[WILLIAM] WHAT IS THIS? A QUEST THAT'S NOT MEANT TO BE BEATEN?
(EXHALE)
(GRUNTS AND GROANS)
[WILLIAM, THINKING] WE LOST...
(EXHALE)
[WILLIAM, THINKING] WE WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED!
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME...
I DON'T UNDERSTAND...
I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THREE RAID BOSSES AT ONCE.
THAT WAS INSANE...
WHAT HAPPENED BACK THERE ANYWAY?
[PIANISSISSIMO] D‐DO YOU THINK...
THAT THAT'S ONLY IN THIS RAID ZONE?
HMMM...
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION...
WE'RE IN REAL TROUBLE IF ALL THE RAID ZONES ARE LIKE THIS.
[ENKARTANTO] WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET VERY FAR, ARE WE?
[BOLOGNESE MASTER] I DON'T THINK WE'D EVER BEAT
ANOTHER ZONE AGAIN. WE'D HAVE TO STICK TO LOWER RAIDS.
(SNIFFLING)
WE POURED OUR LIVES INTO LEARNING HOW TO PLAY THIS GAME.
BUT EVERYTHING, ALL THE HOURS OF TRAINING.
IT ALL SEEMS LIKE IT WAS FOR NOTHING NOW.
[AZAREA] WE HAD BEEN DOING SO WELL.
SEEMED LIKE WE NEVER LOST,
MADE ME FEEL LIKE WE WERE ACTUALLY IMPROVING.
[ELTON DISKA] WELL I HATE TO BREAK IT TO YOU,
BUT THE DAYS OF EASY RAIDS ARE OVER.
(SNIFFLE)
(SIGH)
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT...
IT'S ALL A BIG WASTE OF TIME NOW IF YOU ASK ME.
[PROMETHEUS] THE GAME'S GIVEN UP ON US NOW THAT WE'RE HERE.
ELDER TALES... HAS ABANDONED US. (WILLIAM GASPS)
[CLASSMATE A] REALLY? A COMPUTER GAME?
[CLASSMATE B] IT'S LIKE YOU'RE AN EXPERT AT WASTING YOUR LIFE.
[CLASSMATE D] SERIOUSLY, ARE YOU COOPED UP AT HOME ALL THE TIME?
[CLASSMATE C] DO YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE? CAN YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE?
[WILLIAM] GO TO HELL!
[CLASSMATE E] THAT'S WHY YOU NEVER GET INVITED TO PARTIES.
[CLASSMATE F] YOU ACTUALLY TALK TO YOUR COMPUTER? CREEPY!
[CLASSMATE G] WHY DON'T YOU TRY DOING SOMETHING
THAT COULD ACTUALLY BE USEFUL SOMEDAY?
[CLASSMATE H] WHO CARES, JUST LEAVE HIM ALONE.
SOME PEOPLE WERE JUST BORN TO BE LOSERS.
[WILLIAM] SHUT UP!
[JUNZO] HUH? [BOLOGNESE MASTER] HM?
[WILLIAM] UH...
[WILLIAM, THINKING] WHAT THE HELL DO I TELL THEM?
[ALT WILLIAM] "WE'LL DO IT NEXT TIME, SO LET'S GET 'EM!"
"I'M SURE THE OTHER RAID ZONES ARE FINE!"
[WILLIAM, THINKING] I CAN'T TELL THEM SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I DON'T EVEN BELIEVE IT MYSELF.
WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
[FEDERICO] IS THIS IT? IS THIS AS FAR AS WE GO?
[WILLIAM, THINKING] DOES THIS... ARE WE...?
[WILLIAM] UH...?
(EXHALE)
(BREATH)
HMM. GUESS IT'S TIME TO GO ON BACK HOME...
AND GET BACK TO OUR JOBS OF KEEPING THE PEACE IN SUSUKINO.
PROBABLY, MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE FUN BACK THERE.
