E1 - Cursed Words and the Azure Tower

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[00:02] Lazar
    Your Highness!
[00:04] Lazar
    Prince Oscar!
[00:06] Lazar
    This really is too dangerous!
[00:08] Lazar
    We should go back!
[00:09] Lazar
    Please, Your Highness!
[00:11] Oscar
    Quiet, Lazar.
[00:13] Oscar
    All our efforts to sneak out of the castle
[00:15] Oscar
    will have been for nothing if we return now.
[00:17] Lazar
    What if the witch ends up
    casting another curse on you?
[00:21] Oscar
    I'll worry about it then.
[00:23] Oscar
    We don't have any other leads.
[00:25] Lazar
    I'm sure there must be some other way!
[00:27] Oscar
    Fifteen years, and I've found nothing.
[00:29] Oscar
    First, we'll find the Witch of the Azure Moon
    and ask her how to lift the curse.
[00:34] Oscar
    If that fails, we'll find the one
    responsible, the Witch of Silence.
[00:40] Oscar
    Flawless, right?
[00:43] Tinasha
    A witch residing in an azure tower.
[00:47] Tinasha
    A royal prince struck by a curse.
[00:50] Tinasha
    If they could turn back time,
    what would they wish for?
[00:54] Tinasha
    This is a story where everything
    can be rewritten.
SIGN    ~ Cursed Words and the Azure Tower ~
[02:37] Oscar
    Okay, let's go.
[02:38] Lazar
    P-Please wait!
[02:40] Lazar
    I know how you must feel, Your Highness,
[02:42] Lazar
    but the risk is too great!
[02:44] Lazar
    To begin with, the Witch of Silence hasn't
    been spotted in the last fifteen years.
[02:49] Lazar
    And as for the Witch of the Azure Moon,
[02:51] Lazar
    no one's ever managed to reach
    the top of that tower in all those years!
[02:56] Oscar
    Well, I'm sure it'll work out.
[03:00] Lazar
    No, it won't!
[03:01] Lazar
    If something happens to you,
    how would I ever return to the castle?!
[03:06] Oscar
    Just put on a grieving face.
[03:07] Lazar
    You know I can't do that!
[03:11] Lazar
    Ah, Your Highness!
[03:12] Lazar
    Don't just open the doors so carelessly!
[03:14] Lazar
    Please act with a little more caution!
[03:18] Oscar
    The entrance is pretty much
    as the records say.
[03:21] Lazar
    That's true.
[03:23] Lazar
    And if the records are to be believed,
[03:25] Lazar
    within these walls
    await a number of challenges!
[03:29] Oscar
    And the one who overcomes
    them to reach the very top
[03:33] Oscar
    will have his wish granted by the witch.
[03:36] Oscar
    Let's move quickly here.
[03:37] Oscar
    Nice and quick.
[03:38] Lazar
    Ah, please wait up!
[03:40] Oscar
    It's dangerous, so you just wait here.
[03:42] Oscar
    I'll be back before sunset.
[03:44] Lazar
    N-No, I can't let you do that.
[03:56] Lazar
    Your Highness.
[03:57] Oscar
    I'm thinking here.
[03:59] Lazar
    N-No, actually...
[04:02] Lazar
    We're surrounded by snakes!
[04:05] Oscar
    I can see that just fine.
[04:09] Oscar
    We'll be fine. They're not venomous.
[04:14] Oscar
    This must be the first challenge.
[04:17] Oscar
    This is a mathematical theory studied about
    a hundred years ago in a tiny eastern nation.
[04:22] Oscar
    It was famous for being
    an unsolvable problem.
[04:25] Lazar
    It's unsolvable?!
[04:27] Oscar
    It was, back then.
[04:29] Oscar
    They figured it out around a decade ago.
[04:40] Oscar
    I see. So that's how it works.
[04:42] Lazar
    Are you sure you don't want to go back?
[04:44] Oscar
    Nuh-uh. It's just getting interesting.
