Act 14 [Monster Raven]
~Waltz of the Flowers~
AKT 14
~Blumenwalzer~
Once upon a time...
...a man died.
The prince and the monster raven that the man had written about...
...flew out of the book and fought.
Then, the prince took out his own heart...
...and using a forbidden power, sealed away the monster raven.
The prince who had lost his heart...
...one day ran into a duck.
With her love for the prince, the duck turned into a princess...
...and collected pieces of his lost heart.
One by one, pieces of his heart were returned to the prince...
...and he finally had his feeling of love returned to him.
A happy ending.
But, is that really the case?
The moment the princess speaks of her love to the prince...
...she is fated to disappear in a flash of light!
Ahiru Quack.
The prince... how pretty!
That's right, the prince is back to being the prince.
And I am...
Quack!
I...
I'm just a duck again...?
I...
I'm dancing a pas de deux with the prince.
Not as princess Tutu, but just me as a girl...!
That's...
The posture of death...
Fakir...?
Fakir!
You can't... die!
Quaaaaa...!
Ahiru Quack.
A dream, huh? Thank goodness.
A dream about Fakir...
Fakir...
QUACK!!
Silly me, what am I thinking?!
I did it!
That was a dream, right?
Yeah, just a dream.
Thanks for waiting!
You guys are just always thinking about food!
Must be peaceful.
Hey, did you know this?
I'm princess Tutu.
The prima donna that rescues the prince!
Well, that doesn't really matter...
It's been a week since then...
I wonder if his wounds have healed.
He'll be okay, right?
Pique Ahiru, are you awake?
Lilie Hurry up! Run around panicking! You have to hurry!
Tutu No way! It's already that late?
Lilie Ah, what a wonderful sound!
Pique You don't have to panic like that, but we're going on ahead.
Ahiru Okay!
I really am like a duck, after all!
Nothing's changed at all!
Rue-chan...
You'll come back, right?
You're Rue-chan, aren't you?
Not princess Kraehe, right?
Mytho Good morning, Ahiru.
Ahiru G-Good morning, Mytho.
Fakir...
Are your injuries all right now?
Fakir They had finally healed up, but they've started to ache again after looking at your face.
Mytho She was just worried about you since you'd been gone for a week!
You shouldn't talk to her like that, Fakir.
Don't worry about it, Ahiru.
Will you keep being friends with us?
You're the only friend to whom I can talk about everything.
Ahiru Okay.
Talk about anything...
I'm hiding things from Mytho...
My being princess Tutu...
And my being a duck...
Am I being unfair?
I should tell him about those, but...
Mytho Ahiru?
Ahiru Umm, I...
Err, actually... really, I...
Fakir Princess Tutu...!
Ahiru Quack!
Fakir ...is flying through the sky.
Or is that an alligator?
Which do you think it is, Mytho?
Ahiru Quack.
Mytho I don't see anything.
Anyway, aren't princess Tutu and an alligator completely different things, Fakir?
Fakir?
Fakir Right... maybe it was my imagination.
I'm sure I saw something that looked like a flying cow...
Mytho Cow?
Fakir Nevermind. It was my imagination.
Mytho You're acting weird, Fakir.
What? Where's Ahiru?
Fakir Who knows?
She probably didn't like how I spoke to her and went on ahead.
Mytho I guess so.
You have to be nicer to girls, Fakir.
Fakir How do you feel about princess Tutu?
Mytho Why this, all of a sudden?
Fakir She always returns pieces of your heart and then disappears.
Do you want to know who she really is?
Mytho Well, sure...
But...
It might be better for me not to know right now.
I think that someday...
...she'll decide to tell me.
For now, I think it's more important that we get the pieces of my heart back as quickly as possible.
Using princess Tutu's power...
Ahiru Mytho...
Mytho You'll help too, right, Fakir?
Fakir Well, I am a knight, after all.
Mytho I was certain that you would say that for me, Fakir.
