The music fades as Bosch begins to speak.
また、ワシのコレク……！！
こ、この剣は、たしかに
グランドリオン！ お主達これを
どこで？
Bosch: Hey, it's you guys.
Back for my collection agai...!!
Th-this sword is most assuredly
the Grandleon! Where did you...?
MELCHIOR: You're back again?
Come to see my collection?
Th, this sword...it's the
Masamune!
How did you get it?
Lucca interrogates him if present, otherwise Marle does.
名前がほってあるのかしら？
Lucca: Why would your name be
engraved on this sword?
Lucca: Why would your name be
engraved on the sword?
Marle: Why's your name on this sword?
Marle: Why would YOUR name be on
that sword?
Bosch turns away. 3-04 時の回廊 (Corridors of Time) begins to play.
それはの……、話せば長くなるが……
Bosch: ......
Well... it's a long story...
MELCHIOR: ...
It's a...long story.
He turns back to face them again.
その事を聞くためではなかろう？
Bosch: But you didn't come visit
to ask about that, did you?
MELCHIOR: You do want to hear this
story, right?
The same character continues.
復元する事は可能なの？
Lucca: Oh, right! The Grandleon!
Is it possible to restore it?
Lucca: Of course!
Tell us about the Masamune!
Is it possible to reforge it?
何とか元通りに出来ない？
Marle: Oh, right! The Grandleon!
Can you put it back the way it was?
Marle: Yes!
Tell us about the Masamune!
Can you fix it somehow?
The above exchange never made sense to me until I saw it in Japanese. In the NA version, he asks if they want to hear the story, they apparently agree that they want him to tell it, and then he says nothing more on the topic and no one seems to care. However, in the original, he's actually changing the subject by asking whether they had another reason for coming in the first place. Marle and Lucca aren't so much agreeing (like "Of course!" and "Yes!" in the NA version) as they are exclaiming "Oh, that's right, I almost forgot we came here to get this thing fixed!" in mild shock.
ドリストーンっちゅう原石が
今でも入手出来れば……な。
Bosch: If I could even now get the
Dreamstone ore that is its raw
material... I suppose so.
MELCHIOR: Hmmmm...
It might be possible if we could get
our hand on some Dreamstone,
which the sword is made of.
ドリストーンっちゅう原石 would be a slurring of ドリストーンという原石, which just means "an ore called Dreamstone".
The music begins to fade out.
Robo responds if present, otherwise Marle does.
ワタシのメモリーには記録されていない
石の名前デス。
Robo: Dreamstone...
MY memory does NOT contain
any record of this stone name.
Robo: Dreamstone...?
No data in my memory banks of
such a rock.
どこにあるのかしら？
Marle: Dreamstone?
Where could it be?
Marle: Dreamstone?
Where can we get that?
昔は金よりも、ねうちがあった赤く
輝く石なのじゃが。
もう、はるか昔じゃよ。
気の遠くなるほどのな……
Bosch: I doubt it's around any more.
It's a red shining stone that long
ago had more value than even gold.
That's far in the past now.
So far the mind boggles...
MELCHIOR: You can't find it anymore.
It was a red stone that was once
used as money.
Unfortunately, it hasn't been
available for a very long time.
"Memories of Greenery" resumes playing.
赤く輝く石、ドリストーンが手に入れば
グランドリオンを修復してやるぞい。
それまで剣はお主達が持っとけ。
Bosch: Well, I don't expect it's possible, but if
by any chance you get the red shining stone,
Dreamstone, I'll mend the Grandleon for you.
Until then, you guys hold on to the sword.
MELCHIOR: I doubt that you'll ever find
the red stone, but if you bring some
to me, I will fix the Masamune. Keep
the sword with you until then.
Since time seems to be the biggest problem, Crono and the others try going where time doesn't matter...
The old man is still here, leaning on the streetlamp, as usual. Crono tries talking to him.
なんだか聞きおぼえのあるひびきじゃ。
昔も昔、大昔の原石じゃよ……。
原始の時代にでも行けば
見つけるのではないかな？
Old Man: Dreamstone...?
That has a familiar sort of ring to it.
It's an ore from long, long, long ago...
Might you not be able to find it if you
went perhaps to the Primeval era?
