[AKATSUKI] MY LORD... WHAT'S GOING ON?
[SHIROE] THEY'RE ALL PEOPLE OF THE LAND.
[SHIROE] SHE'S SLEEPING? THEY'RE ALL SLEEPING!
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
HMM... WINGS... GLITTERING... A MOTH... MM
[REGAN] "GLITTERING... WINGS"?
[SHIROE] WE'RE TAKING CARE OF
THE FIFTY‐FOUR PEOPLE OF THE LAND
WHO HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP AT THE GUILD BUILDING.
[RIEZE] THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN MAIHAMA.
AND LORD SERJIAD STILL SLEEPS AT THIS VERY MOMENT.
I TALKED TO SILVER SWORD,
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THIS IN SUSUKINO.
SO BASICALLY IT'S ONLY PEOPLE OF THE LAND WHO ARE AFFECTED?
[RODERICK] YES. THEIR MAGIC POINTS DROP TO ZERO,
AND THEIR RESTORATION CAN'T COUNTERACT THE DRAIN.
[MICHITAKA] WHICH MEANS THIS THING DRAINS MAGIC POINTS.
ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, IT LOOKED LIKE A MOTH
EXCEPT REALLY HUGE AND WITH GLITTERING WINGS.
SO WE'RE DEALING WITH SOME KIND OF SPIRIT MOTH?
I DON'T REMEMBER THE GAME HAVING A MONSTER SUCH AS THIS ANYWHERE.
NEITHER DO I, BUT IT'S HERE.
AND WE NEED TO TIGHTEN OUR DEFENSES UP, QUICK.
[EINS] WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT SHIBUYA? [SHIROE] HUH?
[SOJIRO] SHIBUYA?
[EINS] I HEARD RECENTLY,
REGAN REPORTED THAT SHIBUYA'S
OLD RADIO AND TELEVISION CENTER IS STILL WORKING.
[EINS] SHOULDN'T THAT BE OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY, MASTER SHIROE?
SO YOU'RE SAYING WE LET THE MOTH RUN LOOSE?
THIS MIGHT BE COLD OF ME,
BUT IF THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND ARE THE ONLY ONES ASLEEP...
EINS, NO!
[EINS] LOOK. THESE ARE DESPERATE TIMES.
YOU HAVE TO SEE THAT.
FIRST, THERE WAS THE ROGUE ROYAL GUARD INCIDENT,
THE EMPOWERING OF FLAVOR TEXT AND NOW, THIS?!
THERE ARE RUMORS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND PREPARING FOR WAR.
HOW MUCH OF THIS ARE WE SUPPOSED TO LET HAPPEN, MARIELLE?
[WOODSTOCK] LOOK, I UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY. HOWEVER...
[MICHITAKA] YEAH. EVEN IF WE CAN GO HOME, IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN
JUST PACK UP AND LEAVE RIGHT AWAY.
RIGHT, SHIROE?
[SHIROE] YES, I AGREE.
MM?
[SHIROE] BUT WE CAN'T JUST IGNORE WHAT'S GOING ON, EITHER.
KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED AND LET'S COME UP WITH SOME OPTIONS.
[AKATSUKI] THERE AREN'T MANY PEOPLE OUT TODAY.
[SHIROE] THE MOTH IS ON EVERONE'S MIND.
(EXHALE)
[TOYA] NGHHH! [MINORI] TOYA?
[TOYA] WHAT DID CHIEF NYANTA HAVE TO SAY?
THAT WE'RE GOING OUT ON PATROL TONIGHT...
AND THE CHIEF TOLD ME THAT HE'LL BE COMING OUT WITH US.
I SEE.
[MINORI] IT TURNS OUT NONE OF
THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND WHO FELL ASLEEP
ARE SHOWING ANY SIGNS THEY'RE GONNA WAKE UP SOON.
[TOYA] WELL THAT'S NOT GOOD.
I WOULD IF I COULD.
(EXHALE)
[RUDY] YOU THINKING ABOUT YOUR HOME AGAIN? [ISUZU] OH...!
HEY RUDY.
[RUDY] YOU KNOW, I WAS GIVING ALL OF
THIS SOME THOUGHT... I DON'T THINK ALL
THAT MUCH WOULD CHANGE BETWEEN US IF YOU WENT BACK HOME.
BUT IF I DO, WE MAY NEVER SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.
[RUDY] IF YOU HAVE A PLACE TO CALL HOME,
YOU SHOULD AT LEAST TRY TO GET THERE.
