The Holy Grail of Eris (エリスの聖杯)

You're safe now.

Dear me.

If it isn't Aldous Clayton.

You know, from the Mayflower Company.

What?! That Aldous?!

I would've let you be if you were none the wiser.

I mean, you look about as foolish as they come.

How right you are! What a complete fool I am.

Where are we?

Folkvangr, the House of Plenty, on Rosenkreuz street.

What love I'll make to you, my pet.

Isn't this...

Oh, you. Not just yet.

...the infamous high-class brothel?!

I-Is he going to sell me?!

So she realized your identity, and you were so shocked that you brought her here?

You know how to make a darling little blunder, Rudy!

"R-Rudy"?

Abigail, um...

Abby's the mistress of the house.

Isn't that right, Rebekah?

She's the owner. You're such an idiot, Miriam.

What?

If I'm the mistress here, then I suppose that makes Rudy my guard dog.

Oh, and the Mayflower Company where Aldous works belongs to Abby too!

Well, I'm an investor there, to be precise.

Now, what about that man? Did you kill him?

I shot him in the leg, and it didn't so much as faze him.

He was a trained soldier, not just any dealer.

He was a dealer?

Yeah. He was selling some nasty drugs around here.

What would a man like that want with me?

That's what I'd like to know.

Was it something I did?

He recognized Lady Lily's spell, too...

Please, wait!

We cannot allow you beyond this point!

Your Lordship!

Pardon me.

I heard that my Constance Grail was in your company.

Gracious. Your Constance?

An abandoned carriage, a corpse with gunshot wounds...

You can see why I feared the worst.

I'm so sorry.

You needn't apologize. I doubt there was anything you could have done.

However, in future,

I would appreciate it if you informed me before taking any initiative.

I will.

Scarlett?

What's wrong? Are you all right?

I'm just sleepy.

I suppose this is what I get for using that power.

I'm going to rest awhile...

Randolph.

Excuse him. He's a colleague of mine.

Kyle.

I've come to tell you we'll be working late again.

It's about the body of the coachman who was shot.

He had a sun tattoo on the nape of his neck.

A sun tattoo?

Do you know something?

Y-Yes. I'm sure I've seen one before.

It was, um...

It was on her!

The woman who collapsed at the masquerade ball!

Kiara Grafton!

Huh? Kiara?

Gaina didn't mention that in his report. Damn that bungler!

E-Excuse me, but I think Scarlett...

Why, this takes me back. That's Jane.

...called her "Jane."

Did she have a sweet smell about her?

Y-Yes, I believe she did.

That's Jackal's Paradise.

A potent hallucinogen.

It was known as "Jane" in certain circles.

A hallucinogen?

Aldous said that the coachman who attacked me was a drug dealer.

And he had a sun tattoo as well, didn't he?

Who are these people?

A vast criminal syndicate we've been pursuing for a long time.

Murder, kidnapping, human trafficking, hallucinogen smuggling...

It's said they belong to no nation and will do anything for the right price.

The syndicate's name is Daeg Gallus.

It means "the rooster that crows at dawn."

Jane?

Well, it wasn't illegal ten years ago.

Though I can't say it ever agreed with me.

At least she's back to her usual self after a nap.

Miss!

Miss Kate Lorraine has come calling.

Kate...

A messenger from the Grail house came to us last night,

saying that you hadn't come home and asking if we knew anything.

Tell me, Connie...

What on earth have you gotten yourself into?

Is it dangerous?

If so, then just give it up!

I can't tell her! It's deadly dangerous, but Kate's the last person I could tell!

Why won't you say anything?

Not a word about your engagement, and now not a word about this!

Please, tell me why...

I'm sorry, Kate.

If that's all you came to say,

then... go home.

Wait! Think of the risk!

Even so!

Kate...?

"Come alone to the shore of Lake Bernadia at noon tomorrow.

Don't breathe a word to anyone. If you miss our appointment...

we'll send you a finger next."

Welcome back, Salvador!

What's that big thing?

Got you a souvenir, Shoshanna.

SEVENTH PRINCE OF FARIS ULYSSES FARIS

Really, Salvador!

Look after him for me.

Kate Lorraine, right?

Tell me. Where's Lily Orlamunde's key?

Don't play dumb. I know Constance Grail had it.

So that's it. He's after Connie!

Hey.

I've never heard of any such thing.

And I wouldn't tell you even if I had.

You little...!

Ugh, how revolting.

Salvador?

Tell me, José. Your job is to sell Paradise, right?

So who said you could pull this stunt?

L-Looking for the key's part of our job too!

My partner was following a lead on it and got bumped off!

The moment he touched Constance Grail!

And?

Anyway...

Consider yourself warned.

Clean up your own mess later, old man.

Do you resent Constance Grail?

No, not one bit.

Meeting her was the best fortune I've ever had,

and I've never been prouder of anything than I am of being her friend.

Resent her? You must be joking.

Oh yeah?

You're not coming, Mommy?

11 YEARS AGO, WINTER

I'm sorry, dear. I know it's your first real party.

To make it up to you... Here.

Special occasion cookies!

Make lots of friends, okay?

Okay!

Miss Pamela Francis.

Thank you ever so much for inviting me toda—

You stink!

You stink to high heaven.

Oh, what a horrible smell.

Maybe you smell the commoner on her?

Oh dear.

She does reek.

Say, isn't her mother...

You there. You think so too, don't you?

Doesn't that girl smell just awful?

She doesn't smell bad at all.

Actually, she smells like...

I know! Cookies!

Miss Pamela!

Please wait for us!