OLD MAN: Dreamstone?...
I've heard of it, of course.
It's a prehistoric mineral...
You might find it way back in the
prehistoric era.
That 65 million B.C. gate is suddenly looking useful...
It's about what you'd except from a prehistoric mountain, with rocky cliffs, overgrown unidentifiable foliage, and so on. 2-18 原始の山 (Primeval Mountain) plays. Just to make things interesting, the Gate opens on the side of a sheer cliff. Crono and the others fall to the ground, where a bunch of anthropomorphic lizards, or possibly dinosaurs, are running around. "Critical Moment" starts playing.
While you can go through the Gate before this, nothing of interest happens. These creatures never appear, the village chief is nowhere to be found, and the trading hut won't do business without the chief's approval. It's still possible to go fight things for experience, though.
Both non-Crono characters speak, in the order listed.
ありえない生態けいデス。
Robo: Midway between human and dinosaur...
It IS an unlikely mode of life.
Robo: Half human, half dinosaur...
An unlikely life form.
The Dinomen surround the party and attack, moving like they've had waaay too much sugar and can't sit still. They have tough skins, but don't take magic well. Furthermore, any Aether attack except Wind Slash will stun them and lower their defense, though they have no particular weakness to the damage itself.
The type of Dinoman that appears here is monster ID 1. Physical attacks against them inflict less than half of typical damage unless they're stunned, while magic attacks inflict over a third more than usual.
Another, larger group closes in after the first is beaten.
Lucca and Marle each react if present, in that order if both are.
Marle: What should we do,
Crono?!
Suddenly, a cavewoman with curly blonde hair and wearing very little except for a... scarf-like... something... that almost looks like a tail... shows up and plows through the pack of Dinomen, killing about half of them. 2-19 エイラのテーマ (Ayla's Theme) plays.
Everyone watching, except of course Crono, says something about her.
Marle: Goodness!
She is tough!
人間の値をはるかに上回っています。
Robo: Her combat prowess far
EXCEEDS human levels.
Robo: Her fighting capabilities far
exceed those of humans!
Several surviving Dinomen turn back toward Crono as the woman leaves.
Marle reacts if present, otherwise Robo does.
Marle: Uh oh...they're coming our
way!
したもようデス。
Robo: It APPEARS they have changed
their target to US.
Then the survivors attack, but they're no worse than last time. Soon after they fall, the woman comes back. She still seems ready for a fight.
Marle speaks if present, otherwise Lucca does. Robo follows up either way, if present.
現在の彼女の精神じょうたいは
非常にたかぶっています。
Robo: We MUST not EXCITE her.
Her present mental state IS
exceedingly agitated.
Robo: Do not upset her.
She's rather agitated right now.
The woman changes stance, and looks ready to attack.
Marle reacts if present, otherwise Lucca does.
Lucca: We're not looking for a
fight!
The woman suddenly charges Crono, pinning him against the cliff with apparent ease.
Robo has a line in the game data that fits here, but I can't get him to actually say it in-game:
大きく超えていマス。
Robo: Her capacity for abrupt movement
also greatly EXCEEDS human levels.
Robo: Her...expressive abilities are
also greater.
The woman steps back and fluffs her hair. She seems to have calmed down. "Primeval Mountain" resumes playing.
名は何だ？
クロ いうか。 いい名だ。
あたいか？ あたいの名は……
Woman: You strong.
What is name?
Called Cro? Is good name.
Me? My name...
Woman: You strong.
What name?
Crono, huh?
Good name.
Me?
Me...
あたい is not a common word, but is a first-person pronoun, equivalent to "I", "me", etc. From what I've been able to find out, it's feminine, but tough.
In the JP version, the cavemen all refer to Crono by the first two kana in whatever name the player chose for him back at the beginning of the game. Unfortunately, the NA version doesn't use a nickname at all, even though the text in the ROM is still set up to handle it.
Time to name that cavewoman... which of course means she joins the party later.
エイラ 強い男 好き。
だから エイラ クロ 好き。
Ayla: Called Ayla.
Ayla like strong men.
So Ayla like Cro.
Ayla: Me Ayla.
Ayla like strong people.
So Ayla like Crono!
That's an English long 'a' sound like in "eight", not a long 'i' like in "eye". Just so you know.
