# SHADOWS HOUSE
High atop a cliff sits the mansion known as Shadows House, home to a faceless clan that pretends to live like nobles. They express their emotions through living dolls that also endlessly clean the home of soot. One such servant, Emilico, aids her master Kate as they learn more about themselves and the mysteries of the house.
# Season 1
# E1 - The Shadow and Her Doll
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**[01:38] ---**
Let us ever remember.
**[01:40] ---**
The Shadows are an
outstanding family of nobles.
**[01:43] ---**
To serve them is the pride
and joy of every living doll.
**[04:35] ---**
Good morning, Mistress Kate.
**[04:38] ---**
I'm the living doll who will
be serving you starting today.
**[04:44] ---**
Your name?
**[04:45] ---**
Ma'am?
**[04:46] ---**
You must be given a name.
**[04:49] ---**
Yes, ma'am!
**[04:50] ---**
Katie, Kathy, Kat...
**[04:53] ---**
No, perhaps not.
**[04:57] ---**
Maybe later.
**[04:58] ---**
Yes, ma'am!
**[06:30] ---**
"The Shadow and Her Doll"
**[06:50] ---**
Could you not stare?
**[06:52] ---**
Forgive me!
**[07:03] ---**
Kate does not...
**[07:04] ---**
Yes, Mistress Kate?
**[07:06] ---**
Kate doesn't like
looking people in the eye.
**[07:09] ---**
If you looked at their forehead,
**[07:11] ---**
wouldn't it seem like you
were looking in their eyes?
**[07:14] ---**
Like this?
**[07:16] ---**
Well, it's not like you can tell.
**[07:19] ---**
It looks like you're looking at me.
**[07:22] ---**
You're just saying that.
**[07:25] ---**
After all, no one can see a shadow's face.
**[07:30] ---**
Excuse me, but...
**[07:32] ---**
The soot? It emanates due to
anger or other negative emotions.
**[07:36] ---**
Are you angry right now?
**[07:40] ---**
No. Anxious, perhaps.
**[07:43] ---**
Anxious.
**[07:49] ---**
Soot collects in nooks and crannies.
**[07:51] ---**
I had no idea.
**[07:58] ---**
You are staring again.
**[08:00] ---**
That makes Kate more anxious than ever.
**[08:03] ---**
Forgive me.
**[08:14] ---**
She's anxious.
**[08:16] ---**
I feel anxious, too, Mistress Kate.
**[08:27] ---**
I can't read this.
I can't read any of these.
**[08:30] ---**
How will I ever be of
service to Mistress Kate?
**[08:47] ---**
Forgive me, Mistress Kate!
**[08:50] ---**
What's done is done. Just clean it up.
**[08:53] ---**
Yes, ma'am.
**[08:55] ---**
I'm really sorry.
**[08:56] ---**
Kate is going to take a bath.
**[08:58] ---**
Yes, ma'am! I'll finish
cleaning up before you're done!
**[09:06] ---**
My body isn't working right.
**[09:09] ---**
Can I fix it by applying oil somewhere?
**[09:20] ---**
If I break, will I be thrown out, too?
**[09:23] ---**
No, no! I'm completely fine!
**[09:25] ---**
I am as fit as a fiddle!
**[09:34] ---**
I did it again.
**[09:37] ---**
It seems dolls feel pain, too.
**[09:47] ---**
Clothes are not for cleaning up spills.
**[09:50] ---**
You're absolutely right.
**[09:52] ---**
But I needed a big cloth.
I don't mind looking like this.
**[09:58] ---**
Listen. The Shadows family's
living dolls are not mere servants.
**[10:02] ---**
They were created to
precisely mimic human beings.
**[10:05] ---**
Without faces, it's hard to tell the
members of the Shadows family apart.
**[10:09] ---**
Living dolls, such as you,
serve as our faces.
**[10:13] ---**
As such, we cannot have you
neglecting your appearance.
**[10:16] ---**
Forgive me for bringing
shame upon your family.
**[10:20] ---**
There is so much you don't know,
but you will gradually learn.
**[10:24] ---**
Um...
**[10:25] ---**
Yes?
**[10:26] ---**
I'm a doll someone created, aren't I?
**[10:30] ---**
That's right.
**[10:31] ---**
Why are we created to look human?
**[10:34] ---**
Perhaps because it allows
you to move about, work,
**[10:38] ---**
and serve as our faces.
**[10:40] ---**
Mistress Kate, are you human?
**[10:44] ---**
You ask too many questions.
**[10:47] ---**
Forgive me.
**[10:55] ---**
What is it? Are you all right?
**[10:57] ---**
I think this might be it for me.
**[11:00] ---**
I'm broken beyond repair.
**[11:03] ---**
My body won't move.
**[11:05] ---**
I can no longer fulfill my duties.
**[11:08] ---**
I wish I could've had more
time with you, Mistress Kate.
**[11:11] ---**
This will not do.
Without you, Kate cannot--
**[11:18] ---**
Hmm?
**[11:20] ---**
Now my body is making strange sounds.
**[11:22] ---**
Have you eaten?
**[11:23] ---**
No, I'm a doll.
**[11:26] ---**
Food supplies the energy your body needs.
**[11:29] ---**
It should be delivered
to your room each day.
**[11:32] ---**
Forgive me. It's my first day.
I only ate a tiny bit.
**[11:34] ---**
Well, eat more!
**[11:36] ---**
I thought the rest was yours,
so I left it on the cabinet.
**[11:39] ---**
Wait there. Kate will bring you something.
**[11:44] ---**
Mistress Kate...
**[11:48] ---**
Wow! Is this all for me?
**[11:52] ---**
It is.
**[11:52] ---**
This is the bread you eat.
**[11:55] ---**
It's not like the bread
that's brought to my room.
**[11:58] ---**
It's white, and soft,
and so yummy looking!
**[12:01] ---**
No! No matter how hungry I am,
**[12:04] ---**
I don't want to become a doll so greedy
she'd dare eat her mistress's bread!
**[12:10] ---**
You are Kate's face, are you not?
**[12:13] ---**
Yes.
**[12:15] ---**
Kate would like to see what she looks
like when eating something delicious.
**[12:20] ---**
So that's part of my job, too?!
**[12:22] ---**
Then I won't hold back!
**[12:24] ---**
Thank you for this bread!
**[12:29] ---**
What is it? Does such food
not suit a living doll?
**[12:32] ---**
It's so yummy!
**[12:34] ---**
How can bread be this good?!
**[12:36] ---**
It's so very, very delicious!
**[12:39] ---**
Hmm? Mistress Kate, why do
you suddenly seem so merry?
**[12:44] ---**
It's quite amusing to see someone
so delighted over some bread.
**[12:48] ---**
But it's so delicious!
**[12:52] ---**
This is just too yummy!
**[12:56] ---**
Don't roll around while you eat!
**[13:01] ---**
Kate is going to bed now.
**[13:02] ---**
Thank you for cleaning all day.
**[13:04] ---**
You're welcome, but I'm afraid
I was nothing but trouble.
**[13:08] ---**
I'm so very happy, and I thank you
for bringing me such delicious bread.
**[13:13] ---**
You're welcome. How do you feel now?
**[13:16] ---**
I feel wonderful and full of energy!
**[13:18] ---**
You sure are positive, aren't you?
**[13:23] ---**
Did you forget already? Don't stare.
**[13:26] ---**
Forgive me. The thought of not seeing
you till tomorrow made me feel lonely.
**[13:29] ---**
Huh?
**[13:30] ---**
You're a strange one.
**[13:33] ---**
Good night.
**[14:03] ---**
Hmm?
**[14:16] ---**
You made a sootman!
**[14:19] ---**
How long have you been there?!
**[14:20] ---**
From the very start! It's a masterpiece.
**[14:23] ---**
It was merely to pass the time.
There's nothing else to do.
**[14:26] ---**
You may return to your room if you'd like.
**[14:29] ---**
No! I enjoy watching you, Mistress Kate!
**[14:33] ---**
It makes Kate uncomfortable
to be stared at like that.
**[14:40] ---**
Would you care to play a game of cards?
**[14:43] ---**
May I?!
**[14:49] ---**
Excuse me. How do you read this one?
**[14:53] ---**
I can't read this one or this one, either.
**[15:05] ---**
You taught me so much today. I'm so happy!
**[15:08] ---**
I want to study even more
so I may better serve you.
**[15:11] ---**
You're right.
**[15:13] ---**
If you get up to clean
an hour earlier tomorrow,
**[15:17] ---**
Kate will continue today's lesson.
**[15:21] ---**
Hurray! That's wonderful!
**[15:26] ---**
Mistress Kate taught me
this letter. This one, too!
**[15:30] ---**
So that's how you write this.
**[15:34] ---**
It's kind of hard to read.
**[15:37] ---**
But I'm sure I'll be able to read
better tomorrow. I can't wait!
**[15:45] ---**
I overslept!
**[15:53] ---**
Good morning.
**[15:58] ---**
Good morning.
**[16:04] ---**
You're late.
**[16:07] ---**
Kate is going to take a bath.
Please clean up this mess.
**[16:11] ---**
Yes, ma'am! I will do my best!
**[16:20] ---**
You've made good progress.
**[16:25] ---**
Mistress Kate! I could see your face!
**[16:28] ---**
Please stay like that a moment.
**[16:30] ---**
Perhaps your profile
will tell me how you feel.
**[16:34] ---**
Please smile.
**[16:37] ---**
Like this?
**[16:39] ---**
Could you try a big, loud laugh?
**[16:42] ---**
Kate's never done that before.
**[16:45] ---**
Like this.
**[16:49] ---**
Amazing. Such laughter
with no cause whatsoever.
**[16:54] ---**
As you said, profiles are very important.
**[16:57] ---**
Yes, ma'am!
**[17:02] ---**
I'm done cleaning.
**[17:04] ---**
Well done.
**[17:06] ---**
You're quite dirty. Go wash up and change.
**[17:10] ---**
Then we'll have tea.
**[17:11] ---**
Together with you?!
**[17:13] ---**
I'll prepare at once!
**[17:24] ---**
That's better!
**[17:29] ---**
It's almost ready.
**[17:32] ---**
You only washed what you
saw in the mirror, didn't you?
**[17:35] ---**
What?! Oh, forgive me!
**[17:38] ---**
Come here. Let's wipe you off.
**[17:41] ---**
I was wondering.
**[17:42] ---**
Do all members of the Shadows
family have a living doll like me?
**[17:47] ---**
Though the timing differs,
**[17:50] ---**
we all get a living doll as
recognition of our coming of age.
**[17:53] ---**
Oh, I see.
**[17:57] ---**
What is it?
**[17:58] ---**
I was wondering. Am I defective?
**[18:02] ---**
Mistress Kate, you are so prim
and proper, so utterly unlike me.
**[18:07] ---**
Will I ever be beautiful?
**[18:15] ---**
You can be made more ladylike.
**[18:19] ---**
Kate is skilled at
makeovers. Come sit here.
**[18:23] ---**
Oh, no, forgive me.
Please forget I ever said that.
**[18:27] ---**
There's no need to make
a fuss over me. I'll be fine.
**[18:31] ---**
Kate wants to play with her doll. Sit.
**[18:37] ---**
It's so sparkly!
**[18:39] ---**
I wish I had one!
**[18:40] ---**
It's a makeup box. You'll look
beautiful if you learn how to use it.
**[18:45] ---**
What's this?
**[18:47] ---**
Powder for making your face
look pretty. But you don't need it yet.
**[18:52] ---**
I just had a wonderful idea!
**[18:56] ---**
If you use this, maybe we'll
be able to see your face.
**[19:01] ---**
No! Don't!
**[19:06] ---**
Forgive the raised voice, but
Kate does not need such things.
**[19:10] ---**
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that.
**[19:13] ---**
After all, I'm your face.
**[19:18] ---**
You are Kate's cherished identity.
**[19:21] ---**
I'm your identity?
I wonder if I'm serving you well.
**[19:26] ---**
I will just have to try harder!
**[19:29] ---**
Be still.
**[19:30] ---**
Forgive me.
**[19:35] ---**
Maybe we should play dress-up, too.
**[19:37] ---**
My clothes are in the room
over there. Go try something on.
**[19:40] ---**
Yes, ma'am!
**[19:44] ---**
How do I look?
**[19:48] ---**
Actually, it is prohibited to dress up
a living doll in a shadow's clothes.
**[19:52] ---**
What?! I'll change at once!
**[19:54] ---**
The reason is clear now.
Dolls look like perfect human beings.
**[20:00] ---**
That's not true!
**[20:03] ---**
I don't notice when I get dirty,
and my behavior is uncouth.
**[20:08] ---**
Even if I wear a lovely outfit,
I'll end up falling and ruining it.
**[20:11] ---**
Mistress Kate, you're the one
who made me look like this!
**[20:16] ---**
I am your mirror.
**[20:19] ---**
See? You're smiling!
**[20:23] ---**
Do not presume to control Kate's emotions.
**[20:26] ---**
Forgive me! I got carried away!
**[20:28] ---**
That wasn't my intent.
I just thought you were smiling.
**[20:32] ---**
Oh, but you're not emitting soot.
**[20:34] ---**
You no longer feel anxious around me.
**[20:38] ---**
Perhaps you're right.
**[20:43] ---**
You just laughed!
**[20:45] ---**
It was as plain as day.
**[20:48] ---**
You know what?
**[20:49] ---**
Ma'am?
**[20:50] ---**
You are still in need of a name.
But it is so hard to decide.
**[20:55] ---**
One idea is "Emily,"
the heroine of this book.
**[20:59] ---**
Emily? How wonderful!
**[21:01] ---**
She's positive and cheerful just like you.
**[21:04] ---**
I'm so happy!
**[21:05] ---**
But you are rather
strange and funny to watch.
**[21:10] ---**
I'm funny?
**[21:12] ---**
How about Emily with
a twist? Maybe "Emilico"?
**[21:16] ---**
Emilico.
**[21:18] ---**
You don't approve?
**[21:19] ---**
No, it's a wonderful name!
**[21:22] ---**
Emilico. Starting from today,
I'm Emilico. Hurray!
**[21:27] ---**
Make us proud, Emilico...
**[21:30] ---**
in your own special way.
**[21:32] ---**
I'll try my hardest to be of
service to you, Mistress Kate!
**[21:35] ---**
Thank you so very much!
**[21:46] ---**
Emilico.
**[21:47] ---**
Ma'am?
**[21:48] ---**
Isn't that spot outside?
**[21:51] ---**
Outside?
**[21:55] ---**
I wonder if there are other members
of the Shadows family out there.
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode, "Outside the Room."
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode,
"Outside the Room."
# E2 - Outside the Room
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**[00:09] ---**
Waking each morning, one finds
black soot covering everything.
**[00:14] ---**
Nightclothes are blackened.
**[00:18] ---**
The bed is blackened.
**[00:22] ---**
Whatever one touches...
**[00:27] ---**
...gets dirty.
**[00:30] ---**
Dirty.
**[00:32] ---**
Dirty.
**[00:33] ---**
Dirty.
**[00:35] ---**
Dirty.
**[00:36] ---**
Dirty.
**[00:37] ---**
Dirty.
**[00:39] ---**
Dirty.
**[00:40] ---**
Dirty.
**[00:41] ---**
Dirty.
**[00:42] ---**
Dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty,
**[00:45] ---**
dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty,
dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty!
**[02:22] ---**
I'm a living doll, and I'm here
to serve Mistress Kate.
**[02:27] ---**
I'm a living doll, and I'm here
to serve Mistress Kate.
**[02:36] ---**
Good morning!
**[02:40] ---**
We always emit soot when we sleep,
but this morning is worse than usual.
**[02:45] ---**
It will be a chore to clean.
**[02:48] ---**
I love to clean!
**[02:51] ---**
I'm here to serve!
**[03:06] ---**
Are you all right?
**[03:07] ---**
Yes. I've grown quite used to my work!
**[03:10] ---**
You have.
**[03:12] ---**
It won't be long before you are
summoned to clean outside this room.
**[03:16] ---**
Outside this room?
**[03:18] ---**
Yes, with the other living dolls.
**[03:22] ---**
You will help clean the rest of the house.
**[03:28] ---**
Me? Outside this room?
**[05:08] ---**
"Outside the Room"
**[05:14] ---**
I'm nervous. I've never done this before.
**[05:22] ---**
Let's go. Come on.
**[05:27] ---**
What's your name?
**[05:28] ---**
I'm Emilico.
**[05:30] ---**
I'm Mia from the room above.
Nice to meet you.
**[05:33] ---**
It's very nice to meet you, too.
**[05:36] ---**
All right, then, follow me!
**[05:38] ---**
O-Okay!
**[05:42] ---**
Ever been outside of your rooms?
**[05:44] ---**
It's my first time.
**[05:45] ---**
Really? You're in for quite
a surprise. It's truly amazing.
**[05:49] ---**
Do you get along with your shadow master?
**[05:52] ---**
Shadow master?
**[05:53] ---**
That's what we call shadows
when we don't know their names.
**[05:57] ---**
So, Emilico, how would
you describe yourself?
**[06:00] ---**
Oh, um...
**[06:03] ---**
You're the silent type.
So you're like Lou?
**[06:06] ---**
This way.
**[06:25] ---**
See those beams?
**[06:27] ---**
You can clean the ceiling from up there.
It's fun to be up so high.
**[06:39] ---**
There are so many living dolls!
**[06:42] ---**
The house is so big, our cleaning duties
never end, even with this many dolls!
**[06:58] ---**
There you are.
**[06:59] ---**
My, what an adorable new doll.
**[07:03] ---**
This is our team leader, Rosemary.
The quiet one is Lou.
**[07:06] ---**
This is Emilico.
**[07:10] ---**
The four of us will
work together as a team.
**[07:14] ---**
As the oldest, I was
appointed as our leader.
**[07:17] ---**
But there is no need to stand on ceremony.
**[07:20] ---**
It's nice to meet you, Emilico.
**[07:27] ---**
What's wrong, Emilico?!
**[07:30] ---**
This is all quite a surprise.
**[07:34] ---**
I didn't expect so many living dolls
and such a huge area outside our rooms.
**[07:41] ---**
I know what you mean.
**[07:43] ---**
But don't worry.
They are all very nice dolls.
**[07:48] ---**
Well, most of them are.
**[07:52] ---**
But this house really is huge, isn't it?
**[07:55] ---**
That hallway goes on forever!
**[07:58] ---**
It goes on forever?!
**[08:00] ---**
No, not forever.
**[08:04] ---**
Are we all supposed to
clean that hallway, too?
**[08:07] ---**
That's right.
**[08:10] ---**
All the living dolls here?
**[08:13] ---**
Yes.
**[08:14] ---**
Will I get along with everyone?
**[08:16] ---**
Emilico. You're a living doll.
Don't fret over trivial matters.
**[08:21] ---**
As long as we're diligent
in our cleaning duties
**[08:24] ---**
and serve the Shadows family well,
**[08:27] ---**
we'll be happy, won't we?
**[08:31] ---**
She's right, Emilico.
**[08:34] ---**
Here are your cleaning kit and soot suit.
**[08:37] ---**
Thank you.
**[08:42] ---**
But you won't need your soot suit today.
We're not doing a deep cleaning.
**[08:47] ---**
They are your very own.
**[08:50] ---**
You mean these are mine?!
**[08:57] ---**
I am so happy.
**[09:02] ---**
That's right. We are truly blessed!
**[09:07] ---**
*Though today we clean*
**[09:09] ---**
*Tomorrow the soot will collect once more*
**[09:12] ---**
*So let it collect*
**[09:14] ---**
*For we shall again wipe it away*
**[09:17] ---**
*Now, let's get to work*
**[09:22] ---**
*Let's make ourselves useful*
**[09:26] ---**
*Don't fret over trivial matters*
**[09:31] ---**
*For the sake of the Shadows family*
**[09:36] ---**
*Now, let's get to work*
**[09:41] ---**
*Let's make ourselves useful*
**[09:45] ---**
*Don't fret over trivial matters*
**[09:51] ---**
*For the sake of the Shadows family*
**[10:02] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[10:04] ---**
You're covered in soot.
You must have worked quite hard.
**[10:09] ---**
About that...
**[10:12] ---**
Look!
**[10:15] ---**
Why are you baring your feet?
**[10:17] ---**
It's like they were lying down on the job!
**[10:40] ---**
I'm back.
**[10:43] ---**
How was the soot remover?
**[10:46] ---**
It was so powerful.
**[10:48] ---**
I could barely breathe.
**[10:51] ---**
But I'm fine now.
**[10:52] ---**
It was fun cleaning outside of here.
**[10:55] ---**
A living doll named Mia
**[10:56] ---**
taught me so many new things!
**[10:59] ---**
That's wonderful.
**[11:01] ---**
*Now, let's get to work*
**[11:05] ---**
*Let's make ourselves useful*
**[11:10] ---**
*Don't fret over trivial matters*
**[11:16] ---**
The book!
**[11:18] ---**
What a relief. I didn't get
the book or the floor wet.
**[11:23] ---**
Emilico.
**[11:24] ---**
That's...
**[11:26] ---**
Oh, it was right there, so I used it to...
**[11:29] ---**
Forgive me.
**[11:32] ---**
Stuffed toys are never
the same once they get wet.
**[11:36] ---**
Um, shall I throw it away
like I did the last time I--
**[11:40] ---**
Leave it right there!
**[11:45] ---**
Do what you will with
whatever else you see here.
**[11:50] ---**
But Kate treasures that stuffed toy!
**[11:54] ---**
You don't treasure anything,
so you wouldn't understand.
**[11:58] ---**
M-Mistress Kate, I treasure you--
**[12:00] ---**
Enough!
**[12:02] ---**
Kate is going to take a bath.
**[12:05] ---**
Forgive me, Mistress Kate.
I'll do my best to clean up.
**[12:25] ---**
It won't come off.
**[12:28] ---**
"When soot will not come off,
**[12:31] ---**
the shadow's... has... in..."
**[12:39] ---**
I'll have Mistress Kate read this.
**[12:44] ---**
Do what you will with
whatever else you see here.
**[12:47] ---**
But Kate treasures that stuffed toy!
**[13:05] ---**
Living dolls must be of
service to the Shadows family.
**[13:11] ---**
Living dolls...
**[13:13] ---**
must be of service to the Shadows family.
**[13:56] ---**
Emilico.
**[13:58] ---**
What are you doing?
**[13:59] ---**
Forgive me for using
this room without permission.
**[14:04] ---**
Emilico, is that...?
**[14:08] ---**
I tried...
**[14:11] ---**
...to fix it.
**[14:14] ---**
Am I in trouble for not
asking permission again?
**[14:22] ---**
This is wonderful.
**[14:27] ---**
Kate is sorry, Emilico.
**[14:30] ---**
You were never told not to
touch it. That is Kate's fault.
**[14:35] ---**
Forgive the outburst.
**[14:36] ---**
Don't be silly!
**[14:38] ---**
What's that?
**[14:40] ---**
I made my own stuffed toy
while yours was drying.
**[14:43] ---**
I'm going to treasure it.
**[14:47] ---**
I named him Rolly.
**[14:49] ---**
You really do love bread, don't you?
**[14:52] ---**
Oh, I almost forgot!
I had a question about cleaning.
**[14:56] ---**
What about soot that won't come off?
**[15:09] ---**
It came off.
**[15:44] ---**
Rolly!
**[15:47] ---**
Emilico!
**[16:59] ---**
Emilico!
**[17:06] ---**
Are you all right?
**[17:08] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[17:09] ---**
Can you move?
**[17:10] ---**
Yes. I didn't break anything.
**[17:13] ---**
Mistress Kate, thank you for coming
all the way down here to check on me!
**[17:19] ---**
All right, we better hurry back.
**[17:36] ---**
Oh, it's you.
**[17:39] ---**
Oh my, who do we have here?
**[17:41] ---**
You must not have had your debut yet.
**[17:45] ---**
Hi, Mia!
**[17:47] ---**
Mistress Kate,
**[17:48] ---**
this is the living doll who taught me lots
of things while we were cleaning!
**[17:54] ---**
What's with this face
speaking when it should not?
**[17:58] ---**
Huh?
**[18:00] ---**
Good day, Kate.
**[18:02] ---**
Pleased to meet you.
Sarah at your service.
**[18:05] ---**
Pleased to meet you.
**[18:08] ---**
Oh dear, Kate. You've turned pale.
**[18:14] ---**
Mistress Kate looks quite impressive!
**[18:23] ---**
You could learn a lot from Sarah's face,
**[18:27] ---**
Little Miss Failure.
**[18:34] ---**
Where do you think you're going?
**[18:37] ---**
You intend to ignore Sarah's advice?
**[18:40] ---**
Tell us, Little Miss Failure.
**[18:42] ---**
What sort of face is Sarah making now?
**[18:46] ---**
You're... angry.
**[18:48] ---**
That's right.
**[18:50] ---**
How about Kate?
**[18:51] ---**
Oh, dear. Kate, what's the matter?
**[18:54] ---**
Oh, that's right. You have no face!
**[18:56] ---**
What sort of expression
are you making now?
**[19:00] ---**
Are you even looking at Sarah?
**[19:07] ---**
Perhaps this was a waste of time.
**[19:10] ---**
Surely such a failed shadow and face
**[19:13] ---**
will end up being discarded
by our Lord Grandfather.
**[19:18] ---**
Goodbye, Kate. You were lucky
it was Sarah you came across.
**[19:23] ---**
This little faux pas
shall remain between us.
**[19:29] ---**
Don't walk about with that face.
**[19:31] ---**
Shadows must be more confident.
**[19:35] ---**
Forgive me.
**[19:40] ---**
Am I a failure? I've caused
you nothing but trouble.
**[19:47] ---**
It can't be helped.
One cannot choose one's face.
**[19:53] ---**
But, Emilico...
**[19:56] ---**
you tried to protect
that which you treasure.
**[20:02] ---**
That is progress.
**[20:06] ---**
Yes, Mistress Kate! I shall
work hard to better serve you!
**[20:10] ---**
I await your instructions!
**[20:13] ---**
Okay, then. Take better care of yourself.
**[20:25] ---**
I scraped my knee.
**[20:29] ---**
It will heal faster if I go to bed early!
**[20:39] ---**
Oh, no! I can't sleep!
**[20:43] ---**
I should be sleepy, but
there is so much on my mind.
**[20:46] ---**
But living dolls are not supposed
to fret over trivial matters.
**[20:51] ---**
I know!
**[20:56] ---**
I'll make a "don't fret" notebook
**[20:58] ---**
of trivial matters I've
thought about, then I'll forget them!
**[21:01] ---**
First, I'm always worrying about
how to better serve Kate.
**[21:07] ---**
And I'm always wondering
what the debut is.
**[21:11] ---**
What else?
**[21:13] ---**
The Lord Grandfather...
**[21:18] ---**
Shadows House...
**[21:24] ---**
I mustn't speak of such things!
**[21:29] ---**
And yet, I wonder...
**[21:39] ---**
What is Shadows House?
**[23:15] ---**
Good night, Mistress Sarah.
**[23:43] ---**
Next episode, "The Soot Sickness."
**[23:43] ---**
Next episode,
"The Soot Sickness."
# E3 - The Soot Sickness
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GJWU2XE49/the-soot-sickness)
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**[00:11] ---**
I have my first class today.
**[00:14] ---**
We'll teach each other
stuff we don't know.
**[00:16] ---**
There's so much I still don't know
about Shadows House. I can hardly wait!
**[00:23] ---**
However...
**[00:26] ---**
Oh!
**[00:28] ---**
Mia.
**[00:30] ---**
U-Um...
**[00:33] ---**
Emilico! Good morning!
**[00:35] ---**
Huh?
**[00:38] ---**
What's wrong?
**[00:39] ---**
Still half-asleep?
**[00:44] ---**
I thought you didn't like me.
**[00:47] ---**
You mean the last time we met?
Those were Sarah's emotions.
**[00:51] ---**
You have a lot to learn.
**[00:53] ---**
Oh...
**[00:55] ---**
Did I miss something?
**[00:58] ---**
It's our little secret, isn't it?
**[01:02] ---**
Everyone is here.
**[01:05] ---**
Let the class begin.
**[01:07] ---**
But let us dispense with the formalities.
**[01:10] ---**
We shall give Emilico
a tour of the house today.
**[01:14] ---**
Okay!
**[02:46] ---**
"The Soot Sickness"
**[02:48] ---**
First, the hall of cleaning implements.
**[02:51] ---**
One might call this
a gathering spot for living dolls.
**[02:54] ---**
After we cleaned the great hall,
I put my broom away here!
**[02:58] ---**
Mine is...
**[03:00] ---**
this one!
**[03:01] ---**
That's right.
**[03:02] ---**
Next time, you can come get it yourself.
**[03:05] ---**
Are these for cleaning, too?
**[03:08] ---**
We use them in emergencies.
But that doesn't happen too often.
**[03:13] ---**
Hmm?
**[03:16] ---**
Where do those stairs go?
**[03:19] ---**
To the kitchen and laundry.
**[03:21] ---**
Lou, do you know who works there?
**[03:24] ---**
The veiled dolls.
There's no need for us to go there.
**[03:28] ---**
That's right. Well done.
**[03:30] ---**
Emilico, you need not give any
thought to such places, either.
**[03:37] ---**
This is the classroom!
**[03:38] ---**
Will I learn my letters here?
**[03:41] ---**
Let's do that next time.
**[03:46] ---**
This is Shadows House's...
**[03:48] ---**
That's right. This house
has different floors.
**[03:52] ---**
The living dolls' rooms are below
the Shadows family's living quarters.
**[03:58] ---**
What's this?
**[03:59] ---**
That is a portrait. You wear
it when serving as a face.
**[04:04] ---**
The arms and legs are covered
in lace so your face will stand out.
**[04:08] ---**
It's a living doll's formal attire.
**[04:10] ---**
You will wear it after the debut.
**[04:13] ---**
The debut?
**[04:14] ---**
It's yet to come for you and Lou.
**[04:17] ---**
Lou hasn't done it yet, either?
**[04:21] ---**
This is the great hall,
which we cleaned last time.
**[04:24] ---**
Huh?
**[04:27] ---**
Hmm?
**[04:35] ---**
The soot is already collecting.
Shall we clean it up?
**[04:38] ---**
Oh my!
**[04:40] ---**
Your sharp eye is impressive!
**[04:42] ---**
I think I'm going to like you!
**[04:45] ---**
But you need not fret
over such a small amount.
**[04:48] ---**
Ordinarily, we would clean it up,
but our lesson takes precedence today!
**[04:52] ---**
Yes, ma'am!
**[05:00] ---**
Lou, can you tell us
where that hallway leads?
**[05:04] ---**
The debut hall.
**[05:05] ---**
Yes, that is correct. Very good!
**[05:08] ---**
Um, what do we do during the debut?
**[05:11] ---**
It is a very important ceremony.
**[05:14] ---**
The competency of both
shadow and doll will be judged.
**[05:16] ---**
And whether they will be
an asset to the Shadows family.
**[05:20] ---**
Once a Shadows family member debuts,
they are said to have a face.
**[05:24] ---**
That is a sign of adulthood.
**[05:26] ---**
Oh, so then Mistress Kate
is not yet an adult?
**[05:30] ---**
Right. You might say
she is in her trial period.
**[05:35] ---**
Do debuts ever not go so well?
**[05:41] ---**
Forgive me, but we're not supposed
to discuss any details about the debut.
**[05:45] ---**
All we can say is do the best you can.
**[05:52] ---**
Are there any dolls
older than you, Rosemary?
**[05:55] ---**
Why, of course there are.
**[05:58] ---**
They're in another wing of the house.
**[06:00] ---**
It's where the lords live.
**[06:03] ---**
You mustn't fret over trivial matters.
**[06:07] ---**
Living dolls must feel nothing but
loyalty toward the Shadows family.
**[06:12] ---**
You must remember that.
**[06:14] ---**
How go your sentiments
toward the Shadows family,
**[06:16] ---**
so they go toward each shadow master.
**[06:18] ---**
Abide by this, and we shall be happy.
**[06:22] ---**
But living dolls that
are not loyal and useful
**[06:24] ---**
will be discarded.
**[06:28] ---**
Discarded?
**[06:29] ---**
Come to think of it, Lord Grandfather--
**[06:34] ---**
Only the members of the
Shadows family call him that.
**[06:38] ---**
We call him the Lord of Shadows
House and the Shadows Family,
**[06:42] ---**
Father of All Living Dolls,
**[06:45] ---**
The Grand Creator.
**[06:48] ---**
But those words must
seldom pass your lips.
**[06:50] ---**
Such an eminent name will be tainted
if those of our standing speak it.
**[06:57] ---**
Did I say more than I should have?
**[07:00] ---**
It's the emergency bell. That means...
**[07:04] ---**
A phantom.
**[07:07] ---**
A phantom?
**[07:09] ---**
To the hall of cleaning implements!
**[07:18] ---**
Mia, how do I put this on?
**[07:21] ---**
Your soot suit is fine for now. Hurry!
**[07:24] ---**
This is for places that
are thick with soot.
**[07:29] ---**
But it obscures your vision.
We must use our tools properly.
**[07:34] ---**
A phantom? As in that thing
we heard of? They really do exist?
**[07:38] ---**
This is my first time, too.
**[07:40] ---**
What thing?
**[07:41] ---**
A cluster of scorches.
**[07:43] ---**
What's a scorch?
**[07:45] ---**
A scorch is soot that gathers together
and begins to move with ill intent.
**[07:50] ---**
Soot... that moves?
**[07:56] ---**
What is that?!
**[08:04] ---**
What now?
**[08:05] ---**
Let's wait for the
Star Bearer's instructions.
**[08:08] ---**
Get to work, you sluggards!
**[08:11] ---**
It's the doll I saw the other day.
**[08:12] ---**
This problem won't fix itself!
**[08:14] ---**
Barbie! We brought the hammers. What now?
**[08:17] ---**
Smash it to bits, you maggots!
**[08:31] ---**
Are you all right?
**[08:32] ---**
Rose, you dimwit!
**[08:34] ---**
Is your whole team
made up of dimwits, too?!
**[08:37] ---**
The rest of you worthless fools,
smash those scorches!
**[08:43] ---**
Emilico, let's get 'em!
**[08:44] ---**
Y-Yes, ma'am!
**[08:53] ---**
That Star Bearer truly
is a horrible creature.
**[08:56] ---**
Star Bearers are very important dolls,
**[08:59] ---**
and scorches are soot that
gathered and started to move.
**[09:02] ---**
And if even more gather,
they form a phantom.
**[09:07] ---**
Save it for later. This isn't a classroom!
**[09:13] ---**
Where did it hide?
**[09:18] ---**
I think it's behind this painting.
**[09:21] ---**
I want you to poke it from that side.
**[09:23] ---**
I'll smack it when it comes out.
**[09:25] ---**
Yes, ma'am!
**[09:26] ---**
You two sure are quick.
**[09:30] ---**
Look out!
**[09:37] ---**
Rosemary!
**[09:42] ---**
Smack it! Smack it!
**[09:44] ---**
No, Lou! Not Rose!
Smack the soot on her head!
**[09:52] ---**
She collapsed!
**[09:54] ---**
We must remove it quickly!
**[09:57] ---**
There's one over here, too!
**[10:27] ---**
Oh, no!
**[10:29] ---**
She'll hang to death!
**[10:33] ---**
Stop kicking, Rose!
**[10:36] ---**
Please! Not my face!
**[10:39] ---**
Water.
**[10:40] ---**
Huh?
**[10:41] ---**
Pouring water on scorches
makes them slow and brittle.
**[10:45] ---**
I read it in the manual.
**[10:48] ---**
Cleaning spray.
**[10:54] ---**
It worked! Try some more!
**[11:01] ---**
Lou! It won't reach!
**[11:03] ---**
This is all I have in my cleaning kit.
**[11:06] ---**
I'll go fill up a bucket!
**[11:08] ---**
It's too far. You won't make it in time.
**[11:10] ---**
Enough of this!
**[11:11] ---**
I'm going to let go
before she scars my face!
**[11:15] ---**
I don't like making choices.
**[11:17] ---**
Emilico, which one would
you save, Mia or Rosemary?
**[11:29] ---**
Emilico!
**[11:43] ---**
Ow, ow, ow.
**[11:46] ---**
What a relief. The scorch came off.
**[11:50] ---**
We're supposed to clean up,
yet you made a mess with that water.
**[11:55] ---**
F-Forgive me!
**[11:56] ---**
That never occurred to me.
**[11:59] ---**
You're amazing, Emilico.
**[12:03] ---**
Mistress Kate is always scolding me
for tipping over vases full of water.
**[12:09] ---**
You never think outside the box, Lou.
**[12:16] ---**
Rosemary?
**[12:33] ---**
Rosemary?
**[12:35] ---**
It's the soot sickness.
**[12:36] ---**
The first-aid team will handle it.
**[12:42] ---**
We must have her drink
a large quantity of water.
**[12:45] ---**
Let's take her to the washroom.
**[12:47] ---**
Put her to sleep.
**[12:52] ---**
We better clean up all this soot.
**[12:55] ---**
You're right.
**[12:59] ---**
Rosemary.
**[13:01] ---**
We never finished today's lesson,
but I learned something important.
**[13:06] ---**
We must always be diligent in our cleaning
**[13:10] ---**
so that soot can't collect
and start moving.
**[13:31] ---**
Good morning, Rolly.
**[13:35] ---**
Y-You moved!
**[13:38] ---**
Rolly, I'm right here. Come to me!
**[13:42] ---**
Huh?
**[13:45] ---**
That's strange.
**[13:47] ---**
I just saw you move.
**[13:51] ---**
What's wrong, Emilico?
Didn't get enough sleep?
**[13:53] ---**
Yes, ma'am. I didn't
sleep well last night.
**[13:57] ---**
I'm not surprised, considering
that scare on your first day of class.
**[14:01] ---**
It shocked even me.
**[14:03] ---**
Is Rosemary going to be all right?
**[14:05] ---**
She'll be fine. She was
still moving, after all.
**[14:08] ---**
And it's Rose we're talking about.
**[14:12] ---**
She'll say something like,
"That was so embarrassing,"
**[14:14] ---**
and be back before you know it.
**[14:18] ---**
But enough about that.
Today, we have something fun in store!
**[14:23] ---**
We will wash ourselves
squeaky clean in the washroom.
**[14:26] ---**
Each bath is made for two.
**[14:29] ---**
Emilico, you can go in with me.
**[14:31] ---**
Lou, you go find someone else.
**[14:34] ---**
But first...
**[14:36] ---**
Huh?
**[14:41] ---**
I'll never get used to that.
**[14:44] ---**
It makes me dizzy.
**[14:49] ---**
This feels so good!
**[14:50] ---**
Is this the same stuff used for cleaning?
**[14:52] ---**
It's a special type of soap for dolls.
**[14:55] ---**
I was scared.
**[14:56] ---**
I thought water would
get inside me, and I'd break.
**[15:01] ---**
Don't worry. Living dolls
are finely crafted.
**[15:05] ---**
Does "finely crafted"
mean we're built to last?
**[15:10] ---**
Something like that.
**[15:11] ---**
Come to think of it, you don't
know many words, do you?
**[15:15] ---**
That's right. I'm still
learning my letters.
**[15:19] ---**
I was able to read when I was born.
**[15:22] ---**
You could?
**[15:23] ---**
It seems the starting
line differs for each doll.
**[15:27] ---**
I was born brilliant.
**[15:29] ---**
Mistress Sarah was quite delighted
when I came to serve as her face.
**[15:33] ---**
And you?
**[15:34] ---**
Mistress Kate is always scolding me.
**[15:38] ---**
Well, consider yourself lucky.
I will teach you all sorts of things.
**[15:43] ---**
Hurray! I can hardly wait!
**[15:45] ---**
What do we do here?
**[16:01] ---**
You didn't warn me.
**[16:04] ---**
It was just a little prank.
**[16:05] ---**
Forgive me!
**[16:09] ---**
All right, we're even now! Stop!
**[16:18] ---**
Did you enjoy your cleaning?
**[16:20] ---**
Even better things await as your
shadow master's standing rises.
**[16:26] ---**
There's Lou!
**[16:29] ---**
Rosemary!
**[16:31] ---**
Are you all better now?
**[16:33] ---**
Yes, but I had quite a fright.
**[16:36] ---**
I had heard of the soot sickness,
but to think I would contract it.
**[16:40] ---**
What is the soot sickness?
**[16:43] ---**
It occurs when scorches enter the body.
**[16:46] ---**
If left untreated,
the afflicted doll will break.
**[16:48] ---**
It is quite dreadful.
**[16:50] ---**
But with swift treatment,
one need not worry.
**[16:52] ---**
We have an excellent first-aid team.
**[16:54] ---**
You must drink plenty of water.
**[16:57] ---**
Indeed. You must flush out all the soot.
**[17:00] ---**
It is so much water,
you never want to drink again.
**[17:02] ---**
So you're all better now! I'm so glad!
**[17:06] ---**
This just won't do.
**[17:07] ---**
I wished to show what
a fine team leader I could be.
**[17:12] ---**
That was so embarrassing.
**[17:20] ---**
Did I say something funny?
**[17:23] ---**
And then Rosemary came back,
and she was completely fine.
**[17:27] ---**
The first-aid team is the best!
**[17:29] ---**
I'm so glad the four of us will
be able to clean together again.
**[17:32] ---**
Oh, that's wonderful.
**[17:35] ---**
Is something wrong?
**[17:37] ---**
Kate has never heard of a phantom.
**[17:40] ---**
Oh, forgive me. I didn't mean
to keep talking like that.
**[17:44] ---**
No, it's quite all right.
**[17:46] ---**
However...
**[17:47] ---**
As you've been told before,
**[17:49] ---**
if you move things while cleaning,
put them back where you found them.
**[17:54] ---**
Forgive me! I hadn't noticed!
**[17:57] ---**
What was it I moved?
**[18:00] ---**
That stuffed toy wasn't where it belongs.
**[18:03] ---**
Yours, too, Mistress Kate?!
**[18:05] ---**
My Rolly moved on his own, too!
**[18:08] ---**
You may correct your failings,
but excuses will not be tolerated.
**[18:13] ---**
B-But I saw it happen!
**[18:17] ---**
Living dolls can move,
so stuffed toys should be--
**[18:21] ---**
They're not the same thing!
**[18:29] ---**
It flew.
**[18:30] ---**
I knew it! Stuffed toys *can* move!
**[18:33] ---**
It is the power of our Lord Grandfather
that breathes life into living dolls.
**[18:38] ---**
Dolls and toys couldn't
possibly move on their own.
**[18:41] ---**
Then perhaps you, too,
have great power, Mistress Kate.
**[18:46] ---**
Why don't you try and make Rolly move?
**[18:50] ---**
Is such a thing possible?
**[18:59] ---**
It truly was Kate.
**[19:01] ---**
I knew it!
**[19:02] ---**
To think such a thing was possible...
**[19:05] ---**
But nothing else moves
besides stuffed toys.
**[19:10] ---**
Why stuffed toys?
**[19:12] ---**
Rolly and Kate's stuffed toy...
**[19:15] ---**
I sewed them up.
**[19:16] ---**
Oh, I know! It's the soot!
**[19:19] ---**
Mistress Kate, you can make soot move!
**[19:21] ---**
But it was the stuffed toys that moved.
**[19:24] ---**
Actually, I stuffed Rolly with
the soot from your sootman.
**[19:29] ---**
What? Why would you do that?
**[19:31] ---**
I didn't have any spare cotton.
**[19:33] ---**
Plus...
**[19:35] ---**
I wanted to put something
I treasure into something I cherish.
**[19:39] ---**
Now I'll always feel like you are nearby.
**[19:43] ---**
To think you'd use a sootman
Kate made in that manner...
**[19:47] ---**
You're weird.
**[19:49] ---**
D-Did I do something wrong?!
**[19:51] ---**
Never mind. Just clean up.
**[19:53] ---**
Yes, ma'am.
**[19:56] ---**
Soot is emitted due to negative feelings.
**[19:59] ---**
That's why scorches
begin moving with ill intent.
**[20:02] ---**
But soot can also be made to move
on purpose like Mistress Kate did.
**[20:07] ---**
Why can Mistress Kate make soot move?
**[20:10] ---**
And that phantom we saw...
Was someone making it move?
**[20:14] ---**
And the lords in the
other wing of the house...
**[20:18] ---**
Living dolls must feel nothing but
loyalty toward the Shadows family!
**[20:23] ---**
I mustn't fret over trivial matters!
**[20:28] ---**
You rang, Mistress Kate?
**[20:35] ---**
Wow! I can't believe you can
already control it like that!
**[20:38] ---**
But only for a short time.
**[20:40] ---**
It's still amazing!
**[20:42] ---**
I can't wait to tell the other
living dolls what you can do!
**[20:47] ---**
That is why Kate summoned you.
**[20:48] ---**
Tell no one about this, at least not yet.
**[20:52] ---**
Shadow lore says
nothing about such things.
**[20:55] ---**
We must be careful.
**[20:57] ---**
Yes, ma'am.
**[20:59] ---**
The debut draws near,
and there is so much to learn.
**[21:02] ---**
But shadows mustn't
leave their room before then.
**[21:05] ---**
We must study using what books we have.
**[21:08] ---**
Living dolls are allowed
to gather, but not shadows?
**[21:13] ---**
That's right. But we could learn more from
one another by exchanging information.
**[21:17] ---**
Yes, ma'am!
**[21:19] ---**
We shall have to study together.
**[21:21] ---**
Yes, ma'am!
**[21:24] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[21:26] ---**
You're quite weary.
**[21:29] ---**
We'll begin our studies tomorrow.
**[21:32] ---**
Forgive me.
**[23:05] ---**
How many candidates remain?
**[23:08] ---**
We must cull the failed fruit with haste.
**[23:11] ---**
Let us hope it's as fun as last time.
**[23:14] ---**
Edward, how goes the debut preparations?
**[23:17] ---**
All shall be ready soon.
**[23:19] ---**
Please leave it to me.
**[23:21] ---**
The debut... It's my big chance now
that I've been chosen as judge.
**[23:26] ---**
I will give the third-floor lords
a show they won't forget.
**[23:29] ---**
Perhaps I'll even rise to the third floor
if Lord Grandfather notices me.
**[23:35] ---**
The candidates are of no consequence.
**[23:37] ---**
What matters is that
this goes as I planned.
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode,
"Watchers in the Night."
**[23:43] ---**
Next episode, "Watchers in the Night."
# E4 - Watchers in the Night
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GK9U34D7E/watchers-in-the-night)
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**[00:09] ---**
Shut your pieholes!
**[00:13] ---**
What happened?
**[00:14] ---**
Why are we here?
**[00:16] ---**
Today, we're being blessed
with a Star Bearer's wisdom.
**[00:21] ---**
This is about that phantom mayhem.
**[00:24] ---**
One of your teams' lazy
cleaning habits caused this!
**[00:28] ---**
I'm here to question you until
we get to the bottom of it!
**[02:03] ---**
"Watchers in the Night"
**[02:06] ---**
All right, next!
**[02:08] ---**
Get back to cleaning if I'm done with you!
**[02:11] ---**
Next, we have dimwitted Rose.
**[02:14] ---**
It was *your* team that
let those scorches slip by.
**[02:16] ---**
Explain yourself!
**[02:18] ---**
That wasn't a matter
of anything slipping by.
**[02:21] ---**
We were holding class that day, and--
**[02:23] ---**
You're always rambling!
**[02:26] ---**
You people were neglecting
your cleaning duties!
**[02:29] ---**
Our newest member, Emilico,
was still being trained.
**[02:33] ---**
And we had never faced such a disturbance,
hence our delayed response.
**[02:37] ---**
But we dealt with it accordingly.
**[02:39] ---**
We did not neglect our cleaning.
**[02:41] ---**
I'd be happy to submit
our work for your inspection.
**[02:44] ---**
I understand perfectly now.
**[02:50] ---**
This whole team is a bunch of dimwits.
**[02:53] ---**
Watch it, bigmouth!
I was talking to your team leader.
**[02:57] ---**
You kicked her! How mean!
**[03:03] ---**
You're the one who was
waving at me from that window.
**[03:07] ---**
I see you're one of those sunshiney types.
You think I'm mean?
**[03:12] ---**
Are you criticizing how I do my job?
**[03:16] ---**
Barbie, look out!
**[03:18] ---**
Are you hurt?
**[03:20] ---**
You maggot!
**[03:21] ---**
How dare you bump into me?!
**[03:25] ---**
Forgive me. My eyesight is poor.
It was not my intention to bump into you.
**[03:30] ---**
Wear glasses if you
have trouble seeing people!
**[03:33] ---**
My master doesn't wear glasses,
so wouldn't it be odd for me to?
**[03:38] ---**
You dare talk back to me?
**[03:45] ---**
That's no way to speak to Barbie.
She's a Star Bearer!
**[03:48] ---**
You're the black sheep of our team.
**[03:54] ---**
What now?!
**[03:58] ---**
F-For... Forgive me.
**[04:00] ---**
F-F-Forgive me.
**[04:02] ---**
You.
**[04:05] ---**
You're the most inept of all.
**[04:08] ---**
You're always dropping things and
scattering the soot you've collected.
**[04:12] ---**
I've read the reports.
**[04:15] ---**
You can't fool me.
**[04:18] ---**
That phantom mayhem was *your* fault!
**[04:21] ---**
That's not--
**[04:24] ---**
She's part of your team,
isn't she? Please help her!
**[04:27] ---**
What?
**[04:28] ---**
Why? The truth is we cannot do a thing.
**[04:32] ---**
Plus, she has been nothing
but trouble for our team.
**[04:35] ---**
B-But all the blame will be pinned on her.
**[04:38] ---**
Someone must take the blame.
It might as well be her.
**[04:42] ---**
A doll as inept as her won't
make it past the debut anyway.
**[04:46] ---**
She is a failure.
**[04:50] ---**
Please, Barbie, don't!
**[04:52] ---**
You again?
**[04:54] ---**
There must be an explanation.
**[04:57] ---**
An explanation?
**[04:59] ---**
All right, in that case...
**[05:02] ---**
Sunshine,
**[05:04] ---**
Good-for-Nothing,
**[05:05] ---**
Black Sheep!
**[05:06] ---**
Huh?
**[05:07] ---**
She means you.
**[05:08] ---**
I hereby assign you
three to the night watch.
**[05:11] ---**
I'll see that your rooms
are left unlocked.
**[05:14] ---**
I'll report your ineptness to the adults
in the other wing if you fail.
**[05:19] ---**
What is your name?
**[05:20] ---**
I'm Ricky.
**[05:22] ---**
Out of all the new dolls,
you're the only promising one.
**[05:26] ---**
Thank you.
**[05:27] ---**
Everyone, back to your cleaning!
**[05:30] ---**
Your work is not done!
**[05:32] ---**
We're not done because of Barbie.
She's abusing the new dolls!
**[05:36] ---**
And, Emilico, no good will
come of standing up for others.
**[05:40] ---**
Yes, ma'am.
**[05:41] ---**
You really should avoid provoking Barbie.
**[05:45] ---**
Her shadow master is
a very important figure.
**[05:48] ---**
Still, it is nothing
you need to fret over.
**[05:51] ---**
Barbie will soon lose interest in this.
**[06:13] ---**
Oh, welcome back, Emilico.
**[06:15] ---**
It's good to be back, Mistress Kate.
**[06:18] ---**
Might you be available tonight?
**[06:21] ---**
It would be nice to study together.
**[06:23] ---**
Oh, forgive me. Tonight,
I have work outside your room.
**[06:29] ---**
But I would love to some other time!
**[06:32] ---**
Is that so? Be careful out there.
**[06:35] ---**
Yes, ma'am! But before that,
I'll clean your room until it sparkles!
**[06:55] ---**
Really? A Star Bearer already praised you?
That's quite impressive, Ricky.
**[07:00] ---**
There's this one doll who's
the black sheep of our team.
**[07:04] ---**
But I showed him his place,
and none too gently.
**[07:08] ---**
Excellent work.
**[07:10] ---**
I simply did what was befitting
of your face, Master Patrick.
**[07:30] ---**
Good evening, I'm Emilico.
Let's do the best job we can!
**[07:35] ---**
So, what are your names?
**[07:41] ---**
I'm Shaun.
**[07:43] ---**
Well, um, shall we start our watch?
**[07:47] ---**
We'll find something if we look around!
**[07:49] ---**
"Something," you say? As if new
dolls like us could solve anything.
**[07:53] ---**
We have plenty of time before
the major house cleaning in one week.
**[07:57] ---**
We'll do just fine.
**[08:06] ---**
Nothing unusual in this room.
**[08:10] ---**
Huh? Where's Shaun?
**[08:14] ---**
Oh, there he is.
**[08:16] ---**
We're over here!
**[08:21] ---**
Oh, right. You can't see very well.
**[08:23] ---**
That wasn't me you saw.
**[08:26] ---**
What?!
**[08:27] ---**
Oh, no. Now that other
doll is falling behind.
**[08:52] ---**
Nothing unusual here, either.
**[08:54] ---**
Wait. Did we already look in here?
**[09:01] ---**
How is this watch duty
going to help my master?
**[09:13] ---**
Let's do our best again tomorrow.
**[10:14] ---**
This is our fifth night.
**[10:15] ---**
I really hope we can get to the
bottom of that phantom mayhem.
**[10:22] ---**
Shaun!
**[10:23] ---**
Did you bring something that might help?
**[10:26] ---**
Blankets.
**[10:27] ---**
Blankets? What for?
**[10:30] ---**
To sleep.
**[10:30] ---**
But why?
**[10:32] ---**
They lock our doors
once we leave our rooms.
**[10:35] ---**
So I'll sleep here till our time is up.
**[10:37] ---**
But we only have until
the day after tomorrow.
**[10:40] ---**
Barbie just wants to sow discord
between our masters and us.
**[10:44] ---**
My daily cleaning is starting
to suffer from my lack of sleep.
**[10:48] ---**
And you, Emilico?
**[10:50] ---**
I did Mistress Kate a disservice
by oversleeping this morning.
**[10:54] ---**
B-But blaming it on someone
else without reason isn't right!
**[10:59] ---**
We are our masters' faces. How can we
fulfill our role if we look all worn out?
**[11:05] ---**
I only take my master's
instructions seriously.
**[11:08] ---**
Please don't give up yet!
**[11:10] ---**
I brought something that will help.
**[11:13] ---**
It's a map! Mia from
our team drew it for me.
**[11:20] ---**
Let's look around together.
**[11:22] ---**
Wait.
**[11:23] ---**
So then you *will* help us?
**[11:26] ---**
I brought blankets for both of you.
**[11:29] ---**
Sleep if you want.
That's all I have to say.
**[11:32] ---**
Oh, thank you.
**[11:36] ---**
Shall we sleep, then?
**[11:37] ---**
It's true, we shouldn't overdo it.
**[11:43] ---**
I'm not used to this.
It's hard to fall asleep.
**[11:46] ---**
The ceiling is so high.
**[11:48] ---**
And I've never had anyone
next to me as I fall asleep.
**[11:52] ---**
You're right, Shaun.
It's also important to sleep.
**[11:57] ---**
And you may try to hide it,
but I can tell you care about us.
**[12:01] ---**
After all, you helped me
during Barbie's scolding.
**[12:05] ---**
I only did it because she irritated me.
**[12:12] ---**
I-I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
**[12:15] ---**
L-Let's forget about watch duty.
**[12:18] ---**
I'm nothing but trouble for you two.
**[12:22] ---**
I-It's because I'm a failure.
**[12:26] ---**
Nobody even needs me.
**[12:29] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[12:31] ---**
Hurray!
**[12:32] ---**
I'm so glad you finally spoke!
**[12:35] ---**
You're no trouble.
**[12:37] ---**
I'm so happy I became
friends with you and Shaun.
**[12:42] ---**
I've also been called a failure.
**[12:46] ---**
But Mistress Kate protects me anyway.
**[12:50] ---**
Somebody needs you.
There isn't anyone who isn't needed.
**[12:55] ---**
I want to be friends with you.
**[12:59] ---**
I want to be friends
with you, too, of course!
**[13:01] ---**
Um, what I mean is...
**[13:04] ---**
Rum.
**[13:06] ---**
My name is Rum.
**[13:11] ---**
Rum!
**[13:12] ---**
What a wonderful name!
**[13:19] ---**
Hey.
**[13:20] ---**
Something's coming.
**[13:29] ---**
Could it be a phantom?
**[13:43] ---**
Rum!
**[13:44] ---**
Shaun, it's a phantom! Let's run!
**[13:46] ---**
No, wait.
**[13:51] ---**
It's a veiled doll.
**[13:54] ---**
What's a veiled doll?
**[13:56] ---**
You've never seen one before?
**[13:58] ---**
They bring us our food and clean clothes.
**[14:01] ---**
Oh, so that's who does that!
**[14:03] ---**
Thank you for all your help!
**[14:06] ---**
We're trying to get to the
bottom of the phantom mayhem.
**[14:09] ---**
Don't waste your breath.
Unlike us, veiled dolls don't speak.
**[14:14] ---**
It most likely heard our voices
and came to see what's going on.
**[14:18] ---**
Oh! We better go after Rum!
**[14:25] ---**
Where am I?
**[14:28] ---**
Please talk to me, Rummy.
I'm scared of the dark.
**[14:32] ---**
Rum, do you think they will come save you?
**[14:36] ---**
Who do you mean?
**[14:37] ---**
That doll.
**[14:39] ---**
She's not coming. The phantom got her.
**[14:43] ---**
Even if it didn't, she won't come.
**[14:46] ---**
I left them behind and ran.
**[14:49] ---**
Still, I have a feeling
she will come for you.
**[14:53] ---**
Living dolls are expendable.
Only the outstanding ones last very long.
**[14:58] ---**
It wouldn't make sense for her
to care about another doll.
**[15:01] ---**
Wouldn't you be happy if she did come?
**[15:04] ---**
Happy? I don't know
what it feels like to be happy.
**[15:10] ---**
Rum? Where are you? Rum?
**[15:14] ---**
Rum?
**[15:15] ---**
You're a strange one.
**[15:18] ---**
Strange? Mistress Kate said that, too!
**[15:21] ---**
"Fret not over trivial matters."
**[15:23] ---**
That's one of the rules living dolls
learn from the time they are born.
**[15:27] ---**
We live for the sake of our masters.
It's pointless to worry about other dolls.
**[15:32] ---**
It seems I'm not an outstanding doll.
**[15:35] ---**
You're right, Shaun.
**[15:37] ---**
I should only concern
myself with Mistress Kate.
**[15:40] ---**
But the way you defied Barbie
wasn't a good idea, either, was it?
**[15:44] ---**
It's true.
**[15:46] ---**
That was of no benefit to my master.
**[15:49] ---**
I'm not an outstanding doll, either.
**[15:54] ---**
Would you like a roll?
**[15:58] ---**
Why do you have a roll in your pocket?
**[16:02] ---**
Shaun, you smiled!
**[16:04] ---**
What do you mean?
**[16:05] ---**
I thought your face might be ceramic.
**[16:08] ---**
Our expressions are for our masters.
**[16:12] ---**
But your cheeks will harden
if you don't move your face.
**[16:16] ---**
You have a point.
**[16:19] ---**
There's still no sign of Rum.
**[16:23] ---**
What about that map of yours?
**[16:26] ---**
Oh, I forgot about that!
**[16:29] ---**
We've already searched the great hall.
**[16:32] ---**
We still haven't tried
**[16:34] ---**
the hallway that leads to the front door.
**[16:46] ---**
Mia left a note saying
we mustn't go there.
**[16:50] ---**
I'm not surprised.
**[16:51] ---**
Venturing outside the house,
**[16:53] ---**
let alone entering this hallway,
is strictly forbidden.
**[16:58] ---**
Nevertheless, I'm going.
We must find Rum before dawn!
**[17:20] ---**
Wait!
**[17:28] ---**
Does this mean that all who try to leave
Shadows House are immediately eliminated?
**[17:34] ---**
Would they really go so far?
**[17:36] ---**
Living dolls have thoughts and feelings
**[17:38] ---**
and wish to be of service
to their shadow masters.
**[17:43] ---**
"Fret not over trivial matters."
**[17:46] ---**
That's a rule living dolls must follow.
**[17:49] ---**
Let's head back. There's no way
Rum made it through this hallway.
**[17:57] ---**
Rum!
**[17:58] ---**
It came from behind this wall!
Show me the map!
**[18:03] ---**
I don't see a door that leads there.
**[18:06] ---**
A door?
**[18:12] ---**
I know how to get there!
**[18:15] ---**
Huh?
**[18:16] ---**
It's just like our rooms!
**[18:23] ---**
So that's it! A revolving door!
**[18:27] ---**
Emilico! Did you find anything?
**[18:30] ---**
It's too dark to see!
**[18:32] ---**
My whole body aches from
plunging through the door!
**[18:35] ---**
If you knew about the door,
you could've opened it normally.
**[18:38] ---**
You're absolutely right.
**[18:40] ---**
Ouch! I just ran into a wall.
**[18:42] ---**
Wait for me. I'll be right there.
**[18:47] ---**
Rum!
**[18:51] ---**
We were worried about you!
Are you all right?
**[18:55] ---**
We heard you scream. Did something happen?
**[19:00] ---**
S-S... Scorches!
**[19:04] ---**
Don't worry. I've dealt with them before!
**[19:08] ---**
Take that, and that!
**[19:08] ---**
Rum! Light up the room!
**[19:11] ---**
Take that!
**[19:12] ---**
And that!
**[19:22] ---**
A phantom!
**[19:23] ---**
So this is where they're coming from.
**[19:26] ---**
But I didn't bring any water!
**[19:27] ---**
That was a big mistake.
Water works great on phantoms!
**[19:31] ---**
We'll have to clobber it!
Try to hold it still.
**[19:35] ---**
Leave it to me!
**[19:37] ---**
But, um...
**[19:38] ---**
How exactly do I do that?
**[19:40] ---**
Here it comes!
**[19:41] ---**
Um... uh... Oh!
**[19:44] ---**
Shaun, let me borrow this.
**[19:53] ---**
Keep screaming so I know where you are!
**[19:55] ---**
The phantom is above my head!
That's your right, no left!
**[20:01] ---**
If I get close enough,
I can figure it out myself!
**[20:07] ---**
You smashed it to bits.
**[20:09] ---**
You're really strong, Shaun!
**[20:11] ---**
Tie it up just in case.
**[20:15] ---**
Our work's not done!
**[20:19] ---**
Look at that!
**[20:21] ---**
At what?
**[20:22] ---**
The trapdoor on the ceiling is loose,
and soot is leaking out.
**[20:27] ---**
What's soot doing up there?
**[20:39] ---**
Hey!
**[20:48] ---**
So that's it! Soot from each
room passes through the attic!
**[20:52] ---**
That's where the soot is leaking from.
**[20:55] ---**
The hinge rusted and broke,
causing the trapdoor to crack open.
**[21:00] ---**
The soot leaking from there
collected until it became a phantom.
**[21:04] ---**
So that's it.
**[21:05] ---**
It was nobody's fault! Case solved!
**[21:12] ---**
Now let's celebrate! Here's a roll!
**[21:17] ---**
I don't need any.
**[21:26] ---**
Yum!
**[21:28] ---**
Isn't this the bread
the Shadows family eats?
**[21:31] ---**
Mistress Kate shares it with me.
**[21:33] ---**
I wanted everyone to try it.
**[21:35] ---**
She's that close to her master?
**[21:38] ---**
She really is a strange one.
**[21:41] ---**
Is it yummy, Rum?
**[21:50] ---**
How much longer will Emilico
be working outside this room?
**[21:56] ---**
We promised to share information.
**[22:00] ---**
At this rate, we'll never
make it past the debut.
**[22:06] ---**
There is something that Kate needs to do.
**[23:43] ---**
Next episode,
"The Debut."
**[23:43] ---**
Next episode, "The Debut."
# E5 - The Debut
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**[01:36] ---**
"The Debut"
**[01:36] ---**
Now we know!
**[01:38] ---**
The phantom mayhem was
caused by an equipment failure.
**[01:42] ---**
But if you slack off,
it *will* happen again!
**[01:46] ---**
So keep on your toes! Dismissed!
**[01:51] ---**
Did you see how
disappointed Barbie looked?
**[01:54] ---**
Rose and I know nothing about
the soot processing equipment.
**[01:58] ---**
The Star Bearers handle that.
Barbie must've been sleeping on the job.
**[02:02] ---**
Well done, Emilico!
**[02:06] ---**
Exchanging letters with you helped.
**[02:09] ---**
I never expected a handmade
doll as your reply. Thank you.
**[02:14] ---**
I still can't write very well,
so I let my sewing do the talking.
**[02:18] ---**
It's about time to return to our rooms.
**[02:21] ---**
So it is. We must hurry.
**[02:23] ---**
Bye, everyone!
**[02:24] ---**
Goodbye!
**[02:27] ---**
I really enjoyed that.
**[02:46] ---**
Mistress Sarah.
**[02:51] ---**
The debut is tomorrow?!
**[02:53] ---**
You've been so busy.
There was no chance to tell you.
**[02:57] ---**
And we couldn't study together.
**[03:01] ---**
Will you make that face at the debut?
**[03:04] ---**
You need not clean
anymore today. Go to bed now.
**[03:07] ---**
But...!
**[03:08] ---**
Your job right now is to sleep.
**[03:11] ---**
Yes, ma'am. Good night.
**[03:19] ---**
Wait.
**[03:21] ---**
Come here.
**[03:28] ---**
Laugh.
**[03:29] ---**
Huh?
**[03:35] ---**
Now, act sad.
**[03:36] ---**
Oh, um...
**[03:42] ---**
That's enough.
**[03:43] ---**
Huh? What was that all about?
**[03:46] ---**
Never mind. Hurry up and get to bed.
**[03:55] ---**
I've caused Mistress Kate
nothing but trouble.
**[03:59] ---**
I don't understand what she is feeling.
**[04:04] ---**
I wonder if Mia understands
everything that Mistress Sarah is feeling.
**[04:16] ---**
Mistress Sarah, I beg you to
give me the opportunity to grow.
**[04:24] ---**
Very well.
**[04:36] ---**
Mistress Kate told me about scorches.
**[04:40] ---**
She said they are soot that gathered
and started to move with ill intent.
**[04:44] ---**
But if that happens after
soot gathers together awhile...
**[04:48] ---**
Will Rolly be all right?
**[04:51] ---**
But it's been a while,
and he hasn't done anything bad yet.
**[04:55] ---**
He's full of Mistress Kate's
goodwill! He'll be fine!
**[05:03] ---**
We're not supposed to
go outside of the house.
**[05:06] ---**
I wonder if there are people out there
and whether I can meet them.
**[05:11] ---**
Maybe I'd learn lots of new things
if I became a Star Bearer.
**[05:15] ---**
If so, I want to be a Star Bearer!
**[05:18] ---**
We must...
**[05:20] ---**
become...
**[05:22] ---**
Star Bearers!
**[05:25] ---**
We shall be the ones who gain
Lord Grandfather's approval.
**[05:29] ---**
We haven't had our debut,
yet you waste your time with that failure!
**[05:35] ---**
Mia, you are to serve Sarah alone!
**[05:38] ---**
You are meant to make Sarah shine!
**[05:41] ---**
You are exceptional!
**[05:46] ---**
I wonder what Mistress Kate wants.
Does she want to be a Star Bearer?
**[05:53] ---**
But first, the debut.
**[06:01] ---**
If I fail at the debut,
I'll probably be discarded.
**[06:06] ---**
I'll never see Mistress Kate again.
**[06:10] ---**
I wonder if she has any friends.
**[06:13] ---**
I wonder what she likes to do.
**[06:16] ---**
I don't know anything about Mistress Kate.
