01x25 - Those Who Illuminate The World's Darkness

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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

Th-This is!

Aroncaleth Hard Lapis, said to be

the greatest of all coating materials!

A-And not just that!

Lapisteria Stellar Crystal,

one of the brightest stars in the sky!

Hold up! Ya even got

Lowenanva Amber Crystal?!

And one of this size is a rare find!

This is Amurcidian Quartz!

I have no idea what she's saying.

There's still more!

Bilac!

Crystal Leg! Crystal Claw!

Crystal Pincer!

I have a whole array

of Crystal Scorpion materials!

Did ya really go to the crystal zone?!

My head feels like it's about to burst

with all these rare materials!

But he had a chance to get

their stinger, too, but he screw

Here ya go. Be a good girl

and eat your carrots, okay?

So, Bilac, I don't mean to rush,

but what weapons can you make

with these wonderful materials?

I never cared about jewels

aside from their material value

But to have something of this level

in front of me like this

It sure is quite a bliss.

Now I know how the Cat-siths feel

What the heck was that for?!

I was asking if you could

make something with them.

Yeah.

I could use these Crystal Scorpion

stuff and jewels for weapons, sure.

But these types of jewels

are more suited for accessories.

And that would be more of

a jeweler's thing than a smith's.

Jeweler?

They make accessories that

grant effects when they're worn.

And they specialize in making

stuff with jewels on 'em.

Oh! So they can make accessories for me?

So where can I find a jeweler in Rabituza?

Would it be another one of Emul's sisters?

Sorry to tell ya, but we got

no jewelers in here.

What? Seriously?

Is it some kinda rare job?

Oh c'mon! These stuff

will be a waste without one!

Let me finish first!

It ain't like I got no leads.

But

I really much rather not

have to call for him

But as a craftsman, it'd hurt my pride

to see these jewels go unused.

Hey, don't leave me hanging.

Introduce me to him.

Fine, you leave me with no choice.

I'll call him now.

Hey, Moron-meese.

C'mere a second.

C'mon, it's not like he's

in the next room over, right?

Did you call for me,

oh my dear dark lass!

Whoa, you scared me!

No matter how deep

in the abyss I may be

Just call me and I'll instantly

come twirling back to you!

What's this funny creature?

I am a Sword Master!

The Wild Wind!

The vice-captain of the Booted Musketeers,

the pride of Cazzeria, land of the Cat-siths!

Arameese!

What was that again?

Moron miss?

This loud cat is a jeweler?

Nah, not him.

Just call this guy "Moron-meese."

You must be my beloved's sister!

I'm Emul.

And this person here is Sunraku-san.

Now, tell me what you need from me,

your loyal Arameese!

If you will it, my beloved, I will gladly

leap into the maw of Lycagon herself!

That's a good idea.

Go get yourself k*lled.

Or that's what I'd like to say,

but I need your help today.

You need help from me, my beloved?!

I wanna ask your jeweler,

D'artam-meow to craft

jewel accessories for us.

Oh?

And not just any ol' accessory, either.

I'm askin' for a masterpiece.

Look at this! A plethora of fine jewels!

Sunraku-san here collected them for us!

Hello.

I thought you were a bird-man at first,

but you have a human body.

But I've never heard of

a human with a bird head.

I'm a human, trust me.

And don't look down on him for that.

He earned the Night Emperor's acceptance

and defeated the Eternal Tombguard.

He's my pops' underling.

Hmm.

This human?

That's rather

hard to believe.

I see.

So you weren't lying!

Is this dude for real?!

You stupid cat!

What the hell're you

doin' in my sacred forge?!

Are you okay, Sunraku-san?

Aah, my beloved! Your expression

of love is rather extreme!

It's quite painful for me!

Well then, Mr. blue bird-man.

Or rather, Sir Sunraku.

Do you intend to have our jeweler

use all of these jewels?

Y-Yeah.

Otherwise, all I can do

is sell them, after all.

I'm counting on you, Arameese.

Understood!

I may be your humble servant,

but by my name as Arameese the Wild Wind,

the vice-captain of Booted Musketeers,

I promise you will see

the finest piece ever made.

What the hell are ya doing?!

You'll see me again shortly.

He's gone.

He used teleport magic.

That darn moron.

This is why I didn't want to call him.

Um, so can I ask what's up

with you and him?

Huh?

I made a weapon for that fool once.

That's all.

He's a vice-captain over in Cazzeria,

the land of Cat-siths!

Despite his manner, he's really strong!

Yeah, I bet.

I'm sure he wasn't going all out

when he attacked me.

He did call himself a Sword Master.

