It seems the Gray Wolf has been prowling around the fields a lot these days.
I take responsibility for that, Father!
But I'm simply trying to protect the honor of the de Blois family...
"Ye are the salt of the earth."
Huh?
"If the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?"
Keep your eyes on your sister.
That is all I require of you.
So I'm nothing but a paper tiger with a good reputation...
Jacqueline...
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
It's delicious!
Isn't it?
By the way, sir, is there a place around here where we can hire a carriage?
Hey!
I need a ride!
Wha—
Madame!
I beg your pardon, sir!
Episode 11
The Drill Eloquently Tells a
Tale of Love
There's a visitor to see the library?
That's right.
She came to donate volumes from her own private library,
but insisted on taking a tour of ours while she's here.
Thank you for your patience, Madame Signore.
He'll show you around.
Jacqueline-san?
Oh, it's you!
I see! You're a student here!
Merci beaucoup!
H-Hey!
Kujō-kun, you know her?
Y-Yes. We've met...
Jacqueline?
I see, you met her in Saubreme.
Yeah. What's her relationship with Inspector Blois?
Grevil has been in love with her ever since they were children.
What? I-In love?
Of course, she doesn't know a thing about it.
Incidentally, she's the reason why Grevil's hairstyle is like that.
Come to think of it, the inspector told me that was the price of having you solve some case.
Jacqueline was involved in it.
So she's Inspector Blois'...
Oh my!
That looks like a snake!
How amusing!
It certainly is!
S-She's a bit odd...
Tell me, how is Grevil these days?
I intend to pay him a surprise visit after this!
Oh, really?
I don't like the man very much.
He strikes me as arrogant, and he has a sharp tongue...
Oh? He wasn't like that back then.
He won't tell me why he has that hairstyle, no matter how many times I ask him.
But Grevil is a renowned police inspector now.
I'm proud to be his friend.
I see, she doesn't know anything about the truth.
What a beautiful garden.
Maybe I'll plant those flowers in our garden too.
It's not my place to tell her either.
Who would believe that the actual great detective is up there?
What? Was that Kujō?
Honestly, that man does nothing but disturb my peace...
It's incredible! Yoo-hoo!
Yes!
Excuse me, Madame.
If we don't hurry, there won't be time to visit the police station afterwards...
That won't do.
Still, it's rare to be able to come to a famous place like this.
This library?
Yes, indeed. According to legend,
at the beginning of the 17th century,
when this academy was founded, the then-reigning king built a refuge so he could rendezvous with his lover.
That place is the botanical garden on the top floor!
Ooh! I can't stop myself after all!
I'll be right back.
Wait, Madame!
No, not upstairs!
Who is that noisy starving ostrich of a woman?!
This staircase is like a maze!
How delightful!
M-Madame! Please wait!
Halt, I say!
Listen to her! Ugh...
Madame, please wait!
Don't go up there! Stop!
Kujō...
There's a, um... a golden monster up there!
A monster?!
Yes! And if it finds you, you'll be eaten like a macaroon!
Stupid Kujō! That wasn't nice!
Let's go back down!
"Delightful," huh?
If that's what she wants, I'll comply and have her shaking like a leaf!
A monster, a monster!
Whee!
Wait!
I-I'm not scared at all...
Since stupid Kujō is here too...
This must be the place!
Where's the monster?
Huh?
Oh my! A life-sized porcelain doll!
What an adorable doll!
Amazing... it's like it's actually alive!
It's warm?
Correct. Sorry to disappoint, but I am alive.
That hurt!
I'm sorry! Are you a student here at the academy?
Would you like a strawberry candy, little lady?
Of course.
I'm Jacqueline de Signore.
What's your name?
Oh, you're the one...
You know about me?
Actually, she's Inspec—
By the way, why did all of you take the trouble to come up here?
Well, we've come to donate these books...
Well, um...
There aren't any books inside.
Face lotion, skin cream...
B-But where...
Perhaps the case was switched?
I absolutely need that case!
Please!
What is it?
Sir! He's demanding that we search for his merchandise case.
It seems that he bumped into some maid at the plaza,
and they took each other's bags.
That crest...
Yes, Jacqueline is indeed visiting your place.
How strange...
She hasn't stopped by to say hello to you yet?
W-Why?
She went to donate some books to the St. Marguerite Academy.
Apparently, she found them in the attic while she was packing for a vacation.
What the hell?
I'm really sorry, Madame...
Oh, don't worry about it.
Anyway, isn't the ceiling just beautiful?
Victorique, are you angry?
Not particularly...
Q-chan...
That's the name of the chipmunk I had back then.
He had a mark on his back that looked like the letter "Q."
Looking at you just now somehow reminded me of him.
A naming process lacking in intelligence or relevance.
And I'm offended with what you—
Wait. I remember this...
Several years ago.
About the time the subject of marriage first came up between me and my husband.
Q-chan died from an illness...
and I became the suspect in a murder case.
Does that mean...?
Excuse me, but was the victim...?
Yes, he was the veterinarian who treated Q-chan.
He died at home from a stab wound to the chest.
The doctor used the last of his strength to write the letter "Q."
You could say it was his "dying message."
"Q ," like your...
Yes. Just like Q-chan's "Q."
But that's not all.
At the funeral, words mysteriously appeared on the arm of Paula, the doctor's wife.
Word spread that it was a message from the dead doctor.
Looked at in a mirror, it read...
"Jacqueline murdered me."
Certainly, since ancient times, mirrored writing has been used in magic rituals.
In short, everyone who was there took the words as an accusation from a dead man.
You're well-informed, little lady.
Naturally. My wellspring of wisdom informs me.
