[SHIROE, VOICEOVER] SO THIS IS ULLR OF THE NINTH GARDEN...
THE ABYSSAL SHAFT'S FINAL RAID BOSS.
EVEN IF I HAD ALL OF SILVER SWORD WITH ME RIGHT NOW,
WE WOULDN'T STAND A CHANCE AGAINST HIM... NOT EVEN CLOSE.
HE'S NOT JUST ANOTHER KINJO...
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM IS
THE COLOR OF THEIR BREASTPLATES.
OTHER THAN THAT... THEY'RE PERFECT COPIES OF EACH OTHER.
MUST BE SOME SORT OF KUNIE TRIBE THING
HUH?
OF COURSE... HE HAS TO BE GETTING WORRIED.
I MEAN, WE KEEP COMING BACK EVERY TIME WE DIE.
IT'S LIKE HE'S FACING A PACK OF ZOMBIES.
WE NEVER STOP COMING...
THE ONLY THING KEEPING HIM HERE AND FACING US
IS PRIDE AT THIS POINT.
THE PRIDE OF THE WHOLE OF YAMATO AND THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND.
(DEATH SCREAM)
[ALL] WHOA!
(OOHS AND AHHS)
AAAW YEAH!
WAY TO GO GUYS! WOOHOO!
WE'VE ONLY GOT ONE MORE LEFT! TAKE HIM DOWN!
(SCREAMING)
[DEMICAS] (WHIMPERING) NO!
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
I'VE COME HERE TO SPEAK WITH KINJO OF THE KUNIE TRIBE.
[KINJO] SINCE YOU HAVE PERSEVERED AND SUCCESSFULLY
REACHED OUR INNER SANCTUM, YOU MAY NOW HAVE YOUR AUDIENCE.
NOW THAT I'VE MADE IT ALL THE WAY HERE,
I'M ASSUMING THIS IS WHERE ALL THE GOLD COINS RECYCLE?
THAT IS CORRECT. AND WE HAD AN AGREEMENT,
SO I'LL SHARE EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PLACE.
THIS IS WHERE ALL THE GOLD IN YAMATO WAS CREATED.
AND IT ALL RETURNS HERE ONCE IT'S SPENT.
THE KUNIE ARE HERE TO GUARD THIS PROCESS, BUT IT IS SO INCREDIBLY
ANCIENT EVEN WE DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKS.
THE GOLD FLOWS IN A GREAT GLIMMERING RIVER,
RE‐SPAWNING MONSTERS. IT'S PRACTICALLY ENDLESS.
THE ENGINE OF THIS IS BURIED DEEP UNDERNEATH YAMATO'S LAND.
WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE GOLD RESERVE,
AND NO ONE'S EVER MADE IT THIS FAR...
[SHIROE, VOICEOVER] THIS SYSTEM DISTRIBUTES
THE GOLD TO MONSTERS.
BACK IN OUR GAMING DAYS, THE GOLD WAS JUST PART OF
THE PROGRAMMING. DIDN'T REALLY THINK ABOUT IT.
THERE WASN'T ANY MALICE OR MISINFORMATION.
[SHIROE, VOICEOVER] BUT NOW THAT NPC PEOPLE OF THE LAND
ARE AWARE OF OUR SITUATION, THEY MIGHT START WONDERING
WHY THE KUNIE RESURRECT MONSTERS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
AND SINCE THE KUNIE ARE NPCS, THAT MIGHT PUT THEM ON THE WRONG
SIDE OF A VERY LONG, ONGOING CONFLICT.
IF I WERE IN THEIR TRIBE, I'D BE A LITTLE WARY, TOO.
THEIR PERSPECTIVE MUST BE CONSIDERED.
HERE'S THE DEAL,
WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP YOUR SECRET.
IT CAN BE SAFE WITH US.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS THE KUNIE TRIBE HAVE UPHELD,
YOU ARE ENTITLED TO TAKE THE GOLD...
HOWEVER THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM I'M AFRAID.
IT CENTERS AROUND THE INTERPRETATION
OF OUR ANCIENT EDICTS.
MUCH OF THE TEXT HAS BEEN LOST OVER THE COURSE OF HISTORY.
