(CR) Unnamed Memory

[Frontier]

Just a routine collection of Tuldarr's treasure, nothing too surprising...oh, another magic orb. I'm sure that won't come back to being plot relevant .

Oscar and Tinasha are at Farsas' Eastern base and encounter Elze (Asami Seto?) one of the survivors of a raid on a village by the marauding Ito where she lost her husband and many children lost their families. So all they have left is each other and her .

Re-introducing time travel! A son who went back in time to save his mother from the bandits who attacked her village and ended up raping her, conceiving him, and ending up getting proposed by her before leaving and ensuring he's never born. That's pretty trippy .

Figures the only way Tinasha would be comfortable being stuck in the same room as Oscar is as a cat. At least Tinasha is a cute cat and we get Atsumi Tanezaki cat noises. Not to mention she and Oscar are pretty physically intimate while she's in cat form .

Oscar and Tinasha run into the Ito lead by Javi who want Elze, and challenges Oscar to a duel...but I get Elze was part of the bargain, but did they really need to drag her all the way there? And to give her emotional trauma from seeing her husbands' murderer again? Though I guess it must have been satisfying seeing Oscar wipe that smug smirk off of Javi's face and slice his arm off...until she ran to tend to him. Huh? Didn't this dude kill your husband and try to steal you away!? Why are you protecting him!? Is this something to do with Elze's magic potential ?

Although before we could unpack all that, an anti-mage God erupts from the ground from Tinasha's simple magic of stopping Javi's bleeding and possesses Elze. At least Tinasha gets a chance to take out a longstanding grudge her race has been stewing on for centuries .

Tinasha wants to port Oscar away as soon as possible, but he won't let her...and while she's quick to make him assume he'll have to kill her if she goes crazy like always, he's quick to comment that he'll do everything he can to save her. And that gives her the motivation she needs to keep going. That Tinasha blush was cute .

Nothing more hardcore than Tinasha absorbing Irityrdia and having Oscar run her through to kill it .

I don't know what the heck is going on between Javi and Elze, but things seem to be going pretty well between Oscar and Tinasha. She's too tired to not rest in human form on his bed, and also showing she's more comfortable around him, and Oscar even surprises her with a good night kiss! No rest for a blushing Tinasha then .

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Tinasha complains that the draining magic is like a sea sick. Maybe they were traveling by a ship.

Tinasha only asks Oscar to do a caesarean section, not stabbing her like a kobob.



Tinasha thinks in a cat form will keep her relationship with Oscar pure, by sharing same room. Who knows if Oscar will think a cat is also fine.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Frontier

Oscar and Tinasha run into the Ito lead by Javi who want Elze, and challenges Oscar to a duel...but I get Elze was part of the bargain, but did they really need to drag her all the way there? And to give her emotional trauma from seeing her husbands' murderer again? Though I guess it must have been satisfying seeing Oscar wipe that smug smirk off of Javi's face and slice his arm off...until she ran to tend to him. Huh? Didn't this dude kill your husband and try to steal you away!? Why are you protecting him!? Is this something to do with Elze's magic potential ?

I was going to write the whole thing off as the adaptation leaving stuff out again, which it actually did but it doesn't make much more sense in the LN either, apparently. The main difference is that Tinasha isn't a cat when she syncs up with Elze's dream, and what she does in her sleep is making out with Oscar, meaning... Elze had the hots for the man who killed her husband all along. That's really fucked up. Honestly, fuck that guy and fuck her. They should have let them both die. Tinasha was clearly disgusted by the man (for good reasons), and Elze really isn't much better.

The only interesting part of this episode was more hints there's going to be time travel.

[Frontier]

Originally Posted by Kanon

I was going to write the whole thing off as the adaptation leaving stuff out again, which it actually did but it doesn't make much more sense in the LN either, apparently. The main difference is that Tinasha isn't a cat when she syncs up with Elze's dream, and what she does in her sleep is making out with Oscar, meaning... Elze had the hots for the man who killed her husband all along. That's really fucked up. Honestly, fuck that guy and fuck her. They should have let them both die. Tinasha was clearly disgusted by the man (for good reasons), and Elze really isn't much better.

The only interesting part of this episode was more hints there's going to be time travel.

Husband probably turning over in his grave...

