"Hurry..." "Esther!" "With a thirst this bad..." "I will most likely wind up sucking all your blood..." "So kill me... before I kill you..." "No..." "I can't!" "Esther..." "I cannot hold it back any more..." "I beg you!" "I... do not want to hurt you..." "Please!" "Your Lordship..." "It's all right." "You can suck my blood." "So please stop crying." "It isn't your fault." "You aren't to blame." "Esther... then..." "Esther..." "I..." "I..." "N-no!" "I can't!" "Esther..." "I will never forget your kindness..." "Your Lordship!" "Stay away!" "I'm glad I met you..." "Esther!" "Stop!" "Looks like I made it just in time..." "Sorry about that!" "I sort of wasted some time getting here!" "Father Nightroad!" "Süleyman!" "Impossible!" "The palace is supposed to be fully secured!" "Duchess of Kiev?" "I've come to expose your acts of treason!" "You're going to expose me?" "The Count of Memphis and the Terran with him are my witnesses!" "With their accounts of the situation and collateral evidence- that is impossible!" "I was told just moments ago that they were found dead inside their cell." "What?" "!" "It seems they killed each other." "you're free to inspect their bodies for yourself." "Interesting!" "Then go ahead and inspect me!" "Count!" "as you can see!" "And I know all about your secret plot!" "Your murders of my grandmother and Her Majesty are clear as day!" "Give yourself up quietly!" "Count!" "You repugnant traitor!" "Halt!" "Impossible!" "How?" "!" "How is she still alive?" "!" "How?" "!" "Duke of Tigris..." "W-whatever do you mean?" "Why would I ever blow Your Majesty up?" "I am not referring to the Moldova mausoleum incident." "I was never there." "Show him your face." "The Duchess of Moldova?" "!" "Indeed." "Mirka Fortuna." "Grandmother?" "Why?" "!" "Why is Grandmother" "I knew the traitors would spring into action upon your return." "I made the Duchess of Moldova serve as my body double and placed an automaton in the manor." "Süleyman." "Never did I expect you to be the chief behind this machination..." "I had especially high hopes for you..." "Your Majesty!" "Why do you listen only to them?" "!" "Your Majesty!" "Tell me..." "Do you recognize this face?" "You're-!" "Even my blood froze when I had the Ring of Solomon pointed at me." "This... can't be!" "Isn't that- Seth-chan?" "!" "Do you have anything else to say?" "I do..." "Your Majesty..." "Indeed." "I feel deep regret." "Regret?" "What hollow words." "No one has high hopes for you!" "There's not a single person among us who trusts in you!" "Süleyman!" "Why... did you miss?" "I am a child with no love..." "for his mother..." "Süleyman..." "After 300 years of servitude..." "I find you are someone I cannot comprehend..." "Who... are you?" "Who are we?" "How I wish I could answer that... everyone." "I thank you." "Your Majesty!" "Esther..." "Your Majesty?" "!" "Seth is fine." "You're not a vassal." "You're my friend." "Seth-chan!" "What were you going to ask?" "Where is the other envoy who came with you?" "Father Nightroad ran off the instant we mentioned the Baron of Luxor." "The Baron of Luxor?" "the baron had already passed away." "of the Orden..." "The Orden?" "!" "self-restoration!" "Step away from there!" "So you did come..." "That thing will do nothing but bring forth disaster!" "But your people used it long ago..." "I'm not blaming you or anything." "I will simply leave for today." "I'm afraid I can't do that." "Leave the data cube and come here!" "You're surprisingly sharp-sighted..." "But I'd rather die than take orders from someone!" "It's no use!" "huh?" "too!" "Now what?" "Crusnik 02!" "80%" "What?" "!" "The Crusnik" "I see..." "A vampire that sucks the blood of vampires... you don't want to feed." "Is this the result of acting stoic?" "H-how do you" "How do I know about that?" "as well." "for instance." "Father." "Think you could stop right there?" "Who are you?" "Me?" "I'm just a pretty girl who's passing by." "S-Seth..." "Abel." "How have you been?" "but could you please not interrupt?" "!" "You're" "W-what is this?" "!" "The power of Crusnik 03!" "High-energy focused ultrasonic waves!" "Flames of Sound!" "I will spare you today." "But you will pay next time!" "I will have my revenge for your irreparable sins against my children!" "You will know the wrath of my vengeance" "Seth..." "Abel-niisan." "Thank you for everything!" "Please be safe on your return home!" "Right!" "Your Lordship." "Take care..." "Y-yes." "You too..." "Right!" "everyone." "Please take care!" "you should say it." "She will grow old and die before you realize it." "There is no guarantee you'll ever see her again." "But what do I say?" "!" "Just say what you feel." "Or am I wrong about your feelings?" "Esther!" "Your Lordship!" "Let's promise to see each other again sometime..." "Your Lordship..." "Say." "Why don't you stay here?" "We can live like siblings again!" "I'm a sinner." "It's been 900 years!" "Surely she would" "I cannot be forgiven!" "I absolutely cannot forgive myself." "whatever." "anyway." "Convenient?" "He's still alive." "We were careless. being dropped through the atmosphere was nothing to him!" "They..." "Brother?" "!" "I will destroy him." "I swear it!" "I know this will not remain forever it's beautiful 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 just keep on flying" "(What's falling from the sky is not rain... )" "Next time"Episode 20:" "The Throne of Roses I. Kingdom of the North" "Let thine eyes be not diverted."