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I was reunited with the young man\nat my friend's residence.

His soul, which does not know\nwhat it means to love another,

...was profoundly shaken by one who does know what it is to love.

He asked, "Do you love\nyour fiancée?"

My life is a hollow,\nfragile thing.

I think we should give some more thought to my marriage to Eugenie.

What brought this on?

I'm just not sure if I really\nlove her or not.

Pull!

That's what's been\nbothering you?

First you go through the motions. Then the emotions will follow.

Pull!

Monsieur Albert, a messenger from the Count of Monte Cristo said to deliver this to you.

From the Count?

Invitations to the opera...

"As luck would have it, I managed to secure\nan open box at the opera house."

"If you like, would you care\nto join me this evening?"

"By all means, please bring\nyour fiancée."

I can't imagine how there could be\nany open boxes at the opera house...

You're right.

I'm sorry, but could you\ndeliver this to Eugenie?

Albert, you're going\nto deliver it.

Father?

Considerate little touches like this will win her over little by little.

Pull!

Act 6: Her Melancholy, My Melancholy

Don't wake her\nthis morning.

Is Monsieur Debray here?

Here comes Mademoiselle!

Good morning, Mademoiselle.

Good morning. Is Mother still sleeping?

Yes, Mademoiselle,\nit looks that way.

Good morning, Eugenie. You're as lovely as ever.

Good morning.

You spent the night, I see.

Father, your soup\nis getting cold.

Yes, of course...

Good morning, Baron.

Hello. I trust you\nslept well last night?

Yes, sir. Thank you for\nyour hospitality.

By the way,\nabout Olympus Trading...

I'm sure of it.

That's a valuable piece of information... Thank you!

I give appropriate compensation to those\nwho give me information before anyone else.

If you're not in a hurry, would you care\nto join us for breakfast?

Thank you for\nthe invitation.

I was on my way to give Eugenie her ticket.

I am on my way to visit Baron Danglars\nto see to some business negotiations.

What a lucky coincidence! Please, allow me to introduce you to them!

This is indeed an unexpected\nstroke of good luck.

There are many things at their estate that you will find interesting.

That reminds me, if you have time, you should\nask them to show you the stables.

Madame Danglars has a horse named Eclipse\nthat is the finest in all of Paris.

This way, Messieurs. If you will wait\nin the parlor for a moment...

Albert!

Lucien! What brings you here\nso early in the morning?

Oh, I had my hands full\nwith this and that.

Eugenie! Good morning!

A man has to play\nhis cards right.

Right?

Count! Do me the honor of allowing me\nto invite you to my home next time.

Of course. Gladly.

That reminds me, I'll stop by your room later!

Michelle, Olympus Trading\nhas started to fall.

We'll pretend to prop it up,\nand then make it fall even farther!

Further buying is inadvisable. It is below the insolvency line.

I don't care. Wait until it hits bottom, and then buy them out.

Understood.

A few hundred investors are gonna\nhang themselves over this.

Monsieur, the Count of Monte Cristo\nis waiting in the parlor.

He is, eh?

Michelle, have the credit\nassessment results...

...for this Count of Monte Cristo\nperson come in yet?

Out of three investigatory agencies,\ntwo rate him as AA+,

...and the third rates him\nas AAA.

His peerage title is valid,\nas well.

I bet. He probably paid a lot\nof money for it.

I'm terribly sorry to\nkeep you waiting.

Oh, you're here,\ntoo, Albert?

Good morning, Baron. This is the Count of Monte Cristo.

I had hoped to put in\na good word for him.

His Excellency mentioned that\nhe doesn't have a bank,

...so I thought I should introduce\nhim to you, Baron.

That was most considerate\nof you.

I'm always glad to meet\nfine new customers.

Allow me to introduce Baron Danglars, the\nmost powerful banker in Paris right now.

It is a pleasure to make\nyour acquaintance.

Look, you missed a spot\nover here, too!

You need to be more careful\nwith Eclipse's grooming.

Yes, Madame.

And never give him anything\nbut the feed I've specified.

Yes, Madame.

I've received a letter of introduction\nand contract papers...

...from the firm of Thomson & French.

To tell you the truth, I'm amazed that they\nwould act as guarantor for an individual.

They are the largest banking firm\nin Eastern Space.

Indeed they are. However, there is one\nitem in this contract that concerns me.

That concerns you?

According to this, no upper limit\nhas been set to your line of credit.

In short, it could be interpreted\nthat my bank...

...would have to indefinitely\ncontinue to provide you...

...with any amount you wished,\nno matter how great the sum.

And does that present\na problem?

This is a bit of an\nawkward situation.

You say it as if it were nothing, but such\nlopsided deals don't exist in this world.

Be that as it may, the firm of Thomson & French\nhave judged that in my case, they do.

Surely you don't doubt the\nvalidity of this contract?

Not at all, its authenticity has already been verified. This contract is genuine.

Oh, I see. In which case,\nyou are saying...

...that it is me that you\nare unable to trust.

I got tickets to tonight's\nopera from the Count.

About that Count of Monte Cristo fellow...

Apparently, he managed to secure\na box at the opera house.

He's quite a skilled player.

So it would seem.

Why don't we go pay our respects during intermission tonight?

One, two, three...

Five?

F-Five hundred million?!

I had planned to open an account today\nand deposit these.

My intent was to let the interest from\nthe deposit accrue in the account.

But I see that you\nare not interested.

N-Not at all...

You leave me no choice, then. I shall try another bank.

Please! W-Wait!

Wait...

Lucien sure is a go-getter, coming over to talk\nbusiness with your father so early in the day.

You really are a child,\naren't you?

I can't believe you actually\nadmire a guy like him.