[frubam]

Originally Posted by Kanon

I was going to write the whole thing off as the adaptation leaving stuff out again, which it actually did but it doesn't make much more sense in the LN either, apparently. The main difference is that Tinasha isn't a cat when she syncs up with Elze's dream, and what she does in her sleep is making out with Oscar, meaning... Elze had the hots for the man who killed her husband all along. That's really fucked up. Honestly, fuck that guy and fuck her. They should have let them both die. Tinasha was clearly disgusted by the man (for good reasons), and Elze really isn't much better.

The only interesting part of this episode was more hints there's going to be time travel.

So that's what happened. It just didn't make sense for the woman to say the guy killed her husband, show herself to openly fear him, him smirking knowing he did the dastardly deed, but then the girl shows sympathy when he loses his arm, and he shows sympathy when she gets possessed. I thought that it might be possible for the husband to be a wifebeater and that guy 'saved' her by killing her husband, so she was just playing the victim. Or maybe they were secret lovers. But this sounds worse, and terribly done too. The very jump between their emotions and so quickly is just not reasonable nor relatable.

[scififan]

Originally Posted by frubam

So that's what happened. It just didn't make sense for the woman to say the guy killed her husband, show herself to openly fear him, him smirking knowing he did the dastardly deed, but then the girl shows sympathy when he loses his arm, and he shows sympathy when she gets possessed. I thought that it might be possible for the husband to be a wifebeater and that guy 'saved' her by killing her husband, so she was just playing the victim. Or maybe they were secret lovers. But this sounds worse, and terribly done too. The very jump between their emotions and so quickly is just not reasonable nor relatable.

I think the weirdness is what the story wants to convey, which could be worse. The anime seems to skip a monologue as a hint.

[Frontier]

I wonder if a better staff/adaption could have made it at least somewhat better.

[Frontier]

Lucrezia is practically living at the castle the amount of times she visits Tinasha at this rate. She's concerned about her gal pals' propensity for getting stabbed in the stomach, but she'd also rather focus on Tinasha's love life...and how she'd gotten so comfortable at Farsas she'd completely forgotten about the contract ending soon .

Pamyra...is she one of the people who were serving Tinasha when she fake joined Lanak? Not that I would put it past this show to throw in more random characters .

I guess not everybody is all in on the OscarxTinasha ship or want a Witch for a queen, especially Norman, but Tinasha is well aware of her own status and how people see her...though that doesn't make her care any less for Oscar, despite herself. Even if she had to erase his memories of her, she'd just want him to be happy. But what about HER happiness ?

Oh hey, ENGI CAN draw a proper kiss! And Tinasha is growing more comfortable with those as much as she is being close to and intimate with Oscar! If only Lazar, everyone's least favorite retainer, hadn't shown up to ruin the moment right when it was getting good .

Why the sudden monster attack? Also, I guess Tinasha can now conveniently summon all the Tuldarr spirits to serve her I guess .

You really can't trust maids around the palace. Who the heck is Leonora though ?

Oscar's been poisoned, with a seemingly impossible to cure poison at that, and Tinasha isn't about to let him die on her watch...she'll even use her own blood, and risk exposure to the poison herself, to save him. Because nothing is more precious to her than his life .

Buck-naked Tinasha! Not that we get to see that much (other than when Oscar embraces her in bed) .

Dang it, they DID wipe his memories. Though ironically the guy who least wanted Oscar to be with Tinasha, who came to respect her after she saved him, is the one who gives Oscar the clue to remember her .

Ah yes, perfect excuse to make your love interest strip naked, so you can check to make sure she's fully healed .

That Tinasha needed a frikkin' TEA PARTY of people telling her she's in love with Oscar for her to finally get a clue. And then she's so flustered she broke a good table and then planned to kill Oscar !

Tinasha really asking the person who wants to marry her if she's in love with him? What else was Oscar going to say? But I guess now they've confirmed their feelings are mutual and Tinasha is willing to admit how precious Oscar is to her and how happy she is to be with him, and they can share a truly passionate kiss together !

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It seems the palace is in dire need of maids. Anyone can apply. Otherwise, anyone can walk on the street with a maid uniform without getting other people's suspicion.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Frontier

You really can't trust maids around the palace. Who the heck is Leonora though ?

Yeah, who is she and why did she want Oscar dead? The show doesn't seem interested in answering either of these questions. They didn't even show anyone searching for the person who poisoned the freaking king.

I'm going to assume the demon attack was also caused by that Leonora chick, so probably a witch.

