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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!
00:03:49You are the GIF.
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?
00:04:17I 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.
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.
00:04:39If any disagreement between him and us becomes even slightly invisible,
00:04:45it would tarnish the dignity of our entire family.
00:04:48How can you be so dense? It'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.
00:05:06Yet we must ask for your understanding.
00:05:08It's only natural for a great family to encounter and to endure many complications.
00:05:20It's not your fault that you were born mute.
00:05:23You 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.
00:06:22I 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.
00:06:41What?
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.
00:07:29Ah.
00:07:30He...
00:07:31He says he'll remember to bow next time.
00:07:33My silent cultivation will end in two days.
00:07:37Otherwise, I curse you to hell.
00:07:38Hold it.
00:07:40At the prince's 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?
00:07:59Does 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, 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.
00:09:21Uh, Pearl.
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.
00:09:32Hitting the paper like a warhorse.
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.
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.
00:10:56Someone as wretched as you shouldn't even aspire to that.
00:11:00I'm sorry.
00:11:05Benjamin.
00:11:05How much did you memorize?
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.
00:11:46Behold, our 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.
00:12:05What 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.
00:12:33It would be unwise to waste your grandpa's generosity.
00:12:36Also, as for the tutor that they hired for you,
00:12:40he 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.
00:13:07You've got to be kidding me.
00:13:09Had I not been bound by my oath,
00:13:11a solemn vow of silence,
00:13:14I would have slayed them alive with my words.
00:13:19Mrs. 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.
00:13:27Please stand up for me, Mrs. Wilkins.
00:13:29That 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 lowling 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.
00:13:46He'll surely beg for mercy.
00:13:49Mr. Clay?
00:13:49Are you talking about Mr. Henry Clay,
00:13:52who used to mentor Master Sean?
00:13:54Yes, that was him.
00:13:55His temper is legendary,
00:13:56and wow,
00:13:58he's in it for tomorrow.
00:13:59I've never met Mr. Clay myself.
00:14:01He's the literary titan of Soloraine.
00:14:07Eight 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,
00:14:18and 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,
00:14:31and it's definitely coming somewhere near.
00:14:34I can feel that hunger.
00:14:36Like a black hole,
00:14:38his cultivation is draining every ounce of life
00:14:40from 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.
00:14:52This cannot wait.
00:14:54Your Highness!
00:14:55There's been a disaster.
00:14:56Mr. Jensen collapsed his occlusion.
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
00:15:07is 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.
00:15:38What kind of power could devour the energy of an entire city with such force?
00:15:45It'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 power such as his.
00:16:00A dukedom would be a mere trifle, a petty price to pay.
00:16:04If it means I could stand beside true power.
00:16:11I am almost there.
00:16:13Soon enough, my old power will ignite.
00:16:27This 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 were in Lord of Sterling, he'd never get to encounter a literary genius like me.
00:16:46And 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.
00:16:57Here 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.
00:17:08And 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, pick one of these books in front of you.
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?
00:17:53Let me tell you.
00:17:54Even 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 Solorane's ten literary titans.
00:18:04Were 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.
00:18:26By the time I was three.
00:18:27Lines flow free.
00:18:28No rigid rows.
00:18:29Grace found in chaos.
00:18:30Ball strokes tans.
00:18:31The italic script.
00:18:33Do you already know that?
00:18:34Gothic script is neat.
00:18:35Cursive is wild, but 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.
00:18:46Yet somehow, it'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?
00:19:01What 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, which Roman general boldly crossed the Rubicon declaring,
00:19:23The tie is cast.
00:19:25Do 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 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.
00:19:58From Cicero.
00:19:59O Tempora.
00:20:00O Moris.
00:20:01From Cotillinarians.
00:20:02Denouncing Catelyn's conspiracy.
00:20:04Which speech was it?
00:20:05The first Cotillinarian.
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 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.
00:20:31The greatest warrior.
