E4 - Isora Amano

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[00:14] Sign
    Pat
[00:14] Sign
    Pat
[00:15] Haga
    Nikola-san started acting strangely
    all of sudden.
[00:19] Haga
    Tesla, a meta AI that oversees the
    entire game, had taken over her body.
[00:26] Haga
    She's ordered me to get rid of the
    debuggers who are causing problems.
[00:30] Haga
    Now we're headed for a new village, but...
[00:35] Villager
    Hey, you there!
[00:38] Villager
    Who are you?
[00:40] Villager
    Where did you come from?
[00:41] Villager
    Don't move!
[00:43] Villager
    Make one wrong move... and you'll regret it!
[00:47] Villager
    Hey, everyone!
[00:48] Villager
    On me!
[00:49] Villagers
    What?
[00:50] Villagers
    What is it?
[00:50] Villagers
    Someone suspicious?
[00:51] Villagers
    Everything okay?
[00:52] Villagers
    Who's that?
[00:53] Haga
    What is this?
[00:54] Nikola
    Um...
[00:57] Nikola
    Is this a new trend or something?
[01:00] Villager
    What are you talking about?
[01:01] Haga
    Wait a sec, Nikola-san.
[01:03] Haga
    That's a bug.
[01:05] Haga
    The people in this village
    are stuck in their T-poses.
[01:08] Nikola
    T-poses?
[01:09] Sign
    What's a T-pose?
[01:10] Haga
    It's the default pose
     for a 3D character model.
[01:13] Haga
    You add animation from there, but...
[01:17] Haga
    These guys don't have any.
[01:19] Haga
    That's why they're just floating
     above the ground.
[01:24] Haga
    Anyway, can you start by making
    a list of all the villagers?
[01:28] Haga
    Then we can see which of them
     are stuck like this.
[01:32] Nikola
    O-Okay.
[01:34] Haga
    Sorry for startling you.
[01:36] Haga
    Um... we don't mean you any harm, you see.
[01:40] Haga
    We're official Seekers
     conducting an investigation...
[01:46] Villagers
    Sorry for being suspicious of you.
[01:48] Villagers
    Have a good time in our village!
[01:50] Nikola
    I'm glad they believed us.
[01:53] Haga
    Yeah.
[02:00] Haga
    There's still so much I don't understand.
[02:04] Haga
    But that doesn't change my job.
[02:07] Haga
    I'll just focus on my work, stay cautious,
    and taking things one step at a time.
[02:28] Amano
    Oh, you're awake, Luu.
[02:31] Luu
    Good morning, Amano-sama.
[04:12] Sign
    Isora Amano
[04:12] Sign
    Isora Amano
[04:40] Sign
    Wanted
[04:48] Nikola
    Sixty-two... Sixty-three...
[04:52] Nikola
    I finished my fifth check.
[04:54] Nikola
    I think I got everyone.
[04:56] Haga
    Thank you.
[04:58] Haga
    So the reproducibility rate is 5/5.
[04:59] Sign
    Other
[05:00] Sign
    Reproducibility
[05:02] Haga
    Now we put this on the stone...
[05:06] Haga
    Transfer.
[05:09] Haga
    And that concludes our report to the dev team.
[05:12] Haga
    We'll get a notice once it's fixed,
    then go see for ourselves in the morning.
[05:18] Nikola
    Okay.
[05:24] Nikola
    It's been so long since I've slept
    in a bed. This is great!
[05:30] Sign
    Reproducibility
[05:30] Sign
    Other
[05:30] Sign
    Bugfix Status
[05:30] Sign
    Fixed
[05:30] Sign
    Fixed
[05:38] Nikola
    It's fixed!
[05:40] Haga
    Okay, let's take another look
     at how everyone moves.
[05:43] Nikola
    Okay.
[05:44] Sign
    Find Bug
[05:44] Sign
    Report Bug
[05:44] Haga
    Reporting bugs and confirming fixes
     are also part of our job.
[05:46] Sign
    Confirm Fix
[05:49] Haga
    That's the debugger's basic process.
