[SHIROE, VOICE‐OVER] THE CREATORS OF "ELDER TALES" AMBITIOUSLY
MADE THE WORLD A ONE‐HALF‐SCALE MODEL OF THE EARTH.
THE HALF GAIA PROJECT.
IN THIS WORLD, THE LAND WE CONSIDER JAPAN IS KNOWN AS
THE CRESCENT ISLANDS OF YAMATO.
AND WE REFER TO THE FAR NORTH AS THE EZZO EMPIRE.
[NAOTSUGU] BRIGANDIA'S THE GUILD THAT'S BOSSING PEOPLE
AROUND IN SUSUKINO, RIGHT?
[AKATSUKI] THOSE GUYS HAD A BAD REPUTATION BACK WHEN THIS WAS JUST A GAME.
[NAOTSUGU] SHEESH. THEY GOT TO BE LOVING ALL THESE NEWBS TO PICK ON.
[SHIROE] YES, THANK YOU.
HUH?
[SHIROE] LATER.
[NAOTSUGU] HEY. WHAT IS IT?
[SHIROE] MARIELLE'S GONNA DO WHAT SHE CAN TO GET
IN TOUCH WITH SERARA AND GET BACK TO US ON IT.
WORKS FOR ME.
[AKATSUKI] I'M CONCERNED.
IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY DANGEROUS MEETING THEM IN THE CITY.
WE'RE BOUND TO RUN INTO BRIGANDIA.
[SHIROE] AND IF WE'RE OUT IN THE OPEN AND WE'RE CLOBBERED IN A FIGHT,
WE'D REVIVE BACK IN THE AKIHABARA CATHEDRAL.
BUT SHE WOULD REVIVE AT THE SUSUKINO CATHEDRAL.
[AKATSUKI] I UNDERSTAND.
[NAOTSUGU] AND THE PROBLEM IS SHE'S ON A BRIGANDIA
GUY'S FRIEND LIST, RIGHT?
[SHIROE] YEAH.
[SHIROE] SHE'S MANAGED TO FIND A PRIVATE ZONE TO HIDE IN
SO THEY CAN'T FIND HER,
BUT THE SECOND SHE GOES OUT,
WHOEVER THAT GUY IS CAN USE HIS HUD TO FIND WHEREVER SHE GOES.
[NAOTSUGU] SO WHEN IT'S TIME FOR HER, SHE HAS TO KEEP ON RUNNING.
[SHIROE] AKATSUKI, I'D LIKE YOU TO KEEP YOURSELF HIDDEN
WITH SNEAK AND SILENT MOVE IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE.
[AKATUSKI] YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY, "PLEASE."
[SHIROE] UH.
HEH.
[SHIROE, VOICE‐OVER] SNEAK ENABLES SELF‐CONCEALMENT,
WHILE SILENT MOVE ALLOWS MOTION WITHOUT ANY SOUND.
THEY'RE TRACKER CLASS SKILLS.
[NAOTSUGU] ALL RIGHT! LET'S LAY THE SMACKDOWN ON THESE DUMMIES!
[BEEPING]
HA. WHEREVER YOU'RE HIDING, LITTLE GIRL, I'LL FIND YOU.
[LONDARK] HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO OBSESS OVER THAT GIRL?
[DEMICAS] YOU GOT TO KEEP A SHORT LEASH ON YOUR PETS.
AFTER ALL, YOU GOT TO LET THEM KNOW WHO THE BOSS IS!
[RINGING]
[MAN] DEMICAS.
[DEMICAS] WHAT IS IT?
WELL, SIR, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF STRANGERS COMING THROUGH TOWN.
[DEMICAS] STRANGERS?
[MAN] I'VE NEVER SEEN THESE GUYS BEFORE.
[DEMICAS] HUH?
[BEEPING]
[DEMICAS] HEH HEH HEH.
[SHIROE] LOOKS LIKE THEY JUST SAW US.
