This gets into a LOT of juicy detail surrounding the OG story and how Morgana was betrayed. Lots of backstory surrounding Jacopo and Maria especially. I suspect that the next game will involve reincarnation as per the title, and the fact that it's a sequel. I am extremely excited that it's fully voiced, featuring Sakurai Takahiro as Michel, Seto Asami as Giselle, Koshimizu Ami as Morgana, SUWABE JUNICHI as Jacopo!!!, Soichiro Hoshi as Mell!!!, Asumi Kana as Nellie, Suzumura Kenichi as Yukimasa!!!, Toyosaki Aki as Pauline, and Horie Yui as Marie. Lots of old faves for someone like me, who enjoys anime from the 80s and 90s.
Summary for A Requiem of Innocence:
Morgana is in the lord's mansion being tortured and cut up for his blood sabbats, the lord is challenged by a strongman named Gratien. Morgana is wrested from his ownership and raised in the brothel, where she finds many strange friends - Jacopo, Maria, the other girls, and a new character Ceren. Ceren is extremely upbeat and everyone likes her, she's very attached to Morgana.
Jacopo stages a revolt against the lord, planning to take over himself after coming into possession of a special ring that will make him unquestionable as the rightful heir. The brothel is attacked and gutted, several girls and clients killed, Morgana missing. The revolt goes through - Ceren's found to be working with the lord to monitor for dissension in the slums and keep track of people's loyalties. She meatshields for Barnier as Jacopo attacks the lord. We get heartbreaking and creepy backstory on Ceren. With nothing else to hope for re: Morgana and the others, Jacopo allows the seeds of power and corruption to take root in his heart as the lord.
Jacopo has too many plates spinning as the lord, and starts losing his marbles, the late lord [Jean-Francois Barnier] visiting him in dreams and visions, warning of the siren song of power and corruption bringing paranoia, stress, and ultimately, death. Morgana takes up residence near the lake as the witch of legend, dispensing herbal cures and remedies. Mell meets with her regularly, and she gives her blood for Nellie's health.
Jacopo realizes through speaking with Yukimasa that support of a church would really help his PR and make a bit of coin on the side. He hears of the witch and her blood's mystical powers, and binds together with Yukimasa and Mell in a fateful business decision to abduct the witch and sell her blood through Pauline/Marie's church as a magical panacea elixir.
Far too late, Jacopo realizes that the witch is Morgana. Morgana is too weak to see him as anything but Lord Jean-Francois Barnier. Fair. More than fair. Her hatred manifests into a curse, and errybody die from the curse, just like in the story. Roll credits. There's some after credits scene that I'm still in the midst of that shows Maria succumbing to the curse even though she didn't do anything wrong - suggesting that failure to help Morgana is also inviting punishment.