Level 1 Demon Lord & One Room Hero (2023) s01e12 Episode Script

1
- All righty now, Max.
Sorry for the wait.
I made your favorite,
Hamburg steak!
- Is all of this necessary?
- Hey, big dummy.
Don't get started without me.
We're supposed to
raise a toast together.
- What?
With non-alcoholic cider?
- Just shut up and open it.
[cork popping]
Whoa. Look at it go.
It's like a waterfall.
That's crazy. [laughs]
- [Max] Get a towel.
Get a towel.
[Max groaning]
- What's the matter, Max?
You're not eating.
Want me to make something else?
- No, you just made
way too much.
And I ate a fricking ton.
Food coma.
I don't even know
how you managed
to make all this
in my tiny kitchen.
Even the pizza and the cake
are made from scratch.
- Yeah, but you've barely
even made a dent in it.
It's not every day
we get to celebrate
a Hero and his victory.
[Max groans]
This squishy little
pot belly of yours
doesn't even fit
your pants anymore.
[Demon Lord giggling]
- Knock it off.
- But it looks like it can
wobble around just fine.
You jiggle like jelly.
- Jiggle?!
I do not jiggle, okay?
Or do I?
Oh, come on, I,
I don't, right?
- Well, hmm, I don't know.
- I mean, like-
[Demon Lord giggling]
- [Ghost] [growling]
I could strangle him.
- Jiggle.
- You were amazing, Max.
Not only did you defeat
Leo and Fred,
you saved them too.
Plus you ensured a future for
the Kingdom and the Republic.
- It's not like I did it
all on my own, you know?
If it weren't for Yuria,
I would've died.
She's the one to thank.
Oh, and you. You too.
[sweet music]
- Oh, but I didn't do anything.
- That ain't true at all.
- Yeah, it really is.
- Hmm.
Thanks.
- You're right.
I made a little too much.
We'll just have to eat
the leftovers tomorrow.
- Yeah, I guess so.
I'm stuffed,
so I'm getting sleepy.
- I'm sure we can finish
it off if I invite Zenia.
- [Max] Then why not not
have her come over now?
- Well, not yet.
I mean, it can wait, right?
[Ghost growling]
[doorbell ringing frantically]
- Please, Your Grace!
You must forgive me!
I beg of you! Please!
- What's happening?
What's going on?
- Well, sire, I was using
my personal laptop
to analyze the data on
the computer I grabbed
from the Magical Bureau.
[trickling music]
Hmm, there's all sorts
of data on here,
but I'm not sure what it means.
[notification chiming]
Hmm. What's this?
Click here for a fun surprise?
Click!
[computer giggling]
[Zenia shouting]
- Okay. It was a computer virus.
Oh, well, what's done is done?
Honestly, I forgot.
- Thank you for forgiving me,
gracious lord.
Hmm? What's going on?
Oh, is it Max's birthday?
- Huh?
- Oh, that's right.
You have no idea, do you?
You should see it.
- That's not necessary.
- [Newscaster] Coming up next,
the story behind
this viral video.
- [Max] There has to be
a way to settle this!
I just wanna be with
my friends again! Please!
- [Newscaster] The video was
streamed live online
a few days ago.
Since then, relations
between the Kingdom
and the Republic have
changed drastically.
In response to public opinion,
the royal government has opted
to soften its stance
on the Republic,
choosing now to
recognize its status
as an autonomous territory
- Came as a surprise to me,
but I'm really glad
that they worked it out
and they ended it peacefully.
- Who knew the Hero
was so insanely strong?
He was so awesome.
- It was so amazing,
even the whole groveling part.
- Wow, that is just fantastic.
Look who's totally
super popular.
Can I get an autograph?
[Demon Lord giggling]
[Leo exclaiming in effort]
[Leo grunting rapidly]
- Dude's fast.
Now I see how just
a handful of people
managed to build a city
and fortress so quickly.
- Here have some tea.
- Oh? Thanks.
- So, Leo is quite
impressive, isn't he?
- We Kingdom folk really
appreciate your hospitality.
- Oh, don't mention it.
There's no "Territory" or
"Republic" anymore, right?
We're out here doing our thing
in our own autonomous
region of the Kingdom.
- Yeah, but are you
really okay with that?
I thought you guys
wanted independence.
- Nah, nothing like that.
Our goal was never
something as grand
or complicated as
having our own country.
I mean, all we wanted
was to protect the land
we worked so hard to develop.
The whole debacle only started
because a handful of selfish
pricks tried to kick us out
and seize that land from us.
But luckily, the plot was foiled
and we can go about our lives.
Plus, just think
how great this is.
We're all working together
to build a road
that connects us
directly to the Kingdom.
- I bet you'll get a lot
of tourists here as well.
Foreign and domestic.
- Our hot springs are
second to none.
Through the power of magic ore,
it leaves your skin
feeling silky smooth.
You should stop by after work.
- [Soldier] Whoa, this rocks!
[gentle music]
- Ugh. It's coming along
nicely now.
Just a bit more
until I reach the town.
- Hey, dude!
- Huh?
- Oh, am I supposed to call you
Mr. Mayor from now on?
- Oh, please, spare me.
A title like that
doesn't suit me.
- You're working awful fast
for someone who's
suffered so many injuries.
I mean, you had a gaping
hole in your chest.
- Ah, that was just a scratch,
buddy. [guffawing]
- Whatever.
For a while there
you couldn't even use
the toilet by yourself.
- It's like you're
indestructible.
But you know,
the battle reminded me
of just how incredible the Hero
and his pals really are.
I must say, the Kingdom's super
lucky Max showed up when he did.
- Hmm?
- Uh, if you and Fred
fought one-on-one,
you definitely would've
won though, right?
