Karakuri Circus

Why do you laugh?

It's to keep it clean while I work.

I'm sorry, you just looked adorable when you did that.

Adorable?

I never taught you such frivolous words.

Nori and Hiro taught me.

I see. You used to be more reserved, but I see you've changed.

But if you don't like it...

Stay the way you are now.

You're not my pupil any longer.

This brings back memories. It's been so long since you last patted my head.

Do you feel like a child again?

Yes. Your hand is always so warm.

Shirogane. Here you are.

Thank you.

I must attend to something. Return to your room when finished.

Okay. I will put these away.

-You traveled with him for a long time. -Yes, I did.

Were you lovers?

Oh no, he is more like a big brother to me.

Am I destined to lose my way?

All I want is to have fun in my life

All I want is to be with those I love

Ready or not Here I come

I don't care anymore

I just don't know anymore

I wish everything would just disappear

There are days when I think like that

But everything is precious to me

And so I fight on

Today was a tough day

I almost gave up hope

But the truth is I don't want to lose anything anymore

I wish everything would just disappear

There are days when I think like that

But everything is precious to me

And so I must fight

#30 Pietà

Um, hey.

Never mind.

How many times are you going to do that?

You've recovered now, so go on and shout at me like before.

Is that how you see me?

There, you finally smiled.

You've been too mad at Éléonore to smile since we got here.

Well, about her...

Don't worry. I won't ever forgive her.

No, I mean...

I don't trust how compliant she's being.

She'll let her true colors show.

And when she does...

I'll kill her. Mark my word.

Minghai...

How pained you look.

Wait, could Minghai also be...

If he is...

Hey, Guy's calling for me.

We'll talk again later.

If he is...

how could I ever win?

What do you want?

About Éléonore.

Do you still plan to kill her, even though you know she's innocent?

Faceless spread ZONAPHA throughout the whole world because of her.

She should be held responsible for it.

I will kill her.

I see. I have no choice then.

As her guardian...

I challenge you to a duel.

Are you being serious?

You and Éléonore will leave here tomorrow.

I must settle this before that.

Can't you wait until it's all over?

Come, I'm stooping to your level.

I will not let live anybody who will hurt her.

Promise me you won't hurt her if I win.

You idiot, is she worth doing this for?

She certainly is.

Look after Éléonore for me.

Her well-being comes before all other things at all times for me.

She's like my little sister.

Dammit.

Your body...

I haven't long left.

The time has come.

Can't you stop the petrification?

Not in this condition.

My vitality has been weakening this past year.

I feel that death is near.

Now, let's resume our duel.

I can't fight you. You're dying.

Then, do you surrender?

Are you saying I win?

Once I'm gone, do you promise not to kill Éléonore?

I can't promise you that.

Then you must answer me this.

As a man, what are your feelings towards Éléonore?

It's written all over your face.

Shut up, you don't know anything about me.

I know you're an uncouth caveman.

Look what you've done to my shirt. It's haute couture, you know.

-But the duel... -Forget it.

You're going with Fou ahead of us to guard the launch pad, right?

Don't worry. I won't do anything to Éléonore until we get there.

We'll fight this out later.

So you better not die.

Go on now.

I will sit here and read until you leave tomorrow morning.

You heard me. I owe you a good punch.

So inelegant, as always.

Remember what I taught you?

Say something more chic, like...

"Bon voyage, have a good journey."

Is that good, little Japanese boy?

My name is Masaru. Masaru Saiga.

I'm Sharon Montfort.

Before the world came to this, I taught children your age.

-You were a teacher? -Yes.

And you were the only one that didn't contract ZONAPHA.

I wonder why. I thought there was no way to stop it.

It's strange, isn't it? But I think it's thanks to a certain person.

The school bus I was on was attacked by automata.

I almost died.

But a really strong person saved us.

He gave me some of his blood to drink.

That's how I survived.

-What was he like? -Tall and buff.

He did some Asian martial arts.

He had black hair and black eyes. He might've been Japanese, too.

His name... Do you know his name?

Well, it was a hard name to remember.

The handsome man he was with called him "Narmie" or "Narume" or something.

He's alive.

Narumi is alive.

Are you okay?

I don't know how he survived.

But he's become a shirogane and is traveling the world.

I'm glad.

I'm so glad.

Hey, Masaru?

I heard there's a facility up north for ZONAPHA patients.

I hope you find that person there.

Yeah. Thanks for everything.

I heard later that the person who saved me cried afterwards.

Saying, "Thank you for being saved."

So could you tell him for me if you meet him?