[NERURESU] UWAH!
HAAAA!
HWU‐HA!
[MARIELLE] JUST REMEMBER THAT SWORD
CAN CAST THE BLIZZARD SPELL.
NOT TO MENTION HIS STATS ARE OFF THE CHART,
THANKS TO HIM WEARING THAT ROYAL GUARD ARMOR.
BE CAREFUL; HE'S LIKE AN OP HACKER!
SORRY TO ASK THIS, BUT HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A RAID BEFORE?
THIS IS MY FIRST ONE!
[AKATSUKI] THAT MAKES TWO OF US.
IF IT'S ALL THE SAME TO YOU, I DON'T WANT TO SPEND
NEW YEAR'S EVE ON THE FLOOR OF THE CATHEDRAL.
DEFINITELY!
LET'S MAKE OUR FIRST RAID A SUCCESS!
SOUNDS GOOD!
MMPH.
[RIEZE, VOICE CHAT] WE'VE GOT A VISUAL ON HIM!
HE'S ON CENTRAL STREET HEADED TO OLD OGAWAMACHI.
HE'S CAUGHT UP TO C‐SQUAD AND THEY ONLY HAVE ONE HEALER!
D‐SQUAD, FALL BACK ON CENTRAL AND BACK THEM UP!
ALL OTHER UNITS HOLD YOUR POSITIONS!
ISN'T AKATSUKI IN C‐SQUAD WITH MARIELLE?
YES. I WAS HOPING HE'D RUN INTO THEM,
ESPECIALLY WITH HER ACUTE RECONNAISSANCE SKILLS.
WE'RE GONNA GET THIS GUY!
KEEP YOUR FOCUS, KYOKO.
I'VE GOT A SCORE TO SETTLE WITH THIS PIECE OF CRAP!
[RIEZE] THEN LET'S TAKE HIM DOWN!
[KYOKO] YOU'RE MINE, NERURESU!
(HEAVY BREATHS)
[RIEZE, VOICEOVER] YOU NEED TO BE IN A CONSTANT STATE
OF EVALUATING YOUR OPPONENT.
KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO AND BE AWARE OF WHAT YOU CANNOT DO,
SO IT DOESN'T TAKE YOU BY SURPRISE IN THE FIGHT.
(LAUGHTER)
[AKATSUKI, THINKING] I HAVE TO FACE MY SHORTCOMINGS...
AND MAKE THEM WORK FOR ME! NOW LET'S FIND A BLIND SPOT!
(BREATH)
[AKATSUKI] MORBID STINGER SLASH!
GOOD HIT! THE POISON SHOULD START WEARING HIM OUT!
[NERURESU] HWAHHHH!
[AKATSUKI] EH!
I'VE ALWAYS SEEN MY SHORT STATURE AS A HINDRANCE.
BUT NOT ANYMORE...
NOT AT ALL.
HOW THICK IS YOUR BLOOD, ADVENTURERS?! LET'S FIND OUT!
(SQUEAL)
(STRUGGLE)
(YELL)
(GASP)
(STRUGGLE)
(GRUNTS)
I'M GLAD EVERYONE SHARED SO MUCH OF THEIR THINGS WITH ME.
AKATSUKI!
I'M FINE!
LET'S PUT AN END TO THIS. YOU MUST BE STOPPED.
(LAUGHTER)
(BATTLE GRUNT) [NERURESU] HUH?
[KAWARA] HYA!
ORION DELAY BLOW!
(SCREAM)
(HEAVY BREATHING)
YOU'VE GOT AN OPENING NOW! MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AREA!
[AKATSUKI] THANK YOU, KAWARA!
[MARIELLE] YOU'RE THE BEST!
HMM? RUNNING WON'T HELP, LITTLE GIRLS.
[KYOKO] A RAID INSIDE THE CITY...
[RIEZE] THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE
BACK IN THE ORIGINAL GAME.
(GROWLING)
HWUA!
[SEINE] VIPER SLASH! HA!
(GROANS)
[SEINE] BLOODY PIERCING!
(HEAVY BREATHING)
[KYOKO] I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE ROYAL GUARDS
HAVEN'T COME AFTER HIM YET.
