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They Thought I Was Dumb — I'm Not Even Human

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00:00:03Seven years ago, I was only three. You kicked me and mom out of the family, just because they couldn't

00:00:08speak quickly.

00:00:09And now, you actually want me back?

00:00:14That's right. The Sterling heir is nothing but a pathetic mute. I'm a disgrace to the family, right?

00:00:20And that is why, you all thought I totally deserved to be dumped, right?

00:00:25The Sterlings only produce his geniuses, but you? You had a mute for a son.

00:00:30He's turning us into a complete lovingstock in Solaraid.

00:00:32When my mom died last year, you didn't even flinch.

00:00:36And so because of that, I'm done with this family, and done with my dad.

00:00:40But now out of nowhere, you're talking about family ties, and saying you miss me?

00:00:45Do you actually think I'm nothing more than a dumb kid?

00:00:48South Thor's birthday is the day after tomorrow.

00:00:50The Sterling family will be at his banquet, and I'm still the family's heir apparent on paper.

00:00:55If I don't show up, South Thor would take it as a sign of disrespect.

00:00:59That's the only real reason behind all of this.

00:01:05I've been away for seven years. I can't find my way around. Where's the main hall?

00:01:10Well, if it isn't the great heir coming back, you're the stupid mute the Sterling's tossed out.

00:01:15What's with all the hand-waving? I don't understand it.

00:01:18Why the hell are you staring at me?

00:01:20You have no idea who you're dealing with.

00:01:25I've slaughtered vermants like you in another life.

00:01:33I'm sorry. Please forgive me. I didn't mean it. That was a joke.

00:01:38Your grandpa's right there, and everyone's been expecting you.

00:01:40Look, everyone in this world only sees me as the pathetic, mute outcast of the Sterlings.

00:01:44If only they knew I'm not one of them.

00:01:47My soul's from another realm.

00:01:49I was Friar Auron.

00:01:51The rivers ran red where I walked.

00:01:52That's why they called me...

00:01:54Hollow Friar.

00:01:58Hollow Friar.

00:01:59A thousand javelins have perished by your hand.

00:02:02You won't get an easy death.

00:02:04The underworld's waiting for you!

00:02:07I walk the path of mercy, a journey that leans towards the gate of enlightenment.

00:02:11Yet you fixate only on my wrath, but never see the compassion beneath.

00:02:17Come.

00:02:22Allow me to show it to you properly.

00:02:32By the grace of his holy light, the javelins were parasites leeching off the villagers down the mountain.

00:02:39Only by purging your whole family can suffer and be entered.

00:02:41You'll never comprehend this truth.

00:02:44By the grace of his holy light, mortals can never see.

00:02:49This is the path of solitude.

00:02:51If no divine hand guides me...

00:02:54Then I shall guide myself.

00:03:07From this day forward, as long as I cultivate in silence for eight years,

00:03:12I'll reclaim my power from my past life.

00:03:14Jude, he's your grandfather.

00:03:17Say hi to Grandpa.

00:03:19He's born deaf and mute.

00:03:22Our Jude is the sterling heir.

00:03:25But a defective heir is unworthy of the legacy of our name.

00:03:30Start driving.

00:03:37But even in her death, mom told me to come back.

00:03:40But this is beneath me.

00:03:42Yet here I stand.

00:03:44This time, I'm here to make things right.

00:03:47You will grovel before her tomb.

00:03:48Mark my words!

00:04:05Hey!

00:04:06Did you walk here from the village?

00:04:08Huh?

00:04:09Grandpa's been sitting here.

00:04:10You've been keeping him waiting.

00:04:14Cousin Sean, are you worried that I'll take your inheritance?

00:04:16I wonder what god you all worked up.

00:04:18Jude Sterling, how have you been all these years?

00:04:21Save your breath, Grandpa.

00:04:22You don't have to ask him anything.

00:04:24Why do you even bother getting a sign language teacher for this mute?

00:04:28This is ridiculous!

00:04:32It's been seven years since I last saw your brother.

00:04:35Don't you think we should catch up?

00:04:37Prince South Horse Banquet is the day after tomorrow.

00:04:40If any disagreement between him and us becomes even slightly visible,

00:04:45it would tarnish the dignity of our entire family.

00:04:47How can you be so dense?

00:04:49It's obvious that you're not thinking.

00:04:51But I...

00:04:52That's okay.

00:04:53Please hold your temper.

00:04:59You know, Jude, in all honesty, we've wronged your mother and you all these years.

00:05:05Yet we must ask for your understanding.

00:05:08It's only natural for a great family to encounter and to endure many complications.

00:05:19It's not your fault that you were born mute.

00:05:22You are and always will be part of the Sterling bloodline.

00:05:26From now on, you will be living here with us.

00:05:30He can't live here!

00:05:31But, Dad!

00:05:31The Sterling can't be broken!

00:05:32That's enough!

00:05:33Jude, kneel and show your gratitude.

00:05:37Wait, there's no need for that.

00:05:40It is, after all, the right thing to do.

00:05:50All these years, you kept me like a dog, and yet you have the nerve to call this mercy?

00:05:57What?

00:05:58What is he saying?

00:06:00Well...

00:06:01What does he mean by that?

00:06:03You kept me like a dog all these years.

00:06:05Jude!

00:06:05How dare you speak like that?

00:06:08A dog!

00:06:09At least he knows his place.

00:06:11Must you twist every single thing so viciously?

00:06:14The only reason why I'm even offering you a place is because you're my grandson and we're bound by blood,

00:06:20so you don't have to wander out there like a stray.

00:06:22I am the prodigy that Heaven itself ordained.

00:06:26This isn't your mercy.

00:06:27It's my mercy to let you kneel.

00:06:30I didn't come back here to join your family.

00:06:33I'm here to get justice for my mother.

00:06:36Every last Sterling should grovel before my mom's tomb.

00:06:40What?

00:06:41What did he just say to me?

00:06:48What did he just say to me?

00:06:51What does he mean by that?

00:06:55He's telling us that it's already late and he wishes to rest.

00:06:59I'm sorry, but I can't afford to lose this job.

00:07:05Indeed.

00:07:06It's late.

00:07:07Time passed by so quickly.

00:07:09Lydia?

00:07:10Take him to his room.

00:07:12Right away, sir.

00:07:14Sir, this way, please.

00:07:17Not even a bow?

00:07:18Did the countryside erase every bit of your manners as well?

00:07:24You're in no position to tell me that.

00:07:29Ah, he says he'll remember to bow next time.

00:07:33My silent cultivation will end in two days.

00:07:36Otherwise, I curse you to hell.

00:07:38Hold it.

00:07:39At the princess' upcoming banquet, every noble will be watching.

00:07:44Prince Althor values cultural refinement above everything else.

00:07:48Also, if I'm not mistaken, the banquet will include a literary duel among the noble heirs.

00:07:56Grandpa, why are you wasting your breath on a peasant?

00:07:58Does he even know the classical virtues?

00:08:01Or the way scholars duel?

00:08:03Keep your mouth shut.

00:08:06I am well aware that you were raised without any sense of culture or education.

00:08:10That is why a tutor will begin instructing you in calligraphy and classic studies starting tomorrow morning.

00:08:18If fortune favors you, the banquet guests will go easy on you.

00:08:22I wonder if the art of carving spells into the flesh of your enemies might somehow be counted as calligraphy.

00:08:28Did you hear what I said?

00:08:30Tomorrow your lessons will begin.

00:08:31I expect you to study hard.

00:08:34Don't humiliate us.

00:08:38What's he up to?

00:08:40Huh?

00:08:40He knows calligraphy?

00:08:41That's impossible.

00:08:42But he's mute.

00:08:43He only went to some charity school.

00:08:46He had no proper education.

00:08:50These are the five principles.

00:08:52Raise, press, hook, support, and resist.

00:08:56Fingers firm.

00:08:57Your palm must remain hollow.

00:08:59Your wrist must be level as water.

00:09:01And the brush straight as a ruler.

00:09:03Do you understand?

00:09:04It will take you a lifetime to grasp these five principles.

00:09:07So this is how the five principles my mother taught me actually work.

00:09:11This requires decades of dedicated practice.

00:09:15And yet, he's only ten years old.

00:09:21Ugh.

00:09:22Pearl.

00:09:23Keen as a falcon's eye.

00:09:24Fierce as a rearing stallion.

00:09:26What a masterpiece.

00:09:27Cast into the mud.

00:09:29My son's master calligraphy.

00:09:31His brush source.

00:09:32Hitting the paper like a war horse.

00:09:35Yet, they dare to...

00:09:41Mock its radiance.

00:09:52A pearl cast into the mud.

00:09:54Yet, they dare to mock its radiance.

00:09:58Why does this handwriting look so familiar to me?

00:10:01He's basically calling us ignorant.

00:10:03He's implying he's the pearl.

00:10:05And we're ignorant to not see his true worth.

00:10:08Absolutely ridiculous.

00:10:09What an arrogant kid.

00:10:12Go home and rest.

00:10:13As you wish.

00:10:20This writing feels so familiar.

00:10:23Where have I seen this before?

00:10:27Benjamin!

00:10:28Wake up!

00:10:29Look at this!

00:10:29This one is the princess' treasured fragment.

00:10:32Charlemagne surviving work!

00:10:34He only gave us three days!

00:10:35Observe it carefully, or our relatives will take it.

00:10:38Mother, what is this?

00:10:40I've never seen this before.

00:10:41That's Carolingian minuscule.

00:10:44It's created thanks to Emperor Charlemagne.

00:10:46It means clear and graceful, and it's...

00:10:49How dare you take this!

00:10:50The princess' treasure is far above your station!

00:10:53It is not for you to see!

00:10:56Someone as wretched as you shouldn't even aspire to that!

00:11:00I'm sorry.

00:11:05Benjamin, how much did you memorize?

00:11:11Karolingian minuscule!

00:11:13But that kid is only ten years old!

00:11:16Could it be that he is the prodigy the prophecy spoke of?

00:11:28The study.

00:11:29They managed to make it look almost respectable.

00:11:35Allow me to educate you on the proper ways to handle scholarly tools.

00:11:41This exquisite mahogany desk cost no less than a million, and was crafted by the best hands.

00:11:46Behold!

00:11:47Our severus inkstand, swan feather quills, and Flemish parchment.

00:11:52Just so you know, these few treasures alone prove that our family's impeccable taste has spanned generations.

00:11:59Did that amuse you?

00:12:02It's nothing but a fake parchment.

00:12:05What swan feather is she talking about?

00:12:08This is nothing but dog hair.

00:12:10These are just cheap bristles, created for cheap men to use.

00:12:13But I'll have to admit, this inkstand is genuine.

00:12:17Two out of four are fakes.

00:12:19That's truly remarkable.

00:12:21Such impeccable taste.

00:12:23He can't even name these treasures.

00:12:25What a savage.

