More summaries here. Contains the meeting of Battler and Ange with Beato and the discussion in the distinguished guest room.
Spoiler for Summaries:
- Back to the garden, the weather shifts. He intends to go back to the guesthouse. A golden mist seems to cover the garden. She notices some sort of figure going down to the port.
- Beato arrives and Battler greets. He introduces Ange to Beato, that she is the witch of gold and all that people think she is on the island. Ange says she'snot the scary witch she was taught to believe. She's more the witch Maria describes.
- Battler and Beato talk. She notices Ange's key. She says with the key Ange can finally decide on her own. She and Battler are merely guides. No one can take the key from Ange due to magic. Ange still doesn't believe in such magic.
- She wants proof of Beato's magic. Beato shows her left hand. Ange checks it around. Beato sticks out her index finger and waves her left hand around. Ange tries to follow but loses sight eventually. Beatoopens her hand and shows candy. Ange thinks it's a trick. He says it may as well be magic.
- Beato and Battler kid around a bit like old friends. They decide to return to the guesthouse.
- In the distinguished guestroom Kinzo and Beato have a good chat. They talk about how Battler has changed. Ange wonders a bit about the relationship. Genji arrives with Krauss and Natsuhi. Ange is by the window.
- Everyone has a seat. Beato was initially worried that Ange doesn't like her. Battler disagrees but Beato says he doesn't really understand a woman's heart.
- Kinzo thanks her for her help in the past. Everyone also thanks her. They speak about the 10t of gold. They say how the familyline was ruined but the gold she gave saved it.
- Kinzo says with his age this may be the last time they ever meet. They may not meet next year again. Kinzo says he has a story to tell.
- Kinzo recounts the story of the family fall and the miracle of the gold from Beato. He says it is Beato's.
- Krauss accepts that he may not inherit the wealth, though says it is hard to accept it. The family will accept returning the gold to Beato.
- Kinzo will not divide up the estate (sans gold?) between the family members. Battler and Beato talk by the window. She says her long wait is over. Her loneliness is over, Battler suggests (?). They reminisce (?) over their past experiences like a couple.
- They explain to Ange that this isn't simply a mystery to solve, but a story about one's perceptions on truth. The key she has then is her key to open the cat box (nekohako). She has the power to choose and believe what she wants to. She is still irate, wanting to know the absolute truth of the incident.
- She still wants to know the truth of the culprit, and Beato asks why she's so intent in being right. Ange wants to know why the message bottles were set adrift. (Probable mistranslation: I do believe she answers that it adds depth to the mystery?). She likens it to Agatha Christie's novel.
- Ange accusses her of stirring up chaos and anger with the gold and her supposed magic, planned the murders, to achieve some goal. Beato is evasive and this angers Ange.
- Ange says she will reach the truth of Beato without Battler if she has to. She throws another fit. Battler asks them to stop arguing. They are tired, and Beato asks Genji to take Battler and Ange to the guesthouse.
- Ange is sleepy now as he takes her to the rooms. Kinzo prepares the inheritance before his life ends they discuss with Genji. He says that now, the family is out of Beato's responsibility. There will be a party where the gold is handed over and returned and the inheritance is set in place. Genji says Kinzo is now closing the book on his lifeand passing it on.
- Ange falls asleep in Battler's arms. They reach the guest house.
I'm hooked no matter what the ending is. I might try a whole 24 hour run, sanity willing.
I've also mentally erased my spoilered biases based on the stuff people posted from 2ch. As it stands, yes, I'm really getting the feeling that a heartwarming true ending may never occur...