E17 - Putting Feelings Into a Moment, Part 3
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[01:30] Pencilgon
In SLF, the keys to victory
come from the story.
[01:35] Pencilgon
I'd always assumed Wethermon
was some kind of cyborg,
[01:38] Pencilgon
who'd modified his body with
technology from the Divinity...
[01:42] Pencilgon
But...
[01:43] Pencilgon
His classification is "undead monster"!
[01:46] Pencilgon
For undead, you use holy water!
[02:03] Sunraku
Hey, the guy's screaming!
SIGN Putting Feelings Into a Moment, Part 3
[02:05] Sunraku
Is his field attack incoming?
[02:07] Pencilgon
No...
[02:08] Pencilgon
This isn't that animation.
[02:12] Pencilgon
Bingo!
[02:13] Pencilgon
I canceled his field attack!
[02:28] Sunraku
Guess he didn't appreciate getting
splooshed with the saint's special water.
[02:32] Pencilgon
Hey, can you not make it gross?
[02:35] Pencilgon
The saint is like the idol of the SLF world.
[02:38] Oikatzo
Hey, what's going on with Wethermon?
[02:49] Oikatzo
H-H-Hey!
[03:08] Oikatzo
I-I think that thing just transformed!
[03:11] Pencilgon
What in the world is that thing?!
[03:13] Sunraku
I dunno,
[03:15] Sunraku
but I'm betting we don't wanna
let it combine with Wethermon, either!
[03:19] Pencilgon
An exclusive new form for stage 3?
[03:24] Oikatzo
Wh-What the hell do we do now?!
[03:27] Sunraku
A new form calls for a new approach.
[03:30] Sunraku
Pencilgon, go help Katzo!
[03:36] Sunraku
Wethermon's body has started
gradually crumbling.
[03:41] Sunraku
For phases 1 and 2,
we had to hold out ten minutes.
[03:44] Sunraku
Maybe for phase 3, we have
to hold out until he falls apart.
[03:49] Pencilgon
I'd say this all but confirms the
"time passes" victory condition.
[03:55] Pencilgon
Given how it's gone up until now,
I'm betting it's ten minutes more—
[03:59] Pencilgon
That's our final time limit!
[04:03] Sunraku
Leave this to me.
[04:04] Sunraku
I'll survive ten minutes, no problem.
[04:10] Pencilgon
All right.
[04:12] Pencilgon
Just... don't get too reckless.
[04:15] Pencilgon
Until I can get back to acting as support,
[04:18] Pencilgon
one death could spell the end for you.
[04:20] Pencilgon
I'm leaving this to you, Sunraku-kun.
[04:25] Sunraku
Sure thing.
[04:31] Sunraku
Sorry, Pencilgon.
[04:33] Sunraku
Ever since you mentioned the thing about
hanging in there through the time limit,
[04:39] Sunraku
I've been thinking...
[04:44] Sunraku
Where the hell is the fun in that?
[04:50] Sunraku
A boss where you just turtle up
for thirty minutes straight...
[04:54] Sunraku
What kind of game would that be?
[04:57] Sunraku
I'll say it flat-out—one
that's boring as shit.
[05:01] Sunraku
Game design that puts the story first?
[05:04] Sunraku
I've played tons of games like that...
[05:07] Sunraku
Games that go for a balance between
the fiction and the gameplay and fail
[05:11] Sunraku
are regularly given the "trash game" stamp.
[05:15] Sunraku
But Shangri-La Frontier*...
[05:18] Sunraku
You're supposed to be a god-tier game!
[05:27] Sunraku
Yeah, thought so.
[05:29] Sunraku
It popped into my head when I*
saw that holy water attack...
[05:31] Sunraku
In the state he's in now,
[05:33] Sunraku
he might just take damage!
SIGN Head Equipment Changed
SIGN Spiked Battlehelm
[05:40] Sunraku
A passable compromise between
the fiction and the gameplay...
[05:43] Sunraku
Any player who endures those
twenty minutes gets a reward...
