1 - Cyberpunk City Shinjuku

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[00:01] Machina
    Not that long ago,
[00:05] Machina
    there were two forces fighting
    for dominance of Alnaeth.
[00:11] Machina
    One was the mortals with limited lifespans,
[00:23] Machina
    and the other was the immortals,
    freed from the shackles of death.
[00:37] Machina
    The Immortal War split the world in twain
    and became fiercer than any before.
[00:59] Machina
    In the end, the fate of the world
    rested on a battle between two men.
[01:05] Machina
    One was the Gram, the Hero weilding the
    Holy Sword Ixasorde of the Goddess Meldia.
[01:12] Machina
    The other was the Demon Lord ruling over
    all immortals, Veltol Velvet Velsvalt.
[02:06] Machina
    In the year 1599 of the Continental Era,
[02:09] Machina
    on the 12th day of the month of the dragon,
[02:13] Machina
    that story came to its end with a flash.
[02:36] (Flashback) Veltol
    Well done, Hero.
[02:42] (Flashback) Veltol
    Well done indeed.
[02:44] (Flashback) Veltol
    You, a mortal, have defeated me.
[02:47] (Flashback) Veltol
    I commend your strength,
    and most of all, your courage.
[02:54] (Flashback) Gram
    You were strong as well. Truly.
[03:00] (Flashback) Veltol
    Why did I lose?
[03:02] (Flashback) Veltol
    I was superior to you frail
    and fleeting mortals
[03:06] (Flashback) Veltol
    in my strategy, my military strength,
    my power, and every other respect.
[03:13] (Flashback) Veltol
    So why? Tell me.
[03:21] (Flashback) Gram
    It's life.
[03:24] (Flashback) Veltol
    Life?
[03:26] (Flashback) Gram
    We have life.
[03:29] (Flashback) Gram
    Perhaps that makes us seem
    frail and fleeting to you.
[03:34] (Flashback) Gram
    Though that's exactly why
[03:37] (Flashback) Gram
    we do everything in our power to live.
[03:39] (Flashback) Gram
    Our weakness drives us
    to try and be strong,
[03:44] (Flashback) Gram
    and that's where we discover
    the glimmers of life.
[03:47] (Flashback) Veltol
    Glimmers of life?
[03:49] (Flashback) Veltol
    Enough of your jokes.
[03:51] (Flashback) Veltol
    As if such nonsense could
    ever bring about my defeat.
[03:54] (Flashback) Gram
    Even so, we won.
[03:58] (Flashback) Gram
    I believe this victory came from
    that light which we mortals possess.
[04:05] (Flashback) Veltol
    Take heed, Hero.
[04:09] (Flashback) Veltol
    Wherever there is light,
    there must also be darkness.
[04:14] (Flashback) Veltol
    So long as darkness exists, I shall appear
    before your light time and time again.
[04:20] (Flashback) Veltol
    For I am the Invincible King.
[04:23] (Flashback) Gram
    Then I'll face that darkness
    time and time again.
[04:30] (Flashback) Veltol
    Farewell, my greatest
    sworn enemy, Hero Gram.
[04:42] (Flashback) Gram
    Farewell, my most hated foe,
     Demon Lord Veltol.
[04:53] (Flashback) Gram
    I shall return home.
[05:01] Machina
    Yet the world lived on.
[05:11] Machina
    Lord Veltol.
[05:17] Veltol
    Machina?
[05:18] Machina
    Yes.
[05:19] Machina
    It is I, one of the pillars
    of the Six Dark Peers,
[05:21] Machina
    Machina Soleige,
    Duchess of the Dazzling Blaze.
[05:23] Machina
    I have been awaiting this
    moment for 500 years.
[05:27] Veltol
    Raise your head.
[05:28] Machina
    Yes.
[05:30] Machina
    Please forgive me for attending
    to you in such attire.
[05:34] Veltol
    It's fine.
[05:36] Veltol
    More importantly, you saw to
    the completion of the Methenoel,
[05:39] Veltol
    my rite of reincarnation,
    and raced to attend my rebirth.
[05:43] Veltol
    Now, where are we?
[05:46] Machina
    In the underground cathedral of Nelldor's
    dungeon, below the former Shinjuku Station.
[05:51] Veltol
    Well, no matter.
[05:52] Veltol
    Now, Machina!
[05:54] Veltol
    The Demon Lord has just returned!
[05:57] Veltol
    Join me once more in our
    domination of Alnaeth!
