Shangri-La Frontier 1x5

Directed by Yoshitaka Nagaoka

On their way to Thirdrema, Sunraku an Emul encounter the area boss Mud Digger in the middle of a swamp which greatly reduces their movement. Being at a disadvantage Sunraku needs figure out how his newly evolved skills work so he can take Mud Digger down.

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1. We live in a world

2. so saturated with games,

3. that it's hard to keep up.

4. In fact, most are released

5. with little fanfare and fade into obscurity.

6. But there's one that's captured the imagination of the masses.

7. A fully immersive VR MMO

8. that boasts over 30 million players world-wide.

9. The definitive triple-A Experience,

10. Shangri-La Frontier!

11. One such player, Rakuro Hizutome.

12. has set aside his trash-game obsession

13. to try his hand at a God-tier title!

14. With a bug-free game on his horizon,

15. who knows what exciting new adventures await!

16. Now that I've tested my theory,

17. it's time to discuss our gameplan.

18. Whoo-hoo!

19. - Ignore the scrubs! - Huh?

20. Beeline for the area boss!

21. And that's it!

22. Hop on, quick!

23. Right-o!

24. Marshes in SLF

25. share a defining characteristic.

26. They suck one leg into the mud,

27. and keep it trapped until the other foot

28. makes contact with the ground.

29. This creates a forced "walking state."

30. Which means...

31. This boss is an agility-main's

32. worst possible nightmare!

33. My speed is practically

34. useless in this fight.

35. What's a bird gonna do?

36. How does a giant shark dive into mud this shallow?

37. That's game logic, for ya.

38. Here he comes, Sunraku!

39. We're all doomed! He's gonna skin us alive!

40. I can't look—

41. Where's your Vorpal Soul, dude?

42. You might wanna hang on!

43. Righty-o!

44. Slide Move!

45. Thanks to my tussle with Lycagon,

46. I gained enough experience to upgrade a bunch of skills.

47. And if I wanna win this fight,

48. I gotta use 'em!

49. First up, an evolution of Perfect Parry.

50. Repel Counter!

51. You never cease to impress me, friend!

52. All I really did was just delay the inevitable.

53. Still got a fish to fry.

54. I'm only two seconds into this battle,

55. and I've already burned my two best

56. damage evasion skills.

57. Now they're on cooldown.

58. Without 'em, I'm as useful as a stick in the mud.

59. What do I do?

60. Magic Edge!

61. Yay! A textbook success!

62. - How'd you do that?

63. - Magic? - Of course, it was!

64. Real magic!

65. Typical me.

66. I've been so laser-focused on soloing every challenge,

67. that I forgot I had a partner.

68. I'm not wild about relying on a stronger party member

69. to fight my battles, especially an NPC,

70. but she went through the trouble

71. to get me an opening, and I'm not gonna waste it!

72. Let's go, Emul!

73. We'll close the gap with Accel while he's down!

74. Left! Right! Left! Right!

75. One step at a time.

76. Oh, this freakin' sucks!

77. Hope you're ready.

78. For the advanced version of Screw Pierce.

79. Spiral Edge!

80. Time to bring it home!

81. Edge Climb!

82. - Okay! Emul! - What is it?

83. You got another big bang?

84. Um, I can certainly give it another try!

85. Right, and now Add Spell!

86. Whoo! That tickles!

87. Hyup! I've played too many trash games

88. with broken platforming to fail!

89. You're gonna have to work a lot harder for this snack!

90. Oh, darn my cooldown's over.

91. Repel Counter!

92. Big bang coming right up!

93. Power-Boost Magic Edge!

94. Hell, yeah!

95. Now I'm impressed with you!

96. Nice shot!

97. My poor clothes! I knew this was gonna happen!

98. That spell really packs a punch!

99. He's gotta be...

100. Huh? Okay. Where'd he go?

101. Not good.

102. They have earthquakes here? I can't move!

103. It's like my feet are glued to the mud!

104. This is what I was telling you about!

105. And it rockets out of the ground!

106. So if you wanna win,

107. you've gotta find a way to stop it in place!

