Dungeon People (2024) s01e04 Episode Script

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- [Clay] The vanishing incident
of Frairelvant.
[soft, ominous music]
The thieves' guild headquarters
in the capital city of
Frairelvant
was suddenly wiped away
without a trace one night.
It happened late at night,
so there were no witnesses.
And all that was left
behind was a deep wide hole.
The whereabouts of the staff
who must have been working there
remain unknown to this day.
[Opening Song]
[bright, playful music]
[transport circle whooshing]
- This place is-
- Yes!
- You brought us to the basement
of the Antomurg Thieves' Guild, huh?
I never expected a transport
circle from the dungeon
would be connected to
the guild's basement.
[Belle laughs]
- You were pretty surprised, huh?
- The thieves' guilds located
throughout the country
specialize in gathering
all sorts of information,
and there are rumors that they
also carry out assassinations
behind the scenes.
That's the common perception
anyway.
But still-
- [Belle] Here we are.
[Belle knocks]
- [Renfringe] Come in.
[door rattles]
- Sorry we're late.
[soft, bright music]
I hope we didn't keep
you waiting too long.
- Not at all.
We only just got here
ourselves, actually.
- [Clay] Uh, Mr.
Renfringe and Ms. Furin.
- Well, long time,
no see, Ms. Clay.
- Glad to find you looking well.
This thieves' guild is
a private organization
with no relation to
any other branches.
It's often referred to as
the Antomurg Thieves' Guild
in order to differentiate it.
- What a rare pleasure to find
you here with us, Guildmaster.
[Renfringe laughs]
- I didn't want to send
someone in my place
when I heard Ms. Clay was
coming.
This girl is very talented.
Ever since you were little,
I figured you'd manage to pull
off something we never could.
However, I never expected
you'd start working in the
dungeon.
[Belle laughs]
- It just happened.
- [Clay Voiceover]
Still, even though I knew
this thieve's guild
was a little different
and separate from all the
others,
I had no idea.
- I never would've thought
the items for exploration
were being provided by the
dungeon.
- [laughs] It's no wonder that
would come as a surprise.
- These are the expanded
bags I said I would bring.
- Okay, 30 small ones
and 20 medium ones.
Yes. They're all accounted for.
- [Clay Voiceover] Expanded
bagscan hold a lot more than
you would think
from looking at them.
They're spacious inside.
When you shove your hand in,
it feels like you're stretching.
They come in large,
medium, and small sizes.
- [Belle] And then these
are the return scrolls.
- Right. There are 50 of
them in total, correct?
- [Clay Voiceover] Return
scrolls are consumable items.
If you pour magical power
into them, they activate,
returning you to the
dungeon's entrance.
Their area of effect is two
meters.
Even if you stick out a little,
it will apparently be fine
as long as you're recognized
as one singular object.
Thieves registered with the
guild
are each provided expanded
bags and return scrolls
to ensure a safe return.
- Considering how essential
I found these to be
when I was tackling the dungeon,
it's as if I was dancing atop
the palm of your hand, Belle.
- [Belle Voiceover] Uh,
what a thing to say.
- Don't think of it that way.
Besides, I didn't
set up this system.
It was my predecessor
who started it.
- Predecessor?
- [Belle] Yes.
But what I'm about to tell
you is highly classified.
- Right.
There were hardly any thieves
at all in explorer parties
before the advent of
the thieves' guild.
The explorers tended to
focus on firepower instead.
As a result, 80% of all deaths
came from traps.
[explosion rumbles]
- Hmm, that's nearly all of
them.
- Yes, and so-
- The explorers in this town
are underestimating
traps far too much!
We need to provide them
with a proper education!
- That's what he said about it.
- Real sympathetic.
Even so, if he wanted
to educate,
wouldn't it have
been a lot easier
to make use of the
adventurers' guild?
- The adventurers' guild is
a worldwide organization.
It would be
difficult to use them
to help educate this
particular town.
- Oh, I see.
- And so,
we ended up forming an
organization here in town
to produce and provide the
appropriate materials needed.
- I see. So you're in cahoots
then?
- [laughs] There's always
something going on
behind the scenes, you know.
- [Clay] Still, I find
it hard to imagine
that the main thieves' guild
would overlook a separate guild
being made just for his town.
- [Belle] Well, they didn't
actually.
At first, we were warned to
officially join under them.
When we ignored it,
they sent assassins,
so we had no choice but
to have a word with them
face to face.
[dramatic music]
[weapons whoosh]
The meeting turned into
quite the commotion.
You may have heard of it
actually.
It came to be known
as the vanishing
incident of Frairelvant.
- What did you do?
- We just snuffed out
some sparks, that's all.
After that little meeting,
we became a matter they
refused to touch, apparently.
