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After chastising Plagg for bringing Adrien to his shop, the old man presents himself: he's Fu, the last of the Guardians of the Miraculous - and the one that picked Adrien to become Chat Noir. Adrien angrily asks if he's also the one that chose Scarlet Lady, only for Fu to quickly explain that Scarlet Lady isn't the one meant to have the Earrings and that he's trying to find out how that happened - which is made harder by the fact that he doesn't know her civilian identity.

When Adrien shows Fu the Grimoire, the latter explains how the book contains recipes that will grant the Miraculous wielders new superpowers - which Adrien realizes means he'll have to share them with ''Scarlet Lady''. While they drink tea, Fu mentions he's always suspected that whoever had the Grimoire also had the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculouses - which makes for an awkward atmosphere when Adrien mentions his father was the one with the book.

Adrien returns home, expecting to be able to investigate this to be hard, since Gabriel is never around - only for the man to be waiting for him: as it turns out, when Adrien took the book, there was a camera recording everything. When Adrien sasses back, Gabriel threatens to pull Adrien out of school, only to back off when Adrien threatens to turn everything into a PR nightmare by getting word to reporter Nadja Chamack of how disproportionate said punishment would be. Still, Adrien is grounded for a month.

The next day, Chloé happily hums on her way to school: she's shattered Lila's credibility, so now everyone will go back to worshipping her! Ignoring Tikki berating her for not getting the Grimoire, she receives a message from Adrien about being grounded. When Marinette arrives, it is to a crying Chloé claiming Adrien's never coming back to school: Nino explains that their friend has been grounded because of his father's book. Chloé demands Marinette to give her Lila's number (since she was the one that took the book from Adrien) only for Marinette to explain she has already returned the book. Chloé, however, takes off to find Lila, still blaming her for everything, while Alya blames Lila for what happened to her, still salty over her lies and how she published them on the Ladyblog.

Adrien tries to entertain himself while Plagg comments that they only avoided a worse problem since kwamis don't show up on pictures or videos. They hear Gabriel throwing things around, and Adrien realizes that, if he is Hawkmoth, then they should warn Scarlet Lady. When Plagg points out he's grounded, Adrien replies that ''he'' is grounded - but ''Chat Noir'' isn't. He gets away just in time, as Gabriel akumatizes himself into The Collector, who has the power to absorb people and objects into his special book: he catches Nathalie, but he arrives too late to Adrien's room.

When Chat Noir finds Scarlet Lady, he interrupts her demands to find Lila Rossi with his lead on Hawkmoth. After Scarlet Lady ponders on the downsides (she'll stop being Scarlet Lady) and the upsides (she'll get to comfort Adrien!), she agrees to follow him to the Agreste Mansion, where they encounter the Akuma. Scarlet Lady summons the Lucky Charm - a bike pedal - and then tries to attack The Collector with her yo-yo - only for the Akuma to trap it into his book!

Chat Noir manages to lead the Akuma into his room, distracting him by dropping his DVD collection on top of him. While The Collector is distracted trying to catch as many of the discs as he can, Scarlet Lady slams him in the hand with the Lucky Charm, forcing him to drop the book and letting Chat Noir destroy it, which frees both the butterfly and Scarlet Lady's yo-yo. With Gabriel now freed, Chat Noir drags Scarlet Lady away, while Gabriel evilly chuckles about meeting the heroes again - only to get smacked by an irritated Nathalie.

Adrien returns to Fu, who considers that, since Gabriel was akumatized, he likely isn't Hawkmoth. Fu then takes photos of all the Grimoire's pages - that way, Adrien will be able to return the book to his father and get himself ungrounded... right on time to attend the birthday of the girl he loves! Adrien returns home with the book and manages to hoodwink his father into thinking he had it the entire time and gets his grounding lifted.

After congratulating him on getting un-grounded, Marinette makes her way to Lila's house to bring her the homework she missed. When Lila's mother asks Marinette if she knows what happened to Lila the previous day, Lila quickly reacts by reminding her she needs to go grocery shopping: the woman leaves Marinette alone with Lila.

When Marinette brings up the homework, Lila reveals her plan to miss the entire school year, since everyone now knows she's a liar, explaining how she would once do it as a defense system only to start doing it for fun. Marinette, however, tells her that she can still make it up to everyone, as several of her classmates were worried for her.

The next day, Adrien returns to school, much to everyone's joy. Chloé attempts (and fails) to hug Adrien while the others welcome him. Meanwhile, at the Agreste Mansion, Gabriel tells Nathalie that his actions were necessary to keep his secret identity as Hawkmoth safe. And, a few days later, Alix pesters Lila to come to Marinette's birthday party.

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After chastising Plagg for bringing Adrien to his shop, the old man presents introduces himself: he's Fu, the last of the Guardians of the Miraculous - and the one that picked who gave Adrien to become Chat Noir. the Cat Miraculous. Adrien angrily asks if he's concludes that Fu must therefore also be the one that who chose Scarlet Lady, only for Fu the elderly man to quickly explain that Scarlet Lady isn't the one was never meant to have the Earrings earrings and that he's trying to find out how that happened - which happened, something that is made harder by the fact that he doesn't know her civilian identity.

