Shangri-La Frontier (2023) s01e23 Episode Script
Bird with Rabbits vs. Skeletal Choir
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
All right!
Bilac's training arc now begins!
Begins!
Y-Yeah!
Right! First we stop by Fourfolkshire,
and to the Inner Canyon of Ancient Souls!
Now go, bird-man!
We need to get that Magic Application Unit
to make Bilac an Ancient Craftsman.
(Bird + Rabbits vs. Skull Choir)
(Inner Canyon of Ancient Souls)
Man, this area's so simple.
Normally, this place is dangerous
with all the miasma and the undeads.
But thanks to Sunraku-san's Mark,
the miasma is cleared and
monsters are running away.
It's like a light stroll.
Yeah, but you two
Can you walk by yourselves already?!
Nah, it's a pain to walk.
If I stick to you and yer
Night Emperor's Mark,
we can save up on Holy Water.
Just give up.
I am not an air purifier!
Just keep on walking.
A half-naked bird-head walking through
miasma with two rabbits on his shoulder
This is not quite the fantasy
I was expecting
Say, what's up there above the fog?
I think I could climb up there.
Huh?
Maybe the above would be a faster route?
If you have a dead wish,
then sure, be my guest.
But I sure ain't.
Hm?
Above the Inner Canyon of Ancient Souls,
there's a ton of really nasty
monsters called Crystal Scorpions.
Crystal Scorpion?
They're a crazy bunch
that not even I can handle.
Crystal Scorpions come in a pack,
so if they find ya, that's it.
That means they're over level 100?
So it's like a shortcut
for veteran players?
Hm?
I think I just saw something up there.
Is it just me?
What? You sure it ain't
a Crystal Scorpion?!
If even one of them finds you,
a dozen of them will come along!
W-We better get a move on, quick!
We're after the area boss, remember?
Yeah, yeah. I hear you.
Crystal Scorpion, huh.
Maybe I should try taking one on sometime.
Were you not listening at all?!
Please don't do it, even as a joke!
What? A black dome?
We're here.
This must be where the Area Boss is.
There isn't any other player, is there?
They want us to fight inside, huh?
Well, let's get this over with
and keep going.
Here we go!
We're countin' on you, bird-man!
Sunraku-san!
Well, well.
Yeah.
There she is.
I could imagine some people
liking a design like this.
Humming Lich
From the looks of it, she's some kind
of curse-type skeleton.
In that case, before she
throws any annoying attacks
Let's go for a preemptive strike!
Hang on, she's
Huh? No hitbox?
You moron!
Physical attack won't work on her
without the Holy attribute!
What?! I don't have anything with that!
So much miasma!
I feel kind of tingly!
It's the source of the miasma!
It's full of grudges
and death in this area!
It ain't no normal miasma!
Huh? We're completely fine.
Thanks to Sunraku-san's Mark!
I took a little damage,
but it's nullifying the debuff.
Didn't expect it to work
against an Area Boss, too.
But wait
If neither I nor she can
strike for damage
Oh crap, this will take forever.
What'll we do?
That's why I told you
to prepare properly!
Sheesh.
You're so helpless.
You, buy some time for me.
I'll do something 'bout this!
Wait, Sunraku-san!
Why are you attaching me to your arm?!
You're the only one who
can hit her right now!
I call this "Rabbit Gun: Palm Turret"!
Not again!
I'll give you carrots later.
Carrots?!
Don't worry!
We just have to buy some time.
No need to beat her.
But they do say offense
is the greatest defense.
Let's go out all the way!
Go, Emul!
Yessir!
It's all or nothing!
Magic Edge!
Hell yeah! It worked!
Bilac-san!
Exactly how much longer do you need?
I can't toss this together
that easily, okay?
Gimme a damn minute!
Okay!
This is gonna be a rush job, but
With this Holy Water, I'll make this
rusty Dullahan General's Decapitator
into a weapon that works
against the Humming Lich!
You're not "dead" yet!
So many arms growing out of nowhere!
