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

Please open your eyes slowly.

How is it?

It's fuzzy, but it's not like I can't see.

When you get used to it, it should get a little better.

A little better, huh?

It's the latest model myoelectric artificial hand.

Impressive.

We did all we could do for you.

In exchange for my balls, right?

Well, then, please take these.

What are those?

They're sedatives.

Since we're about to start the removal surgery.

Already, huh?

Hey.

Yes?

How much can this toy handle?

If you're talking about weight, it can handle 50 kg,

and as for shocks such as external pressure, it also handles quite...

Whoops. I gotta be more careful.

This really is a useful toy.

Shit! I need to get some weapons while my SAT ID is valid.

Innermost Feelings

Kohta, where're you going?

I'm still worried about Nyu, so...

Are you going to the school by any chance?

The professor may still be around since it's not too late.

Then, I'm going too.

That's okay.

I'll go alone, so...

But...

It's pretty cold outside and you'll catch cold since you just got out of the bath.

But...

I'll be fine, so you wait here.

Okay...

Dummy...

Good morning.

Professor?

Geez, he asks me to come in and he isn't even around.

I didn't even have time to take bath.

What's this?

A ribbon, isn't it?

I'm sorry.

What the...

Boy, that scared me.

What're you doing here?

Where's Professor Kakuzawa?

You need to see the professor?

This late at night?

Yes, sort of.

I see.

Uhm...

I think he's probably in the basement.

Basement?

There's a laboratory down there.

That professor often shuts himself in there.

So, what do you need to see him about?

Well...

I left a girl whose identity is unknown with him,

but I got worried, so...

That would cause one to worry, wouldn't it?

He said she was his younger brother's daughter, so...

You were fooled.

He doesn't have a younger brother.

Damn!

I'm exhausted.

I wonder if I'm not suited for that part-time job after all.

I'm working hard, but the store manager keeps staring at my butt.

That's sexual harassment!

She heard me? Oh no...

What's the professor researching about in here?

There's a rare disease that causes horns to stick out from the head.

What was that for?

No, nothing.

Professor Kakuzawa's developing a vaccine that counteracts the disease.

I've never heard of such a disease.

It's highly contagious and humans with horns are immediately isolated.

If that happens...

What will happen?

Here's the lab.

They're still not back to normal.

Guess the professor's not around.

But the lights are on.

Nyu!

Nyu?

Are you here?!

Professor?

I wonder where he went?

What's this octopus head?

What is it this time? You scared me!

Don't make weird noises!

That's right! This way of killing!

They may be still around here.

They seem to have gotten away.

Why does the professor have horns?

How should I know?!

You asked me earlier what they do after they isolate humans with horns, right?

What? Yes.

They isolate them and kill them.

Because otherwise, they'll kill us like this.

But why does even the professor have horns?!

I don't know what this means!

Can't be...

Nyu...

You go home.

I'll take care of things from here.

It'll get complicated when a student is involved.

Go home.

Yes.

Hey, you.

Don't tell anyone about this, okay?

I wonder if he understands?

Well, I understand how shocking it was for him to see something like this.

But what am I gonna do with this?!

First I should contact that place before the police, I guess.

You're back.

Just as expected, the professor and Nyu weren't there, huh?

His assistant was there, but...

Let's ask Professor Kakuzawa tomorrow at school.

We can't!

Why?

Because Professor Kakuzawa was...

Professor Kakuzawa was...

What is it?

What was I going to say?

How should I know?!

Sorry. I'm going to bed now.

Somehow I feel sick.

My son died.

I've received the report.

Considering how he was killed, it must've been Lucy's work.

What have you been doing all this time?

Since #7's battle, no one died in the surrounding area in a questionable manner,

so we couldn't pick up the trail.

I heard that that Silpelit was very attached to you.

Its disposition has been completed.

Even though she had never used her vectors against humans,

#7 isn't an exception, either.

Diclonius born from carriers are only dangerous murderers

who aren't able to reproduce and do nothing but kill people.

They're nothing but research materials.

Don't get the wrong idea, Kurama.

Please excuse me.

Such an idiot.

I hope it went well.

Even though his own son died,

his expression didn't change in the slightest.

Chief, I've been meaning to ask you for a while.

What is it?

What about your family?

My daughter is dead.

Oh, I didn't know.

I killed her with my own hands.

My wife, who saw it, committed suicide.

Do you have any other questions?

No.

Are you going out to look for Nyu?

Yeah.

But she's at the professor's.

Nyu ran away from that place.

How do you know?

I don't know, but I have a feeling that's the case.

Look...

What is it?

Can't I come and look for Nyu with you?

Yeah, let's go together.

Really?

Is it okay to come along?

Of course.

Uhm, you said Miss Nyu was missing.

Yeah, but it'll be all right since she came back okay last time too.

So don't worry about it and go to school.

Okay. Then, see you later.