(STREET NOISES)
[MAN A] KEEP IT MOVING!
[MAN B] EIGHTEEN MORE CASES OF EXP POTIONS!
[MIZPHA] HUMPH! THE GREED OF THESE ADVENTURERS.
I HEARD NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO BUILD A FLYING MACHINE.
FOR GOD'S SAKE, HOW MUCH MORE DO THESE PEOPLE WANT?
[LOREILE] ALLOW ME TO REMIND YOU
THAT OUR OWN PRINCESS NUREHA IS AN ADVENTURER
AND SHE'S LENT THIS VERY TRAIN TO THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND.
WORTH SOME CONSIDERATION.
[MIZPHA] HMPH...
WHATEVER THE MASTER CAPTAIN OF THE PALACE GUARD WISHES.
[KR] PULLING SECURITY AGAIN?
I'M BEGINNING TO THINK YOU ACTUALLY LIKE THIS SCHLEP WORK.
SO WHERE'S THE PRINCESS?
[KAZUHIKO] I HAVEN'T SEEN HER.
[KR] STILL COOPED UP INSIDE, HUH?
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK INTIX HAS PLANNED
FOR OUR RELUCTANT NOBLEWOMAN?
[KAZUHIKO] REPLACING KANAMI.
I'M NOT SO SURE JUST ANYONE CAN FILL THOSE BIG SHOES
OF HERS YOU KNOW?
THAT'S TRUE.
[KAZUHIKO] IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE THE TEA PARTY DISBANDED.
I'M NOT SO SURE SHE WAS ALL THAT INTERESTED IN COMING BACK.
I DUNNO, YOU'D BE SURPRISED WHO GOT CAUGHT IN HERE.
HUH?!
UH‐HUH, THAT'S RIGHT.
I RAN INTO HER WHEN I WENT TO THE CHINA SERVER.
[KAZUHIKO] (GASP) WAIT A MINUTE...
SHE STARTED PLAYING ELDER TALES AGAIN.
[KR] GUESS SO...
AND LET ME TELL YOU MY FRIEND SHE WAS PRETTY TERRIFYING!
SHE HASN'T CHANGED ONE BIT SINCE THE LAST TIME.
SHE'S RESTED UP AND READY TO DO SOME DAMAGE.
[KR, VOICEOVER] RIGHT AFTER WE ALL WOKE UP HERE,
I DECIDED TO TAKE A TRIP TO MAINLAND CHINA
TO SEE WHAT I COULD FIND OUT ABOUT THIS PLACE.
I USED SOUL POSSESSION AND TOOK COMMAND OF A HORSE'S BODY.
AND THEN, THERE THEY WERE...
[KANAMI] (CLANG) OOOOHHHH!
THIS IS SO SWEET!
I HAVE STRUCK IT RICH WITH ADVENTURE!
LET'S ROCK AND ROLL, FROGNARDO!
[LEONARDO] IT'S LEONARDO, KANAMI! LEONARDO!
[KANAMI] WOOHOO!
BANG! BOOM! POW! SLAM! WOOHOO! (EXPLOSIONS)
[KR] 'COURSE, SHE WASN'T ALL THAT DIFFICULT TO FIND.
[KANAMI] WHOA! THEY JUST KEEP COMING!
[LEONARDO] YEAH, WELL I TRIED TO WARN YOU!
THIS IS A RAID‐RANKED EVENT!
[COPPELIA] 2000 DAYLIGHT SHADES IN THE AREA.
[KANAMI] SO DEATH WARPS AND RETURN SPELLS
WON'T GET US OUTTA THIS ONE?
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS GUYS? OH THIS IS SO EXCITING!
[ELIAS] UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T KILL ANYTHING
BECAUSE I'M STILL UNDER THE FAIRY EYE'S CURSE.
[LEONARDO] KINDA LAME, MY MAN.
[COPPELIA] THERE'S AN OPENING IN THE BATTLEFIELD.
(ALL SURPRISED)
[LEONARDO] WHAT IS THAT?!
[KANAMI] WELL DON'T JUST STAND THERE,
HOP ALONG FROG‐BOY!
[LEONARDO] MY NAME'S LEONARDO!
[ELIAS] WHY DO WE HAVE TO GO ON FOOT ANYWAY?!
[KANAMI] WHAT?! THAT'S REALLY YOU KR?
I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE ONE OF US MUST'VE SUMMONED A HORSEY!
[KR] I SEE YOU'RE THE SAME AS EVER...
