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
So, I hear there's a Gray Wolf in the library's botanical garden!
A Gray Wolf?
Not a Golden Fairy?
That story's old!
Apparently, the wolf's really smart and can speak the human language.
They say it likes things that glitter!
Well, the Gray Wolf I know has a preference for sweets.
I know, Kujō-kun!
We're going to look for something sparkly to lure the Gray Wolf out!
Avril has already gotten completely used to the academy and the town.
Somewhere along the line, she's learned more secrets about the academy than I know of.
She also has a lot more friends than I do.
Still, I'm the only one who knows about Victorique.
Huh? I wonder what's happening there.
Look.
Episode 6
The Gray Wolf Summons His Brethren
Meh, how boring.
Let's go.
Wait, Avril!
M-My textbooks!
Um...
Wow.
But my textbooks...
Kujō-kun!
W-Wait up!
What's with the hat?
Long story.
Avril, can I copy your textbook later?
Huh?
You two, come over here and have a look!
Yes, yes!
She smells of liquor.
What a lovely plate!
A lady of the faith brought this Dresden Plate here.
It apparently has quite a history behind it.
It looks really expensive.
Then what about this?
Ah, a music box?
P-Pigeons again?!
Victorique!
Sheesh, Victorique!
This place is a mess!
You're really untidy.
You need to clean up after yourself.
Is that a hat?
It's got a peculiar shape.
Oh, that's a souvenir for yo—
Boring.
Look, hats aren't for playing. You wear them.
Don't get bored of it before you even put it on.
Oh, that's right!
At the market where I got this hat,
a strange theft took place.
A theft?
So then, just when I thought the music box blew up, pigeons flew out of it!
Today sure was a day for pigeons.
Oh, but more importantly, the plate!
Amidst the commotion, the Dresden Plate disappeared!
What a simple piece.
I can't even call this chaos.
Really?!
It's so simple I could die.
That's how boring this trifle is.
Then why don't you at least try on the hat?
Okay.
Hello there, Baby Squirrel.
How fine is your fur today?
C-C-Cordelia... Gallo?!
What the heck are you doing here?!
Cordelia?
Wrong. It's me.
W-Well! How misleading!
So who's Cordelia Gallo?
I assume you're here for the same business, Grevil.
The nun is the only person who could have stolen the plate.
At least, going by what you've told me, Kujō.
The music box was set up to explode the moment you took it.
And to divert people's attention even more, she released pigeons from under her skirt.
S-Skirt...?
A proper, modest nun would never sit with her legs spread like a man.
She must have been hiding the pigeons between her legs.
Then, while people were busy staring at the pigeons,
she hid the plate underneath her skirt.
After that, she screamed that the plate was gone.
I'm beat.
Huh?
Nothing.
Oh? I hear a kookaburra chirping somewhere.
You'll excuse me.
Sheesh, what was that about?
Oh, that's right.
Tell me, Victorique.
That... Cordelia person...
Never mind.
"Hats Off to the Celebrated Inspector Blois!"
"The Missing Dresden Plate, Whereabouts Still Unknown," huh?
That's odd.
He usually nabs the criminal right away and gets a nice fluff piece in the paper, singing him praises.
What's this article?
"A Notice to the Descendants of the Gray Wolves"...
"We shall welcome the descendants at the upcoming summer solstice festival."
It says it's at the "Village of the Gray Wolves."
Apparently, you get there from a town called Horovitz.
Look, there's even a basic map!
Doesn't "The Village of the Wolves" sound mysterious?
I thought maybe this would spark your imagination,
as well as help you stave off your boredom...
Huh?
U-Uh...
Victorique?
It hurts.
I suppose.
That was quite the sound when you hit the floor.
I said it hurts!
I understand, but...
Sheesh, it's because you leave sweets lying around on the floor!
Take responsibility and eat it!
Eat it!
Fine, I'll eat it.
And when you're done,
fetch me the book that's on the eighth floor,
seventh bookshelf, third rack from the top, 31st volume to the right.
Okay...
Since long ago in Sauville,
there's been one particular supernatural tale set deep in the mountains that has made its influence felt.
That's the Gray Wolves.
Certainly, for the most part, it seems to be just a made-up legend,
but in a diary written in the 16th-century by an English traveler,
the writer claims he encountered wolves that could speak human language.
She's making such a fuss.
Constantly rubbing her face like that...
The wolves were intelligent as well as prudent.
Could Victorique be especially sensitive to pain?
However, while they were referred to as wolves...
Victorique...
Did I surprise... you?
Huh?
All I did was flick you lightly.
You sure make a big fuss over things!
Um... Victorique?
Kujō... I didn't think you were that kind of man.
I-I'm sorry.
Did it really hurt that bad?
Wait, I mean...
Sorry.
I'm never going to talk to you again!
I'm done with you!
What? You're done with me?!
Hey now, Victorique.
That's a bit much just because of a little flick...
I get it.
So you like your books more than you like me?
Fine. I'm not coming back here again.
I seriously won't come to see you ever again!
Victorique, you...
Victorique, you crybaby!
I know she said she's done with me,
but if I bring her some sweets tomorrow,
it'll probably put her in a better mood.
How long is it gonna take me to copy this textbook?
