01x05 - Infiltration

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We stumbled upon a village where

we met Amano-san, another debugger.

Amano-san spent his days

drawing manga for Lu-san, an NPC.

He was working for Play-Ing,

like Sakai and the others,

but he got sick of their behavior and left.

He'd come to this town to hide out.

But then his old boss came chasing

after us with Sakai, and Lu-san

Amano-san, where are you going?

Where else?

I'm going to k*ll them.

You can't!

They're all really good at using debug mode.

If you go in without a plan,

they'll destroy you.

Don't tell me what to do.

Just wait!

Don't get in my way!

Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!

I'll help you!

So at least hear me out!

Tesla-san asked me to get rid

of the bad debuggers.

I've got to do what I can.

Infiltration

I'm sure Lu-san's soul will

reach Grafa, the god of love,

and be guided to the promised land.

I guess the NPCs believe in gods,

so that's what they think.

But since we can't log out, if we die

in this game what happens to us?

Let's follow them while their

tracks are still visible.

We can talk about what to do on the way

Maybe I should leave him for a bit.

I can do some debugging until he's done.

Amano-san.

This is the necklace Lu-san wore.

I found it in her house.

They're lovely jewels, aren't they?

I gave this to Lu.

You found it for me?

Thank you.

She can't take anything

to the promised land, so

You hang on to it for her.

Goodbye

Goodbye, Lu.

Three

Days

Later

I'm ready to go.

Amano-san!

We've lost a bunch of time because of me.

Now, let's get going.

Yeah!

It looks like they went

straight back to Bayle Castle.

Given the direction these go,

there's no doubt about it.

Okay, then. Bayle Castle, here we come.

Oh, sorry. Here's yours, Amano-san.

I'm not using that!

Y-You aren't?

How many days do you think it'd

take to get there in those?!

But we need to be cautious.

Fethers have good eyes!

We can see in the dark, too!

It'll be fine!

R-Really?

What's their problem?

He's a very brave man.

Right?

I'm not sure they're going

to be any help at all.

Do you have a plan?

I've got a bunch of ideas,

but I haven't settled on anything.

We need some more intel first.

How many debuggers are there?

When I left, there were nine,

including the boss.

But they're all morons. It'll be fine.

There's only three of us, though.

We're taking her, too?

It's fine! I'll do anything!

It's always the folks who can't do squat

who shout, "I'll do anything!"

I can't do squat?

Um, Tesla-san the meta AI

talks to me through her.

Oh, that's right. You mentioned she

had something like that inside her.

Yeah.

Okay, then bring her out.

If we know what this whatsit AI can do,

it'll make planning a lot easier.

Well, that's true, but

She only shows up when she wants to.

Here you go, Nikola-san.

If only I knew how to summon her

Does she appear when Nikola eats?

Is that possible?

Gimme more.

Oh, sure.

That's definitely Tesla-san.

Do whatever it takes.

Once you get me their

debugger stones, I'll eat them.

If you're an AI, can't you warp in

and grab them or something?

I can't directly interfere with players

or act outside of the rules.

Then what can you do?

My stomach hurts all of a sudden.

D-Don't tell me she's totally useless.

First, let's scope out the castle and

see how we're going to sneak in.

Y-Yeah, good idea.

We can get a good look at the town and

the castle from that watchtower.

Let's go there tomorrow.

I feel sick

Do you think potions work on stomachaches?

It looks

like they've really altered the place.

It wasn't like that when I left.

We can't just walk in

through the front door.

They've knocked out the bridge.

I think something's moving at

the bottom of that hole.

What is that?

Those are people!

They're feeding them to monsters.

I think those are guards.

Probably soldiers who tried

to apprehend them.

What are you talking about?

When I left, they were working on what they

called "Operation k*ll All the Townspeople."

They slaughtered a whole mountain of NPCs.

No doubt guards came

to arrest them as a consequence.

They probably made this hole to get out

of dealing with them individually.

This is bad.

I was thinking of letting the castle guards

arrest us so we could get inside

But now we can't even get close.

This is an emergency. Haga, use debug mode.

No, I think

Hey, where are you going?

Give me a sec.

Let's see

This is perfect.

What are you doing?

Use your debugger stone already!

No. With this, I won't have to.

Just let me check my notes

Here goes.

Yeowch!

Okay!

Twice!

H-Haga-san?!

Three times!

Four! Five!

Six! Seven!

Hey, what are you doing?

Eight!

Amano-san, how many seconds does

your invisibility spell last?

Fifteen seconds, I think.

Roger. Now

Nine!

There might be lookouts,

Hey, Haga-san!

so please cast invisibility

when we're halfway up.

Huh? What are you talking about?

We're about to fly

straight to the castle gate!

Fly?

What the hell is this?!

A bug in the physics engine

with treasure chests!

When you fix an indestructible

object in place and hit it,

it builds energy in the direction you hit.

