Noblesse (NOBLESSE -ノブレス-)

Is this it?

Next period's in another classroom.

What's wrong? Let's go, c'mon.

Go on ahead.

Seira and I will be a bit late.

Pardon me.

Entry without permission is prohibited, even for parents.

My apologies, but would you mind showing some identification?

What about you, then?

What are people such as yourselves doing here?

Who... is he?!

It is a privilege to see you again, Clan Leader.

Clan...

...Leader?

Regis, explain this.

Common sense dictates that the likes of these three should not be here.

No, they are—

Regis.

Have you forgotten your pride as a noble?

Cavorting with people such as these, and neglecting your duty as a result...

Oh, dear.

What business do you have at their place of work?

Frankenstein?

Long time no see, Gejutel K. Landegre.

Frankenstein

Gejutel has left?

Yes, he has departed for Japan.

Is it true that Regis and Seira

have encountered the one from inside the coffin?

If they've met someone who seemed to be a noble, then it is likely.

What naughty children.

If that's why they've been silent, we should really punish them.

Hey, now...

Our enemy is the one from inside the coffin...

The traitor who betrayed the nobility.

Precisely.

Cadis Etrama Di Raizel...

That filthy creature.

You were trying to defend Regis and Seira, weren't you?

I wouldn't paint a target on myself like that.

What's so unusual about kids not doing their homework?

I'd say that's just you, Karias.

Yes, of course. As you say, Rajak-dono.

You've always been soft on those two.

Don't let your personal feelings overtake you.

As clan leaders, our duty is to serve the lord

and dedicate our lives to carrying out her orders.

Apprehending the traitor should be your first priority.

I can't stand you Kertia men. You're so quick to risk your lives.

You shouldn't rush to your death like that.

Brother...

Rael?

I heard Seira's name mentioned. What happened?

Call me Clan Leader, not Brother.

Oh, boy.

I think your brother's a bit busy right now.

Clan Leader, Clan Leader...

I'm qualified, too.

Weren't you just released from your confinement?

Better not butt into—

Don't treat me like a child!

Well, at least his little brother's hell-bent on living.

What's the matter? Is it that unusual?

Are Regis and Seira living here with those humans?

And you?

Yes, because this is my house.

So it was you, then...

Cadis Etrama Di Raizel-sama.

It's been a long time, Gejutel.

I heard that you spent the roughly 800 years

since your disappearance in a deep sleep.

Frankenstein has told me that is the case.

Ever since Regis and Seira arrived here, I foresaw that this day would come.

They came here to find me, did they not?

They were sent to investigate upon learning that the coffin was found.

There have been great changes in Lukedonia—

the nobles' country—since you disappeared.

No...

It may be more accurate to say, "since the previous lord entered eternal sleep."

For nobility, eternal sleep is synonymous with death.

After the previous lord's death,

his daughter, Raskreia-sama, took over as lord.

Raskreia-sama is searching for you...

as the traitor who drove the previous lord to his death.

What?! On what grounds—

What is the present state of Lukedonia?

Many senior clan leaders entered eternal sleep along with the previous lord,

and the hole left by the transition

to a young lord and young clan leaders remains vast.

And Seira Loyard is one of them?

I saw her in possession of a soul weapon.

Those are weapons that have been handed down for generations

from one clan leader to the next.

The leader of the Loyard clan, at her age...

Now it makes sense.

It seems Lukedonia is drastically different from the way I remember it.

Raizel-sama...

Won't you return to Lukedonia?

If you have any intention of defending your own innocence,

please return with me.

Gejutel...

Yes?

I wish to remain here a bit longer.

So basically, for you guys, a "clan leader" is someone super important, huh?

Yes.

It's a title bestowed only upon the thirteen household heads

with the highest noble blood.

Gejutel-sama is the Landegre clan leader.

So he's your relative, Regis?

He's my grandfather.

Ah, no wonder you look so much like him.

How?

They're nothing alike in size.

No, no, no!

I mean the black streaks in their hair.

I dunno how I'd feel about that as a fashion statement,

but I hadn't considered that it might be hereditary!

That's true. As a fashion statement, it would be hideous.

I'm not so sure bowl cuts or long hair are any better.

Hey! This is a techno cut, not a bowl cut!

And I prefer to retain my natural hairstyle

rather than take scissors unnecessarily to—

Anyway, what we're curious about is how he's connected to our boss.

You're right. The tension between them was intense.

Did something happen between those two?

I don't know.

The fact that they even know each other was a surprise to Seira and I.

Oh, really?

So, Frankenstein isn't the same kind of person you guys are?

It's clear that he's no ordinary human, but...

We aren't certain ourselves.

In a way, he is even more mysterious than Raizel-sama.

I never imagined I would one day stay in your home.

I cannot simply ignore Regis' grandfather.

Frankly, I wish more than anything that you would leave at once.

You never change.

Nor has the way you conceal your fangs in his presence.

I will have you know that I still don't trust you.

You are still the madman who slaughtered many of us nobles in Lukedonia long ago.

You bastard!

You think you can defy the Central Order of Knights and get away with it?!

Oh?

So you're from the Central Order of Knights?

You should make fine samples, then.