Level 1 Demon Lord & One Room Hero (2023) s01e09 Episode Script

1
- Mm
- Snazzy, ain't it?
The suit?
It's brand new!
Hm?
My shirt and necktie, too, boo.
Oh yeah, how 'bout we pop a
quick selfie for the socials?
- If there's something
you'd like to discuss,
please keep it brief.
Though, I can probably guess
what you're here about
- My goodness, things sure
have gotten messy!
- The Republic's facing
enormous backlash
from the global community over
their little terrorism incident.
What a disaster. Am I right?
Of course, it would happen now,
just when we're
moving towards peace.
- Peace was never an option
not even from the start.
The Kingdom was never going to
accept the Republic's terms,
much less recognize
its claims to the land.
- Then just what do ya' think
we're supposed to do
about it, Freddie-boy?
It seems to me there is no way
to avoid a full-blown war
between us and the Republic.
Still, at the end of the day,
the Republic does have
Leo on their side
And as long as he's around,
trying to fight them
the traditional way
just isn't gonna fly.
- But without him
- What are you implying?
- If Leo conveniently
goes missing,
the Republic loses its leader
and crumbles to pieces.
- You are so smart.
It's an unfortunate situation,
but seeing as things
have gone so sour,
it's high time we
hold Leo accountable
and see to it
that he disappears.
Course, you and
your old pals
are the only ones capable
of pulling that off.
Max, of course,
is a lost cause
And Yuria?
Well, she's long since retired.
- I should be able to take care
of Leo just fine all by myself.
- Bet ya' didn't
know this, but
Back in the day, I had
a buddy like him of my own.
We were classmates in school,
even joined the Magic Bureau
at the same time.
If you can believe it, he even
had better grades than me!
He kept on climbin' that big
corporate ladder, y'know?
Then one day
I found him out.
He'd been committing fraud
the whole time.
Naturally, I publicly
exposed his wrongdoings.
The poor fella lost everything.
And in his despair, well
- And I'm guessing
that would be
When you took
your friend's place
on the fast track to success,
isn't that right?
- Woo, bonus points for
the savage jab, Freddie!
Well
Now that I'm what the kids
would call "old,"
I'd probably choose to settle
things in private instead.
Nevertheless, I don't think
my younger self
made the wrong decision.
I did what I felt was right.
The guy was headed
down the wrong path.
And that's just sad.
So painful, for me
It still gives me
nightmares sometimes.
- Give me a break.
Do you really think
I would hesitate
to wipe the floor with
that traitorous terrorist
if given the opportunity?
No. Not even for a second.
I will go. By myself.
Your not-so-subtle
persuasion isn't needed.
- Heh, fair enough.
Swell.
Make sure you
come back alive, my man.
[Fred grunts]
[door opens and shuts]
Good lad.
You truly are my type of guy
Freddie-boy.
["One Room Adventure"
by MADKID plays]
[birds chirp]
[toilet flushes]
- [Zenia] Your Grace
About my analysis of
the substance,
I may need a little more time.
- Well then
I suppose that's fine.
We'll wait and see
what comes next.
Oh, hiya, Max.
Yesterday was pretty
rough, wasn't it?
Is your tum-tum
feeling better yet?
[Max groans]
Oh man!
Poor Max
You're really broken up
about it, aren't you?
I've never seen you
like this before.
[Max cries]
Wait a second
Hey!
What in the hell is this,
you butthole?!
Are you just moping around
because you lost a stupid bet?
What's the matter with you?!
And why are you gambling
in the first place?!
Are you insane?!
You can't go blowing
90K on a boat
when you don't
even have a job!
- I know, but
If I won, the payout
woulda been 40-to-1
- Woulda, shoulda, bullcrap!
- Okay, okay I'll stop.
And make a safer bet next time.
Got any cash?
- Fine But only 50,000
- You are not helping!
- Ugh, this isn't the time to be
wasted on gambling and nonsense.
Look at the TV.
- is completely unacceptable!
We will never give in
to terrorist demands!
- It is with a heavy heart,
I'm afraid, that we the Kingdom,
must launch a military operation
to destroy the Gamma Republic.
- [Man on TV] The whole thing
is simply ridiculous!
- If you ask me,
it's kinda terrifying.
I just hope they get it over
with as quickly as possible.