I THOUGHT YOU GAVE UP THE GAME FOR GOOD WHEN YOU LEFT JAPAN.
SO WHAT'S UP? WHAT HAPPENED?
[KANAMI] THEY'VE GOT COMPUTERS IN OTHER COUNTRIES, YOU KNOW!
[KANAMI] AND WELL, HERE WE ALL ARE!
[KR] OKAY, SO WHAT'RE YOU DOING OUT HERE IN CHINA?
[KANAMI] ME? I'M ON MY WAY BACK TO JAPAN!
[KR] WHAT? WHY WOULD YOU GO BACK THERE?!
[ELIAS] UH, JAPAN'S THE OTHER WAY.
[KANAMI] I HEARD THAT OVER ON THE YAMATO SERVER
THEY'RE CALLING THIS WHOLE PREDICAMENT THE "APOCALYPSE"
I REALLY WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED US ALL
TO GET PULLED INSIDE HERE.
[LEONARDO] I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY IT HAS
SOMETHING TO DO WITH NOVASPHERE PIONEERS.
[KR, VOICEOVER] WHEN THE DEVELOPERS CREATED
THE TWELFTH EXPANSION PACK, YOU HAVE TO WONDER
IF THIS WAS ALL PLANNED OR SOME SORT OF HUGE ACCIDENT.
I DON'T KNOW BUT... GOD ONLY KNOWS
HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE LOGGED IN
WHEN THEY LAUNCHED THE UPGRADE.
WHY SO MANY JAPANESE?
[KR] YAMATO'S FURTHEST TO THE EAST.
[KAZUHIKO] WHAT?
THEY SCHEDULED EVERY SERVER TO
COME BACK UP AT MIDNIGHT ON MAY 3RD.
[KAZUHIKO] AH, SO THE REST OF THE COUNTRIES DIDN'T COME UP
UNTIL EACH HOUR AFTERWARDS,
EXCEPT FOR INDIA AND KOREA.
[KR] THERE YA GO.
EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE,
SHE MANAGED TO PUT A PARTY TOGETHER.
[LEONARDO] AHHH... MAN I MISS MEGAMEAT PIZZAS.
[KR, VOICEOVER] LEONARDO, THEIR ASSASSIN, WAS PULLED OUT OF
THE AMERICAN SERVER WHEN HE USED A FAIRY RING.
NOW HE'S STUCK HERE, TOO.
HE HAD JUST JOINED THE PARTY WHEN I FOUND HER.
[COPPELIA] WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE HEALED, LEONARDO?
[KR, VOICEOVER] KANAMI MANAGED TO FIND COPPELIA,
THE CLERIC IN HER GROUP, WHILE SNOOPING AROUND.
[LEONARDO] NOPE... I'M JUST JONESIN' FOR A PIZZA PIE.
[KR, VOICEOVER] AND THEN THERE'S THE SWORDSMAN ELIAS HACKBLADE.
[KAZUHIKO, VOICEOVER] WHAT? AS IN THE ANCIENT ELIAS HACKBLADE?!
[KR, VOICEOVER] THERE ARE 13 ORDER OF CHIVALRY
THAT MAINTAIN PEACE ACROSS THE LAND.
HE BELONGS TO THE KNIGHTS OF THE RED BRANCH.
NOT ONLY IS THIS GUY A BLADE‐MANCER,
HE'S ALSO A NOBLE OF ANCIENT OF THE BLUE BLOOD.
I MEAN THIS GUY'S ON THE COVER OF THE ELDER TALES
MANUAL FOR GOD'S SAKE!
DIDN'T WE COME TO AGREE THAT ALL THE ANCIENTS WERE GONE?
AND NO ONE'S EVER SEEN THE IZUMO KNIGHTS BACK IN YAMATO.
SO TELL ME THIS, WHAT WOULD A GUY LIKE THAT
BE DOING RUNNING AROUND WITH KANAMI?
[KR] WELL, IT IS KANAMI. [KAZUHIKO] GOOD POINT.
ANYWAY, WE MOVED ON AND CONTINUED OUR JOURNEY.
(SCREAMS)
[KR] AND WE FOUND SOMETHING...
[KANAMI] WOHOA...
OOF! WAAUGH!
HEY! NOW WHY'D YOU HAVE TO GO AND DO THAT?!
[LEONARDO] MPH. WHAT'S IN THERE, KANAMI?!
[KANAMI] UH... A BOY. I THINK...
[LEONARDO] WHOA, WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIS STATUS BAR...?
