Joseph.
Hey, there you are, Roberto.
Came to read this book, right?
Yeah.
Roberto...
I told you you can't get away.
Cursed child, child of Satan.
Come, look at me, Roberto!
N...no! Get away! Get away!
GET AWAY!
Are you awake?
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
Africa, the Republic of Sofuma.
Hiraga and I traveled to the St. Carmel Church to investigate John Jordan's purported miracle.
A year and a half after his death, John Jordan's corpse has not decayed at all,
and furthermore, he left behind poems and paintings of things he had prophesized.
Something about it is unsettling to me.
Then, we found one of John's new prophecies.
One telling of my death...
A panic attack?
Yes, when I came back to our room, you didn't seem to be in your right mind.
Right mind...
Ah, did I say anything?
Roberto! Roberto!
Just now, a demon was here...
No, you didn't say anything.
I see...
Just in case, we gave you a mild sedative.
Please rest until lunch is ready.
Thank you very much, Father Julia.
Father Roberto!
I heard you'd fainted, are you alright?
Yes, I'm fine now.
I was so worried. You know, with that prophecy and all.
One of John's?
Yeah.
"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."
The Shin-Shin festival?
That's tomorrow!
How ominous!
The Shin-Shin festival is a religious festival celebrating a Kunkaba holiday, right?
The Bazuna faith says that on that day, the spirits of the dead run rampant and hunt down Christians.
Is something wrong?
No, nothing.
Let's eat together.
Right.
I plan on holding a public hearing on the examination of John's works.
A hearing?
Yes, for in due time, the truth will be clear as day.
Roberto, about earlier...
I'm not worried about it.
Anyway, are you going to the clinic again this afternoon?
Yes, we should have lots of patients again today!
Everyone loves and respects Father Julia so much.
I can truly tell that he heals the people
not only with his knowledge of the medical arts, but with the deep love he holds for them as well.
With you singing his praises like that, I'd say you're one of his fans now, too.
Yes, Father Julia truly is an incredible person!
Right then, before you get too busy, I've got a favor to ask of you.
Father Julia!
Father Roberto, are you feeling well again?
Yes, thanks to your help.
Don't push yourself too hard.
Right.
But, this is the best medicine for me.
"Knowledge is wealth." That's one of the Church's doctrines.
Ever since this library was built in the 16th century,
generation after generation of priests have collected this vast amount of books.
Incredible.
You truly love books, don't you?
Yes.
Feel free to peruse.
You can take them back to your room if you like.
Yes, thank you.
I'm going to head to the clinic, then.
Right.
"Knowledge is wealth," huh...?
That's right, Joseph.
I've got my books.
Still, this is unbelievable.
There are gems in here I'm not sure the Vatican library even has.
Hm? This is...
The House of Bourbona crest of arms?
What is a book from the collection of a French royal house doing here?
Dianoia!
This is quite the surprise.
Eternity and the Resurrection of the Soul...
And Aion, the sister book to Dianoia!
Incredible! With these books, I could solve the mystery of the House of Bourbona's gold!
I can solve it!
"A method of controlling a corpse:
Mix two drops cobra venom, five poppy seeds, and three grams of mandrake."
"Perform a ceremony to worship Ba'al Satan and speak the words of the curse."
"Take the villain's soul into thine hand."
"Karake a ahr shadai makedo."
"Swearing the promise shall not be broken."
"Karake a ahr shadai makedo."
"Continue chanting until the corpse reawakens. Thus, the summoner can now control the corpse at will."
"To return a living corpse to its previous state...
simply chant the curse of death."
"Abiru ba'al kiretor mohaame."
"Chanted so, the soul of the dead will return to Ba'al Satan."
Karake a ahr shadai makedo...
Abiru ba'al kiretor mohaame...
A Satanic ritual to control a corpse...
Looks like the goods were delivered.
Yes, thanks to that, I've confirmed something very interesting.
They have cirrhosis of the liver.
Is this what's causing it?
It looks similar to the symptoms of malaria, but I can't be certain.
There's a chance they were infected by some kind of bacteria or virus.
So? What about that other package? Think you'll need it?
Well...
I solved the code in the Aion with the same methods I used for the Dianoia!
That means I can get this one, too...
Oh, knowledge is truly wealth!
I would've thought being passionate about the investigation is a good thing.
It is, but Roberto's just not himself.
Father Julia?
Could I have a moment of your time?
Come, this way.
I'll make us some tea.
Roberto?
Yes, he has not come to eat nor pray.
I'm very sorry about that.
He's very busy with the investigation...
I am not accusing him of anything.
At best, it's an old legend,
but the St. Carmel Church library has cursed books inside of it.
"Cursed books"?
Legend says that if you touch the three cursed books, the Devil will steal your soul.
When went to the library this morning, I saw all of those books were gone.
I thought perhaps Father Roberto had taken them.
I'm sure that old legend was just to protect rare and valuable books...
I hope I haven't said anything of offense to you.
No, of course not...
But he did have that panic attack yesterday.
Please bear that in mind.
I will.
I must now travel to a village a little ways out to see patients, and I cannot return until tomorrow.
The other priests tried to stop me, saying tonight is the Shin-Shin festival, and it's too dangerous,
but I cannot allow the sick to suffer.
"A method of creating a golden corpse:
The secret of a corpse that will not decay..."
