E21 - Errands, Cultivation, and Game Progress 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    Winner SIGN    Kei Uomi SIGN    Errands, Cultivation, and Game Progress [02:13] Girl     Okay, let's move on to fortunes. [02:15] Girl     Number one star sign is... [02:18] Girl     Gemini! You have the best luck today. [02:21] Girl     Your lucky item is roller skates. [02:24] Girl     Gosh, I wish I could ride     roller skates to school! [02:28] Girl     But where would I get some? [02:29] Kei     Gotta say, it's one well made game... [02:34] Kei     Shangri-La Frontier. [02:40] Kei     I'd originally meant it to     just kill a little time. SIGN    Kei Uomi SIGN    Pro Gamer     With "Nitro Squad" [02:46] Kei     But... SIGN    Mwahaha [02:48] sign     Gwahaha [02:49] Kei     The thought of them enjoying it     without me really ticks me off! [02:55] Kei     Still, there's just a week     until the big tournament, [02:59] Kei     so I'd better work out the last of the kinks. [03:06] Sunraku     Check out Inventoria Key ASAP, man! [03:14] Kei     Scratch that. [03:15] Kei     I really can't bear to     let them get ahead of me! [03:33] Kei     Okay! SIGN    The Serpent's Apple [03:39] Sunraku     Did you see it? [03:40] Sunraku     That awesome sci-fi armor lineup?! [03:44] Sunraku     I could take on the entire     SLF playerbase with that! [03:49] Oikatzo     Yeah, I saw it! [03:50] Oikatzo     If you could use that stuff, it'd change up     the whole game, for real! [03:53] Sunraku     Yeah! [03:54] Sunraku     So, what now? What now?! [03:56] Pencilgon     Well, about that... [04:00] Pencilgon     Before I came here, I went into the storage     space and checked a few things out. [04:06] Both     And?! [04:08] Pencilgon     My conclusion is... [04:13] Pencilgon     At the moment, they're not useful     as anything more than art pieces. [04:23] Pencilgon     Those tactical machines and power armors [04:25] Pencilgon     seem to require a power source called     a "Non-Standard Ether Reactor," SIGN    Non-Standard Armament: Wire     Keep-Out Wire SIGN    Non-Standard Armament: Blade     Harbinger [04:30] Pencilgon     an item I've never heard of     and have no idea where to get. [04:37] Pencilgon     And you can't use the weapons     without the power armor on, so... [04:43] Sunraku     No way! [04:44] Sunraku     I got so excited, I didn't dig any deeper... [04:47] Oikatzo     Actually, I've got a     Non-Standard Ether Reactor. [04:52] Sunraku     Gross! [04:54] Pencilgon     Where the hell did you get that?! [04:56] Oikatzo     Maybe it's 'cause I did most     of the fighting against Kirin, [05:00] Oikatzo     but I got it in my loot. SIGN    Non-Standard Ether Reactor [05:03] Pencilgon     I underestimated you, Mr. Bondage Rodeo! [05:06] Sunraku     Damn it! Wish I coulda seen that rodeo. [05:09] Sunraku     It's my one regret of the Wethermon fight... [05:12] Oikatzo     It seems like it's damaged, though. SIGN    Non-Standard Ether Reactor SIGN    Damaged [05:16] Pencilgon     You can't fix it at a shop? [05:18] Oikatzo     The blacksmiths I went to all     turned me away at the door. [05:22] Oikatzo     "I can't fix a thing if I've     got no idea what it is." [05:25] Pencilgon     Yeah, being a Divinity-era relic and all... [05:28] Pencilgon     We might need a specialized blacksmith. [05:31] Pencilgon     Or a special item... [05:34] Pencilgon     Either way, I'm stumped. [05:38] Sunraku     I might know a way to get it fixed. [05:42] Sunraku     Hey! You did that on purpose! [05:45] Oikatzo     Hey, are you serious about that? [05:48] Sunraku     Well, no guarantees. [05:50] Sunraku     And since it involves a unique scenario,     it might be hard to get you there. [05:54] Sunraku     I was hoping you'd let me     borrow that item of yours. [06:00] Oikatzo     Okay. [06:01] Oikatzo     Or so I'd like to say... [06:04] Oikatzo     But I've got a condition. [06:06] Oikatzo     I wanna know the unlock conditions for     that unique scenario you're hiding. [06:12] Pencilgon     Come on, Katzo. [06:14] Oikatzo     I mean, it's not like I'm     triggering my own unique stuff! [06:17] Oikatzo     I gotta piggyback on everyone else's stuff! [06:20] Pencilgon     You sulk about