All right.
But...
there really is something surprising about your growth, Elmo.
Really?
Of course.
You acquired the language rather quickly,
and considerable knowledge, as well.
It's because the books in your room are interesting, Jolly.
The books on alchemy were difficult, though.
I see.
You're very bright, Elmo.
But...
it's better that I have more insurance.
Hey,
I have a request.
What is it?
Um,
I want to go out into the city with you, Jolly.
Is that too much?
That's...
Jolly!
What?
Jolly was out walking with a child?
Yes.
It must have been someone else.
I don't think so.
I'm pretty positive I saw him.
He looked happy and was smiling.
Inconceivable!
He's not one to dote on children.
I would prefer that you
stay away from him in general.
You said that the other day, too.
I will pour tea into this cup and add honey to it.
The substance in the tea,
called tannin, that gives tea its color,
interacts with the honey's iron content,
making it change color.
Jolly drew this out of his research
and showed this to me as a child.
As his student, I respect him for his
techniques and his research.
However, his character is a completely different story.
Luca...
My apologies, Milady.
I've made you feel uncomfortable.
However, in the past, Jolly...
No. One day, I will explain to you, Milady.
It amazes me that you can eat lasagna so early in the morning.
Why don't you eat something, too, Debito?
It'll cheer you up.
No thanks.
Are you okay?
At night, it's been hurting so much that I can't sleep.
Even if I'm able to sleep,
all I see are unwanted nightmares.
But...
I can't win against my sleepiness.
I'm going home to sleep again.
Maybe this time, I'll actually have a pleasant dream.
Miss!
Princess!
That's the kid from...
Apparently, he snuck into the mansion somehow.
I couldn't just send him away,
so we've been playing.
Right, Elmo?
Yeah. I was told I could play outside today.
I'm really happy to see you again.
Me, too.
We were worried about you after the Piccolino!
You disappeared so suddenly.
Sorry.
It's just that I didn't want to worry Jolly.
Jolly?
By some chance, were you two walking—
There you are.
Jolly!
It's just about time for you to read your books, Elmo.
Okay.
So you two do know each other.
Actually, how do you two even know each other?
Don't worry, he's not an illegitimate child.
Oh, yes, perfect timing.
If I may ask a favor, Milady?
What?
I'd like you to deliver this to Debito,
and ask him to come to my lab.
He doesn't seem to listen when I ask him myself.
As the head of the Sword, I'd like you to fix that.
All right.
I'll leave it to you.
Now, let's go.
Okay.
See you again!
Apparently, it's bothering him again.
There's the thing with his eye,
but more importantly, he says that he can't sleep.
I see.
I will try to make a medicine for him.
It may help him a little.
That would be great, Luca.
Even though it's probably better if Jolly takes a look at him...
I don't see that happening.
Their dislike for one another is rather deep.
Though it isn't just Debito...
You're right.
A lot has happened.
If only there was something I could do.
Your existence itself is plenty, Pace.
Actually, the scary moon demon, Diavolo,
lives here on Regalo.
It all happened one stormy night.
An orphaned child came to this church in search of help.
It was there, that the child met Diavolo.
The child's soul was severed in two.
One half became the demon's minion, Belzebù,
who resides in the darkness, hiding.
Even now, Diavolo's right eye
gleams in search of...
...his minion in this church.
See? Right behind you.
Bambina...
I heard your voice...
I'm sorry for intruding.
If it was anyone else, I'd kill them.
However, you're more than welcome in here, Bambina.
You came to have a siesta with me, didn't you?
N-No!
Bambina,
you should be glad that you're a signorina.
Debito?
Don't look at me like that.
Tell the old man,
that my right eye is doing fine.
So much so, that I'd like to kill him.
Go.
That was really interesting.
Well...
You're rather unexpected company.
Do you have a minute?
I'm torturing Debito?
That's a rather harsh accusation.
I've only been researching all of your Arcana powers.
What you're doing may be for the family,
but I'd rather you stopped making people suffer.
So, you understand.
As you said, this is for the family.
If it hasn't bothered you up to this point,
surely you can deal with it now.
Pace.
Oh, hey, Princess.
Is Jolly in his room?
Yeah.
What's wrong?
He asked me to do something pertaining to Debito.
I see. Thanks for your hard work.
Um, Pace...
Did something happen between Debito, Luca, and Jolly?
You needn't worry about anything, Princess.
So, what did you want to talk about?
It's about Jolly.
Again?
What do you mean, again?
You're always sticking your nose into other people's business.
Wanting to know the truth about everything
isn't always the right solution.
Yes, but,
it was you who told me that I should be more aware of myself.
What?
As Papa's daughter,
I'd like to know more about everyone.
And I'd like to get along with everyone, if possible.
You're asking for too much.
What?
I also think there's something suspicious about Jolly.
The suspicion of money laundering, my parents' medical files...