[05:47] Sunraku
A turn to fight back!
[05:54] Sunraku
What, is that your first time
being parried by a helmet?
SIGN Moonblade (Waxing)
equipped.
SIGN Moonblade (Waning)
equipped.
[05:58] sign
Spiked Battlehelm
equipped.
[05:58] Sunraku
Time to unveil the new armor I created
from Quad Beetle materials...
[06:04] Sunraku
Before you get a chance to fall apart,
I'm gonna beat you down...
[06:08] Sunraku
Wethermon the Tombguard!
[06:20] Sunraku
Pretty awesome, huh?
[06:21] Sunraku
I practiced the helmet parry a ton.
[06:25] Sunraku
"But why parry with a helmet," you ask?
[06:28] Sunraku
'Cause if you can parry with your head...
[06:31] Sunraku
it leaves your hands free!
[06:35] Wethermon
Wind Slash!
[06:41] Sunraku
Damn it!
[06:43] Sunraku
That one did deal damage, right?
[06:45] Sunraku
I landed a damn critical,
and he's not even fazed...
[06:50] Sunraku
I didn't go as hard as Pencilgon,
[06:52] Sunraku
but I still dropped a ton
of cash on you, got it?
[06:56] Sunraku
That money-grubbing bunny...
[06:58] Sunraku
I'm gonna use the 80,000 mahni I paid
her to rub your face into the dirt!
[07:08] Sunraku
Vorpal Blade Tech...
SIGN Vorpal Blade Tech
Moon's Reflection
[07:16] Sunraku
Moon's Reflection!
[07:19] Sunraku
Better watch your back, man.
[07:26] Sunraku
Your six is wide open!
[07:29] Sunraku
The Moon's Reflection was a bluff!
[07:31] Sunraku
The real attack... is here!
SIGN Assassin Pierce
[07:33] Sunraku
Assassin Pierce!
[07:38] Sunraku
Oh, I haven't even started to get my revenge!
[07:43] Sunraku
Drill Piercer!
SIGN Drill Piercer
[07:56] Sunraku
If "scars on the back are a swordsman's
greatest shame," then sorry...
[07:59] Sunraku
I'm about to deal you a whole lot of shame.
[08:08] Pencilgon
How did I just know he'd end up in a brawl?
[08:15] Oikatzo
He's cackling like a madman over there!
[08:18] Oikatzo
Is that guy okay?!
[08:20] Pencilgon
I guess as long as the
cackling goes on, he's fine.
[08:24] Pencilgon
The bigger of an underdog Sunraku-kun is,
[08:26] Pencilgon
the more his motivation
and player skill spike.
[08:31] Pencilgon
But...
[08:33] Pencilgon
If we can't hold this thing in place,
[08:35] Pencilgon
he'll still end up an unwinnable fight.
[08:48] Oikatzo
I tried punching it a few times,
[08:51] Oikatzo
and it's looking like
it'll take damage now!
[08:54] Oikatzo
Still tough as hell, though...
[08:58] Pencilgon
Okay, look.
[08:59] Pencilgon
It's not worth sticking out
our necks to beat this thing.
[09:02] Pencilgon
Staying alive and drawing
Kirin's aggro from Sunraku-kun
[09:05] Pencilgon
is enough to earn us a passing grade.
[09:09] Oikatzo
A passing grade, sure.
[09:12] Oikatzo
But...
[09:14] Oikatzo
Whip Puppet: Snake!
SIGN Whip Puppet: Snake
[09:19] Oikatzo
If I'm gonna be graded,
I'd rather get a perfect score!
SIGN Oikatzo
[09:35] Pencilgon
These two, I swear...
SIGN Divine Lifesalve
[09:51] Oikatzo
Okay, maybe not.
[09:52] Oikatzo
I didn't leave a dent!
SIGN Evil Force
[09:55] Oikatzo
What's this?
[09:57] Pencilgon
Evil Force.
[09:58] Pencilgon
It increases the user's
stats for fifteen minutes!