"A guy like him"? He's our friend!

I've never thought of him\nas a friend.

We've been together\nsince we were kids!

That "friend" of ours\nis sleeping with my mother.

We are agreed, then. I will deposit these\nin your account right away.

I shall send over a servant later\nto pick up my first loan.

Very well.

Incidentally, it has recently\ncome to my attention...

...that you own the finest horse\nin all of Paris, Baron.

Oh, you have an interest\nin horses, Count?

English thoroughbreds\nin particular.

The thought had occurred to me\nto purchase it from you.

Name your price.

Surely you joke!

That horse belongs to my wife. I have no intention of selling it.

For the right price,\neverything is for sale.

I should think that you would know that better than anyone, Baron.

This is terrible! Monsieur Danglars\nhas sold Madame's horse!

He sold Eclipse?

Yes, Mademoiselle! Just now!

They're going\nto fight again...

Monsieur Danglars said that he was offered\na huge sum. He seemed very excited.

It was the Count...

What is it? You're interrupting us.

I'm terribly sorry, Count. This is my wife.

This is the Count of Monte Cristo.

Where is my horse! Where is my Eclipse?!

I was going to discuss\nthis with you later.

Count, if you would kindly\nexcuse us for a moment.

You sold Eclipse?!

Keep your voice down! Look, don't let this shock you...

That horse was worth 5.8 million Francs,\nand the Count bought him for 20 million!

Eclipse was my horse!

Look, that horse\nwas worth...

This isn't about\nthe money!

I promised Madame Villefort that she could use him tomorrow!

You have lots of\nother horses!

I refuse to use any horse\nbut Eclipse!

Get in there and cancel\nthe deal this instant!

What's this nonsense?

You had no right to sell\nmy horse!

My good Baroness, if I have upset a beautiful\nlady such as yourself, I must apologize.

I had thought that if I offered 60 million,\nyou would find the amount satisfactory.

But we each have things that are so precious\nto us that a price cannot be put upon them.

Please pardon my ineptitude at failing to take that into consideration.

Oh, my... That's quite all right.

But just a moment... Did I hear\nyou say 60 million just now?

Indeed, Madame. I offered\nto pay 60 million in gold.

Oh, I see. Please pardon\nmy silly question.

In that case, I will\ntake my leave now.

I shall respect Madame's wishes and\ndo my utmost to remedy the situation.

Count...

Monsieur, were you planning to pocket a\npercentage of the profits, even from me?!

You've got it all wrong!

You and your filthy lies!

Come to my\nroom later!

Come on, Albert,\nlet's go somewhere.

Shouldn't we\ndo something?

They're always\nlike this.

Go faster.

I can't go any faster.

They're the worst...

The worst family,\nand the worst father...

You mean the world\nto the Baron.

You don't know him\nat all, do you?

If the price was right, he'd sell me off\nwithout giving it a second thought.

As long as we stay here, we'll never be able\nto get out from under our parents' thumbs.

I want to live\nmore freely.

I love the piano. I want to play\nall over the world.

Eugenie...

I want to live somewhere far away. Somewhere that my parents can't reach me.

Then let's go.

You and me. Let's leave home.

Idiot.

Why am I an idiot?

Let's go back. I have to get\nfitted for my dress tonight.

I thought you wanted to leave here! Hey!

Hey, where's Valentine?

What about you? I thought you were coming with Eugenie.

It's true! He even comes\nto me in my dreams!

Do you want to know\nwhat he said to me?

What did he say?

Good evening!

Good evening.

I was given an invitation, too,\nbut I feel a bit out of place.

Not at all. It looks wonderful on you.

Um... It's a loaner.

But I thought that the Prince's booth had\nbeen sealed up ever since that incident.

It's been 20 years since that\nhorrible accident, hasn't it?

I heard that someone has put it\non permanent reserve.

It's unnerving, isn't it? It's as if the\nlate Prince has returned.

Come now, let's stop talking\nabout such frightful things.

What a handsome gentleman...

Who is the young lady\nnext to him?

I don't know, but she's so lovely,\nisn't she?

Albert, who is\nyour friend?

Madame!

What?! Don't make\nsuch a racket...

Your horse, Madame! Eclipse has returned!

What did you say?!

A new set of box seats\nwas unveiled today.

It must be Monte Cristo.

Where are his seats?

That's... That's the late Prince's box!

What's the meaning\nof this?!

I haven't been informed of\nany of the details, Monsieur.

How can this be?!

I can't believe it!

His Excellency the Count of Monte Cristo\nordered me to give this to Madame...

...as both an apology and as\na getting-acquainted gift.

Oh, I don't know what to say! What a wonderful gift!

Deposit of 4.5 trillion dollars from Vanderbilt Far East of Cygnus Alpha.

Deposit of 328 trillion pesos from the Space Canal Corporation in the Union of Northern Sanctuaries.

Deposit of 14.2 billion pounds...

...from Gravity Advanced Materials of the United Central Emirates.

Deposit after deposit\nof foreign currency...

...is being made into the Count\nof Monte Cristo's account.

Who the hell\nis that man?

Where is he making\nall this money?

Oh, the Count of Monte Cristo! What a magnificent man he is!

What a magnificent man!

Michelle, that man is\nhiding something.

I detect no\nsuspicious activity.

Leave no stone unturned. Run thorough\nchecks on everyone he does business with.

Understood.

That's the man...

That's the man who...

Hoping to help a friend with the feelings that he secretly harbors,

...I go to visit Valentine.

But what I witness\nthere is...

Act 7: The Secret Flower Garden

Next time on Gankutsuou, The Count of Monte Cristo, Act 7:

..."The Secret Flower Garden."

Bide your time,\nand hold out hope!