...

...Hey, Patty.

There's something
that's been bothering
me. Do you mind?

What is it?

So, Seifer made this graveyard, right?

Aye, that's gotta be it.

Hmm. So, what exactly was
the Black Hope incident?

Why did everyone
on board turn into
monsters?

I've put some thought into it
since we met Seifer.

I've read about cases where a strong,
sudden influx of aer was run through
a specimen's body, turning them into
a monster of sorts.

It's rare, but I think that could have
been what happened.

But who would do such
a thing? And why?

It was probably
Alexei's doing...

Never thought his name
would come up again.

Originally, Siren's Fang was
guarding the Black Hope
by Alexei's request.

Alexei probably used some
formula at that time.

So Alexei used the people
on board as guinea pigs.

How horrible...

I see. Now everything
makes sense.

How so?

This is just a hypothesis, but I think
he was trying to artificially create
Children of the Full Moon.

He must have needed a Child
of the Full Moon as powerful
as Estelle to resurrect Zaude.

You're saying all those people were turned
into monsters for Alexei's ridiculous scheme?

Seifer was forced to take up his sword against
all those people, because killing them was the
only way to stop their suffering!

And that's why Aifread had
such a bad reputation.

You don't need to worry about
me. The people on board the
Black Hope suffered the most.

What's more, Seifer and all my
shipmates took the brunt of
everything. Compared to them, I...

I should have been the one to do it.
But I was injured and couldn't...
It's so frustrating.

Patty...

But Alexei's dead now.
Everything's been taken
care of.

So that hat and weapon
belong to Seifer?

Aye.

They're what sparked my
memory to come back.

That long ago?
I didn't notice at all...

So in other words, you could call
this place Seifer's Graveyard.

Seifer's Graveyard?

Maybe Seifer wanted to erase
himself from the world completely
when he took on that form.

Which would mean he was
digging his own grave here.

Seifer...

Are you going to cry again?

I'm not going to cry. “When the
going gets tough, the tough
don't cry!” is my motto, you know!

All right then, let's get going.

...Seifer...
I'll come again.