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Moonlight swaying against the waves
Moonlight inside a dead sleep
I would run alone
in the darkest night
if I can see you
Red, yellow, sunflower (Moonlight)
Orange, ultramarine, hydrangea (lnside a dead sleep)
Red, yellow, sunflower (Moonlight)
Orange, ultramarine, hydrangea (Swaying against the waves)
Please spare me!
I can't help it. I have to keep on shining on the stage.
Wouldn't it be your problem too, if my popularity should fade?
So it was true after all.
Who are you?
I'd been hearing these rumors for quite some time...
...that Yukie Tsukimura sold her soul to the Devil,
that she's a monster who fed off of other people to gain stardom.
Yoko, what do you want?
To think all that was true!
Tell me, how many women have fallen victim so far?
Poor thing, I would have spared you if you hadn't found out.
Yoko, I'm so sorry.
Can I interest you in a little deal with me, my dear Devil?
You don't mean to...?
Why not?
If you promise me the same luster you granted to Tsukimura,
you can have it all!
Take all of my unspoiled soul!
Don't do it! Do you even know what you're saying?
This is not something you can handle!
You stay out of this.
C'mon, my dear Devil, why don't you dump that tired old soul...
...and possess me instead?
And make me the greatest actress the whole world will recognize!
Stop it!
Yoko, don't do it!
No! You can't!
Amazing! You're the Devil?
It won't work! What could a woman like her do for you?
Have you forgotten how I've always satisfied your desires?
Come inside me!
We can still work it out! Please, I beg of you!
Please don't go! I would be so miserable without you!
Don't!
I did it! I really did it!
I've finally captured the brilliance of a star!
The Second Night: The Terms of Stardom
I'm here at the condominium where, just last night,
Ms. Tsukimura plunged herself to death.
Since the tragedy made the news, many of her fans have gathered...
...at the scene, and their profound sorrow is prevalent.
I'm in shock. I was quite fond of that actress.
Why would she want to die?
All beautiful people are very fragile.
The more beautiful their demise, the more legends are spun.
I wouldn't like to be remembered as just a legend.
I agree. When you're dead, that's it!
And the truth remains sealed in the dark...isn't that right?
Ms. Yayoi.
So you know about Yukie Tsukimura's leaping suicide.
"Know" isn't the word. I've just seen the scene in grisly detail.
Ranging from opera to musical,
Miss Tsukimura was a great, charismatic actress,
always shining at the center of the entertainment industry.
Did you learn any age-defying make-up tips from the great one?
I was on an assignment!
Keep joking like that, and I'll thrust a cross in your chest!
Rather than being thrust,
I prefer doing the thrusting myself.
Mr. Shido, sir, what exactly do you have in mind to "thrust"?
Jeez, did you have to ask?
That's why I hate naive women!
I'm not naive! Mind your business, shorty!
- You starting? - Are you?
Will you guys keep it down a second?
I'm getting down to a serious professional matter now.
Since the NOS is involved, it's got to do with the night breeds.
Last night, the dismembered body of Tsukimura's manager...
...was also discovered.
On the very same stage she was scheduled to appear, no less.
They didn't mention a word about that on TV.
There were bite marks on his body.
Cannibalism?
And the pieces of his flesh were found in Tsukimura's stomach.
Goodness... Does that mean Tsukimura was a night breed?
Doesn't add up.
A breed goes to the trouble of capturing a human body...
...and then abandons it without taking possession?
It's inconceivable.
Unlike humans, the night breeds don't commit suicide.
Here's what her grieving colleagues had to say.
I've been working hard to become an actress like Ms. Tsukimura.
She had such presence.
I can't believe something like this could happen...
Who is she?
Yoko Asahina.
A newcomer who was Tsukimura's assistant till recently,
if I'm not mistaken.
I understand you're going to be her understudy for the show.
How do you feel?
I'll do my best and work twice as hard for my late mentor.
She'd be stunned to learn that her mentor was a night breed.
Understudy, huh?
Bravo!
That was excellent! Like a changed person!
You're equal to Tsukimura... No, even better!
Please! Don't mention another word about Ms. Tsukimura!
I don't intend to be called the "understudy" forever.
Forgive me. But really, you're simply amazing!
Tsukimura and I are not cut from the same cloth.
It's only natural that I should outshine her...
...given the equal luster.
No one can beat me! Nobody!
Yoko Asahina, I presume?
Motive for suicide?
It could be any minor incident.
Did you notice anything odd about Ms. Tsukimura lately?
Some cops already came by this afternoon.
Am I a suspect?
I wouldn't say that.
I got a full rehearsal schedule.
The opening day is just around the corner, you see.
More worried about the leading role that fell into your lap?
I believe doing the best I can for the show is the only way...
...to mourn Ms. Tsukimura.
Now, if you'll excuse me.
An actress through and through!
I bet you'll be a better actress than Tsukimura.
To think that a talent like you were languishing in the shadow!
Just incredible!
Having you as my brilliant muse...
...inspires fresh directorial ideas to no end!
You're simply extraordinary!
Thank you.
Now, here they come!
Sorry to have kept you waiting.
Here are your steaks.
Go on, eat up. This marks our new beginning in theater!
Ah, looks great!
What's the matter, Yoko? Are you feeling sick?
Please excuse me.
Yoko!
On, no. What's happening? My chest feels tight.
This is a cruel prank.
A family pet from the neighborhood, apparently.
This is the fifth dog this week. It's really sad.
Five in one week?
Hair?