[10:01] Pencilgon
Even in your current state,
[10:04] Pencilgon
it should give you abilities
on par with level 99 or so!
[10:10] Oikatzo
Level 99?!
[10:12] Oikatzo
That's a god-tier item!
[10:14] Oikatzo
Why didn't you whip this
awesome thing out earlier?!
[10:18] Pencilgon
Using it comes with a serious penalty.
[10:20] Pencilgon
I've used it before, and it
was a pretty rough time...
[10:25] Oikatzo
Penalty?
[10:26] Pencilgon
I'll admit, I'm getting tired
of this one-sided fight, too...
[10:31] Pencilgon
You said you want a perfect score, right?
[10:33] Pencilgon
So I'm sure you're prepared for the risk—
[10:38] Oikatzo
A penalty?
[10:40] Oikatzo
Sounds fine to me.
[10:44] Oikatzo
I'm gonna turn you to scrap
and get a big old A-plus!
[10:53] Oikatzo
H-Huh? Why's everything
suddenly in photo-negative?
[10:57] Oikatzo
I feel like my hearing's gone fuzzy, too...
[10:59] Pencilgon
It's probably screwing with your
sense of smell and taste, too!
[11:03] Oikatzo
Is this the "penalty"?
[11:05] Oikatzo
Well, it does feel a little weird,
[11:07] Oikatzo
but it's not nearly as bad as I expected!
[11:09] Pencilgon
Actually... that's not the bad part.
[11:13] Pencilgon
Every thirty seconds,
your level decreases by one.
[11:20] Oikatzo
Huh?
[11:23] Oikatzo
Huh? My level goes down?!
[11:26] Oikatzo
Th-This thing lasts fifteen minutes!
[11:29] Oikatzo
Does it stick around after the battle, too?!
[11:31] Pencilgon
Yeah.
[11:32] Pencilgon
I've used it myself, and the
sense of loss was palpable.
[11:38] Oikatzo
If it's every thirty seconds...
[11:41] Oikatzo
For fifteen minutes... I lose thirty levels?!
[11:44] Oikatzo
So when the fight's over,
I'll have to start back from level 20?!
[11:48] Oikatzo
Why didn't you say that sooner?!
SIGN Oikatzo
[11:52] Oikatzo
Ah, it went down...
[11:53] Pencilgon
You ate it before I could!
[11:56] Pencilgon
Oh, and I'll use my remaining Scale
points to boost my own stats!
[12:00] Oikatzo
Hey!
[12:02] Pencilgon
Still, I can't believe you chewed it.
[12:05] Pencilgon
I know it's just flavor text stuff in a game,
[12:08] Pencilgon
but I learned what those are made of,
[12:09] Pencilgon
and I haven't been able
to stomach one since...
[12:13] Oikatzo
What the hell did you let me eat?!
[12:19] Oikatzo
Okay, now I'm pissed!
[12:21] Oikatzo
You're gonna be my punching
bag, you robot jerk!
[12:25] Oikatzo
Red plus black makes crimson!
SIGN Combo Spirit Fist
[12:31] Oikatzo
Combo Spirit Fist: Flame Crimson!
SIGN Flame Crimson
[12:35] Pencilgon
And I'll max out my buffs...
SIGN Arthur Pencilgon
SIGN STR↑ AGI↑ VIT↑ Stamina↑
[12:39] ---
Let's get to it, Katzo-kun!
[12:41] Oikatzo
Infight!
[12:43] Oikatzo
Into...
[12:45] Oikatzo
Dual Impact!
SIGN Dual Impact
[12:48] Oikatzo
With my right fist, I create
a cross-shaped seal...
[12:51] Oikatzo
Then I pound it with a right straight punch!
[12:59] Pencilgon
Nice! You finally staggered it!
[13:01] Pencilgon
Looks like the medicine did its thing!
[13:03] Pencilgon
Now I'm gonna stab its
knee until it shatters!
[13:09] Pencilgon
Spear of Sunlight!
