1. The Eminence in ShadowCopy !req
2. There has been no conspicuous activity by the
Cult of Diablos in the Midgar KingdomCopy !req
3. since the incident at the Bushin Festival.Copy !req
4. The smaller sects were already at a standstill,Copy !req
5. and now the Fenrir sect,
which was in the process of restructuring,Copy !req
6. appears to be immobilized by the confusion, as well.Copy !req
7. It is all going exactly to your plan, My Lord.Copy !req
8. Now we can set our sights forwardCopy !req
9. and focus our main efforts on
the situation in the Oriana Kingdom.Copy !req
10. But there is a troubling bit of news.Copy !req
11. There has been a recent acceleration in
the flow of funds going into the Lawless City.Copy !req
12. Funds?Copy !req
13. That region doesn't belong to any nation.Copy !req
14. It's a giant slum where the evil, wealth,
and power of the world converge.Copy !req
15. Any tensions that occur in that region could have
an immeasurable effect on the rest of society.Copy !req
16. Although we would like to focus all of our efforts
on accomplishing our plan,Copy !req
17. unfortunately, I must suggest that we dispatch
additional personnel to immediately-Copy !req
18. I smell it.Copy !req
19. The Lawless City...Copy !req
20. reeks of blood.Copy !req
21. A storm is brewing.Copy !req
22. A storm of blood.Copy !req
23. The moon...Copy !req
24. It's unusually...Copy !req
25. Red.Copy !req
26. In fact, it looks just like the legendary...Copy !req
27. Red Moon.Copy !req
28. The tragedy of a thousand years ago...Copy !req
29. In that case, the Lawless City will...Copy !req
30. No, if nothing is done, all surrounding nations
will be subjected to catastrophic damage.Copy !req
31. Silence, all of you.Copy !req
32. If that is an omen of the Red Moon,Copy !req
33. we cannot merely sit here and gaze idly at the sky.Copy !req
34. We Seven Shadows will-Copy !req
35. No.Copy !req
36. Let me handle the money-Copy !req
37. I mean, this matter.Copy !req
38. No! You intend to go there alone?Copy !req
39. You object?Copy !req
40. We understand that that would be
the surest method, but...Copy !req
41. Should the unthinkable happen to you, we would...Copy !req
42. Fear not.Copy !req
43. The moon has turned red, that is all.Copy !req
44. Is it not?Copy !req
45. No more than a moon turned red.Copy !req
46. Faced with you, even the legendary Red Moon
is stripped of its dignity.Copy !req
47. Do you not find the moon to be
just as beautiful when red?Copy !req
48. It is because we have you, My Lord,
that we, too, are able to see its beauty.Copy !req
49. We wish you the best of luck in battle.Copy !req
50. At first, it was nothing more than an ordinary moon,Copy !req
51. Your will be done in all things, My Lord.
At first, it was nothing more than an ordinary moon,Copy !req
52. I'll analyze some dragon tears or something
practically unchanged, but with just a hint of red.Copy !req
53. while I await your return.
