E14 - Squish Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [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"! [00:27] 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? SIGN    Squish [02:13] Mob D     Hey, Sunraku's back. [02:16] Mob C     Who's that he's fighting? [02:17] Mob A     Never seen him before. [02:19] Mob D     No way it's a new player, right? [02:21] Mob B     Hard to believe, but I think it might be! [02:28] Dragonfly     I'll take at least one round! [02:34] Sunraku     Quickdraw Fist! SIGN    Dragonfly SIGN    Dragonfly [02:46] VO     You lose! [02:48] Dragonfly     Wh-Why can't I take a     single round against you?! [02:52] Sunraku     The Quickdraw Fist style     is basically unbeatable. [02:56] Dragonfly     One more match! This'll be the last one! [02:59] Dragonfly     Best of three! [03:01] Sunraku     If you insist. [03:02] Sunraku     But this'll be the last one. [03:04] Dragonfly     Thank you so much! [03:05] Sunraku     And the rules are, of course... [03:07] Dragonfly     Bug tudo! [03:09] Dragonfly     Yes! SIGN    Dragonfly SIGN    Sunraku [03:11] VO     Battle start! [03:12] VO     Round 1! [03:14] VO     Fight! [03:17] Sunraku     Same approach again? [03:30] Sunraku     Hey! [03:32] Sunraku     You learned to time the Yo-Yo     to your opponent's attacks? [03:36] Dragonfly     Yes! I think I'm getting the hang of it! [03:39] Sunraku     Still, I meant to come train     myself for the Wethermon fight, [03:42] Sunraku     but I basically ended up     training some newbie... [03:46] Sunraku     I really wish I could've landed     some stronger competition... [03:58] Dragonfly     Flying Smash! SIGN    Sunraku [04:03] Sunraku     He closed in with the retraction     of his elongated leg, [04:07] Sunraku     and attacked simultaneously! [04:09] Sunraku     That's some seriously impressive improvement. [04:12] Sunraku     But... [04:13] Sunraku     your choice of Flying Smash,     which isn't a bug technique, [04:17] Sunraku     shows just how little you     understand about BERP. [04:19] Sunraku     Flying Smash may be a powerful move,     but it leaves you with a wicked recovery time. [04:23] Sunraku     Makes it hard to deal out a     follow-up, even when you land it. [04:27] Sunraku     The correct move is... [04:29] Sunraku     Pile Bunker! [04:36] Dragonfly     H-He's so fast! [04:47] Dragonfly     If I can't get away, then... [04:53] Sunraku     Still charging in headlong?! [04:57] Sunraku     I'll just counter with a Quickdraw Fist! [05:03] Sunraku     What's he doing?! [05:07] Dragonfly     Flying Smash! [05:10] Sunraku     He triggered two Flying Smashes at once?! [05:12] Sunraku     I've never seen that happen! [05:14] Sunraku     A Quickdraw Fist could     probably counter it, but... [05:17] Sunraku     I think I'll let it hit me! SIGN    Sunraku SIGN    Round 1 [05:26] VO     You win! [05:28] Dragonfly     I did it! [05:30] Dragonfly     I took my first round! [05:32] Mob C     What just happened? [05:34] Mob C     Did he stack Flying Smashes? [05:36] Mob A     Yeah. I've never seen that happen before. [05:39] Sunraku     Well, what do you guys think? [05:41] Sunraku     Both of 'em had hitboxes for sure. [05:45] Mob C     Fundamentally, it's a Pile Bunker... [05:48] Mob C     But that shouldn't let you stack gauge moves. [05:52] Mob A     It must be a form of the     Doppelganger bug, right? [05:55] Sunraku     That's never let you form a double     in the same coordinates, though. [05:59] Sunraku     That much has been verified. [06:00] Mob D     And you can't use a Chimera     from a Doppelganger. [06:04] Mob D     Which means... [06:05] Sunraku     Yeah. [06:06] Sunraku     If the test team can     reproduce it, it's a lock. [06:10] Sunraku     Dragonfly-san. [06:12] Dragonfly     Y-Yes? [06:13] Sunraku     Congratulations. [06:15] Sunraku     It's not quite official yet, [06:16] Sunraku     but you're probably the discoverer     of a new bugged-out move! [06:21] Mob C     Congratulations! [06:22] Mob