the most annoying things. [06:23] Pencilgon     In SLF*, information on uniques     is extremely valuable. [06:28] Pencilgon     Even more so for those with monopolies on it. [06:32] Pencilgon     The three of us didn't come together*     purely out of a sense of camaraderie. [06:36] Pencilgon     To protect our own profits,     we won't share information easily. [06:41] Pencilgon     And... the same goes for Katzo-kun. [06:48] Sunraku     It's not like it showed me the     conditions when I unlocked it, [06:51] Sunraku     so I can only explain my     own situation at the time. [06:54] Sunraku     Is that enough? [06:56] Oikatzo     You mean it? [06:57] Sunraku     Don't act so shocked.     You're the one who asked. [07:00] Sunraku     I didn't wanna reveal this stuff, [07:02] Sunraku     but you want a show of good faith, right? [07:05] Sunraku     And like I just said, I don't have any     proof that these are the conditions. [07:12] Sunraku     All right, here I go. [07:17] Sunraku     What I did was... SIGN    Unique Monster     Lycagon the Nightslayer      Encountered [07:24] (Flashback) Voice     Unique monster, Lycagon the     Nightslayer, encountered. [07:28] (Flashback) Sunraku     Unique... monster? [07:34] Sunraku     At level 20 or less, [07:36] Sunraku     I lasted five minutes without taking damage [07:39] Sunraku     against the randomly encountered unique     monster, Lycagon the Nightslayer, [07:43] Sunraku     then landed around 200 critical     hits with a vorpal weapon. [07:48] Oikatzo     You expect me to do that?! [07:50] Oikatzo     You acrobatic asshole! [07:53] Sunraku     What are you mad at me for?! [07:55] Pencilgon     It's like if he asked you how you fly, [07:57] Pencilgon     and you told him to work out his pecs! [08:01] Oikatzo     You think there's no harm in telling me     because there's no chance I'll do it, right?! [08:05] Sunraku     Hey, this isn't fair! [08:06] Sunraku     I gave you a genuine answer! [08:08] Oikatzo     Fine, whatever! [08:09] Oikatzo     Just take the stupid thing already. [08:11] Sunraku     Hey! [08:12] Pencilgon     Oh, right. Sunraku-kun... [08:16] Sunraku     What now? [08:17] Pencilgon     Could I get back that thing I left with you? [08:21] Oikatzo     What thing? [08:22] Sunraku     Oh, right. Forgot I hadn't done that. [08:26] (Flashback) Pencilgon     Hey, Sunraku-kun. [08:29] (Flashback) Pencilgon     Could you hang onto this for a while? [08:34] (Flashback) Sunraku     Um, sure. SIGN    Item ownership has been transferred. SIGN    Reward Scales [08:46] Oikatzo     That thing you were messing with     in the Wethermon fight, right? [08:49] Oikatzo     You said you'd borrowed it, right? SIGN    Item ownership has been transferred. [08:53] Pencilgon     From an NPC organization     called the Golden Scales. [08:57] Pencilgon     I think it's part of one of the highest     classes of items in all Shangri-La Frontier. [09:03] Pencilgon     Theoretically, if you throw in enough money, [09:04] Pencilgon     you can get stats even higher     than those of a unique monster. [09:09] Pencilgon     You'd need the budget of a small     country to do it, of course. [09:12] Pencilgon     It seems the Inventoria can't     be removed once it's equipped, [09:15] Pencilgon     so I'd expected it to be sold off... [09:18] Oikatzo     What? Really? [09:20] Oikatzo     Right, they did mention it     becoming a part of your body... [09:25] Pencilgon     Fortunately, it doesn't seem to have been     taken, even as part of the PKK penalty. [09:30] Pencilgon     But this is the one thing I didn't     want to lose, so I laundered it. [09:35] Both     Laundered it? [09:37] Pencilgon     A little trick to keep your items     from being lost to the penalty. [09:41] Pencilgon     The penalty for PKing means     that when you're killed, [09:44] Pencilgon     ownership of your items transfers     to the person who killed you. [09:47] Pencilgon     And you have to pay a fee in proportion     to your wrongdoing—your karma points. [09:53] Pencilgon     I think it sets your affection levels from     most NPCs to the lowest level possible, [09:58] Pencilgon     too, but that's fine. [09:59] Pencilgon     The fee this time was pretty