[SHIROE] I'VE COME TO GET YOU, PRINCESS RAYNESHIA.
WHO ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE?
[SHIROE] OH, YES. MY APOLOGIES.
I'M THE LEADER OF ONE OF THE ROUND TABLE'S 11 GUILDS.
I AM SHIROE OF LOG HORIZON.
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
[MICHITAKA] HELLO THERE.
I'M MICHITAKA OF THE MARINE AGENCY.
[KRUSTY] I'M KRUSTY...
OF D. D. D.
WHAT'S KRUSTY DOING HERE?
[MARVESS] WHAT DO YOU WANT, YOUNG MAN?
I'M HAVING AN IMPORTANT GROWNUP DISCUSSION
WITH THE PRINCESS HERE, AND I DON'T NEED‐
[SHIROE] THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALL HERE, AS WELL.
I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PRINCESS HAS MADE A MISTAKE.
[RAYNESHIA] UH. [MARVESS] OHH?
[SHIROE] SHE WAS ASKED TO PREPARE SOME WAREHOUSES FOR YOU,
BUT HAS LOST YOUR LETTER OR FORGOT IT OR SOMETHING.
NEVERTHELESS, DUE TO THIS OVERSIGHT,
IT APPEARS WE HAVE SOME TROUBLE.
WE HAVE QUITE A PROBLEM ON OUR HANDS, NOW, DON'T WE?
U‐UH...
[SHIROE] I'M TOLD THAT THE CARGO CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF FOOD AND SPICES?
AND THAT, IF LEFT OUTSIDE, THAT THEY'LL SPOIL RATHER QUICKLY.
THIS IS QUITE AN ORDEAL YOU'VE CREATED, PRINCESS.
(RAYNESHIA SIGHS)
[ELISSA] SHIROE, YOU DON'T NEED TO PUT IT ALL ON HER.
[MARVESS] HO HO! SO AM I TO UNDERSTAND THAT
THIS ROUND TABLE OF YOURS REPRESENTS AKIHABARA?
WELL, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT, THEN.
A MISTAKE MADE BY THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF EASTAL'S LEADER,
WHO IS THEIR ALLY OF COURSE,
IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR, YES?
UH... THE ROUND TABLE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS!
IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY AND MINE ALONE!
(CHUCKLE)
[KRUSTY] ACTUALLY, LORD MARVESS, YOUR LETTER WAS RECEIVED
BY THE ROUND TABLE SOME TIME AGO.
[MARVESS AND RAYNESHIA] UH!
LET ME SEE THAT! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
(MARVESS STAMMERS)
WHAT THE‐? THIS IS MY SIGNATURE!
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
YOU SEEM SURPRISED, ALMOST AS THOUGH
YOU NEVER EVEN SENT A LETTER IN THE FIRST PLACE.
(MARVESS CRINGES)
[RAYNESHIA] THEN THAT LETTER... WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
[ELISSA] PERHAPS SHIROE, MILADY.
OH, PISH POSH! NEVER MIND THE LETTER. IT'S NOT THE POINT HERE.
WHAT OF THE WAREHOUSES? ARE THEY READY OR NOT?
[ELISSA] OH, NO.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE ROUND TABLE'S TRADE WAREHOUSES
ARE ALREADY FULL, AND HAVE BEEN FOR DAYS.
[MARVESS] MY SHIP HAS 500 TONS OF PERISHABLE CARGO!
DO YOU HAVE ANY WAY FOR ARRANGING A TEMPERATURE‐CONTROLLED FACILITY
WITH THAT KIND OF CAPACITY RIGHT NOW?!
UH‐OH. MICHITAKA?
IT IS TRUE THAT THE WAREHOUSES ARE AT CAPACITY...
UH‐HUH.
[MICHITAKA] WELL, THE ROUND TABLE'S WAREHOUSES ANYWAY.
HOWEVER... [MARVESS] HMM?
THE MARINE AGENCY'S WAREHOUSES ARE HUGE AND CAN HOLD 5,000 TONS
JUST AS EASILY AS IT CAN HOLD 500.
IF YOU WANT, I'LL LEND YOU SOME CARTS, TOO.
(MARVESS CRINGES)
[KRUSTY] GREAT. THEN LET'S MOVE THAT CARGO.