[06:00] Machina
    I have something to report regarding that.
[06:03] Veltol
    What is it?
[06:04] Machina
    The world we were to rule
    has already perished.
[06:10] Veltol
    Huh?
[06:13] Machina
    Roughly 80 years ago,
[06:15] Machina
    our world of Alnaeth and Earth,
    a world from another dimension,
[06:21] Machina
    were caught in an unprecedented
    catastrophe and fused together.
[06:25] Machina
    This event has come to
    be known as the Fantasion,
[06:28] Machina
    and it has caused a seismic shift.
[06:30] Machina
    During the first three years,
    90% of the population was wiped out.
[06:35] Machina
    National governments ceased to function,
[06:38] Machina
    and cities began to function
     as independent city-states.
[06:43] Machina
    There were also two major wars
    between those city-states,
[06:46] Machina
    and the wounds of those conflicts
    are finally starting to heal.
[06:50] Machina
    That's the present state
    of the era we're in.
[06:54] Machina
    The industrial civilization of Earth
    possessed advanced technology,
[06:57] Machina
    while the magic civilization
    of Alnaeth possessed magitech.
[07:01] Machina
    The fusion of those
    two differing systems
[07:05] Machina
    resulted in rapid advancement.
[07:07] Machina
    The year is now 2099 of the Fused Era.
[07:12] Machina
    This is...
[07:17] Machina
    the new world we live in.
[07:27] Veltol
    What the hell is this?!
[08:50] Veltol
    I can't believe mortal civilization
    has advanced this much.
[08:53] Machina
    Ah, Lord Veltol!
[08:55] Ogre
    Tsk. Watch where you're going!
[08:58] Veltol
    Pardon me. I was lost in thought.
[09:01] Machina
    Oh, yes.
[09:02] Machina
    My apologies.
[09:04] Veltol
    Honestly...
[09:06] Veltol
    Does he not even understand which of
    the Six Dark Peers he bumped into?
[09:12] Machina
    Lord Veltol?
[09:14] Veltol
    I guess I'll have to ensure those foolish
    mortals understand it with their very souls.
[09:21] Machina
    Ah! Umm, Lord Veltol!
[09:21] Veltol
    Behold! The secret art of chantless
    magic that only the Demon Lord can use!
[09:24] Machina
    Uh, umm... well, right now
     that's not a good—!
[09:29] Veltol
    Ell Stunna!
[09:35] Mob
    Hey, look.
[09:36] Mob
    Weather magic?
[09:38] Mob
    I suppose there's always someone stupid
    doing something stupid somewhere.
[09:47] Veltol
    How discordant.
[09:48] Machina
    It's forbidden to use
    grand magic inside the city.
[09:52] Veltol
    What?
[09:53] Machina
    We need to get out of here.
[09:53] Veltol
    H-Hey...
[09:56] Veltol
    Why must I stoop to running?
[09:58] Machina
    Please! Please!
SIGN    U
    D
    O
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[10:06] Machina
    Lord Veltol, after your death,
     we agreed to a ceasefire with the mortals.
[10:13] Machina
    Then roughly 80 years ago,
[10:16] Machina
    the disruption of the Fantasion
[10:18] Machina
    caused the citizens of the Immortal Kingdom
    to scatter and relocate to the major cities.
[10:22] Machina
    Not long after, the major industries
    began a campaign.
[10:27] Veltol
    A campaign?
[10:30] Machina
    The Immortal Hunts.
[10:33] Machina
    Immortals were treated as vile
    creatures rather than people
SIGN    Growing rejection
    of immortals:
    Demonstrations
    in various parts
    of the country
[10:37] Machina
    and targeted for elimination.
SIGN    Shinjuku Accords Signed
    "Immortals are not people, and the world agrees."
SIGN    Anti-Immortal Sentiment Grows.
[10:40] Machina
    With the advancement of magineering,
[10:42] Machina
    Anti-Immortal Weaponry was
    developed and mass-produced,
[10:46] Machina
    nearly wiping us out.
[10:49] Veltol
    What happened to the Six Dark Peers?
[10:52] Machina
    The whereabouts of May, the Mournful Firmament,
     Sihlwald, the Black Dragon,
[10:56] Machina
    and Ralsheen, the Blue Storm,
     are all unknown.
[11:00] Machina
    Zenol, the Karmic Sword,
[11:02] Machina
    acted as a decoy and charged
    the enemy so I could escape.
[11:06] Machina
    He said he was doing it for you
    since Ralsheen and I
[11:12] Machina
    were the only ones who knew
    how to activate the Methenoel.
