E7 - The Duke's and Alice's Uneventful Day

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[00:27] ---
    Can you imagine...
[00:30] ---
    ...a life in which you could
    never touch the one you love?
[00:35] ---
    He takes the life of whatever he touches.
[00:38] ---
    That was the curse the witch put on him.
[00:41] ---
    Plants, animals... and people
    are no exception, of course.
[00:46] ---
    Regarding her son, doomed to live his life
    without knowing the warmth of another,
[00:49] ---
    his mother only complained.
[00:52] ---
    "That child is like Death incarnate..."
[00:54] ---
    she said.
[00:58] ---
    Don't ask me why, but lately I feel like
    all we do is talk about your clothes.
[01:02] ---
    Alice, I noticed you only wear
    black both in and out of uniform.
[01:06] ---
    Why is that?
[01:07] ---
    I like the color black.
[01:08] ---
    I'd like to see you wear some different
    colored clothes for a change.
[01:11] ---
    I kind of like white myself.
    It looks so simple and honest.
[01:14] ---
    If you say it's all right, Your Grace...
[01:16] ---
    By all means, give it a try.
[01:18] ---
    I think you'd look great in
    a casual white dress...
[01:20] ---
    ...and a formal gown, too...
[01:26] ---
    Is something the matter?
[01:28] ---
    It's nothing. Nothing at all...
SIGN    Episode 7:
    The Duke's and Alice's Uneventful Day
[03:02] ---
    What is that unpleasant-looking thing?
[03:04] ---
    It's a magic pot. They say that some
    witch made it and cared for it daily.
[03:09] ---
    A witch's tool?
[03:11] ---
    I happened to see it in town
    the other day, so I bought it.
[03:14] ---
    It arrived just now.
[03:17] ---
    It even comes with a book of recipes.
[03:19] ---
    Pretty exciting, don't you think?
[03:20] ---
    I fail to see what you find
    so exciting about it...
[03:24] ---
    Why don't we try cooking with it?
[03:26] ---
    There's something I'd like
    you to sample, Your Grace.
[03:28] ---
    Sure, I don't mind, but do you really
    need to get this close to tell me?
[03:33] ---
    If this is a witch's tool, then it's
    not for normal cooking, right?
[03:37] ---
    What exactly do you want to make?
[03:38] ---
    A love potion...
    I mean, just some soup.
[03:41] ---
    You totally let that slip!
[03:44] ---
    All the ingredients are now ready.
[03:46] ---
    Shall we get started?
[03:48] ---
    Do I really have to
    take part in this, too?
[03:51] ---
    Yes, you do.
[03:52] ---
    We're doing this for you, Your Grace.
[03:53] ---
    I'm amazed you can say
    that with a straight face.
[03:56] ---
    This pot is quite useful.
[03:59] ---
    I'd really like you to see it
    in action, Your Grace.
[04:02] ---
    "C'mon and be my girl."
[04:08] ---
    I-I wouldn't be caught dead
    with the likes of you!
[04:11] ---
    This way you don't have to
    use a stove to heat it up.
[04:14] ---
    What sort of taste do
    witches have, anyway?
[04:17] ---
    Well, I guess I got some idea of what it
    is from going to that witches' sabbath...
[04:20] ---
    Once the pot comes to a boil,
    we add the ingredients.
[04:23] ---
    Seasoned lizard's tail.
[04:26] ---
    Amoebas. Red clay soil.
[04:27] ---
    Snail's shell.
    Fur from a cat's back--
[04:30] ---
    Hang on there! There's no way
    those could be cooking ingredients!
[04:33] ---
    I'm the one who's going to drink this!
[04:33] ---
    Sneak a peek!
[04:36] ---
    Let's continue, shall we?
[04:37] ---
    I'm such an easy target...
[04:44] ---
    Witches...
[04:45] ---
    The more I encounter,
    the less I understand...
[04:47] ---
    There are witches like
    the one that cursed me...
[04:49] ---
    ...and others like Cuff and Zain
    who are friendly.
[04:53] ---
    I suggest that you give up now.
[04:57] ---
    I can't do that...
[04:59] ---
    But, then again, I also don't know
    what my next move should be...
