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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 produces geniuses, but you? You had a mute for a son. He's turning us into a complete

00:00:31laughingstock in Solar Raid.

00:00:33When my mom died last year, you didn't even flinch. So because of that, I'm done with this family, and

00:00:39done with my dad.

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

00:00:46nothing more than a dumb kid?

00:00:48Souththor's birthday is the day after tomorrow. The Sterling family will be at his banquet, and that's still the family's

00:00:54heir apparent on paper.

00:00:55If I don't show up, Souththor would take it as a sign of disrespect. That's the only real reason behind

00:01:02all 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. What's with all

00:01:15the 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 you. Vermin's like you, in another life.

00:01:33I'm sorry. Please forgive me. I didn't mean it. That was a joke. Your grandpa's right there, and everyone's been

00:01:39expecting you.

00:01:40Everyone 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. My soul's from another realm. I was Friar Auron. The rivers

00:01:51ran red where I walked. That's why they called me...

00:01:54Hollow Friar.

00:01:58Hollow Friar. A thousand javelins have perished by your hand. You won't get an easy death. The underworld's waiting for

00:02:06you!

00:02:06I walk the path of mercy, a journey that leads towards the Gate of Enlightenment. Yet you fixate only on

00:02:13my wrath, but never see the compassion beneath.

00:02:16Come.

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. Only by

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

00:02:42You'll never comprehend this truth. By the grace of his holy light, mortals can never see. This is the path

00:02:50of solitude.

00:02:52If no divine hand guides me, then I shall guide myself.

00:03:07From this day forward, as long as I cultivate in silence for eight years, I'll reclaim my power from my

00:03:14past life.

00:03:14Jude, he's your grandfather. Say hi to Grandpa.

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

00:03:22Our Jude is the sterling heir. But 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. But this is beneath me. Yet here I stand.

00:03:44This time, I'm here to make things right. You will grovel before her tomb. Mark my words!

00:03:49I'm here to make things right.

00:03:50I'm here to make things right.

00:03:50I'm here to make things right. I'm here to make things right.

00:04:06Hey! Did you walk here from the village? Huh? Grandpa's been sitting here. You've been keeping him waiting!

00:04:14Cousin Sean, are you worried that I'll take your inheritance? I wonder what god you all worked up.

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

00:04:21Save your breath, Grandpa. You don't have to ask him anything. Why do you even bother getting a sign language

00:04:27teacher for this mute? This is ridiculous!

00:04:32It's been seven years since I last saw your brother. Don't you think we should catch up?

00:04:36Prince Salfor's banquet is the day after tomorrow. If any disagreement between him and us becomes even slightly invisible, it

00:04:45would tarnish the dignity of our entire family. How can you be so dense? It's obvious that you're not thinking!

00:04:51But I...

00:04:53That'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. Yet we must ask for

00:05:07your understanding. It's only natural for a great family to encounter and to endure many complications.

00:05:20It's not your fault that you were born mute. You 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!

00:05:34Jude, kneel and show your gratitude.

00:05:38Wait, 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!

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

00:06:08A dog!

00:06:10At least he knows his place.

00:06:12Must 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.

00:06:23I 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.

00:06:41What...

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.

00:07:07It's late.

00:07:08Time passed by so quickly.

00:07:09Lydia?

00:07:11Take him to his room.

00:07:13Right 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.

00:07:30He...

00:07:31He 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.

00:07:39Hold it.

00:07:40At the princess upcoming banquet.

00:07:43Every 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!

00:07:57Why are you wasting your breath on a peasant?

00:07:59Does 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.

00:08:11That 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.

00:08:32I 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.

00:08:44He only went to some charity school.

00:08:46He had no proper education.

00:08:50These are the five principles.

00:08:52Raise.

00:08:53Press.

00:08:53Hook.

00:08:54Support 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.

00:09:22Pearl.

00:09:23Keen as a falcon sigh.

00:09:24Fierce as a rearing stallion.

00:09:26What a masterpiece.

00:09:28Cast into the mud.

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

00:09:31His brush source hitting 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.

00:10:14As you wish.

00:10:20This writing feels so familiar.

00:10:24Where 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.

00:10:36Or our relatives will take it.

00:10:38Mother, what is this?

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

00:10:42That's Carolingian minuscule.

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

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

00:10:49How dare you take this!

00:10:51The princess treasure is far above your station!

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

00:10:55No!

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?

00:11:07Huh?

00:11:11Carolingian minuscule.

00:11:14But that kid is only ten years old.

00:11:17Could it be that he is the prodigy?

00:11:19The 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.

00:11:47Behold!

00:11:48Our 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.

00:12:00Did that amuse you?

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

00:12:06What 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.

00:12:20Such 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.

00:12:37Also, 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 gotta be kidding me.

00:13:09Had I not been bound by my oath, a solemn vow of silence, I would have flayed them alive with

00:13:15my words.

00:13:19Mrs. Wilkins, is 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.

00:13:27Please stand up for me, Mrs. Wilkins!

00:13:29That mute brat attacked me!

00:13:30What? How dare he?

00:13:32Don't worry, I'll inform Mr. Sterling.

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

00:13:36He's nothing but a lowling mutt from the fields, and he dares to strike those above him?

00:13:41Just wait. We'll see what'll happen until Mr. Clay tutors him tomorrow.

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

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

00:13:53Yes, that was him. His temper is legendary, and wow, he's in it for tomorrow.

00:13:59I've never met Mr. Clay myself. He's the literary titan of Soloraine.

00:14:07Eight long years of total silence, to strip away the layers of mortal vanity.

00:14:13To see the world as it truly is, and touch the cosmic truth.

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

00:14:21Eight long years of total silence.

00:14:23This is killing me.

00:14:29There's something divine in the air, and it's definitely coming somewhere near.

00:14:34I can feel that hunger.

00:14:36Like a black hole, his cultivation is draining every ounce of life from the whole surrounding region.

00:14:42I was fortunate to withdraw my energy in time, or the devouring force would have claimed me.

00:14:49Your Highness!

00:14:50That's Mr. Jensen in the council chamber. This cannot wait.

00:14:54Your Highness, there's been a disaster. Mr. Jensen collapsed in seclusion. He coughed up blood and was badly hurt.

00:14:59He did what?

00:15:02A madman. He has risen in Dawnshire. The land's very essence is being sucked dry by his immense power.

00:15:13His power surpasses mortal limits, teetering on demonic. How is it possible that such might still walks the earth in

00:15:21our 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? What kind of being? What kind of power could devour the energy of an entire city with

00:15:43such force?

00:15:44It's heading towards the Sterlings? Unbelievable! How could they possibly be connected to that existence?

00:15:51I am less than a mere worm when standing before such overwhelming power.

00:15:54I won't even think of seeking him out. Not with powers such as his.

00:16:00A dukedom would be a mere trifle, a petty price to pay. If it means, I could stand beside true

00:16:07power.

00:16:11I am almost there. Soon enough, my old power will ignite!

00:16:27This boy is plain looking imbued. I'm Henry. You're Jude Sterling? Your family paid a fortune to have me educate

00:16:34you.

00:16:35Or rather, to teach you the alphabet. If he weren't born as Sterling, he'd never get to encounter a literary

00:16:44genius like me.

00:16:46And yet he has the audacity to look displaced. Unbelievable!

00:16:51Can you even memorize just one of these books in a single day? Even as a bond would fail. Here

00:16:57are seven books. Choose one. I will drill you for fifteen hours without rest. By the end, you will have

00:17:03fully comprehended at least one entire volume.