[04:52] Litola
    We seem to have our first
    challengers in a while, Master.
[04:56] Tinasha
    How rare.
[04:57] Tinasha
    I was sure they'd all forgotten
    this tower existed.
[05:01] Litola
    There was another one just a month ago.
[05:04] Litola
    They ran out of time after being
    unable to solve the first tablet.
[05:07] Tinasha
    Right.
[05:09] Litola
    These challengers are steadily
    making their way up the tower.
[05:13] Litola
    Would you care to observe them?
[05:15] Tinasha
    I'm not going.
[05:17] Tinasha
    It can wait until they reach the top.
[05:20] Litola
    As you wish.
[05:21] Tinasha
    Go on, Litola.
[05:23] Tinasha
    You know what to do when they fail.
[05:27] Litola
    Very well.
[05:30] Tinasha
    They may be progressing steadily now,
[05:33] Tinasha
    but most of them don't make it
    past the first guardian beast.
[05:40] Oscar
    I thought this thing looked
    awfully white, but it's not real.
[05:44] Oscar
    Must be a guardian beast animated by magic.
[05:46] Lazar
    I'd be scared if a real lion was this huge.
[05:48] Lazar
    Your fearlessness is just as scary!
[05:51] Oscar
    It made for a good warm-up.
[05:54] Oscar
    You think I'd die if I fell down?
[05:56] Lazar
    Ah! Please don't get so close to the edge!
[05:59] Oscar
    You should have just waited at the bottom.
[06:01] Lazar
    I can't let you die all alone here,
    Your Highness!
[06:04] Oscar
    I'm not dying.
[06:08] Oscar
    How far have we come?
[06:11] Lazar
    We should be past the midway point, at least.
[06:14] Oscar
    The last person to succeed
    was my great-grandfather, was it?
[06:18] Lazar
    Yes, around seventy years ago now.
[06:22] Lazar
    Back then, ten men embarked on the climb,
[06:24] Lazar
    but only King Regius, who reigned
    at the time, reached the top.
[06:29] Oscar
    I see.
[06:31] Oscar
    So far, it's been pretty easy.
[06:33] Lazar
    We really should turn back!
[06:34] Oscar
    You go back on your own.
[06:36] Oscar
    It's not like you're helping.
[06:37] Lazar
    Let's return together!
[06:41] Lazar
    Your Highness!
[06:42] Lazar
    Are you listening?
[06:53] Lazar
    Those are definitely coming to life!
[06:55] Lazar
    Let's head back!
[06:56] Oscar
    Seriously, you wait outside.
[07:05] Oscar
    Whoa there.
[07:18] Litola
    Master, the challengers have made it
    to the stone statue room.
[07:22] Tinasha
    Quite the feat. How many are there?
[07:25] Litola
    Two of them.
[07:27] Litola
    No, in practice, just one.
[07:29] Tinasha
    One person...
[07:31] Tinasha
    I was making some tea for them,
    but it seems it'll go to waste.
[07:35] Tinasha
    Should we give them a consolation
    prize for the effort?
[07:39] Litola
    It looks like he'll clear it easily.
[07:41] Tinasha
    What?
[07:49] Oscar
    These were a real pain.
[07:51] Lazar
    I'm glad you're unhurt.
[07:53] Oscar
    One hit from them,
    and I'd be worse than hurt.
[07:56] Oscar
    Let's go.
[07:57] Lazar
    Yes.
[07:59] Oscar
    What?!
[07:59] Lazar
    Your Highness!
[08:01] Oscar
    Hurry, Lazar!
[08:03] Lazar
    Y-Your Highness...
[08:06] Oscar
    Wait right there!
[08:07] Lazar
    You mustn't!
[08:10] Lazar
    Your Highness.
[08:11] Lazar
    Please go on ahead.
[08:13] Oscar
    Don't be stupid!
[08:14] Oscar
    You'll fall!
