Main Scenario/Nishiki Great Curse Magic

Verforet Northern Front Episode
37-1	Verforet Northern Front
37-2	The Rendezvous Point
37-3	Eisengradian Magicians
37-4	Having a Dream
37-5	Change of Strategy
37-6	Power of Elves
37-7	Ray of Hope
37-8	"Power of Healing"
37-9	Power of Darkness
37-10	Spring of Magic

――Near the Giant Tree of Nishiki. ――The mountain peak near Great Curse Magic, the source of a large scale Phantom Mist.
Yuuzen	"I thought it's pretty fancy for a Phantom Mist source, but it looks ridiculously huge, looking down from up here."
Yuuzen	"No wonder the Tsukiyo Banshuu are being dispatched. The regular army's sorcery team alone will not be able to handle it."
Yuuzen	"Miyako, how do ya see it?"
Miyako	"I can't decipher the intent of the art, but I think it is a summoning art to summon malicious things, judging from the situation."
Yuuzen	"Ya can tell that it is a summoning art? Yer're not only a good sorceress, but also a knowledgeable one, ya know?"
Miyako	"Yuuzen-san, it is one of the knowledge I gained after meeting you. Just like Yuuzen-san, I want to become a sorceress who can do everything by myself.
Yuuzen	"There are no sorceresses in the world who can do everything by themselves. There is a limit to what one person can do. Be it me, or even Shimoamazu the First too, there are many things that we cannot do alone."
Yuuzen	"But whatever... Seems like the villain made this sorcery art all by itself, whoever it is."
Miyako	"I don't think this person could have completed such a large scale sorcery art all by itself."
Yuuzen	"Nope, one person. It is a strong intent that reacts to words and magic power. If more than one person had done it, it would never have been completed so beautifully."
Miyako	"Who in the world could have done that? Has the Nishiki's Guardian of the Giant Tree has been Poisoned as well?"
Yuuzen	"It is certainly possible. The Giant Tree is nearby. One foot closer and we'll be stuck inside a Sea of Fog. It wouldn't be unnatural if something similar in Verforet happened here too."
Yuuzen	"But this sorcery art is very well calculated. I don't know if a guardian who has been poisoned and gone crazy would be able to use this kind of spell..."
Miyako	"What do the runes on the ground mean?"
Yuuzen	"If I had to describe it in words, I would say 'fusion' or 'harmony'. It means that we should get along with each other and be united as one."
Miyako	"Yuuzen-san, are you kidding me?"
Yuuzen	"I am not teasing ya. I'm very serious. I can draw it on yer wedding ceremony too, if ya want?"
Miyako	"I don't think that kind of joke is funny. A sorceress should be responsible with her words."
Yuuzen	"I have already told ya. I'm not joking."
Miyako	"......"
Yuuzen	"Yer still a child too, huh? As if yer thinking that I'll tell ya the answer if ya stare at me like that."
Yuuzen	"...... This is a Reversal Curse."
Miyako	"Reversal curse? Even though it's an installation type sorcery art?"
Yuuzen	"It's a trap that is created by placing a reversal curse word in the sorcery art. It can cancel out or block the power of a caster who tries to break the spell."
Yuuzen	"Depending on how it's made, it may even be able to take a life. But that is only if a skilled sorceress really wants to do so."
Miyako	"I didn't know there was such a use for a reversal curse."
Yuuzen	"Casters with a malicious character often use it. I would say it is an essential power for deception. It is a power used when dealing with humans."
Yuuzen	"Of course, I can use it too. I'm not a benevolent sorceress after all."
Miyako	"......"
Yuuzen	"Well... if I can use it, I should explain the trick, Miyako. Come here a bit. I'll show ya how to detect reversal curses."
Yuuzen	"That geoglyph-like sorcery art is connected in several ways. Look, can ya see the blue flames in the vital points? That identifies the role of the reversal curse."
Miyako	"'Immortal Blue Lantern', isn't it? I wondered why it was placed inside the sorcery art."
Yuuzen	"Blue fire lanterns have the power to nullify sorceries. Normally one wouldn't make or place them in a conjuring ceremony."
Yuuzen	"However, by inscribing a specific curse and placing it accordingly, one can connect all the flames with a line and produce the effect of a reversal curse. If that line overlaps the magic formula neatly... The entire sorcery art becomes a huge trap."
Miyako	"So how can I break the curse?"
Yuuzen	"Have the caster summon the thing they really desire, then break it. This is the most reliable way."
Yuuzen	"The worst option one can do is to kill the caster. That kind of curse ceremony gladly consumes on the caster's death. If that happens, it won't be able to maintain itself anymore."
Miyako	"Does that mean we have to get close to that curse art anyway?"
Yuuzen	"That's how it is. The Nishiki army says to 'do something about it', but it's not that easy. Dead people is a possibility."
Yuuzen	"......"
Yuuzen	"Miyako, let me tell ya something. Ya should always go into this job prepared for the worst. Don't be distraught no matter what happens, Miyako, and play to yer strengths."
Miyako	"Yes. I will not be upset no matter what happens. I will protect Conductor-san."
Yuuzen	"Excellent. Don't forget those words."
Mary	"Yuuzen, we have to leave now. I don't know what's going on, but something is wrong."
Yuuzen	"I guess so. Mary, yer... Being tailed by a nuisance."
Miyako	(Is Mary possessed by something? I have no idea...)
Yuuzen	"Miyako, stop slacking. Follow the procedure. Yer the first to retreat. Warding, counter sorceries, security."
Miyako	"Excuse me! I'll do it immediately!"
Yuuzen	"Mary, ya do nothing. Eliminate all magic absolutely. Magic cannot be used until I say so. Use only yer sword if attacked by enemies."
Mary	"Gotcha. Tell me the details as we flee. Anyway, we need to get out of here as soon as possible."
Miyako	"We are ready to retreat. Yuuzen-san, Mary-san, we are going down the mountain now."
Miyako	"Let's hurry. Mist is coming out. It seems to be targeting us."
Yuuzen	"Is the sorcery's range reaching even the top of the mountain? I thought it would be safe as long as we were this far away."

Nishiki Great Curse Magic Episode
38-1	Nishiki Great Curse Magic
38-2	Cursed Spirit
38-3	Par for the Course
38-4	Combination Art
38-5	Cheating Each Other
38-6	Miyako's Blunder
38-7	Despite Being Visible
38-8	Visitor From the Otherworld
38-9	The Worst Enemy
38-10	Yuuzen in Pursuit