DUDE. WHAT THE HELL IS HE?!
[KANAMI] NOW DON'T YOU HURT HIM, FROGNARDO!
[LEONARDO] HELLO! HE IS TRYING TO EAT US! UWAH!
(SNARLING)
(SNARL) [LEONARDO] HUH?
(CONCERNED GASPS)
(GROWLING)
HUH?
(SEJIN SNARLING)
[LEONARDO] ELIAS! DON'T LET HIM GET AWAY!
[ELIAS] YOU GOT IT! HAHHH!
I CALL UPON THE BLACK NIGHT FAIRY'S ARM!
NIGHT SPLASH!
[SEJIN] RAGGGHHHHH!
WELL DON'T OVER‐DO IT.
SORRY.
(THUD)(GASPS)
[LEONARDO] COPPELIA! LOOK OUT!
(SNARLING)
[LEONARDO, THINKING] HE'S A PERSON OF THE LAND. HE'S AN NPC.
I COULD USE ASSASSINATE AND GET THIS OVER WITH IN SECONDS!
WOULDN'T BE A BIG DEAL. HE'S JUST A PROGRAM, RIGHT?
[LEONARDO] UGH! (GROWLING)
(KANAMI GASPS) (SEJIN SNARLS)
[KANAMI] FROGGY?!
[LEONARDO] DON'T WORRY;
I USED PARALYZING BLOW.
JUST NEEDED TO STOP ALL THIS NONSENSE.
[ELIAS] MISTRESS KANAMI, DID YOU NOTICE SOMETHING STRANGE?
IT WAS LIKE THE BOY HAD TWO STATUS BARS.
[LEONARDO] DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT?
[KANAMI] HAS THIS EVER HAPPENED TO ANYONE
IN YOUR VILLAGE BEFORE?
[YAGUDO] YES. ONE MOMENT SOMEONE'S FINE.
AND THE NEXT THEY'RE ATTACKING PEOPLE LIKE A RABID ANIMAL.
IT HAS EVERYONE SCARED TO DEATH.
THE VILLAGERS HAVE BEEN CALLING THE SICKNESS "YIGUI,"
BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S MAKING IT HAPPEN. (BOY SHUDDERS)
[KANAMI] IT'S ALL SO MYSTERIOUS, YOU KNOW.
[SHIROE] WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN! [KANAMI] HM?
[SHIROE] EVERYONE'S GOT TO PUT IN THE WORK TO SEE
THAT NEW SUNRISE.
AND I KINDA GET THE FEELING YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE IT,
DON'T YOU? (KANAMI LETS OUT SMALL LAUGH)
[ELIAS] I HEARD YOU HAVE MERCHANTS COMING
TO THE VILLAGE IN A FEW DAYS.
[COPPELIA] THEY MIGHT HAVE THE CONSUMABLES WE NEED
AND POSSIBLY SOME INFORMATION.
[KR] WE SHOULD PROBABLY WAIT FOR THE MERCHANTS TO GET HERE.
[KANAMI] DEFINITELY.
(ANNOYED)
[BOY A] HEY, MISTER!
[GIRL A] WHAT'RE YOU ALL GREEN FOR?
[BOY B] YEAH! YOU LOOK LIKE A BIG FROG!
[LEONARDO] SURE! FROGS ARE HEROIC!
NINJA FROGS ARE WARRIORS ‐
AND THE ULTIMATE SYMBOL OF BRAVERY ALL OVER THE WORLD!
[BOY D] YOU LOOK FUNNY!
[BOY B] YEAH, I DON'T THINK SO. [BOY C] FROGGIES JUMP!
[LEONARDO] JESUS CHRIST, FORGOT HOW MUCH I HATE FRICKIN' KIDS.
[LEONARDO, THINKING] I BETTER HOLD IT TOGETHER.
IF I START WAILING ON A BUNCH OF LITTLE CHILDREN
I'M GONNA LOOK LIKE A D‐BAG.
I JUST HEARD A MARE CAME ONTO YOU IN THE BARN, KR!
[KR] (SHARP BREATH) WHO TOLD YOU THAT!
[KANAMI] ARE YOU A STUDLY STUD? [KR] OH SHUT UP!
[KANAMI] SO, HOW ARE THINGS OVER IN JAPAN?
I BETCHA GOT A LOT OF STORIES TO SHARE BY NOW!
[KANAMI] HUH?! SHIROE DID WHAT?
[KR] APPARENTLY HE'S THE CENTRAL FIGURE IN AN ORGANIZATION
KNOWN AS THE ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.
BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON,
SOMEONE ELSE SERVES AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE.
[KANAMI] (GIGGLE) LOOKS LIKE MY TOUR GUIDE'S MOVING UP!
[SHIROE] EHMMMM! (SHUDDERING)
IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT, MY LORD?
I GUESS... IT JUST KINDA FELT LIKE
SOMEONE DROPPED THE WEIGHT OF THE ENTIRE WORLD
ON MY SHOULDERS.
(GRUNT)
[LEONARDO, THINKING] BEFORE WE GOT PULLED IN HERE
I WAS NEVER ABLE TO USE MORE THAN
ONE FIGHTING SKILL AT A TIME.
BUT NOW THAT I CAN ACTIVATE THE SKILLS WITH MY OWN BODY,
I CAN QUEUE UP CONSECUTIVE MOVES BEFORE I EVEN USE THEM!
[LEONARDO] (PANTING) HEY COPPELIA.
[COPPELIA] LEONARDO, YOU COULD USE SOME HEALING.
[LEONARDO] UH, NAH. I'M FINE. (HEAVY BREATHS)
[LEONARDO] SO, TELL ME...
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE EXPANSION PACK?
[COPPELIA] THE ONLY THING COPPELIA HAS HEARD IS
THAT IT WAS LAUNCHED ON THE YAMATO SERVER.
[LEONARDO] OK, SO WHAT DO YOU THINK OF GOING
OVER TO THE YAMATO SERVER?
MISTRESS KANAMI WOULD LIKE TO GO THERE...
AND SO COPPELIA WILL BE MAKING IT THE HIGHEST PRIORITY.
SO WHAT'S YOUR "MISTRESS KANAMI'S" DEAL ANYWAY? UH?
[COPPELIA] COPPELIA'S MISTRESS... IS LIKE... THE DAWN.
[LEONARDO] HUH?
[COPPELIA] RIGHT NOW... THE SUN IS RACING...
IT'S HIDING BEHIND THE SKY.
AND THERE IT HAS BEEN, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD...
BUT TOMORROW AT 04:38, LIGHT WILL FILL THE EASTERN SKY.
AT NIGHT, THE SKY IS FILLED WITH DARKNESS.
A DARK PURPLE BEGINS TO COLOR THE EAST ‐ SLOWLY, CALMLY.
NEXT, THE PURPLE GRADUALLY LIFTS...
AND THEN, IT TURNS TO BLUE.
YET, THERE IS STILL NO LIGHT, EVEN AS THE SHADES SPREAD.
IT CAN'T BE SEEN, BUT ITS PRESENCE GUIDES US ALL.
AND IT IS THIS GLOWING BLUE PROMISE OF DAWN
THAT KEEPS PEOPLE FROM GIVING UP.
AND MY MISTRESS... IS THAT GLOWING PROMISE.
(EXHALE)
[KR] NOW LET'S JUMP AHEAD A FEW DAYS...
SURE ENOUGH, THE MERCHANT CARAVAN STROLLED INTO TOWN.
HOWEVER...
[CHUNG LU] YOU MAY REFER TO ME AS CHUNG LU.
I AM A PERSONAL BODYGUARD AFFILIATED WITH
THE LELANG CANINE CAVALRY.
UNFORTUNATELY... WE WERE AMBUSHED. I WAS ISOLATED...
AND I WAS UNABLE TO FEND OFF THE ATTACKERS.
[KANAMI] OH?
[ELIAS] SO TELL US. WHAT HAPPENED?
[RASPHIA] INSIGNIFICANT PAWNS.
THEY'LL GET THE FATE THEY DESERVE.
[PAPS] EVERY WORLD DEMANDS WEAKLINGS FALL ASIDE.
[CHUNG LU] I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.
NORMALLY WE WOULD HAVE ESCORTED THIS CARAVAN
SAFELY TO IT'S DESTINATION.
[KANAMI] OH NO, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I THINK WE WERE ALL
HEADING IN THE SAME DIRECTION, ANYWAY.
[CHUNG LU, THINKING] EVER SINCE THE APOCALYPSE OCCURRED...
THE LELANG CANINE CAVALRY HAS BEEN FINDING WORK
AS A BODYGUARD AGENCY FOR TRAVELING NPCS.
[CHUNG LU] I DO APOLOGIZE.
[JUHA] NOBODY'S BLAMING YOU FOR IT!
YOU WERE OUTNUMBERED OUT THERE!
