Blood Lad (ブラッドラッド)

YOU KNOW WHAT A VAMPIRE IS?

THAT'S RIGHT -- THE ONE WHO WEARS A CAPE

AND GOES AROUND AT NIGHT SUCKING HUMAN BLOOD...

...A MONSTER.

HUH?

-AND THAT'S ME -- A DESCENDENT OF THE VAMPIRE.

-UGH! SHIT, I MESSED UP!

STUPID PASSWORDS!

ANYWAY, I LOVE STUFF MADE BY HUMANS,

ESPECIALLY THE ONES FROM JAPAN.

THEY HAVE MY TOTAL RESPECT.

THAT'S WHY I CAN'T IMAGINE LEAVING THIS PLACE

AND TRAVELING TO THE HUMAN WORLD TO FEED ON THEM.

HMM? AND WHERE IS THIS PLACE?

THIS IS THE DEMON WORLD.

FROM WHAT I HEAR,

MY ANCESTORS USED TO GO AROUND SUCKING HUMAN BLOOD.

BUT IF YOU ASK ME, THAT'S CRAZY.

I MEAN, I HEAR THAT THE SUN'S REALLY STRONG

IN THE HUMAN WORLD,

PLUS, YOU NEED MONEY AND A PASSPORT TO GET THERE.

BESIDES, I MAY NOT LOOK IT, BUT I'M REALLY BUSY.

YEAH? STAZ HERE.

ONE TSUCHINOKO PLEASE!

WHAT THE HELL?!

YEAH?!

-HEY, BOSS! YOU'RE UP. THAT'S UNUSUAL.

AH, DEK. IT'S YOU.

DID YOU GET THAT DVD AND THE FIGURE I ASKED YOU ABOUT?

UH, NO, I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO GRAB THOSE YET.

BUT I GOT A LITTLE SOMETHIN' SOMETHIN'

YOU MIGHT FIND EVEN MORE INTERESTING.

LIKE WHAT?

YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS.

IT'S A WOMAN, A HUMAN ONE.

A HUMAN...WOMAN?

I DON'T KNOW THE WHOLE STORY,

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S HERE BY ACCIDENT.

WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE HOW TO HANDLE THIS,

SO WE FIGURED WE SHOULD REPORT TO YOU.

I MEAN, THIS ISN'T THE HUMAN WORLD.

IS IT, UH, OKAY TO USE OUR DEMON WORLD RULES?

LIKE, ONCE YOU'VE ENTERED ANOTHER'S TERRITORY,

YOU CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT WHAT'S DONE TO YOU.

UH, BOSS? ARE YOU LISTENING?

A HUMAN WOMAN!

A WOMAN IN THE DEMON WORLD!

A HUMAN!

BRING HER HERE NOW!

YOUR TERRITORY BOSS ORDERS IT.

SEE, THE DEMON WORLD IS DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL TERRITORIES,

AND I'M ONE OF THE TERRITORY BOSSES WHO'S IN CHARGE OF 'EM.

I TRY TO ACT LIKE A BOSS BECAUSE OF MY POSITION,

BUT, RIGHT NOW...

A HUMAN?

I'M GETTING TO MEET A REAL HUMAN WOMAN!

IT'S LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT DO I TALK ABOUT FIRST?

IF SHE'S JAPANESE,

I WANT TO THANK HER PEOPLE FOR MY COOL GAME CONSOLE!

ARIGATO! OH, YEAH! AND FOR CELLPHONES!

MANGA! I HAVE TO KNOW IF SHE LIKES MANGA!

AND MUSIC! WONDER WHICH SONG I SHOULD PLAY?

CRAP, WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?

I'VE GOT NOTHING BUT CHEAP IMITATIONS

OF HUMAN-WORLD STYLES!

THEY DON'T EVEN COME CLOSE TO THE REAL DEAL!

COME ON! THINK! THINK! THINK!

AAAAAAH!

HMM?

- -

-I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE THIS IS A LITTLE MUCH.

-BOSS! -HUH? WAIT!

-I'M HERE WITH THE GIRL! -NO! I-I'M NOT READY...

YET.

OHH.

YOU, UH, OKAY?

- GOOD WORK, DEK. YOU CAN GO NOW.

HUH?

JUST GO!

AND DON'T LET ANYBODY IN!

WHAT WAS THAT?

AS SOON AS OUR EYES MET, I FELT LIKE I WAS BEING SUCKED IN!

AND NOW I FEEL LIKE MY HEART IS BEING SQUEEZED!

WHAT IS THIS FEELING?!

-SO? THINK BOSS IS GONNA EAT HER ALL BY HIMSELF

OR LEAVE SOME FOR US?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT HE WASN'T ACTING LIKE HIS USUAL SELF.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

-HMM, WAS ALMOST LIKE HE WAS NERVOUS.

-ALL RIGHT! STEP RIGHT UP AND DON'T BE SHY.

BE THE FIRST TO GET ONE OF THESE RARE PLANTS

ONLY FOUND IN SOUTH DEMON WORLD.

THEY MAKE GREAT PETS! FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

HOW 'BOUT IT?

-YOU DON'T LOOK FAMILIAR. -EH?

-WHO THE HELL GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO SET UP SHOP HERE?

I NEED PERMISSION?

-IF YOU WANT TO DO BUSINESS IN SOMEONE'S TERRITORY,

YOU NEED PERMISSION FROM ITS BOSS!

THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES IN THE DEMON WORLD!

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW.

PLEASE ALLOW ME TO MEET YOUR BOSS, THEN.

-YOU COME BACK ANOTHER TIME. BOSS IS BUSY NOW.

OH, I GET IT.

HE'S GOT MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO.

THAT'S TOO BAD.

IN THAT CASE, I'LL JUST HAVE TO FORCE HIM TO COME OUT.

SERIOUSLY?!

THE GAME ALREADY HAS THAT MANY SEQUELS?!

YES, I BELIEVE SO.

-THERE'S NOTHING "FINAL" ABOUT IT, THEN!

NO, I GUESS NOT.

THIS IS SO AWESOME!

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M TALKING TO A REAL HUMAN LIKE THIS.

UM, IF IT'S OKAY,

WOULD YOU MIND IF I ASKED YOU A QUESTION NOW?

SORRY. JUST A MINUTE.

YEAH, WHAT?! A TERRITORY CRASHER?

YEAH? WAIT, A PLANT DID WHAT?

HUH. SORRY, I CAN'T GO RIGHT NOW.

NO. NO. I SAID I CAN'T GO!

HUH? YAMADA'S GETTING KILLED? NEVER HEARD OF HIM!

SORRY, THIS CONNECTION IS BAD.

YOU'RE BREAKING UP, CAN'T HEAR YOU.

SO, WHERE WERE WE?

-UM, THAT PHONE CALL SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS IMPORTANT.

-NAH, I DON'T CARE ABOUT GUYS LIKE THAT.

-BUT... -IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME DEAL.

THEY CRASH THE TERRITORY AND TRY TO TAKE THE BOSS'S HEAD.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

-I'M THE BOSS NOW, BUT WHOEVER COMES ALONG AND DEFEATS ME

WILL BE THE NEXT ONE IN CHARGE.

IT'S JUST THE WAY THESE THINGS WORK AROUND HERE.

PRETTY STUPID, HUH?

YAMADA! YAMADA!

-I, UH... -YEAH?

-...TO BE HONEST, I'M STILL NOT SURE WHERE I AM,

AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I'M HERE.

I FEEL SO CONFUSED. -UH-HUH.

-IT'S LIKE BEING AWAKE INSIDE OF A DREAM.

-I KNOW. FEELS LIKE I'M DREAMING, TOO.

IMAGINE -- ME MEETING A HUMAN.

-THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT. -HUH?

-IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN, BUT RIGHT NOW,

WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT YOU GO TO YOUR FRIENDS

BECAUSE THEY NEED YOUR HELP.

IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN...

WHEN SHE STARES AT ME WITH THOSE EYES.

I SEE. SO THAT'S IT.

UM, ARE, UH, YOU ALL RIGHT?

-YOU'RE JUST -- YOU'RE JUST SO CUTE!

-HUH?! I LIKE YOU!

SO I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU IN ANY WAY.

IN FACT, WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO IS PROTECT YOU!

YEAH, THAT'S IT! I REALLY WANT TO PROTECT YOU!

I DON'T HAVE ANY URGE TO BITE

INTO THAT WHITE, SOFT-LOOKING NECK OF YOURS.

I'LL DO ANYTHING YOU ASK ME TO DO. ANYTHING!

AND THAT'S WHY I'M GONNA GO.

IT SOUNDS LIKE MY BUDDIES ARE IN SOME KIND OF TROUBLE!

-BUT, WAIT! THAT WINDOW IS --

DUN-DUN-DUN DA!

WHY'D I LIE TO HER LIKE THAT?

WHY DIDN'T I JUST SUCK HER BLOOD?

I COULD'VE FED ON HER.

AH!

BOSS!

WELL, WELL.

IT APPEARS THAT THE BOSS HAS FINALLY SHOWN UP --

THE ONE WHOSE NAME IS KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE EAST DEMON WORLD,

THE VAMPIRE, STAZ.

VAMPIRE. YUP, THAT'S ME.

-I'VE BEEN TOLD YOU'RE PRETTY CONCEITED.

-I ALWAYS HATED IT THE THING ABOUT SUCKING HUMAN BLOOD.

-SO I'VE COME HERE TO TEACH YOU A LESSON.

BELONGING TO NOBILITY,

GOING AROUND IN A STUPID CAPE -- ALL OF IT.

WATCH OUT FOR HAVE THEM VINES.

THOSE THINGS'LL CHOP YOU TO SHREDS

IF YOU GET TOO CLOSE TO 'EM.

FINE.

BOSS?

- COMING STRAIGHT AT ME?

ARE YOU CRAZY? I'M GONNA RIP YOU TO PIECES!

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

-I'M A VAMPIRE, BUT I CAN EAT GARLIC,

WALK IN THE SUNLIGHT, AND A CROSS DOESN'T SCARE ME ONE BIT.

-HUH? -AND YOU KNOW WHY?

BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I'M A VAMPIRE, I'M MORE THAN THAT.

I'M MY OWN PERSON!

AAAAH!

M-MY HEART'S BEING CRUSHED!

HEART CONSTRICTION! ZIP!

WHOA, THAT WAS AMAZING, BOSS.

YEAH.

-YOU WERE FREAKIN' POWERFUL TODAY.

LET ME GUESS -- YOU BEEN SUCKIN' ON THAT HUMAN?

NO, NOT YET.