E2 - Beater

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[00:12] K
    One month has passed since the game began.
SIGN    December 2, 2022
[00:16] K
    During that time, two thousand people have died.
[00:19] K
    However, no one has yet been
    able to clear the first floor.
[00:24] K
    I was a beta tester,
[00:26] ---
    and even I haven't found the boss room.
[00:33] K
    And today,
[00:34] ---
    we're finally holding a meeting
[00:36] ---
    on how to defeat the first floor boss.
SIGN    Beater
[02:19] D
    Okay, let's get started, people!
[02:23] D
    Thank you for coming today.
[02:27] D
    My name is Diabel.
[02:29] D
    I like to consider my "job" as Knight.
[02:33] Players
    There's no job system in this game!
[02:35] Players
    A knight?
[02:35] Players
    Then, is the meeting a joke, too?
[02:36] Players
    You should take this seriously!
[02:40] D
    Today, our party found
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    the boss room at the top of the tower.
[02:45] Player
    Seriously?
[02:47] D
    We need to defeat the boss,
    reach the second floor,
[02:51] ---
    and tell everyone waiting
    in the Town of Beginnings
[02:54] ---
    that it is possible to beat this game.
[02:58] D
    Everyone present here shares this duty!
[03:02] D
    Do you all agree?
[03:14] D
    All right,
[03:16] ---
    then let us begin our planning.
[03:20] D
    First, divide into parties of six.
[03:24] Players
    Of course we'll be in the same party.
[03:24] D
    An ordinary party has no chance
    against a floor boss.
[03:27] Players
    I'll be the leader.
[03:28] D
    We'll need to form a raid group
    using multiple parties.
[03:30] Player
    Let's do this.
[03:40] K
    You got left out, too?
[03:43] A
    I wasn't left out.
[03:45] A
    I just stayed out of it because everyone
    seemed to know each other already.
[03:49] K
    A solo player?
[03:51] K
    Then, want to form a party with me?
[03:54] K
    He just said we can't beat
    the boss on our own.
[03:57] K
    So just for this fight?
[04:16] D
    Okay, have you formed your parties?
[04:20] D
    Then—
[04:20] Kb
    Just a second!
[04:29] Kb
    My name's Kibaou.
[04:31] Kb
    I wanna say something
    before we take on the boss.
[04:36] Kb
    Some of you here need to apologize
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    to the two thousand who have died so far!
[04:45] D
    Kibaou-san,
[04:46] D
    are you referring
    to the beta testers?
[04:52] Kb
    Of course I am!
[04:54] Kb
    On the day this stupid game started,
    the beta guys ditched us beginners,
[04:58] ---
    and they all disappeared.
[05:00] Kb
    They took all the good hunting spots
[05:02] ---
    and easy quests for themselves,
[05:05] Kb
    so only they could get stronger.
[05:07] Kb
    And then, they just ignored the rest of us.
[05:11] Kb
    I'm sure someone here was in the beta!
[05:15] Kb
    They should get on their knees and apologize,
[05:17] Kb
    and give up all the items and
    money they've hoarded.
[05:21] Kb
    Otherwise, we can't trust them to
    protect us as party members,
[05:24] Kb
    and they shouldn't trust us!
[05:30] E
    May I speak?
[05:39] E
    My name is Egil.
[05:41] E
    Kibaou-san, tell me if I have this right.
[05:44] E
    You're saying that because the beta
    testers didn't take care of them,
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    many beginners died.
[05:49] E
    That they should take responsibility,
    apologize, and provide compensation.
[05:52] E
    Correct?
[05:53] Kb
    Y-Yeah.
[05:57] E
    You got this guide book, didn't you?
[06:00] E
    It was provided for free at the item store.
[06:03] Kb
    Sure, I did...
[06:04] Kb
    Why?
[06:05] E
    It was compiled from information
    given by the beta testers.
[06:09] Players
    Seriously?
[06:12] E
    Listen.
[06:13] E
    Everyone had equal access to this information.
[06:16] E
    And even still, many players died.
[06:18] E
    I thought the topic of discussion here
[06:20] ---
    was what we could learn from their deaths,
[06:23] ---
    and how that can help us defeat the boss.
[06:38] D
    All right.
[06:40] D
    Then, can we resume?
