• 2247
• Resident
  Well well...
  So Orseolo has finally been appointed the Capitano Generale del Mare.
  So, is Venice really going to wage war with Turkey?

• 2248
• Venetian Merchant
  Yes.
  It looks like things will turn out that way.

• 2249
• What question do you want to ask?

• 2250
• What's the Capitano Generale del Mare?

• 2251
• Don't ask anything.

• 2252
• Venetian Merchant
  ...Well, it's no surprise that you wouldn't know, since you're from France.
  The Capitano Generale del Mare is the commander-in-chief of the entire navy.
  They're only appointed on a temporary basis in times of great war.

• 2253
• Resident
  Anyway, do you really think Venice can win? I mean, they're such a huge country...

• 2254
• Venetian Merchant
  Come on, this is Master Orseolo we're talking about.
  I'm sure he'll do something.

• 2255
• Resident
  Anyway, do you really think Venice can win? I mean, they're such a huge country...

• 2256
• Venetian Merchant
  Come on, this is Master Orseolo we're talking about.
  I'm sure he'll do something.

• 2257
• Alvise
  Blast...
  So you still can't find it...

• 2258
• Night Police Chief
  ...Yes sir.
  I'm afraid there's still no sign of him anywhere...
  We've searched everywhere.
  Nearby waters, neighbouring police cordons...

• 2259
• Alvise
  ...Understood.
  That's enough.
  Keep searching as you have been...

• 2260
• Night Police Chief
  ...Yes, sir!

• 2261
• Alvise
  ...Player...
  Ha ha...
  As you can see, I'm in a real state...
  The man who carries the fate of his entire country on his shoulders is being tossed about like a toy by one man, Julien.
  Things continue to get worse, and there's nothing I can do about it.

• 2262
• How will you respond?

• 2263
• That's not true.

• 2264
• Yes, you are in a real state.

• 2265
• Alvise
  Hmph.
  You don't need to try and console me...
  I have no more excuses.
  I know it better than anyone else.
  Right now my entire life is being propped up like a fake wall ready to come down at any time.
  Julien and the treasured sword, the chairman of the Trade Counsel,
  and now the Capitano Generale del Mare election--

• 2266
• Alvise
  Ha ha...
  You have no idea how jealous I am of your candour.
  Right now my entire life is being propped up like a fake wall ready to come down at any time.
  Julien and the treasured sword, the chairman of the Trade Counsel,
  and now the Capitano Generale del Mare--

• 2267
• How will you respond?

• 2268
• What happened at the Capitano Generale del Mare election?

• 2269
• Don't ask anything

• 2270
• Alvise
  ......

• 2271
• Alvise
  ...Perhaps it would be all right if I told you.
  You see, Turkey has sent their final ultimatum.
  If we do not give in to their demands for reconciliation, they will begin to invade our shores.

• 2272
• Alvise
  In response to this, the remaining elder fools are apparently plotting to revive the peace negotiations.
  In order to restrain them and express a strong attitude towards Turkey, I selected a noble whom I trust implicitly to become the Capitano Generale del Mare.

• 2273
• Aristocrat
  ...I see.
  So, you want me to be the Capitano Generale del Mare.

• 2274
• Alvise
  That's right.
  In the face of open war with Turkey, I want you to assume full authority over the navy.
  After many years protecting merchant ships, I trust your skills enough to ask this of you.

• 2275
• Aristocrat
  ...
  That's very flattering, but I'm afraid I must decline.

• 2276
• Alvise
  ...What?!

• 2277
• Aristocrat
  As long as you are completely unable to bring about the plan you made with the Bedouin, it is all but certain that our country will fall to Turkey.
  I don't want to go down in history as the general of a dead country.

• 2278
• Alvise
  ...
  I will make that plan a reality before the opening shots! Even if it should cost me my life.

• 2279
• Aristocrat
  ...If you really mean that, then why not become the Capitano Generale del Mare yourself?
  You have plenty of experience in naval warfare, and under your lead I too can rest easy and concentrate on battle...

• 2280
• Alvise
  ...In the end, I was elected to become the Capitano Generale del Mare at the next meeting.

• 2281
• Alvise
  ...Still, for a man of 30 to serve concurrently as both counsel chairman and Capitano Generale is unheard of in all history.
  The gossip-loving fools of the counsel apparently mockingly refer to me as the "dictator" and the "Venetian Medici".
  Ha ha...
  As far as I'm concerned, I would be happy to relinquish both of them, but oh well...