[11:16] Veltol
    He always was a man of deep loyalty.
[11:19] Veltol
    Truly, he served me well.
[11:25] Veltol
    What about Marcus of the Bloody Arts?
[11:27] Machina
    Huh?
[11:28] Machina
    Uh...
[11:30] Machina
    Lord Veltol, are you thirsty?
[11:35] Veltol
    Not particularly.
[11:36] Machina
    Even if doesn't affect you,
[11:38] Machina
    the air of this city is far too
    polluted for you to breathe!
[11:43] Machina
    I'll go buy you a drink to soothe
    your throat, Lord Veltol.
[11:47] Machina
    Please wait here for a little while.
[11:50] Vtuber
    Good morning!
[11:54] Vtuber
    Yoo-hoo!
[12:00] UndonShop
    Two is plenty.
[12:02] Customer
    No, four.
[12:03] UdonShop
    Two is plenty. Please understand.
[12:16] MaleActorA
    Yeah!
[12:17] Passerby1
    Huh?! What's this?!
[12:18] MaleActorA
    Is that all you can take?
[12:19] Passerby2
    Are the public ads getting hacked?
[12:19] MaleActorB
    No, I can still keep going!
[12:21] MaleActorA
    Yeah, that's right!
[12:23] MaleActorB
    Yes!
[12:23] MaleActorA
    Your body is begging me to torment it.
[12:26] Veltol
    You there, woman.
[12:26] MaleActorB
    I want more, please!
[12:29] MaleActorA
    Here I go!
[12:31] Takahashi
    M-Me?
[12:31] MaleActorA
    Yes. Good, good.
[12:33] Veltol
    Yes.
[12:34] MaleActorA
    You're getting filled up, aren't you?
[12:35] Takahashi
    What?
[12:37] Veltol
    What did you just do?
[12:38] ManActorB
    I can still take more!
[12:39] Takahashi
    Huh?
[12:40] MaleActorA
    Good, only five more times!
[12:40] Takahashi
    W-What are you talking
    about? I don't understand.
[12:43] MaleActorA
    Yes!
[12:45] Veltol
    I saw the aether around you waver,
[12:48] Veltol
    and then those projections changed.
[12:52] Takahashi
    You discovered my hacking from
     fluctuations in the aether?
[12:56] Takahashi
    Impossible.
[12:57] Takahashi
    Who are you?
[13:01] Veltol
    The Demon Lord.
[13:03] Takahashi
    Are you for real?
[13:04] Veltol
    I understand that you did something
    to those fake projections,
[13:10] Veltol
    but I don't understand
    the principle behind it.
[13:13] Veltol
    You seem to be quite the expert to me.
[13:15] Takahashi
    Well, I didn't do anything that impressive.
[13:20] Takahashi
    Just some simple hacking.
[13:22] Takahashi
    Aether hacking!
[13:24] Veltol
    Hacking?
[13:26] Takahashi
    Yup. Despite appearances, I also take on
    dangerous jobs that could cost me my life.
[13:32] Takahashi
    I'm an aether hacker!
[13:34] Takahashi
    So as for what I just did,
[13:36] Takahashi
    you see, there's a fatal
    vulnerability in the logic barrier
[13:38] Takahashi
    of the program for the
    holodisplays made by IHMI,
[13:40] Takahashi
    which form the majority of
    Shinjuku City's current displays.
[13:42] Takahashi
    So I just prodded that and slipped
    in some porn ads I found on the net.
[13:47] Takahashi
    Now, I don't want you to
    the get the wrong idea
[13:51] Takahashi
    and assume I just did that out of
    intellectual curiosity or boredom.
[13:54] Takahashi
    IHMI is pretty strict about net
    regulations and filtering content,
[13:58] Takahashi
    so they're an enemy to my beliefs that the
    net should be a place for true freedom.
[14:01] Takahashi
    So well, this was also a
    bit of activism for me.
[14:06] Takahashi
    As someone who embodies punk and
    rebels against this rotten society,
[14:10] Takahashi
    I use my talents as a pretty,
    super-genius hacker to—
[14:13] Veltol
    Tell me.
[14:14] Takahashi
    What?
[14:15] Veltol
    I'm searching for a man named Marcus.
[14:18] Veltol
    Have you ever heard that name before?
[14:21] Takahashi
    You might find him if you go there.
[14:23] Takahashi
    The CEO of that company is
    named Marcus, and he's famous.