[NAOTSUGU] YEAH? JUST LOOK AT THIS PLACE.
ALL THESE BAD VIBES ARE MESSING WITH MY MOJO.
[SHIROE] ALL RIGHT. WE'RE HERE.
STAND WATCH, AKATSUKI.
[AKATSUKI] WILL DO.
[SHIROE] NAOTSUGU, HANG OUT HERE.
[NAOTSUGU] ROGER.
[SERARA] UH, HMM. HMM.
I'M SERARA OF CRESCENT MOON ALLIANCE.
UH, I SHOULD THANK YOU FOR COMING FOR ME.
HUH?
MEOW.
HEY. IS THAT REALLY YOU, CHIEF?!
[NYAN‐TA] MMMYEAH.
UH!
[NYAN‐TA] WELL NOW,
IF IT ISN'T MY OLD PARTNER IN CRIME, SHIROECHI.
THAT WOULD EXPLAIN HOW THAT PARTY OF YOURS GOT HERE
SO QUICKLY, MMMYEAH?
UM, I, UH...
[SHIROE] YEAH, IT DOES.
I SHOULD INTRODUCE MYSELF.
I'M SHIROE. IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
[NYAN‐TA] THIS ONE IS EXTREMELY PERCEPTIVE.
IF MY BOY HERE'S LEADING THE PARTY, THERE'S NO DOUBT
IN MY MIND IT'S GONNA WORK, AND THAT'S A MATTER OF FACT, HMMM.
I SEE YOU'RE STILL MAKING WITH THE CAT TALK, HUH?
STILL AT IT.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, MAN?
SHOW ME A CAT NOW WHO DOESN'T TALK LIKE THIS,
AND I'LL SET THEM STRAIGHT.
UH, DO THE TWO OF YOU, LIKE, REALLY KNOW EACH OTHER?
MMM, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BABY. HEH HEH HEH.
SHIROECHI USED TO CHECK ME DILIGENTLY FOR FLEAS.
[SHIROE] I MOST CERTAINLY DID NOT!
I CAN GO BACK TO AKIHABARA.
THAT'S GREAT, BUT WHAT ABOUT NYAN‐TA?
[SHIROE] I'VE GOT NAOTSUGU WITH ME.
THERE'S ALSO A GIRL WITH US... AKATSUKI.
SHE'S A LEVEL 90 ASSASSIN.
SHE'S SCARY GOOD.
SO YOU BROUGHT NAOTSUGUCCHI, DID YOU?
[NYAN‐TA] AND A NEW FRIEND, TOO?
MEOW.
[SHIROE] ALL THINGS CONSIDERED,
YOU'D PROBABLY BE BETTER OFF COMING WITH US.
[NYAN‐TA] HEH. WORKS FOR ME, BABY.
SUSUKINO'S A MESS, YOU KNOW?
MAYBE IT'S A SIGN FROM ABOVE TELLING ME TO GO
WITH YOU TO AKIHABARA.
[SERARA] HUH? DOES THAT MEAN...?
[NYAN‐TA] YOU KNOW IT.
THAT'S AWESOME!
[RINGING]
[SHIROE] AKATSUKI?
HMM. FROM WHERE?
[AKATSUKI] THEY'RE COMING FROM THE NORTH.
THEY'RE SEARCHING THE TOWN AS THEY'RE GOING THROUGH IT,
BUT THEY'RE GONNA BE ON TOP OF YOU IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES.
THE BOSS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE WRESTLING FIGHTER OF SOME KIND.
HE'S DRESSED LIKE A MONK, BUT...
[SHIROE] HUH? A BEAR CARVED OUT OF WOOD?
[NYAN‐TA] THAT'S BRIGANDIA'S LEADER,
GUILD MASTER DEMICAS.
[SERARA] HUH?
(WHIMPERS)
(CHIME)
NAOTSUGU.
I'M HERE, MAN.
GOT IT. ROGER.
[SHIROE] THANKS.
