5 - Negotiated Solution Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:03] (Flashback) Victoria     You have my permission to use Zicterium. [00:06] (Flashback) Victoria     Purge the vampires! [00:09] Fran     I have to stop this... [00:28] Fran     I only wish it had all been a dream... SIGN    Negotiated Solution [02:06] Leonhardt     Last week's train explosion     is being reported [02:08] Leonhardt     as a terrorist act carried out by     Victor Frankenstein and his gang. [02:13] Victoria     That would be Finis's doing. [02:19] Victoria     Well, no matter. [02:22] Victoria     Anyway, it seems Finis desperately     wants that monster. [02:27] Victoria     You said you saw her,     did you not, Leonhardt? [02:31] Leonhardt     I did. [02:35] Victoria     I am interested. [02:37] Victoria     If I could get my hands on that monster, [02:40] Victoria     what would happen to the     look on that boy's face? [02:45] Lupin     So we're all on the wanted list, huh? [02:48] Lupin     What to do about this? [02:49] Van     If we leave London,     most would stop chasing us, [02:52] Van     but we can't achieve our goal that way. [02:54] Lupin     That's true. Jeez... [02:56] Lupin     The town's all hyped up for     the knighting ceremony, [02:59] Lupin     and we can't even enjoy the festivities. [03:03] Lupin     Don't make that face. [03:05] Lupin     Saint's already taking action. [03:08] Lupin     He'll figure out something we can do. SIGN    Okay... [03:11] Impey     Sorry for the wait. [03:13] Impey     Lunch is ready... Hey! [03:15] Impey     Sisi! Not that part! [03:21] Impey     Jeez... Are all my other     missing parts his victims, too? [03:25] Lupin     You just can't keep all     your junk tidied up. [03:28] Impey     Huh?! Th-That's not true! SIGN    Is Fran all right? SIGN    He hasn't eaten since yesterday. [03:36] Impey     He's been locked up in his lab. [03:39] Impey     Maybe being marked as the     principal offender is bugging him. [03:42] Lupin     I doubt that. [03:44] Van     Fran once had the confidence     of Queen Victoria. [03:48] Van     I'm sure he has some things on     his mind after what's happened. SIGN    Fran... [04:08] Fran     Thanks for going to the trouble. [04:10] Fran     Once I start my experiments,     I get too focused. [04:13] Fran     I forgot to eat. SIGN    You should rest a little. SIGN    You always work so hard for us. [04:19] Fran     Oh, no... [04:21] Fran     It's okay. I'm someone you should resent. [04:27] Fran     What about you? You seem down. SIGN    I'm confused. SIGN    About Finis being my younger brother... SIGN    He said he knew about the Horologium, and about my father. SIGN    What is Finis trying to do? [04:48] Fran     Don't worry. [04:49] Fran     You can trust Lupin. [04:51] Fran     Van and the Count will protect     you if necessary, too. [04:55] Fran     Oh, and Impey too, of course. SIGN    You're also very dependable, Fran. SIGN    I'll try my best to be of use to all of you. [05:07] Fran     Cardia... [05:10] Fran     That's right. [05:13] Fran     For all of us. [05:25] Gang1     Did you hear about the prize for the race? [05:27] Gang2     Yeah, they say it's something that     belonged to the modern-day Prometheus. [05:43] Guinevere     "I've heard what's going on." [05:46] Guinevere     "I'll lend you a hand anytime you need." [05:49] Guinevere     That's the message I was told to relay. [05:51] Saint     There'll be no need for that. [05:55] Saint     They are not the types to     be apprehended so easily. SIGN    Fran? [06:32] Soldier     You're... [06:34] Soldier     Hold it! [06:38] Soldier     Stop! [06:47] Fran     Sorry, but I need to borrow your clothes. [06:51] Fran     Where's the other one? [06:53] Soldier     You! [07:00] Fran     C-Cardia?! [07:02] Fran     Why— SIGN    I saw you leave, so I followed you. [07:07] Fran     Followed me? But... [07:08] Fran     Wh-What are you doing? SIGN    You need his clothes, right? [07:13] Fran     Yeah, but... [07:14] Fran     Wait, that's not the point! [07:17] Fran     You know you shouldn't be here. [07:20] Fran     The others will be worried. SIGN    The same goes for you. SIGN    Where are you going? [07:25] Fran     Where am I... [07:28] Fran     I'm heading to Buckingham Palace. [07:33] Fran     I'm going to get our wanted status revoked. [07:35] Fran     I'll negotiate with Victoria. SIGN    Negotiate? [07:41] Fran     We need to run for now! [07:53] Fran     Let's hide here and keep an     eye on things for a while. SIGN    I'm worried about you, Fran. [07:59] Fran     I'm fine. This is something I need to do. [08:02] Fran     If we make it back safe... [08:05] Fran     I know. [08:08] Fran     I'd like to sleep to my heart's content. [08:11] Fran     