And I will change in this story.
Ahiru Mytho...
Fakir That's what you want, right?
Mytho I'm the prince of the story, after all!
Fakir I see.
Shall we go?
If we're late, Neko-sensei will get mad at us.
Mytho Okay.
Fakir You're so annoying.
Ahiru Quack!
What are you talking about?! This is your fault!
I hope you are late and get scolded by Neko-sensei!
But...
Maybe he did that on purpose so that I could hear what Mytho was saying?
Quack!
I'm late!
Pique It looks like Neko-sensei is quit mad now!
Lilie How great! Perfect timing!
I hope Ahiru will hurry and get here soon!
Ahiru Softly...
Neko Ahiru-san.
The lesson...
Ahiru Ah, yes!
I got out of the dorm at the usual time...
But while I was on my way there was a flying cow in the sky, and so...
Neko Ahiru-san...
You seem to be very relaxed, as usual.
Just like the people in the advanced class, are you not?
Ahiru Ahh, I don't think I'm that relaxed...
Neko If you are going to be late to my class again...
Shall I have you fall back to the apprentice class again?
And... and then, you will have to marry me!
Pique She's working really hard already, so please forgive her!
Lilie The apprentice class is fine, but please pardon her from the marriage!
Ahiru Mytho...
I'm glad I was able to hear what he said.
I have to try my best until I've returned all of his heart to him!
Lilie That's right, Ahiru!
I don't know what you're doing but you have to try your best!
Do your best until you fail big-time!
Drossel What gentle days...
What peaceful days...
But this won't continue forever.
That's one of the good things about stories!
I'm afraid that that is all for today.
Is a fun story awaiting us?
A sad story?
Or maybe...
Now, let us continue our interrupted story.
Is what is waiting for us a happy ending?
A cruel ending?
Or maybe...?
Neko All right, everyone?
First comes practice, second is practice...
There is no third or fourth, and fifth is practice...
So just why do we practice at all?
We do it to absorb the basics into ourselves.
Today I will tell all of you a story.
Without looking around elsewhere...
LISTEN WELL.
Ahiru Yes! Of course!
Neko Yes, it was back when I was a student in ballet school.
I coincidentally happened to be able to see Nyadzinsky-sensei practicing.
Ahiru Nyadzinsky?
Pique The legendary ballet dancer?
Lilie You don't know anything, do you?
Neko When we, the students of the ballet school...
...were helping Nyadzinsky-sensei set up for his performance.
I was but one year and three months old.
An irreverent young cat.
Yes, that was him...
The one with a jump so great as to be called miraculous.
Such novel choreography that cried out to be called a genius.
That was Nyadzinsky.
But that time, Nyadzinsky-sensei slowly, truly slowly...
...repeated the basic practices faithfully, over and over.
He noticed me, and without thinking, I asked a question.
"I thought that an amazing dancer like you would have a more special practice to perform..."
Sensei answered in this way:
"Someone who has not mastered the basics cannot perform great acts or possess a supreme spirit."
These are the shoes that Nyadzinsky gave me at that time.
And I swore on these shoes...
...that I would devote my life to ballet.
Pique He's trying to tell us to take practicing the basics seriously, huh?
Lilie But I'm sure that there are people who will never get better...
...no matter how much they practice the basics!
So, don't you worry about that!
Neko Even though these shoes are this damaged...
To me, they are the most beautiful shoes in the world!
Ahiru I wonder what's wrong with Mytho.
What...?
Fakir Mytho!
Mytho, you're back?
Mytho Fakir...
Fakir You disappeared in the middle of the lesson; where did you go?
I looked for you.
Mytho I wonder what's wrong with me.
I started to feel bad, and after that...
Fakir Trying to return to being the prince so suddenly is impossible.
Don't try too hard.
Mytho And become like you, you're saying?
Fakir What?
Mytho That's impossible for me.
