E8 - The Flame Skeletitan of the Labyrinth Stratum

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[00:11] Director Bear
    Our first goal this time around
    was to find you, Boxxo.
[00:16] Director Bear
    We could just return at this point,
[00:18] Director Bear
    but we also have another objective
    for coming to the Labyrinth stratum.
[00:22] protagonist
    Objective?
[00:24] Director Bear
    This is a request from
    the Menagerie of Fools,
[00:26] Director Bear
    and it's to defeat the Flame
    Skeletitan stratum lord.
[00:30] protagonist
    That one we encountered before.
[00:32] Director Bear
    We originally weren't
    considering defeating it,
[00:36] Director Bear
    but it does present a danger
    for hunters if left unchecked.
[00:40] Director Bear
    We'd like to go ahead and
    take it down, if possible.
[00:42] Director Bear
    It's my duty as director of
    the Hunters Association.
[00:45] protagonist
    Director Bear is a fine leader.
[00:48] Director Bear
    I imagine it's best to let the
    Menagerie explain the rest.
[00:54] Kerioyl
    As I think the director told you,
    we want to defeat this stratum's lord.
[00:59] Kerioyl
    And for that, we want your assistance.
[01:02] protagonist
    It's one thing to say that...
[01:04] Kerioyl
    I'm sure that's a lot to take in.
[01:07] Kerioyl
    Let me do a little more explaining.
[01:10] Kerioyl
    Everybody in the Menagerie has a goal.
[01:13] Kerioyl
    We've resolved ourselves to do
    whatever it takes to accomplish it,
[01:17] Kerioyl
    even if it means people treat us like
    fools or scornfully call us a menagerie.
[01:22] Kerioyl
    Boxxo, do you know the
    legend of the labyrinth?
[01:26] Boxxo
    Too bad.
[01:27] Kerioyl
    They say whoever reaches the lowest
    level of the labyrinth—in other words,
[01:32] Kerioyl
    the dungeon—and meets the requirements
    can have any wish granted.
[01:36] protagonist
    Any wish granted?
SIGN    Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
SIGN    The Flame Skeletitan of the Labyrinth Stratum
[03:11] Kerioyl
    Even if there are those who've reached the
    lowest level, nobody's conquered it yet.
[03:17] Kerioyl
    We don't know what the requirements are,
    but anyway, that's what we're after.
[03:22] Lammis
    Requirements?
[03:24] Kerioyl
    Rumor has it that for each
    wish you want granted,
[03:27] Kerioyl
    you need one of those coins that drops
    when you take down a stratum lord.
[03:32] protagonist
    He means that eight-legged crocodile
    coin I have in my inventory.
[03:37] protagonist
    I didn't know it was that valuable.
[03:40] Kerioyl
    The Menagerie of Fools has eight members.
[03:44] Kerioyl
    The twins have the same wish.
[03:45] Kerioyl
    The vice captain and I also share one,
     so we want six granted in all.
[03:50] Kerioyl
    We've currently obtained three coins,
     which isn't enough.
[03:54] protagonist
    This means if I use a coin,
    I can have a wish granted, too!
[03:59] protagonist
    I could become a super
    high-performance vending machine!
[04:01] protagonist
    Well, probably not.
[04:03] Kerioyl
    I heard from Hulemy that you've
    got a human soul inside there.
[04:08] Kerioyl
    If you work alongside us, I think it'd
    be possible to come back as a human.
[04:14] Lammis
    Is what you just said true?!
[04:16] Lammis
    Hey, tell me!
[04:17] Hulemy
    I remember seeing something
    like that written in a book.
[04:22] Hulemy
    Boxxo, resurrected as a human, huh?
[04:24] Boxxo
    You might win an extra item!
[04:27] Kerioyl
    Th-Thanks for the save, Boxxo.
[04:30] Kerioyl
    In any case, we have to reach the lowest
    level first for it to mean anything.