[stray]

I guess its nice that they're together or something now but I was a bit too busy recovering from story whiplash for it to really sink in. It actually almost felt like the series ending for a moment there.

[Strahan]

They pivoted from her being ill and dying to perfectly fine so fast that I was sure it was all going to be in her head. When the scene bloomed out from their kiss, I thought ahh here is where we'll cut back to her feverish in bed fighting the poison. But nope. I guess they really did just pivot that hard, lol

[Frontier]

Wow, Oscar and Tinasha wasted no time after confirming their mutual feelings! Straight into bed for sex! And Tinasha's not a virgin any more so she has to adjust her magic as a result, but it was worth it. Of course now Oscar thinks they should get married more than ever, though Tinasha is still hesitant. She's Oscar's lover and she just wants to be by his side, even if it's as a mistress .

How did these kids with no adult supervision get to Tinasha's tower!? And all to ask her about snow? Man, Oscar is a bad influence .

Why does Tinasha not want to get married? Because she's worried that the child she has with Oscar will be incredibly powerful in magic, either as a girl Witch or a boy with great gifts, and she doesn't want any child to have to grapple with that burden. But if Oscar and Tinasha are good parents, wouldn't that be all the child would need ?

Oscar and Tinasha sure do clean up nicely for events! All the moreso in matching white to denote their public status as being engaged, and everyone seems pretty into them as a royal couple. It helps if the future queen is willing to let the people of Farsas see some snow for the kids !

So what is up with Oscar's mother? The way his dad talks about marrying her as being "selfish," it sounds like she was a Witch like Tinasha. Also, what about the Witch of Silence ?

Last episode everybody was wondering "who the heck is Leonora?," and turns out she's the Witch who Cannot Be Summoned, a Chiwa Saito-voiced hottie whose planning to kill Tinasha .

Here's Jun Fukuyama as a Demon King posing as nobility, Travis, who has history with Tinasha and banter to match, though he has no interest in Oscar (at least so long as he's a man), because he's caught up in his own relationship with Princess Aurelia (Aki Toyosaki?) who is the only girl who can properly scold him. And it sounds like she can't have children which is why she reacted so strongly to Tinasha's hesitation ?

No better time to talk politics and relationships than while bathing together .

Tinasha fighting monsters wearing nothing but a bedsheet is quite the view. Was she just in bed with Oscar and didn't even bother to get dressed like he did or does she occasionally sleep in the buff ?

Was that the maid who poisoned Oscar? She has a nice character design .

So Leonora has a petty grievance against Tinasha and Travis and is out to exact payback against them, with Oscar and Aurelia caught in the middle as their love interests, though Tinasha was quick to jump to killing her. Though Oscar won't let her act alone without him .

[EroKing]

She actually sleeps with the guy who practically took her hostage at the start of the show and then once joked about raping her. Once again surprised this isn't adapted from some Villainess manhwa...


Yea, bro! YOU go teach them all about the value of lives!

[Frontier]

Originally Posted by EroKing

She actually sleeps with the guy who practically took her hostage at the start of the show and then once joked about raping her. Once again surprised this isn't adapted from some Villainess manhwa...


Yea, bro! YOU go teach them all about the value of lives!

To be fair outside that scene where he tried to force himself on her he's been pretty respectful towards her.

But also they haven't adapted like a lot of their interaction with each other up to this point.

[Kanon]

I could actually understand what happened in this episode!

I didn't like how that girl lectured Tinasha about not wanting children when she has no idea how much she has suffered because of her high magic potential. This episode was very "pro-life".

[Frontier]

Originally Posted by Kanon

I didn't like how that girl lectured Tinasha about not wanting children when she has no idea how much she has suffered because of her high magic potential. This episode was very "pro-life".

I'm assuming the reason she felt so strongly about it is because whatever ability she has prevents her from having children while Tinasha can still bear children.

[FlareKnight]

Geeze, there's some venom being flung around in the comments for this show .

I think it's fine for there to be some discussion about the future when it comes to kids in this respect. Justified concerns to be sure for Tinasha. At the same time it does seem a bit twisted up to avoid her kid having to deal with the burdens of power by having that kid never exist . At least I think it's fine to at least put forward the idea that power in itself isn't evil or a source of pure suffering.

Hard to say much about the girl that was fired up with Tinasha without knowing her situation. In the end Tinasha and Oscar will have to figure their stuff out anyways. Having something to chew on while deciding their futures isn't a bad thing.

