[ARUMI] HUH?
[DAIMONJI] UH...?
[ARUMI] PRINCESS... NUREHA?
[NUREHA] UH...
[DAIMONJI] MILADY... WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
[ARUMI] DO YOU NEED YOUR ESCORT TO GO WITH YOU?
SSSSHH!
[DARIELLA] UWAH!
(GIGGLING AND HUMMING)
[MAN B] THANK GOD YOU GUYS SHOWED UP BACK THERE!
[MAN A] YEAH, WE THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA GET SOME BOARS,
BUT THEY WERE OGRES INSTEAD!
[RUDY] DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, GENTLEMEN!
AFTER ALL, WE'RE ADVENTURERS.
RESCUING PEOPLE IN DANGER IS WHAT WE DO!
I'M SO GLAD YOU DIDN'T GET HURT.
[TOYA] YEAH, I'M OKAY.
BUT IT WAS OUR FRIEND IN THE WAGON
WHO TOTALLY SAVED US ALL.. WE HAVE HER TO THANK.
[ROE2] UGGGHHH... GOD, THE SUN, SOMEBODY TURN IT OFF!
[MINORI] HOW ARE YOU FEELING, MISS ROE2? THIS OUGHTA HELP.
I'M SORRY, BUT YOU GOTTA CLOSE THAT PLEASE?
I REALLY DON'T DO SUNLIGHT.
OH, YEAH. SURE.
THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.
OF COURSE.
(GULPING)
MM? WHAT'S WRONG?
[MINORI] NOTHING! I WAS JUST WONDERING,
IS THAT A SPIRITUAL CLOAK OF THE STARS?
YEAH! I'M SURPRISED YOU KNEW.
WELL, MY TEACHER WEARS ONE A LOT LIKE IT.
SO I GUESS HE'S A MAGIC‐USER.
YEAH... HE'S AN ENCHANTER.
THIS ROBE HAS SOME PRETTY NICE STATS.
YOU CAN'T MAKE IT LOSE IT'S POWER,
AND IT'S GOOD FOR GENERAL USE...
AND IT'S GREAT FOR LONG TRIPS.
YOU SOUND JUST LIKE MASTER SHIROE, YOU KNOW?
HUH?
OH...! WHAT I MEAN, UH,
HOW DO I PUT THIS? YOU JUST KINDA REMIND ME OF HIM.
THE WAY YOU TALK AND THE WAY YOU DRESS ARE A LOT ALIKE!
OHH? OKAY, THEN. LEMME TRY'N DO YOU NOW.
I'M GUESSING YOU'RE A SHRINE MAIDEN!
THAT'S RIGHT!
OH YEAH! YOU NEED HEALING!
PLEASE DON'T... THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.
ARE YOU SURE?
REMEMBER? I SAID I WAS A VAMPIRE? AH?
OH. OKAY, I SEE!
HEALING SPELLS CAN ACTUALLY HURT VAMPIRES, CAN'T THEY?
YEAH, AND I'M WAY TOO WEAK ALREADY.
AND SO WHAT'RE YOU DOING AFTER THIS?
HMMM...
UH...
[MINORI] MISS ROE2, CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?
[ROE2] HUH?
[MINORI] WHERE DID YOU COME FROM...?
AND WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
WELL WELL, WHERE DID I COME FROM,
AND WHERE AM I GOING, HUH?
THAT'S A LITTLE PERSONAL
COMING FROM SOMEONE I JUST MET, YOU KNOW?
OH, SORRY! I DIDN'T MEAN TO...! UH...
I KNOW YOU DIDN'T.
HMM?
[SERARA] MINORI!
[MINORI] WHAT'S GOING ON?
[ISUZU] LOOK AT THIS...!
IT MUST'VE HAPPENED SOMETIME DURING THE FIGHT.
[SERARA] IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE CROISSANT AND DANISH
GOT HURT OR ANYTHING.
[MINORI] SO HOW COULD THAT...?
OH, RIGHT!
EVEN STUFF LIKE THAT HAS DURABILITY STATS.
WE COULD CALL THEM IF WE FIXED IT, RIGHT?
WE WOULD NEED WOOD‐CRAFTING SKILLS TO MAKE IT WORK.
YEAH WELL, FOR NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUSHING THE WAGON
ALL THE WAY TO THE NEXT TOWN.
[SERARA] WE'RE A LITTLE WORRIED
THAT MORE MONSTERS MIGHT SHOW UP...