ACCORDING TO THE SYSTEM,
IF HE'S HERE AND SUITED UP,
IT MUST ASSUME HE'S HERE PUNISHING US.
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT'S ALLOWING US FIGHT IN THE CITY.
(GASP)
(EXHALE)
[NERURESU] ALL RIGHT YOU LITTLE TROLLOPS.
ROUND TWO.
AH!
[AKATSUKI] EH! (NERURESU GROANS)
WE'LL KEEP HIM OCCUPIED AS LONG AS WE CAN!
GO TO THE NEXT AREA!
WE GOT MORE THAN ENOUGH TO KEEP HIM BUSY!
GO GET READY TO SPANK HIS NAUGHTY TUSHY GOOD!
WE'RE ON IT!
THANKS A LOT!
[RIEZE] IT LOOKS LIKE THE BAKER WAS RIGHT.
LUGRIUS IS ALSO BOOSTING HIS ABILITIES.
BASED ON THE FACT THAT EVERYONE WITHIN 50 METERS IS BUFFING HIM.
[KYOKO] IT WAS A SMART MOVE
GETTING EVERYONE TO STAY INDOORS.
[RIEZE] WE'VE GOT TWENTY‐FOUR PLAYERS OUT THERE
AND THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES IN THE STREET.
I SPLIT THEM INTO SMALL GROUPS
AND SPREAD THEM OUT AS THIN AS POSSIBLE.
AKATSUKI IS LEADING NERURESU ALONG WITH HER.
RUNNING HIM THROUGH A GAUNTLET OF EACH TEAM'S PATROL AREA,
WHERE THEY CAN DEAL DAMAGE TO HIM.
A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF KITING.
AS HE KEEPS HIS FOCUS ON AKATSUKI,
THE OTHERS CAN ATTACK HIM WHILE SHE GETS HEALED.
[KYOKO] WELL OKAY. I CAN SEE THAT YAMATO'S CAPTAIN
OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT REALLY KNOWS HER STUFF!
I LIKE IT. IT'S GONNA WORK.
[RIEZE] WELL... IT WOULD UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS...
UH...
(SCREAM)
[RIEZE] REMEMBER, THINGS ARE DIFFERENT...
YOU CAN'T SIMPLY SET UP A RAID AND EXPECT TO WIN ANYMORE.
[RIEZE] THAT SWORD IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH.
PLUS NERURESU IS IN ROYAL GUARD ARMOR.
HE CAN TRANSPORT ANYWHERE IN THE CITY.
[KYOKO] HE'S MOVED ON TO THE NEXT BLOCK!
[NERURESU] THOSE DAMNED ADVENTURERS
ARE SCATTERED EVERYWHERE.
[LUGRIUS] NOT SO FAST, MY FRIEND.
WE MUST HUNT DOWN THAT LITTLE WENCH FIRST!
[RIEZE] TO COMPLICATE MATTERS,
HE HAS THE COMBAT SKILLS OF A ROYAL GUARDSMAN!
[RIEZE, THINKING] THERE ARE STILL SO MANY THINGS
THAT CAN GO WRONG HERE.
ARE YOU OKAY?
[RIEZE] MPH... SORRY ABOUT THAT.
KYOKO MAY I CONFIDE IN YOU ABOUT SOMETHING?
[KYOKO] HM?
[RIEZE] SOMETHING ABOUT THIS JUST HIT ME.
I'VE ENDANGERED MANY PEOPLE,
AND THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO FOR THEM RIGHT NOW.
AND THE THOUGHT OF THAT OVERWHELMS AND TERRIFIES ME.
[KYOKO] MMM...
[RIEZE] AND THE PRINCESS...?
SHE HAS BEEN FORCED TO DEAL WITH
SUCH DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES HER ENTIRE LIFE.
I HAVE A NEW RESPECT FOR HER.
[KYOKO] YEAH, WELL EVERYONE IN THE ROUND TABLE DEALS WITH IT!
AND THE SAME GOES FOR YOU.
HUH?
LIKE RIGHT NOW...!
WE ALL DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
YES... LET'S FINISH THIS THEN...