(MARVESS GRUMBLES)
[KRUSTY] WAIT, WHAT'S THE MATTER?
YOU'RE NOT GONNA TELL ME THERE ISN'T ANY CARGO,
THIS WAS ALL JUST A RUSE MEANT TO EMBARRASS THE PRINCESS, ARE YOU?
(MARVESS CRINGES)
[KRUSTY] SORRY. SO PREPOSTEROUS.
A NOBLEMAN OF THE PROUD HOLY EMPIRE WESTELANDE
WOULD NEVER DO SOMETHING SO CHILDISH.
(MARVESS CRINGES)
(GROWLING)
(CRINGING)
[MARVESS] COME NOW! WE'RE LEAVING!
THESE PEASANTS HAVE MADE ME FEEL UNWELL!
(SHIROE CHUCKLES) [RAYNESHIA] UM, KRUSTY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
[KRUSTY] IF YOU WANT TO THANK SOMEONE, IT'S SHIROE.
HUH?
[SHIROE] IT WAS NOTHING, JUST A LITTLE SIDE PROJECT.
SO THEN, SHALL WE GO NOW?
UH, WAIT. WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
[SHIROE] I TOLD YOU, RIGHT?
THAT I'VE COME TO GET YOU.
HUH?
(ROARING)
[HENRIETTA] OK, HERE WE GO!
WE WILL NOW BEGIN THE AKIHABARA AUTUMN COLLECTION FASHION SHOW!
(GIGGLING)
OOH!
(CHEERING)
[HENRIETTA] THIS IS WONDERFUL!
SO MUCH NICER THAN THE STAGE INSIDE THE BUILDING.
WHAT A SPLENDID IDEA, SHIROE...
AND VERY CLEVER.
OK, NOW, COME ON, AKATSUKI.
GET ON OUT THERE AND SMILE.
(AKATSUKI SIGHS)
[MARIELLE] GO, GO, GO!
MY LORD...
(LIGHT SWITCH) [PATRONS] HUH?
[MAN 1] HEY, IS THAT PRINCESS RAYNESHIA?
[MAN 2] IT'S THE PRINCESS. IT'S HER!
(UNICORNS WHINNY)
[KRUSTY] THERE IS NO NEED TO KNEEL.
TONIGHT, PRINCESS RAYNESHIA IS HERE TO ENJOY THE FESTIVAL WITH ALL OF YOU.
TONIGHT, SHE IS A CITIZEN OF AKIHABARA.
BUT FOR SECURITY REASONS, SHE MUST NOT LEAVE THE COMFORT OF THIS COUCH.
THAT SAID, SHE'S EXCITED TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE OUT THERE WHO WISHES TO SAY HELLO.
IT'S A ONCE‐IN‐A‐LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY,
SO I'D ADVISE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
[MAN] OH, SERIOUSLY? OH, MY GOD!
OK, THEN FINE. WE'LL BE THE FIRST ONES UP.
(CHEERING)
[MAN 1] KRUSTY WAS SO COOL BACK THERE. WHAT A STUNT.
[MAN 2] BUT THAT SHIROE GUY WAS SO CREEPY...
AND HE WAS EVEN MEAN TO THE PRINCESS.
[MAN 3] WHO DOES THAT GUY THINK HE IS ANYWAY?
[MAN 4] I CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S EVEN DOING THIS.
LOOKS LIKE THE ENEMY'S ATTEMPTS TO CONFUSE US HAVE FINALLY STOPPED.
DOES THAT MEAN...
DOES THAT MEAN MARVESS WAS THE MASTERMIND BEHIND IT?
[SHIROE] I DON'T KNOW. JUDGING BY HIS ACTIONS,
HE DIDN'T SEEM LIKE THE MASTERMIND TYPE, NOW, DID HE?
[MINORI] SHIROE?
[SHIROE] MINORI?
[SHIROE] YOU DID VERY WELL TODAY. THANK YOU.
[MINORI] UH, SURE!
SO, SHIROE...
[SHIROE] HMM?
I KNOW THAT A LOT'S BEEN GOING ON,
BUT AREN'T YOU GOING TO SAY HELLO TO THE PRINCESS?
HUH?
[MINORI] I MEAN, ALL THE OTHER GUILD LEADERS
FROM THE ROUND TABLE ARE ALREADY THERE, SO...
