keep her alive
Will be your flesh and blood
as the one who reduced her to such a state.
You must devote the rest of your life
to Heart-under-blade.
And she will have to nestle up to you
for the rest of her life.
Then, we humans...
Yup. We'll have to give up hunting
the dangerous existence known as the vampire.
In other words, a risk remains.
The danger will remain
that Heart-under-blade and Araragi
Both revert to vampires and eat humans.
Stop spouting such nonsense, brat!
I-I don't wish to stay alive so badly
to be left in such a condition!
I choose death!
Please let me die for his sake!
Kill me! Hurry up and kill me!
I don't wish to continue living!
That's why I said you'll end up miserable.
Your wish won't come true.
Of course, Araragi is the one
who will make the decision.
My servant!
Servant...
Servant...
Servant...
Even then, I wish for you to continue living.
P-Please I beg you.
If you will... Please, I'd like you to kill me.
Kill me, and go back to being human.
Think of this as saving me.
I'm sorry, Kiss-shot.
I'm not going to save you.
APRIL EIGHTH
A wound.
You still have a wound.
In the end, how much vampiric nature
does your body still have?
Well, it looks like my healing powers are up a bit.
I feel like my gums bleed less
when I'm brushing my teeth.
How dull.
That's about it.
If you look at this in a positive light,
I was able to turn back into a human,
but I still have a few aftereffects.
I see. Aftereffects, huh?
Well, even if I'm a human right now,
That I can be out in the sun like this
makes me feel like the world's really changed.
How constructive of you.
Hey, you're late, Araragi. We've been waiting.
Really...
I'm really sorry.
If you feel like killing me,
you can kill me at any time.
Though, I don't think
that's the right thing to do, either.
I guess you can say it's human selfishness.
The disgust you felt
with vampires eating humans, in a way,
Is like being disgusted when you see
a cute little cat eating a mouse.
And you chose to keep a vampire as a pet,
so to speak.
After grinding down its fangs, pulling out its claws,
crushing its throat, and neutering it.
You, who was treated as a pet,
are treating your master as a pet now.
If you think about it that way,
this story isn't heartwarming after all.
But, well, I'll do something about it
when the time comes.
So if you get sick of being like that,
just let me know at any time, Araragi.
I'll never get sick of it.
Because I'm choosing to do it.
Then, why not do whatever you like?
( friday ) ( sunday )
t r a g e d y
s t o r y
A monochrome fade
B L A C K
B L A C K
this vampire story will end badly
it will end with everyone being unhappy
Iron-blooded
Wound Story
arsfugal (Koyomi Vamp adaptation by Nindhia)
Based off of Kizumonogatari by Nisio Isin
MARCH TWENTY-FIFTH
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
R E D
Umm...
I-I didn't see anything...
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
B L A C K
Ehehe...
I don't know what to say here.
For something meant to hide what you
don't want seen, skirts are pretty low-security.
Maybe I should wear shorts as a firewall after all, huh.
W-Who knows...
Well, Ill be leaving now.
Hey, wait a sec!
B L A C K
Ive finally caught up with you.
You walk pretty fast,
Araragi-kun.
Araragi-kun
Huh?
Why do you know my name?
Eh? Well, of course I would.
We go to the same school.
Written with the 'a' from the radical from 'possibility',
a
Two 'ra's from the first character in the phrase 'good kid',
ra
Two 'ra's from the first character in the phrase 'good kid',
Two 'ra's from the first character in the phrase 'good kid',
ra ra
And then the 'gi' from the second character in 'tree', giving us Araragi-kun.
gi
And then the 'gi' from the second character in 'tree', giving us Araragi-kun.
And then the 'gi' from the second character in 'tree', giving us Araragi-kun.
And your first name is the word for calendar, "koyomi", right?
Koyomi
And your first name is the word for calendar, "koyomi", right?
And your first name is the word for calendar, "koyomi", right?
So it's Araragi Koyomi-kun.
Araragi Koyomi
And you're Hanekawa.
Hanekawa Tsubasa.
Hanekawa Tsubasa
Wow!
B L A C K
Amazing! You know the name of someone like me!
At the final test of the first semester of the second year,
in all subjects, physical education and visual arts included,
you got wrong only one question in the forms.
That's Hanekawa Tsubasa.
Eh? Hey, come on, now!
Why do you know that much?
Could it be that you're...
stalking me?
Ahaha...
Or maybe I'm just too paranoid.
No, not really.
I heard it from my alien friend.
Huh?
Araragi-kun, you have friends?
Ask about the alien part first!!
B L A C K
Well, it's just...
You always leave the impression of a loner, living in solitude.
BLACK
Hey, Araragi-kun.
HEY, ARARAGI-KUN.
Do you believe in vampires?
What about vampires?
Well, recently I've been hearing rumors.
Like there's a vampire in the city,
so you shouldn't go out alone at night.
That's a bit vague, sounds like a baseless rumor.
They say its a blonde-haired, beautiful woman
a vampire whose cold eyes could chill your spine.
But you cant tell if shes a vampire just off that, can you?
What if shes just an ordinary person who stands out because of the blonde hair?
