E11 - Alba Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:15] Haga     Gaydle murdered the fighters     from his village and then fled. [00:20] Haga     We chased him and caught up to him     in a cave missing textures on its walls. [00:26] Haga     There we found Yamanaka, who was     standing stock-still for some reason. [00:30] Haga     It seemed like Tesla-san was able     to communicate with him, [00:34] Haga     but Gaydle flew into a rage     and attacked her. [00:37] Haga     He's gone completely out of control. [00:40] Haga     Not even a shot from the skull     cannon was able to stop him. [00:48] Haga     I need to make bug reports.     One for Yamanaka losing input. [00:52] Haga     One for the untextured walls. [00:56] Haga     I don't think they're related, though. [00:59] Haga     As for Gaydle... [01:01] Amano     Hey, Haga. Do we head back to Bayle? [01:04] Haga     Y-Yeah, but we need     to warn the villagers first. [01:08] Amano     Warn them? [01:09] Akira     Is there any point? [01:11] Haga     I don't know. [01:13] Haga     But we have to try! [02:56] Sign     Alba [02:56] Sign     Alba [02:57] Haga     Please, everyone! You have to run! [03:00] Man     There's no way! [03:01] Man     We'd rather fight to the death     than flee our village! [03:04] Haga     Don't say that... [03:06] Haga     You can always come back later! [03:08] Akira     Haga-chan, mountain fighters     are forever bound to their lands. [03:12] Akira     You'll never convince them. [03:13] Haga     But... [03:14] Amano     We have to go, Haga. [03:39] Gaydle     What do I do? What am I supposed to do?! [03:44] Gaydle     Everyone! [03:56] Haga     Invisibility? Nice thinking, Amano-san! [03:59] Haga     And Akira-san... [04:02] Haga     Not good. She hasn't fully recovered. [04:20] Haga     Please stop this, Gaydle-san! [04:24] Gaydle     Don't get in my way! [04:35] Haga     I'm... probably screwed... [04:48] (Flashback) Yamanaka     That's not how it works, Gaydle. [04:51] (Flashback) Yamanaka     The strong have to protect people. [04:56] Gaydle     What am I doing? [05:05] Gaydle     I'm acting just like the giants. [05:15] Gaydle     What have I done to the people of the village? [05:20] Gaydle     And to Nikola-san, Haga-san,      and their friends? [05:23] Gaydle     I've hurt them so much. [05:28] Haga     Gaydle-san, I don't know how long it'll take,     but can you hang in there and let me help you? [05:34] Haga     I'm sure I can come up with something. [05:38] Haga     Just stay in the cave for a while... [05:42] Gaydle     Haga-san... [05:45] Gaydle     I think I was having a nightmare. [05:50] Gaydle     It was all a dream. [05:53] Gaydle     There's no way I could ever get     strong enough to do all this. [05:59] Amano     I don't know what's going on,     but did he persuade him? [06:02] Amano     Nice going, Haga. [06:10] Gaydle     Even if I'm big, I'm still a crybaby. [06:13] Gaydle     I'm so embarrassed. [06:20] Gaydle     Gaydle-san! [06:22] Gaydle     Huh? [06:33] Akira     That's enough, I think. [06:36] Gaydle     Yamanaka-sama... [06:45] Haga     Akira-san, did you just use      the "kill" console command?! [06:50] Akira     Yup. [06:52] Haga     He'd almost come back to his senses!     We could've talked him down! [06:56] Akira     For now, sure. [06:58] Akira     But you don't know what he'd do in the future. [07:01] Haga     I can't believe you used debug mode! [07:04] Akira     This was my first time doing it against an NPC, [07:08] Akira     but it was clear which path     posed the lesser risk. [07:11] Akira     Our lives are our top priority. [07:15] Haga     No! I've seen possibilities worse than death! [07:20] Haga     Don't touch debug mode! [07:21] Akira     Gaydle's dead now and we're still alive.      