E2 - Haga Makoto

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[00:15] Haga
    King's Seeker Online
    is a full immersion VR game.
[00:20] Haga**
    We logged in as QA testers,
    tasked with checking it for bugs.
[00:25] Haga
    But for some reason, we couldn't log out.
    That was a year ago now.
[00:30] Haga
    I've continued my job as a debugger anyway
[00:33] Haga
    and had a strange experience
    in a certain village.
[00:36] Haga
    Nikola, a village girl who was
    supposed to die during a quest...
[00:40] Haga
    came back to life and came to see me.
[00:50] Haga
    She's really alive.
[00:53] Haga
    I've seen that village burn dozens of times...
[00:56] Haga
    Done that quest over and over.
[00:58] Haga
    Have I seen it so many times
    that I've gone crazy?
[01:01] Haga
    Again...
[01:04] Haga
    And again...
[01:08] Haga
    And again...
[01:11] Haga
    No, this isn't right!
[01:13] Haga
    She's supposed to die in the game.
    She shouldn't be here.
[01:20] Haga
    I'll file an addendum.
[01:25] Nikola
    Haga-san! Good morning!
[01:33] Haga
    Ow, ow, ow...
[01:34] Nikola
    A-Are you okay?
[01:38] Haga
    Y-Yeah.
[03:13] Sign
    Haga Makoto
[03:13] Sign
    Haga Makoto
[03:13] Nikola
    Haga-san, what will you
    do with these barrels?
[03:16] Haga
    I'll take one with me, just in case.
[03:19] Haga
    I'm leaving the rest, though.
[03:21] Nikola
    All right.
[03:23] Nikola
    In that case, I'll move them outside.
[03:31] Nikola
    I'll do whatever I can to help, so just ask!
[03:35] Haga
    Okay.
[03:37] Nikola
    What shall we do with the stuff in this pile?
[03:40] Haga
    Somebody else might come and use it,
[03:43] Haga
    so they can just stay there.
[03:45] Nikola
    I see.
[03:47] Nikola
    You're leaving it for other Seekers, huh?
[03:52] Nikola
    Haga-san, do you not plan
    to use this anymore?
[03:57] Haga
    I suppose not.
[03:58] Nikola
    Then can I have it?
[04:02] Haga
    Help yourself.
[04:03] Nikola
    Thank you so much!
[04:11] Nikola
    Well?
[04:12] Nikola
    Do I look like your apprentice?
[04:15] Haga
    Yeah, I guess so.
[04:18] Nikola
    Then let us be off, Haga-san!
[04:27] Haga
    Um, the other villagers...
[04:33] Haga
    I mean, will they be okay without you?
[04:40] Nikola
    You're right. They all told me not to do this.
[04:44] Nikola
    But I really wanted to go on a
    journey with a Seeker, so I left!
[04:50] Haga
    So that's her new backstory?
[04:54] Nikola
    I've always wanted to see the outside world!
[04:58] Nikola
    Now I can fight the monsters of legend!
[05:01] Nikola
    And find long-lost treasure!
[05:05] Haga
    That's really not what this job is about.
[05:10] Haga
    U-Um, Nikola-san, you're actually...
[05:14] Nikola
    Yes?
[05:18] Haga
    Well, let's just get going.
[05:21] Nikola
    Okay!
[05:26] Haga
    We're heading to Bayle Castle
    to report what I've found so far.
[05:31] Haga
    But we'll be checking the towns
    and villages on the way, too.
[05:35] Haga
    Especially this one, the town of Adan.
[05:39] Nikola
    Okay!
[05:40] Haga
    This world looks peaceful, but it's actually
    filled with bugs... I mean, anomalies.
[05:48] Haga
    Study everything carefully.
[05:50] Nikola
    Okay!
[06:25] Haga
    What to do about this?
[06:35] Nikola
    So this is Adan.
[06:37] Nikola
    It's so very big!
[06:40] Haga
    You could say that.
[06:42] Nikola
    Is that an adventurer?
[06:45] Nikola
    Them, too!
[06:47] Nikola
    Oh, if you want to find an inn,
     leave that to me.
[06:50] Nikola
    I'll haggle down the price...
[06:52] Nikola
    Wait, huh?
[06:58] Nikola
    Haga-san?
[07:11] Nikola
    Haga-san?
[07:13] Nikola
    H-H-Haga-san?!
[07:14] Nikola
    Haga-san!
[07:20] Nikola
    Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-What's wrong?!
[07:22] Haga
    Oh, sorry. Let me explain.
[07:27] Haga
    This is how you do debugging.
[07:29] Nikola
    Debugging?
[07:31] Nikola
    That's part of your job as a Seeker, right?
[07:35] Haga
    It's the bulk of the job, actually.
[07:39] Haga
    But anyway...