00:12:28Sir, let's pray that your brain survives your tutoring tomorrow.

00:12:32It would be unwise to waste your grandpa's generosity.

00:12:36Also, as for the tutor that they hired for you, he is one of the great minds.

00:12:43Be sure not to waste it.

00:12:45And remember to treasure this opportunity tomorrow.

00:12:54The sterling household is full of illiterate masters and bowing, groveling servants.

00:13:00They boast of noble heritage and impeccable taste.

00:13:04Hmph.

00:13:07You've got to be kidding me.

00:13:09Had I not been bound by my oath,

00:13:11A solemn vow of silence.

00:13:13I would have slayed them alive with my words.

00:13:18Mrs. Wilkins.

00:13:20Is he asleep now?

00:13:22What's wrong?

00:13:23He suddenly slapped me right after I showed him the way to the main hall.

00:13:26Please stand up for me, Mrs. Wilkins.

00:13:28That mute brat attacked me.

00:13:30What?

00:13:31How dare he?

00:13:32Don't worry.

00:13:33I'll inform Mr. Sterling.

00:13:34Thank you, Mrs. Wilkins.

00:13:36He's nothing but a lowly mutt from the fields.

00:13:39And he dares to strike those above him?

00:13:41Just wait.

00:13:42We'll see what'll happen until Mr. Clay tutors him tomorrow.

00:13:46They'll surely beg for mercy.

00:13:48Mr. Clay?

00:13:49Are you talking about Mr. Henry Clay, who used to mentor Master Sean?

00:13:53Yes.

00:13:54That was him.

00:13:55His temper is legendary.

00:13:56And wow, he's in it for tomorrow.

00:13:59I've never met Mr. Clay myself.

00:14:01He's the literary titan of Solorane.

00:14:06Eight long years of total silence.

00:14:09To strip away the layers of mortal vanity.

00:14:12To see the world as it truly is.

00:14:15And touch the cosmic truth.

00:14:17One more day, and I'll finally achieve the great perfection.

00:14:20Eight long years of total silence.

00:14:23This is killing me.

00:14:28There's something divine in the air.

00:14:31And it is definitely coming somewhere near.

00:14:33I can feel that hunger.

00:14:36Like a black hole.

00:14:38This cultivation is draining every ounce of life from the whole surrounding region.

00:14:42I was fortunate to withdraw my energy in time.

00:14:45Or the devouring force would have claimed me.

00:14:49Your Highness.

00:14:50Mr. Jensen in the council chamber.

00:14:51This cannot wait.

00:14:54Your Highness.

00:14:54There's been a disaster.

00:14:56Mr. Jensen collapsed in seclusion.

00:14:58He coughed up blood and was badly hurt.

00:14:59He did what?

00:15:02A madman.

00:15:03He has risen in Dawnshire.

00:15:05The land's very essence is being sucked dry by his immense power.

00:15:13His power surpasses mortal limits.

00:15:16Teetering of demonic.

00:15:17How is it possible that such might still walks the earth in our era?

00:15:26I've never come this close to a being of such overwhelming power.

00:15:29I wonder if I can be ever truly worthy enough to witness him fully unveiled in all his glory.

00:15:36Toward the Sterlings?

00:15:38What kind of being?

00:15:39What kind of power could devour the energy of an entire city with such force?

00:15:44It's heading towards the Sterlings?

00:15:47Unbelievable.

00:15:48How could they possibly be connected to that existence?

00:15:50I am less than a mere worm when standing before such overwhelming power.

00:15:55I won't even think of seeking him out.

00:15:57Not with powers such as his.

00:16:00A dukedom would be a mere trifle.

00:16:02A petty price to pay.

00:16:03If it means I could stand beside true power.

00:16:11I am almost there.

00:16:12Soon enough, my old power will ignite.

00:16:26This boy is plain looking imbued.

00:16:29I'm Henry.

00:16:30You're Jude Sterling?

00:16:31Your family paid a fortune to have me educate you.

00:16:35Or rather, to teach you the alphabet.

00:16:39If he weren't born as Sterling, he'd never get to encounter a literary genius like me.

00:16:45And yet he has the audacity to look displaced.

00:16:48Unbelievable.

00:16:51Can you even memorize just one of these books in a single day?

00:16:55Even as a bond would fail.

00:16:56Here are seven books.

00:16:58Choose one.

00:16:59I will drill you for 15 hours without rest.

00:17:02By the end, you will have fully comprehended at least one entire volume.

00:17:06These are just children's primers.

00:17:07And this is the profound heritage they boast about?

00:17:11Hilarious.

00:17:12I'm well aware that you're a slow learner.

00:17:14And yes, these texts are far beyond your comprehension.

00:17:18But then...

00:17:20Enough with your charades.

00:17:22Hurry.

00:17:23Pick one of these books in front of you.

00:17:27The alien.

00:17:34What do you mean by that?

00:17:41Are you saying that not a single one appeals to you at all?

00:17:46Listen, child.

00:17:47These are all...

00:17:49Don't tell me.

00:17:50You actually expect to study them all?

00:17:52Let me tell you.

00:17:53Even ants cannot move mountains.

00:17:56Even two days still won't be enough.

00:17:58Then what do you mean?

00:18:00Stop toying with me.

00:18:01I'm one of Solorayne's ten literary titans.

00:18:03Were it not for the Sterlings, you...

00:18:16This pressure and this flow...

00:18:18Is he really ten years old?

00:18:20How can he write this when it takes decades to master?

00:18:23I had already mastered all of this by the time I was three.

00:18:27Lines flow free.

00:18:28No rigid rows.

00:18:29Grace found in chaos.

00:18:30Ball strobe stands.

00:18:31The italic script.

00:18:33You already know that?

00:18:34Gothic script is neat.

00:18:35Cursive is wild.

00:18:36But italic script?

00:18:37It's perfect balance.

00:18:38Controlled yet elegant.

00:18:40To truly reach the mastery of this craft,

00:18:42one must first conquer both Gothic and cursive styles.

00:18:45Yet somehow,

00:18:47it's fallen into the hands of a mute child.

00:18:51Now you choose silence.

00:18:56A backwater mute?

00:18:58Possessing imperial-grade calligraphy?

00:19:00What utter nonsense.

00:19:02It's true.

00:19:03Your writing is impressive.

00:19:05But do you really expect me to believe that you mastered all of these three?

00:19:09I find it hard to believe.

00:19:11Very well.

00:19:12Let's see you prove it.

00:19:18In Plutarch's parallel lives,

00:19:20which Roman general boldly crossed the Rubicon declaring,

00:19:23the tie is cast.

00:19:24Do you know that?

00:19:26Now tell me,

00:19:27against whom did he wage this great civil war?

00:19:32Julius...

00:19:34Caesar.

00:19:39He waged his civil war

00:19:41against Pompey the Great,

00:19:43once his own ally.

00:19:45And his partner?

00:19:47Crassus and Pompey.

00:19:49You've...

00:19:50You've already memorized parallel lives!

00:19:52I can't believe it!

00:19:53He's mastered this through and through.

00:19:56Finish this line.

00:19:57From Cicero.

00:19:58Or Tempora.

00:19:59Or Moris.

00:20:00From Cotillian Marians.

00:20:02Denouncing Catelyn's conspiracy.

00:20:03Which speech was it?

00:20:04The first Cotillian Marian.

00:20:06He breathes the classics.

00:20:08Fortune favors the bold.

00:20:10Whose famous words are these?

00:20:12Write it down.

00:20:13Virgil's Aeneid.

00:20:15Dulce at the Choral Mass.

00:20:17To die for one's country.

00:20:18Pro patria mori.

00:20:20How about the art of living is more like...

00:20:22The wrestlers than the dancers.

00:20:25This boy's a real protégé.

00:20:26Who first refused to fight in the Iliad?

00:20:30Achilles.

00:20:31The greatest warrior.

00:20:32He chose pride over war.

00:20:35Who leads Aeneas through the other world?

00:20:40The Sibyl of Cule.

00:20:46What you've done goes well beyond the limits of the syllabus.

00:20:49This is truly next-level Homeric wisdom.

00:20:55I'm unworthy to be your teacher.

00:20:57Your wisdom and talent are far beyond mine.

00:21:00You mentioned earlier that you've memorized all these by the age of three.

00:21:04I believe that your brilliance is on another level.

00:21:08You should be the one teaching me.

00:21:09What three years old?

00:21:10I wasn't talking about this life.

00:21:12I'm talking about a life long ago.

00:21:16I must be off.

00:21:19I was a fool to scorn the whispers of wisdom.

00:21:22Divine wisdom met my eyes today.

00:21:25Jude Sterling.

00:21:26After tomorrow, your name will echo across the entire city.

00:21:30You absolutely have to attend the Prince's Feast tomorrow.

00:21:34His name will echo across the city.

00:21:36That means tomorrow at the banquet.

00:21:40That will be his defining moment.

00:21:49The italic script.

00:21:51Is this the piece he wrote?

00:21:53Even his italic writing seems to dance on paper.

00:21:56His skills are otherworldly.

00:21:58Crowned with confidence.

00:22:00I'm finding it hard to believe that he's ever been mute.

00:22:03Hello, sir.

00:22:06Frame this.

00:22:07Just like the one from last night.

00:22:08Use a gold frame.

00:22:10Place it in the study.

00:22:13This writing floats gracefully, yet cuts really deep.

00:22:16Sir, such mastery takes decades to achieve.

00:22:19Who could possibly create such artistry?

00:22:37Dad.

00:22:38Jude won't be able to learn in time.

00:22:40Even Mr. Clay gave up while trying to teach him this morning.

00:22:43That's true, Dad.

00:22:44Mr. Clay refused to instruct him.

00:22:46The servants reported to me that they saw the tutor left Jude's study by noon.

00:22:51Dad.

00:22:52How about we don't let him attend tomorrow?

00:22:55He's going to make fools out of us in front of everyone.

00:22:58This is settled.

00:22:59Enough with that topic.

00:23:00Because the child will have to be there.

00:23:06The wind is howling strangely.

00:23:08That's true.

00:23:09Let me close the door.

00:23:12Let me close the door.

00:23:27That recluse again.

00:23:29He resumes his cultivation.

00:23:32I don't know why, but I've been getting this feeling.

00:23:36What is it?

00:23:36I can sense that.

00:23:39Our meeting with the powerful being is drawing near.

00:23:43Are you sure?

00:23:44So Jensen has finally won their approval.

00:23:48What about me?

00:23:49Where does that leave me?

00:23:58Soon.

00:23:59Almost there.

00:24:08Done at last.

00:24:13Trinity Ground.

00:24:14My breakthrough's done.

00:24:16I've transcended.

00:24:17Trinity Convergence achieved at H-10.

00:24:19I've matched my past life's peak.

00:24:21I read the celestial signs that the hollow fryer of legend has returned.

