Shangri-La Frontier (2023) s01e06 Episode Script

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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
Hogging it up all by yourself
is not nice.
You need to share things like this.
Revolutionary Knight Sunraku.
There you are, Pencil Knight!
Revolutionary Knight Sunraku.
That nickname holds no meaning in SLF.
That nickname indicates
a relation Sunraku has
with a certain player,
in a certain game.
In SLF, I don't go by Pencil Knight.
Arthur Pencilgon
I'd love if it if you could call me that.
(Arthur Pencilgon)
My trash game friend, Pencil Knight
Now known as
Arthur Pencilgon.
To talk about her, one must talk
about a certain trash game
titled "Unite Rounds."
(Item Shelf)
Please spare our lives!
Take all you can find!
Kill them if they resist!
Sure thing!
You sure got a lot of stuff here.
(Item Shop)
All right, nice haul!
Let's get outta here!
Ain't nobody got time
to bend over the whole day!
(Sunraku)
Good job collecting those items.
I'll take those,
thank you very much!
The players called the game
an "Apocalyptic Pillage Sim."
The game was originally about
saving a kingdom in peril,
and the players became knights
fending off monsters.
It's a co-op VRMMO.
However, the game's
designed to be too realistic
so the item drop rate
is awfully low.
Because of this very dumb idea,
very few people
try to play it for real.
Even rocks only have
a 40% drop rate?!
Even in the beginner quest
which has you collecting herbs
requires you to search the grass for
twelve hours to obtain the needed amount.
And of course, the higher the item grade,
the harder it is to get.
So what do you do?
The answer is simple.
You just take from others.
Collecting herbs?
How long do you want
to crawl around picking grass?
Just attack the NPC shops
or take stuff from
the players who attacked them.
In Unite Rounds,
that's the correct answer.
In this lawless game where
practically everyone's an enemy,
there was one person who used
every trick in the book
and conquer the whole kingdom.
(Pencil Knight)
We should split up the riches
and item drops nicely!
The kingdom is ours!
Hail our comrade, Pencil Knight!
Yeah! Pencil Knight!
Thus was born the Pencil Kingdom.
(Katzo Tataki) (Sunraku)
Oh?
Sunraku
What, Katzo?
Oh, this looks good!
This is a game about protecting
the nation from monsters, right?
Was it?
Isn't it about toppling
the true dark lord named Pencil?
Pencil Knight wasn't like
your typical story last boss.
She'd exploit the players
she deliberately didn't rule over,
and by having moles create
a fake resistance force
she give her victims
the will to oppose,
so that they wouldn't live the game.
Now then, let's start
the assassination.
(Sunraku) (Katzo Tataki)
At this point, United Rounds
was all in the hands of a single player
The people called her
the "Dystopian Empress."
Using the rebel army as a ruse
to infiltrate my chamber
and strike with just a small team?
That's clever.
Hah!
Set up more traps
with more meat next time, okay?
They were so lame,
we beat them on our first try!
Sunraku-kun and Katzo Tataki-kun.
Hm. Got it.
That teasing lough of yours
are oddly enraging.
Now, time for a boss battle!
Think you can beat me
and become a Revolutionary Knight?
So basically
She and I have a lot of things going.
In United Rounds, we beat
each other down to a draw,
but here, there's a level difference too!
I came all the way here from Fifticia
to kill you even if will give me penalty!
You may break down in tears of joy!
Those knives clearly look like
they would inflict poison.
They're pretty pricey for
single-use weapons, y'know?
By the way, what's your level right now?
If you just defeated Mud Digger,
then probably around thirty, right?
I'm amazed you dodged them.
This is a god-tier game, after all.
I can move really smoothly.
Pencilgon? Then is she
The number-two member
of the PK clan Ashura Kai
the Giant Killer!
O-O-Oh no!
Giant Killer?
Since I kept striking higher-level players,
people started calling me that.
