(SWORDS CLANGING, SOLDIERS GRUNTING)
[KARASHIN] WOW! YOU'VE REALLY GOTTEN
THEIR LEVELS UP, HAVEN'T YOU? [ISAAC] UH?
[KARASHIN] THEN AGAIN I SHOULDN'T EXPECT ANYTHING LESS
FROM THE BLACK SWORD KNIGHTS. YOU'RE A BUNCH OF STUDS!
OF COURSE! THEY KNOW WHO TO CALL TO GET THINGS DONE!
[ITHERUS] MISTER ISAAC YOU'RE REALLY AMAZING AT THIS!
YOU JUST KEEP ONE MAKING ALL OUR SOLDIERS TOUGH.
[ITHERUS] BOTH OF YOU ARE REALLY HELPING MAIHAMA RIGHT NOW
WITH ALL YOUR HARD WORK! THANK YOU.
[REZARICK] HAVING YOU SAY THAT MAKES ALL THE TIME WE'RE
PUTTING IN WORTHWHILE, MASTER ITHERUS.
WOULDN'T YOU SAY, MISTER ISAAC? (ISAAC GROWLS)
[KARASHIN] I CAN TELL YOU'VE BEEN WORKING PRETTY HARD
AT THIS, MISTER ISAAC! (CHUCKLING)
[ISAAC] (SNARLING) YOU CALL ME "MISTER" ONE MORE TIME,
AND I'LL CUT YOUR STUPID HEADS OFF!
[RODERICK] NOW, ABOUT THIS REQUEST OF YOURS,
TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION OF A LUNAR COMMUNICATION DEVICE.
[SHIROE] IT'S GONNA COST THIS MUCH?
[RODERICK] THE PROBLEM'S THE SCALE...
IT'D TAKE MORE THAN THREE YEARS OF WHAT WE SET ASIDE
FOR THE CITY'S OPERATING BUDGET.
[SHIROE] YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
[RODERICK] THERE'S ANOTHER CAVEAT.
THERE'S NO GUARANTEE WE CAN MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS WORK
IN THE FIRST PLACE OR KEEP IT RUNNING AFTER IT'S UP.
[SHIROE] WELL, OF COURSE.
[RODERICK] YOU'RE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS?
TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO GO BACK HOME?
[SHIROE] (EXHALE) I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EASY.
[AKATSUKI] SO WHAT DID YOU TELL EVERYONE
AT THE ROUND TABLE ANYWAY?
IF WE MAKE CONTACT WITH THE MOON,
THE TRAVELLERS UP THERE
MIGHT BE ABLE TO GIVE US SOME IDEA ABOUT HOW TO GET BACK HOME.
THAT BEING SAID, I DIDN'T GO OUT OF MY WAY
TO RAISE ANYONE'S EXPECTATIONS, EITHER.
(SIGH)
THE WAY THINGS ARE RIGHT NOW,
THERE'S NO WAY THEY'D APPROVE IT.
HUH?
UH... WHAT'RE YOU DOING, AKATSUKI?
[AKATSUKI] REMEMBER YOUR FOREHEAD.
YOU'RE GETTING OLD MAN WRINKLES AGAIN.
I FORBID ANY MORE WRINKLES.
I'LL WORK ON IT.
[SERARA] IS WHAT MASTER SHIROE SAID BEFORE IS ALL TRUE?
I REALLY WOULDN'T MIND GOING BACK HOME, YOU KNOW?
[MINORI] A LOT OF WHAT HE SAID IS STILL UNCONFIRMED,
SO WE SHOULD PROBABLY KEEP IT TO OURSELVES FOR NOW,
SINCE NOTHING'S SET.
[ISUZU] YEAH, THAT WON'T BE EASY!
THAT'S NOT THE KINDA THING YOU CAN KEEP SECRET FOR LONG.
SERIOUSLY, JUST THINK ABOUT WHAT IT REALLY MEANS.
YEAH... IT'S COMPLICATED...
OH MAN, AS MUCH AS I WANT TO SEE MY MOM AND DAD AGAIN...
I DON'T WANNA LEAVE ALL THE PEOPLE
WHO'VE BEEN WITH ME THROUGH THIS WHOLE THING.
