Euston |
"Versailles, you are still practising?" |
Versailles |
"Sir Knight Commander Euston! Doing good work!" |
Euston |
"No, not 'doing good work'. You already told me you will 'leave for the day'. You can't be a good knight if you can't keep your word." |
Versailles |
"Of course I have kept my word. My training time is long over." |
Euston |
"Then why are you still wielding a sword?" |
Versailles |
"Because it's my hobby!" |
Euston |
"I'll send you back to the shana village if you keep talking nonsense." |
Versailles |
"I'm not joking! Practising swordplay is an old hobby of mine, I've been wielding a sword since I was a little girl because I admired the knights of M. St. Iris." |
Euston |
"You really are a strange girl. The shana people I know of are better at using their brains than their swords." |
Versailles |
"I don't have the magical powers like the other shana." |
Versailles |
"It's strange that I'm so bad at magic as a family member of the Chieftain. My sister took all my talents with her when she left me." |
Versailles |
"That's why I'm going to improve my swordsmanship. Even if I can't become a scholar or a mage, I can still be useful in this world by becoming a knight and improving my swordsmanship." |
Versailles |
"I want to be a knight who can save many people, like Sir Euston. Of course, Sir Euston and I are too different in terms of ability." |
Euston |
"What would you do if one day you suddenly had access to powerful magic? What would you do then, Versailles?" |
Versailles |
"Weeugh? That shouldn't be a question you just asked me out of the blue..." |
Versailles |
'I'll think about how to handle that magic for the good of the people. Maybe, I have consult Sir Knight Commander Euston first." |
Euston |
"I see..." |
Euston |
"Versailles, you will be strong." |
Versailles |
"What? Did you just say something?" |
Euston |
"...No. I said nothing." |
Euston |
"You're not very good at turning back. I'll teach you again, so you can practise it properly." |
Versailles |
"Yes! Thank you very much!" |
??? |
"...Oi" |
??? |
"Rise and shine. You should be able to walk on your own by now." |
??? |
"I said to wake the Hell up, you little shit." |
*WHAM* |
Versailles |
"OUCH!?" |
Versailles |
"What? Where is...?" |
Canaria |
"You're finally awake. The shana swordswoman." |
Versailles |
"You are Canaria!" |
Canaria |
"Hehyahah, so you remember me. Canaria, the very dangerous canary, yeah. But we've crossed swords once, let's be friends shall we♪" |
Canaria |
"We were friends back in the rainy old castle. How have you been since then? Having fun?" |
Versailles |
"Why are you here? Weren't you mortally wounded and swallowed up by the Voltarja's celestial sphere?" |
Canaria |
"That's happened, hasn't it? That little brat got me in the past. Aaaah, how I wish I could just lob off my head back then." |
Canaria |
"But, I'm alive. I have new powers and I'm getting stronger and stronger." |
Canaria |
"What do you think? Do you think you could win a fight with me now? Uhyehhyehhyehhyeh." |
Versailles |
(She's certainly stronger than before. She's like a different person.) |
Versailles |
(But what is this feeling? A nasty scent that sticks in my nose. An evil spirit that's shameless. It's as if she's not a person at all, but a demon.) |
Canaria |
"Uhyehhyeh, isn't it beautiful? You are a swordswoman. You're unusual for a shana." |
Canaria |
"I could test you in a duel, but not now. If I kill you here, there's no point in me coming here." |
Versailles |
"What is the reason you captured me? You were the one who dragged me down that hole." |
Canaria |
"Yes, I did. The SSS hasn't found out yet. They're probably shitting in their pants serious right now, solving the riddle of the ruins, aren't they?" |
Canaria |
"I know that feel. The Guardians of the Ruins is also trying her best to maintain the balance between day and night. If left unchecked, the Mist will get thicker and thicker." |
Canaria |
"But it's better for the world, you know? We don't have to resist forever, just become part of the Poison." |
Versailles |
"Failure to be a guardian. You said the same thing in the old castle in the rain." |
Versailles |
"Don't tell me that this time you are trying to turn innocent people into demons again!?" |
Canaria |
"Oho, you sure guessed right. You almost got it right. Almost." |
Canaria |
"Technically I don't turn people into demons, all I did is just speeding up the demonification process." |
Versailles |
"Why on earth would you do that for? If this world is covered in Mist and contaminated with Poison, even you won't be safe, you should know that?" |
Canaria |
"You don't know that. A child who grows up eating Poison might not die." |
Canaria |
"Well, it doesn't matter. What I want is the power of Verforet's lightning. It's the teleportation magic that you shana people hold the key to." |
Versailles |
"Don't tell me, it is the shana who lie in these ruins that you are trying to turn demons?" |
Canaria |
