Shikabane Hime: Aka (Corpse Princess)

You there, brother?

What happened to you?

She's cold!

She's dead...!

I mean, she's passed on...

Did she die from some kind of an accident or something?

And why is she here all alone?

You must stop this!

Guardian, please! You can't!

Guardian, there's nothing you can do in your condition.

The bond has already been broken.

I recognize that man.

He's the one who comes from the head temple sometimes.

His name is Shirae, I think.

And that other guy was calling brother 'Guardian?'

Where did he get those injuries?

And just who the heck is that girl?

Curious, aren't you?

She's Shikabane.

What?!

Something you will become fascinated by...

soon enough.

Guardian Tagami...

It's my lack of skills

that caused the bond to begin to break...

Still, it's not too late!

You'd be better off to wait for a new one.

She's not an object, Honda.

Keisei...

I'm sorry...

I'm certain that she was dead.

Hagino... right?

You know, back at your home, we found seven corpses

you tried to hide inside a closet.

Those are the women who used to live with you, aren't they?

What would you cops do if you found

that your subordinates got together and committed a crime?

There's only one answer. You'd punish them.

Well, it's the same for those women.

I just punished them. That's all.

Then tell me what crime those women are guilty of?!

They disobeyed my instructions...

And that's a felony.

Ah!

Stop!

Hey! He's getting away!

We gather for this meal today, again,

thanks to the protection of Buddha.

Hey... What're you doing, Keisei?!

Don't call me Keisei, Shouta, it's Mr. Head Monk to you.

And it's okay for a Buddhist monk to steal food?

Listen, kids, this is a strange world,

and in it there are many people who seem respectable

but in truth are consumed by evil.

Don't let anyone's public appearance

or personality fool you.

You must see through these individuals

to find the truth.

Yet another valuable lesson taught to you by me...

What're you trying to teach them this time, Tagami?

You see... As the man in charge of this place,

I was seeing to the kids' well being.

The land we're on may belong to the Sekuu Temple,

but I am still the director of this facility...

I want all of you to forget what he just said, okay?

Instead, we're going to divide Tagami's breakfast

equally amongst the rest of us!

Come on!!

Yeah!

Excuse me, Director,

but is it okay if I leave this stuff at the front for now?

You're moving out tonight?

Yeah, and I'm gonna ask my friends at school to help me.

No, Hanagami!

You can't seriously be moving out?!

My name's not Hanagami...! It's Kagami, Kagami!

No...! It's Hanagami...!

Hanagami!!

Are you gonna take all those with you?!

It was you, wasn't it?!

You put all these magazines in with my stuff!

I don't think so.

That's your name written across the front.

Maybe so, but it's written in your hand writing!

I did it out of parental love.

I thought you'd enjoy them much more

once you started living by yourself.

I'm fine on my own!

Besides, you're not my parent, are you?!

You're right...

After all, you grew up here same as I did.

Look, I'll always think of you as a brother no matter what.

I don't understand why you wanna leave us, Ouri.

Hey, I'll be close...

I'll be stopping by for dinner all the time.

Sure, but it'll cost ya!

See ya later!

Once school is over, I'll come back.

So just hold on to my stuff until then, okay?

Thanks!

He said he'll be working two part time jobs.

He's that age where he needs to feel independent...

Let him give it a shot.

Did you notice...?

He started saying he wanted to live by himself

only when he saw you laid up

after that injury you received last year.

That's when it started.

I had no idea.

I know how often you vanish and then reappear all messed up.

I've gotten used to it over time, but Ouri hasn't.

So the Dai-Rin House is actually closer to the school?

Yeah, but the rent here can be higher than you'd imagine.

Which is why I'm not so crazy about living by myself.

The real reason you bailed is that the cemetery

behind your house just plain creeped you out, right?

I've got enough respect for the dead...

not to be scared by them.

Didn't you tell me before...

that sometimes you've seen dead people?

Yeah, since it's a temple...

But it's never frightened me or anything.

Which I think is what the problem is...

So you guys gonna help me move, or what?

Hey! Where are you going?!

Uh, I forgot, I've got club activities.

And I don't wanna do physical labor.

Oh, crap! We better hurry!

I am!

Inuhiko, hi.

I told you not to call me by my first name, right?

I hate it... Anyway, so did you hear?

Hear what?

You know, about the harem criminal.

A Harem...?!

I'd love to have a harem, just for one day!

So... you must be talking about that guy

who lived with all of those women who turned up missing,

I heard about him.

Of course! It's all they talk about on the TV news.

And last night they said that after the police

executed a search warrant on his house,

they found seven corpses hidden inside.

Corpses...

So he really did kill some of them!

Well, at least the police have him in custody.

Actually he slipped away...

The student council sent a warning out to all of us,

since the cops said it's more than likely

that he's lurking around this area of town.

I guess your window of opportunity to move has closed.

But, today's the only day that I can take off

from either of my jobs.

This guy's house is near the next train station, isn't it?

It just seems so unreal,

those corpses being so close to us.

Yeah...

The suspect is said to have lived with several women...