I GUESS MAYBE WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS,
NOT EVERYONE HAS A PLACE TO GO BACK TO.
(EXHALE)
[ISUZU] RUDY...
[NYANTA] ALRIGHT, IT'S TIME FOR US TO START OUR PATROLS.
[SHIROE] MM‐HM! NYANTA, KEEP AN EYE ON EVERYONE FOR ME, OKAY?
[NAOTSUGU] SHIROE! [SHIROE] UH?!
[TETORA] OVER THERE! LOOK!
[NAOTSUGU] THEY'RE COMING RIGHT AT US!
IT'S A SWARM OF THOSE MOTH‐JERKS!
[SHIROE] ETERNAL MOTHS?
(TERRIFIED)
[SHORYU] THERE'S SO MANY OF THOSE THINGS!
[MARIELLE] THIS IS REALLY BAD YOU GUYS.
[HENRIETTA] I DO NOT LIKE THE LOOKS OF THIS.
[ISAAC] HOLY CRAP...! MAN, DO I FREAKIN' HATE BUGS!
[KAZUHIKO] THE HELL'S GOING ON HERE?
[DINKURON] ALL THE SCALE DUST FROM THESE MOTHS
IS GETTING PAST THE CITY'S MAGIC CIRCLE!
[WILLIAM] JUST KEEP ATTRACTING THEM.
PUSH THEM BACK OUTSIDE THE WALLS!
[BOLOGNESE MASTER] THEY'RE ABOUT TO BREACH
THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER!
[WILLIAM] SECOND UNIT, COVER THE OTHER SIDE!
[PROROCCA] ROGER THAT!
[WILLIAM] DON'T YOU NEED TO BE
GETTING BACK TO YOUR WIFE, DEMICAS?!
[DEMICAS] UWAH! I'VE GOT HER IN CHARGE
OF EVACUATING THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND!
I'M NOT LETTING A SINGLE MOTH GET PAST ME! NOT ON MY WATCH!
[WARRIOR] ALL THE ROYAL GUARDS ARE ASLEEP!
[KAZUHIKO] WHO COULD'VE THOUGHT OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
LAUNCHING AN ATTACK FROM OUTSIDE OF THE ZONE.
GET THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND EVACUATED NOW! [ALL] YES SIR!
THIS IS GOING TO GET REAL UGLY, REAL FAST.
[SERARA] MARIELLE, OVER HERE TOO!
[HENRIETTA] ADVENTURERS NOW?!
[MARIELLE] SO IT'S NOT JUST PEOPLE OF THE LAND.
[SHORYU] WE NEED TO FIND COVER RIGHT AWAY!
[SHIROE] RUN!
GO! GET TO THE GUILD BUILDING!
[AKANEYA] SO NOW ADVENTURERS ARE FALLING TO THESE THINGS?
[SHIROE] THE SCALE DUST IS THE KEY.
ANYONE WHO COMES INTO CONTACT WITH IT
IS VULNERABLE TO THE SLEEPING SICKNESS.
PERHAPS, THE LOSS OF MAGIC POINTS IS
CAUSING THE SOUL TO EVACUATE THE BODY.
ALMOST LIKE A "SOUL EXPULSION DISEASE."
[MARIELLE] MAYBE, BUT NOT EVERYONE HAS PASSED OUT.
[RODERICK] I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DETECT
A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE WHO FALL ASLEEP
AND THOSE WHO DON'T, BUT...
[AKANEYA] IS THERE A CHANCE OF DYING FROM THIS?
[RODERICK] DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT.
SO ANYONE WHO PHYSICALLY DIES
CAN COME BACK AT THE CATHEDRAL.
IN THAT CASE, SLEEPING LIKE THIS MIGHT ACTUALLY BE WORSE.
(PING) WHAT'D YOU FIND OUT?
[SOJIRO, VOICE CHAT] BAD NEWS, SHIROE. I THINK...
I THINK I FOUND THEIR NEST.
[SHIROE, VOICE CHAT] OKAY, SO WHY'S THAT BAD?
[SOJIRO] IT'S IN SHIBUYA. [SHIROE] UH?
[SOJIRO] BETWEEN US AND THE TRANSMITTER.
THE CITY'S BEEN TURNED INTO A DUNGEON
AND THAT'S NOT THE WORST OF IT.
[SHIROE] SO WHERE EXACTLY IS THE NEST?