But... I heard that her blonde hair
illuminated by street lights is almost dazzling
and she doesn't cast shadow.
However, if it happens at night...
Doesnt it seem too much like a hoax, with a setting like a street light?
Yes, even I think it's a silly rumor.
But, if there are vampires, Id like to meet them.
Lets see, maybe meet them is not the thing.
It just would be nice if such superhuman beings existed.
By superhuman beings, you mean like god?
It doesnt have to be a god, though.
Otherwise, nothing would really come out of it, right?
B L A C K
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
I'm...
Hmm?
I'm going to head to the library now.
Wanna come with me?
Why?
What are you gonna do at the library?
Obviously, I'm going to study, what else?
Obviously, you say...
Sorry, but even without homework to do on break,
I'm not praiseworthy enough to study on my own.
But...
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
You have exams next year, right?
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
Exams? What's that?
I doubt I'll even graduate.
I won't make it in time no matter what.
Hmm...
Araragi-kun.
Do you have a cellphone?
Of course I have at least a cellphone.
Can I borrow it?
Thanks, you can have it back.
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
I put my email and number in there.
basa
Too bad!
You made a friend.
What's with her...?
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
B L A C K
Thinking
back
Thinking
back
Thinking
back
Thinking
back
B L A C K
Thinking
back
B L A C K
Hanekawa Tsubasa
Ye.
Ye shall aid me.
Can ye not hear me?
I am telling thee to aid me, am I not?
O-Oi.
Are you okay?
I-I'll get an ambulance righ-
Aaaaaaaaaaahhh!
An ambulance?
I have no need of such a thing.
Instead...
Give me thy blood.
R E D
Do you believe in vampires?
They say its a blonde-haired, beautiful woman
a vampire whose cold eyes could chill your spine.
My name is Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade.
The Iron-blooded, Hot-blooded, yet Cold-blooded vampire.
I shall consume thy blood and have it become my own flesh.
So, give me thy blood.
Isn't a vampire... supposed to be immortal?
I've lost too much blood. I cannot regenerate,
nor shape-shift, anymore. At this rate, I will die.
B L A C K
A worthless human such as yourself,
should consider being my flesh an honor.
F-Flesh? Couldn't you do a transfusion?
Ho-How much do you need?
For the time being, with thy share I can endure this emergency...
I see, my share...
What is the matter?! Blood. Give me thy blood. Quickly, I say.
Why are thou dozing off, thou dolt!
It's alright, I can still get out of this.
Why are thou dozing off, thou dolt!
It's alright, I can still get out of this.
Where doth thee think thou are going?
It's alright, I can still get out of this.
Where doth thee think thou are going?
I should be able to run away!
Where doth thee think thou are going?
I should be able to run away!
I just need to run away.
it's simple,
I just need to ignore this.
Hey!
Ye jest...
Ye... won't aid me?
No waaay!
No waaay No waay No waaay!!!
I don't wanna die! I don't wanna die!
Please, help me!
Please, help me!
I don't wanna!
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...
I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry...
I'm sorry... I'm sorry...
It's all my fault.
Even so, she's still a monster.
A vampire...
There's no reason for me to save her...
Right?
I know that already!
...know that already... already...
B L A C K
R E D
Don't give up, stupid!
R E D
R E D
A-Are you sure?
Of course I'm not, bastard.
Damn it, damn it, damn it!
Why...
How did things end up like this...
I swear I'll do better in my next life, I'll be smart, and everything bad that happens will be everyone else's fault.
I'll be reborn as someone like that.
That's why...
I'll help you... drink my blood.
Have it all. Don't leave a drop.
Wring me dry.
Thank you...
Was it a dream?
What's going on?
March 28th
It's been two days?
B L A C K
B L A C K
You fool!
B L A C K
You fool!
B L A C K
Seriously...
B L A C K
B L A C K
What kind of idiot would suddenly walk right under the sun?
A normal vampire would evaporate in an instant.
Don't let there be another time where you go out when the sun is there.
Having immortal powers, you'll burn,
regenerate, burn, regenerate in an eternal loop.
Well, that is what it means to be an immortal vampire.
A... vampire?
Then... that means you're...
Thinking
back
Thinking
back
Thinking
back
B L A C K
Yup.
It is I, Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade.
You may call me Heart-Under-Blade.
Hmm.
Ive only created two subordinates in four hundred years...
Looking at your regeneration powers, you turned out pretty good.
S-Subordinate?
Subordinate
S-Subordinate?
Subordinate
Aye! That is thee!
Now that I think about it,
I still haven't heard thy name.
Well, whatever.
The name you had up till now, doesn't hold much meaning to the you now.
Anyways, servant.
Welcome, to the world of the night.
B L A C K
Where... are we?
R E D
I believe... they call this a 'cram school', or something along those lines.
It closed down a few years ago, so now it's just an abandoned building.
As you can see, it's quite convenient for us, right?
Then, Kiss-shot, here's next question...
Wait! Didn't I tell you to call me Heartunderblade?!
That's so long, though.
Kiss-shot is shorter...
Or can I not call you that?
Well, no...