SO TOYA WENT AND TOLD THOSE TWO PEOPLE OF THE LAND
THEY COULD COME WITH US.
[MINORI] GOT IT.
[ISUZU] RUDY, WHY DON'T YOU RIDE IN THE WAGON?
BARDS ARE STRONGER THAN SORCERERS, YOU KNOW?
[RUDY] OH, COME NOW...
WHAT KIND OF MAN WOULD I BE IF I LET YOU DO THIS?
(GIGGLE)
[MAN A] IT WAS REALLY BAD.
WE WERE JUST HEADED DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE,
THEN WE FOUND OURSELVES UP TO OUR NECKS IN OGRES!
[MAN B] YEAH, WELL. I BET IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO
WITH THEIR HOME GETTING DESTROYED.
HUH? COULD THAT BE IT?
[MAN A] WELL, IF YOU KEEP GOING WEST,
YOU'RE GONNA WIND UP AT THE BOXROOT MOUNTAINS.
THERE'S A GORGEOUS LAKE OUT THERE.
NOBLES RULE THE AREA,
BUT YOU'VE STILL GOTTA WATCH OUT FOR MONSTERS.
[TOYA] AREN'T WE SUPPOSED TO BE GOING THROUGH THERE?
[MINORI] YEAH...
[MAN B] THE MONSTERS AREN'T THAT BIG OF A DEAL...
EVEN IF YOU SEE SOME,
THE ODYSSEY KNIGHTS'LL TAKE CARE OF 'EM.
[MAN A] THAT'S RIGHT! THOSE GUYS ARE THE BEST!
THEY'RE LIKE OUR HEROES! ALWAYS RISKING THEIR LIVES FOR US.
[SERARA] THEY RISK... THEIR LIVES?
YOU THINK MAYBE THEY'RE SOMETHING LIKE
KRUSTY OR ISAAC'S GUYS?
MAYBE.
[MINORI, THINKING] BUT IF I TOOK AN EDUCATED GUESS...
[SHIROE] THERE'S A GROUP WE CALL THE "HOMESICK"
OR THE "ODYSSEY,"
A LOOSE ASSOCIATION OF PLAYERS TRYING TO GET BACK HOME.
FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, THEY'RE WILLING TO TRY
JUST ABOUT ANYTHING TO GET BACK.
AND BY THAT, I MEAN "EVERYTHING."
THEY MIGHT END UP CAUSING MORE TROUBLE THAN THEY FIX...
MMMM!
[MINORI, THINKING] SHIROE DEFINITELY DIDN'T
CALL THEM "KNIGHTS." MAYBE THEY'RE NOT THE SAME GROUP.
[ROE2] I OWE YOU GUYS BIG TIME FOR THIS!
I PROBABLY WOULD'VE TURNED INTO A PILE OF ASHES
IF I KEPT ON WALKING OUT IN THE OPEN LIKE THAT.
[MINORI] YEA, BUT YOU HELPED US!
[TOYA] WE TOTALLY HELPED EACH OTHER.
THANKS FOR WAITING, GUYS!
THESE ARE FROM THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND WE HELPED.
IT'S THEIR WAY OF PAYING US BACK.
[TOYA] SOY SAUCE FOR ME!
[RUDY] I'M USING WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE!
[ISUZU] SAME HERE!
[SERARA] FOR A DISH LIKE THIS, YA GOTTA HAVE MAYONNAISE.
OHH... KAY...
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FLAVOR YOU CAN HAVE...!
GOURMET RANK B WORCESTERSHIRE.
OH‐KAY.
[SERARA] OH, JUST THINK ABOUT IT!
I BET AN ADVENTURER CAME UP WITH THIS BEEF BOWL DELIGHT!
OKAY...
[MINORI] ALRIGHT, SO THIS IS SOY SAUCE
AND THAT'S WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE.
[ROE2] OKAY... (TITTERING AND GIGGLING)
[ISUZU] WHOA. YOU'RE DOING BOTH OF THEM?
DIPLOMACY, MAYBE? SHE'S TRYING TO AVOID A SAUCING DEBATE.
I SEE.
THE GOOEY BLACK ONE IS WORCESTERSHIRE!
THE RUNNY BLACK ONE IS SOY SAUCE! I GET IT NOW.
[SERARA] THE MAYO IS YUMMY, TOO, YOU KNOW!
YOU MIND IF I ASK YOU SOMETHING,
WHERE DID YOU COME FROM BEFORE YOU MET US?
I MADE MY WAY HERE FROM OOU CITY...
