E4 - The Labyrinth of Bonds

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[00:07] Vilma
    If you bring me the Sword of Bonds,
    I'll pay a fine price for it.
[00:11] (Flashback) Nick
    And if we can't find it?
[00:13] (Flashback) Vilma
    30,000 dinah per excursion.
[00:18] (Flashback) Zem
    For a beginner-level labyrinth?
[00:20] (Flashback) Tiana
    That's quite the offer.
[00:22] (Flashback) Nick
    And if we do find this "Sword of Bonds",
[00:25] (Flashback) Nick
    I don't want you claiming
[00:26] (Flashback) Nick
    it's in bad condition, or we got
    the wrong one, or something.
[00:29] (Flashback) Nick
    Let's make this more specific.
[00:33] (Flashback) Vilma
    You're so suspicious.
[00:35] (Flashback) Nick
    First, a map and a list
    of monsters in the area.
[00:38] (Flashback) Nick
    You tell us all the places that
    have already been searched.
[00:40] (Flashback) Nick
    Give us details on the sword, too.
[00:41] (Flashback) Nick
    And guarantee us a minimum
    price regardless of condition.
[00:44] (Flashback) Nick
    And we need that all in writing.
[00:59] Zem
    So we're looking for a sword
    that amplifies a party's power
[01:03] Zem
    based on the bonds between them.
[01:06] Zem
    It's ironic, isn't it?
[01:07] Tiana
    I think it's perfect for us.
[01:09] Curran
    That's right. We're trusting
    each other more and more!
[01:12] Zem
    That's good to hear.
[01:29] Zem
    Automatic lighting, a corridor
    built with everything at almost
[01:32] Zem
    obsessive-compulsive levels
    of regular spacing.
[01:34] Zem
    What kind of civilization was this?
[01:37] Tiana
    Even the monsters are artificial.
[01:41] Nick
    There might be secret passages.
    Let's keep an eye out.
[01:44] Tiana
    Yeah.
[01:45] Curran
    True.
[01:50] Sword of Bonds
    New adventurers? I wonder if they
    can make it all the way here.
SIGN    Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't
    Believe in Humanity Will Save the World
SIGN    Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't
    Believe in Humanity Will Save the World
SIGN    "The Labyrinth of Bonds"
SIGN    "The Labyrinth of Bonds"
SIGN    "The Labyrinth of Bonds"
SIGN    "The Labyrinth of Bonds"
SIGN    "The Labyrinth of Bonds"
SIGN    "The Labyrinth of Bonds"
SIGN    "The Labyrinth of Bonds"
SIGN    "The Labyrinth of Bonds"
[03:36] Zem
    Now we go straight ahead for a bit.
[03:38] Nick
    Roger.
[03:45] Nick
    Hold up.
[03:48] Nick
    What's that?
[03:51] Zem
    There're lamps at dead ends,
    just like our information said.
[03:54] Nick
    No, didn't the documents we
    got say the lamps were red?
[03:59] Zem
    True.
[04:02] Tiana
    Wait!
[04:03] Nick
    Our mission is to explore.
[04:06] Nick
    We should be thorough.
[04:08] Nick
    And also...
[04:10] Zem
    You smell money?
[04:13] Nick
    That's part of it, but this is weird, isn't it?
[04:16] Curran
    Nick!
[04:17] Zem
    Nick!
[04:18] Tiana
    That was just supposed to be a wall!
[04:24] Sword of Bonds
    Now, here's where you're
    going to run into problems.
[04:33] Tiana
    Are we supposed to find it inside all these?
[04:36] Nick
    No.
[04:43] Nick
    It's that one.
[04:44] Zem
    Nick?
[04:51] Nick
    This way.
[04:57] Tiana
    Wait.
[04:58] Tiana
    Detect Magic.
[05:06] Tiana
    There's no magic within a
    one-kilometer radius at a minimum.
[05:11] Tiana
    I'm not sure if that means it's safe,
    or if somebody is blocking the search.
[05:21] Nick
    So we'll have to find out who
    "someone" is and report that, too.
[05:27] Curran
    I-Is that it?
[05:34] Sword of Bonds
    Adventurers!
[05:35] Nick
    What?
