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APRIL SIXTH

That's them?

Correct. Both of Heart-under-blade's arms are inside.

I see.

I know what you want to say.

That it's surprising Guillotinecutter kept his promise, right?

He was rather reluctant about it. But of course he would be.

Guillotinecutter hunts as his mission, unlike the other two.

But in any case, you've collected all four limbs now.

Congratulations, Araragi.

Come on now, Araragi.

I'm congratulating you,

But you seem to be in a bad mood.

Whatever it is, you should be happy you achieved your goal, you know?

Yet, there's an air about you like you're at a funeral or something.

I have my doubts, Oshino.

Guillotinecutter, as well as Dramaturgy and Episode.

They took Kiss-shot's two arms, right leg, and left leg, respectively.

And yet, it seems like they lost too easily to someone who's never fought before,

Except for scuffles with his little sisters.

What the hell does this mean?

Are those guys weak?

Or am I... too powerful?

It's both.

To them, you're too strong, like you said.

And to you, they're too weak.

Because you're the minion of none other than Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade.

No, but that reason alone--

That's the only reason.

And if that's the case, I'm saying something's wrong!

If you make that assumption, this whole thing doesn't make sense!

Even I, her minion, easily defeated them.

DEFEATED

If Kiss-shot was in her full power mode,

the three of them combined should've been no match for her, right?

DEFEATED the three of them combined should've been no match for her, right?

The three of them combined should've been no match for her, right?

DEFEATED

If Heart-under-blade wasn't at full power at the time, wouldn't that change the story?

Well, I planned to give this to you whether or not you asked me,

But since you did, that makes things easier for me, Araragi.

You show a sharp mind once in a while.

It's Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade's heart.

The truth is, she fought against those vampire hunters without that heart.

So it's understandable that her four limbs were torn off so easily.

She hasn't realized it, has she?

Probably not. She thinks only her limbs were taken.

I see. So that's what happened.

I thought he was pretty cunning,

But Guillotinecutter secretly stole Kiss-shot's heart as well.

No, no, Araragi.

It wasn't Guillotinecutter who took her heart.

Then, who was it?

Me.

I cautiously pulled her heart out so she wouldn't notice.

You can do something like that?

I can.

That means, even if she got her limbs back,

Kiss-shot won't return to her complete full power form.

Of course not.

You were supposed to take her heart back from me after fighting those guys.

Your fourth fight was supposed to be against me.

That's how things were supposed to balance out.

You mean...

I have to fight you now?

You were supposed to, that is.

But I don't intend to.

See, I already gave it to you, didn't I?

I'm really sorry about Class Prez.

Cases where ordinary people become this deeply involved are really rare.

Normally, people avoid apparitions... that girl isn't normal, is she?

And now, you've recovered all the parts that Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade lost.

In other words, now you can go back to being human.

I'll congratulate you once again.

You can rejoice, you know?

oh, one more thing. Just out of curiosity...

Have you been at all hungry lately?

Well, I think I already said so, but ever since I became a vampire,

I don't have much of an appetite, maybe because I'm immortal.

Well, I expect you'll start to feel hungry soon, though.

I mean, it's already been two weeks.

It's been really rough for you.

Well then, Araragi, when you safely return to being human,

Try not to act so carelessly again, okay?

Since you've run into an apparition,

You're likely to be drawn to them from now on, so watch out.

Hey, what's this?

Don't talk like you're leaving.

I'll be leaving town. My work is done, after all.

Although, it was a failure.

But still, what's done is done. The end is the end.

Oh, right, Araragi.

The two million yen I billed you and the three million yen for Class Prez...

Let's just call it even.

Don't give me that look, I don't have any ulterior motives.

I may not look it, but I'm rather generous.

As long as the balance is preserved, I won't make a fuss about it.

So, please give Class Prez my regards.

What's up with him?

MONOGATARI PART 3: REIKETSU

I'm back! I'm back!

Kiss-shot... Just so you know, Oshino took off this afternoon.

What of it?

Well, I was wondering if you're okay not getting mad at him about your heart.