00:17:06These are just children's primers. And this is the profound heritage they boast about? Hilarious!

00:17:12I'm well aware that you're a slow learner. And yes, these texts are far beyond your comprehension. But then...

00:17:20Enough with your charades. Hurry, pick one of these books in front of you.

00:17:27The Iliad.

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. These are all...

00:17:49Don't tell me. You actually expect to study them all?

00:17:53Let me tell you. Even ants cannot move mountains. Even two days still won't be enough.

00:17:58Then what do you mean? Stop toying with me. I'm one of Solorane's ten literary titans. Were it not for

00:18:04the Sterlings, you...

00:18:16This pressure... and this flow... Is he really ten years old? How can he write this when it takes decades

00:18:22to master?

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

00:18:27Lines flow free, no rigid rows. Grace found in chaos, ball strokes, tans. The italic script? You already know that?

00:18:34Gothic script is neat, cursive is wild, but italic script? It's perfect balance, controlled yet elegant.

00:18:40To truly reach the mastery of this craft, one must first conquer both Gothic and cursive styles. Yet somehow, it's

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

00:18:51Now you choose silence?

00:18:57A backwater mute? Possessing imperial grade calligraphy? What utter nonsense! It's true, your writing is impressive.

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

00:19:10believe.

00:19:12Very well, let's see you prove it!

00:19:18In Plutarch's parallel lives, which Roman general boldly crossed the Rubicon declaring,

00:19:23The tie is cast, do you know that?

00:19:26Now tell me, against whom did he wage this great civil war?

00:19:33Julius Caesar.

00:19:39He waged his civil war against Pompey the Great, once his own ally.

00:19:45And his partner?

00:19:47Crassus and Pompey.

00:19:49You've... you've already memorized parallel lives! I can't believe it!

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

00:19:56Finish this line. From Cicero.

00:19:59O Tempora.

00:20:00O Moris.

00:20:01From Cotillinarians.

00:20:02Denouncing Catelyn's conspiracy, which speech was it?

00:20:04The first Cotillinarian.

00:20:06He breathes the classics.

00:20:08Fortune favors the bold.

00:20:10Whose famous words are these? Write it down.

00:20:13Virgil's Aeneid.

00:20:15Dulce at the Coral 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...

00:20:23The wrestlers than the dancers.

00:20:25This boy's a real prodigy!

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

00:20:30Achilles, the greatest warrior.

00:20:32He chose pride over war.

00:20:36Who leads Aeneas through the Underworld?

00:20:40The Sibyl of Kyrie.

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

00:20:50This 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've mentioned earlier that you've memorized all these by the age of three.

00:21:04I believe that.

00:21:05Your 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.

00:21:17I must be off.

00:21:20I was a fool to scorn the whispers of wisdom.

00:21:23Divine 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 princess 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.

00:22:09Use 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.

00:22:45Mr. 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.

00:23:27That 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?

00:23:50Where does that leave me?

00:23:58Soon.

00:23:59Almost there.

00:24:08Done at last.

00:24:13Trinity crowned.

00:24:15My 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 fire 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?

00:24:39Grandpa.

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

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

00:24:44Exactly.

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

00:24:47She'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 final.

00:25:00But!

00:25:00Grandpa!

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

00:25:06I 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!

00:25:14Ha ha ha ha ha!

00:25:15This time, perhaps Jude may astonish all the noble guests.

00:25:19The entire Sturly clan and even the Prince.

00:25:23Move it, sir!

00:25:25Hurry!

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

00:25:29Hurry, Jude!

00:25:36All right.

00:25:38Everyone's here.

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

00:25:48Sean, all 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.

00:25:58I expect you to completely stun every single one of them in the scholarly duel.

00:26:02Besides, Mr. Clay is your former mentor.

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

00:26:07Your success in that duel will shine like a favorable light on Mr. Clay.

00:26:10In front of the royalty.

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

00:26:19What 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.

00:26:27Ten 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 parent.

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.

00:26:50For 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 he'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?

00:27:18I, 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?

00:27:46Oh well.

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

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,

00:28:20wields diverse script styles,

00:28:22and by ten has already mastered all the classical works

00:28:25and even outdone you?

00:28:26Heh, that's impossible.

00:28:29Ten years old?

00:28:30He couldn't have mastered that unless...

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

00:28:36For this hearsay, I'd dismiss it.

00:28:40Honestly, it's a shame that the child cannot speak.

00:28:44From the Dawnshire Reeves,

00:28:46their lord and rising star, Philip Reeves,

00:28:48here 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.

00:28:57Ah, my brilliant student at last.

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

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

00:29:09He 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

00:29:26what sort of prodigy he truly is.

00:29:28What'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, yesterday was just a warm-up, yet his brilliance was clear even in that brief moment.

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

00:29:53I told you, Jude, your name will carry like a mighty roar throughout a Soloran.

00:29:58So what if you're mute?

00:29:59Where's Anthony? What's taking so long?

00:30:01No idea. No matter. Let'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 the great sun. Only the prince has yet to arrive.

00:30:22Sir Jensen, I have this strange feeling.

00:30:26Me too, your highness.

00:30:28He's getting close.

00:30:31I can sense it. That powerful presence is nearing.

00:30:35It's getting closer by the second.

00:30:38Prince Southar, Mr. Jensen.

00:30:39Where is everyone?

00:30:40The sterlings are here.

00:30:42Mr. 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.

00:31:01You honor me too much.

00:31:02You flatter me.

00:31:08Dad.

00:31:08What's going on?

00:31:09Dad, what was that?

00:31:13There he is.

00:31:19That's Jude Sterling.

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

00:31:26It's rare for a kid in these times.

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

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

00:31:34But that brat has never spoken a word.

00:31:36Sam.

00:31:37Is Sterling Butte here?

00:31:39Jude Sterling's here?

00:31:40They're all gathered here for Jude?

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

00:31:44Hail to Prince Souththor.

00:31:48The Prince has arrived.

00:31:50Hail to Prince Souththor.

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

00:31:55Hail to Prince Souththor.

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

00:32:01Hail to Prince Souththor.

00:32:06Hey, Jude.

00:32:07On your knees.

00:32:08The Prince demands respect.

00:32:10Kneel?

00:32:10The 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?

00:32:26Is he trying to get us all killed?

00:32:41Are you Prince Souththor?

00:32:45Are you Prince Souththor?

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?

00:32:55How 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.

00:33:07Step 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, all 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 once

00:33:25you arrive.

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

00:33:30There is no need for formalities.

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

00:33:36Oh?

00:33:37And 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.

00:33:45He moves with the grace of masters.

00:33:48A ten-year-old boy like an immortal Mr. Clay?

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

00:33:55Not just that.

00:33:56He's also astonishingly learned a walking library.

00:34:00A walking library?

00:34:02Mr. Clay, age 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, age 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, he 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, Mr. Clay claims that your grandson is exceptional.

00:34:50Is this all true?

00:34:53No.

00:34:53Careful, your highness.

00:34:55It's clear that Brad is putting on an act.

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

00:34:58John, shut up!

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

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

00:35:03Master!

00:35:03Silence!

00:35:04If you had even a tenth of Jude's talent, he'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 can 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, why don't you fight for your family's honor, Jude 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!

00:35:52Why should he take my place?

00:35:53Silence!

00:35:54I won't!

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

00:35:56I said be quiet!

00:35:58Sir!

00:36:02Mr. Clay has spoken.

