01x20 - Current Situations and Next Steps

[bunniefuu]

Putting an end to eternity

it's danger, danger

The dots and lines connect

I just wanna know what lies beyond

outta the concrete jungle

The dungeon I race through

is a sea of trees

let's get ready to rumble, we can go

A-I-Ya-I-Ya

All right, you know this isn't a game

Twisting strategies, covering up the bugs

You gotta know pain to break the limit

A-I-Ya-I-Ya

oklet's get it

it's time to fly

I'm gonna die in my hype

Nothing bothers me anymore

moving your body

Light shining through the ground

They're hysteric

Our faint dream

But who do you fight for?

A-I-Ya-I-Ya A-I-Ya-I-Ya

The scene passing by, it's danger, danger

Now you're,

A-I-Ya-I-Ya A-I-Ya-I-Ya

Facing the stopped clock

we are the game changer

Keep going, even if

there's nothing at the end

A-I-Ya-I-Ya

if it's danger, danger

(The Current Situation

and What Comes Next)

Wow

Ah

Hey!

O-Okay!

Here you go.

(Transferring Item Ownership)

Thank you.

(Transferring Item Ownership)

Wait, what do I do now?

Our best talker just bit the dust!

They're your friend, right?

Do something!

This person saw through my plan

and ambushed me,

and sent me a friend request

out of nowhere!

In my mind, they're still

a total stranger danger!

Well, all right.

Lemme show you how

a pro gamer communicates.

Good luck!

U-Um

I'd like to ask you something,

Sunraku-san.

Y-Yes?!

Um Erm

So

What is your relationship

with Ms. Pencilgon?

Huh?

Hmm

We're game buddies?

I-I see!

A buddy a buddy

A friend

The Friend Warp is expiring

Oh

Then, once again

Thanks for saving us today!

I'll pay you back sometime.

Um, in that case, if we have the chance,

I'd love to play with

Maybe I should try out a game

to polish my communication skills.

Ah, wanna try out Love Clock?

Never mind.

I don't want another

"pizza tour" crap.

Hmm?

That dangerous sword's still here.

Bet they didn't take it

cuz it reeks of blood.

Though it's kinda wasteful

to just throw it away.

Oh well.

It's gross, but guess

I'll hold on to this for her, too.

Man, it's been so long since

I got this exhausted.

I think I'll sleep great tonight.

Sleep? Nah, more like

"pass out," I'd say.

You're right.

I'll log out after we get

to Thirdrema.

Okay.

(Thirdrema)

What are you doing, Emul?

I beat his a*s without

respawning once!

Sa

Sa

Sunraku-san! It's you!

Thank goodness!

I wash sho worried!

Eh? What again?

So worried!

I'm back.

Oh, that's right.

Emul.

Thanks for the necklace.

We beat Wethermon the Tombguard

thanks to that!

Su-Sunraku-san

I'm so happy!

("Shangri-La Frontier" Developer

Utopia Entertainment Software)

(Utopia Inc. P.R. Director

Sakai Tsukuyogi)

Director Tsukuyogi!

Fill me in.

Wethermon the Tombguard

has been beaten.

The timing was unexpected,

so the whole company's hectic.

Yeah, I bet.

Ctarnidd was supposed to be

the first one to be beaten,

and Wethermon was more

a mid to late-game content.

I was gonna enjoy my wife's

cooking for the first time in two days,

but I ended up having

to rush back to the office.

Is Tsukuri down below?

Yes, sir.

She's probably holed up

in there as usual.

But apparently Amachi-san

marched down there earlier.

- So

- I hear you.

This is part of the job.

(Chinese herbal medicine)

It's empty!

O-Oh no!

I'm out of medicine!

Say, do you have

any stomach medicine?

Eh? No, sir.

I don't have any.

I see

("Shangri-La Frontier"

Executive Producer, Ritsu Amachi)

ID verified.

Enter your code.

Tch!

Code verified.

Enter your fingerprints.

Fingerprints verified.

Performing retinal scan.

Bring your face to the sensor

Argh, what a pain!

Just open the darn door already!

Retina verified.

(Text Rending Room)

Hey.

(Utopia Inc. Founder

World Creative Administrator

Tsukuyo Tsukuri)

Wethermon got beaten.

