01x06 - So They Threw Me into the Basement of a Freak Show...

[bunniefuu]

Three pieces of copper?

That's not enough for how far we came.

What am I supposed to do with this?
It's a half-dead orc. Huh?

It's actually amazing when it talks.

Take it somewhere else then.

Damn it.

Oh, well. What about this scrubber then?

How much is this worth?

Well, it's so filthy.

120 copper pieces.

That much?

Whoa. Is he on clearance or something?

UNCLE:
YOU'RE FINE THE WAY YOU ARE

GET HOME

SOLD CHEAPER THAN A SCOURING PAD

What?
I'm worth less than a scrubber?

Huh? How did you not know?

Huh? What's wrong with you two?

It's probably the memory forgetting spell.

I just remembered it.

Oh!

Yeah, I read the page of your notebook.

I just remembered that.

Huh?

Ms. Fujimiya. Could you read
the beginning of this notebook, please?

This notebook's seen better days.

Huh? Just the beginning!

Mmm.

"Sold to a merchant
for less than a scrubber."

It must be the first painful
memory I erased after learning the spell.

I don't blame you.

It's pretty embarrassing to be sold
at a doorbuster price.

Seems like an erased memory comes back
when you stumble across it again.

First you get a nosebleed,

and then the memory spirits warn you
that going forward is very dangerous.

But there are cases like this,
you can't do anything about.

Shouldn't spirits
have a better warning system?

-Are you okay?
-Huh?

Nah, I'm tired.

My shoulder is k*lling me.

Huh?

At least it's over.

He took me into his basement
and threw me in a freak show pen.

I'm gonna skip ahead.

Huh? But why?

Well, the shopkeeper
completely forgot about me down there.

GET HOME

If I didn't have that rainwater to drink
on the third day, I would've died.

A light that pierces through the darkness.

Must be Voltteccer.

Did you know,

you actually pronounce the ultimate move

for Pulseman on the Mega Drive
as "Voltteccer".

Yeah, you're supposed to roll your tongue.

It's a beautiful, powerful move

that can infinitely bounce around a room
if there were walls.

Speaking of Pulseman, they broke
new territory during the cyberspace…

-Huh? Oh, no.
-Yeah, he's lost it.

Oh. No, no, no.

I was talking to the moonlight
to maintain my sanity.

I mean, can't you tell
by looking at my face,

how I'm totally in my right mind?

It's genius.

Yeah, sure, man.

… that have a new hit
called Pocket Monsters.

But I know they're going to come back
and make a Pulseman 2 for a SEGA system.

The Voltteccer ultimate move transformed
his whole body into invincible light.

Yeah. He became
just about as strong and beautiful

as this light beam, I'd imagine.

Huh? What do you mean "thank you"?

No, no, no, no. This isn't just flattery.

This is how I actually feel about it.

It's the most beautiful thing
I've seen in this world.

Oh, no. Who's there?

The will of the light itself.

The spirit of light, Kilighd.

Casting…

a language?

Kilighd l'gid riolran.

A light sword?

This is the first spell that I ever cast.

It's how I escaped that place.

Uncle, so the person
you were mumbling to, that was--

Oh, yeah.
That was the spirit of the light.

There are spirits of everything,
like wind and fire…

How were you able to talk to the spirits?

-Oh! It's translation.
-Mm-hmm.

You spoke to the spirits

through the translation ability
that god gave you.

Yeah.

That's probably the secret behind
why your magic is so strong.

Way back in Luvaldram,

it looked like you were the only one
who could speak to those spirits.

Wait, that makes total sense then.

So that's why I couldn't relate to other
people when we talked about magic.

-Mmm…
-Mmm…

But maybe if I was better
at communicating,

I would've known it's that.

Yeah.

Wait. Then why did you think

you could suddenly understand
the language and use magic?

Hmm?

Simple.

I have the ability to play games
in English,

even though I have no idea
what they're saying.

So I figured it was my adaptability…

…from years of playing SEGA. See?

