# E3 - Tesla
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GJWU2WGX7/tesla)
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**[00:15] Haga**
* Nikola-san the NPC and*
* I have set out on a journey.*
**[00:19] Haga**
*While in the town of Adan,*
**[00:21] Haga**
* we ran into Sakai and Sumida,*
* debuggers from a different company.*
**[00:24] Haga**
* They've been abusing debug mode*
* to entertain themselves in the game.*
**[00:29] Haga**
* Sumida tried to take us with them by force,*
* but we used an in-game bug to best him.*
**[00:46] Nikola**
Um, Haga-san, what are we...
**[00:49] Haga**
That Sakai guy might still be after us.
**[00:53] Haga**
We need to be on guard at all times.
**[00:56] Haga**
Gotta take it slow. And be careful.
**[00:58] Haga**
Very careful.
**[01:00] Nikola**
O-Okay.
**[01:02] Nikola**
Haga-san, I think I'm starting to understand.
**[01:07] Nikola**
I don't know why, but this world
feels... incomplete in places.
**[01:13] Nikola**
And it's a debugger's job
to find those places, right?
**[01:18] Haga**
That's pretty much the idea.
**[01:21] Nikola**
You and the other Seekers have a device
**[01:24] Nikola**
called a "debugger stone"
that you use to do your work.
**[01:28] Nikola**
It has strange powers,
**[01:31] Nikola**
which some people use to do bad things.
**[01:33] Haga**
That's right.
**[01:35] Nikola**
But you don't use those powers at all, do you?
**[01:39] Nikola**
Why is that?
**[01:43] Haga**
I'll tell you after we reach
the Advent Altar. Is that okay?
**[01:47] Nikola**
S-Sure.
**[01:50] Nikola**
*The Advent Altar...*
**[01:53] Nikola**
*That's where Haga-san's companions are.*
**[03:28] Sign**
Tesla
**[03:28] Sign**
Tesla
**[03:33] NPC**
Our latest work.
**[03:36] Boss**
Let's see...
**[03:44] Boss**
Wow!
**[03:47] Boss**
Nice job, NPCs!
**[03:50] Sakai**
Boss...
**[03:51] Boss**
Hm?
**[03:52] Boss**
Oh, Sakai-kun! Morning.
**[03:55] Boss**
I heard you were late last night.
**[03:57] Boss**
Were you and Sumida-kun
out having some fun?
**[04:01] Sakai**
Yeah, um, about that...
**[04:06] Boss**
A debugger taking the job way too seriously?
**[04:09] Boss**
I didn't know anyone
was actually still working.
**[04:11] Boss**
Why'd you let him get away, though?
**[04:13] Sakai**
Well, I may have let my guard down...
**[04:18] Boss**
Shall I go talk to him myself?
**[04:21] Sakai**
Nah, you don't need to do that!
**[04:23] Sakai**
I'm just worried about Sumida-san...
**[04:26] Sakai**
Forget him. There's nothing we can do.
**[04:28] Sakai**
It's way too risky to search
outside the in-game areas.
**[04:32] Sakai**
R-Right?
**[04:33] Sakai**
*I'm so glad he didn't order me to find him!*
**[04:37] Boss**
Anyway, check this out!
**[04:40] Sakai**
Oh, got something new?
**[04:41] Boss**
Sure do. Wanna give it a taste?
**[04:44] Sakai**
Don't mind if I do!
**[04:50] Sakai**
That's good! Sweet and sour.
**[04:52] Boss**
It's something called garlish.
Tastes kinda like a Chinese onion.
**[04:55] Boss**
My grandma in Matsuyama used
to send me those all the time.
**[05:00] Boss**
I made us all this!
**[05:01] Sakai**
Must've been hard
to get the flavor just right.
**[05:04] Boss**
A taste of the real world,
you know what I mean?
**[05:09] NPC**
Well then, we'll be going...
**[05:11] Boss**
Say, Sakai, I was about to play NPC darts.
**[05:16] Boss**
Care to join me?
**[05:17] Sakai**
Sure thing.
**[05:18] NPC**
If you'll excuse us...
**[05:20] Boss**
C'mon, now. No running away.
**[05:26] Boss**
Okay...
**[05:28] Boss**
I'll take the first shot.