It's "very easy" compared to
Wethermon's attacks!
Fire!
Y-Yessir!
Magic Edge!
You got her!
Th-There are seven of them now
And each of them is
wielding a different weapon.
This is too much!
Tch, dodging all of them
is such a pain!
They're coming!
Take this!
Bird-man!
Whoa! This used to be so rusty,
but you sure polished it up nicely!
I ain't got no furnace or anvil.
It's a total bodge,
but I buffed it up with Holy Water.
You can hit big with it.
Now that sword can even
cut the reaper himself.
But in exchange, it's beyond fragile.
I'd give it eight strikes.
Anything more, it gonna snap.
Keep that in mind.
I see, so you're saying
I gotta need to beat them all
in eight strikes, eh?
It's like a challenge quest, isn't it?
Are they singing?
I'm kind of scared.
A septet of seven singing skulls, huh.
Hence the name "Humming Lich."
A choir of skulls, huh.
It's only been about eight minutes
since the battle started.
Bilac, stick close to me!
Whatcha goin' to do?
First, we test them.
I want to learn about
how those copies work.
Skill, Drift Step!
For a moment there
Yeah, the main one that didn't
take damage still flinched.
That means the copies share
the same HP pool as the main one.
And seeing how she flinched
after taking just one hit,
she shouldn't have that much HP.
I've got a plan.
Emul! Bilac!
I'll explain to you fast.
What?!
You're telling me to do that?!
Bilac, weapons are meant
to be used to win a fight.
If you can't win with it,
that's rude to the weapon, isn't it?
Well then, I'm counting on you.
Okay, it's almost ten minutes.
Let's do this with all the buff we got!
All buffed out!
Emul! Brush off those
in our way with Magic Edge!
Yessir!
The buff skill that I couldn't use
against the Dullahan General
because it can't be used until
ten minutes after the start of a battle,
Overheat!
And then, Nitro Gain!
(Nitro Gain
Recast time: 1 second
Receive damage for 20% of maximum HP and increase Strength and Agility.)
The real value of this skill
doesn't lie in the buff,
but in the "damage control" you get
from the 20% of max HP decrease.
It's a way of adjusting my HP to
make full use of Climax Boost!
Magic Edge!
All right! The path is cleared!
We'll start with that annoying bow!
Six-Boat Leap!
And this Decapitator's weapon trait
Bonus to attack on the head!
Plus a buffed critical hit
I can finish off a copy
in one strike!
Let's go, Emul!
We're taking down the axe now!
Roger that!
All left are five copies
and the main one!
And I have seven strikes left
with this sword!
Magic Edge!
And I have one more restriction
Once five minutes pass,
Overheat will greatly lower all my stats,
and I wouldn't be able to
beat my enemy in one hit.
That's why
I'll end this before that happens!
He might have Emul's support,
but to be able to fend off all their
attacks and even counter them
No wonder he beat a Colossus.
All right.
I'll play along with yer plan!
I've got two strikes left.
And all left is
The main one with the staff!
I'm counting on you, Emul!
For what?!
For the finishing blow, of course!
Magic Edge!
Well done, Emul!
Skill
Glowing Pierce!
I knew it, it would take more than me
to take the main one out.
Good job holding out, Decapitator.
Sorry, but we need you to
hold out for one more hit.
Let's end this, Bilac!
Six-Boat Leap!
Here goes!
Material Focus!
And then
Fortress Breaker!
(Fortress Breaker)
Woohoo!
That was a human
No, a Rabbit Pile Bunker!
Ever since I heard what
the two did in the Kirin battle
I've wanted to try it out!
(Sunraku)
You idiot! What if I died from that?!
You're the one who threw me up there!
Now's not the time
to be stoogin' around!
Looks like I can still fix it up.
I can't exactly do it right away, though.
You two! Let's rush to Eighdold!
What? At least let me take
my time checking out my loot first.
That said
They are all magic or
shaman-related items.
Not for me.
Is it just me,
or the fog is thinning out?
It's because the source
of the miasma is gone.