**[06:23] ---**
I really want to make it past the debut.
**[06:28] ---**
Listen, Shaun.
**[06:32] ---**
Yes, Master John?
**[06:33] ---**
The debut is tomorrow.
**[06:35] ---**
Your nightly watch duty must be tiring,
so enough cleaning. Go rest.
**[06:40] ---**
Not yet.
**[06:41] ---**
Why?
**[06:42] ---**
It's my duty to finish
cleaning my master's room.
**[06:46] ---**
Your master, John,
is telling you to go rest.
**[06:49] ---**
But I cannot rest while
your room is still dirty.
**[06:53] ---**
You're always so stubborn.
**[06:55] ---**
And you haven't worn your glasses lately.
You used to wear them here.
**[07:00] ---**
I want to get used to not wearing them.
Plus, I have sharp ears and a good nose.
**[07:05] ---**
I'll wear them for detailed cleaning.
**[07:08] ---**
But why are you wearing glasses?
**[07:11] ---**
You finally asked about the glasses!
**[07:14] ---**
John asked a veiled doll
to find a pair just like yours!
**[07:18] ---**
Now there's no reason
for you not to wear glasses.
**[07:21] ---**
Master John, I should be
the one trying to match you.
**[07:25] ---**
You don't appreciate
John's attempt at a compromise?
**[07:29] ---**
Forgive me.
**[07:30] ---**
But if I don't properly
fulfill my role as a living doll,
**[07:34] ---**
it will lead to a poor debut evaluation.
**[07:37] ---**
You have a point there, Shaun.
Let's dispense with the glasses.
**[07:41] ---**
But get some rest. At least
fulfill one of John's requests.
**[07:47] ---**
Very well.
**[07:48] ---**
John will turn in, too.
**[07:53] ---**
Good night, Master John.
**[08:15] ---**
I have never given
Mistress Shirley a kiss good night.
**[08:20] ---**
Tomorrow, I'll fail at the debut,
and that will be the end of my life here.
**[08:25] ---**
Rum, are you okay with that?
**[08:29] ---**
It doesn't matter, Rummy!
I don't have anyone who...
**[08:37] ---**
I could be friends with her,
but it's already too late.
**[08:43] ---**
Black Sheep, Good-for-Nothing, and...
What was the other one, Ricky?
**[08:48] ---**
Sunshine, Master Patrick.
**[08:52] ---**
Yes, that was it!
**[08:54] ---**
Competition like that can only
serve to make Patrick look good.
**[08:59] ---**
There is one more candidate
on dimwitted Roses' team,
**[09:03] ---**
but she is not much of a threat.
**[09:05] ---**
So then, the only viable
candidate tomorrow is Patrick.
**[09:09] ---**
Ricky, you are a fine face.
Patrick is sure to be a Star Bearer.
**[09:14] ---**
Then he shall have
Lord Grandfather's love.
**[09:17] ---**
All who dare stand in
the way shall be struck down.
**[09:21] ---**
We must dispose of
Shadows House's excess baggage.
**[09:24] ---**
Patrick will sort
the garbage at the debut.
**[09:27] ---**
Will you help, Ricky?
**[09:29] ---**
Gladly. I will take out the
garbage once you have sorted it.
**[09:34] ---**
Ricky, that's the look.
**[09:37] ---**
That is Patrick's face, the look
of contempt for those beneath us.
**[09:41] ---**
Don't ever forget that face.
**[09:44] ---**
All done with your morning cleaning, Lou?
**[09:47] ---**
Then we shall pretty you up.
**[09:50] ---**
In addition to paintings, we can also
take and display photos at the debut.
**[09:55] ---**
It shall be wonderful!
**[09:57] ---**
Let's try some makeup, too.
**[10:03] ---**
Oh, how pretty. What a joy it is
to see Louise's face like this.
**[10:08] ---**
Aren't you happy, too, Lou?
**[10:09] ---**
Of course, Mistress Louise.
**[10:11] ---**
Oh, what flawless skin.
Louise simply must touch it.
**[10:17] ---**
Oh dear, we must start over
so that you'll look pretty.
**[10:26] ---**
I have to wear that?
**[10:29] ---**
That's right. We must hide
you before the debut.
**[10:41] ---**
A pleasure to meet you. I am Edward,
**[10:44] ---**
a special doll who lives in
Lord Grandfather's wing of the house.
**[10:48] ---**
Lord Grandfather's wing?
**[10:50] ---**
What does it mean to be special?
**[10:53] ---**
Now then, this way to the debut hall.
**[11:03] ---**
A question for the dolls.
**[11:05] ---**
Why do you suppose this corridor
to Lord Grandfather's wing is so long?
**[11:11] ---**
Is it a security measure?
**[11:13] ---**
It's so the lords can
feel safe and secure.
**[11:16] ---**
Living dolls shouldn't
think about such things.
**[11:21] ---**
We have some promising dolls as well.
**[11:40] ---**
Now, let the debut begin.
**[11:50] ---**
Are debuts always this empty?
**[11:54] ---**
We can't meet Lord Grandfather yet?
**[11:57] ---**
The living dolls may remove their veils,
and you are free to speak.
**[12:02] ---**
You are the candidates for today's debut.
**[12:15] ---**
Show me what you've got.
**[12:17] ---**
Umm...
**[12:19] ---**
Hmm?
**[12:20] ---**
The shadow masters are getting anxious.
They don't know what to do.
**[12:25] ---**
We'll be rated according
to what we do here.
**[12:28] ---**
I can't mess this up.
**[12:31] ---**
"Show me what you've got"?
What does that even mean?!
**[12:34] ---**
Master John!
**[12:49] ---**
There's food here.
Perhaps we should help ourselves.
**[12:52] ---**
Kate shall have some tea to start.
**[12:55] ---**
Louise shall have something to eat.
**[12:59] ---**
So, your name is Kate, is it?
**[13:02] ---**
Yes.
**[13:03] ---**
Having never met another shadow
before made Louise quite anxious.
**[13:07] ---**
Really? Let's be friends.
**[13:09] ---**
No. There is no need for that.
**[13:11] ---**
Huh?
**[13:12] ---**
Look, look!
**[13:13] ---**
This is Louise's face. Isn't it so pretty?
**[13:17] ---**
It is.
**[13:18] ---**
Right? So glad you agree.
**[13:20] ---**
One becomes so anxious
without an objective opinion.
**[13:23] ---**
You may tell Louise how wonderful she is.
**[13:26] ---**
No, thank you.
**[13:27] ---**
Oh, but your face says you would
like to keep looking at Louise.
**[13:32] ---**
That makeup makes Lou look even prettier.
**[13:37] ---**
Forgive me, Mistress Kate!
**[13:39] ---**
Your face isn't anything special.
**[13:42] ---**
What did you say?
**[13:43] ---**
Look at Patrick's face.
It's nothing like...
**[13:47] ---**
It's nothing like...
**[13:48] ---**
The fake smile of one who
doesn't know her place.
**[13:51] ---**
Right! It's an expression
you could not possibly make.
**[13:55] ---**
How rude! What an atrocious personality!
**[13:57] ---**
Atrocious? I beg to differ.
**[13:59] ---**
Patrick's face has
a marvelous personality.
**[14:02] ---**
Faces have personalities?
**[14:08] ---**
N-No! It's Patrick's marvelous
personality that exudes from his face!
**[14:13] ---**
Very well, if you say so.
**[14:16] ---**
Mistress Louise rose one rank
**[14:18] ---**
because the correct way to view
living dolls is as mere faces.
**[14:23] ---**
But that is kind of sad.
**[14:26] ---**
No! I must remember
my "don't fret" notebook.
**[14:29] ---**
Fret not over...
**[14:32] ---**
Rum.
**[14:39] ---**
Rum.
**[14:41] ---**
Why don't you try talking to your
shadow master with your finger?
**[14:45] ---**
You know, like you did with me that time?
**[14:48] ---**
You know about Rummy?
**[14:51] ---**
Rummy! I talk to my stuffed toy,
Rolly, just like Rum talks to you.
**[15:01] ---**
Would you like some tea?
**[15:14] ---**
Oh no! I left Mistress Kate all alone!
**[15:23] ---**
A face that forgot where its body was.
**[15:27] ---**
No need to be so aggressive.
It's a party. Let's have fun.
**[15:33] ---**
Shaun is fulfilling his role as a face.
**[15:58] ---**
I-It's so...
**[16:00] ---**
It's so yummy! It makes one
want to roll upon the floor!
**[16:05] ---**
Mistress Kate is acting like me now.
**[16:08] ---**
You're no ice queen.
You're so expressive about food.
**[16:13] ---**
You're John's cup of tea.
**[16:14] ---**
Listen, Kate. That face's behavior
has been atrocious today.
**[16:19] ---**
And what's with the name Emilico?
**[16:21] ---**
What of it?
**[16:23] ---**
Faces must have a name.
It's one of the rules.
**[16:26] ---**
Emilico? What a strange name.
**[16:29] ---**
A name closer to one's own is customary.
**[16:32] ---**
Huh?
**[16:33] ---**
Who knows about that shy one,
**[16:36] ---**
but the rest of us have such names.
**[16:38] ---**
Louise and Lou, John and Shaun,
Patrick and Ricky...
**[16:43] ---**
It's one's own face, so it's only natural.
**[16:45] ---**
Kate must not like her face.
**[16:48] ---**
It is a face so unloved.
**[17:00] ---**
This won't do. If we remain
so emotionally distant,
**[17:03] ---**
we shall fail the debut.
**[17:05] ---**
What is wrong with her?
**[17:07] ---**
Why won't she act as Kate wishes?
**[17:09] ---**
We must be more like Sarah and Mia.
**[17:13] ---**
But she frets over trivial matters.
**[17:15] ---**
She befriends other faces.
**[17:17] ---**
She let that name issue get to her.
**[17:20] ---**
Living dolls exist only
to be a shadow's face.
**[17:24] ---**
Fretting over trivial matters
amounts to defying your master.
**[17:28] ---**
Come what may, a doll must swear
to be ever loyal to its master.
**[17:33] ---**
Living dolls need not befriend each other.
**[17:49] ---**
What an elegant tune.
**[17:51] ---**
Who knew special dolls
could play the piano?
**[17:56] ---**
Maybe he wants us to dance to see
if we're at one with each other.
**[18:00] ---**
Oh, um, very well. Shall we dance, Ricky?
**[18:04] ---**
Oh my! Louise loves to dance.
**[18:07] ---**
We've practiced this dance
so very much, haven't we, Lou?
**[18:12] ---**
They practiced?
**[18:15] ---**
I don't know how to dance.
**[18:21] ---**
One can easily see that Louise truly
loves her face, or in short, herself.
**[18:26] ---**
She is leading Lou, and Lou is
surrendering to her master.
**[18:31] ---**
But with Patrick,
Ricky leads *him* at times.
**[18:35] ---**
Ricky is spotlighting Patrick
without standing out too much.
**[18:38] ---**
They are in harmony with
their similar personalities.
**[18:42] ---**
We're falling behind.
Emilico will never be Kate's face.
**[18:47] ---**
Isn't there some way
we can pass the debut?
**[18:50] ---**
Kate doesn't want to get eliminated here.
There is something she must do.
**[19:01] ---**
Would you... care to dance...
Mistress Shirley?
**[19:15] ---**
Thank you.
**[19:21] ---**
Shall we join them, Shaun?
**[19:30] ---**
Don't give up.
**[19:37] ---**
Mistress Kate! Forgive me
for feeling discouraged.
**[19:40] ---**
I won't give up!
**[19:42] ---**
I was wrong.
**[19:44] ---**
It was I who was not
paying attention to Emilico.
**[19:49] ---**
Very well. Let's dance, Emilico.
**[19:52] ---**
But first... laugh.
**[19:55] ---**
Laugh out loud.
**[19:57] ---**
A grand laugh.
**[20:04] ---**
That's it. You are fine
just the way you are.
**[20:08] ---**
I was never seeking
to be the perfect shadow.
**[20:15] ---**
Follow Kate's lead.
Her secret talent will handle the rest.
**[20:19] ---**
Huh? My legs are moving on their own.
**[20:22] ---**
Surrender yourself to Kate,
and you'll be fine.
**[20:27] ---**
Emilico...
**[20:30] ---**
look how well I can control soot now.
**[20:34] ---**
You're hopeless. So many blunders.
**[20:37] ---**
You won't ignore those in need,
and you fret over trivial matters.
**[20:42] ---**
You're a terrible living doll.
**[20:44] ---**
But I think the truly unique
part of you is wonderful.
**[20:50] ---**
Plus, you try hard
and are nice to everyone.
**[20:53] ---**
But I'd like you to pay
attention to me sometimes.
**[21:19] ---**
How dare a living doll
treat a shadow so rudely.
**[21:24] ---**
Being judged by a doll was
intolerable from the start.
**[21:27] ---**
Where is your shadow, Edward?
**[21:30] ---**
I am a special living doll.
**[21:33] ---**
Are you suggesting a high-ranking shadow
**[21:35] ---**
must appear before
a lowly shadow like you?
**[21:38] ---**
Still, you *are* shadows.
I should have paid you more respect.
**[21:45] ---**
Let me apologize by
showing you our lovely garden.
**[21:48] ---**
This way, please.
**[21:50] ---**
A splendid idea.
Louise would love to see it.
**[21:55] ---**
What do you think you're doing?
**[21:57] ---**
Huh?
**[21:58] ---**
Eat your sweets.
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode,
"The Garden Labyrinth."
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode, "The Garden Labyrinth."
# E6 - The Garden Labyrinth
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**[00:07] ---**
He means we must stay here.
**[00:11] ---**
The door's been locked.
**[00:14] ---**
I don't understand the criteria.
**[00:17] ---**
He's definitely watching how we
fulfill our role as a shadow face.
**[00:21] ---**
But why was Ricky demoted one rank?
**[00:25] ---**
What was the reason behind your demotion?
**[00:27] ---**
Enough, already!
**[00:29] ---**
We weren't told to dance.
**[00:30] ---**
So it's my fault for
taking the initiative?
**[00:33] ---**
You all danced, so you're just as guilty!
**[00:36] ---**
It probably all hinges on how
Edward feels at the moment.
**[00:40] ---**
That's so unfair!
**[00:42] ---**
We are living dolls.
**[00:45] ---**
The Shadows family may
treat us however they see fit.
**[00:49] ---**
Aren't you fretting
over trivial matters, Ricky?
**[00:51] ---**
You're one to talk!
**[02:28] ---**
What's taking so long?
Are we supposed to go, too?
**[02:29] ---**
"The Garden Labyrinth"
**[02:32] ---**
Don't be stupid. It's locked,
and he didn't tell us to come along.
**[02:37] ---**
Use your brain, Black Sheep.
**[02:39] ---**
He never said we shouldn't come!
**[02:41] ---**
But that's what he meant!
**[02:53] ---**
Please don't fight!
**[02:56] ---**
This is why they call you Sunshine.
**[02:59] ---**
We're bitter rivals.
**[03:01] ---**
And why in the world do
you hold your cup like that?
**[03:05] ---**
How sorry I feel for Kate.
**[03:08] ---**
You hold cups by their handle.
**[03:12] ---**
Elegant, right?
**[03:14] ---**
No one holds it in both hands.
**[03:16] ---**
Oh, Ricky!
**[03:19] ---**
Thank you for telling me!
**[03:25] ---**
Emilico! You're just some
unloved doll with a strange name!
**[03:31] ---**
Mistress Kate told me
I was fine just how I am.
**[03:35] ---**
And I have no right or
reason to not believe her.
**[03:51] ---**
Th-That's disgusting!
You're trying to mock me!
**[03:54] ---**
Huh?
**[03:56] ---**
A stone?
**[03:57] ---**
You fool! That's what you get
for thinking it was okay to eat!
**[04:01] ---**
It's more of Edward's abuse.
**[04:04] ---**
Hm? Where have I seen this before?
**[04:07] ---**
Oh, that's a *fève*. I read about them.
**[04:10] ---**
It's a small porcelain good luck charm.
**[04:12] ---**
One is placed inside *galette des rois*,
a sweet pastry eaten on New Year's.
**[04:17] ---**
Happiness comes to whoever finds it.
**[04:19] ---**
What does such useless knowledge
have to do with the debut?
**[04:23] ---**
There's writing on it.
**[04:25] ---**
Edward did say we should eat our sweets.
**[04:28] ---**
Maybe there are more
*fèves* in the other sweets.
**[04:32] ---**
They might spell out a message.
**[04:34] ---**
Nice work, Emilico!
**[04:36] ---**
Come on, let's eat!
**[04:41] ---**
All this... for the five of us?
**[04:44] ---**
I'm not eating that.
Your theory is just a wild guess.
**[04:48] ---**
Fine, if you think you know better.
**[04:50] ---**
But don't come crying
if your rating goes down.
**[05:11] ---**
"There is a good luck charm
in the *galette des rois*."
**[05:16] ---**
But that's...
**[05:19] ---**
What are we supposed to do with that?
**[05:21] ---**
Damn it! I knew this was
just more of his abuse!
**[05:28] ---**
I ate too much. I feel sick.
**[05:38] ---**
Emilico.
**[06:02] ---**
It opened!
**[06:04] ---**
This means we should go after them, right?
**[06:07] ---**
It might be a trap.
**[06:09] ---**
Besides, we don't even know
if those really are *fèves*.
**[06:15] ---**
Come on, let's go!
**[06:17] ---**
Worrying about our masters
isn't a trivial matter!
**[06:38] ---**
It was supposed to be easy.
**[06:42] ---**
Kate can be brought down,
no, *must* be brought down.
**[06:46] ---**
But I got her living doll all fired up.
**[06:50] ---**
On top of that,
**[06:51] ---**
when I played piano to calm myself,
Patrick and his doll start dancing!
**[06:57] ---**
Now Kate and her doll are closer,
making it harder to eliminate them!
**[07:02] ---**
This debut is a test
of my skill as a judge.
**[07:06] ---**
I will seem less than
motivated if no one fails.
**[07:09] ---**
But I can't simply fail
a pair without reason.
**[07:13] ---**
I must get my plan back on track!
**[07:18] ---**
Calm yourself, Edward.
It really isn't that difficult.
**[07:24] ---**
That took longer than I'd thought.
**[07:26] ---**
Aren't you forgetting something important?
**[07:30] ---**
Where are our shadow masters?
**[07:33] ---**
The rules are simple.
**[07:35] ---**
You must exit the garden
before the allotted time expires.
**[07:39] ---**
But first, you must save your masters.
**[07:41] ---**
Save them? What have you done?
**[07:44] ---**
You must be concerned.
It's important to feel that way.
**[07:47] ---**
After all, living dolls exist
for the sake of their masters.
**[07:50] ---**
Why are you putting us through this?!
**[07:53] ---**
Such questions are trivial, immaterial!
**[07:56] ---**
Consider carefully what
you should be thinking about
**[08:00] ---**
and what you should not be.
**[08:02] ---**
You must protect your masters,
for they are nobles.
**[08:05] ---**
No harm must come to a living
doll's face while in the labyrinth.
**[08:09] ---**
And a shadow's attire must not get dirty.
**[08:13] ---**
Thus far, the ranking from
the top is Lou, Shaun, Ricky, Rum,
**[08:18] ---**
and last, Emilico.
**[08:21] ---**
Higher rankings yield a greater advantage.
**[08:25] ---**
The items you see over there
may prove useful in this test.
**[08:30] ---**
The top-ranked doll chooses first.
**[08:37] ---**
Why choose a rock over one of those items?
**[08:41] ---**
Huh?
**[08:45] ---**
I'll take this.
**[08:46] ---**
That's how you choose?!
**[08:48] ---**
I have trouble making up my mind.
**[08:50] ---**
Don't neglect important decisions.
**[08:52] ---**
But it's not like you have
the capacity for regret.
**[08:58] ---**
It's not my style to carry junk around.
**[09:01] ---**
What is my style?
**[09:03] ---**
It could be trouble if she
threatens me with those shears.
**[09:07] ---**
Should I choose that weapon?
**[09:10] ---**
I need something really versatile.
**[09:13] ---**
Water.
**[09:14] ---**
Does that mean we'll
have to deal with scorches?
**[09:19] ---**
Bread.
**[09:20] ---**
This won't be over today?
We're in for a long haul?
**[09:23] ---**
Hurry up and choose.
You two are ranked the same.
**[09:27] ---**
You can decide who picks first.
**[09:30] ---**
All right, I'll go first.
**[09:33] ---**
Like hell you will!
**[09:34] ---**
You got some nerve!
**[09:40] ---**
You better stop messing with me.
**[09:44] ---**
You already punched me once.
Shall we pick up where we left off?
**[09:50] ---**
Um, why don't you say what you
want to choose at the same time?
**[09:56] ---**
There's but one choice!
**[09:59] ---**
The magnifying glass!
**[09:59] ---**
The soot suit!
**[10:04] ---**
Isn't that wonderful, you two?
**[10:12] ---**
Next is Rum.
**[10:24] ---**
A lantern during the day? That's stupid.
**[10:30] ---**
Ricky, you talk tough, but you
chose something to protect yourself.
**[10:34] ---**
Didn't you hear the rules?
No harm must come to a living doll's face.
**[10:39] ---**
And last, Emilico.
**[10:41] ---**
Hurray! What I want is still there.
**[10:43] ---**
I know you're lying.
There's only junk left!
**[10:46] ---**
Junk? What about that bread?!
**[10:50] ---**
You're still thinking
about food after all we ate?
**[10:53] ---**
Bread... That's no surprise.
**[10:56] ---**
Sorry, bread, not this time.
**[11:00] ---**
This is what I wanted!
**[11:04] ---**
She's an even bigger idiot than I thought!
**[11:07] ---**
Emilico, why'd you pick that?
**[11:10] ---**
It looks heavy.
**[11:13] ---**
I had to have this!
**[11:20] ---**
The sootglass takes about two hours
for the soot to go from bottom to top.
**[11:25] ---**
You must bring your master
to the exit before then.
**[11:29] ---**
Take this and wait at the entrance
I told each of you to go to.
**[11:40] ---**
Now, go!
**[11:46] ---**
A pencil, rope, scissors,
a handkerchief, and a map.
**[11:55] ---**
This mark looks like a small hut.
**[11:59] ---**
Hmm? What's this black dot?
**[12:03] ---**
Oh, there are five of them.
Is that where the shadow masters are?
**[12:09] ---**
Is that writing?
**[12:11] ---**
Must be a hint!
**[12:13] ---**
The magnifying glass was a smart move!
Maybe I can pinpoint my master's location.
**[12:21] ---**
I can't read it even with this.
**[12:24] ---**
Emilico has sharp eyes.
Maybe she could read it.
**[12:34] ---**
Rum! What a coincidence!
**[12:39] ---**
Just kidding!
My entrance was next to yours,
**[12:43] ---**
so I thought I might run
into you if came this way.
**[12:49] ---**
Me, too.
**[12:53] ---**
Have you decided where to go?
**[12:58] ---**
I'm heading for this hut mark
nearby. Let's go together!
**[13:10] ---**
Hm?
**[13:13] ---**
I'll be right back.
**[13:19] ---**
There's a waterway below!
**[13:23] ---**
I must pay more attention.
I nearly fell in.
**[13:28] ---**
Let's put it on the map.
**[13:38] ---**
Isn't this kind of fun?
**[13:50] ---**
I really could've used that lantern.
**[14:20] ---**
Hush.
**[14:22] ---**
Seriously? You cut a shortcut through
the hedge?! Is that even allowed?
**[14:27] ---**
Wait. I might be able to
use her to my advantage.
**[14:33] ---**
Lou, where are you headed?
**[14:35] ---**
Nowhere special.
**[14:36] ---**
Your utter lack of thought is impressive.
**[14:40] ---**
I think I know where
the shadow masters are.
**[14:42] ---**
No, you don't.
**[14:43] ---**
Yes, I do! There's a hint
right on the map.
**[14:46] ---**
What map?
**[14:47] ---**
Look in the bag we received!
**[14:50] ---**
The map has dots that seem worthless.
I'm the only one who noticed!
**[14:54] ---**
I'll take you there if
you hack us a shortcut.
**[15:00] ---**
Okay, tell me where to start.
**[15:03] ---**
However...
**[15:05] ---**
I'll give you a buzz cut if you're lying.
**[15:10] ---**
It's a deal!
**[15:21] ---**
You can put your stuff in here.
**[15:23] ---**
Oh, um...
**[15:24] ---**
Go ahead.
**[15:48] ---**
I'm fine.
**[15:50] ---**
See? I can even push it with one hand.
**[16:02] ---**
That was scary!
**[16:04] ---**
But at least it stopped.
**[16:10] ---**
Don't worry. I don't need help.
**[16:14] ---**
That was my fault.
**[16:24] ---**
All right!
**[16:32] ---**
I want to help.
**[16:41] ---**
We can push it up if we work together.
**[16:51] ---**
I was trying to be strong.
**[17:01] ---**
We can get more done by working together!
**[17:24] ---**
We made it!
**[17:30] ---**
Nice work!
**[17:37] ---**
An explosion?!
**[17:39] ---**
Did someone trigger a trap?
**[17:43] ---**
Soot really packs a punch.
**[17:56] ---**
The air is so refreshing.
**[18:00] ---**
A stroll might be nice.
**[18:07] ---**
This place is huge!
**[18:09] ---**
We can see all sorts
of things from up here.
**[18:17] ---**
Is that... soot?
**[18:28] ---**
There are little black dots here.
**[18:30] ---**
I know! These are where
the shadow masters are!
**[18:34] ---**
This dot is nearby. Let's go have a look!
**[18:43] ---**
I'll pick a few more
oranges for Mistress Kate.
**[18:54] ---**
Edward said wait here
till someone comes, but...
**[19:01] ---**
Maybe this soot power could help.
**[19:05] ---**
Or is it risky drawing attention to it?
**[19:10] ---**
It is so tempting, though.
**[19:12] ---**
Oh, it's you, Kate.
**[19:14] ---**
That's an interesting spot.
**[19:16] ---**
John!
**[19:17] ---**
This is perfect.
There's a question that cannot wait.
**[19:22] ---**
John wants your hand in marriage!
**[19:26] ---**
Not a chance.
**[19:27] ---**
Don't be so hasty.
John has taken a fancy to you.
**[19:30] ---**
He shall be King of Shadows House.
**[19:33] ---**
You will not regret this.
**[19:35] ---**
What's with him? Is he an utter fool?
**[19:38] ---**
Are you saying you'll help
if we're to be married?
**[19:41] ---**
Kate will not marry
someone so calculating.
**[19:44] ---**
Yes, that was the plan.
**[19:47] ---**
Quite perceptive.
You are the one for John.
**[19:50] ---**
I wish he'd go away already.
**[19:53] ---**
John was put in a crate,
**[19:55] ---**
but with a wham, bang, kaboom,
he blew it to bits and escaped!
**[20:00] ---**
If you overcome this ordeal
on your own, we'll be equals.
**[20:04] ---**
Then we may revisit the subject.
**[20:07] ---**
Wait. Didn't Shaun help you escape?
**[20:10] ---**
No, John did it without
anyone else's help.
**[20:14] ---**
How?
**[20:15] ---**
Weren't you listening?
It was like, wham, bang, kaboom!
**[20:19] ---**
It doesn't appear he was
consciously controlling soot.
**[20:23] ---**
But in your case...
**[20:28] ---**
that cage is quite a sight to see.
**[20:31] ---**
It looks more challenging
than John's crate.
**[20:33] ---**
How will Shaun find you if
you're not where you should be?
**[20:37] ---**
Oh, right. We were told to wait.
Shaun was supposed to come?
**[20:42] ---**
So that's it. You're a smart one, Kate.
**[20:44] ---**
Goodbye for now. Call John really
loud if you wish to be saved.
**[20:51] ---**
There were no repercussions
for his conspicuous use of soot.
**[20:55] ---**
Good to know.
**[20:57] ---**
And it's good to know that there are
other shadows who can control soot.
**[21:02] ---**
This whole test is like one big spectacle.
**[21:07] ---**
This debut...
**[21:09] ---**
It's as if someone were watching us.
**[21:18] ---**
It seems John failed
to throw Kate off-kilter.
**[21:22] ---**
But his high soot volume
was quite impressive.
**[21:27] ---**
Epic failures are more entertaining
than outstanding candidates.
**[21:30] ---**
What vulgar tastes you have.
This is a test.
**[21:34] ---**
Oh, please. It is one of
the few diversions we have.
**[21:37] ---**
John and that labyrinth-chopping
doll are most entertaining.
**[21:42] ---**
But Edward went through such
pains to create it, the poor fellow.
**[21:46] ---**
Does he mean to be a gardener?
His obstinate personality is clear to see.
**[21:51] ---**
Should you not say, earnest?
**[21:53] ---**
He is trying to please
Lord Grandfather, no doubt.
**[21:57] ---**
In any case, Edward's bias in
regards to the test is unflattering.
**[22:01] ---**
Notably, his treatment
of poor last-place Kate.
**[22:05] ---**
Even worse, her living doll
has sunshine on the brain.
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode,
"An Incomplete Map."
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode, "An Incomplete Map."
# E7 - An Incomplete Map
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**[01:36] ---**
"An Incomplete Map"
**[01:41] ---**
Hey, Gerald.
**[01:43] ---**
These two have stopped moving.
**[01:45] ---**
They're the ones who will fail.
Never take your eyes off them.
**[01:49] ---**
Forgive me.
**[01:53] ---**
Perhaps we should send Edward a message.
**[01:56] ---**
Aileen.
**[01:58] ---**
Yes, ma'am,
**[02:24] ---**
Must they send these inane messages?
**[02:26] ---**
And can't these soot pigeons
deliver them quietly?
**[02:32] ---**
Come look at this! Shaun is going down!
**[02:34] ---**
What?!
**[02:50] ---**
Oh, it was just a pit trap.
**[02:53] ---**
That fool!
**[02:54] ---**
Neglecting to show elevation
on the map was by design?
**[02:59] ---**
As expected, it seems
Lou will arrive first.
**[03:02] ---**
Perhaps not.
**[03:04] ---**
It's about to get interesting.
**[03:17] ---**
Lou!
**[03:21] ---**
What the hell?
**[03:27] ---**
Is Lou out of the picture?
**[03:39] ---**
Lou! Wait! I wasn't trying
to steal your shears!
**[03:43] ---**
I'm, um... so glad... you're all right!
**[03:49] ---**
Has my face been harmed?
**[03:58] ---**
I can't tell when you're that close.
**[04:02] ---**
You look fine.
**[04:03] ---**
Then let's go.
**[04:05] ---**
Do you have any feelings at all?
**[04:09] ---**
She ignored me!
**[04:13] ---**
I'm amazed you didn't fall off that cliff.
**[04:15] ---**
I grabbed a vine and hung on.
**[04:19] ---**
You're bleeding. Doesn't it hurt?
**[04:22] ---**
It hurts.
**[04:25] ---**
Wait.
**[04:29] ---**
Sit.
**[04:31] ---**
There. That should do it.
**[04:34] ---**
Seeing you all bloodied was repulsive.
**[04:36] ---**
You're concerned for me?
**[04:38] ---**
Don't flatter yourself!
**[04:40] ---**
The only one I'm worried
about is Master Patrick.
**[04:44] ---**
I imagine he's feeling quite anxious.
**[04:51] ---**
Damn it. What is this place?
**[04:55] ---**
How dare you coop Patrick up like this?
You'll pay for this, Edward.
**[05:02] ---**
Ricky, get over here, already.
Come to the rescue.
**[05:07] ---**
You will come, won't you?
**[05:10] ---**
What is Patrick supposed
to do without you?
**[05:14] ---**
Somebody open up this damn thing!
**[05:17] ---**
Enough! This is absurd!
Don't keep Patrick cooped up like this!
**[05:21] ---**
This is no way to treat a shadow!
**[05:25] ---**
Please. This is unbearable.
**[05:28] ---**
Ricky. Ricky...
**[05:35] ---**
Master Patrick?
**[05:36] ---**
Is that your voice I hear?
**[05:40] ---**
Don't worry. I'll help you.
**[05:44] ---**
Good day, Master Patrick. Can you see me?
**[05:48] ---**
I don't think he can see you
with your eye pressed so close.
**[05:52] ---**
Oh, really?
**[05:55] ---**
You're... Sunshine? Emilico, was it?
**[06:00] ---**
That's me!
**[06:04] ---**
Wait, did you hear what Patrick
was saying a moment ago?
**[06:08] ---**
Yes. I'm sorry, but I heard what you said.
**[06:11] ---**
This is absurd! Patrick doesn't
get rescued out of pity!
**[06:14] ---**
And especially not by a failure like you!
**[06:18] ---**
Get out of here!
No one makes a fool of Patrick!
**[06:21] ---**
I'm not!
**[06:22] ---**
Liar! How could you not be?!
**[06:24] ---**
I said I'm not!
**[06:25] ---**
Put a cork in it! Go away, already!
**[06:27] ---**
I can't do that!
**[06:31] ---**
No one would wish to be
left all alone in such a place.
**[06:36] ---**
I never imagined that a shadow master
would be confined like this.
**[06:40] ---**
I'm worried about Mistress Kate.
**[06:44] ---**
And Ricky is worried
about you, Master Patrick.
**[06:48] ---**
I know! I'll catch you up about Ricky.
**[06:51] ---**
Edward read us a rule that said no harm
must come to a living doll's face.
**[06:56] ---**
So Ricky chose a soot suit
to protect his face.
**[06:59] ---**
He's really using his brain.
**[07:02] ---**
Oh, and a shadow's attire
must not get dirty.
**[07:05] ---**
You must take care, Master Patrick.
**[07:08] ---**
Let's see. The crate is locked,
and there's a single air hole.
**[07:12] ---**
Are there any hints about opening it?
**[07:15] ---**
You won't pass the
test if you help Patrick.
**[07:19] ---**
How can I fail for helping?
As long as I'm being of service,
**[07:22] ---**
I'm more than happy!
**[07:26] ---**
Enough. Hurry up and go find Kate.
**[07:29] ---**
Huh?! But--
**[07:30] ---**
Save your scorn!
**[07:32] ---**
Ricky will be the one to save Patrick!
He *will* come.
**[07:36] ---**
Besides, it will look bad
if Patrick doesn't wait.
**[07:41] ---**
I almost stole Ricky's
chance to do his job.
**[07:45] ---**
Well, please at least accept
what I drop through the hole.
**[07:53] ---**
What's this?
**[07:54] ---**
An orange. It will boost your energy.
**[07:58] ---**
Here's one more thing.
**[08:01] ---**
It's a pretty flower I picked on the way.
**[08:04] ---**
It will help the time fly
if you look at it.
**[08:08] ---**
Goodbye.
**[08:16] ---**
Next time, I look forward to
seeing you along with Mistress Kate.
**[08:25] ---**
A flower? Sunshine really is
the perfect nickname for her.
**[08:42] ---**
A heavy door? That's some
pretty plain-vanilla abuse.
**[08:46] ---**
Shaun!
**[08:48] ---**
Emilico!
**[08:50] ---**
Three of the dolls have
come together here.
**[08:53] ---**
Shaun certainly looks promising.
**[08:55] ---**
If Dorothy were Sunshine,
she'd use him to her advantage.
**[08:59] ---**
Sunshine does not think like that.
**[09:02] ---**
If Ryan were Shaun,
**[09:04] ---**
he would use that heavy door
to trap and eliminate them.
**[09:09] ---**
Then again, trapping them
would be a waste.
**[09:12] ---**
Their looks of despair
would truly be a sight to see!
**[09:16] ---**
What a creep.
**[09:17] ---**
Have you not read their profiles?
The three of them are fast friends.
**[09:22] ---**
And neither of you is Shaun or Emilico.
**[09:26] ---**
This is what makes those two so unlikable.
**[09:30] ---**
Something is written under the dots
marking the shadow masters' locations.
**[09:35] ---**
But I can't see very well.
**[09:37] ---**
Can you read it?
**[09:40] ---**
This isn't writing!
**[09:41] ---**
It's not?
**[09:42] ---**
It looks like a line.
**[09:44] ---**
No one can write that small.
**[09:47] ---**
That's true.
**[09:49] ---**
Let's share our routes so far.
**[09:51] ---**
The black dots caught my eye,
**[09:54] ---**
but I wanted to join up
with you first, so I came here.
**[09:57] ---**
Wouldn't you rather investigate
that explosion together?
**[10:00] ---**
This dot is Master Patrick.
**[10:03] ---**
I think the explosion was here,
where there's a shadow master.
**[10:06] ---**
I saw it from high up.
**[10:07] ---**
I suspected as much.
**[10:09] ---**
It has me worried,
so let's head there next.
**[10:11] ---**
Sounds good.
**[10:13] ---**
If we want the shortest route
through the labyrinth,
**[10:17] ---**
we'll have to pass through
the area we are in now.
**[10:23] ---**
Another head-scratcher.
**[10:26] ---**
It's not on the map.
**[10:29] ---**
And there's no way to open these bars.
**[10:32] ---**
Can't you climb over the wall?
**[10:35] ---**
No, the trees on the
other side are full of thorns.
**[10:38] ---**
Plus, we found each other.
Let's finish this together.
**[10:42] ---**
Thank you so much!
**[10:50] ---**
There's something
about these animal statues.
**[10:54] ---**
There's a gap at the base.
**[10:59] ---**
It turns!
**[11:05] ---**
Muddy water!
**[11:06] ---**
Now that's a stupid trap.
**[11:10] ---**
Forgive me, Shaun!
I didn't mean to get you dirty!
**[11:13] ---**
Don't worry.
**[11:15] ---**
Now we know the statues move.
**[11:17] ---**
I bet one of them is a
switch for opening the bars.
**[11:20] ---**
But the others could be more traps.
**[11:23] ---**
There might even be one
that harms your face.
**[11:27] ---**
Maybe we should take the long way through.
**[11:30] ---**
You're overthinking things, Shaun.
**[11:33] ---**
Let's relax on this bench
and eat an orange!
**[11:37] ---**
You'll never change.
Is that from the greenhouse?
**[11:41] ---**
That's a lot of stuff.
**[11:43] ---**
It will be hard to push uphill.
**[11:45] ---**
We already did.
**[11:49] ---**
The weight from sitting...
**[11:51] ---**
That's it!
**[11:52] ---**
The statues are a diversion.
The bench is the switch!
**[11:56] ---**
And it's built for three.
Let's all sit down!
**[12:04] ---**
Nothing happened!
**[12:06] ---**
Oh, right. Masters
and dolls come in pairs.
**[12:09] ---**
There's no need for a three-seater.
**[12:12] ---**
F-Forgive me.
**[12:13] ---**
It was Shaun's idea for
the three of us to sit.
**[12:16] ---**
Oh, um... Benches such as
these are often found in gardens.
**[12:20] ---**
They are placed for
viewing special scenery.
**[12:23] ---**
The view here *is* quite nice!
**[12:25] ---**
The way those trees overlap
makes them look like a rabbit!
**[12:34] ---**
Let's go!
**[12:41] ---**
What in the world happened?
**[12:47] ---**
Soot.
**[12:48] ---**
There are footprints here.
**[12:50] ---**
Whose could they be?
**[12:53] ---**
Master John.
**[12:54] ---**
Let's follow them!
**[12:56] ---**
Was he caught in a trap?
Who would do such a thing?
**[13:00] ---**
Master John!
**[13:06] ---**
It's hard to see around here,
and the footprints are gone.
**[13:10] ---**
He's moving on his own,
so he must be fine!
**[13:13] ---**
Maybe he's on a walk!
**[13:14] ---**
You're right. That sounds like
something Master John would do.
**[13:20] ---**
A phantom!
**[13:21] ---**
No, it's just a folly.
Don't scare me like that.
**[13:25] ---**
What's a folly?
**[13:26] ---**
A structure or other feature placed
in a garden for decorative purposes.
**[13:30] ---**
They can even be hideous.
**[13:34] ---**
It's huge! I'm going to climb up!
**[13:37] ---**
Go ahead. I'll devise a plan.
**[13:39] ---**
Okay!
**[13:41] ---**
If Master John is on a walk,
he'll be hard to find.
**[13:44] ---**
With this terrain, we could
nearly cross paths and not notice.
**[13:48] ---**
Maybe we should split up and search.
**[13:50] ---**
It's Emilico from the beast's hair!
**[13:54] ---**
I started out so close to Master John,
but I was so bent on solving riddles
**[14:00] ---**
that I ended up heading
in Emilico's direction.
**[14:02] ---**
That's just like you, Shaun.
**[14:08] ---**
Master John?!
**[14:09] ---**
Hi.
**[14:10] ---**
What are you doing up there?
**[14:12] ---**
What is John doing? This folly is
so big and perfect for climbing.
**[14:18] ---**
I'm glad you're safe.
**[14:20] ---**
How'd you get out of the crate?
**[14:22] ---**
Soot is quite remarkable.
**[14:24] ---**
Or perhaps one could say,
John is quite remarkable.
**[14:29] ---**
In short, it was like, wham, bang, kaboom!
**[14:34] ---**
Master John, you have
some amazing soot power, too!
**[14:38] ---**
Shaun?
**[14:39] ---**
Master John, your clothes are...
**[14:44] ---**
A shadow's attire
**[14:46] ---**
must not
**[14:47] ---**
get dirty.
**[14:49] ---**
What?! No one told John about that.
**[14:52] ---**
Is there nothing we could do?
**[14:54] ---**
I don't know.
**[14:55] ---**
Shadows emit soot that
slowly dirties their clothes.
**[14:59] ---**
Putting someone like that
in such a confined space...
**[15:03] ---**
Damn you, Edward!
**[15:06] ---**
John's power will blow away
every speck of soot!
**[15:09] ---**
Master John, you'll just make it worse!
**[15:11] ---**
Depriving one of such information
results in a huge disadvantage!
**[15:16] ---**
John must go back and warn Kate!
**[15:19] ---**
Did you see Mistress Kate?
**[15:22] ---**
John is aiming for the top!
**[15:28] ---**
What?
**[15:29] ---**
In other words, the path that
goes uphill leads to Mistress Kate!
**[15:34] ---**
Emilico, why do you suddenly
understand everything Master John says?
**[15:38] ---**
John had a word with Kate and...
**[15:44] ---**
What's the matter?!
**[15:47] ---**
Your fiancée?!
**[15:49] ---**
King of Shadows House?!
**[15:50] ---**
Not another word!
John knows what you're thinking!
**[15:54] ---**
It sounds completely crazy.
**[15:57] ---**
Blurting it all out like
that was not intentional!
**[16:00] ---**
But it can't be helped
when one is nervous.
**[16:04] ---**
I never knew Master John lost
his inhibitions when nervous.
**[16:08] ---**
Don't feel blue.
**[16:09] ---**
Have an orange!
**[16:11] ---**
That's a map, not a napkin.
**[16:13] ---**
Come to think of it, you're Kate's face.
**[16:16] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[16:18] ---**
Don't tell her what you just heard.
**[16:20] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[16:21] ---**
Here you are.
**[16:28] ---**
You're adorable, like a little sister,
but a bit too childish for Kate's face.
**[16:34] ---**
Then again, John fell
for what's inside of Kate.
**[16:38] ---**
Plus, she has fine soot.
**[16:40] ---**
And you can tell how beautiful
her heart is by looking at her face.
**[16:44] ---**
The face one cultivates
reflects one's self.
**[16:47] ---**
That means Kate must have
an adorable side just like you.
**[16:51] ---**
Nobility and sweetness all in one package!
**[16:55] ---**
But enough about that.
**[16:57] ---**
Emilico, it won't be easy saving Kate.
**[17:01] ---**
Huh?
**[17:04] ---**
Oh, I see. Mistress Kate is
in a frightening predicament.
**[17:09] ---**
Surely you'll think of something.
**[17:12] ---**
You're a fine face.
**[17:15] ---**
Shaun, may I borrow your magnifying glass?
**[17:18] ---**
I will check the route to Mistress Kate.
**[17:21] ---**
It's too dark here.
**[17:23] ---**
Rum, may I borrow your lantern?
**[17:25] ---**
Mm-hmm.
**[17:29] ---**
Magnifying glasses are so much fun!
**[17:32] ---**
Oh, an ant just crawled onto the map!
**[17:35] ---**
Stop playing around.
**[17:36] ---**
She's far too optimistic,
but it's one of her charms.
**[17:41] ---**
You know that writing you thought
was under the dots? I figured it out.
**[17:46] ---**
I thought it was a single line,
but a closer look reveals dashes.
**[17:50] ---**
It's a code for the rankings
we received in the debut hall.
**[17:55] ---**
Here's Master John...
**[17:57] ---**
Master Patrick...
**[17:59] ---**
Mistress Louise...
**[18:01] ---**
Mistress Shirley...
**[18:04] ---**
and Mistress Kate!
**[18:05] ---**
Now we know where each shadow master is!
**[18:09] ---**
Isn't that wonderful, Rum?
Mistress Shirley is close by.
**[18:14] ---**
I held the map too close,
and it started to burn!
**[18:17] ---**
But what an interesting pattern!
**[18:19] ---**
There are scorches where
the orange juice dripped.
**[18:23] ---**
There are other strange
scorches like this one.
**[18:29] ---**
Let's try my map, too.
**[18:31] ---**
Try John's, too.
**[18:32] ---**
Master John?!
**[18:35] ---**
Nice work, Rum!
**[18:40] ---**
The dark areas that appear are...
**[18:42] ---**
Elevation! This will help figure out
how the paths are connected!
**[18:47] ---**
You're amazing, Shaun!
**[18:49] ---**
We should check the sootglass
to see how much time is left.
**[18:53] ---**
Sootglass, sootglass...
**[18:57] ---**
There's 50 minutes left.
**[19:00] ---**
"Based on the amount of soot in the
sootglass and the distance walked..."
**[19:06] ---**
Forget the sootglass.
She calculated the time!
**[19:09] ---**
Wow. Who knew you could do that?
**[19:12] ---**
Now then...
**[19:13] ---**
What shall we do with Master John's
soot-stained clothes?
**[19:17] ---**
Maybe there's a change
of clothes near the exit.
**[19:20] ---**
Besides, is it really that bad?
**[19:23] ---**
You're filthy.
**[19:25] ---**
What a royal pain.
John is going to clobber Edward!
**[19:27] ---**
Wait a moment.
**[19:29] ---**
I think I figured it out.
**[19:32] ---**
Look at this.
**[19:33] ---**
There's no soot there!
**[19:35] ---**
Let's go have a look, Shaun.
**[19:37] ---**
Yes, sir.
**[19:38] ---**
But we can't see the rest of
the information on your map.
**[19:49] ---**
She said she's memorized
the map, so you can have hers.
**[19:53] ---**
The whole map? Really?!
**[19:55] ---**
Thanks, Rum.
**[19:56] ---**
One more thing.
**[19:58] ---**
About the path that leads to Kate...
**[20:02] ---**
The bridge John crossed to get there
**[20:04] ---**
collapsed.
**[20:05] ---**
What?!
**[20:06] ---**
There was a warning
written in front of it.
**[20:09] ---**
It said, "Two crossings only."
**[20:11] ---**
The only way now is
that dreadful maze below.
**[20:15] ---**
I'm getting dizzy just looking at it.
**[20:17] ---**
All your wandering has complicated things.
**[20:21] ---**
Shaun, you've adopted a rather
casual tone toward your master.
**[20:24] ---**
F-Forgive me.
**[20:27] ---**
No.
**[20:29] ---**
It's perfect.
**[20:31] ---**
There's only one path on the
lower level that leads to the exit.
**[20:35] ---**
So it's Mistress Kate,
**[20:37] ---**
Mistress Shirley,
**[20:38] ---**
and then the exit.
**[20:39] ---**
That's the only route from here.
**[20:42] ---**
No, we should use this path on the
right to head back the way you came.
**[20:47] ---**
The path to Mistress Kate
looks kind of hard.
**[20:50] ---**
I want to help you.
**[20:52] ---**
You already did.
**[20:55] ---**
You noticed the lines below the dots.
**[20:58] ---**
And you told me how
benches are used in gardens.
**[21:01] ---**
I wouldn't have noticed the rabbit unless
you had told me about viewing the scenery.
**[21:07] ---**
I've gotten this far thanks
to you, Rum, and Master John.
**[21:13] ---**
Each doll must save their own master.
**[21:16] ---**
That's what Master Patrick told me.
**[21:19] ---**
Shaun, you must be
the one to save Master John!
**[21:27] ---**
You're right.
**[21:30] ---**
Well, Emilico, this is where we part ways.
**[21:33] ---**
All right.
**[21:34] ---**
Rum, at first I thought you were
all wishy-washy and helpless.
**[21:39] ---**
But I was wrong. You're quite
capable, and you've got guts.
**[21:54] ---**
May we all make it through
the debut and meet once more!
**[22:18] ---**
*No ash, no, just shadow*
**[22:22] ---**
*A no- "I" body, like a dolly*
**[22:26] ---**
*I'm hollow, where'd I go?*
**[22:30] ---**
*Nobody knows*
**[22:33] ---**
*A murky "I" with black-hole eyes*
**[22:37] ---**
*A mimic, oh my! I'm in disguise?*
**[22:41] ---**
*"Thank you"? Thank who?*
**[22:44] ---**
*Every answer is true*
**[22:47] ---**
*If I am no one*
**[22:51] ---**
*And I can do nothing*
**[22:55] ---**
*Is it a waste to keep living?*
**[22:58] ---**
*Is it wrong to go on?*
**[23:02] ---**
*What's missing here is me, me, me*
**[23:07] ---**
*Without a self*
**[23:09] ---**
*Swept away before anyone see, see, sees*
**[23:14] ---**
*Like dust from the shelf*
**[23:17] ---**
*Neither happy nor sad*
**[23:21] ---**
*Don't feel good or bad*
**[23:24] ---**
*Not up to snuff*
**[23:26] ---**
*I can't even bluff*
**[23:32] ---**
*Would you believe this stuff?*
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode, "In the Palm of His Hand."
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode,
"In the Palm of His Hand."
# E8 - In the Palm of His Hand
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**[00:07] ---**
Where are our shadow masters?
**[00:09] ---**
The rules are simple.
**[00:11] ---**
You must exit the garden
before the allotted time expires.
**[00:15] ---**
But first, you must save your masters.
**[00:17] ---**
Save them? What have you done?
**[00:20] ---**
You must be concerned.
It's important to feel that way.
**[00:23] ---**
After all, living dolls exist
for the sake of their masters.
**[00:27] ---**
Why are you putting us through this?!
**[00:29] ---**
Such questions are trivial, immaterial!
**[00:32] ---**
Consider carefully what you
should be thinking about
**[00:36] ---**
and what you should not be.
**[00:38] ---**
You must protect your masters,
for they are nobles.
**[00:41] ---**
No harm must come to a living doll's
face while in the labyrinth.
**[00:46] ---**
And a shadow's attire must not get dirty.
**[00:49] ---**
The sootglass takes about two hours
for the soot to go from bottom to top.
**[00:54] ---**
You must bring your master
to the exit before then.
**[00:58] ---**
Take this and wait at the entrance
I told each of you to go to.
**[02:36] ---**
"In the Palm of His Hand"
**[02:41] ---**
Her dress has been sewn to the chair.
**[02:47] ---**
"A flower that causes a rash if touched."
**[02:50] ---**
Each shadow master has been
restrained in a different manner.
**[02:56] ---**
What a pleasant surprise.
**[02:59] ---**
I don't even know her name.
**[03:01] ---**
We must each go save our own master.
**[03:06] ---**
You must wait for Rum to come for you.
**[03:12] ---**
Let's go.
**[03:16] ---**
Talk about creepy.
**[03:18] ---**
You and Rum hardly ever speak,
but she's a different kind of scary.
**[03:22] ---**
You're criticizing a master?
**[03:25] ---**
N-No! I meant scary in
a reverential sort of way.
**[03:29] ---**
Don't put words in my mouth!
**[03:31] ---**
And would you take off that sack already?
**[03:37] ---**
It protects my face.
I got the idea from your mask.
**[03:40] ---**
Oh, I see.
**[03:42] ---**
So you're just another one
who only thinks about themself.
**[03:47] ---**
You spied Mistress Kate from afar
but didn't stop to help.
**[03:51] ---**
Are you done pretending
to be friends with Emilico?
**[03:54] ---**
Emilico will save Mistress Kate.
**[03:56] ---**
Rum will save her own shadow master.
**[03:59] ---**
I will save Mistress Louise.
**[04:01] ---**
It's that simple.
**[04:03] ---**
Damn her. She's unflappable.
**[04:06] ---**
Mistress Kate told me
I was fine just how I am.
**[04:10] ---**
And I have no right or
reason to not believe her.
**[04:15] ---**
They are all so...
**[04:17] ---**
How could I not be the
most outstanding doll of all?
**[04:21] ---**
No way I'm losing to the likes of them.
**[04:33] ---**
Look! There's soot rising into the sky.
**[04:38] ---**
Mistress Louise.
**[04:45] ---**
The soot's gone?
**[04:47] ---**
Where did it go?
**[04:50] ---**
And why'd you think
it was Mistress Louise?
**[04:53] ---**
All we could see was soot.
**[04:55] ---**
I saw the other shadow
masters in the debut hall.
**[04:59] ---**
Mistress Kate's soot goes straight up.
**[05:02] ---**
Master John's looks like sparks.
**[05:04] ---**
Master Patrick's
spreads in all directions.
**[05:07] ---**
I couldn't tell with Rum's mistress.
**[05:10] ---**
Mistress Louise's soot curls.
**[05:14] ---**
They emit soot in a different
manner? I had no idea.
**[05:18] ---**
But she did.
**[05:20] ---**
She noticed something
about Patrick before I did.
**[05:24] ---**
But I don't know why she's gone.
**[05:27] ---**
She'd call out to me if she were here.
**[05:30] ---**
After all, Mistress Louise loves me.
**[05:33] ---**
Maybe she's unable to
speak for some reason.
**[05:36] ---**
That must be it! This must also
be a test for the shadow masters.
**[05:41] ---**
But what are *they* being tested for?
**[05:43] ---**
That soot we just saw may have
been an accident, but it drew us here.
**[05:48] ---**
It indicates that a shadow
master is hidden here.
**[05:53] ---**
Considering where we've
looked so far, this won't be hard.
**[05:57] ---**
After all, shadow masters
emit soot when anxious.
**[06:01] ---**
It seems you're not here,
so I'll go look elsewhere.
**[06:05] ---**
No, there *is* a master here!
**[06:08] ---**
That was on purpose.
**[06:11] ---**
Mistress Louise can't get
enough of my face and voice.
**[06:15] ---**
Enough with all the bragging!
**[06:18] ---**
I, too, have my master's--
**[06:19] ---**
No.
**[06:21] ---**
Simply hearing my voice puts her at ease.
**[06:36] ---**
"Make a rope ladder to save her."
**[06:45] ---**
Oh, that was positively horrible!
**[06:47] ---**
Lou, how lovely your face is!
Let Louise have a good look!
**[06:53] ---**
Hmm? Who is this?
**[06:54] ---**
Ricky. He helped me get here.
**[06:58] ---**
O lovely Mistress Louise, it is my
pleasure to be at your service.
**[07:03] ---**
How repulsive!
**[07:05] ---**
You followed Louise's lovely face here?
**[07:09] ---**
How dare a living doll be attracted to
a shadow's face? You forget your place.
**[07:13] ---**
No, you have it all wrong.
**[07:16] ---**
Or perhaps it is Patrick who
is fond of Louise. Is that it?
**[07:20] ---**
Well, a pity for you, but we think not.
Patrick is but a minor figure.
**[07:24] ---**
The answer is no! No, no, no!
**[07:27] ---**
Lou...
**[07:31] ---**
Your work is done here. You may go.
**[07:35] ---**
How Louise missed her face!
**[07:37] ---**
Let's get a good look at you.
**[07:39] ---**
How shocking it was to hear
you say you were not here!
**[07:43] ---**
You were relying on Louise's soot
to seek her out, were you not?
**[07:46] ---**
Oh, but we must hurry back
to the hall if we are to win!
**[07:51] ---**
The fools. They've let their guard down.
**[07:55] ---**
If I shove them into one of these pits...
**[08:05] ---**
This is that dreadful maze
that Master John mentioned.
**[08:11] ---**
Let's go!
**[08:20] ---**
S-S-Scorches.
**[08:22] ---**
Th-There's so many.
**[08:24] ---**
That gave me goosebumps.
**[08:27] ---**
Now's the time to make a you-know-what!
**[08:30] ---**
A what?
**[08:36] ---**
I knew right away that I could make one.
**[08:39] ---**
With my pushcart,
I can collect whatever I need.
**[08:43] ---**
And its handle is perfect
for making a broom!
**[08:47] ---**
She didn't choose the pushcart
in order to carry Mistress Kate?!
**[08:52] ---**
The bag we received from
Edward gave me another good idea.
**[08:58] ---**
To help Mistress Kate
return to her everyday life,
**[09:04] ---**
I must start by dressing as I always have!
**[09:08] ---**
It's a bit awkward, but...
**[09:11] ---**
Emilico always has Mistress Kate in mind.
**[09:16] ---**
But in my case...
**[09:19] ---**
All ready, Rum? We're going in!
**[09:29] ---**
Take that!
**[09:30] ---**
They run if hit from above!
**[09:34] ---**
Now let's try sideways!
**[09:47] ---**
Nice one, Rum!
**[09:50] ---**
Umm...
**[09:52] ---**
Let's take the left path here,
**[09:54] ---**
then right at the next branch.
**[09:57] ---**
You have a fabulous memory, Rum!
**[10:01] ---**
Something's wrong. We've gone too far.
**[10:04] ---**
Huh?
**[10:08] ---**
There was no path branching right,
or perhaps we missed it.
**[10:18] ---**
Where did we go wrong?
**[10:20] ---**
It's all wrong.
**[10:22] ---**
This maze is nothing like the map.
**[10:25] ---**
The map is probably a lie.
**[10:26] ---**
You really think so?
**[10:38] ---**
I'll get rid of the scorches!
**[10:41] ---**
Rum, see if you can figure out the map!
**[10:45] ---**
Emilico is counting on me.
**[10:49] ---**
But I don't know if I can do it.
Rummy, what do you think?
**[10:53] ---**
There is more to what
Edward said than mere lies.
**[10:56] ---**
There must be a hint somewhere.
**[10:59] ---**
A hint?
**[11:00] ---**
Master John was right about this maze.
It truly is dreadful!
**[11:06] ---**
The bridge collapsed after
taking the upper route.
**[11:12] ---**
Emilico, look up there.
**[11:18] ---**
It's a hut mark, just like on the map!
**[11:20] ---**
If that's a hut mark up there,
then our current location is...
**[11:25] ---**
I figured it out!
**[11:27] ---**
It means we are in the lower area
surrounded by walls.
**[11:31] ---**
So then this maze doesn't have an exit?
**[11:34] ---**
No! "Up" is written
inside of that hut mark!
**[11:39] ---**
There must be a way up somewhere!
**[11:41] ---**
Let's go find it!
**[11:45] ---**
That tunnel over there goes up.
**[11:47] ---**
Let's give it a try!
**[11:54] ---**
Look!
**[11:55] ---**
That's our way out!
**[11:57] ---**
There are more scorches.
**[11:59] ---**
They never give up.
**[12:00] ---**
But I can't use the
broom *and* hold the cart.
**[12:04] ---**
We can do it.
**[12:06] ---**
Okay!
**[12:07] ---**
Here we go!
**[12:09] ---**
Ready, go!
**[12:12] ---**
Hang on!
**[12:26] ---**
We did it!
**[12:31] ---**
Oh, look at that.
**[12:35] ---**
There's an opening in the hedge.
**[12:37] ---**
That's a shortcut to Mistress Shirley.
**[12:41] ---**
I wonder if it's a trap.
**[12:45] ---**
I bet Lou did this with her shears!
**[12:49] ---**
We're all helping each other
even when we don't know it!
**[12:52] ---**
Now you can go see Mistress Shirley!
**[12:58] ---**
We've been working
as a team the whole time.
**[13:00] ---**
It's sad to part ways here,
**[13:02] ---**
but you'll get to see
Mistress Shirley again!
**[13:09] ---**
Rum! Are you not feeling well?
Have you been hurt?
**[13:14] ---**
Once I save Mistress Kate,
maybe I can come help you.
**[13:19] ---**
It's not that.
**[13:22] ---**
Rum isn't Mistress Shirley's face.
**[13:30] ---**
So then...
**[13:32] ---**
who's your true shadow master?
**[13:36] ---**
No, what I mean is I'm not Rum!
**[13:42] ---**
Y-You're not the real Rum?
**[13:46] ---**
Mistress Shirley... never gave me a name.
**[13:54] ---**
We've never even had a conversation.
**[13:58] ---**
After Rummy and I
started talking to each other,
**[14:01] ---**
that's when Rummy first called me Rum.
**[14:05] ---**
Mistress Shirley doesn't love me.
**[14:08] ---**
I have no right to even try and save her.
**[14:13] ---**
I had no idea.
**[14:16] ---**
Furthermore, I only think about myself.
**[14:21] ---**
You're always thinking about Kate,
**[14:26] ---**
but all I ever thought about was how
much I wanted to make it past the debut.
**[14:31] ---**
I wasn't thinking about Mistress Shirley.
**[14:38] ---**
Mistress Shirley emits next to no soot,
**[14:42] ---**
and her room barely needs cleaning.
**[14:45] ---**
There's nothing for me to do.
**[14:48] ---**
I want to make it past the debut,
**[14:52] ---**
but maybe Mistress Shirley
doesn't feel the same.
**[14:56] ---**
I can't see her emotions.
**[15:02] ---**
That's right. We can't see them.
**[15:05] ---**
And because we can't see them,
I use my imagination.
**[15:11] ---**
The members of the
Shadows family have it hard.
**[15:14] ---**
Their soot only expresses
their negative emotions.
**[15:18] ---**
They can't see themselves.
Perhaps that makes them feel anxious.
**[15:23] ---**
Mistress Kate and I don't
always get along so well.
**[15:27] ---**
However...
**[15:29] ---**
we don't want to want to increase
the sadness they already feel.
**[15:34] ---**
So I want to liven things up
by having fun whenever possible!
**[15:38] ---**
Now I can't stop thinking
about Mistress Shirley.
**[15:42] ---**
Let's use our imagination!
**[15:43] ---**
Perhaps she's like you
and doesn't like to talk.
**[15:47] ---**
And if she doesn't emit much soot,
it might mean she's satisfied with you.
**[15:53] ---**
Perhaps she's so obsessed with cleaning
that you never need to clean her room.
**[15:58] ---**
Perhaps she's always trying to
make you laugh by making funny faces.
**[16:03] ---**
Will I get in trouble
for saying such things?
**[16:13] ---**
I want to... make it past the debut...
**[16:20] ---**
...with Mistress Shirley!
**[16:22] ---**
After the debut,
**[16:24] ---**
we can meet again as Mistress Kate
and Mistress Shirley's faces!
**[16:28] ---**
And I hope you can be
friends with Mistress Kate!
**[16:37] ---**
See you soon!
**[16:51] ---**
One of the chains... broke?
**[16:55] ---**
What's going on?
**[16:59] ---**
Another one?
**[17:01] ---**
If they all break...
**[17:05] ---**
That vent is drawing in the soot.
**[17:09] ---**
Were the chains designed to
break as the soot accumulates?
**[17:13] ---**
If the soot doesn't stop...
**[17:16] ---**
It's no use. There's no stopping it.
**[17:18] ---**
Controlling the soot
**[17:20] ---**
doesn't get rid of
these negative feelings.
**[17:24] ---**
Emilico.
**[17:27] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[17:34] ---**
Emilico?
**[17:40] ---**
It is nearly complete.
**[17:42] ---**
This seems a bit excessive,
but it is certainly a fine view.
**[17:46] ---**
The veiled dolls are out in force.
**[17:53] ---**
Edward.
**[17:56] ---**
It's not often one sees
a debut on this scale.
**[18:00] ---**
Some even end with a
decision made in the debut hall.
**[18:03] ---**
Ed, this has your personality
written all over it.
**[18:07] ---**
This will be quite an enjoyable
debut for the latest candidates,
**[18:11] ---**
assuming any *can* enjoy it.
**[18:13] ---**
Nothing else matters as long
as this goes according to my plan.
**[18:19] ---**
As long as I entertain
those on the third floor
**[18:22] ---**
and get Lord Grandfather's attention...
**[18:25] ---**
You will ascend to the third floor?
**[18:29] ---**
Yet you already have plenty
of power on the second floor.
**[18:33] ---**
Upon arriving at Lord Grandfather's wing,
I found three different floors,
**[18:38] ---**
each with its own ranking.
**[18:41] ---**
I must rise straight to the top.
**[18:44] ---**
Those eminent third-floor figures
don't even send out their faces.
**[18:47] ---**
It's time they open a spot for me.
**[18:50] ---**
You must not speak lightly of such things.
**[18:53] ---**
Don't be frightened, Jer.
**[18:56] ---**
I merely wish to avoid
unnecessary concerns.
**[18:58] ---**
Let us proceed with caution.
**[19:01] ---**
After all, we are the only
three left from our debut.
**[19:06] ---**
Should we not pay
attention to the candidates?
**[19:09] ---**
Here are the details on all five pairs.
**[19:13] ---**
I've already seen this.
**[19:15] ---**
On what will you base your decision?
**[19:18] ---**
Information on the soot
and refuse from their rooms
**[19:20] ---**
and the Star Bearers' reports.
**[19:22] ---**
I've decided all of the roles.
**[19:25] ---**
His potential may very well blossom.
**[19:29] ---**
There are outstanding candidates, too.
**[19:31] ---**
I took that into account
in balancing the game.
**[19:34] ---**
And this is the one who will fail.
**[19:37] ---**
Such limited soot emission
and a meager appetite.
**[19:42] ---**
And this one? I'm not sure.
**[19:45] ---**
Seeing this again, they seem so ordinary,
**[19:48] ---**
yet the information is flawless.
**[19:50] ---**
It's as if they know
they're being watched.
**[19:54] ---**
Is something the matter, Edward?
**[19:55] ---**
No, it's nothing important.
**[19:59] ---**
Aren't you looking forward to the drama?
**[20:01] ---**
You already know the answer, Allie.
**[20:05] ---**
The answer is no.
**[20:07] ---**
Nothing must disturb
the plans for my perfect world.
**[20:12] ---**
Indeed.
**[20:14] ---**
Once again, we simply do
what we always do.
**[20:17] ---**
Edward, you take point,
and Allie and I provide support.
**[20:21] ---**
Still, you get to be the face interacting
with those kids on the big stage.
**[20:26] ---**
I envy you, Ed.
**[20:28] ---**
I'd like Lady Aileen and Lord Gerald to
keep the third-floor lords entertained.
**[20:33] ---**
Spare me your sarcasm.
**[20:54] ---**
What a truly inane message.
**[20:58] ---**
Barring the path to this plaza
merely spoils the landscape.
**[21:06] ---**
Those dolls I'd taken for dullards--
**[21:09] ---**
they keep solving the
clever puzzles I put in their path.
**[21:55] ---**
However, Edward has them
all in the palm of his hand!
**[22:03] ---**
What a beautiful melody.
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode, "A Birdcage and Flowers."
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode,
"A Birdcage and Flowers."
# E9 - A Birdcage and Flowers
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**[00:08] ---**
Faces will lose their
sense of self in due time,
**[00:11] ---**
becoming but faithful
servants of their shadows.
**[00:15] ---**
Then shall shadow and face
unite as a complete being.
**[00:21] ---**
In that sense, it calls into question
the methods of Edward's debut.
**[00:27] ---**
It's a mistake to have shadows
be friendly with their face.
