[SHIROE] WELL YEAH, THAT CERTAINLY IS SURPRISING.
[NYANTA, VOICE CHAT] RUNNING INTO KAZUHIKO LIKE THAT
WAS INDEED UNEXPECTED, HUH.
THIS TOWN HERE SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME QUITE
THE NEXUS OF PLOTS AND SCHEMES.
AND A LOT OF INNOCENT FOLKS HAVE PAID THE PRICE.
[SHIROE, VOICE CHAT] SO HOW ARE MINORI AND THE OTHERS...?
[NYANTA] THEY'RE OUT OF DANGER, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN...
(ASTONISHED BREATHS)
(DISTRAUGHT)
(SNIFFLING AND CRYING)
MPH.
[TOYA, THINKING] HE WOULDN'T LISTEN... HE JUST WOULDN'T!
[MINORI, THINKING] THE TOWN'S IN RUINS... WE LOST...
[SERARA, THINKING] I SURE WASN'T MUCH HELP OUT THERE...
I'M SORRY.
(EXHALE)
[ROE2] SO I GUESS THIS IS THE ROAD TO IKOMA.
[MINORI] YEAH.
[SERARA] SO... IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO?
[ROE2] THAT'S MY BEST CHANCE FOR MAKING FRIENDS
WITH THE SUNLIGHT AGAIN.
OF COURSE, WHO KNOWS WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS, RIGHT?
[ROE2] OH, HANG ON... [MINORI] HM?
[ROE2] I'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR YOUR...
TEACHER, I THINK YOU SAID.
I NEED YOU TO GIVE THIS TO HIM.
[MINORI] MASTER SHIROE?
YES.
BUT WAIT...
[ROE2] HMM?
[MINORI] OH...
I MEAN, UH,
SURE I'LL TAKE IT.
ALRIGHTY THEN,
IT'S TIME TO HIT THE ROAD.
IT'S A REALLY NICE DAY OUTSIDE.
MAYBE TOO NICE, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
[ROE2] UH...? OH?
WELL THAT WAS NICE OF YOU.
(DISAPPOINTED SIGHS)
[ROE2] HEY GUYS, COULD YOU CALL ME "BIG SISTER" ONCE MORE?
[SERARA, SNIFFLING] GOODBYE, BIG SIS! I'LL MISS YOU!
[ROE2] OH, HEHE, THAT FEELS GOOD!
[TOYA] BIG SISTER...
SISTER ROE2...
GOODBYE, BIG SIS.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, BIG SIS.
MM‐HM!
[ROE2] WE'RE GONNA SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN,
MY LITTLE BROTHERS AND SISTERS! I PROMISE!
[TOYA] HM. I GUESS THAT'S THAT.
[DARIELLA] AND NOW, I MUST GO ALTHOUGH
IT'S DIFFICULT TO SAY GOODBYE. [TOYA] OOH?
[DARIELLA] I'LL BE MEETING UP WITH SOME PEOPLE I KNOW
IN SANAL AND FINISH MY TRIP FROM THERE.
[TOYA] UHH...
IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU...
AND GET TO KNOW ALL OF YOU.
I REALLY DO HOPE WE CROSS PATHS SOMETIME AGAIN.
[MINORI] YES... WE'D LIKE TO SEE YOU TOO, DARIELLA.
[TOYA] UNGH.
HMPH.
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY WITH JUST LETTING HER GO?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU KNOW, MISS DARIELLA?
YEAH, WELL...
MMM...
[TOYA] IT'S OKAY, REALLY.
[RUDY] ALL RIGHT...
ONE THING THOUGH, I KNOW IT'S KINDA WEIRD...
HER HANDS, HER FINGERNAILS WERE RAGGED...
LIKE SHE'S BEEN WORRIED AND BITING THEM.
IS THAT SO?
[RUDY, THINKING] HE MUST HAVE REALLY HAD AN EYE ON HER.