[04:34] Kerioyl
    To develop our abilities,
[04:37] Kerioyl
    we're currently going
    around to different strata
[04:40] Kerioyl
    and defeating the lords whenever
    we hear one has appeared.
[04:43] Kerioyl
    By the way, Boxxo.
[04:44] Kerioyl
    Did you see a coin when you defeated
    the eight-legged crocodile?
[04:49] Boxxo
    Hello there.
[04:50] Kerioyl
    Do you have it now, by any chance?
[04:53] Boxxo
    Hello there.
[04:55] Kerioyl
    Okay, that works out well.
[04:58] Kerioyl
    Boxxo, Lammis, would you
    like to join the Menagerie?
[05:03] Kerioyl
    No, I won't tell you to
    do everything with us.
[05:07] Kerioyl
    I want you to work with us on campaigns,
    and when we need your help.
[05:10] protagonist
    Fine by me, but Lammis...
[05:13] Lammis
    Sure, I'll work with you.
[05:15] Lammis
    I want to get to talk to Boxxo,
    and have him eat my cooking.
[05:19] Hulemy
    Twist my arm.
[05:20] Hulemy
    I'll work with you, too.
[05:22] Kerioyl
    I appreciate it.
[05:24] Kerioyl
    So, Boxxo. Will you help out?
[05:28] Boxxo
    Hello there.
[05:30] Aka/Shiro
    Hooray!
[05:31] Kerioyl
    Okay! Thanks!
[05:33] Filmina
    With Boxxo along, our food problems
    are solved in one fell swoop.
[05:37] Shui
    Campaigns just became much more attractive!
[05:41] protagonist
    Back to being human...
[05:55] protagonist
    I wonder if I'd get to feel their
    warmth if I had a human body.
[06:03] Director Bear
    Looks like everyone is ready.
[06:05] Director Bear
    Take a look at this map, then.
[06:09] protagonist
    This is the new map?
[06:11] protagonist
    I couldn't call that accurate,
    even just to be nice.
[06:14] protagonist
    If only I could share my
    security camera images.
[06:17] protagonist
    Oh, I could use this function!
[06:22] protagonist
    Show up.
[06:23] protagonist
    Show up, show up, show up!
[06:31] Director Bear
    That's... the Labyrinth stratum!
[06:34] Director Bear
    Boxxo, how did you get this?
[06:37] Hulemy
    Boxxo, are you able to show us
    things you've seen yourself?
[06:42] Boxxo
    Hello there.
[06:44] Director Bear
    What a feat, Boxxo!
[06:47] Director Bear
    You're getting a bonus later
    from the Hunters Association.
[06:50] Kerioyl
    Filmina, if you would.
[06:52] Filmina
    Understood.
[06:54] protagonist
    I hope this makes the
    approach a little easier.
[06:59] Director Bear
    About how to defeat
    the stratum lord, the Flame Skeletitan.
[07:03] Director Bear
    Up ahead on this path is a very large trap.
[07:07] Director Bear
    It only activates when
    certain conditions are met.
[07:11] Kerioyl
    It has to do with weight, doesn't it?
[07:13] Director Bear
    That's right.
[07:14] Director Bear
    Anything above a set weight will activate
    the trap, opening a large hole.
[07:19] Director Bear
    We once tried to move a large group through
    this stratum and paid the price for it.
[07:26] Director Bear
    We'll drop the Flame
    Skeletitan into that hole.
[07:28] protagonist
    It's a hole big enough for that
    insanely big thing to fit into?
[07:32] Hulemy
    It seems unlikely a stratum lord would
    fall for a trap in its own stratum.
[07:36] Director Bear
    We'll use that against it.
[07:39] Director Bear
    If a stratum lord won't automatically
    activate the trap, we'll do it manually.
[07:44] Kerioyl
    Isn't that why the group this time is
    about quality rather than quantity?
[07:48] protagonist
    That explains why Karios and Gorth are here.