That's all that matters, isn't it? [07:25] Haga     No, you're wrong! You can't do that! [07:29] Akira     Haga-chan, I'm getting tired of you. [07:32] Akira     If you're going to keep blathering,     I'll have to resort to this. [07:36] Akira     You follow? [07:38] Amano     Wait, whoa. What are those two idiots doing? [07:43] Akira     Incoming! [07:44] Amano     This is bad. Haga! Giants! [07:47] Amano     Giants are attacking! [07:54] Haga     Now, of all times? [07:56] Haga     Akira-san and I are both exhausted. [08:05] Akira     Haga-chan, temporary truce. [08:08] Amano     Let's get out of here! [08:10] Haga     Nikola-san is still... [08:13] Haga     But this is all we can do for now! [08:44] Haga     What are we even doing? [08:48] Haga     Our job is just to observe and report. [08:52] Haga     But we've meddled in so many lives...     We've even killed people. [08:56] Haga     Yet when it matters, we can't do anything. [09:00] Akira     You're exaggerating. [09:02] Akira     They were all NPCs. [09:04] Haga     I know, but... [09:07] Amano     I guess what I did to Luu...     Yeah, it was no different. [09:14] Amano     But we're just debuggers. [09:17] Amano     Nothing more, nothing less. [09:22] Amano     Anyway, about Nikola... [09:25] Amano     She still hasn't woken up. [09:27] Amano     We don't have any medicine, so I think     we need to take her to a temple. [09:31] Haga     Yeah. I've been worried about that, too. [09:34] Haga     She's breathing, but... [09:38] Akira     Let's push through the rest of this country     as fast as we can and make for Sai. [09:41] Amano     That's where your friends are, right? [09:44] Akira     Yes, in the capital city of Mazuna. [09:47] Akira     The high priest there is amazing. [09:49] Akira     We could ask him to heal her. [09:52] Akira     Don't tell me you're thinking about how     you're not finished debugging here yet. [09:58] Akira     Nikola-chan's life is      more important, isn't it? [10:02] Haga     You're right. [10:14] Haga     Let's make for Sai. [10:20] Sign      Mountain People          The people of the Stamao Mountains live alongside     the mountain gods. They will never leave their lands,     choosing instead to fight against invasion to the death. [10:25] Sign     Principality of Sai          A small nation ruled by Duke Yaima. Its "Lost Forest"      covers most of the nation, which is dotted with lord elf     villages that engage in regular trade with humans. [10:30] Sign     One     Month     Later [10:37] Haga     Is this really Sai? [10:40] Sign     ...created during ancient times, and remnants of an      ancient civilization can still be found along the paths.          Principality of Sai     Most of its territory is almost entirely covered in forest.     The capital city of Mazuna is protected by high walls     and is home to Mazuna Temple. [10:40] Haga     The documentation says the country's      "almost entirely covered in forest." [10:47] Haga     Is this a bug? [10:49] Amano     You never change. [10:51] Akira     The power balance between     the elementals is broken here. [10:55] Akira     It hasn't been green for a long time. [10:58] Haga     I see. [10:59] Haga     The story does mention disasters     are happening all over the world. [11:02] Amano     Maybe fixing this is the     main quest for the area. [11:06] Akira     Besides that... [11:08] Akira     Why has a ten-day walk      taken us an entire month?! [11:11] Akira     Why were you debugging the whole way?! [11:12] Sign     Tons of bug     report sheets [11:12] Haga     You're asking that now? [11:14] Akira     Nikola-chan's our top priority, right?! [11:16] Akira     I keep telling you that, and you won't listen! [11:18] Akira     What's wrong with you?! [11:19] Haga     I-I mean, you're totally right. [11:23] Haga     But at least she's been eating. [11:27] Akira     That doesn't excuse a      month of lollygagging! [11:28] Akira     Stop messing around! [11:30] Haga     I'm sorry. [11:33] Amano     Good grief. [11:36] Akira     Once we're over this hill,     we'll reach Mazuna. [11:39] Amano     At