E11 - The Glimmer of Truth

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[00:01] Narrator
    This world is filled with
    too many games to count,
[00:06] Narrator
    though the vast majority simply
    come and go in obscurity.
[00:12] Narrator
    The greatest of all games
[00:15] Narrator
    is the fully immersive VR game boasting
    over 30 million players worldwide—
[00:20] Narrator
    Shangri-La Frontier, which rightly
    earns the title of "god-tier game"!
[00:26] Narrator
    One lover of trash games, Rakuro Hizutome,
[00:30] Narrator
    is trying out the god-tier
    game,* Shangri-La Frontier*!
[00:34] Narrator
    What adventures await him there?
[02:11] (Flashback) Pencil Knight
    Want to take out the unique monster,
    Wethermon the Tombguard,
[02:16] (Flashback) Pencil Knight
    with just the three of us?
[02:18] (Flashback) Sunraku
    It looks like, in two weeks,
[02:20] (Flashback) Sunraku
    I'll be picking a fight with
    "Wethermon the Tombguard."
[02:24] (Flashback) Sunraku
    It's looking like I'll have to leave
    you out of the party while I do...
[02:29] (Flashback) Sunraku
    What's wrong?
[02:30] (Flashback) Emul
    Picking a fight with Wethermon?!
[02:36] (Flashback) Emul
    D-Da... Bo...
[02:38] (Flashback) Emul
    Daboo... Bodadd...
[02:43] (Flashback) Emul
    I've got to tell my daddy!
SIGN    The Glimmer of Truth
[02:59] Vysache
    Emul filled me in,
[03:02] Vysache
    but I'd like to hear it directly from you.
[03:07] Vysache
    You're picking a fight with that
    fool who's outlived his time?
[03:14] Sunraku
    "Outlived his time"? Wethermon?
[03:18] Sunraku
    What does that mean?
[03:20] Sunraku
    But for now...
[03:21] Sunraku
    This event got sprung on me out of nowhere,
[03:24] Sunraku
    and it's gotta be an important one.
[03:27] Sunraku
    Roleplaying based on the
    world and its characters—
SIGN    "Roleplaying"
     To play one's given role in the setting.
[03:31] Sunraku
    That's my best choice in this situation.
[03:34] Sunraku
    Stay calm.
[03:36] Sunraku
    If you play your cards right,
    you could get valuable info on Wethermon.
[03:41] Sunraku
    You beat Failia*, right?
[03:44] Sunraku
    You can do this!
[03:46] Sunraku
    Get Vash on your side, here.
[03:48] Sunraku
    The keyword is "vorpal soul."
[03:51] Vysache
    I don't think I need to tell you
[03:53] Vysache
    how weak you still are.
[03:59] Sunraku
    You're right, of course.
[04:02] Sunraku
    I'm not doing this because
    I know I can win, Aniki.
[04:08] Vysache
    What's that?
[04:10] Sunraku
    I'll actually be playing a support role.
[04:13] Sunraku
    A friend of mine will
    do most of the fighting.
[04:20] Sunraku
    Are you aware, Aniki, what's happening
    with Wethermon the Tombguard now?
[04:26] Vysache
    Nah.
[04:27] Vysache
    Last I saw of him was some time ago.
[04:31] Sunraku
    This friend of mine says a
    group of PKers—rather...
[04:37] Sunraku
    a no-good band of killers is exploiting
    Wethermon to make themselves stronger.
[04:41] Sunraku
    They're using him as a tool.
[04:43] Sunraku
    Since... well, you get lots of
    experience just for encountering him.
[04:52] Sunraku
    The mastermind of our upcoming raid
    is technically part of that band,
[04:57] Sunraku
    but she truly wants to defeat
    Wethermon the Tombguard.
[05:02] Sunraku
    She's gone to unthinkable lengths to do it.
[05:04] Vysache
    No matter what lengths you go to,
[05:07] Vysache
    if there's no chance of victory,
    it's still a reckless move.
[05:12] Vysache
    When did I say "vorpal soul" meant walking
    straight into the mouth of death?
[05:19] Sunraku
    Not one of us would go into a
    fight with the intention to lose.
[05:25] Sunraku
    But my friend is determined
    to beat Wethermon,
[05:29] Sunraku
    and I and our other companion
    believe in her cause.
[05:35] Sunraku
    "We only get one chance at this."
[05:37] Sunraku
    "Win or lose, this is our last shot."
[05:40] Sunraku
    Those are the words my friend
    came to me with, and so...