108. Huh?

109. Huh?

110. Look out! Sunraku!

111. It threw me into the air?

112. Hit like that shoulda been an insta-kill.

113. But it barely hurt me at all.

114. Oh, no. I'm way too high.

115. This area's boss,

116. the Mud Digger,

117. is a mole-like quadruped with the head of a shark

118. and the whiskers of a catfish.

119. When its HP falls below a certain threshold,

120. the creature exhibits its most notable skillset.

121. The Mud Digger burrows deep into the marsh,

122. causing the ground to vibrate

123. and hold its opponents in place.

124. Then, it suddenly resurfaces, ramming an enemy into the air.

125. If a player attempts to solo it.

126. This skill will have

127. a one-hundred percent success rate.

128. As long as they remain in the zone,

129. the boss will eventually shave away the player's HP

130. through fall damage.

131. Which is how it earned the nickname,

132. the "solo killer."

133. Tryin' to kill me with fall damage?

134. Every time this mud-puppy smacks me into the air

135. with his love tap, the more I think,

136. whoever designed these battle mechanics

137. is a no-good, dirty-rotten prick!

138. Player skill is null and void, this is cheap!

139. What should I do?

140. Maybe Emul could slow my descent with her Magic Edge?

141. Nah, the damage would vaporize me.

142. Any spells, or useful items, there has to be something!

143. Nope. Game over, man.

144. Game over.

145. I don't think I'll ever get used

146. to falling to my death in VR.

147. The full body shock

148. that wracks you with physical tension

149. just before you lose all your senses.

150. Some devs push the boundaries of realism too far.

151. It's a real good way to get your game banned.

152. Sunraku!

153. Where the heck's your Vorpal Spirit?

154. Huh?

155. There's a skill called "Meteor Fall"

156. that utilizes a player's inertia

157. as they hurtle towards the earth.

158. Sunraku had picked up a lot of momentum from his free fall.

159. Which continued to build after Emul teleported him.

160. A fall of this magnitude

161. should have been fatal for any player.

162. But, because of Emul's quick thinking,

163. that inertia became a powerful weapon.

164. This, was no "Meteor Fall."

165. It was a "Mistake Meteor Fall!"

166. How the hell'd I survive that?

167. Huh?

168. Simply splendid, my feathery friend!

169. There were so many moving parts in that battle.

170. For once, I felt like I could barely keep up!

171. Yo, man, I gotta say,

172. you were simply splendid!

173. Thanks! But I'd prefer it

174. if you didn't mock my choice of words.

175. The odds of me beating the Mud Digger were

176. about the same as me beating Lycagon.

177. Mm-hmm.

178. But this time, we're alive, baby!

179. If I wanna replenish my HP,

180. I guess I'm gonna need a lot more than a handful of herbs.

181. Oh, my stars. You shoveled them in!

182. Yeah, that's the only way

183. I can reach my mouth under this mask.

184. That was nuts.

185. Emul ended up being way stronger than I imagined.

186. She carried me in that fight, not the other way around,

187. and after I talked such a big game, too.

188. Well, I better put her to work as my personal mascot

189. until we're the same level.

190. Might be the only way to stay motivated after that fight.

191. Just a little longer to Thirdrema!

192. Then, I can open a teleport gate

193. so we can kick back and relax

194. in Rabituza for a spell.

195. I can hardly wait!

196. Right! I'm glad you brought that up.

197. How are we gonna keep you hidden once we get to town?

198. I'm afraid we'll start another frenzy,

199. may even get attacked by some loonies.

200. Well, if you're really worried.

201. No time like the present to dust this off!

202. Dust what?

203. The secret-est of all secret treasures

204. of the Vorpal Bunnies!

205. As a friend,

206. I must ask you to keep this between us!

207. Sure.

208. Metamorphose Go!

209. Huh?

210. Didn't expect that, huh?

211. Now we can take in the town without drawing

212. the slightest hint of suspicion!

213. How strange.

214. Here I was, thinking I was playing

215. Japan's flagship MMO.

216. "Explore the world," they said. "Enjoy the world!" they said.