I GUESS THAT MEANS TOYA'S THE ONLY ONE OF US TO REALLY NOTICE
SHE WAS HIDING SO MUCH PAIN BEHIND THAT SMILE OF HERS.
SO TELL ME...
DO YOU BITE YOUR FINGERNAILS TOO?
HUH? WELL NOW THAT YOU MENTIONED IT... NOT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
WELL, I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT.
YOU GOT SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND?
I'M PRETTY EASY TO TALK TO.
JUST SPIT IT OUT, GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST.
(LAUGHS) OH, TOYA...! COMPANION OF MINE...
DON'T BE BASHFUL. YOU CAN ALWAYS COME TO RUNDELLHAUS FOR ADVICE.
OKAY, WHAT ABOUT?
ROMANCE, OF COURSE!
HUH? (SNIGGERING) DON'T THINK SO.
YOU'VE BEEN HAVING YOUR OWN PROBLEMS LATELY, BUD.
THANKS, BUT NO THANKS.
BUT I'M AWESOME!
(LAUGHING)
(LAUGHING TOGETHER)
[LOREILE] UH...
PRINCESS NUREHA! WELCOME BACK.
I WAS BEGINNING TO WORRY ABOUT YOU.
(SIGH)
(HALF‐LAUGH)
(SHOUTING DIRECTIONS)
[ISUZU] DON'T YOU THINK WE SHOULD GET IN THERE
AND HELP THEM OUT, GUYS?
[MINORI] MM‐HM... YEAH, THAT'S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA.
WE COULD CERTAINLY HELP WITH THE HEAVY LIFTING YOU KNOW?
[RUDY] NOW WAIT, WE'VE ALREADY ACQUIRED OUR WYVERN HIDE,
BUT WE NEED TO GET THE REST ON THE WAY BACK HOME.
WE DID WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO HERE,
WE SHOULD REALLY GET GOING.
[TOYA] COME ON! WE CAN'T JUST LEAVE THE PLACE LIKE THIS.
[RUDY] THEY'RE FINE, TRUST ME!
REMEMBER THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DESTINATION!
THEY'LL BE UP AND RUNNING SOON ENOUGH!
WELL NOW, IT MIGHT BE OKAY.
IT DOESN'T REALLY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE HANGING THEIR HEADS
OR ANYTHING.
[RUDY] THEY'RE PEOPLE OF THE LAND.
THEY'RE USED TO THIS SORT OF THING.
RUDY, DON'T YOU THINK IT'D BE A NICE THING
IF WE WENT OVER THERE AND HELPED OUT...?
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY COULD USE US, YOU KNOW?
OH NO! DON'T EVEN WORRY ABOUT IT!
THEY'LL PROBABLY GET HELP FROM A NEIGHBORING TOWN.
HOW DO I PUT THIS...?
IN THIS KINDA SITUATION,
IT CAN MAYBE GET A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE
WITH OUTSIDERS HANGING AROUND. [SERARA] HMMM...
I DON'T KNOW... ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND
SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THEIR OWN PROBLEMS?
LOOK CAN WE PLEASE JUST LET IT GO? TRUST ME...
THEY CAN HANDLE IT ON THEIR OWN.
[ALL] OHHH...?
[TOYA] OKAY, I GUESS YOU WOULD KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
YEAH...
(STREET CHATTER)
[CAMUS] MY DEARS...! OUR MEETING WAS FORETOLD IN THE STARS!
[GIRL A] UUHH...
WAS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE A PICKUP LINE?
[GIRL B] I THINK IT WAS... SUPER CREEPY.
[CAMUS] MY HEART DANCES WITH JOY! WON'T YOU BE MY BRIDE?
[AKATSUKI] SO WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GET BURGERS TODAY?
OR WOULD YOU RATHER STOP OFF FOR FRIED RICE BALLS?
[TETORA] OH, COME ONE! WE'RE NOT GOING TO EAT THAT FATTY
JUNK AGAIN ARE WE?!