[05:51] Nikola
    I see!
[05:57] Luu
    Good morning.
[05:59] Amano
    Morning, Luu.
[06:01] Amano
    Here's today's.
[06:03] Luu
    Thank you.
[06:06] Luu
    You were up all night again,
    weren't you, Amano-sama?
[06:09] Amano
    Yeah, but I get rest where I can.
[06:14] Luu
    Are you heading out?
[06:15] Amano
    I'm out of paper, so I'm off to buy more.
[06:19] Luu
    Right. You said a traveling
    merchant was in town.
[06:21] Luu
    Be careful.
[06:27] Amano
    I'll be back soon.
[06:28] Amano
    If I can find medicine to
     help your legs, I'll buy that, too.
[06:53] Amano
    The T-posing's been fixed!
[06:57] Nikola
    Haga-san, look!
[07:01] Haga
    He's not fixed!
[07:03] Nikola
    We missed him yesterday.
[07:05] Nikola
    But that's strange.
    I'm sure I checked everyone.
[07:12] Amano
    I've never seen those two before.
[07:14] Amano
    Are they with them?
[07:17] Haga**
    Excuse me, um...
[07:27] Haga
    Nikola-san, get behind me!
[07:32] Nikola
    He disappeared!
[07:34] Nikola
    Is he using a debugger stone?
[07:37] Haga
    That wasn't debug mode. He used an
    invisibility spell to cloak himself.
[07:43] Nikola
    It was magic?
[07:45] Haga
    He started out T-posing,
[07:47] Haga
    but he switched to normal animation
    when we spoke to him.
[07:50] Sign
    Fether = Race of Cat People
[07:51] Nikola
    Maybe because he's a fether?
[07:52] Haga
    It's possible that certain races
    have different behaviors.
[07:57] Haga
    His footprints are still here.
[08:00] Haga
    I've never seen anyone
     use invisibility before.
[08:03] Haga
    Maybe this is just how it's supposed to work.
[08:06] Haga
    Make note of it, I guess.
[08:08] Haga
    We can't miss even tiny graphical bugs.
[08:12] Nikola
    Okay.
[08:13] Haga
    Even though the devs hate getting those.
[08:17] Haga
    He didn't seem aggressive,
     so let's follow and talk to him.
[08:22] Nikola
    I sure spend a lot of time crawling
    around when I'm with Haga-san.
[08:26] Nikola
    This is all a trial to help me
    become a Seeker!
[08:29] Haga
    It's not, though.
[08:32] Haga
    The footprints lead inside this house.
[08:35] Nikola
    Yes.
[08:42] Luu
    Who might you be?
[08:43] Haga
    Oh, um, I'm sorry.
[08:45] Haga
    Uh, I'm looking for a fether adventurer.
[08:50] Luu
    It's rude to barge into someone's house.
[08:53] Haga
    I, um...
[08:54] Luu
    Leave.
[08:56] Nikola
    She's right, Haga-san.
    What we're doing is outrageous.
[08:59] Haga
    It's just a game, but they kept
    this one part realistic.
[09:05] Haga
    Wait, those are bug sheets.
[09:07] Haga
    E-Excuse me. These are...
[09:14] Haga
    Manga?!
[09:15] Luu
    Give those back. They're mine.
[09:18] Haga
    Where did you get these?
[09:24] Haga
    Nikola-san!
[09:24] Amano
    Freeze.
[09:26] Amano
    One wrong move and I'll slit her throat.
[09:34] Haga
    Nikola-san...
[09:35] Amano
    Tell the boss...
[09:37] Amano
    that I'm not going to bother you guys.
    So just leave me alone.
[09:42] Amano
    I gave you my debugger stone.
     Isn't that enough?
[09:46] Haga
    Did you just say "debugger stone"?
[09:49] Haga
    Padon me, but are you a debugger?
[09:55] Amano
    Who are you?
[09:57] Haga
    We're...
[09:58] Amano
    Stay right there!
[09:59] Haga
    Wait! We're not your enemies!
[10:03] Haga
    Can you see the debugger stone on my back?