SIGN Spear of Sunlight
SIGN Spear of Sunlight
[13:18] Arthur
I know it dealt damage... but even
with all those stacked buffs...
[13:22] Arthur
I still can't even crack it?!
[13:28] Oikatzo
Pencilgon!
[13:33] Pencilgon
Sheesh...
[13:34] Pencilgon
I wish you'd be clearer about
when your stagger phase ends!
[13:39] Oikatzo
I guess we'll need more than stat
boosts to make a breakthrough here.
[13:44] Oikatzo
Its armor seems thickest around the waist.
[13:47] Oikatzo
That's probably where all the
important bits are stored...
[13:50] Oikatzo
But how the heck do we
go about prying it open?
[14:10] Sunraku
Okay!
[14:11] Sunraku
I think I've got the hang of
the head-parry-slash combo.
[14:18] Sunraku
What's the matter, man?!
[14:20] Sunraku
Are you that depressed
[14:21] Sunraku
that your robo-samurai sword
techniques won't work on me?!
[14:27] Sunraku
I knew these Moonblades were
a good match for my skills.
SIGN Sunraku
[14:35] Sunraku
I've got a skill I can only activate
when my HP fall below one-third—
[14:39] Sunraku
Climax Boost.
SIGN Climax Boost
[14:41] Sunraku
For five minutes after activating,
[14:43] Sunraku
it boosts my stats in proportion to
the level gap between me and my enemy.
SIGN Sunraku
[14:51] Sunraku
But I've got so little HP,
[14:54] Sunraku
there's no way to use Wethermon's attacks
to fine-tune them down to one-third.
[15:00] Sunraku
But...
[15:01] Sunraku
With the Moonblades' ability to shave down
and recover my HP with every attack,
[15:04] Sunraku
I can do it.
[15:06] Sunraku
And one more thing...
[15:07] Sunraku
Hunger Wolf.
[15:07] sign
Hunger Wolf
[15:08] Sunraku
It only lasts for one minute,
[15:11] Sunraku
but in exchange for depleting
my stamina and such,
[15:13] Sunraku
it increases my strength,
agility, and vitality!
[15:17] Wethermon
Thunderclap!
[15:18] Sunraku
The stat increase is in proportion to how
few HP you've got, and your "hunger" level!
SIGN Sunraku
[15:21] Wethermon
Nimbus Fist!
[15:25] Sunraku
SLF has a gauge to represent your hunger.
[15:29] Sunraku
It fills back up when you eat,
[15:31] Sunraku
and if you go hungry for too long, it
impacts your stamina recovery rate.
[15:35] Sunraku
Naturally, I micromanaged that too!
[15:38] Sunraku
I'm at just the right level of hunger!
[15:40] Sunraku
If I can combine these skills just
right, I know I can win this!
[15:50] Sunraku
His sword's at his hip.
[15:51] Sunraku
Another Wind Slash?!
[15:53] Sunraku
I'll block it with a head-parry
from Parry Protect!
[15:59] Sunraku
Here it comes!
[16:00] Sunraku
Parry!
[16:04] Sunraku
Huh?
[16:07] Sunraku
What the... Where's the slash?
[16:26] Wethermon
A...
[16:28] Wethermon
Alice.
[16:32] (Flashback) Vysache
He's an awkward one, you see.
[16:36] (Flashback) Vysache
He's a living corpse,
unable to even put himself to rest.
[16:41] (Flashback) Emul
So as you face down Wethermon the
Tombguard, I wish to entrust this to you.
[16:51] Wethermon
Alice.
[16:54] Sunraku
Alice?
[16:55] Wethermon
A...lice...
[16:58] Wethermon
ID key...
[17:00] Wethermon
fragment.
[17:03] Wethermon
Alice... is still... known?
[17:07] Sunraku
This isn't a skill incantation.
[17:11] Wethermon
For endless eternity...
[17:14] Sunraku
He's talking?
[17:15] Wethermon
I have lain here... rotting...
[17:18] Wethermon
I did not... see... their fate...