Nah, man. That's dumb.

Seriously,
go touch some grass or something.

So what happened after all that?

Oh, right.

I used the Light Sword
to escape my own cell.

Then I freed all the small monsters
he was holding there as well.

Oh, so cute!

You tamed him! He's a great little mascot.

No.

That little thing
went straight for my jugular.

-Deadly.
-Deadly.

Help me!

What the hell is this?

Evil rat beasts, death wolves,
flying birds.

All the worst monsters from the East
are on the loose!

Help me!

Am I just an NPC?

Am I supposed to wander
around this world, nameless forever?

Or am I…

Regsuuid zaldohna!

Thank you. You saved me--

Yeah, I did a good job.

Don't worry.

Everything's going to be okay.

I need to transfer my wound.

Set coordinate!

And so I just fought
all night long.

When the fighting was over, I was…

Ha-ha.

Ha-ha.

Baraib garl.

-Mmm.
-Mmm.

I was grateful to all those monsters

whose meat fed my broken body.

Anyway, I know that the 17 years
I spent in the Other World

was full of painful experiences.

But you can see that I got
one hell of a good start at least, huh?

Uh, what?

You're considering that a success?

I still can't believe I was less expensive
than a scrubber.

Hmm?

I'm sorry, you guys.

We're having chicken tonight,
and you know what?

Mama's gotta get her tasty wings.

Yeah, let's pick this up another time.

Oh, okay.

Yeah, nothing really good happened
after this part of the story anyway.

Huh?

Uh, worse than this?

Out of curiosity, what happened?

Oh. I mean, not that much honestly.

I just saved that Elf from a dragon.

And even though
I went out of my way for her,

she just yelled
and insulted me the whole time.

What do you mean?
That's a really important part!

I actually wanna hear this story!

FIRE, IGNITE

Mm-hmm, eat without me. Okay.

It's done.

Now tell me a cool story to make up
for missing mama's fried chicken.

Ah. You just wait.

This was my battle
against the legendary Venom Dragon.

Watch this!

Look, I won.

That's it?

Fried, fried chicken…

Your magic was strong enough
to k*ll the dragon in one hit?

Yeah. Normally, it would be impossible

to k*ll it so quickly.

Hold on.

But I saw that the Elf was focusing
her attacks on this one spot.

So that's what I aimed for.

If she had tried a little harder,
she would've beaten it by herself.

Orc.

Oh. I didn't-- I didn't see anything.

I promise, okay. And I'm not an orc.

Is it on yet?

And you know how to use a zipper,
don't you?

My apologies, Lord swordsman.

Nah, you're good. Don't worry about it.

It's only natural
to wanna save someone in danger.

Hmm?

My, how unsightly.

It's very clear to me
that you're an evil orc.

So ugly.

And ugliness cannot go without punishment.

Oh, she's nuts.

Something broke the tsundere girl.

Where did that knife come from?

What am I doing?

Uh, I'm sorry.

Wait, don't do that!

You okay?

Huh?

What the hell are you doing?

-You're cut. I have to bandage it.
-I'm not cut.

I'm totally fine, you idiot.

Huh? You're not hurt?

Your skin's flawless.

But where did the knife go?

Is it here? Or here?

Watch it!

I'll-- I'll remember this.

I've burnt your ugly orc face
into my brain forever!

I'll pay you back for this humiliation.

But seriously, you're sure you're okay?

Stay away from me, you dirty orc.

Pig, pig, pig.
You're an ugly little pig, orc.

Smooth move, you creepy old pervert.

No. You know, in my experience

it just stirs people up even more
when you try to argue with them.

I'd rather just take it.

I can't imagine
what going to school was like for him.

So, this was the moment,

when the Elf began to stalk me.

She stole my hoodie and insulted me
every time I would see her.

She didn't even help me when I was frozen.

She hated me.

Oh, speaking of being frozen.

Whatever happened after you thawed?

Hmm? Oh.

Something like this.

My body's so heavy.

Is that because of the ice?