I'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD ABOUT THREE MONTHS.
OOU CITY? THAT'S WHERE MASTER SHIROE WENT ON HIS EXPEDITION.
[ROE2] I ACTUALLY STARTED OUT
FROM A PLACE THAT WAS A LITTLE FARTHER AWAY FROM THAT.
I USED CASTLING TO COVER SUCH A LONG DISTANCE.
WHAT'S CASTLING...?
NEVER HEARD OF IT...
IT'S A SPELL THAT ALLOWS YOU TO CHANGE PLACES WITH A COMPANION.
AND MISS ROE2 IS A MAGIC USER.
IN FACT, JUST THE OTHER DAY, HONESTY STARTED USING CASTLING
TO RESEARCH HOW THEY COULD MAKE FAIRY RINGS WORK FULL‐TIME.
[ISUZU] THAT'S AMAZING, MINORI! YOU'VE REALLY GOT THIS DOWN!
[MINORI] HUH? I'M JUST REPEATING WHAT MASTER SHIROE TOLD ME.
MISS ROE2, DOES THAT MEAN
YOU SWITCHED PLACES WITH YOUR COMPANION?
I DON'T REALLY KNOW IF I'D CALL HIM MY "COMPANION..."
I GUESS... HE'D BE MORE LIKE...
MORE LIKE MY OLDER BROTHER.
[ALL] BROTHER?
FOR THE TIME BEING, I'M TRYING TO GET TO IKOMA.
UNTIL I DO, I'M STUCK WITH
THIS ANNOYING VAMPIRE SUBCLASS OF MINE.
IS IT NOT LETTING YOU TAKE QUESTS
THAT WOULD LET YOU OVERWRITE IT?
THAT'S RIGHT... GOTTA DO IT THE HARD WAY.
IF I COULD MEET THE JERK THAT DECIDED ON THIS SUBCLASS,
I'D LOVE TO TAKE A BITE OUT OF HIS THROAT OR SOMETHING!
"LOOKIE ME! I'M A VAMPIRE!" [ISUZU] EHEH...
IT WAS KINDA USEFUL ON THE MOON, I GUESS,
BUT WHATEVER MORON CAME UP WITH IT
NEVER THOUGHT I'D WIND UP HERE!
OMIGOD... I HATE BEING A VAMPIRE!
(ROE2 ANGUISHED) [MINORI] THE MOON...?
[TOYA] IF I REMEMBER RIGHT,
ISN'T IKOMA NEAR MINAMI?
ALL RIGHT, SO HOW'RE WE GONNA DO THE REST OF THIS?
[SERARA] UHHH...
[MINORI] FOR ONE THING WE COULDN'T FIND ANYONE IN TOWN
WITH WOODCRAFTING SKILLS.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A HARD TIME
FINISHING THIS TRIP WITHOUT HORSES!
OH, COME ON. LET'S JUST SUMMON SOME.
[ALL] HMM?! [ROE2] HUH?
[TOYA] YOU CAN SUMMON HORSES, BIG SIS ROE2?
HUH?!
BIG SIS ROE2?!
[ALL] HUH?
[ROE2] (LAUGHS) AHEM...
HEY KID... COULD YOU SAY "BIG SIS" AGAIN FOR ME?
BIG SIS...
[ROE2] (GASP) DO IT AGAIN!
BIG SIS...!
[ROE2] (GASP) NOW YOU!
BIG SISTER ROE2.
AHHHH! (GIGGLE) OH, I LOVE IT!
BIG SISTER!
I WISH... I REALLY WAS!
JUST TO HEAR YOU SAY IT, MAKES ME THINK YOU'RE COUNTING ON ME.
AHA! I WANNA BECOME THE BIG SISTER FIGURE IN YOUR LIVES!
I SHALL BE LOOKED UP TO JUST LIKE YOUR OLDER SISTER!
I'LL GUIDE AND PROTECT YOU!
AND I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M GONNA DO!
I SHALL SUMMON A HERD OF AMAZING HORSES
THE LIKES OF WHICH YOU'VE NEVER SEEN!
AND IN RETURN,
YOU SHALL PARADE ME AROUND AS YOUR BIG SISTER! DEAL?
[ALL] YEAH... THAT'S FINE...
HMPH! OH, GOD... TOO MUCH SUN!
(RELIEVED)
[MINORI] DOESN'T THIS FEEL GREAT?
[SERARA] I KNOW ADVENTURERS DON'T NEED TO TAKE BATHS,
BUT THIS IS REALLY AWESOME.
