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Arturia is under control. I will return to Laterano and report to His Holiness the Pope. We will subsequently seek formal legal cooperation from Leithanien.

Alright. But I should remind you... tomorrow is Das Kaiserinnensfest.

Zwillingstürme will be very lively. Young people from other regions, even other countries, will all join in the merrymaking.

Correct, I had noticed an increase in foot traffic.

And so, I want to ask... Herr Executor, won't you stay just one more day?

Please explain why I'd do that.

Um... Arturia has been apprehended, the copy of the Güldenesgesatz has been recovered, and the Witch King's remains have been more or less wiped out. It seems like everything's all taken care of, but I can't shake this uneasy feeling.

Grimmacht says I have a unique sense for danger... I mean, of course, it might just be my imagination.

For matters pertaining to internal Leithanian affairs, I suggest you confer with your empress.

She's been too busy to see me today.

So that's why you have time to escort me out of the city? I had assumed this was an official duty.

A duty? No, it's not my duty to monitor you.

And, err, having come all the way to Zwillingstürme, wouldn't you like to stay a bit longer? Make some new friends? See the sights?

Friends and sights...

Are you looking at... that coffee shop?

I could try the drink Loris recommended before I leave.

H-Herr Sankta!

You are Yulia's brother, Jan. Do you work at this coffee shop?

Ja, I need to save money so I can study abroad when I'm ready. I thought I'd never see you again.

I've heard that the executors of the Lateran Notarial Hall carry out the wills of Lateran citizens, is that right?

An acceptable summary.

And you also... solve cases?

So long as it is part of a binding document, I will do everything in my power to carry it out.

Wunderbar! Loris left me a key before he died. He said there were clues about my sister's case in his house.

But I'm not a detective after all, and wasn't sure who to give the key to.

This is the residence of Loris Bordin.

This is a home in Zwillingstürme! You've barely known Bordin for an afternoon and he left you his entire house?!

What he left me are clues to a case.

Look—The wall, the table, the drawers, everywhere.

These are all clues regarding Yulia Schüler, the girl who disappeared over ten years ago.

And... a letter.

Loris claimed to have accepted defeat. But actually, he never gave up on the case.

I almost forgot that you're a case-solving machine. Even if they made you a Graf and granted you the tallest spire in Zwillingstürmeshof, you'd hardly blink, would you?

A false premise, that is. There is no precedent for a Lateran saint being conferred a title by another country.

And what do you have to do with Lateran sainthood...? Are you suggesting that you, Herr Executor, bear the title of Saint?

Yes.

Like the Founders and the Popes?

I am unclear on what you mean by 'like' in this context, but nominally yes.

...I may need to reevaluate our need to monitor you, Herr Saint.

You are an 'executor' to an empress. I had assumed you had some familiarity with my background.

I thought I did too.

Do not worry. Whether or not I hold the title of saint is not particularly relevant to my work in Leithanien.

My executorial duty is to capture Arturia, as well as executing the wills of Lateran citizens.

As the Arturia case is on temporary hold, fulfilling the will of Loris Bordin is my next objective.

Was that... hesitation? I've never seen you hesitate before!

I still have questions about the Arturia case.

What questions?

I need to think.

Federico looks at the piano to the side of the room.

Like most Leithanians, Loris had musical instruments in his home. However, judging from the many files and folders on its bench, he did not play the piano often.

Simply tap the black and white keys in a certain rhythm and a melody will be created. People have taken such immediate feedback for granted, yet there are still many questions that, once sprouted, are pushed away, unanswered.

The piece you just played... is it the one from yesterday at Ludwigs-Universität?

<i>Der Tod des Hexenkönigs.</i>

Arturia interpreted the emotions of Loris Bordin and Brandt Reiner, as well as the others who witnessed the Witch King's demise. She turned their strongest feelings into notes, creating this piece.

I want to know what she discovered in those emotions.

The notes may be the same, but the feelings are so different.

Herr Executor, are you and Arturia really related by blood? If misplaying an instrument were a crime, you might well be arrested as soon as you step out the door.

I did not play a single note wrong.

But there was no emotion whatsoever! You can't grasp music by memorizing its rules. You have to... um... picture the emotion it conveys.

For example, Loris Bordin. You have to become him, imagine the night he charged into the Witch King's Spire. Picture how he became a hero, how crestfallen he was by Yulia's case, and...

When you're finally forced to doubt yourself, and find yourself wavering, lost, like me... you'll realize that you need a strength, a reason.

And that's when you'll discover that the law offers no guidance.

Why do barriers never cease to be? Is mankind doomed never to understand one another?

The tiniest chaos is enough to shatter the order. The moment confusion envelops, people begin to hurt one another...

Each era has its own trials and tribulations, for which we can only prepare to the best of our ability. It is certain, however, that you have been chosen because It believes that you have the ability to respond to the unknown.

You are well aware that there is another besides yourself very unique among the Sankta.

Bring her back, if possible. I need to meet with her, face to face.

Fede, your whole life, you have been different, different from all the others.

Can you really... not see everything I see in the music?

Thanks to Grimmacht, both my ears and my soul have been saved.

A failed attempt, I take it? Let's not try that again. We have to acknowledge that some people simply lack the talent for music.

Yes, I cannot empathize with Loris or anyone else, nor do I see the illusions created by the notes.

But I do have realized that emotions are also information.

What do you mean by that?

As you said, Arturia's performances are completely different from mine. The notes arranged in order have no inherent meaning, but with added emotion, they become a piece of music beloved by you people.

And so, I have come to understand that emotion is a kind of additional information.

Arturia played her music, playing the hearts of Loris and others, to extract information from their powerful emotions that even they themselves could not retrieve.

This is something only Arturia can do.

Her objective has not yet been achieved, nor will she abandon it. There will be even greater chaos in the coming days, here in Zwillingstürme.

...Are you certain?

I could spend time explaining the finer logic to you, but I assess that you will find it difficult to share my thought process. As such, I suggest you consider my conclusion a kind of... intuition.

Herr Executor, there is someone you should see. She can help you.

Congratulations, you're about to be rid of me.

What, I shouldn't say such things? What would you rather hear? Mockery, anger, curses? Or a seemingly invincible enemy pulled straight from a story begging for mercy before their departure from the stage?

Don't forget, <i>you</i> wanted to see me. Whenever you have doubts, you unconsciously seek out my voice.

You want to hear me deny you, and then, in denying <i>me</i>, you can win some silly comfort for yourself.

It is not I who needs you. You need me.

Bloodline of Urtica, Franz, Ebenholz——Without me, what does your future hold?

It's done.

What do you mean...? What's done?

I've removed the Voice of Mundane from your head.

But...

But nothing happened, is that it? It could never summon the Genesis Horn in the first place!

It's like watching a crowd of people nervously gathering to light a fuse and blow Zwillingstürme up, only to hear a soft pop like a gloompincer's depressing fart.

But didn't you say the melody of the Witch King could open the door to the Genesis Horn?

Yes, the <i>right</i> melody. Do you think you can open a locked door with any old key?! Don't compare my research on Herkunftshorn with the pile of rubbish they stuffed into your brain.

Those idiots and their Infected bombing couldn't manage a thing!

Ha, 'The Voice of Mundane'... Do the people who come up with this stuff even know the difference between a proper creation and a belch?

Was it Gerhard who filled your heads with all this? Would you mind if I dug him up and knocked him around a bit more?

But they told me the Voice of Mundane housed the Witch King's avatar.