Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King (ロード オブ ヴァーミリオン 紅蓮の王)

Ch-Chihiro-san?

He's awoken. This is a bother.

Yes.

I'm disappointed, Chihiro-kun.

You Don't Know Who I Am Yet

Huh? What have I...

What the?

I did... this?

Kotetsu.

No...

I...

I...

I did this to him?

Ch-Chihiro-san...

You're all right now.

H-How is he?

He's fine.

He's just sleeping.

Is he hurt?

He just got slashed.

Wh-What's going on?

Why is Chihiro-san still alive?

It vanished.

Hey... Was that really Dad?

Yes, unfortunately.

Why?! I don't get it!

Calm down!

Don't say anything right now.

I'll explain everything later.

Kurokami.

Kurokami Marie.

What happened here?

Don't let him in.

Yes, ma'am.

Hey!

So, what happened to that freak?

I don't know.

I lost consciousness right away.

You're his son, aren't you?

Did you see the monster?

I don't know.

Are you sure?

I don't know. I'm sorry.

You don't seem to be from around here.

Morizono Eiko.

I'm in Kamina-kun's seminar class at university.

I came to talk to him about something, and this is what I saw.

It was really just a coincidence.

A coincidence?

Of course.

Kamina was living here with you, wasn't he?

Where is he now?

He's still unconscious.

I don't think he's seen anything, either.

How can you be so sure?

What are you suggesting, exactly?

True, all there is is a broken gate,

and Kotetsu's father is missing.

Be sure to file a missing person report later.

There are a lot of similar disappearances happening in Tokyo recently.

So it's not all that unusual.

After all, tens of thousands of people vanished after the Great Collapse.

We don't know what happened to them.

There are dubious rumors going about that they became the red mist.

The red mist...

Speaking of dubious, there are reports

that humans have been turning into monsters.

Of course, when we get there, there's no such monster.

They may just be urban legends, but...

Something's happening again, here in Tokyo.

Who are you?

The "coincidence" thing was a lie, right?

If you know something, tell me.

Who was that monster?

What happened to Chihiro-san?

Is something up with me?

Is this just all a weird dream?

It's not a dream.

Accept that it's happening.

If that monster is Dad, why did he become that way?

Your father was changed.

Changed?

I'm sure you've seen the man in a blue jacket and sunglasses.

He did that to Dad?

But why?!

How?!

I'll tell you later.

I'm sure the master would like to know, too.

Chihiro-kun.

Where am I?

Kotetsu?

Are you awake?

Who are you?

No, you need to stay put.

You're from the seminar class.

You used up so much power.

You need to rest for a bit longer.

Power...

Your wound's fine now.

What about Kotetsu's dad?

What happened to him?

I'm sorry, but...

I did it?

I did.

Parent kills son, takes own life Tragedy in peaceful mountains

The late Kamina Daichi

There you go again, reading that stuff.

An instructor and foster father went missing.

You need to focus on the work in front of you.

The rent's due for both this month and last month.

We finally got permission for an investigation.

I gathered some info on both the university and the foundation.

I'm counting on you, Kakihara-san.

Here you are.

Eat up.

What's wrong?

Why did you make breakfast?

For the master.

What do you mean, "master"?

Master.

Listen...

Morizono-san, what's the meaning of this?

Why are you here?

I've hardly even spoken to you.

So that was the extent of your relationship with Morizono Eiko, huh?

What a shame.

What do you mean?

I'll explain when the time is right.

Stop it!

You know things, don't you? Tell us, now!

You'd never understand.

What?

I'll explain later.

Your breakfast's going to get cold.

Who are you?

Please don't be so upset.

I'm waiting for you to remember, too.

Remember?

Now, then. We have to eat.

You bled out so much.

There's no telling when something's going to happen again.

Meals are important.

Stop.

Stop, please. I'm begging you.

Kotetsu.

I'm sorry, I...

We always had Japanese breakfasts.

I need Chihiro-san's layered omelets for strength.

Would you forgive me?

Life and death are two faces of the same coin

You can't, can you?