Drama CD - Dramatic Soundtracks 2

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Weiss Gluhen Dramatic Soundtrack II
Translation by Athena
Jazz Me Blues

Setting: Aya and Rex arrive at a crowded restaurant to discuss their mission...

Aya: Looks like it's gotten pretty crowded in here.

Rex: The influence of word of mouth is certainly considerable. They've never been covered by the press, and yet
they're always booked.

Aya: But you got reservations on a day like this anyways - impressive.

Rex: I haven't been given responsibility as Persia's secretary for nothing. Did you get a chance to look through the
reports?

Aya: Yeah. Having read through today's report, I don't see any trace of Esset at all.

Rex: But Persia still thinks that Esset are deeply involved somehow on the grounds at Koua Academy.

Aya: Then why delay?

Rex: We can't send in any more students like Kyou.

Aya: But haven't Yohji and Ken already succeeded in infiltrating Vine Road High School?

Rex: Circumstances are different abroad.

Aya: Even for a secretary capable of securing a private room at a restaurant that doesn't take reservations?

Rex: Don't be too harsh. I'll try to arrange something by the new year. Shall we eat? The shark filet here is excellent.

Aya: One more thing.

Rex: Yes?

Aya: About Izumi Sena.

Rex: Are you concerned because this team has two newcomers?

Aya: No. Why did you tell me about his past?


Setting: Elsewhere in the city, Knight and Queen begin a game of chess...

Queen: Ooh...so that's your strategy.

Knight: My strategy? But all I did what move the pawn forward.

Queen: As the one with the first move, you took it to C-4. Right there. You moved the third pawn from the left two
spaces forward. That's called an English opening. It's a relatively rare move for an opening.

Knight: Hmm...English opening, eh? I just wanted to...

Queen: ...hurry up and move the knight forward? *chuckles* If this were shougi1, I suppose it's like the keima jumping
forward recklessly?

Knight: Keep talkin'. So, what's Queen's first move, now that the turn has shifted to black?

Queen: This is my move.

Knight: What? It's the same first move as when you're white.

Queen: Of course. My opening is always queen's pawn.


[1 Shougi is Japanese chess, and keima the knight piece.]


Koyasu: Weiss Kruez Glühen, Dramatic Soundtrack II, Jazz Me Blues.

Setting: Back to the chess game...

Knight: So...?

Queen: So...what?

Knight: Don't you have something to talk to me about? Is it a mission?

Queen: Not really.

Knight: Not really?

Queen: I don't really have anything to tell you.

Knight: Huh?? Don't tell me you called me out here to play chess.

Queen: I wonder.

Knight: Queen!

Queen: Come on, it's your turn.

Knight: Geez. What's up with this?

Queen: You should be thanking me.

Knight: Thanking you? Why should I?

Queen: Because...you didn't have any plans, did you? Weren't you lonely all by yourself, boy?

Knight: Don't be ridiculous! I had various plans too. I actually had to cancel them for you, you know.

Queen: Really? What kind of plans? I'm curious.

Knight: I mean...various plans... What about you, Queen? Didn't you say you didn't lack in the men department?

Queen: Yeah I did.

Knight: So why did you invite me out on a night like this?

Queen: I dumped them.

Knight: Dumped?

Queen: All the men that invited me out.

Knight: Why?

Queen: They say it's going to snow tonight.

Knight: Don't change the subject!

Queen: There you go again.

Knight: ...what?

Queen: You've paused again.

Knight: I have the right to ask. *moves a chess piece*

Queen: Well aren't you being bold.

Knight: You'd better answer me.

Queen: Had some time to spare. Because I had an opening. Ok?

Knight: Time to spare?? Then why couldn't you call Bishop or Pawn?

Queen: They're both busy with their girlfriends.

Knight: That's not possible.

Queen: Oh? But isn't it a fact that they both cancelled on you?

Knight: Eh??

Queen: *moves a piece* Checkmate.

Knight: Ah!!

Queen: It's no use, you won't find an escape route.

Knight: *takes a drink*

Queen: How about one more?

Knight: You were right.

Queen: Hm?

