Today we are celebrating the glorious first birthday
of our beloved Price Belzebuette.
And now for the climax of our ceremony!
Watch closely everyone!
And now, according to tradition, his majesty presents
the crown of the capital of Corpus to the proper heir to the throne.
What a momentous and glorious occasion!
Everyone please, show the royal family how happy you are for them!
We wish you the best of luck, Prince Belzebuette!
And now, the cake to help the Corpus capital celebrate.
Everyone, you can see Prince Belzebuette from the window.
Now, the flame atop the Candle Tower will be blown out.
This is the well-known ritual in which the voice of our little one
is amplified with the Flute of the Country Wind.
With the sounding of this special Flute of the Country Wind,
it is said that the our magnificent prince
is simultaneously blowing out the raging fires of Hell.
All right, Price Belzebuette, are you ready!?
We have been receiving reports as of late
that a certain Bandit King may be coming to disturb out ceremony
and to steal the heirlooms of our country, but he has yet to...
Happy birthday!
There he is! Get him!
Grab him!
Could this really be the Bandit King?
How do I look, Jing? You like me as a prince?
Not too bad. What are you going to do with your kingdom?
Oh yeah, all hail King Kir!
How'd you like to try on his crown?
Oh, that one's king size, I don't think it'd fit me.
The Eternal City of Revaiva Part 1
Whoops...
We should be all right.
Stick 'em up!
You guys better get out of the way.
You're in my way!
Oh, I'm sorry, did I surprise you?
I just lost my breath.
Well then, my name is Vermouth.
Hey, today is your lucky day.
Check this out.
It says, "Left over from the days of Arthur
is the key to per lustrate the acrobat snake,
who stole the lips of the old woman sleeping in the forest.
It is then that the unending journey begins."
I only have one life!
I don't want to use it all on an unending journey!
Hey, the more I look at you, the cuter you get!
Oh, really?
Well, how'd you like your one life to be bumped up to 100 or 200?
I know the answer to the age old question
of how to achieve everlasting life.
Everlasting life? You mean never dying?
Don't be stupid.
No, a long time ago there was a city by the name of Revaiva,
where people studied how to escape old age, sickness and death.
If the legends are really true...
For eternity?
What do you say? You guys want to get rich with me
selling the secret of eternal life? Sounds good, doesn't it?!
This sounds good and all but,
where did find out about all of this, Vermouth?
And exactly why is that you are so eager to share your good fortune?
Don't you think a treasure this big will be far too heavy for
a little girl like me to lug around all by herself?
Something just doesn't seem right about all of this.
Hey, Jing.
Yo, Postino.
Do you ever deliver letters to towns that aren't even on the map?
That's my job.
One of these days, I would just love to try and steal
that incredible map of the world you've got stowed away in your brain.
It's not a treasure that can be stolen, Jing.
The geography, towns and people of this world
are constantly changing, so...
Well, I guess I'd steal a little from you everyday.
Anyway, have you ever heard of a city called Revaiva?
Yeah, but not a single letter has been sent from there,
not even a notice of a death.
So our love really can thrive for eternity!
For the rest of time...
I can't wait! Let's go, Jing!
We better get on our way then.
Perhaps that little girl really knows the way to Revaiva?
Let's go, China Lilet!
Are we there yet?
A little bit further.
I thought we were almost there?
Almost.
You've been saying that for the past two hours now.
Is that right?
Hey, Jing, I thought she was just a weak little girl,
but it turns out that little body of hers is pretty strong.
I guess so.
I'm so tired!
I don't think I can go any further.
I have a feeling this place has something to do with
the "days of Arthur" line from the riddle.
This looks like an ancient battlefield.
A bunch of stupid people fought here for some stupid reason.
Maybe it means we should try and be like Arthur
and pull these swords from the ground.
If we find Arthur's sword, we'll be one step closer to eternal life.
We've got to find Excalibur.
But which one is it?
What filthy scum! They look like your everyday grave robbers.
They couldn't be on the lofty quest for Excalibur.
You have no respect for the sacred city of Revaiva
and the legend of their Water of Unending Life.
I don't suppose you are trying to find it to make yourselves rich?
Water of Unending Life?
Jing, what's he talking about?
I don't know.
Well, I seriously doubt that your greedy eyes will be able to find
the true, pure sword that King Arthur himself once held.
I, Pernod, with my superior eyes,
will be the only one who is capable of seeing the truth.
Now it is time to find it. Let's go, China Lilet!
Hey, we've got to hurry!
Oh, what a beautiful aura this one gives off.
This must be it! I'm sure of it!
I have found it! Pull it up, China Lilet! It shall be ours!
Jing, have you found it yet?
Could this be it?
C'mon, Jing, don't joke around!
Are you serious?
It's just like you little rats to pick a shabby sword like that!
What the hell?!
Take care of him, China Lilet!
What a horrible sword, looks like it's seen one too many battles!
So those dents and stuff on that sword are there on purpose?
That's right, this is just a big, oversized key.
That thing's eye looked like a big keyhole,
and it turned out to be his on/off switch.
You're right.
It looks like Arthur's Key
was never a gaudy sword like that with all those jewels.
Of course, you're right.
What he said...
Hey! Where is he taking us?
I don't know.
Maybe, just maybe, he is showing us they way we need to go.
That would be great. This guy has made my day!
It looks like he's going to take care of everything.
Ah, the luster of the white moonlight in the forest...
The sweet whisper of the woods...
From under the shadows of the leaves...
Oh, the woman I love...
Even while you sleep, you're the master of my heart, sweet Vermouth.
I will never tire of you, my love will never sleep.
Jing is fast asleep.
