| 魔法の王国 ジール | Kingdom of Magic: Zeal | The Magic Kingdom | |
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| 時の最果て The Farthest Reaches of Time | The End of Time | ||
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Now that Ayla can stay behind, here's her usual dialog: |
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| エイラ「エイラ 行く。 ここ たいくつ！ |
Ayla: Ayla go. |
Ayla: Ayla go. |
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No: |
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| エイラ「エイラ連れてけ クロ！ | Ayla: Take Ayla, Cro! | Ayla: Take Ayla, Crono! | |
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She also fidgets. |
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Yes: |
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| エイラ「今までの分も、エイラ あばれる！ |
Ayla: Ayla go wild, make |
Ayla: Ayla fight for world! | |
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In other words, she'll cause so much havoc it makes up for all the sitting around doing nothing. She cheers, and "Ayla's Theme" starts playing as the party select screen appears. |
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The ground outside is covered with snow, and there seems to be a never-ending blizzard. The year display confirms that this is 12,000 B.C., much as Robo indicated. The group soon finds a strange, apparently magical, structure, marked 天への道 (Road to the Sky). It houses a teleporter, which the party uses. The destination is outdoors in a seemingly tropical area. "Corridors of Time" plays, replacing the shrill wind noise. Leaving the teleporter, Crono and the others see that they're actually on a small island floating in the sky, with thick cloud cover below. There's a city nearby, and another teleporter on the other end of the island. |
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| エンハーサ 12,000 B.C. Enharsa | Enhasa | ||
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It's a small town, but lavishly decorated. Many of the people are in beds. Among other oddities are books that produce fire, water, and wind when opened. |
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| ようこそ、エンハーサに。 エンハーサは、魔法王国ジールの 夢みる町です。 ねむりのよろこびの中で しんりを探しているのです。 おや……？ しかし、あなた方は…… |
Welcome to Enharsa. Enharsa is the Magic Kingdom Zeal's dreaming city. We are searching for truth within the bliss of sleep. Hm...? But who are you...? |
Welcome to Enhasa, in the magical kingdom of Zeal. We find truth in the bliss of sleep. Dear me! And who might you be? |
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There's a creature near the entrance who looks much like Gran and Leon in their true forms. |
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| ここは永遠なる魔法王国ジール。 すべての望みのかなう場所……。 だけど、そのだいしょうが どのくらい高くつくかは 知らないけれどね……。 |
This is the eternal Magic Kingdom Zeal. The place where all desires come true... However, there's no telling how steep the price for that will end up being... |
This is the eternal kingdom of Zeal, where dreams can come true. But at what price? |
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The creature disappears, and shows up elsewhere in the town. |
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| あなたの目に見えてる世界と アタシの目に見えてる世界とは まったくちがうものなのかもね。 いい？ 宇宙は生命の数だけ存在するわ。 見えるもの、さわれるものだけが 本当と思っちゃダメよ。 |
The world that you see with your eyes and the world that I see with my eyes may be completely different things. Got it? There are as many universes as lives. Don't think that only the things you can see and touch are the truth. |
Am I a butterfly dreaming I'm a man... Or a bowling ball dreaming I'm a plate of sashimi? Never assume that what you see and feel is real! |
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生命 (translated "lives") is the quality of living things that makes them living and not inanimate. She (it's apparent from how she speaks that she's socially feminine) disappears and shows up elsewhere, again. |
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| アタシはドリーン。 閉ざされた道をもとめなさい。 じゅんじょよく、ちしきの扉を 開けてね。 |
I'm Doreen. Seek the way that was shut. Get the order correct and open the doors of knowledge. |
I'm Doreen. Seek the hidden path, and open the doors of knowledge, each in turn. |
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ドリーン (Doreen) is almost-not-quite the same as ドリーム (dream). There are other odd people and/or creatures to talk to here too. |
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| 運命というものは存在すると思いますか？ この世のすべては、あらかじめ 決められているのだと……。 どうでしょう？ |
Do you think that "fate" exists? That everything in this world is already decided in advance... What do you think? |
Do you believe in Fate? Which means our lives are all predetermined? |
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The player gets three choices here. In order from least interesting to most... |
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| お前なんかの知った事じゃない。 | It's not your place to know. | I don't have time for this! | |
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| まさにそう思う。 | I think it is indeed so. | Yes, of course. | |
| そうですか、やはりあなたも……。 しょせん人の子の力では 運命にさからう事など 出来ないのでしょうか……。 |
I see, so you too... I suppose that, in the end, you can't do any such thing as opposing fate with merely human strength... |
So! You're a believer! Yes, it is useless for us to fight destiny! |
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| ぜったい、そんな事はない。 | That's absolute nonsense. | No such thing as Fate. | |
| そうですよね、やっぱり！ 私達の道は、私達自身が 切り開いて行くのですよね。 いいですか？ そのための扉が一つ ここにもあるかも知れませんよ。 | Yes, just as I thought! We go on cutting open our paths for ourselves. Are you listening? There may be a door for that purpose here as well. |
You're right! We're the masters of our own destinies! Speaking of which... I believe there may be a doorway of destiny somewhere around here! |
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| 天冥火水の、星の力により生みだされた 武器、防具が、かつて女王の命令で 北の宮に封印された。 北の大陸に見えるのがその入り口だが もう誰にも、近づけぬのだよ。 |
Weapons and armors brought forth from the planet's powers of Aether, Dark, Fire, and Water were since sealed in the northern temple on the queen's orders. What you can see on the northern continent is its entrance, but nobody can approach it any more. |
The Queen has sealed the Elemental Weapons in the north palace. You can see its entrance on the northern continent, but no one is allowed there. |
