With Treize's last-minute plan and Mama's help,
we were somehow able to land the seaplane on the water.
But our relief was short-lived...
Oh no! Grab hold of something everyone!
I'll pull you in right now!
It's fine!
The water's cold!
Lillia, this seaplane's going to sink soon, right?
We can't stay here for long.
Now! Let's all swim to the shore, okay?
Yeah!
Wait!
Is it really all right?
Everyone can swim.
Of course we can.
We were raised near the lake, you know.
This is easy.
You two, hurry up!
These kids are so strong.
Hey Treize, shall we go too?
What's wrong?
Treize, don't tell me you can't—
In Ixtova, lakes stayed cold, even during summer.
To us, "playing in the water" meant skating on ice.
So you can't swim.
Lillia, it's all right!
What's all right?
I'll stay here.
What'll you do if the seaplane sinks?
Say, this part of the water isn't so deep, is it?
It obviously is deep!
We are swimming to the shore!
I don't think I can do it...
But you'll still do it!
I'll do it tomorrow.
Treize!
This isn't the time to escape from reality!
If you keep your head above water and move your arms and legs, you'll be fine!
You got that, right?
Now just hurry up and do it!
Take a deep breath!
Good!
Keep at it!
You can do it! Keep going!
You're swimming! Go! Keep going, keep going!
Just a little more! Do your best!
Thank you.
Huh— Treize?
Treize?
Treize!
Wrirriiiaaaaaa...
Treeeizee?!
What's with this guy. Nobody sinks after coming that far, normally.
Treize...
Wake up, "Prince on a White Horse!" Your princess is fine, see?
Don't panic.
In a situation like this, you should press on his chest a couple of times, then put your lips on his for a kiss!
Huh?
The difficult term for it is "cardiopulmonary resuscitation."
You know what that is, right?
In theory, yes, but... I mean... I have to k-kiss him?
Of course you have to!
Princes have always been woken up with kisses, you know.
You mean princesses, right?
Well, it doesn't matter either way.
If you don't hurry up, it might be too late.
I meant to kiss him on the forehead...
What did you say?
N-Nothing.
Good! Keep at it, Lillia!
Geez! Hurry up and... Wake... Up!
Now he's all right.
Great work, Lillia!
Thanks, Carlo.
You're welcome.
It's great that you were able to save him.
I... drowned, didn't I?
You did. But it's all right now.
I see. What a sight I must've made.
Embarrassing.
How shameful.
But you're safe now, right?
Yeah. I was really in trouble back there.
I sank in the water... Then when I came to, I was on the shore...
You don't remember what happened in between?
What happened in between...?
N-Nothing!
That's right, you were unconscious, right?
Never mind that. It's great that you're safe.
Brother, be more grateful to Lillia. She tried very hard and ki—
It's great that you haven't even got a single scratch on you!
That's pretty. Is that a hawk?
Huh?
Ah, this is kind of a charm I carry with me.
I guess it's weird for guys to wear pendants?
Of course not!
Where did you get that?
It must be from Ixtova!
Yeah, it is.
I want one like that too!
If I go to Ixtova, can you take me to a shop that sells that?
I guess that means it's something really expensive.
Well, I wouldn't know about that.
Ah, I know.
I'll give you one like this someday.
Really?!
But if you give me one, you know I'll take it no matter how pricey it is.
I won't return it even if you change your mind and want it back.
Got it.
I'd like you to remember this promise I made to you right now.
All right! I won't forget!
Bye bye!
His Holiness is really awesome!
Not only did he get us on a huge plane, he even had it sink into the lake!
Yeah!
If they see it that way, then let's let them believe so.
Everything worked out all right.
Nobody got hurt either.
Treize, it's all thanks to you.
Great job!
You're welcome.
What's up?
Nothing.
It feels like it's the first time she told me that.
It's a plane!
A plane!
It's the Roxche army.
Ahoy!
We're here!
Looks delicious!
We'll be bringing the children back to the facility.