[05:37] Sword of Bonds
    You've overcome great trials
    to reach this corridor.
[05:43] Sword of Bonds
    You are worthy of possessing my power!
[05:43] Nick
    Is this what's talking?
[05:46] Tiana
    Is this the Sword of Bonds?
[05:46] Sword of Bonds
    Be your foe man, beast, angel, or devil,
    this power will lead you to a glorious...
[05:48] Nick
    I don't think so.
[05:50] Sword of Bonds
    Yes, a glorious victory!
[05:50] Zem
    I don't see an actual blade.
[05:52] Curran
    Think it's broken?
[05:53] Sword of Bonds
    You're listening, aren't you?!
[05:55] Tiana
    Hey, you think this is a magic sword?
[05:58] Nick
    A magic sword?
[06:00] Nick
    I don't know what good it'll
    do without a blade, though.
[06:03] Curran
    It's broken.
[06:04] Tiana
    With some of these, the wielder's
    magic actually forms the blade.
[06:08] Zem
    Is that how this one works?
[06:10] Curran
    It's broken.
[06:11] Sword of Bonds
    Who do you think I am?
[06:14] Nick
    No idea.
[06:15] Nick
    We're busy looking for the Sword of Bonds.
[06:18] Nick
    We don't have time to learn
    the names of broken swords...
[06:20] Sword of Bonds
    I am the legendary Sword
    of Bonds which you seek.
[06:26] Sword of Bonds
    I am the finest masterpiece
    of the Terane Magic Armory...
[06:29] Nick
    The hell you are.
[06:31] Sword of Bonds
    What?
[06:32] Curran
    We weren't looking for any broken swords!
[06:34] Tiana
    We don't know for sure that it's broken.
[06:35] Sword of Bonds
    I am not broken!
[06:37] Zem
    Guys, let's listen to the nice old man...
[06:41] Sword of Bonds
    How dare you call me a "nice old man"?!
[06:44] Zem
    I was trying to help you!
[06:46] Tiana
    Zem, calm down.
[06:48] Zem
    Sorry, I was just caught off guard by
    a sword talking like it was normal.
[06:52] Sword of Bonds
    I am a proud sacred blade! I only help
    those who value justice and friendship.
[06:58] Sword of Bonds
    I am the Terane Magic Armory's
    greatest masterpiece.
[07:02] Sword of Bonds
    The Angel-Class Psychic Weapon.
    Product Name: The Sword of Bonds.
[07:06] Zem
    Product Name?
[07:08] Sword of Bonds
    That was also the project name.
[07:09] Nick
    Cool. Very cool.
[07:11] Nick
    Now, don't make a fuss. We promise not
    to drop you before you're in the bag.
[07:14] Sword of Bonds
    You're not going to equip me?
[07:16] Nick
    I only use short swords.
[07:18] Sword of Bonds
    How about the Dragonian girl?
[07:20] Curran
    I only use my Dragonbone Sword.
[07:23] Sword of Bonds
    You didn't come here in search of me?
[07:25] Nick
    Sure we did.
[07:28] Sword of Bonds
    Then shouldn't you be rejoicing?
[07:31] Sword of Bonds
    Wait, what are you going to do with me?
[07:34] Nick
    What else?
[07:37] All
    Sell you.
[07:41] Sword of Bonds
    No!
[07:44] Curran
    The contract says we only get
    half the money if it's busted.
[07:47] Sword of Bonds
    Wait! I don't want to end up
    in some warehouse somewhere!
[07:50] Sword of Bonds
    Do you have any idea how many years
[07:52] Sword of Bonds
    I've wasted after being deceived
    by those liars at the guild?
[07:55] Tiana
    "Liars"? "Deceived"? What do you mean?
[07:59] Sword of Bonds
    The guild sealed me in a labyrinth,
[08:01] Sword of Bonds
    saying it would help me find
    someone worthy to wield me.
[08:05] Sword of Bonds
    But I waited and waited, and nobody came.
[08:09] Sword of Bonds
    And do you know why?
[08:10] Sword of Bonds
    Because they never intended
    to let anyone have me.
[08:17] Nick
    I'm sympathetic, sure,
    but we've got bills to pay.
[08:21] Sword of Bonds
    Yes, if you sell me, you'll get
    enough money to last ten lifetimes.