00:20:32He chose pride over war.
00:20:36Who leads Aeneas through the Underworld?
00:20:40The Sibyl of Cure.
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 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 Prince's Feast tomorrow.
00:21:34This name will echo across the city?
00:21:37That means tomorrow at the banquet, that will be his defining moment.
00:21:49The italic script.
00:21:51This was 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, Jude 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, how 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.
00:23:07The 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.
00:24:50Besides, 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.
00:25:00But, Grandpa.
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 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.
00:25:47Sean.
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.
00:25:58I 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 in front of the royalty.
00:26:12Ha ha ha ha ha.
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.
00:26:26Ten years of effort has led you to this moment.
00:26:28See, 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 be 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, 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?
00:27:17I, 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.
00:27:33I 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, wields diverse script styles,
00:28:22and by 10, has already mastered all the classical works and even outdone you?
00:28:27Huh.
00:28:27That's impossible.
00:28:2910 years old?
00:28:30He couldn't have mastered that unless...
00:28:32He started studying while still in the womb.
00:28:35Or this hearsay.
00:28:38I'd dismiss it.
00:28:40Honestly, it's a shame that the child cannot speak.
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.
00:28:57Ah, 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 what 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.
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.
00:29:53I told you, Jude.
00:29:54Your name will carry like a mighty roar throughout a Solorin.
00:29:58So 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.
00:30:15They're all here just for me.
00:30:16I raised the great sun.
00:30:18Only the prince has yet to arrive.
00:30:22Sir Jensen.
00:30:24I have this strange feeling.
00:30:26Me too, your highness.
00:30:28Peace.
00:30:29Getting close.
00:30:31I can sense it.
00:30:32That 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.
00:30:41Mr. 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.
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?
00:31:30Who 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.
00:31:37Does Sterling mute air?
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 Southar.
00:31:48The Prince has arrived.
00:31:50Hail to Prince Southar.
00:31:51May your highness reign with greatness for millennia.
00:31:55Hail to Prince Southar.
00:31:57May your highness reign with greatness for millennia.
00:32:01Hail 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.
00:32:20Oh, oh, oh.
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?
00:32:55How dare you?
00:32:56Get 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, Remilis.
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?
00:33:50Mr. Clay, your 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, 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, but this has gone from ambition
00:34:39to 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?
00:34:52No.
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.
00:35:03Silence!
00:35:04If you had even a tenth of Jude's talent, you'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,
00:35:29Jude 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!
00:35:44The 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!
00:35:53I won't!
00:35:54Master, I'm the one!
00:35:56I said be quiet!
00:35:58Son!
00:36:02Mr. 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.
00:36:17I, too, believe that Jude can redefine what genius truly means.
00:36:21He'll show everyone...
00:36:22You're 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?
00:36:38Good!
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?
00:36:55If 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 loyalty?
00:37:20A kid is no matters 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!
00:37:27Alright, that's enough.
00:37:28Everyone, 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 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.
00:38:01We 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, then...
00:38:09I'd be happy to change it now.
00:38:11Call me...
00:38:27I am begging you.
00:38:31In one condition.
00:38:32Just name it.
00:38:34Mom and I suffered out there for 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 to join your Sterling family.
00:38:45I'm here...
00:38:46To demand justice for 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 to 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...
00:39:06How 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...
00:39:13That he actually got talent?
00:39:14Shut up both of you!
00:39:23Alright...
00:39:23If you win...
00:39:25I'll do what you want me to do.
00:39:27I'll march every last Sterling...
00:39:29To your mom's grave.
00:39:30We will all show our respect...
00:39:32And admit...
00:39:33That we were fools to throw you out.
00:39:36Dad!
00:39:37Grandpa!
00:39:47I might not belong to this world...
00:39:50But...
00:39:51From the moment I came here...
00:39:52I saw you as my mother.
00:39:54Seven years ago...
00:39:55They threw you out of the family...