You can't approach him using normal methods.
However, you do have a point.
So, what do you want to do, specifically?
Is there something we can all do?
I think it'd be a good opportunity.
Well...
Oh, there you are!
I've been looking for you guys!
What is it?
Well, the priest asked if I'd help with cleaning the church.
I won't be able to do it all myself,
so I figured I'd ask other family members.
That's it, Fel!
Yes.
Huh?
Isn't there something I can do for the two of them,
Mom?
I'm curious if Jolly will come.
Inviting him was all you could do.
Now the rest is up to him.
Let me help.
Uh, h-hey...
C'mon, let's get a move on.
Yeah.
Those two...
He has to overcome his problems on his own.
Did you hear anything about Libertá's past?
Nope.
Nothing?
There's no need.
It's none of my concern,
whether or not it's troubling him.
But it's apparent that he's trying to overcome something.
Damn it.
Cleaning the church first thing in the morning?
You've got to be kidding me.
They always take care of us during the Piccolino.
This is the least we can do.
The Piccolino?
We're the ones that take care of it.
We're only able to do it because this church is here.
Being here brings back a lot of memories.
Well, they're not all bad memories, are they?
I guess not.
Don't hurt yourself, now.
Debito, Luca!
Come here a sec.
Check this out.
Wow, that's nostalgic.
I can't believe it's still here.
What's that?
Pace, Luca, Debito.
It's our initials that we carved into this years ago.
At one time, we all lived in this church together.
Along with Pace's mother.
Well, those are good memories.
Those were days filled with peace and innocence.
We were all supposed to be cleaning the church, like we are today...
Debito, Pace. Where did you go?
If we don't hurry and clean,
the priest will scold us.
Shh!
Hey, you idiot!
Found you.
It took forever to finish cleaning,
because these two wouldn't stop playing.
Well, we were kids.
Yeah, we were kids.
That's not an excuse, you two!
That sounds like a lot of fun.
Do you want to play hide-and-seek for old time's sake?
Pace!
How about we play something much more interesting
than some kids' game, Bambina?
Debito!
We won't be playing hide-and-seek or any other game!
We came here to clean!
How disappointing.
I was going to join in if you were going to play hide-and-seek.
Jolly...
What the hell are you doing here, old man?
Now, that was uncalled for.
I can't ignore Milady's request.
Though, I did think it was an excellent opportunity
to check up on you since you wouldn't come to me.
You shouldn't have come here.
Just seeing your face makes me sick.
How dare you use us as tools?
You should strengthen your heart if you actually want to kill me.
What?!
If I were to have Milady there
read your heart and point out
all of your darkness and weaknesses,
your Arcana powers would become stronger.
Then you wouldn't have to rely
on the amethyst I implanted, in place of your right eye,
to control your Arcana powers.
Jolly, please stop!
Don't you see that your words bring out others' animosity?
Well, well...
You're still worried about a mentor like me after all of this?
What a sweet child.
You wanted to get along with everyone
in the family, did you not?
I'll let you in on a little secret.
Luca, Debito, and Pace's stigmata
are the product of my experiments.
What?
I experimented with many subjects
on how, exactly, the Tarocco chooses its host.
These were the only three
who were able to establish contracts.
I have no reason to be hated.
The reason any of you strangers were able to stay in the family
is because I helped you establish contracts with the Tarocco.
Especially you, you're able to control your powers
because of your right eye.
You should be thanking me.
I'll blow a hole in your head, right here and now.
How amusing.
Do it.
But, can you actually defy me?
That's what I thought.
There's no way that you could actually kill me.
Stop this.
Papa and the family are behind all of your research.
I've been holding back all this time with that in mind.
Debito and Luca have been holding back even more than me.
But if we hold back any longer,
our hearts are likely to turn black!
I can't sit idly by doing nothing
while my precious friends are being ridiculed!
I told you to deal with it for the sake of the family.
Debito and Luca will one day be able to settle their own fights.
But our fight will be settled right now!
Porci! Tutto trapassare!
Is that all you have to say, Pace?
Doing this has changed nothing.
Though you do have more to clean up now.
What a beautiful friendship.
Cheer up.
You only had good intentions, Princess.
Those guys and Jolly
would have butted heads sooner or later.
It's not your fault, Fel.
I wonder why Jolly conducted Tarocco experiments
on the three of them.
I want to know why.
Jolly is a member of the family that Papa chose.
I don't think he's a bad person.
Or you don't want to think of him as a bad person.
You're too nice.
Well, that's what I like about you.
Okay, Princess, let's stop moping!
Yes.
What is that?
Elmo?
Curiosity killed the cat.
He's an artificial human that I created.
A homunculus.
So you'll be able to find out
why I initiated the Arcana Duello
in the next episode?
Who cares about that?
More importantly, let's have a toast!
Salute!