Vanitas no Carte

Noé travels to Paris on an airship, meets vampire Amelia, and encounters Vanitas who cures her using The Book of Vanitas.

Vampire Noé Archiviste travels to Paris aboard an airship powered by arsmite to investigate The Book of Vanitas for his teacher. He encounters Amelia Ruth, who is revealed to be a vampire. Overcome by bloodlust, she bites him, poisoning his blood. Vanitas enters and uses The Book of Vanitas to reveal her true name, Florifel, which restores her sanity. Vanitas explains that the grimoire removes the corruption causing vampires to become curse-bearers. Later in Paris, Vanitas invites Noé to join his quest. Noé refuses and subsequently collapses on the street. This event highlights the grimoire's power to cure the malady affecting vampire names and prevent berserk behavior among the cursed.

Vanitas and Noé escape prison to hunt a vampire while facing threats from Luca and Jeanne.

Vanitas and Noé remain imprisoned after an airship incident until Count Parks Orlok summons them. Although Orlok intends to execute Amelia, Noé proposes capturing a curse-bearer vampire terrorizing Paris to secure their release using the grimoire. Dante provides Vanitas with the vampire's location, but Johann warns that Lord Ruthven's executioner is present in the city. The duo locates Thomas Breneux, a vampire from beyond the barrier attacking Parisiennes. Noé restrains him while Vanitas uses the grimoire to temporarily calm the creature. However, Luca and Jeanne, the Hellfire Witch, arrive demanding the grimoire, believing it creates curse-bearers. Noé refuses, leading Jeanne to attack him with the Crimson Gauntlet. The pair escapes, and Vanitas later reveals to Noé that the grimoire can indeed create curse-bearers.

Jeanne attacks Vanitas while Loup-Garou strikes, leading to a kiss and a chase through Altus Paris.

Jeanne demands The Book of Vanitas but is ambushed by Loup-Garou. Vanitas uses the grimoire to restore Thomas Breneux, whose true name is Bucolicus. Despite being injured, Jeanne persists until Noé appears holding Luca. Vanitas kisses Jeanne and professes his love, causing her to depart with Luca. Nox and Manet discover Breneux dead, killed by Charlatan. Orlok suspends Amelia’s execution, assigning her to Hotel Chouchou. Noé bites Amelia to view her memories of demons and Charlatan. Dominique de Sade chains Noé and guides him to a barrier within Orlok’s facility, revealing Lord Ruthven will attend a masquerade ball. Vanitas leaps through the barrier, grabbing Noé’s hand, and they arrive in Altus Paris.

Dominique frees Noé at Altus Paris while Vanitas confronts Veronica and Jeanne succumbs to bloodlust

Upon arriving in Altus Paris, Dominique removes the chain from Noé's neck and invites him to drink her blood. Vanitas appears at the masquerade ball, declaring his blue vampire inheritance and offering to cure all vampire curse-bearers. He is interrupted by Dominique's older sister, Veronica, who attempts to kill him, but he is spirited away by Jeanne. Suddenly, an eerie sound envelops the building, activating numerous curse-bearers who begin attacking other vampires, including two fiends embodying Charaltan. Meanwhile, Jeanne is affected by the desire for blood. Vanitas offers her his own, and driven by thirst, she overcomes her revulsion of his human heritage, biting into his neck.

Noé confronts Charlatan while recalling his traumatic past with Louis and Teacher.

Noé attacks Charlatan, who recognizes him. Noé remembers living with Teacher at the de Sade residence, where he met Louis and Dominique. Louis, a curse-bearer, carved stakes for Noé to kill him, but Noé refused. When friend Mina was sentenced to execution as a curse-bearer, Louis killed her after she transformed. Consumed by bloodlust, Louis also murdered their other friends. Noé attempted to restore him, but Louis bit him and drank his blood. Teacher arrived and beheaded Louis, saving Noé. In the present, Charlatan’s black vaporous envoy offers to take Noé to meet Louis. Vanitas appears and forces the envoy to withdraw.

Naenia Demands Noé's True Name While Veronica Attacks Vanitas

Naenia, Charalatan's envoy, demands Noé's true name, but Vanitas and Jeanne defend him. After they leave, the hall fills with curse-bearers from the Beastly Orchestra's dissonance. Dominique vows to help Vanitas save them, but Veronica confronts her when he and Noé depart. Elsewhere, Vanitas and Noé find Catherine, a young vampire turned monster sucking life from her sisters. Vanitas offers salvation, turning her to dust. Veronica attacks them, suspecting their involvement, but August Ruthven stops her and protects them. That night, Noé recalls Teacher's instructions to understand The Book of Vanitas. Despite disagreeing with Vanitas' methods, he continues his quest with the book's owner.

