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魔法の王国 ジール Kingdom of Magic: Zeal The Magic Kingdom

The Gate opens into a small cave. The sound of fierce winds is heard.

Both non-Crono characters speak, in the order listed.

マール「ドキドキするね。 Marle: My heart's racing. Marle: Boy, this is exciting!
ルッカ「なんたってラヴォスに一番
  近いゲートだもの。
  どこに来たか、わからないわよ。

Lucca: Whatever else it may be,
this is the closest Gate to Lavos.
I don't know where we've come.

Lucca: Well it IS the Gate nearest to
Lavos.
We have no idea as to where it leads.

ロボ「時空ジャイロは
  ……王国歴前1万2千年!?
  おそろしいほどの昔デス。

Robo: My spacetime gyro reads...
12 millennia before the Royal Calendar!?
This IS ancient to a terrifying extent.

Robo: The Time Gyro says...
What!?
12,000 years in the past?!
That was some trip!

カエル「ど、どこなんだ?
  一体ここは……。

Frog: Wh, where are we?
Where on earth....

Frog: Wh, where art we?
'Tis strange...!

エイラ「ここ どこだ? クロ! Ayla: Where this? Cro! Ayla: Where this, Crono?!

The ground outside is covered with snow, and there seems to be a never-ending blizzard. The year display confirms that this is B.C.12,000. The group soon finds a strange, apparently magical, structure, marked 天への道 (Road to the Sky). It houses a teleporter, which the party uses. The destination is outdoors in a seemingtly tropical area. Corridors of Time plays, replacing the shrill wind noise. Leaving the teleporter, Crono and the others see that they're actually on a small island floating in the sky, with a thick cloud cover below. There's a city nearby, and another teleporter on the other end of the island.


エンハーサ B.C.12,000 Enharsa Enhasa

It's a small town, but lavishly decorated. Many of the people are in beds. Among other oddities are books that produce fire, water, and wind when opened.

ようこそ、エンハーサに。
エンハーサは、魔法王国ジールの
夢みる町です。
ねむりのよろこびの中で
しんりを探しているのです。
おや……?
しかし、あなた方は……
Welcome to Enharsa.
Enharsa is the Magic Kingdom
Zeal's dreaming city.
We are searching for truth
within the bliss of sleep.
Hmm...?
But who are you...?
Welcome to Enhasa, in the magical
kingdom of Zeal.
We find truth in the bliss of sleep.
Dear me!
And who might you be?

There's a creature near the entrance who looks just like Gran and Leon in their true forms.

ここは永遠なる魔法王国ジール。
すべての望みのかなう場所……。
だけど、そのだいしょうが
どのくらい高くつくかは
知らないけれどね……。
This is the eternal Magic Kingdom Zeal.
The place where all desires come true....
However, there's no telling how steep the
price for that will reach....
This is the eternal kingdom of Zeal,
where dreams can come true.
But at what price?

The creature disappears, and shows up elsewhere in the town.

あなたの目に見えてる世界と
アタシの目に見えてる世界とは
まったくちがうものなのかもね。
いい? 宇宙は生命の数だけ存在するわ。
見えるもの、さわれるものだけが
本当と思っちゃダメよ。
The world that you see with your eyes
and the world that I see with my eyes
may be completely different things.
Got it? There are as many universes as lives.
Don't think that only what you can
see and touch are reality.
Am I a butterfly dreaming I'm a man...
Or a bowling ball dreaming I'm a plate
of sashimi?
Never assume that what you see and
feel is real!

生命 ("lives") is the quality of living things that makes them living and not inanimate.

She (it's apparent from how she talks that she's either female or emulating one) disappears and shows up elsewhere, again.

アタシはドリーン。
閉ざされた道をもとめなさい。
じゅんじょよく、ちしきの扉を
開けてね。
I'm Doreen.
Seek the way that was shut.
Get the order correct and open
the doors of knowledge.
I'm Doreen.
Seek the hidden path, and open the
doors of knowledge, each in turn.

ドリーン (Doreen) is almost-not-quite the same as ドリーム (dream).

There are other odd people and/or creatures to talk to here too.

運命というものは存在すると思いますか?
この世のすべては、あらかじめ
決められているのだと……。
どうでしょう?
Do you think that "fate" exists?
That everything in this world is
already decided in advance....
What do you think?
Do you believe in Fate?
Which means our lives are all
predetermined?

The player gets three choices here. In order from least interesting to most....

お前なんかの知った事じゃない。 It's not your place to know. I don't have time for this!
…………。 ............ ......
まさにそう思う。 I think it is indeed so. Yes, of course.
そうですか、やはりあなたも……。
しょせん人の子の力では
運命にさからう事など
出来ないのでしょうか……。
I see, so you too....
I suppose that, in the end, you can't
do any such thing as opposing fate
with merely human strength....
So!
You're a believer!
Yes, it is useless for us to fight destiny!
ぜったい、そんな事はない。
That's absolute nonsense. No such thing as Fate.
そうですよね、やっぱり!
私達の道は、私達自身が
切り開いて行くのですよね。
いいですか?
そのための扉が一つ
ここにもあるかも知れませんよ。
Yes, just as I thought!
We go on cutting open our
path for ourselves.
Are you listening?
There may be a door for that
purpose here as well.
You're right!
We're the masters of our own
destinies!
Speaking of which...
I believe there may be a doorway of
destiny somewhere around here!
天冥火水の、星の力により生みだされた
武器、防具が、かつて女王の命令で
北の宮に封印された。
北の大陸に見えるのがその入り口だが
もう誰にも、近づけぬのだよ。
The weapons and armors brought forth from the
planet's powers of sky, dark, fire, and water were since
sealed in the northern shrine on the Queen's orders.
What you can see on the northern continent is its
entrance, but nobody can approach it any more.
The Queen has sealed the Elemental
Weapons in the north palace.
You can see its entrance on the
northern continent, but no one is
allowed there.

