E1 - The Demon Lord Act

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[00:02] Takuma
    The Fantasy MMORPG, Cross Reverie*,
[00:06] Takuma
    is currently the most-played*
    game in the world.
[00:10] Takuma
    In this game, there is only one person
    known as a true Demon Lord.
[00:15] Takuma
    His name is Demon Lord Diablo.
[00:19] Takuma
    Diablo is not an official monster.
[00:21] Takuma
    He's a legendary player who reigns at the
    top with his overwhelming gear and skill.
[00:27] Takuma
    Diablo is ridiculously strong,
[00:30] Takuma
    so what causes him to get serious?
[00:32] Takuma
    Is it the rarity of his challengers' gear?
[00:34] Takuma
    The titles they've earned?
[00:36] Takuma
    No,
[00:38] ---
    what makes him get serious is...
SIGN    Michiko LOVE
SIGN    RYO's Wife
[00:42] Takuma
    Oh, those two are a couple.
[00:45] Takuma
    Time to kill 'em.
[00:47] Takuma
    Fools who bring impurities like
    love into the game world
SIGN    The Demon Lord's Ring reflects all magic
SIGN    Magic Reflection
SIGN    Magic Reflection
[00:53] Takuma
    must be punished by me, the Demon Lord!
[00:57] Takuma
    MMOs aren't mere games!
[00:59] Takuma
    Have you learned your lesson, normies?!
[01:01] Takuma
    Also, this is me.
[01:03] Takuma
    A shut-in gamer named Takuma Sakamoto.
[01:06] Takuma
    At this point in time, I never even imagined
[01:09] Takuma
    that I would be summoned to another
    world as a real Demon Lord.
[01:23] Diablo
    Huh?
SIGN    Episode One
    The Demon Lord Act
[03:00] Diablo
    I've turned into Diablo?!
[03:03] Diablo
    What is this?!
[03:04] Diablo
    I was just playing games in my room!
[03:07] Rem
    Now the Enslavement Ritual is complete.
[03:09] Diablo
    Huh?
[03:10] Shera
    Way to go, me! The summoning worked!
[03:14] Rem
    Try not to get the wrong idea.
[03:16] Rem
    I'm the one who summoned him.
[03:19] Shera
    Huh? But I'm the one who summoned him!
[03:19] Diablo
    What are those ears? Is she a Pantherian?
[03:21] Shera
    You saw it, didn't you?
[03:23] Shera
    Besides, I performed the
    Enslavement Ritual myself, too!
[03:24] Diablo
    That girl's... an Elf?
[03:26] Shera
    That kiss and stuff...
[03:28] Diablo
    Kiss?!
[03:29] Diablo
    That wasn't a dream?!
[03:32] Diablo
    I should have enjoyed it more!
[03:35] Diablo
    Wait, where am I?
[03:35] Rem
    I kissed him, too.
[03:37] Shera
    But it was my kiss that was successful!
[03:37] Diablo
    This clearly isn't my neighborhood.
[03:40] Shera
    I'm also the one who said we
    should go to Starfall Tower!
[03:43] Diablo
    Starfall Tower?
SIGN    Starfall Tower
    A stone tower located on the border of the Kingdom of Lyferia and the old Demon Lord's domain,
    adjacent to the Man-Eating Woods. The closest town is the Border City, Faltra. It is a point used for
    summoning and conducting the Enslavement Ritual. This tower is often the first destination of Summoners.
    
    Conducting the ritual between the four pillars at the top of the tower allows a random Summon to
    be called to the altar at their center. Conducting the summoning ritual requires players to be above
    a certain level, spend a suitable amount of magic stones, and use specific catalysts. Magic stones can be obtained by spending real money, but catalysts can only be obtained as rewards for completing quests and events.
    
    When conducting a standard summoning ritual, a random Summon that is a lower level
    than the player character will appear on the center altar. Success is guaranteed.
    
    In addition, one can attempt a rare summon. If a rare summon fails, nothing is summoned and only magic stones
    are consumed. Rare summons have a very low success rate, but one can gain extremely high-level Summons this way.