A moving trunk!
What exactly are you doing?
You're not allowed to leave the academy without permission, right?
Plus, the gates are locked.
You can't talk?
Oh, you have a cavity!
It's because you sleep right after eating sweets.
Look, your right cheek's swollen.
Ah! The left one too...
It's getting worse and worse!
But you don't need all this luggage to see a dentist.
What's all this stuff?!
Changes of clothes...
Toiletries...
A tea set and plates?!
A stuffed animal and... a vase?
What?
Is this... a cot?!
Wait here a minute.
I'll get my wallet.
I'll show you the secret passage out of here.
Actually, Avril told me about it.
I'll take you to a dentist!
Wait...
What am I doing on a train?
Say, Victorique...
I thought Victorique wanted to go to a dentist.
But her destination is actually...
Horovitz.
...Horovitz.
That was the name of the town in that three-line classified advertisement.
Indeed...
Tell me, Victoriq—
Mind if I join you?
By all means.
Whoa... it's you!
I see, so we're going to the same place!
I'm headed for Horovitz too.
Ahh. Horovitz, huh?
Um...
I'm Mildred.
I was... uh... raised in that town.
That's why...
Oh, that's right. What happened afterwards?
With the stolen plate...
Who knows?
That was the last I saw of it.
I was yelled at, believe me.
Oh, look.
We're almost there.
Gonna be a storm tonight.
The wolves come out on a night like this.
Wolves?
The Gray Wolves.
Deep in the mountains in this area is the Village of Gray Wolves.
On nights where there's a strong wind, they come down from the mountains to hunt people.
That dead bird hanging outside is meant to keep the Gray Wolves away.
Did you two also come here after seeing that classified ad?
Then there are more people?
Yeah, they're all enthusiastic about drivin' a car up into the mountains.
But the incline is too steep, makin' it impossible.
Be as careful as you can not to incur the fury of the Gray Wolves.
Um, do people raise wolves in that village?
No! They're humans.
With undulating golden hair and rosy cheeks.
They have small bodies and they all look the same, no exceptions.
Yes, just...
Just like her.
The quiet, terrifying Gray Wolves...
Victorique...
Excuse me? I'd like another blanket.
Ah, it does get a lot colder when night falls on our town.
So I've noticed.
Can I also borrow your phone?
Sure.
Huh?
She said she was from this town...
Shouldn't they know each other?
Oh!
I'll carry your luggage up!
Wolf...?
Oh,
Victorique.
Did you hear that howling too?
Well... A squirrel came out of the hat box.
Huh? What are you talking about?
Go ask the squirrel.
In squirrel language...
Are you still waking up?
Though, I'm happy that you're talking to me again...
Victorique!
Wait!
Calm down, Victorique!
Let me ask you one thing!
Why did you come here?!
You were the one who told me you weren't allowed to leave the academy...
But you broke that rule to come here.
There's a reason, right?
Won't you tell me?
Do you hate me that much?
You told me once, don't you remember?
That you were one of my few friends...
You'll be soaked if you leave that window open.
I'm coming in.
Just to close the window.
I...
I came to prove someone's innocence.
Victorique, what are you—
Wait!
H-Hold on, what—
Wait! Wait!
Wait!
I'm not a dog!
Is that... you?
Cordelia Gallo.
My mother.
My mother was a dancer.
She wore garments of woolen cloth and exotic makeup.
And she came from the Village of Gray Wolves.
The Marquis de Blois told her he wished to introduce the unique ability of the Gray Wolves to his bloodline.
And so, he made Cordelia his.
I was born soon after that.
However...
The Marquis learned of my mother's secret.
Secret?
My mother was a criminal.
A criminal?!
She had worked as a maid in the Village of the Gray Wolves.
But one night, she committed a terrible crime and was exiled from the village.
When the Marquis de Blois found out the truth,
he regretted introducing our accursed blood to his bloodline.
My mother escaped and soon threw herself into the Great War that had just begun.
As for me, I was confined to a tower and raised there.
The cause of it all goes back to the night my mother committed the terrible crime.
If it hadn't been for that,
she wouldn't have been exiled from the village.
And I wouldn't have been born.
I wouldn't want that!
Sorry. I just...
But...
W-What?!
You're an amusing man, Kujō.
Well, I'm glad I amuse you!
Let me see your forehead.
Ow!
I don't believe that Cordelia actually committed a crime.
This is a war...
between the Village of the Gray Wolves and her.
And I'm not going home until Cordelia Gallo wins.
Nice to meet you. I'm Alan.
This is Raoul and over here, Derek.
H-Hello.
Hey, you sure there's a village at the end of this mountain trail?
This is what they call a road less traveled.
Now that's impressive.
I'll be back here tomorrow night to pick you guys up.
See you.
Ah! Wait a minute!
H-Hey...
Whoa, what's with this warm welcome?!
Cordelia's daughter.
The spitting image of her.
Look at that face!
This is an ill omen...
Wait!
Elder!
She is a descendant who read our message and came here.
We have no reason to drive her out.
In fact, her arrival is something to celebrate with the Summer Solstice Festival.
Even if her mother, Cordelia...
is a murderer.
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
I came here to prove Cordelia's innocence.
I was simply swept here.
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