This is...
Yeah.
I see.
So I've come...
...to the Phantom.
I wonder if Sophie...
...is already inside.
What the hell is this?!
What's the matter?
Th-This trunk suddenly...
Free at last!
Professeur Cécile!
Kujou!
What happened?
Why were you in a trunk?
It's a crisis!
As a teacher, I can't ignore a student in need!
This is a major operation!
Calm down, please.
A student of yours?
I'm saying Victorica's in trouble!
Victorica was summoned by her father again.
You stay here, Cécile.
You mustn't come any closer.
She wasn't acting like her usual self.
Well, I was in the trunk, so I couldn't really tell—
Kujou?!
Go ahead. Please come in.
Excuse me!
Get out of the way!
What was that?
Episode 20
Guided by the Phantom's Ghost
Victorica!
Victorica...
It'll be all right.
No matter where you are...
No matter how big a storm comes...
I will...
Victorica!
Kujou!
Why?
You...
You really...
Didn't I tell you...
...that I would always find you!
But this is as far as it goes.
I'm sorry, Kujou.
There he is!
Wai— Victorica, wait!
We got him!
You can't just enter without permission!
L-Let go of me!
Behave yourself!
Wait, Victorica!
Be quiet!
Victorica!
Stop struggling!
Victorica!
Let go of me!
Let me go!
Kujou...
Lead the way...
...to Father...
...to Marquis Albert de Blois...
You've done well to come here, my daughter.
Now is the time to put your power to use.
I've given it some thought...
Why is the Ministry of the Occult trying
to uncover the truth behind Coco Rose's murder now?
Perhaps you already have an idea...
...but you don't have conclusive evidence.
You want to find the answer
and blackmail the culprit, correct?
Then, you'll attain even greater status and authority.
The only person with that level of influence in this country...
...he is the true perpetrator of this crime.
Interesting.
I wouldn't expect any less of my beloved Grey Wolf.
The Coco Rose Case...
Just before the start of the Great War, during the spring of 1914,
a messenger from France came to see Queen Coco.
His Majesty summoned the queen, who had moved to the country house, back to the Royal Palace.
But then...
...in the queen's room, a headless corpse was discovered.
No one had entered or left the queen's room right before the incident...
...except for one person: His Majesty.
However, he obviously didn't have anything suspicious on him.
There's no way he could've been the criminal.
As for why, at around the same time
at the queen's country house...
...one of the witnesses was a member of the Science Academy.
Since then, the case has remained unsolved.
Why was Victorica given that case?
I don't know either.
But...
What is it?
If she doesn't solve the case,
she probably won't be returning to the academy.
Why's that?!
It's Father's decision.
That's...
Well, I doubt there's a case she can't solve.
Don't worry so much, baby squirrel.
What about the fragments?
Are the fragments of chaos gathered?
Newspaper articles,
the original investigation report,
and various bits of information should be gathered.
That's not enough!
Victorica would already know all that!
Then what do you want me to do?!
I'll go gather them.
What?
It has to be me.
I have to go give her the fragments.
Otherwise, Victorica...
I'll fight as well.
I'll fight alongside Victorica!
Wait for me, Victorica!
Victorica?
Do you know Cordelia?
Cordelia?
Yes, Cordelia.
So this person must be...
...Victorica's... mother.
It must be around 16 years ago now...
She was such a good dancer, but...
she suddenly disappeared.
This is where her mother used to be.
In this place, Victorica was...
Speaking of which, I think a girl was also looking at this photograph earlier.
She looked very similar...
For a moment, I was startled...
...but it's impossible.
Excuse me.
The queen?!
What's a photograph of the queen doing here?
That's not her.
She's Nicole Lulu.
She looked just like Queen Coco.
She was even called the "Downtown Blue Rose" and was quite popular.
The "Downtown Blue Rose"...
She was quite the cheerful girl, but...
...she also disappeared somewhere.
Well, in this line of work, it happens all the time.
Now solve the mystery, Grey Wolf!
It's impossible.
There are insufficient fragments of chaos.
All the information is there!
There's nothing a Grey Wolf can't solve.
That's only if all the fragments are gathered.