THAT'S CORRECT...
AND WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO FOR DINNER...
IT'LL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.
LOOK, I DON'T MIND ORDERING FOOD
OR EATING OUT SOMETIMES, BUUUTT...
IF NYANTA WERE HERE COOKING FOR US,
I BET OUR DIETS WOULD BE MUCH MORE BALANCED!
I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE PIMPLES!
A STARLET'S COMPLEXION IS SO IMPORTANT,
THE UNIVERSE IS DEPENDING ON MY BEAUTY!
WELL IF YOU HAVE ABILITY TO MAKE UP NONSENSE, YOUR MAJESTY...
MAYBE PUT THAT CREATIVITY INTO COOKING FOR YOURSELF.
I DUNNO. YOU DO REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED
WHEN WE TRIED OUR HAND IN THE KITCHEN, RIGHT?
(GIRLY SCREAM)
(FORCED CHUCKLING)
STARLETS SHOULDN'T PREPARE ANYTHING
OTHER THAN PASTRIES AND SWEETS!
[NAOTSUGU] YOU ARE SUCH A LITTLE SNOT! JEEZ! [MAN A] HEY!
[MAN A] OOF!
[NAOTSUGU] DUDE, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
SORRY MAN, I DIDN'T...
I DIDN'T HURT YOU, DID I?
NGH! NO, I'M FINE, OKAY?
[NAOTSUGU] HUH? [GIRLS] UH...
THE POOR GUY, HE MUST HAVE BEEN JEALOUS
OF HOW HAPPY WE ARE TOGETHER!
ISN'T THAT RIGHT, HONEY?!
YOU KNOW I GOTTA TELL YA,
I'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF THAT...
PEOPLE SEEM ON EDGE AND FRUSTRATED LATELY.
[TETORA] HUH?
YEAH, I'VE SEEN IT, TOO.
IT REMINDS ME OF WHEN WE FIRST GOT HERE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE LIKE THAT.
EVERYONE WAS LOST AND CONFUSED AND AS A RESULT,
PEOPLE FELL APART AND GOT DOWN. THERE WAS MASS DEPRESSION.
HEY! DON'T YOU THINK YOU'RE EXAGGERATING A LITTLE.
YEAH, LOOK! THOSE PEOPLE OVER THERE SEEM PRETTY GIDDY TO ME!
(GIGGLES)
SEE HOW HAPPY THEY ARE. COME ON!
YEAH! NAOTSUGU SAYS HE ONLY LIKES TO THINK OF PANTIES,
BUT DEEP DOWN INSIDE
YOU'RE A BIG OL' TEDDY BEAR! AREN'TCHA BOY?!
[NAOTSUGU] WHAT DID YOU SAY?! [TETORA] PANTIES.
COME ON! WHAT WAS THAT?!
THAT'S A HUGE DOUBLE STANDARD IF SHE GET TO SAY PANTI‐
ARRRGGH!
[NAOTSUGU, STRAINING] BUT SHE SAID IT TOO!
MY FREAKIN' JAW... THAT HURT! HUH?
[NAOTSUGU, THINKING] YOU THINK WE'RE "EXAGGERATING," HUH?
WELL I HOPE SO.
BUT IF THIS SAME KIND OF MASS DEPRESSION
IS SPREADING THROUGH AKIHABARA RIGHT NOW,
THEN IT MIGHT BE EVEN WORSE THAN LAST TIME.
WE COULD BE IN REAL TROUBLE.
THEN DON'T STAND THERE AND LECTURE ME ABOUT OTHER
PEOPLE'S WARS WHEN THEY'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF US!
THEY TAKE SOMETHING FROM ME, I TAKE FROM THEM.
IT'S AN EVEN TRADE.
[SHIROE, THINKING] LONDARK'S TOUGH.
BUT I GUESS EVERYONE HAS THEIR LIMITS.
