Shangri-La Frontier (2023) s01e02 Episode Script

1
Wow
That has to be a high-level gear.
Say that emblem
isn't that the emblem
of some hardcore clan?
What's a guy like that doing
in this town for beginners?
I heard Hizutome-kun uses the same
in-game name on all of his games,
so I thought I'd be able to find him.
And it's unthinkable that a new player
won't come to this town.
Did we pass each other by?
I throw away my defense
and put on my bird mask headgear
I'm a hustler
My point only goes to my luck stats
Parry parry
now this is my style
playing broken games all night
who's that knight?
Broken game is sickness
toxic scattered, now I'm a patient
My heart is beating almost twice as fast
The chaos wither get it bite that bug
Terrible gimmick
new game a.k.a suicide??
I don't give a damn
(Do it, Do it)
No, not yet NO it's not enough
(Do it, Do it) NO it's not enough
I still can go
Everyone looks dirty to me
Everything looks broken to me
we can go, we can go
to that mountain top, not afraid to drop
this world is going to be mine duh
(A Different Kind of Player)
(Ravenous Python)
(Area Boss
Rec. Level 10
Rec. Party Size 3)
Entertain me
SLF!
Let's start by checking its movement.
(Tap Step
Bonus to evasion)
In the end,
it's just a boss for beginners.
It's movement is easy to read
and it does not have
any instant-kill attacks!
I can defeat this thing without
taking any damage!
Or more like, I'll die if I do get hit!
What?!
Although it has low durability left,
it broke in just one hit?!
Right when I was starting
to get attached to it!
Sturdy skin, huh
Then
I'd like to try out something.
I'll flay you alive!
Screw Pier
The heck's this?!
Turd?!
Huh?
Well
I underestimated it a little too much.
Heh, you think you already won?
Look here, I've beaten tons of trash games
that were way more unfair than this.
I ain't backing down just because
you threw some turds at me!
I receive 1 damage every ten seconds.
That means I only have
around four minutes left to fight.
I need to land multiple critical hits
on this thing to kill it or I won't make it!
Critical hits in this game aren't
based on random chances.
They appear when you land
an ideal strike
or hit one of your opponent's weak points.
But this thing has thick scales
that prevents that.
Which mean its only weak point is its head!
But of course, it's hard to hit.
Then I'll just have to MAKE some!
Screw Pierce!
All right!
Now I'll keep attacking its wound!
The wound changes the nature of the flesh
and opens it up to critical hit!
All left's to attack
until I run out stamina!
Dammit! I don't know
how much HP this thing has left!
Will I make it in time?!
I knew it
Beating Failia Chronicle
got me a bit too cocky.
"In the end, this is just an easy game
for the mainstream."
"I can beat it easily
without recovery item!"
Yeah, right
I got full of myself.
But!
Flash Counter!
(Unequipped)
Don't think you can
swallow me that easily!
I'll make you pay for
throwing turd all over me!
Screw Pierce!
Hm?
Woohoo! I did it, damn it!
Did ya see that, you stinky snake!
(Dropped Item
Python Scale)
(Dropped Item
Python Scale)
(Dropped Item
Python White Hair)
These drops looks like
they're worth quite a lot.
Huh?
Oh crap! I didn't have much time!
Was that all the drops?
Did I miss anything?
I need to distribute the points
from leveling up.
Oh no, the time!
Ugh, all the points go to
stamina and agility!
Once I'm in the town,
I need to buy some antidote!
Wait, I don't even know where the shop's at!
I won't make it on time!
Then I'd better update
my respawn point instead!
That means I'd better go to the inn.
Wait, I also don't know where that is!
Dammit!
So Mia, you want to tame
a dog monster, right?
Yeah.
I can't keep pets in my apartment,
but I can tame monsters
in this game, right?
So I hope you can show me the ropes,
Yamamoto-kun.
After three grueling months
I finally got my crush to play SLF!
I've made it so that as an old hand,
I get to lecture her as a beginner!
I've got to make the most of this!
Um, Yamamoto-kun?
S-Sorry, it's nothing.
Also, Mia.
In video game, instead of real names,
it's customary to call each other
by their in-game name.
Oh, I see.
Then, "Reiji"-kun, right?
Woohoo! I successfully
made her call me by my first name!
Thank you, SLF!
What?