[10:05] Haga
    If you're worried, you can hold on to it.
[10:10] Luu
    You are all in my house.
    Kindly keep the ruckus down.
[10:21] Amano
    I see.
[10:23] Amano
    So the T-posing villagers were
     fixed because you reported them.
[10:28] Amano
    Must've been a pain
    to catalog every one of them.
[10:31] Luu
    Nikola-san and I split the work.
[10:34] Amano
    Sakai and Sumida, the two guys you met
    in Adan, are old coworkers of mine.
[10:40] Amano
    Based on what you said,
     the Play-Ing crew hasn't changed at all.
[10:45] Haga
    Then the boss you mentioned...
    You meant from Play-Ing?
[10:50] Amano
    Yeah.
[10:51] Amano
    They've been doing all kinds of awful stuff,
[10:54] Amano
    claiming to be "testing console commands."
[10:57] Amano
    I got sick of it and walked out.
[11:00] Haga
    So that's what you're doing
    all the way out here.
[11:02] Haga
    By the way, Amano-san,
     are you a pro manga artist?
[11:07] Amano
    If I were pro,
     I wouldn't be debugging part-time.
[11:09] Haga
    That's fair.
[11:11] Luu
    It's for me.
[11:14] Luu
    Amano-sama crafts such wonderful stories
    for me since I can't easily leave my house.
[11:21] Amano
    Luu, you don't need to tell them anything.
[11:24] Luu
    But...
[11:25] Haga
    She's an NPC, right?
[11:30] Amano
    Luu is part of the "Tell Me a Story" subquest.
[11:35] Amano
    She has the ability to evaluate stories.
[11:39] Haga
    Procedurally generated subquests
    for specific NPCs...
[11:43] Haga
    That's one of this game's selling points!
[11:45] Amano
    Yeah.
[11:46] Amano
    You've seen enough, right?
[11:49] Amano
    I've decided to stay here and draw my manga.
[11:53] Amano
    Now that you know, you can go.
[11:58] Haga
    I was hoping you might help me debug...
[12:02] Amano
    No way in hell.
[12:03] Haga
    Well, I'm glad it wasn't some weird bug
    still making people T-pose, at least.
[12:08] Amano
    Man, you take this way too seriously.
[12:11] Amano
    Haga, was it?
[12:12] Amano
    I think you're probably the only
    one who's still debugging.
[12:17] Haga
    So it seems...
[12:27] Haga
    Nikola-san, what's wrong?
[12:31] Nikola
    I didn't know stories could be so moving!
[12:36] Nikola
    This is wonderful!
[12:40] Nikola
    Let me read more!
[12:42] Amano
    What's gotten into you?
[12:43] Nikola
    Please!
[12:45] Amano
    Wait! Hey!
[12:47] Haga
    Nikola-san can read manga?
[12:48] Nikola
    Please!
[12:50] Haga
    Excuse me...
[12:51] Haga
    I'd like to read some more, too.
[12:54] Amano
    You should be stopping her!
[12:56] Haga
    Come on, please.
[12:57] Nikola
    Please!
[12:57] Amano
    Damn, you're persistent.
[13:02] Amano
    Leave when you're done reading.
[13:06] Amano
    And you'd better wash your hands.
[13:08] Amano
    Get my drafts dirty and I'll kill you.
[13:20] Nikola
    Wow!
[13:21] Haga
    You did all this, Amano-san?
[13:25] Amano
    Well, yeah.
[13:39] Sign
     Forgotten Villages
    
    Far from the road that connects the Bayle Highlands and the capital, you can find
    sporadic "forgotten villages" dotting the landscape. Rare visits by traveling
    merchants are their only source of information from the outside world.
[13:42] Sign
    Wanted System
    
    Guards will be dispatched immediately to arrest
    anyone who violates the kingdom's laws.
    The King's Seekers are no exception.
[13:45] Haga
    That's a lot of pages.
[13:47] Haga
    How long have you been in this village?
[13:50] Amano
    Hm, let me think...
