Act 25 [The Dying Swan]
~Romeo and Juliet~
25. AKT
~Romeo und Julia~
Once upon a time...
...a man died.
The man had the power to turn stories into reality...
...so those who feared that tragedy would become reality...
...chopped off his hands.
When the man died, the people breathed sighs of relief.
However, with his hands chopped off...
...the man wrote a story with his own blood.
It was a story of the man himself...
...continuing to spin tales after his death.
Drossel No way!
What is this?
The true words of love that Tutu should have spoken...
...were spoken by princess Kraehe instead?
Even though she was raised on raven blood and should not have known how to love?
But still, you can't escape tragedy with just that, Ahiru-chan!
Kraehe Are you happy, prince?
Mytho I don't know.
Kraehe Um, will you... love me?
Mytho I don't know.
Kraehe C'mon, say that you love me?
Mytho I love you.
Rue Hey, say that you like me?
Mytho, you like me, you know.
I've always loved you!
Ever since I was a child!
I'll always love you!
Mytho Rue!
Tutu Rue-chan.
Rue-chan!
Raven Relax.
I'm still keeping her alive inside of me.
This is how the final battle must be.
I only kidnapped and took in this human girl on a whim...
...but she's turned out to be pretty useful.
If you kill me, you will end up killing her inside of me as well.
Seal me away, and the same thing will happen to her.
You have no choice but to offer your heart to me!
Tutu Even with the last piece of his heart returned to him, he wouldn't be able to fight.
That's...
Raven Prince! Sacrifice your heart to me immediately!
You still fight it?
Are you saying that you somehow have a chance of victory, prince?
Mytho Princess Tutu.
Tutu Yes?
Mytho I want you to return the last piece of my heart.
Tutu What?
Mytho I have to save her.
No, I want to save her.
Rue.
The pain of having her heart ruined by the blood of the raven...
I can understand that as well.
From the weak points in your heart...
...it spreads mercilessly.
And you can't even stop yourself...
...from hurting those who are important to you.
Rue has borne that pain alone, since she was a child.
That love is helpless...
Always afraid of losing love...
Even though the more strongly she loved, the more painful it became...
...she was unable [to] seek help from anyone!
But without ever trying to extinguish her love...
She led me from the raven's darkness with her words of true love!
This time I will protect her.
And if possible, I want Rue to be my princess.
So, princess Tutu...
Will you give me the last piece of my heart?
Tutu Yes.
Mytho Thank you.
Raven Wonderful. I can't attain eternal life without a complete heart.
I almost rushed myself, without thinking...
Tutu Huh?
What?
Mytho What's wrong?
Tutu The pendant won't come off!
Why?
What is this?
Raven Princess Tutu, I will give you some time.
Return the final piece of his heart to the prince by dawn.
If you don't, I will rip the prince's heart into little pieces.
Aotoa This tea is the blend that Drosselmeyer liked to drink when writing.
Darjeeling mixed with Assam.
Why do I have to...
It sure is noisy.
What is this?!
Tutu What?
Raven Bathed in sublime raven blood, all things will become ravens!
Now, celebrate my revival!
Tutu That's... Pique and Lilie?
Neko-sensei...
Raven Now, if you don't hurry, your time will run out, Tutu.
Ahiru I can't get it off.
Why?!
Drossel Why, I wonder?
Aotoa This is terrible, Fa-
Fakir Aotoa, I'm asking you, please be quie-
Drossel My, my...
This person sitting here writing a story...
Could it be me?
No, if it was me, he wouldn't be confused about what to write.
Fakir Drosselmeyer?
Drossel Hmm, these look a lot like the things I used, but...
They're mostly fakes, huh?
You're trying to take responsibility for what you write, aren't you?
That's why you can't write.
Stories come when you are more free and irresponsible...
...letting your feelings flow without protest!
Fakir I don't want to be like you...
...playing around with people's fates just for kicks!
Drossel Good grief, this isn't worth discussing.
Fakir Mytho!
Drossel The monster raven has been revived.
All of the prince's heart but the piece in princess Tutu's pendant...
...has been returned.
Fakir What?
Drossel And princess Tutu is in pain right now, unable to return the pendant!
Fakir What? My hand just...
Drossel My blood is running through you, after all.
This is the lake of despair, as dark and deep as that in Ahiru's eyes.
Fakir What are you planning to make me write?!
Drossel The sad and beautiful tale of Ahiru-chan.
Fakir What did you say?
Drossel Then, Ahiru heard a voice in her ears.
It was the voice of Drosselmeyer, the person who controlled the story!
Fakir Ahiru!
Drossel The reason that you can't return the last piece...
...is because you're scared of no longer being princess Tutu.
Ahiru That's not true!
Drossel Are you scared of being separated from the prince?
Ahiru I...
Drossel Rue made her mark on the prince's heart by sacrificing herself to the raven.
Ahiru, by continuing to carry that piece of his heart...
...you will live on in the prince's heart...
...not as a pathetic duck, but as princess Tutu.
Ahiru I... Is it my fault?
Drossel That's right.
And so to get the pendant off, you have no choice but to sacrifice your life!
Drown in the lake of despair, Ahiru!
Fakir Stop it!
Don't do it, Ahiru!
Drossel Bravo! Bravo!
Fakir Stop it!
Damn it!
Ahiru!
Aotoa -kia, the whole town has turned into ravens...
Fakir Ahiru!
Uzura Where did Ahiru go-zura?
Ahiru!
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...?
Fakir Ahiru!
Aotoa Don't go out! It's dangerous!
Fakir What?
Aotoa More importantly, what happened to your hand?