[05:44] Sunraku
    I feel honor-bound to offer my aid.
[05:50] Sunraku
    I realize I'm still weak and inexperienced,
[05:53] Sunraku
    but I have two weeks to do what I can—
[05:56] Sunraku
    To transform the brash arrogance
    of a cocky greenhorn
[05:59] Sunraku
    into the grit of a contender
    who's challenging a champion.
[06:15] Vysache
    Honor-bound, eh?
[06:20] Vysache
    He's an awkward one, you see.
[06:24] Sunraku
    He's talking about Wethermon?
[06:26] Vysache
    Serious to a fault,
    never knows when to let up...
[06:30] Vysache
    He lost his wife to a lousy little lie,
[06:34] Vysache
    and ended up with that undying body of his.
[06:40] Vysache
    He's a living corpse,
    unable to even put himself to rest.
[06:45] Vysache
    And so...
[06:48] Vysache
    Someone has to take him down and
    bring him that well-earned slumber.
[06:56] Vysache
    I made up my mind not to
    interfere with "them"...
[07:01] Vysache
    But if you insist on doing
    this, I won't stop you.
[07:08] Vysache
    My sweet daughter's made a request, as well.
[07:12] Vysache
    Come along.
[07:14] Vysache
    I'll lend you a bit of a hand after all.
[07:31] Sunraku
    A forge?
SIGN    Good Communication
[07:33] Sunraku
    I moved on to the next stage of the event!
[07:36] Sunraku
    So far, so good, man!
[07:39] Vysache
    Hey, Bilac! You here?
[07:42] Bilac
    Yeah?
[07:43] Bilac
    Hey, Pops.
[07:45] Bilac
    How about that, eh?
SIGN    Bilac
[07:47] Bilac
    Ain't seen you here in a while.
[07:50] Emul
    Bee! Big Sis!
[07:51] Bilac
    Heya, Emul.
[07:53] Sunraku
    Another of Emul's siblings?
[07:56] Sunraku
    Did Vash father the entire*
    population of Rabituza?
[07:59] Sunraku
    Probably not... right?
[08:03] Bilac
    You the guy Pops and Emul told me about?
[08:06] Sunraku
    Hey.
[08:07] Emul
    Sunraku-san is his name!
[08:10] Bilac
    Gotcha. You got an air about
    you kinda like Evelle.
[08:14] Sunraku
    "Evelle"?
[08:15] Sunraku
    Another rabbit name drop?
[08:17] Sunraku
    Please, don't spring any more on me!
[08:19] Vysache
    Well, take out your vorpal weapons already.
[08:26] Vysache
    Aha.
[08:28] Vysache
    These blades see you as
    a good master, for sure.
[08:32] Vysache
    They've got a fine countenance, too.
[08:35] Vysache
    They'll do us just fine.
[08:40] Vysache
    Bilac. I'm gonna ascend these.
[08:44] Sunraku
    "Ascend"? Make them better?
[08:46] Emul
    The best they can be!
[08:47] sign
    Ascend
    "Bring to Truth"
[08:49] Bilac
    Hang on...
[08:51] Bilac
    You're gonna wield the hammer, Pops?
[08:56] Vysache
    It'd be boring to just sit back and watch
[08:59] Vysache
    while he challenges that fool
    who's outlived his time.
[09:05] Bilac
    Hey, there we go!
[09:06] Bilac
    I'll get the forge lit!
[09:09] Vysache
    Got any decent materials on you?
[09:12] Vysache
    Ah, you know... from opponents
    you struggled to beat?
[09:18] Sunraku
    Struggled to beat?
[09:20] Sunraku
    Lycagon's the toughest I've faced...
[09:22] Sunraku
    Though that was "struggled, got beat"...
[09:25] Sunraku
    And I sold the stuff I got
    from the Mud Digger...
[09:30] Sunraku
    I didn't exactly get it
    through my own efforts,
[09:32] Sunraku
    but I've got a material from a
    monster that was pretty darn tough.
[09:35] Vysache
    Hand it over.
[09:46] Vysache
    The shell of a Quad Beetle, eh?
[09:49] Sunraku
    It held up against
    Empire Bee attacks for ages.
[09:53] Sunraku
    I figured it had to be a
    pretty excellent material.
[09:57] Vysache
    It'll do.
[09:59] Vysache
    Now, let's get started.
[10:17] Bilac
    You're a lucky guy, y'know that?
[10:21] Bilac
    Pops hasn't wielded the hammer for years.
[10:26] Sunraku
    Is that true? Um... Bilac?