00:39:57Just because they came out mute.
00:39:59Stop 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...
00:40:06But Mama will get it for you soon.
00:40:08Today...
00:40:08I'll crush the Sterling family...
00:40:10And I'll make sure that by tomorrow...
00:40:12Their whole Sterling clan...
00:40:14Will kneel before your grave and give respect.
00:40:17They 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 Dad before.
00:40:34Dad?
00:40:35Could you come see her?
00:40:48I'm so sorry.
00:40:49I...
00:40:50I won't be here anymore...
00:40:52To see you soar.
00:40:54You're just 10 years old.
00:40:56Just when you needed me most.
00:40:59I...
00:41:00I...
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.
00:41:21Therefore...
00:41:21I'm going.
00:41:23They threw you out just like a piece of trash.
00:41:26With no name and no rights...
00:41:28I'll promise that I'll make them pay.
00:41:31Every last Sterling...
00:41:32Will have to kneel in morn clothes in front of your grave.
00:41:36I'll force them...
00:41:36Until they scream at themselves that they were fools.
00:41:39That they've wronged you.
00:41:42This is madness.
00:41:44Grandpa.
00:41:44Why the hell is he taking my spot?
00:41:46This was our last shot to 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 ever recorded in your family's history.
00:42:01So watch carefully and see for yourself...
00:42:03How I...
00:42:04Jude Sterling...
00:42:05Will elevate your status so far beyond anything you could ever imagine in your life.
00:42:10Jude...
00:42:11What are you saying?
00:42:12If your entire family...
00:42:13Failed to keep the promises you gave me...
00:42:15Then keep your eyes wide open and watch...
00:42:17How I...
00:42:18Jude Sterling...
00:42:19Will personally bury...
00:42:21Every one of you in 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...
00:42:31Now where destiny hangs in the balance...
00:42:33We'll see how a ten-year-old whelp...
00:42:36Can bring us glory in a day...
00:42:38To elevate this family...
00:42:39Or crush us into the darkest depths of damnation.
00:42:43Grandpa!
00:42:43Let's go!
00:42:44Quickly!
00:42:45If destiny grants us a prodigy...
00:42:48I promise to kneel at 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 to 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 if 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...
00:43:12Suffocating terror...
00:43:14When the heavens rumbled and stirred last night...
00:43:17I knew that it came from the Sterlings...
00:43:20But...
00:43:20I have never imagined...
00:43:22What do we do now?
00:43:23He's really here...
00:43:24But I am too scared to 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...
00:43:31To 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...
00:43:39To see if he's the real immortal...
00:43:41And if he is?
00:43:42We'll bow to him, huh?
00:43:45Not everyone...
00:43:46Could have the chance of meeting him...
00:43:47If he weren't a kid...
00:43:48I'd call him Dad...
00:43:50You should too if I were you...
00:43:51What?
00:44:11Don Shire breed scholars...
00:44:13Half of Soloran's greatest literary legends...
00:44:16Were born and raised under our very skies...
00:44:18And as your Prince Southor...
00:44:20I cherish each and every house's cultural legacy...
00:44:23And today...
00:44:25The eight great families stand firmly rooted in long and profound traditions of learning and intellect...
00:44:30Every four years...
00:44:32We assemble in the solemn tradition for the Battle of Wits...
00:44:35A gathering meant to inspire the younger generations to achieve the highest standards of cultural excellence...
00:44:41Here today...
00:44:42In my 80th birthday banquet...
00:44:45Long life and boundless fortune...
00:44:48To you, Prince Southor...
00:44:49May you prosper through the ages...
00:44:51Long live Prince Southor...
00:44:54What an honor...
00:44:56To have my birthday celebration coincide with the quadrennial Battle of Wits...
00:45:01And today we're graced by three literary giants...
00:45:04First 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...
00:45:15Portraying emotions and truths that span the ages...
00:45:19Next is Chester Barrett...