A     Wonderful! [06:23] Mob D     Bravo! [06:23] Mob B     Congrats! [06:24] Dragonfly     H-Hey, thanks! [06:26] Sunraku     The discoverer of the bug     move usually gets to name it. [06:31] Sunraku     So, what you got? [06:32] Dragonfly     O-Oh, this is all too sudden... [06:38] Dragonfly     Um... a name for the move? [06:40] Dragonfly     Let's see... [06:41] Sunraku     You don't have to choose right away. [06:44] Sunraku     Take some time and think about it. [06:45] Sunraku     Besides, we've still got     rounds to play, right? [06:48] Sunraku     In exchange for showing me a     new bug, I'll show you one, too. [06:53] Dragonfly     You mean it?! [06:54] Sunraku     It's a pretty crazy bug     that can only be activated [06:57] Sunraku     the instant the round starts, though. SIGN    Dragonfly SIGN    Sunraku [07:00] VO     Battle start! [07:02] VO     Round two! [07:03] VO     Fight! [07:08] Sunraku     Doppelganger achieved. [07:11] Dragonfly     Sunraku-san split in two?! [07:14] Sunraku     I waffled on what to name this one     when I first discovered it, too. [07:18] Sunraku     Shadow Clones? Swampman? [07:22] Sunraku     Amazing, right? [07:23] Sunraku     You think you've got it all figured out, [07:25] Sunraku     but there's always new things     to learn in this game! [07:28] Sunraku     That's why, no matter     how deserted it becomes, [07:31] Sunraku     I've always gotta drop in from time to time. [07:33] Sunraku     That's the joy of BERP*... [07:38] Sunraku     Berserk Online Passion! [07:50] Sunraku     You okay? [07:52] Dragonfly     Two quick losses in a row... [07:55] Dragonfly     Having one clone hold me in place while     the other one attacks isn't fair! [08:00] Sunraku     Yeah, it's not fair how the clone ends     up controlled by the AI if you let it. [08:05] Dragonfly     Thank you so much for giving up     your time to a new player like me! [08:10] Sunraku     No prob. [08:11] Dragonfly     I've learned so much today. [08:14] Dragonfly     I'm going to think up a cool     name for my own bug move, too! [08:19] Sunraku     Oh... [08:21] Sunraku     Speaking of, there's one really     creepy bug a friend of mine found. [08:26] Sunraku     Not sure if I can pull it off,     but you wanna find out? [08:31] Dragonfly     Yes, please! [08:32] Sunraku     Okay! [08:34] Narrator     Meanwhile... [08:36] Narrator     This "friend" of his was... [08:38] Oikatzo     Damn it! Why do I gotta stay     behind here by myself?! [08:43] Pencilgon     What, you're still just Level 47? [08:45] Pencilgon     Instead of tuna, you should     put "minnow" in your name! [08:49] Oikatzo     Sunraku, get back here already! [08:52] Pencilgon     You small fry! [08:53] Senji     And, boom! SIGN    Palace of Rabituza [09:04] Sunraku     Hell yeah! [09:05] Sunraku     Time for another dedicated day of SLF! [09:09] Emul     Oh, do wait for me! [09:12] Sunraku     We're gonna try out that skill combo     stuff Katzo told us about, Emul! [09:17] Emul     R-Righty-o! [09:19] Sunraku     So, this the right way? [09:20] Emul     You went off running without even     knowing where the Skill Garden is?! [09:25] Emul     Still, Sunraku-san,     you appear quite motivated today! [09:29] Emul     Last night at bedtime,     you seemed so exhausted! [09:32] Emul     It had me so worried! [09:34] Sunraku     I really was tired, yeah. [09:36] Sunraku     But discovering new things     can't help but get me excited! [09:41] Sunraku     Especially when it's something     I can get really into! [09:45] Emul     W-Wait, please! [09:48] Emul     The Skill Garden is this way! [09:50] Emul     Turn left down this passage! [09:54] Sunraku     Still, there's one of these Skill Garden     places in the Palace of Rabituza, too? [10:00] Emul     But of course! [10:02] Emul     And the Skill Garden in the     Palace of Rabituza contains [10:05] Emul     a far greater selection     than the ones in the towns! [10:09] Emul     We'll just keep that between us! [10:12] Sunraku     A secret advantage? I like it. [10:21] Elke     Oh, welcome! [10:23] Elke     Gracious me! If it isn't Emul     and her bird-man friend. [10:27] sign     Elke [10:29] Sunraku     I'm never escaping this "bird-man" rap, am I? [10:32] Emul     This is my big sister, Elke. [10:34] Emul     We're actually two of a set of triplets! [10:37] Elke     Such a pleasure! [10:39] Sunraku     A pleasure. [10:42] Sunraku     Well, she's got the lop ears. [10:44] Sunraku     I guess I see the resemblance. [10:46] Sunraku     And if they're triplets,     that means there's a third.