LET'S GET GOING.
WE SHOULD TAKE THE BACK WAY OUT OF HERE.
HMM?
LONDARK.
ALL RIGHT THEN.
THE OUTSIDERS REALLY ARE HERE FOR SERARA.
[MAN] YES.
THE INTERCITY TRANSPORT GATES STILL AREN'T WORKING,
SO THEN HOW DID THEY GET HERE?
HUH! INTERESTING.
[LAUGHTER]
[SERARA WHIMPERING]
[SHIROE] IT'S FINE. THEY'RE NOT GONNA TRY ANYTHING YET.
[SERARA] HUH?
[SHIROE] WE STILL CAN'T FIND INSIDE A TOWN.
THEY'LL WAIT UNTIL WE'RE OUTSIDE TO ATTACK,
SO WE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THAT.
[SERARA] SO THEN HOW WILL WE ESCAPE?
[SHIROE] HMM. WE JUST LEAVE.
YOU SEE, YOUR NEW FRIENDS FROM THE BRIGANDIA GUILD
WANT US ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GATES.
AAH!
THAT MAKES THINGS EASIER ACTUALLY.
YEAH, BUT...
SHIROE, UM, IF WE GO OUT THE GATE,
THEY MIGHT ATTACK US, RIGHT?
I WOULDN'T COUNT ON ANYTHING LESS.
THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON.
THEY ARE GOING TO ATTACK US ONCE WE'RE OUTSIDE THE CITY GATES,
AND THEY'RE GONNA TRY AND PK US.
AND SINCE CHIEF NYAN‐TA HELPED YOU, THEY'RE GONNA TRY KILLING HIM FIRST.
THEY WANT HIM OUT OF THE WAY AND YOU BACK UNDER THEIR CONTROL.
(SERARA WHIMPERS)
[SHIROE] THAT'S MUCH MORE LIKELY THAN THEM JUST
LETTING US WALK OUT OF HERE.
THAT'S TERRIBLE.
[SERARA] THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM AND ONLY A COUPLE OF US.
WE'RE GONNA DIE.
WE'RE GONNA DIE!
TAKE IT EASY, HONEY PIE.
JUST LET SHIROECHI HANDLE THIS, AND YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
[SERARA] YEAH, BUT, NYAN‐TA...
[BRIGANIAN 1] WE'VE LOOKING FOR YOU, LITTLE SERARA.
HA HA HA!
(WHIMPERING)
HEH.
[SHIROE] CHIEF NYAN‐TA.
[NYAN‐TA] TALK TO ME.
THIS DEMICAS FELLA, YOU THINK YOU CAN TAKE HIM OUT?
[NYAN‐TA] IS THAT EVEN A SERIOUS QUESTION?
HMM.
[NYAN‐TA] DON'T WORRY.
NONE OF THESE KNUCKLEHEAD FOOLS IS GONNA LAY A HAND
ON YOU, LITTLE LADY.
OK. SO WHICH ONE OF YOU FUTURE DEAD GUYS IS
DEMIDOOFUS OR WHATEVER?
[SERARA] HUH? AAH!
[NYAN‐TA] SIMMER DOWN.
THAT'S KIND OF STRONG, MY MAN.
THERE'S NO NEED TO BE SO LOUD AND RUDE WHEN HE'S
SITTING RIGHT HERE.
WE CAN BE CIVIL ABOUT THIS.
I BET IT'S THE SWOLL‐UP DUDE CHILLING RIGHT OVER THERE.
AIN'T THAT RIGHT, DEMICAS?
(WOMEN GASP)
[DEMICAS] HA! LONG TIME, NO SEE, LITTLE LADY.
(WHIMPERING)
[DEMICAS] YOU DIDN'T REALLY THINK I WAS JUST GONNA
LET YOU RUN AWAY, DID YOU?
YOU'RE MINE!
IF YOU DO THE RIGHT THING AND COME BACK NOW,
I'LL FORGIVE YOU AFTER A FEW VISITS TO THE CATHEDRAL!
