Level 1 Demon Lord & One Room Hero (2023) s01e04 Episode Script

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- [ Zenia chuckles]
Your Grace.
Here, this is the item
that you requested.
- Excellent work
procuring this, Zenia.
[chuckles]
If this all goes
according to plan,
it shall bring the demon race
one step closer
to conquering the entirety
of the Human Realm!
Ta-da!
Rejoice, Hero, I have
some good news for you!
- The hell's this?
Let's see,
"Demon Family Alluring
Beauty's Portrait Album?"
- [laughs] It's an act of
benevolence to show sympathies.
You should thank me.
- What are you talking about?
- Back in the day,
you were in high demand,
but now you have
no romantic prospects.
You lack a woman's presence.
- [Ghost] That's not true,
he's got me.
- [Max] Nah, no girlfriends
for me, thanks.
- [groans] Don't be like that.
Deny it all you want,
but you've gotta be lonely.
This album contains profiles
of only the most
beautiful bombshells,
handpicked from my underlings.
I had Zenia compile it for me.
Choose whichever one
you like best,
and I'll handle everything
else to make it happen.
- Huh?
You're outta your mind
if you think I'd date a demon.
- Hmm? Why not?
- Well, for one thing,
I'm the dude who went around
slaughtering them for years.
How are they gonna feel
about that?
- Is that all it is?
That's no big deal.
I might have mentioned it,
but I'm sure you know,
we demons have seven lives.
So you know, life and death,
we're not all that concerned.
- I think you're
missing the point.
- Come on, there's no harm
in just looking.
Trust me, men would kill
to get their hands on
any of these girls.
[Max groans]
[dramatic music]
[Demon Lord chuckles]
- Ah, of course it's
that she-devil!
- I'd say Zenia's not a bad
option, don't you think?
- Well, uh?
She take all these
photos of herself?
Oh! The hell was going
through her dumb head?
- [Demon Lord] She was
attempting to
tickle your fancy, no doubt.
Ooh, looky there.
- [Max] A woman who
gets drunk, gets violent,
and then chases me down the
street naked. I'll pass.
- [Demon Lord] Ha, as long as
she doesn't drink alcohol
she's a very wholesome girl.
- [Max] Between these poses
and the outfit,
I'm not entirely convinced
that's true.
- Then why don't you
have a look at
the other potential candidates!
There are plenty to choose from.
You won't regret it, I swear!
- [Rebecca] Oink.
- That is a pig with a ponytail.
- Excuse me?
What do you mean pig?
Rebecca is one of the orcs'
fiercest warriors
and a member of the
Elite Demon Beast Corps.
- [Max] Okay, but she's
literally a hog.
Probably eats out of a trough!
- Rebecca is an
extraordinary woman,
and she's good with her hands.
See, she forged her own
set of armor all by herself.
The embodiment of femininity!
- Impressive,
but I'm not so sure
that forging homemade armor
really counts as feminine.
Uh, okay, here we go,
this one seems pretty normal.
- [Demon Lord] Oh, Destelle, eh?
You've got good taste.
She's clever,
proficient at magic,
and an exceptional warrior.
There's an easygoing
lackadaisical air about her,
it's part of her charm.
- Uh huh.
- [Demon Lord] In combat,
she uses her coiled lower half
to strangle her enemies,
so she has a feisty side too!
- [Max] Ah, for God's sake, why?
- And on top of that,
she's really good at sports.
She's athletic and fit,
pretty attractive, right?
- [Max] It's not the issue,
why does she have to
be half snake?
Why can't she be whole human?
- All right then
what about this girl?
She's a full-blooded human.
- [Max] Yeah, maybe she
used to be.
Anyone can tell you that's
not the case anymore?
- Geez, Max, way to be picky.
- This is stupid.
- Look, this book is full of
fantastic women,
I'm sure you'll find
one you like.
- I remember fighting this
dragon and that giant squid.
They were both strong as hell.
Huh, so they were female,
but what was the point of
including them in this thing?
- [Demon Lord] So,
which one caught your eye?
- [Max] None of 'em, moron.
This is just a bunch of
weirdos and freaks.
- I swear, is there anybody
good enough for you?
Enlighten me, what kind of
women do you like?
- I feel it ain't gonna make
a difference even if I tell you,
But first and foremost,
she's gotta at least look human.
- [Demon Lord] Uh-huh,
in other words,
bipedal with arms and legs.
- Yep.
- [Demon Lord] Her head
can be detachable, right?
- [Max] No, it cannot!
- [Demon Lord] Well then,
I'm kinda coming back
to Zenia again, hmm?
- I'd prefer someone who's
not as painfully unpleasant.
[Zenia groans]
She's gotta be smart.
And not only that,
she's gotta be real chill.
She's gotta be a babe
and a good cook.