MORE AND MORE OF US ARE STARTING TO FEEL
LIKE WE'RE VICTIMS IN ALL THIS.
PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS ADJUSTING TO THIS WORLD.
[EINS] OUR SOCIETY IS FAVORING CERTAIN PEOPLE OVER OTHERS.
THE RICH STAY RICH, AND THE POOR STARVE.
[SHIROE, THINKING] SO NOW WE HAVE ADVENTURERS
ACTUALLY JOINING UP WITH PEOPLE OF THE LAND
WHO WANT TO GO TO WAR.
SOMETIMES, THEY'RE EVEN INSTIGATING IT.
UH... THIS ISN'T GOOD.
[SHIROE, THINKING] I THOUGHT IT WOULD NEVER COME TO THAT.
AT LEAST, NOT FROM THE ADVENTURER SIDE
OF THINGS ANYWAY.
AND IF THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND DO GET INVOLVED,
WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
WAR IS A MUCH MORE FAMILIAR THING TO THEM.
MOST OF US WERE BORN IN A PEACEFUL AND ORGANIZED JAPAN.
AND IF ALL THOSE DIFFERENT FACTIONS WERE TO GO TO WAR,
WOULD WE BE ABLE TO DO THE RIGHT THINGS, AND KEEP OUR DISTANCE?
[SHIROE] OH MAN, WHY THE HELL CAN'T THIS JUST BE A QUEST?!
(SIGH) GIVE ME A BUNCH OF MONSTERS
OR A RAID BOSS TO FIGHT AGAINST ANY DAY!
[SHIROE, THINKING] SO IF WAR BREAKS OUT AMONG ADVENTURERS
OR WITH THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND,
WHAT CAN THE ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE DO ABOUT IT?
WE'RE IN PRETTY LOUSY SHAPE RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE STILL HAVING A HARD TIME WITHOUT KRUSTY.
I JUST HOPE WE GET SOMETHING POSITIVE OUT
OF ISAAC'S TRAINING PROGRAM.
(HEAVY BREATHING)
[ISAAC] COME ON! GET THE LEAD OUT, YOU PANSIES!
THIS IS RIDICULOUS,
A LITTLE BIT OF TRAINING AND THEY'RE GIVING UP.
[REZARICK] NOT SURE IT CAN'T BE HELPED...
PEOPLE OF THE LAND JUST DON'T
HAVE A LOT OF STAMINA TO SPEAK OF.
THIS SUCKS. VILLAIN IN GLASSES,
YOU'RE WASTING OUR TIME ON THIS‐! HUH?
HEY! REZARICK, KEEP AN EYE OUT!
[REZARICK] MISTER ISAAC?
[ITHERUS] MASTER ISAAC!
[REZARICK] HM...
[ITHERUS] HUH? OH... MASTER ISAAC...
[NAZNA] SO DO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHY SARA WAS KIDNAPPED?
[KAWARA] PROBABLY BECAUSE HE WANTED TO GET BACK AT US
FOR BEING REJECTED.
[NAZNA] WHO IS HE ANYWAY?
[OLIVE] HIS NAME'S CAMUS...
HE'S A COMPLETE SCUMBAG.
HE'S A PERSON OF THE LAND AND A MERCHANT...
BUT THE THING IS, HE HITS ON EVERY GIRL HE'S RUN INTO!
[DOLCHE] YOU CAN'T BE FOR SERIOUS!
THAT LITTLE MINX HASN'T HIT ON ME YET!
[OLIVE] OH... HEH, SORRY?
ANYWAY, HE TRIED TO HIT ON ALL OF US EARLIER.
[CAMUS] HEY LADIES... [GIRLS] HM?
OUR MEETING IS A BLESSING FROM HEAVEN...
WON'T YOU PLEASE BE MY BRIDES?
(CAMUS LAUGHING) [ALL] UH... GUH‐ROSS!
[KAWARA] NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE RAN AWAY FROM OLD CREEPY‐PANTS.