[07:52] protagonist
    These two are more skilled
    than your average guard.
[07:56] Director Bear
    Everyone, stay close to the left-hand wall.
[08:00] Director Bear
    So close that your back is up against it.
[08:14] Director Bear
    Be careful now.
[08:16] Director Bear
    I want you to clearly remember
    the placement of the hole.
[08:22] Kerioyl
    Okay, time for a detailed explanation.
[08:26] Kerioyl
    The hole is over twice as deep
    as the Flame Skeletitan is tall.
[08:29] Kerioyl
    We plan to lure it on top
    of the hole and drop it in,
[08:33] Kerioyl
    but even if that works,
    it's doubtful it'll finish it off.
[08:37] Shui
    Are we gonna attack it from up here?
[08:40] Kerioyl
    Yeah.
[08:41] Kerioyl
    But even if we attack from above, the fire
    all over its body will melt everything.
[08:47] Kerioyl
    That's why I'm thinking of using
    the vice captain's water magic
[08:50] Kerioyl
    and some water from Boxxo to fill the hole.
[08:56] Hulemy
    So, the plan is to put out the flames,
    expose the bone like with flame scolls,
[09:01] Hulemy
    and then inflict damage.
[09:04] Kerioyl
    Boxxo, is it possible to sell or
    discharge a large volume of water?
[09:10] protagonist
    I can dispense bottled water,
    but it'll take days at that rate.
[09:21] protagonist
    Darn it! Vending machines are there
    to be convenient for customers!
[09:24] protagonist
    I'll add a function!
SIGN    Refreshing
     Mr. Pressure
[09:31] Kerioyl
    That's another shape I've never seen.
[09:35] Kerioyl
    I take it this is your answer, Boxxo?
[09:38] Boxxo
    Hello there.
SIGN    Refreshing
    Mr. Pressure
SIGN    Coin-Op
     Power
     Washer
[09:40] Hulemy
    That there are multiple things
    sticking out must mean that
[09:44] Hulemy
    pushing them results in some reaction,
     as when you buy things.
[09:48] Lammis
    There are some pictures here.
SIGN    Insert Payment
SIGN    Choose Settings
SIGN    Activate Trigger
SIGN    Replace When Done
[09:50] Lammis
    Maybe that's how you use it.
[09:53] Hulemy
    Let's see. Squeeze this and water comes out...
[09:57] Boxxo
    Hello there.
[09:59] Boxxo
    Please insert coins.
[10:01] Kerioyl
    Take it away, Vice Captain.
[10:03] Filmina
    It's just like you not to have the guts
    to open your own coin purse, Captain.
[10:12] Hulemy
    Okay, everything's ready!
[10:16] Hulemy
    Whoa!
[10:22] Hulemy
    This is great!
[10:24] Hulemy
    That could easily extinguish a flame scoll!
[10:27] Kerioyl
    With that much water, filling the hole
    will take days, but it should work.
[10:31] Kerioyl
    You're a lifesaver, Boxxo!
[10:34] protagonist
    Yeah, but there's a problem.
[10:38] protagonist
    I can only change forms for two hours a day.
[10:43] protagonist
    What a pain.
[10:46] protagonist
    It's been two days since then.
[10:48] protagonist
    For just one hour each day, I turn
    into a power washer and spray water.
[10:53] protagonist
    At other times, I have them
    throw in bottled water.
[10:57] protagonist
    Once it's been thrown, I do
    away with just the bottles.
[11:01] protagonist
    Things like hugehog fiends and flame
    scolls have shown up several times,
[11:05] protagonist
    but they're no threat for
    a group of this skill level.
[11:10] protagonist
    When flame scolls appear,
    Lammis puts me on her back,
[11:14] protagonist
    and Shui gleefully douses
    them with the sprayer.
[11:20] Mikenne
    I'll go see how much water's collected.
[11:23] Mikenne
    Keep a firm grip on the lifeline.
