5 - The Depths of the Crucible

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[01:38] Machina
    Hm, maybe I'll make curry today.
[01:46] Elec
    I'll display a recipe for curry using
    the ingredients you have on hand.
[01:50] Machina
    That's lacking in flavor like last time.
[01:53] Machina
    Can we tweak it any?
[01:56] Elec
    I can't find anything fitting
    that criteria at present.
[02:00] Machina
    Of course...
[02:02] Elec
    There are articles stating that the most
    important ingredient when cooking is love.
[02:07] Machina
    Love, huh?
[02:12] Machina
    Coming.
[02:22] Marcus
    Well, hello...
[02:25] Marcus
    Machina.
[02:37] Marcus
    Attacking me without even a hello?
[02:40] Marcus
    You've become awfully violent, haven't you?
[02:43] Marcus
    You used to be a bit more modest and demure.
[02:52] Machina
    Be quiet.
[02:54] Machina
    You came here to destroy me anyway, right?
[02:57] Machina
    You deserve death for betraying the
    immortals and rebelling against our king!
[03:06] Machina
    Dragon Slasher!
[03:14] Marcus
    Blood Sword!
[03:17] Machina
    Moonlit Blade of Fire!
[03:24] Marcus
    Well done, Duchess of the Dazzling Blaze!
[03:26] Marcus
    It seems we're evenly matched
    in magical warfare.
[03:38] Machina
    Burst, Safflower!
[03:50] Marcus
    That was a close call.
[03:58] Marcus
    Blood Rain!
[04:05] Machina
    Flame Shield Blossom!
[04:13] Marcus
    Blood to Bomb!
[04:33] Machina
    I should have signed up for fire insurance.
[04:37] Machina
    I'll be sending the bill to IHMI!
[04:41] Kinohara
    Please file your claim
    in the director's name.
[04:46] Machina
    Flying Haze!
[04:52] Machina
    I never expected the Duke of
    the Bloody Arts to come alone.
[04:59] Machina
    Turn to ash!
[05:01] Marcus
    Code Breaker!
[05:04] Machina
    What?!
[05:21] Marcus
    Good work.
[05:22] Kinohara
    Director, please quit playing around.
[05:26] Kinohara
    If you had shut down
    her Familia from the outset,
[05:29] Kinohara
    we could have ensured a more efficient
    outcome with reduced collateral damage.
[05:33] Kinohara
    I nearly died, you know.
[05:35] Marcus
    I'm sorry. I wanted to have a little fun.
[05:40] Machina
    Marcus!
[05:46] Marcus
    Machina!
[05:49] Marcus
    You were never my type,
[05:53] Marcus
    but seeing you laid out so pathetically
[05:57] Marcus
    is truly...
[05:59] Marcus
    great!
[06:02] Machina
    What did you do?
[06:06] Marcus
    I merely shut down your Familia.
[06:13] Machina
    Impossible.
[06:15] Machina
    My Familia was in stand-alone mode.
[06:19] Marcus
    Aether hacking should be impossible
    since it was offline...
[06:23] Marcus
    Is that what you're suggesting?
[06:25] Marcus
    Though unfortunately for you,
[06:28] Marcus
    my Familia is special.
[06:32] Marcus
    It's an advanced prototype being developed
    by our company, known as the Familia Advance.
[06:39] Marcus
    I used this to strike the backdoor in yours.
[06:43] Marcus
    All Familia are created with a backdoor
    in their base programming, you see.
[06:48] Marcus
    As director, they respond
    to my vocal commands,
[06:52] Marcus
    allowing me to force them to deactivate.
[06:56] Marcus
    So no one using a modern
    Familia can ever defeat me.
[07:02] Marcus
    Though without a Familia, no one
    stands a chance against me in the first place.
[07:07] Marcus
    Which all means that I—
[07:10] Marcus
    I am the most powerful
    man in the modern world!
[07:15] Machina
    What do you to hope to achieve from this?
[07:19] Marcus
    It's all so that I can become
    the true Demon Lord.
[07:25] Machina
    Huh?
[07:26] Marcus
    Trying to rule the world through
    force is behind the times.
[07:29] Marcus
    In this era of information and technology,
[07:32] Marcus
    whoever controls both can rule the world.
[07:36] Marcus
    Though that would be boring.
[07:40] Marcus
    I need to become an absolute ruler—
[07:43] Marcus
    the Demon Lord!
[07:46] Marcus
    Not Veltol! Me!
[07:52] Kinohara
    Director, it's time.
