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Ladies and gentlemen,\ngood evening.

There are men who sniff around the mystery\nthat surrounds myself and my friend.

Little by little, their search brings\nthem closer to our secret.

Hear me, young man and young lady. Hear me, noble souls acting in unison.

Be on your guard,

...and know that there are some things in\nthis world that one is better off not knowing.

Count!

You miserable brat!

Die!

Act 14: Lost Souls

You sons of...

Count! Are you\nall right?!

You needn't worry\nabout me.

But...

Why is this\nhappening to me?!

Hasn't my record\nalways been perfect?!

You should know that! Right?

I've always been above reproach,\nwith no blemish on my record!

Albert!

This is all your fault! It's all because\nyou brought that accursed Count to Paris!

What lies did you fill his head with?! Tell me!

Mark my words! Don't get cocky! You'll be next!

Disaster will come calling\nat your house, too!

Give it a rest!

Hey, let go of me!

Do you have any idea who I am?! Let go! Get your hands off me!

Count!

You should\ngo home now.

Let us meet again\nsome other time.

Are you really okay?

This ain't good...

Hey, Ali! Do your thing.

Your abilities are as\nimpressive as ever...

Albert! This is all\nyour fault!

You'll be next! Disaster will come\ncalling at your house, too!

Yoo-hoo!

You've been in there for ages. Did something happen?

No, I'm fine. What is it?

Maximilien is here\nto see you.

Maximilien!

Monsieur Albert.

You're looking well!

It's good to\nsee you again.

Why the sudden\nreturn to Paris?

I've come here to fetch Monsieur Noirtier.

I thought that he should be\nat Valentine's side.

I guess you're right.

I came here expecting to have another\nquarrel with Monsieur Villefort,

...but I heard the news of his arrest\nthe instant I arrived in Paris.

It came as quite a shock to hear\nwhat had become of him.

Yeah...

I wanted to come pay you a visit\nand express my gratitude.

Thank you for all you\nhave done for us.

Still as upright and formal\nas ever, huh?

It was because you were\nthere for me...

...that I was able to save those\nwho are dearest to me.

If nothing else, please don't\nforget that one thing.

Maximilien...

I am glad that I met you.

Take good care\nof Valentine.

I will.

See you around, Maximilien.

Thanks to you, my stocks have hit the\ntrading limit for several days in a row.

These various tidbits of information\nfind their way to me, that's all.

I don't really ask\nfor them.

Oh, how I envy you...

It's a waste of one's life to tie one's happiness\nto the fluctuations of numbers.

More importantly, though...

"Dramatic Arrest of Crown Prosecutor Villefort in Public Spectacle."

This is most shocking,\nisn't it?

Yes, it is...

One never can tell what will\nhappen next in life.

By the way, Baron, what's this I hear about you\nand the Crown Prosecutor being old friends?

Not at all, not at all! We're just acquaintances,\nwe're not what you'd call friends.

Oh, is that true? You, General Morcerf, and\nthe Crown Prosecutor here are old friends,

...and you've used each other's influence\nto expand your own power bases.

I've heard stories along those lines,\nso I was curious.

T-That must be a rumor spread\nby jealous people, no doubt.

Well, if you say so.

Still, people can be brought low\nby the most unexpected things.

I suggest that you exercise the utmost caution\nin the company you choose to keep, Baron.

Baron?

Yes?

I'm quite serious about\nyour daughter.

I'd like to receive your blessing\nas soon as possible.

What a mess...

I'm sorry to keep you waiting. My name is Beauchamp.

Y-You're a reporter?

Yeah.

Then this is\nyour lucky day!

You're gonna have a scoop that's gonna\nbe splashed across the front page!

What do you want\nin return?

How much will your company\npay for a big scoop?

I'm really busy, so if\nyou'll excuse me...

W-Wait! I'm talkin' about a huge scandal\ninvolving General Morcerf!

