Mizuumi ni ukabu tskuki akari
Yori sotta setsunai tameiki
Ashita ni tadoritsukezu ni, futari wa tada
Yoru wo samayou bakari
Namida iro no venus omae wo hanasanai
Hanarerarenai
Asa no za kiss sae itami ni kawarukedo
Sore demo ii
Futari wa yuku
Watch out!
Say something, if you're gonna stop!
Calm down, Vanessa!
Wow...!
Being in there like that, it really seems like a treasure!
Keep it down.
Don't mind us...
Huh?
Hey, yeah. Where's Bolt?
Who knows?
Why are people like that here?!
Well, the mystery wouldn't have been solved without their help.
l already know that.
But still...
So, it's just as l thought.
Yes.
When we gave it to a rat, its strength temporarily recovered.
But its thought processes deteriorated day by day.
What happens if one continues taking it?
l'd hesitate to say for certain...
...but l fear...
My medicine! My medicine!
Ambrosia...
lt's taken much too long.
As long as the life of the King rests in my hands...
...it's only a matter of time before the Empire is mine.
Yes. Time to depart.
What?! Bolt is gonna be the heir?!
Anyway you look at it, he just doesn't look like a King to me!
But up until now nobody's been able to prove they were bravest.
And he did it in front of a whole crowd of people.
Yeah, that's the truth. l saw it myself.
He split that truck right in half!
And he slayed the demon in the Royal Valley, as well.
He perfectly fits the royal legends about the brave man.
The brave man was found without too much of a search...
...because he slayed the demon.
That certainly was timely for the Empire!
Would that justify making him an heir so suddenly?
We surely would feel safe if Bolt were King.
He isn't fit to be a leader.
Hang on!!
Coco said to give this to you!
To me? How come?
Why else? Because you've helped out so much!
You didn't tell the authorities about her last shop, right?
Oh...
lf they ever found out...
...she wouldn't be able to keep this shop.
Because the authorities are hard-headed.
Oops!
l forgot, you're one of the authorities!
Don't take it the wrong way!
No, that's not what l was thinking.
Huh?
l wonder if the palace and the agency of the Supreme Pontiff...
...can become more like you people.
Do you think the Empire thinks seriously about the people?
The same way your father put his life on the line for you?
Who knows?
To the Empire, the people are its children, its blood relations!
My family isn't related by blood.
Huh?
My dad took me in when l was a baby.
l don't know all the details, but...
Well, take care!
See ya!
l've been waiting for you.
l hope you're faring well, Prime Minister.
This is no time to be doing that!
l have a favor to ask.
Bring the courageous man the sword validated, at once.
What do you plan on doing?
A coronation ceremony will be held immediately.
How selfish!
What about Bolt's... what about his feelings?!
He might say he has no interest in becoming king!
This is no time for such leisurely talk!
You're always like this!
Thinking of the Empire or expansion!
Nothing but that!
Have you ever thought of the people who've been sacrificed?!
Listen, things are on the verge of chaos!
His Majesty has lost his senses.
And Du Marc asked to see His Majesty this afternoon!
Do you know what this means?!
Du Marc plans on delivering the final blow to His Majesty!
He's planning on taking Ambrosia for himself!!
Excuse me.
Master Du Marc has arrived.
What's this?
His Majesty's health has deteriorated?
Then he must have this medicine at once.
No, l've been told to take it and set it aside.
His Majesty said that?
Exactly.
ln that case, there's nothing l can do.
You mean it's not the concern of a healer, like myself.
No, not at all.
lt doesn't matter! lt doesn't matter!
Your Majesty!
Robert!
Why didn't you notify me of Lord Du Marc's arrival?!
You were resting, sire...
Liar!
You must've known l ran out of medicine two days ago...
...and haven't slept a wink since!
Forgive me.
Your Majesty!
Your medicine.
Oh!!
My nectar!
Your Majesty!
Are you all right, sire?
Now...
Here you are.
Well done.
My strength is returning!
The country will breathe easier, now.
The demon in the Royal Valley has been slayed, too.
All dangers have disappeared from my country!
And the treasured sword l was shown...
...should be glittering more brightly.
Of course.
Oh, perfect!
There's a young man from the Notre Cerebis.
Fredericks. Here, come closer.
Yes.
Rene! Show Lord Du Marc to the sacred scriptures room.
Oh, this is perfect! Take him to the Royal Valley, as well.
My, this is indeed an honor.
Merely proof of our friendship, my irreplaceable man.
Robert!
Go along with your son!
And do nothing to insult Lord Du Marc!
As you please.
Hey.
What happened to the remains of that monster in here?
l'm not sure. l just returned here a while ago, myself.
Where the heck could they have gotten to?
There were too many to be packed off...
Give me a rest, would ya?
Quit slacking off!
l have to open up soon!
Hey! Don't just sit there! Get scrubbing!
Bolt! You're such a sponge!
How about giving me a hand, here?!
l'm busy.
"Busy?!"
You've been doing nothing but eating metal all day!
Vanessa, mops just don't suit Bolt.
