01x10 - Stampede

[bunniefuu]

Whoa! That was amazing!

Thanks to Haruka, our class is a team once again.

I promise we'll make our way to you.

FLOOR 85

Just hang in there a bit longer!

Huh?

The place is quaking...

Those kids, sheesh!

Storming in there despite the stampede alert.

What if something happened to 'em?

Huh?

Rats?

Wh-what the heck?

So this is it...

The day's finally here.

From the outermost dungeon...

...a stampede now approaches!

[Good Luck lies in odd numbers]

[Good Luck]

Holed up in my room invincible on Monday

Take one step out and everything's a drag

They're drawn to a flame shouting mayday

I wanna pretend I didn't hear them

Give up on the fair fights

First come first served is an illusion

Leave it all to the dice

But make sure to roll them well

Look, the stuff left behind after splitting things up

Sometimes it's not all that bad y'know

The stuff they have and I don't

Nonsense, I won't be asking for it

Alone & bad I'm doing great

Wait now boy, you free?

Hate grouping up?

If you're bored, wanna try your luck?

Botch & luck handle it and dance

Down & fall is not my style

Good Luck lies in odd numbers

Isn't cheating a skill of its own?

[Good Luck lies in odd numbers]

[Good Luck lies in odd numbers]

[Good Luck lies in odd numbers]

[Good Luck]

Stampede

My worst fears have proven true.

Think our new pals are all right?

They're in that dungeon, yeah?

If I remember right, there should be an old text
about the dungeon here...

Yeah, this is it.

Dungeons are living things.

They spread lower, floor by floor.

and when they grow full-size to the bottom floor...

All the monsters who can no longer fit inside
begin endlessly pouring out.

That's what these stampedes are.

What can we do to stop it?

According to this text, when the boss
at the lowest level is defeated, the dungeon dies, too.

And with it all the monsters within disappear.
Or so this says.

Seems the only way to stop the stampede
is to defeat the boss.

And just who exactly is capable of doing that?

No, no, no, no!

Is it here?!

Ofter, get the people to shelter!
Keep them from breaking into a panic!

Got it!

Gatek, get our people to the front gate!
We'll hold this place with our very lives!

On it!

Come and get it, you monsters!

We'll take real good care of you all!

Griffins...

Was never sure if they were birds or lions...

But they're sure taking to my paralyshroom-doused fish!

Guess they were fish-loving birds after all.

Hyaa!

Alrighty! Another floor down!

FLOOR 54

I know this is rough, but keep at it!

You bet! This is for Haruka!

We want to find him soon, too!

Hmm? There's something up ahead!

Those beasts are... werewolves!

So this is a stampede...

I've never seen so many monsters before.

Boss, we managed the first wave...

But I dunno if we'll last the next.

Hey, those new kids are in the dungeon now, right?

Yeah...

Wait, you're not gonna ask them
to defeat the dungeon boss, right?

Think, though! That boy might be able to pull it off!

Sir Haruka may truly be our only hope...

If we could only tell him
how to put a stop to this stampede...

Who's gonna go run messages in the middle of all this?

Oh!

Stareeeeee...

Huh? What? Me?!

I can't! Won't! Shan't!

Don't make me go to the dungeon alone!

This is a crucial mission.

One too difficult for a lone little girl.

Ofter, you'll go with her. You know the dungeon well.

Yeah, but we need to get ready for the next attack.

Don't worry. Leave this place to us!

The rest of us will keep this town safe
no matter what comes our way!

Yep!

Fine. You got it!

Let's get going.

What? B-But...

S-so be it...

I'll make the journey!

FLOOR 81

This some kind of aquarium?

No, it's Water World!

The lower levels were just full of powerful enemies.

But up here the floors themselves are trouble.

Monsters in the water?!

I let myself get distracted.

Sorry. Thanks for that.

Now we're up against underwater baddies.

SWORDFISH

A school of swordfish?

If these things all swim at me at once...

Bwa-wa-wah!

...will I get sliced into strips?!

Sashimi!

I need to do something about that speed.

Fishmongers usually freeze their supply, yeah?

Let's try using that ice magic I derived from my
temperature magic to cool them down a bit.

All right! They look slower already!

Guess they're weak to cold after all.

Now to finish it off with some Packing.

Get your fresh, frozen fish!

Operation: Fishmonger worked great!

All right! Now to freeze every last one!

Let's run right through this place!

What the heck?!

Is THAT the boss?!

Think it's mad I took care of its friends?

YUP, IT'S PISSED!

Run for it! That wave's gonna swallow us!

sh**t!

With my special surfboard made from earth magic...

...I'm gonna ride these waves!

Caught a big one! Talk about a thrill!

Hup!

Jumbo-jump!

Now to use Dummy to control things from outside...

...and lock on to that big head!

Phew, there's the biggun taken care of, too.

Hup!

Oh, were you okay?

Glad to hear it! Let's keep this up!

Man, this is going great!

I'm starting to enjoy this dungeon crawl thing!

FLOOR 79

Ring of Boundless Fortune

Grants happiness and repels misfortune

Greatly boosts LuK

I found the Ring of Boundless Fortune on Floor 79!

FLOOR 77

And in the secret room on Floor 77...