[05:03] ---
    What the heck are you
    staring at, you freakin' perv?!
[05:05] ---
    I-I'm so sorry!
[05:07] ---
    Your Grace?
[05:08] ---
    It looks like this magic pot
    has other handy features...
[05:11] ---
    ...that we can use by saying
    the magic words.
[05:13] ---
    Um, like what?
[05:15] ---
    "Say, you're actually pretty cute
    when you take off your glasses."
[05:19] ---
    Wha--?!
[05:21] ---
    You idiot!
[05:22] ---
    This is a spell that allows you
    to make a smokescreen easily.
[05:25] ---
    Like there's ever a time you need to make
    a smokescreen when you're cooking!
[05:33] ---
    And now this is where
    you come in, Your Grace.
[05:36] ---
    As you think of all the fun and happy
    things in your life, stir the pot.
[05:41] ---
    Um, okay.
[05:43] ---
    Fun things, happy things...
[05:47] ---
    Happy things, happy things,
    happy things, happy things...
[05:55] ---
    I got distracted at the end there...
[05:57] ---
    It's finished.
[05:59] ---
    Actually, this isn't just some soup.
[06:02] ---
    Uh, you said so yourself
    before we started.
[06:05] ---
    I was amazed when I saw this in town.
[06:08] ---
    See? It's a potion to
    remove a witch's curse.
[06:11] ---
    So, it wasn't a love potion?
[06:14] ---
    They say if you get distracted while
    you're stirring, it won't be as effective.
[06:16] ---
    I thought I'd warn you at first, but...
[06:19] ---
    No, I'd just get more distracted that way!
[06:21] ---
    In fact, I did get distracted a bit!
[06:23] ---
    It says it's all right...
[06:25] ---
    ...as long as you don't think about
    the curse while you're stirring.
[06:28] ---
    So, this magic pot and those
    ingredients were all for me?
[06:33] ---
    Yes.
[06:34] ---
    Since the witch that cursed
    you is no longer living,
[06:37] ---
    I thought we should try anything we can.
[06:41] ---
    It may be a bit hot, but...
[06:43] ---
    Okay.
[06:45] ---
    I'll try it.
[06:48] ---
    This tastes like hell...
[06:51] ---
    Your Grace, let's test it out.
[07:01] ---
    It didn't work...
[07:03] ---
    We'll just have to accept it, I guess.
[07:04] ---
    According to that witch Daleth,
    it's not your run-of-the-mill curse.
[07:08] ---
    More importantly, I was happy for
    your feelings of encouragement.
[07:13] ---
    Thanks.
[07:14] ---
    I'll look for some other way
    to break the curse, then.
[07:18] ---
    Okay, I'm counting on you.
[07:20] ---
    So...
[07:22] ---
    What should we do with this?
[07:23] ---
    If we tried to get rid of it,
    it might curse us...
[07:27] ---
    You're giving this to me?
[07:29] ---
    Um, yeah. It's a magic pot.
[07:32] ---
    I'll let you decide what to do with it.
[07:35] ---
    Oh, what a sharp dresser!
[07:38] ---
    You mean, I'm going to be his?
[07:40] ---
    A talking pot?
[07:42] ---
    Fascinating.
[07:43] ---
    Thank you for this.
[07:45] ---
    Oh, my! We're going on
    our honeymoon already?
[07:48] ---
    Though I am but a humble pot, I hope
    we'll be together for better or worse.
[07:53] ---
    V-Viola?!
[07:55] ---
    How long have you been there?
[07:56] ---
    Viola, wait a sec!
[07:57] ---
    Rob! Hide that pot!
[08:00] ---
    Alice! Stop Viola!
[08:02] ---
    Alice!
[08:29] ---
    Wow, this sheet music's so hard to read...
[08:31] ---
    What is this, anyway?
[08:33] ---
    It's the final score that the composer
    McFarlane wrote before he died.
[08:36] ---
    They say it's the world's most
    beautiful piece of music.
[08:39] ---
    McFarlane?
[08:41] ---
    But it's got quite a checkered history...
[08:44] ---
    They say that anyone who
    performs it goes mad.
[08:47] ---
    What the--?! That's scary!
