Zutto mae kara kimatteita youna
ずっと前から決まっていたような
It's like it was predestined
Tooi mukashi kara wakatteta youna
遠い昔からわかってたような
It's like I've known it since the distant past
Mienai sen no ue wo tadoru youni
見えない線の 上をたどるように
Like following atop invisible wires,
Michibikare deai kousasuru Saison
導かれ出逢い 交差する Saison
we're guided to our meeting where the seasons intersect
Senakaawase no hikari to kage no youni
背中合わせの 光と影のように
Like the co-existant light and shadow,
Tsuyoku hikareru Mystification
強く引かれる Mystification
Mystification is strongly drawn to us
Mimimoto de sasayaki yobu koe ni furimukeba
耳元で囁き呼ぶ声に振り向けば
When I turn to the voice whispering into my ear,
Kizukanu uchi hirakareteita tobira
気付かぬうち 開かれていたトビラ
the door had already been opened
Sukoshi no guuzen to hitsuzen wo tsunagu youni
少しの偶然と 必然をつなぐように
Like joining a little coincidence with inevitability
Ugokihajimeta futatsu no Histoire Ah
動き始めた二つの Histoire Ah
Two stories began
Zutto hatenaku tsuzuiteyuku
ずっと果てなく続いて行く
And they'll go on forevermore
Hey, Victorique!
What can you find in a library?
Well... books, right?
That girl came here in order to hide a leaf...
in a forest.
When the girl found the book, she noticed you were watching her.
So she decided to hide it.
The Golden Fairy of the High Tower
And what place could be more fitting than a library?
Perhaps she wants to find something in the book.
But how are we going to find it?
You know the story of the "13th Step to Heaven," right?
The one where you'll supposedly be dragged to the afterworld if you stand on the step?
This floor contains books related to the study of religion: ancient and modern, eastern and western.
Yes. This is the "Shelf of Heaven."
So...
One...
Two...
Three...
Four...
Five...
Victorique?
Six...
Seven...
Eight...
Nine...
Ten...
Eleven...
Twelve...
Thirteen.
This is the "13th Step to Heaven," which no one would dare stand on, right?
The girl hid the book on this shelf.
That's what the wellspring of wisdom told me.
Episode 5
There's a Mysterious Ghost
in the Abandoned Storehouse
The Golden Fairy of the High Tower
That's another mystery she solved easily.
The Golden Fairy...
The Gray Wolf...
The Mysterious Victorique...
The Golden Fairy of the High Tower
The Golden Fairy... of the High Tower?
The Golden Fairy of the High Tower
Golden...
Fairy...
Hey... You're going too fast!
Owww!
What was that for?!
Your head was in the way.
You don't feel like reading it together?
No.
I didn't think so.
It was a folk tale from a faraway country.
In a tall tower deep in a forest...
A golden fairy lived there alone.
She knew all the mysteries of this world and gave advice to troubled people.
However, in return, she would demand the person's soul and eat it.
She kind of looks like Victorique.
Could the "Golden Fairy of the Library" refer to Victorique?
What is it?
It's a postcard.
Avril Bradley...
It's a letter addressed to Avril.
And the sender is... Sir Bradley.
That's Avril's grandfather.
There's no postmark on the stamp.
Then the letter hasn't been delivered to Avril yet?
Well then.
Victorique?
I'm bored of this.
You got what you wanted, right?
Go home.
You're bored?
Hey, Victorique!
What's she thinking?
Victorique...
I thought we'd become friends...
Inspector?
Is something wrong?
I thought the mystery was solved...
Exactly.
Right after solving the case of the mummy knight,
I get news that a phantom thief has infiltrated the village.
I'm conducting an investigation.
He goes by the name of "Phantom Thief Kuiaran."
He's a major thief who plundered Europe as he pleased,
but he has been quiet these past seven or eight years.
There were rumors that he retired or died.
But recently, a second-generation Kuiaran has appeared,
and I received word that he's headed for this village.
Though, Inspector...
You don't seem like your usual self...
Like, you're more dramatic when you're with Victorique...
With me, you're like...
"Oh! Baby squirrel!"
Like that.
W-What are you talking about?
At any rate, if you see someone who looks suspicious, report him at once.
Understood?
Yeah.
Geez, what was that about?
You're awake?
Are you all right?
Yeah! I'm fine!
Oh?
Kujō-kun, you were lying unconscious near the storehouse.
I found you and the gardener carried you here.
Really?
Thank you.
The book's gone.
What's wrong?
Oh, nothing.
Good.
I heard that the ghost of a girl appears in that storehouse, so nobody goes near it.
Kujō-kun, you weren't attacked by a ghost, were you?
I-I doubt it...
Don't tell me Avril attacked me.
This academy sure has a lot of ghost stories, doesn't it?
Yeah.
It's hard to believe.
But Avril was the one who hid the book.
Still...
Even the library has one.
It's called...
