01x08 - The Banquet

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The Banquet

Episode Eight

Hey, Blue Hair. Let's call a truce.

We should deal with that pompous

insurance guy first.

Great idea. Do you have a plan?

You get to play the decoy.

I'll set up an ambush on the second floor.

The precious diamond is drenched in saliva.

I must disinfect it.

Yeah, no one said you're

taking that just yet

So why does your advisory security

department hate monsters so much?

There are those like Fatima who

do this out of a sense of justice,

but it's not like we actually

enjoy dealing with you lot.

It sure seems like you do to me!

I'd never touch any of you if I could help it.

Oh, I knew someone like you.

A real neat freak type. Total penny-pincher.

Every time they went out,

they'd stare at the ground,

and go on about bugs, garbage, and filth.

They just wouldn't shut up.

I didn't know what to do with them.

Until one day, that person

got shat on by a bird.

Did that do it?

Not sure what people would think

about Lupin committing m*rder.

Don't you worry. That won't

be enough to k*ll him.

I know he's here.

Why can't I hear where he is?

Why?

Because I'm the Phantom of the Opera.

Ever since I was sixteen,

I lived at the Opera House.

I built a secret home by the underground lake

twenty-three floors below the surface.

I learned about vocalization and acoustics.

It's impossible to defeat

me in the realm of sound.

That's really not going to help you in here.

My, how ill-mannered you are.

I see no reason to mind my

manners with an enemy.

Tachikage.

Matsushima.

Are those pure silver b*ll*ts?

This is over.

Actually, your punishment

is just about to begin.

What did you

What did I do? Actually, it was you.

Your hand decided to kiss my lips, remember?

I have a unique venom.

If you touch it,

the venom makes you feel numb

and hot as you fall under my spell.

I love blood from girls like you.

But I just had dinner a moment ago

I'll just have to make you my dessert.

Holmes!

Well, that's no good.

There's nothing magical about

k*lling someone with a g*n.

Watson, do you have any more spare b*ll*ts?

I'm completely out, too. Do you have a plan?

I'll use baritsu.

Let's have a little chat, Mister Goatee.

You caught my eye as well.

Why do you lot want the Penultimate Night?

They say it's the key to finding werewolves.

Finding werewolves? For what purpose?

Our organization is still expanding, you see.

We're looking for more recruits.

More importantly

Why is the rest of you

below the neck missing?

It was stolen recently, you see.

I'm looking for it now.

Oh! Actually, we might have it

What?

All magic requires something in exchange.

That's elementary, my dear Aleister.

Of course, you have the antidote.

But

What just happened?

It's been a while, Professor Moriarty.

I haven't seen you since

Reichenbach Falls, Holmes.

Erik!

What the hell are you doing here?

I could ask you the same question.

Fatima, how could you let a

mere phantom get your arm?

I-I'm terribly sorry!

Are you all right, Reynold?

Your head seems to be split open.

I'm perfectly fine!

Let's take care of the trash

and retrieve the diamond.

The diamond?

Well, this has turned into an even bigger mess.

Found it.

Fatima!

Right!

Fa—

Well, now

We're going to leave now.

But the diamond

There's no way we're going to

get it back from that monster.

Let's go!

I didn't think you were still alive.

I'm personally surprised that the

young lady there is still alive

even if she is an immortal monster.

To think I'd run into the person I was

looking for in a place like this

Do you have history with this man, as well?

He happened to run off with

my body about a year ago.

I just now found out that

his name was Moriarty

But it all makes sense now

Including that initial belonging

to a man, presumed dead,

who headed up a now-extinct

criminal organization.

I see. You investigated me using my cane.

But you have no means of moving on your own.

Unfortunately for you, I have—

Two assistants.

Judging from the state of that birdcage,

the one who carries you is rather careless,

and the other is meticulous.

One of your surviving attendants, perhaps.

The one who carries you must be

a rather talented hired man.

Where is my body right now?

Within my possession.

But I'm afraid I can't return it.

It's a very important sample, you see.

So you're the leader of the organization

Aleister was talking about.

Why have you come back after eight years?

Are you trying to rebuild

your criminal organization?

This time by collecting monsters?

I figured out how to improve it.

I casually took on an apprentice,

but he gave me inspiration.

An apprentice?

A young British man with curly flaxen hair.

He said that he wanted a strong body

and wanted his body to be

combined with a monster's.

He also asked how one conducts

a transplant surgery.

A human artificially bestowed

with the powers of a monster

If it could be done, their usefulness

would know no bounds.

So, I agreed.

And who is this young man?

I'm sure you've all heard of him.

He's the man who pulled off the perfect

crime in Whitechapel eleven years ago.

You don't mean

Jack the Ripper.

Gorgeous gem, isn't it?

They say it's artificial, though.

It's beautiful because it's artificial.

I'm the fearsome Oni Slayer.

The name's Tsugaru Shinuchi.

And you are?

My current comrades call me Jack.

I do hope you'll take it easy on me!

Oh?

That was close.

Did you use her heart?

Well, it happened to be handy, so

You've got an interesting mind.

Have I met you before?

I can't say. I'm quite the dunce,

so I might have forgotten.

We had our eyes on two monsters:

the oni and the Immortal.

They're both from Japan.

Giving a human the powers of

both the oni and the Immortal

It would create a being that possessed brains,

brawn, and regenerative abilities all in one.

Jack and I headed to Japan.

The oni were about to go extinct,

but I was able to acquire a few of them.

I gathered a group of youths—only those

possessed of great physical fortitude—

transplanted the oni cells I had extracted

into them, and observed their progress.