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Switch to an overview of the region, which scrolls north to show the structure. It looks just like the mysterious blue pyramid north of Medina... The phrase "Elemental Weapons" is doubly incorrect in that it implies that no armor is sealed there and in that the term "elemental" in an RPG typically means inflicting (or resisting) damage of a particlular trait. The line actually indicates both weapons and armors that were born of the four elements from the planet's power, but do not necessarily embody any particular element, and when the party finally releases the seal thousands of years later, the items actually remaining are a non-elemental katana and a non-elemental helmet. On the other hand, it's also possible that the various sealed chests strewn about are supposed to have originated from the sealed temple, and many of those do have elemental armors, so perhaps it's not completely inaccurate. Elsewhere in the city, there's a boy with pale blue hair, wearing violet robes, and being followed by a pale purple cat. Rather striking to begin with, but then... |
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| 少年「………。 | Boy: ......... | BOY: ...... | |
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Everyone except Crono speaks, in the order listed. |
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| ルッカ「どうかしたのかな、キミ？ おねーさんに、何かご用かしら？ |
Lucca: Is something the matter, I wonder? |
Lucca: Hey, what's wrong? You have something to say? |
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| マール「なーに、この子？ ヘンな感じー。 |
Marle: What's up with this kid? |
Marle: What's wrong with him? What a weird kid... |
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| カエル「何だ、ぶあいそなガキだな。 | Frog: Oh, an antisocial kid. | Frog: 'Tis a sullen lad... | |
| ロボ「ワタシ達に、なにかご用で ショウカ？ | Robo: MIGHT you have some business |
Robo: How may I help you? | |
| エイラ「どした お前？ その動物 ウマイか？ |
Ayla: What wrong, you? |
Ayla: What wrong? That animal good food? |
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| 少年「………。 | Boy: ......... | BOY: ...... | |
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He walks past them with his cat, then stops and speaks without turning around. |
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| 少年「黒い風が泣いてる……。 あなた達のうち、誰か一人…… 死ぬよ、もうすぐ……。 |
Boy: The black wind is howling... |
BOY: The black wind howls... |
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Both speak again, in this order this time. |
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| ロボ「ほ、本当デスカ？ よそうカクリツは…… |
Robo: C-can this BE true? |
Robo: Is, is it true? |
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| ルッカ「ちょ、ちょっと！ キミ、どういうこと！？ |
Lucca: H-hey! |
H, hey! |
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| マール「な、何それ！？ いきなり何なの？ |
Marle: Wh-what's with that!? |
Marle: What?! |
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| カエル「おい、こぞう！ 待て……！ |
Frog: Hey, kid! |
Frog: Urchin! |
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| エイラ「？？？？ | Ayla: ???? | Ayla: ??? | |
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The boy and his cat leave, with no further words. The black wind howling, though... someone else has spoken of such a thing... |
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And again, with yet another ordering. |
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| ロボ「アノ少年、ナゼ あんな事を……？ |
Robo: THAT boy, WHY say |
Robo: Why did he say such a thing? | |
| マール「クロノ…… なんだか気味悪いよ……。 |
Marle: Crono... |
Marle: Crono... |
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| カエル「なんだか知らんが 気に入らないガキだぜ……。 |
Frog: I don't know what it is, |
Frog: I knoweth not what this |
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| ルッカ「たちの悪いジョーダンよ。 ひかがく的だわ。 |
Lucca: A bad-natured joke. |
Lucca: It's only a bad joke. It's unscientific. |
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| エイラ「あのチビ ヘン……。 でも 悪いヤツ ちがう。 |
Ayla: That runt weird... |
Ayla: Strange one... |
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The party leaves the town and takes the other teleporter. It leads to another frozen continent on the ground, which has another teleporter. This one leads to the central and largest aerial island. Water flows down a small mountain to form a lake, and another city and an airport of sorts are nearby. |
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| 黒鳥号 12,000 B.C. The Blackbird | Blackbird | ||
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This is the airport. "Zeal Palace" plays. Two odd-looking guards stand at the end of the dock, by the plane. |
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| 何だ、お前ら！？ | What do you guys want!? | Who're you guys?! | |
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A man approaches. His most notable feature is the oversized orange cape that he wears. |
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| どうだ、黒鳥号の調子は？ | How's the Blackbird's condition? | Everything okay with the Blackbird? | |
| 兵士「いじょうナシです、ダルトン様！ | Soldier: No anomalies, Dalton, sir! | SOLDIER: Everything's A-okay, Sir Dalton! |
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| ダルトン「当り前だ、異常があったら 困るだろが！ それより何だ、お前達は！ |
Dalton: Naturally; if there were something |
DALTON: Of course it is, you idiot! |
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On second thought, his most notable feature is his baseless sense of self-importance. He approaches Crono and the others. |
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| ダルトン「ム？ そのいでたち…… お前達が予言者の言っていた、計画を 邪魔する者か。 ここはヤツがどう出るか 様子を見るとするか。 ま、ヤツが、そうかんたんに シッポを出してくれるとは思えんがな。 ハッ！ |
Dalton: Hm? Those outfits... |
DALTON: Aha...it was true then...! |
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Dalton is hoping to use them against the Prophet, not... well, honestly, I can't figure out what the NA version sounds like it's trying to say. Dalton leaves. |
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| この黒鳥号はジール文明のしょうちょうだ。 | The Blackbird, here, symbolizes Zeal's civilization. | The Blackbird's a symbol of how advanced Zeal's culture is. |
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| こんなデカいモンが飛ぶとは お前らにはとても信じられんだろ。 |
It's completely unbelievable to you guys that such a huge thing flies, right? |
Never thought somethin' so big could fly, huh? |
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Okay, enough of that... |
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| カジャール 12,000 B.C. Kajarl | Kajar | ||
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It looks much like Enharsa, but with fewer beds and a more hi-tech-ish color scheme. There's another set of the fire, water, and wind books here, but let's talk to the natives. |