00:45:20At 20, he composed The Untrammeled...
00:45:23A work so profound and stirring...
00:45:25That it is said to break hearts across the realms...
00:45:28Leaving readers breathless with 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 Solaren's letters and offering counsel to emperors themselves...
00:45:40Distilling the wisdom of millennia into insights that shaped the realm...
00:45:44This gatherer's prestige is really unmatched...
00:45:46We have half of Solaren's intellectual elite...
00:45:48They're all here...
00:45:49To be recognized here would make one's reputation...
00:45:51Today...
00:45:52I will be hosting the Battle of Wit...
00:45:54With the three masters as our judges...
00:45:57In the previous contests we held...
00:45:59We offered modest prizes, just a billion or two...
00:46:02But today happens to be my birthday...
00:46:04Therefore...
00:46:05The rewards must match the occasion...
00:46:09Whoever wins first place in this intellectual duel...
00:46:13Gets five billion in cash...
00:46:15Five billion...
00:46:16Five billion...
00:46:19Five billion...
00:46:20Five billion...
00:46:20Five billion...
00:46:20Five billion...
00:46:21This is unreal...
00:46:22You must win...
00:46:23The prize is five billion...
00:46:24Mm...
00:46:25That's more liquid wealth than the entire family ever has...
00:46:28But that bastard stole Sean's place...
00:46:30Now he's flaunting his wealth...
00:46:31Truly a prodigy...
00:46:33He is a ten-year-old...
00:46:35The proper composure of an emperor...
00:46:37And that is not all...
00:46:38Should you emerge victorious today...
00:46:41I will personally petition the throne to crown your house...
00:46:45With 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...
00:46:59I wonder who will get it this time...
00:47:01If 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...
00:47:09Hm...
00:47:11Except...
00:47:11Maybe him...
00:47:15The Paramount Bloodline?
00:47:17Isn't this the very thing they were desperately craving?
00:47:20Yet this honor...
00:47:21Forces even the noble to drag themselves through hell for the name...
00:47:25With one calculated move...
00:47:27They'd rock it to 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 come 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...
00:47:55Calum Zeller of House Zeller...
00:47:59Jude Sterling of House Sterling...
00:48:03Alright...
00:48:04Let the battle begin...
00:48:05And may each contender step forward...
00:48:08This battle tests three essential skills...
00:48:10First...
00:48:11Intellect...
00:48:12Second...
00:48:13Erudition...
00:48:13And third...
00:48:14Calligraphy...
00:48:18Grandpa...
00:48:19This wait and see...
00:48:20Choosing Jude over me...
00:48:21Will disgrace us...
00:48:23Clearly...
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...
00:48:40Master 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...
00:48:52I can only imagine...
00:48:53How panicked the others might feel right now...
00:48:55But not him...
00:48:59Round two...
00:49:01Erudition...
00:49:01It is to test your memory...
00:49:03As well as the depth of your knowledge...
00:49:05The masters will recite a classic...
00:49:07And the challenge is for you to name its source...
00:49:10Its history...
00:49:10As well as the exact page where it is from...
00:49:13Huh?
00:49:14I honestly thought the noble exams...
00:49:16Would 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...
00:49:24You expect us to know its history...
00:49:25And the exact page where they got it from?
00:49:28Huh?
00:49:30What test is this?
00:49:31This battle is absurd!
00:49:33This is madness!
00:49:33Naming the book is hard enough...
00:49:35Even for most scholars...
00:49:36And now you're even demanding them to know the page numbers?
00:49:39Nobody can answer that!
00:49:40At 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...
00:49:52Doesn't this...
00:49:53Seem 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...
00:50:10This year's contest includes none other...
00:50:12Than 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?
00:50:20Did he actually do this?
00:50:20So this...
00:50:21Is supposed to be my stage?
00:50:23Is his mastery truly so outstanding...
00:50:26Just like they say?
00:50:27Round three...
00:50:28Calligraphy...
