1: from "Glass Target" Vol.7 P.189/CMX
This is the first scene that reveals the relationship between Klaus and his dad.
He changes his attitude the moment he realized it is his father.
2A : from "The boys' Gold" Vol.31 P.114/Princess Comics/Akita-Shoten
Klaus got a call from his father a while after the butler had left to his hometown for Christmas (in 2005).
His father made sort of indirect sercastical comments about Klaus's still being single.
From the the top:
Klaus: Ah, Why, it's father?!
I am just leaving for business.
( Note: he's lying)
Father: Is the butler there?
Klaus: He's left to his hometown for his grand mother's 100th birthday.
Father: What're you talking about?
His parents and grand parents are in their graves, and
an elder brother is the only relative left.
Klaus: Oh, are they?
Father: How many decades have you been taken into care by him being so unconcerned, bloodless clod!
Klaus: He talks no that much about himself.
Father: Don't make excuse!
You are so heartless that you can't get married!
Klaus: ( There you go again.)
Klaus: I wonder why he has to be mendacious to return his home.
Do you happen to know something about that, Sir?
Father:
I suppose it would be his marriage talks.
It must've been difficult for him to tell that such an issue to his master who's still single at his age.
Sorry for him, he's got so much carking cares.
Klaus: ( You persistant old coot.)
....Continued to the next panel 2B.
2B : from "The boys' Gold" Vol.31 P.114/Princess Comics/Akita-Shoten
-----Continued from the 2A above.
From the upper right - hand;
Klaus: If that's ture, I'd be happy to bless him.
Father: Don't gloss over, You are behind an old man in that!
Klaus: ...Don't be so confident of your own conjecture.
Father: Who are you talking like friends to, clod!!
Klaus: Sorry, Sir.
*Knock* Knock*
Klaus: Oh, my men showed up to pick me up now.
We'll be talking about it later.
Father: Tell him I called.
Klaus: Yes, I will.
Then Merry Christmas, Sir.
Father: Good.
(throwing the handset)
Klaus : He is so spiteful an old goat!
Why don't you write his memories forever in Switzerland!
3 : from "Good visitors in the holy night" in Dec. issue of monthly Princess Magazine /Akita shoten
Klaus got a phone call from his father at chirch with Dorian in London.
3a:
From the upper right -hand;
Dorian: It's a call for you.
Klaus: I know that!
Klaus: Ah----, why, is it father?!
I am so sorry that I am not able to have you in Bonn, I'm on business now.
( Note: he's lying)
I... am attending a church service right now.
...Skipped.....
on the 3b panel;
Father: Klaus, I don't have any grandchild yet.
All of your cousins are now settled, having family, becoming good parents.
Klaus: (Here you go again--!)
Klaus: I'm afraid I'm lost among the singing voice of the hymn, Sir!
Father: Then I'll speak that out again.
Klaus: You don't need to,
I'm going to hear you out next time, Sir!
Take care not to catch a cold over there.
Father: I'm not so old that you care about.
Klaus : Excuse me, Sir!
Father: Keep the faith, striving to better yourself with responsibility as
a member of society.
Merry Christmas, son.
Klaus : Merry Christmas, Father.
(blip)
Klaus : Phew..(big sigh)
4: from "Good visitors in the holy night" in Dec.07 issue of monthly Princess/Akita shoten
Klaus is remembering his boyfood looking at people going to eveing Mass in London.
(this sence happens before the 3 panel above.)
From the the top:
Klaus:
(looking at people going Mass)
The locals are going to the evening Mass.
My old man and the butler were used to take me to the chirch in Bonn when I was kid.
(silence)
(once holding, and throwing the cell phone)
Klaus: Nah. I'd certainly get offended.
As far as looking at canon, it looks like the later the stories go, the more Klaus became
softened to his father ( hmm, he got old?) .
In the earlier story (Glass Target), It is more like he feels really annoyed,with not a good feeling.
And in the later it is more like he feels the strain, can't oppose to dad.
And at least to me, it looks like he is not necessarily uninterested in marriage.
If he intends not to get married, he can take a clearer stance to his father.
(I love his upset face on the right of the first 3b panel thogh!)
...What do you think?
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