OUR WOUNDS HEAL FAST, AND THE SYSTEM HELPS TO KEEP US CLEAN...
BUT THERE'S NOTHING THAT BEATS A GOOD SOAK!
[BOTH] AHHH! HMMM...
OH, YEAH! WE MIGHT HAVE TROUBLE NAVIGATING
OUR WAY THROUGH THE BOXROOT MOUNTAINS AHEAD.
RUDY SAID IT'S ROUGH. [MINORI] IS THAT RIGHT?
YEAH. HE'S PRETTY WELL‐TRAVELED AND KNOW THAT KINDA STUFF.
OH HE DOES, HUH?
YOU GUYS ARE SO CUTE.
HOW'RE THINGS WITH YOU TWO?
UH... WAIT WHAT?
HE'S JUST LIKE MY LITTLE PUPPY DOG.
YEAH RIGHT!
IT'S SO OBVIOUS YOU GUYS ARE A COUPLE, ISUZU!
OKAY, SINCE YOU DECIDED TO BRING IT UP...
HOW'RE THINGS GOING WITH YOU AND NYANTA?
HUH?!
AREN'T YOU LEARNING MORE ABOUT COOKING AND CLEANING FROM HIM?
THAT'S MORE LIKE MARRIAGE TRAINING
THAN ADVENTURER TRAINING!
[NYANTA] SERARA...
I MADE SURE I GOT YOU A RING WORTH FORTY RAIDS!
I ALSO PREPARED THIS FEAST FOR OUR RECEPTION!
COME AND BE MY BLUSHING NEWLYWED BRIDE!
SQUEE!
NO, WE'RE NOT LIKE THAT! WE'RE NOT LIKE THAT!
WE'RE NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL! [ISUZU] HEY!
[SERARA] I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT!
[ISUZU] OH, COME ON, SERARA! YOU GOTTA LEARN...
YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO ACT LIKE THAT
WHEN YOU BATHE WITH CHIEF NYANTA!
[BOTH] BATHE WITH THE CHIEF?!
I COULD GET USED TO THIS, SERARA.
(SERARA SQUEALS) [ISUZU] AND...?
[MINORI] WHAT?
YOU KNOW I'VE GOTTA ASK,
WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH YOU AND SHIROE?
[MINORI] EH?! WELL... I, UH...
DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT.
BET THERE'S LOTS OF COMPETITION FOR THE VILLAIN IN GLASSES.
[MINORI] HM? HUH? [SERARA] OH!? TELL US MORE?!
[ISUZU] JUST THINK ABOUT IT! HE STARTED UP THE ROUND TABLE!
[ISUZU] AND MARIELLE AND HENRIETTA ARE GORGEOUS.
THEY'RE HANGING AROUND HIM ALL THE TIME!
AND THEN, THERE'S THAT LEADER OF THE OLD TEA PARTY, TOO.
OH! AND DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE NINJA!
WHAT D'YOU THINK YOU'RE LOOKING AT?
YOU WANT HIM YOU GOTTA GO THROUGH ME!
(DISAPPOINTED BUBBLE BLOWING)
OH AND WHAT ABOUT ROE2, THE TWO OF THEM MIGHT HAVE A THING, TOO.
[ROE2] HEY, WAIT A MINUTE!
THAT'S "BIG SIS," RIGHT?
[ALL] WHA...? HUH?
WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?
YOU'D DO WELL TO KNOW YOUR BIG SISTER HAS ADVANTAGES OVER YOU.
AND BY THAT... I MEAN THESE!
[ALL] EH... HUH?!
NO! DON'T EVEN WORRY YOU GUYS!
THOSE THINGS ARE ONLY FOR SHOW, OKAY?!
[ROE2] HUH? I DIDN'T INTIMIDATE MY LITTLE SISTERS, NOW, DID I?
(ANNOYED)
MARIELLE? YOU LOOK VERY SERIOUS, ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH, I'VE BEEN THINKING.
I THINK WE SHOULD DO A SPRING FESTIVAL.
A CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE.
HUH... CHERRY...? SURE THING...
YEAH, RIGHT... WELL OKAY, THEN...
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA. I SUPPOSE...
THAT MIGHT JUST BE THE THING TO GET EVERYONE HAPPY AGAIN, RIGHT?
OH, MARIELLE...
I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF THESE FESTIVALS OF OURS
ARE DOING WHAT I'D HOPED...
DO THEY REALLY BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER?