practically unchanged, but with just a hint of red.Copy !req
54. And so no one knew that it was a portent, a harbinger,
of the revival of the Blood Queen.Copy !req
55. No one, save for the Great Shadow!Copy !req
56. Get these girls involved,Copy !req
57. and the legendary Red Moon
comes to life in the blink of an eye.Copy !req
58. Seriously, their ad-libbing skills are
totally worthy of an Academy award.Copy !req
59. It's just a kind of reddish moon, no big.Copy !req
60. So, this is it.Copy !req
61. Yeah.Copy !req
62. The Crimson Tower, ruled by the Blood Queen,Copy !req
63. one of the three rulers of the Lawless City.Copy !req
64. A castle of vampires, eh?Copy !req
65. Look at that.Copy !req
66. Not even the corpse-raiding vultures
dare to get near it.Copy !req
67. They think if they get too close, it's all over.
They'll end up as hideous ghouls.Copy !req
68. What, are you scared?Copy !req
69. Don't be ridiculous!Copy !req
70. It's just a hangout for a bunch of shut-ins.Copy !req
71. With the power of Goldy Gilded the Ever-Vict-Copy !req
72. You vermin aren't worthy to pass through this gate.Copy !req
73. The only ones authorized are servants or guests
of the Blood Queen, and powerful warriors.Copy !req
74. I get it, and you're right,
we're not servants or guests.Copy !req
75. We are powerful warriors,
here to hunt the Blood Queen!Copy !req
76. What's so funny?Copy !req
77. I thought I was a fool,Copy !req
78. which is why it's always so amusing
to find someone more foolish than I am.Copy !req
79. This is what happens to fools
who dare challenge the Blood Queen!Copy !req
80. I lost my right arm, and now I'm kept here
as a pathetic watchdog on a leash.Copy !req
81. We're not small potatoes like you.Copy !req
82. Here's something you can think about in the afterlife:Copy !req
83. My power level is 4,317.5!Copy !req
84. I was like you once.
They called me the White Devil.Copy !req
85. The White Devil?Copy !req
86. The wanted criminal with the
huge bounty on his head?Copy !req
87. But here, I'm nothing more than a lowly watchdog!Copy !req
88. Ripping apart idiots like you
who don't know their placeCopy !req
89. is the only joy I have left in life!Copy !req
90. Here he comes!Copy !req
91. Right!Copy !req
92. Yes, this is perfect!Copy !req
93. The Lawless City is even more of a dump
than I imagined!Copy !req
94. Stop gawking.Copy !req
95. You don't want to catch the attention of any weirdos.Copy !req
96. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
97. Hey...Copy !req
98. What?Copy !req
99. Aren't we going to that tower?Copy !req
100. You are so...Copy !req
101. First, I'm going to the Dark Knight Association
for a strategy meeting.Copy !req
102. Dark Knight Association?Copy !req
103. Never saw any of those back home.Copy !req
104. Because we have our own Knight Order.Copy !req
105. The Dark Knight Association is
an unofficial organizationCopy !req
106. founded for Dark Knights that don't
belong to any public institutions.Copy !req
107. The summer of my last year of high school...
When a government or landowner cannot cover...Copy !req
108. I, Minoru Kageno, was following the road to
becoming the Eminence in Shadow,Copy !req
109. Deceased MINORU KAGENO (18)Copy !req
110. when my journey came to an abrupt end.Copy !req
111. Or so it seemed.Copy !req
112. But after one thing and another,
this stuff turned into that...Copy !req
113. And that, I don't even know...Copy !req
114. This, this, and that were all like this...Copy !req
115. And it was kind of like this...Copy !req
116. Then all this happened, aaand...Copy !req
117. Here we are.Copy !req
118. And that's it!Copy !req
119. Imatry Nottaloos is down for the count!Copy !req
120. And the winner is...Copy !req
121. Claire Kagenou!Copy !req
122. My sister won the Bushin Festival championship.Copy !req
123. To celebrate, I used my connections with Gamma
and got dressed up for a free...Copy !req
124. Excuse me, I mean high-end, fancy dinner
