When Bells Toll Over White Snow - Clockwork Campanella/Episode 5 - Storyline

Hustle on the Lowdown

Magnus	I'll just run if things turn sour. You can't lose a fight you've already run away from. All right. This is a bold gamble, but I'm going for it.

Albea	Where is he?
Wilhelm	Hey, Albea. This is a pleasant surprise.
Albea	Where did he get to?
Wilhelm	You came all the way to Wratharis in search of your brother? That's a hell of a trip. This is a big country. Want me to help you find him?
Albea	I heard that there's a very energetic, blond-haired man with a distinct laugh here. Apparently, he's been seen hanging around with a man with pink hair... A genius gambler who never loses. My brother, Magnus. I heard he's here.
Wilhelm	...
Albea	Let me see my brother.
Wilhelm	Heheh. Never heard of him.
Albea	You...! No... He is here.
Wilhelm	...
Albea	Somewhere near... Is he outsi—?
Wilhelm	I told you to steer clear of all this.
Albea	Let me through!
Wilhelm	Not a chance.
Albea	Why did you keep quiet about him?!
Wilhelm	I'm actually quite talkative once you get to know me.
Albea	You know my brother, don't you?! Why didn't you tell me?!
Wilhelm	To tell you the truth, it's not actually the gambling I'm into.
Albea	Don't change the subject!
Wilhelm	He's always winning big and losing just as much in these games. What I enjoy...is watching him go at it. I won't let you mess up his hand.
Albea	What are you going on about?! Is it so wrong for me to want to see my brother?! Am I not even allowed to let him know that a relative of ours passed away?! Are you saying that we need to live our whole lives apart...?! Without even knowing where the other is or what they are doing?!
Wilhelm	I...! What I'm saying...is that I don't want anyone to die.
Albea	Who's going to...?!
Wilhelm	People pray before making a bet, don't they? Even though they know it won't change a thing. This is my prayer. It's better for at least one of you to survive. Better that, than both of you being gone.
Albea	You won't...change your mind, will you? No matter what I say.
Wilhelm	There are just some things that can't be said.
Albea	Move.
Wilhelm	...
Albea	Tch! Show-off!
Wilhelm	Yeah, we guys are always trying to show off.
Albea	I said move! Let me see my brother!
Wilhelm	Why don't you make me?
Albea	What is it with you?! One second you're protecting me, and the next you're standing in my way!
Wilhelm	I told you from the start. I'm a troublemaker.
Albea	You...!
Wilhelm	I'm an ally to none... But that doesn't make me the enemy. I just go around causing trouble.
Gambling Den Staff	Sir, please refrain from causing quarrels within the—
Wilhelm	You mean trouble.
Gambling Den Staff	Yes, fine. Please refrain from causing trouble within this—
Wilhelm	You know what? I think I'm gonna stir up some trouble.
Gambling Den Staff	Sir, please, no! We don't want any trouble!
Wilhelm	Life off the grid isn't half bad. Getting blacklisted by this place... You think that means anything to me?
Albea	I...see. If that's how you want to do this... Then I'll show you what I'm made of!
Gambling Den Staff	Please, stop!
Wilhelm	I can't call myself good-natured, but... I am very kind. I'll only hurt you a little bit.
Albea	We'll see who gets hurt!
Gambling Den Staff	Why won't these people stop?!
Later...

Magnus	...
Mira	What's the point of this?
Wratharis - Ruins of an Ancient Babel Civilization
Magnus	Hm? You're the one who was with Will earlier.
Mira	Why are you doing this?
Magnus	I don't owe you an explanation, do I?
Mira	I want to know!
Magnus	If you knew you would be dead by the end of the day...
Mira	...
Magnus	If—knowing that—you came across a bet that could win you a fortune... You'd take it, right? You'd throw in every last coin you have on you. That's how I feel right now.
Mira	I don't...get what...you're saying.
Magnus	It's called a crapshoot.
Mira	How can you keep going, even though you know there's no future laid out before you?
Magnus	I've been standing still for long enough. Even geniuses need exercise.
Mira	Huh?
Magnus	I'm gonna show them what my mind is capable of. I started this game. I'm the only one with anything to win or lose.
Corpses	...
Magnus	Besides, it's not like I have time to think this over anymore.
Mira	...
Corpse	...
Magnus	You're late.
Corpse	How...gallant of you to wait for us.
Magnus	Well, I just figured that you were tired of chasing after me.
Corpse	You know too much.
Magnus	Don't worry. I haven't told anybody. I'm holding all the cards.
Corpse	Wha—?! You...! How do you have that stone?!
Magnus	It came from the ruins of an ancient civilization in Slothstein. I stole it from an old friend of mine. This is pretty inconvenient for you, isn't it?
Corpse	Hand it over!
Magnus	No way. The odds of winning at any game come down to how masterfully you can place your opponent at a disadvantage.
Corpse	What are you—?!
Magnus	You should have planned for this.
Corpse	No! The stone...!
Magnus	Looks like my calculations were correct. I thought that I could make it shatter if I imbued it with just the right level of Alchemia from this angle.
Corpse	Why you...!
Magnus	Now Slothstein's stone is out of play. Deal with it.
Corpse	Surround him! We must kill him at all costs. We cannot afford to let him live.
Magnus	Come on, then. Try me. I'm the root of all your problems.