1 - Gods' Games We Play
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[00:10] Team Member A
A girl?!
[00:11] Team Member B
Impossible! She's inside
a glacier from the Ice Age!
[00:21] Team Member A
Contact the Arcane Court immediately!
[00:23] Team Member C
Yes, sir!
[00:24] Leshea
Well, this isn't good.
[00:27] Leshea
Has it been a thousand years?
Two thousand?
[00:32] Team Member A
Could it be?
[00:34] Leshea
I guess I might've overslept.
[00:39] Team Member A
Who are you?
[00:42] Leshea
Me?
[00:43] Leshea
I'm a former god.
[00:45] Leshea
But that hardly matters.
[00:49] Leshea
Bring me this era's very best player.
SIGN Gods' Games We Play
[01:00] Reporter
This game is already on fire!
[01:03] Reporter
The gods' games!
[01:05] Reporter
What god will humanity
be challenging today?
[01:08] Reporter
There're actually three!
[01:10] Reporter
There's never been a
challenge like this before!
[01:12] Reporter
People from all over
the world are watching the
[01:16] Reporter
stream to see this
historical moment take place!
SIGN Ruin, the Sacrament City
[01:26] High School Girl A
Hey, are you watching today's stream?
[01:28] High School Girl B
Yeah, totally! Why don't
we watch it together?
[01:30] High School Girl A
Sure!
[01:40] Fay
I guess it's been six months now.
[01:44] Reporter/DJ
A Salamander! It's letting lose
one ring of fire after another!
[01:44] Fay
The gods' games?
[01:46] Fay
They're doing three at once?
[01:49] Reporter/DJ
And the apostles are dodging each one!
[01:52] Reporter/DJ
They're showing some excellent moves as they draw nearer to the Salamander!
[01:58] Reporter/DJ
Uh oh! Looks like Team C
activated a trap!
[02:03] Random Female Apostle
No!
[02:07] Reporter/DJ
Looks like the Salamander
figured out their moves!
[02:11] Reporter/DJ
And defeat!
SIGN Defeat
VS Elemental Salamander
"Blazing Inferno Relay"
16 Apostles All Defeated
SIGN VS Demon Nacht
"Reverse Tag"
SIGN VS Demon Nacht
"Reverse Tag"
40 Apostles All Defeated
SIGN Defeat
VS Demon Nacht
"Reverse Tag"
40 Apostles All Defeated
SIGN VS The Endless God Uroboros
"?????"
SIGN VS The Endless God Uroboros
"?????"
69 Apostles All Forfeited
SIGN Defeat
VS The Endless God Uroboros
"?????"
69 Apostles All Forfeited
[02:38] Fay
I guess I should get going.
After all, I'm also a challenger.
[02:42] Random Spectator
Isn't that Fay?
[02:44] Crowd 2
He's back?
[02:46] Rando 3
Fay's here? Where?
[02:48] Rando 4
Huh? Fay? The Fay?
[02:51] Sign
Ruin Branch Office of the Arcane Court
[03:00] Rookie Apostle A
Hey, look.
[03:02] Rookie Apostle B
I-Is that Fay?
[03:03] Rookie Apostle C
I've never seen him before.
[03:08] Miranda
Welcome back, Fay. I believe
it's been about six months.
[03:11] Miranda
Did you lose some weight?
[03:13] Fay
Yeah, a bit. More importantly,
what's going on, Chief Secretary?!
[03:18] Miranda
So apparently this girl you spent six months looking for turned out to be the wrong person?
[03:24] Fay
Yes.
[03:25] Fay
Didn't you say that you found
someone who looked just like her?
[03:29] Fay
The girl I was looking for had bright red hair.
[03:33] Miranda
The lady who taught you how to play games when you were younger, right?
[03:36] Miranda
All I said was that I heard
rumors of someone like that.
[03:40] Miranda
But anyway...
[03:41] Miranda
I need to speak with you.
[03:44] Miranda
Come up to the 17th floor.
[03:45] Fay
About what?
[03:47] Miranda
What else?