THEY'RE IMPORTANT TO ME.
[MINORI] OH, SERARA...
I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
NOW THAT WE'RE ALL FRIENDS AND
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH TOGETHER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, MINORI?
HUH? WELL, I DON'T KNOW...
I HAVEN'T GIVEN IT A LOT OF THOUGHT.
MPH?
(EXHALE)
I WOULD IF I COULD.
HUH?
[TOYA] I'M SURE MOST OF US WOULD DO THE SAME THING...
IT'S NOT LIKE WE WOKE UP ONE DAY AND SAID WE WANTED TO BE HERE.
[ISUZU] IT'S TRUE. WE'RE ALL VICTIMS IN THIS.
NONE OF US HAD A CHOICE IN THE MATTER; THAT'S FOR SURE.
BUT I ALSO WOULDN'T MIND STAYING HERE EITHER.
I MEAN I FEEL LIKE I'VE MADE MYSELF USEFUL, Y'KNOW.
IN FACT, I THINK I'VE MANAGED TO ACCOMPLISH MORE HERE
THAN I EVER DID BACK HOME.
OKAY, TOYA...
[RUDY] I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM TOYA.
UH... RUDY...
IT'S NATURAL FOR EVERYONE TO WANNA GO HOME...
AND SAYING GOODBYE...? I'M READY FOR THAT.
[RUDY] WHATEVER TOYA WANTS,
AS LONG AS IT ISN'T ANOTHER FORCED RELOCATION
AT THE HANDS OF SOME UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES.
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
[ISUZU] TOYA?
MISS ISUZU, IF YOU END UP GOING BACK TO YOUR HOMELAND,
WON'T YOU BE ABLE TO PLAY MUSIC WITH YOUR FATHER?
UH... IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE...
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER RUDY.
[SERARA] OH WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAVE TO BE SO DIFFICULT?
MPH.
[ISAAC] THE CITY'S GETTIN' MORE AND MORE LIKE THE OLD AKIHABARA,
ISN'T IT? [MAN] SHORT SLEEVED T‐SHIRTS HALF OFF TODAY!
[REZARICK] I GUESS OUR CULTURE'S RUBBING OFF
ON THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND
MORE THAN WE COULD'VE EXPECTED.
[KARASHIN] IT CERTAINLY HAS.
SO WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF ALL THIS?
[ITHERUS] I LOVE IT! PEOPLE OF THE LAND NEED
TO EMBRACE ADVENTURER CULTURE SO WE CAN KEEP GROWING!
MY GRANDFATHER SAYS THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR FUTURE.
[ISAAC] SPEAKING OF, HOW LONG'RE YOU GONNA BE FOLLOWING ME?
[ITHERUS] AS LONG AS IT TAKES, I'VE GOTTA GET TO KNOW
ADVENTURERS LIKE YOU THE SAME WAY RAYNESHIA DID.
YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME, MISTER ISAAC!
(ISAAC GROWLING) [REZARICK] I DON'T SUPPOSE NOW'D
BE A GOOD TIME TO REMIND YOU
THAT PROTECTING THE YOUNG MASTER'S ONE OF OUR DUTIES.
[ISAAC] HMPH. YEAH, WHATEVER MAN.
[KARASHIN] THE BOY SEEMS TO BE AWFULLY FOND OF YOU.
[ISAAC] IT'S NOT MY STYLE.
[KARASHIN] WELL MAYBE IT SHOULD BE...
A FRIENDSHIP LIKE THIS CAN MAKE THE TIES BETWEEN
MAIHAMA AND AKIHABARA STRONGER.
IT'S JUST THAT WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ISSUE WE'RE
GOING TO NEED TO DEAL WITH.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
[KARASHIN] COME ON. YOU'VE GOTTA REMEMBER
THE LAST CONFERENCE MEETING.
YOU KNOW, TRYING TO TALK TO THE MOON?
[ISAAC] YOU MEAN THAT THING THAT MIGHT TELL US
HOW WE'RE GONNA GET BACK HOME?
[KARASHIN] EXACTLY. AND IT'S PROBABLY GONNA THROW
A MONKEY WRENCH IN THIS WORLD'S POLITICS.
COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT IT...
ESPECIALLY WHEN POLITICIANS USE OTHER PEOPLE TO FIGHT.
REALLY? BUT THIS COULD HELP OUR CHANCES OF GETTING BACK HOME.
I'M MORE OF A SIT AND WAIT KINDA GUY INSTEAD OF A WORRY‐WART.
YEAH, I GUESS...
COME ON...
A HIGH PRICE TAG DOESN'T MEAN
THAT SWORD'S WORTH A DAMN. [ITHERUS] HUH?
[ISAAC] REZARICK, YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER.
MISTER ISAAC IS MUCH BETTER JUDGE OF SWORDS THAN I AM.
GIMME A BREAK, WILLYA?
(EXHALE)
HERE... THIS'LL WORK.
AH... OH GOODNESS.
BUT IT'S EXPENSIVE, AND IT'S LEVEL‐RATING IS
A LOT HIGHER THAN WHAT I SHOULD BE USING RIGHT NOW.
I CAN'T USE IT YET... LET'S GO.
I WAS TRYING TO HELP THE KID OUT.
KNOWING HIS OWN LIMITATIONS IS A GOOD THING.
HE ACTS KINDA LIKE A KID IN A LOT OF WAYS,
BUT THAT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
OKAY... WHATEVER. HUH?
HM?
[REZARICK] IS SOMETHING... WRONG?
NOTHING... LET'S GET OUTTA HERE.
[SERJIAD] HOW'S THE TRAINING FOR THE SOLDIERS
COMING ALONG, MASTER ISAAC?
[ISAAC] THEY'RE OKAY SO FAR.
THEY'RE LEVELING UP QUICK ENOUGH.
THAT KIND OF NEWS IS ENCOURAGING.
TIMES ARE SUCH THAT WE COULD BE EMBROILED IN WAR AT ANY MOMENT.
DID YOU REALLY HAVE ME COME OUT HERE TO DRINK TEA
AND MAKE SMALL TALK, OLD MAN?
(CLEARING THROAT) I'M CONCERNED ABOUT ITHERUS.
[ISAAC] HUH?
WE'VE DECIDED THAT WE'RE GOING TO HOLD A GRAND CEREMONY
FOR HIS BIRTHDAY IN A FEW DAYS.
IT WILL ALSO SERVE AS MY OPPORTUNITY TO NAME HIM
AS THE PROPER HEIR TO HOUSE COWEN.
THE "PROPER HEIR"? THAT LITTLE BOY?
[SERJIAD] HMMM.
I THOUGHT YOU ALREADY HAD A SON
TO TAKE OVER WHEN YOU DECIDE TO STEP DOWN.
[SERJIAD] FERNELLE MARRIED INTO MY FAMILY.
HE'S A MAGNIFICENT STATESMAN AND WARRIOR,
BUT THE PEOPLE WOULD NEVER ACCEPT HIS ASCENSION.
THEY WANT MY SUCCESSOR TO HAVE
THE COWEN BLOOD FLOWING IN THEIR VEINS.
MY DAUGHTER, SARARIYA, AND FERNELLE
HAVE THREE CHILDREN TOGETHER.
THEIR ELDEST DAUGHTER, RISSELTHEA,
THEIR SECOND DAUGHTER, RAYNESHIA,
AND THEIR YOUNGEST OF COURSE IS ITHERUS.
RISSELTHEA ABANDONED HER RIGHT AS SUCCESSOR
BY MARRYING OUTSIDE NOBILITY..
LEAVING US WITH RAYNESHIA AND ITHERUS.
[ISAAC] THAT'S RIGHT, I FORGOT ABOUT HER, DIDN'T I?
I WAS BLINDED BY WHAT I THOUGHT WAS RESOLVE.
FRANKLY, HER OUTBURST AT THE LORDS
WAS A HARSH AWAKENING AT MY FOOLISH OPTIMISM.
SHE WILL STILL HAVE A ROLE IN OUR GOVERNMENT,
BUT YOU CAN BE SURE IT WON'T BE HEAD OF STATE.
SO SHE ISN'T GONNA BE RUNNING THINGS.