EZZO HAS MORE THAN ITS FAIR SHARE OF MONSTERS.
PEOPLE OF THE LAND APPRECIATE OUR PRESENCE.
YEAH, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND A GIRLFRIEND ANYWAY.
PROBABLY THE SMARTER WAY TO LIVE THAN DOING THIS EVERYDAY.
MAYBE THEY'RE RIGHT.
[WILLIAM, THINKING] BUT IF WE DID THAT.
THEN WE'RE NO DIFFERENT THAN EVERYONE ELSE!
WE'D BE TAKING THE EASY ROAD... OFFERING NOTHING BUT CORDIAL
COMPANY AND A LITTLE SHALLOW "VALUABLE" ADVICE.
YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT...
[ALL] MM?
IN FACT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT...
BUT YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT I THINK ABOUT IT? IT'S BULLSHIT!
HUH?
ARE YOU OKAY?
WE JUST GOT OUR BUTTS KICKED... WE LOST ONE.
MAYBE WE SHOULD ALL JUST QUIT, MAYBE WE'RE WASHED UP.
IT COULD BE A BIG WASTE OF TIME.
IT'S WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD, RIGHT?!
I GUESS ALL THOSE PEOPLE KNEW WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT.
WE'RE A BUNCH OF GAME JUNKIES LOCKED IN OUR ROOMS,
ADDICTED TO WASTING TIME.
AND SO WHAT IF WE ARE, GUYS?!
I MEAN IT'S NOT LIKE WE DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW IT!
WE ALL KNEW EXACTLY WHO WE WERE AND STILL.
WE KEPT LOGGING BACK IN. WE ALL DID THE SAME THING.
[ALT WILLIAM] IF THEY WANNA QUIT, SO BE IT.
BUT I WILL NOT STOP!
I'M NOT BACKING DOWN JUST BECAUSE
I GOT PUNCHED IN THE FACE!
[WILLIAM] I GET IT. WE LOST.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NEW FOR US.
BUT IT PROBABLY WON'T BE THE LAST TIME!
THERE'S NO NEED TO START PACKING IT IN AFTER ONE DEFEAT!
I MEAN, OUR WIN‐TO‐LOSS RATIO IS WHAT COUNTS, RIGHT?
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE A LOOK ON
THE SERVER AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELF.
YOU'RE GREAT AT THIS,
EVEN IF IT'S MEANT FOR KIDS!
[ALT WILLIAM] IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
IT'S SOMETHING SPECIAL TO US.
[WILLIAM] I'M NOT SAYING GROW UP AND GO BACK TO SUSUKINO...
I WON'T TELL YOU SOMETHING LIKE THAT...
BECAUSE WE'RE ALL THE SAME IN HERE.
LOOK WE ALL MIGHT FEEL LIKE
WE'RE WORTHLESS FOR LOSING THIS QUEST...
BUT THERE'S NO WAY THAT'S GOING TO KEEP ME FROM DOING IT AGAIN!
[ALT WILLIAM] FOR ME... THIS IS THE CENTER OF MY UNIVERSE.
[PIANISSISSIMO] UH... [WILLIAM] ARE WE ALL JUST
BITS AND BYTES OF WORTHLESS INFORMATION ON SOME SERVER NOW?
I DON'T THINK SO! BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE!
AND YOU'RE WORTH SOMETHING. ALL OF YOU!
YOU MIGHT FEEL LOST AND STUCK IN HERE...
BUT I'M THAT YOU'RE WITH ME!
THE IDIOTS OUT THERE TOLD YOU THAT GAMES WERE WORTHLESS.
WELL I'M TELLING YOU, THAT THEY WERE WRONG!
NEVER ALLOW SOMEONE WHO
DOESN'T UNDERSTAND YOU TELL YOU WHAT TO DO!
I MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE RIDICULOUS RIGHT NOW.