00:50:29This time it's ten 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 to learn all of that!
00:50:38You need ten years to master just one style...
00:50:40But ten styles?
00:50:41They don't want anyone to win!
00:50:43Prince South Thor 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...
00:50:50At least Jude volunteered to 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 at a time?
00:50:58It's impossible!
00:50:59No 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!
00:51:17Enough with the chatter!
00:51:18Let the battle begin!
00:51:19Mr. Barret!
00:51:20Do the honor!
00:51:21Very well!
00:51:23Alright!
00:51:24Here's your first challenge!
00:51:26Today, we honor the birthday of Prince South Thor!
00:51:29So my first couplet shall be for longevity!
00:51:33Oh no!
00:51:33Not just a couplet!
00:51:35But a birthday couplet!
00:51:36First line!
00:51:38Eagle brings blessings by emerald streams!
00:51:41Excellent!
00:51:43Well 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!
00:52:00These 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 that 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 give 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 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?
00:52:48Exquisite!
00:52:48That's perfection!
00:52:50Mr. 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 grants 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, 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!
00:53:25He just got lucky!
00:53:26Jude Sterling!
00:53:26Mr. Clay didn't just acknowledge you, he showered you with praise!
00:53:31Such 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!
00:53:58Good!
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!
00:54:30As Silver Crescent's cast gentle, shivering glow!
00:54:36This is even more difficult!
00:54:38It sounds simple, but it's deeper!
00:54:40It's a numerical coupling!
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...
00:55:09Already know what it is!
00:55:11You know the answer?
00:55:12Already?!
00:55:14Then please, go ahead!
00:55:16As Silver Crescent...
00:55:18Cast 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!
00:55:36Seriously?!
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!
00:55:42Very good!
00:55:44That's a perfect match!
00:55:45Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
00:55:47Harvest Moon's to Sage's prime, Crescent'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 ha ha!
00:55:56Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
00:55:59My turn!
00:56:00Listen, Jude...
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...
00:56:09A genuine...
00:56:10Mind 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, so better keep those numbers tight!
00:56:35Mr. Clay, let me hear it!
00:56:39First line!
00:56:41A hundred suns, a temple up, thousands of tiles, hundreds of bricks!
00:56:47Ha 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, 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?
00:57:12See 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...
00:57:40He'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!
00:57:53Time to level up the questions now!
00:57:55You better prepare for linguistic acrobatics!
00:57:59Listen closely!
00:58:00Where root meets earth, it anchors!
00:58:02Where tip meets sky, it breaches!
00:58:03Woods compounded!
00:58:04Pine, oak, a towering forest!
00:58:07But...
00:58:07What?
00:58:08Even a sage would struggle with that!
00:58:10You're a dictionary demon!
00:58:12That's witchcraft!
00:58:14Alright, 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?
00:58:37Ah, 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 answered 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!
00:58:58But if they all call it unsolvable, then...
00:59:01It'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!
00:59:45What is this unsolvable riddle of yours?
00:59:50Listen well!
00:59:52Lotus leaf, lilac wilt, lake lichen!
00:59:54What does it mean?
00:59:56Lotus, lilac, and lichen?
00:59:58Are all those names, names of plants?
01:00:01Not so hard, right?
01:00:04Hmm...
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!
01:00:16This 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, 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!
01:00:32Let's hear it then!
01:00:33Lotus leaf, lilac wilt, lake lichen!
01:00:36It captures a vision of life!
01:00:38They expand their reach from water to shore!
01:00:41So here's my answer!
01:00:42Green hills, granite glance, glowing springs!
01:00:48Mr. Wilkins, that 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, don't you know versus?
01:00:55Shut it!
01:00:55Guards!
01:00:56Remove this simpleton out of here!
01:01:00Throw him out!
01:01:01Mr. Barret!
01:01:01Green hills to lotus leaf!
01:01:03The hills on their side is springs!