MPH...
[RIEZE, VOICE CHAT] AFTER D‐SQUAD HAS FINISHED HEALING
GET BACK TO C‐SQUAD.
F‐SQUAD, I HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU.
STANDBY, CHECKPOINT D.
[KINJO] ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
[RAYNESHIA] I AM.
REMEMBER PRINCESS,
AKIHABARA WON'T HAVE IT'S MAGICAL DEFENSES FOR DECADES.
AND WITHOUT THE ROYAL GUARD TO KEEP THE PEACE,
IT COULD FALL INTO LAWLESSNESS.
[RAYNESHIA] I KNOW...
HUH?
[HENRIETTA] MM‐HM...
IT WASN'T JUST THE KUNIE.
ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND SHARE IN THE BLAME.
WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR GUARDING THE ARMOR.
AND NOW WE SHOULD DO WHAT WE CAN TO ASSIST THE ADVENTURERS.
WE OWE THEM DEARLY FOR OUR FAILURES IN THIS MATTER.
THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION, NOW CALLS FOR CUTTING OFF THE MAGIC.
[KINJO] I REMIND YOU,
YOU COULD BE MAKING THEIR BURDENS WORSE.
[HENRIETTA] YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.
YOU MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN MASTER KINJO,
THE ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE HAS
ALREADY PETITIONED THE PRINCESS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
[HENRIETTA] AND SINCE WE ARE FELLOW RESIDENTS OF AKIHABARA,
WE'VE ALREADY PLEDGED OUR SUPPORT IN REMEDYING THIS.
[KINJO] IF YOU INSIST.
REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE, THERE'S NO DENYING ONE THING.
THERE WAS A FAULT IN MY TRIBE'S SECURITY THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED.
IT'S BEEN HUNDREDS OF YEARS,
AND WE'VE ALWAYS DEFENDED THE MAGIC CIRCLE FAITHFULLY,
THAT HISTORY IS TARNISHED.
WE MUST ATONE FOR THAT.
UH? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
PRECISELY AS YOU SAID YOURSELF.
WE MUST DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO ASSIST THE ADVENTURERS
AS THEY LEARN TO LIVE IN THIS LAND.
WE SHOULD TAKE A NEW STEP FORWARD, AND NOT REJECT THEM.
(EXHALE) HMM.
I BELIEVE I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY
FOR THE WAY I'VE TESTED YOU, PRINCESS.
FURTHERMORE, AND I'M SURE OF THIS,
I SHALL BE IN YOUR DEBT
REGARDING THIS INCIDENT, YOUR HIGHNESS.
AH.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, I GET THE FEELING
I'M GOING TO BE CLEARING THAT DEBT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
HMMM?
[KINJO] WELL, WE SHOULD BE GOING NOW.
IS THAT...?!
AFTER YOU, LADIES.
AH.
LET'S GO...
YAH!!!! (GROANING)
(GROAN)
[RIEZE, VOICE CHAT] J‐SQUAD, MOVE AWAY FROM HIM AND
GET TO SOMEWHERE YOU CAN HEAL!
(GROWL)
[RIEZE] D SQUAD, HOLD YOUR POSITION.
[RIEZE] YOU'VE GOT LESS THAN THIRTY SECONDS. GET READY!
[AKATSUKI] ARE YOU OKAY, MARIELLE?
THIS IS A PIECE OF CAKE!
I CAN KEEP ON RUNNING UNTIL DAWN IF I NEED TO!
EHEH...
[LUGRIUS] WHY?
(GASP)
[LUGRIUS] WHY DID YOU BETRAY ME, SUTUYNAW?
NO! SHUT UP! I'M NOT LUGRIUS!
FALL BACK NOW! YOU GOT IT!
QUIET! HOW COULD YOU BETRAY ME LIKE THAT!
I SAVED YOUR CITY AND THIS IS THE THANKS I GET?!
[BYAKKOU] COMPANION SUMMON: GOLEM!
I THOUGHT YOU GUYS MIGHT NEED A HAND!
HYA! [AKATSUKI] THANKS FOR THE HELP!