[ISAMI] APPARENTLY HE GOT REJECTED BY ANOTHER GIRL
IN OUR BRIGADE. THE WHOLE THING'S A REVENGE PLAY.
[KURINON] THERE'S THAT PIECE‐A‐CRAP RIGHT THERE!
MPH...
MM.
EH?
DEAD MEAT!
SOMETHING'S STRANGE... SARA SEEMS OFF.
SHE WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT DEAD WITH A LOSER LIKE THAT.
[DOLCHE] THIS IS SARA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
[KURINON] WHATEVER! I AM GONNA GO KICK HIS ASS! HEY!
[NAZNA] WAIT, WHAT'RE YOU DOING?!
(PANTING)
YOU BETTER GET AWAY FROM HER RIGHT NOW
OR I'M GONNA TEAR YOUR HEAD OFF!
OUR MEETING TODAY WAS FORETOLD IN THE STARS!
[KURINON] OH YOU'RE GONNA SEE STARS ALL RIGHT! HWAA!
GUH!
OOOH...
WHAT?
WHAT A TOOL.
MARRIAGE GENIUS?
[NAZNA] GOTCHA, SARA! [DOLCHE] SARA‐GIRL?!
[NAZNA] SHE'LL BE OKAY...
BUT SHE'S GONNA BE OUT FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
[CAMUS] HEH...
WOULD YOU... WOULD YOU BE MY BRIDE?
GAH, I AM GOING TO PUNCH A HOLE RIGHT IN YOUR DUMB STUPID FACE!
HUH?
(GROWLING)
WOULD YOU PLEASE BE MINE FOREVER...
[KURINON] YES... PLEASE MAKE ME... YOURS.
NO WAY! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
[SOJIRO] STAY AWAY FROM HIM! [ALL] HUH?
[SOJIRO] HE'S USING SOME KIND OF SEDUCTION SKILL!
[NAZNA] HEY, SOJI! [DOLCHE] HEY BABY!
IT'S THINGS LIKE THIS THAT ARE MAKING ME WONDER
IF IT WAS A MISTAKE TO SHUT DOWN THE CITY'S MAGIC CIRCLE. HW‐AH.
YOU DECEIVE MY GIRLS... THEN YOU'RE GONNA ANSWER TO ME.
EHEH... OUR MEETING IS A BLESSING FROM HEAVEN,
WON'T YOU PLEASE BE MY BRIDE?
[SOJIRO] HUH? [ALL] UH?
(SCOLDING AND HITTING)
[DOLCHE] YOU DIRTY LITTLE BOY, I BET YOU LIKE THIS DON'T YOU?!
[SERARA] ALL OF THIS SURE IS HEAVY, HUH?
IT'S KINDA A SHAME WE DON'T HAVE A MAGIC BAG TO CARRY IT ALL.
WELL, MAYBE WE'LL JUST HAVE TO EARN THAT NEXT.
MPH...
[MINORI] YOU DID A GOOD THING BACK THERE, TOYA. [TOYA] HUH?
WITH THE KNIGHT WHO KEPT WANTING TO DIE?
[TOYA] THERE'S MORE TO THAT AND YOU KNOW IT!
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT!
MISTER, LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT.
YOU CAN BE ALIVE, BUT DEAD INSIDE. YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE!
S'NOT EASY TO TELL SOMEONE WHAT THEY NEED TO HEAR.
I DUNNO... I DON'T THINK IT HELPED.
[SERARA] I DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE AT ALL, TOYA!
[SERARA] OK, MAYBE HE DIDN'T GET IT THEN, BUT YOU STILL SAID IT.
AND THE NEXT TIME HE FIGHTS,
HE'S GONNA THINK TWICE, I PROMISE.
[TOYA] HUH?
YOU GUYS WERE REALLY GOOD OUT THERE.
MINORI WAS, TOYA WAS, ISUZU, TOO...