[SOJIRO] THE OLD TV AND RADIO CENTER,
THE ENTIRE COMPLEX IS A RAID ZONE NOW.
I TOOK A LOOK AT THE FLAVOR TEXT, IT'S CHANGED.
NOW IT'S THE "FORTRESS OF CALLS."
[REGAN] AH, AND THIS IS?
[RODERICK] A PROTOTYPE BASED ON HOW SCREEN‐CAPTURE USED TO WORK.
JUST BE CAREFUL.
IF YOU TRY USING IT FOR MORE THAN TEN MINUTES,
THE WHOLE THING'LL BLOW UP ON YOU AND THAT'D RUIN YOUR DAY.
[SHIROE] WHOA. DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THIS LAST WEEK.
[AKANEYA] LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A MAGIC SEAL ON THE ENTRANCE.
[REGAN] PERHAPS THE "ANTENNA" DEVICE IS
ACTUALLY A HOMING BEACON
BRINGING ALL THOSE MOTHS DOWN FROM THE MOON,
ALONG WITH THEIR EGGS AND COCOONS.
FROM THE MOON, THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
[MICHITAKA] THERE ARE SOME OBSERVERS ON THE MOON
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT,
WE'RE HOPING THEY HAVE A FEW ANSWERS FOR US UP THERE.
DON'T THOSE "GENIUS" OR "COLLECTOR" MONSTERS
HAVE A BASE THERE TOO?
[MARIELLE] I GUESS IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT THOSE ETERNAL MOTHS
ARE ALSO A TYPE OF GENIUS AS WELL.
BUT WHY WOULD THEY TAKE MP IF THEY DON'T USE MAGIC?
[SHIROE] ROE2'S LETTER STATED THAT GENIUSES ARE
IN THE PROCESS OF HARVESTING SOMETHING CALLED "EMPATHIUM."
I DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANT AT TIME, BUT...
[RIEZE] IS IT POSSIBLE EMPATHIUM IS OUR MP?
IT APPEARS THAT COULD BE THE CASE.
[AKANEYA] THE ETERNAL MOTHS HAVE BEEN SHOWING UP
AT THE SAME TIME OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS.
THEY'VE BEEN TIMING THEIR ATTACKS
ALONG WITH THE MOON RISE.
BOTH OF THE ASSAULTS TOOK PLACE AT 18 TO 22 HOURS.
AND WE CAN PROBABLY COUNT ON THE SAME THING HAPPENING AGAIN
AT THE SAME TIME TONIGHT.
FIRST THEY TOOK OUT PEOPLE OF THE LAND,
THEN WENT AFTER THE ADVENTURERS.
AND THERE'S MORE EACH TIME THEY ATTACK.
THIS MIGHT BE UNPOPULAR, BUT DESTROYING THE ANTENNA
COULD BE THE BEST WAY TO GET RID OF THEM.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?! THAT'S THE ONLY ANTENNA ON THE SERVER!
YES... AND ACCORDING TO ANCIENT LEGEND,
SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY THINGS
WE COULD USE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE HEAVENS.
IT MIGHT VERY WELL STOP THE MOTHS, BUT WITHOUT THE ANTENNA,
YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT SHIROE'S PLAN.
[EINS] WHAT...?
[MARIELLE] WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER SERVERS?
[MICHITAKA] I DON'T KNOW.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON OVERSEAS SERVERS.
[RODERICK] AND BESIDES, IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN GUARANTEE
THEY'LL WORK, EVEN IF WE COULD GET THERE.
[AKANEYA] IT CAN'T BE IGNORED...
OR FINDING ANOTHER WAY TO COMMUNICATE
WITH THE MOON WILL BE THE LEAST OF OUR PROBLEMS.
I SUPPOSE WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO LEAVE IT BE FOR NOW.
(EXHALE)
ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT'S THE PLAN THEN?
THE OLD COMPLEX IS A RAID ZONE.
LAUNCHING AN ASSAULT FROM THE OUTSIDE TO DRAW THEM AWAY
ISN'T GOING TO BE AN OPTION FOR US AT THIS POINT.
WE'LL NEED TO GO IN BY WAY OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE
AND ENGAGE POCKETS OF RESISTANCE EN ROUTE TO THE ANTENNA.
I'LL GET A RAID TEAM TOGETHER IMMEDIATELY.
[AKANEYA] SOME PEOPLE ON THIS TEAM HAVE
PRETTY LOW STATS, YOU KNOW.