The pilot named Mateo was also recovered safely.
We shall escort you two back to your hotel.
Thank you very much!
Don't tell me.
You're leaving already.
Carlo.
When you go back to Mr. Morceau's orphanage, study hard with the other children, okay?
If you do, you'll earn a lot more in the future.
If you say so.
Well! Goodbyes always come in life.
Brother!
We have some "guy talk" to do. Come with me.
"Guy talk"?
Brother. You've noticed, haven't you?
Huh?
I wonder what you're talking about...
Don't give me that!
You mean noticing that you're really Miss Carlo?
So you do know!
Carlo's a boy's name, so if it were a girl... Carlo...
Carla, isn't it.
That's right! I'm Carla!
When... When did you find out?
I was able to confirm it when you were looking at Lillia's hair.
You looked really envious.
So long hair looks dumb on me.
I won't tell Lillia you're a girl.
R-Really?
Yeah. I promise.
You'd better!
I want to grow my hair long and pretty and surprise Lillia next time we meet!
It'll look good on you.
Lillia will be surprised too.
I mean it!
Don't tell anyone I'm a girl!
It's a promise between guys!
You're not making any sense.
Never mind!
It's for convenience's sake.
If I stay a guy things'll be easier.
That's why I'm "Carlo"!
I get it.
It's a guys' promise between Treize and Carlo, right?
I will keep your secret until death.
I will not tell a soul.
So I'll tell you my own secret.
Your secret?
The truth is, I'm a prince from a certain country.
Don't tell Lillia, okay?
And I don't have much time left.
There's an important decision I have to make before I turn twenty.
I can be with Lillia only until that moment comes.
Wow. That's really great.
I'm sorry?
It's great, it's cool!
It's awesome when you can say it with that straight face!
I'm telling you, if you want to make Lillia fall for you, that secret's going to do the trick!
Ah... I'll tell her next time, when I get the chance.
Next time?!
Hey, hey, what're you saying? Tell her tonight, tonight!
You won't get a chance like this often. You have to get things running, fast!
Well, if she doesn't fall for it, I'll marry you in the future.
You're a pretty swell guy, Brother.
Really?
Thanks.
Goodbye, Carlo. I'm glad I met you.
Let's meet again somewhere someday.
That's right.
Stay well until that time comes, okay?
You too, Lillia.
Yeah.
Come here.
See ya, Prince.
See you, Carla.
Let's meet again someday, Treize.
For sure, Carlo.
Thanks. You really helped us out back there, Allison.
Thanks for calling me, too.
So this is Roxche's newest fighter plane model.
Looks good, doesn't it?
It's a really fast one.
When night falls, I'll be looking at the moon as I'm flying home.
I still have work to do, so I have to go.
Looks like it.
Major? It's time for us to depart.
Ah, Ax. I'll introduce you.
This is Lieutenant Allison Schultz of the Roxche Air Force.
It is an honor to make your acquaintance.
I am Gratz Axenteanu.
But if it's all right, please call me "Ax."
It's nice to meet you, Ms. Ax.
Major, please return to base as soon as possible.
All right.
So she's another one?
Yes.
Another talented student who graduated from your father's Icacia School.
Hmm, there are cute ones as well.
Then? Don't tell me you're cheating on me with her or something...
Eh? I'm not, I'm not.
You'd better not be.
If you do, I'll come and hit you with this plane!
That's scary.
I'm really tired.
To think it's only been four days. This trip's really tough.
Let's turn in and leave thinking about tomorrow to tomorrow.
You sure did a lot back there. Thank you.
Same to you. Thanks for saving me when I drowned.
I did that with everyone's help.
And, well, Lillia, my reward?
You won't get one any more.
Huh? How come?
Who knows.
See you tomorrow.
It's a shame we won't be sharing a room. Good night.
Good night.
What the heck am I saying? Dummy! Idiot! Clumsy oaf!
I'll take a shower or something then go to bed.
What can I do for you?
The moon is beautiful tonight. Let us go on a drive.
