01x08 - Wandering

[bunniefuu]

I need your power.

I want you to help me
from now on, too.

Dice Thrust!

Ribbit?

Critical.

The Golden Raana grants
a lot of experience points,

but the best part of it is
the super expensive drop items!

The drop rate is 50%.

Dazzling Raana Decorative Blade.
Attack power +12.

[Dazzling Raana Decorative Blade]
Sale price: 17,000,000 gold.

A dazzlingly bright Raana short sword.
A lump of pure Golden Toad.

There it is!
The Dazzling Raana Decorative Blade!

♪I held my breath in
this labyrinthine city♪

♪Hey, let's go find♪

♪Our real voices now♪

♪Gathering up those nameless days♪

♪Behind the scarred, invisible shield♪

♪Lies a wish known only to me♪

♪As long as I can keep walking
with it in my heart♪

♪I'm sure I won't be afraid♪

♪This is my story♪

♪No time for sorry♪

♪I have no doubts;
this is the path my heart has chosen♪

♪No chains can hold me♪

♪As I reached out♪

♪To a closed door, a new world♪

♪Awakens♪

♪The heartbeat that
had been dormant awakens♪

[Episode 8: Wandering]

A-Amazing!

We easily got an item worth
seventeen hundred thousand gold...

Hold on, your math is incorrect.

You're missing a zero.

Huh?

The price is seventeen million gold.

[Dazzling Raana Decorative Blade
Sale Price: 17,000,000 gold]

One, ten, a hundred, a thousand,

ten thousand, hundred thousand,
a million, seventeen...

And I left my old party

for demanding my portion
out of a two-million-gold item...

Have you calmed down?

Yes, somehow...

But, I still can't believe it.

I've gotten such
a valuable item so easily.

Though you had planned and made it easy,

it feels strange for me to say this...

I-I'll definitely be k*lled if others
know I owned a rare item like this!

I have an idea!
Let's run away, Sir Elymas!

Let's live discreetly in a remote village!

Let's do it! Shall we?!

Well...

You do have a point.

Let's move on.

We'll take down one more
before the sun sets.

Huh?! O-One more?!

[Three hours later]

Three hours later.

[Three hours later]

Dice Thrust!

Miss.

Dice Thrust!

Miss.

Dice Thrust!

Miss.

Again!

Miss.

Dice Thrust!

Miss.

This time for sure!
Dice Thrust!

Critical.

You did it, Ruche!
That's the second one!

You've reached level 33.

Ruche?

D-Don't sweat the misses.

Just think of them as
banking luck for the future.

Thweeerty...

Thirty-four million...

[17,000,000 gold x 2 =


R-Ruche?!

H-Hang in there!

Hey, Ruche!

T-Thirty million...

Ten times three million...?

Thanks to you, we got two pieces
of the Dazzling Raana Decorative Blade.

As a party, we need to consider...

...how to spend the money
we've just gotten.

Y-You're right!

We must prepare from now on!

But the viability is...

We also need to match our skill
allocation course with the equipment.

Ah, right!

I leveled up instantly,
so I still have some points left.

Where should I allocate them?

You shouldn't show it to others.

It's too late now!

It's okay.

I've leveled up this far
thanks to Sir Elymas's support.

Even if you use me up

and dump me like a worn-out rag,
I won't resent you!

I'm more worried that you won't
resent me after such abuse.

Hm?

What's the matter?

A voice?

A voice?

Did you hear a baby crying just now?

You heard a baby crying?

Could it be...!

It's Wandering!

[Wandering]

The so-called Dreamlord
usually resides and stays...

[Dreamlord]
...in its lair at the center of the dungeon.

[Dreamlord]

But there's an unusual event when
it leaves its lair and wanders around.

It's called a Wandering.

[Wandering]

Wandering?!

It's recommended to be level 50
when facing the Dreamlord, isn't it?!

I-Isn't this terrible?!

Don't worry.

We won't be facing it
if we take proper measures.

We'll flee in the opposite direction
of the voice and head for the exit.

The Dreamlord won't chase
once we're out.

T-That's all it takes?

I'm relieved.

That's right.

It's that simple.

We'll head for the exit as is,
and receive our rewards today in town.

It should've ended...

...as planned.

...as planned.
[However...]

[However...]

However...

[However...]

Help us!

I was a fool.

Suddenly, a monster stronger
than any we've faced appeared!

This isn't a video game.

Are you okay?! Hang in there!
- This isn't a video game.

They won't be able to
escape in that condition!

What happened?!
- They won't be able to escape in that condition!

They won't be able to
escape in that condition!

It's over there...!

If we flee now,
these two will lose their lives!

Ruche! Guide them to the exit!

I'll draw the monster towards myself!

A-All right!

But you need at least level 50
to fight the Dreamlord!

Even you will...!

I know how it acts.

I'm sure I can hold it on my own
and buy you time to flee.

Besides!

It's a Heavy Knight's duty
to draw the enemy's attention!

Sir Elymas...!

There you are.

Tin Knight!

H-Help us!

A monster stronger than any
we've faced appeared!

This isn't a video game.
- Hey! Are you okay?

I'll buy you time!

Ruche! Take care of those two!

B-But...!

I'm sorry, but thank you very much!

[Monster: Tin Knight]

I see.

Its HP has been depleted.