[07:41] Haga
    When you see a wall like this,
    suspect that there might be gaps in it.
[07:48] Nikola
    But why?
[07:50] Nikola
    I certainly don't see any...
[07:54] Haga
    You can't tell by looking,
    which is why I check like this.
[07:59] Haga
    And if I find anything strange,
    I write it down.
[08:03] Nikola
    I see.
[08:05] Haga
    You try it, too.
[08:09] Haga
    I'll start by having her learn
    simple checks like this.
[08:18] Nikola
    I can do it, too!
[08:23] Nikola
    Haga-san's been doing this
    harsh work all by himself?!
[08:33] Villagers
    What is he doing?
[08:35] Villagers
    I'm scared.
[08:48] Haga
    We've gone around the whole
    perimeter without any problems.
[08:51] Nikola
    Yes.
[08:53] Nikola
    Now, about that inn...
[08:55] Haga
    Wait.
[08:57] Haga
    It's dangerous to assume that
    one check is all you need!
[09:01] Haga
    That's precisely how you overlook things.
[09:06] Haga
    Let's try jumping at it or hitting it
    from other angles. Stuff like that.
[09:12] Haga
    Let's go around again!
[09:14] Haga
    We'll also check the two towers
    by the gate today, too.
[09:21] Haga
    Welp, that's a wrap for today.
[09:26] Haga
    We'll stay out here tonight.
[09:28] Haga
    There are towers we haven't
     checked outside of town.
[09:32] Haga
    We'll make one more pass around the wall
    and then go into town tomorrow.
[09:38] Haga
    Nikola-san, are you okay?
[09:41] Haga
    Was this too much to take in at once?
[09:54] Nikola
    I'm sorry.
[09:55] Nikola
    I was just thinking about what we
    did today, and it made me laugh.
[09:59] Nikola
    We're both all beat up from slamming
    into the wall so many times!
[10:05] Haga
    I guess from an outside perspective,
    it is kinda funny.
[10:12] Haga
    It's been so long
    since I did this with a buddy.
[10:18] Haga
    I see.
[10:20] Haga
    Even if I didn't realize it, I've been lonely.
[10:24] Haga
    Maybe I don't need to report her just yet.
[10:30] Haga
    Okay, once I've written up
    today's report, we can sleep.
[10:33] Nikola
    Um...
[10:35] Nikola
    So, Haga-san, you mentioned
    you're alone right now, right?
[10:40] Nikola
    What are your companions up to?
[10:47] Haga
    I was thinking that once we're done
    checking this town, I should go see them.
[10:55] Sakai
    Hey.
[10:57] Sakai
    What are you doing out here
     instead of in town?
[11:00] Haga
    An event? In a place like this?
[11:03] Sakai
    Hey, you're cute!
[11:08] Nikola
    Haga-san!
[11:10] Haga
    Wh-Who might you be?
[11:13] Haga
    We're Seekers, on a mission
    from Wise King Bayle.
[11:18] Haga
    Is there a problem?
[11:22] Sakai
    Oh, Seekers...
[11:24] Sakai
    I see. So you're Seekers, are you?
[11:29] Sakai
    Good work on the debugging.
[11:38] Nikola
    Haga-san!
[11:41] Nikola
    H-Haga-san!
[11:44] Sakai
    A little surprise! My way of saying hello!
[11:49] Sakai
    Come on, at least laugh.
[11:51] Nikola
    Haga-san!
[11:53] Sakai
    Oh, are you grinning inside that helmet?
[11:56] Sakai
    Right. You are a perv, aren't ya?
[11:59] Haga
    A debugger stone?
[12:01] Haga
    He's a QA tester, too!
[12:04] Sumida
    Get back.
[12:12] Nikola
    Haga-san!
[12:17] Sakai
    A stun bomb?
[12:21] Sign
     Royal Capital, Bayle
    
    Situated in the hills of the Bayle Plains, it serves
    as the financial and cultural center of the kingdom.
    The Bayle Mountains to the east serve
    as a natural barrier against invaders.
[12:24] Sign
    Grafa
    
    A deity worshipped widely throughout the Bayle Kingdom.
    As the god of the earth and love, Grafa's temple
     welcomes pilgrims from far and wide with open arms.
[12:30] Sakai
    Damn it!
[12:31] Sumida
    Let's follow him, Sakai.
[12:32] Sumida
    He can't have gone far with that girl.
[12:35] Sakai
    Nah, Sumida, there's no rush.
[12:40] Sakai
    Look at all these bug sheets!
[12:43] Sakai
    I didn't know anybody was still
    taking this job so seriously.
[12:46] Sakai
    Wow, he's even noting
    individual hitboxes and stuff? Eww!
[12:52] Sakai
    It's not like there's any point.
[12:55] Sakai
    Well, let's follow him, I guess.