Marle and Lucca each speak if present, in that order if both are here.
Marle: Get away from her,
Crono!
クロノ……
Lucca: You've been found worthy
of being Ayla's, Crono...
Lucca: I think she likes you,
Crono...
This is messier than I thought... 気に入る means (approximately) to be pleased with, but it's in passive form, and on top of that it's エイラのに and not エイラに, which is what I'd expect. The only way the エイラのに works grammatically is with the …のものとして (in a role as something of...) variant of のに, so it's something like "as Ayla's". In short, she means Ayla has decided Crono's worth having.
エイラ 強い者 好き。
男でも 女でも。
Ayla: Yous strong too.
Ayla like strong people.
Man, woman, not matter.
Ayla: You strong too.
Ayla respect strong people.
Men and women.
If present, Marle giggles.
If present, Lucca looks embarrased, or something.
Lucca: Where have they been
keeping her?
If the game had been translated more recently, the censors might have let this joke live. Maybe.
If Robo is present, Ayla takes several good looks at him.
Due to an oddity in how it's scripted, the above line will only appear if Lucca is also present.
けど強いな。
Ayla: You weird guy.
But strong.
Ayla: You different, but strong
too.
ロボットデスカラ。
Robo: It is BECAUSE I AM a robot,
unlike the rest of you.
エイラ わからない。
Ayla: Robot? What that?
Ayla not understand.
Ayla: "Rawboot?" What that?
Ayla don't know.
"Rawboot"? She's prehistoric, not deaf. There's no way she could muck up the pronunciation that badly. Try "row bought" if you must play with it.
人間型の機械デス。
Robo: It IS a humanoid machine
built by humans.
Robo: It's a machine that looks like
a man.
わからない事 言うな。
エイラ 頭 火山 なる。
Ayla: What you say?
No say not understand thing.
Ayla head go volcano.
Ayla: What you say?!
No rubbish or Ayla, head go
boom!
Ayla: What you say!! CATS: You have no chance to survive make your time. ...what?
Ayla's primitive speech gives me an excuse to translate 達 as something short and simple for a change. Basically, it's a way to refer to a group by a representative member. I think the closest English comes to matching it is "and the other(s)", and that's not nearly as concise. It's a pluralizer that's more versatile than adding 's'! Stupid English.
Marle speaks if present, and Robo speaks if present, in that order if both are.
いいのかしら……。
Marle: U-umm, I wonder how we
should put this...
説明するのは、不可能デス。
Robo: It IS impossible to explain it so
that THIS person can comprehend.
Robo's probably right, but even so, Lucca tries explaining if present, otherwise Marle does.
ずーっと明日から、来たのよ。
Lucca: We came from tomorrow's tomorrow's
tomorrow's... way far off tomorrow.
Lucca: We're from way after the
day after tomorrow.
先の明日から、来たのよ。
Marle: We came from a waaay, waaay,
waaay ahead tomorrow.
Marle: We're from many days
ahead of tomorrow.
エイラ 面白いヤツ 好き。
Ayla: Ha ha ha! You funny.
Ayla like funny people.
Ayla: Ha ha, you funny.
Ayla like funny people.
If present, Lucca admits defeat.
かんげいする。 うたげやる。
酒飲む！ 踊る！ 楽しい！！
Ayla: Yous come village!
We welcome. Have party.
Drink sake! Dance! Fun!!
Ayla: Come to village!
We talk and eat.
Dance! Eat!
Fun!!
If present, Lucca tries to politely decline, otherwise Marle does.
なんだけど、ドリストーンっていう
石を探してるのよ。
Lucca: We would really love to
come, but we're looking for a
stone called Dreamstone.
Lucca: We'd love to go, but we've
got to look for the Dreamstone now.
それどころじゃなくってね……。
ドリストーンっていう石を
探してるのよ。
Marle: I appreciate the sentiment,
but now's not the time for that...
We're looking a stone called
Dreamstone.
Marle: Thank you but we can't.
We're looking for a Dreamstone.
そこにも ここにも 村にも。
ほしければ いっぱい やる。
Ayla: Stone? Lots of stone.
Here, there, in village too.
If want, give lots.
Ayla: Stone?
Plenty stones!
Here, there, at village.