at a Mitsugoshi restaurant, but...Copy !req
125. I'm going to the Lawless City to exterminate vampires.Copy !req
126. The tournament ended and
she headed right off to battle.Copy !req
127. I know she's my sister,Copy !req
128. but even I wonder how she can be so hot-blooded.Copy !req
129. I brought you here with me out of consideration
for your future, you know.Copy !req
130. My future?Copy !req
131. If you stay behind me and do everything I say,Copy !req
132. I'll pry open a spot for you in
Midgar's Knight Order after you graduate.Copy !req
133. Oh, okay.Copy !req
134. So she's trying bulk up my resume
to make me a government employee.Copy !req
135. Come to think of it, I haven't really considered
what I'll do after I graduate.Copy !req
136. Claire will inherit the estate out in the boondocks,Copy !req
137. so I think they'll stick me
in some kind of job somewhere.Copy !req
138. As long as I can do what I want to do,
I don't think I care what kind of a job I end up in.Copy !req
139. And what is it that you want to do?Copy !req
140. A secret.Copy !req
141. I make it a point not to tell anyone the
things that really matter to me.Copy !req
142. You're just making that up.Copy !req
143. Stop trying to cover up the fact that
you just haven't thought about it.Copy !req
144. Why do you assume that?Copy !req
145. Whatever, it's fine.Copy !req
146. No, it's not.Copy !req
147. It's not fine.Copy !req
148. Hello there!
Come take a look, my beautiful young lady!Copy !req
149. I just got a new stock of high-quality pets!Copy !req
150. You mean me?Copy !req
151. Yes, I mean you!Copy !req
152. The most beautiful young lady in the world!Copy !req
153. You have a good eye.Copy !req
154. He's buttering you up, Sis.Copy !req
155. You be quiet.Copy !req
156. But please, come look, miss!Copy !req
157. These lucky finds just came in this morning!Copy !req
158. This is today's hot item!Copy !req
159. The pet Dark Knight, Little Goldy!Copy !req
160. What do you say?Copy !req
161. He's quite the handsome specimen,
a perfect fit for such a lovely lady.Copy !req
162. He's all beat up.Copy !req
163. Can't you at least handle
your products more carefully?Copy !req
164. I guess he did get a little banged up in transit.Copy !req
165. All right, he's worth 30 million zeni,Copy !req
166. but I'll let you have him for 27.Copy !req
167. He looks kind of familiar...
but I'll let you have him for 27.Copy !req
168. It's a little steep.Copy !req
169. Okay, I get it.Copy !req
170. In that case, I'll give you a special deal,
and throw in this little guy!Copy !req
171. Another fresh new catch, Cue Ball Quinton!Copy !req
172. Whaddaya say?
Two pets for the low price of 40 million zeni!Copy !req
173. You can't possibly say no to that!Copy !req
174. He's been sliced through the middle.Copy !req
175. Okay, okay!
37 million zeni!Copy !req
176. I can't go any lower than that!Copy !req
177. Not interested.Copy !req
178. I've seen him somewhere before...
Wow, you drive a hard bargain!Copy !req
179. All right, I'll let you have 'em for 35 million!Copy !req
180. I'm sorry, but...Copy !req
181. I have all the pets I need.Copy !req
182. I see, so you prefer younger pups.Copy !req
183. In that case, I think I'm expecting a
Dark Knight Academy student deep in debt...Copy !req
184. Come on, we're walking.
In that case, I think I'm expecting a
Dark Knight Academy student deep in debt...Copy !req
185. I can't walk when you're dragging me.
I think it was Skull, or Skinny...Copy !req
186. If I don't keep a hand on you, you'll get lost.
I think it was Skull, or Skinny...Copy !req
187. If I don't keep a hand on you, you'll get lost.Copy !req
188. No, I won't.Copy !req
189. Yes, you will.Copy !req
190. No, I will not.Copy !req
191. I know for a fact you will.Copy !req
192. I did.Copy !req
193. I just came out for a minute
because I was bored at the inn.Copy !req
194. Oops, sorry.Copy !req
195. And that's what we call karma.Copy !req
