Monsieur Gerodere told the Master: "I'd like to marry your daughter."
And the Master answered: "A good idea. I'll see to it."
Marriage? Me?
With Gerodere, who was my subordinate until recently?
My father likes the idea?
How is it possible to come up with something like that?
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 30
You are the Light, I am the Shadow
Did you call for me, Your Excellency Bouille?
Oh, General Jarjayes, please come in.
How is everything? Going well?
Everything is fine, Sir.
Your son... no, your daughter was transferred to the French Guards, I heard.
Yes...
How is she... I mean, Oscar?
Well...
General Bouille, it's almost the time for the garden party.
Tell them I'll be late.
I have a complicated matter to discuss with General Jarjayes.
Yes, Your Excellency.
A complicated matter to discuss?
The soldiers are blatantly expressing dissatisfaction.
Some even wrote letters to the King, saying a woman commander won't be able to function fully.
Oh, no, no. I know Oscar is much more competent than an average officer.
But military morale depends on team work.
Especially now, with the French Guards on a alert in Paris, a very important mission.
Your Excellency!
At a time like this...
I'm already in the process of arranging a suitable marriage for my daughter.
Oh?
As her father, I think that it's about time for her to quit the military.
St. Just
Am I right in assuming that you are Marquise de Marden?
Yes, I'm de Marden, the secretary of the revenue and expenditure.
Sorry to be rude, but you must die here!
What?
Did you call for me, Monsieur Robespierre?
St. Just, are you the one who killed Marquis de Marden?
I told you to protest the tyranny over the farmers on his Marquis de Marden's property.
But, I didn't tell you to kill him.
I did protest patiently.
But he didn't listen to me.
Really? Did you REALLY talk to him?
Of course. But not only didn't he relent, he started threatening to arrest me.
So I had no choice.
What's wrong with that?
You're the one who said all the nobles are the enemies of the People.
But you're going a bit too far.
I'll be more careful next time.
Oh, Bernard...
Why don't you lend me a hand sometimes?
I may be needing the skills that you've shown as the Black Knight someday.
Bernard, I'm concerned about his icy rapture...
Nati0nal Guard Barracks
Alain de Soisson
Here.
Jules Roçelois
Here.
André Grandier
Here.
Pierre Moulois
Here.
Louis Marrow
Here.
You will be patrolling Paris today.
Gather information on the assassination of Marquis de Marden at the same time.
All right? Good, get going!
I apologize for my sudden visit to your estate the other day.
It's all right.
Would it be all right to visit you tonight?
I have to work tonight. So I'm not going home.
Excuse me!
There are many terrorists in Paris now.
Please be careful, my Oscar François...
André...
Yeah?
Be careful. They're out to get you.
Everybody knows already that you're the servant of that woman commander.
Some even say that you're her spy.
So, watch out when you're alone.
Opera H0use
Excuse me.
Are you Marquis Mont Savert?
Madame is waiting in the hallway.
Ah, I see.
I'll be right there.
Commander!
Marquis Mont Savert was stabbed at the Opera House just now!
Right! Everyone, head to the Opera House!
Form an emergency cordon around the Opera House.
Hey, what are you doing?
The Opera House! Head to the Opera House!!
Go ahead if you want to. But go there alone, Commander.
That's a job for the police!
It's about the dinner time.
I'm getting hungry!
Is father in?
Yes, he's waiting for you in the study.
Father! I need to talk to you, too!
Well, sit down first.
Please refuse Gerodere's proposal!
I have no intention of marrying anyone!
Don't be so indignant.
Let's discuss it calmly.
All right.
You seem to have difficulties with the French Guards.
Difficulties?
I don't take them as difficulties at all.
Any newly assigned commander will face resistance from the members of the corps.
It's rather encouraging to me.
They are much more interesting than the obedient Royal Guards!
Sorry, Oscar! Forgive your father!
Forgive your father for not raising you to be contented as a woman!
It's too late now, but if I really wished for your true happiness...
I should have raised you freely and naturally as a woman.
Ah, it was the biggest mistake of my life!!
You face unnecessary hardships.
Don't worry, Father.
I didn't give up my femininity as completely you think.
As a woman, I have fallen into a passionate love.
Instead, I thank you, Father.
Since you've raised me as a man, I can forget about everything and live stronger.
Oscar, don't say such sad things.
If you were hurt as a woman, I want you to be happy as a woman.
Don't run away from it, Oscar.
Don't lie to yourself that you're a man.
You're a woman.
My beautiful daughter who is second to none.
Anyway, I want you to be happier than ever before.
If you don't like Gerodere, I'll find you find a better suitor.
General Bouille said he'll help you, too.
Hey, André.
Yeah?
There's a visitor for you.
For me?
Grandma!
I brought you some underwear.