[08:48] ---
    But they also say that if
    you can play it perfectly,
[08:50] ---
    you'll be cleansed of your curse.
[08:53] ---
    Cleansed, huh?
[08:54] ---
    I hope that things will
    work out this time...
[08:56] ---
    So, how about it? Will you give it a try?
[08:58] ---
    I-I'll do it, so stop using your
    breasts to pressure me into it!
[09:09] ---
    While the music may be hard to read,
    it's certainly a lovely tune.
[09:13] ---
    But...
[09:17] ---
    ...who the heck is this guy?
[09:19] ---
    You can see me, can't you?
[09:21] ---
    Woah, he spoke to me.
[09:24] ---
    Are you McFarlane?
[09:27] ---
    Indeed, I am.
[09:28] ---
    No one will play this perfectly, so...
[09:30] ---
    ...I have become a ghost to watch
    over it even in death.
[09:34] ---
    Think you can do it?
[09:35] ---
    If you stick your head in my face
    like that, I'll mess up!
[09:38] ---
    Aw, jeez.
[09:39] ---
    I, like, totally shouldn't have put the
    music on black paper so it'd look cool.
[09:42] ---
    Like, even I totally
    have trouble reading it.
[09:44] ---
    You did it just so it'd look cool?
[09:47] ---
    Your Grace, are you all right?
[09:50] ---
    Don't tell me you've actually gone mad.
[09:52] ---
    No, of course I haven't!
[09:53] ---
    It's no use trying to explain it to her.
[09:55] ---
    You, the performer,
    are the only one who can see me.
[09:58] ---
    By the way, this chick is far out.
[10:00] ---
    What? Are you kids going steady?
[10:03] ---
    People back then used
    words that are so passé...
[10:05] ---
    Hehe, watch this.
[10:07] ---
    While I may be a ghost,
    I can do stuff like this, too.
[10:10] ---
    Whoosh!
[10:11] ---
    My, what a naughty gust of wind!
[10:14] ---
    Did you see that, Your Grace?
[10:15] ---
    No, I didn't! I didn't see anything!
[10:17] ---
    What do you think you're doing, McFarlane?
[10:20] ---
    Like, I haven't messed around
    with a girl in, like, centuries!
[10:23] ---
    Aren't I allowed to,
    like, have a little fun?
[10:25] ---
    Just concentrate on your performance!
[10:28] ---
    Then, let me!
[10:31] ---
    Oh yeah, now I'm gonna slip this
    strange strap off her shoulder like so!
[10:36] ---
    Oh, that naughty wind is at it again...
[10:39] ---
    Are you watching, Your Grace?
[10:40] ---
    It's okay, I'm not watching.
[10:42] ---
    Why aren't you watching?
[10:43] ---
    Why should I?
[10:44] ---
    Oh, no! What's to become of me?
    That naughty wind is...
[10:48] ---
    How many times is that naughty
    wind going to blow, anyway?
[10:50] ---
    Besides, it's you that's
    doing the stripping!
[10:52] ---
    I can't take it anymore!
[10:53] ---
    Hey baby, pucker up and gimme a kiss!
[10:56] ---
    No, anything but that!
[10:59] ---
    Please, knock it off.
[11:08] ---
    Her eyes looked so cold
    when she rejected me!
[11:10] ---
    Quit making me dodge you
    while I'm playing!
[11:12] ---
    You wouldn't happen to be one of
    those people who can see ghosts?
[11:15] ---
    No, I'm not.
[11:17] ---
    But you're talking to him!
[11:19] ---
    This leaves me but one objective.
[11:21] ---
    You must play this song
    perfectly to the end...
[11:24] ---
    ...or else I'll haunt you
    for the rest of your life!
[11:25] ---
    Don't be absurd!
[11:35] ---
    I must concentrate.
    Concentrate on playing...
[11:39] ---
    The piano is all I've got.
[11:41] ---
    Always has been, always will be.
[11:43] ---
    All I can do is play it.
[11:52] ---
    For my sake...
[11:54] ---
    And for the sake of Alice's
    and my future together!
[12:08] ---
    How do you like that, McFarlane?
    I played your song perfectly!
[12:12] ---
    Now I'll be cleansed of my curse.
[12:15] ---
    Whoa...