196. Coming through.Copy !req
197. Sorry about that, kid.Copy !req
198. You need to be getting home, little boy.Copy !req
199. Thanks for doing business!Copy !req
200. It's always been a dog eat dog world.Copy !req
201. I can't believe I'm getting money
just by taking a stroll.Copy !req
202. This city is heaven for me.Copy !req
203. Now you've really done it, punk!Copy !req
204. How are you gonna make it up to us, huh?Copy !req
205. I'm in a bad enough mood already!Copy !req
206. I lost my bet, my dear sweet Marie turned me down,Copy !req
207. and it's all your fault!Copy !req
208. So, that's a ghoul...
You rotten little-Copy !req
209. a vampire underling.Copy !req
210. I've heard they have, like, a lot of HP,Copy !req
211. but I guess around here,
they're just everyone's punching bags.Copy !req
212. It really is a dog eat dog world.Copy !req
213. Just what I'd expect from the Lawless City,
a town drenched in blood and slaughter.Copy !req
214. A wave of magical energy?Copy !req
215. H-hey!Copy !req
216. This thing was still alive?Copy !req
217. A human bitten by a ghoul
turns into a ghoul themself.Copy !req
218. Apparently, that was only a rumor,
when actually...Copy !req
219. Oh, is that why?Copy !req
220. The red moon is stimulating all
the magical energy in town.Copy !req
221. Looks like if I don't do anything,
they'll just keep multiplying.Copy !req
222. What to do?Copy !req
223. Do I run away like a background character as usual?Copy !req
224. Or do I say what happens in the Lawless City
stays in the Lawless City,Copy !req
225. and try the mysterious young man act?Copy !req
226. Anyway, since I do get to be
in a zombie apocalypse,Copy !req
227. I think I'll let things get a little bit
more out of hand before I...Copy !req
228. Get down!Copy !req
229. You are?Copy !req
230. I am Mary...Copy !req
231. the Ancient Vampire Hunter.Copy !req
232. "Ancient"?Copy !req
233. Run, if you value your life.Copy !req
234. "Run, if you value your life"...Copy !req
235. The frenzy has begun.Copy !req
236. "The frenzy has begun!"Copy !req
237. The moon is red.Copy !req
238. We are out of time.Copy !req
239. "We're out of time."Copy !req
240. What is happening?Copy !req
241. What is this feeling?Copy !req
242. This thrill in my heart?Copy !req
243. This is...Copy !req
244. This is...Copy !req
245. Did he not hear me?Copy !req
246. I told him to be a good boy and wait at the inn.Copy !req
247. I-I'm saved...Copy !req
248. Hey, you.Copy !req
249. Have you seen a boy
with black hair and black eyes?Copy !req
250. N-no, I haven't!Copy !req
251. Oh.Copy !req
252. Where did that idiot wander off to?Copy !req
253. O-o-our time has come, Po!Copy !req
254. It has!Copy !req
255. Th-th-the academy will never find us here!
They can't possibly expel us!Copy !req
256. It was s-s-so worth risking our lives to come here!Copy !req
257. Our summer may be over!Copy !req
258. But our virginity is still going strong, my dear Skel!Copy !req
259. You got that right!Copy !req
260. When will we ever become real adults?Copy !req
261. Now, of course!Copy !req
262. Into the splendor...Copy !req
263. of the world of maturity!Copy !req
264. Let's go!Copy !req
265. What was that for?Copy !req
266. You are way too excited!Copy !req
267. That dirty old man...Copy !req
268. How long will this go on?Copy !req
269. What now?
Another street fight?Copy !req
270. I'm trying to wallow in misery here.Copy !req
271. Who's there?Copy !req
272. I'm not taking any more customers today...Copy !req
273. Run, if you value your life.Copy !req
274. The frenzy has begun.Copy !req
275. Frenzy?Copy !req
276. The moon is red.Copy !req
277. We're out of time.Copy !req
278. W-wait!Copy !req
279. Wh-who are you?Copy !req
280. Shadow.Copy !req
281. Run, if you value your life.Copy !req
282. The frenzy has begun.Copy !req
283. The moon is red.Copy !req
284. We're out of time.Copy !req
285. Marie! Marie, are you okay?Copy !req
