Huh? So your brother's not coming in today?
He said he had some business to take care of.
And to bring this.
Wow! If he goes to that much trouble for an everyday lunch,
what will your birthday next month be like?
Yeah.
You'll get a full-course meal!
But I'm spending my birthday with you, right?
You sure?
That's the plan!
Yikes. Stop to chat, and now look at the time. C'mon!
Yep!
Are you lost?
C'mon, over here.
I require absolute power and an obedient pawn.
You are merely one of those.
"Farandole of Reminiscence and Labyrinths"
Let me remind you:
You are not to act out of turn.
I, the Arlond family heir, have assumed command of everything
with regard to the forbidden grimoire.
That's all well and good, but you aren't actually doing anything.
What do you mean by that?
Zero progress. Zero results.
We're getting antsy here.
We devils aren't the only ones after the grimoire.
Those irritating-ass vampires want in on it, too.
They are of little importance.
If not for your meddling,
I would have gotten the information out of that girl by now.
I got interrupted, that's all.
I can always try forcin' it out of her.
You're not powerful enough, Mage. I'll get her next ti--
I said, no acting out of turn!
That pawn is crucial for obtaining the grimoire.
Destroy it and we'll be left empty-handed.
You're oddly committed to her.
Do you like her?
Excuse me?
Ooh, scary. I'm trembling.
If you shut any number of snakes together in one place,
they'll kill each other until only one remains.
Oh, yeah, Shiki?
What are you trying to say?
Just wondering what kind of person'd be left standing.
Why don't I use those scissors to lop off those wings of yours?
What?! What a cruel thing to say!
Don't get carried away.
Don't be mad.
If you drove me out of here, wherever would I go?
Wherever you want, with those wings you're so proud of.
Not you, too!
See, Loewen?
They're all being mean to me.
What? Geez!
I hate you!
Shiki, where are you going?
Beats me!
Let 'im go. He just wants attention.
Enough of that. If you have a plan, Rem, I'd love to hear it.
Sorry--go on ahead.
I forgot my notebook.
Gotcha.
What are you doing?
Stop that! What are you doing?!
You leave me alone!
It's you... from the student council.
Shiki.
Look, if someone's tearing up these beautiful blooming flowers,
I can't just ignore them!
So it's the flowers?
Show me.
Don't go! Don't you care what happens to the flowers?
You told me to leave you alone!
I lied.
I thought it might get you to help me.
Are all the thorns out?
Your handkerchief.
Lend it to me.
Here. Keep it.
You don't want to leave any thorns in there.
It would be marvelous.
That pain would let me remember you always.
Quit messing with me.
Are you worried for me?
How can I not be? You're hurt.
You smell nice.
Hey--
Everyone's so mean to me,
but you--you're kind.
Everyone?
They make fun of me. Because I'm an angel.
You are?
Yes. A poor fallen angel, cast out of heaven.
You and I, we're the same.
I'm a human!
But you're always looking for answers.
Where should I go? What should I do?
Who am I?
Say...
Didn't your maman Maria like flowers?
What?
She always decorated with them.
Uh... yes.
I knew it! I might just know where she went.
Mom?
Come on. I'll take you.
What is it?
Don't you trust me?
I'm not like them, Rem and the others.
Or...
...would you sooner trust them over me?
Ritsuka! Sorry about that.
What's going on?
She can come, too.
This way.
And he's not lying about your mom?
I don't care. Even if he is, I want to see for myself.
C'mon, we should leave.
Then you leave alone.
Say what?
Ritsuka said she'd come.
Then I will, too.
It seems the dark ones are quite active of late.
I have made efforts to dispel them.
Lindo, we hear you have used an unspeakable power.
You must not be drawn into the darkness.
I understand.
We had word last year that the grimoire had appeared in this area.
Since then, its whereabouts have remained unknown.
Likely the dark ones' stirrings are tied to the grimoire.
Should anything happen, report it to us at once.
I will.
May divine protection be yours.
Blessings upon you.
Who knew there was a museum like this so close to school?
So what's the intel on Ritsuka's mom?
Don't tell me you pulled that out of thin air.
Do you recognize any of this art?
Who painted this?
I'm not too sure myself.
Wait--
Shiki?
Shiki!
This place is for you. A maze of memories,
a museum of truth.
You're sure to find what's important.
Important?
Go on, now.
What is this?
Where have I...
Maria--that's the butterfly's mother?
Yes. She's tracking her down.
I can only take so much foot-dragging here.
Yeah. You could never do it.
So?
Do we know where her mother is?
That's her, all right.
What?
This is Grandfather's...
I-Is that--
Mom?
No. Aunt Marta?
Ritsuka, happy birthday!