Vanitas and Jeanne confront love while Noé and Dominique form a new bond through blood

At Lord Ruthven’s residence, Noé and Vanitas enjoy tarte Tatin with friends Dominique, Luca, and Jeanne. Luca remains upset over Vanitas’s kiss with Jeanne, who Vanitas claims he loves, evidenced by a flower-shaped bite mark on his neck. Jeanne drags Vanitas out the window to address his words, leading her to admit she is a curse-bearer managing bloodlust with medication. Vanitas agrees to keep her secret if she drinks only his blood and addresses him by name. Upon their return, Dominique bites Noé’s neck, and he sucks blood from her hand, establishing a bond. Later, Noé asks Vanitas about love, but Vanitas admits he does not truly understand it.

Ruthven expels Vanitas while Chasseurs abduct a curse-bearer in Paris

Lord Ruthven informs Noé and Vanitas that Charlatan attempted to assassinate Lucius, the future Grand Duke of Oriflamme, at Castle Carbunculus. Vanitas seeks an audience with the queen, suspecting she is dead or gone due to her absence, which enrages Ruthven. He banishes Vanitas from his castle and returns Noé and Vanitas to the human world, validating Vanitas' suspicions. Meanwhile, Dante reveals that a Chasseur from the Church's anti-vampire unit abducted a curse-bearer who entered Paris, taking the captive to their headquarters in the catacombs. That night, Noé and Vanitas steal two guards' uniforms and infiltrate the catacombs through the floor of Notre Dame to locate the Chasseurs. They encounter Roland Fortis, who sees through their disguise, traps Vanitas in a cell, and blinds Noé with a flash grenade. Fortis then injects himself with a green serum to enhance his abilities and prepares to kill the vampire, Noé.

Vanitas and Noé escape Fortis to confront Moreau, the scientist who experimented on Vanitas.

Fortis recognizes Vanitas as Noé's companion and attacks Noé with enhanced abilities, but Vanitas frees himself from his cell and wounds Fortis to allow their escape. The pair must collaborate to defeat Fortis and the Chasseurs, though they dispute their strategy. Vanitas reveals he seeks Moreau, the man who experimented on him after the Chasseurs took him in as an orphan. Noé feigns taking Vanitas hostage to delay Fortis, eventually defeating him and explaining their purpose. Fortis discloses that Moreau has been cast out and offers to ally with Noé upon learning Moreau is alive and likely continuing his vampire experiments. Vanitas guides the group through secret passages to Moreau's former laboratory, where Moreau welcomes back number "69".

Vanitas tricks Moreau into inviting Chasseurs, leading to a confrontation with the monster Prédateur.

Vanitas deceives Moreau by claiming the Chasseurs are there for protection, prompting Moreau to host them. When Vanitas questions Moreau about his benefactor, Moreau refuses to answer. Enraged, Noé attacks Moreau, but he is saved by a multi-eyed entity named Spider. This leaves Noé, Vanitas, and the Chasseurs to battle Prédateur, a black smoke-like malnomen that consumes life. Desperate, Noé persuades Vanitas to jump into the monster's mouth. They locate the curse-bearer responsible for Prédateur, and Vanitas performs a cure. As explosions destroy Moreau's complex, Noé and Vanitas escape through the catacombs while Roland informs Olivier of the chaos. Meanwhile, Spider informs Ruthven about Noé's interference with Moreau's experiments.

Jeanne’s Date with Vanitas Backfires Amidst Ruthven’s Interrogation of Noé

Jeanne attempts to deter Vanitas through a date, but she secretly enjoys their time in Paris while Dante and Dominique observe. Separately, Ruthven questions Noé about Vanitas, suspecting he exploits Noé’s innocence. Noé clarifies that he treats vampires and humans equally as flawed beings, denying vampire alignment. Enraged, Ruthven attacks and bites Noé. Later, Jeanne’s bloodlust is triggered when a boy scrapes his knee, prompting her to attack him. Vanitas intervenes, and Dante creates a smokescreen for their escape. Vanitas then allows Jeanne to drink his blood, asking again if she is a curse-bearer. Unable to answer, she receives his promise to kill her personally if she is.

Vanitas and Jeanne retrieve lent items while Ruthven coerces Noé into obedience before the Beast of Gévaudan resurfaces

Vanitas and Jeanne return to the park to collect the hat and parasol lent by Doninique, during which Vanitas deduces that Ruthven is targeting Noé. Having already bitten Noé, Ruthven compels him to swear absolute obedience to a future command. Upon returning home, Vanitas finds an exhausted Noé, just as Dante informs them that the Beast of Gévaudan has reappeared. While Vanitas shows interest in the news, Noé struggles against the scent of Vanitas' blood. Vanitas warns that he will kill Noé if he attempts to drink, as doing so would grant Noé access to his memories. Consequently, Vanitas decides to travel to Gévaudan to investigate the beast sightings, bringing Noé along for the journey.

An Unexpected Meeting

The Witch and the Young Man

The Vampire of the d'Apchiers

The Beast

Hands Reaching from a Nightmare

Only the Two of Us

Snow Flower

The Incurable Illness

Scars

Blue Night

Tears Falling like Rain

What He Wished For