M-Monster?!
Wait, wait! He's got a player name!
That's a player, not a monster!
Eh? I mustn't attack him?
If you PK someone,
you'll get a skull icon next to your name!
Well, I don't want that.
But why's that person running
at such a high speed?
Ah, he must've taken some poison.
Hey!
You, the guy with the name's Sunraku!
Head straight! The building
with white roof is the inn!
Your respawn point won't get updated
until you get on the bed, so be careful!
Thanks!
There were quite a lot of
people like him back when
the game launched and
there's still no info around.
Players who sprint for the town
after that snake poisoned them.
Wow
Judging from his look, I bet he sold
his armor for more speed at the start.
You really sound like a veteran.
That's pretty cool, Reiji-kun.
Eh? Hahaha, you think so?
Thank you, blue bird guy.
Are you staying today?
This inn provides a safe rest
for all of our adventurers.
For example
I don't need those crap!
Hurry and give me a bed!
Very well. Allow me to examine
our free rooms
Hurry! HURRY UP!
I only have 1 HP left!
- Room 2001 is ready for now.
- Thank you!
Respawn point has been updated.
Yes! I made it in ti
(Penalty for Death
All stats lowered for limited time)
Phew, that was real close.
I did die, though.
Good thing the penalty for death
wasn't to lose items.
I should thank that player who taught me
about the inn if I meet him again.
But man, SLF is really a god-tier game.
It's great!
(Outpost for Marsh Journeys
Secondale)
Well then.
Secondale is my first town in SLF.
I should first start by getting a new map,
some healing items, and equipments.
I need a better main weapon
than my Mercenary Twinblades.
If I'm gonna play this game,
I wanna get serious!
All to become the top player!
Pfft, what's with him?
A half-nude bird man?
Is that a player?
Clearly a joke build.
Eww.
Okay, I'll get some clothes first.
I'll just take the cheapest one for now.
Thank you for your purchase.
Rather than for defense,
I just don't want players
to look at me like a freak.
Now for the head
I'll just stick with what I got.
Huh? A Goblin Hand Axe?
Nobody wanna buy this piece of junk.
Well, I expect as much.
Show the lineup you got, then.
Here you go.
Hmm
None of them stands out.
My Vorpal Choppers are far better.
Well, Vorpal Chopper's
a pretty rare find, after all.
Oh, it is, huh?
If you want a better weapon,
we will have to craft it.
Oh? Can you do that?
If you have the material.
The marshland on the path from
Secondale to the third town, Thirdrema
The Diremarsh Waste.
There's a spot in here
where you can mine minerals.
So he'll craft weapons for me if I
bring him some iron ore from here, eh?
One, two!
(Stone
Just a regular stone)
Another stone?!
This ain't giving me iron ore at all!
He said I need five or six
to craft a good weapon
But I only got two after swinging
a pickaxe for thirty minutes!
And the mud makes it hard to move around.
And this pickaxe
I bought to mine this stuff
It's way too heavy!
(Mud Frog
It has habit to cover its body
in mud for protection)
What? Don't get in my way, I'm busy.
Okay I get it.
I was prepared to just leave you be
because you're not attacking me
But if you wanna become
"material" that bad,
lemme help you!
How's that, you stupid frog?!
I'll finish you off now!
The Splitblade gear I'm wearing
was made from Mud Frog Skin
and it's got slashing resistance.
Which means chances are this frog
has resistance to slashes too.
Therefore,
the only effective attack is bludgeon!
As such!
Now's time to use this Goblin Hand Axe
that's so dull it counts as a bludgeon!
So slow!
I can't run in this damn muck?!
Mud drastically lower
players' mobility
and forces them into
"Walking" state.
It seems you can't get up
from your back easily with that body.
(Dropped Item
Mud Frog Skin)
Killing a frog like this
won't even improve my mood.
Back to mining for ores
It sucks, but
I'm seeing more new players around now.
I bet there will be more of them
because of summer break.
Once that happens, it's only a matter of time
before the mad scramble for material begin.
To avoid that,
I better collect as much as I can now!
O-Oh, you sure have gathered
quite a lot in just three hours.
With this many materials,
you can make something good, right?
Hang on. I'll get you a list.
Whoa, whoa.
You also got Marshcoffin Fossil?!
Oh, yeah. I did get that odd one.