Hey, Fakir, I need to talk with you about something.
Will you listen to me?
Neko You've engraved Nyadzinsky-sensei's words into your hearts, I trust.
Ahiru Because people who will never be good will never be good...
...no matter how much they practice the basics?
...or something like that?
Neko Anyway, just make sure you're not late tomorrow.
Ahiru Yes, sir!
It'll never happen...
Pique Well, you don't need to worry about it that much!
Lilie That's right! Being late is one of your major charm points, Ahiru!
Pique That scream just now...
Ahiru Neko-sensei?!
Lilie An incident? Is this an incident?!
Your wild animal spirit is showing, Ahiru!
Pique That's your fault.
Lilie You lie!
Where are you going, Ahiru?
Pique Neko-sensei!
Lilie Oh my! My, my, my!
Ahiru's fault? It's Ahiru's fault, right?
Ahiru Nyadzinsky's shoes...
Pique How cruel!
Lilie Did Neko-sensei do it himself?
Ahiru Why does Mytho creep into my mind?
Why?
Lilie Ahiru, where are you going?
Ahiru Well? Was Myho there?
Meerkat Not there!
Nope, he wasn't.
Wasn't there.
Not at all!
Ahiru Is that right...?
Meerkat Has something been wrong with him lately?
Fakir...
He's been acting strangely.
Strange! Strange!
After all, he's at the library.
He's always shut up in there!
Maybe he's looking up something.
It does seem like he's looking up something.
Ahiru It doesn't suit him.
Library?
Meerkat Oh!
What we just said...
Keep it a secret that we told you.
It's not like we enjoy creating these things.
Although we do like that sometimes.
Ahiru Fakir... what has he been doing at the library...?
No, looking for Mytho comes first right now!
Is he there?
I can't see...
Alright!
Fakir What?
Is that true?
Mytho It's probably turned into a big uproar by now.
Fakir Why did you do something like that?
Mytho Shoes that gathered many precious memories and dreams...
I'm strange...
Am I not strange, Fakir?
Raven My daughter...
Kraehe How are you feeling, father?
Raven Not bad. But not well, either.
Kraehe How sad...
But I have good news for you!
Raven Oh?
Kraehe The raven's blood that you gave me, father...
Its power has begun to stir.
Raven Is that right?
My blood that you locked in the prince's feeling of love?
Kraehe Yes.
I'm truly glad that I did just as you ordered, father.
Raven Of course you are.
I am always wishing for my cute daughter's happiness.
Mytho The prince will keep changing...
...into a prince who loves a raven!
Raven And then he will be tied to you and become my son.
Fakir Hey, Mytho!
Is something going on inside of you now?
Mytho What if it is?
Planning to break apart my heart again?
But that sword no longer exists, does it?
After all, you broke it!
Ahiru I can't see very well...
Not scared! Not scared!
Mytho Are you mad? And my heart was finally returned to me, too...
Fakir Your heart still is not complete!
Mytho That's right.
It has to be completely returned quickly...
And then...
Maybe I'll sacrifice myself to the ravens...
Fakir You... who are you?
Mytho I am...
I am...
Ahiru That was scary...
Mytho I am...
Fakir What's wrong, Mytho?!
Mytho Save me, Fakir!
My heart is...
Fakir Mytho!
Ahiru A raven... it couldn't be!
Mytho Tutu...
Ahiru Mytho!
Fakir Mytho!
Hang in there! Mytho...
Mytho Who am I, you ask?
I'll tell only you now, Fakir.
Watch closely...
Fakir You...
Mytho!
Mytho!
Ahiru Mytho!
Mytho! You can't!
Tutu Mytho!
Mytho Tutu...
Tutu Thank goodness.
Drossel The second chapter has finally started.
My, my... the knight and the prince...
And then the two princesses...
The four roles are all somewhat pitiable, though...
Yes, let me hear the story.
I'm waiting for it, princess Tutu.