JUST SOME SHUT‐IN PLAYING A SILLY GAME!
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT INSPIRES ME,
AND DRIVES ME ‐ WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?!
IT'S MY CHOICE! AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.
ALL OF US DECIDED WE WANTED TO BE HERE!
[ALT WILLIAM] I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE,
I WON'T LET ANYONE MAKE LIGHT OF THAT!
[WILLIAM] JUST LOOK AT ALL THE TIME
WE'VE INVESTED IN ELDER TALES.
SERIOUSLY, IT WAS A WHOLE HELL OF A LOT OF TIME.
WHEN A RAID BOSS SHOWED HIS FACE... WE'D GRAB OUR WEAPONS
AND LAY A BEATING ON HIM! WE COULDN'T BE STOPPED!
AND YEAH! WE GOT ALL EXCITED
AND SOUNDED LIKE A BUNCH OF GIDDY KIDS!
SURE, MAYBE IT WAS NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF ONES AND ZEROES
ON A COMPUTER SOMEWHERE MILES AWAY.
BUT SINCE THE BEGINNING, WE LOVED IT. AND SOMETIMES WE WON,
AND SOMETIMES WE LOST. BUT WE CAME BACK EITHER WAY.
SO WHAT IF WE'VE ACTUALLY LET THIS GAME CONSUME US...?
EVERY MINUTE'S BEEN WORTH IT, RIGHT?!
YES. WINNING IS THE BEST PART. WE'D CELEBRATE,
SPLIT UP ALL THE EPIC ITEMS AND TOAST OUR VICTORY.
AND WHEN WE LOST, WE'D PICK OURSELVES UP,
HAVE AN EVALUATION MEETING AND TRY TO FIND A BETTER WAY.
IF YOU WANNA SIT THERE AND TELL ME IT'S A WASTE OF TIME.
GO RIGHT AHEAD, LIKE I SAID THIS IS YOUR CHOICE.
BUT I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A GAME ANYMORE!
AND IF WE DO PUT OUR TIME INTO THIS PLACE...
THEN WE MAKE IT WORTH IT!
(EXHALES)
[ALT WILLIAM] OKAY, WE LOST.
AND FOR SILVER SWORD, WINNING RAIDS
WAS LIKE DOING SOMETHING SACRED.
SO WHAT DO I DO NOW?
WHAT... WHAT ELSE DO I TELL THEM?
WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY?
WHAT I MEAN, IS THAT WE'RE NOT LIKE THEM.
AREN'T WE ALL THE SAME HERE!
IT'S JUST US, I REALLY DON'T CARE
ABOUT ANYONE ELSE AT THIS POINT!
[ALT WILLIAM] HEY GET IT TOGETHER! WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
[WILLIAM] UH. I JUST MEAN I KNOW IT'S EASIER
TO GIVE UP AND MOVE ON!
AND YOU'RE ALL FREE TO DO JUST THAT.
SO THEN WHY AM I GOING OFF LIKE THIS ANYWAY...?
[ALT WILLIAM] YES, WILLIAM. WHAT'S THE POINT HERE?
[WILLIAM] SO, LOOK, IT'S LIKE THIS! I DON'T KNOW!
[ALT WILLIAM] YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
DO IT FOR YOU!
ANYTHING THAT HELPS YOU MAKE A FRIEND
HAS GOTTEN BE WORTH SOMETHING!
[ALT WILLIAM] I GUESS, THIS IS REALLY ALL I CAN TELL THEM.
[WILLIAM] IT'S FINE IF IT'S YOUR GOOD LOOKS.
OR IF YOU'RE CLEVER OR SMART.
YOU'RE THE LIFE‐OF‐THE‐PARTY, OR MAYBE
YOU'VE GOT A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR.
BUT I'VE GOTTA ASK YOU THIS:
DID YOU REALLY HAVE ALL THOSE THINGS IN YOUR PERSONALITY
WHEN WE WERE IN REAL LIFE?
