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Un autre —Scars— is the twenty-first episode of the anime adaptation of Jun Mochizuki's The Case Study of Vanitas.
This article contains plot and/or ending details for The Case Study of Vanitas.
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Synopsis[]
Noé springs into action after he receives a disturbing letter. Details about Domi and Louis' past, as well as Mikhail's past, come to light. Vanitas is alarmed to hear of Mikhail's return. Noé confronts Mikhail but is forced to do as he asks.
Summary[]
Noé receives a letter with Dominique's hair
Noé receives a letter from Mikhail, which contains Dominique's hair. Noé then recalls his past and how he joined the de Sade family, following the events with Mina and how that led to Louis' death. Louis knew he was going to die and had been carving wooden stakes wishing for Noé to kill him. After Louis' death, Noé saw the stakes and suffered psychological damage, causing him to loose consciousness for days.
Venorica telling Dominique that Louis is her twin
Dominique blames herself for involving Noé with Mina's situation. Veronica comes to pick up Dominique, but Dominique doesn't wish to leave and wonders if Veronica isn't sad for her brother's death, however, Veronica states she doesn't have a brother and Louis should have been killed the day he was born due and she should be happy he was allowed to live that long. Seeing Dominique doesn't understand what she means, Veronica is happy to explain that Louis wasn't hidden because of his illness, but for he and Dominique being twins. In the vampire world, twins are a symbol of misfortune and House de Sade had to hide that fact to not tarnish their name. One of them should have been slain at birth, but grandfather stated it would be a waste and took Louis in. Dominique wonders why she was chosen and Veronica states that their father probably felt that way. Dominique then wonders if Louis was aware of this.
Noé wakes up, but mistakes Dominique for Louis and states he is glad that he is alive. As he falls asleep again, Dominique wonders if Noé wished that Louis was chosen over her and can't stop thinking about it, and ends up cutting her hair short to look more like Louis. Eventually she meets Mikhail and states she wished she to be the curse-bearer and died, so that Louis could live and be with Noé.
Mikhail reveals he has the Book of Vanitas as well
Noé visits the place stated by Mikhail, and upon seeing him, he attacks him, but an automaton protects Mikhail. Noé gets rid of it and still tries to attack Mikhail, but its knocked down by him. Amelia informs Vanitas of the letter and hearing Mikhail's name, Vanitas realizes he is alive and that Noé should stay away from him. Mikhail introduces himself, revealing he has the Book of Vanitas and commenting that Noé must know his big brother. Mikhail wonders if Vanitas had mentioned him or Number 71. Mikhail then points at Dominique at the top of a ferris wheel, stating she would jump if someone harms him. Mikhail wants Noé to suck Vanitas blood and tell him why Vanitas killed their father back then as Vanitas refuses to tell him himself. Meanwhile, Luca and Jeanne learn that Dominique has been missing for three days and Luca decide to ask Jeanne for a favor.
Noé wonders why Vanitas would kill their "father", but that causes Mikhail to laugh as he realizes that after all the time they spend together, Noé still doesn't know anything about Vanitas. Mikhail then tells Noé to suck his blood, so that he learn more about Vanitas. Wanting to protect Dominique, Noé bites Mikhail and sucks his blood.
Mikhail believes his mother was saved by the vampire
Noé then sees Mikhail memories. When he was a child, his mother was killed by a vampire and he was taken by the Church. Wondering around, he meets Roland, who is covered in bandages due to his wounds and Mikhail mistakes him for a living mummy. Roland jokes he is one and then leads Mikhail around, telling him that he will be living in a new home and that there will be other kids his age as well. Mikhail wonders why they had to kill the vampire that vampire and Roland tells him its because it killed his mother. However, Mikhail believes the vampire saved her. She makes scary face when the demon inside of her is bad and she hits him. While the vampire was drinking her blood, she was making the same face, but slowly as she died, it returned to normal, making Mikhail believe the vampire got rid of the demon inside of her. Roland starts crying, praying to God to save this child as the vampires had already led him astray. Olivier shows up and takes Roland, telling him he needs to rest until he recovers. Moreau then shows up and kidnaps Mikhail, needing another child for his experiment and thinking that the Church will overlook the missing child, thinking it escaped. He then pulls Vanitas, calling him No. 69, stating he will be looking after Mikhail.
Characters[]
(*) - Denotes that the character did not appear physically, but as a part of another character's memories.
Chapters[]
- Mémoire 46: Un Autre — Scar
- Mémoire 47: Hétérogène — Sneering Laughter
Episode Preview[]
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| v - e - t | The Case Study of Vanitas Episodes |
|---|---|
| Parisian Excursion Arc | 1 • 2 • 3 |
| Bal Masqué Arc | 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 |
| Hunters of the Dark Arc | 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 |
| The Beast of Gévaudan Arc | 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 |
| Amusement Park Arc | 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 |
| Blu-ray/DVD | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • Season 1 Part 1 |
| Other | Recap • Special |