I'm joining Drakken Joe from here on out.
[grunts]
[Shiki] I trusted you…
-Now, open fire! -[whooshing]
[Shiki] If I dodge it, they'll hit the townspeople!
-[gasps] -[slashing]
[somber music playing]
[gasps]
[Shiki] Homura…
["FOREVER" by L'ArcenCiel playing]
GREAT KAIJU SHIKI
Huh?
But, how?
Hey, what's going on here?
[gasps]
[tense music playing]
Wait, there's two Homuras?
Except, this one looks like the real one.
When I arrived on this planet,
I spawned inside a prison, for some reason.
It took me an entire day to escape,
and another day to gather enough information before getting here.
And what do I find waiting for me?
Some scoundrel posing as me, deceiving my friends!
[grunts]
Oh, by the way, I would rather swallow glass than take on a man's form.
Actually, it might be nice having a flat chest.
With muscles, right?
Dang it!
I said it all out loud again, didn't I?
-That does sound nice. -It is.
But still, the fake one knew too much about us.
Could it be we have all met before in the real world?
Hey, copycat! Who are you?
[tense music continues]
And to think I was so close.
If I hear one more word, I'll puke!
That's enough waiting around!
-I want blood! -[roars]
[grunts]
[clang]
-What the hell?! -Aren't those his allies?!
[Jamilov] I despise dealing with tedious things like this.
Well, that's it now. I'm bored.
Time to die, insects!
[clang]
-[crazed laugh] -[blast]
-[grunts] -[crowd screaming]
[gasps]
[grunts]
[rumbling]
[crazed laugh]
[yells]
[explosions]
-He has lasers?! -Just how many tricks does this guy have?!
[gasps]
I'll pursue the copycat!
I want to know who they really are!
Fine. Then leave Jamilov…
-to me! -[thud]
[thud]
[chuckles]
Oh?
[dramatic music builds]
Hmm?
He's not hurt at all?
He's definitely a hacker.
You think so?
Well, he's able to attack NPCs and also control monsters.
The only reason he's so strong is from buffing his stats.
He's illegally modifying the planet's data for his own benefit.
Just like a hacker would!
-[yells] -Shit!
How are we supposed to beat someone who's hacking?
-Bam! -[grunts]
Are you all stupid?
-What? -Huh?
The choice is obvious.
We become hackers.
[jaunty music playing]
Summon a horse from my inventory!
[blast]
Bao!
That creature spawned from thin air.
I suppose I'll just have to do the same thing.
[blast]
Wao!
What is the point of your odd riding technique?
Oh, right. I don't have to continue pretending to be you any longer.
Are you kidding me?! You seriously think I ride like that?!
Reveal yourself at once!
You see, I can copy a person's appearance, personality, and memories.
You were nothing but a means to an end for me to get closer to Jamilov.
However, it's obvious I've failed my mission.
[voice distorts] I suppose I'll be making my exit now.
[jaunty music continues]
My name's Amira,
and I'm a member of the GIA, the Galactic Intelligence Agency.
A spy who just revealed their identity to me.
I see you're as careless as I am, Amira!
Oh, crap! I didn't deactivate her unfiltered inner monologue!
[Homura] The GIA. A government spy.
[Amira sighs] Well, you're no fun.
[Homura] Why are you after the scythe man?
-[Tantimo] ] Wao! -[Amira] Jamilov is merely a lead.
My real target just so happens to be the man that he takes orders from.
Drakken Joe, terror of the Sakura Cosmos.
[gasps]
To think I was this close to infiltrating his operation.
I'll just have to find some other way, I suppose.
Is there a reason you needed to pretend to be me for that?
I wouldn't be much of a spy
if I didn't have some kind of disguise for myself now, would I?
-[Tantimo] Wao! -[Amira] It didn't have to be you.
I just went after the newest account with the lowest account security.
I had just logged in!
Although I have to admit, I never expected someone like you to know Jesse.
-[Homura] Jesse? -[Amira] Sorry, forget I mentioned it.
Actually,
since you know my true identity now, I have no choice but to eliminate you.
[grunts]
[Amira] It's your fault, really.