There's no mistake...
This is the case that Inspector Blois asked Victorique to reconstruct years ago.
Grevil!
What's with the serious look on your face?
Come on, smile!
Come on, come on!
Jacqueline, you're depressed, aren't you?
You always do silly things whenever you're feeling low.
You'd wander outside in a daze with your hair still messy from sleep...
Yet you'd still be surprisingly cheerful.
This time, too.
Look at all the impulsive shopping you did.
Th-That's just...
I heard about the murder case.
It's inexcusable how people are spreading irresponsible rumors.
I don't blame them.
It's true that those magic words appeared.
I'm thinking of turning down Signore's proposal.
We do have fun together and get along well...
He does look like a carp, but it's cute if I take a closer look.
Still, he's with the police.
I don't want to cause him any trouble.
Jacqueline...
Damn you, Gray Wolf.
If you told her anything you shouldn't have...
I'll get you for it, no matter what Father says!
Since the incident at the cemetery,
I was seen as a criminal.
They thought that I must've stabbed the doctor because he couldn't save my pet.
Strange thing was, right after that...
The real murderer came forward and cleared Madame of all suspicion.
She then accepted the master's proposal and became Madame Signore.
Come to think of it, I think that was when Grevil adopted that hairstyle...
J-Just a coincidence!
Excuse me, Jacqueline...
So who was the real murderer?
Well, it turns out that...
Madame, the time...
Sorry, it's about time I headed off to see Grevil.
I'll tell you the rest next time.
I enjoyed meeting the both of you!
Madame!
Wait for me!
S-She's like a tempest, isn't she?
So, Victorique...
The real murderer?
A mere child's play, not even worthy of being called chaos.
I'll explain it to you.
The one who murdered the veterinarian...
was none other than his wife.
Say, what's that?
Madame! I'm telling you...
All right, I'll put it into words.
Let's start with those magic words at the cemetery.
Paula wrote those words herself.
She was left-handed.
It's rare, but mirror-writing is a breeze for a few left-handed people.
She used that particular talent to produce the mirrored magic words.
Her aim was to frame Jacqueline for the crime.
The dying message left at the murder scene prompted Paula to do what she did.
The police took that to be derived from...
the letter "Q ."
You don't have to look so disgusted about it.
I think it's a cute name.
Enough!
Anyway, the foolish police were convinced that the "Q" referred to the pet's name.
Um, Victorique?
The stabbed veterinarian was probably lying on his back like this.
And when you try to write a letter in this position...
it naturally comes out backwards.
In short, the vet intended to write the "P" from "Paula," his wife's name.
In other words, the letter was mirrored too.
Grevil related to Paula the truth I had reconstructed, keeping his identity hidden.
He told her he would go to the police if she didn't turn herself in.
So she accepted her fate...
And confessed to the police, right?
Yes. Incidentally, Grevil forbade her to say anything about him,
so none of this was made public.
I see, the inspector secretly helped to solve the case so that Jacqueline could be happy...
I'm the one that reconstructed the details.
So quit looking like a dreamy-eyed young girl.
But I still think it was harsh of you to have him sport that hairstyle in return.
It was a fair request.
W-Where's Jacqueline?!
Looks like she's no longer here.
So this is where you were, Commissioner.
The meeting will begin soon.
Isn't that the case file involving your wife when she was still single?
Yes.
I look at it whenever I'm reminded of the case once in a while.
There's one detail that bothers me.
It's reported here that feelings of guilt compelled her to come forward.
Yet...
I get the feeling someone secretly helped close the case.
I'm pretty sure of it.
Please! I can't afford to lose that case!
My case...
All right, be patient and calm down.
The inspector appears to have a lead on its whereabouts.
Excuse me...
May I come in?
C-Certainly.
I'm looking for Inspector Blois...
The man from...!
You?!
These are the books Madame Signore is donating.
You can give them to the librarian.
Sure... but why are you here, Inspector?
What a naïve woman.
This is a good example of how good intentions combined with obliviousness results in failure.
But that's one of Jacqueline's good points.
Inspector, um...
Baby Squirrel, please excuse yourself.
You have permission to use that just for today.
All right.
The brain of a Gray Wolf is indeed extraordinary.
I'm aware I fall short in that regard.
But you, my sister, have no heart.
Do you remember?
What you told me that night.
I understand the situation.
But why would you come to me to solve it?
It's because I want to save Jacqueline!
Because I love her!
Love? What's that?
I've never heard of that word in my entire life.
And this was what you wanted in return.
But this hairstyle is nothing.
"Stop loving Jacqueline."
You should've demanded that instead if you really wanted to make me suffer.
But you're a Gray Wolf.
Shut up...
It's the first thing that would've come to mind for any human being, and yet...
Shut up...!
You're wrong...
I'm not like that anymore.
I'm different now.
I wonder if the two of them are okay...
Inspector!
Go on in.
The Gray Wolf is waiting for you.
What a shame, Madame.
You didn't get to see your pointy-headed inspector in the end.
You know, Marion, he used to be a very striking man.
As a girl, I was lanky, sunburned, and not at all pretty.
I greatly treasured the memories of my occasional meetings with Grevil where we would exchange a word or two.
He has always been so kind...
Now that I've gotten older, I finally understand that.
Just goes to show that the passage of time and becoming an adult isn't a bad thing.
There was a time when I wanted to remain a child forever.
But I wonder if I'll ever see him again...
"It appears that you delivered my books to the academy. Thank you!"
"I knew I could count on my old friend," huh?
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
It's almost summer vacation!
The dazzling summer sunlight...
and the voices of the girls as they splash in the water...
are all so far away.
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