Says a lot about how fast this show has moved along that we're already at topics about whether or not they should have kids with the insane power such children would have . Obviously not that much time left here anyways, but they really moved it as far along as they could.

[scififan]

Originally Posted by Frontier

I'm assuming the reason she felt so strongly about it is because whatever ability she has prevents her from having children while Tinasha can still bear children.

I suspect the strongest witch in history needs a worthy antagonist to spice up the story.

Spoiler for Interview about writing a fantasy story:

Q: I heard that you're a big manga reader, Furumiya-sensei.

A: That's right. I used to read a lot of novels, but as it became harder to find time to read, I started reading manga, which I could finish in a short amount of time. It usually takes me about 10 minutes to finish a book, and since I started using e-books, I can't stop myself. Thanks to that, my monthly purchase amount has increased considerably.... The interesting works I've read recently are "Kuro Kochi," which is already completed and is based on the original work by Richard Wu (Nagasaki Hisashi), and "Idol Rank," which is still ongoing and is about idols drinking alcohol nonstop. I'm following a lot of manga, but I enjoy reading completed works because I can read them all the way to the end in one go, so I keep buying them regardless of whether they're new or old.

Q: Furumiya-sensei, you've been writing on the web, but what made you start writing on your own?

A: I've been writing since elementary school, and in my graduation album I wrote that I wanted to be a fantasy writer. So I guess my dream has come true (laughs). After that, I submitted my work to general literary publications in high school and university, but as my research got busy, I stopped writing and entered the workforce. After that, I started writing again as a hobby that gave me more free time. This work was released in 2008, but I actually wrote it around 2006. I saved it locally for about a year.



Q: So you weren't planning on having someone read it, but writing was your hobby?

A: That's how it was at first. Or rather, I felt like I was writing to read it myself. When I was addicted to reading, it was heavy to carry around novels to read on the go, so I thought, why not just save what I wrote on my blog and read them on the go? It was a completely self-sufficient feeling (laughs). I'm the type of person who reads the same thing over and over again, whether it's a novel or a manga, so I can enjoy it even if I know what's going to happen next, and I think that's why I enjoy it. Since I originally wrote it for myself to read, I made the story progress smoothly and enjoy many incidents.


Q: I see. Furumiya-sensei, who restarted her writing career from being self-sufficient on the web, was there something that made her decide to aim to become a novelist again, such as applying for the Dengeki Grand Prize?

A: There was a clear trigger for this, and that was Kawahara Reki-sensei, who won the "Grand Prize" at the 15th Dengeki Novel Prize. Kawahara-sensei's "WordGear" is a famous personal website, and at the time I was a newbie who had only been up and running for about a year. When I saw the announcement, 90% of the time I thought, "Kawahara-sensei, you're amazing!" and the remaining 10% was, "I didn't know there was a path like this." That memory remained, and when I got busy with job hunting, I thought, "I'm sorry for my readers that I won't be able to update every day. Oh, but if I become a novelist, I can write novels as a job, so it'll kill two birds with one stone" (laughs).

Q: As a web novel writer at the time, Kawahara Reki-sensei's award was shocking.

A: It really was shocking. It may be because I was a newcomer to the site, but the number of authors and readers interacting with original web novels was much smaller than it is now. If anything, I think the number of derivative works was larger for novels. At that time, Kawahara-sensei suddenly won the award, showing us that original web novels, new writer awards, and commercial novels are all connected. Of course, I think it was only because of Kawahara-sensei, but I also thought that if I tried hard, I might be able to reach that level. It was a time when there were almost no books published from the web, so it made me think about a lot of things.

Q: The light-hearted dialogue between the protagonist and heroine is also a big part of the appeal of this work.

A: Looking at the story as a whole, this work is a serious and heavy story, but the protagonists are unfazed and seem to be having fun, so I think it's a light-hearted read considering the world view and story. I'm sure many of you have noticed, but the protagonist and heroine, especially the protagonist, are incredibly strong mentally, so I think you can read it with peace of mind (laughs). No matter how many times he gets rejected, he can't bear it at all... --This work was first published in 2008, but when you decided to write it again, what kind of story did you want to write?


