DIABOLIK LOVERS : Haunted Dark Bridal — Hunter Prologue
Monologue
The loss of my heart, the capacity to love
The Fall of Man, the forgotten garden
To defy is to be banished
To be strong is to be alone
Then, to be weak is to be loved
A truth I found absurd
I cursed the world,
and held my head high in spite
Though somehow, I wished to try again
[Someone's Thoughts]
— Location: Entrance Hall
Kayo: ...Alright, hear me out!
Reiji: This is ridiculous.
How can a bride attempt to stab the eldest son the moment she steps into this house?
Kayo: To be fair, I didn’t actually end up stabbing him.
Reiji: The point still stands that you attempted to do so to begin with.
In fact, I'm a little disappointed that you didn't go through with it.
Ayato: Eh, losing Shuu wouldn't be that bad. It's like losing your favorite fly.
Reiji: Favorite is a bit of an overstatement.
Laito: Aah, don't you think we should keep her anyway~? She's pretty easy on the eyes!
Kanato: I agree. Wouldn't breaking someone like her be fun? Fufufu...
Subaru: I don't trust anyone swinging around a knife like a lunatic, much less a hunting weapon.
If you aren't gonna kill her, I will.
Kanato: Aren’t you just talking about yourself?
Kayo: Ahaha... hahaha... let's not be brash everyone!
( I’m fucked. )
( I didn’t quite think this through, did I…? )
— A flashback occurs. Location: Church.
Yui: Huh? Kayo-san, weren’t you supposed to leave with father this morning?
Kayo: Ooh, yeah, about that. Change of plans.
You’re going to Europe.
Yui: Eeh?
Really…? Father wanted to take me after all?
( How strange, when he left, he seemed sure I wasn’t going to accompany him… )
Kayo: …Yeah, he did. He started crying on the way to the airport and decided he was going to take you along.
Yui: ...??
( No matter how much father loves me, I doubt he’d start sobbing like a child. )
( Is this her way of making a joke? I should laugh… )
Hahaha, very funny, Kayo-san… but are you really serious?
Kayo: I’m serious, though. See, I even got you a ticket.
[rustle]
Yui: ( …! So she wasn’t joking? )
( A lot of this doesn’t seem to make sense, though… but Kayo-san is an earnest person. Why would she lie? )
I see… will father see me at the airport?
Kayo: ( He has no idea she’s coming. )
No, he’s pretty busy, but if memory serves me right, he’d be in the Vatican by the time you arrive. Just go tell him you were going to go to the Sakamaki mansion. He would know what that means.
Yui: The Sakamaki mansion? Those are our relatives, right?
Kayo: ( Am I really gonna explain everything to this kid? No way, I’m not gonna freak her out. )
( Seiji-san will do the talking. Not me. )
Yeah. It’s hard to explain, but I think Seiji-san would be able to explain it to you.
Just trust me, okay?
Yui: …I see. Okay.
What about you, though, Kayo-san?
Kayo: Oh, you know… the usual. Don’t worry about me.
Have fun, okay?
Yui: Alright…!
Monologue
To be honest, I barely had any time to think this plan through.
I was supposed to go to Europe with Seiji-san in order to complete my rite of passage as a demon hunter, a trial set in order to test apprentice hunters and allow them to work independently from their masters.
Though, I ended up overhearing a few clergymen talk about how Yui was chosen as the next sacrificial bride.
Haphazardly, impulsively, I decided to take her place.
We’ve only ever spent time together once, but she’s a good kid. She deserves better.
It won’t be too bad if I went in her place, anyway. I’m the unwanted child of the church—considered a demon for reasons I can’t understand myself.
For as long as I remember, I was the child of the devil, trained to kill demons, a twisted sense of irony.
Despite all my training, however, I’ve never been able to kill a demon without any remorse. I always hesitate. I’ve never killed without crying afterwards.
“You’re a coward, you can’t bring yourself to kill your own brethren.” What a ridiculous train of thought. I’m human, after all.
Yet, my own empathy was punished constantly…
— The flashback ends.
Kayo: ( That’s right, I was going to pretend to be the sacrificial bride instead. But when I saw that blond man sleeping on the floor… )
( I thought, wouldn’t it be a better idea to get rid of these guys, so no more girls would be sent here? )
( But in the end, I stopped myself… I’m just a coward, after all. )
( Now I’m surrounded by the vampires I only heard of from stories… )
Reiji: “Let’s not be brash?”
I believe you’re the last person in this room who should be saying those kinds of things.