[17:18] Sunraku
I thought he was a corpse animated
by the machinery,
[17:23] Sunraku
but maybe not?
[17:23] Wethermon
Indeed...
[17:25] Wethermon
the frontier... has been established...
[17:30] Sunraku
"They"? "Frontier"?
[17:33] Sunraku
Are they seriously giving
me story stuff now*?!
[17:39] Wethermon
Let us do battle... Child of the Second Plan.
[17:46] Sunraku
I've got every neuron in my body
hard-focused on beating you.
[17:49] Sunraku
Don't make me think about anything else.
[17:52] Wethermon
If you intend... to infringe upon my vow...
[18:02] Wethermon
Then be crushed by my
SIGN Clear Sky Conquest
[18:07] Wethermon
Clear Sky Conquest.
[18:10] Sunraku
Guess he's finally getting serious!
[18:13] Sunraku
Sounds great! Bring it on!
[18:17] Wethermon
Wind Slash.
[18:21] Sunraku
I thought maybe you'd changed things up,
[18:23] Sunraku
but a standard Wind Slash—
[18:24] Wethermon
Thunderclap.
[18:26] Sunraku
Not a second's break between them?!
[18:28] Sunraku
What's the big hurry, Wethermon?!
[18:30] Wethermon
Nimbus Fist.
[18:35] Sunraku
You kidding me?!
[18:36] Sunraku
The freaking lightning*
hasn't even stopped yet!
[18:44] Sunraku
He's chaining attacks like crazy,
[18:46] Sunraku
with basically no time lag between them...
[18:48] Wethermon
Tidal Rush!
[18:59] Sunraku
You can do that one with your
sword in hand, too, huh?!
[19:02] Wethermon
Wind Slash.
[19:03] Sunraku
At the head?
[19:04] Wethermon
Wind Slash.
[19:05] Sunraku
The torso?!
[19:06] Wethermon
Wind Slash.
[19:07] Sunraku
The legs?!
[19:08] Sunraku
Okay, I get it now!
[19:10] Sunraku
You can spam attacks without recast time!
SIGN Recast Time
= Time needed before a skill can be reused
[19:15] Sunraku
That's pretty messed up!
[19:18] Sunraku
Am I supposed to see every move coming?
[19:21] Sunraku
That feels like pretty broken game balance...
[19:24] Sunraku
The hell is he telegraphing?!
[19:26] Wethermon
Pyroclastic Wyrm.
[19:32] Sunraku
A new move, now*?!
[19:53] Sunraku
Black clouds?
[19:56] Wethermon
Ash Blizzard!
[20:02] Sunraku
A combination attack?!
[20:13] Sunraku
What's the matter, man?
[20:14] Sunraku
If you don't get me on the first hit,
you miss your chance!
SIGN Parry Protect Skate Foot
[20:20] Sunraku
Still, I don't have much in the way*
of stamina or dodge skills left...
[20:23] Sunraku
If this chain attack barrage keeps up...
[20:29] Sunraku
Well, bring it on!
[20:32] Sunraku
I'll hang on with pure chutzpah!
[20:34] Sunraku
It's gonna take more than this to beat me!
[20:37] Sunraku
And I've got a few ideas of my—
SIGN Use Item
Rebirth Tearjewel
Divine Lifesalve
Potion
High Potion
[20:39] Wethermon
Clear Sky Conquest.
[20:43] Wethermon
Through the cycle of rebirth
[20:46] Wethermon
and a parting gift,
[20:46] Sunraku
He's fast!
[20:47] Sunraku
I'm already running as fast as I can!
[20:49] Wethermon
I bring the ultimate end.
[20:52] Sunraku
What the hell? My legs—
[20:54] Wethermon
With transformation of "clear sky,"
[20:54] Sunraku
This isn't like his other moves.
[20:58] Wethermon
I deal the ultimate
[20:59] Sunraku
I'll have to take it head-on!
[21:01] Sunraku
I'll use this helmet to parry,
no matter what!
[21:02] Wethermon
strike.