And... [08:13] Fran     I'll get Impey to cook us a feast. [08:15] Fran     We'll all shop for ingredients together. [08:21] Fran     Here. It's your turn next. [08:24] Fran     What do you want to do? SIGN    Lupin asked me the same thing. SIGN    He asked if I had a wish. [08:32] Fran     And? SIGN    I want to feel warmth, too. SIGN    I want to touch it with my hands. SIGN    But I can't. SIGN    So long as I have this poison, it's impossible. [08:53] Fran     Your poison... [08:57] Fran     I— [08:59] Leonhardt     I am Rempart Leonhardt of the British Army. [09:04] Leonhardt     Victor Frankenstein, you and your gang [09:07] Leonhardt     are to surrender graciously! [09:11] Fran     How did they find us? [09:14] Fran     Twilight! [09:22] Fran     I'll protect you. Trust me. [09:33] Leonhardt     After them! Follow me! [09:55] Fran     Cardia! [10:02] Leonhardt     I won't harm you. [10:03] Leonhardt     I've been ordered to     bring you back with me. [10:11] Leonhardt     As fellow servants of England, [10:14] Leonhardt     I ask you to stand down. [10:23] Fran     Cardia, now's our chance. [10:58] Soldier     Wh-What is this?! [11:02] Lupin     You got the jump on the     gentleman thief. Not bad. [11:06] Lupin     I came to help you two. SIGN    Lupin, why are you here? [11:13] Van     We don't have time to chat. [11:19] Van     Run! [11:22] Lupin     Fran, you disappeared right     before the knighting ceremony. [11:25] Lupin     I figured you were probably     planning to try something. [11:29] Lupin     We were right to track     the army's movements. [11:33] Fran     Clever, as usual. [11:35] Fran     Lupin? [11:36] Lupin     Impey's waiting up ahead. [11:38] Lupin     Run to him! [11:40] Fran     But what about you two? [11:41] Fran     There aren't enough of them to worry about. [11:44] Fran     Thanks. [11:50] Lupin     Now, then... [11:51] Lupin     Your opponents are the     gentleman thief and his henchman. [11:55] Lupin     Don't think you'll get to     leave here unscathed. [11:57] Van     Who're you calling a henchman? SIGN    Impey! [12:08] Impey     You're here! [12:10] Impey     I've missed you, Cardia! [12:14] Fran     Can this thing carry three? [12:15] Impey     It can now. I've improved it. [12:17] Impey     It takes a little time     to fire up, though... [12:21] Leonhardt     Professor Stein! I can't let you escape! [12:24] Fran     Impey, hurry! [12:26] Impey     I know, I know. [12:37] Impey     Yes! We've taken flight into the vast sky! [12:42] Lupin     Van! We're getting out of here, too! [12:47] Soldier     Hold it! [12:53] Impey     So, where're we headed? [12:55] Fran     Buckingham Palace. [12:56] Impey     Okay, then. The palace it is. [12:59] Impey     Wait! The palace?! [13:00] Fran     After I get out, I want you     to escape with Cardia. [13:03] Impey     H-Huh? SIGN    Fran, you're really going alone? [13:09] Impey     I figured that huge thing would be here. [13:19] Impey     Huh?! [13:20] Impey     They're shooting in the     middle of the city?! [13:22] Fran     Impey! Evade them and get to the palace! [13:24] Impey     That's gonna be really hard! [13:29] Impey     Damn it! We're desperate now! [13:39] Impey     All right! [13:40] Fran     I see it! [13:41] Fran     Buckingham Palace! [13:46] Impey     Oh, crap! [13:55] Guy     Hey, what is that? SIGN    Successful landing? [14:13] Impey     Well, we managed to get— [14:15] Impey     into trouble! [14:16] Soldier     You're the wanted criminals, aren't you?! [14:21] Fran     Don't move! [14:22] Fran     I've rigged bombs all over the grounds! SIGN    Fran? [14:32] Fran     Try anything funny and everyone     here gets blown to bits! [14:37] Fran     Victoria! [14:39] Fran     I need to talk to you!     Send your soldiers away! [14:44] Fran     Good. Now don't make a move. SIGN    Fran... [14:48] Fran     It's okay. Wait right here. [14:55] Victoria     It's been a long time, Professor Stein. [14:59] Victoria     This has turned into quite     the romantic reunion. [15:02] Fran     If you don't want this place to explode, [15:04] Fran     revoke our wanted status immediately     and guarantee our safety. [15:10] Fran     Swear you won't hold us responsible     for the recent disturbance. [15:16] Victoria     You mean to threaten me, the one who stands     at the top of the British Empire? [15:21] Victoria     That isn't like you. [15:24] Victoria     Have those friends of yours influenced you? [15:26] Impey     She's scary! Is this really gonna work? [15:29] Victoria     What a pretty girl. Almost like... Yes, [15:32] Victoria     like a manmade doll. [15:36] Fran     She has nothing to do with this! [15:39] Fran     All you need to do is accept my demands. [15:45] Victoria     You think a silly toy like that [15:48] Victoria     can fool me, Alexandrina Victoria? [15:53] Victoria     You're a terrible negotiator. SIGN    No! [15:59] Impey     Cardia, don't! It's dangerous! SIGN    Fran! [16:04] Fran     Liquid explosive. [16:06] Fran     If this hits the ground, you and I [16:09] Fran     are both dead. [16:11] Fran     I've taken steps to ensure     that the information [16:13] Fran     you want on Zicterium will spread     to other countries if I die. [16:19] Fran     That's the scenario you     fear the most, isn't it? [16:28] Victoria     It appears you're telling     the truth this time. [16:31] Victoria     And I had such high hopes for you.     