[08:25] Sword of Bonds
    But if I travel with you, I can
    provide you with unparalleled power!
[08:31] Tiana
    If we've got all that money,
    we won't need to adventure, right?
[08:37] Sword of Bonds
    I want to apologize for something.
[08:41] Sword of Bonds
    The Guardian system has been activated.
[08:44] Nick
    I don't speak Ancient. What does that mean?
[08:47] Sword of Bonds
    In other words, my guardian has awakened.
[08:52] Sword of Bonds
    You won't be able to leave this hall
    without defeating the Amalgam Golem.
[08:57] Nick
    Amalgam Golem?
[09:20] Tiana
    Icicle Dance!
[09:25] Curran
    It's working!
[09:29] Sword of Bonds
    Wait, Dragonian girl!
[09:36] Nick
    Something's wrong!
[09:37] Nick
    Get away, Curran!
[09:51] Nick
    Curran!
[09:54] Nick
    Crap. If we're not careful,
    the Survivors are all going to die here,
[09:58] Nick
    in a beginner labyrinth!
[10:03] Nick
    Retreat! Head for the exit!
[10:05] Nick
    Hurry!
[10:13] Nick
    Damn it! Nothing's working!
[10:16] Nick
    But while I'm attacking it,
    it's focusing on me.
[10:19] Nick
    I have to let everybody get away
    while it's coming after me.
[10:23] Sword of Bonds
    Its body is comprised of nanomachines.
[10:26] Sword of Bonds
    Ranged or sharp weapons won't touch it.
[10:29] Nick
    Which means?
[10:30] Sword of Bonds
    Use me as your blade!
[10:32] Sword of Bonds
    You can do what you want with me
    after you make it out of here.
[10:36] Sword of Bonds
    This is my first and last
    request, as a weapon.
[10:40] Nick
    I can't promise what happens
    to you after we leave.
[10:42] Sword of Bonds
    Then the contract is made.
[10:50] Tiana
    Ice Spear!
[10:54] Tiana
    It's no good! It's not even budging!
[10:56] Tiana
    Magic and physical attacks aren't working!
[11:00] Sword of Bonds
    Hmm...
[11:02] Tiana
    That's...
[11:03] Zem
    The power of the sacred blade.
[11:05] Curran
    It wasn't broken?
[11:06] Sword of Bonds
    That girl will do nicely.
[11:08] Sword of Bonds
    Nick, was it? Envision her in your
    mind and shout this word: "Union"!
[11:15] Nick
    Envision Curran?
[11:18] Sword of Bonds
    Just do it! "Union"!
[11:21] Nick
    Union, right?
[11:24] Nick
    Okay.
[11:26] Nick
    Union!
[11:30] Nick
    Huh?
[11:32] Nick
    You tricked me, you old bastard!
[11:34] Sword of Bonds
    That's strange.
[11:36] Sword of Bonds
    You met the conditions to use it!
[11:40] Nick
    It's working?
[11:41] Sword of Bonds
    Even my blade can't kill it!
[11:44] Sword of Bonds
    Below you!
[11:47] Nick
    What is this thing?!
[11:54] All
    Nick!
[11:58] Zem
    We'll have to deal with it ourselves.
[12:01] Curran
    But our attacks don't work.
[12:04] Tiana
    What about this?
[12:06] Tiana
    Freezing!
[12:16] Curran
    It stopped.
[12:17] Tiana
    I tried freezing it, instead of attacking it.
[12:20] Tiana
    Curran, go get Nick!
[12:22] Curran
    Okay!
[12:30] Tiana
    It's trying to get free by discarding
    the parts of itself that froze?
[12:45] Zem
    Quick Heal!
[12:46] Tiana
    Freezing!
[12:48] Tiana
    We can't do anything more than buy time.
[12:51] Tiana
    But we have to do it anyway!
[12:56] Zem
    Let's show them what a
    pair of casters can do!
[13:14] Nick
    I guess I broke a few bones, huh?
[13:17] Nick
    Unyielding Fortress's duration ran out, too.
[13:19] Curran
    Nick, where are you?!
[13:22] Nick
    Curran! Are you guys okay up there?
[13:25] Curran
    The two of them are buying time!