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

00:36:09Grandpa, but I...

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

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

00:36:17I, too, believe that Jude can redefine what genius truly means.

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

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!

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...

00:36:45That you can...

00:36:46All of a sudden, speak now?

00:36:49Tell me!

00:36:50How come you suddenly changed?

00:36:55If you mess this up, that'll be considered as treason!

00:37:03Hmph.

00:37:05It just...

00:37:05Happened suddenly.

00:37:08How 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 with a new throne to the mountains!

00:37:25This is embarrassing!

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

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

00:37:36Everyone, let's head to the hall.

00:37:44Nobody else has recognized it yet,

00:37:46but I recognized your talent

00:37:48from the moment we met the other night.

00:37:51We owe you and your mother

00:37:52for what both of you endured.

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

00:37:57The Prince has kept our family

00:37:59at a distance for years.

00:38:01We 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,

00:38:08then I'd be happy to change it now.

00:38:12Call me Orin.

00:38:27I am begging you.

00:38:31In one condition.

00:38:33Just name it.

00:38:34Mom and I suffered out there

00:38:35for so many years.

00:38:37I made it through.

00:38:38But she?

00:38:39She endured endless suffering

00:38:41until it killed her.

00:38:42I didn't come back

00:38:43to join your Sterling family.

00:38:45I'm here

00:38:46to demand justice

00:38:48for my mother.

00:38:50So listen carefully.

00:38:51If I win this contest,

00:38:53you,

00:38:54Benjamin Sterling,

00:38:55and your whole household,

00:38:57and even down

00:38:58to your family dog,

00:39:00will go to her grave

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

00:39:03You'll bow

00:39:04and confess

00:39:05how blind

00:39:07and foolish you all were.

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

00:39:10Dad,

00:39:10are you telling me

00:39:11that you were convinced

00:39:12that he actually got talent?

00:39:14Shut up,

00:39:15both of you!

00:39:22All right.

00:39:24If you win,

00:39:25I'll do what you want me to do.

00:39:27I'll march every last Sterling

00:39:28to your mom's grave.

00:39:30We will all show our respect

00:39:32and admit

00:39:33that we were fools

00:39:35to throw you out.

00:39:36Dad!

00:39:37Grandpa!

00:39:47I might not belong

00:39:48to this world,

00:39:50but

00:39:50from the moment

00:39:52I came here,

00:39:52I saw you as my mother.

00:39:54Seven years ago,

00:39:55they threw you out

00:39:56of the family

00:39:56just because

00:39:57they came out mute.

00:39:59Stop being lazy

00:39:59and get this mess cleaned up!

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

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

00:40:03You wanted the

00:40:04Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, right?

00:40:05I'm still a thousand short,

00:40:06but Mama will get it

00:40:07for you soon.

00:40:08I'll crush the Sterling family

00:40:10and I'll make sure

00:40:11that by tomorrow,

00:40:12their whole Sterling clan

00:40:14will kneel before your grave

00:40:15and give respect.

00:40:16They will all bow to you

00:40:18and admit

00:40:20that they were wrong.

00:40:28I'm Jude Sterling.

00:40:30Mom is sick.

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

00:40:32I've never called you

00:40:33Dad before.

00:40:34Dad,

00:40:35could you come see her?

00:40:47I'm so sorry.

00:40:49I won't be here anymore

00:40:52to see you sore.

00:40:54You're just 10 years old,

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

00:40:59I...

00:41:13Mom,

00:41:14forgive 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.

00:41:21Therefore,

00:41:21I'm going.

00:41:23They threw you out

00:41:24just like a piece of trash.

00:41:26With no name and no rights,

00:41:27I'll promise

00:41:28that I'll make them pay.

00:41:31Every last Sterling

00:41:32will have to kneel

00:41:33in mourning clothes

00:41:34in front of your grave.

00:41:36I'll force them

00:41:36until they scream at themselves

00:41:38that they were fools.

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

00:41:42This is madness.

00:41:43Grandpa,

00:41:44why the hell is he taking my spot?

00:41:46This was our last shot

00:41:47to prove ourselves

00:41:48and you just handed it to him.

00:41:52Remember this day

00:41:53because of my presence.

00:41:54Today

00:41:55will become the most glorious day

00:41:57ever recorded

00:41:57in your family's history.

00:42:01So watch carefully

00:42:02and see for yourself

00:42:03how I,

00:42:04Jude Sterling,

00:42:05will elevate your status

00:42:06so far beyond anything

00:42:08you could ever imagine

00:42:09in your life.

00:42:10Jude,

00:42:11what are you saying?

00:42:12If your entire family

00:42:13failed to keep

00:42:14the promises you gave me,

00:42:15then keep your eyes wide open

00:42:17and watch

00:42:17how I,

00:42:18Jude Sterling,

00:42:19will personally bury

00:42:20every one of you

00:42:21in the deepest,

00:42:22darkest pits of damnation.

00:42:24How dare you!

00:42:25Shut up!

00:42:26Jude Sterling,

00:42:27you got a death wish?

00:42:28Jude!

00:42:30Heaven or hell,

00:42:32our destiny hangs in the balance.

00:42:33We'll see how

00:42:34a ten-year-old whelp

00:42:36can bring us glory

00:42:37in a day

00:42:38to elevate this family

00:42:39or crush us

00:42:40into the darkest depths

00:42:42of damnation.

00:42:43Grandpa!

00:42:43Let's go,

00:42:44quickly!

00:42:46If destiny grants us

00:42:47a prodigy,

00:42:48I promise to kneel

00:42:48at her grave.

00:42:49Dad,

00:42:50have you really lost your mind?

00:42:51Dad,

00:42:51you're the Sterling Patriarch.

00:42:53Since when do you bow down

00:42:54to your son's wife's grave?

00:42:55Grandpa,

00:42:56this is total nonsense!

00:42:58A total nonsense?

00:42:59If he's the prodigy,

00:43:00I don't care

00:43:01if I'm the Patriarch.

00:43:05Did you feel that?

00:43:06When he moved towards us,

00:43:08it's not a man,

00:43:09but a force of nature,

00:43:11and I felt a crushing,

00:43:13suffocating terror.

00:43:14When the heavens

00:43:15rumbled and stirred

00:43:16last night,

00:43:17I knew that it came

00:43:18from the Sterlings,

00:43:20but I have never imagined.

00:43:22What do we do now?

00:43:23He's really here,

00:43:24but I am too scared

00:43:25to call him

00:43:26Skye's here.

00:43:27But what if

00:43:28we are both mistaken?

00:43:29The kid is still too young

00:43:30to have that power.

00:43:32Attend your feast.

00:43:34I'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

00:43:38to see if he's

00:43:40the real immortal.

00:43:41And if he is?

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

00:43:44huh?

00:43:44Not everyone

00:43:45could have the chance

00:43:46of meeting him.

00:43:47If he weren't a kid,

00:43:48I'd call him Dad.

00:43:50You should too

00:43:50if I were you.

00:43:51What?

00:44:11Don Shire breed scholars.

00:44:13Half of Soloran's

00:44:14greatest literary legends

00:44:16were born and raised

00:44:17under our very skies.

00:44:19And as your Prince Southor,

00:44:20I cherish each and every

00:44:22house's cultural legacy.

00:44:23And today,

00:44:24the eight great families

00:44:26stand firmly rooted

00:44:27in long and profound

00:44:28traditions of learning

00:44:29and intellect.