Then I can craft you this.
Ooh, looks good.
Then I'll go with this one.
Two of them.
You got it! I'll make it immediately!
(Weapon Street) (Item Street)
Here ya go. The Marsh Daggers.
Whoa! These blades are god-tier!
Cutting durability reduction
by half for a time after a critical hit!
It match my style perfectly!
Come again if you have
gathered more material.
It's our job to raise your weapons, too.
Raise?
Those who can use forging magic like me
can not only make weapons,
but strengthen them too.
Ooh?
A blacksmith's weapons
are kind of like his children.
So instead of calling it "strengthen,"
I call it "raise."
I see.
I have to say, NPCs here
move and talk so well.
They respond accordingly
to my words and context.
What kind of AI runs them?
Oh, it's getting dark.
You better not leave the town
with that equipment.
Why?
Why? Because a lot of nocturnal monsters
are dangerous, that's why.
Oh, so that's how it's set up?
Got it. I'll watch out.
Great. See you again.
That said
My penalty for death
just finally expired.
And I've got some nice info.
All right!
Let's test out my new
twinblades and level up
with those
"dangerous night monster," then!
Strange
I've searched
all over the beginners' area.
Highest Strength.
Enchant Hellflame.
Apocalypse!
All I can think is that
he defeated this snake
without going to a town or dying once
and headed for Secondale.
But would a new player do such a thing?
Knowing him
Maybe he did
(Redcap Goblin)
Not bad!
For now Let's go through
what I've learned so far.
First, monsters definitely change
between day and night.
Just like the weapon store guy said,
a lot of nocturnal monsters
are vicious and dangerous.
Thanks to that, I get to level up a lot
and I learn new skills.
But
This guy's clearly off the charts!
They must've messed up his balancing!
His movement and speed are way beyond
the goblins I fought in the forest!
He's loaded with HP,
but he's also mixing feint
in his attacks like it's totally normal!
And worst of all
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Calling for allies are supposed to be
a weak monsters-only's thing!
Just one is enough of a pain,
but this many
Even if I ran,
I dunno if I'd survive
Run?
Whoa, whoa.
What am I saying?
This is exactly the kinda thing
I enjoy, isn't it?!
Hah! Is this all you've got?!
Entertain me more!
I underestimated this game.
I've been having fun enough.
A god-tier game isn't so bad.
You could even say I've gotten addicted.
But this game
SLF is a different beast.
On this day At this moment
I made contact with the REAL
Shangri-La Frontier.
Encountered Unique Monster,
Lycagon the Nightslayer.
Unique Monster?
(World Story
Shangri-La Frontier
Unique Monster Subjugation Count 0)
(World Story
Shangri-La Frontier
Progression Rate 0%)
I scream in envy so much it hurts
I cry that this is where it ends
It's going to change, I'll change it
I don't want to think
it's impossible anymore
The goal I set up is now
the starting line for me to run again
Hit me with that despiar, it excites me
Telling me give it a go
I should be able to go as far as I want,
yet I mistake this to be my limit
Is getting an easy win
sometimes necessary?
It exhilarate me,
telling me to give it a go
I have a dream,
so even my complaints is not a joke
I scream in envy so much it hurts
I cry that this is where it ends
It's going to change, I'll change it,
I don't want to think
it's impossible anymore
I don't mind breaking if I can move on
I hate giving up even more
I'm going to make it come true,
make it a reality, I'm always serious
Make it so I'm only
a little away from obtaining it
Let me ace this even if it burns me
SLF Theater!
(#3 Bird Frog Ensemble)
Mini!
(#3 Bird Frog Ensemble)
(#3 Bird Frog Ensemble)
Ribbit.
Ribbit.
Ribbit.
Ribbit.
Ribbit.
Ribbit.
Ribbit.
Ribbit.
Ribbit.
Ribbit.
Ribbit.
Ribbit.
Ribbit.
Ribbit.
Ribbit.
Ribbit.
Ribbit.
SLF Theater!
(#4 The Conspicuous Big White Thing)
Mini!
(#4 The Conspicuous Big White Thing)
(#4 The Conspicuous Big White Thing)
I'll wait Hizutome-kun here.
Oh, a statue?
Oh, what's that?
Keep you waiting!
Sorry for the wait!
E-Eh?
They're using me as a meeting spot?