Switch to an overview of the region, which scrolls north to show the structure. It looks just like the mysterious blue pyramid north of Medina.... Elsewhere in the city, there's a boy with pale blue hair, wearing violet robes, and being followed by a pale purple cat. Rather creepy to begin with, but it gets worse....

少年「………。 Boy: ......... BOY: ......

Everyone except Crono speaks, in the order listed.

ルッカ「どうかしたのかな、キミ?
  おねーさんに、何かご用かしら?

Lucca: Is something the matter, I wonder?
Did you want something with onee-san?

Lucca: Hey, what's wrong?
 You have something to say?
マール「なーに、この子?
  ヘンな感じー。

Marle: What's up with this kid?
Feels we-eird.

Marle: What's wrong with him?
 What a weird kid...
カエル「何だ、ぶあいそなガキだな。 Frog: Oh, it's an antisocial kid. Frog: 'Tis a sullen lad...
ロボ「ワタシ達に、なにかご用で
  ショウカ?

Robo: MIGHT you have some business
with US?

Robo: How may I help you?
エイラ「どした お前?
  その動物 ウマイか?

Ayla: What wrong, you?
That animal taste good?

Ayla: What wrong?
 That animal good food?
少年「………。 Boy: ......... BOY: ......

He walks past them with his cat, then stops and speaks without turning around.

少年「黒い風が泣いてる……。
  あなた達のうち、誰か一人……
  死ぬよ、もうすぐ……。

Boy: The black wind is howling....
One among you....
Will die, very soon....

BOY: The black wind howls...
One among you...
...will shortly perish.

Both speak again, in this order this time.

ロボ「は、本当デスカ?
  よそうカクリツは……

Robo: IS, IS this true?
The predicted probability...?

Robo: Is, is it true?
What are the percentages?

ルッカ「ちょ、ちょっと!
  キミ、どういうこと!?

Lucca: H, hey!
What's that supposed to mean!?

H, hey!
Explain yourself!

マール「な、何それ!?
  いきなり何なの?

Marle: Wh, what's with that!?
And all of a sudden?

Marle: What?!
And out of the blue, like that?

カエル「おい、こぞう!
  待て……!

Frog: Hey, kid!
Wait...!

Frog: Urchin!
Halt!

エイラ「???? Ayla: ???? Ayla: ???

The boy and his cat leave, with no further words.

And again, with yet another ordering.

ロボ「アノ少年、ナゼ
  あんな事を……?

Robo: THAT boy, WHY say
such a thing...?

Robo: Why did he say such a thing?
マール「クロノ……
  なんだか気味悪いよ……。

Marle: Crono....
I've kinda got a bad feeling....

Marle: Crono...
This is kinda creepy.

カエル「なんだか知らんが
  気に入らないガキだぜ……。

Frog: I don't know what it is,
but I don't like that kid....

Frog: I knoweth not what this
portends.
What an unpleasant lad.

ルッカ「たちの悪いジョーダンよ。
  ひかがく的だわ。

Lucca: A bad-natured joke.
It's unscientific.

Lucca: It's only a bad joke.
 It's unscientific.
エイラ「あのチビ ヘン……。
  でも 悪いヤツ ちがう。

Ayla: That runt weird....
But not bad guy.

Ayla: Strange one...
But not bad boy.

The party leaves the town and takes the other teleporter. It leads to another frozen continent on the ground, which has another teleporter. This one leads to the central and largest aerial island. Water flows down a small mountain to form a lake, and another city and an airport of sorts are nearby.


黒鳥号 B.C.12,000 The Blackbird Blackbird

This is the airport. Zeal Palace plays. Two odd-looking guards stand at the end of the dock, by the plane.

何だ、お前ら!? What do you guys want!? Who're you guys?!

A man approaches. His most notable feature is the oversized orange cape that he wears.

どうだ、黒鳥号の調子は? How's the Blackbird's condition? Everything okay with the Blackbird?
兵士「いじょうナシです、ダルトン様! Soldier: Nothing unusual, Dalton-sama! SOLDIER: Everything's A-okay, Sir
 Dalton!
ダルトン「当り前だ、異常があったら
  困るだろが!
  それより何だ、お前達は!

Dalton: Naturally; if there were something
wrong, you'd be in trouble!
Never mind that, who're you guys!

DALTON: Of course it is, you idiot!
Hey you!
What're you doing there!

He approaches Crono and the others.

ダルトン「ム? そのいでたち……
  お前達が予言者の言っていた、計画を
  邪魔する者か。
  ここはヤツがどう出るか
  様子を見るとするか。
  ま、ヤツが、そうかんたんに
  シッポを出してくれるとは思えんがな。
  ハッ!

Dalton: Hm? Those outfits....
Are you the ones the prophet spoke
of, who will hinder our plans?
I guess I'll go with watching to see
how he plays his cards.
Though it hardly seems like he'd
show his true colors so easily.
Ha!

