Shangri-La Frontier (2023) s01e21 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?
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
(Fetching, Raising, Conquering)
Let's check this week's fortune!
This week's number one is
Gemini! Your luck is at an all-time high!
Your lucky items are roller skates!
Going to school on roller skates
sounds like a lot of fun!
But man, what a really well-made game.
Shangri-La Frontier
I only started it
to kill some time, too.
(Kei Uomi)
(Nitro Squad Member Pro Gamer)
But!
It irritates me that those two
get to enjoy the game without me!
But I have only one week left
till the big competition.
I gotta finish figuring out
all the kinks.
Oh?
Urgent! Hurry
and check the Inventoria Key!
Nah, I can't put up falling behind them!
All right!
Did you see it?! Those lines
of awesome sci-fi gear?!
I could take on all SLF players
at once and still win!
Yeah, I saw 'em! The game's really gonna
change once we get to fight with that!
You betcha! So, what do we do now?!
Yeah, about that
Before I got here
I checked out the Inventoria
and looked up some things.
So?!
To sum it up
Currently, it's nothing more
than a museum exhibit.
Wut?
Those tactical fighters
and specialized armors
all require an energy source called
a "Non-Standard Ether Reactor."
But I've never heard of such an item,
and I have no idea where to get one.
You need to put on that booster armor
to use any of those weapons, too.
Seriously?!
I was so hyped up, I didn't notice!
If you mean one of these,
I got one.
Gross!
Hey, where did you get that?!
Perhaps because I fought Kirin the most,
I got this as a loot.
(Non-Standard Ether Reactor)
Well done, rodeo cowboy!
Dammit! I wanted to see that rodeo too!
My only regret about the Wethermon fight!
Though the problem is
it's actually broken.
Can't you repair it at a shop?
I went to local forges,
but they all turned me away.
Like, "We can't fix what we don't know."
Well, it is a tool from
the era of Divinity.
Maybe we need some special blacksmith
or perhaps another item
Either way, we're stuck.
I think I have an idea
where to repair that.
Hey! That was definitely on purpose!
Koff, koff.
Anyway, are you serious?
I dunno for sure, though.
But it's related to my Unique Scenario,
so it's hard to take you in.
So I was hoping you'd let me
borrow that item.
Okay
or so I'd like to say.
But one condition.
Tell me how you trigger that
Unique Scenario you're hiding.
Katzo-kun, that's
I'm never gonna trigger one, anyway!
Then I've got no choice but
to latch on to someone else's!
You sure throw a fit
in the most annoying way.
Information on Unique Scenarios
in SLF is extremely valuable.
Especially so for those
who have a monopoly over it.
The three of us aren't here
purely because we're friends.
For our own profits, we can't
give away info that easily.
And
the same goes for Katzo-kun.
It's not like the condition was shown
on the result menu or anything
So I can only describe what I did
when I triggered it.
Would that be enough?
What?!
You sure?!
You're the one who asked.
Don't be so surprised.
I'd like to hide it if possible,
but I gotta show my sincerity, right?
And like I said, there's no guarantee
that things I did really are the trigger.
Well then, I'll begin
In my case
Encountered Unique Monster,
Lycagon the Nightslayer.
A Unique Monster
At a level of 20 or below
Huh?
When I randomly encountered
the Unique Monster,
Lycagon the Nightslayer, I fought
for five minutes without taking damage,
and I landed about 200 criticals with
a Vorpal weapon and I triggered it.
Who the hell can do that,
you acrobatic monster!
Why are you lashing out at me?!
It's like me asking "How do you fly?"
and you say "Work out your pecs"!
Of course you'd tell me!
It's not like I could repeat that, eh?!
That's not fair! I'm only telling
you in good faith here!
Argh, fine. Just take it! This is stupid!
Hey!
Ah!
Oh right, Sunraku-kun.
What is it?
Could you give me back
the thing I gave you?
Oh.
"The thing"?
Oh right, I haven't returned it, huh?
Hey, Sunraku-kun.
Hm?
Would you hold on to these for me
for a while?
Yeah, sure.
(Transferring Item Ownership)
(Reward Scales)
Oh, the thing you were fiddling with
during the Wethermon fight.