00:44:30Every four years,

00:44:32we assemble in the

00:44:33solemn tradition

00:44:33for the battle of wits.

00:44:35A gathering meant to

00:44:36inspire the younger

00:44:37generations to achieve

00:44:39the highest standards

00:44:40of cultural excellence.

00:44:41Here today,

00:44:42in my 80th birthday banquet.

00:44:45Love life and

00:44:46boundless fortune

00:44:47to you, Prince Southor.

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

00:44:51Love you, Prince Southor.

00:44:54What an honor

00:44:55to have my birthday celebration

00:44:58coincide with the

00:44:59quadrennial battle of wits.

00:45:01And today,

00:45:01we're graced by three

00:45:02literary giants.

00:45:04First to be honored

00:45:05is Henry Clay

00:45:06of the Calligraphy Society.

00:45:08A master whose brushwork

00:45:09breathes vitality into paper.

00:45:12Each stroke unfolding

00:45:13stories of the human soul,

00:45:15portraying emotions and truths

00:45:17that span the ages.

00:45:19Next is Chester Barrett.

00:45:20At 20,

00:45:21he composed the Untrammeled,

00:45:23a work so profound

00:45:24and stirring

00:45:25that it is said

00:45:26to break hearts

00:45:27across the realms,

00:45:28leaving readers breathless

00:45:29with its brilliance.

00:45:30You see him?

00:45:31He's my mentor.

00:45:32And Master Miles Turner.

00:45:34By the age of 29,

00:45:35he led Soloran's letters

00:45:37and offering counsel

00:45:38to emperors themselves,

00:45:40distilling the wisdom

00:45:41of millennia

00:45:42into insights

00:45:42that shaped the realm.

00:45:44This gatherer's

00:45:44prestige is really unmatched.

00:45:46We have half of

00:45:46Soloran's intellectual elite.

00:45:48They're all here.

00:45:49To be recognized here

00:45:49would make one's reputation.

00:45:51Today,

00:45:52I will be hosting

00:45:53the Battle of Wit

00:45:54with the three masters

00:45:55as our judges.

00:45:56In the previous contests

00:45:58we held,

00:45:59we offered modest prizes

00:46:00just a billion or two.

00:46:02But today happens

00:46:03to be my birthday.

00:46:04Therefore,

00:46:05the rewards

00:46:06must match the occasion.

00:46:09Whoever wins first place

00:46:11in this intellectual duel

00:46:13gets five billion in cash.

00:46:15Five billion?

00:46:17Five billion?

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

00:46:26than the entire family

00:46:27ever has.

00:46:28But that bastard

00:46:28stole Soloran's place.

00:46:30Now he's flaunting his wealth.

00:46:32Truly a prodigy.

00:46:33He is a ten-year-old,

00:46:35the proper composure

00:46:36of an emperor.

00:46:37And that is not all.

00:46:38Should you emerge

00:46:39victorious today,

00:46:41I will personally

00:46:42petition the throne

00:46:43to crown your house

00:46:44with the title of...

00:46:48Dawnshire's Paramount Bloodline.

00:46:51Paramount Bloodline.

00:46:52Paramount Bloodline

00:46:53by Imperial Mandate.

00:46:54Total dominance

00:46:55over the Dawnshire's

00:46:56nobility.

00:46:56No Dawnshire house

00:46:57has ever claimed this title.

00:46:59I wonder who will get it

00:47:00this time.

00:47:00If you lose,

00:47:02I'll break your legs myself.

00:47:03Philip,

00:47:04you must win this duel.

00:47:06Dad,

00:47:07no one outmatches me.

00:47:08Who?

00:47:10Except,

00:47:11maybe him.

00:47:15The Paramount Bloodline?

00:47:17Isn't this the very thing

00:47:18they were desperately craving?

00:47:20Yet this honor

00:47:21forces even the noble

00:47:22to drag themselves

00:47:23through hell for the name.

00:47:25With one calculated move,

00:47:27they'd rock it

00:47:27to divine status.

00:47:29Let's begin!

00:47:30Announce your numbers.

00:47:31Confirm if all are present.

00:47:33House Zeller,

00:47:33all present.

00:47:34House Reeves,

00:47:35all present.

00:47:36House Spencer,

00:47:37all present.

00:47:38House Zink,

00:47:38all present.

00:47:39House Stones,

00:47:40all present.

00:47:40House Sterling,

00:47:41all present.

00:47:43For the battle of wits,

00:47:44let the heir of every clan

00:47:45come forward.

00:47:46Keith Wilkins of House Wilkins.

00:47:48Philip Reeves of House Reeves.

00:47:49Owen Hayes of House Hayes.

00:47:51Ethan Spencer of House Spencer.

00:47:52Owen Stone of House Stone.

00:47:54Morgan Zink of House Zink.

00:47:55Kill him Zeller of House Ziller.

00:47:59Jude Sterling of House Sterling.

00:48:03Alright,

00:48:04let the battle begin

00:48:05and may each contender

00:48:07step forward.

00:48:08This battle tests

00:48:08three essential skills.

00:48:10First,

00:48:11intellect.

00:48:12Second,

00:48:13erudition.

00:48:13And third,

00:48:15calligraphy.

00:48:18Grandpa,

00:48:19this wait and see.

00:48:20Choosing Jude over me

00:48:21will disgrace us.

00:48:22Clearly,

00:48:23you underestimate your brother,

00:48:25but 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,

00:48:31now is not the right time

00:48:32to make all the worst decisions!

00:48:34Be patient.

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

00:48:37Round one,

00:48:38intellect.

00:48:38Test your reflexes.

00:48:39Master the couplet duel.

00:48:41Survive the verse chain.

00:48:42What?

00:48:43Couplets?

00:48:44We've never had that before.

00:48:45I memorized everything

00:48:46except the couplets.

00:48:47There's no way I'll survive this.

00:48:48Who even studies couplets anymore?

00:48:50Even I can barely get through them.

00:48:51I can only imagine

00:48:53how panicked the others

00:48:54might feel right now.

00:48:56But not him?

00:48:59Round two,

00:49:00Erudition.

00:49:01It is to test your memory

00:49:02as well as the depth

00:49:04of your knowledge.

00:49:05The masters will recite a classic

00:49:07and the challenge is for you

00:49:08to name its source,

00:49:10its history,

00:49:10as well as the exact page

00:49:12where it is from.

00:49:13I honestly thought

00:49:15the noble exams

00:49:16would be nothing more

00:49:17than 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

00:49:23you expect us to know

00:49:24its history

00:49:25and the exact page

00:49:26where they got it from?

00:49:30What test is this?

00:49:31This battle is absurd!

00:49:33This is madness!

00:49:33Naming the book

00:49:34is hard enough,

00:49:35even for most scholars.

00:49:36And now you're even

00:49:37demanding them

00:49:38to 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

00:49:49isn't mine today.

00:49:50Honored masters,

00:49:52doesn't this

00:49:52seem to be a bit too difficult?

00:49:58The battles in the previous years,

00:50:00they weren't so harsh.

00:50:02But for today,

00:50:03we've made it

00:50:04nearly impossible!

00:50:05Why would you do that?

00:50:09Because

00:50:09this year's contest

00:50:11includes none other

00:50:12than Jude Sterling!

00:50:13Him?

00:50:15Because of him,

00:50:16these impossible standards

00:50:17are tailored for him?

00:50:18What makes him so special?

00:50:20Did he actually do this?

00:50:20So this

00:50:21is supposed to be my stage?

