- About Blastia and Hermes (2)
- About Blastia and Hermes (4)
Ah...you're
Rita Mordio.
Rita Mordio.
Rita
You know me? You must be
a mage from Aspio, then.
a mage from Aspio, then.
Wh-why have you come here?
Rita
Oh, I was just stopping by in the
course of a journey. That's all.
course of a journey. That's all.
Judith
Excuse me... Would you
mind if I looked at
that book you have?
mind if I looked at
that book you have?
What? This? Sure,
I don't mind...
I don't mind...
Rita
Hey, it's Ifsanft Napsejap's
“Discourses on Aer”!
“Discourses on Aer”!
Judith
What? You've heard
of this book before?
of this book before?
Rita
This book used to be in my house.
I think it may've belonged to the
person who lived there before me.
I think it may've belonged to the
person who lived there before me.
Judith
...I see... Yes, I see...
Rita
It was all full of codes that I couldn't understand,
so I didn't find it all that interesting.
so I didn't find it all that interesting.
Rita
I ended up giving it to the first person
who showed any interest in it.
who showed any interest in it.
Judith
Ifsanft Napsejap.
That's Hermes.
It was his pen name.
That's Hermes.
It was his pen name.
Rita
What?! Really?!
Yuri
...So that means Hermes
used to live in Aspio?
used to live in Aspio?
Judith
That's what it would mean, yes.
Rita
Keeping something important
like that from us yet again...
like that from us yet again...
Judith
I'm sorry. I wasn't entirely
sure of it until now.
sure of it until now.
Rita
*Sigh* ...Well, whatever.
Yuri
What...is all this? I can't understand any of it.
“Kdvkxosktzgr hrgyzog iuarj hk jgtmkxuay.”
“Kdvkxosktzgr hrgyzog iuarj hk jgtmkxuay.”
Yuri
It looks like he just wrote letters at random.
Rita
It's all in code. I thought about trying
to figure it out a few times, but...
to figure it out a few times, but...
Rita
This annoying type of writing is often
used for taking down personal memos and
the like. But not for research papers.
used for taking down personal memos and
the like. But not for research papers.
In the front of the book it says, “I dedicate this
to my daughter.” And then, “Try and read it.”
to my daughter.” And then, “Try and read it.”
It seems that it was more of a challenge
to his own daughter than a book of his
own memos to himself.
to his own daughter than a book of his
own memos to himself.
Judith
Yes, I think that's right.
Rita
I see... What a ridiculous,
foolish researcher.
foolish researcher.
Rita
He didn't even know what
the blastia he'd created
were capable of.
the blastia he'd created
were capable of.
Judith
Yeah...
Rita
That's it... I'm going
to take this book
and decode it!
to take this book
and decode it!
Rita
Please, let me have this.
Sure, go ahead. It's not like
I can read it, anyway.
I can read it, anyway.
Rita
Once I've cracked the code, I'll find
that daughter and give it back to her!
that daughter and give it back to her!
Rita
Right. I'll show that blastia-researching bozo!
Judith
...