Why?!
Tell me why!
We were just taking a walk!
But now...!
Villagers don't normally venture near the forest.
That's why Elder Sergius mistook him for a wolf...
I shot a wolf.
I'm certain it wasn't this man!
Don't give me that crap!
Derek-san!
Bring Raoul back to me!
Raoul! Raoul!
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
The village elder insists that he didn't do it.
And what do you think?
If he insists he didn't do it, he'll have to prove it.
Even if he is Elder Sergius, the dispenser of justice in this village.
Brian Roscoe.
Isn't he the one who brought electricity to the village?
Yes.
Back when I was a boy...
He only stayed here a short time,
but he taught me many things about life outside the village.
I love this village.
But thanks to him, I became interested in the outside world.
However...
However, at the same time, you began to sense the chaos swirling throughout the village.
I grasp the pieces that form the cause of that.
And I don't mind putting it into words for you.
It's the proof you mentioned.
Episode 8
Howls Echo
in the Foregone Kingdom
The church is empty at this hour.
Now is the only time when the ancestral spirits can pass through.
No doubt, the culprit is going to use this time to steal.
But there's nothing worth stealing in this village.
On the one hand, humans seek out new stimuli with insatiable desire.
On the other, they're also odd creatures that value old and very rare things.
Then the perpetrator is...
here, it seems.
He's the one?
That's right.
The real murderer...
You're under arrest...
Derek Banks!
W-Why is Inspector Blois here?!
This jar is mine!
There's no way I'm handing it over to bumpkins who don't know its value!
They were thieves.
They pretended that throwing the jar into holy water was drunken mischief,
but they were really confirming its authenticity.
A mere gold-plated fake would float in the water.
And the murders were due to a quarrel amongst themselves?
That's about right.
B-But right before the incident, Alan-san was pelted with hazelnuts in the plaza.
That was Derek in disguise.
After the fight with Harminia,
Derek beat Alan until he was unconscious, wrapped him in paper-mache, and switched him with the dummy.
Where's your proof?!
Right here.
This is what you dropped on the floor a few moments ago, when you were detained.
And it was also on the ground in the forest, next to Raoul's body.
You planned ahead of time.
You shot Raoul in the forest.
You knew the sound would be mistaken for festival drums or a fired blank.
And then you used the wolves' howling to frame Sergius for the murder.
When the wolves howl, the people of this village shoot.
He remembered that particular custom from when you showed it to us, right after we arrived.
You didn't kill Raoul.
This is your proof.
I never imagined I would be saved by Cordelia's daughter.
Take him away!
Yes, sir!
H-Hold on there! Where are you taking the prisoner?!
This man will be judged by this land.
What?!
This village is within the kingdom of Sauville.
There's going to be trouble if you disobey the laws of Sauville and its police!
You say this is Sauville?
This is no village.
It's a country.
This is the Kingdom of Seyrun.
Seyrun...
I'm not the village elder, but the king.
And the king's word is absolute.
Do you understand?
What's with these people?
Honestly!
The same thing could be said about you.
Why are you in this village,
Inspector Blois?
Kujō, didn't you think it through?
About why Grevil would let a criminal go, when an arrest would have brought him more glory?
Criminal?
I drank too much...
Are we done here, Inspector?
She was talking on the phone to someone.
And that someone was Grevil.
Oh, this bastard here caught me cheating at poker.
He said he'd let me off the hook if I agreed to work for him.
What do you mean by "bastard"?!
What kind of work?
Following me about, keeping an eye on me, and then reporting to Grevil.
That's her job.
But more importantly...
Ambrose, now it's your turn to help vindicate someone's innocence.
M-Me?!
And Kujō, you've got an important role to play.
M-Me?!
That's right.
We're going to turn the clock back 20 years...
and prove that Cordelia Gallo was innocent.
I found you.
You're the girl who murdered me.
Elder Theodore...
No...
No!
Harminia...
No!
Go back...
Please, go back to the afterworld where you belong!
Do you admit your crime, Harminia?
I admit it!
I...
I killed you!
Indeed, you were absolutely right...
Victorique!
H-How...?
Those words came from your mouth!
From the afterworld!
That's why I thought you were an ancestral spirit... Elder Theodore himself!
Th-Those lines were...
Jugemu-jugemu Gokonosurikire Kaijarisuigyo-no—
Er, in my hometown, those are traditional...
magic words, I suppose?
Don't tell me you...?!
I-I don't believe it!
Harminia is a bit odd,
but she's a kind person...
She's no criminal...
The pigeon flew away.
Pigeon?
She and I had a conversation in the study, where the murder took place 20 years ago.
At that moment, outside the window, a white pigeon took flight.
When I saw that, the wellspring of wisdom spoke to me.
This chaos has the same structure as that of the Dresden Plate theft at the flea market.
There, the movement of the pigeons was used to restrict everyone's line of sight.
In the crime of 20 years ago, gold coins were used instead.
On that fateful night, you lay quietly in wait for Theodore, hidden inside the grandfather clock.
That was the place where the gold coins, not used in this village, were hidden.