However, there's nothing to even reconstru—
What are you doing?!
Secretary recruitment?
Yes, in 1900.
It was 24 years ago, but...
Oh, that.
I remember it very well...
Blond hair and blue eyes were the requirements.
Even the shoe size was specified.
After the interviews, they all left.
They were truly strange men.
So this actress, Nicole Lulu,
applied there to be a secretary and then just disappeared?
That's certainly suspicious.
Let's look into this a little more.
Yeah! This is for Victorica's sake!
But...
the "Downtown Blue Rose"?
Is that really related to the case?
Y-You could say it's a hunch.
Anyway, let's go.
When was that?
I do remember seeing her riding a carriage.
That was about ten years after Nicole stopped appearing on stage.
Isn't the story that she became the lover of some noble or rich man?
Oh, yeah, I also heard that...
Oh, that was about ten years after Nicole disappeared.
She applied to be a secretary,
then became the lover of a noble?
Kujou!
Sorry to keep you waiting!
W-When did you...?!
Well, we did come all the way here,
and I had to buy Sophie a souvenir, anyway.
For Sophie?
We often go shopping together.
If she heard that I came by myself,
she would probably get mad.
If you're talking about Sophie, she's already in Saubreme.
Well, she came to see the Coco Rose performance.
She gave me a lift on her bike here.
Huh?
Why didn't she invite me?
We've been best friends for ten years, so why'd she come with you?!
Best friends for ten years?
Where did you two meet?
I'm not telling you.
Kujou, I hate you!
So I won't tell you!
Um, Professeur?
I hate Sophie even more!
I hate her!
I might've caught a cold...
...but I hope Coco comes out soon!
Nicole Lulu?
I heard you were a huge fan.
Yeah. You see, it was a huge shock when I heard she died.
What? You didn't know?
Nicole died.
It's true.
It says 1900.
Isn't that...
...the year Nicole went missing...
...and the year with that secretary recruitment...
But... she was spotted ten years after that, right?
Please stop this immediately!
This is pointless!
Make sure you watch as well.
For my daughter's - your younger sister's - true power.
Father!
Herbs to sharpen my senses
with monotonous reverberations and dim candle lights to strengthen the effect...
What part of this is occult?
This is a fine example of science.
We don't have tickets, and there are bouncers too.
What should we do, Kujou?
The inspector was supposed to come for me.
What's the name of the criminal?!
Solve the mystery, Grey Wolf!
Until the ceremony ends, we cannot let you out.
He's not coming, is he?
Professeur, you stay here!
What happened, Kujou?!
Grey Wolf, solve the mystery!
Now!
Who's the criminal?!
How was she murdered?!
What's wrong?
Where's that boldness you had when you faced me...
...boy?
Brian?
Please sto—
What is this?!
Turn on the lights!
Hurry!
Y-You...
Hurry!
The young wolf is beyond these doors.
Thank you!
Victorica! Victorica!
Victorica!
Kujou!
How are you here?
Victorica! Victorica!
Kujou...
Thank goodness...
Thank goodness... Thank goodness...
Thank goodness...
No! This case is...
I know!
I know...
You tried not drag me in, so you...
you... you...
you...
But I got myself involved.
What's wrong with that?
A busybody who involves himself with everything about you...
...isn't that what friends are for?
Kujou...
The sacred ritual was defiled!
Get rid of him!
Please wait!
Kujou...
Even if we struggle now,
I can't escape my father's reach.
But...
Solve the riddle.
Solve the riddle...
...and display your power...
...to survive!
I'll solve it!
I shall solve it.
The mystery behind the Coco Rose Case,
I'll solve it!
To the beautiful mother wolf and cub,
I offer my blessings.
Kujou...
Why did you think to investigate Nicole Lulu?
Why?
It seemed like a story you would enjoy...
For a busybody, you did well.
Good job.
Father has given you permission.
So where do you plan on going?
The cemetery.
What?
At the cemetery,
we'll unearth Nicole Lulu's grave.
On Coco Rose's stage,
the curtains will finally rise.
Coco, I'll decorate your life with a flower.
A flower called the "True Lie", which bloomed from Chaos.
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