**[00:32] ---**
Faces are meant to be taken.
**[00:35] ---**
Having faces rescue their masters
creates an emotional bond
**[00:39] ---**
and encourages them
to think for themselves.
**[00:43] ---**
Is it not important to promote loyalty?
**[00:47] ---**
However, a debut that could
cause them all to fail is quite a risk.
**[00:53] ---**
Quite the experiment.
**[00:54] ---**
Some are showing signs
of new powers blossoming.
**[00:57] ---**
In that respect,
Sophie looks favorably upon Edward.
**[01:01] ---**
Do you wish to mass-produce Star Bearers?
**[01:04] ---**
No good will come of having
them ponder matters to no avail.
**[01:07] ---**
This means there are yet many
possibilities here in Shadows House.
**[01:12] ---**
What an interesting debut.
**[01:16] ---**
Edward's methodology is revolutionary.
**[01:19] ---**
It will be difficult
for him to judge swiftly.
**[01:22] ---**
Bah! That Edward makes one's blood boil.
**[01:26] ---**
He's rolled out quite
the lavish performance.
**[01:28] ---**
Is he trying to steal Ryan's thunder?
**[01:31] ---**
No, no.
**[01:33] ---**
However...
**[01:34] ---**
that was uncalled for.
**[01:36] ---**
The union of bodies is
this house's great secret.
**[01:39] ---**
It was foolish to do so
where the candidates might see.
**[01:43] ---**
Ed, you have sunk too far
into your own world.
**[01:47] ---**
Aileen!
**[01:49] ---**
Yes, ma'am.
**[01:53] ---**
What becomes of these five pairs
upon the debut's conclusion
**[01:59] ---**
shall be a sight to see.
**[03:32] ---**
"A Bird Cage and Flowers"
**[03:32] ---**
Oh, how wonderful it feels
to have clean clothes once more.
**[03:37] ---**
That soot remover is superb!
**[03:39] ---**
There would be no need to change
three times a day with one of those!
**[03:44] ---**
Then there's this map.
This debut is so much fun!
**[03:47] ---**
Well, Shaun?
**[03:49] ---**
Can we get through those bars?
**[03:51] ---**
I figured it out.
**[03:53] ---**
They're locked by this
bar sunk into the ground.
**[03:56] ---**
They should turn if we lift it.
**[03:59] ---**
But there's also a bar on the other side.
Both have to be lifted at the same time.
**[04:05] ---**
We can't move the bars
without someone on the other side?
**[04:08] ---**
There's nothing we can do.
We'll have to take a detour.
**[04:12] ---**
We can check on Mistress Kate on the way.
**[04:15] ---**
No, John's not going to meet with her.
**[04:17] ---**
He promised not to
until he passed this test.
**[04:20] ---**
Then we won't--
**[04:21] ---**
But John would save her if she asked!
**[04:30] ---**
You're the last person I wanted to see.
**[04:33] ---**
Huh?
**[04:38] ---**
Oh, I get it.
**[04:41] ---**
Shaun, you want to get to this side.
**[04:44] ---**
Get down on your knees
and beg. Then I'll help you.
**[04:47] ---**
If you came from that direction,
you want to get to *this* side.
**[04:52] ---**
No. I've already saved Master Patrick.
**[04:55] ---**
I'm just killing time
with a little stroll.
**[04:58] ---**
Is that Patrick's face?
**[04:59] ---**
Master John?!
**[05:01] ---**
That's right. I've figured out more
of the labyrinth than you, Ricky.
**[05:06] ---**
I even know where Master Patrick is.
**[05:08] ---**
All your bluster was in vain.
**[05:10] ---**
Considering where you are right now,
you haven't yet saved him.
**[05:17] ---**
Shaun, would you mind answering this?
**[05:19] ---**
Yes?
**[05:20] ---**
Doesn't having your master here
give you an unfair advantage?
**[05:24] ---**
John wants to learn about
the relations between dolls.
**[05:27] ---**
So please proceed as if John weren't here.
**[05:30] ---**
But Ricky would obey you
if you told him to.
**[05:36] ---**
What a *unique* shadow master.
**[05:39] ---**
In any case, I've got the advantage.
**[05:42] ---**
We still have plenty of time,
even with a detour.
**[05:45] ---**
I already know most of the paths.
**[05:47] ---**
You, however, have a long way to go
before you'll see Master Patrick.
**[05:52] ---**
Your path will take you
about twice around the garden.
**[05:56] ---**
I'll tell you what.
**[05:57] ---**
If you apologize for hitting me,
I'll lend you a hand.
**[06:02] ---**
One point for Shaun.
**[06:05] ---**
Not so fast.
**[06:07] ---**
From what you said,
can I assume Master Patrick is here?
**[06:10] ---**
I really had no idea.
**[06:13] ---**
I must thank you for
your loose-lipped leak.
**[06:17] ---**
One point for Ricky.
**[06:20] ---**
I'm done wasting time here.
**[06:23] ---**
Let's go, Master.
**[06:24] ---**
W-Wait! I'll apologize!
**[06:29] ---**
Hitting you was wrong.
**[06:31] ---**
That was utterly insincere, but drawing
this out will only waste more time.
**[06:36] ---**
Emilico would probably help him,
no questions asked.
**[06:41] ---**
All right, let's open the gate.
**[06:43] ---**
What? But it's still a two-to-two tie.
**[06:47] ---**
Enough with that!
**[06:48] ---**
And when did we each score another point?!
**[06:52] ---**
Okay, we'll lift the bars together.
**[06:58] ---**
Aren't those the shears Lou chose?
**[07:00] ---**
Ricky, what have you done to her?
**[07:04] ---**
Lou gave them to me.
**[07:07] ---**
I swear upon Master Patrick
that I'm not lying.
**[07:10] ---**
Why would Lou give you her shears?
**[07:13] ---**
You've tried to trick people into
doing your bidding the entire time.
**[07:17] ---**
I can't trust you.
**[07:20] ---**
Wait! Answer my question!
**[07:22] ---**
You won't believe me no matter what I say.
**[07:25] ---**
That's the same as
insulting Master Patrick!
**[07:34] ---**
Mistress Louise has arrived!
**[07:37] ---**
To think we'd be greeted
so grandly at the exit!
**[07:40] ---**
How fine it feels to come in first.
**[07:44] ---**
There's Barbie.
**[07:51] ---**
Louise made it out. That means...
**[07:54] ---**
Ricky was telling the truth.
**[08:01] ---**
Oh, you're a sight for sore eyes, Lou.
Let's see that face.
**[08:06] ---**
A living doll would never
lay hands on a shadow master.
**[08:10] ---**
I'm not some fool who'd let a moment
of passion disgrace Master Patrick.
**[08:16] ---**
Ricky.
**[08:21] ---**
Here.
**[08:24] ---**
Mistress Louise's orders?
**[08:25] ---**
No, it has nothing to do
with Mistress Louise.
**[08:29] ---**
It's a secret.
**[08:31] ---**
I wanted you to have them.
**[08:38] ---**
I've never done such a thing before.
It feels strange.
**[08:42] ---**
But I had fun while I was with you.
**[08:45] ---**
I want you and Master Patrick
**[08:48] ---**
to make it past the debut.
**[08:54] ---**
Ricky!
**[08:55] ---**
I owe you an apology.
I'm sorry for doubting you!
**[08:59] ---**
Come back!
**[09:03] ---**
You will abandon this
path out of pride, Ricky?
**[09:08] ---**
The path you've chosen
doesn't lead to the finish line.
**[09:12] ---**
It's all over for you.
**[09:21] ---**
That half-wit was right.
I've no chance if I take this detour.
**[09:25] ---**
Damn it.
**[09:31] ---**
Ricky came back.
**[09:35] ---**
Huh?!
**[09:36] ---**
What the...?!
**[09:42] ---**
Boulder!
**[09:45] ---**
Lift the bar on your side!
**[09:46] ---**
I'd like to, but then
I'd be the one in danger!
**[09:50] ---**
Hang on! I'll think of something.
**[09:54] ---**
Take care of Master Patrick.
**[09:57] ---**
He's quite sensitive.
I fear for him once I'm gone.
**[10:03] ---**
Who knows what will
happen if he fails the debut.
**[10:06] ---**
But if he does survive this...
**[10:09] ---**
Master John! Shaun! Please help him!
**[10:18] ---**
Master John!
**[10:19] ---**
This body has a mind of its own.
**[10:22] ---**
This can't be happening! Master John!
**[10:24] ---**
Master John!
**[10:38] ---**
Nice face, Ricky. That's three points!
**[10:42] ---**
What just happened?
**[10:46] ---**
How very marvelous.
**[10:48] ---**
Such a great volume of soot.
If only I could get a closer look.
**[10:53] ---**
Oh, John! So very irresistible!
**[10:55] ---**
I wonder what he tastes like.
**[10:57] ---**
Hey, Sophie. You're so excited,
your face is showing.
**[11:01] ---**
Her face is showing?
**[11:03] ---**
So it seems.
**[11:08] ---**
To liven up the moment is a fine thing.
**[11:11] ---**
So they say.
**[11:13] ---**
Sophie, you utterly change when
it comes to soot. It's frightening.
**[11:22] ---**
At last, the end of the debut draws near.
**[11:26] ---**
Hey, why are these three going in circles?
**[11:30] ---**
John went to the other side,
and now he must get back.
**[11:34] ---**
But he can't rejoin Shaun
unless Ricky goes back.
**[11:38] ---**
A heroic effort wasted by a feeble fool.
**[11:41] ---**
And Rum...
**[11:43] ---**
She's advancing after some confusion.
**[11:46] ---**
That is the tunnel Ricky did not take.
**[11:49] ---**
Did Sunshine put some
funny ideas in her head?
**[11:52] ---**
She's become positively heroic.
**[11:54] ---**
John and Shaun are heading for the exit.
**[11:57] ---**
And Ricky and Rum are
reuniting with their masters.
**[12:01] ---**
The living dolls are growing up
by overcoming many difficulties.
**[12:06] ---**
He's so pleased, he's chatting up a storm.
But can he open the crate?
**[12:10] ---**
What does it matter? It's adorable.
**[12:13] ---**
He has noticed something.
**[12:16] ---**
The various confines Edward
designed all have soot as their key.
**[12:21] ---**
Ricky has found a mold for
making a key from hardened soot.
**[12:26] ---**
John was also in a crate,
but he used his power to destroy it.
**[12:30] ---**
It seems Ricky has learned by seeing
Louise's rescue and John's wondrous power.
**[12:35] ---**
Truly magnificent.
**[12:38] ---**
Well, he's soundly cleared that hurdle.
**[12:41] ---**
The shadows gain trust toward their faces
and praise them for their efforts.
**[12:46] ---**
Thus their bond deepens.
**[12:50] ---**
Shirley has yet to emit any soot.
**[12:53] ---**
This may prove difficult.
**[12:59] ---**
What's this? Is she channeling Sunshine?
**[13:02] ---**
She better be careful.
The sap will splatter all over.
**[13:05] ---**
This is too scary to watch.
**[13:07] ---**
Doesn't she know it causes a burning rash?
**[13:10] ---**
Like Kate's cage, the upper area
comes loose if exposed to soot.
**[13:14] ---**
The rash-causing flowers
were meant to fall on her.
**[13:17] ---**
She found a workaround.
**[13:19] ---**
Rum seemed quite wishy-washy,
but she is unexpectedly resolute.
**[13:23] ---**
It's an act of loyalty toward Shirley.
**[13:35] ---**
What's this? Is Shirley speaking?
**[13:39] ---**
An emotional reunion.
How unfortunate we cannot hear them.
**[13:43] ---**
The worst candidates staged a comeback.
**[13:45] ---**
Patrick and Ricky took a detour,
**[13:48] ---**
but at this rate,
they'll likely make it in time.
**[13:50] ---**
The grand finale to
a most beauteous debut.
**[13:55] ---**
They better not all make it
merrily holding hands!
**[13:58] ---**
Ryan couldn't stomach
such an imbecilic ending!
**[14:01] ---**
Well, Gerald?!
**[14:02] ---**
Aileen?!
**[14:04] ---**
Shadows House is not so kind as
to keep the incompetent around.
**[14:08] ---**
The fact is that at every debut,
there have been useless individuals.
**[14:12] ---**
Edward has failed in his task
if he cannot find them.
**[14:16] ---**
Now, now, Ryan. It is not over yet, is it?
**[14:20] ---**
*They* are still in play.
**[14:22] ---**
The most pitiful of all.
**[14:26] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[14:29] ---**
Mistress Kate.
**[14:30] ---**
It is you.
**[14:34] ---**
No, I mustn't cry yet.
**[14:37] ---**
I'm so glad you're safe.
**[14:39] ---**
I was so worried.
I couldn't wait to see you again.
**[14:42] ---**
Forgive me. I imagine this made you
far more anxious than I was.
**[14:47] ---**
No, but it would've
been nice to have a book.
**[14:50] ---**
It was so dull here.
**[14:52] ---**
But you must have had
a terrible time getting here.
**[14:56] ---**
That's right! Lots and
lots of stuff happened!
**[15:01] ---**
Please do tell.
**[15:02] ---**
We were told to proceed
through the garden alone.
**[15:06] ---**
It must've been so lonely.
**[15:07] ---**
I saw lots of strange puzzles and traps.
**[15:10] ---**
We would've had fun strolling
through it together.
**[15:13] ---**
Kate wishes she could have.
**[15:15] ---**
I met other masters and dolls,
and together we solved some mysteries!
**[15:20] ---**
Really?
**[15:21] ---**
John came across Kate. He is an odd one.
**[15:24] ---**
I saw him, too. He was a lot of fun.
**[15:28] ---**
Would you like an orange?
**[15:30] ---**
Maybe later.
**[15:31] ---**
Oh, what a wonderful apron.
**[15:33] ---**
Hurray! I made it
hoping that you'd like it!
**[15:38] ---**
Seeing you look like you
always do is reassuring.
**[15:41] ---**
This test has shown me that all the dolls
hold their masters dear, just as I do.
**[15:47] ---**
That's right.
**[15:48] ---**
And I defeated a bunch of scorches!
**[15:50] ---**
You had to do such a thing? Are you hurt?
**[15:53] ---**
I'm fine!
**[15:54] ---**
What did you think about while you waited?
**[15:57] ---**
Giving you that bread you love so much.
**[16:04] ---**
Let's continue this later over
a cup of tea in Kate's room.
**[16:08] ---**
Yes, ma'am!
**[16:10] ---**
Kate has something to talk to you about.
**[16:14] ---**
There's that bell again.
**[16:17] ---**
Someone must have passed.
**[16:19] ---**
You can just see the exit from here.
**[16:21] ---**
It's not clear who,
but someone is being greeted.
**[16:25] ---**
Now about how Kate ended up in here.
**[16:29] ---**
The controls for this cage are on
the other side of the thorn trees.
**[16:34] ---**
Edward said,
"It is necessary for the debut."
**[16:38] ---**
There was no choice but to get in.
**[16:40] ---**
As he operated the controls,
**[16:43] ---**
the crane started to move
**[16:44] ---**
until it hung on the other side.
**[16:47] ---**
The cage itself is the problem.
**[16:49] ---**
As soot enters the ceiling vent,
the chains by which it's hung break.
**[16:54] ---**
It's only hanging by five chains now.
**[16:57] ---**
Oh, no! We must do something quick!
**[16:59] ---**
How do I get over there?
**[17:02] ---**
There is a path behind the cage.
**[17:05] ---**
But the entrance is locked.
**[17:08] ---**
Edward said the key will be
available at the sootglass plaza.
**[17:14] ---**
The keys! He must mean those!
**[17:18] ---**
You don't have them?
**[17:21] ---**
There was but one chance.
**[17:23] ---**
Out of my great benevolence,
I gave you one chance of passing.
**[17:28] ---**
You had to choose the keys at the start.
**[17:31] ---**
You were doomed to fail the moment
you left the sootglass plaza.
**[17:37] ---**
Emilico, what are you doing?
**[17:39] ---**
I can reach the controls
through these thorn trees, right?
**[17:43] ---**
Well... yes.
**[17:45] ---**
That's true, but...
**[17:47] ---**
Then if I can cut through here,
I can save you!
**[17:51] ---**
You never give up, do you, Emilico?
**[17:54] ---**
Kate likes that about you.
**[17:58] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[18:00] ---**
I better hurry!
**[18:02] ---**
But...
**[18:07] ---**
...there's no time.
**[18:09] ---**
Yes! I knew Emilico wouldn't give up.
**[18:12] ---**
How marvelous!
**[18:14] ---**
Show the third-floor masters how
you struggle in vain until the very end!
**[18:20] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[18:21] ---**
Only two chains left!
**[18:25] ---**
Emilico is trying her hardest, but I...
**[18:30] ---**
Emilico.
**[18:31] ---**
Someone's coming.
**[18:38] ---**
Ricky.
**[18:40] ---**
Patrick? Why now?
**[18:43] ---**
Those are the shears
that Lou chose, aren't they?
**[18:47] ---**
It's a long story.
**[18:49] ---**
Did he steal them from Louise?
I wouldn't be surprised.
**[18:52] ---**
He must think that eliminating rivals
gives him an edge.
**[18:56] ---**
I knew we couldn't trust the others pairs.
**[18:59] ---**
What a relief!
**[19:01] ---**
That bell or the one before it
must've been for Lou!
**[19:05] ---**
Lou gave you the shears to thank you
for helping her, didn't she?
**[19:15] ---**
Mistress Kate! Are you all right?!
**[19:18] ---**
Y-Yes, but...
**[19:20] ---**
I'm afraid I can't talk right now.
There's something I must do!
**[19:32] ---**
Give Emilico the shears.
**[19:36] ---**
There is a debt to pay.
**[19:41] ---**
Thank you!
**[19:43] ---**
I *will* save Mistress Kate!
**[19:47] ---**
Shaun, Rum, Ricky, and Lou
are all supporting our efforts!
**[19:53] ---**
But it didn't start out like that.
**[19:57] ---**
They changed because of you.
**[19:59] ---**
I was a fool.
**[20:01] ---**
From the very start,
I was making enemies, not friends.
**[20:05] ---**
Emilico! It will take too long
to cut it all down.
**[20:09] ---**
Just cut enough to get through.
Careful you don't get hurt!
**[20:12] ---**
Yes, ma'am!
**[20:17] ---**
Mistress Kate!
I've reached the crane's controls.
**[20:21] ---**
Well done! Do you know how to use it?
**[20:23] ---**
Oh, no! I need a key here, too!
**[20:26] ---**
But...
**[20:29] ---**
Oh, no! The soot is...!
**[20:33] ---**
It's no use.
**[20:35] ---**
The soot won't stop.
**[20:37] ---**
At any moment, I'll be...
**[20:39] ---**
I'm scared.
**[20:41] ---**
I'm scared!
**[20:43] ---**
I'm so scared!
**[20:45] ---**
I won't give up!
**[20:51] ---**
I'll save you no matter what!
**[20:54] ---**
Emilico!
**[21:09] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[21:19] ---**
Mistress Kate, give me your hand!
**[21:34] ---**
Mia once told me that
she was born brilliant, but...
**[21:39] ---**
...in my case, it seems I was
born with a sturdy body!
**[21:52] ---**
*No ash, no, just shadow*
**[21:56] ---**
*A no- "I" body, like a dolly*
**[22:00] ---**
*I'm hollow, where'd I go?*
**[22:04] ---**
*Nobody knows*
**[22:07] ---**
*A murky "I" with black-hole eyes*
**[22:12] ---**
*A mimic, oh my! I'm in disguise?*
**[22:15] ---**
*"Thank you"? Thank who?*
**[22:18] ---**
*Every answer is true*
**[22:21] ---**
*If I am no one*
**[22:25] ---**
*And I can do nothing*
**[22:29] ---**
*Is it a waste to keep living?*
**[22:32] ---**
*Is it wrong to go on?*
**[22:36] ---**
*What's missing here is me, me, me*
**[22:41] ---**
*Without a self*
**[22:43] ---**
*Swept away before anyone see, see, sees*
**[22:48] ---**
*Like dust from the shelf*
**[22:51] ---**
*Neither happy nor sad*
**[22:55] ---**
*Don't feel good or bad*
**[22:58] ---**
*Not up to snuff*
**[23:00] ---**
*I can't even bluff*
**[23:06] ---**
*Would you believe this stuff?*
**[23:17] ---**
How very thrilling.
**[23:18] ---**
It is getting quite interesting.
**[23:21] ---**
Interesting?
**[23:22] ---**
It's just made them
fret over trivial matters.
**[23:25] ---**
Ryan was looking forward
to their spectacular deaths!
**[23:28] ---**
Nevertheless...
**[23:30] ---**
Is this not the end?
**[23:33] ---**
And their end as well?
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode, "The Final Pair."
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode,
"The Final Pair."
# E10 - The Final Pair
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**[01:36] ---**
"The Final Pair"
**[01:36] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[01:43] ---**
Give me your hand!
**[01:46] ---**
It seems I was born with a sturdy body!
**[01:53] ---**
She cleared a large area of thorn trees
so we'd have somewhere to land,
**[01:58] ---**
then placed her pushcart full of
flowers and leaves there as a cushion.
**[02:02] ---**
Did she plan this from the start in case
she couldn't operate the crane?
**[02:07] ---**
Is there anything she doesn't think of?
**[02:12] ---**
Emilico, you're bleeding!
**[02:17] ---**
I've scratched my face!
**[02:20] ---**
Forgive me, Mistress Kate!
**[02:22] ---**
There's a river nearby.
Let's go wash it and get you patched up.
**[02:34] ---**
It's just a little cut on your head.
It's not very deep.
**[02:37] ---**
I really am a sturdy doll!
**[02:41] ---**
But what about you,
Mistress Kate? You're not hurt?
**[02:44] ---**
Kate is just fine.
**[02:46] ---**
I'm so glad! We're both safe now,
and we can still pass the test!
**[02:56] ---**
Only ten minutes left.
**[03:00] ---**
They still have a long road ahead.
**[03:05] ---**
The bleeding stopped.
**[03:06] ---**
Then let's go!
**[03:15] ---**
Mistress Kate?
**[03:20] ---**
Don't tell me it's already too late.
**[03:24] ---**
Mistress Kate...
**[03:26] ---**
You've been true to who you are.
**[03:29] ---**
It's apparent from the way Patrick acted.
**[03:33] ---**
That's all Kate needs to be content.
**[03:37] ---**
It's over!
**[03:39] ---**
Not everything went as planned,
**[03:42] ---**
but I succeeded in the end.
**[03:47] ---**
This debut marks a major step for me.
**[03:53] ---**
I had that incident in the hall.
**[03:55] ---**
And the living dolls were
tougher than I thought.
**[03:58] ---**
I did foresee the
blossoming of John's power.
**[04:01] ---**
Ricky was nearly flattened,
**[04:04] ---**
but that, too, was a needless concern.
**[04:09] ---**
A bit hasty, perhaps?
**[04:12] ---**
The sootglass has not run out yet.
**[04:16] ---**
It would take me over ten minutes
from that point, and I know the way!
**[04:20] ---**
It's physically impossible
no matter how fast they run!
**[04:23] ---**
The writing is on the wall.
**[04:25] ---**
You kids need but do as I say.
**[04:29] ---**
Now keep your mouths shut!
**[04:31] ---**
Then do as you please.
**[04:42] ---**
What's that sound?
**[04:47] ---**
"Check the upper level"?
**[04:50] ---**
What's Allie talking about?
**[04:53] ---**
It's going as planned.
It's going as planned!
**[04:57] ---**
Come what may,
it must all fall into place.
**[05:02] ---**
I have the whole ending planned!
**[05:05] ---**
And this one? I'm not sure.
**[05:09] ---**
Seeing this again, they seem so ordinary,
yet the information is flawless.
**[05:13] ---**
It's as if they know
they're being watched.
**[05:17] ---**
Don't tell me...
**[05:20] ---**
What did I overlook?!
**[05:37] ---**
Stopping by the river was a good idea!
**[05:40] ---**
I wonder where this river
comes from and where it goes.
**[05:44] ---**
We're on a hill, so perhaps it connects
to a waterway that supplies the house.
**[05:50] ---**
It's just like you thought!
**[05:53] ---**
Yes, but converting the pushcart into
a boat was a fabulous idea, Emilico!
**[05:59] ---**
Very impressive.
**[06:00] ---**
You really do never give up.
**[06:04] ---**
But this wouldn't have worked
without you, Mistress Kate!
**[06:08] ---**
Careful! There's a sharp turn.
**[06:15] ---**
Kate! She can...
**[06:18] ---**
She can control soot!
Why has she not done so till now?
**[06:22] ---**
Did her power just awaken?
**[06:23] ---**
No! She was hiding it.
**[06:25] ---**
She was always capable of it.
**[06:28] ---**
Damn it! Why didn't I notice?
**[06:31] ---**
Her clothes!
**[06:32] ---**
Your clothes didn't get dirty.
**[06:35] ---**
You were so anxious
and emitting lots of soot,
**[06:38] ---**
but you controlled it
so you wouldn't get dirty.
**[06:42] ---**
You never gave up, Mistress Kate,
so there was no way I would, either!
**[06:47] ---**
You're always carefully
watching Kate, aren't you?
**[06:56] ---**
This is dangerous! Let's get off!
**[06:58] ---**
Stay the course!
**[07:02] ---**
Emilico, do you know why I named you that?
**[07:06] ---**
It's true that living dolls are usually
given names that resemble their master's.
**[07:12] ---**
Shadows aren't supposed to care
what their living dolls are named.
**[07:19] ---**
But I wanted you to be a unique
individual separate from Kate.
**[07:24] ---**
So, I gave you a unique name.
**[07:27] ---**
Emilico, there's so much I wish
to tell you once the debut is over.
**[07:32] ---**
I'll tell you all my secrets.
**[07:38] ---**
Jump out!
**[08:00] ---**
Mistress Kate has arrived!
**[08:05] ---**
Apologies. Kate's not very strong.
**[08:07] ---**
I felt so happy cradled in your arms!
**[08:15] ---**
This way, please.
**[08:16] ---**
The others who passed
have already filed into the hall.
**[08:20] ---**
You were the last to arrive.
**[08:26] ---**
If she could control soot
before the debut test,
**[08:31] ---**
why did she hide it?
**[08:32] ---**
What are you up to, Kate?
**[08:42] ---**
Why is Master Ryan clapping?
**[08:45] ---**
Oh...
**[08:47] ---**
Did it finally happen?
**[09:05] ---**
Rum?
**[09:08] ---**
Rum.
**[09:09] ---**
Mistress Shirley! You remembered my name.
**[09:14] ---**
Forgive me for choosing my own name.
**[09:21] ---**
The name Rum is all right with you?
**[09:24] ---**
I'm so glad.
**[09:27] ---**
I thought we'd make it to the exit.
**[09:29] ---**
I was sure there was time.
**[09:32] ---**
But Mistress Shirley started slowing down.
**[09:37] ---**
Though we had no hope
of making it in time,
**[09:40] ---**
I continued to hold her hand.
**[09:44] ---**
And her gentle voice saying my name
remained ever in my mind.
**[09:51] ---**
Happiness was right before me
if only I had opened my heart sooner.
**[09:57] ---**
I would have been able to
kiss her good night now.
**[10:36] ---**
I finally became your face, Mistress Kate!
**[10:39] ---**
When living dolls wear a portrait,
**[10:41] ---**
they refrain from speaking and
express only their master's emotions.
**[10:45] ---**
Kate, you are free to mingle
with the other shadows.
**[10:48] ---**
However, you must not speak of
your soot powers with them.
**[10:53] ---**
That is between the Star Bearers and
those in which such power has awakened.
**[10:58] ---**
Understood.
**[11:00] ---**
Any questions?
**[11:02] ---**
No. One need but obey the rules.
**[11:05] ---**
How infuriating!
**[11:07] ---**
Let's go.
**[11:14] ---**
Congratulations to Kate,
the final candidate to pass.
**[11:26] ---**
Everyone from the
children's wing is gathered here.
**[11:31] ---**
Would you like a cup?
**[11:33] ---**
Thank you.
**[11:34] ---**
What is it? It's so dark.
**[11:37] ---**
It's a drink served only
to shadows with faces,
**[11:40] ---**
in other words,
those who are deemed adults.
**[11:44] ---**
It's so bitter!
**[11:46] ---**
Once you get used to it,
you won't be able to get enough.
**[11:51] ---**
Drink, and your worries shall vanish.
**[11:55] ---**
It's probably a drink called coffee.
It was mentioned in a book.
**[11:58] ---**
But Kate doesn't care for it.
She prefers tea.
**[12:03] ---**
It seems such a waste. Allow me!
**[12:05] ---**
But you didn't seem
to care for it, either.
**[12:08] ---**
It's so bitter!
**[12:11] ---**
Kate, congratulations!
**[12:17] ---**
I am Maryrose! Our faces
are already well acquainted.
**[12:23] ---**
Rosemary's shadow master!
**[12:27] ---**
O most beauteous Kate,
our faces are on the same team,
**[12:31] ---**
so you shall become
quite close to Maryrose.
**[12:36] ---**
Should you have any questions,
let Maryrose guide you!
**[12:39] ---**
Now be at ease.
It was a pleasure meeting you!
**[12:42] ---**
She's a lady, right?
It's just, she seems so gallant.
**[12:47] ---**
Maryrose!
**[12:48] ---**
Don't spoil the children.
**[12:51] ---**
Sarah.
**[12:52] ---**
Congratulations, Kate. Well done.
**[12:55] ---**
Sarah thought you a failure, but even
the lowest-ranked shadow passed.
**[13:00] ---**
One gets shivers up the spine
with each visit here.
**[13:03] ---**
For it's not every day one gets
to visit Lord Grandfather's wing.
**[13:07] ---**
But there will come a day when
Sarah shall be summoned here.
**[13:12] ---**
Of course, this is but the first floor.
**[13:14] ---**
It may seem strange after
entering from the garden,
**[13:17] ---**
but this is the ground level.
**[13:19] ---**
As the lowest ranked,
you must work hard to move up.
**[13:23] ---**
For starters, you may use Louise
as an excellent example.
**[13:27] ---**
Louise is at the top.
**[13:31] ---**
Here are the four pairs
that have grown up today.
**[13:35] ---**
Please give a hand to the newest
members of the children's wing.
**[13:39] ---**
Congratulations! Well done!
**[13:43] ---**
Four pairs?
**[13:45] ---**
Oh...
**[13:47] ---**
Emilico, you must be sad.
**[13:50] ---**
Four of five pairs passed this time,
a most impressive feat.
**[13:54] ---**
And the single incompetent pair
that failed will be...
**[14:00] ---**
...discarded!
**[14:07] ---**
Oh, what a joy to bask in this glory.
**[14:09] ---**
Louise is so beautiful that anyone
would want to be like her.
**[14:14] ---**
How can they be so delighted
in the failure of their own kind?
**[14:18] ---**
What happens to shadows who fail?
**[14:21] ---**
How should Patrick even feel, Ricky?
**[14:27] ---**
No, one must learn on one's own.
Be confident, Patrick!
**[14:31] ---**
So it was Rum.
**[14:32] ---**
She seemed to be doing well,
but she'll be discarded?
**[14:35] ---**
No! One cannot question
Shadows House's rules.
**[14:38] ---**
Isn't that right, Shaun?
**[14:42] ---**
Let us adjourn to the garden!
It is time to be received in audience.
**[15:04] ---**
Kate.
**[15:07] ---**
Now for an encounter
you shall never forget.
**[15:09] ---**
Presenting the noblest of personages.
**[15:28] ---**
Lord Grandfather waved to me!
**[15:31] ---**
Such a glorious sight!
**[15:37] ---**
So he's the root of all this evil.
**[15:49] ---**
That dark drink they gave us...
Don't tell me--!
**[16:04] ---**
Forgive my intrusion.
**[16:07] ---**
Let us see your faces.
**[16:20] ---**
Lord Grandfather...
**[16:25] ---**
...here are the results.
**[16:26] ---**
Louise receives passing marks for
facial compatibility and soot volume.
**[16:31] ---**
John's soot volume surpasses expectations,
**[16:33] ---**
but his personality
is ill-fit for his face.
**[16:36] ---**
Patrick is compatible with his face,
but his soot volume is poor.
**[16:42] ---**
As you saw, my lord, Shirley
had yet to acquire a personality--
**[16:46] ---**
a fundamental flaw.
**[16:49] ---**
I foresaw such outcomes based
on their pre-debut information.
**[16:53] ---**
The living doll, Rum,
is inadequate as a face.
**[16:57] ---**
It's believed that she never
gave her master a kiss good night.
**[17:01] ---**
Edward, let us test your knowledge.
**[17:06] ---**
What is a shadow, and what is its purpose?
**[17:09] ---**
A shadow is a form of morph, a parasitic
fairy skilled in mimicry and imitation.
**[17:15] ---**
We all once took this form.
**[17:18] ---**
Lord Grandfather devised the process
**[17:20] ---**
by which morphs acquire
personalities and become shadows.
**[17:24] ---**
In stage one, morphs
are shown living dolls
**[17:27] ---**
so they may recognize
and mimic the human form.
**[17:30] ---**
In stage two, a personality is acquired
by interacting with a living doll.
**[17:35] ---**
And in stage three, soot powers awaken
and unification takes place.
**[17:40] ---**
In short, a face is acquired by
taking over the doll's body,
**[17:44] ---**
creating a perfect being possessing soot
powers and transcending humankind.
**[17:47] ---**
But if the shadow fails to
acquire a personality in stage two,
**[17:51] ---**
we may infer that its
morph's life force was too weak.
**[17:55] ---**
Shirley certainly fits that pattern.
**[17:57] ---**
No wonder she withered on the vine.
**[18:00] ---**
But to perish like soot
in the wind was a first.
**[18:04] ---**
It was hilarious,
but one can't help but wonder.
**[18:07] ---**
Edward! Did you foresee that happening?
**[18:11] ---**
N-No, not like that!
**[18:14] ---**
I wished to entertain
you third-floor lords.
**[18:17] ---**
And I tried to save the
trouble of discarding her
**[18:20] ---**
by having her in the debut.
**[18:22] ---**
A slight error on my part led to Shirley
bonding with her doll during the debut,
**[18:27] ---**
and even though she was doomed to die,
her personality began to develop.
**[18:32] ---**
That is why these
unforeseen events occurred,
**[18:35] ---**
or so I believe.
**[18:38] ---**
Perhaps I went too far in staging
a shadow's death as some sort of show.
**[18:43] ---**
It is only natural that
the failures be culled.
**[18:46] ---**
We need but those who
prove useful to Lord Grandfather.
**[18:50] ---**
The manner in which the debut
was held is another concern.
**[18:54] ---**
It led the faces to fret
over trivial matters.
**[18:57] ---**
Faces with ideas of their own may
cast doubt upon Shadows House.
**[19:02] ---**
Of course, we can have them
drink Lord Grandfather's soot coffee
**[19:06] ---**
to alter their thinking.
**[19:07] ---**
That swiftly erases their memory,
**[19:09] ---**
filling them with
loyalty toward Grandfather.
**[19:12] ---**
But what of shadows influenced
by the doubts of their faces?
**[19:17] ---**
Grandfather's soot has
no effect on shadows.
**[19:20] ---**
Indeed, the greatest risk lies in shadows
being influenced by a doll's defiance.
**[19:26] ---**
But if we use the coffee to make
faces loyal to Lord Grandfather,
**[19:30] ---**
that will influence their shadows,
so you needn't be concerned.
**[19:34] ---**
I've had Shirley's living doll, Rum,
drink the coffee to reset her memory.
**[19:39] ---**
She'll be repurposed as a veiled doll.
**[19:42] ---**
I take great care that
malcontents do not take root in--
**[19:46] ---**
You think Ryan is worried
about such matters?!
**[19:49] ---**
No one would dare defy us!
**[19:54] ---**
Forgive me. I shall take
more care from now on.
**[19:58] ---**
Enough about that.
**[20:00] ---**
Now then, Kate, the lowest ranked of all,
was quite amusing.
**[20:04] ---**
Her power awakened,
a laudable achievement.
**[20:10] ---**
Edward.
**[20:13] ---**
By using this debut as a proving ground
for the Shadows family's potential,
**[20:18] ---**
you hastened a shadow's
awakening and more.
**[20:22] ---**
From this day forth, we place
the children's wing in your care.
**[20:31] ---**
Let us see how you do.
**[20:35] ---**
However!
**[20:37] ---**
As judge, you failed but one pair,
and they were already goners.
**[20:41] ---**
Such meager results will
never get you to the third floor.
**[20:45] ---**
Understood. I shall redouble my efforts.
**[20:53] ---**
It's a shame we won't rise
to the third floor just yet.
**[20:57] ---**
The debut was not to their satisfaction.
**[21:01] ---**
We must be of greater service
to Lord Grandfather.
**[21:06] ---**
Ryan! That arrogant buffoon had the
nerve to interrupt Lord Grandfather.
**[21:11] ---**
Why does Lord Grandfather
have such frivolous fools by his side?
**[21:15] ---**
I should be the one serving him.
**[21:19] ---**
Those malcontents...
**[21:20] ---**
Once I expose them,
Lord Grandfather will understand.
**[21:25] ---**
Those third-floor wastrels
are out to destroy him!
**[21:30] ---**
In that case, I must catch her in the act.
**[21:33] ---**
That malcontent...
**[21:35] ---**
Kate!
**[21:40] ---**
I've become quite efficient at cleaning.
**[21:44] ---**
All that's left is to clean the bathroom.
**[21:48] ---**
Wasn't it a shock what happened to Rum?
**[21:52] ---**
You were close, weren't you?
**[21:54] ---**
Yes.
**[21:56] ---**
That was unfortunate.
**[21:57] ---**
But living dolls no longer of service
to Shadows House must be discarded.
**[22:02] ---**
That's the way it is.
**[22:18] ---**
*No ash, no, just shadow*
**[22:22] ---**
*A no- "I" body, like a dolly*
**[22:26] ---**
*I'm hollow, where'd I go?*
**[22:30] ---**
*Nobody knows*
**[22:33] ---**
*A murky "I" with black-hole eyes*
**[22:38] ---**
*A mimic, oh my! I'm in disguise?*
**[22:41] ---**
*"Thank you"? Thank who?*
**[22:44] ---**
*Every answer is true*
**[22:47] ---**
*If I am no one*
**[22:51] ---**
*And I can do nothing*
**[22:55] ---**
*Is it a waste to keep living?*
**[22:58] ---**
*Is it wrong to go on?*
**[23:02] ---**
*What's missing here is me, me, me*
**[23:07] ---**
*Without a self*
**[23:09] ---**
*Swept away before anyone see, see, sees*
**[23:14] ---**
*Like dust from the shelf*
**[23:17] ---**
*Neither happy nor sad*
**[23:21] ---**
*Don't feel good or bad*
**[23:24] ---**
*Not up to snuff*
**[23:26] ---**
*I can't even bluff*
**[23:32] ---**
*Would you believe this stuff?*
**[23:43] ---**
Next episode, "The Dark Drink."
**[23:43] ---**
Next episode,
"The Dark Drink."
# E11 - The Dark Drink
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**[00:07] ---**
*Now, let's get to work*
**[00:11] ---**
Emilico, when you first arrived...
**[00:12] ---**
*Let's make ourselves useful*
**[00:15] ---**
...you served the Shadows family
without question.
**[00:16] ---**
*Don't fret over trivial matters*
**[00:19] ---**
I couldn't trust you.
**[00:22] ---**
But it was because
of the coffee, wasn't it?
**[00:22] ---**
*For the sake of the Shadows family*
**[00:26] ---**
And you were made to
drink it again at the debut,
**[00:31] ---**
just when you were regaining
a sense of who you really are.
**[00:38] ---**
Emilico is the type that keeps everything.
**[00:41] ---**
There should be some
sort of a hint in her room.
**[00:46] ---**
I *will* get you back,
**[00:50] ---**
dearly beloved Emilico.
**[02:24] ---**
"The Dark Drink"
**[02:24] ---**
The Shadows Family's Teachings.
**[02:26] ---**
Before the debut,
shadows may not interact with others.
**[02:30] ---**
One must read this book
to learn the rules to live by.
**[02:33] ---**
Lord Grandfather is absolute.
**[02:36] ---**
Always have your living doll with you.
**[02:39] ---**
Cherish your contact
with your living doll.
**[02:42] ---**
Maintain your dignity as a master
**[02:44] ---**
while improving the
chemistry with your face."
**[02:47] ---**
It also provides information on the
house's wings and the Star Bearers.
**[02:54] ---**
As for soot, there's a section on how
it's emitted due to negative feelings
**[02:59] ---**
and how scorches spawn
if you don't clean, but that's about it.
**[03:03] ---**
There are other books,
**[03:05] ---**
but they explain how to
become a more cultured noble.
**[03:09] ---**
They don't teach children
what's really important.
**[03:15] ---**
The living doll's manual
emphasizes loyalty to Shadows House
**[03:19] ---**
and the importance of being a living doll.
**[03:22] ---**
It also covers scorches,
**[03:25] ---**
but it doesn't appear
Emilico read that far.
**[03:31] ---**
That should be hung up.
**[03:38] ---**
She always kept it in her pocket.
**[03:42] ---**
I feel sorry for you, too.
**[03:44] ---**
May you one day play with Emilico again.
**[03:54] ---**
Crash landing.
**[04:09] ---**
"'Don't Fret' Notebook"?
**[04:11] ---**
Emilico hid something from me?
**[04:14] ---**
Forgive me, but I must read this.
**[04:17] ---**
This notebook is for writing down
things I should not think about
**[04:22] ---**
so I can forget all about them.
**[04:25] ---**
Wouldn't that make her
remember them even more?
**[04:28] ---**
That's just like her.
**[04:30] ---**
"Great hall major cleaning
with the other living dolls.
**[04:34] ---**
Team members: Mia, Rosemary, Lou."
**[04:38] ---**
Should she really be thinking about that?
**[04:41] ---**
I might as well use this as a diary, too.
**[04:44] ---**
Now she's making excuses.
**[04:46] ---**
The phantom mayhem
that Emilico told me about
**[04:49] ---**
isn't mentioned in
"The Shadows Family's Teachings."
**[04:54] ---**
"Night watch duty."
**[04:56] ---**
So she had to do that as punishment?
**[04:58] ---**
I wish she would've told me the truth.
**[05:01] ---**
I didn't want Mistress Kate
to get angry, so I kept it a secret.
**[05:05] ---**
Hey! That makes me seem ill-tempered.
**[05:33] ---**
Soot sickness? Drink lots of water?
**[05:37] ---**
That's how Rosemary was cured?
**[05:44] ---**
You want me to drink this water?
**[05:46] ---**
That's right. You'll listen to
what Kate wants, won't you?
**[05:50] ---**
Of course.
**[06:00] ---**
Based on her notebook,
**[06:02] ---**
soot sickness seems to be
a sort of mental derangement.
**[06:05] ---**
But those who drink the coffee
fall into a state of insane loyalty.
**[06:10] ---**
The symptoms may differ slightly,
but they are both forms of insanity.
**[06:16] ---**
That coffee was most
likely doctored with soot.
**[06:23] ---**
Um, I don't think I can drink any more.
**[06:30] ---**
Keep drinking.
**[06:33] ---**
Why hide the truth about
soot from us younger shadows?
**[06:38] ---**
Is it because if we knew
about soot sickness
**[06:41] ---**
and noticed how our dolls change
**[06:43] ---**
after drinking the coffee,
**[06:45] ---**
we'd try to cure them?
**[06:56] ---**
Emilico.
**[06:58] ---**
How do you feel about
what happened to Rum?
**[07:03] ---**
Why are you asking me that now?
**[07:08] ---**
Drink.
**[07:09] ---**
Y-Yes, ma'am.
**[07:14] ---**
I don't want you to forget.
**[07:16] ---**
Emilico, you had regained
your sense of self.
**[07:28] ---**
Emilico.
**[07:32] ---**
Forgive me!
**[07:50] ---**
That's enough!
**[07:54] ---**
You don't have to drink any more!
**[07:56] ---**
You must forgive, Kate!
That must've been difficult!
**[07:59] ---**
It's not that.
**[08:02] ---**
I don't understand.
**[08:04] ---**
I remember.
**[08:06] ---**
I remember what
happened in the debut hall.
**[08:11] ---**
I can't believe it, and I'm so very sad.
**[08:16] ---**
But no matter how much
I think about that day,
**[08:20] ---**
the only feelings that
come to me are those of joy.
**[08:25] ---**
How could I feel joy
when Rum's no longer here?
**[08:28] ---**
She tried so very hard.
**[08:32] ---**
It's...
**[08:35] ---**
...too much to bear!
**[08:46] ---**
Feel better now?
**[08:48] ---**
Yes, ma'am.
**[08:51] ---**
You should rest.
**[08:55] ---**
Listen, Emilico.
**[08:57] ---**
Kate is going to tell you
something just between us.
**[09:06] ---**
Such a tedious task.
**[09:08] ---**
We must all take turns.
**[09:09] ---**
And is it not a delight to portray
fine nobles beloved by the people?
**[09:19] ---**
The soot train!
**[09:20] ---**
Visitors from the Shadows family!
**[09:23] ---**
I trust the offerings are prepared?
**[09:25] ---**
Why, you could cut this air with a knife.
**[09:29] ---**
Though it's not as thick
as Grandfather's soot.
**[09:32] ---**
Breathing the soot from
the soot coal each day
**[09:35] ---**
prevents normal thinking,
making the villagers easy to manipulate.
**[09:43] ---**
We have plenty of soot coal for you.
Make good use of it.
**[09:47] ---**
Thank you.
We so eagerly awaited this gift.
**[09:51] ---**
Let's get to it.
**[09:53] ---**
Yes, lord. This way, if you please.
**[10:10] ---**
Come now. No need to be so nervous.
**[10:13] ---**
What a fine complexion.
**[10:16] ---**
Let us choose more girls this time.
**[10:25] ---**
This time, the prestigious
assignments go to these three.
**[10:29] ---**
This is the ceremony
for entering our manor.
**[10:32] ---**
Now,
**[10:34] ---**
drink.
**[10:46] ---**
A little bitter, is it not?
**[10:48] ---**
Congratulations.
The Shadows family welcomes you.
**[10:52] ---**
You are the pride of your families.
**[11:00] ---**
How wonderful that
your daughter was chosen.
**[11:03] ---**
Yes, she'll live a life of privilege,
working at the manor.
**[11:08] ---**
What would we do without the manor?
**[11:23] ---**
The joyous birth of some
new shadows draws near!
**[11:27] ---**
May you become fine, young living dolls.
**[11:33] ---**
There are several villages
surrounding the manor.
**[11:36] ---**
You were born in one of them,
**[11:38] ---**
but your memory was erased before
you were brought to Shadows House.
**[11:43] ---**
Emilico, you're human.
**[11:47] ---**
Shadows House has wronged us.
**[11:50] ---**
For both shadows and living dolls,
this place is a prison.
**[11:55] ---**
It must be bewildering.
**[12:00] ---**
Umm... May I borrow a mirror?
**[12:05] ---**
I always wanted to see a human!
**[12:08] ---**
So this is what they look like?
They look just like a living doll!
**[12:11] ---**
No, you weren't listening.
There's no such thing as a living doll.
**[12:16] ---**
Oh, right!
**[12:20] ---**
It's all so confusing, but...
**[12:23] ---**
I believe you, Mistress Kate!
**[12:27] ---**
If we're all human, I'd like to help
everyone return to their villages!
**[13:02] ---**
Emilico, a word, please.
**[13:13] ---**
Emilico?
**[13:18] ---**
It was before the debut.
**[13:22] ---**
John saw a living doll go tumbling
down while gazing out the window.
**[13:26] ---**
Wanting to see more,
John snuck outside without Shaun noticing.
**[13:34] ---**
Emilico, you tried to protect
that which you treasure.
**[13:37] ---**
That is progress.
**[13:39] ---**
It's...
**[13:41] ---**
...difficult to explain,
**[13:42] ---**
but John fell for Kate at that moment.
**[13:48] ---**
Please come to John's room
if you'd consider getting engaged to him.
**[13:59] ---**
You came!
**[14:01] ---**
So you agree to get engaged--
**[14:02] ---**
Emilico is gone!
**[14:04] ---**
Huh?
**[14:05] ---**
Kate freed her from their brainwashing.
**[14:08] ---**
Brainwashing?
**[14:09] ---**
Yes. John, please listen.
**[14:12] ---**
Emilico and the other
living dolls are human.
**[14:16] ---**
They were brainwashed by Shadows House.
**[14:19] ---**
Wh-What are you talking about, Kate?
**[14:21] ---**
Living dolls are human?
**[14:23] ---**
They're brainwashed?
**[14:25] ---**
It's true!
**[14:26] ---**
After Kate freed Emilico's mind
and told her the truth,
**[14:31] ---**
she completely vanished.
**[14:35] ---**
So Shaun... he's human, too?
**[14:38] ---**
Yes.
**[14:43] ---**
I'm done cleaning the bathroom.
**[14:47] ---**
John, think carefully.
**[14:49] ---**
You must've noticed Shaun
acting a bit differently.
**[14:52] ---**
Different?
**[14:54] ---**
Shaun, why are you wearing glasses?
**[14:57] ---**
So I can work more efficiently.
**[14:59] ---**
Of course, I'll remove
them outside your room.
**[15:02] ---**
You said you'd always try
to match how John looked.
**[15:06] ---**
As you wish.
**[15:07] ---**
You're so... compliant?!
**[15:09] ---**
You could at least argue a little bit!
**[15:12] ---**
You're like you were when we first met.
**[15:18] ---**
Come to think of it,
Shaun often used to lecture John.
**[15:22] ---**
But not anymore.
**[15:24] ---**
What's this forlorn feeling?
It's as if his heart's gone cold.
**[15:29] ---**
Shaun, you know you don't have to
pledge your loyalty to Shadows House?
**[15:38] ---**
Master John, Shadows House is absolute!
**[15:42] ---**
Shaun, you never glared
at John like that before!
**[15:47] ---**
What's wrong?! Snap out of it!
**[15:49] ---**
Please, calm down--
**[15:50] ---**
Listen, Shaun. Emilico has disappeared!
**[15:53] ---**
That's right. You must be shocked!
**[15:55] ---**
It's terrible news!
**[15:57] ---**
John is going to look for her.
**[15:59] ---**
And he's going with or without you!
**[16:01] ---**
It's forbidden to leave your room
without your living doll.
**[16:05] ---**
When did you become so coldhearted?!
**[16:09] ---**
John, stop it!
**[16:11] ---**
Mistress Kate, what are you doing here?
**[16:13] ---**
Let go, Kate!
**[16:15] ---**
We're going to settle this, man to man.
**[16:17] ---**
Please, stop this! My face will get--
**[16:21] ---**
Who cares about your face?
**[16:23] ---**
John wants the old Shaun back!
**[16:26] ---**
Look at John!
**[16:28] ---**
He's crying!
**[16:29] ---**
Do you know why?
**[16:31] ---**
Because John's heart aches!
**[16:35] ---**
Stop!
**[16:38] ---**
I'm the one feeling pain!
**[16:44] ---**
Now that's the real Shaun.
**[16:47] ---**
However... it's still not enough!
**[17:12] ---**
I've failed as a living doll, haven't I?
**[17:16] ---**
To do something so foolish to my master...
**[17:23] ---**
That's because...
**[17:24] ---**
...you're human, Shaun.
**[17:41] ---**
Where could Kate be?
**[17:43] ---**
Louise had something
wonderful to show her.
**[18:01] ---**
What are you doing?
**[18:05] ---**
Louise!
**[18:07] ---**
Kate, John, you're just awful.
**[18:09] ---**
You were trying to
exclude Louise, weren't you?!
**[18:12] ---**
No! We were in a hurry!
**[18:15] ---**
Take your quarrel elsewhere.
**[18:17] ---**
Forgive the sudden intrusion.
**[18:21] ---**
But there's something you need to hear.
**[18:27] ---**
Emilico is gone?!
**[18:30] ---**
Yes. Please help Kate look for her!
**[18:35] ---**
Who was Emilico, again?
**[18:39] ---**
Kate's living doll.
**[18:42] ---**
What an odd name.
**[18:43] ---**
But enough about that. Look!
**[18:45] ---**
Louise wanted to find you
and show you this.
**[18:56] ---**
Sad face.
**[18:58] ---**
Happiest face in the world!
**[19:01] ---**
Fabulous, isn't it?
**[19:03] ---**
Louise has complete control!
**[19:05] ---**
My power is physical, but it seems there
are also powers that affect the mind.
**[19:10] ---**
Hold on. What do you mean, control?
**[19:14] ---**
Kate will explain later.
**[19:16] ---**
But, Patrick, now's not the time.
**[19:19] ---**
Louise, were you even listening to Kate?
**[19:22] ---**
Of course. You were talking
about your living doll.
**[19:26] ---**
Speaking of dolls, Louise saw a really
tall veiled doll on the way here.
**[19:32] ---**
It had a cart with a big bundle on it.
**[19:35] ---**
That was probably a living doll.
**[19:38] ---**
A living doll... on a cart?
**[19:41] ---**
And being the clever shadow she is,
Louise figured out who it was!
**[19:45] ---**
So who was it?
**[19:49] ---**
Who do you think it was?
**[20:05] ---**
Wh-Who are you?!
And why are you doing this?!
**[20:09] ---**
Greetings. Please forgive
the heavy-handed tactics.
**[20:13] ---**
Who are you?
**[20:14] ---**
Please take this off! I can't see a thing!
**[20:17] ---**
The tea leaves are dancing
about as if they feel the heat.
**[20:21] ---**
You must start by pouring
boiling water most vigorously
**[20:24] ---**
if you wish to brew the finest tea.
**[20:26] ---**
Please answer me!
**[20:28] ---**
Who are you? Why are you doing this?!
**[20:32] ---**
Now, all there is to do is wait.
**[20:36] ---**
Edward abducted Emilico?
**[20:39] ---**
His suit was visible under his robe.
**[20:41] ---**
Edward is the only one
who wears such vulgar attire.
**[20:46] ---**
There can be no doubt.
Edward must mistrust Kate.
**[20:50] ---**
After all, Kate hid her soot power
from him until the debut.
**[20:54] ---**
He's likely trying to see whether
Kate is loyal to Shadows House.
**[21:00] ---**
He's pigheaded, all right.
**[21:02] ---**
That lout didn't tell John
the labyrinth's rules,
**[21:05] ---**
so his clothes got dirty!
**[21:07] ---**
You should've seen Shaun's
downcast look when he saw that!
**[21:10] ---**
Louise detests Edward, too!
**[21:13] ---**
Those trees he used in the
debut labyrinth were full of thorns!
**[21:17] ---**
They could have scratched
Lou's beautiful face!
**[21:22] ---**
Ricky suffered even worse!
**[21:24] ---**
Edward tried to crush him with a boulder!
**[21:28] ---**
Shirley's failure at the debut was,
no doubt, Edward's doing!
**[21:33] ---**
Patrick will help.
**[21:37] ---**
Louise detests Edward, too,
so she will gladly lend a hand.
**[21:42] ---**
Louise.
**[21:43] ---**
The living dolls were quite
helpful during the debut.
**[21:48] ---**
It's time the shadows pay that debt.
**[21:54] ---**
Now that that's settled,
we must move quickly.
**[21:58] ---**
We're dealing with Edward, after all.
Who knows what he will do to Emilico?
**[22:06] ---**
Emilico...
**[22:18] ---**
*No ash, no, just shadow*
**[22:22] ---**
*A no- "I" body, like a dolly*
**[22:26] ---**
*I'm hollow, where'd I go?*
**[22:30] ---**
*Nobody knows*
**[22:33] ---**
*A murky "I" with black-hole eyes*
**[22:38] ---**
*A mimic, oh my! I'm in disguise?*
**[22:41] ---**
*"Thank you"? Thank who?*
**[22:44] ---**
*Every answer is true*
**[22:47] ---**
*If I am no one*
**[22:51] ---**
*And I can do nothing*
**[22:55] ---**
*Is it a waste to keep living?*
**[22:58] ---**
*Is it wrong to go on?*
**[23:02] ---**
*What's missing here is me, me, me*
**[23:07] ---**
*Without a self*
**[23:09] ---**
*Swept away before anyone see, see, sees*
**[23:14] ---**
*Like dust from the shelf*
**[23:17] ---**
*Neither happy nor sad*
**[23:21] ---**
*Don't feel good or bad*
**[23:24] ---**
*Not up to snuff*
**[23:26] ---**
*I can't even bluff*
**[23:32] ---**
*Would you believe this stuff?*
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode,
"To Lord Grandfather's Wing."
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode,
"To Lord Grandfather's Wing."
# E12 - To Lord Grandfather's Wing
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**[01:37] ---**
"To Lord Grandfather's Wing"
**[01:41] ---**
Who are you?
**[01:48] ---**
Tea truly is a fine beverage.
**[01:51] ---**
Pour boiling water upon the leaves,
**[01:53] ---**
replace the teapot's lid,
and patiently let it brew.
**[01:57] ---**
The key is to not be hasty.
**[01:59] ---**
Then open the lid,
gently stir with a spoon,
**[02:02] ---**
and pour it through a tea strainer.
**[02:07] ---**
Finally, enjoy the aroma
**[02:10] ---**
with one's first sip.
**[02:15] ---**
This is how adults drink it.
**[02:17] ---**
Are you not thirsty?
**[02:19] ---**
Just a little.
**[02:22] ---**
Let us prepare you a cup
with plenty of sugar.
**[02:25] ---**
That is, if you answer these questions.
**[02:28] ---**
Your mistress is a malcontent, is she not?
**[02:33] ---**
What is Kate trying to do?
**[02:36] ---**
I have nothing to say to you.
**[02:39] ---**
I don't know who you are,
**[02:41] ---**
but I won't say a word without
Mistress Kate's permission.
**[02:44] ---**
Is that so?
**[02:45] ---**
Th-Threatening me is a waste of time!
**[02:48] ---**
I can go without drinking anything for a--
**[02:58] ---**
I should have finished
that roll before I left.
**[03:02] ---**
You lack a sense of apprehension.
**[03:07] ---**
But there's plenty of time.
**[03:09] ---**
I will expose everything come morning
and present it before Lord Grandfather.
**[03:15] ---**
Edward is in Lord Grandfather's wing.
**[03:19] ---**
So we'll have to sneak in there?
**[03:21] ---**
Is such a thing even possible?
**[03:25] ---**
Perhaps not.
**[03:26] ---**
Could you take this a bit more seriously?!
**[03:28] ---**
Well, where is *your* brilliant idea?
**[03:32] ---**
Nothing has come to mind yet.
**[03:36] ---**
Shaun.
**[03:37] ---**
Yes? May I be of service?
**[03:39] ---**
Do you have any ideas?
**[03:42] ---**
You're always so calm and observant,
**[03:45] ---**
or so Emilico said.
**[03:48] ---**
Please share your advice.
**[03:50] ---**
She's right! You really
are smart, aren't you?!
**[03:56] ---**
Very well. Please give me
a moment to think.
**[04:01] ---**
Think.
**[04:03] ---**
How can we get into Lord Grandfather's
wing without anyone noticing?
**[04:07] ---**
I've nothing to go on.
**[04:10] ---**
That wing of the manor is
a complete mystery to me.
**[04:13] ---**
There may even be traps of some sort.
**[04:17] ---**
The corridor to Lord Grandfather's wing
is the only way I know how to get there.
**[04:22] ---**
But there are veiled dolls
standing guard at the entrance.
**[04:28] ---**
Shaun?
**[04:31] ---**
There *is* one way.
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One that's proven successful.
**[04:44] ---**
That's so yummy!
**[04:46] ---**
What are you doing?
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I'm eating a roll.
**[04:51] ---**
You're a stubborn one.
**[04:53] ---**
But how much longer can
you keep up this charade?
**[04:56] ---**
I don't need to. I'm not hungry anymore!
**[04:59] ---**
You may be freed from your bonds
if you reveal what Kate intends to do.
**[05:05] ---**
The answer's no!
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Then remain as you are.
**[05:08] ---**
I say no to that, too!
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Then, what of Kate's--
**[05:10] ---**
No!
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Do you understand the situation you're in?
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Are you even listening?!
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I-I got sleepy because I'm so full.
**[05:23] ---**
I know! Let's have a
delightful conversation!
**[05:26] ---**
After all, I can't imagine you're
doing this because you want to.
**[05:30] ---**
I can't talk about Mistress Kate,
but I'll listen to all you have to say.
**[05:35] ---**
Let's talk about lots of things!
**[05:37] ---**
That would certainly
be more fun than this!
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You'll be the death of me.
**[05:51] ---**
Calm yourself, Edward.
This isn't that difficult.
**[05:56] ---**
We'll slip into the other wing
through this connecting corridor.
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We'll disguise ourselves as veiled dolls.
**[06:03] ---**
Of course! That's how
Edward pulled it off!
**[06:08] ---**
Impressive, Shaun! You're so perceptive!
**[06:10] ---**
You're embarrassing me, Master John.
**[06:14] ---**
Kate will go.
**[06:16] ---**
John will, too!
**[06:17] ---**
The more of us that go,
the greater the risk of discovery.
**[06:21] ---**
But we've no idea where Emilico is!
We must split up and look for--
**[06:25] ---**
That won't work. We've no
way of maintaining contact.
**[06:29] ---**
Kate will go alone.
**[06:32] ---**
Yes, but searching the
entire wing alone is impossible.
**[06:37] ---**
Kate read a book about it.
**[06:38] ---**
In Lord Grandfather's wing,
**[06:40] ---**
the higher the floor,
the more important the shadows.
**[06:43] ---**
There's a first, a second,
and a third floor.
**[06:46] ---**
Which one do you suppose Edward is on?
**[06:49] ---**
What John doesn't get
is why one so important
**[06:51] ---**
would resort to sneaky
measures like an abduction.
**[06:54] ---**
Yes, that is sneaky.
**[06:57] ---**
Why take such a risk?
**[06:59] ---**
You will have to steal a
veiled doll's uniform, won't you?
**[07:04] ---**
How will you manage that?
**[07:06] ---**
There must be a room
somewhere where they keep--
**[07:12] ---**
Who could that be at this hour?
**[07:15] ---**
Patrick, what's all the racket?
Open the door this instant.
**[07:20] ---**
Isn't that...?
**[07:21] ---**
Barbara!
**[07:22] ---**
That Star Bearer?!
**[07:24] ---**
Oh no. She must've heard us.
**[07:26] ---**
Let's escape through Ricky's room.
**[07:28] ---**
But living dolls' rooms
are locked from the outside.
**[07:31] ---**
John will bust it open if he must!
**[07:34] ---**
No, they'll suspect Patrick
if the lock is broken.
**[07:38] ---**
How long will you make Barbara wait?
Open the door now!
**[07:42] ---**
The time for thinking is over.
**[07:44] ---**
Just let Patrick and Ricky
handle this. The rest of you, go!
**[07:49] ---**
All right. Thank you.
**[07:54] ---**
Ricky, that chair...
**[07:57] ---**
Barbara! What brings you here so late?
**[08:00] ---**
Several voices were heard
coming from this room.
**[08:04] ---**
As a Star Bearer,
Barbara will search every inch.
**[08:07] ---**
You must be mistaken.
**[08:09] ---**
If that's the case, you won't take issue.
**[08:12] ---**
Barbie, get to work.
**[08:18] ---**
It's no use. It's locked.
**[08:20] ---**
Then John shall bust it down!
**[08:23] ---**
Quiet!
**[08:31] ---**
Excuse me. We need help! Over here!
**[08:34] ---**
Louise?! What are you doing?!
**[08:37] ---**
Thank you for making the rounds.
**[08:39] ---**
Huh? Who are you talking--
**[08:49] ---**
Now, let's get out of here.
**[08:51] ---**
What just happened?
**[08:54] ---**
Louise's soot can control dolls.
Have you forgotten already?
**[09:01] ---**
There's no one else here.
**[09:04] ---**
That leaves the living doll's room.
**[09:22] ---**
What do we do now?
**[09:23] ---**
Get a uniform for starters.
**[09:26] ---**
Louise will make the doll show us the way!
**[09:29] ---**
All right. Kate will go with Louise.
**[09:32] ---**
What about John and Shaun?
**[09:34] ---**
Let's go assess the situation
over at the other wing.
**[09:38] ---**
Perhaps we'll find a way to sneak in.
**[09:41] ---**
Great! Let's meet in front
of that corridor, Kate!
**[09:45] ---**
All right. Make sure no one sees you.
**[09:49] ---**
No one's there.
**[09:51] ---**
It must've been our heated conversation.
We'll try to be more careful.
**[09:56] ---**
Hmph.
**[09:57] ---**
Since when have you been on watch duty?
**[10:01] ---**
After Edward was put in charge
of the children's wing,
**[10:05] ---**
he told us to report any trouble,
no matter how small.
**[10:09] ---**
Edward's in charge?!
**[10:10] ---**
Perhaps the debut was well received.
**[10:13] ---**
So it seems. But why bother
reporting minor problems?
**[10:18] ---**
He's quite the social climber.
**[10:21] ---**
It's so infuriating!
**[10:24] ---**
Mistress Barbara.
**[10:26] ---**
It is time for us to go.
**[10:28] ---**
See that you avoid actions that
may be deemed suspicious, Patrick.
**[10:32] ---**
Yes, ma'am!
**[10:46] ---**
That was close.
**[10:47] ---**
But we learned something
that might help Emilico.
**[10:51] ---**
Why do this?
**[10:52] ---**
Huh?
**[10:53] ---**
Why go out of your way
to help that living doll?
**[11:02] ---**
Don't call her "that living doll."
**[11:05] ---**
Her name is Emilico.
**[11:06] ---**
And you are Ricky.
**[11:15] ---**
Well, there they are.
**[11:17] ---**
And if John has to--
**[11:18] ---**
No, Master John, no punching.
What if they call for backup?
**[11:25] ---**
The wings are farther apart than
I thought, and the cliff is high.
**[11:29] ---**
It's hard to see when it's so dark.
**[11:32] ---**
We've only been over there once,
and that was during the debut.
**[11:36] ---**
We must piece together
what it might look like in there
**[11:39] ---**
based on our memories
and what we see here.
**[11:47] ---**
How's this?
**[11:50] ---**
Yes, not bad.
**[11:52] ---**
That's a relief.
**[11:53] ---**
Well, this is as far as Louise goes.
**[11:56] ---**
She cannot take any further risks.
**[11:59] ---**
But best of luck to you.
**[12:01] ---**
Understood.
**[12:04] ---**
You've been quite helpful. Thank you.
**[12:07] ---**
It was nothing. Louise merely
wished to show off her soot power.
**[12:12] ---**
Right. Well, keep your fingers crossed.
**[12:21] ---**
Mistress Louise?
**[12:23] ---**
This time it is Kate that he is after,
**[12:26] ---**
but it could have easily been Louise.
**[12:29] ---**
If that happened, it would've
been you who were abducted.
**[12:33] ---**
But Louise would never
let him lay a hand on you!
**[12:35] ---**
That no-good Edward is loathsome!
**[12:46] ---**
Oh, no! They've found us!
**[12:47] ---**
Let's run for it!
**[12:49] ---**
Wait! It's Kate!
**[12:51] ---**
Kate?!
**[12:53] ---**
The first floor of our wing connects
to the basement over there.
**[12:58] ---**
Once you're through the corridor,
find the stairs that lead up.
**[13:02] ---**
Understood.
**[13:03] ---**
They must have watch duty
over there as well.
**[13:06] ---**
But if it's just veiled dolls,
it shouldn't pose a problem.
**[13:11] ---**
Yes, but reaching the third floor
sounds nearly impossible.
**[13:14] ---**
No need for that.