Knight: The forecast. See? Take a look outside the window. It's snowing.

Queen: *gets up*

Knight: Queen?

Queen: Let's go somewhere else.


Setting: Back at the restaurant.

Aya: Supervising the infiltration...and keeping an eye on the teammates, huh? The fourth Persia certainly works me
hard.

Rex: It just means he trusts you that much. You understand, don't you?

Aya: Trust...that's a convenient word.

Rex: Look! It's snowing.

Aya: That's unusual...at this time of year. Rex?

Rex: Do you have anything to do after this?

Aya: No, not really.

Rex: How about a drink?


Jazz Me Blues - BAR Moment

Setting: A bar.

Queen: I'll have my usual.

Bartender: Of course. And how about you, Sir?

Knight: I'll take a...hm. Gin with lime.

Bartender: Very well.

Knight: Do you come here often? Er...

Queen: Monet. A certain person brought me here once, and ever since then, I come every so often. It's my secret
hideout.

Knight: Hmm...it certainly makes a fitting hideout. No one would think to pop inside a place like this, all hidden in the
back roads.

Queen: Shh. He'll hear.

Knight: Well, any place would be rowdy on a night like today, so it might be kind of nice to drink quietly at a place like
we had a private reservation.

*door opens*

Bartender: Welcome.

Queen: Didn't turn out to be a private reservation after all.

Knight: To think there were other well informed customers... Oh...Ran!!

Aya: Yuushi!

Rex: Queen!

--

Knight: Why do I have to hang around having drinks while looking at this guy's face, huh?

Aya: That's what I wanna say.

Knight: Wasn't this supposed to be your hideout?

Queen: It's ok, right? We rarely have a coincidence like this.

Rex: True. Could be a blessing from god.

Queen: Hmm.

Rex: What is it?

Queen: Rex, you're more romantic than you look.

Rex: What do you mean by that?

Queen: Just what I said.

Rex: Queen!

Bartender: Sorry for the wait. *sets down their drinks*

Queen: Thank you.

Bartender: Have you decided?

Rex: I'll have a diamond dust.

Aya: Martini, extra dry. Without the olive.

Bartender: Very well. *walks off*

Knight: Hmph. You're such a showoff.

Aya: What's wrong with ordering what I like?

Queen: But you should be careful. If you're too particular, some places might think you’re a snob1.

Knight: Snob?

[1 In English.]

Queen: It refers to a picky customer.

Knight: Hah! It fits perfectly.

Aya: It's not like you can talk.

Queen: If you don't mind, I'll start with my drink now.

Rex: Is that a Bloody Marie?

Queen: More accurately, it's Bloody Mary. It's popular belief that it was named after Marie Antoinette, who lost her
head during the French Revolution, but it's actually based off of the image of Elizabeth Bartley. "Bloody" refers to the
color of her blood.

Knight: Elizabeth? Who's that?

Rex: The wicked blood stained Countess, who killed young women and bathed in their blood in order to sustain her
youth and beauty.

Queen: She must have believed that if she bathed in the pure blood of young women, she could have eternal youth.

Knight: I see. So that's why.

Queen: Why what?

Knight: I thought that to you, that's the substitute for a young woman's blood. So you can always be youthful.

Queen: Well then I'm sorry to say, this cocktail isn't a Bloody Mary at all, but actually a Marilyn Monroe.

Knight: Marilyn Monroe?

Queen: Yup. This elegant red cocktail was made imaging her.

Knight: *chuckles*

Queen: What?

Aya: *chuckles too*

Queen: What, Ran too?

Aya: Doesn't it just mean you want to hold on to her eternal beauty, Queen?

Queen: Hey!

*they all laugh*

Rex: You are seem quite friendly. Though the time you were all together as Crashers was relatively short, wasn't it?

Knight: Yeah well...he was such a poor replacement for the injured Rook. We ended up kicking him out.

Aya: Stop making stuff up.

Queen: How long has it been since we parted ways? Two years?

Aya: No...it hasn't been two years yet.

Knight: Is that how it is? It feels like it's been pretty long.

Aya: ...been doing alright?