[21:06] Wethermon
That which can cleave even dragons...
[21:09] sign
Sky Clear
[21:10] Wethermon
Sky Clear!
[21:28] Sunraku
What the heck was that?
[21:30] Sunraku
"Sky Clear," he called it, I guess...
[21:34] Sunraku
But this move is way too nasty.
[21:44] Oikatzo
Will it reach?!
[21:46] Pencilgon
Wait!
[21:56] Sunraku
But it's like I told you...
SIGN Rebirth Tearjewel
[22:06] Sunraku
It's gonna take more than that to beat me!
SIGN SLF Mini
[23:42] Kids
SLF Theater!
SIGN The Day Starts Early for a Girl in Love
[23:46] Emul
Mini!
SIGN SLF Theater
[23:50] Narrator
The day starts early for a girl in love.
SIGN Why are you up so early?
[23:55] Rei
W-Well, it's just... er...
[23:57] Rei
I th-thought it might be nice... if we
could walk to school together, maybe...
[24:04] Narrator
Even on the most ordinary of days,
[24:07] Narrator
the most trivial things can
change the scenery you see.
[24:11] Narrator
As a girl in love, Rei Saiga's gaze is focused.
[24:15] Rei
W-Well, I know the route Hizutome-kun
walks to school, so...
SIGN How did you find that out?
[24:23] Rei
I-It was a total coincidence!
[24:26] Rei
It just happened that, miraculously,
[24:28] Rei
the planets aligned such that I happened
to catch sight of Hizutome-kun...
[24:32] Rei
Then, a series of coincidences
[24:34] Rei
ended up with me happening to
come this way a few times...
[24:37] Rei
And it happened enough times that
[24:39] Rei
I ended up happening to catch sight of
Hizutome-kun a few different times...
[24:42] Rei
And from those coincidental
sightings, I coincidentally...
[24:45] Rei
I mean, it really was a
coincidence that I happened to
[24:47] Rei
realize that he tended to
come by this way a lot...
[24:49] Rei
I mean, it wasn't on purpose at all.
[24:51] Rei
It was just a little curiosity...
[24:53] Rei
Well, I guess "curiosity" is
a rude way of putting it...
[24:56] Rei
Forget I said that.
[24:57] Rei
Well, with all the information I had,
I kind of put it together...
[25:01] Rei
I mean, it really wasn't on purpose!
[25:02] Rei
I mean it!
[25:03] Rei
But in the end, I did kind of find
out where Hizutome-kun lived...
[25:08] Rei
Um, that is...
[25:10] Narrator
As she speaks on with the
force of a raging bonfire,
[25:16] Narrator
there is embarrassment in her voice,
combined with a strange sense of hope.
[25:23] Narrator
After having a brief breakfast at home,
[25:26] Narrator
Ms. Rei Saiga arrives at a certain corner.
[25:28] Narrator
But her eyes are unfocused and hesitant.
SIGN What are you doing?
[25:35] Rei
Well... it's just, well...
[25:38] Rei
Maybe I... you know...
might not be brave enough to...
[25:45] Narrator
Touching her pinkened—no, reddened—cheek,
[25:49] Narrator
Ms. Rei Saiga stares around the corner.
[25:52] Rei
Hizutome-kun generally passes this way
between eight o'clock and ten-after.
[26:00] Rei
He sometimes comes running
at twenty-after, too, but...
[26:04] Rei
I-It's him!
[26:07] Narrator
Love — it is that which fuels courage.
[26:11] Narrator
Ms. Rei Saiga hides behind the wall,
[26:14] Narrator
but as the high schooler
passes by in front of her,
[26:19] Narrator
she reaches out her hand, and speaks...
[26:24] Mana
So, as you were about to talk to him,
[26:27] Mana
you caught sight of a middle-school
girl running alongside him,
[26:30] Mana
and you hid?
[26:33] Mana
That was probably his sister, you know.
[26:37] Rei
Yes, probably...
[26:40] Mana
At this rate, you might graduate
before you ever talk to him!