SIGN    Ishimaru Heavy Magic Industries
[14:48] Android
    Welcome to IHMI.
[14:50] Android
    Please state your business.
[14:52] Veltol
    Tell Marcus I'm here.
[14:54] Veltol
    He'll understand when you
    tell him Veltol is here.
[14:56] Kinohara
    We've been waiting for you.
[14:59] Kinohara
    I am Director Marcus' private secretary.
[15:03] Kinohara
    My name is Kinohara.
[15:12] Kinohara
    What is the matter?
[15:13] Veltol
    Well, I was curious about
    that mysterious creature.
[15:17] Kinohara
    This is the proud mascot character of
    Ishimaru Magic Heavy Industries, Ishimary.
[15:22] Kinohara
    We plan to create a movement
    around him in the near future.
[15:28] Veltol
    It's a unique creature.
[15:33] Marcus
    It's been a long time, my king.
[15:39] Veltol
    Marcus. It's disrespectful
     to remain seated.
[15:43] Marcus
    What business brings you here today?
[15:47] Veltol
    Should you not first be
    celebrating my resurrection?
[15:50] Marcus
    Yes, well...
[15:53] Veltol
    Never mind.
[15:54] Veltol
    You will help me rebuild the Immortal Kingdom
     and dominate this world once again.
[16:09] Marcus
    I refuse!
[16:10] Veltol
    What?
[16:11] Marcus
    I just told you that I refuse,
    my king—no, Veltol.
[16:20] Veltol
    You dare make light of my name?
[16:23] Veltol
    How insolent!
[16:24] Kinohara
    Dragon Blade, Chidori.
[16:35] Veltol
    Armament forging magic?
[16:37] Marcus
    It's alright, Kinohara. Stand down.
[16:41] Kinohara
    As you wish.
[16:45] Marcus
    You've grown weak.
[16:48] Marcus
    A wound like that once would have
    sealed the moment you were cut,
[16:51] Marcus
    without a single drop of
    blood being shed.
[16:54] Marcus
    And you say you'll take over this world?
[16:57] Marcus
    Please don't make me laugh.
[16:59] Marcus
    The faith that supported you and the fear
    you represented have all been lost to oblivion.
[17:05] Marcus
    I will not bow my head to such a weakling.
[17:09] Marcus
    Now hurry up and begone from my sight.
[17:12] Marcus
    Though perhaps...
[17:13] Marcus
    if you were to prostrate yourself
    on the ground and beg,
[17:17] Marcus
    then maybe I could consider it.
[17:21] Veltol
    You should already know
    that you can't beat me.
[17:25] Marcus
    Care to try it?
[17:27] Veltol
    Ver—
[17:28] Marcus
    Spell Breaker.
[17:32] Marcus
    You're two steps too slow.
[17:35] Veltol
    Impossible!
[17:37] Veltol
    How?!
[17:44] Marcus
    You must be wondering how someone like you,
    who can cast magic without chanting,
[17:47] Marcus
    could be rendered powerless by someone
    like me who has no talent for magic.
[17:51] Marcus
    Is that what you're thinking?
[17:54] Marcus
    Demon Lord Veltol!
[17:56] Marcus
    Is it?
[17:57] Marcus
    You are, aren't you?
[17:59] Marcus
    This is why.
[18:01] Veltol
    What is that?
[18:03] Marcus(Video)
    Today, we're introducing you to
    the fruit of mankind's wisdom,
[18:07] Marcus(Video)
    the latest in magineering,
[18:10] Marcus(Video)
    the magigadget, Familia.
[18:12] Marcus(Video)
    As you all know, activating magic
    requires a five step process
[18:17] Marcus(Video)
    of initialization, construction, expansion,
    incantation, and proclamation.
[18:22] Marcus(Video)
    With the Familia,
[18:23] Marcus(Video)
    you can skip the steps of construction,
    expansion, and incantation.
[18:27] Marcus(Video)
    Those implanted with a Familia
[18:29] Marcus(Video)
    can simply make a selection
    and the magic they want to use
[18:32] Marcus(Video)
    will be activated with
    just a proclamation.
[18:34] Marcus(Video)
    By implanting this device,
[18:36] Marcus(Video)
    people of all races and ages
[18:38] Marcus(Video)
    can use magic without incantation,
    construction, or expansion.
[18:43] Marcus(Video)
    Make your dreams a reality.
[18:46] Marcus(Video)
    That's our Familia.
