WHY HAVE YOU NOT ASKED TO COURT ME?
MISS ROZENBERG, THIS IS SO SUDDEN...
NO, IT ISN'T.
WE'VE BEEN SEEING EACH OTHER FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW, BUT YOU STILL HAVEN'T MADE IT OFFICIAL.
DO YOU NOT LIKE ME?
OH, Y-YOU'RE MISTAKEN...
IF THAT WERE THE CASE, I WOULDN'T BE TRYING TO SEE YOU LIKE THIS.
THEN AM I JUST A FLING?
WHY WOULD YOU THINK--
NO, OF COURSE NOT!
I JUST...
YES?
SHE'S RIGHT. WHY HAVEN'T I CONFESSED YET?
PERHAPS, IT'S...
...BECAUSE YOU'LL NEVER TRULY LOVE ME.
THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF THE ROZENBERG FAMILY WOULD NEVER SETTLE FOR A COMMONER LIKE ME.
SHE'LL FOLLOW HER FAMILY'S WISHES FOR MARRIAGE.
I JUST...
I WAS AFRAID YOU'D REJECT ME...
I WONDER WHAT SHE'S THINKING RIGHT NOW.
SURELY SHE MUST REGRET MEETING ME.
SHE PROBABLY THINKS I'M A PATHETIC LOSER...
WHY DO YOU THINK I WOULD TURN YOU DOWN?
IT'S JUST MY OWN INSECURITY... PLEASE PAY NO MIND TO IT.
BUT HOW COULD I...
WHEN THE MAN I LIKE WON'T TELL ME HE LIKES ME BECAUSE HE'S AFRAID OF REJECTION?
I'M JUST...
PARDON?
I'M JUST KIDDING.
I WAS ONLY TRYING TO COMPLAIN A LITTLE, BUT YOU LOOKED SO SERIOUS...
I KNOW YOU WOULDN'T PLAY WITH MY HEART.
I LIKE YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO OFFICIALLY GO OUT WITH ME, MR. WALDEMAR?
WHAT'S WRONG? ARE YOU TOO STUNNED TO SPEAK?
OR WAS IT TOO OUT OF THE BLUE?
THE PLAN SUCCEEDED.
I SHOULD BE PLEASED BY THE RESULTS.
BUT...
YOU STILL HAVE TO GIVE ME AN ANSWER.
WON'T YOU SAY SOMETHING?
NO QUESTIONS ASKED, NO HESITATION.
SHE'S COMPLETELY SURE HER FEELINGS WILL BE RECIPROCATED...
...BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN LOVED BY EVERYONE HER ENTIRE LIFE.
WHEN YOU SAY YOU "LIKE" ME... I'M SURE I COULD BE EASILY REPLACED IN THAT SENTENCE.
I LIKE JEWELRY.
I LIKE PLAYING THE PIANO.
I LIKE PARTIES.
I LIKE YOU.
...I...
YES?
I ALSO... REALLY...
...LIKE YOU.
...I TRULY ADORE YOU, MISS ROZENBERG. FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
ANNETTE ROZENBERG.
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND NOBLE WOMAN IN PADANIA.
SURELY I'M JUST ANOTHER "GOOD" THING IN YOUR LIFE.
SOMETHING YOU COULD CHOOSE TO LIKE OR DISLIKE...
...THAT'S ALL I AM.
IF ANYONE ASKS, SHALL WE SAY YOU CONFESSED FIRST?
AS A MAN, I'M TRULY ASHAMED...
OH, WHAT DOES IT MATTER IF I'M THE FIRST ONE TO SAY IT? IT'S NO BIG DEAL.
THEN SHOULD WE JUST GO WITH THAT?
BUT IT'S WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
YOU KNOW WHAT, I TAKE IT ALL BACK!
THEN LET ME ASK YOU AGAIN.
I LIKE YOU.
WOULD YOU PLEASE GO OUT WITH ME...
...ANNETTE?
I LIKE YOU TOO...
...HEINER.
YEAR 716 AU. CHURCH OF MANHEREN, RONCHESTER.
PLEASE STAND FOR THE BRIDE!
ANNETTE. I MAY BE AN INSIGNIFICANT EXISTENCE IN YOUR LIFE...
...BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE FOR ME.
YOU'RE NOT INSIGNIFICANT TO ME.
YOU'RE THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IN MY LIFE.
I MAY BE NOTHING TO YOU...
I ONLY WISH I COULD SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT YOU.
HEINER WALDEMAR.
