On the night of Christ's birth, a Grey Wolf cub will be born.
How ironic.
Ah, you sinner.
To you, who was born from a fountain of tainted blood,
I offer a lamentable blessing.
Winter 1924
My first snow since coming to Saubure!
And soon, it'll be my first Christmas.
Victorica, you should join the Christmas party too!
Everyone's looking forward to it.
Victorica, you should prepare a present as well.
Why must I give presents to others on my own birthday?
I know what you mean,
but I heard exchanging presents is a Christmas tradition.
By birthday, did you mean Christ's?
And...
A Christmas present and birthday present for Victorica...
Oh, Kujou!
S-Sophie?!
Where are you going?
Oh, I was just heading to Saubreme for some shopping.
What a coincidence!
Hop on! Come on, come on!
Are you going too?
At the Phantom Theatre, they're doing a Christmas performance of "The Blue Rose of Saubreme".
"Blue Rose"...?
Wasn't that...
That's right!
The nation's idol and ill-fated queen, Coco Rose!
I've been a fan since I was a kid,
so I can't afford to miss this performance!
Well, enough talk.
Hurry up!
Thank you.
I didn't know that you could ride a motorbike, Sophie.
This is my first time.
Episode 19
The Rose-Colored Life is Buried Under Fresh Snow
He's late...
Victorica!
The Farting Newt...?
Do you know where Kujou is?
I was hoping we could prepare for the Christmas party together...
I know!
Victorica, I've got a really interesting story for you!
It'll be way better than reading that book of yours!
Um, Victorica...?
Listen here. Don't take a step past this wall of wisdom.
Not a single step.
Now, make it quick.
Ah, yes. It's about Coco Rose...
When you investigated Leviathan's case, she came up, right?
Yeah.
Queen Coco was never blessed with a child.
King Rupert de Gille reproached her for that and sent her off to live in a country house with a maid.
And that's your interesting story?
I'm just getting to the good part.
Queen Coco received a magical stone from Leviathan.
When you hold the stone, you become invisible.
With it, she was apparently able to sneak out unnoticed to have fun.
A queen confined in a country house...
and the magical stone that set her free...
Well, it doesn't change the fact that he's dense.
"The Blue Rose of Saubreme".
It was the Ministry of the Occult's Marquis de Blois who organized the performance.
And on Christmas too.
The holy night you were humiliated.
Is this some sick joke?
No, there must be a reason for staging the performance now.
Still,
how much must that despicable man haunt you before he's satisfied.
The Rose-colored Life...
Although it's "The Blue Rose", I'm sure it'll be a different story...
Hey, you, move up!
Hey, has anyone seen my eyelashes?
Cordelia, that red-haired guy is here again.
Yeah,
I promised to meet him after the play.
You really are something!
You look all innocent, but you sure move quickly!
We're not like that.
He's still a child, after all.
Why are you wearing something so old?
Get your red-haired friend to buy you a new one.
This is proof that I made the past my own.
It's time!
Oh, no!
La Vie En Rose!
Cordelia!
There are no tarts,
no macaroons either.
But we do have dried-up bread.
There's no prince on a white horse,
no knights either.
Not even an Arabian king.
But...
...we have a lover!
Listen. The good thing is that you're not alone.
So, stop crying like a baby.
Rose-colored Life.
La Vie En Rose,
La Vie En Rose!
A Grey Wolf?
Cordelia!
Monsieur Blois, it's about time.
Grey Wolf, it's been a year since you came here...
It's finally time for you to be of use to me.
A Grey Wolf's blood mixed with mine...
A destined child will be born.
The power to purify and break the storms...
Let it be mine.
Cordelia.
Cordelia!
Cordelia, let's head to Saubreme first.
Brian...
Your adorable,
and, to me, detestable,
wolf cub.
Let's go watch little Victorica in action.
My daughter is strong.
Her intelligence and kindness are limitless.
I believe in my daughter's strength.
And in my life of humiliation and anguish, she's...
...my only relief.
So this "interesting story" is nothing more than a farting newt's fart?
I have others!
Just a moment...
A pigeon!
I'm not very fond of them...
They walk around with their heads rotating back and forth.
Also, their cooing is kind of creepy.
Victorica?!
What happened?
Did the pigeon do something to you?!
