# E3 - Riverside Murder
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***SIGN*** Night Three: "Riverside Murder"
**[02:07] Wisteria**
This is Warrington?
**[02:11] Wisteria**
It feels so lively!
**[02:14] Marbas**
It's relatively advanced,
thanks to industrialization.
**[02:19] Wisteria**
I wonder what kind of work people do here?
**[02:24] Marbas**
You really can find anything interesting.
**[02:27] Marbas**
It makes walking around
with you satisfying.
**[02:28] Wisteria**
I-Is that right?
**[02:30] Harriet**
Maury?
**[02:31] Maury**
I hear ya. Time for work.
**[02:33] Maury**
You leave this to me!
**[02:35] Maury**
I'm your demon, after all.
**[02:41] Marbas**
You must have no idea who you're
dealing with, to go after my contractor.
**[02:45] Maury**
I'm so sorry!
**[02:49] Maury**
You were disguised as a human!
I didn't know!
**[02:52] Maury**
If you had looked like that from the start,
I wouldn't have even thought about it!
**[02:57] Wisteria**
Is something wrong, Marbas?
**[03:00] Marbas**
Just a peon demon of the lowest level.
**[03:02] Marbas**
Most likely aiming to pick your pockets...
**[03:05] Marbas**
Speak. Your contractor ordered you
to do this, didn't they?
**[03:09] Maury**
Mercy, please!
**[03:11] Wisteria**
Marbas, please forgive him.
**[03:14] Marbas**
No.
**[03:16] Marbas**
Between the church and your brother,
**[03:19] Marbas**
you seem to be a magnet for troublesome men.
**[03:24] Marbas**
His contractor is bound to be another one.
**[03:28] Marbas**
This will be a good chance to deal with him.
**[03:31] Marbas**
Now, talk!
**[03:32] Harriet**
Stop it!
**[03:38] Marbas**
Well... it seems I was wrong
about it being a man.
**[03:41] Maury**
Harriet, this gent's a real bigwig demon!
**[03:45] Maury**
I don't stand a chance!
**[03:48] Harriet**
Let him go!
**[03:50] Marbas**
I wonder if I should?
**[03:53] Wisteria**
Excuse me, Marbas?
**[03:56] Wisteria**
Can the girl you were talking to see you?
**[04:00] Marbas**
Yes, that's right.
**[04:02] Marbas**
Forming a pact with a demon
allows you to see them all.
**[04:07] Maury**
C'mon, sir, let me go.
**[04:11] Marbas**
Maybe after a bit of recompense.
**[04:15] Marbas**
My companion hasn't had anything
to eat since this morning.
**[04:18] Marbas**
Treat her to a meal with all of your money.
**[04:23] Marbas**
Just so you know, she eats
a lot more than you'd imagine.
**[04:26] Wisteria**
Don't tell them that!
**[04:29] Marbas**
Refuse and I'll squeeze this one
until his innards are on the outside.
**[04:34] Both**
*He's a demon!*
**[04:37] Harriet**
Ma'am?
**[04:39] Harriet**
Five sandwiches, please.
**[04:45] Wisteria**
H-Huh?
**[04:49] Harriet**
Everyone around here
knows about my thieving.
**[04:53] Harriet**
So they're ignoring me.
They think they're so great.
**[04:56] Harriet**
Here, you place the order instead.
**[05:01] Harriet**
Come on, Wisteria.
**[05:08] Marbas**
*Is that girl...*
**[05:10] Maury**
Mister Red?
**[05:12] Maury**
You noticed, right?
**[05:14] Maury**
Would you be kind enough to not mention it?
**[05:17] Maury**
I just wanna stay by her side.
**[05:21] Marbas**
Fine. It's none of my business.
**[05:24] Maury**
Okay.
**[05:26] Maury**
Harriet!
**[05:32] Marbas**
We'll be leaving tomorrow.
**[05:34] Wisteria**
Already?
**[05:36] Marbas**
This place is too busy for my liking.