Blessed Bangle

[Blessing] Sublimates disaster

[Only once while equipped]

...I got the Blessed Bangle!

FLOOR 75

Firewall!

NECROMANCER

And the boss of Floor 75
dropped the Necromancy Jewel!

Necromancy Jewel

Grants control over the dead

Now this is the dungeon life.

Chock full o' treasure.

If I sell all this off I might be rich!

Or should I use them myself?

But my luck is off the charts
and I'm not cursed or anything...

Here.

I want you to be happy again after being cursed
by that darkness, Armored Rep.

I did make you put on that cursed armor and all.

So you can have these!

Go on! The jewel's a little something extra.

Girls love their fashion accessories, right?

Go on, now!

You're a weird skeleton, getting all happy like that.

Now to see if there are any more secret rooms!

FLOOR 54

Here goes the last one!

We did it. That's all the werewolves, right?

Is everyone okay?

Y-yeah... We're okay.

I'm ready for a bath...

But Haruka's counting on us!

Yup. We're almost there, everyone!

What now?! Are there still werewolves left?!

What?!

Merielle? Ofter, too?!

Wasn't expecting this...

FLOOR 74

First it's Water World, now a fire stage?

What?!

I came all this way because I thought Sir Haruka
capable of halting this stampede!

Don't worry.

Huh?

I'm sure he can.

Lady Rep...

But we don't know where he is. What do we do?

Hey, do we not have like, a magic way to talk to him?

We'd have used it already if we did.

It's HOT. Scorching hot...

Thanks to my Spatial Awareness and Trap Detection
Skills I know this is a trap floor.

But I dunno if I can disable it
before this heat eats me up...

Sorry 'bout that.

What's that? You want me to rest up there?

Thanks...

We don't have time to stand around!

Still!

We need to settle down!

We have to find him fast!

It's so hot...

This is wearing me out more than I thought.

I need to think up something to boost my stamina.

Wind...?

Haruka, where in the world are you?

Hmm? Wind?

Cool at last!

I used wind magic to stir up a light breeze.

Gotta say, this was a genius idea.

Man, this is amazing!

That's Haruka's voice!

Hey! I can hear his voice through this wall!

Talk about the perfect hole.

Haruka!

Haruka, is that you?!

Huh? That you, Rep?

It is!

Oh, this must be the hole I fell through.

Hey!

Hey!

My voice reaches them! Lucky me!

Hey! Can you climb up this hole?

I tried, but no luck!

Do you have any rope up there?

Anyone have rope?

Hey! What floor are you on?

Floor 54!

I'm better off just running for it.

Okay! I'll be right there!

Wait! I need to tell you something!

The town is in trouble!

Huh?

You see...

A dungeon stampede?!

The people of the guild are holding it off,
but they won't last much longer!

That voice...

Merry-Merry?

On our way here we saw
the second wave of the stampede!

If a third wave makes it, the town is done for!

Oh! The old guy's with you!

Who you callin' old, huh?!

Enough of that!

There is only one way to stop a third wave!

You must defeat the dungeon boss!

The dungeon boss...?

Oh, well actually...

...I already beat the boss.

You what?!

That's incredible!

I don't believe it.

What were you doing after that fall?

Hmm?

Hang on!

If you beat the boss, why was there a second wave?

Good point.

Maybe it started before he won?

What about the monsters here, though?

Hey! Did you make sure to finish it off?!

Huh?

If it's not REALLY dead, this stampede won't end!

The only way to stop the stampede
is to finish off the boss.

You made sure to k*ll it, right?!

So if I don't k*ll the Armored Rep,
then everyone in town is doomed...

I started that fight with every intention of k*lling the boss.

But I couldn't!

The Armored Rep...

No, Angelica...

She was held prisoner by this dungeon.

All alone for who knows how many years...

I can't bring myself to k*ll her!

Hey! Answer me!

I didn't k*ll the boss!

What?!

Huh?! You didn't?!

Why not?!

What in the world?

How can I save her and the town?

That's it.

Maybe...

Don't worry.

I might need your help, though.

I'm sure we can do it.

I'll stop the stampede!

Huh?!

There's no way to do that without finishing off the boss!

Haruka! You're sure you stand a chance?

Yup! Leave it to me!

Fine.

I choose to believe him!

Come, now.

Even you?

It'll be okay if he says it will!

I know he might worry us from time to time.

But despite it all, he comes through to save us.

He protects us.

He would never betray us.

That's just who he is!

Yeah!

So I choose to believe in him!

Thanks, Class Rep.

I'm going to save everyone in that town.

And Angelica, too!

I'll free her from this prison, I swear!

The sunset I saw alone was beautiful

Without telling anyone about it at all it's time for bed again

Going on not worried about loneliness

Encountering one new something after the next

Been through a lot but it's unimaginable, isn't that funny?

Might look indifferent but that's not always the case

Never learning, carefree and doing as I please

That's always the way it is, we're all our lone selves

As we pass by we trade hellos and goodbyes

Doesn't matter, just wanna enjoy today

Have a bit of fun and then it's goodnight

Sha-na-na-na-na, sha-na-na-na-na humming a tune

Thinking about the day I see you again

Sha-na-na-na-na, sha-na-na-na-na humming a tune

In the middle of my journey alone