"Her existence does nothing but harm the Empire." "I listen to a boring song as I stare out the window" "Let me don a dress and dance for you" "Am I insane?" "Please tell me" "Someday, the wind will take me away" "And now we can't remember it" "Why don't I have wings to float in the sky, like the wind, like the clouds?" "Why don't I have wings to sink into the all-enveloping night, like the stars, like the moon?" "Ahh" "Esther..." "Your Lordship..." "Esther!" "Thank goodness!" "How did I" "That enemy-!" "You shouldn't move yet." "Where are we?" "What happened afterward?" "She tended to your wounds, and even provided this room." "Thanks to her, things ended quietly." ""Her"?" "It's nice to be all lovey-dovey, but love between Methuselah's and Terrans is taboo!" "Hey, you!" "Be quiet!" "Aren't you the tea-seller?" "!" "I only sell tea on the side!" "Keep this a secret, okay?" "I'm Seth." "I'm actually a doctor attending an advanced medical institute!" "Umm..." "How long was I asleep?" "About a whole day, I guess?" "I guess coming to an unfamiliar land really exhausted you." "Sorry." "I accidentally told her you're from the Outer World..." "I haven't revealed your identity, of course." "I said you're just an outsider who's visiting for the very first time." "Sheesh!" "Already like that, the instant she wakes up?" "Esther!" "I'm going to go buy some medicine at the market now!" "Plus you'll need a bandage change!" "Later!" "Seth-chan!" "Don't think you can do stuff just 'cause you got her all alone!" "Esther is injured, you know!" "As if I would ever" "Well, I'm off!" "Esther..." "Does your injury hurt anymore?" "No." "I see..." "Esther!" "Want to see the view outside?" "Yes!" "They think that they'll see flowers if only they give water" "But the harvest season's over the time has past" "Here in the dark I'm sitting'" "The answer that soon I'm getting'" "How do I know where it comes from?" "Just want to feel safe with you" "Now let me hear your voice just for once" "'Cause you've mixed all my bits" "You've grabbed all my soul" "You've taken everything over" "Now let me hear your voice just for once" "You know you can make me smile" "You can make me cry and take me out from these nights of longing" "It's so beautiful..." "What are the buildings on that mountain?" "Oh, that's Sarai." "The palace where the New Human Empire's mother and empress lives." "All of that?" "!" "Her Majesty is the very embodiment of the mpire." "Terrans, Methuselah's, and all of the Empire follow her lead." "Education isn't limited by birth or wealth, as it is in the Outer World." "Terrans and Methuselah's are all equal before Her Majesty." "Equal..." "The two races coexist before Her Majesty's absoluteness." "That is why the Empire is so prosperous and peaceful." "But what if something ever happened to the empress?" "If anything ever happened..." "it would spell the end of everything." "Esther!" "Are you hungry?" "You haven't eaten for an entire day..." "Oh, now that you mention it..." "Let us go buy something to eat!" "Where could that Seth girl have wandered off to?" "!" "Honestly!" "Who's there?" "!" "Looks like you've completely recovered, Ion." "R-Radu?" "!" "Nice to see you again, Ion." "Impossible..." "You're supposed to be dead!" "Dead?" "Don't be silly." "Then how could I possibly be standing here?" "Have you set me up yet again?" "!" "You've already killed my grandmother and framed me for it..." "Is that how much you hate me?" "!" "Don't flatter yourself." "I couldn't care less about a spoiled kid like you." "You're simply a diversion to lure away the palace's eyes." "What?" "!" "Let me fill you in on a little secret." "We're going to kill the empress." "What did you say?" "!" "You're going to kill Her Majesty?" "!" "Do you seriously think you can do anything that absurd?" "!" "Is killing the empress really that absurd?" "We're going to destroy those detestable Outer Terrans and become the rulers of this planet." "I won't let anyone stop us from attaining our rightful place." "No, not even you, Ion!" "All eyes at the palace are on you at the moment." "I thank you, tovaras." "Damn you..." "Are you that concerned for Esther?" "Looks like I guessed right." "But are you sure it's wise, Ion?" "She's not only a Terran, but a member of the Vatican." "So what if she is?" "!" "My point is, do you really want to be betrayed yet again?" "How do you think I predict every single move you make?" "Are you saying Esther is betraying me?" "!" "What rubbish!" "She's been hiding something very important from you, you know." "Her family was murdered by a Methuselah." "Her family... was murdered?" "Ah." "I guess you really didn't know, tovaras." "That... can't