It's fine, it's fine. I'll forgive him.

More like, it doesn't matter!

Kiss-shot. Sorry to spoil your celebration,

But if you don't mind, can you hurry up and make me human again?

Oh, that's right.

Don't worry, I'll turn you back.

However, servant... Shall we chat a bit before that?

Now, what shall we talk about?

Didn't you have something you wanted to talk about?

I guess that wasn't the correct way to phrase it.

I didn't want to talk about anything in particular,

I just wanted to talk about anything.

Is that necessary to turn me back into a human?

It's necessary. At least for me.

I see.

But, well, you've been alive for 500 years. You shouldn't ever run out of conversation topics.

Not much has happened.

All I've been doing is deathmatches against the likes of those three, after all.

It's basically been a very boring 500 years.

NOW, WHAT SHALL WE TALK ABOUT

NOW, WHAT SHALL WE TALK ABOUT

Let's see...

The only thing I can think of is that man after all...

I already told you that you're the second minion I've created, yes?

So, this is the story of my first minion.

That's right, you did mention something...

That I'm second, and the first one in 400 years.

Was he like me?

Why would you think that?

W-Well, that's...

The only thing you have in common is your ethnicity.

WRITTEN BY: NISLOLSIN MONOGATARI ART BY: HAJIME UEDA

He was a warrior.

A highly skilled warrior I could count on to have my back.

I see. But you said he was the same ethnicity?

Yes, he was Japanese.

Back when I was young and playing around all over the world,

I met him in this country.

I learned Japanese at that time, too.

Though, the language has changed quite a bit since then.

I see. But why didn't you have him help this time?

Impossible.

He's already dead.

And that was a considerable time ago.

Do you remember that I mentioned I sometimes wield a blade during battle?

That blade is a memento from him.

The demon sword "Kokoro Watari."

He said it was made by an obscure swordsmith, but supposedly it's a very fine blade.

I see.

Don't move.

Don't move. I just cut you.

Does it hurt anywhere?

N-No.

That means my skill hasn't deteriorated, either.

You can move now. You've already healed.

Wh-What's the deal?

My body might've healed, but it's not like my clothes would, right?

So where did you cut?

I cut sideways across your torso.

Once again I have cut an unbearable object.

Unbearable?

Don't worry about your clothes, either.

After all, its sharpness is proven.

It's so sharp that the cut surface reconnects if left alone for a while.

Of course, that's only if you're as skilled as me.

So, leaving this as a memento, he passed away.

An immortal vampire dying...

You mean, he was killed by vampire hunters?

No. He wasn't the type of man to be murdered by someone else.

Then, why?

Suicide.

They say boredom kills people, right?

In most cases, vampires start wanting to die after living for 200 years or so.

If there was anything strange about that man,

It was that he chose to die merely a few years after becoming a vampire.

Nothing can be changed in such a short time.

He died right in front of my eyes.

He threw himself out into the sun, as if showing off to me.

And since then, I haven't made a minion, until I met you.

You weren't bored at all?

I've been bored all this time.

But you didn't bore me, servant.

Everything you said and did was ludicrous.

A human who willingly sticks his neck out for a vampire is probably a first in history.

What's more, you called me Kiss-shot from the very start.

Now.

It's about time to turn you back into a human.

Y-Yeah.

Come to think of it...

The first minion never asked to become a human again?

Even if he asked, I didn't have the means to turn him back into a human then.

This time, I'm making the most of what I learned back then.

So, are you ready?

Not yet. I laughed so hard, I'm a bit hungry.

Can we eat something first?

Well, having suddenly returned to my full form, I do feel a bit hungry.

Are you bringing some rations here?

Rations?

Well, it's my last night as a vampire, so I'm kinda reluctant to turn back.

Is there anything you want to eat?

I don't have a preference.

Well, fine. Do as you like, my servant.

I'll believe the sentiment that you want to be my servant, if only for a moment longer.

I'll be Preparing on the second floor.

Okay.

In the end, I guess she'll go somewhere else.

