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
This only happened because you had to destroy it.
Well, no matter. There are other methods.
No!
Father!
Calm yourself, Sister Esther!
Let's fall back for now!
No!
Father!
No! Let go!
Esther...
Father!
All things flow along, their ends not in this world
Sleep, my beloved
Your life will continue on
It was my fault... I killed you...
You were born, and then you lived It was my fault... I killed you...
You were born, and then you lived I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! It was because I got in the way...
You were born, and then you lived I wasn't able to do anything...
To pass on songs of hope, for all eternity... I wasn't able to do anything...
To pass on songs of hope, for all eternity... All I did was watch...
To pass on songs of hope, for all eternity... You weren't supposed to die
To pass on songs of hope, for all eternity... in a place like this...
To pass on songs of hope, for all eternity...
And yet, I never got to repay you...
To pass on songs of hope, for all eternity... Even after you helped me so much...
I didn't get to repay you at all...
I'm... hopeless...
I can't- and couldn't- do anything...
What?! Abel Nightroad is dead?!
How can that be?! What happened in Albion, Duchess?!
I don't know. But he fell in the line of duty.
Nothing else has been disclosed!
Change course! We're hurrying to Albion!
- Stop, Count! - But-!
Our mission is to negotiate with the Vatican! It cannot be changed!
But-!
This is a holy decree!
Maintain course! We're heading for Rome!
My apologies.
I know how you feel. Even I would fly there right now if I had wings!
Duchess...
My tovaras... What on earth happened?!
Offer yourself...
These tears are the words for a new love...
Thank you, for all eternity, for the dreams and the days of bliss
And for our meeting in this place...
I'm so sorry.
And for our meeting in this place... The one you hold dear needs it too...
Abel...
Please take extra care.
Positive.
Sister!
Your Holiness... I'm truly relieved to see you are all right!
I thank the both of you.
Sister.
When I get back to the Vatican, there's something I want to discuss.
Discuss?
Yes. I feel that what I've seen and heard here mustn't be put to waste.
Though I'm still not sure what I can do yet...
Sister?
Yes. I look forward to it, Your Holiness.
Esther has safely returned too, yes? Do you suppose I can see her?
Yes, but, well...
Sister Esther is presently in a church in the outskirts of Londinium.
A priest she works with fell in the line of duty...
Fell? He died?
Brother. I've wiped out those Auto-Jagers that infiltrated the Ghetto.
The residential section is safe, too.
The pope has also returned safely. And I hear you helped him...
Seal the Ghetto. We cannot afford to let them break in a second time.
Who are they?
I really only know what's been passed down to me,
but I hear they're the "Orden", the enemy of the world...
Do they think they'll work? It's been centuries since they last flew!
Sealing complete. Sealing complete.
- You're in charge here. - What are you going to do?
I'm going to meet a star.
Excalibur System has been activated, my liege.
OK.
Honestly, Isaak.
I only started to fall apart because you didn't completely repair me!
My deepest apologies.
Just when things seemed to be going so smoothly...
OI' Abel just had to destroy the rocket control room.
He can be so headstrong...
I guess taking 02 is the only way now...
You're going to absorb 02?
Yes. Abel's memories should contain the emergency input codes
to activate the rockets directly.
Understood.
While you do that, I will continue to remove this cumbersome city.
"For, behold, the day cometh, burning as a furnace! Malachi 4:1."
This is the light of the dawn of the coming world.
Lament, anger, and flee in confusion.
Our Lord will surely accept you all with a smile.
Yes...
At last, we will now renew this aging world with white flames...
Just what is going on?!
Our section appears to be confused too, so information is spotty!
Unconfirmed reports claim that people are vanishing in flashes of light!
And then there's Father Nightroad’s incident...
Does our enemy wield some manner of magic?!
Such words will make you a target of inquisition!
- Let us inside! - Save us!
Colonel Spencer! You should stay in bed!
I can't rest during an emergency like this!
Prepare for emergency evacuations at once!
All the panic has made the citizens start to riot...
Though I suppose that's only natural given the situation...
We just need to crush that thing ASAP, right?
Hey! If it isn't Hugue!
Looks like you made it in time, Hugue...
Master.
Esther-dono...
A supporter of the world's enemy has appeared above Londinium.
They wield unknown weapons and have murdered countless citizens,
and the panicking survivors are rioting all around the palace.
The Albion government and the Vatican have begun to take measures,
and the Ghetto is ready to assist, as well.
Do you intend to sit here the whole time?
I hear he fought the "Enemy of the World" for a very long time.
There is no doubt we must follow in his footsteps and continue to live.
If we stop in our tracks, we will betray his wishes. Am I wrong?
I had hoped to tell you this much more leisurely.
But there is no time now.
Stand up, Esther-dono!
You have a duty to this kingdom.
You are the only true successor to this kingdom's throne, Esther-dono!
What are you... talking about?
By the previous queen's orders, I have searched for you all this time.
Prince Gilbert, who was to be this kingdom's next ruler,
was assassinated 15 years ago by the hands of the world's enemy.
However, on the eve of his assassination,
he secretly sent the newborn princess overseas...
That was you, Sister Esther Blanchet...
No, Lady Esther Blanchet...
No... That can't be... I'm...
I'm...
I'm not like that...
Esther-dono. We and this kingdom need your strength.
Please, lend us your strength...
Strength? I wasn't able to do anything...
I... I...
I'm on your side.
Father...
Father Nightroad...
Let's go.
- Open up! - Let us in!
What on earth are you doing, everyone?!
Sister Esther!
I am Esther Blanchet. A sister dispatched from the Vatican.
Citizens of Londinium! Please be calm!
Confusion and strife is the very intent of those behind these attacks!
This world is being driven to destruction by people filled with hostility!
They're making it so that we'll suspect, hate, and destroy each other!
But it's each of our hearts that makes that possible!
They're using clever methods to provoke us into conflict!
This attack is nothing more than one of those methods!
So everyone! Don't be swayed! Don't accept their vile invitations!
Please don't forget your compassion for other people!
Virgil! Don't tell me she's-
That's right. She is the "Star of Hope".
The next queen of Albion, Princess Esther.
Father. I will do everything in my power...
Just as you taught me on that day...
Well, here goes!
Hey! What did you do?!
What do you think?!
I developed this flying car in secrecy for just such a situation!
- It's the first prototype, too! - Eh?!
Comes with a rocket engine and a maximum speed of 350 kph!
Only downside is that the shape of the craft makes it hard to balance.
What?!
I also loaded it with missiles for just such an occasion!
That didn't do a thing, old man!
I'm not sure you can really call me that, but this does pose a problem.
What the hell are those tiny things?!
Everyone! Please move away from it!
Now, then. Time for a little more fun...
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 wings- how 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 wings- how 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- Final Episode: "The Crown of Thorns II. The Load of Oath"
Let thine eyes be not diverted.