DO YOU TAKE THIS WOMAN, ANNETTE ROZENBERG, TO BE YOUR LAWFULLY WEDDED WIFE,
TO HONOR HER, LOVE AND CHERISH HER THROUGH SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH, SO LONG AS YOU LIVE?
I WANT TO DESTROY THIS PURE WOMAN.
I WANT TO TAKE THIS WONDERFUL, HAPPY WORLD AWAY FROM HER.
I DO.
ANNETTE ROZENBERG.
DO YOU TAKE THIS MAN, HEINER WALDERMAR, TO BE YOUR LAWFULLY WEDDED HUSBAND--
I DO.
OR ESCAPE THIS HARSH REALITY SO WE CAN BE COMPLETELY ALONE...
BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME,
I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU HUSBAND AND WIFE.
I WANT TO DRAG YOU DOWN.
I WANT TO DROWN YOU IN THE DARKEST DEPTHS.
I WANT TO EXPOSE YOU TO ALL THE HIDDEN SHADOWS OF THIS WORLD.
...I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, ANNETTE WALDEMAR.
NO ONE WILL EVER DESIRE YOU AGAIN...
NOT EVEN ME.
ONE DAY I WILL STOP LOVING YOU.
YEAR 716 AU FIRST LABORER'S REBELLION, SUPPRESSED.
MARQUESS ROZENBERG RECOGNIZES THE SIGNS OF A REVOLUTION.
PROCEEDS A MARRIAGE BETWEEN HIS DAUGHTER, ANNETTE ROZENBERG, AND COMMONER-TURNED-OFFICER HEINER WALDEMAR.
FEBRUARY, YEAR 717 AU
SECOND STUDENT'S REBELLION, SUPPRESSED
SEPTEMBER, YEAR 717 AU
ARMED THIRD REBELLION, SUCCESS.
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED.
HEINER WALDEMAR APPOINTED AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
YEAR 718 AU
THE TRUTH OF SUTHERLANE ISLAND EXPOSED.
TRAINEE LIST NOT REVEALED FOR PRIVACY REASONS.
YEAR 719 AU
ABOLITION OF THE MONARCHY.
YEAR 720 AU
THE WALDEMARS DIVORCE.
I'M SURE YOU'RE WELL AWARE, BUT THE FRUITS AREN'T AS BIG DUE TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
STILL, IT'S NOT UP TO ME TO DECIDE.
THEN I'LL TAKE TWO PENNIES OFF THOSE GRAPES.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
THE OWNER IS OUT RIGHT NOW.
IT'D BE BEST IF YOU DISCUSS THIS WITH HER ONCE SHE'S HERE.
C'MON! I'M ONLY OFFERING THIS PRICE 'CAUSE YOU'RE SO PRETTY!
HAHA...
BY THE WAY, HAVE WE MET BEFORE?
I FEEL LIKE I KNOW YOU FROM SOMEWHERE.
NO, I--
OH! JUST A MOMENT!
THE OWNER WILL BE HERE SOON.
IF YOU COULD WAIT...
FINE. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO MOVED HERE A FEW MONTHS AGO, AREN'T YOU?
ARE YOU FRIENDS WITH THE OWNER HERE?
...WELL, SOMEWHAT.
WHERE DID YOU TWO MEET?
IN THE CAPITAL.
THE CAPITAL?! YOU'RE FROM RONCHESTER?
WOW, HOW EXCITING! I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE.
BUT ARE YOU SURE WE'VE NEVER MET?
YOU REALLY DO LOOK FAMILIAR. WHERE DID YOU LIVE?
WE'VE NEVER MET.
HMMM...
THERE'S NO WAY I'D FORGET SOMEONE AS PRETTY AS YOU...
IF ONLY I CAN REMEMBER..!
OH WAIT, ARE YOU...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY STORE?!
CAN'T YOU SEE YOU'RE MAKING HER UNCOMFORTABLE?!
OH... NO, I JUST THOUGHT SHE LOOKED FAMILIAR...
JUST WRITE THE RECEIPT AND GET THE HELL OUT!!!
Episode 30
Annette Rozenberg presses Heiner Waldemar, whom she has been seeing for months, for avoiding making things official. Afraid of being rejected for being ordinary, Heiner hesitates, but Annette proposes to him herself. The two marry in AU 716 at Manheren Church in Ronchester. Beneath the happy beginning, Heiner's love is intertwined with his desire to destroy her and drag her into darkness. Over the years, uprisings, the fall of the monarchy, and their divorce in AU 720 are recounted, ending the chapter with a tense encounter at a fruit shop.