[13:52] Amano
    About six months, I guess.
[13:54] Amano
    I've decided to go.
    I'm leaving my debugger stone behind.
    -Amano
[13:55] Amano
    I left the castle because I didn't like
    what the boss and the others were doing.
[13:59] Amano
    "They might come after me.
     I need to hide out somewhere."
[14:05] Amano
    That's all I thought about back then.
[14:10] (Flashback) Amano
    A village? Out here?
[14:15] Amano
    Look at this place.
    It's bugged to hell and back.
[14:19] Amano
    But that means no debugger has found it yet.
[14:29] Amano
    Maybe here?
[14:35] (Flashback) Luu
    Who's there?
[14:36] (Flashback) Amano
    S-Sorry. I didn't think anyone was living here.
[14:39] (Flashback) Luu
    Are you a traveler?
[14:41] Amano
    Huh? She's not bugged out.
[14:45] (Flashback) Luu
    Would you please tell me
    a story about a hero?
[14:50] Amano
    She's got a subquest?
[14:53] (Flashback) Luu
    I've been told the world is full of stories.
[14:57] (Flashback) Luu
    Traveler, I am unable to walk
     because of my legs.
[15:01] (Flashback) Luu
    If you have any tales to share, please do.
[15:07] (Flashback) Amano
    How about this?
[15:16] Amano
    There's no point in showing
    an NPC my manga, is it?
[15:25] (Flashback) Luu
    I've never read anything so amazing.
[15:29] (Flashback) Luu
    This is a picture story, isn't it?
[15:31] (Flashback) Amano
    Y-Yeah.
[15:34] (Flashback) Amano
    I could write more, I think...
[15:38] (Flashback) Amano
    Want to read it?
[15:40] (Flashback) Luu
    Of course!
[15:42] (Flashback) Luu
    I can't wait!
[15:46] (Flashback) Amano
    Yeah... Okay.
[15:51] Amano
    In exchange for her letting me stay here,
    I fixed up her run-down house.
[15:55] Amano
    And you know the rest.
[15:57] Haga
    I see.
[15:59] Haga
    So, since then, you've been
     here writing manga?
[16:02] Haga
    I think you're the same as me.
[16:07] Haga
    You're keeping sane in this world
    by devoting yourself to your work.
[16:12] Amano
    Aw, cut it out.
[16:14] Amano
    I just like manga.
[16:17] Amano
    By the way, Haga, do you know any recipes
    for medicine that could heal Luu's legs?
[16:23] Haga
    No, I'm sorry.
[16:26] Amano
    I see.
[16:27] Amano
    I wish I could make some for her.
[16:31] Amano
    If only her legs would heal,
    she could go wherever she wanted.
[16:37] Haga
    Amano-san...
[16:40] Nikola
    What happens next after this?
[16:42] Nikola
    I can't wait to find out!
[17:04] Boss
    The traveling merchant said
    this was the house, right?
[17:09] Sakai
    Yeah. Pretty sure we just squished 'em both.
[17:16] Nikola
    Haga-san!
[17:17] Amano
    Damn it! What was that?
[17:20] Amano
    Luu was upstairs!
[17:23] Haga
    No!
[17:23] Amano
    Let me go! Let me go, damn it!
[17:26] Haga
    Shh! Be quiet!
[17:30] Sakai
    That's funny... I'm sure this was the spot.
[17:35] Boss
    Well, whatever.
[17:37] Boss
    Let's go.
[17:38] Sakai
    Okay.
[17:39] Boss
    I've figured out how to control dragons now.
[17:42] Boss
    This was tons of fun.
[17:44] Boss
    Get moving.
[17:51] Sakai
    Have fun rebuilding, guys!
[17:55] Haga
    That's the debugger from before!
[17:58] Haga
    We can't go outside now!
[18:00] Amano
    I know! But I've got more
    important things to worry about!
[18:03] Nikola
    A-Again?
[18:05] Amano
    Please be safe, Luu...
[18:13] Amano
    I've gotten a lot better, haven't I?
[18:16] Amano
    I could probably go pro!
