8 - Immortality That Began With a Death March

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[00:07] Mizu
    He's here!
[00:13] Satou
    Psychic Magic?
[00:19] Satou
    No good, it's overwhelming...
[00:25] Satou
    Arisa must be using her Psychic Magic.
[00:30] Sign
    Fear Resistance
[00:30] Satou
    There! The Resistance Skill.
[00:32] Sign
    Used Skill: Fear Resistance
[00:34] Sign
    Zen
    Lv. 41
[00:36] Satou
    Zen?
[00:37] Sign
    Zen
    Lv. 41
    Titles: Undead King
    Skills: Unknown
[00:38] Satou
    Where have I heard that name before?
[00:42] Satou
    The hero in that play!
[00:45] Zen
    I've come to retrieve you.
[00:49] Zen
    Mia.
[00:55] Satou
    Nice to meet you, Master Sorcerer.
[00:59] Satou
    My name is Satou, and I'm a merchant.
[02:38] Zen
    I have no need for some mere merchant,
[02:41] Zen
    but it seems a Hero's descendant
    is quite remarkable.
[02:44] Zen
    I'm impressed you can stand and talk,
    unshaken, while withstanding my Fear.
[02:49] ---
    Zen
    Lv. 41
    Titles: Undead King
    Skills: Unknown
[02:49] Satou
    Who does he think is the descendant of a Hero?
[02:51] Zen
    I had intended to let you live, but should
    you defy me, I will show no mercy.
[02:59] Satou
    I'd rather avoid any violence,
    but Mia is a friend of mine.
[03:04] Satou
    I'm not going to let you take her
    anywhere without her consent.
[03:08] Satou
    Can I ask you to leave?
[03:10] Zen
    An asinine question.
[03:12] Zen
    If you want to protect Mia,
    you'll do so by strength of arms.
[03:15] Zen
    My madness is not so shallow as to
    be stopped with pithy protests.
[03:20] Zen
    Pochi
    Lv. 9
[03:20] Zen
    Tama
    Lv. 9
[03:20] Zen
    Nadi
    Lv. 9
[03:22] Satou
    Well, since you're insisting...
[03:25] Sign
    Used Skill: Hand-to-Hand Combat
[03:27] Sign
    Used Skill: Abduction
[03:33] Sign
    Skill Acquired: Shadow Resistance
    Skill Acquired: Shadow Magic
[03:33] Satou
    Wha—?!
[03:33] ---
    Used Skill: Spatial Mobility
[03:37] Satou
    He can control shadows?!
[03:40] Zen
    Impressive. A martial artist who
    claims to be a merchant, eh?
[03:44] Zen
    But to think, you'd be capable of
    such movements, at your level...
[03:48] Satou
    Well, I never met a sorcerer who
    could control shadows before,
[03:52] Satou
    so let's call it even.
[03:53] Zen
    You still babble, despite your situation.
[03:56] Zen
    How courageous.
[03:58] Arisa
    Get your damn hands off my master!
[04:03] Arisa
    A wraith?!
[04:03] Zen
    I'm rather offended that you'd associate
    me with such low-level undead.
[04:14] Satou
    Okay!
[04:15] Satou
    This should work!
[04:23] Zen
    Impossible!
[04:24] Zen
    That's right! This is impossible!
[04:26] Zen
    Nothing should be able to interact with
    my Shadow Whip except a Magic Item!
[04:31] Sign
    Used Skill: Poker Face
[04:34] Arisa
    The difference in level is too high...
[04:37] Mia
    It's fine. Run.
[04:41] Arisa
    How could I just leave you behind and run?
[04:43] Arisa
    I'm not trying to protect
    you because we're friends,
[04:46] Arisa
    but because our master wants to set you free,
[04:50] Arisa
    so that takes priority here!
[04:52] Mia
    But...
[04:52] Arisa
    No ifs, ands, or buts!
[04:54] Arisa
    We'll make you a path to escape.
[04:57] Satou
    Is she going to use some
    sort of unique skill?
[04:59] Satou
    Okay.
[05:01] Satou
    Master Sorcerer.
[05:03] Satou
    Sorry, but could you humor our ignorance
    and reveal your identity to us?
[05:07] Zen Status Sign
    Zen
    Lv. 41
    Titles: Undead King
    Skills: Unknown
[05:09] Satou
    Although it's pretty obvious already.