"We won't know until we see it with our own eyes. But isn't it highly likely? Because this is shana sacred lands, right?" |
Versailles |
"...Unforgivable." |
Versailles |
"Canaria, as daughter of the shana chieftain, and a knight of M. St. Iris, you are under arrest and containment! I will not allow you to lead our people to ruin!" |
Canaria |
"My my, you've drawn your sword. You are a foolish girl, not knowing that I am keeping you alive." |
Versailles |
"What nonsense! You'll regret that you didn't kill me!" |
Canaria |
"Regret?" |
Canaria |
"Aaah, I see... Heh, you have a funny way of saying that." |
Canaria |
"How could I possibly regret it? I captured you to use you." |
Versailles |
"!?" |
Canaria |
"Yeeeep, you already lost♪" |
Canaria |
"You thought you could do it, didn't you? You thought you could at least weaken me, if not outright win me, welp." |
Versailles |
(What is this speed... I couldn't see what she's doing at all) |
Canaria |
"I am a shana not blessed with magical powers~ Oh, poor poor me. I was supposed to be the chosen bloodline, yet I can't play any part~" |
Canaria |
"Oh right, if magic doesn't work, I can learn to use a sword~ With the sword I've trained from playing games, I can flutter my little body around~ And as the cute princess of the shana tribe, surely I can become a knight of St. Iris~" |
Canaria |
"...Poor pipsqueak. You. But don't worry? Your power isn't that. Your power is to open the closed doors of the ruins and pave the way to the secret altar." |
Canaria |
"And I will make use of that power myself." |
Versailles |
"I will not cooperate with you! I will not let a villain like you take control of the Ruins of Thunder!" |
Canaria |
"Heh, you still have the strength to stand up? You're pretty strong for a pipsqueak." |
Canaria |
"But it's too late now. You've already opened the last door." |
Versailles |
"What?" |
Canaria |
"Your right hand has opened the door. All the traps have been released and the ruins lead to the altar." |
Versailles |
"Oh, no..." |
Versailles |
"I can't believe that the sacred lands of the shana has been threatened because of me..." |
Versailles |
"Damn it... what's the point of saving the world? What's the point of being a knight if I can't save the world?" |
Euston |
"If you have time to whine, pick up your sword!" |
Versailles |
"This voice..." |
Euston |
"HAH!" |
Canaria |
"Tsh...! Metro knight commander eh!?" |
Finchley |
"Not just the knight commander. There's an instructor too." |
Versailles |
"Sir Knight Euston! Instructor Finchley!" |
Euston |
"Versailles, are you hurt?" |
Versailles |
"No, sir! I'm fine! But you have to stop Canaria! Behind that Gate is the shana people's sacred lands..." |
Euston |
"Calm down. I heard what you two said. I know what's going on." |
Finchley |
"All of us SSS is here together. We've all come for you." |
Versailles |
"Everyone... Ah, I'm so glad you're all safe." |
Vivienne |
"Of course we are. I flew the train to meet with you as soon as I could, Versailles." |
Putra |
'I'll explain how she did the flying thing slowly later! |
Queensway |
"Let's deal with the problem at hand first. We have to stop the 'Apostle of Doom'... Canaria." |
Canaria |
"Just when I undo all the traps, all of the SSS are already here. I did expected reinforcements to come, but it's not right that the tracks have been connected so far." |
Euston |
"Canaria, how dare you insult my men?" |
Canaria |
"I didn't insult anyone. I was just stating facts." |
Finchley |
"Canaria, what are you up to? Why do you get involved with the 'failures'? Why are you always around the source before us?" |
Canaria |
"If I told you all that, we'd be here all day~? The knight school's teacher drivels too long and I'm going to fall asleep." |
Canaria |
"Motives, reasons, or anything else, why does it matter? It doesn't change the fact that I'm getting in your way." |
Vivienne |
"Hey, look! The Gate is closing!" |
Canaria |
"I think we're done here with the tea time chat. That shana is no longer of use to me, you can boil her, grill her, whatever you like." |
Canaria |
"Hehyehyeh, the teleportation magic is mine. Now I can get to where the guardian is." |
Euston |
"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!" |
Finchley |
"Missed. She escaped through the Gate." |
Vivienne |
"What do we do? I think it's completely closed." |
Brittany |
"Not to worry about that. Canaria probably doesn't know anything about the sigil. She targeted Versailles because she's a shana." |
Brittany |
"Mademoiselle Versailles, put your hand where the door used to be." |
Versailles |
"Understood." |
Versailles stood where Canaria disappeared and gently raised her palm into empty air. |
Brittany was right, and the huge Gate appeared again. On Versailles' chest is something like a mark, but is this a sigil that appears only to a limited number of people? |
Vivienne |
"Let's pursue Canaria. The Princess of Thunder is by the altar." |
Vivienne |
"Versailles, Brittany, we will protect the sacred lands of the shana." |
Brittany & Versailles |
"Oui!" |