I KNOW I DIDN'T. AND I ADMIT IT! I WAS VERY AWKWARD!
[WILLIAM] LOOK, YOU GUYS... [DINKURON] AH...
[WILLIAM] I KNOW I'VE NEVER SAID THIS BEFORE...
COULDN'T BRING MYSELF TO...
BUT YOU GUYS ARE ALL MY FRIENDS.
[PIANISSISSIMO] HUH?
[WILLIAM] AND YOU KNOW WHAT...
WITHOUT THE GAME, I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS.
I'M JUST A NOBODY. I'M A LOSER!
I JUST... I JUST HID MYSELF AWAY AND LIVED INSIDE A GAME.
NOT EVEN SURE WHY.
I GUESS I JUST NEEDED A PLACE TO HEAL OR SOMETHING.
AND INSIDE THE GAME, I'D SAY I FOUND THAT.
THERE'S A WAY TO FALL BACK AND GET HELP.
AND A WAY TO HELP OTHERS.
I FOUND A GUY WHO THOUGHT HE BELONGS ON THE FRONT LINES,
BUT DIDN'T HAVE TO STAY THERE.
INSTEAD HE LEANED ANOTHER WAY TO BE VALUABLE.
HE MAY HAVE BEEN QUIET AND RESERVED,
AND DIDN'T GET ALL THE ATTENTION HE WANTED.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
TURNED OUT HE WAS THE ONE HIS FRIENDS COULD ALWAYS COUNT ON.
HE WAS TERRIFIED, BUT HE DIDN'T LET IT SHOW.
HE'S DEAD TIRED FROM DAILY LIFE, BUT HE MADE IT
A POINT TO LOG IN EVERY SINGLE DAY. I SEE IT! I REALLY DO!
I MEAN IT. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
[WILLIAM, THINKING] YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS GAME HAS TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT PEOPLE. AND MYSELF.
I HEARD IT ALL IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD. "YOU JUST DON'T GET IT."
"YOU'RE SELF‐RIGHTEOUS."
"YOU'RE INCONSIDERATE."
"YOU'RE A LOUSY TEAM PLAYER."
"YOU DON'T HAVE ANY PATIENCE."
"YOU CAN'T TAKE A HINT."
"YOU DON'T BELONG ANYWHERE."
YOU CAN ONLY HEAR SO MUCH OF THAT OVER AND OVER
BEFORE YOU JUST SHUT EVERYONE OUT OF YOUR EXISTENCE.
ELDER TALES WAS DIFFERENT.
IT WAS A PLACE WHERE, SOMEHOW,
I ACTUALLY STARTED FEELING CONNECTED.
I CHERISHED THOSE BONDS WITH EVERY OUNCE OF MY BEING.
AND IN RETURN, MY NEW FRIENDS SHARED SO MANY SECRETS WITH ME!
THE FIRST THING I LEARNED WAS TEAMWORK.
THERE WERE A FEW PEOPLE I WORKED WELL WITH,
BUT OTHERS, NOT SO MUCH.
SOME PLAYERS GOT IT, AND OTHER JUST DIDN'T.
BUT LEARNING HOW TO WORK
WITH OTHERS WAS THE BEST REWARD OF ALL.
I SOON FIGURED OUT THE SOME PARTNERSHIPS DIDN'T WORK OUT,
ONLY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS AFTER.
AND THEN, I FINALLY STARTED RAIDING.
AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, I BECAME A GUILD MASTER.
NEXT I LEARNED THAT OUR WIN/LOSS RATIO
MAGICALLY INCREASED ON NIGHTS WE WERE ALL HYPED UP.
SOMETIMES ABOUT LITTLE STUPID THINGS.
SOME PARTY MEMBERS PLAYED FEELING GREAT, AND OTHERS LOUSY.
I MEAN, WE ALL HAD OUR OWN PERSONAL PROBLEMS
GOING ON IN THE REAL WORLD.