[05:12] Satou
    The highest rank of undead...
[05:14] Satou
    An Undead King.
[05:17] Zen
    At times you're a merchant,
    other times a martial artist.
[05:20] Zen
    But I suppose this means
    you're actually a gunman?
[05:23] Satou
    I may have even more tricks up my sleeve.
[05:26] Zen
    Interesting, Satou. Let us add
    "Hero" to your many identities...
[05:32] Arisa
    Master!
[05:33] Arisa
    Jump to the side!
[05:35] Arisa
    Go!
[05:55] Zen
    That was actually a close one.
[05:57] Zen
    To think she'd have a unique skill...
[06:00] Zen
    And that hair color...
[06:03] Zen
    It seems you're reincarnated, as well.
[06:08] Arisa
    He resisted it...
[06:12] Satou
    It's not working at all.
[06:14] Zen
    Strength beyond one's
    capacity brings only ruin.
[06:17] Zen
    If you would keep her from becoming
    a plaything for the gods,
[06:20] ---
    then keep her from using that unique skill.
[06:23] Satou
    I'll tell her once she's awake.
[06:25] Zen
    Indeed. Now, I suppose I shall leave.
[06:32] Zen
    It's useless.
[06:34] Zen
    To defeat one who has
    transcended, such as myself,
[06:36] Zen
    you must have the means for defying
    the unjust laws of nature itself.
[06:38] (Mia
    Satou!
[06:40] (Satou
    Mia!
[06:41] Zen
    If you do not fear death,
    then visit the Cradle.
[06:45] Zen
    It would give me pleasure to see you push
    your wisdom and courage to their limits,
[06:49] Zen
    in an attempt to strike me down...
[06:53] Liza
    Master!
[06:54] Lulu
    Arisa!
[06:55] Satou
    Liza! Lulu! Get some
    treatment for the others!
[06:58] Satou
    Try and get a hold of that
    ex-priest Horn or Zena-san!
[07:00] Satou
    Don't worry about me!
[07:01] Satou
    I swear I'll be back, with Mia!
[07:19] Satou
    It's only a bit at a time, but my endurance
    and stamina are starting to drain...
[07:22] Satou
    That's right... Mia.
[07:33] Satou
    No map available for this area.
[07:38] Satou
    No map available for this area.
[07:44] Satou
    No map available for this area.
[07:46] Satou
    No map available for this area.
[07:48] Satou
    No map available for this area.
[07:49] Satou
    What is this, a video game?!
[08:01] Zen
    Impossible!
[08:03] Zen
    That's right, it's impossible!
[08:05] Zen
    How were you able to
    escape my shadow prison?!
[08:08] Zen
    Someone like you should be
    unable to struggle against it!
[08:13] Satou
    Could you make up your mind about whether
    you're shocked or impressed?
[08:18] Sign
    Used Skill: Fabrication
[08:18] Satou
    Well, I have a light amulet,
[08:20] Satou
    so magic doesn't work on me.
[08:22] Zen
    Trials must be administered with fairness.
[08:25] Zen
    There are no grounds for cheating.
[08:28] Zen
    Only someone who has conquered the
    Cradle should reach this room.
[08:32] Zen
    Those are the rules.
[08:34] Satou
    You think you're some kind of game master?
[08:36] Zen
    You insult me with that claim!
    My Cradle is no plaything!
[08:41] Zen
    Only a proper Hero can conquer
    it, and reach this room!
[08:45] Zen
    Only someone like that has earned the
    right to battle the Undead King.
[08:49] Satou
    Oh yeah, that's what he calls himself...
[08:53] Zen
    As long as I bear God's
    blessing, I can never die!
[09:01] Satou
    Getting Mia out of here is the priority.
[09:05] Zen
    Now then, it's time I have
    you exit the master chamber.
[09:15] Satou
    Where am I?
[09:22] Sign
    Trazayuya's Cradle
[09:33] (Flashback) Zen
    You insult me with that claim!
    My Cradle is no plaything!
[09:39] Satou
    Is this the Cradle he was talking about?
[09:42] Satou
    Mia is somewhere inside that massive tree...
[09:47] Satou
    I'd say this is adjacent to
    Count Seiryuu's territory.
[09:50] Satou
    At least I won't have to worry
[09:52] ---
    about the route to get Mia
    home if I can rescue her.