Well, fine, if you want to call me that, then you can call me that...
I have no reason to say no.
And so, what's your next question?
Well...
I turned... into a vampire, right?
Of course.
There's no point in explaining that.
Thou art my subordinate and my servant. Be honored.
Servant...
Then...
Why do you have such a child-like body?
When I met you, you were more... adult-like...
Well sorry I look like a child!
No, I didn't mean it like that.
Adult-like
Afterwards...
Her limbs were cut off
Thy blood, I sucked it all.
But it wasn't enough...
That is why I've taken the appropriate form.
'Tis better than dying.
With that said, while I kept the minimal degree of immortality, my vampire powers became limited.
So inconvenient.
My limbs are like this, only the shape regrew.
Well, my stomach is empty.
But for the time being, it's no problem.
However, the master-servant relationship needs to be clear, servant!
Even though I'm like this, I'm a vampire that has lived for over 500 years.
Since you turned into a vampire just recently,
you should never speak with a peer-like speech.
O-Okay...
Huh, what a ambiguous answer...
Do you really understand?
Umm, yeah, I understand.
Then as a sign of obedience to me, rub my head!
That's enough.
B L A C K
KISS-SHOT THEN TOLD ME THE NAMES OF THE THREE WHO TOOK HER LIMBS
Those three people specialize in exorcising vampires.
So, they slew you?
What kind of idiot talk is that? I haven't been slayed yet.
But, having my limbs stolen hurts.
And I've nearly none of my regenerative power left.
So in my condition, I cannot fight.
That's why...
Ye shall contend with the three and simply return my limbs.
"Simply"? I can't do something like that.
If ye wisheth to returneth to being human,
thee must restore me to my full power.
Basically, back to my complete form.
For that, my limbs are needed.
But I'm no good with things like fighting.
Won't I get exorcised?
Idiot, thy weakness only applied when thou wast still human.
Thou right now art my subordinate.
Though thou art weak, in my current state thou couldst easily overpower me.
So basically, even though you're a vampire, you're weak?
Not at all!
Can I...
Can I...
Can I turn back into a human?
I knew you'd think of that. Then, what can I do? I
W-What should I do...
You guys are really energetic,
did something good happen?
B L A C K
Thank you... you saved me.
No need to thank me. I saw you were alone, so I helped,
Araragi-kun.
Don't look at me like that...
No need to be so alert around me.
You are really energetic,
did something good happen?
Well, in any case, lets go home, Araragi-kun.
Go home?
To the cram school ruin.
Huh?
Wait a minute. H-How do you know about that?!
Huh? Of course I know.
It was me who introduced the place to that child.
Well, as they say, "If you have honor, you have bravery."
That child, Heart-Under-Blade, was dragging your body,
so I told her about the place.
What...
What are you?
I'm just an old man who passed by, that's all.
Just relax,
I'm not a vampire exorcising specialist.
My specialty is much broader.
People have me do a wide variety of things.
Well, I'll introduce myself later.
B L A C K
You're back!
The guy back there... I think I've seen him before...
That's mean...
You don't even remember me?
Well?
How'd it go?
Oh well.
Those three... they're still working together?
Anyways...
You said you couldn't defeat those three people even at full power.
In that case,
how can I face those three by myself?
Like I said, just fight them one by one!
That's impossible, they cooperate.
You said it was okay to just dillydally here,
but even here, sooner or later they'll fin-
There's no need to worry about that.
While you guys were sleeping I had set up a force-field here.
Force-field? You mean like a barrier?
You can call it that.
What's... your goal?
Why would you help,
Kissshot and me?
I get that you're not an enemy,
but are you an ally?
Don't say mean things like that, jeez.
I'm here... to achieve a balance.
You can... call it my job.
An intermediary between here and there.
An introduction...
you said you'd give one later.
Oshino Meme.
OSHINO MEME
A free man of no residence.
Well, just think of me as an authority on monster folklore.
Though, unlike those three, I'm not great with monster exorcising.
What do you mean "Not great"?
To put it simply...
I just don't like it.
But aren't you a specialist?
I am a specialist, in balancing things.
What I do, is negotiations.
Essentially, I'm the middle-man.
B L A C K
From this perspective, I can stay on the middle-ground.
B L A C K
B L A C K
Middle-ground?
You mean between us and the others?
Who else?
W-Will you help us?
I'm not helping you. I'm only lending you my strength.
But right now, at the moment, the balance is off.
It just seems like bullying.
Ahh, but of course, this is a job, so it can't be free of charge.
Let's see...
B L A C K
How's 2 million yen?
2 million?!
I won't press about when to pay.
But I don't lend my strength for free. Without this, there won't be balance.
But...
B L A C K
Can I hear your plan?
B L A C K
B L A C K
You say you're a negotiator but it isn't that easy.
B L A C K
You say you're a negotiator but it isn't that easy.
There's no way to persuade those three.
All I can do is bow and ask them nicely.
In good faith, too.
And if asking nicely doesn't work, we'll have to think
of something else, but if it does, the game is on.
Game, you say?
First of all, we'll need to split them up.
It shouldn't be a problem if we do it one-on-one.