[SHIROE] WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I JUST SAW HER, DIDN'T I?
BESIDES, I'VE ALREADY DONE MY JOB, SO I DON'T SEE MUCH NEED.
[MINORI] YOU DID YOUR JOB?
[KRUSTY] AH... [MARIELLE] OH, MY GOODNESS!
YOU ARE, LIKE, JUST WAY TOO CUTE!
OH, I JUST COULD BARELY STAND IT!
LET ME JUST RUB‐ (RAYNESHIA LAUGHS NERVOUSLY)
[SHIROE] I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON,
BUT I'M SURE MARIELLE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.
[MINORI] ARE YOU DOING THIS ON PURPOSE?
[SHIROE] HUH? [MINORI] COME ON!
DID YOU TRY TO MAKE PRINCESS RAYNESHIA NOT LIKE YOU OR WHAT?!
UH... YEAH. MAYBE.
[MINORI] HUH?
[SHIROE] IT'S JUST A LITTLE "GOOD COP, BAD COP."
SOMETIMES YOU NEED A SITUATION LIKE THAT TO MAKE THINGS WORK.
IN THE PRINCESS' CASE, OF COURSE KRUSTY IS THE GOOD COP.
[MINORI, THINKING] SO HE REALLY IS DOING IT ALL DELIBERATELY.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE SUCH AN AGGRESSIVE PLAN TO CARRY OUT.
IT'S FOR THE BEST. (SHIROE CHUCKLES)
[MINORI] AND YOU'RE OK WITH THAT?
HUH? OH, YOU'RE WORRIED PEOPLE MIGHT NOT LIKE
ALL OF LOG HORIZON INSTEAD OF JUST ME.
[SHIROE] I CAN TALK TO THE CHIEF TO SEE IF‐
NO, THAT'S NOT IT!
I MEAN, DOESN'T IT HURT TO HAVE PEOPLE HATE YOU?!
[SHIROE] HUH?
(SNIFFLING)
[SHIROE] I GUESS I'VE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
BUT I CAN SEE I GUESS IT MIGHT LOOK THAT WAY.
HM.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU REALLY HELPED ME OUT THIS TIME.
[SHIROE] HONESTLY, YOU DID MORE THAN 10 OTHER PEOPLE COULD'VE DONE IN YOUR PLACE.
I MEAN THAT.
IT'S KIND OF THE SAME THING.
WHEN SOMEONE NEEDS SOMETHING DONE,
AND YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO IT,
PEOPLE NEED SOMETHING FROM YOU, AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING.
HUH?
I WAS AFRAID OF EVEN MAKING A GUILD IN THE FIRST PLACE,
[SHIROE] BUT I REALIZED...
I REALIZED THAT BEING STRONG ON YOUR OWN IS MEANINGLESS.
TO USE YOUR POWER, YOU NEED OTHER PEOPLE.
AND YOU NEED A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE AROUND YOU IS ABLE TO BE AT THEIR BEST.
OH...
AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING I CAN DO TO HELP THAT WORLD GROW,
I'LL WORK AT LEAST AS HARD AS YOU.
I'LL DO ALL I CAN.
MINORI, I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE YOU ANY PROBLEMS.
I'LL DO MY BEST TO AVOID THEM.
UH... UM, THANK YOU.
[MINORI] COME ON! DID YOU TRY TO MAKE PRINCESS RAYNESHIA NOT LIKE YOU OR WHAT?!
[AKATSUKI, THINKING] I DIDN'T KNOW.
[MINORI] I MEAN, DOESN'T IT HURT TO HAVE PEOPLE HATE YOU?!
[AKATSUKI, THINKING] I DIDN'T REALIZE.
[SHIROE] HONESTLY, YOU DID MORE THAN 10 OTHER PEOPLE COULD'VE DONE IN YOUR PLACE.
I MEAN THAT.
[AKATSUKI, THINKING] I'VE BEEN WITH HIM THE WHOLE TIME, AND I...
(SIGHS)
(SPLASH)
[SHIROE] OSHIMA? WHERE ARE YOU?
[WOMAN] I'M SORRY. OSHIMA WILL NOT BE HERE TONIGHT.
[SHIROE] UH...
[WOMAN] YOU ARE SHIROE, CORRECT? MY NAME IS DARIELLA.
