Righto, see you next week!
All right, let's hit the next one, Peter!
- Shut up! We're going home! - What? No, I'm never going home!
- Oh yes, you are! - Those chaps drank far too much.
Mm. We should go home too.
Yes.
I haven't had this much to drink in ages.
That really was such a fun night.
It really was.
So much has happened to our group,
so I'm glad Joffrey invited us all to come out with him tonight.
He's probably the one who invited Peter, isn't he?
Yes, I think you're right.
- Oh, that reminds me, Lili. - Huh?
Are you free this weekend?
Huh?
Well, yes, I am technically, but I was going to go--
Super! I'm going back to the Cotswolds,
and I thought,
you can come to mine.
It'll be a date!
Date? Uh, sure!
LOVE THROUGH A PRISM
#13/A COLLAGE OF JOY AND SORROW
- Lili! - Oh.
- Dinner is ready. - Hello, Lili! Hello, Lili!
Mm.
Great!
Thank you for this lovely meal.
So... so much food.
Lili, you can eat as much as you like.
Everything Mother cooks tastes amazing.
Mm-hmm. Will we be able to eat it all?
Yes, my dear.
At your age you can eat plenty and stay as thin as a rake.
I have never seen such a banquet.
How sweet. No one will go hungry, I assure you.
Don't be polite, dear.
There are plenty of trout in the river that runs past our house.
I caught them all this morning!
Did you, Sam? That's amazing.
Hm. Well, thank you both.
Mmm.
Delicious! It has flavour. It's so fresh, so succulent!
That's right!
Delectable!
- Are you glad you came? - Mm-hmm!
Eat to your heart's content!
I will. It's delicious.
Fresh trout's a staple here.
And Mother's so clever with seasoning.
She is a master chef!
I thought the whole time I was in England,
the only food I'd be eating was smelly fish and soggy potatoes.
I am in heaven.
I'm so glad we cleared up that misunderstanding.
I say, Lili! I helped prepare the meal as well!
I cut all the vegetables!
Ben and Susan, you're both so good for helping your mother.
I love living in London,
but coming home makes you realise what you miss.
Nothing on earth beats Mummy's cooking to make you feel at home.
I understand that feeling very well. I think it's got something to do with...
- Diana's terrible cooking. - Diana's terrible cooking.
So tell me, Lili...
Hmm? What is it, Susan?
Lili, are you a samurai? Or a geisha? Or ninja? Which one?
Eh?
So which one? Which one?
No, no. I-- I'm none of those.
- You can walk on water, though? - Hm?
Are geishas stronger than samurai?
Please can you show us your throwing stars, Lili?
- No, no, I don't-- - Show us, yes, show us!
- I want to see them. - Yeah, me too.
Stop that! You are all being very rude.
Let Lili finish her meal,
and after dinner, then she'll show us.
All right.
Aww!
Oh my, it's so cute!
It's just like him.
You draw so well!
That really is wonderful.
- Whoa. - Whoa.
There! It's finished.
- Here you are. - Ooh. Ah!
- So pretty. - Looks like her.
I'm so jealous, Susan.
- Lili, draw me too. - Me too!
- And me. - Children, let's not get carried away.
Lili came here to have a break from drawing.
Stop pestering her.
- Oh. It's unfair. - What?
But you don't draw us, and Lili's so good.
Now, don't be so demanding, Kate.
Chop chop, it's already very late, so hurry off to your bedrooms!
Or Mummy will be really cross.
- Fine. - All right then.
All right.
- Night night. - Good night.
Good night then.
Sleep well, everyone!
I'm sorry they haven't given you a moment's peace.
It's all right. They're just excited.
I know, but the rascals are like that all the time.
I'm jealous. You're very lucky.
I wanted to have brothers and sisters too.
Dorothy, thanks for inviting me here.
I'm so glad I got the chance to come here before going back to Japan.
Lili...
I say, Lili.
Do you fancy a stroll? Stretch our legs?
Oh! Mm.
It's such a quiet, lovely night.
It certainly is.
They call this the River Coln.
It runs right through the Cotswolds and flows into the Thames.
And eventually, it ends up flowing out into the ocean.
Everything is all connected.
Lili, your time in England has gone by so quickly, hasn't it?
I know.
When I look back, so much has happened.
It feels like it's all passed by like leaves on a river.