I QUICKLY REALIZED THAT EVERYONE IN MY GUILD WAS JUST LIKE ME.
I STARTED ASKING THEM ABOUT THEIR LIVES AND
WHAT THEY WANTED FROM ME AS THE LEADER.
I FINALLY LEARNED PATIENCE, AND HOW TO ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS.
IT'S REALLY AN ART FORM, YOU KNOW?
AND, AFTER A WHILE, EVERYONE STARTED
TO PUT UP WITH MY SHORT FUSE.
MOST RAID GUILDS DON'T LAST VERY LONG.
EVERY RAID WILL COME ACROSS SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE WANTS,
AND NOT EVERYONE GETS TO HAVE IT.
ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S ONLY ONE ITEM.
PEOPLE IN YOUR PARTY FEEL CHEATED,
AND THEY LET YOU KNOW ABOUT IT.
EVERYONE GETS TICKED AT EACH OTHER
AND EVENTUALLY IT ALL BREAKS APART.
BUT SOMEHOW, WE MANAGED TO ALWAYS WORK IT OUT.
I TRIED TO BE COMPLETELY OPEN
WITH MY GUILDMATES ABOUT EVERYTHING.
THEY FORGAVE ME FOR GETTING PISSED OFF ALL THE TIME
AND STARTED TO TRUST ME.
AND THE WORD OF OUR GUILD GREW, AND IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE
EVERYONE KNEW WE WERE A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.
EVERYONE IN ELDER TALES KNEW THE NAME SILVER SWORD.
[WILLIAM] I MEAN COME ON. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
IT'S NOT THAT HARD TO FIGURE OUT.
YOU THINK THIS IS IT, DON'T YOU? GAME OVER!
ADMIT IT. YOU'D RATHER JUST GO BACK HOME
AND FORGET THIS EVER HAPPENED.
AND YEAH WELL MAYBE THAT IS AN OPTION!
BUT I LIKE BEING HERE! [ORDISSO] HUH?
AND I KNOW THAT AT LEAST A FEW OF YOU ENJOY THIS TOO.
WE ALL ENDED UP IN THIS PLACE BECAUSE WE LOVED THE GAME.
I MEAN. IS IT REALLY SO BAD THAT WE'RE HERE?
THIS IS THE WORLD OF ELDER TALES!
WE OBSESSED OVER IT DAY AND NIGHT AND NOW WE'RE HERE!
THIS IS THE WORLD WHERE WE ARE AT OUR BEST!
YOU CAN'T TELL ME THIS ISN'T A BLESSING!
[DINKURON] WILLIAM!
[ELTON DISKA] GUILD MASTER!
[WILLIAM] HUH?
HEY...
[WILLIAM, VOICEOVER] THE THING THAT MADE ME THE HAPPIEST...
WAS SEEING THAT EVERYONE ELSE WAS IN HERE WITH ME.
YOU GUYS... YOU'RE JUST LIKE I IMAGINED!
AND I HOPE I'M THE SAME TO YOU.
MAYBE THAT'S BESIDES THE POINT...
BUT I'M JUST GLAD WE COULD DO THIS TOGETHER!
AND THERE'S NO ONE TO TELL US WE'RE LOSERS HERE, RIGHT?
BUT NOW, WE WILL... WE WILL BE A BUNCH OF LOSERS IF WE LEAVE!
MAYBE WE CAN'T WIN!
MAYBE THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE
THE ODDS ARE DEFINITELY AGAINST US!
BUT WHO CARES?
WHO CARES IF WE LOSE AGAIN!
CAN YOU LOOK YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR IF YOU DON'T TRY?!
WHAT DO YOU THINK WE'LL BE DOING IF WE JUST GO BACK, HUH?
WHAT'S LEFT FOR US?!
TAKE THIS AWAY, AND WHAT DO WE HAVE LEFT?
