Bloodivores

Mi Liu.

Where are we?

Anji.

Is something wrong, Mi Liu?

It's not even morning yet.

Anji.

Chen Fong! You're all right!

Episode 8

Countdown

"Countdown."

Her collar and physical condition seem fine.

She came back to life? That's impossible.

Anji's alive.

Why do you always cry about everything?

What? I don't.

What's gotten into all of you?

Did you think I was dead?

You don't remember what happened?

What do you mean?

You weren't breathing when we found you.

You couldn't call that anything but dead.

We were attacked by monsters, and Mi Liu and I ran.

But there are gaps in my memory.

I'm sorry. It's all a blur.

I seem to be confused.

Don't push yourself too hard.

You should rest for a while.

Oh, right!

What is it?

When I woke up, there was a girl beside me.

She was blonde and wearing a cute dress.

When I tried talking to her, she ran off somewhere.

I remember now! She bit my hand then.

A blonde girl in a dress?

A girl? Could she be talking about Yaya?

Yaya?

Do you know something about her?

Yeah, a while ago...

What are you doing over there?

That's her!

When did you get there?

It's dangerous, so come on down!

That's amazing. How did she climb up there?

Yaya, come here. Come on.

Her name's Yaya?

Well, no.

She can't speak properly.

Since she kept screaming, "yaya, yaya," we started calling her Yaya.

Yaya-chan. It's dangerous up there, so come on down.

If you don't come down, I'll be mad.

I'll throw the stuff that's lying around here at you.

Chen Fong, don't scare her.

She's afraid.

Don't worry. Of course I wouldn't actually attack her.

How long is she going to stay up there, anyway?

How much fun could that be?

She's really fast.

How dare you step on my face! What's your problem?

It's okay, Yaya. Don't be scared.

She's a bloodivore.

But what's a kid doing here?

Where did you find her?

Well, we've been through a lot.

While we were looking for you, we passed in front of a certain room.

My head...

What is this noise?

My head is splitting apart.

There!

What's the meaning of this?

No way.

Hey, Lee Shin. Wait for me.

It's disgusting.

It's like the room is shedding its skin.

What's going on?

There it is again.

I feel like my head's going to explode.

What is this?

Let's get out of here right away.

Something's not right.

What?

Wait. Where are you going?

Listen to me. If this is their den...

My head...

My head... my head...

Lee Shin, please listen. This is no time to be searching around.

We need to get out of here and find Mi Liu and Anji.

A kid?

Is something wrong?

What's a kid doing here?

I-It's melting.

Lee Shin, this place is dangerous. Let's take her and get away!

I can't.

Why not?

I have a fear of women.

What?

I can't touch women.

What? How did he live his life with a phobia like that?

Hurry. It's too dangerous here.

What?

The room melted?

Yeah, and his phobia of women is really bad.

While I was carrying Yaya, he didn't even try to get close to us.

Yaya, stop. That tickles.

Don't lick my face. Yaya, stop.

She seems to be getting along with Anji.

Yeah, looks like it.

But how did Anji come back to life?

Is that even possible?

Maybe she wasn't actually dead.

Hemomancy.

Do you have any ideas?

I do have a few questions.

I saw something similar to the room you just described.

What was it?

A monster I defeated suddenly melted away.

Oh, right.

You know about that?

The corpses of the monsters Lou Yao killed in the warehouse melted away, too.

It could be connected to the room you described.

What do you mean?

Chen Fong, take me to that room.

Mi Liu, could you start by explaining yourself?

What?

Why do you need to go to that room?

What on earth are you thinking?

Do you remember when we woke up in the warehouse?

Yeah, I do. How could I forget that?

Can you remember what happened before that?

We were transported to Aori while in a comatose state.

You're right. I can't remember what happened before then.

And, when the doors opened, do you remember hearing a grating sound?

Your head should've hurt then.

What does that have to do with anything?

You said your head started hurting when you found the room Yaya was in.

I don't think Yaya was among the prisoners in the warehouse.

In other words, Yaya was brought to Aori some other time.

Then...

The two of you probably entered that room when Yaya arrived in Aori.

Is that possible?

Like the bodies of the monsters, she was transmitted here.

"Transmitted"? That's ridiculous.

Naturally, this is all just speculation.

That's why I want to go to that room.

We may be able to find a way back.

What? Really?

Can we really get out of here?

That's just speculation, too.

You don't have anything more solid than speculation, huh?

That's right.

Mi Liu. Can you hear me, Mi Liu?

I hear you, Anji. What's up?

I just tried calling since I was a little worried.

How are you doing?

We're fine. Don't worry about us.