Shangri-La Frontier (2023) s01e17 Episode Script

1
Putting an end to eternity
it's danger, danger
The dots and lines connect
I just wanna know what lies beyond
outta the concrete jungle
The dungeon I race through
is a sea of trees
let's get ready to rumble, we can go
A-I-Ya-I-Ya
All right, you know this isn't a game
Twisting strategies, covering up the bugs
You gotta know pain to break the limit
A-I-Ya-I-Ya
oklet's get it
it's time to fly
I'm gonna die in my hype
Nothing bothers me anymore
moving your body
Light shining through the ground
They're hysteric
Our faint dream
But who do you fight for?
A-I-Ya-I-Ya A-I-Ya-I-Ya
The scene passing by, it's danger, danger
Now you're,
A-I-Ya-I-Ya A-I-Ya-I-Ya
Facing the stopped clock
we are the game changer
Keep going, even if
there's nothing at the end
A-I-Ya-I-Ya
if it's danger, danger
In SLF, the game's world
is often the key to beating challenges.
I always thought that
Wethermon was a cyborg
who's got a mechanized body
with tech from the Divinity era.
But
He's an undead monster!
And you deal with the undead
with holy water!
Hey, he started screaming!
(All Emotions in the Moment (Part 3))
Is it the AOE attack?
(All Emotions in the Moment (Part 3))
No, this is different.
Bingo!
I canceled his AOE attack!
Aw, you've done it.
You pissed him off by spraying
him with the saint's "holy water."
Hey, don't make it sound weird!
The saint's an idol in SLF!
Wow, what's happening to him right now?
Oh?
O-Oh!
E-E-E-Eh?!
H-Hey, wait!
H-Hey, that thing just transformed
Wait, what's with that?!
Beats me.
But if that thing merges with
Wethermon, it won't be good.
Is it a third phase-specific form?
H-H-Hey! Now what?!
Since it transformed,
that means we need a new approach.
Pencilgon, you should go assist Katzo.
Wethermon's body
is slowly starting to crumble.
For the first two phases, we need
to survive for ten minutes each.
And for the third phase,
we gotta hold out until
he totally falls apart?
It should be safe to assume that
the winning condition is time passage.
If the pattern holds,
it'll be another ten minutes.
This is probably the final time limit.
Leave it to me.
I'll keep him occupied for 10 minutes.
Got it.
But don't do anything reckless, okay?
Since you'll get next to no support,
one death will be fatal.
I'm counting on you.
Sunraku-kun.
Yeah.
Sorry, Pencilgon.
Just holding out and waiting
for the time to expire
Ever since you told me that
I've had this thought in my mind
"Isn't that boring?"
A boss that you beat just by
holding on for thirty minutes.
Would that be a fun game?
Let me say this. It's NOT!
A story-centric game design?
I've played games like that many times.
Those games failed to balance
the gameplay with the story
and each one of them got labeled
as "trash games" because of it.
But Shangri-La Frontier
You're a god-tier game, aren't you?
I knew it!
After seeing that holy water,
it made me think.
That maybe I can deal damage
to him in his current condition!
(Spiked Battlehelm [4A])
The crossroads between story and gameplay!
A reward for players who
endured this for twenty minutes!
That's right!
The turn for counterattack!
First time getting your attack
parried with a helmet?
Let me show off my new gear
made from a Quad Beetle material!
I'm gonna beat you before
you even get to break apart.
Wethermon the Tombguard!
Neat, don't cha think?
I've been practicing
this "head parry" thing.
Why use my head for this, you ask?
If I can parry with my head
I can freely use both of my hands!
Wind
Slash!
Tch.
Good grief!
Am I really dealing any damage?
I landed a critical
but he didn't budge even a bit!
I didn't invest as much as Pencilgon did,
but I blew quite the cash
to prepare for you, y'know?
That money-grubber rabbit
took 80,000 mahni out of me.
And I'll make it worth it
by making you eat dirt!
Vorpal Blade Tech!
Moon's Reflection!
Watch out for your back.
Your back is wide open!
The Moon's Reflection is just a bluff!
This is the real deal!
Assassin Pierce!
I'm not done yet!
This ain't enough to vent my frustration!
Drill Piercer!
Sorry if a backstab wound
is dishonorable.
Be as ashamed as you want!
Hahahaha! Ahahahahaha!
AHAHAHAHAHA!
I knew it.
I knew he would fight him head-on.
I think I'm hearing a burst of
crazy laughter over there.
Is he okay?!
He should be okay
if he's still able to laugh like that.
Sunraku-kun is the type who gets
more motivated and plays better
the worse the situation
the game puts him in.
But
If we can't hold down this thing
it'll be impossible to win this.
