The Cursing of Château Castle
Mirabelle: Isabe-
Isabeau: It has romance, right?
Mirabelle: Yes!!!
Isabeau: Sold!!Mirabelle and Isabeau, when interacting with the frozen Librarian.
The Cursing of Château Castle is a book series containing 87 novels, popular in the country of Vaugarde. It is also Mirabelle's favorite series. The Head Housemaiden is also a fan.[1]
Description
The Cursing of Château Castle is a popular long-running fantasy-romance series. It has been translated into at least one other language. Issues #2, 3, 6, 10, 12, 24, 32, 43, 48, 51, 68, 86, and 87 are mentioned in-game. The last issue #87 was released right as the King's Curse started freezing Vaugarde in time.[2] Describing the last issue to the The Castle-Loving One in Dormont gives the FIRST ISSUE weapon for Odile.
Characters
- Lord Joséphandre: The protagonist of The Cursing of Château Castle. Of an unknown past, but supposedly of noble birth. He protects castles.
- Pierre-Jacques-Erneste: Josephéndre's friend. First appears in Issue #10, and briefly betrayed the party in Issue #51. He destroyed his castle in an act of self-sacrifice to save Lord Josephandre in Issue #68.
- Lady Irene-Janine-Karine: A major character who joined the party in Issue #32. A good character.
Known Volumes
When talking to the Castle-Loving One from ACT 2 onwards, it is possible to ask them about issues of The Cursing of Château Castle lying around the House. It is only possible to ask about one volume per loop. Said volume is always the last volume Siffrin found on a previous loop.
Issue #2
Though the plot of Issue #2 is unknown, this issue has been translated into Siffrin's language. It is only possible to read its cover in Dormont's Library in ACT 4.
Issue #3
No... Of course not. Why would I be into a series with only three issues?!?
The Castle-Loving One, when asked about Issue #3.
Location: Found on the frozen individual in the Trap Room in Floor 2.
Issue #10
No... That's the issue where Pierre-Jacques-Erneste made his big appearance, though. What a great issue...
The Castle-Loving One, when asked about Issue #10.
Location: Floor 2 Infirmary.
Issue #24
No... That's when Lord Joséphandre ate his whole weight in donuts, transporting him to another world as like, some kind of filler plot? It wasn't very good.
The Castle-Loving One, when asked about Issue #24.
Location: Dormont Library
Issue #32
No... That's when Lady Irene-Janine-Karine finally joined the party, though! She's such a good character...
The Castle-Loving One, when asked about Issue #32.
Location: House Floor 2 Classroom.
Issue #43
"DOES THE SIDE CHARACTER WHO APPEARED ONLY IN ISSUE #43 APPEAR AGAIN?!??!?!??!?"
Mirabelle, when she finds the last issue.
Issue #48
It wasn't very good. It sucks. No one likes it.
The Castle-Loving One, when asked about Issue #48.
Location: House Floor 2 Library.
Issue #51
No... That's when Pierre-Jacques-Erneste betrayed the whole party!!! What a turn of events!!! Oh...
The Castle-Loving One, when asked about Issue #51.
Location: Candle-making room in the left hallway of Floor 1 of the House.
Issue #68
No...! That's when Pierre-Jacques-Erneste, in an act of self-sacrifice, destroyed his castle to save Lord Josephandre!!!! Oh...
The Castle-Loving One, when asked about Issue #68.
Location: House floor 3 Mirabelle's room
Issue #86
...! Is it? No, it's not. That was when Lord Joséphandre was about to reveal his true lineage. And see!!!! This is what I want!!!! I want the rest!!!! What IS his true lineage!!!! Oh...
The Castle-Loving One, when asked about Issue #86.
Location:
Issue #87
What? Lord Joséphandre is just a guy? That's... THAT'S AN ENDING BETTER THAN MY WILDEST DREAMS!!! He was just a guy... He was just a guy...!!! He saved so many people, made the world a better place, and everyone thought it was because of who he was, of his past, but... But he was just a guy...!!!
The Castle-Loving One, after Siffrin explains what happens in Issue #87.
Location: House Floor 3 Pottery Room
Trivia
- Since "Château" is French for "castle", the fully translated title of the series would be "The Cursing of Castle Castle".
References
- ↑ "I haven't had this much fun since reading the last issue of "The Cursing of Château Castle"!!!" — Head Housemaiden in Act 6, In Stars and Time
- ↑ "Didn't the last issue come out right as the King's Curse started freezing Vaugarde in time? It might be hard to find..." — Loop, In Stars and Time