    But since high-level Summons have high abilities that consume great amounts of MP, Summoners often
    cannot make use of them until they advance in level. For this reason, few players ever attempt a rare summon.
[03:45] Diablo
    Starfall Tower.
[03:46] Diablo
    A summoning point in Cross Reverie*.
[03:49] Diablo
    It's supposed to be a spot where you*
    can summon and enslave new Summons.
[03:52] Diablo
    But was I...
[03:58] Diablo
    Did these girls summon
    me into Cross Reverie*?!
[04:02] Diablo
    I get the feeling it's okay to follow them.
[04:05] Diablo
    Wait, no, no, no, no!
[04:06] Girls
    I did!
[04:06] Girls
    No, I did!
[04:08] Diablo
    U-Um, uh...
[04:12] Diablo
    How am I supposed to talk to girls?!
[04:15] Diablo
    How long has it been since*
    I spoke to anyone?!
[04:18] Diablo
    Wait, have I ever spoken to anyone?!
[04:20] Diablo
    I can only remember
    soloing for my entire life!
[04:23] Diablo
    No, I have! I have!
[04:26] Diablo
    I've held conversations with the
    girls who challenged me in-game!
[04:34] Diablo
    You should cease your trivial arguing.
[04:38] Diablo
    You currently stand before Diablo.
[04:42] Rem
    The Summon...
[04:44] Shera
    ...talked?!
[04:45] Diablo
    The game's helping me out.
[04:47] Diablo
    If I do the Demon Lord act that I did for
    my opponents, I can make this work!
[04:52] Diablo
    I hereby command you both...
[04:54] Diablo
    Shake hands and make up.
[04:56] Diablo
    With a smile!
[04:57] Rem
    Who would ever want to
    make up with this fat Elf?
[05:01] Shera
    What?!
[05:08] Rem
    What's going on here?
[05:14] Rem
    Huh?
[05:15] Shera
    Huh?
[05:17] Diablo
    Huh?!
[05:19] Three
    Huh?!
[05:28] Shera
    Why us?
[05:30] Shera
    I thought this was supposed
    to appear on the Summon!
[05:33] Rem
    I was sure the ritual that would place
    the slave collar on him succeeded...
[05:37] Diablo
    Y...
[05:39] Diablo
    You used the Enslavement Ritual on me?
[05:41] Rem
    Yes.
[05:44] Diablo
    Right!
[05:45] Diablo
    The effect of my Demon Lord's Ring!
[05:47] Diablo
    It's one of the most powerful accessories
    in Cross Reverie, and it reflects all magic.
SIGN    The Demon Lord's Ring reflects all magic
[05:51] Diablo
    I obtained it as an event reward,
SIGN    Magic Reflection
SIGN    Magic Reflection
[05:53] ---
    but it looks like its power
    is still active here.
[05:57] Diablo
    Magic has no effect on me.
[05:59] Diablo
    I possess the power to reflect all magic,
[06:02] Diablo
    so your Enslavement Ritual
    was cast on yourselves instead.
[06:05] Both
    What?!
[06:06] Shera
    I don't want to be enslaved to a Summon!
[06:10] Rem
    At any rate, we'll need to return to the
    city and look for a way to dispel it.
[06:14] Rem
    You're coming with us too, okay?
[06:16] Diablo
    Well, I wouldn't want them leaving me behind.
[06:19] Shera
    Oh, yeah! We haven't told you our names yet.
[06:24] Rem
    Good grief, but you're carefree.
    At a time like this, too.
[06:27] Shera
    But won't it be difficult
    for him to talk to us?
[06:30] Shera
    I'm Shera L Greenwood.
[06:33] Shera
    For various reasons, I'm hoping
    to become an adventurer.
[06:36] Shera
    Nice to meet you.
[06:38] Rem
    I'm Rem Galleu.
[06:39] Rem
    I need to keep proving my
    strength as an adventurer,
[06:44] Rem
    so please lend me your power.
[06:49] Shera
    Diablo must be worth a hundred men!
[06:51] Shera
    I've never heard of a talking Summon before!
[06:54] Diablo
    Fools!
[06:56] Diablo
    I am no Summon!
[06:58] Rem
    Then what are you?
[07:01] Diablo
    I'm just a plain old shut-in.