DALTON: Aha...it was true then...!
You're the ones the Prophet said
would come and cause trouble!
Let's see how you handle THIS
little situation.
I didn't think they'd make it so
easy on me!
HA!

Dalton is hoping to use them against the Prophet, not... well, actually, I can't tell WHAT the NA version sounds like.

Dalton leaves.

この黒鳥号はジール文明のしょうちょうだ。 This Blackbird is symbolic of Zeal's civilization. The Blackbird's a symbol of how
advanced Zeal's culture is.
こんなデカいモンが飛ぶとは
お前らにはとても信じられんだろ。
It's completely unbelievable to you guys
that such a huge thing flies, right?
Never thought somethin' so big could
fly, huh?

Okay, enough of that....


カジャール B.C.12,000 Kajarl Kajar

It looks much like Enharsa, but with fewer beds and a more hi-tech-ish color scheme. There's another set of the fire, water, and wind books here, but let's talk to the natives.

あら? あなた方の力は
私達光の民のものとは少し感じが
ちがうようですね。
なんでしょう……。
不思議な優しさを感じますわ。
Hm? Your power would seem to
have a slightly different feel to it
than that of we People of the Light.
What could it be...?
I sense a mysterious kindness.
Your power differs from ours...
In you I sense a strange aura
of...kindness...
なんでも原始的時代にあったという
虹色の貝がらと、太陽石をあわせれば
すばらしい武器やアイテムが
つくれたそうだよ。
でも今じゃ、そんな技術をもつのは
命の賢者だけだし……
それに星の力はすてさるようにって
ジール女王のご命令もあるしね……。
Apparently, if you were to combine the Sun
Stone with the Rainbow-Color Shell said to
have existed in the Primeval era, you could
make magnificent weapons and items.
But only the Philosopher of Life has such
skill these days, to start with....
Besides, there's also Queen Zeal's order
to abandon the planet's power....
Combine the ancient Rainbow Shell and
the Sun Stone to create incredible
weapons and items.
But now, only the Guru of Life has the
skill.
Elemental power usage is forbidden.
南の小大陸に見えるのが
かつての太陽神殿だよ。
星の力をひめた太陽石を
まつっていたのだけれど……
新しいエネルギーが
利用されるようになってから
完全に閉ざされてしまったんだ。
北の宮と同じようにね。
もう古い星のエネルギーなんか
いらないんだってさ。
What you can see on the small southern
continent is the former Sun Temple.
We had enshrined the Sun Stone that
stored up the planet's power there....
But ever since a new energy came to be
used, it's been completely closed off.
The northern shrine is the same way.
It's said we don't need any such thing
as the old planet energy any more.
That's the Sun Keep you see on the
southern continent. A Sun Stone, once
the source of this world's power, was
kept there.
But when we began using our new
energy source, it was sealed up just
like the north palace.
They claim we don't need the energy
of this tired, old planet.

A brief cutscene of the region scrolls southwest to show what he was talking about. It's an odd-looking but unfamiliar structure.

このジールには、命・時・理の三賢者様が
いらっしゃいます。
術や知恵で彼らにかなう者はおりませぬ。
Here in Zeal are the three Philosophers,
of Life, Time, and Reason.
None can match them in wisdom and skill.
The Gurus of Life, Time, and Reason,
live in Zeal.
Their skill and knowledge is supreme.
宮殿に不思議な予言者があらわれたという
うわさを聞きましたよ。
くわしいことは知りませんが
すごい魔力の持ち主だそうです。
I've heard rumors that a mysterious
prophet appeared at the palace.
I don't know the details, but I've heard he
possesses an amazing magical power.
I heard a strange prophet has come to
the palace.
I don't know the details...but I heard he
has uncanny powers.
うわさですが、サラ様の魔力は
母親である女王の力さえ
はるかにしのぐという事です。
それにひきかえ弟のジャキ様は……。
王族の血すじであるというのに
まったく魔力を持たないらしいのです。
This is just a rumor, but they say
Sara-sama's magical powers far surpass
even the powers of her mother the Queen.
Her brother Jyaki-sama, on the other hand....
Despite his royal blood, he doesn't seem
to have any magical powers whatsoever.
I heard Schala's powers far exceed
those of her mother.
Then there's her step-brother, Janus.
He's of royal blood, but he doesn't
seem to have a speck of magic.

There's no indication that Jyaki is Sara's step-brother, here or anywhere else in the game. His name is pronounced something like "jockey" or "Jackie", but more importantly, it's a homonym for 邪気 (jaki), which means "toxic gas" or "malice".

ちゅうおうの海の底に見えるのが、
女王様のいだいさのあかし、
海底神殿です。
海底神殿は、あらゆる生命をみちびく
輝きの源となるのです。
おお、いだいなる、ジール女王よ!
Visible in the depths of the central
ocean is the Abyssal Temple,
proof of the Queen's greatness.
The Abyssal Temple will be the
source of the radiance to guide all life.
Oh, how great you are, Queen Zeal!
The Ocean Palace lies deep beneath the
waves.
It's a symbol of the Queen's power!
The Palace is the source of light which
sustains all living things.
Queen Zeal, the great!

Literally, the "Ocean Floor Temple". Aside from being more compact and poetic, "Abyssal" carries an appropriately sinister connotation.