[CHUNG LU] BUT I...
I MEAN... WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK TO LIFE!
WE'RE ADVENTURERS...
[LEONARDO] OKAY, FINE,
SO A FEW NPCS BIT THE DUST ALONG THE WAY.
THEY'RE DATA. NO BIGGIE.
[KR] DIDN'T YOU SAY THE LELANG CANINE CAVALRY IS
GOING TO EXTERMINATE A HORDE OF GNOLLS?
[CHUNG LU] RIGHT. THEY'RE GOING IN WITH 96 PLAYERS.
A TRUE LEGION RAID. 4 PARTIES.
THE GNOLLS ARE IN THE PILLAR RUINS OF TONE'S GRAVE.
AND THAT'S WHERE THE PARTY'S HEADED. OVER 4000 STRONG.
[LEONARDO] HEY, AS LONG AS YOUR GUYS ARE ALL LEVEL 90 OR BETTER,
THEN THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM, RIGHT?
[KANAMI, THINKING] GOD, I'M SO JEALOUS!
I WANNA BE IN A FIGHT LIKE THAT!
[RASPHIA] WE MUST NOT LEAVE THE CORRIDOR TO HEAVEN AGAPE.
IT'S TOO MUCH FUN TO SEE THEIR TORMENT
OF NOT KNOWING WHAT'S TO COME!
[PAPS] LET THEIR DEATHS BE SWIFT!
(SURPRISED)
[LEONARDO] THEY GOT WIPED OUT?!
[CHUNG LU] THE ENTIRE LEGION WAS CUT DOWN LIKE DOGS.
ON TOP OF THAT, A NEW GROUP OF MONSTERS WITH TWO STATUS BARS
WERE SPOTTED, ALONG WITH A BLACK DRAGON.
[COPPELIA] THE PARALLEL ONES...
[KR] KANAMI! [ALL] HM?
[KR] A HORDE OF GNOLLS ARE ADVANCING TOWARD THE NEXT ZONE.
SOMEWHERE AROUND 500 OF THEM! (KANAMI GASPS)
[KR] AND FROM THE LOOKS OF IT,
THEY'RE GONNA END UP HITTING THE VILLAGE WHERE WE JUST STAYED!
[LEONARDO] I THOUGHT GNOLLS ONLY HUNG OUT IN CAVES AND RUINS.
[LEONARDO, THINKING] THEY'RE ONLY SUPPOSED TO ATTACK
IF YOU MESS WITH 'EM!
[KR] YEAH, WELL!
SOMETHING'S GOT 'EM ALL RILED UP AND LOOKING FOR DINNER!
[KANAMI] AWESOME! AWESOME!
FIVE HUNDRED GUARDS MEANS ONE HECK OF A TREASURE!
I COULD NEVER HAVE FUN LIKE THIS IN THE REAL WORLD!
NOT EVEN CLOSE!
[LEONARDO] WHAT?
NOW THIS IS THE FIGHT I WAS LOOKING FOR!
I'VE STRUCK IT RICH IN COMBAT!
[LEONARDO] WHAT?!
[KANAMI] THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY WE CAN'T AFFORD TO PASS UP!
[KR] WAIT. YOU'RE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING GOING DOWN
TO TONE'S GRAVE AND TAKING ON 500 GNOLLS?!
[KANAMI] WAY TO GO, KR! I'M GLAD YOU GET IT!
(KR WHINNIES) [LEONARDO] ARE YOU CRAZY?!
[LEONARDO] DIDN'T YOU JUST HEAR THAT
THE LEGION RAID GOT THEIR ASSES HANDED TO 'EM?
[KANAMI] THAT'S BECAUSE THEY WENT IN WITHOUT SCOUTING IT.
WE'RE GONNA GATHER INFO... AND WE'RE NOT GONNA PICK A FIGHT.
AND WHEN THEY LEAVE,
WE'RE GONNA RUN INSIDE AND KILL THE BIG BOSS!
IT'LL BE A PERFECT GAME!
WE'LL BE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE UNIVERSE!
[LEONARDO] UH? [KR] DO WE EVEN HAVE ANY INTEL?
[KANAMI] THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING CHUNG LU TOLD US!
[KR] HUH? HOW IS THAT SUPPOSED TO HELP?
[KANAMI] YOU'RE THE STRATEGIST, KR. FIGURE IT OUT!
(WHINNY) [LEONARDO] OH MAN. THERE IS NO WAY!