Knight: What's this? You're creeping me out.

Aya: Not you. Taiyou-chan.

Knight: Oh, my sister... Yeah, she's doing alright.

Aya: Is it ok?

Knight: What is?

Aya: To leave her all alone on a day like today.

Knight: I can't help it! I was called out all the sudden.

Aya: A mission?

Knight: ...something like that.

Queen: It's a date.

Knight: Queen!

Queen: It's nothing we need to hide. It's the same as you two.

Rex: Eh? No, that's not it! We had to discuss our mission...

Queen: Shh! You're too loud. ...anyway, you finished, didn't you?

Rex: What?

Queen: Your discussion.

Rex: ...yes.

Queen: See? It is a date, then.

Rex: Not really...we just wanted to get a drink..

Queen: You're blushing.

Rex: No I'm not.

Aya: Queen. That's enough teasing.

Queen: Hmm...so you protect her.

Knight: So you guys have a mission coming up, huh?

Aya: Sort of.

Knight: I see. ....hey....Ran.

Aya: Sorry, but no.

Knight: What? But I haven't said anything yet!

Aya: If...

Queen: If?

Aya: If you were going to ask me to come back to Crashers...

Knight: You idiot!! Why would I ask you something like that??

Queen: I was going to say it.

Knight: ...Queen?

Queen: Weiss is an unnecessary organization in this world.

Rex: Queen!

Queen: We're not gods. Isn't that true, Rex? Ran?

Aya: Yeah, that's true. We're not gods.

Rex: Aya...

Queen: So no matter how wicked a criminal is, we have no right to execute them on our own. Ultimately, it has to be
entrusted to the courts. Don't you think? I think we should disband Weiss and put all efforts into Crashers.

Rex: Then I'll ask you this... what became of the Metal Venus case?

Knight: Hey...are you trying to take shots at our work? Ran was there then, too! Ask Ran! That mission was a
success!

Rex: I know. What I want to ask is, what punishment was dealt upon the two perpetrators?

Knight: They got life in prison.

Rex: Yes. But even if it's "life" if they stay on good behavior, they can get out after about twenty years.

Knight: They're...not going to get good behavior!

Rex: But they will eventually triumph and come out free into society. That's reality.

Queen: That's possible. But you can also say that they've been ostracized from all society.

Rex: But they're still alive. If they wanted to, they could spend time with their friends and family. But what about those
victims whose lives were taken so unjustly? He can never see the son that he loved ever again. If you think about
those tragic circumstances, do you think twenty years is fair?

Queen: And that's why it's ok to kill them? How self-important.

Rex: All I'm saying is, there are limits to the law. That's why...the late Takatori Shuuichi understood this discrepancy
and took on the responsibilities of the second Persia, despite the fact that he was also the police commissioner.
That's what I believe.

Queen: Then why did Crashers - an organization opposite of Weiss - have to be created? It was the second Persia -
or King - who also founded Crashers. Takatori Shuuichi.

Rex: I think he was conflicted in his heart as well.

Queen: Yes, he certainly was. No matter how eloquently you describe it, he knew that Weiss was nothing more than
the Takatori's private band of executioners.

Rex: That's saying too much!

Queen: No...Shuuichi-san was also very torn about this. He thought about changing the nature of Weiss, but even so,
Ran's third generation Weiss was merely pulled down into the Takatori family's internal strife. What are you trying to
get Ran and his team to do for the Takatori's this time?

Rex: The fourth Persia is not someone who's being manipulated to work on behalf of the Takatori family!

Queen: I wonder.

Rex: Queen! You must understand this too, don't you?

Queen: Can you really say that he has no personal vendetta?

Rex: Yes.

Queen: Don't you think it's going too far to send Weiss abroad just to take down the backing of Esset?

Knight: W-wait a second! Backing? Send abroad? What are you talking about?

Rex: Outsiders should keep out of this!

Knight: What??

Rex: Persia can't forgive those wicked people who cause others suffering. Whether that's a domestic or foreign
matter is irrelevant! He truly wants to protect pure hearts from the evil of the black beast. I was moved by Persia's
compassion.

