Kanashii hodo hikari dashita
Shiroi yami kiri saku tsubasa ni nare
Tsumetai taiyou ni terasareteta
Kai narasareta jiyuu ga atta
Kagami ni utsutta kiseki no yoru
Masuku o hazushi hajimeta my soul
Shiroku somaru yami tsuki nukete
Atarashii jidai o kizami tsuzukero
Toki hanashita kokoro no mama ni
Hateshinaku tsuzuiteku byakuya o tobe
Man, that's expensive.
I can't after all.
More slowly! Hey, watch out!
Stop!
Is he okay?
Hey, he's okay!
What happened?
I'm sorry! Are you all right?
Yes, somehow.
Are you okay?
Thank goodness.
Miho!
Are you okay, Miho?
Excuse me...
My legs have started shaking now.
I thought so.
If Mom sees it, she's likely to say something.
I'd better come up with an excuse somehow.
Mom...
Are you all right? Any injuries?
What are you talking about?
Oh, this? I just fell.
What?
A small girl and her mother came earlier to thank you for your help.
You were lucky that the piano didn't crush you.
That was dangerous!
Okay, looks like you just got some scratches.
Even if they're just scratches, if you get hurt, it means you haven't trained enough.
Okay.
If you're not around, Dark won't be able to appear either!
Be more careful from now on!
I'm sorry.
Hey, With.
I wonder which one Mom cares about more, me or Dark?
I can't help but think that rather than being worried about me,
she was worried about Dark not being able to appear.
There are times that I don't really understand her.
She really is kind of different from other mothers.
She's just strange.
Hey, what do you think she would do if I ran away from home?
But I can't do it right now.
Three more days...
What should I do this year?
I can't think of anything at all.
Mr. Dark hasn't shown up recently, has he?
But soon...
Do you think a warning letter will come?
I'd like to meet him...
Hey! Do you want some pictures of Dark?
That's typical of you, Saehara.
What is it this time? Cleaning duty?
Let me copy your notes.
No way!
Cheapskates!
Saehara...
Hey, younger-Harada!
Do you want them? Special pictures of Dark...
Hey, don't you have any news?
From your father?
Nothing so far.
I see.
Then let me know when you get it, Mr. Press Chief!
Okay! Leave it to me...
Hey, what about your notes as payment for the pictures?
Oh, sorry.
Huh? What was I going to go do?
What's wrong, Niwa? You've been kind of spaced out all morning.
No, nothing.
What gift do you think makes a woman the happiest?
Hey!
You seem innocent, but you're a real playboy!
Just who are you going to give a gift to? Well?
It's not like that!
It's my mother's birthday.
Oh, your mother's?
Hey, hey, you still give a birthday gift to your mother?
Doesn't everyone?
No, they don't.
Really?
If it's a girl, that's one thing, but you're a guy, so don't!
There's nothing wrong with giving a gift to his mother!
Anyway, don't get worked up over that kind of thing.
Just write "massage coupon" on a piece of paper.
That'll do it.
Well, that alone isn't really enough.
You're kind to your mother, Niwa.
No, not really.
I'm home.
Dai!
Mom?!
What do you think?
What's with that outfit?
It's my high school uniform.
I found it when I was cleaning.
It reminded me of old times, so I just wanted to try it on.
It's incredible! Still a perfect fit!
Geez, you're too old for that.
Too old?
No, you're young, Mom!
People'd still think you're a high school student! Right!
What kind of comment is that?
You may not believe it, but in my youth I was popular with the boys!
Just come with me!
All right already.
Grandpa, say something!
Well, humor her until she's satisfied.
Here, take a look at how cute your mother was!
Wow!
Everyone in my town knew who it was when someone talked about an Emiko.
You really were cute!
Wasn't I just?
There were letters every morning in my shoe locker
and there was always someone waiting for me at the school gate when it was time to go home.
I see, you really were popular.
Yeah, I was.
But for some reason, all the boys ended up running away from me.
What? Why?
That must have been the reason.
That's fine, but there is one condition.
Will you enable me to give birth to a boy?
You said you liked me, right? Are you confident?
It has to be a boy, no exceptions!
Even if you say so...
Well?! Spit it out!
Sorry!
Hey!
Jeez! What a coward!
In middle school too...
And in high school...
And in college...
It was always like that.
No one said yes...
Even though there weren't any other conditions.
Of course not! No one can say yes to such a thing confidently.
If you press it with such intensity, of course everyone will pull back!
But then, what about Dad?
Would you like to hear? Kosuke was...
It was around when I was going to college.
On the day of the St. White festival in December,
you know that people give something white to the one they love, right?
Among the many gifts that I received, there was a small box with no name and no card.
In it, there was a white ribbon.
A pretty, pure white satin ribbon...
It was such a simple gift, but somehow it made a huge impression.
You didn't know who it was from?
I didn't back then.
Then, the next year, St. White Day came again and...
Another ribbon arrived!
Wrong!
This time, I didn't get one.
The truth is that I was kind of hoping to get one.
I got many accessories and pretty small trinkets,
but I guess I wanted that ribbon.
Watch out!
Oh, no!
I wonder what happened?
You started to faint.
You should rest a little.
I had to submit a report that day and I'd just pulled an all-nighter.
So I think I was anemic.
Are you all right?
Yes, I'm all right.
Here, please use this.
This ribbon...
That was Kosuke.
Later he told me that he'd been following me
and was waiting for the perfect time to give it to me.
But he carelessly took it out with his handkerchief there.
So I'm like Dad...
He seems calm, but he's actually more careless than you think.
And he told you he loved you and it turned into a happy ending?
No, it wasn't.