TO PUT IT BLUNTLY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE
A THOUSAND COINS OR A HUNDRED MILLION OF THEM.
I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER DUTY... AND IT INVOLVES PASSING ON THE WORDS
OF MY ANCESTORS AS A WARNING TO YOU.
[SHIROE, VOICEOVER] IT REALLY IS A LOT OF GOLD.
BUT EVEN SO,
JUST TO THINK OF ALL THE PEOPLE I COULD HELP WITH THIS.
I WANT TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK TO EVERYONE.
"BE WARY OF THE MISFORTUNE THAT COMES WITH FORTUNE.
THESE GREAT RICHES ARE NOT RICHES.
TAKE THESE WORDS TO HEART,
OR THY INNER BEAST WILL CONSUME OUR WORLD."
THUS, IT WAS WRITTEN.
[SHIROE, VOICEOVER] BACK IN THE MOUNTAINS,
I COULDN'T TELL KINJO WHAT I WAS AFTER.
BUT TODAY, I'M GOING TO DO EXACTLY THAT!
(ROAR) [SHIROE] UH?
(SHIROE EXHALES)
MM?
[KINJO] WHAT WAS THAT...?
[SHIROE] OKAY, I HAVE BOUND AND FINALIZED YOUR CONTRACT WITH US.
THE ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE DOES NOT WANT YOUR GOLD.
AND WE DON'T NEED THE GUILD BUILDING TITLE
IT'S OBSOLETE NOW.
IT HAS SERVED IT'S PURPOSE...
WE USED THE SYSTEM TO PROTECT US UNTIL
WE ULTIMATELY LEARNED TO DO IT OURSELVES
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE HELP YOU OFFERED US
IN PROTECTING AKIHABARA,
BUT WE'RE JUST IN A BETTER PLACE NOW.
IF SOMETHING OUTSIDE THE CITY WERE TO THREATEN US...
WE CAN HANDLE IT.
WHAT YOU JUST WITNESSED WAS A CONTRACT BINDING TECHNIQUE
AND ALL I NEEDED TO DO TO EXECUTE IT...
WAS TEAR THE CONTRACT IN HALF, WE'RE DONE.
THERE'S NOTHING HIDDEN WITHIN IT.
WE WILL TRANSFER OUR TITLES TO THE GUILD HALL,
CATHEDRAL AND THE OVERALL CITY OF AKIHABARA,
INCLUDING COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS TO THE YAMATO SERVER FORTH WITH.
PLUS THIS TERMINATING THE CONTRACT WILL MAKE THOSE
TRANSACTIONS PERMANENT. [KINJO] UH...
[SHIROE, VOICEOVER] WE PURCHASED ALL OF AKIHABARA'S
PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS TO KEEP ANYONE FROM ABUSING THEM.
HOWEVER, ALL OF THIS WAS DRAINING THE ROUND TABLE'S
FINANCES. RUNNING US DRY OF CAPITAL.
WHICH IS WHY WE APPROACHED THEM FOR A LOAN.
WE EXPLORED OTHER POSSIBILITIES
AND DISCUSSED OTHER WAYS TO GET IT DONE...
FINALLY, WE DECIDED ON MOUNTING THIS EXPEDITION.
I SEE... SO ALL THAT GOLD FROM AKIHABARA
WAS YOU PURCHASING ALL THE BUILDINGS.
[SHIROE] CORRECT. I'M SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT AS MANAGERS
OF ALL THE GOLD YOU WEREN'T AWARE OF THAT.
THE CONDITIONS FOR THE TRANSACTION HAVE BEEN MET,
SO THE FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASES RETURN HERE IN EXCHANGE
FOR THE CONTRACT. THAT'S HOW IT'S DRAWN UP.
[KINJO] AND YOU CAME ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE
JUST TO EXPLAIN THAT TO ME, PERSONALLY?
IN A WAY, YES.
THAT STILL LEAVES THE QUESTION ABOUT THE LOAN.
I WAS JUST GETTING TO THAT.
IN ADDITION... WE'D LIKE TO PURCHASE
ALL OF THIS SERVER'S FIELD ZONES,
ALL OF IT FROM THE FOREST, TO THE MOUNTAIN RANGES TO THE LAKES
AND ANY FLATLANDS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN CLAIMED.