Laito: Isn’t that right? Nfufu, let’s see here…
[rustle]
Kayo: …!!
( He suddenly embraced me from behind! )
Laito: What a sexy body… but I’m also quite interested in this knife you have here...
Looking closer, Subaru-kun was right. It even looks just like his!
Kayo: ...?
( I caught a glimpse of his face from the corner of my eye. His tone is playful, but his face is cold, almost calculating... )
Ayato: Wouldn’t that mean… she’s some kinda vampire hunter or something?
Kayo: No. Why would you think that?
Ayato: Really?
Kanato: I… are you really going to believe everything this girl says? She just tried to kill Shuu.
Sometimes I wonder how we’re related.
Hey, Teddy, wouldn’t this girl be really pretty as a doll, though? She’s tall, and her skin is smooth like porcelain…
Even her eyes are utterly lifeless, fufu…
Kayo: …
[rustle]
Kayo: ( Ugh, I can’t move! It’s like this pervert’s arms are made of steel! )
Laito: Eeh? Trying to escape while we’re trapped in a passionate embrace like this?
Kayo: ( I am quite literally trying to run away right now. )
Subaru: Che, leave it to that pervert to abandon all sense of danger at times like this…
Oi, gimme that.
— Subaru takes her knife.
Kayo: Wha—hey!
Subaru: It looks just like mine… what the hell is this?
Answer me, dammit!
[thud]
Kayo: Hey, I don't know either!
( I just got that knife from Seiji-san when I started training... I heard it was special, but I could only wonder why. )
Ayato: It’s weird though. Haven’t heard about a single new bride recently, but this chick suddenly shows up?
Well, Laito’s right. You're definitely one of the hotter ones.
Say, even if she isn't actually a bride, let's keep her.
— Ayato approaches her.
Ayato: Scream lots for me, okay?
Kayo: No way.
Ayato: Aah? Do you really not understand who's at a disadvantage right now?
Laito: Fufu, it's like a butterfly trying to escape the web, Ayato-kun. I say you let her do as she likes.
The more she tries to wriggle out, the more trapped she becomes...
Kayo: ( I should be angry right now, but... )
( Deep down, I guess he's right. Even if you don't count the fact that I'm outnumbered... )
( Even now, I can't find the courage to do it. )
[rustle]
Reiji: Alright, that’s enough! We are not tolerating this girl’s presence alive or dead.
Why would the church send a vampire hunter here? I would understand if they stripped her of her weapons, however…
I have my reasons to believe you shouldn’t be here.
Kayo: No, no. I’m definitely the one you’re looking for.
I had no idea how that knife got into my pocket. Or how it ended up in my hand. Or why I was about to stab that guy.
Reiji: Are you even trying to make up a convincing lie?
Usually the triplets would take someone like you out, but the fact that you're... a young woman, is distracting them.
Kayo: ( He has a strange look on his face. It's almost predatory. )
Reiji: I'm not going to risk you causing a mess in this mansion.
[rustle]
Kayo: ...!!
— Reiji approaches her, wrapping his hands around her neck.
Kayo: Guh...! St...op!
( Fuck, how are these guys so strong...?! )
( I've dealt with pureblooded demons before, but are vampire princes really this... )
[rustle]
Reiji: Struggling is futile, though that face you’re making… Fufufu, how about you kick around some more?
Or are you too weak to do even that?
Kayo: ( ... ... )
( Why am I struggling...? I'll be put out my misery faster like this. )
( But that kid... if they try to find her, then... )
[rustle]
— Kayo is pulled away.
Reiji: ...?
Kayo: Hah... haa... [cough]
W... What...?
( ...!! The blondie I tried to... )
Shuu: Ah, what a pain...
Ayato: Oh, you're alive?
Shuu: I actually had faith for once that you guys weren't going to do something stupid. Really should take it as a lesson to abandon all hope.
Kayo: ( He's saving me? )
Shuu: If this girl gets killed, I'll get booted to the North Pole again.
Kayo: ( Oh, nevermind. )
Reiji: Don't tell me, she's actually...
Shuu: If she wasn't, she would've been dead the minute she pulled that knife out on me.
Reiji: ...
I would have preferred if you went over this with at least one of us before this happened.
Shuu: Too much trouble.
Ayato: ...Che. At least that means you're the real deal, huh?
I kinda wanted our next bride to be some plain girl who goes "Kyaa!" at lightning, though.
Kayo: That's oddly specific...