A lot of things didn't go the way I planned,
but I've still managed to gain confidence since I've been here.
I was so shy this time last year.
You've changed, for the better.
Huh?
I'm still sad you have to leave.
If only you could stay half a year longer,
we could graduate together.
I'd love that.
Oh, speaking of which, what are you going to do after graduating?
Oh. Who, me?
I'm engaged to be married.
Huh?
What?
Wait. Didn't I tell you?
I have a fiancé waiting for me here.
But since when?
Before I went to study at the academy, he asked my parents for my hand.
So you're engaged?
Yes. Originally, we were supposed to get married a few years ago.
But I wasn't quite ready for settling down,
and then I discovered my passion for art.
It gave me so much confidence
and a real insight into who I am as a person.
Obviously, I'm not on the same level as you and Kit.
But I still like to think I could achieve something in art.
Though I can see that my talents are... unremarkable.
But you're brilliant.
Stop it. I'm not looking for compliments.
I just came to realise something.
When I was a girl growing up,
I just didn't appreciate, well, just how beautiful this village is.
I thought if I ended up here, I would have failed.
But I'd be very happy if I wasn't an artist
and just surrounded by little ones like Mother.
It really wouldn't be so bad.
Because...
everything I could ever really want to paint is just there,
right in front of my eyes.
I thought that this place was dull and there was nothing to do.
But I can't imagine living anywhere else.
Mm.
This place is not remotely dull.
This village is...
England's treasure.
This is my fiancé, Mike.
He's not exactly good-looking, but he's hard-working and kind.
Not exactly good-looking? I think he's handsome.
Mm, he's not my type at all.
But still, I thought he'd make a great husband.
I... I see.
This is such a shock.
To be honest, I was under the impression that you had a thing for Joffrey.
- I do. - Huh?
And I happen to know that Joffrey likes me too.
What? Then why aren't you marrying him?
Do you really think someone like Joffrey
could settle down in a place like this?
Oh...
I am crazy about him. How he looks, talks and behaves towards me.
And I know that he would probably make a simply sublime boyfriend.
But I don't think that he would make the best husband.
And I'm not the wife for him.
It wouldn't make a slight bit of difference how much I loved Joffrey.
I would never be fully accepted by his aristocratic family.
They're from another world.
And living here
is what's most important.
Anyway, who cares about what happens to me?
What about your situation?
What situation?
- Kit and you? I know you like him. - How d--d--d--d--did you know?
Actually, it's more of a surprise to me
that you thought I hadn't noticed anything, Lili.
So are you really content to leave without telling him how you truly feel?
I don't know how to.
Yes, it's true. It's true, I do like him.
He'll never know unless you tell him.
I realised far too late.
Lili.
We're from completely different worlds.
Even I can understand we're too far apart.
It's just like you said.
I don't think I could live as an aristocrat either, Dorothy.
Oh well. I understand that clearly now.
So it's best we just forget about it.
Let's take a trip out to Broadway tomorrow, Lili.
It's a market town,
so there's always a great deal of hustle and bustle there.
That sounds lovely.
And it's the harvest festival at the moment,
so there'll be a whole variety of delicious food.
Oh, yes! I'd love to go.
There are still so many places that I want to show you here, Lili.
I refuse to let you get bored in my boring village, your hear me?
I can't wait! That sounds perfect.
And then, maybe one day,
you could return the favour when I come to visit you in Japan.
You can show me around your town.
Oh!
Mm!
Dorothy!
- Yes, what is it? - Mm, thank you so much!
Aww, you're so cute.
It all went by too fast.
If only we had some more time together.
Mm, I know, but aren't you curious about the results of the critique session?
No, I'm not interested.
I already know it'll be the same as always.
Although, with you and Kit out of the running,
I am rather curious to know who will take first place.
Chop chop. I want to see.
Mm!
Huh?
What is it?
What? What? What?
There's not usually this many people here.
Lili!
Hmm?
Oh! Lili, come here! Quick!
Huh? Lili got first place?
But I didn't enter.
Lili, this is your sketchbook, is it not?
Yes, that is mine. But how?
It's from when I was...
Turn the pages, Dorothy.
The sketchbook itself is a work of art.
Lili's entire sketchbook?
But they're just her usual drawings.
Oh, Lili. It is like a mutoscope!
A-- A mutoscope?
