Somebody!
Jeanne has escaped!
You'll be safe now.
We're heading north.
Where are you taking me?
A monastery in Saverne.
Who are you?
Why did you help me?
You're a heroine.
It's a waste to keep you in prison for the rest of your life.
Besides, there's a job that I want you to do.
Who the hell are you?!
It's better that you don't know my name.
I'm just someone who helped you.
You do the job I ask.
Anything wrong with that?
Oui, Monsieur. I understand.
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 24
Adieu, My Youth
Is it true that she escaped?!
She's done it.
Just what you'd expect of Jeanne.
Maybe it was the Queen who helped Jeanne escape.
Impossible.
Sure, it could be!
Jeanne was blamed for everything in the Necklace Affair.
So even that Queen had qualms of conscience.
But some say it's the nobles who hate the royal family who helped her escape.
They say that Versailles is falling apart.
Sister...
Where are you Jeanne?
No, you could be anywhere.
Only if you remain the way you were, flying freely.
Mme. Polignac!
It's been a while, Mademoiselle Rosalie.
We haven't seen each other since Charlotte died.
You seem well. I'm glad.
Please leave me alone.
I've come to meet you as your mother.
Please stop!
I don't consider you my mother!
You still hate me, don't you.
I suppose that's natural.
Although it was an accident, I killed Nicole la Morlière, your foster mother.
But I'm the mother who bore you.
That hasn't changed!
I'm just beginning get over my hatred for you.
That means, I'm trying to forget that you're my mother.
So, I never want to see you again.
That makes me very sad, Rosalie.
Please, come to the Polignac estate.
I'm alone since Charlotte died.
I want you to live with me.
No, thank you!
Hey, did you hear that fugitive, Jeanne, published a book?
A book?
Nobody knows the whereabouts of the publisher or the author, the so-called the "secret publication".
What a woman!
Now we know that Jeanne has a well-to-do supporter.
Neither the military nor the police will never be able to catch her no matter how desperate they become.
Hurrah!
Read all about it!
"The Memoirs of Jeanne Valois"!
Every detail of the truth of the Necklace Affairs is written in the first volume!
And that's not all!
The second, third volumes, and more are scheduled to be published after this.
But first, you have to read Volume 1!
Thank you.
Thank you, thank you.
"The Memoirs of Jeanne Valois - Volume 1"
"Commentary on the Scandal of Marie Antoinette. "
"Part 1: A Catalog of the Queen's Lovers."
Look at this!
"A Beauty in Male Attire, Colonel Oscar François de Jarjayes"
You're listed right after Mme. Polignac.
Jeanne Valois... She's really done it!
Rosalie?
I'm sorry, Lady Oscar!
It doesn't matter how I feel.
What matters is the ordinary people who take this story seriously.
Their feeling toward the royal family, and Lady Antoinette.
We must deal with this as soon as possible!
No matter how much we enforce the ban...
the books are bought and sold in bars, back allies, or even in the sewers.
Minister of Public Security...
What the hell are you doing, even after mobilizing the army to hunt for a mere escaped convict?!
Well... As you know, the commoners all shut up...
and won't cooperate in providing information when Jeanne is involved.
We have no choice but to ask for the cooperation of the royal family.
In what way?
Request the dispatch of the Royal Guard.
This is clearly a crisis for the royal family, is it not?
The Royal Guard have the duty to protect the royal family!
All right! Minister of State Affairs!
Hand these orders to the Royal Guard Regiment Commander at once,
and tell the Commander it's the decision of the cabinet meeting.
M0nastery 0f Saverne.
It's selling! It's selling like crazy!
A professional writer would be pale with envy.
I never knew that you had such a talent, eh, Jeanne?
Stop it, Nicolas.
Don't be ecstatic over such a stupid thing.
No matter how much money we get from the sales of the book...
we still can't even set foot outside of this monastery!
Well... but only for a while longer.
Didn't Monsieur say that he'd make arrangements for us to live abroad after the things calm down?
Don't be unrealistic.
We don't even know who that man is.
We don't know how much we can trust him.
I'm sort of...
getting tired of all this.
This ring is from Rosalie.
It's a memento of her mother.
Rosalie said, "I couldn't be happier, so I want Jeanne to have this."
Mademoiselle...
Why do you have to chase after a mere escaped convict?
It's been decided by the cabinet, Nanny.
I have to follow orders.
And the convict is Mademoiselle Rosalie's...
We don't know her whereabouts.
It's not yet certain whether I'll be the one catch her.
Please be careful.
Right.
Whoa
whoa
Mademoiselle Rosalie!
A letterjust arrived for you.
It says only "J" as the sender.
You know how talkative I am...
But I haven't told anyone, not even Lady Oscar!
Rosalie, YOU keep the ring.
Because right now, I live happily.
In Saverne.
A lie!
She DOES NOT live happily.
I've never seen my sister laughing with all her heart since we're kids.
Someday, just once, I hope I'll be able to see her face like that.
How are you, Rosalie?
You still don't feel like coming back to your mother? Back to the Polignac family?
I'll never feel like that.
Excuse me!
Wait, Rosalie.
You have no choice but to do what I tell you.
That can't be!
If you don't, Oscar François will be arrested for being involved in the case.
First of all, Jeanne's husband, Nicolas, was a member of the Royal Guard Regiment that Colonel Oscar heads.
Furthermore, though nobody in the royal family has noticed it yet...
Colonel Oscar has adopted you, Jeanne's younger sister.