[10:29] Bilac
    My brother inherited the...
    kingship, you'd say? Of Rabituza.
[10:34] Bilac
    And I inherited his forge.
[10:37] Emul
    I suppose I never told you, Sunraku-san!
[10:39] Emul
    Dadd—er...
[10:41] Emul
    The boss is a blacksmith!
[10:44] Sunraku
    A blacksmith?
[10:46] Bilac
    And not just any blacksmith.
[10:51] Bilac
    He's a Master Craftsman—a label given to
    those who master the blacksmith's art—
SIGN    Master Craftsman
[10:54] Bilac
    and an Ancient Craftsman—one who can
    forge the lost weapons of the Divinity.
SIGN    Ancient Craftsman
[11:00] Bilac
    Combining the two masteries
    makes him a Divine Craftsman.
SIGN    Divine Craftsman
[11:03] Bilac
    The superlative forger,
    peerless in the world of smithery—
[11:07] Bilac
    That's our Pops.
[11:16] Emul
    It's about to begin, Sunraku-san!
[11:35] Sunraku
    The heck was that?
[11:38] Sunraku
    Magic circles?
[11:39] Sunraku
    With each strike, they rise, then
    draw back into the weapon...
[11:43] Bilac
    To "ascend" a weapon
[11:45] Bilac
    means reading the memories and
    experiences it's acquired in its battles
[11:50] Bilac
    and coaxing it into a more appropriate form.
[11:52] Bilac
    In other words, his transcendent
    skill grants it its "true" form.
[11:57] Sunraku
    It's "true" form?
[11:59] Bilac
    Weapons that bear the name "vorpal"
[12:01] Bilac
    remember the battles they've
    fought against strong foes.
[12:04] Bilac
    The memories you've forged with 'em
[12:07] Bilac
    and the power of the strong
    foe you handed Pops earlier...
[12:10] Bilac
    He mixes 'em together in the forging process
[12:12] Bilac
    and changes the weapon's shape.
[12:15] Bilac
    And since you managed to
    mix it up with Lycagon,
[12:17] Bilac
    I'm real curious to see what
    your weapons will turn into.
[12:26] Vysache
    The fire of the forge
    against the sleeping sky...
[12:36] Sunraku
    Is he singing—
[12:43] Vysache
    Off fly the sparks
[12:47] Vysache
    Engulfed by the night
[12:52] Vysache
    The hammer dances
[12:56] Vysache
    The iron sings
[13:01] Vysache
    Bang, clang, ring
[13:05] Vysache
    Crash, clash, bash
[13:08] Vysache
    A blade's what you are
[13:13] Vysache
    Power's what you are
[13:26] Vysache
    Draw forth from the ground
[13:30] Vysache
    Feed in the wood
[13:32] Vysache
    Stoke the flame
[13:36] Vysache
    Temper the metal
[13:40] Vysache
    Cool it in water
[13:44] Vysache
    The world turns
[13:48] Vysache
    And then it stops
[13:52] Vysache
    From metal comes iron
[13:57] Vysache
    From iron comes steel
[14:01] Vysache
    From steel comes a blade
[14:07] Vysache
    From blade comes a sword
[14:28] Vysache
    Dawn breaks in the night sky
[14:33] Vysache
    The sword glimmers
[14:37] Vysache
    It reflects the light
[14:41] Vysache
    It tears through the dark
[14:46] Vysache
    As the sword dances,
[14:50] Vysache
    let the world sing
[15:25] Vysache
    All right.
[15:27] Vysache
    The Vorpal Chopper has taken
    its true name and form.
[15:32] Vysache
    Its name...
[15:34] Vysache
    Moonblade (Waxing)
    and Moonblade (Waning).
SIGN    Moonblade (Waxing)
    A twinblade with a crescent-shaped blade.
SIGN    Moonblade (Waning)
    A twinblade with a crescent-shaped blade.
[15:38] Sunraku
    A twin weapon?!
[15:40] Vysache
    One blade in the form of two.
[15:42] Vysache
    Each needs the other to have meaning.
[15:47] Vysache
    It's been a while since I saw
    one change form, you know?
[15:52] Sunraku
    Let's check this baby out!
[15:55] Sunraku
    "Waxing—
[15:56] Sunraku
    when fighting an opponent of higher level,
[16:00] Sunraku
    successful criticals reduce your HP, but a
    power bonus is added to your next attack."
[16:06] sign
     Waxing
     When fighting an opponent of higher level, successful criticals reduce your HP, but a power bonus is added to your next attack.