**[05:39] Marbas**
And I'd rather not get dragged
into any trouble.
**[05:43] Wisteria**
It was nice to have met
another girl with a pact...
**[05:47] Marbas**
We should hurry to our destination instead.
**[05:50] Wisteria**
Where's that?
**[05:52] Marbas**
Well, we're going to meet an old friend of
mine who lives in the District of the Lakes.
**[05:58] Wisteria**
Marbas...
**[06:00] Wisteria**
You actually have friends!
**[06:04] Wisteria**
What are they like? I'm ever so curious!
**[06:08] Maury**
Are they already taking off?
**[06:12] Maury**
I can't have that.
**[06:26] Wisteria**
Good morning, Marbas.
**[06:29] Marbas**
Right.
**[06:34] Wisteria**
Is something wrong, Marbas?
**[06:37] Marbas**
No... it's nothing.
**[06:43] Wisteria**
Marbas?
**[06:45] Marbas**
*M-My back... Can't... move...*
**[06:49] Wisteria**
Are you all right?!
**[06:52] Marbas**
I've been using my human
form too much lately.
**[06:56] Marbas**
And now I'm feeling it all at once...
**[06:58] Wisteria**
Let's rest for today! I'll be—
**[07:06] Wisteria**
Uh, well...
**[07:08] Wisteria**
A day without eating won't... kill me?
**[07:12] Maury**
Look who's here, folks!
**[07:16] Marbas**
What do you miscreants want?
**[07:19] Maury**
I mean, c'mon, it's not every day
a pair of contractors meet!
**[07:23] Maury**
We figured you'd be up for more of a chat!
**[07:27] Harriet**
I didn't really think so, but...
**[07:29] Harriet**
Maury kept going on about seeing you two.
**[07:32] Marbas**
I think not.
**[07:35] Marbas**
We'll be leaving soon. We don't have time—
**[07:44] Harriet**
If you're that hungry,
let's go and grab a bite.
**[07:49] Maury**
Sounds good to me. The big man
seems a bit worn out, too.
**[07:54] Maury**
We'll be your hosts!
**[07:56] Marbas**
Don't be ridiculous. I won't—
**[08:03] Maury**
Let's get moving, miss.
**[08:06] Wisteria**
R-Right.
**[08:08] Maury**
There are plenty of grimy
street urchins around here,
**[08:11] Maury**
so this oughta keep you from standing out.
**[08:14] Wisteria**
* Something about this*
* material just feels right!*
**[08:16] Maury**
Still, you might not wanna talk
too much when folks are around.
**[08:19] Maury**
Nobody else can see me, after all.
**[08:22] Maury**
Could be real trouble
if they get suspicious.
**[08:25] Wisteria**
I understand!
**[08:27] Harriet**
Let's have you walk along the building.
**[08:30] Wisteria**
Right.
**[08:34] Wisteria**
* This is my first time going around*
* without Marbas since I lost my sight.*
**[08:39] (Flashback) Marbas**
Listen. Do not be gone for long.
**[08:43] (Flashback) Marbas**
If you endanger her, I will kill you both.
**[08:46] Both**
*An unambiguous threat...*
**[08:49] (Flashback) Marbas**
And...
**[08:51] (Flashback) Marbas**
This hair will let me know where you are,
**[08:54] (Flashback) Marbas**
and warn me if the unexpected happens.
**[08:58] Wisteria**
*When I get back...*
**[08:59] Wisteria**
* I'll tell Marbas all about*
* what happened today.*
**[09:23] Harriet**
Night's comes so early in the fall.
**[09:25] Harriet**
Maury ended up dragging us all over, eh?
**[09:28] Wisteria**
I don't mind. It was
a wonderful change of pace.
**[09:32] Wisteria**
*Marbas might be mad, though.*
**[09:35] Harriet**
To be honest, it's been so long since
I've talked with anyone other than Maury.
**[09:39] Harriet**
I kinda let myself go.