[SERJIAD] AND BESIDES,
A LORDSHIP REQUIRES A MAN'S QUALITIES.
I'M SURE ITHERUS WILL GROW INTO THIS.
[ISAAC] SO BASICALLY THIS WHOLE SUCCESSION THING
HAS BEEN WEIGHING HEAVY ON YOUR MIND, HUH, CHIEF?
[SERJIAD] (GRUNT) HENCEFORTH, IT WILL BE ESSENTIAL FOR A LORD
TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING WITH THE ADVENTURERS.
MASTER ISAAC, YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO, ITHERUS IS JUST A BOY.
I ASK A FAVOR, PLEASE MENTOR HIM WHILE YOU'RE HERE.
THEY'RE THINGS YOU KNOW, WE CANNOT TEACH.
(SIGH)
I REALLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THIS, MAN... HM?
(MAID SOBBING) [ITHERUS] NOW LOOK,
IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED HELP WITH JUST LET ME KNOW.
I'LL TALK TO MY GRANDFATHER AND SEE WHAT I CAN DO!
[MAID A] THANKS SO MUCH, YOUNG MASTER!
[ITHERUS] I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IF WE WIDENED THIS WATERWAY,
MORE SHIPS COULD PASS THROUGH.
THAT OUGHT TO HELP US EXPAND OUR MARITIME
TRADE PROFITS MOVING FORWARD.
[ITHERUS] GREAT JOB!
THE STRAWBERRIES THIS YEAR ARE SO YUMMY!
AHHHHHHHHH!
[ITHERUS] UGH!
(GRUNT)
[ITHERUS] ONE MORE TIME!
(PANTING)
HEH!
[ISAAC] I THOUGHT HE WAS JUST A PAMPERED LITTLE SNOT,
BUT HE'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE A LORD SOMEDAY... GO FIGURE.
[KARASHIN] MASTER ITHERUS IS IN A KEY POSITION.
IT'S A CRITICAL TIME FOR THE CITY RIGHT NOW.
WHAT WITH THINGS THREATENING TO GET NASTY WITH WESTELANDE.
[ISAAC] AND I SUPPOSE THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHAT
THOSE JERKS IN MINAMI ARE TRYING TO PULL.
[KARASHIN] WELL NOW! THAT WAS PRETTY OBSERVANT OF YOU!
MISTER ISAAC'S A POLITICIAN, NOW?
(GRUNTS)
I KNOW, TAKE IT EASY.
WELL, WESTELANDE AND MINAMI SEEM TO BE RUBBING ELBOWS, RIGHT...
AND IT ALL COMES FROM WESTELANDE LOOKING LIKE THEY WERE MAKING
A BIG PLAY FOR EASTAL. AND BY A "BIG PLAY," I MEAN A BIG WAR.
ENLIGHTEN ME, PLEASE.
IN THEIR HISTORY, IT LOOKS LIKE THE WHOLE ISLAND
OF YAMATO WAS GOVERNED BY WHAT USED TO BE CALLED
THE IMPERIAL DYNASTY OF WESTELANDE.
[KARASHIN] HOWEVER, AT SOME POINT,
THE ENTIRE ISLAND WAS ENGULFED IN A MASSIVE CIVIL WAR...
AND ONCE ALL THE BATTLES HAD DIED DOWN,
THE DYNASTY FELL APART UNDER ITS OWN WEIGHT.
WHAT'S LEFT, DIVIDED THINGS INTO THE HOLY EMPIRE OF WESTELANDE,
AND EASTAL'S LEAGUE OF FREEDOM CITIES.
AND EVEN AFTER ALL THIS TIME, WESTELANDE IS STILL CLAIMING
THEY HAVE SOME SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE LAND.
SO THEY'RE TRYING TO PROFIT OFF THE NAME OF AN OLD DYNASTY?
WHAT A BUNCH OF IDIOTS... (GULP)
IF YOU GET ENOUGH PEOPLE TOGETHER,
THERE'S BOUND TO BE TROUBLE OF SOME KIND.
AND OF COURSE THAT "BUNCH OF IDIOTS" ARE FOAMING
AT THE MOUTH TO GET ALL OF US ADVENTURERS
INVOLVED IN THEIR MESS IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
AND YOU KNOW WAY TOO MUCH!