When Adrien shows Fu the Grimoire, the latter explains how the book contains recipes spells that will can grant the Miraculous wielders new superpowers - superpowers, which Adrien realizes means he'll have to share them with ''Scarlet Lady''. While they drink tea, Fu mentions he's always suspected that whoever had the Grimoire also had the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculouses - which makes Miraculous, making for an awkward atmosphere when Adrien mentions the book belongs to his father was the one with the book.

Gabriel.

Adrien returns home, expecting to noting how hard their new lead will be able to investigate this to be hard, since Gabriel is never around - around... only for the man to be waiting for him: as him by the door. As it turns out, when Adrien took was CaughtOnTape taking the book, there was a camera recording everything. book. When Adrien sasses his father back, Gabriel threatens to pull Adrien declares his son will be pulled out of school, only to back school immediately. However, he backs off when Adrien threatens to turn everything into a PR nightmare by getting word of his disproportionate punishment to reporter Nadja Chamack of how disproportionate said punishment would be. Still, Chamack, though Adrien is still grounded for a month.

The next day, Chloé happily hums to herself on her way to school: she's shattered Lila's credibility, so now everyone will go back to worshipping her! Ignoring As Tikki berating berates her for not getting the Grimoire, Chloé notices she receives has a message from Adrien about being grounded. When Adrien. By the time Marinette arrives, it is to a crying Chloé claiming has broken into tears, lamenting how Adrien's never coming back to school: school. Nino then explains to Marinette that their friend has actually only been grounded because of for losing his father's rare book. Chloé immediately puts the blame on Lila, who took the book from Adrien, and demands Marinette to give her Lila's number (since she was the one that took the book from Adrien) only for number. Marinette to explain refuses and explains she has already returned the book. book to Adrien. Chloé, however, takes off to find Lila, still blaming her for everything, while Alya blames complains to her classmates about Lila lying in her interview for what happened to her, still salty over her lies and how she published them on the Ladyblog.

''Ladyblog''.

Adrien tries to entertain himself while as Plagg comments on how lucky they are that they only avoided a worse problem since kwamis Kwamis don't show up on in pictures or videos. They on video; Chat Noir's secret identity would've been exposed otherwise. As they continue to hear Gabriel throwing things around, and Adrien realizes that, if that he is Hawkmoth, then they should probably go warn Scarlet Lady. When Lady in case his father does turn out to be Hawk Moth. Plagg points out he's grounded, reminds Adrien replies about his grounding, though his holder notes that while ''he'' is grounded - but grounded, ''Chat Noir'' isn't. He gets Chat Noir then manages to get away just in time, as Gabriel akumatizes himself into The the Collector, who has the power to absorb people and objects into his special book: he book. He catches Nathalie, Nathalie but he arrives too late to Adrien's room.

When Chat Noir finds Scarlet Lady, he interrupts her demands to that they find Lila Rossi with his lead on Hawkmoth. Hawk Moth. After Scarlet Lady ponders on weighs the downsides of defeating the villain if he really is Gabriel (she'll stop being Scarlet Lady) and the upsides (she'll get to comfort Adrien!), she agrees to follow him her partner to the Agreste Mansion, where they encounter the Akuma. akuma. Scarlet Lady summons the her Lucky Charm - a Charm--a bike pedal - and pedal--and then tries to attack The the Collector with her yo-yo - yo-yo, only for the Akuma akuma to trap it into in his book!

Chat Noir manages to lead the Akuma akuma into his room, distracting him the Collector by dropping his DVD collection on top of him. While The the Collector is distracted trying to catch as many of the discs as he can, Scarlet Lady slams him in the hand with the Lucky Charm, forcing him to drop the book and letting Chat Noir destroy it, which frees both the butterfly and Scarlet Lady's yo-yo. With Gabriel now freed, Chat Noir drags Scarlet Lady away, while away as Gabriel evilly chuckles about meeting the heroes again - only to get again... right before getting smacked by an irritated Nathalie.

Adrien returns to Fu, who considers reasons that, since Gabriel was akumatized, he likely isn't Hawkmoth. Hawk Moth. Fu then takes photos of all the Grimoire's pages - that pages--that way, Adrien will be able to return the book to his father and get himself ungrounded... right on time to attend the birthday of the girl he loves! Adrien returns home with the book and is surprised to find Marinette there, explaining to Gabriel that she'd already found the book and returned it to Adrien. Fortunately, he manages to hoodwink his father into thinking he he's had it the book the entire time and gets his grounding lifted.

simply never got a chance to properly explain everything. An embarrassed Gabriel agrees to lift Adrien's punishment.

After congratulating him on getting un-grounded, Marinette makes her way to Lila's house to bring her drop off the homework she missed. When Lila's mother asks Marinette if she knows what happened to why Lila came home soaking wet the previous day, Lila quickly reacts by reminding reminds her mother that she needs to go grocery shopping: shopping; the woman leaves Marinette alone with Lila.

When As Marinette brings up the homework, Lila reveals her plan to miss the entire school year, since declares she won't be going back now that everyone now knows she's a liar, explaining liar. She also explains how she would once do it first started lying as a defense system mechanism every time she started a new school, only to start doing it for fun. fun to see how far she could push her stories. Marinette, however, tells her that she can still make it up to everyone, everyone as several of her classmates were worried for her.