多くの地の民達が、海の底で
神殿けんせつにあたっております。
あのような者達でも役に立つ時が
あるのですね。
Many People of the Earth are assigned
to temple construction on the ocean floor.
Even that sort of people are useful at times.
The Earthbound Ones are being allowed
to work on the construction of the
Palace.
So they do have a purpose after all.
水は風を呼んで……
風は火をおどらせる……
Water calls wind....
Wind makes fire dance....
Water summons wind...
...wind makes fire dance.

That sounds like it might have something to do with those books. Sure enough, open them in the order water, wind, fire, and a bookcase slides into the floor, revealing a hidden room. There's a book in the corner, statues around the room, and a some sort of doll in the middle.

何千万年もの昔、人の祖先がふと手にした
不思議な赤い石のかけら……。
そこからすべては始まったのだ。
人の知を超えた力は夢をはぐくみ
愛とにくしみを生んだ……。
それがどのような終わりを見るか……
時だけがそのこたえを知っていよう。
Eons ago, the mankind's ancestors happened to
take hold of a mysterious fragment of red rock....
Everything started from there.
Power surpassing human knowledge fostered
dreams and gave birth to love and hate....
What manner of ending will that see...?
Perhaps only time knows the answer.
It all began aeons ago, when man's
ancestors picked up a shard of a
strange red rock...
Its power, which was beyond human
comprehension, cultivated dreams...
In turn, love and hate were born...
Only time will see how it all ends.

Crono takes a closer look at the doll.

えたいの知れないものを
見つけたしまった!!
と思ったら中から『黒の石』出てきた!
Found something peculiar !!
Just then, a "Black Rock" came out from inside!
You've found something strange!
But a "Black Rock" is inside!

With little else to do here, the party heads up the mountain, passing through a series of teleporters.


ジール宮殿 B.C.12,000 Zeal Palace Zeal Palace

The decor doesn't look any different from the other towns, but the music... Zeal Palace is a slow, mournful tune.

ここは女王様の宮殿。
わがジール王国の中心……
ということは、すなわち
まさに宇宙の中心という事です。
This is the Queen's palace.
The heart of our Zeal Kingdom....
Which surely means, in other words,
it's the heart of the universe.
The is the Queen's Palace, the center
of Zeal Kingdom.
Which makes THIS, the center of the
universe.

Arrogant, much? Anyhow, Gran and Leon are standing around inside the castle too, in their goblin-like forms. As usual, Gran spins around once each time he talks, and Leon does two little hops every time he talks.

どーしてるかな
命の賢者のじーさん……。
やってらんないよな。
まったく人間てのは……。
Wonder what he's up to,
old man Philosopher of Life....
Hasn't been around lately....
Sheesh, humans....
I wonder how ol' man Melchior is...
Humans are so odd...

You're not supposed to hear his name in this era until you actually meet him...!

グラン兄ちゃん
ボク、風になりたいな……。
Gran nii-chan, I wanna be the wind.... I wanna be the wind, Masa!
ああ、なれるさ。
いつか、きっと、な……。
Yeah, you'll be able to.
Some day, for sure....
Oh, you will some day.
ドリーン姉ちゃん、またエンハーサに
あそび行っちゃったね。
Doreen nee-chan went to have fun
at Enharsa again.
Big sister Doreen's at Enhasa again
ああ……。
姉ちゃんは夢が好きだからな。
Yeah....
It's cause nee-chan likes dreams.
Yeah...
That's 'cause she likes dreams.
ボクは風の方がスキだな。
ぴゅぴゅ~ん!
I like the wind better.
whooshwhoooosh!
I like the wind better!
Whoosh!

Elsewhere, a woman stands by a sapling.

緑はお好きですか、旅の方達?
まあ! 私も大好きなのです!
でも命の賢者様からいただいた
このわかぎを、女王様は
もやしてしまえと……。
緑を守る力を持った
不思議なわかぎだと賢者様は
おっしゃっていたのに……。
ああ、どうしたらいいのでしょう?
Do you like green things, travelers?
Well! I also like them very much!
But the Queen said to burn up this
sapling that I received from the
Philosopher of Life....
And yet the Philosopher called it a
mysterious sapling with the power
to protect greenery....
Ahh, what should I do?
Visitors, do you like plants?
Oh, you're just like me!
But the Queen ordered me to burn this
sapling I received from the Guru of
Life.
He said it was a magical sapling, with
powers to cure the environment.
What shall I do?

The player should answer as follows. It's important later.

どこかにこっそりうえる Plant it somewhere secretly Secretly plant it.
そうですね!
いくら女王様のご命令でも
賢者様からいただいたものを
もやしてしまうなど……。
わかりました。
このわかぎは、どこかに大切に
うえておきましょう。
いつか緑を守る人のために
役に立ってくれるかもしれませんもの。
You're right!
Even if it's on the Queen's orders,
how could I possibly burn up what
I received from the Philosopher...?
I understand.
I will plant this sapling
somewhere with care.
It may someday be of use to
someone protecting greenery.
You're right! Even if it IS the Queen's
command, the Guru of Life gave it to
me.
I can't burn it...
I'm going to grow it with love.
Someday it may save the environment.

A few more random people....