286. There are ghouls outside, and-Copy !req
287. What happened in here?Copy !req
288. Well, a man named Shadow...Copy !req
289. Shadow?Copy !req
290. You mean the Shadow?Copy !req
291. You've heard of him?Copy !req
292. He's the evil mastermind who had a field day
beating up the corrupt clergy!Copy !req
293. He's at least as dangerous as
any of the rulers of this city!Copy !req
294. But he...Copy !req
295. He couldn't be a bad man.Copy !req
296. Marie? What are you doing?Copy !req
297. I'm getting out of this crazy, messed-up town.Copy !req
298. You're breaking your contract?Copy !req
299. But who knows what they'll do if they find you!Copy !req
300. Thank you, Shadow.Copy !req
301. Try to escape, if you so desire.Copy !req
302. If you are fortunate,
you may even be successful in your attempt.Copy !req
303. Of course, the past is never so kind
as to let anyone go.Copy !req
304. Lady Yukime!Copy !req
305. The vampires have set ghouls loose in the city!Copy !req
306. I'm sorry.Copy !req
307. I'm so sorry, Cid.Copy !req
308. If only I hadn't brought you to this horrible place...Copy !req
309. Are you the woman going around asking
about a boy with black hair and black eyes?Copy !req
310. I met one not long ago.Copy !req
311. I've already found him.Copy !req
312. He's my brother.Copy !req
313. But I've found him now.Copy !req
314. That boy doesn't have black hair or black eyes.Copy !req
315. What?Copy !req
316. Who the hell are you?Copy !req
317. I met two men who match the description.Copy !req
318. Tell me!Copy !req
319. I saw the first one when the moon
was beginning to turn red.Copy !req
320. He was standing in front of
a rampaging ghoul and smiling.Copy !req
321. That's not him.Copy !req
322. My brother may scream, but he would never smile.Copy !req
323. I saw the second one a few minutes ago.Copy !req
324. He was a young Dark Knight with
no noticeable features.Copy !req
325. Where was he?
Tell me!Copy !req
326. He was about to be taken away by the
followers of the Blood Queen.Copy !req
327. The Blood...Copy !req
328. They took him away?
Where?Copy !req
329. The Crimson Tower?Copy !req
330. Your brother is in the Crimson Tower,
the Blood Queen's castle.Copy !req
331. The vampires wish to offer him as a sacrifice
to the Blood Queen.Copy !req
332. Sacrifice?Copy !req
333. To awaken Blood Queen Elisabeth
from her thousand-year slumber,Copy !req
334. they require the blood of a living young man.Copy !req
335. Wait.Copy !req
336. What's this about the Blood Queen being asleep?
That's news.Copy !req
337. They've kept that fact secret, biding their time.Copy !req
338. Waiting a thousand years,Copy !req
339. for the night that would give the vampires
tremendous power...Copy !req
340. The night the Red Moon would rise again.Copy !req
341. It's true, the moon has seemed redder
these last few days.Copy !req
342. The Red Moon affects the sleeping queen, as well.Copy !req
343. With the sacrifice's blood as a catalyst,
she will surely...Copy !req
344. But the point is, Cid is in the tower, right?Copy !req
345. And if they need blood of the living,
then he's still alive.Copy !req
346. My target is is the Blood Queen Elisabeth.Copy !req
347. To find her, I must go to the Crimson Tower.Copy !req
348. Then we're heading in the same direction.Copy !req
349. Let's work together, Miss...Copy !req
350. Mary.Copy !req
351. I am a vampire hunter.Copy !req
352. I'm Claire.Copy !req
353. It will be difficult to get in from the ground floor,
but there is a way.Copy !req
354. Follow me.Copy !req
355. Got it!Copy !req
356. I'm coming for you, Cid!Copy !req
357. We're dead!
We're gonna die!Copy !req
358. We're gonna die virgins!Copy !req
359. You gotta be kidding!Copy !req
360. Other than my mom,
I've never even kissed a-Copy !req
361. Skel, my friend!
I'll never forget your virginity!Copy !req
362. Hey, wait up!
Don't abandon me here!Copy !req
363. B-boobs!Copy !req
364. J-Juggernaut, boss, sir?Copy !req