[KANAMI] LOOK, IT REALLY ISN'T A MATTER OF WHETHER WE CAN
OR WHETHER WE CAN'T GET IT DONE.
[LEONARDO] THEN WHAT IS IT?!
(GIGGLE)
[KANAMI] WE JUST NEED TO BE THERE, OKAY?
[LEONARDO] AND WHY DO WE "NEED" TO BE THERE?
[KANAMI] (INHALE) YOU ALREADY KNOW. AND YOU DON'T NEED TO ASK.
[LEONARDO] HUH?
WHY IN GOD'S NAME SHOULD WE RISK OUR NECKS FOR A BUNCH OF NPCS?
[ELIAS] I'M WITH KANAMI ON THIS ONE. [LEONARDO] UH...!
[ELIAS] I'M NOT SAYING THIS OUT OF SOME SENSE OF DEBT TO HER.
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN ANCIENT.
FROM THE FOUNDING DAYS OF THE THIRTEEN ORDERS OF CHIVALRY.
IT HAS BEEN MY SWORN DUTY TO PROTECT THEM.
(GIGGLE)(CLINK)
[LEONARDO, THINKING] YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
HE'S NOT A PLAYER. HE'S PART OF THE GAME!
BUT LIKE SOME SORT OF SOUPED‐UP PERSON OF THE LAND!
[ELIAS] WHAT ABOUT THE VILLAGERS?
[KANAMI] CHUNG LU, CAN YOU WARN THEM FOR US?
[CHUNG LU] I'M ON IT.
[COPPELIA] COPPELIA WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY HER MISTRESS.
WE CAN'T BEAT 500 GNOLLS, COPPELIA!
IT'S NOT LIKE YOU OWE THESE PEOPLE ANYTHING, YOU KNOW! HUH?
COPPELIA IS NOT A PLAYER, BUT STILL COMPELLED TO DO THIS.
[COPPELIA] A MONEY‐LAUNDERING GROUP FROM CHINA
PROGRAMMED MMO GOLD‐FARMING BOTS...
THEIR PURPOSE WAS TO ENRICH THEIR MASTERS AND NOT CONSIDER
THEMSELVES. COPPELIA WAS ONE SUCH BOT.
(GASP)
(HORSE WHINNY)
WHY AREN'T YOU OUT THERE BEING ALL HEROIC N' STUFF?
[KR] I WAS KINDA CURIOUS ABOUT SOMETHING.
[KR] WHAT DID, UH, COPPELIA HAVE TO SAY TO YOU?
[LEONARDO] (SIGH) THAT SHE WAS CREATED IN THE GAME...
JUST A FARMING BOT.
SOMETHING THAT PLAYS THE GAME FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
SHE'S JUST ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
[COPPELIA] TODAY'S ACTIVITY.
COPPELIA SUMMARY: HEALED A TOTAL OF 18 PEOPLE,
BLESSED ANOTHER 49.
WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS HELPFUL CANNOT BE OFFICIALLY DETERMINED.
COPPELIA DID RECEIVE VERBAL INDICATION
FROM MANY OF THE ASSISTED.
COPPELIA WAS THANKED AND APPRECIATED.
THIS OCCURRED 319 TIMES,
BUT THIS IS NOT THE SAME THING.
DID ANY OF IT HELP...? DID I HELP?
[LEONARDO, THINKING] SO HOW WOULD "THEY" HANDLE THIS?
MY MOST MAGNIFICENT NINJA HEROES...
(EXHALE)
[LEONARDO] YEAH I KNOW...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING SITTING AROUND EITHER.
I'M GOING.
[KR] OKAY? NOW I'M INTERESTED.
LET ME FRESHEN UP A BIT.
HUH?
[LEONARDO] WAIT A SEC, YOU'RE KR?
PRETTY QUICK, AREN'TCHA?
[LEONARDO] OKAY, I GIVE.
WHY THE HECK WERE YOU A HORSE? (KR CRACKING BONES)
IT'S A LITTLE TRANS‐POSITIONING SPELL CALLED CASTLING.
SUMMONERS USUALLY USE IT IN AN EMERGENCY
TO SWITCH PLACES WITH A BEAST
THAT'S BEEN SUMMONED AS A COMPANION.
[LEONARDO] WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
[KR] IT MEANS THAT I JUST TRANSFERRED OVER TO
THIS SERVER FROM JAPAN. (EXHALE)
AND I'M JOINING THE PARTY! [LEONARDO] WHY?
[KR] IT MIGHT SEEM A LITTLE CRAZY...
