01x06 - The Mad King

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We succeeded in making our

way inside Bayle Castle,

where the boss and debuggers of Play-Ing live.

Our goal is to take their debugger stones

and stop them from causing more harm.

Amano-san is also here

to get vengeance for Lu-san.

We triggered the main quest,

so we're working through it

as we head for the heart of the castle.

But then we encountered

I look forward to the moment when your

voice dies and your pleas turn to despair!

Swing.

Thrust.

Body blow.

It's a simple attack pattern.

Nikola-san!

Write down what I'm about to say!

H-Huh?

Keep calm! You won't be attacked!

O-Okay!

The t*rture chamber

in the main quest "The Mad King"

contains multiple objects

resembling adult toys.

Please confirm whether or not

this is intentional.

Next

In the same quest, the head guard's

voiced lines are still in English.

Also, the English lines include

a multitude of inappropriate words.

I am reporting this as well, just in case!

The Mad King

I beat it without taking damage.

Good work!

Please review these.

Thanks a ton.

Huh?

"Torturer"? Didn't it say

"head guard" a moment ago?

Main Quest "The Mad King"

Escape Castle Bayle

-Escape Your Cell

-Defeat Torturer

So it's inconsistent, huh?

I'll report that, too.

The bugs you report get fixed, right?

The simple ones, yeah.

If we can reach the devs,

they should be able to help us log out.

It's weird, isn't it?

I report every day that

I can't log out, but

Haga-san, what's it mean to log out?

Um, well, it's a way of saying we'd

Haga!

Show me your journal! Now!

Huh? O-Oh, sure.

She's not gonna understand!

You don't have to explain!

What? But

What if giving her meta information

causes some weird bug?

Yeah, you're right.

The journal updated.

Main Quest "The Mad King"

Escape Castle Bayle

-Escape Your Cell

-Defeat Torturer

-Defeat Kitra and Escape

"Kitra"?

I-Is this

Kitra?

Was this the monster that

attacked the guards below?

If we have to defeat it to escape,

then this is the boss.

Beating it will finish the main quest, right?

Most likely.

Nikola-san, it can't get to us here.

Now, I'll go over the plan.

Amano-san says that they're basically a

top-down organization under the boss.

Boss

So let's take him out first.

Boss

In other words, our top priority

is stealing his debugger stone.

To do that, we need to get close

to him without being discovered.

So we'll take advantage of the way the game

segregates the main quest from the open world.

I see.

I'm starting to catch your drift.

Gimme the pen.

You mean this, right?

First, we go back up into the castle

without defeating the quest boss

Haga's Party

Ignore

Main Quest Instance

so that the main quest doesn't end.

Yeah. We'll get inside

debuggers' boss's quarters,

then use time bombs to blow up

and defeat the quest boss.

Use Haga's Special Time Bombs

And then, having completed

the main quest

Open World

We complete the main quest from the

boss's room, where we'll come back

to the open world

We'll come back to the open

world right in the boss's room!

But will that actually work?

We won't just get warped back

here when the quest completes?

Even if it doesn't work,

there's no risk to us, right?

So let's find a way to escape from this

underground dungeon without beating the boss!

You look so alive right now.

Isn't it exciting to find loopholes

that shouldn't exist?

No, it's not!

That's just your job as a debugger!

That's all you want to do, isn't it?

Nikola! Amano-san!

It's sweeping us toward an exit!

Oh, no! At this rate

I-I'm sorry.

Just how much training have you

been doing all by yourself?

What's that?

So, I went and asked the boss to come

But he didn't show!

Yeah, that happens a lot.

Y'know, he's been acting weird lately.

Totally. He's either spacing out

or suddenly blowing up.

Right. His mood changes every minute.

Honestly, it's exhausting

just being around him.

And he has no idea because

no one's willing to say it.

The smart people all left.

Not long ago, he gave me

this big lecture, all like,

"Do you really think things

are okay like this?"

Damn it!

Just thinking about it pisses me off!

Whose fault does he think this is?!

Hey! Focus! Focus!

Oh, crap.

The blood's not bringing him back to life.

Ah, crap.

Finding these guys is a real pain, too.

Well, we can just say

this was the boss's fault!

Okay.

And next

It's asleep now.

We should be safe.

You can concoct anything, huh?

I'll climb up and check out

that hole in the ceiling.

Amano-san, um

Are you not going to write any more manga?

I mean, I was just wondering what

was going to happen next

You're gonna fall in the water again!

Thank you.

I will write more manga.

Someday, I think.

Hey!

There's a way through up here!

How long until this goes off?

About two hours, I think.

Why do you have all those

expl*sives, anyway?

I just wanted to be prepared.

Nikola-san, can you hold this for me?

Okay.

If it looks like it's about

to burn out, tell me.

That means the bombs below

are about to blow.