[12:18] ---
    What a splendid performance!
[12:23] ---
    Thank you, my friend.
[12:30] ---
    So, you were the curse I'm cleansed of?!
[12:39] ---
    Good morning, Alice.
[12:40] ---
    I woke up early, so I came to get you.
[12:42] ---
    Come to the mansion right away.
[12:45] ---
    Certainly.
    I'm on my way to the door.
[12:48] ---
    Oh, you've got some clothes on, right?
[12:50] ---
    I ask because you never wear
    anything while you're in your room...
[12:53] ---
    Don't worry.
[12:54] ---
    Good morning, Your Grace.
[12:56] ---
    Lingerie does not count as clothes!
[12:58] ---
    I put them on by mistake.
[13:00] ---
    You totally did that on purpose!
[13:02] ---
    Alice isn't startled at all when
    someone sees her bare skin.
[13:07] ---
    I wonder if she even sees me as a guy?
[13:10] ---
    Come to think of it,
    the other day, Viola...
[13:13] ---
    Yoo-hoo! Dearest Brother!
[13:15] ---
    You startled me!
    Oh, Viola, it's you...
[13:18] ---
    Oh, quit getting startled at every little
    thing. It's so annoying.
[13:21] ---
    Now, don't get your heart pounding
    and fall for me or anything.
[13:24] ---
    What are you going on about with
    such a sincere look in your eyes?
[13:27] ---
    You know about the suspension
    bridge effect, right?
[13:29] ---
    When they're with someone,
    people mistake the fear and anxiety...
[13:32] ---
    ...making their hearts pound
    as love for the other person!
[13:35] ---
    In other words, all I have to do
    is get Alice's heart pounding
[13:38] ---
    by startling and scaring her.
[13:40] ---
    This may be worth giving a try.
[13:43] ---
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[13:45] ---
    Huh?
[13:46] ---
    Your Grace?
[13:51] ---
    Ta-da! I was in your blind spot!
[13:53] ---
    Oh, my!
[13:54] ---
    Were you startled?
[13:56] ---
    Yes, I was.
[13:58] ---
    This is going to be tough.
[14:02] ---
    A-And now we're getting
    to the really scary part...
[14:07] ---
    Th-The man turned his head
    and shouted, "I saw that."
[14:11] ---
    But he had no eyes or nose,
[14:13] ---
    just a mouth that was
    slit from ear to ear.
[14:15] ---
    Ooh, how scary is that?
[14:17] ---
    It gives me the chills
    just talking about it.
[14:19] ---
    That was scary.
[14:20] ---
    But when the narrator's scared...
[14:23] ---
    ...it loses half of its fear factor.
[14:25] ---
    Oh, really...
[14:26] ---
    I'm just no good at this.
[14:28] ---
    McFarlane didn't scare me at all, but...
[14:31] ---
    So, I give your story a score of 98.
[14:35] ---
    You've got to love her for being
    a super lenient grader.
[14:38] ---
    Oh, I finally found it!
[14:41] ---
    What a scary painting!
[14:42] ---
    Is that the right one?
[14:43] ---
    Huh?! Oh, not this one.
[14:46] ---
    That's strange.
[14:47] ---
    I could've sworn I had a painting of
    a woman shedding tears of blood...
[14:54] ---
    Is...
[14:55] ---
    ...this it?
[14:58] ---
    Yeah, that's the one.
[15:00] ---
    What's it doing hanging there?
[15:01] ---
    The other day, I took it down and put
    it in the rack because it's so creepy.
[15:05] ---
    How strange.
[15:06] ---
    That's all you've got to say?!
[15:07] ---
    Aren't you scared?!
[15:08] ---
    All right, I'm scared.
[15:09] ---
    What's with the "all right"?!
[15:10] ---
    Here I am totally scared, and you mean
    to tell me your heart isn't pounding?!
[15:14] ---
    But my heart is pounding.
[15:16] ---
    Why don't you put your ear against
    my chest and listen for yourself?
[15:19] ---
    Like I can do that!
[15:20] ---
    Come on, just think about it.
[15:22] ---
    The painting moved by itself!
    Isn't that scary?
[15:26] ---
    It certainly is.
