Look, the City of Paris!
It's been so long!
Long? We've been only away for about 10 days.
But in those 10 days, it felt as if we saw things worth several years.
The whole country is dying!
Isn't the Queen responsible for making the people suffer?
I wonder what happened to that girl...
I thought it was around here.
She was blond, and had eyes like an angel.
I hope she'll be happy.
Let's go!
Yeah...
Ah, you should still be in the bed.
I'm all right, Rosalie.
It's about the time for me to find a job, too.
My body will become rusty otherwise.
Mom, don't worry about money.
Yourjob is tojust relax and rest.
I'm sorry. I'm only giving you troubles.
Oh, come on, Mom, you're my mother. It's no trouble.
Mom, don't worry.
I'll make sure to find a job today. I will!!
I will!!
The Rose of Versailles
Kusamurani namo shirezu
The flowers blooming in the wilderness
Saiteiru hana naraba
they are without names
Tada kaze wo ukenagara
A gentle breeze
Soyoide ireba iikeredo
makes them sway
Watashi wa bara no sadame ni umareta
My destiny is of a rose
Hanayakani hageshiku ikiro to umareta
Born to live in glory and passion
Bara wa bara wa, Kedakaku saite
Roses, oh roses, blooming with dignity
Bara wa bara wa, Utsukushiku chiru
Roses, oh roses, withering with regret
Bara wa bara wa, Kedakaku saite
Roses, oh roses, blooming with dignity
Bara wa bara wa, Utsukushiku chiru
Roses, oh roses, withering with regret
Episode 14
The Secret of the Angel
Ah, Countess Polignac. I've been waiting for you.
Please come in.
Let's play some cards.
Queen Antoinette, actually, I came to say good-bye today.
My... my Countess Polignac!
Why?! Why is it?!
It's so soon; you just moved to the Palace.
Your Majesty, I've been your companion because of your warm friendship.
But someone like me, without rank or property, can only feel embarrassed in the Court.
I don't have a proper dress for my daughter to wear.
Every time I imagine how embarrassed my husband must feel
about the number of servants and the size of the stable...
Maybe I should withdraw from the Court.
Countess Polignac,
Please don't worry. You shall never withdraw from the Court.
Why didn't you tell me about it sooner?
What do you think I am?
I'm the Queen of France.
Ah, my dear friend, Countess Polignac.
I'll order the Finance Minister to have a new budget for you.
Your Majesty!
Let's make a special house for the Polignac family at the Palace,
and increase the number of your horses and carriages to 5 times more!
Your servants will be paid by the country.
And your husband, Count Polignac, will get the rank of the Post Minister!
My goodness. What an "angel" she is!
Her face might be tender, but she's actually a shrewd schemer.
Her Majesty is too credulous!
Count Jules Polignac for the Post Minister?
What past accomplishments does he have?!
And his salary is 54000 Livres a year!
How can something like this happen?!
Mother!
This is... this is a beautiful dress!
I can hardly recognize myself!?
Charlotte...
The Polignac family was falling with endless debts,
but from now on...
I have the Queen backing me up.
I feel so... so happy!
I could help make my friend happy!
She came to believe that if she was happy, the People would be happy as well.
That was the first mistake that Antoinette made.
Father, I just came back now.
You idiot!
Oscar, how can you carelessly go out traveling while under confinement.
Didn't you think about the troubles that Lady Antoinette will face when the Court learns about this?!
The Duke that you had a duel with has a powerful family.
Lady Antoinette ordered you confined
considering that you might be permanently exiled from the Court otherwise.
Why can't you understand that?
I'm sorry, Father.
However... no, because of that,
for the sake of Lady Antoinette,
I wanted to know how the farmers, who consist the majority of the French population, lived,
what they think, and how they feel about Lady Antoinette!
The life of the farmers that I saw was wretchedly poor.
Can you imagine why they are so poor?
A family is sharing one potato for a dinner...
Something must be done soon.
Or eventually, something terrible will happen!
You're a Royal Guard for the Queen.
You don't have to think such things!
You're a noble, and the Head Commander of the Royal Guards!
If you have so much time to think about that, practice fencing!
Oscar...
To hell with the nobles!
To hell with the Dukes!
Oscar...
Oh, Countess Polignac!
You took the trouble to come over.
I'd have visited you if you needed anything.
I need a new dress for a ball.
Yes, yes,
we have special satins and Damask cloths.
If you can't sew, you'll end up working in the kitchen.
Yes, that's fine.
I'll do anything I can.
So, please, let me work here!
Well...
Please!
There's a customer from Versailles.
Hurry.
I'll be right there.
Excuse...
All right, start work tomorrow.
Thank you very much!
Thank you very much.
Please let us serve you again.
Now I can make my Mom at ease at last.
I can buy medicines and bring her to a doctor, too.
Watch out!
I have to tell my Mom.
She'll be happy!
Rosalie, Rosalie!!
Madam!
My God, your mother was hit by a carriage!!
No... it can't be!!
