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Ladies and gentlemen,\ngood evening.

"Death is nothing but a release,"\nmy friend once muttered to me.

"If death is a release, what is it\nthat you wish to give to them?"

My friend answered\nme succinctly.

"I will give them eternal\nsuffering and remorse."

Count, I'm done with\nrunning away.

I want to know\nthe truth.

Act 22: Counterattack

General... Are you certain that\nwe are doing the right thing?

You must be afraid.

There has never been\nsuch a thing as "the truth"!

The truth is something that you yourself create\nbased on your own convictions.

Even if it means setting\naside our conscience...

...and turning our weapons\non fellow soldiers, sir?

People don't look at\ntheir conscience.

What they see is the truth that\nis standing there before them!

It was the day before he... The day before Franz died.

That day, I walked all the way here\nafter you confessed your plans to me,

...my world turned\nupside down.

I can still clearly remember how\nmy tears wouldn't stop flowing...

...as I looked out onto\nthe sun-drenched river.

Franz... Franz gave some\nparting words to me.

He said to never\nhate anyone.

He said that feelings of love\nand feelings of hate...

...both start out as\ncaring about someone.

Count, please tell me! Tell me everything!

Congratulations!

A toast to Edmond's last night\nof bachelorhood!

Is Edmond Dantes\nin there?!

Madame.

We're here on General Morcerf's orders\nto collect you.

The General will soon be entering Paris. He will form an interim government,

...and we will see the birth of President Morcerf before the day is out.

Take me with you. Take me to see him.

Why, that's... Fernand Mondego!

The National Assembly is hereby\nunder the control...

...of forces loyal to the Eastern Space Fleet!

Have you lost your mind?! This is an act of high treason!

We don't recognize your authority! We don't!

How dare you?!

Hold your tongues.

You traitor!

The National Assembly\nis hereby dissolved!

I declare a state of\nmartial law in Paris!

Twenty-five years ago, I was a young man\nnamed Edmond Dantes.

Indeed, before that day, I knew\nnothing of mistrusting others.

I passed the days, praying for the\nhappiness of my father and fiancée.

Edmond Dantes! You are under arrest...

...as a prime suspect in the\nassassination of the Prince!

Edmond?

Edmond!

Mercedes! This is some sort\nof misunderstanding!

I'll be fine!

Let go! Edmond!

Edmond!

You've been charged\nwith a crime.

What do you mean?

We received an\nanonymous tip.

According to the written accusation,\nyou have in your possession...

...a letter that reveals the plot behind\nthe assassination of the Prince.

What in the world are you\ntalking about?

Before your captain died, I believe\nhe entrusted you with a letter.

Yes, the Captain's last request\nwas that...

...I deliver the letter to\nthe intended recipient.

Paris, Rue Coq-Heron, number 13. Monsieur Noirtier...

The letter contained the names of the men\ninvolved in the assassination plot.

Villefort's name was\nalso included within.

And I had unwittingly handed the letter over\nto the very person I shouldn't have.

I see. You were simply carrying out\nyour duties faithfully.

Dantes. Let me take care\nof this letter.

I expect that they'll be\nreleasing you soon.

Thank you so much, Monsieur Villefort!

How can I ever\nthank you?

My fiancée must be anxiously\nwaiting for me to return.

By the way, have you spoken\nof this letter to anyone else?

No, Monsieur. I obeyed the Captain's\nlast request and kept it secret.

No one else knows\nof this letter.

I see...

Here in Paris, it is believed\nto this day...

...that the Prince perished in an assassination\nplot orchestrated by enemies of this world.

But the plot was devised\nby people from Earth.

Those who had reaped enormous profits\nfrom the war wanted it to continue.

But that's...

With the assassination, the\nworst possible outcome,

prospects for peace became\na distant memory.

And just as those men wished,\nthe war spread,

...growing ever more intense in the name\nof avenging the assassination.

A-And one unlucky man\nwas consigned to oblivion.

Those who had exploited me...

...became prominent figures in\nthe financial and legal worlds.

And the man who had climbed to\nthe very top of the military...

...eventually turned his eyes\nto the presidency.

That is how\nit happened.

Please! Call Monsieur Villefort!

What crime do they think I committed?!

I haven't done anything! I'm... I'm innocent!

What I found waiting for me when I was\nimprisoned within the Chateau d'lf...

...was the very embodiment\nof endless despair.

It was an automated fortress on the frontier,\nbuilt to defend against unknown enemies.

I became a component\nof its control system.

In that place, that neverending Hell, I was\nnot even allowed the choice of death.

Please, kill me!

Please, kill me\nright now!

I... I don't care about\nsalvation anymore.