I PLAYED ELDER TALES SO MUCH
THAT EVERYONE THOUGHT I WAS A FREAK.
I'VE GIVEN TWO YEARS OF MY LIFE TO THIS PLACE!
I COULDN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE WHENEVER I PLAYED IT!
WHEN I ATE, SLEPT, AND BATHED, MY HEAD WAS IN THE GAME!
EVERY SINGLE THING I DID IN LIFE!
EVERYTHING I DID WAS FOR ELDER TALES!
[ENKARTANTO] YEAH. SAME HERE.
[VOINEN] MM‐HM...
[WILLIAM] YOU CAN CALL ME CRAZY IF YOU WANT...
THAT'S FINE. I'M USED TO THAT!
YEAH, I'M A GAMER DORK WHO SPENDS HIS NIGHT WITH FRIENDS
HE'S NEVER EVEN SEEN TO WIN SOME IMAGINARY PRIZES!
BUT I'M GOING TO DO IT THE BEST I CAN!
SO I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE...
I'M GOING TO TURN AND RUN AWAY FROM AN EXTRA RAID BOSS OR TWO.
WHERE WOULD I GO IF I DIDN'T TAKE THIS ON?
WHO WOULD I BE IF I WERE TO SCOFF AT
ALL THIS LIKE THE JERKS BACK HOME?
SO IF YOU CHOOSE TO WALK AWAY...
THEN YOU WILL JOIN THE VERY PEOPLE
THAT LAUGHED AT US AND PUT US DOWN.
AND THEN I SAY THE HELL WITH YOU!
[DEMICAS] YOU GUYS ARE A BUNCHA MORONS!
[ALL] HUH?
[DEMICAS] LISTEN TO YOU.
YOU JUST WANNA KEEP ON GETTING KILLED.
HEY I LIKE A GOOD FIGHT, BUT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH YOU KNOW?
WHAT'RE YOU SAYING?
I'D BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU IF WE STOOD A CHANCE...
BUT WE'RE GONNA GET CREAMED IN THERE AGAIN.
AT THE END OF THE DAY ALL WE'RE DOING
IS PLAYING SOME KIND OF GAME!
AND THE RULES ARE STARTING TO CHANGE.
FACE IT, MAN! WE'RE ALL A BUNCH OF
CLUELESS AMATEURS AGAINST THIS THING.
WE'RE BANGING OUR HEADS AGAINST THE WALL. WE'RE LOST!
AND YOU JUST WANT US TO KEEP AT IT. TO KEEP GOING BACK?!
[WILLIAM] WELL I... I HAVE RUN FROM SOMETHING.
[WILLIAM] AND IT'S BEEN BOTHERING ME.
IT WASN'T LONG AGO.
AT THE FIRST ROUND TABLE, I RAN AWAY FROM HELPING THE CITY.
I WAS MORE INTERESTED IN MY OWN PLANS.
I WANTED TO COMPLETE THE RAIDS I HADN'T DONE YET. PRETTY SELFISH.
GOD, IT WAS SO STUPID!
AND SHORT SIGHTED! HEH! WHAT A WASTE!
I THOUGHT I HAD BETTER THINGS TO DO!
I HAD CONVINCED MYSELF THAT
THEY WERE THE ONES FIGHTING A LOST CAUSE
AND THEY WERE A BUNCH OF IDIOTS FOR TAKING IT ON!
I'D BE LYING IF I SAID I DIDN'T LOOK DOWN MY NOSE AT THEM.
SOUNDS FAMILIAR, RIGHT? IT'S NOT EASY TO ADMIT.
I HAD LOST WHO I WAS AND BETRAYED MYSELF.
I HAD BECOME THE VERY THING I HATE SO MUCH.
[ALT WILLIAM] BUT I REMEMBER,
THERE WAS SOMEONE WHO NEVER RAN AWAY.
I... I HAD ALWAYS ADMIRED HIM.
