You saw something? What did you see this time?!
A volcano...
A place starting with J... A windmill...
Is the volcano going to explode?
Then that place must be Jimbafo!
There's a wind energy plant at the bottom of the volcano!
The Earth will split apart...
and the houses, and the people...
It's alright, you've seen a vision of the future!
Let's tell the people of your prophecy and save them all!
John.
There are those who would examine claims of holy miracles from around the world,
and verify a miracle has indeed occurred.
Please show them the way, O Lord, the Vatican Miracle Examiners!
Ikeru mono tsumibukaki kakugo de The living reach out their hands
Ataerareta fukashigi ni te wo nobasu yo With sinful resolve to the mysteries they've been given
Itami ga yobu negai wo tokiakashite The pain calls for resolution of their wish
Hikari yo ashiki tamashii sukuitamae to For the light to save their sinful souls
Koe dake ja tarinainda My voice isn't enough
Kiseki no nai jinsei iranai I don't need a life without miracles
Abunai jounetsu ga miseta akenai yoru no naka de A dangerous passion showed me a vision in an endless night
Dare no yume ga hiraku darou Whose dream will be opened?
Yami to boku wa niteru kai Do I resemble the darkness?
Abunai jounetsu o kaketa kore ga key ad mysterium I took the risk with that dangerous passion for this key ad mysterium
Ima wa semete shinjitetai I want to at least believe now
Dakedo nanimo wakaranai But I don't know anything
Monasteries were permitted to search for knowledge in the Dark Ages of medieval Europe,
but this insatiable research striving for a way to God sometimes turned into something deviant.
Extremely passionate faith was sometimes extremely sinful.
"Keep one's desires for knowledge in check," they say.
An incorrupt corpse?
Yes.
One of the priests at the Saint Carmel Church in the Republic of Sofuma passed away.
According to this, he died of malaria,
but his corpse has not decayed for over a year and a half after his death.
Just like Saint Bernadette of Lourdes.
The priest, John Jordan, was a renowned prophet who had many adherents.
This book, "The Prophecies of John", was written by Kid Goldman.
With the growing numbers of adherents to John's teachings and this book,
every day, more and more people call for John to be canonized as a saint.
However, for that, the two of you must represent the Vatican and go forth with unclouded eyes
to investigate the miracle of John Jordan and determine if he truly is a saint.
Understood?
Yes, Sir.
Alright, dig in.
That looks so delicious!
We're traveling to the Republic of Sofuma tomorrow.
Figured we wouldn't be able to eat like this for a while, so go ahead and dig in.
Right!
By the way, did you read "The Prophecies of John"?
Yeah.
According to the author, Kid, John's trance-like state came onto him like a seizure,
and in that state, he came in contact with the Akashic records and saw the future.
Akashic records?
The so-called cosmic consciousness, right?
Yeah.
In addition to painting the visions he saw, John left behind poetic words of his prophecies.
Psalm 522.
"A hero will be born near the Nile."
"He will make the neighboring countries pay a high price."
According to Kid's commentary, this psalm predicted the birth of Jairobian President Andoa.
He was born in a village on the bank of the Nile, and the numbers 522 are the numbers of his birthday.
An apocalyptic prophecy and an incorrupt corpse...
Perhaps this time we'll encounter a real miracle.
Speaking of incorrupt corpses, would a Hand of Glory count as one?
A magic item crafted when the hand of an executed man is transformed like wax?
Yes, and the crafting process is quite interesting!
First, the blood is carefully removed from the cut-off hand.
Then it's covered in salt, capsicum, and niter, then placed in a jar and-
Hiraga, could you tell me this after we eat?
Ah, right.
You alright? I can hold your bags.
Thank you.
I can't let myself get so weak just from a bit of seasickness...
Don't push yourself too hard.
What happened over there?
A Bazuna funeral ceremony?
No, that can't be it.
What is a Bazuna ceremony?
It's a folk religion that worships Kunkaba, a snake god.
One tradition is the offering up of corpses to birds in sky burials, and...
Who are you?
FBI Special Agent Bill Suskins.
Came here chasing an American missing persons case.
And yourselves?
I'm Roberto Nicolas.
And...
Over there is Father Josef Ko Hiraga.
We came here on the Vatican's behest.
You're priests from the Vatican, huh?
I'm Catholic, too.
So was Amy Boness.
She came here a year ago to film a documentary, but they soon lost contact with her,
and filed a missing person report.