YOU WANT TO BUY ALL THE FIELD ZONES?
[SHIROE] AND JUST LIKE THE TRANSACTION
WE COMPLETED A MOMENT AGO,
WE WILL TRANSFER THOSE TITLES TO THE SERVER.
OUR GOAL FOR THIS IS TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY
OF ANYONE ELSE PURCHASING A ZONE.
[KINJO] IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY,
YOU'RE DOING THIS TO KEEP YOUR ENEMIES FROM OWNING THEM.
THERE IS MORE TO IT THAN THAT.
AS IT STANDS PEOPLE OF THE LAND CAN'T PURCHASE A ZONE,
ONLY ADVENTURERS.
[KINJO] OH...
[SHIROE] THAT SEEMS A LITTLE UNFAIR TO ME,
CREATING AN IMBALANCE OF CITIZENSHIP
COULD ONLY LEAD TO PROBLEMS.
[KINJO] HMMM...
NOW IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE AGAINST THE IDEA OF OWNING PROPERTY.
HOWEVER, WE WOULD NEED TO DRAW UP ANOTHER CONTRACT OF COURSE.
SO I WILL ASK YOU ONE MORE TIME TO GIVE US A LOAN...
PLEASE HELP US AVOID BRINGING ABOUT OUR OWN DESTRUCTION.
A LOAN INSURES ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE SOURCE.
AND YAMATO'S LAND WILL RETURN TO YAMATO.
(EXHALE)
[KINJO] WELL, MASTER SHIROE AS IT STANDS, I AM IN YOUR DEBT.
(GRUNTS)
[WILLIAM] (EXHALE) UH...? HMPH!
MPH.... HUH?
OH MY GOD...
(LAUGHTER)
[WILLIAM, THINKING] I DON'T BELIEVE IT! WE DID IT!
(LAUGHING)
[WILLIAM, THINKING] MY GUILD... MY FRIENDS... ARE AMAZING!
[WILLIAM, VOICEOVER] I MEAN, THESE GUYS REALLY ARE
THE BEST OF THE BEST!
WE WON...?
YEAH, WE DID IT!
WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT?
AMAZING...
[PROMETHEUS] MY GOD LOOK AT ALL THAT YOU GUYS!
I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH GOLD!
THAT'S LITERALLY A MOUNTAIN OF EPIC ITEMS!
SO, NORMALLY WHEN WE BEAT A RAID BOSS FOR THE FIRST TIME,
IT'S CUSTOMARY FOR THE GUILD MASTER TO DIVVY EVERYTHING UP.
THE LUNAR FLOWER CHARM!
I'D LIKE TO GIVE THIS, TO THE MAN WHO LED THE WAY!
[DEMICAS] HMPH... HUH?
MPH... WHAT'S THAT?
[ELTON DISKA] I CAN FEEL A CHANGE IN THE AIR.
IT'S GETTING ALL WARM AND SNUGLY IN HERE.
WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO IN THERE SHIROE?
[WILLIAM] LISTEN UP! THIS IS A GREAT ITEM, GUYS!
IT'S FULL OF RESISTANCE BOOSTS AND A LOT OF GREAT ABILITIES.
I THINK IT'S FITTING FOR THE VILLAIN BEHIND GLASSES!
I KNOW HE'S NOT IN OUR GUILD OR ANYTHING,
BUT HE FOUGHT BY OUR SIDE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HERE!
WHAT DO YOU SAY, MAN?
YEAH!
HYUH!
(GIGGLES)
(AGREEING)
(LAUGHING)
[BOTH] HM...?
OH...?
UH...
ALL OUR NAMES HAVE BEEN ENGRAVED ON THIS MONOLITH!
SILVER SWORD AND OUR PARTNERS ARE
THE FIRST ADVENTURERS TO CONQUER THIS RAID!
(CHEERING)
(PING)
[SHIROE] YEAH... UH‐HUH, RIGHT. I'M FINE.
IT'S OVER, AKATSUKI.
(STREET CHATTER)
[HENRIETTA] MARIELLE!
ARE YOU FINISHED GETTING READY YET...? MARIELLE?