You take plently.
ついて来い クロ！
Ayla: Come, Ioka Village this way.
Follow, Cro!
The internal storyline progression tracking variable is now 0x6F.
Disabling graphics layer 1 in an emulator shows a treasure chest tile near the stream, but it's completely non-interactive. Possibly the unused Darkness Katana was meant to have gone here, though given its strength, probably not.
Ayla runs off, and Crono has little choice but to follow. She takes to the heights, where the others can't reach, as "Ayla's Theme" starts playing again. Crono tries to keep up, but the gorge they have to run though is full of monsters, and she's out of sight before long.
The Marmo (Kilwala) and Tatta (Runner) appear here. As turns out to be typical of this era, the mammalian Marmo resists magic but has no more physical defense than is typical, while the reptilian Tatta has elevated physical defense but inferior magic defense.
If Crono and the others take out the group of monsters nearest the exit, Ayla comes back to see what's taking so long.
ついて来い クロ！
Ayla: Come, Ioka Village this way.
Follow, Cro!
Crono follows Ayla off the mountain.
2-20 風と空と大地のリズム (Rhythm of Wind, Sky, and Earth), which is entirely basic but fairly intricate percussion, plays on the 65 million B.C. world map. Crono and the others find several tents and a large gathering area not far from the mountain. Ayla is alone inside the chieftain's tent, which is decorated with bear pelts, antlers, clay jars, and similar things.
もうすぐ 夜 来る。
うたげの用意 出来た。
こっち クロ！
Ayla: Cro here?
Night come soon.
Done preparing party.
This way, Cro!
Ayla: Good, Crono come.
Night soon and ready for party.
Come Crono!
Night comes. Ayla and Crono's group stand in front of a group of villagers in the gathering area. Torches and a large fire provide light. There is a variety of fish and less identifiable food, large amounts of some kind of drink, and musicians and dancers.
The alternate ending "The Unknown Past" is no longer available after this, since the end boss won't be accessible for a while.
新しい仲間できた！
強い男 クロ！
その仲間 {char2} {char3}！
Ayla: Everyone listen!
Made new companions!
Strong man Cro!
{char2}, {char3} with him!
Ayla: Listen all!
New friends here!
Strong man.
Crono!
Friends of Crono.
{char2}, {char3}!
{char2} and {char3} above stand for the names of the second and third party members.
The villagers start dancing and playing music: 2-21 燃えよ！ボボンガ！(Burn! Bobonga!). Crono and the others roam around the party.
歌い 踊れ！
Ayla: Come on, Cro too, drink, eat,
sing, dance!
Ayla uses a rude word for "eat" here. I guess that's not really surprising.
Crono can talk to whichever characters are here, and apparently needs to at several points during the party for events to advance.
クロノ！
Marle: They've gone to all this trouble,
so let's enjoy it, Crono!
ない気がするんデスガ……。
Robo: I do not feel that this IS a situation
in which to be doing such a thing...
One villager stands off to the side by himself, away from the festivities.
エイラ お前達 かんげいする
わからない……。
Kino: Yous strangers...
Ayla welcome yous.
No understand...
Kino: You outsiders...
But Ayla give party.
Why?
A bit later... Marle (if present) is chatting with Ayla, and everyone (even Robo) seems to be a bit drunk...
いい気持ちになって来ちゃった……。
Marle: I'm kinda starting to feel
reeeeally good...
不じゅん物が多すぎマス……！
Robo: Th-this fluid...
has TOO many impurities...!
Robo: What an unpleasant
substance.
And so many bugs in it!
コレ 特別な時 飲む酒。
岩石クラッシュ 言う カクテル。
ウマイぞ キツイぞ。
Ayla: Drinking? Cro!
This sake, drink at special time.
Cocktail called Rock Crash.
Delicious, intense!
Ayla: Crono you try?!
Special Jurassic pork soup!
Good stuff!!
戦ってる。
恐竜人 リーダー アザーラ 言う。
アザーラ とても 頭いい……。
Ayla: Aylas fighting Dinomen.
Dinomen leader called Azarla.
Azarla very smart...
Ayla: Ayla fight Reptites.
Their leader Azala.
Very smart.