Queen: Hmm...so that's what it is.

Rex: What is?

Queen: So you fell in love with him?

Rex: Huh?

Queen: You are the kind of woman who can be easily taken by a man who confides in you about his dreams.

Rex: Wh--what are you saying??

Queen: You don't have to worry about your age difference. A younger man can be quite a good thing. Right...Knight?

Knight: *chokes* What??

Rex: Queen! Even if you are my senpai, there are things you should and should not say.

Aya: Rex.

Rex: Eh? Oh...

Bartender: Apologies.

Rex: No...go right ahead.

Queen: We weren't fighting or anything.

Bartender: No worries. It's not as though there are other customers here. *sets down drinks* A martini and...a
diamond dust.

Knight: Hmm...so that's a diamond dust. It's got two layers of colors - white like powder snow and a clear blue. It's
pretty.

Bartender: They say this blue represents a star that soars across the pure frozen sky that envelops the world.

Rex: It tastes good.

Bartender: The gin in the martini is Tanqueray.

Aya: Thank you.

Bartender: Well then, enjoy.

Knight: Ran.

Aya: Hm?

Knight: You were being quiet while Rex was going off on her rant, but what do you think? A moment ago, you got
ahead of me and I said I wasn't going to ask you, but...

Aya: Ah..

Knight: You really have no intention of coming back...to Crashers?

Aya: I'm sorry, Yuushi.

Knight: Why not? Didn't you get your revenge? You don't need the money anymore either, with the awakening of
Sleeping Beauty. Isn't that true?

Rex: Just leave it alone, Knight.

Knight: Outsiders should keep out of this!

Rex: Wha--?

Knight: This is between me and Ran, who was the former Rook. Ran, answer me. Is this your atonement?

Aya: I...don't believe I'll get forgiveness from anybody.

Knight: Then why? Is it the team? Are you planning on committing suicide with your team? If that's it, then what was
Pawn or Bishop to you? Even if the time we were together was short, we were all a team once, right? Haven't you ever
considered Pawn's or Bishop's feelings?

Aya: I certainly do feel like I want to value my current team more than I have before. But it's not like I'm being dragged
around by someone else's beliefs, and in some respects, it's got nothing to do with Persia either.

Rex: Aya?

Knight: Then why? Why do you still stain your hands in blood?

Aya: I wonder why.

Knight: Ran!

Aya: I can't really explain it...but it could be instinct.

Knight: Instinct? To kill people?

Aya: In this world, there will always be light and shadow. The shadows are born from light, but the light is also what
can erase the shadow.

Knight: What are you talking about? Explain it so I can understand!

Aya: We humans are a race that toys with people's lives. If we create the shadows, then we are also the ones who
have the power to destroy it. If the black beast exists, then it's necessary to have the white hunters to kill it.

Queen: I understand. So it's about mortal enemies.

Knight: Mortal enemies?

Queen: Ran, you're saying that you are Esset's mortal enemy, right?

Knight: Hah! Mortal enemies? Well isn't that great? And with that attitude of the "justified hero," how many people are
you going to kill to destroy that shadow? Huh?? A hundred? A thousand? Tell me, Ran!! ....I just...don't want you to
turn out like Shion and the others.

Rex: How do you know about that??

Queen: I told him...

Rex: Queen!

Knight: And what happened to them eventually? They couldn't forget the taste of killing people and they were just
reduced to machines of slaughter, isn't that right!? Can you really say that you won't become like them?

Aya: Yeah. I won't become like Shion and the others.

Knight: Heh! Isn't that grand of you. Where do you get that kind of confidence?

Aya: It's because Yuushi...I have you.

Knight: Huh?

Aya: If you keep staining your hands with blood, then regardless of who you are, it will destroy your heart eventually.
If that day ever comes for me...

Knight: Ran...

Aya: If it comes...then I want you to kill me.

Knight: You stupid idiot!!! I'm gonna kick your ass!!!

Rex/Queen: Knight! *they hold him back*

Knight: You want me to kill you? There's no way I could kill you!!

Queen: Fraternal friendship...it makes me a little jealous.