00:50:23Is his mastery

00:50:24truly so outstanding

00:50:26just like they say?

00:50:27Round three,

00:50:28calligraphy.

00:50:29This time it's

00:50:30ten distinct styles.

00:50:31Master more styles,

00:50:33execute them well,

00:50:34and you win.

00:50:35What is wrong with you?

00:50:36You need three lifetimes

00:50:37to learn all of that!

00:50:38You need ten years

00:50:39to master just one style,

00:50:40but ten styles?

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

00:50:43Prince South Thor

00:50:44never really meant

00:50:45to pay that five billion

00:50:46to anybody!

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

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

00:50:49humiliated.

00:50:50At least Jude volunteered

00:50:51to fall for all of us.

00:50:53That makes no sense!

00:50:54How so?

00:50:56Explain yourself then!

00:50:57You want ten scripts

00:50:58at a time?

00:50:58It's impossible!

00:50:59No mortal has that

00:51:00kind of skill!

00:51:13You mean him?

00:51:14There's no way!

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

00:51:17Enough 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!

00:51:24Here's your first challenge!

00:51:26Today,

00:51:26we honor the birthday

00:51:27of Prince South Thor!

00:51:29So my first couplet

00:51:30shall be for longevity!

00:51:33Oh no!

00:51:33Not just the couplet,

00:51:35but a birthday couplet!

00:51:36First line!

00:51:38Eagle brings blessings

00:51:39by Emerald Streaks!

00:51:41Excellent!

00:51:43Well played,

00:51:44Master Barret!

00:51:45The outstanding

00:51:46young elites before us!

00:51:47Are they not the same

00:51:48eagles Mr. Barret spoke of?

00:51:53The second line

00:51:54should mirror

00:51:55the imagery and tone

00:51:56and also be about longevity!

00:51:58This is way too difficult!

00:52:00These couplets are tricky!

00:52:01Since 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

00:52:12that it is difficult,

00:52:14but don't give up!

00:52:15Come on!

00:52:15Give it a try!

00:52:16You should at least

00:52:17give it a try!

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

00:52:20That one is rather easy!

00:52:23Why the hesitation?

00:52:26He's so arrogant!

00:52:28We'll talk from someone

00:52:29who can't spell doom!

00:52:30Dude, Sterling, right?

00:52:31You didn't catch the full depth

00:52:33behind his couplet!

00:52:34Listen carefully!

00:52:35It's not just about

00:52:36birthday celebrations!

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

00:52:39We're the Eagles!

00:52:40And other than that,

00:52:41you also have to know that-

00:52:42Griffin grants fortune

00:52:44through ancient oaks!

00:52:45What?

00:52:46Griffin grants fortune?

00:52:48Exquisite!

00:52:48That's perfection!

00:52:50Mr. Barret called us Eagles,

00:52:52but Jude Sterling

00:52:53made Prince Southor

00:52:54the Griffin!

00:52:55That is brilliant!

00:52:56That is the right answer!

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

00:53:00By emerald streams

00:53:02too, through ancient oaks,

00:53:04Eagle brings blessings!

00:53:06to Griffin Grant's fortune!

00:53:08Excellent!

00:53:09He's gifted!

00:53:10He's a genius!

00:53:12Perfect couplet!

00:53:14He actually did it?

00:53:16Brilliant couplet!

00:53:17Wait!

00:53:17But he's only ten years old!

00:53:19He barely tried answering,

00:53:21yet he shames all of us in here!

00:53:22He actually answered it!

00:53:24Blind luck!

00:53:25He just got lucky!

00:53:26Jude Sterling,

00:53:27Mr. Clay didn't just acknowledge you,

00:53:29he showered you with praise!

00:53:30Such overflowing talent!

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

00:53:34But now,

00:53:35I 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 Arthur remains firmly in his prime,

00:53:48as 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!

00:53:58Good!

00:53:58Jude Sterling,

00:53:59listen very carefully!

00:54:01Just wait a minute!

00:54:02Mr. Turner,

00:54:03since 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,

00:54:16but he somehow is?

00:54:17Exactly!

00:54:18Mr. Turner,

00:54:19do 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,

00:54:30as silver crescents cast gentle, shimmering glow!

00:54:36This is even more difficult!

00:54:38It sounds simple,

00:54:39but it's deeper!

00:54:40It's a numerical couplet!

00:54:42You must match both the theme,

00:54:44as 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,

00:54:52he may have gotten us this time,

00:54:54but 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,

00:55:01but I've already given you ten full breaths to think!

00:55:04If you still can't figure out the answer,

00:55:07I will take my chance,

00:55:08for I...

00:55:09already know what it is!

00:55:11You know the answer?

00:55:12Already?

00:55:14Then place, go ahead!

00:55:16As silver crescents cast gentle, shimmering glow,

00:55:20twice harvest Moon's turn,

00:55:26My answer is,

00:55:28with Gilded Autumn's show,

00:55:30double the Sage's Prime!

00:55:33Very well!

00:55:34That'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...

00:55:42Ugh!

00:55:43Very good!

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

00:55:47Harvest Moon's the Sage's Prime,

00:55:49Crescent's glow to Autumn's show!

00:55:50That's flawless!

00:55:52A perfect match!

00:55:54Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

00:55:56Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

00:55:59My turn!

00:56:00Listen, Jude,

00:56:01ever since I left,

00:56:03I've been going on this problem,

00:56:05and it won't give me peace!

00:56:06This one kept me up!

00:56:08That is surely a genuine mind-melter!

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

00:56:17Very 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,

00:56:33so better keep those numbers tight!

00:56:35Mr. Clay, let me hear it!

00:56:40First line,

00:56:41A hundred suns,

00:56:42a temple up,

00:56:43thousands of tiles,

00:56:44hundreds of bricks.

00:56:47Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

00:56:49How about it?

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

00:56:52I'll give you...

00:56:53five minutes to think about it.

00:56:55You have to...

00:56:56Four bridges passed,

00:56:57three souls over,

00:56:58one boat,

00:56:59two oars.

00:57:00Huh?

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!

00:57:35I'm still trying to make sense of the first line,

00:57:37six days shape creation,

00:57:38four horsemen,

00:57:39eight beatitudes.

00:57:40You...

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

00:57:42Now answer this one!

00:57:43Where water breeds worms,

00:57:45it thickens.

00:57:46Where water breeds fish,

00:57:48it feeds.

00:57:49Waters multiplied,

00:57:50creek, lake,

00:57:51and endless sea!

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

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

00:57:58Listen closely.

00:58:00Where root meets earth,

00:58:01it anchors.

00:58:02Where tip meets sky,

00:58:03it reaches.

00:58:03Woods compounded.

00:58:04Pine, oak,

00:58:05a towering forest.

00:58:06Oh!

00:58:07But...

00:58:07What?

00:58:08Even a sage would struggle with that.

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

00:58:12That's witchcraft!

00:58:14All right.

00:58:14I'll be giving my last one.

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

00:58:17If you could answer it,

00:58:19you will earn my respect.

00:58:20You mean that one?

00:58:22Mr. Barret,

00:58:23I 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,

00:58:30is he actually referring to that line?

00:58:32The one that everyone swears is unsolvable

00:58:35without a line to match.

00:58:37Ah,

00:58:37this 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 answered quickly.

00:58:45In the blink of an eye,

00:58:47he's embarrassing all those older scholars.

00:58:50But unless they give a hard one,

00:58:51I'm afraid

00:58:52they'll carry that shame forever.