**[05:30] Sakai**
Go right ahead.
**[05:32] Boss**
Get over there!
**[05:40] Sakai**
Wow, bullseye on the first try!
**[05:42] Boss**
No, I was a little off.
**[05:44] Sakai**
Well done, well done!
**[05:47] Sakai**
My turn next.
**[05:49] Sakai**
I haven't played lately, so this is great.
**[05:53] Boss**
Hey, that debugger... Haga, was it?
**[05:57] Sakai**
Huh? Oh, yeah.
**[05:59] Boss**
I feel like he might be trouble.
**[06:03] Boss**
Just a hunch.
**[06:05] Sakai**
Maybe so, yeah.
**[06:07] Boss**
We could catch him when he comes
here to the castle, but...
**[06:12] Boss**
I'd rather deal with him before
he becomes a problem, you know?
**[06:15] Sakai**
Good... point!
**[06:25] Nikola**
* He said it was half a day away,*
* but it's already been three!*
**[06:31] Haga**
Okay, we're here.
**[06:38] Nikola**
What an amazing building!
**[06:41] Nikola**
So this is the Advent Altar, huh?
**[06:44] Haga**
Yeah.
**[06:46] Nikola**
I've never seen ruins before!
**[06:49] Haga**
My companions are in the
dungeon underground.
**[06:52] Nikola**
Then let's go there, Haga-san!
**[06:54] Haga**
Wait.
**[06:56] Haga**
Step back a bit.
**[07:04] Haga**
Pattern C, huh?
**[07:10] Haga**
It's a maze down here, so stick close, okay?
**[07:14] Nikola**
O-Okay!
**[07:17] Haga**
This dungeon is a DLC bonus,
so there are lots of nasty tricks.
**[07:23] Haga**
Oh, get down!
**[07:24] Nikola**
Huh? Oh, right!
**[07:45] Haga**
We'll be okay now.
**[07:50] Nikola**
*He saw all the traps ahead of time!*
**[07:52] Nikola**
*Wow!*
**[07:53] Nikola**
*Haga-san really is an elite Seeker!*
**[07:56] Haga**
*There are only five enemy patterns,*
**[07:59] Haga**
* and I come here so often*
* I've got them all memorized.*
**[08:03] Haga**
Oh, that reminds me...
**[08:05] Haga**
Don't touch the walls.
**[08:07] Haga**
There are randomly placed switches
**[08:10] Haga**
that will flood the dungeon.
**[08:12] Haga**
Also, be especially careful not to...
**[08:16] Nikola**
*A gold piece!*
**[08:30] Haga**
You're amazing!
**[08:35] Haga**
There are also some monsters
called Coin Boys.
**[08:39] Haga**
They use coins as bait
and put adventurers to sleep.
**[08:42] Haga**
Funny, right?
**[08:47] Haga**
Huh? Nikola-san?
**[08:50] Haga**
Nikola-san? Nikola-san!
**[08:53] Haga**
Nikola-san!
**[08:57] Coin Boys**
We make you this offering!
**[08:59] Coin Boys**
We make you this offering!
**[09:00] Coin Boys**
We make you this offering, Wykirie-sama!
**[09:04] Coin Boys**
We make you this offering!
**[09:06] Coin Boys**
We make you this offering!
**[09:08] Coin Boys**
We make you this offering, Wykirie-sama!
**[09:09] Nikola**
Look at all this money I found, Haga-san.
**[09:11] Coin Boys**
We make you this offering!
**[09:13] Coin Boys**
We make you this offering!
**[09:15] Coin Boys**
We make you this offering, Wykirie-sama!
**[09:18] Coin Boys**
We make you this offering!
**[09:20] Coin Boys**
We make you this offering!
**[09:21] Coin Boys**
We make you this offering!
**[09:45] Haga**
Are you okay?
**[09:47] Nikola**
Y-Yes.
**[10:21] Nikola**
Haga-san!
**[10:21] Coin Boys**
Wykirie-sama! Wykirie-sama!
**[10:22] Haga**
Nikola-san! I'm so glad I made it in time!
**[10:25] Haga**
Thank goodness you're safe.
**[10:29] Haga**
If they catch you,
it starts this sacrifice event.
**[10:43] Haga**
Off you go!
**[10:50] Nikola**
Haga-san!