[NERURESU] ARRRRGGHHHH! [AKATSUKI] EH!
[NERURESU] AHHHHH!
[MIKAKAGE] HEARTBEAT HEALING! HERE!
I REALLY NEEDED THAT. THANKS A LOT YOU GUYS.
YOUR INCANTATION IS ADORABLE BY THE WAY.
[NERURESU] EYAHHHHH! [AKATSUKI] HM?
[NERURESU] UWAHHH!
COMBAT COMPANION SUMMON: DIESEL LANCER!
EH? AAAUGGGHHHHH!
[MIKAKAGE] GOOD LUCK! [MARIELLE] THANK YOU!
(SMALL LAUGH)
(SQUEE) (GIGGLE)
[MARIELLE] TEN METERS TO THE NEXT BLOCK, RIEZE.
[AKATSUKI, THINKING] I'M CLOSE,
I'M SO CLOSE TO LEARNING SOMETHING. I CAN FEEL IT!
(SCREAM)
(GROANS OF PAIN)
MARIELLE!
J‐SQUAD ISN'T GOING TO GET THERE IN TIME!
[AKATSUKI, THINKING] I AM WEAK.
MY SWORD IS STARVING, ADVENTURER.
LET'S GIVE IT A TASTE OF YOUR BLOOD!
ENH!
HUAH!
UGHHH!
[NERURESU] UWHAAAA! [AKATSUKI] AGGGGHHHHHH!!!
[AKATSUKI, THINKING] I MUST MOVE FASTER!
NO! FASTER THAN THIS!
FASTER, AKATSUKI!
EH!
EH?
WHAT THE HELL?! FWAH!
EHAAAUGHHHH!
(GASP) WHERE'D ALL THOSE AKATSUKIS COME FROM?
[AKATSUKI] WHAT A MINUTE...
DID I JUST RELEASE THE HIDE SHADOW ABILITY
WHILE I WAS PUSHING MYSELF BACK THERE?
MY DESIRE TO MOVE FASTER MUST HAVE TRIGGERED IT SOMEHOW.
I MUST HAVE FORCED IT TO MANIFEST.
I'VE GOT IT...
I'VE GOT MY ORAL ART.
IT'S MINE!
[RIEZE] LOOKS LIKE SHE FINALLY GOT ONE.
[KYOKO] YES! DO IT AKATSUKI!
[RIEZE, VOICEOVER] AN ORAL ART ISN'T SOMETHING
ONE CAN SIMPLY BE TAUGHT.
YOU HAVE TO TRAIN, UNDERSTANDING YOUR WEAKNESSES,
AND FIGHTING TO OVERCOME THEM.
[RIEZE] GET HIM AKATSUKI! AND STAY IN HIS BLIND SPOTS!
EH!
[AKATSUKI, THINKING] I DON'T BELIEVE THIS!
I SPENT SO MUCH TIME DEPENDING ON WHAT THE GAME WAS GIVING ME.
AND ALL I HAD TO DO WAS REACH BEYOND THAT!
IT WAS THERE ALL ALONG AND I DIDN'T SEE IT!
I SEE IT NOW.
ALL I HAVE TO DO IS FREE MY EXPECTATIONS...
I USED TO BE JUST LIKE YOU.
HELD BACK BY MYSELF.
BUT IT'S OKAY IF I'M WEAK, I CAN USE IT TO GET BETTER.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, YOU MONSTER,
YOU CHOOSE TO NEVER FACE YOUR DEMONS,
EMBRACING A CURSED POWER!
YOU DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO BLAME BUT YOURSELF!
YOU MAY THINK YOU WIELD OVERWHELMING STRENGTH.
... BUT IT'S NOTHING COMPARED TO A WILL INSPIRED BY WEAKNESS!
AH!
GOT HIM!
YOU GO GIRL!
[AKATSUKI] OH, NO!
(STRUGGLE) IT'S STUCK!
SO EASY TO LURE YOU IN, ADVENTURER!
(GASP)
[KYOKO] OH MY GOD!
AKATSUKI ONLY HAS FIVE PERCENT OF HER HEALTH LEFT!
AND SHE DOESN'T HAVE A SWORD ANYMORE!