Well, it's getting harder to do that
since the admins patched the game lately.
No, no, in fact
weren't you the "Giant"
who gets killed in Dystopia?
There's no point in trying to cover up
for your past sins and size now.
Huh?
For a bird-head, you sure know
a lot of hard vocabulary, don't you?
You must've studied really hard!
That was taboo to say, y'know!
You're the bird-brain around here!
You moron!
Wh-What's with those two?
You know, I'm not just here
for personal reasons, either!
What?
My boss in Ashura Kai wanted me
to give you a message!
A message?!
"Reveal what you know
about the Unique Scenario,
or we will chase you till you do."
You got that?
He's threatening me?!
Hah!
That guy's a moron.
I know.
Still, what do I do?
Our difference in equipment
and level is too high!
Though, you sure don't want me
get close to the gate, do you?
And you attacked me right before
I enter the town, as if to prevent that.
I'm not just imagining that.
I suppose to PK in a town
full of people is not good for you?
Well, I'd be happy if I could
kinda thing, that's all.
But it's not like you're going
to reach the gate, anyway.
Oh no! My tail!
Sunraku-san! I'm about at my limit!
My transformation is wearing out!
Ugh, come on!
I found him first!
But I'm up against that Giant Killer
Oh, right. I can ask the girl
who came with him!
Huh?
Did she have those ear and tail
accessories on earlier?
Hey, can I ask you something
Wh-What?
C-Cu
Emul?!
Not now!
C-Calm down, please!
I know!
Looking away?
Are you going easy on me?
You're the one to talk!
(Repel Counter)
You're the one
who's going easy!
You saw through that, huh?
Emul! Come!
Aye-aye!
W-Wait! At least let me
take a screenshot with her!
I'll think about it if we
get through this safe!
Safe?
You really think you have
a chance to escape me
at that speed?!
I don't care about the player
but if you're going to put
that adorable bunny in danger
you must die here!
Giant Killer!
All right! Nice one!
She made a perfect shield for us!
Animalia, was it?
She seemed pretty fixated
with Emul, after all.
Man, you're also very useful as mascot, Emul!
Now I just have to get in town and have
her take me to Rabituza with Teleport Gate!
Nobody should be able
to catch me in there!
I was the only messenger.
But I never said I came alone to see you.
Tch!
I hate PK'ing low-level players.
It bumps up my karma points by a lot.
It's the same for our bosses.
That's why they made us do this.
If you keep nagging,
Pencilgon's gonna kill you next.
Some wild PK'ers out of nowhere!
You're gonna do this much
to a low-level player?!
Instigation is kind of my forte
But well,
now I get to fight the chief zookeeper
from the SF-Zoo herself
who has no interest in PvPs,
so I oughta give Sunraku-kun my thanks.
Goddammit!
You guys are really making
this god-tier game into trash game!
Just give up and hand over the info!
Four PK'ers, huh.
Bring it on!
You guys only win out
in level, equipments, and stats!
Take this!
Not bad.
Just what I expect from
a shaman who master
all kinds of debuffs just
to take pictures of monsters.
It's full of debuff.
You bounced back all of my spells?!
How come?
I once had this one PK killer shaman
who tried to take me down.
I know how tricky their spells can be.
So I decided to bring this, just in case.
A Karmic Straw Doll!
You've got that?!
Karmic retribution for all curses!
It it wasn't for this,
I'd be in a real trouble!
Luck wasn't on your side.
I'll at least watch you die
from your own poison.
If I have to aim for someone
it's this loudmouth guy
who looks down on me.
With the speed of that weapon,
I can dodge it without using my skills.
The issue is how am I going
to deal damage
to a bunch of high-level players
covered in armor?
Severing Attack
Rock-smasher!
(Severing Attack "Rock-smasher")
Wh-What happened?!
Down in just a hit?!
Wait a second Is that
Top firepower
The Attack Master!
Huh?
Attack Master?
