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In 1753, in Paris, France,
Jean le Rond d'Alembert starts to explain to d'Eon how his sister, Lia,
was able to climb to the sixth level. He calls upon the spirit of
Eleanor and she shows d'Eon four cards that represent the past, the
present, the future and present challenges. d'Alembert starts to explain
the cards to d'Eon when a mouse spits a large egg at them. When
d'Alembert catches the egg that has the word "Vitriol" printed on it,
the egg cracks and explodes a gooey substance on his hand and half of
his face. d'Alembert' hand appears to melt away while his face is
covered with poetry. d'Eon attempts to stop more of the eggs, but he
also loses a hand in the process. More mice appear and start spitting
out a lot of the eggs.
The mice are under the control of sixth level
poet Maspero. d'Alembert is finally able to read the word on the egg and
realizes that the parts of their bodies that have touched the goo have
gone under a fierce transformation. This substance uses a chemical from
a sage's stone to make the transformation.
Soon, there is so much goo on
the floor that the floor begins to transform also, turning soft and
sagging downward. d'Eon, realizing that there isn't much time left
before the building collapses on them so opens his shirt and carves some
words on his chest. He is then able to change into the Sphinx, which he
should not be able to do. d'Alembert realizes that d'Eon has just become
the next poet.
Le
Chevalier d'Eon: Volume 5 is written
by Tou Ubukata and drawn by Kiriko Yumeji. This story was
Translated and Adapted by Ikoi Hiroe and Lettered by Foltz Design. It
has the following chapters:
Chapter 24: Eleanor, Part 2
Chapter 25: Tiny Invaders
Chapter 26: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Chapter 27: The Will of a Lion
Chapter 28: Fangs of Retribution
Chapter 29: Maturing Poetic Vision
There are also
some sections in the book for: A) Summary of Volume 4, B) Cast
of Characters, C)
Translation Notes, and D) Preview of Volume 6 of Le Chevalier d'Eon, although the
preview is in Japanese. The book reads from right to
left and back to front, just like a book from Japan. This manga book is
intended for readers ages 16
and up.
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