**[10:51] Nikola**
I'm sorry for causing trouble for you!
**[10:53] Nikola**
I was blinded by greed.
**[10:55] Nikola**
I'm so, so sorry!
**[10:58] Haga**
Nikola-san, it's okay.
**[11:00] Haga**
It's all good.
**[11:02] Haga**
It's fine.
**[11:04] Haga**
All right?
**[11:06] Haga**
Here.
**[11:08] Nikola**
Thank you... Whew.
**[11:14] Nikola**
This place is scarier than I thought.
**[11:18] Nikola**
I promise I'll be on my best behavior.
**[11:23] Haga**
Um, Nikola-san...
**[11:26] Nikola**
Oh, I know!
**[11:28] Nikola**
Where are your companions?
**[11:31] Nikola**
You said they were in this dungeon, right?
**[11:34] Haga**
R-Right there.
**[11:37] Haga**
Under you.
**[11:40] Nikola**
Under me?
**[11:52] Sign**
Advent Altar
The Advent Altar is a relic of old times.
It is a labyrinth crawling with magical creatures
from the continent as well as cultists.
Only adventurers who do not value
their lives go near it.
**[11:57] Sign**
Fighters
People who study sword and shield techniques.
Because there are no skill requirements to join,
the Clayborne Island warriors' guild has
the highest number of registered members.
**[12:03] Haga**
That's Kuro-chan, one of my companions.
**[12:06] Haga**
He got stuck in the geometry
while teleporting.
**[12:10] Haga**
And he's slowly sinking in for some reason.
**[12:14] Haga**
The other one is over there.
**[12:16] Haga**
Can you see her?
**[12:22] Nikola**
Wh-What's happening to her?
**[12:24] Haga**
Namiko-san had invincibility turned on
when she fell into that instakill trap.
**[12:31] Haga**
So because she's invincible,
**[12:32] Sign**
Revived
**[12:33] Haga**
she's stuck in an infinite loop
of reviving and dying.
**[12:33] Sign**
Instakill
**[12:34] Sign**
Revived
**[12:35] Sign**
Instakill
**[12:36] Haga**
I've tried dragging them out and using
items to help them... All kinds of stuff.
**[12:42] Haga**
But nothing has worked.
**[12:44] Haga**
For nearly a year now.
**[12:48] Haga**
We used to be... That's right.
**[12:51] Haga**
We were originally a team of five.
**[12:54] (Flashback) Jin**
You'll make your reports
with these debugger stones.
**[12:58] (Flashback) Jin**
They're linked to your ID,
so don't lose them.
**[13:02] (Flashback) Jin**
I'm sure you understand this,
but use of debug mode is off-limits.
**[13:07] (Flashback) Jin**
You need to play the game the same way
users would or else this is pointless.
**[13:11] Haga**
At first, everything was fine.
**[13:15] (Flashback) Namiko**
And guess what happened then!
**[13:17] (Flashback) Namiko**
Something *this big* came out!
**[13:20] (Flashback) Namiko**
I couldn't believe it!
**[13:23] (Flashback) Jin**
Wow. So, what did you do?
**[13:25] (Flashback) Namiko**
I beat the stuffing out of it!
**[13:29] (Flashback) Suzuki**
I bet you were terrified, Namiko-san!
**[13:31] (Flashback) Namiko**
I was not!
**[13:33] (Flashback) Haga**
Namiko-san, the second item on this report...
**[13:36] (Flashback) Haga**
You need to shorten the summary.
**[13:40] (Flashback) Namiko**
You'll rewrite it for me,
won't you, Haga-chan?
**[13:43] (Flashback) Namiko**
Thanks a ton!
**[13:45] (Flashback) Suzuki**
Namiko-san uses her "thanks a ton" attack!
**[13:48] (Flashback) Haga**
Oh, fine.
**[13:50] (Flashback) Namiko**
Kidding, kidding! I was just kidding!
**[13:53] (Flashback) Namiko**
I'll do it myself tomorrow!
**[13:56] (Flashback) Suzuki**
Haga really does take his job seriously.
**[14:00] (Flashback) Haga**
Kuro-chan, why'd you strip?
**[14:07] (Flashback) Kurosaki**
I've got all these muscles now,
so I want to enjoy them!