00:24:33By the grace of his holy light.

00:24:36What's taking him so long?

00:24:38Where is he?

00:24:38Grandpa.

00:24:40This feast is of the highest importance.

00:24:42Must we really be held up by that mute?

00:24:43Exactly.

00:24:44Nothing will change even if he won't go with us today.

00:24:46She's right, Dad.

00:24:47The other nobles will mock us if we parade a mute in front of everyone.

00:24:51Besides, he's been raised in the countryside.

00:24:53He lacks all cultured grace.

00:24:55Nobles always judge first by one's refinement and wit.

00:24:57He goes.

00:24:58And that's why I'm...

00:24:59But...

00:25:00Grandpa.

00:25:01In just one day, this extraordinary talent has shattered my expectations.

00:25:05I was a fool to scorn the whispers of wisdom.

00:25:08Divine wisdom met my eyes today.

00:25:10You absolutely have to attend the Prince's Feast tomorrow.

00:25:14This time, perhaps Jude may astonish all the noble guests.

00:25:19The entire Sterling Clan and even the Prince.

00:25:23Move it, sir.

00:25:24Hurry.

00:25:25Why do you walk so slowly?

00:25:28Hurry, Jude.

00:25:36All right.

00:25:38Everyone's here.

00:25:39Let's go to the Princess Manor.

00:25:47Sean.

00:25:48All literary elites will attend the Prince's birthday today.

00:25:51Ten years of effort has led you to this moment.

00:25:53It's been far too long.

00:25:54It has finally come.

00:25:56All noble houses will assemble.

00:25:57I expect you to completely stun every single one of them in the scholarly duel.

00:26:01Besides, Mr. Clay is your former mentor.

00:26:04I'm very sure that he will back you up during the duel.

00:26:06Your success in that duel will shine like a favorable light on Mr. Clay in front of the royalty.

00:26:15Jude, today's feast is merely a ceremony.

00:26:18What matters the most is the intellectual contest they will be holding.

00:26:22As I have predicted, your cousin Sean will try to stun everyone.

00:26:26Ten years of effort has led you to this moment.

00:26:28You see, when your father retires, your cousin Sean will be the head of the Sterling family.

00:26:34But you are still the Sterling heir's apparent.

00:26:36Your uncle fears your claim.

00:26:38Once Sean gets the position, he'll exile you for sure.

00:26:41Unless the Prince acknowledges you.

00:26:44However, that won't happen.

00:26:47I can't bear the thought of seeing you.

00:26:49Be exiled once more, Jude.

00:26:51For many years, I've prepared for this moment.

00:26:55Just heed me this once.

00:26:57Starting now, humble yourself.

00:27:00Trail Sean like a servant and remember your place.

00:27:04Today you'll be meeting literary giants.

00:27:06Perhaps you'll even have an audience with the Prince today.

00:27:09Stick close to him, you'll at least get recognized.

00:27:13What's with that smirk?

00:27:17I, Jude Sterling, will bow to no man.

00:27:21Must you always defy me?

00:27:24I, Jude Sterling, will bow to no man.

00:27:28You can speak now.

00:27:31You're not a mute.

00:27:32Indeed, I never was.

00:27:42What do you want from us?

00:27:47Oh well.

00:27:48You'll know soon enough.

00:27:51Oh, nice to see everybody here.

00:27:55I believe he's here.

00:27:56I think he's here.

00:27:57I think he's here.

00:28:04Mr. Reeves, thank you for coming.

00:28:06And this must be...

00:28:07He's the literary comment, Philip Reeves.

00:28:11Everyone speaks of you.

00:28:12A true prodigy in literature since your teens.

00:28:14This way, please.

00:28:17So what you're saying is, the Sterling's heir, a mute kid, wields diverse script styles,

00:28:22and by ten has already mastered all the classical works and even outdone you?

00:28:27That's impossible.

00:28:28Ten years old?

00:28:29He couldn't have mastered that unless...

00:28:32He started studying while still in the womb.

00:28:35For this hearsay, I'd dismiss it.

00:28:39Honestly, it's a shame that the child cannot speak.

00:28:44Huh?

00:28:44From the Dawnshire Reeves, their lord and rising star, Philip Reeves, here to offer their eternal blessings.

00:28:50Philip Reeves?

00:28:51That reclusive prodigy graces us.

00:28:53He may soon stand among Solorin's literary masters.

00:28:56Ah, my brilliant student at last.

00:28:59Master, I hope you are well.

00:29:06And respects to Mr. Clay and Mr. Turner.

00:29:08He is a true gentleman indeed.

00:29:11Bearing of a classical scholar.

00:29:14The House of Sterling has arrived.

00:29:16Coming to wish the Prince enduring prosperity and honor.

00:29:20They're finally here.

00:29:21Come, let's go.

00:29:22Let's go greet the Sterling family together.

00:29:24I'll be the one to judge myself what sort of prodigy he truly is.

00:29:27What's so special about the Sterlings?

00:29:29Why would the great scholars greet them?

00:29:32Surely they're not going there to greet that Sean Sterling.

00:29:34He's a complete imbecile.

00:29:35I wonder who.

00:29:36They have no one else but Sean.

00:29:38And he's totally useless.

00:29:40Mr. Sterling, it's been too long.

00:29:41Finally.

00:29:42Yesterday was just a warm-up.

00:29:44Yet his brilliance was clear even in that brief moment.

00:29:48Today on the grand stage, he will awe the Solorin with this divine presence.

00:29:52I told you, Jude, your name will carry like a mighty roar throughout a Solorin.

00:29:57So what if you're mute?

00:29:59Where's Anthony?

00:30:00What's taking so long?

00:30:01No idea.

00:30:02No matter.

00:30:03Let's go in.

00:30:05Huh?

00:30:08My reputation truly carries this much weight now.

00:30:11The three literary giants together with these powerful high lords, they're all here just for me.

00:30:16I raised a great son.

00:30:18Only the prince has yet to arrive.

00:30:22Sir Jensen.

00:30:23I have this strange feeling.

00:30:26Me too, your highness.

00:30:28He's getting close.

00:30:30I can sense it.

00:30:32That powerful presence is sneering.

00:30:34It's getting closer by the second.

00:30:37Prince Southar, Mr. Jensen.

00:30:39Where is everyone?

00:30:40The Sterlings are here.

00:30:41Mr. Clay and the other masters went to welcome them.

00:30:44Even the others have followed.

00:30:45The Sterlings.

00:30:49In that case, we shouldn't miss this.

00:30:58Mr. Clay, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Turner, you honor me too much.

00:31:02You flatter me.

00:31:08Dad.

00:31:08What's going on?

00:31:09Dad, what was that?

00:31:12There he is.

00:31:19That's Jude Sterling.

00:31:20He has the dignity of a true gentleman.

00:31:25It's rare for a kid in these times.

00:31:29But wait, who is Jude?

00:31:30Who is he?

00:31:31They say they cast him out as a child.

00:31:33But that brat has never spoken a word.

00:31:36Sam.

00:31:37Does Sterling mute air?

00:31:38Jude Sterling's here?

00:31:39They're all gathered here for Jude.

00:31:42We've been waiting for you.

00:31:44Hail to Prince Southar.

00:31:48The Prince has arrived.

00:31:50Hail to Prince Southar.

00:31:51May your highness reign with greatness for millennia.

00:31:54Hail to Prince Southar.

00:31:57May your highness reign with greatness for millennia.

00:32:00Hail to Prince Southar.

00:32:06Hey Jude, on your knees.

00:32:08The Prince demands respect.

00:32:10Kneel?

00:32:11The one who should kneel is him.

00:32:16Jude, what are you doing?

00:32:18Stop it.

00:32:19On your knees.

00:32:21This is bad.

00:32:22This is treason.

00:32:23Is he trying to get us all killed?

00:32:41Are you Prince Southar?

00:32:45Are you Prince Southar?

00:32:49Wasn't he mute?

00:32:50What?

00:32:50Why is he speaking?

00:32:51He's not a mute.

00:32:52Impossible.

00:32:52The grandson.

00:32:53Wasn't he the mute one?

00:32:54How dare you?

00:32:55Get down on your knees for the Prince.

00:32:58We're doomed.

00:32:59Your highness.

00:33:00We renounced him years ago.

00:33:01He's not our kin.

00:33:02We're not related.

00:33:06Step back.

00:33:08But, your highness.

00:33:09Step back.

00:33:10As you wish.

00:33:14He never holds back.

00:33:16Rise now.

00:33:17All of you.

00:33:18Thank you, your highness.

00:33:19Mr. Jensen and I heard that Mr. Clay brought everyone out here to greet you personally.

00:33:24once you arrive.

00:33:26So, we thought we had to see what the commotion is all about.

00:33:30There's no need for formalities.

00:33:32Frankly speaking, the only reason I came here was for him.

00:33:36Oh?

00:33:36And what is so special about this young man?

00:33:39The boy commands the brush like an immortal master.

00:33:42Every technique, aged to perfection.

00:33:44He moves with the grace of masters.

00:33:48A ten-year-old boy?

00:33:49Like an immortal?

00:33:50Mr. Clay.

00:33:51Your arithmetic is failing you now.

00:33:55Not just that.

00:33:56He's also astonishingly learned.

00:33:58A walking library.

00:33:59A walking library?

00:34:02Mr. Clay.

00:34:03Each must have dulled your mind.

00:34:05Are you seriously claiming that a child's babble counts as philosophy now?

00:34:09Maybe next time you'll claim that he invented writing.

00:34:13He's gone crazy.

00:34:17Mr. Clay.

00:34:19Age must have dulled your mind.

00:34:21I saw it with my own eyes.

00:34:22I warn you not to judge him by his youth.

00:34:24Of all the scholars I've met,

00:34:26he alone possesses the greatest literary genius like a demon.

00:34:35Mr. Clay, I know that you wish to impress the prince today,

00:34:38but this has gone from ambition to outright madness.

00:34:41Don't you think so, huh?

00:34:42Silence!

00:34:42Yes, master.

00:34:46Benjamin.

00:34:47Mr. Clay claims that your grandson is exceptional.

00:34:50Is this all true?

00:34:52No.

00:34:53Careful, your highness.

00:34:54It's clear that Brad is putting on an act.

00:34:56Mr. Clay must have been tricked by him.

00:34:58John!

00:34:58Shut up!

00:35:00I'm ashamed to be your teacher.

00:35:01You're blind not to see his brilliance.

00:35:03Silence!

00:35:04If you had even a tenth of Jude's talent,

00:35:06he'd dominate the literary world.

00:35:09What?

00:35:10A tenth of his talent?

00:35:11Mr. Clay's gone mad.

00:35:13He lost his senses.

00:35:14How could he even compare that backwater brat to my son?

00:35:20All talk and no proof.

00:35:22Well then, let the literary duels decide.