Thank you! That's a big help.
You've joined the French Guard without tell me a word.
When are you off?
Aren't you coming back to the mansion when you have days off?
Yes, of course.
I'll rush back when I get my leave.
I'm starting to miss your food.
The food here is not that good.
Well, you tell me.
What? What's wrong, Grandma?
Well, I was wondering if I should tell you... or not...
About what?
I'll tell you!
Mademoiselle hasjust received marriage proposal at the mansion.
I... see...
Hey, hey, nice timing. I need to talk to you.
Talk?
I heard that you were the servant of that woman commander!
You jerk!
It gets on my nerves when I see a man wagging his tail for the nobles!
Bastard.
He not only wags his tail, he spies us to tell her what's true and what's not true.
Say, why don't you come with us to the storage, eh?
I'll teach you a GOOD lesson.
That's interesting!
I have something that's bothering me, today, too!
I'll gladly take it!
What?!
A fight! There's a fight!
The one-eyed newcomer started a fight!
The 4th Storage Room!
In the armory section!
Hey, what's wrong?!
Bastard!
Noble's dog!
Wag your tail while you can!
Let's go.
Out! Outta my way!
Hey, if you're going to make a fuss, you've got to tell me first. I'm your squad leader, you know.
No, Alain. That's not it.
It sprang up so suddenly that I had no time to tell you! Ltjust happened.
Oh, a fightjust started, huh?
In that case, I like it even less that it was 5 against 1!
No, Alain, don't! I'll never do it again! I swear!
If you say so. Don't forget it, then.
That one-eyed newcomer is a good drinking buddy of mine!
Yup, I won't forget. For sure I won't.
Sheesh, you're beaten up pretty badly.
Hey, André, hang on!
André?
Don't, Oscar.
Don't get married...
I see. So that's it.
What do you like so much about that manly woman?
Hey, Miss Commander. YOU take care of him.
This guy is even willing to give up his life for you!
I'll escort you.
No, please, let me escort you!
I realized after you left the Royal Guards...
that I was searching for your cool voice and smile, and following your serene eyes.
Then I couldn't restrain myself...
and I told your father that I wanted you.
I love you, with all my heart.
Ah, I curse myself that I can only say such mediocre words!
Please, say something to me.
Ah, the wind is passing through my heart...
If I wasn't born into the nobility, which is nothing but boredom...
I would wish to become your servant or stableman!
As nobles, neither of us has the right to talk about our servants.
Excuse me. You've escorted me far enough.
General Bouille is holding a party for you.
All the young nobles at Versailles will be gathered.
All of them your suitors.
As your Father, I order you to go.
You will wear your best dress and make up...
and attend the party as the daughter of the Jarjayes family.
Oscar, to your happiness!
So? Did our heroine, Oscar, accept it?
Yes... probably.
All right. Add one more orchestra and turn the ball into something
that will amaze even Versailles Palace.
Thank you, Excellency Bouille.
Are you sure?
Yes, that's definitely the carriage of the Army Chief of Staff, General Bouille.
Good!
General Jarjayes, hang on!!
Father!
He's be fine, Mademoiselle.
The bullet miraculously missed his heart.
Thank you, André...
It seems like the insurgent mistook me for General Bouille.
I will... I will capture the man who shot you with my hands!
Oscar, if you are concerned about me and want to please me...
wear a wedding dress rather than capture the culprit.
You're going to the ball sponsored by General Bouille tomorrow, aren't you?
Yes.
And, André...
Yes, Sir.
Make sure you accompany her to the ball tomorrow.
We have to show off Oscar's once in a lifetime beauty to the nobles at Versailles.
As you say, Sir.
Come in.
Oscar, let's go. It's almost the time.
It's too early, and...
It's not early.
You need time to return to the mansion and get dressed.
Listen. You don't have to accompany me.
I promised the Master that I would accompany you.
No! I don't need company!
André, I won't be married that easily.
Welcome to the party.
Well, I'm looking forward to seeing Oscar François attending as a woman!
It's surprising that this many men were aiming for her at Versailles.
It's highly competitive!
What a strange ball.
There's not a single lady here.
I knew she would...
Excuse me. It looks like I'm in the wrong place.
Is that so? Oscar was wearing a military uniform...
I see.
No, I won't say anything when she comes back.
It's possible that she's right and I'm wrong.
All I hope for Oscar, my daughter, is that she will never give up searching for happiness.
Because she has suppressed her feelings since her childhood.
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
France was in turmoil.
Busy with pressing duties, Oscar could not spare time to think about André.
Oscar's actions irritated Alain.
He threw his anger at Oscar out of consideration for his friend.
Next episode on Rose of Versailles:
"A Lilac Blooming in the Barracks."
See you.
Next: Episode 30: "A Lilac Blooming in the Barracks"