You borrowed it, right?
Yeah.
From this NPC group called
the Golden Scales.
As far as I know, this is a top-class
item in Shangri-La Frontier.
In theory, it could make you
stronger than a Unique Monster,
as long as you have the money for it.
It would take a federal budget, though.
Seems like the Inventoria Key
cannot be removed once you equip it,
so I was prepared for it to be sold off.
What? Really?
Ah, now that you mention it,
it did say it becomes one with you.
Fortunately, looks like it won't be
taken away as a PKK penalty, either.
But I didn't wanna have this taken,
so I laundered it.
Laundered?
It's a little trick to protect your item
from the penalty.
As a penalty for being a PK'er,
my item will go to whoever killed me,
and I must pay a fine based on
my offenses, or my karma points.
Also, most NPCs
will get hostile toward me,
but that's okay.
This "fine" can be a little tricky.
Ooooooh nooooo!
When I'm killed, all the items I have
in storage will get automatically sold off
and be used to pay off the fine.
And this "Launder" is a way to protect
your stuff from being confiscated.
So that's why you gave
that to Sunraku instead of
putting it in storage and
then having Psyger-0 kill you?
Is that all you need to do?
Sounds like a pretty big loophole.
No,
if you just gave the item away,
they'll trace it and take it anyway.
What?
Then why didn't those scales disappear?
The Reward Scales belonged
to the Golden Scales.
It's not mine to begin with.
The key here is that items you don't
directly own won't be forcefully sold.
Just giving away your item
won't change the "ownership rights."
That's why when Psyger-0 killed me,
even if I do have the Reward Scales
The Golden Scales still own the item,
so it won't be sold out and simply
manifest on the spot as an object.
I get the logic, but what part
of that is "Laundering"?
That just means those scales are
simply excluded from the penalty.
But you can do something
interesting using that.
The scales retain their balance.
Turn my value to numbers
and grant me an almighty power.
(Tome of Truth: The Tombguard)
(Brooch of Bygone Wish)
Is this the Tome of Truth?
What's that brooch?
They're loots from the Wethermon fight.
It seems each of us got
slightly different loot.
(Radiant Sky-style Skillbook)
Um, Radiant Sky-style Skillbook?
I had this Brooch of Bygone Prayer
and Tome of Truth
offered to the Reward Scales.
At that moment, those items'
ownership right went to the scales,
and thanks to that, they no longer
existed as an object in this world.
So that's why they're not subjected
to the confiscation, huh?
Yup!
So you can get your stuff back?
If I pay the cost within a week,
I can get stuff back.
Well, that "cost" was 40
of my in-game levels.
But if it earns me this brooch,
it's a small price to pay.
Also, to borrow these scales,
I used my main weapon as collateral!
And thanks to the scale, the item got
owned by the Golden Scales, so it's safe!
So much for "paying for my crimes."
That's unfair.
By the way, how much
was the fine?
A good 500 million mahni.
I won't lend you any.
Nah, I won't. It's nothing
I can't pay off, anyway.
And I learned with this fight
- What is it?
- Hm?
A Unique Monster is worth
a ton of money.
You sure say it like it's easy.
So I have a proposal.
How about the three of us
form a Clan together?
- Rock!
- Paper!
Scissor!
There! Pencilgon lose!
There you have it!
Our clan leader is Pencilgon!
Oh, yeah!
A best of three!
Denied!
I could never beat these guys
in reflex, to begin with!
Oh, now you notice?
I'm not really a leader material,
but fine.
Okay then, Leader.
Time for your first job!
What'll be our clan name?
(Unique Hunter) (Trash Game Alliance)
(Gold Rush) (Pencilgon-chan and Her Henchmen)
Then How about this?
Good for me. It sounds cool.
I'm fine with "Pencilgon-chan
and Her Henchmen," if you ask me.
Hell no.
Well then, everyone,
please hold your drinks.
From now on, we will seek out
Unique Monsters
and become a pack of traveling wolves
in the world of Shangri-La Frontier.
To celebrate the founding
of the clan "Wolfgang,"
Cheers!
Oh right, what'll we do for our emblem?
This calls for Pencilgon!
We're counting on you, Leader!
Hey! Don't make me do everything!