[06:43] D
    The latest edition of that guide book was just issued,
[06:46] ---
    and it contains information on the boss.
[06:50] D
    According to it, the boss's name
    is Illfang the Kobold Lord.
[06:55] D
    He is guarded by assistants
    known as Ruin Kobold Sentinels.
[06:59] D
    He is armed with an axe and a buckler.
[07:02] D
    He has four health bars,
    and when the last one enters the red,
[07:06] ---
    he switches to a curved
    sword-type weapon called a Talwar.
[07:09] D
    His attack pattern changes, as well.
[07:12] Players
    Wow...
[07:15] Players
    Amazing.
[07:19] D
    This concludes the briefing.
[07:21] D
    Lastly, items will be
    automatically distributed.
[07:26] D
    EXP goes to the party
    that defeats the monster.
[07:29] D
    And whoever receives an item keeps it.
[07:32] D
    Any objections?
[07:37] D
    Okay, we leave tomorrow,
    at ten in the morning.
[07:41] D
    See you there!
[08:18] K
    It's pretty tasty, isn't it?
[08:22] K
    May I sit down?
[08:35] A
    Do you really think it's good?
[08:37] K
    Of course.
[08:39] K
    I've been eating at least one daily,
    ever since arriving in this town.
[08:42] K
    I do change it up a little, though.
[08:45] A
    Change it up?
[08:48] K
    Trying putting some on the bread.
[09:01] A
    Cream?
[09:25] K
    It's the reward for a quest called
[09:28] ---
    "The Heifer Strikes Back,"
    one village behind us.
[09:31] K
    If you want to do it, I'll show you the trick.
[09:34] A
    I didn't come to this town to eat good food.
[09:39] K
    Then, why did you?
[09:42] A
    So I can still be me.
[09:45] A
    I'd rather stay myself until the
    very end than sit and rot away
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    at an inn, back in the first town.
[09:55] A
    Even if I get killed by a monster,
[09:57] ---
    I don't want to lose to this game...
[09:59] ---
    To this world.
[10:01] A
    No matter what.
[10:08] K
    I wouldn't want a party
    member dying on me...
[10:12] K
    So at the least, don't die tomorrow.
SIGN    December 3, 2022 Floor 1: Forest Field
[10:20] K
    Let's go over it again.
[10:22] ---
    We leftovers are supposed
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    to target the boss's helpers,
[10:26] ---
    the Ruin Kobold Sentinels.
[10:28] A
    I know.
[10:29] K
    I'll use a sword skill to
    knock their pole axes up.
[10:33] K
    The second I do, switch in.
[10:36] A
    Switch?
[10:38] K
    Is this the first time you've
    ever been in a party?
[10:42] A
    Yes.
[10:58] D
    Listen up, everyone.
[11:00] D
    I have only one thing to say.
[11:03] D
    Let's win!
[11:05] D
    Let's go!
[11:38] D
    Commence attack!
[11:52] D
    Squad A! Squad C! Switch!
[11:55] D
    Here it comes!
[11:56] D
    Squad B, block!
[12:01] D
    Squad C, keep guarding
    and prepare to switch.
[12:03] D
    Now!
[12:04] D
    Switch, draw, and prepare
    to attack from the side.
[12:06] D
    Squads D, E, and F, keep
    the sentinels off us!
[12:10] K
    Roger!
[12:12] K
    Switch!
[12:14] A
    Number three!
[12:16] K
    I thought she was a beginner.
[12:18] K
    But she's incredible.
[12:19] K
    She's so fast, I can't even
    follow her blade.
[12:27] K
    Good job.
[12:45] Kb
    Looks like that information was right...
[12:47] D
    Stand back.
[12:48] D
    I'll go!
[12:51] K
    We were supposed to surround
    it with the entire group.
[13:06] K
    That isn't a Talwar!
[13:07] K
    It's a No-Dachi!
[13:08] K
    It's not the same as the beta test!
[13:11] K
    No!
[13:13] K
    Jump back as fast as you can!
[13:24] Kb
    Diabel!
[13:30] K
    Diabel!
[13:35] K
    Why did you try to do it alone?
[13:40] D
    You were
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    a beta tester, weren't you?
[13:44] D
    You know what I was doing.
[13:49] K
    You were after the last
    attack bonus rare item.