She's gotta have a banging
figure and dark silky hair.
If you tick those boxes,
I'll think about it.
[Max farts]
- Somebody sure is picky.
In that case, which of
my soldiers could I? Nah.
Ah!
Metamorphose!
- Hmm?
Uh?
Uh
- Voila!
What do you think now,
is this more like it.
[upbeat music]
You're looking at the
secret identity I like to use.
Behold, I've got
the soft, glossy hair
and luscious body you so desire.
Do I look like your
dream girl or what?
And as you're aware,
my cooking is delicious,
I excel at cleaning
and doing laundry,
I'd make the perfect wife
and mother,
and don't forget my refreshingly
frank and honest personality.
Oh my, what a conundrum.
You and I are supposed
to be such bitter rivals,
but if we were to get
married or something,
I could make
powerful connections.
I'd be great in the
Human Realm, wouldn't I?
Um, so?
[Max stammers]
[Demon Lord stammers]
[soft music]
[doorbell rings]
That must be Zenia!
Coming! Gimme a second!
- Good afternoon to you, milord.
Uh, is something the matter?
Your face is bright red.
Are you coming down with a cold?
- No, my face isn't red,
I'm fine!
Nothing happened, okay!
Everything's cool!
Everything's just great!
[Ghost grumbles]
[dramatic music]
[thunder rumbling]
- Will you join my ranks, Hero?
You shall live seven lifetimes
just as I.
You could savor the gift
of your immortality
standing at my side
where you belong.
- You must be joking.
Throw away my dignity as
a human to become a demon?
I'd rather die, beast!
- Have it your way.
Sink into the lowest depths
of eternal oblivion!
- Will you join my ranks, Hero?
Be reincarnated as a demon
and receive staggering power.
You shall live seven lifetimes,
just as I.
- What?
Didn't you try that same
bullshit on me 10 years ago?
- I did, and at that time
it was obvious
that you'd refuse
my generous offer.
But what do you say now?
- Kidding me?
- No, I'm serious.
- No fricking way, so cut the
crap, I ain't joining you.
- You didn't even gimme
a chance to explain.
Will you at least
hear me out first?
- You're being weirdly
persistent about this.
- Now you too can be a demon!
Demonic Reincarnation 101, yay!
- [Max] Why does this feel
like an infomercial?
- You might be asking yourself,
"What are the benefits of
giving up my humanity
and being reborn as a demon?"
Well, I'm gonna lay it all
down on the table for ya!
Let's start at
the very first perk.
It's none other than
a competitive salary.
- [Max] Wait, what?
I would get paid?
- Your friend wasn't lying,
was he?
He said, all of your savings
are nearly wiped out.
If you join my ranks your
financial problems will be over.
- Yeah, well, I do have
a bid of cash saved up.
I earned it a really
long time ago.
I ain't worried about where
my next meal's coming from.
- Maybe not tomorrow
or the next day,
but what are you gonna do
10 or 20 years from now?
- Get off my back, would ya?
I'm gonna be dead by then,
so it won't even matter.
- Oh my God! I can't believe
you would say that.
Do you have any idea
how stubborn and
unreasonable you sound?
- That's right.
You sound like a bum.
If you were to work
at my castle,
your monthly salary would be
480,000 after taxes.
Add a semi-annual bonus, raises
from promotions, a pension.
Of course, this is all for
the average soldiers
so we'll take your skillset
and previous experience
into consideration.
I'd estimate a threefold
increase at the very-
- Whoa, wait a minute.
What's that?
Slow down, how much
did you just say?
- Too low, huh?
Okay then, what if we
bump it up to 2.5 million?
- [Max] You can't be serious.
You're gonna piss off the
whole human labor force!
- Hold it, Your Grace.
A generous income might be nice,
but one cannot live
a luxurious life
without ample vacation time.
- Not to worry!
The demons in our service
are always guaranteed a
comfortable working environment.
Each work day is
five hours maximum,
we never require overtime
and we run on a
three-day work week.
- A three-day work week?
- That sounds splendid!
Maintaining a healthy
work-life balance
will be a piece of cake.
In fact, I won't even know what
to do with all my free time.
- Is that like a privilege
for working at the castle?
- What? No sir.
That would be extremely
unfair to everyone else.
It goes for those in the private
sector and for public servants.
It's a universal right
for all demons.
- And society still functions?
- It sure does,
and quite smoothly too.
- Wait, milord!
If there aren't any
employee benefits,
then why should job seekers
choose to work for you?
- Oh, but there are plenty
of employee benefits.
We guarantee the right
to own a home
within the castle's
residential district
as well as the town!
Educational assistance
along with maternity
and childcare leave
also provided.
Plus, we have systems in place
to make sure our lower level
employees receive support.
- Demons get maternity leave?
- Let's see, what am I missing?