I tried punching it several times.
But it seems you can deal damage to it
like normal.
It's tanky as hell, though.
Look, we don't need to
risk our lives to beat this thing.
We just need to keep taunting this thing
and keep it from attacking Sunraku-kun,
and that'll be good enough.
"Good enough," eh?
But
Whip puppet: Snake!
Instead of just "good enough,"
don't you want to really nail this?
(OiKatzo)
I swear, you two
Or maybe not.
Nothing goes through this thing.
(Evil Force)
What's this?
It's called Evil Force!
It boosts the user's stats
for fifteen minutes!
With your current character, I think it'd
make your stats to that of a level 99.
Level 99?!
What kinda godly item is this?!
If you had this cheat on you,
bust it out earlier!
It's got quite a nasty side effect!
It used it once before,
and it was awful!
Side effect?
I'm also getting frustrated from
all the things we've had to endure.
You want to really "nail" this, don't you?
Then you must be willing
to take a risk for
Eh?
Side-effect?
Fine by me.
I'm gonna turn this thing into a scrap
and win myself a perfect score!
Th-The colors are all inverted?
My hearing's also not so good now.
It messes up your smell and taste, too!
Is this the side effect?
Well, it does feel kinda weird,
but it's much better than I expected.
No, that's not the worst part.
You will lose one level
every thirty seconds.
Eh?
What?! I lose levels?!
A-And for fifteen minutes?!
Not just during battle, but always?!
Yeah!
I've used it before, but man,
what a sense of loss.
If it's one level every thirty seconds
I lose thirty levels in fifteen minutes?!
I'll have to start over
from level twenty after this?!
Tell me that sooner!
(OiKatzo)
Ah, it went down.
You ate it before I could.
By the way, I'll just use
the scales to boost myself up.
Hey!
But I'm impressed you actually chewed it.
Although it's just the game description,
ever since I knew what
it was made of,
I couldn't dare to stick it in my mouth.
What did you make me eat?!
Argh, I'm pissed off now!
Get ready, robot!
I'll make you my personal sandbag!
Red
and black
make scarlet!
Combo Spirit Fist: Flame Crimson!
I'll add every buff I got!
Let's do this, Katzo-kun!
Infight
and then
Dual Impact!
I carve a cross with my left hand,
and with my right
I land a straight right on it!
Nice! We finally dizzied it!
That drug really worked on you!
Now I'll keep hitting its knees
to crush it real good!
Spear of Sunrise!
The hit damaged it,
but even after stacking up
all these buffs
I didn't even crack any part of it!
Pencilgon!
Good grief!
I wish they made it a bit clearer
when the stagger animation ended!
Looks like it'd be difficult to take
this thing down with just simple buffs.
The armor's thickest around the torso.
Its vital parts have to be in there.
But the question is, how do we
open up that super-tough armor?
All right!
I'm getting the hang of this
"head parry to slash" combo strike!
What's wrong, big guy?
Is it that much of a shock that
your Robot Warrior moves fail on me?
These Moonblades work
really well with my skills.
A skill that I can only use
when my HP is at a third or less,
Climax Boost.
For five minutes, the higher
the enemy's level is than mine
the more my overall stats get boosted!
With my tiny HP,
it's impossible to use Wethermon's
attacks to micro-manage my HP.
But
I can do that using my Moonblades
which decrease my HP when I attack!
And one more buff, Hunger Wolf!
Although it lasts for only one minute,
at the cost of my stamina
and other stats,
it boosts my strength,
agility, and vitality!
Thunder Clap!
The size of the boost depends
on how low is my remaining HP
Nimbus Fist!
and how "hungry" I am!
In SLF, there is this thing
called the hunger stat.
It recovers when you eat,
and if you don't recover it,
it'll affect your stamina recovery!
I've accounted for that, of course!
My stomach's just
the right level of "empty"!
If I can manage all of these right,
I have a chance to win!
His sword's on his hip!
He's going to do a Wind Slash!
I'll head-parry that thing up
with another Parry Protect!
Now!
Parry!
Eh?
Why?! Why didn't he attack me?!
A
Alice
That man is a clumsy sort.
He's now just a walking corpse,
left with nothing to end himself.
So since you're going to take on
Wethermon the Tombguard,
I'll lend you this.
Alice
Alice?
A lice's
ID key
fragment
Her tale is still told
This is not a skill incantation.
Eternal has no end
He's talking?
My body wither
I thought he was just a corpse
animated by machine,
but his soul is not dead yet?
The Frontier is made
and formed
They?
Frontier?
Come on, you're giving us
a story to chew on at this point?
Let us go.
Scions of the Second Plan!
I'm using all my nerves to beat you.