**[13:18] ---**
Patrick! Ricky! So glad you're safe.
**[13:20] ---**
Barbara had something interesting to say.
**[13:23] ---**
Edward's in charge of the children's wing,
and he seeks to rise to the third floor.
**[13:28] ---**
In short--
**[13:29] ---**
He lives on the first or second floor!
**[13:30] ---**
That's still a lot of rooms.
You can't possibly search them all.
**[13:35] ---**
Leave it to Kate.
**[13:39] ---**
Something came to mind.
**[13:44] ---**
Don't bungle this.
**[13:46] ---**
We're counting on you.
**[13:47] ---**
We *will* make it back, both of us.
**[13:50] ---**
John will join you.
**[13:52] ---**
Master John!
**[13:53] ---**
Doesn't this worry you sick?!
**[13:55] ---**
John will go in your stead!
**[13:57] ---**
You've already done more
than enough, but thanks.
**[14:01] ---**
Thanks to the rest of you, too.
**[14:05] ---**
Time to go.
**[14:56] ---**
It seems she made it safely in.
**[15:00] ---**
We should return to our rooms.
It'll spell trouble if the watch finds us.
**[15:09] ---**
We should go, too, Master John.
**[15:12] ---**
All right.
**[15:32] ---**
This looks like a cup for that coffee.
So this is where they make it.
**[15:39] ---**
Nothing out of the ordinary.
**[15:41] ---**
Perhaps they do something
after they brew the coffee.
**[16:09] ---**
I am doing this for Kate's sake as well.
**[16:13] ---**
Huh?
**[16:14] ---**
I want to help before it's too late,
but you must cooperate.
**[16:18] ---**
I don't understand.
**[16:20] ---**
As it stands now, Kate is to be discarded.
**[16:23] ---**
But why?!
**[16:25] ---**
Because you are useless.
**[16:27] ---**
You are such a failure that Kate
is unable to advance any higher.
**[16:32] ---**
That is why she rebels
against Shadows House.
**[16:35] ---**
It's akin to a child's temper tantrum.
It's merely out of spite.
**[16:39] ---**
Don't speak ill of Mistress Kate!
**[16:42] ---**
Is there nothing you can tell me?
**[16:44] ---**
After all, you're always
fretting over trivial matters.
**[16:47] ---**
You ignore the rules.
**[16:49] ---**
Your failure to obey Shadows House's code
led Kate down the wrong path.
**[16:54] ---**
Do you deny it?
**[16:56] ---**
B-But...
**[16:59] ---**
Listen. I'm giving you a chance here.
**[17:03] ---**
Confess to everything,
and I shall help Kate.
**[17:07] ---**
You're the only one who can save her now.
**[17:11] ---**
So, out with it. What is Kate planning?
**[17:21] ---**
A large box?
**[17:23] ---**
Don't tell me--!
**[17:33] ---**
Rolly, if you're there, move for Kate.
**[17:35] ---**
Give Kate a sign.
**[17:39] ---**
Let's try that again with more conviction.
**[17:43] ---**
Emilico!
**[17:51] ---**
Soot?
**[17:54] ---**
No, finding Emilico is the only thing
that's important right now.
**[18:13] ---**
Rolly!
**[18:15] ---**
Rolly? What's that?
**[18:16] ---**
Oh, uh... nothing.
**[18:19] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[18:22] ---**
Now, answer me. What is Kate planning?
**[18:27] ---**
Mistress Kate...
**[18:29] ---**
...is braver than anyone
**[18:31] ---**
and kinder, too.
**[18:34] ---**
She is my cherished mistress!
**[18:38] ---**
How absurd!
**[18:48] ---**
Look at this mess.
**[18:57] ---**
Don't make a sound.
**[19:03] ---**
Is that the cart used to abduct Emilico?
**[19:13] ---**
Oh, it's you.
**[19:15] ---**
Is everything all right?
We heard something.
**[19:22] ---**
So you really did take her.
**[19:24] ---**
Let's speak outside.
**[19:32] ---**
That sound...
**[19:34] ---**
I believe it was a cup that broke
after Rolly crashed into it.
**[19:41] ---**
Mistress Kate wept as she made me
drink glass after glass of water
**[19:45] ---**
so I could become myself again.
**[19:48] ---**
She called me Emilico so that
I would be my own person.
**[19:53] ---**
And she is ever kind and watches out
for me, even though I'm so clumsy!
**[20:02] ---**
Mistress Kate is here!
**[20:05] ---**
Mistress Kate. Mistress Kate!
**[20:13] ---**
All right. No one's here.
**[20:27] ---**
Just stay calm.
**[20:33] ---**
Where are you going?
**[20:36] ---**
Edward said an intruder was coming,
**[20:39] ---**
so I thought I'd have a look.
**[20:42] ---**
If they are trying to
save that living doll,
**[20:44] ---**
they'll use a veiled-doll
disguise like Edward did.
**[20:50] ---**
And they'll be pushing a cart as well.
**[20:53] ---**
But I doubt they could
get it to the second floor.
**[20:56] ---**
The number of carts in the basement
will tell us if they are here.
**[21:08] ---**
Oh, no. I must rescue
Emilico before they return.
**[21:16] ---**
Rolly, heed this call if you're there.
**[21:20] ---**
Where is Emilico?
**[21:23] ---**
Please respond!
**[21:25] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[21:30] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[21:32] ---**
Emilico!
**[21:33] ---**
In here, Mistress Kate!
**[21:38] ---**
Emilico?
**[21:39] ---**
Where are you? Where are you?!
**[21:46] ---**
Emilico!
**[21:50] ---**
Are you all right?!
**[21:51] ---**
Let's take this off.
**[21:53] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[21:55] ---**
It's such a relief to see you safe.
Let's get out of here.
**[21:58] ---**
Behind you, Mistress Kate!
**[22:00] ---**
What?
**[22:02] ---**
Here at last, I see.
**[22:08] ---**
Mistress Kate.
**[22:18] ---**
*No ash, no, just shadow*
**[22:22] ---**
*A no- "I" body, like a dolly*
**[22:26] ---**
*I'm hollow, where'd I go?*
**[22:30] ---**
*Nobody knows*
**[22:33] ---**
*A murky "I" with black-hole eyes*
**[22:38] ---**
*A mimic, oh my! I'm in disguise?*
**[22:41] ---**
*"Thank you"? Thank who?*
**[22:44] ---**
*Every answer is true*
**[22:47] ---**
*If I am no one*
**[22:51] ---**
*And I can do nothing*
**[22:55] ---**
*Is it a waste to keep living?*
**[22:58] ---**
*Is it wrong to go on?*
**[23:02] ---**
*What's missing here is me, me, me*
**[23:07] ---**
*Without a self*
**[23:09] ---**
*Swept away before anyone see, see, sees*
**[23:14] ---**
*Like dust from the shelf*
**[23:17] ---**
*Neither happy nor sad*
**[23:21] ---**
*Don't feel good or bad*
**[23:24] ---**
*Not up to snuff*
**[23:26] ---**
*I can't even bluff*
**[23:32] ---**
*Would you believe this stuff?*
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode,
"For the Sake of the Shadows Family."
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode,
"For the Sake of the Shadows Family."
# E13 - For the Sake of the Shadows Family
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**[00:07] ---**
Rolly, heed this call if you're there.
**[00:11] ---**
Where is Emilico?
**[00:14] ---**
Please respond!
**[00:16] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[00:22] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[00:23] ---**
Emilico!
**[00:24] ---**
In here, Mistress Kate!
**[00:29] ---**
Emilico?
**[00:31] ---**
Where are you? Where are you?!
**[00:37] ---**
Emilico!
**[00:40] ---**
Are you all right?!
**[00:42] ---**
Let's take this off.
**[00:44] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[00:46] ---**
It's a relief to see you're safe.
Let's get out of here.
**[00:49] ---**
Behind you, Mistress Kate!
**[00:51] ---**
What?
**[00:53] ---**
So, you're here at last!
**[00:59] ---**
Mistress Kate.
**[01:01] ---**
Edward.
**[01:04] ---**
It was well worth the wait, Kate.
**[01:07] ---**
I was sure you would come,
**[01:09] ---**
for you are a shadow who
truly cares for her doll.
**[01:13] ---**
So it was Kate you were after all along.
**[01:19] ---**
Come morning, I'll bring you
before Lord Grandfather
**[01:23] ---**
and expose you as a malcontent
and enemy of Shadows House.
**[01:26] ---**
Then I'll likely rise to the third floor,
my long-cherished wish.
**[01:31] ---**
Now, Kate, answer me this.
**[01:36] ---**
What is it you're planning?
**[01:40] ---**
If you think you'll get away with this
by not answering, you are mistaken.
**[01:44] ---**
Even if you're not a malcontent,
I can accuse you of breaking the rules.
**[01:49] ---**
After all, I found you dressed like
this in Lord Grandfather's wing.
**[01:54] ---**
Kate is here to save Emilico,
whom you abducted.
**[01:57] ---**
Do you truly think he would believe you?
**[02:00] ---**
I'm an adult, and you're but a child.
**[02:02] ---**
It's obvious which one
Lord Grandfather would believe.
**[02:08] ---**
The outcome of our battle
was decided from the start, Kate.
**[02:15] ---**
Now, let us wait for
Lord Grandfather to wake.
**[02:20] ---**
A harsh penalty no doubt awaits you.
**[02:23] ---**
This may be your last cup of tea.
**[02:29] ---**
Say your prayers.
**[02:31] ---**
It's all over for you.
**[03:06] ---**
Kate! John's coming for you!
**[04:40] ---**
"For the Sake of the Shadows Family"
**[04:44] ---**
What floor was it again?
**[04:52] ---**
Who are you?!
**[04:58] ---**
Go away, you creepy little thing.
**[05:01] ---**
John, I mean, I am seeking Edward's room.
**[05:09] ---**
You want me to follow you?
**[05:11] ---**
Who would fall for--?
**[05:14] ---**
There were two extra carts.
That means two intruders.
**[05:18] ---**
Let's keep our eyes peeled.
**[05:20] ---**
I will inform Edward.
**[05:24] ---**
They must be disguised as veiled dolls.
**[05:32] ---**
I-I shall search for the intruders!
**[05:35] ---**
It spoke.
**[05:41] ---**
Get back here!
**[05:55] ---**
Now you won't cause any more trouble.
**[06:10] ---**
Not a sound.
**[06:18] ---**
It's so cute!
**[06:21] ---**
I'll expose them all for
the malcontents they are.
**[06:25] ---**
That will ensure my
advance to the third floor.
**[06:34] ---**
Behaving yourselves?
**[06:37] ---**
It seems you finally conceded defeat.
**[06:39] ---**
It's beyond foolish to defy Shadows House.
**[06:42] ---**
But it's too late to rue your mistake.
**[06:46] ---**
Your last cup of tea has gone cold.
**[06:49] ---**
Oh, my bad. You can't drink it
in your present state.
**[07:00] ---**
Now!
**[07:04] ---**
What the--?!
**[07:05] ---**
Emilico!
**[07:09] ---**
Hey, wait!
**[07:16] ---**
No, it's John.
**[07:19] ---**
Master John!
**[07:21] ---**
You came to save us.
**[07:22] ---**
Naturally.
**[07:24] ---**
But now John would like some help.
**[07:27] ---**
What do we do now?
**[07:30] ---**
You again?
**[07:32] ---**
She's on our side.
**[07:34] ---**
Hurry!
**[07:41] ---**
Did you find John?
**[07:43] ---**
No, I believe he went to the
other wing to save Mistress Kate.
**[07:48] ---**
Of all the harebrained ideas.
**[07:50] ---**
Let's hope he doesn't
do more harm than good.
**[07:52] ---**
What of Louise and Lou?
**[07:55] ---**
They were weary and
returned to their rooms.
**[07:57] ---**
You're all no help at all.
**[08:00] ---**
They should be back by now
if it went as planned.
**[08:04] ---**
This is most worrisome.
**[08:06] ---**
I'm sorry it's causing you such concern.
**[08:09] ---**
However, I believe in Master John.
**[08:11] ---**
He *will* return with those two.
**[08:14] ---**
But then Edward will no doubt--
**[08:18] ---**
That will be Patrick's cue
to spring into action.
**[08:21] ---**
How can Patrick stop him?
**[08:23] ---**
Oh, no, it's just...
**[08:26] ---**
Apologies for being so incompetent.
**[08:35] ---**
Master Patrick, I think your desire to
save your friends is second to none.
**[08:43] ---**
Your greatest power is your
brave and beautiful heart.
**[08:52] ---**
If so, it's because of you.
**[08:55] ---**
During the debut,
**[08:57] ---**
you tearfully pleaded with John
and Shaun to take care of Patrick.
**[09:04] ---**
Master Patrick.
**[09:14] ---**
The roof?
**[09:17] ---**
You mean it wants us
to escape by jumping?!
**[09:27] ---**
Our wing is pretty far.
**[09:29] ---**
Now I have you!
**[09:38] ---**
Do not resist.
**[09:40] ---**
It is all over for you,
**[09:42] ---**
for you have defied Shadows House
and entered this wing without permission.
**[09:46] ---**
Not before you trespassed
in the children's wing!
**[09:49] ---**
Who is going to believe
your word over mine?
**[10:03] ---**
Kate! Take Emilico and jump!
**[10:06] ---**
What about you, John?!
**[10:07] ---**
Just go already!
**[10:09] ---**
Why are you still flapping your gums?!
**[10:16] ---**
Emilico, hold on tight.
**[10:19] ---**
Yes, ma'am!
**[10:28] ---**
Give it up, Kate.
**[10:30] ---**
Your soot power will
not take you that far.
**[10:38] ---**
They'll end up plunging to their death.
**[10:41] ---**
A fitting end for a foolish malcontent.
**[10:44] ---**
That's what you think!
**[10:50] ---**
John is not about to let Kate perish!
**[11:01] ---**
Don't you ever
underestimate John and company.
**[11:09] ---**
Aileen!
**[11:16] ---**
John is not about to let Kate perish!
**[11:29] ---**
We might not make it.
**[11:32] ---**
Mistress Kate, please forgive me.
**[11:35] ---**
Having to hold on to me
**[11:37] ---**
is a terrible burden for you,
Mistress Kate, and for Master John.
**[11:43] ---**
Now is not the time for that.
**[11:48] ---**
Emilico, be still!
**[11:50] ---**
Mistress Kate.
**[11:56] ---**
So something did go wrong.
**[11:58] ---**
This is the only way in or out.
**[12:03] ---**
Look!
**[12:06] ---**
Wh-What the--?!
**[12:16] ---**
Mistress Kate! Emilico!
**[12:18] ---**
Over here!
**[12:19] ---**
Slowly now! Don't panic!
**[12:25] ---**
Oh, no!
**[12:37] ---**
You're safe.
**[12:39] ---**
Not yet!
**[12:47] ---**
Edward.
**[12:49] ---**
Run for it!
**[12:56] ---**
Kate, what happened to John?
**[12:59] ---**
He used his soot power to send us flying.
**[13:02] ---**
But he may be unable
to move because of it.
**[13:13] ---**
Mistress Kate!
**[13:19] ---**
Edward.
**[13:21] ---**
You've been nothing but trouble!
**[13:25] ---**
This is the children's wing!
**[13:28] ---**
We won't let you just do as you please!
**[13:30] ---**
Who do you think you're speaking to?!
**[13:33] ---**
Know your place!
**[13:35] ---**
If you wish to survive here
in Shadows House,
**[13:38] ---**
dispense with this
inane sense of friendship!
**[13:42] ---**
Now, surrender to your fate, Kate!
**[13:46] ---**
And if the rest of you continue
to bar my way, I'll discard you all!
**[13:51] ---**
What exactly does *that* mean?
**[14:06] ---**
You didn't go to bed?
**[14:09] ---**
Change of plans.
**[14:10] ---**
Calling Barbara was
a fine idea, was it not?
**[14:13] ---**
Now Louise is sure to be a Star Bearer!
**[14:16] ---**
That's just like Louise.
**[14:18] ---**
That's strange.
**[14:20] ---**
You live in Lord
Grandfather's wing, Edward.
**[14:23] ---**
Yet here you are in the children's wing.
**[14:26] ---**
What is the meaning of this?
Explain yourself.
**[14:29] ---**
I'm instructing them firsthand!
That's my job!
**[14:32] ---**
What sort of instruction
is done at daybreak?
**[14:35] ---**
You said, "I'll discard you all."
How is that instruction?
**[14:40] ---**
Even as caretaker,
**[14:42] ---**
unauthorized entry to the
children's wing is forbidden to you.
**[14:47] ---**
The third-floor lords have
already been informed.
**[14:51] ---**
What's this?!
**[14:54] ---**
They await you at the end of the corridor.
**[15:00] ---**
This is all thanks to you.
**[15:04] ---**
You so kindly instructed us
**[15:07] ---**
to carefully watch over
this wing each day.
**[15:10] ---**
That allowed us to expose
your serious violation.
**[15:15] ---**
We're so very grateful.
**[15:37] ---**
I am truly sorry for what I have done.
**[15:41] ---**
It's too late to bow down
and say you're sorry.
**[15:45] ---**
Edward, you are hereby
banished from Shadows House.
**[15:49] ---**
Banished, you say?
**[15:51] ---**
Naturally.
**[15:53] ---**
You say you were instructing the children,
but you entered their wing to abduct them.
**[16:00] ---**
No, that was--
**[16:01] ---**
You dare question us?
**[16:03] ---**
You became a liability by making the faces
fret over trivial matters at the debut.
**[16:09] ---**
Shadows House has no use for you.
**[16:12] ---**
It only needs those who can be
of service to Lord Grandfather.
**[16:16] ---**
Edward is banished.
**[16:18] ---**
As for the other two, how about
a demotion to the first floor?
**[16:22] ---**
It's settled, then.
**[16:26] ---**
What say you, Lord?
**[16:32] ---**
Edward, your bold and unique instruction
of the children was of great interest.
**[16:39] ---**
However, it seems you
have carried it a bit too far.
**[16:48] ---**
To all three of you, we give you
the sternest of reprimands.
**[17:00] ---**
You got that? This is your last chance.
**[17:03] ---**
Yes, sir. I shall devote
myself body and soul.
**[17:19] ---**
Were we not too lenient?
**[17:24] ---**
The potential of Shadows House
is as yet manifold.
**[17:37] ---**
That was a close one.
**[17:39] ---**
And yet, this puts the
third floor further away.
**[17:42] ---**
Edward, you must cease
your self-indulgent ways.
**[17:46] ---**
I have not given up yet.
**[17:49] ---**
I sense love and great hopes for me
in that magnanimous judgment.
**[17:54] ---**
I *will* repay this debt.
**[17:57] ---**
I hereby vow to get rid of
those fiendish malcontents
**[18:02] ---**
along with those third-floor maggots.
**[18:07] ---**
It is all for the sake
of Lord Grandfather!
**[18:22] ---**
What is it, Emilico?
**[18:24] ---**
It's hard to believe we're allowed to
venture outside our rooms so openly.
**[18:28] ---**
And it's such a joy to
walk by your side like this.
**[18:32] ---**
Is that so?
**[18:34] ---**
But I wonder. What do you suppose
happened to Master John after that?
**[18:38] ---**
That is as yet unknown.
**[18:44] ---**
As the newest of the bunch,
you should have been here first.
**[18:48] ---**
Apologies. Everyone arrived so quickly.
**[18:52] ---**
John, you're safe and sound!
**[18:54] ---**
John hung on for dear life...
**[18:57] ---**
to the tail of Edward's
soot pigeon, that is!
**[19:00] ---**
It was thanks to that
strange little creature.
**[19:04] ---**
How interesting.
**[19:09] ---**
Come to think of it, where's Louise?
**[19:15] ---**
O Kate, most beauteous rose!
**[19:17] ---**
O Louise, daisy in full bloom!
**[19:19] ---**
Let the orientation begin.
**[19:21] ---**
You shall learn how to lead
proper lives at the manor!
**[19:24] ---**
Thank you.
**[19:26] ---**
Ready here!
**[19:31] ---**
Mistress Kate, what do
you suppose that thing was?
**[19:35] ---**
What thing?
**[19:36] ---**
That cute little creature that helped us.
**[19:42] ---**
Yes, that was quite unusual.
**[19:44] ---**
How did it know about Kate's soot powers?
**[19:49] ---**
Mistress Kate? Is something the matter?
**[19:52] ---**
Perhaps...
**[21:05] ---**
Let us ever remember.
**[21:06] ---**
The Shadows are an
outstanding family of nobles.
**[21:09] ---**
To serve them is the pride
and joy of every living doll.
**[21:20] ---**
One must never forget one's eternal
gratitude to Shadows House.
**[21:39] ---**
*Though today we clean*
**[21:41] ---**
*Tomorrow the soot will collect once more*
**[21:43] ---**
*So let it collect*
**[21:46] ---**
*For we shall again wipe it away*
**[21:49] ---**
*Now, let's get to work*
**[21:54] ---**
*Let's make ourselves useful*
**[21:58] ---**
*Don't fret over trivial matters*
**[22:13] ---**
For the sake of the Shadows family.
**[22:23] ---**
*No ash, no, just shadow*
**[22:27] ---**
*A no- "I" body, like a dolly*
**[22:31] ---**
*I'm hollow, where'd I go?*
**[22:35] ---**
*Nobody knows*
**[22:38] ---**
*A murky "I" with black-hole eyes*
**[22:43] ---**
*A mimic, oh my! I'm in disguise?*
**[22:46] ---**
*"Thank you"? Thank who?*
**[22:49] ---**
*Every answer is true*
**[22:52] ---**
*If I am no one*
**[22:56] ---**
*And I can do nothing*
**[23:00] ---**
*Is it a waste to keep living?*
**[23:03] ---**
*Is it wrong to go on?*
**[23:07] ---**
*What's missing here is me, me, me*
**[23:12] ---**
*Without a self*
**[23:14] ---**
*Swept away before anyone see, see, sees*
**[23:19] ---**
*Like dust from the shelf*
**[23:22] ---**
*Neither happy nor sad*
**[23:26] ---**
*Don't feel good or bad*
**[23:29] ---**
*Not up to snuff*
**[23:31] ---**
*I can't even bluff*
**[23:37] ---**
*Would you believe this stuff?*
# Season 2
# E1 - Those Newly Come of Age
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G31UXD285/those-newly-come-of-age)
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**[00:36] Barbara**
That noise just now...
**[00:37] Barbara**
It sounded like it came
from this way, didn't it?
**[00:42] Barbara**
The door to the hallway
leading to the entrance is open.
**[00:46] Barbara**
To think that someone
who would violate the rules
**[00:48] Barbara**
of Shadows House might
be in the children's wing.
**[00:55] Barbara**
This is the Star Bearer Barbara.
**[00:56] Barbara**
Is someone there?
**[00:58] Barbara**
Show yourself, and come quietly!
**[01:06] Barbie**
A scorch?!
**[01:08] Barbie**
Mistress Barbara, please stand back.
**[01:19] Barbara**
Barbie, be careful not to
let it get in your mouth.
**[01:34] Barbie**
What is this? There's so much of it.
***SIGN*** Those Newly Come of Age
***SIGN*** Those Newly Come of Age
***SIGN*** Those Newly Come of Age
***SIGN*** Those Newly Come of Age
***SIGN*** Those Newly Come of Age
***SIGN*** Those Newly Come of Age
**[01:53] someone's living doll**
All living dolls must gather
in the great hall immediately!
**[01:56] Emilico**
What? I wonder what could have happened.
**[02:01] Ben**
Are you certain it wasn't a veiled doll?
**[02:04] Barbie**
I've never seen a doll like that.
**[02:06] Barbie**
And lately, the number
of scorches has been increasing.
**[02:08] Barbie**
I must inform Edward.
**[02:10] Ben**
That transgressor?
**[02:12] Barbie**
He is still the warden
of the children's wing.
**[02:17] Ben**
Is there any possibility
that it was Lord Edward?
**[02:20] Barbie**
He would hardly repeat
the same transgression.
**[02:24] Barbie**
He's only just received his
punishment for the prior incident.
**[02:27] Barbie**
Entering the children's wing unbidden,
**[02:29] Barbie**
and receiving only a stern caution for it...
**[02:32] Ben**
It would be good if this
made him a little more docile.
**[02:35] Barbie**
It doesn't matter who it is.
**[02:36] Barbie**
No trespassers will be tolerated.
**[02:39] Barbie**
It may have been Warden Edward,
**[02:41] Barbie**
but the ones who keep watch over
the children's wing are us, the Star Bearers.
**[02:46] Barbie**
Whether they are intruders or traitors,
**[02:47] Barbie**
we will eliminate every single one.
**[02:50] Barbie**
All is for the sake of the Shadows family.
**[02:54] living doll; adlib**
What is all this?
**[02:58] Barbie**
Hurry up and get in line!
**[03:00] Barbie**
Stop dawdling!
**[03:02] Barbie**
Earlier, a suspicious figure wearing
a robe appeared in the great hall.
**[03:07] Barbie**
Anyone who knows anything must report it.
**[03:10] Barbie**
If you fail to report, you will
be dealt severe punishment.
**[03:13] Barbie**
That is all!
**[03:18] Barbie**
Hey, Sunshine.
**[03:19] Emilico**
Y-Yes?
**[03:23] Barbie**
You wouldn't happen to be involved
again this time, would you?
**[03:28] Barbie**
If you are hiding something,
**[03:30] Barbie**
it won't end well for you.
**[03:39] Kate**
Master Robe?
**[03:40] Emilico**
Yes, because it seems the
suspicious figure was wearing a robe.
**[03:44] Kate**
Is everyone calling it that?
**[03:46] Emilico**
No, I gave it that name!
**[03:49] Emilico**
If it happened to be a shadow,
I didn't want to be rude,
**[03:51] Emilico**
so I added "Master" to make "Master Robe."
**[03:54] Kate**
I see.
**[03:57] Kate**
A suspicious figure appearing
in the children's wing...
**[04:01] Kate**
It couldn't possibly be Edward, could it?
**[04:03] Kate**
Perhaps he hasn't given up yet.
**[04:07] Kate**
Don't worry. You have Kate with you.
**[04:09] Emilico**
Yes, Mistress!
**[04:13] Kate**
Still, to call all of you out
in the middle of the night...
**[04:17] Kate**
Even considering the urgency,
that was quite high-handed of her.
**[04:19] Emilico**
Yes, I was surprised.
**[04:22] Kate**
Especially given that you and Kate
**[04:24] Kate**
have passed our debut
and so have come of age.
**[04:26] Emilico**
But the Star Bearers stand above us,
even though we've come of age, right?
**[04:32] Kate**
Yes, that's true, but still...
**[04:34] Kate**
It doesn't mean that they're
allowed to do anything they please.
**[04:37] Emilico**
Oh! And Barbie also...
**[04:40] Kate**
Did she say something to you?
**[04:41] Emilico**
Yes.
**[04:42] Emilico**
She said, "You wouldn't happen to be
involved again this time, would you?"
**[04:45] Emilico**
"If you are hiding something,
it won't end well for you."
**[04:49] Kate**
You were called out so late at night,
**[04:51] Kate**
and told something so hateful...
**[04:56] Emilico**
But I...
**[04:58] Emilico**
I was happy that you were
waiting for me, Mistress Kate!
**[05:03] Kate**
Then allow me to say it again.
**[05:04] Kate**
Good night, Emilico.
**[05:09] Emilico**
Good night, Mistress Kate!
**[05:16] Kate**
* Barbara's surveillance will only*
* grow more strict from now on.*
**[05:20] Kate**
*Kate has few allies.*
**[05:22] Kate**
* Ricky and Lou's brainwashing*
* likely hasn't been broken yet.*
**[05:26] Kate**
* The only one who has been*
* completely released from it is Shaun.*
**[05:44] Maryrose**
Lovely rose, Kate.
Gerbera in full bloom, Louise.
**[05:48] Maryrose**
Today we shall once again
begin our orientation.
**[05:51] Maryrose**
You shall be taught how
to live a proper life in the main house.
**[05:54] Kate**
Yes, thank you.
**[05:55] Louise**
Yes, indeed!
**[06:01] Kate**
Louise is a favorite of Sarah's.
They are difficult to approach.
**[06:06] Maryrose**
Your movements are quite stiff.
**[06:08] Maryrose**
There's no need to be so formal here.
**[06:11] Maryrose**
That's right!
**[06:12] Maryrose**
Becoming someone who is of use
to our Lord Grandfather
**[06:16] Maryrose**
is a goal all children should strive to achieve.
**[06:20] Maryrose**
And you've come of age.
**[06:22] Maryrose**
You can now freely move around
the main house and look where you like!
**[06:29] Maryrose**
Every day should be full of brilliant color!
**[06:31] Maryrose**
That is Maryrose's personal preference.
**[06:35] Maryrose**
Study in the library!
**[06:39] Maryrose**
Admire the plants in the conservatory!
**[06:42] Maryrose**
Nurture your heart in the music room.
**[06:46] Maryrose**
And in the dance hall,
Maryrose herself will instruct you.
**[06:50] Maryrose**
To improve oneself is a child's job.
**[06:54] Maryrose**
Enjoy it.
**[06:56] Maryrose**
Come, let us trust each other,
**[06:59] Maryrose**
in our lives here at Shadows House!
**[07:01] Louise**
Well, that seems fun, doesn't it?
**[07:04] Kate**
Would it be wrong
to read books in our rooms?
**[07:07] Maryrose**
That would be fine.
**[07:08] Maryrose**
In the room for each pastime,
however, there is a notebook,
**[07:11] Maryrose**
and the rules say to record
the time you've spent there.
**[07:13] Maryrose**
If you do not make enough entries,
**[07:15] Maryrose**
you will be seen as a worthless shadow
with no intent to improve yourself.
**[07:22] Kate**
*She spoke of freedom and pastimes...*
**[07:25] Kate**
* But this means that we will not be afforded*
* much time to move around on our own.*
**[07:29] Kate**
* Everything is set up so that even children*
* who know nothing can keep watch on each other.*
**[07:34] Kate**
*Kate must tell John this.*
**[07:36] Kate**
John—
**[07:36] Maryrose**
Have you finished your orientation as well?
**[07:39] William**
Yes.
**[07:40] William**
We've covered the main points.
**[07:41] Maryrose**
That is splendid.
**[07:43] Kate**
*Both John and Patrick are acting coldly.*
**[07:46] Kate**
*Could they have been re-indoctrinated?*
**[07:50] Kate**
* In that case, a letter would only*
* bring Kate unnecessary trouble.*
**[07:52] Kate**
*It would expose my rebellion to the enemy.*
**[07:55] Kate**
*Could Kate even pass them letters...*
**[07:57] Kate**
*when we're surrounded by so many people...*
**[08:03] Kate**
*Are we already under observation?*
**[08:06] Kate**
* Since we're in different groups,*
* it won't be easy to speak with them.*
**[08:08] Kate**
* Kate would like to ask after their*
* current situation at the very least.*
**[08:12] Kate**
* To keep the other shadows*
* from becoming suspicious,*
**[08:14] Kate**
*it must be a casual conversation.*
**[08:17] Kate**
* If Kate were Emilico, she would*
* simply ask and that would be all.*
**[08:21] Kate**
*At times like this, Kate envies her.*
**[08:23] John**
Kate! Regarding our engagement!
**[08:24] John**
John wanted to speak more on the subject.
**[08:32] Patrick**
What are you talking about?
**[08:34] John**
Back at the debut...
**[08:35] Kate**
* Kate is glad that John is an honest*
* and straightforward idiot.*
**[08:37] Louise**
What?
**[08:39] Louise**
If we're speaking of engagements,
shouldn't you have proposed to Louise first?
**[08:42] Louise**
Just look at how beautiful her face is!
**[08:44] John**
You're such an idiot.
**[08:45] John**
Back then, our ranks hadn't
even been decided yet!
**[08:47] John**
And it's not like John picked
her based on her face.
**[08:50] Louise**
Idiot—?
**[08:50] Louise**
You are the last person
Louise wants to hear that from!
**[08:52] Louise**
Louise would refuse you anyway!
**[08:54] John**
All of you! Stop interrupting John!
**[08:58] John**
Basically, Kate,
**[08:59] John**
John wanted to say that there's
no hurry for you to reply.
**[09:02] John**
John plans to take this time to show
you everything that is good about him.
**[09:05] John**
So... for now, if we could just...
**[09:09] Kate**
Honestly. All right, Kate understands.
**[09:12] Kate**
*What a relief that John is still John.*
**[09:14] Emilico**
*It seems that everyone was just nervous.*
**[09:18] Patrick**
You're all so ridiculous.
**[09:20] Patrick**
Go ahead and lose your
hearts in a love affair.
**[09:22] Patrick**
In that time, Patrick will
become an outstanding shadow.
**[09:28] Kate**
John...
**[09:29] Susanna**
Ah, so you're all here.
**[09:31] Kate**
*Star Bearer Susanna...*
**[09:34] Susanna**
We'll be having a special lesson.
**[09:36] Susanna**
Those who were brilliant and are now
newly come of age, this way please.
**[09:41] Kate**
*Just our peer group?*
**[09:43] Kate**
*This may be an important chance.*
**[09:54] Susanna**
Susanna simply loves this lesson!
**[09:57] Susanna**
Dear little Kate and John and Louise
all seem like they will be brilliant,
**[10:00] Susanna**
so I can't help but be excited!
**[10:03] Kate**
*"Dear little"?*
**[10:05] Susanna**
All of you children are so adorable!
Susanna will pat you all!
**[10:08] John**
Stop it! We're not babies!
**[10:11] Susanna**
It's a habit of Susanna's.
**[10:13] Kate**
* Emilico, that expression is not*
* correct for Kate's right now.*
**[10:19] Kate**
*She's a strange one.*
**[10:21] Kate**
*But we can't afford to relax our guard.*
**[10:23] Kate**
* We must proceed in such a way*
* that Susanna will not discover us.*
**[10:27] Kate**
* Patrick wasn't invited*
* to this special lesson.*
**[10:30] Kate**
* And, to be honest, I can't*
* read what Louise is thinking.*
**[10:34] Kate**
*Kate is a little worried,*
**[10:36] Kate**
* but it seems John is the only*
* one to whom she can pass a note.*
**[10:43] Ricky**
*A special lesson?*
**[10:45] Ricky**
*Could it be something about soot powers?*
**[10:47] Ricky**
* To think that all of Master Patrick's peers*
* have awakened their powers...*
**[10:52] (Flashback) Edward**
What you have just seen of John's powers...
Do not ever speak of it.
**[10:57] Ricky**
* During the debut,*
* I was ordered to keep quiet.*
**[11:00] Ricky**
*I want to tell Master Patrick about it!*
**[11:02] Ricky**
*But...*
**[11:05] Ricky**
*The rules of Shadows House are absolute.*
**[11:09] Susanna**
From here on, the living dolls
will take a different path.
**[11:12] Susanna**
Susie! Susanna will leave them to you!
**[11:19] Susanna**
This is the training room.
**[11:33] Susanna**
We will now begin a lesson on soot powers.
**[11:36] Susanna**
As you are able to control soot,
you may consider yourselves chosen shadows.
**[11:41] Kate**
May Kate ask a question?
**[11:44] Kate**
What is the reason for hiding soot powers
from those who have not awakened them?
**[11:48] Susanna**
Those are the rules here.
**[11:51] Susanna**
Right now, our Lord Grandfather wants
to find those who excel at soot powers.
**[11:56] Kate**
*Lord Grandfather wants...?*
**[11:59] Kate**
*I suppose I shouldn't try to ask why.*
**[12:02] Susanna**
Let us use our powers
to polish ourselves even further,
**[12:05] Susanna**
right here in this training room.
**[12:07] Susanna**
Furthermore, this place collects soot.
**[12:09] Susanna**
It's two birds with one stone!
**[12:12] Susanna**
The soot from shadows is treated
and turned into soot coal.
**[12:15] Susanna**
It's a very important source
of energy for Shadows House.
**[12:19] Susanna**
Large quantities of soot are produced
whether one has powers or does not,
**[12:23] Susanna**
which can increase your
value here tremendously.
**[12:26] Susanna**
Each shadow has a different soot volume.
**[12:29] Susanna**
A different amount of soot
they carry within themselves.
**[12:33] Susanna**
It isn't as if we can
produce infinite amounts.
**[12:35] Susanna**
Controlling soot in particular
consumes tremendous amounts of soot.
**[12:40] Susanna**
It's important to take note of
how much soot you can use in a day.
**[12:44] Susanna**
Keeping it inside will only
cause you suffering,
**[12:46] Susanna**
so make sure to come here
regularly to release it.
**[12:49] John**
Shadows really are amazing!
**[12:50] John**
And even among them, John is amazing!
**[12:53] Susanna**
That's right! Let us give praise!
**[12:56] Susanna**
Dear little John! Dear little John!
**[13:00] Susanna**
And next, we'll talk
about your power's range.
**[13:04] Susanna**
Look at this.
**[13:07] Kate**
*John has fallen asleep.*
**[13:10] Susanna**
Perhaps a practical lesson
rather than theory.
**[13:12] Susanna**
Dear little John!
**[13:14] Susanna**
Susanna has an assignment for you.
**[13:16] Susanna**
Destroy that wall from where you're standing.
**[13:20] Kate; Louise**
Destroy?
**[13:21] Susanna**
Susanna has heard about your power, John.
**[13:24] Susanna**
They say it's amazing.
**[13:26] John**
Kate! This will be dangerous. Stand back!
**[13:28] Louise**
Say something to Louise, too!
**[13:30] John**
Sure, and Louise.
**[13:40] John**
Huh?
**[13:41] John**
John is super weak!
**[13:44] Susanna**
Soot has a range, you see.
**[13:46] Susanna**
The stronger a physical power is,
the shorter the range tends to be.
**[13:50] Susanna**
In John's case,
**[13:51] Susanna**
the furthest he can maintain solidity
is about two meters.
**[13:53] John**
You knew that and made me
do it anyway, didn't you?
**[13:55] Louise**
Now, what is all of this?
**[13:57] Louise**
Louise can't do anything
like this with soot.
**[14:00] Susanna**
John's has a physical effect,
**[14:01] Susanna**
but yours, Louise,
works on the mind, doesn't it?
**[14:04] Susanna**
You're using soot to control
your face, Lou's, loyalty.
**[14:08] Susanna**
Though, it won't work on shadows.
**[14:10] Kate**
*Considering the coffee,*
**[14:13] Kate**
*I'm not surprised a power like that exists.*
**[14:16] Susanna**
That type of power also has a range,
**[14:18] Susanna**
so if you're too far apart,
the effect will weaken.
**[14:20] Susanna**
Once you are able to control soot,
the effect should stabilize.
**[14:24] Susanna**
Next, Kate.
**[14:26] Susanna**
You have a physical type, too,
but it appears to be different from John's.
**[14:30] Susanna**
Kate, this is your task.
**[14:31] Susanna**
Move the pen from the cart on the right
to the table on the left.
**[14:35] Kate**
* They're very far away,*
* but I will prove that I can do it.*
**[14:40] Kate**
John, you'll be in the way where
you are, so move over there.
**[14:43] Kate**
Louise, you go over there,
**[14:44] Kate**
and Kate will go... here.
**[14:46] Kate**
No, a little more to the left.
**[14:48] Louise**
How precise!
**[14:50] Susanna**
Susanna simply wants
to see how much you can do, so...
**[14:52] Susanna**
It's all right if you fail, you know?
**[15:01] John**
You can move objects without touching them?
**[15:03] Susanna**
Kate doesn't have much strength,
**[15:06] Susanna**
but Susanna sees that she
has precise control at long distances.
**[15:10] Kate**
*This is difficult...*
**[15:13] John**
That's John's fiancée for you!
**[15:20] Kate**
It requires intense concentration.
**[15:23] Kate**
Please refrain from saying such odd things.
**[15:25] John**
S-Sorry...
**[15:27] Kate**
You said there was no hurry
for Kate to reply, didn't you?
**[15:30] Kate**
In that case, please don't use
that word at every chance you get.
**[15:32] John**
John just... wanted to compliment you.
**[15:35] Louise**
Oh, she's angry with him!
**[15:35] Kate**
The words that make you happy
are not words that make Kate happy.
**[15:38] Susanna**
Now, now, don't argue.
**[15:41] Kate**
*Kate passed it to him!*
**[15:42] Kate**
* As Kate worked on her task*
* with her right hand,*
**[15:44] Kate**
* she used soot emitted from her left hand*
* to slip a letter into John's pocket.*
**[15:48] Kate**
* Kate also arranged our*
* positioning accordingly...*
**[15:51] Kate**
* so that it would be in Susanna's*
* and the veiled dolls' blind spots!*
**[15:58] Susie**
Emilico...
**[16:01] Susie**
Are you hungry?
**[16:02] Susie**
We will be provided a light meal soon.
**[16:04] Susie**
It's a privilege for those
who have come of age.
**[16:07] Susie**
Shaun, will you bring it here?
**[16:09] Emilico**
Oh! I'll help, too!
**[16:12] Susie**
You're such a good girl.
**[16:14] Susie**
But it will only require one of you.
**[16:20] Susanna**
Susanna wonders what you passed to him.
**[16:22] Susanna**
Allow Susanna to demonstrate
the basics of soot powers.
**[16:25] Susanna**
Your senior, Susanna, is capable
of much more advanced skills than you are.
**[16:30] Susanna**
Hmm, this is...
**[16:33] Susanna**
Well, Susanna can't pat you
for this, can she?
**[16:35] Susanna**
Do you have some kind of secret,
**[16:38] Susanna**
Kate?
**[16:40] Susanna**
Oh, dear. Releasing so much soot like that...
**[16:45] Susanna**
But it's no good, you know.
**[16:49] John**
It disappeared!
**[16:50] Louise**
It's just like a magic trick!
**[16:52] Kate**
* The letter Kate slipped*
* into John's pocket...*
**[16:55] Kate**
*No, before worrying about that...*
**[16:57] Kate**
* Kate is certain she passed it*
* without Susanna seeing.*
**[16:59] Kate**
*How was Kate discovered?*
**[17:03] Susanna**
Allow Susanna to ascertain the contents.
**[17:07] Susie**
Oh, no!
**[17:08] Susie**
Emilico, your finger is bleeding.
**[17:11] Emilico**
I'm sorry. I'm very clumsy, you see.
**[17:13] Emilico**
But an injury like this won't
cause any problems for me.
**[17:19] Susie**
I'm on the first-aid team.
**[17:21] Susie**
Wait right there. I'll bring the first-aid kit.
**[17:29] Emilico**
Oh, I'll clean this up.
**[17:31] Shaun**
I'll fetch a dustpan.
**[17:32] Emilico**
Thank you!
**[17:37] Emilico**
*Oh! I can speak privately with Lou now!*
**[17:40] Emilico**
*Breaking this dish was very lucky!*
**[17:43] Emilico**
Lou...
**[17:45] Emilico**
Aren't you sad that Rum failed?
**[17:49] Lou**
Don't fret over trivial matters.
**[17:51] Emilico**
But, but, we living dolls need
to look out for one another, right?
**[17:55] Emilico**
The Shadows House rules are strange.
**[18:00] Lou**
Don't fret over trivial matters.
**[18:02] Lou**
Everything is for the sake of Shadows House.
**[18:06] Emilico**
Lou... Do you hate me now?
**[18:11] Lou**
What are you talking about? Of course not.
**[18:15] Lou**
Emilico, you suddenly
say the strangest things.
**[18:18] Lou**
I'm going to tidy this up.
The injured should rest.
**[18:30] Susanna**
How amusing this is, Kate!
**[18:33] Susanna**
What's written here is truly amusing!
**[18:38] Susanna**
However...
**[18:41] Susanna**
What need was there for you
to pass it to him in secret, I wonder?
**[18:45] Kate**
You have taught Kate something.
**[18:47] Kate**
Everyone, look closely.
**[18:49] Kate**
There is a thin sheet of soot
enveloping Kate, and you as well.
**[18:53] Kate**
It must have been there since
we entered the training room.
**[18:56] John**
Huh? Whoa, you're right!
**[18:57] Louise**
This is so creepy!
**[18:59] Kate**
Could it be that Susanna's soot
has a sense of touch, like hands do?
**[19:04] Kate**
Susanna, you asked what Kate passed him.
**[19:06] Kate**
Does that mean that you
didn't know it was a letter?
**[19:10] Susanna**
To think that a student
would test Susanna's powers.
**[19:20] Kate**
Kate is very sorry, Susanna,
**[19:22] Kate**
for doing something so insolent.
**[19:24] Kate**
Star Bearers truly are impressive.
**[19:27] Susanna**
That is absolutely the correct answer!
**[19:29] Susanna**
Susanna loves little ones with a
deep desire to learn about soot!
**[19:32] Susanna**
Susanna will pat you lots and lots!
**[19:38] Susanna**
By the way, this is where Susanna hid the scalpel.
**[19:41] John**
That's scary!
**[19:42] Louise**
It's just like a magic trick!
**[19:47] Kate**
* Somehow, Kate managed*
* to smooth everything over.*
**[19:50] Susanna**
Oh, Kate.
**[19:51] Susanna**
Are you absolutely certain you
want to pass this to John?
**[19:54] Kate**
If you've seen Kate's
behavior up to this point,
**[19:56] Kate**
Kate is sure you understand.
**[19:57] Susanna**
Oh, well, yes. Susanna supposes that's true.
**[19:59] John**
It was a letter to John?
**[20:02] John**
From Kate?
**[20:04] Susanna**
Read it in your room after
you've calmed your heart.
**[20:07] Susanna**
Susanna will pat you later.
**[20:09] John**
What?
**[20:16] Barbie**
Get out!
**[20:34] Louise**
Were we just given orders by a living doll?
**[20:36] Susanna**
Barbie is special.
**[20:38] Susanna**
Barbara is sometimes unable
to speak, you see.
**[20:42] Barbie**
Is this all you've got?
**[20:44] Barbie**
And you say you're planning
to help support the Shadows family?
**[20:49] John**
John doesn't understand any of this.
**[20:50] Susanna**
She's helping her emit soot.
**[20:52] Susanna**
Poor Barbara can't control her soot.
**[20:57] Susanna**
Susanna told you that emitting large amounts
**[20:59] Susanna**
of soot greatly increases
one's value, didn't she?
**[21:02] Susanna**
That is the reason Barbara
is the leader of the children's wing.
**[21:07] Susanna**
Barbara emits sixty percent of the soot
Shadows House produces in a day.
**[21:12] John**
Sixty percent?!
**[21:13] John**
More than all the soot produced
by every other shadow combined?
**[21:18] Susanna**
With that volume of soot,
**[21:19] Susanna**
simply containing it must be very painful.
**[21:23] Susanna**
However...
**[21:24] Susanna**
Barbara, who serves
the Shadows family so earnestly,
**[21:26] Susanna**
is incredibly beautiful.
**[21:28] Susanna**
We should all continue to train.
**[21:31] Susanna**
I am certain that anyone can become
someone of service to our Lord Grandfather.
**[21:53] lyrics**
*In the face of sadness, we shall smile*
**[21:57] lyrics**
*To live is to be a marionette*
**[22:01] lyrics**
*Once your heart gets into the swing...*
**[22:05] lyrics**
*Would you like a coffee?*
**[22:10] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2*
**[22:11] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 3*
**[22:13] lyrics**
*I can't seem to dance very well*
**[22:16] lyrics**
*Pain and resentment, and sadness, too...*
**[22:19] lyrics**
*Mix them, knead them...*
**[22:23] lyrics**
*And then a good night kiss*
**[22:27] lyrics**
*Shall we Dance? We shall dance*
**[22:31] lyrics**
*Despair and desire. This is the life!*
**[22:35] lyrics**
*Shadow Life!*
**[22:37] lyrics**
*Don't puzzle over things unnecessarily*
**[22:41] lyrics**
*Let's become one*
**[22:43] lyrics**
*How nice (How nice) How nice (How nice)*
**[22:47] lyrics**
*Humans... Being human... It's so nice*
**[23:27] (Flashback) Barbie**
We did it, Mistress Barbara!
**[23:30] (Flashback) Barbie**
With this, I am now officially
Mistress Barbara's face!
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** The Best Star Bearer
***SIGN*** The Best Star Bearer
***SIGN*** The Best Star Bearer
***SIGN*** The Best Star Bearer
***SIGN*** The Best Star Bearer
***SIGN*** The Best Star Bearer
***SIGN*** The Best Star Bearer
***SIGN*** The Best Star Bearer
***SIGN*** The Best Star Bearer
**[23:36] Kate**
Next time,
**[23:37] Kate**
"The Best Star Bearer."
**[23:39] ---**
# E2 - The Best Star Bearer
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GPWUK4XMW/the-best-star-bearer)
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**[00:09] Barbara**
Is it morning already?
**[00:11] Barbie**
Yes.
**[00:14] Barbara**
How long have you been here?
**[00:16] Barbie**
We've been having you release
soot at a tremendous pace.
**[00:20] Barbie**
I was a little worried about your health.
**[00:23] Barbara**
What are you saying?
**[00:25] Barbara**
The emission of soot is a shadow's duty.
**[00:30] Barbara**
Everything...
**[00:32] Barbie**
...is for the sake of Lord Grandfather.
**[00:49] lyrics**
*In the face of sadness, we shall smile*
**[00:53] lyrics**
*To live is to be a marionette*
**[00:57] lyrics**
*Once your heart gets into the swing...*
**[01:01] lyrics**
*Would you like a coffee?*
**[01:06] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2*
**[01:08] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 3*
**[01:09] lyrics**
*I can't seem to dance very well*
**[01:12] lyrics**
*Pain and resentment, and sadness, too...*
**[01:15] lyrics**
*Mix them, knead them...*
**[01:19] lyrics**
*And then a good night kiss*
**[01:23] lyrics**
*Shall we Dance? We shall dance*
**[01:27] lyrics**
*Despair and desire. This is the life!*
**[01:32] lyrics**
*Shadow Life!*
**[01:33] lyrics**
*Don't puzzle over things unnecessarily*
**[01:37] lyrics**
*Let's become one*
**[01:39] lyrics**
*How nice (How nice) How nice (How nice)*
**[01:43] lyrics**
*Humans... Being human... It's so nice*
***SIGN*** "The Best Star Bearer"
***SIGN*** "The Best Star Bearer"
***SIGN*** "The Best Star Bearer"
***SIGN*** "The Best Star Bearer"
***SIGN*** "The Best Star Bearer"
***SIGN*** "The Best Star Bearer"
**[02:30] Benjamin**
Let's go.
**[02:36] Barbara**
What happened to
the perfume Oliver developed?
**[02:39] Benjamin**
Benjamin brought it with him.
**[02:43] Barbara**
What a foul odor.
**[02:45] Benjamin**
This is no good.
**[02:47] Benjamin**
He will have to make it again.
**[02:49] Barbara**
Blast it. This is infuriating.
**[02:53] Shadow 1**
Yeah.
**[02:54] Shadow 1**
Wow.
**[02:55] Shadow 2**
It's Barbara.
**[02:56] Shadow 2**
She's always angry, isn't she?
**[03:00] Shadow 1**
Hurry. Let's go over there.
**[03:03] Susanna**
Just a moment.
**[03:06] Susanna**
To see a Star Bearer and run away...
**[03:08] Susanna**
Have you done something
you feel guilty about?
**[03:10] Shadow 1**
No!
**[03:11] Shadow 2**
We're so sorry!
**[03:12] Shadow 2**
We truly respect them!
**[03:14] Barbara**
Susanna, it is time
for the Star Bearers' meeting.
**[03:17] Barbara**
Now, let us go to Oliver's rooms.
**[03:22] Sarah**
Yes, becoming a Star Bearer
is a worthwhile goal.
**[03:25] Sarah**
In the children's wing,
only four pairs are chosen! The elite!
**[03:29] Sarah**
You can live in lovely rooms,
**[03:31] Sarah**
and if you are invited
to Lord Grandfather's wing,
**[03:33] Sarah**
you are sure to receive special treatment.
**[03:35] Sarah**
If Sarah were to become a Star Bearer,
**[03:37] Sarah**
she would assuredly gain
more trust than Barbara has.
**[03:40] Maryrose**
Cease such talk, Sarah.
**[03:43] Sarah**
Why?
**[03:44] Sarah**
Back then, we all had such fun.
**[03:47] Sarah**
Barbara doesn't hold a candle
to the previous leader.
**[03:51] Sarah**
Rose, even you think the previous
leader was better, don't you?
**[03:56] Maryrose**
Ah, Christopher...
**[04:08] Benjamin**
Do not speak that name.
**[04:12] Sarah**
W-Wait. Sarah offers her apologies.
**[04:29] Sarah**
How infuriating.
**[04:31] Sarah**
Sarah refuses to ever become
that kind of Star Bearer.
**[04:43] Barbara**
Oliver, it's time for the meeting.
**[04:45] Barbara**
Oliver.
**[04:47] Oliver**
Barbara!
**[04:48] Barbara**
The meeting...
**[04:48] Oliver**
Look!
**[04:49] Oliver**
At last, it's finished!
**[04:52] Oliver**
It's a mobile soot collector!
**[04:55] Oliver**
Olly!
**[04:56] Olly**
Yes?
**[04:57] Oliver**
Start it up!
**[04:58] Olly**
Immediately, Professor Oliver!
**[05:04] Oliver**
It's the newest model, using
the combustive energy of soot to operate.
**[05:09] Oliver**
The soot is conveyed by suction
**[05:10] Oliver**
into this enormous tank
where it is then stored!
**[05:13] Barbara**
What are you talking about? Turn it off!
**[05:18] Susanna**
What an incredible invention.
**[05:21] Susanna**
It's such an amazingly powerful machine.
**[05:23] Susanna**
What could you possibly use it for?
**[05:26] Oliver**
A countermeasure against
those phantoms, for example?
**[05:28] Susanna**
And how...
**[05:30] Susanna**
would you get it out the door?
**[05:36] Susanna**
It's just like a ship in a bottle, isn't it?
**[05:38] Oliver**
It seems there's room for improvement here.
**[05:42] Susanna**
Susanna has set up some sheets
outside of this room.
**[05:44] Susanna**
If anyone comes, Susanna will know.
**[05:49] Barbara**
Recently, reports of scorches appearing
**[05:53] Barbara**
due to breakages
in the facilities have increased.
**[05:56] Barbara**
Continued observation of their
movements will be necessary.
**[05:59] Barbara**
Moving on, the topics
of discussion for today are...
**[06:01] Barbara**
how to address the directives from Edward,
**[06:04] Barbara**
and vigilance against Kate's misbehavior.
**[06:06] Barbara**
Susanna, have you noticed anything?
**[06:09] Susanna**
Well...
**[06:10] Susanna**
Her attitude can be slightly defiant,
**[06:13] Susanna**
but it wasn't really enough
to make her stand out.
**[06:16] Susanna**
More importantly, her keen
interest in soot is quite wonderful!
**[06:19] Barbara**
Susanna, you are entirely too
preoccupied with soot powers.
**[06:23] Susanna**
Well, it is Susanna's job, after all.
**[06:25] Susanna**
And Edward's directives
are very vague, aren't they?
**[06:28] Susanna**
Star Bearers are busy.
**[06:30] Susanna**
They can't spend all their time on Kate.
**[06:33] Barbara**
There must be some things which
are difficult to speak of.
**[06:36] Barbara**
Barbara doesn't like Edward,
**[06:38] Barbara**
but Lord Grandfather
granted him this authority.
**[06:41] Barbara**
We will continue our vigilance.
**[06:43] Oliver**
If we say nothing's happened,
**[06:45] Oliver**
Edward is going to nag us again.
**[06:48] Oliver**
Even the previous phantom mayhem
was made out to be the Star Bearers' fault.
**[06:51] Benjamin**
That is true.
**[06:53] Oliver**
He just says and does whatever he likes.
**[06:56] Oliver**
And even when he causes problems,
he's never penalized.
**[07:00] Barbara**
Our next topic of discussion is...
**[07:02] Barbara**
the mysterious figure seen on the premises.
**[07:04] Oliver**
The suspicious, robe-wearing figure?
**[07:06] Benjamin**
The living dolls have reported
sightings in many locations.
**[07:10] Oliver**
Huh...
**[07:11] Oliver**
Maybe there's more than one figure?
**[07:13] Susanna**
Have there been any
reports of damage or injury?
**[07:16] Barbara**
No, not at the moment.
**[07:18] Barbara**
There is, however, no knowing how
or when this matter will develop.
**[07:21] Oliver**
What about the report to Edward?
**[07:28] Oliver**
So it's another "nothing happened" report, huh?
**[07:31] Susanna**
We'll be able to hear all sorts
of lovely snide remarks from him, won't we?
**[07:41] Barbara**
If Christopher were here...
**[07:44] Barbara**
Would things be different?
**[07:47] Barbie**
Mistress Barbara,
**[07:49] Barbie**
you are always thinking of what's best
for the children's wing,
**[07:51] Barbie**
and striving to serve your best.
**[08:14] Emilico**
We've been told not to
go out at night, but...
**[08:17] Emilico**
They even have guards in place.
**[08:19] Kate**
Yes.
**[08:21] Kate**
Kate may be the only one being
so openly watched this way.
**[08:26] Kate**
Did Kate stand out too much in the debut?
**[08:28] Kate**
During the soot lesson,
Kate was clearly regarded as suspicious.
**[08:30] Kate**
Or could it be that something
has happened on John's side?
**[08:34] Kate**
Was it a mistake to choose John
as the recipient of the letter?
**[08:38] Emilico**
That letter...
**[08:40] Emilico**
What did you write in it?
**[08:44] Kate**
Well...
**[08:48] Shaun**
So, you've finally opened it.
**[08:51] Shaun**
What does it say?
**[08:54] Shaun**
What's wrong, Master John?
**[08:56] John**
Stop your chattering, Shaun!
**[08:58] John**
Go back to your room!
**[08:59] Emilico**
What?
**[09:00] Emilico**
That's mean!
**[09:02] Emilico**
Didn't you say you wanted to
make him your ally?
**[09:04] Kate**
That's right.
**[09:06] Kate**
That's why Kate wanted to give Susanna
the impression that she hates John.
**[09:10] Kate**
It's important to know
your friends very well.
**[09:15] Kate**
The letter was deliberately written
so that John would emit soot.
**[09:18] Kate**
There's wax on the paper,
and those spots will repel the soot.
**[09:23] Kate**
If he doesn't notice that,
**[09:25] Kate**
then he will never be allowed
to say that he loves Kate again.
**[09:31] John**
"To John,"
**[09:32] John**
"Kate is sorry. She has a favor to ask."
**[09:36] John**
"To save the children
who are suffering in this house,"
**[09:40] John**
"Kate asks for your assistance."
**[09:43] Kate**
* Check to make sure that Shaun's*
* brainwashing has been broken, just in case,*
**[09:46] Kate**
* and if there are no issues,*
* please leave a mark outside your rooms.*
**[09:50] John**
"Please. John, you are
the only one Kate can rely upon."
**[09:54] John**
Kate!
**[09:56] John**
Shaun!
**[09:58] Shaun**
Yes? Is something wrong?
**[10:00] Shaun**
Master John...
**[10:03] John**
Shaun, you...
**[10:06] Shaun**
Y-Yes?
**[10:07] Shaun**
Did you need something?
**[10:09] John**
You're not brainwashed, are you?
**[10:11] Shaun**
We're doing that again?!
**[10:26] Emilico**
I wonder if it will be difficult
to find Shaun's room...
**[10:33] Emilico**
Oh! A roll!
**[10:37] Shaun**
Emilico, come inside.
**[10:40] Shaun**
I thought you might be coming, Emilico.
**[10:42] Shaun**
I'm glad I had that ready.
**[10:45] Shaun**
We understand Mistress Kate's intentions.
**[10:47] Shaun**
I'll keep the explanation short.
**[10:50] Emilico**
I see.
**[10:51] Emilico**
So that's the method
that brought Shaun back.
**[10:55] Emilico**
I thought we'd have Lou and Ricky
drink lots of water and throw it up...
**[11:00] Emilico**
But would it be better to hit them?
**[11:03] Shaun**
Both methods are bad!
**[11:05] Shaun**
It's already been over a week since then.
**[11:08] Shaun**
The coffee has probably
seeped deep into their bodies.
**[11:11] Shaun**
But I don't think that one cup
is enough to completely brainwash them.
**[11:16] Shaun**
Right after I drank it,
**[11:17] Shaun**
my head was filled with
the magnificence of this house,
**[11:20] Shaun**
but I feel like my presence of mind
is slowly returning to me.
**[11:24] Emilico**
Which means...
**[11:26] Emilico**
once a little more time has passed...
**[11:29] Shaun**
We'll find the right timing
to bring the two of them in as allies.
**[11:32] Emilico**
Hooray!
**[11:36] Shaun**
It's too soon to celebrate.
**[11:38] Shaun**
And we're human, Emilico.
**[11:41] Shaun**
You shouldn't carelessly hug me like that.
**[11:46] Shaun**
Really?
**[11:49] Emilico**
Shaun, the fact that you're
back makes me truly happy.
**[12:04] Mia**
Emilico! Did you oversleep?
**[12:06] Emilico**
Oh, um, yes.
**[12:09] Emilico**
Mia, did you come to get me?
**[12:11] Mia**
I wouldn't do that.
**[12:13] Mia**
You can find your way here
on your own now, can't you?
**[12:15] Mia**
We are tools for the Shadows family.
**[12:18] Mia**
We can't spend all our time
looking after other living dolls.
**[12:23] Mia**
More importantly...
**[12:24] Mia**
There were two dolls!
**[12:25] Mia**
Two who were invited
to the detached wing!
**[12:27] Emilico**
So, you can be invited even
if you're not a Star Bearer?
**[12:30] Mia**
That's right! I'm so jealous!
**[12:33] Rosemary**
Emilico, you should check the blackboard.
**[12:36] Rosemary**
There has been a change
to part of the team assignments.
**[12:40] Mia**
The teams that were lacking
in numbers were redistributed,
**[12:43] Mia**
so there's one team less now.
**[12:44] Emilico**
Huh? But...
**[12:47] Emilico**
There's empty space for two teams here.
**[12:49] Mia**
They broke.
**[12:52] Emilico**
The... The whole team?
**[12:54] Mia**
It's such a shame, isn't it?
**[12:56] Mia**
New living dolls will be
supplied soon enough.
**[13:00] Mia**
I'm sure it's because
Barbie drove them so hard.
**[13:03] Mia**
Though, it's possible that something
happened to their shadow masters.
**[13:13] Emilico**
*When I first came here...*
**[13:15] Emilico**
*my world got so much bigger.*
**[13:17] Emilico**
*It was astonishing.*
**[13:19] Emilico**
*Everyone seemed so joyful.*
**[13:21] Emilico**
* I thought that being here at*
* Shadows House was true happiness.*
**[13:25] Emilico**
*But...*
**[13:27] Emilico**
*When I looked again, everyone...*
**[13:29] Emilico**
* Everyone might only have been trying*
* to look like they were happy.*
**[13:33] Lou**
What's wrong, Emilico?
**[13:35] Emilico**
Lou...
**[13:38] Emilico**
Is everyone...
**[13:39] Emilico**
really happy with this?
**[13:45] Lou**
You're fretting over trivial matters again.
**[13:48] Lou**
That's very like you, Emilico.
**[13:49] Emilico**
*It's just like John said!*
**[13:51] Emilico**
*The brainwashing is wearing off!*
**[13:57] Emilico**
We've finished cleaning.
**[13:59] Emilico**
Is there anything else?
**[14:03] Mia**
It's here!
**[14:13] Barbie**
We will now begin our rejoicing party.
**[14:17] Rosemary**
I've been looking forward to this!
**[14:19] Ricky**
This happens once a week?
**[14:21] Billy**
It's a reward for children
who have come of age.
**[14:28] Susie**
Hurry up, Olly!
**[14:31] Olly**
It must be measured exactly.
**[14:38] Barbie**
Now, line up single-file!
**[14:40] Barbie**
Don't forget your gratitude
to Shadows House!
**[15:16] Emilico**
How can anything be this delicious?
**[15:20] Shaun**
Thanks, Emilico.
**[15:22] Barbie**
Who will be the representative this time?
**[15:24] living dolls**
Me! Me! Me! Me! Me!
**[15:26] Mia**
Me! I'll do it! I'll do it!
**[15:29] living dolls; background**
Me! Me! Me! Me! Me!
**[15:29] Barbie**
Right, then.
**[15:31] living dolls; background**
Me! Me! Me! Me! Me!
**[15:32] Barbie**
Doug!
**[15:35] Doug**
To serve the Shadows family is
the pride and joy of every living doll!
**[15:39] living dolls**
To serve the Shadows family is
the pride and joy of every living doll!
**[15:43] Doug**
The Shadows are an outstanding
family of nobles!
**[15:46] living dolls**
The Shadows are an outstanding
family of nobles!
**[15:49] Doug**
Living dolls are tools
of the Shadows family!
**[15:52] living dolls**
Living dolls are tools
of the Shadows family!
**[15:55] Doug**
Shadows House is absolute!
**[15:57] living dolls**
Shadows House is absolute!
**[16:00] Doug**
As their faces, we can
belong to our masters!
**[16:02] living dolls**
As their faces, we can
belong to our masters!
**[16:11] Kate**
To think they'd hold an event
to make you drink soot coffee so soon.
**[16:15] Emilico**
Making you give up your own
thoughts like that is just...
**[16:19] Emilico**
It's cruel.
**[16:22] Kate**
But we've learned a lot from this.
**[16:25] Emilico**
What?
**[16:30] Kate**
The method of brainwashing.
**[16:32] Kate**
The coffee puts you
into a brainwashed state,
**[16:34] Kate**
and then you recite the Shadows family rules.
**[16:36] Kate**
You're made to embed them
deep in your subconscious.
**[16:39] Kate**
These "rejoicing parties"
are held once a week,
**[16:41] Kate**
but they can only give you one spoonful.
**[16:43] Kate**
That means that the coffee
doesn't last very long.
**[16:47] Kate**
It means that they can't
make very much at a time.
**[16:50] Kate**
And...
**[16:51] Kate**
The ones in charge of the coffee
are the Star Bearers.
**[16:54] Kate**
Emilico, Kate has made a decision.
**[16:57] Kate**
You and Kate will aim
to become Star Bearers!
**[17:00] Emilico**
Right!
**[17:03] Mia**
Now, let's get this done!
**[17:05] Mia**
Today, we'll be switching out
the broken chairs in the great hall.
**[17:09] Mia**
I want to finish quickly
and go back to sleep.
**[17:14] Emilico**
Lou...
**[17:16] Emilico**
During the debut, did you
and Ricky become friends?
**[17:21] Lou**
It was just chance.
**[17:22] Lou**
We happened to be together,
that's all. I think.
**[17:25] Mia**
Say!
**[17:26] Mia**
Tomorrow's the rejoicing party!
**[17:29] Mia**
I can't wait!
**[17:31] Lou**
I want to hurry up
and drink the coffee. Don't you?
**[17:34] Emilico**
Yes... I do.
**[17:37] Emilico**
* Just remembering the coffee*
* made our conversation stray.*
**[17:40] Emilico**
* This is how they'll gradually stop being*
* able to think about other things.*
**[17:44] Mia**
We're done!
**[17:45] Mia**
Well, let's head back!
**[17:50] Mia**
Ugh, it's Belle.
**[17:53] Emilico**
*From the same team as Rum.*
**[17:57] Mia**
Snacking. I'll report you for that.
**[17:59] Belle A**
I've received permission from Susie.
**[18:03] Emilico**
*Rum...*
**[18:07] Belle B**
Oh dear. How clumsy of you.
**[18:10] Mia**
Come on. We're going.
**[18:14] Emilico**
Which one of them is Belle?