This is gonna knock\neven YOUR socks off.

Hey, sorry to bother you.

Why did you need to\nsee me so suddenly?

Well, we're doing a special feature on General Morcerf's presidential bid.

I figured I should use my personal connections,\nso I was hoping to ask you a few questions.

Sure, if it's something I can answer.

Thanks.

By the way, why do you think your father\nhas managed to achieve such success?

I'd like to hear your frank opinion\nas one of the people closest to him.

Well, let me think...

I guess it would be\nhis sincerity.

My father loves and worries about the country in\nthe same way that he loves my mother deeply.

Have you heard about how\nmy father became a hero...

...by defending Janina's citadel\nto the bitter end?

After he returned to Paris, he used that as\na springboard and shot up through the ranks,

...even making it to the rank of general\nin spite of his young age.

And now he's making a bid\nfor the presidency, huh?

Yes. My father's enthusiasm for\npolitics is the real deal.

I see...

I'm rooting for\nyour father, too.

It's times like these when a man makes a lot\nof enemies. You should watch your back, too.

Did something happen?

Nah, it's nothing serious.

But when you deal in gossip like you do in my\nline of work, you get all kinds of crazy tips.

Tales of bribery, kickbacks, illicit affairs... You get sick of it.

That's hilarious! My father isn't\ninvolved with any of that stuff.

Frankly, I'm more worried that he might be\na little too straight-laced to be a politician.

You don't say...

I'd be relieved if he ever\ndid something like that.

"He's a lot more shrewd\nthan I gave him credit for."

Yeah, I guess you're right. Sorry to worry you over nothing.

The fact of the matter is, a fishy guy\npaid me a visit today.

He was this creepy, sleazy old man. What did he say his name was?

"Caderousse," or something\nlike that.

What did he...

What did that man say\nabout my father?

Oh, some stupid story.

Something about how the stories of your\nfather's exploits at Janina are all a lie.

I told him he was full of crap\nand chased him away.

Oh...

Open flames are strictly prohibited\nin this building.

Please extinguish your\nlighter immediately.

Smoking is prohibited\nin this room.

Please smoke only in\ndesignated areas.

I guess I'd better\nlook into this...

Step right up! Pay our establishment\na visit tonight, my good gentlemen!

The dead man has\ncome back to us!

Edmond would never forget what we did,\nnot in a million years.

Something about how the stories of your\nfather's exploits at Janina are all a lie.

Disaster will come calling\nat your house, too!

No, that's not possible. It couldn't be.

Thank you for agreeing to speak with us.

First of all, Marquis Cavalcanti,

...there has been an announcement that you are\nmaking a huge investment in the Danglars Bank.

What was it that made you decide\non that particular bank?

I leave all investment matters\nto my advisory analysts.

I abide by their decisions and follow\ntheir advice. That is the only reason.

There are also rumors that you have been\nseeing Baron Danglars' daughter.

Oh, are there?

I realize that it is a personal question,\nbut if you would care to make a comment...

All right, just a\nbrief one, then.

The fact is, Eugenie de Danglars and I\nwere formally engaged this morning.

My goodness! It's like a fairy tale!

Is that true? Congratulations on your engagement!

This is big news, everyone!

He has to be lying...

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

I would've been playing\nfor you.

Yes. Naturally, she's overjoyed\nabout this, too.

Step right up!

Watch it!

Eugenie...

Please, I have to speak with Eugenie. Let me see her.

Mademoiselle has said that she\ndoesn't wish to speak with you.

I want to see her in person and\nask her how she feels about this.

Please, I'm begging you!

I am sorry, Monsieur.

Please! At least tell her\nthat I'm here!

Eugenie!

Was someone at the door\njust now?

No, Mademoiselle. Just a deliveryman.

Oh.

What are all these\nflowers for?

What's the meaning\nof this?!

How could you arrange an engagement\nfor me without asking me about it?!

I told you that your happiness\nis my main concern, didn't I?