The next day, Adrien returns to school, much to everyone's joy. joy, with Chloé attempts attempting (and fails) failing) to hug Adrien while the others welcome him. him back. Meanwhile, at the Agreste Mansion, Gabriel tells Nathalie asks Gabriel why he bothered with his complicated scheme when he already had a copy of the book, to which Gabriel replies that his actions were necessary to keep his secret identity as Hawkmoth Hawk Moth safe. And, In addition, Lila receives a few days later, message from Alix pesters pestering Lila to come to Marinette's birthday party.



* ArchnemesisDad: Adrien {{lampshade|hanging}}s this trope when he learns that Fu suspects whoever had the Grimoire is Hawkmoth.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Before Fu explains that Scarlet Lady was not meant to be the Ladybug heroine, Adrien was all too ready to get some physical revenge for the BS he's been going through thanks to Scar.

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* ArchnemesisDad: Adrien {{lampshade|hanging}}s this trope when he learns that Fu suspects whoever had the Grimoire is Hawkmoth.
Hawk Moth.
* BeleagueredAssistant: Nathalie is ''not'' happy when she gets attacked by her akumatized employer and later [[DopeSlap hits]] him for it.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Before Fu explains that Scarlet Lady was not meant to be the Ladybug heroine, Adrien was all too ready to get some physical revenge for the BS everything he's been going through thanks to Scar.her.



* BrickJoke: When The Collector traps Nathalie, she promises to hit him the moment he loses. At the end of the episode, an irritated Nathalie gives Gabriel a DopeSlap.

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* BrickJoke: When The the Collector traps Nathalie, she promises to hit him the moment he loses. At the end of the episode, an irritated Nathalie gives Gabriel a DopeSlap.DopeSlap.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Upon hearing that Adrien's been grounded, Chloé assumes it means he's never coming back to school and has a ComicalOverreaction over it.



-->'''Adrien: Better.''' You ''almost'' sound like a parent.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Fu knows quite well that Adrien loves Marinette. [[ShipperOnDeck He arranges it so Adrien can get his grounding undone and attend Marinette's birthday party.]]
* EvilGloating: The Collector tries it when he fights Chat Noir and Scarlet Lady, but the latter interrupts him by summoning Lucky Charm and then the heroes get distracted talking about the object.
* FallingIntoHisArms: Chloé [[RunningGag once more]] tries this with Adrien - and, [[RunningGag once more]], has an EpicFail.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Adrien complains about missing Marinette's birthday party, and Alix later tells Lila to join, foreshadowing that the next episode is "La Befana".
* FreudianExcuse: Lila started with her ConsummateLiar ways to deal with being a new student in multiple schools, but then moved on to seeing how far she could push it.

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-->'''Adrien: Better.''' You ''almost'' almost sound like a parent.
* DistantReactionShot: Downplayed. While in the hallway, Chloé startles everyone in the classroom with her BigWhat to Adrien getting grounded.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Chloé demands that Marinette give her Lila's contact information so she can track Lila down and make her pay for stealing Gabriel's book and thus getting Adrien grounded. Marinette refuses and adds that she already gave the book back to Adrien, meaning there's no need to bother Lila over it. Chloé completely misses this and instead just declares that she'll have to find Lila herself if Marinette won't help her.
* EasilyForgiven: Many of Lila's classmates don't seem to hold a grudge against her for lying to them. Alix dismisses it as "not ''that'' big a deal" and defends Lila from Chloé while Rose worries about Lila catching a cold.
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EveryoneCanSeeIt: Fu knows quite is well aware that Adrien loves Marinette. [[ShipperOnDeck He arranges it so lets Adrien take the book back so he can get his grounding undone and attend Marinette's birthday party.]]
* EvilGloating: The Collector tries it attempts this when he fights greets Chat Noir and Scarlet Lady, but he's interrupted by the latter interrupts him by summoning Lucky Charm and then the heroes get getting distracted talking to talk about the object.
object (a bike pedal).
* FallingIntoHisArms: Chloé [[RunningGag once more]] tries this with Adrien - and, Adrien--and, [[RunningGag once more]], has an EpicFail.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Adrien complains about missing Marinette's birthday party, and Alix later tells invites Lila to join, attend it, foreshadowing that the next episode is "La Befana".
Befana."
* FreudianExcuse: Lila started with her ConsummateLiar ways to deal with constantly being a the new student in multiple schools, at school but then moved on to seeing how far she could push it.



** When Adrien sends a message stating he's been grounded, Chloé's reaction is "How could this happen to me?!".
** When Chat Noir tells her (as Scarlet Lady) about Gabriel possibly being Hawkmoth, she thinks that defeating Hawkmoth would put an end to her being Scarlet Lady... but then she'd get to comfort Adrien!
* LesserOfTwoEvils: Marinette tells Lila that she hates liars - but she still prefers Lila to Scarlet Lady.
* LoopholeAbuse: Adrien decides he and Plagg need to get out and warn Scarlet Lady about Gabriel possibly being Hawkmoth.