[SHIROE] YES, BUT I THOUGHT WE SHOULD USE THE PEOPLE
WHO STAYED AWAKE DURING THE LAST ATTACK.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT EXACTLY A GUARANTEE,
BUT IT'S OUR BEST BET, I'M AFRAID.
[MICHITAKA] YOU MIGHT BE BETTER OFF IF YOU
SCOUTED IT OUT BEFORE GOING IN.
WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME.
THAT'S ONE HELL OF A RISK, MASTER SHIROE.
[REGAN] SORRY I KEPT YOU WAITING!
[NAOTSUGU] HUH? [TETORA] OH...!
[NAOTSUGU] YOU'RE COMING TOO?
[REGAN] YES, INDEED.
THE ENTRANCE TO THE FORTRESS OF CALLS SEEMS
TO HAVE A SPECIAL SEAL THAT WOULD
OTHERWISE KEEP YOU FROM GETTING IN.
SO MASTER SHIROE ASKED ME TO TAG ALONG
SO THAT I COULD REMOVE IT FOR YOU.
THAT'S NOT THE ONLY REASON YOU'RE COMING.
I WOULDN'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME AN EVENT LIKE THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED.
AS MAGE OF MIRROR LAKE, IT IS MY DUTY,
AND A RESPONSIBILITY I RATHER ENJOY. [TETORA] HEH.
WELL MAKE SURE YOU STAY OUT OF THE WAY...
I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL BE ABLE TO PROTECT YOU.
[REGAN] I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT THAT IF I WERE YOU...
IN MATTERS SUCH AS THIS, I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.
[KINJO] ALL FACILITIES HAVE CEASED FUNCTIONING.
AND I HAVE HEARD ABOUT SHIBUYA AS WELL.
I'M CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THE ADVENTURERS RESPOND...
I WISH YOU THE BEST.
[SHIROE] PLEASE LOOK AFTER THE CITY FOR USE, KINJO?
[KINJO] BE CAREFUL, MASTER SHIROE.
[SHIROE] OH UH, AND EINS.
[EINS] YES?
I'M CONFIDENT
THAT YOU WILL KEEP YOUR FAITH IN US THROUGH THE END OF THIS.
(EXHALE)
[SHIROE] OUR TARGET IS THE RAID ZONE INSIDE THE SHIBUYA DUNGEON,
THE FORTRESS OF CALLS.
IF WE DESTROY THE ANTENNA,
THAT SHOULD KEEP ANY MORE ETERNAL MOTHS FROM SHOWING UP.
WE MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE COMPANY...
THEN WE TAKE OUT THE REST.
[AKATSUKI] UH...
[MINORI] OH...
[NAOTSUGU] MPH...
LET'S FINISH THIS BEFORE MOONRISE!
[RIEZE] SIX HOURS AND THEN THE MOON COMES UP.
[MINORI] IVE GOT EIGHT MOON RABBITS
FROM THE FORMER DOGENZAKA DIRECTION!
AVERAGE LEVEL 91!
[SHIROE] KEEP THEM IN CHECK AND
MAKE FOR THE FORMER CENTER‐GAI STREET!
[RIEZE] SIX MORE RABBITS,
EACH FROM TWO O'CLOCK AND TEN O'CLOCK!
[SHIROE, THINKING] I DON'T LIKE THIS...
IT'S A LITTLE TOO CONVENIENT THIS HAPPENS RIGHT
WHEN WE START TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE MOON.
[NAOTSUGU] SHIROE! [AKATSUKI] MY LORD!
[AKATSUKI] SOME UP AHEAD OF US!
[NAOTSUGU] WE GOT NINE MORE!
HEY! PARTY 2 DRAW
THE MONSTER IN FRONT!
[SHIROE] PARTY 1 FRONTLINE! GO FORWARD AND...
WAIT! SPLIT UP THE BUNCH IN THE REAR!
[BOTH] HYAHHHHH!
MR. RICHO AND TOYA, BACK UP PARTY 1!
[BOTH] ROGER!
YUZUKO! YOU AND MISS OLIVE
GO AND SUPPORT THE OTHER PARTIES!
PARTY 4 FRONTLINE, I NEED YOU TO MAKE A PATH FOR US! [ALL] ROGER!
[KURINON] IS THAT YOUR FRIEND MINORI?
SHE'S SO CUTE AND ADORABLE!
[RUDY] YOU CAN THANK A LITTLE MAGICAL SPELL CALLED
THE FULL CONTROL ENCOUNTER.
