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Damn it! You guys too?

Julie's got family business, and Ken's grieving a death?!

And at the worst possible time...

What do I do?

I'm not gonna have enough people to compete!

Auto-Translate I'm looking forward to a rematch with you. My "Meteors" will beat your "Lava" again at the next GGC.

Am I just gonna have to forfeit or something?

I've gotta find a way to get two more people in my crew.

Still, it can't just be anyone.

I need people skilled enough to go toe-to-toe with a tough enemy...

Okay, fine.

Asking them for this big a favor is definitely gonna have consequences later,

but they're the only ones I can think of.

Sunraku Pencil Knight

Inviting those two to the Global Game Competition...

is the only way I'll be able to beat them!

Send

A Straight Flush Mixed With Jokers

All right.

Got an unexpected bonus there at the end,

but I'd better be getting back to Rabituza.

I'll produce the gate right now!

Seriously, thanks for everything back there, Rei-shi.

N-Not at all.

I enjoyed it as well!

S-So... if there's ever anything else I might do to aid you...

Sure, I'll get in touch then.

Please do!

If I could go to Rabituza, we could spend more time together...

Still, I've made a lot more progress than I thought I would!

It's not good to be greedy!

Oh, right... what will I tell my sister about what happened today?

If I tell her the truth...

I beat Lycagon with Sunraku-san.

But it turned out to be a fake shadow clone.

Say what?! Do it again, then!

This time with me there!

You guys, go get Sunraku-kun and bring him here!

I'm gonna make him help us!

Yes, ma'am!

It would just make more trouble for Hizutome-kun!

Maybe I should wait a week or so before I tell her.

Are you all right?

You seem to be on a bit of a roller coaster...

What'll you do next, Akitsuakane?

I thought I'd look around town for a while before heading back to Rabituza.

Sounds good.

Guess we'll split up here, then.

See you later too, Ceecrue!

Boxes... do not... speak.

Rabituza? Th-That's right...

Unlike me, Akitsuakane-san can come and go from Rabituza!

Bye-bye, all!

Later!

Sure, later!

This isn't good!

They're going to shut me out of everything!

Well, Psyger-0-san, we'll be heading out too!

E-Er...

D-Do you mind if I... ask you... something?

An invitation to the Global Game Competition, huh?

TITLE Wanna come hang? FROM Modor Katzo TO Sunraku, Pencil Knight

I'll cover airfare and entry fees and stuff.

You guys wanna roll with me at the Global Game Competition?

Turns out my usual crew all have other commitments and can't come.

I need to fill the two open slots if I wanna participate!

The biggest showcase for games developed all over the world, huh?

And even though there's an opponent he's desperate to beat,

the rest of his crew dropped out, and he'll have to forfeit otherwise, huh?

(Pencilgon) To: Pencil Knight

Whaddya think?

To: Sunraku He'll owe us big if we do it, so I'll hear him out. Depends on the details tho.

"He'll owe us big, so..."

He must be pretty darn desperate if he's asking us for help...

First IRL meeting with Kei Uomi and Pencilgon—Towa Amane—huh?

I'm down for it, in theory...

But as it happens,

I've got a pretty packed schedule at the moment.

165, 166, 167, 168,

169, 170...

Knock it off!

Don't do this, bluebird man!

Please, reconsider!

Stay calm, Big Sis Bee!

It's not safe to get close!

Bird man!

Forgive me, Bilac.

It's all for the greater good.

178, 179...

And that's... 180 seconds!

Another one pulverized!

Okay, so that was also exactly three minutes until detonation.

Guess the Scar blows it up in the same amount of time, no matter how strong the armor is.

You lousy bum!

How much of the armor I made are you gonna blow up?!

Well, I've gotta test the limits of Lycagon's Scar...

It could really screw me over if I don't know exactly what it does.

And I'm saying...

...you don't have to test it...

...on the armor I made!

I gotta know if even really good armor blows up in the same amount of time.

Now I know it does, okay?

All armor blows up after three minutes no matter its capabilities.

That probably includes the Non-Standard Specialized stuff,

Lycagon's Scar (Curse) Equipment cannot be equipped to the body part afflicted with Lycagon's Scar. Monsters of lower level than the afflicted character will flee. Conversations with NPCs will be affected by the presence of Lycagon's Scar. The afflicted body part gains resistance to magic effects. The curse can be removed through the prayers of a Saint or the defeat of the curse's caster.

which means I've gotta start thinking of it less as armor, and more as a temporary buff.