[18:48] Marcus
    By the way, I designed the
    Familia so that it can't meld
[18:52] Marcus
    with the bodies of higher
    incorporeal beings like you.
[18:55] Marcus
    So you cannot use a Familia.
[18:59] Marcus
    If you were to implant a Familia
    after your eventual resurrection,
[19:02] Marcus
    then I would lose my
    upper hand, wouldn't I?
[19:05] Marcus
    That would be bad, extremely bad.
[19:09] Veltol
    Vern—
[19:10] Marcus
    Spell Breaker.
[19:12] Marcus
    Your magic processing speed is impressive.
[19:15] Marcus
    However, the Familia's is even faster,
[19:18] Marcus
    and it's now a daily necessity
    owned by everyone.
[19:21] Marcus
    Without one implanted,
     you are far too slow for this world.
[19:27] Veltol
    Why, Marcus?
[19:28] Marcus
    Why, why, why, how disgraceful.
[19:32] Marcus
    Did you seriously believe that
    I had sworn loyalty to you?
[19:37] Marcus
    I never liked you from the beginning.
[19:41] Marcus
    You're tyrannical, arrogant, and you always
    proved better than me at everything
[19:44] Marcus
    so I hated you from
    the bottom of my heart!
[19:48] Marcus
    Can you even begin to comprehend
    how I felt as I was forced
[19:52] Marcus
    to content myself with serving as a
    vassal to such a man for so long?!
[19:56] Marcus
    Pardon me, I lost my composure.
[19:59] Veltol
    Are you saying
    I was blind the whole time?
[20:02] Marcus
    I'm glad to see you understand.
[20:05] Marcus
    It's about time I asked you to leave.
[20:07] Marcus
    Blood Sword.
[20:15] Marcus
    Goodbye, old king.
[20:23] Marcus
    Blood to Bomb!
[20:27] Marcus
    Now the fantasy of the former
    Demon Lord has come to an end.
[20:31] Marcus
    From now on,
    I shall be the true Demon Lord.
[20:35] Kinohara
    Director.
[20:36] Marcus
    What is it?
[20:38] Kinohara
    I'd like to discuss the
    merchandising plan for Ishimary.
[20:44] Marcus
    Submit your ideas at the planning meetings.
[20:53] Veltol
    My regeneration is too slow.
[21:00] Veltol
    Damn it!
[21:01] Ogre
    Huh?
[21:02] Ogre
    Hey, you! You don't get to cuss me out
     after running into me!
[21:06] Veltol
    Insolent fool.
[21:08] Ogre
    Huh?
[21:09] Machina
    Lord Veltol!
[21:11] Machina
    Lord Veltol!
[21:14] Passerby
    Huh? Was he in a fight?
[21:16] Passerby
    Whoa, brutal!
[21:19] Veltol
    Why did I lose?
[21:22] Veltol
    Stupid glimmers of life?
[21:22] Machina
    Lord Veltol! Lord Veltol!
[21:25] Machina
    Lord Veltol!
[21:27] Machina
    Stay with me!
[21:28] Machina
    Lord Veltol! Lord Veltol!
[21:29] Veltol
    That's just...
[21:31] Machina
    Lord Veltol!
[21:32] Veltol
    That's just...
[21:38] Machina
    I'm so sorry.
[21:41] Veltol
    Why are you apologizing, Machina?
[21:43] Machina
    I hesitated to inform you
    of Marcus' betrayal,
[21:46] Machina
    and you've suffered such
    injuries because of that.
[21:51] Veltol
    It's fine.
[21:52] Veltol
    Had you told me, I would have had a greater
    desire to see Marcus and confirm it for myself.
[22:09] Machina
    This is my current home.
[22:12] Veltol
    Oh? It lacks charm,
    but it's fairly sizable.
[22:17] Veltol
    You've done a splendid job securing a
    castle like this in this current era.
[22:22] Machina
    It's this way.
[22:23] Veltol
    That way?
[22:34] Veltol
    This is awfully small for a storeroom.
[22:37] Machina
    No.
[22:41] Machina
    This room is my home.
[22:47] Veltol
    Enough joking.
[22:50] Machina
    My salary is low.
[22:54] Veltol
    You've been living like this all this time?
[22:57] Machina
    Yes.
[23:06] Veltol
    The true depth of your loyalty
    has been burned into my eyes.
[23:13] Veltol
    You've truly served me well.
[23:20] Machina
    Your praise is more than I deserve.
[23:35] Machina
    "The Demon Lord and His Vassals."