Even you can't read their moves, Ill need to find a way to do that.
But, boy, how do ye plan to deal with those three?
The details are a trade secret, but I'll ready the battlefield.
And then Araragi-kun will then handle retrieving your limbs.
If you regain your limbs, you also regain your full power, which means you can return Araragi-kun to human.
Naoetsu
Private
High
School
Entrance
MARCH ELEVENTH
Then, let us begin.
O pitiful boy... o minion of Heart-under-blade.
Wait. Before we do,
let me confirm the deal.
If I win...
You're going to return Kiss-shot's right leg.
Is that right?
And if I win, you'll tell me
the whereabouts of Heart-under-blade.
Alright then.
Then, let's begin.
B L A C K
What's wrong? Are you only going to run around,
o minion of Heart-under-blade?
Don't call me such a weird name.
H-How's that?
R E D
What are you doing, Dramaturgy?
It's as you see. I'm surrendering.
With your amount of power,
I wouldn't last if you hit me with that.
It'll take me two days to regenerate.
You misunderstand.
Not many of us vampires
can instantly regenerate.
You're one of the exceptions.
After all, you are the minion
of the Heart-under-blade.
I may not be a match for your power,
But I thought I might be able to win
due to my battle experience.
But that seems to be impossible.
I cannot hunt you.
No, but...
Or would you be satisfied if I put it this way?
I won't ever go after you again.
So, please, at least spare my life.
NAOETSU HIGH SCHOOL - FRONAnyway, I got the right leg.
Hey, Araragi.
What just happened?
He really did return it, huh?
That's what a negotiator is for.
Here, Heart-under-blade.
But what are you going to do?
That thing's a different size than your current leg...
You can't just swap it out, right?
This is what I do.
Don't watch, fools!
Leave me alone during my meals!
That's proper manners!
APRIL FIRSThen, it might be my fault.
What is?
The fact that you ran into a vampire.
You know how they say, "Speak of the devil"?
That saying is pretty valid
when it comes to horror stories and such.
When you speak about apparitions,
apparitions tend to approach you, so they say.
But isn't that strange?
In that case, since you told me the rumor,
a vampire should've appeared to you as well.
That's not necessarily the case.
It just means your probability goes up.
Besides, you could say one has appeared
in front of me as well, can't you?
B L A C K
You, Araragi-kun.
Rumors and such aside,
you were actively seeking a vampire last night.
Why were you doing such a thing?
You wanted to chat with, um...
something superior to humans, was it?
No, I wasn't seriously looking for one.
I guess it's asking for something I don't have.
How do you put it?
I'm kind of weighed down right now.
Like I wanted some change in my life?
A change, huh?
In the end, it's merely escaping from reality.
I want to return to reality.
I'm sure you'll be able to.
APRIL FOURTH
Totally makes me laugh.
It really does make me laugh...
To think ol' Dramaturgy was defeated
by a brat like you.
Well, I'll grant you a quick death,
so you don't suffer.
A-A cross?
Araragi!
You can't give up yet!
Your opponent is mist!
It's mist. In other words--
Hanekawa...
Hanekawa! Hanekawa! Hanekawa!
Araragi, be quiet.
Pull yourself together. You're facing the mist, right?
Totally makes me laugh.
Mist. In other words, water, right?
And what happens when you hurl sand into it?
That's enough.
If you go any further...
You can no longer stay human.
O-Oshi... Y-You... You can...
H-Hanekawa!
Don't yell at me like that.
You sure are sassy, Araragi.
Did something nice happen to you, or something?
However, sorry to interrupt when you're so sassy,
but the match is well over.
See that? He's passed out.
But... But...
Hanekawa is...
Hanekawa is...
Hanekawa is...
Yeah, I saw.
Why were you just watching?
Why didn't you stop it?
It wasn't part of the deal.
I only agreed to negotiate
with the three vampire hunting specialists.
Anything more than that costs extra.
I don't deal with ordinary civilians.
Then you should've said so at the start!
If you had told me so...
If I had, would you have paid
another two million yen to protect Class Prez?
Two million? I would've paid three million!
How can you joke at a time like this, oshino?
Think it's not real?
It's a deal, Araragi.
And we have a deal at three million yen.
Why don't you use your head a bit, Araragi?
What's that immortal body of yours for?
Hanekawa...
Araragi?
Why are you rubbing your cheek
against my stomach so dearly?
And is my uniform torn
because of you, Araragi?
Sorry, Hanekawa.
Let me stay like this just a little longer.
APRIL FIFTH
Hanekawa, how's the wound on your stomach?
Wound? There's not even a scar.
I see.
Hanekawa...
You shouldn't come here anymore.
Well, I thought you'd say that.
I beg you, please don't be hurt.
Yesterday, when Episode's cross
tore a hole in your side...
I lost all sight of myself.
The blood raced to my head.
And I thought there would be death.
My death?
Mine.
Hanekawa...
When you got hurt, I felt like I was hurting as well
No, it hurt even more, actually.
Hanekawa... I don't want to return to being human again
if it means sacrificing you.
Sacrificing?
I don't think you're doing
anything of the sort to me!