[NYANTA] WELL, THE SITUATION IS WHAT IT IS,
BUT IT HASN'T BECOME A PROBLEM YET, MPH.
[SHIROE, VOICEOVER] I GET IT,
DO WHAT YOU CAN TO STAY ON TOP OF IT FOR NOW.
[NYANTA] OF COURSE I WILL, MPH... HOWEVER...
MY GUESS IS WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS THE RESULT
OF AN UNDERLYING ISSUE THAT WE HAVEN'T DISCOVERED YET.
ISN'T THAT THE WAY IT USUALLY WORKS OUT?
(COMMUNICATOR PINGING)
[SHIROE, VOICE CHAT] AKATSUKI? HOW'RE THINGS OVER THERE?
[AKATSUKI] FINE. AT LEAST FOR THE TIME BEING...
I'M NOT SEEING ANYTHING UNUSUAL.
SO HOW'RE THINGS GOING OVER THERE... OKAY?
[SHIROE] SO FAR, SO GOOD...
THANKS, REPORT BACK IF YOU SEE ANYTHING.
[AKATSUKI] WILL DO. YOU CAN COUNT ON ME.
(ENDING PING) (EXHALE)
WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO, MASTER SHIROE.
IT'S TOO EARLY FOR YOU TO BE WORN OUT!
WE'VE STILL GOT A LOT OF THINGS WE NEED TO GET DONE, OKAY?
[SHIROE] YEAH, YEAH...
[EINS] THE ECONOMIC DISPARITY IN AKIHABARA
IS CURRENTLY GROWING WORSE AT AN ALARMING RATE.
PEOPLE WHO CAN HUNT OR DEVELOP NEW SKILLS ARE GETTING RICHER,
WHILE PLAYERS WHO DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT SKILLS
AT THE TIME OF THE APOCALYPSE
ARE FALTERING IN MINIMUM WAGE JOBS!
COME ON... WHY ARE YOU BRINGING THAT UP?!
SO? WHAT DO YOU THINK IS CAUSING ALL THIS ECONOMIC DISPARITY?
MASTERING ORAL ARTS,
AND CRAFTING CLASSES BEING ABLE TO CREATE CONSUMER PRODUCTS.
WHAT...? HOW ARE ORAL ARTS PART OF THE PROBLEM?
ANYONE CAN MASTER ONE IF THEY REALLY TRY!
OKAY, MAYBE I WASN'T BEING THAT CLEAR.
LARGER GUILDS HAVE BEEN USING PEOPLE WITH ORAL ARTS
TO EXPAND BUSINESSES.
ONE OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES
SHOULD BE TO CURTAIL THESE MONOPOLIES.
[MICHITAKA] OKAY, YOU'RE STARTING TO CROSS THE LINE HERE.
[RODERICK] BASED ON SIZE ALONE,
WE COULD ALL ACCUSE YOUR GUILD OF THE SAME THING, EINS.
[EINS] EXCUSE ME...
FIRST OF ALL, NO ONE IN MY GUILD HAS MASTERED AN ORAL ART YET!
SECOND, WE SHOULD ALL HAVE DECLARATIONS FROM
EVERY GUILD WHO ARE USING PLAYERS WITH ORAL ARTS.
CRAFTING RECIPES SHOULD ALSO...
HEY, WAIT! COME ON, EINS! YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT!
SERIOUSLY, EINS...
YOU CAN'T GO SIMPLY ASKING PEOPLE TO GIVE AWAY
THEIR CRAFTING SECRETS JUST LIKE THAT.
SOME OF THESE THINGS TOOK A WHILE...
FROM RAMEN TO SOAP TO CANDLES...
ALL THOSE CRAFTSMEN PUT IN A LOT OF TIME
TO MAKE ALL THOSE THINGS WORK!
AND REMEMBER, DECLARING ORAL ART USERS IS WORTHLESS,
ONLY THE PERSON WHO MASTERED IT CAN USE IT. WHAT'S THE POINT?
[EINS] YOU THINK SO? ALL RIGHT.
WHAT ABOUT LEVYING A TAX ON ADVENTURER BANK ACCOUNTS
IN EXCESS OF EIGHTY THOUSAND GOLD PIECES?
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CLOSE THE HUGE GAP
BETWEEN THE RICH AND THE POOR THAT WAY...
SERIOUSLY, IT'S A PLACE TO START, I THINK.
YOU'VE LOST YOUR MIND!
UH?!
MAYBE YOU'RE NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE'VE SAID!
EVERYONE IN THIS CITY HAS WORKED THEIR BUTTS OFF
TO GET WHERE THEY ARE...!
