E3 - Ignition
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Is this that body outline art?
It's the first one I've seen in person!
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But isn't that blood?
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I saw someone fall off that building!
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THERE ARE CURRENTLY 299 PLAYERS
PARTICIPATING IN THE TREASURE HUNT!
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It's already started.
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What was that?
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Oh, right...
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I have to be getting home.
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I get it, they don't want anyone
poking their paws at the event, huh?
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First I have to meet up with Kaname!
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A fun, friendly treasure hunt?
Seriously?
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I've got nothing but a bad feeling about this!
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EPISODE 03
IGNITION
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The Shibuya Treasure Hunt Game!
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Find the treasures hidden in town
and load up on points!
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The time limit is 24 hours!
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The 300 participating players
are all set to Battle Royale Mode,
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so it's okay to attack anyone, but during this event,
keep in mind that Player Search doesn't work!
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SEARCH
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Seven types of rings
are placed throughout the event area.
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Topaz, peridot, lapis lazuli, ruby,
sapphire, emerald and diamond.
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They can all be exchanged for the points below.
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Search for the rings by using your map display
and a new feature, Alternate Reality Camera.
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However, be careful about one thing.
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When the time limit is up, if the game isn't cleared,
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it's "game over" for any player
who has less than three rings.
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Gather at least three of them,
or you may be in trouble.
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It's also game over if you leave
the designated area, so watch your step.
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Now, everybody have a fun, friendly treasure hunt!
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So if you try to escape, you die.
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He said to be careful about one thing,
but that's two!
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And we're obviously supposed
to murder each other!
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Crap, I need to calm down.
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I decided to survive, no matter what.
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SURVIVE
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I refuse to die playing this lousy game!
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First, I'll contact Shuka.
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The number you have dialed
is not currently in service.
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That's right, I can't get through
to anyone outside of the app.
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Guess I'll just have to use the app chat.
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Hopefully we can meet up without any hassles.
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300 rings!
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300 people fighting over 300 rings,
so only a third of us can survive!
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Wait, don't panic.
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A first round must mean
there's a second round, with more rings.
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Or that's my guess.
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Anyway, I need to be able
to use this map and Alternate Reality Camera.
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Makes sense. These circles are ring locations.
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But that alone doesn't tell you their exact location.
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I see, that's probably where
the Alternate Reality Camera fits in.
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What is this? Ruins?
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Seen through the camera, the city is in ruins.
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Is that the game's design?
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But there are weird lights
here and there throughout the ruins.
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Here's one.
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So this is a ring, huh?
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It's a gorgeous bracelet
when seen through the camera.
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Ruby, so that's 500 points!
In other words, it's worth 50 million yen?!
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What's the point of being happy about that?
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Money isn't the objective.
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But it's a good sign.
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Shit! Already?!
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Then there's an enemy nearby!
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Crap, crap...
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Oh crap, this means the other players
have rings and they're on the move.
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What now?!
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Leave the hotel?
Should I take the elevator?
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But what if someone's waiting
to ambush me the moment I step out?
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I'd be better off taking the emergency stairs.
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Crap! Somebody's coming!
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Gotta get to the emergency stairs!
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No, wait...
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Recklessly running away
is dangerous in on its own.
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Wherever I run to,
I might bump into another player.
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I'll check out my opponent and then take off.
I should have time for that.
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But being unarmed like this is dangerous.
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Nice, that worked well.
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Damn, they really are getting off on this floor.
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What kind of person is it?
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What was that?! A machine gun?!
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Is this a war?! Crap, crap, crap!
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What the hell?!
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Is it a plant?
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I can't get through that!
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Shit!
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There should be another
emergency staircase on the other side!
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This one's blocked, too!
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Don't tell me I'm trapped in here?!
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My only option is the elevator?
But if I don't hurry, he'll...
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He isn't chasing me?
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Wait...
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Dammit! He's coming around this way!
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What's with the plants?