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| あら？ あなた方の力は 私達光の民のものとは少し感じが ちがうようですね。 なんでしょう……。 不思議な優しさを感じますわ。 |
Hm? Your power would seem to have a slightly different feel to it than that of we People of the Light. What could it be...? I sense a mysterious kindness. |
Your power differs from ours... In you I sense a strange aura of...kindness... |
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| なんでも原始的時代にあったという 虹色の貝がらと、太陽石をあわせれば すばらしい武器やアイテムが つくれたそうだよ。 でも今じゃ、そんな技術をもつのは 命の賢者だけだし…… それに星の力はすてさるようにって ジール女王のご命令もあるしね……。 |
Apparently, if you were to combine the Solar Stone with the Prismatic Shell said to have existed in the Primeval era, you could make magnificent weapons and items. But these days, the Philosopher of Life is the only one with that kind of skill... Besides, there's also Queen Zeal's order to abandon the planet's power... |
Combine the ancient Rainbow Shell and the Sun Stone to create incredible weapons and items. But now, only the Guru of Life has the skill. Elemental power usage is forbidden. |
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| 南の小大陸に見えるのが かつての太陽神殿だよ。 星の力をひめた太陽石を まつっていたのだけれど…… 新しいエネルギーが 利用されるようになってから 完全に閉ざされてしまったんだ。 北の宮と同じようにね。 もう古い星のエネルギーなんか いらないんだってさ。 |
What you can see on the small southern continent is the former Solar Temple. We had enshrined the Solar Stone that stored up the planet's power there... But ever since a new energy came into use, it's been completely closed off. The northern shrine is the same way. It's said we don't need any such thing as the old planet energy any more. |
That's the Sun Keep you see on the southern continent. A Sun Stone, once the source of this world's power, was kept there. But when we began using our new energy source, it was sealed up just like the north palace. They claim we don't need the energy of this tired, old planet. |
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A brief cutscene of the region scrolls southwest to show what he was talking about. It's an odd-looking but unfamiliar structure. |
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| このジールには、命・時・理の三賢者様が いらっしゃいます。 術や知恵で彼らにかなう者はおりませぬ。 |
Here in Zeal we have the three esteemed Philosophers of Life, of Time, and of Reason. None can match them in wisdom or skill. |
The Gurus of Life, Time, and Reason, live in Zeal. Their skill and knowledge is supreme. |
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| 宮殿に不思議な予言者があらわれたという うわさを聞きましたよ。 くわしいことは知りませんが すごい魔力の持ち主だそうです。 |
I've heard rumors that a mysterious prophet appeared at the palace. I don't know the details, but I've heard he possesses amazing magical powers. |
I heard a strange prophet has come to the palace. I don't know the details...but I heard he has uncanny powers. |
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| ジール女王にはニ人のお子がおられる。 サラ様とジャキ様だ。 サラ様はすばらしいお子であられるぞ。 人なみはずれたスゴイ魔力を 持っておられるのだ。 あれだけの力があれば、人生はもう バラ色であろうなあ……。 |
Queen Zeal has two children, lady Sara and lord Jyaki. Lady Sara is a magnificent girl. She possesses amazing magical powers far beyond those of the average person. With that much power, she's sure to have a rosy life ahead of her... |
Queen Zeal has two heirs, Schala and Janus. Schala's an incredible child who has extraordinary magical powers. Being so gifted, she'll breeze through life. |
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| うわさですが、サラ様の魔力は 母親である女王の力さえ はるかにしのぐという事です。 それにひきかえ弟のジャキ様は……。 王族の血すじであるというのに まったく魔力を持たないらしいのです。 |
This is just a rumor, but they say that lady Sara's magical powers far surpass even those of her mother the queen. Her brother lord Jyaki, on the other hand... Despite his royal blood, he doesn't seem to have any magical powers whatsoever. |
I heard Schala's powers far exceed those of her mother. Then there's her step-brother, Janus. He's of royal blood, but he doesn't seem to have a speck of magic. |
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There's no indication that Jyaki is Sara's step-brother, here or anywhere else in the game. His name is pronounced something like "jockey" or "Jackie", but more importantly, it's a homonym for 邪気 (jaki), which roughly translates to "malice", "toxic gas", or "evil aura". |
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| めずらしいことに 最近、ジャキ様の姿をよく見かけますね。 なんだか落ち着きなく、あちこち 出あるいているようですが……。 |
It's quite unusual how often we've been seeing lord Jyaki recently. He always seems to be ill at ease and out walking around... |
We've been seeing a lot of Janus lately. He appears upset and paces around. |
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| 話し相手といったら、姉のサラ様と いつも連れてあるいている あのネコくらいのもの……。 いったいジャキ様は、何を見て 何を聞いていらっしゃるのか……。 |
He hardly ever talks to anyone but his older sister lady Sara and that cat he always walks around with... Who can say what lord Jyaki might be seeing or hearing...? |
His only friend, other than his sister, is that stupid cat. What tempest rages in his head? |
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| ちゅうおうの海の底に見えるのが、 女王様のいだいさのあかし、 海底神殿です。 海底神殿は、あらゆる生命をみちびく 輝きの源となるのです。 おお、いだいなる、ジール女王よ！ |
Visible in the depths of the central ocean is the Abyssal Temple, proof of her majesty's greatness. The Abyssal Temple will be the source of the radiance to guide all life. Oh, how great you are, Queen Zeal! |
The Ocean Palace lies deep beneath the waves. It's a symbol of the Queen's power! The Palace is the source of light which sustains all living things. Queen Zeal, the great! |
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Literally, the "Ocean Floor Temple". Aside from being more compact and poetic, "Abyssal" carries an appropriately sinister connotation. |
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| 多くの地の民達が、海の底で 神殿けんせつにあたっております。 あのような者達でも役に立つ時が あるのですね。 |
Many People of the Earth are assigned to temple construction on the ocean floor. Even that sort of people are useful at times. |
The Earthbound Ones are being allowed to work on the construction of the Palace. So they do have a purpose after all. |
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| 水は風を呼んで…… 風は火をおどらせる…… |
Water calls wind... Wind makes fire dance... |
Water summons wind... ...wind makes fire dance. |
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That sounds like it might have something to do with those books. Sure enough, open them in the order water, wind, fire, and a bookcase slides into the floor, revealing a hidden room. There's a book in the corner, statues around the room, and a some sort of doll in the middle. |