You can use it to do a super-jump!

Glitch: A helpful bug, also known as an exploit.

A glitch? I see!

Amano-san, cast invisibility!

Oh, right!

We're heading right into Bayle Castle!

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built on top of them. Many of these towers face west, where there

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A warrior who uses their fists as weapons.

Can break rocks by concentrating and unleashing

a powerful strike.

Okay, we're almost there!

You two okay?

Yeah, 'cause you protected us.

What about you?

I'm fine.

Sheesh, you're crazy, you know that?

I I I just flew!

This explains why you carry

so many potions around.

Anyway, looks like we made it.

Who are you? Identify yourself!

I'm one of the King's Seekers.

I'm here to see His Majesty.

Wait there.

They do these pat downs every time.

Really slows down the game.

They're buying time to load the castle map.

You may proceed!

What's wrong?

Did you just feel something weird?

King Bayle has ordered us to arrest

all Seekers, as they bring disaster.

You'll be coming with us.

Haga-san!

Haga, I'm thinking we just

started the main quest.

It does seem that way.

And here I thought we wouldn't

trigger it until we were further in.

Don't hurt us!

We're innocent!

The guide says it kicks off

after you enter the castle.

The devs aren't going to tell you

exactly where it starts.

Be grateful they gave you anything at all.

Now follow me!

Maybe this will help us, though.

Yeah.

There must be some mistake!

Let me out of here!

My journal's been updated.

Main Quest "The Mad King"

Escape Castle Bayle

-Escape Your Cell

This quest isn't over

until we escape the castle.

Finally caught 'em, did you?

Not bad for an NPC!

Th-Thank you.

Now, how should I rip them apart?

Here.

Normally, all the players in the game

share the same open world.

But for the main quest,

parties are sent to different instances so as

not to interfere with each other's progress.

Right now, we should be

isolated from everyone else.

Let's have some fun, little vampire!

Meaning we're the only ones

in this dungeon, right?

In other words

we can take our time scouting!

we can take our time debugging!

Listen, now's not the time

for a thorough check.

We need to avenge Lu first.

But we don't know what may await us.

It's dangerous not to debug as we go.

For now, let's get out of here.

We can talk after.

Right.

I'm guessing there'll be

Please let me out!

Pipe down! Be quiet already.

What?!

It feels breakable right here.

We should be able to get out this way.

How expected.

Well, that's all well and good, but

This is all a big misunderstanding!

Let us out!

Fine!

Hurry up and get her to chill, would you?

You can't handle it on your own?

Sorry. We're just not coming together.

It's been a while since we

went dragon hunting,

and everyone has stuff they want to do.

Use your leadership skills

to bring us all together!

Please, boss!

Thank you!

I'm sick of sucking up to him like this.

He gets annoyed when we come to him,

but he also b*tches if we

do anything ourselves.

Well, I know I can't get drunk off

the booze in this world.

Getting out of that cell was a breeze,

but the tough part is yet to come.

Now's not the time for debugging!

Haga! What's our current quest objective?!

Uh, hang on a second.

Main Quest "The Mad King"

Escape Castle Bayle

-Escape Your Cell

-Defeat Head Guard

Looks like we need to defeat the head guard.

Our first midboss, huh?

He's up ahead.

What is this place?

A t*rture chamber.

Given the size of the room, this is

probably where the fight takes place.

Yeah, you're right.

Let's take anything we might

be able to use before the battle.

Okay.

Haga-san! Haga-san!

Um

What's this?

What do you think it is?

A weapon?

It looks like a magic rod!

Hey, don't wave that around!

Take that!

Stop it!

Is this supposed to be a t*rture implement?

They can't use this in the Japanese version!

Yeah, that's 18 and up.

We need to find and make a list of them all.

Haga-san, look what else I found!

There are so many.

Why?

This is a rating issue, not a bug.

Just write up that we found them here.

But if even one of them is left,

they can't sell the game.

They're already going to court

for what happened to us debuggers!

They can't sell this damn game anyway!

But

Ha! Hyah! Hup! Huzzah! Hwoo!

Haga-san!

I told you to stop that!

Nikola-san!

Is that the head guard?

Him?

He's a monster!

Hey, !

Don't you wanna get banged?

And which you want me to dig?

Tell me exactly what you want me to do.

I'm going to suck your

sauteed ,

looking at your - .

Did they not record any Japanese

dialogue for this guy?

And his lines are full of

inappropriate language.

Wait, you speak English?

A little, yeah.

He's really overqualified for this job.

I'm a genius at taking all kinds of

pain and turning it into !

Gosh, this dungeon is riddled with bugs!

I'll pull aggro and keep him distracted!

You shave down his health bar, Amano-san!

Nikola-san, you get back!

Roger that.

I look forward to the moment when your

voice dies and your pleas turn to despair!