あの男は少し前にふらりと宮殿にあらわれ
たしかな予言で女王の信をえたのだ。
ヤツがどこから来たのか誰も知らない。
我ら光の民ではなし、むろん地の民である
わけもない……。 う~む……。
That man wandered into the palace just recently and
won the Queen's trust with his reliable predictions.
Nobody knows where that guy came from.
He's not one of we People of the Light, and of course
he couldn't be of the People of the Earth.... Hmmm....
That man's a newcomer but his
accurate prophecies earned the
Queen's trust.
He's a drifter...
He's not one of us Enlightened Ones,
nor of the Earthbound Ones either.
Hmmmm...
以前は女王の右腕、ダルトン様が
海底神殿の計画をしきっていたのだが
今では旅の予言者が計画を進めている。
しばらくは、ダルトン様の近くには
よらないようにしないとな。
ありゃ、かなりあれてるぞ。
Previously, the Queen's right-hand man Dalton-sama
managed the Abyssal Temple project entirely,
but now, the traveling prophet is advancing the plans.
You'll have to make sure not to get too close to
Dalton-sama for a while.
He's really ticked off.
The Queen's aide, Dalton, was in charge
of the Ocean Palace, until some
traveling prophet took over.
He's in a bad mood so you should avoid
him.
海底神殿が完成すれば
わがジール王国は、永遠の光に
つつまれる……。
もうそこには、おそれも悲しみもない。
ただ終わることのない安らぎだけが
待っているのだ。
When we complete the Abyssal
Temple, our Zeal Kingdom will be
enveloped in eternal light....
There will no longer be either fear
or sadness there. Only endless
tranquility awaits us.
The completion of the Ocean Palace will
allow Zeal to last forever!
And there will be no fear or sadness,
just eternal peace.
よいかな、大地は生きておる。
長い時間をかけてゆっくり動き……
平地は山に……、山は海に……。
今は誰も、近づけぬ、北の封印宮や
太陽神殿ですら、何千何万もの年をへれば
道がみつかるようになるのかも知れぬな。
Listen well, the earth is alive.
Over long periods of time, it gradually moves....
Plains to mountains... mountains to oceans....
After many thousands, tens of thousands of
years pass, ways may be found to places
where none can now approach, such as the
sealed northern shrine and the Sun Temple.
The Earth is alive, and it has changed
over the aeons.
From flat lands into mountains...
From mountains into oceans...
You may find THE WAY...
That is, if you could pass aeons of time
at the forbidden palace, or the Sun
Keep.
時の賢者ハッシュ様は、どこかの小島で
ひっそりと時間の研究を続けていると
いわれます。
『時の卵』をつくられるとか……。
しかし、もう何年もその姿を見た者は
ありません……。
The Philosopher of Time Hasch-sama
is quietly continuing his research into time
on small island somewhere, it's said.
He's making an "Egg of Time", or something....
However, it has been many years now since
anyone has seen him....
They say that Gaspar, the Guru of
Time continues his work on some
deserted island.
He's making a "Chrono Trigger" or
"Time Egg," or something.
But no one has seen him for ages.
黒鳥号や海底神殿の設計をなされた
理の賢者ガッシュ様も
行方がわからないのだ。
王国ジールをみちびいてきた賢者様達が
三人そろって姿をかくしてしまわれるとは
……。
The whereabouts of the Philosopher of Reason
Gasch-sama, who designed the Blackbird and
Abyssal Temple, are also unknown.
Who would have thought that all three of the
Philosophers who guided Zeal Kingdom would
disappear at once...?
Even Belthasar is gone, after designing
the Blackbird and the Ocean Palace.
How strange that the 3 Gurus who
guild Zeal have all disappeared.
これこそが、ジールの力の源。
ラヴォス様の無限エネルギーを引き出し
ぞうふくする『魔神器』です。
THIS is the source of Zeal's power.
The "Demonic Vessel" extracts and
amplifies Lavos-sama's infinite energy.
THIS is the source of Zeal's strength.
The Mammon Machine...it draws and
magnifies the infinite power of Lavos.
三賢者様が、王家に伝わる赤き石より
この魔神器を生みだされたのです。
計画のリーダーの命の賢者様は
ラヴォス様についていろいろと
研究されておりました。
それで……。
The Three Philosophers created this Demonic Vessel
from the red stone passed down in the royal family.
The Philosopher of Life, who was the leader of the
project, researched various things
concerning Lavos-sama.
And then....
The 3 Gurus made the Mammon
Machine from the royal family's red
rock.
Melchior, who has studied much about
Lavos, was in change of the plans.
But then he disappeared...

There's that name again... there's a reason the Philosopher of Life is, in the original, never referred to by name until later on. Also, there's nothing here about him disappearing. It sounds more like the "and then" after his research is simply that they came up with this device.

三賢者の一人、命の賢者様は
女王の計画に反対なさってから
姿が見られなくなってしまった……。
まさかとは思うが……。
Ever since one of the Philosophers,
the Philosopher of Life, opposed the
queen's plans, he hasn't been seen....
You don't suppose...?
Melchior, who opposed the Queen's
plans, has vanished.
You're not thinking what I am, are
you?

Now we have a mention of his disappearance. And the name again... way to ruin the surprise.

魔神器が完成してから
女王は別人の様に冷たくなられてしまった。
ここだけの話ですが、女王にさからえば
地の民だけではなく光の民も
情けようしゃなく
消されてしまうといううわさが……。
Since the Demonic Vessel was completed, the
queen has grown cold, like a different person.
Just between you and me, rumor has it that
not just the People of the Earth, but even the
People of the Light are mercilessly eliminated
if they oppose the Queen....
When the Mammon Machine was
completed, the Queen changed almost
over night.
Just between us, I heard that ANYONE
who opposes her, and not just the
Earthbound Ones, vanishes.

All this is rather disturbing, especially the talk of Lavos energy.... Elsewhere, there's a Nu walking around funny.