[15:27] ---
    Aw, come on! Why won't you get scared?
[15:30] ---
    If your heart doesn't start pounding, you
    won't feel the suspension bridge effect!
[15:34] ---
    My heart really is pounding.
[15:37] ---
    Because I'm with you, Your Grace.
[15:39] ---
    She looks even cuter than usual.
[15:42] ---
    This may be the suspension
    bridge effect at work.
[15:45] ---
    But...
[15:47] ---
    ...how did this painting get here?
[15:50] ---
    Alice, didn't you hang that
    painting there yesterday
[15:52] ---
    because there was some
    extra space there?
[15:55] ---
    Shh! It's our secret.
[15:59] ---
    The more I look at it...
[16:02] ---
    ...the scarier it gets!
[16:04] ---
    Oh! Your Grace!
[16:05] ---
    Look out behind you!
[16:08] ---
    Oh...
[16:09] ---
    Darn it!
[16:10] ---
    No, don't touch it!
[16:12] ---
    That plant has been here from when this
    mansion was the family's main residence.
[16:15] ---
    It only flowers once every 50 years.
[16:17] ---
    It's extremely valuable.
[16:20] ---
    I'm so sorry!
[16:27] ---
    What are you doing in there, Your Grace?
[16:33] ---
    What you did back there
    was only an accident.
[16:36] ---
    Still, I'd prefer not to face Rob
    until he calms down.
[16:40] ---
    Anyway, shut the door.
[16:41] ---
    I don't want to be found just yet.
[16:43] ---
    Very well.
[16:44] ---
    Why'd you come in here?!
[16:46] ---
    Well, you asked me to shut the door...
[16:48] ---
    What is Rob like when he gets angry?
[16:51] ---
    He's pretty scary.
[16:52] ---
    He doesn't chew you out or anything,
[16:54] ---
    but he won't forgive you until
    you've reflected on your actions.
[16:57] ---
    I'd kind of like to see that.
[17:00] ---
    You on the receiving end of
    his anger, that is, Your Grace.
[17:02] ---
    Huh?!
[17:03] ---
    Your Grace?
[17:04] ---
    Are you in here?
[17:06] ---
    It's Rob.
[17:07] ---
    I'll protect you.
[17:14] ---
    Whew! I was really freaked out
    for a minute there.
[17:17] ---
    You know, it's not safe for you
    to get that close to me.
[17:20] ---
    I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking...
[17:22] ---
    So, where will you hide next?
[17:24] ---
    This is starting to get fun!
[17:26] ---
    This is a huge mansion.
[17:27] ---
    There are lots of places to hide.
[17:30] ---
    But Rob knows this place inside out.
    Where can I hide and not be found?
[17:34] ---
    How about under here?
[17:35] ---
    Oh, yeah, what a great choice.
    It's so romantic...
[17:38] ---
    Quit fooling around, would you?!
[17:39] ---
    I've been looking for you, Your Grace.
[17:43] ---
    I wanted to speak with you
    about the flowerpot.
[17:46] ---
    Uh, um...
[17:49] ---
    I-I'm Alice.
[17:51] ---
    I pride myself on being able to wake up
    after exactly seven hours of sleep.
[17:53] ---
    Oh, it's you, Alice.
[17:55] ---
    Pardon me.
[17:57] ---
    How senile can you get?
[18:00] ---
    That was a pretty good impression of me.
[18:02] ---
    Th-Thanks...
[18:06] ---
    So...
[18:08] ---
    ...we wound up hiding underneath my bed.
[18:11] ---
    This is a surprisingly good hiding place,
    if somewhat ordinary.
[18:16] ---
    I wanted to be in a dark,
    cramped space with you, Your Grace.
[18:19] ---
    Oh, so for you, hiding from Rob
    isn't the objective anymore, huh?
[18:22] ---
    Did you know, Your Grace?
[18:24] ---
    Hide-and-seek was originally
    a game for adults.
[18:28] ---
    You've gotta be kidding...
[18:29] ---
    Wait, really?
[18:31] ---
    Are you looking forward to
    becoming an adult, Your Grace?
[18:35] ---
    Um, more or less.
[18:37] ---
    I want to get to know
    the pleasures of alcohol.
