Campione - ep09

The story returns to the point where Godou has just been shot with an arrow, but Persues just feel right about the situation and is about to defile Godou's corpse. However before he can realese the arrow Persues is slash at from behind by Athena, and complains that he didn't expect such a cowardly move from her. Although he become intrigued when she tells him that Godou isn't dead, this cause him to decide to end the fight for now. That once they are both healed they will resume the battle on another field. This gives us more information about the ram ability when he meets Pandora again, that it doesn't heal him. That for the ram to be used he must die because it only able to resurrect him. That means it has no healing powers. That only when he dies can he meet Pandora, although because of the nature of these meeting he never really remembers them.

After meeting Pandora, he wakes up to find himself in an unfamiliar place. Liliana tells him that she brought him back here to rest, that if he was able to resurrect it would have been nice if he would of informed her about it. Then as he was telling her there was not that sort of time, this reminds her of who she is talking to and she starts apologizing. This is kind of funny see how she is acting so much like Mariya when they first met, but thing become not so amusing when Liliana is about to kill herself to apologies to Godou. However Karen her maid doesn't help when she suggest that he wants her to apologies in a different way considering he is on vacation here with three mistresses.

Once Godou is able to clear up the misunderstanding, Karen asks him to step out for a moment because she has some official business to discuss with Liliana. It turns out this offical business is that Karen wants Liliana to steal Godou away from Erika. That in the past the Copper Black Cross and Bronze Black Cross were rivals that stood on equal footing, but by Erika become Godou's mistress the Bronze Black Cross has almost all of it's influence. That the failed attempt to gain support from Duke Voban and Salvatore Doni didn't help matters. Although if she is able to steal Godou from Erika it would be a reversal of fortune.

While this is going on Godou finds a book while taking in the view, it turns out this is the book that Liliana writes all her fantasies in when her life gets to difficult. However when Liliana finds him with it things don't go so well. Although ironical Athena saves him by showing up, this leads to her wanting to make a deal with Godou by giving him information on why Persues can subvert his authorities. However before he can agree Liliana stops him, and Athena walks away. It isn't until later that he finds out why it would be bad to agree and that he needs to think more before he acts.

Once they are back to researching to find something to help them. Liliana starts having wild dreams about Godou because he doesn't act in a way that is fitting his position, that they are equals. However when she start getting frustrate that she is unconsciously writing these things down, that in her current state she will be unable to get anything done. This leads to her drugging Godou so that she can meet with Athena to take up the offer, however Godou must no accept. Ultimately this proves pointless because Godou still arrives to accept the offer.

Now that things are set for the fight, we find out that Doni was intending for Godou to fight Persues all along. The reason being is that he needs Godou to level up and get stronger, but he can't have these others helping and holding his hand. That is why he lowered the technological level of the region so that Godou would remain separated from them. Doni feels that if Godou is to get stronger he will have to learn to fight his own battles, that having all these woman always helping isn't anyway to get things done.