Was she murdered?
From what we have now, not sure.
Where is the baby?
The baby?
This woman's pelvis is significantly lower.
Is that so, Father?
She must have been pregnant, and close to giving birth, very close.
So where did the baby go after the mother died?
There's a Stone of Silence in her mouth!
A stone?
It's a charm that seals up the mouth with a stone so the soul of the deceased will not tell any secrets.
So they literally shut Amy's mouth because she knew something she shouldn't?
Just from looking at the body, it's more than likely.
I'll take that into consideration.
Where are you two headed?
Over there.
Welcome to Saint Carmel Church.
I'm Samson, and this is Joshua.
Right then, please come this way.
Oh, forgive our interruption...
No, forgive me for not coming out to greet you.
I'm Julia Michael Borje.
I'm in charge here at Saint Carmel.
I'm Rober-
The piece you were singing now was Miserere, right?
Yes, a young girl died last night at the clinic.
I thought I might pray for the salvation of her soul.
It is heartbreaking when such a young life is lost.
My... condolences.
Does your church also provide medical care?
Yes. Since our founding in 1538, we have performed missionary work through medicine.
Father Julia has passionately devoted himself to it.
He even refurbished the old broken-down facilities.
It was not my doing.
A charity organization called the Brune Foundation was kind enough to provide the aid.
The Brune Foundation?
If I'm remembering correctly, their parent organization is an oil company.
Yes, they have branch offices in Sofuma and neighboring Jairobi.
They asked us to provide help to the people living in these areas.
Oh, Roberto, we're interrupting his prayer.
Right.
Father Julia, please continue your song for the girl.
Thank you.
Samson, Joshua, please show these two to our lodgings.
We have a morning and an evening service here,
marked by the ringing of the bell.
Two meals are provided in the afternoon and evening.
You can use the electricity and baths as you like, and internet only in the phone room.
That is all.
Okay, then.
Roberto... I'm surprised.
How are you able to get everything done?
Because our fields of specialization are different, that's all.
I'm more surprised you can get on equal footing with Laruen.
If you're settled in, Father Julia says he would like to show you to John's resting place.
This is John Jordan.
He looks almost alive.
There are no traces of preservatives or parts made from silicone.
What services did you hold for John's death?
After a wake following local customs, we held a Catholic mass.
We then sealed him in his coffin and carried him here.
But one week afterwards, I had a strange dream.
An angel standing by my bedside told me that Father John was given a special blessing.
Then, with all the other priests as witness, we opened the lid of his coffin.
This miracle was what awaited us.
I will leave you with the key while you investigate.
But please do not damage the corpse in any way, if you can.
We promise we will not.
Then I will take my leave.
This is strange. I don't smell any decomposition at all.
One thing that commonly preserves bodies is the formation of adipocere, or corpse wax,
but it only forms when the body is not exposed to open air for a very long time.
Here, the skin is still flexible, so I can't say it's because of any adipocere.
And look at this stigma.
Regrown skin raises up above the surface.
How many times did he heal from stigmata when he was alive?
Hiraga, can we go outside for a bit?
What's wrong?
I just don't feel good... sorry.
What's wrong with me?
Just from looking at a corpse, I'm...
So you came after all.
Who might you be?
Forgive my rudeness.
I'm Kid Goldman, author of The Prophecies of John.
Where is the other priest?
Father Hiraga is examining the corpse.
What a waste of time.
John is a bona fide saint.
This is a miracle.
The Vatican gets to decide that.
You're right, my apologies.
Then there is something I want to show you for your investigation.
Proof that John's prophecies are the undeniable truth.
Let me go call for Hiraga, then.
Come in.
This was John's room.
He painted his prophecies here, and wrote them down, too.
They're all in Italian.
Was John Italian?
I don't know; I only spoke with him in broken English.
According to what Father Julia said, John staggered into the church one day, having lost all memory of his past.
With amnesia?
Yes, but moving on, I heard you saw Amy's corpse before coming here?
How did you know that?
An FBI agent came by not too long ago.
Amy came here for Sunday service before she went missing.
Oh, if only I'd caught onto this psalm earlier!
"A woman from another land will lose her life in a demonic ritual."
"This woman will be pecked at by birds, and her child stolen away from her."
John wrote this prophecy about Amy without ever meeting her!
That got me curious, so I searched his room, and that's when I found this psalm.
"There will come two emissaries from the Seat of the Disciple."