[18:39] ---
    It'd be wonderful to have dinner and
    drinks with someone like you every night.
[18:44] ---
    My heart's really pounding now.
[18:46] ---
    Could this be the suspension
    bridge effect at work?
[18:57] ---
    I'm sorry to interrupt you, but...
[19:00] ---
    Rob?!
[19:03] ---
    What's all this?
[19:04] ---
    I found them among the shards of the
    flowerpot you broke, Your Grace.
[19:08] ---
    I believe they had been stolen from the
    lady and senior lady of the house.
[19:12] ---
    From Mother and Grandmother?
[19:14] ---
    Back when this mansion was still
    the family's main residence,
[19:17] ---
    we had an incident involving a servant
    who stole some of the family's valuables.
[19:20] ---
    The thief must have hidden the stolen
    items inside the flowerpot temporarily,
[19:24] ---
    and was never able to retrieve them.
[19:26] ---
    Anyhow, I'm so glad you found them.
[19:29] ---
    I'm sure the lady of the house
    will be very pleased.
[19:32] ---
    You were great, Your Grace.
    Just like a master detective.
[19:34] ---
    Well...
[19:35] ---
    I didn't really
    do anything, though...
[19:38] ---
    Oh, and I'm going to have a nice,
    long chat with you later on...
[19:40] ---
    ...regarding the flowerpot you broke.
[19:43] ---
    Guess I'm going to get
    a talking-to after all...
[21:22] ---
    Where am I?
[21:25] ---
    Are you awake, Your Grace?
[21:27] ---
    Alice!
[21:28] ---
    Where the heck are we?
[21:30] ---
    This is a dream.
[21:32] ---
    A dream?
[21:33] ---
    Don't you remember?
[21:36] ---
    A moment ago, we were looking
    through old books in the library,
[21:39] ---
    trying to find some way
    to break your curse.
[21:42] ---
    And the second we opened
    one of the books...
[21:46] ---
    Bring me the white rabbit
    that carries a pocket watch.
[21:49] ---
    As a token of my appreciation,
    I shall grant you a wish.
[21:51] ---
    After that, I lost consciousness,
    and the next thing I knew, I was here.
[21:55] ---
    Our real selves are probably
    asleep in the library.
[22:00] ---
    I see.
[22:01] ---
    So, if we catch that white rabbit
    and give it to the girl, then...
[22:04] ---
    Yes. This time we may finally be able
    to break your curse, Your Grace.
[22:09] ---
    Plus...
[22:10] ---
    Alice?!
[22:11] ---
    This is a dream, so it's all right.
[22:14] ---
    See?
[22:15] ---
    Oh, you're right. I can't feel a thing.
[22:20] ---
    Why'd you put my hand to your breast
    when I can't enjoy how it feels?
[22:22] ---
    I couldn't feel anything! Anything at all!
[22:26] ---
    Hey, a rabbit just...
[22:27] ---
    Huh?
[22:31] ---
    Let's go after it, Your Grace.
[22:32] ---
    Um, okay...
[23:02] ---
    We were having so much fun
    that we got totally carried away.
[23:05] ---
    That's one of our bad habits.
[23:07] ---
    It'll be seven hours
    since we arrived here.
[23:09] ---
    We should be waking up soon.
[23:12] ---
    Oh, right. Exactly seven hours of sleep...
[23:15] ---
    Since we've got this rare opportunity,
    shall we end it with a kiss?
[23:19] ---
    Huh?! Well yeah, this is a dream
    and all, so we could, but...
[23:23] ---
    Kiss me, please.
[23:25] ---
    Alice...
[23:31] ---
    This time...
[23:34] ---
    ...I won't back out.
[23:37] ---
    Jeez, you guys are totally useless!
[23:40] ---
    You go all lovey-dovey on me and can't
    even be bothered to look for the rabbit!
[23:45] ---
    Don't you ever summon me again, egghead!
[23:47] ---
    And drop dead while you're at it!
[23:52] ---
    I wonder if I can pick the
    dream up where I left off...
[24:00] ---
    The Duke of Death and His Maid
SIGN    White Snow, Black Clothes
[24:00] ---
    "White Snow, Black Clothes."