annoying. [10:03] (Flashback) Pencilgon     Oh, no! [10:06] Pencilgon     When you're killed,     even items kept in storage will be SIGN    Pencilgon's Storage [10:09] Pencilgon     automatically seized and sold off     to help pay off the fee. SIGN    Sold Off SIGN    Repayment [10:14] Pencilgon     Protecting certain items from this     seizure is called "laundering." [10:19] Oikatzo     So instead of putting them in storage, [10:21] Oikatzo     you gave them to Sunraku     before Psyger-0 killed you? [10:24] Sunraku     You can actually do that? [10:26] Sunraku     Seems like a pretty big exploit... [10:27] Pencilgon     No. Even if you hand over the item, [10:30] Pencilgon     it'll still search through     your history and sell it off. [10:33] Oikatzo     Huh? [10:34] Oikatzo     Then why didn't the Scales go away? [10:38] Pencilgon     The Scales aren't really mine. [10:39] Pencilgon     Their ownership fundamentally     lies with The Golden Scales. [10:45] Pencilgon     What matters here is that [10:46] Pencilgon     items you don't have ownership of     won't be automatically sold off. [10:51] Pencilgon     But you can't transfer ownership just     by handing an item to someone else. [10:56] Pencilgon     So when Psyger-0 killed me,     even if I'd been carrying the Scales, [11:06] Pencilgon     their ownership by The Golden     Scales wouldn't have changed. [11:09] Pencilgon     So they wouldn't have been sold off;     they'd probably just be dropped as an object. [11:13] Sunraku     I think I get the idea,     but how's that laundering? [11:17] Sunraku     Isn't it just the Scales falling     outside the standard penalty purview? [11:22] Pencilgon     You can exploit that property to     do some very interesting things. [11:26] Pencilgon     "The scales preserve the balance. [11:29] Pencilgon     Let the past be my payment,     and return what has been offered." SIGN    Tome of Truth: The Tombguard SIGN    Flower Pin of Bygone Prayers [11:42] Sunraku     That's the Tome of Truth and...     What's the flower thing? [11:46] Pencilgon     My loot from the Wethermon fight. [11:49] Pencilgon     Looks like the three of us each     got slightly different items. SIGN    Clear Sky Skillbook [11:55] (Flashback) Sunraku     Let's see... "Clear Sky Skillbook"? SIGN    Clear Sky Skillbook     A digital record of sword techniques     left by a Divinity-era swordsmaster. [11:59] Pencilgon     I offered the Flower Pin of Bygone Prayers     and the Tome of Truth to the Scales. [12:06] Pencilgon     In that instant, ownership of the     Pin transferred to the Scales, SIGN    Ownership SIGN    Offering [12:11] Pencilgon     which meant they no longer     had physical existence. [12:15] Sunraku     So they couldn't be seized? [12:19] Pencilgon     Right. [12:20] Oikatzo     And it actually let you get 'em back? [12:23] Pencilgon     If you pay the price within one week,     you can retrieve the items. [12:27] Pencilgon     Of course, I had to give up     40 levels to make it happen... [12:32] Pencilgon     But if it means I get to keep this pin,     I won't miss them. [12:39] Pencilgon     On top of that, in order     to rent out these Scales, [12:42] Pencilgon     I used my main weapon as collateral! [12:45] Pencilgon     The Scales' power transferred its ownership     to the organization, so it's also safe! [12:52] Sunraku     So much for wiping the slate     clean on your crimes... [12:55] Oikatzo     So, how much was the fee? [12:57] Pencilgon     A good 500 million mahni. [12:59] Sunraku     You won't get it outta me. [13:00] Pencilgon     I don't need to borrow it. [13:01] Pencilgon     I can totally afford it. [13:04] Pencilgon     The most recent fight proved it to me. [13:07] Sunraku     Proved what? [13:09] Pencilgon     Hunting unique monsters is     a profitable enterprise. [13:13] Sunraku     As simple as that, huh? [13:17] Pencilgon     On that point, I have a proposal. [13:22] Pencilgon     Would you two like... [13:25] Pencilgon     to form a clan with me? [13:46] Pencilgon     Rock... [13:47] Oikatzo     Paper... [13:48] Trio     Scissors! [13:51] Both     Yeah! Pencilgon loses! [13:54] Sunraku     That means Pencilgon's our clan leader! [13:57] Oikatzo     Oh, yeah! [14:00] Pencilgon     Best out of three! [14:01] Both     Nothing doing! [14:04] Pencilgon     I should've known I couldn't beat     their reaction speed... [14:08] Both     Just figuring that out, are you?! SIGN    Smug [14:14] Pencilgon     I'm not cut out to be a     leader... but ah, well. [14:17] Sunraku     Okay, Leader!     