Shuu: Hah... whatever. The old man said not to kill her. Do whatever, but if she dies on your watch I'm handing you the ticket.
Laito: Oh, so we really are going to have a good time with our little vixen here!
Kayo: ( I actually don't know if I should be relieved that I'm alive or annoyed that I have to keep dealing with these guys. )
Kanato: Hmph. If she's the bride, then we should be able to do anything we want to her...!
Why is she getting special treatment all of a sudden? She doesn't even smell good.
— Kanato approaches and sniffs her.
Kanato: ...In fact, you smell like nothing at all...
Kayo: ( Ugh, he sniffed so close, I shivered a little... )
Laito: Hm, that's what I've been checking out. This girl is practically a phantom in terms of scent...
Kayo: ( So that's why he's been embracing me since earlier. )
Ayato: I guess you can't have everything.
Would've been a lot better if you were hot and had great tasting blood.
Subaru: Oi.
— Subaru throws her the knife.
Kayo: ...! What?!
My knife! It's dull!
( My favorite pastime was sharpening this thing! )
( Well, to be fair, it was my only pastime... )
Subaru: Pissed, aren't you?
Consider it a welcome gift.
Kayo: You—!!
Get back here, you brat!
( That kid...!! )
Subaru: Heh, keep screaming. You're a hundred years too early to try and pick a fight with me.
Reiji: Ah, so you left to dull her knife down.
As much as I would like to argue with father over letting another problem into our household…
Well, might as well take advantage of this situation. You’re utterly harmless without a weapon.
Kayo: ( His mood changed suddenly...? )
[crackle]
Kayo: Huh?!
A whip?! Where did that come from?!!
( These guys are total nutjobs! )
( I can't believe I'd find someone worse than Seiji-san! )
Reiji: I look forward to turning you into a proper woman.
Laito: I’d love to be the one to break her slowly though, with my love rather than with sticks and stones, nfu…
Kayo: ( Somehow this feels a lot worse than them threatening to kill me… )
( What about the blondie? He saved me once, even if it was to avoid getting punished himself... )
[rustle]
Kayo: Hey…
Shuu: Grabbing onto my sleeve…? Don't get cocky just because I saved your skin once.
I’m looking forward to punishing you for earlier.
Kayo: ( I really got my hopes up for a second there. )
( Ugh, what can I do…? I can't kill them, but they can't kill me either. )
( Even still, if I have six guys throwing me around and drinking my blood, I might as well end up dying... )
( Plus, there's also the chance that they could learn about the real bride. )
...!
I'm a demon hunter!
Shuu: A rather ineffectual one. So what?
Kayo: ( He didn't need to mention that last part. )
Well, you see, that means I was raised in the church—I have very traditional values!
That means, even if you guys are vampires and all... I only want one man to be my everything.
Shuu: Pfft. I can see you cringing from a mile away—you don't really believe that, do you?
Kayo: It's true! It's just embarrassing to admit...
Ayato: Heh, once a church girl, always a church girl, huh?
You heard her! I'll do the honors and be her everything!
Laito: Are you really deciding that on your own~? What if I'm her type? I know how to take things nice and slow, nfu~
Kanato: I hope you're saying this so no one can get between us.
If we can’t kill you, then I might as well make you a living doll.
Though, that process is a lot more painful than just getting killed outright, fufufu...
Subaru: Che, just seeing these guys get all competitive over her is pissing me off...
Laito: Oh, are your teenage hormones acting up, Subaru-kun?
Reiji: Traditional values or not, you neither have the blood or pedigree to be making outlandish demands like this.
Still, I'm interested in disciplining a wild girl like you.
Shuu: Hah, whatever. You're not worth fighting over... but I'm not against you throwing yourself at me, anyway.
Kayo: ( These guys are easily goaded... thank goodness. )
( At least I only have to deal with one of them from now on. )
( Who should I choose? )
Character Select
[Shuu] [Reiji] [Ayato]
[Kanato] [Laito] [Subaru]
Notes:
Since the concept of “Adam and Eve,” and therefore also “Lilith,” were not introduced at the time of Haunted Dark Bridal, Kayo is referred to as “Hunter,” while Yui would have been “Bride.”
Secondly, with the context that you already played at least once as Yui, Kayo’s prologue shaves away stuff like not knowing their names, not knowing they’re vampires, etc. It’s both a meta joke and also because Kayo herself knew all of this before entering the mansion. I hope this revision isn’t too jarring, it helps cut away a lot of unnecessary fluff!
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