**[09:40] Wisteria**
How did the two of you meet?
**[09:47] Harriet**
Well, ever since my parents died,
**[09:49] Harriet**
I've had to pick pockets to survive.
**[10:00] Harriet**
But at the same time, I didn't really
care that much about actually living.
**[10:06] Harriet**
And then, in my hopelessness,
**[10:09] Harriet**
I ended up up offering to trade my soul when
I die in exchange for help with stealing.
**[10:15] Harriet**
Everyone in town treats me like
an outcast, but he's stayed with me.
**[10:21] Harriet**
Sure, it might just be
my soul that he's after...
**[10:26] Harriet**
But still.
**[10:28] Harriet**
If it wasn't for that little bugger...
**[10:31] Harriet**
If I had been on my own?
I'd have died a long while ago.
**[10:36] Wisteria**
*It's the same.*
**[10:37] Wisteria**
*I was living like I was dead, too.*
**[10:41] Wisteria**
*But then Marbas found me...*
**[10:46] Harriet**
Hey, Maury!
**[10:48] Harriet**
Can we head back now? What are
we doing on the edge of some river?
**[10:51] Harriet**
That red gent's gonna be mad.
**[10:53] Maury**
Harriet...
**[10:55] Maury**
We're leaving her behind.
**[10:59] Maury**
It's fine. The red gent'll
come and pick her up.
**[11:03] Harriet**
What are you—
**[11:04] Maury**
Harriet, please!
**[11:06] Maury**
*He's* still looking for you.
**[11:08] Maury**
There's no other way!
**[11:12] Harriet**
What are you even talking about?
**[11:18] River Demon**
Found you.
**[11:21] River Demon**
That girl I didn't get to eat...
**[11:32] Harriet**
Wha... Wha...
**[11:34] Harriet**
What is this thing?!
**[11:38] Harriet**
No!
**[11:43] Kate**
Oh, he's a big one!
**[11:45] Kate**
Didn't expect a bruiser like this.
**[11:47] Takenami**
He's likely responsible
for the string of murders.
**[11:50] Harriet**
Wh-Who are you people?
**[11:54] Kate**
Us? Well, we happen to be...
**[11:57] Takenami**
Knights from the Order of the Sword Cross.
**[12:00] Wisteria**
*Sword Cross Knights? Like my brother?*
**[12:11] Takenami**
We do not draw our swords without cause...
**[12:14] Takenami**
But as servants of God,
against those who would do evil.
**[12:16] Takenami**
We deliver righteous wrath unto them!
**[12:24] Takenami**
Let my blade do His will!
**[12:37] Maury**
* They took down that huge*
* thing without any trouble...*
**[12:40] Maury**
Harriet! We need to run!
**[12:43] Maury**
These two are worse news
than a great demon!
**[12:45] Harriet**
Okay. Let's go, Wisteria.
**[12:48] Wisteria**
Right.
**[12:50] Takenami**
Excuse me, miss.
**[12:53] Takenami**
Yes, I mean you.
**[12:56] Harriet**
Hey, mister!
**[12:57] Takenami**
We can deal with the other two later, but...
**[13:01] Takenami**
Something about you is strange.
**[13:04] Takenami**
You've got way too much magic power
to just be a bystander.
**[13:10] Takenami**
Care to explain why?
**[13:16] Takenami**
I guess it doesn't matter.
**[13:18] Takenami**
If you're a demon, you just need to die.
**[13:34] Marbas**
Sorry about the delay.
**[13:39] Wisteria**
Marbas!
**[13:43] Kate**
H-How are these readings happening?!
**[13:48] Takenami**
*A red-haired demon...*
**[13:50] Wisteria**
Marbas, they're like my brother.
**[13:53] Marbas**
You should get back.
**[13:55] Kate**
Takenami, this one has to
be pretty high-ranked.
**[13:59] Kate**
The two of us won't be enough...
**[14:00] Takenami**
It's fine. I just let my guard down.
