A great disaster cometh.
Do not approach it, for it is the embodiment of ruin.
Do not touch it, for it is the oracle of death.
The squirrel shall bloom flowers of gore.
The hammer shall shatter to pieces.
The foreign warriors shall be broken
down to mere playthings.
Though the blood-soaked harlot
absconds with a keepsake of the fox,
a hoard of ravaging teeth and
claws shall send her the way of all flesh.
The companion shall bequeath sorrow.
Take heed.
It is a banquet of tragedy.
I don't want anyone to die.
It should be okay.
None of the horrors that I saw will come to pass
as long as we avoid going down to the 27th floor.
"Into severe plight"...
I just wish I knew what fate had in store for him.
Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV
Mirabilis
Chaos
We've got Mermen!
Mr. Bors!
Right!
Take out their leader!
It's the one with darker colors!
Okay!
More trouble incoming!
Light Quartz!
Get ready to rush 'em when they run out
of lasers and start charging up.
Hold on. What the hell, Rabbit's Foot?!
This scarf is incredible. Not only is it good protection,
but it can also be used as a weapon.
It's super sturdy from what I can tell,
which means I might be able to do even more with it.
Hey, man. Is this really your first time on the 27th floor?
U-uh, yeah, it is.
Well, you're really kicking ass.
With strength like that, I'm convinced there's
no problem letting you lead the vanguard.
Oh, well, thank you.
That means I'm putting you in charge
of all the annoying stuff.
Oh. But we're still splitting the rare drops evenly, okay?
Oh boy... I get the feeling he using me like an assistant.
You're turned into a real powerhouse, Bell Cranel!
Huh?
Remember us?
We've met once before. We were part of the group
who charged at the Goliath with you.
You mean we fought together?
We're banking on you to help carry
the party, Rabbit's Foot!
Oh! Thanks!
I'll do my best!
The Gale Wind is proving pretty damn hard to find.
I'm just itching to take her down!
As if you stand any chance.
We're talking about a veritable freak of nature
who managed to wipe out an entire Familia on her own.
Sure, but she had a good reason for doing that, right?
More or less.
She was getting revenge against the murderers who set
a trap that killed nearly every member of her old Familia.
And the Familia she wiped out were part of Evilus,
so you know they were a bunch of twisted bastards.
It's not hard to see why she did it.
Yeah, but she literally eradicated that Familia by taking
out everyone associated with them.
Even if those connections were iffy.
No sane person would do that.
Aw, don't get your panties in a bunch!
Even if she's as superhuman as they say,
we've got enough manpower down here
on the 27th floor to beat her for sure.
You're level 4, right? You gotta be
more confident than us at least!
It's time to get moving, ya bums!
We're splitting up the party yet again!
Rabbit's Foot! You're with me, get over here!
Uh, yessir!
If you find Gale Wind,
then drive her into the big hollow cavern!
Move out!
Roger!
I have to hurry and find Ms. Ryu
before anyone else does.
I think my best option is to wait for
a chance to ditch the party.
Bors! Check this out!
What the flying hell?
I've never seen such a huge hole on this floor before...
It's almost like something dug it to go through here.
Looks like the dungeon hasn't started repairing it yet.
Hold up. Does that mean whatever
caused it is still nearby?
It wasn't the Gale Wind, right?
I don't think using magic would've been
enough to cause something like this.
What's our next move, Bors?
Normally, I'd say we hightail it outta here.
But I can't pass up a shot at 80 million valis.
Hey! Do you hear that?!
Singing?
I'm gonna go check it out!
Hey! Wait!
He'll catch on eventually
if you keep staring at him like that.
I did a little asking around and...
most people seem to remember this "Turk" guy
first settling down in Rivira about 3 years ago.
What's his rank?
Level 2.
He's apparently come down to this floor multiple times
by tagging along with second-class adventurers.
So I guess being a resident of Rivira has earned him
a basic degree of trust from people.
But considering what Bell said...
I think Ms. Cassandra has a point.
Can you please stay here on the 25th floor?
There's actually something I'd like you to do.
Can you please keep a close
watch on that Werewolf guy?
You know, just in case he does anything suspicious.
Nothing suspicious yet, though.
Do we really think that this guy is up to no good?
Let's just attack him.
Have you lost your mind?!
We're wasting time right now.
Being violent will get us answers.
It's the quickest and most effective method.
Yike. I can't get behind the Amazoness mentality...
Doing that would instantly make
everyone hostile towards us.
I'm not sure it's the wisest move...
Then we'll be more covert.
All right. You guys go act as lookouts.
Wh-what exactly are you planning to do?
Do you even have to ask?
I'm gonna drag him into a cave
somewhere and then shag it outta him.
Wah! Wah! Wah!
Absolutely not!
Tsk.
C'mon! Let's get moving!
We can't just let Bors and the others handle everything!
Nobody is sure that the Gale Wind
is actually on the 27th floor.
So let's search this floor for her!
Bors made it clear that our job
is to stay here and keep watch.
I want to get revenge for Jean by killing
that bitch with my own two hands, man!
I get why you're so eager, but we'd only
be getting into a fight that we can't win.
Some adventurer you are! Don't any of you want to make
a name for yourselves by taking down a big bounty?!
Well, I'm going with Turk!
You gotta be stupid to think sitting
around like this is a good idea!
Well, the last thing we want is to get chewed out
by Bors later. Go and do whatever you want!
Fine. Wait here like a damn baby.
Let's go.
What're you spacing out for?
Sorry about that.
Marie!
Bell!
What were you thinking?
