Long ago, a traveller who was lost in the mist came upon a castle.
Hoping to stay there overnight, the traveller went to visit the castle.
But, no one was there.
While the traveller was looking about, he noticed an inner garden,
but there was no way to get to it.
Meanwhile, he found a room with many treasures.
Wondering whether there was more to be found, the traveller went searching,
and found a shocking room.
There were many women who had been impaled.
The traveller was scared and ran for his life.
When the traveller finally got home,
he could not forget the mountains of treasures.
The traveller went out looking for that castle again,
but he was never able to find it.
Owww...
This...
That was when... Apos took my Fruit of Time.
How many years have passed since then?
What are you trying to do, Apos?
Wh-What is this?
Do it.
What?
Kill me... more.
Kill me... Kill me...
A-Angels?
That's impossible...
N-No...
Stop it.
Welcome, Rin...
...to my castle.
Mimi! Are you okay?
Welcome back.
Mimi?
She's been like this ever since we got here.
What happened?
When I went to look, there was no one.
Only signs that there'd been a battle.
And she was there, at the back of the property.
And also...
That's...
It seemed pretty important, so I brought it back.
I saw something similar to that when I was a child.
That's the Fruit of Time from an angel.
It must've been in your house when you were little.
How do you know that?
No, Mimi. Where is Rin?
She's still alive of course.
That's why I'm searching for Apos' castle like this.
Don't look at me like that.
This is his hobby.
The wedding dress too.
Maybe it's because you were close to Yggdrasill's root?
Even when you end up reduced to a Fruit of Time, you revive immediately.
You're so pathetic.
According to him, some preparations still need to be made.
Until your groom arrives, you'll have to endure that.
Why are you so desperate, Holmes?
When I first met Rin...
...an angel was in the process of eating me.
Since then, she's been protecting me all the time.
Of course, I helped her out a bit too.
But I was only helping her.
That's why I'm going to protect her this time...
...from Apos' hands.
It can't be...
Tamaki.
No way.
Back then, you were...
Thank you...
...for releasing me from this pain.
Ihika. Ih—
I wonder if she noticed my present.
Now then.
Shall we go?
Hey, do you know what a "sacrificial pawn" is?
Ivan. Aren't you on the late shift tonight?
She's here.
Hey, what's wrong?
Tolstoy is impressive.
His work makes Ivan's foolishness seem beautiful because it's honest.
Will the microwave industry hold up?
Yes. It's only a slight dip, but it's improving—
What's wrong?
Chief, there's been an explosion at the Litakiria nuclear reactor.
What did you say?
Prices in China and the central areas have started dropping rapidly.
This is affecting all markets.
Seal off the information immediately.
Yes, sir.
What is this?
There was an explosion at Russia's Litakiria nuclear reactor.
An explosion, is it?
Did you learn anything about the castle?
Only fragments.
Vampire?
Home of the vampires.
In central Europe, there are legends of a castle in the mist.
A castle in the mist? Sounds romantic.
After you hear the story, it won't seem romantic or anything.
It's a cruel story.
Is that Apos' castle, Holmes?
I'm not sure.
I don't have any other leads.
Where are you going?
Out.
Why Acapulco?
Weren't you going to search for the path to the castle?
I'm meeting some acquaintances.
Although it's the first time she's met me.
Grasshopper.
Is that all you people ever drink?
It's kind of like our trademark.
The information?
You're so impatient.
Just because we slept together, you think we're lovers?
I'm in a hurry here.
You won't get any information if you kill me.
Is this information accurate?
The extraordinary price is for that.
Regarding the information that was broadcast three hours ago...
What information did you get?
Some rare information on central Europe.
Satellite information is not directly available to the public.
Most of it is hidden behind walls of military secrecy.
Is that right?
If we took more time, we'd be able to get information from the military too,
but we're in a hurry now.
We have images from the recent explosion at the Litakiria power plant.
Some of them are quite surprising.
Look at that.
There's something over there.
It looks like a human being. Is that a person?!
It's alive!