**[14:03] Takenami**
I can still beat him.
**[14:06] Marbas**
To be honest, I'm still
feeling a bit out of sorts...
**[14:09] Marbas**
But I suppose it'll be a perfect handicap.
**[14:15] Takenami**
Miss Kate?!
**[14:18] Takenami**
*Splitting the earth?*
**[14:20] Takenami**
* I know some demons have a poltergeist*
* power to move objects at a distance...*
**[14:25] Takenami**
*But this goes far beyond that!*
**[14:28] Marbas**
Still not my usual self...
**[14:30] Marbas**
No matter. I had always intended
to go after the gunwoman first.
**[14:35] Takenami**
Do you think your powers will let you
cheat your way through true battle?
**[14:43] Marbas**
You honestly thought this thing could—
**[14:50] Takenami**
You were finally forced back.
**[14:53] Takenami**
Really attached to those long locks, eh?
**[14:56] Marbas**
*What is that bizarre sword?*
**[14:58] Marbas**
* It doesn't seem to have been*
* blessed to fight demons.*
**[15:02] Marbas**
* And it's not made of the pure silver*
* that repels us, either.*
**[15:06] Takenami**
This is a Japanese katana.
**[15:08] Takenami**
And I'd wager the sharpest in the world.
**[15:12] Marbas**
I see. It seems the world's
bigger than I thought.
**[15:16] Marbas**
You should be proud. You were able to
cut me with little more than skill...
**[15:21] Marbas**
And courage!
**[15:21] Takenami**
A pointless counter!
**[15:31] Marbas**
Very sharp, indeed.
**[15:34] Marbas**
But it was obvious from first contact
that it'd be fragile when struck from the side.
**[15:40] Marbas**
This is checkmate, Easterner.
**[15:43] Kate**
That's far enough!
**[15:45] Maury**
Harriet!
**[15:49] Harriet**
N... No!
**[15:51] Harriet**
Maury! Maury!
**[15:53] Kate**
If you don't want me to aim this
at your little friend,
**[15:56] Kate**
then you're going to let us go!
**[16:11] Harriet**
Maury... Maury!
**[16:14] Harriet**
No! Please don't die!
**[16:16] Marbas**
Move, girl.
**[16:19] Marbas**
You, the insect named Maury.
**[16:22] Marbas**
You intentionally exposed
Wisteria to danger.
**[16:25] Marbas**
I could shred you right now...
**[16:29] Wisteria**
Marbas, no!
**[16:31] Marbas**
...but given what the aggrieved party says,
**[16:35] Marbas**
I'll settle for an explanation, instead.
**[16:38] Marbas**
I assume this is all due to
the girl being long dead?
**[16:46] Maury**
Yeah...
**[16:49] Maury**
Can't believe I'm dumb enough
to die for a ghost.
**[16:56] Maury**
But even then...
despite how bad things are now,
**[16:59] Maury**
I'm still glad to have met her.
**[17:03] Maury**
I wonder why?
**[17:06] Maury**
It all started when some woman
killed herself in the river.
**[17:11] Maury**
When she died, she wished
that everyone else would die...
**[17:16] Maury**
And a demon in the river
just happened to overhear her.
**[17:19] Maury**
So in exchange for her life,
he started killing people.
**[17:23] Maury**
It turned into a contract.
**[17:26] Wisteria**
That's possible?
**[17:27] Marbas**
It's rare, but it happens. Not unlike
using a ritual sacrifice to curse a target.
**[17:32] Marbas**
Even if the ritual itself is nonsense,
**[17:35] Marbas**
if a demon happens upon it,
it can still result in a pact.
**[17:39] Maury**
Yeah...
**[17:40] Maury**
And that's why Harriet,
who just so happened to be passing by...
**[17:49] Maury**
But that was when our
contract came into effect.
**[17:53] Harriet**
Ours?
**[17:55] (Flashback) Harriet**
Help me out with my work.