Well, when it comes to strength,

he is stronger than me.

Cazzeria,

the land of the Cat-siths, huh?

There's a lot I want to ask,

but I'm beat right now.

I'm gonna go to sleep first.

If you're tired, then okay.

I'll be right back once I'm rested up.

When I'm back, let's get right on to

finding that Magic Application Unit.

We gotta make Bilac

an Ancient Craftsman, after all.

Roger that!

Yer a pretty busy dude too, ain't ya?

So tired.

I guess I'll log in again later tonight.

A message?

I wanted to ask you something.

Where are you right now?

I'd like to meet up with

you about that ASAP.

Question for Sunraku-kun!

Where are you right now? Fivelle?

I got something I wanted

to talk with you about in person.

Are you free tonight?

What the hell?

Even a Venus flytrap

would be less obvious.

One after another. Just what kind

of scheme are they on right now?

Well, either way, I used

my brain too much already.

Time for bed.

All right!

Freshly napped and feelin' great!

Bilac's training arc resumes!

Ancient Craftsman, here we come!

Come to think of it,

I totally ignored their messages

But oh well!

They look like they'll be

a pain in the a*s anyway.

Okay, let's go get Bilac first

and look for Magic Application Unit

in the Road of Past Glories!

Oh, there's something I need

to tell you about that.

Hm?

My beloved! You're trampling me!

It's not bad!

But still Owww!

I'd be doing the world a favor by

crushing your dumb a*s right now!

My backbone!

What's with this couple's act?

We're not a damn couple!

Also, Arameese, didn't you

go back to Cazzeria?

What happened to the jewels?

No need to fear about that.

They're safe in the hands of

D'artam-meow, our resident jeweler.

I have returned to lend my powers

to my beloved!

I heard that you three

are off on an adventure

to get my beloved

to a new height, no?

If so, there is no reason for Arameese

the Wild Wind not to offer his help!

Umm?

That means he wants to join us.

For real?

He's supposed to be

stronger than Bilac, right?

Wouldn't having another above level 90

ally make the game too easy?

What should I do about this?

I much rather not have him around,

but he'll follow us

no matter what you say.

Huh?

The word about you has spread

to the king of the Cat-siths,

so apparently everybody in

Cazzeria wants to help you

with accessories and everything else.

Huh?! What all the fuss about me?

Cazzeria and Rabituza are

friends with each other.

So being Pops' underling means

a lot more than you'd imagine.

Moreover, you defeated one of the colossi.

It seemed like you've got no idea

just how much influence you have.

You may think of this as

the will of Cazzeria in action!

I'll cut down anyone who stands

in my beloved's path!

Also, Cat-siths all go crazy for jewels.

The jewelers in Cazzeria are real sharp,

but also notorious for pocketing

some of the goods they got.

Huh? Are you serious?

So to prevent that,

I name-dropped you just in case.

But we got a painful guy

sticking to us because of it.

Now, good sir Sunraku!

Let us set off at once!

To make my beloved soar even higher!

By the way, what else this

"influence" I got will get me?

I also mentioned that you got

acknowledged by the Night Emperor,

so you might find a werewolf

or lizardman as a bride.

They'd love ya.

Whoa, gimme a break.

And beyond that

At worst, you might trigger a w*r.

Oh, you surely jest.

I'm an honest, sensible player.

Either way, unless you fully

understand what you have done,

you might get caught up

in stuff you didn't mean to.

So watch out, all right?

Hey, Moron-meese!

We're heading out!

Are you ready?!

Of course, my beloved!

Ask me for whatever you like!

This is becoming a really big deal now.

Well, no worries.

Even if I got the whole world against me,

that's par for the course

in the other worlds.

Hmm?

(The Eighth Town

Eighdold)

My first human transformation in ages!

Oh! Impressive, sister of my beloved!

Such a fine transformation skill!

Hey, Moron-meese!

Where did you just touch me?

Whoa, my beloved! Please!

Not the skull! Not the skull!

Quit smilin' while sayin' that!

Stop struggling in there!

You're gonna flip the cloth up!

Good grief, navigating through towns

is becoming a real pain now.

Never thought I'd have to wear this again.

Whoa! They're selling carrots here!

Can I buy some?!

I already gave you plenty,

didn't I, Emul-chan?

I did make a bunch of mahni

thanks to the Crystal Scorpions,

but take it easy on those

mana potions, okay?

Ow! Ow!

Cut it out, dude!

If we run out of it, you're going under

this chaotic space too, got it?

I-I got it!

Well, it beats going around

in that furry chimera outfit.

At the very least, this look is still

a commonly available in-game gear.