[03:49] Miranda
We're going to talk about the game
between humanity and the gods.
[03:55] Miranda
There's a girl I'd like you to meet.
[03:58] Miranda
She apparently said, "Bring me
this era's very best player."
[04:02] Miranda
And that's basically you, Fay.
[04:05] Fay
Who is this girl?
[04:07] Miranda
A god.
[04:09] Miranda
A year ago, a god in the form of a girl was dug out of some permafrost.
[04:16] Fay
Wasn't she taken into our Arcane
Court because we were close by?
[04:23] Miranda
She's definitely a strange one.
[04:25] Miranda
She hid on the sea floor while
playing tag with some humans.
[04:30] Miranda
But while she was hiding...
[04:34] Miranda
she fell asleep and
headed right into the Ice Age.
[04:37] Miranda
She accidentally napped for the last
three thousand years, totally frozen.
[04:40] Fay
Can you really call that a nap?
[04:43] Miranda
She's apparently an avatar of
flame in the form of a dragon
[04:48] Miranda
and says that she's a former god
whose powers have declined.
[04:52] Miranda
She's still pretty menacing though.
[04:54] Fay
What do you mean?
[04:55] Miranda
We definitely shouldn't make her angry.
[04:57] Miranda
Within an hour, this city would disappear off
the world map and be reduced to ashes.
[05:01] Fay
So why are you holding onto
such a dangerous god?
[05:06] Miranda
Well, we didn't think she was
that dangerous at first.
[05:12] Miranda
Let's get down to business.
[05:13] Miranda
You'll be watching over this god, Fay.
[05:17] Fay
Sorry, what?
[05:19] Fay
You want me to watch over a god?!
[05:25] Miranda
Superior spiritual beings known
as gods have descended to Earth...
[05:29] Miranda
and we humans still don't know why.
[05:33] Miranda
I'd like to know why she's still here.
[05:35] Miranda
But if we get too nosey
and make her mad...
[05:38] Fay
We'd all be in big trouble.
[05:41] Miranda
That's why you're perfect for this job.
[05:44] Miranda
Actually, you're the only
one who can do this.
[05:47] Fay
Because I won't die?
[05:49] Miranda
Correct. The power of the gods is just too
great and can destroy humans easily.
[05:53] Miranda
That's why we need to ask you to do this
since you possess the Arise to not die.
[06:00] Miranda
She chose you herself.
[06:03] Miranda
Well, you're going to have to
put on a little show, but...
[06:07] Miranda
Don't worry. You won't be going it alone.
[06:15] Fay
Huh...
[06:16] Fay
I guess this god must truly love games.
[06:27] Fay
Four and six.
[06:32] Miranda
Wait, was that a coincidence?
[06:33] Fay
It's easy.
[06:35] Fay
Make sure the opposite side
of the desired numbers are facing up.
[06:39] Fay
Then throw them with enough
force to make them do a half turn.
[06:43] Leshea
Oh, Miranda.
[06:56] Leshea
Hey, Miranda. Is that human...
[07:00] Miranda
This is this era's very best
player that you've been asking for.
[07:04] Miranda
Ever since he debuted last year,
he's won three gods' games in a row.
[07:08] Miranda
He's an apostle that's the top of the line.
[07:10] Miranda
This is Fay. He's been assigned here
as a supervisor starting today.
[07:14] Miranda
This is Lady Leoleshea. Say hello.
[07:18] Miranda
Hmm?
[07:19] Fay
She just happens to look like her, right?
[07:22] Miranda
Earth to Fay.
[07:25] Leshea
Is something the matter, human?
[07:29] Miranda
Anyway, I gotta get back to work,
[07:31] Miranda
so you two can introduce yourselves
and get to know each other better.
[07:34] Miranda
Fay, don't mess up this supervisor role.
[07:42] Fay
Uh, um...
[07:45] Fay
Lady Leoleshea?
[07:50] Leshea
Well, let's get started.
[07:52] Leshea
You and I are going to play a game.
[07:55] Fay
Before that, why don't we introduce ourselves?
[07:58] Fay
Since I'll be a supervisor, I was hoping
we could get to know each other...