[Max grumbles]
- And it's like,
where's the Hero?
- [Man on TV] Wasn't it
one of his friends
who caused all this
in the first place?
- The Ministry has the
power to stop this thing,
so why haven't they?
[Max yawns]
Max the Hero needs to
step up and fix this.
- Gimme a friggin' break!
What am I, their damn
mother or something?
Shit, these people, I swear
Ugh
- Just where do you think
you're going?
- Wherever I want.
- I'm coming, too!
[Max whistles]
If I leave him alone,
he might do something stupid
and blow more money.
- Have fun, you two!
[Max groans]
- Okay, so now that we're out
Is there anywhere special
you wanna go?
- If I was by myself,
there certainly would be
- Oh, well
Then we oughta go
check it out together!
Don't worry,
I won't get in the way.
- Hell no.
- [Demon Lord] Oh, come on,
what's the deal?
Why do you hate
hanging out with me?
Where is this place, anyway?
- [Max] Give it a rest,
would ya'?
It's not the kind of place
you go with another person.
- Good thing I'm not a person.
I'm the Demon Lord!
- Quit arguing semantics!
Human or demon, it ain't gonna
happen one way or another-
- Not just a demon.
Demon Lord, thank you very much!
- Whatever, man.
- [Sara] Hey, Max.
Is that your girlfriend?
- Um Hey, you look familiar.
Oh, I remember now!
You were playing soccer
with Max the other day.
I appreciate that.
Thanks for looking out
for my associate.
- [Sara] Skank.
- A what? Excuse me?!
What did you just say,
you grubby little urchin?!
Where did you even learn to
talk to people like that, kid?!
- You look like a bimbo.
[Demon Lord grumbles]
- Whatcha got there
in your bag, kiddo?
- [Sara] Badminton racquet.
- Yeah, but you're
all by yourself.
- [Sara] Yep.
I wanted to find
someone to play with.
Wanna play with me?
- Jeez
It's already gettin' hot out.
Go play with your friends.
- Oh, lighten up, Max.
At least it's better for you
than freakin' gambling.
[Max grunts]
- The old man loses
another round to the lady!
You're pretty good at this
ain'tcha, missy?
- You're a sucky partner.
Is this why you didn't ever
amount to anything in life?
- [Max] Ah come on.
So, your mom doin' okay?
- Yeah.
Her belly's gotten
as big as a house now.
She'll be having
my little brother soon.
- Oh You must be so excited!
- [Sara] Here.
- What?
- It's your turn to play now.
- Oh?
You want to challenge me?
Alright then!
I'll take you on!
- That's not what I meant.
You and Max should play
a round while I rest up.
I'm just gonna chill.
Huh? Uh, well, okay then.
- If she catches wind of your
powers, we're in trouble.
Just play easy.
- Yeah, I gotcha.
Here it comes!
Take this!
[both laugh]
- [Demon Lord, Telepathically]
Are you sure it's a good idea
to just sit this one out?
Your former companions are about
to go to war with each other.
- [Max, Telepathically]
Goddammit, not you too.
They were my friends
ten years ago.
It ain't my circus
And they ain't
my monkeys, got it?
- [Demon Lord, Telepathically]
But Leo and Fred could die.
You're just going to sit there
and let that happen?
- [Max, Telepathically]
Why should I care?
Far as I know,
it's their decision, right?
Besides strikin' it rich
on the races
is more important
than that bullshit!
[shuttlecock whistles]
[Demon Lord grunts]
- The Max I knew
ten years ago
would never have said
something like that!
Never! Never! Never!
- That's the thing
about humans
After ten years, we can change
to completely different people!
Ain't got the luxury of
bein' young forever!
It's somethin' you freaks of
nature could never understand!
[Max grunts]
[Sara whines amazedly]
Let's go!
- Now, die!
[both grunt aggressively]
- [claps] That was awesome.
Good job, Mr. Hero, I've gained
some respect for you.
- 'Preciate it, kiddo
- [Demon Lord, Telepathically]
So much for "playing easy"!
You decided to make it personal!
- [Max, Telepathically] Me?
You're the one
who went full tilt!
- [Demon Lord, Telepathically]
Ha!
You thought that
was all my power?
If you ask me,
someone's lost his edge!
