Original subtitles

So now what do I do?

Want me to help you?

Are you saying you'll join my party?

Then what help--

This kind of help.

The killer is right here!

Call the City Guard!

G-G-Ginji?

Well, do your best in the interrogation.

If you do well, maybe you get cleared and released.

Y-You're kidding...

The fugitive!

Where is he?

You're Hiro, then.

You're under arrest on suspicion of murdering Martin!

"Adult Event Time"

Th-The Guard got here immediately?

That's not realistic at all!

What a convenient time for video-game logic!

"Suspect: Hiro Yuki" "Crime: the murder of Martin"

"Suspect: Hiro Yuki" "Crime: the murder of Martin"

This is the warrant for your arrest!

This is the warrant for your arrest!

W-Wait!

Hey!

Gotcha!

Ah, ow, ow!

Don't make a guy with gout have to do all this!

S-Stop...

What are you, a frog?

You seem pretty healthy to me!

And why am I wrestling with an old man in a game?

Yes, thank you for your cooperation.

Sir, if it's not too much trouble...

You're hopeless.

Here.

Thank ya kindly.

What's with the song and dance, you heartless ass?

Shut up, kid.

Well, good luck.

No matter what happens, don't say you killed him.

Unless you wanna get hard time and labor, like me.

What?! You mean...

My sentence is 13 years. I'm currently out on parole.

How long have you been serving time?

Every time you log in, does it start from jail?

Just quit this stupid game!

I just can't quit.

Ain't that right, Enrique and Marie?

H-He's completely insane.

You're the crazy one. Now get moving!

Ow!

Ouch!

Hey, there's no need for violen--

Shut it!

They say he's a killer.

Oh my word.

The look in his eyes.

He's worse than an animal.

Dammit. You could cut the travel scenes.

They're attentive to the weirdest things.

Okay. Here should be fine.

Huh?

Ow!

Dammit. Who did that?

Ow! What the hell?!

You bastard!

Idiot!

You trash!

Murderer!

Stop it. That hurts!

What is this?

Ted's famous stone throwing time.

Be famous for something else!

This is a stoning! Don't just dutifully stop for it!

Shut up!

--Bastard!

--Murderer! --Bastard!

--Take this pumpkin bomb!

--Ouch! Make them stop already! --Take this pumpkin bomb!

--Ouch! Make them stop already!

I don't like it either.

They hit me, too.

Ow.

Okay, that's enough!

It's over now!

You there! Stop throwing!

Put down the pumpkin!

Aw, man. This is lame.

Over already?

When's the next one?

We'll have to warm up next time.

Dammit. This is pathetic.

Who the hell am I in this world?

Hero! You must defeat the Demon Lord and save the world of Auberdine!

H-Hold on!

Huh? What now? More complaints?

Release me immediately.

If you don't, you'll end up regretting it.

Wh-What are you talking about?

You might not believe this, but I'm a hero.

I'm sure one of these days, I'll be asked by a king or someone to save the world.

Then my special hero powers will be unleashed, and I'll shoulder the--

Not you, too.

--Huh?

--We get a lot of them lately. --Huh?

--We get a lot of them lately.

Crazies who claim to be heroes.

Ugh, I'm sick and tired of it!

What? No, that's not--

You think you can get off by pretending to be insane?

Fat chance!

I'm too stressed to put up with this!

Any advantage or cheat as the hero is rejected? I don't need that much realism!

Look, just walk.

This is overtime. I'm supposed to be taking it easy at home!

R-Right. Of course. Sorry. I'll walk. Yes, sir.

A-Alicia?

My eye!

Hiro!

I swear I'll find you and kill you!

P-Please hurry! I'll go to jail or wherever. Just take me away!

What's gotten into you? Don't rush me. That's what I'm doing.

For now we have some preparations to make.

Just try to escape from here, hah! Damn murderer.

Ow! Damned glum guard!

Ouch! It's so hard!

Screw it. I'll just log out now.

Reona said she'd come, but she's totally AWOL.

