The Powerful Gloves open several new areas. Near the Village of the Lost, Link can lift some stones to reach a frog-man:
えとこ見ると、ただもんじゃあ
ねえな。 そうだろ？
おれは、もともとカカリコ村に
住んでいたんだ。そう言えば
あいぼうはどうしてんだろなあ
あんた、頼むよ。
どうか、あいぼうにあわせて
やってケロッ。頼む！
your form didn't change, you ain't
no average guy. Am I right?
I used to live in Kakariko Village.
Wonder how my partner's
doing, come to think of it.
I'm gonna ask you a favor.
Please, let me see my
partner, ribbit. Please!
not change! You are not just
an ordinary guy, are you?
I used to live in Kakariko Town.
I wonder what my partner is
doing there without me...
Ribbit! I have a request of
you.
Please take me to my partner!
Please! Ribbit! Please!
The frog follows Link. When he warps to the Light World, the frog comes with him and becomes a dwarf. Link heads to the blacksmith's hut.
あいぼうをみつけてきたのかい
… うれしいじゃないかい…
また、ウチへよっとくれい！
そん時は、あんたの剣
ばっちりきたえさせてもらうぜ
partner and brought him back.
... so happy...
Stop by our place again!
We insist you let us temper
your sword up good then.
You found my partner!
... We are very happy now...
Drop by here again!
At that time, we will temper
your sword perfectly!
Link comes back a bit later...
よく、来たね。
なんなりと言ってくれっ！
Glad ya came.
Ask for anything!
Welcome!
Ask us to do anything!
あずからしてもらうよっ！
to your sword for a while!
We'll have to keep your sword
for a while.
So Link is briefly swordless.
What happened to his other sword?
Might as well kill some time. There's a blue treasure chest in the Dark World where the blacksmith hut should be.
どうしても開かない。
とりあえず 持っていこう。
no matter what I do.
Let's take it along for now.
inside this chest, you can
never open it.
Just take it with you.
Acting on a hunch and a random comment he heard earlier, Link tries taking the chest to the man sitting near the desert in the Light World.
知っているって？
なあ、宝箱を開けてやるから
みんなには、ナイショにして
くれないかい？
やくそくしてくれるかい？
I used to be a thief?
Here, I'll open the chest for
you, so could you keep it
a secret from everyone?
Promise me?
be a thief, right?
Well, I'll open a chest for you.
Will you keep it secret from
everyone else?
Would you please promise?
Inside is the fourth and final bottle. Link returns to the blacksmith hut, where the sword should be ready by now.
そら、かかげてみなっ！
Here, try holding it!
Now hold it!
体の中から 力が
わいてくる様だっ！
It's like power's boiling up
from inside my body!
You can feel the sheer power
flowing through your body!
The newly tempered Master Sword glows red, makes an even deeper sound when swung, and hurts twice as much (usually) as it used to.
With his enhanced lifting powers, Link can now reach a warp tile in the middle of Lake Hylia, granting access to the next labyrinth.
This place is rather... frozen. Some floors are covered with slippery ice, ice golems (immune to everything except the Fire Rod and Bombar Magic) occasionally pop out of the walls, and there are even demonic penguins (which, amazingly, fall to a single hit from the Hookshot). However, the worst part of this labyrinth is trying to navigate it, as it's even more maze-like than the previous ones.
Just inside the entrance, Link finds a telepathic tile:
の炎、お前を守ってくれる
だろう…。
large and small, should
protect you here...
protect you inside this icy
dungeon.
There isn't much to go on, but the speaking style seems to be Sahasrahla's. It's not Zelda, anyway.
Deeper into the labyrinth, skeletons drop from the ceiling. They collapse when Link hits them, but won't die. Another telepathic tile gives a clue, though.
剣だけでは倒せないわ。くずれ
た時に、とどめをさすのよ。
swordsmen with just your sword.
Finish them off when they're collapsed.