Well, I can't do anything about that.

You meet people, and then you Part ways

Even if these two weeks were nothing but terrible memories for Kiss-shot

When I think back, it might not have been that terrible a spring break for me!

It might not have been all that terrible!

Following the wrap-up Party on the roof, let's have a farewell Party, too!

And I'll give a proper goodbye to Kiss-shot!

I'm back!

Oh, servant!

You came back earlier than I thought.

But I told you...

It's proper manners to excuse yourself when a lady is eating her meal.

While I was waiting for you, this guy came along.

Even the barrier wasn't enough to shroud me when I'm at full power.

What? You didn't bring that rations with the glasses and braid?

CURSE

APRIL SEVENTH

By reputation, priests are never tasty...

However, he was rather delicious!

I thought I didn't have a preference, but...

"Hunger is the best sauce." That's so well said.

No...

You shouldn't eat humans.

However, servant...

If you don't eat, you die.

She must have been eating all this time

She must have continued to eat

The first minion

And the second

Having lived 500 years, there's no way she only sucked the blood of those two

So all her other human Prey must've been ripped apart like that

and eaten, leaving no bone or muscle

That's how she nourishes herself if she doesn't create a minion

If Kiss-shot eats any humans in the future

If she eats any meals It will be all my fault

If Hanekawa is eaten

If my little sisters are eaten

If my Parents are eaten

it will be entirely my fault

All because I saved her

Because of me

Because of me

Because of me!

I can't take it.

I can't take it, yet

I can't take it, yet, I'm a vampire, too

Oh, one more thing

Have you been at all hungry lately?

What am I going to do?

I have no choice but to die now.

I have no choice but to die.

Oh Right But I wish I could have told Hanekawa

I deleted her cell Phone number and email address myself

Right in front of her

I deleted them, just to hurt her

TSUBASA HANEKAWA

I'm telling you, don't mess with other people's phones without permission.

I'm here to deliver a girl.

It looks like...

I've been tricked into getting locked up inside the gym storage room.

What should I do if Araragi does lewd things to me?

Flashlight, on.

You're sitting directly across so you can look at my panties!

You misunderstand what kind of guy I am.

Even if there was a naked girl in front of me,

I'd refrain from looking if she told me not to.

That's normal.

No, Hanekawa, you don't know how much of a gentlemen I am.

"Gentlemen" is plural.

Well, if that's true, then I really do have something to look forward to.

Look forward to what?

In the new term, I'll get to see lots of you being gentle and such, right?

So, you can't die.

You can't die.

Thinking that way is proof that your heart is making an escape.

You're amazing.

You are amazing.

Compared to you, I feel like I'm a terribly worthless guy.

If I had never met you, I probably would've died a lot earlier.

No, I'm telling you, you can't die.

Please listen to what I'm saying.

It's all because of me.

My rash actions caused these results.

You know, back then, when I gave my blood to Kiss-shot,

I didn't think it would end up like this.

Because of me, a person died.

It's not your fault, Araragi.

Besides, for Heart-under-blade, it's something natural.

It's the same thing as us eating cows and pigs.

Yeah! That's why it's not Kiss-shot's fault. I'm the one to blame.

It's my fault.

It's nobody else's fault.

And it never occurred to me.

Dramaturgy.

Episode.

Guillotinecutter.

That those three were just, and acted on behalf of humans.

I've become an enemy to all humans.

So are you giving up on becoming human again?

Araragi, have you given up on being human?

You said you wanted to go back to being a human,

That you wanted to return to reality!

There's a victim now.

It's too selfish of me to want my wish to be the only one granted after all this.

If you're talking about being selfish...

Aren't you being even more selfish right now?

I mean, you're trying to throw out everything you've caused, and escape it all.

Your heart is fleeing, and your body is too.

That's not it.

I don't want to flee. I want to take responsibility.

To end this immortal life by my own hand is the least I can do to atone.

You're only adding to your sins.

Suicide is a sin.

Hanekawa...

Hanekawa.

I'm not human right now. I'm a vampire. So...