[07:56] Marcus
    Now then, Duchess of the Dazzling Blaze.
[08:01] Marcus
    It's time you became a
    cornerstone of this city.
[08:16] Takahashi
    What's all this?
[08:19] Takahashi
    Where's Machina?
[08:23] Veltol
    Machina...
[08:26] Veltol
    Machina!
[08:51] Takahashi
    Velly.
[08:52] Takahashi
    Velly, Velly!
[08:54] Takahashi
    Velly!
[08:58] Takahashi
    Are you okay?
[09:05] Veltol
    I'm fine.
[09:07] Veltol
    But what exactly happened here?
[09:10] Takahashi
    Judging from the rumors on social media,
[09:13] Takahashi
    there was a gigantic explosion.
[09:16] Takahashi
    The information's all jumbled, so I can't
    tell if it was an accident or an incident.
[09:22] Veltol
    I wish we at least had a clue
     to Machina's whereabouts.
[09:25] Takahashi
    Don't worry.
[09:26] Takahashi
    Leave that to me.
[09:32] Veltol
    A drone, huh?
[09:37] Takahashi
    There are very few security
    drones here in Outer Shinjuku,
[09:41] Takahashi
    but there are plenty of
    delivery drones flying around,
[09:44] Takahashi
    and those delivery drones
    have cameras on them, too.
[09:48] Takahashi
    So I'll just be taking a
    peek at their data.
[09:52] Takahashi
    Now, time to get a bit serious.
[09:58] Takahashi
    Activate Laughing Man.
[10:01] Takahashi
    Access the system through the
    holes in their firewall,
[10:04] Takahashi
    spread an infectious virus program into a drone
[10:07] Takahashi
    and use it to access the company's server
    and harvest the visual data.
[10:13] Takahashi
    Exclude any feeds outside the
    area around Machina's apartment.
[10:17] Takahashi
    Then narrow the time frame down
    to within the last three hours.
[10:22] Takahashi
    Got it!
[10:29] Veltol
    It was an explosion
    from magical warfare.
[10:32] Takahashi
    Yeah, I'll check the feeds
    from before and after.
[10:42] Veltol
    Marcus.
[10:43] Takahashi
    So he's the one behind it?
[10:45] Takahashi
    I can't believe the director came
    all the way out here personally.
[10:49] Veltol
    It means facing one of the Six Dark Peers
    required his personal involvement.
[10:55] Veltol
    The other one is that woman from before.
[10:58] Veltol
    Can you see the footage from after this?
[10:59] Takahashi
    Hold on a sec.
[11:10] Takahashi
    They took her into the restricted area
    of the aether reactor after that.
[11:16] Takahashi
    They really are planning
    to use her as firewood.
[11:20] Veltol
    Thanks.
[11:21] Veltol
    You have my gratitude.
[11:22] Takahashi
    Wait.
[11:24] Takahashi
    I know you're in a rush,
    but you can't handle it alone.
[11:28] Takahashi
    The reactor is in the most
    heavily guarded area in Shinjuku City.
[11:31] Takahashi
    There are several
     Magino Gears stationed there.
[11:34] Takahashi
    I can only help you navigate,
[11:36] Takahashi
    since I'm useless in combat.
[11:38] Takahashi
    I don't know anyone whose strength
    could measure up to yours either,
[11:41] Takahashi
    and you haven't been here
    that long either, Velly.
[11:44] Veltol
    Someone acquainted with me
[11:47] Veltol
    who's a skilled combatant
    even in this age...
[11:50] Takahashi
    Wh-What do we do?
[11:52] Takahashi
    At this rate, Machina's going to...
[11:54] Veltol
    No.
[11:57] Veltol
    There is someone.
[12:05] Gram
    What do you want?
[12:08] Gram
    I don't intend to answer any
    more of your questions.
[12:12] Veltol
    Gram, I'm swallowing my
    pride to ask you this.
[12:23] Veltol
    Please... help me.
[12:37] Gram
    That explains it.
[12:40] Gram
    I always felt unpleasant around that thing.
[12:43] Gram
    Now the dots have been connected.
[12:45] Veltol
    Please, Gram.
[12:48] Veltol
    Right now, I lack the power
    to save Machina by myself.
[12:54] Veltol
    So please,
[12:55] Veltol
    lend me your aid.
[13:00] Gram
    Veltol.
[13:02] Gram
    Darklings murdered my family,
[13:05] Gram
    killed my friends,
[13:06] Gram
    and slaughtered countless others.
[13:09] Gram
    You were once their king,
[13:12] Gram
    and now you want my help to
    save a single immortal woman?