[07:03] Diablo
    But I can't tell them that...
[07:05] Diablo
    I am Diablo.
[07:07] Diablo
    The one feared as the Demon Lord!
[07:09] Rem
    Demon Lord?
[07:10] Shera
    That was my first summon,
    and I summoned an amazing one!
[07:14] Rem
    I summoned him.
[07:16] Shera
    No, I did!
[07:17] Rem
    I did!
[07:18] Shera
    I did!
[07:20] Diablo
    Jeez, all you two do is fight!
[07:22] Diablo
    I thought we were heading into the city!
[07:24] Shera
    We are going there!
[07:25] Shera
    With you at my side, I can finally register
    as a Summoner with the Adventurer's Guild!
[07:31] Diablo
    Jeez, how did this all happen?
    There's so much I don't know.
[07:35] Diablo
    The only thing I do know is...
[07:38] Diablo
    That girl's awesome!
SIGN    Border City Faltra
[07:50] Girl
    Thank you so much for today.
[07:51] Man
    It's fine.
[07:53] Rem
    We're here.
[07:54] Rem
    This is the inn.
[07:56] Mei
    Good afternoon!
[07:58] Mei
    I'm Mei-chan, the idol of Peace of Mind Inn!
[08:02] Rem
    Diablo?
[08:04] Shera
    What are you doing?
[08:05] Shera
    We're staying at this inn.
[08:06] Diablo
    Th-The crowds are making me nauseous...
[08:11] Shera
    Hey, I'd like to have this man
    stay in the same room with me.
[08:15] Diablo
    Hey! You can't be telling me to share
    the same room with the likes of you?!
[08:21] Shera
    Well, I don't have the
    money to rent an extra one.
[08:24] Rem
    There's no need for that.
[08:26] Rem
    Diablo will be staying in my room.
[08:28] Shera
    Huh?! Why?!
[08:30] Rem
    I'm the one who summoned Diablo.
[08:32] Diablo
    Th-This is impossible.
[08:33] Rem
    It's natural for him to stay with his master.
[08:34] Shera
    I'm the one who summoned him!
[08:34] Mei
    C'mon, you're just being a nuisance
    if you fight at our reception desk!
[08:37] Rem
    I did!
[08:38] Shera
    I did!
[08:39] Rem
    I did!
[08:39] Shera
    I did!
[08:41] Mei
    I'll throw you out.
[08:47] Rem
    How did I end up sharing a room with you?
[08:51] Shera
    That's my question.
[08:53] Diablo
    Two girls in a room with only one bed...
[08:57] Diablo
    Is this leading to some actual
    nighttime Demon Lord play?!
[09:02] Diablo
    No way! I couldn't handle it! I'd die!
[09:06] Rem
    Come in.
[09:07] Celes
    Pardon me.
[09:10] Celes
    Rem-san, everyone...
[09:13] Celes
    It's my first time meeting you two, isn't it?
[09:16] Celes
    I'm known as Celestine Baudelaire.
[09:19] Diablo
    Celestine? That sounds familiar...
[09:22] Shera
    Do you mean the head of this
    town's Mage's Association?
[09:26] ---
    That Celestine?
[09:28] Celes
    Call me Celes, okay?
[09:30] Diablo
    That's right!
[09:31] Diablo
    I knew I'd heard her name before!
[09:34] Diablo
    The head of the Mage's Association
[09:36] ---
    is an important character who maintains
    the barrier protecting this town.
[09:40] Diablo
    At least in the game, she was.
[09:42] Diablo
    What is someone that important doing here?
[09:46] Celes
    Today, I had some business
    with Rem-san, but...
[09:55] Celes
    I'd love to hear your story, as well.
[10:04] Shera
    Food! Food!
[10:06] Shera
    Proper food!
[10:11] Celes
    A reflection of the Enslavement Ritual?
[10:14] Celes
    That's quite a serious matter.
[10:17] Celes
    Diablo-san, are you able to
    release them, by any chance?
[10:21] Diablo
    I can't.
[10:23] Diablo
    It wasn't even my choice to enslave them.
[10:25] Diablo
    If I could release them,
    I would have already.