Ma!!!
Why didn't you stay in bed?!
I'm sorry, Rosalie...
What are you doing?
Move the carriage!
Yes ma'am!
Wait!
Are you trying to run away?
You almost killed someone!
Why don't you come out from the carriage and apologize!
Do you think you are allowed to do anything if you're a noble?!
Don't blame me.
It was her fault, for running out in front of the carriage!
Wait!
If you want to complain about it, come to Versailles!
Wait!!
Mom!!
Rosalie, you're not my real daughter.
Rosalie, please forgive me.
Your real mother is...
a... noble...
Martine Gabrielle...
A noble? Martine? Gabrielle?
I'm sorry for all the troubles you had for me.
Mom!
Mom, Mom! No, don't leave me!
MOM!!
Hey, guards! Wake up!!
Her Majesty's carriage has returned!
My, my. She's been to another ball all night?
I wonder if Paris is that much fun.
Ah, Mme. Jarjeyes.
Welcome back, Your Majesty.
Oh,
Mme. Jarjeyes. You don't look very well.
You didn't have to stay up to wait for my return.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Come, rest in your room.
You look really tired.
Yes, for a little while then.
You, you killed my mother...!
Mom...!
If you want to complain, come to Versailles!
Come to Versailles!
A flower patterned blue dress
and curled blond hair.
You can't stay here mourning forever.
It's painful, but the dead won't return.
I'm Bernard Chatelet.
I'm a news reporter in Paris.
If you're in trouble, I'll help you anytime.
Thank you very much, but it's all right.
H-hey!
You...
Mom,
I... I promise that... l'll avenge you!
Is this the right way to Versailles?
Yeah.
Thank you very much.
But hey! Lt'll be midnight by the time you get there!
Ah, the beautiful moon is now behind a cloud...
When I was still young, I've heard a fairytale like this:
The full moon gets behind a cloud, because there's a girl crying somewhere...
Mom!
What's wrong, Mme. Polignac?
It's nothing, Your Majesty.
Night wind is bad for you. Let's play cards.
Sure!
I've learned how to play a new game.
Ah, wonderful! Let's play it now.
Mme. Jarjeyes!
Please hang on!
Mme. Jarjeyes!
You don't have to think such things!
You're a noble, and the Head Commander of the Royal Guards!
If you have so much time to think about that, practice fencing!
Oscar! Madam has fallen at the Palace!
She did?!
I'm almost to Versailles.
Please, go now.
Lady Antoinette!
Oscar!
Please stop the carriage!
Oscar...
I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I'm still in the middle of month long punishment
Please take care of your mother.
Let her rest and recuperate for a while.
Instead, Oscar, you come to the Court from tomorrow.
Then...
The confinement was for a month, I remember.
In my calendar, it's already long past, Oscar.
Lady Antoinette... Thank you,
thank you very much!
Your Majesty, it's about the time to leave now.
We'll be late for the ball otherwise.
Yes
I'll see you tomorrow, Oscar.
Yes, Your Majesty!
Mother, are you all right?
Why don't you lie down?
Thank you, Oscar.
I'm all right.
I was only a little tired.
I won't mind settling in our house for a while.
Here it comes!
Please, Mother.
Watch your step.
Thank you, Oscar.
There's no mistake.
A flower patterned blue dress
and curled blond hair!
Revenge for my Mom!
Revenge for my Mom! Take this!!
What are you doing?!
You're...
No, it's not!
It's the wrong woman!
What? You mistook this house for Versailles Palace?
Because I heard that Versailles was this way.
And this was a huge castle, so...
What are you doing?!
Follow me!
Where... where are you taking me to?!
Here, look at this.
You see, Versailles is a city itself.
And the Palace is even further back, the huge architecture there.
Do you see?
You can't even sneak into the garden no matter what.
That woman is in there.
You said the woman who killed your mother was wearing a flower patterned blue dress.
But every lady has at least one dress of blue Damask with flower patterns.
How unfair!
I didn't know anything...
My Mom was killed in front of me.
And I can't do anything about it!
I'll teach you how to use a sword.
Unfortunately, you wouldn't have been able to kill even a puppy with your skill.
If you want to avenge your mother, you'll have to practice some fencing.
It'll be difficult to find out one lady among thousands of them,
but you don't have to hurry.
If you have the access to the Court, you'll see her someday.
In order to do that, you'd have to be polished to become a lady to enter the Court.
Ai ga kurushimi nara
lf to love is to suffer
Ikurademo kurushi mou
I will take any suffering
Sore ga kimino kokoro ni
Until my love reaches
Itsuka todoku made
To your heart someday
Kimi wa hikari, Boku wa kage
You are the light while I am the shadow
Hanre rarenai futari no kizuna
We share a bond that can never be broken
Kurushimeba kurushimu hodo
The more pain I suffer
Ai wa, ai wafukamaru
the deeper is my love
Not reciprocated is the love I have for you
my eyes, they can no longer see you
Ah, Oscar?
Oscar!