Nina the Starry Bride (2024) s01e02 Episode Script

[NINA] Fortna's star festival
is held in the early summer.
It heralds the wheat harvest.
People offer their
thanks and prayers
to the God of the stars.
They also hang lanterns
from the doors of their homes.
One per person
as each one makes a wish.
[COURT LADY 1A]
Where is the princess?
[COURT LADY 1B] She complained
of a headache and is resting.
Keep the door shut,
so she doesn't wander off.
That girl has a tendency
to do that.
[COURT LADY 1B]
I will.
[NINA] What's wrong with
a little harmless exploration?
I bet that damn golden-eyed
prince is behind this lockdown!
[gasps]
-A robber?
-I can explain this!
-Big sister?
-Huh?
[gasping]
[whimpering]
Hey, kid.
You really don't know who I am?
-Should I?
-Yes!
I am Muhulum Seth Fortna.
Ring a bell?
First prince.
Future king!
[NINA] This little runt
is the crown prince?
But he's younger than Goldie.
You're a real strange one,
I'll have you know.
I thought you were a robber!
[MUHULUM] Until I saw
your blue eyes, anyway.
[NINA]
Well, I was chosen to replace
the late Princess Alisha
because our eyes share
the same rare color.
I'll take you
wherever you wanna go!
As the heir apparent, I know
every inch of the palace.
Hmm.
Then I want
to uncover the weakness
of that dastardly
golden-eyed prince!
♪
[growls]
[clanking]
Clearly, I'm outclassed.
[crowd applauding]
My brother is relentless
with his sword training.
He's gotta stay strong
to protect me.
[MALE SOLDIER 2B]
Where's Prince Muhulum?
[MALE SOLDIER 2C]
Sick in bed again.
[MALE SOLDIER 2B]
That child despises swordplay.
[MALE SOLDIER 2C] True,
he's nothing like Prince Azure.
[groans]
A king has no need
for such training.
My brother will handle
all of that for me.
[NINA]
Sounds like he hates the guy.
Probably because Goldie
gets all the praise.
Besides, bet there's lots
of things he's not good at!
Maybe.
It's settled, we shall leave
no stone unturned
in our noble search.
We'll find his secret fault
and force him to admit defeat!
[NINA]
Onward!
[MUHULUM]
Wait, where are we going?
[groaning]
Is something the matter?
I just had this strange feeling
that someone was watching me.
Huh?
I don't think so.
Must've imagined it.
[birds chirping]
[footfall]
[MUHULUM]
He's gonna kill us!
And you call yourself
a true princess, Big Sister?
Yep, that's what I call myself.
[groans]
[NINA] This placeit's like
a whole other country.
Goldie spends time here.
I wonder what he thinks about
when he's all alone.
[MUHULUM] My brother
is really special, isn't he?
He led a regiment.
And he was only 17 years old!
He's amazing, and I
I'm just
Be honest, now, do you feel
-[MALE SOLDIER 2D]Prince Azure.
-[both gasp]
[footfall]
Hm?
[footfall]
[gasps]
Etiquette was
a bad starting point.
I clearly should have
taught you common decency.
You lack modesty.
Entering my private
bedchamber unbidden?
How long shall you
remain a child?
[grunting]
-Come out, Your Highness.
-[gasps]
-[NINA] "Your Highness?"
-I expected more of you.
Please strive to do better.
-[door opens]
-That's enough!
I'm the next king, you know!
That is precisely my point.
Such undignified behavior
is beneath you.
You're blaming
the wrong person.
This was my fault.
I hear you are also
skipping sword training.
-Should such conduct persist--
-Silence!
I know you don't think
I'm good enough to be the king,
so why don't you just take
the throne instead?
-[growls]
-[NINA] Muhulum!
Return to your chamber at once.
-I have urgent business--
-You idiot.
I told you it was my fault,
why didn't you listen to him?
[NINA]
You're his brother, aren't you?
[panting]
-[NINA] Wait a minute!
-Stay away from me!
-[grunting]
-That's dangerous!
Go away!
Don't follow me!
[both gasping]
[NINA]
No!
[water splashing]
[MUHULUM]
Mm, why are you hugging me?
When you're cold, you're
supposed to snuggle up close
to stay warm.
Try to bear with it
until help arrives.
About that
I don't think
any help is coming.
That's just fear talking.
You're the future king.