Did you do that?
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Nah, that can't be.
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Nobody would be stupid enough
to block their own escape route.
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Please! Hurry!
Hurry up!
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Too bad.
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Looks like it's game over for you.
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- See ya.
- Wait! Don't shoot!
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I give up! I'll give you the ring.
Just don't shoot!
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Oh? I see.
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Here, take it!
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Well, I'm taking it either way.
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I don't have anything else!
Isn't that enough?
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True, in this event you don't get any points
from killing opponents.
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Th-Then...
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But you have a gun.
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Anyone holding a gun
should expect to get shot, no?
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Am I wrong?
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Then die, brat.
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Damn, seriously?
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It's jammed...
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Drop it!
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Your hands are shaking, brat.
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I told you to drop it!
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Shoot me.
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I told you to shoot me already.
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There, that should do it.
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Maybe you aren't worth killing.
It'd be a waste of bullets.
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You see that once in a while,
someone too scared to pull the trigger.
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That was a truly boring battle.
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Later. Might as well eat that bullet.
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Damn...
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Is killing each other really that much fun?!
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Goddammit!
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If I don't have three rings, it's game over.
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In the end, if you don't kill in this game,
you can't survive.
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What's this?
Do you mean to use the elevator?
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As a warning, you're better off not using it.
That is, if you intend to survive.
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What's a kid doing here?
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Are you looking for a fight?
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I'm a first-year middle school student.
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There, it's here. Get on, if you wish to die.
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I don't really want to die.
I just want to get out of here.
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Besides, the emergency staircases are blocked.
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You see that and still want to get on?
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That?
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What are those?! P-Plants?
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This proves that all four elevators are dangerous.
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And that confirms it.
The players in the hotel are trapped inside.
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Caused by a player's Sigil.
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Just one person could do this?!
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Before, the camera showed
that there are over ten players in this hotel!
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At the start,
I believe there were 25 players in this hotel.
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But now, the odds of anyone but us
and whomever did this being alive are very low.
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Kaname Sudo, I have a proposal for you.
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As fellow cornered rats, why don't we team up
until we can escape this hotel?
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H-How do you know my name?
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I'm Rein.
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In D-Game, the other players
often call me the Analyst.
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All right, the event has barely just begun
and already things are happening at a whirlwind pace!
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Let's take a look at the current rankings!
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Currently, the top earner is Shuka,
the Undefeated Queen!
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She's already got six rings
for a total of 1,900 points!
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Though her winning streak finally broke at 49 battles,
she's still a formidable player!
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In second place, and heavily favored to win this time
with betting at 8 to 1 in the first stage,
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leader of the Eighth Clan, Wang!
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He's got five rings, one short of Shuka,
but his clan has an overwhelming 18 rings altogether!
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That self-satisfied look on his face
screams, "Shibuya is my turf!"
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Now then, it's a free-for-all
for third place and below,
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but there's been a major move at Shibuya Central Tower,
one of the event's starting points.
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Look at that!
The tower is tightly sealed by plants!
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Someone's Sigil must be behind it!
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But what's become of the players
who are trapped inside?
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What's this?
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This is your first time here, yes?
How are you? Profiting, I hope?
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No, I just arrived, actually.
Pardon me, but may I have your name?
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Apologies for the late introduction...
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My name is Themis,
and I am the manager of Trinity.
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Oh, so that's you...
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Whoa! Now this is an interesting match-up!
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Four Gyro Heads have managed
to surround Shuka!
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The four of us together have a chance,
even against Shuka!
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To be honest, the four have their work cut out
for them, but let's wish them luck!
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Surround her! Surround her!
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Leader! Above you!
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Die!
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Dammit! Kayama!
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Right!
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Eat this!
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All right! We've got her!
Perfect timing!
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Even if she dodges, my Sigil, Greedy Missile,
lets me control the trajectory of any flying object!
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The rings give away my location,
so I keep getting accosted by casuals.
