Vatican Miracle Examiner (バチカン奇跡調査官)

Evemen.

Evemen.

Isbira icheun.

Esmuticun.

Hey! What are you doing over there?!

It's the guard!

Run!

Damn brats! Playing demon ritual again, huh?

Finally got my hands on a job, but I can't get through it without a drink.

These ridiculously huge grounds encompass the academy, the chapel, and the abbey,

and sometimes, weird sounds come echoing out from somewhere.

And I've gotta put a stop to...

Th-they're floating!

They're floating in the air!

There are those who would examine claims of holy miracles from around the world,

and verify a miracle has indeed occurred.

Please show them the way, O Lord,

the Vatican Miracle Examiners!

I'm coming in.

I knew you'd be here.

At that game again, Hiraga?

11-3, 15-5, 9-1, 7-14, 1-10, 8-2... At that game again, Hiraga?

11-3, 15-5, 9-1, 7-14, 1-10, 8-2...

11-3, 15-5, 9-1, 7-14, 1-10, 8-2... My goodness.

11-3, 15-5, 9-1, 7-14, 1-10, 8-2...

6-11, 12-12...

6-11, 12-12... What if you put one here?

No! If you put one there, black will win in 215 moves!

Oh, Roberto... when did you get here?

I wanted to wish you a good morning.

Forgive me, I was engrossed in the Game of Angels and Demons.

Archbishop Saul has called for us.

Oh, I'll get prepared right away!

You should at least shower before getting dressed.

Truthfully, I've been wracking my brain about that game.

Thinking that, if white wins, perhaps my brother's condition will improve.

I see. I'm sorry I interrupted you.

How is Ryota doing?

I know you'll get better.

Right.

Brother...

Never mind, it's nothing.

It's alright, Ryota.

I'll come visit you again very soon.

Ryota is only twelve, yet he has terrible bone cancer...

Ryota gave me my cross.

He used all his pocket money to buy it for me when I moved from Germany to the Vatican.

If the Lord is calling for Ryota's soul, then I would want to curse Him.

But I cannot.

Just like Job, whose faith was tested by the Lord when he lost all he held dear,

something inside me still holds fast to God!

After He tested Job, He bequeathed upon him more than He had before.

As long as you do not throw away your faith, Ryota will surely regain his health.

Yes, this I believe.

By the way, how did you know that black would win after that one move?

There are only 563 moves left.

You just can't play in that square.

You can see that far ahead in the game?

I'm the one who came up with the game.

It's only natural that I should be able to see three hundred moves ahead.

My goodness, your very brain is a miracle from God.

I want to see one with my own eyes.

A real miracle.

If not, I cannot undertake the job of miracle examiner.

We closely examine reported miracles from all over the world,

then present our findings to a panel of eighteen cardinals.

My heart is always excited for this work.

I agree.

What kinds of miracles await us?

Yes, I believe in miracles as well.

My apologies for the long wait, Archbishop Saul.

Forgive me my lateness.

Father Nicholas, Father Hiraga.

I'll get right to business. Please take a look at this report of a miracle.

Of course.

I have conceived in my virgin womb the son of God.

A virgin conception, is what she's saying?

What do you think of it?

It goes against Catholic teachings.

There is only one Christ.

If we accept this claim as fact, it will undermine the very foundation of the Vatican.

That letter was sent from Sister Anna Dolores from the Church of Saint Rosario.

It was not an official report from the church itself.

Then why did you accept it?

Because we must investigate the Church of Saint Rosario.

That is what the Prefect of the Congregation wishes of us.

The Prefect?!

It was a direct order?

There is one more thing I'd like to show you two.

A serpent to represent the Devil?

Half of it is broken off, which means it's a tally counter?

It has the letters R, I, C, H written on it.

"Rich."

Which means the other counter must say "glory."

"Glory"?

"O dark lord, antithesis of Christ, my faith in you will grant me glory and riches in this mortal world."

It's a cliche phrase commonly used in pacts with the Devil.

I want you to find the other half of this counter,

at the Church of Saint Rosario.

The other half is at Saint Rosario?

Do you think this has something to do with Devil worship?

Many sacrifices were made to obtain this counter and that information.

I want you to fly to the south of America.

The Devil may be lying in wait for you.

Do not let your guard down.

Not for a moment!

All my grandpa's scary stories are completely absurd.

One time, he said when he was little, a huge UFO apparently came down in the mountains around here.

Nobody believes him, though.

My goodness, I never imagined I'd hear stories about UFOs on top of those of the Devil. Nobody believes him, though.

My goodness, I never imagined I'd hear stories about UFOs on top of those of the Devil. He said it was around spring of 1945.

What are you doing, Hiraga? He said it was around spring of 1945.

What are you doing, Hiraga?

What are you doing, Hiraga? Said it flew in the dark sky just before dawn.

Oh, I'm sending Lauren a text. Said it flew in the dark sky just before dawn.

Lauren?

Oh, the woman from the Department of Information I've never met who backs you up on cases. Still pretty scary, though, huh?

Oh, the woman from the Department of Information I've never met who backs you up on cases.

Yes, she's quite reliable.

I'm letting her know that we're almost to the site.

I hear the Church has an academy attached to it as well.

A boarding school, huh...?

What's so funny?

This brings me back.

I went to a boarding school as well.

Carlos! The emissaries from the Vatican are here!

Sebastian, I'm sure they're here to see Mario.

It's their job to verify if things are holy or not, after all.

That which is holy...

Mario Lotte...

We've been expecting you.

I am the priest and director here. My name is Johannes.

Miracle Examiner, Roberto Nicholas.

Miracle Examiner, Josef Ko Hiraga.

You must be tired after your long journey.

We'll show you inside right away.

Father Thomas?

Right this way.

No, we aren't tired at all.

Please let us meet with Sister Dolores.

Hiraga.

Oh, but before that, let us pray to God.

What a beautiful church.

Yes.

The stained glass portraying martyrs...

It's beautiful.

Saint Stephen,

Saint Apollonia,

Saint Lucy,

Saint Andrew,

Saint Catherine,

Saint Peter,

Saint Lawrence.

And this is the Holy Lance.

The lance said to have pierced Christ's side.

There are many replicas all over the world, so it's not strange to see one here, but...

Yes, it looks exactly like the one that disappeared from the British Museum.

Excuse me, but I can take you to Sister Anna Dolores if you'd like.

My name is Jacob, and I work at the hospital close by.

Sister Dolores is being examined at the hospital presently.

Please investigate this miracle thoroughly!

May God bless you both!

Father Klaus is very stern.

In other words, he's very straight-laced.

That is why he seems hesitant to accept the truth of her virgin conception.

Why did Sister Anna Dolores personally send us the verification request?

It wasn't just Father Klaus.

The church hesitated to send one as well, and held many discussions on it.

Sister Dolores grew tired of waiting and took the pen into her own hands.

This hospital is quite large.

It seems to have all the latest equipment as well.