I'm sure they're tearing the
palace apart looking for you.
[MUHULUM] Well, maybe
that's true of my mother.
But I'm pretty useless.
Everyone else thinks my brother
should be the next in line.
[NINA]
It turns out being a prince
is harder than I thought.
People constantly telling him
who he should be
must make his head spin.
If only things
were simpler for him.
You love your big brother
a whole lot, don't you?
[MUHULUM]
Mm-hm.
You were wandering around
looking for him
when we first met.
[groans]
The reason you wanted
to find his weakness too
was to feel
closer to him, right?
[MUHULUM]
Mm-hm.
[NINA] He led a regiment
at such a young age.
You admire him and want
to be just like him.
[sighing]
[laughs]
Well, then
Simply ask your brother to
teach you everything he knows.
Go and talk to him.
I have every faith you can
become a kind and capable king.
You think so?
What if he says no?
If it comes right down to it,
we can always
resort to blackmail.
You're vicious, Big Sister.
By the way, is the water
rising rather swiftly?
That's impossible,
it's been dried up a long time.
[bubbling]
[both gasping]
[both screaming]
[NINA] Someone help us!
We're trapped down here!
♪
[crying]
[MUHULUM]
I'm sorry, Big Sister.
I'm soso rotund.
[NINA]
Rotund, eh?
That's a fancy way to put it.
But no sweat, I can do this!
At least, I hope I can.
Help me!
Brother, I need you!
[NINA] How could
something like this happen?
Right, it's all his fault.
Aren't I your all-important
princess double?
Then hurry up
and rescue me, already!
Azure, you golden-eyed meanie!
Scumbag idiot-for-brains
whose belly button
is probably an outie!
-Who has an outie?
-[both gasp]
♪
Water nymph.
What is your obsession
with these inopportune dips?
Can you climb up?
Um, sure.
[NINA] Uh-oh, I'm so cold,
I can't move.
♪
[gasps]
Wrap your arms around
my neck, already.
It'll help me balance.
Oh, I see.
♪
It must have been
quite freezing down here.
You saved him, I'm grateful.
[gasps]
♪
[NINA]
He feels so warm.
I know he's not
a bad guy, not really.
After all, I've seen how
the little prince adores him.
[MUHULUM]
Um, Big Brother?
I was wondering, um
Could you teach me how
to fight as good as you do?
[gasps]
[whimpering]
[NINA]
Hm! Hm!
[sighs]
My door is always open.
But be warned,
I'm a strict teacher.
[gasps]
[chuckles]
[MALE SERVANT 2A]
Your Highness, we must be off.
-[MALE SERVANT 2B] Come along.
-How very unexpected.
-Ah?
-I thought he was avoiding me.
Huh?
[NINA] Unless you tell them,
people will never know
how you truly feel.
Hey, do you have
any weaknesses?
Why do you wish to know that?
To boost Muhulum's
confidence, of course.
[NINA]
And score blackmail material.
None in particular, no.
But I suppose I'm not
fond of formless things.
[NINA]
What does that mean?
Don't you worry about it.
[NINA] That just makes me
even more curious.
Gimme a second!
You said, "formless?"
It's like a word puzzle
or something.
-It's ghosts, right?
-You're not even close.
[VOGUE] You say
Princess Alisha is dead?
[MALE ASSASSIN 2A]
We haven't secured proof.
[VOGUE]
But those rare blue eyes.
If that's not Princess Alisha,
then who is that
little imposter?
[birds chirping]
[groaning sigh]
My room is the only place
in the whole, wide world
I'm allowed to relax!
[AZURE] You are not
allowed to "relax" anywhere.
You must personify
Alisha effortlessly.
This proves that you cannot
be allowed out on your own.
Az, stop it!
I won't take flak from someone
who's afraid of ghosts!
Now I'm "Az?"
You complain like a child.
-Nuh-uh!
-[laughs]
It seems the two of you
have become rather close.
-No chance.
-That is utterly preposterous.
No one else speaks
to Prince Azure like that.
It's quite refreshing.
[NINA]
Is that true?
-[indistinct chatter]
-Almost time for the festival.
Royals celebrate, too?
[NINA]
Hold it, I'm not expected
to do some kind of astral
priestess dance, am I?
No need to worry.
I made it clear you have
rejoined secular life.
-You will play no role.
-[sighs]
I'm relieved.