You seem to have a lot of information to share.
Shall I take that as the Prince's order?
Yes.
The plan was, of course, not thought up by the Tolcasian Army pilots.
I'd suspected as much.
The person who aimed for the sad demise of the charity seaplane
was the person who planned the entire charity seaplane affair.
Excuse me?
Mr. Morceau?
That is correct.
He's the mastermind?
Yes.
Thirty years ago, Morceau was given a mission to gather orphans in Tolcasia,
educate them, then send them out for adoption.
How would such an activity be of any use to Sous-Beil in the war?
What he did was for the children's sake, and it was, in itself, magnificent.
With it, he was able to gain the people's trust, and eventually came to be known as "His Holiness."
That was also part of his plan.
And that was just a front—he was doing something else in secret.
Precisely.
What was it?
It was human trafficking.
He gathered orphans, sold them to Roxche's rich and powerful, and doing thus, retrieved information.
But more than ten years passed after the end of the war, and no spy was known to come in contact with him.
He's been abandoned?
Yes.
His latest plan was discovered by both Roxche and Sous-Beil intelligence at almost the same time.
But even though you all knew of the plan, you didn't stop the seaplane from launching.
Not only was the seaplane expected to sink, all those involved in the incident were to be convicted without a moment's hesitation.
So you let it happen.
That is so.
You are...
If we weren't aboard that seaplane, it would've—!
But in the end, we were saved. The children were saved as well.
For that, I thank you.
He... Mr. Morceau must've known.
That either Lillia or I could fly a plane.
Well, he probably did know.
But even so, he put us on that plane. Perhaps he—!
Even I don't know the answer to that.
If it's possible, I'd like to ask him directly.
I'm sorry to say this, but...
He isn't here any more.
You'll be going straight home to Ixtova?
Is that why you brought along your sidecar?
That wasn't my plan, but...
A lot of things happened on this trip, and I've been doing some thinking...
It seems like a good time to quit playing around and go back to my country.
Well, I'll be fine by myself on the ride home.
I'm sorry for deciding this on my own.
Why are you apologizing? It doesn't suit you.
Huh? Ah. Maybe I'm just tired.
Did you really get some sleep?
Eh? No. Yes.
Which one is it?
But even though a lot of bad stuff and trouble happened on this trip, something good came out of it.
Really? And that is?
His Holiness! I'm talking about Mr. Morceau of course!
Yeah.
I learned that everywhere you go, there's someone good.
From now on, I hope more children like Carlo will be given a chance at a better life.
It's the best thing that happened on this trip!
Don't you think so?
Right.
Why are you so down?
Ah, no, I'm not.
Really?
Well never mind that.
When will I see you again?
What?
Ah, no... I'm not sure, but it'll be sometime soon.
Okay.
I know! You should come visit Ixtova again, Lillia.
I'll show you around!
Sounds good!
When school's out for the winter, Mama and I'll drop by.
I'll show you both around!
Oh! Young lady!
We meet again.
Ah! You're the couple on the train to Lartika.
Your male companion is...?
He had some business to take care of, so he went back to Ix—his country, I mean.
Oh, I see.
Young lady, was he the type of guy you like?
Darling, stop it.
Rather, there was something I've always disliked about him.
Oh my.
He can do things so well, and I didn't realize until now that I've been jealous of him.
But I found out that there are things that he can't do, and that he has a rather cute side to him...
That made me happy.
Oh my!
At the same time, realizing how I'd been hating him for that reason made me ashamed of myself.
I'm not really a cute girl, am I?
I should change that part of me.
On the way back home to Ixtova.
I wonder which point he's at right now?
Excuse me!
Coming!
Do you have a book on swimming?
On swimming...?
Something that'll help anyone learn to swim!
Ixtova is so lovely in winter!
So, what's this "important thing" that you have to tell me on New Year's eve?
Ah. If it's this sudden I can't—No! I have to say it tonight!
Ah! Look, fireworks!
Lillia, listen to me!