(DOOR CREAKING)
OH‐UH?
UWAH!
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THIS?!
(NERVOUS LAUGHTER)
WAHHH!
OH... MY GOODNESS.
[MARIELLE] WHAT AM I TO DO?!
I CAN'T DECIDED WHAT I WANNA WEAR OH‐OH‐OUUWWWW!
YOUR NORMAL ATTIRE SHOULD BE PERFECTLY FINE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN OVER A MONTH!
I WANNA LOOK EXTRA CUTE WHEN HE SEES ME!
I WANNA BE DOLLED UP AND SUPER SEXY AND TOTALLY BLOW HIS MIND!
I WANT HIM TO FREAK OUT AND NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH HIMSELF
[HENRIETTA] (SIGH) HAVE IT YOUR WAY MARIELLE,
BUT I'M SURE HE'LL BE THRILLED NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE WEARING!
(LAUGH)
[RUDY] JUST LOOK... I'M THE PICTURE OF ELEGANCE!
(BOTH SIGHING) OKAY...
WHAT'RE YOU DOING WEARING ALL THOSE FANCY CLOTHES?
IT'S TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON OUR NEW RECRUIT...
AS A SENIOR GUILDMATE, I COULDN'T BE
SEEN IN SUCH SHABBY RAGS.
[ISUZU] LOOKING LIKE A DANDY FOP ISN'T GOING TO HELP YOU!
[MINORI] EXCUSE ME, CHIEF NYANTA,
SHOULDN'T WE BE ON OUR WAY TO MEET THEM?
IT'S STILL A LITTLE EARLY FOR THAT.
(NERVOUS LAUGH) YEAH, I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.
BUT YOU KNOW... THERE'S ALWAYS THE POSSIBILITY
THEY'LL SHOW UP EARLY, RIGHT?
[AKATSUKI] TAKE IT EASY, MINORI!
UH...?
IF I KNOW MY LORD... HE'LL BE EXACTLY ON TIME AS ALWAYS.
[MINORI] (EXHALE) MISS AKATSUKI...?
LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE GOT IT TOGETHER, GIRL!
(EXHALE)
[SHIROE, VOICEOVER] AFTER CLEARING THE RAID,
WE TOOK A LITTLE DETOUR BACK TO SUSUKINO.
[NAOTSUGU] AH, COME ON, KNOCK IT OFF! COME ON, STOP...!
[SHIROE, VOICEOVER] I DISCUSSED A GREAT DEAL OF THINGS
WITH SILVER SWORD ON OUR WAY BACK...
HOWEVER, WE STILL HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.
ESPECIALLY ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE THE APOCALYPSE.
(GROWL, CHOMP)
[DEMICAS, VOICEOVER] LISTEN, BOY...
YOU WILL CALL ME BY MY NAME.
[SHIROE, VOICEOVER] UP UNTIL THAT DAY,
I'D NEVER USED HIS REAL NAME, HAD I?
NOT SURE WHY.
I SUPPOSE THE REAL REASON I NEVER SAID IT...
WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS ANGRY WITH MYSELF.
I WAS ACCUSTOMED TO BEING IN CONTROL,
AND I DEFINITELY WASN'T AT THAT POINT.
AND HERE HE WAS, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE,
AND I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING.
I GUESS IT WAS MY WAY OF PRETENDING
THAT KIND OF PERSON DIDN'T EXIST.
BUT IT WASN'T HAPPENING. IT WAS IMMATURE OF ME.
I COULD'VE REASONED WITH HIM. BUT I DIDN'T EVEN TRY...
DEMICAS, YOU CAN BE A REAL JERK, YOU KNOW THAT?
YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW... IT'S NOT LIKE I REALLY LIKE YOU EITHER.
[SHIROE, VOICEOVER] WE MAY NEVER BE FRIENDS. AND THAT'S OKAY.
WE AGREED TO TOLERATE ONE ANOTHER.
AND SOMETIMES THAT'S THE BEST YOU CAN HOPE FOR.
[REGAN] Y‐YOU WHAT?!
BOTH OF YOU DIED DURING THE RAID?!
[NAOTSUGU] HEH... [SHIROE] EHEHHEH...
