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
They transferred me here to draw out my mother, Cordelia.
They figured Maman would come here if I cried out for help.
The Marquis de Blois counted on this.
But I remained silent, against his will.
Maman probably wouldn't have come even if I cried from the start.
But we're talking about your mother.
She'd come if she knew you were in trouble.
I only remember meeting her once, when I was very young.
Here...
I'll come and save you as long as you have this.
No matter where you are, I'll come running.
You could say that the pendant is proof of the bond we share as mother and daughter .
But...
I no longer have this proof.
That's right...
Back there,
Victorique...
Kujō, you came for me.
Like you always do.
Because of that, I...
Episode 17
In the Spiral
Labyrinth Lies the Box
Hey, Victorique.
There's cream on your cheek.
Oh, and...
I didn't forget to bring this.
Well done, Kujō.
You're welcome.
But you're as snobbish as ever.
The Oriental boy is here.
I believe he came to take the wolf cub back.
I don't care.
Tell them to leave him be.
Besides, the one I'm after has walked right into my net.
Welcome to the night of Phantasmagoria, Mr. Brian Roscoe.
I apologize for showing up without an invitation.
Not at all. It's an honor to have an illustrious figure such as yourself with us.
However, a true miracle will be presented at this party, not some hocus-pocus.
Yes, so I've heard.
Allow me the honor of seeing it for future reference.
As you like.
Well then, I'll be enjoying myself.
Don't let him out of your sight.
I'm sure he's acting in collusion with Cordelia Gallo.
Yes, sir.
And...
Roger, you rat.
I wonder what that machine is.
A magic lantern, I believe.
It's a machine that projects images.
You can project photographs or pictures at will.
Wow!
I see. The fact that this is here means...
What?
You obviously realized something.
That man...
Kujō!
Hey!
Hunt-san!
What's wrong? What are you doing here?
Uh, nothing really.
A-Are you okay?
Are you hurt?
My little frill-laden lady...
Get your disgusting hands off me, fool!
Hey, Victorique.
This is Hunt-san, a watchmaker.
He and I were on the train together.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
I see.
By the way, is that machine oil?
Your nails are a little dirty.
Let's go, Kujō.
O-Okay.
Kujō, those are...
...balloons coated with phosphorus, boy.
Don't you have work to do, watchmaker?
The return train won't be here for a while.
On top of that, spending time with you seems to be a good way to learn about some things.
I suppose the apparatus used to support her body is hidden in the backdrop.
Yes. It's a spring-operated pulley device.
Really?
The bullet in the gun...
...is a blank.
It's a mixture of tin and water that crumbles into fragments when fired.
They have someone from the audience fire it...
And the girl displays, between her teeth, the bullet she hid in her mouth in advance.
It's a cheap trick.
Wow...
Both of you are amazing.
Why are you feigning ignorance?
Isn't magic and the like child's play to you?
Oh, it's you, sir.
By the way, did you meet your dau—
My daughter isn't here.
Where did you hide her, Reaper?
I won't stop you if you intend to take my daughter away.
However, you'll bear an even greater guilt.
Excuse me, I'm here with someone.
Everyone, may I have your attention please.
I'm Camilla, the older sister.
I'm Morella, the younger sister.
These two ladies are locally renowned as the sole descendants from a bloodline of magic users.
They are the final piece of an ancient force.
The title is, "The Fell Sisters' Cabinet."
Use both eyes...
...and watch carefully.
What are they gonna do?
What's going on?
I wonder what'll happen.
They switched places?!
It's a miracle!
Long ago, this continent was alive with ancient power. Yes, the land of Europe brimmed with magic.
We accepted it as a part of everyday life.
But how are things now?
Trains run on coal, airships hover in the sky, and we can be heard from afar thanks to radio waves.
Certainly, all of these are good developments.
However, aren't we forgetting an important power?
Yes... you sir, for example!
What power is important to us?
That would be science.
Hunt!
Oh?
You still think that even though you just witnessed a miracle with your own eyes?
A trick...
This is no miracle!
If that's what you think,
why don't you...
...get in the box?
That way...
...you'll understand.
You'll understand for sure...
...the magnitude of an ancient power that science cannot explain.
Arrogant pup of the new age.
You...
...shall be judged!
Interesting.
Then I'll have to show everyone here...
that this is all a trick.
By placing this here,
it will serve as proof that the ropes around their wrists weren't unraveled.
If it doesn't fall on the floor, that is.
Yes, indeed.
Kujō, Kujō...
Stop this.
If you don't...
Ancient magic force!
Show us a miracle once more!
Morella!
Hey, they're dead!
The dagger!
But their hands are still tied!
Then who...?!
Everyone, get out of the tent!
What is this?!
Kujō, don't breathe in this smoke!
This mist contains a hallucinatory drug!
It's to deceive the guests into thinking that the magic they're shown at this soirée is real.
We're leaving!
O-Okay!
What's happening?!
The mist is too thick!
That's...
Hey, Kujō!
Wait here, I'll be right back!
Wait!
Don't go, Kujō.
That... That place isn't safe.
What's Brian doing here?!
Is he planning on doing something to Victorique?!
Where is he?
You're...