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| 何千万年もの昔、人の祖先がふと手にした 不思議な赤い石のかけら……。 そこからすべては始まったのだ。 人の知を超えた力は夢をはぐくみ 愛とにくしみを生んだ……。 それがどのような終わりを見るか…… 時だけがそのこたえを知っていよう。 |
Eons ago, mankind's ancestors happened to take hold of a mysterious fragment of red rock... Everything started from that point. Power surpassing human knowledge fostered dreams and gave birth to love and hate... What manner of ending will it see...? Perhaps only time knows the answer. |
It all began aeons ago, when man's ancestors picked up a shard of a strange red rock... Its power, which was beyond human comprehension, cultivated dreams... In turn, love and hate were born... Only time will see how it all ends. |
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I don't think it's saying that people didn't have love, hate, or dreams before contact with this mysterious rock, as I've seen some claim. Rather, the power that it brought became a focal point and inspiration for all three. Crono takes a closer look at the doll. |
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| えたいの知れないものを 見つけたしまった！！ と思ったら中から『黒の石』出てきた！ |
Found something peculiar !! Just then, a Black Rock came out from inside! |
You've found something strange! But a "Black Rock" is inside! |
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With little else to do here, the party heads up the mountain, passing through a series of teleporters. |
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| ジール宮殿 12,000 B.C. Zeal Palace | Zeal Palace | ||
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The decor doesn't look any different from the other towns, but the music... "Zeal Palace" is a slow, ominous tune. |
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| ここは女王様の宮殿。 わがジール王国の中心…… ということは、すなわち まさに宇宙の中心という事です。 |
This is her royal majesty's palace. The heart of our Zeal Kingdom... which of course is another way of saying it's the heart of the universe. |
The is the Queen's Palace, the center of Zeal Kingdom. Which makes THIS, the center of the universe. |
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Arrogant, much? Anyhow, Gran and Leon are standing around inside the castle too, in their goblin-like forms. As usual, Gran spins around once each time he speaks, and Leon does two little hops every time he speaks, though their neckbands aren't different colors this time. |
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| どーしてるかな 命の賢者のじーさん……。 やってらんないよな。 まったく人間てのは……。 |
Wonder what he's up to, old man Philosopher of Life... He hasn't been around lately. That's the trouble with humans... |
I wonder how ol' man Melchior is... Humans are so odd... |
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| グラン兄ちゃん ボク、風になりたいな……。 |
Gran, big brother, I wanna be the wind... |
I wanna be the wind, Masa! | |
| ああ、なれるさ。 いつか、きっと、な……。 |
Yeah, you'll be able to. Some day, for sure... |
Oh, you will some day. | |
| ドリーン姉ちゃん、またエンハーサに あそび行っちゃったね。 |
Big sis Doreen went to have fun at Enharsa again. |
Big sister Doreen's at Enhasa again | |
| ああ……。 姉ちゃんは夢が好きだからな。 |
Yeah... It's 'cause sis likes dreams. |
Yeah... That's 'cause she likes dreams. |
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| ボクは風の方がスキだな。 ぴゅぴゅ～ん！ |
I like the wind better. whooshwhoooosh! |
I like the wind better! Whoosh! |
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Elsewhere, a woman stands by a sapling. |
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| 緑はお好きですか、旅の方達？ | Do you like greenery, travelers? | Visitors, do you like plants? | |
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| まあ！ 私も大好きなのです！ でも命の賢者様からいただいた このわかぎを、女王様は もやしてしまえと……。 緑を守る力を持った 不思議なわかぎだと賢者様は おっしゃっていたのに……。 ああ、どうしたらいいのでしょう？ |
Well! I also like plants very much! But her royal majesty said to burn up this sapling that I received from the Philosopher of Life... And yet the Philosopher called it a mysterious sapling with the power to protect greenery... Ahh, what should I do? |
Oh, you're just like me! But the Queen ordered me to burn this sapling I received from the Guru of Life. He said it was a magical sapling, with powers to cure the environment. What shall I do? |
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The preferable option is: |
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| どこかにこっそりうえる | Plant it somewhere secretly | Secretly plant it. | |
| そうですね！ いくら女王様のご命令でも 賢者様からいただいたものを もやしてしまうなど……。 わかりました。 このわかぎは、どこかに大切に うえておきましょう。 いつか緑を守る人のために 役に立ってくれるかもしれませんもの。 |
You're right! Even with orders from her majesty, how could I possibly burn up what I received from the Philosopher...? I understand. I will plant this sapling somewhere with care. It may someday be of use to someone protecting greenery. |
You're right! Even if it IS the Queen's command, the Guru of Life gave it to me. I can't burn it... I'm going to grow it with love. Someday it may save the environment. |
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The Subterranean Desert in A.D. 600 and the entire forest sidequest become available as soon as you tell her to plant the seedling. |
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A few more random people... |
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| あの男は少し前にふらりと宮殿にあらわれ たしかな予言で女王の信をえたのだ。 ヤツがどこから来たのか誰も知らない。 我ら光の民ではなし、むろん地の民である わけもない……。 う～む……。 |
That man wandered into the palace just recently and won the queen's trust with his reliable predictions. Nobody knows where the guy came from. He's not one of we People of the Light, and of course he couldn't be of the People of the Earth... Hmmm... |
That man's a newcomer but his accurate prophecies earned the Queen's trust. He's a drifter... He's not one of us Enlightened Ones, nor of the Earthbound Ones either. Hmmmm... |
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| 以前は女王の右腕、ダルトン様が 海底神殿の計画をしきっていたのだが 今では旅の予言者が計画を進めている。 しばらくは、ダルトン様の近くには よらないようにしないとな。 ありゃ、かなりあれてるぞ。 |
Previously, the queen's right-hand man lord Dalton managed the Abyssal Temple project entirely, but now, the traveling prophet is advancing the plans. You'll have to make sure not to get too close to lord Dalton for a while. He's really ticked off. |
The Queen's aide, Dalton, was in charge of the Ocean Palace, until some traveling prophet took over. He's in a bad mood so you should avoid him. |
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| 海底神殿が完成すれば わがジール王国は、永遠の光に つつまれる……。 もうそこには、おそれも悲しみもない。 ただ終わることのない安らぎだけが 待っているのだ。 |