• 2282
• Voice
  ...Shouldn't you just let people say what they want?

• 2283
• Vittoria
  You're doing everything that you, and only you, can do in order to protect this county.
  No matter what anyone else says, I'll always be on your side.

• 2284
• Alvise
  Vittoria...

• 2285
• Vittoria
  Besides, today is the commemorative ceremony for your naming as Capitano Generale, right?
  Won't the people who came to see it be disappointed if you don't seem to be happy?

• 2286
• Alvise
  ...
  ...You're right.
  You're exactly right.
  ...By the way, Player, since you're here and all,
  could I ask you to stay and attend the ceremony?

• 2287
• How will you respond?

• 2288
• Okay, I see.

• 2289
• No.

• 2290
• Alvise
  Thank you.
  I will let the official Estate guards know.

• 2291
• Alvise
  Hmph.
  If you don't want to come, I won't force you to...

• 2292
• Vittoria
  Say...
  Would it be okay if I went too? I mean, this is a very big stage for our family.

• 2293
• Alvise
  Did you say "stage"...?

• 2294
• Julien
  I still need you to play the lead on the stage of the final comedy that's about to be unveiled.

• 2295
• Alvise
  "The stage of the final comedy"...
  That's what he said...
  ...!
  Call the head of the night guards! Right now!

• 2296
• Alvise
  Today at the inauguration ceremony, it is believed that the wanted criminal Julien Clarence will make an appearance.
  Tighten security all the way from San Marco Square to the area around the Doge's Estate.

• 2297
• Night Police Chief
  ...But, in order to do that, we will have insufficient troops on this island...

• 2298
• Alvise
  ...Then we'll just have to mobilize men from Lido, and possibly the mainland.
  I will talk to the police station.
  Though he will undoubtedly try to mix in with the crowd, you must find and arrest him.

• 2299
• Night Police Chief
  Yes, my Lord!

• 2300
• Vittoria
  What? What's going on, Alvise!?

• 2301
• Alvise
  ...Nothing you need to know about.
  Julien...
  Today is the day! I will find you!

• 2302
• Vittoria
  Alvise...
  Julien...
  Why has it come to this...
  ...Player, can I ask you something unreasonable again...?
  Please, stop whatever it is my brother and Julien are up to.
  If something were to happen at an important time like this...

• 2303
• How will you respond?

• 2304
• Okay, I see.

• 2305
• I know how you feel, but there's nothing I can do...

• 2306
• Vittoria
  ...You're right.
  I'm sorry for asking the impossible...

• 2307
• Vittoria
  Thank you, Player...

• 2308
• Vittoria
  Alvise...
  Julien...
  All I can do is stay here and watch...

• 2309
• Night Police Officer
  Curse you...
  I'll not let the inauguration ceremony be disrupted by a recalcitrant outlaw like you...

• 2310
• Guard
  Are you Player from France?
  I've heard all about you from Chairman Orseolo.
  Please go inside.
  The ceremony is about to begin.

• 2311
• Aristocrat
  We will now hold the ceremony to appoint the Capitano Generale del Mare.
  All attendees, please proceed to the Doge's chamber.

• 2312
• Cabinet Secretary Mocenigo
  Player, the ceremony has already begun.
  Please hurry.

• 2313
• Doge of Venice
  ...Alvise Orseolo.

• 2314
• Alvise
  Yes.

• 2315
• Doge of Venice
  To you, who has constantly lead the fight against Turkey, I bequeath you the staff for the Capitano Generale del Mare.
  I trust you will use it to perform the extraordinary actions required to keep our country safe in these dire times.

• 2316
• Alvise
  ...In the name of Saint Marco, I swear to fulfil all the duties required of me.

• 2317
• Doge of Venice
  Venice's entire navy is now under the command of Sir Orseolo.
  Go forth now before the people as the new Capitano Generale del Mare and swear a promise for victory.

• 2318
• Alvise
  ...Yes, your majesty.

• 2319
• Guard
  Player, Chairman Orseolo awaits you inside.

• 2320
• Alvise
  ...Has there been any sign of Julien?

• 2321
• Night Police Officer
  No sir! As of this moment, there are no signs of any suspicious activity in every area from the square to inside the official Estate!

• 2322
• Alvise
  ...Understood.
  Keep up the good work.

• 2323
• Night Police Officer
  Ughh!

• 2324
• Alvise
  ...Player, I would like you to also go to the square and stand guard.
  I'm counting on you...

