01x17 - Putting Feelings Into a Moment, Part 3

[bunniefuu]

Putting an end to eternity

it's danger, danger

The dots and lines connect

I just wanna know what lies beyond

outta the concrete jungle

The dungeon I race through

is a sea of trees

let's get ready to rumble, we can go

A-I-Ya-I-Ya

All right, you know this isn't a game

Twisting strategies, covering up the bugs

You gotta know pain to break the limit

A-I-Ya-I-Ya

oklet's get it

it's time to fly

I'm gonna die in my hype

Nothing bothers me anymore

moving your body

Light shining through the ground

They're hysteric

Our faint dream

But who do you fight for?

A-I-Ya-I-Ya A-I-Ya-I-Ya

The scene passing by, it's danger, danger

Now you're,

A-I-Ya-I-Ya A-I-Ya-I-Ya

Facing the stopped clock

we are the game changer

Keep going, even if

there's nothing at the end

A-I-Ya-I-Ya

if it's danger, danger

In SLF, the game's world

is often the key to beating challenges.

I always thought that

Wethermon was a cyborg

who's got a mechanized body

with tech from the Divinity era.

But

He's an undead monster!

And you deal with the undead

with holy water!

Hey, he started screaming!

(All Emotions in the Moment (Part 3))

Is it the AOE attack?

(All Emotions in the Moment (Part 3))

No, this is different.

Bingo!

I canceled his AOE attack!

Aw, you've done it.

You pissed him off by spraying

him with the saint's "holy water."

Hey, don't make it sound weird!

The saint's an idol in SLF!

Wow, what's happening to him right now?

Oh?

O-Oh!

E-E-E-Eh?!

H-Hey, wait!

H-Hey, that thing just transformed

Wait, what's with that?!

Beats me.

But if that thing merges with

Wethermon, it won't be good.

Is it a third phase-specific form?

H-H-Hey! Now what?!

Since it transformed,

that means we need a new approach.

Pencilgon, you should go assist Katzo.

Wethermon's body

is slowly starting to crumble.

For the first two phases, we need

to survive for ten minutes each.

And for the third phase,

we gotta hold out until

he totally falls apart?

It should be safe to assume that

the winning condition is time passage.

If the pattern holds,

it'll be another ten minutes.

This is probably the final time limit.

Leave it to me.

I'll keep him occupied for 10 minutes.

Got it.

But don't do anything reckless, okay?

Since you'll get next to no support,

one death will be fatal.

I'm counting on you.

Sunraku-kun.

Yeah.

Sorry, Pencilgon.

Just holding out and waiting

for the time to expire

Ever since you told me that

I've had this thought in my mind

"Isn't that boring?"

A boss that you beat just by

holding on for thirty minutes.

Would that be a fun game?

Let me say this. It's NOT!

A story-centric game design?

I've played games like that many times.

Those games failed to balance

the gameplay with the story

and each one of them got labeled

as "trash games" because of it.

But Shangri-La Frontier

You're a god-tier game, aren't you?

I knew it!

After seeing that holy water,

it made me think.

That maybe I can deal damage

to him in his current condition!

(Spiked Battlehelm [4A])

The crossroads between story and gameplay!

A reward for players who

endured this for twenty minutes!

That's right!

The turn for counterattack!

First time getting your attack

parried with a helmet?

Let me show off my new gear

made from a Quad Beetle material!

I'm gonna beat you before

you even get to break apart.

Wethermon the Tombguard!

Neat, don't cha think?

I've been practicing

this "head parry" thing.

Why use my head for this, you ask?

If I can parry with my head

I can freely use both of my hands!

Wind

Slash!

Tch.

Good grief!

Am I really dealing any damage?

I landed a critical

but he didn't budge even a bit!

I didn't invest as much as Pencilgon did,

but I blew quite the cash

to prepare for you, y'know?

That money-grubber rabbit

took 80,000 mahni out of me.

And I'll make it worth it

by making you eat dirt!

Vorpal Blade Tech!

Moon's Reflection!

Watch out for your back.

Your back is wide open!

The Moon's Reflection is just a bluff!

This is the real deal!

Assassin Pierce!

I'm not done yet!

This ain't enough to vent my frustration!

Drill Piercer!

Sorry if a backstab wound

is dishonorable.

Be as ashamed as you want!

Hahahaha! Ahahahahaha!

AHAHAHAHAHA!

I knew it.

I knew he would fight him head-on.

I think I'm hearing a burst of

crazy laughter over there.

Is he okay?!

He should be okay

if he's still able to laugh like that.

Sunraku-kun is the type who gets

more motivated and plays better

the worse the situation

the game puts him in.

But

If we can't hold down this thing

it'll be impossible to win this.