[ISUZU] SHE LEARNED IT DIRECTLY FROM SHIROE HIMSELF.
THERE'S TOO MANY OF THESE STUPID MOON RABBITS!
[MARIELLE] HANG ON! [NAOTSUGU] AH...!
[MARIELLE] GIMME A MINUTE, NAOTSUGU AND YOU'LL BE FINE.
[TETORA] HEY! IF YOU WANNA GET YOUR POWER UP
AND STAY STRONG, JUST LET TETORA‐BABY DO THE HEALING.
[SHIROE, THINKING] IF THEY'RE READING US,
WE'RE PLAYING RIGHT INTO THEIR HANDS.
OLIVE, FALL BACK TO THE REAR! NO! NO WAIT! RICHO'S
RIGHT FLANK'S EXPOSED! [OLIVE] ERK! HUH? WHAT? AH...!
[RICHO] BE CAREFUL.
[SHIROE] WHAT'RE YOU DOING?!
[SHIROE] UH, SORRY...
[SHORYU] MASTER SHIROE!
WE GOT MORE ENEMIES!
NOW THEY'RE COMING AT US FROM EIGHT O'CLOCK!
[ISUZU] SHIROE! I'VE GOT A MINOTAUR OVER HERE!
[RUDY] WELL I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT!
THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT AN AMBUSH, RUDY!
[ISAMI] WAAAAHHHH! [KURINON] OMIGOD, OMIGOOOD!
[SHIROE, THINKING] AT THE RATE WE'RE GOING WE'RE NEVER GONNA
FIND OUT HOW TO GET BACK HOME!
[HENRIETTA] MASTER SHIROE?! WE'VE GOT TWO MINOTAURS
OUT HERE! WHAT DO WE DO?!
[SHIROE, VOICE CHAT] UH... FORCE YOUR WAY UP THE FORMER SPAINZAKA
WITH PARTIES 2 AND 4 AT THE CENTER! [SOJIRO] HYAHHHH!
(SERARA GASPS) [NYANTA] HANG ON! I'VE GOT YOU!
[SERARA] CHIEF NYANTA!
[REGAN] OH, MY! I'VE NEVER SEEN A MELEE LIKE THIS BEFORE!
IT IS MOST UNUSUAL IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF.
(GROWLING) EH?
OH DEAR HEAVENS!
[NAOTSUGU] WATCH IT, OLD TIMER! HYAHH!
PARTY 1, YOU NEED TO FALL BACK AND FOCUS ON YOUR HEALING!
[SHIROE, THINKING] THERE IS NO WAY I CAN LEAVE THIS WORLD
BEHIND. NOT WITH THE SHAPE IT'S IN!
[SHIROE, VOICE CHAT] KEEP YOUR RANKS STRAIGHT
AND PUSH FORWARD, PEOPLE!
NO. TURN RIGHT AT THE NEXT CORNER!
[KOZARU] DOES HE KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING?!
[NAZNA] HE'S USUALLY A LOT BETTER THAN THIS.
[SOJIRO] IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAD A CHANCE TO DO A LOT OF SCOUTING.
WE'VE JUST GOTTA SUCK IT UP.
[HENRIETTA] WHATEVER...
[RIEZE] HOW DISAPPOINTING.
[MINORI] HUH?
MY LORD TOLD ME HE WAS AN OUTSTANDING STRATEGIST.
I WAS EXPECTING A LITTLE MORE FROM HIM.
MPH.
[TOYA] SO THIS IS THE FORTRESS OF CALLS...
[RIEZE] FOUR HOURS, SEVEN MINUTES.
[REGAN] THIS REALLY IS A COMPLICATED SEAL, ISN'T IT?
AND THERE! SORRY FOR THE WAIT!
[BOTH] AW YEAH! NICE PANTIES!
[TETORA] WAY TO GO, MISTER CREEPY GUY!
[REGAN] I'M MERELY A CONDUIT FOR MY AWESOMENESS!
[SHIROE] LET'S GO. [BOTH] ROGER!
[SHIROE, THINKING] WE DID MANAGE TO USE SOME MYTHICAL BEASTS
AND FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LAYOUT.
BUT WE'LL STILL NEED TO TAKE THE FLOORS ONE BY ONE
TO GET ALL THE WAY UP TO THE ROOF.
EACH PARTY'S REARGUARD WILL NEED TO BE READY.