TO MAKE THINGS WORSE, MARIELLE'S RUNNING OUT OF MAGIC POINTS!
SHE CAN ONLY CAST LIGHT HEALING SPELLS ON HER!
I'M SORRY AKATSUKI, BUT I'M OUT OF POWER.
I DON'T HAVE ANY MANA LEFT EITHER.
YOU NEED TO GET OUTTA HERE
BEFORE HE ENDS UP KILLING US BOTH!
[RIEZE, VOICE CHAT] D‐SQUAD! WE NEED YOU TO BACKUP C‐SQUAD!
[KAWARA] WE'RE ALREADY ON OUR WAY!
NO, AKATSUKI! I STILL HAVE TO HELP YOU!
MPH! (PING)
[TATARA] DON'T GIVE UP! [AKATSUKI] UH...?
[TATARA] FIND ME AS QUICK AS YOU CAN, NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES.
MOVE IT!
[RIEZE, VOICE CHAT] WE'RE ON THE MOVE, PEOPLE!
C‐SQUAD IS TAKING CENTRAL STREET TOWARD KANDAMYOJIN STREET.
COVER THEM!
ALL OTHER UNITS,
SET YOUR NEW PERIMETER LINE!
[LUGRIUS] SUTUYNAW, FACE YOUR ACCUSER FOR ONCE.
STOP RUNNING FROM ME!
[NERURESU] THAT'S NOT HER!
THEY'RE THOSE ADVENTURER MAIDENS!
LUGRIUS HAS TAKEN OVER HIS MIND!
MARIELLE, I'M GONNA NEED SOME ROOM!
MPH.
[AKATSUKI] NOW WAIT...
ISN'T THIS THE SCREAMING SWORD, HAGANEMUSHI?
[TATARA] NO, NOT EXACTLY. [AKATSUKI] OH...
[TATARA] I REFORGED IT INTO HAGANEMUSHI‐TATARA.
I MADE IT SMALLER SO YOU COULD HANDLE IT BETTER.
[AKATSUKI] AH... UH, BUT...
[TATARA] IT LOOKED LIKE YOU COULD USE A SWORD OUT THERE.
(EXHALE)
MAKE GOOD USE OF IT AND FINISH HIM OFF.
(EXHALE)
WELL IF IT ISN'T MAIDEN TWENTY‐SEVEN...
AND NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON.
MMMPH.
(GROWL)
(BATTLE GRUNTS)
[AKATSUKI, THINKING] EVEN IF I CUT THIS GUY DOWN,
THE MURDERS WON'T STOP.
[AKATSUKI, THINKING] I HAVE TO DESTROY THE SWORD!
MY HAGANEMUSHI HAS AN ABILITY.
IT DECREASED ENEMY WEAPON DURABILITY
WITH EACH STRIKE INFLICTED ON IT!
(CRACKING)
I'VE GOTTA FINISH THIS FAST,
SO THIS MANIAC DOESN'T HURT ANYONE ELSE!
[NERURESU] WHAT? THIS AGAIN?!
(CHUCKLE) (GRUNT)
[NERURESU] HAHHH!
[AKATSUKI] NO!
(GASP)
[ISAMI] FOX TORNADO!
[NAZNA] MAKE SURE YOU DON'T TURN HIS ATTENTION TO YOU!
[ISAMI] COUNT ON IT!
ISAMI! HOW MUCH IS HIS HP?
[ISAMI] LEMME LOOK...
[ISAMI] HIS DISPLAY'S GOING CRAZY,
BUT HE'S RIGHT AT 20 PERCENT!
I CAN'T GET A CLEAN READ!
[RIEZE, VOICE CHAT] GOT IT.
C‐SQUAD, SWAP MARIELLE OUT WITH NAZNA...
FIND THEM AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.
[MARIELLE] ROGER!
[RIEZE] IF THIS IS A RAID BOSS,
IT'S ABOUT TIME FOR HIS ATTACK PATTERNS TO CHANGE.
WATCH YOUR BACK OUT THERE!
[NAZNA] WILL DO.
[RIEZE] C‐SQUAD, START HEADING INTO POSITION.