I'M A TRAVELING AUTHOR AND ONE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND.
OSHIMA IS CURRENTLY TIED UP WITH SOMETHING AT THE MOMENT AND SADLY UNABLE TO ATTEND.
INSTEAD, I WILL BE HAPPY TO TELL YOU ABOUT MINAMI IN HIS PLACE.
[SHIROE] I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THE SPELL YOU'RE USING,
BUT IT CREATES AN INTERESTING DISGUISE...
[SHIROE] NUREHA.
(NUREHA CHUCKLES)
(CHUCKLES) VERY WELL DONE.
WHAT GAVE ME AWAY, SHIROE, HUH?
YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AWARE OF MY OVERLAY YET.
[NUREHA] IT'S A RATHER COMPLEX INFORMATION‐CONTROL SPELL.
[SHIROE] INTUITION.
[NUREHA] OH, YEAH?
(GIGGLES)
WELL, THEN I WON'T INQUIRE FURTHER, MY DEAR.
ALTHOUGH, I AM PLEASED THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH WHO I AM.
[SHIROE] I KNOW WHO YOU ARE. YOU'RE THE RULER OF THE WEST.
OH, COME, NOW. I WOULDN'T SAY I'M A RULER.
[SHIROE] NO MATTER WHAT YOU CALL YOURSELF, YOU ARE THE LEADER,
EVEN IF YOU'VE LEFT THE COMMAND OF EVERYTHING BACK HOME
IN THE HANDS OF INTICS, MIZUHA, AND ZELDYS.
[SHIROE, VOICE‐OVER] THE GUILD THAT OVERSEAS THE WESTERN CITY OF MINAMI
IS CALLED PLANT HWYADEN.
AND ITS GUILD MASTER WHO CONTROLS EVERYTHING TO THE WEST IS NUREHA.
(NUREHA CHUCKLES)
[SHIROE] SOON AFTER THE APOCALYPSE, YOU FOUND YOUR PLACE.
YOU WON THE FAVOR OF NOBILITY IN MINAMI,
AND YOU MADE ITS GUARDS YOUR SERVANTS.
YOU EVEN CONTROLLED THE NOBILITY'S WEALTH,
AND THEN YOU BOUGHT THE CATHEDRAL...
WHERE ALL THE ADVENTURERS WHO DIE ULTIMATELY GO TO REVIVE.
[SHIROE] YOU GAINED ENORMOUS POLITICAL AUTHORITY
AS WELL AS INFLUENCE OVER THE VERY LIVES OF THE ADVENTURERS.
AND THEN YOU FINALLY DECLARED THAT EVERY ADVENTURER IN MINAMI
WOULD BE FORCED TO JOIN PLANT HWYADEN.
I'VE BEEN TOLD THERE'S JUST ONE GUILD IN TOWN,
SO THERE'S NO COMPETITION.
IS THAT RIGHT?
(NUREHA CHUCKLES) [NUREHA] ISN'T IT WONDERFUL?
NUREHA, WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE TO AKIHABARA?
[NUREHA] I HAVE COME TO INVITE YOU TO JOIN US,
TO JOIN PLANT HWYADEN.
TO BE BY MY SIDE.
[NUREHA] TO WALK WITH ME.
AND TO PROTECT ME.
[SHIROE] WHY?
[NUREHA] OH, DON'T PLAY THE FOOL.
YOU MUST KNOW I WANT YOU.
I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR MOVEMENTS AND PROGRESS FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, SHIROE.
(SHIROE CRINGES)
[NUREHA] IT'S TRUE, AND I KNOW EVERYTHING...
INCLUDING YOUR CREATION OF A NEW MAGIC AT ZANTLEAF.
[SHIROE] AND I KNOW QUITE A BIT ABOUT YOU, AS WELL.
YOU RESTARTED THE TRANSPORT GATES BETWEEN CITIES,
EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE STILL HIGHLY UNSTABLE.
[NUREHA] WELL, JUST BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU KNOW EVERYTHING.
WAS IT YOUR ORDER TO CUT OFF ALL INFORMATION FROM THE WEST?
[NUREHA] THAT WAS SOMETHING MIZUHA DECIDED TO DO.