* [10:49] Elke     Well? How may I help you? [10:54] Sunraku     I heard you can combine skills here, so... [10:59] Elke     Oh, I certainly can! [11:02] Elke     As it happens, I'm very     good at that sort of thing, [11:06] Elke     so Father put me in charge of     it... and that's why I'm here. [11:11] Sunraku     Did he, now? [11:15] Emul     He's picked up my sister's speech pattern! [11:18] Sunraku     Well, then, if you'd be so kind, [11:21] Sunraku     I'd be ever-so-happy if you'd     help me combine my skills... [11:24] Elke     Oh, but of course! SIGN    Linkable Skills      Strong Puncher Lv.1     Loop Slash Lv.8     Accel Lv.MAX     Deerstep Lv.7     Cutwater Lv.6     Crossing Slash Lv.4     Oppression Kick Lv.5     Armor Piercer Lv.3     Fighting Spirit Lv.7     Unbreakable Lv.5     Highrunner Lv.6     Naked Sense Lv.4     Starving Impulse Lv.4 [11:29] Sunraku     I jumped levels pretty quick,     so they've really piled up. [11:34] Sunraku     A bunch of 'em have changed, too. [11:38] Elke     Just so you know, [11:40] Elke     combining high-level skills with each other [11:44] Elke     does tend to produce superior     skills in the end... [11:47] Sunraku     Oh, yeah? [11:48] Sunraku     When you put it that way, it kinda     makes me wanna max them out first... [11:52] Sunraku     But I'm also trying to clean house a bit... [11:54] Sunraku     So, let's get combining. [11:56] Elke     Oh, yes, let's! SIGN    Link 6/6 SIGN    Accel Lv.MAX SIGN    Fighting Spirit Lv.7 SIGN    Link 6/6 SIGN    Climax Boost [12:03] Sunraku     There we go! [12:05] Sunraku     Is that all the skills I     can combine for now, then? [12:11] Elke     And this is the recipe you want? [12:16] Elke     Six combinations will cost you 6000 mahni. [12:20] Sunraku     Sure thing. SIGN    Skill Linking Fee      6000 mahni      Cash on Hand: 80,150 mahni [12:22] Sunraku     Six thousand... [12:26] Elke     You sit tight, now. I'll have it right out! [12:29] Emul     Oh, if you please! [12:30] Sunraku     Oh, if you please! [12:31] Emul     Stop mimicking me! [12:35] Sunraku     I'll take a minute to     double-check my stats, then. [12:39] Sunraku     Though I'm Level 51 now, SIGN    Sunraku LV:51     Mercenary (Twin Blade User) Skill Points Remaining: 5      Cash on Hand 80,150 mahni [12:42] Sunraku     I had to stat up to equip my Moonblades,     so I never got to increase my VIT... [12:49] Sunraku     My defenses are still paper-thin. [12:52] Sunraku     No... make that tissue-paper-thin. [12:55] Elke     Well, here you are! [12:58] Sunraku     Wow, that really was fast! [13:01] Elke     It's all ready for you! [13:03] Elke     It's six combinations at once,     so the amount is quite copious... [13:07] Elke     but the moment you drink it all down, [13:09] Elke     you'll learn the combined skills instantly. [13:12] Sunraku     I've gotta chug this whole foul brew? [13:15] Sunraku     There's a freaking branch in it! [13:16] Elke     Go on! All at once, now! [13:19] Sunraku     I'd never do this if it weren't a game. [13:22] Emul     Go on, all at once! [13:24] Elke     Go on! [13:25] Emul     Go on! SIGN    New Skills      Infight Lv.1     Hand of Fortune Lv.1     Climax Boost Lv.1     Assassin Pierce Lv.1     Offroad Lv.1     Hunger Wolf      learned. [13:41] Sunraku     Wow, I learned 'em all at once! [13:44] Sunraku     That's six new skills from the ones I linked! SIGN    Skate Foot      Best