Had you just stayed in jail, then I wouldn't have had to do this.
No hard feelings, girlie.
[clang]
-[gunshot] -[clang]
[giggles]
[clanging]
[gunshots]
[clanging]
Guns won't affect me.
[giggles]
-[gunshots] -[crack]
[thud]
[screams]
-[groans] -[grunts]
[laughs]
Bye, now!
Now that I've faked her out,
I'll go into Sniper Mode.
[intense music plays]
[Amira] Thanks for playing!
Bye-bye!
[blast]
[loud clang]
[grunts]
There's no way!
How did she deflect that shot?!
That's not humanly possible!
She vanished!
How cowardly.
[whirring]
[sighs]
That was too close for comfort.
Had I logged out any later, I'd be dead.
However,
there's no need to worry, because no one will ever catch me.
[explosions]
[grunts]
Hmm.
[giggles]
[Rebecca] Hack the game?
It's the only option we have left to beat him.
If he's cheating, then we have to cheat, too.
-But-- -Count me in!
I like your thinking!
No way! I've done Let's Plays and I know the repercussions!
Hacking is the lowest of the low!
You'll be harassed 'til you uninstall the game!
But you are not streaming currently and there are no other players here.
That's not the point! You have to understand that for gamers,
just hearing the word "hacking" is more than enough to make us wanna vomit!
[Weisz] Then I'll cast the first stone.
[chuckles]
-It's my time to shine. -[Rebecca] What are you doing?!
Wait a second, are you actually going to cheat?
Sure am.
I'm not some beta male gamer boy.
If that jerk is cheating in a death game, give me one good reason why I shouldn't.
Ah…
I guess this isn't your ordinary game.
Even so, if we hack, we're just gonna get banned.
Yeah, yeah. Cry me a river.
This planet sucks, anyway.
[energy blaring]
Right, analyzing code!
It's go time.
-[yells] -Whoo!
[Jamilov] Don't tell me that's all you've got, ya little twerp!
[grunts]
[crackling]
-Magimech Attack… -[blast]
Gravity Fist!
[scraping]
[grunts]
I've already rewritten the game's code.
I'm practically a God in this world!
[crazed laugh]
Can you even die?
That's it!
He's gotta be using an infinite health hack!
Then that means…
[Pino] Mister Weisz, can you start with disabling his invincibility?
What do you think I'm trying to do?
This kind of code is beyond my capabilities.
Damn it!
Let me guess.
You aren't familiar with programming.
[groans] I just use my intuition to operate my Ether Gear!
It worked out before, and it's gonna work again!
No, it won't.
What'd you say?!
Don't worry.
-[yells] -[grunts]
[Hermit] I don't like that scythe guy.
I want him out of here as much as you do,
-so I'll help you. -[gasps]
However, I'll be executing the hack through your account, not mine.
[intense music plays]
In other words, only your account will be permanently banned.
Sweet! That's fine by me.
-Work your magic. -You're able to hack through someone else?
[Hermit] That scythe guy is hacking using the same method,
which is why he's been able to avoid getting banned until now.
Every time he hacks the program, another player is banned in his place.
How vile.
There is no better weapon than a hacked program
on a planet built upon data.
Allow me to demonstrate for you.
I'll start by disabling his invincibility.
[grins]
[grunts]
[Hermit] Then I'll go ahead and buff Shiki's stats a little bit.
Heh! Huh?
Huh?
[intense music playing]
[grunts]
[Hermit] Monstrify!
The heck?
[gasping]
It's actually quite humorous you thought you could beat me at coding.
[groans]
[grunts]
[scared cries]
-[gasping] -[Shiki] Whoa!
Being a monster is awesome!
The power's coursing through my veins!
You little brat! I won't tolerate this nonsense!
You should be on your knees begging for your pitiful life!
No one can defy me. I'm God!
Now return to being an insect!
De-monstrification!
What the…?!
He's back to his old self!
Only a professional hacker could re-program on the spot that quickly.
[Pino] Master, please transform back!
Oops! I'm not sure how I did it the first time.
I'm gonna kill you!