[08:02] Leshea
We're going to be introducing
ourselves through this game.
[08:08] Fay
This isn't a gods' game...
[08:11] Fay
is it?
[08:13] Fay
We're not in an Elements either.
[08:15] Leshea
Hmm? What is it?
[08:17] Fay
Err, nothing...
[08:20] Fay
Name, age, hometown, hobbies, dreams...
[08:26] Leshea
I made these when I got bored.
[08:28] Leshea
I call it Self-Intro Memory.
[08:32] Fay
That name's pretty straightforward.
[08:34] Leshea
The rules are the same as a regular game of Memory.
[08:37] Leshea
But you won't be pairing with numbers.
[08:40] Leshea
You'll be pairing with the
subject and theme of the self-intro.
[08:45] Leshea
For example, if I happen to match "hometown,"
you'll answer with your hometown.
SIGN Hometown
[08:51] Leshea
If I don't get a match, you don't need to answer.
[08:53] Fay
Understood.
[08:56] Leshea
Just answer truthfully to
whatever the matched pair says.
[09:01] Fay
Of course.
[09:03] Fay
Oh, one sec.
[09:04] Fay
Could you reshuffle those cards?
[09:08] Fay
When you lined them up on the table,
you had them all facing up, didn't you?
[09:11] Fay
To explain the rules to me.
[09:13] Leshea
You memorized the locations
of all the cards that quickly
[09:17] Leshea
and then saw how they all shuffled?
[09:20] Fay
It's a habit of mine.
[09:21] Fay
A certain person almost trained me
to death on how to play games.
[09:25] Leshea
Nice. I like you.
[09:29] Leshea
Especially the fact that you didn't want
to use a cheat where you memorized
[09:32] Leshea
all the cards and want to play
against a god fair and square.
[09:36] Leshea
In that case, maybe we shouldn't play
this game on such a small table.
[09:43] Leshea
Float and begin turning.
[09:52] Fay
Are they all moving at
different orbits and speeds?
[09:55] Leshea
Ah, so you've already noticed.
[09:58] Leshea
Each card has a different orbit, so I don't
know how they're going to turn either.
[10:03] Leshea
This seems more fun, doesn't it?
[10:06] Fay
So we're playing a game of 3D Memory...
[10:10] Fay
Once we reveal a card, I won't forget its location...
[10:14] Fay
and neither will she.
[10:16] Fay
So she basically added on a rule that'll
continuously keep changing the cards' locations.
[10:21] Leshea
Oh, one last thing.
[10:24] Leshea
I want to add a unique rule.
[10:26] Fay
What kind of rule?
[10:28] Leshea
The "Absolutely One Turn Only" rule.
[10:31] Leshea
In a regular game of Memory, you get a
matching pair, you get another turn, right?
[10:37] Leshea
That's not going to happen in this game.
[10:39] Fay
I see.
[10:40] Fay
Out of all games, that added rule
is going to be a pain.
[10:46] Fay
Which means this is no longer
just a game of memorization.
[10:53] Leshea
Okay, let the game start!
[10:55] Fay
I'm ready when you are.
[10:57] Sign
Gods' Games We Play
[11:04] Miranda
Looks like it's begun.
[11:10] Leshea
Okay, let's begin.
[11:12] Leshea
You can have the first turn.
[11:15] Fay
If you insist. I'll take those two.
[11:22] Fay
Huh... Hometown and blood type.
[11:23] Sign
Blood type Hometown
[11:26] Fay
Do gods even have blood?
[11:29] Leshea
It's even hotter than lava.
[11:31] Leshea
If there were even a single drop,
this whole building would melt.
[11:35] Fay
That's quite the calamity...
[11:38] Leshea
If you want to know more, make sure
you match the "blood type" cards.
[11:42] Leshea
Okay, now it's my turn.
[11:49] Fay
That posture's a bit...
[11:50] Leshea
What's the matter?
[11:52] Fay
Do gods not understand the
concept of undergarments?
[11:56] Leshea
Yeah... I honestly don't get
the point of underwear.