Sunraku-san, you're not thinking
something nefarious, are you?
Heavens no, I would never!
Quit yammerin' and let's get going!
(Inner Canyon of Ancient Souls)
(Eighdold)
(The Eighth Town
Eighdold)
(Update Landmark?)
(No) (Yes)
All right, now I can go between
Eighdold and Rabituza with Emul's gate.
Okay, so now what?
I wanna go back to Rabituza and
fix up Dullahan General's Decapitator.
Right.
Then how about we disband
and take a break?
You can go chill in Rabituza
for now, Emul.
Huh? Why?
I'm in a new town, so of course
I wanna explore the place.
Your disguise is too avant-garde,
it makes me stand out.
Hmm? Sounds like you're up to no good.
I'll get you plenty of carrots later.
Carrots!
A-Ahem!
I-If you insist, then okay!
But don't do anything
too reckless, all right?
Yeah, I got it.
Again, nothing too reckless, okay?
I'll be fine.
There, just get going.
Nothing too reckless, huh?
When people are told not to do something,
the more they want to do it!
Just like in the story of Pandora's Box.
Zeus must've given Pandora the box
knowing she would open it.
Even with the awareness that it will
unleash all the evils of the world.
She can't resist the temptation.
That's just how humans work.
(Inner Canyon of Ancient Souls)
All right, let's climb it up right away!
Just you wait!
Crystal Scorpion!
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 separation,
melted by the rain
A fragrant Rain Tree
Memories are overflowing
I want to meet you
Heaven in the Rain
SLF Theater!
(Emul's Sleep Talk)
Mini!
(Emul's Sleep Talk)
(Emul's Sleep Talk)
This enemy is too strong!
Man, what kind of dream is she having?
Oooh! What a big carrot!
We could make a carrot house
with this!
I'm so happy!
Wait! My ears are turning into carrots!
Oh! You two are the king and queen
of the carrot kingdom!
Please shake my hand!
Aww, Sunraku-san!
You want me to pamper
you that badly?
You're like my youngest brother!
There, there. Who's the good boy?
Really, what dream is she having?
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
All right!
Bilac's training arc now begins!
Begins!
Y-Yeah!
Right! First we stop by Fourfolkshire,
and to the Inner Canyon of Ancient Souls!
Now go, bird-man!
We need to get that Magic Application Unit
to make Bilac an Ancient Craftsman.
(Bird + Rabbits vs. Skull Choir)
(Inner Canyon of Ancient Souls)
Man, this area's so simple.
Normally, this place is dangerous
with all the miasma and the undeads.
But thanks to Sunraku-san's Mark,
the miasma is cleared and
monsters are running away.
It's like a light stroll.
Yeah, but you two
Can you walk by yourselves already?!
Nah, it's a pain to walk.
If I stick to you and yer
Night Emperor's Mark,
we can save up on Holy Water.
Just give up.
I am not an air purifier!
Just keep on walking.
A half-naked bird-head walking through
miasma with two rabbits on his shoulder
This is not quite the fantasy
I was expecting
Say, what's up there above the fog?
I think I could climb up there.
Huh?
Maybe the above would be a faster route?
If you have a dead wish,
then sure, be my guest.
But I sure ain't.
Hm?
Above the Inner Canyon of Ancient Souls,
there's a ton of really nasty
monsters called Crystal Scorpions.
Crystal Scorpion?
They're a crazy bunch
that not even I can handle.
Crystal Scorpions come in a pack,
so if they find ya, that's it.
That means they're over level 100?
So it's like a shortcut
for veteran players?
Hm?
I think I just saw something up there.
Is it just me?
What? You sure it ain't
a Crystal Scorpion?!
If even one of them finds you,
a dozen of them will come along!
W-We better get a move on, quick!
We're after the area boss, remember?
Yeah, yeah. I hear you.
Crystal Scorpion, huh.
Maybe I should try taking one on sometime.
Were you not listening at all?!
Please don't do it, even as a joke!
What? A black dome?
We're here.
This must be where the Area Boss is.