Skeleton Knight with the sword
alone. When he collapses, he is
vulnerable to another weapon.
The feminine Japanese implies this is Zelda.
That's only somewhat helpful, but it turns out that Bombs kill them when they're collapsed (nearly the only practical use of Bombs as weapons).
Even further in, in a large room full of ice, Link finds yet another telepathic tile:
るでないぞ。魔法のクスリを
持っておらぬのならば、
心して、奥へすすむがよい。
むりをするでないぞ…。
power. If you do not carry Magic
Medicine, then be very cautious
about advancing into the depths.
Don't overexert yourself...
magic power if you do not
possess the Medicine Of Magic.
Now, get ready to go into the
depths of this dungeon.
The "old man" Japanese implies this is Sahasralah speaking.
Finally, after much trouble, Link finds the big key and backtracks to get to the big chest.
敵からうけるダメージを
へらしてくれる。うれしい！
It decreases the damage I
take from enemies. Sweet!
This armor reduces the damage
that you take from enemies!
服 is a generic term for clothing, but "tunic" fits better when taking context and appearance into account. "Mail" doesn't so much. Also, うれしい actually means "happy" or "pleasant", but it sounds rather silly to use either as an exclamation in English.
After finding the Blue Tunic, Link's tunic really does turn blue, and his hat turns light brown to match, I guess. As stated, he also takes less damage from most attacks, usually half as much as before.
The rest of the labyrinth is fairly tricky, requiring Link to do a lot of backtracking just to get a block to hold down a switch.
Though you could always take a detour to the next dungeon and grab the Staff of Somaria to avoid all that...
The boss is a big pink snowball with an eye, and it's surrounded by a huge chunk of ice. Blocks of ice fall at Link from the ceiling periodically just to be annoying. The only things that affect the huge chunk of ice are the Fire Rod and Bombar magic. When it melts, three snow-eyeballs are revealed that slide around randomly until Link kills them. The sword works, but the Fire Rod is faster, assuming Link has enough magic left to keep using it. Explosions, heart container, crystal.
魔族の手から、のがれる事が
できました。ありがとう…。
ハイリアの民は、ふしぎな力を
あやつることが、できたと言い
ます。７賢者もそうだったの。
でも、長い年月の間にハイリア
の血はうすれ、７賢者の血を
ひく私達も強い力はありません
ただ、勇気を司どるナイトの力
があれば、知恵を司どる賢者の
力もより大きくなるはずよ！
お城にできた、光と闇をつなぐ
道が、完全に開くまで
もう、あまり時間がないわ。
ガノンを倒せば、この闇の世界
もなくなり、トライフォースは
また、つぎの持ちぬしが、
現れるのをまっているはずです
あなたを信じています。
… がんばって…。
勇者の行く道がトライフォースイ
へと、みちびかれますように。
the fiend's clutches because
of you. Thank you...
It is said that the Hylians were
able to control marvelous powers.
So too could the Seven Sages.
But the Hylian blood has thinned over
time, and we who carry the blood of the
Seven Sages also lack strong powers.
With the power over courage of the
Knights, though, the power over wisdom
of the Sages should increase as well!
There is little time now until the portal
formed at the castle that connects
Light and Dark opens completely.
If you defeat Ganon, this World of
Darkness should also vanish
and the Triforce again await the
appearance of its next owner.
I believe in you.
... do your best...
May the way the hero travels
be guided unto the Triforce.
escape from the clutches of
the evil monsters. Thank you!
They say the Hylia people
controlled mysterious powers,
as did the seven wise men.
But the blood of the Hylia has
become thin over time. We who
carry the blood of the seven
wise men do not possess strong
power any more, either.
Our powers will increase if we
mix the courage of the Knights
with the wisdom of the wise
men. Only a short time remains
until the gate at the castle
linking the worlds opens
completely. If you defeat
Ganon, this world will vanish
and the Triforce will wait for
a new holder.
I believe in you...
Good luck!
May the way of the Hero lead
to the Triforce.