Nobody would be suspicious of you

if you act confident!

Not like anyone'll talk

to a freak like you anyway.

Yeah, I'm used to that by now.

She's staring hard at us, Sunraku-san!

Stop freaking out!

Just act natural!

And you guys stop moving, too!

Whoa! She's coming over!

Um, is there anything I can

do for you, little magical girl?

Oh, are you curious about this

strange equipment?

Didn't Peatz say he also

ran a shop in Thirdrema?

Uh, I got this in

It's from the stall that rarely

appears over in Thirdrema.

I believe it was named

"Ritual Medjed Keffiyeh."

Among the three players who beat

Wethermon the Tombguard,

One of them goes around wearing that,

or so I heard.

He usually prefers to sport

a Staring Bird Mask, and his name is

Sunraku.

Forget about how I blew my cover or that

word about me leaked out from somewhere

that's one hell of

a deep old man voice!

Your look matches the trait

of the player I'm searching for.

Can we talk a bit?

He's got an old man's voice

but the look of a magical girl!

That's one hell of a gimmick!

Hmm? Can you hear me?

Is he trying to make me laugh with

the mismatched voice and look?

I mean, I'm pretty funny-looking

myself, but still!

Oh, right. My pardon.

Where are my manners?

I am the leader of the lore-studying clan,

the Library.

My name is Professor.

Lore-studying clan Library?

It's a fairly well-known clan within SLF.

Have you never heard of us?

We examine and analyze the lore

behind Shangri-La Frontier's world.

Now that he mentioned it, I think I've

heard of them when I read stuff online.

That they gather data by working

with other clans and players.

If so

Maybe they'd have some useful info for me.

But I really wanna make

some progress right now.

I've already gotten side-tracked enough.

I'm sure it'd be a pain

if he learned about Emul and Bilac.

Has it ever occurred to you?

About how unusual do the flags

for scenarios act in SLF?

Unlike most games that handhold

you along a preset path,

here the players have to find these

intricately hidden flags for themselves.

He's right.

Truly a type of game for adventurers.

And as a lore buff,

I couldn't ask for anything more.

But the best example of that is the

Seven Colossi at the core of the world.

They're so difficult to fight that our

research on them hit a brick wall.

So, once I heard that a

group managed to beat

one of the colossi,

Wethermon the Tombguard

I was thrilled in excitement.

Sunraku-kun.

Don't you want to unravel

the truth of the world with us?

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 separation,

melted by the rain

A fragrant Rain Tree

Memories are overflowing

I want to meet you

Heaven in the Rain

There are countless number

of video games in this world.

However, most of them

get buried under many others.

Standing atop of those many titles

is this Full-Dive VR game that has

over thirty million players worldwide.

The game that earned

the reputation of being a god-tier game,

Shangri-La Frontier.

All right, time to go.

Just you wait, Setsuna.

The truth of the world

If you want to find your own roots

The truth about the world

Listen

y'wanna know the truth about the world?

Would the boy who loves trash games,

Rakuro Hizutome,

also known as Sunraku,

be able to unravel

the truth about the world?

And he's yet to know

That one of the Seven Colossi in SLF,

Lycagon the Nightslayer,

will be facing him again

on one night in the near future.

SLF Theater!

(Jewel, Ore, Hard Head)

Mini!

(Jewel, Ore, Hard Head)

(Jewel, Ore, Hard Head)

Bilac, a Vorpal Bunny Blacksmith.

In a dream of one day surpassing

her great father,

she swings her hammer today as well.

I gathered quite a lot of rare ones.

Well, they do have high quality.

But my instinct as a craftsman

tells me this is not quite it.

Your instinct sure is picky.

So what kind of mineral does

this instinct of yours want?

If anything, let's see

I want to make an alloy.

That means you need iron ores?

Fine, I'll go dig up some.

Let's go, Emul.

Yessir!

Sunraku-san! Faster! Run faster!

W-We got them for you.

What is it that you want this time?

Well, if I want to make even stronger

weapons, I'd need jewels, too.

Urgh, fine. I'll get them for you.

Jewels, right?

Let's go, Emul!

We're going there again?!

Are you satisfied now?

When you guys were out,

I had an epiphany.

Maybe it'd be better to use monster

materials and lumber instead.

Then I know something even better.

What?

Ores. Jewels.

AND YOUR HARD HEAD!

DON'T ASK FOR SOMETHING DIFFEREN

AT THE VERY END!

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SAID YOU WAN

TO MAKE THE ULTIMATE WEAPON!

Y-You two! Stop it!

Please! No fighting! No fighting!