In addition to
a disease-free body,
a mind that won't deteriorate,
and an abundance of
awesome magical powers,
you'll receive
an immortal soul
that even if you die will
once again be resurrected.
- Don't just mention
the immortality part
like it's normal business!
Uh
- If you become our ally,
you shall be freed from
all the pain and suffering
that human beings endure,
including the fear of
experiencing permanent death.
Come along with me and
walk the path of eternal life.
Please, Max.
[Max sighing]
- I'm sorry,
I'm afraid I can't do it.
- But why not?
Do you not want me as your boss?
You'd be my subordinate,
but it's just a formality.
Our relationship wouldn't
actually change.
Or is it your "human dignity"
that you mentioned
back during our battle?
I guess "being human" must be
really important to you.
So, what is
"human dignity" anyway?
- Don't ask me big philosophical
questions, look at me.
- You are the one
who brought it up, okay?
- I was young and immature.
I used to say shit like that
without knowing what it meant.
Just "being human" or whatever
ain't even the part I really
care about so much anymore.
Okay, how do I put this?
It's the "being me" part.
I can't give up
on that so easily.
- Oh no, don't worry.
When you get reincarnated
you don't lose your memories.
- "Turn into a demon, get money
and power, live forever."
If I do any of that,
then I ain't me anymore.
I would be something different,
even though, yeah,
compared to me
from 10 years ago,
I guess I'm a
different person now.
But for real,
not being able to die sounds
pretty annoying if you ask me.
Immortality is a bit much.
For a broke ass human, anyway.
[soft music]
I appreciate your
generous offer,
but I must decline at this time.
- But I
I wanted you by my side forever.
- [Max] Huh?
- Oh, nevermind.
- [Zenia] That's a shame,
Your Grace.
- Yeah, but I guess
it's progress.
That's the first time I've ever
seen him think something over.
- Max, I'll just put
this away for safekeeping.
Should you decide to
reincarnate, just let me know.
- Is this just another
Tuesday for you?
- Make no mistake, Hero!
Now that you have
rejected my proposal,
it's up to you to
get your life together!
So start by setting
some goals for yourself
and no more of all this
"I'll be dead 10 years
from now stuff."
- Yeah, you're right.
I can do better.
Okay then
Let's do this.
I'll find a way to make money.
- Huh?
- Huh?
- You'll see!
I'll rake in more dough than
any damn demon's ever seen!
- Wow!
A hero in all his glory!
[upbeat music]
What's all this for?
- Making videos.
- Videos?
- First you make a video,
you post it online,
and you get paid cashola.
- I don't think I understand.
- Ain't you ever heard of them?
They're called PooCubers.
Some of these bastards earn
over a hundred million a year.
- A hundred million?
Are you serious?
- And you don't even have to
do all that much either.
Some people get
a million views
and all they do is
just play games
and scream into the camera.
At one buck of view that alone
gets you a million.
It's easy money!
- Um, really?
Are you sure it's that simple?
- [Max] All right,
let's do this!
What kind of video
should I make?
I'm thinking a Let's Play.
- I'm not so sure about this.
- [Zenia] A PooCuber? Max?
- [Demon Lord] That's right.
He got all excited
about it yesterday.
- It's not nearly as easy
as it looks, you know.
- I was thinking the same thing.
How much money does
a PooCuber normally make
off this stuff anyway?
He told me that one view is
equivalent to $1 or something.
- Absolutely not.
It's much lower than that.
According to this, you would
need to upload videos
that garner 100,000 views
on nearly a daily basis
just to scrape by.
That sounds like it would be
a ton of work, right?
- [Zenia] Certainly not
a job for a slacker.
So if I'm completely honest,
Max may not be cut out for this.
- Ugh, you're right.
But at least he's finally
beginning to take
some kind of initiative.
- You're being far too
lenient with him, milord.
Shouldn't you give him the
proverbial kick in the pants?
- I guess, but, ugh,
it's just
It's been a long time
since I last saw the guy
take something
like this seriously.
It kind of reminds me when we
faced each other 10 years ago.
- Yeah, not quite.
- [Demon Lord] How's it going?
- You keep it down over there!
The mic's gonna
pick up your voice.
- Oh, jeez!
- [Demon Lord] Are you on
your way to a million views?
- Well, it ain't just gonna
happen overnight.
I only just started, you know?
- [Demon Lord] But what
if it does?
- [Max] Then we're gold, baby!
[laughs]
[Max groans]
- What's the matter?
- My video ain't doing so well.
- What kind of video
did you make?
At least let me watch-
- Hey, knock it off!
Don't look, it's
embarrassing, okay? Come on!
- Oh, shut up!
You already posted it
where the whole world
can see.
All right, how do I do this?
Oh, there it goes!