ちょっと、せなか……
してくれる、こちょこちょ?
わーい、やったー。
うん……
そこそこ……。
はうっ……!
ふーっ……
ありがと……。
My back....
Scritch-scratch a bit?
Yaay, yippie.
Yeah...
There, there....
hauuu...!
Phew....
Thanks....
Could you...
Scratch my back?
Umm!
Thanks!
Uhh...
You got it...
Phew...
Phew...
Thank you!
ヌウの、こちょこちょポイントを
見きった!!
Discovered the Nu's scratch point! You discovered the Nu's scratch-point!

Over in the living quarters, the party finds the creepy blue-haired boy, with his cat following as always. The boy is talking to a young woman with similar, but longer, pale blue hair, and matching violet robes. 3-6 サラのテーマ (Sara's Theme) plays.

「姉上! "Ane-ue! Schala!!

姉上 (ane ue) is a respectful and somewhat dated way of saying "big sister". Just remember it as how he addresses Sara.

「あら、お帰りなさい。
  どうかしたの、ジャキ?

"Oh, welcome back.
Is something wrong, Jyaki?

Oh, you're back Janus!
Is something wrong?
ジャキ「黒い風が……。 Jyaki: The black wind.... JANUS: The black wind...
サラ「感じるのね、ふきつな気を……?
  だいじょうぶよ、心配いらないわ。
  さ、これを持っていなさい。

Sara: You feel it, the ominous spirit...?
It's okay, you don't need to worry.
Here, take this.

SCHALA: You feel it too?
Don't worry, it'll be alright.
Now, hold onto this.

She hands him something shiny.

ジャキ「これ……? Jyaki: This...? JANUS: What is it?
サラ「お守りよ。
  もしもの時ジャキを守ってくれるよう
  私のいのりがこめられているわ。
  いつでも私がそばにいて
  あげられたらいいのだけれど……。
  でも母様の計画が……。

Sara: It's a charm.
It's imbued with my prayers to protect
you in case something happens.
I wish that I could always stay by
your side....
But mother's plans....

SCHALA: It's a kind of amulet.
If something should happen, it'll
protect you.
I wish I could be with you always...
But mother has other plans.

ジャキ「あんなヤツ、母様じゃない!
  姿形は母様だけど
  中身は別のモノだ……。

Jyaki: That bitch isn't our mother!
She looks like mother, but she's
something different on the inside....

JANUS: She's NOT our mother!
She looks like mother, but inside she
has changed.

サラ「………。
  それでも私には……。
  ゴメンなさい、ジャキ……。

Sara: .........
And yet, for me....
I'm sorry, Jyaki....

SCHALA: ......
Still I can't...
Janus, I'm sorry.

しつれいいたします、サラ様。 Please excuse me, Sara-sama. Excuse me, Highness.

A woman walks into the room.

女王様がお呼びです。
しきゅう海底神殿の方におりて
いただきたいとのことです。
The Queen calls.
She would like to have you descend
to the Abyssal Temple immediately.
The Queen asks for your immediate
presence at the Ocean Palace.
サラ「……わかりました。
  それじゃ、ジャキ
  行ってくるわね……。

Sara: ...understood.
Well then, Jyaki....
I'll be back later....

SCHALA: All right.
Well, Janus...
I'll be going.

She notices Crono and the others.

サラ「あら……。
  あなた達は……?

Sara: Oh....
You are...?

SCHALA: Oh!
Who might you be?

サラ様、おいそぎください。
おくれると私が女王様に……。
Sara-sama, please hurry.
If we are late, then the Queen will....
Miss Schala, please hurry.
If you're late, I'll be punished!

Vague unspecified bad consequences for the servant.

サラ「ええ。 ごめんなさいね。 Sara: Yes. I'm sorry. SCHALA: Oh yes, I'm sorry.

Sara and the woman leave. Crono tries talking to Jyaki.

ジャキ「………。
  むこう、行きなよ。

Jyaki: .........
Go away.

JANUS: ......
Go away.

So he tries the cat.

ジャキ「ムダさ。
  アルファドは、僕にしかなつかない。

Jyaki: It's useless.
Alphard won't take to anyone but me.

JANUS: Don't waste your time.
Alfador only likes me.

The party follows Sara. She heads down the central hallway, to the sealed door. The door reacts and phases out in response to her pendant, then closes up again after she passes through.

The ending in which Crono talks is available now.

The party tries using Marle's pendant, but nothing happens.

Everyone but Crono speaks, in this order:

マール「あれー?
  やっぱり開かないねー。

Marle: Huh?
It won't open after all.

Marle: Hmm...
Just as we thought, it won't budge.

エイラ「不思議。なんでだ? Ayla: Mysterious. Why?

Ayla: Strange.
How come?

ロボ「強力な防御システムの
  扉デスネ。

Robo: The door HAS a powerful
defense system.

Robo: This door has a strong
defense mechanism.

ルッカ「う~ん……。
  やっぱり、そのペンダントに
  なにかあるんじゃないのかしら……。

Lucca: Hmmm....
I wonder if there isn't something
about that pendant after all....

Lucca: Hmm...
There's something to this pendant.

カエル「チキショー、たかが
  こんな扉ひとつに、手も足も
  ベロも出ないとは……。

Frog: Dammit, who'd have guessed
we'd be so helpless against a
mere door....

Frog: 'Tis a mere DOOR that keeps
us bound, hand, foot...and tongue!