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Is that big building where Kaname is?
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Well, even if he's alone,
I'm sure this event is a breeze for him.
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I wouldn't be surprised if he had ten rings by now.
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Instant defeat...
They were instantly defeated!
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She isn't called Undefeated Queen for nothing!
What a spectacle!
[14:12] ---
That was brilliant.
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This country's top ranker is formidable indeed.
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If she were a man,
she would meet the requirements...
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Wasn't that exciting?
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I'm fond of that girl.
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She's strong, cruel, classy,
and has mastery of her power.
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I still find D-Game and the Sigils in particular
to be truly remarkable.
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Lady Themis, I hear the sponsor has given you
the special privilege of running this casino,
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but do you know the true nature
of this remarkable game?
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No, but then again,
I don't believe it really matters.
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A great deal of money and Sigils
can be acquired from this game.
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The players are satisfied with the irresistible sense
of superiority that comes with them.
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Compared to long ago, modern society
is one of abundance and equality.
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In a society like that, people thirst
to look down on others like never before.
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Analyst?
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Well, think of me as an information broker.
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So what do you say?
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If we act alone, we'll both end up like this man.
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Does this have to do with
the plants blocking the stairs?
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It's obviously the same Sigil.
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With the stairs sealed, the elevators became
the only way to move between floors.
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So he set deadly traps there.
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So since we're in the same sinking ship,
you want to team up?
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You're putting a lot of faith in me.
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Selling information is my business.
I have a good grasp of your info, too.
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KANAME SUDO
3 BATTLES, 3 WINS
NO AFFILIATIONS
ERROR: UNABLE TO ANALYZE
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Kaname Sudo.
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The fact that your player name is your real name
tells me you're a rookie who started solo.
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You're not a violent person,
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but with three consecutive wins
versus high-ranked opponents,
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your record is worthy of special mention.
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You're not in a clan,
yet you've formed an alliance with Shuka.
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It isn't clear what your Sigil is,
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but it's confirmed that you've produced
a handgun and stungun from thin air.
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But your info is old.
My winning streak is over.
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I lost miserably against
machine-gun dude over there.
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In Battle Royale Mode,
individual fights aren't counted.
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At the end of the event,
dead players' points are distributed to the survivors.
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Then there's no upside to fighting.
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So the best thing to do is stay on the run, huh?
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For someone like me,
who lacks determination, that's a perfect fit.
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I don't know what you're sulking about,
but what's wrong with being on the run?
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That's how I've survived all this time.
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That's a good point.
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What's so funny?
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Oh, the other players I've met up to now have
all been like berserkers, so I was surprised.
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Okay, let's team up.
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I have no plans to die by plants either.
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Good.
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By the way, you laughed at it,
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but in the real world, running away is
a far more common survival strategy than fighting.
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Even in D-Game,
with matches that must be judged,
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evading danger is graded
on its artistic impression.
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In most cases, a challenged player
who survives is ruled the winner.
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Banda, your first opponent,
had a powerful Sigil called Stealth.
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Useful Sigils that let you escape
or ambush someone are few and far between.
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And yet, he went out of his way to attack you,
only to have the rug pulled out from under him.
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It's not as cool as you make it sound.
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I ran around and he self-destructed, that's all.
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In the end, I couldn't save my friend either.
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I only survived by being lucky.
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It may have only been a matter of luck,
but that could be the most necessary factor.
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The strongest person is the luckiest?
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Besides, it's not as if luck
landed at your feet from the start.
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You refused to give up,
so you ran, ran and kept running.
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That's why it appeared in front of you.
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You have a way with words.
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So, how are we getting out of here?
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First, let's investigate the plants in the stairwells
and see if there's a way through them.
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Sorry, hold on a second.
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You're retrieving that ring?
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The enemy will know where you are
the moment you pick it up.
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I'd be careful about touching those.
It could be a trap.
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Whoops!
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I doubt we could get through that
without a chainsaw.