INFORMATION IS A MERCHANT'S GREATEST ASSET, YOU KNOW?
SPEAKING OF "INFO," HERE'S A LITTLE GIFT.
SO WHAT'S THIS THEN?
(CHUCKLES)
[ISAAC, THINKING] HRUMPH... WHAT A MESS,
PEOPLE OF THE LAND AND THE ADVENTURERS
ARE BOTH A PAIN IN THE ASS.
I ALWAYS TURNED A BLIND EYE TO IT AND SAID,
"NOPE, THAT'S ABOVE MY PAY GRADE."
I MEAN, I REALLY CAN'T STAND IT...
(CHOMP)
[ISAAC, THINKING] BUT SOMETIMES IT'S GOT IT'S PERKS.
[ITHERUS] HWAH, HUAH, HA!
[ITHERUS] UWAH!
(EXHALE)
[ISAAC] HEY... [ITHERUS] UH?
[ISAAC] WHY DON'T YOU TRY THIS? [ITHERUS] UH?
YOU'RE NOT EXACTLY MY SIZE, JUNIOR. THAT'LL FIT YA BETTER.
GET YOUR BALANCE AND FOOTWORK DOWN
AND THEN YOU OUGHTA DO ALL RIGHT.
BUT THIS SWORD... IT WAS EXPENSIVE, WASN'T IT?
IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY... IT'S MY GIFT TO YOU.
I DON'T THINK...
I DON'T THINK YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND ECONOMICS,
DO YOU, MISTER ISAAC?
WELL YOU CAN ALWAYS GIVE IT BACK!
IT WAS A JOKE.
I APPRECIATE IT! THANK YOU VERY KINDLY, SIR!
[TETORA] MARIELLE...
AREN'T WE SUPPOSED TO BE GOING OVER TO SUIFUU
TO SEE THE PRINCESS TODAY?
[MARIELLE] SHE SAID SHE'S GOING BACK TO MAIHAMA
TO ATTEND HER LITTLE BROTHER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.
[HENRIETTA] RIEZE'S GONE WITH HER TO PROVIDE SECURITY.
[TETORA] FRICKITY FRACK! BUT I WANTED TO TALKED TO HER ABOUT
THE TWO OF US FORMING A NEW UNIT TOGETHER!
[BOTH] WHAT KIND OF "NEW UNIT"?
[TETORA] CHECK IT!
A GALAXY‐STYLE STARLET
PRINCESS SPECIAL UNIT. IT'LL BE CALLED...
TETONESHIA!
CAN'T YOU JUST SEE IT, YOU GUYS?!
TWO YOUNG SUPER‐HOTTIES MAKING THEIR DEBUT TOGETHER ON STAGE!
AFTER ALL, I GOTTA MAKE A NAME FOR MYSELF
BEFORE WE ALL GO BACK HOME!
WE'LL MAKE OUR FIRST GIG, OUR LAST GIG, THAT WOULD BE SO EPIC!
ALL WE'D HAVE TO DO IS SHOW A LITTLE LEG...
YOU KNOW, HENRIETTA, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TELL THE PRINCESS
THAT WE MAY END UP GOING BACK PRETTY SOON.
YEAH, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN EASY GOODBYE FOR ANY OF US.
[RAYNESHIA] RIEZE? [RIEZE] HUH?
[RAYNESHIA] I'M SORRY TO FORCE THIS REQUEST ON YOU.
I KNOW YOU'RE EXTREMELY BUSY WITH YOUR DUTIES,
RUNNING YOUR GUILD. YOU MUST BE EXHAUSTED.
[RIEZE] OH, PLEASE. I'M DOING FINE, REALLY.
YOU KNOW, TO BE HONEST, A SECURITY DETAIL
LIKE THIS WOULD NORMALLY BE GIVEN TO A MAN
OR AT LEAST SOMEONE IN THE GUARD, WOULDN'T YOU THINK?
I MEAN, WHERE IS KRUSTY?
WHAT'S TAKING HIM SO LONG? [RIEZE] UH... HM.