00:35:24Since Mr. Clay speaks so highly of your abilities,

00:35:27why don't you fight for your family's honor, June Sterling?

00:35:32Represent the House of Sterling?

00:35:34What makes them worthy of my efforts?

00:35:36No way!

00:35:37Absolutely not!

00:35:40He'll humiliate all of us!

00:35:41I'm the genius of our house!

00:35:43The undisputed genius of our generation!

00:35:46I've prepared for this contest for many years!

00:35:49But what about him?

00:35:50A pathetic mute!

00:35:51Why should he take my place?

00:35:53Silence!

00:35:53I won't!

00:35:54Master, I'm the one!

00:35:56I said be quiet!

00:35:58Sure!

00:36:01Mr. Clay has spoken.

00:36:03You're not even one-tenth of Jude's wisdom!

00:36:08Grandpa, but I...

00:36:10By sunset, you will understand.

00:36:14We'll follow the princess' commands.

00:36:16I, too, believe that Jude can redefine what genius truly means.

00:36:21He'll show everyone just bluffing!

00:36:23What?

00:36:23Redefine?

00:36:24Ridiculous!

00:36:25They'll just embarrass themselves!

00:36:27I haven't agreed to anything.

00:36:30Please, Jude.

00:36:31Will you just do as you're cold?

00:36:36Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

00:36:38Good!

00:36:39There is just one last thing I want to know.

00:36:42Everyone knows that you are a mute.

00:36:44So why is it that you can, all of a sudden, speak now?

00:36:49Tell me, how come you suddenly changed?

00:36:56If you mess this up, that'll be considered as treason!

00:37:03Hmm, it just happened suddenly.

00:37:09How peculiar.

00:37:10Must we stand here?

00:37:12My legs are aching.

00:37:14Huh?

00:37:15Did you hear that?

00:37:16Jude Sterling even lacks basic manners!

00:37:19Who would dare complain for royalty?

00:37:20The kid has no manners at all!

00:37:22That's because he was raised in the village!

00:37:23He's what have you thrown to the mountains!

00:37:25This is embarrassing!

00:37:27All right, that's enough.

00:37:29Everyone, let's head to the hall.

00:37:35Everyone, let's head to the hall.

00:37:44Nobody else has recognized it yet, but I recognized your talent from the moment we met the other night.

00:37:51We owe you and your mother for what both of you endured.

00:37:54But now I need to rely on you.

00:37:57The Prince has kept our family at a distance for years.

00:38:00We need to regain his attention.

00:38:02But I'm not a Sterling.

00:38:04Why do you think I would help you?

00:38:05Your last name's Sterling!

00:38:07If it's about the name, then I'd be happy to change it now.

00:38:11Call me Oren.

00:38:27I am begging you.

00:38:30In one condition.

00:38:32Just name it.

00:38:34Mom and I suffered out there for so many years.

00:38:36I made it through.

00:38:37But she, she endured endless suffering until it killed her.

00:38:42I didn't come back to join your Sterling family.

00:38:45I'm here to demand justice for my mother.

00:38:49So listen carefully.

00:38:51If I win this contest, you, Benjamin Sterling, and your whole household, and even down to your family dog, will

00:39:00go to her grave.

00:39:01And you all better show up.

00:39:03You'll bow and confess how blind and foolish you all were.

00:39:08What the hell are you saying?

00:39:09Dad, are you telling me that you were convinced that he actually got talent?

00:39:14Shut up, both of you!

00:39:22All right.

00:39:24If you win, I'll do what you want me to do.

00:39:27I'll march every last Sterling to your mom's grave.

00:39:30We will all show our respect and admit that we were fools to throw you out.

00:39:36Dad!

00:39:37Grandpa!

00:39:47I might not belong to this world, but from the moment I came here, I saw you as my mother.

00:39:54Seven years ago, they threw you out of the family just because they came out mute.

00:39:58Stop being lazy and get this mess cleaned up!

00:40:00I'm sorry, sir.

00:40:01I made extra 50 bucks today.

00:40:03You wanted the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, right?

00:40:05I'm still a thousand short, but Mama will get it for you soon.

00:40:08Today, I'll crush the Sterling family, and I'll make sure that by tomorrow,

00:40:12their whole Sterling clan will kneel before your grave and give respect.

00:40:16They will all bow to you and admit that they were wrong.

00:40:28I'm Jude Sterling.

00:40:29Mom is sick.

00:40:30She doesn't have much time left.

00:40:32I've never called you Dad before.

00:40:33Dad, could you come see her?

00:40:47I'm so sorry.

00:40:49I...

00:40:50I won't be here anymore to see you sore.

00:40:54You're just ten years old.

00:40:56Just when you needed me most.

00:41:13Mom, forgive me.

00:41:15I'm not mute.

00:41:16I'm sorry.

00:41:17I just wish you could have heard my voice.

00:41:19They want me back.

00:41:20Therefore, I'm going.

00:41:22They threw you out just like a piece of trash.

00:41:25With no name and no rights, I'll promise that I'll make them pay.

00:41:31Every last Sterling will have to kneel in morn clothes in front of your grave.

00:41:36I'll force them until they scream at themselves that they were fools.

00:41:39That they've wronged you.

00:41:42This is madness.

00:41:43Grandpa, why the hell is he taking my spot?

00:41:45This was our last shot to prove ourselves, and you just handed it to him!

00:41:52Remember this day.

00:41:53Because of my presence, today will become the most glorious day ever recorded in your family's history.

00:42:01So watch carefully and see for yourself how I, Jude Sterling, will elevate your status so far beyond anything you

00:42:08could ever imagine in your life.

00:42:10Jude, what are you saying?

00:42:11If your entire family failed to keep the promises you gave me, then keep your eyes wide open and watch

00:42:17how I, Jude Sterling, will personally bury every one of you in the deepest, darkest pits of damnation.

00:42:24How dare you!

00:42:25Shut up!

00:42:25Jude Sterling, you got a death wish?

00:42:27Jude!

00:42:30Heaven or hell, our destiny hangs in the balance.

00:42:33We'll see how a ten-year-old wealth can bring us glory in a day to elevate this family or

00:42:39crush us into the darkest depths of damnation.

00:42:43Grandpa!

00:42:43Let's go, quickly!

00:42:45If destiny grants us a prodigy, I promise to kneel at her grave.

00:42:49Dad, have you really lost your mind?

00:42:51Dad, you're the Sterling Patriarch! Since when do you bow down to your son's wife's grave?

00:42:55Grandpa, this is total nonsense!

00:42:58A total nonsense?

00:42:58If he's the prodigy, I don't care if I'm the Patriarch.

00:43:05Did you feel that?

00:43:06When he moved towards us, it's not a man, but a force of nature, and I felt a crushing, suffocating

00:43:13terror.

00:43:14When the heavens rumbled and stirred last night, I knew that it came from the Sterlings.

00:43:19But, I have never imagined.

00:43:22What do we do now?

00:43:23He's really here, but I am too scared to call him.

00:43:26Skye's here.

00:43:27But what if we are both mistaken?

00:43:29The kid is still too young to have that power.

00:43:32Attend your feast.

00:43:33And you?

00:43:33I'll be calling the Masters.

00:43:35I'll rally them here.

00:43:36I'm out of my depth.

00:43:37Let the Masters judge him to see if he's the real immortal.

00:43:40And if he is?

00:43:42We'll bow to him, huh?

00:43:44Not everyone could have the chance of meeting him.

00:43:47If he weren't a kid, I'd call him dad.

00:43:49You should too if I were you.

00:43:51What?

00:44:11Don Shire breed scholars.

00:44:13Half of Soloran's greatest literary legends were born and raised under our very skies.

00:44:18And as your Prince Salthor, I cherish each and every house's cultural legacy.

00:44:23And today, the eight great families stand firmly rooted in long and profound traditions of learning and intellect.

00:44:30Every four years, we assemble in the solemn tradition for the Battle of Wits.

00:44:34A gathering meant to inspire the younger generations to achieve the highest standards of cultural excellence.

00:44:41Here today, in my 80th birthday banquet.

00:44:45Love, life, and boundless fortune to you, Prince Salthor.

00:44:49May be prospered through the ages.

00:44:51Love, and Prince Salthor.

00:44:54What an honor to have my birthday celebration coincide with the quadrennial Battle of Wits.

00:45:00And today, we're graced by three literary giants.

00:45:03First to be honored is Henry Clay of the Calligraphy Society.

00:45:07A master whose brushwork breathes vitality into paper.

00:45:11Each stroke unfolding stories of the human soul, portraying emotions and truths that span the ages.

00:45:18Next is Chester Barrett.

00:45:20At 20, he composed The Untrammeled.

00:45:23A work so profound and stirring that it is said to break hearts across the realms, leaving readers breathless with

00:45:29its brilliance.

00:45:30You see him?

00:45:31He's my mentor.

00:45:31And Master Miles Turner.

00:45:34By the age of 29, he led Soloran's letters and offering counsel to emperors themselves, distilling the wisdom of millennia

00:45:41into insights that shaped the realm.

00:45:43This gatherer's prestige is really unmatched.

00:45:46We have half of Soloran's intellectual elite.

00:45:48They're all here.

00:45:48To be recognized here would make one's reputation.

00:45:51Today, I will be hosting the Battle of Wits with the three masters as our judges.

00:45:56In the previous contests we held, we offered modest prizes, just a billion or two.

00:46:02But today happens to be my birthday.

00:46:04Therefore, the rewards must match the occasion.

00:46:09Whoever wins first place in this intellectual duel gets five billion in cash.

00:46:15Five billion?

00:46:16Five billion?

00:46:17Five billion?

00:46:18Billion?

00:46:19Five billion?

00:46:20Five billion?

00:46:21This is unreal.

00:46:22You must win.

00:46:23The prize is five billion.

00:46:24That's more liquid wealth than the entire family ever has.

00:46:27But that bastard stole Soloran's place.

00:46:29Now he's flaunting his wealth.

00:46:32Truly a prodigy, he is a ten-year-old.

00:46:34The proper composure of an emperor.

00:46:37And that is not all.

00:46:38Should you emerge victorious today, I will personally petition the throne to crown your house with the title of...

00:46:48Dawnshire's Paramount Bloodline.

00:46:51Paramount Bloodline?

00:46:52Paramount Bloodline by Imperial mandate!

00:46:54Total dominance over the Dawnshire's nobility!

00:46:56No Dawnshire house has ever claimed this title.

00:46:58I wonder who will get it this time.

00:47:00If you lose, I'll break your legs myself!

00:47:03Philip, you must win this duel.

00:47:06Dad, no one outmatches me.

00:47:08Who?

00:47:10Except, maybe him.

00:47:15The Paramount Bloodline?

00:47:17Isn't this the very thing they were desperately craving?

00:47:20Yet this honor forces even the noble to drag themselves through hell for the name.

00:47:25With one calculated move, they'd rocket to divine status.