WE'VE FOUGHT FOR EVERY LITTLE THING WE'VE GOT.
MAYBE YOU DON'T GET THAT.
[EINS] AND YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT OUR SOCIETY
IS FAVORING CERTAIN PEOPLE OVER OTHERS.
THE RICH STAY RICH, AND THE POOR STARVE.
[MARIELLE] THAT'S WHY WE HAVE EVENTS...
WE'RE MAKING AN EFFORT TO DO THINGS THAT INCLUDE EVERYONE
FROM ALL LEVELS AND WALKS OF LIFE.
LISTEN TO YOURSELF,
YOU'RE PUSHING THE DISENFRANCHISED AWAY!
WATCH IT!
NOW, WAIT...
WE DON'T HOLD THESE FESTIVALS
TO FLAUNT OUR OWN WEALTH!
I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO BE... Y'KNOW...
SO YOU'RE SAYIN'... WE GIVE THESE PEOPLE MONEY
AND THEN THEY'LL JUST GO HAPPILY OFF TO WORK?
MAYBE SO, MAYBE NOT...
BUT WE CAN'T JUST LET THINGS STAY LIKE THEY ARE.
[KARASHIN] YEAH, BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA FORCE PEOPLE
TO GIVE UP THEIR NEW RECIPES,
CRAFTSMEN WON'T BE MOTIVATED TO WORK AS HARD.
[MICHITAKA] NO MATTER WHAT IT'S FOR,
ALL OF THOSE RECIPES TAKE A LOT OF WORK TO CREATE!
[SHIROE, THINKING] WHAT I WOULD GIVE TO HAVE KRUSTY HERE NOW...
[EINS] YOU'RE MISSING THE POINT HERE...
[MICHITAKA] YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!
(CLAPPING) [ALL] HM?
[SHIROE] I UNDERSTAND THE GIST OF YOUR PROPOSAL...
AND IT MAKES SENSE
THAT WE NEED SOME KIND OF POLICY TO HANDLE THIS.
HOWEVER, THE ROUND TABLE HAS
A LIMITED BUDGET FOR THIS KIND OF THING.
UNLIKE MINAMI,
WE DON'T GET OPERATING FUNDS FROM AN ARISTOCRACY.
[SHIROE] WE ALL NEED TO TAKE A ROLE
IN DETERMINING HOW WE CAN HANDLE THIS PROBLEM.
ALL RIGHT... BUT WE CAN'T WAIT UNTIL IT'S OUT OF CONTROL.
[SHIROE] AND WE CAN'T BE HASTY ABOUT THIS!
LOOK A DECISION OF THIS SCALE
COULD WRECK OUR ECONOMY IF WE DON'T DO IT RIGHT!
AND WE WOULD END UP LEAVING THE CITY IN CHAOS!
[TOYA] HMMM...
I KNOW WE WOULDN'T EVEN BE IN THE BOXROOT MOUNTAINS
IF IT WEREN'T FOR BIG SIS ROE2'S HORSES...
BUT THIS ROAD IS A NIGHTMARE!
[MINORI] YEAH, BACK IN THE REAL WORLD
THIS WOULD BE RIGHT AROUND HAKONE.
[MINORI] IT WAS A VOLCANO, SO THIS MAKES SENSE.
WHATEVER YOU SAY... SO DO WE GO ON AHEAD?
THE VISIBILITY'S REALLY LOUSY OUT THERE!
UH‐HUH.
[TOYA] UGH. SULFUR...
[RUDY] HANG ON. I SHALL ACCOMPANY YOU.
[ROE2] ALLOW ME TO SUMMON SOME COMPANIONS FOR YOU!
I MEAN AFTER ALL, I AM YOUR BIG SIS!
[TOYA] COMPANIONS?
(SURPRISED)
[RUDY] I DON'T THINK SO!
[TOYA] NO THANKS! I'LL PASS.
[SERARA] HANG ON... TAKE WOLFY WITH YOU!
[WOLFY] YIP‐YIP‐YIP!
[TOYA] THANKS YOU GUYS! THIS OUGHTA WORK.
(YIPS AND BARKS) [RUDY] WELL I GUESS WE CAN GO!
[TOYA, NASALLY] GEEZ! I SWEAR THIS SULFUR SMELL IS RANK!
[RUDY] I WARNED YOU GUYS ABOUT THIS...
BOXROOT IS NOT AN EASY PASSAGE.