[08:15] Lazar
    No, I'll be fine.
[08:17] Lazar
    My apologies, but I'll
    be returning without you.
[08:25] Lazar
    Your Highness!
[08:26] Lazar
    Please go ahead.
[08:27] Lazar
    I greatly await the day that you become king.
[08:32] Oscar
    Wait, Lazar!
[08:34] Oscar
    Lazar!
[09:14] Tinasha
    Welcome.
[09:16] Tinasha
    I've brewed us some tea.
[09:22] Tinasha
    Please, take a seat.
[09:27] Tinasha
    Pleasure to meet you.
[09:28] Tinasha
    My name is Tinasha.
[09:30] Tinasha
    Though there are few who call me by my name.
[09:34] Oscar
    You're the witch?
[09:36] Oscar
    You don't look it to me.
[09:38] Tinasha
    How foolish to question a witch's appearance.
[09:42] Tinasha
    Your companion is sleeping down
    at the bottom.
[09:45] Tinasha
    He remains uninjured.
[09:47] Oscar
    I see.
[09:58] Oscar
    Did you use magic to alter your appearance?
[10:01] Tinasha
    You ask some rude questions.
[10:03] Tinasha
    This is all natural.
[10:04] Oscar
    I heard you've lived hundreds of years,
    but you don't have any wrinkles.
[10:08] Tinasha
    We live many times longer than humans do.
[10:10] Tinasha
    My body has simply stopped aging.
[10:13] Tinasha
    Well?
[10:14] Tinasha
    Isn't it your turn to speak now?
[10:18] Tinasha
    You're the first one to climb this tower
    practically by yourself.
[10:23] Tinasha
    Please, if you'd at least tell me your name.
[10:25] Oscar
    Sorry about that.
[10:26] Oscar
    I am Oscar Lyeth Increatos Loz Farsas.
[10:31] Tinasha
    Farsas?
[10:32] Tinasha
    You're Farsas royalty?
[10:34] Oscar
    I'm the crown prince.
[10:36] Tinasha
    You're Regius's descendant?
[10:38] Oscar
    I'm his great-grandson.
[10:39] Tinasha
    What?!
[10:42] Tinasha
    You do look a bit like him.
[10:44] Tinasha
    Maybe?
[10:46] Tinasha
    Regius had a more kindhearted face, though.
[10:50] Oscar
    Sorry for looking so heartless.
[10:56] Tinasha
    My apologies.
[10:58] Tinasha
    That said, you're manlier than him.
[11:01] Tinasha
    Reg was too pure,
[11:04] Tinasha
    and he had a childish side to him.
[11:10] Oscar
    Do you live here alone?
[11:13] Tinasha
    I have a familiar with me.
[11:15] Tinasha
    Litola.
[11:18] Litola
    Pleased to make your acquaintance.
[11:20] Litola
    My name is Litola.
[11:22] Litola
    Your companion is sound asleep from my spell.
[11:26] Oscar
    Ah, thanks for that.
[11:29] Oscar
    What happens to the challengers
    who never make it back?
[11:33] Oscar
    Are they buried in a mass grave or something?
[11:35] Tinasha
    Can you not insinuate
    that I live by a graveyard?
[11:39] Tinasha
    I don't want to end up with corpses
    in the tower, so I make sure no one dies.
[11:44] Oscar
    One hit from those stone statues
    is more than enough to kill.
[11:47] Tinasha
    The instant that a fatal blow is about
    to land, you get sent to the ground floor.
[11:52] Tinasha
    Those who fail
    have their memories altered a bit
[11:56] Tinasha
    and get sent off to random corners
    of the mainland.
[11:59] Tinasha
    Most of them are just in it to
    prove themselves or gain fame,
[12:03] Tinasha
    so it's more than
    a fair price to pay, I think.
[12:07] Litola
    But for challengers who come
    to cure their child's illness or the like,
[12:12] Litola
    Master is kind enough
    to do so even if they fail.