[SHIROE] PERHAPS. AND WHAT OF DISTURBANCES AIMED AT THE ROUND TABLE?
ONE OF MARVESS' LITTLE IDEAS GOT A BIT OUT OF HAND...
(CHUCKLES) THOUGH YOU DEALT WITH IT SPLENDIDLY.
VERY WELL DONE.
(SHIROE SNARLS) YOU KNEW ABOUT IT, AND YOU DID NOTHING!
OH!
[NUREHA] WHY DON'T YOU BE QUIET AND COME WITH ME, SHIROE?
[SHIROE] UHH...
[NUREHA] OH, WHY NOT?
BECAUSE NONE OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS TRUE.
OK. IF I TELL THE TRUTH, WILL YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?
I CAN'T SAY THAT UNTIL YOU TELL ME.
[NUREHA] OF COURSE, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU REALLY WANT.
THOUGH I ASSURE YOU, THE TRUTH IS NOTHING YOU WANT TO HEAR.
BUT THEN AGAIN, YOU ARE A SPECIAL BREED, AREN'T YOU?
[SHIROE] HMM.
I WAS SO PLAIN... REALLY JUST A SIMPLE WOMAN.
[SHIROE] UH...
[NUREHA] I NEVER STOOD OUT IN THE CROWD.
IT WAS AS THOUGH I WERE NOTHING MORE THAN THE AIR.
NO ONE KNEW ME NOR REMEMBERED MY NAME.
NO ONE EVER EVEN NOTICED IF I WAS THERE OR NOT.
AND THEN IT HAPPENED.
THEN I DISCOVERED "ELDER TALES."
I THOUGHT THAT HERE IT WOULD CHANGE.
SOMEONE MIGHT SEE ME.
IN HERE, SOMEONE MIGHT NEED ME.
BUT NO. IT WAS NO DIFFERENT HERE THAN IN REALITY.
NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, THE AIR IS STILL NOTHING BUT AIR.
HOWEVER...
THERE WAS ONE PERSON OUT THERE WHO SEEMED TO NOTICE ME.
HE KNEW WHO I WAS. HE TOLD ME THINGS, LIKE THAT I WAS TALENTED.
HE TOLD ME HE RESPECTED WHO I WAS AND HOW I MANAGED TO PLAY SO WELL ON MY OWN.
AND WE HAD SOMETHING IN COMMON, HE WAS AN ENCHANTER LIKE ME. (SHIROE GASPS)
OK. SO WHO IS THIS ENCHANTER? TELL ME.
(NUREHA GIGGLES)
I'M SORRY. I MADE THAT PART UP.
[SHIROE] BUT WAIT... WHY?
[NUREHA] OH, SHIROE, IS IT NOT TRUE
THAT YOU'RE ON THE VERGE OF FINDING IT?
FINDING FRACTION, FINDING THE WAY HOME?
[SHIROE] UH...
(NUREHA LAUGHS)
YES, YOU REALLY ARE A SPECIAL ONE, SHIROE!
[NUREHA] A MEANS OF GOING BACK TO OUR OWN WORLD HAS INDEED BEEN DISCOVERED.
I CAN'T PROVE THAT IT'S A WAY BACK YET,
[SHIROE] ONLY THAT IT CAN MAKE SOMEONE DISAPPEAR.
[NUREHA] DON'T YOU THINK THAT IF YOU WORKED WITH ME,
THAT THE TWO OF US COULD PROVE IT TOGETHER?
[SHIROE] HMM.
IF YOU CAME BACK WITH ME TO PLANT HWYADEN,
THEN YOU WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO FAR MORE INFORMATION THAN YOU'D EVER FIND IN AKIHABARA.
AND YOU COULD USE ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND'S MONEY AND POWER
IN ANY WAY YOU SEE FIT.
[NUREHA] I THINK IT'S THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO FOR YOU TO FIND A WAY HOME,
AS WELL AS THE BEST CHANCE FOR YOU TO HELP
ALL THE WORLD'S POOR LOST ADVENTURERS.
(SHIROE GRIMACES)
(CHUCKLES) BESIDES...
[NUREHA] YOU DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE ANY REAL REASON AT ALL, DO YOU?
[SHIROE] A REASON? [NUREHA] THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU HAVE NO REASON TO HELP AKIHABARA,
NOR ANY REASON TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND.
