Shangri-La Frontier (2023) s01e13 Episode Script

1
There are countless number
of video games in this world.
However, most of them
gets 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.
The boy who loves trash game,
Rakuro Hizutome
challenges the god-tier game,
Shangri-La Frontier!
What kind of adventure
awaits him in his path?
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
(Only the Lingering Regrets Remain)
(Prismatic Forest Grotto)
On a night of a full moon,
among all the glowing moss
on the walls of this grotto
there is one spot that stops glow.
If you examine that spot
A hidden passage!
I didn't expect there's a hidden area
in a place I already beat.
It feels kinda frustrating.
I'm impressed you can find this route.
It's incredible!
It's a time sensitive hidden area,
so it's all about luck.
I only found this route on accident when
I came back to get some item I needed.
Well, in other words, only people who
are truly lucky gets to trigger a Unique.
Those eyes piss me off,
so can you stop doing that?
Stop what? It is a god-given
privilege for a winner such as I
to watch lowly plebeian crawling and
crying on the ground, don't you think?
Know your place, you insolent fool!
I'm so gonna kick your arse!
C'mon, quit with the comedy routine.
We're here.
These flowers are so pretty!
Unique or not,
I still like this place quite a lot.
Well, they do look pretty
but don't this place feel a bit creepy?
Spider lilies, huh?
They don't exactly spell out
good fortune, don't they?
Sunraku, over there.
spills a single wish
I can see through her!
A bug?!
Why you think it's a bug
and not intentional is beyond me.
Hey there, Setsuna.
It's been a month.
Oh, Arthur. It has been a while.
(Setsuna of Bygone Days)
Her outfit
It's not very "fantasy"-like.
If anything, it's closer to what
you'd find in the real world.
Is she from "Divinity,"
the old civilization in this world?
Maybe I can find a lead
on that unique scenario here.
I see you're here with
some new people today.
Yeah, let me introduce them to you.
Ahem!
Hello!
I'm one of Pencilgon's delightful bunch,
the Skillful Sunra
Idiot No. 1, No. 2, and a mascot!
Wait! Don't just cut me like that!
I came up with a pose and everything!
These two
are my trump card in giving
Wethermon his eternal rest!
I'm Emul, daughter of Vysache!
Hey, let me go first!
I'm OiKatzo!
You too!
You've gathered quite
the incredible people, Arthur.
Don't worry.
They may be weak right now,
but I'll shape 'em up before the battle.
That's not what I mean.
I've never seen someone with
two strong marks from Wolfy.
And he's with Cinderella's child, too.
You reminded me of someone I know.
U-Um
Hm?
Don't mind it me, I'm just
reminiscing some memories.
From a long, long time ago.
Huh
Although I'm sure
she's long dead by now
But thanks to you, I get to recall
some lovely old memories.
Thank you.
You are welcome.
Setsuna, can you tell
these two about him as well?
Of course.
(Bonus Unique Scenario
From the Living World, With Love
Begin?)
There it is!
(Bonus Unique Scenario
From the Living World, With Love
Begin?)
(Bonus Unique Scenario
From the Living World, With Love
Begins)
He Wethermon, is my lover.
But after a little mishap,
I lost my life.
And ever since
He continually protected my grave.
Your grave?
Hence "Tombguard," huh.
I don't know exactly how long
it has been since I died.
But I was already like this
when I woke up.
Even though I don't have any
particular regrets about dying
Death is an end.
It's a "past" that already over.
And it's not something that should
bind someone's present, their future.
I can't bear the fact that even now,
he's still bound by my past.
He used the progra
The "magic" I built and constructed
a barrier in this area.
Did she just say something that
does not match this world setting?
By making use of the magic energy
from the moonlight,
he made it so nobody
can interact with the place
by inverting its coordinates
to the interdimension.
But on a night of a full moon
Right when the moon
loses all of its light,
an opening will be born, leading to
the inverted coordinate where he stays.
So we will jump into
that opening and fight him, eh?
Please
give him, Wethermon,
his permanent rest.
Leave it to us, Setsuna!
We're not like all the losers
who came here before!
We're gonna whip that bastard
so that he won't bother you any longer!