Unbelievable.
After an explosion like that, a person is still standing right there!
No way!
An immortal.
It's moving!
Who are you?
Is that you on the phone?
I have something to share about Rin and Apos.
I understand.
How this person relates to the reactor explosion is under investigation.
Now will you finally believe...
...that immortals really exist?
It would be futile, even if you attacked with missiles.
You saw it, right?
They can even survive a reactor explosion.
There are lots of people like that on the other side.
What can I do to win?
The thinking of large nations is so simple.
You only think about winning or losing.
If you want to win...
...this is all you need.
Eh?
Why is the castle wall always outside the window?
All the windows face outwards.
What's... on the inside?
Is Apos inside—
Looks like you finally found the will to fight.
Ihika...
Stop!
Is this...
...the Fruit of Time you got from that man?
Give it back!
The Fruits from angels are different from yours.
They can't be revived, can they?
Something like this has no meaning.
No!
Your eyes.
It makes me shiver when I look at your eyes.
To be able to kill you like that.
You can't run away!
It seems like we're getting farther and farther away from central Europe.
Why?
That's Yggdrasill?
You can see it?
Yeah. It's that thing floating in the sky, right?
Yggdrasill appears to those who are going to die.
Fruits of Time!
Over there!
That's what the rumours were.
The rumours that have been going around?
The rumour that was circulated for this day.
Let's hurry...
...before the world goes to hell!
What's wrong?
Th-They're coming.
With this, I won't die any more?
Really?
What's happening?
My body...
Take me away from here.
Right.
It looks like a European castle.
The Crusaders came through here too.
Why are all the faces gone?
Even the locals can come this far, if they're brave enough.
But beyond here...
...no one can enter.
Who is that person?
Mimi?
You go talk to him.
But—
It's okay.
Quite the gloomy face.
You are...
I see.
Tajima, Kuki, or Maeno?
Maeno... Mishio.
Who are you?
I am the Guardian of Yggdrasill.
Or I used to be.
Used to be?
Apos is the Guardian of Yggdrasill now.
What is this... Guardian?
The Guardian protects Yggdrasill.
Eventually he becomes connected to the god's bride through blood,
and must yield his position to the new Guardian.
I don't really understand.
You don't need to understand.
What's important is that Apos is trying to change that.
He's trying to become an eternal Guardian.
Eternal Guardian?
That's right.
To achieve that, he's going to give the bride's Fruit of Time to Yggdrasill.
Is that Rin?
She was chosen to be the god's bride.
To be... Apos' bride?
You shouldn't get any closer.
I know.
Moreover, he revealed the secret of the immortals to normal people.
He's trying to change the world this way.
What... should we do...
...to save Rin?
I will open a corridor for you...
...to prevent that from happening.
Hurry.
Go.
Yes.
Sorry.
This world is on land, but it's not in our world.
It's pretty impressive.
I feel the presence of angels there.
Are you okay?
I'll manage.
Say, with your condition, what'll you do if you meet Apos?
I don't know if it will work or not,
but I've made preparations.
All the pieces will soon be gathered.
I don't want to be interrupted, Laura.
It's your fault.
Geez, you're so persistent.
But it's about time we settle this,
no matter what Apos says.
I'm going to take the Fruit of Time from you,
and give it to the angels as their food.
Miserable creatures.
They've already responded to your scent.
Just wait. I'll take out her Fruit and feed it to you guys now.
F-Fools, it's not me!
You guys...
Don't tell me, this is what Apos wants?
Damn it!
Let go!
You!
Eat me.
You were immortal too.
It's pretty messed up.
Be careful.
Angels are...
This way!
Come.
What should I do?
Hey.
Eat me.
That was scary.
Thank you.
I was saved.
Thanks to her.
You are...
I'll lead you to where Rin is.
What are you planning?
The contract from my employer expired.
I understand.
Thank you.
This is...
The Root of Yggdrasill.
The immortal women whose hearts have withered...
...come to throw themselves into Yggdrasill's attachment to this world.
