"Unnamed Memory", which will begin airing in April 2024, is a light novel adaptation of a work that was originally published on a personal website and on Shosetsuka ni Narou. It tells the story of a prince who is cursed by a witch and is unable to have descendants, and the witch who becomes the prince's guardian in order to lift the witch's curse. In the story, powerful women known as witches appear, and are an important keyword in the story. In this article, we will take a closer look at "witches"!
A symbol of fear and disaster! What exactly is a witch?
The witches that appear in this work refer to "women who are considered different because of their enormous power", and as beings who live for a long time and control enormous power capriciously, they have been feared by people for hundreds of years as symbols of awe and disaster. It is a fact that witches have intervened throughout history, and they are by no means legendary. However, much of it is shrouded in mystery.
There are 5 witches! ?
There are five witches on the continent, and each of them exists somewhere in the world: the "Closed Forest Witch," the "Water Witch," the "Uncalled Witch," the "Silent Witch," and the "Blue Moon Witch." The "Blue Moon Witch" in particular is said to have the greatest power, and is said to have built a blue tower in the wilderness that does not belong to any country and live on the top floor. There is an anecdote that if you can overcome the tower, which is filled with many trials and traps, the witch will grant your wish. However, many challengers have challenged the tower but they never return, and gradually no one comes close.
Is Tinasha from "The Witch of the Blue Tower" a kind-hearted witch?
Oscar, the protagonist of this work, conquers the Blue Tower for a certain purpose and meets the "Witch of the Blue Tower". Tinasha has the appearance of a young girl, which makes it hard to believe that she has lived for a long time. The reason why the witch's appearance does not change is not because she is an old man who has been transformed by magic, but because her body has stopped growing. Nevertheless, it is true that she has lived for a long time, and she was acquainted with Oscar's great-grandfather, who conquered the tower in the past. She also has a kind side that is hard to believe for a symbol of fear and disaster. The tower is designed to prevent deaths, and those who drop out seem to have their memories tampered with and left somewhere on the continent, so she has never killed anyone. On the contrary, she secretly heals a challenger who wants her child cured.
The Silent Witch Curses the Falsas Royal Family
One of the five witches, the Silent Witch, puts a curse on the protagonist Oscar and his father. The curse is a curse that makes them unable to have descendants. It was a fatal curse for the Farsus royal family, and the crown prince Oscar tried every possible way to break the curse, but he couldn't find anything and as a last resort he turned to the "Blue Moon Witch". Oscar's father won't tell us why this happened, or what happened between him and the "Silent Witch", but it seems to be related to Oscar's deceased mother.
The Silent Witch's curse can't be broken!?
Strictly speaking, the curse of the Silent Witch was an extremely strong blessing, and if a woman tried to have offspring, the powerful protection placed on the fetus would destroy the mother. Unlike a curse, it is difficult to remove the blessing, and even Tinasha, the Witch of the Blue Moon, was unable to remove it. However, as a loophole, it seems possible for a woman who can withstand the powerful blessing to break through the curse. However, it seems that there are almost no women with such talent.
Tinasha is confused by the wish to the "Witch of the Blue Moon"
In the end, Oscar is unable to break the curse, and has no idea who a woman who can withstand the curse is, so he comes up with a brilliant idea. That is to make Tinasha, the "Witch of the Blue Moon", his wife. Tinasha is confused and says, "It's impossible! " However, she cannot ignore Oscar, who has completed the trials of the tower, and ultimately makes a contract to be his guardian by his side for one year.
Lucretia, the Witch of the Closed Forest
In addition to the "Blue Moon Witch" and "Silent Witch", the "Witch of the Closed Forest" also appears in the comic version at this time. In fact, she lived in a forest near the village of Pyle in the eastern part of Falsas, under a barrier. Her hobby is researching magical potions, and she seems to have created aphrodisiacs that even witches can use. Although she is one of the witches, she says that she is not good at fighting. She is also a long-lived witch and seems to have known Tinasha for a long time, being older than her. She also seems to have known her when she was not a witch, suggesting that she was not born a witch.
The Witch of the Blue Moon and Oscar's great-grandfather Regius
There are other people besides Oscar who have conquered the Blue Tower in The Witch of the Blue Moon, but the last person to reach the top of the tower before Oscar was Oscar's great-grandfather Regius. Regius also has a wish granted, but his wish is the same as Oscar's: to be married. Although there was no urgent situation like Oscar's, she asked him to marry her, and in the end, she just stayed by his side and did nothing, and if he ever asked for anything, that would be the new clause of the contract and she made a contract with him not to show her face again.
Tinasha, the wicked witch who demands a country
The urgent situation where he had to ask the witch for help came quite early on, and he asked Tinasha to seal the demon beast, but in the history of Falsa, the witch demanded marriage from the king who requested his help, and gave him the country in return, and after the war, the king gave in and held a wedding, but disappeared without showing himself. The truth is that her great-grandfather tried to hold a wedding without her permission, and Tinasha left without consenting to the marriage. After that, the royal family, unable to tell the truth, made up this story.
【Unnamed Memory】Summary about witches
I've put together an important keyword that appears in Unnamed Memory, the witch! This is based on the comic version, so there are some parts that I haven't covered, but I think that will be explained in the anime! Unnamed Memory will start airing in April, so be sure to tune in!