This is better than the
worst-case scenario.

Sir Elymas! It's a strong monster,
but it has been weakened.

Let's defeat it together!

No, Ruche. We can't.

Go now.

B-But...!

Tin Knight is not the real Dreamlord!

It just acts as the Dreamlord's limbs.

The real one... will appear soon.

No way...

Level 40... All three of them?!

I'll buy us time for a while
and then follow after you!

I-I cannot!

No way I can leave Sir Elymas
to handle this situation alone!

You asked me to be
your partner, didn't you?!

Do I have to spell it out for you?!

This is not an enemy that I can fight
while carrying a burden.

You will hinder me.

You're... right.

I'm sorry.

Please follow after us
as soon as possible, Sir Elymas!

Three level 40 enemies.

We'll probably be massacred
if Ruche and those two stay behind.

But!

The real Dreamlord
is still lurking somewhere.

Somehow, I've told Ruche
that I'll draw its attention,

but that's a lie!

As a Heavy Knight, I have no agility.

I might win against Tin Knight...

...but to avoid and escape from
the Dreamlord and its magic attacks...

...is impossible!

I need to defeat
the Dreamlord here and now!

You finally appear!
Dreamlord, Embryo!

[Dreamlord: Embryo]

As a level 50 Dreamlord,
Embryo's stats are pretty low.

The main issue is
I can't deal any damage to it!

This lump of meat has tremendously
high defense stats.

You can only deal damage
to its eyeball...

...with none other than...

...long-range attacks!

However!

As long as it has a weakness,
even a low-level solo player...

[Oath of the Heavy Armor]
...can crush and defeat it!

The Oath of the Heavy Armor
has reached level 27.

Unlocked new skill, Shield Bash.

Let's have a bout, Embryo!

Don't worry!

I'll fight you fair and square
without fleeing!

Shield Bash!

[Shield Bash]
Skill: Shield Bash.

Push back enemies with a shield, often
sending them flying with great force.

I'm grateful that this skill
can break up enemy positions.

Parry!

Disarm!

Embryo's magic attacks are
Sylph Cutter and Thunderstorm.

Neither can be used
if the Tin Knights get caught in it.

I can focus on the Tin Knights
at the moment.

Disarm!

[Disarm]

That's the second one.

[Disarm]

It's only been 47 seconds
since the first Disarm.

I've met the requirements to trigger it!

Rampart Reflection!

[Rampart Reflection]

Rampart Reflection!

[Rampart Reflection]

The real battle starts now.

One down.

However...

[Repair]

As long as the real Embryo
is still undefeated,

it'll endlessly revive the Tin Knights.

But, when it uses its magic...

...it reveals its weakness, the eyeball!

Take this!

It's the only method of attack
that'll deal damage to it.

Earth Magic Stone.

If infused with MP, it shatters
and shoots countless clod stingers.

Then, I quickly move under
the Tin Knights' shadows

to disrupt its Sylph Cutter attack path.

Its attack won't instantly k*ll me
if I keep doing this.

Shield Bash!

What?!

Vital Slice!

These monsters have started learning
from my actions...

In Magic World...

...common monsters can't react
to our skill attacks.

These monsters clearly remember
how my Shield Bash works.

It's within my expectations...

Yet, the difficulty in defeating
Embryo just shot up.

I must toss and hit the eyeball with
three more magic stones to defeat it.

Moreover, the Dreamlord
has quick auto-recovery.

I'll be completely cornered
if I keep wasting time...

No way!

It shouldn't have cast Sylph Cutter
from my position...

[Sylph Cutter]

It's no good!

I can't avoid it!

My consciousness is becoming hazy...

My heartbeat is incredibly fast...

My legs won't move...

[Abnormal status: Stun]
Abnormal status: Stun.

I see.

It's fatal to be stunned
in this situation...

I say...

Maybe this is because
my base luck stat was always low...

I should've had Ruche stay...

Sir Elymas, let's defeat it together!

Why, thank you!

I'm grateful for your request!

♪[Find your way]♪

♪[Come whatever may]♪

♪Shall we make some noise?♪

♪Shall we try everything?♪

♪Do you value life?♪

♪Let's do one or the other♪

♪Capacity overload
Not enough memory♪

♪Is there still room for growth?
Is it more a yes or a no?♪

♪Arrivederci
I want to run away at once♪

♪Survival instinct, afflictions, impulse♪

♪I've had enough
being surrounded by them♪

♪Failure, disgrace♪

♪It pained me a lot,
made me like a corpse♪

♪Can't you do something about life?♪

♪I want to be stronger♪

♪It's okay to be a bit weak♪

♪I want to live well♪

♪It's okay even you're being clumsy♪

♪[Find your way]♪

♪[In the night, stars will sway]♪

♪Can't live my life well
[Find your way]♪

♪[In my heart, I'll light the way]♪

♪[Find your way]♪

♪[Life is Canvas, draw your day]♪

♪Ah, I want to be known someday♪

I was vigilant.

It was the best fight
as far as my expectations went.

Yet, my sword didn't reach
the Dreamlord, Embryo!

I was saved by Ruche.

She came back, ignoring the danger.

If so, then I'll...

We will defeat Embryo together!

We will clear this dungeon!

Next time: "Dreamlord".

Ruche, you're a lot more than I thought...