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,
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and even I haven't found the boss room.
[00:33] K
And today,
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we're finally holding a meeting
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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,
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and tell everyone waiting
in the Town of Beginnings
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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,
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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,
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and they all disappeared.
[05:00] Kb
They took all the good hunting spots
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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
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was what we could learn from their deaths,
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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,
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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,
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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
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"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,
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I don't want to lose to this game...
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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.
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We leftovers are supposed
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to target the boss's helpers,
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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,
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the only thing I thought
about was surviving.
[14:24] K
Okay, goodbye, Klein.
[14:28] K
However, Diabel, you were a beta tester.
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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
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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.