Victorica...?
The stage is set.
During the performance of "The Blue Rose of Saubreme" at the Phantom,
they'll undoubtedly make their move.
Right before their eyes, we'll reveal the killer from that incident.
By using the fearsome intelligence of...
...the Grey Wolf who carries my blood.
No!
Calm down!
A "hunting dog"?!
We aren't like that at all!
We just want to undress you for your bath...
The pendant.
You tried to take off her pendant.
That must be why.
It's precious to you, right?
It's precious.
Cordelia, you shouldn't be here.
Your bath is in three days.
Before I knew it, I was confined in a mental hospital.
On some whimsical sympathy,
one of that man's subordinates gave me a photo of my daughter.
A daughter I didn't plan for with a despicable man...
But still...
...at that moment...
...the soul I had been carrying in my body since conception...
...my soul, which I always loved...
...it slipped out of my body and took form...
That sensation...
Sorry it took so long...
Thanks to the red-haired Brian, I was rescued.
Ow! Ow! Ow! W-What the...?!
Good work, Cordelia.
Looks like you've gotten used to this already.
I don't mind the stage.
How about we celebrate the success of this performance?
What would you like?
I would...
like to see...
my daughter...
Several years had passed since we were separated.
I was finally getting my chance to hold my daughter.
But, what was in there...
...was me.
Trapped in a cold tower...
Freedom stolen from her...
Unable to even cry...
Nor able to shout...
It's all right.
Even without words...
Here.
If you have this, I'll always come and save you.
No matter where you are,
I'll come for you...
...my daughter...
...and...
...my soul.
Hey, it's the Golden Fairy!
She tripped?!
Dirty!
She got up!
Kujou...
you've always found me...
I want to find you too!
No matter where you are...
I'll...
What are you doing?!
Let me go, glasses girl!
You're planning to stuff Victorica into that trunk and take her away, aren't you?!
What are you...?!
I won't lose anymore!
Drills don't scare me!
The ends of my hair are like mini drills too!
Cécile.
Victorica?!
I found you!
I couldn't find him...
I'm heading out again, am I not?
On my father's... the Ministry of the Occult's request...
Your duty...
...is to solve Saubure's most famous unsolved case!
Most famous...
Could it be...
Yes.
The Royal Palace's Queen of Saubure...
The Coco Rose Case!
The Phantom Theatre
No way!
Tickets for tonight's show are sold out?!
We made it here in one piece...
Soldiers...?
How unfair!
The soldiers used their authority to get their hands on tickets.
Such insolence!
Stop it.
I'm sorry about that.
Are you all right, Mademoiselle?
Y-Yeah...
That's good.
I apologize.
It may not be the best apology, but you can have this extra ticket.
Really?!
Thank you, Monsieur!
Hey, this man is—
It's fine.
Today's outing is meant to be private.
Those two...
They were so nice, almost like God...
Now, let's introduce them!
These two beautiful ladies will be portraying Coco Rose.
The Royal Palace Coco and Coco from the country house.
This time, we've double-casted her role!
I can't see! I can't see!
Um, Sophie?
I need to do some shopping...
I can't see!
I saw them!
Turn this way!
I'll be going!
Christmas sure is amazing...
Compared to the Bon Festival and New Year's celebrations, the atmosphere is completely different.
What would be a good present for her?
A new pipe?
A snack container?
Or...
This is...
Oh, that's a coin from His Majesty's enthronement.
I processed it into that.
The precious pendant Victorica got from Cordelia...
Victorica went as far as sacrificing it to save me...
She said that Cordelia would always come and save her as long as she had the pendant.
This time, I want to give her one.
And I'd like to tell her that, with this pendant, I will always come and save her.
A strong gale...
Years from now, this world will be shaken by a strong gale.
Kujou, forgive me for not being able to find you.
Your bodies are light.
I'm sorry!
The gale will surely separate you both.
But fear not!
Kujou, I still want to believe...
...that the time we part ways...
...hasn't come.
Your hearts will never be apart.
Where could Victorica have gone?
The second storm?
The second storm is about to come.
Now is the time to show your power,
my daughter.
My soul.
I'm the Trunk Fairy!
I'm going to protect Victorica!
Bag-bang-bang!
Now I have one more thing to worry about.
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