You told me nobody would take him

down in at least a decade at this rate!

I said not by the Ashura Kai

as it stands now.

None of us expect somebody would

bring in the Reward Scales,

but of course, they did not

cheat or exploit a glitch.

They beat him on the up and up.

On the up and up?

What are you talking about?!

You're the one who nerfed him so hard

and made him into a child's play!

Just admit that you messed up!

What?!

Nobody would ever beat him

if we went with your initial stats!

That's just how strong

Wethermon is!

He's the strongest hero

from the Divinity era!

And you just screw him over

for "game balance" or whatever!

You're ruining my entire scenario!

Then don't make a monster that's part

of the story progression unbeatable!

What are you, stupid?!

You're calling me stupid?!

You're just a parasite feasting

on my world's leftovers!

You say what?!

You can't even balance

your oh-so-precious world right!

That's why I'm doing

all the hard work for you!

You moron!

Gosh, you got dandruff

all over you!

So are you!

I took a bath two days ago!

I had one three days ago too!

Urgh, my stomach hurts!

But I can't back out here!

You two! Cut it out!

How long are you gonna keep

arguing like children?!

Shut up!

M-My stomach!

Utopia Inc.'s flagship full-dive

VR game, Shangri-La Frontier

is managed by Tsukuyo Tsukuri,

who creates the world

and Ritsu Amachi,

who works it into a playable game.

Nobody would've thought

these two core staff members

would fight like a kindergartener

in the office

We have a mountain of things

that need to be done to address this,

but these two keep on fighting,

every single time!

Calm down

I'm the only one who can

keep them under control.

But

None of us have predicted

that this is the way

Shangri-La Frontier

was going to move.

F-For now, you two should take a shower!

Shut up, you pomade four-eyes!

(1 Damage)

(Hizutome)

A big progress

I made a big progress!

Hizutome-kun called out for me.

Come to my side!

He even gave me a lot of presents.

For you!

I-If I can get closer to him

like this in-game,

then eventually, I might even

get close to him in real life!

Aww!

(Due to an important matter

until tomorrow morning,

Do not enter!)

Now then

Let's go!

I've gotta check the loot and stuff.

Welcome to Shangri-La Frontier.

D-Dad

Boss is calling you.

How long were you crying?

So y'mind giving me the whole story?

How'd that death defier treat ya?

Of course, Vash Aniki.

Wethermon was strong.

At the very least, way stronger

than that "Aberrant" guy was.

I bet he was.

If I didn't play a ton of that trash game

filled with absurd bugged attacks,

he would've just k*lled me instantly.

Also, Emul? What are you

blowing your nose with?

Did he pass away in peace?

He even praised me as he did.

Ah, is that so?

And so the way opens.

Perhaps it's about time

About time?

Listen

y'wanna know the truth about the world?

Well, I couldn't ask for anything more.

Then I wanna ya to do

one little thing for me.

Little thing?

I need you to gather some items for me.

Huh?

There's a certain order

to this kind of thing, okay?

We can talk about the truth

about the world after that.

Oh, come on!

Really? We're kicking off this

"Vorpal Epic" Bonus Unique Scenario

with a fetch quest?

Well, all right.

That's just how

an opening act usually is.

Let's see

Required items

Receiver Delta, Positioner Delta,

and Transmitter Delta

I get what you want,

but where do I find these?

You're not going to leave me

blind here, right?

Of course not.

Try hittin' the "Barren Darkruin."

Um, the Barren Darkruin?

I guess it's not anywhere

near Thirdrema

Ya ain't gonna find it

on that cheap map.

What?

I'll try over at Peatz's shop later.

Right, then.

I'll be patient and wait for you

to take your time with it.

Huh? Wait!

Can you give me some more hints?!

As long as yer not a hell of a dang fool,

you'll find it eventually.

Is it an area way ahead?

Unique Scenario itself is

a kind of endgame content, anyway.

That makes sense.

This is gonna be a long trip!

Not so fast, Emul.

It may not be, in fact.

Woohoo!

My level went up like crazy

after I defeated Wethermon!

I got a ton of new and evolved skills!

I gotta get to the Skill Garden again!

Well done!

Now I've powered up this much,

things oughta be a breeze for a while!