    
     Waning
     When fighting an opponent of higher level, successful criticals restore your HP.
    
    A certain number of successful criticals adds to the fusion gauge.
[16:07] Sunraku
    "Waning—
[16:08] Sunraku
    restores HP under the same circumstances."
[16:12] Sunraku
    Hey, I get it. They really
    do compliment each other!
[16:16] Sunraku
    Eh? "A certain number of successful
    criticals adds to the fusion gauge"?
[16:21] Sunraku
    These weapons freaking combine?!
[16:23] Sunraku
    Gracious, how splendid!
[16:25] Emul
    Don't mimic me!
[16:29] Sunraku
    Let's equip these babies
    and give 'em a whirl!
SIGN    Cannot be wielded due to
    failure to meet stat requirements.
[16:34] Sunraku
    Stat requirements?
[16:38] Sunraku
    C-Calm down, dude.
SIGN    Waxing / Waning
SIGN    Stat Requirements
[16:40] Sunraku
    It's a simple math problem.
[16:42] Sunraku
    I need 150 stat points in total.
[16:46] Sunraku
    My current total in the relevant stats is 57.
[16:50] Sunraku
    I get five points per level raised, so...
[16:53] Sunraku
    I need to be level 50 to use 'em?!
[16:57] Vysache
    Well, guess you need to toughen
    up a bit more to use 'em.
[17:07] Emul
    S-Sunraku-san?
[17:09] Emul
    Sunraku-san?!
[17:12] Sunraku
    But I wanna use them now!
SIGN    Thirdrema
SIGN    The Serpent's Apple
[17:28] Sunraku
    So, in conclusion...
[17:30] Sunraku
    I'm late. Sorry!
[17:33] Sunraku
    I really mean it, kinda.
[17:38] Pencilgon
    I hope you figured out your last words!
[17:41] Oikatzo
    We were supposed to meet
    three damn hours ago!
[17:44] Oikatzo
    That's too late to just "sorry" away!
[17:47] Sunraku
    The truth is, I was plugging
    along on a unique scenario,
[17:51] Sunraku
    and Wethermon's name came up...
[17:54] Sunraku
    So I thought it might be worth pursuing.
[17:58] Pencilgon
    All right. Spill, and I'll call us even.
[18:01] Oikatzo
    Huh? Just scot-free like that?!
[18:04] Sunraku
    Though... that's a bold little
    avatar you got, Katzo.
[18:09] Sunraku
    Actually, I guess you're... Oikatzo here?
[18:12] Sunraku
    Like the soup base, Oigatsuo?
SIGN    Oikatzo
[18:14] Sunraku
    He always picks names like that.
SIGN    Kei Uomi
SIGN    Modor Katzo
SIGN    Oikatzo
SIGN    Katzo Tataki
[18:17] Sunraku
    His real name combines into
    the character "Katsuo,"
[18:19] Sunraku
    so he always sticks "Katzo" in there.
[18:20] sign
    Katsuo (Skipjack Tuna)
[18:22] Oikatzo
    I don't need pointers on
    character design from you,
[18:25] Oikatzo
    criminal exhibitionist Sunraku-kun.
[18:30] Sunraku
    I'm sure you don't appreciate how
    hard it was for me to get here.
[18:34] Pencilgon
    I chose a back-alley place
    with especially low traffic,
[18:38] Pencilgon
    so you can relax while you're here.
[18:40] Sunraku
    No wonder it was so hard to find.
[18:43] Pencilgon
    Anyway, let's get to brass tacks.
[18:46] Pencilgon
    Mind telling me what you learned?
[18:49] Sunraku
    Sure.
[18:51] Pencilgon
    I see.
[18:52] Pencilgon
    He called Wethermon the Tombguard
    "a living corpse" who'd "outlived his time"?
[18:59] Oikatzo
    Are we talking about an undead monster here?
[19:02] Pencilgon
    His movements did seem a bit janky
    when the fight first started.
[19:08] Pencilgon
    I see.
[19:09] Pencilgon
    I'd assumed he was a cyborg-type, but...
[19:12] Pencilgon
    Being undead would explain a lot.
[19:15] Sunraku
    Anything there that can help with our strats?
[19:20] Pencilgon
    I've got some things to take care of.
[19:23] Pencilgon
    Let's split up until nightfall.
[19:25] Sunraku
    Sure, but... what should we do next?
[19:28] Pencilgon
    I'll give you guys these for now.
[19:30] Pencilgon
    Go grind in the Iron Ruins in the meantime.
