"my lord?" "Evans /Person of the Land Pursall /Person of the Land" "They're all People of the Land." "Jessica /Person of the Land Belna /Person of the Land" "Sleeping?" "They're all asleep!" "Are you okay?" "What happened?" "Sh-Shining wings..." "Shining wings?" "1)\an9}Guild Hall/ Cafeteria B Japan Server Akihabara City/ No Monsters No PVP Entry Restrictions/ None Exit Restrictions/ None" "The fifty-four People of the Land who fell asleep are being kept at the guild hall." "The same phenomenon occurred in Maihama." "Lord Sergiatte is still asleep and won't wake up." "Silver Sword says Susukino is safe." "Then only People of the Land fall asleep?" "Yes." "304)}Belna /Person of the Land" "Their MP falls to zero and doesn't recover fast enough naturally." "1)}Belna /Person of the Land" "So their MP is being continually drained?" "Eyewitnesses suggest it's due to a moth-like monster with shining wings." "probably..." "There wasn't any monster like that in the game." "it appears our best move is to keep investigating and to strengthen our defenses." "What about Shibuya?" "Shibuya?" "Regan told us that the remains of the broadcasting station in Shibuya may still be functional." "Shouldn't we investigate that immediately?" "And ignore the moth spirit?" "but if only People of the Land are falling asleep—" "No way!" "That's just how much stress the adventurers are under right now!" "The Royal Guard's rampage." "The flavor text coming true." "And now this..." "And there are signs of impending war with People of the Land." "We don't have the energy to spend on anything else." "but... it's not going to happen right away." "Shiroe?" "Yes..." "But that doesn't mean we can do nothing." "Let's keep an eye on the situation and see what we can do." "1)}Sleep of the Eternal Moth" "Sleep of the Eternal Moth." "There aren't many people today." "with the moth spirit running around..." "Tohya." "What did Chief Nyanta say?" "He's going to patrol with us tonight." "All right." "The People of the Land who fell asleep show no signs of waking up yet." "I'm worried about them." "I'm going home." "Are you thinking about your home?" "Rudy?" "I don't think our relationship will change." "I might not be able to see you anymore." "you should." "even if they want to." "Rudy... we're going to head out on patrol." "Yeah." "take care of them." "Shiro!" "Shiroe!" "Look!" "They're here!" "They're here!" "A whole swarm of moths!" "182)}Eternal Moth" "Eternal moths?" "So many of them!" "This is bad." "Could this be..." "I hate bugs!" "What the hell is this?" "The shed scales are passing through the city's defense magic?" "Just draw their attention!" "Push them outside the walls!" "The southwest side's about to be breached... cover them!" "Roger!" "Demi?" "I'm having her lead People of the Land to safety." "I won't let a single one of them into our town!" "All the Royal Guards fell asleep?" "That was unexpected." "An attack from outside the zone..." "Get the People of the Land to safety!" "Right!" "This is going to be bad." "there are more here!" "This is bad!" "Bibiko /Adventurer Tarosa /Adventurer Juggler /Adventurer Stacy /Adventurer" "Even adventurers?" "It isn't only People of the Land?" "It's dangerous to be outside!" "get inside the guild building!" "huh?" "you fall asleep." "is drained from your body." "312)}Psyche" "Perhaps we should call it "Missing Psyche Disease." "1)}Missing Psyche Disease" "But some people are fine." "but... do you?" "Right." "you can revive at the Cathedral." "But once you fall asleep..." "How did it go?" "Shiro." "Where is it?" "1)\fs20\an9}Town of Shibuya Japan Server Shibuya City/ Monsters Present PVP Permitted Skill Use Permitted Entry Restrictions/ None Exit Restrictions/ None" "In Shibuya." "It's really bad." "The player town of Shibuya has turned into a dungeon." "And where is the moths' nest?" "In the remains of the Shibuya broadcast building." "It's a raid zone." "Its new name is the "Calling Fortress." "1)\an9}Calling Fortress Japan Server Shibuya Dungeon/ Monsters Present PVP Permitted Skill Use Permitted Entry Restrictions/ None Exit Restrictions/ None" "What's this?" "It's a prototype based on the game's capture functions." "it explodes." "it was completely normal." "It seems there's a seal on the entrance." "Is it possible that monster eggs or an eternal moth cocoon fell from the moon and was drawn by that device you call an antenna?" "From the moon in the sky?" "On the moon is a community of Observers