I can't use my brain
on anything else.
If you wish
to trample upon my vow
Then
I shall use my Radiant Sky Odyssey
(Radiant Sky Odyssey)
to crush you.
(Radiant Sky Odyssey)
Now we're getting serious, huh?
Well, great! Come at me!
Wind Slash!
I thought you changed,
but it's just a normal Wind Slash!
Thunder Clap!
No lead-up at all?!
Whoa, big guy! What's the hurry?
Nimbus Fist!
For real?!
Your stupid lighting
is still coming down on me!
A barrage of skills!
And with barely any delay!
Tidal Rush!
You can do that even
when you have your sword?
Wind Slash!
Head!
Wind Slash!
Torso!
Wind Slash!
Legs!
Okay, I get it.
You can hit me with the same skill
over and over with no recast time?!
You've got to be kidding me!
The game expects me to be able
to anticipate his every move?
They must've screwed up
the balance here!
What's that animation?!
Pyroclastic Dragon Surge!
A new move this far end?!
A black cloud?
Ash Blizzard!
Whoa! A combo attack?!
Haha! What's the matter?!
You won't have the chance to kill me
anymore if the first time didn't!
I barely have any stamina
or evasion skills left.
If he keeps charging at me like this
Fine! I'll survive this on will alone!
It's gonna take more than that
to beat me!
I've got a plan of my own
Radiant Sky
Odyssey!
With my everchanging offering
He's fast! I'm moving
at my top speed here!
I declare your final end.
What!? My feet!
This one is different from the other ones.
I've gotta try for it!
I'll parry it with my helmet!
I gotta see through this!
No matter what!
I shall slash even a dragon!
Sky Radiance.
The heck was that?
I don't know what "Sky Radiance"
or whatever this is
But this move
is too insane!
Will I make it?!
Wait!
But
I told you, didn't I?
(Rebirth Tearjewel)
It's gonna take more than that
to beat me!
If I have a lingering regret
That would be
the "farewell" I couldn't say
This regret alone knows no end
Is it because I ran away,
from the eventual end?
The seed you planted
Has turned into a giant banyan tree
And now crying as it hangs its branches
"I love you"
Just that one thing
Just that simple phrase
I wish I could have said that
This eternal seperation,
melted by the rain
A fragrant Rain Tree
Memories are overflowing
I want to meet you
Heaven in the Rain
SLF Theater!
(#22 The Day Starts Early for a Maiden in Love)
Mini!
(#22 The Day Starts Early for a Maiden in Love)
(#22 The Day Starts Early for a Maiden in Love)
The day starts early for a maiden in love.
(Why are you up so early?)
Oh, well, that's
I-I was thinking maybe
it'd be nice if I could
walk to school with him.
Even within the unchanging daily life,
a small change might open up
a brand new sight.
Rei Saiga, a maiden in love,
has sharp eyes on her.
So, uh, I actually know
the route Hizutome-kun goes to
on his way to school every morning.
(Why do you know that?)
I-It's just a coincidence!
By a pure chance of miracle
on an astronomical level,
I happened to spot Hizutome-kun
on his way to school.
Well, from a mix of several occurrences,
I got myself something to do in this area.
And that happened several times,
so I repeatedly spotted him because of it.
And from that spotting,
I accidentally,
and, well, I just casually noticed
that he often walked by this street.
Really, I have no
ulterior motive or anything.
I just got a bit curious,
but I suppose that's a bit rude?
Ahaha, please forget what I said.
Well, I just wanted to piece together
the information that I got,
oh, again, no, I have
no ulterior motive or anything!
But well, from that, I also inevitability
discovered Hizutome-kun's home,
so, um, well
As she speaks on
with the force of a raging bonfire,
there is a hint of
embarrassment in her tone,
but also a strange sense of anticipation.
After having a quick breakfast
at her house,
Ms. Rei Saiga arrived
at a certain street corner.
However, her eyes appear
to be swimming in doubt.
(What's the matter?)
Oh, nothing, it just, well
I think I'm, uh
I don't think I have the courage
to call up to him, so
While touching her faintly,
no, vividly red cheek,
Ms. Rei Saiga cautiously
stares at the street corner.
Hizutome-kun, is, well
he'd walk by this street from eight
to eight past ten on average.
There were times when he'd run by
around eight past twenty, though.
Th-There he is!
Love, that is the
driving force of courage.
Ms. Rei Saiga hides behind the wall
and prepare herself to come up
to this one high school boy.
She extends her hand
Called up to him
And, when you tried to call up to him,
you saw a middle school girl running
up to him and you ended up hiding?
I think that's his sister.
I think so too.
At this rate, who knows if you can
even talk to him before graduation?