BUT I RECOGNIZED YOUR OUTFIT.
I WAS PRETTY BIG FAN OF THE SHOW BACK IN THE REAL WORLD.
[LEONARDO] NHH? REALLY?
[KR] I SAY TO MYSELF,
"IF THAT FROG NINJA'S GONNA SHOW OFF WHAT HE'S GOT
THEN I'M NOT GONNA JUST SIT AROUND AND WATCH.
I GOTTA GET IN THERE AND BATTLE FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE?!
AWAKEN, MY FRIEND, THE CRIMSON DRAGON!
RISE FROM THY GARNET SLUMBER... AND DANCE IN THE SKIES!
(ROAR)
(BATTLE CRY) (EXPLOSIONS)
[ELIAS] O FAIRY OF PUREST WATER...
BECOME A BLADE 10,000‐FEET LONG AND SHINE! COMPANION...! HWAH!
AQUA THOUSAND RAIN!
[KANAMI] BAH! LA! HAHAA!
(PUNCHING GRUNTS)
[KANAMI] UWUH?
LEONARDO?
[KR] I CAN SEE TONE'S GRAVE!
[LEONARDO] HANG ON.
[KR] LOOK AT THAT!
(ROAR) [KR] WHOA...
I BET THAT THING IS RAID‐CLASS OR EVEN DOUBLE‐RAID CLASS.
[LEONARDO] MUST BE THE BLACK DRAGON
THAT CHUNG LU TOLD US ABOUT.
[KR] LOOK IT'S GOT RIDERS!
[LEONARDO] YOU THINK THEY'RE BEHIND THIS?
[LEONARDO, VOICEOVER] MUST MAKE THEM THE BOSSES.
[RASPHIA] WELL, WELL... MORE MEDDLING ADVENTURERS.
[PAPS] THEY'RE NOTHING BUT EMPTY SHELLS!
[LEONARDO] HYAHHHH! (BREATH)
(ROAR) [LEONARDO] IF I CAN FIND A WAY TO TAKE THE BOSSES OUT,
YOU THINK YOU'D BE ABLE TO LURE THAT BLACK DRAGON AWAY!
[KR] YEAH!
[LEONARDO] ALL RIGHT!
COWABUNGA!
[KR?] DID HE JUST SAY "COWABUNGA"?
[KANAMI] WOW! FROGNARDO'S TOTALLY AWESOME!
(TUMBLING NOISES AND GRUNTS)
[ELIAS] LET'S GO! (ALL TAKING OFF)
[RASPHIA] LOOK AT YOU!
I'VE FOUND MYSELF AT A RARE LOSS FOR WORDS!
[LEONARDO] YOU GOTTA BE FRICKIN' KIDDING ME?
[LEONARDO, THINKING] RASPHIA, LEVEL 89.
AT LEAST THIS ONE'S GOT A NORMAL RANK.
(SURPRISED)
[KANAMI] PAPS, LEVEL 89. ANOTHER NORMAL RANK HERE.
[PAPS] CHILD, YOU WERE ABLE TO READ MY NAME.
LITERACY IS A SPECIAL GIFT IN THIS WORLD, YES?
[ELIAS] THIS WORLD...? SO HE'S A GENIUS?!
[PAPS] YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH US, SURVIVOR?
THEN YOU SHALL LIVE NO LONGER.
[KANAMI] ELIAS!
(YELLS, SCREAMS)
[KANAMI] EWW! IT'S ALL MUSHY AND GROSS!
(ROAR)
(SNARLS AND ROARS)
[PAPS] YOU ARE WITH A MOST UNUSUAL PARTY, ANCIENT.
IT IS MY DUTY TO ENSURE EACH OF YOU ARE PROPERLY DISPOSED OF.
[RASPHIA](LAUGHTER) JUST LOVELY! THIS IS SUCH A DELIGHT! HMMM...
[LEONARDO] UWAH! SHUT UP!
(LAUGH)
[LEONARDO, THINKING] SHE MUST BE ONE OF THOSE PARALLELS!
BY FLIPPING HER STATUS BAR FROM ONE NAME TO ANOTHER,
SHE CAN CONTROL HOW MUCH DAMAGE SHE TAKES!
[LEONARDO, THINKING] PLUS, SHE'S DUMPING ANY CHARACTERS
THAT'VE TAKEN TOO MUCH DAMAGE.
OKAY, YOU LITTLE FREAK,
I CAN STILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR CHARGE TIMES!
