Act 18 [Wandering Knight]
~Egmont Ouvertüre~
18. AKT
~Egmont Ouvertüre~
Once upon a time...
...there lived a knight.
He was a knight who never hesitated, no matter his mission.
He wouldn't even hesitate to take his own lover's life.
That was his pride.
However, the knight who could do nothing but fulfill his missions...
...searched for a mission that he had to complete even if he died.
The hand of the knight who had become a wandering ghost...
...clasped the hilt of the blood-stained sword that had pierced his lover's heart.
Fakir Just now...
Lilie They say he's appeared again!
Pique The ghost knight!
P&L Ahiru?
Pique What's the matter, spacing out like that?
Ahiru Ah, no, it's nothing.
Lilie Ah, now that I think about it, today is...
Pique Ah!
P&L The day that Fakir-sama comes back to school!
Lilie I wonder what he'll look like, completely changed.
Ahiru That's right, it's today.
Pique Ahiru, you're totally in the Fakir-sama faction now, huh?
Ahiru No, it's not really like that with Fakir...
Pique But, you know... If you're this serious about it, we can't just not cheer you on!
Lilie That's right! I'll cheer for you with all my might!
Ahiru No, that's not...
P&L Well, first you have to confess, right?
Ahiru Qua...
Pique Wh-What?
Those people really stand out, don't they?
It would be better not to get involved with them.
You be careful, Ahiru.
Ebi Ahiru?!
You're the duck Ahiru?
By the way, I am a shrimp.
We are expressing our inner world through our shapes.
And your image is that of a duck.
Ahiru Ahh...
Ebi By the way, what school are you in?
Ahiru I'm in the ballet school...
Ebi Oh really!
Sanada Maybe...
Megane Maybe we should try asking?
Ebi Well then, are you acquainted with Mytho-sama?
Ahiru Y-yes.
Ebi We're looking for a male student to perform ballet in one of our plays.
Ahiru Ah...
Ebi And so, we would love to ask Mytho-sama to help, but...
Ahiru Mytho?
Mytho You'll give me your beautiful heart, won't you?
Ahiru They can't... Right now, Mytho is...
Actually, for that, would Fakir be all right?
Sanada He's scary!
Megane He pushes people he doesn't like out of windows, doesn't he?
Ahiru That's not true!
And he's just as good as Mytho is...
Ebi That's true... maybe Fakir-san would be good for this role...
Ahiru Really?
Ebi This is a copy of the script.
Could you give this to Fakir-senpai, then?
Ahiru Yes! Thank you very much!
Mytho Hello, Fakir.
I'm glad that you're back.
I was waiting for you.
Why did you come back?
Fakir I'll protect Mytho.
That's all.
Mytho Protect him?
How?
What can you do?
The knight who couldn't even die...
Dying by being split into two was the knight's role in the story, too.
To be saved in such a disgraceful manner...
Your role in the story is over!
Now you just have to have your existence forgotten...
Happy return, Fakir. I welcome you.
Ahiru I wonder what kind of play it is...
Ah, Fakir!
Good morning!
Fakir What do you want so early?
Ahiru Well, I was wondering, do you like plays, Fakir?
See, ballet is dancing, right, but there's a story to it too...
It's kind of like a play or something...
Fakir What are you trying to say?
Ahiru The people from the theatre circle said that they wanted you to perform a ballet part in this play.
So read this script!
See, if you were in a circle like this, it would be more relaxed for you at school, don't you think?
Really, I want you to stay close to Mytho as much as you can, so...
Fakir?
Fakir I don't need you to tell me that.
Ahiru Well then, that's how it is. Good luck!
Fakir Hey, wait up!
Neko Fakir-san.
Fakir Neko-sensei!
Neko You needn't worry about it. The unpleasantness will disappear someday.
Oh, a circle activity?
That's quite nice.
Boys and girls working together towards a goal and letting their wild nature flow free...
From that comes new meetings, then eventually love sprouting, and marriage...
Anyway, it is important to get yourself involved in something.
Fakir Neko-sensei?