[09:55] Sign
    Used Skill: Fear Resistance
[09:59] Sign
    Crimson Needle Bee
    Lv. 3
[09:59] Sign
    Crimson Needle Bee
    Lv. 2
[10:05] Satou
    What is this?
[10:07] Satou
    There's an explanation in Elvish...
[10:10] Sign
    "Caution. As this is an institute
    for Elvish martial training,
[10:10] Sign
    Used Skill: Elvish Language
[10:12] Sign
    the life support mechanisms
    will only work on other elves."
[10:17] Sign
    "There are no restrictions upon whom
    may enter the training grounds,
[10:20] ---
    but you do so at your own discretion."
[10:23] Sign
    "The management of the training
    grounds is not responsible
[10:26] ---
    for any injury or loss of property
    incurred during use"?
[10:33] Sign
    I don't want to get blown away again,
    so I guess I'll follow the rules.
[10:42] Sign
    Weed Goblin
    Lv. 1
[10:43] Sign
    An ambush...
[10:44] Sign
    Weed Goblin
    Lv. 1
    Titles: Wandering Demon
[10:46] Sign
    Or I guess, an encounter.
[10:52] Satou
    There are 200 floors to the Cradle?
[10:55] Satou
    The floors are in groups of ten,
[10:57] Satou
    and with every twenty, this massive
    spiral staircase seems to lead upwards.
[11:02] Satou
    There are monsters stationed in front
    of each access point to the stairway,
[11:06] Satou
    and I suppose that they get
    stronger the higher you get.
[11:09] Satou
    Compared to the Devil's
    Labyrinth under Seiryuu City,
[11:12] ---
    this Cradle feels a lot more game-y.
[11:17] Satou
    It's like something a fan of RPGs
    for home consoles would create.
[11:22] Satou
    If that's the case, I should limit
    myself to the first ten floors
[11:26] ---
    while keeping an eye out for monsters...
[11:30] Satou
    Dryad
    Lv. 21
[11:31] ---
    There.
[11:33] Satou
    Stop hiding, and get out here!
[11:37] Dryad
    Shut up!
[11:44] Dryad
    Dryad
    Lv. 21
[11:45] Dryad
    I'm annoyed because I don't have enough MP.
[11:46] Dryad
    Dryad
    Lv. 21
    The Tuner of the Lower Floors of "The Cradle"
    Naive, Innocent
[11:48] Satou
    She came out.
[11:50] Satou
    I can probably open a shortcut to the
    upper floors if I can beat her...
[11:51] Dryad
    So sleepy...
[11:54] Satou
    If someone who was into classical
    dungeon crawlers designed this place,
[11:58] Satou
    there's bound to be a gimmick
    like a shortcut setup somewhere.
[12:01] Dryad
    If you wanna fight,
    it'll have to wait until next time.
[12:03] Satou
    Sorry, but that's not an option.
[12:06] Dryad
    I'm gonna tell Toya on you!
[12:08] Dryad
    And don't expect any mercy!
[12:15] Satou
    Wh-What...?
[12:17] Dryad
    Become mine, human!
[12:21] Satou
    Sorry, but if you want to propose,
    I'd recommend waiting 14-15 years first.
[12:25] Dryad
    I'm hungry, so feed me!
[12:28] Satou
    All I've got on me is jerky...
[12:31] Dryad
    I don't want human food! Give me MP!
[12:34] Satou
    I'm not ready to permanently
    have my capacity lowered...
[12:37] Dryad
    It only hurts at first.
    You'll feel good after that.
[12:41] Dryad
    Smooch!
[12:47] Dryad
    Satisfaction!
[12:49] ---
    Acquired Title: Dryad's Victim
[12:49] Satou
    Let's forget about this.
[12:50] Satou
    Just... think of it like
    being bitten by a dog.
[12:53] Sign
    Don't want that title.
    Wish I could turn it down.
[12:56] Dryad
    I'll open up the corridor for you as thanks!
[13:01] Dryad
    Won't you use it?
[13:03] ---
    Trazayuya's Room
[13:06] Satou
    Trazayuya's room?
[13:08] Satou
    Some kind of hidden room maybe?
[13:09] Satou
    Can't hurt to take a look.
[13:12] Satou
    Oh, thanks.
[13:17] Satou
    A laboratory?
[13:20] Satou
    Then the person who created this
    Cradle place is Trazayuya.
[13:25] Satou
    Is that who that dryad
    meant when she said Toya?
