[thunder rumbling]
-[vehicle approaching] -[Ange] Dang, it's really coming down.
I was hoping we'd make it into Old Amasia before it started raining.
The place is taboo.
Not even Drifters come here looking for treasure.
But we're going, right?
Of course!
[giggles]
-That's love for you. -[grunts]
-[alarm blares] -[both gasp]
That code is… DAISYOGRE?
-What's it doing here? -Stop!
[footsteps running]
Kanata! [gasps]
[Ellie] What happened?
You went to Amasia, right?
Where is Noir?
I left her with Alba.
That's right.
Maybe Alba can help Ciel too.
I don't fully follow, but I got you.
-Ange, if you please? -[Ange] Roger.
Look, just tell us where Alba is and we'll go there, okay?
[grunts]
Pull yourself together, man!
We're gonna lose both Noir and Mystere at this rate!
[gasps]
[machine beeping]
I think I've got a rough idea of what's happened.
[gasps]
[Alba] Ciel's master, whoever they are, must have made a remote order
for her to format herself.
Format? But that means…
All of her memories have been wiped.
Even if we reboot her, she'd be a completely different person.
Why would Ciel's master do such a thing?
There's no telling why.
But there are signs pointing to an attempted reboot after the format.
This may have been to enter into a new contract with the freshly formatted Ciel.
[Ange] Then why won't she wake up?
It's because Ciel refused the reboot.
[all gasp]
[Alba] You said you installed a plug-in she gave you?
You don't mean…
It must have been a plug-in that renders a reboot impossible.
Refusing a reboot
genuinely means choosing death for a Magus.
[Kanata] Ciel… Why…
[Ellie] I can't forgive Ciel for deceiving us,
and I don't care for her motive.
But I think I can kind of understand why she'd refuse a reboot.
It's because she loved you, Kanata.
What?
I see.
So if she entered into a fresh contract,
she'd really end up as Kanata's enemy this time.
She didn't want that to happen.
Even if it meant sacrificing herself.
This is my fault?
[gasps, cries]
Kanata…
If only I hadn't brought Ciel along…
Don't talk like that!
This happened because of me.
This Magus…
[Kanata] Alba, can you save Ciel?
-I cannot. -[gasps]
You can't bring back the dead.
That's right.
Whether you're human or Magus.
But I can help you with your other goal.
We now have a Type Zero host for Noir.
What?
[Ange] You can't mean…
-Put Noir in Ciel's body? -[Kanata, Ellie gasp]
[Alba] Whether we found it lying around
or whether it once had a mind of its own,
either way, it's a Type Zero.
[Ellie] But it's Ciel's body!
[Alba] It has ceased to be the Ciel you all know and love.
Logically, it is the best approach.
You should be the one to decide.
There is not much time left.
I doubt Noir and Mystere will live to see tomorrow.
[gasps]
[Schnee] Do you not want your drink, my lord?
[Macht] Not before a mission.
[Schnee] Then rest assured.
Our deployment to secure the Key has officially been postponed.
I see.
I would have liked to have faced the hero
and avenge my name.
Has Mr. Weisheit said anything about Ciel?
Nothing.
He just smiled, as per usual.
[Macht] Do not lose heart, Schnee.
Forgive me.
[Mouton] In that case, why not calm down with a nice drink?
From the patron over there.
[chuckles]
-[glass clinks] -[Tokio grunts]
Ugh, this damn thing.
Macht, how can you wear this 24/7?
[Macht] You.
What are you doing here?
Same as you. I'm here to drink.
To the Singing Princess.
[Macht] You still haven't answered me.
What are you doing here, Licht?
I told you. I'm here to drink.
[grunts]
As it happens, I'd sided with the people on the surface for a time.
But I am from Ideal, after all,
and an order is an order.
I've actually grown warm to the idea
of overworld domination through the revival of Amasia.
Whoa, you don't believe me?
[inhales sharply] How sad.
[Macht] We do not wish to dominate. We wish to protect.
To take up the sword for the defenseless people
and protect them from the Enders.
To take back the surface for humanity.
That is our cause.
Yeah, I get it, I get it.
-I also have something to ask you. -Yes?
Macht.
What do Magus mean to you?
I told you before.
Magus are irreplaceable friends of humanity.
They are our wings. Our shields.
You really never change.
Well…
A leopard never changes its spots.
Or so they used to say in the East.
How dare you.
You're saying I haven't grown up?
Of course not.
You see? You haven't changed.
I'm actually glad.
Licht, you're still the same as ever.
You're always looking down on me.
[sighs, inhales deeply]
You think he's mad?
[Mouton] Indeed.
Perhaps it would have been better to speak openly from the heart?
You know I struggle with that sort of thing.
You are a difficult master.
And you are also yet to tell Kanata about your past, like you promised.
You don't have to remind me.
I suppose now's as good a time as any.
Is it time to go back to Rock Town and accept Kanata's knuckle sandwich?
[Mouton] That is one archaic way of communicating.
He must be almost at breaking point with the burden he bears.
[Ciel] My name is Ciel.
As a friend of humanity, I dedicate myself to the growth of my master.
My name is Ciel.
As a friend of humanity, I dedicate myself to the growth of my master.
My name is Ciel.
As a friend of humanity, I dedicate myself to the growth of my master.
