For 400 years now, our village has shunned contact with the outside world.
We take care to be self-sufficient.
At the summer solstice festival,
we receive the spirits of our ancestors who return home every summer
and pray to them for an abundant harvest.
The festival begins tomorrow at dawn and ends at nightfall.
I would like all of you to stay here until then.
Look at that rose window and spire.
It's like a church from the Middle Ages, one you'd see in an old picture.
Hey, this side's pretty amazing too!
That well looks ridiculously old!
What are you doing?!
Hey! What was that for?!
Wolves.
We're human.
Wild wolves live in the mountains around here.
Aren't the real wolves the people who live in this village?
What are you talking about?!
Even if our tribe is different from the people below...
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
Welcome home.
Y-You look just like Cordelia.
I was still just a child, but I remember her well!
Harminia!
Wicked Cordelia...
Her curse can't be erased from this mansion... this village!
Harminia!
Pardon me.
What's wrong with that woman?
The incident occurred in Elder Theodore's study.
Episode 7
A Prophecy is Delivered at
the Summer Solstice Festival
The maid was in there at midnight...
Yes, Cordelia was just 15 at the time.
It was her habit to change the water in the jug.
She went in at precisely 12:00 that night too.
How do you know it was precisely then?
I and a few others saw Cordelia use a key to open the door and enter.
I remember checking the time with my pocket watch.
Yet, for some reason, the people who were with me all testified to different times.
In the study, Cordelia quickly let out a scream and ran out.
Panicking, I hurried into the room.
Elder Theodore had been stabbed with a dagger and had breathed his last.
I don't know why, but there were many gold coins scattered all over the floor.
Gold coins?
Yes.
So that the gold coins wouldn't be used in this village, Elder Theodore would routinely collect them.
Since that night, Cordelia had been confined to her bed with a high fever.
After having waited for her fever to go down, I, as the next village elder, exiled her.
Exiled?
That's right.
She was given one gold coin and one trunk.
I raised the drawbridge to let her out.
She was a naïve girl who had never set foot outside the village.
I was not sure if she would be able to survive, but...
How cruel.
An evil-doer must be dealt with.
Misfortune will befall the entire village otherwise.
Yet, Cordelia's very own daughter is right here.
Hey, Victorique!
A walk?! We just got here!
Victorique, come on!
Taking a walk?
Yeah...
I'm Elder Sergius's assistant, Ambrose.
Yes? U-Um...
Well, I'm just curious as to why the color of your hair and skin is different.
I know that not every outsider has blond hair, but...
Victorique, help me!
There's a place I'd like you to take me.
Certainly. Don't hesitate to ask anything.
In exchange, do you mind if I touch this person a little more?
Do as you please.
Vi—
Thank you!
So where would you like to go?
The house where Cordelia lived.
This way.
I see.
I'll take my leave.
Huh? You're leaving?
Well, he didn't mind taking us anywhere until he found out it was this place.
Victorique?
Help me with this.
S-Sure.
What's this?!
But nothing's insi—
Wrong.
That photo...
Cordelia-san?
And me, when I was a baby.
But Cordelia was exiled from here when she was 15, right?
Somebody came here.
They made off with something that was left here.
In its stead, they left behind a photograph of Cordelia as an adult.
Where is this chaos heading?
Theodore...
This is the grave of the former village chief, isn't it?
Huh?
You can't do that, Victorique!
The gods will curse you for desecrating a grave...
I am innocent
I am innocent-
I am innocent
- C
"I am innocent. C..."
Cordelia?
Cordelia is the one who wrote this!
I knew it, my mother was exiled from this village for a crime she didn't commit!
In that case...
Where could the real criminal be?!
Victorique!
Kujō?
Run!
Kujō?!
This isn't laughter.
Those things are...
just like Victorique's eyes...
Thank goodness.
Wolves...
Oh! What happened with the telephone?
Tch... it's just the kids.
What's wrong?
M-Mildred-san...
Telephone? Does that mean this place has electricity?
Oh yeah! The elder said they're self-sufficient here.
Yeah. I thought something was off, so I asked that weird maid.
They apparently have a sponsor.
A sponsor?
Yeah. What was his name again?
Brian...
Ah yes. Brian Roscoe.
Brian... Roscoe...
Apparently, he's the descendant of someone who left the village to live in the outside world.
He apparently provided capital to the village around 10 years ago.
10 years ago...
I see.
I'm sick of cards already.
Let's check out the church.
But there were wolves outside...
Wolves?
Big deal! That creepy old man will drive them away, remember?
Come on, let's go!
It's all tangled again.
My mind boggles at how many strings and frills there are on this thing.
Hey, Victorique...
Brian Roscoe came to this village 10 years ago...
What was his purpose in coming?
Purpose?
Well, we know he installed electricity in the village, right?
You know, come to think of it, the Great War also began around 10 years ago.
Don't you think it's a little much to be setting up electricity deep in the mountains at the time?
Besides...
10 years ago also coincides with the time frame in which that photo was taken.
Y-Yes?