Happy birthday, Ritsuka!
Happy birthday!
Thanks!
Tonight may be the worst of it.
Poor thing...
And Marta, too, leaving a young child behind...
Poor Lindo...
I heard them say "Lindo"...
Mama...
Belial. Astaroth. Echidna.
Gusion. Eligos. Belial. Pazuzu. If...
Ifrit.
Ifrit. Tannin.
No way...
That's right, Lindo. You must never trust a devil.
You must be strong and clever
to keep the grimoire safe for the Tachibana family.
Grandpa!
Who...
Who are you?
What was all that?
Who was that? I... I don't know him.
Perhaps a scene you saw once upon a time.
Shiki!
Shh! Quiet.
What else did you see?
Weren't you the one showing me?
Oh, no. I just helped.
It was all things you had once seen around you.
Where's Azuna? I'm leaving.
Where to?
Home! Where else?
Is that your home?
Is it really your home?
What are you--
You poor thing. Targeted by vampires and devils both.
♪ Pathetic bunny rabbit, tossed about by Providence ♪
♪ Those melancholic eyes, so pitiful ♪
♪ I'll take you out of all that, keep you safe ♪
♪ Go to sleep within my sleeves ♪
♪ It's all right--I won't do a thing ♪
♪ Just sleep nestled up to you ♪
♪ So it won't hurt a bit ♪
♪ While your eyes are closed, without making a sound ♪
♪ We'll mix and melt together ♪
♪ A lullaby for we two, a lullaby as we hold each other ♪
♪ An ecstatic lullaby--see us thrill ♪
♪ Look: I am you, you are me ♪
♪ It's only right that it should hurt ♪
♪ Lovely lullaby, crazy lullaby ♪
♪ Eternal lullaby--now let us go ♪
♪ How pink the fruit; I drive my love in ♪
♪ It'll be over so soon--in a wink ♪
♪ In a tick ♪
No!
Will you run away? I won't let you.
Be mine... and only mine.
Yes, that's the face--how it makes me shiver!
We'll be together forever. Otherwise...
I'll kill you.
Get away from her! You're disgusting!
By the sacred Name, obey me, o ye who lurk in darkness.
Prostrate thyself before me, and begone from here forevermore!
Azuna?
Get out of here, quickly.
Hurry, Ritsuka!
I have angel blood running through my veins.
Exorcists can't defeat me.
Exorcists? What's he talking about?
You poor thing. All alone.
Ritsuka, I can explain!
Azuna... Were you being nice to me because of the grimoire?
I won't say I wasn't. But--
Was it all about the grimoire?
Ritsuka, listen to me!
If the grimoire is stolen, terrible things will happen!
It's like Lindo said!
So Lindo knows? That you're an exorcist?
So I'm the only one in the dark.
No, Ritsuka!
You poor, poor thing.
Lying is a mortal sin.
I won't let a liar touch you!
Ritsuka!
Now it's my turn.
By the sacred Name, obey me!
Azu--
Now, I told you that wouldn't work.
What should I do? How shall I have you savor your agony?
No--
Shall I cut you open bit by bit, then tear you apart?
Show me that beautiful, beautiful grotesque face of yours.
Now you'll scream instead of me.
Thrill me!
Stop!
Don't touch her!
That woman is a liar.
Why would you stand up for her?
Because she's my friend.
Your friend?
Her lie was told for my sake. That's not an evil lie!
Ritsuka...
I hate watching people hurt and be hurt!
So stop it!
Ritsuka...
You're no fun.
Okay, fine.
See you later.
Wait! You said you know where my mom went--
that was a lie, wasn't it!
Lies are truth. Truth, lies. You get to decide.
Rem...
Did you put him up to that? Did you make Shiki lie to me?
Rem, wait!
What?
Why did you even bring up my mother?
I'm no pawn.
I'm a person, with a heart.
It's a secret you can't tell anyone
Wonth gir sliv edhti wecnad
Wonth gir
Cracking a smile only at the witching hour
Spreading rumors sotto voce
You knocked on the door
Without looking behind you
With all these mysteries, impossible to solve
You stopped cold, weak in the knees
It hacks everything
The curse of love
The curse--and you
If you're confused about the touch on your skin
We just can't be transparent
Soon (soon)
Won't you take this hand?
Mademoiselle, mademoiselle: I'll make you happy
This night will never come again
So let us swear to one another
The black clown singing of love at the tip of the moon
Obscuring the sky
Casting a spell with a bewitching fever
We'll open it together this time for sure.
An unknown world awaits you.
It's up to you to decide.
"Pas de Deux of Fantasy and Innocence"
Act 7: Pas de Deux of Fantasy and Innocence.