00:58:54Father,

00:58:55what would be the question?

00:58:56I have no idea

00:58:57that if they all call it unsolvable,

00:59:00then

00:59:00it's no child's struggle.

00:59:04I know that couplet.

00:59:06If you can crack it,

00:59:07I promise

00:59:07to call you my master.

00:59:09I'm not interested

00:59:10to 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

00:59:17I solve your unsolvable couplet today.

00:59:20Does that seal my victory

00:59:21in this battle of wit?

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

00:59:24Whether you can solve this line or not,

00:59:26the brilliance of your intellect

00:59:28has proven no equal in this world.

00:59:30I have no objections.

00:59:31You've definitely earned the title

00:59:33fair and square.

00:59:35Very well.

00:59:36You may choose not to answer this one,

00:59:39as this problem

00:59:40remains unsolved for ages.

00:59:43Since you put it that way,

00:59:44now I'm curious.

00:59:45What is this unsolvable riddle

00:59:47of yours?

00:59:50Listen well.

00:59:52Lotus leaf,

00:59:53lilac wilt,

00:59:54lake lichen.

00:59:54What does it mean?

00:59:56Lotus,

00:59:57lilac,

00:59:57and lichen?

00:59:58Aren't all those names

00:59:59names of plants?

01:00:01Not so hard, right?

01:00:03Hmm.

01:00:04Interesting.

01:00:05I'll need a moment.

01:00:07I got it.

01:00:08I know the answer.

01:00:09What?

01:00:10What?

01:00:10You?

01:00:13You?

01:00:14Keith,

01:00:15be quiet.

01:00:15This challenge is beyond you.

01:00:17Dad,

01:00:18must you question me?

01:00:19This is child's play.

01:00:21Child's play?

01:00:21The answer is thorny,

01:00:23though in my eyes,

01:00:23hardly worth a second glance.

01:00:25You own the stage long enough,

01:00:27yet you're being so quiet now.

01:00:28Finally,

01:00:29it's now my turn to shine

01:00:30and earn the crown.

01:00:31Alright.

01:00:32Let's hear it then.

01:00:34Lotus leaf,

01:00:34lilac wilt,

01:00:35lake lichen.

01:00:36It captures a vision of life.

01:00:38They expand their reach

01:00:39from water to shore.

01:00:41So here's my answer.

01:00:42Green hills,

01:00:43granite glance,

01:00:44glowing springs.

01:00:48Mr. Wilkins,

01:00:49that doesn't pair.

01:00:50Just what the hell is that?

01:00:51Yeah.

01:00:52How is it not fitting?

01:00:53Mr. Reeves,

01:00:53don't you know versus?

01:00:55Shut it.

01:00:56Guards,

01:00:56remove this simpleton out of here.

01:01:00Throw him out.

01:01:01Mr. Barrett,

01:01:01green hills to lotus leaf.

01:01:03The hills on their side

01:01:04is springs.

01:01:04My logic stands.

01:01:05The artistry of that first line.

01:01:08escapes you entirely.

01:01:09And yet you dare to answer it?

01:01:11Throw him out.

01:01:12But all of you here know.

01:01:14My imagery fits,

01:01:15my rhythm true,

01:01:16and it captures the cliff's menace.

01:01:18Just stop it,

01:01:18Wilkins.

01:01:19Lotus leaf,

01:01:20lilac wilt,

01:01:21lake lichen.

01:01:21Think about these words carefully.

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

01:01:26Yeah.

01:01:27This is no mere imagery only.

01:01:29What we have here

01:01:31is alliteration.

01:01:32A flawless line,

01:01:34an impossible standard.

01:01:35All starts with L.

01:01:36Indeed,

01:01:37all L initials.

01:01:38Lotus starts with L.

01:01:40From lotus to lilac,

01:01:42and even lichen,

01:01:43they all start

01:01:44with the letter L.

01:01:45All crelled with L.

01:01:46You fool!

01:01:47You're blind to its design,

01:01:49and yet you strut like you want.

01:01:51You made things difficult.

01:01:52Lotus leaf,

01:01:53lilac wilt,

01:01:54lake lichen,

01:01:54all starts with L.

01:01:56The art is in the sound.

01:01:57Exactly.

01:01:58Oh god,

01:01:59how did I miss that?

01:02:01Guards,

01:02:01remove this gesture

01:02:02from this hall now.

01:02:05I'm sorry.

01:02:06I'm begging you.

01:02:07I am ready to answer.

01:02:08Huh?

01:02:09Not again?

01:02:10Is he bluffing like him too?

01:02:12The first line was hard,

01:02:13but he solved it?

01:02:14Let go of me.

01:02:15I'll leave this place,

01:02:16but let me hear his answer first.

01:02:19My answer is,

01:02:21rose root,

01:02:22reed brush,

01:02:23red rose hip.

01:02:25He got it.

01:02:26A true marvel!

01:02:27The unsolvable line,

01:02:28he solved it!

01:02:29A genius!

01:02:30A true genius!

01:02:31This can't be.

01:02:32This is sorcery!

01:02:33He actually cracked.

01:02:34I yield utterly.

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

01:02:37I only pause because

01:02:38I don't want to rush it,

01:02:39not because I don't know the answer.

01:02:41Then,

01:02:41what was on your mind?

01:02:42What's on my mind?

01:02:43To reduce your legendary test to rubble,

01:02:46until there's nothing left

01:02:47for you to boast about.

01:02:49To rubble?

01:02:50Explain yourself.

01:02:51I crafted five answers.

01:02:52What?

01:02:53Five?

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

01:02:55From now on,

01:02:56never use this for tests again.

01:02:58You thought of five answers?

01:03:00You're just wildly.

01:03:01How dare you?

01:03:02What five?

01:03:05Lotus leaf,

01:03:06lilac lilt,

01:03:07lake lichen.

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

01:03:09is,

01:03:10rose root,

01:03:11reed rush,

01:03:11red rose hip.

01:03:13As for the second answer,

01:03:15moss mound,

01:03:16maple mist,

01:03:16misty meadow.

01:03:18That fits!

01:03:19He's right!

01:03:21And for the third answer,

01:03:24willow wood,

01:03:24white wood,

01:03:25wild wheat.

01:03:27The fourth answer will be,

01:03:29bay beach,

01:03:30broad banks,

01:03:31briny billows.

01:03:32There's no way!

01:03:33And lastly,

01:03:33the fifth,

01:03:36brook bend,

01:03:37bayou branch,

01:03:38blue brine.

01:03:43What about it?

01:03:45Please take me!

01:03:47I want to learn from you!

01:03:49You want to learn from me?

01:03:50I've never witnessed

01:03:51such a brilliant mind like yours.

01:03:53You outshine the ancient.

01:03:54That's crazy.

01:03:55My god,

01:03:56even Mr. Barrett's

01:03:57bowing to him.

01:03:59You really want to learn from me?

01:04:03Right now,

01:04:04you still

01:04:04don't qualify.

01:04:07What did you say?

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

01:04:09How 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.

01:04:22Even if he said no,

01:04:23he didn't have to say

01:04:23he doesn't qualify.

01:04:25Jude,

01:04:26quit running your mouth.

01:04:27Unless Mr. Jensen and I are blind,

01:04:30we're looking at a true legend.

01:04:31If that's the case,

01:04:33then he really doesn't measure up.

01:04:34Maybe even I fall short

01:04:37of the standard as well.

01:04:39Can we finally move on

01:04:40to the next trial?