long last. [11:42] Haga     What's wrong? [11:44] Amano     I hear something. Footsteps? [11:53] Haga     The city's surrounded. [11:55] Amano     We can't get inside like this. [11:58] Akira     It's fine. [11:59] Akira     This is just "The Rebel Army,"     a sidequest for the city. [12:02] Haga     Akira-san! Wait! [12:04] Haga     That's dangerous! Akira-san! [12:10] Soldiers     Who are you?! [12:12] Soldiers     Must be a servant of the king! [12:13] Haga     Amano-san, you stay here with Nikola-san. [12:16] Haga     Jeez, I swear... [12:32] Amano     What? [13:00] Amano     That's "Squash," a spell only the     highest-ranking priests can use! [13:04] Amano     And they have to invoke a miracle     from their god to cast it! [13:14] Akira     See? All cleaned up. [13:38] Akane     I knew it was you, Akira! [13:41] Akane     Akira! [13:42] Akira     Ren! Akane! [13:45] Haga     Those must be Akira-san's friends. [14:02] Akira     Come on. Hurry up, you two. [14:05] Haga/Amano     R-Right. [14:11] Ren     I see. [14:12] Ren     A modified NPC, was it? [14:14] Ren     I'm sure that was difficult. [14:16] Ren     But you all made it here because     you did what you believed was right. [14:19] Sign     Entermation, Inc.     Ren Mizoguchi [14:22] Ren     No crying over spilled milk. [14:23] Akane     Even if Akira is a little short-tempered. [14:23] Sign     Entermation, Inc.     Akane Miyazaki [14:28] Akira     I mean, I do think I went a little too far. [14:33] Ren     We've been receiving regular     reports from Akira. [14:36] Ren     So I know just how much you've been through. [14:42] Ren     You... [14:45] Ren     You did great! [14:47] Haga     Wh-Wh-Wh-Whoa, there! [14:48] Akane     You did great too, Amano! [14:55] Ren     Just thinking of how hard you've worked... [14:58] Akira     It brings me to tears! [14:59] Amano     Birds of a feather with Akira for sure. [15:04] Ren     And this young lady, too! [15:05] Haga     U-Uh, um, now's not a good time! [15:09] Ren     I see. [15:11] Ren     She's the one who ate the debugger stone. [15:14] Akira     Yeah. [15:15] Akira     I was hoping she could explain     that when she woke up. [15:19] Akira     But she's been asleep all this time. [15:21] Ren     Let's have our leader, Alba-sama,     take a look at her. [15:26] Haga     Your leader? [15:28] Ren     I'm sure you yourselves have felt... [15:32] Ren     the despair of realizing you couldn't log out. [15:35] Ren     A terror with no release. [15:37] Ren     It was Alba-sama who came to us when it     struck and gave us a goal to strive for. [15:43] Ren     Even now, he protects us with     miraculous powers like Squash. [15:50] Haga     Is he an NPC? [15:52] Akira     He's really amazing! [15:55] Akira     He's not here right now,     but he'll be back soon. [15:58] Haga     I see. [15:59] Akane     You two look super tired. [16:03] Haga     Oh, do we? [16:06] Ren     Haga-san. [16:07] Ren     We're always thinking of ways to      reduce stress, like hugging and kissing. [16:15] Ren     I can't promise it will do much, [16:17] Ren     but there's an ancient ritual in this     country that you might try. [16:26] Ren     Write down your worries and      anything you wish to forget. [16:30] Ren     Then place the paper in this dish. [16:32] Haga     Okay. [16:33] Akira     I haven't done this in ages. [16:35] Akira     Maybe I'll do it, too. [16:36] Akane     Me, too! [16:40] Sign     ...bothered by the fact that I haven't     found any game-freezing bugs...     ...want to find more... [16:40] Amano     "I'm bothered by the fact that I haven't     found any game-freezing bugs. [16:44] Amano     I want to find more important issues." [16:48] Ren     Include your name too, if you would. [16:50] Haga     Oh, sure. [16:52] Sign     Makoto [16:58] Ren     Now... [17:00] Ren     Great Mardel, who rules over     destruction and rebirth, [17:04] Ren     take hold of that which pains them. [17:15] Akane     Doing this once in a while sure feels great. [17:30] Ren     They've been purified. [17:31] Ren     How do you feel? [17:32] Haga     I do feel a little better somehow. [17:36] Haga     It's like I've been running     at full speed for so long. [17:40] Ren     Truly, you've worked so very hard. [17:42] Ren     Please get some rest. [17:52] Amano     I've never used such a      big bath in this game. [17:56] Haga     This country is wonderful. [17:59] Amano     Got that right. [18:01] Amano     They were really laying it on with you. [18:04] (Flashback) Ren     What? You made all these bug reports yourself? [18:06] (Flashback) Girl     Wow! [18:09] Haga     We're going to start swapping intel tomorrow. [18:12] Haga     They said they want to do a study group. [18:14] Amano     Good for you. I'm not going. [18:22] Akira     Want me to wash your back? [18:28] Akane     Men and women share      all the baths in this country. [18:34] Akira     Haga-chan, it's true that I was     investigating other countries [18:38] Akira     because Ren and Alba-sama asked me to. [18:40] Akira     But I was genuinely impressed with     how seriously you take your work. [18:44] Akira     You don't see that every day. [18:46] Haga     Th-Thank you... [18:49] Haga     What are you going to do now, Akira-san? [18:52] Haga     Will you be staying here? [18:55] Akira     Traveling around is fun, and there are      still weird debuggers out there. [19:00] Akira     What are you going to do? [19:01] Akira     Keep traveling with Nikola-chan? [19:03] Haga     Yeah. Well, while debugging. [19:06] Akira     Of course. That's just who you are. [19:10] Akane     Hey, do you two want some fruit milk      when we get out of the bath? [19:15] Haga     You have that?! [19:16] Akane     Coffee milk, too! [19:19] Amano     Wow! [19:21] Haga     This is the best country ever! [19:23] Akira     Right? [19:25] Akira     There's so much here that     you can't get elsewhere! [19:35] Alba     Akira, are these the ones     who want salvation from me? [19:40] Akira     Yes, that is correct. [19:43] Akira     The girl they travel with     has not awoken in weeks. [19:46] Akira     They ask that you look at her, Alba-sama. [19:51] Haga     This kid's their leader? [19:59] Haga     This is Nikola-san. [20:01] Haga     She's been asleep for a month. [20:03] Haga     She eats, but... [20:16] Alba     It appears she was quite badly injured. [20:23] Alba     Th-This girl is... [20:25] Haga     I-Is something wrong? [20:28] Alba     No... [20:29] Alba     I'm going to try. [20:46] Haga     N-Nikola-san! [21:02] Ren     Alba-sama! Are you okay?! [21:04] Alba     That hurt, damn it! [21:06] Ren     Akane! Call the guards! [21:08] Akane     On it! [21:12] Alba     Wait, Ren! Don't! [21:14] Ren     But... [21:15] Nikola     What do you think you're doing, Alba? [21:18] Alba     This is why I wasn't sure if      I should wake you up, Big Sis Tesla! [21:23] Amano     "B-Big Sis"? [21:26] Haga     Are you telling me Alba-sama is... [21:29] Nikola     Yes, we are both meta AIs     that control this game. [21:34] Akira     Meta AIs? [21:37] Haga     Tesla, I thought you were the only one... [21:42] Nikola     In order to keep each country     in this game distinct, [21:46] Nikola     they each have their own meta AI [21:49] Nikola     which governs its nation     under different principles. [21:54] Amano     I see. [21:55] Amano     So there are five meta AIs, huh? [21:58] Amano     Like five siblings. [21:59] Nikola     We have regular meetings, naturally. [22:04] Nikola     Now, Alba.... [22:06] Nikola     Do you think you're a king?     What are you doing here? [22:11] Nikola     Calling down Squash? [22:14] Nikola     Are you trying to use these     debuggers to rule your country? [22:17] Nikola     At our last meeting, we all decided     debugging was our top priority! [22:23] Nikola     What are you planning? [22:25] Nikola     Let's hear it, Alba.