I tried punching it several times.

But it seems you can deal damage to it

like normal.

It's tanky as hell, though.

Look, we don't need to

risk our lives to beat this thing.

We just need to keep taunting this thing

and keep it from attacking Sunraku-kun,

and that'll be good enough.

"Good enough," eh?

But

Whip puppet: Snake!

Instead of just "good enough,"

don't you want to really nail this?

(OiKatzo)

I swear, you two

Or maybe not.

Nothing goes through this thing.

(Evil Force)

What's this?

It's called Evil Force!

It boosts the user's stats

for fifteen minutes!

With your current character, I think it'd

make your stats to that of a level 99.

Level 99?!

What kinda godly item is this?!

If you had this cheat on you,

bust it out earlier!

It's got quite a nasty side effect!

It used it once before,

and it was awful!

Side effect?

I'm also getting frustrated from

all the things we've had to endure.

You want to really "nail" this, don't you?

Then you must be willing

to take a risk for

Eh?

Side-effect?

Fine by me.

I'm gonna turn this thing into a scrap

and win myself a perfect score!

Th-The colors are all inverted?

My hearing's also not so good now.

It messes up your smell and taste, too!

Is this the side effect?

Well, it does feel kinda weird,

but it's much better than I expected.

No, that's not the worst part.

You will lose one level

every thirty seconds.

Eh?

What?! I lose levels?!

A-And for fifteen minutes?!

Not just during battle, but always?!

Yeah!

I've used it before, but man,

what a sense of loss.

If it's one level every thirty seconds

I lose thirty levels in fifteen minutes?!

I'll have to start over

from level twenty after this?!

Tell me that sooner!

(OiKatzo)

Ah, it went down.

You ate it before I could.

By the way, I'll just use

the scales to boost myself up.

Hey!

But I'm impressed you actually chewed it.

Although it's just the game description,

ever since I knew what

it was made of,

I couldn't dare to stick it in my mouth.

What did you make me eat?!

Argh, I'm pissed off now!

Get ready, robot!

I'll make you my personal sandbag!

Red

and black

make scarlet!

Combo Spirit Fist: Flame Crimson!

I'll add every buff I got!

Let's do this, Katzo-kun!

Infight

and then

Dual Impact!

I carve a cross with my left hand,

and with my right

I land a straight right on it!

Nice! We finally dizzied it!

That drug really worked on you!

Now I'll keep hitting its knees

to crush it real good!

Spear of Sunrise!

The hit damaged it,

but even after stacking up

all these buffs

I didn't even crack any part of it!

Pencilgon!

Good grief!

I wish they made it a bit clearer

when the stagger animation ended!

Looks like it'd be difficult to take

this thing down with just simple buffs.

The armor's thickest around the torso.

Its vital parts have to be in there.

But the question is, how do we

open up that super-tough armor?

All right!

I'm getting the hang of this

"head parry to slash" combo strike!

What's wrong, big guy?

Is it that much of a shock that

your Robot Warrior moves fail on me?

These Moonblades work

really well with my skills.

A skill that I can only use

when my HP is at a third or less,

cl*max Boost.

For five minutes, the higher

the enemy's level is than mine

the more my overall stats get boosted!

With my tiny HP,

it's impossible to use Wethermon's

attacks to micro-manage my HP.

But

I can do that using my Moonblades

which decrease my HP when I attack!

And one more buff, Hunger Wolf!

Although it lasts for only one minute,

at the cost of my stamina

and other stats,

it boosts my strength,

agility, and vitality!

Thunder Clap!

The size of the boost depends

on how low is my remaining HP

Nimbus Fist!

and how "hungry" I am!

In SLF, there is this thing

called the hunger stat.

It recovers when you eat,

and if you don't recover it,

it'll affect your stamina recovery!

I've accounted for that, of course!

My stomach's just

the right level of "empty"!

If I can manage all of these right,

I have a chance to win!

His sword's on his hip!

He's going to do a Wind Slash!

I'll head-parry that thing up

with another Parry Protect!

Now!

Parry!

Eh?

Why?! Why didn't he attack me?!

A

Alice

That man is a clumsy sort.

He's now just a walking corpse,

left with nothing to end himself.

So since you're going to take on

Wethermon the Tombguard,

I'll lend you this.

Alice

Alice?

A lice's

ID key

fragment

Her tale is still told

This is not a skill incantation.

Eternal has no end

He's talking?

My body wither

I thought he was just a corpse

animated by machine,

but his soul is not dead yet?

The Frontier is made

and formed

They?

Frontier?

Come on, you're giving us

a story to chew on at this point?

Let us go.

Scions of the Second Plan!

I'm using all my nerves to beat you.