She has criminals among her subordinates, and the sister is at her house.
These are enough for anyone to imagine that Colonel Oscar was in league with Jeanne's group.
If you don't call me your Mother and return to the Polignac family...
I'll tell these facts to the authorities and make them public!
Now Rosalie, call me your "Mother"!
Charge!
Halt!
Whoa.
It's not Jeanne, Ma'am.
Only a woman chief of thieves.
We've chased another false lead.
Oscar...
wasn't it better that it was false information?
But traveling day after day wears us down...
for the troops, as well as you and me.
Colonel Oscar was also ordered to capture Jeanne Valois, wasn't she?
She won't be able to catch her for years.
On the contrary, maybe she even helped her escape?
It's about time I informed the Minister of Justice that a Royal Guard Commander is sheltering Jeanne Valois's sister.
Don't! Not that, please!
The more time it takes to capture Jeanne, the more suspicion Colonel Oscar draws.
I can't put any more burden on Lady Oscar!
So?
I will do whatever you tell me to do.
Mother...
Fine, good girl, Rosalie.
Jeanne finished writing the books?
Yes, Sir. All five volumes of "The Memoirs of Jeanne Valois".
She's of no more use to us, then.
What would you like me to do, Sir?
If you'd like, I'll go to Saverne as soon as tonight and...
Don't be hasty!
We don't have to get our own hands dirty.
There are plenty of other ways.
Oscar, don't be surprised.
Rosalie is...
I...
I'd like to say good-bye to Lady Oscar.
Go ahead. But keep it short.
Lady Oscar, thank you for taking care of me for such a long time.
I'm going back to the Polignac family.
I haven't heard any of this, I haven't!
Why, all of a sudden?
I've been thinking from before...
that I should go back to my Mother someday.
Something must have happened, Rosalie.
What happened behind my back?!
I must say good-bye!
Rosalie, wait!
All right, I won't ask anymore.
Mme. Polignac is your real mother.
Promise me that you'll live happily.
Yes.
She was such a nice girl...
as if she were spring breeze.
Adieu, my youth.
Adieu, my happiness.
Adieu, my Lady Oscar...
Mademoiselle?
Mademoiselle Rosalie handed me this a short while ago.
It's a letter from Jeanne!
Jeanne is in Saverne?
Rosalie... how must have she felt...
She didn't have to do this!
André, don't tell anybody about this.
Let me think on this for a while.
I understand.
Colonel Oscar François de Jarjayes!
The Minister of Justice summons you!
Please come to Versailles Palace!
We have just been informed from an influential source...
that Jeanne Valois is hiding at a monastery in Saverne.
Colonel, you take your platoon and head to Saverne immediately.
And you took the mission?
Yes, I did.
Now that Jeanne's whereabouts is known, even if I don't go there, somebody will.
If she is to be arrested anyway...
the only thing I can do for her is to arrest her with my own hands.
That's what I decided.
It's a royal guard platoon, led by Colonel Oscar, heading for Saverne.
Poor Jeanne. She'd never suspect that we'd betray her.
Mother Mary! I'm feelin' good tonight!
Jeanne! Come here!
What's the matter?
There's something going on outside.
It's the Royal Guards!
Damn, we're completely surrounded!
Jeanne Valois! Nicolas de la Motte!
I'm Oscar François de Jarjayes.
We won't use force if you come out peacefully.
Come out, Jeanne!
Turn yourself in, Captain la Motte!
What should we do, Jeanne?!
We're in a jam!
Don't panic. Act like a man.
When it comes to this, what will be will be!
Commander, we should mount an assault!
Wait, not yet.
I'll go in alone first.
Oscar.
If you hear a gunshot, there's no need to hesitate...
make an all-out attack.
But leave everything to me till then.
Nobody interfere.
That's an order!
Oscar...
Wait, Captain!
A gunshot is the signal.
If you shoot me, everyone will break in.
Come with me.
If you need to change your dress, I can wait.
Did Rosalie tell you about this place?
Not Rosalie.
I swear.
I see. I'm glad
I still had an ally.
At least someone was for me.
Someone I can trust...
I'm really glad.
Jeanne! I've just come up with a good idea!
We can escape with her as our hostage!
Go alone if you want to escape.
I've had enough.
I'm sort of... tired.
What? Why?
ALL RIGHT!
I don't need a hostage if I'm going alone!
There's no reason to keep her alive!!
André...
She called me!
Just now... Oscar did call me!
You're kidding. We didn't hear anything.
André! We were ordered to stay here!
"Ordered"? Who cares!
Die!
Stop it!
There's no hope for us even if we kill her!
Instead, I want you to die with me.
Oscar...!
Oscar, are you all right, Oscar?!
The cellar...
They both went down to the cellar.
Jeanne intends to die!
That smell...
Gun powder!
Sorry, Nicolas.
I'm sorry. I'll be lonely if I die alone.
It's all right. You were the best woman.
Really? I'm glad!
So the Necklace Affair ended.
But who helped Jeanne escape and publish the memoir?
Some said it was the King's cousin, Duke Orléans, who secretly tried to usurp the throne.
But the truth was forever buried, along with Jeanne's death, in the darkness.
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
Fersen came back, his body and mind exhausted.
He once decided never to meet Antoinette again...
but the country he remembered had completely changed.
When he saw Antoinette was exposed to the people's hatred...
Next Episode on the Rose of Versailles...
"A Minuet of Unrequited Love"
Next: Episode 23: "A Minuet of Unrequited Love"
See you.