whom we're trying to contact." "right?" "So are those eternal moths a type of Genius?" "Then why would they want everyone's MP?" "Roe 2's letter did say that the Geniuses are collecting something they called "empathions." "though." "Is it MP?" "That's highly likely." "The eternal moths appeared at the same time yesterday and the day before." "The same time the moon rises." "precisely." "A third wave is certain to come tonight." "too." "Their numbers are increasing." "we'll probably have to destroy the antenna." "But that's the only thing in Yamato that..." "Yes." "And according to legend an antenna is necessary for communication with the stars." "Shiroe's plan may be impossible to execute." "No way." "What about the other servers?" "We don't know." "We have barely any information on the foreign servers." "they may be nonfunctional." "But if we don't do something we'll have even bigger problems." "Maybe we'll just have to give up this time." "So what do we do?" "The Calling Fortress is a raid zone." "Even if it appears to be in front of us it's impossible to attack from the outside." "and head for the goal." "We'll dispatch a raid team immediately." "1)\fs20}Shiroe Naotsugu Tetra Party 1 Akatsuki Marielle Kushiyatama" "Party 2 Serara Nyanta Nazuna" "Soujirou Korou Henrietta" "Party 3 Fragrant Olive Richou Rieze Tohya Minori Yuzuko" "Party 4 Rundel Haus Code Isuzu Hien" "Shouryuu Isami Kurinon" "Some of them don't have very high levels." "I selected them from people who didn't fall asleep when exposed to the moths' scales." "there's no guarantee they'll withstand the next attack." "You don't want to investigate the fortress first?" "There's no time." "huh?" "Sorry to keep you waiting!" "old man?" "there's a special seal on the Calling Fortress's entrance." "Shiroe asked me to release it." "right?" "This situation is a first in the world's history." "As the bearer of the Miral Lake name" "I have a responsibility to see it through." "We may not be able to protect you." "Don't worry." "I'll take care of myself." "Facilities across Yamato have been knocked out." "too." "I shall see what decision you adventurers make." "Take care of Akihabara for me." "as well." "Einz..." "Yes?" "I'll believe too." "the Calling Fortress." "We will destroy the antenna there to stop the spread of the eternal moths and then wipe them out." "Let's finish this by moonrise!" "There are six hours until moonrise." "Eight moon rabbits from the old Dougenzaka area." "Moon Rabbit" "Average level 91!" "Keep pressure on them while heading toward Old Center Street." "and six from ten o'clock." "This is just so strange." "This happens right when we start thinking about communicating with the moon?" "Shiro!" "too!" "Nine more!" "draw them to the front." "head to the front and... split the group to the rear!" "support group 1!" "Roger!" "support each party." "secure a path!" "Understood." "was it?" "She's so cute!" "It's called "Abbreviated Full-Power Controlled Combat." "She learned it directly from Shiroe!" "There are just too many!" "Here." "Naotsugu." "Naotsugu!" "this is exactly what they want." "get back!" "cover Richou from the right!" "Whoops..." "Shiroe?" "sorry!" "Shiroe!" "More enemies!" "New enemies incoming from eight o'clock." "Sh-Shiroe!" "A minotaur!" "That's a surprise I'm not at all happy about!" "This is an ambush!" "You're kidding me!" "We may really lose our hope to get home." "Shiroe?" "Two minotaurs!" "Your orders!" "Center around parties 2 and 4 and break through Old Spain-zaka!" "there..." "Take care." "Nyanta... they're all monsters I've never seen." "This is very interesting... old guy!" "fall back and focus on healing!" "to this state." "Maintain formation and keep going forward." "right at the next corner!" "This is a mess." "This isn't like him..." "We didn't have time to investigate in advance." "It can't be helped." "Still..." "This is pathetic." "My lord respects him as the Tea Party's famous strategist." "I wondered how good he was..." "This is the Calling Fortress." "Four hours and seven minutes left." "This is a complicated seal... here you go." "Nice panties!" "skeleton-guy!" "I know." "I'm awesome." "Let's go." "Yeah." "Our phantom-beast scouts have given us some information we'll confirm the situation on each floor." "to prepare for the unexpected." "Votive Sword Kogarasumaru!" "I can't see Sou..." "More enemies!" "Six rabbits!" "I won't let the captain be the only one to fight!" "Samurai's Challenge!" "Fighting