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The Hero Yoshihiko and the Demon King's Castle starts right now!
Lord Galius. I have something to report.
What is it?
I've received word of a party coming here to defeat you.
How very amusing.
I haven't been so excited in a long time.
Might I have a look at them?
Sir.
Oh-ho. The Hero is but a child.
But our intelligence tells us he has collected the equipment needed to defeat you.
Interesting.
Then we shall escort him politely to this castle.
What is this Hero's name?
Yoshihiko. The Hero Yoshihiko.
The Hero... Yoshihiko?
There's Fat J with his humpback letter
Gettin' pretty sick of these posers all around
Get yourself an afro if you wanna make a difference
The whole world needs you now, Funkanizer!
Internet, radio, and television
All pouring out information non-stop
It's just pulling me back and forth
My head's about to explode!
Love it! Love it! Evolution!
Love it! Love it! Revolution!
I want to see my true face in the mirror
I know that some day I'll wither away!
Get it up! Get it up! Haha, baby!
Get it up! Get it up! I can't sit still!
Let's do this with color and style! Hey!
A no-budget action-adventure series
You sure this'll be okay?
The Hero Yoshihiko and
the Demon King's Castle
Demon King Building
Is this it?
It's a little... on-the-nose, isn't it?
Twelve
Excuse me. Is this the Demon King Building?
Yes sir, that's correct.
Is the Demon King here now?
You're here to see Mr. Galius?
The Demon King's name is Galius?
Yes... we're here to see Mr. Galius.
He is here. Do you have an appointment?
We need one?
We have no appointment.
I see...
I'm afraid you really do need an appointment to see him...
What business do you have with him?
We're here to defeat him.
Woah. Pretty direct there, Yoshihiko.
Defeat him means... what exactly?
To... slay him.
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Receptionist
Oh, I see! You're here to slay him.
Could be "kill him" but I think "murder" sounds funnier. "slay him" also works.
Just one moment, please.
That was easy.
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Receptionist
Excuse me, this is reception.
There are people here to see Mr. Galius.
Your name?
The Hero Yoshihiko.
It's the Hero Yoshihiko.
Yes. He's here to slay him, he says...
If this works, it'll be a miracle.
Yes, I see.
Yes, thank you for the wait.
Galius's henchman, Gordon, is on his way down.
-Thank you. -Yes.
Perhaps we'll defeat him sooner than we thought.
Something about this doesn't add up, though...
Ah! You're the Hero Yoshihiko, sir?
Yes.
I'm so pleased to meet you. I'm the Demon King's personal secretary, Gordon.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
I'm told you're here to slay Mr. Galius?
Yes... defeating the Demon King is my mission, you see.
If you don't mind, I'm afraid you'll need to face me, first.
What did you say?
Woah! This is bad, you guys!
Demon
The moon shines, even in the Demon King's castle, huh?
Murasaki!
I need you.
What's wrong with you?
Why do you have to be dead?
What am I supposed to do, all by myself?
Please...
Come back to life...
What?!
What's this? Did I just... come back to life?
Why?!
There's only one conclusion to draw from this.
What is it?
If you want me to tell you...
Say, "Melub's cool mole is way awesomer than my stupid flat chest, and I'm sorry."
Why did you have to come back and be an asshole? I'll kill you again if I have to!
You won't say it?
Melub's cool mole is way awesomer than my stupid flat chest, and I'm sorry.
Sorry!
SORRY!
My name's Flatty Pat!
Enough.
I will tell you. As I do... do a cute dance.
Now, smile.
C'mon, spit it out.
You mentioned the other day that you learned a spell.
I believe it was the revival spell, Kazing.
Kazing?
When you cast the spell on Yoshihiko, nothing happened.
And the reason...
... because Yoshihiko was still alive!
Yes, exactly.
But it's quite rare for a person to learn Kazing as their first spell.
But then I can use Kazing to revive everyone!
You can.
DANJO!
Yes! Next, Yoshihiko!
Yes! Yoshihiko's back!
Yay! I'm gonna peek at Murasaki's panties!
Yay!
Oh no! Yoshihiko was only brought back halfway!
Oh no, it's the soul-free version! The idiot! The stupid pervert!
But why?!
You didn't have enough MP. Too bad.
In the end, I'm glad we have Yoshihiko back to himself.
So you think we can beat that guy if we use all the anti-Demon King stuff?
Why didn't you put it on the first time?
We weren't expecting it.
But with all of the equipment, we should be truly invincible.
I agree.
Hey, you guys! You got the wrong idea about this!
Lord Buddha!
See you guys, the stuff you've been collecting...