(WHIMPERING)
HMM. HOW COMPLETELY ILL‐MANNERED AND IMMATURE OF YOU.
NOW MY INNER ADULT IS TELLING ME TO BE TOLERANT.
HOWEVER, YOU HAVE STROKED THIS CAT THE WRONG WAY.
REAL CUTE.
[NYAN‐TA] I SAID YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR, AND IT IS MY DUTY
TO REIN IN THE BEHAVIOR OF CHILDREN SUCH AS YOURSELF.
IT'S TIME YOU LEARNED TO RESPECT YOUR ELDERS.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
WHAT?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I'M GONNA FIGHT YOU?
[NYAN‐TA] ARE YOU REALLY THAT AFRAID
OF FIGHTING ME ALONE?
[DEMICAS] WHAT?
[SHIROE] SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOUR LITTLE CHIT‐CHAT.
PARDON ME, YOUR DOOFUSNESS.
[SERARA] AAH!
WE COULD GO AND FIGHT WITH SOMEONE ELSE IF YOU'RE SCARED.
HUH?! ERR.
[SHIROE] MAYBE YOUR FRIEND IN THE GRAY ROBE WANTS TO
STAND IN FOR YOU.
I MEAN, HE'S THE ONE WEARING THE FANCY,
LITTLE BATHROBE AND EVERYTHING.
YOU LOOK MORE SERIOUS THAN YOUR BOSS DOES.
IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF ME,
I AM CALLED LONDARK OF THE GRAY STEEL.
[SHIROE] OH. THAT'S QUITE THE FANCY NICKNAME.
NOT TOO BAD, I SUPPOSE.
I THINK IT WOULD PROPERLY SETTLE THE SCORE HERE IF
ONLY OUR STRONGEST FIGHTERS DID BATTLE.
CHIEF NYAN‐TA WILL FIGHT YOU, GRAY STEEL.
MYSELF AND THE ELF CAN FINISH THIS.
SINCE THE MEATHEAD HERE IS TOO AFRAID TO FIGHT ALL ALONE, THAT'LL WORK.
OK. FINE.
YOU WANT TO GET CRUSHED, DON'T YOU?
DON'T YOU?!
HUH! AAH!
AAH!
HEH.
VERY GOOD.
YOU READY TO GET ALL SCRATCHED UP?
MR. CAT!
[NYAN‐TA] IF IT'S ALL THE SAME TO YOU,
I'D RATHER NOT HAVE THE LADY WITNESS TOO MUCH BLOOD.
JUST LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO TAKE IT
EASY ON YOU.
YEAH. KEEP TALKING, CAT.
[SHIROE, VOICE‐OVER] DEMICAS IS IN THE MONK CLASS,
1 OF THE 3 WARRIOR CLASSES, SIMILAR TO GUARDIAN AND SAMURAI.
YAAH!
[SHIROE, VOICE‐OVER] IN THE WORLD OF "ELDER TALES,"
VARIOUS SKILLS AND ATTACKS HAVE ACTIVATION PERIODS CALLED CAST TIMES.
THEY ALSO HAVE COOLDOWN TIMES CALLED RECAST TIMES.
[DEMICAS] UGH!
[SHIROE, VOICE‐OVER] CAST TIME IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES A SPELL TO
HAVE ITS FULL EFFECT ONCE IT'S BEEN CAST.
COOLDOWN TIME IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES
BEFORE YOU CAN REUSE A SPELL AFTER IT'S BEEN CAST.
[DEMICAS] AURA SABER!
[SHIROE, VOICE‐OVER] MONKS HAVE SHORT COOLDOWNS.
THIS ALLOWS THEM TO CREATE CHAINS OF ATTACKS,
GIVING THEIR OPPONENT LITTLE ROOM TO RECOVER.
[DEMICAS] RAAH!
PHANTOM STEP!
HA HA!