- [Max, Telepathically]
Shut your yap trap!
And get your stupid head
outta my head!
- [Demon Lord, Telepathically]
Why? There's plenty of room!
[Sara hums suspiciously]
- Um
- Oh I almost forgot.
I brought a special
souvenir for you, Max.
- Hm?
- [Sara] Here.
- A piece of candy?
- Yep. I was told
to give it to you.
- Hm
- I have a question.
Will you teach me
your swinging technique?
- What was that?
You want me to do what?
- Oh, but that was just a fluke.
Nothing suspicious about it.
[Demon Lord exclaims]
- Seriously?
Come on
What she want from me?
- [Sara] Max, heads up.
[Max grunts]
- [Soldier] Captain Galmoff!
Preparations for
the attack are complete!
- Listen to me, Fred.
I will not have you
stepping out of line!
My troops will move in first,
and then I will send-
- No need, Captain.
- S'cuse me?
- I'd like the Royal Army
to stay here
and ensure that the media
and all other civilians
refrain from entering the area.
- What? Don't be absurd!
You intend to turn us into a
bunch of damn security guards?
- [Fred] We can avoid any
unnecessary bloodshed that way.
- Do not talk down to me!
You're just as bad as Leo!
Whose fault do you think
this damn war is, anyway?!
Remember!
I am the commanding
officer out here!
So just shut your mouth
and follow my orders!
You bumbling suits are
not ready for- [shouts]
[Lim exclaims]
- Shut your mouth!
I don't care!
- Chief Secretary
What have you just done, sir?
If the Ministry finds out,
you know what'll happen.
- They'll strip me of my
position as Chief Secretary.
But none of that really
matters to me anymore.
Why don't we end
this thing Leo?
[Galmoff whimpers]
- [Vodka]
Former Chief Secretary.
- [Fred]
Yes, former subordinate?
- [Lim] Oh, so, we're just
Okay.
- [Vodka] They're using some
sort of powerful barrier spell
to protect the wall.
The Kingdom's arsenal
of magical weapons
weren't even able
to put a dent in it.
- Despite the situation,
we haven't heard a peep
out of anyone inside.
It makes me wonder what
the Republic's up to.
- Their stronghold is empty.
- What? Seriously?
- By now they must already know.
There's no point in defending
this place anymore.
It was a very wise decision.
[magic whooshes]
[magic rumbles]
[Lim exclaims]
[soldiers exclaim]
[reporters exclaim]
[intense music plays]
Now then I've got
one final order for you.
Do not let anyone
cross this moat.
- Wait, I'll come with you-
- Understood, sir.
- Thank you for all your help.
- Be careful, sir.
- If he can fly, did he really
have to blow up the damn wall?
- Following a large blast
moments ago,
the border wall separating
the Kingdom and the Republic
has been demolished!
It would appear that
a full-fledged battle
has just begun.
Rigid travel restrictions
remain in place
as the situation
continues to- [gasps]
It seems there's been
another explosion of light!
Perhaps another one of Chief
Secretary Fred's magic spells!
- Oh-ho, look at our boy go!
Leave it to the Hero's buddies.
I do love it when they
put on a show!
Give 'em hell, Freddie-boy!
Go all magical on their ass.
Sure would be fantastic if you
could put this whole fiasco
to rest for me.
If Leo goes down,
the Republic will collapse.
But even if Fred were to lose,
it's still a done deal.
The Republic's terrorist attacks
aren't stopping any time soon.
And even though Trachigo
allied with the Republic
for access to resources,
they'll be forced to
rescind their support.
And without Trachigo
backing them,
the Republic stands alone.
After that, we simply wait
until they starve to death.
But ya' know the idea of
losing my darling Freddy
sure does make this
old man glum.
Well, on the bright side,
I'll be able to pick
someone more open-minded
as the next secretary.
- Oh my God!
[Grimms spits]
Terrible news, sir!
- What?
What's wrong?
What's going on?
Hey, wait a minute
Isn't today my day off?
- There's no time
for relaxing right now!
The whole thing's
being broadcast live!
- Well, yeah! I can see it
on the Television right there.
Plainly.
- That's not what I meant!
Here, look at this!
- What's this?
What am I looking at?
Is this a PooCube livestream?
"The Kingdom Invades
the Gamma Republic!
Happening Live!"