[13:53] K
    You were a beta tester, too?
[14:00] D
    Please...
[14:02] D
    Defeat...
[14:04] D
    Defeat the boss.
[14:08] D
    For everyone...
[14:15] K
    When this game started,
[14:18] ---
    the only thing I thought
    about was surviving.
[14:24] K
    Okay, goodbye, Klein.
[14:28] K
    However, Diabel, you were a beta tester.
[14:32] ---
    But you never abandoned the other players.
[14:34] K
    You led everyone,
    and you fought brilliantly!
[14:38] K
    You tried to do what I could not.
[14:50] A
    I'll go, too.
[14:51] K
    Thanks.
[14:56] K
    We'll do it just like the sentinels.
[14:58] A
    Got it.
[15:08] K
    Switch!
[15:12] K
    Asuna!
[15:33] K
    He's coming back!
[15:45] K
    Crap!
[16:06] Players
    Go!
[16:08] E
    We'll hold him off till you recover!
[16:12] K
    You're...
[16:24] K
    Watch out!
[16:28] K
    I'll get you first!
[16:34] K
    Asuna...
[16:35] K
    One last hit!
    We'll do it together!
[16:38] A
    Roger!
[17:11] Players
    W-We did it!
SIGN    Coat of Midnight
[17:35] A
    Good work.
[17:36] E
    That was splendid swordsmanship.
[17:38] E
    Congratulations.
[17:40] E
    This victory belongs to you.
[17:42] K
    No...
[17:54] Kb
    Why?
[17:57] Kb
    Why did you let Diabel die?
[18:03] K
    Let him die?
[18:05] Kb
    Of course!
[18:07] Kb
    You knew that technique the boss used!
[18:10] Kb
    If you'd told us about that up front,
    he wouldn't have died!
[18:21] Players
    He must be a beta tester!
[18:24] Players
    That's how he knew all the
    boss's attack patterns.
[18:27] Players
    He knew, but he didn't tell us!
[18:31] Players
    Other beta testers are here, too, right?
[18:34] Players
    Come out!
[18:50] K
    This is bad.
[18:52] K
    At this rate...
[18:54] D
    For everyone...
[19:04] E
    Hey, come on...
[19:16] K
    A beta tester?
[19:20] K
    I wish you wouldn't compare
    me to those newbies.
[19:24] Kb
    W-What?!
[19:28] K
    Most of the thousand beta
    testers were beginners
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    who didn't even know how to level up.
[19:37] K
    You guys are better than they are.
[19:42] K
    But I'm not like them.
[19:47] K
    I made it higher than anyone
    else during the beta test.
[19:53] K
    The reason I knew the boss's skills
[19:55] ---
    is because I fought monsters with
    katana skills on floors far above us.
[20:01] K
    I know a lot more.
[20:03] K
    Way more than any information broker.
[20:07] Kb
    W-What?
[20:10] Kb
    That's...
[20:10] Kb
    That's way worse than a beta tester!
[20:12] Kb
    You're cheating! A cheater!
[20:15] Players
    Yeah, a cheater!
[20:17] Players
    A beta tester and a cheater...
[20:18] Players
    A beater!
[20:21] K
    A beater...
[20:22] K
    I like it.
[20:25] K
    That's right...
[20:26] K
    I am a beater.
[20:28] K
    From now on, don't confuse
    me with the other testers.
SIGN    Coat of Midnight
[20:51] A
    Wait.
[20:55] A
    You called my name when
    we were fighting.
[20:58] K
    Sorry for using just your first name.
[21:01] K
    Or did I mess up the pronunciation?
[21:03] A
    Where did you learn it?
[21:06] A
    You can see another HP gauge
    below yours, around here, right?
[21:10] A
    Isn't something written next to it?
[21:16] A
    Kirito...
[21:18] A
    Kirito?
[21:20] A
    Is that your name?
[21:22] A
    Yeah.
[21:26] A
    Oh, it's been there all this time!
[21:32] K
    You'll be really strong.
[21:34] K
    So if someone you trust ever
    invites you to join a guild,
[21:38] K
    don't turn them down.
[21:40] K
    There's a big limit to what you
    can do as a solo player.
[21:44] A
    Then, what about you?
SIGN    Will you disband your party?
SIGN    Next Time: The Red-Nosed Reindeer.