Neko What is it?
Fakir Can a love which has been sullied be returned to normal?
Neko That is a difficult problem.
What is a sullied love?
Fakir What?
Neko Who can say that Odile's love was sullied?
Fakir What does that...
This is...
Ahiru I wonder if Fakir read the script...
Ah, is this it?
Hello!
Is there anyone here?
Fakir's not here, is he?
Fakir Hey.
Ahiru Qu-
Fakir! You came!
Fakir Where's the rest of this script?
Ahiru What? The rest?
Fakir It ends in the middle.
Ahiru Is that right?
Fakir What?
You pushed a script on me that you hadn't even read?
Ahiru Ah, but everyone said that it would be a perfect role for you...
Fakir A ghost knight fits me perfectly, huh?
Ahiru Ghost knight?
What kind of story is it?
Fakir The knight was praised as the strongest...
...and he was attacked by an enemy nation.
The knight believed that it was his duty to protect the king even if it cost him his life.
He even dispatched his own lover, who was an enemy spy, without hesitation.
Eventually the two kingdoms settled their dispute...
...but the knight was miserably exiled from the country.
After that, the knight...
...knowing not whom to protect or whom to defeat...
...died, yet continued to wander.
The story ends there.
Ahiru It seems like a sad story.
Rue What a humorous story.
Ahiru Rue-chan!
Rue A knight who wanders, unable to do anything?
That really does suit you perfectly, Fakir.
Ahiru Rue-chan!
Rue-chan...
Ebi Oh, it's Ahiru-san, is it not?
Ahiru Umm, Fakir is...
Sanada Wow, he really came?
Ebi This is the original script.
There are no records of who wrote it or when it was written.
Hebi I happened to find it when I was cleaning up the room.
It was in this briefcase here.
Sanada That's when the strange rumors started...
Megane The ghost knight...
Sanada It can't be that the story came true!
Ebi But it will be good publicity for our play, won't it?
Fakir I... I just have to perform the part of the wandering knight, right?
Ebi You'll help us out, then?
Ahiru Do your best, okay, Fakir?
Fakir?
Fakir Why?
Why does this story worry me so much?
The dream I saw...
Just what...
Ahiru Fakir sure seemed strange...
I wonder what happened.
Well, whatever.
He decided to do it...
...so it's okay to be happy about it, right?
But...
What is it that I can do for Mytho?
I wonder if the only thing I can do is look for pieces of his heart.
Drossel That's right.
You can't forget that!
You can't abandon the story!
Until you are made to forget it!
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...?
Kraehe Father, would you like some water?
Raven What about a heart?
Let me eat a heart!
Kraehe I'm sorry, father!
I tried to get a sacrifice in place of the prince, but...
Raven You did?
Kraehe Yes, but...
Raven How pointless...
Listen!
Apart from me and the prince of the story, no one will love you!
Especially enough to throw away their life for you.
Remember that well!
Kraehe Yes.
Raven If you interfere with the prince again, you will lose my love as well!
Kraehe I'm sorry!
Next time I will do it properly!
Fakir The ghost knight in this script and the dream that I saw...
Just what...?
Ahiru Ah, there he is!
Fakir, everyone's gathering already.
Fakir Ah, I'll be there right away.
Why do I see dreams of the ghost knight?
Why?
Did the ghost knight show them to me?
The knight who lost his place to die...
...is searching for something in me?
Does it want me to show it somewhere to die?
No...
Is it asking me to make ready a place for it to die?
Sanada It's somehow scary...
Ebi He's just like a real ghost knight...
Hebi I'm going out shopping.
Ahiru Umm, it would probably be faster for me to do it...
Would you like me to go?
Hebi Really? Then, please do.
Ahiru Right!
Ahiru Let's see, I haven't forgotten to buy anything, have I?
But I wonder if it's because of the rumors of the ghost knight that it seems quieter than usual.
I need to hurry and get back!
Ebi That was wonderful!
There's no doubt that this play will be a success!
Sanada It's just as Ahiru-san said!
Fakir Where's Ahiru?