UH... AND RUDY... I GUESS...
I MEAN... I CAN SEE EVERYONE GETTING BETTER.
YOU WERE PRETTY GROWN UP YOURSELF.
(EXHALE) IF THERE'S ONE THING I'VE LEARNED,
I REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON DOING SOME GROWING UP.
IT'S ACTUALLY GOOD THAT I REALIZED THAT, YOU KNOW?
[RUDY] OOF. WHEW!
UH... WE'RE WALKING THE REST OF THE WAY HOME.
MISS ISUZU, WILL YOU BE OKAY?
[ISUZU] OOF! YEAH, I'LL BE FINE.
IT'S NOT AS FAR AWAY AS I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE,
SO IT'S ALL GOOD.
HMM. HEY, I HAVE A GREAT IDEA...
ALL OF THIS STUFF,
MAYBE WE COULD GIVE IT TO THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND.
YEAH, IT BEATS THROWING IT AWAY I GUESS.
[ISUZU] OH! UH... [RUDY] HM?
[WOMAN A] I DON'T GET IT. WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?
I THOUGHT THEY WERE HERE TO PROTECT US.
[WOMAN B] I KNOW, RIGHT? GIMME A BREAK.
I MEAN THEY'RE THE ONES WITH ALL THE SPECIAL WEAPONS.
[WOMAN A] YEAH, I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES.
[WOMAN B] THANKS A LOT, ADVENTURERS.
UH, NO... IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK...!
I MEAN... THEY WEREN'T TALKING ABOUT YOU!
[ISUZU] YEAH, I GET IT.
THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE KNIGHTS... BUT STILL...
[RUDY] UH...
GUESS I KNOW WHY YOU WANTED TO LEAVE...
YOU KNEW THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND WEREN'T GONNA LIKE
A BUNCH OF ADVENTURERS AROUND ALL THE TIME.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE SAVED,
AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE ODYSSEY KNIGHTS KEPT
SACRIFICING THEMSELVES.
NOW, I'M SURE THE PEOPLE HERE
THOUGHT THE KNIGHTS WERE GONNA LEAVE THIS PLACE
BETTER THAN THEY FOUND IT, BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
[ISUZU] AND SINCE WE WERE INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT, TOO,
THEY PROBABLY ANGRY WITH US SINCE WE'RE ADVENTURERS,
JUST LIKE THE KNIGHTS ARE.
[RUDY] YEAH... I'M SORRY.
IT'S NOT LIKE YOU HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR THEM, RUDY.
APART FROM THE FIGHT...
COMING TO THIS TOWN GAVE ME A NEW PERSPECTIVE
ON A LOT OF THINGS.
ALL THAT STUFF I WAS WORRYING ABOUT...
ENDED UP BEING PRETTY INSIGNIFICANT
ONCE I THOUGHT IT OVER.
(RUDY EXHALES) [ISUZU] I GUESS THAT'S WHY
I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN...
Y'KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE A LASTING EFFECT ON THEM.
WELL, YOU WENT AND CREATED NUMBER 43,
AND THEY GOT TO BE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO HEAR A SONG
THAT NEVER EXISTED BEFORE.
AND IT MEANS SO MUCH MORE.
AT IT'S CORE IS HOPE...! HOPE ITSELF!
WELL THANKS FOR THAT, RUDY.
BUT I DON'T KNOW
IF THAT'LL DO MUCH GOOD...
[RUDY] HMPH...
(BREATH)
[ISUZU] THIS IS IT... WE'RE DONE.
[MINORI] YEAH, WE ARE...
(BREATH)
[ISUZU] OH...! (DISTANT SINGING)
[RUDY] HUH? IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
YOU HEAR IT...
WHAT'RE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YEAH, I HEAR IT...! IT'S YOUR SONG!
(CONFUSED)
[ISUZU] OH...!
OH?
[BOY A] GOOD JOB! (GIGGLE)
[GIRL C] AGAIN!