**[18:16] Mia**
They're both Belle.
**[18:17] Emilico**
What?
**[18:18] Emilico**
With the same name,
things must get mixed up, right?
**[18:21] Mia**
That's right.
**[18:22] Mia**
And that's why they only do
one person's share of work.
**[18:24] Mia**
On top of that, they're team leaders,
**[18:26] Mia**
so it's horrible for anyone on their team!
**[18:28] Mia**
And in their free time,
**[18:29] Mia**
it seems they cozy up
to the Star Bearers to win their favor.
**[18:33] Mia**
Now, I'm going to take a nap
until Mistress Sarah wakes up.
**[18:37] Emilico**
May I go to the classroom to study?
**[18:40] Mia**
You can't be serious!
**[18:42] Mia**
I'm amazed that you can be
in the mood for studying after this.
**[18:46] Rosemary**
I'll go with you.
**[18:50] Emilico**
Scorches are...
**[18:51] Emilico**
Um, scorches are...
**[18:55] Emilico**
How do you read this?
**[19:00] Emilico**
Rosemary?
**[19:02] Rosemary**
Oh. That's "density."
**[19:05] Emilico**
I'm sorry to ask when you're so sleepy.
**[19:08] Rosemary**
It's just fine.
**[19:10] Rosemary**
I'm the team leader, after all.
**[19:14] Rosemary**
I've been told I'm a half-wit,
and it may be true,
**[19:18] Rosemary**
but I can still help you, Emilico,
since you're so eager to study.
**[19:22] Emilico**
Rosemary, you aren't a half-wit!
**[19:31] Emilico**
I can't move.
**[19:38] Kate**
Was the previous leader
issued an invitation?
**[19:41] Maryrose**
That's right.
**[19:42] Maryrose**
No one so dear had ever gone
to Lord Grandfather's wing.
**[19:47] Kate**
And that person recommended Barbara?
**[19:50] Maryrose**
Barbara has some traits of a leader, too.
**[19:54] Maryrose**
More importantly...
**[19:55] Maryrose**
Kate.
**[19:57] Maryrose**
If you intend to become a Star Bearer,
you mustn't speak of him.
**[20:01] Kate**
Kate will be sure to keep that in mind.
**[20:08] Maryrose**
*The previous leader...*
**[20:14] (Flashback) Barbara**
Will Barbara be able to make it
as a member of the main house from now on?
**[20:17] (Flashback) Barbara**
Barbara is worried.
**[20:20] (Flashback) Maryrose**
You're always alone, aren't you, Barbara?
**[20:25] (Flashback) Barbara**
Maryrose?
**[20:27] (Flashback) Barbara**
How did you know that Barbara was here?
**[20:30] (Flashback) Maryrose**
With the amount of soot you
were emitting, anyone would know.
**[20:34] (Flashback) Barbara**
What brings you here?
**[20:35] (Flashback) Maryrose**
What's wrong with starting a conversation
for no particular reason?
**[20:38] (Flashback) Maryrose**
We're peers. Let's get along.
**[20:40] (Flashback) Barbara**
You've already become
part of the main house.
**[20:43] (Flashback) Barbara**
There's no need for you
to involve yourself with Barbara.
**[20:46] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Let's dance, Barbara.
**[20:57] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Are you all right, Barbara?
**[21:00] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Your movements aren't bad.
**[21:02] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Now, one more time.
**[21:04] (Flashback) Barbara**
Please, don't bother yourself
about Barbara any more!
**[21:08] (Flashback) Barbara**
Your miserable peer, Barbara...
**[21:11] (Flashback) Barbara**
You're making fun of her, aren't you?!
**[21:17] (Flashback) Maryrose**
What stupendous soot volume!
**[21:19] (Flashback) Maryrose**
This is astounding, Barbara!
**[21:20] (Flashback) Maryrose**
It's a splendid ability!
**[21:22] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Even if Maryrose stood on her head,
she'd be no match for you!
**[21:30] (Flashback) Maryrose**
You have something that Maryrose doesn't.
**[21:33] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Maryrose may be good
at picking up the knack of things,
**[21:36] (Flashback) Maryrose**
but she's unsubtle in everything.
**[21:38] (Flashback) Maryrose**
On that point, you are earnest and prudent.
**[21:42] (Flashback) Maryrose**
It may be difficult alone...
**[21:46] (Flashback) Maryrose**
but with the two of us,
perhaps we will be able to grow.
**[21:50] (Flashback) Maryrose**
This is a promise.
**[21:52] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Let us become adults together.
**[22:01] (Flashback) Christopher**
You make a good pair, don't you?
**[22:05] lyric**
*Traveling through a jumbled labyrinth...*
**[22:10] lyric**
*Over and over*
**[22:14] lyric**
*This lonely utopia...*
**[22:19] lyric**
*I have no more need of it*
**[22:23] lyric**
*A vanished smile*
**[22:25] lyric**
*Promises are lies, too*
**[22:28] lyric**
* Everything is pointless,*
* isn't it? And yet...*
**[22:32] lyric**
*Even misshapen as I am, I keep searching...*
**[22:37] lyric**
*For shadows of recollection*
**[22:43] lyric**
*Roses whose love has rotted...*
**[22:48] lyric**
*Lock their feelings away*
**[22:53] lyric**
*That silhouette from back then...*
**[22:57] lyric**
*I've kept on chasing it...*
**[23:01] lyric**
*Even if pale, frozen thorns*
**[23:06] lyric**
*Pierce my heart over and over*
**[23:10] lyric**
*Until I can take that hand*
**[23:15] lyric**
*Again and again*
**[23:19] lyric**
*I'll wish on a star*
**[23:36] Kate**
Next time,
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** A Great Cleaning
***SIGN*** A Great Cleaning
***SIGN*** A Great Cleaning
***SIGN*** A Great Cleaning
***SIGN*** A Great Cleaning
***SIGN*** A Great Cleaning
***SIGN*** A Great Cleaning
***SIGN*** A Great Cleaning
***SIGN*** A Great Cleaning
**[23:38] Kate**
"A Great Cleaning."
**[23:39] ---**
# E3 - A Great Cleaning
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G2XU0WV92/a-great-cleaning)
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**[00:02] (Flashback) Christopher**
Since then, the living dolls
of Shadows House
**[00:06] (Flashback) Christopher**
have been tasked with cleaning
this huge mansion every day.
**[00:10] (Flashback) Christopher**
And with that, Christopher's
story time comes to a close.
**[00:15] (Flashback) child A**
Cleaning really is important, isn't it?
**[00:17] (Flashback) child**
Yes.
**[00:18] (Flashback) child B**
We know that skipping
cleaning leads to scorches.
**[00:22] (Flashback) child B**
But we're not afraid of those things!
**[00:26] (Flashback) Christopher**
This is a story Christopher once heard.
**[00:28] (Flashback) Christopher**
They say there was once a child,
like you, who scorned cleaning.
**[00:32] (Flashback) Christopher**
More and more scorches
emerged in the child's room...
**[00:35] (Flashback) Christopher**
Until one day, the child awoke,
unable to breathe.
**[00:39] (Flashback) Christopher**
Scared, the child
tried to call for help,
**[00:41] (Flashback) Christopher**
but no one heard.
**[00:44] (Flashback) Christopher**
And that...
**[00:46] (Flashback) Christopher**
was because scorches had
covered the child's entire body!
**[00:51] (Flashback) Christopher**
The child died that way...
**[00:54] (Flashback) Christopher**
But those scorches, it seems,
**[00:56] (Flashback) Christopher**
slithered off and began to walk around.
**[00:59] (Flashback) Christopher**
Upon seeing their form,
everyone screamed...
**[01:04] (Flashback) Christopher**
"It's a giant phantom!"
**[01:09] (Flashback) Christopher**
Christopher doesn't want
to end up that way,
**[01:12] (Flashback) Christopher**
so he cleans very thoroughly.
**[01:14] (Flashback) child A**
How scary!
**[01:15] (Flashback) child B**
They combine!
**[01:16] (Flashback) child B**
They merge together and become phantoms!
**[01:18] (Flashback) child C**
We need to clean really well!
**[01:20] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Christopher should probably become
a novelist or something, don't you think?
**[01:25] (Flashback) Christopher**
Now, as a special treat today,
we'll have just one more story.
**[01:31] (Flashback) Maryrose**
If Christopher ever receives an invitation,
**[01:33] (Flashback) Maryrose**
it will be difficult for anyone else
to win over these young ones.
**[01:41] (Flashback) Christopher**
Maryrose and Barbara are here
to carry on Christopher's wishes,
**[01:44] (Flashback) Christopher**
so Christopher isn't worried about a thing.
**[01:51] (Flashback) children**
Christopher!
**[02:13] lyrics**
*In the face of sadness, we shall smile*
**[02:17] lyrics**
*To live is to be a marionette*
**[02:21] lyrics**
*Once your heart gets into the swing...*
**[02:25] lyrics**
*Would you like a coffee?*
**[02:30] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2*
**[02:32] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 3*
**[02:33] lyrics**
*I can't seem to dance very well*
**[02:36] lyrics**
*Pain and resentment, and sadness, too...*
**[02:39] lyrics**
*Mix them, knead them...*
**[02:43] lyrics**
*And then a good night kiss*
**[02:47] lyrics**
*Shall we Dance? We shall dance*
**[02:51] lyrics**
*Despair and desire. This is the life!*
**[02:56] lyrics**
*Shadow Life!*
**[02:57] lyrics**
*Don't puzzle over things unnecessarily*
**[03:01] lyrics**
*Let's become one*
**[03:03] lyrics**
*How nice (How nice) How nice (How nice)*
**[03:07] lyrics**
*Humans... Being human... It's so nice*
***SIGN*** A Great Cleaning
***SIGN*** A Great Cleaning
***SIGN*** A Great Cleaning
***SIGN*** A Great Cleaning
***SIGN*** A Great Cleaning
***SIGN*** A Great Cleaning
**[03:35] Kate**
We have a little breathing space today,
**[03:37] Kate**
so let's go to the training room.
**[03:38] Emilico**
Yes, Mistress!
**[03:40] Kate; internal**
* In order to become Star Bearers,*
* we will need to gather information.*
**[03:44] Kate; internal**
* First, we should investigate*
* to see who has soot powers.*
**[03:48] Louise**
Kate!
**[03:50] Kate**
Louise...
**[03:52] Kate**
Kate is on her way to the training room.
**[03:55] Kate**
Would you like to come with Kate?
**[03:57] Louise**
Louise is tired, so she's
going back to her rooms.
**[04:00] Louise**
Oh! But look, look!
**[04:09] Louise**
A cute expression!
**[04:12] Louise**
An even cuter expression!
**[04:16] Louise**
An expression that's even more cute!
**[04:20] Louise**
See? See?
**[04:21] Louise**
Louise has improved, hasn't she?
**[04:22] Louise**
Louise's repertoire has expanded.
**[04:24] Kate**
That's amazing!
**[04:26] Kate**
But doesn't that cause your
living doll to break down?
**[04:29] Louise**
What?
**[04:30] Louise**
Her face is as beautiful as ever.
**[04:33] Louise**
Louise is so glad you were here, Kate!
**[04:35] Louise**
She can't boast to Sarah.
**[04:37] Louise**
Louise doesn't know if she
can even show Sarah or not.
**[04:40] Kate; internal**
*That's right.*
**[04:42] Kate; internal**
* We don't know if Sarah or*
* Maryrose can use soot powers.*
**[04:53] background shadow; male**
That sounds like fun.
**[04:54] background shadow; male**
Let's try it next time.
**[04:56] Kate**
All of them can control soot.
**[04:59] Kate**
What kinds of powers might they possess?
**[05:02] Isabelle**
You must be Kate.
**[05:10] Kate; internal**
* The twins who are always*
* cozying up to the Star Bearers.*
**[05:13] Kate; internal**
* They're sure to try to become*
* Star Bearers the next chance they get.*
**[05:21] Patrick; internal**
* What are Kate and Louise doing*
* that they'd keep secret from Patrick?*
**[05:26] Patrick; internal**
*And Emilico was with them, too.*
**[05:28] Louise**
What are you doing over there?
**[05:30] Patrick**
Huh?
**[05:31] Patrick**
Oh! Louise!
**[05:33] Louise**
Well, well...
**[05:34] Louise**
Could it be that you were planning
to go to that room up ahead?
**[05:37] Louise**
Patrick, you haven't received permission
for that yet, have you?
**[05:40] Patrick**
P-Patrick knows that. He knows that.
**[05:43] Patrick**
Of course Patrick wouldn't do that.
**[05:44] Patrick**
Patrick was simply taking a little walk.
**[05:46] Patrick**
And Patrick was just about
to head back to his rooms!
**[05:49] Louise**
Really? How very suspicious.
**[05:53] Isabelle**
You're quite adept at soot
manipulation for a beginner.
**[05:56] Isabelle**
That's what Susanna said.
She was praising you.
**[05:59] Mirabelle**
No wonder you passed your debut.
**[06:04] Isabelle**
Pleased to meet you. We're Isabelle...
**[06:06] Mirabelle**
...and Mirabelle.
**[06:09] Kate**
Kate is pleased to meet you.
**[06:11] Emilico**
Woof!
**[06:12] Kate**
Emilico? What are you doing?
**[06:13] Emilico**
Woof! Woof!
**[06:15] Emilico**
Woof! Woof! Woof!
**[06:17] Douglas**
What's going on there?
**[06:19] Emilico**
Woof! Woof!
**[06:20] Kate**
You two are controlling her, aren't you?
**[06:22] Mirabelle**
Dear, dear...
**[06:24] Mirabelle**
Even if one has some degree of soot power...
**[06:26] Isabelle**
...with a face like that, one can only give up.
**[06:28] Emilico**
Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!
**[06:32] Isabelle**
Now, the way back...
**[06:34] Mirabelle**
...is right through there.
**[06:36] Isabelle; Mirabelle**
Huh?
**[06:41] Kate**
Let's go, Emilico.
**[06:43] Emilcio**
Yes, Mistress!
**[06:44] Isabelle**
What do you think you're doing?
**[06:47] Kate**
What do you mean?
**[06:48] Kate**
Since you're twins,
**[06:49] Kate**
Kate can only presume your clumsy
spells have the same timing, too.
**[06:58] Kate**
Kate is sorry, Emilico.
**[07:00] Emilico**
What?
**[07:01] Kate**
If we want to become Star Bearers,
**[07:03] Kate**
we shouldn't respond to such provocations.
**[07:05] Kate**
Those twins must hate us now, too.
**[07:10] Emilico**
Wait!
**[07:12] Emilico**
When you saved me, it made me really happy,
**[07:15] Emilico**
Mistress Kate!
**[07:21] Kate**
Did it?
**[07:42] Emilico**
*I wasn't able to sleep very well.*
**[07:46] Emilico**
*After all, today is...*
**[07:48] Mia**
Good morning, Emilico!
**[07:50] Mia**
Now, let's go to the rejoicing party!
**[07:55] Olly**
Where's Barbie?
**[07:57] Susie**
Attending to one of Mistress Barbara's fits.
**[07:59] Susie**
We'll have to take her some coffee later.
**[08:06] Emilico**
*Aside from Shaun, I can't rely on anyone.*
**[08:09] Emilico**
*Oh!*
**[08:10] Emilico**
* But I do feel like I'll be able to*
* explain everything to my team!*
**[08:14] Emilico**
Huh? Where's Rosemary?
**[08:17] Mia**
She went to take out the garbage
quite some time ago.
**[08:19] Mia**
Where could she be dilly-dallying?
**[08:25] Mia**
Oh.
**[08:26] Mia**
Oh, there she is!
**[08:38] Mia**
What?
**[08:39] Mia**
Has Rose gotten soot sickness again?
**[08:43] Emilico**
A-Are you all right?
**[08:46] Emilico**
Rosemary?
**[08:48] Emilico**
Something about the shape
of her seems... strange.
**[08:50] Ben**
Move away from her!
**[08:56] Ben**
Scorches!
**[09:04] Emilico**
Take...
**[09:05] Emilico**
that!
**[09:09] Emilico**
They're stronger than the ones
we got rid of in the garden!
**[09:12] Emilico**
These scorches must be denser!
**[09:14] Mia**
Honestly, that Rose!
**[09:16] Mia**
Where did she pick these up?
**[09:19] Emilico**
Oh! Oh, no!
**[09:26] Emilico**
Are you all right?
**[09:38] Emilico**
Shaun!
**[09:39] Shaun**
Emilico! Are you unharmed?
**[09:41] Emilico**
Yes.
**[09:42] Emilico**
After the scorch went
in his mouth, he attacked me.
**[09:45] Shaun**
If they get all the way inside...
**[09:47] Shaun**
You turn into that?
**[09:49] Ben**
Pull them off!
**[09:51] Shaun**
Blast it!
**[09:52] Shaun**
They've gotten to several of us already!
**[09:54] Ben**
Tie up anyone fighting back!
**[10:04] Susie**
Wh-What is all this commotion?
**[10:07] Olly**
Whoa!
**[10:08] Susie**
First-aid team!
**[10:09] Susie**
Take all living dolls with soot
sickness to the washing room!
**[10:11] Ben**
Susie! Can we use water?
**[10:13] Susie**
Well, we'd have to ask Barbie.
**[10:16] Susie**
Olly, will you go and ask...
**[10:18] Susie**
Oh, for crying out... He's gone!
**[10:23] Ricky**
He's strong!
**[10:24] Shaun**
Follow Ben's example!
**[10:30] Emilico**
Take that!
**[10:32] Mia**
Nice work, Emilico!
**[10:35] Doug**
Whoops, look out!
**[10:38] Emilico**
Mia!
**[10:55] Susie**
The coffee! We have to protect the coffee!
**[10:58] Susie**
Belle!
**[10:59] Susie**
Take the coffee and retreat!
**[11:01] Belle; Belle**
Right away!
**[11:02] Susie**
Doug's team!
**[11:03] Susie**
Go and bring the emergency
cleaning equipment!
**[11:06] Doug**
Understood!
**[11:08] Emilico**
Mia! Mia!
**[11:18] Emilico**
P-Please stop, Mia!
**[11:23] Lou**
Emilico, while you can...
**[11:25] Emilico**
Right!
**[11:30] Lou**
Emilico, let's run.
**[11:32] Emilico**
Yes, let's.
**[11:39] Susie**
Everyone, calm down!
**[11:42] Susie**
The scorches have retreated
to the second floor!
**[11:44] Susie**
If we deal with this calmly now,
**[11:47] Susie**
it shouldn't pose
a significant problem to...
**[11:56] Shaun**
A phantom.
**[11:57] Emilico**
Yes.
**[12:10] Susie**
The scorches from earlier...
**[12:12] Susie**
All of them...
**[12:13] Susie**
They've combined!
**[12:23] Ben**
It's no good.
**[12:24] Ben**
Even if I break them off, they reform.
**[12:30] Emilico**
What are we supposed to do
against something like that?
**[12:40] Olly**
Sir!
**[12:40] Olly**
The mobile soot collector, Oliver Mark II...
**[12:43] Olly**
has been completed with impeccable timing!
**[12:45] Emilico**
Wow!
**[12:48] Olly**
That said, we haven't done a test run.
**[12:51] Olly**
But with you, my fellow researcher,
at my side, we can do this, Nancy!
**[12:54] Nancy**
I'm not so sure.
**[12:57] Olly**
Now, we switch it on!
**[13:06] Olly**
Good. The force produced is okay.
**[13:08] Olly**
I'll temporarily reduce the power.
**[13:15] Nancy**
I... I will go charge in.
**[13:18] Nancy**
Please increase the power.
**[13:21] Nancy**
Wait a moment, please—!
**[13:26] Olly**
My!
**[13:27] Nancy**
I can't go on.
**[13:31] Olly**
You've done good work, Nancy!
**[13:34] Olly**
Much can be learned from mistakes!
**[13:36] Olly**
The user must be quick-witted,
agile, and physically strong!
**[13:38] Olly**
One needs an instinctive understanding of
how to counter the hose's movements!
**[13:42] Olly**
Is there anyone here
who might be able to handle it?
**[13:44] Susie**
Olly!
**[13:45] Susie**
Stop tinkering with that
unusable machine and help us!
**[13:50] Emilico**
Excuse me!
**[13:53] Emilico**
Please allow me to do it!
**[13:57] Olly**
Mobile soot collector...
**[13:59] Olly**
Oliver Mark II!
**[14:01] Emilico**
It's spectacular!
**[14:04] Olly**
First, the scorches are
sucked in through the nozzle.
**[14:06] Olly**
They then pass through a mill
which pulverizes them,
**[14:09] Olly**
and they're stored in the
soot tank under the driver's seat.
**[14:13] Olly**
Oh, and this is the power unit.
**[14:20] Olly**
There's also a cutter
embedded within the pipe.
**[14:23] Olly**
It's incredibly dangerous,
**[14:25] Olly**
so please do not put
your arms or legs inside.
**[14:27] Emilico**
I won't!
**[14:29] Olly**
I will adjust the power level,
**[14:31] Olly**
so when you're ready, please let me know!
**[14:35] Emilico**
Ready to go!
**[14:36] Olly**
Switching it on!
**[14:44] Olly**
Wow!
**[14:45] Olly**
It's bucking a bit, but she's
heading toward the phantom!
**[14:47] Emilico**
Here we go!
**[14:52] Olly**
You're doing well! It's working!
**[15:10] Olly**
With the suction pointed toward the floor,
**[15:11] Olly**
she's riding the nozzle
to move at high speed!
**[15:14] Shaun**
Ingenious!
**[15:16] Ben**
We'll break up the phantom
so that Emilico can suck it up!
**[15:23] Emilico**
There!
**[15:27] Emilico**
And there!
**[15:28] boy 5**
Yeah! We can do this!
**[15:30] girl 7**
We should all help break up the phantom, too!
**[15:35] Ricky**
Ow, ow, ow...
**[15:39] Ricky**
Huh?
**[15:39] Shaun**
Hey!
**[15:41] Shaun**
Are you all right, Ricky?
**[15:44] Ricky**
I found it.
**[15:45] Ricky**
The figure Barbie talked about.
**[15:47] Shaun**
Wha—? Really?
**[15:50] Ricky**
Up there.
**[15:54] Ricky**
It's standing on one of the beams.
**[15:59] Ricky**
Huh? Hey, wait!
**[16:00] Ricky**
I'm the one who spotted it!
**[16:10] Shaun**
Is it still there?
**[16:12] Ricky**
Yes, it's there.
**[16:15] Ricky**
It's trying to get away!
**[16:17] Shaun**
I won't let it!
**[16:17] Ricky**
Hey!
**[16:21] Ricky**
Neither will I.
**[16:26] Ricky**
Shaun! Help...
**[16:28] Ricky**
No.
**[16:29] Ricky**
Never mind about me!
**[16:30] Ricky**
What you're doing is the priority!
**[16:32] Ricky**
Leave me and go on ahead!
**[16:34] Ricky**
You could have hesitated just a little!
**[16:40] Shaun**
*Okay.*
**[16:41] Shaun**
*I'm just about to catch up!*
**[16:51] Shaun**
Wait!
**[16:58] Shaun**
It got away.
**[17:00] Ricky**
Shaun!
**[17:01] Ricky**
Come help me after all!
**[17:03] Ricky**
Hey!
**[17:07] Ben**
We can do this!
**[17:14] Olly**
Oh! This is bad!
**[17:16] Olly**
It's performing outside its parameters!
**[17:18] Olly**
Based on this pattern of events,
its limiter may not be working...
**[17:21] Olly**
because the power has been operating
for a prolonged period of time.
**[17:24] Nancy**
To put it simply, it is on the fritz!
**[17:28] Lou**
Emilico, where are you going?
**[17:30] Emilico**
Please ask the nozzle!
**[17:35] Emilico**
Oh, that was close.
**[17:39] Olly**
I will temporarily shut it down!
**[17:41] Nancy**
What?
**[17:42] Jeremy**
Wouldn't it be bad to turn it off now?
**[17:44] Lyddy**
Yes, it would.
**[17:49] Lou**
Emilico!
**[17:54] boy 5**
She's amazing.
**[17:57] Susie**
This is no time to be distracted!
**[17:59] girl 2**
Take this!
**[18:04] boy 5**
The phantom just shot out a scorch!
**[18:07] girl 4**
In this brief amount of time,
**[18:08] girl 4**
it's increased the number
of ways it can attack?
**[18:11] Barbie**
Watch the way it's moving, you useless lot!
**[18:14] Barbie**
The scorches will come flying
in the same direction their faces appear.
**[18:17] Barbie**
They're aiming for our mouths!
**[18:19] Barbie**
They'll move in straight lines.
**[18:25] Barbie**
Use that to aim!
**[18:28] Barbie**
That girl again...
**[18:30] Barbie**
Just how infuriated
is she trying to make me?
**[18:33] Doug**
Doug's team, reporting back
with the emergency cleaning equipment!
**[18:36] Barbie**
Good!
**[18:37] Barbie**
Everyone provide support for Doug's team!
**[18:39] Barbie**
Bring water!
**[18:41] Barbie**
If the need arises,
I grant permission to use it!
**[18:44] Susanna**
Barbie is directing things quite well.
**[18:46] Susanna**
Perhaps there won't be any need
to use soot powers.
**[18:48] Susanna**
There are living dolls here whose shadows
have yet to awaken their powers.
**[18:54] Shaun**
Emilico?
**[18:55] Ricky**
How did you end up like that?
**[19:00] Emilico**
Olly!
**[19:01] Emilico**
Please turn the power up to full!
**[19:03] Nancy**
What? While you're in that state?
**[19:05] Olly**
I've removed the limiter!
**[19:12] Nancy**
What?
**[19:21] Doug**
The phantom's getting smaller!
**[19:24] Nancy**
The tank has reached full capacity!
**[19:26] Olly**
Let's open it up, Nancy!
**[19:28] Olly**
The contents have been pulverized,
**[19:30] Olly**
so they shouldn't become
scorches again for a while!
**[19:33] Nancy**
I'm not sure about this.
**[19:36] Ricky**
All right. Just a little more.
**[19:41] Ricky; Lou**
Emilico!
**[19:51] Olly**
Magnificent! Well done!
**[19:57] Shaun**
Are you all right, Emilico?
**[20:00] Emilico**
Yes, of course I am.
**[20:02] Olly**
Huh?
**[20:03] Belle**
Don't come this way!
**[20:07] Emilico**
There are scorches headed toward Belle!
**[20:09] Emilico**
I'm coming to help you now!
**[20:11] Shaun**
She's got amazing strength of spirit.
**[20:13] Ricky**
Ow...
**[20:15] Lou**
Say, Ricky...
**[20:17] Ricky**
Huh?
**[20:18] Lou**
Has my face been harmed?
**[20:21] Ricky**
What?
**[20:23] Ricky**
*Huh? I feel like...*
**[20:25] Lou**
*I feel like this has happened before.*
**[20:30] Oliver**
Yes!
**[20:31] Oliver**
This has been a huge success!
**[20:32] Susanna**
What? Oliver?!
**[20:34] Susanna**
What are you doing there?
**[20:35] Oliver**
Operating this machine
requires Oliver's soot powers.
**[20:39] Susanna**
That makes sense.
**[20:41] Susanna**
Still, with this many scorches,
**[20:45] Susanna**
checking the soot pipes
seems like a good idea.
**[20:48] Barbie**
Yes, miss.
**[20:53] Emilico**
Are you hurt at all, Belle?
**[20:55] Belle**
Not really.
**[20:57] Belle**
Nothing that presents a problem.
**[20:59] Belle**
And the coffee is safe, too.
**[21:04] Emilico**
Huh?
**[21:24] Belle; Belle**
N-No!
**[21:26] Belle; Belle**
I didn't do that!
**[21:31] Emilico**
*On this day,*
**[21:33] Emilico**
* the living dolls have been*
* returned to their rooms,*
**[21:35] Emilico**
*and they, along with their shadow masters,*
**[21:37] Emilico**
*have been forbidden from leaving.*
**[21:41] Emilico**
*Rosemary, Mia...*
**[21:42] Emilico**
* and everyone who*
* contracted soot sickness...*
**[21:45] Emilico**
*All I can do is worry for them.*
**[21:48] Emilico**
*Why did the Belles do such a thing?*
**[21:50] Emilico**
*After hearing my story,*
**[21:53] Emilico**
* Mistress Kate is quietly*
* thinking things over.*
**[21:56] Emilico**
* What is happening here*
* in the children's wing?*
**[22:05] lyric**
*Traveling through a jumbled labyrinth...*
**[22:10] lyric**
*Over and over*
**[22:14] lyric**
*This lonely utopia...*
**[22:19] lyric**
*I have no more need of it*
**[22:23] lyric**
*A vanished smile*
**[22:25] lyric**
*Promises are lies, too*
**[22:28] lyric**
* Everything is pointless,*
* isn't it? And yet...*
**[22:32] lyric**
*Even misshapen as I am, I keep searching...*
**[22:37] lyric**
*For shadows of recollection*
**[22:43] lyric**
*Roses whose love has rotted...*
**[22:48] lyric**
*Lock their feelings away*
**[22:53] lyric**
*That silhouette from back then...*
**[22:57] lyric**
*I've kept on chasing it...*
**[23:01] lyric**
*Even if pale, frozen thorns*
**[23:06] lyric**
*Pierce my heart over and over*
**[23:10] lyric**
*Until I can take that hand*
**[23:15] lyric**
*Again and again*
**[23:19] lyric**
*I'll wish on a star*
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
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**[23:36] Kate**
Next time,
**[23:37] Kate**
"Potential Suspects."
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# E4 - Potential Suspects
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**[00:14] lyrics**
*In the face of sadness, we shall smile*
**[00:18] lyrics**
*To live is to be a marionette*
**[00:22] lyrics**
*Once your heart gets into the swing...*
**[00:26] lyrics**
*Would you like a coffee?*
**[00:31] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2*
**[00:33] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 3*
**[00:34] lyrics**
*I can't seem to dance very well*
**[00:37] lyrics**
*Pain and resentment, and sadness, too...*
**[00:40] lyrics**
*Mix them, knead them...*
**[00:44] lyrics**
*And then a good night kiss*
**[00:48] lyrics**
*Shall we Dance? We shall dance*
**[00:52] lyrics**
*Despair and desire. This is the life!*
**[00:56] lyrics**
*Shadow Life!*
**[00:58] lyrics**
*Don't puzzle over things unnecessarily*
**[01:02] lyrics**
*Let's become one*
**[01:04] lyrics**
*How nice (How nice) How nice (How nice)*
**[01:08] lyrics**
*Humans... Being human... It's so nice*
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**[01:37] Benjamin**
Barbara, how is your health?
**[01:40] Barbara**
It poses no difficulty.
**[01:41] Barbara**
And we are in no position
to be discussing it.
**[01:43] Oliver**
The source of the phantoms
is definitely the soot pipes.
**[01:47] Oliver**
As we suspected, the door
to the soot-crushing room was left open,
**[01:50] Oliver**
and both of the veiled
dolls assigned full time
**[01:53] Oliver**
to the soot pipes have soot sickness.
**[01:55] Oliver**
Soot is sent here through the pipes
that run through every room,
**[01:59] Oliver**
so a lot of scorches come through here.
**[02:02] Oliver**
After being set loose,
they combined to form a phantom.
**[02:05] Oliver**
After a great cleaning,
**[02:07] Oliver**
the scorches are sent to Lord Grandfather's
wing to be crushed and disposed of.
**[02:11] Oliver**
Given time, scorches will regenerate,
so it's done before that happens.
**[02:15] Barbara**
They chose the precise time when there'd
be the maximum number of scorches.
**[02:19] Susanna**
This is your fault, Susie!
**[02:21] Susanna**
Entrusting the coffee to others
was the worst possible choice!
**[02:24] Barbara**
Susanna...
**[02:27] Barbara**
The one who favored the twins
was you, wasn't it?
**[02:30] Barbara**
Susie simply abided by your opinion.
**[02:32] Susanna**
If we're pointing fingers,
**[02:34] Susanna**
then you and Barbie
bear responsibility as well.
**[02:37] Susanna**
Neither of you were there at all!
**[02:39] Oliver**
Let's not fight.
**[02:41] Oliver**
Not among fellow Star Bearers.
**[02:42] Gil**
Please excuse us.
**[02:44] Gil**
Gil and Eve from the first-aid team,
**[02:46] Gil**
here to report!
**[02:48] Eve**
Two living dolls are seriously ill.
**[02:50] Eve**
Ten have contracted light soot sickness.
**[02:52] Eve**
Teams in which all members are healthy are
**[02:54] Eve**
the first-aid team, the research team,
**[02:56] Eve**
Doug's team, and Belle's team.
**[02:59] Barbara**
And the one who brought the
scorches and started it all...
**[03:01] Barbara**
Rosemary. What is her testimony?
**[03:03] Gil**
She is still unable to speak.
**[03:06] Gil**
We will return to the washing room.
**[03:12] Oliver**
Will we report this to Edward?
**[03:17] Barbara**
We couldn't possibly.
**[03:20] Barbara**
We allowed the coffee carafes
to be broken by rebellious forces.
**[03:23] Barbara**
A great number of living dolls
have been stricken with soot sickness.
**[03:25] Barbara**
We won't be able to grant them
any coffee for an entire week.
**[03:28] Barbara**
And we don't know the motives
behind these crimes.
**[03:31] Barbara**
It is unlikely that we will be
able to remain Star Bearers.
**[03:36] Barbara**
And once our Star Bearer status is gone,
**[03:38] Barbara**
there is no guaranteeing
that we'll be allowed to live.
**[03:40] Barbara**
No, what is even more unforgivable...
**[03:45] Barbara**
is that as Star Bearers who watch
over the children's wing,
**[03:48] Barbara**
we were entrusted with the
incredibly precious coffee,
**[03:52] Barbara**
and we have betrayed
Lord Grandfather's love for us!
**[03:56] Barbara**
And that is precisely why we
must put things right ourselves.
**[04:01] Barbara**
First, we will quell the
chaos in the children's wing!
**[04:04] Barbara**
The twins will be punished immediately.
**[04:06] Barbara**
How we deal with Rosemary will be decided
once we've heard what she has to say.
**[04:10] Barbara**
And that troublesome intruder...
**[04:12] Barbara**
Blast it! This is infuriating!
**[04:14] Barbara**
Before word of this reaches the adults,
**[04:16] Barbara**
we must come to some consensus
about how to deal with it.
**[04:20] Susanna**
Future patrols of the soot pipes
will have to be more stringent.
**[04:23] Susanna**
But why did this phantom disturbance
occur in the first place?
**[04:26] Benjamin**
Someone is trying
to bring down the Star Bearers.
**[04:29] Oliver**
The twin Belles were merely expendable
perpetrators, don't you think?
**[04:33] Benjamin**
We will discover the true culprit
and dispense with them.
**[04:37] Barbara**
It is just as Edward said after all.
**[04:41] (Flashback) Edward**
Be wary of Kate.
**[04:47] Kate; internal**
* Everyone has been called*
* to the Star Bearers' meeting room.*
**[04:50] Kate; internal**
*Has there been some sort of development?*
**[04:52] Barbara**
Everyone, we have resolved this affair.
**[04:55] Barbara**
The recent incident was caused by
Isabelle and Mirabelle's living dolls.
**[05:00] Barbara**
And as for the reports of the
much-rumored mysterious figure...
**[05:04] Barbara**
In this matter as well,
**[05:05] Barbara**
we have confirmed that those same
living dolls are the culprits!
**[05:09] Barbara**
As such, the two pairs
**[05:10] Barbara**
have been assigned soot-pipe
cleaning as punishment.
**[05:13] Barbara**
This puts an end to this matter.
**[05:15] Barbara**
Any further talk of phantoms
will not be tolerated!
**[05:18] shadow A**
They've been sent to the soot pipes!
**[05:19] shadow B**
That's what they deserve!
**[05:21] shadow C**
Such discerning judgment.
**[05:22] shadow D**
That's the Star Bearers for you!
**[05:24] Douglas**
Cleaning soot pipes...
**[05:25] Douglas**
For a shadow, that is the ultimate disgrace.
**[05:28] James**
Indeed.
**[05:29] James**
And after repeatedly
contracting soot sickness,
**[05:31] James**
the twin's living dolls will end
up destroyed, don't you think?
**[05:35] Barbara**
You are dismissed!
**[05:40] Kate; internal**
* So the twins have been given a punishment,*
* and the matter brought to a close...*
**[05:48] Barbara**
Kate,
**[05:49] Barbara**
do you have anything to say
regarding the phantom incident?
**[05:52] Kate**
What do you mean by this question?
**[05:54] Kate**
I believe we were not
to speak of it anymore.
**[05:57] Susanna**
What an impertinent attitude.
**[05:59] Susanna**
Just answer the Star Bearers'
questions honestly.
**[06:02] Kate**
Kate has nothing to say.
**[06:05] Kate**
You don't suspect Kate of something, do you?
**[06:09] Barbara**
And why would you think that?
**[06:11] Barbara**
Could it be because you've done
something suspicious?
**[06:14] Oliver**
Now, Oliver thinks highly of you.
**[06:17] Oliver**
It's only that, at this rate,
**[06:18] Oliver**
Edward will get angry with—
**[06:20] Susanna**
Quiet, Oliver!
**[06:22] Kate; internal**
*Edward?*
**[06:24] Kate; internal**
*So that's what this is.*
**[06:26] Kate; internal**
*He's putting pressure on the Star Bearers.*
**[06:29] Kate; internal**
*Does he still suspect Kate of rebellion?*
**[06:33] Kate; internal**
*He's quite persistent.*
**[06:34] Susanna**
Emitting soot like that...
**[06:37] Susanna**
means you must be feeling guilty
about something. Right?
**[06:39] Benjamin**
Speak of what you know while you still can.
**[06:42] Kate; internal**
*In short, there was never any chance*
**[06:46] Kate; internal**
*the Star Bearers would think highly of me.*
**[06:52] Kate**
You seem to be quite at your wit's end.
**[06:57] Kate**
Kate is aware that Edward hates her.
**[07:01] Kate**
He went to the trouble
of committing an offense
**[07:03] Kate**
and came to the children's wing...
**[07:05] Kate**
All because he could not stand
the outcome of Kate's debut.
**[07:09] Kate**
Doesn't this seem like
an unjustified grudge?
**[07:12] Kate**
Your plan is to frame Kate as the culprit
to curry favor with Edward
**[07:16] Kate**
and send her to the soot pipes, is it not?
**[07:19] Kate**
If you think that will resolve
everything, then you're naïve.
**[07:24] Kate**
The current Star Bearers...
**[07:26] Kate**
Do you know how you're thought
of in the children's wing?
**[07:29] Kate**
They say that compared
to Christopher, you're all far inferior.
**[07:34] Benjamin**
You little...
**[07:36] Kate**
Haven't you ever looked
at yourselves objectively?
**[07:39] Kate**
You may have been anxious about
living up to Christopher's example,
**[07:43] Kate**
but in reality, all you've done
is whatever Edward says.
**[07:46] Kate**
You are only letting him manipulate you.
**[07:48] Kate**
The fact that you have your eyes on Kate...
**[07:50] Kate**
means that you think that the twins
aren't the only culprits, correct?
**[07:55] Kate**
If Kate were in your place...
**[07:59] Kate**
She would be able to truly
resolve this matter!
**[08:06] Barbara**
We will overlook your intemperate
comments about the Star Bearers.
**[08:12] Barbara**
You will not be granted
any special authority.
**[08:15] Barbara**
Refrain from any unpardonable actions
which might set a bad example for others.
**[08:20] Barbara**
If you are able to discover the true
perpetrator in spite of all this,
**[08:24] Barbara**
you shall receive great recognition.
**[08:29] Barbara**
Blast it! This is infuriating!
**[08:31] Barbara**
Why must everything be so troublesome?
**[08:33] Benjamin**
If this fails, then we need only point
to Kate as the culprit.
**[08:37] Susanna**
No, Benjamin.
**[08:39] Susanna**
*That* is the problem.
**[08:42] Benjamin**
Soot stalactites?
**[08:43] Susanna**
The mark of one with high soot volume.
**[08:46] Barbara**
Shadows with high quantities
of soot cannot be dealt with carelessly.
**[08:50] Susanna**
Oh, it's all so troubling.
**[08:54] Barbara**
Is Kate a traitor...
**[08:56] Barbara**
or is she...
**[09:00] Emilico**
You did it, Mistress Kate!
**[09:02] Emilico**
If you can find the culprit,
**[09:05] Emilico**
you'll be so much closer
to becoming a Star Bearer!
**[09:08] Kate**
You're right.
**[09:09] Kate**
Persuading them went well.
**[09:17] Emilico**
Oh!
**[09:18] Emilico**
I need to go to the toilet!
**[09:20] Emilico**
I won't be back for a while!
**[09:40] Kate; internal**
*Earlier, I snapped*
**[09:42] Kate; internal**
* and ended up saying all*
* of those things to the Star Bearers.*
**[09:44] Kate; internal**
*The future seems bleak.*
**[09:49] Kate; internal**
*Kate needs to think things through.*
**[09:51] Kate; internal**
* What was the meaning behind*
* the phantom disturbance?*
**[09:55] Kate; internal**
* Is it someone who has a grudge against*
* the Belles, who have now been punished?*
**[09:58] Kate; internal**
* Or could it be a grudge*
* against the Star Bearers?*
**[10:00] Kate; internal**
* Was it arranged by someone who wants*
* the position for him or herself?*
**[10:04] Kate; internal**
*But could it really be so simple a motive?*
**[10:08] Kate; internal**
*Someone is trying to fly the flag of rebellion against Shadows House...*
**[10:11] Kate; internal**
*There's someone other than Kate.*
**[10:14] Kate; internal**
* The most important facts are*
* that the coffee carafes were broken...*
**[10:18] Kate; internal**
*and the sighting of the mysterious figure.*
**[10:22] Kate; internal**
* The individual that Emilico*
* and the others call "Master Robe."*
**[10:26] Kate; internal**
* The Star Bearers concluded*
* that the Belles were responsible...*
**[10:30] Kate; internal**
* but it seems worth*
* considering the possibility...*
**[10:34] Kate; internal**
* that it was someone*
* in the children's wing...*
**[10:36] Kate; internal**
*If that's the case,*
**[10:37] Kate; internal**
* then it would have to be a non-Star-Bearer*
* who has been here a relatively long time.*
**[10:41] Kate; internal**
*Emilico told me...*
**[10:43] Kate; internal**
* that it was an incredibly*
* large phantom.*
**[10:46] Kate; internal**
* Could it be the doing of a shadow*
* with a high soot volume?*
**[10:49] Kate; internal**
*It couldn't be...*
**[10:50] Kate; internal**
* At that moment, Barbara just*
* happened to not be present.*
**[10:54] Kate; internal**
*They say that she can't control her soot.*
**[10:57] Kate; internal**
*But if it was Barbara,*
**[10:59] Kate; internal**
* then she may have had other reasons*
* for entrusting this to Kate.*
**[11:02] Kate; internal**
* And if we're speaking*
* of high soot volume, John...*
**[11:05] Kate; internal**
*No, it couldn't be him.*
**[11:08] Kate; internal**
* Mind control powers*
* can't manipulate shadows,*
**[11:11] Kate; internal**
* but it might be possible*
* to control scorches.*
**[11:14] Kate; internal**
*Isabelle, Mirabelle, Louise...*
**[11:18] Kate; internal**
*This is no good.*
**[11:19] Kate; internal**
*Everyone is starting to seem suspicious.*
**[11:21] Kate; internal**
*There is still far too little information.*
**[11:24] Kate; internal**
*Speaking of which,*
**[11:25] Kate; internal**
* it might be worth reviewing*
* Emilico's "don't fret" notebook.*
**[11:30] Kate**
Emilico?
**[11:31] Emilico**
Yes, Mistress?
**[11:31] Kate**
That was quick!
**[11:32] Kate**
Were you back there this whole time?
**[11:39] Kate**
Hm?
**[11:40] Kate**
Emilico, what is this map?
**[11:43] Emilico**
That is a map of the main house
that Mia drew for me.
**[11:46] Emilico**
It was very helpful
**[11:48] Emilico**
on our late-night patrols after
the first phantom disturbance!
**[11:52] Kate**
Mia contracted soot sickness, didn't she?
**[11:56] Emilico**
Yes.
**[11:58] Kate**
Shall we pay a visit to see how she is faring?
**[12:00] Emilico**
May we, really?
**[12:02] Kate**
Yes.
**[12:02] Kate**
And there we might find some sort of lead.
**[12:08] Isabelle; Mirabelle**
Open this! Open it now!
**[12:11] Isabelle; Mirabelle**
Open it immediately!
**[12:18] Isabelle**
It's soot sickness! Isabelle...
**[12:21] Mirabelle**
...and Mirabelle's faces have...
**[12:23] Gilbert**
That was fast.
**[12:24] Gilbert**
It hasn't even been ten minutes
since you entered.
**[12:28] Gil**
To the washing room!
**[12:37] Gil**
Now, continue!
**[12:38] Belle A**
Wait! I can't yet!
**[12:40] Gilbert**
Do you intend to spend
more than a year cleaning?
**[12:42] Belle B**
No! I don't want to go back!
**[12:45] Kate**
This place is in quite an uproar.
**[12:47] Evelyn**
Do you require aid?
**[12:52] Kate**
No.
**[12:53] Kate**
We're on an investigation under
special orders from the Star Bearers.
**[12:56] Kate**
Please allow us to speak with the
living dolls who are being cleansed.
**[13:00] Emilico**
Huh?
**[13:00] Emilico**
They said they weren't giving
you any special authority.
**[13:03] Kate**
Yes, well, the Star Bearers
will likely forgive Kate this much.
**[13:17] Emilico**
Mia?
**[13:24] Emilico**
Mia, are you all right?
**[13:32] Mia**
I tricked you!
**[13:34] Mia**
Thank you.
**[13:35] Mia**
Did you come to see how I'm doing?
**[13:37] Emilico**
Yes!
**[13:38] Mia**
Honestly, I've had enough of
being seriously ill!
**[13:41] Mia**
They keep telling me
to rest, just to be safe.
**[13:44] Mia**
All while Mistress Sarah waits in her rooms.
**[13:46] Mia**
Oh, and listen to this!
**[13:47] Mia**
Drinking the water was really—
**[13:49] Mia**
Mistress Kate?! Please, forgive me!
**[13:51] Kate**
It's quite all right.
**[13:52] Kate**
The important thing is
that you're all right.
**[13:54] Kate**
Kate was told that you once
drew a map for Emilico.
**[13:58] Kate**
Kate apologizes for taking
so long to thank you.
**[14:01] Mia**
Oh! No, it's fine!
**[14:02] Kate**
But to have another phantom wreak havoc...
**[14:06] Kate**
Mia, on the day of the disturbance,
**[14:08] Kate**
did you notice anything strange?
**[14:11] Mia**
I was attacked by scorches
almost immediately, so...
**[14:17] Mia**
Honestly!
**[14:18] Mia**
Thanks to Doug, I wasn't able
to help with the phantom at all.
**[14:25] Emilico**
That's Rosemary's voice!
**[14:28] Evelyn**
It's another fit!
**[14:51] Evelyn**
Eve, administer the remaining two sets
at three-minute intervals.
**[15:00] Evelyn**
We haven't introduced
ourselves yet, have we?
**[15:02] Evelyn**
Evelyn, in charge of cleansing.
**[15:05] Kate**
Kate.
**[15:06] Evelyn**
You want to hear
from the patient, is that right?
**[15:08] Evelyn**
But that is not possible at the moment.
**[15:11] Evelyn**
She's being given the very best treatments.
**[15:14] Evelyn**
We can only hope that she doesn't break.
**[15:20] Kate**
Rosemary is sure to return
to her former self.
**[15:25] Emilico**
Yes!
**[15:25] Emilico**
I trust that she will!
**[15:27] Kate**
Of greater concern
**[15:28] Kate**
is that Rosemary was the
instigator of the incident...
**[15:32] Kate**
and how the Star Bearers will
ultimately deal with her.
**[15:34] Emilico**
If we find the real culprit,
**[15:36] Emilico**
then she won't be disposed of, right?
**[15:38] Emilico**
And neither will the Belles!
**[15:40] Kate**
What did you think
of Mia's condition earlier?
**[15:42] Emilico**
She was as spirited as ever!
**[15:45] Kate**
Yes.
**[15:46] Kate**
It isn't to be underestimated.
**[15:48] Kate**
Kate had hoped that the brainwashing
effects of the coffee might have weakened.
**[15:52] Kate**
But that doesn't seem to be the case.
**[15:55] Kate**
Coffee has been accumulating
within her over a long period of time.
**[15:58] Kate**
This brief interruption produced no change.
**[16:00] Emilico**
Yes, she was just as she always is.
**[16:05] Emilico**
That's right!
**[16:06] Emilico**
The Star Bearers' meeting room
was on the third floor, right?
**[16:08] Emilico**
The map that Mia drew for me only
showed up to the second floor.
**[16:12] Kate**
True.
**[16:13] Kate**
And it only showed the main house.
**[16:16] Kate**
That's it.
**[16:17] Kate**
We will take this as an opportunity to
create a floor plan of the children's wing.
**[16:25] Kate**
This is the site of the incident.
**[16:27] Kate**
If a shadow took advantage of
**[16:29] Kate**
the disturbance to hide somewhere
and control the Belles,
**[16:31] Kate**
it is unlikely that they would be noticed.
**[16:35] Kate**
Now that Kate thinks about it,
**[16:37] Kate**
Kate's room is being watched.
**[16:39] Kate**
To be treated as the culprit
in the face of that...
**[16:41] Kate**
It's too much, isn't it?
**[16:42] Emilico**
It really is!
**[16:44] boy 6**
Oh, it's Kate!
**[16:46] boy 7**
We heard that your face played
an important role in the great cleaning.
**[16:50] boy 7**
That's impressive.
**[16:51] Kate**
Oh. Well, thank you.
**[16:53] boy 4**
You guys.
**[16:54] boy 4**
Don't make a living doll's
work the topic of conversation.
**[16:58] boy 6**
Oh!
**[16:59] boy 6**
It is unbefitting of a shadow.
**[17:02] boy 7**
Please don't tattle on us
to the Star Bearers!
**[17:06] Emilico**
They complimented me.
**[17:08] Kate**
Kate is happy that there are some
who hold Emilico in high regard.
**[17:20] John**
Have you been well, Kate?
**[17:22] Kate**
Why are you coming from a place like that?
**[17:24] John**
That's John's room!
**[17:26] John**
Calling out loudly
to stop you would be bad, right?
**[17:28] John**
It's better not to do anything
that might draw attention.
**[17:31] Kate**
If you think that what you
just did won't draw attention,
**[17:34] Kate**
then Kate has nothing more to say.
**[17:38] John**
Interesting.
**[17:40] John**
And impressive as always, Kate!
**[17:41] John**
Right!
**[17:42] John**
John will lend his strength
to help solve this case!
**[17:44] Emilico**
I'm so happy to have you
with us, Master John!
**[17:47] John**
What?
**[17:48] John**
You didn't move your mouth at all!
**[17:51] Emilico**
I didn't want anyone to think that a face was
speaking on its own while we were outside,
**[17:54] Emilico**
so I practiced!
**[17:55] John**
Incredible!
**[17:56] John**
Shaun, John wants you to do that, too!
**[17:58] John**
John has no idea what you're saying!
**[18:01] Shaun**
Mistress Kate, while
we're speaking of this...
**[18:04] Shaun**
On the day of the phantom disturbance,
**[18:05] Shaun**
I spotted a suspicious figure.
**[18:07] Kate**
Was it, perhaps, the robed figure?
**[18:09] Shaun**
Yes.
**[18:10] Shaun**
Ricky and I chased it,
but it escaped us almost immediately.
**[18:16] Kate**
Is someone watching us?
**[18:20] Kate**
It's possible that they're monitoring us.
**[18:23] girl 4**
Those two are engaged
or something, aren't they?
**[18:27] girl 3**
To go on a date at a time like this...
**[18:29] girl 3**
They seem quite sure of themselves.
**[18:33] Kate**
John really is just an
encumbrance, isn't he?
**[18:37] Emilico**
Mistress Kate!
**[18:59] Kate**
Kate is exhausted!
**[19:00] Kate**
But this is an impressive result,
wouldn't you say?
**[19:02] Emilico**
As always, you're amazing, Mistress Kate!
**[19:04] Kate**
The areas we weren't able to access were...
**[19:07] Kate**
the ramparts and the
Star Bearers' residential wing.
**[19:09] Kate**
Most of it was locked.
**[19:12] Kate**
And we haven't yet gone to the area
where Star Bearers are often found,
**[19:15] Kate**
the third floor of the main house.
**[19:17] John**
Huh?
**[19:18] John**
Speaking of the third floor
of the main house...
**[19:20] John**
It has an external stairway connected to it.
**[19:26] Kate**
What? Are you going there?
**[19:29] Kate**
Now?
**[19:31] John**
Heights are meant to be reached, right?
**[19:37] Emilico**
Wow!
**[19:41] Emilico**
What a wonderful view!
**[19:43] Shaun**
This is dangerous.
**[19:44] John**
So, part of the third floor is outdoors.
**[19:47] Emilico**
It's fun seeing the map get filled in!
**[19:53] Kate**
Wait... The three of you...
**[19:55] Kate**
You're too quick.
**[19:57] Emilico**
Mistress Kate!
**[19:59] John**
Kate!
**[19:59] John**
John will lend you a hand.
**[20:00] Kate**
It's too late now!
**[20:02] John**
You used soot for that?!
**[20:06] Kate**
What a pleasant breeze.
**[20:08] Kate; internal**
* After John proposed it,*
* Kate came here unwillingly,*
**[20:11] Kate; internal**
* but it's a nice change of pace,*
* so it might have been for the best.*
**[20:15] Emilico**
Mistress Kate, why would
there be a cabin there?
**[20:19] John**
It's quite large, but John
has never noticed it before.
**[20:22] Kate**
It doesn't look maintained.
**[20:24] Kate**
It's quite overgrown.
**[20:26] John**
Let's go and check it out!
**[20:27] John**
We may be able to make
a secret base for ourselves!
**[20:30] Emilico**
That sounds like fun!
**[20:37] Emilico**
Are you all right, Mistress Kate?
**[20:40] Shaun**
The door is rusted shut. It won't budge at all.
**[20:43] John**
Stand aside!
**[20:44] John**
John will wrench it open for Kate's sake!
**[21:26] Emilico**
Being precisely in the path
of the window frame saved us!
**[21:29] Kate**
John! You truly are just...
**[21:33] Shaun**
He was the only one to suffer from this.
**[21:35] Shaun**
Please forgive him.
**[21:36] Kate**
Honestly.
**[21:37] Kate**
It's because he does
everything by brute force.
**[21:46] Oliver**
Huh?
**[21:49] Oliver; Kate**
What?
**[21:55] Oliver**
You...
**[21:56] Kate**
We're so sorry!
**[21:57] Kate**
We didn't know this belonged
to the research team!
**[22:01] Oliver**
Olly...
**[22:05] lyric**
*Traveling through a jumbled labyrinth...*
**[22:10] lyric**
*Over and over*
**[22:14] lyric**
*This lonely utopia...*
**[22:19] lyric**
*I have no more need of it*
**[22:23] lyric**
*A vanished smile*
**[22:25] lyric**
*Promises are lies, too*
**[22:28] lyric**
* Everything is pointless,*
* isn't it? And yet...*
**[22:32] lyric**
*Even misshapen as I am, I keep searching...*
**[22:37] lyric**
*For shadows of recollection*
**[22:43] lyric**
*Roses whose love has rotted...*
**[22:48] lyric**
*Lock their feelings away*
**[22:53] lyric**
*That silhouette from back then...*
**[22:57] lyric**
*I've kept on chasing it...*
**[23:01] lyric**
*Even if pale, frozen thorns*
**[23:06] lyric**
*Pierce my heart over and over*
**[23:10] lyric**
*Until I can take that hand*
**[23:15] lyric**
*Again and again*
**[23:19] lyric**
*I'll wish on a star*
**[23:36] Kate**
Next time,
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
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**[23:37] Kate**
"A Midnight Meeting of Peers."
# E5 - A Midnight Meeting of Peers
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GZ7UV8M9X/a-midnight-meeting-of-peers)
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**[00:05] Oliver**
Huh?
**[00:08] Kate; Oliver**
What?
**[00:13] Oliver**
You...
**[00:15] Kate**
We're so sorry!
**[00:16] Kate**
We didn't know this belonged
to the research team!
**[00:20] Oliver**
Olly...
**[00:24] Emilico**
Huh?
**[00:24] Olly**
Super living doll, secured!
**[00:28] Oliver**
You handled Oliver's invention
wonderfully well, didn't you?
**[00:33] Oliver**
You have so much power concealed
within such a small frame!
**[00:38] Oliver**
Right, Olly!
**[00:39] Oliver**
Give her a thorough examination, will you?
**[00:40] Olly**
Yes, Professor Oliver!
**[00:42] John**
Shaun!
**[00:42] Olly; background**
First, raise your arms up.
**[00:43] John**
Make sure Emilico isn't having
any strange experiments run...
**[00:44] Olly; background**
Slowly stretch your back, and then...
**[00:46] Olly; Emilico; background**
One, two! One, two!
**[00:47] John**
He's gone.
**[00:49] Emilico**
Shaun...
**[00:49] John; background**
Hey!
**[00:51] John**
John is trying to apologize.
**[00:53] John**
Will you please listen?
**[00:55] Oliver**
Are you guests here?
**[00:56] Shaun; Emilico**
Huh?
**[00:57] John**
He's not listening!
**[01:00] Oliver**
Anna! Nancy! Please make some black tea.
**[01:04] Anna**
Anna isn't so sure about this!
**[01:08] John**
What kind of black tea?
**[01:25] lyrics**
*In the face of sadness, we shall smile*
**[01:29] lyrics**
*To live is to be a marionette*
**[01:33] lyrics**
*Once your heart gets into the swing...*
**[01:37] lyrics**
*Would you like a coffee?*
**[01:42] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2*
**[01:44] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 3*
**[01:45] lyrics**
*I can't seem to dance very well*
**[01:48] lyrics**
*Pain and resentment, and sadness, too...*
**[01:51] lyrics**
*Mix them, knead them...*
**[01:55] lyrics**
*And then a good night kiss*
**[01:59] lyrics**
*Shall we Dance? We shall dance*
**[02:03] lyrics**
*Despair and desire. This is the life!*
**[02:07] lyrics**
*Shadow Life!*
**[02:09] lyrics**
*Don't puzzle over things unnecessarily*
**[02:13] lyrics**
*Let's become one*
**[02:15] lyrics**
*How nice (How nice) How nice (How nice)*
**[02:19] lyrics**
*Humans... Being human... It's so nice*
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**[02:43] Anna**
We didn't have many tea leaves left,
**[02:46] Anna**
but we managed to make enough for everyone.
**[02:52] Kate; internal**
*It's so weak!*
**[02:54] Oliver**
Anna, Nancy, thank you.
**[02:58] John**
Is this feeding time?!
**[03:02] Anna**
This is one way that Oliver
shows affection, you see.
**[03:05] John**
It's bizarre!
**[03:05] Lydia**
Quit all the screeching, brats.
**[03:08] Lydia**
I'll slit your throats.
**[03:11] John**
She's scary!
**[03:13] Anna**
Lydia and Liddy have
a slightly rough way of speaking.
**[03:16] John**
As a noble, that level
of roughness is absurd!
**[03:19] John**
And that pair!
**[03:20] John**
How are they able to sleep
through all of this?
**[03:23] Anna**
Jeremiah and Jeremy don't like others
intruding on their world.
**[03:28] John**
John has no idea what that means!
**[03:30] John**
Does everyone here lack an
awareness of common sense?
**[03:36] Kate; internal**
*John has awareness of common sense?*
**[03:39] Oliver**
Well, we've only just
moved the laboratory here.
**[03:42] Kate**
Why here?
**[03:44] Oliver**
Our previous lab was in the
basement of the main house,
**[03:48] Oliver**
but it was just too cramped.
**[03:50] Oliver**
This place is old and dirty,
**[03:52] Oliver**
but it's connected to the house,
and it's big, which is useful.
**[03:56] Oliver**
The outer doors were rusted and wouldn't open,
**[03:58] Oliver**
so we had planned
to do repairs later, but...
**[04:04] Oliver**
It's so much easier to get
outside through the front now!
**[04:07] Oliver**
It's quite convenient!
**[04:09] Kate; internal**
*He certainly has a positive mindset.*
**[04:11] Oliver**
Kate has been investigating that recent matter,
and the boy beside her is...
**[04:15] Anna**
Murmur, murmur, murmur...
**[04:17] Oliver**
Oh! They're in *that* sort of
relationship, are they?
**[04:21] Kate; internal**
*Just how far has the story spread?*
**[04:25] Olly**
Now, let's remove your portrait, shall we?
**[04:27] Shaun**
Emilico is capable of
changing her own clothes!
**[04:37] Emilico**
I smell something nice!
**[04:41] John**
The pair that was sleeping
woke up without us noticing!
**[04:46] John**
Well, *that* area certainly looks fancy!
**[04:49] Emilico**
He's a living doll...
but he gets to eat meat?
**[04:52] Olly**
It's a privilege for those
associated with Star Bearers.
**[04:55] Olly**
They get more extravagant food
than other living dolls!
**[04:58] Olly**
And they're exempted from great cleanings.
**[05:00] Kate**
That's quite a lot of exceptions.
**[05:01] Kate**
And the shadows work, too.
**[05:04] Anna**
It isn't work.
**[05:06] Anna**
The first-aid team performs
philanthropic actions,
**[05:09] Anna**
and the research team explores knowledge.
That is their purpose.
**[05:14] Kate; internal**
*The first-aid team and research team...*
**[05:16] Kate; internal**
* The members of these teams may*
* be future Star Bearer candidates.*
**[05:20] Kate**
So, what is the research team making?
**[05:23] Kate**
Something like the soot remover?
**[05:25] Oliver**
That was created previously,
and Oliver and the others maintain it.
**[05:29] Oliver**
That mobile soot collector
is something Oliver made!
**[05:33] Kate**
Incredible.
**[05:34] Kate**
Kate likes things like that.
**[05:36] John**
You do?
**[05:37] Oliver**
Just what one would expect
of the super living doll's master!
**[05:41] Kate**
Kate hopes you will show her everything!
**[05:43] Emilico**
One hundred!
**[05:44] Emilico**
One hundred one, one hundred two,
one hundred three,
**[05:46] Olly**
Incredible!
**[05:47] Olly**
She shows no sign of dropping them!
**[05:47] Emilico**
one hundred four, one hundred five,
one hundred six...
**[05:49] Shaun**
You can do it, Emilico!
**[05:51] Oliver**
This is a model of
a lightweight soot collector.
**[05:54] Oliver**
After the Oliver Mark II's success,
we are proceeding to rave reviews!
**[05:59] Kate**
This one has wheels attached.
**[06:01] Kate**
Based on the size, could these be... shoes?
**[06:04] Oliver**
Exactly! They're shoe-shaped cycles!
**[06:08] John**
* There's no opportunity for John*
* to join the conversation!*
**[06:10] Oliver**
Kate, you are impressive!
**[06:12] Oliver**
And you produce soot stalactites.
You're quite exceptional.
**[06:15] Kate**
Soot stalactites?
**[06:17] Kate**
Do you mean those things
that form on the ceiling when Kate is angry?
**[06:20] Oliver**
Uh-oh.
**[06:21] Oliver**
Um, this is a secret, but...
**[06:24] Oliver**
It's a trait peculiar to those
who have a high soot volume.
**[06:28] Oliver**
In the children's wing,
there are only a handful of such cases.
**[06:30] Oliver**
According to Susanna...
**[06:32] Oliver**
Barbara, Benjamin, Gilbert, Kate, John.
**[06:36] Oliver**
And, based on the volume
of soot collected from the rooms,
**[06:39] Oliver**
some say that Douglas and Sarah
might be able to create stalactites, too.
**[06:43] Kate; internal**
*He's giving Kate quite a lot of information.*
**[06:45] Kate**
Oliver, regarding the phantom incident,
**[06:48] Kate**
who do you find suspicious?
**[06:51] Oliver**
Oliver doesn't know anything
about that sort of thing.
**[06:54] Oliver**
But he does think
that it's likely to be a man.
**[06:58] Kate**
Why is that?
**[06:59] Oliver**
This is a secret,
**[07:01] Oliver**
but the scorches that became the phantom
escaped from the soot pipes.
**[07:04] Oliver**
And the door to
the soot pipes is very heavy.
**[07:08] Oliver**
Unless there were two girls
working together, like the twins,
**[07:11] Oliver**
it would be difficult to open.
**[07:15] Oliver**
Your balance is stupendous!
**[07:15] Kate**
Shaun...
**[07:17] Kate**
Master Robe is tall, correct?
**[07:21] Shaun**
Yes.
**[07:22] Shaun**
Based on its height,
we can't be sure that it's a child.
**[07:25] Shaun**
That's what Barbie said.
**[07:27] Kate**
Really...
**[07:28] Kate**
Say, Oliver.
**[07:29] Kate**
Adults don't come
to the children's wing, do they?
**[07:32] Oliver**
That's correct, according to the rules.
**[07:34] Oliver**
All management is entrusted
to the Star Bearers.
**[07:38] Kate; internal**
*Master Robe appears secretly late at night.*
**[07:40] Kate; internal**
*Is the reason it's avoiding attention...*
**[07:43] Kate; internal**
*because it's an adult?*
**[07:45] Kate; internal**
* And it's someone who is very familiar*
* with the inside of the children's wing.*
**[07:49] Kate; internal**
*Could Master Robe...*
**[07:51] Kate; internal**
*be a former Star Bearer?*
**[07:53] Kate; internal**
*Christopher?*
**[07:56] Kate**
Oliver! Christopher—
**[07:58] Oliver**
Please stop! Not that!
**[08:00] Oliver**
It will make everyone angry, truly.
**[08:03] Oliver**
He was just too exceptional.
**[08:05] Kate; internal**
*Yes, that's most likely impossible.*
**[08:07] Oliver**
Christopher and Anthony are the only
topics Oliver can't tell you about.
**[08:11] Kate; internal**
*Anthony?*
**[08:12] Oliver**
These things really are secret. Really.
**[08:16] Kate; internal**
*Who is that?*
**[08:18] Kate; internal**
*Another former Star Bearer?*
**[08:21] Oliver**
Apologies.
**[08:23] Oliver**
Oliver can answer any
other questions, but...
**[08:26] Kate**
Um, then...
**[08:28] Kate**
Oliver, do you not have rooms
in the Star Bearers' residential wing?
**[08:32] Oliver**
Oliver does,
**[08:33] Oliver**
but they're far from the lab,
so he doesn't return to them often.
**[08:35] Kate**
What? Then when do you bathe?
**[08:37] Oliver**
A very good point!
**[08:39] Oliver**
That's why Oliver had this idea!
**[08:41] Oliver**
Deodorizing perfume!
**[08:43] Kate**
But when do you bathe?
**[08:45] Oliver**
However, even though it
worked well for Oliver,
**[08:47] Oliver**
in Benjamin's case,
it resulted in a horrible stench.
**[08:49] Oliver**
We discovered that it produces different
results depending on who uses it!
**[08:52] Kate**
Okay, but when do you bathe...?
**[08:55] Shaun**
Mistress Kate,
**[08:56] Shaun**
when I ran into Master Robe,
I smelled perfume.
**[09:00] Shaun**
It may have been using
one of the perfumes from here.
**[09:04] Kate**
That seems a reasonable possibility.
**[09:07] Kate**
Could we smell your perfumes?
**[09:09] Oliver**
Of course.