[12:01] Leshea
Clearly, clothes already exist to cover your
skin, so why wear anything underneath?
[12:06] Fay
It's making it hard for me to concentrate.
[12:09] Leshea
Well, it wouldn't be very fair
if you can't concentrate.
[12:13] Leshea
Okay, I've decided. I'll take
that one and that one.
[12:20] Leshea
Aw, too bad.
[12:20] Sign
Hometown Name
[12:21] Leshea
I got hometown and name so no match.
[12:25] Leshea
Now we've seen both hometown cards,
but do you know where they are now?
[12:31] Fay
The card that was revealed just now
is currently right behind me.
[12:34] Fay
It's the second one from
the back in that group of four.
[12:36] Fay
And the one I revealed earlier
[12:38] Fay
is third from the right out of the six
cards turning by the window right now.
[12:45] Sign
Hometown Hometown
[12:45] Fay
Now, I've matched the hometown cards.
[12:47] Leshea
Ooh!
[12:49] Leshea
Okay, I guess I'll answer now.
[12:50] Leshea
I think most gods share the same answer...
[12:53] Leshea
but I'm from Elements.
[12:54] Sign
Elements
The Playground of the Gods
[12:56] Leshea
It's the space you humans call
the superior spiritual realm.
[13:00] Leshea
It's where the gods live,
[13:01] Leshea
so did you know that humans
need a special door to enter there?
[13:06] Fay
Yes. I was using it up until six months ago.
[13:10] Miranda
The gods are starved for games.
[13:13] Miranda
Because the gods were so bored,
they gave humans Arises so that
[13:14] Sign
The Seven Covenants of the Gods' Games
[13:17] Miranda
the humans could challenge them to games.
[13:20] Miranda
Humans who receive an Arise from the gods will become an apostle.
[13:21] Sign
Rule 1
Humans who receive an Arise from the gods will become an apostle
[13:24] Miranda
Humans who become apostles
will be able to challenge the gods
[13:25] Sign
Arise
[13:28] Sign
Rule 2
Humans who receive Arises will gain
superhuman or magical powers and be able
to challenge the gods to a battle of wits
[13:29] Miranda
to a battle of wits with either
superhuman or magical powers.
[13:35] Miranda
All gods' games will take place within Elements.
[13:36] Sign
Rule 3
All gods' games will take place within Elements
[13:40] Sign
Rule 4
Arises can only be used within Elements
[13:40] Miranda
As a reward for winning a game,
[13:42] Miranda
the apostle will be able to use part
of their Arise in the real world.
[13:44] Sign
Rule 5
If an apostle wins in a gods' game, they will
be able to use part of their Arise in the real world.
The more they win, the more powers
they'll be able to use in the real world
[13:47] Miranda
Those powers are absolutely
necessary to pioneer unexplored lands.
[13:51] Miranda
Because 93% of the World Continent
is hostile and unexplored.
[14:01] Sign
Rule 6
Apostles will lose their right to play after a total of 3 losses
[14:01] Miranda
In the gods' games, an apostle
[14:03] Miranda
will lose their right to play in the games
after a total of three losses...
[14:05] Sign
Rule 7
After winning against the gods 10 times, they will get a "Clear"
[14:06] Miranda
and will receive a "Clear" after ten victories.
[14:09] Miranda
Humanity has been tasked to complete
the game, in other words, a "Clear."
[14:13] Miranda
Apostles are then given a "Celebration,"
[14:16] Sign
Clear
By receiving 10 wins against the gods,
the apostle will receive a "Celebration"
[14:16] Miranda
but we're still uncertain of what exactly that entails.
[14:21] Miranda
No human has pulled off this feat yet,
[14:25] Miranda
but maybe Fay can.
[14:27] Fay
I'm actually slightly surprised that
you're not hesitating to answer at all.
[14:32] Leshea
Of course I'm not.
[14:34] Leshea
That's just one of the rules of this game.
[14:36] Leshea
Rules aren't meant to be mere restraints.
[14:38] Fay
So they're meant to be enjoyed?