"As you are in the middle of an event, logging out is temporarily unavailable."

"Try again later."

Huh?

Excuse me? This isn't the internet!

"As this is the middle of an event, logging out is temporarily unavailable."

"Try again later."

"As this is the middle of an event, logging out is temporarily unavailable."

"Try again later."

It feels like an hour has passed.

Given the possibility the event wouldn't be over in 30 minutes, I waited a ton.

So by now there's no way...

"As this is the middle of an event, logging out is temporarily unavailable."

"Try again later."

"As this is the middle of an event, logging out is temporarily unavailable."

"Try again later."

You gotta be kidding! How much "later" can it be?

Dammit! And now I'm hungry!

Don't incorporate hunger into a game!

Don't tell me I have to pee in this game, too.

Is this a toilet? It's basically just a latrine.

It reeks. I don't need this much realism.

That was close!

Somehow I managed to hold it.

Wh-What is it? A monster?

No, an NPC?

But there was no one there!

Hiro.

Huh?

How dare you...? How dare you...?

That voice... This physique...

Martin? Is that you?

But how...? I mean, Martin was definitely...

...because I...

That's right. I'm Martin, the guy you

killed!

It's a full-dive horror game!

F-Forgive me. It was an accident!

No! You stabbed me, cruelly and mercilessly.

No, I didn't!

Remember? You were eating an apple slice with a knife. And then...

That's right... One moment I was eating an apple,

and then suddenly I was eating a knife.

And just what's so funny?

I-I'm sorry!

Hiro, our promise. Tell me what we swore under the Kenura tree.

I-I don't know! About the weird-named tree or the promise!

Say it!

Speak the words of our promise under the Kenura tree.

How the hell would I know?

Is it in the manual? No, games haven't had manuals for ages!

Say it! Speak the words of our promise.

I-I really don't know!

I know we're supposed to be longtime friends, but I only just started the game!

I see. Of course.

So you understand?

I'll have to haunt you every day until you remember.

Why is that the answer?

I never experienced the event, so how can I remember it?

It's the start of Martin Time!

This is called Martin Time?!

Come to think of it...

Ginji also saw the best friend he'd killed.

Though in his case, the childhood friend made it two ghosts.

Huh? Uh, what is it?

I wanted... I wanted...

...to live longer!

Ahhh!

I've had enough of this game! Someone help me!

Reona, what are you doing?

Anyone! Please! Help me!

Let me quit this game!

Wh-What's wrong?

R-Reona? You finally logged in?

Nope. That ain't my name!

Whoever you are, please help me!

It's Martin Time!

Martin Time won't end!

Wh-What's that? You okay in there?

Blood! Blood on my face! Slathered in it!

There ain't no blood on you.

Please! Please, just help me!

O-Okay, I hear ya. Just try to calm down.

You're Hiro, right?

It'll be okay.

Um, who are you?

Oh, me? Name's Mizarisa.

Nice to meet ya.

Wh-Where are we going?

Over here.

A bed?

Wh-What is this?

Come on. It's time to start the fun.

Oh...

"Warning!"

"This will involve intense stimulation. Are you mentally prepared?"

"Warning!" "This will involve intense stimulation. Are you mentally prepared?"

"This will involve...

"Warning!" "This will involve intense stimulation. Are you mentally prepared?"

intense stimulation"?!

Y-You mean...

"Warning!"

"This will involve intense stimulation. Are you mentally prepared?"

Adult event time?!

"Warning!"

"This will involve intense stimulation. Are you mentally prepared?"

Th-This game reproduces the five senses realistically, so...

That means... pleasure, too?

"Warning!"

"This will involve intense stimulation. Are you mentally prepared?"

N-No, my intent wasn't to play an adult VR game.

I wanted a full-dive RPG of pure adventure.

But hold on.

This is a type of adventure.

It's a manifestation of pure curiosity.

If anything, I ought to enjoy it in full dive, right?

Right?

"Warning!"

"This will involve intense stimulation. Are you mentally prepared?"