[13:28] Nick
    If we lose one more person, we're finished.
[13:30] Nick
    Take them and run!
[13:33] Nick
    We need to get out of here!
[13:35] Nick
    Getting as many people back alive as
    possible is what the Survivors do!
[13:39] Curran
    Not "as many people as possible".
[13:41] Curran
    We all go back together!
[13:42] Nick
    You can't survive if you keep
    hoping for the impossible!
[13:45] Curran
    We're all going back together!
[13:53] Nick
    I'm sorry...
[14:02] Nick
    for breaking your pendant...
[14:06] Curran
    I told you...
[14:07] Nick
    You said not to worry about it,
    but it was important to you, wasn't it?
[14:13] Curran
    My last party leader gave it to me.
[14:17] Curran
    I wanted to throw it away,
    but I just couldn't do it.
[14:22] Curran
    I was never able to believe it...
[14:25] Curran
    That I was tricked,
    that they left me to die...
[14:30] Curran
    I never could believe it...
[14:35] Curran
    I kept hoping that one day I'd wake up
    and Calios would be there like always,
[14:38] Curran
    and that we'd go back to
    adventuring like we always did.
[14:45] Curran
    Seeing the pendant made me
    want to believe in Calios,
[14:49] Curran
    even if I knew I was just
    running away from reality.
[14:54] Curran
    I knew it, but I couldn't
    forget my days with Calios.
[15:00] Curran
    I chose to spend my time with my memories,
    instead of with the people around me.
[15:04] Curran
    It was...
[15:06] Curran
    It was so much fun!
[15:11] Curran
    So when the pendant broke that day...
[15:16] Curran
    it wasn't a bad thing for me at all.
[15:20] Nick
    Curran.
[15:22] Curran
    It wasn't a bad thing at all.
[15:35] Sword of Bonds
    Nick, say the word again.
[15:44] Tiana
    Freezing!
[15:47] Zem
    Unyielding Fortress! Quick Heal!
[15:49] Zem
    Unyielding Fortress! Unyielding Fortress!
[15:52] Tiana
    That's enough, Zem.
[15:53] Zem
    But... But...
[15:55] Tiana
    Use the rest of your spells
    when Nick gets back.
[15:59] Tiana
    I'm done for.
[16:01] Zem
    But... But...!
[16:05] Zem
    This can't... This can't be how it ends!
[16:08] Tiana
    We did great, didn't we?
[16:11] Tiana
    We did all this without Nick and Curran.
[16:18] Tiana
    Don't you dare smirk at us!
[16:40] Sword of Bonds
    He has a core that controls his movements.
[16:43] Sword of Bonds
    The core moves at random
    throughout its liquid metal body,
[16:47] Sword of Bonds
    keeping it perfectly safe at all times!
[17:00] Sword of Bonds
    But the lesson here is this: nothing
    can save you from ultimate power.
[17:22] Zem
    Nick!
[17:23] Tiana
    Curran!
[17:34] Nick
    Ignition!
[17:37] Vilma
    An aura blade, just like we were told.
[17:43] Curran
    Wow, it looks just like the real thing!
[17:45] Tiana
    I think you meant to say that the
    real thing looks so incredible!
[17:50] Curran
    That's right!
[17:51] Curran
    It looks just as incredible
    as the real thing!
[17:53] Kizuna
    It's nothing impressive.
[17:55] Zem
    Very true!
[17:56] Zem
    Though if you keep saying "real thing",
[17:58] Zem
    someone might start wondering if there
    was a fake out there somewhere!
[18:00] Zem
    What a wonderful sacred blade!
[18:01] Zem
    It's such a shame we have to let go of it.
[18:03] Kizuna
    It's nothing impressive, at all.
[18:05] Vilma
    It's not as powerful as we'd
    thought, but I guess it is old.
[18:09] Kizuna
    It's nowhere as strong as me.
[18:14] Vilma
    Very well. We'll pay the agreed upon amount.
[18:17] Nick
    Good. It would suck if we got lied to.
[18:22] Vilma
    So?
[18:28] Vilma
    Who's the boy...? girl...? who's been
    standing there this whole time?
[18:31] Vilma
    A new member of the Survivors?