ALL YOU HAVE IS A WHISPERING, VAGUE SENSE OF ETHICS.
HONESTLY, IT MUST BE PAINFUL FOR YOU.
[SHIROE] UHH...
BUT THINK ABOUT IT, SHIROE.
WHY DON'T YOU ALLOW LITTLE OLD ME TO BE YOUR REASON?
YOU CAN USE ME AS YOUR EXCUSE TO DO ANYTHING YOU WANT IN THIS WORLD...
EVERYTHING YOU WANT. (SHIROE SIGHS)
[NUREHA] AND YOU KNOW THAT I REALLY WILL DO ANYTHING YOU WANT, SHIROE...
WHATEVER YOU NEED ME TO DO FOR YOU.
AND WHATEVER YOU WANT ME TO DO FOR YOU.
[NUREHA] I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU, WHATEVER YOU WANT.
BUT WHY?
AS I TOLD YOU BEFORE, BECAUSE I WANT YOU.
JUST MAKE ME YOUR REASON TO ACHIEVE ALL YOUR DESIRES.
[NUREHA] MAKE ME YOUR EXCUSE.
[SHIROE] MY REASON...
(SLAP) [NUREHA] AH!
[NUREHA] SHIROE?
IT LOOKS LIKE MY REASON IS VERY CLEAR,
AND I WON'T LET MYSELF MAKE IT AN EXCUSE.
[SHIROE] IF I WERE TO DO THAT, EVERYTHING WILL TURN INTO A LIE...
[SHIROE] EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE WORKED SO HARD TO BUILD.
SO I WON'T DO IT. I WILL NOT MAKE ANYONE INTO AN EXCUSE.
[SHIROE] LOOK, I MIGHT BELIEVE EVERY ONE OF THE LIES YOU TELL ME...
(NUREHA WHIMPERS)
[SHIROE] BUT I'M VERY SORRY.
I HAVE NO MEMORIES OF YOU FROM BEFORE.
[NUREHA] OH...
AND EVEN IF I TOLD YOU THAT YOU HAD TALENT,
I CAN'T USE YOU... AS SOME EXCUSE...
[SHIROE] AND I CANNOT GO WITH YOU.
BUT PLEASE, SHIROE!
[SHIROE] I CAN GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT MORE EFFECTIVELY AS A FOE THAN I CAN AS A FRIEND.
SO WHENEVER YOU DECIDE WHAT YOUR REASON IS, I WILL BE YOUR ENEMY.
OH...
[NUREHA] NOW I THINK I MIGHT WANT YOU EVEN MORE, DEAR SHIROE.
(ECHOES) SOMEDAY, YOU WILL BE MINE.
[MAN] OK, THIS WAY! PUT IT OVER HERE!
[MICHITAKA] HA HA! WELL, AIN'T THIS A SIGHT.
AW, YEAH, IT'S TIME FOR THE GRAND FINALE.
IT'S KIND OF SAD, THOUGH, ISN'T IT?
(MARIELLE SIGHS)
I AM SO FREAKING TIRED, SO DESOLATE INSIDE.
DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THE WORD "DESOLATE" MEANS, MARIELLE?
UH...
[SERARA] I WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER FESTIVAL SOMEDAY, MARIELLE.
[MARIELLE] YEAH, TOTALLY!
MAYBE WE'LL HAVE, LIKE, ONE WHENEVER WINTER ROLLS AROUND.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR'S EVE, AND HANUKKAH, EVERYBODY.
[MARIELLE] ALSO, SETSUBUN, AND THE DOLL FESTIVAL!
AND BOY'S DAY, AND CAT'S DAY, TOO.
UH, AND THE OBON DANCE, TOO!
[HENRIETTA] YOU GUYS WANT TO HAVE FESTIVALS ALL YEAR LONG!
WELL, NOW.
THEY'RE SURE TAKING IT EASY.
[KRUSTY] WELL, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH A FESTIVAL, IS THERE?
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE?
[MICHITAKA] THE CITY REALLY HAS GROWN UP, HASN'T IT, GUYS?
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT ALL STARTED WITH SOMETHING SO SIMPLE AS A TASTY BURGER.
(FIRE CRACKLING)
MMM.
WHAT'S YOUR DEALIO? GOT A PROBLEM, PIPSQUEAK?
