Engine acoustic detected!
It's the Silvana!
So, they're alive...
This changes our plans, doesn't it?
JUST KEEP ON TRYING, KEEP ON FLYING.
I WILL BE THE LIGHT.
Yoake wo hitotsu no hajimari to suru nara...
Ima ga kitarubeki toki da to suru nara...
Kimi to no CLOUD AGE SYMPHONY...
...kumo no umi no mukou ni...
...hikari ga sasu hou e.
Ah, mahou no you na...
...isshun ni aeru no ka?
Tsumetai yoru wo hikikae ni,
...futari wa habataite...
...eien wo tsukamu sono hate ni wa.
Queen Delphine.
XO, the Captain's been-
Yes, I know.
Plus, Dio, Al, and even Claus were taken also away by the Maestro.
Claus?
Why would she take Claus?
Dio... How handsome you are.
Sister.
What do you think, Luciola?
Congratulations, Lady Delphine. Lord Dio.
Claus...
What happened to Dio?
Now I know why Dio was so terrified of you.
It's because he knew you'd crush his spirit!
Now, now... We're quite close.
You're okay with this, Luciola?!
Of course he is.
This is my world.
You should congratulate him, too. Dio becomes an adult today.
"Claus" was your name, wasn't it?
I'm told that you said you wanted to know what was happening here in the skies.
If you like, I can tell you.
The skies belong to me.
Learning what I am doing here will provide the answers to your questions.
The Rite of the Covenant.
My soul is one with the sky.
It is one with the white clouds.
The blue sky sets me free.
The sacred wall grants me protection from the hellfire of the earth.
I offer myself to the storm of heaven...
...until the end of time eternal.
I will protect our homeland,
...embraced by blue sky, white clouds, and crimson wall.
I am one with the sky.
Hear me, you Principals gathered here today...
...with the Mark of the Oath etched upon your foreheads.
It is you who will create the Guild in the next generation.
The Guild is law. The Guild is order.
The Guild itself is the world.
What we seek is eternal stability.
Eternal stability unto the world.
On this night, the prize for loyalty is a special one.
The next Guild generation!
The Sword of the Covenant.
Only those who promise eternity to the Guild are permitted to hold it.
If you wish to inherit my title, take it!
I will grant the title of Maestro to him who takes it.
There is but one sword.
But how many are there of you whose souls burn with the Covenant?
I see you understand.
This will be tonight's Trial of Agoon.
Now, then. Begin!
Dio!
What are you trying to make him do?!
You're his sister, aren't you?! Please, make him stop!
I think not.
Magnificent, Dio...
And now you know what goes on here in the skies, Claus.
It's time for the Guild's covenant rite to begin!
All forces, stand by to attack!
Prepare for attack!
What's that?
This? It's a survival medal that a friend gave me.
It's handmade.
Amazing...
Did you know that when you get twenty,
...you get a promotion and can serve on any ship you want?
I had no idea. Is that really true?
Yeah.
Until I get a real 20th medal from this operation, this is more like a good-luck charm.
If you are his friends, then look at him. Look at Dio's beauty.
Al? What's wrong?
Lady Delphine. It is the Cocoon.
Alvis. You will be the next star of our show.
Come with me.
Wait! What about Dio?!
I only need to know how it turns out.
But... What if he dies?
If Dio dies, it will be his own fault.
The only thing I wish to know is who will inherit my title.
Claus, bring Alvis along. Be quick about it.
Forget it!
When Delphine tells you to bring something, you bring it.
You all done?
Way to hang in there.
I'm impressed.
Nice work!
Thanks, guys.
I can't believe he's not here at a time like this.
Wanna go pick up Claus?
Y'know, pay a little visit to the Guild?
Hadn't you heard? We're on our way to raid the Guild.
When you get hit, you hit back.
That's how we do it on the Kill-em-All Silvana.
And three times worse than what we got! Pretty scary, huh?
Ethan! Hurry up and break out the equipment!
Yessir! I'm on my way!
Lavie's done with repairs on her Vanship.
Are you serious?! Glad to hear it.
Thanks.
Where'd you get this?
I found it lying around in the ready room, so I brought it over.
What the heck is it?
Al said it was some scenery she saw in a dream she had.
Which is why we gotta go rescue Claus and Al, right?
If she's already drawn this much, I want to let her finish it.
Now that you're done with repairs, what say we go raid the Guild in Claus' Vanship?
Don't be stupid.
Commander...
Claus and Lavie's Vanship isn't a fighter.
You're finished, I see. Congratulations.
Yeah. Thank you.
I hope we don't see any blood here...
Hide that gun, you idiot...
Oh, right... That was close!
What are you doing? Those ships still have crew aboard, don't they?
They are fortunate. They were able to die in my name by being touched by Exile.
Exile...?
You sense her, don't you, Exile?
