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I'm willing to wager, the opera was not originally intended to end this way.

From the beginning, the show drummed up an atmosphere of heroism, trying to wrap Texas in a layer of pathos.

Without a doubt, Giovanna's own emotions have been woven into this script.

But that being the case, it would be impossible for Cellinia to have exited the story in such a fashion in the original script.

By the looks of things, something clicked for Giovanna over the course of this business.

Not bad. It elevates this play from an exemplary yet commonplace work into a true masterpiece.

Did you enjoy it, Lunacub?

I didn't get it.

Of course you didn't. That's the reason I brought you here.

Huh?

Agnese must have already been prepared to let you, a girl born in the wildness, set foot in the city.

Prepared?

Prepared for you to no longer be you.

But, I am still me.

As far as I'm aware, the remaining Fangs are all dependent on certain institutions. In other words, if you want to find them, you must adapt to the rules of civilization.

You won't get as lucky every time as you did with Bernardo.

If I get used to civilization, will I stop being me?

You'll have to acquire a large number of skills that you do not need.

Why does that matter to you?

It doesn't. The fact we even met in the first place was coincidence.

I just want to let you know that you still have a choice.

What choice?

To see civilization as just another wildness.

To see high-rises and skyscrapers as nothing more than giant, towering trees.

To see the incessant flow of cars as nothing more than the stampeding of wild beasts.

To see deception and conspiracy as nothing more than another hunting technique.

Will that change anything?

When you find yourself needing to clarify your own views on civilization, you'll know.