**[17:57] (Flashback) Harriet**
You can have my soul when I die if you do.
**[18:03] Marbas**
That explains it.
**[18:05] Marbas**
With her death, her soul
now belongs to you, Maury.
**[18:11] Marbas**
Meaning that the river demon
was unable to steal it.
**[18:16] Harriet**
*At some point, I stopped being hungry...*
**[18:19] Harriet**
* And I had a wallet that*
* never ran out of money.*
**[18:22] Harriet**
* People stopped noticing me*
* for some reason.*
**[18:26] Harriet**
But I never even questioned it...
**[18:30] Harriet**
All because you were protecting me, Maury!
**[18:35] Maury**
No... I couldn't save you—
**[18:38] Harriet**
No.
**[18:39] Harriet**
Even if I'm a ghost now,
**[18:43] Harriet**
I feel more alive than I did
when I was a walking corpse.
**[18:48] Harriet**
Which is why it's my turn, now.
**[18:52] Harriet**
Go ahead and eat me, Maury.
**[18:56] Harriet**
Because otherwise,
we're both gonna be done for.
**[18:59] Harriet**
So eat me up and feel better.
**[19:03] Maury**
Don't be stupid...
**[19:04] Maury**
If I eat your soul, then that's it!
**[19:09] Maury**
You'll be gone, forever!
**[19:13] Harriet**
It's not the end.
**[19:14] Harriet**
Because I'll be part of you.
**[19:17] Harriet**
So long as you're alive,
I'll be with you!
**[19:22] Harriet**
Besides, I couldn't care less about heaven!
**[19:26] Harriet**
It wasn't some god who saved me...
**[19:29] Harriet**
It was you, Maury.
**[19:34] Harriet**
Which means this isn't the end.
**[19:37] Harriet**
We'll always be together!
**[19:41] Maury**
At first... I thought you
were just a sucker.
**[19:45] Maury**
Someone I could trick into forging a pact
with a weak little demon like me.
**[19:51] Maury**
But... I really enjoyed it.
**[19:54] Maury**
Maybe this makes me a bad demon...
**[19:59] Maury**
But I was happy being with you, Harriet!
**[20:02] Maury**
I woulda been happy if nothing ever changed!
**[20:07] Harriet**
I know. I feel the same way.
I have this whole time.
**[20:12] Harriet**
So...
**[20:15] Harriet**
Thank you, Maury.
**[20:18] Harriet**
I'm glad we met.
**[20:45] Wisteria**
And then...
**[20:47] Wisteria**
Harriet said if she hadn't met Maury,
her heart would've stayed dead...
**[20:52] Wisteria**
And when I heard that...
I realized she was just like me!
**[20:56] Marbas**
You're not the same.
There's a big difference.
**[21:00] Marbas**
That girl made a pact
with the lowest class of demon,
**[21:04] Marbas**
and you made one with me.
**[21:06] Marbas**
I am a match for anything
that could threaten you.
**[21:10] Marbas**
And the idea of my contractor being killed...
**[21:14] Marbas**
Simply put, the girl was unfortunate.
**[21:16] Wisteria**
But that's...
**[21:19] Marbas**
Still, it wasn't meaningless.
**[21:23] Marbas**
You may not have seen it,
**[21:26] Marbas**
but she was smiling in the end.
**[21:33] Marbas**
*That's right. Humans are fragile...*
**[21:36] Marbas**
* And their lives are less than*
* a fraction of ours.*
**[21:40] Marbas**
*But... much like that girl's soul was saved,*
**[21:45] Marbas**
* and the way my perspective on the*
* world has changed since meeting you,*
**[21:49] Marbas**
*these encounters serve a purpose.*
**[21:53] Marbas**
*Even if only for a fleeting moment.*
**[21:57] Marbas**
*As long as it results in something...*
**[22:00] Marbas**
*Then it had meaning.*
**[22:03] Marbas**
*It wasn't for nothing.*
**[22:10] ---**