You mean dive mode?
Are you saying Hermit's heart is…
Planet Digitalis.
Please customize your avatar.
-I'm Weisz, dear. -It's me, Pino.
You're going-eth to Crysta?
It doesn't matter where they are!
Players are the only ones worth hunting.
You won't get away with this!
THE GIRL ON THE HILL
Their bodies disappeared.
I guess they managed to log out.
No. They died first, so it's too late.
Death in this world means death in the real world.
I stuck them up a little too high.
I wanted to see their looks of desperation.
I couldn't see well from here.
Why you…
If you're thinking of fighting me, you'd better think twice.
Magimech Attack…
My Maria is…
What's that?
…getting hungry!
The scythe turned into a monster!
Shiki!
Seriously?
Master!
That thing chomped off my hair!
Maria will eat anything.
Time to feast, Maria!
Extreme growth confirmed!
Oh, my…
I just remembered I've got plans today.
What a pain.
But there's no way I can get out of it.
I mean, Drakken Joe's called this meeting.
Let's finish this another time.
Maria also wants to see you scream and cry for mercy.
Is that Drakken guy here too?
No. I think his plans were in the real world.
He logged out.
Guess we got ourselves targeted by a weirdo.
However, our objective is to find Ms. Hermit.
Hopefully, we can find her before he's back and get out of Digitalis.
Survivors detected.
Are they from this town?
Are you all safe?
Thanks for chasing him off.
You saved us.
Actually, he just left on his own.
We'd like to do something to thank you.
In that case, we're looking for someone.
A girl named Hermit.
Oh, you mean the girl who's always at the hill?
Where is that hill?
It's to the west of the town.
-Take care! -But be very careful!
Living in a cave on the hill is
the Shinobi Troll, a horrible monster that stole the town's great treasure!
I had to flee-eth for my life.
Does she mean that guy?
There she is!
It's Hermit!
She was there like that during all that commotion?
They said she's always staring into space.
Who are you?
Oh, I'm Shiki!
We're taking Edens Zero to see Mother!
Master, you omitted a lot of information.
Edens Zero…
That's why we're here to find you.
I see. So Witch and Sister are here too.
And the guy who says "Moscoy."
Actually, he's a bot.
What about Valkyrie?
We're looking for her too. Right, Homura?
She left to go check out the town.
We can't have her wandering off like that.
Anyway, I'm so glad we found you, Hermit!
Come with--
I'm not going.
Why not?
Because
I like it here.
I'm here because I want to be.
But this is a virtual world, right?
So? That doesn't matter to me.
Your body is already on Edens Zero, Ms. Hermit.
I'd prefer it if you left me alone.
Put me back on Iron Hill.
-Come on, just come with us. -Let go!
You're that human boy Ziggy brought back.
I…
despise humans.
What's with that avatar?
It's a waste of your beauty.
As silver-tongued as ever, Jesse.
How's the undercover job going, chief?
It's perfect.
Shiki trusts me.
I'm stumped.
I did expect her to turn us down, but…
She made it real clear too.
I wonder what happened to Ms. Hermit.
Who knows?
I…
despise humans.
I've never met a bot that hates humans.
They're not that rare.
I mean, look at Happy.
Aye! I love humans!
Pino?
Of course I do, Master.
And there's Witch and Sister, Michael and the others…
Humans are my enemy.
-Humans are our enemy! -Humans are our enemy!
Don't cry over your own flashbacks! What a pain!
Well, Shiki went through a lot on his home planet.
Listen.
What?
There's something I want to get off my chest.
This sounds important.
Boobs sure are heavy. They're giving me stiff shoulders.
Wow… Nobody cares.
In human terms, it means her heart's been damaged.
Her heart?
I think I'll go check on Hermit--
Why is the bell ringing this late at night?
Did something happen?
There's a commotion outside.
What's going on?
What's that?
A horde of monsters?
There's quite a number of them.
They're headed this way!
Threat level is too high to determine!
What's going on?
I've never heard of this event!
What's happening?
I've never seen so many monsters!
Listen well, people of Crysta.
I am Guiron, commander of the Magical Beast Army!
By the order of Lord Jamilov, we'll be taking this town for ourselves!
He means Jamilov, the Mass Murderer?
He can control monsters too?
We won't stand for this!
That's right!
This isn't an in-game event!
Get lost right now!
These are the words of Lord Jamilov.
"I'm bored with killing NPCs."