00:47:29Let's begin!

00:47:30Announce your numbers.

00:47:31Confirm if all are present.

00:47:32House Zeller, all present.

00:47:34House Reeves, all present.

00:47:36House Spencer, all present.

00:47:37House Zink, all present.

00:47:39House Stones, all present.

00:47:40House Sterling, all present.

00:47:42For the Battle of Wits, let the heir of every clan come forward.

00:47:46Keith Wilkins of House Wilkins.

00:47:48Philip Reeves of House Reeves.

00:47:49Rowan Hayes of House Hayes.

00:47:51Ethan Spencer of House Spencer.

00:47:52Rowan Stone of House Stone.

00:47:53Morgan Sink of House Sink.

00:47:54Caleb Seller of House Zeller.

00:47:58Jude Sterling of House Sterling.

00:48:03All right.

00:48:04Let the battle begin.

00:48:05And may each contender step forward.

00:48:07This battle tests three essential skills.

00:48:10First, intellect.

00:48:12Second, erudition.

00:48:13And third, calligraphy.

00:48:18Grandpa, just wait and see.

00:48:20Choosing Jude over me will disgrace us.

00:48:22Clearly, you underestimate your brother, but he outshines you tenfold.

00:48:26But that's absurd!

00:48:28Dad!

00:48:28I'm not buying any of it!

00:48:30Dad!

00:48:30Now is not the right time to make all the worst decisions!

00:48:34Be patient.

00:48:35Time will tell in the end.

00:48:37Round one, intellect.

00:48:38Test your reflexes.

00:48:39Master the couplet duel.

00:48:41Survive the verse chain.

00:48:42What?

00:48:43Couplets?

00:48:43We've never had that before.

00:48:45I memorized everything except the couplets.

00:48:46There's no way I'll survive this.

00:48:48Who even studies couplets anymore?

00:48:49Even I can barely get through them.

00:48:51I can only imagine how panicked the others might feel right now.

00:48:56But not him?

00:48:59Round two, erudition.

00:49:01It is to test your memory, as well as the depth of your knowledge.

00:49:04The masters will recite a classic, and the challenge is for you to name its source,

00:49:09its history, as well as the exact page where it is from.

00:49:13Huh?

00:49:14I honestly thought the noble exams would be nothing more than child's play.

00:49:18But these are harsh rules.

00:49:20How thrilling.

00:49:21Truly.

00:49:22Hold on.

00:49:22So you're saying you expect us to know its history, and the exact page where they got

00:49:27it from?

00:49:28Huh?

00:49:30What test is this?

00:49:31This battle is absurd!

00:49:32This is madness!

00:49:33Naming the book is hard enough, even for most scholars.

00:49:36And now you're even demanding them to know the page numbers?

00:49:39Nobody can answer that!

00:49:41At least I'm spared.

00:49:42I won't survive in couplets.

00:49:44And this?

00:49:45I probably won't get one right.

00:49:47At least humiliation isn't mine today.

00:49:50Honored masters, doesn't this seem to be a bit too difficult?

00:49:58The battles in the previous years, they weren't so harsh.

00:50:02But for today, we've made it nearly impossible!

00:50:05Why would you do that?

00:50:09Because this year's contest includes none other than Jude Sterling!

00:50:13Him?

00:50:14Huh?

00:50:15Because of him?

00:50:16These impossible standards are tailored for him?

00:50:18What makes him so special?

00:50:19Did he actually do this?

00:50:20So this is supposed to be my stage?

00:50:23Is his mastery truly so outstanding, just like they say?

00:50:27Round three.

00:50:28Calligraphy.

00:50:29This time, it's ten distinct styles.

00:50:31Master more styles, execute them well, and you win.

00:50:34What is wrong with you?

00:50:36You need three lifetimes to learn all of that!

00:50:38You need ten years to master just one style, but ten styles?

00:50:41They don't want anyone to win!

00:50:43Prince Souththor never really meant to pay that five billion to anybody!

00:50:46No one can pass this battle!

00:50:48Glad I'm not the one humiliated.

00:50:49At least Jude volunteered to fall for all of us.

00:50:53That makes no sense!

00:50:54How so?

00:50:55Explain yourself then.

00:50:57You want ten scripts at a time?

00:50:58It's impossible!

00:50:59No mortal has that kind of skill!

00:51:03No mortal has that kind of skill!

00:51:13You mean him?

00:51:14There's no way!

00:51:15They're all just lying to us!

00:51:16Enough with the chatter!

00:51:18Let the battle begin!

00:51:19Mr. Barret!

00:51:20Do the honor!

00:51:21Very well!

00:51:22All right, here's your first challenge!

00:51:25Today, we honor the birthday of Prince Souththor, so my first couplet shall be for longevity!

00:51:32Oh no!

00:51:33Not just a couplet, but a birthday couplet!

00:51:36First line!

00:51:38Eagle brings blessings by Emerald Streams!

00:51:41Excellent!

00:51:42Well played, Master Barret!

00:51:45The outstanding young elites before us!

00:51:47Are they not the same eagles Mr. Barret spoke of?

00:51:53The second line should mirror the imagery and tone, and also be about longevity!

00:51:58This is way too difficult!

00:51:59These couplets are tricky, since when do they have it?

00:52:02This is the starting level?

00:52:03Mr. Barret's merciless!

00:52:05He started at this difficulty!

00:52:08Why is everybody quiet?

00:52:10None of you knows?

00:52:11I know that it is difficult, but don't give up!

00:52:15Come on, give it a try!

00:52:16You should at least give it a try!

00:52:18Even if you fail at it!

00:52:19That one is rather easy!

00:52:23Why the hesitation?

00:52:26He's so arrogant!

00:52:28We'll talk from someone who can't spell doom!

00:52:30Dude, Sterling, right?

00:52:31You didn't catch the full depth behind his couplet!

00:52:34Listen carefully!

00:52:35It's not just about birthday celebrations!

00:52:37It's all about us gift bearers!

00:52:39We're the eagles!

00:52:40And other than that, you also have to know that-

00:52:42Griffin grants fortune through ancient oaks!

00:52:45What?

00:52:46Griffin grants fortune?

00:52:47Exquisite!

00:52:48That's perfection!

00:52:49Mr. Barret called us eagles, but Jude Sterling made Prince Southor the griffin!

00:52:55That is brilliant!

00:52:56That is the right answer!

00:52:58Indeed, you're correct!

00:53:00By emerald streams, two through ancient oaks, Eagle brings blessings to Griffin Grant's fortune!

00:53:08Excellent!

00:53:09He's gifted!

00:53:10He's a genius!

00:53:12Perfect couplet!

00:53:14Perfect couplet!

00:53:14He actually did it?

00:53:16Brilliant couplet!

00:53:17Wait, but he's only ten years old!

00:53:19He barely tried answering, yet he shames all of us in here!

00:53:22He actually answered it!

00:53:24Blind luck!

00:53:24He just got lucky!

00:53:25Jude Sterling!

00:53:26Mr. Clay didn't just acknowledge you, he showered you with praise!

00:53:30Such overflowing talent!

00:53:32We doubted that in the beginning!

00:53:34But now, I can finally see why!

00:53:37Then I'll give the first line!

00:53:39Do you think you can complete it, young man?

00:53:41Of course!

00:53:42Why wouldn't I?

00:53:45Our Prince Southor remains firmly in his prime, as you see!

00:53:49His martial prowess is undiminished!

00:53:51It's only fair that he remains the focus of the challenge!

00:53:55Is that alright?

00:53:56Go ahead, Mr. Turner!

00:53:57Good!

00:53:58Jude Sterling, listen very carefully!

00:54:01Just wait a minute!

00:54:02Mr. Turner, since when is this his private test?

00:54:05Yeah!

00:54:05Why is he the only one getting a challenge?

00:54:07He was able to answer one!

00:54:09That proves nothing!

00:54:10Huh!

00:54:10But none of you will be able to answer it!

00:54:13Impossible!

00:54:14So you're implying that we're not capable, but he somehow is?

00:54:17Exactly!

00:54:18Mr. Turner, do you really think the seven of us will lose to this child?

00:54:22That's right!

00:54:23Then listen closely!

00:54:24Hold it!

00:54:25And the first line is...

00:54:28Twice Harvest Moon's turn, as Silver Crescent's cast gentle, shimmering glow!

00:54:36This is even more difficult!

00:54:38It sounds simple, but it's deeper.

00:54:41It's a numerical couple.

00:54:42You must match both the theme, as well as the math.

00:54:45What's Harvest Moon?

00:54:46And why does it turn twice?

00:54:48How about that?

00:54:49You've stumbled to answer it, right?

00:54:51Mr. Turner, he may have gotten us this time, but that doesn't mean that he won this battle!

00:54:56Yeah, that's true!

00:54:57This one's trickier than the last!

00:54:59I don't like cutting in, but I've already given you ten full breaths to think.

00:55:04If you still can't figure out the answer, I will take my chance, for I already know what it is!

00:55:11You know the answer?

00:55:11Already?

00:55:14Then place go ahead!

00:55:16As Silver Crescent, cast Gentle Shimmering Glow, twice Harvest Moon's turn.

00:55:26My answer is, with Gilded Autumn's show, double the Sage's Prime.

00:55:33Very well, that's the one!

00:55:35Seriously?

00:55:36There's no way!

00:55:37That's two in a row!

00:55:38Another lucky guess?

00:55:40How's that possible?

00:55:41Oh well.

00:55:41Ugh!

00:55:43Very good!

00:55:44That's a perfect match!

00:55:46Harvest Moon's, the Sage's Prime, the Crescent's Glow to Autumn's show.

00:55:50Wow!

00:55:50That's flawless!

00:55:52That's flawless!

00:55:52A perfect match!

00:55:54Hahahaha!

00:55:56Hahahaha!

00:55:58Hahahaha!

00:55:59My turn!

00:56:00Listen, dude.

00:56:01Ever since I left, I've been going on this problem, and it won't give me peace.

00:56:06This one kept me up.

00:56:08It is surely a genuine mind-melter.

00:56:12Do you think you can answer it this time?

00:56:16Very well.

00:56:18Let me hear it.

00:56:23Very well.

00:56:24Let me hear it.

00:56:30It's all about the digits here, kid, so better keep those numbers tight.

00:56:35Mr. Klee, let me hear it.

00:56:39First line.

00:56:40A hundred suns, a temple up.

00:56:43Thousands of tiles, hundreds of bricks.

00:56:47Hahahaha!

00:56:49How about it?

00:56:50What do you think of this one?

00:56:52I'll give you five minutes to think about it.

00:56:55You have to-

00:56:56Four bridges passed.

00:56:57Three souls over.

00:56:58One boat, two oars.

00:57:00Seriously?

00:57:01That was fast!

00:57:01Did he even think about it?

00:57:02Lightning fast!

00:57:03Quicker then!