And that's not all, either!

That's right! Let's not forget!

I've got Wethermon's loots!

Now we're talking!

After all that trouble, it wouldn't

be funny if I got nothing out of it.

Show me, baby!

Hm? What's this?

Tome of Truth, The Tombguard?

Oh, it's got a bunch of background

detail on Wethermon.

Well, guess I'll read it later.

Now give me something

with more practical use.

Oh?

Um

Radiant Sky-style Skillbook?

Radiant Sky-style Skillbook.

A memory bank containing

the sky sword skills

of a master swordsman

from the age of Divinity.

His strike could cut the sky,

gouge the earth,

and quell the dark clouds.

Divinity-era equipment is required

to decipher and master.

Eh?! Radiant Sky-style

as in the moves Wethermon used?

Wh-What?!

What's the matter, Sunraku-san?

I CAN LEARN AND USE WETHERMON'S MOVES?!

UOOOOH! FOR REAL?!!!

Oh, that means

I can also learn that Sky Radiance thing?

Holy crap! That's so exciting!

It says I need Divinity-era equipment

so it won't be anytime soon,

but I can't wait!

What do you say, Emul?

You almost rubbed my cheeks off

Woohoo! Let's move on

to the next thing on the list!

Here comes the last loot!

Oh, an accessory!

Bet it'll give me a huge stat boost!

Let's see

Invetoria Key?

The key, and the door, to a storage space.

A unique bracelet accessory

available only

to a small handful of people

even in the Divinity era.

Even when the wearer

is k*lled by another player,

this accessory as well as the items kept

in the storage won't be taken away.

That sounds great!

A space expansion portable key device.

It fuse by synchronizing

with the wearer's bodily data

and become one with the wearer.

An infinite storage

with no capacity limit?

So it's essentially an item box

that fits anything up to 50 meters?

And I can transport stuff into

the storage space by using my MP?

It's a bit on the plain side.

Well, let's try it out first.

H-He disappeared!

Oh, so this is the storage space, huh?

W-Well

I did say I want something

that has practical uses, but

What

What

What

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!

As you can see,

I'm flat-broke now,

but I finally bartered enough

to get these.

I'll bring something fancier next time,

but I hope you'll like this for now.

These flowers only bloom for

five minutes before they wither.

But if you take them

as an item before then,

they will stay in bloom forever.

Live in the moment and stay forever.

The flower's name is "Setsuna-Towa."

Perfect for us, right?

You call yourself a copy,

a manuscript of her.

But to me, you're the original.

The real thing.

If you want to find your own roots

The truth behind the world

You must search for Bahamut.

The truth behind the world, huh

I was actually planning to quit SLF

after beating Wethermon the Wethermon.

But alright, Setsuna.

Bahamut or whatever it is

I'm gonna drag them out

into the light of day!

(New Chapter

"Journeying Wolf, Be Ambitious")

If I have a lingering regret

That would be

the "farewell" I couldn't say

This regret alone knows no end

Is it because I ran away,

from the eventual end?

The seed you planted

Has turned into a giant banyan tree

And now crying as it hangs its branches

"I love you"

Just that one thing

Just that simple phrase

I wish I could have said that

This eternal seperation,

melted by the rain

A fragrant Rain Tree

Memories are overflowing

I want to meet you

Heaven in the Rain

SLF Theater!

(#25 Hidden Garden Grave Visit Speedrun)

Mini!

(#25 Hidden Garden Grave Visit Speedrun)

(#25 Hidden Garden Grave Visit Speedrun)

Live in the moment and stay forever.

The flower's name is "Setsuna-Towa."

Perfect for us, right?

Man, it was a lot of work.

To get those and bring them here.

All my equipment got taken away

after I respawned, after all.

Sorry, I'm in a hurry.

Could you take me to

the back route to Thirdrema?

So, how you'll pay for it?

Thanks! I'll pay you back

when I make it big.

I'm in a hurry, so see you later!

Hey!

Thank you for helping me.

This is the least I could give you.

Event cleared!

Reward obtained!

I know.

You're not here anymore.

But I wanted to get back here before dawn.

Perhaps you're still

Well, I had my hopes.

Man, I'm way too invested in this.

Well then, I'll come again.

Setsuna.