"You can have them."
However!
Lord Jamilov has ordered that we take the players alive for him to execute!
Then we'll turn this town into a town of monsters!
What's the point of that?
Once this has become a city of monsters,
Lord Jamilov plans to entertain himself by slaughtering all of us monsters!
What a wonderful honor it will be to give him experience points!
We will gladly offer up our lives for the benefit of Lord Jamilov!
-Long live Lord Jamilov! -Long live Lord Jamilov!
They've lost their minds.
Let's get this started, my comrades!
Take the town!
Kill all the NPCs!
Run!
They're coming!
There are too many of them!
We won't stand a chance!
Master!
Way to go!
Take them all down!
He's as incredible as ever.
Those monsters are headed to Hermit's hill!
You guys handle things here!
Hey! Are you nuts?
You know I can't use my Ether Gear!
What are we supposed to do now?
Happy!
I guess it's up to us now!
Aye!
We've got to protect this town!
And we've got Homura with us too!
I guess we're basically counting on Homura here.
Homura's gone!
What? Where the heck is she?
Don't tell me she ran away without us!
She's a bigger scumbag than me!
Private chat mode on.
You okay, Jesse?
I'm managing.
I'm here on my own free time, after all.
I'd rather not do this.
I got dragged into some crazy stuff.
I want to finish this job fast.
Jamilov, is it?
Yeah. You know where he is?
The western forest.
I owe you one.
You're abandoning Shiki and them?
They're not bad people, but they've served their purpose.
Right.
This is a better end…
than being killed by humans.
Good night.
Just in time!
Hey!
I saw you yesterday.
I'm surprised you found me here.
You sure you want to be here?
About now, the town is…
You've got guts, coming to face me all alone.
You said you're working with Drakken Joe.
What?
Would you allow me to join your ranks?
I'd do anything to join you.
That sure was close.
They're coming after us.
Magimech Attack! Gravity Cannon!
Gravity Tackle!
That's Ziggy's power.
Sure is.
Grandpa taught me.
How did you steal it?
Didn't I tell you that he taught me?
I don't believe in humans.
Also, would you put me down?
Not all humans are bad, you know.
Humans don't have hearts.
Some probably don't.
But you're Grandpa's friend, right?
Then you're my friend too.
Anyway, let's get back to the others.
Get lost, ducky!
Damn it!
If only I could use my Ether Gear!
If only I could use my EMP too.
Since these monsters are just data, I could temporarily disable them.
Seize the players!
Kill the NPCs!
-Help! -Run!
It's the cave monster…
It's the Shinobi Troll!
According-eth to my story, I am the town's guardian spirit!
I am scared, but I will protect-eth the town!
Why you!
You're just the local sub-boss!
You would defy Lord Jamilov?
You're just another sub-boss yourself-eth!
In fact, you don't even have-eth a backstory!
You're only a measly-eth side character!
You know how sensitive I am about that!
Shiki!
Take care of Hermit!
I'll kick all their butts…
in one fell swoop!
Townsfolk, now's your chance to run-eth!
Okay! Thank you, Shino!
What? "Shino"?
Yes! Since you're Shinobi Troll, I'll call you "Shino."
That's not bad-eth.
You're not going anywhere.
There are monsters over here too!
It's the Mass Murderer!
Damn it!
Fire.
Shino…
Fire away!
I am the town's guardian spirit…
Shino!
…eth.
What's your problem? Aim for the people, would you?
Yes, sir!
Give me that.
-Shiki! -Master!
That girl's just made up of data.
Damn. You said you'd do anything to meet Drakken Joe…
But I didn't think you'd actually kill one of your own pals.
He's no pal of mine.
Homura…
The girl you're protecting is simply made up of data.
Even if she is, she's still alive.
She's just programmed to act frightened.
That's because she has a heart!
Why is Homura on that jerk's side?
You betrayed us, you jerk!
I thought we were friends, Homura!
Weren't we?
I'll be joining Drakken Joe.
This does not compute! What about your search for Ms. Valkyrie?
You believed that story?
Why you…
I'll give you one last chance to run.
If you intend to stand in my way,
I will have to get rid of you.
I've had it!
Quit keeping me in suspense!
Everyone, open fire at once!
There are way too many of them!
Shiki!
If I dodge, the townsfolk will…
What the heck's going on?
Homura?
GREAT KAIJU SHIKI
Subtitle translation by: Brian Athey