[10:28] Celes
    Looks like we'll have to research
    this from scratch, then.
[10:32] Rem
    Please do.
[10:33] Diablo
    By the way, what business did the head
    of the Mage's Association have here?
[10:37] Diablo
    I'll permit you to share that with me.
[10:39] Galluk
    You bastard!
[10:40] Galluk
    How dare you speak to
    Lady Baudelaire like that?!
[10:44] Galluk
    I'll have no mercy on you
    if you don't show respect!
[10:46] Diablo
    Man, this guy is scary!
[10:49] Diablo
    Was I being that haughty?
[10:51] Diablo
    But I can't help it!
[10:53] Diablo
    I can't get myself to talk any other way!
[10:55] Celes
    Galluk-san...
[10:57] Diablo
    Don't speak to me so lightly, plebeian!
[11:03] Celes
    Galluk-san, you're being rude.
[11:07] Diablo
    Talking to others is so exhausting...
[11:11] Rem
    Celes, I don't want to go the
    Mage's Association Headquarters,
[11:15] Rem
    and I don't want any
    bodyguards assigned to me.
[11:18] Celes
    Rem-san... Listen, I'm only
    trying to help you.
[11:24] Celes
    You're very important to our world.
[11:28] Rem
    I'm grateful for your consideration.
[11:31] Rem
    But I can protect myself.
[11:36] Celes
    I see.
[11:40] Celes
    I'll excuse myself for tonight.
[11:42] Celes
    I'll look into the matter of
    releasing you from your collars.
[11:44] Rem
    Thank you.
[11:46] Celes
    Excuse me.
[11:54] Diablo
    For a such a powerful individual
    to be visiting you...
[11:57] Diablo
    You must be holding on to
    an extraordinary secret.
[12:01] Rem
    That's not true.
[12:02] Diablo
    Oh?
[12:03] Diablo
    My gamer's intuition is tingling!
[12:05] Diablo
    The problem this girl's facing
    is important to the storyline!
[12:09] Diablo
    The kind that makes the
    powerful go out of their way,
SIGN    Why is the king in such a lowly tavern?
[12:11] Diablo
    that she can't easily share with others!
SIGN    I have a terrifying secret. I can't
    share it with you yet, though.
[12:13] Diablo
    The kind that suddenly gets
    revealed when it's too late,
[12:15] Diablo
    but could've been easily dealt with
    if only we all knew earlier!
SIGN    I'll end this world!
    There's no other option for me!
[12:19] Diablo
    I have to uncover her
    secret as soon as possible!
[12:25] Diablo
    You're light.
[12:26] Rem
    Hey!
[12:27] Shera
    Where are you going?
[12:28] Diablo
    This one refuses to speak,
[12:32] Diablo
    so I'm going to torture her.
[12:33] Shera
    Tor—
[12:35] Shera
    Okay, I'll be here with my food.
[12:38] Rem
    Hey! Save me, you stupid Elf!
[12:43] Diablo
    Fear not. I won't do
    anything that could kill you.
[12:46] Diablo
    Not so long as you tell me your secret.
[12:48] Rem
    I don't want to share it.
[12:51] Diablo
    So you ask me to lend you my power
    while keeping secrets from me?
[12:56] Rem
    If I tell you, I'm sure you'll leave me, too.
[13:02] Diablo
    Did you think a Demon Lord would
    grant mercy for such a reason?
[13:07] Diablo
    I guess I will need to torture you.
[13:09] Rem
    Are you planning to disgrace me?!
[13:12] Diablo
    Huh?
[13:15] Diablo
    I hadn't thought of that!
[13:17] Diablo
    I was so focused on clearing this story,
    I ended up in a total away game!
[13:21] Diablo
    I pushed her down in the heat of the moment,
[13:24] ---
    but how do I torture her?
[13:26] Diablo
    It feels criminal to touch her anywhere.
[13:29] Diablo
    M-Maybe right here would be okay?
[13:35] Diablo
    This works!
[13:36] Diablo
    It's a way lower hurdle than
    her bare skin, too!
[13:44] Rem
    Could you please stop?
[13:47] Diablo
    Tell me your secret.
[13:49] Rem
    I can't!
