The Case Study of Vanitas (2021) s01e05 Episode Script
Friends
1
That's right. We are known as Charlatan.
Y-You!
You
gate-crashers!
Yes, I knew it.
I really do know you.
I have seen you through
someone else's eyes.
I am almost certain his name was Louis.
"The Case Study of Vanitas"
Let me introduce you, Noé.
These are my darling grandchildren,
Louis and his little sister, Dominique.
Oh, how wonderful it is that
you're here while Dominique is visiting.
I must once again be off without delay.
You may ask these two about this place.
It's nice to meet you, Noé.
N-Nice to meet you.
It's nice to meet you, too.
Really, Noé? You were raised by humans?
Yes.
So you've been in the
human world the whole time?
That's right.
Where are your parents?
I don't know.
My grandma and grandpa said they
found me crying all alone in the snow.
Really?
What a dummy.
You believed what those humans said?
Louis.
They probably abducted you
and were raising you until
you were big enough to eat.
No!
Grandma and grandpa aren't bad people!
They're not.
Oh, dear. Oh, dear.
Huh? What's his problem?
Dang it.
Sorry about that.
There, there. There, there.
So after your grandma and grandpa died,
you were taken by kidnappers?
Mm-hmm. I was taken
to all sorts of places.
Finally, the Teacher bought me.
Bonsoir, my little one.
Why do you call him, "Teacher?"
When I called him "Master,"
he told me to use "Teacher" instead.
Noé, it must've been so difficult.
Are you kidding? I get three meals a day,
and he took me here
to the world of vampires.
It's been so much fun, like a vacation.
You're such a weirdo!
Enough, Louis. It's not that funny.
Louis and Domi were my very first friends.
Are you the ones who live in
that castle deep in the forest?
I'm Mina!
Fred!
Gilles!
Fanny!
Let's play!
We befriended the village children
and even found a secret hideout.
Each day was incredibly fun.
What? Really?
You can learn things about people
just by sucking their blood?
Mm-hmm. It's like all these
visions come gushing in.
Wow, that's amazing! Try it on me!
Really? I can drink your blood?
Hurray!
Huh? I saw lots of myself.
Wow, it really does work.
No, I think I'll pass.
Get him, Noé!
Attack!
Well, Noé? Let's have it!
Noé?
I saw Louis all alone,
curled up in the darkness.
It made me sad.
If only my power as an Archiviste
had been greater back then
If only I could have seen Louis' past
Domi came to visit each month
from the far-off manor of the de Sades.
Louis, however, spent his days
at the Teacher's castle.
Soon after I was born,
I was diagnosed with a "sickness."
They moved me to Grandfather's castle
so I could get better.
A sickness? What kind?
I don't know.
Do you miss your mother and father?
Why would I?
I am dead to the House of de Sade.
Louis?
You're still awake?
Um, is it okay if I sleep
with you tonight?
Louis?
Fine. It's not like I have a choice.
Great. I'll join you.
You were there, too, Noé?
Huh? What is happening?
What, Noé?
You're scared of thunder, too?
He's asleep already?
Brings back memories, huh, Louis?
The three of us always
used to sleep together.
We're not little children anymore.
I wish I could live here all the time.
Back home, all I do is study
and attend my lessons.
It's far more fun here,
playing with everyone in the forest.
I envy you, Louis.
You shouldn't say that.
Once you get older and learn
about the world, you will understand.
You'll understand how much
how much
everyone loves and cherishes you.
Mm-hmm.
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!
Darte Datin is so wummy.
That's my arm, not Tarte Tatin!
Ow! Let go!
So wummy.
Enough already, you idiot!
Wow, look, Domi!
It's a beautiful blue moon!
Noé, I'm scared.
It's all right. Look.
I could search the world over
and never find another vampire
who makes such merry at
the sight of the blue moon.
Grandfather?
What is a curse-bearer?
I found documents about me
in your collection room.
Whoops, I didn't mean
to leave those lying around.
Nice try. You did it on purpose
so that I'd find them.
Hold out your hand.
Is it because I'm one
of those curse-bearers?
Did my mother and father have Domi
because they wanted to forget me?
Grandfather, what would you have me do?
No, you're mistaken, my dear Louis.
I do not wish for you to
do anything in particular.
You are free.
You need only do as you please.
As for me,
I simply wish to observe your free will
in action and see its results.
What's with him?
That really is in poor taste.
Hey, Louis.
What are you making?
It's a secret.
Come on, Louis. What are you making?
I told you it's a secret!
After all, it's my gift to you.
I can hardly wait.
Well, try.
I can hardly wait. I can hardly wait.
Looking back, I think it
was around that time
that Louis began to act strange.
Huh? You're making another one now?
Yes, I messed up the last one.
Louis, is there something I can do?
What can I do to help you?!
Noé
I am
Louis! Noé!
Domi, is something--
Noé, I just heard the maids talking.
And?