01:01:04My logic stands!
01:01:05The artistry of that first line escapes you entirely!
01:01:09And yet you dare to answer it?
01:01:11Throw him out!
01:01:12What do 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 Wilkins!
01:01:19Lotus leaf, lilac wilt, lake 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 is alliteration!
01:01:33A flawless line!
01:01:34An impossible standard!
01:01:35L starts with L!
01:01:36Indeed!
01:01:37All L initials!
01:01:38Lotus starts with L!
01:01:40From lotus to lilac and even lichen!
01:01:43They all start with the letter L!
01:01:45All crowned 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, lilac wilt, lake 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 from 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, reed brush, red 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 I don't want to rush it!
01:02:39Not because I don't know the answer!
01:02:41Then, what 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 for you to boast about!
01:02:49To rubble?
01:02:50Explain yourself!
01:02:51I crafted five answers!
01:02:52What?
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?
01:03:00You're just wildly!
01:03:01How dare you!
01:03:02What five?
01:03:05Lotus Leaf, Lilac Lilt, Lake Lichen.
01:03:07The first answer that I gave you is Roastroot, Reed Rush, Red Rosehip.
01:03:13As for the second answer, Moss Mound, Maple Mist, Misty Meadow.
01:03:18That fits!
01:03:19He's right!
01:03:21And for the third answer, Willowwood, Whitewood, Wild Wheat.
01:03:27The fourth answer will be, Bay Beach, Broadbanks, Briny Billows.
01:03:32There's no way!
01:03:33And lastly, the fifth, Brook Bend, Bayou Branch, Blue Brine.
01:03:38Ooh!
01:03:39That's unbelievable!
01:03:41Five answers!
01:03:41Five answers!
01:03:42I can't believe it!
01:03:43What about it?
01:03:45Please take me!
01:03:47I 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 Ancient!
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...
01:04:05don't qualify.
01:04:06Huh?
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, 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.
01:04:39Can we finally move on to the next trial?
01:04:41Chester!
01:04:41Stand up!
01:04:42You simply don't have the qualities that he requires.
01:04:47What?
01:04:48Stand up!
01:04:48The Lunamount delegation will explain everything.
01:04:52Lunamount?
01:04:52So you mean the Soloraine's protectors, the Lunamounts?
01:04:56According to legends.
01:04:58Even 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.
01:05:12No 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.
01:05:31Open your eyes.
01:05:32There'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.
01:05:43Every 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?
01:06:11From how they are acting.
01:06:12They must be a mystic sect in this world.
01:06:15Huh.
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.
01:06:35Prince Salthor and I, we both felt it.
01:06:37That suffocating pressure radiating from him.
01:06:40The night before, we saw him practicing.
01:06:43Devouring every spiritual energy in the city.
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 I asked you to come here to verify it.
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.
01:07:15Even 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, but if he really is a mystic like he says, and only ten years old, perhaps I will mentor
01:07:30him myself and grant him this chance.
01:07:34What? Master? You'd actually taken a disciple?
01:07:37You're on the verge of trinity convergence already.
01:07:40Trinity convergence?
01:07:43The world believes that I'm close to achieving it, yet it is a realm beyond the ordinary mortals.
01:07:50Only myths talk about it, but other than those myths, nobody else mentions it.
01:07:57Pentaforce Dominion? A realm of extraordinary ability, but for me, I won't. I'll never touch it.
01:08:05Judas solved a couplet unsolved for ages.
01:08:09I'd say there is no need to continue to the second trial.
01:08:14Indeed, you're right. Though the first test measured intellect, he's shown us extraordinary talents that makes him deserving of being
01:08:24the first place even at the second trial as well.
01:08:28Hmm. Then further trials are simply pointless.
01:08:31I totally agree with you.
01:08:33Hmph! Bring the ink and brush!
01:08:40How shall we conduct this, honorable judges?
01:08:44Please decide.