(STREET CHATTER)
[SERJIAD] I SUPPOSE FROM AN ADVENTURER'S PERSPECTIVE
A GRAND DIPLOMATIC FUNCTION LIKE THIS MUST SEEM A BIT TRIVIAL.
[ISAAC] NOT REALLY... WE'VE HAD OUR SHARE OF PARTIES
BACK HOME AND HERE, TOO.
AND HONESTLY, SOME OF US CAN GET PRETTY
GEEKED UP ABOUT BIRTHDAYS.
[SERJIAD] SPLENDID.
MY GRANDSON IS AN INTELLIGENT YOUNG MAN...
HE UNDERSTANDS A GREAT DEAL.
BUT STILL, THE BOY'S JUST TURNED NINE YEARS OLD.
[SERJIAD] I SOMETIMES WONDER IF I GAVE HIM TOO MUCH
RESPONSIBILITY TOO QUICKLY.
[ISAAC] WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, OLD MAN?
YOU'VE BEEN SHOULDERING A LOT OF
THIS RESPONSIBILITY YOURSELF, YOU KNOW?
DON'T YOU THINK YOU HAVE ENOUGH GREY HAIR?
[SERJIAD] HMMM...
[ISAAC] OK, HE'S NINE.
BUT FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN YOU'VE ALREADY MADE A MAN OUT OF HIM.
HE TAKES RESPONSIBILITY WELL.
IF HE WASN'T CAPABLE OF TAKING IT HE WOULD'VE BROKEN ALREADY.
AND IF THINGS DO GET HEAVY FOR HIM,
HE'S GOT PEOPLE AROUND HIM TO HELP.
[SERJIAD] FOR ITHERUS' SAKE I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.
[ISAAC] HE'S DEFINITELY OKAY BY ME,
THE LITTLE FELLA STILL HAS THE NERVE TO
CALL ME "MISTER," AFTER ALL.
HUH? (EXCITEMENT WELLING UP)
[NOBLEMAN A] PRINCESS RAYNESHIA!
[NOBLEMAN B] SO BEAUTIFUL, AS ALWAYS.
[RAYNESHIA] I'M SORRY EVERYONE, I KNOW I'M LATE...
MY APOLOGIES TO EVERYONE HERE.
PLEASE EXCUSE MY TARDINESS, GRANDFATHER.
[ITHERUS] BIG SISTER RAYNESHIA, WELCOME BACK!
I'M SORRY I GOT HERE SO LATE, ITHERUS.
I HOPE YOU'VE BEEN DOING WELL.
[ITHERUS] YEAH!
I SPENT THE WHOLE TIME YOU WERE AWAY TRYING
TO MAKE MORE ADVENTURER FRIENDS JUST LIKE YOU DID.
[RAYNESHIA] UH‐HUA. YOU HAVE TO BE VIGILANT!
MAKING A FRIEND WITH AN ADVENTURER ISN'T EASY.
AND YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL,
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT KIND OF PERSON THEY ARE.
THERE ARE MONSTERS AMONG THEM,
NOT TO MENTION A FEW VILLAINS AS WELL.
IN FACT, TO BE SAFE, JUST STAY AWAY FROM THE ONES WITH GLASSES.
WELL IN THAT CASE, EVERYTHING SHOULD BE JUST FINE.
LOOK. MASTER ISAAC DOESN'T WEAR GLASSES.
[RAYNESHIA] OH, THAT'S GOOD THEN.
[ITHERUS] I'M ABOUT TO MAKE MY DEBUT...
WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR AND KEEP AN EYE ON ME, DEAR SISTER?
[RAYNESHIA] OF COURSE, I WILL. [ITHERUS] MM!
(CHEERS AND CLAPPING)
[NOBLEMAN] MY LORD ITHERUS,
THIS JUICE IS MADE FROM THE FRUIT GROWN IN OUR REGION.
IT IS OUR HUMBLE GIFT TO YOU, YOUR GRACE.
[ITHERUS] AHH...
[NOBLEMAN] HMPH.
HEH HE HEH...
[ITHERUS] UH?
WHAT'S THE MATTER, MISTER ISAAC?