[13:50] Diablo
    That's it, then.
[13:54] Diablo
    They're fluffy.
[13:56] Rem
    No! Stop!
[13:57] Diablo
    Then how about here?
[14:02] Rem
    Not behind my ears!
[14:04] Diablo
    Will you share your secret?
[14:05] Rem
    I-I won't tell you!
[14:07] Diablo
    Stubborn woman.
[14:09] Diablo
    In that case...
[14:15] Diablo
    This reminds me of the stray
    cat I used to play with!
[14:18] Diablo
    It's so nice and fluffy!
[14:20] Diablo
    It's so easy to get absorbed—
[14:23] Diablo
    Sh-Shoot!
[14:26] Diablo
    I got carried away!
[14:27] Diablo
    Crap... If she gives me that look...
[14:30] Diablo
    What do I do next?!
[14:33] Rem
    Are you...
[14:35] Rem
    saying you'll accept me, then?
[14:42] Rem
    That no matter what,
[14:44] Rem
    you won't run away?
[14:46] Diablo
    Rem...
[14:52] Diablo
    You can count on me.
[14:54] Diablo
    No matter what your circumstances may be,
[14:57] ---
    I, the Demon Lord Diablo,
    will accept them along with you.
[15:02] Diablo
    Rest assured.
[15:05] Rem
    Huh?
[15:06] Rem
    No!
[15:12] Rem
    It's overwhelming me!
[15:17] Mob
    I just heard a really loud voice...
[15:21] Mob
    Lady, are you sure you
    don't need to go in there?
[15:23] Shera
    Huh?!
[15:24] Mob
    That's your companion, isn't it?
[15:27] Shera
    Y-Yes, it is...
[15:31] Shera
    All right!
[15:32] Shera
    But first, another plate for me, please!
[15:35] Mob
    Seriously?!
[15:40] Diablo
    A-Are you hurt?
[15:43] Rem
    No, I'm happy.
[15:47] Rem
    You said you'd accept me,
    no matter the circumstances.
[15:51] Diablo
    Indeed.
[15:52] Rem
    No one has ever said that to me.
[16:00] Rem
    The soul of the Demon Lord
    Krebskulm is sealed within me.
[16:06] Diablo
    What?!
[16:07] Diablo
    Krebskulm?!
[16:09] Diablo
    That's officially the most
    powerful boss in Cross Reverie*!
[16:12] Diablo
    I never expected to hear that name.
[16:14] Diablo
    So I really am inside Cross Reverie?
[16:19] Rem
    My ultimate goal is to defeat the Demon
    Lord Krebskulm that lies within me
[16:25] Rem
    and extinguish her soul.
[16:28] Diablo
    Makes sense.
[16:30] Diablo
    Judging from the conversation
    with Celes, then,
[16:33] Diablo
    it seems fair to assume the Demon
    Lord Krebskulm will be released
[16:37] ---
    when you die.
[16:40] Diablo
    On top of that,
[16:41] ---
    there's presently no way to extract
    her soul aside from your death.
[16:45] Diablo
    If they did have a means to extract her,
[16:47] Diablo
    they'd surround you with the full
    military might of the world, pull her out,
[16:50] Diablo
    and defeat her.
[16:52] Diablo
    Also, judging by the way
    those around you act,
[16:55] Diablo
    Celes is the only person who knows
    about your connection to Krebskulm.
[16:59] Diablo
    Am I wrong?
[17:00] Rem
    Y-You've got it.
[17:03] Rem
    Her soul will be released when I die.
[17:05] Rem
    Celes knows of this fact.
[17:08] Diablo
    Hmm...
[17:10] Diablo
    Did your mother also house
    the soul of Krebskulm?
[17:16] Diablo
    So it's hereditary.
[17:18] Diablo
    What a cruel fate for such a girl.
[17:22] Diablo
    If this was part of the game lore,
    I'd be railing on the developers.
[17:28] Diablo
    Hmph. I'll crush the soul
    of Krebskulm for you.
[17:34] Diablo
    Of course, we'll need to spend some time
    researching a way to extract it first.
[17:42] Diablo
    Did I do something?!