LEAVE IT TO A CAT TO THINK HE'S GONNA BEAT ME BY
SCRATCHING ME WITH TOY SWORDS!
[NYAN‐TA] CHECK YOURSELF.
A RAPIER IS A GENTLEMAN'S WEAPON.
[SERARA] OHH! NYAN‐TA IS RUNNING LOW ON HIT POINTS.
IT LOOKS LIKE OUR GUILD MASTER HAS THIS ONE SEWN UP.
UNLESS...
[DEMICAS] RAAH!
[NYAN‐TA] HA!
(DEMICAS GRUNTING)
[NYAN‐TA] HEH HEH.
[SHIROE, VOICE‐OVER] THE PIRATE SWORDSMAN, SWASHBUCKLER.
(DEMICAS GRUNTING)
IT'S ONE OF THE SPECIALIZED WEAPON CLASSES AND ONE
OF THE FEW THAT CAN DUAL WIELD.
WHAT MAKES IT TRULY UNIQUE, THOUGH, IS THE FACT THAT IT
LOWERS THE TARGET'S ABILITIES WITH EACH STRIKE.
LOWERED ATTACK, LOWERED DODGE, LOWERED DEFENSE...
BIT BY BIT UNTIL AN OPPONENT JUST CAN'T FIGHT.
[LONDARK] HE'S ABOUT TO SUFFER A DEATH
OF A THOUSAND TINY CUTS.
WHOA! NOT GOOD!
[LONDARK, THINKING] IT WOULD APPEAR AS THOUGH DEMICAS IS LOSING.
[DEMICAS] COME ON! FIGHT LIKE A MAN!
YOU GOT TO HAVE MORE FIGHT IN YOU THAN THAT!
[NYAN‐TA] HEH HEH. COMING FROM YOU, THE WORDS
"FIGHT LIKE A MAN" HAVE TO BE THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING
I'VE EVER HEARD.
HUH?
[SHIROE] SERARA. [SERARA] HUH?
[SHIROE] WHEN I GIVE THE SIGNAL, I WANT YOU TO CAST
A HEALING PULSE ON EVERYONE.
[SERARA] HUH?
[SERARA] EVERYONE?
I'M DONE PLAYING WITH YOU, MAN.
MAGIC USERS, CAST HEALING ON ME!
THE REST OF YOU, JUMP THIS CAT'S ASS AND KILL HIM NOW!
[MAN 1] AH... [MAN 2] UH...
DO IT.
OH, RIGHT.
(SHOUTING)
ANCHOR HOWL!
(GROANING)
[DEMICAS] YOU'RE PLAYING DIRTY, TANK BOY!
NOT BAD!
HEALER TEAMS, HEAL DEMICAS!
[HEALERS] YEAH!
[DEMICAS] GAH! HYAH!
HEH HEH.
[LONDARK] FIGHTERS, CONCENTRATE YOUR ATTACKS
ON THE GUARDIAN!
(FIGHTERS SHOUTING)
HE'S GONNA DIE!
[SHIROE] CAST YOUR HEALING SPELL NOW.
HUH? RIGHT.
HEARTBEAT HEALING!
[SHIROE, VOICE‐OVER] DRUID IS ONE OF THE HEALING CLASSES.
ONCE THEY CAST A HEALING PULSE ON SOMEONE,
IT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A SHORT TIME.
[SERARA] IT'S NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH.
I CAN'T DO ANYMORE!
I'M NOT STRONG ENOUGH!
[SHIROE] NAOTSUGU'S GONNA BE FINE.
SEND THE REST OF YOUR SPELL OVER TO NYAN‐TA.
[SERARA] OK, BUT THEY'RE BOTH IN DANGER, AREN'T THEY?
IF YOU CAN'T HELP THEM BOTH, THEN DON'T.
FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN.
IT'LL HELP.
HEAL!
[DEMICAS] HA HA HA!
WHATEVER! HYAH!
UNH!