[13:04] Haga
    Okay, they can't get in from outside now.
[13:08] Haga
    Nikola-san...
[13:10] Haga
    Listen to me. When a problem like this happens,
[13:12] Haga
    your first order of business is to get away,
     calm yourself down, and think!
[13:17] Nikola
    O-Okay.
[13:19] Nikola
    But what about your wound, Haga-san?
[13:23] Haga
    Oh, I'll be fine...
[13:24] Nikola
    You're not fine!
[13:26] Nikola
    If we don't treat you, you'll die!
[13:28] Haga
    You're gonna kill me! You're gonna kill me!
[13:28] Nikola
    We need to get this out!
[13:31] Haga
    Really, I'll be fine.
[13:33] Haga
    I have something for this.
[13:35] Haga
    Stamina medicine! And recovery medicine!
[13:38] Nikola
    Wow!
[13:39] Nikola
    Seekers are amazing!
[13:42] Haga
    Now, what to do...
[13:45] Nikola
    Were those people not your companions?
[13:47] Nikola
    They were acting so friendly.
[13:50] Haga
    No, they're in the same line
    of work, but I don't know them.
[13:53] Haga
    There's no telling what they're after,
    though I assume they'll follow us.
[13:57] Nikola
    Wh-What do we do?
[14:00] Haga
    Let me think...
[14:03] Haga
    Okay, I've decided.
[14:05] Haga
    We'll stay here and hide for a while.
[14:09] Nikola
    How long is a while?
[14:11] Haga
    A few days, maybe months...
[14:13] Haga
    I'm a pretty patient guy.
[14:15] Nikola
    Th-That long, huh?
[14:19] Sakai
    Oh, there you are! Lucky me.
[14:31] Haga
    You're using debug mode, aren't you?
[14:36] Sakai
    Yeah, of course we are.
[14:39] Sakai
    Got a problem with that?
[14:41] Nikola
    Debug mode?
[14:44] Haga
    They told us our first day not
    to use it except for emergencies!
[14:51] Nikola
    H-Haga-san's... really angry.
[14:54] Haga
    We need to do our checks in the
    same environment players will be using,
[14:59] Haga
    which means no debug mode!
[15:01] Haga
    That's Debugging 101!
[15:03] Haga
    Using debug mode can even create more bugs!
[15:11] Haga
    What's so funny?!
[15:13] Sakai
    Cool it, would you? Sorry if I startled you.
[15:18] Sakai
    I get that you take this stuff
     way too seriously.
[15:21] Sakai
    My bad.
[15:22] Sakai
    You'd be right... under most circumstances.
[15:27] Sakai
    But this is an emergency, isn't it?
[15:29] Sakai
    We can't go back to our world.
[15:32] Sakai
    Right?
[15:33] Sakai
    We debuggers gotta look out for each other.
[15:38] Sakai
    And that's just how it is.
[15:42] Sakai
    So why don't you come join us?
[15:45] Sakai
    I'm Sakai with Play-Ing, Inc.
[15:48] Sakai
    And this is Sumida-san.
[15:51] Sakai
    Nice to meet you.
[15:54] Haga
    I'm Haga from Nishima Technologies.
[15:58] Sakai
    Oh, aren't you guys in Ikebukuro?
[16:01] Sakai
    Didn't we do debugging for
    Monica's Castle together?
[16:05] Haga
    Oh, right.
[16:07] Haga
    I think we did.
[16:08] Sakai
    Uh-huh.
[16:10] Sakai
    Well, what about you?
[16:14] Nikola
    I-I'm Nikola from Luisa Village!
[16:17] Sakai
    Huh? A non-player character?
[16:20] Sakai
    You're an NPC?
[16:24] Sakai
    You look like a stick in the mud,
    but you're having some fun too, aren't you?
[16:28] Sakai
    Glad to see it!
[16:30] Sakai
    We've got a little group going
    with our boss as the leader.
[16:34] Sakai
    There's a lot we don't
    understand about debug mode.
[16:38] Sakai
    So we're recruiting other debuggers
    and exchanging information.
[16:43] Sakai
    We all spend our days
    trying different things.
[16:47] Sakai
    And the more the merrier, right?
[16:52] Haga
    Then why...
[16:54] Haga
    Why aren't you doing your job as debuggers?
[16:58] Sakai
    About that...
[17:01] Sakai
    We haven't been able to log out
     for nearly a year now!
[17:04] Sakai
    What I want to know is why
     you're still working at all.
[17:08] Haga
    If we play to the end and file our reports,
     maybe we can leave!
[17:14] Sumida
    A while back, we ran into a group
     who said the same thing.
[17:20] Sumida
    They were trying to beat the game's story.
[17:22] Sakai
    Oh, those idiots?
[17:25] Sakai
    They had zero basis for all that talk.
[17:27] Sakai
    Felt like some religion.