手も足も出ない (te mo ashi mo denai) is a saying referring to a complete inability to do anything about a situation. Frog throws ベロ (BERO), tongue, in with 手 (te), hand, and 足 (ashi), foot, because he's a frog.

Crono tries going around and talking to people.

この封印の扉は外からは開きません。
サラ様のペンダントのような
術をやぶる強力なカギでもないかぎり。
あら、そのペンダントは……?
サラ様のものと、そっくりですね。
サラ様が魔神器にいのると、
ペンダントが不思議な輝きを
はなつと聞きましたが……。
This sealed door will not open from outside.
Not as long as you don't have a powerful skill-
breaking key, such as Sara-sama's pendant.
Oh, that pendant...?
It looks just like Sara-sama's.
I have heard that whenever Sara-sama prays
to the Demonic Vessel, her pendant emits a
mysterious radiance....
To open the door from outside, an item
like Schala's pendant is needed to
break the seal.
Y...your pendant!!
It looks just like Schala's!
I heard that when Schala communes
with the Mammon Machine, her
pendant starts to glow.

Crono tries using the pendant with the device, and the pendant seems to absorb energy.

The ending in which Crono talks is no longer available.

おお、その輝きは……!?
まさしく賢者様達が
サラ様のためにと作られたもの!!
どうしてあなた方が……!?
Oh, that radiance...!?
That is without a doubt what the
Philosophers made for Sara-sama!!
Why do you...!?
That glow...?!
That's the pendant the Gurus made for
Schala!!
How did you get it?!

Now, Marle's pendant glows when held up to the door, which opens in response.

More talking that depends on who's here....

マール「わーい、開いた、開いた! Marle: Yaaay, it opened, it opened! Marle: Yea, we did it!
ルッカ「フッフッフッ……
  このていどのシールドなんかじゃ
  サイエンスの前進はとめられないわよ!

Lucca: Hu, hu, hu....
You can't halt the advance of science
with the likes of this caliber of shield!

Lucca: Heh, heh...
 Even a door of this caliber can't keep
 science at bay!
エイラ「エイラ 行く!
  ガンガン 行くぞ クロ!!

Ayla: Ayla go!
Go all-out, Crono!!

Ayla: Ayla go!
No fear, Crono!

カエル「さーて、おにが出るか
  じゃが出るか?

Frog: Now then, will we wind up with an
ogre or a snake?

Frog: What doth challenge us
now?

Frog's line is a saying that basically means there's no telling what comes next. That, and frogs don't get along with snakes.

ロボ「まさに『賢者の石』デスネ。
  マールのペンダントは。

Robo: The "Philosopher's Stone" indeed.
Marle's pendant IS such.

Robo: There is no doubt.
Marle's pendant is made of the
"Guru's Rock."

And so, they pass through the doorway and into the throne room. A woman wearing an overly garish outfit sits on the throne. Sara, Dalton, and a man wearing a black hood and cloak stand facing her.

女王「何者だ、お前達!?
  どうやって、ここに入った?

Queen: Who are you!?
How did you get in here?

QUEEN: Who are you!?
How did you get in here?

Sara, Dalton, and the other man turn to face the intruders. The black-cloaked man looks strangely familiar, but he turns back around almost immediately.

予言者「女王……
  その者どもこそ、私のけいこくした
  わざわいをなす者達です……。

Prophet: Queen....
THESE people are those I warned you
of who will bring about catastrophe....

PROPHET: Your majesty...
They are the evildoers I warned you
of.

女王「何!? 異国の者よ。
  お前達も賢者ども同様
  このジールにたてつくと言うか!?
  たわけた連中めが!
  ダルトン、そやつらをとらえろ!

Queen: What!? Foreigners.
Do you too mean to oppose me,
Zeal, as the Philosophers did!?
Foolish lot!
Dalton, seize them!

QUEEN: How DARE you think you could
oppose me, you...foreigners!
You're worse than the Gurus!
Fools!
Dalton, take them away!

ダルトン「はッ!
  こころえまして……。
  ゴーレム!

Dalton: Yes, ma'am!
Certainly....
Golem!

Dalton: Yes ma'am!
By your leave...
Golem!

Dalton gestures, and he, Sara, the prophet, and the queen disappear. A portal opens in the middle of the room, and a grotesque creature with really big teeth comes out. It's time for a boss battle! The golem copies attack types, which means it uses skills of a given element after being hit with that element, and physical attacks after being hit with physical attacks. When copying physical, it also mentions that this is its strongest mode. This is a difficult battle to win, but that's fine because the game continues even if you lose. Of course, it's best to try winning since you do get experience, tech points, and money out of it.

I suggest bringing Lucca and Marle, with everyone in the party equipped with the flame-resistant Ruby Vests. Have Marle use Haste and heal as needed, while Crono and Lucca use Fire Sword to inflict damage and force the golem to use only fire attacks. On the other hand, if you bring Ayla, she can steal a Magic Capsule (note that this will put it in physical mode for some reason). After some investigation, I've verified that the golem's wait time resets whenever it changes modes. This means if you keep hitting it with different elements and never leave it set to any one for too long, it won't be able to do anything until it dies. The timing is trickier, but it works great. Either way, keep your health up, because it does a final attack when beaten (unless it dies on a counter attack).

If you do win, there's a little extra dialog...

ダルトン「俺様のゴーレムを……!
  許せんな、きさまら!

Dalton: My golem...!
Inexcusable, you bastards!