But don't you think, "What am I doing?"
Spring break is an important time for us.
But you're wasting it on someone like me.
And on top of that, you almost died!
Don't you think, "What am I doing?" at all?
N-Not at all!
I don't get it.
For instance, if I were you,
I couldn't do what you did for me.
Like being in front of such a dangerous guy
when you're not even immortal.
I wouldn't have the confidence
to expose my body like that.
But you do it like it's no big deal.
You're really scary.
Honestly, it's too much.
Don't be hurt! I don't mean it that way...
But I have no idea
why you go so far for my sake.
I'm just one of your classmates
you recently got to know.
I don't understand how you can be
so devoted to me like that!
You're like a saint.
But your self-sacrifice
is too much of a burden for me.
I'm not capable of carrying it.
It's not self-sacrifice.
It's not self-sacrifice!
Then, what is it?
Self-satisfaction.
Araragi, you've got the wrong idea about me!
I'm not that good a person,
or that strong a person!
I just do what I want to do.
And I don't think there's a human out there
who's as selfish as I am!
I think I'm sly and try to be wily.
So much so that it really would be too much.
However,
if it makes it harder for you
to get things done because I'm around,
Then my help isn't really helping, is it?
I guess it's time I was dismissed
from the role of errand girl?
It's true that I really don't have anything
I can do anymore.
No, there is something you can do.
Wait for me.
In the new term, at that school.
Please wait for me there.
To be able to chat with you again...
I look forward to that with all my heart.
Then, I wish you the best of luck!
I wish you the best of luck!
See you in the new term!
See you in the new term!
Sorry, I made a mistake.
Class Prez has been abducted.
What should I do?
What the hell should I do?
Araragi...
Give up on being a human.
Araragi!
I-I'm sorry, Araragi, I--
You...
What are you going to do with Hanekawa?
Nothing. If you don't do anything, either.
I don't have monstrous strength like you guys,
But I've trained quite a bit.
I can easily kill a girl like her.
And you call yourself human?
Hanekawa...
It'll be fine.
I'll make sure to save you.
This is truly unpleasant.
I'm not patient enough to put up with
a make-believe high school friendship.
Let us begin soon.
"Begin"? How will we go about that?
All you have to do
is raise both hands in the air
And say "I surrender"
as soon as the battle begins.
In other words, the battle is over
the moment it begins.
I got it.
A-Araragi...
Don't worry about me!
- There's no way I can't be worried about you!
- Araragi! Run for it!
If I can't see you anymore,
There's no meaning in
my going back to being a human!
Araragi...
GIVE UP ON BEING A HUMAN
APRIL SIXTH
That's them?
Correct.
Both of Heart-under-blade's arms are inside.
I see.
I know what you want to say.
That it's surprising
Guillotinecutter kept his promise, right?
He was rather reluctant about it.
But of course he would be.
Guillotinecutter hunts as his mission,
unlike the other two.
But in any case,
you've collected all four limbs now.
Congratulations, Araragi.
Come on now, Araragi.
I'm congratulating you,
But you seem to be in a bad mood.
Whatever it is, you should be happy
you achieved your goal, you know?
Yet, there's an air about you
like you're at a funeral or something.
I have my doubts, Oshino.
Guillotinecutter,
as well as Dramaturgy and Episode.
They took Kiss-shot's two arms,
right leg, and left leg, respectively.
And yet, it seems like they lost too easily
to someone who's never fought before,
Except for scuffles with his little sisters.
What the hell does this mean?
Are those guys weak?
Or am I... too powerful?
It's both.
To them, you're too strong, like you said.
And to you, they're too weak.
Because you're the minion of none other
than Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade.
I'm really sorry about Class Prez.
Cases where ordinary people
become this deeply involved are really rare.
Normally, people avoid apparitions...
that girl isn't normal, is she?
Oh, one more thing. Just out of curiosity...
Have you been at all hungry lately?
I'm back! I'm back!
Now, what shall we talk about?
Didn't you have something
you wanted to talk about?
I guess that wasn't
the correct way to phrase it.
I didn't want to talk about
anything in particular,
I just wanted to talk about anything.
Is that necessary
to turn me back into a human?
It's necessary. At least for me.
I see.
But, well, you've been alive for 500 years.
You shouldn't ever run out of conversation topics.
Not much has happened.
All I've been doing is deathmatches
against the likes of those three, after all.
It's basically been a very boring 500 years.
NOW, WHAT SHALL WE TALK ABOUNOW, WHAT SHALL WE TALK ABOULet's see...
The only thing I can think of
is that man after all...
I already told you that
you're the second minion I've created, yes?
So, this is the story of my first minion.
WRITTEN BY: NISLOLSIN
MONOGATARI ART BY: HAJIME UEDA
He was a warrior.
A highly skilled warrior
I could count on to have my back.
I see. But you said he was the same ethnicity?
Yes, he was Japanese.
Back when I was young
and playing around all over the world,
I met him in this country.
I learned Japanese at that time, too.
Though, the language has changed
quite a bit since then.
I see. But why didn't you
have him help this time?
Impossible.
He's already dead.
And that was a considerable time ago.