My name is Ciel. As a friend of humanity--
My name is Ciel. I dedicate myself to the growth of my master.
My name is Ciel.
I dedicate… Myself…
Just this once…
let me be your Magus, Kanata.
Take me with you.
To the beyond.
My dear.
[Weisheit] You sometimes exceed even my expectations.
[liquid splashing]
Magus truly are amazing.
[wind whistling]
[Kanata] I can use Ciel's body to save Noir and Mystere.
Come with me, Ciel.
I didn't mean it like this.
[Ciel] That was a lie.
I stayed with you so I could observe Noir.
[breathes shakily]
I'm hoping to meet the wonderful master of my dreams.
It makes the job go by so much faster and it makes me forget all my troubles.
My dream to sing for more and more people.
Let's return with a smile on our faces.
Just this once…
let me be your Magus, Kanata.
[Kanata] You showed me so many sides of you.
How could they have all been just a lie?
[Ange] You didn't have to say that.
Say what?
That Ciel loved Kanata.
But it's Kanata!
If you don't spell it out, he'll never get it!
And if he doesn't understand how she felt, all of Ciel's efforts will go to waste.
I want Kanata to accept it all and move on.
Don't worry. Kanata can do it.
[wind whistling]
You'll definitely want to look back on this someday.
[Kanata] Of course.
It wasn't a lie.
We had so much fun together.
[Ciel] Kanata.
Let's return with a smile on our faces.
[no audible dialogue]
[wind whistling increases]
[Kanata] Thank you.
Ciel.
[both gasp]
[Ellie] Kanata! [panting]
Kanata.
Sorry, Ellie.
No, it's okay.
I probably shouldn't have said what I said.
I know you said it to kick me into gear.
I know you better than I know anyone else.
Kanata…
So, you've decided?
Yes.
[Alba] I'm sorry.
Sorry?
I spoke too bluntly.
Ada scolded me after.
-Alba… -[faucet running]
[Alba] I too know a Magus who hurt others by pulling the final curtain.
You said you were researching Magus memories?
[Alba] They were so selfish
to be unaware of how those left behind feel.
Or rather,
to be aware and yet still go ahead is just even more cruel.
But still, there is nobility in that.
That's what I think.
I see.
-[Alba] Ada, get ready. -[gasps]
Already prepared. We can go whenever.
[machine beeping]
[Alba] The migration process itself is very simple.
We create a path between the two Magus bodies,
guide Noir away from Mystere, then affix her consciousness elsewhere.
That's it.
[Ada] Connecting the path.
Establishing logical beacon for guidance.
Ready to receive.
Begin guidance.
Yes, Master.
[typing]
This is nerve-racking.
I've never seen a Magus transplant before, even in Maria's lab.
[typing continues]
Let's have faith in Alba.
Kanata…
[typing stops]
[Alba] Strange…
Noir's consciousness is stuck.
-[Ellie, Ange gasp] What? -[Kanata] What does that mean?
She's not responding to the guidance.
She won't move from Mystere's body.
Protocol and conditions are clear, so…
No way.
There shouldn't be any problems if they're both Type Zero Magus.
[gasps]
Unless Noir…
What happens if the transplant doesn't go ahead?
[Alba] Same answer.
We lose either Noir or Mystere,
or perhaps even both of them.
-No way! -[gasps]
Noir! Mystere!
[rain pattering]
[Noir] Mystere?
We are broken, and still being broken.
Is it all my fault?
I don't want to disappear.
I'm sorry.
If only I'd disappeared like I was supposed to…
But I didn't want to.
I wanted to be with everyone.
[gasps]
Ciel? What's wrong?
Ciel?
I don't want to be alone.
I don't want to be all alone again.
[gasps]
Over there?
Are Kanata and the others over there?
What if my chest hurts again?
What if I just bother Kanata again?
I'm afraid.
And yet, I…
-[panting] -[water splashing]
I want to go home.
[Ciel] Take care of Kanata, Noir.
I enjoyed our time spent together.
[machine beeping]
Hey!
[Ada] Noir's remaining data has migrated to Ciel's body!
Excellent! Close the path to prevent reverse flow.
[Ada] Will do!
[Alba] Commencing data fixing.
Did it work?
Hey, look at that!
[all gasp]
[Kanata gasps]
Does that mean…
Noir's transplanted consciousness
has rearranged Ciel's body data?
Is this what Type Zeros can do?
[Mystere] Of course not.
-What? -What?
-[all gasp] -[Mystere grunts]
-Mystere! -[Mystere groans]
Don't shout, you hack.
With one less of us in my head, your voice reverberates.
It's fragmented, but it's come together.
Is that how it is, Master?
Mystere?
[Mystere] How dare you deceive Mystere with a safe mode.
That safe mode, that dud…
[gasps]
[inhales sharply]
Noir!
Kanata?
[gasps]
There's something I have to tell you.
I'm sorry?
Thank you?
Good morning?
Which is it…
Welcome back, Noir!
Yes. I'm back, Kanata.
[Ellie, Ange giggle, cheer]
[chuckles]
Mystere?
[grunts, beeps]
[gasps]
-[gasps] -[Ange gasps]
[Ellie] What is that?
-Master? -What?
You are the new Master of my two girls.
Isn't that right?
Translated by Rychelle Brittain