TAKE BACKUP PLAN 6'S ROUTE.
[AKATSUKI] GOT IT!
[NAZNA] OH MAN, HE WAS THAT FAST?
[AZUKIKO] ENGAGE! THORN‐BIND HOSTAGE!
[TOWA] WELL DONE! RAPID SHOT!
[NERURESU] UH? UWAH...
(EXPLOSION) UWAHHHHHHHH!
[NAZNA] SHIROE'S PROTEGE IS MY PROTEGE TOO!
AND YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD USE A HAND!
LET'S GET SOME DISTANCE!
HUH? IT'S NO TIME TO FALL APART...
GET YOUR HEAD ON STRAIGHT!
(EXHALE, SNIFFLE)
[AKATSUKI, THINKING] SO THIS IS A RAID. AMAZING!
AKATSUKI, IT'S ABOUT TIME I SHOWED YOU MY ORAL ART!
DIVINE STEP!
[AKATSUKI] WHAT IS THIS?
WALLS OF PURIFICATION
ARE SUPPOSED TO KEEP YOU FROM GETTING INJURED,
BUT YOU'RE ACTUALLY MAKING STEPS IN THE AIR WITH THEM!?
IS THAT HOW YOU SAVED ME EARLIER TONIGHT?
YOU GET A GOLD STAR!
YOU JUST HAVE TO CHANGE HOW YOU SEE THE WORLD.
SO? MAKE YOU FEEL KINDA SILLY?
EHEH!
JUST A LITTLE.
[NAZNA] WOW.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S GOING TO ATTACK US AGAIN
OR JUST KEEL OVER AND DIE!
TIME TO PUT AN END TO THIS LITTLE GAME.
[HENRIETTA] THREE!
[KYOKO] TWO!
[RIEZE] ONE!
[HENRIETTA] TAKE IT DOWN! [BOTH] MM.
[NERURESU] HNH?
[KYOKO] YOU'RE JUST OUTSIDE OF 50 METERS, RIEZE!
ALL RIGHT. NOW LET HIM HAVE IT!
[RIEZE] FREEZING LINER!
[NERURESU] HUH?
HWAAAAA!
YOU'RE NOT SPILLING ANOTHER DROP OF INNOCENT BLOOD!
[RIEZE] YOUR DAYS OF TERRORIZING THIS CITY ARE OVER!
(GROANS)
[KYOKO] IT WORKED!
(GRUNT)
[NAZNA] YOU'RE NOT TELEPORTING ANYWHERE
WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MORE MAGIC.
[NAZNA] THAT ARMOR OF YOURS MEANS NOTHING NOW.
[NERURESU] YOU FILTHY LITTLE TRAMPS!
EH!
(YELL)
[NERURESU] AAUGH! THIS ISN'T OVER!
[LUGRIUS] I SWEAR I'LL HAVE YOUR HEAD...
[AKATSUKI] HYAH! [LUGRIUS]... ADVENTURER...
(SCREAMS)
(HEAVY BREATHING)
[AKATSUKI] THE FLAVOR TEXT HAS CHANGED.
"HAGANEMUSHI‐TATARA.
THE SWORDSMITH TATARA OF AMENOMA REFORGED THIS BLADE...
...FOR NONE OTHER THAN THE QUIET AND ALOOF SWORDSWOMAN."
[TATARA] "MAY THE SERIOUS MAIDEN NEVER FALTER NOR FALL
AS SHE PRESSES ONWARD.
MAY SHE DRIVE AWAY THE EVIL CURSE AND TRAGEDY IN THIS WORLD,
ALLOWING THE PEOPLE AND THE SWORD ALIKE
TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER IN HARMONY"
MAY SHE WIELD THIS BLADE IN THE DEFENSE OF ALL WHO NEED
ITS PROTECTION AND STEAL HER HEART AGAINST DESPAIR.
(CHEERS)
[RAYNESHIA] IT'S OVER, ISN'T IT?
[HENRIETTA] YES.
IT REALLY DIDN'T MATTER HOW MUCH HP HE HAD LEFT.
ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS FIND A WAY TO SHATTER THAT BLADE.