When Theodore walked by, you swung open the clock.
The impact of that sent gold coins, and their vivid afterimage, raining down on Theodore's head.
With his eyes instantly locked on the coins, Theodore's movements were limited.
Her body weight was enough to plunge the dagger to its hilt into his back.
After Harminia murdered Theodore,
she locked the door,
and hid again inside the grandfather clock.
Until someone discovered the body and got blamed for the crime.
And that poor, unlucky person...
was my mother, Cordelia.
Sergius...
You mentioned the time of the crime.
You said that the time differed between your own testimony and that of those with you.
That's right.
Could that be because the normally reliant grandfather clock didn't chime that night?
Come to think of it...
Why didn't the grandfather clock chime?
Because Harminia was hiding inside it.
Inside the grandfather clock where Theodore hid his gold coins.
Harminia...
But what was her motive?
The future...
The future?
The oracle of the midsummer festival.
That's right.
I never should have heard that future.
All because of childish curiosity...
I was told that death lay in wait 20 years hence, at age 26.
I couldn't accept it.
I wanted to live...
I wanted to live longer than that...
To reverse that hopeless future, I...
Th-That was your reason for murdering Elder Theodore?!
Ambrose!
Cut off this woman's head!
Wait a minute!
I don't care who...
Harminia is 26 this year.
Just as Elder Theodore predicted,
she's going to die here.
Do it with this!
Harminia was...
always kind to me.
I loved Harminia...
And Elder Sergius...
And this village...
But...
Harminia! Run!
After her!
Criminals are bad luck!
Don't let her get away!
Over there!
Bring water!
The flames are spreading!
Hurry up and put it out!
The mansion is on fire!
Look!
Harminia started the fire?!
Harminia!
Wait, Ambrose!
Harminia!
Cordelia's daughter...
You brought misfortune...
To this village...
To me!
The bridge!
The only road that connects this village to the outside world is...
Harminia...
Your hair is unkempt, Ambrose.
Even though I'm always telling you to tie it up neatly...
Elder Sergius, we have more pressing concerns!
The bridge is...
We can do fine without a bridge.
All we need is this, the kingdom of Seyrun.
There's no need for us to leave.
Let's go!
The bridge will go down in flames if we do nothing.
Y-Yes...
Cordelia's daughter...
Those eyes are the color of sin.
Sin... Sin...
I'll wipe out that sin!
I'll wipe out that sin...
Wipe out this entire village...
And then...
I can live!
Kujō!
H-Hey!
Inspector!
I'll protect Victorique...
So hurry up and—
Kujō!
I'm going to live...
beyond 26!
27!
28!
29!
30... 31...
32... 33...
34...
35...
36...
37...
38...
Kujō!
39!
40!
41...
42...
43...
Kujō!
44...
That's enough, Kujō!
Don't worry about me!
Don't worry about—
I do worry!
After we finally patched things up...
Being apart again would just be too unbearable!
What?
This isn't the time to bring up something that silly—
It's not silly!
You're my friend.
There's nothing silly...
about it!
Kujō!
50...
51...
52...
53!
Kujō!
54...
Stop it!
Harminia!
Harminia...
Oh no!
Let's hurry!
Don't, Victorique...
If you panic like that,
your precious pendant will...
You've really got to hold on to...
what's important to you...
What are you doing, Kujō?!
Climb up, you idiot!
Victorique...?
Doesn't your hand hurt?
It's all red...
Shut up!
Get a hold of yourself!
If you give up here, we'll be apart forever, Kujō!
We're going home together.
You told me that before!
Together...
Kujō...
This isn't where we're supposed to split up!
That's right.
This isn't where...
we part.
Not here...
Can you see it?
Your sin went down in flames...
It looks like the fire is out, huh?
They'll probably go back to living the quiet life now.
But are you sure about this, Ambrose?
I've always wanted to cross that bridge.
Ever since Brian Roscoe told me about the outside world...
Anyway, it was a foolish village.
What did the old man call the place? "Seyrun"?
Actually...
there are many ancient historical accounts that talk about people who were like gods.
In those days, forest tribes conquered the lands of Eastern Europe.
They had neither height nor physical strength,
but because of their exceptional intelligence,
they defeated all foreign invaders.
However, near the end of the 15th century, they suddenly disappeared from history.
Their name was the Seyrun.
Either way, that was a long time ago.
We're living in the moment.
In the moment?
I see...
In that case, I can live on.
I...
I'll live...
in the moment.
You may never be let out again.
Not after causing this uproar.
Even so, I'm satisfied.
I proved that Cordelia was innocent.
A daughter must protect her mother's honor.
Oh, that's right. I thought it was strange, but...
When the village elder spoke as the oracle, why did you two ask him the same question?
I see...
Then that was...
She didn't ask whether or not she would get taller...
but if we...
What?!
You've been staring at me for a while now.
U-Uh, nothing...
Oh, here it comes.
Let's go, Victorique.
Yes...
Let's go home.
Back to...
our usual place.
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 don't feel well at all.
Victorique!
Don't blow your nose on my clothes!
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