**[14:16] (Flashback) Kurosaki**
Man, this is the best job in the world,
**[14:20] (Flashback) Kurosaki**
getting paid to play video games!
**[14:24] (Flashback) Haga**
Kuro-chan, don't get the
wrong idea about that.
**[14:29] (Flashback) Haga**
Your job isn't to play games.
**[14:32] (Flashback) Haga**
It's working with them.
**[14:35] Nikola**
It sounds like they all
really enjoyed their jobs.
**[14:39] Haga**
They did.
**[14:41] Haga**
Until one day, Jin-san said...
**[14:46] (Flashback) Jin**
We can't log out.
**[14:48] (Flashback) Namiko**
What do you mean, we can't log out?!
**[14:50] (Flashback) Kurosaki**
Are you saying we're stuck in here forever?!
**[14:54] (Flashback) Suzuki**
They're reading our reports, right?
**[14:59] (Flashback) Haga**
If it's a bug, let's report it.
**[15:01] (Flashback) Suzuki**
I've been including it on the sheets,
but nothing's come of it.
**[15:06] (Flashback) Suzuki**
The emergency code isn't working either.
**[15:09] Haga**
After that, everyone except Jin-san and I
**[15:13] Haga**
started to use debug mode
to entertain themselves.
**[15:18] (Flashback) Namiko**
Want to fly to Adan and have lunch?
**[15:22] (Flashback) Suzuki**
Hey, I think I can go really high
by messing with this parameter!
**[15:27] Haga**
And this is the result.
**[15:30] Haga**
Kuro-chan got stuck.
**[15:31] Haga**
Namiko-san's in an infinite death loop.
**[15:35] Haga**
Suzuki-san disappeared into
the sky and hasn't come back.
**[15:38] Haga**
That's why...
**[15:41] Haga**
I'll never use debug mode!
**[15:44] Nikola**
*So that's it.*
**[15:45] Nikola**
* That's why he's so careful*
* about everything.*
**[15:49] Nikola**
Um, what about the guy
you called Jin-san?
**[15:52] Nikola**
I think he's gone further in the game.
**[15:55] (Flashback) Jin**
Haga-chan, I'm going to try
and clear the game.
**[15:59] (Flashback) Jin**
Maybe that will let us log out.
**[16:02] (Flashback) Jin**
Would you keep trying ways to see
if you can rescue the others?
**[16:07] (Flashback) Haga**
Okay, I will.
**[16:10] Haga**
Do you remember what the
two guys we met in Adan said?
**[16:15] Haga**
That there were people trying
to beat the game's story?
**[16:19] Nikola**
Does that mean they're...
**[16:22] Haga**
Yeah.
**[16:23] Haga**
It's probably Jin.
**[16:26] Haga**
He might be traveling
with a party he formed.
**[16:29] Haga**
I've been trying for almost a year,
but nothing has worked here.
**[16:35] Haga**
So I've decided to move out, too.
**[16:39] Nikola**
I see.
**[16:42] Haga**
Kuro-chan, Namiko-san...
**[16:44] Haga**
I don't know if you can hear me,
**[16:46] Haga**
but I'm going to do the story quests,
**[16:48] Haga**
so I think I'll be gone awhile.
**[16:50] Haga**
But I swear I'll be back to save you!
**[16:59] Haga**
Okay, let's get going.
**[17:04] Haga**
Nikola-san, the danger has passed...
**[17:07] Sign**
Pat
**[17:07] Sign**
Pat
**[17:10] Haga**
N-Nikola-san?
**[17:15] Nikola**
This is Haga's. This is Sumida's.
**[17:20] Haga**
Nikola-san, those are important...
**[17:28] Haga**
N-Nikola-san?
**[17:29] Haga**
Th-That's dangerous! Get down from there!
**[17:31] Haga**
No, stay where you are! That's safer!
**[17:36] Haga**
*Why did she take the debugger stones?*
**[17:40] Haga**
* And how is a villager NPC like her*
* able to jump like that?*
**[17:45] Nikola**
Make something.
**[17:50] Nikola**
I'm hungry.
**[17:52] Nikola**
Make me a meal.
**[18:02] Haga**
Um, Nikola-san, should you
really be eating that much?
**[18:07] Nikola**
This body has little stamina.