When we complete the Abyssal Temple, our Zeal Kingdom will be enveloped in eternal light... There will no longer be either fear or sadness there. Only endless tranquility awaits us. |
The completion of the Ocean Palace will allow Zeal to last forever! And there will be no fear or sadness, just eternal peace. |
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| よいかな、大地は生きておる。 長い時間をかけてゆっくり動き…… 平地は山に……、山は海に……。 今は誰も、近づけぬ、北の封印宮や 太陽神殿ですら、何千何万もの年をへれば 道がみつかるようになるのかも知れぬな。 |
Listen well, the earth is alive. Over long periods of time, it gradually moves... Plains to mountains... mountains to oceans... After many thousands, tens of thousands of years pass, ways may be found to places where none can now approach, such as the sealed northern shrine and the Solar Temple. |
The Earth is alive, and it has changed over the aeons. From flat lands into mountains... From mountains into oceans... You may find THE WAY... That is, if you could pass aeons of time at the forbidden palace, or the Sun Keep. |
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| 時の賢者ハッシュ様は、どこかの小島で ひっそりと時間の研究を続けていると いわれます。 『時の卵』をつくられるとか……。 しかし、もう何年もその姿を見た者は ありません……。 |
Lord Hasch, the Philosopher of Time, is quietly continuing his research into time on a small island somewhere, it's said. He's making an "Egg of Time", or something... However, it has been many years now since anyone has seen him... |
They say that Gaspar, the Guru of Time continues his work on some deserted island. He's making a "Chrono Trigger" or "Time Egg," or something. But no one has seen him for ages. |
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| 黒鳥号や海底神殿の設計をなされた 理の賢者ガッシュ様も 行方がわからないのだ。 王国ジールをみちびいてきた賢者様達が 三人そろって姿をかくしてしまわれるとは ……。 |
The whereabouts of lord Gasch, the Philosopher of Reason, who designed the Blackbird and Abyssal Temple, are also unknown. Who could have expected that all three of the Philosophers who guided Zeal Kingdom would disappear at once...? |
Even Belthasar is gone, after designing the Blackbird and the Ocean Palace. How strange that the 3 Gurus who guild Zeal have all disappeared. |
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| これこそが、ジールの力の源。 ラヴォス様の無限エネルギーを引き出し ぞうふくする『魔神器』です。 |
THIS is the source of Zeal's power. The Nether Relic extracts and amplifies the great Lavos's limitless energy. |
THIS is the source of Zeal's strength. The Mammon Machine...it draws and magnifies the infinite power of Lavos. |
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| 魔神器をコントロールするには 引き出すエネルギーを制御できるだけの 強い魔力が必要となります。 三賢者様以外で、魔神器をあつかえるのは 今ではもうサラ様だけです。 |
In order to control the Nether Relic, you need magic power strong enough to regulate the energy it draws out. The only one besides the Three Philosophers who can manage it any more is lady Sara. |
Magic strong enough to control the extraction of energy, is needed to control the Mammon Machine. |
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| 三賢者様が、王家に伝わる赤き石より この魔神器を生みだされたのです。 計画のリーダーの命の賢者様は ラヴォス様についていろいろと 研究されておりました。 それで……。 |
The Three Philosophers created this Nether Relic from the red stone passed down in the royal family. The Philosopher of Life, who was the leader of the project, researched various things concerning the great Lavos. And then... |
The 3 Gurus made the Mammon Machine from the royal family's red rock. Melchior, who has studied much about Lavos, was in change of the plans. But then he disappeared... |
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There's that name again... there's a reason the Philosopher of Life is, in the original, never referred to by name until later on, though I understand the translation was done without any useful context. Also, there's nothing here about him disappearing. It sounds more like the "and then" after his research is simply that they came up with this device, though a mysterious disappearance is also a possibility. |
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| 三賢者の一人、命の賢者様は 女王の計画に反対なさってから 姿が見られなくなってしまった……。 まさかとは思うが……。 |
Ever since one of the Philosophers, the Philosopher of Life, opposed the queen's plans, he hasn't been seen... You don't suppose...? |
Melchior, who opposed the Queen's plans, has vanished. You're not thinking what I am, are you? |
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Now we have a mention of his disappearance. And that name yet again... |
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| 魔神器が完成してから 女王は別人の様に冷たくなられてしまった。 ここだけの話ですが、女王にさからえば 地の民だけではなく光の民も 情けようしゃなく 消されてしまうといううわさが……。 |
Since the Nether Relic was completed, the queen has grown cold, like a different person. Just between you and me, rumor has it that not just the People of the Earth, but even the People of the Light are mercilessly eliminated if they oppose her... |
When the Mammon Machine was completed, the Queen changed almost over night. Just between us, I heard that ANYONE who opposes her, and not just the Earthbound Ones, vanishes. |
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All this is rather disturbing, especially the talk of Lavos energy... Elsewhere, there's a Nu walking around funny. |
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| ちょっと、せなか…… してくれる、こちょこちょ？ わーい、やったー。 うん…… そこそこ……。 はうっ……！ ふーっ…… ありがと……。 |
My back... Scritch-scratch a bit? Yaay, yippie. Yeah... There, there... Ahhhh...! Phew... Thanks... |
Could you... Scratch my back? Umm! Thanks! Uhh... You got it... Phew... Phew... Thank you! |
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| ヌウの、こちょこちょポイントを 見きった！！ |
Discovered the Nu's scratch point! | You discovered the Nu's scratch-point! | |
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Over in the living quarters, the party finds the eerie blue-haired boy, with his cat following as always. The boy is talking to a young woman with similar, but longer, pale blue hair, and matching violet robes. 3-6 サラのテーマ (Sara's Theme) plays. |
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| 「姉上！ | : Elder sister! | Schala!! | |
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姉上 (ane ue) is a respectful and somewhat dated way of saying "big sister". |
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| 「あら、お帰りなさい。 どうかしたの、ジャキ？ |
: Ah, welcome back. |
Oh, you're back Janus! Is something wrong? |
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| ジャキ「黒い風が……。 | Jyaki: The black wind... | JANUS: The black wind... | |
| サラ「感じるのね、ふきつな気を……？ だいじょうぶよ、心配いらないわ。 さ、これを持っていなさい。 |
Sara: You feel it, the ominous aura...? |
SCHALA: You feel it too? |
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She hands him something shiny. |