(ROAR SQUEALS)
[SOJIRO] VOTIVE SWORD, KOGARASUMARU! HWAH!
[OLIVE] OH, COME ON! I CAN'T SEE MASTER SOJI!
[YUZUKO] ENEMY CONTACTS! SIX MOON RABBITS!
[ISAMI] I'M NOT LETTING MASTER SOJIRO HAVE ALL THE GLORY!
SAMURAI'S CHALLENGE!
OH WOW! I COULD GET USED TO THIS.
LADIES... IN COMBAT.
ALL OF YOU GUYS SURE DO LIKE EACH OTHER, DON'T YOU?
[ISAMI] OF COURSE WE ARE. WE'RE GUILDMATES
[KURINON] OH, AND SO MUCH MORE! WHOO!
[REGAN] OMIGOODNESS!
[NAOTSUGU] YOU ALL RIGHT, GRANDPA?
YES, I'M FINE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.
[RUDY] ALL THE PASSAGES LOOK THE SAME TO ME!
[ISUZU] THIS MAZE COULD TAKE US SOME TIME TO GET THROUGH.
[SHORYU] ANOTHER DEAD END?!
[HIEN] IT'S BLOCKED OFF BY COCOONS!
[AKATSUKI] MY LORD, IT'S BLOCKED OFF OVER HERE!
[TETORA] I CAN'T SEE THROUGH IT! [MINORI] MASTER SHIROE!
THE WEST CORRIDOR IS SWARMING WITH MOON RABBITS!
[SHIROE, THINKING] AS FAST AS WE'RE MOVING, WE'RE
GONNA WIND UP BURNING THROUGH OUR MAGIC POINTS.
NO, WAIT A SEC...
[SHIROE] EVERYONE! BACK TO THE FIRST FLOOR! [NAZNA] HUH?!
WHAT?! BUT WE'VE ALREADY GOTTEN SO FAR?
YOU SURE?
[SHIROE] BACK TO THE COURTYARD, NOW!
AS LONG AS WE KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE DOORS,
WE CAN FUNNEL THE MONSTERS INTO A KILL ZONE.
TAKE TURNS. THAT'LL LET EVERYONE RECOVER THEIR MAGIC.
[HIEN] I'D STILL BETTER IF THIS WAS A SAFE ZONE.
[SHORYU] THE RAID MOB LEVELS ARE TOO HIGH...
I WASN'T REALLY COUNTING ON IT BEING THIS TOUGH.
(RIEZE GASPS) [SHORYU/HIEN] HUH?
[RIEZE] SHIROE!
[TOYA] MINOTAURS! (ROAR)
TWO OF EM? AGAIN?!
[NYANTA] SIX BLACK OGRES ARE ON TOP OF US!
[NAZNA] TWELVE MOON RABBITS FROM THE WEST!
SET YOUR FORMATION, GUYS!
I GUESS WE'RE NOT GETTING A BREAK.
[KUSHIYATAMA] OH COME ON, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE IT
ANY OTHER WAY WOULD YOU?!
[KOZARU] AS SOON AS I FOUND OUT
I WAS TEAMING UP WITH MISS VANGUARD DUTY
I KNEW I WAS GONNA WIND UP LIKE THIS.
WHY AM I ALWAYS FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE AROUND YOU?!
ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME I'M BAD LUCK OR SOMETHING, ZARU?
Y'KNOW WHAT I THINK...
YOU'RE PROBABLY THE REASON
YOU'RE ALWAYS FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE!
[NYANTA] SERARA! [SERARA] HUH?
(SERARA SCREAMS) [NYANTA] UGH! UWAH!
[TOYA] (GASP) CHIEF! (SNARLING)
[SERARA] NO! SAY YOU'RE OKAY!
[MINORI] NO! TOYA! DON'T DO IT!
[SHIROE] WE CAN'T STOP THEM FAST ENOUGH!
ALL RIGHT, WHO NEEDS SOME AURORA HEALING TO... OOF!
GRR, YOU CAN'T JUST SHOVE A FAMOUS STARLET LIKE TH‐! OH!
[MARIELLE] TETORA, DO WHAT YOU CAN TO HEAL EVERYONE!
AHH! [TETORA] NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
[NAOTSUGU] MARIELLE!
[REGAN] UWAH! [NAOTSUGU] NO!
[HIEN] OH CRAP, OH CRAP, OH CRAP!
[TOYA] ARGH! [RIEZE] ANOTHER ONE!
A FOURTH QUARTER VENOMOUS HYDRANGEA!