Dude, did you hear that?
Is she really Pencilgon?
The girl who dragged an NPC king
behind a wagon in United Rounds
as a living bait to attract enemies?!
That Pencil Knight who hung an NPC princess
on a chandelier to bait out other players?!
Now she's having a friendly chat
with an NPC?!
Has she finally regained a human heart?!
"This emotion"
"Is this a heart?"
Now, now. Isn't that a little
too rude to say, you guys?
Let me beat it into your brain just how hard
an attack from max level player can be!
Wait, wait! I'm already close
to dying from that earlier attack!
Sunraku, watch out!
Her eyes are not joking!
She will PK us for real!
Ugh, jeez
If we're not preparing
to take on Wethermon,
I would have to respawn-kill you both
five times to calm myself down.
It seems Pencilgon has regained
her usual cruelty now.
That was too easy.
(Pose of Submission)
On second thought, maybe I should.
Like, you know
I want to act cool
in front of an NPC sometimes, too.
Her name and background feel
a little close to home and all.
Okay, okay! You got me!
I can get immersed in a video game, too!
You got a problem with that!?
That's fine, isn't it?
Playing game seriously
What's wrong with that?
Everything is fun
when you do it seriously.
He's right.
It's fun because you do it seriously.
I mean, as a pro gamer,
that's essentially my job.
What? So you're a pro
and play this seriously,
but you haven't triggered
a single Unique yourself?
Oh, bring it on!
I'll rip all those feathers off your head
and make a bald bird out you!
Wait, stop it! I'll really die
from just one hit! I mean it!
Please stop it, you two!
That's right.
You two are just as stupid as I am!
We're facing a Unique Monster
who forces a 150-level gap on you
unlike any boss that's come before,
Wethermon the Tombguard.
Even so, I know we can do it!
Let's take this seriously and win this!
Yeah!
It's morning already?
After meeting Setsuna, I spent
the rest of the day grinding level
and didn't get to sleep
until pretty late.
After killing Lifestide Lake Serpent
over and over, my level gone up to 51.
I think Katzo is still at level 46?
Next is my skills.
According to Emul,
Rabituza also have a Skill Garden
where you can link skills together.
I should ask her to take me there later.
If it's level you're worrying about,
it's not that big of a problem.
What I need is pure gaming skill.
Lastly, my gaming skill, huh.
Morning.
Oh, good morning.
Looks like you're enjoying
your summer break,
but I'm glad you're
keeping our promise, Rakuro.
(Rakuro's Mother, Eika Hizutome
Insect Aficionado)
I don't want to get physically
logged out anymore, after all.
You brought that to yourself.
Hey, mom!
I told you not to bring insects
into the kitchen!
Why? It's cute.
Right, Augustus The Third?
Don't give it a name!
Jeez, it'll mess up my appetite.
(Rakuro's Younger Sister, Rumi Hizutome
Fashionista)
There she is, Towa Amane!
Oh, what? You're a fan of Towa-sama now?
Huh?
Japan's famous world-wide megastar model,
Towa Amane a.k.a "Miss Towa"!
It's like she was born
to become a fashion model!
Just shots of her doing trivial things
can make up one fashion mag!
Her fans once took pics of her on the street
and upload them on social media,
and even though there's no way
she could've noticed,
- Towa
- All of the shots of her look so perfect!
Her name and background feel
a little close to home and all.
"Towa" meaning "Eternal"
who lives for the moment,
and "Setsuna" meaning "moment"
who's lived through an eternity.
Although it's mere a coincidence
And through a fictional game world
Did she somehow compare herself
to an NPC because of how real she acts?
Huh, what?
Pencilgon
I mean, that "Miss Towa"
has her own private life, too.
So people shouldn't take screensho
I mean, pics without permission like that.
Oh, you're right.
I also got a model gig today.
Really? Is it one of those
"reader model" things?
I better watch out
for paparazzi from now on!
Oh right, I should ask dad
to help spread the word!
Come to think of it, where's dad?
He went fishing since yester
I'm home!
Looks like he just come home.
Check this out! It's a striped beakfish!