Here's your first job. [14:21] Sunraku     What should our clan name be? SIGN    Unique Hunters SIGN    Outrage SIGN    Trash Game Alliance SIGN    Wolfgang SIGN    Gold Rush SIGN    Pike-Mounted Heads SIGN    Pencilgon-chan     and Her Errandboys [14:31] Pencilgon     Okay. [14:33] Pencilgon     What about this one, then? [14:36] Oikatzo     Sounds good to me. Pretty cool. [14:38] Sunraku     I'd have been okay with     "Pencilgon-chan and Her Errandboys," myself. [14:43] Oikatzo     I would not have. SIGN    Unique Hunters SIGN    Outrage SIGN    Trash Game Alliance SIGN    Gold Rush SIGN    Pike-Mounted Heads SIGN    Pencilgon-chan     and Her Errandboys [14:45] Pencilgon     All right, my fellows. [14:47] Pencilgon     Let's ready our drinks. [14:50] Pencilgon     We will henceforth become     wolves venturing through the [14:53] Pencilgon     world of Shangri-La Frontier     in search of unique monsters— SIGN    Wolfgang [14:58] Pencilgon     And in celebration of Clan     Wolfgang's founding... [15:01] Trio     A toast! [15:09] Oikatzo     So, what'll our emblem be? [15:13] Sunraku     I think that one... [15:14] Sunraku     should be up to Pencilgon! [15:15] Oikatzo     Get to it, Leader! [15:16] Pencilgon     Stop making me do everything! [15:20] Schwarz Vulf A     Didn't know there was a pub back here... [15:23] Pencilgon     I figure it can just be whatever. [15:25] Sunraku     Same here. [15:26] Oikatzo     C'mon, man. [15:27] Oikatzo     If we're gonna make a guild,     at least think stuff over! [15:30] Schwarz Vulf A     Wow, there's basically no one here. [15:33] Schwarz Vulf A     Hey, you guys. [15:36] Schwarz Vulf A     I've got a question for you. [15:38] Schwarz Vulf A     I've been searching for the trio [15:40] Schwarz Vulf A     who beat the unique monster     from that recent announcement. [15:44] Schwarz Vulf A     Their names are SIGN    Arthur Pencilgon [15:46] Schwarz Vulf A     Arthur Pencilgon, [15:48] Schwarz Vulf A     Oikatzo, SIGN    Oikatzo [15:50] Schwarz Vulf A     and Sunraku... SIGN    Sunraku [15:57] Trio     Never heard of 'em! [16:00] Schwarz Vulf A     Hey! [16:01] Sunraku     Hey, Leader!     I thought you rented the place out! [16:04] Pencilgon     I don't recall ever saying that! [16:07] Pencilgon     I just said barely anyone ever went there! [16:10] Oikatzo     Well, it's good timing. [16:11] Oikatzo     Let's call the meeting to a close. [16:13] Oikatzo     My level dropped,     thanks to the Evil Force and all, [16:16] Oikatzo     so I'd like to do some leveling, myself. [16:18] Pencilgon     Yeah, and I should turn in the     Scales and get my main weapon back. [16:23] Pencilgon     You handle the reactor stuff, Sunraku-kun! [16:26] Sunraku     You got it! [16:27] Sunraku     And you figure out that emblem! [16:29] Oikatzo     Later! [16:31] Schwarz Vulf A     They split up! [16:33] Schwarz Vulf A     Hey, player named Sunraku! [16:35] Schwarz Vulf A     Wait! Don't run away! [16:38] Sunraku     Terribly sorry! [16:39] Sunraku     My name's not Sunraku! It's Samraku! [16:42] Schwarz Vulf A     You liar! [16:45] Sunraku     Here we go! [16:49] Sunraku     I'm back, Emul! [16:52] Sunraku     Open a gate, would you? [16:56] Emul     You're late, Sunraku-san! [16:58] Emul     Positively tardy! [17:00] Sunraku     Now, now. I'll explain later. [17:04] Emul     Harrumph! [17:05] Sunraku     Right, that creepy sword. [17:09] Sunraku     I forgot to hand it back to Pencilgon. [17:13] Sunraku     Well, next time. [17:15] Schwarz Vulf A     You chose the wrong escape route, buddy! [17:17] Schwarz Vulf A     You're heading right for a dead end! [17:19] Schwarz Vulf A     I just wanna ask you some questions. [17:21] Schwarz Vulf A     You don't have to run— [17:24] Schwarz Vulf A     Hey, he's gone. [17:29] Schwarz Vulf A     Where'd he go? [17:33] Sunraku     Huh? Aniki Vash isn't here? [17:36] Emul     I haven't seen Dadd—the boss     since the