SIGN    Give
[19:32] sign
    Drop
[19:34] Sunraku
    Grind levels, huh?
[19:35] Sunraku
    I'm all for it, but...
[19:39] Oikatzo
    A map, and...
[19:41] Sunraku
    ...a fishing rod?
[19:43] Pencilgon
    It'll make sense when you get there.
[19:57] Pencilgon
    I've been wondering since
    you first arrived...
[20:00] Pencilgon
    Sunraku-kun, do you actually
    think that disguise is working?
[20:04] Sunraku
    Pray tell? This is merely
    the latest fashion trend...
[20:08] Oikatzo
    Huh? What is it?
[20:11] Pencilgon
    I guess he fooled one of us?
[20:13] Pencilgon
    Maybe if you haven't seen her,
    it doesn't seem off?
[20:16] Pencilgon
    Well, whatever.
[20:17] Pencilgon
    See you back here tonight.
[20:20] Sunraku
    Sure.
[20:21] Oikatzo
    Later.
[20:24] Oikatzo
    Okay, let's get down to business!
[20:27] Sunraku
    The Iron Ruins of the Divinity, right?
[20:30] Sunraku
    Hold on while I plan a
    safe route to the gate.
[20:35] Oikatzo
    What a pain.
[20:36] Oikatzo
    I gotta sneak around now, too, huh?
[20:38] Emul
    Sunraku-san! Sunraku-san!
[20:40] Emul
    I'm getting a terrible earache!
[20:44] Emul
    Might I please move around a bit?
[20:57] Oikatzo
    Sunraku!
[20:58] Oikatzo
    Your equipment's talking!
[21:00] Oikatzo
    It is, isn't it?!
[21:02] Sunraku
    Okay, go on.
[21:03] Sunraku
    I thought it'd be fun to see
    how long it took him to notice.
[21:06] Emul
    Indeed...
[21:08] Oikatzo
    Is this NPC that unique one?
[21:12] Oikatzo
    Can I have a closer look?
[21:14] Emul
    What are you doing?!
[21:16] Emul
    Unhand me!
[21:17] Oikatzo
    Man, I want unique stuff, too!
[21:21] Emul
    Let me go, I say!
[21:21] Sunraku
    Get your own, then.
[21:26] Sunraku
    Here we are. The entrance at last!
[21:29] Oikatzo
    I want unique stuff too. You lucky dog!
[21:33] Sunraku
    That's all you've been
    saying this whole time.
[21:36] Sunraku
    Let's get going.
[21:37] Sunraku
    I wanna get to level 50 ASAP.
[21:40] Oikatzo
    Fine, fine.
[21:41] Oikatzo
    But this is my first time in a party in SLF.
[21:45] Sunraku
    My first time with another player, too.
[21:50] Oikatzo
    It's got a pretty different vibe
    from the rest of the world so far...
[21:53] Oikatzo
    Seems like it could be fun.
[21:55] Sunraku
    Yeah. The Iron Ruins of the Divinity, huh?
SIGN    Iron Ruins of the Divinity
SIGN    SLF Mini
[23:42] Kids
    SLF Theater!
SIGN    Sunraku's Theme Song
[23:46] Emul
    Mini!
SIGN    SLF Theater
[23:49] Vysache
    Off fly the sparks
[23:54] Vysache
    Engulfed by the night
[23:59] Vysache
    The hammer dances
[24:03] Vysache
    The iron sings
[24:07] Vysache
    Bang, clang, ring
[24:12] Vysache
    Crash, clash, bash
[24:15] Vysache
    A blade's what you are
[24:20] Vysache
    Power's what you are
[24:25] Sunraku
    So cool!
[24:27] Pencilgon
    What a great song.
[24:29] Pencilgon
    Hey, Sunraku-kun, why don't you sing
    your own theme song when you roll in?
[24:35] Sunraku
    Theme song?
[24:42] Sunraku
    Coo, coo, coo
[24:45] Sunraku
    The pigeon goes "coo"
[24:47] Sunraku
    If a pea is what you want,
    I'll give it to you
[24:51] Sunraku
    I'm not a damn pigeon!
[24:53] Pencilgon
    But it's a perfect fit for you.
[24:55] Oikatzo
    Yeah, totally!
[24:57] Sunraku
    How, exactly?!
[25:00] Pencilgon
    Take that!
SIGN    "Like a pigeon hit with a peashooter" (saying)
     Taken off guard; stunned.
    Eyes widened in shock. "Like a peashooter to a pigeon."
     From Kojien, 7th Edition