There isn't any other player, is there?
They want us to fight inside, huh?
Well, let's get this over with
and keep going.
Here we go!
We're countin' on you, bird-man!
Sunraku-san!
Well, well.
Yeah.
There she is.
I could imagine some people
liking a design like this.
Humming Lich
From the looks of it, she's some kind
of curse-type skeleton.
In that case, before she
throws any annoying attacks
Let's go for a preemptive strike!
Hang on, she's
Huh? No hitbox?
You moron!
Physical attack won't work on her
without the Holy attribute!
What?! I don't have anything with that!
So much miasma!
I feel kind of tingly!
It's the source of the miasma!
It's full of grudges
and death in this area!
It ain't no normal miasma!
Huh? We're completely fine.
Thanks to Sunraku-san's Mark!
I took a little damage,
but it's nullifying the debuff.
Didn't expect it to work
against an Area Boss, too.
But wait
If neither I nor she can
strike for damage
Oh crap, this will take forever.
What'll we do?
That's why I told you
to prepare properly!
Sheesh.
You're so helpless.
You, buy some time for me.
I'll do something 'bout this!
Wait, Sunraku-san!
Why are you attaching me to your arm?!
You're the only one who
can hit her right now!
I call this "Rabbit Gun: Palm Turret"!
Not again!
I'll give you carrots later.
Carrots?!
Don't worry!
We just have to buy some time.
No need to beat her.
But they do say offense
is the greatest defense.
Let's go out all the way!
Go, Emul!
Yessir!
It's all or nothing!
Magic Edge!
Hell yeah! It worked!
Bilac-san!
Exactly how much longer do you need?
I can't toss this together
that easily, okay?
Gimme a damn minute!
Okay!
This is gonna be a rush job, but
With this Holy Water, I'll make this
rusty Dullahan General's Decapitator
into a weapon that works
against the Humming Lich!
You're not "dead" yet!
So many arms growing out of nowhere!
It's "very easy" compared to
Wethermon's attacks!
Fire!
Y-Yessir!
Magic Edge!
You got her!
Th-There are seven of them now
And each of them is
wielding a different weapon.
This is too much!
Tch, dodging all of them
is such a pain!
They're coming!
Take this!
Bird-man!
Whoa! This used to be so rusty,
but you sure polished it up nicely!
I ain't got no furnace or anvil.
It's a total bodge,
but I buffed it up with Holy Water.
You can hit big with it.
Now that sword can even
cut the reaper himself.
But in exchange, it's beyond fragile.
I'd give it eight strikes.
Anything more, it gonna snap.
Keep that in mind.
I see, so you're saying
I gotta need to beat them all
in eight strikes, eh?
It's like a challenge quest, isn't it?
Are they singing?
I'm kind of scared.
A septet of seven singing skulls, huh.
Hence the name "Humming Lich."
A choir of skulls, huh.
It's only been about eight minutes
since the battle started.
Bilac, stick close to me!
Whatcha goin' to do?
First, we test them.
I want to learn about
how those copies work.
Skill, Drift Step!
For a moment there
Yeah, the main one that didn't
take damage still flinched.
That means the copies share
the same HP pool as the main one.
And seeing how she flinched
after taking just one hit,
she shouldn't have that much HP.
I've got a plan.
Emul! Bilac!
I'll explain to you fast.
What?!
You're telling me to do that?!
Bilac, weapons are meant
to be used to win a fight.
If you can't win with it,
that's rude to the weapon, isn't it?
Well then, I'm counting on you.
Okay, it's almost ten minutes.
Let's do this with all the buff we got!
All buffed out!
Emul! Brush off those
in our way with Magic Edge!
Yessir!
The buff skill that I couldn't use
against the Dullahan General
because it can't be used until
ten minutes after the start of a battle,
Overheat!
And then, Nitro Gain!
(Nitro Gain
Recast time: 1 second
Receive damage for 20% of maximum HP and increase Strength and Agility.)
The real value of this skill
doesn't lie in the buff,
but in the "damage control" you get
from the 20% of max HP decrease.