[13:17] Gram
    That's what you're asking of me?
[13:19] Gram
    You plunged the whole
    world into an absurd war,
[13:23] Gram
    and now you expect me to help you
    just because you're groveling?
[13:30] Gram
    You're the worst.
[13:32] Gram
    I refuse to tolerate a society built on
    sacrificing others, immortal or not.
[13:39] Gram
    However, the aether reactor
    is the heart of this city.
[13:43] Gram
    If you stop the Immortal Furnace
    for your own personal agenda,
[13:46] Gram
    then Shinjuku's survival will be in peril.
[13:50] Gram
    Are you planning to
     wipe out the entire city?
[13:54] Gram
    Are you planning to rob everyone
    living here of their happiness?
[13:58] Gram
    Are you planning to kill everyone
    else just to save one person?
[14:06] Gram
    Answer me.
[14:08] Gram
    Answer me, Veltol.
[14:12] Veltol
    Kill everyone else just
    to save one person?
[14:18] Veltol
    How can a man like yourself
    say such a foolish thing?
[14:23] Veltol
    Don't misjudge me.
[14:25] Veltol
    The answer is obvious.
[14:27] Veltol
    I will save Machina
[14:29] Veltol
    and resolve this city's problem.
[14:32] Veltol
    I will have it all, not just one.
[14:37] Veltol
    Because!
[14:39] Veltol
    I am the Demon Lord, Veltol Velvet Velsvalt!
[14:44] Veltol
    And this entire world is mine to rule!
[14:50] Gram
    The Demon Lord...
[14:52] Veltol
    But right now, I have no kingdom,
    no vassals, no power, nothing.
[14:59] Veltol
    Which is why
[15:01] Veltol
    I am weak, and all I can do is beg
    for aid from you, my former enemy.
[15:07] Veltol
    So I'll say it once more!
[15:09] Veltol
    Hero Gram!
[15:11] Veltol
    Lend me your power!
[15:18] Gram
    You would still call me the Hero?
[15:26] Gram
    It would seem...
[15:28] Gram
    that no matter where I go,
    I still long to be the Hero.
[15:33] Gram
    Do not get the wrong idea, Demon Lord.
[15:36] Gram
    I have no intention of joining you,
[15:40] Gram
    and I haven't forgiven you, either.
[15:42] Gram
    All I'm doing
[15:44] Gram
    is helping you rescue a woman
    who's been kidnapped.
[15:49] Gram
    When the weak cry out for
    salvation, I answer.
[15:53] Gram
    No matter how terrifying
[15:54] Gram
    or difficult it may be,
[15:56] Gram
    I will bravely face that challenge.
[16:01] Gram
    Because I am the Hero.
[16:05] Veltol
    I never imagined there would come a day when
    the Hero and the Demon Lord would join forces.
[16:11] Gram
    Nor did I.
[16:16] Takahashi
    Velly,
[16:17] Takahashi
    I found a route that'll take
    us into the reactor's depths
[16:20] Takahashi
    without going through the restricted area.
[16:24] Veltol
    Can we really reach it
    by going through here?
[16:28] Takahashi
    Looking over the old IHMI
    data Ejyu left behind,
[16:32] Takahashi
    I found evidence of them moving large quantities
    of essential reactor materials through there.
[16:39] Veltol
    Assuming we trust that information,
[16:41] Veltol
    how are we supposed to reach
    our destination from here?
[16:44] Veltol
    I don't believe we have the time
    to conquer a whole dungeon.
[16:48] Takahashi
    I tried searching,
[16:50] Takahashi
    but there weren't any accurate maps.
[16:53] Gram
    Conquering a dungeon won't take long at all.
[16:56] Veltol
    What?
[16:59] Gram
    Auto-Mapping.
[17:03] Veltol
    What was that spell?
[17:06] Gram
    This.
[17:08] Gram
    I scan the dungeon by running mana
    through its walls and floors
[17:12] Gram
    to generate a map.
[17:14] Gram
    It's an original spell
    I created while adventuring.
[17:18] Gram
    Just a moment, and I'll have
    a full overview of the dungeon.
[17:23] Veltol
    Before becoming the hero, you were
    an adventurer at heart, weren't you?
[17:26] Gram
    Huh? What's this all about?
[17:28] Veltol
    Have you no pride as an adventurer?
[17:31] Gram
    Who needs pride?
[17:34] Gram
    It's best to conquer dungeons
    as quickly as possible.
[17:38] Veltol
    How dare you!