[17:29] Haga
    A group that said the same thing I did?
[17:32] Sakai
    Come on. Think about it, Haga-chan.
[17:36] Haga
    "Haga-chan"?
[17:37] Sakai
    Nobody'd blame you at this point
    for giving up on your debugger job.
[17:42] Sakai
    Besides, even if you do get out of here,
    is anything good waiting for you?
[17:47] Sakai
    No dreams, no goals.
    Just taking whatever comes your way.
[17:52] Sakai
    Suicide in slow motion.
    Doesn't that sound familiar?
[17:55] Sakai
    Well, that's why we all decided
    that we like it better here!
[18:03] Sakai
    Just let go of that weird sense of pride,
    and you can have a ton of fun.
[18:08] Sakai
    For instance, our boss is doing
    a challenge to see how many NPCs
[18:13] Sakai
    he can impale on the castle spire.
[18:16] Sakai
    And I'm testing out how much
     a vampire can endure.
[18:19] Sakai
    As for this guy, he sleeps
     on a bed of naked NPCs!
[18:24] Sakai
    He's a total perv!
[18:26] Sumida
    Shut up.
[18:26] Sakai
    It's true, though! You're a real freak!
[18:28] Nikola
    H-Haga-san, these people...
[18:29] Sumida
    Zip it.
[18:32] Haga
    I'm going to keep doing my job on my own.
[18:36] Haga
    I'm not going with you!
[18:41] Sakai
    What a pain.
[18:43] Sakai
    I should've known it'd come to this.
[18:44] Sumida
    It's because you stabbed him for a laugh.
[18:48] Sumida
    I don't like wasting time.
[18:51] Sumida
    I'm going to knock you out
    and take you with us.
[18:54] Sumida
    Charge Alpha...
[18:56] Sumida
    Level 5!
[19:04] Sakai
    Another smokescreen?
[19:07] Sakai
    For someone who looks like a tank, he sure
     puts a lot of effort into being slippery.
[19:13] Sumida
    He seems insistent on not using debug mode.
[19:16] Sumida
    It should be easy to find him.
[19:19] Sumida
    We haven't done too much
     debugger hunting lately.
[19:22] Sumida
    This'll be fun.
[19:25] Haga
    They're using debug mode. I can't beat them.
[19:29] Haga
    I need to get away, but how?
[19:32] Nikola
    Haga-san, it doesn't look
    like they're chasing us.
[19:35] Haga
    They're in no hurry.
[19:38] Haga
    You saw how they came in, right?
[19:40] Haga
    That stone slate can let you pass
    through walls and become invincible.
[19:46] Nikola
    The slate makes them invincible?
[19:49] Nikola
    Then if we steal it...
[19:52] Haga
    Steal it?
[19:53] Haga
    You're right!
[20:02] Sumida
    You're pretty fast.
[20:05] Sumida
    But where do you think you're going?
[20:09] Haga
    We'll have to chance it.
[20:10] Haga
    Let's go, Nikola!
[20:12] Sakai
    Sumida-san, feel free to tag
     me in if you get bored!
[20:15] Sumida
    Sure.
[20:17] Sumida
    I'm overflowing with power.
[20:23] Sumida
    No hemorrhoids, no back pain!
[20:30] Sumida
    This world's the best thing
    to ever happen to me!
[20:35] Nikola
    That tower! On the right!
[20:38] Haga
    Got it!
[20:44] Sumida
    You trapped yourself, idiot.
[20:48] Sumida
    Our little game of tag is over.
[20:51] Sumida
    Charge Alpha...
[20:53] Sumida
    Level 5!
[20:57] Sumida
    So they split up?
[20:59] Sumida
    It won't help them.
[21:01] Sumida
    This skill has zero cooldown.
[21:03] Sumida
    If I bounce off the wall toward that
    slow-looking girl, that's one down!
[21:13] Haga
    This is why you have to actually check things!
[21:16] Sumida
    My debugger stone!
[21:31] Nikola
    Gotcha!
[21:33] Haga
    The other one could still be nearby!
[21:36] Haga
    Stay close to me!
[21:37] Nikola
    Okay!
[21:39] Sakai
    Seriously, Sumida-san?
[21:41] Sakai
    Who knows what'll happen in
    an area with no assets?
[21:45] Sakai
    He might be falling through
    empty space for all eternity.
[21:50] Sakai
    Going after them is way too risky.
[21:54] Sakai
    I've gotta tell the boss.
[22:05] Nikola
    Are all the other Seekers as scary as them?
[22:11] Haga
    There's a place called the Advent Altar
    half a day's walk from here.
[22:18] Haga
    We'll spend the night here and head
     there tomorrow if nothing happens.
[22:23] Nikola
    What's there?
[22:26] Haga
    My friends...
[22:28] Haga
    My old companions.