THAT WAS A PRETTY SLOPPY ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT,
IF YOU ASK ME. (DRINK POURING)
[MAID] WHAT? WHATEVER ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
[NOBLEMAN] NOW WAIT A MINUTE, SIR. WE WOULD NEVER...
IT'S MERELY A GIFT FOR THE NEW KING!
(CONCERNED CROWD)
YOU DIDN'T COUNT ON THE ASSAULT ALERT EARRING
GIVEN TO ME BY THE RODERICK'S CRAFTSMEN!
[ISAAC] OF COURSE, I WASN'T EXPECTING IT
TO GO OFF THIS SOON,
BUT WHAT THE HELL.
[NOBLEMAN] UNGH.
UWA‐HAA!
[ISAAC] POISON! UWA!
(SCREAMS, DISORIENTED CROWD)
[ISAAC] DON'T BREATH, GOT IT?!
[MAID] GET OUTTA THE WAY, ADVENTURER!
THIS DOESN'T CONCERN YOU!
[NOBLEMAN] WE'RE DOING THIS FOR THE PEACE OF YAMATO!
[ISAAC] HA. [ITHERUS] WHOA!
[ISAAC] HEY REZARICK, DISTRACTION!
HYAHHH! (GLASS BREAKING)
(PANTING)
[ITHERUS] ARE YOU OKAY?
[ISAAC] I'M FINE. JUST BURNS A LITTLE.
[ISAAC, THINKING] THEY'RE PRETTY TOUGH FOR NPCS...
I WONDER IF THEY'RE THE ONES WHO...
[ISAAC] HUH...?
[MAID] YAAAH!
(GRUNT)
UGH!
(SURPRISED)
WHY DON'T YOU PICK ON SOMEONE
TWICE YOUR SIZE!
UWAH!
SWORD OF PAIN BLACK!
[ASSASSIN A] A BINDING SPELL!
[ASSASSIN B] NO! DAMMIT!
NOW YOU BASTARDS CAN'T ATTACK ANYBODY BUT ME!
YOU'RE NOT PUTTIN' ANOTHER HAND ON THE KID ANYMORE, YOU GOT ME?!
WELCOME TO MY LITTLE ASS‐KICKIN' PARTY!
WAH!
NNNGH!
HWAHHH!
HA!
UWAHA!
HUWAH!
HA!
YAHH!
UWAH!
UUWAAHHH! UNGH!
HA!
UH... (COLLAPSE)
THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR SAYIN' YOU'RE GONNA KILL
A KID FOR THE SAKE OF PEACE!
[ISAAC] YOU COWARDS!
[KARASHIN] WOW, ISAAC, YOU'RE DEFINITELY MY HERO NOW.
[REZARICK] HANG ON A SECOND YOU COULD USE SOME HEALING.
[ISAAC] I'LL BE OKAY, MAN...
I MADE SURE I DIDN'T GET A WHOLE LUNG FULL OF IT.
SERIOUSLY, WHY'RE THESE GUYS SO JACKED?
[KARASHIN] MINAMI WAS SUPPOSEDLY LEVELING UP PEOPLE OF THE LAND.
I GUESS I OWE YOU BIG TIME FOR ALL THAT INFORMATION
YOU GAVE ME THE OTHER DAY.
LOOKS LIKE YOUR PRESENT
FROM RODERICK'S MERCHANT GUILD HELPED.
I STILL HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT HOW YOU KNEW
WESTELANDE ASSASSINS WOULD BE COMING?
I THINK I REMEMBER SAYING INFORMATION
IS A MERCHANT'S BEST FRIEND.
WELL KARASHIN,
YOU'RE NOT AS MUCH OF A WUSS AS I THOUGHT.
[KARASHIN] YEAH. AND I THOUGHT YOU WERE ALL BRAWN
AND NO BRAINS.
[ISAAC] ITHERUS, YOU SHOULD BE SAFE NOW.
[ITHERUS] UH‐HUH.
DON'T YOU WORRY.
I'M NOT GOIN' ANYWHERE LITTLE BUDDY 'O MINE!
YOU GOT THAT, SQUIRT.... [ITHERUS] OW...
[ITHERUS] MM‐HM.
[ISAAC] HEH...
[ITHERUS] THANK YOU, MR. ISAAC.