Unlike you, I'm a weak person,

So if I don't die right now, I'm sure I'll let it drag on.

And someday, my appetite will take over.

Hanekawa...

Eventually, even you will be nothing more than food to me.

Then, eat me.

Wh-What are you saying?

If I can't die for their sake, I don't call that person my friend.

I told you, didn't I? That you'd be disappointed if you found out who I really am.

What in the world are you?

I'm your friend, or at least I want to be.

A friend wouldn't normally get this involved, you know.

I said this before...

How can you go so far for my sake when we've just met?

If you did that for anyone, you would obviously run out of bodies!

I wouldn't do this for just anyone.

I'm doing this because it's you.

After all, if it's to save just you,

One body is more than enough!

So, you can't die.

Please don't die.

Nobody can stop a fully revived Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade.

Her revival was my fault, and as a result,

She will go on eating humans like it's nothing.

Guillotinecutter couldn't do it.

There's no way Dramaturgy or Episode will even come close.

If there's any possibility, it'd be Oshino.

But the only thing he ever does is preserve balance, nothing more.

To him, the case concerning Kiss-shot is already closed.

There's nobody left to stop that vampire.

Not even you?

You can't stop her?

Or rather, aren't you the only one who can stop her?

You're the only minion.

Which means you're the only existence that can stop her, right?

On your mark

Get set

Me?

Me, eradicate Kiss-shot?

The look on your face has changed.

It'll be all right

I will completely eradicate her

THREE

Two

ONE

Then, I'll help, of course.

If there's anything I can do, don't hesitate to ask.

That said, I can't think of any service I can provide that's even more lewd.

Hanekawa.

What is it?

Would you allow me to touch your breasts?

- Your breasts-- - No, I heard you.

Well...

Why do you need to do that?

It's absolutely necessary.

That's right, you haven't seen

What Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade's complete form looks like.

Well, no... But I've seen her 12 and 17-year-old forms.

So I have a good idea of what she'd look like at 27.

It's probably beyond imagination. She's got breasts beyond imagination.

Breasts...

I'm afraid I'll lose because I'll be distracted by those breasts.

I'm sure they'll bounce a lot during combat.

So, as a countermeasure, I want to build up my resistance to female breasts.

I-I-It's a much stupider reason than I expected!

D-Doesn't it make sense logically?

Oh, fine.

I can?

Hold on...

...a second.

Araragi.

What?

If you're going to massage them, do so properly.

P-Properly?

I think you should massage them for at least sixty seconds.

S-Sixty?

No need to go easy!

R-Right!

Y-You know, Hanekawa.

Can you face the other way?

It's too much for me to do this while staring at your face.

L-Lift both arms up.

This isn't morning calisthenics!

Y-You won't be mad at me later, right?

Don't worry. I won't get mad.

Promise?

Promise.

Then, how to put this...

Just in case this ends up in court, can you say,

"Araragi. Please massage my braless breasts. I'd appreciate it." for me?

A-Araragi!

P-Please m-massage my braless breasts.

I'd... I'd appreciate it.

You have to say it loud and clear.

Otherwise it sounds like I'm forcing you to say it.

You have to be louder, and say what you want done, and where.

You have to tell me of your own will, Hanekawa.

A-Araragi!

P-Please m-massage my braless breasts!

I'd appreciate it!

"It'd be an honor if Araragi massaged my breasts."

It'd be an honor if Araragi massaged m-my breasts.

Let's see...

"I tried hard to make my breasts be this lewd, just for Araragi to massage them."

I-I tried hard to make my breasts be this lewd... jus-just for Araragi to massage them.

I see. It didn't seem like it, but you're actually pretty perverted.

Oh, yes, I'm very perverted. I'm sorry.

There's no need to apologize.

No matter how perverted you are, people won't be troubled by that.

You're right.

So, in what way are the breasts of the perverted and serious class president lewd?

I-I take pride in how big and soft they are, which makes them more lewd!

I see So that's what it was

My life has been for this day

The human named Koyomi Araragi was born to experience this one day

More like, it's totally impossible for me to massage a friend's breasts!