[18:33] Kizuna
    Indeed! I am Kizuna!
[18:35] Vilma
    How peculiar. Doesn't that just mean
    "Bonds", same as the sword?
[18:39] Vilma
    Well, good luck, I guess.
[18:41] Kizuna
    Of course! Leave it to me!
[18:44] Tiana
    We were lucky that there was that
    stock of mass-produced copies.
[18:49] Kizuna
    Those guys at the guild were easy to fool!
[18:52] Nick
    Didn't you say something about
    valuing justice and friendship?
[18:55] Kizuna
    Saving somebody's life sounds like
    friendship and justice to me.
[19:00] Nick
    "Life"? You're a sword.
[19:02] Kizuna
    I'm a sword and a person!
[19:04] Kizuna
    I've got a parallelization function!
[19:07] Zem
    A function that lets a sacred
    blade take human form.
[19:10] Curran
    I still don't really
    understand how it works.
[19:13] Zem
    I was scared for a second
    when you said your name.
[19:17] Kizuna
    Why?
[19:18] Nick
    'Cause people will figure it out!
[19:21] Kizuna
    Well, I can't help it.
[19:23] Tiana
    Sentient magic items have a lot of
    their power tied to their names.
[19:27] Nick
    They do?
[19:28] Tiana
    For instance, if we named it "Mop" it
    might gain the power to clean our rooms.
[19:33] Nick
    That's pretty simplistic.
[19:36] Nick
    Here's our pay for this job!
[19:47] Tiana
    We've finally got money
    to spend on our hobbies!
[19:51] Zem
    Until now it's all gone to rent and bills!
[19:54] Curran
    It's been so long.
[19:58] Nick
    Let's go, then.
[20:00] Kizuna
    You going to the tavern?
[20:02] Nick
    We're a little different when
    it comes to that, actually.
[20:05] Nick
    Survivors Rule #1!
[20:08] All
    No interfering with other peoples' hobbies!
[20:10] Kizuna
    What?
[20:12] Nick
    We all have something we must protect.
[20:14] Nick
    A forbidden holy ground where
    no one else may tread.
[20:18] Kizuna
    O-Oh! I don't understand,
    but that sounds very important!
[20:23] Nick
    So we're going to take some time off.
[20:26] Nick
    What will you do?
[20:28] Nick
    I'm going to an idol concert.
[20:29] Nick
    If you want to come,
    you have to come in blade mode.
[20:33] Kizuna
    How boring!
[20:35] Kizuna
    I'll read a book or something, then.
[20:38] Nick
    Sure.
[20:43] Kizuna
    You're not going?
[20:45] Tiana
    There's still time until the race starts.
[20:47] Tiana
    Want to come with me?
[20:49] Kizuna
    Really?
[20:52] Kizuna
    It's uh... forbidden ground, right?
[20:55] Tiana
    You can come, but no complaining
    about how I use my money!
[21:01] Kizuna
    Okay!
[21:02] Kizuna
    I'm a member of the
    Survivors, too, after all!
[21:21] Tiana
    Hey, Kizuna.
[21:23] Kizuna
    What?
[21:25] Tiana
    You waited hundreds of years
    for us to come, right?
[21:30] Kizuna
    Oh, that's right.
[21:32] Kizuna
    I waited hundreds, no, thousands of
    years, for someone to come use me!
[21:37] Tiana
    I see.
[21:43] Tiana
    You really hung in there, right?
[21:46] Kizuna
    Don't treat me like a kid!
[21:49] Tiana
    You're a good kid.
[21:51] Kizuna
    Hey, don't make fun of me!
[21:53] Kizuna
    I'll slice you in two!
[21:55] Tiana
    Don't you dare, Mop!
[21:57] Kizuna
    I'll clean your clock, damn it!
[22:01] Tiana
    Oh, no! He'll wipe the floor with me!
[22:01] Kizuna
    I'm not a mop!
[22:03] Old Man Kizuna
    This was where it started.
[22:05] Old Man Kizuna
    Their, no, our
    true adventure... started here...
[22:13] Old Man Kizuna
    Looking back, it all started here...
SIGN    Next time:
    "A Meeting with the Iron Tigers."
[23:34] Sword of Bonds
    "A Meeting with the Iron Tigers."