To start, just lie down.

I-I got ya.

Could ya close your eyes for a bit?

I'll close 'em.

I bet she's making adult preparations!

She must be one of the prison guards.

She's a fantastic NPC who gives you a sweet respite and saves you from jail!

Hmm, I have to say KQ isn't an entirely shitty game.

Th-This is it!

Don't ya open your eyes yet.

O-Okey-dokey.

I'm ready.

You can open 'em now.

Okay!

Huh? A dominatrix?!

W-We're starting with advanced--

Huh?

Get ready! It's time to begin the oh-so-exciting inquisition!

"I-Inquisition"?

N-Not the dirty kind?

I'm Mizarisa the Inquisitor. It's time for me to torture you. Nice to work with ya.

B-By "torture," you mean some S&M-type stuff?

You must be possessed by a demon.

I'm just gonna exorcise that demon, so be at ease.

O-Okay. I don't really get it, but I guess I'm at ease.

Should ya break under torture and confess, you'll go to the slammer.

But if ya endure it, Martin's murder will be blamed on the demon and you're free.

Do your best, Hiro.

Y-Yes, ma'am.

So... what's the torture?

Whips? Candles?

Why, what else?

Severing your arms and legs!

Severing my... arms and legs?

Oh, no! Please don't!

Oh, yes! What great screaming! You're driving my torture instincts wild!

Help!

Reona, please come save me! Hurry! Hurry!

Hiro, are you okay?

Reona!

Wh-What took you so long? I told you I was logging in!

It's been nothing but awful!

Sorry.

But I had my own stuff...

Oh, of course. You were fighting Alicia. And you have a shop to run.

Castle in the Sky was being broadcast today.

I started watching and lost track of time.

Wait, what?! Haven't you seen that tons of times?

With masterpieces you discover something new every time you watch!

And on social media, during the Spell of Destruction--

Who cares?!

That's not important right now!

Hiro, what are you muttering about? Has the fear driven you mad?

That's no good! We're not even at the good part yet!

Reona, just help me please!

Okay!

Sparkle!

Hiro, Hiro, he's our man! If he can't do it, no one can!

What?

To be cleared of the charges, you have to endure the torture.

So I'm giving you all-out encouragement.

I'll cheer until I'm hoarse!

What the hell did you come here for?!

Well, the handcuffs are too tough for me to break or open!

That's less than useless!

Okay, I'm gonna get to chopping!

No way! For real?

I can't! I really, seriously can't!

Nice and sharp! First I'll cut your right leg from your torso!

Please stop!

Oh, oh, no!

Hey, Hiro, you peed!

You're in high school and you're wetting yourself!

Oh! What a wonderful, wonderful accident!

What the hell? Why is this happening to me?

In my 12 years as an inquisitor, I've never seen such wonderful bed wetting!

B-Be still my heart!

Oh, to think I get to cut off piss-soaked legs!

H-Hiro! Pull it together!

I give up!

I'm hopeless. I can't do anything right.

Hiro?

So it doesn't matter anymore.

Then here I go!

Stop! The interrogation is cancelled!

What is that smell?

Regardless, the interrogation is over! Put that down!

What? But why?

I don't know the details, but no more torture!

The order comes from the head of the City Guard, Tesla himself.

Oh, but it was just getting good!

Oh?

What's this?

"Nice Shower Best Friend Killer: Amicide Who Had an 'Accident.'"

"Who had an 'accident'"?

I-Incredible work, Hiro!

You just avoided the torture with the special command "wetting yourself!"

I don't want that command!

This is a special trick!

I bet no one knows about this yet!

You found a trick that's been unknown for ten years!

Come on! Get up already!

"Save your adventure and quit the game?"

"Save your adventure and quit the game?"

What?! Hiro, you're logging out?

But we had just gotten to a fun part!

It's not fun.

What?

This shitty game isn't fun at all!

"Save your adventure and quit the game?"

Screw this game! I'm never playing again!

Episode 4: The Only One to Beat the Game.