The Golden Fairy.
The fairy is incredibly smart,
and she'll solve any problem for you,
but in exchange, she'll steal your soul.
She sounds more like a demon than a fairy, doesn't she?
You're wrong!
The person at the very top of the library is...
Victorique!
Victorique?
She skips class and reads books up there all alone.
There's no golden fairy in the library.
Just a short girl with blonde hair who demands sweets, not souls.
But it's said that no one's seen her before.
Does she really exist?
Yes. Victorique really does exist.
I see.
The book...
The book... isn't here?
Huh? Kujō-kun?
Miss, are you okay now?
Yes. Thank you for yesterday.
But forget that. Did you hear the news?
That mummy was a graduate of the academy!
Isn't that scary?!
Oh, no!
If I think about it again, I'll...
The Golden Fairy of the High Tower
Miss!
Thank you.
Where on earth did you find this book?!
Huh? Oh.
It was on the ground behind the flower bed.
On the ground?
So it wasn't Avril.
Then who...?
Apparently, this place is haunted.
I-I took off my glasses!
So if a ghost or something appears, I won't be able to see it!
This time, I'll be fine!
No... it's dangerous, so please put them on.
Help... me...
Help me...
There's no girl here.
Instead, it'd be a ghost, an old man...
Or even the golden fairy.
But this is no place for a girl.
There it is!
Victorique!
Gone?
But it was right there!
Avril?
What's wrong?
Nothing.
I just wanted to see the botanical garden.
Well, see you later!
Hey, Victorique!
Are you here?!
Where could she have gone?
But it's said that no one's seen her before.
Does she really exist?
No way...
Victorique?
Victorique!
What a noisy man you are.
Victorique!
You did bring me something that's not boring, didn't you?
So, Victorique, somebody attacked me.
Either the second Phantom Thief Kuiaran, the storehouse ghost, or...
Anyway, this is bad!
It smells sweet!
Well, sure. It's candy.
It looks like dog poop though!
It's called "Karintou."
It's hard.
More importantly, Victorique...!
By a phantom thief...
By the storehouse ghost...
Or maybe by the Golden Fairy of the Library.
Apparently, this is no place for a girl.
Instead, it'd either be an old man, a ghost, or the Golden Fairy.
W-What are you talking about?
That Avril.
She's the second-generation Kuiaran.
A-Avril is the second-generation Kuiaran?!
You really are a noisy man.
No, just... what are you talking about?
In that case...
Relying on the wellspring of wisdom,
I'll reconstruct the pieces of chaos so that you may know the truth.
The first Kuiaran was Maxim.
What? Maxim?!
The first Kuiaran suddenly disappeared seven or eight years ago.
Maxim was also murdered eight years ago.
Is that just a coincidence?
Maxim, I mean Kuiaran, probably returned to the academy every spring to hide his stolen merchandise.
That book is one of them.
But before he could hide it, he was sealed inside the tomb.
And so...
Avril was searching for that same book.
Avril...
But does that mean...?
What's wrong?
Another one over in an instant.
I'm bored again.
It's not over!
What about the ghost in the storehouse?!
How bothersome.
Victorique!
The ghost said something to you, right?
Y-Yeah.
She said "help me."
That's serious.
Go over there and help her.
Help a ghost?
The ghost of the storehouse...
is the genuine Avril Bradley.
Why did you bring me to a place like this?
Uh...
Hey!
I'm sure the ghost's voice came from over here...
Are you okay?!
What the...?!
Miss... Miss!
Thank goodness!
Help me!
It's okay now.
Are you Avril Bradley?
Yes. That woman...
That woman's impersonating me!
We were on the same train from England to Sauville.
I told her that my grandfather's legacy is at this academy.
That's what she's after!
Inspector!
Please take care of Avril!
W-Where are you going?!
Not here...
Not here!
Damn it!
Where is it?!
Victorique!
Oh, Kujō-kun...
Kuiaran!
So you found out?
That's right, I'm Kuiaran the Second!
I admit, I was surprised when it turned out the original had been mummified.
But thanks to that discovery, I was able to find the book.
So... where did you put it?
Then the one who hit me and dumped the book was...
Me, of course.
But was the book all you had?
Penny Black...
I'm asking you where you put the postcard!
Postcard?
Oh, you didn't notice? Great detective that you are?
Penny Black...
The world's first stamp.
They're already worth a fortune, but a few are even more valuable due to a printing error.
And one of them is on that postcard?
Oh, that's right!
Victorique!
What did you do to her?!
Oh, the girl you were talking about?
I thought maybe she had it, so I came looking for her here.
But she's nowhere to be found.
No one would hang around a place like this anyway.
You probably saw a fairy.
The Golden Fairy of the Library.
Th-That can't be...
You're a lonely exchange student.
The Black Reaper.
A lonely child becomes friends with a fairy.
But she takes his soul.
That legend exists even in my hometown.
You're wrong.