No way! I just can't do this after all!

Chicken.

Chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken...

I'm a chicken. I'm hopeless. I'm sorry!

I took advantage of your kindness!

But thanks to your physically devoted actions, I've come to my senses.

Do you think that's enough?

Do you know how much resolve it took to be sitting like this right now?

Oh no, a lowly person like me can't even imagine.

So, c-can you tell me how much resolve it took?

Honestly, I didn't think it would stop at my breasts getting massaged.

Like, oh, I see, that's how it is.

My first time was going to be on a mat in the school gym's storage room.

Isn't it too soon to have that kind of resolve?

Well, I felt it acceptable.

It's acceptable?

And yet, after all the teasing and humiliation,

Not one finger was laid on my body!

Araragi...

Am I that unattractive?

C-Can I massage your shoulders instead?

Shoulders?

Yes, shoulders.

I would like to massage your shoulders.

That's all. Thank you very much.

You've had enough?

Y-Yes. The sequel will be on the internet.

No way am I getting massaged on the internet!

Th-Then, we'll pick up where we left off in the new term.

Okay.

You made a girl go this far for you,

So you can't possibly lose now, can you?

Yo.

I didn't think you'd ever come to me.

Just this once.

Servant, I understood how you felt while the sun was up.

I understand the reason why you got that angry as well.

I feel I was too inconsiderate of you, someone who was previously human.

So just this once, I will bow my head down to you.

Come back under my helm.

Live together with me.

You were the one who saved my life.

You're a strange fellow,

But that's all the more reason why I feel I can live together with you.

Would you like to live an eternal life together with me?

I decline.

You ate a human. That alone is reason enough for me.

If you had known, would you not have saved me?

Are you saying you would have left me to die?

I didn't understand anything at all.

No. That's not it. I had known from the beginning.

I was just averting my eyes from it.

Because I thought I could die for you.

In other words, I allowed you to eat a human.

But I didn't go so far as to imagine other people dying as a result.

My actions, though beautiful, were not righteous.

I thought that's what you'd say.

I wanted to hear you say that.

There's no longer any doubt in my mind.

Servant, I had a vague idea from the very beginning as well.

I thought you were someone of that nature.

POCRISY

That you would be kind to me only when I was weak.

Yes. I knew that. POCRITE!

That you would show no interest in me once I became my complete self.

That's what I thought.

POCRISY

You didn't save me because it was me.

You would've saved anyone if they were that weak.

POCRISY

POCRITE! (WAAAH)

Now, come closer, my servant.

If you kill me personally,

You can turn back into one of those humans you love so much!

Kiss-shot, there's one last thing I'd like to ask you.

Go ahead. I'll answer any question,

As a gift you can take to the afterlife. Ask away.

What are humans to you?

Food.

I wanted to hear you say that, too.

Please die, my master!

You shall die, my servant!

Wonderful!

This is the true pleasure of fellow vampires fighting to the death!

More! Give me more, my servant!

By the way, I'll tell you something good, my servant!

Though, it's pointless for you to know, since we'll be parting ways here!

I used to be a human myself.

Formerly human. In other words, I'm the same ilk as Dramaturgy and you!

You weren't a purebred?

I've forgotten most of what I was like when I was human,

But I apparently came from a pretty well-off household!

But for a vampire who's more than 300 years old,

There's no real difference between a purebred and a minion!

What of it!

Nothing. I had forgotten for a while, that's all.

I remembered after having that argument with you last night!

That, come to think of it,

in the beginning, I myself

Felt some hesitation about eating humans!

Then...

It's the same for you!

If you eat even one person, the guilt will vanish, don't you see?

Kiss-shot...

I'm human.

I see. I'm a vampire.

Finally, it's time for the Japanese national team to enter the stadium

Seeking the Path to glory, they withstood harsh training,

And now these young Japanese men and women walk with their heads held high!

Thinking back, Tokyo was set to host the Olympics in 1940,

but that dream was washed away in the fires of war

Hold on a second!