01:04:41Chester,

01:04:41stand up.

01:04:42You simply

01:04:43don't have the qualities

01:04:44that he requires.

01:04:47What?

01:04:48Stand up.

01:04:48The Lunamount delegation

01:04:50will explain everything.

01:04:52Lunamount?

01:04:53So you mean

01:04:54the Solorane's protectors,

01:04:56the Lunamounts?

01:04:56According to legends,

01:04:58even the Emperor

01:04:58must train with them.

01:04:59They work side by side

01:05:00with each other.

01:05:02They're really dispatching

01:05:03the Envoy's?

01:05:05I didn't know

01:05:07that the Prince

01:05:07has this connection

01:05:09that even the Lunamounts

01:05:10attend his birthday.

01:05:11No way.

01:05:13This can't be real.

01:05:14Grandpa,

01:05:15what exactly is the Lunamount?

01:05:17They're what they call

01:05:18the real deities.

01:05:19They wield

01:05:20so much power

01:05:22that even the royalty

01:05:23are forced to kneel.

01:05:25They are mystics?

01:05:27They actually exist?

01:05:28They are in this world?

01:05:29Goodness me.

01:05:31Open your eyes.

01:05:32There's more than

01:05:32just your little pond,

01:05:34you know?

01:05:34If Lunamount ever

01:05:35considered taking me in,

01:05:36who cares about inheritance?

01:05:38Arch-Sage would mean nothing.

01:05:40All mortal achievements

01:05:41are dust before them.

01:05:43Every name fades

01:05:43to nothing in their shadow.

01:05:46Sean,

01:05:46the Lunamount rarely appears.

01:05:49This is it.

01:05:50This is your golden chance.

01:05:51Dad!

01:05:52Break your connections

01:05:52to reach them.

01:05:53Their simple approval

01:05:54could make you filthy rich,

01:05:56even if

01:05:56you become

01:05:57their floor scrubber.

01:05:58A servant?

01:05:59Any servant of theirs

01:06:00gets to have

01:06:01equal treatment

01:06:02from the rich

01:06:03and even

01:06:04from the nobility.

01:06:05What?

01:06:09What?

01:06:10Lunamount?

01:06:11From how they are acting?

01:06:12They must be

01:06:13a mystic sect

01:06:14in this world.

01:06:15Huh.

01:06:16How intriguing.

01:06:19How intriguing.

01:06:28Hello, Hank.

01:06:29Andy.

01:06:29If he came all the way here

01:06:30just for nothing...

01:06:31I'll skin you alive.

01:06:33I wouldn't dare lie

01:06:34to the Lunamounts.

01:06:35Prince Souther and I,

01:06:36we both felt it.

01:06:37That suffocating pressure...

01:06:39Radiating from him.

01:06:40The night before,

01:06:41we saw him practicing,

01:06:43devouring every

01:06:43spiritual energy

01:06:44in 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

01:06:49requires at least

01:06:50trinity 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.

01:07:01Our master is coming with

01:07:03after hearing this.

01:07:04Start preparing.

01:07:05He'll arrive shortly.

01:07:07Yes.

01:07:11Fascinating.

01:07:12Draining the entire

01:07:14city's energy.

01:07:15Even if it's fake,

01:07:16he's still a rogue mystic,

01:07:18isn't he?

01:07:19Do you agree with me, Hank?

01:07:20Master,

01:07:21Andy is a boastful man.

01:07:23Well,

01:07:23but if he really is,

01:07:25a mystic like he's

01:07:26says,

01:07:27and only 10 years old,

01:07:28perhaps I will

01:07:30mentor him myself

01:07:31and grant him this chance.

01:07:34What?

01:07:34Master?

01:07:35You'd actually

01:07:36taken a disciple?

01:07:37You're on the verge

01:07:38of trinity convergence

01:07:39already.

01:07:40Trinity convergence?

01:07:41Ha ha ha ha ha ha.

01:07:43The world believes

01:07:44that I'm close

01:07:45to achieving it,

01:07:46yet it is a realm beyond

01:07:48the ordinary mortals.

01:07:51Only myths talk about it,

01:07:52but other than those myths,

01:07:55nobody else mentions it.

01:07:57Pentaforce's 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

01:08:08for ages.

01:08:09I'd say

01:08:10there is no need

01:08:11to continue

01:08:12to the second trial.

01:08:14Indeed,

01:08:15you're right.

01:08:16Though the first test

01:08:17measured intellect,

01:08:19he's shown us

01:08:20extraordinary talents

01:08:22that makes him

01:08:23deserving of being

01:08:25the first place

01:08:25even in the second trial

01:08:27as well.

01:08:28Hmm,

01:08:28then further trials

01:08:29are simply pointless.

01:08:31I totally agree

01:08:32with you.

01:08:33Hmm.

01:08:34Bring the ink and brush!

01:08:40How shall we conduct this,

01:08:42honorable judges?

01:08:44Please decide.

01:08:46If Mr. Clay

01:08:46insists that he knows

01:08:48all the ten artistic

01:08:49styles of calligraphy,

01:08:51let's see.

01:08:52Let him prove to us

01:08:53that he can actually write.

01:08:54Very well.

01:08:55Then let him demonstrate

01:08:56these ten styles.

01:08:58Ten?

01:08:58Really?

01:08:59Really?

01:09:00That's impossible.

01:09:01Nobody does that.

01:09:02Yeah.

01:09:04Chester,

01:09:04you're suggesting

01:09:06write the immortal creed

01:09:08for heaven establish virtue

01:09:11for mortal secure purposes.

01:09:13For ancestors revive wisdom

01:09:15for eternity forges peace.

01:09:17You have to write

01:09:18the immortal creed

01:09:19ten times

01:09:20and each of the times

01:09:22should be written

01:09:22in a different style.

01:09:24This is clearly torture.

01:09:25This feels targeted at Jude.

01:09:27Then why are they

01:09:28involving us?

01:09:29You're making fun of us.

01:09:30I only know one style.

01:09:31I know the gothic one.

01:09:32Ten styles is humanly impossible.

01:09:34Silence!

01:09:36Jude,

01:09:37do you accept?

01:09:39Jude,

01:09:40do you accept?

01:09:41Why wouldn't I?

01:09:42What?

01:09:43Did he really master ten?

01:09:44Well,

01:09:45I can't do it.

01:09:46I'm out.

01:09:47However,

01:09:47I refuse to believe

01:09:48he 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.

01:09:59Count 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

01:10:06were beyond any of us.

01:10:07We're just foil for him.

01:10:09exactly.

01:10:10This trial

01:10:11is completely meaningless.

01:10:13And now,

01:10:13you want us to write

01:10:14the sacred text

01:10:15in ten different styles?

01:10:16No human being

01:10:17could possibly know

01:10:18those ten styles

01:10:20and how to write all of them.

01:10:23Unless...

01:10:26Such exquisite brush stroke.

01:10:30His grip,

01:10:31the ink flow,

01:10:32impossibly steady.

01:10:33He moves the brush

01:10:34like he has mastered it

01:10:35for decades.

01:10:38That is just impeccable.

01:10:40Told you so.

01:10:41You didn't believe.

01:10:41He's disgustingly skilled.

01:10:43Now,

01:10:44are you convinced yet?

01:10:45He writes like

01:10:46he is the master

01:10:47of 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

01:11:09the flow of his writing?

01:11:10Indeed.

01:11:10Can you see how

01:11:11each character's pulse?

01:11:12As if the ink has a soul.