217. At least, I thought that was Shangri-La Frontier's tagline.

218. What'dya think?

219. But this?

220. Did I lose you?

221. No, this is a different beast altogether

222. Sunraku!

223. Hello? Sunraku, can you hear me?

224. This is some straight-up anthro-bunny-girl

225. harem BS!

226. Huh?

227. Pardon?

228. Shape-shifting is rather exhausting,

229. so I'll wait to transform until we're near Thirdrema.

230. In my current state, I can only hold it

231. for about four or five minutes.

232. Oh, I get it.

233. You'll wait until we get to a secluded spot in-town,

234. then shift back to your normal self.

235. But here's the thing, my friend.

236. There's a major problem with your plan.

237. Who knows, one might even say,

238. it contains a Vorpal-class fatal flaw.

239. Huh?

240. You're traveling with a half-naked bird-man.

241. We're already a walking freak-show!

242. Welp. It's not every day

243. you get to play the hapless girl

244. dragging around a banged-up streaker

245. wearing an animal's head. Good luck!

246. When you put it that way,

247. my legs feel as heavy as they did in the marsh.

248. Wow!

249. It's as huge and magnificent as I remember!

250. Uh-huh.

251. So that's Thirdrema, huh?

252. Well, you seem to be

253. curiously unimpressed. What gives?

254. I'm not exactly an ancient warrior,

255. but I'm no spring chicken, either.

256. I've seen my share of cool places over the years.

257. Spectacular!

258. Ah, to be a pioneer,

259. traveling to all the various strange and mysterious lands!

260. Let's get this show on the road!

261. Get ready to transform yourself

262. into the least odd part of this couple!

263. Righty-o!

264. Good sir!

265. What happened to all of your clothes?

266. Were you beset by the highwaymen?

267. And, checkmate.

268. She's invisible next to me.

269. You bear the marks of a soldier

270. who's seen battle.

271. From belly to legs, it seems.

272. Gentlemen, you do not know the man you question!

273. He, uh, has a past, my dear guardians.

274. A past so miserable,

275. you'd both be hard-pressed not to weep!

276. Huh?

277. Guided by destiny itself,

278. he was reborn as a great warrior!

279. A noble champion, empowered by the Gods

280. to challenge his rival of lifetimes past, Lycagon,

281. to a duel of the fates!

282. But, like many lifetimes before.

283. By a mere hare's breadth.

284. A grain of sand on the beaches of destiny's whims.

285. Our poor champion was inflicted

286. by the curse of the devilish Nightstalker!

287. She pulled that backstory

288. out of her hat, or what?

289. But unable to escape

290. destiny's cruel clutches,

291. he drifts on the seas of fate!

292. A solitary warrior,

293. on the eternal journey to remove the curse

294. that serves as a reminder of his eons of failures!

295. Behold, our lonesome drifter, Sunraku the Sad!

296. Please, no more!

297. The epic Tale of our Sacred Champion

298. Sunraku the Sad has only begun to enter the next chapter!

299. - But ma'am, we— - But? Don't "but" me,

300. we haven't even started,

301. "Sunraku the Sad, Where the Wind Blows

302. and the Carrot Greens Waver!"

303. Fine! I get it, he's pitiful!

304. And yes, half-naked travelers are rare,

305. but not entirely unheard of.

306. Go on, you may pass!

307. - Hey. That's him. - Yeah.

308. Is it just me, or am I getting more

309. "what a weirdo" looks than usual?

310. So Sunraku the Sad, you ready?

311. Uh, yeah.

312. Huh?

313. I recognize that mask.

314. You've gotta be Sunraku, right?

315. Oh. Um...

316. And who are you, now?

317. No, don't leave!

318. Aw.

319. He could have at least told me how to tame it before he left.

320. I took a screenshot!

321. We can ask about it on the forums!

322. Great idea! Maybe the veteran players

323. can help us out.

324. Lemme see.

325. "I have a quick question for all of you SLF vets out there.