DALTON: My poor Golem!
That was inexcusable!

He does some kind of magicky thing and locks them in a stasis field or something similar. From here on, the only difference is that they're locked in the field instead of laying on the floor knocked out.

女王「フフフ……。
  安心しろ、すぐに殺さぬわ……。
  あらゆる悲しみ、苦しみ……
  そしてきょうふを味わわせてやる。
  わらわの計画にさからった事を
  たっぷりとこうかいするがいい。
  フフフ……。
  アーッハッハッ……!

Queen: Huhuhu....
Relax, I won't kill you right away....
I'll let you taste every sorrow,
every suffering... and every terror.
May you thoroughly regret
opposing my plans.
Huhuhu....
Ah, hahah...!

QUEEN: Mwa, ha, ha...
Fear not!
You won't die...immediately, that is!
But by the time we're through with
you, you'll be begging us to end your
suffering.
What a delicious diversion!

The queen uses an unusual pronoun for herself, warawa. The kanji for it, 妾, literally means "concubine", though it's probably just a humble (inappropriate as that may be) way to say "I".

Scene change to another room, where Crono and the others are now floating captive in an beam of energy. Sara's Theme plays, and Sara, Jyaki, and Alphard the cat walk into the room.

ジャキ「フン、バカなヤツら……。
  姉上、どうするつもり?

Jyaki: Hmph, idiots....
Ane-ue, what are you intending to do?

JANUS: Hmph!
Idiots...
What will you do, Schala?

サラ「この方達をお助けしましょう。 Sara: I shall assist these people. SCHALA: Let us rescue them.
ジャキ「ムダだと思うけどな……。
  それに、こいつらを逃がしたりしたら
  姉上が……。

Jyaki: I think it's pointless, though....
Besides, if you do something like
letting them escape, you'll....

JANUS: I think it's useless.
Besides, if they escape, you'll be in
trouble.

サラ「だいじょうぶよ、私は……。
  それに、この人達なら
  賢者様を助けだしてくれるかも
  しれない……。

Sara: I'll be fine....
Besides, these people might
rescue the Philosophers....

SCHALA: Don't worry about me.
 The just might be able to rescue
 the Gurus.

Sara does something to the controls, and Crono and the others float to the ground.

サラ「だいじょうぶですか?
  さあ、いそいで宮殿から
  お逃げください。
  そして、出来ることなら
  命の賢者様をお助けして
  いただきたいのです……。
  命の賢者様は、計画に反対したため
  なげきの山にゆうへいされて……
  お願いです、どうか賢者様を……

Sara: Are you all right?
Now, please hurry and escape
from the palace.
And, if you are able to do so,
I would like to have you save
the Philosopher of Life....
The Philosopher of Life was imprisoned on
Grief Mountain for opposing the plans....
Please, the Philosopher....

SCHALA: Are you all right?
 Quickly, escape from the palace!
 And if you can, please rescue
 Melchior!
 He was sent to the Mountain of
 Woe for opposing the Queen.
 Please!
 You have to help him!
「そうはさせぬ……。 "I won't allow it.... I'm afraid I can't allow that...

Zeal Palace starts playing, and the prophet walks into the room.

予言者「これ以上、お前達に
  私のジャマはさせぬ……。
  ここいらで消えてもらうとしよう。

Prophet: I won't let you all hinder
me any further....
I'll have you disappear right here.

PROPHET: Your meddling tires me.
 You'll...just have to disappear!
サラ「いけません! Sara: You must not! SCHALA: You mustn't!
予言者「……! Prophet: ...! PROPHET: ......!
ジャキ「やめろッ! Jyaki: Stop! JANUS: Stop!

Alphard meows at him too. After a pause....

予言者「……フッ。
  よかろう、そいつらの命は
  助けてやる。
  そのかわり、あなたには
  力をかしてもらうぞ。
  サラ……。

Prophet: ...hmph.
Very well, I'll spare their lives.
In exchange, I'll have you assist me.
Sara....

PROPHET: Okay...I'll spare them.
 But in return, you WILL cooperate,
 Schala!

予言者「さあ、お前達がどうやって
  この時代へ来られたのか
  教えてもらおうか……

Prophet: Now, if I could have
you tell me how you all were
brought to this era...?

PROPHET: Now, show me how you came
here.

Scene change to the cave where Crono and the others arrived. The party enters, followed by the prophet, and Sara finally enters as well.

予言者「ほう、こんな所から……。
  さあ、サラ……。
  こいつらをその中に放りこんだら
  そこに結界をはるのだ。

Prophet: Oh? From such a place....
Now, Sara....
When I toss them inside,
erect a barrier there.

PROPHET: Hmm...so you came in through
 here.
 Now Schala!
 After I throw them in, I want you to
 seal the portal shut.
サラ「い、いやです! Sara: N, no!

SCHALA: N, no!
You can't make me!

予言者「私の言う通りにしなければ
  その者達の命はない……。

Prophet: If you do not do as I say,
these people's lives are forfeit....

PROPHET: Obey me!
Their lives are at stake!

サラ「……わかりました。 Sara: ...understood. SCHALA: I...oh, all right...

Crono and the others pass through the Gate, and Sara puts a barrier over it. It looks a lot like the blue pyramid north of Medina, but it's smaller and pink. The prophet walks out of the cave, and Sara falls to her knees.

サラ「ごめんなさい。 Sara: Forgive me. SCHALA: Please forgive me...


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