And I wonder where the hell this guy is really taking us?
I'm excited, but scared. Our future lies in this guy's hands.
Jing! Jing! I see something. Hey, Jing!
I wonder if this has anything to do with the second part of the riddle?
What in the world is all this?
I guess next we have to per lustrate the acrobat snake.
Perselate? Lepumestate? Pepuspate?
To per lustrate! It means to inspect with care!
You guys aren't very sophisticated,
but you sure do react to danger quickly.
If you guys really seek the truth,
you must acquaint yourselves with the classics and the proper study.
You look like a bunch of stupid, little kids walking around lost.
The acrobat snake exists inside this very wall.
I should be able to make out the form of the snake fairly easily.
What are you talking about?
I get it! The language is like a code.
The body of an acrobat can twist around exactly like a snake's.
Kids like you could have never solved this riddle.
You only wish you were as smart as me.
I see, this is it! I see the shape of this truly acrobatic bone.
This must be it!
Just as the riddle states!
Hey, is it time yet? My arms are falling asleep.
What's going on?! What's the meaning of this?
What kind of sign is this?
This is not how it should be. What the?! The acrobat snake!
Are these snake bones over here?
Brain snake, come on!
What fragile bones. One little disruption caused such a fracture.
Hey, Jing! They've ruined the only clue we have to finding the city!
That snake was supposed to show us the way
to the eternal paradise, but now it's gone!
Yeah, but that wasn't the snake we're looking for.
The acrobat snake is right here.
The snake is this rope,
and you complete the acrobat image when you grab it.
The people of the ancient city of Revaiva must have used knots
as a way of recording time and history.
For example, this is friendship, this is hard work, and this is...
Is it victory?
Nope, athlete's foot.
On the other side, must lay a deep, green forest.
In the middle of which, I'm guessing we'll find an old lady.
I wonder if we'll ever make it all the way?
The old lady of the sleeping forest
must be waiting for us in the middle of the forest, right?
I think so.
I have no idea what you guys are talking about really.
You must keep an open mind when reading riddles like this.
Don't take the words so literally
and the line of understanding will never be cut.
Oh, I understand now! You want me to cut the rope!
Good luck, Jing!
I thought this was part of the plan.
He's heavier than he looks.
Now is no time for a nap.
That old lady in the forest is waiting for a kiss from you two.
Is this the forest the rope spoke of?
Maybe.
What's this house doing here?
Maybe this is where the beautiful girl of the forest lives!
Dang, I forgot! She supposed to be old, not beautiful!
I'd rather die than kiss an old lady.
Anyway, let's just check out the inside.
Excuse me, may I help you?
Oh, I hope this is her. I could give her a million kisses!
What is it?
We are looking for someone,
I don't suppose you know an old lady that lives around here?
Is this truly what it means to rest in peace?
There used to be an old lady here, but that was many years ago.
Well, does that mean that we can try to steal this girl's lips instead?
That won't work! Well, does that mean that we can try to steal this girl's lips instead?
That won't work!
Yes, but it's not like we go around kissing tombstones!
That doesn't mean you get to kiss this girl!
You'll have to wait until she grows old.
By the time that happens I'll be six feet under. You'll have to wait until she grows old.
By the time that happens I'll be six feet under.
There's no other shelter around here,
so feel free to stay here if you like.
Oh, thank you. We haven't eaten since morning.
I can't go on any longer. Please give me something to eat.
You got it? I know you can deliver this report.
I'm counting on you.
You never seem to rest, do you?
What do you mean?
Kir says that since you aren't tired, maybe you...
What are you trying to say?!
By the way, I already found the sleeping old lady.
What? Where? Where is she?!
The moon will soon be coming through the clouds.
Once that happens, she will make her appearance.
But that girl said that no one else lives around he...
Here she comes.
You're saying that those mountains are her face.
I think even Kir could steal those lips.
What are you guys doing up so late?
I'm no owl, you know. I can't see well at night.
Kir, let's go.
Where are we going?
To steal the lips of the old woman sleeping in the forest.
It is then that the unending journey begins.
I guess just by coming here we're stealing her lips.
So what's next? The unending journey begins?
Do we get some kind of prize for figuring this all out?
What's it going to be? Who will give it to us?
Hey, Jing, what did the rope letters say about this?
I think we'll figure it out soon enough.
I drink and drink and it never empties.
There's always more, and I never even get drunk.
I can drink until the end of the ages
and this wine will never disappear!
Who the hell are you?!
We're just passing through.
Visitors? Passing through?
No one is allowed to see me serving my drunken, eternal sentence!
He's going to kill us all!
There's no place for us to go!
He's got to have a weakness, just like anyone else.
Let's try Kir Royale!
Over here old man!
I think one shot should do the trick, right, Kir?
Don't hit him in the waist.
Since when do you worry about how bad our enemies get hurt?!
Kir Royale!
It's no good. It passed right through him.
Thank you, I am finally free,
free from my eternal prison of that alcohol.
I want to thank you, little one.
Now I can finally get some rest.
It's been over 2,000 years since I last slept.
I don't know much, but he sure does look happy now.
All that old man wanted to do was get some sleep.
He would never have been able to finish all that wine.
Drinking and drinking the wine, without rest or reward.
He'd been living his life in that daze for so long.
What are you talking about, Vermouth?
Jing?
What's that, some kind of vehicle?
Where are we supposed to go from here?
I think we'll find our answer blowing in the wind.
In the wind?
It's a boat?
What a crazy drunk.
It's starting to rain.
This umbrella is perfect for the both of us, right, Vermouth?
So is this what is meant by the unending journey beginning?
Nope, I think you're a little off.
Kir, Vermouth, let's go!