[MINORI] MASTER SHIROE! WE'VE LOST THREE!
[KUSHIYATAMA] I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MP!
I'M GOING TO PRIORITIZE RICHO AND THE OTHERS.
YOU'LL HAVE TO DO WHAT YOU CAN ON YOUR OWN, ZARU!
[KOZARU] YOU GOT IT, BOSS!
[SHIROE] LOOK! IT'S WIDE‐RANGE!
EVERYBODY SCATTER!
NO WAIT! MAIDENS, FOUR‐QUARTER PRAYER!
[NAZNA] AIN'T NOBODY GOT ENOUGH POINTS FOR THAT!
(GASP)
[KOZARU] ARRGH!
(OLIVE COLLAPSING) [KUSHIYATAMA] ZARU!
[YUZUKO] AHHHH!
[ISUZU] STATUS AILMENTS!
WE'RE STARTING TO FALL APART! (COLLAPSE)
[RUDY] IT'S NO GOOD! WE'RE LOSING HIT POINTS TOO FAST!
[RIEZE] THREE LOST, FIVE DEAD!
WE'VE LOST A THIRD OF OUR PEOPLE IN ONLY A COUPLE OF MINUTES...
WE DON'T STAND A CHANCE OUT HERE!
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING LEFT!
[SOJIRO] HELP US, SHIROE!
[NAZNA] WE CAN'T KEEP THIS UP!
[SHIROE] UH...
[NAOTSUGU] SHIROE!
[AKATSUKI] NO, MY LORD...
[SHIROE] HA... HM.
QUANTUM GATE!
[SHORYU] THIS IS... A RECORDING STUDIO?
[YUZUKO] SO I GUESS THIS IS THE DUNGEON'S RESURRECTION POINT
INSTEAD OF THE ENTRANCE.
[NAOTSUGU] MARIELLE, I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T CATCH YOU.
[MARIELLE] IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, BABY.
ONCE THE HOLE OPENED UP AND I FELL IN,
I ENDED UP BEING TRANSPORTED HERE.
DOES IT HURT? YOU WANNA SEE MY UNDIES?
[REGAN] I'M GOOD. I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT WOULD HELP. HEH.
[TETORA] MARIELLE, THANKS FOR LOOKING OUT FOR ME BACK THERE.
[MARIELLE] HM? DON'T YOU WORRY. IT ALL BOILED DOWN TO YOU HAVING
MORE MAGIC POINTS THAN I DO. YOU WOULD'VE DONE THE SAME FOR ME.
[KOZARU] MAN, I HAVEN'T BEEN IN A RAID
THIS TOUGH IN A LONG TIME.
[NAOTSUGU] GET OFF HER, YOU LITTLE PARASITE!
[SHIROE] UM!
[BOTH] HM?
HEY GUYS, I'M SORRY.
MASTER SHIROE...
[HENRIETTA] MASTER SHIROE.
HM?
(SLAPPING) [BOTH] OH...
OH, MISS HENRIETTA?
[AKATSUKI] MY LORD...
(EXHALE)
[MINORI] (GASP) UM, MASTER SHIROE!
WE DECIDED, WE'RE GONNA STAY IN THIS WORLD, NO MATTER WHAT!
[SHIROE] HUH...?
[MINORI] WE KNOW YOU'RE WORRIED.
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT GETTING BACK.
YOU'RE WORRIED IF WE BREAK THE ANTENNA WE WON'T GET HOME,
OR WE'RE GONNA BE STUCK IN A WAR.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK HOME, MASTER SHIROE.
BUT WE HAVEN'T MADE UP OUR MINDS ABOUT IT EITHER. [RUDY] MM‐HM.
SO IF WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT,
THAT MAY NOT BE A BAD THING, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YEAH! THE ANTENNA CAN'T BE THE ONLY WAY
TO FIND OUR WAY BACK HOME.
BESIDES, Y'KNOW,
I CAN'T JUST LEAVE THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND LIKE THIS.
SERIOUSLY,
WHEN WE WENT TO SAPHIR, WE WEREN'T A LOT OF HELP.
[SHIROE] OH...
[TOYA] EVEN IF THEY WERE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT WE DID,
SOME PARTS OF THAT TOWN WON'T EVER RECOVER.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE'LL BE ABLE TO GO BACK HOME AGAIN.
BUT IF WE DO, IT SHOULD BE A JOYFUL THING, RIGHT?
FOR BOTH OF US AND THE ONES WHO WERE ALREADY HERE.