[12:15] Tinasha
    You don't need to tell him that!
[12:22] Oscar
    You sure are a mystery.
[12:24] Tinasha
    That's the way I like it.
[12:26] Oscar
    You don't ever go into town?
[12:29] Oscar
    I hear the other witches show
    themselves to humans more often.
[12:33] Tinasha
    I don't want to interfere
    with human lives too much.
[12:36] Tinasha
    My powers are not meant
    to be wielded on a whim.
[12:40] Oscar
    I see.
[12:42] Oscar
    If only the Witch of Silence
    thought the same way.
[12:47] Tinasha
    Is that related to why you came here?
[12:52] Oscar
    I've been cursed by the Witch of Silence.
[12:57] (Flashback) Lavinia
    Never again shall you beget an heir.
[13:02] (Flashback) Lavinia
    The same goes for that son of yours.
[13:06] (Flashback) Lavinia
    Your blood will eat away
    at any womb it touches.
[13:11] (Flashback) Lavinia
    The Farsas bloodline ends with you.
[13:18] Tinasha
    Why did you end up with a curse like that?
[13:21] Oscar
    My father doesn't wish to speak of it,
    so I've never directly asked him the cause.
[13:26] Oscar
    It seems related to my mother,
    who passed away immediately before.
[13:30] Tinasha
    I see.
[13:32] Oscar
    Of course, I tried to find
    a way to break the curse,
[13:36] Oscar
    but no matter how much I read
[13:37] Oscar
    or explored ruins that seemed promising,
[13:40] Oscar
    I couldn't find a single clue
    to rid myself of this curse.
[13:47] Oscar
    And so, I came here.
[13:50] Tinasha
    Before we go any further,
[13:52] Tinasha
    there's no guarantee that a curse
    can be lifted in the first place.
[13:57] Tinasha
    What we call magic is organized and
    operated using a shared set of rules.
[14:02] Tinasha
    However, curses don't follow any rules.
[14:05] Tinasha
    When you imbue arbitrary words
    with meaning that you define,
[14:07] Tinasha
    as well as magical power,
    you end up with a curse.
[14:10] Tinasha
    Which means, of course,
    that it varies depending on who casts it.
[14:13] Tinasha
    In the most extreme cases,
[14:15] Tinasha
    if breaking the curse is left undefined
    at the time of casting,
[14:18] Tinasha
    not even the caster can undo it.
[14:20] Oscar
    They can't undo it?
[14:21] Tinasha
    They can't.
[14:23] Tinasha
    But in turn, curses don't hold
    overwhelming power.
[14:28] Tinasha
    They can't directly kill people,
    and they can only act in roundabout ways.
[14:33] Oscar
    But this curse seems fairly powerful.
[14:37] Tinasha
    Yes.
[14:38] Tinasha
    Your curse seems to go
    beyond what I described.
[14:41] Tinasha
    That's because what you've been
    afflicted with is not a curse,
[14:45] Tinasha
    but a variant of what
    you might call a blessing.
[14:48] Oscar
    Huh?
[14:51] Oscar
    What's this?
[14:53] Tinasha
    I've made visible a part of the blessing
    that's been cast on you.
[14:57] Tinasha
    Fundamentally, blessings are cast
    the same way as curses,
[15:01] Tinasha
    but they vary in the direction of power.
[15:04] Tinasha
    They magnify the energy
    that's already present.
[15:07] Tinasha
    Which is why blessings can be quite powerful,
    depending on the caster's prowess.
[15:13] Tinasha
    The one that's been cast on you
    subverts the idea,
[15:17] Tinasha
    and tries to protect any unborn child
    with an extremely powerful force.
[15:22] Tinasha
    It'd be impossible
    for a normal mother to bear.
[15:25] Tinasha
    If the blessing could be analyzed,
    you could use magic to alleviate it,
[15:30] Tinasha
    but there are about
    twenty layers intertwined here.