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** When Adrien sends a message stating he's been grounded, Chloé's reaction is to lament, "How could this happen to me?!".
me?!" Marinette even reminds Chloé that ''she'''s not grounded.
** When After Chat Noir tells her (as Scarlet Lady) about Gabriel possibly being Hawkmoth, Hawk Moth, she thinks that defeating Hawkmoth would put an end to her being Scarlet Lady... but then though she'd then get to comfort Adrien!
Adrien over it!
* InSpiteOfANail: Though she returned the Grimoire to Adrien prior to Volpina's defeat, Marinette still visits Agreste mansion after the Collector is defeated to speak with Gabriel about reversing Adrien's punishment, not knowing that Adrien hadn't yet told Gabriel that the book had been found due to having given it to Master Fu.
* LesserOfTwoEvils: Marinette tells Lila that she hates liars - but she still prefers Lila to Scarlet Lady.
* LoopholeAbuse: When Adrien decides he and Plagg need to get out and warn Scarlet Lady about Gabriel possibly being Hawkmoth.Hawkmoth:



'''Adrien:''' You know [[SecretIdentity who]]'s '''not''' grounded?\\
'''Plagg: [[SoProudOfYou Eyyy!]]'''
* NeverMyFault: Alya is angry with Lila because she lied about being friends with Scarlet Lady on the Ladyblog - ignoring how ''Alya'' herself was the one to publish the interview on the blog.
* NoPokerFace: Chat Noir notes this of Scarlet Lady as she thinks she'll be able to comfort Adrien if his father turns out to be Hawkmoth.
* PrivacyByDistraction: In order to prevent her mother from learning ''how'' she caught the cold, Lila distracts her by reminding her she needs to go get the groceries.
* ProperlyParanoid: Gabriel Agreste organized his own akumatization because he suspected his identity as Hawkmoth could be discovered. He was right in the money.
* SeamlessSpontaneousLie: When Adrien returns the Grimoire to Gabriel at the end, claiming he had had it with him the entire time, Gabriel asks why he didn't say so before. Adrien convinces him by pointing out he wouldn't have believed him if he had.
* SlaveToPR: When Gabriel tries to punish Adrien by pulling him out of school, Adrien threatens to get word to [[IntrepidReporter Nadja Chamack]] about him being a prisoner at home over a minor thing. Gabriel downgrades the punishment to being grounded for a month.

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'''Adrien:''' You know [[SecretIdentity who]]'s '''not''' '''''not''''' grounded?\\
'''Plagg: [[SoProudOfYou Eyyy!]]'''
''[[SoProudOfYou Eyyy!]]'''''
* MythologyGag: When Lila says she won't return to school because Scarlet Lady destroyed her social life there before it even started, Marinette asks if Lila really thinks she can trick her mom and miss a whole year of school. Lila simply responds, "You underestimate my power"; in canon, she indeed managed to miss quite a bit of school without her mother suspecting anything.
* NeverMyFault: Alya is angry with that Lila because she lied about being friends with Scarlet Lady on the Ladyblog - ''Ladyblog'', ignoring how ''Alya'' herself was the one to publish who published the interview on the blog.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Subverted. It at first appears as if Marinette ruined Adrien's plan to get himself ungrounded by explaining to Gabriel that she had already returned the book to Adrien, unaware that Adrien had given the book to Fu. However, Adrien manages to get the book back right before she tells Gabriel that and then convinces his father that he's had the book all along and just didn't get a proper chance to explain himself.
* NoPokerFace: Chat Noir notes this of Scarlet Lady as she thinks she'll be able to comfort eagerly anticipates comforting Adrien if his father turns out to be Hawkmoth.
Hawk Moth.
* OhCrap: When Master Fu explains how he can use the Grimoire, Adrien is horrified at the prospect of having to share any power-ups with Scar.
* PaintingTheMedium: The episode's subtitle has the last word covered with "[TOP SECRET]" in a different font and in red. The actual subtitle is "Tales of Gabriel the [[spoiler:Butterfly]]."
* PragmaticVillainy:
** When Gabriel declares he's pulling Adrien out of school for stealing and losing his book, the latter immediately reminds his father that, if that happens, he'll tell all his friends, one of whom has Nadja Chamack, a well-known reporter, as a family friend. Faced with a PR nightmare, Gabriel downscales Adrien's punishment to being grounded for a month.
** Scarlet Lady ''doesn't want'' Hawk Moth gone, knowing she'll be forgotten if he and his akumas are no longer around to wreak havoc. But when told that Gabriel Agreste might be Hawk Moth, she decides to help take him down so that she can comfort Adrien over it afterwards.
* PrivacyByDistraction: In order to prevent her mother from learning ''how'' she caught the a cold, Lila distracts her by reminding her she needs to go get the groceries.
* ProperlyParanoid: Gabriel Agreste organized his own akumatization because he suspected his identity as Hawkmoth Hawk Moth could be discovered. He was right in on the money.
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: Chloé thinks that Adrien being grounded means that he's never coming back to school, even though everyone else can tell that he'll just be grounded for the break (granted, it's also hinted she doesn't know what being grounded means because [[SpoiledBrat it's never happened to her before]]).
* SeamlessSpontaneousLie: When Adrien returns the Grimoire to Gabriel at the end, claiming he had had it with him the entire time, Gabriel asks why he didn't say so before. Adrien convinces him by pointing out he his wouldn't have believed listened to him if he had.
* ServileSnarker: Nathalie blurts out a tired, "M. Agreste... the #$%@." as she is getting drawn into the Collector's book, and the author's notes deliver a sarcastic, "I'll be taking my vacation days now, '''sir'''." At the end of episode, she also mocks Gabriel for being "the picture of subtly" when he descends to his lair using a secret elevator.
* ShoutOut: A tagline mocks, "Gabriel in his office having the most unemotional temper tantrum ala ''Film/{{The Room|2003}}''."
* SlaveToPR: When Gabriel tries to punish Adrien by pulling him out of school, Adrien threatens to get word to [[IntrepidReporter Nadja Chamack]] about him being a prisoner at home over a minor thing. mishap. Gabriel downgrades the punishment to being grounded for a month.month.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Marinette unwittingly complicates Adrien's attempt to get himself ungrounded, telling Gabriel that she already found the book and returned it to Adrien right before Adrien was going to tell his father that ''he'' just found the book, having gotten it back after giving it to Master Fu shortly after Marinette returned it. Adrien is thus forced to corroborate her story by pulling the book out of his bag and lying he's had it all along. Gabriel then asks why he didn't say anything earlier, putting Adrien in the difficult position of being unable to reveal the truth but also looking suspicious if he doesn't give a reason for hiding that the book had been found. [[SubvertedTrope Fortunately]], Adrien pulls off a SeamlessSpontaneousLie that he didn't think his father would have listened even if he had tried to tell him.
* SymbolSwearing: Nathalie does one when the Collector attacks her: "M. Agreste... the #$%@."