[ALL] CHEERS! (LAUGHING)
HEY, UH... I THINK... I HEAR A PARTY CALLING MY NAME, BRUH.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET HIM TO SHUT UP SINCE YESTERDAY.
[TETORA] WANNA KNOW WHAT COLOR MY PANTIES WERE WHEN I DIED?!
I BET YOU'RE DYING TO KNOW THAT!
NOT AT THE MOMENT...
HUH?!
TELL ME,
WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO TRANSITION TO THE CATHEDRAL.
HOW WERE YOU REVIVED? AND AT THE MOMENT OF YOUR DEATHS,
WHAT PRECISELY DID YOU SEE. [TETORA] I'M OKAY NOW!
[REGAN] WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU...EH?
[FEDERICO] THAT'S ENOUGH [VOINEN] OKAY, OKAY.
LET'S GO FOR A LITTLE WALK. (REGAN CRYING OUT)
[REGAN] HEY NOW! I'M JUST FASCINATED
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. I WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING.
[REGAN] FILL ME IN! I WANT THE WHOLE STORY!
(NERVOUS LAUGH)
[REGAN] I STILL HAVEN'T FINISHED MY RESEARCH ON
THE TRANSPORT GATES BETWEEN THE CITIES...
TILL THEN, I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN SOON.
HAVE A SAFE JOURNEY, MY FRIEND.
[SHIROE, VOICEOVER] SILVER SWORD ALSO REMAINED IN SUSUKINO.
THEY'LL REORGANIZE THEIR FORCES
AND PREPARE FOR FUTURE RAIDS WHILE PROTECTING THEIR CITY.
[WILLIAM] UH... HMM...
HUH?
JUST IN CASE...
WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND ADD ME TO YOUR FRIENDS LIST.
HMMM.
[SHIROE] I ALREADY DID.
[WILLIAM] OKAY, WELL THAT'S GOOD.
[DEMICAS] BETTER BELIEVE IT!
I SAVED THAT DORK... THAT BOY OWES ME BIG TIME!
[UPASHI] OKAY, OKAY. GOOD FOR YOU.
HUH?! COME ON! I MEAN IT!
HE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT ME.
HE THANKED ME FOR IT AND EVERYTHING!
HE WAS CRYING LIKE A BABY! AHH!
I HAD TO WIPE HIS NOSE... HUH?
HMMM...
UH... WHAT? WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WELL, IT'S... IT'S JUST THAT YOU'RE HAPPY.
HUH?!
MAKE ME HAPPY TOO...
[DEMICAS] HMMM...
(GRIFFON CRIES)
[BOTH] HUH?
OH COME ON... I WANTED TO RIDE WITH YOU, NAOTSUGU!
MY GRIFFON HAS A HARD ENOUGH TIME RIDING
WITH JUST ME AND ALL THIS ARMOR!
WHATEVER! I BET YOU'RE SAVING THAT SADDLE FOR SOMEBODY ELSE!
WHAT?! HEY! THAT IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, OKAY!
COULD YOU MAYBE TAKE IT EASY ON THE GUY?
HUH? BUT I'M JUST HAVING A LITTLE FUN WITH THE BIG LUG.
SO... YOU EVER GOING TO TELL HIM YOU'RE A BOY...?
WHEN'S THE BIG REVEAL?
I'M JUST GONNA LET HIM STAY NERVOUS AND CONFUSED UNTIL
HE FIGURES IT OUT. I MEAN IT'LL BE A LOT MORE FUN THAT WAY!
(EXHALE) WELL I KINDA GET THE FEELING YOU'RE WASTING
YOUR TIME... NAOTSUGU AND MARIELLE ARE KIND OF A THING.
[TETORA] YEAH... [NAOTSUGU] HEY, SHIROE!
WHY DID YOU LET THAT LITTLE SPAZZY PANTS INTO OUR GUILD?
BECAUSE YOU NEEDED A STAR!
KAZUHIKO'S RECOMMENDATION DIDN'T HURT.
HUH? WELL JUST SO YOU KNOW...
IT'S NOT LIKE I WENT TO SUSUKINO UNDER ORDERS FROM KAZUHIKO
AND DID A BUNCH OF SPY STUFF, OKAY?!