[11:28] Mikenne
    It's as cold as midwinter down here.
[11:32] Mikenne
    Looks like this ground drains well!
[11:34] Mikenne
    It hasn't collected at all!
[11:37] Director Bear
    Is that so?
[11:38] Kerioyl
    I thought it was a good plan, though.
[11:41] Kerioyl
    Dropping it in the pit should prove
    effective, but we'll have to rethink this.
[11:47] protagonist
    It has good drainage? Well, then!
[11:52] Kerioyl
    Oh? Boxxo, what's with the sudden change?
[11:56] Kerioyl
    Is that...
[11:58] Kerioyl
    Ah, so that's it!
SIGN    Automatic Ice Machine
[11:59] Kerioyl
    If it's cold down there, we can
    dump ice instead of water!
[12:06] protagonist
    My speed has increased,
    so I'm also dumping ice faster,
[12:11] protagonist
    but are water and ice going to be
    enough against that stratum lord?
[12:31] Lammis
    Boxxo, are you thinking about something?
[12:34] protagonist
    Huh? How can you tell?
[12:37] Lammis
    I don't think you've noticed this, but when
    you're thinking, your lighting flickers.
[12:42] protagonist
    It does?
[12:44] Lammis
    Boxxo, can I ask you something?
[12:46] Boxxo
    Hello there.
[12:48] Lammis
    Do you want to be human again?
[12:52] protagonist
    Normally, you'd think I would.
[12:56] protagonist
    That was something I wanted at first.
[13:00] protagonist
    I'd still like to do it so Lammis
    and I could have conversations.
[13:04] protagonist
    But at some point it hit me.
[13:07] protagonist
    If I ceased to be a vending machine,
    would I be worth anything?
[13:13] protagonist
    Right now, I have a sense of
    value for Lammis and the others.
[13:18] protagonist
    But if I went back to being human...
[13:21] Lammis
    Boxxo?
[13:22] protagonist
    Of course, I'm sure they'd
    be happy at first.
[13:26] protagonist
    But once word got around that I was useless,
    they might wish I was still a vending machine.
[13:32] protagonist
    It makes me scared to think such things.
[13:35] protagonist
    That's why I still won't acquire
    the Telepathy function.
[13:39] protagonist
    Pathetic, isn't it?
[13:42] protagonist
    I have more self-confidence as
    a vending machine than as a human.
[13:46] Boxxo
    Hello there.
[13:47] Boxxo
    Too bad.
[13:49] Lammis
    You mean you aren't sure?
[13:51] Lammis
    I'd like to talk with you someday
    and do all sorts of things.
[13:56] Lammis
    Oh, and like I said before,
    you've got to try my cooking.
[14:02] protagonist
    She's right.
[14:03] protagonist
    I'll be human again,
    and we'll walk side by side!
[14:06] protagonist
    Maybe that alone is enough!
[14:13] protagonist
    Several more days passed.
[14:16] protagonist
    Quite a bit has collected in the pit, so
    it's finally time to put the plan into motion.
[14:21] Hulemy
    Be honest, Boxxo. How do things look?
[14:25] Hulemy
    Do you think this plan will work?
[14:28] Boxxo
    Hello there.
[14:30] Hulemy
    They say the Flame Skeletitan's fire is
    hot enough to instantly vaporize water.
[14:36] Hulemy
    Is ice going to be enough?
[14:39] Boxxo
    You might win an extra item!
[15:08] Director Bear
    Now, Mikenne!
[15:09] Mikenne
    Yes, sir!
[15:17] Hulemy
    Watch out, everyone!
    Steam will come gushing out!
[15:24] Hulemy
    The water should vaporize. What's going on?
[15:29] Mikenne
    Guys!
[15:30] Mikenne
    The skeleton's fire is out!
[15:33] Kerioyl
    I don't know what happened,
    but if it's out, it's out!
[15:36] Kerioyl
    Start throwing!