-Nice try. -[yells]
[clang]
[Hermit] Equipping Armor of Light to Shiki.
[grunts] Cancel!
Huh?
-[Hermit] Equipping Demon Armor. -Huh?
Cancel!
[gasps]
-Now Emperor Armor. -Huh?
I said, "Cancel!"
-Huh? -Try this.
-Hmm? -Cancel, damn it!
-[Hermit] Crystal Armor. -Eh?
-[Jamilov] Cancel! -Whoa!
And I'll cancel that girl's armor while I'm at it!
What?
-[Hermit] Choosing to ignore that. -Give me some armor or something!
You're messing with the wrong guy. I'm the God of this planet!
I'm not gonna let some girl take that from me
and I'm gonna make sure you suffer!
[Jamilov] Prepare to be obliterated!
You leave me no choice. [chuckles]
Time to activate the final code!
[beep]
-[rumbling] -What is that?
[crackling noise]
It's the buildings!
-Yeah, the ground, too! -[gasps]
Everyone, look there!
[scared mumbling]
[whimpering]
[gasps]
-Mommy, I'm scared! -[gasps]
What's happening?
The NPCs are vanishing! [gasps]
[Rebecca] The monsters too!
[giggles]
This whole damn city will soon be eradicated.
Yes, yes, return to the void!
Someone help me! I don't wanna die!
[gasps]
[grunts]
Bastard!
Hermit, cancel it! Hurry!
-I can't. -What?
That code he just used, is a self-destruction program.
Once everything has been set into motion,
there's no means of overwriting or canceling it.
[Hermit] Not by me or him.
No way…
-[Shiki grunts] -It's over, you little parasite!
[grunts]
[Shiki yells]
[grunts]
In three minutes, this place will be destroyed!
[crazed laugh]
[screaming]
[grunts, yells]
[Jamilov] Yee-ha!
[grunts]
[cries]
This city and NPCs in it are just data.
It doesn't matter if they're deleted.
They're alive, damn it!
[gasps]
[Shiki] And that means they have hearts and minds as real as ours!
[gasps softly]
[gasps]
[Shiki] I'm not about to give up.
Three minutes is plenty of time!
I'll just have to take you down!
[grunts]
[crazed laugh]
[thud]
Even if you cancel out my invincibility hack,
every one of my stats are gonna be maxed out!
Like I care!
My friends believe in me!
So I'm not gonna lose!
[groans]
[attack yell]
[loud thud]
[gargled groan]
[Jamilov] That's impossible. How are his attacks hurting me?
What you said might be true.
You do have the strongest stats of anyone on Digitalis.
But don't forget now,
players can also use the abilities they possess from the real world.
[shocked gasp´]
[Hermit] If I'm not mistaken,
the strongest defensive value on this planet would be 999.
[Hermit] Unfortunately for you, Shiki's attack value in the real world
would be equivalent to around 2,500 on this planet.
Let's break that down.
If we convert that to Digitalis' damage table,
you're talking about 4,500 damage for every hit you take.
[Hermit] So even if your health is theoretically 100,000…
[grunts]
[pants, gasps]
[attack yell]
[thud]
[pained groan]
…approximately 22 hits will whittle your health to zero.
-[grunts] -[groans]
Magimech Attack…
Gravity Fist Frenzy!
[grunts in pain]
[grunts]
-[thud] -[grunts]
[screams]
[bell ringing]
[thud]
[pained gurgling]
-[gasps] -[chuckles]
[giggles]
[Rebecca] The city is returning to normal!
-[NPC 1] I feel like I can move again! -[NPC 2] We've been saved!
That's weird. What happened?
I was able to repair the broken code after Jamilov logged off the servers.
Apparently he had escaped before dying.
I see.
-Mister! -Huh?
-[crying] I was so worried! -Thanks so much for saving us!
[Shiki] I'm so glad you're okay!
We were able to find Hermit and save the village.
-Yup! -Oh…
-[Weisz] Hey, Hermit. -Hmm?
I don't know what you've been through,
but not all humans are as bad as you think.
To be honest--
Professor Weisz has just been terminated.