* YouAreNotAlone: When Lila reveals her plan to not go to school to avoid being humiliated over her lies, Marinette tells her that Alix defended her and Rose was worried about her, so maybe she isn't as alone as she believes.

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* WhatTheHellHero: After Master Fu rebukes Plagg for bringing Adrien to his shop, Adrien then turns the table around on the Guardian upon realizing that he must be the one who chose Scarlet... or so Adrien thinks.
* YouAreGrounded: Adrien's punishment for losing his book. He was originally going to be pulled out of school entirely, though he convinces Gabriel to downgrade it by pointing out how disastrously the original punishment could end for his father PR-wise.
* YouAreNotAlone: When Lila reveals her plan to not go to school to avoid being humiliated over her lies, Marinette tells her that Alix defended her and Rose was worried about her, so maybe she isn't as alone as she believes.believes.
* YouDidntAsk: Adrien is caught in an awkward situation when he finds Marinette explaining to Gabriel that she already returned the lost book to Adrien. He saves himself by producing the book (which he just got back from Master Fu) and corroborating Marinette's account. When his father challenges him for an explanation, Adrien asks, "Would you have listened?"
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Nathalie's reaction when she's about to be absorbed into the Collector's book.
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!!Episode 17 - The Collector - Tales of Gabriel the [=[TOP SECRET]=] [[spoiler:Butterfly]]

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!!Episode 17 !![[https://zoe-oneesama.tumblr.com/post/631352738582822912/square-up-fu-episode-17-part-1-first Episode 17]] - The Collector - Tales of Gabriel the [=[TOP SECRET]=] [[spoiler:Butterfly]][[spoiler: Butterfly]]
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After chastising Plagg for bringing Adrien to his shop, the old man presents himself: he's Fu, the last of the Guardians of the Miraculous - and the one that picked Adrien to become Chat Noir. Adrien angrily asks if he's also the one that chose Scarlet Lady, only for Fu to quickly explain that Scarlet Lady isn't the one meant to have the Earrings and that he's trying to find out how that happened - which is made harder by the fact that he doesn't know her civilian identity.\\

When Adrien shows Fu the Grimoire, the latter explains how the book contains recipes that will grant the Miraculous wielders new superpowers - which Adrien realizes means he'll have to share them with ''Scarlet Lady''. While they drink tea, Fu mentions he's always suspected that whoever had the Grimoire also had the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculouses - which makes for an awkward atmosphere when Adrien mentions his father was the one with the book.\\

Adrien returns home, expecting to be able to investigate this to be hard, since Gabriel is never around - only for the man to be waiting for him: as it turns out, when Adrien took the book, there was a camera recording everything. When Adrien sasses back, Gabriel threatens to pull Adrien out of school, only to back off when Adrien threatens to turn everything into a PR nightmare by getting word to reporter Nadja Chamack of how disproportionate said punishment would be. Still, Adrien is grounded for a month.\\

The next day, Chloé happily hums on her way to school: she's shattered Lila's credibility, so now everyone will go back to worshipping her! Ignoring Tikki berating her for not getting the Grimoire, she receives a message from Adrien about being grounded. When Marinette arrives, it is to a crying Chloé claiming Adrien's never coming back to school: Nino explains that their friend has been grounded because of his father's book. Chloé demands Marinette to give her Lila's number (since she was the one that took the book from Adrien) only for Marinette to explain she has already returned the book. Chloé, however, takes off to find Lila, still blaming her for everything, while Alya blames Lila for what happened to her, still salty over her lies and how she published them on the Ladyblog.\\