- Oh, I see.
- [Furin] I'd like to check
these items too, please.
- Ah, coming!
- [Clay Voiceover] I never
would've expected that
to be the truth
behind that incident.
Have I been a part of
something totally miraculous
all this time?
- There are 50 of
these, is that correct?
- I'm glad to see
you looking well.
I'm curious, have you made any
progress regarding Mr. Brance?
- [sighs] I still haven't found
anything about my father.
But in all likelihood,
I believe he made it
to the 10th floor.
- Oh, impressive. And how far
have you made it, by the way?
- I have made it all the
way to the ninth floor.
- Oh, really?
[weapons whoosh]
- Oh!
- Oh.
- Mm-hm. So what floor do
you think I could make it to?
- To the seventh.
Wait, no, the eighth floor, I
think.
- Well, I guess I just
can't beat you, can I?
- The adventurers' guild
has only made it
as far as the seventh
floor, correct?
Incredible.
- That's Mr. Renfringe for you.
The man who used to be known
as the greatest assassin
in the thieves' guild.
- Oh, used to?
[soft music]
What are you talking about?
I don't understand.
You're still with the
thieves' guild, right?
- We headhunted him from
the main thieves' guild
to work for us.
- Huh?
[Renfringe laughs]
- I don't fight fights I
have no chance of winning.
And besides, I figured it
would be much more exciting
to work here.
- [Clay Voiceover] Is that why
they took a hands off approach?
- Well, then we'll be asking you
to take care of the repairs.
Please give my regards
to Mr. Rangard as well.
- Sure! He'll be happy
to hear from you.
[footsteps pattering]
- Ms. Clay.
To date, we have yet to
find any solid evidence
of Mr. Brance leaving
the dungeon.
And so-
[Clay gasps]
- You're saying that
he really is-
- Yes.
- Hmm.
- [Clay Voiceover] He must
still be there in the dungeon.
[door clicks]
- Are verbal agreements for
deliveries and retrievals
enough?
- Yes. Expanded bags have
individual markers placed
on them
so we can track them
if anything happens.
And we only transfer over
the bare minimum of
necessary documents needed.
- Transfer? You mean
you can really do that?
[Belle chuckles]
- Oh! Here they are being
delivered right now!
- Huh?
[slime whooshing]
Oh, there's a monster
in the room.
- Oh, don't worry!
That slime is for business
use, so it's essential.
- Oh, business?
- [Belle] By using two slimes
that have been paired
in separate locations,
you can have one
slime eat the paper
and the other one spit it back
out.
- I see.
[soft, mischievous music]
- [Clay Voiceover]
Expanded bag repairs.
These ones sure are beaten up
bad.
It's true that I thought
about the possibility of theft
when I was handed one,
but still, individual markers.
Hold on. In that case,
I could follow the
bag to my father.
No, I'm certain he
reached the 10th floor
and fought with Belle.
I mean, he had to have.
If I don't reach the 10th floor
myself and ask Belle, then,
then he'll
- You used your work connections
to find out on the sly?
How lame!
[Clay growls]
- [Clay Voiceover]
He'll make fun of me!
- Hmm? Is something
the matter, Ms. Clay?
- Oh! No, no. It's nothing.
I just realized again
how inexperienced I am.
- Huh? Inexperienced?
- Now then, what am
I assigned to today?
- Uh, yes. Well, let's see.
I think
how would you like to help out
Mr. Rangard with bag repairs?
- You really are amazing.
[Mr. Rangard groans]
- I'm more impressed
with your skill at taking
them apart so quickly.
- Destroying things
is a simple matter.
- Don't expect me to
accept your answer
'cause you said it so casually.
[soft, bright music]
Okay, all that's left
is for me to put them
all back together.
Thanks for your help.
- Mm-hm.
- Oh yeah, and by the way,
leave me your weapon you use
for exploration, would ya?
- My weapon?
- I'll do some
maintenance on it.
You're using one from
the dungeon, aren't you?
So I am the best
man for the job.
- I heard that weapons
imbued with magic
didn't require any maintenance.
- Ha! What a ridiculous rumor!
I will also adjust it to work
more in sync with your skills.
- I was taught something
different.
Use the weapon at
its greatest use.
You never adjust them.
- Mmm, that might be
a good lesson,
but just a theory from
the weapon's wielder.
The weapon and its wielder
should serve to elevate
one another.
- I appreciate that.
But it wouldn't be fair to
receive special treatment.
- The little lady's been
in a good mood lately,
and you know why?
Because she made a friend.
You're one of us whether
you like it or not.
What's wrong with a
little special treatment?
- [Clay Voiceover] No
one but my father's
ever said something like that.
- Gee, thank you.
[bright music]
- [Renfringe] "Dungeon People."