[DEMICAS] IT MUST BE HARD TO GET BY WITH ONE CRAPPY HEALER, PUSSYCAT.
YOUR WHOLE TEAM OF HEALERS CAN'T FIX YOUR HAIR.
[DEMICAS] AW, SHUT UP!
[DEMICAS] LOOKS LIKE YOUR WARRIOR BUDDY'S ABOUT TO GET CREAMED.
HA HA HA!
[NAOTSUGU] SHIROE! [SERARA] HUH?
HEH.
GET READY TO CAST IT.
[SERARA] UH! RIGHT.
CASTLE OF STONE!
(FIGHTERS SHOUTING)
(FIGHTERS GROAN)
[FIGHTER] WE DIDN'T EVEN HURT HIM!
[SHIROE, VOICE‐OVER] CASTLE OF STONE.
THIS SPELL BLOCKS ALL DAMAGE FROM ALL OPPONENTS
FOR A 10‐SECOND PERIOD OF TIME.
IT'S AN EMERGENCY DEFENSE THAT'S ONLY AVAILABLE TO GUARDIANS.
HUH!
[SHIROE] OK NOW.
CAST ALL YOUR HEALING SPELLS ON NAOTSUGU!
OK.
HEALING WIND!
[DEMICAS] YOU BETTER STOP WASTING OUR TIME, LITTLE GIRL!
THAT CASTLE OF STONE HAS A 10‐MINUTE COOLDOWN PERIOD.
IF HE JUST USED IT A DEFENSIVE SKILL HE CAN'T
USE AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES OR SO,
HE'S IN BAD SHAPE.
HE MUST BE STARTING TO PANIC OR AT LEAST RUNNING
OUT OF OPTIONS IF HE CAN'T COME UP WITH BETTER
DEFENSES THAN THAT.
[DEMICAS] WHEN THAT SPELL RUNS OUT,
YOU'RE A DEAD MAN!
I'M GONNA ENJOY PUNISHING YOU FOR THIS.
COUNT ON IT.
COME ON. YOU'VE GOT TO GET HEALTHY FASTER THAN THAT!
TIGER ECHO FIST!
[SERARA] MASTER NYAN‐TA!
[NYAN‐TA] IT'S ABOUT TIME TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.
READY, SHIROECHI?
ABSOLUTELY. READY WHEN YOU ARE, CHIEF.
[DEMICAS] YOU FINALLY READY TO DIE, PUNK?!
[SHIROE] THORN BIND HOSTAGE!
(GRUNTING)
[DEMICAS] FREAKING PLANTS!
ARE YOU KIDDING?!
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO BETTER THAN THAT!
UH! HA!
COME HERE!
YAHH!
[DEMICAS] UH...
AAH!
WHA‐? IMPOSSIBLE.
OUR GUILD MASTER.
[LONDARK] THAT ATTACK TOOK ALL OF HIS HIT POINTS.
HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
HEALING TEAM, RECAST NOW!
WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO‐ AH!
OH, CRAP.
[COINS SCATTERING]
[AKATSUKI, VOICE‐OVER] THERE IS NO SINGLE ATTACK FROM A SWASHBUCKLER
THAT COULD EVER HOPE TO DEFEAT A LEVEL 90 MONK.
EVEN AN ASSASSIN LIKE MYSELF WITH THE HIGHEST
ATTACK POWER AMONG WEAPON SPECIALIZATION CLASSES
CAN'T ACCOMPLISH THAT.
MORE THAN LIKELY, THE SECRET LIES IN MY LORD'S SPELL,
THORN BIND HOSTAGE.
EVERY SUCCESSFUL HIT BY SOMEONE IN YOUR PARTY
CAUSES 1,000 HIT POINTS DAMAGE TO THE PLAYER BOUND BY THE SPELL.
SLASHING ALL 5 THORNS DOES 5,000 DAMAGE.
STILL, DEMICAS HAD MORE THAN 5,000 HIT POINTS
LEFT AND HAD HEALED SOME PRIOR DAMAGE.