[SHIROE] I SEE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYTHING ELSE HAPPENS.
GOOD WORK, GO AHEAD AND STAY ON TOP OF THINGS...
THANKS, KARASHIN. (VOICE CHAT ENDING)
[SHIROE, THINKING] I KNEW IT.
OUR PRESENCE HERE IS THROWING ALL THE OTHER SOCIETIES
OUT OF BALANCE.
[SHIROE] WE'VE GOTTA FIND A WAY TO GET BACK HOME?
(SIGH) (DOOR OPENING)
[REGAN] IT'S BEEN A WHILE, HASN'T IT, MASTER SHIROE?
[SHIROE] WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS LURKING AROUND LIKE A CREEP?
[REGAN] I FINALLY MADE SOME HEADWAY
IN MY INVESTIGATION OF SUSUKINO.
I DO APOLOGIZE FOR IT TAKING SO LONG.
[REGAN] WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT IT?
[SHIROE] HOW'S EVERYONE DOING THERE?
[REGAN] THEY'RE DOING WELL, AND THEY MADE SURE
TO TELL ME TO SEND YOU THEIR REGARDS.
[SHIROE] AND I SUPPOSE THE SITUATION
WITH THE TRANSPORT GATES IS THE SAME?
[REGAN] YES. AS I CONTINUED MY RESEARCH,
I DISCOVERED THAT FAIRY RINGS
ARE INDEED AFFECTED BY THE LUNAR CYCLES.
WHICH MAKES THE LEGEND OF ANCIENT ALV RUINS
UP ON THE MOON ALL THE MORE INTERESTING. (CHUCKLING)
[SHIROE, THINKING] THERE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE A CONTROL
BEACON ON THE MOON AFFECTING THE TRANSPORT COORDINATES.
THE MOON'S DEFINITELY IT...
[SHIROE] WE'VE GOTTA FIND A WAY TO TALK TO THEM.
[REGAN] "TALK TO THEM"?
[SHIROE] YEAH.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE INVESTIGATING
ANYTHING THAT MIGHT SEND THE ADVENTURERS HOME.
AND AT THE MOMENT, COMMUNICATION WITH THE MOON SEEMS
TO BE OUR BEST OPTION.
[REGAN] AH. (MUNCHES)
[SHIROE] HOWEVER, THE COST OF THE EQUIPMENT
TO DO IT HAS PROVEN PROHIBITIVE.
[SHIROE] SO THINGS AREN'T VERY PROMISING.
[REGAN] MASTER SHIROE, SHIBUYA HAS AN ANTENNA.
[SHIROE] I KNOW.
[SHIROE] SHIBUYA'S OLD RADIO AND TV COMPLEX.
YAMATO'S ONLY COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY.
WE LOOKED INTO IT A WHILE BACK, AND I DON'T REMEMBER IT WORKING.
I DUNNO WHEN I INVESTIGATED IT, I GOT A SIGNAL,
FAINT, BUT THERE NONETHELESS.
PERHAPS THERE MIGHT STILL BE A CHANCE?
YOU GOT A SIGNAL?
(VOICE CHAT PING) UH...?
[ISAAC, VOICE CHAT] HEY, VILLAIN IN GLASSES!
YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON?!
NPCS'RE DROPPING LIKE FLIES!
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!
WHAT WAS THAT?! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!
JUST SLOW DOWN...!
[MINORI] MASTER SHIROE! [BOTH] UH...!
WE NEED HELP!
WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM!
[ALL] HUH?!
[AKATSUKI, VOICEOVER] THE PEOPLE BEGIN MYSTERIOUSLY FALLING
INTO A DEEP SLEEP...
AS A BLACK SHADOW ECLIPSES THE MOONLIT SKY.
SHIBUYA BECOMES A RAID ZONE, AND IS OVERRUN BY MONSTERS.
WHO COULD BE TRYING TO STOP THE ADVENTURERS
FROM RETURNING TO THE WORLD THEY CAME FROM?
SHIROE DIVES INTO COMBAT,
CONCEALING THE UNCERTAINTY WITHIN HIS HEART.
[SHIROE] MY COMRADES ARE ALWAYS BESIDE ME.