(GASP)
[LEONARDO] PARALLEL PLOT! (RASPHIA GRUNTS)
[RASPHIA] WHAT'S THIS?
PAIN IS SUCH AN UNFAMILIAR FEELING FOR ME.
[RASPHIA, THINKING] CRIMSON BEYOND THE SETTING SUN!
RED DEEPER THAN HURRICANE LILIES!
[LEONARDO] HAHHHHHHHHH!
[RASPHIA, THINKING] SCARLET TRUER THAN A ROSE! (LAUGHTER)
[PAPS] POOR MISGUIDED ANCIENT...
[ELIAS] THAT'S ENOUGH!
[PAPS] HAVE ALL YOUR COMRADES FALLEN?
[ELIAS] I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP!
[PAPS] I KNOW YOU ALL TOO WELL.
THE ANCIENTS‐NO, ALL PEOPLE OF THE LAND
ARE NOTHING BUT AUTOMATONS!
[PAPS] YOU HAVE NO WILL OF YOUR OWN.
SIMPLY WHAT IS WRITTEN INTO YOUR SCRIPT!
YOU'RE A PRODUCT, CREATED ONLY TO BE DESTROYED!
[ELIAS, THINKING] THE FAIRIES, THEY AREN'T REAL.
AND THE ANCIENTS OR THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND... AH!
IT'S ALL A FANTASY...
[PAPS] AND AS SUCH, YOU ARE MEANT TO BE FORGOTTEN
ONCE YOU ARE GONE.
YOU ARE BORN FROM NOTHING, YOUR TIMELINE FROZEN,
YOU RETURN TO NOTHING!
[KANAMI] YEAH, WELL I DON'T THINK SO! HWAH!
(ELIAS GASPS) [KANAMI] DO YOU HEAR ME?!
ELI'S ALWAYS GONNA BE RIGHT HERE WITH ME! YOU UNDERSTAND?!
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PLANS!
AND WE'RE GONNA BE IN THIS TOGETHER FOR A LONG LONG TIME!
SO YOU CAN JUST KEEP YOUR CREEPY LITTLE TENTACLES
OFF, YOU GOT ME?!
[KR, VOICEOVER] GRANTED, I'M NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT THE DETAILS
OF HOW THEY GOT OUTTA THAT.
[KAZUHIKO] WORRYING ABOUT HER IS A BIG WASTE OF TIME, ANYWAY.
GUESS SHE REALLY HASN'T CHANGED AT ALL.
I TOLD YOU! SHE'S JUST AS CRAZY AS SHE ALWAYS WAS.
(SURPRISED) [MAN D] PRINCESS NUREHA!
(MURMURS)
[INTIX] GO AHEAD AND GIVE THEM WHAT
THEY'RE ASKING FOR, "YOUR MAJESTY."
[MAN E] WHOA! IT'S REALLY THE PRINCESS!
[WOMAN C] PRINCESS NUREHA!
[INTIX, THINKING] HMPH! JUST KEEP IT UP.
SMILE YOU'RE PRETTY LITTLE SMILE AND
GIVE THE RABBLE SOME HOPE. AFTER ALL, IT'S ALL THEY'RE GONNA GET.
[KAZUHIKO] HAVE YOU TOLD INTIX ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?
[KR] NUH‐UH. NO WAY. FAR AS I KNOW,
SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW KANAMI STARTED PLAYING AGAIN.
(ANNOYED)
HMPH.
YOU KNOW IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHIN'
WHEN THEY FINALLY RUN INTO EACH OTHER, HUH?
(SIGH)
(CHEERING)
[SORCERER A] MAGIC CIRCLES ARE READY.
[SORCERER B] RAILWAY MODS ARE SET. BY YOUR COMMAND, MILADY.
[MIZPHA] IT'S TIME TO GO TO WAR PEOPLE.
AND IT BEGINS IN THE EAST!
[AKATSUKI, VOICEOVER] IT IS AN OBJECT OF DESIRE
AMONG INEXPERIENCED PLAYERS.
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING CAN FIT INSIDE "THE MAGIC BAG."
MINORI AND THE OTHER JUNIOR MEMBERS ARE GOING ON
A QUEST TO CREATE THEIR OWN.
A NEW AND UNDISCOVERED WORLD AWAITS THEM AS THEIR HEARTS
SWELL WITH FEAR AND ANTICIPATION.
THEIR CARRIAGE IS PACKED TIGHT, WITH HOPES AND DREAMS.
[SHIROE] MY COMRADES ARE ALWAYS BESIDE ME.