Vampire in the Garden (ヴァンパイア・イン・ザ・ガーデン)

I can't… It's not my time to go.

We'll be all right.

There must be a paradise waiting for us, somewhere.

No…

Aria, you can't go!

Team B, begin infiltration. Team A, the path is clear.

Hurry up. This is not a drill, Momo.

My apologies.

All right, go!

Smoke out these vampires that lurk in the shadows.

Why won't you leave us alone?

Fire!

Mirena!

Good work. I'm sure there are others like him.

Find and eliminate them.

Thanks.

Please, I beg you.

I haven't been bitten.

Accept your fate here and now, lest you begin roaming the night

as a bloodsucking vampire.

Momo…

-Let's go. -Yeah.

Clear!

Clear!

Vampires?

Don't move! Put that down.

Someone might hear that.

Stop that!

Momo!

Why didn't you shoot?

-She was a child. -Don't give me that crap!

We barely have a fighting chance once that drug fully takes effect.

-Reporting. The area has been… -I'm sorry.

Good. Gather all resources and begin heading back.

Damn. Enough with the annoying chiming.

Sounds like the cries of vampires.

One winter, long ago…

vampires suddenly appeared, bringing with them a plague.

With the abundance of blood,

they were able to multiply at an alarming speed.

Humankind was no match for their near-immortal strength.

Before long, we'd lost most of our land.

And so, we gathered in a small town and built a wall of light.

There, we protected one another in hopes of increasing our chances of survival.

Vampires lurk in every shadow.

In fear of alerting their keen senses,

music, and any other semblance of culture as we'd known it,

have been strictly prohibited.

Our lives have gone like this, with no other options in sight.

Evening operations will begin shortly.

Crew members should promptly return to their stations.

How's the scar on your ear doing?

It's okay.

Make sure to disinfect it when you get home.

Yeah. Thanks.

I know I should be working harder to fulfill my role.

You really have a knack for working with your hands.

What have you stolen? Show me!

I'm sorry.

Momo.

Here.

Where did you get that?

I brought it back. It's my little secret.

-You can have that, Momo. -Really?

Really. Repair it, because I want to listen to it.

I will.

-10687. -Yes!

The commander in chief wants to see you.

Roger that.

10687 here.

Reporting as you ordered.

This is an order.

You're being reassigned to work in the chief executive office.

Starting tomorrow, you'll report there.

I'm getting the hang of my current role. I could stay there.

Waste management is no place for a graduate of the military academy.

I assigned you a position in low-ranking labor first,

because an admin role for a cadet would've garnered disapproval.

Do you understand?

Yes. I will report as ordered starting tomorrow, Commander.

-So-- -I heard, according to rumors,

that the commander's daughter hesitated to shoot a vampire.

But that girl, she was a child!

Was it worth risking the lives of your comrades?

Look at this.

This war drags on at the hands of these vampires.

Our city is on the verge of destruction.

The average life span shortens as our resources become limited.

If we don't kill them, they'll kill us. War is the only option.

You understand?

Stop, Fine.

-I can't go on. -Nonsense.

We're just getting started.

So I guess that's Lady Fine's current favorite.

She's fickle. I'm sure she'll grow bored soon.

Look at her, ignoring her queenly duties and dancing the days away.

Deplorable.

Fine.

Oh, no. Oh, my.

Wait here. I'm stepping out for fresh air.

Picture-perfect.

Lady Fine.

Now, now. Wait your turn.

I heard that the Warms are planning to execute a mass invasion soon.

So we're gathering our forces and planning a counterattack.

But our troops are lacking. We'd like you to fight with us.

I hadn't seen you for a while and you want to talk about that?

We lost allies today outside of the city.

We have to defeat as many Warm soldiers as possible.

By any means necessary.

I told you I'm not interested.

What do you expect to leave behind

if you destroy all that is beautiful in this world?

We didn't start this war. The Warms did.

It's all the same.

Stop perusing my things without asking.

Not an ounce of delicacy in you.

I assume you're still not drinking blood.

How long do you think you can dance around the issue?

-It's none of your business. -It absolutely is!

-You're in my care-- -Fine, are you done with your break?

Drink this.

Even you won't be able to keep it together without having blood.

What I want, Fine,

is for you to be yourself again.

The real you.

That's all for now.

It's so touching.

Yeah.

We've located a vampire lair in the northern mountains.

Troop E has been dispatched to the area.

That seems a bit hasty, don't you think?

I can't imagine it would succeed.

If I could have your attention.

This is the drug that's been popular among them.

It enhances their physical abilities at the cost of death.

It's a means of launching a suicidal attack.

Using this method, nearly 100 of them have sacrificed their lives.

It goes to show that they're desperate enough to use such extreme tactics.

We should invade their nest swiftly and settle this once and for all.

I heard that you promoted your daughter to an admin role.

Apparently, she graduated military training with flying colors.

You must be proud to have a child like that. I'm envious.

No need for flattery, Deputy Commander.

More importantly, I hear you're working on a plan

to neutralize the vampires with a newly designed weapon.

I admire your efforts to gain extra credit.

However, it's my job to eliminate them.

Stay in your lane and follow my lead.

Thank you for your hard work.

Drop the formalities.

Finish up your work and go home.

I heard you had your work cut out for you yesterday.