Lili, don't tell me you were able to draw this all in one day?
Y-- Yes.
And you clearly know John Barnes Linnett's work.
No.
I've never heard of him. Is that bad, Peter?
So you didn't have his work in mind, Lili?
Linnett invented the flip-book, which he called the kineograph.
And the mutoscope is a device that flips through photographs in succession
to create the illusion of motion.
Now, Lili, your sketchbook can be seen as a work of art
that bridges the gap between a kineograph and a mutoscope.
The idea has been around for a long time, but no one thought to actually try it.
It was thought to be too difficult.
And to begin with, no one was sure if it could be called art.
But this can undoubtedly be called art.
Lili...
Oh!
This is the embodiment of what can truly be called "free."
Your book deserves to win first prize.
Oh, Peter.
Oh.
I'm proud to know you and to be your friend.
Congratulations, Lili.
Oh... Oh, thank you.
- Lili! Congratulations! - Whoa!
Now you don't have to go back to Japan.
We will be able to graduate together.
Well, maybe you're right, but, um,
I never actually submitted my book though.
I'm not sure who did.
Oh, don't worry about who submitted what. You got first place!
That's true, but...
- Miss Ichijoin. - Oh!
Please would you accompany me to my office?
You must be very surprised.
Let me explain how this came to pass.
Mr Christopher Church gave your sketchbook to me.
He brought it to me on the morning after our critique session.
What? Kit did?
Mr Church.
A rare visit indeed. Far too early in the morning for you.
Did you need something from me?
Hmm?
What is this that we have here?
You'll have to look inside to find out.
Hmm.
Oh!
Why, it's incredible.
It's a flip-book that's been drawn in the style of sketches.
It surely must have taken an age to achieve an effect like this.
Roughly half a day.
Pardon?
Lili drew them, Professor.
She drew them, every single of one of them.
I was there with her and witnessed it.
She did it the same day that you announced the assignment.
Long before the submission deadline for the critique.
Therefore,
this work is eligible, Professor.
On Lili's behalf,
I submit this book for the critique session.
I didn't know anything about it.
That is just what I suspected.
It was the first time I have ever seen Kit acting on someone else's behalf.
That's probably a measure of how much your work touched Mr Church's heart.
I now understand the situation.
Even so, Mr Church, if what you are saying is indeed true,
alas, however, you are too late.
The deadline was yesterday, before the end of the school day.
Even if the work was drawn within that time,
it has been submitted too late, and therefore, Mr Church,
it can't be considered for the critique session.
These are the rules, unfortunately.
All the other students have followed them.
You and I both know that the other students
won't submit anything half as good as this.
Hmm.
The 100 drawings inside it are genuine in every way.
Anyone who opens these pages will be stirred to their core,
compelled to think differently about what art can and should be.
It's not a work that should be bound by a minor rule.
That's how I feel.
Sir, I have...
I have done everything, Professor, that you have ever asked me to do.
I listened and agreed with you for all these years.
But this book...
It's what you've been teaching us.
Kit said... that about my work?
I have to say, my opinion of the book is the same as Mr Church's.
I chose "free" as the topic.
I meant for you all to break free from our preconceived thoughts and ideas.
You carried out the assignment beautifully
whilst also demonstrating your skill and artistry.
Oh.
Every year...
...we uphold the tradition of presenting our graduates' work
to the Royal Family's private collection displayed at Buckingham Palace.
This year, the works of Kit Church
and one other student.
You, Lili Ichijoin. Well done!
Thank you.
And furthermore, this also means
you've earned a recommendation to the prestigious Royal Academy of Art.
You will be there as a representative of this academy.
The preparations will take place alongside the royal exhibition.
And of course, you can continue here at Saint Thomas's.
You'll be quite busy, Miss Lili Ichijoin.
Professor Brant.
I'll do my best! I really won't let you down!
I am so grateful to you. I am so grateful to you and your...
I am so grateful to you and your continued guidance and support throughout--
That's quite all right, Lili. You really should be very proud.
Kit, where are you?
I want to see you! I want to talk to you right now!
Dear Henry...
The seed you have sown, old friend, is finally beginning to grow.
I can only hope and pray that when the flower blooms,
you will be able to see it with your own eyes, whatever it takes.
Hmm?
Please come in.
How can I help you...
Mr Anthony?