The Guardian mates with one of them,
and tries to give birth to the next Guardian.
To have reached this age and still be mating like a young angel...
Rin.
No. You must embrace me now.
For a thousand years, how much I've yearned for you!
Me too.
What—
No.
Why?
Why won't I die?
It's your fate.
Don't look.
If you look, I'll have to mate with you!
What if I say that's all right?
I would eat you!
What if I say that's all right?
It's cold...
Warm me up!
Embrace me.
When the devil taught me, I learned for the first time.
I, who was the Guardian, wandered around the world.
I couldn't read the first letter you sent me.
When the next Guardian chose you to be his bride,
I became confused.
Your first phone call made me happy.
Watching over you was my purpose in life.
Reading and writing, Yggdrasill.
You taught me many things.
What the god's bride needs is white blood.
That impregnates the bride,
and she sees a golden morning.
I've been dreaming...
of you embracing me...
With this, you are mine.
I was always yours.
Ever since then.
You, to the Guardian of Yggdrasill...
A-Apos?
The Seraphim's Egg has matured.
Everything has come together.
I won't let that happen.
Rin is no longer...
...yours.
So?
Your thinking only goes so far, father.
No!
Rin.
Take my... Fruit of Time.
Wait.
That's too bad.
You couldn't take his white blood.
Apos.
You...
How dare you...
It must have been painful.
I wanted to kill more of your lovers with these hands.
To kill more of those most precious to you before your eyes.
Do you know what that's for?
I only want to eat your memories.
What did you say?
The more painful your memories, the more delicious they are.
It's not just that.
If Yggdrasill accepts you as a bride to the god,
I wonder what that memory will taste like.
You probably don't know...
...what Yggdrasill is.
It's an infinite information collector.
The spores that are released remember everything that they pass through.
Eventually, the spores that fall to the ground return to Yggdrasill,
and increase that information repository.
In other words, the Fruits of Time are nothing more than spies for Yggdrasill.
And now that you've received the ceremony from my father,
I'll be able to obtain that memory after you go in there.
My body... if you eat it...
...what will you do with it?
I've made preparations for that too.
Wars will start around the world now.
Incidents like that nuclear reactor explosion will occur one after another.
Everyone will come to want the Fruits of Time.
And then...
...when all the spores come back, I'll spread them even more!
That should be enough, right?
Now, the Egg is waiting for you.
Rin!
Apos.
Rin!
Mimi.
I'm going to take it out.
Rin.
Thank you.
Sorry for making you go through so much.
Don't worry about that...
Hey, what did you do?
I hacked the microwave satellite a bit.
My father's company's?
Yeah.
But how did you get the location of this castle?
I see. You got it from the informant.
That's right.
I knew the rough location from that.
You really are foolish.
You wouldn't die, even in a nuclear reactor explosion.
Did you think that something made from material like that would succumb to your attack?
Rin...
What should I do?
Save Rin.
Now... go.
You... what do you want to do with this world?
I want to taste it.
No!
Rin!
That's beautiful.
The moment when your desire to save her goes to waste.
Rin!
And now I can't get out of here!
What is that?
We have unfinished business here.
Well, it's impressive of you, given your condition.
Now then, should I use you to kill time again?
You came.
A new me.
The me that will become the new me.
Where is this place?
The end of time.
The beginning of time.
The place where time stops.
That which is only inherited by women,
dreams of the double spiral.
That which is carved by women, the body of memories.
The garden of pleasure built from trickling mucus.
Who am I?
You are me.
I am you.
Women are women.
Women are those who receive the white blood from the Guardian.
The physical body is just a cradle for the Fruits of Time.
Even the brain won't grow forever.
It only has the feedback from the Fruits of Time.
So?
What are you saying?
That's why you always wanted stimuli.
Even food and sex, which you don't need in the first place.
But your mind is weak.
When you live for a long time, it becomes broken.
In that respect, Rin is very impressive.
I wonder what you'll become.
Don't mess with me.
Who is going to do it with you?
Pain and pleasure.
Which one do you like?