And when did you write that story?
What happened?
Fakir Drosselmeyer...
He made me write it.
Aotoa Could it be...
Drosselmeyer was here?!
Fakir Yeah.
Aotoa How wonderful!
Wh-What is it?
Fakir Nothing!
Aotoa Hey, where are you going?
Hey, wait!
Fakir What is this?!
Aotoa It's like what was written in "The Prince and the Raven"...
...an entire town full of ravens.
Fakir The monster raven's curse...
Damn it!
Aotoa Hey!
The monster raven's curse?
Is she all right, I wonder?
Fakir The lake of despair?
Where is that?!
Uzura Fakir!
Fakir Uzura!
Uzura Ahiru disappeared-zura.
Fakir Were you with her?
Where is she?
Uzura This way-zura!
Ahiru I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Rue-chan.
I'm sorry, Mytho.
If I disappear...
This piece of heart...
...will return to you.
Uzura This way-zura!
Fakir What?!
Outside the gates?
I never even considered going outside of town.
That's right.
That's because I'm being controlled by Drosselmeyer's story.
The story seems to have begun expanding beyond the gates.
Uzura What are you doing-zura?
Fakir Ah, sorry!
Uzura Hurry-zura!
This is it-zura.
Fakir Ahiru!
What is this lake?
I can breathe!
Is this a stage that Drosselmeyer set for us?
Ahiru I...
I thought I was trying my hardest for Mytho...
But it was all for myself?
It's just as Drosselmeyer-san said.
I don't want to return Mytho to the story.
Fakir Ahiru?
Ahiru!
Ahiru!
Ahiru Fakir?
Fakir!
Fakir Ahiru.
Ahiru Fakir, my pendant won't come off!
Even though it's the last piece of Mytho's heart...
Even though Mytho asked me to return it to him!
Mytho said he wanted to make Rue-chan his princess...
Even though he wants to save her from the monster raven...
...it won't come off!
Because of me...
Because I would rather not have the story end...
Pique and Lilie and Neko-sensei and everyone became ravens...
And still...!
Fakir Moron! It's not just you.
It's not just you.
I, too...
No, everyone would rather not see the story end.
Everyone besides Mytho...
I still can't write Mytho's story.
Don't just blame yourself.
Ahiru But...
Fakir Everyone's scared.
Returning to their true selves...
They've become accustomed to their roles in the story.
The real you is a duck.
The real me...
The real me has actually been protected by others since I was a kid.
I can't protect anyone.
But even if that is my true form...
I want to make the story end!
Not in a role that has been imposed on me...
I want to protect you and Mytho with my own power!
Even if I use up all my power!
Ahiru I'll return back into a regular old duck then, won't I?
I won't be able to study ballet with everyone...
Fakir Isn't that all right?
That's the real you.
Even if that does happen, I'll always stay by your side.
Ahiru Fakir...
How strange...
Even though I was just thinking that it wouldn't matter if I disappeared...
I wonder why...
...Fakir makes the weak me stronger.
Always...
Fakir Let's go back to being our real selves.
Ahiru Okay.
Fakir Not just for Mytho's sake...
...but for our own sake as well.
Let's bring this story to a conclusion.
Ahiru Okay.
It came off!
Hey, it came off, Fakir!
Fakir Let's give it back to Mytho.
Ahiru Right!
Drossel The despair still stretches deeper than that!
Ahiru Rue-chan!
Rue-chan, I'll come help you now!
Fakir Wait!
Let's go back.
Ahiru But...!
Fakir I'm sure that Mytho will save Rue!
So let's hurry and go help Mytho!
Ahiru Right.
Fakir Uzura is showing us the way back.
Uzura You were all right-zura?
Ahiru Thank you, Uzura-chan!
Fakir Thank you.
Uzura Ahiru, you got your pendant off-zura?
Ahiru Y-yeah.
We have to hurry and return it to Mytho!
Fakir, will you write about me once again?
Fakir Huh?
Ahiru We'll combine our power by wanting to help Mytho!
Fakir Combine our power?
Ahiru Yeah.
Fakir Is it really all right to write a story about you?
Ahiru Yeah.
I'll be going, then!
Fakir Okay.
Ahiru Uzura-chan, goodbye.
Well...
Uzura-chan!
Aotoa Princess Tutu, huh?
Uzura Ahiru!
Do it right-zura!
Fakir Princess Tutu ran to return the final piece of the prince's heart to him.
It wasn't for the prince that she did it, but for everyone.
With that thought, she no longer had any doubts.
The bell marking the arrival of dawn had not yet rung.
The prince waited in silence for Tutu.
Tutu I'm sorry I kept you waiting, prince.
Mytho I believed that you would come.
The feelings that you returned to me, Tutu...
The feelings of love, nurturance, sadness, loneliness...
All of my feelings said this...
"Tutu will come, without fail."
Fakir Gazing into the prince's eyes, Tutu silently removed her pendant.
The final piece of heart resembled a pair of extended wings.
They were the wings to let those who had lived comfortably in the story leave the nest.
F&T Wings to let the prince return to being the prince!
Tutu Goodbye, Mytho.
Goodbye.
Mytho Tutu!
Ahiru Quack!
Mytho You're...
Ahiru Quack...
Mytho Such a small and fragile existence...
Thank you, princess Tutu.
Ahiru Quack?
This is...
The real prince!
Raven You've finally been revived, prince?
Drossel The beginning of tragedy!
The prince had his princess taken away and cannot fight...
Tutu is back to being a plain old duck...
The knight will always be useless...
...and the princess is rotting away in the depths of despair!
Now, prince...
...will you break apart your heart once again?