[piofiore no banshou] vol. 6: dante - track four
4; epilogo del 1927. -dante falzone-
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[00:06] God…
What a day that was.
They kept handing us booze, even when I said we’d had enough.
I know it’s New Year’s Eve but they all went a little too far.
Nicola thought it was funny so he didn’t even try to stop them.
They’re all ridiculous.
Even I opened at least one bottle.
Well… Giulia and the others ARE heavy drinkers, despite their age.
I guess it’s very Falzone-like to spend the last day of the year so boisterously.
This is the third time you’ve welcomed the new year in this mansion.
It feels like it was no time at all.
Come here.
You drank quite a lot too, didn’t you?
Your face is a bit red.
I don’t mind you getting drunk but I don’t really want other people to see you like that.
I know I’m being selfish but…
I want to keep your cutest expressions to myself.
I’m glad we got out after drinking a reasonable amount.
Everyone left in the salon probably intends to drink until the morning.
I intended to finish early but…
We don’t even have 30 minutes left until the end of the day.
Spending the end of the year with a lively group isn’t bad.
But I want to spend precious moments like this alone with you.
Ah, Carlo.
You were in my room?
I guess we weren’t alone, then.
I feel like Carlo’s been spending much more time in this room.
He must know that if he comes here his owner - you - will be here.
Yes, here, here. Good boy.
Carlo’s gotten big too, hasn’t he?
He was so tiny at first.
What do you think Leo said when he first brought him here?
“Doesn’t he look like you, capo?”
I remember lecturing him even now.
That really takes me back.
When I first brought you here, I tried not to interact with you at all.
You never know how things will end up.
Since meeting you, I think I’ve learnt something important. Not just as a capo, but as a human.
Before, I believed the right thing to do was to protect the current order.
But now I know that’s not enough.
I think I’ve grown as a man and as the Family boss.
If I hadn’t, I probably would have died without achieving any of my goals.
The numerous trials we’ve undergone over last year and the year before prove that point.
Well, I suppose this year was almost peaceful in comparison.
Things haven’t changed all that much, but…
At least nothing happened to put you in too much danger.
We even had time for the two of us.
Oh, I mean the three of us.
Do you think Carlo thinks I’m going to take you away from him?
I feel like he sees me as an enemy, recently.
I don’t want to fight with him.
But I won’t let you go either.
I guess we’ll have to fight when the time comes.
Yes, I’d prefer to come to a peaceful agreement.
I love you too, after all.
Good boy.
[04:45] It’s true that we’ve been spending more time in the mansion recently.
But the first half of the year was still a rush of confusion.
I suppose that makes sense.
Getting married is a once in a lifetime event.
The world around us changed.
Now you’re a Falzone in name and situation.
You had to make your debut and attend a flurry of social events.
I’m sorry for putting you through so much.
To be honest, though, you attending them has been a big help.
People get scared of me if I go alone.
Apparently I’m hard to approach.
And, when you’re there, the mood is much more calm.
Paris tells me that every time I see him.
“You’ve found a really good woman,” He says.
I’ve heard it so many times I’m almost sick of it.
He was running around like a child during the wedding.
He must have really been looking forward to it.
Well, I’ve known him since my father was alive.
I’m sure he was very conflicted about the whole thing.
I probably made him worry a lot without even realising it.
Ah, on the subject of my father…
Dominic is going to be a father next year!
We need to send him a present.
They’ve been trying for a long time.
The child hasn’t even been born yet and he’s already overly doting…
He said he definitely won’t let her anywhere near politicians or the mafia.
He doesn’t even know if he’s actually having a daughter yet.
Maybe fathers are just like that.
Jeremy said he can already tell his child is going to hate him for being so clingy.
Jeremy’s extremely straight laced but he’s a surprisingly good father.
Leo’s seen him buying sweets for his family quite often.
That’s right!
Leo’s determined to study English because of you.
I don’t know how serious he is, but…
If he does end up leaving the family one day, being able to speak English will be of great use to him.
Apparently there’s a girl he’s interested in.
I hope it goes well for him.
Giulia wants to go on holiday next year so she asked me for some time off.
She hasn’t taken a proper break in years.
I want her to be able to rest well too.
You’ve met her husband a few times, haven’t you?
Baltro is the Francesca family’s butler.
I want to talk about it with Nicola too, I think.
They were waiting for us to become adults before they got married so they didn’t marry until late.
I want to do anything I can for them.
When the winter break is over, I think Nicola will go back to America.
I don’t think we’ll move there any time soon but, depending on the situation, we might set up a main base there instead.
Nicola himself said life in America doesn’t suit him.
But it looks like he’s having fun to me.
He gets on well with people.
He’s already building real relationships and he even went to meet Gilbert recently.
It sounds like Gilbert is struggling.
There’s a lot he needs to relearn.
But he’s got business acumen and he has a great partner.
I’m sure he’ll figure it out without our help.
I can’t believe he’s a businessman.
It doesn’t really suit him.
Yes. Nothing suits him like the mafia.
Even if the time period doesn’t allow it –
Even if his title changes –
I think he still has pride in himself.
Maybe we should send him something sometime.
I hope it doesn’t get taken by customs like last year.
Even I get sarcastic sometimes.
That really was a stressful time.
But it’s all in the past.
I was thinking about sending him some wine.
What do you think?
Now you mention it, that red wine he ordered last time we dined together was really sweet and easy to drink.
It was lightly sparkling, wasn’t it?
You pay a lot of attention to him, don’t you?
I’m a bit jealous.
I want you to know more about me.
[09:44] For example, what do you know about me?
Yes, I prefer white wine to red.
That’s right…
I don’t hate small animals, or cats…
H-how did you know that?
I did have a bad experience with a sea bird once…
No, that’s enough. I understand.
You really know a lot about me.
But I think I know a lot about you too.
Carlo, you want to go out?
Cats do everything at their own pace.
Sorry for the interruption.
Now we really are alone.
I can finally hug you.
Ah, I ruined my hair.
Do you want to fix it for me?
I want to touch you too.
Did that tickle?
You’re so cute.
Oi, now, stop.
Goodness!
We’re so childish.
It’s not bad.
It’s only a problem because it’s so fun.
I feel much more childlike when I’m with you.
But I want to do things a child could never do.
Earlier…?
Ah, about how well I know you.
Let me think…
You find it surprisingly hard to stay still.
You can’t relax when you’re sitting still so you always try to find ways to help out.
And I know you’re brave but you’re also quite stubborn.
And you’re kind to people as easily as breathing.
I think it’s amazing how you will do anything for people.
The more I say the more things I think of.
I learn new things about you every day.
Even though we’ve lived together for two years.
And I want to know you more and more.
I’m sure there's still lots of things I don’t know.
I could dedicate my whole life to learning about you and it still wouldn’t be enough.
I want to learn every expression of yours and fall in love with all of them.
I want to get old and wrinkled.
And even then, I’ll wake up every morning and look at you and think about how adorable my wife is.
And then I’ll fall in love with you all over again.
I want to fall in love with every change we go through.
It looks like the day changed without us noticing.
You must be growing tired.
I promise to treasure you every single day of 1928, just as I have up until now.
I look forward to spending the new year with you.
Goodnight.
See you tomorrow.
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Dante Falzone.
Ishikawa Kaito.
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