Step      Parry Protect      Five-Boat Leap      Great Climb      Sharp Turn     Infight Lv.1     Hand of Fortune Lv.1     Climax Boost Lv.1     Assassin Pierce Lv.1     Offroad Lv.1     Hunger Wolf [13:48] Sunraku     Plus nine I learned or that     changed while I leveled up... [13:53] Sunraku     I hope at least some of 'em are powerful. [13:55] Emul     Congratulations to you! [13:58] Elke     Isn't it lovely? [14:00] Elke     Oh, that's right. If you'd like... [14:04] Elke     There are Skill Grimoires you can     acquire only here in Rabituza. [14:09] Elke     Would you like to buy one? [14:11] Sunraku     Skill Grimoires? [14:13] Elke     And as my sister is so very fond of you... [14:16] Elke     I'll give you a discount. [14:18] Sunraku     You mean it? Awesome! [14:20] Emul     Do be cautious, Sunraku-san! [14:23] Emul     Despite appearances, Big Sister     Elke is quite a moneygru— [14:26] Sunraku     Wow, I can tell you're related!     Your sister's fast, too. [14:31] Sunraku     Don't sweat it, Emul. [14:34] Sunraku     When it comes to merch you can only     buy in special areas like this, [14:39] Sunraku     I'm always prepared to pay some high prices. [14:42] Elke     What a wise bird-man you are! [14:44] Elke     If I might ask, how much     do you have to spend? [14:47] Sunraku     I've been having a fire     sale on materials lately, [14:50] Sunraku     so I've got about 80,000 mahni on-hand. [14:52] Elke     Gracious me! [14:53] Elke     You could easily afford these, then. SIGN    Skill Grimoire Shop     Vorpal Sword Tech      Vorpal Spear Tech      Vorpal Blade Tech      Vorpal Judo Tech      Secret      Secret      Secret [14:58] Sunraku     They're so expensive! [14:59] Sunraku     And this is with the discount? [15:00] Sunraku     Are you sure you got this right? [15:03] Sunraku     Hang on... are you ripping me off? [15:05] Elke     Well, what do you say? [15:08] Elke     Surely you're not such a fool as to     let this special offer go, are you? [15:21] Sunraku     Th-Then... [15:23] Sunraku     I'll take the Vorpal Blade Tech...     Moon's Reflection... if you please. [15:29] Elke     Why, thank you! [15:30] Elke     That'll be 80,000 mahni! [15:32] Elke     Thank you so much for your business! [15:40] Sunraku     I just couldn't say no. [15:43] Emul     Sunraku-san, are you all right? [15:46] Sunraku     I thought she was gonna tear     the feathers off my head. [15:50] Emul     Why, Big Sister Elke would never... [15:53] Emul     Actually, she might. [15:55] Sunraku     I wanted to buy that waist     armor in Thirdrema, too... [16:00] Sunraku     I'll have to make some more money     before the Wethermon fight. [16:09] Sunraku     Hey, what time is it? [16:13] Sunraku     Whoa, just in time! [16:14] Sunraku     Who knows what they'd do to me     if I was late to another meeting? [16:18] Sunraku     Emul, open a gate! [16:20] Emul     Righty-o! SIGN    The Serpent's Apple [16:38] Sunraku     A fine evening to you. [16:41] Pencilgon     Oh, Sunraku-kun. [16:43] Pencilgon     You're actually on time for once. [16:46] Oikatzo     You have a good day or something? [16:48] Pencilgon     I wouldn't say that, exactly... [16:51] Pencilgon     But I've made up my mind. [16:52] Sunraku     About what? [16:54] Pencilgon     Regarding our fight against Wethermon     the Tombguard in two weeks... [17:00] Pencilgon     There's just one problem. [17:02] Oikatzo     Problem? [17:03] Sunraku     What is it? We're both over level 50 now. [17:06] Pencilgon     Currently, the only ones who know     the conditions to meet Wethermon [17:10] Pencilgon     are my clan, the Ashura Kai. [17:14] Pencilgon     They've been using the     unique monster system— [17:17] Pencilgon     the fact that you get experience     just for encountering them— [17:21] Pencilgon     to level up and build their PVP skills. [17:26] Oikatzo     Ashura Kai? [17:28] Sunraku     Those guys, huh? [17:30] Oikatzo     Unlike Lycagon, you can always meet     him in a given time and