Earl and Fairy (伯爵と妖精)

Stop it, please.

Please, stop. I'm begging you.

If it's money you want, I'll give you any amount.

I don't know.

I really don't know.

Let's get to it.

Tell me everything you know about the location of the Noble Sword of the Merrow.

Otherwise...

Wait! I really don't know!

Actually, a fairy doctor should know something about it.

Fairy doctor?

Are you saying that there's a fairy specialist here in the 19th century?

Indeed.

They would know everything about the Merrow and, of course, the fairies too.

That's very reassuring.

You should be able to find one, shouldn't you?

I found one but...

...she lives on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland. I'm certain!

Lydia Carlton!

Lydia Carlton...

Do fairies really exist?

It's just a fairytale; how could they possibly be real?

No! They're real!

Even though you can't see them, fairies are real!

If you leave a glass of milk on the window sill before you go to sleep, brownies will come visit!

Mum! -Let's go.

Lydia, it's useless. No matter how many times you tell them...

...people who can't see fairies never will.

Even if they were kicked by a fairy, disbelievers would just think it was their imagination.

Just take it easy.

Say, Nico... Do you think there's any way to get people to understand what a fairy doctor's job is?

I'm afraid I can't help you there.

The age where people seek wisdom from fairy doctors...

...to solve their fairy troubles is over.

But, it's not like fairies have vanished.

They're right beside people doing both good and bad things.

They just can't be seen.

Excuse me.

There's mail for you.

I'm not alone. I was talking to the cat over there.

Not a real cat, but a fairy cat...

Hey, what are you guys doing?

I'm sorry. Brownies love playing pranks on people.

Don't get depressed just because the new postman ran away again.

It's your fault!

Nico! It's a postcard from Father!

He's inviting me to London.

You going? London is a dangerous place.

That's true.

But, even if I do meet a robber, I don't have much money, anyway.

You got that right.

Lord Ibrazel, Earl of the Fairy Nation.

Also known as the Blue Knight Earl.

This mysterious man was bestowed both a title of peerage by the King of England...

...and also land in the Fairy Nation.

There are also the fairy doctors, who, since antiquity, have acted as liaisons between humans and fairies.

In this age, the existence of either is hard to believe.

However, I'm confident that both exist.

After all, Lydia, my beloved daughter, inherited those powers from my wife.

And because of that, she chose to become the fairy doctor to the Earl of the Fairy Nation.

Nico, what are you going to do if Mr. Huskley comes back?

Hmph! I'm sick of pretending to be a normal cat.

Besides, he was rather rude to a lady such as yourself.

"I knew it was you right away, Lydia, because of your rust coloured hair."

It's okay. It's just my hair colour.

It's true after all.

A larcenist, who stole a great sum of money, is on the loose in London!

He's a German accused of murdering a hundred people and committing serial larceny in America.

In his early twenties, blond...

Oh, and ash mauve eyes.

Hey, Nico. Mr. Huskley is coming.

Sorry to have kept you, Miss Carlton.

I'll show you to the room that the professor has prepared for you.

But, this room is fine.

Really.

We are setting sail soon.

What's gotten into Father? What an expensive looking room.

He'd normally invest his money into his research, right away.

Well, whatever.

Since the professor has prepared this for us...

We were just hearing things, huh?

What's going on?

Am I going to be killed?

Help me. I'm begging you.

The man earlier...

He's a villain's underling.

Bad things will happen to you if you leave things as they are.

Just like what happened to me.

Who are you?

Such beautiful ash mauve eyes.

I was captured and held captive by him.

There's no time.

I ask for your trust and co-operation.

What will happen to you if you get captured again?

I will be killed.

I can't leave here without passing in front of their room.

In short, it's a perfect setup for keeping you confined.

Look at the door.

So, how do we escape?

Thank you. I'm glad that you believe me...

...pretty lady with caramel coloured hair.

What are you doing?

What is it?

I heard something in my room.

I think there's something in the closet.

Hey, check the next room!

There's no doubt about it! It looks like he's inside the closet.

Miss, it might be a pervert.

We'll investigate.

Come on, let's go.

Rather nasty of them to call me a pervert, don't you think?

Now isn't the time to be talking about that!

They're escaping!

Not good...

We'll be fine.

My bag!

You can't turn back now!

Where...

...are we?

Hey, what's going on?

What a shady character.

Nico, you kept up with us?

Who is he?

I don't know. But, it looks like we avoided being deceived by them.

I wonder about that.

This man here might be deceiving you.

Help me. I'm begging you.

I guess we have no choice but to hear him out.

Hey, Lydia! Wake up!

Nico?

You're pretty cute when you're sleeping.

Your hair...

Ah. The previous colour was dyed. I stand out too much with my natural hair colour.

Do you like it?

I've brought a change of clothes, Milord.

Milord, those injuries...

They're just minor scratches.

Raven, there's no need to kill anyone over such a trifling matter.

Yes.

What?

Who are these people?

"Miord?" "No need to kill?"

What does that mean?

Raven, this is Miss Carlton.

Wait, how do you know my name?

The name of the girl they were looking for is Lydia Carlton.

In other words, you.

I'm sorry for the not introducing myself earlier, Milady.