"These are all books?" "You want me to read this?" "Here's the smell of the blood still." "All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand." "oh!" "What a sigh is there!" "The heart is sorely charged—" "I'm actually impressed by how flat that was." "You'll make Macbeth cry." "So your name is Macbeth?" "It's the name of that book." "Haven't you heard of Shakespeare?" "We were discouraged from reading any of the classics!" "yeah." "But I can remember my mom reading to me when I was a kid." "Yes..." "There was a story about a town with a statue of a prince and a swallow." "The Happy Prince." "Oscar Wilde." "Give to the poor!" "My ruby..." "My sapphires..." "My gold leaf plating! for humans who know nothing of true tragedy." "eh?" "1)}Life and Death" "You want to contact your mom?" "She's probably worried about me." "You're gonna break." "your past in general... and you'll break eventually." "The same goes regarding your mother." "Forget about her." "Why would I do that?" "They're dangerous..." "You threw away your No. 6 ID because it was dangerous." "The same goes for any lingering attachments you may feel. before you've even realized it." "So I should forget everything?" "Forget everything." "Then how about you?" "Me?" "You risked your life to save me." "That contradicts what you just said." "You have a nasty streak." "You once saved my life." "I returned the favor." "End of story!" "You're right." "You are taller than I am now." "Man..." "Must you be such an airhead?" "You're the one who told Rat I was in danger?" "Thanks." "It was this guy." "They've been equipped with a number of sensors." "It's pretty easy for them to move about the city." "They're robots?" "Wow!" "They really look alive!" "He just happened to see your predicament." "I've spent years snooping around with these..." "Looking for No. 6's Achilles' heel." "Achilles' heel... you've been investigating No. 6." "Have you noticed anything abnormal?" "Abnormal?" "Anything involving bees?" "now..." "That would be your specialty." "Sion." "What's wrong?" "Huh?" "Your hands..." "W-What is this?" "Sion!" "Hey!" "Sion?" "My neck..." "Your neck?" "This is..." "Cut it off..." "We don't have any anesthetics here!" "Don't bother!" "Just hurry!" "Hold on!" "I'll cut that thing off you!" "Sion..." "Sion!" "Rat..." "No more..." "What?" "Let me die..." "Don't give me that shit!" "I'm not letting you die!" "don't you get it?" "Your mommy will cry!" "You want to make your mommy sad?" "!" "And what about that girl?" "The one called Safu! after two years?" "!" "You don't know anything!" "or fighting." "Sion?" "!" "Open your eyes!" "that's a good boy." "You're doing well." "What's going on over there?" "No. 6." "I will expose the hidden infection within." "What's with the long face?" "Aren't you excited about studying abroad?" "Is it Sion?" "Don't worry." "Two years will pass in no time." "Grandmother..." "I've made lots of friends here." "The Twilight House is a wonderful place." "and don't worry about a thing. we'll be connected in our hearts." "Water..." "Impossible..." "What's going on?" "You've been asleep for three days." "Those marks are only on your skin." "Your veins aren't swollen." "You're lucky." "No..." "I can't take this." "Why is this happening?" "I think it's quite charming." "No!" "No!" "Consider them medals of honor." "For surviving." "This is punishment... but I'm alive..." "This is my punishment!" "Raise your head." "damn it!" "do you regret it?" "Regret what?" "Surviving." "Would you prefer death to your current appearance?" "Sion!" "Rat..." "I want to live..." "Good." "the survivors are the victors." "You shouldn't feel bad about being alive." "you should be concerned with how you'll survive another day." "remember those who are gone." "That should be enough." "He says we should eat." "You hungry?" "What kind of soup are you making?" "Macbeth soup." "What's that? and wool of bat in a cauldron..." "I'll pass." "I'm joking." "Help yourself." "Delicious." "It's a pupa." "most likely." "You can tell?" "I saw a bee fly out of Yamase's neck." "living within humans..." "And when did the egg enter your body?" "I don't know. and that the egg matures at an alarming rate." "it emits some kind of substance that kills its host." "Rat?" "Idiot!" "What was that for?" "I'm all wet now!" "I thought you