Rin.
Please.
She is fighting among the mortals.
We are memories.
Reflections.
Information.
If the mortals were gone...
...it would be meaningless.
The very act of observing...
...influences what happens.
Because mortals exist, there can be immortality.
Come. Let's become one.
Come. All women become one.
Come. Become one.
Come. With us.
Come. Become one.
This is...
Are you going to accept men's memories?
Even though you received the white blood from the Guardian.
Humans are those who have memories from both women and men.
Those dreams will connect as the Fruits of Time.
The Fruits of Time contain the memories.
And Yggdrasill...
You can't...
...let go.
White blood...
Men's memories...
Shougo?
Kouki.
Don't tell me...
that fruit is yours?
I see.
These are links from Kouki's memories,
the memories of the Maeno family that are inside Yggdrasill.
Now I finally know your name.
And maybe why the Maeno family is always around me.
You're the one who obtained the Fruit of Time on the Emperor's order.
You're Tajimamori?
No!
You can't!
No, we won't let you go.
Don't go!
Kouki.
Rin!
Oww...
Rin.
You're a descendant of Tajimamori.
Your fate was shaped for this.
You did something quite unnecessary.
I can't leave the Seraphim's Egg this way.
I'll make you go back in again.
Stand up, Rin.
Rin.
Now!
I am...
...the new Guardian of Yggdrasill.
What are you saying?
That's cool.
Rin, you're beautiful.
Now, go taste the memories of Yggdrasill that you so desire.
Stop it!
Let go!
No...
No!
You are a man and a woman.
A woman and a man.
However, you've only tasted the memories of women.
What you need are the memories of a man.
I don't want my father's!
No, it's your duty as his son...
...to receive your father's memories.
Dearest...
With this, you'll be able to taste all of Yggdrasill's memories.
But you won't have someone like Mimi or Mishio to call you back.
Rin.
This person.
I want to let him know...
...my pain.
I wanted you to stay alive.
I would break my body if I had one.
Do you want me to go on living with only an immortal head and brain?
I understand.
I won't thank you.
Take her with you too.
Roots for the new Yggdrasill?
What'll happen now?
I'm pregnant.
Eh?
Before you came...
...that person gave this to me.
Um...
For the Guardian to give birth to the child of the Guardian...
That's...
Having lived a thousand years, I've experienced just about everything.
The only thing I haven't experienced is giving birth.
North America is still going through a civil war.
Other than that, things seem to have calmed down.
But what about Yggdrasill?
Everyone saw it, right?
Will everything go back to how it was?
Mankind is strong.
As the world has grown larger,
they've learned to accept various things.
That's why they've been able to expand this far.
Someday, they'll even be able to accept that there are immortals, and Yggdrasill.
That's how people are.
By the time you've grown up, what'll the world be like?
In the end, what is this kid?
The son of that person and me.
That's good enough, right?
What does Yggdrasill want Rin to do?
There's no way for us to know.
Right, right.
Lots of things are enjoyable because we don't know.
Speaking of that, my father tried very hard to adopt Rin's child.
Again?
Geez, that Teruki.
If we did that, would he become Mishio's brother?
Then let him adopt the baby and it'll inherit that huge fortune.
No.
And then he'll start a terrible battle with Mishio...
I'll find nice guys on my own.
Then it will become a murder incident!
Mimi, have you got some strange switch turned on?
And then, I was wondering if we should go back to Tokyo.
That's right.
We have to deal with this kid too.
Are you going to stay at Teruki's place?
That'd be all right,
but I've thought of a few places where we can stay.
Is it okay for a Guardian to leave this place?
It's okay, isn't it?
You say such vague things.
He did it!
Mimi, bring the diapers.
Um... Um...
Here, I'll change him now.
It's easy having two babies.
Rin!
I didn't tell you two,
but this child differs from normal human beings in only one way.
He's been linked to Yggdrasill since birth.
That power will pass on from this child to his descendants,
and spread out in the world.
Eventually, everyone will be linked to Yggdrasill...
And then...