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| ジャキ「これ……？ | Jyaki: This...? | JANUS: What is it? | |
| サラ「お守りよ。 もしもの時ジャキを守ってくれるよう 私のいのりがこめられているわ。 いつでも私がそばにいて あげられたらいいのだけれど……。 でも母様の計画が……。 |
Sara: It's a charm. |
SCHALA: It's a kind of amulet. |
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| ジャキ「あんなヤツ、母様じゃない！ 姿形は母様だけど 中身は別のモノだ……。 |
Jyaki: That bitch isn't our mother! |
JANUS: She's NOT our mother! |
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| サラ「………。 それでも私には……。 ゴメンなさい、ジャキ……。 |
Sara: ......... |
SCHALA: ...... |
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| しつれいいたします、サラ様。 | Please excuse me, lady Sara. | Excuse me, Highness. | |
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A woman walks into the room. |
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| 女王様がお呼びです。 しきゅう海底神殿の方におりて いただきたいとのことです。 |
Her majesty the queen calls. She would like to have you descend to the Abyssal Temple immediately. |
The Queen asks for your immediate presence at the Ocean Palace. |
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| サラ「……わかりました。 それじゃ、ジャキ 行ってくるわね……。 |
Sara: ...understood. |
SCHALA: All right. |
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She notices Crono and the others. |
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| サラ「あら……。 あなた達は……？ | Sara: Oh... |
SCHALA: Oh! |
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| サラ様、おいそぎください。 おくれると私が女王様に……。 | Lady Sara, please hurry. If we are late, then her majesty will... |
Miss Schala, please hurry. If you're late, I'll be punished! |
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Vague unspecified bad consequences for the servant. |
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| サラ「ええ。 ごめんなさいね。 | Sara: Yes. I'm sorry. | SCHALA: Oh yes, I'm sorry. | |
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Sara and the woman leave. Crono tries talking to Jyaki. |
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| ジャキ「………。 むこう、行きなよ。 |
Jyaki: ......... |
JANUS: ...... |
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So he tries the cat. |
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| ジャキ「ムダさ。 アルファドは、僕にしかなつかない。 |
Jyaki: It's useless. |
JANUS: Don't waste your time. |
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The party follows Sara. She heads down the central hallway, to the sealed door. The door reacts and phases out in response to her pendant, then closes up again after she passes through. The internal storyline progression tracking variable is now 0xA2. Leaving to go clear the game at this point—before advancing the plotline any further—leads to the elusive alternate ending "Review Meeting?" The party tries using Marle's pendant, but nothing happens. |
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Everyone but Crono speaks, in this order: |
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| マール「あれー？ やっぱり開かないねー。 |
Marle: Huh? |
Marle: Hmm... |
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| エイラ「不思議。なんでだ？ | Ayla: Mysterious. Why? | Ayla: Strange. |
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| ロボ「強力な防御システムの 扉デスネ。 |
Robo: The door HAS a powerful |
Robo: This door has a strong |
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| ルッカ「う～ん……。 やっぱり、そのペンダントに なにかあるんじゃないのかしら……。 |
Lucca: Hmmm... |
Lucca: Hmm... |
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| カエル「チキショー、たかが こんな扉ひとつに、手も足も ベロも出ないとは……。 |
Frog: Dammit, who'd have guessed |
Frog: 'Tis a mere DOOR that keeps |
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The saying 手も足も出ない (te mo ashi mo denai) refers to a complete inability to do anything about a situation. Frog throws ベロ (BERO, tongue), in with 手 (te, hand), and 足 (ashi, foot), to make a bit of frog-themed wordplay. |
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Crono tries going around and talking to people. |
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| この封印の扉は外からは開きません。 サラ様のペンダントのような 術をやぶる強力なカギでもないかぎり。 あら、そのペンダントは……？ サラ様のものと、そっくりですね。 サラ様が魔神器にいのると、 ペンダントが不思議な輝きを はなつと聞きましたが……。 |
This sealed door will not open from outside, unless you have a powerful spellbreaking key, such as lady Sara's pendant. Oh, that pendant...? It looks just like lady Sara's. I have heard that whenever lady Sara prays to the Nether Relic, her pendant emits a mysterious radiance... |
To open the door from outside, an item like Schala's pendant is needed to break the seal. Y...your pendant!! It looks just like Schala's! I heard that when Schala communes with the Mammon Machine, her pendant starts to glow. |
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Crono tries using the pendant with the device, and the pendant seems to absorb energy. The internal storyline progression tracking variable is now 0xA5. The alternate ending "Review Meeting?" is no longer available after this, as guards blocking the city exit make the final boss inaccessible for now. Meanwhile, in the Modern Age, a barricade now blocks off the clearing with the Gate in Guardia Forest, leaving the Gate itself the only way to get there. |
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| おお、その輝きは……！？ まさしく賢者様達が サラ様のためにと作られたもの！！ どうしてあなた方が……！？ |
Oh, that radiance...!? That is without a doubt what the Philosophers made for lady Sara!! Why do you...!? |
That glow...?! That's the pendant the Gurus made for Schala!! How did you get it?! |
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Now, Marle's pendant glows when held up to the door, which opens in response. |
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More talking that depends on who's here... |
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| マール「わーい、開いた、開いた！ | Marle: Yaaay, it opened, it opened! | Marle: Yea, we did it! | |
| ルッカ「フッフッフッ…… このていどのシールドなんかじゃ サイエンスの前進はとめられないわよ！ |
Lucca: Hu, hu, hu... |
Lucca: Heh, heh... Even a door of this caliber can't keep science at bay! |
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| エイラ「エイラ 行く！ ガンガン 行くぞ クロ！！ |
Ayla: Ayla go! |
Ayla: Ayla go! |
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| カエル「さーて、おにが出るか じゃが出るか？ |
Frog: Now then, will we wind up |
Frog: What doth challenge us |
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Frog's line is a saying that basically means there's no telling what comes next. That, and frogs don't get along with snakes. |
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| ロボ「まさに『賢者の石』デスネ。 マールのペンダントは。 |
Robo: Marle's pendant IS the |
