a reinterpretation of the classic german legend, “faust”, by yamazaki kore. the story follows johanna, a scholar travelling town to town in search of something dear to her. one day, she meets a boy named marion after he runs into her in his attempt to flee from a man he was trying to steal from. marion reveals that his family has recently run into financial troubles and that he simply wanted his books back. upon hearing this, johanna offers to be his teacher for a few days in return for his help in her search…