• 2325
• Crowd
  Viva Venezia, Viva Messere Alvise!

• 2326
• Crowd
  Viva la Liverte, Viva San Marco! Viva Venezia, Viva Messere Alvise!

• 2327
• Resident
  ...What's that...

• 2328
• Merchant
  Confetti...!?

• 2329
• Alvise
  Are you serious!?

• 2330
• Resident
  ...Hey! There's something written on this paper!

• 2331
• Mister A, the heir to the house of O, used false evidence to persecute former chairman G and become chairman himself.
  A's father, M, similarly falsified evidence against an innocent viscountess while serving as resident ambassador in Paris in order to fulfil selfish personal desires.
  This is the curse of the family of O: to create crimes for their own benefit.

• 2332
• Resident
  This is..
  A defamatory letter...

• 2333
• Merchant
  Hey...
  Do you think Mister A from the house of O is...

• 2334
• Resident
  Alvise...from the house of Orseolo...

• 2335
• Merchant
  You're kidding, right...? Why would Sir Alvise...

• 2336
• Doge of Venice
  Orseolo...
  What is the meaning of this.

• 2337
• Alvise
  ...Arrest him! Arrest the ruffian spreading these insolent lies!

• 2338
• But the one presumed to have perpetrated this, Julien Clarence, was already nowhere to be found--
  Alvise Orseolo's Capitano Generale del Mare inauguration ceremony concluded amidst great chaos.

• 2339
• Seeing this as their chance, the elder counsel members demanded that the Doge reinvestigate the charges against Gradenigo that he conspired with Turkey-- a demand the Doge approved.
  Alvise was toppled from the peak of authority to the deepest pit of a desperate situation.

• 24173
• Several days later, Player heard a rumour that Alvise would be appointed the "Commander of the Seas".
  Such an office would give him full command of the navy, meaning that Venice was about ready to go to war with Turkey.
  Even though the citizens were feeling a touch of anxiety, they also had great expectations for their new commander.

• 24174
• However, behind the people's expectations, Alvise was nervous.
  The sword that held the key to the deal with the Bedouin was still in the hands of Julien.
  Additionally, the Council was scheming to accept Turkey's final offer to restart the peace treaty talks.
  Assuming this role of commander was to serve as a check against the Council's power as well as a strong signal of the country's opposition against Turkey, making it a difficult position to be in.
  However, the people liked to gossip and were jealous of Alvise's promotion, calling him the "Dictator" and the "Medici of Venice".
  Vittoria attempted to cheer up the distressed Alvise.

• 24175
• Alvise requested that Player be present for the ceremony where he was to take office.
  Vittoria said that since the ceremony was such an "historic occasion" for her family, she also wished to be a part of it.
  Upon hearing those words, Alvise remembered what Julien had said when he stole the treasured sword.
  "Your story is just beginning, for I need you to play the main part in the final act of this play." Julien would definitely be at the ceremony.
  Feeling certain, Alvise ordered that the night watch increase security and left the mansion.

• 24176
• Anxious, Vittoria pleaded for Player to stop the confrontation between the two men.

• 24177
• Player attended the ceremony held at the Doge's mansion.
  With a solemn air about the ceremony, Alvise was presented with the Admiral's staff from the Doge.

• 24178
• Having rechecked the security in the square, Alvise headed for the mansion's terrace in order to give a speech promising victory to the assembled crowd.

• 24179
• The crowd was wild with enthusiasm about their new Commander of the Seas.
  Just as Alvise was about to respond to the cheers, suddenly, a countless number of pieces of paper began to rain down from the San Marco tower.
  Picking them up, the citizens began to stir.
  It was a pamphlet that stated that Alvise had used a forged letter in order to get Gradenigo arrested.
  "'Mister A, the heir to the house of O, used false evidence to persecute former chairman G and become chairman himself.
  A's father, M, similarly falsified evidence against an innocent viscountess while serving as resident ambassador in Paris in order to fulfil selfish personal desires.
  This is the curse of the family of O: to create crimes for their own benefit." Alvise ordered that the creator of this pamphlet be arrested immediately.
  However, when the night watch entered the tower, the perpetrator had already fled the scene, forcing the appointment ceremony to end amidst all of the chaos.
  Meanwhile, seeing this as an opportunity, the Council demanded that a new investigation be opened in regards to Gradenigo's guilt.
  Alvise had gone from being at the pinnacle of power to now struggling for his very existence.