What is this soft feeling?

What are you two doing in my bed?

In the North, there are tribes
who stay warm with animal viscera.

You seemed cold, so I warmed you up.
What's wrong with that?

Oh, please.

Come on. There's no way, man.

I understand. Okay, that makes sense.

-You're kidding.
-No way!

Well, it is pretty cold in here.

I might just sleep in to make sure
I don't get sick, you know.

And I'll sleep next to you
since you're so cold.

So are you gonna use me
instead of animal viscera?

Fine, have it your way then.

What the hell is this now?

Mama.

Mama.

No.

Mama.

Mama.

You poor--

Please, no.

I can't do manual labor.

You said life would be super easy.

I'd just be able to live off
of the god-freezing sword forever.

I don't want to go to work
and sweat, Mama.

Mama, why did you run away
with that young man when I was just nine?

Why did you hit me?

S-- Sorry. You just kept screaming
about not wanting to go to work.

What? No way.

I wanna work. I can't wait to go to work.

What are you talking about?
Manual labor is so noble to me.

You're clearly lying.

I already told you
that you won't have to work a day

if you just sell off the ring I gave you.

Right! Just go ahead and sell it.

But I need to make it on my own.

Manual labor is for suckers.

Uh, and pawn shops are intimidating.

I can negotiate for you.

Mmm…

I shouldn't. I should save it to be
my last resort if I end up on the street.

Oh, okay. That sounds like a good plan.

Well, why don't you have the Elf
take care of you for a little bit then?

Huh?

You must have money
from your ring still.

Well, I put it all in the bank.

MABEL - MANU

Oh.

In that case…

-I'm yours, Master.
-Huh?

Never mind…

Please stop. You're embarrassing yourself.

Hey, let's go eat.

It's all on me today.
Let's have a little feast, okay?

Oh.

Mmm, I just remembered.
I haven't introduced myself.

I am Mabel Rayveil.

I am a descendant of the Ice clan,
and now, an aspiring adventurer.

And you are?

I guess you can--

Just call me Elf.

I'm the only elf
to venture outside of my homeland.

My mission here is to locate
and recover ancient artifacts.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Wolfgunblood.

-You liar!
-That's what you came up with?

I'm an adventurer searching
for a way back to my homeland.

Nice to meet you.

-Ah.
-What's with the fake name?

Hmm? I mean, who goes around
telling strangers their real name?

But you've known the Elf
for three years now.

I mean, it almost makes sense.

Okay. I'm going to make my way to Ikoza.

Ikoza?
Oh, the town you sold your ring at?

I don't remember there being
any noticeable dungeons around there.

Shut up!
I'm free to do whatever I want.

You dumb, crude, orc jerk!

Yeah, she's gonna buy back the ring.

Well, someone's feeling jealous.

Wolfgunblood.

What? Where?

Oh, right. That's me.

W-- What are you going to do today?

There's a hero attempting
to clear a nearby dungeon.

I thought I'd check in.

A legendary hero?

Hasn't been one of those in 50 years.

I heard that they were granted that title

after taking down an army
of legion-class monsters.

That's a wildly impossible task.

Oh, no way. Wow.

I could go with you, Wolfgunblood.

But I'm more of a night owl.

I'll go back to sleep
and wake up around 2:00 p.m.

And after that,
I should be ready to leave around five.

What?

Anyway, that was the day.

The party disbanded?

Mabel is too much of a NEET
to keep up with either of them.

Huh? Speaking of five in the evening,

it's getting pretty late.

This Fujimiya should go home.

I should've chosen the fried chicken.

Oh, are you two hungry?

Who wants to get some ramen? It's on me.

-For real life?
-Oh, really? You sure?

Yeah, of course.

-Yippee!
-Yippee!

Uncle's life in the Other World
was kind of a living hell.

There weren't any decent gods around, but…

at least he had the Elf and Mabel.

The ramen was really amazing.

Maybe even the best.

SO GOOD!

He was a little short though.
Fujimiya paid the difference.