The heck is that?!
Yet more trouble for me?!
A bird mask
And the in-game name Sunraku
I finally
I finally get to meet him!
Hizutome-kun!
(Steady Progress)
Hizutome-kun
Just where could he be?
You haven't met him yet?
Well, you told me that he's playing
with the name "Sunraku" in all of his games
so I searched for him.
But it seems he was playing
without stopping by the tutorial town.
Well, I'm sure you'll find him eventually.
Good luck, Rei-chan!
Yes
Or more like,
just confess to him already.
I couldn't find him at all, Mana-san!
The kind of games he likes
How should I put it?
They're very unique and hard.
They're all too difficult for me.
I couldn't find a single game
where we could play together.
But in SLF
I'm lucky that
Hizutome-kun's started playing.
I don't want to let this
opportunity go to waste!
(Mailbird Arrived
from Psyger-100)
(Mailbird Arrived
from Psyger-100)
(Secondale - Inn)
(Secondale - Inn)
(Secondale - Inn)
A message?
A message?
From my sister?
What?!
To Psyger-0.
Sorry, but I need you to pause
your private player search.
There's this player I'd like to talk to,
so I'd like you to look for him.
Are we in trouble?
They did say we should've
asked for permission.
Maybe we should erase the screenshot?
He's somewhere around Secondale,
he apparently has a talking Vorpal Bunny
wearing clothes with him.
Perhaps he's already
heading towards Thirderma.
His look is as the screenshot I sent you.
He wears a Staring Bird Mask
and has Lycagon's Mark
on his torso and legs.
His in-game name is
Sunraku.
Several clans are already on their way
to make contact with him,
and among them is
that infamous Ashura Kai.
Found him!
There is an extremely high chance
things lead to PvP.
Be careful.
This is an opportunity of a lifetime!
If I can approach him as a player
who saved him from PK'ers,
I'll be able to talk naturally
with Hizutome-kun!
And then, eventually
I'll get to interact with him
in the real world, too!
Severing Attack, Rock-smasher!
Looks like they're going nuts over there.
Well, I doubt those PK'ers
can kill Sunraku-kun.
After fighting him here in SLF,
I'm even more certain now.
The gaming skills he has gained after
playing so many trash
games across all genres
is more valuable than
any unique item or high-level stat set.
And that becomes a huge advantage
here in Shangri-La Frontier.
Katzo-kun's started playing too,
and if Sunraku-kun is around
Maybe I can finally
move on with that project
Is that
Psyger-0?!
First the chief zookeeper and now
he's attracted the Attack Master?!
I'm so glad I came to see Sunraku-kun!
You hit me five times
Because of its incredible abilities,
a Karmic Straw Doll
can only reflect up
to five debuffs each.
Think you can block
my trump card?
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!
(#9 Food in SLF Taste Bad?)
Mini!
(#9 Food in SLF Taste Bad?)
(#9 Food in SLF Taste Bad?)
Carrots are tasty!
They're the best!
The ultimate food, second to none!
Taste! Texture! Shape! Color!
The flawless food refined
to perfection, that is carrot!
Don't you think so too, Sunraku-sa
Su-Sunraku-san?
Are you going to eat all of that?
Yeah.
There's this thing called
"Taste Bud Restriction."
Taste Bud Restriction?
It has nothing to do with NPCs,
but how should I describe this
We Adventurers got some restrictions
on our taste buds,
so no matter what we eat,
it'll only taste somewhat sweet or spicy.
I heard a rumor that one way to lift that
is by eating a lot of food.
Oh, is that so?
Just don't force yourself
and eat too much.
Weird
No matter how much I ate,
they all taste the same.
These are special carrots
I brought from Rabituza Palace!
You really look like you enjoy them,
it makes me jealous.
(Taste Bud Restriction
has been partially lifted)
Huh?
(Taste Bud Restriction lift occurs
by consuming high-class ingredients)