"Noir..." "It is the name of an ancient fate." "Two maidens who govern death." "The peace of the newly born, their black hands protect." "What's your name?" "Chloe..." "Who are you?" "The true Noir." "We can see who's faster if you'd like." "I am the true Noir." "Who is it?" "Is this Noir?" "You must have the wrong number." "I sent you something." "I'd like you to take a look at it." "It's the same photocopy." "No..." "Look." "This must be a photocopy from a book." "The edge of the next page, or..." "There's some dirt or stain on the same spot." "In other words, these photocopies came from the same book, but these two photocopies were made at different times." "They're probably from different sources." "Yes?" "Did you see the photocopy?" "Who are you?" "I want to meet you guys." "Four in the afternoon in the back yard of the Lambert Memorial Hall." "He knows my address and my phone number." "And he didn't say "you", he said "you guys"." "The Soldats..." "They're finally making contact with us." "Chloe, who calls herself the true Noir." "And now..." "It has to be related." "Though I have no idea how." "Mireille..." "It was good of you to come." "You're the man from the phone." "Doesn't etiquette usually dictate that you introduce yourself first if you're going to invite someone on a date?" "My name would be meaningless." "It should be enough if I say that I am loyal to the Soldats." "I am happy to have finally met you." "Oh, please." "Weren't you trying to kill us?" "Exactly, the orders to sanction you still stand." "Be careful." "Are you claiming to be our friend or something?" "There are no friends or foes in this world." "You two should know that well." "I am only acting on the will of the Soldats." "And so are you two." "Speak so we can understand!" "I intend to, but I cannot do so immediately." "What do you mean?" "Everything is far too enormous, everything about the Soldats." "The Soldats blanket the entire world." "I have the book." "The source book of that photocopy." "The beginning of it all is inscribed within it." "In three days, I will reveal its location to you." "Same time, same place." "Wait!" "My darling Chloe, the winds must blow in the same direction." "Recall the beautifully rustling vineyard." "When winds collide from different directions, a needless eddy arises." "We must toil so that our precious grapes are not bruised." "Is that you, Chloe?" "I don't recall summoning you here." "I am acting under their approval." "That also encompasses making contact with those two." ""Constantly provide water and light to the saplings."" "I believe that has always been our principle." "And to those two as well..." "I know." "Why do you monitor me?" "What right do you have?" "What is Altena thinking?" "Of Noir's true form." "In the end, Altena is dangerous." "We do not approve of a Grand Retour." "I will report this." "There is no need for that." "What do you mean?" "The decision has already been made." "Impossible!" "Don't worry about the promise you made." "Others will be sent to the Lambert Memorial Hall." "Do you intend to kill those two?" "All right!" "There we go." "These troublesome guys came instead of the man." ""Rainy Day Attackers Unidentified, As Usual."" "What a pain in the butt." "But the man we met three days ago didn't seem that way." "No, he didn't." "He was definitely trying to tell us something." "He told us to be careful." "That the orders to sanction us still stood." "Meaning that there are all sorts, even among the Soldats?" "And in the end, we didn't get our hands on that book." "Of course, this is assuming it actually exists." "What's written in it?" "It's making me really curious now." "Who is it?" "Feel free to take them up." "Please go ahead." "After all, this is your home." "Really?" "Then we'll do as we please." "Would you like some tea?" "Yes, please." "We only have orange pekoe." "Is that okay with you?" "Yes, thank you." "Oh, good." "Wait a minute!" "Stop that!" "Just what are you thinking?" "!" "The moon is so beautiful." "Why don't we turn out the lights?" "What?" "What are you talking about?" "You're right." "It's beautiful." "This is delicious." "Thank you." "There's a trick to it." "I read it in a book." "Well, what are you here for?" "You didn't come here just to have tea, did you?" "Because I wanted to come." "Stop that." "You said you were the true Noir." "What did you mean by that?" "That I am different than you." "And I want to know what that's supposed to mean." "All is inscribed within the book." "The book?" "You mean the source of the photocopies, don't you?" "I was watching today at the Lambert Memorial Hall." "I knew that you would win." "Did you send those men?" "Answer me!" "The answer..." "You must find the answers yourself." "That is what Altena always says." "Altena?" "Who's Altena?" "Knock it off already!" "This is practically turning into a mad tea party!" "Mad?" "Alice in Wonderland..." "Looks like you're more educated than she is." "It really is beautiful." "Would you like another cup?" "Yes, please." "Gimme another one too." "Thank you." "It was very delicious." "May I please have this?" "Let us have tea again." "Someday..." "That fork?" "I took it from the kitchen on the spur of the moment." "But Chloe never let her guard down." "Not once." "The man on the phone..." "The man who said he'd tell us the location of the book..." "He is no longer alive." "I think you're right."