[13:28] Toya
    We elves have such a slight
    attachment to life,
[13:32] Toya
    and when faced with life
    or death situations,
[13:34] ---
    have strangely little will to struggle...
[13:37] Toya
    Because of that, many of our young
    have died within the labyrinth.
[13:42] Toya
    This Cradle was created in order to instill
[13:46] ---
    a will to survive in elves
    when they face danger.
[13:51] Toya
    It seems that in a mere hundred years,
    no one has forgotten about my failure.
[13:56] Toya
    My long life will be ending soon.
[14:01] Toya
    I am going to seal this place away,
[14:02] ---
    until the day my fellow elves require it again.
[14:06] Toya
    I have faith that some day, elves will
    lead the races of the world once again.
[14:11] Toya
    "Trazayuya Bolenan."
[14:13] Satou
    He's the same lineage as
    Mia and the manager...
[14:17] Satou
    That's probably why this placed needs Mia.
[14:21] Dryad
    Huh? Welcome back!
[14:24] Satou
    Hey, I was hoping to make my way
    upwards. Is there a portal anywhere?
[14:28] Dryad
    Yep!
[14:28] Dryad
    Stand in the middle of this Fairy Ring.
[14:32] Dryad
    Which floor do you wanna go to?
[14:34] Satou
    If possible, I'd like to go to the
    room where the Cradle's master is.
[14:37] Dryad
    That's not happening! No way, buddy.
[14:40] Satou
    In that case, as far as I can.
[14:43] Dryad
    'Kay. That'd be floor 100,
    the Guardian Knight's Chamber.
[14:47] Dryad
    The guardian on that floor
    is tough, so be careful.
[14:50] Satou
    Yeah, I'll be fine.
[14:51] Dryad
    Here we go, then!
[14:52] Dryad
    Activate!
[14:55] Dryad
    The marker is floor 100,
    the Guardian Knight's Chamber.
SIGN    "Immortality That Began With a Death March"
[15:23] Homunclus 7
    A moment please, I ask!
SIGN    No. 5 Lv. 7
SIGN    No. 7 Lv. 7
SIGN    No. 6 Lv. 7
SIGN    No. 5 Lv. 7 Race: Homunculus Skills: Magic Manipulation, Polearm Race-Specific Power: Foundation
SIGN    No. 7 Lv. 7 Race: Homunculus Skills: Magic Manipulation, One-Handed Sword Race-Specific Power: Foundation
SIGN    No. 6 Lv. 7 Race: Homunculus Skills: Magic Manipulation, Spear Race-Specific Power: Foundation
[15:35] Satou
    Aren't homunculi supposed to be
[15:35] Sign
    No. 6
    Lv. 7
    Race: Homunculus
    Skills: Magic Manipulation,
    Spear
    Race-Specific Power: Foundation
[15:37] ---
    some sort of artificial
    intelligence made with alchemy?
[15:41] Satou
    If that face is any indicator,
    these were based on Mia?
[15:47] H7
    You did well to make it
    this far, explorer!
[15:50] Satou
    Wow, that's a flat reading.
[15:52] Satou
    I'm just a merchant, though.
[15:57] Homunculi
    Merchant?
[16:01] Homunculi
    Explorer, I congratulate
    you on making it this far!
[16:04] Satou
    Trying to force the
    conversation backwards, huh?
SIGN    Defeating the guardian that resides in this chamber
[16:07] ---
    shall earn you the right to venture onward.
[16:11] Homunculus
    All victors shall be granted
    recompense from our master.
[16:15] Satou
    Feels a bit like I'm watching
    an elementary school play.
[16:19] Homunclus
    Come, Iron Golem, you must wage battle.
[16:22] Homunclus
    Give no quarter.
[16:24] Sign
    Iron Golem
    Lv. 30
[16:26] Homunclus 5
    No. 6, No. 7, use "Body Strengthening"
    and station yourselves to the left and right.
[16:31] Homunclus 5
    We're using Formation Z!
[16:36] Satou
    E M E T H...
[16:39] Satou
    It can't be...
SIGN    EMETH
    Truth
[16:49] Satou
    Just like in our world's mythology, huh?
SIGN    METH
    Deceased
[16:52] H7
    Inconceivable! I cry out in consternation!
[16:54] H6
    This is the reason I had suggested
    its weakness be concealed.
