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Ladies and gentlemen,\ngood evening.

The girl sleeping in the\nhouse of the poisoner...

...was saved thanks to the pure\nsouls of the young men.

However, the next misfortune then silently\ncreeps up and suddenly appears before us.

Indeed, just like that single letter\nthat was delivered to an innocent soul.

Act 12: Encore

Excuse me?

Father, what did you\nsay just now?

Your engagement to Albert... I've called it off.

All right?

What's the meaning of this? What brought this on?

I've been hearing some unsavory rumors\nabout the Morcerf family.

But that doesn't mean you have to... I can't believe this!

I don't understand you.

As I recall, you were never very enthusiastic\nover the engagement from the very beginning.

You don't understand anything,\ndo you, Father?

Don't treat my life like it was\none of your stocks or bonds!

Here's a quick lesson\nfor you.

There are only two kinds of people\nin this world, winners and losers.

Eugenie, I'm only thinking\nof what's best for you.

Liar. You're thinking of\nwhat's best for you!

Damn it, Mondego,\nyou really blew it.

Sorry, but I plan to make it\nthrough this in one piece.

I must say, it's hard to believe you're\nthe Mondego I used to know.

You've done well\nfor yourself.

How do you know\nabout that?

A certain gentleman\nfilled me in.

Who?! Who was it?!

Oh, I can't tell you that... But that's not important.

How much do\nyou want?

Gimme everything\nyou've got!

If you wanna keep me from talking, stuff my mouth with gold!

It's an honor to see you\nagain, Mademoiselle.

Marquis Cavalcanti? Do you\nhave some business here?

Yes, I have a meeting\nwith your father.

More financial dealings?

I was hoping that I might be\nof some assistance to you.

I want to take everything that causes\nyou sorrow and make them go away.

There's no reason for\nyou to do that for me.

Does a man need a reason\nto be in love?

No! Let go of me!

I'll scream!

You're acquainted with the Count of Monte Cristo, I take it?

The gossip dealing with the Morcerf family\nwas apparently leaked by him.

What are you\ntalking about?

I must say, though, I find it unlikely that\nthe Count's information would be incorrect.

Why are you telling\nme this?

The thought of seeing sadness on the face\nof the woman I love is unbearable.

Cut it out. There's no reason\nfor you to be in love with me.

Why would the Count of Monte Cristo do such a thing?

I wonder what she thinks about the engagement being called off?

Why don't you\njust ask the girl?

No, this problem might be bigger\nthan just the two of us.

Albert...

You're serious about her,\naren't you?

I guess it's true that you don't realize how\nimportant something is until you lose it.

Goodness, this is amazing...

This is your daughter's big night, after all. Money is no object.

My daughter is\na lucky girl.

She never would have been able to sell out\nthe opera house on her own merits.

This wouldn't have happened without your gracious support.

So, are you willing to go along with this? Breaking it off with Albert?

You can hardly call it breaking it off. Nothing had even started.

Maybe, but you were engaged.

This is something that both\nour families decided.

Why do you seem\nso hurt, then?

Who is he? Who's this Count\nof Monte Cristo person?

Did the Count have something\nto do with this?

He's manipulating things\nbehind the scenes.

It sounds like he was the source\nof all those bad rumors...

...about Uncle Fernand that\nmy father has been hearing.

Bad rumors?

Personally, I don't care about\nall that political gossip,

...but Albert hasn't been the same\never since he met that man.

I really miss the old days,\nyou know?

The three of us would run around the meadow,\nnot even noticing when the sun went down.

When did it start?

When did we start being so awkward\naround each other,

...and not even being able\nto hold hands anymore?

When you were on your trip to Luna,\nwhat happened to you?

You two haven't been the same\nsince that trip.

You're right, we haven't.

What does Albert think\nabout all this?

I haven't heard\nfrom him.

Has he said anything\nto you?

You two are\nbest friends, right?

Best friends, huh?

Franz, is something wrong?

I'm sorry. I don't really understand\nhim these days, either.

Did something happen\nbetween you and Albert?

We got into\na fight.

Albert shouldn't associate\nwith the Count anymore...

Thanks for\nlending an ear.

I'm sorry I couldn't be more helpful. Still...

What?

I'm relieved.

Well, whatever you might say about it, it looks\nlike you really do care about Albert.

Oh, geez... Is it that obvious?

No one can hide it when they're\npining away for someone.

Maybe the reason your piano performance\nthat night at Auteuil was so great...

...was because you were really\nplaying for Albert.

No way...

The feelings you have for someone\nmanifest themselves in your art.

Isn't that right?

Yeah, he wouldn't\nbe here...