Robo: There is no doubt. |
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You know, that thing alchemists thought could turn base metals into gold, create an elixir of life, and probably do everything else imaginable for good measure. The connection to the Three Philosophers of Zeal would have inspired the comparison, but it's mostly the alchemical miraculous meaning that's relevant. |
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And so, they pass through the doorway and into the throne room. A woman wearing an overly garish outfit sits on the throne. Sara, Dalton, and a man wearing a black hood and cloak stand facing her. |
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| 女王「何者だ、お前達！？ どうやって、ここに入った？ |
Queen: Who are you!? |
QUEEN: Who are you!? |
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Sara, Dalton, and the other man turn to face the intruders. The black-cloaked man looks strangely familiar, but he turns back around almost immediately. |
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| 予言者「女王…… その者どもこそ、私のけいこくした わざわいをなす者達です……。 |
Prophet: Queen... |
PROPHET: Your majesty... |
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| 女王「何！？ 異国の者よ。 お前達も賢者ども同様 このジールにたてつくと言うか！？ たわけた連中めが！ ダルトン、そやつらをとらえろ！ |
Queen: What!? You foreigners. |
QUEEN: How DARE you think you could |
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| ダルトン「はッ！ こころえまして……。 ゴーレム！ |
Dalton: Yes, ma'am! |
Dalton: Yes ma'am! |
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Dalton gestures, and he, Sara, the prophet, and the queen disappear. A portal opens in the middle of the room, and a grotesque creature with really big teeth comes out. It's time for a boss battle! The Dalton Golem (Golem) copies attack types, which means it uses skills of a given trait after being hit with that element, and physical attacks after being hit with anything else. When copying physical, it also mentions that this is its strongest mode. This is a difficult battle to win, but that's fine because the game continues even on a loss. Of course, it's best to try winning since the Golem does give experience, tech points, and money. I suggest bringing Lucca and Marle, with everyone in the party equipped with the flame-resistant Ruby Vests. Have Marle use Haste and heal as needed, while Crono and Lucca use Fire Sword to inflict damage and force the golem to use only fire attacks. On the other hand, if you bring Ayla, she can steal a Magic Capsule (note that this will put it in physical mode, as will anything you do to it that isn't an elemental attack, so have a different trait ready to follow up). After some investigation, I've verified that the golem's wait time resets when it changes modes. This means that if you keep hitting it with different attack types and never leave it set to any one for too long, it won't be able to do anything until it dies. The timing is trickier, but it works wonders. Either way, keep your health up, because it does a final attack when beaten (unless it dies on a counter attack). |
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If you do win, there's a little extra dialog... |
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| ダルトン「俺様のゴーレムを……！ 許せんな、きさまら！ |
Dalton: My golem...! |
DALTON: My poor Golem! |
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He does some kind of magicky thing and locks them in a stasis field or something similar. From here on, the only difference is that they're locked in the field instead of laying on the floor knocked out. |
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| 女王「フフフ……。 安心しろ、すぐに殺さぬわ……。 あらゆる悲しみ、苦しみ…… そしてきょうふを味わわせてやる。 わらわの計画にさからった事を たっぷりとこうかいするがいい。 フフフ……。 アーッハッハッ……！ |
Queen: Hu hu hu... |
QUEEN: Mwa, ha, ha... |
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The queen uses an unusual pronoun for herself, わらわ (warawa). The associated kanji, 妾, literally means "concubine", though it's simply a humble (inappropriate as that may be) way to say "I". The internal storyline progression tracking variable is now 0xA8. Scene change to another room, where Crono and the others are now floating captive in an beam of energy. "Sara's Theme" plays, and Sara, Jyaki, and Alphard the cat walk into the room. |
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| ジャキ「フン、バカなヤツら……。 姉上、どうするつもり？ |
Jyaki: Hmph, idiots... |
JANUS: Hmph! |
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| サラ「この方達をお助けしましょう。 | Sara: I shall assist these people. | SCHALA: Let us rescue them. | |
| ジャキ「ムダだと思うけどな……。 それに、こいつらを逃がしたりしたら 姉上が……。 |
Jyaki: I think it's pointless, though... |
JANUS: I think it's useless. |
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| サラ「だいじょうぶよ、私は……。 それに、この人達なら 賢者様を助けだしてくれるかも しれない……。 |
Sara: I'll be fine... |
SCHALA: Don't worry about me. The just might be able to rescue the Gurus. |
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Sara does something to the controls, and Crono and the others float to the ground. |
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| サラ「だいじょうぶですか？ さあ、いそいで宮殿から お逃げください。 そして、出来ることなら 命の賢者様をお助けして いただきたいのです……。 命の賢者様は、計画に反対したため なげきの山にゆうへいされて…… お願いです、どうか賢者様を…… |
Sara: Are you all right? |
SCHALA: Are you all right? Quickly, escape from the palace! And if you can, please rescue Melchior! He was sent to the Mountain of Woe for opposing the Queen. Please! You have to help him! |
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| 「そうはさせぬ……。 | : I will not allow that... | I'm afraid I can't allow that... | |
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"Zeal Palace" starts playing, and the prophet walks into the room. |
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| 予言者「これ以上、お前達に 私のジャマはさせぬ……。 ここいらで消えてもらうとしよう。 |
Prophet: I won't let you all hinder |
PROPHET: Your meddling tires me. You'll...just have to disappear! |
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| サラ「いけません！ | Sara: No! | SCHALA: You mustn't! | |
| 予言者「……！ | Prophet: ...! | PROPHET: ......! | |
| ジャキ「やめろッ！ | Jyaki: Stop! | JANUS: Stop! | |
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| 予言者「……フッ。 よかろう、そいつらの命は 助けてやる。 そのかわり、あなたには 力をかしてもらうぞ。 サラ……。 |
Prophet: ...hmph. |
PROPHET: Okay...I'll spare them. |
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| 予言者「さあ、お前達がどうやって この時代へ来られたのか 教えてもらおうか…… |
Prophet: Now, if I could have |
PROPHET: Now, show me how you came |
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Scene change to the cave where Crono and the others arrived. The party enters, followed by the prophet. |