[14:40] Leshea
Correct! You're exactly right.
[14:43] Leshea
On that note, I guess I'm up next.
[14:46] Leshea
That one and that one.
[14:51] Leshea
Hey, I matched the name cards.
[14:52] Sign
Name
[14:54] Leshea
So, what's your name?
[14:55] Fay
Oh, right. I hadn't actually
introduced myself yet.
[14:58] Fay
My name is Fay Theo Philus.
[15:00] Fay
As you saw, Chief Secretary Miranda
dragged me here.
[15:04] Leshea
What's your nickname?
[15:05] Fay
No one's ever called me
anything other than "Fay."
[15:08] Fay
I see. I guess nicknames
count for the name card, too.
[15:13] Fay
I guess that's something fitting
to add on in a game of self-intros.
[15:16] Fay
What questions can you think
up from the cards you match?
[15:20] Fay
If you're witty enough, you can stretch out the
range of questions as much as you want.
[15:24] Fay
But...
[15:25] Fay
This isn't a game where you just pick cards.
[15:29] Fay
Even if I know where the cards are,
[15:32] Fay
not taking some cards will lead to "my" victory.
[15:34] Fay
This is an informational game where you
have to make a selection with each turn.
[15:42] Fay
I'm starting to gather enough information...
[15:45] Fay
I'm pretty sure I know where
the cards that I need are.
[15:48] Fay
All that's left is what she's after.
[15:50] Leshea
Next, it's my turn.
[15:56] Fay
Oh...
[15:58] Fay
There's nothing written on those cards.
[16:00] Fay
Which means whoever gets those cards
can ask whatever question they'd like.
[16:05] Fay
In a regular deck of cards,
those would be the jokers.
[16:07] Fay
Those were one of the
pairs I was trying to get.
[16:11] Leshea
I totally wanted these cards.
[16:13] Leshea
Human, you remember our first promise, right?
[16:16] Fay
Well, yes...
[16:18] Leshea
In that case, my question to you is...
[16:23] Leshea
Human, what is the real reason
you tried to get closer to me?
[16:29] Leshea
Answer me, human. I will not allow
any falsities to my question.
[16:37] Fay
"Former god" my ass.
[16:39] Fay
She is very much a god!
[16:48] Fay
If you have someone to play with,
any game is enjoyable!
[16:53] Fay
So we both had the same motive.
[16:56] Fay
While we casually played the game, we
were both actually aiming for the wild cards.
[17:02] Fay
But of course you were.
[17:04] Fay
Since that's what I was after, of course,
a god would be after them, too.
[17:09] Fay
I knew a god like you would see through
Chief Secretary Miranda's motive.
[17:14] Fay
But that's fine with me since
I got to play a fun game.
[17:18] Fay
I'll answer you.
[17:19] Fay
Honestly speaking, my goal is to
keep an eye on you, Lady Leoleshea.
[17:26] Miranda
Wait!
[17:26] Miranda
You're going to reduce our
city to ashes if you tell her that!
[17:30] Fay
Miranda wanted to find out who you truly
are and what your motive was.
[17:36] Leshea
Well... I asked because
I figured as much, but...
[17:42] Leshea
You answered me honestly and earnestly,
played this game with me...
[17:45] Leshea
You are a good human.
[17:47] Fay
I'm not sure how to react to that...
[17:50] Leshea
I told you from the beginning,
didn't I? That I liked you.
[17:54] Leshea
If I didn't, I wouldn't have bothered
asking that question.
[17:56] Leshea
I wouldn't pose it to
a human I didn't trust.
[18:02] Leshea
I'm going to call you "Fay!"
[18:04] Leshea
You can call me "Leshea."
[18:06] Leshea
No need to be formal with me.
[18:08] Leshea
These games will be no fun
if there's a distance between us.
[18:10] Fay
We sure didn't waste any time...
[18:12] Fay
Are you sure it's okay
to be so friendly with me?
[18:15] Leshea
Yup! You lived up to this game's potential!
[18:19] Leshea
The cards you had gathered are
dreams, hometown, and hobbies.