I can't use my brain

on anything else.

If you wish

to trample upon my vow

Then

I shall use my Radiant Sky Odyssey

(Radiant Sky Odyssey)

to crush you.

(Radiant Sky Odyssey)

Now we're getting serious, huh?

Well, great! Come at me!

Wind Slash!

I thought you changed,

but it's just a normal Wind Slash!

Thunder Clap!

No lead-up at all?!

Whoa, big guy! What's the hurry?

Nimbus Fist!

For real?!

Your stupid lighting

is still coming down on me!

A barrage of skills!

And with barely any delay!

Tidal Rush!

You can do that even

when you have your sword?

Wind Slash!

Head!

Wind Slash!

Torso!

Wind Slash!

Legs!

Okay, I get it.

You can hit me with the same skill

over and over with no recast time?!

You've got to be kidding me!

The game expects me to be able

to anticipate his every move?

They must've screwed up

the balance here!

What's that animation?!

Pyroclastic Dragon Surge!

A new move this far end?!

A black cloud?

Ash Blizzard!

Whoa! A combo attack?!

Haha! What's the matter?!

You won't have the chance to k*ll me

anymore if the first time didn't!

I barely have any stamina

or evasion skills left.

If he keeps charging at me like this

Fine! I'll survive this on will alone!

It's gonna take more than that

to beat me!

I've got a plan of my own

Radiant Sky

Odyssey!

With my everchanging offering

He's fast! I'm moving

at my top speed here!

I declare your final end.

What!? My feet!

This one is different from the other ones.

I've gotta try for it!

I'll parry it with my helmet!

I gotta see through this!

No matter what!

I shall slash even a dragon!

Sky Radiance.

The heck was that?

I don't know what "Sky Radiance"

or whatever this is

But this move

is too insane!

Will I make it?!

Wait!

But

I told you, didn't I?

(Rebirth Tearjewel)

It's gonna take more than that

to beat me!

If I have a lingering regret

That would be

the "farewell" I couldn't say

This regret alone knows no end

Is it because I ran away,

from the eventual end?

The seed you planted

Has turned into a giant banyan tree

And now crying as it hangs its branches

"I love you"

Just that one thing

Just that simple phrase

I wish I could have said that

This eternal seperation,

melted by the rain

A fragrant Rain Tree

Memories are overflowing

I want to meet you

Heaven in the Rain

SLF Theater!

(#22 The Day Starts Early for a Maiden in Love)

Mini!

(#22 The Day Starts Early for a Maiden in Love)

(#22 The Day Starts Early for a Maiden in Love)

The day starts early for a maiden in love.

(Why are you up so early?)

Oh, well, that's

I-I was thinking maybe

it'd be nice if I could

walk to school with him.

Even within the unchanging daily life,

a small change might open up

a brand new sight.

Rei Saiga, a maiden in love,

has sharp eyes on her.

So, uh, I actually know

the route Hizutome-kun goes to

on his way to school every morning.

(Why do you know that?)

I-It's just a coincidence!

By a pure chance of miracle

on an astronomical level,

I happened to spot Hizutome-kun

on his way to school.

Well, from a mix of several occurrences,

I got myself something to do in this area.

And that happened several times,

so I repeatedly spotted him because of it.

And from that spotting,

I accidentally,

and, well, I just casually noticed

that he often walked by this street.

Really, I have no

ulterior motive or anything.

I just got a bit curious,

but I suppose that's a bit rude?

Ahaha, please forget what I said.

Well, I just wanted to piece together

the information that I got,

oh, again, no, I have

no ulterior motive or anything!

But well, from that, I also inevitability

discovered Hizutome-kun's home,

so, um, well

As she speaks on

with the force of a raging bonfire,

there is a hint of

embarrassment in her tone,

but also a strange sense of anticipation.

After having a quick breakfast

at her house,

Ms. Rei Saiga arrived

at a certain street corner.

However, her eyes appear

to be swimming in doubt.

(What's the matter?)

Oh, nothing, it just, well

I think I'm, uh

I don't think I have the courage

to call up to him, so

While touching her faintly,

no, vividly red cheek,

Ms. Rei Saiga cautiously

stares at the street corner.

Hizutome-kun, is, well

he'd walk by this street from eight

to eight past ten on average.

There were times when he'd run by

around eight past twenty, though.

Th-There he is!

Love, that is the

driving force of courage.

Ms. Rei Saiga hides behind the wall

and prepare herself to come up

to this one high school boy.

She extends her hand

Called up to him

And, when you tried to call up to him,

you saw a middle school girl running

up to him and you ended up hiding?

I think that's his sister.

I think so too.

At this rate, who knows if you can

even talk to him before graduation?