Even if my body\nshould disappear,

...I'll find those who took\neverything away from me,

...those who drove me\nto ruin,

...and give them the cruelest, most\nmacabre punishment imaginable!

I won't even give them the respite of death! What they'll get is eternal suffering!

My friend...

My friend!

My friend.

Hope... Grief...

Longing... Resignation...

Rage... Terror...

Despair... And then,\nhope once again.

For thousands of years, I have waited inside\nthis body for the arrival of a man like you.

I... I'm...

I am with you.

And you are\nwith me.

To you, I give my knowledge\nand power.

And to me, you give your body\nand your spirit!

Albert... I am the Wheel of Fortune.

Indeed, it is now only my unyielding,\nmerciless resolve which keeps me moving.

Count! Even after everything that's happened, I don't want to let you leave!

I want you to give up on\nyour revenge, Count!

Only one man may give an order\nto the Count of Monte Cristo,

...and that is the Count of Monte Cristo himself.

Count, are you saying that there\nis no one left in your heart?

Are you saying that the Count of Monte Cristo\nthat I knew no longer exists?

Count!

Father...

Please, stop this... Father!

The Cabinet and National Assembly have ceded\nfull governing authority to the Space Forces.

Martial law has been declared!

Citizens are asked to surrender all weapons\nand refrain from venturing outdoors!

I repeat, the Cabinet and National Assembly have ceded...

...full governing authority\nto the Space Forces.

Martial law\nhas been declared!

My money! My money!

Citizens are asked\nto surrender all... My money! My money!

Well, well, what have\nwe here?

So, that's what it's\ncome to?

Is this how the\nworld works?

Off with your head! And yours!

Off with your head! I sentence you to death!

Baptistin!

Stand aside! I won't let you stop me!

Take this with you.

What's this?

If anything happens, give us a shout. Just don't turn it off.

Don't tell the Count\nabout this, okay?

Underground fortresses! Weapons depots!

There isn't a single one\nthat I don't know about.

I'm going to give them\na taste of my power!

Let's get to it!

Your next target is the Arc de Triomphe!

Spineless cowards.

Mercedes! I've been waiting for you!

Look! Paris is finally\nkneeling before me!

This can't be what you wanted, Fernand.

The dreams that you told me about\nwere full of hope.

But there IS hope! Listen, this pain\nis necessary for the good of the country!

Fernand...

You're the First Lady now, Mercedes!

There's nothing to\nbe afraid of now!

Edmond is alive, and he's been\nright under our noses.

He's what?!

The man who was once your best friend... The man who was once my fiancée...

...has returned to us as the Count of Monte Cristo.

He survived... But why now?

That letter we received... So that's what it was all about...

He's come back?

He's come back to get\nhis revenge on us?

Revenge? What are you\ntalking about?

You and Edmond were best friends. What do you mean, revenge?

Why would Edmond want to\nget revenge against you?

He and I... were\nbest friends?

I never once thought of that\nbastard as my friend!

You must have\nknown that!

You're always like this!

Do you have any idea how much\nthat naiveté of yours hurts people?!

That's right. The man who sent that letter\nthat got him arrested was ME!

If I hadn't, he'd have been made the captain\nof a ship on the interplanetary shipping lanes,

...and I would've spent my entire life as\na menial laborer at the Marseilles docks!

I... I had to do it.

Do you understand?! It was you!

Your naiveté cast Edmond into\nthe depths of misery!

I... I can't believe I said\nsuch horrible things to you.

I'm sorry... Forgive me!

Mercedes, I love you...

Come with me.

Let's leave Paris together.

I've had it up to here with\nalways being the underdog!

I'm sick of living in\nthat bastard's shadow!

You're staying here!

You're going to stay here\nby my side!

I'll never forget the time\nwe've spent together.

Thank you.

Goodbye, Fernand.

Mercedes...

Mercedes!

MERCEDES!

Mother!

Mother! Are you all right?! Mother!

Mother!

Why? Why did this\nhave to happen?!

I loved her.

And I loved you more\nthan anything.

Father...

Not yet... I still have him to deal with.

Albert!

Albert?

Albert!

This isn't over yet!

Eat this!

Albert!

You crazy kid...

Where's Mondego?

This ain't good...

Father...

As long as he's still alive, I can't die, either!

Monte Cristo! No, Edmond Dantes!

I'm going to take everything away from you,\njust as you did to me!

I continue to plead,\nas if praying.

To my father. To my mother. And most of all, to your name.

Next time on Gankutsuou, act 23...

Act 23 Edmond Dantes

..."Edmond Dantes."

Bide your time,\nand hold out hope!