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| 予言者「ほう、こんな所から……。 | Prophet: Oh? From such a place... | PROPHET: Hmm...so you came in through |
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Sara finally enters as well. |
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| 予言者「さあ、サラ……。 こいつらをその中に放りこんだら そこに結界をはるのだ。 |
Prophet: Now, Sara... |
PROPHET: Now Schala! |
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| サラ「い、いやです！ | Sara: N-no! | SCHALA: N, no! |
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| 予言者「私の言う通りにしなければ その者達の命はない……。 |
Prophet: If you do not do as I say, |
PROPHET: Obey me! |
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| サラ「……わかりました。 | Sara: ...I understand. | SCHALA: I...oh, all right... | |
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Crono and the others pass through the Gate, and Sara puts a barrier over it. It looks a lot like the blue pyramid north of Medina, but it's smaller and pink. The prophet walks out of the cave, and Sara falls to her knees. |
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| サラ「ごめんなさい。 | Sara: Forgive me. | SCHALA: Please forgive me... | |
| ティラン城跡 65 million B.C. Tyran Castle Ruins | Lair Ruins | ||
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The Gate opens where it always did, and an identical barrier appears on this end as soon as it closes. |
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| マール「あの予言者、なぜ私達を 殺さなかったのかしら……。 |
Marle: I wonder why that prophet |
Marle: Why did the prophet let us go? |
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| ルッカ「あの予言者、私達を殺そうと 思えば殺せたはずなのに……。 |
Lucca: That prophet should have been |
Lucca: The Prophet could have just done away with us. |
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| ロボ「ナゼ、ワタシ達を消さなかった のデショウカ？ |
Robo: WHY did he not eliminate US? | Robo: Why would the Prophet spare us? |
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| カエル「あの予言者、命だけは助けて くれたが……、どうもクサイぜ。 |
Frog: That prophet let us off with our |
Frog: 'Tis true, he hath spared us. But something is amiss. |
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| エイラ「あいつら ラヴォスの力 吸い取ってた。 吸い取られたら ラヴォス 弱って ないか？ |
Ayla: They were sucking |
Ayla: They take energy from Lavos. Lavos not get weak? |
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| カエル「それにしても、魔王の ヤツは一体どうしちまったんだ。 この手でカタをつけない事には。 |
Frog: And another thing, just what |
Frog: Where hast Magus gone? I shan't allow him to get away. |
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| ロボ「シカシ、ラヴォスのあの力を 利用している時代デス。 倒す方法も、あの時代に……。 |
Robo: HOWEVER, it IS an era that |
Robo: The key to defeating Lavos must exist in that era. |
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| ルッカ「けどラヴォスを倒す手が あの時代には、ありそうね。 |
Lucca: But it seems like that era |
Lucca: The key to defeating Lavos must exist in that period. |
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| マール「でも、もうあの時代には 戻れないよ。 どーする？ |
Marle: But we can't return to that |
Marle: But we can't get back to that time. What can we do? |
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| ルッカ「けど、あの時代のゲートは 封じられちゃったのよ。 何かいい方法は……。 |
Lucca: But that era's Gate |
Lucca: But the Gate to that time was been sealed. Is there another way back? |
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| ロボ「シカシ、ゲートはふさがれて しまいマシタ。 |
Robo: HOWEVER, the Gate has |
Robo: But the Gate has been shut. | |
| カエル「けど、あのサラって娘が 封印してんだろ？ 戻れやしないぜ……。 |
Frog: But that Sara girl sealed |
Frog: Yet Schala hast sealed the Gate. 'Tis not possible to returneth. |
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| エイラ「でも エイラ達 もう あそこ 行けない。 |
Ayla: But Aylas no can go there |
Ayla: Door gone. No can return. |
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The character who spoke first continues... |
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| マール「そういえば、このペンダントで 開くドアの紋章、あの時代以外で 見た気が……。 |
Marle: Come to think of it, I feel like I've |
Marle: Wait a minute. I've seen the design on the doors this pendant opens, somewhere else... |
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| ルッカ「！！ ペンダントで開く ドアの紋章、どっかで見なかったっけ？ |
Lucca: !! Haven't we seen the crest on the door |
Lucca: The crest on those sealed doors... We've seen it elsewhere, haven't we?! |
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| ロボ「ペンダントで開けたドアの紋章 デスガ、ワタシの時代でも、いくつか ありマシタ！ |
Robo: CONCERNING the crest on the door |
Robo: Wait. The crest on the doors that the pendant opens... I have seen them in my own time! |
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| カエル「そういえば、このペンダントで 開いた紋章のついた扉… お前達、あれをどこかの時代で見たと 言っていなかったか？ |
Frog: Come to think of it, the crested door |
Frog: Thou hast seen elsewhere the crest on the doors that the pendant opens, correct? |
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Cut away briefly, panning by the Watcher's Dome in the ruined future, then inside and up to a very similar door, then the usual message about it not opening. |
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...and continues some more. |
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| マール「行ってみよう、クロノ！ | Marle: Let's try going, Crono! | Marle: Let's check it out, Crono! | |
| ルッカ「あの時代に行くための 手がかりが、つかめるかも！ 行くわよ、クロノ！ |
Lucca: We might be able to get our |
Lucca: We may yet find our way back to that era! Let's get cracking, Crono! |
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| ロボ「行ってみマショウ。 ワタシの時代へ！ |
Robo: LET US try going. |
Robo: Let us return to my time! | |
| カエル「行ってみるしか手はないな。 クロノ？ |
Frog: Guess there's no choice |
Frog: 'Tis time to depart, eh, Crono?! |
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The internal storyline progression tracking variable is now 0xAB, starting the next chapter. All party members are at 1 HP if they lost the Golem battle, and unchanged from then otherwise. Fortunately, the Pteran are still waiting outside the ruins. As before visiting Zeal Palace, clearing the game at this point leads to the alternate ending "What the Prophet Seeks..." |
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Honestly, most of what the party did in this chapter basically amounts to tourism, but without leaving a mess behind. Charging the pendant will be important, but doesn't affect history directly. Confronting the leaders might have made a difference, except that it resulted in being summarily ejected from the time period before having a chance to make any historical impact. |
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