So we meet again,
Kujō Kazuya.
You're... Cordelia-san.
The memento box...
The Academy is pretty shrewd.
It seems that we were one step behind them.
The forbidden box has already vanished.
Boy, give this to her.
Tell her to solve the riddle and demonstrate her power so she may live.
And one more thing.
I'm counting on you.
Wait!
Please see Victorique!
She wanted to see you so much that she cried in front of me!
We've stopped releasing the mist.
There are signs that someone tampered with the device.
Where's Brian?
He's with the wolf cub.
Sorry, but you'll stick with me a while longer.
I want to divert their attention to us.
You charlatan.
Didn't you fool the German army here nearly ten years ago?
"Falling Virgin Mary."
You, Brian, caused the entire incident here at Beelzebub's Skull.
Yes, you used that magic lantern.
I don't know why you helped the Academy then.
I'm more interested in knowing...
Why are you and my mother here now, ten years after the incident?
We and the Ministry of the Occult are all searching for a certain thing.
Wolf cub, have you ever thought about this?
What lies ahead is an age of science, represented by the New World.
In a world like that, it won't be old tribes like us or the Ministry of the Occult who will acquire power...
...but the Academy.
The memento box is what's needed to reduce their power.
It's a forbidden secret box I hid in the magic lantern room during the war.
Whoops, I spilled a little too much.
I'll see you again, misbegotten wolf cub.
Wait!
One more...
There's one more thing I want to ask you!
Did Maman...
mention me?
Where the hell did Brian go?
I've heard that long ago, in the Middle Ages,
the king feared the spread of the Black Death and barricaded himself in here,
but an envoy of the Black Death took him away to Hades.
Oriental Grim Reaper.
Who have you come to take away from this land tonight?
You're...
I expected my wife, Cordelia, to have been on that train.
But you're here instead of her...
Your wife?
You've certainly cured my boredom.
Your face when I spoke to you...
You're more suspicious than I'd expected, Kujō Kazuya-kun.
You're...
Victorique's father,
the Marquis Albert de Blois?!
Reaper, you've brought about various deaths and incidents.
As a result, my wolf cub's intellect is being honed closer and closer to perfection.
She was born for me to use.
Even in Europe, she's just an effective tool.
Leave the rest of her conditioning to me and be on your way.
Marquis...
The floodgate...
An effective tool?
That's why Victorique was born?!
She's my daughter.
What I do with her is up to me, is it not?
For the good of the country...
Even so, you have an obligation to love and protect Victorique!
After all, you're...
...related by blood.
Young boy...
Marquis!
I'm going to take Victorique with me.
I can't possibly leave her with you.
No matter what?
Very well.
However, know the academy is under my control, just like this place.
And no matter where you are, no one can escape the coming storm.
Hey, hurry up!
Seawater is pouring in from the floodgate!
At this rate no one will get back alive!
Where's the train?!
Victorique!
Did you breathe in that mist from before?
Hang in there.
Here, stand up.
It's the Masquerade!
Thank God! We're saved!
Victorique!
Go without me, Kujō.
Hey!
How can I possibly do that?!
I came here to get you.
Kujō...
How can I run when I don't even know why I was born?
Idiot, you'll be caught too.
I just met your father.
Every adult is selfish.
But we also fret, think, and live!
You can sit down and think about why you're alive later!
Let's go back to the academy together!
That's why I came here!
You're right, Kujō.
Thanks to you finding me...
Thanks to that, I...
I'm not alone...
I can go back to being a kind person who's experienced love.
Please...
Please protect me.
From now on...
I will!
You're almost there! Here!
Beelzebub's Skull...
A fortress cursed with death.
Lord of the Flies.
But...
We're alive.
Because of you, Kujō.
Oh yeah, Victorique...
Here.
This is...
Is this Maman's?!
She told me to give it to you with a message.
"Solve the riddle and demonstrate your power so that you may live."
And then she said...
I love my little daughter like I always have.
I'll come running no matter where she may be, even if she sheds no tears.
Whenever, Wherever
Arata na tabidachi mukaeyou
新たな旅立ち 迎えよう
Let us go off on a new journey
Ushinaikaketeita Soul
失いかけていた Soul
I was about to lose my soul
Yobisamashita Confide in you
呼び覚ました Confide in you
Confiding in you aroused it once more
Tomo ni shita hibi wo tsuyoku nigirishime
共にした日々を 強く握りしめ
I'll hold tight the memories of our days together
Whenever, Wherever
Tagai ni yorisoi
互いに寄り添い
We lean against one another
Osoreru koto nado nai
恐れる事などない
We have nothing to fear
Yami ga futari wakatsu to mo
闇が 二人分かつとも
Even if the darkness should separate us
Tashika na kodou ga
確かな鼓動が
That's what my palpable heartbeat
Sou tsugeteiru kara
そう告げているから
Is telling me
Futatabi deaeru made
再び出会えるまで
Until we can meet each other again
Omoi yo douka kimi to tomo ni
想いよ どうか 君と共に
I bid my feelings to be with you
"Demonstrate your power so that you may live."
Mother, I'll definitely...
Victorique! Hang in there!
Fight!
Would you be quiet?
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