[15:35] Tinasha
    The Witch of Silence is powerful indeed.
[15:37] Tinasha
    I'm terribly sorry.
[15:40] Oscar
    So... you can't break it?
[15:45] Oscar
    Hey.
[15:47] Tinasha
    W-Well...
[15:49] Tinasha
    You came all this way, so I can't
    have you leave empty-handed.
[15:53] Tinasha
    I'll do what I can here.
[15:55] Oscar
    So there's a way?
[15:57] Tinasha
    There's a simple answer here.
[16:00] Tinasha
    You just need to find a woman who can
    withstand the child's protective power.
[16:06] Oscar
    Does such a woman really exist?
[16:08] Tinasha
    I'm sure there must be one
    or two on the mainland.
[16:12] Tinasha
    I'll look for someone based on their
    magical power and magical resistance,
[16:15] Tinasha
    so please overlook any other aspect.
[16:17] Oscar
    What if it's she's married,
    elderly, or a child?
[16:20] Tinasha
    If she's married, then morally
    there's nothing you can do,
[16:24] Tinasha
    but the elderly should be fine
    with some magic.
[16:26] Tinasha
    If she's a child, you can raise her
    to be your ideal woman!
[16:30] Tinasha
    You see marriages with gaps of
    twenty years all the time with royalty.
[16:39] Tinasha
    Anyway, I'll find someone,
    so keep your chin up!
[16:42] Oscar
    Anyway?
[16:45] Oscar
    Hey.
[16:51] Oscar
    Tinasha.
[16:52] Tinasha
    You scared me.
[16:53] Oscar
    Why's that scare you?
[16:55] Tinasha
    Practically no one calls me by my name.
[16:58] Oscar
    You're the one who told me your name.
[16:59] Tinasha
    Sorry.
[17:01] Tinasha
    So? What is it?
[17:03] Oscar
    Ah, well...
[17:04] Oscar
    What about you?
[17:07] Oscar
    Can you withstand the
    Witch of Silence's magical power?
[17:12] Tinasha
    Sure, I'd have no trouble against that.
[17:16] Tinasha
    Wait.
[17:17] Oscar
    Then it's settled.
[17:19] Tinasha
    Eh?
[17:21] Tinasha
    Hold it right there.
[17:24] Oscar
    It's surer than trying to look for a woman
    who might not even exist.
[17:28] Oscar
    Let's say my wish as champion is that
    you leave this tower and become my wife.
[17:36] Tinasha
    I-I can't possibly accept that!
[17:39] Oscar
    Didn't you say you'd do what you could?
[17:42] Tinasha
    There are limits to that!
[17:44] Tinasha
    Nuh-uh, not happening!
[17:45] Oscar
    Could it be that you're actually married?
[17:48] Tinasha
    I have no history of marriage.
[17:49] Oscar
    Do you have a boyfriend?
[17:51] Tinasha
    I've never had one!
[17:52] Oscar
    Didn't you say the elderly should be fine?
[17:55] Tinasha
    I may be old, but being called
    elderly ticks me off!
[17:59] Tinasha
    Wait, that's not the point!
[18:01] Tinasha
    You can't be sane, trying to introduce
    witch blood into the royal family!
[18:04] Tinasha
    The royal council would
    spit up blood at the idea!
[18:07] Oscar
    I wouldn't mind seeing that.
[18:10] Tinasha
    I can't tell if you
    remind me of Reg or not...
[18:13] Tinasha
    You're a real piece of work.
[18:16] Oscar
    I have a mean streak.
[18:19] Tinasha
    Anyway, no can do.
[18:21] Tinasha
    If I granted wishes like that,
    I'd be your great-grandmother by now.
[18:28] Oscar
    My great-grandfather might have backed down,
[18:30] Oscar
    but I'm my own man,
    so it's got nothing to do with me.
[18:34] Tinasha
    What are you saying?
[18:35] Tinasha
    Neither is okay!
