Fifth Pierrot

"From black to red."

- Lemy Abelard

Five the Pierrot is a song released by Akuno-P on June 3, 2011. It follows the story of V. the Pierrot, an assassin of Père Noël.

Plot
In Rolled City E.C. 610, at 2 a.m., a boy at seeks his next victim. He explains what I. the Santa taught him about the world being a place full of mistakes, making it his job to punish the bad children as V. the Pierrot. The boy then stabs a pig with his knife and, later, plays his flute beneath the moon in an empty circus, "turning the black to red". The Pierrot's cage is opened and he goes out into the streets. During this time, the seven members of Père Noël are introduced, save for the fourth. After VII. the Magician asks V. the Pierrot to escape with her, after the boy informs Santa, she disappears the next day. Later, at night, Pierrot awaits his new prey, only to feel a pain in his chest and panic as he begins to die. Looking up, he sees his assailant, VIII. the Sniper. The boy begins to grow sleepy and sees his real parents smiling at him; in his last moments, he hears VII. the Magician say that he should have escaped with her, laughing at him. Afterwards, a message is sent from I. the Santa to her "beloved sister", saying she will wait for her at Merigod Plateau; she signs it from "Irina Clockworker."

Composition
Kagamine Len's vocals are utilized for the duration of the song, with Megurine Luka and GUMI added for the Evils Court release. Electric guitar, drums, bass guitar, synth piano, piano, are used for instrumentals. A radio filter was used for the bridge.

The song opens up with an instrumental, followed by the first verse at 0.23. The first pre-chorus begins at 0.48, with the chorus succeeding it by 1.01. An instrumental break begins at 1.25, introducing a guitar solo, and ending at 1.50. The second verse begins immediately afterwards, followed by a second pre-chorus at 2.15, with an instrumental break at 2.31. The instrumental break changes the key of the song, but it later regains its original key at 2.42, when the bridge begins. At 3.08, the final chorus begins, and ends at 3.40. A variation of the opening instrumental plays at 3.46, and rapidly gains tempo until the song's end.

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Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep
Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep details the history of III. the Princess of Sleep, describing the events that led to her "retirement."

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Conceptualization and Origin

 * The Pierrot is a stock character in French pantomime, usually described as a naive or foolish character that becomes a victim of the other people's pranks, reflecting how Lemy was manipulated by Julia to be her personal tool; the Pierrot is also often portrayed as a clown or jester, matching Lemy's attire.
 * Lucifenia, where Rolled City is located, is based on France, tying to V. the Pierrot's influences.
 * The song's English title, "The end of Hänsel", refers to Lemy's connection to Hänsel and his demise.

Curiosities

 * The Evils Court booklet lists the court as not touching upon Lemy's case in the future, stating that Julia being the leader of Père Noël proved Lemy was also a member.
 * Later in the booklet, Gammon Octo comments about the diffences between Lemy and other reincarnations of Hänsel and Gretel; he then noted that the Servants were only copies of them and questioned what happened to the originals.
 * Their known members are listed in the order of their Vocaloid's release with their unknown members' code names referencing Camui Gackpo and KAITO in their order of release.
 * When the list of Père Noël members comes up, Lemy is referred to as the yellow one (male), hinting that there might be another yellow one, possibly the fourth member, represented by Kagamine Rin.
 * The song was remastered and included in Evils Court, utilizing the vocals of Luka and GUMI for small portions of the song dealing with VII. the Magician and VIII. the Sniper.

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