戦わない者 ラルバの村 行く。
ラルバの村 どこか わからない。
恐竜人から いつも 逃げてる。
アザーラ イオカも ラルバも
なくすつもり……
でも エイラ 負けない。
戦うのやめる それ エイラ
死ぬ時！
Ayla: Ioka village everyone fight.
No fight people go Laruba Village.
Laruba Village, not know where.
Always running from Dinomen.
Azarla plan get rid of Ioka,
Laruba both...
But Ayla not lose.
Stop fighting, that happen
when Ayla dead!
Ayla: All in Ioka village fight.
No fight, go to Laruba village.
Don't know where village is.
Always hide.
Azala want to destroy Ioka AND
Laruba.
But Ayla no lose.
Only when Ayla dead, give up!
今日 クロ 会えた うれしい日。
飲め 食え 歌え 踊れ！
Ayla: Well, enough.
Today happy met Cro day.
Drink, eat, sing, dance!
Ayla: Enough.
Meet Crono today.
Good day!
Eat, party, sing, dance!
A bit later... Marle has moved over by the dancers and Lucca seems more unstable, while Robo just says the same thing as before.
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サーイコー
クロノも、踊ろーよー！
Marle: I'm gunna dansh too
Thishs the best
Crono, you dansh too!
Marle: I want to dance, too!
This is great!
C'mon Crono. Let's dance!
Yes, you can actually dance with her, though it's predictably awkward.
クロノ！ あんらも、飲みら！
オラオラ！ 男れしょーが！
一気にいきな、ググーッと……
キャハハハハハ！
ヴッ……
Lucca: Ahh!
Crono! You drink too!
Go, go! Aincha a man!
Allit once, like gulp, gulp...
Kya ha ha ha ha ha!
*urp*...
Lucca: Yumm.
Crono you've got to try some poi!
Are you a man or a mouse?!
Do it in one gulp!
Gyah ha ha!
Buurp!
They're getting too drunk to talk clearly, Lucca especially...
Eventually, Ayla will pull out a chunk of stone that glows red...
お前達 探してるの この赤い石か？
これ とても めずらしい。
この石 強いヤツのあかし。
イオカの村で 一番強い エイラ！
だから これ エイラの。
ほしければ エイラと勝負！
クロ 勝ったら コレ クロのもの。
Ayla: Oh yeah, Cro.
What yous looking for, this red stone?
This very rare.
Stone proof you strong.
Strongest in Ioka Village Ayla!
So this Ayla's.
If want, have match with Ayla!
If Cro win, this Cro's.
Ayla: Crono, you look for red
rock?
Rare, red rock sign of power.
Ayla strongest in Ioka village.
So Ayla's rock!
You want, you challenge Ayla.
You win, then Ayla give to you.
持ってくる！
今 うたげ だから 酒のむ。
クロと エイラ どっちが
たくさん 飲むか 勝負！
Ayla: Bring much much sake!
Is party now, so drink sake.
Cro and Ayla, which one
drink more contest!
Ayla: Bring plenty soup!
Party now, so eat!
Crono and Ayla have soup
race!
Crono and Ayla sit by large dishes of sake (or "soup" for the squeamish). Villagers stand nearby to keep score and, presumably, refill the bowls.
Ａボタンれんだだ！
Ayla: Then we start.
A button barrage!
Ayla: We start now.
Push A button much times!
Crono and Ayla drink. And drink. And drink. If Crono does well enough, Ayla eventually gives in.
もういい クロ……
お前の勝ちだ……、この石 お前の物！
クロ よく飲んだ。
最後に もういっぱい お前の強さ
カンパイ！
じゃ 飲む……
かんぱ～いッ！！
Ayla: *bwaaah*...!
That enough, Cro...
You win... this stone yours!
Cro drank well.
One last drink, toast to
your strength!
We drink then...
Kanpaaai!!
Ayla: Burp!
Enough, Crono.
You win, I give you rock!
Crono eat plenty.
Eat last bowl for health!
Ok, eat.
Maybe eat too much!
"Kanpai!" is a toast, or something you say when drinking, sort of like "Cheers!"
The internal storyline progression tracking variable is now 0x72.
The scene fades out... Crono wakes in the village square the next morning to find that the villagers have gone home, but there are odd footprints everywhere.
Crono wakes the other two up, in this order...