- [Max] Uh, hello there,
my name is Mackey and-
- That's you, that's your voice.
So, who's "Mackey"?
- Shut up. Don't talk to me!
So, today I'll be
playing this game.
It's an open source,
free-to-play game I'm gonna,
that I'm gonna play, I mean-
- What's with all the
blabbing and mumbling?
You could have at least
tried to enunciate.
- [Max] So, that's
my plan anyway.
Heh, sounds cool, right?
[chuckles]
And so this video,
it's my first one,
I hope you guys schtick with me
from this point on. [laughs]
Right?
- Did you stay
"Schtick with me?"
- [Max] The letters in the top,
I mean the logo,
It's like, it's like,
wham, in your face.
Below that, it's got "New Game,
Continue, and End" options.
- Hurry up and start the game.
- [Max] Maybe I'll choose
"End" first.
I'm just kidding, I'll start
with "New Game." [laughs]
Right, so let's jump into it,
shall we?
- Is it finally starting?
- [Max] Oh, I get it, so this is
how you beat the enemies.
They keep comin' I like it!
Take that, ya bastards!
That's how you take 'em
all down, my dawgs.
Okay, let's move on.
Bang, bang! Pop, pop!
More enemies, huh? Bang, bang!
[chuckles] You know
Oh yeah, you want some too?
Bang! Smash! Kapow! Hell yeah!
- You're not even saying
real words anymore.
- [Max] Oh, is this the boss?
It's the boss.
You're the boss, ain't ya?
All right, I'm gonna
kick his ass.
Time to get serious!
Bang! Shaboo! Boom!
Ah shit, ah shit.
Bang, bang, ladesh! Get it?
[mouse clicks]
- [Demon Lord] 14 views.
- [Max] [chuckles] I'm surprised
it even got that many.
- Don't let it
discourage you, Hero.
You gave it your best shot.
You stayed up late and
worked really hard.
That deserves praise in
and of itself, right?
- You're right.
I can't let this tiny setback
get me down.
If my Let's Play
doesn't work out
then I just have to try
something else!
Some people like product
reviews and taste tests.
Let's do this!
Uh, okay, so I picked up
some cheap snacks and candies
and figured I'd review 'em to
decide which one's the tastiest.
Now I can't really show
you my face, so uh
[Max munching]
Oh, that's pretty damn good!
They all win!
Seems like a lot of singers
are starting out as
PooCubers these days.
Time for my pop star debut!
[Singing badly]
"I want a love
that shines like
the stars up above!"
[Max coughing]
Hold on. Start over,
wait a second.
The internet loves a good
news commentary show.
I'll be raking in
the cash in no time!
[somber music]
Maybe I'm not cut out to be
a PooCuber after all, whatever.
- I guess it's a much more
challenging job than it looks.
If you decided to quit,
I wouldn't blame you.
No point in forcing yourself.
- [Max] [groans] Goddammit.
- Why don't you try
making one last video?
Give it your best shot.
And if it doesn't go viral,
then you can just move on.
I mean, it's your decision,
but I could maybe even lend you
a hand if you need me to.
- [gasps]
You mean you would really
help me out with this?
- Of course I would.
I'll be your cameraman
or whatever, let's do it.
[Max chuckles]
Huh?
Is this thing even on?
- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
- Okay. I guess it's working.
Good evening, My name's
The Three-Eyed King.
So yeah, I figured I would give
this whole "live streaming"
thing a try.
But to be perfectly honest
with you,
I don't even know if
anyone's watching this.
Anyway, it's nice to meet you.
I don't know what I'm doing.
It seems like we've got
a few people in the chat,
so that's a good sign!
Huh?
Wait, the way that I talk?
Is it really that strange?
[laughs]
Oh, my clothes?
It's a school uniform.
A sailor school uniform.
It's very human-like, I mean,
it's peasant chic,
don't you think?
You see?
I told you, just an
ordinary school uniform.
[whimsical music]
You think it's cute?
Oh, you're making me blush.
Having so many people respond.
It's a lot more fun
than I thought it'd be.
Huh?
Oh yeah, that's right.
Max told me to eat one
during the, I mean,
I might as well
have a snack, right?
So, review time.
I'm gonna critique
this popsicle treat.
Let's get into this.
[Demon Lord munches]
Hmm, it's sweet,
cold and refreshing.
Huh? Okay.
[Demon Lord slurping]
Wow, there's so many
people tuning in.
Oh, and everyone seems
to be so excited to-
Oh goodness!
I got a little of it
on my uniform.
[Max stammers]
Plus, it's a little
hot in here
I, I guess I should
take this off
[Max gulps]
[tense music]
[Max stammers]
[Demon Lord sighs]
[soft music]
- We're freaking idiots.
- We're freaking idiots.
["Mirai=Teleport"
by Nenne plays]