It's a way of adjusting my HP to
make full use of Climax Boost!
Magic Edge!
All right! The path is cleared!
We'll start with that annoying bow!
Six-Boat Leap!
And this Decapitator's weapon trait
Bonus to attack on the head!
Plus a buffed critical hit
I can finish off a copy
in one strike!
Let's go, Emul!
We're taking down the axe now!
Roger that!
All left are five copies
and the main one!
And I have seven strikes left
with this sword!
Magic Edge!
And I have one more restriction
Once five minutes pass,
Overheat will greatly lower all my stats,
and I wouldn't be able to
beat my enemy in one hit.
That's why
I'll end this before that happens!
He might have Emul's support,
but to be able to fend off all their
attacks and even counter them
No wonder he beat a Colossus.
All right.
I'll play along with yer plan!
I've got two strikes left.
And all left is
The main one with the staff!
I'm counting on you, Emul!
For what?!
For the finishing blow, of course!
Magic Edge!
Well done, Emul!
Skill
Glowing Pierce!
I knew it, it would take more than me
to take the main one out.
Good job holding out, Decapitator.
Sorry, but we need you to
hold out for one more hit.
Let's end this, Bilac!
Six-Boat Leap!
Here goes!
Material Focus!
And then
Fortress Breaker!
(Fortress Breaker)
Woohoo!
That was a human
No, a Rabbit Pile Bunker!
Ever since I heard what
the two did in the Kirin battle
I've wanted to try it out!
(Sunraku)
You idiot! What if I died from that?!
You're the one who threw me up there!
Now's not the time
to be stoogin' around!
Looks like I can still fix it up.
I can't exactly do it right away, though.
You two! Let's rush to Eighdold!
What? At least let me take
my time checking out my loot first.
That said
They are all magic or
shaman-related items.
Not for me.
Is it just me,
or the fog is thinning out?
It's because the source
of the miasma is gone.
Sunraku-san, you're not thinking
something nefarious, are you?
Heavens no, I would never!
Quit yammerin' and let's get going!
(Inner Canyon of Ancient Souls)
(Eighdold)
(The Eighth Town
Eighdold)
(Update Landmark?)
(No) (Yes)
All right, now I can go between
Eighdold and Rabituza with Emul's gate.
Okay, so now what?
I wanna go back to Rabituza and
fix up Dullahan General's Decapitator.
Right.
Then how about we disband
and take a break?
You can go chill in Rabituza
for now, Emul.
Huh? Why?
I'm in a new town, so of course
I wanna explore the place.
Your disguise is too avant-garde,
it makes me stand out.
Hmm? Sounds like you're up to no good.
I'll get you plenty of carrots later.
Carrots!
A-Ahem!
I-If you insist, then okay!
But don't do anything
too reckless, all right?
Yeah, I got it.
Again, nothing too reckless, okay?
I'll be fine.
There, just get going.
Nothing too reckless, huh?
When people are told not to do something,
the more they want to do it!
Just like in the story of Pandora's Box.
Zeus must've given Pandora the box
knowing she would open it.
Even with the awareness that it will
unleash all the evils of the world.
She can't resist the temptation.
That's just how humans work.
(Inner Canyon of Ancient Souls)
All right, let's climb it up right away!
Just you wait!
Crystal Scorpion!
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 separation,
melted by the rain
A fragrant Rain Tree
Memories are overflowing
I want to meet you
Heaven in the Rain
SLF Theater!
(Emul's Sleep Talk)
Mini!
(Emul's Sleep Talk)
(Emul's Sleep Talk)
This enemy is too strong!
Man, what kind of dream is she having?
Oooh! What a big carrot!
We could make a carrot house
with this!
I'm so happy!
Wait! My ears are turning into carrots!
Oh! You two are the king and queen
of the carrot kingdom!
Please shake my hand!
Aww, Sunraku-san!
You want me to pamper
you that badly?
You're like my youngest brother!
There, there. Who's the good boy?
Really, what dream is she having?