There's a store over here as well?
I'm fine with whatever.
Me too.
Oh c'mon. We're forming a clan here.
Let's give it a little more thought.
Sheesh!
Almost nobody here!
Hey, guys. I wanna ask you something.
I'm actually looking for this trio
from the announcement
who defeated a Unique Monster.
Their names are
Arthur Pencilgon
OiKatzo
and Sunraku
Sorry! Never heard of them!
Hey, Leader!
Didn't we reserve that place?!
Did I ever say I did?!
It's just a really empty joint,
that's all!
Well, this works anyway!
Let's call it a day here.
My level went down cuz of that Evil Force
so I wanna grind it back up.
Okay, I'll return the scales and
get my main weapon back, then.
You look into that reactor for us,
Sunraku-kun!
You got it!
And don't forget about the emblem, okay?
See you guys later!
Tch, they all split up.
Hey, you, Sunraku guy!
Wait! Don't run!
What? No! I'm not Sunraku!
I'm Sumraku!
You liar!
Kept you waiting, Emul!
Open a gate!
What took you so long, Sunraku-san?
You're late!
There, there. I'll explain later.
Hmph! Hmph!
Ah That gross sword
I forgot to return it to her.
Well, I can just do it later.
You took the wrong turn!
That's a dead end!
I only want to talk a bit!
You don't have to run like
Huh? He's gone?
Where did he go?
What? Vash Aniki ain't around?
I haven't seen Dad I mean, Boss,
since the last we met him together.
I see. So he isn't always
in Rabituza Palace, huh.
I was hoping to see him after I combine
my skills and allocate my points.
You have learned new skills!
Say, bird-man.
While you're here,
would you care for a skill grimoire?
Sorry, I'm broke!
Pffh!
Don't "pffh" me like that!
This money-grubbing bunny sure loves
to sell me stuff every chance she gets.
So what are you going to do now?
Who else might be able to fix
the Ether Reactor besides Aniki?
I guess I should give Bilac a shot.
Nope. I can't fix this.
Guess not, huh?
I gotta be an Ancient Craftsman
to fix Divinity-era gadgets.
I'm still just a Master Craftsman.
I dunno who can help you
besides my pops.
So you need the job
Ancient Craftsman, huh.
All right.
Guess I'll leave the reactor be for now
and raise my combined skills instead.
Raise?
Train?
What's the matter?
I know! I can just raise one!
If there's no Ancient Craftsman,
then you can just be one, Bilac!
What?!
You got any idea what
you're talkin' about?!
It's not that easy to be
an Ancient Craftsman!
I'm not telling you to be
a Divine Craftsman like Vash Aniki!
Besides, you gotta go through
with this someday, right?!
Then now is the time!
Why don't you take that challenge
and be an Ancient Craftsman?!
Challenge, huh
I wouldn't say this if
I thought you had no chance!
I'm saying it because
I know you can do it!
Of course, I'll give you
all the help I can!
I know you can do it, Bee-neechan!
Me? As an Ancient Craftsman?
All right, bird-man!
I'll play along with ya!
I'll be an Ancient Craftsman!
Woohoo! Bee-neechan is on fire!
All right!
Bilac's training arc now begins!
Begins!
Y-Yeah!
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!
(#26 The Creation of OiKatzo)
Mini!
(#26 The Creation of OiKatzo)
(#26 The Creation of OiKatzo)
Well, that should do it.
But what would they say
if I showed up with a female avatar?
I guess they might not say anything.
Alright, that's it.
My name
"Katzo" is a must.
Modor Katzo and Katzo Bushi
What should I go with next?
They're already playing SLF
So I'll have to catch up to them.
Catching up Chasing
I'll go with OiKatzo!
Let's get along!
It's weird to say that, though.
But let's both do our best
as "the chasing Katzo."
Just kidding.
My job will be Monk.
For my origin
"When you start with
the origin Wanderer,
your starting area won't be in Firstia,
but somewhere within the starting area,
the Rampant Forest."
Nobody would want to start a game
being stranded
Actually, I think someone will.
Or more like, I know a guy who would.
All right, I might be a little late,
but I'll catch up with you guys soon enough!
Now, welcome me to Shangri-La Frontier!