Okay, got it!

It's a low ceiling. Be careful.

R-Right

Is this some kind of storeroom?

There's so much stuff here.

Let's just keep going.

This place is awful narrow.

This is bad!

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A race of beastfolk who can see in the dark.

They live mainly on the small islands in the northeast of Clayborne,

where they trade with the continent using their excellent navigation skills.

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The most basic spirit magic. Uses the power of wind spirits

to summon a blast of air. Does no direct damage, but can be

surprisingly useful depending on the situation and terrain.

Squeal

Both of you, turn around quietly

And run!

There's one ahead of us!

How?!

That one was probably there from the start!

So if I hadn't screwed up,

we would only have needed to defeat one?

Damn it!

Even if we start fighting now, more and more

will come, and we'll be screwed!

More?

That's it!

Haga-san?!

What the hell are you doing?!

Stop! No more!

What is this?

I'm moving so slow

The frame rate tanked?

All of these monsters spawning in

is lagging the game and slowing things down!

Now we can dodge

And flee!

I get it!

As long as we know their moves,

we can evade them!

They're still coming!

Run!

W-We're saved! Amazing, Haga-san!

That was a pretty bold move

from a coward like you.

Well, I've tried it once before.

If you'd screwed up the timing even a little,

that would've been the end of us, though.

Too true.

Anyway, let's hurry.

An emergency meeting?

That's what we were told.

It's in fifteen minutes.

Another one of the boss's stupid whims.

Yeah.

I'm getting tired of all this.

Say, before we go, why don't we all

have a meeting of our own? Just us.

Just us?

The rest of us. The debuggers of Play-Ing.

Everybody except the boss.

We've made it to the heart of the castle!

We can get to the tower

where the boss is from here.

The main quest is still active.

Looks like the plan's working.

All right.

I'll show you the way.

Haga! Use your thief skills

to open this door.

Sure, sure.

Our party balance is all wrong, isn't it?

A thief, a shaman, and a plain old villager.

Thief

Shaman

Villager

No attacker, no tank, no healer.

"An plain old villager"?

How much spirit magic

can you use, Amano-san?

Actually, I haven't leveled it at all.

Now, why in the world are you a thief?!

With that build, you should be a tank!

Well, thieves have a lot of

helpful skills, like lockpicking.

Can I

Can I get stronger, too?

Crap.

We've stepped in it now.

I want to be more useful to you, Haga-san.

C-Come on, Haga!

R-Right!

Once we're done here, let's go to a guild

in town and find you a new job class.

There's bound to be something perfect for you.

O-Okay!

For now, let's just hurry.

There aren't even any rando NPCs around.

You're not supposed to be able to

come here during the main quest.

I'll need to report that we managed it.

Beyond this hall,

it's a straight shot up the stairs

to reach the boss's room.

A monster, maybe?

Amano-san, do you know what that is?

Nope. Never seen it before.

Being able to get to the castle

from the underground is a bug.

And there's also a monster

that shouldn't be here.

We don't have time to waste dwelling on it.

Invisibility!

It sees us.

Can you buff me?

We might be in for a fight!

I can cast Wind Shield on you.

It should block a single attack.

Here's a magic potion.

If the buff wears off, renew it immediately.

Damn it! We're running out of time!

Haga-san!

That was a massive attack!

Amano-san, if I die

do you think I'll respawn?

This might be the kind of foe that takes

more than one life to get the hang of.

The game does have respawns

But nobody's tried it as far as I know.

This game's so realistic, you'd have

to have nerves of steel to do that.

Amano-san!

Wind Shield!

We're getting out of here.

I'm bored of this.

Boss, are you talking about trying

to find a way to log out?

Yeah. We'll make that our new goal.

We've figured out plenty

about how the game works.

We even have the console command that

lets us spawn any items that we want.

I'm thinking it's time we started

looking for a way to log out.

We've all had enough fun.

We've got tons of weapons and items.

We've got invincibility mode too,

so no enemy can touch us.

That's what makes it boring.

There's no point in staying here forever.

Right?

Well, you see

We were actually having a

little chat ourselves.

Somebody had a great idea.

Wind Shield!

This is bad. I've used up the potion

and I'm running low on magic!

Haga-san! The candle's about to go out!

Damn it! Haga, use your debugger stone!

Use invincibility mode!

Absolutely not!

We'll fall back and come up with a new plan.

We don't have a choice.

It disappeared?!

Why?

Haga!

You can think about it later!

For now, we need to run!

The boss's room is above us.

One floor up.

But the candle

Let's hide in that chest!

This should move us from the

main quest back to the open world.

The fact that you can enter the

castle during the main quest

That strange knight in black

I'll have to report all this later!

Sounds like it worked.

I hear voices.

Y-Yeah.

Boss?!

What's going on?