I HAVE TO SAY, THOUGH,
THE HAZE IS MUCH THICKER THAN THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE.
[WOLFY] YIP‐YIP‐YIP! [TOYA] HUH?
[RUDY] LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE HAVING PROBLEMS.
[MAN B] WE'VE STILL GOT A LOT LEFT HERE...
[RUDY] YOU NEED SOME HELP? [ALL] HUH? HMM...
[MAN A] PLEASE TELL ME YOU'RE ADVENTURERS! YOU NEED A SWORD?
GOT A BUNCH OF LEVELS, TEN TO FIFTEEN!
SOME OF AKIHABARA'S FINEST!
[TOYA] NOT REALLY...! OUR LEVELS ARE TOO HIGH FOR THAT STUFF!
[TOYA] WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU GUYS?
[MAN B] WELL, Y'SEE, OUR CART BROKE DOWN.
[RUDY] WELL IF THAT'S THE CASE,
WHY DON'T YOU JUST PUT WHAT YOU CAN IN THE OTHER CART?
AND THEN JUST SHOVE THE BROKEN CART OFF THE MOUNTAINSIDE!
[WOMAN A] WE CAN'T JUST THROW OUR CARGO AWAY!
[MAN A] COME ON! BE A SPORT AND BUY A COUPLE OFF OF US!
[MAN B] WE'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT!
[WOMAN A] I BET BOTH OF YOU HAVE ENOUGH GOLD!
NO, WE REALLY DON'T!
I'D LOVE TO BUY SOME, BUT I CAN'T.
[DARIELLA] PLEASE DON'T THINK POORLY OF THEM, DEAR TRAVELERS.
[BOTH] HUH?
THE AXLE GAVE WAY AND WE'RE STUCK.
I'M AFRAID WE'VE BEEN TRAPPED HERE FOR AN ENTIRE DAY.
PLEASE PARDON THEIR MANNERS.
HUH...? UH... WHO'RE YOU?
MY NAME IS DARIELLA...
I AM BUT A HUMBLE PERSON OF THE LAND AND A CHRONICLER.
IT'S A PLEASURE, MILADY.
I AM RUNDELLHAUS KODE AND THIS IS TOYA.
ADVENTURERS FROM AKIHABARA.
[DARIELLA] REALLY! YOU'RE FROM AKIHABARA?
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, DO YOU THINK YOU COULD CARRY
SOME OF THE CRATES TO THE NEXT SETTLEMENT?
I KNOW HOW STRONG YOU ADVENTURERS HAPPEN TO BE...
AND I'M SURE THE MERCHANTS WOULD APPRECIATE IT!
[TOYA] UH...
[MAN A] OH, WOW!
YOU'RE AWFULLY STRONG FOR SUCH A SCRAWNY LASS,
MISS... UH, IZUMAMI!
[ISUZU] MY NAME'S ISUZU!
[MINORI] EXCUSE ME,
THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANYTHING IN THESE BOXES
BUT A BUNCH OF GOAT SLIMES!
[WOMAN A] YEAH, SOME WEIRD OLD FART IN AKIHABARA
DUMPED THEM ON US. NOT SURE WHAT THE DEAL WAS.
(SNORING)
[TOYA] (LAUGH) THAT'S FUNNY!
THEY ATE ALL THE FOOD AND PASSED RIGHT OUT!
[DARIELLA] WE SPENT THE NIGHT ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD,
COMPLETELY EXPOSED.
IT'S NO WONDER THEY'RE EXHAUSTED.
IT WAS A DIFFICULT NIGHT. [TOYA] OH...
[MINORI] YOU'RE NOT MARRIED TO ONE OF THE MERCHANTS
ARE YOU MISS DARIELLA?
OH NOTHING LIKE THAT...
THEY WERE JUST LETTING ME RIDE WITH THEM
THE REST OF THE WAY TO MINAMI.
[TOYA] OH, UH... HUH?
[ROE2] ISN'T MINAMI IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS IKOMA?
[DARIELLA] IT IS.
[SERARA] HEY EVERYBODY!
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME TEA HERE READY IN A MINUTE!
WE'VE GOT PASTRIES!
[ROE2] MMMM! I LOVE YOU. (SERARA GIGGLING)
[SERARA] THESE COOKIES WERE MADE BY NONE OTHER
THAN OUR OWN CHIEF NYANTA!
[ALL] OHHH! [RUDY] YOU'RE GONNA LOVE 'EM!
[MINORI] WHAT DO YOU THINK?