**[09:10] Anna**
Lydia is the one who oversees them.
**[09:17] Kate**
You have quite a few.
**[09:20] Lydia**
At the moment, we are supplying
the children's wing with ten varieties.
**[09:23] Lydia**
Are you wanting to change your perfume?
**[09:26] John**
What? Perfumes can be changed?
**[09:29] Lydia**
After debuting, things
like clothes, furniture,
**[09:32] Lydia**
and even wallpaper can be
changed, if you so desire.
**[09:34] John**
Really?
**[09:35] John**
Then perhaps John will take this perfume.
**[09:38] Lydia**
You can't.
**[09:38] Lydia**
The full amount is already reserved.
**[09:40] John**
So now it *can't* be changed?!
**[09:42] Lydia**
Those who contribute and those
who are older are given priority, of course!
**[09:45] Lydia**
Don't go thinking we'll pander
to the whims of every brat who asks!
**[09:49] Lydia**
And what do you mean, you'll just "take" it?
**[09:51] Lydia**
Each person only gets one, you greedy brat!
**[09:53] John**
John is sorry.
**[09:55] Kate**
What do you think?
**[09:56] Shaun**
I think these three are closest.
**[10:00] Kate**
Is there a list of the shadows
who use this one?
**[10:06] Kate**
Thank you.
**[10:08] Kate**
And are there any shadows who recently
changed their perfume for a brief time?
**[10:13] Lydia**
No, there aren't.
**[10:15] Lydia**
Don't tell us you're trying
to identify a particular individual.
**[10:19] Kate**
What?
**[10:19] Lydia**
Ha!
**[10:21] Lydia**
That's clearly impossible!
**[10:24] Lydia**
Once a perfume is on the skin,
**[10:25] Lydia**
it's difficult for even a professional
to discern which it is!
**[10:28] Lydia**
As it is part of a noble's accoutrements,
**[10:29] Lydia**
everyone is supplied with it from the start!
**[10:32] Lydia**
And everyone has a specific personal odor
**[10:34] Lydia**
which can change daily depending
on their physical condition.
**[10:36] Lydia**
Even a little time passing after application
**[10:39] Lydia**
can make it smell like a completely
different scent in some cases!
**[10:41] Lydia**
The speed of evaporation changes depending
on the essential oil and age of the wearer!
**[10:45] Lydia**
And adults wear perfume
from a different wing!
**[10:49] Shaun**
There you have it, Mistress.
**[10:51] Lydia**
Hmph!
**[10:56] Olly**
Thank you for letting us
examine so many things.
**[11:00] Emilico**
It's so sweet!
**[11:04] Kate**
It's already time for the evening meal.
**[11:06] Kate**
And there is so much more
Kate had hoped to ask.
**[11:09] Oliver**
What? You're leaving already?
**[11:11] Oliver**
Then...
**[11:12] Oliver**
This is a secret, but...
**[11:14] Oliver**
Oliver will give you a key.
**[11:17] Oliver**
It's a key to the living doll's rooms.
**[11:19] Oliver**
You can use it to come to this
lab at any time, even at night.
**[11:25] Oliver**
The super living doll
is always most welcome!
**[11:29] Olly**
Most welcome!
**[11:30] Oliver; Olly**
Most welcome! Most welcome! Most welcome!
**[11:33] Oliver; Olly**
Most welcome! Most welcome! Most welcome!
**[11:37] Oliver**
Here.
**[11:37] John**
Huh?
**[11:38] John**
You're giving one to John and Shaun, too?
**[11:40] Oliver**
Yes. You two...
**[11:42] Oliver**
will fix the wall.
**[11:50] John**
And here John was hoping they'd
let the whole wall thing slide.
**[11:53] Shaun**
They seem likely to use us for odd jobs.
**[11:57] Kate; internal**
*We obtained quite a lot of information.*
**[11:59] Kate; internal**
*We even received a key.*
**[12:01] Kate; internal**
* Kate would not have been able to*
* take these actions alone.*
**[12:04] Kate; internal**
*It was nerve-wracking,*
**[12:06] Kate; internal**
*but John, this was all thanks to you.*
**[12:09] Kate; internal**
* The two pairs who helped us*
* during the incident with Edward...*
**[12:13] Kate; internal**
*Louise.*
**[12:15] Kate; internal**
*She lacks a spirit of cooperation,*
**[12:16] Kate; internal**
*but she works hard to achieve her own goals.*
**[12:18] Kate; internal**
*There's no malice to her.*
**[12:20] Kate; internal**
*And there's no hidden side of her, either.*
**[12:23] Kate; internal**
*Patrick.*
**[12:24] Kate; internal**
* He's arrogant, but he's also*
* possessed of a strong sense of duty.*
**[12:27] Kate; internal**
* In the garden, he pulled out*
* a pair of scissors and helped Kate.*
**[12:31] Kate; internal**
*If nothing else,*
**[12:32] Kate; internal**
* today's investigation showed*
* that those recently come of age*
**[12:34] Kate; internal**
* could not possibly have*
* committed this crime.*
**[12:38] Emilico**
If we go through my room,
**[12:40] Emilico**
we should be able to leave
while avoiding the guards.
**[12:42] Kate**
Yes.
**[12:44] Kate; internal**
*The next rejoicing party is in six days.*
**[12:47] Kate; internal**
*Though we have so little time...*
**[12:49] Kate; internal**
* we will solve the mystery*
* of the phantom disturbance...*
**[12:52] Kate; internal**
*and discover the identity of Master Robe.*
**[12:55] Kate; internal**
*To make these things possible,*
**[12:57] Kate; internal**
*we will once again hold a meeting of peers!*
**[13:04] Emilico**
Professor Oliver gave me this!
**[13:06] Emilico**
A long-distance key extender stick!
**[13:09] Emilico**
Set the key in the tip!
**[13:20] Emilico**
Escape successful!
**[13:22] Emilico**
I'm so sorry!
**[13:24] Emilico**
I keep doing discourteous things.
**[13:25] Kate**
It's all right.
**[13:27] Kate**
For some reason, this feels fun.
**[13:33] Emilico**
Will you really be all right alone?
**[13:36] Kate**
Kate will be fine.
**[13:37] Kate**
We'll attract attention
if there are too many of us,
**[13:39] Kate**
so it will just be us shadows.
**[13:40] Kate**
That was what we promised.
**[13:47] Kate; internal**
* The scattered positions of the veiled dolls*
* are the same as during the day.*
**[13:53] Kate; internal**
* It's a good thing we made notes*
* while we wandered around.*
**[13:57] Kate; internal**
* There is a path which*
* will avoid their notice.*
**[13:59] Kate; internal**
* During the evening meal,*
* I spoke to Louise...*
**[14:02] Kate; internal**
*John spoke to Patrick...*
**[14:04] Kate; internal**
*and we each made arrangements to meet.*
**[14:07] Kate; internal**
*We are to assemble at midnight.*
**[14:17] John**
She's here!
**[14:19] John**
Kate, look at this table!
**[14:21] John**
It looks like it was put
here just for us, doesn't it?
**[14:24] John**
John has been thinking this
for a while, Patrick.
**[14:27] John**
You wanted to ask us all
here again, didn't you?
**[14:29] John**
You silly little...
**[14:30] Patrick**
Stop blithering! Don't touch Patrick!
**[14:32] John; background**
You're more adorable than one might imagine!
**[14:32] Louise**
You're always so haughty.
**[14:33] Patrick; background**
I-It isn't like that at all!
**[14:33] Louise**
But in truth, you were just lonely?
**[14:34] John; background**
Come now...
**[14:35] Louise**
How amusing!
**[14:39] Patrick**
All of you,
**[14:40] Patrick**
don't get above yourselves just
because you've had those special lessons.
**[14:42] Patrick**
So, what is this?
**[14:44] Patrick**
A midnight gathering of hooligans
without their faces.
**[14:46] Patrick**
Patrick will report you all
to the Star Bearers, understand?
**[14:50] Kate**
John, do you know what to do?
**[14:52] John**
Of course!
**[14:55] Kate**
What was that?
**[14:57] John**
* John won't say that this is Kate*
* and himself trying to start a revolt.*
**[15:01] John**
* We're simply using the resolution*
* of the phantom incidents*
**[15:04] John**
* to establish a bond of trust*
* with our fellows.*
**[15:08] Patrick**
The phantom disturbance incidents
haven't been resolved?
**[15:11] Kate**
That is correct.
**[15:12] Kate**
The real culprit lies elsewhere.
**[15:14] Kate**
The twins are merely scapegoats.
**[15:16] Kate**
For a brief time, Kate was
almost blamed as the culprit.
**[15:19] Kate**
Kate convinced the Star Bearers to forgive her
if she caught the real mastermind.
**[15:24] Kate**
But the Star Bearers won't wait for long.
**[15:27] Kate**
Personally, Kate would like
to produce results within a week.
**[15:31] Kate**
To do that, she will need your help.
**[15:34] Kate**
That's why she asked you to gather here.
**[15:36] Patrick**
Hold on.
**[15:37] Patrick**
The risk of drawing the Star Bearers'
attention for this is too high.
**[15:40] Patrick**
This isn't funny.
**[15:42] Patrick**
Just because Patrick helped you once,
don't assume that he will help again.
**[15:45] John**
H-Hey!
**[15:46] John**
Normally, anyone would grant
Kate's requests, wouldn't they?
**[15:48] Patrick**
That's just you!
**[15:50] Patrick**
Why would Patrick want
to keep causing problems?
**[15:54] Kate**
But if we resolve this,
**[15:56] Kate**
the Star Bearers will think
more highly of all of us.
**[15:58] Louise**
Say, Kate.
**[16:00] Louise**
This conversation is incredibly boring.
**[16:04] Louise**
Talk about something else.
Something amusing.
**[16:07] Kate**
Th-This isn't about being boring or amusing!
**[16:10] Kate**
You've all noticed, haven't you?
**[16:12] Kate**
There's a rule that someone
must always be held responsible.
**[16:15] Kate**
During our debut,
Edward tried to make Kate fail.
**[16:19] Kate**
Because he failed in that,
and because of the kidnapping incident,
**[16:22] Kate**
even now he still resents Kate
and is making her his target!
**[16:25] Kate**
Think about the moment
when all of that could fall on you!
**[16:28] Louise**
Louise doesn't like Edward,
so she doesn't want to get involved.
**[16:32] Patrick**
Just so.
**[16:33] Patrick**
If one doesn't get involved
in the first place, nothing will happen.
**[16:36] John**
You're all just...
**[16:39] Louise**
Kate, all you're talking about
is what you want us to do for you.
**[16:43] Louise**
It's incredibly egotistical of you!
**[16:46] Louise**
You always do that
when you speak to us, Kate.
**[16:50] Kate; internal**
* It isn't the re-indoctrination that's*
* making this conversation break down...*
**[16:50] Louise**
Last time, too, you...
**[16:56] Kate; internal**
*It's me.*
**[17:00] Kate; internal**
*Emilico isn't self-centered,*
**[17:03] Kate; internal**
*and she's good at drawing people in.*
**[17:06] Kate; internal**
* It's because she finds*
* joy in being with others.*
**[17:09] Kate; internal**
* That sincere innocence*
* creates allies for her.*
**[17:13] Kate; internal**
* Am I capable of finding a way*
* for everyone to have fun?*
**[17:19] Kate**
This is it!
**[17:22] John**
Kate's broken down under the
weight of everyone's criticism!
**[17:26] John**
Huh?
**[17:27] John**
What?
**[17:28] John**
No, wait...
**[17:30] John**
Kneading John's soot like that...
He's starting to feel embarrassed.
**[17:33] Patrick**
What is wrong with you?
**[17:36] Kate**
Look, it's a sootman!
**[17:39] Kate**
Kate is sorry for only
speaking of difficult things.
**[17:42] Kate**
Since we're all here together,
let's enjoy ourselves.
**[17:46] Kate**
See?
**[17:47] Kate**
You make these when
you're bored, right?
**[17:49] Kate**
What?
**[17:50] Kate**
Is it only Kate?
**[17:52] Louise**
Yes.
**[17:53] Kate**
Um...
**[17:54] Louise**
And yet, you don't seem very good at it.
**[17:57] Kate**
No, usually they're a little rounder.
**[18:00] Kate**
It turned out like this
because John's soot is so stiff.
**[18:02] John**
It's John's fault?!
**[18:03] Louise**
What? Soot has different textures?
**[18:05] Louise**
Maybe Louise will try making one, too!
**[18:09] Patrick**
How inane.
**[18:10] Patrick**
This is exactly why Patrick doesn't
want to involve himself with all of you.
**[18:12] John**
This is fun!
**[18:14] Louise**
Oh, is this how it works?
**[18:16] Kate**
When you use the base of
your thumb, it spreads quite well.
**[18:18] Kate**
Kate often does it that way.
**[18:20] Louise**
Oh! You're right!
**[18:22] John**
Louise, your soot feels
incredibly pleasant to touch.
**[18:25] Louise**
John, that's creepy.
**[18:27] John**
You don't have speak so harshly.
**[18:30] John**
It's finished!
**[18:31] Patrick**
What is this? Some unsightly insect?
**[18:33] John**
It's Kate!
**[18:34] Louise**
Kate is a little cuter than that.
**[18:37] Kate**
What?
**[18:38] Patrick**
John...
**[18:39] Patrick**
You have zero creative sense.
**[18:41] John**
This from someone who hasn't even tried it?
**[18:43] Patrick**
Idiot.
**[18:44] Patrick**
Patrick is quite skilled with his hands.
**[18:46] Patrick**
He will show you!
**[18:51] Patrick**
It doesn't even hold together!
**[18:53] Kate**
Perhaps the particles are too fine?
**[18:55] Patrick**
Blast it!
**[18:57] Patrick**
Someone please give Patrick some soot!
**[18:58] Louise**
Why don't we mix it with Louise's?
**[19:00] John**
We might as well mix everyone's!
**[19:02] John**
Whoa!
**[19:03] John**
Mixed together, they make a soot clay
that's incredibly easy to work with!
**[19:06] Louise**
Really?
**[19:08] Patrick**
Behold! A skull!
**[19:09] John**
It's really good, but why did you make that?
**[19:12] Patrick**
Huh? It's stylish, don't you think?
**[19:14] Louise**
A scorch!
**[19:15] John; Patrick**
What?
**[19:16] John**
Don't do that!
**[19:18] John**
It's actually possible
that it could start moving!
**[19:20] Patrick**
Hey, now!
**[19:22] Kate**
There's a way to make sure it won't move.
**[19:25] Louise**
What?
**[19:31] Louise**
Baking them into something
like porcelain ornaments!
**[19:41] Kate**
Being able to spend time
with everyone like this...
**[19:43] Kate**
It's been fun.
**[19:45] Patrick**
Hey.
**[19:47] Patrick**
You can come to Patrick's
room again if you'd like.
**[19:50] John**
It can't be...
**[19:52] John**
Have you fallen in love with Kate?
**[19:54] Patrick**
What? Of course Patrick...
**[19:58] John**
Huh?
**[19:59] John**
You were about to say,
"Of course Patrick hasn't," then you stopped!
**[20:01] John**
You can't be serious! That's just too...
**[20:03] Patrick**
That isn't what we're
discussing here, is it?
**[20:05] Louise**
All of Louise's fellow
debutants are such odd ducks.
**[20:08] Louise**
To think that no one has
fallen in love with her!
**[20:10] John**
To put it simply, it's because
you have a terrible personality!
**[20:13] Louise**
Really?
**[20:14] Louise**
But Kate's manner
is so prim, don't you think?
**[20:17] Louise**
And Louise has the better looks.
**[20:18] Kate**
Prim?
**[20:20] Kate**
Is that what's wrong with Kate?
**[20:22] John**
It's the best part of her!
**[20:25] Kate**
It's been bothering me since earlier...
**[20:27] Kate**
But you sound a little
like Lydia, don't you think?
**[20:30] Patrick**
Hm?
**[20:33] Patrick**
Kate made two things?
**[20:37] John**
One for Shirley, huh?
**[20:40] John**
John and Shirley's living doll...
**[20:44] John**
During the debut...
**[20:46] John**
It was only for a little while,
but we worked together.
**[20:50] John**
She was...
**[20:51] John**
She was really amazing, you know?
**[20:54] Patrick**
Yes.
**[20:57] Kate**
All we are told about shadows
who fail is that they are dealt with.
**[21:01] Kate**
But if...
**[21:02] Kate**
If we were ever able to see her again...
**[21:07] Kate**
Kate will keep this safe for that day.
**[21:11] Kate**
Let's do this again sometime!
**[21:13] Kate**
Kate will return to her rooms for today.
**[21:16] John**
Are you sure?
**[21:17] Kate**
Yes.
**[21:19] Kate; internal**
* Patrick and Louise shouldn't be forced*
* to get involved in the phantom business.*
**[21:23] Kate; internal**
*Just growing closer like this is enough.*
**[21:27] Kate; internal**
* And I've managed to discover*
* a little something to look forward to.*
**[21:30] Patrick**
Wait.
**[21:32] Patrick**
What should we accomplish
before the next time we meet?
**[21:37] Patrick**
Regarding the phantom mystery.
**[21:40] Louise**
Kate is more fun than Louise thought,
**[21:42] Louise**
so Louise will go along with it, too.
**[21:45] Patrick**
Patrick's pride will not allow him
to receive things without giving in turn.
**[21:49] Patrick**
Patrick will assist you.
**[21:52] Patrick**
And we will discover the true culprit!
**[22:00] everyone**
We swear it on our bonds as peers!
**[22:05] lyric**
*Traveling through a jumbled labyrinth...*
**[22:10] lyric**
*Over and over*
**[22:14] lyric**
*This lonely utopia...*
**[22:19] lyric**
*I have no more need of it*
**[22:23] lyric**
*A vanished smile*
**[22:25] lyric**
*Promises are lies, too*
**[22:28] lyric**
* Everything is pointless,*
* isn't it? And yet...*
**[22:32] lyric**
*Even misshapen as I am, I keep searching...*
**[22:37] lyric**
*For shadows of recollection*
**[22:43] lyric**
*Roses whose love has rotted...*
**[22:48] lyric**
*Lock their feelings away*
**[22:53] lyric**
*That silhouette from back then...*
**[22:57] lyric**
*I've kept on chasing it...*
**[23:01] lyric**
*Even if pale, frozen thorns*
**[23:06] lyric**
*Pierce my heart over and over*
**[23:10] lyric**
*Until I can take that hand*
**[23:15] lyric**
*Again and again*
**[23:19] lyric**
*I'll wish on a star*
**[23:36] Kate**
Next time,
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
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**[23:37] Kate**
"Night Sky."
**[23:38] ---**
# E6 - Night Sky
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GD9UVJG7D/night-sky)
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**[00:14] lyrics**
*In the face of sadness, we shall smile*
**[00:18] lyrics**
*To live is to be a marionette*
**[00:22] lyrics**
*Once your heart gets into the swing...*
**[00:26] lyrics**
*Would you like a coffee?*
**[00:31] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2*
**[00:33] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 3*
**[00:34] lyrics**
*I can't seem to dance very well*
**[00:37] lyrics**
*Pain and resentment, and sadness, too...*
**[00:40] lyrics**
*Mix them, knead them...*
**[00:44] lyrics**
*And then a good night kiss*
**[00:48] lyrics**
*Shall we Dance? We shall dance*
**[00:52] lyrics**
*Despair and desire. This is the life!*
**[00:56] lyrics**
*Shadow Life!*
**[00:58] lyrics**
*Don't puzzle over things unnecessarily*
**[01:02] lyrics**
*Let's become one*
**[01:04] lyrics**
*How nice (How nice) How nice (How nice)*
**[01:08] lyrics**
*Humans... Being human... It's so nice*
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**[01:34] Shaun**
Master John and Mistress Kate
must be at the meeting of peers by now.
**[01:37] Shaun**
I wonder if they're all right.
**[01:39] Shaun**
Master John, in particular.
**[01:40] Emilico**
I'm sure they're fine!
**[01:42] Emilico**
There are five days left
until the rejoicing party.
**[01:44] Emilico**
Let's work hard to fill in the map!
**[01:47] Emilico**
This is a nighttime expedition!
**[01:50] Emilico**
This seems to be a garret.
**[01:53] Shaun**
There are quite a few places
that aren't in use.
**[01:56] Shaun**
I wonder how long this house has been here.
**[01:59] Emilico**
If we go out here, I think
we can get up on the roof.
**[02:02] Shaun**
Emilico?
**[02:04] Shaun**
You always go straight for the
most dangerous places, don't you?
**[02:16] Emilico**
Shaun...
**[02:17] Emilico**
Do you ever want to go outside?
**[02:20] Emilico**
Outside of Shadows House?
**[02:23] Shaun**
What's wrong? You seem down.
**[02:26] Emilico**
I feel sort of unsettled and depressed.
**[02:29] Emilico**
I keep thinking about how I'm human
and wondering what that means.
**[02:36] Emilico**
What will change if my human
memories return completely?
**[02:41] Emilico**
I don't remember anything right now, so...
**[02:45] Shaun**
I'm the same. And you're right.
**[02:49] Shaun**
Outside, huh?
**[02:51] Shaun**
If we came from the village,
**[02:53] Shaun**
then if we did leave the house,
would we be able to go back there?
**[02:56] Shaun**
If we went back, would we be happy?
**[03:04] Shaun**
Here at the house, we aren't
given much time to sleep,
**[03:07] Shaun**
and cleaning is an enormous task.
**[03:08] Shaun**
Compared to the shadow masters',
our meals are meager.
**[03:11] Shaun**
But life in the village
might be much the same.
**[03:16] Emilico**
I wonder what we all
used to do. Don't you?
**[03:20] Emilico**
I think you and Ricky must
have been born to wealthy families.
**[03:23] Emilico**
You already knew how to
read and write, after all.
**[03:25] Shaun**
No, Ricky was...
**[03:27] Shaun**
He was probably a nouveau
riche type, don't you think?
**[03:30] Shaun**
My family was a little more secure...
**[03:34] Shaun**
Commissioned merchants, maybe?
**[03:35] Emilico**
Oh! Commi-*Shaun*ed merchants!
**[03:38] Shaun**
That sounds like something
Master John would say.
**[03:41] Emilico**
I'm good at needlework,
**[03:43] Emilico**
so maybe my work had
something to do with sewing.
**[03:45] Emilico**
Oh, but I'm strong, so maybe I grew crops?
**[03:50] Emilico**
Baking bread would be nice, too!
**[03:52] Emilico**
Or birdwatching...
**[03:54] Shaun**
Birdwatching for work?
**[03:56] Emilico**
Oh, I just can't decide!
**[03:58] Shaun**
It isn't as though you can choose.
**[04:00] Emilico**
Lou seems like she'd be a gardener.
**[04:02] Shaun**
You only think that because you saw
her in the garden with scissors, right?
**[04:06] Shaun**
I can't really imagine what Lou was like.
**[04:08] Shaun**
She doesn't have enough
personality of her own.
**[04:10] Emilico**
She was probably
the shopgirl everyone went to see!
**[04:12] Shaun**
That's a haphazard way of thinking.
**[04:15] Shaun**
Stay in Shadows House as a living doll...
**[04:18] Shaun**
Or go outside as a human...
**[04:20] Shaun**
Which will lead to happiness?
**[04:22] Emilico**
Speaking of which, I wonder
why we're called "living dolls."
**[04:26] Emilico**
If they're bringing in children
from the village,
**[04:28] Emilico**
then they could simply say that the
children are humans serving the house.
**[04:31] Shaun**
If they did that, then the lack of
memories would raise questions.
**[04:36] Emilico**
Oh, that's true.
**[04:37] Emilico**
And this way, no matter how we're treated,
we think it's because we're dolls.
**[04:44] Shaun**
It's to make us less aware of our own lives.
**[04:48] Shaun**
Say...
**[04:49] Shaun**
We were made to believe that we were
created in the image of our shadow masters.
**[04:53] Shaun**
But the opposite is true, isn't it?
**[04:56] Emilico**
The shadow masters
were created in imitation of us?
**[04:59] Emilico**
But I don't think that's true.
**[05:02] Emilico**
They eat and everything, after all.
**[05:03] Emilico**
Even if they look like us,
**[05:05] Emilico**
their voices and personalities
are different, aren't they?
**[05:07] Shaun**
I don't mean that they
are objects which were made.
**[05:09] Shaun**
The shadow masters are raised
in imitation of the humans at their sides.
**[05:13] Shaun**
And I'm certain that they
are influenced by those humans, too.
**[05:17] Shaun**
Master John once told me something...
**[05:18] Shaun**
that there isn't much difference between
how much he remembers and how much I do.
**[05:22] Shaun**
He lived in his rooms
for a while, then I came.
**[05:26] Shaun**
Maybe interaction with humans is what
brings their consciousnesses forward?
**[05:30] Shaun**
If that's true,
**[05:31] Shaun**
then we don't know if the shadow masters
are the same age as we are.
**[05:34] Emilico**
Interaction?
**[05:36] Emilico**
The goodnight kiss is a rule set
by Shadows House, too.
**[05:39] Emilico**
Maybe it's necessary
for them to become more human.
**[05:43] Emilico**
Why Rum failed the debut was a mystery to me.
**[05:47] Emilico**
When Rum had the will to do something,
**[05:48] Emilico**
she had the strength to overcome anything.
**[05:51] Shaun**
That's right.
**[05:52] Shaun**
Mistress Shirley never said a single word.
**[05:55] Shaun**
Maybe she couldn't speak because
Rum was too timid for them to interact much?
**[05:58] Emilico**
So she couldn't become more like a human?
**[06:00] Shaun**
Shadow masters like her fail the debut,
and then they are dealt with.
**[06:05] Shaun**
With their masters dead,
they're made to wear mourning clothes!
**[06:08] Emilico**
What's this all of a sudden?
**[06:11] Shaun**
The veiled dolls.
**[06:13] Shaun**
The clothes they wear are mourning clothes.
**[06:15] Shaun**
Living dolls who have lost the sources
of their names and roles as faces...
**[06:19] Shaun**
That could be what the clothes mean.
**[06:20] Emilico**
Then Rum is somewhere
among the veiled dolls!
**[06:24] Emilico**
Let's go and unveil them all, one by one!
**[06:27] Shaun**
We can't!
**[06:27] Shaun**
Suspicious behavior like
that would be reported immediately!
**[06:31] Emilico**
But one day, we will make
certain to rescue Rum.
**[06:38] Shaun**
After talking this through,
now I'm certain.
**[06:41] Shaun**
My name...
**[06:42] Shaun**
is John.
**[06:43] Emilico**
What?
**[06:44] Shaun**
Keep this a secret from Master John.
**[06:46] Shaun**
When you consider the relationship
between living dolls and shadows,
**[06:50] Shaun**
doesn't it seem natural to give
the human's name to the shadow?
**[06:53] Emilico**
Then that means I was Kate?
**[06:56] Emilico**
Oh, I can't remember.
**[07:01] Emilico**
Why don't we try calling
each other by those names?
**[07:04] Shaun**
Kate.
**[07:05] Emilico**
John!
**[07:09] Shaun**
What are we doing?
**[07:11] Emilico**
It doesn't feel right at all!
**[07:13] Emilico**
Ricky was Patrick.
**[07:14] Emilico**
Lou was Louise.
**[07:16] Emilico**
Rum was Shirley.
**[07:17] Emilico**
Not saying "master" or "mistress"
makes me feel a little uneasy.
**[07:20] Emilico**
I like Emilico, the name
that Mistress Kate gave me.
**[07:25] Shaun**
Mistress Kate...
**[07:27] Shaun**
The fact that living dolls are humans...
**[07:29] Shaun**
Where did she get that knowledge from?
**[07:32] Shaun**
When you were brainwashed, Emilico,
**[07:34] Shaun**
the effect didn't seem
to extend to her at all.
**[07:36] Shaun**
There are too many mysteries.
**[07:38] Emilico**
There are a lot of things she hasn't told
me yet, so as not to overwhelm me.
**[07:42] Emilico**
I'd like for her to tell me,
**[07:44] Emilico**
but I know that Mistress Kate
has a lot to think about.
**[07:47] Emilico**
I don't want to add
to her burdens if I don't have to.
**[07:49] Shaun**
Emilico, you and Master John
really do love Mistress Kate.
**[07:53] Shaun**
She does have a mysterious charm to her.
**[07:56] Shaun**
It's not like I don't understand
why you feel that way.
**[08:06] Emilico**
This starry sky! I remember seeing it!
**[08:08] Emilico**
But here at Shadows House,
I've never seen it before!
**[08:11] Emilico**
So, it's a memory from when I was human.
**[08:14] Emilico**
Come on! Shaun, you should
take a good look, too!
**[08:17] Shaun**
I am looking. I remember it, too.
**[08:20] Emilico**
Why did I feel so at a loss?
**[08:22] Emilico**
The reason this sight moves me is
because I'm a human, not a living doll.
**[08:27] Emilico**
I never want to forget this feeling!
**[08:29] Emilico**
If Ricky and Lou could
see this starry sky, too,
**[08:32] Emilico**
I just know they'd
recall their old memories!
**[08:36] Emilico**
And one day, so will Rum.
**[08:39] John**
Yes.
**[08:43] Emilico**
Next time, all five of us will be here!
**[08:48] Emilico**
Now, we'll fill in the rest of this map!
**[09:02] Master Robe**
You two really are entertaining.
**[09:05] Emilico**
Were you eavesdropping on our conversation?
**[09:09] Master Robe**
Don't worry.
**[09:10] Master Robe**
I am not your enemy...
**[09:13] Master Robe**
Though I am not your ally, either.
**[09:15] Emilico**
Then, what are you?
**[09:17] Shaun**
I don't have my glasses,
so please don't get too far ahead of me.
**[09:20] Emilico**
Shaun! It's...
**[09:21] Emilico**
Over there!
**[09:23] Shaun**
There's nothing there.
**[09:32] Kate**
That happened?
**[09:33] Emilico**
Yes, Mistress.
**[09:34] Emilico**
It's not our enemy, but it isn't an ally.
**[09:38] Emilico**
That's what it said.
**[09:39] Kate; internal**
*I don't understand. What could it be after?*
**[09:52] Emilico**
How strange.
**[09:54] Emilico**
I thought I'd be able to
sleep a little longer.
**[09:58] Kate**
Ow!
**[10:03] Eve**
All right, everyone!
Hurry to the great hall!
**[10:12] Mia**
What? The shadow masters?
**[10:15] Barbie**
We will now begin our rejoicing party.
**[10:20] crowd**
Hooray!
**[10:22] Emilico**
*No...*
**[10:23] Emilico**
*We should still have four days left!*
**[10:29] Emilico**
* Should I spit it into my*
* clothes like last time?*
**[10:31] Emilico**
*But...*
**[10:35] Shaun**
*It's no good.*
**[10:36] Shaun**
*The shadow masters are watching us.*
**[10:41] Emilico**
*What do I do?*
**[10:43] Emilico**
*I can't think straight.*
**[10:56] Barbie**
This time, the representative is...
**[10:58] Barbie**
Mia!
**[11:00] Mia**
To serve the Shadows family is
the pride and joy of every living doll!
**[11:07] Kate**
What did you just say?
**[11:10] Emilico**
Rejoicing party!
**[11:12] Emilico**
And Star Bearer shadow
masters were there, too!
**[11:15] Emilico**
Mia was the representative today!
**[11:17] Emilico**
I drank the coffee!
**[11:20] Emilico**
It was incredibly bitter!
**[11:21] Emilico**
But I am now filled with enthusiasm!
**[11:24] Emilico**
I am going to clean!
**[11:25] Emilico**
All so that I can be of use
to you, Mistress Kate!
**[11:29] Kate**
S-Sit down!
**[11:31] Kate**
You have to spit up that coffee.
**[11:33] Kate**
I'll bring some water.
**[11:35] Emilico**
There's no need!
**[11:36] Emilico**
I must begin cleaning at once!
**[11:37] Kate**
Do as you're told!
**[11:39] Emilico**
I will clean!
**[11:43] Kate; internal**
*I can't subdue her with brute force.*
**[11:46] Emilico**
Rolly!
**[11:48] Emilico**
Rolly! Rolly!
**[11:52] Emilico**
Soot rope! Soot powers!
**[11:54] Kate**
Now...
**[11:55] Kate**
Drink the water and spit it up.
**[12:00] Emilico**
I spit up the water!
**[12:04] Kate; internal**
*This is no good.*
**[12:07] Kate; internal**
*No, wait.*
**[12:09] Kate; internal**
*Something is strange.*
**[12:10] Kate; internal**
*Think this over logically.*
**[12:15] Emilico**
I've made a mess!
**[12:17] Emilico**
I must clean!
**[12:17] Kate**
Honestly, just be quiet!
**[12:19] Emilico**
Oh, it's dark! Is it night already?
**[12:22] Emilico**
Night? Time to sleep?
**[12:24] Kate; internal**
* Just now, when Emilico*
* said the coffee was bitter,*
**[12:26] Kate; internal**
*her expression said she didn't like it.*
**[12:29] Kate; internal**
* At the debut, once the*
* brainwashing came into effect,*
**[12:32] Kate; internal**
*she thought it was delicious.*
**[12:34] Kate; internal**
* And she won't do what I,*
* a shadow, tell her to do.*
**[12:39] Kate; internal**
*Before, she was overly obedient.*
**[12:41] Kate; internal**
*Does she possess her own will this time?*
**[12:44] Kate; internal**
*Was it different from the usual coffee?*
**[12:49] Kate; internal**
*Now, she's really fallen asleep.*
**[12:51] Kate; internal**
*It's amazing she can sleep in that state.*
**[12:56] Kate; internal**
* The brainwashing coffee served*
* at the debut and rejoicing parties...*
**[13:00] Kate; internal**
* I'm certain it must be made*
* in Lord Grandfather's wing.*
**[13:03] Kate; internal**
* When the coffee carafes broke,*
* the Star Bearers were greatly shaken.*
**[13:07] Kate; internal**
*That's what Emilico said.*
**[13:09] Kate; internal**
* In which case, I can't imagine they'd be*
* able to immediately procure more.*
**[13:13] Kate; internal**
* What Emilico and the others drank*
* this time was most likely ordinary coffee.*
**[13:18] Kate; internal**
*In short, by holding a rejoicing party...*
**[13:20] Kate; internal**
* the living dolls were given*
* psychological peace of mind.*
**[13:24] Kate; internal**
* It was just a clever scheme*
* the Star Bearers devised.*
**[13:26] Kate; internal**
* Did they mix something that can*
* manipulate minds into the coffee?*
**[13:30] Kate; internal**
*No, that's not it.*
**[13:32] Kate; internal**
* There were shadows*
* at the rejoicing party...*
**[13:35] Kate; internal**
* Does that mean that every living doll there*
* was being controlled with soot mind powers?*
**[13:40] Kate; internal**
* The power probably has*
* the effect of heightening emotions.*
**[13:44] Kate; internal**
*Emilico and Shaun haven't been brainwashed.*
**[13:47] Kate; internal**
* Their emotions have*
* simply been stirred up.*
**[13:50] Kate; internal**
* Still, it will have an effect on those*
* who are already loyal to the house.*
**[13:55] Kate; internal**
* Someone with enough soot*
* to manipulate everyone's emotions...*
**[13:59] Kate; internal**
* If it's true that Barbara*
* can't control soot,*
**[14:03] Kate; internal**
* then the only one who possesses*
* that power is Benjamin.*
**[14:06] Kate; internal**
* Powers that act on emotions must certainly*
* have an effect outside the designated range.*
**[14:13] Kate; internal**
* She's sleeping*
* in an incredibly odd position!*
**[14:19] Kate**
If I let her sleep for a time,
I'm certain the effects will abate.
**[14:26] Kate**
Then, today we're working separately.
**[14:28] John**
Right! See you later!
**[14:30] Shaun**
I did think that the coffee seemed
somehow different than usual.
**[14:34] Shaun**
But trust Mistress Kate
to have figured it out.
**[14:36] John**
John thought we'd have to
exchange blows again.
**[14:40] John**
Still, the Star Bearers
really got us, didn't they?
**[14:43] John**
To think they'd try something so soon.
**[14:45] Shaun**
But the fact that the Star Bearers are
thinking about ways to tide us over
**[14:49] Shaun**
means that they're in a situation where
they can't ask the adults for more coffee.
**[14:55] Shaun**
And, even with this great a disturbance,
**[14:58] Shaun**
not a single adult has appeared.
**[15:00] John**
Do you think news of Master Robe
**[15:01] John**
or the phantom disturbance
has reached the adults?
**[15:04] Shaun**
I don't think so.
**[15:06] Shaun**
If it had, it would be unnatural
for them to show no reaction at all.
**[15:11] Shaun**
As we thought,
the house is split in two,
**[15:15] Shaun**
even down to the flow of information.
**[15:16] John**
And that is why it has proven so difficult
**[15:19] John**
to obtain information
on Lord Grandfather's wing.
**[15:21] Shaun**
But it also makes it easier
**[15:23] Shaun**
to hide information
about the children's wing.
**[15:27] John**
Right, then!
**[15:28] John**
To live up to Kate's expectations,
John and Shaun will do everything they can!
**[15:31] Shaun**
Yes, Master!
**[15:33] (Flashback) Kate**
John, keep our secrets
and act at your discretion.
**[15:36] John; internal**
*Acting at John's own discretion!*
**[15:37] John; internal**
*It's a sign of her trust in him!*
**[15:40] John; internal**
*To begin with, John can use fixing the wall*
**[15:42] John; internal**
* as a pretext to interact*
* with the research team...*
**[15:44] John; internal**
* and obtain incredible*
* amounts of information!*
**[15:46] John; internal**
*Then, Kate will be overjoyed!*
**[15:55] John**
But all we've ended up
doing is fixing the wall!
**[15:58] John; internal**
* John never imagined that*
* they'd be the only ones here.*
**[16:01] John; internal**
* And they're just silently*
* watching John work.*
**[16:04] John; quietly**
John has never spoken to them before.
**[16:06] John; quietly**
It will be a little awkward, won't it?
**[16:08] Shaun; quietly**
They're older than you, too.
**[16:10] Shaun; quietly**
They are Master Jeremiah and Jeremy.
**[16:12] John; quietly**
For today, let's just do some work
on the wall and head back quickly.
**[16:16] John; internal**
*What? They're coming this way?!*
**[16:19] Shaun**
That's a spirit level, isn't it?
**[16:21] Shaun**
When the air bubble is in
the center of the glass pipe,
**[16:23] Shaun**
it means the surface is level.
**[16:25] Jeremiah**
Disgraceful.
**[16:26] John**
What does it matter
if it's just a little off?
**[16:29] Jeremy**
Master Jeremiah said,
"Being off-level is disgraceful."
**[16:33] John**
John is aware!
**[16:34] John**
Thank you for your kind clarification.
**[16:37] John**
Well, he's a difficult one to figure out.
**[16:38] John**
Hold on.
**[16:40] John**
Doesn't he seem suspicious?
**[16:42] John; internal**
*He sleeps during the day.*
**[16:43] John; internal**
*That means he's active at night.*
**[16:45] John; internal**
*That means he's Master Robe!*
**[16:47] John; internal**
* A disagreeable person who finds fault*
* with others is likely to do bad things!*
**[16:51] John; internal**
* Like the culprit behind*
* the phantom disturbance!*
**[16:52] John; internal**
*He must be Master Robe!*
**[16:56] John**
Hey, Jeremiah!
**[16:58] John**
What is that cloth for?
**[17:00] John**
What are you quietly hiding here?
**[17:03] Shaun**
Those are...
**[17:04] John**
John knew it! You are...
**[17:06] John**
the culprit behind the phantom disturbance!
**[17:10] Jeremiah**
And?
**[17:10] Jeremy**
"And if Jeremiah is the culprit,
what do you intend to do?" he asks.
**[17:15] John**
Defeat him!
**[17:20] Jeremiah**
Unsightly.
**[17:22] Jeremy; fast**
"You will not be given time
to use your soot powers."
**[17:25] Jeremy; fast**
"Jeremiah is proficient
in his soot power, Spider Legs."
**[17:28] Jeremy; fast**
"You will not be able to counter it."
**[17:29] Jeremy; fast**
"You will end up in an unsightly,
groveling heap on the ground."
**[17:32] Jeremy**
That is what he said.
**[17:33] John**
Blast it!
**[17:34] John**
His slight contained all of that meaning?
**[17:36] Shaun**
Master John, I'm sorry.
**[17:38] Shaun**
I let down my guard.
**[17:39] John**
You too, Shaun?!
**[17:44] Jeremiah**
Don't think that you'll
simply be allowed to leave.
**[17:46] John**
Stop! Don't you dare touch Shaun!
**[17:57] John**
What was that? A prank?
**[18:00] Jeremy; a little fast**
"John, as you have a high
soot volume, and you're here,"
**[18:02] Jeremy; a little fast**
"we can't simply allow you to leave."
**[18:04] Jeremy; a little fast**
"Please let us have some of your soot."
**[18:05] Jeremy**
That's what he said.
**[18:07] John**
Your translation is a little late!
**[18:09] Jeremy**
Master Jeremiah is tasked
with researching energy.
**[18:13] Jeremy**
Currently, he is focused on scorches.
**[18:16] John**
This sounds like a difficult topic.
**[18:19] Shaun; quietly**
This is valuable information.
It might be best to listen.
**[18:23] John; quietly**
Really?
**[18:24] John**
Well, since John gave you some soot,
**[18:27] John**
tell him the details of your research.
**[18:29] Jeremiah**
Very well.
**[18:31] Jeremy**
"Very well," is what he said.
**[18:33] John**
There's no need to
interpret simple sentences!
**[18:36] John**
Why do you make Jeremy
speak for you, anyway?
**[18:38] Jeremiah**
Less effort.
**[18:38] John**
So he's just lazy!
**[18:40] Jeremy**
This is our data.
**[18:44] Jeremy**
Let's explain through drawings.
**[18:46] Jeremy**
First, the soot emitted
by shadows due to negative emotions...
**[18:50] Jeremy**
It drifts lightly upwards, doesn't it?
**[18:52] Jeremy**
After it accumulates enough mass,
it falls to the floor.
**[18:55] Jeremy**
And after an average of two days,
the piled-up soot transforms into a scorch.
**[19:00] Jeremy**
It bears no connection to a shadow's will,
and moves solely through malice.
**[19:04] Jeremy**
It is not a life-form.
**[19:06] Jeremy**
Scorches, in general,
grow to about this size.
**[19:10] Jeremy**
Even scorches of the same size,
however, differ in energy quantities.
**[19:13] Jeremy**
It's to do with density.
**[19:15] Jeremy**
If it's full of openings inside, it's weak.
**[19:17] Jeremy**
If it's tightly packed, it's powerful.
**[19:19] Jeremy**
When a scorch first develops,
its density is 1.
**[19:21] Jeremy**
If two scorches fuse together, they remain
the same size and reach density 2.
**[19:25] Jeremy**
It's simple addition.
**[19:27] John**
So, when scorches meet,
do they always combine?
**[19:31] Jeremy**
If they are both density 1, then yes.
**[19:34] Jeremy**
They can combine the soot
of many different shadows,
**[19:36] Jeremy**
so there are individual differences.
**[19:38] Shaun**
If left alone, they'll all
end up at high density.
**[19:42] Shaun**
That would be problematic.
**[19:44] John**
Cleaning regularly is very important!
**[19:48] Jeremy**
Regarding the recent phantom disturbance...
**[19:50] Jeremy**
Before transforming into a phantom,
**[19:53] Jeremy**
the scorches seemed to be density level 3.
**[19:56] Jeremy**
Here, we will refute your assertion
that we are the culprits.
**[20:01] Jeremy**
We attempted to create a phantom
in our experiments, but we couldn't.
**[20:06] Jeremy**
No matter how high we raised
the density of the scorches,
**[20:09] Jeremy**
they never grew to a larger size,
like a phantom.
**[20:12] Shaun**
Could it be that phantoms
are made with soot powers?
**[20:15] Jeremy**
Right now, that seems highly probable.
**[20:18] John**
Scorches get inside living dolls
and make them go berserk, right?
**[20:23] John**
Why do they do that?
**[20:24] Jeremiah**
Soot sickness.
**[20:25] Jeremy**
We know that in the stomach, they act
as parasites to control the host,
**[20:29] Jeremy**
but further details fall under
the purview of the first-aid team.
**[20:33] Jeremy**
However, it is possible...
**[20:35] Jeremy**
that they desire a face.
**[20:40] Jeremiah**
Now for the main event.
**[20:42] Jeremy**
Allow us to show you.
**[20:44] Jeremy**
This is Master Jeremiah's invention.
**[20:47] Jeremy**
A new form of energy, scorch power!
**[20:51] John**
Wow!
**[20:52] Jeremy**
Motive power can be obtained
from the wheel through this device,
**[20:55] Jeremy**
which we then tried utilizing
for soot grinding.
**[20:57] John**
What is this picture frame for?
**[20:59] Jeremy**
To exploit the scorches'
tendency to move toward faces.
**[21:02] Jeremy**
And to ensure it is recognized as a face,
**[21:04] Jeremy**
we used Nancy without her glasses.
**[21:06] John**
Poor Nancy!
**[21:08] John**
But this idea is incredible!
**[21:11] Jeremy**
Master Oliver praised us highly as well.
**[21:13] Jeremy**
He said that it could replace soot coal and
become the house's energy source in the future!
**[21:18] John**
Wow.
**[21:19] John**
The whole house, huh?
**[21:21] John; internal**
* Now that John thinks about it, Barbara seemed*
* to be suffering as she emitted soot.*
**[21:25] John; internal**
*If this is more efficient than soot coal,*
**[21:27] John; internal**
* maybe she wouldn't need*
* to emit as much soot?*
**[21:31] John; internal**
*Oliver is being so considerate of Barbara.*
**[21:33] John; internal**
* That means that Oliver*
* is in love with Barbara!*
**[21:35] John; internal**
*He won't cling to Kate!*
**[21:38] John; internal**
*Right!*
**[21:38] John; internal**
*Oliver and Jeremiah are no longer suspects!*
**[21:42] John; internal**
* And this information about scorches*
* will probably make Kate happy.*
**[21:45] John; internal**
* Later, John will have Shaun*
* summarize everything they said.*
**[21:48] Oliver**
So this is where you were.
**[21:50] John**
Oliver!
**[21:52] Oliver**
John, you are to come
to the Star Bearers' meeting room.
**[22:01] John; internal**
* Did John do something*
* worthy of praise recently?*
**[22:05] lyric**
*Traveling through a jumbled labyrinth...*
**[22:10] lyric**
*Over and over*
**[22:14] lyric**
*This lonely utopia...*
**[22:19] lyric**
*I have no more need of it*
**[22:23] lyric**
*A vanished smile*
**[22:25] lyric**
*Promises are lies, too*
**[22:28] lyric**
* Everything is pointless,*
* isn't it? And yet...*
**[22:32] lyric**
*Even misshapen as I am, I keep searching...*
**[22:37] lyric**
*For shadows of recollection*
**[22:43] lyric**
*Roses whose love has rotted...*
**[22:48] lyric**
*Lock their feelings away*
**[22:53] lyric**
*That silhouette from back then...*
**[22:57] lyric**
*I've kept on chasing it...*
**[23:01] lyric**
*Even if pale, frozen thorns*
**[23:06] lyric**
*Pierce my heart over and over*
**[23:10] lyric**
*Until I can take that hand*
**[23:15] lyric**
*Again and again*
**[23:19] lyric**
*I'll wish on a star*
**[23:36] Kate**
Next time,
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Individual Investigations
***SIGN*** Individual Investigations
***SIGN*** Individual Investigations
***SIGN*** Individual Investigations
***SIGN*** Individual Investigations
***SIGN*** Individual Investigations
***SIGN*** Individual Investigations
***SIGN*** Individual Investigations
***SIGN*** Individual Investigations
**[23:37] Kate**
"Individual Investigations."
**[23:39] ---**
# E7 - Individual Investigations
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GQJUG1ZWP/individual-investigations)
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**[00:03] Kate**
Let's do this again sometime!
**[00:05] Kate**
Kate will return to her rooms for today.
**[00:07] John**
Are you sure?
**[00:09] Kate**
Yes.
**[00:10] Kate; internal**
* Patrick and Louise shouldn't be forced*
* to get involved in the phantom business.*
**[00:15] Kate; internal**
*Just growing closer like this is enough.*
**[00:18] Kate; internal**
* And I've managed to discover*
* a little something to look forward to.*
**[00:22] Patrick**
Wait.
**[00:24] Patrick**
What should we accomplish
before the next time we meet?
**[00:29] Patrick**
Regarding the phantom mystery.
**[00:32] Louise**
Kate is more fun than Louise thought,
**[00:34] Louise**
so Louise will go along with it, too.
**[00:36] Patrick**
Patrick's pride will not allow him
to receive things without giving in turn.
**[00:41] Patrick**
Patrick will assist you.
**[00:44] Patrick**
And we will discover the true culprit!
**[00:52] everyone**
We swear it on our bonds as peers!
**[01:09] lyrics**
*In the face of sadness, we shall smile*
**[01:13] lyrics**
*To live is to be a marionette*
**[01:17] lyrics**
*Once your heart gets into the swing...*
**[01:21] lyrics**
*Would you like a coffee?*
**[01:26] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2*
**[01:28] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 3*
**[01:29] lyrics**
*I can't seem to dance very well*
**[01:32] lyrics**
*Pain and resentment, and sadness, too...*
**[01:35] lyrics**
*Mix them, knead them...*
**[01:39] lyrics**
*And then a good night kiss*
**[01:43] lyrics**
*Shall we Dance? We shall dance*
**[01:47] lyrics**
*Despair and desire. This is the life!*
**[01:52] lyrics**
*Shadow Life!*
**[01:53] lyrics**
*Don't puzzle over things unnecessarily*
**[01:57] lyrics**
*Let's become one*
**[01:59] lyrics**
*How nice (How nice) How nice (How nice)*
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*Humans... Being human... It's so nice*
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**[02:26] Louise**
Lou, please clean twice as quickly today!
**[02:31] Louise**
We're going out as soon as you finish!
**[02:33] Louise**
Kate has asked us to do something for her!
**[02:36] Lou**
Mistress Kate?
**[02:38] Louise**
Don't just stand there.
**[02:40] Louise**
If you're done,
ready everything for going out!
**[02:44] Louise**
Louise found Kate boring because
she was always asking for favors,
**[02:48] Louise**
but our gathering
was unexpectedly entertaining!
**[02:51] Lou**
And that is why we're asking around?
**[02:53] Louise**
Exactly!
**[02:54] Louise**
If we're assessed highly,
we might receive an invitation!
**[02:59] Louise**
You there!
**[03:01] Louise**
You've come from
the training room, yes?
**[03:03] Louise**
What sort of powers do you have?
**[03:05] James**
Huh? And who are you?
**[03:08] James**
Do you think James would
actually tell you that?
**[03:09] Louise**
Oh, don't say that.
**[03:12] Louise**
There are all sorts of things
we'd like you to tell us.
**[03:16] Louise**
Louise is just a child, so she doesn't know.
**[03:20] James**
W-Well then, James supposes he has no choice.
**[03:23] Louise**
Louise placed first in her debut!
**[03:26] Louise**
May she ask a few questions?
**[03:29] Louise**
If you treat her so cruelly,
Louise is going to cry!
**[03:34] Louise**
Won't you teach Louise
how you do your makeup?
**[03:37] Louise**
And while you're at it...
**[03:54] Louise**
Lou! Have you written everything out?
**[03:57] Louise**
We gathered quite a lot of information
on soot powers, don't you think?
**[04:01] Louise**
Kate's request was so simple to fulfill!
**[04:06] Louise**
Since Louise is so exceptional,
**[04:07] Louise**
do you think she'll soon
receive an invitation?
**[04:09] Louise**
She is so looking forward to
becoming an adult!
**[04:11] Louise**
Louise is certain that she'll
have lots of lovely clothes.
**[04:14] Louise**
After all, Edward was just a living doll,
and he was dressed very well.
**[04:18] Louise**
And Louise will eat foods
that are good for her beauty!
**[04:22] Louise**
Oh, Louise wants her invitation
to hurry up and come!
**[04:25] Louise**
Do you think maybe it
has already been sent?
**[04:28] Louise**
Maryrose might know!
**[04:30] Louise**
Let's go, Lou!
**[04:35] Louise**
What's wrong?
**[04:38] Lou**
It's nothing.
**[04:40] Louise**
Are you all right?
**[04:41] Louise**
You didn't injure your face?
**[04:43] Lou**
No. I will be careful.
**[04:53] Maryrose**
Well, this is a surprise.
**[04:54] Maryrose**
To think you'd visit the rooms of
a shadow in the absence of her face.
**[04:58] Louise**
Is it strange?
**[04:59] Louise**
Louise is simply curious about something.
**[05:02] Maryrose**
Clearly, Maryrose
is no match for you, Louise.
**[05:04] Maryrose**
Maryrose's rooms are dirty.
**[05:06] Maryrose**
Do you mind speaking here?
**[05:07] Louise**
Then Louise will just ask:
when one receives an invitation,
**[05:10] Louise**
one then goes to live in
Lord Grandfather's wing, correct?
**[05:13] Maryrose**
That's right.
**[05:14] Louise**
When faceless shadows successfully debut,
**[05:17] Louise**
they become children
with faces who have come of age!
**[05:20] Louise**
And then, when they receive an invitation,
they become adults!
**[05:23] Maryrose**
Just as you say.
**[05:25] Maryrose**
What is it you wish to ask about?
**[05:27] Louise**
Has Louise been sent an invitation?
**[05:30] Maryrose**
Only you would know the answer to that.
**[05:33] Maryrose**
And it's something you're informed
of unexpectedly the day before.
**[05:37] Louise**
What does one do after being invited?
**[05:39] Louise**
Is it a test, like the debut?
**[05:41] Maryrose**
Maryrose doesn't know that, either.
**[05:43] Maryrose**
And the particulars of the debut change
according to the examiner's tastes.
**[05:49] Louise; internal**
*Edward has horrifying tastes!*
**[05:52] Louise**
Who was the last person
to receive an invitation?
**[05:55] Maryrose**
You wouldn't be acquainted
with them, Louise.
**[05:58] Maryrose**
Those shadows who have gone
to Lord Grandfather's wing
**[06:02] Maryrose**
must not be spoken of. It's the rule.
**[06:04] Maryrose**
And those who have become
adults never return here, anyway.
**[06:08] Louise**
So, you don't know anything, then?
**[06:11] Maryrose**
That's what being a child means.
**[06:12] Maryrose**
And that's why everyone strives
to become an adult.
**[06:16] Maryrose**
If you wish to know more,
**[06:17] Maryrose**
then you have no choice
but to ask the Star Bearers.
**[06:19] Louise**
The Star Bearers? What a good idea!
**[06:22] Louise**
Then, Louise will be going now!
**[06:25] Maryrose**
Well, she's quite the whirlwind.
**[06:29] Maryrose**
Louise!
**[06:32] Maryrose**
Faces should be treated with great care.
**[06:41] Louise**
What was Maryrose talking about?
**[06:44] Louise**
Louise does treat her face with care!
**[06:47] Louise**
Right?
**[06:49] Lou**
Yes, Mistress.
**[07:17] Louise**
Oh! This place reeks of sweat!
**[07:21] Louise; internal**
* Oh, that's Benjamin, the person*
* who threatened Maryrose!*
**[07:28] Benjamin**
What do you want?
**[07:31] Benjamin**
If you've gone to the trouble of coming
to the Star Bearers' residential wing, then...
**[07:36] Louise; internal**
*Hm?*
**[07:36] Louise; internal**
*Perhaps he isn't so frightening?*
**[07:38] Louise; internal**
* Louise simply needs to avoid*
* mentioning Christopher, right?*
**[07:42] Louise**
The door wasn't locked.
**[07:44] Louise**
Is there a rule saying
that others shouldn't enter?
**[07:46] Benjamin**
There is no such rule.
**[07:50] Benjamin**
But as for you and John both,
**[07:53] Benjamin**
you should stay out of Star Bearer business.
**[07:56] Louise**
Say, what is that contraption?
It's so strange!
**[08:03] Benjamin**
It's an elbow-flexion-type
upper-arm-load amplification machine.
**[08:09] Benjamin**
One of Oliver's inventions.
**[08:10] Louise**
Really?
**[08:12] Louise**
Say, Louise wants to ask you something!
**[08:15] Louise**
Has she been sent an invitation?
**[08:18] Benjamin**
No idea.
**[08:19] Louise**
Truly?
**[08:21] Louise**
You're a Star Bearer,
and even you don't know?
**[08:23] Louise**
Wait. Do Star Bearers
not receive invitations?
**[08:29] Benjamin**
Don't fret over trivial matters.
**[08:31] Louise**
Being an adult must be fun, don't you think?
**[08:34] Louise**
Louise feels that a child's lifestyle
is far too restrictive.
**[08:39] Louise**
Say, do you train yourselves like
that in order to intimidate everyone?
**[08:44] Benjamin**
If one is not strong,
one cannot protect anything.
**[08:48] Louise**
Protect?
**[08:50] Louise**
Being a Star Bearer seems
like a lot of bother.
**[08:53] Louise**
One can receive an invitation even
without becoming a Star Bearer, right?
**[08:57] Benjamin**
Yes, that's right.
**[08:59] Louise**
In that case, Louise will not aim
to become a Star Bearer!
**[09:04] Benjamin**
That would be best.
**[09:07] Louise**
Barbara, for example,
seems to have to deal with quite a lot.
**[09:13] Louise**
Oh, there's a mirror here!
**[09:15] Louise**
Louise makes all sorts of expressions
in front of the mirror, you see.
**[09:19] Louise**
To practice appearing beautiful!
**[09:23] Benjamin**
Possessing the desire
to improve oneself is good.
**[09:26] Benjamin**
But your face appears pale.
**[09:30] Louise**
Really? We must fix her makeup at once!
**[09:33] Benjamin**
That alone will not solve
the fundamental issue.
**[09:37] Benjamin**
Training is good for the body.
**[09:40] Benjamin**
It improves the metabolism.
**[09:43] Louise**
Does it? Then perhaps Louise will try it!
**[09:59] Benjamin**
You aren't doing it?
**[10:01] Louise**
What? But we are. Lou is doing it.
**[10:04] Benjamin**
Even if your face trains, you won't change.
**[10:10] Benjamin**
It seems you think that your living doll
is no more than your face.
**[10:15] Benjamin**
Louise, try doing it alongside her.
**[10:18] Louise**
What?
**[10:24] Louise**
Oh, this is impossible! Louise is exhausted!
**[10:28] Benjamin**
Your face grows tired
in exactly the same way.
**[10:32] Benjamin**
Recognize her for the efforts
of her body, not just as a face.
**[10:36] Benjamin**
Do not err in the use of your tools.
**[10:38] Louise**
What? But she's a living doll.
**[10:42] Louise**
Louise will return to her rooms now.
**[10:45] Benjamin**
Do that.
**[10:47] Louise**
This was sort of fun! Thank you!
**[10:56] Benjamin**
"Thank you," huh?
**[11:01] Louise**
We didn't gain much information
from Benjamin, did we?
**[11:05] Louise**
What a failure.
**[11:09] Louise**
Say, Lou... Are you tired?
**[11:14] Lou**
I'm all right.
**[11:16] Lou**
No...
**[11:18] Lou**
I am a little tired.
**[11:21] Louise**
What?! You've been lying?
**[11:24] Louise**
If you don't say anything,
how is anyone expected to know?
**[11:28] Louise**
In that case, let's rest for today.
**[11:42] Patrick; internal**
*Patrick is forever worrying over things.*
**[11:45] Patrick; internal**
*What should he say?*
**[11:47] Patrick; internal**
*What should he do?*
**[11:50] Patrick**
Ricky, Patrick needs some advice.
**[11:54] Ricky**
Please ask me anything.
**[11:56] Patrick; internal**
* In such moments, Ricky always*
* provides a clear answer.*
**[12:04] Ricky**
Holding another midnight
meeting of peers...
**[12:07] Ricky**
That's quite bold.
**[12:09] Ricky**
Well, now...
**[12:13] Ricky**
We should agree to that proposal.
**[12:15] Ricky**
Resolving the matter and rising in the
Star Bearers' estimations is quite desirable.
**[12:19] Ricky**
Even if the endeavor fails,
the blame will lie with Mistress Kate,
**[12:22] Ricky**
so there are no demerits
for us in the matter.
**[12:25] Patrick**
That's true.
**[12:26] Ricky**
In order to examine the relationships
between peers within the house,
**[12:29] Ricky**
first, it might be best to speak
with our team leader, Master William.
**[12:34] Patrick; internal**
*Ricky is truly exceptional.*
**[12:38] William**
Yes.
**[12:39] William**
William and Henry are peers.
**[12:42] William**
If memory serves, Rebecca and
Cynthia debuted with us as well.
**[12:46] Henry**
Randall has no peers left, right?
**[12:48] Patrick**
W-Wait a moment, please.
**[12:50] Patrick**
Patrick hasn't grasped everyone's names yet.
**[12:54] Patrick**
But it seems one does
tend to lose one's peers.
**[12:58] Henry**
Those who cannot adapt to the
circumstances do not survive.
**[13:01] William**
The trick is not to stand out.
**[13:04] Henry**
That, and not to disobey.
**[13:07] Patrick**
Indeed...
**[13:09] William**
Of those that Patrick knows, let's see...
**[13:12] William**
It would be Barbara and Maryrose.
**[13:14] Patrick**
What?!
**[13:16] Patrick**
Those two debuted together?
**[13:19] William**
In the children's wing,
those two have been here the longest.
**[13:24] Patrick**
What does Maryrose think about,
alone in her rooms?
**[13:28] Henry**
It would be good if her face could be mended.
**[13:31] William**
Having someone older than you here in
the children's wing is reassuring, isn't it?
**[13:35] William**
It makes William feel it's all right
that we haven't received an invitation yet.
**[13:40] Ricky; internal**
*These people will never achieve greatness.*
**[13:44] William**
In order, the others who have
been here the longest are...
**[13:46] William**
The Star Bearer Susanna,
of the first-aid team...
**[13:49] Henry**
And Gilbert.
**[13:50] William**
That's right!
**[13:51] Henry**
The research team has
quite a few in one place...
**[13:54] Henry**
Oliver, Lydia, Jeremiah.
**[13:57] William**
Then there are Douglas and Sarah,
who debuted together.
**[14:01] William**
Huh? Is that John?
**[14:03] William**
He seems a bit downcast.
**[14:07] Patrick**
The Star Bearers scolded you?
**[14:09] John**
About John and Kate.
**[14:12] Patrick; quietly**
What are you doing?
**[14:14] Patrick; quietly**
Have you gone and made a mess of our plans?
**[14:16] John**
No.
**[14:24] John**
They said that as John hasn't
even petitioned for marriage yet,
**[14:27] John**
he shouldn't make such a fuss.
**[14:29] John**
And their expressions
were so scary when they said it!
**[14:32] (Flashback) Barbara**
As punishment, John and his living doll
are ordered to clean this room.
**[14:39] Henry**
What?
**[14:39] Henry**
Do people get called before
the Star Bearers for that sort of thing?
**[14:42] William**
John, they have their eye on you
for some reason, don't they?
**[14:46] William**
That is a problem.
**[14:47] William**
Don't cause trouble for our team.
**[14:50] John**
But none of it makes any sense!
**[14:52] John**
Not documents for marriage,
or petitions, or anything else!
**[14:55] William**
You must understand the gist of it, though.
**[14:57] Henry**
Go look it up in the library.
**[15:00] Patrick**
Is marriage something one must petition for?
**[15:02] William**
Oh! Patrick, are you interested, too?
**[15:05] Patrick**
No, not really.
**[15:06] Henry**
In that case, you'd like to hear our
ranking of recommended girls, right?
**[15:11] Patrick**
Um, perhaps another time.
**[15:13] Henry**
In first place is Evelyn!
**[15:27] Patrick**
Regarding marriage...
**[15:34] Sarah**
Quite studious, aren't you?
**[15:36] Sarah**
Patrick, wasn't it?
**[15:38] Sarah**
Or could it be that you've
fallen in love with someone?
**[15:41] Patrick**
No, it's...
**[15:43] Sarah**
But it's not good to rush things.
**[15:46] Patrick**
Huh?
**[15:47] Sarah**
Did you know that one cannot marry
unless one is an adult?
**[15:51] Sarah**
While one is a child,
all one can do is petition.
**[15:55] Sarah**
Do you think it to be a meaningless system?
**[15:58] Sarah**
The most important element of this system...
**[16:01] Sarah**
is the determination
to become an adult, no matter what.
**[16:05] Patrick**
There are some who are dealt with
before ever becoming adults.
**[16:09] Sarah**
That's right.
**[16:10] Sarah**
If after petitioning for marriage,
one of the pair ends up being dealt with,
**[16:15] Sarah**
they become the subject of derision.
**[16:18] Sarah**
You must choose carefully.
**[16:20] Sarah**
Find a partner who will
not be dispensed with.
**[16:22] Patrick**
After saying all of that, Sarah,
do you have a partner in mind?
**[16:26] Sarah**
But of course.
**[16:27] Sarah**
Sarah has absolute confidence, you see.
**[16:30] Sarah**
And you, Patrick... Your face is lovely,
overflowing with confidence.
**[16:36] Sarah**
How pleasing.
**[16:38] Sarah**
Sarah wouldn't mind allowing
you to join her allies.
**[16:41] Patrick**
When you say that you find
Patrick's face pleasing...
**[16:45] Patrick**
Do you mean that you've taken a liking
to Ricky, Patrick's living doll?
**[16:48] Sarah**
What?
**[16:50] Sarah**
Patrick, complimenting your face
is the same as complimenting you, isn't it?
**[16:55] Sarah**
Stop thinking of yourself
and your living doll as separate.
**[16:59] Sarah**
Grow up.
**[17:03] Patrick**
Do living dolls not experience
romantic love, Ricky?
**[17:09] Ricky**
Of course not.
**[17:12] Ricky**
You seem a little fatigued.
**[17:14] Ricky**
Lately, you've grown fond
of flowers, haven't you?
**[17:17] Ricky**
Let's take a rest in the conservatory.
**[17:29] Patrick**
These flowers are particularly fragrant.
**[17:34] Margaret**
M-Margaret grew... those peonies.
**[17:40] Patrick**
Really? That's amazing.
**[17:43] Patrick**
What a worthwhile pastime.
**[17:44] Patrick**
Oh, begging your pardon.
Patrick is pleased to meet you.
**[17:48] Patrick**
Margaret...
**[17:50] Patrick**
Your team is led by Isabelle
and Mirabelle, isn't it?
**[17:53] Patrick**
You must be worried.
**[17:54] Margaret**
What?
**[17:55] Margaret**
Yes, worried...
**[17:59] Margaret**
What will we do if they return?
**[18:02] Margaret**
Since they've been sent
to the soot pipes and everything...
**[18:06] Margaret**
Margaret hopes they will just disappear.
**[18:09] Margaret**
Because those twins' hearts
are twisted and ugly.
**[18:15] Margaret**
Um, do you like flowers?
**[18:19] Margaret**
You come here often, don't you?
**[18:21] Patrick**
Huh?
**[18:22] Patrick**
Yes.
**[18:23] Patrick**
Patrick does have an interest,
but he isn't very knowledgeable yet.
**[18:27] Margaret**
Children who love flowers...
**[18:29] Margaret**
have beautiful hearts, you see.
**[18:33] Margaret**
This section is available for use
by shadows... if they wish.
**[18:40] Margaret**
Would you...
**[18:41] Margaret**
like to try growing something together?
**[18:44] Patrick**
Yes, Patrick will consider it.