[AKATSUKI] NOTHING'S WRONG. [NAOTSUGU] YEAH, RIGHT.
[NYANTA] IS THERE SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY TO US, SHIROE, MY MAN?
[SHIROE] UH... HUH?
YOU DO KNOW YOU CAN GIVE US THE ORDER ANY TIME YOU WANT TO.
"GIVE THE ORDER"?
YOU ARE THE GUILD MASTER, AFTER ALL.
[NYANTA] ALL SAID AND DONE, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO MADE THE CITY INTO WHAT IT IS TODAY,
AND LOTS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE VERY AWARE OF THAT FACT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY BELIEVE IN YOU, SHIROE.
[SHIROE] AH... [NYANTA] YOU HAVE THE POWER TO TAKE EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF THEM WITH YOU DOWN WHATEVER PATH YOU CHOOSE TO FOLLOW.
[SHIROE] OK, CHIEF.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR PLAN IS, BUT IF IT'S A FIGHT, THEN I'M TOTALLY YOUR DUDE, DUDE!
I SHALL ACT AS YOUR INCREDIBLY HANDSOME AND RESPLENDENT REAR GUARD!
EVERYONE CAN JUST RELAX AND KNOW THAT I‐
[ISUZU] YOU GOT SOME DINNER ON YOUR SHIRT, RUDY.
[RUDY] THAT'S A FASHION CHOICE! [ISUZU] UH...
I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A QUEST OR NOT,
I'M WITH YOU, SHIROE!
I'LL DO MY BEST FOR YOU!
EVERYONE...
[AKATSUKI] MY LORD? [SHIROE] UH...
I'LL BE WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO, MY LORD.
[SHIROE] I KNOW I CAN COUNT ON YOU, AKATSUKI.
[AKATSUKI] UH... HMM!
[NAOTSUGU] IF IT'S A QUEST, I HOPE WE GET SOME WICKED‐COOL ITEMS THIS TIME,
MAYBE LIKE A BIG, GIANT TREASURE CHEST,
AND IT'S FILLED WITH LADIES UNDERWE‐
(NAOTSUGU WAILS)
[AKATSUKI] MY LORD, MAY I SMASH THIS DISGUSTING PERVERT IN HIS PERVERT FACE?
YOU NEVER LET ME FINISH BEING AWESOME EVER!
(LAUGHTER)
[TOYA] OK, SO TELL US!
WHAT ARE WE GONNA BE DOING, SHIROE?
[MINORI] ARE WE GONNA BE REBUILDING THE OTHER TOWNS?
[RUDY] WHY DON'T WE MAKE THE ENTIRE YAMATO ISLAND CHAIN
RIDICULOUSLY GORGEOUS? LIKE ME!
[MINORI] WELL, NO MATTER WHAT WE END UP DOING,
WE NEED TO START RAISING OUR LEVELS.
(GIANT GROWLS)
[NYANTA] PERHAPS WE SHOULD FIND A WAY TO GO BACK TO OUR OWN WORLD.
[ALL] HUH?
[SHIROE] NO.
WE'RE DOING SOMETHING BIGGER THAN THAT.
[NAOTSUGU] OH, YEAH? WHAT'S BIGGER THAN THAT?
[SHIROE] EVERYONE, LISTEN TO ME.
I KNOW THE NEXT GOAL FOR LOG HORIZON.
[AKATSUKI] LEAVE IT TO ME!
RIGHT ON!
IT'S THE END FOR YOU!
(CLANG)
[SHIROE, VOICE‐OVER] THE MMORPG "ELDER TALES"...
ONE DAY, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PLAYERS
SUDDENLY FOUND THEMSELVES TRAPPED WITHIN IT,
WITHIN A WORLD THAT LOOKED JUST LIKE THE GAME.
BUT NOW IT IS OUR WORLD.
(COINS CLINK)
IT IS OUR REALITY.
AND FROM HERE,
WE WILL CHANGE IT HOWEVER WE WANT.
[REGAN] I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU, SHIROE. I KNEW YOU'D COME.
[SHIROE] ACTUALLY...
I HAVE DECIDED THAT I'M LEAVING AKIHABARA.
[REGAN] OH.
HMM. WOULD IT BE TOO MUCH TO ASK IF I JOINED YOU?