[bright music]
- [Brance] "Dungeon People."
- [Clay] It can't be adjusted?
- No.
Rather, to be more accurate,
there would be no
point in doing so.
- What do you mean? Why?
- I would be revealing
the trick to it a bit.
Do you want to hear it?
- Mmm, well, I guess.
- The weapon and its wielder
should serve to elevate one
another.
- Hmm. I want to know.
- [Belle] Understood.
This dagger hasn't accepted
you as its owner yet,
so it's unable to
display its true power.
Do you understand
what I'm telling you?
- Oh, are you saying
this dagger is alive?
Hello there, my name is Clay.
What's your name?
- Sorry, but that's not
exactly what I meant.
I meant that the true
capabilities of this weapon
have been sealed away.
Sorry for asking,
but can you tell me where
you got this dagger from?
- Hmm.
[soft, tense music]
- I'm back!
Oh.
[footsteps tapping]
- [Brance Voiceover] Good job
getting as strong as you have.
Keep training on your
own from here on out.
I've left you the nicest
weapon I had on hand.
Use it well.
- [Clay] It was given
to me by my father.
- Oh, I see.
Then that would mean
that this dagger came
from the treasure chest
on the 10th floor of the
dungeon.
[Clay gasps]
The 10th floor is presently
the deepest one in the dungeon,
so we assign only our
top class monsters there.
The same is true of the
treasure.
It's all on the level of a
national treasure or higher.
- [Clay Voiceover]
A national treasure?
- As such, it would cause
quite a bit of trouble
if just anyone could use them,
so we had to put restrictions
on their capabilities.
To be specific, they
can only be handled
by people who have
reached the 10th floor.
If anybody else uses them,
they will just display
an added buffing effect.
They would never reveal
their true power
to someone who hasn't earned it.
- Wow, just a buffing effect?
- Yes. I believe it
should be on the level
of something from the
sixth or seventh floor
- [Clay Voiceover] That hurt.
Since I haven't reached
the 10th floor,
it still isn't showing
its true strength.
So that means my father
really did make it
to the 10th floor after all.
- So I was thinking,
if you would like, I
could lift the restriction
so you could use it properly.
- Oh.
I appreciate the
sentiment, but I'll pass.
It'll feel weird if I
don't achieve it myself.
I'll wait.
[Belle laughs]
- I figured you'd say
something like that.
Well then, for today,
I'll be showing you the
monster lodgings, okay?
- The monster lodgings?
[transport circle whooshing]
It's huge.
- It certainly is.
Sometimes we have some
rather large residents.
- But if they require
a space this big,
they wouldn't fit down the
hallways in the dungeon,
would they?
- We make accommodations
and prepare extra special
rooms for such employees.
- How freeform.
- We also have an arena just
for the monsters to train here.
I bet you're interested,
aren't you?
- Yeah, I am.
[monsters chattering]
Huh?
- [Belle] This is
the shared lobby.
[monsters chattering continues]
- I see. I've met quite a
few of them while exploring.
[monsters gasp]
[tense music]
[monsters growling]
- Everybody!
This is Ms. Clay,
and she'll be helping us
out for the time being.
Please say hello.
I imagine you'll be running
into her from here on out,
so I hope you'll get along.
Ms. Clay, do you
have anything to add?
- What? An introduction?
[Clay sighs]
I happen to be an explorer.
Certain circumstances
have led to me working
in this dungeon.
I am new to this position,
so I hope that you
all will be patient
and help teach me the
ropes until I get settled.
Pleasure to meet you.
[monsters growling]
- [Monster 1] Oh, so
you're a coworker!
[Clay gasps]
- [Monster 2] So
you're one of us now?
[monsters chattering]
- [Monster 3] That's incredible!
- [Binky] Hey, you're the
daughter of that wind slicer
guy, right?
- [Clay Voiceover] What? Wind
slicer?
- Hey, hold on!
[soft, bright music]
I'm sure that you all
have a lot of questions,
but today was just for
introductions!
I'll address all of your
concerns at a later date.
- [Clay] I'd say that
went pretty well.
- This area here is a shared
space,
so those who like
interacting with others
spend a lot of time here.
- I see.
- [Belle] Conversely, those who
don't want to interact with
others
have specially prepared
separate rooms
equipped with transfer circles
to take them straight to work.
- [Clay Voiceover] I had heard
tell that transfer circles
were a sort of lost magic
that was only seen in
ruins and dungeons.
Wait, this is a dungeon, so
I guess that's right? Maybe?
- We're here.
The arena is right
through this archway.
No one is using it currently.
You can observe,
but it's made to be difficult
to see from the outside,
so as not to be distracted.
There's a barrier around it,
so no one can interfere
from the outside either.
