Episode 8

**The Banquet** (夜宴, *Yaen*) is the 8th episode of Undead Girl Murder Farce anime series.

## Synopsis

The farce concerns the ultimate fate of the gem called the Penultimate Night, and the identity of the mysterious man who absconded with a certain detective's long-lost body. For what purpose does M pursue the Penultimate Night?

## Summary

As Tsugaru is pushed away by Reynold, which causes the Penultimate Night to be thrown away from his mouth, Lupin suggests that they call for a truce and deal with their opponent and makes Tsugaru the decoy while he sets up an ambush on the second floor. Tsugaru asks Reynold why he hunts monsters, to which he replies that while Fatima would do so out of a sense of justice, he doesn't like it and would avoid it if it were in his power. Tsugaru buys time by telling that he knew someone like him, and at the right moment, a piano falls on top of Reynold, seemingly killing him, revealed to be Lupin's handiwork. Tsugaru in turn is curious about what people would call Lupin as if they learnt he killed someone, but the Phantom Thief states that it isn't enough to kill Reynold.

Meanwhile, back at the top floor, Fatima is trying to find Erik, but she is attacked by a hook attached with a string. Fatima barely survives, albeit wounding her left arm grievously and dodges another attack and wonders why she can't detect him, until a voice replies that it is because he is the Phantom of the Opera, who lived in an Opera House at a lake twenty-three floors below the surface and that he is unbeatable in the realm of acoustics and sound. Erik immediately targets her using the hook pulley, and while she barely dodges it again, his intended target was actually the box she was on.

Shizuku, meanwhile is busy fighting the vampire Carmilla, who rips off a portion of her dress, though she avoids the strike. Carmilla avoids her repeated strikes but is shot with a pure silver bullet on her shoulder. Just as she is about to fire another strike, she feels numb and hot and drops her weapon. She demands to know what happened to her, to which Carmilla replies that she is succumbing to the effects of her venom, which makes her feel numb and hot.

Holmes and Watson on the other hand, barely avoid their demise by dodging a falling chandelier orchestrated by Aleister. Watson fires on Aleister, but the bullet is deflected and hits Aleister's own hat. The magician then attempts to set Watson on fire, but he quickly escapes. Having run out of bullets, Holmes decides to use baritsu, while Aleister speaks with Aya. Aya learns that their target is the Penultimate Night due to its relation with werewolves and that his organization is planning to increase their ranks. Distracted by this, he doesn't notice Sherlock's surprise attack, but attempts to counter it with a poisoned needle, which fails as Holmes reflects it back on him. Poisoned, Aleister quickly uses an antidote. As soon as he uses the antidote, a large being breaks in forcefully alongside M, whom Holmes immediately recognizes as the late Professor Moriarty, who is still alive and well.

Back at the ground, Erik's tactics work successfully, causing Fatima to come down crashing with the box, albeit seriously wounding her left arm. Erik arrives. True to Lupin's words, Reynold lifts the piano, but suffered injuries to his head, which he brushes off. As they are about to retaliate, a young man jumps into the building and stuns everyone present using his powers. He grabs the diamond and stops the effect. Reynold, who quickly comes to his senses, signals Fatima to attack him, but the young man dashes and swipes her chest with his fingers gently, slicing her into pieces and killing her. Reynold counterattacks, only for the young man to quickly hit him. The force of his hit is strong enough to grievously wound him. Lupin decides to leave, citing the young man's arrival.

Holmes meanwhile is surprised by Moriarty's appearance, even more so by his survival, though the elderly gentleman states that he is surprised by Aya's survival, even for an Immortal like her. Holmes asks Aya whether does she know him, to which Aya states that she does since he was the one responsible for running away with her body, as well as knowing the initial on his cane belonging to a presumed dead man (none other than himself). Moriarty is impressed and in return, deduces that Aya has two attendants, one who is strong but doesn't take care of her cage while the other takes meticulous care of it. Holmes and Watson ask why did he return after eight years, to which Moriarty replies it was to rebuild his fallen criminal organization, this time with improvements and he was inspired by an apprentice who wanted a strong body as a monster's and wanted to know about transplant surgery.