were going into hysterics..." "Why would you think that?" "!" "Because you suddenly started laughing." "I was laughing at how funny this is." "Funny?" "this thing came from No. 6." "Mysterious killer bees are loose in mankind's newest city." "What a riot." "It's not funny!" "People are dying!" "It's funny!" "That city only accepts those who are completely submissive." "weren't you?" "I pledge unflagging loyalty to the city." "The city doesn't forgive or fight." "That's how the city works." "But..." "And you're considered a deviant." "I'm a deviant?" "You bet. and you suspected the city of manipulating information." "you knew the city was a lie." "That's why they tried to kill you off." "the city is being attacked by killer bees." "Serves them right." "But we have to do something!" "It's futile." "I survived..." "My body may have developed antibodies to the bee's poison." "we could use my blood to create a serum!" "Stupid." "You think they'll believe you?" "So what do we do?" "Ignore them." "We'll have prime seats for the city's collapse." "Rat!" "Hey!" "No more water!" "You think the West District will be safe?" "We're all humans!" "Those bees could spread out here!" "The people in that city don't consider us human." "This is a dump for that holy city." "No. 6 prospers by unloading anything unsanitary here." "I have a hunch." "Those monsters will only infest people inside those walls." "I haven't heard of anything like that happening here." "Maybe because there aren't suitable hosts here?" "No way..." "I've heard of a number all labeled accidental." "These monsters are gourmets." "Sorry." "I wasn't trying to make you feel bad." "You were one of the people living inside." "I don't understand this inside-outside business." "Of course not." "Because you never tried to understand." "without question." "and bliss." "I can only pity you. you'll never have the chance to climb back in." "Rat..." "Hmm?" "I want to know the truth." "What reality is..." "What's happening to the world I inhabit..." "I want the facts." "How can you say that stuff straight-faced?" "Come with me." "where are we going?" "A hotel." "A hotel?" "That's just a normal paper wasp." "Spring..." "Hmm? bees enter a state of hibernation." "The parasite eggs will remain dormant during winter." "And once spring comes... they'll all hatch at once." "I like the sound of that." "It'll be like a spring festival." "What was the name again..." "Of the holiday celebrating the date No. 6 was founded?" "The Holy Day." "The Holy Day! filling the air with screams!" "That'll be something to behold." "Rat." "Why do you hate No. 6?" "Why?" "We're here." "Th-This place used to be a hotel?" "It still is." "Huh?" "A dog?" "What is this place?" "A den for wild dogs?" "Did we pass the test?" "guests." "Rat." "You're the one who failed to provide a proper reception." "Who's that?" "Dogkeeper." "The information I asked for..." "You know how it works." "Money up front." "Who are the people in these rooms?" "My customers." "I provide cheap lodging for people with nowhere to sleep." "What about the dogs?" "I rent them out as heaters." "So people don't freeze to death." "So that's why you're called Dogkeeper..." "I found a whole bunch of goodies when I was looking into your request." "You'll have to pay extra." "Ah." "What do you think you're doing?" "!" "It's from Mom..." "Huh?" "This is Mom's handwriting!" "did you send my mom a message?" "It wasn't me." "One of my little rats happened to be passing through." "Thank you." "Wait. we can send others." "We can warn people about the parasite bees!" "Parasite bees?" "That's it..." "We can send a message to the Bureau of Health. but I'm sure we can convince them!" "R-Right..." "We have a sample of the pupa." "I survived! we can save No. 6." "Sion. you'll still choose to protect No. 6." "If that's your decision you'll be my enemy." "your real name is Eve?" "I'm a fan." "A big fan." "Friends?" "Only an idiot would try to be friends with that heartless bastard." "That should be enough!" "you and I are strangers." "Strangers don't need to know each other's secrets." "You saved me again." "He belongs to me." "Rat!" "Revenge?" "Against me?" "Stop posing." "You're just as bad as I am." "Why do you think I'm so irritated?" "Good and Evil" "You're the one who's..." "I want to know more about you."