But I'M the one who's going\nto have to marry him!

You're still young.

It's too soon for you to make\nimportant decisions on your own.

Do you really mean what\nyou're saying, Father?

Of course I do.

I wish you'd stop\ndoing this!

Where are you going? I invited Marquis Cavalcanti to dinner tonight.

Don't be late!

If you're looking for Albert,\nhe's out right now.

Out where?

Beats me.

Oh.

Albert...

Ow! I didn't throw mine\nthat hard!

You bastard! Jerk!

Now you're gonna\nget it!

It's all over between\nme and Eugenie.

I hear that she got engaged\nto Cavalcanti.

Yeah...

This isn't what Eugenie wants. There's something behind it.

Come on, you know Eugenie would never\nvoluntarily get engaged to a guy like that.

I'm not so sure...

I don't know anymore.

I can't tell what's true,\nand what's a lie.

I just don't know anymore.

Albert...

Franz... I'm still me,\naren't I?

Whatever happens, I'll still be...

Please, Franz, tell me! I won't change, right?!

No matter what happens, I'm still gonna be me, right?!

"Death is certain, its hour uncertain," huh? Talk about a sinister expression...

Albert.

As far as I'm concerned, I think I'd rather know the truth.

Even if learning the truth\nchanged who I am.

Franz...

I'm thinking of leaving Paris for a while.

You're going back\nto Luna or something?

That's a good idea! At a time\nlike this, a trip is the best thing to...

I'm sorry, but I can't\ntake you with me.

Why the hell not?! What's the big idea?!

I'm sorry.

You, too, huh?

Now I get it. We've all grown up.

We're supposed to keep secrets\nfrom each other.

You and I should call\nit quits, too, Franz.

I mean, a secret hideout? What are we, kids?

Albert...

Wait for me, Albert. Trust me, I'll get to the truth.

Albert!

Count?

You weren't hurt!

Yes, I am right\nas rain.

Is something the matter? You're out without an umbrella.

Oh, I thought that getting soaked for a change\nwouldn't be such a bad thing.

So I see.

That reminds me, I'm on my way\nto go off into space again.

What do you say? Would you care to join me?

Um... Today isn't\na good time.

Oh, I see.

I'm sorry.

Oh, there is no need to apologize. I hope that\nyou will accept my offer some other time, then.

I cannot bring myself to leave you here;\nnot with that look on your face.

Come, let us go together.

Welcome home.

We waited for you,\nbut dinner has ended.

I was out looking\nfor Albert.

I see that there is still room in\nyour heart for no one but him.

Monsieur Albert has gone off\ninto deep space.

Apparently, he is going to spend time\nwith the Count at his summer retreat.

Oh... He is?

Oh, that's right. There's been a steady\nstream of flowers to congratulate you.

This one is from me.

Why? Why do these things\nkeep happening to me?

Why do you suppose\nthat is?

Count, I'm afraid...

What's the truth? What is a lie?

That is something that you\nmust decide for yourself.

Do you have the resolve to overcome\nyour limitations and press ever onward?

If you possess a powerful will that bends\nto no one, I can say this with certainty:

You will be\nall right.

Count...

The first public speech by presidential race\nforerunner General Fernand de Morcerf...

...is about to begin in the National Assembly building.

Numerous public figures have also\nrushed here to show their support,

...and the crowd inside the hall\nis already at a fever pitch!

General Morcerf,\nit's time.

Please take your place\non the stage, sir.

I only made it this far because I had you at my side.

I'm so proud of you.

Get the car ready! I'm going to the National Assembly!

Away from the worlds of men, I find myself alone with the Count.

But there is no escaping\nfrom the truth.

Next time on Gankutsuou, The Count of Monte Cristo act 15:

..."The End of Happiness, The Beginning of Truth."

Act 15: The End of Happiness, The Beginning of Truth

Bide your time,\nand hold out hope!