[Hermit] Oh.
Like I said before, I used the hack through his account,
so he was perma-banned even though I did all of the re-programming.
[stifling laughter]
Too bad, seemed like he was actually gonna say something cool for once.
You see his face?
[all laughing]
Hey, that kimono you're wearing is splendid.
Some hideous monster is trying to seduce me,
but I'm going to choose to ignore it.
[Shiki] Hermit.
Let's go home.
[gentle music playing]
[Shiki] Back to the Edens Zero!
There are no words to express my gratitude for your loyal service,
but now you are all free to live your own lives however you please.
I hereby relinquish your duties
as the Four Shining Stars of the Demon King.
Now go forth and live freely.
Live freely?
I don't think I ever considered a life outside of here.
[chuckles]
What if I don't want freedom? Can I just go back to Granbell with you?
Of course.
You're free now, so if that is your choice, then so be it.
However, you and I both know that's not what you truly want.
Is it?
What I want…
is to do something to help humans.
Maybe I'll even be able to make human friends as well!
[gasps]
You really had us worried there for a minute.
Mos-mos-mos-mos-moscoy!
[Sister] Yo, long time no see, Hermit.
I'm not sticking around here for very long.
Just taking a much needed break after that long dive session.
-Eh, ah… -[body thuds]
I was just about to say that your body looks out of shape.
Let me take a look at you.
I assure you I don't need help.
However,
I don't know if I can say the same for the humans who came looking for me.
Uh, where are you going?
After I have some maintenance done, I'm going back to Digitalis.
[whirring]
If it's not too much trouble,
I'd like you to return my body to Iron Hill.
[gasps softly]
Moscoy…
I guess they couldn't bring her heart back with them after all.
[grunts]
Yeah, we beat digitalis!
Yeah!
Is anybody else sweating up a storm? Why is this suit so stuffy?
Don't turn around and stare at her body drenched in sweat,
that would make things really weird.
Hey Professor, still poutin' over there?
I was gonna say something cool.
And I'm not a professor.
And I am a robot… once again.
I will miss being human.
[Weisz] She shouldn't have cut me off!
Wow, look at all your sweat!
-Quit looking at it! -Stay right where you are, Shiki!
I know you were able to get her back,
but it didn't seem like her heart came along with her.
As we speak, she's holed up in the Dress Factory by herself.
What's she doing there? Looking for a different outfit?
[Weisz] There'd be no point in her doing that.
She's way too somber to look cute in anything.
In the past, Hermit would be smiling all the time.
I don't know what happened, but I miss her bright smile.
Hmm.
Well, what are we doing? Let's just go ask her what happened.
This should only take a second!
Hey, come back!
[Shiki] Not until Hermit says she's gonna be my friend!
[alarm blaring]
Huh?
This is--
A chronophage?!
No, this alarm is different!
-[gasps] -[all scream]
M-M-M-M-Moscoy!
What's going on?!
[crazed laughter]
[grunts] I'd know that maniacal laugh anywhere.
It can't be.
[grunts]
It is I, Master Spider, the genius hacker!
Who?
You might remember me as Jamilov the Killer, back on Digitalis.
[chuckles]
The scythe guy!
He's uglier than his nasty-ass avatar!
I mean, it is an online game.
Wait a second!
Are you the same Spider who earned ten billion glees from hacking?
It is I, Master Spider, the genius hacker of the Sakura Cosmos!
You're friends with him, Rebecca?
Of course not! He's just super famous.
I'm pretty sure he's a member of some criminal syndicate.
He's also one of the top five hackers in the Sakura Cosmos.
That's where you're wrong, little girl!
I'm the best hacker in the universe!
I assure you that nobody holds a candle to me!
And I'll prove it, by hacking your ship's crappy security.
Seriously, I've never hacked someone's system this easily.
It was you?! You were the one who was trying to hack the Edens Zero?
And would you look at that!
Your ship is now under my control.
[gasps]
[rumbling]
-[all screaming] -[Mosco] Moscoy!
[grunts]
[all groaning]
[crazed laugh]
[crazed laughter continues]
["" by Sayuri playing]
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