It's gonna be annoying to always have to keep that three minutes in mind while I'm fighting,

but it does broaden the scope of what I can do.

If I use it right, it might not be so bad!

Sheesh.

You're way too careless with the stuff I make.

Hey, you already finished the Gilta Brill repairs I asked for before my nap?

That's my Ancient Craftsman!

Take better care of 'em!

Repairing those re-legacy weapons ain't easy, y'know!

I'll also take some weapon enhancements and new armor, if you please!

What? You're not done yet?!

No worries. I've got the mahni for it!

Peatz bought so many of our materials, so we have very much to spend!

But it's almost time for my meeting with Rust and Mold, so make it snappy!

I know you can do it!

You can indeed!

You can! You can! You can!

Can indeed! Can indeed! Can indeed!

I ain't your damned workhorse!

Fifticia Shipyard

Jeez, didn't think repairs and buffs would cost that much.

I already burned through all the money I earned in the Barrens.

She seemed kinda ticked off, too.

She didn't gouge me, did she?

She would never do that. She's not Big Sis Elke!

Pipe down, Emul.

You're supposed to be in disguise.

I wanted to walk around in human form!

I've gotta conserve mana potions, so deal.

Still...

Lotta rough-looking NPCs around.

Wonder why Rust and Mold picked this for our meeting spot...

Is that the place?

All right, now you've done it!

You'll pay for this!

Hey, you okay?

Huh?

Shaddap! No one asked for your—

You're...

Oh, uh... I'm fine.

Please, calm down!

Shut up, Mold! This is what we need to do!

Mold and Rust?

You want another ass whooping?

Still, this is a little too far!

Stop it, Rust!

Take that! And that!

Is that... Rust and Mold in SLF?

Seriously, that's enough!

Rust

Mold

And that! And that! And that!

Hey, what's this all about?

Can't believe a tyke like you's got the worst temper in the place.

Oh! Wait, are you...

You got a problem, you—

R-Rust! Wait!

Shut up, you half-naked freak!

You—

What? What's going on?!

What happened, Mold?!

Just hold on! That wasn't an NPC, Rust!

What?

Even if I were an NPC, you can't just come at a guy, fists blazing.

Kind of a different vibe from your NH avatars, huh, Rust, Mold?

Sunraku

Sunraku?

You're one to talk.

Looking like a bird-headed half-naked freak show...

You into that?

Hell no!

Look, let's just drop it.

Got it. So Lycagon punished you for breaking its jaw.

Lycagon... that's a unique monster, right?

Incredible!

Though I've been half-naked for a while before that.

Just a series of unfortunate events.

Hanging out with a freak really makes you conspicuous.

I think they're staring 'cause you kicked the crap out of 'em.

Is that talking vorpal bunny related to your unique scenarios?

Pretty much.

I'm Emul!

It's quite a pleasure to meet you!

A pleasure.

Well, that's SLF for you.

So many secrets lying in wait, including those robots he mentioned.

You'd better not be lying about the robots.

You'd better be on the level, too.

Now, I'd like that Ctarnidd of the Abyss quest, if you don't mind.

Well... we came here a bit early looking for the NPC that gives out the unique scenario,

but we couldn't find him.

Huh? You're holding up your end here, right?

The truth is, we're not sure of the precise unlock conditions ourselves.

Last time, we beat up all the bad news NPCs in this bar.

Then an NPC calling himself the Great Pirate's Messenger showed up,

and led us to the Great Pirate Stude.

*Mental Image

Great Pirate Stude...

And this Stude guy

gives you the unique scenario?

That's right.

That's why Rust did that.

I thought if I did something similar, he'd show himself.

And that's why you started clobbering the bar patrons?

The violence was quite frightening!

I'm just glad it was early enough that it was just NPCs and not other players.

Randomly beating up NPCs still isn't normal...

They're the ones who started it!

Anyway, sounds like we gotta find this Great Pirate's Messenger guy.

He should be here soon.

You think he'll actually come?

Hey, thought I heard a commotion! You're back, huh?

Hadn't seen you in a while, so I thought you'd chickened out, shrimp girl!

Lemme just check here.

This little kid's not the Great Pirate's Messenger, is he?

Actually, the kid is...

"Messenger"?

Don't be stupid!

Before you stands Great Pirate Stude!

"Great Pirate" Stude

Huh? Stude?

You mean this kid is...

Yep.

The NPC who gives out the unique scenario probably connected to Ctarnidd of the Abyss...

is this obnoxious brat.

