Elfen Lied (エルフェンリート)

Os iusti meditabitur sapientiam

The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom

Et lingua eius loquetur indicium

And his tongue shall speak judgment

Beatus vir qui suffert tentationem

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation

Quoniam cum probatus fuerit accipient coronam vitae

For when he hath been proved, he shall receive a crown of life

Kyrie, ignis divine, eleison

Lord, fire divine, have mercy

O quam sancta, quam serena

Oh how holy, how serene

Quam benigma, quam amoena

How benign, how pleasant

O castitatis lilium

Oh lily of purity

Can you guess why she's in a large-scale receptacle like this?

#35's vectors' range of motion is 11 meters.

If we use #35, Lucy can probably be defeated.

But she's a monster who instinctively kills humans.

How are you going to make her cooperate?

Moreover, how are you going to restrain her after she's released?

Are you going to get down on your hands and knees and beg earnestly or something?

Thanks for waiting.

Are you...

Yes. I'm Saitoh and I take care of her as though I were her parent.

Complication

On the monitor, it shows no problems, but she probably can't stand...

since she's been kept in isolation in here ever since she was born.

Um, are you really going to get her out of this?

That's right.

Certainly, she's been exclusively working on #35 for five years, but...

Also I've been talking to her through speakers everyday,

so I think she'll listen to me.

She calls me Mom.

It's strange, isn't it?

Although I've never seen her face before,

I feel like I'm meeting my daughter who was separated from me.

Start preparing.

Okay.

So you're having her persuade #35.

Even if she's the strongest Diclonius, #35 is still a child.

Ms. Saitoh is her parent and the only human to her.

#35 won't be able to do anything that could lead to losing her.

But is there any conclusive evidence that #35 will listen to her?

If #35 doesn't listen to her, we'll simply threaten her.

Threat...

A bomb was planted in #35's body right after she was born.

Bo- This is the first time I've heard about it.

Why such an action?

Whatever the reason was, there's no doubt that it's useful now.

If #35 doesn't listen to her,

we'll detonate the bomb and kill her.

A bomb... Did the chief...

Kurama agreed to it.

So that his daughter wouldn't harm humans, because of his responsibility as her father.

To me, it was a chain in order to keep him from ever betraying me,

but unfortunately he disobeyed me and let a Silpelit escape.

This is a good chance.

Let's have her work for all that money it took to keep her alive.

I'm releasing the partitions.

Mariko, come over here.

You can come out now, right?

This is...

Now...

Is it okay to let her get so close?

I've got him ready to send the signal.

Poor thing, being so thin...

Do you know who I am?

Mom?

No, you aren't.

Shirakawa!

Send the signal to the bomb! Now!

Yes!

I knew it!

Shirakawa! Get out of here!

Hurry up! She can't use her vectors while she's in pain.

You know now. You'll suffer more unless you listen to us!

Wow!

Ice cream tastes good!

What do I do, Mayu? I can't stop eating!

If you eat in a hurry like that...

Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow...

I was going to tell you that your head would hurt, but...

Nyu! What're you doing?!

Oh, no. You disassembled it.

Nyu!

Nana...

Can I talk to you a minute?

Let me see. Where should this one go?

I wonder if it can be put back as it was before.

Even if you ask me questions, I won't tell you anything!

What's your relationship with Nyu?

At least that much...

If you don't wanna tell, I won't push you.

But don't think you can keep being a guest here forever.

Kohta!

I know!

I'll just leave this stupid place.

We can't let you stay here unless you help out with the chores.

Everyone's doing it here.

Me, Yuka and even Mayu.

Is it okay for me to stay here?

Where were you planning on going?

It's just...

It's somehow back to how it was before, but...

Nyu?

Nyu.

Excuse me...

It's just that I was scared.

I didn't know what to do from now on by myself.

I was always... always scared...

Miss Nana...

Hey, Mayu.

Yes?

If there's something she may be able to do, teach her how to do it.

Okay!

Welcome.

What's the matter?

Taking a bath means getting into this hot water?

Yes...

Wow! No way! The hot water feels good!

Up until now, when my body got dirty,

I only got hosed down with water.

Hosed?

You know, Mayu. Like I said before...

But the Miss Nyu that I know is a very nice person and...

When she returns to Miss Lucy again...

I hope she stays Miss Nyu forever.

Then I'll also be able to live here happily, and...

I heard that #7 was spotted in Kamakura.

So I heard.

How's our key, #35?

The bomb seemed to be pretty effective,

so she's quiet right now.

Hey, what happened to Chief Kurama?

He hasn't shown up at all.

The #35 case is entirely entrusted to me.

But...

Hey!

I'm going to give a report to the chief now since this is my duty.

Chief?

Excuse me.

Last night?

Yes. He said it was an emergency liaison conference

and left on a special connecting flight.

Um, that's not the case?

Ms. Shirakawa, the preparations for #35's conveyance are complete.

You can leave any time.

Chief... You're...

Oh, I'm tired.

I wonder how many days it's been since I've taken a bath.

There're at least 3,000 students including grad students at our university!

It's impossible to find someone whom I've met only once.

Anyway, would you let me at least take a shower?

I also haven't changed my underwear for a long time

and it seems like I'll be getting you know what.

Isn't it about time for...

Okay, I'll hurry.

Shit!

What happened to that hand?

You...

It's none of your business!

If the connection and the control parts aren't damaged,

probably a simple exchange of parts will do it.

What?

If I do it, I can procure the parts without anyone's knowledge.

What do you wanna make me do? Huh?

I want you to kill a Diclonius that will come here shortly.

Are you serious?

In charge of Wanta's meals?

Yes.

I can't do anything right now, but I'll learn various things from Mayu, so...

Yeah, I think that's good.

You just need to do whatever you can.

Hey, who's that girl?

What?