You know it's dangerous to sing
when there's other people down here.
Marie?
Just calm down, Marie. Tell me what happened.
There's... something down here that shouldn't be...
What do you mean?
What shouldn't be here?
I'm not sure.
I dunno when it came here or where it went.
I have no idea.
It's something unknown to me...
So whatever made that hole...
must be hiding somewhere on this floor.
Hey Marie? Have you seen an elf woman around?
Elf?
Uh... someone with ears longer than mine.
She has a wooden sword. And wears a hood.
And also...
Does that sound familiar?
Where did you see her? Please tell me, Marie!
But...
I have to find her, no matter what!
Over there.
Ms. Ryu...?
WHY ARE YOU HERE?!
What reason... could you have to be here?
Ms. Ryu... I...
Mr. Cranel. You need to leave this floor.
Right now.
C-can you tell me what's goin-?
JUST BE QUIET AND DO WHAT I TELL YOU!
You're better off not knowing.
So stay out of this.
Out of what? What are you doing?!
Who is that man?!
Scum like him... deserve to become monster food.
W-why would she do this...?
You just gonna keep following us forever?
It makes more sense to move as a group
if we're trying to hunt Gale Wind, right?
I mean, think about it. Taking down a level 4
with a bounty on her head isn't an easy feat.
Our presence clearly has them on their toes.
He seems really frustrated about it.
Makes you wonder why.
I'm starting to think... I should have told Mr. Bell about
the details of my dream.
But "the fairy who is sworn to be an usher of doom"...
That makes it sound like Gale Wind
is responsible for everything.
If the murder of that man in Rivira and
the impending disaster are really something
caused by her hands, then...
I'm putting my faith in Ms. Ryu.
That means... he's going to be
betrayed by someone he trusts.
Bell?
Bell!
Was it Ms. Ryu who maimed this guy...?
No, it couldn't be!
Anyways, in my opinion, all the sharp cuts
that were on the guy's arms and legs
were very likely done by the Gale Wind.
But why...?
Bell!
Don't follow me!
Bell!
I'm sorry!
You jerk!
Whoa, what happened here?!
Somebody trashed the absolute shit outta this place.
But what the hell does this kind of damage?
None of these people were part of
the group that came down with us.
Found another dead body!
Same here!
Was this also Ms. Ryu's doing...?
Hey Rabbit's Foot!
Where the hell have you been?!
S-sorry about that! I went off on my own!
Dammit, I've got no idea what's going on. But one thing
we know for sure is that a monster didn't cause this.
Huh? Hey.
What's the deal with the dwarf?
W-well, he was...
Don't tell me, another victim of Gale Wind?!
Shit!
Aren't there any survivors that
can tell us what happened?!
Bors! I found one! This guy's still breathing!
Hey! Can you talk to us?
What happened here?!
G-G-Gale Wind...!
It was that bitch, Lion!
Did you say Gale Wind?!
She fired off this magic and something shined bright,
then my vision went totally white...
Hurry and tell us where she went!
Hold on, Bors.
Let me treat him fir-
DON'T TOUCH ME!
Don't touch me... Please don't touch me...!
All right. Just relax, I won't touch you.
Look at how badly he's traumatized...
Damn that Gale Wind. She's one sick piece of work.
But was it really her?
Wait. I recognize you. Aren't you Jura Halmar?
Y-you know this guy, Mr. Bors?!
Sure do. He's a wanted man.
He belongs to the Rudra Familia,
which is a part of Evilus.
The same faction that trapped and killed everyone in the
Astraea Familia, which Gale Wind once belonged to.
So he's one of the people Gale Wind wants revenge on?
I thought all of them were long dead.
But somehow this bastard's still breathing.
Y-yeah, that's right!
I was the only survivor!
But I've been on the straight and narrow ever since then!
I was in hiding the whole time!
But... then Lion found me somehow!
So, the reason Jean got killed back in Rivira
was because he had some connection to this guy?
Is that right?
It seems pretty damn likely.
Help me out! I don't wanna die!
I'm a good guy now! You gotta protect me from her!
Wh-what do you think, Bors?
Don't forget what we came here for.
We came to collect the bounty on that elf's head!
This changes absolutely nothing.
If anything, it means we can get even more money
by handing his sorry ass over to the guild.
Yeah!
What is this...?
It's her! Gale Wind!
Wipe the floor with her, boys!
Stand aside!
JURA!
Aim for the legs!
Once we kill her momentum, we can all pile on
and beat the tar out of her!
Don't get cocky, you little shit!
Hold on a minute! Were you part of that fight?!
Stop! Please just wait!
You're in my way.
Sh-shit! Go after her, Rabbit's Foot!
Ms. Ryu is the murderer?!
I really don't want to believe that!
But... if that Jura guy really did help kill her old Familia...
I wiped out that enemy Familia.
To avenge my companions,
no method was too low for me...
as I was driven by my fury.
Was that Ms. Ryu's magic?!
B-Bell Cranel!
It's you!
Please! You gotta save me!
She's gonna kill me for sure!
Ms. Ryu...
Why are you always getting involved?
Go somewhere else. You're in the way.
I can't slay that fiend with you standing there.
The only real mistake I ever made...
was not making absolutely sure
that you were dead, Jura.
My arrogance got the better of me,
I assumed I had killed you and it fills me
with so much regret that I will never live down.
I should have completely snuffed out
your life when I had the chance.
Wait, Ms. Ryu...
I won't hesitate to cut you down if you try and stop me.
Next Time
Lambton
Ill Omen
Next time: "Lambton."