Hebi She went into town to do some shopping for us.
Fakir I see.
Ebi What do you think? Would you like to officially join our circle?
Fakir I just remembered something I have to do.
Ebi Wait, Fakir-senpai!
Sanada Maybe we shouldn't have expected too much after all?
Mytho What beautiful hair you have...
It's just like raven feathers.
Rue Thank you.
Well? Have you decided upon the next sacrifice?
Mytho The more young and beautiful someone's heart is, the more suited they are to being a sacrifice.
I'm just taking my time choosing.
Rue I see.
Mytho Are you in a hurry?
Rue Hey, there's been an interesting rumor floating around lately.
Mytho The ghost knight?
Rue You know everything, don't you?
Is that because you've gotten your heart back as well?
A prince requires a strong knight.
Why don't you make an ally of this rumored ghost knight?
Mytho You're right, I suppose.
After all, you can't do anything, Kraehe?
Don't be mad! It's just the truth, isn't it?
I understand.
I'll do as you say, Kraehe.
Fakir What is this bad feeling I have?
Is this because of the play...
No, because of the ghost knight?
Ahiru This is really eerie...
Actually, was there a forest like this in the town?
Huh?
It's just a horse, right?
There couldn't really be a ghost knight, right?
What?
Coming this way?
No!
Qu-
That's...
He really exists.
This means...
That ghost knight just now...
Eh? Again?!
Fakir Ahiru!
Are you there?
Ahiru Ah, Fakir!
Just now, a ghost knight...
Fakir You saw him?
Ahiru Yeah. But you know...
He might have a piece of Mytho's heart!
Fakir What?
He still had a mission to fulfill as a knight, huh?
Ahiru You couldn't be... Fakir, are you planning to fight that knight?
Fakir Yeah.
He's searching for an enemy that he must fight.
Ahiru But...
Fakir If I defeat him, you return Mytho's heart to him.
Even if we end up striking simultaneously... don't worry about me.
Ahiru Fakir, wait!
Mytho Who should your master be?
Your horse seems to feel it already.
Yes!
I can give you an enemy that you must fight!
If your sword is searching for blood...
...cut down that worthless knight there!
Fakir Mytho...
The same as in my dream, huh?
Mytho Now, if you are a true knight, get rid of him!
Fakir You're the one who showed me the end of the story, are you not?
I will run your heart through with this sword, just as you want!
Then you can finally die!
Ahiru You can't!
Tutu Stop!
Fakir What are you doing, you idiot!
Tutu Don't fight with him, Fakir.
Fakir Wait, Tutu!
Damn! Where are you, Tutu?
Mytho Tutu...
Tutu Will you dance with me?
Fakir Tutu! What's wrong?
Where are you?
Tutu Don't come here!
No matter how much you swing your sword, it won't fill your heart.
You must have realized that by now...
Because that's not your true heart.
What do you want so much that you would take your lover's life?
Fighting without even stopping in death...
Mourning so much... Hurting so much...
Carrying so much hate inside of you...
What do you want?
Is it really more important than the life of your lover?
Stop this fighting now.
Give back Mytho's heart.
Maiden Stop it! Throw away your sword!
It's true that I am a maiden of your enemy country...
But I'm not saying this for the sake of my country!
It's because I love you that I say this!
Because I don't want more sadness to build up in you!
Tutu Yes, your fight is over.
Feeling I am the feeling of pride.
Tutu The feeling of pride?
The pieces of heart I returned to Mytho are hurting him...
But...
Right now, this...
...is the only thing I can do.
Mytho 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...
And I will change in this story.
Tutu Returning Mytho's feelings to his heart must be the best thing to do.
That's right, isn't it, Mytho?
Mytho Tutu...
Fakir Was the ghost knight able to die?
Ahiru!
Ahiru Qu... Fakir...
Qua... I'm sleeping for a while...
Fakir Can my sword not even protect her?
Drossel This is a problem.
There seems to be some suspicious movement afoot...
None of these people can fulfill their roles!
At times like these, I wish Edel was still around!
Ah, poor me...