00:57:04A hiccup!

00:57:04He's a freak!

00:57:05A total freak!

00:57:06Wow.

00:57:07I'm still trying to make sense of the first line, and he's already finished answering?

00:57:11See it now?

00:57:13The sterling bloodline is legendary!

00:57:16You're even more brilliant than I ever imagined!

00:57:19Here goes!

00:57:20Three long, two short, one palm upholds the heavens.

00:57:24Jude, we're still dealing with numbers here, but the trick is you have to read the pattern.

00:57:28My answer is-

00:57:30Already?

00:57:30He's got it again!

00:57:33But the trick is you have to read the pattern.

00:57:36My answer is-

00:57:37Six days shape creation, four horsemen, eight beatitudes.

00:57:40You-

00:57:41He's got it again!

00:57:42Now answer this one!

00:57:43Where water breeds worms, it thickens.

00:57:46Where water breeds fish, it feeds.

00:57:49Waters multiplied, creek, lake, and endless sea.

00:57:52Time to level off the questions now!

00:57:55You better prepare for linguistic acrobatics.

00:57:58Listen closely.

00:57:59Where root meets earth, it anchors.

00:58:02Where tip meets sky, it breaches.

00:58:03Woods compounded.

00:58:04Pine, oak, a towering forest.

00:58:06But-

00:58:07What?

00:58:07Even a sage would struggle with that.

00:58:10You're a dictionary demon.

00:58:12That's witchcraft!

00:58:13Alright, I'll be giving my last one.

00:58:16It's the ultimate one.

00:58:17If you could answer it, you will earn my respect.

00:58:20You mean that one?

00:58:22Mr. Barret, I know that one.

00:58:24But asking that would be too much.

00:58:27Nobody's ever solved that riddle for ages.

00:58:29Wait, is he actually referring to that line?

00:58:32The one that everyone swears is unsolvable without a line to match.

00:58:36Ah, this means that their pride's been pricked.

00:58:39Now they'll hit him with the impossible one to answer.

00:58:43It's true.

00:58:44Jude answer quickly.

00:58:45In the blink of an eye, he's embarrassing all those older scholars.

00:58:50Unless they give a hard one, I'm afraid they'll carry that shame forever.

00:58:54Father, what would be the question?

00:58:56I have no idea that if they all call it unsolvable, then it's no child's riddle.

00:59:04I know that couplet.

00:59:06If you can crack it, I promise to call you my master.

00:59:09I'm not interested to become your master.

00:59:12The arrogance in this kid!

00:59:13How insolent!

00:59:14How dare you!

00:59:15Can we all begin now?

00:59:16Let's say I solve your unsolvable couplet today.

00:59:19Does that seal my victory in this battle of wit?

00:59:22You've already won this battle.

00:59:24Whether you can solve this line or not, the brilliance of your intellect has proven no equal in this world.

00:59:30I have no objections.

00:59:31You've definitely earned the title fair and square.

00:59:35Very well.

00:59:36You may choose not to answer this one, as this problem remains unsolved for ages.

00:59:43Since you put it that way, now I'm curious. What is this unsolvable riddle of yours?

00:59:50Listen well. Lotus leaf, lilac, lilac, lake lichen.

00:59:54What does it mean?

00:59:56Lotus, lilac, and lichen?

00:59:58Aren't all those names, names of plants?

01:00:01Not so hard, right?

01:00:03Hmm. Interesting. I'll need a moment.

01:00:06I got it! I know the answer!

01:00:09What?

01:00:10What? You?

01:00:14Keith! Be quiet! This challenge is beyond you!

01:00:17Dad, must you question me? This is child's play!

01:00:20Child's play?

01:00:21The answer is thorny, though in my eyes, hardly worth a second glance.

01:00:25You owned the stage long enough, yet you're being so quiet now.

01:00:28Finally, it's now my turn to shine and earn the crown.

01:00:31Alright, let's hear it then.

01:00:33Lotus leaf, lilac, lilac, lake lichen. It captures a vision of life.

01:00:38They expand their reach from water to shore.

01:00:40So here's my answer. Green health, granite glance, glowing springs.

01:00:48Mr. Wilkins, that doesn't pair. Just what the hell is that?

01:00:51Yeah.

01:00:51How is it not fitting? Mr. Reeves, don't you know versus?

01:00:54Shut it! Guards! Remove this simpleton out of here.

01:01:00Throw him out!

01:01:01Mr. Barrett! Green health's the lotus leaf! The health's other side is springs! My logic stands!

01:01:05The artistry of that first line escapes you entirely, and yet you dare to answer it?

01:01:11Throw him out!

01:01:12What do all of you here know? My imagery fits, my rhythm drew, and it captures the cliff's menace!

01:01:18Just stop it, Wilkins!

01:01:19Lotus leaf, lilac, lilac, lake lichen. Think about these words carefully!

01:01:24They're all starting with letter L!

01:01:26Yeah, this is no mere imagery only. What we have here is alliteration! A flawless line! An impossible standard!

01:01:35All starts with L! Indeed, all L initials!

01:01:38Lotus starts with L!

01:01:40From lotus to lilac, and even lichen. They all start with the letter L! All crowned with L!

01:01:46You fool! You're blind to its design! And yet you strut like you want! You made things difficult!

01:01:52Lotus leaf, lilac, lilac, lilac, and all starts with L! The art is in the sound!

01:01:57Exactly!

01:01:58Oh god! How did I miss that?

01:02:00Guards! Remove this gesture from this hall now!

01:02:05I'm sorry! I'm begging you!

01:02:07I am ready to answer!

01:02:08Huh? Not again?

01:02:10Is he bluffing like him too? The first line was hard, but he solved it?

01:02:14Let go of me! I'll leave this place, but let me hear his answer first!

01:02:19My answer is...

01:02:21Rose root, reed brush, red rose hip!

01:02:24He got it! A true marvel!

01:02:26The unsolvable line! He solved it!

01:02:29A genius! A true genius!

01:02:31This can't be!

01:02:32This is sorcery!

01:02:33He actually cracked it!

01:02:34I yield utterly!

01:02:35I'd hardly call this line difficult!

01:02:37I only pause because I don't want to rush it, not because I don't know the answer!

01:02:41Then, what was on your mind?

01:02:42What's on my mind? To reduce your legendary test to rubble...

01:02:45...until there's nothing left for you to boast about!

01:02:49To rubble? Explain yourself!

01:02:50I crafted five answers!

01:02:52What?! Five?!

01:02:52Five?!

01:02:53This is not a timeless riddle!

01:02:55From now on, never use this for tests again!

01:02:58You thought of five answers?!

01:02:59You're just wildly!

01:03:00How dare you?!

01:03:02What five?!

01:03:04Lotus leaf, lilac lilt, leg lichen!

01:03:07The first answer that I gave you is...

01:03:10...Rose root, reed rush, red rose hip!

01:03:13As for the second answer...

01:03:15...Moss mound, maple mist, misty meadow!

01:03:18That fits!

01:03:19He's right!

01:03:21And for the third answer...

01:03:24...Willow wood, white wood, wild wheat!

01:03:27The fourth answer will be...

01:03:29...Bay beach, broad banks, briny billows!

01:03:32There's no way!

01:03:33And lastly, the fifth...

01:03:36...Brookbend, bayou branch, blue brine!

01:03:38Ooh!

01:03:39That's unbelievable!

01:03:41Five answers!

01:03:42I can't believe it!

01:03:43What about it?

01:03:44Gosh!

01:03:45Please take me!

01:03:46I want to learn from you!

01:03:49You wanna learn from me?

01:03:50I've never witnessed such a brilliant mind like yours!

01:03:53You outshine the ancients!

01:03:54That's crazy!

01:03:55My god!

01:03:56Even Mr. Barrett's bowing to him!

01:03:59You really wanna learn from me?

01:04:02Right now, you still...

01:04:05...don't qualify!

01:04:06Huh?!

01:04:07What did you say?!

01:04:08That's way too cocky!

01:04:08How dare you?!

01:04:09Mr. Barrett even bowed to him!

01:04:11And he turned him down!

01:04:12Who does it think he is?!

01:04:13Mr. Barrett doesn't qualify?!

01:04:15How dare you?!

01:04:16Who taught you that?!

01:04:17Mr. Barrett kneeling to him?

01:04:18This world has gone completely mad!

01:04:20He actually refused him!

01:04:21Even if he said no, he didn't have to say he doesn't qualify!

01:04:25Jude!

01:04:26Quit running your mouth!

01:04:27Unless Mr. Jensen and I are blind, we're looking at a true legend!

01:04:31If that's the case, then he really doesn't measure up.

01:04:34Maybe even I fall short of the standard as well!

01:04:38Can we finally move on to the next trial?

01:04:41Mr. Chester, stand up!

01:04:42You simply don't have the qualities that he requires!

01:04:47What?!

01:04:48Mr. Stand up!

01:04:48The Lunamount delegation will explain everything!

01:04:52Lunamount?

01:04:53So you mean the Solorane's protectors, the Lunamounts?!

01:04:56According to legends!

01:04:57Even the Emperor must train with them!

01:04:59They work side by side with each other!

01:05:02They're really dispatching the envoys?!

01:05:05I didn't know that the Prince has this connection that even the Lunamounts attend his birthday!

01:05:11No way!

01:05:13This can't be real!

01:05:14Grandpa, what exactly is the Lunamount?

01:05:16They're what they call the real deities!

01:05:19They wield so much power that even the royalty are forced to kneel!

01:05:25They are mystics?!

01:05:27They actually exist?!

01:05:28They are in this world?!

01:05:29Goodness me!

01:05:30Open your eyes!

01:05:31There's more than just your little pond, you know?!

01:05:34If Lunamount ever considered taking me in, who cares about inheritance?

01:05:38Arch-Sage would mean nothing!

01:05:40All mortal achievements are dust before them!

01:05:42Every name fades to nothing in their shadow!

01:05:45Sean, the Lunamount rarely appears!

01:05:49This is it!

01:05:50This is your golden chance!

01:05:51Dad!

01:05:52Break your connections to reach them!

01:05:53Their simple approval could make you filthy rich!

01:05:55Even if you become their floor scrubber!

01:05:58A servant?

01:05:59Any servant of theirs gets to have equal treatment from the rich and even from the nobility!

01:06:05What?!

01:06:09What?

01:06:10Lunamount?

01:06:10From how they are acting?

01:06:12They must be a mystic sect in this world!

01:06:15Hmph!

01:06:16How intriguing!

01:06:28Hello Hank!

01:06:29Andy!

01:06:29If he came all the way here just for nothing...

01:06:31I'll skin you alive!

01:06:33Huh?

01:06:33I wouldn't dare lie to the Lunamounts!

01:06:34Prince Southor and I, we both felt it!

01:06:37That suffocating pressure!

01:06:39Radiating from him!