Those who wish to use it
simply employ a crystal
so they can enter the arena.
As a result, you're
not able to use it
if you're not registered
with that crystal.
- You're saying there
are monsters here
who aren't registered?
[Belle laughs]
- There are indeed.
You see, monsters who treat
their lives relatively lightly
tend to-
- Treat their lives lightly?
- [Shieldmurg] Excuse
me. May I have a word?
[soft, ominous music]
- [Clay Voiceover] That guy.
- Lanky.
- Lanky?
- No, nevermind. It's nothing.
What do you want with me?
- We attended the
introduction earlier,
but I figured that
your real business
may have been here instead.
- I see.
- [Clay Voiceover]
Are they not goblins?
I've never heard of such an
intelligent goblin before.
- I hope this isn't rude of
me, but are you three goblins?
- Ah, we should've
introduced ourselves first.
My sincerest apologies.
My name is Shieldmurg.
I'm the high goblin, and
these are my younger brothers.
He's Bandeg. He's Bondog.
- [Clay Voiceover] High goblins?
A superior species of goblin?
I see. That explains
the intelligence.
- You're strong, very strong.
Will you have my
children for me, girl?
- [Clay Voiceover] Uh,
I take that back.
- Hey now, the rule is
you talk about breeding
after you've beaten your
opponent.
[Bandeg groans]
- [Clay Voiceover] I've never
heard of that rule before.
- Pardon me, gentlemen.
Please refrain from
discussing such matters here.
- Oh, of course, of course!
Anyway, we had something we
wanted to discuss with you.
- [Clay] It's fine.
- Huh?
- I'm guessing you
wanna fight me again?
- Yes. How perceptive of you.
- Understood. You didn't get
to show off your skills,
so you'd like another shot?
Some advice.
You should try to hold back
your bloodlust a bit better.
[Clay whooshes]
[weapon slices]
- [Shieldmurg] Sorry about that.
It's embarrassing to admit,
but my brothers and I
simply cannot accept
what happened to us.
- I'm sure.
I accept your challenge.
[soft, bright music]
- If you touch the crystal on
the pedestal and say enter,
a copy of you based
on your recorded data
will be placed in the fighting
arena, then your consciousness
will be transferred there
simultaneously, so, oh!
- [Belle Voiceover]
That face totally says
that she doesn't get it!
- If you touch the
crystal and say enter,
then you can go inside.
- Got it.
- When you want to leave,
you say exit, okay?
And you'll be back outside.
- [Clay] Enter.
[crystal whooshes]
- Your equipment this time
looks different than before.
- Now that you mention it, yeah.
- [Shieldmurg] Shall we
do this some other time?
- [Clay] No. I have my
favorite weapon at hand.
Oh, and you can go ahead and
cast support magic in advance.
- You're not going
easy on us, are you?
- Of course not, but there are
no traps or reinforcements,
so I can focus solely on the
opponents in front of me.
That's far too great of
an advantage on my end.
[high goblins gasp]
- Well, then,
[dramatic music]
I'll take you up on that.
[Shieldmurg speaking gibberish]
[Shieldmurg yells]
[Bandeg and Bondog yell]
- [Clay Voiceover] Were
those words just now?
[Bandeg and Bondog growl]
They're quick.
They're coming at me
from above and below.
And when I jump back,
they're launching magic.
[fire whooshing]
They're more skilled than
the Ice Wolf's fangs.
However, he focused
too much on speed
and didn't give it enough power.
[fire whooshes]
[Bandeg and Bondog groaning]
[weapons whoosh]
[weapon whooshes]
[Shieldmurg screams]
[Shieldmurg thuds]
- Now then, do you surrender,
or do you want more?
I'm fine either way.
[Bandeg whimpering]
Doing it bare handed
hurts though,
so I'm not looking forward to
it.
[weapon thuds]
[Bandeg speaks gibberish]
What? Where are they withdrawing
to?
- [Clay Voiceover] I
was way more subdued
than when they turned into gems.
Now then, I should
[air whooshes]
[Clay gasps]
[eyes whoosh]
[Ending Song]
- [Clay] The body of a dinosaur,
akin to armor.
[bright music]
Even striking at it
extracts a heavy toll.
You must use all the
strength in your body,
striking as if to cleave steel,
making your body like stone.
- [Belle] Uh, Ms. Clay?
- [Clay] Hmm?
- [Belle] I thought
of a super fun way
to help you brighten up a bit!
- [Clay] Are you
trying to tickle me?
- [Belle] Huh?
- [Clay] Apologies.
I didn't mean to guess it.
- [Belle] Next time on
"Dungeon People," episode five-
- [Clay] "Coworkers, Family."
I really am sorry.
- [Belle] No, it's fine.