That stuff only works on the Demon King.
It won't work against the super-secretary Gordon.
What?!
So what, we just let him kill us all again?
Why'd we waste our time with this crap?!
Stupid useless Buddha!
Look, just a minute.
I'm sorry, but why are you ganging up on me?
I haven't done anything wrong.
You just need a sword.
I already have the Beckoning Sword.
No, no. That's a sword of peace. It won't kill anyone.
You can't play it that way in the battle to come.
We must end the Demon King at all costs, correct?
For that, you'll need a stronger sword. The Hero's Sword.
Where can we find this Hero's Sword?
Ages ago, there was a Legendary Hero who fought the Demon King, as you did.
He managed to beat the Demon King, but his kindness...
... prevented him from landing the killing blow.
Afterwards, the Demon King revived, and sealed him somewhere in this town.
There, I said it. No BS.
The Legendary Hero...
Gordon. My surveillance monitor has lost all trace of them.
I'm afraid that pesky Buddha is interfering again.
It can't be... they're looking for "him"?
It's possible. I'll begin the search at once!
Roto's
Casual Dining
Roto's
Casual Dining... "Roto's." This is it?
Or Loto or Roto. Erdrick was the localized name for the original Dragon Warrior games, and it seems he's still referenced in an armor set in DQIX, but some other remakes have used Loto or Roto in the localization. Do as you think modern DQ fans would recognize most.
It's certainly a very Heroic name.
Shall we enter?
Yes.
We don't open until 6.
F... father!
What was that?
Father... what are you doing here?
What happened to the woman you were dating? And her child?
What are you babbling about?
I live here alone, always have.
Yoshihiko. It seems it's just a very strong resemblance.
It's an incredible resemblance!
Well, coincidences happen, as they say.
Excuse us. Were you once a Legendary Hero, by chance?
What kind of nonsense is that?
I run a casual dining restaurant, as you can see.
The restaurant stuff is just a cover you took after the Demon King sealed you.
You're really a Legendary—
Shut up!
We open at 6.
Now, go home. Go home.
We heard you had a Hero Sword for us.
We want to defeat the Demon King.
No, listen. I'm not a Hero.
This is a casual dining restaurant. I just make food.
Now, I need to prepare for the night's service. Stay out of my way.
Hey, that! That's the Hero hat!
No, this is just my hair net, sorry.
It looks an awful lot like the one Hero Yoshihiko wears.
Anyone can wear a hat like this.
Tai.
Oh, you so are a Hero.
I am NOT!
Just use a chef's knife! You've got a whole bunch of 'em!
It seems it would be difficult to carve fish with a sword.
You must be a Hero.
No... this is just how I do things.
But you're not even cutting it! You're just smooshing it around!
I'm going to grill the fish, now.
Listen, I'm going to light the fire for the grill.
Watch where you're pointing that thing!
You're just a Hero!
You are a Hero, aren't you?
You're the Legendary Hero!
Why won't you just lay off?! I said I'm NOT!
Hey, Shige! Come help with the prep!
Right!
He commands monsters!
Could be a reference to the class Monster Master (mamono-tsukai) but I think in classic Dragon Quest you can just recruit monsters sometimes, in which case they might just be making reference to that.
100% Hero! You're just a Hero!
I suppose I can't hide it any longer.
You weren't trying very hard to hide it from the start.
It's true... I was once the Hero... Rotosuke.
Rotosuke?
Lotosuke or Rotosuke if you go with that.
We heard you were in possession of the Hero's Sword.
I see...
Step into the back.
If I could, I would simply give it to you...
...but there is a trial you must pass.
What is that?
Before you lie seven swords.
If you are the true Hero... you will know which is the true Hero's Sword.
But... if you lay hand upon the wrong sword...
Your body will immediately turn to ash.
If you wish to turn back, now is the time.
I am the true Hero.
I will choose the true sword.
Boldly spoken.
Now, choose.
Umm... doesn't seem like much of a choice, to me.
Well... I did only maintain one of them.
It makes it pretty obvious, y'know.
But then, it could be a trap.
Perhaps he made one very conspicuous, and the true sword is one of the rusted ones.
Good point... Yoshihiko! Think it over carefully!
Now... choose!
Then, there's the theory that the simplest one would...
Right answer.
There was no twist. Not one!
It's like a test only a child could pass.
I've been waiting for you, Hero.
Please... end Galius the Demon King, once and for all.
I will.
He's terrifyingly persistent, though.
If even his one eye remains, he will recover in full.
A bit like Kitaro's father, eh?
Gegege no Kitaro reference
Ah? Kitaro?
