Viktor, a young noble, is sent away to live in near isolation because of a curse that causes him to kill anything he touches. As he slowly falls in love with Alice, a maid who lives with him, he resolves to break his curse.

Having recovered from a back injury, the Duke's elderly butler Rob resumes his post, but while his work is flawless, some of his five senses aren't quite up to snuff; meanwhile, a couple of unexpected guests pay a visit to the Duke's mansion.

After losing a bet to Alice, the Duke agrees to take her to the town's masquerade festival, but the two get separated when the Duke, clad in a clunky, steel costume to protect others from his touch of death, gets carried away by the crowd.

Viktor, a young noble, is sent away to live in near isolation because of a curse that causes him to kill anything he touches. As he slowly falls in love with Alice, a maid who lives with him, he resolves to break his curse.

As the Duke recovers from a fall and a hit on the head while out ice skating with Alice, he encounters a talking white crow; he thinks he may be imagining things, but then he learns that the crow happens to be searching for a lost witch named Cuff.

The night of the blood moon has arrived, and Cuff and Zain show up at the Duke's mansion to take him to the witches' sabbath.