Five years ago, the Tokyo Olympics were officially confirmed

Five years since, the efforts of each and every citizen in Japan Araragi, something's strange!

Five years since, the efforts of each and every citizen in Japan Hanekawa! Stay hidden!

Seems to have been for this day! Hanekawa! Stay hidden!

Seems to have been for this day! N-No! Something has been really strange for a while!

N-No! Something has been really strange for a while!

Held for the first time in Asia, the festival of the century, N-No! Something has been really strange for a while!

Held for the first time in Asia, the festival of the century,

I think we're probably overlooking something tremendously important.

The 18th Olympic Games of peace, philanthropy, and courage I think we're probably overlooking something tremendously important.

I think we're probably overlooking something tremendously important.

Be silent!

D-Don't say unnecessary things, rations!

Ms. Heart-under-blade...

Can it be, that you...

Lowly human, don't interrupt!

What's wrong, my servant?

I still seem to have roughly half my blood left.

With this much blood gone, I can no longer move.

But if you don't hurry, I'll revive soon enough.

How were you going to turn me back into a human?

What does that have to do with anything now?

Ms. Heart-under-blade.

Did you intend to be killed by Araragi from the start?

So you could turn him back into a human?

Stop spouting nonsense, rations. What grounds do you have--

Then, how were you planning to turn Araragi back into a human?

Please tell us.

It goes without saying.

I never intended to turn this servant back into a human.

I was lying so that he'd collect my limbs for me.

That's not true.

You had him collect the parts,

because if Araragi killed you while you were incomplete,

He wouldn't turn back into a human, right?

It's pointless unless you're killed after you've returned to your complete form.

And you... are planning to die.

What's the point in you saying that?

Now that you've said that,

Do you think this servant of mine will be able to kill me?

Wh-Why...

Why would you do such a thing?

I was searching for a place to die.

I felt it'd be all right if I died.

Or so I thought.

But at the end, I was afraid to die.

I was afraid of the thought of disappearing after existing for 500 years.

That I would no longer exist was scary, too scary, and I couldn't help myself.

I was saved by someone else for the first time in my life.

I had never been saved by anyone, human or vampire.

As I was sucking your blood, I thought about what I was doing.

That's why...

I thought I would die for you.

Because I couldn't die for his sake.

I couldn't bring myself to die for him.

I couldn't turn him back into a human.

So...

What, are you crying?

You're such a crybaby. My servant is so pathetic.

No, these aren't tears.

This is... This is blood.

Blood is flowing.

There's blood flowing in your veins, too!

You really did something you shouldn't have, rations.

I was going to be conveniently caught off guard at some point and killed.

But, oh well.

In any case, you have no choice but to kill me.

If you don't, I'll eat 1000 humans a day starting tomorrow.

If I say that, then you'll have to kill me, right?

As proof I'm not making idle threats, I'll start with that rations over there.

Will that make up your mind?

The life you saved is one that you must end.

Isn't that what you would call... responsibility, was it?

Kiss-shot...

You were the second one to call me by that name.

And, you will be the last.

Come, go ahead and kill me, my servant.

Come. Come. Come. Come. Come. Come. Come.

Come. Come. Come. Come.

COME, Come. Come.

COME,

Dammit!

Oshino!

Meme oshino!

I know you're out there watching!

Stop acting like you don't care! Hurry up and come out here!

I understand everything you were talking about now!

I won't ask for any more explanations! So come out!

I also understand what I've done!

So come out, Meme Oshino!

You don't have to shout. I can hear you.

Araragi, what a coincidence to see you here.

Oshino.

And seriously, you sure are sassy.

Did something nice happen to you, or something?

I have a job for you.

Do something about this.

Something?

That's vague.

I'll pay you.

It's not a matter of money.

Then what kind of matter is it?

It's a matter for you.

Don't force it on me.

Hello, Class Prez.

Nice to meet you, I believe.

Nice to meet you. I'm Hanekawa.

Brat. Don't get in the way. That was the agreement we had.

I don't recall having an agreement with you, Heart-under-blade.