あのえき体は人間には特別な作用が
ある様デスネ。
Robo: G-good MORNING...
It seems that fluid HAS on
humans a special effect.
Robo: G...good morning.
that soup seems to affect humans.
え？ 私そんな事したの？
ウソおっしゃい！
けど何でこんな頭イタイのよ……。
Lucca: Unngh... ow ow ow...
Huh? I did such a thing?
You're lying!
But what's with this headache...?
Lucca: Phew...
What?
Liar!
I was a perfect lady last night!
But why does my tummy hurt so...?
ゆうべは、とっても楽しかったネ！
Marle: Morning, Crono.
Last night was really fun!
Marle: Morning Crono!
Wasn't that fun last night?!
Crono looks around at the footprints. Lucca reacts if present, otherwise Marle does...
この足跡！！
Lucca: H-hold on, what the!
These footprints!!
Lucca: Hey!
Who made these footprints?!
Lucca: It-it's gone!
Lucca: It's gone!
なくなってる……。
Lucca: Th-th-the Gate Holder
is gone...
Lucca: The Gate Key's been taken!
Marle: Wh-what? These footprints!
Marle: Wh...who made these
footprints?!
Marle: It-it's not here!
Marle: It, it's gone!
なくなってる！！
Marle: This is awful! The Gate Holder
is gone!!
Marle: Oh no!
The Gate Key is gone!
Lucca, if present, expands on the problem, otherwise Robo does.
ゲートホルダーを……。
あれがないと、死ぬまで
ここで……
Lucca: Whoever made these
footprints took the Gate Holder...
Without that, we'll be here
until we die...
Lucca: These prints were left by
the thief!
Without it, we're stuck here
forever!
ゲートホルダーを、うばっていったのは
間違いないデショウ。
ゲートホルダーなしで
ゲートを使用するのは危険すぎマス。
Robo: We can be FAIRLY certain that
these footprints belong to the one
WHO took the Gate Holder.
Utilizing a Gate without the Gate
Holder IS too dangerous.
Robo: Whomever left these prints
took the Gate Key!
It's too risky to use the Gate
without it.
...and finally, whoever noticed the missing item suggests a plan of action.
エイラに、聞いてみましょう！
Lucca: Th-this is no laughing matter!
Let's try asking Ayla!
Lucca: This isn't funny!
Let's go see Ayla!
みよう、クロノ！
Marle: Let's try talking it over with
Ayla, Crono!
Marle: Crono!
Let's go find Ayla!
The internal storyline progression tracking variable is now 0x75.
Crono and the others go to Ayla's tent. She's still asleep, and...
...snoring loudly. Crono manages to get her up, and "Ayla's Theme" starts playing.
おう クロ 起きたか……
ウグ……！
岩石クラッシュ 飲みすぎた。
ムップ……
Ayla: Nh...
Oh, Cro up...?
Ugh...!
Drank too much Rock Crash.
*braaap*...
Ayla: Huh...
Crono, you up already?
Yaaawn...
Too much soup!
Sleep like stone.
Burrp...
Lucca makes the request if she's around, otherwise Marle does.
ねている間に大事な物をぬすまれた
みたいなの。
Lucca: Sorry to bother you when you're hung
over, but it looks like something important
was stolen while we were sleeping.
Lucca: Sorry to wake you, but
we've been robbed!
私達の大事な物が……
ぬすまれちゃったの。
Marle: Sorry to bother you when you're
feeling bad. Something important to us...
was stolen.
Marle: We'd let you sleep, but a
valuable item has been stolen.
ウプッ……
恐竜人 しわざ！
クロ エイラと いっしょに来い！
まだ 誰か 来るか？
Ayla: Wh-what? Dino...
*urp*...
Dinomen must have done!
Cro come with Ayla!
Someone else come?
Ayla: Wh, what?
Must be Reptites!
Crono come with
Ayla!
We settle with Reptites!
Who else come?
Ayla joins the group here, and the player picks the third party member.
You can now use the furs in Ayla's hut for a free rest at any time.
The internal storyline progression tracking variable is now 0x78, starting the next chapter.
Befriending Ayla will come in handy, but history doesn't seem to have been meaningfully impacted at this point. That missing Gate Holder could be a problem, though...