Do you remember that I mentioned
I sometimes wield a blade during battle?
That blade is a memento from him.
The demon sword "Kokoro Watari."
He said it was made by an obscure swordsmith,
but supposedly it's a very fine blade.
I see.
Don't move.
Don't move. I just cut you.
Does it hurt anywhere?
N-No.
That means my skill hasn't deteriorated, either.
You can move now. You've already healed.
Wh-What's the deal?
My body might've healed,
but it's not like my clothes would, right?
So where did you cut?
I cut sideways across your torso.
Once again I have cut an unbearable object.
Unbearable?
Don't worry about your clothes, either.
After all, its sharpness is proven.
It's so sharp that the cut surface reconnects
if left alone for a while.
Of course, that's only if you're as skilled as me.
So, leaving this as a memento, he passed away.
An immortal vampire dying...
You mean, he was killed by vampire hunters?
No. He wasn't the type of man
to be murdered by someone else.
Then, why?
Suicide.
They say boredom kills people, right?
In most cases, vampires start wanting to die
after living for 200 years or so.
If there was anything strange about that man,
It was that he chose to die
merely a few years after becoming a vampire.
Nothing can be changed in such a short time.
He died right in front of my eyes.
He threw himself out into the sun,
as if showing off to me.
And since then,
I haven't made a minion, until I met you.
You weren't bored at all?
I've been bored all this time.
But you didn't bore me, servant.
Everything you said and did was ludicrous.
A human who willingly sticks his neck out
for a vampire is probably a first in history.
What's more, you called me Kiss-shot
from the very start.
Now.
It's about time to turn you back into a human.
In the end, I guess she'll go somewhere else.
Well, I can't do anything about that.
So, are you ready?
Not yet, I laughed so hard, I'm a bit hungry
Can we eat something first?
Well, having suddenly returned to my full form,
I do feel a bit hungry.
Are you bringing some rations here?
Rations?
Well, it's my last night as a vampire,
so I'm kinda reluctant to turn back.
Is there anything you want to eat?
Do as you like, my servant.
I'll believe the sentiment that you want
to be my servant, if only for a moment longer.
I'll be preparing on the second floor.
Okay.
I'm back!
Oh, servant!
You came back earlier than I thought.
But I told you...
It's proper manners to excuse yourself
when a lady is eating her meal.
While I was waiting for you,
this guy came along.
Even the barrier wasn't enough
to shroud me when I'm at full power.
What? You didn't bring that rations
with the glasses and braid?
CURSE
APRIL SEVENTH
By reputation, priests are never tasty...
However, he was rather delicious!
I thought I didn't have
a preference, but...
"Hunger is the best sauce." That's so well said.
No...
You shouldn't eat humans.
However, servant...
If you don't eat, you die.
Please... I don't want this...
I hate this... I hate this...
But I'm a vampire too...
Ah, that reminds me.
Have you been feeling hungry lately?
What am I going to do?
I have no choice but to die now.
I have no choice but to die.
I'm here to deliver a girl.
Flashlight, on.
You're sitting directly across
so you can look at my panties!
You misunderstand what kind of guy I am.
Even if there was a naked girl
in front of me,
I'd refrain from looking
if she told me not to.
That's normal.
No, Hanekawa, you don't know
how much of a gentlemen I am.
"Gentlemen" is plural.
Well, if that's true, then I really do
have something to look forward to.
Look forward to what?
In the new term, I'll get to see
lots of you being gentle and such, right?
So, you can't die.
You can't die.
Thinking that way is proof
that your heart is making an escape.
You're amazing.
You are amazing.
Compared to you,
I feel like I'm a terribly worthless guy.
If I had never met you,
I probably would've died a lot earlier.
No, I'm telling you, you can't die.
Please listen to what I'm saying.
It's all because of me.
My rash actions caused these results.
You know, back then,
when I gave my blood to Kiss-shot,
I didn't think it would end up like this.
Because of me, a person died.
It's not your fault, Araragi.
Besides, for Heart-under-blade,
it's something natural.
It's the same thing as us eating cows and pigs.
Yeah! That's why it's not Kiss-shot's fault.
I'm the one to blame.
It's my fault.
It's nobody else's fault.
And it never occurred to me.
Dramaturgy.
Episode.
Guillotinecutter.
That those three were just,
and acted on behalf of humans.
I've become an enemy to all humans.
So are you giving up on becoming human again?
Araragi, have you given up on being human?
You said you wanted to
go back to being a human,
That you wanted to return to reality!
There's a victim now.
It's too selfish of me to want my wish
to be the only one granted after all this.
If you're talking about being selfish...
Aren't you being even more selfish right now?
I mean, you're trying to throw out
everything you've caused, and escape it all.
Your heart is fleeing, and your body is too.
That's not it.
I don't want to flee.
I want to take responsibility.
To end this immortal life by my own hand
is the least I can do to atone.
You're only adding to your sins.
Suicide is a sin.
Hanekawa...
Yo.
I didn't think you'd ever come to me.
Just this once.
Servant, I understood how you felt
while the sun was up.
I understand the reason
why you got that angry as well.