Adrien tries to entertain himself while Plagg comments that they only avoided a worse problem since kwamis don't show up on pictures or videos. They hear Gabriel throwing things around, and Adrien realizes that, if he is Hawkmoth, then they should warn Scarlet Lady. When Plagg points out he's grounded, Adrien replies that ''he'' is grounded - but ''Chat Noir'' isn't. He gets away just in time, as Gabriel akumatizes himself into The Collector, who has the power to absorb people and objects into his special book: he catches Nathalie, but he arrives too late to Adrien's room.\\

When Chat Noir finds Scarlet Lady, he interrupts her demands to find Lila Rossi with his lead on Hawkmoth. After Scarlet Lady ponders on the downsides (she'll stop being Scarlet Lady) and the upsides (she'll get to comfort Adrien!), she agrees to follow him to the Agreste Mansion, where they encounter the Akuma. Scarlet Lady summons the Lucky Charm - a bike pedal - and then tries to attack The Collector with her yo-yo - only for the Akuma to trap it into his book!\\

Chat Noir manages to lead the Akuma into his room, distracting him by dropping his DVD collection on top of him. While The Collector is distracted trying to catch as many of the discs as he can, Scarlet Lady slams him in the hand with the Lucky Charm, forcing him to drop the book and letting Chat Noir destroy it, which frees both the butterfly and Scarlet Lady's yo-yo. With Gabriel now freed, Chat Noir drags Scarlet Lady away, while Gabriel evilly chuckles about meeting the heroes again - only to get smacked by an irritated Nathalie.\\

Adrien returns to Fu, who considers that, since Gabriel was akumatized, he likely isn't Hawkmoth. Fu then takes photos of all the Grimoire's pages - that way, Adrien will be able to return the book to his father and get himself ungrounded... right on time to attend the birthday of the girl he loves! Adrien returns home with the book and manages to hoodwink his father into thinking he had it the entire time and gets his grounding lifted.\\

After congratulating him on getting un-grounded, Marinette makes her way to Lila's house to bring her the homework she missed. When Lila's mother asks Marinette if she knows what happened to Lila the previous day, Lila quickly reacts by reminding her she needs to go grocery shopping: the woman leaves Marinette alone with Lila.\\

When Marinette brings up the homework, Lila reveals her plan to miss the entire school year, since everyone now knows she's a liar, explaining how she would once do it as a defense system only to start doing it for fun. Marinette, however, tells her that she can still make it up to everyone, as several of her classmates were worried for her.\\

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After chastising Plagg for bringing Adrien to his shop, the old man presents himself: he's Fu, the last of the Guardians of the Miraculous - and the one that picked Adrien to become Chat Noir. Adrien angrily asks if he's also the one that chose Scarlet Lady, only for Fu to quickly explain that Scarlet Lady isn't the one meant to have the Earrings and that he's trying to find out how that happened - which is made harder by the fact that he doesn't know her civilian identity.\\

identity.

When Adrien shows Fu the Grimoire, the latter explains how the book contains recipes that will grant the Miraculous wielders new superpowers - which Adrien realizes means he'll have to share them with ''Scarlet Lady''. While they drink tea, Fu mentions he's always suspected that whoever had the Grimoire also had the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculouses - which makes for an awkward atmosphere when Adrien mentions his father was the one with the book.\\

book.

Adrien returns home, expecting to be able to investigate this to be hard, since Gabriel is never around - only for the man to be waiting for him: as it turns out, when Adrien took the book, there was a camera recording everything. When Adrien sasses back, Gabriel threatens to pull Adrien out of school, only to back off when Adrien threatens to turn everything into a PR nightmare by getting word to reporter Nadja Chamack of how disproportionate said punishment would be. Still, Adrien is grounded for a month.\\

month.

The next day, Chloé happily hums on her way to school: she's shattered Lila's credibility, so now everyone will go back to worshipping her! Ignoring Tikki berating her for not getting the Grimoire, she receives a message from Adrien about being grounded. When Marinette arrives, it is to a crying Chloé claiming Adrien's never coming back to school: Nino explains that their friend has been grounded because of his father's book. Chloé demands Marinette to give her Lila's number (since she was the one that took the book from Adrien) only for Marinette to explain she has already returned the book. Chloé, however, takes off to find Lila, still blaming her for everything, while Alya blames Lila for what happened to her, still salty over her lies and how she published them on the Ladyblog.\\

Ladyblog.

Adrien tries to entertain himself while Plagg comments that they only avoided a worse problem since kwamis don't show up on pictures or videos. They hear Gabriel throwing things around, and Adrien realizes that, if he is Hawkmoth, then they should warn Scarlet Lady. When Plagg points out he's grounded, Adrien replies that ''he'' is grounded - but ''Chat Noir'' isn't. He gets away just in time, as Gabriel akumatizes himself into The Collector, who has the power to absorb people and objects into his special book: he catches Nathalie, but he arrives too late to Adrien's room.\\

room.

When Chat Noir finds Scarlet Lady, he interrupts her demands to find Lila Rossi with his lead on Hawkmoth. After Scarlet Lady ponders on the downsides (she'll stop being Scarlet Lady) and the upsides (she'll get to comfort Adrien!), she agrees to follow him to the Agreste Mansion, where they encounter the Akuma. Scarlet Lady summons the Lucky Charm - a bike pedal - and then tries to attack The Collector with her yo-yo - only for the Akuma to trap it into his book!\\

book!