What you saw was a fairy.
That Victorique girl...
never existed.
You're wrong!
Tell me!
Where'd you hide the Penny Black?!
Don't tell me your fairy friend has it!
Sh-She's not... a fairy!
I don't have the time to humor a brat's fantasies!
I want it back right now!
She exists...
She really... does exist!
Victorique is...
I don't care, just give it back to me!
...my friend!
You don't have any friends!
If you don't have it, who does?!
I have it.
Victorique!
Get away...
from Kujō!
That man is my...
servant.
Avri... l?
H-Hi.
Thanks for saving me!
You're welcome.
Are you all right?
Yes! I'm fine now.
I-It looks like it.
What?
I was scared the whole time.
When you came to save me, you looked like a black-haired prince.
A prince? Kujō-kun?
Oh, that's right.
Here.
I'm giving you this stamp.
When you grow up, use it to help yourself become a great adventurer.
To my beloved granddaughter, Avril.
Love, Grandpa.
Grandpa...
Thank you.
Will you be my friend?
Sure, of course.
By the way...
Do you like ghost stories?
Yeah!
I love them!
But how did you know the ghost in the storehouse was the real Avril Bradley?
Kuiaran the Second made use of the most popular ghost stories in the academy.
That's why she hid the book in the library.
Ah.
Similarly, she used the storehouse ghost story to keep the real Avril hidden away.
I see...
As a bonus, I'll explain one more thing for you.
"The Reaper that Comes in the Spring," the ghost story that brought you grief.
The Reaper was Maxim.
It refers to the first Kuiaran.
Huh?
Every spring, he would return to the academy.
Maybe he brought misfortune with him every visit.
Including the violet-hued death of Millie Marl.
I'm sure the various treasures he hid away will be found soon enough.
You really are incredible.
And you really do exist!
How rude...
Well, when I hurried over, you weren't here.
Where were you then?
It was because I didn't know her.
Huh?
The Golden Fairy of the High Tower
I hid because someone I didn't know came up here.
The Golden Fairy of the High Tower
You hid? Where?
This was where you were?
Do you always hide in here if someone you don't know comes up?
But...
You weren't hiding when I first came here, right?
Tell me, why?
Huh?
Is something wrong?
You're blushing.
I'm not.
No, you're blushing.
I'm not!
But...
If I say I'm not blushing, I'm not!
Okay, fine.
The Golden Fairy...
She knew all the mysteries of this world and gave advice to troubled people.
However, in return, she would demand the person's soul...
and eat it, or so I've been told.
Really?
No.
The truth is, she just wanted company.
But she believes...
She believes there's a soul just for her that will never, ever leave her.
She believes she'll meet that soul someday.
Someday...
For sure...
Loneliness
Fighting back again
Seems to be like it never ends
Give us hope through the love of peaceful shine on me
Tsuyoku furiyamanu ame ni egao wasureta mama
強く降り止まぬ雨に 笑顔忘れたまま
While I stood in the heavy, never-ending rain, I forgot how to smile...
Tsuyoku furiyamanu ame ni egao wasureta mama
強く降り止まぬ雨に 笑顔忘れたまま
While I stood in the heavy, never-ending rain, I forgot how to smile...
Kurushimi surechigau sekai
苦しみ すれ違う世界
and suffered in this world that doesn't understand me
Kurushimi surechigau sekai
苦しみ すれ違う世界
and suffered in this world that doesn't understand me
Arasoi to itsuwari no naka de
争いと偽りの中で
And if, from the strife and lies,
Arasoi to itsuwari no naka de
争いと偽りの中で
And if, from the strife and lies,
Kokoro karasu no nara
心 枯らすのなら
my heart, turns to stone—
Kokoro karasu no nara
心 枯らすのなら
my heart, turns to stone—
Arekuruu nami ni ukabu hana no you ni
荒れ狂う波に 浮かぶ花のように
Like a flower floating on the raging waves,
Arekuruu nami ni ukabu hana no you ni
荒れ狂う波に 浮かぶ花のように
Like a flower floating on the raging waves,
Lead the way Arashi wo norikoete
嵐を乗り越えて
I will rise above the storm and lead the way
Lead the way Arashi wo norikoete
嵐を乗り越えて
I will rise above the storm and lead the way
Kareyuku daichi wo fumishimeru you ni
枯れ行く大地を 踏みしめるように
So that I can step firmly on the withering earth...
Kareyuku daichi wo fumishimeru you ni
枯れ行く大地を 踏みしめるように
So that I can step firmly on the withering earth...
Go ahead Massugu ayumidaseru
まっすぐ歩みだせる
I'll be able to start walking straight
Go ahead Massugu ayumidaseru
まっすぐ歩みだせる
I'll be able to start walking straight
Huh, Victorique?
Why are your cheeks all puffed up?
Ah! Is your mouth stuffed with macaroons?!
Hmm. It's over between us.
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