A: It may be a little hard to imagine from the synopsis and packaging of the first volume, but this work is also a story about human dignity and choice. The image is similar to the feeling of playing a long RPG. After time and choices, what awaits you, and how do you face it? I wanted to write a story in which your fate changes greatly depending on what you have accumulated up to that point. I grew up in a field of mystery and fantasy, and I am also from a generation that admired new mystery novels and light novels such as "Sorcerous Stabber Orphen". So I wanted to create a shocking experience by combining the two: the plot twists that are unique to mysteries and the shocking developments that are closely related to the worldview of fantasy. I also intended to make it a story that gives a sense of the expanse of time as a fantasy, and the title of this work reflects that. This story depicts a turning point in history, and is a series of major events in this era, but it is not a story that will remain for thousands of years to come. It's a story that took place in a small part of the vast world. For those who know this era, it's a golden age, but when viewed from the perspective of history as a whole, it's a story that doesn't even have a name.

Q: I see. So then, please tell us about the characters who are not engraved in history but live vividly in this story.

A: The protagonist, Oscar, is the next heir to the throne of the great nation of Falsus. He was cursed by the Silent Witch when he was five years old, and for the next 15 years, he has worked hard, sweating blood. On the other hand, he doesn't try to show the hardships of the curse or the hard work he has accumulated, and he behaves calmly so as not to worry those around him. Despite that, he often does reckless things and worries those around him (laughs). Anyway, he has a strong mentality, he can't stand being rejected, he doesn't get shaken by conspiracies, in other words, he's fine with most things. I think readers will find him a very reassuring character to read. He is the strongest swordsman in the story, so readers call him Buster Gorilla(*), but who started calling him that? (laughs).

* Buster Gorilla is the reference from Fate/Grand Order.

A: Tinasha is the heroine of this work, a Blue Moon Witch who has lived for over 400 years and is said to be the strongest. She lives like a hermit in a tall tower that is rarely conquered, but Oscar climbs up there in no time (lol). She became a witch for her own reasons and has a secret purpose. She is also self-deprecating about her way of being a witch and draws a line between herself and other people, which is why she has been a recluse for so long. However, because she is not used to people, we can see a glimpse of her clumsy side, where she gets confused when someone intrudes on her. She is sometimes said to be "weak to pressure," but I think Oscar is being too pushy in this case.

A: Lucrezia is one of the five witches on the continent and is like an older sister to Tinasha. She is the oldest witch among the witches and is normally a feared being, but she likes the human way of life, and in the work she helps Oscar and shows her caring nature. She knows the reason why Tinasha became a witch and her past, and they lived together for a while. It is thanks to Lucrezia that Tinasha is able to have a basic level of social interaction.

A: Lazar is Oscar's servant and childhood friend, and he is also a very popular character among readers. He is not particularly smart, and he cannot fight like a veteran warrior, but he is the only person Oscar can vent his frustrations to. He always wants Oscar to consider his position and refrain from doing anything dangerous, but needless to say, he spends his days suffering from stomach pains. He is prepared to risk his life for Oscar, and is by his side as a servant and a good friend. There are many characters who have suffered in this work, but there is no doubt that he is one of the most difficult characters (laughs).


Q: This work is depicted from both the romantic and fantasy perspectives, but what are the highlights of each of the romantic and fantasy aspects?

A: That's right. As a fantasy, I think it's the vertical and horizontal expansion of history. Tinasha herself has lived for over 400 years, and her last contract was 70 years ago with Oscar's great-grandfather. So, past issues are often resolved after decades or centuries, and an incident in this era can cause a big change in the future. Also, since the protagonist is a member of the royal family of a great country, the relationships between countries and people that do not fit into one country move like gears and mesh together, and I think that the appeal of fantasy is that you can witness such scenes.

A: As for the romance aspect, I personally wanted to depict a romance that took a lot of time (laughs). It's like a snail's walk, and he confronts the insensitive heroine who has no interest in romance head-on, and really changes her heart little by little. I want you to feel the preciousness of the time that accumulates. Both Oscar and Tinasha are strong, so cases are often resolved smoothly, but one of the unresolved problems continues to remain in the romance aspect. So even if one case is resolved, it's not the end, and I hope you will follow the movements of the emotions of the two characters that gradually fluctuate. These two get along well even though they're not dating, so they've become like a married couple from quite early on, but things don't progress at all from there. I hope you enjoy this tense journey.

[Alchemist007]

Wonder if the alt dimension/ future people bit from earlier in the cour has something to do with her supposed offspring.