THERE WAS A LEGENDARY PARTY THAT COMPETED
WITH MAJOR GUILDS ON HIGH‐LEVEL QUESTS,
BUT NEVER FORMED A GUILD OF THEIR OWN.
THEY REFERRED TO THEMSELVES AS THE DEBAUCHERY TEA PARTY.
I ALWAYS LOOKED FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THEY WOULD DO NEXT!
AND I TOLD MYSELF THAT I WOULD JOIN THEM SOMEDAY!
BUT THEN, THEY BROKE UP BEFORE I HIT LEVEL 90.
AND INSTEAD OF MAKING GUILDS OF THEIR OWN,
THEY JUST WENT THEIR SEPARATE WAYS.
I MEAN, IT WAS CRAZY, RIGHT?
YOU'RE OUT THERE AND BETTER THAN EVERYBODY.
YOU GET EVERYONE TALKING ABOUT YOU
AND THEN YOU JUST DISAPPEAR?!
YOU KNOW WHAT... TO BE HONEST...
I DIDN'T THINK THE ROUND TABLE WAS EVER GOING TO WORK!
BUT SHIROE MADE IT HAPPEN, LIKE HE DID THE TEA PARTY.
BUT INSTEAD OF BEATING BOSSES,
HE CREATED A CITY! AND IT'S NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE.
[ALT WILLIAM] SHIROE TOOK CONTROL AND
MADE THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE.
I ADMIRE HIM FOR THAT. IT'S WHY I FOLLOWED HIM OUT HERE!
[WILLIAM] ALL OF YOU WERE THERE
WHEN HE ASKED US TO COME WITH HIM...
I WAS ACTUALLY FLATTERED THAT HE ASKED ME!
WE MIGHT NOT HAVE A CHANCE OF WINNING THIS...
BUT I WILL TRY AS LONG AS THE VILLAIN IN GLASSES NEEDS ME!
I WILL BE READY TO SUIT UP AND ENJOY THE RIDE!
LOOK, WE ALL KNOW THIS GUY IS AS SADISTIC AND CRAZY AS THEY COME!
AND YET, WE ALL JOINED HIM ANYWAY.
BECAUSE WE KNEW IT'D BE FUN AND THAT WE COULD WIN!
YOU KNOW WHY?! WE'RE GAMERS! AND SHIROE HAS FAITH IN US!
MPH!
WHAT'RE WE WAITING FOR?
HUH?
LET'S DO IT, THOSE BOSSES NEED A GOOD BEATING!
EH?
MMM!
UH?
HMMM!
MPH...
MPH.
MMM...
EH...
(GRUNT)
EH!
HMM...
(GRUNT)
MPH...
HMPH...
(GRUNTS)
HMMM...
(GRUNTS)
MHMMMM...
HMPH...
[WILLIAM, THINKING] YEAH, OKAY, I WAS STUPID.
BUT I'M READY TO GO BACK IN THERE
AND TAKE THESE BOSSES DOWN.
AND MOST OF ALL. I WANT TO WIN.
AND I WANT TO DO IT WITH MY FRIENDS, MY FAMILY.
[DEMICAS] GUILD MASTER... (SCOFFS)
[NAOTSUGU] HEY, SHIROE! YOU DONE SNOOZIN'?
[SHIROE] UH... HUH?
MM‐HM.
UH...?
(SHAKY HUMMING AND GIGGLES)
[SHIROE] UH...
[NAOTSUGU] SILVER SWORD'S A HELL OF A GUILD, AREN'T THEY?
[SHIROE] YEAH...
[SHIROE, THINKING] SERIOUSLY...
COULD I PULL OFF SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
IF MINORI AND TOYA WERE SAD...?
IF ISUZU AND RUDY WERE CRYING...?
IF IT CAME DOWN TO IT, I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD FIND
THE WORDS TO TELL THEM WHAT I'M REALLY FEELING...