01:08:45If Mr. Clay insists that he knows all the ten artistic styles of calligraphy, let's see.
01:08:52Let him prove to us that he can actually write.
01:08:54Very well!
01:08:55Then let him demonstrate these ten styles!
01:08:57Hmph!
01:08:58Ten? Really? Really?
01:09:00That's impossible! Nobody does that!
01:09:02Yeah.
01:09:04Chester, you're suggesting...
01:09:06Write the Immortal Creed.
01:09:08For heaven establish virtue, for mortals secure purposes.
01:09:13For ancestors revive wisdom, for eternity forges peace.
01:09:17You have to write the Immortal Creed ten times, and each of the times should be written in a different
01:09:23style.
01:09:24This is clearly torture.
01:09:25This feels targeted at Jude.
01:09:27Then why are they involving us? You'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? Did he really master ten?
01:09:44Well, I can't do it.
01:09:46I'm out!
01:09:47However, I refuse to believe he can do it!
01:09:49Nor do I!
01:09:50I also yield!
01:09:51So, all of you behind him...
01:09:53Master, I yield already.
01:09:55I don't know ten, let 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 were beyond any of us!
01:10:07We're just foil for him!
01:10:09Exactly!
01:10:10This trial is completely meaningless!
01:10:13And 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!
01:10:24Unless...
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!
01:10:38That is just impeccable!
01:10:40Told you so!
01:10:41You didn't believe!
01:10:42He'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, this 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!
01:11:26Be careful holding it!
01:11:26The ink's still wet!
01:11:28The italic script?!
01:11:32The italic script?!
01:11:33The italic script?!
01:11:33I 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!
01:11:46Anshalskret, 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, she always saw the genius in you at
01:12:01an early age.
01:12:02I, I believe that too, but I lack the courage to speak up.
01:12:15Clerical script? Is this clerical script?
01:12:17It's a fancy clerical script.
01:12:19Unbelievable. He 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, then 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, you 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.
01:12:52Did he invent that?
01:12:53Wait, it's...
01:12:55Carolingian 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, I 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, I yield to you completely.
01:14:19Congratulations!
01:14:20Congratulations!
01:14:21I fully yield to you, Jude.
01:14:23How's Sterling?
01:14:29Tell me, does this level of glory suffice for you?
01:14:34Is this high enough?
01:14:36Or must I raise you even higher, pushing you behind every mortal limit?
01:14:40Something's off.
01:14:42What's happening to them?
01:14:48Ah!
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?
01:15:16This 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.
01:15:29Was 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.
01:16:17Remember 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.
01:16:28Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
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!
01:16:41Ha ha ha ha ha!
01:16:42What a very noble speech!
01:16:44I'm really touched!
01:16:58I, Southor, pay my respects to the Master of Lunamount and Head Disciple!
01:17:08I, Southor, pay respects to the Master of Lunamount and Head Disciple!
01:17:16What?
01:17:17Master of Lunamount!
01:17:19Lunamount Envoy's, did 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!
01:17:35All hail Master of Lunamount!
01:17:40Just a normal young boy.
01:17:42Is this guy what they call a mystic?
01:17:44Hmph. Barely 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?
01:18:07Huh?
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!
01:18:11How 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 Hag 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, 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?
01:19:07He doesn't even understand the 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 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!
01:19:33Nothing at all!
01:19:34Please have mercy!
01:19:35Please punish him, not 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!
01:20:19To 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!
01:20:36Jude!
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, all of you, you 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, and you simply threw him out!
01:21:20You even exiled him with my wife!
01:21:23When I refused, you called me this loyal, 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, she raised him alone, I 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!
01:21:47He 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?
01:22:22Lunamount 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, is he family or not?
01:22:31He's got no peace!
01:22:34So which is it, is 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?
01:22:47That'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!
01:24:42It'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 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!
01:26:02Please!
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, Lori!
01:29:30We were blind!
01:29:32We were arrogant fools!
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