365. I love it, don't you?Copy !req
366. It smells like a nice, big battle.Copy !req
367. We haven't seen one like this
since the therianthrope invasion way back when.Copy !req
368. Now's our chance!
Retreat!Copy !req
369. Run across the rooftops to the station!Copy !req
370. What do you think you're doing?Copy !req
371. And you call yourself Association Knights?Copy !req
372. I don't give a damn about your association's honor!Copy !req
373. They don't pay us enough for this!Copy !req
374. Forget it!Copy !req
375. Those lousy scavengers...Copy !req
376. Director, we can't hold the main street any longer!Copy !req
377. They made it this far?Copy !req
378. Run, if you value your life.Copy !req
379. The frenzy has begun.Copy !req
380. Who are you?Copy !req
381. H-he's the wanted criminal!Copy !req
382. The moon is red.Copy !req
383. We're out of time.Copy !req
384. We have little time remaining.Copy !req
385. Lord Crimson...Copy !req
386. Preparations for the sacrifice are almost complete.Copy !req
387. And our takeover of the city is going as planned.Copy !req
388. However...Copy !req
389. However?Copy !req
390. We're meeting some unexpected resistance
in certain locations.Copy !req
391. We know who's behind that.Copy !req
392. The fools who babble on with their nonsensical ideas
that they are my equals:Copy !req
393. Yukime the Spirit Fox, ruler of the White Tower.Copy !req
394. Juggernaut the Tyrant, ruler of the Black Tower.Copy !req
395. Let them play their games.Copy !req
396. They will meet their end
as soon as the Blood Queen revives.Copy !req
397. Yes, Lord.Copy !req
398. Oh, but there is one other...Copy !req
399. What?Copy !req
400. There is someone going around the city killing ghouls.Copy !req
401. Stay out of this, gruntlings!Copy !req
402. Go to Hell, she-fox!Copy !req
403. You truly are a thorn in my side.Copy !req
404. I insist that you cease opening your mouth
and spewing your rancid breath across the city.Copy !req
405. You're the one who reeks, animal lady!Copy !req
406. I do not care for pushy men!Copy !req
407. Nothing changes.Copy !req
408. Someone, somewhere,
may be trying to spin a new tale.Copy !req
409. But I do not change.Copy !req
410. I only continue on my quest to become
the Eminence in Shadow!Copy !req
411. Who are you?Copy !req
412. You're...Copy !req
413. My name is Shadow.Copy !req
414. He who lurks in the shadowsCopy !req
415. in order to hunt the shadows.Copy !req
416. That is too lateCopy !req
417. You can't catch up with a move like that anymore
Sonna te ja mou oitsukenaiCopy !req
418. That is to say...Copy !req
419. The first move chooses an unknown future
Saisho no itte de erabu michi naru futureCopy !req
420. How it will be
Sono arisamaCopy !req
421. This wayCopy !req
422. The last move decides the world's answer
Saigo no itte de kimeru sekai no answerCopy !req
423. A single winner
Hitori no winnerCopy !req
424. It's meCopy !req
425. These eyes have seen it
Kono me wa misuetaCopy !req
426. The optimal solution no one has yet been able to discern
Dare mo imada mitoosenu saitekikai oCopy !req
427. It's all a game to control the board
Subete wa banjou shihai suru gameCopy !req
428. A battle of thought
Shikou no tousouCopy !req
429. I disguise even my mistakes
Mistake sae mo gisou shiteCopy !req
430. And even checkmate is a preparatory move
Checkmate made fuseki toshiteCopy !req
431. A game to take each other's king
King o ubaiau gameCopy !req
432. Ideology and desire
Shisou to yokubouCopy !req
433. A bad move to not let one chance get away
One chance minogasanu akushuCopy !req
434. The last chance will cinch it
Last chance kanarazu shitomeruCopy !req
435. That is too lateCopy !req
436. You can't catch up with a move like that anymore
Sonna te ja mou oitsukenaiCopy !req
437. That is to sayCopy !req
438. Total victory is in my hands
Kanzen shouri wa kono te no naka niCopy !req
439. No one can catch up now
Dare nimo mou oitsukenaiCopy !req