Chat Noir manages to lead the Akuma into his room, distracting him by dropping his DVD collection on top of him. While The Collector is distracted trying to catch as many of the discs as he can, Scarlet Lady slams him in the hand with the Lucky Charm, forcing him to drop the book and letting Chat Noir destroy it, which frees both the butterfly and Scarlet Lady's yo-yo. With Gabriel now freed, Chat Noir drags Scarlet Lady away, while Gabriel evilly chuckles about meeting the heroes again - only to get smacked by an irritated Nathalie.\\

Nathalie.

Adrien returns to Fu, who considers that, since Gabriel was akumatized, he likely isn't Hawkmoth. Fu then takes photos of all the Grimoire's pages - that way, Adrien will be able to return the book to his father and get himself ungrounded... right on time to attend the birthday of the girl he loves! Adrien returns home with the book and manages to hoodwink his father into thinking he had it the entire time and gets his grounding lifted.\\

lifted.

After congratulating him on getting un-grounded, Marinette makes her way to Lila's house to bring her the homework she missed. When Lila's mother asks Marinette if she knows what happened to Lila the previous day, Lila quickly reacts by reminding her she needs to go grocery shopping: the woman leaves Marinette alone with Lila.\\

Lila.

When Marinette brings up the homework, Lila reveals her plan to miss the entire school year, since everyone now knows she's a liar, explaining how she would once do it as a defense system only to start doing it for fun. Marinette, however, tells her that she can still make it up to everyone, as several of her classmates were worried for her.\\
her.
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!!Episode 17 - The Collector - Tales of Gabriel the [=[TOP SECRET]=] [[spoiler:Butterfly]]
After chastising Plagg for bringing Adrien to his shop, the old man presents himself: he's Fu, the last of the Guardians of the Miraculous - and the one that picked Adrien to become Chat Noir. Adrien angrily asks if he's also the one that chose Scarlet Lady, only for Fu to quickly explain that Scarlet Lady isn't the one meant to have the Earrings and that he's trying to find out how that happened - which is made harder by the fact that he doesn't know her civilian identity.\\

When Adrien shows Fu the Grimoire, the latter explains how the book contains recipes that will grant the Miraculous wielders new superpowers - which Adrien realizes means he'll have to share them with ''Scarlet Lady''. While they drink tea, Fu mentions he's always suspected that whoever had the Grimoire also had the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculouses - which makes for an awkward atmosphere when Adrien mentions his father was the one with the book.\\

Adrien returns home, expecting to be able to investigate this to be hard, since Gabriel is never around - only for the man to be waiting for him: as it turns out, when Adrien took the book, there was a camera recording everything. When Adrien sasses back, Gabriel threatens to pull Adrien out of school, only to back off when Adrien threatens to turn everything into a PR nightmare by getting word to reporter Nadja Chamack of how disproportionate said punishment would be. Still, Adrien is grounded for a month.\\

The next day, Chloé happily hums on her way to school: she's shattered Lila's credibility, so now everyone will go back to worshipping her! Ignoring Tikki berating her for not getting the Grimoire, she receives a message from Adrien about being grounded. When Marinette arrives, it is to a crying Chloé claiming Adrien's never coming back to school: Nino explains that their friend has been grounded because of his father's book. Chloé demands Marinette to give her Lila's number (since she was the one that took the book from Adrien) only for Marinette to explain she has already returned the book. Chloé, however, takes off to find Lila, still blaming her for everything, while Alya blames Lila for what happened to her, still salty over her lies and how she published them on the Ladyblog.\\

Adrien tries to entertain himself while Plagg comments that they only avoided a worse problem since kwamis don't show up on pictures or videos. They hear Gabriel throwing things around, and Adrien realizes that, if he is Hawkmoth, then they should warn Scarlet Lady. When Plagg points out he's grounded, Adrien replies that ''he'' is grounded - but ''Chat Noir'' isn't. He gets away just in time, as Gabriel akumatizes himself into The Collector, who has the power to absorb people and objects into his special book: he catches Nathalie, but he arrives too late to Adrien's room.\\

When Chat Noir finds Scarlet Lady, he interrupts her demands to find Lila Rossi with his lead on Hawkmoth. After Scarlet Lady ponders on the downsides (she'll stop being Scarlet Lady) and the upsides (she'll get to comfort Adrien!), she agrees to follow him to the Agreste Mansion, where they encounter the Akuma. Scarlet Lady summons the Lucky Charm - a bike pedal - and then tries to attack The Collector with her yo-yo - only for the Akuma to trap it into his book!\\

Chat Noir manages to lead the Akuma into his room, distracting him by dropping his DVD collection on top of him. While The Collector is distracted trying to catch as many of the discs as he can, Scarlet Lady slams him in the hand with the Lucky Charm, forcing him to drop the book and letting Chat Noir destroy it, which frees both the butterfly and Scarlet Lady's yo-yo. With Gabriel now freed, Chat Noir drags Scarlet Lady away, while Gabriel evilly chuckles about meeting the heroes again - only to get smacked by an irritated Nathalie.\\