WE CAN WAIT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN CAN'T WE?!
(GASP)
IT'S OKAY TO MAKE THE DIFFICULT CHOICE, WE'RE WITH YOU.
IF YOU CAN'T DO TWO THINGS AT ONCE, DON'T. DO WHAT YOU CAN.
[MINORI] KNOWING WHO WE CAN REALLY HELP ISN'T EASY...
BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA LET YOU DO IT YOURSELF, MASTER.
WE'RE GONNA HELP YOU, ALL OF US,
BUT YOU HAVE TO LET US! PLEASE, MASTER!
HUH?
SO WHADDYA SAY? (CHUCKLING)
SHIROE‐ECCHI.
BUT STILL...
[AKATSUKI] DON'T WORRY.
I GUARANTEE MY LORD WILL BE JUST FINE.
[SHIROE] AKATSUKI...
HMPH.
(PING) [RIEZE] YES, IT'S ME.
[WOODSTOCK, VOICE CHAT] OH, THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE SAFE.
THE TELEPATHIC LINK WASN'T WORKING,
SO I GOT WORRIED AND CAME TO SEE‐
HMM? HANG ON A SECOND!
THERE'S SOMEONE IN FRONT OF THE ANTENNA!
HE'S TOO FAR AWAY TO SEE HIS STATUS BAR.
BUT I'VE GOT MY GUESS.
[RIEZE] UNDERSTOOD. MR. WOODSTOCK,
PLEASE RETURN TO AKIHABARA AND
DO WHAT YOU CAN TO STRENGTHEN OUR DEFENSES.
[SOJIRO] A RAID BOSS...
[ISAMI] HE WASN'T THERE WHEN WE INVESTIGATED BEFORE, RIGHT?
[NAZNA] MAYBE HE DOESN'T GO INTO ACTION UNTIL THE MOON COMES UP?
[OLIVE] HE CONTROLS THE MOTHS?
[KURINON] UGH, I HATE HIM ALREADY.
[MARIELLE] WE NEED TO FOCUS ON DEFEATING THAT JERK!
[TETORA] THEN MAYBE THE MOTH'LL FLY BACK
TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM!
[NYANTA] YOU REALLY THINK THESE CATS ARE GONNA
MAKE IT THAT EASY?
MAYBE, A LOT OF THINGS AROUND HERE STILL ACT
LIKE THE GAME IN THE WEIRDEST WAYS.
[SHIROE] THANK YOU, HENRIETTA.
[HENRIETTA] UH? YOU'RE VERY WELCOME, MASTER SHIROE.
[SHIROE] THE ANTENNA, MAGIC POINTS,
AND A RAID BOSS, HUH?
[NYANTA] YEAH...
[NAOTSUGU] MM‐HM.
[TETORA] AH!
(PLEASED)
[RIEZE] EVERYONE, WE'RE DOWN TO 34 MINUTES,
THAT'S NOT A LOT OF TIME FOR US TO...
[SHIROE] IT'S MORE THAN WE'LL NEED. [RIEZE] HUH?!
[SHIROE] I WAS TRYING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THIS WORLD
AND THE ANTENNA TO GET US BACK HOME.
AND ULTIMATELY, THAT'S AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE.
SERIOUSLY. TRYING TO PICK ONE OVER THE OTHER WOULD
BE AN ACT OF FUTILITY.
SO WE DON'T MAKE THAT CHOICE!
WE'LL JUST TEAR OUR WAY THROUGH EVERYTHING
THAT TRIES TO STOP US, YOU GOT IT?!
WE DON'T HAVE TO DECIDE, BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING THEM BOTH!
THE ANTENNA AND THIS WORLD.
MPH.
[SHIROE] WE CAN DO IT.
WE'LL GET WHAT WE WANT AND DO IT ON OUR TERMS.
[AKATSUKI, VOICEOVER] THE COUNTERATTACK HAS BEGUN.
HIS GLASSES GLEAM. HIS STRATEGIZING, INGENIOUS.
WITH HIS TRUSTWORTHY COMRADES AT HIS SIDE,
THERE IS NO MORE WAVERING.
SHIROE WILL PROTECT IT ALL. IT'S THE ONLY ANSWER.
THE BATTLE TAKES SHIROE TO A FINAL DESTINATION,
WHERE HE RESOLVES TO TAKE ON A NEW QUEST...
[SHIROE] THE HORIZON IS NOT THE LIMIT!