I highly doubt the youths

you found were volunteers.

I'll admit that most of my observations

were made through iron bars.

The changes were immediate.

Immediately, markings appeared on

the skin along their arteries,

the same color as the oni they'd

received their transplant from.

Their hair and eye colors also changed,

and their physical abilities skyrocketed.

But within a month,

half of them had gone mad.

They just had too much oni in them.

I infused Jack with just the right amount.

How could you conduct such

an appalling experiment?

And then, my oni hybrid was complete.

Next, I needed to acquire Japan's one and

only Immortal, even rarer than the oni.

As for how that turned out

Well, I'm sure you're already aware.

Yes, painfully so.

So you used my body for

these surgeries as well.

The composition of the Immortal's body

was fundamentally different

from other creatures.

Just like the oni hybrid, her body

seemed to be artificially created.

Aya Rindo, did someone do

something to you, as well?

Yes, well About 950 years ago.

But who?

A freak. An absolute freak.

My hat is off to that person.

I was very eager to find out how your

body worked, but I could not understand it.

Still, the Immortal's cells provided

Jack's body with powerful immunity.

The unstable oni cells also

settled perfectly after that.

Which meant

You could add other monsters into the mix.

In order to make Jack even more powerful,

I hunted down a vampire named Ezzelin von

Klatka and mixed in his cells, as well.

The results were magnificent!

His senses and regenerative

abilities became more powerful,

with no accompanying vulnerabilities

to silver, holy water, or sunlight.

Well, now I know why you're

after the Penultimate Night.

You've gotten a vampire, so a werewolf is next.

We're trailblazers, creating the

world's first chimera.

So you now have a human in your organization

with the immunity of the Immortal,

the physical strength of an oni,

and the regenerative abilities of a vampire—

a nigh-invincible monster!

Well done, Holmes's assistant.

A very precise summary.

Your body's very tough.

I can't cut through to the bone!

Flattery will get you bloodier.

Well, I do love the sight of blood!

Then we're going to get along great!

Got you!

My wounds aren't healing.

You really are an oni hybrid, aren't you?

Takes one to know one, I guess.

That's strange. We confirmed that all

the other test subjects were dead.

No, wait

There was one test subject

who escaped after surgery.

So you're Number 9.

Your hair's blue now, so I didn't recognize you.

Ah You're the assistant

who was with the geezer.

Your hair's red now, so I didn't recognize you.

I'm shocked.

I thought you'd die right away

from having too much oni in you.

What are you doing in London?

We've been chasing you lot.

Chasing us?

For what?

Revenge? A cure?

To perform, actually.

We're taking our freakshow overseas!

What a frivolous mind.

It seems I was wrong.

Your mind is of no use to me.

There's no point in lingering here.

You're not going to finish me off?

You're not even worth that much.

I've got a mountain of things to do.

Ow

Naughty girl.

You little wench!

I was trying to be gentle and

that still wasn't enough?!

You were terrible.

I don't know how many

centuries you've been alive,

but I'm used to someone who's far

more experienced than you.

You really think you can win with that thing?

Without a doubt.

Then, this time

I'll have to be a little rougher!

Oh, damn it all!

It appears as though Jack

has obtained the diamond.

We're done here, so we'll

be taking our leave.

Victor, Aleister, let us go.

Yes.

Sure.

If you're going to rebuild your organization,

we'll just tear it down again!

Ah, I forgot to tell you

our organization's name.

We are the Banquet. We look

forward to seeing you again.

I'm glad that you and Mister Holmes

seem to be all right, Master.

You're an absolute mess. We need

to stop the bleeding immediately.

Where's Shizuku?

I'm right here.

Lady Aya I've returned.

Welcome back, Shizuku.

Are you all right?

I'm fwine

An aphrodisiac venom

Considering how much it's affected you,

it must've been quite powerful.

Are you the only survivors?

I heard that Reynold was

also gravely injured.

I received reports that Lupin and the

Phantom couldn't be found on the premises.

Where could they have gone?

The waterway.

That route opened up once the

water level went down in the moat.

By flooding the basement

with the moat's water,

Lupin also managed to

secure an escape route.

Unbelievable.

Lupin is a true phantom thief.

There's actually one more unfortunate

thing I have to report

The safe that should've been

in the sunroom is missing.

Geh! I forgot to retrieve it.

Did Lupin take that, too?

Looks like we've been utterly defeated.

May I have your attention, please?

Now, behold!

Damn that little wench!

The next time I see her

For now, let us toast.

We have won the battle for the diamond.

Jack. Well done, my boy.

Now, show us the Penultimate Night.

What am I going to do with you?

I was a pretty rotten kid. I just

couldn't keep my hands to myself.

Here you go, Mister Fogg.

You can have this back.

Ah, thank you.

But how could such a small

gem cause so much chaos?

We might find the answer

If we crack the code.

You mean the poem that's engraved inside?

"The dawn is red as blood.

The sunset is purple as a corpse.

Do not gaze upon my hideous self

as the moon shines down on me,

for there is a wolf inside of me."

I've already cracked that code.

Mister Holmes, please hold the

Penultimate Night up to that arc lamp.

That diamond also contains europium.

That element glows red when

hit with ultraviolet rays.

Fangzähnewald.

The Forest of Fangs.

So that's where the werewolves are.

The red-haired fellow was

doing the same thing.

They're going to be a pain in the rear.

That whole lot's nothing but monsters.

Well, you're the renowned

Oni Slayer, are you not?

Seems like they'd be right up your alley.

Welp, you've got me there.