SO MY LORD KNEW THAT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO RECAST HIS THORN BIND HOSTAGE
WITHIN THE NEXT 15 SECONDS.
THE SWASHBUCKLER WAITED 14 SECONDS TO BEGIN
HIS ATTACK.
HE SCORED 9 HITS.
HIS FIRST 5 HITS CAME QUICKLY.
EACH SLASH WOULD TAKE . 22 SECONDS.
AND AFTER HE SLASHED THE FIFTH THORN,
MY LORD MUST HAVE RECAST THE SPELL.
AND THEN HE CUT 4 MORE.
I DIDN'T SEE IT CLEARLY, BUT IT EXPLAINS
THE 5,000 DAMAGE FOR EACH THORN IN THE FIRST CAST,
THE ADDITIONAL 5,000 WHEN THEY WERE ALL CUT,
AND NOW 4,000 MORE PLUS THE ONE THORN STILL ON HIS
BODY, 14,000 HIT POINTS IN ONE ATTACK.
THAT HAD TO BE WHY NAOTSUGU USED CASTLE OF STONE.
HE MUST HAVE KNOWN THEY WERE GOING TO DO IT,
BUT THEY DIDN'T EVEN COORDINATE AHEAD OF TIME.
[AKATSUKI, THINKING] INCREDIBLE. I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD DO THAT.
[NAOTSUGU] YOU BETTER DROP THOSE SWORDS, PUNKS!
(GROANS)
[SHIROE] WE CAME THROUGH THE DEPTHS OF PALM
ON AN EXPEDITION TO HELP OUR FRIENDS.
WE FIGURED OUT A WAY TO SHORTEN TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN CITIES,
SO YOU'RE NOT ISOLATED ANYMORE.
AND YOU NEED TO STOP TERRORIZING PEOPLE.
[ALL] UH...
IT'S OBVIOUS WE'VE WON THIS FIGHT.
IT'S UP TO YOU.
WHAT'S IT GONNA BE, DEMICAS?
[DEMICAS] UGH. YOU LITTLE PUKE.
I'M GONNA SEND ALL YOUR SORRY ASSES THROUGH
THE CATHEDRALS ONE TIME AFTER ANOTHER!
IT'S OVER FOR YOU!
HA!
STOP IT!
AAH!
[SERARA] HUH?
[SHIROE] SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE THE ONE TAKING A TRIP TO THE CATHEDRAL.
[DEMICAS] I WON'T FORGET THIS, ENCHANTER!
I'LL BE BACK!
I'M COMING BACK FOR YOU!
HA HA HA!
[FLUTES BLOWING] HUH?
[RUSHING AIR]
[NYAN‐TA] MY LADY, YOUR RIDE AWAITS.
[SERARA] HUH?
[SHIROE] AKATSUKI.
HUH?
[SHIROE] LET'S MOVE OUT.
HMM.
MM‐HMM.
LET'S GO, GUYS, BACK TO AKIHABARA!
LAST ONE THERE HAS TO WASH MY CODPIECE!
OH, MY GOD, OH, MY GOD, OH, MY GOD, OH, MY GOD!
[AKATSUKI] MY LORD...
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
HMM.
OH, IT'S NOTHING.
RIGHT. LET'S GO HOME TO AKIHABARA.
[AKATSUKI] YEAH.
[AKATSUKI, VOICE‐OVER] ON THEIR WAY BACK TO AKIHABARA,
SHIROE AND HIS FRIENDS ENJOY A MOMENT OF PEACE.
AND THEN NYAN‐TA REVEALS A SHOCKING TRUTH,
A SECRET ABOUT THIS WORLD THAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING THEY THOUGHT THEY KNEW.
MEANWHILE, YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CITY ARE SPENDING
THEIR DAYS BEING EXPLOITED WITH NO WAY OUT.
[SHIROE] THIS IS OUR REALITY.