I merely wanted to arrange the situation for the better.

If you were choosing to die in order to turn Araragi back into a human,

That simply worked out in my favor.

So, what will it be?

You have a job for me as a specialist?

As for the price...

Let's see... I guess I'll take the 5 million yen I wrote off earlier.

So, what is your wish?

I want you to tell me how everyone can be happy.

A way where nobody ends up miserable.

Naturally, such a way doesn't exist. Are you stupid?

However, there is a way for everyone to be miserable.

In other words, you split up all the misery created by this incident, and share the burden.

Nobody's wish will be granted, but if that's okay, there's a way to do that.

Specifically...

Let's see. Araragi, you almost fully kill Heart-under-blade, to a critical point.

Take most of her attributes and skills as a vampire.

But not enough to kill her.

Heart-under-blade will be even closer to death than she was before.

With no shape or form, not even a name remaining.

She will be a humanoid quasi-vampire of an existence.

An existence that can't eat humans, no matter how hungry.

And Araragi, you won't turn back into a human, either.

However, you can become barely not human.

You'll be a vampiric quasi-human of an existence.

Technically, you won't be human, but still infinitely distant from being a vampire.

You'll be in a limbo state as such.

Looks like it'll suit you.

The thing is, you'll survive, Araragi,

But Heart-under-blade won't have enough sustenance and will starve to death.

The only nutrition that can keep her alive

Will be your flesh and blood as the one who reduced her to such a state.

You must devote the rest of your life to Heart-under-blade.

And she will have to nestle up to you for the rest of her life.

Then, we humans...

Yup. We'll have to give up hunting the dangerous existence known as the vampire.

In other words, a risk remains.

The danger will remain that Heart-under-blade and Araragi

Both revert to vampires and eat humans.

Stop spouting such nonsense, brat!

I-I don't wish to stay alive so badly to be left in such a condition!

I choose death! Please let me die for his sake!

Kill me! Hurry up and kill me! I don't wish to continue living!

That's why I said you'll end up miserable.

Your wish won't come true.

Of course, Araragi is the one who will make the decision.

My servant!

Servant...

Servant...

Servant...

Even then, I wish for you to continue living.

P-Please I beg you.

If you will... Please, I'd like you to kill me.

Kill me, and go back to being human. Think of this as saving me.

I'm sorry, Kiss-shot.

I'm not going to save you.

APRIL EIGHTH

A wound.

You still have a wound.

In the end, how much vampiric nature does your body still have?

Well, it looks like my healing powers are up a bit.

I feel like my gums bleed less when I'm brushing my teeth.

How dull.

That's about it.

If you look at this in a positive light,

I was able to turn back into a human, but I still have a few aftereffects.

I see. Aftereffects, huh?

Well, even if I'm a human right now,

That I can be out in the sun like this makes me feel like the world's really changed.

How constructive of you.

Hey, you're late, Araragi. We've been waiting.

Really...

I'm really sorry.

If you feel like killing me, you can kill me at any time.

Though, I don't think that's the right thing to do, either.

I guess you can say it's human selfishness.

The disgust you felt with vampires eating humans, in a way,

Is like being disgusted when you see a cute little cat eating a mouse.

And you chose to keep a vampire as a pet, so to speak.

After grinding down its fangs, pulling out its claws, crushing its throat, and neutering it.

You, who was treated as a pet, are treating your master as a pet now.

If you think about it that way, this story isn't heartwarming after all.

But, well, I'll do something about it when the time comes.

So if you get sick of being like that, just let me know at any time, Araragi.

I'll never get sick of it.

Because I'm choosing to do it.

Then, why not do whatever you like?

We wounded each other, and now we lick each other's wounds

Now that we're damaged, we seek each other

If you were to die tomorrow,

I'm fine with tomorrow being the last day of my life

If you were to live through today,

I will also choose to live through today

And therefore, the story of the wounded is about to begin

Soaking red, drying black, a story of blood

The story of our Precious wounds that will never heal

But there will never be a time when I'll tell this story to someone else