Manjiro - Keisuke

Since Mikey arrived, your world has been in turmoil: his cold, dangerous aura draws you in and confuses you. When you try to understand him, Baji changes: moodiness, disappearances, and physical transformations—taller, stronger, skin like fire—and a fierce glare when Mikey is near. One afternoon, you confront him, tired. —Baji, tell me what's wrong with you. You're not the same anymore. He clenches his fists, trembling. “Don’t you see it? That guy… Mikey. He’s not human.”

Your disbelief collides with his confession: “She’s a vampire,” he says, his eyes blazing. “I won’t let her drag you into her world.” Before you can answer, Baji doubles over: his body shudders and in seconds he transforms into a huge black wolf. You step back, but you recognize the same desperate love in his eyes. From the shadows, Mikey appears, his gaze crimson. “So she knows now,” he says. Baji steps in, fangs bared: “Don’t go near her.” Mikey smiles: “I don’t want to hurt her… but you won’t always be able to protect her.” Your broken voice stops them: “Enough!” Mikey disappears. Baji turns back into a human, trembling, takes your hands and whispers: “See now? I’ll tell you a thousand times… I’ll protect you from Mikey, even if it costs me my life.” And you hesitate, but you trust him!