What the hell? How are they
getting this footage?
I thought the media wasn't
allowed beyond the border wall!
- Hey!
Don't you dare turn your
crooked back on me, Fred!
What kind of idiot do you
think I am- [grunts]
- [Girl] What?
- Yo, Fred's a beast.
- What in the hell?!
Which TV station
is getting this shot?
- Wait a second!
I thought it was
you guys shooting this!
- So, how do I watch it, again?
- Seriously?
Are you not, like,
on any social media?
- You've gotta be kidding!
If they stream it and
poo-poo hits the fan,
we can't make excuses!
Ban the account!
- Every time we take
the video down,
it gets re-uploaded!
[phone vibrates]
- Where's Grimms?
He has got be the one who
put Fred up to this insanity!
What are we supposed to do if
state secrets get spilled live?
C'mon, Grimms! Where are you?
- So, Grimms is this
your little handiwork?
- No, no, of course not!
All I did was convince Fred to
fight on behalf of the Kingdom!
I never meant for it to be
broadcast to the whole world!
- [Reinhardt] Are you sure?
- [Grimms] What?
- There are times when
I don't know what's going on
inside that head
of yours, Grimms.
It's troubling.
- No matter how this plays out,
it must end here.
- [Mizuhara] Is the drone
rolling right now?
- [Sugitani] Yep,
no problems on my end.
What about you?
- [laughs]
I set up 7,700 throwaway
accounts just for this!
They can't possibly
take them all down!
Hopping the moat,
climbing the wall, sneaking in,
and camping out in the woods
totally paid off!
- Kinda wish you'd told me
what we were gonna do
before we got here.
The Chief Secretary clearly
knows he's on camera right now.
Honestly, I expected him to
smash the damn thing to pieces
as soon as he saw it.
- [Mizuhara] If he lets us film
him, I certainly won't complain!
- [Sugitani] Seems kinda
weird though, right?
The Kingdom should be
scrambling to stop this footage
from getting out.
- He probably doesn't care
about any of that anymore.
The Hero and his companions
fought to protect the Kingdom.
And now the Kingdom's got them
at each others' throats.
Each one has their own
reasons, of course.
Now, Fred's a patient man,
but even he has his limits.
He's throwing it all
out the window for this fight.
Challenging Leo,
his brother-in-arms
Something so devastating is
it's just
It is exactly what
the public wants to see!
- [Sugitani] Not wrong there.
- [Mizuhara] Now, keep
the camera rolling!
We have to expose the truth!
- [Sugitani] Mm Yeah.
[birds chirp]
[tense fantastical music plays]
[Leo grunts]
- You came.
- What's with the atrocious hair
you've got going these days?
Doing it for the ladies or what?
You're too old for that.
- It sounded like my men
tried to stand in your way.
- They did their best.
And now they're unconscious.
You might send someone
to tend to their injuries.
- [laughs] I'm more worried
about how many mosquito bites
they'll get while lying there.
I told 'em not to
interfere, but
They're friends, so
- You could've waited closer
to the wall if you wanted to.
- Probably.
So, have you gotten
to see Max again?
- Wait, did you see him?
- [Leo] Yeah, he surprised
the crap outta me.
- That bastard
He was telling the truth.
I'll kill him!
- Man, I didn't even
recognize the guy at first!
He had a disguise.
And well he hasn't
lost his touch at all.
Still strong as hell.
[drone whirs]
Are we gonna leave that
contraption up there?
- If you'd prefer
not to be on camera,
feel free to destroy it.
- Fine with me, why don't we
make it easier for 'em to watch?
[Leo grunts]
[explosion booms]
- Oh my gosh!
- That good enough?
- It's a special occasion.
How about we do
the people one better?
[both cough]
- Ugh, that's gonna
kill my allergies!
Did the drone survive?
- Somehow It's still up.
[earth rumbles]
[both gasp]
[epic music plays]
[Mizuhara whimpers]
[all gasp]
- Not too shabby, right?
- I like it.
It's got a great view.
[epic music concludes]
Nice knowin' ya
Fred, my fiend.
- I'm going to turn this place
into your grave, you know
Leo.
[epic music plays]
- Leo Fred, boy
How did it ever come to this?
[epic music concludes]
["Mirai=Teleport"
by Nenne plays]