How could you treat me this way? [16:35] Fran     You're the one who betrayed me! [16:39] (Flashback) Fran     You want to use Zicterium     in the Vampire War? [16:42] (Flashback) Victoria     This country is surrounded by major powers. [16:46] (Flashback) Victoria     There's no telling when     one might attack us. [16:49] (Flashback) Victoria     Our only hope to prevent that is to show     them our overwhelming military might. [16:56] Fran     I can still stop this...     There's still time. [17:05] (Flashback) Fran     No... [17:06] (Flashback) Fran     This wasn't supposed to happen... [17:11] (Flashback) Fran     I... [17:13] (Flashback) Fran     I never meant to create any weapons. [17:16] (Flashback) Fran     For everyone in this country... I wanted... [17:28] Fran     Choose now, Victoria. [17:31] Fran     Die with me here and let that knowledge     spread throughout the world, [17:35] Fran     or set us free. [17:56] Victoria     My beloved citizens, [17:59] Victoria     it has just been proven that     all the charges brought against [18:05] Victoria     Victor Frankenstein and his gang are false. [18:09] Victoria     Upon my crown, [18:12] Victoria     I guarantee their safety. [18:14] Victoria     Any who harm them will be considered     an enemy of the British Empire. [18:20] Victoria     Professor Stein. [18:22] Victoria     I will grant you this victory out of     respect for your strong resolve. [18:27] Victoria     However, I advise you against angering me. SIGN    Fran... [18:50] Fran     There's something I want you all to know. [18:52] Fran     I was once involved in a certain     project as an alchemist. [18:57] Fran     It was a project to create     the Philosopher's Stone. [19:02] Lupin     The Philosopher's Stone? [19:04] Lupin     The thing that can turn junk into gold [19:07] Lupin     and give people eternal life? [19:10] Lupin     Isn't that just a legend, though? [19:12] Lupin     No one could make one. [19:14] Fran     Right. There was no way we could make one. [19:18] Fran     But at the time, I believed I could. [19:22] Fran     So I tried it, and as a result, [19:25] Fran     I created something terrifying. [19:29] Fran     It was called Zicterium. [19:31] Fran     A devilish poison used to massacre     vampires in the war two years ago. [19:39] Impey     You mean... [19:41] Fran     Isaac himself took over     the project after that. [19:44] Lupin     Isaac?! [19:47] Fran     And he created something     else from the Zicterium. [19:52] Fran     It was the Horologium. [19:55] Fran     After witnessing the poison     I created being used as a weapon, [20:00] Fran     I fled. I was terrified. [20:03] Fran     I'm sorry I didn't say anything. [20:05] Fran     Cardia, all the agony you've     experienced is my fault. [20:10] Fran     If I hadn't created that     poison, you wouldn't... SIGN    But it's thanks to the Horologium that I'm alive. SIGN    I can enjoy being with you all. SIGN    It feels warm. SIGN    That makes me happy. SIGN    It's thanks to you that I'm here. SIGN    Thank you, Fran. [20:52] Fran     Thank you, Cardia. [21:02] Fran     Smiling suits you,     just like any other girl. [21:06] Fran     I swear to you, Cardia, [21:08] Fran     that I'll get rid of the     poison in you someday. [21:12] Fran     Your wish isn't impossible at all. [21:16] Fran     Let me prove that to you. [21:20] Cardia     I had given up so long ago     on touching anyone, [21:26] Cardia     on dreaming like a normal person. [21:29] Cardia     Right now, none of those     wishes can come true, [21:33] Cardia     but can I really continue to wish for them? [23:09] Impey     To our freedom! [23:13] Lupin     How many toasts have you made now? [23:15] Van     This should make it a bit easier to work. [23:18] Fran     Isaac had his own research facility. [23:22] Fran     If we can just find it,     we can move forward... [23:25] Saint     We might yet find out. SIGN    Saint? [23:29] Lupin     Did you find something? [23:31] Saint     Yes. [23:32] Saint     Now it's all up to his efforts.