No, just let it go. Never mind.
I see.
One day, he came down from space and his body burned to ash, but his eye remained.
He is invincible.
Does that mean... we can't beat him?
HOWEVER!
All living things must some day die.
You'll learn that in the fight.
I see.
I think you know what we want. Call Gordon.
Dear oh dear. I didn't think you'd survive that.
You're making quite a bit of trouble for us.
That sword...
You must have been to see... the Legendary Hero!
That's right.
This is the Hero Sword that once drove the Demon King to the brink of death.
Now, I turn it on you.
The Demon King has evolved since then.
That sword won't be enough to beat him.
Come out, Demon King!
I am the Hero Yoshihiko!
I've come to defeat you and bring peace to this world!
Behold... my prosperous city.
When I first built my castle here, this was nothing but an empty field.
This... all of it... came from my hand.
You are... the Demon King, Galius?
The people here live peaceful lives.
Under my control, of course.
I'm sure you've interacted with the people here.
Did you see in them... any trace of dissatisfaction?
They are happy.
The only difference between you and them,
is that their bodies contain a chip that bends them to my will.
Humans are free. They'll never be happy under someone else's control.
They trade their freedom for my protection. How can that be wrong?
Everything about it is wrong!
Only until my plague wipes out all who disagree with me.
Well?
Won't you throw out that backwater outer world, and live here in my city?
I will not.
I've come here to defeat you.
I see.
That's quite a pity.
We'd rather die than live under your control!
Well, then... DIE!
Murasaki!
I believe that girl knows the resurrection spell, doesn't she?
I thought I would take her out, first.
Now, none of you can come back from the dead.
Well? What will you do, now?
We've chosen to fight you...
We'll have no need to come back from the dead.
What was that?!
In that case... take a 100x blast of my Frizzoo!
One will only warm food...
But a hundred will become a blazing inferno!
Frizzoo Frizzoo Frizzoo Frizzoo...
It worked!
You think that child's trick will work on me? I'm disappointed!
Demon King! Fight me!
I see you've acquired the things the Buddha asked you to.
Oh ho... the Robe of Reflection, eh?
I see...
Give it up, Demon King.
Your attacks won't work on me.
That does seem to be the case.
You have everything you need.
Prepare yourself.
The Hero's Sword, eh? That's the only sword that can rend my body asunder!
Demon King... your tyranny ends here.
Nice one, Yoshihiko!
We've won, haven't we?
Yes...
What's that?!
Behold, my true form!
What is this?
Leave this to me.
Crickle Crickle Crickle Crickle...
MELUB!!
Yoshihiko! Use the Hero's Sword!
Right...
Look out!
Danjo!
Yoshihiko...
You can... beat him. Don't give... up...
DANJO!!
I...
I will... not give in...
I will... defeat you!
I applaud your persistence.
But... this is the end!
If even his one eye remains, he will recover in full.
The shoes... maybe...
I finally understand... what the Shoes of Invincibility are for.
Let's go, Demon King.
Take...
THIS!
Your heart... the part that keeps you going... it's in your eyes!
NOOOOO!
Yoshihiko...
Murasaki...
We won.
The Demon King... is defeated.
Well, I'd best be off.
Danjo...
I'd like to keep training, and become the greatest warrior in the world.
I would like to travel west, where I can train further in the ways of magic.
I'd like to learn a useful spell, for once.
Melub...
I... I think I'd better head home.
Even without my head?
Oh, please.
My family is waiting.
Murasaki...
What will you do, Yoshihiko?
I've traveled through several villages on my way here.
I'd like to see them at peace on my way back to Coboy Village.
I see.
I'd like to find them... living their lives with a smile.
I hope they will be.
They will. The Demon King's gone, after all.
Be well, everyone.
It's been a great ride.
Farewell, then.
Yes.
Goodbye, Yoshihiko.
Yes.
You're not gonna stop me? I'm really going!
We'll meet again.
Stupid idiot!
People of the town! The Hero Yoshihiko has returned!
It's good to be back.
Brother!
Welcome home.
Hisa...
And so, peace returned to Coboy Village.
The Demon King's monsters vanished,
and the people returned to their peaceful lives.
But... what I didn't know...
... was that a new evil was about to descend upon our world.
... At least, I thought I ought to say that, in case we want to make a movie.
I want to find you waiting for me
On the day, at the place we agreed upon
It's not much of a song, but I wrote it for you
And I'll play it for you now
Because I'm still in love with you
Because I still have things to say to you
In hope that my song might reach you
I'll keep singing it into the wind
This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual people or organizations is coincidental.