Part 43: Vampire Hunting

Chapter 42 - Vampire Hunting




Right, let's get on with the plot, shall we?





This town shall henceforth be named 'Tlansration Shitty' (hurr hurr I made a joke) 'burururururu' is apparently the Japanese sound for a horse's... I dunno, some sound they make and kokokokoko is a rooster I think. Whatever, fuck this game.




"Come on, give me a break, Kokto. You're not forgetting how I lent you money when your mom was pregnant, are you?"

"Oh, Koyu! It's been a long time! It's true, you really saved me back then."

"Hey, I need your help. This is my guest. Listen, I'm not saying to overlook things. It's just I know it's tough to be here all day, isn't it? How about taking a little break?"

"Well, I'm off to the men's room for a minute..."

"Lord Riou, let's hurry. I'm worried about my brothers."



I like it when they do 2D things like this. It's snazzy.



Yawn, boring enemies.



"Well if it isn't Koyu?"

"Brother Gijimu... it can't be..."

"What a disgrace. We didn't think they'd come for a while, and all of a sudden a big force showed up. Then, when we looked closely, we saw our own followers mixed in. We couldn't put an axe to them... We burned the barricade, and destroyed roads and bridges as we escaped so they couldn't follow. "

"That makes me think, what happened to my sister, Lo Wen?"

"Sorry, but everyone was scattered as we escaped, so I don't know what happened. She's not the type to be done in easily, though."

"And where are the brothers?"

"We can't take things lying down, and it looks like the zombies are heading toward Tinto. I don't like the idea, but I think we'll fight together with Gustav in Tinto."

"Sorry, Lord Riou. After you came here to help..."

"What, is this lord Riou? Glad to meet you. I am Gijimu, a mountain bandit boss. Sorry this is what happened after you came to help. We're pkanning to go to Tinto, but why don't you come with us? They probably won't listen to us bandits, but if you who defeated Luca say something, that Gustav will listen."



We ARE already started...

"If they feel it relates to them, the people of Tinto can't turn away from the issue. If things go well, you can get them to fight on our side."

"It would be appreciated. Koyu, you take Lord Riou to Tinto. I'll gather the rest and bring them in after."

"I understand. Let's head right out for Tinto, Lord Riou."





Yes... her name is Raura. Just... don't. Trust me. Just don't.



"Oh, you know Jeane? I'm Raura, Jeane's friend. I came here because Jeane asked me about the secret of making scrolls... Well... is it you? The Unicorn Army leader??? Then Jeane is at that Genkaku Castle... Can you tell me where it is? Ah! I see... thank you. I've marked the map, so I should be okay. Hee hee, I'll be troubling you for a bit, sorry."





"What? Wait here."

"Seems like everything is all in quite a flurry."

"Until now these guys never thought they'd be attacked. It's true they're surrounded by mountains, making a natural fortress, but a corpse doesn't care if the road is flat or not."

"Heh, all they've cared about up to this point is saving their own necks, so they deserve it."

"It looks like Master Gustav will see you. Go in and wait in the room at the of the hall. Hurry up."







"You have such thin arms. In Tinto, there are boys your age with arms twice as big. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. But, Lord Riou, I have never seen a youth with eyes like yours. You have seen many things, I can tell. Well, Riou, about the reason you came here..."

"I'll be straight with you. Let's join forces. Up until now you've ignored our Unicorn Army, but I won't dwell on that. I know the zombies are coming this way. What do you think? We can lend a hand."

"Well, you certain were 'straight.' It is true that we did not lend a hand to your Unicorn Army. We never thought that you would defeat Luca Blight, you see. But we recognize your strength now. We want reinforcements to face this enemy. If your Unicorn Army and Tinto join forces, we can drive the Highland Army out tomorrow. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."

"Tell Shu right away and have him send troops. First, let's crush the zombie forces between our fingers."

"Okay, we'll head there now. We know these mountains like our own back yard."

"We'll prepare a room for you, Lord Riou. You must be tired after coming through the mountains. Hey, Marlowe. Take Lord Riou and his friends to a guest room."

"Please go upstairs, Lord Riou."