I feel I was too inconsiderate of you,
someone who was previously human.
So just this once,
I will bow my head down to you.
Come back under my helm.
Live together with me.
You were the one who saved my life.
You're a strange fellow,
But that's all the more reason
why I feel I can live together with you.
Would you like to live an eternal life
together with me?
I decline.
You ate a human.
That alone is reason enough for me.
If you had known,
would you not have saved me?
Are you saying you would have left me to die?
I didn't understand anything at all.
No. That's not it.
I had known from the beginning.
I was just averting my eyes from it.
Because I thought I could die for you.
In other words, I allowed you to eat a human.
But I didn't go so far as to imagine
other people dying as a result.
My actions, though beautiful,
were not righteous.
I thought that's what you'd say.
I wanted to hear you say that.
There's no longer any doubt in my mind.
Servant, I had a vague idea
from the very beginning as well.
I thought you were someone of that nature.
POCRISY
That you would be kind to me
only when I was weak.
Yes. I knew that. POCRITE!
That you would show no interest in me
once I became my complete self.
That's what I thought.
POCRISY
You didn't save me because it was me.
You would've saved anyone
if they were that weak.
POCRISY
POCRITE!
(WAAAH)
Now, come closer, my servant.
If you kill me personally,
You can turn back into one of those humans
you love so much!
Kiss-shot, there's one last thing
I'd like to ask you.
Go ahead. I'll answer any question,
As a gift you can take
to the afterlife. Ask away.
What are humans to you?
Food.
I wanted to hear you say that, too.
Please die, my master!
You shall die, my servant!
Wonderful!
This is the true pleasure
of fellow vampires fighting to the death!
More! Give me more, my servant!
By the way, I'll tell you something good,
my servant!
Though, it's pointless for you to know,
since we'll be parting ways here!
I used to be a human myself.
Formerly human. In other words,
I'm the same ilk as Dramaturgy and you!
You weren't a purebred?
I've forgotten most of what I was like
when I was human,
But I apparently came from
a pretty well-off household!
But for a vampire
who's more than 300 years old,
There's no real difference
between a purebred and a minion!
What of it!
Nothing. I had forgotten for a while, that's all.
I remembered after having that argument
with you last night!
That, come to think of it,
in the beginning, I myself
Felt some hesitation about eating humans!
Then...
It's the same for you!
If you eat even one person,
the guilt will vanish, don't you see?
Kiss-shot...
I'm human.
I see. I'm a vampire.
Finally, it's time for the Japanese national team
to enter the stadium
Seeking the Path to glory,
they withstood harsh training,
And now these young Japanese men and women
walk with their heads held high!
Thinking back, Tokyo was set
to host the Olympics in 1940,
but that dream was washed away
in the fires of war
Hold on a second!
Five years ago,
the Tokyo Olympics were officially confirmed
Five years since, the efforts
of each and every citizen in Japan
Araragi, something's strange!
Five years since, the efforts
of each and every citizen in Japan
Hanekawa! Stay hidden!
Seems to have been for this day!
Hanekawa! Stay hidden!
Seems to have been for this day!
N-No! Something has been
really strange for a while!
N-No! Something has been
really strange for a while!
Held for the first time in Asia,
the festival of the century,
N-No! Something has been
really strange for a while!
Held for the first time in Asia,
the festival of the century,
I think we're probably overlooking
something tremendously important.
The 18th Olympic Games of peace,
philanthropy, and courage
I think we're probably overlooking
something tremendously important.
I think we're probably overlooking
something tremendously important.
Be silent!
D-Don't say unnecessary things, rations!
Ms. Heart-under-blade...
Can it be, that you...
Lowly human, don't interrupt!
What's wrong, my servant?
I still seem to have roughly half my blood left.
With this much blood gone,
I can no longer move.
But if you don't hurry,
I'll revive soon enough.
Ms. Heart-under-blade.
Did you intend to be killed by Araragi
from the start?
So you could turn him back into a human?
Stop spouting nonsense, rations.
What grounds do you have--
Then, how were you planning
to turn Araragi back into a human?
Please tell us.
You were... planning to die.
What's the point in you saying that?
Now that you've said that,
Do you think this servant of mine
will be able to kill me?
Wh-Why...
Why would you do such a thing?
I was searching for a place to die.
I felt it'd be all right if I died.
Or so I thought.
But at the end, I was afraid to die.
I was afraid of the thought
of disappearing after existing for 500 years.
That I would no longer exist was scary,
too scary, and I couldn't help myself.
I was saved by someone else
for the first time in my life.
I had never been saved by anyone,
human or vampire.
As I was sucking your blood,
I thought about what I was doing.
That's why...
I thought I would die for you.
Because I couldn't die for his sake.
I couldn't bring myself to die for him.
I couldn't turn him back into a human.
So...
What, are you crying?
You're such a crybaby.
My servant is so pathetic.
No, these aren't tears.
This is... This is blood.
Blood is flowing.
There's blood flowing in your veins, too!
You really did something
you shouldn't have, rations.
I was going to be conveniently caught off guard
at some point and killed.
But, oh well.
In any case, you have no choice
but to kill me.