♪
[AZURE] Royalty are also
permitted to make wishes.
-This lantern is yours.
-Really?
Wow, thank you.
[NINA] It makes me
all nervous when he's nice.
-[KING] Azure. Alisha.
-Hm?
[NINA]
It's the king. And the queen.
Preparing the lanterns, are we?
Indeed.
Please tell me you're not
making a nasty little wish
to usurp the throne.
-[NINA] The nerve of her!
-Easy, my dear.
Azure has proven to be
a most sensible second prince.
[QUEEN]
You have no way of knowing
what the boy is scheming!
What a shame we won't get
to see you perform your rituals
as priestess, Alisha.
On the other hand,
you'll get to enjoy
the festival
along with everyone else.
[NINA] Aw,
the king is such a nice guy!
Please, Your Highness.
Could you not at least perform
one short dance for us?
[NINA] Not gonna happen, pal,
so just give it up!
[KING]
Farewell, we shall see you
on the festival day!
[footfall]
Every meeting with the queen is
more unpleasant than the last.
I myself harbor no ill will
toward the queen.
If anything, I might
rather appreciate her.
No way!
She doesn't scheme
in the shadows,
but attacks head on.
The real danger exists
in those people who are
Well, never mind.
Listen, try to remember
that the world is filled
with more than just
simple people like yourself.
Are you making fun of me again?
It's a compliment,
don't drop your lantern.
[whimpering]
Oh, hey, don't you need
a lantern too, Az?
No, it's all right.
There's no need, for I do not
have anything to wish for.
[NINA] Is that because
he wants for nothing,
or because his wishes
already came true?
[indistinct chatter]
I wish the star festival
would never arrive.
Because you're still sick
with a cold?
[chomping]
That's too bad.
You sure have a weak
constitution, don't you?
[MUHULUM]
I've already fully recovered!
I'm just resting because
my mother is worried about me.
[NINA]
Uh-huh.
And for the record, they say
my brother was also sickly
when he was little.
[NINA]
Sure, sure.
But that isn't the problem.
Just a month and a half after
this dumb festival's over,
you're gonna have to leave us
to go and get married.
Oh, that's right.
Don't worry, you can come visit
me anytime you'd like to--
[MUHULUM] Big Sis, you'll be
going all the way to Galgada!
It may be our
neighboring kingdom,
but it lies beyond
steep mountains.
It's a long route
around them by land,
and a long route
by sea as well.
It takes weeks to travel there.
[NINA]
Is it that far away?
Apparently, it used to be a
small kingdom far to the north.
But over the past few decades,
they've waged a lot of war
and invaded a lot of the south.
[MUHULUM] Also, they say
the first prince of Galgada
Um, well, I hear
he's a really scary guy.
Great grandfather would help
if he weren't bedridden.
I'm sure he would know
how to stop this.
I'm worried about you.
I'll try using my lantern
to wish for you
not to get married.
-You're so cute!
-[MUHULUM] Let go of me!
[NINA] I had no idea Galgada
was across the mountains.
If I move that far away
♪
I'll never see him again.
[sighs]
[VOGUE]
Why, hello, Princess Alisha.
As a priestess
who grew up in the villa,
it occurs to me that
you have never experienced
the festival within the city.
It's that guy who kept
running his mouth.
Right, it's too bad
I'm not allowed
to leave the palace.
[VOGUE] Oh, but the royals
sneak into the city
all the time.
[NINA]
They do?
For example, let me tell you
how someone might go about it.
[gasps]
Everybody will be at the feast.
No one will notice
if you slip away.
Take care.
Princess Alisha!
[COURT LADY 1B]
Who was that?
A princess must never
wander around unattended!
♪
[COURT LADY 1A] Your Highness.
Is something the matter?
[NINA]
I could leave.
I didn't think
it was a possibility.
If I did, what would I do?
-[NINA'S MOM] Nina.
-[NINA'S DAD] Nina.
-[COLIN] Nina.
-[SAJI] Nina.
♪
[indistinct chatter]
[VOGUE]
Rumor has it a blue-eyed orphan
once lived in the city.
Around the same age
as the princess.
The astral villa attendants
refuse to talk, of course.
♪
The former king is terribly ill
and practically powerless
at the moment.
We can use this
to teach them all a lesson.
Leave everything to me.
They will not find out
until it's far too late.