**[18:47] Margaret**
Margaret will be waiting.
**[18:49] Margaret**
Oh, right.
**[18:51] Margaret**
Um...
**[18:53] Margaret**
As a memento of our acquaintance...
**[18:56] Margaret**
please take this flower...
that Margaret grew.
**[19:00] Margaret**
Um...
**[19:01] Margaret**
You took a liking to it, didn't you?
**[19:08] Ricky**
Marriage seems to be
**[19:09] Ricky**
mode deeply embedded in the house's
power struggles than we thought.
**[19:13] Ricky**
Mistress Sarah, whom we saw earlier,
should prove a good example for us to follow.
**[19:17] Ricky**
If Mistress Maryrose should fall behind,
**[19:19] Ricky**
then she would be a candidate
for the next team leader.
**[19:22] Ricky**
Keeping the conversation
with Mistress Sarah in mind,
**[19:24] Ricky**
I gave some thought to those
who have the aptitude to become adults.
**[19:28] Ricky**
Mistress Isabelle and Mistress Mirabelle
are on the verge of failing as leaders.
**[19:32] Ricky**
Mistress Kate came last in the debut.
**[19:35] Ricky**
Mistress Margaret's interests
align with yours, but that is all.
**[19:39] Ricky**
As I thought, the only one
worthy of you, Master Patrick,
**[19:43] Ricky**
is the one who placed top
in the debut, your peer...
**[19:49] Patrick; internal**
*Speak of her and she appears.*
**[19:51] Patrick; internal**
*Well, then. Yes, he's right.*
**[19:54] Patrick; internal**
* Ricky is exceptional, and he always*
* guides Patrick in the right direction.*
**[19:58] Louise**
Oh, it's Patrick!
**[20:00] Patrick; internal**
* But Patrick's interest in flowers*
* is the one thing...*
**[20:04] Patrick; internal**
*which doesn't spring from Ricky's influence.*
**[20:06] Kate**
Oh, all of you are here.
**[20:13] Patrick; internal**
*No.*
**[20:15] Patrick; internal**
*Just how great a fool can you be, Patrick?*
**[20:20] Patrick**
Y-Yes. What a coincidence.
**[20:24] Patrick; internal**
* Kate and Emilico*
* are different, aren't they?*
**[20:27] Patrick; internal**
*Because of Emilico...*
**[20:29] Patrick; internal**
* Patrick learned that living dolls*
* have their own inner aspects.*
**[20:36] Patrick; internal**
* You're the one who split*
* Patrick's heart in two.*
**[20:42] Patrick; internal**
*Patrick has fallen in love with Emilico.*
**[20:48] Patrick; internal**
*Patrick is sorry, Ricky!*
**[20:51] Patrick; internal**
* Patrick is such a bungling*
* failure of a master!*
**[20:55] Patrick; internal**
*The least Patrick can do...*
**[20:57] Patrick; internal**
*is take these feelings for Emilico...*
**[21:00] Patrick; internal**
*and make certain to never, ever reveal them!*
**[21:10] lyric**
*Traveling through a jumbled labyrinth...*
**[21:15] lyric**
*Over and over*
**[21:19] lyric**
*This lonely utopia...*
**[21:24] lyric**
*I have no more need of it*
**[21:28] lyric**
*A vanished smile*
**[21:30] lyric**
*Promises are lies, too*
**[21:33] lyric**
* Everything is pointless,*
* isn't it? And yet...*
**[21:37] lyric**
*Even misshapen as I am, I keep searching...*
**[21:42] lyric**
*For shadows of recollection*
**[21:48] lyric**
*Roses whose love has rotted...*
**[21:53] lyric**
*Lock their feelings away*
**[21:58] lyric**
*That silhouette from back then...*
**[22:02] lyric**
*I've kept on chasing it...*
**[22:06] lyric**
*Even if pale, frozen thorns*
**[22:11] lyric**
*Pierce my heart over and over*
**[22:15] lyric**
*Until I can take that hand*
**[22:20] lyric**
*Again and again*
**[22:24] lyric**
*I'll wish on a star*
**[22:42] Emilico**
Both Master Patrick and Mistress Louise
are very kind, aren't they?
**[22:46] Kate**
They are.
**[22:47] Kate**
There is information Kate
cannot gather on her own,
**[22:50] Kate**
so they are a very great help.
**[22:52] Kate**
It may be a good time
to hold another meeting of peers.
**[22:58] Kate**
What is it?
**[22:59] Emilico**
You seem happy somehow, Mistress Kate!
**[23:03] Kate**
What?
**[23:09] Gilbert**
Don't block the path to the washing room!
**[23:12] Gilbert**
Move!
**[23:21] Isabelle**
Please, let us go!
**[23:23] Mirabelle**
We can't endure any more!
**[23:25] Gilbert**
That isn't something you get to decide!
**[23:28] Isabelle**
We're begging you!
**[23:31] Mirabelle**
Let us go! Please!
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**[23:36] Kate**
Next time,
**[23:37] Kate**
"The Identity of Master Robe."
**[23:39] ---**
# E8 - The Identity of Master Robe
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G50UZ9DG9/the-identity-of-master-robe)
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**[00:07] Patrick**
These flowers are particularly fragrant.
**[00:12] Margaret**
M-Margaret grew... those peonies.
**[00:18] Patrick**
Really? That's amazing.
**[00:21] Patrick**
What a worthwhile pastime.
**[00:23] Patrick**
Oh, begging your pardon.
**[00:24] Patrick**
Patrick is pleased to meet you.
**[00:27] Patrick**
Margaret...
**[00:28] Patrick**
Your team is led by Isabelle
and Mirabelle, isn't it?
**[00:31] Patrick**
You must be worried.
**[00:33] Margaret**
What?
**[00:34] Margaret**
Yes, worried...
**[00:37] Margaret**
What will we do if they return?
**[00:40] Margaret**
Since they've been sent
to the soot pipes and everything...
**[00:44] Margaret**
Margaret hopes they will just disappear.
**[00:48] Margaret**
Because those twins' hearts
are twisted and ugly.
**[00:53] Margaret**
Oh, right.
**[00:56] Margaret**
Um...
**[00:57] Margaret**
As a memento of our acquaintance...
**[01:01] Margaret**
please take this flower...
that Margaret grew.
**[01:05] Margaret**
Um...
**[01:06] Margaret**
You took a liking to it, didn't you?
**[01:24] lyrics**
*In the face of sadness, we shall smile*
**[01:28] lyrics**
*To live is to be a marionette*
**[01:32] lyrics**
*Once your heart gets into the swing...*
**[01:36] lyrics**
*Would you like a coffee?*
**[01:41] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2*
**[01:43] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 3*
**[01:44] lyrics**
*I can't seem to dance very well*
**[01:47] lyrics**
*Pain and resentment, and sadness, too...*
**[01:50] lyrics**
*Mix them, knead them...*
**[01:54] lyrics**
*And then a good night kiss*
**[01:58] lyrics**
*Shall we Dance? We shall dance*
**[02:02] lyrics**
*Despair and desire. This is the life!*
**[02:06] lyrics**
*Shadow Life!*
**[02:08] lyrics**
*Don't puzzle over things unnecessarily*
**[02:12] lyrics**
*Let's become one*
**[02:14] lyrics**
*How nice (How nice) How nice (How nice)*
**[02:18] lyrics**
*Humans... Being human... It's so nice*
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**[02:42] Emilico**
Both Master Patrick and Mistress Louise
are very kind, aren't they?
**[02:46] Kate**
They are.
**[02:47] Kate**
There is information Kate
cannot gather on her own,
**[02:50] Kate**
so they are a very great help.
**[02:52] Kate**
It may be a good time to hold
another meeting of peers.
**[02:58] Kate**
What is it?
**[02:59] Emilico**
You seem happy somehow, Mistress Kate!
**[03:03] Kate**
What?
**[03:09] Gilbert**
Don't block the path to the washing room!
**[03:12] Gilbert**
Move!
**[03:21] Isabelle**
Please, let us go!
**[03:22] Mirabelle**
We can't endure any more!
**[03:25] Gilbert**
That isn't something you get to decide!
**[03:28] Isabelle**
We're begging you!
**[03:31] Mirabelle**
Let us go! Please!
**[03:44] Kate**
Both Isabelle and Mirabelle
carried the scent of perfume.
**[03:49] Kate**
Even in that situation, they put some on,
**[03:52] Kate**
so perfume must truly be essential
to a shadow's toilette.
**[03:58] Kate**
The scents which Shaun discerned
to be close to Master Robe's...
**[04:02] Kate**
are used by those on this list.
**[04:04] Kate**
Lydia said that pinpointing
a specific perfume is difficult,
**[04:08] Kate**
but as shadows bathe frequently,
**[04:10] Kate**
their perfumes are always fresh, and thus
smell the same as they do in liquid form.
**[04:15] Kate**
So, the people on this list could still
be Master Robe. That remains unchanged.
**[04:22] Emilico**
*That evening,*
**[04:23] Emilico**
* Mistress Kate happened to meet*
* Mistress Louise and Master Patrick,*
**[04:27] Emilico**
* and the three of them agreed*
* to once again hold a meeting of peers.*
**[04:44] Kate**
What is John doing?
**[04:46] Kate**
Staying in one room
for too long will draw suspicion!
**[04:49] Kate**
That's why we said we'd keep this brief!
**[04:51] Patrick**
Don't release so much soot.
**[04:53] Patrick**
This is Patrick's room, you know.
**[04:55] Patrick**
Let's begin our reports.
**[04:57] Patrick**
John's absence doesn't actually
pose a problem, does it?
**[04:59] Kate**
Today, Kate wanted to hear
the living dolls' observations, too.
**[05:02] Kate**
Shaun's opinions are very helpful.
**[05:06] Kate**
But Kate supposes that we must proceed.
**[05:08] Kate**
Let's begin organizing our information
on the phantom disturbances.
**[05:14] Kate**
First, the information
Louise kindly gathered
**[05:16] Kate**
on the soot volumes of different shadows.
**[05:20] Kate**
When one considers the conditions required
for the formation of a phantom...
**[05:23] Kate**
We can narrow our list of suspects
to those shadows with high soot volumes.
**[05:28] Kate**
There is no way for us to confirm
whether everyone answered truthfully,
**[05:31] Kate**
but by comparing
the statements we can deduce...
**[05:34] Kate**
The ones with a high soot volume are
**[05:36] Kate**
Barbara, Benjamin, Gilbert,
Douglas, John, Sarah, and Kate.
**[05:42] Louise**
It is also said that those with high
soot volumes are difficult to dispose of.
**[05:47] Louise**
Kate, that gives you and
John quite an advantage!
**[05:50] Ricky; internal**
* Those sorts of things*
* are graded within the house, too?*
**[05:55] Kate**
Next, the information Patrick
was kind enough to gather on peer groups.
**[05:59] Kate**
What?
**[06:00] Kate**
Barbara and Maryrose debuted together?
**[06:03] Patrick**
Patrick reacted in exactly
the same manner you just did, Kate.
**[06:06] Kate**
And on top of that, they've been
here the longest of anyone?
**[06:08] Kate**
That means they're older than Susanna,
Lydia, and Jeremiah, doesn't it?
**[06:12] Louise**
Oh!
**[06:13] Louise**
Those three look quite old, don't you think?
**[06:15] Kate**
Stop that. It's rude, Louise.
**[06:17] Patrick**
Kate, you touched on it first.
**[06:19] Kate**
Um... Ahem.
**[06:22] Kate**
Returning to the topic at hand...
**[06:24] Kate**
Once all the relationships
between peers are brought to light,
**[06:27] Kate**
then we should also have the motives
for the incidents clearly in sight.
**[06:33] Emilico**
"To light" and "in sight"...
**[06:36] Kate**
Th-That wasn't on purpose, Emilico.
**[06:39] Kate**
Patrick, did you learn anything else?
**[06:42] Patrick**
Well, let's see...
**[06:44] Patrick**
There was something about Henry and
William's ranking of recommended girls...
**[06:48] Ricky**
Master Patrick, I'm certain
that topic is of no relevance.
**[06:51] Kate**
What?
**[06:52] Kate**
Ranking girls? That's atrocious.
**[06:54] Louise**
Henry and William seem like nobodies,
so it's fairly certain they aren't the culprits.
**[06:58] Ricky**
And both gentlemen have very low ambitions.
**[07:01] Kate**
So we can rule them out.
**[07:04] Kate; internal**
*And from Louise's investigations,*
**[07:06] Kate; internal**
* we know that neither Henry nor*
* William possess soot powers.*
**[07:11] Kate; internal**
* Though, we can't speak of it with Patrick,*
* as none have awakened in him.*
**[07:14] Louise**
Who do you think the culprit is?
**[07:16] Patrick**
This guy seems suspicious, don't you think?
**[07:18] Louise**
Why?
**[07:19] Patrick**
W-Well, because...
**[07:21] Kate; internal**
*And yet...*
**[07:22] Kate; internal**
* Even after gathering*
* all of this information,*
**[07:24] Kate; internal**
*Christopher's name hasn't come up.*
**[07:27] Kate; internal**
*If he's become an adult,*
**[07:29] Kate; internal**
* then he's probably older*
* than Barbara and Maryrose.*
**[07:33] Kate; internal**
* With what we have,*
* there's no way to predict anything.*
**[07:36] Patrick**
And as we had time, Patrick also looked
into the marriage system.
**[07:42] Kate**
Really... Sarah said that?
**[07:45] Kate**
One should pick someone who won't be
dispensed with as a marriage partner.
**[07:49] Louise**
Marriage, you say?
**[07:51] Louise**
Louise hasn't given any thought to it yet.
**[07:57] Kate**
Sarah's name is on the perfume list.
**[08:00] Kate**
What if Sarah's marriage partner is Douglas?
**[08:05] Patrick**
Douglas?
**[08:06] Patrick**
Well, he *is* Sarah's peer, but...
**[08:08] Kate**
And that isn't all.
**[08:09] Kate**
Sarah said she was confident.
**[08:12] Kate**
Wouldn't that be because her partner
was someone with a high soot volume?
**[08:20] Kate**
We can eliminate current Star Bearers
Barbara and Benjamin.
**[08:25] Kate**
Gilbert is a peer of Star Bearer Susanna,
**[08:28] Kate**
so it's very likely that he's allied
with the current Star Bearers.
**[08:31] Louise**
And John is engaged to Kate!
**[08:33] Kate**
He is not.
**[08:37] Kate**
The only ones left are Sarah and Douglas.
**[08:42] Patrick**
Isabelle and Mirabelle
are favorites of Susanna.
**[08:45] Patrick**
Quite the unpleasant spectacle.
**[08:47] Lou**
I think Mia didn't like the Belles.
**[08:52] Ricky**
During the phantom disturbance,
Doug used Mia as a shield.
**[08:55] Ricky**
Could that have been to make
themselves appear to be victims?
**[08:58] Kate**
If Maryrose falls by the wayside,
**[09:00] Kate**
Sarah will attain
the position of team leader.
**[09:05] Kate**
If Sarah and Douglas were
co-conspirators in the crime,
**[09:09] Kate**
could it have been an effort to disrupt
the order among the current Star Bearers?
**[09:12] Kate; internal**
* It's true that Sarah has been*
* focused on becoming a Star Bearer.*
**[09:16] Kate; internal**
* And she is the type to cling to power*
* and influence, but...*
**[09:22] John**
Sorry for being late!
**[09:24] John**
You see...
**[09:26] John**
We had to repair the wall and
clean the Star Bearers' meeting room!
**[09:33] John**
We've been busy!
**[09:34] Patrick**
What a happy-go-lucky guy.
**[09:36] Patrick**
Don't you understand?
**[09:37] Patrick**
Cleaning is a humiliating
punishment for a noble!
**[09:41] Patrick**
And we've already finished our discussion!
**[09:43] Patrick**
Sarah and Douglas are the culprits!
**[09:46] John**
Are they?
**[09:47] Patrick**
They are! And that is because...
**[09:51] John**
Well, that makes sense.
**[09:53] John**
But, you know,
**[09:54] John**
having a high soot volume doesn't
mean you can make phantoms.
**[09:57] Kate**
What?
**[09:58] John**
Jeremiah told us about scorches.
**[10:01] John**
Right, Shaun?
**[10:03] Shaun**
Yes.
**[10:04] Shaun**
He said that when scorches gather together,
they don't naturally form a phantom.
**[10:07] Shaun**
Which means that phantoms don't appear
unless they are deliberately created.
**[10:13] Kate**
We've narrowed our list of suspects
to shadows with high soot volumes,
**[10:16] Kate**
but it seems our fundamental
assumptions were wrong.
**[10:18] Patrick**
You moron! You should have
come sooner and said that!
**[10:21] John**
What do you mean, "moron"?
It's good information, isn't it?
**[10:23] Patrick**
Take responsibility for sending
us back to square one!
**[10:26] Patrick**
Try to deduce who the culprit is!
**[10:28] John**
You just leave it to John!
**[10:29] John**
It's actually those with low
soot volumes who are suspicious!
**[10:31] John**
Namely you, Patrick!
**[10:32] Patrick**
That isn't deduction or logic!
**[10:35] John**
Kate, show John the documents!
**[10:36] John**
He will give it serious thought!
**[10:40] John**
What?!
**[10:41] John**
Barbara and Maryrose are peers?!
**[10:43] Patrick**
We're done with that already!
**[10:45] Patrick**
Hearing it again from someone
who came late is just annoying!
**[10:47] John**
That's right!
**[10:48] John**
Patrick, John is going to
borrow your bathroom.
**[10:50] John**
John got dirty while cleaning,
so he's going to wash his face.
**[10:52] Patrick**
Go and stay gone!
**[10:58] Kate**
He's like a storm, isn't he?
**[11:00] John**
Huh?
**[11:01] John**
Something smells nice. Is it this flower?
**[11:04] John**
That Patrick.
**[11:05] John**
He should display this flower
in his rooms, don't you think?
**[11:10] Shaun**
Master John, this is...
**[11:12] John**
What?
**[11:13] John**
Of course!
**[11:15] John**
That's why he's got it here
where no one will see it.
**[11:18] John**
Everything makes sense now!
**[11:21] John**
John has misjudged you, Patrick!
**[11:23] Patrick**
What?
**[11:24] John**
You really are Master Robe and the
culprit behind the phantom disturbance!
**[11:28] Patrick**
What are you talking about?!
**[11:30] Shaun**
Master John, please don't be hasty.
**[11:32] Kate**
What's happened?
**[11:34] John**
This!
**[11:35] John**
It's the true source of
Master Robe's fragrance!
**[11:38] Shaun**
Mistress Kate, my apologies.
**[11:40] Shaun**
When I smelled the perfumes
at the lab, it didn't hit me,
**[11:43] Shaun**
but I'm certain that it was
the scent of this flower.
**[11:46] Kate**
So, Master Robe's scent
wasn't that of perfume?
**[11:49] Patrick**
Who are you calling Master Robe?
**[11:51] Patrick**
Patrick received that peony from Margaret!
**[11:54] John**
Huh? Really?
**[11:56] John**
So, you and Margaret are friends, then?
**[11:57] Patrick**
No! It was the first time we'd met!
**[12:00] Patrick; internal**
*Blast it...*
**[12:01] Patrick; internal**
* Patrick didn't want Emilico to see*
* he'd received a flower from another girl.*
**[12:07] John**
Then Master Robe is... Margaret?!
**[12:10] Louise**
Say, what is this "Master Robe," anyway?
**[12:13] Emilico**
Mistress Kate?
**[12:14] Kate**
When you think about it, it makes sense.
**[12:16] Kate**
Why didn't Kate realize sooner?
**[12:19] Kate**
To conceal one's identity,
one would obscure one's perfume.
**[12:24] Kate**
Kate had thought there was a possibility
that Master Robe was Christopher...
**[12:27] Kate**
But no.
**[12:29] Kate**
Adults use different perfumes
than children do.
**[12:32] Kate**
And no child would be able to
identify those variations.
**[12:35] Kate**
There would be no need
to hide the fragrance in the first place.
**[12:38] Kate**
And it isn't any of the shadows who are
suspects because of the perfume list.
**[12:41] Kate**
They would pick a flower with
a completely different scent
**[12:43] Kate**
from the perfume they usually wear.
**[12:47] Kate**
If we use the process of elimination...
**[12:48] Kate**
Then the identity of Master Robe is...
**[12:51] Kate**
This shadow.
**[12:54] Kate**
But why?
**[12:59] Emilico**
Um...
**[13:00] Emilico**
I thought I must have been imagining it...
**[13:03] Emilico**
I didn't want to say something strange
and confuse you, Mistress Kate...
**[13:08] Kate**
What is it?
**[13:09] Emilico**
But I do think it's strange after all.
**[13:13] Emilico**
When I think back on it...
**[13:16] Emilico**
One face was clean.
**[13:21] John**
We said we'd tell Patrick and Louise
when we'd confirmed the culprit,
**[13:25] John**
and they seemed convinced, but...
**[13:28] John**
What do you want to do?
**[13:29] John**
Should we charge into the offender's rooms?
**[13:32] Kate**
Wait.
**[13:33] Kate**
Kate found another hint on the map.
**[13:35] John**
A hint?
**[13:36] Kate**
A place under the jurisdiction
of that shadow's living doll.
**[13:39] Kate**
Master Robe has written
two things onto this map.
**[13:43] Kate**
The first is right here.
**[13:45] Kate**
And then, here.
**[13:47] Kate**
When we were exploring,
Kate remembers a flower bed being here.
**[13:51] Shaun**
When you look closely, it seems like the
pen pressure is different from the original.
**[13:54] John**
Still, would you really be
able to find a hint like that?
**[13:57] John**
It would be impossible for anyone but Kate!
**[13:59] Kate**
First, let's try going to this flower bed.
**[14:10] Shaun**
An untended flower bed...
**[14:13] John**
People wouldn't come
to a place like this very often.
**[14:17] Shaun**
There's just one spot where
the soil has been made level.
**[14:21] John**
Right, Emilico!
**[14:22] Emilico**
What?
**[14:22] John**
Team Brawn is going to dig!
**[14:25] Kate**
John!
**[14:26] Kate**
Please don't equate Emilico with yourself!
**[14:28] Shaun**
I'll do it!
**[14:34] John**
We've got something!
**[14:45] John**
"In that moment which spans across days..."
**[14:47] John**
"Let us meet in the place where
that which was wicked was shattered."
**[14:52] Shaun**
Do you think it could be a trap?
**[14:55] Kate**
It may very well be.
**[14:57] Emilico**
Do you think that Master Robe
hasn't been brainwashed?
**[15:01] Emilico**
Why would they do something like this?
**[15:04] Kate**
Why, indeed.
**[15:06] Kate**
They had the disposition to
create all this strife, after all.
**[15:08] Kate**
We need to prepare ourselves first.
**[15:11] Kate**
The frightening thing is that
we still don't know their motives.
**[15:15] Kate**
And we don't know what
they might mean to do next.
**[15:20] Kate**
Honestly. It's all so circuitous.
**[15:23] Kate**
Kate doesn't like their methods one bit.
**[15:28] Kate**
Fine, then. We'll do as you wish.
**[15:31] Kate**
Just you wait.
**[15:33] Kate**
We'll tear that robe right off of you!
**[16:16] Kate**
You really did come.
**[16:21] John**
Say, John would like to ask you something!
**[16:25] John**
Have you been waiting here every night?
**[16:27] John**
That must have been grueling!
**[16:28] Kate**
Simply checking if the flower bed had been
dug up would render that entirely unnecessary!
**[16:32] John**
That makes sense.
**[16:35] Kate**
Phantoms and their disturbances
were once only rumors,
**[16:37] Kate**
and now they've appeared twice
in a short span of time.
**[16:42] Kate**
According to the research team,
**[16:44] Kate**
scorches do not naturally
turn into phantoms.
**[16:48] Kate**
Which makes it clear that
someone's soot power made them.
**[16:53] Kate**
And...
**[16:54] Kate**
Late at night, you sought
to make contact with Emilico.
**[16:56] Kate**
You, a strange, unsettling presence...
**[16:59] Kate**
Do the messages you left on the map
**[17:02] Kate**
mean that you were hoping
for something from us?
**[17:11] Master Robe**
It's amazing that you've been able to
**[17:13] Master Robe**
conduct yourself in a way that
doesn't expose you, Kate.
**[17:16] Master Robe**
You're a special morph, too, aren't you?
**[17:20] Kate**
Morph? You know about that, too?
**[17:24] John**
Morph?
**[17:25] Master Robe**
You haven't told your allies about it?
**[17:29] Master Robe**
To think you'd be so thoroughly cautious...
**[17:32] Master Robe**
I'm impressed.
**[17:35] John**
Kate, what is it that you know?
**[17:40] Master Robe**
However...
**[17:42] Master Robe**
Do you control information in that manner
because you don't trust your allies?
**[17:47] Kate**
That's not true.
**[17:49] Master Robe**
Since your own existence is special...
**[17:52] Master Robe**
You look down on others, don't you?
**[17:57] Master Robe**
As I thought... Your memories
remain, do they not?
**[18:00] Master Robe**
Memories from before you
began to mimic a human.
**[18:06] Master Robe**
What will you do?
**[18:08] Master Robe**
Your underlings are confused.
**[18:10] Master Robe**
Shall I explain?
**[18:14] Master Robe**
A morph is the previous form of a shadow,
**[18:18] Master Robe**
from before they begin to mimic a human.
**[18:21] Master Robe**
Once they mimic a human,
they also mimic its intelligence.
**[18:25] Master Robe**
It's very close to reincarnation.
**[18:27] Master Robe**
And once that happens,
**[18:29] Master Robe**
their memories from when they
were morphs slowly disappear.
**[18:33] Master Robe**
But Kate and I are different.
**[18:37] Master Robe**
We remember everything.
**[18:39] Master Robe**
I have seen the mechanisms by which
Shadows House treats its living dolls as tools.
**[18:45] Master Robe**
Shadows are nobles?
That is simply make-believe.
**[18:50] Master Robe**
Shadows House is a house of kidnappers.
**[18:54] Kate**
Kate wants to change that! That's why she—
**[18:57] Master Robe**
Are you sure about that, Kate?
**[18:59] Master Robe**
You haven't changed either, have you?
**[19:02] Master Robe**
In the end, you're the only one
who knows the secrets of this house,
**[19:05] Master Robe**
and you compel your
underlings to follow you.
**[19:07] Master Robe**
You manipulate them
from a position of superiority.
**[19:10] Master Robe**
Were you frightened?
**[19:12] Master Robe**
Did you think that if the information leaked,
you'd be digging your own grave?
**[19:16] Master Robe**
Or did you think that
if they learned how cunning you are,
**[19:20] Master Robe**
you would lose their trust?
**[19:31] John**
You're saying all that when you
know nothing of John and the others!
**[19:37] John**
If you hurt Kate any more,
John will punch you!
**[19:42] John**
She's the smartest, so of course she's
thinking about all kinds of things!
**[19:46] John**
Kate, please say something
in your own defense!
**[19:48] John**
John can't figure out what to say!
**[19:56] Kate**
Well, it seems you've said everything
you wanted to, with no restraint.
**[19:59] Kate**
Kate is furious right now!
**[20:01] Kate**
Because of you, Kate fell under
suspicion from the Star Bearers.
**[20:05] Kate**
And even supposing there were morphs
who retained their prior memories,
**[20:09] Kate**
are you saying that all
of them would share your ideology?
**[20:12] Kate**
Just how many living dolls do you suppose
were hurt by the phantom disturbance?
**[20:17] Kate**
Some, like Rosemary and Victor,
were even severely injured!
**[20:20] Kate**
As you know that living dolls are human,
**[20:23] Kate**
Kate cannot understand why you would
take such a course of action!
**[20:26] Kate**
If anyone here is preening over
their own splendid superiority,
**[20:29] Kate**
it's you!
**[20:31] Kate**
If that's the kind of shadow you are,
**[20:33] Kate**
then Kate has no reservations about
handing you over to the Star Bearers.
**[20:35] Kate**
Remove your robe.
**[20:37] Kate**
Kate knows who you are.
**[20:40] Kate**
Hiding your scent, height, and voice means
that you're someone close to us.
**[20:46] Kate**
It's highly likely that you're affiliated
with Emilico, Shaun, or Rum's teams.
**[20:50] Kate**
We also investigated
perfumes and soot powers!
**[20:54] Kate**
After the process of elimination,
the only one left was you!
**[20:56] Kate**
And then Emilico testified to something else.
**[21:00] Kate**
One trait of soot sickness is that the
afflicted's whole face is blackened with soot.
**[21:05] Kate**
That's because they resist
when the scorches cling to them.
**[21:10] Kate**
And yet...
**[21:12] (Flashback) Emilico**
When I think back on it...
**[21:14] (Flashback) Emilico**
One face was clean.
**[21:17] Kate**
The living doll who started
the whole incident...
**[21:20] Kate**
bore no signs of resisting!
**[21:22] Kate**
That's because you ordered your own
living doll to do it, right?
**[21:28] Kate**
To think you'd go so far...
**[21:35] Kate**
Why did you do it,
**[21:46] Kate**
Maryrose?
**[22:01] Maryrose**
All of you really are quite entertaining.
**[22:05] lyric**
*Traveling through a jumbled labyrinth...*
**[22:10] lyric**
*Over and over*
**[22:14] lyric**
*This lonely utopia...*
**[22:19] lyric**
*I have no more need of it*
**[22:23] lyric**
*A vanished smile*
**[22:25] lyric**
*Promises are lies, too*
**[22:28] lyric**
* Everything is pointless,*
* isn't it? And yet...*
**[22:32] lyric**
*Even misshapen as I am, I keep searching...*
**[22:37] lyric**
*For shadows of recollection*
**[22:43] lyric**
*Roses whose love has rotted...*
**[22:48] lyric**
*Lock their feelings away*
**[22:53] lyric**
*That silhouette from back then...*
**[22:57] lyric**
*I've kept on chasing it...*
**[23:01] lyric**
*Even if pale, frozen thorns*
**[23:06] lyric**
*Pierce my heart over and over*
**[23:10] lyric**
*Until I can take that hand*
**[23:15] lyric**
*Again and again*
**[23:19] lyric**
*I'll wish on a star*
**[23:36] Kate**
*Next time,*
***SIGN*** Next Time
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**[23:37] Kate**
*"The Last Lessons."*
**[23:39] ---**
# E9 - The Last Lessons
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**[00:14] lyrics**
*In the face of sadness, we shall smile*
**[00:18] lyrics**
*To live is to be a marionette*
**[00:22] lyrics**
*Once your heart gets into the swing...*
**[00:26] lyrics**
*Would you like a coffee?*
**[00:31] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2*
**[00:33] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 3*
**[00:34] lyrics**
*I can't seem to dance very well*
**[00:37] lyrics**
*Pain and resentment, and sadness, too...*
**[00:40] lyrics**
*Mix them, knead them...*
**[00:44] lyrics**
*And then a good night kiss*
**[00:48] lyrics**
*Shall we Dance? We shall dance*
**[00:52] lyrics**
*Despair and desire. This is the life!*
**[00:56] lyrics**
*Shadow Life!*
**[00:58] lyrics**
*Don't puzzle over things unnecessarily*
**[01:02] lyrics**
*Let's become one*
**[01:04] lyrics**
*How nice (How nice) How nice (How nice)*
**[01:08] lyrics**
*Humans... Being human... It's so nice*
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**[01:33] John**
Whoa! Th-There, at her feet!
**[01:36] John**
She's riding a scorch!
**[01:46] John**
She put a scorch in her throat?!
**[01:48] John**
The raspiness in her voice is gone!
**[01:50] Maryrose**
You saw through everything. Well done.
**[01:53] Maryrose**
I'd expect nothing less...
**[01:55] Maryrose**
of such a beautiful rose.
**[01:58] Maryrose**
I do not possess much soot,
**[02:02] Maryrose**
but this power is quite useful.
**[02:07] Maryrose**
It activates when even a tiny amount
of my soot is incorporated into a scorch.
**[02:12] Maryrose**
They are compelled to obey
simple commands from me.
**[02:15] Kate**
And that's how you played tricks
with your height and voice.
**[02:18] John**
Hold on...
**[02:20] John**
Robe. Rose. Robe. Rose.
**[02:23] John**
Master Robe's true identity is Rose!
What a tremendous hint!
**[02:27] Kate**
It was Emilico who started
calling her "Master Robe"!
**[02:29] Kate**
Will you please stop
making silly jokes?!
**[02:32] Kate; internal**
*According to Louise's research,*
**[02:34] Kate; internal**
* Maryrose's soot powers have physical effects*
* which she can manipulate from a distance.*
**[02:38] Kate; internal**
* Since scorches aren't*
* living organisms,*
**[02:40] Kate; internal**
* she can physically*
* make them move.*
**[02:43] Kate; internal**
* When she made the Belles*
* break the coffee carafes,*
**[02:45] Kate; internal**
* she must have been*
* hiding somewhere,*
**[02:47] Kate; internal**
* using her powers from*
* afar to guide events...*
**[02:52] Kate; internal**
* just the way I did at the debut*
* when I made Emilico dance.*
**[02:58] Kate**
Maryrose, Kate simply
cannot understand.
**[03:02] Kate**
Rosemary is your living doll.
**[03:04] Kate**
How could you do such cruel
things to her and the others?
**[03:07] Rosemary**
You have it wrong.
**[03:18] Rosemary**
This is something I wanted.
**[03:22] Kate**
Rosemary?
**[03:23] Kate**
Have you recovered
from your soot sickness?
**[03:26] Rosemary**
To be precise, Mistress Maryrose
manipulated a scorch,
**[03:30] Rosemary**
anchoring it in a spot in my stomach
where it would not easily be washed away,
**[03:33] Rosemary**
to make it so that I wouldn't
recover from the soot sickness.
**[03:37] Kate**
She went as far as that?
**[03:39] Rosemary**
It was necessary.
**[03:45] Maryrose**
Rosemary and I don't
have much time left.
**[03:49] Maryrose**
We have received an invitation.
**[03:53] Kate**
What?
**[03:54] Maryrose**
Becoming an adult here
at Shadows House...
**[03:56] Maryrose**
Do you know what that entails?
**[04:00] Maryrose**
A shadow's ultimate goal...
**[04:03] Maryrose**
is to become one with a human.
**[04:09] Maryrose**
The "invitation" is a summons
to undergo the fusion ceremony
**[04:13] Maryrose**
where a shadow and living
doll become one entity.
**[04:16] Maryrose**
The "adults" are all shadows
who have completed this fusion!
**[04:22] John**
Th-That's amazing!
**[04:24] John**
Shadows can really
do something like that?
**[04:27] Maryrose**
To gain a face,
shadows extinguish a human life.
**[04:33] Maryrose**
The living doll's
awareness is snuffed out,
**[04:35] Maryrose**
and the shadow steps
into their body!
**[04:38] John; internal**
*Huh? What does that mean?*
**[04:40] John; internal**
*If John and Shaun fuse,*
**[04:42] John; internal**
* will we never be able to speak*
* to each other again?*
**[04:45] John; internal**
*That would be horrible!*
**[04:47] Maryrose**
For a long time, we have awaited
a chance to escape this house...
**[04:52] Maryrose**
But with no moves we could make,
time simply slipped away.
**[04:56] Maryrose**
I possess very little soot,
**[04:59] Maryrose**
and my power was only good
for moving small, light objects.
**[05:03] Maryrose**
Then, one day,
**[05:04] Maryrose**
it suddenly blossomed into
an ability to manipulate scorches!
**[05:09] Maryrose**
I was so grateful
for this stroke of luck!
**[05:12] Maryrose**
I thought that maybe I could
use it to find those of like mind.
**[05:16] Maryrose**
As a first step,
**[05:18] Maryrose**
I orchestrated the phantom disturbance.
**[05:25] Maryrose**
This house robs people of thought,
**[05:27] Maryrose**
so I wanted to uncover those who
"fret over trivial matters."
**[05:36] Maryrose**
Just as we thought that everything
was progressing perfectly,
**[05:40] Maryrose**
we received our invitation.
**[05:44] Maryrose**
We no longer had time
to search for kindred spirits.
**[05:47] Maryrose**
We risked everything on one last
chance for the two of us to escape.
**[05:57] Maryrose**
In order to temporarily
defer our invitation,
**[05:59] Maryrose**
we had no choice but for Rosemary
to contract soot sickness.
**[06:03] Maryrose**
That's why we caused the second
phantom disturbance—to buy ourselves time.
**[06:08] Maryrose**
I took advantage
of the resulting chaos,
**[06:10] Maryrose**
and searched for other
entrances and exits.
**[06:12] Maryrose**
But I couldn't find any.
**[06:14] Kate**
"Other"? What do you mean?
**[06:17] Maryrose**
Emilico has told you, hasn't she?
**[06:19] Maryrose**
The main house has an entryway.
**[06:23] Maryrose**
I had searched that area previously.
**[06:34] Maryrose**
However...
**[06:40] Maryrose**
beyond the doors lay only a cliff!
**[06:43] Maryrose**
The "entryway" is no
more than a facade!
**[06:47] Maryrose**
It seems the only way to escape is
to pass through Lord Grandfather's wing—
**[06:53] Maryrose**
a completely impregnable fortress.
**[06:56] Maryrose**
Shadows House is toying
with all of our lives.
**[07:02] Maryrose**
To steal Rosemary's body,
**[07:04] Maryrose**
so that I alone can continue
to live a carefree life...
**[07:07] Maryrose**
The very idea is unthinkable!
**[07:09] Maryrose**
And so!
**[07:10] Maryrose**
We shall fight our fate!
**[07:17] Rosemary**
We know that we are being selfish.
**[07:20] Rosemary**
When others learned of the secrets
**[07:22] Rosemary**
of this house and were disposed of,
we stood by and watched.
**[07:27] Rosemary**
And because we tried to break
the brainwashing, lives were lost.
**[07:33] Rosemary**
It may be that our emotions
have become muted.
**[07:38] Rosemary**
My tears have run dry.
**[07:41] Rosemary**
But, Mistress Kate, in such a short time,
and without anyone noticing,
**[07:44] Rosemary**
you have gathered yourself so many allies.
**[07:47] Rosemary**
You are far more brilliant than we are.
**[07:51] Rosemary**
Were it possible, I only wish
we could have met sooner.
**[07:56] Kate; internal**
*It can't be...*
**[07:57] Kate; internal**
* They wrought all this havoc precisely because*
* of how much they care for each other?*
**[08:04] Kate; internal**
*What if it were me?*
**[08:06] Kate; internal**
* If I'd spent years in this house,*
* unable to make allies,*
**[08:09] Kate; internal**
* only to learn in the end*
* that I'd lose Emilico...*
**[08:14] Rosemary**
Emilico...
**[08:20] Rosemary**
There was so much more...
I wanted to teach you.
**[08:27] Rosemary**
Mia can be difficult to get along with,
**[08:30] Rosemary**
but she's good at looking
after people,
**[08:32] Rosemary**
so she's sure to become
a wonderful team leader.
**[08:36] Rosemary**
Lou is a quiet, intelligent girl.
**[08:40] Rosemary**
She lacks initiative, so, Emilico,
**[08:42] Rosemary**
you make up for that
for her, all right?
**[08:47] Rosemary**
It only existed for a brief time...
**[08:51] Rosemary**
But it was a wonderful
team, wasn't it?
**[08:55] Rosemary**
Shaun, you come over here, too.
**[09:03] Rosemary**
I'm so sorry, truly.
**[09:08] Rosemary**
It's too late for us...
**[09:10] Rosemary**
to turn back now.
**[09:20] Rosemary**
So please don't get in our way.
**[09:24] Kate**
Emilico!
**[09:25] John**
Shaun!
**[09:26] Maryrose**
Tomorrow, we shall once
again receive our invitation.
**[09:30] Maryrose**
And that shall be our final act.
**[09:34] Maryrose**
Which is why we cannot allow
you to expose us as the culprits!
**[09:38] Maryrose**
You will be restrained
until the time comes!
**[09:42] John**
Whoa!
**[09:43] John**
There are still this
many scorches?!
**[09:45] John**
Who was it? Who skipped
out on their cleaning?!
**[09:48] Maryrose**
These are my last lessons
for you as team leader!
**[09:58] John**
Blast!
**[09:59] John**
We can't get close
to Shaun and Emilico!
**[10:07] Maryrose**
So, you also have a long-distance,
physical-type power?
**[10:09] Maryrose**
I have a general idea
of what you're thinking.
**[10:12] Maryrose**
You are intelligent.
**[10:15] Maryrose**
But you lack experience.
**[10:17] Maryrose**
Lured by hints,
**[10:19] Maryrose**
you came all the way to
this stage I'd set for you.
**[10:22] Maryrose**
Did you not think that
it might be dangerous?
**[10:25] Maryrose**
Did you think you could wing it against an
opponent who had little soot to work with?
**[10:31] Maryrose**
Lesson one!
**[10:32] Maryrose**
Do not regard those who have
been here longer with disdain!
**[10:36] Kate**
We'll retreat for now!
**[10:37] Kate**
If she's gathered every scorch
in the house, we're at a disadvantage!
**[10:40] Kate**
We'll go outside!
**[10:41] John**
Right!
**[10:49] John**
We defeated quite
a few of them with that!
**[10:51] Kate**
It seems that even when manipulated,
**[10:53] Kate**
scorches are still weak against water!
**[10:55] John**
Still, Rosemary really got us!
**[10:59] John**
That talk she had with Emilico
even made John cry a little!
**[11:03] John**
And it was all just to get us
to let down our guards?
**[11:05] John**
She's such a good actress!
**[11:06] Kate**
It may be that her words were the truth.
**[11:08] Kate**
But achieving their goal was more
important to them than anything else.
**[11:13] John**
Look out!
**[11:14] John**
These things just don't give up!
**[11:17] John**
How far is her scorch-controlling range?
**[11:21] Kate**
While Rosemary was receiving treatment,
she was controlling that scorch...
**[11:25] Kate**
even though there's
quite a distance between
**[11:27] Kate**
the washing room
and Maryrose's rooms.
**[11:30] Kate**
Could it be that once she's given
an order, they become automated?
**[11:35] Kate**
And when it comes to soot,
**[11:36] Kate**
she has far more information
than Kate and the others do.
**[11:39] Kate**
She's a formidable foe.
**[11:41] John**
The John Punch is our last resort, right?
**[11:45] Kate**
What is that?
You named your ability?
**[11:47] Maryrose**
Sorry to keep you waiting.
**[11:54] John**
They're riding the scorches!
**[11:57] John**
And there are more
of them than before!
**[11:59] John**
Where'd she get them from?!
**[12:03] Kate**
They're fast!
**[12:09] John**
They're gonna catch us!
**[12:19] John**
They're gonna catch us!
**[12:29] John**
Just kidding!
**[12:35] Maryrose**
Blast it.
**[12:37] Kate**
This is an aqueduct that
brings water to the house.
**[12:41] Maryrose**
A bridge made of soot.
**[12:43] Maryrose**
You made it appear to be an extension
of the land in order to lead us here...
**[12:47] Maryrose**
Is that how it worked?
**[12:48] John**
Well, this is a hill, you see!
**[12:50] John**
You couldn't tell
from below, right?
**[12:52] John**
We didn't do all that
exploring just for show!
**[12:54] John**
With this, you've lost your
fighting power, haven't you, Maryrose?
**[12:58] Kate**
And now, to restrain you!
**[13:07] Kate**
Kate's being pulled in!
**[13:08] John**
Kate!
**[13:11] Maryrose**
Why didn't you drop us
into the aqueduct as well?
**[13:14] Maryrose**
Were you being careful
not to hurt Rosemary and me?
**[13:19] Maryrose**
How naïve.
**[13:20] Maryrose**
Lesson two!
**[13:22] Maryrose**
Do not show compassion
for your enemies.
**[13:25] John**
How could you do that to Kate?
**[13:27] John**
Don't show compassion, you say?
**[13:29] John**
Then you'd better
prepare yourselves!
**[13:31] John**
You're about to get blown away!
**[13:33] Kate; internal**
*Wait...*
**[13:34] Kate; internal**
*What is it? Something feels wrong.*
**[13:37] (Flashback) Maryrose**
You are intelligent.
**[13:39] (Flashback) Maryrose**
But you lack experience.
**[13:41] Kate; internal**
*That's right.*
**[13:43] Kate; internal**
* They've lived in the house*
* for a long time.*
**[13:45] Kate; internal**
* It's highly possible that they*
* knew about this aqueduct.*
**[13:49] Kate; internal**
* Could they have let themselves*
* spring the trap on purpose?*
**[13:52] Kate; internal**
* Why did they want us*
* to let down our guard?*
**[13:57] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Did you think you could wing it against an
opponent who had little soot to work with?
**[14:01] Kate; internal**
*Maryrose has a low soot volume.*
**[14:03] Kate; internal**
*If that is true, then...*
**[14:06] Kate; internal**
* A great number of scorches were*
* defeated in the great hall.*
**[14:09] Kate; internal**
* It's odd that they multiplied*
* to such an extent.*
**[14:11] (Flashback) John**
Who was it? Who skipped
out on their cleaning?!
**[14:15] Kate; internal**
* Could it be that those*
* scorches earlier...*
**[14:19] Kate; internal**
*were made from my soot?!*
**[14:22] John**
John...
**[14:24] John**
Punch!
**[14:26] Kate**
John, no!
**[14:28] Kate**
Maryrose's soot power isn't limited
to manipulating scorches!
**[14:32] John**
What?
**[14:40] Kate**
She can instantaneously transform
others' soot into scorches!
**[14:44] John**
Uh... Uh-oh.
**[14:45] John**
There's more than double
what was there before!
**[14:52] Maryrose**
Lesson three.
**[14:54] Maryrose**
One's true power should be
kept secret as long as possible.
**[15:01] John**
So this is a phantom?
**[15:10] John**
All we can do is run!
Let's go, Kate!
**[15:13] Kate**
J-John!
**[15:14] Kate**
What's wrong?
**[15:16] John**
Why...
**[15:17] John**
John's body won't move
the way he wants it to...
**[15:19] Kate**
You've used too much soot.
**[15:20] Kate**
But you can do this, John!
**[15:21] Kate**
For now, we just have to run!
**[15:24] John**
John is sorry for being so pathetic.
**[15:30] Maryrose**
You will not be allowed
to interfere, Kate.
**[15:34] Maryrose**
We will decide the manner
in which our curtain falls.
**[15:45] Kate**
It's no good.
Kate is exhausted, too.
**[15:49] John**
The more you attack,
the stronger your opponent becomes!
**[15:52] John**
That's just cheating!
**[15:54] John**
This is no different from having
our soot powers sealed away.
**[15:57] John**
Blast it!
**[15:58] John**
Both John and Kate thought that our
high soot volumes were our one advantage!
**[16:04] Kate**
And we left Emilico and Shaun
back in the great hall, too.
**[16:07] Kate**
It's just as Maryrose said.
**[16:10] Kate**
Kate and the others were naïve.
**[16:14] Kate; internal**
* And that points to one*
* devastating truth...*
**[16:18] Kate; internal**
*That even Maryrose, with all her power,*
**[16:21] Kate; internal**
* had no choice but to give up*
* on escaping from this house.*
**[16:25] Kate; internal**
* Just how great a gap in strength*
* is there between us and the adults?*
**[16:32] Edward**
Bah. It's quite dispiriting,
**[16:35] Edward**
having to go and check on the box.
**[16:37] Aileen**
Even if one pair succeeds,
it may be difficult for another.
**[16:42] Thomas**
They entered the box a long time ago.
**[16:46] Thomas**
What a shame.
**[16:48] Thomas**
It seems you've started off with a failure,
**[16:52] Thomas**
new warden of the children's wing...
**[16:55] Thomas**
Young Edward.
**[16:57] Edward**
Master Thomas.
**[16:59] Thomas**
Your first welcoming...
**[17:01] Thomas**
What do you think?
**[17:03] Thomas**
Does it make you feel the
weight of your responsibilities?
**[17:05] Gerald**
We are about to confirm
whether they failed or not.
**[17:10] Thomas**
It's a truly wretched thing, you know?
**[17:13] Edward**
I see.
**[17:15] Edward**
It seems you have too
much time on your hands.
**[17:17] Edward**
Is this what you wish to say?
**[17:19] Edward**
The warden's most important
duty, the welcoming...
**[17:22] Edward**
If it fails repeatedly,
**[17:24] Edward**
the warden is removed from
the position.
**[17:28] Edward**
Is that it, former Warden Thomas?
**[17:32] Thomas**
Why would a little brat
who's only just risen
**[17:35] Thomas**
to the second floor
be given my position?
**[17:37] Aileen**
What does it matter?
**[17:38] Aileen**
Just think of it as having
more leisure time.
**[17:40] Aileen**
Flaring up at him like that...
**[17:42] Aileen**
In addition to losing your position,
you might be demoted to the first floor.
**[17:47] Aileen**
Is your fear of that
the cause of this?
**[17:49] Thomas**
Don't underestimate me, you nobodies.
**[18:00] Edward**
Now, now...
**[18:02] Edward**
Running wild in a place like this
**[18:04] Edward**
and ruining Lord Grandfather's mood
would be idiotic, don't you think?
**[18:08] Edward**
Allow me to apologize
for speaking out of turn.
**[18:10] Edward**
I am still quite young.
**[18:14] Edward**
Please hold on to a long-term perspective.
**[18:18] Edward**
After all, the ones who are
worthy of the third floor...
**[18:23] Edward**
are us.
**[18:32] Gerald**
But, Edward, if only
one pair of two succeeds,
**[18:37] Gerald**
that would be a hard blow to take.
**[18:39] Aileen**
If half succeed, it zeroes
out on balance.
**[18:42] Aileen**
But next time...
**[18:44] Aileen**
Maryrose.
**[18:46] Aileen**
I can understand why
you're interested in her.
**[18:49] Aileen**
Even if she were to be
welcomed now, she would fail.
**[18:52] Edward**
In the report for her transfer,
**[18:54] Edward**
her evaluations were lower than expected,
even considering her low soot volume.
**[19:00] Edward**
It's strange, isn't it?
**[19:04] Edward**
We are speaking of Maryrose,
who used to excel.
**[19:15] Edward**
What happened to her
after we became adults?
**[19:23] Edward**
As I thought,
**[19:24] Edward**
the system wherein adults cannot directly
affect the children's wing must be changed.
**[19:29] Aileen**
And the reports, too.
**[19:30] Aileen**
Only the warden is allowed to read them.
**[19:40] Edward**
On top of which,
**[19:41] Edward**
the moment they were invited,
they contracted soot sickness.
**[19:46] Edward**
All one can think is that they are resistant
to coming to Lord Grandfather's wing.
**[19:51] Gerald**
Is Maryrose a rebellious element?
**[19:54] Edward**
This is only a hypothesis,
**[19:55] Edward**
but what if she deliberately lowered her
evaluations to stay in the children's wing...
**[19:59] Edward**
so that she could inspire newcomers to rebel?
**[20:04] Edward**
Kate could be the product of that.
**[20:06] Edward**
She's a member of Maryrose's team.
**[20:08] Edward**
There's more than
enough to connect them.
**[20:11] Edward**
Kate will carry on her mutinous ideology,
**[20:14] Edward**
and if it spreads throughout
the whole of the children's wing,
**[20:16] Edward**
the Star Bearers will be unable
to quell it on their own.
**[20:19] Edward**
To make those up on the
third floor understand this,
**[20:22] Edward**
we will welcome Maryrose,
**[20:24] Edward**
and have her come clean,
spilling everything she knows.
**[20:27] Edward**
If we can deliver a rebellious
element to Lord Grandfather,
**[20:31] Edward**
our path to the third floor will open.
**[20:34] Gerald**
I see.
**[20:35] Gerald**
Since you have thought that
far ahead, I have no complaints.
**[20:39] Aileen**
And to gain trust,
an enemy is needed.
**[20:43] Edward; internal**
* When a shadow and a living doll*
* enter the Box of Completion...*
**[20:47] Edward; internal**
*a cocoon is formed from the shadow's soot.*
**[20:50] Edward; internal**
* If the process succeeds,*
* the living doll's life is extinguished,*
**[20:53] Edward; internal**
* and a shadow made perfect*
* emerges from the cocoon.*
**[20:57] Edward; internal**
* Just as a caterpillar becomes a*
* chrysalis and then emerges with wings.*
**[21:01] Edward; internal**
* The process takes between*
* one and two weeks.*
**[21:04] Edward; internal**
*Failure means death.*
**[21:07] Edward; internal**
* I'm afraid that Maryrose*
* is unlikely to succeed.*
**[21:11] Edward; internal**
* A failed fusion reduces the*
* evaluation of the warden in charge,*
**[21:15] Edward; internal**
*but that is of little concern.*
**[21:32] Edward**
What a horrible odor.
**[21:46] Edward**
The real thing is even more
hideous than I was told.
**[21:51] Edward; internal**
*Maryrose...*
**[21:53] Edward; internal**
*This is where your fate shall lead.*
**[21:56] Edward; internal**
*Those who plot rebellion...*
**[22:00] Edward; internal**
*should be punished.*
**[22:05] lyric**
*Traveling through a jumbled labyrinth...*
**[22:10] lyric**
*Over and over*
**[22:14] lyric**
*This lonely utopia...*
**[22:19] lyric**
*I have no more need of it*
**[22:23] lyric**
*A vanished smile*
**[22:25] lyric**
*Promises are lies, too*
**[22:28] lyric**
* Everything is pointless,*
* isn't it? And yet...*
**[22:32] lyric**
*Even misshapen as I am, I keep searching...*
**[22:37] lyric**
*For shadows of recollection*
**[22:43] lyric**
*Roses whose love has rotted...*
**[22:48] lyric**
*Lock their feelings away*
**[22:53] lyric**
*That silhouette from back then...*
**[22:57] lyric**
*I've kept on chasing it...*
**[23:01] lyric**
*Even if pale, frozen thorns*
**[23:06] lyric**
*Pierce my heart over and over*
**[23:10] lyric**
*Until I can take that hand*
**[23:15] lyric**
*Again and again*
**[23:19] lyric**
*I'll wish on a star*
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
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**[23:36] Kate**
Next time,
**[23:37] Kate**
"The Value of Friends."
**[23:39] ---**
# E10 - The Value of Friends
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GG1U2QV18/the-value-of-friends)
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**[00:00] John**
John...
**[00:01] John**
Punch!
**[00:03] Kate**
John, no!
**[00:05] Kate**
Maryrose's soot power isn't
limited to manipulating scorches!
**[00:08] John**
What?
**[00:16] Kate**
She can instantaneously transform
others' soot into scorches!
**[00:20] John**
Uh... Uh-oh.
**[00:22] John**
There's more than double
what was there before!
**[00:26] Maryrose**
Lesson three.
**[00:28] Maryrose**
One's true power should be
kept secret as long as possible.
**[00:35] John**
So this is a phantom?
**[00:44] John**
All we can do is run!
Let's go, Kate!
**[00:47] Kate**
J-John!
**[00:49] Kate**
What's wrong?
**[00:50] John**
Why...
**[00:51] John**
John's body won't move
the way he wants it to...
**[00:53] Kate**
You've used too much soot.
**[00:55] Kate**
But you can do this, John!
**[00:56] Kate**
For now, we just have to run!
**[00:58] John**
John is sorry for
being so pathetic.
**[01:07] John**
The more you attack,
the stronger your opponent becomes!
**[01:10] John**
That's just cheating!
**[01:12] John**
This is no different from having
our soot powers sealed away.
**[01:15] John**
Blast it!
**[01:16] John**
Both John and Kate thought that our high
soot volumes were our one advantage!
**[01:21] Kate**
And we left Emilico and Shaun
back in the great hall, too.
**[01:25] Kate**
It's just as Maryrose said.
**[01:28] Kate**
Kate and the others were naïve.
**[01:33] Maryrose**
You will not be allowed
to interfere, Kate.
**[01:37] Maryrose**
We will decide the manner
in which our curtain falls.
**[01:57] lyrics**
*In the face of sadness, we shall smile*
**[02:01] lyrics**
*To live is to be a marionette*
**[02:05] lyrics**
*Once your heart gets into the swing...*
**[02:09] lyrics**
*Would you like a coffee?*
**[02:14] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2*
**[02:16] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 3*
**[02:17] lyrics**
*I can't seem to dance very well*
**[02:20] lyrics**
*Pain and resentment, and sadness, too...*
**[02:23] lyrics**
*Mix them, knead them...*
**[02:27] lyrics**
*And then a good night kiss*
**[02:31] lyrics**
*Shall we Dance? We shall dance*
**[02:35] lyrics**
*Despair and desire. This is the life!*
**[02:40] lyrics**
*Shadow Life!*
**[02:41] lyrics**
*Don't puzzle over things unnecessarily*
**[02:45] lyrics**
*Let's become one*
**[02:47] lyrics**
*How nice (How nice) How nice (How nice)*
**[02:51] lyrics**
*Humans... Being human... It's so nice*
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**[03:31] John**
Kate, what will we do now?
**[03:36] Kate**
This isn't going as planned, is it?
**[03:39] Kate**
For now, we have to make
sure she doesn't find us.
**[03:42] Kate**
Since soot attacks won't
work on Maryrose,
**[03:46] Kate**
it will be incredibly difficult
for Kate and John to capture her.
**[03:49] Kate**
First, let's try to get
close to the house.
**[03:52] Kate**
If we must, we can shout for help.
**[03:55] John**
With everyone brainwashed,
**[03:57] John**
John would've really liked
to settle this with just us, though.
**[04:01] Kate**
Can you still move, John?
**[04:03] John**
Yes, John can manage.
**[04:09] John**
There are scorches
coming this way!
**[04:10] John**
Didn't they all turn
into that phantom?!
**[04:13] Kate**
This time, she's planning to
use sheer numbers to overwhelm us.
**[04:15] John**
A human wave attack...
**[04:17] John**
No, a scorch wave attack?
**[04:18] John**
That Maryrose is ruthless!
**[04:24] John**
And now John is hungry!
**[04:26] John**
Blast!
**[04:27] John**
If John had known things would
go like this, he'd have eaten something!
**[04:29] Kate**
Indeed!
**[04:30] Kate**
Using soot powers chips
away at one's stamina, so...
**[04:35] Maryrose**
What a truly enjoyable evening.
**[04:39] Maryrose**
Kate has conducted herself admirably.
**[04:42] Maryrose**
And John's soot
volume is impressive.
**[04:45] Maryrose**
We've rendered their soot powers ineffective,
**[04:47] Maryrose**
and their living dolls aren't
here to fight for them.
**[04:49] Maryrose**
The next thing they'll think
about is calling for help.
**[04:54] Maryrose**
Now, my scorches!
**[04:56] Maryrose**
Do not let those two get
anywhere near the house!
**[05:02] Kate**
If we're cornered now,
we'll have nowhere left to go.
**[05:05] Kate**
It's no good. She's reading our every move!
**[05:08] Kate**
Kate is worried about
Emilico and Shaun.
**[05:11] John**
Huh? They're probably fine, right?
**[05:13] John**
After all, we implemented
the Mouth Full of Water Plan!
**[05:17] John**
Since she can control scorches,
we knew she'd target our living dolls first.
**[05:21] John**
That's why they filled their
mouths with water ahead of time.
**[05:24] John**
Protected against scorches,
**[05:25] John**
they'd create an opening by acting
like they'd contracted soot sickness.
**[05:30] John**
And to make sure they
weren't found out,
**[05:31] John**
Kate, you sent soot into their eyes
and made them look pitch-black!
**[05:34] John**
Your control there was perfect!
**[05:37] Kate**
True, but... up until now,
**[05:39] Kate**
Maryrose has been one step ahead
of everything we've tried.
**[05:46] Kate; internal**
*This is bad.*
**[05:47] Kate; internal**
* If she sent high-density*
* scorches at them...*
**[05:58] Shaun; Emilico**
My eyes hurt!
**[06:02] Emilico**
Mistress Kate, you didn't
have to go this far!
**[06:05] Shaun**
My eyes won't stop watering.
**[06:07] Shaun**
I have to rinse them out.
**[06:09] Emilico**
I'll go and bring the water we hid.
**[06:16] Emilico**
I can't see very well.
**[06:18] Shaun**
You can do it! Please, Emilico.
**[06:29] Shaun**
I had no idea that getting soot
in my eyes would hurt this much.
**[06:33] Emilico**
But thanks to that,
our acting was very realistic!
**[06:36] Shaun**
Still...
**[06:37] Shaun**
I thought we were
prepared against scorches,
**[06:40] Shaun**
but the timing of that
attack was just...
**[06:42] Emilico**
You don't have any left
in your mouth, do you?
**[06:47] Shaun**
I'm fine.
**[06:48] Shaun**
Actually, it's the irritation
in my eyes that's awful.
**[06:51] Shaun**
And that's because the soot
was really packed in there.
**[06:54] Shaun**
Seen in comparison to that,
Mistress Maryrose is really amazing.
**[06:58] Shaun**
She sent scorches with a precisely
calculated amount of soot at us.
**[07:01] Shaun**
Though, thanks to that,
**[07:03] Shaun**
we were able to hold them off
with a mouthful of water.
**[07:07] Shaun**
I-It isn't a criticism of Mistress Kate!
**[07:10] Emilico**
Mistress Maryrose is very kind, isn't she?
**[07:15] Shaun**
I see.
**[07:16] Shaun**
If she'd sent small,
high-density scorches at us,
**[07:20] Shaun**
we might not have been
able to defend against them.
**[07:24] Shaun**
Could it be...
**[07:25] Shaun**
Did she calculate the amount so we'd
only receive a light case of soot sickness?
**[07:29] Emilico**
If we turn her in as the culprit...
**[07:32] Emilico**
Will Mistress Maryrose and Rosemary...
**[07:35] Emilico**
be disposed of?
**[07:39] Shaun**
Right now, we should concentrate
only on our own masters.
**[07:44] Shaun**
I have a bad feeling about this.
**[07:46] Shaun**
If Master John is alone
with Mistress Kate...
**[07:49] Shaun**
He'll be overeager and expend
all of his strength, won't he?
**[07:55] Shaun**
Master John's punch
is incredibly powerful,
**[07:58] Shaun**
but he can't regulate it the
way Mistress Maryrose can her powers.
**[08:00] Shaun**
Apparently, a single punch consumes
a huge amount of his stamina!
**[08:05] Shaun**
Blast.
**[08:06] Shaun**
He should have
had seconds at dinner.
**[08:10] Emilico**
Then there's no need to worry!
**[08:12] Emilico**
After all, Mistress Kate
has a secret weapon!
**[08:20] Kate**
Ta-dah!
**[08:21] Kate**
Kate's just remembered
that she has this!
**[08:26] Kate**
Who'd have imagined that
it would prove useful?
**[08:28] Kate**
First, we must
replenish our strength.
**[08:31] Kate**
Let's eat it together.
**[08:32] John**
Huh? Oh...
**[08:33] John**
You're giving this to John?
**[08:39] John**
Do you always have
rolls in your pocket?
**[08:42] Kate**
What? No, not usually.
**[08:44] Kate**
It's because Emilico insisted.
**[08:48] (Flashback) Emilico**
Rolls are an absolute necessity!
**[08:50] (Flashback) Emilico**
When we did our late night patrols,
they came in very handy!
**[08:54] John**
No, it's just...
**[08:56] John**
John was so happy,
he didn't know how to react!
**[08:58] John**
Ahem.
**[09:00] John**
It's the first present John
ever received from Kate...
**[09:02] John**
He'll treasure it all his life.
**[09:04] Kate**
Eat it immediately.
**[09:12] John**
All right! John's power is at its maximum!
**[09:15] John**
Next time, John will bring her down!
**[09:16] John**
You just wait! You'll get what's
coming to you, Maryrose!
**[09:19] Kate**
If you make too much noise,
she'll find us! Keep quiet!
**[09:24] John**
The strength from the roll Kate gave
him has filled John with energy!
**[09:28] Kate**
The situation hasn't
turned in our favor.
**[09:30] Kate**
We can't run any further.
**[09:32] John**
No, there's the mouth
of the aqueduct.
**[09:34] John**
Let's use that!
**[09:35] John**
We can douse the scorches with water!
**[09:38] John**
Nice idea!
**[09:39] Kate**
How would we do that?
**[09:41] John**
Well...
**[09:42] John**
We could make
buckets out of soot.
**[09:44] John**
Another nice idea!
**[09:46] Kate**
The water would just wash the soot away!
**[09:51] Kate**
John!
**[09:55] Kate; internal**
*How can we survive this crisis?*
**[09:58] Kate; internal**
* One, drop them into the*
* aqueduct one by one...*
**[10:02] Kate; internal**
* Two, attack with soot powers to*
* decrease their numbers straightaway...*
**[10:06] Kate; internal**
* Or three, wait for Emilico*
* and Shaun to arrive?*
**[10:10] John**
Come on! John will smack you
down into the aqueduct!
**[10:17] John**
Ow! It's so hard!
**[10:21] John**
Could this be what they
called a "high-density" one?
**[10:24] John**
Is it because it was John's soot?
**[10:28] John**
Now it's come to this...
**[10:29] John**
To protect John's beloved Kate,
**[10:31] John**
he will put all his strength into
a John Punch and blow them all away!
**[10:34] Kate**
Don't use all your strength
against just one of them!
**[10:38] Kate; internal**
*One and two won't work.*
**[10:40] Kate; internal**
* As long as Maryrose is around,*
* she can just make more scorches.*
**[10:44] Kate; internal**
* And next time, John really won't*
* be able to move afterwards.*
**[10:46] Kate; internal**
*Which leaves number three.*
**[10:49] Kate; internal**
*It seems too obvious.*
**[10:51] Kate; internal**
* We don't know what Emilico*
* and Shaun's situation is.*
**[10:55] Kate; internal**
* And we've strayed far from*
* our agreed meeting place.*
**[10:59] John**
Kate! Don't let yourself worry!
**[11:03] John**
If you emit soot, our position
here will be revealed.
**[11:06] John**
You need to keep a cool head.
**[11:08] Kate**
That's it, John!
**[11:10] John**
Huh?
**[11:11] Kate**
Let's go cool our heads!
**[11:20] Kate**
Oh, honestly. This is the worst!
**[11:23] Kate**
It's cold, and Kate's
clothes are soaked.
**[11:26] Kate**
It feels disgusting.
**[11:27] John**
Should John carry
you on his shoulders?
**[11:29] Kate**
No!
**[11:31] John**
Blast it.
**[11:32] John**
They're still watching us from
the edge of the aqueduct.
**[11:35] John**
Kate, what's our next move?
**[11:37] Kate**
Well...
**[11:39] Kate**
This aqueduct brings water from the
outside for the use of Shadows House.
**[11:42] Kate**
It splits a few times up ahead...
**[11:45] Kate**
branching toward the vegetable
garden and the main house.
**[11:47] Kate**
And beyond that, it should continue
all the way to the fountain garden.
**[11:51] Kate**
No matter what we do,
**[11:53] Kate**
we'll have to briefly leave the
aqueduct and use the stairs.
**[11:56] John**
And they'll definitely be watching
for that opportunity to attack us.
**[12:01] John**
Right, then!
**[12:02] John**
We're headed for the
main house, right?
**[12:04] John**
Even from the aqueduct,
**[12:05] John**
if we shout loud enough,
the Star Bearers might notice!
**[12:11] Kate**
The whole reason we're
in this mess to begin with...
**[12:14] Kate**
is because the Star Bearers
falsely accused Kate of a crime.
**[12:18] Kate**
This isn't amusing in the least!
**[12:20] Kate**
We're heading for
the fountain garden!
**[12:22] Kate**
If you use your John Punch with exactly
the right timing, we'll beat them!
**[12:26] John; internal**
*John doesn't quite understand,*
**[12:27] John; internal**
* but is Kate thinking of him*
* as her secret weapon?*
**[12:30] John**
All right!