In Faeria Chronicle Online,

there was an obnoxious brat called Arque.

Name, "Guyarque" (Evil Menace)

He was a villain who used his position as "beloved child of the fairies"

to hinder your progress time and again.

He put up wanted posters for the hero's party

sent powerful enemies to try to take you out

poisoned village wells,

sicced monsters on you,

set forests on fire,

stole important items,

and more.

The company that accidentally made Faeria the walking disaster she was

created Arque with the intention of annoying the player.

So as you can imagine, he was a rather stressful presence.

But thanks to him...

my personal bar for "obnoxious brat" is quite high.

Still as undeveloped as ever, stringbean!

Well, I'm really kind of a nerd...

Huh? Nerd?

Dunno what that is, but you gotta eat more meat! Meat!

Obnoxious brat...

He might seem like an irritating little shit to Rust and Mold,

but he'd have to do way worse to get to me.

Being an ass is still your sole defining trait, I guess.

Keep it to yourself, shrimp girl!

Easily baited, huh? Classic brat characteristic!

What was that, you bird-brained—

H-Hey, are you... is that...

Oh, is the Scar the reason the NPCs are acting like that?

That man earlier was frightened as well!

The vorpal soul that you emit

is so powerful it cuts anyone who approaches you like a knife!

Huh? Is that what it feels like?

Description seems a little edgy for me...

H-Hey... c-c-could I ask your name, please?!

Man, it's super effective!

The name's Sunraku.

As it happens, I'm gonna be helping these two out.

Nice to meetcha!

My special skills include...

Busting up Lycagon's jaw.

R-R-Really?!

Y-You sound like a hardy companion, then!

I-If you work with me, I'll see that you're amply r-r-r-r...

Rewarded?

Y-Yes! You'll be amply rewarded!

Don't make him cry.

Sorry, I was thinking about another little brat I met once,

and I got an urge to bully him a little.

Well, then...

I-I'll show you to my ship, so come right this way!

Ship?

I'd need a ship to avenge my daddy—

I mean, my pops,

by taking down the ghost ship that killed him, the Crying Innsman!

The Crying Innsman?

Unique Scenario Find the Abyss's Disciples Begin now? No Yes

The unique scenario!

He told us about the ghost ship, the Crying Innsman.

According to Stude, the ghost ship sacrifices the people it captures

to the "Master of the Abyss."

Sounds good.

We'll find your ghost ship

and meet this Master of the Abyss guy face to face!

Unique Scenario Find the Abyss's Disciples Begin now? No Yes

The ghost ship, the Crying Innsman, appears during storms.

My pops ran into it, boarded the ghost ship by himself,

then fought the monsters there to let his men escape with his ship.

He died in the process.

So it's revenge, huh?

Yes! I'll take that ghost ship down in his place.

And once that's done, I'll become the true captain of my gang's ship,

the Scarlet Whale!

Scarlet Whale

So this is your pirate ship, huh?

Looks nice!

Now, let's load the cargo!

Sir!

We leave port in an hour! Don't forget the weapons!

Sir!

And make sure the ballista's ready to fire!

Sir!

All right, get a move on, men!

Hey, this Stude kid sure can act like a captain.

I've never been on a ship before!

I'm quite excited!

You never have a problem when I swing you around, so you probably won't get seasick.

Still, Fifticia's a big, fancy city, but this shipyard area...

It looks pretty rough.

They rushed out workers' housing to build

research ships to send to the new continent.

That's this slum area.

I see.

And once the ships were done, they didn't need the housing anymore,

so it became a hotbed of underworld activity.

Hey, hey, hey!

Got a Crimson Whale Pirate Gang special barrel delivery for ya!

What the—

Heave-ho!

Hup!

Delivery for you!

For me?!

Delivery complete!

H-Hey!

What the heck? Can I accept these?

Do you remember an event like this before?

Maybe? Don't remember.

Maybe they're full of provisions we need for the sea journey!

Weirdly accommodating of you, SLF!

What could be inside?!

Let's have a look!

Now, what's behind door number one?

R-R-R-Rei-shi?!

Wh-Why?!

We're finally free!

Cramped quarters indeed!

Akitsuakane too?!

Big Bro Ceecrue, I haven't seen you in hours!

I-Is that you, Sunraku-san?

What brings you here?

What brings me here?

That's my line!

For that matter... where are we?

Wh-Why'd they bring you guys here?

What's going on?!