01:06:40The night before, we saw him practicing!

01:06:42Devouring every spiritual enemy!

01:06:44The energy in the city!

01:06:45Ha ha ha!

01:06:46The entire city!

01:06:47Are you out of your mind?

01:06:48That kind of power requires at least trinity convergence!

01:06:51How could such a person exist?

01:06:53That's why...

01:06:54I asked you to come here!

01:06:56To verify it!

01:06:57What?!

01:07:01Our master is coming with after hearing this!

01:07:04Start preparing!

01:07:05He'll arrive shortly!

01:07:07Yes!

01:07:11Fascinating!

01:07:12Draining the entire city's energy!

01:07:14Even if it's fake, he's still a rogue mystic, isn't he?

01:07:19Do you agree with me, Hank?

01:07:20Master, Andy is a boastful man!

01:07:23Well...

01:07:23But if he really is a mystic like he says, and only ten years old, perhaps I will...

01:07:30Mentor him myself, and grant him this chance!

01:07:33What?

01:07:34Master?

01:07:35You'd actually taken a disciple?

01:07:37You're on the verge of trinity convergence already!

01:07:40Trinity convergence?

01:07:41Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

01:07:43The world believes that I'm close to achieving it!

01:07:46Yet it is...

01:07:47A realm beyond...

01:07:48The ordinary mortals!

01:07:50Only myths talk about it!

01:07:52But other than those myths, nobody else mentions it!

01:07:56Pentaforce Dominion?

01:07:58A realm of extraordinary ability!

01:08:00But for me...

01:08:01I won't!

01:08:02I'll never touch it!

01:08:05Judas solved...

01:08:06A couplet unsolved for ages!

01:08:08I'd say...

01:08:10There is no need to continue to the second trial!

01:08:14Indeed you're right!

01:08:16Though the first test measured intellect...

01:08:19He's shown us...

01:08:20Extraordinary talents that makes him...

01:08:23Deserving of being the first place even in the second trial as well!

01:08:27Hmm...

01:08:28Then further trials are simply pointless!

01:08:31I totally agree with you!

01:08:32Hmph!

01:08:34Bring the ink and brush!

01:08:40How shall we conduct this?

01:08:42Honorable judges?

01:08:44Please decide!

01:08:45If Mr. Clay insists that he knows all the ten artistic styles of calligraphy...

01:08:50Let's see...

01:08:51Let him prove to us that he can actually write!

01:08:54Very well!

01:08:55Then let him demonstrate these ten styles!

01:08:57Ten?

01:08:58Ten?

01:08:59Really?

01:09:00That's impossible!

01:09:01Nobody does that!

01:09:03Yeah...

01:09:03Chester!

01:09:04You're suggesting...

01:09:06Write the immortal creed!

01:09:08For heaven establish virtue!

01:09:11For mortals secure purposes!

01:09:13For ancestors revive wisdom!

01:09:15For eternity forges peace!

01:09:17You have to write the immortal creed ten times!

01:09:20And each of the times should be written in a different style!

01:09:23This is clearly torture!

01:09:25This feels targeted at Jude!

01:09:27Then why are they involving us?

01:09:28You're making fun of us!

01:09:29I only know one style!

01:09:31I know the gothic one!

01:09:32Ten styles is humanly impossible!

01:09:34Silence!

01:09:36Jude, do you accept?

01:09:39Jude, do you accept?

01:09:41Why wouldn't I?

01:09:42What?

01:09:42Did he really master ten?

01:09:44Well...

01:09:44I can't do it!

01:09:45I'm out!

01:09:47However...

01:09:47I refuse to believe he can do it!

01:09:49Nor do I!

01:09:50I also yield!

01:09:51So...

01:09:52All of you behind him!

01:09:53Master!

01:09:54I yield already!

01:09:55I don't know ten!

01:09:56Let alone write them!

01:09:58Same!

01:09:58Count me out!

01:09:59The trial is meaningless anyway!

01:10:01It's tailored solely for him!

01:10:03This was never a scholarly contest!

01:10:05The tests they gave us were beyond any of us!

01:10:07We're just foil for him!

01:10:08Yes!

01:10:09Exactly!

01:10:10This trial is completely meaningless!

01:10:12And now you want us to write the sacred texts in ten different styles?

01:10:16No human being can possibly know those ten styles and how to write all of them!

01:10:23Unless...

01:10:26Such exquisite brushstroke!

01:10:30His grip!

01:10:31The ink flow!

01:10:32Impossibly steady!

01:10:33He moves the brush like he has mastered it for decades!

01:10:37That is just impeccable!

01:10:40Told you so!

01:10:40You didn't believe!

01:10:41He's disgustingly skilled!

01:10:43Now are you convinced yet?

01:10:45He writes like he is the master of the brush!

01:10:51Careful!

01:10:59The cursive script!

01:11:01He's using the hardest tile!

01:11:02He even does the cursive!

01:11:04So messy!

01:11:05I can't read it like this!

01:11:06Philistine!

01:11:07This isn't messy!

01:11:08Can't you feel the flow of his writing?

01:11:10Indeed!

01:11:10Can you see how each character's pulse?

01:11:12As if the ink has a soul!

01:11:14Good!

01:11:15Such an excellent mastery!

01:11:24Be careful holding it!

01:11:25The ink still went!

01:11:28The italic script?

01:11:31The italic script!

01:11:33I told you!

01:11:34He knew that script!

01:11:35None if you believe me!!

01:11:36This is the italic script!

01:11:38Each character breathes!

01:11:45The End

01:11:46Anshalskret, is he for real?

01:11:47Indeed!

01:11:48How does he know all of this?

01:11:51Prodigy.

01:11:53Absolute prodigy.

01:11:55Your mom once told me that even if they called you mute,

01:11:58she always saw the genius in you at an early age.

01:12:02I... I believe that too, but I lack the courage to speak up.

01:12:14The End

01:12:15Clerical script? Is this clerical script?

01:12:17It's authentic clerical script!

01:12:18Unbelievable! He actually knows it!

01:12:22So what if he knows it?

01:12:23Talent is nothing without backing.

01:12:25The Lunamounts are coming.

01:12:26If I can win the Lunamount's favor,

01:12:28then I can still crush you into dirt, Jude.

01:12:32A mute's a mute.

01:12:33You'll forever be a broken child to me.

01:12:35Even with all your words,

01:12:37you still look utterly helpless to me.

01:12:43Master! Disciple Hank!

01:12:46What script is this? Have you seen this?

01:12:48What's this?

01:12:49It's artistic, but what it is, I don't know.

01:12:51Did he invent that?

01:12:53Wait, it's...

01:12:54Carolingian Miniscule.

01:12:56What's that?

01:12:59This is Carolingian Miniscule.

01:13:01In Charlemagne's era.

01:13:03Thin yet full-bodied.

01:13:04He didn't just study it.

01:13:06He actually mastered it.

01:13:07You really are full of surprises.

01:13:22Enough with the writing.

01:13:25What?

01:13:27What?

01:13:27After Unchul's script and Carolingian Miniscule.

01:13:29I knew it.

01:13:30No one in this world can be a rival to you.

01:13:35Hehehehehe.

01:13:40There is no need to prove yourself to these plebeians.

01:13:45You're the champion!

01:13:47It's over just like that, champion?

01:13:50What?

01:13:51I have no arguments.

01:13:53You've earned this title!

01:13:56The champion is Jude Sterling of House Sterling.

01:14:04Wow, he actually won it.

01:14:06Our champion!

01:14:08Our family hasn't produced such genius in many decades.

01:14:13It's a title well earned!

01:14:15I never bow.

01:14:16Yet today, I yield to you completely.

01:14:19Congratulations!

01:14:20Congratulations!

01:14:21I fully yield to you, Jude.

01:14:23How's Sterling?

01:14:28What?

01:14:29Tell me.

01:14:30Does this level of glory suffice for you?

01:14:34Is this high enough?

01:14:35Or must I raise you even higher, pushing you behind every mortal limit?

01:14:40Something's off.

01:14:42What's happening to them?

01:14:49This way, please.

01:14:50Andy, this had better not be false intel.

01:14:53Of course.

01:14:54I'd never lie.

01:14:55At worst, he's a young genius.

01:14:57Geniuses are a dime a dozen.

01:14:59To us unworldly mystics, they are insects beneath our feet.

01:15:03Of course.

01:15:04Benjamin Sterling, answer me now.

01:15:07Was your House of Sterling elevated high enough today?

01:15:10Is this enough for you?

01:15:13He called his grandfather's name?

01:15:15This isn't right.

01:15:17What happened?

01:15:18Jude, stop!

01:15:19Shut up!

01:15:21Jude Sterling, don't get cocky just because you won.

01:15:24The award!

01:15:25It belonged to Arshan!

01:15:27I am asking you, was it enough?

01:15:30If you're satisfied, I've fulfilled my promise to you.

01:15:33Now it's your family's turn.

01:15:35Time to honor your deal.

01:15:41Kneel at my mother's grave in mourning robes.

01:15:44Admit you were wrong!

01:15:46Jude Sterling, I don't recall making such promises to anyone.

01:15:55Though I agreed with your condition, your mom was still just a woman, unworthy of my dignity.

01:16:01I am the patriarch, the face of the family, and my forehead has never touched dirt.

01:16:06So you intend to deny the oath you made?

01:16:09Jude, be reasonable.

01:16:12We belong to a noble family.

01:16:14Face matters more than promises.

01:16:16Remember that.

01:16:17So just accept the reward, and all our wealth will be transferred to you.

01:16:23Dad!

01:16:23If you won't give in, then forget it.

01:16:30Do you think I care about wealth?

01:16:32You must be kidding me.

01:16:34I don't care about your treasures.

01:16:35Those are nothing but dust to me.

01:16:37I've surpassed your petty realm entirely.

01:16:42What a very noble speech.

01:16:44I'm really touched.

01:16:58I, Southor.

01:16:59Pay my respects to the Master of Lunamount and Head Disciple.

01:17:13What?

01:17:17Master of Lunamount?

01:17:19Lunamount Envoy's?

01:17:20Did it just show up here?

01:17:21The Master even came in person.

01:17:22That's their Master.

01:17:27The Master's here.

01:17:28Why aren't you kneeling?

01:17:29Do you all have a death wish?

01:17:31Even the Prince is kneeling to them!

01:17:33Get down, now!

01:17:34All hail Master of Lunamount!

01:17:39Just a normal, young boy.

01:17:42Is this guy what they call a mystic?

01:17:44Barely a Divine Nexus tier.

01:17:46I don't feel any power coming from this boy.

01:17:49Either he's way stronger than me, I can't see through him, or he's just a nobody.

01:17:56You!

01:17:57On your knees now!

01:18:02You!

01:18:03On your knees now!

01:18:05Who do you think you are?

01:18:07He's got a death wish!

01:18:08What a waste.

01:18:09Top of the world and dead the next.