326. I was picking up some new equipment in Secondale

327. when I ran into this naked guy."

328. "He had the most adorable

329. talking bunny companion with him.

330. I just wanna know how to befriend

331. a cute bunny for myself."

332. Okay, and send!

333. What's with the freak in the bird mask?

334. You can get arrested for streaking in Secondale.

335. The girl said it talks.

336. What? Since when do they do that?

337. OMG.

338. It's so precious, I wanna die!

339. The devs haven't added any tamable companions

340. other than the standard dogs and cats, right?

341. Is this a hack?

342. Did you get get permission

343. to take his picture?

344. The way he's running, it sure doesn't look like you did.

345. Uh, what permission?

346. Wait, should I have asked for that?

347. It's a game.

348. Isn't everyone taking screenshots all the time?

349. W-What's his name? Sunraku. Yeah.

350. He's in Secondale.

351. I'm headed there now!

352. What's with all the crazy tattoos?

353. I don't remember seeing a pattern like that

354. when I was designing my character.

355. You're kidding me!

356. This naked bozo found Lycagon?

357. Lycagon's a random encounter.

358. I could see a beginner running into it.

359. The real question is,

360. how'd he end up with his curse?

361. The Orcelott?

362. Of Ashura Kai?

363. Huh? Ashura Kai, huh?

364. Isn't that the PK clan?

365. Yikes.

366. This Sunraku guy better watch his back.

367. [PSYGER-100] I'd love to chat with him in person.

368. Hey, Sunraku, if you're reading this message.

369. Reach out to any player you see

370. wearing the wolf and sword emblem.

371. [PSYGER-100] I'm sorry that so much of your info

372. got leaked the way it did,

373. but our clan can help protect you.

374. He's got Lycagon's Mark?

375. Damn.

376. Psyger's chiming in?

377. Even the celebrity achievement hunters

378. are paying attention.

379. He's got a helluva spotlight on him.

380. They're acting like he's an event boss, himself.

381. Maybe I should join this little hunt.

382. I just want an answer.

383. Please, be straight-up with me.

384. How'd you manage to tame a Vorpal Bunny companion?

385. - I gotta know! - Huh?

386. Oh, don't play dumb with me.

387. I saw it.

388. You had a talking bunny on your shoulder,

389. with a li'l top-hat and everything!

390. How'd that info get leaked?

391. Was it when we were in Secondale?

392. What do I do?

393. Please!

394. There's no way in hell

395. I'm spillin' the beans on that unique scenario.

396. Besides, it's not like I know how I triggered it, anyway.

397. Well... if I'm being completely honest with you.

398. Huh?

399. Nobody likes a greedy little hoarder.

400. Everyone should be able to join

401. in the fun on these kinds of things.

402. Right, Revolutionary Knight Sunraku?

403. Pencil Knight.

404. You chose to show up now?

405. Come on. That's no way to talk to a vixen.

406. Please, don't treat me like some annoying

407. random encounter.

408. And, by the way.

409. I use that name in a different incarnation altogether.

410. Here, in the world of SLF, call me Arthur Pencilgon.

411. Huh?

412. SLF Theater!

413. Mini!

414. Man, why's everyone so quiet?

415. Hey, Dad. I mean, "Boss."

416. Thank you for the opportunities you've given me,

417. but it appears, at last, my time has come.

418. Allow me to demonstrate

419. the abilities your training has afforded me.

420. Feast your eyes upon the strength of my Vorpal Soul!

421. Oh, my God, her eyes are literally on fire.

422. What's she gonna do?

423. Heave! Ho! Heave! Ho!

424. I transcend bunny-hood as the power

425. of the Vorpal Soul consumes me!

426. You're pounding mochi for a festival?

427. Ah, this is simply scrumptious!

428. I could go for a packet of soy sauce.

429. SLF Theater!

430. Mini!

431. Ribbit.

432. Sure, I can absolutely empathize with that!

433. I have too many siblings to count,

434. both younger and older than me.

435. If I don't eat quickly, my food will get snatched off

436. the very plate that rests before me!