If you don't, I'll eat 1000 humans a day
starting tomorrow.
If I say that,
then you'll have to kill me, right?
As proof I'm not making idle threats,
I'll start with that ration over there.
Will that make up your mind?
The life you saved
is one that you must end.
Isn't that what you would call...
responsibility, was it?
Kiss-shot...
You were the second one
to call me by that name.
And, you will be the last.
Come, go ahead and kill me, my servant.
Come. Come. Come. Come.
Come. Come. Come.
Come. Come. Come. Come.
COME,
Come. Come.
Come. Come. Come. Come.
Come. Come. Come. Come.
COME,
Come. Come. Come. Come.
Come. Come. Come. Come.
Dammit!
Oshino!
Meme oshino!
I know you're out there watching!
Stop acting like you don't care!
Hurry up and come out here!
I understand everything
you were talking about now!
I won't ask for any more explanations!
So come out!
I also understand what I've done!
So come out, Meme Oshino!
You don't have to shout. I can hear you.
Araragi, what a coincidence to see you here.
Oshino.
And seriously, you sure are sassy.
Did something nice happen to you, or something?
I have a job for you.
Do something about this.
Something?
That's vague.
I'll pay you.
It's not a matter of money.
Then what kind of matter is it?
It's a matter for you.
Don't force it on me.
Hello, Class Prez.
Nice to meet you, I believe.
Nice to meet you. I'm Hanekawa.
Brat. Don't get in the way.
That was the agreement we had.
I don't recall having an agreement with you,
Heart-under-blade.
I merely wanted to arrange the situation
for the better.
If you were choosing to die
in order to turn Araragi back into a human,
That simply worked out in my favor.
So, what will it be?
What is your wish?
I want you to tell me
how everyone can be happy.
A way where nobody ends up miserable.
Naturally, such a way doesn't exist.
Are you stupid?
However, there is a way
for everyone to be miserable.
In other words, you split up all the misery
created by this incident, and share the burden.
Nobody's wish will be granted,
but if that's okay, there's a way to do that.
Specifically...
Let's see. Araragi, you almost fully kill
Heart-under-blade, to a critical point.
Take most of her attributes and skills
as a vampire.
But not enough to kill her.
Heart-under-blade will be even closer to death
than she was before.
With no shape or form,
not even a name remaining.
She will be a humanoid quasi-vampire
of an existence.
An existence that can't eat humans,
no matter how hungry.
And Araragi, you won't turn back
into a human, either.
However, you can become barely not human.
You'll be a vampiric quasi-human
of an existence.
Technically, you won't be human,
but still infinitely distant from being a vampire.
You'll be in a limbo state as such.
Looks like it'll suit you.
The thing is, you'll survive, Araragi,
But Heart-under-blade won't have enough
sustenance and will starve to death.
The only nutrition that can keep her alive
Will be your flesh and blood
as the one who reduced her to such a state.
You must devote the rest of your life
to Heart-under-blade.
And she will have to nestle up to you
for the rest of her life.
Then, we humans...
Yup. We'll have to give up hunting
the dangerous existence known as the vampire.
In other words, a risk remains.
The danger will remain
that Heart-under-blade and Araragi
Both revert to vampires and eat humans.
Stop spouting such nonsense, brat!
I-I don't wish to stay alive so badly
to be left in such a condition!
I choose death!
Please let me die for his sake!
Kill me! Hurry up and kill me!
I don't wish to continue living!
That's why I said you'll end up miserable.
Your wish won't come true.
Of course, Araragi is the one
who will make the decision.
My servant!
Servant...
Servant...
Servant...
Even then, I wish for you to continue living.
P-Please I beg you.
If you will... Please, I'd like you to kill me.
Kill me, and go back to being human.
Think of this as saving me.
I'm sorry, Kiss-shot.
I'm not going to save you.
APRIL EIGHTH
A wound.
You still have a wound.
In the end, how much vampiric nature
does your body still have?
Well, it looks like my healing powers are up a bit.
I feel like my gums bleed less
when I'm brushing my teeth.
How dull.
That's about it.
If you look at this in a positive light,
I was able to turn back into a human,
but I still have a few aftereffects.
I see. Aftereffects, huh?
Well, even if I'm a human right now,
That I can be out in the sun like this
makes me feel like the world's really changed.
How constructive of you.
Hey, you're late, Araragi. We've been waiting.
Really...
I'm really sorry.
If you feel like killing me,
you can kill me at any time.
Though, I don't think
that's the right thing to do, either.
I guess you can say it's human selfishness.
The disgust you felt
with vampires eating humans, in a way,
Is like being disgusted when you see
a cute little cat eating a mouse.
And you chose to keep a vampire as a pet,
so to speak.
After grinding down its fangs, pulling out its claws,
crushing its throat, and neutering it.
You, who was treated as a pet,
are treating your master as a pet now.
If you think about it that way,
this story isn't heartwarming after all.
But, well, I'll do something about it
when the time comes.
So if you get sick of being like that,
just let me know at any time, Araragi.
I'll never get sick of it.
Because I'm choosing to do it.
Then, why not do whatever you like?