01:11:14Good.

01:11:15Such an excellent mastery.

01:11:17Mastery.

01:11:24Be careful holding it.

01:11:25The ink's still wet.

01:11:28The italic script?

01:11:32The italic script?

01:11:33I told you.

01:11:34I told you.

01:11:34He knew that script.

01:11:35None of you believe me.

01:11:36This is the italic script.

01:11:38Each character breathes.

01:11:46Anshul script.

01:11:46Is 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...

01:12:03I believe that too,

01:12:04but I lack the courage to speak up.

01:12:15Clerical script?

01:12:16Is this clerical script?

01:12:17It's a fancy clerical script.

01:12:18Unbelievable.

01:12:19He actually knows it.

01:12:22So what if he knows it?

01:12:23Talon is nothing without backing.

01:12:25The Lunamounts are coming.

01:12:26If I can win the Lunamounts' 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.

01:12:36Even with all your words,

01:12:37you still look utterly helpless to me.

01:12:43Master!

01:12:44Disciple Hank!

01:12:46What script is this?

01:12:47Have you seen this?

01:12:48What's this?

01:12:49It's artistic,

01:12:50but what it is,

01:12:51I don't know.

01:12:52Did 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.

01:13:08You really are full of surprises.

01:13:22Enough with the writing.

01:13:25What?

01:13:27After Unchal's script and Carolingian Miniscule,

01:13:29I knew it.

01:13:30No one in this world can be a rival to you.

01:13:40There is no need to prove yourself to these plebeians.

01:13:45You're the champion.

01:13:48It'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,

01:14:17I yield to you completely.

01:14:19Congratulations!

01:14:20Congratulations!

01:14:21I fully yield to you, Jude.

01:14:24House Sterling.

01:14:29Tell me,

01:14:30does this level of glory suffice for you?

01:14:34Is this high enough?

01:14:36Or must I raise you even higher,

01:14:38pushing you behind every mortal limit?

01:14:40Something's off.

01:14:42What's happening to them?

01:14:48Ah, this 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,

01:15:00they are insects beneath our feet.

01:15:03Of course.

01:15:04Benjamin Sterling,

01:15:06answer me now.

01:15:07Was your house of Sterling elevated high enough today?

01:15:10Is this enough for you?

01:15:14He called his grandfather's name?

01:15:16This isn't right.

01:15:17What happened?

01:15:18Jude, stop!

01:15:19Shut up!

01:15:21Jude Sterling,

01:15:22don't get cocky just because you won.

01:15:24The award!

01:15:25It belonged to our son!

01:15:27I am asking you,

01:15:29was it enough?

01:15:30If you're satisfied,

01:15:31I 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,

01:15:47I don't recall making such promises to anyone.

01:15:55Though I agreed with your condition,

01:15:57your mom was still just a woman,

01:16:00unworthy of my dignity.

01:16:01I am the patriarch,

01:16:03the face of the family,

01:16:04and my forehead has never touched dirt.

01:16:07So you intend to deny the oath you made?

01:16:09Jude,

01:16:10be 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,

01:16:19and all our wealth will be transferred to you.

01:16:23Dad!

01:16:23If you won't give in,

01:16:26then 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.

01:16:36Those are nothing but dust to me.

01:16:38I've surpassed your petty realm entirely.

01:16:42What a very noble speech.

01:16:44I'm really touched.

01:16:58I saw Thor pay my respects to the Master of Lunamount and Head Disciple.

01:17:09I saw Thor pay respects to the Master of Lunamount and Head Disciple.

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.

01:17:52I can't see through him.

01:17:54Or 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!

01:18:09What 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!

01:18:16Do you even hear yourself, young man?

01:18:19I said!

01:18:20Who do you think you are?

01:18:24I'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 Solorane's protector!

01:18:36Every top cultivator in the Empire gathers there!

01:18:39We have 300 disciples!

01:18:41On your knees!

01:18:42Plead for the sake of your 300 disciples!

01:18:44Were it not for my mercy,

01:18:45you 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,

01:19:00how strong must he be to talk like that?

01:19:03If not,

01:19:04is he just some reckless kid running his mouth?

01:19:07He doesn't even understand

01:19:08the weight of the words he's using!

01:19:10And now what?

01:19:12Am I about to get dragged into this mess too?

01:19:14Shoot!

01:19:16Get on your knees

01:19:17and 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!

01:19:33Nothing at all!

01:19:33Please have mercy!

01:19:35Please punish him!

01:19:35Not us!

01:19:36He'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?

01:19:49No!

01:19:49You never were!

01:19:50You're just a cast off!

01:19:52So am I abandoned!

01:19:54Master, he'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!

01:20:02Master 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?

01:20:11I'm not a sterling!

01:20:12I am an Auron!

01:20:14Yet 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!

01:20:22Stop 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!

01:20:36Shoot!

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!

01:20:57All 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,

01:21:06all of you, you threw him out of the house!

01:21:09You said, we only breed prodigies!

01:21:12That my Mew child would shame us all!

01:21:15You're lying!

01:21:16Stop with the lies!

01:21:17He's only three years old, and you simply threw him out!

01:21:20You even exiled him with my wife when 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, well screw that!

01:21:32You don't know what I've been through, none of you!

01:21:36My 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, because 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!

01:22:19You're a sterling!

01:22:20Make us proud!

01:22:20And then what did you do?

01:22:22Luna Mount shows up!

01:22:24Jude both bowed 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, only to cut him loose again?

01:22:47That's just cruel and cold.

01:22:48I 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.

01:22:58You'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!

01:23:09Deny him!

01:23:11But today, I'm finally stepping up!

01:23:15I'm Jude's father!

01:23:16My 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 and really talented.

01:23:54However, don't blame me for what comes next.

01:23:57After today, you'll be Dawnshire's greatest prodigy, with your name resounding throughout the entire empire.

01:24:02Just 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!

01:24:42This is 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 towards paradise.

01:24:57He has the petal trail.

01:24:59This is the legendary petal trail.

01:25:06Trinity Convergence.

01:25:09He's...

01:25:10He's a mystic!

01:25:13Trinity Convergence.

01:25:21By the grace of his holy light, Pentaforce, Dominion!

01:25:30Save me!

01:25:31Save me, Master!

01:25:32Help me!

01:25:33What is that?

01:25:34Pentaforce, Dominion!

01:25:35They actually...

01:25:36They 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!

01:25:53I can die happy!

01:25:55I have no regrets!

01:26:01Please!

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, I promise that I will serve only you forever!

01:26:20I'm just a baron!

01:26:22Take me as your disciple!

01:26:23You want 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!

01:26:47I'm your uncle!

01:27:12Jude!

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's my mom's grave?

01:28:00Where is it?

01:28:01Where's my mom's grave?

01:28:03Shut it!

01:28:04She was just your aunt!

01:28:05I'm your real mother!

01:28:07She raised me since childhood, as if I was her own!

01:28:11Besides, 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!

01:28:22I 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 harm me!

01:28:30I knew her real mother!

01:28:32Where 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!

01:28:43Unworthy or not, we must still bow in front of her grave!

01:28:47Three 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!

01:28:54That we were wrong!

01:28:56That we were truly blind!

01:29:09What if we never find it?

01:29:10What if we fail 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!

01:29:23Mom!

01:29:25Where can we find you?

01:29:26We were blind!

01:29:27We were arrogant fools!

01:29:29Don't hurt you, Laurie!

01:29:30We were blind!

01:29:32We were arrogant fools!

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