Are you saying they suit ME?!!
Well if anything, they suit you better than a shovel.
Huh!
Vanessa, whose is this?
l dunno!
l wouldn't know anybody who'd wear something that nice!
You know one such person...
Huh?
This way.
ls something wrong?
No, it's just so beautiful, that l forgot myself.
lt's the kind of brilliance that overwhelms every time.
Why...
Why is the sword here?
Could it be an imitation?
An imitation to deceive everyone?
But still...these people seem so relaxed.
lt must be the real thing.
ln that case, how on earth...?
Master Du Marc. Master Du Marc.
Oh, forgive me.
Are you not feeling well?
l was thinking we'd board the aircraft soon.
But, shall we call it off?
No, what are you suggesting?
lt's an offer from none other than His Majesty.
How could l turn it down?
Take me there, without fail.
Then we'll get prepared.
Prime Minister Fredericks. Shall we?
Let's see...
What a lousy job l've been asked to do!
Oh!
Vanessa...!
Hey, l found you!
Yo!
What're you doing here?
Here.
lt's yours, right?
That's a gift l gave to my son.
Who's that?
Prime Minister Fredericks.
Oh, one of the big shots.
But his name is the same as yours...
We're father and son.
You're this guy's dad?!
Wow!
Mr. Fredericks.
Forgive me for taking so long.
Looking at the sword, l was enraptured by its beauty.
Oh, and who might this young lady be?
l've just met her myself, actually.
This is Vanessa O'Neil.
This young lady was very helpful in slaying the demon.
Helpful? Get off it...
Well, well.
Now, how about this?
l'm about to be given a tour of the Royal Valley.
Would you be interested in coming along?
l'd like to hear about the slaying of the demon, and such.
Who, me?
Now, isn't this simply wonderful.
A grand sight.
The demon really made a mess of the place...
...but things are back in order.
We're about to land.
What's up? Did something happen?
Someone was killed.
And the Prime Minister was taken hostage.
Really? ls this true?
The guards say that someone in the Notre Cerebis...
...and a young girl were taken as well.
Despicable, isn't it?
Where's Vanessa? Where is she?!
Oh, she went to take something back to that sexy young man.
She went?! She really did go?!
You're hurting me!
What's the matter with you, Ted?
l beg you!
Rescue my daughter!
l beg you!
This scenery's great, no matter how many times you see it!
lt's a pious area, where the Empire's been protected...
...through many years and hardships.
What?
Nothing! Nothing at all!
Oh, right! Let's go.
Huh?
H-Hey!!
Let's be on our way as well, Mr. Prime Minister.
There!
Ouch!
What's with you, running and stopping like this?!
l'm sorry.
But, look!
"Agatha Fredericks"...?
Agatha. She was my mother.
She was a gentle person.
Like you.
Get lost...
Huh?
Du Marc!
Are we interfering?
Why, you...!
Vanessa!
Let go, you loser!
Are you all right, Vanessa?!
What's his problem?!
What?! Hey! What the...?!
Whoah! What's going on?!
lt couldn't be...
She's sixteen.
She was found when she was a baby.
Huh?!
W-What's happening?!
The Princess! Katie!
Well, this saves me some trouble.
l intended to search for the king's missing daughter...
...to discontinue the bloodline.
What?!
ln the palace, the King has practically gone mad.
Consider this the end of the Empire!
Ambrosia belongs to me!!!
You foolish humans!
Look out!
Rene!
Father!
Thank goodness you're not hurt!
That girl...Mistress Katie...!
Father! Father!
These two will follow you shortly!
You bastard!
DlE!!
Hey! You all right?!
That's dangerous!
Watch where you're aiming.
You impudent humans! l'll finish you off first!
Dad!
How dare you hurt my dad?!
That was quite the impact, just like you said!
But we're safe!
Bolt!
"Bolt?!"
You're the mercenary who defeated the Shiji Force?
How dare you do that to my greatest creation?!
l'll give you a taste of the suffering...
...you put the Shiji Force through.
Ask the Shiji Force directly...
...what the suffering was like.
What?!
Shiji Force! lt's me!
Shiji Force! Don't you recognize me?!
No! Stop it!!!
Honestly! How long do you plan on staying that way?!
There's nothing you can do.
Vanessa won't be coming back.
She'll get by, somehow. You should know that.
She's your daughter.
Yeah.
Here. Clean up.
Bolt!
You been kicked out?
How rude!
Thanks to him, l'm allowed to do whatever l want!
l see.
l picked this up at the graveyard.
Didn't look too tasty.
This is...
Hey, where are you going?!
This was my mother's ring.
Huh?
Thank you, mercenary.
Ai nante kotoba wa kuchi ni sezu
Dareka wo uragiri mo sezu
Yakusoku ya namida wa nokosazuni
Tegara wo nokoshite kieru
Sonna otoko wo tabibito to yobu
Born to be free, kaze no you ni
Born to be free, kumo no you ni
Zutto tadayotte nagameteku
lnochi tsukiru made
Born to be free
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l'll continue working.