[17:40] Veltol
    Have you never stopped to think about
    the feelings of the dungeon's creator?!
[17:45] Veltol
    Countless details require
    our focused attention,
[17:47] Veltol
    from the placement of treasure chests
    to the location of passages.
[17:50] Gram
    Who cares about that?
[17:52] Gram
    You've never thought about the feelings of
    the adventurers conquering them, either.
[17:57] Gram
    We need to constantly keep
    a close eye on our food supply,
[18:00] Gram
    friction between party members,
    and other concerns as we delve deeper.
[18:03] Takahashi
    Yeah, yeah, I get that
    you two are great pals,
[18:07] Takahashi
    so stop playing around and—
[18:07] Veltol
    I won't let this stand, Takahashi.
[18:10] Veltol
    There will never come a day
[18:12] Veltol
    that he and I are "pals."
[18:14] Gram
    That's right. Miss Takahashi.
    You have the completely wrong idea.
[18:17] Gram
    I may be cooperating with him for now,
[18:19] Gram
    but we could start trying to
    kill each other at any moment.
[18:21] Takahashi
    Shut up!
[18:23] Takahashi
    I thought we were in a race
    against time to save Machina!
[18:28] Takahashi
    Am I wrong?!
[18:32] Veltol
    You're not wrong.
[18:33] Gram
    That's correct.
[18:35] Takahashi
    Tsk, are those two going to be okay?
[18:40] Gram
    All done.
[18:42] Gram
    We can move forward
    without getting lost.
[18:44] Veltol
    Is that map accurate?
[18:47] Gram
    Of course.
[18:49] Gram
    From what I can see, I'm not
    picking up any enemies or traps.
[18:51] Gram
    We should be able to take the
    shortest route to our destination.
[18:55] Veltol
    I suppose I must set aside
    my beliefs for now.
[19:00] Veltol
    For Machina's sake.
[19:02] Gram
    As long as you understand.
[19:04] Gram
    Let's go.
[19:08] Veltol
    Takahashi.
[19:09] Takahashi
    What?
[19:11] Veltol
    Apologies for earlier.
[19:13] Takahashi
    Screw around again and
    I'll never forgive you.
[19:16] Veltol
    I'll keep that in mind.
[19:18] Takahashi
    Good.
[19:19] Veltol
    Now, have you made progress on
    the strategy we discussed?
[19:23] Takahashi
    It's coming along.
[19:25] Takahashi
    There's a lot to get ready,
    so it's taking time.
[19:29] Takahashi
    To be honest, I’m not sure I can get it done
     fast enough, even if you two are ready.
[19:34] Takahashi
    If it comes down to it, I might
    have to ask you to buy me more time.
[19:37] Veltol
    All right.
[19:38] Takahashi
    This is the biggest job
    I’ve ever taken on,
[19:41] Takahashi
    so even I'm feeling a little tense.
[19:43] Veltol
    What happened to the spirit you
    had in your earlier scolding?
[19:47] Takahashi
    This is something different.
[19:51] Veltol
    Takahashi, you are talented.
[19:54] Takahashi
    Where's this coming from?
[19:56] Veltol
    I'm entrusting this to you.
[19:59] Takahashi
    Yeah!
[20:05] Gram
    Once we exit this lift, we'll be directly
    above the core of the Immortal Furnace.
[20:11] Takahashi
    You guys are getting close
    to the aether lines,
[20:13] Takahashi
    so the aether density... ing interference...
    cutting out... keep preparing...
[20:17] Veltol
    Takahashi?
[20:24] Gram
    You've become stronger.
[20:26] Veltol
    I see you've gotten better with sarcasm.
[20:29] Veltol
    You know full well that I'm weakened.
[20:32] Gram
    I wasn't being sarcastic.
[20:34] Gram
    I didn't get to face you
    directly very often,
[20:37] Gram
    so I won't say I know everything about you,
[20:40] Gram
    but in the past you never would
    have bowed your head to me
[20:45] Gram
    in order to save one of your vassals.
[20:47] Gram
    That I'm sure of.
[20:50] Gram
    Back then, you were crueler,
[20:52] Gram
    more ruthless, and unprincipled.
[20:55] Gram
    If my past self were to fight you now,
[20:59] Gram
    we might have seen a different outcome.
[21:12] Kinohara
    Oh my, you really did come.
[21:24] Gram
    Looks like we'll have to
    put in a little more work.
[23:17] Marcus
    Are you awake?
[23:23] Marcus
    Good morning.
[23:27] Machina
    Marcus!
[23:36] Machina
    "The Hero’s Battle."