That's right, your key is here!
Stop it.
Tell me, Alvis. Do you know what Exile is?
You have a right to know.
Please, stop it!
As for you, you will be quiet.
Allow me to tell you, Alvis.
Exile is a colony ship from long, long ago.
Colony ship?
Yes. The ship that carried those who created this world.
If you got aboard that ship, you could go to another world.
Rumors are frightening, aren't they? It's the same with the Silvana, isn't it?
The "Kill-em-All Silvana. " Exile, the ultimate weapon.
My, how frightening.
Tools that kill and destroy.
Perhaps they're the manifestation of the land-dwellers who want them to wreck this world.
We must treasure these hopes. They are their dreams, after all.
It is because they have dreams that the land-dwellers sweat and toil.
In which case, having them go on dreaming is my duty.
I should possess this truth that forever wanders the Grand Stream, don't you think?
I must make sure that no one ever sees it.
Alvis, come here.
Don't! Don't go!
Al!
I... am right here.
Al...
Last Exile.
Exile, take a close look.
The key that will waken you from your long slumber is right here.
My adorable Alvis...
You are the star of the show now.
Cicada, bring the poet here.
Understood, milady.
The poet?
Alex!
What I will show you now isn't what is happening in the sky.
It is what is ABOUT to happen.
Now, Mr. Poet. Tell me the magic words that you've been hiding.
You're putting up quite a struggle, but it's no use.
Your mind is already being infused by the truth serum...
...that is being injected into you by these thorns.
When you and Claus landed on the Silvana in this Vanship, the Captain told me something.
He said you reminded him of the old me.
It seems like Claus flies someplace far higher than the rest of us.
Are you all right?
When he's not around, I'm never sure what to do.
He's hardheaded, so I guess I try pretty hard to be more considerate to the people around us.
So when he suddenly disappears... I get depressed.
I don't know what I can do to cheer up.
Tatiana, Alis! Save Claus! Save Al!
I'm begging you!
You have my word. We'll get him back.
Mr. Poet, can I have you recite those words of awakening from a bygone era?
Come, Alex Row. Will you speak the Mysteria for me here?
Very well, begin with House Dagobert's Mysterion.
The waves that dye the land gold.
The blessed breath which nurtures life.
A land... of wheat.
The Cocoon has reacted.
Oh, foolish Alex.
If you had only been a good boy and spoken the words in the first place,
...your mind wouldn't have had to endure this suffering.
You only have yourself to blame.
Luciola?!
That's a good boy, Luciola.
Keep your friend there, won't you?
I want you to keep him from interfering.
Very good, milady.
Now, Alex... Will you tell me the Mysterion of House Hamilton?
What lies in the furthest depths of memory...?
The place where all are born and where all will return.
A blue world.
Picking up unidentified acoustic!
It's not an engine acoustic. I think it was that light just now.
The light...?
The Cocoon's laser scan seems to be completed.
Alex... Has the Maestro broken you?
Now, say the Mysterion of House Bassianus.
Alex!
I don't know it...
You HAVE to know it.
I'm certain that you have all the Mysteria in your possession.
I don't know it...
Answer me. You couldn't possibly be able to resist the truth serum.
Lady Delphine.
It's possible that that man truly doesn't know.
Yes... You're right, of course.
You think you've outsmarted me, don't you?
That's so adorable.
Nevertheless... It won't help you.
Tell me.
The person who knows House Bassianus' Mysterion must be someone near you.
Tell me...
That's a good boy, Alex.
Cicada. Go fetch me Her Majesty.
Understood, milady.
I'm so sorry.
It looks like that's all the Mysteria we have for today.
Let's try again another time, shall we?
Stop! Don't touch Al!
Lady Delphine, we're receiving a transmission from the Covenant arena.
Oh, it's over, is it?
Dio, you've become a man.
You are the one who will inherit the title of Maestro, Dio.
Let's hand down the secret arts of House Eraclea to posterity together.
Come, let's go back and congratulate Dio.
Luciola, bring Alvis.
Yes, milady.
Along with your friend there.
Many more wonderful things are yet to come.
Yoru no jikan ga semari kuru.
Anata wa konna chikaku demo tooi.
Nani ni akogarete?
Dare wo omou no ka?
Inochi kakeru sugata...
...sukitouru utsukushisa ni...
...kotoba wo nonda.
Anata ga sora wo yuku nara,
...watashi wa tsubasa ni naritai.
Donna ni tsuyoi kaze ni mo,
...keshite orenai shinayaka na hane...
...itsuka kitto motsu kara.
Have you gotten the bad behavior out of your system, Dio?
Forgive me, sister.
I love my docile Dio.
I've brought a reward for my darling Dio.
For me?
You must give him a name.
Next time on Last Exile, episode 23. "Castling Luciola. "
It's Luciola! Starting today, your name is Luciola!