(Rakuro's Father, Senji Hizutome
Loves fishing more than anything)
Whoa?!
Wow! That's huge!
Oh, dear.
I held out till just before our meet,
and I managed to haul this guy up
just in time!
Looks like it's gonna be
fish on every meal again
In our house, we have
a certain promise, or a rule.
Every Sunday, we all eat breakfast
and dinner together,
and have a family conversation.
Otherwise, we all would just
focus on our hobbies
and lose our chance to see
each other's face or something.
I became friends with this guy
who's really into sailfish,
so I'm thinking of going on a trip next.
Eh?! What are you doing, dad?
You're cutting that up here?!
Of course I am! It needs to be fresh!
Do it in the kitchen!
My, my.
I heard our family appear
a little unusual to others.
But
Aside from how we each
have our own worlds,
we're totally normal.
Aaah! Some liquid got on my shirt!
I've got a photoshoot coming up!
Mom, say something!
I need to take care of my butterflies.
Dear, don't forget to clean up
the kitchen after that, okay?
Sure!
Oh come on!
Well, I'm the most normal one, I guess.
Well then
Back to my hobby!
There is only two weeks left
before the Wethermon fight.
I'm sure he won't be a pushover.
According to Pencilgon,
Wethermon's got
high-speed frame attacks,
insta-death, ranged moves,
and all short of stuff.
That means I've got just
the right place to train!
A trash game where all attack come
at absurd speed due to the bugs
Berserk Online Passion!
Also known as BERP!
Man, this game is really deserted.
I know it's morning,
but it's Sunday for god's sake!
Oh well, I guess I'll just fight
the story mode final boss.
Hm?
Oh, there's a player.
And he's got a "fight wanted" icon.
Hey.
Yes, hello!
Dragonfly
I've never seen that name before.
Um, I see you got the icon on,
you wanna go?
Huh? Yes!
I'm still inexperienced.
I haven't even beaten the final boss yet,
but if you can show me the ropes,
that'd be really helpful!
Huh? He's not beaten the final boss?
Holy crap! It's a new player!
An endangered species!
Whether it'll be a good practice aside,
I want to fight this rare creature!
You're okay with bug moves, right?
Yes! Thanks much in advance!
From the look of it, he's an all-rounder.
It's a type that comes with lots of bugs,
but I doubt he already master it all.
Now then, let's see how this goes.
Battle start. Round one!
Fight!
Right away? Even though
he's not a speed-type?
I guess you can't expect
a beginner to play by the book.
Twist your hand, and pull back!
This is!
By pulling your fist back the moment
you begin your punching motion,
you will trigger a bug that makes
your arm stretch out like rubber.
If you hit your opponent
in that state,
you will land a bugged two-hit combo
attack with twice the damage!
We call it
Pile Bunker!
He's gone!
Your leg?!
This bug is called the Yo-Yo.
It lets you move your avatar's
textures back along with its hitbox.
It seems like you can use
some basic bugs in this game,
but that is barely the surface.
I intended this as a practice
for the Wethermon battle
but with many hours of play and research,
BERP players have found countless bugs.
Let me to show them to you.
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 despair, 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
Mister Sunraku.
Allow me to write you a letter.
In this time of hot weather,
how have you been?
It was a great honor and joy
to have you accept my friend request.
Formal! It's too formal!
I only want to invite him
to play together,
but a letter like this will
only make him cautious!
It needs to be a little friendlier.
Something more casual!
So that he can easily accept
my invitation!
Yo, Sunraku-san! What'cha doing?
It's your friend, Psyger-0!
Say, how 'bout we hang out later?
Play the game together, y'know!
Writing a letter is hard.
SLF Theater!
(#18 Each Respective's Christmas)
Mini!
(#18 Each Respective's Christmas)
(#18 Each Respective's Christmas)
Merry Christmas!
It is a time to spend
with your loved ones.
Merry Christmas!
May today be a wonderful day
for everyone watching.
Merry Christmas!
The city is so full of love birds,
it's insufferable, isn't it?
Merry Christmas? It is!
Mr. Santa will come to your house
and deliver fantastic carrots!
H-Hizutome-kun
M-Merry Christmas
I will eat you all up!