Adrien returns to Fu, who considers that, since Gabriel was akumatized, he likely isn't Hawkmoth. Fu then takes photos of all the Grimoire's pages - that way, Adrien will be able to return the book to his father and get himself ungrounded... right on time to attend the birthday of the girl he loves! Adrien returns home with the book and manages to hoodwink his father into thinking he had it the entire time and gets his grounding lifted.\\

After congratulating him on getting un-grounded, Marinette makes her way to Lila's house to bring her the homework she missed. When Lila's mother asks Marinette if she knows what happened to Lila the previous day, Lila quickly reacts by reminding her she needs to go grocery shopping: the woman leaves Marinette alone with Lila.\\

When Marinette brings up the homework, Lila reveals her plan to miss the entire school year, since everyone now knows she's a liar, explaining how she would once do it as a defense system only to start doing it for fun. Marinette, however, tells her that she can still make it up to everyone, as several of her classmates were worried for her.\\

The next day, Adrien returns to school, much to everyone's joy. Chloé attempts (and fails) to hug Adrien while the others welcome him. Meanwhile, at the Agreste Mansion, Gabriel tells Nathalie that his actions were necessary to keep his secret identity as Hawkmoth safe. And, a few days later, Alix pesters Lila to come to Marinette's birthday party.

!!This episode contains examples of:
* ArchnemesisDad: Adrien {{lampshade|hanging}}s this trope when he learns that Fu suspects whoever had the Grimoire is Hawkmoth.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Before Fu explains that Scarlet Lady was not meant to be the Ladybug heroine, Adrien was all too ready to get some physical revenge for the BS he's been going through thanks to Scar.
* BigWhat: Chloé's reaction when Adrien mentions he's been grounded.
* BrickJoke: When The Collector traps Nathalie, she promises to hit him the moment he loses. At the end of the episode, an irritated Nathalie gives Gabriel a DopeSlap.
* DamnedByFaintPraise: When Gabriel reduces his punishment for Adrien to being grounded for one month...
-->'''Adrien: Better.''' You ''almost'' sound like a parent.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Fu knows quite well that Adrien loves Marinette. [[ShipperOnDeck He arranges it so Adrien can get his grounding undone and attend Marinette's birthday party.]]
* EvilGloating: The Collector tries it when he fights Chat Noir and Scarlet Lady, but the latter interrupts him by summoning Lucky Charm and then the heroes get distracted talking about the object.
* FallingIntoHisArms: Chloé [[RunningGag once more]] tries this with Adrien - and, [[RunningGag once more]], has an EpicFail.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Adrien complains about missing Marinette's birthday party, and Alix later tells Lila to join, foreshadowing that the next episode is "La Befana".
* FreudianExcuse: Lila started with her ConsummateLiar ways to deal with being a new student in multiple schools, but then moved on to seeing how far she could push it.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Chloé, of course.
** When Adrien sends a message stating he's been grounded, Chloé's reaction is "How could this happen to me?!".
** When Chat Noir tells her (as Scarlet Lady) about Gabriel possibly being Hawkmoth, she thinks that defeating Hawkmoth would put an end to her being Scarlet Lady... but then she'd get to comfort Adrien!
* LesserOfTwoEvils: Marinette tells Lila that she hates liars - but she still prefers Lila to Scarlet Lady.
* LoopholeAbuse: Adrien decides he and Plagg need to get out and warn Scarlet Lady about Gabriel possibly being Hawkmoth.
-->'''Plagg:''' Aren't you grounded?\\
'''Adrien:''' You know [[SecretIdentity who]]'s '''not''' grounded?\\
'''Plagg: [[SoProudOfYou Eyyy!]]'''
* NeverMyFault: Alya is angry with Lila because she lied about being friends with Scarlet Lady on the Ladyblog - ignoring how ''Alya'' herself was the one to publish the interview on the blog.
* NoPokerFace: Chat Noir notes this of Scarlet Lady as she thinks she'll be able to comfort Adrien if his father turns out to be Hawkmoth.
* PrivacyByDistraction: In order to prevent her mother from learning ''how'' she caught the cold, Lila distracts her by reminding her she needs to go get the groceries.
* ProperlyParanoid: Gabriel Agreste organized his own akumatization because he suspected his identity as Hawkmoth could be discovered. He was right in the money.
* SeamlessSpontaneousLie: When Adrien returns the Grimoire to Gabriel at the end, claiming he had had it with him the entire time, Gabriel asks why he didn't say so before. Adrien convinces him by pointing out he wouldn't have believed him if he had.
* SlaveToPR: When Gabriel tries to punish Adrien by pulling him out of school, Adrien threatens to get word to [[IntrepidReporter Nadja Chamack]] about him being a prisoner at home over a minor thing. Gabriel downgrades the punishment to being grounded for a month.
* TemptingFate: After learning his father may be Hawkmoth, Adrien mentions that finding out the truth may be hard since the man is never around. The moment he enters his house, his father is waiting for him.
* YouAreNotAlone: When Lila reveals her plan to not go to school to avoid being humiliated over her lies, Marinette tells her that Alix defended her and Rose was worried about her, so maybe she isn't as alone as she believes.

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