After all,\nwe're still fighting...

Yeah, he wouldn't\nbe here...

What's keeping her? Isn't Eugenie ready yet?!

She is still\ngetting ready.

Are you sure you're feeling well, Mademoiselle?

I'm fine. This is the opera house performance\nthat I've always dreamed of.

It's the strangest thing.

Unlike the way it is\noutside the city walls,

...the muscat grapes here always bear fruit\nregardless of the season.

What is it?

Albert, you should always\nlisten to your feelings.

You can't lie to yourself\nabout how you really feel.

Have you always been true\nto yourself, Mother?

This is Paris.

Perhaps it truly is a paradise\nwhere you can find...

...whatever your heart desires\nif you work hard enough.

But if you lose your courage, you'll simply\nbe swept along on the currents.

You're not going to\nshow up, Albert?

Are you looking\nfor someone?

Lucien!

Oh, I get it. Mother invited you,\ndidn't she?

Thanks to her\nkind influence.

I'm dedicating my performance\ntonight to lovers.

I hope you two\nenjoy it.

No. For tonight, you should play for yourself\nand for the person that you love.

Pianists are allowed\nto do that.

That's easy for you\nto say...

I suppose it is.

Albert, my boy, I'm sorry, but the hall\nis already filled with invited guests.

I have an invitation. Eugenie gave it to me.

The past is the past. Let's pretend it never happened.

I was invited by Eugenie! You have no right to turn me away!

Did you get that hot temper of yours\nfrom your father?

This has nothing to do with my father! I'm my own man!

You're going to\nlet me pass!

And just what are you\ngoing to do about it?

You have no power. You have no money.

You're nothing but\na spoiled brat!

Shut up!

Maybe so, but I still... Damn it! Let me go!

What's this commotion? This is supposed\nto be an auspicious occasion.

Oh, you were invited, too?

Yes, by Madame.

My wife seems to be feeling a little out of sorts. Would you mind keeping her company for me?

I'm sorry, but I'm not in the mood today. Excuse me.

Cut it out, Lucien!

I... have to get in there! Listen!

Use your head, then! You'll never get in through the front door.

Crap...

I don't owe you any\nfavors or anything,

...but I've been doing some things\nthat are hurting Eugenie.

Are you really sleeping\nwith Eugenie's mother?

It's all part\nof my job.

You'll never understand your whole life,\nand you don't have any need to.

Anyway, be there for her and\nlisten to her performance.

You love Eugenie,\ndon't you?

Let's go.

Albert? Is that you?

You're a little late,\ndon't you think?!

I was right here the whole time. I had a little trouble getting in.

You don't mean my father,\ndo you?

It's all right, I heard\nyou play just fine.

It was really great.

You were radiant out there. My heart was pounding!

Idiot. If I'd known you were here, I would've been able to play even better.

I would've been playing\nfor you.

Eugenie...

I'm sorry. I know I'm not\nyour fiancée anymore.

That doesn't matter. I don't care.

Oh! Here.

What?

You like these,\ndon't you?

Well, sure, but you're supposed\nto bring a bouquet of flowers.

Oh, right. I guess flowers\nwould've been better...

You're such a fool. You haven't changed one bit since we were kids.

Out in the meadow, I wanted you to pick flowers for me,

...but you would always bring\nme berries instead.

They were delicious, though.

Mademoiselle Eugenie!

It won't do to keep\nyour audience waiting.

You!

Wait, Albert!

Listen to one more song. I'll be playing it just for you.

It looks like you've\nbeen shut out.

I wouldn't be so sure\nabout that.

Ladies and gentlemen! Let's have a warm round of applause for Mademoiselle Eugenie!

What do you think you're doing?! This is my performance!

Yes, one that I arranged.

That jerk!

You don't know\nwhen to quit!

My daughter has set out on the road to\na bright future! Don't ruin it for her!

You don't have any\nright to be here!

All the seats for tonight's performance\nwere bought out by Marquis Cavalcanti!

You've lost,\nso go away!

Count...

Why, whatever is the matter?

You're not looking\nwell at all.

Count!

Albert?

I'm... so frustrated...

At how weak\nand pathetic I am...

Count of Monte Cristo!

You are under suspicion\nof criminal activity.

I will have to ask you to come with me\nto the station as the prime suspect...

...in the poisoning death\nof Valois!

Monsieur Villefort...

Villefort's investigation\nis relentless.

Why?

When I go to visit the Count, I sit and\nspeak with Haidee for the first time.

Next time on Gankutsuou, The Count of Monte Cristo act 13:

Act 13: Haidee

..."Haidee."

Bide your time,\nand hold out hope!