A MASTERFUL STRATEGY!
[RAYNESHIA] (PLEASED) OH... UH...
[HENRIETTA] MPH...
(LAUGHING)
[RAYNESHIA] MPH...
(GIGGLE)(HIVE FIVING)
[SOJIRO] CONGRATULATIONS! YOU WERE AMAZING AS ALWAYS.
[NAZNA] YEAH, TELL ME SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW.
[SOJIRO] WOMEN ARE REALLY POWERFUL, AREN'T THEY?
RIGHT, SHIROE?
[KYOKO] CHECK IT OUT! WE GOT NEW YEAR'S SOBA NOODLES.
[MIKAKAGE] AND I MADE A WHOLE BUNCH OF SWEETS FOR US!
(HAPPY CHATTER)
GOD! I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH FOOD IN MY LIFE!
SO ARE ALL OF YOUR PAJAMA PARTIES LIKE THIS?
[TATARA] I THINK I LIKE IT!
I'D EAT EVERYTHING, BUT I'D GET AS BIG AS A HOUSE!
BUT I'M NOT GONNA STOP!
I WANNA HEAR SOME SINGING!
I'M GONNA SING ON THE BOY'S TEAM
THIS TIME AROUND TO MAKE IT FAIR.
(LAUGHTER, MERRIMENT CONTINUES)
WELL SINCE WE FINALLY LIFTED THE CURFEW,
EVERYONE IS OUT IN THE STREET DANCING.
WE CAN INVITE MINORI AND ALL THE LOWER RANKS BACK HOME.
WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT... HENRIETTA?
SHE'LL BE ALL RIGHT EVENTUALLY.
I'M SURE SHE LOST HER MIND
WHEN SHE SAW EVERYONE IN THEIR PAJAMAS.
[HENRIETTA] I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY HOTTIE PATOTTIES!
[RAYNESHIA] OKAY.
UM, AKATSUKI... THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
I THINK I SHOULD BE THANKING YOU INSTEAD, RAYNESHIA.
(GIGGLE)
[AKATSUKI, THINKING] I THINK I FINALLY
FIGURED IT ALL OUT, MY LORD.
PROTECTING SOMEONE MEANS
GIVING THEM A HOME TO COME BACK TO.
WHAT PEOPLE NEED IS A PLACE
WHERE THEY CAN LAUGH WITHOUT FEAR.
I UNDERSTAND NOW.
IT'S THE REASON WHY MY LORD WORKS SO HARD.
[AKATSUKI] PLEASE HURRY BACK HOME...
(PING) AH...
[SHIROE, VOICE CHAT] AKATSUKI?
AKATSUKI? HELLO? YOU THERE?
UH, MY LORD? WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE?
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO CALL UNLESS THERE'S A PROBLEM!
[SHIROE] THAT WAS THE DEAL, BUT...
WOW, I'VE NEVER KNOWN YOU
TO BREAK THE RULES LIKE THAT, MY LORD!
[SHIROE] I AM THE VILLAIN IN GLASSES.
OH RII‐IGHT! YOU WOULDN'T BE YOU WITHOUT A FEW SURPRISES.
[SHIROE] SO HOW DID THE RAID GO?
[AKATSUKI] UH... [SHIROE] AKATSUKI...
[AKATSUKI] UH‐HUH?
[SHIROE] GOOD JOB...
[AKATSUKI] MY LORD...
WE'RE STILL FIGURING THINGS OUT OVER HERE...
BUT WE'RE NOT GIVING UP.
IN FACT, WE'RE JUST ABOUT TO GIVE IT ANOTHER GO!
[AKATSUKI, VOICEOVER] ON CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT,
SHIROE AND HIS COMPANIONS DIED.
THE RULES HAD CHANGED.
THIS ISN'T THE WORLD OF ELDER TALES ANYMORE.
THEIR TIME IS OVER.
UPON LOSING HIS BODY,
SHIROE WANDERS THROUGH A TOWN OF MEMORIES.
HE ALSO SEES A FRIEND AT THE BEACH ON THE MOON.
[SHIROE] STAND UP, ONE MORE TIME!