[17:44] Rem
    That was the first time anyone
    said they wouldn't leave me.
[17:48] Diablo
    You underestimate me too much.
[17:51] Diablo
    I'm not so weak as to leave
    you over something that petty.
[18:12] Diablo
    I'm used to being alone.
[18:15] Diablo
    Both in-game and in real life,
    I've always played solo.
[18:21] Diablo
    Telling me to change that now,
    after all this time,
[18:24] Diablo
    doesn't mean someone with my poor social*
    skills will become very useful to others.
[18:29] Diablo
    So then, why...
[18:36] Galluk
    Hey, Demon!
[18:38] Galluk
    You're that guy from this afternoon!
[18:41] Diablo
    You're Celes's...
[18:43] Galluk
    We can't stand by and watch you
    wander around this late at night.
[18:46] Galluk
    Demihumans are savages, after all!
[18:51] Galluk
    What? Running away?
[18:54] Diablo
    I told you not to speak to me lightly.
[18:57] Diablo
    I have no time for plebeians.
[19:00] Galluk
    Hold it!
[19:05] Galluk
    I'm no plebeian. I'm Galluk!
[19:08] Galluk
    I won't overlook your rude attitude!
[19:10] Diablo
    You would preach manners while
    throwing liquor bottles at someone?
[19:15] Galluk
    I'm close to the head of the
    Mage's Association in rank!
[19:19] Galluk
    I'm not trash like you,
    who isn't useful to anyone!
[19:28] Galluk
    I didn't like you from the
    moment I laid eyes on you.
[19:41] Galluk
    This is the end of your rude attitude!
[19:44] Galluk
    After this, you'll be begging for your life!
[19:48] Galluk
    It's the most powerful Summon,
[19:49] ---
    able to burn everything to death!
[19:52] Galluk
    Come forth, Salamander!
[19:58] Mage
    Galluk! You're using a Summon in the city?!
[20:01] Galluk
    Shut up!
[20:02] Galluk
    This is a level 30 Salamander!
[20:06] Galluk
    If you apologize now, I'll let
    you off with a few burns...
[20:09] Galluk
    Though it might be too
    powerful and kill you anyway!
[20:13] Diablo
    Really? You're kidding...
[20:16] Diablo
    Level 30?
[20:19] Diablo
    That's so weak, though.
[20:30] Mage
    Y-You've done it now!
[20:32] Galluk
    Shut up! This is punishment!
[20:35] Diablo
    That's it?
[20:39] Diablo
    I guess that's all a level 30 could do.
[20:42] Galluk
    Wha?!
[20:43] Galluk
    K-Kill him, Salamander!
[20:52] Galluk
    Kill him, kill him, kill him!
[20:54] Galluk
    Kill that insolent good-for-nothing!
[20:57] Diablo
    Let me tell you something.
[21:00] Diablo
    I'm level 150.
[21:03] Galluk
    O-One hundred and fifty?!
[21:06] Galluk
    No way!
[21:07] Galluk
    No one like that...
[21:08] Galluk
    No one like that can exist!
[21:12] Galluk
    Kill him!
[21:14] Diablo
    Explosion!
[21:23] Diablo
    Don't expect mercy from me.
[21:37] Galluk
    Wh-What?!
[21:40] Galluk
    This...
[21:42] Galluk
    This is impossible!
[21:46] Diablo
    I thought I held back quite a bit.
[21:48] Diablo
    I guess my strength is the same as Diablo's.
[21:52] Diablo
    So the power I amassed by immersing
    myself in the game is now my power.
[22:01] Galluk
    You're just a demihuman...
[22:02] Galluk
    You're useless trash.
[22:04] Galluk
    How could this be?
[22:06] Galluk
    What in the world are you?!
[22:09] Diablo
    My name is Diablo!
[22:11] Diablo
    I am a Demon Lord from another world!
[23:30] Rem
    Once you finish registering as an adventurer,
    you'll be able to take on quests.
[23:34] Sylvie
    I look forward to working
    with you, Diablo-san.
[23:36] Man
    Remove that collar from Shera-sama's neck!
SIGN    Episode Two
    The Strongest Newcomer
[23:38] All
    Diablo!