"One will touch the light of God and be blessed."
"One will befall a trap laid by an old snake-demon, and on the day of the Shin-Shin Festival, he will die."
Father Roberto Nicolas, the man in this painting is you, is it not?
This is absurd!
Roberto would never fall into a demon's trap!
I only warned you in the purest kindness!
John's prophecies have always been fulfilled, Amy's now included.
Then, if I die, as predicted,
John Jordan's miracle will be proven true.
Yes, well...
Can I borrow these materials?
Go ahead.
I'll even give you my notebook with all my explanations of his prophecies.
Please don't pay any mind to that prophecy.
Roberto, no matter what happens, I will not let you die.
Yeah. Thanks.
Thank you, Oriola.
Lord, we thank you for your love as we partake in this meal.
We ask that you give aid to those who do not have food.
That was delicious, thank you.
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I must now head to the clinic.
You see the patients yourself, Father Julia?
Yes, I am the only doctor.
I'm worried about our lack of help.
Umm, would it be alright if I came to help you?
Yes, that would be quite helpful, but...
It will only be during the free time we have in our investigation work.
I want to do something for the people who are suffering from illness.
Sure, I don't mind.
So could you please send the smaller hearing-screening equipment here?
Alright. I'll send them. Any other orders?
Let's see...
I may be worrying too much, but if you could also send over the thing I emailed you about...
I'm so tired of your worrying about nothing.
I'm sorry.
Thank you, Lauren.
Father Julia.
Let me help you.
Thank you, Father Hiraga.
Do you always have this many patients?
Yes, this is the place the poor can receive treatment.
So many of them are made to wait. It's really such a help having you here.
If you don't mind, I will come by to help any time I'm free.
I must thank the Lord, for you are a gift from Heaven.
Not at all. You are the gift from Heaven, Father Julia.
Somehow, we finished all our examinations.
Father Julia! Are you alright?!
I'm alright.
I simply punished myself for being so careless.
Self-flagellation?! You whipped yourself?!
For the girl last night, and Amy, too.
If I had given more care to them earlier, perhaps, well...
I admire the spirit of such an act, but...
Father Hiraga, if you could please keep this a secret.
Of course.
Psalm 317.
"When Venus is in the Tenth House, a nation of many islands will incite the wrath of Poseidon."
That psalm supposedly predicts the Solomon Islands tsunami...
Psalm 930.
"In the north of this continent, Uranus lifts his voice and screams."
"A plague of locusts will spread over the land and ravage all living things."
Predicting the nuclear plant accident in Finland...
Still, I've got a bad feeling about this.
"Naomi, adorned with thorns, sleeps in the river."
This is the only psalm that doesn't match the painting.
Two months after it was painted, on the day after Easter,
the body of a girl looking exactly like that of the painting was found in the river near Saint Carmel.
And not only that, the name Naomi can be spelled from the letters of the name of the deceased, Modania.
They ain't selling...
My paintings ain't selling...
Were you drinking again?
Stop it already!
Shut up!
Get out!
There's nothing left to discuss with you!
Get out, or I'll call the police!
Stop! Stop!
Roberto...
Why do you look away?
It is futile.
No matter how far you run, I will follow you like a shadow, to the pits of Hell!
Look...
Look at me, Roberto!
N-no...
Get away, get away...
GET AWAY!
Roberto?
Josef!
Roberto!
There will come two emissaries from the Seat of the Disciple.
One will touch the light of God and be blessed.
One will befall a trap laid by an old snake-demon.
Your familiar shall be blessed.
On the day of the Shin-Shin Festival, a life shall be lost.
Musuu no kiseki o nazotte Following countless miracles
Maigo no astrum ga yoru o tadoru The lost astrum pursue the night
Subetega mukuwareru hosho nante nai None have proof they'll be rewarded,
Sukuwarenai inochi mo atte Lives that cannot be saved
Sore ga historia Is this historia?
Kono sekai ni mebukinagara mada kashikasarenai Still just a budding seed, still invisible to this world
Shukufuku no hikari ga kitto dokoka ni aru kara Blessings' light is somewhere out there
Nee sagashi ni ikou? Shall we go look for it?
Kono monogatari no owari de matsu sacrament no hana o The flower of sacrement that waits at the end of this story
Roberto, your cooking is always so delicious.
Yeah, you're right...
And your pasta is always boiled to perfection!
Yeah, you're right...
Roberto?
Yeah, you're right...