place. [17:35] Oikatzo     Must be pretty ideal for grinding, huh? [17:39] Pencilgon     So the issue is... [17:42] Sunraku     On the night of the new moon,     when we fight Wethermon, [17:46] Sunraku     we'll end up at odds with the     members of the Ashura Kai [17:50] Sunraku     who've already accepted the     unique scenario. Right? [17:53] Pencilgon     Yes. [17:55] Oikatzo     But aren't you part of their clan? [17:57] Oikatzo     Can't you work together or something? [17:59] Oikatzo     Like... ask them to stand down this month? [18:02] Pencilgon     Not a chance. [18:04] Pencilgon     They're actively opposed     to defeating Wethermon. [18:08] Sunraku     I'm not sure I see where     you're going with this. [18:11] Sunraku     What exactly is it you've     "made up your mind" about? [18:23] Pencilgon     The Ashura Kai... [18:25] Pencilgon     are universally hated for     their player-killing habits. [18:30] Sunraku     I'll bet, yeah. [18:32] Pencilgon     And there was recently an     update that gives players [18:36] Pencilgon     who've done PKing a special sort of status. [18:40] Oikatzo     A special status? [18:42] Pencilgon     If a player kills a PKer, [18:46] Pencilgon     in addition to a bounty, [18:48] Pencilgon     they earn the right to any items and     equipment the PKer was carrying. [18:55] Pencilgon     All of it—including stuff     they've got in storage. [19:00] Sunraku     Oh? [19:01] Pencilgon     High-level PKers like the Ashura Kai tend     to end up with some pretty rare items. [19:07] Pencilgon     Which makes PKers like us basically     walking treasure chests. [19:16] Pencilgon     It's created a new class     of player—the PK Killer. [19:20] Pencilgon     Of course, we've found loopholes [19:21] Pencilgon     in the system to reduce the     damage they can do to us, [19:26] Pencilgon     but someone could get around all     of that by attacking our hideout. [19:30] Sunraku     Your hideout? [19:32] Sunraku     Hang on. So the thing you     made up your mind about... [19:35] Oikatzo     You mean... [19:37] Pencilgon     That's right. [19:38] Pencilgon     Naturally, I know just where that hideout is. [19:43] Pencilgon     And that gang of cowards is just     a thorn in my side at this point. [19:48] Pencilgon     So... [19:49] Pencilgon     I was thinking we'd go squash the Ashura Kai. SIGN    Two Weeks Later... SIGN    Constant Progress [21:47] Narrator     The fully immersive VR game,     Shangri-La Frontier... [21:53] Narrator     Its major summer update has finally arrived. SIGN    Major Summer Update!! SIGN    The Severed Sea SIGN    The Frontier Fleet SIGN    The New Land SIGN    New Job!!     Rider [22:08] Narrator     Yes. And on the night of this major update, [22:15] Narrator     Sunraku and his party will take     on Wethermon the Tombguard. SIGN    SLF Mini [22:34] Kids     SLF Theater! SIGN    Various New Years [22:38] Emul     Mini! SIGN    SLF Theater [22:44] Sunraku     A most blessed New Year to you. [22:47] Oikatzo     I am indebted for all your     help in the previous year. [22:50] Pencilgon     I hope to continue our amicable relationship. [22:52] Emul     I hope for amicable relations,     as well. Yes, indeed! [22:57] Pencilgon     Pony up, Sunraku-kun. [22:59] Sunraku     Pony up? [23:00] Pencilgon     My New Year's gift. [23:01] Sunraku     Like hell! [23:03] Pencilgon     Stingy. [23:04] Pencilgon     You, then? [23:05] Oikatzo     That's not happening. [23:06] Pencilgon     But you have a job! [23:08] Oikatzo     You have a job, too, don't you?! [23:13] Sunraku     Don't play dumb! [23:14] Emul     Sunraku-san! Sunraku-san! [23:16] Emul     What might a "New Year's gift" be? [23:18] Sunraku     Oh, it's kinda like... [23:22] Sunraku     This. [23:24] Emul     A New Year's gift! [23:25] Emul     It's better than I could have dreamed! [23:30] Trio     So easy to please. [23:35] Rei     I couldn't muster up the courage to     send Hizutome-kun a New Year's card! [23:41] Rei     Happy New Year to you!