I brought the hot water for your bath.
Please cool it with some cold water before you use it.
I can take a bath?!
Victorique, call me if anything happens, okay?
I'll be right out here.
Victorique?!
Oh, I looooove taking a bath!
Oh, she's just singing...
It makes me feel nice and warm!
Looks like Victorique's back to her usual self.
I'll take a little breather too.
Wha...?!
W-What is this?!
Hey, Victorique! Are you all right?!
She's not answering...
Victorique!
What's the matter, Kujō?
You're making a racket.
Victorique...
This...
Somebody's trying to scare me into leaving the village.
Let's go home!
I don't feel good about this village.
It's dangerous!
I'm not going home.
Victorique!
You'll protect me, won't you?
O-Of course!
Then I have nothing to worry about.
Wow...
They're red turnips.
These floats belong to the Winter Army.
Winter Army?
Yes.
Men of the village stage a dramatic battle scene between the Summer Army and Winter Army.
The Summer Army defeats the general of the Winter Army, the Winter Man, and sets fire to these floats.
I see...
If you're going to mock this village, then leave!
How pathetic!
What a gloomy village for believing in all that superstitious nonsense!
Right?
Enough!
What if they drive us out right now?
M-My apologies!
No matter where he goes, he's always looking for a fight!
Let's go back to our room, okay?
Those numskulls made a fine mess of it last night at the church too.
Right in front of a group of villagers,
they dropped an old ornamental jar into a jug full of holy water.
What? Why would they do that?
The logic of drunkards escapes me.
They were even laughing at how these people treasure such beat-up old crap.
Even though they'd love it if it were retro...
Here, I got some festival sweets.
Ready, set!
What?
Ouch!
Ow!
Hm? Who's that?
It's Alan-san.
So he's still curious about the festival despite everything he said.
Oh, I wonder what this means.
Ooh! Isn't that Ambrose-san?
He looks so cool!
Burn, Winter Man, and disappear from this world!
What's that?!
The paper-mache is...!
Move it!
Water!
Alan-san!
A-Alan...
This was an accident.
To disrupt the festival and prank us, he probably took the place of the paper-mache stuffing.
What a foolish guest.
That's ridiculous!
Elder Sergius, that can't be possible.
This young man was passing through while the maidens were throwing hazelnuts.
And people were gathered in the square, so it's quite a stretch to say he took the place of...
Talkativeness is the sin of a fool.
I beg your forgiveness.
We cannot afford to cancel the summer solstice festival.
We have a ceremony at the church soon, so you'll excuse me.
Wait! Hey!
Hey!
How can they continue the festival after someone just died?
The people of this village really are strange after all.
Right, Victorique?
Huh? Victorique?
You'll protect me, won't you?
Kazuya-san, did you come to ask about the future too?
The future?
The Summer Army had its victory, and an abundant harvest has been promised.
So we have church until this evening.
The church is a side entrance to the afterlife.
It is the passage through which our ancestors come home to view our bountiful harvest.
But before that, after the spirits of our ancestors reach our world,
they speak through the mouth of the Elder and answer the children's questions.
Kazuya, you're already here, so...
No! U-Um, I'm looking for Victorique...
W-Wait, Ambrose-san!
Who are you?
U-Um, I'm looking for Victorique...
Then you have nothing to worry about.
Huh?
That girl is different from you.
So what do you want to ask?
Actually, I have a friend...
Can I really be with Victorique...
forever, from now onwards?
You won't die together.
Years from now...
a gale strong enough to shake the world will blow.
Your bodies are light...
That gale will surely separate the two of you.
However...
your hearts will never be apart.
Our hearts...
Does that mean...?
Next!
We'll be separated...
Victorique!
You were here too?
W-What did you ask?
I asked if I'd grow.
Grow? What do you mean?
My height.
Your height?!
What the hell?!
You have no idea what I...
Sheesh, whatever!
Why are you so angry?
I can't believe you left without telling me.
Where were you until now?!
The study.
Maman...
Wicked Cordelia!
Elder Theodore was murdered this way with a dagger thrust through his upper back from behind.
Even the design of the dagger was burned into my mind.
Elder Theodore was an adult.
Cordelia was a 15-year-old girl.
Their heights were different too.
That's right.
It's impossible for a child who can't even reach the person's back to bury a dagger to its hilt there.
Wicked Cordelia...
That unclean soul...
But what if...? No...
There's another culprit.
You think so too, don't you?
The wellspring of wisdom spoke to me.
All of the pieces have just been reconstructed!
Reconstructed?
Then you know who the killer is?!
Even if I do, there's no way to prove it.
Are the wolves coming?
Even if someone dies...
Even if the wolves come...
I won't allow the summer solstice festival to be canceled!
Let's follow them!
Victorique!
I can't hear the wolves howling anymore, can you?
There!
No! Don't do it!
I shot one dead, Ambrose!
That's the second victim, Kujō.
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
The misdeeds of the present shine brilliantly, bringing the crimes of the past to light.
I don't know why...
But I have a really bad feeling about this.
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