[15:37] Hulemy
    No steam, but the flames still went out?
[15:41] protagonist
    I'm the only one who knows why.
[15:43] protagonist
    What I was chucking into the hole
    wasn't ice, it was dry ice!
[15:48] protagonist
    Dry ice is solidified carbon dioxide.
[15:51] protagonist
    When the Flame Skeletitan fell in,
    the hole was filled with carbon dioxide.
[15:55] protagonist
    Fire can't burn without oxygen,
[15:57] protagonist
    and carbon dioxide collects at the
    bottom since it's heavier than oxygen.
[16:00] protagonist
    In other words, the flames are extinguished.
[16:03] protagonist
    It's good this all worked well, but if
    it had failed, we'd have been screwed.
[16:08] Kerioyl
    Mikenne, how does it look?!
[16:11] Mikenne
    It looks like it's taking
    some amount of damage,
[16:13] Mikenne
    but I think we need to
    hit it a little harder!
[16:17] Kerioyl
    A little harder, huh?
[16:19] Shiro
    Something heavy.
[16:21] Aka
    And hard and sturdy.
[16:25] Kerioyl
    Wouldn't Boxxo work?
[16:28] Filmina
    But if it doesn't work, he'll break.
[16:31] Kerioyl
    He was fine after falling
    through a stratum split.
[16:34] Kerioyl
    Shouldn't this be fine?
[16:36] protagonist
    Uh, maybe you could stop talking about
    something so unsafe right in front of me?
[16:42] Lammis
    No way!
[16:43] Lammis
    We can't force Boxxo into danger!
[16:46] Hulemy
    We can't be sure it would work.
[16:48] Hulemy
    I'm against it, too.
[16:50] Kerioyl
    You're right.
[16:52] Kerioyl
    It'd be cruel to put any more burden on him.
[16:55] Filmina
    Shall we jump in there and rush it?
[16:57] Kerioyl
    With the flames all gone, we could win!
[17:00] protagonist
    No, no, no, no! Don't do that!
[17:03] protagonist
    It's full of carbon dioxide down there!
[17:05] protagonist
    Go down there and you'll have trouble breathing,
    then die of carbon dioxide poisoning!
[17:09] Boxxo
    Hello there.
[17:10] Boxxo
    Hello there.
[17:11] Boxxo
    Hello there.
[17:11] Kerioyl
    Oh, Boxxo agrees.
[17:13] protagonist
    Wrong!
[17:15] Boxxo
    Too bad.
[17:16] Boxxo
    Too bad.
[17:17] Boxxo
    Too bad.
[17:18] Kerioyl
    He doesn't?
[17:20] Kerioyl
    But if we just stand here...
[17:22] Mikenne
    The Flame Skeletitan's trying
    to climb up the hole!
[17:25] Kerioyl
    We can't afford to miss this opportunity!
[17:28] Kerioyl
    Are you guys ready?!
[17:29] protagonist
    Things are about to fall apart!
[17:32] protagonist
    There has to be some way to stop them!
[17:36] protagonist
    I know!
[17:39] Lammis
    Boxxo, you suddenly changed...
[17:44] Boxxo
    Hello there.
[17:45] Boxxo
    Please insert coins.
[17:46] Lammis
    S-Stop that, Boxxo!
[17:48] Lammis
    We're not gonna buy stuff like that!
[17:50] Lammis
    You pervert!
[17:54] Lammis
    Boxxo?!
[17:55] Boxxo
    Thank you very much.
[17:59] Lammis
    Boxxo!
[18:08] audio guide
    Twelve damage. Durability decreased by twelve.
[18:24] protagonist
    Looks like I managed to finish it off.
[18:26] protagonist
    Everything's okay!
[18:28] Lammis
    Boxxo, you're so reckless!
[18:32] Lammis
    Just hold on, I'm coming to get you!
[18:35] Boxxo
    Too bad.
[18:36] Boxxo
    Too bad.