**[18:12] Nikola**
Take better care of it.
**[18:15] Nikola**
Make sure it gets enough food. And sleep.
**[18:20] Haga**
Um, I've been wondering...
**[18:23] Haga**
Is it possible you're... not Nikola-san?
**[18:27] Nikola**
I'm Tesla, a meta AI.
**[18:30] Nikola**
I'm borrowing this NPC's body,
you could say.
**[18:34] Haga**
A meta AI?
**[18:36] Nikola**
Yup.
**[18:37] Nikola**
There are three main types
of AIs in this game.
**[18:42] Nikola**
First, there's a character AI
defined for each NPC in the game.
**[18:48] Nikola**
Next, the navigation AI handles
things like environmental data.
**[18:53] Nikola**
Then there's a meta AI
that runs the entire game.
**[18:58] Nikola**
That's me.
**[19:00] Haga**
I-I see...
**[19:02] Haga**
But why take over Nikola-san?
**[19:05] Nikola**
Because she was the closest
available NPC to you.
**[19:11] Nikola**
If you don't like it,
I can choose another NPC.
**[19:15] Haga**
No, Nikola-san will do fine!
**[19:18] Haga**
*I see...*
**[19:19] Haga**
* So it was this meta AI*
* that revived Nikola-san?*
**[19:24] Nikola**
The details don't matter.
**[19:25] Nikola**
What I want is for you to eliminate
from the game those foolish debuggers
**[19:30] Nikola**
who are using debug mode
to play around instead of doing their jobs.
**[19:36] Haga**
**Those *foolish debuggers?*
**[19:37] Nikola**
If they are not stopped,
the debugging will never be complete
**[19:41] Nikola**
and the game will never be finished.
**[19:44] Haga**
I can appreciate that much,
but what does eliminating them mean?
**[19:47] Nikola**
The method is very simple.
**[19:50] Nikola**
Take this, and...
**[19:51] Sign**
CHOMP
**[19:56] Haga**
W-W-W-W-Wait... What?!
**[20:02] Nikola**
Don't worry. That was Sumida's.
**[20:04] Haga**
That's not what I'm worried about.
**[20:06] Nikola**
We'll steal their debugger privileges,
one fool at a time.
**[20:10] Nikola**
You can have yours back.
**[20:13] Nikola**
Continue to eliminate
those foolish debuggers.
**[20:18] Haga**
But, why?
**[20:21] Haga**
Why me?
**[20:23] Haga**
If you're a meta AI, can't you do it yourself?
**[20:28] Nikola**
I don't have authorization
to interfere directly with players.
**[20:33] Nikola**
Also...
**[20:35] Nikola**
You're the only one in this area who's
actually doing your debugging job.
**[20:42] Nikola**
Haga.
**[20:43] Nikola**
Work hard.
**[20:49] Haga**
Y-You're back!
**[20:51] Nikola**
H-Haga-san?
**[20:53] Nikola**
Huh? Weren't we underground?
**[20:57] Sign**
URP
**[20:59] Nikola**
I feel sick to my stomach.
**[21:02] Haga**
* You ate too much food.*
* And a debugger stone.*
**[21:10] Haga**
*Still... eliminating debuggers, huh?*
**[21:20] Nikola**
* Haga-san has been down since we*
* left that underground dungeon.*
**[21:25] Haga**
*Do I have to keep doing stuff like* that?**
**[21:30] Haga**
*I can't hack it.*
**[21:32] Haga**
*I can't!*
**[21:34] Nikola**
*I've gotta do something!*
**[21:39] Nikola**
Haga-san, look!
**[21:42] Nikola**
There's a village!
**[21:44] Nikola**
Let's stock up on food there.
**[21:47] Haga**
Good idea.
**[21:49] Nikola**
We went through most of
our food yesterday, after all.
**[21:51] Haga**
*Actually,* you *went through most of it.*
**[21:56] Haga**
I knew it! This place isn't on the map.
**[21:59] Haga**
* There was a location*
* I hadn't discovered this close?*
**[22:03] Villager**
Hey, you there!
**[22:06] Villager**
Who are you?
**[22:09] Villager**
Where did you come from?
**[22:13] Villager**
Don't move!
**[22:14] Villager**
Make one wrong move... and you'll regret it!