That reminds me. Hair was found in the Tsukimura case too.
You don't say.
Is it happening again?
Sure. Animal meat just won't be good enough.
Especially to the breed that's known the taste of humans once.
What... What am I doing?
What have I done?
Is it you?
So all this is your doing?
You're making me hunt and eat bloody meat like some animal.
What do you want from me?
This isn't something you can handle!
Is this the monster Tsukimura had to contend with?
She kept on performing while the Devil manipulated her soul?
I won't surrender. There's no way in hell!
If Tsukimura could do it, why couldn't I?
I will not surrender!
I knew it was you.
Get out of here!
No amount of acting can conceal the odor of death on your body.
Do you want me to call someone?
I don't think that threatens me as much as it does you.
Where there is light, there is darkness.
On the other side of this world, there exists a dark universe.
Light and darkness are mutually exclusive entities.
When the natives of the darkness attempt to assimilate into...
...the human realm, they invariably meet their ruin sooner or later.
Like that Tsukimura met hers.
Who the hell are you? What do you call yourself?
I am neither an inhabitant of the darkness nor a human being.
Just a pitiful man.
Nevertheless, I do possess the ability to help the humans
who deviate into the darkness.
The powers of the darkness are beyond human capacity.
It's not too late for you yet.
Yoko!
Who are you? What are you doing here?
Well, well, the knight has made a grand entrance.
I'll excuse myself and get out of your way.
Let me warn you about one thing.
If you dare sacrifice a human life to pursue that power,
I will have no qualms about killing you!
You had me worried, missing days and days of rehearsal...
...without my permission.
The other actors are furious.
They say the sudden rise to stardom has gone to your head.
Naturally, that's not how I see it.
I'm begging you. The show cannot go on without you!
I'll go back... to the stage where I belong.
Yoko Asahina is destined to be the greatest actress on earth,
grinding out a blood-soaked trail.
Have you ever heard of those stories?
A person is granted three wishes...
...by the Devil in exchange for his soul?
You mean those genies in the bottle?
Isn't that the stuff of fairy tales?
Perhaps.
But since the long-gone days, some night breeds have thrived...
...by deceiving the humans in similar ways.
You don't mean that woman...?
...Yoko Asahina also dealt off her soul to a night breed?
If a human willingly solicits a breed,
there's nothing I can do.
Solicit? A human soliciting a breed?
Yoko, my dear...
Our sponsor insists on having a double cast for the lead.
I've assured them everything is worked out now,
but they're still bothered by your unauthorized absences.
At any rate, they've decided on having an alternate lead.
She's the candidate.
Pleased to work with you.
The pleasure's mine.
Today, she'll start by observing the stage rehearsal.
Yoko, I'm counting on you.
Excuse me.
Shido, look at that!
She's the one who was cast along with Yoko Asahina.
Shido!
I gave her a stern warning. Do I have to put her away?
Shido, get ready!
- Shido, are you all right? - Get away, Guni!
Shido!
Guni.
Shido!
Wake up, Shido. Shido!
Yayoi... Look after Guni for me.
Shido!
What happened to your arms? How could you show up injured...
...for the performance?
I'm just fine. This is nothing.
What are you talking about? You can't go on stage in your state!
Then why don't you make changes in the script?
Your job is to create a theater that works for the lead.
I am a star! A big star!
Anyone who gets in my way deserves to die!
Ms. Yayoi...
Don't worry. He should revive in about half a day.
If anything should happen to me,
I'll leave it to you, Riho, to spare him some of your blood.
Ms. Yayoi!
I'll nail you!
See why nobody provokes the NOS without paying a hefty price!
Dear God... Oh, dear God!
Forgive me for taking it upon myself to retain
the eternal soul.
For I have obligations to the living.
But indeed I had neglected them! Please forgive me, lord.
Allow me to live for love, and only for love.
What is this? What's happening all of a sudden?
Is it trying to come out again?
Please don't come out. This is the best part of the show.
My performance is about to move the crowd to uncontrollable sob!
No. Please don't come out.
People are going to praise my performance.
I am a star! I'm the greatest actress in the whole world!!
Damn breed!
The rooftop!
My shadow!
You wretched freak!
A freak? No, I am a lover of the arts.
I merely dispense some sparks of talent to the humans.
Sparks of talent?
I take human flesh in return for this service.
Isn't that a fair trade?
I didn't expect this one to crack as easily as the others.
In fact, she was the one who came begging for my power.
Yet she became overpowered by the instincts of the breeds.
Now, I must go and find myself a fresh material.
Good-bye, sweetheart.
Shido!
How can I rest in peace without squaring off my debts.
I see. So you're a vampire.
It's your turn to be put to sleep.
You can't destroy me with a cheap prop like this.
When are you going to learn?
This stage belongs to me now!
Those engaged in the arts need to have the strength...
...to face their own inner demons.
This poor woman became so fixed on her persona as an actress...
...that she lost sight of her true identity.
I feel sorry for poor Ms. Yoko.
Couldn't be helped.
She willfully solicited the forbidden darkness.
I, too, am only acting the part of a vampire.
I don't even remember who I was prior to taking to the stage.
The night breeze brings the seasonal heat with it
Triggering the memory of our interlocked hands
Everyone is quick to feign indifference
But people can change when they meet the one
Imploring the caressing breeze, I held your shoulders tightly
To hear you say "I love you" would have melted my heart
You taught me to stop calculating the profits of love
To walk together side by side with the one you love
Braving this long road ahead