THE KIDS ARE SINGING IT! (KIDS SINGING)
[RUDY] THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE DONE, IT'S A GOOD THING.
[ISUZU] UH...!
YOU GAVE THEIR LIVES A BRAND NEW SONG.
AND THAT... THAT SONG WILL GIVE ALL THE KIDS AROUND HERE A LOT
OF HOPE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. (KIDS GIGGLING)
(ISUZU EXHALES)
(HAPPY SOB)
HM?
(SOB) OH...?
THANK YOU.
(BLOWS NOSE) [RUDY] AH...!
(SINGING CONTINUES) [TOYA] EVERYBODY'S JOINING IN!
THEY'RE SINGING IT OVER HERE, TOO!
[MINORI] THEY REMEMBER IT.
IT'S SOMETHING THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP WITH THEM.
[SERARA] OH WOW... [WORKER] NICE WORK!
[SERARA] THIS IS SO AMAZING! [WORKER] KEEP IT UP GUYS!
[TOYA] AND THINK ABOUT IT.
IT'S GONNA SPREAD AROUND.
AND GO WEST. AND EVENTUALLY, ALL OVER THE WORLD!
[RUDY, THINKING] AND THE BEST PART IS
THE FACT THAT WHEN IT SPREADS,
IT'S GONNA GIVE EVERYONE ELSE OUT THERE SOME HOPE, TOO!
HMPH...
(HUMMING)
(GRIFFON CRYING OUT) [ALL] HUH?
[TOYA] A GRIFFON?!
[NYANTA] GOOD EVENING.
NYANTA! (GASP)
(LAUGH, RUNNING)
[TOYA] HEY, CHIEF!
[MINORI] CHIEF NYANTA!
(LAUGHS)
[ISUZU] CHIEF!
(LAUGHS)
[MINORI, VOICEOVER] GETTING BACK TO THE CITY WAS REALLY GREAT.
EVERYONE WAS THERE AND WELCOMED US BACK.
AND AFTER ALL, WE'D BEEN THROUGH
IT MADE US FEEL SO WANTED AND HAPPY.
IT WAS LIKE A GIANT WEIGHT HAD BEEN LIFTED.
I FELT RELIEVED. I COULD BREATH AGAIN.
ALL THE TENSION OF THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS DISAPPEARED,
NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN.
[ALL] CHEERS! (LAUGHING AND GIGGLING)
[SHIROE] OH, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN. (LAUGHING)
[ISUZU] I'M SO GLAD TO BE BACK!
[SHIROE] TELL US, WHAT HAPPENED?
[MINORI, THINKING] AHH... EVERYONE HERE HAS
ALWAYS BEEN THERE TO PROTECT US
FROM ANYTHING THAT CAME OUR WAY.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? EVEN THOUGH WE'VE LEARNED
WE CAN TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES,
THEY'LL STILL BE HERE. AND THEY STILL LOOK OUT FOR US.
WE CELEBRATED A LONG TIME THAT NIGHT,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE ACTUALLY GOT TO BED.
BUT ONE THING I DO REMEMBER, ROE2 CAME TO ME IN A DREAM.
AND EVEN THERE, SHE WAS STILL A MYSTERY.
(SIGH)
[AKATSUKI, VOICEOVER] MYSTERIOUS MONSTERS HAVE INFILTRATED
AKIHABARA AND ARE PLUNGING PEOPLE INTO CHAOS.
THE GENIUSES. WHAT ARE THEY, EXACTLY?
ROE2'S LETTER HOLDS THE KEY.
AND IN SPITE OF ALL HIS INVESTIGATIONS,
SHIROE NEVER ANTICIPATED THEIR ARRIVAL.
THERE ARE PEOPLE OF THE LAND, ADVENTURERS,
AND NOW... SOMETHING ELSE.
[SHIROE] MY COMRADES ARE ALWAYS BESIDE ME.