Kosuke is someone who never says "I like you" or "I love you."
Anyway, the ribbon was just a start.
The important thing happened after that.
There was something that I wanted to ask you.
Why do you have to give birth to a boy?
He was the first person to ask me the reason seriously like that.
"This person really is trying to understand me."
From his words, his facial expression, his voice...
I understood it very well.
It's a dream from my childhood.
I would like to be the mother of the legendary Phantom Thief.
The laundry! I've got to bring it inside! I forgot all about it!
I'm like Mom too.
The mother of the legendary Phantom Thief...
So her dream came true.
When you were born, she was so very happy.
I wish you could've seen it.
She used to look at your sleeping face for a long time every night.
She looked so happy.
That's because it was a boy who would become Dark some day, wasn't it?
No, well...
Well, you'll understand someday, when you become a father.
Emiko's mother, that is to say, your grandmother,
died a little after Emiko was born.
Yeah.
Although the labor wasn't really the cause of her death,
it seems that Emiko somehow thought it was her fault.
She was told about Dark from her childhood.
So when she realized a girl can't be a Phantom Thief,
it seems she felt responsible, although she was still small.
Hey, come out!
Daddy said that if Dark showed up, I could become a Phantom Thief.
Emiko can do phantom thief too! So come out!
Why can't it be a girl, Dark?!
That's the fate of the Niwa family, Daisuke.
Our fate...
Mom grew up thinking of Dark all the time.
Even if she says some crazy stuff, I'll listen to her.
I'll do anything for her.
That's right. For now, why don't we give her a big birthday present?
Dark!
Well, what should we get for her?
She's my mother, so stay out of it.
Hey, hey! She's a mother to me too.
It's not good to keep her all to yourself, don't you think?
So that's Emiko? She's cute.
You're good, Daisuke!
Don't be like that.
Okay, then, first we need a piece of paper.
A birthday card?
No, a warning letter.
Reporting from Police Headquarters Phantom Thief Dark, New Warning Letter!!
The Phantom Thief Dark has sent in a new warning letter.
Reporting from Police Headquarters Phantom Thief Dark, New Warning Letter!! In that warning letter, it says, "A little after midnight tonight,
Reporting from Police Headquarters Phantom Thief Dark, New Warning Letter!! "I will steal the heart of the world's number one lady."
Reporting from Police Headquarters Phantom Thief Dark, New Warning Letter!! However, since it differs from past warning letters
Reporting from Police Headquarters Phantom Thief Dark, New Warning Letter!! By stating that the target is not a work of art,
by stating that the target is not a work of art,
some are doubtful that the warning is really from Dark,
and the police are investigating the case cautiously.
The pattern is indeed different from the past.
Maybe it really is a fake?
Yes?
I'm being targeted by Dark. What should I do?
By Dark?
He says that he'll target the world's number one lady, right?
I'm the target!
Hello?
Hurry and protect me! I'll be attacked by Dark! Hello?
Hurry and protect me! I'll be attacked by Dark!
If I'm attacked, it's the police's fault!
Tell me where I can reach Dark!
Okay, please calm down! Tell me where I can reach Dark!
Okay, please calm down! He probably doesn't know that I'm the world's number one lady.
Yes, about that case, the "world's number one lady" is the only... He probably doesn't know that I'm the world's number one lady.
Yes, about that case, the "world's number one lady" is the only...
What the heck is going on?
It's finally out! The long-awaited warning letter!
Hey, who's the world's number one lady?
I'd like my heart to be stolen by Mr. Dark!
That's impossible.
Hey, you know something, don't you? Tell me!
I don't know anything! The warning letter doesn't mention the place.
Tod-
Is his goal really stealing a woman's heart?
It doesn't seem like the usual Dark.
But...
What that was about, just now?
Unforgivable! Using Dark's name and playing a bad joke!
I'll catch him and bring him to the police!
When you become famous, those kinds of people show up.
Don't get so upset.
In any case, a thief of hearts, is he?
Dad! This is not amusing!
Okay...
If this one goes like this, that one goes like this...
Emiko?! Just what are you...
I'll catch the fake!
Good grief.
Now, appear, fake Dark!
Let's go, With.
It's time. He should show up anytime now.
That's...
What are you doing in a place like this, Ms. Tomboy?
Dark?
Hey, we have to catch the fake!
Of all things, such a prank warning letter was...
It wasn't a prank. I was very serious.
What? Then that was...
What are you thinking?
The heart of the world's number one lady?! Who on Earth are you...
The world's number one lady.
This is the first time we've talked like this, isn't it, Emiko?
It's a little late to say this, but...
Thanks for eagerly waiting for me for so long.
Dark...
The mother of the legendary Phantom Thief?
It suits you much better than becoming a Phantom Thief.
This is from your other son.
Happy birthday, Mom.
Isn't this great, Emiko?
Dai...
Have you gone to sleep?
Thanks for the wonderful drawing. It made me very happy.
You are my precious child, even if there was no Dark.
Good night.
Thanks, Mom.
Sasayakana jikan mo
Wazukana mune no itami mo
Kirakira to kagayaite
Totemo itoshiku omoeta
Kimi wa damatte iru
Kaze ni yurarete iru
Sore ga tada ureshikute
Sukoshi uta o utatta
Mitsumeraretara
Hontou wa iki mo dekinai
Nee warawanaide
Sasayakana jikan wa
Shizukani nagare yuku
Kizukanakatta keredo
Haru wa soko ni kite ita
Kizukanakatta keredo
Haru wa soko ni kite ita
Next Stage
Forbidden feelings. Eternal tears.
Even these things cannot stop love.
"Adonis in the Garden of Vows"
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