The chapter begins with Craig the cop on the subway. He receives a call from Hal asking for help because 
someone is taking him away from his home and then the call drops. Craig immediately makes a call demanding all available persons must immediately head over to the Wayne residence – it’s an emergency!
Back at the Rayflo mansion, Johnny is looking at a piece of armor that has a pair of swords attached to it. Charley enters the room and states that Rayflo must be missing his home. Johnny replies that this place isn’t his home. His home is with him (oh, so sweet)
Johnny teases Charley a bit by saying that Cherry must really love him since he came out looking for him and all. As always Charley replies that his name is Charley and that he only came looking for him because he thought at his age he probably forgot how to get back home and was lost (those two always joking around).
Rayflo starts snickering. He is very amused by Charley’s attire. He is dressed in the same outfit from Volume 1 Chapter 1. Apparently, Charley would always were this type of clothing when he would visit Rayflo to “play.” Charley quickly corrects Johnny by saying when he came over it wasn’t to play it was to kill him but they never fought with swords (the maids always came and fought with Charley instead). Johnny remarks at how back then, Charley had a hunter’s passion and hunger in his eyes. He asks what has happened to his vampire hunter. The two of them each grab a sword and start battling one another.
The Battle is pretty intense. Rayflo manages to slice one of the tubes coming from the back of Charley’s neck. He claims his hand slipped, oops! It doesn’t matter to Charley if Johnny’s hand slipped or not whatever Johnny does he better bring it because if not he’s going to get hurt. Johnny in return replies that a teacher lets the student feel confident right before he teaches something fun. Charley’s like: “you teach me? What — something you learned from a medieval knight?”
Charley goes on to explain how they should be battling using modern resourcefulness Rayflo interrupts and tells Charley to “stop teasing . . . you’re going to make me cry” Charley is surprise by Rayflo’s words and Johnny uses this opportunity to attack! (he caught you off guard, Charley) They continue to battle. Charley succeeds in knocking the swords out of Rayflo’s hand and he readies himself and charges towards Rayflo but Johnny has more to teach and he maneuvers himself to strike Charley with a martial arts technique sending Charley flying into the wall. (That’s Johnny using modern resourcefulness – another point of Rayflo)
Rayflo picks up a sword and plunges it into the wall near Charley’s face. Charley has this serene expression on his face and tenderly places his hand upon Johnny’s face. Rayflo declares that Charley can’t give up now. In response to Rayflo’s declaration Charley replies “give up, yeah right” and knocks Rayflo on the ground and pins both of his hands above his head with the sword (looks like Rayflo let his guard down this time). Charley informs Rayflo that his tender look was a trick and that now he should be a quiet meal while he feeds.
Next we are reintroduced to the little boy from the Neo-Union Church in Volume 1. He is riding in a car with handcuffs around is wrist. He tells the driver that he has to go to the bathroom. The driver pulls the car over and another guy begins to carry the boy into the woods but the boy is struggling to get free of the man’s hold. The man pleads with the boy to be still (he calls him Master Harold). Due to his constant struggling the man accidently drops Harold over a cliff and he goes tumbling down the side of the hill and lands on the ground. At that exact moment the maid and Sacra happen to be returning to the mansion and Sacra picks up the boys scent.
Inside the mansion, Rayflo is a sleep while Charley has his head on Rayflo back (they look cute!) Charley begins to recall the battle and what Johnny had said “stop teasing me . . . your going to make me cry” He starts to wonder why did Johnny Rayflo become a vampire. Charley gets up to place a blanket over Rayflo but he is unexpectedly startled when Sacra and the maid come into the room (they weren’t really that loud but it was enough to shock Charley and cause him to abruptly shake the sleeping Rayflo).
The maid, Sacra, and Charley enter another bedroom where Harold is resting. Charley leans in and Harold wakes up. He thinks he is dying. Charley informs him that he has a few cuts and bruises but he should be okay. The boy comments on how thankful he is to God for escaping. Charley is a bit puzzled by the comment. Charley wants to call the hospital and authorities but Harold is adamantly against it. Harold says he will leave when the sun come up and begs for Charley not to call the cops.
Johnny enters and says there is no way the boy can make it through the forest with his legs. He can’t even run away from home successfully (a bit harsh, huh?) Charley is stunned to see his Master up. Rayflo tells him that he is anemic now thanks to someone and #2 he was rudely awakened from his sound sleep by someone else well (all those things were caused by Charley and he knows it). Harold asks Rayflo why he thinks he ran away. Johnny replies that there are 2 men in black uniforms on the premises looking for a Master Harold who he presumes is the boy (ding, ding, ding Johnny Rayflo gets it right!)
The boy’s name is Harold Wayne he is 13 years old and has very bad legs which results in him being in a wheelchair. He is the only son of Alford Wayne the owner of a successful drug company Woodsley.
Harold tells the duo that he believes it was his father who ordered him to be kidnapped. He got scared because he didn’t know what they were going to do with him so he tried to escape. He also says that there is only one cop that he trust (can you guess who that cop is? It’s not revealed to us who it is but I’m sure you know) and that everyone else works for his father. He begs once again for them not to call the authorities.
Johnny says they will contact the cop he trusts. He also informs the kid that they are throwing a party tomorrow and will make sure the rooms stay off limits. Charley is surprised by Rayflo’s behavior.
Charley excuses himself and Rayflo from the room. Once in the hallway Charley begins to question Rayflo’s behaviors. Charley doesn’t understand why Johnny is being so cold towards the boy. He always thought Johnny was kind to children. Rayflo informs him that he is only kind to his “favorite” children (meaning Cherry).
Rayflo caution Charley that the boy isn’t a vampire but there is something about him “he’s something close” similar to Miranda and Father Kazan. Charley is alarmed by what Rayflo is saying. Rayflo continues by saying that he doesn’t sense the will to drink within Harold but ever since he saw the boy at the Neo-Union Church he has felt something special about the boy. Rayflo notices an astonish expression across Charley’s face (which occurred when he called the boy special). Rayflo teases Charley about being jealous of Harold. Charley denies Rayflo’s accusation and tells him that they are all staying at the mansion for awhile. Rayflo is like whatever and that is the end of Vassalord Volume 2.
So what do you think? What’s going on with Harold and with all those people turning into vampires and then being destroyed? As always, I am looking forward to volume 3.
Until the next manga . . . take care!
Oh, if you haven’t seen it yet, here is the official Vassalord website its in Japanese but the first opening page is pretty cool with the music and images.
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Looooove Vassalord! There is a scanlation of Volume 3 out on mangafox.com, if you’re interested. I had also heard rumors that the official volume is to be released here in the States in late August. But that hasn’t been confirmed, of course. Also, I’d like to recommend Silver Diamond – it has a very interesting relationship dynamic going on too.
I’d like to preface by saying this may be a bit long
I did hear about the scanlation version on mangafox. I’ve typed the address several times in my browser but haven’t clicked that button to go to it yet. I really love that new, fresh, manga smell when I open it and I’m afraid if I read it before I purchase it I won’t have that same feeling(I don’t know I’m strange like that). Since there is such a long wait between my fave manga I may have to push that button (note to publishers and writers out there: Hurry up and get the next volumes out. It’s so painful – with all the waiting and wanting!)
Thanks for the recommendation on Silver Diamond! I’ve just added it to my Amazon cart and will be ordering later this week (yea!)
Thanks for coming by and taking the time to comment. It’s so much fun to meet others and who share the same interest. I’ve learned a lot of new things and got some really great insights from other fans as well. If you come across more great manga drop in with your suggestion :-)