[ISUZU] THEY'RE GREAT!
[DARIELLA] IT'S SWEET. I LIKE IT!
(TOYA MUNCHING)
(MUNCH) SO WHERE IS IT YOU'RE ALL GOING?
[MINORI] WE'RE HEADED TO THE REDSTONE MOUNTAINS.
I'M HEADED TO IKOMA, NOW...
BUT I PLAN ON STICKING WITH THEM TILL I GET THERE.
THEY'D NEED ME TO PROTECT THEM!
[DARIELLA] OH REALLY...? I GUESS THAT MAKES SENSE...
YOU ALL DO LOOK KIND OF YOUNG.
[RUDY] ONCE WE GET OVER THE PASS WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
(SNOOZING) [MINORI] YEAH...
BUT MASTER SHIROE SAID WE COULD END UP RUNNING INTO WYVERNS
IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND HERE.
HUH?
[ISUZU] AREN'T WYVERNS SUPPOSED TO BE AN AERIAL‐TYPE MONSTER?
[SERARA] MAYBE THEY FOUND SOME NEW PLACES THEY COULD CALL HOME.
[MINORI] THE GROUNDLING MONSTERS ARE DOING THAT...
SO I GUESS IT'S POSSIBLE.
[DARIELLA] MM‐HM.
(OMINOUS ECHOING)
[ISUZU] WHAT WAS THAT? [SERARA] IT SORTA SOUNDS LIKE
CHURCH BELLS AT A FUNERAL.
[MINORI] THEY'RE COMING THIS WAY!
[SERARA] ARE THEY A RAID PARTY...?
[MINORI] LET'S SEE... JUST A SEC...
THEY'RE WITH PLANT HWYADEN!
[ISUZU] FROM MINAMI?!
[TOYA] THAT GUY'S A LEVEL 90.
[SERARA] EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE PARTY IS, TOO!
[ISUZU] IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY'RE
A GROUP OF PLAYER KILLERS.
[DARIELLA] IT'S POSSIBLE...
THEY MIGHT BE THE ODYSSEY KNIGHTS.
[TOYA] AS IN THE GUYS WHO PROTECT NPCS? THOSE KNIGHTS?
[MINORI] MM‐HM.
[ROE2] WHAT'S THAT THING THEY'RE CARRYING?
I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE.
[DARIELLA] IT'S THE PORTABLE SHRINE OF BOREAS.
[ROE2] A PORTABLE SHRINE?!
[DARIELLA] I LEARNED ABOUT THIS DURING MY TRAVELS.
THE ODYSSEY KNIGHTS TAKE THE SHRINE WITH THEM
ON THEIR JOURNEYS ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE.
IT HAS THE POWER TO REVIVE ANY ADVENTURER
AS LONG AS THEY'RE CLOSE ENOUGH TO IT.
INSTANT RESURRECTION.
NO TIME DELAY OTHER THAN WAITING FOR YOUR MANA TO REASSEMBLE.
IT'S LIKE HAVING YOUR OWN CATHEDRAL.
DO YOU THINK MAYBE THE ADVENTURERS IN MINAMI
CREATED THAT DEVICE?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM? THEY SEEM SO LIFELESS...
[RUDY] IT'S ALMOST LIKE A FUNERAL MARCH.
[DARIELLA] I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THIS...
BUT INSTANT REBIRTH CARRIES A PRICE WITH IT...
IT SUPPOSEDLY UPSETS THE VOICE OF THE MIND IN ADVENTURERS.
UPSETS THE VOICE OF THE MIND?
[DARIELLA] I SUPPOSE SOMETHING LIKE THAT
WOULD BE EXTREMELY VALUABLE TO ADVENTURERS SUCH AS YOURSELVES.
WOULDN'T YOU SAY?
UH...!
[TOYA] OHH... UH?
(HALF‐GIGGLE)
(BREATH)
[AKATSUKI, VOICEOVER] THE JUNIOR MEMBERS VISIT
SAPHIR VILLAGE ON THEIR JOURNEY.
ISUZU THE BARD TREATS THE VILLAGE TO A SHOW.
HER MELODY HEARTILY ENCHANTS THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND.
WHILE HAPPINESS AND A PLEASANT FEELING
OF EXHAUSTION ENVELOP ISUZU,
RUNDELLHAUS TELLS HER OF A SECRET
BEHIND THIS WORLD'S MUSIC.
HE SHARES THE DREAMS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND!
[SHIROE] MY COMRADES ARE ALWAYS BESIDE ME.