WHAT IF AKATSUKI‐‐
DON'T WASTE TIME WORRYING ABOUT ME.
I'M PROTECTING YOU, REMEMBER?!
MPH...
[TETORA] I WANNA HELP THEM WIN. [SHIROE] UH...
[TETORA] WELL? DON'T YOU, TOO?
[NAOTSUGU] I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF!
YEAH, IT'S EASY FOR A STARLET, YOU KNOW?
(EXHALE)
[NAOTSUGU] HMM? SO...
YOU GOT SOMETHING BREWING IN THAT NOGGIN? MASTERMIND?
THERE IS SOMETHING I NEED TO TELL YOU ABOUT, NAOTSUGU.
[NAOTSUGU] HUH?
[SHIROE] YOU TOO, TETORA. [TETORA] HUH?
[SHIROE] AND I NEED TO TELL SILVER SWORD AS WELL.
I SHOULD HAVE TOLD ALL OF YOU WHY WE NEED TO FINISH THIS RAID,
WHAT THE ACTUAL PAYOFF IS,
AND WHY I NEED TO GET MY HANDS ON
SUCH A HUGE STOCKPILE OF GOLD.
INSTEAD, I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF EVERYONE'S TRUST IN ME.
YOU FOLLOWED ME, YET I TRIED TO DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
IF YOU'RE WILLING TO FORGIVE ME...
I THINK I HAVE ANOTHER IDEA...
AND IT MIGHT JUST GIVE US A BETTER CHANCE.
[TETORA] HOW MUCH BETTER?
[NAOTSUGU] UH...
FIFTEEN PERCENT.
[NAOTSUGU] SO YOU'RE SAYIN' THERE'S A CHANCE!
WORKS FOR ME!
AND LASTLY,
I'LL NEED TO TALK TO KINJO AND HIS TRIBE...
ABOUT OUR REQUEST AND ALL OF YAMATO'S LAND.
NEXT TIME,
I WILL LOOK HIM STRAIGHT IN THE EYE AND TELL HIM WHAT WE NEED!
[NAOTSUGU] TOTALLY, I'LL TRY AND MAKE IT BACK AS QUICK AS I CAN.
[MARIELLE, VOICE CHAT] I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU! I'LL HAVE
OZONI CHICKEN SOUP WAITING FOR YOU. [TETORA] NAOTSUGU COME ON!
[NAOTSUGU] WELL THAT'S QUITE AN INCENTIVE!
[SHIROE] IT'S BEEN A WEEK, WE'RE ALL SET.
IT'S OUR LAST BATTLE OUT HERE.
MAYBE WE'LL HOLD OFF ON THE NEW YEAR'S NOODLES THEN!
[SHIROE] (EXHALES) LET THE CHIEF KNOW THAT
I'LL DEFINITELY BE BACK BY THE SEVENTH.
I'VE ALSO GOT A FEW THINGS I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE.
THAT'S GOOD... MY LORD, I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU.
MM‐HM. I PROMISE, OKAY? I'M COMING HOME...
HM?
[WILLIAM] ALL RIGHT!
THERE'S NOTHING TO STOP US.
LET'S PLANT OUR BANNER,
AND CLAIM THIS ZONE AS OUR OWN!
(CHEER)
[SHIROE, THINKING] THAT'S RIGHT,
WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT HOME THIS TIME...
AND I MEAN, ALL THE WAY HOME!
[AKATSUKI] 1, 2, 3, 4...
THE COUNT STARTS AGAIN. FOR THE THREE RAID BOSSES.
THE PLAYERS ARE READY WITH WEAPONS IN HAND,
A MENTAL IMAGE OF THE MAP AND
THE PLAN BURNED INTO THEIR MEMORY.
THE CHANCE OF SUCCESS IS ONLY 15%,
BUT COMRADES‐IN‐ARMS ARE FIGHTING AT THEIR SIDES.
[SHIROE] STAND UP, ONE MORE TIME!