[18:37] Boxxo
    Too bad.
[18:38] Boxxo
    Too bad.
[18:39] Boxxo
    Too bad.
[18:41] Boxxo
    Too bad.
[18:43] Hulemy
    Boxxo! Does that mean it's
    still dangerous down there?!
[18:47] Boxxo
    Hello there.
[18:55] protagonist
    There!
SIGN    Investigate
SIGN    Sleep
SIGN    Conserve Power
SIGN    Inspect
SIGN    Goods
SIGN    Inventory
SIGN    Status
SIGN    Eight-Legged Crocodile Coin
SIGN    Flame Skeletitan Coin
[18:57] protagonist
    "Flame Skeletitan Coin" was added
    to my list of possessions.
[19:21] Director Bear
    Mikenne! Shut the hole!
[19:24] Mikenne
    Will do!
[19:37] Lammis
    Boxxo!
[19:39] Lammis
    What were you gonna do if you broke?!
[19:42] Boxxo
    You might win an extra item!
[19:43] Lammis
    Don't give me that! I'm angry!
[19:47] Hulemy
    Lammis, leave it at that.
[19:49] Hulemy
    Criticize him too much, 
    and Boxxo won't like you.
[19:54] Lammis
    Okay, I'll stop there.
[19:57] Lammis
    Don't do crazy stuff like that anymore.
[19:59] protagonist
    I said nothing in response.
[20:02] protagonist
    I'd probably do the same thing
    again, if I could save everyone.
[20:07] protagonist
    But I don't want to lie to Lammis.
[20:11] protagonist
    And then, she smiled at me in exasperation.
[20:16] Kerioyl
    You guys done talking?
[20:18] Kerioyl
    I have a question, too.
[20:21] Kerioyl
    Boxxo, did the stratum lord's
    coin drop, down in that hole?
[20:26] Boxxo
    Hello there.
[20:29] Kerioyl
    Oh, you picked it up for me!
[20:33] Kerioyl
    What's the big idea, Hulemy?
[20:35] Hulemy
    You're trying to claim it as your
    own like it's matter of course,
[20:39] Hulemy
    but Boxxo is the one who
    defeated the Flame Skeletitan.
[20:42] Hulemy
    You're not the owner of this coin.
[20:46] Kerioyl
    Yeah, sorry about that.
[20:49] Kerioyl
    It's true that things worked out
    due to your exploits, Boxxo.
[20:52] Kerioyl
    There's no denying you earned
    the rights to the coin.
[20:56] Kerioyl
    And so, let me buy it off you.
[20:59] Kerioyl
    How does a hundred gold coins sound?
[21:02] protagonist
    A-A hundred gold coins?!
[21:04] protagonist
    Converted into points,
    that's a hundred thousand?!
[21:09] Director Bear
    That's about right for the going
    rate for a stratum lord coin.
[21:14] Hulemy
    You heard him, Boxxo.
[21:16] Hulemy
    What'll it be?
[21:17] protagonist
    Not only is that no problem,
    it's more than enough!
[21:20] protagonist
    I already have one stratum lord coin,
    so I don't need more of them!
[21:25] Boxxo
    Hello there.
[21:26] Kerioyl
    I knew you'd agree, Boxxo.
    Glad that was quick.
[21:30] Kerioyl
    You don't mind if I pay
    you another day, right?
[21:36] Director Bear
    Well done, everyone.
[21:37] Director Bear
    Let's head for home.
[21:43] protagonist
    Now we just need to go back
    to Clearflow Lake stratum.
[21:51] protagonist
    Looks like all I'll get to
    see of the Labyrinth stratum
[21:54] protagonist
    is the view from the sky
    and these main avenues.
[21:56] protagonist
    Yeah, I probably won't come here again.
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    A Less-than-Ideal Hero
[23:35] Boxxo
    Thank you very much.
[23:37] Boxxo
    I look forward to your next use.