[18:36] Tinasha
    No exceptions!
[18:37] Oscar
    It's been seventy years, and you
    refuse to make any exceptions?
[18:41] Oscar
    Why don't you be a little more flexible?
[18:43] Tinasha
    There are limits, you know!
[18:45] Tinasha
    If you refuse to listen to me,
[18:47] Tinasha
    I'll alter your memories
    and return you to the castle!
[18:49] Oscar
    That's one hell of a thing to say.
[18:52] Tinasha
    I could say the same thing.
[18:54] Oscar
    Hey, don't make me fight back.
[18:58] Tinasha
    The royal sword Akashia...
[19:00] Tinasha
    That's the only sword in the world
    boasting full magical resistance.
[19:04] Tinasha
    Why are you walking around with that thing?
[19:07] Tinasha
    Isn't it a royal treasure?
[19:09] Oscar
    Items like these
    are best put to practical use.
[19:13] Oscar
    Ah, this thing is your worst enemy, isn't it?
[19:21] Tinasha
    Let's talk things out a bit more.
[19:24] Oscar
    I agree.
[19:25] Oscar
    Calm yourself.
[19:28] Tinasha
    You're so stubborn,
    it's honestly a bit unusual.
[19:31] Tinasha
    Back down and concede.
[19:33] Oscar
    I could say the same of you.
[19:39] Oscar
    Oh yeah, I hear you lived in Farsas Castle
    for a while seventy years ago.
[19:45] Tinasha
    Only for about half a year.
[19:47] Tinasha
    Teaching magic, raising flowers, and so on.
[19:50] Tinasha
    I had a pretty good time.
[19:53] Oscar
    Was that my great-grandfather's wish?
[19:56] Tinasha
    No.
[19:59] Oscar
    Then how about this?
[20:03] Oscar
    One year.
[20:04] Oscar
    Leave this place for one year
    and live with me in Farsas.
[20:08] Oscar
    That is my request as champion.
[20:12] Oscar
    Will you accept it?
[20:20] Tinasha
    I understand.
[20:22] Tinasha
    Then I will leave this tower
    to act as your protector.
[20:28] Lazar
    Your Highness.
[20:30] Lazar
    We really should give up.
[20:31] Oscar
    Lazar.
[20:32] Oscar
    Lazar! Wake up, Lazar!
[20:36] Lazar
    Yes!
[20:37] Lazar
    Huh? Your Highness?
[20:41] Lazar
    It's night already...
[20:42] Oscar
    C'mon, let's go home.
[20:43] Lazar
    Are you okay with returning home?
[20:46] Lazar
    Yeah, I'm all done here.
[20:50] Lazar
    Your Highness, who's that?
[20:53] Oscar
    She's the witch's pupil.
[20:54] Oscar
    She'll be staying at the castle
    to help me remove the curse.
[20:58] Tinasha
    Call me Tinasha.
[21:00] Lazar
    I-I'm Lazar!
[21:03] Lazar
    Did you meet the witch as well?
[21:05] Oscar
    Yeah, I did.
[21:07] Lazar
    She didn't eat you alive?
[21:11] Oscar
    You're just asking for it now.
[21:19] Oscar
    Well, she was quite the interesting one.
[21:24] Lazar
    Ah, Your Highness.
[21:25] Lazar
    Please wait for me!
[21:33] Oscar
    Magic, huh?
[21:34] Oscar
    Pretty nifty.
[21:35] Tinasha
    I can use this whenever you'd like.
[21:37] Tinasha
    Ask me if you need something
    burnt to a crisp.
[21:42] Oscar
    That won't be needed.
[21:43] Oscar
    You just need to stay by my side.
[21:47] Oscar
    Tinasha.
[21:50] Oscar
    If you change your mind halfway through,
[21:51] Oscar
    you can always make your home in Farsas.
[21:56] Tinasha
    That won't happen.
SIGN    ~ The Past Recalled Once Again ~