01:18:11Kneel now.

01:18:12How dare you disrespect Lunamount!

01:18:14He's gonna get us killed this time!

01:18:15Do you even hear yourself, young man?

01:18:18I said!

01:18:20Who do you think you are?

01:18:23I'm the Head Disciple of Lunamount!

01:18:26My name is Hank Kaltavian!

01:18:28Lunamount?

01:18:29Are they important?

01:18:31He's got a death wish!

01:18:34Lunamount is Sala Raid's protector!

01:18:36Every top cultivator in the Empire gathers there!

01:18:39We have 300 disciples!

01:18:40On your knees!

01:18:42Plead for the sake of your 300 disciples!

01:18:44Were it not for my mercy, you won't be here breathing!

01:18:48Do you even know what you're talking about?

01:18:51He just threatened to exterminate them!

01:18:53Is he out of his mind?

01:18:57Is he really a mystic?

01:18:59If he is, how strong must he be to talk like that?

01:19:03If not, is he just some reckless kid running his mouth?

01:19:06He doesn't even understand the weight of the words he's using!

01:19:10And now what?

01:19:11Am I about to get dragged into this mess too?

01:19:14Dude!

01:19:16Get on your knees and beg for forgiveness!

01:19:19Kneel down!

01:19:29He's an outcast from our family!

01:19:30Whatever he said has nothing to do with us!

01:19:32Nothing at all!

01:19:33Please have mercy!

01:19:34Please punish him, not us!

01:19:35He's not a sterling!

01:19:37He doesn't speak for us!

01:19:38We already cast him out a long time ago!

01:19:40Please don't drag us into this!

01:19:42I'm begging you!

01:19:43Am I still a sterling?

01:19:47Am I still a sterling?

01:19:48No!

01:19:49You never were!

01:19:50You're just a cast off!

01:19:52So am I abandoned?

01:19:54Master!

01:19:55He's not a sterling!

01:19:56Yeah!

01:19:57We already disowned him!

01:19:58We exiled him!

01:19:59It's true!

01:20:00Seven years ago!

01:20:01Master from Lunamount!

01:20:03He's the only crazy one in here!

01:20:05We have nothing to do with this!

01:20:06We're innocent!

01:20:07Kill only the guilty!

01:20:09Didn't I just make myself clear?

01:20:10I'm not a sterling!

01:20:12I am an Auron!

01:20:13Yet you insist that I'm a sterling!

01:20:15That your blood's in my veins!

01:20:17That it is my duty to secure victory for you and elevate you to glory!

01:20:21Stop telling lies!

01:20:23When did I say that to you?

01:20:25You're never a sterling!

01:20:26You don't have our noble blood!

01:20:28That name was never yours!

01:20:30Yeah!

01:20:31Even you call yourself an Auron!

01:20:33You're never a sterling, Jude!

01:20:36Dad!

01:20:37What are you talking about?

01:20:39Dad!

01:20:40What are you talking about?

01:20:42Shut up!

01:20:44Love!

01:20:45I just felt the baby move!

01:20:55I'm done with this!

01:20:56All your lives, you've drowned in vanity and greed!

01:20:59Too ashamed to even acknowledge your own blood!

01:21:03Seven years ago, when Jude was only three years old, all of you!

01:21:07You threw him out of the house!

01:21:09You said, we only breed prodigies!

01:21:12That my mute child would shame us all!

01:21:15You're lying!

01:21:16Stop with the lies!

01:21:17He's only three years old!

01:21:18And you simply threw him out!

01:21:20You even exiled him with my wife!

01:21:23When I refused!

01:21:24You called me disloyal, but I said no!

01:21:27Then you called me the ungrateful son, clueless about the big picture!

01:21:31Well, screw that!

01:21:32You don't know what I've been through!

01:21:34None of you!

01:21:35My poor wife!

01:21:37She raised him alone!

01:21:39I wasn't even there!

01:21:40And when she died, I wasn't there for them either!

01:21:44I've been living with guilt and it eats me up every day!

01:21:47You only wanted to bring Jude home!

01:21:49Because the prince expects the perfect family!

01:21:52But I know, that you're only using him!

01:21:56You're only using him!

01:21:58But me, I'll take it!

01:22:00You know why?

01:22:03I get to see my son again!

01:22:09Now I can proudly say, that he is my son again!

01:22:13All you wanted, was to parade his skills around!

01:22:17To drill into him!

01:22:18You're a sterling!

01:22:19Make us proud!

01:22:21And then what did you do?

01:22:22Lunamount shows up!

01:22:24Jude won't bow to them!

01:22:25And suddenly, he's no longer one of us?!

01:22:28So which is it?

01:22:29Is he family or not?!

01:22:31He's got no peace!

01:22:34So which is it?

01:22:35Is he family or not?!

01:22:37He's got no peace!

01:22:39First you cast him out, then sweet-talked him into coming back home.

01:22:44Only to cut him loose again?

01:22:46That's just cruel and cold.

01:22:49I feel sorry for you, kid.

01:22:51After everything that's happened, a ten-year-old still managed to outshine the legends?

01:22:56Live or die today, kid.

01:22:57You're already my hero, Jude Sterling!

01:23:01He's wrong!

01:23:02He's not one of us!

01:23:04Not since I kicked him out!

01:23:05He's not one of us since seven years ago!

01:23:08Fine!

01:23:08Deny him!

01:23:11But today, I'm finally stepping up!

01:23:15I'm Jude's father!

01:23:17My name is Anthony Sterling!

01:23:23I understand it now!

01:23:25I get it!

01:23:26Hey kid!

01:23:27I feel sorry for you!

01:23:29Their noble house is trash!

01:23:31But to disrespect us?

01:23:33And mouthing off about us?

01:23:35Sympathy won't stop your death!

01:23:37Ten years old or not?

01:23:39Today, you're going to meet your end!

01:23:42Andy!

01:23:44Yes, brother!

01:23:45Go!

01:23:46Make it quick for the boy!

01:23:48Yes!

01:23:50Sorry kid!

01:23:51You're just ten years old!

01:23:53And really talented!

01:23:54However, don't blame me for what comes next!

01:23:57After today, you'll be Dawnshire's greatest prodigy!

01:24:00With your name resounding throughout the entire empire!

01:24:03Just name your price!

01:24:04You!

01:24:05Move it!

01:24:07Jude!

01:24:10Move behind me!

01:24:11Don't play the hero!

01:24:14You did pretty good!

01:24:15I'll spare you!

01:24:16I'll only be using this finger!

01:24:19Now allow me to show you...

01:24:21How it ends you!

01:24:22You brat!

01:24:32Shadow Thorn Strike!

01:24:37With just one finger!

01:24:39This can't be real!

01:24:40How is this possible?

01:24:41This can't be real!

01:24:42He's a mystic!

01:24:43By the grace of his holy light, I didn't kill him!

01:24:47Don't you worry!

01:24:48I simply guided him...

01:24:50Towards paradise!

01:24:57He has the petal trail!

01:25:00This is the legendary...

01:25:02Petal trail!

01:25:05Trinity Convergence!

01:25:09He's...

01:25:10He's a mystic!

01:25:13Trinity Convergence!

01:25:21By the grace of his holy light...

01:25:26Pentaforce!

01:25:27Dominion!

01:25:30Save me!

01:25:31Save me, Master!

01:25:32Help me!

01:25:33What is that?

01:25:33Pentaforce Dominion!

01:25:35They actually...

01:25:35They actually exist!

01:25:37What is that?

01:25:37I'm facing a true Master!

01:25:39Save you?

01:25:40How can he save you?

01:25:42He can't even save himself!

01:25:44Mercy Master!

01:25:45Please spare us!

01:25:48To witness an immortal Mastering Pentaforce Dominion in my lifetime!

01:25:52I'm...

01:25:53I can die happy!

01:25:55I have no regrets!

01:26:00Please!

01:26:02Please!

01:26:03Take me with you!

01:26:04I'll devote my life to you!

01:26:06Please accept me!

01:26:07Trinity Convergence!

01:26:09That's the very pinnacle that I'm dreaming of!

01:26:12If I could even get a glimpse of that realm...

01:26:15I promise...

01:26:16That I will serve only you...

01:26:18Forever!

01:26:20I'm just a Baron!

01:26:21Take me as your disciple!

01:26:23You...

01:26:23Want to learn from me?

01:26:25You?

01:26:26No way!

01:26:30I'm not worthy enough!

01:26:33I'm your uncle, Jude!

01:26:34I'm your aunt!

01:26:35I'm your grandfather!

01:26:36I was wrong!

01:26:37Come home with us!

01:26:39What are you waiting for?

01:26:41Father, let's go!

01:26:45What did you say?

01:26:46Father, let's go!

01:27:03No!

01:27:11Jude!

01:27:16If I failed you...

01:27:20I hope you can still forgive me!

01:27:26Jude!

01:27:27It's me, your cousin!

01:27:28How about I work for you?

01:27:30We share the same blood, you know?

01:27:32Like it or not, you're still a sterling!

01:27:36Cousin!

01:27:37Wait for me!

01:27:38I'll go with you!

01:27:53Where is it?

01:27:54Where is my mom's grave?

01:28:00Where is it?

01:28:01Where's my mom's grave?

01:28:03Shut it!

01:28:03She was just your aunt!

01:28:05I'm your real mother!

01:28:07She raised me since childhood, as if I was her own.

01:28:10Besides, in my heart, she's always been my mom.

01:28:13If only I could do something, I would let Grandpa kick her out.

01:28:16You dragged me into this!

01:28:18Stop speaking nonsense!

01:28:19Your father orchestrated it because of the inheritance.

01:28:21I was only fooled by him!

01:28:23Stop lying, Dad!

01:28:24Lori was the daughter-in-law I always wanted.

01:28:27When she passed, I failed to mourn for her.

01:28:29That shame will haunts me!

01:28:30I knew her mother!

01:28:31Where in the world can we find her tomb?

01:28:34Will we ever find it?

01:28:35Our dear patriarch, Jude, won't even tell us where it is.

01:28:38We even came here to bow.

01:28:40But he says we're all unworthy.

01:28:42Unworthy or not, we must still bow in front of her grave.

01:28:46Three days with no leads.

01:28:48We must find her grave.

01:28:50I wrote 10,000 words of apology.

01:28:52I just want to say in front of her grave that we were wrong.

01:28:56That we were truly blind.

01:29:09What if we never find it?

01:29:10What if we failed to apologize?

01:29:12Jude will never ever forgive me then.

01:29:14You've all ruined my life.

01:29:16Can't even find a simple grave.

01:29:18What are you for?

01:29:19My future is rotting because of you.

01:29:24Mom, where can we find you?

01:29:26We were blind.

01:29:27We were arrogant fools.

01:29:29So aren't you, Lori?

01:29:30We were blind.

01:29:32We were arrogant fools.

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