**[12:31] John**
John will put everything
he's got into one punch!
**[12:38] Kate; internal**
* We haven't seen Maryrose*
* up to this point.*
**[12:41] Kate; internal**
* Is that simply because she*
* can't touch us in the aqueduct?*
**[12:44] Kate; internal**
*Emilico...*
**[12:46] Kate; internal**
*If you're making a move right now,*
**[12:47] Kate; internal**
* I hope you'll be able to*
* figure out my destination.*
**[12:53] Shaun**
What was that noise?
**[12:55] Shaun**
Can you see anything, Emilico?
**[13:00] Emilico**
There are a few scorches
next to the aqueduct...
**[13:03] Emilico**
but I don't see Mistress Maryrose
or Mistress Kate.
**[13:07] Shaun**
As we thought,
they must be being chased.
**[13:09] Shaun**
We have to make sure
we aren't found, either.
**[13:15] Shaun**
I wonder if this means that
the soot bridge plan failed.
**[13:22] Shaun**
We tried heading toward
the soot that went up earlier,
**[13:25] Shaun**
but it seems we're too late.
**[13:27] Emilico**
Oh! At the edge of the aqueduct!
**[13:31] Emilico**
Mistress Kate's handkerchief
and a bit of bread?
**[13:36] Shaun**
Why would Mistress Kate have bread?
**[13:38] Emilico**
I had it ready for her!
**[13:40] Emilico**
See? I have some, too!
**[13:42] Emilico**
Oh!
**[13:43] Emilico**
With all that rolling around earlier,
it's been squashed really flat!
**[13:46] Shaun**
Well, we know that
they were here.
**[13:50] Shaun**
But what message
was she trying to convey?
**[13:54] Emilico**
They must have gone
into the aqueduct!
**[13:56] Emilico**
And they left the bread behind because
they didn't want it to get ruined.
**[13:59] Shaun**
Oh, no!
**[14:01] Shaun**
Those scorches earlier...
**[14:02] Shaun**
Could it be...
**[14:03] Emilico; Shaun**
They were after Mistress Kate
and Master John?
**[14:09] Shaun**
What? You keep things in there?
**[14:12] Emilico**
It's the map from when
we were exploring.
**[14:14] Emilico**
We added to it in preparation
for tonight's undertaking.
**[14:17] Emilico**
Let's check the information
on the gardens!
**[14:20] Emilico**
Even if we go back
along the same route,
**[14:22] Emilico**
we won't make it in time.
**[14:24] Shaun**
This aqueduct goes to the vegetable gardens,
the main house, and the fountain garden.
**[14:30] Shaun**
If we can figure out where Mistress Kate
and Master John are heading,
**[14:32] Shaun**
we might be able to catch up
by traveling overground.
**[14:35] Shaun**
And there are three options...
**[14:37] Shaun**
What is it?
**[14:39] Emilico**
When I imagine Mistress Kate
walking through the aqueduct...
**[14:44] Emilico**
with her clothes soaked,
she must be freezing!
**[14:47] Emilico**
She might catch a cold!
**[14:50] Emilico**
I'm so worried for her!
**[14:53] Shaun**
*That's* what you're worried about?
**[14:56] Shaun; internal**
* It's just like Emilico*
* to be that way.*
**[15:11] Kate**
Here we go! John,
you come after!
**[15:14] John**
Understood!
**[15:16] Kate; narration**
*First, I'll draw the scorches' attention...*
**[15:18] Fake Kate**
Over here!
**[15:20] Kate; narration**
* ...and lead them to the*
* edge of the fountain!*
**[15:27] Fake John**
Kate!
**[15:33] Fake John**
Kate!
**[15:34] Fake John**
Hold on just a little longer!
**[15:38] John; narration**
* And then, the last move is smashing*
* the fountain with a John Punch!*
**[15:42] Fake John**
The spray of water will
catch them all at once!
**[15:50] Fake John**
Huh?
**[15:53] Fake John**
How?
**[15:55] Fake John**
How can you already be here?
**[15:59] Maryrose**
I can sense the movements
of the scorches I control.
**[16:05] Maryrose**
I arrived before you and set a phantom
to wait for you by the fountain.
**[16:11] Fake Kate**
Mary...rose...
**[16:16] Maryrose**
Your lessons end here.
**[16:21] Maryrose**
You chose wrongly, Kate.
**[16:24] Maryrose**
You should have gone to the
main house to seek help.
**[16:31] Maryrose**
To the last, you insisted on
a direct confrontation with me.
**[16:36] Maryrose**
That is why you have lost.
**[16:41] John**
John...
**[16:42] John**
Punch!
**[16:54] Maryrose**
It can't be!
**[16:55] Maryrose**
How could John come
from behind us?
**[16:57] Maryrose**
Then the ones I captured are...
**[17:08] Maryrose**
You painted your bodies
with soot and traded places?
**[17:11] Kate**
It's over, Maryrose.
**[17:25] Kate**
Emilico, Shaun, you really saved us.
**[17:28] Kate**
And it's such a relief
that you're unharmed.
**[17:30] Emilico**
It's all thanks to your Mouth Full
of Water Plan, Mistress Kate!
**[17:34] Kate**
Still, it's amazing that you knew Kate
was heading for the fountain garden.
**[17:40] Kate**
We weren't able to leave any message
other than the piece of bread.
**[17:44] Shaun**
I thought you'd go to the house
to ask for help, but Emilico...
**[17:49] Emilico**
Mistress Kate, you were very angry
at the Star Bearers' mistrust of you,
**[17:54] Emilico**
so I knew that you wouldn't
ask them for help.
**[17:56] Emilico**
And if that were true,
then to fight a phantom,
**[17:59] Emilico**
I thought you might pick
somewhere with lots of water!
**[18:02] Emilico**
That's why we came here!
**[18:04] Kate**
And thanks to that, we were able
to meet up before Maryrose got here.
**[18:08] Kate**
You knew exactly how Kate felt.
**[18:11] Kate**
Thank you, Emilico.
**[18:14] Emilico**
Well, I am Mistress Kate's face, after all!
**[18:17] John; gurgling**
And...
**[18:20] John; gurgling**
thanks to the roll Emilico
made Kate carry with her...
**[18:25] John; gurgling**
John was able to use his
John Punch a second time.
**[18:30] Emilico**
Master John's strength has run out
in the middle of the fountain!
**[18:34] John**
This makes you see John in a
new light, doesn't it, Kate?
**[18:37] Kate**
Yes, well.
**[18:39] Kate**
Though, in your current state,
it's a little difficult.
**[18:43] Kate**
The improved John Punch plan
was a wonderful idea.
**[18:47] Kate**
Thank you, Shaun.
**[18:49] Kate**
If not for your suggestion to switch places,
we would likely have failed.
**[18:53] Shaun**
No, that was thanks to Emilico, too.
**[18:57] (Flashback) Emilico**
If it would keep Mistress Kate
from catching a cold,
**[18:59] (Flashback) Emilico**
I'd like her to switch
her clothes for mine!
**[19:03] Shaun**
Her saying that is what
gave me the idea.
**[19:06] Shaun**
Though, I did think that wearing your
clothes would be presumptuous of us.
**[19:10] Kate**
Not at all.
**[19:11] Kate**
There is no need to be bound
by the rules of Shadows House.
**[19:15] Kate**
You are quite brilliant.
**[19:16] John**
Shaun is John's face, after all.
**[19:19] Kate**
You're just completely carefree, aren't you?
**[19:22] Kate**
Also, you two were very good
at imitating Kate and John.
**[19:26] Emilico; Shaun**
Thank you!
**[19:29] Kate**
In the end,
**[19:30] Kate**
the strategies Kate thought up
on her own weren't any good.
**[19:34] Kate**
Truly, thank you, Emilico...
**[19:37] Kate**
Shaun...
**[19:39] Kate**
and John.
**[19:42] Kate**
You can't be serious!
**[19:43] Kate**
Your stomach is growling now?!
**[19:46] John**
Wh-What else do you expect?
**[19:48] John**
The energy from
the roll has run out!
**[19:49] Shaun**
Master John, now isn't
really the time...
**[19:51] John**
You too, Shaun?
**[19:53] Emilico**
Ta-dah!
**[19:55] Emilico**
We actually have one more roll!
**[19:58] Shaun**
Emilico... is that edible?
**[20:01] Emilico**
Huh? I'm sure it's delicious!
**[20:03] John**
It's a celebration, right?
Let's eat it together!
**[20:05] Kate**
Kate doesn't need any.
**[20:07] Emilico**
It's very flat, so it's
easy to portion out!
**[20:09] Emilico**
Four... No, six pieces!
**[20:14] Maryrose**
Kate...
**[20:16] Maryrose**
You have wonderful friends.
**[20:18] Maryrose**
We, who were unable
to make allies, have lost.
**[20:22] Maryrose**
If you...
**[20:24] Maryrose**
No, if all of you work together,
**[20:26] Maryrose**
perhaps you will be able
to change Shadows House.
**[20:30] Maryrose**
The culprits behind the recent phantom
disturbance were Maryrose and Rosemary.
**[20:35] Maryrose**
Kate was not involved and
so will be cleared of all suspicion.
**[20:39] Maryrose**
This will be quite the
achievement for all of you.
**[20:41] Maryrose**
And I will accept my punishment.
**[20:44] Maryrose**
Is that all right, Rosemary?
**[20:48] Rosemary**
To be disposed of together with you
**[20:50] Rosemary**
is all I could ever wish for.
**[20:53] Kate; internal**
* If I give Maryrose over*
* to the Star Bearers,*
**[20:56] Kate; internal**
*my value in their eyes will rise greatly.*
**[20:59] Kate; internal**
*If I allow Maryrose to go free,*
**[21:01] Kate; internal**
* then I will be punished as the culprit*
* behind the phantom disturbance.*
**[21:06] Emilico**
Mistress Kate.
**[21:09] Emilico**
Saving everyone who is brainwashed
is your goal, isn't it, Mistress Kate?
**[21:14] Emilico**
But...
**[21:16] Emilico**
How can we possibly...
**[21:18] Maryrose**
Do not pity us, Emilico.
**[21:21] Maryrose**
We exposed many living dolls
to the dangers of soot sickness.
**[21:25] Maryrose**
And to cause further chaos,
**[21:28] Maryrose**
we forced the Belles, who happened
to be nearby, to break the coffee carafes.
**[21:33] Maryrose**
All just to buy ourselves more time.
**[21:38] Maryrose**
To get here, we've done many things
that can never be forgiven.
**[21:57] Kate; internal**
*The next day,*
**[21:58] Kate; internal**
* we handed Maryrose and Rosemary*
* over to the Star Bearers.*
**[22:05] lyric**
*Traveling through a jumbled labyrinth...*
**[22:10] lyric**
*Over and over*
**[22:14] lyric**
*This lonely utopia...*
**[22:19] lyric**
*I have no more need of it*
**[22:23] lyric**
*A vanished smile*
**[22:25] lyric**
*Promises are lies, too*
**[22:28] lyric**
* Everything is pointless,*
* isn't it? And yet...*
**[22:32] lyric**
*Even misshapen as I am, I keep searching...*
**[22:37] lyric**
*For shadows of recollection*
**[22:43] lyric**
*Roses whose love has rotted...*
**[22:48] lyric**
*Lock their feelings away*
**[22:53] lyric**
*That silhouette from back then...*
**[22:57] lyric**
*I've kept on chasing it...*
**[23:01] lyric**
*Even if pale, frozen thorns*
**[23:06] lyric**
*Pierce my heart over and over*
**[23:10] lyric**
*Until I can take that hand*
**[23:15] lyric**
*Again and again*
**[23:19] lyric**
*I'll wish on a star*
**[23:36] Kate**
Next time,
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** The Answer of the Two
***SIGN*** The Answer of the Two
***SIGN*** The Answer of the Two
***SIGN*** The Answer of the Two
***SIGN*** The Answer of the Two
***SIGN*** The Answer of the Two
***SIGN*** The Answer of the Two
***SIGN*** The Answer of the Two
***SIGN*** The Answer of the Two
**[23:37] Kate**
"The Answer of the Two."
**[23:39] ---**
# E11 - The Answer of the Two
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**[00:07] Maryrose**
For us both to be given the same
clothes and put into similar rooms...
**[00:12] Maryrose**
It's ironic, isn't it?
**[00:14] Maryrose**
At last, the house is
treating us the same way.
**[00:19] Rosemary**
That's true.
**[00:22] Rosemary**
I'm sorry.
**[00:24] Rosemary**
I fell asleep for a little while.
**[00:26] Rosemary**
Mistress Maryrose,
were you able to rest at all?
**[00:30] Maryrose**
No.
**[00:31] Maryrose**
Being in this place made
it impossible to sleep.
**[00:34] Maryrose**
Honestly. You have nerves of steel.
**[00:38] Maryrose**
Also, I didn't get a goodnight kiss.
**[00:41] Rosemary**
Oh, dear. Did you feel lonely?
**[00:44] Rosemary**
I should have sung you a lullaby.
**[00:48] Maryrose**
Please don't.
**[00:50] Maryrose**
I'm not a child any longer.
***SIGN*** The Answer of the Two
***SIGN*** The Answer of the Two
***SIGN*** The Answer of the Two
***SIGN*** The Answer of the Two
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**[01:05] Emilico**
Mistress Kate! You're awake!
**[01:07] Emilico**
I'm so glad!
**[01:08] Emilico**
Last night was quite an ordeal,
**[01:10] Emilico**
so I was worried
you might not wake up!
**[01:15] Emilico**
This soot is as soft as a bed!
**[01:19] Emilico**
I'm so sorry to make you use your soot
powers when you're already so tired!
**[01:23] Kate**
This much poses no difficulty.
**[01:25] Kate**
Kate must hone her soot powers.
**[01:27] Kate**
The adults are likely to be
far stronger than Maryrose.
**[01:31] Kate**
As we fought, she taught Kate something...
**[01:34] Kate**
She said not to show enemies mercy.
**[01:37] Emilico**
But she held back against me and Shaun.
**[01:40] Kate**
And if she hadn't,
we would have lost.
**[01:43] Kate**
She truly was formidable.
**[01:44] Emilico**
Yes.
**[01:45] Emilico**
I'm certain that Master John
will be exhausted today, too.
**[01:52] Shaun; internal**
*I readied a lot of food for his meal,*
**[01:56] Shaun; internal**
*but he's not waking up.*
**[02:01] Kate**
By the way, what was that letter just now?
**[02:08] Kate**
Thank you for inviting us here.
**[02:11] Kate**
Your rooms are very large... and very lovely.
**[02:16] Barbara**
The adults have given an order.
**[02:18] Barbara**
It has been decided that Maryrose will
be punished in Lord Grandfather's wing.
**[02:24] Barbara**
Tonight, she will be turned over
to the warden in the Passageway of Glory.
**[02:28] Barbara**
As an interested party,
Kate, you will bear witness.
**[02:31] Kate**
The Passageway of Glory?
**[02:32] Barbara**
The only passage connecting the children's wing
to the adult wing. An elevated walkway.
**[02:37] Kate**
Oh.
**[02:38] Kate**
The passage we used
on the way to the debut.
**[02:44] Kate**
Is that...
**[02:46] Kate**
a Star Bearer's medal?
**[02:48] Kate**
Kate has never seen
a shadow wearing one.
**[02:52] Barbara**
There is no need for you
to know about that.
**[03:00] Kate**
We should be going.
**[03:05] Barbara**
Kate...
**[03:07] Barbara**
Thank you for stopping Maryrose.
**[03:31] Maryrose**
Barbara...
**[03:33] Maryrose**
Maryrose is sorry for
breaking our promise.
**[03:38] Barbara**
Barbara knows nothing of a promise
made with the likes of you.
**[03:43] Barbara**
Blast it! This is infuriating!
**[03:52] (Flashback) Maryrose**
This is a promise.
**[03:56] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Let us become adults together.
**[03:59] (Flashback) Christopher**
You make a good pair, don't you?
**[04:02] (Flashback) Christopher**
We've been waiting for
newcomers with high aspirations.
**[04:06] Barbara; narration**
* Christopher was already respected*
* throughout the children's wing.*
**[04:12] Barbara; narration**
*Maryrose took an immediate liking to him,*
**[04:14] Barbara; narration**
* and they talked together of*
* the house's future nearly every day.*
**[04:20] (Flashback) Christopher**
Selections are generally made based
on existing powers at the debut.
**[04:24] (Flashback) Christopher**
This is where many
shadows end up failing.
**[04:27] (Flashback) Maryrose**
If they were to receive proper instruction...
**[04:30] (Flashback) Christopher**
Shall we try doing it?
**[04:32] (Flashback) Christopher**
Currently, Star Bearers have
no responsibility to teach,
**[04:36] (Flashback) Christopher**
but when Christopher becomes a Star Bearer,
**[04:38] (Flashback) Christopher**
the children's wing will likely
become more lively than it is now.
**[04:41] Barbara; narration**
* Their conversations were*
* complicated and difficult to follow,*
**[04:45] Barbara; narration**
* but Barbara was happy*
* to be allowed into their circle.*
**[04:49] (Flashback) Shadow Edward**
Edward isn't so sure about that.
**[04:52] (Flashback) Shadow Edward**
The house seeks capable
shadows, does it not?
**[04:55] (Flashback) Shadow Edward**
Surely one should prioritize self-improvement
over looking after those who are inferior?
**[04:59] (Flashback) Barbara**
E-Edward...
**[05:01] (Flashback) Barbara**
That isn't the way Christopher thinks.
**[05:04] (Flashback) Shadow Edward**
Pipe down, useless girl.
**[05:06] (Flashback) Shadow Edward**
If you have no opinion
of your own, just keep quiet.
**[05:09] (Flashback) Shadow Edward**
It seems we have inferior
types mixed in here as well.
**[05:13] (Flashback) Christopher**
Edward, thank you for your
direct and honest opinion.
**[05:17] (Flashback) Christopher**
And you do have a point.
**[05:19] (Flashback) Christopher**
But in the long run,
**[05:21] (Flashback) Christopher**
these reforms will prove
to be of service to the house.
**[05:24] (Flashback) Christopher**
True, at first, there may
be things which feel vexing.
**[05:27] (Flashback) Christopher**
But we know of your brilliance,
and that is why we want your help.
**[05:38] (Flashback) Christopher**
Barbara...
**[05:40] (Flashback) Christopher**
You are part of the first class of
students in this educational reform.
**[05:43] (Flashback) Barbara**
What?
**[05:43] (Flashback) Christopher**
Together with Maryrose.
**[05:45] (Flashback) Christopher**
Your abilities have already been
acknowledged by the house.
**[05:49] (Flashback) Christopher**
You've debuted.
**[05:50] (Flashback) Christopher**
You should be more confident.
**[05:54] (Flashback) Barbara**
Thank you so much!
**[05:55] (Flashback) Barbara**
Please show Barbara the way!
**[05:57] (Flashback) Christopher**
Show the way? You're a
bit dramatic, aren't you?
**[06:00] (Flashback) Christopher**
You and Christopher
are friends, right?
**[06:05] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Christopher will change
the house as one of its leaders.
**[06:09] (Flashback) Maryrose**
All Star Bearers receive invitations,
but his will be especially significant.
**[06:15] (Flashback) Barbara**
Um, are Maryrose and Christopher...
**[06:19] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Hm?
**[06:20] (Flashback) Barbara**
A-Are you courting?
**[06:27] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Rest easy.
**[06:28] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Our relationship is not like that.
**[06:30] (Flashback) Barbara**
What? Rest easy?
**[06:31] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Isn't it you, Barbara,
who thinks of Christopher as...
**[06:34] (Flashback) Barbara**
What?
**[06:35] (Flashback) Barbara**
It would be far too presumptuous for
Barbara to view him romantically!
**[06:39] (Flashback) Barbara**
Barbara admires him.
**[06:41] (Flashback) Barbara**
And she thought that the two of
you suited each other well, that's all.
**[06:44] (Flashback) Barbara**
Barbara respects you
very much, too, Maryrose.
**[06:47] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Even though you and Maryrose are peers?
**[06:50] (Flashback) Barbara**
After all, you came first at
our debut, and Barbara was second.
**[06:55] (Flashback) Maryrose**
There is no difference between us.
**[06:58] Barbara; narration**
*And just as we expected...*
**[07:00] Barbara; narration**
* Christopher became a Star Bearer*
* along with his peers.*
**[07:05] (Flashback) Christopher**
We will hold regular instructor's meetings
with all those gathered here.
**[07:09] (Flashback) Christopher**
Starting now, we can finally dedicate
our efforts to instructing newcomers.
**[07:13] (Flashback) Christopher**
We will each teach them our
specialties in the pastime rooms.
**[07:17] (Flashback) Christopher**
No one surpasses Edward
in literacy and music.
**[07:20] (Flashback) Christopher**
If you would?
**[07:21] (Flashback) Shadow Edward**
Edward has no choice, it seems.
**[07:29] (Flashback) Barbara**
That's incredible, Barbie!
**[07:31] (Flashback) Barbara**
It's as if Barbara has
become healthier too!
**[07:34] (Flashback) Christopher**
That really was incredible!
**[07:36] (Flashback) Barbara**
Master Christopher!
**[07:37] (Flashback) Christopher**
Please do not use "master"
with Christopher, Barbara.
**[07:40] (Flashback) Christopher**
Barbie can become a sports instructor!
**[07:42] (Flashback) Barbara**
What?
**[07:43] (Flashback) Barbara**
But a living doll as an instructor?
**[07:46] (Flashback) Christopher**
Let's try everything we can.
**[07:48] (Flashback) Christopher**
Christopher has previously noticed
**[07:49] (Flashback) Christopher**
that Shadows and their living dolls don't
always share the same characteristics.
**[07:54] (Flashback) Christopher**
And since you have so much soot, Barbara,
it's easy for you to exhaust yourself.
**[07:58] (Flashback) Christopher**
You should build up your endurance, too.
**[08:00] (Flashback) Barbie**
All right! Let's go running!
**[08:05] (Flashback) Ben**
You're too fast, Barbie!
**[08:07] (Flashback) Barbie**
Ben, you're doing well!
**[08:09] (Flashback) Barbie**
I know you can still keep going!
**[08:10] (Flashback) Ben**
Huh?
**[08:11] (Flashback) Ben**
Mistress Barbara is running,
too, isn't she?
**[08:15] (Flashback) Ben**
Don't you need
to stay by her side?
**[08:17] (Flashback) Barbie**
What? Well, I mean, just look.
**[08:21] (Flashback) Barbara**
Christopher!
**[08:22] (Flashback) Barbara**
There's no need for you to
stay with Barbara!
**[08:25] (Flashback) Christopher**
Christopher is worried
about your health.
**[08:28] (Flashback) Christopher**
You seem the type to overwork
yourself from trying too hard.
**[08:30] (Flashback) Christopher**
You don't have to worry.
It's all right to rest.
**[08:32] (Flashback) Susanna**
And if things get too hard,
Susanna will kindly pat you!
**[08:36] (Flashback) Barbara**
Oh! You're the newcomer... Susanna?
**[08:39] (Flashback) Christopher**
Aileen is training her for the first-aid team.
**[08:41] (Flashback) Christopher**
She can be quite forceful.
**[08:44] (Flashback) Shadow Edward**
This new group is full
of problem children!
**[08:47] (Flashback) Christopher**
He renovated the soot removal room
without permission, causing chaos?
**[08:51] (Flashback) Christopher**
Well, that in itself isn't good,
but it *is* impressive!
**[08:55] (Flashback) Christopher**
Let's have him train with
Gerald in the research team!
**[08:59] (Flashback) Maryrose**
When Christopher receives an invitation,
**[09:01] (Flashback) Maryrose**
it will be difficult for anyone else
to win over these young ones.
**[09:05] (Flashback) Christopher**
Maryrose and Barbara are here
to carry on Christopher's wishes,
**[09:07] (Flashback) Christopher**
so Christopher isn't
worried about a thing.
**[09:10] Barbara; narration**
* The Star Bearer's medal had probably*
* never shone so brightly before.*
**[09:16] Barbara; narration**
* We were the greatest generation.*
* Everyone was happy.*
**[09:20] Barbara; narration**
*But...*
**[09:22] Barbara; narration**
* Christopher's invitation*
* changed everything.*
**[09:43] (Flashback) Barbara**
Maryrose, please come out.
**[09:47] (Flashback) Barbara**
Why have you suddenly
lost all your motivation?
**[09:51] (Flashback) Barbara**
No one comes to the instructor meetings
or conversation parties anymore.
**[09:56] (Flashback) Barbara**
Barbara can't do it alone.
**[10:00] (Flashback) Barbara**
But...
**[10:01] (Flashback) Barbara**
If you were there,
Maryrose, then everyone...
**[10:04] (Flashback) Barbara**
It would be like before.
**[10:06] (Flashback) Barbara**
Maryro—
**[10:07] Maryrose**
Barbara...
**[10:09] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Sorry, but Maryrose isn't
in the mood for that.
**[10:13] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Maryrose doesn't want
to become an adult.
**[10:25] (Flashback) Barbara**
Christopher... Maryrose...
**[10:29] (Flashback) Barbara**
Barbara had the wrong
idea about everything.
**[10:32] (Flashback) Barbara**
There isn't a single thing that
Barbara can do on her own.
**[10:36] (Flashback) Barbie**
Mistress Barbara! That isn't true!
**[10:39] (Flashback) Barbara**
All of it was for nothing!
**[10:47] (Flashback) Barbara**
No...
**[10:48] (Flashback) Barbara**
Barbara didn't mean to...
**[10:51] (Flashback) Barbara**
Barbie?
**[10:53] (Flashback) Barbara**
Barbie!
**[10:58] (Flashback) Thomas**
I'll get straight to the point.
**[11:01] (Flashback) Thomas**
You cannot become an adult.
**[11:04] Barbara; narration**
*It was the first time since the debut*
**[11:06] Barbara; narration**
* that we'd been called*
* to Lord Grandfather's wing.*
**[11:10] (Flashback) Thomas**
You know why, don't you?
**[11:13] (Flashback) Thomas**
Your face has been grievously wounded.
**[11:16] (Flashback) Barbara**
Thomas...
**[11:18] (Flashback) Barbara**
For a living doll to be
ordering Barbara around...
**[11:20] (Flashback) Barbara**
she must now be seen as
truly worthless. Is that right?
**[11:23] (Flashback) Thomas**
I am not a living doll.
**[11:27] (Flashback) Thomas**
You should use "master"
when addressing an adult.
**[11:29] Barbara; narration**
*Fusion.*
**[11:31] Barbara; narration**
*That is what it meant to become an adult.*
**[11:35] Barbara; internal**
*If only we could have met one last time...*
**[11:38] (Flashback) Thomas**
Normally, you'd be disposed of.
**[11:40] (Flashback) Thomas**
However...
**[11:41] (Flashback) Thomas**
An exception has been made,
just this once,
**[11:45] (Flashback) Thomas**
since Christopher has such
high hopes for you.
**[11:49] (Flashback) Barbara**
Christopher?
**[11:51] (Flashback) Thomas**
There are two conditions.
**[11:53] Barbara; internal; present**
* The first was to preserve*
* order among the children.*
**[11:58] Barbara; internal; present**
* The second was the full recovery*
* of Barbara's face for fusion.*
**[12:02] Barbara; internal; present**
*The system changed.*
**[12:04] Barbara; internal; present**
* Being a Star Bearer was no longer*
* the first step toward an invitation.*
**[12:07] Barbara; internal; present**
* Instead, it meant being an*
* educator in the children's wing.*
**[12:12] (Flashback) Barbara; past**
Barbara can't wear this medal yet...
**[12:15] (Flashback) Barbara; past**
not until she becomes like Christopher.
**[12:19] Barbara; internal; present**
* The selection of the other*
* Star Bearers was entrusted to Barbara.*
**[12:23] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Maryrose doesn't want to become an adult.
**[12:27] Barbara; narration**
*Barbara parted ways with Maryrose.*
**[12:30] Barbara; narration**
* Maryrose no longer had any intention*
* of carrying on Christopher's wishes.*
**[12:35] Barbara; narration**
*Since then,*
**[12:35] Child A**
The Star Bearers are here!
**[12:36] Barbara; narration**
* no matter what anyone has said,*
* Barbara has maintained complete control.*
**[12:37] Child B**
They're scary!
**[12:39] Barbara; narration**
* Barbara has been able to try this hard*
* because she has something she believes in.*
**[12:42] (Flashback) Barbara**
Blast it! This is infuriating.
**[12:45] Barbara; narration**
*One day, when the scar is healed,*
**[12:47] Barbara; narration**
*Barbara can become an adult.*
**[12:48] Barbara; narration**
* That way, she'll be able*
* to see Christopher again.*
**[12:52] Barbara; narration**
*When that happens...*
**[12:53] Barbara; narration**
*will he praise Barbara?*
**[13:03] Edward**
This letter of consent
for the handover...
**[13:05] Edward**
It's quite formally written, I must say.
**[13:08] Barbara**
Master Edward...
**[13:10] Barbara**
Our response was delayed by the mistaken
information that Kate was a threat.
**[13:15] Barbara**
Would it be possible to stop manipulating
the Star Bearers according to your whims?
**[13:21] Edward**
Putting on the airs of a
worthy leader, are we?
**[13:24] Edward**
Never mind.
**[13:25] Edward**
I praise you for finding the culprit.
**[13:30] Edward**
Maryrose...
**[13:32] Edward**
It seems you were a
rebellious element, after all.
**[13:35] Edward**
Later, you will tell us
everything in great detail.
**[13:38] Edward**
To think that the powers
you'd kept hidden
**[13:41] Edward**
allowed you to control the soot
of others and create phantoms.
**[13:45] Edward**
Phantoms...
**[13:47] Edward**
That story Christopher made up
so that the children would clean.
**[13:51] Edward**
If he knew his tall tale ended up causing
so much division in the children's wing,
**[13:55] Edward**
he would weep.
**[13:58] Barbara**
Why isn't it Christopher?
**[14:02] Barbara**
The warden of the children's wing...
**[14:05] Barbara**
should be Christopher!
**[14:07] Edward**
Do not pry into
the affairs of adults.
**[14:10] Edward**
Lord Grandfather chose me.
**[14:22] Maryrose; internal**
*Barbara doesn't know anything.*
**[14:25] Maryrose; internal**
*I'm sorry, Barbara.*
**[14:28] Maryrose; narration**
* I retain my memories*
* from when I was a morph.*
**[14:32] Maryrose; narration**
* I thought that made me freer than*
* anyone else, and gave me more choices.*
**[14:37] Maryrose; narration**
*Where did I go wrong?*
**[14:40] Maryrose; narration**
*If it meant experiencing this anguish...*
**[14:43] Maryrose; narration**
* Then was breaking Anthony's*
* brainwashing the right thing to do?*
**[14:49] (Flashback) Anthony**
It's a strange feeling.
**[14:51] Maryrose; narration**
* Before Barbara and the new Star Bearer*
* order started to hold rejoicing parties...*
**[14:57] Maryrose; narration**
* Coffee was provided once a week*
* with meals in an individual's rooms.*
**[15:02] Maryrose; narration**
* The rule was that living dolls would*
* recite their instructions themselves.*
**[15:06] Maryrose; narration**
*Having learned of the brainwashing,*
**[15:09] Maryrose; narration**
* it was a simple thing for me*
* to keep them from drinking the coffee.*
**[15:12] (Flashback) Maryrose**
It seems the brainwashing
has worn off quite a bit, Anthony.
**[15:16] (Flashback) Anthony**
Yes.
**[15:17] (Flashback) Anthony**
It's as though the fog in my
brain has cleared.
**[15:20] (Flashback) Anthony**
The brainwashing may make
management easier for the adults,
**[15:23] (Flashback) Anthony**
but it means that children can't
think deeply about anything.
**[15:27] (Flashback) Maryrose**
That's true!
**[15:28] (Flashback) Maryrose**
In that case, let's break
everyone's brainwashing!
**[15:30] (Flashback) Anthony**
Wait! We should
be discreet about that.
**[15:33] (Flashback) Anthony**
It isn't as though you want
to start a rebellion, is it?
**[15:35] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Of course not.
**[15:37] (Flashback) Maryrose**
This life isn't a bad one, right?
**[15:40] (Flashback) Anthony**
First, we should think of ways to have
the adults reconsider the current system.
**[15:45] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Just what you'd expect
of Christopher's face!
**[15:48] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Very admirable!
**[15:49] (Flashback) Anthony**
Why did you want me and Rosemary
to stop drinking the coffee?
**[15:53] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Well...
**[15:54] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Maryrose was lonely!
**[15:56] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Since Maryrose is the only
one who knows the secret...
**[15:59] (Flashback) Maryrose**
First, Maryrose wanted Rosemary
to feel the same way she did.
**[16:03] (Flashback) Maryrose**
And if you're brainwashed,
then jokes aren't funny, right?
**[16:07] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Maryrose couldn't say,
"Let's try sneaking out!"
**[16:09] Anthony**
Soothing Mistress Maryrose
must be difficult.
**[16:09] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Or, "Why don't you try on
Maryrose's clothes?"
**[16:12] Rosemary**
Not at all.
**[16:13] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Hey!
**[16:14] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Stop whispering together, will you?
**[16:16] (Flashback) Christopher**
But this could be a problem...
**[16:18] (Flashback) Christopher**
Anthony is already so intelligent,
**[16:21] (Flashback) Christopher**
and now he'll be able to
use even more of his brain?
**[16:23] (Flashback) Christopher**
Will Christopher really be
able to manage as his master?
**[16:26] (Flashback) Anthony**
Master Christopher,
you are a splendid master.
**[16:30] Maryrose; narration**
*Amidst the greatest generation,*
**[16:32] Maryrose; narration**
*Christopher's achievements were celebrated.*
**[16:34] Maryrose; narration**
* And the secret star in the shadows*
* was the living doll, Anthony.*
**[16:39] Maryrose; narration**
* The fact that they could achieve so much*
* with Anthony's brainwashing broken...*
**[16:45] Maryrose; narration**
* It gave me a feeling of*
* superiority at the time.*
**[16:51] (Flashback) Rosemary**
Master Christopher has received
an invitation, hasn't he?
**[16:55] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Yes.
**[16:56] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Things are going to get busy.
**[16:58] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Maryrose and the others will have
to bring the children together in his stead.
**[17:02] (Flashback) Rosemary**
And our allies who are free
of the brainwashing are gone.
**[17:07] (Flashback) Rosemary**
If we had Mistress Barbara, at least...
**[17:09] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Stop saying that, Rosemary.
**[17:10] (Flashback) Maryrose**
We discussed it with
Christopher, didn't we?
**[17:13] (Flashback) Maryrose**
We said that this secret would
only be a burden for Barbara.
**[17:17] (Flashback) Rosemary**
Who's there?
**[17:21] (Flashback) Rosemary**
Anthony!
**[17:23] (Flashback) Maryrose**
What's happened?
**[17:24] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Didn't you go to Lord Grandfather's wing?
**[17:29] (Flashback) Anthony**
I've learned why the
brainwashing is necessary.
**[17:33] (Flashback) Anthony**
Without it, no one would
be able to accept the grave truth...
**[17:38] (Flashback) Anthony**
We humans were brought here to offer
our faces and bodies to the shadows.
**[17:44] (Flashback) Anthony**
We are no more than vessels.
**[17:47] (Flashback) Anthony**
Fusion...
**[17:49] (Flashback) Anthony**
When Master Christopher
learned of it, he...
**[18:00] Maryrose; narration**
*Christopher killed himself.*
**[18:03] Maryrose; narration**
*What decision should I have made?*
**[18:06] Maryrose; narration**
* At what point should I have realized the*
* gravity of everything in order to save him?*
**[18:12] Maryrose; narration**
*I couldn't find the answers.*
**[18:15] (Flashback) Barbara**
Maryrose, please come out.
**[18:19] (Flashback) Maryrose**
Barbara...
**[18:20] (Flashback) Barbara**
If you were there,
Maryrose, then everyone...
**[18:23] (Flashback) Barbara**
It would be like before.
**[18:25] Maryrose; narration**
*I wanted to speak to her in that moment.*
**[18:28] Maryrose; narration**
*But...*
**[18:28] Maryrose; narration**
* There were too many*
* things I couldn't tell her.*
**[18:32] Maryrose; narration**
* The distance between*
* Barbara and myself,*
**[18:34] Maryrose; narration**
* the span of a single door,*
* was just too far.*
**[18:54] Edward**
Maryrose...
**[18:55] Edward**
When Barbara called me Edward just now,
**[18:59] Edward**
you didn't react at all.
**[19:02] Edward**
Isn't this form "Ed" to you?
**[19:07] Edward**
We have confirmed that information
about the fusion process has been leaked.
**[19:11] Edward**
That means there must be an informer.
**[19:15] Edward**
You will cough up who it is,
and we will catch them.
**[19:18] Edward**
Be ready.
**[19:20] Edward**
And do not underestimate adults.
**[19:22] Maryrose**
Stepping past the halfway point
in the Passageway of Glory
**[19:26] Maryrose**
means that we're now in
Lord Grandfather's wing, doesn't it?
**[19:30] Maryrose**
There's no going back now.
**[19:46] Edward**
What is this?
**[19:48] Edward**
This tremendous quantity of soot...
**[19:50] Edward**
Where did you plant it?!
**[19:55] Maryrose**
This is the domain of the adults!
**[19:57] Maryrose**
Which means that if trouble occurs,
**[20:00] Maryrose**
it will be seen as your fault, Edward!
**[20:04] Barbara**
Maryrose!
**[20:05] Benjamin**
We will all stop her together!
**[20:08] Susanna**
Oh! Kate, you stay here,
would you?
**[20:11] Susanna**
No one but Star Bearers must ever
enter the Passageway of Glory!
**[20:16] Maryrose**
I would never forget Ed!
**[20:20] Maryrose**
Taking over Ed's body so you could live...
**[20:22] Maryrose**
Do you truly think
nothing of it, Edward?!
**[20:26] Edward**
Using the phantom disturbances
to stir up trouble,
**[20:28] Edward**
defying the adults...
**[20:30] Edward**
and now damaging the
Passageway of Glory itself...
**[20:32] Edward**
This goes beyond a simple lack of
devotion to Lord Grandfather.
**[20:36] Edward**
Has the coffee not accumulated
in her system enough?
**[20:40] Rosemary**
Mistress Maryrose!
**[20:48] Maryrose; internal**
*Is this Edward's soot power?*
**[20:54] Edward**
Edward's power is to vibrate
the air using soot to manipulate sound.
**[21:00] Edward**
I'm sure the soot placed in your ears must
be ringing most dreadfully right now.
**[21:04] Edward**
Oh...
**[21:05] Edward**
Apologies.
**[21:06] Edward**
You can't hear, can you?
**[21:14] Edward**
This is the difference
in our strengths.
**[21:16] Edward**
Becoming an adult heightens
one's soot powers as well.
**[21:19] Edward**
The world of adults which I so admired
as a child was exactly as I'd imagined it.
**[21:27] Maryrose**
The world of adults which you'd admired?
**[21:29] Maryrose**
If you thought I'd envy you, you're wrong.
**[21:32] Maryrose**
If something is only gained through
the sacrifice of something precious,
**[21:35] Maryrose**
what value could it possibly have?
**[21:38] Maryrose**
If it means having to go
through fusion, then...
**[22:05] lyric**
* Traveling through*
* a jumbled labyrinth...*
**[22:10] lyric**
*Over and over*
**[22:14] lyric**
*This lonely utopia...*
**[22:19] lyric**
*I have no more need of it*
**[22:23] lyric**
*A vanished smile*
**[22:25] lyric**
*Promises are lies, too*
**[22:28] lyric**
* Everything is pointless,*
* isn't it? And yet...*
**[22:32] lyric**
*Even misshapen as I am, I keep searching...*
**[22:37] lyric**
*For shadows of recollection*
**[22:43] lyric**
*Roses whose love has rotted...*
**[22:48] lyric**
*Lock their feelings away*
**[22:53] lyric**
*That silhouette from back then...*
**[22:57] lyric**
*I've kept on chasing it...*
**[23:01] lyric**
*Even if pale, frozen thorns*
**[23:06] lyric**
*Pierce my heart over and over*
**[23:10] lyric**
*Until I can take that hand*
**[23:15] lyric**
*Again and again*
**[23:19] lyric**
*I'll wish on a star*
**[23:36] Kate**
Next time,
***SIGN*** Next Time
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**[23:37] Kate**
"Those Who Fight Back"
**[23:39] ---**
# E12 - Those Who Fight Back
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GEVUZ2Q0N/those-who-fight-back)
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**[00:07] Susanna**
The window is...
**[00:08] Oliver**
This isn't the Star Bearers' responsibility!
**[00:10] Oliver**
It happened on the adults' side of the passage!
**[00:13] Edward**
Silence!
**[00:14] Edward**
I will deal with everything!
**[00:16] Edward**
This is an order:
**[00:18] Edward**
Forget everything that happened here!
**[00:23] Edward; internal**
*The letter of consent for the handover...*
**[00:26] Edward; internal**
* Was this all planned*
* from the very beginning?*
**[00:28] Edward; internal**
* With things as they are,*
* I can't lay the blame on the children!*
**[00:37] Edward; internal**
*Curse it!*
**[00:38] Edward; internal**
*That blasted Barbara!*
**[00:45] Kate**
Who's there?
**[01:07] lyrics**
*In the face of sadness, we shall smile*
**[01:11] lyrics**
*To live is to be a marionette*
**[01:15] lyrics**
*Once your heart gets into the swing...*
**[01:19] lyrics**
*Would you like a coffee?*
**[01:24] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2*
**[01:26] lyrics**
*1, 2, 2, 3*
**[01:27] lyrics**
*I can't seem to dance very well*
**[01:30] lyrics**
*Pain and resentment, and sadness, too...*
**[01:33] lyrics**
*Mix them, knead them...*
**[01:37] lyrics**
*And then a good night kiss*
**[01:41] lyrics**
*Shall we Dance? We shall dance*
**[01:45] lyrics**
*Despair and desire. This is the life!*
**[01:50] lyrics**
*Shadow Life!*
**[01:51] lyrics**
*Don't puzzle over things unnecessarily*
**[01:55] lyrics**
*Let's become one*
**[01:57] lyrics**
*How nice (How nice) How nice (How nice)*
**[02:01] lyrics**
*Humans... Being human... It's so nice*
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**[02:26] Emilico**
Mistress Maryrose?!
**[02:28] Kate**
No, it can't be.
**[02:32] Master Robe; Anthony**
Kate, who possesses memories of the past.
**[02:35] Master Robe; Anthony**
Emilico, who has broken free
of the brainwashing.
**[02:37] Master Robe; Anthony**
I have high hopes for both of you.
**[02:40] Kate**
You...
**[02:41] Kate**
Why have you entered
Kate's rooms uninvited?
**[02:43] Master Robe; Anthony**
I saw your battle with Maryrose last night.
**[02:47] Master Robe; Anthony**
Kate, the methods by which you overcame
every difficulty were magnificent.
**[02:52] Master Robe; Anthony**
However...
**[02:54] Master Robe; Anthony**
Even Maryrose, whom you found so formidable,
**[02:57] Master Robe; Anthony**
stood no chance against Edward, even with
the element of surprise during her transfer.
**[03:01] Master Robe; Anthony**
Now you understand the tremendous difference
in strength between adults and children.
**[03:07] Master Robe; Anthony**
With your strength yet undeveloped,
**[03:10] Master Robe; Anthony**
you stand to be swallowed
by the malice of this house.
**[03:13] Master Robe; Anthony**
Given your keen intellect,
you must already realize this yourself.
**[03:20] Kate**
Last night, she recounted
events of the past for us.
**[03:25] Kate**
Christopher's fate...
**[03:26] Kate**
was truly regrettable.
**[03:29] Kate**
But there was one thing
which stood out to Kate.
**[03:32] Kate**
One thing that Maryrose didn't tell us.
**[03:35] Kate**
After Christopher killed himself...
**[03:36] Kate**
where did the living doll he left behind go,
and what became of him?
**[03:45] Kate**
Anthony.
**[03:48] Kate**
Now all of the questions concerning the second
phantom disturbance have been answered.
**[03:52] Kate**
Maryrose's phantoms can't move well enough
to open the door to the soot pipes.
**[03:58] Kate**
You were her accomplice, weren't you?
**[04:00] Anthony**
Correct!
**[04:02] Anthony**
I took the liberty of asking Maryrose
to keep my identity secret in your talks,
**[04:06] Anthony**
but you still arrived at the answer.
**[04:08] Anthony**
Magnificent.
**[04:09] Kate**
Aren't you worried about Maryrose?
**[04:13] Anthony**
No.
**[04:15] Anthony**
She and I have known
each other for a long time,
**[04:17] Anthony**
but in the end, we didn't
share the same views.
**[04:20] Anthony**
After all, once Maryrose
received her invitation,
**[04:23] Anthony**
she planned to throw herself off the balcony
to declare her refusal to be fused, right?
**[04:28] Anthony**
I have no interest in those who do
not have the will to keep fighting.
**[04:33] Anthony**
But when you heard her plan,
**[04:36] Anthony**
you frantically thought up ideas
to help Maryrose and Rosemary escape.
**[04:40] Anthony**
By using your powers,
**[04:42] Anthony**
you could pad soot with air
to give it the elasticity of a cushion.
**[04:46] Anthony**
If you could catch them with that
at the bottom of the cliff,
**[04:48] Anthony**
their chances of survival
would greatly improve.
**[04:52] Anthony**
Not that we know
how it worked out in practice.
**[04:56] Anthony**
That said, while she had stocked up
enough soot to destroy the hallway,
**[05:00] Anthony**
there wouldn't have been enough
to create a cushion, too.
**[05:03] Anthony**
I'm in awe of you, Kate.
**[05:05] Anthony**
The remaining soot needed...
**[05:07] Anthony**
you supplied yourself.
**[05:09] Anthony**
And it was an incredible amount.
**[05:12] Anthony**
The willingness you demonstrated
to step up and save those in trouble...
**[05:16] Anthony**
It shows that you have
the makings of a leader.
**[05:21] Anthony**
To make me feel that way
in just two days is quite a feat!
**[05:24] Kate**
Kate didn't do it to receive recognition.
**[05:28] Kate**
If there was any chance they could be saved,
Kate had to try! That's all!
**[05:31] Kate**
If you've known someone for a long time,
**[05:33] Kate**
wouldn't you try to find any
possible means of saving them?
**[05:36] Kate**
If nothing else,
Maryrose trusted Christopher!
**[05:40] Kate**
What about you, Anthony?
**[05:44] Anthony**
I am human.
**[05:46] Anthony**
There are limits to what those
who are not shadows can do.
**[05:51] Anthony**
"If I'm to be caught
and killed in any case,"
**[05:53] Anthony**
"then I want to at least
strike back at the house."
**[05:56] Anthony**
I do respect Maryrose and
Rosemary feeling that way.
**[06:00] Anthony**
And I was the one who carried
the soot over the soot pipes.
**[06:03] Anthony**
When I heard your escape plan, I even
readied food and other things for them.
**[06:07] Kate**
You are full of mysteries.
**[06:10] Kate**
After Christopher killed himself,
**[06:12] Kate**
how did you escape and return here?
**[06:14] Kate**
And where have you been
hiding all this time?
**[06:17] Kate**
What is it that you're after?
**[06:19] Anthony**
I believe our goals are the same.
**[06:23] Anthony**
For that purpose, you must
become even stronger,
**[06:26] Anthony**
and we need more information.
**[06:28] Anthony**
If you would become my student,
**[06:30] Anthony**
then the day when we
command the children's wing
**[06:32] Anthony**
and stand against
the house will surely come.
**[06:41] Anthony**
You need me.
**[06:46] Kate**
Wait! Where are you going?
**[06:53] Emilico**
H-He disappeared!
**[06:56] Emilico**
But there isn't an exit.
**[06:57] Emilico**
How could he have?
**[06:59] Kate; internal**
*Maryrose didn't call Anthony her ally.*
**[07:03] Kate; internal**
*"Our goals are the same." That may be true.*
**[07:06] Kate; internal**
*But something is nagging at me.*
**[07:09] Kate; internal**
*Anthony...*
**[07:10] Kate; internal**
*What is he thinking?*
**[07:13] Emilico**
Mistress Maryrose and Rosemary...
**[07:16] Emilico**
I'm sure they're alive and have
escaped to somewhere safe, right?
**[07:19] Kate**
Yes.
**[07:21] Kate**
Let's believe in them.
**[07:23] Kate**
Kate still has things
she wishes to think over,
**[07:26] Kate**
but she'll do that tomorrow.
**[07:31] Emilico**
Good morning!
**[07:34] Emilico**
Today, it's even brighter
than usual outside.
**[07:39] Emilico**
Oh! Mister Bird!
**[07:48] Emilico; internal**
*A dream?*
**[07:49] Emilico; internal**
* That's the first time*
* I've dreamed since I came here.*
**[07:53] Emilico; internal**
* It must have been a dream from*
* when I lived in the village...*
**[07:56] Emilico; internal**
*from before I was brought to Shadows House.*
**[08:00] Emilico; internal**
* The me who lived in the village*
* woke with light shining down on her.*
**[08:06] Emilico; internal**
*Could a life like that truly have existed?*
**[08:09] Emilico; internal**
*When you're made to sleep in a little box,*
**[08:13] Emilico; internal**
* it makes you begin to think*
* that you really are a doll.*
**[08:18] Mia**
Emilico!
**[08:20] Mia**
Didn't you hear the summoning bell?
**[08:21] Mia**
Hurry up and come out!
**[08:23] Emilico**
I'll be right there!
**[08:28] Emilico; narration**
*After I return from the morning cleaning,*
**[08:30] Emilico; narration**
*I clean Mistress Kate's rooms.*
**[08:33] Emilico; narration**
*Then I help Mistress Kate dress.*
**[08:35] Emilico; narration**
*After that is my work as her face.*
**[08:37] Emilico; narration**
* Sometime during the morning*
* is the Star Bearers' report,*
**[08:40] Emilico; narration**
* and in the afternoon,*
* I have to attend to Mistress Kate.*
**[08:43] Emilico; narration**
*When we return to her rooms in the evening,*
**[08:44] Emilico; narration**
*I tidy up and ready things for her to sleep.*
**[08:47] Emilico; narration**
* After Mistress Kate retires for the night,*
* I eat supper and finish any mending.*
**[08:51] Emilico; narration**
*Then I can finally go to sleep.*
**[08:55] Emilico; internal**
*It's what I've done all this time.*
**[08:57] Emilico; internal**
* But... for some reason,*
* I feel like I'm suffocating.*
**[09:01] Emilico**
It's tough being so busy
every day, isn't it, Mia?
**[09:04] Mia**
Honestly. Are you still saying such things?
**[09:07] Mia**
We are tools of Shadows House.
**[09:10] Mia**
We mustn't fret over trivial matters.
**[09:12] Lou**
Don't think about anything
other than what we've been told.
**[09:15] Mia**
Exactly.
**[09:16] Mia**
That is how an exceptional
living doll behaves!
**[09:19] Mia**
Since our team has lost one member,
**[09:21] Mia**
I've become leader,
as I've been here the longest!
**[09:25] Liz (girl 1)**
This is the hall of cleaning implements.
**[09:27] Liz (girl 1)**
This is where we living dolls gather.
**[09:33] Emilico; narration**
* When someone is lost,*
* someone else replaces them.*
**[09:36] Emilico; narration**
*No one thinks about the ones who are gone.*
**[09:39] Emilico; internal**
* In this moment, are you excited*
* about your life in this house?*
**[09:45] Emilico; internal**
* The veiled dolls have lost their masters*
* and wear mourning clothes.*
**[09:50] Emilico; internal**
*How do they feel being here?*
**[09:53] Emilico; internal**
*Or are they made to forget even that?*
**[09:56] Emilico; internal**
* When I was under the*
* coffee's brainwashing effects,*
**[09:59] Emilico; internal**
*I never experienced these painful emotions.*
**[10:02] Emilico; internal**
* If you drink it, you don't have to think,*
* and you can just be happy.*
**[10:08] Emilico**
Good morning! Mistress Kate...
**[10:12] Emilico**
There's a rag meant
for the floor on the table.
**[10:15] Emilico**
Someone started this without telling me?
**[10:17] Emilico**
Why? And where is Mistress Kate?
**[10:21] Kate**
Good morning, Emilico.
**[10:23] Kate**
Kate started cleaning before you arrived.
**[10:26] Kate**
When living dolls are brought to the house,
they're made to live a harsh life
**[10:29] Kate**
to keep them from thinking
about things, right?
**[10:32] Kate**
Kate wants to help Emilico
as much as possible.
**[10:35] Kate**
Because Kate wants Emilico
to be bright and lively!
**[10:39] Emilico**
Thank you so much!
**[10:40] Emilico**
Then first, let's fix your apron.
**[10:43] Kate**
What? Have the ties come loose?
**[10:55] Emilico**
Wow!
**[10:57] Emilico**
To think you can use soot powers that way!
**[11:02] Kate**
A dream?
**[11:04] Kate**
What kind of dream was it?
**[11:05] Emilico**
I woke with sunlight on me
and went to open a window myself.
**[11:09] Emilico**
The outside gave me such a sense of freedom
that I felt like I could go anywhere...
**[11:14] Emilico**
but that was when I woke up.
**[11:17] Kate**
Could that be a memory from your past?
**[11:19] Kate**
Or was it just a dream?
**[11:22] Kate**
In any case, it may be a good sign.
**[11:25] Kate**
The effects of the coffee have grown weaker.
**[11:28] Emilico**
But because of that, I keep drifting off
and thinking about things I shouldn't.
**[11:33] Kate**
Emilico.
**[11:34] Emilico**
Huh?
**[11:35] Kate**
You are free to think about anything,
even things you shouldn't,
**[11:37] Kate**
because you're human.
**[11:40] Emilico**
I let myself be bound
by the rules of living dolls!
**[11:44] Kate**
Even though you're not brainwashed anymore,
it's hard to know what to do, isn't it?
**[11:48] Kate**
"Serve Shadows House as a living doll."
**[11:52] Kate**
To make it harder to break
the coffee-induced brainwashing,
**[11:55] Kate**
a cyclic life where you aren't
treated as humans was devised.
**[11:59] Kate**
A room where no sunlight enters.
**[12:01] Kate**
A box for a bed.
**[12:02] Kate**
A workload that allows no time for thinking.
**[12:05] Kate**
Insufficient sleep.
**[12:08] Kate**
As you lose your human emotions,
you cease to be conscious of your own life.
**[12:12] Kate**
The living doll's transformation
into a mere tool is complete.
**[12:16] Kate**
And then, you will end up
accepting fusion with a shadow.
**[12:20] Emilico**
I'm so sorry, Mistress Kate!
**[12:22] Kate**
What?
**[12:23] Emilico**
"If I'm going to have to
feel these things..."
**[12:26] Emilico**
"Then maybe it would have been better
for me to drink the coffee."
**[12:29] Emilico**
I couldn't help thinking it.
**[12:32] Kate**
The coffee is meant to numb you
to the harshness of your life.
**[12:36] Kate**
Without it, Emilico,
you must be suffering greatly.
**[12:38] Emilico**
But now I am able to clean
together with you, Mistress Kate!
**[12:42] Emilico**
And I can eat at the same table as you!
It makes me very happy!
**[12:50] Kate**
It's time to go to the great hall, isn't it?
**[12:56] Barbara**
We have information to report.
**[12:57] Barbara**
For the time being, all debuts
and invitations have been postponed.
**[13:01] crowd; adlib**
What? Really?
**[13:03] Barbara**
Please, don't worry.
**[13:05] Barbara**
It is only for as long as it takes to repair
worn-down areas in the Passageway of Glory.
**[13:09] Kate; internal**
*"Worn-down areas"?*
**[13:11] Kate; internal**
*Edward...*
**[13:12] Kate; internal**
*So that's how he dealt with that incident.*
**[13:14] Barbara**
And now, as the number of people
in the children's wing has changed again,
**[13:19] Barbara**
we will reexamine the
composition of the teams.
**[13:21] Sarah**
Oh, Sarah can become a team leader at last!
**[13:24] Sarah**
Since our team has lost a member,
perhaps we'll get someone new!
**[13:28] Kate**
Is it not possible that a team leader
will be picked from another team?
**[13:31] Sarah**
Sarah has contributed greatly for a long time,
so Sarah will definitely be the leader.
**[13:35] Barbara**
Come here...
**[13:43] Barbara**
Isabelle.
**[13:46] Barbara**
Isabelle and Mirabelle will join team ten.
**[13:49] Sarah**
Th-That can't be right!
**[13:51] Sarah**
The twins will be our leaders?
**[13:53] Sarah**
And Mirabelle is absent from
this very important briefing session!
**[13:56] Barbara**
Do not interrupt unnecessarily.
**[13:58] Barbara**
As they have all received punishment,
they are no longer worthy of being leaders.
**[14:03] Barbara**
And the reason Mirabelle is absent...
**[14:06] Barbara**
is because a living doll
has been disposed of.
**[14:11] Emilico; internal**
*Belle!*
**[14:13] Kate; internal**
* Someone has fallen victim*
* to this house yet again!*
**[14:16] Sarah**
Oh, w-well, then...
**[14:18] Sarah**
What a relief. Of course
that's the way of it.
**[14:21] Barbara**
As a result,
**[14:22] Barbara**
Elizabeth will transfer to team nine
and be promoted to leader.
**[14:26] Barbara**
And as hopes are high that this
newcomer will pass her debut,
**[14:28] Barbara**
we also plan to add her to the team.
**[14:30] Barbara**
And the leader of team ten...
**[14:34] Barbara**
will be you,
**[14:36] Barbara**
Kate.
**[14:44] Kate**
Barbara?
**[14:46] Barbara**
This is Barbara's
acknowledgment of you, Kate.
**[14:51] Barbara**
The letter of consent Barbara drew up
on your advice proved to be useful.
**[14:56] Barbara**
Show us what more you can do
in the future as team leader.
**[15:00] Barbara**
And it is likely that we will make use
of your wisdom again as an advisor.
**[15:07] Barbara**
Barbara has high hopes for you.
**[15:20] Emilico**
Mistress Kate has become our team leader!
**[15:26] Kate**
Gaining Barbara's trust is
a tremendous step forward,
**[15:30] Kate**
not to mention the
promotion to team leader.
**[15:31] Kate**
Kate can put it to use
in recruiting more allies.
**[15:34] Emilico**
And it seems like we'll be able to
obtain information through the Star Bearers!
**[15:37] Kate**
No.
**[15:38] Kate**
The coffee's effects have accumulated
within the Star Bearers for too long.
**[15:42] Kate**
Investigating them would seem suspicious.
**[15:43] Kate**
First...
**[15:44] Emilico**
We start with the members
of our team, right?
**[15:46] Kate**
Yes.
**[15:47] Kate**
We must take this opportunity
to unify our team,
**[15:49] Kate**
while avoiding drawing attention.
**[15:53] Kate**
Emilico, let's do our very best!
**[15:58] Kate**
What? What is it?
**[16:00] Emilico**
I'm so happy that Mistress Kate
is finally receiving recognition!
**[16:07] Emilico; internal**
*If I know Mistress Kate...*
**[16:08] Emilico; internal**
* She'll easily be able to make*
* allies and lead the team, too!*
**[16:13] Emilico; internal**
*Mistress Kate is our team leader!*
**[16:15] Emilico; internal**
*Mistress Kate is our team leader...*
**[16:21] Emilico**
Does that mean that I'm team leader, too?!
**[16:25] Emilico**
Huh? What should I do?
**[16:27] Emilico**
What did Rosemary do?
**[16:30] Emilico**
Oh! It would be terrible for me to be late!
**[16:34] Emilico**
I'm sorry!
**[16:36] Mia**
So, our team leader
is late on her first day.
**[16:39] Emilico**
Well, then! Let's start the morning cleaning!
**[16:42] Lou**
Your hair is mussed from sleeping.
**[16:44] Mia**
Hey...
**[16:45] Mia**
One of us isn't here yet.
**[16:48] Emilico**
Belle! It's time for morning cleaning.
**[16:50] Belle A**
No!
**[16:52] Belle A**
I don't want to go!
**[16:53] Belle A**
I won't, ever!
**[16:55] Emilico**
Ow!
**[16:57] Emilico**
Huh? What's wrong?
**[17:00] Lou**
She might think that she
has to clean the soot pipes.
**[17:03] Emilico**
Oh.
**[17:06] Emilico**
It's all right. It's just regular cleaning.
**[17:09] Emilico**
It isn't scary at all!
**[17:12] Lou**
Our team leader has been entrusted
with what seems to be a difficult task.
**[17:20] Mia**
Emilico is late again this morning.
**[17:22] Mia**
And yesterday, Belle ended up
running back to her room.
**[17:26] Mia**
It really is too soon
for Emilico to be team leader.
**[17:32] Emilico**
Oh! Mia, Lou, good morning!
**[17:36] Mia**
Why are you being so easygoing?
If we're late—
**[17:38] Lou**
Mia...
**[17:39] Lou**
It looks like Emilico arrived
before us and started cleaning.
**[17:42] Emilico**
I've gone ahead and organized our toolbox!
**[17:46] Mia**
When yesterday you didn't
know how to do anything?
**[17:48] Emilico**
I remembered that Rosemary would look
at the blackboard every morning!
**[17:53] Emilico**
I saw that the cleaning schedule
for each team is written there.
**[17:57] Emilico**
All right, team ten! Move out!
**[18:03] Mia**
It seems you understand a
little of your job as team leader now,
**[18:06] Mia**
but what are you planning
to do about Belle not coming?
**[18:10] Emilico**
This morning, I went
to see how she was doing.
**[18:13] Emilico**
I don't think that Belle should
push herself too hard yet.
**[18:15] Emilico**
I'd like to give her time to rest.
**[18:18] Mia**
What?
**[18:19] Mia**
The amount of cleaning we have to do
can't be completed with just three of us!
**[18:22] Mia**
If we let Belle rest and try
to continue our team's assignments...
**[18:25] Mia**
in the end, you, as team leader,
will have to take responsibility, Emilico!
**[18:28] Mia**
Our team will be treated
as incompetent again!
**[18:31] Emilico**
No, we will complete our cleaning.
**[18:33] Emilico**
Because I'll do the work of two!
**[18:36] Lou**
You can't do two people's
work on your own, Emilico.
**[18:39] Lou**
I'll work harder, too.
**[18:41] Emilico**
Thank you!
**[18:42] Mia; internal**
*Belle is already broken.*
**[18:45] Mia; internal**
*All of this hard work will be for nothing!*
**[18:48] Emilico**
Ta-dah!
**[18:49] Emilico**
Today, I brought a stuffed doll that I made!
**[18:52] Emilico**
If you have this, you won't feel lonely.
**[18:55] Emilico**
I'll leave a letter here, too!
**[18:56] Emilico**
Everyone in team ten
wrote something for you.
**[19:01] Emilico**
For the morning cleaning...
**[19:02] Emilico**
To start with, just making an appearance
will be enough, all right?
**[19:13] Emilico**
Mia, morning cleaning isn't
for a little while yet.
**[19:17] Emilico**
I—
**[19:17] Mia**
You're about to go to the
team leader meeting, aren't you?
**[19:19] Mia**
And I expect you'll request
that they dispose of Belle.
**[19:23] Mia**
She hasn't come out of
her room for three days.
**[19:25] Mia**
I've reached my limit.
**[19:26] Mia**
If things continue this way,
**[19:28] Mia**
the whole team will have
to take responsibility.
**[19:31] Mia**
And then Lou and I will become
targets for disposal, too.
**[19:34] Mia**
I trust you know that.
**[19:40] Barbie**
Regarding the newly-appointed team leaders...
**[19:43] Barbie**
Team nine's Liz is doing well.
**[19:45] Barbie**
The problem is...
**[19:47] Barbie**
team ten!
**[19:49] Barbie**
According to reports,
**[19:50] Barbie**
you are continuing your assignments
with one member missing.
**[19:53] Olly**
The reports say all their cleaning has
been properly completed, though.
**[19:59] Barbie**
Completing their cleaning
doesn't make everything all right!
**[20:01] Barbie**
Failing to function as a team violates
the rules of the house!
**[20:06] Barbie**
Sunshine...
**[20:08] Barbie**
You have not gained my approval.
**[20:11] Barbie**
But Mistress Barbara is the one
who decides on the team leaders.
**[20:16] Barbie**
She also decides who will be disposed of.
**[20:18] Barbie**
I must report to her the evidence
upon which she makes those decisions.
**[20:22] Barbie**
Why hasn't Belle shown herself?
Is she already broken?
**[20:26] Emilico**
She is not broken!
**[20:34] Barbie**
Are you listening?
**[20:35] Barbie**
If those who can't abide by the rules in the
children's wing are left to their own devices,
**[20:39] Barbie**
it causes problems for Mistress Barbara.
**[20:42] Emilico**
When they were cleaning the soot pipes...
**[20:44] Emilico**
I once saw the Belles
with faces filthy from soot.
**[20:48] Emilico**
It must have been so difficult.
**[20:51] Emilico**
And one of them even ended up breaking.
**[20:54] Barbie**
That does not serve as justification for—
**[20:55] Emilico**
But in spite of that...
**[20:56] Emilico**
Belle's room is clean!
**[20:59] Emilico**
She's definitely cleaning it!
**[21:02] Emilico**
Right now, Belle is
**[21:04] Emilico**
serving as the face of both Mistress
Isabelle and Mistress Mirabelle.
**[21:07] Emilico**
She's cleaning both of their rooms,
**[21:09] Emilico**
so she can't think about anything
outside of that. That's all!
**[21:13] Emilico**
Please don't speak of
disposing of her so easily.
**[21:16] Emilico**
Belle is a member of my team.
**[21:21] Emilico**
I won't lose another team member...
**[21:26] Emilico**
ever again!
**[21:29] lyric**
*Traveling through a jumbled labyrinth...*
**[21:34] lyric**
*Over and over*
**[21:38] lyric**
*This lonely utopia...*
**[21:43] lyric**
*I have no more need of it*
**[21:47] lyric**
*A vanished smile*
**[21:49] lyric**
*Promises are lies, too*
**[21:52] lyric**
* Everything is pointless,*
* isn't it? And yet...*
**[21:56] lyric**
*Even misshapen as I am, I keep searching...*
**[22:01] lyric**
*For shadows of recollection*
**[22:07] lyric**
*Roses whose love has rotted...*
**[22:12] lyric**
*Lock their feelings away*
**[22:17] lyric**
*That silhouette from back then...*
**[22:21] lyric**
*I've kept on chasing it...*
**[22:25] lyric**
*Even if pale, frozen thorns*
**[22:30] lyric**
*Pierce my heart over and over*
**[22:35] lyric**
*Until I can take that hand*
**[22:39] lyric**
*Again and again*
**[22:43] lyric**
*I'll wish on a star*
**[23:06] Kate; narration**
*Everyone who lives in the children's wing...*
**[23:08] Kate; narration**
*had a life they used to live.*
**[23:11] Kate; narration**
* The more than fifty children*
* who live in this wing right now...*
**[23:15] Kate; narration**
*were all brought here to die.*
**[23:19] Emilico; narration**
*They're unable to rely on anyone.*
**[23:20] Emilico; narration**
* But the truth is that they're*
* all just victims of the house.*
**[23:24] Emilico; narration**
*If they would only open their eyes,*
**[23:26] EMilico; narration**
* they'd become allies who would*
* stand against Shadows House.*
**[23:36] Kate; Emilico; internal**
*Shadows House...*
**[23:38] Kate; Emilico; internal**
*is wrong!*
**[23:39] ---**