Episode 3

**Of Creatures and Men** is the 3rd episode to the *Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst* anime.

## Synopsis

Innumael, Schaake, and company have escaped the Imperial Army's lockdown. Their journey takes them through a forest, but something is amiss. Helman takes a new approach in his attempt to apprehend Innumael.

## Summary

Hermann calls Leocadio Weller and gives him an assignment to bring Innumael Grauer's sister to the capital. Meanwhile, the Headkeepers, decide to head to Gutheil. However, they are forced to stop when they see a body on the road. After having infiltrated the capital, Elfriede reports to Fritz that she found organization funds flowing to a Diet member, which would mean they have a traitor.

The Headkeepers, realize there is a monster nearby that killed many people. As their car also broke, Benjamin, Schaake Gutheil and Innumael Grauer decide to go to the near village to look for parts. Reaching the village, Hanoi wants to send a second party, but the villagers want to do it in the morning as its dark already. Seeing Benjamin and the rest, the villagers are surprised and asks them what they want. Benjamin explains their car broke and need some parts. Hanoi asks them if they have seen other people and Schaake tells them they found lots of bodies. He asks her if there was a girl, between 5 and 10, but Schaake tells him she didn't see one. Hearing its his granddaughter, Schaake agrees to turn back and show the place to Hanoi.

They can't find a girl among the bodies and Hanoi explains that his granddaughter Dejrelle hasn't come home for two days. Today, her little sister Yasmin went out to look for her and also disappeared. They have no idea what the monster is, but few days ago a lighting struck near the village, even thought it wasn't raining and there was no clouds. A day after that, hunters from the village started to disappear. As some of the villagers can know something, the group splits. Schaake and Klaus head into the village. Initially they don't find any new information, but one of the men tells them that something like this happened before. Ten years ago, the Empire built a research facility on the mountain. Sometime after that, the soldiers told them that some animals had escaped and days later they found dead bodies with their stomachs split open. The soldiers had stated they killed all the animals, but he suspects one may still be alive.

While searching around, Innumael finds footprints and an item. He then hears a weird voice, but a girl pulls him down and tells him to keep quiet. The monster passes them and they attempt to leave, but he trips and makes a sound, which gets the monster attention. He grabs the girl and starts running. As the monster is about to catch him, Benjamin and Hanoi shoot and injure it and manage to save Innumael and the girl. Seeing his grandfather, Yasmin hugs him and starts crying.

At Hanoi's home, Yasmin explains she was looking for her sister, when she was attacked by the monster at the research lab. Hanoi offers to give them parts from his car if they help him and they agree. They wait until down and head into the lab. They find Coldfire and a moment later the monster attacks. As they fight, they cause parts of the lab to collapse. Seeing the monster heading towards Yasmin, Innumael shoots at it and realizes the loud sound causes pain for the monster. Using that, he manages to get close and stab and kill it. Looking at the monster, Hanoi realizes something, and decides to cancel the search. Yasmin later returns to the monster body and sees it wears her mother's memento ring, realizing this is Dejrelle.

## Characters

* Leocadio Weller
* Hermann
* Innumael Grauer
* Benjamin
* Arnold
* Klaus
* Schaake Gutheil
* Elfriede
* Fritz
* Conrad Wisdom
* Hanoi
* Yasmin