[18:19] (Flashback) Luu
    This was another great story!
[18:22] (Flashback) Luu
    I can't wait to find out how
     David's going to get out of this one!
[18:29] (Flashback) Amano
    You're the first person to ever
    enjoy my stories so much.
[18:36] (Flashback) Amano
    And that... makes me want
    to work really hard.
[18:41] (Flashback) Amano
    I can just write and write!
[18:44] (Flashback) Luu
    That's a wonderful thing.
[18:48] (Flashback) Amano
    U-Um...
[18:50] (Flashback) Amano
    I want to stay here forever to write
     manga... a-and live with you...
[18:58] (Flashback) Amano
    Kind of, I guess.
[19:01] (Flashback) Luu
    I...
[19:04] (Flashback) Luu
    I want to keep being the first person
    to read your manga forever, Amano-sama.
[19:16] (Flashback) Amano
    Luu...
[19:23] Amano
    Luu! Luu!
[19:27] Luu
    Amano-sama...
[19:32] Amano
    Luu!
[19:34] Haga
    Luu-san!
[19:35] Amano
    Okay, Luu, I'll get you out.
[19:41] Amano
    Everything's all right.
[19:42] Amano
    I'll make a potion to heal you right up!
[19:45] Amano
    I've put a lot into training
    my herbalism skill.
[19:48] Luu
    Amano-sama, I'm sorry.
[19:51] Luu
    Your drafts...
[19:53] Amano
    It's fine!
[19:54] Amano
    I can just write more.
[20:00] Luu
    I was imagining the next
    part of the story...
[20:06] Amano
    Don't worry. I'll write it right away...
[20:11] Luu
    It's strange. My legs feel so light.
[20:16] Luu
    Not heavy like they always do.
[20:18] Luu
    Not at all...
[20:20] Luu
    Are they better, I wonder?
[20:22] Luu
    Now I can finally... go outside with you...
[20:32] Amano
    Luu! Luu!
[20:34] Amano
    Luu!
[20:36] Amano
    No!
[20:39] Amano
    No! Luu!
[20:43] Amano
    Listen! Here's the rest of the story!
[20:46] Amano
    Someone comes to recruit the hero!
[20:49] Amano
    Remember, he was about to give up!
[20:51] Amano
    But someone comes!
    Don't you want to know who?
[20:54] Amano
    Don't you?!
[20:55] Amano
    Hey, Haga! Get me a potion! Now!
[20:58] Amano
    Hey! Say something, Luu! Luu!
[21:03] Amano
    Luu!
[21:05] Amano
    I did it...
[21:07] Amano
    I did it for you.
[21:12] Nikola
    H-Haga-san!
[21:13] Nikola
    Hurry up and help Luu-san!
[21:15] Haga
    You can't fix that with a potion.
[21:18] Haga
    There's nothing we can do.
[21:21] Haga
    NPCs in this world aren't that
    different from normal people.
[21:25] Haga
    So...
[21:26] Haga
    Damn it!
[21:27] Haga
    Killing an NPC is supposed to put you
    on a wanted list as a penalty.
[21:31] Haga
    Wait, did they use
    debug mode to disable that?
[21:33] Haga
    I can't remember if that's a thing!
[21:34] Haga
    Hold on. This is more gore than
    the game's supposed to have!
[21:38] Haga
    I need to report all this!
[21:40] Haga
    Ah, what do I do?
[21:42] Nikola
    Haga.
[21:45] Haga
    T-Tesla...
[21:47] Nikola
    Now you understand why these
    debuggers need to be removed.
[21:52] Nikola
    You just saw what happens when
     they're left to their own devices.
[21:57] Haga
    If you used your power
    as a meta AI to fix her...
[22:00] Nikola
    Don't be ridiculous.
[22:03] Nikola
    Each NPC in this world is unique.
[22:06] Nikola
    The cycle of life and death exists here
    just as it does in the real world.
[22:15] Haga
    Amano-san, where are you going?
[22:19] Amano
    Where else?
[22:21] Amano
    I'm going to kill them.