M-Mina is
Mina is to be executed
tomorrow? Is that it?
Mina is to be executed tomorrow?
But why?
Why? Because she is a curse-bearer.
A curse-bearer?
They are beheaded by a bourreau.
That's the custom.
You knew about Mina?
We have to go save her!
What? Don't be stupid.
Save her?
How?
Can you lift the blue moon's curse?
Of course you can't.
No one can save her, Noé!
How can you say that?!
I merely speak the truth.
We won't know unless we try!
Go ahead! Try to save her
right here, right now!
Louis.
Listen here, Noé.
There is nothing you can do.
There is absolutely nothing you can do.
Louis, you fool!
Noé!
Noé, I want to save Mina, too.
Might we not help her flee the village?
Mina? What's the matter?
Mina?
What's wrong?
Mina? Fred?
Domi, Noé
I'm so glad you're unharmed.
Huh? Louis?
Louis!
Gilles Fanny
Blood. I want blood.
Blood! Give me blood!
Domi, run.
Noé?
Blood!
Run, Domi!
Louis, snap out of it!
What's the matter?
Are you angry with me?
Because I didn't listen to you?
Louis! Louis, listen!
It was all my fault!
Please! I want the old Louis back!
Kill me. I want you to kill me Noé.
What?
I'm begging you, Noé.
I can never return to what I once was.
It won't be long before
a bourreau beheads me.
If I'm doomed to die, Noé
If I'm doomed to die, I want you to
kill me!
I can't Louis.
I could never do that.
Louis.
Louis?
Louis!
You're so smart,
and you can sometimes be mean.
You're also kind.
And we were always together.
You are my cherished friend.
That was a close one.
I was right to hurry back.
Are you all right, Noé?
Yes Teacher.
Louis said he wanted you
to have this when the time came.
He told me to keep it till then.
Wooden stakes?
It's a secret!
After all, it's my gift to you.
Louis, what did you feel inside
while you were making these?
Kill me, Noé.
Take that stake and drive it
through my heart!
Noé!
Forgive me, Louis.
I could not save you.
I could not even kill you
as you had wished.
Forgive me.
Forgive me.
Forgive me.
Poor thing.
You were unable to save
your beloved friend.
How very sad.
Is it too much to bear?
Shall I take you to Louis?
Would you like that?
Then you would no longer feel all alone.
Just one thing.
In exchange
I want you to give me your true name.
I
There is absolutely nothing you can do.
Non!
What are you doing, Noé?
Did you twist your ankle dancing?
Vanitas.
"Friends"
"Questions"
That's right. We are known as Charlatan.
Y-You!
You
gate-crashers!
Yes, I knew it.
I really do know you.
I have seen you through
someone else's eyes.
I am almost certain his name was Louis.
"The Case Study of Vanitas"
Let me introduce you, Noé.
These are my darling grandchildren,
Louis and his little sister, Dominique.
Oh, how wonderful it is that
you're here while Dominique is visiting.
I must once again be off without delay.
You may ask these two about this place.
It's nice to meet you, Noé.
N-Nice to meet you.
It's nice to meet you, too.
Really, Noé? You were raised by humans?
Yes.
So you've been in the
human world the whole time?
That's right.
Where are your parents?
I don't know.
My grandma and grandpa said they
found me crying all alone in the snow.
Really?
What a dummy.
You believed what those humans said?
Louis.
They probably abducted you
and were raising you until
you were big enough to eat.
No!
Grandma and grandpa aren't bad people!
They're not.
Oh, dear. Oh, dear.
Huh? What's his problem?
Dang it.
Sorry about that.
There, there. There, there.
So after your grandma and grandpa died,
you were taken by kidnappers?
Mm-hmm. I was taken
to all sorts of places.
Finally, the Teacher bought me.
Bonsoir, my little one.
Why do you call him, "Teacher?"
When I called him "Master,"
he told me to use "Teacher" instead.
Noé, it must've been so difficult.
Are you kidding? I get three meals a day,
and he took me here
to the world of vampires.
It's been so much fun, like a vacation.
You're such a weirdo!
Enough, Louis. It's not that funny.
Louis and Domi were my very first friends.
Are you the ones who live in
that castle deep in the forest?
I'm Mina!
Fred!
Gilles!
Fanny!
Let's play!
We befriended the village children
and even found a secret hideout.
Each day was incredibly fun.
What? Really?
You can learn things about people
just by sucking their blood?
Mm-hmm. It's like all these
visions come gushing in.
Wow, that's amazing! Try it on me!
Really? I can drink your blood?
Hurray!
Huh? I saw lots of myself.
Wow, it really does work.
No, I think I'll pass.
Get him, Noé!
Attack!
Well, Noé? Let's have it!
Noé?
I saw Louis all alone,
curled up in the darkness.
It made me sad.
If only my power as an Archiviste
had been greater back then
If only I could have seen Louis' past
Domi came to visit each month
from the far-off manor of the de Sades.