[16:58] H5
    More importantly, I insist we further
    the stability of our functions, immediately!
[17:02] H7
    No. 5, No. 6, I would ask that
    you leave this to me,
[17:06] ---
    and advocate that you go on!
[17:09] H5
    No. 7! I swear that I shall never
    forget you, as I commence my retreat.
[17:14] H6
    Perhaps we should opt for
[17:16] ---
    "Let us retreat" instead of "Go on
    ahead," I would counter to No. 7.
[17:20] Satou
    I guess their personalities
    have slight variations...
[17:26] H7
    Fire!
[17:27] Sign
    Used Skill: Evasion
[17:36] ---
    Used Skill: Hand-to-Hand Combat
[17:44] Satou
    I mean, I just can't leave a beauty
    unconscious out in the open, can I?
[17:50] Satou
    No, I can't.
[17:53] Satou
    Just can't do it.
[17:59] Satou
    There's all kinds of weapon and potions...
[18:02] Satou
    Pretty expensive stuff, too.
[18:04] Satou
    I guess I'll just take what I need...
[18:05] H7
    Master...
[18:10] H7
    Master... I apologize.
[18:16] Everybody
    Master!
[18:29] Satou
    This is kind of like the
    room that dryad was in...
[18:42] Sign
    Maybe she can rest a bit easier now...
[18:42] Sign
    Used Item: Well Bag
[18:47] Dryad
    Water!
[18:55] Dryad
    Next is MP, gimme!
[19:03] Dryad
    You gave some to the me
    that was down below, huh?
[19:06] Satou
    The other you?
[19:07] Dryad
    They're all me!
[19:09] Dryad
    You humans are weird,
    with how you're all separate.
[19:12] Dryad
    Us plants and spirits, we're all connected.
[19:15] Dryad
    Although we lose contact without any MP.
[19:19] Satou
    Can I ask you for transportation further up?
[19:22] Dryad
    Oh, of course. Give me one sec.
[19:30] Dryad
    It would seem that the line
    connecting us might be severed.
[19:33] Dryad
    Right now you can only go
    as far as the 180th floor.
[19:36] Satou
    That should be good enough. Please.
[19:38] Dryad
    You got it!
[19:46] Satou
    Bugs were eating it?
[19:47] Satou
    No wonder it was disconnected.
[19:51] Sign
    Mountain Mantis
    Lv.20
    Mountain Mantis
    Lv.20
    Mountain Mantis
    Lv.20
[19:53] Sign
    Used Item: Halberd
[19:54] Sign
    Used Skill: Polearm
[19:58] Satou
    The next staircase is ahead...
[20:05] Satou
    Used a little too much strength!
[20:21] Zen
    I never imagined it would
    take you so little time.
[20:25] Satou
    Really?
[20:26] Satou
    Well, hopefully you'll give Mia
    back without a fight, then.
[20:30] Zen
    No. That can never happen.
[20:33] Zen
    By coming here, you have earned the right,
[20:37] Zen
    but you lack the credentials to face me.
[20:41] Zen
    Therefore you must face an enemy whom
    you have no chance in defeating,
[20:44] ---
    and earn the title of Hero.
[20:47] Zen
    Your reward will be this
    Holy Sword, Gjallarhorn!
[20:52] Satou
    Trying to lead me around with a carrot?
[20:55] Zena
    Indeed. If you were to hand over
    the lost Gjallarhorn to any king,
[21:00] Zena
    he would reward you with glory
    beyond your imagination.
[21:03] Satou
    I can't figure out what he's after...
[21:05] Zen
    They will be your opponent.
[21:14] Satou
    Seven of those homunculi...
[21:16] Satou
    No. 5 and 6 that escaped
    before are with them.
[21:19] Satou
    No. 7... isn't there.
[21:23] Zen
    At this rate, you'd simply
    be killed by your fearsome foe.
[21:27] Zen
    The title of Hero belongs only to those who
    are willing to step beyond mere safety.
[21:30] Zen
    Thus, allow me to grant you
    all with God's blessing...
[21:39] Satou
    Some kind of buff magic?!
[21:42] Signs
    Unique Skill: Limit Break was resisted.
[21:44] Satou
    And he used it on me, too?
[21:45] Zen
    Well then, I hope to see a
    suitable battle to the death.
[21:56] Satou
    Mia!
SIGN    Deeply Held Attachment That Started With a Death March