Knight: That's not it!! I'm Crashers. I'm a demolitionist, not a killer. If you wanna fight Esset so much, then go fight
them and die for all I care!!

Rex: Wait..

Aya: I'm not going to die so easily! I'll pathetically struggle, and struggle some more and survive.

Knight: Yeah...and if you die, I'll never forgive you!

Aya: *chuckles* Which is it?

Knight: Don't get me wrong-- it's because if you died, then my sister...Taiyou will be sad. I don't wanna see her
saddened face. That's all...

--

Bartender: *pops a cork* Aah...I'm sorry, did I surprise you? I thought I would bring you some champagne...

Knight: Champagne?

Bartender: Yes. *pours the champagne* Because the date has changed...this is just a little service, on the house.

Rex: Oh my...is it already that late?

Queen: Really! It's already midnight.

Knight: Wasn't there a movie where some character is surprised by the sound of a cork?

Queen: It's from The Apartment. The character jumps to the conclusion that the sound of a cork being popped was a
gun going off for a suicide. She bangs on the door in tears, and when the door opens, the main character is standing
there with a bubbling champagne bottle. It's a famous scene.

Bartender: *sets down their drinks*

Aya: Sorry for the trouble.

Bartender: Not at all.

Queen: Then if you don't mind, we'll gladly have some.

Bartender: The champagne is Piper-Heidsieck Brut. Yes. I set aside Shuuichi-sama's favorite champagne.

Queen: Did you...thank you.

Bartender: Well then... *walks off*

Knight: Queen. So when you mentioned earlier about the person who brought you here - you were talking about...
King?

Queen: Come on, let's make a toast! Raise your glasses, Knight, Ran and Rex, too! Ready? To Crashers!

Rex: To Weiss!

Queen: Merry Christmas!

*glasses clink*


Jazz Me Blues - Epilogue

Setting: Walking home from the bar.

Rex: It's probably going to be melt and disappear by tomorrow.

Queen: Then it never should've snowed at all.

Rex: I was born and raised in the south, so I hardly ever saw snow when I was a child.

Queen: The winters when I was a child were so long and tiresome.

Rex: That's why I was so happy when I saw snow coming down from outside the window once or twice a year.

Queen: In the winter, everything was enveloped in a thick layer of snow. And the sky was always white and cloudy.

Rex: It was an odd feeling, on those mornings when snow had fallen. Because it almost felt like I was in a different
town altogether. Everything was white.

Queen: Not just the blue in the sky. You don't know, do you? The snow sucks away all kinds of things. The colors and
sounds of the city...even the words and energy of the people.

Rex: The snow whitened all impurities.

Queen: I'm just so sick of snow.

Rex: I really have admiration for the snow.

Queen: *chuckles* Goodness.

Rex: It seems we have the worst compatibility.

Queen: True. Almost like the north and south poles. But isn't it more interesting that way, for the both of us?

Rex: *chuckles* Yes.


--


Knight: I hope it snows again next Christmas.

Aya: I never knew you were such a romantic guy.

Knight: I thought it would be nice if I can show it to Taiyou.

Aya: Taiyou-chan?

Knight: The doctor told us that if we operate, there's a chance that she might recover her vision.

Aya: Really?

Knight: But apparently the success rate is 50%.

Aya: I see.

Knight: But even so, I want to encourage her to give it a try.

Aya: Don’t worry - it'll probably be alright.

Knight: Of course.

They come to a cross roads where they'll part ways.

Aya: Alright then...

Knight: Yeah.

They begin to walk away.

Knight: Hey...Ran?

Aya: *footsteps pause* What?

Knight: If...if it snows again next year...if it snows, will you come visit? ....Taiyou? Heh...I wanna laugh at that sorry ass
face of yours! My sister and I.

Aya: Fine...I'll go so you can laugh at me.

Knight: Promise.

Aya: Yuushi?

Knight: Not me...Taiyou.

Aya: I promise.

Knight: Definitely.

Aya: Definitely.

Knight: Well...I'll see ya.

Aya: Yeah. ...it's just a brief parting.

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