be..." "How odd that she never told you about something so important..." "Who knows, maybe she harbors a grudge against you, too." "Or perhaps" "He got away!" "Your Lordship!" "Are you all right?" "!" "Watch Esther!" "She's in the backroom of the building on that hill!" "Understood!" "Are you all right, Count?" "You've been seriously wounded..." "This is nothing at all." "It will quickly heal." "But how did you find me?" "An odd message was thrown my way as I returned from the palace." "Thrown?" "By whom?" "No idea." "What's wrong?" "They... and Radu..." "plan to kill Her Majesty!" "What?" "!" "Esther-san!" "Esther-san!" "Say something!" "Father..." "Are you all right, Esther-san?" "!" "Don't worry, the count is all right!" "There was another girl here, named Seth!" "W-what is this?" "This light is a mausoleuma grave- for all Methuselah's." "This island is a place for remembering the deceased." "Friends and family of the departed gather and reminisce for a night." "That is how funerals are in the Empire." "It must be difficult for him..." "Being unable to attend his grandmother's funeral..." "Your Lordship..." "Whew, security sure has gotten tight!" "What a pain!" "Duchess!" "Do you know where Radu is?" "!" "No idea." "But if he's going to target Her Majesty, it would most likely be during tonight's funeral..." "He will come!" "There's no question about it!" "I'll go do my rounds again." "Don't worry!" "I won't let him assassinate anyone!" "Esther!" "Yes?" "!" "The count is in your hands." "I'm coming with you!" "No!" "You're the murderer the whole empire is out looking for!" "Well, then." "I will go and prepare your dinner now." "The count was really depressed." "Do you suppose he feels responsible?" "Is this really a good idea?" "Is what?" "Well, the count, he most likely thinks of her as" "Yes, he seems to like her!" "And you don't care?" "!" "Is there something wrong with that?" "Asta-san!" "Hold on!" "Wait for me!" "I should've minded my own business!" "Your Lordship?" "Where are you going?" "To find Radu." "You mustn't!" "Out of my way, Terran!" "Why are you so adamant?" "!" "Eh?" "Is there something wrong with me finding Radu and keeping him from assassinating Her Majesty?" "!" "Your Lordship!" "Are you suggesting I want the empress to be assassinated?" "!" "I'm just..." "I'm just some deplorable, blood-starved monster to you, anyway!" "That's not true!" "I've never once thought of you as a monster!" "Then why didn't you tell me about your family?" "!" "I hear your family was murdered by a Methuselah." "And that you dirtied your own hands exacting revenge on him!" "It's not like that!" "That was" "That was..." "Back then, I..." "So it's true..." "Your Lordship..." "Your Lordship!" "Your Lordship!" "How did things turn out this way?" "Your Lordship!" "Your Lordship!" "What do I do?" "Your Lordship!" "Your Lordship!" "Is that" "Your" "What a dilemma." "I never expected you to come all the way out here..." "Stay quiet, okay?" "I'll let go." "Seth-chan!" "What on earth are you doing, dressed like that?" "!" "Shh!" "This is the Moldova family mausoleum." "The Duchess of Moldova's funeral is about to take place." "In the presence of the empress." "Are we ready, Baron of Luxor?" "Everything is set." "It's enough to take out the entire mausoleum itself." "We just need to retile it now." "The time has finally come..." "Tonight, we will be freed from her spell!" "Her rule has been disastorous for the empire" "Her desire for peace has held us back" "Only domination and subordination exists between us and Terrans." "Coexistence is but a fantasy." "We must take back the future of our race." "Even if that means" "Who's there?" "!" "Run!" "Those moves..." "Are you one of us?" "!" "Seth-chan!" "I'll be fine!" "Just hurry and tell the Duchess of Kiev!" "R-right!" "Impertinent girl!" "Will Seth-chan be all right?" "So long, girl." "Hurry to the port." "Make the final arrangements before pests arrive." "As you wish." "I know this will not remain forever" "However, it's beautiful" "Your eyes, hands, and your warm smile" "They're my treasure" "It's hard to forget" "I wish there was a solution" "Don't spend your time in confusion" "I'll turn back now and spread" "My broken wings still strong enough to cross the ocean with" "My broken wing show far should I go drifting in the wind" "Higher and higher in the light (My broken wings)" "Still strong enough to cross the ocean with" "My broken wing show far should I go drifting in the wind" "Across the sky, just keep on flying" "(What's falling from the sky is not rain... )" "Next time"Episode 18:" "The Night Lords IV." "The Palace of Jade"" "Let thine eyes be not diverted." "=DS= 2006"