IT'S ALL RIGHT TETORA, I BELIEVE YOU.
YOUR GUILD'S PRETTY STRONG,
YOU GUYS CAN HELP OUT A LOT OF PEOPLE.
YEAH WELL, WE DIDN'T START LOG HORIZON
TO BE SOME KIND OF A CHARITY.
YEAH, BUT... YOU STILL HAVE FAITH IN THE WORLD...
AND YOU DON'T LET EVERYONE'S INDIFFERENCE
KEEP YOU FROM HELPING PEOPLE.
MORE THAN THEY DESERVE SOMETIMES.
HMPH?
[SHIROE, THINKING] SHE'S SMARTER THAN I THOUGHT.
BETTER WATCH HER.
[ZELDEUS] SO WHERE'S INTIX?
[MIZPHA] EASY, ZELDEUS... SHE'LL BE HERE, SOON.
I TAKE IT THE PRINCESS IS KEEPING HER?
I'M IN THE MOOD FOR A FIGHT...
NOT ENOUGH BLOOD THESE DAYS...
I DON'T WANT TO GET OUT OF PRACTICE.
I'M TIRED OF JUST SITTING AROUND WAITING.
BUT I'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES
IF IT'LL GET ME BACK ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
[NAKARUNARD] YOU'RE JUST POSTURING.
EVERYONE KNOWS YOU'RE HERE FOR THE WINE
MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, NPC. HMPH.
(YAWN)
[KUONG] HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO WAIT?
I JUST WANNA GET THIS OVER WITH AND GET OUTTA HERE.
[JARED GUNN] UP TOO LATE WERE WE?!
YOU SHOULDN'T STAY UP ALL NIGHT STARING AT THE MOON, CHILD.
I'M JUST WAITING FOR A GM TO CALL...
SO I CAN FINALLY GET AWAY FROM YOU.
[LOREILE] ALL RIGHT THEN, IT LOOKS LIKE THE PRINCESS
WON'T BE GRACING US WITH HER PRESENCE.
HM?
[INTIX] TELL ME,
WHAT IS THE STATUS OF AKIHABARA'S EXPEDITIONARY ARMY?
THEY'RE STILL IN THE SEVENTH FALL AREA, FIGHTING GOBLINS.
VERY GOOD, AND THE ROYAL GUARDSMAN IN AKIHABARA?
NUMBER ONE SAID HE WAS CAUGHT.
HE WAS RAISING QUITE THE RUCKUS OVER THERE.
A ROYAL GUARDSMAN?
[KAZUHIKO] WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
NO ONE TOLD ME ABOUT ANY OF THIS.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU... IT WAS A MINOR ISSUE.
HEH.
HMPH...
(EXHALE)
[KR] THE VILLAIN BEHIND GLASSES HAS MADE HIS WAY BACK TO TOWN.
(SURPRISED)
[KR] IT KIND OF MAKES ME WONDER WHAT HE WAS DOING IN SUSUKINO.
OKAY, INTIX, WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
THAT RABBLE THAT REFUSES TO MARCH TO THE BEAT
OF YOUR DRUM HAS RETURNED.
(GIGGLE)
[NAOTSUGU] YOU KNOW, I'M STILL SURPRISED YOU DECIDED
TO JUST GIVE THE ZONES BACK TO THE SERVER.
[SHIROE] I HAD NO IDEA IT WOULD TURN INTO SUCH A BIG ORDEAL.
[NAOTSUGU] YEAH, WELL, SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING'S AN ISSUE.
EVER SINCE WE STARTED.
[SHIROE] HMPH... PRETTY MUCH. KR USED TO HAVE
AN OLD SAYING FOR TIMES LIKE THIS...
"BLAME YOUR BIRTH STARS AND SIMPLY GIVE IN TO YOUR FATE."
(TETORA SQUEALS) [BOTH] HUH?
[TETORA] SO, ARE THEY THE OTHER MEMBERS OF LOG HORIZON?!
[SHIROE] GUYS!
[NAOTSUGU] MARIELLE! (GRUNTS) [TETORA](GIGGLE) HI, EVERYBODY!
YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY NICE OF ALL OF YOU TO GET TOGETHER
TO MEET ME TODAY. (NAOTSUGU STRUGGLES)
[RUDY] WELL NOW, SOMEBODY'S SURE FULL OF THEMSELVES.
[ISUZU] AREN'T YOU ONE TO TALK?
[TOYA] THAT MUST BE TETORA...
DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS A GIRL. [MINORI] OH...
(LAUGHING) [HENRIETTA] OH DEAR.
IT LOOKS AS IF THOSE TWO ARE HOLDING HANDS.
[TETORA] GET READY TO MEET YOUR NEW STARLET!
COME ON! I'M SERIOUS OKAY!
LEMME GO, YOU SKANK! LET GO OF ME!
[TETORA] THANKS FOR WAITING! (SHIROE EXHALES)
[TETORA] HEY EVERYBODY! [NAOTSUGU] WHOA!
[ISUZU] WELCOME BACK, MASTER SHIROE.
[RUDY] WE TOOK CARE OF ALL THE IMPORTANT STUFF,
WHILE YOU WERE GONE.
[TOYA] WE WERE FIGHTING GOBLINS, YOU DOOFUS!
AND WE WENT TO CHOSHI, SO WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS
IS I SAVED TWO CITIES! (BOTH GROANING)
[MINORI] I'M SO GLAD YOU MADE IT BACK SHIROE. GOOD TO SEE YOU!
HMMPH.
[SHIROE] IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY. (ALL CHUCKLING)
[NYANTA] WELL, NOW... IT'S BEEN FAR TOO LONG MY MAN...
I'M GLAD TO SEE YOUR FACE.
WHY DON'T WE BREAK THIS UP WHILE HE STILL HAS BOTH HIS ARMS?
SO, WHO'S YOUR LITTLE FRIEND HERE?!
[NAOTSUGU] UWALLH... I'M JU... AH!
[TETORA] I'M A STAR SHINING IN THE EVENING SKY!
MY NAME'S TETORA. THE ORTHODOX GALAXY STYLE STARLET!
BUT FEEL FREE TO JUST CALL ME TETORA!
A STARLET, HUH? OKAY WELL...! I'M A GUILD MASTER!
(NAOTSUGU CRYING OUT) [TETORA] ZAP! ZAPPITY‐ZAP! ZAP!
I AM NOT GONNA MESS WITH THAT RIGHT NOW. [TOYA] NO DOUBT.
[SHIROE] I THINK WE'LL SAVE THE FORMAL INTRODUCTION
FOR LATER. HUH?
[MINORI] IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
WELL, UH... UH?
YOU'RE HERE. RIGHT ON TIME AS USUAL.
HEY NOW, DID YOU GROW?
MY LORD THAT'S NOT VERY NICE!
UH... S‐SORRY! I MEAN, IT'S JUST YOU'RE STANDING TALLER!
[SHIROE, THINKING] SHE SEEMS... DIFFERENT...
THAN THE LAST TIME I SAW HER.
(EXHALE)
DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT MY LORD, IT'S EMBARRASSING.
UH... I'M SORRY! SORRY!
[SHIROE, THINKING] I FORGOT...
SHE'S BEEN THROUGH A BATTLE OF HER OWN.
AND NOT JUST HER, THEY ALL HAVE.
[SHIROE, VOICEOVER] NO MATTER HOW CLOSE THEY ARE...
NO MATTER HOW FAR AWAY...
THE DISTANCE MEANS NOTHING...
THEY'RE ALL WORKING TO MAKE THEIR OWN PART OF THIS WORLD
THE BEST THEY CAN.
I'VE GOT A LOT OF FRIENDS, AND WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
[SHIROE] IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME, AKATSUKI.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK, MY LORD.
[AKATSUKI, VOICEOVER] VALENTINE'S DAY ALSO COMES TO
THE WORLD OF ELDER TALES.
IT'S HERE. YOU CAN IGNORE IT IF YOU WANT,
BUT IT'S RIGHT HERE ON TOP OF US.
SOME WILL FIND HAPPINESS, AND OTHER...? WELL...
SOMETIMES IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHAT'S IN ANOTHER'S HEART.
WHO DO YOU LOVE?
[SHIROE] I WANT TO STAND UP... ONE MORE TIME...