[18:20] Sign
Dreams
[18:22] Sign
Hometown
[18:23] Leshea
You weren't trying to "win" against
me in the first place, were you?
[18:25] Sign
Hobbies
[18:27] Fay
Precisely.
[18:29] Fay
The true nature of this game is even if
you know where a card is, don't take it.
[18:34] Fay
Because this is not the same game
[18:35] Fay
as the original where the
goal is to get more pairs.
[18:39] Fay
For example, I shouldn't take this name card.
[18:43] Fay
Because I already knew that your
name is Lady Leoleshea.
[18:47] Fay
Since we don't get another
turn after getting a pair,
[18:50] Fay
I would've just wasted my whole turn.
[18:52] Fay
Because of the additional rule,
[18:54] Fay
you're always weighing the cards you
memorized against the information you want.
[18:59] Fay
It's a game of information.
[19:02] Fay
Seriously... talk about a fun modification.
[19:06] Leshea
Oh, hey. I have a question for
you, so answer me.
[19:10] Leshea
This goes for the dreams cards, too, but you
wanted to know what my motive was, right?
[19:14] Leshea
What were you planning to ask me
if you had gotten the blank cards?
[19:18] Fay
Would you have been so kind to answer me?
[19:20] Fay
Oh, right. I guess we don't need to be formal.
[19:23] Fay
So you're willing to answer my question?
[19:26] Leshea
That depends on the question.
[19:28] Fay
Why do you stay here instead of
returning to Elements?
[19:32] Fay
Also, why did you choose me?
[19:35] Fay
There are plenty of apostles
ranked higher than me.
[19:38] Leshea
Because...
[19:41] Leshea
You're the only rookie to
get three wins in a row, right?
[19:45] Leshea
Even in the last century, I heard that only
a few rookies would compare to that.
[19:50] Leshea
And, I want to Clear the
gods' games with you.
[19:54] Fay
The gods' games?
[19:57] Leshea
I came down to this realm because
I wanted to play with the humans...
[20:00] Leshea
But apparently it's a one way trip from
Elements to this physical world.
[20:05] Leshea
So I can't go back to being a god!
[20:08] Leshea
Whoopsie!
[20:09] Fay
Is "whoopsie" the right word to use here?!
[20:10] Leshea
It's fine. I just need to play the gods' games.
[20:14] Fay
Meaning...?
[20:16] Leshea
I'm going to get ten victories in the gods' games.
[20:19] Leshea
Then I can go back to being a god.
[20:22] Fay
Wait... You actually know
what the Celebration is?
[20:24] Fay
The reward you get for
winning the gods' games?
[20:26] Leshea
Of course. It's pretty much what you humans
have been theorizing for a while:
[20:30] Leshea
"The gods will grant you a single wish."
[20:33] Leshea
You guys basically weren't off the mark.
[20:36] Fay
So it is true. But what do
you mean by "basically"?
[20:40] Fay
So that's not completely true?
[20:42] Leshea
It's not just one wish.
[20:44] Leshea
You can have hundreds, thousands...
However many you want.
[20:47] Fay
Just how generous are they?!
[20:49] Leshea
But not a single human's achieved this before.
[20:51] Fay
That's true...
[20:53] Leshea
Which means...
[20:55] Leshea
That's settled!
[20:56] Fay
Sorry, what?
[20:57] Leshea
Off we go!
[20:59] Fay
Hey, wait! Leshea?!
[21:07] Fay
What are you planning to do?
[21:08] Fay
Huh?
[21:11] Fay
A Divine Gate?
[21:13] Fay
Wait, this is...
[21:15] Sign
Ruin Branch Office of the Arcane Court Dive Center
[21:15] Fay
The Dive Center?
[21:19] Leshea
I can't wait any longer!
[21:22] Leshea
I've been waiting to find a
human like you forever!
[21:34] Leshea
Our gods' game is about to begin!
[21:42] Sign
The Superior Spiritual Realm "???"
[21:59] Meep
Okay, time for Hide-and-God-Seek!
Let the games begin!
[22:02] All
Now, hang on a second!
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