"That... Lord Riou... You're the Lord Riou who's the leader of the Unicorn Army, right? Wow, you're the strong warrior who defeated that Luca Blight... You're about the same age as me, too. How did you get so strong? I'm always reading books, and I'm not strong at all, so everyone makes fun of me. After all... you're not like me. A leader who can lead everyone, and strong enough to defeat enemies like monsters... Oh, sorry, talking like that. Well, I'll be going."



"...understands what we were saying. What will you do? Go to sleep?"

"Nanami, don't wet the bed."

"What??!?! Who wets the bed!!!!"



"I guess they're good at making arrangements."

"Oh no! I overslept! Riou! Good morning! It's morning, get up!! ...Huh? You're awake? That's unusual... Looks like Ridley and Klaus are in the room from yesterday. Let's go see, Riou."



"Lord Riou. I've been ordered by Lord Shu to help Lord Ridley as a strategist."

"Lord Riou, we also met with Koyu on our journey. We'll fight together with you."

"Lord Riou, did you sleep well last night? It's amazing that everyone has gathered. The soldiers of Tinto City, the Unicorn Army, the 3 Lampdragon bandits and Muse's..."

"Father! Father!"

"Oh, what happened, Lilly? Oh, let me introduce you. Ha ha ha ha! This is my lovely only daughter."

"Father!! They say this monsters have come!! They say that scary goblins have come! Father! Father! Drive them away!"

"Don't worry, leave it to me."



"It's a glorious day, isn't it?"

"So it's you, Neclord!!!"

"Dear me, look at this. You're a stubborn one, aren't you?"

"You've joined forces with the Highland Army!!!"

"Joined forces?? Highland Army??? No, no, it has nothing to do with that. It's just that I thought how nice it would be to create my very own kingdom here in the mountains."



I almost didn't spot this one!

"You think I'm going to let you make our Tinto City into a kingdom of zombies?!!!!"

"You don't seem to understand. I don't want too many zombies in my corpse kingdom, but you would make a fine addition in any case. Now let us do battle!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."





"Either way!!!!!! I'll destroy you!!!!!!"



"Father. I'm scared...."

"Ah, I'm sorry, Lilly."



"Oh, you've come back, Lord Jess and Lord Hauser. How did things go? Did you gather enough soldiers?"

"We succeeded in gathering about 5000 soldiers including the soldiers who escaped from Greenhill and Muse as well as citizens who wanted to join. But when we came back to report, we suddenly find Riou and his group here. What's going on?"

"Lord Riou has agreed to fight together with us in Tinto as leader of the Unicorn Army."

"What are you saying?!! The Unicorn Army?!! You're all being deceived!!"

"What?! What do you mean by that?!!!"

"He's not part of the State! He's a spy for Highland which is putting us through all this. Leader of the Unicorn Army? You never know what he's plotting!"

"For God's sake, Jess!! What proof do you have to say that?! You don't know the hardships Riou has been through!!!"

"Well, that's right... We're not doing this becaus we like to..."

"You want proof? I have proof. I saw him!! When Muse fell, he was in the room where Lady Anabelle lay dead! He's the one who killed lady Anabelle!!"



"Don't say something so stupid... How could you think that?!!! With Anabelle, Riou was..."

"Riou!! Can you explain this?!"



I wish Riou would just hit him in the fucking face with his tonfa.

"Are you placing guilt on a friend? What a great leader you are!"

"Lord Jess, I'm going to tell you as the general of Two River. I will not have you insult our leader further."

"Hmm... I'll be leaving..."

"Don't feel bad, Lord Riou. Lord Jess is also... fighting hard. The important thing is to make our strategy for dealing with Neclord."

"Let's continue our discussion then. If Neclord attacks..."



"Even so, you should go to sleep soon, Lord Riou."

"Like Klaus says, let's get to bed early."



"No, I don't want to fight. But remember, Riou, I don't trust you. There's the matter of Anabelle, and besides that, it should be members of the City-State who save the State. That's what I think."



Best sprite ever.




Next Time: Chapter 43x - An Alternate Ending

Also, I've reposted the Luca fights on Gamevee, I think they look many times better then they did before: Luca Blight Boss Battle and The End of Luca Blight