This is it!
"To change the corpse of a saint into undying gold,
before he is dead, use the chant of Eu je n'est nil argent."
"Carve crosses into the hands and feet and do so every night."
"Then, the corpse will turn to gold, and even after death, it will retain its living form..."
"This is the first step in attaining eternal life."
"Eu je n'est nil argent."
Roberto.
Oh, it's you.
Umm, are you alright?
I'm better than alright!
I might have just solved the mystery of the incorrupt corpse!
Huh?
And not just that, I might even find out the secret of the House of Bourbona's gold!
"The House of Bourbona"?
Yes! They're one of the most famous royal families of the French middle ages!
I just need to decipher this code!
I'm so close... I'm so close!
The answer is right under my nose...
Yet I still... damn it.
Should I step out for a bit?
Yeah, sorry, but that would be a really big help to me right now.
Roberto! What's wrong?!
A black mamba?!
The world's most poisonous snake,
whose bite will kill you!
Welcome to the gates of Hell.
I am one of Lord Satan's servants, the demon Atotelus.
You stand now in Satan's Court.
Begin the trial!
Look. That is your flame of faith.
We will now begin the trial of Roberto Nicolas.
Your flame will now be weighed and compared to many things upon your Earth.
You're going to test my faith?
How unyielding you are.
But what about this?
They're all extremely rare books!
That was close.
If something is heavier than your flame of faith,
then you shall sign a contract with Satan, and be granted intelligence to best any man on Earth.
I will not sign a contract with the Devil!
Even with this?
Hiraga!
Your faith, or that man's life, which weighs heavier?
Stop it! Please, stop!
Nobody has stronger faith than Hiraga!
My faith is nothing compared to his!
Yes, good! Your soul belongs to Lord Satan!
I beg of you, please stop this!
Burn me in those flames instead!
Let me burn in his stead!
What happened... to Hiraga?
Disciple Roberto.
You have seized victory from the Devil.
Your light of faith and love burned away the demons.
Blessed one, your eyes are now opened.
Look without fear.
Fix your gaze upon the demon inside you.
Then, you will be saved.
I see... the demon is...
Hiraga...
Roberto!
Thank the Lord!
Did... you save me again?
Lauren's serum is what saved your life.
"Lauren's serum"?
Yes, I asked him to send me a vial of the antivenom for the venomous snakes that live in this area.
Roberto!
Hiraga...
It's alright, I'm not going to let you die!
I really do owe my life to you.
But why did you ask him to send that to you?
It was John's painting.
The prophetic painting that looked almost like a snake was coiled around you.
When I saw it, it felt very ominous.
Lauren got mad at me, for worrying too much, but, well...
Who would've thought a painting foretelling the end of my life would actually save it?
Yes, how very strange.
Our compassionate Lord protects and guides us in mysterious ways that we are not worthy of knowing.
Sorry for making you worry.
It's alright.
But I'm fine now.
I've seen the demon.
Huh?
I saw the demon living inside me.
The demon?
Yeah. My eyes are open now.
Is that so?
Father Samson has gone missing?
Today is the Shin-Shin festival.
When the spirits run rampant and try to kill Christians.
Don't tell me they still believe that in these modern times.
The other priests do not want to leave the building.
So you came to us?
I'm sorry to be asking your help at such a late hour.
Father Julia is gone, so I thought it would be best to ask the pair from the Vatican.
Why doesn't Father Samson live at the church?
He was given special permission to live outside to take care of his sick family.
But he has never missed a day at the church without permission.
Perhaps something happened with his family.
Are you alright to go, Roberto?
You could have stayed back and rested.
Don't worry, I can walk alright now.
Over there.
Roberto, watch out for snakes!
You too.
Father Samson!
Are you here?
Watch out, Roberto!
Not a dead snake, but a dead monkey...
Wh-what is this...?!
A cross drawn in blood.
This blood may not be the monkey's blood.
Let's take a sample just in case.
But why this monkey?
It's for a magic ritual.
A Bazuna ritual that treats the body of a monkey so it will not decay.
A Bazuna ritual!
Doesn't look like an adipocere transformation like a Hand of Glory...
"Eu je n'est nil argent."
I get it, that curse must mean...
His family is gone, too.
Did Bazuna followers do this?
We meet again.
Special Agent Bill Suskins!
You two, did you go into a cave near here?
A cave?
What's in the cave?
The person you're looking for.
I was looking for things Amy might have left behind when I stumbled across it.
It may be a shocking sight for you, Fathers.
Father Samson!
Cause of death was blood loss from a severed carotid artery.
The victim has no marks indicating a struggle, and his neck was cut quick with a knife.
From the stains from the spraying blood, the victim was kneeling down in front of the dais,
when he was attacked from behind by the killer.
Yes. The killer was likely someone he knew, someone he trusted.
And not much time has passed since he was killed.
After killing Father Samson, the killer removed his head.
Could it be for a sacrifice?
"On the day of the Shin-Shin Festival, he will die."
What is that about?
It happened just as John Jordan predicted.
No.
Roberto?
John Jordan's no saint at all!
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
Is this chain of murders being perpetrated by followers of the Bazuna faith?
The followers of Bazuna have a word, "guribanji."
"Guribanji"?
It means "one who instigates darkness," and it's the name of their black magic practitioners.