girls are so great..." "The shining sweat!" "don't they?" "We're partners." "Of course we do." "I love it!" "Huh?" "!" "Are you okay?" "Yes." "Don't worry about me." "All these corridors look the same..." "It's literally a labyrinth!" "A dead end?" "It's sealed with cocoons!" "my lord!" "I can't see past it!" "Shiroe!" "The west corridor is overflowing with moon rabbits!" "Fragrant Olive Nazuna Kurinon Minori Yuzuko" "The way we're running through MP could prove fatal." "But..." "We'll head back down for now." "After coming this far?" "Shiro?" "Head down and into the central courtyard!" "we can hold our position here." "We'll take turns recovering MP." "If we only had a safe zone..." "The mob levels are high." "This is tougher than I expected." "Shiroe!" "A minotaur!" "Another set of two!" "Six black ogres from above!" "Twelve moon rabbits from above!" "Split up and get ready!" "huh?" "Raids are always like this." "I've been ready for this." "You're always the one at the very front." "do you?" "You'll make me cry." "I'll make you cry later!" "Serara!" "Chief!" "I-I'm sorry!" "No!" "Tohya!" "I can't keep them delayed..." "I'll use an Aura Heal—" "Hey!" "You can't just push an idol away— heal everyone!" "Marielle!" "Marielle!" "New enemy." "Half-moon venom hydrangea." "we've lost three!" "Our MP won't last." "I'm prioritizing Richou's group." "Hang in there somehow!" "Roger!" "AoE attack!" "Everyone split up!" "use the shrine priestess's four-way barrier!" "No one has the MP!" "Korou!" "Bad status..." "Rot!" "DoT!" "either!" "Three lost." "Five dead." "We've lost a third in such a short time." "We can't keep going!" "This is really bad!" "Shiro..." "Give the order to withdraw!" "Shiro!" "My lord..." "Flip Gate." "Where are we?" "A studio?" "1)\an9}Calling Fortress Safe Zone A Japan Server Shibuya Dungeon/ No Monsters No PvP Skill Use Restricted Entry Restrictions/ None Exit Restrictions/ None" "So this is the revive point..." "Not the dungeon's entrance?" "I'm sorry..." "I couldn't protect you." "It's fine." "I just fell down the hole and ended up here." "Does it hurt?" "Want to see my panties?" "I'm fine." "It's only a scratch." "thanks for your help back there." "It's fine." "You had more MP left than I did." "I didn't even think about it!" "Marielle!" "I haven't been on a raid this tough in a long time." "That tickles!" "get away!" "Um..." "Everyone..." "I'm sorry." "Shiroe..." "Shiroe?" "H-Henrietta?" "My lord..." "Shiroe..." "We're staying in this world!" "I know what you're thinking." "You're worried that if we destroy the antenna right?" "but I wasn't really sure about it." "that's just as good." "does it?" "And we can't just leave the People of the Land." "It didn't go well for us in Safil..." "Even if they thank us and say we saved them some people will never make it home." "I don't know if we'll be able to go home." "right?" "So we need to make everyone happy!" "We can go home after we do that!" "guild master." "Just focus on what you can do!" "I don't know what I can do." "But I won't let you bear the burden alone." "We..." "I will bear it with you!" "So..." "You heard them." "Shiroe..." "But..." "It's okay." "no matter what." "Akatsuki..." "Yes?" "you're safe?" "We couldn't reach you with telepathy so I got worried and came to look—" "Wait." "Someone's in front of the antenna." "I can't see his status from here." "But most likely..." "Understood." "you return to Akihabara and bolster the defenses." "The raid boss." "right?" "Maybe he spawns when the moon rises?" "Like the eternal moths?" "What a pain." "Which means if we defeat him... too!" "I don't know if he'll be that easy to handle..." "But the weird parts of this are still a game." "Henrietta." "You're welcome." "huh?" "Meow." "There are thirty-four minutes until moonrise." "There's no time—" "Thirty minutes is plenty." "It was never possible to choose either the world or the antenna." "Pick one?" "That's impossible." "So we won't choose." "We'll just tear apart this nonsense." "Let's save them both." "The world and the antenna." "I'll show you what "two birds with one stone" really means." "The counterattack begins." "Shining glasses and sharpened minds." "Friends you can believe in." "They won't pick just one anymore." "They'll protect everything." "That is their answer." "they reach a place where Shiroe takes on a new quest." "For the two worlds he loves so much." "The Pioneers" "Next time:" "The Pioneers." "Cross over the horizon."