Louis, however, spent his days
at the Teacher's castle.
Soon after I was born,
I was diagnosed with a "sickness."
They moved me to Grandfather's castle
so I could get better.
A sickness? What kind?
I don't know.
Do you miss your mother and father?
Why would I?
I am dead to the House of de Sade.
Louis?
You're still awake?
Um, is it okay if I sleep
with you tonight?
Louis?
Fine. It's not like I have a choice.
Great. I'll join you.
You were there, too, Noé?
Huh? What is happening?
What, Noé?
You're scared of thunder, too?
He's asleep already?
Brings back memories, huh, Louis?
The three of us always
used to sleep together.
We're not little children anymore.
I wish I could live here all the time.
Back home, all I do is study
and attend my lessons.
It's far more fun here,
playing with everyone in the forest.
I envy you, Louis.
You shouldn't say that.
Once you get older and learn
about the world, you will understand.
You'll understand how much
how much
everyone loves and cherishes you.
Mm-hmm.
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!
Darte Datin is so wummy.
That's my arm, not Tarte Tatin!
Ow! Let go!
So wummy.
Enough already, you idiot!
Wow, look, Domi!
It's a beautiful blue moon!
Noé, I'm scared.
It's all right. Look.
I could search the world over
and never find another vampire
who makes such merry at
the sight of the blue moon.
Grandfather?
What is a curse-bearer?
I found documents about me
in your collection room.
Whoops, I didn't mean
to leave those lying around.
Nice try. You did it on purpose
so that I'd find them.
Hold out your hand.
Is it because I'm one
of those curse-bearers?
Did my mother and father have Domi
because they wanted to forget me?
Grandfather, what would you have me do?
No, you're mistaken, my dear Louis.
I do not wish for you to
do anything in particular.
You are free.
You need only do as you please.
As for me,
I simply wish to observe your free will
in action and see its results.
What's with him?
That really is in poor taste.
Hey, Louis.
What are you making?
It's a secret.
Come on, Louis. What are you making?
I told you it's a secret!
After all, it's my gift to you.
I can hardly wait.
Well, try.
I can hardly wait. I can hardly wait.
Looking back, I think it
was around that time
that Louis began to act strange.
Huh? You're making another one now?
Yes, I messed up the last one.
Louis, is there something I can do?
What can I do to help you?!
Noé
I am
Louis! Noé!
Domi, is something--
Noé, I just heard the maids talking.
And?
M-Mina is
Mina is to be executed
tomorrow? Is that it?
Mina is to be executed tomorrow?
But why?
Why? Because she is a curse-bearer.
A curse-bearer?
They are beheaded by a bourreau.
That's the custom.
You knew about Mina?
We have to go save her!
What? Don't be stupid.
Save her?
How?
Can you lift the blue moon's curse?
Of course you can't.
No one can save her, Noé!
How can you say that?!
I merely speak the truth.
We won't know unless we try!
Go ahead! Try to save her
right here, right now!
Louis.
Listen here, Noé.
There is nothing you can do.
There is absolutely nothing you can do.
Louis, you fool!
Noé!
Noé, I want to save Mina, too.
Might we not help her flee the village?
Mina? What's the matter?
Mina?
What's wrong?
Mina? Fred?
Domi, Noé
I'm so glad you're unharmed.
Huh? Louis?
Louis!
Gilles Fanny
Blood. I want blood.
Blood! Give me blood!
Domi, run.
Noé?
Blood!
Run, Domi!
Louis, snap out of it!
What's the matter?
Are you angry with me?
Because I didn't listen to you?
Louis! Louis, listen!
It was all my fault!
Please! I want the old Louis back!
Kill me. I want you to kill me Noé.
What?
I'm begging you, Noé.
I can never return to what I once was.
It won't be long before
a bourreau beheads me.
If I'm doomed to die, Noé
If I'm doomed to die, I want you to
kill me!
I can't Louis.
I could never do that.
Louis.
Louis?
Louis!
You're so smart,
and you can sometimes be mean.
You're also kind.
And we were always together.
You are my cherished friend.
That was a close one.
I was right to hurry back.
Are you all right, Noé?
Yes Teacher.
Louis said he wanted you
to have this when the time came.
He told me to keep it till then.
Wooden stakes?
It's a secret!
After all, it's my gift to you.
Louis, what did you feel inside
while you were making these?
Kill me, Noé.
Take that stake and drive it
through my heart!
Noé!
Forgive me, Louis.
I could not save you.
I could not even kill you
as you had wished.
Forgive me.
Forgive me.
Forgive me.
Poor thing.
You were unable to save
your beloved friend.
How very sad.
Is it too much to bear?
Shall I take you to Louis?
Would you like that?
Then you would no longer feel all alone.
Just one thing.
In exchange
I want you to give me your true name.
I
There is absolutely nothing you can do.
Non!
What are you doing, Noé?
Did you twist your ankle dancing?
Vanitas.
"Friends"
"Questions"