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You don't have one?
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Like I would?
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I thought maybe with your Sigil...
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The power isn't so convenient.
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I can come up with a stungun and handgun.
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Other than those...
Well, don't get your hopes up.
[19:22] ---
I see...
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How about lowering ourselves
out a window with rope or something?
[19:27] ---
This is a 40-story building without any balconies.
I'll take a hard pass on that.
[19:34] ---
Then let's search the hotel...
[19:36] ---
There are way too many corpse marks in here.
Just how many people died?
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It's worse on the lower floors.
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Did that plant guy do all this?
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He's not responsible for the dead upstairs.
[19:49] ---
The players fought each other over rings there.
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The goal is to gather rings!
Killing other players isn't necessary!
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Dead players can't attack.
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And then the ones that survived
were murdered by the plant bastard.
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I'm astounded.
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Do you know who it is, Rein?
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I don't have enough information
to know who he is.
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No one's even seen him before.
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But there's only one player who can kill
on such a wide scale, leaving unique corpses behind.
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The Florist.
That's what they call him.
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He never reveals himself,
but sets traps and waits to catch his prey.
[20:35] ---
You could say that we're safe
as long as we stay on the upper floors.
[20:40] ---
Since the Florist only killed those
who rode the elevators.
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I see.
[20:46] ---
Wait, how do you know he only murdered
people who took the elevators?
[20:53] ---
Bodies in the elevators were covered in vines...
[20:56] ---
So why haven't the bodies in the elevators
become the usual human pop art?
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I haven't checked them all,
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but there's usually a lag between several seconds
and minutes before the bodies are teleported.
[21:06] ---
I have a bad feeling about this.
[21:09] ---
If they haven't been teleported away,
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then doesn't that mean they're still alive?!
[21:15] ---
Dammit! They're coming for us!
[21:19] ---
They? You mean the players from the elevators?
[21:21] ---
If they're still alive, then they're players
who've been killing from the start!
[21:26] ---
Would they work together to attack us?
[21:27] ---
No idea! But either way,
they won't be extending an olive branch!
[21:31] ---
Get behind the right pillar!
[21:35] ---
Close your eyes and cover your ears!
[21:46] ---
What was that?
[21:47] ---
A flashbang grenade.
[21:49] ---
An essential item for players
who choose flight over fight.
[21:51] ---
They're sold by the dozen
in the D-Game shop.
[21:56] ---
But why have they teamed up?
[22:00] ---
The Florist must be controlling them!
[22:05] ---
Certain plants have narcotic ingredients.
[22:08] ---
He may be able to brainwash them with drugs.
[22:11] ---
No way...
[22:14] ---
No good. They're headed straight for us.
[22:17] ---
How do they know exactly where we are
when we don't have any rings?
[22:22] ---
It's possible they have a tracking ability
from the plants.
[22:27] ---
Are they superhuman now?
[22:30] ---
But I don't even see any plants around here...
[22:36] ---
So that's what it is.
If I only noticed such a simple method...
[22:41] ---
All the players I've fought so far
have been a hot mess,
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but at least they put their own lives
on the line to do their own dirty work!
[22:50] ---
Florist or whoever,
are you just a spectator in the shadows?!
[22:55] ---
I get it, the surveillance cameras...
[22:58] ---
The Florist is in this building's monitoring station.
[23:01] ---
I'm on my way
to get a good look at your face!
[23:03] ---
You voyeuristic asshole!
[23:10] ---
So you figured it out?
[23:13] ---
I'm impressed.
[23:15] ---
But that won't be enough
to turn the tables on me.
[23:20] ---
After all, this entire hotel is my garden.
[23:23] ---
There's no way out for you two.
[23:26] ---
Still, I'm pleased to have
a formidable enemy, boy.
[23:31] ---
It makes me feel a little less guilty.
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NEXT TIME: FIREWORKS
[23:35] ---
Next time, "Fireworks."