-[AZURE] She's vanished?
-It's true.
I've received word
that she was last seen
at the temple
within the walls of the palace.
Were there any warning signs?
[COURT LADY 1A]
She was strangely aloof
all of yesterday.
Come to think of it,
this may not be related,
but she had a strange
afternoon encounter.
[VOGUE]
You will find some priest robes
readily accessible
within the temple.
And naturally, the temple
connects to the city.
♪
No one stopped me.
I really managed to leave.
[NINA]
I haven't been here in ages.
I'm home!
-[NINA'S DAD] Nina.
-[NINA'S MOM] Nina.
[NINA'S DAD]
Nina, welcome home.
Nina, the festival's arrived.
Let's go!
What are you going to wish for?
[NINA'S MOM]
They say the God of the stars
has blue eyes like yours.
Isn't that lovely?
You're special.
[NINA'S DAD] That said,
let's keep yours hidden
until you've grown up, okay?
-[NINA'S MOM] Nina.
-[NINA'S DAD] Nina.
♪
[SAJI]
Nina, right? Don't be sad.
You can come live with us.
My name is Saji.
This is my little
brother Colin.
Look, I swiped
a lantern for us!
What should we wish for?
[COLIN]
You decide, Nina.
[SAJI] Yeah,
what do you wanna wish for?
-[COLIN] Nina!
-[SAJI] Hey, Nina!
[panting]
♪
Saji?
[NINA]
There's no one.
It's completely empty.
"Nina's" whole life
has vanished like a dream.
It's gone.
-I've been looking for you!
-[gasps]
[panting]
[growls]
It's your fault,
everyone is gone now.
They're all gone.
My old life, I
-[sobbing]
-[gasps]
I remember when you said
that I had to die.
I'm not too bright,
so I just thought you meant
that I would be reborn
as a princess.
[NINA]
But that's not what you meant.
I really am gonna die soon!
The life I've lived as Nina
will disappear forever,
without a trace!
I'll move to some faraway land
and everyone
who knew "Nina" will be gone.
Waitwhat am I even saying?
I am dead.
♪
There's no one left
to call me Nina, it's over.
[AZURE]
Their namesand their faces.
I can't remember them.
Or my lost name.
[KING] From this day forward,
your name is Azure Seth Fortna.
[DYTUS]
Are you sure about this?
You know what it means.
You'll be creating
a new version of yourself.
[AZURE]
That's not true.
I simply
[gasps]
[grunts]
♪
[growls]
[grunting]
[whimpering]
♪
[panting]
[MALE ASSASSIN 2C]
Get the imposter!
[groans]
[grunts]
Az, no!
♪
[sword slashing]
[grunts]
♪
-[NINA] I know him.
-As do I.
I knew it.
She is a fake princess.
What an elaborate sham.
I will not ask your intentions.
The dead cannot speak,
after all.
[growls]
Prince Azure! Usurper!
[groans]
[gasps]
[sighs]
[gasps]
-You're hurt!
-It's just a scratch.
[NINA]
It's my fault.
You are not to blame here.
There are many in the palace
who are offended
by my very existence.
They plot my demise.
You were merely
a pawn to that end.
Of course, how reckless of me.
Don't pretend
you're not in pain.
Too soft-hearted.
-You can go.
-Huh?
I promise I won't follow you.
So, run somewhere far away.
[NINA]
Is this because of what I said?
Or am I really
that insignificant?
Butdon't you need
my help with this?
It'll be bad if I go.
[AZURE] It's fine,
I'll figure something out.
If you wish to flee, hurry.
You can't just find
another double, you know.
That doesn't make sense.
Besides, do you remember
when you told me
that you needed me?
-[NINA] Is that still true?
-[AZURE] Yes.
[NINA]
Then we're square.
I was just letting off steam
back there, it was silly.
I mean, there's already
no one left to call me Nina.
[NINA] You don't know how much
it means to me to feel needed.
Out of respect
for those words
I'll forgive you.
I'll die for you.
[sighs]
♪
[AZURE]
I know you're not Alisha.
I see you
[gasps]
Nina.
Alone, that is what
I shall call you.
[gasps]
♪
[NINA] If I were to make
just one wish
God of the stars,
please give me one person
to call my own.
Only a month and a half.
How odd.
My heart hurts.
[NINA] "Night Three.
The Night of Dreams."