day he spoke to you. [17:42] Sunraku     Got it. [17:43] Sunraku     So he's not necessarily     always at the Palace, huh? [17:46] Sunraku     I was hoping to go see him after I did my     skill fusions and point distributions... [17:56] Elke     You successfully learned     your new skills, I see. [18:00] Elke     Hey, bird-man... [18:02] Elke     Would you like to peruse my skill grimoires? [18:07] Sunraku     I'm kinda broke. SIGN    mahni [18:10] Elke     Hmph! [18:12] Sunraku     Don't "hmph" at me, lady. [18:14] Sunraku     You were gonna rope me into a purchase     the minute you saw a chance, [18:16] Sunraku     you money-grubbing bunny. [18:19] Emul     Well, where shall we go next? [18:23] Sunraku     Who else besides Aniki could     fix the Ether Reactor? [18:29] Sunraku     Probably not Bilac, but I might as well ask. [18:33] Bilac     Yeah, I can't fix that. [18:36] Sunraku     Yeah, figured. [18:38] Bilac     Only an Ancient Craftsman can     fix up stuff from the Divinity. SIGN    Ancient Craftsman [18:42] Bilac     I'm only a Master Craftsman. SIGN    Master Craftsman [18:46] Bilac     Pops is the only guy I know     who could handle this. [18:48] Sunraku     So you need the "Ancient Craftsman" job? [18:51] Sunraku     Ah, well. [18:53] Sunraku     I'll forget the reactor for now,     and work on raising my fused skills. [18:58] Sunraku     Raising? [19:00] Sunraku     Growth? [19:03] Emul     What is it? [19:05] Sunraku     That's it! [19:06] Sunraku     I just need to do some raising! [19:10] Sunraku     If there's no Ancient Craftsman around, [19:12] Sunraku     I just need to turn Bilac     into an Ancient Craftsman! [19:17] Bilac     Don't underestimate the     Ancient Craftsman title! [19:18] Bilac     It's not as easy as you make it sound! [19:21] Sunraku     I'm not telling you to become a     Divine Craftsman like Aniki Vash. SIGN    Divine Craftsman [19:24] Sunraku     Besides, it's a road you've     got to go down someday, right? [19:29] Sunraku     Which means now is the time! [19:31] Sunraku     Let's make a try at that     Ancient Craftsman title! [19:36] Bilac     Make a try? [19:38] Sunraku     I'm not saying this out of a lack of faith. [19:40] Sunraku     I'm saying it with full     confidence in your skills! [19:43] Sunraku     And I'll help you, of course! [19:46] Emul     Big Sis Bee, I know you can do it! [19:52] Bilac     Me, an Ancient Craftsman? [20:00] Bilac     You got it, bird-man. [20:03] Bilac     I'll play along. [20:05] Bilac     I'm gonna become an Ancient Craftsman! [20:07] Emul     Yay, Big Sis Bee! [20:10] Sunraku     Hell yeah! [20:12] Sunraku     Let's start the plan to cultivate Bilac! [20:15] Emul     Yes, indeed! [20:16] Bilac     Y-Yeah! SIGN    SLF Mini [21:50] Kids     SLF Theater! SIGN    Making Oikatzo [21:54] Emul     Mini! SIGN    SLF Theater [22:00] Kei     That seems decent for my appearance. [22:02] Kei     I get the feeling they'll tease me     about the female avatar, though. [22:07] Kei     Or maybe they'll totally ignore it? [22:09] Kei     Okay, let's go with it. SIGN    Please input name. [22:11] Kei     Name... [22:13] Kei     It's gotta have "Katzo" in there. [22:16] Kei     Modor Katzo. Katzo Bushi. SIGN    Modor Katzo SIGN    Katzo Bushi [22:19] Kei     After that should be... [22:24] Kei     They've been playing SLF for a while. [22:27] Kei     That means I'll be playing catch-up with 'em. [22:31] Kei     Pursue. "Oi." [22:34] Kei     Oikatzo, then. SIGN    Please input name. SIGN    Oikatzo [22:39] Kei     Nice to meet you. [22:41] Kei     Actually, that's not quite right... [22:44] Kei     "Let's work hard together as Oikatzo," maybe. [22:49] Kei     I guess I'll pick Monk as my job. [22:52] Kei     And for origin... [22:55] Kei     "If you play as a Wanderer,     instead of starting in Firstia, [23:01] Kei     you'll be dropped off somewhere in     the first area, the Rampant Forest." [23:06] Kei     What kind of weirdo would     want to start off lost? [23:10] Kei     Actually, I can imagine. [23:12] Kei     I might even know someone like that... [23:17] Kei     Okay, I'm getting a late start, [23:20] Kei     but I'm gonna catch up in no time! [23:23] Kei     Let's go, god-tier game, Shangri-La Frontier!*