- Who knows?
And, well, who really
cares anyway, man?
Those two are the reason
we were able to
mend our relationship
with the Kingdom.
That's not something
I could have done.
He really is a badass,
that Max the Hero.
Come on.
Out with the Gamma Republic,
in with the Gamma Province.
We've still got tons of
stuff to get done.
Get cracking.
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
- [Max] There has to be
a way to settle this!
I just wanna be with my
friends again! Please!
- Another new story about Max?
How many times are they
going to play this video?
- I assure you the
public's aware, sir.
They know you were
the only one
who put his life
on the line that day
fighting for the
good of the Kingdom.
That said, I'm sure you'll
be needing some rest.
If you intend to take some time
off, then I have something.
It's just I came across some
rare valuable data
the other day.
- Oh yeah. What kind of
"valuable data"?
- What?!
[mysterious music]
- If you'll excuse me,
I'll be going.
- Okay.
[door closing]
- [Max] Hello, my name's Macky!
[Fred exclaiming]
Please be sure to like,
comment, and subscribe.
So today I'm gonna drop
this candy in the soda.
- [Fred] Both the video quality
and the sound quality suck ass.
The content is stale,
unoriginal, and disorganized.
Plus, he rambles on forever.
- [Max] [blubbering]
Subscribe to the channel,
please and thank you. [laughs]
- [Fred] And why is he
filming from so far away?
- Oh man, I do love me
some sweets from
the convenience store.
Remember, I'm always open
to your suggestions.
- [Fred] You have no business
asking anyone for anything.
- Hey, um, is the
camera rolling?
- [Fred] He even roped that
woman into helping him?
God, what a creep.
[static crackling]
[Leo exclaiming in fear]
- Your face is so stupid.
- That's not very nice.
- Take a tip and
learn from me, Buster.
I mean, even today
I went out of my way
to brighten Chief Fred's life
after he got
all jealous about Max.
He must be seriously over
the moon right about now.
Thanks to that, you can bet
I'm gonna be in his good graces.
Maybe in more ways
than one, yeah?
I dunno what I'm saying.
[laughs]
[Fred shuddering]
- [Ghost] What do you think
you're doing?
Turn off the camera.
[Ghost grating wretchedly]
[Fred screaming]
- Damn it, I don't like it.
To hell with this whole
"Gamma Province."
It's a bunch of bullshit.
- What else can we do?
It's the will of the people.
- Their will, my ass!
All it took was one
lousy livestream,
and now suddenly everyone hopped
on the damn sympathy train
for the Hero and his flunkies.
They have no idea how much
financial stability
the Kingdom has lost
with all these ridiculous
new trade agreements.
- Oh, come on. You shouldn't be
such a greedy gus about it.
- Excuse me?
- [chuckling]
It was an unfortunate
turn of events for you.
But I must say I never imagined
that rascal Maxwell had the guts
to put his life on the line.
I'm seeing him in a new light.
- The people of the Kingdom
also knew the time
to end the war was near.
And thankfully, Sir Max
created the perfect chance
for that to happen.
- Just be careful.
If we give them special
treatment, it could go wrong.
It might go to their heads
and they start defying us.
- That shouldn't be a problem.
Leo always returns
courtesy with courtesy.
He's been that way ever
since he was in the military.
- He returns insolence
with insolence.
That's how he got into
this mess, right?
- Enough. You need to
shut your mouth.
- Everyone, calm down.
Let's get back to
the matter at hand.
No need to keep
stirring the pot.
Wouldn't you agree,
Chief Secretary?
That was a hell of a fight
you put up out there.
I was watching.
- All right, here's a question
I have for you.
You were aware that your
actions were being recorded
by a drone
the whole time, right?
- [Fred] We were.
- [Trigorin] Then why didn't
you destroy the drone
the second you saw
the damn thing?
- Oh yeah, well that's
because I thought
it was some kind of bird
or something.
- Oh, you're so full of it.
- Even if we put all that aside,
you still used your magic
to attack Colonel Gelmof,
which left him severely injured.
You know I cannot let you
off the hook for that.
- Okay, sure.
But considering he went on
to fight both Max and Leo,
his efforts directly contributed
to the peaceful resolution-
- Oh, please.
The Hero could have easily
done all that by himself.
- You dumb big oaf.
Max never would've shown up
if Leo and Fred hadn't
started fighting one another.
Everyone in the Hero's party
deserves credit for the result.
Isn't that the truth, Fred?
- Before I ever
attacked the Colonel,
I was well prepared to face
punishment for my actions.
And just as the honorable
Second Minister said,
I don't believe
I deserve any credit
for how things turned out.
- Then you must resign
from your position
as Chief Secretary.
- Yes, that's fine with me.
- However, that doesn't put
everything to rest now, does it?
We still need to sort out
the explosive accident
that occurred at
the Magic Bureau.
- Oh boy, oh boy.
Gosh, that's right.
I was totally convinced it was
a terrorist attack
by the Gamma Republic.
Who would've guessed it was a
magical experiment gone wrong?
- This is nothing to laugh
about Minister Grimms,
because I firmly came down
against the terrorists
when I spoke to the media
right after the event happened.
- From the
Republic's perspective,
it must seem like we're trying
to pin all the blame on them.
- Leo was kind enough to
overlook the whole thing.
So as far as we are concerned,
he actually saved us
from quite a mess.
We might as well hear
what you have to say, Fred.
How did this accident happen?
Surely you must
have some idea, yes?
- I'm afraid I have no idea
what you're referring to.
- It's simple, really.
I had previously
heard from Grimms
that you've been in an
absolutely foul mood as of late.
And since a confrontation with
your former allies was brewing,
it stands to reason
that you would want
something to act as
a catalyst,
ending it quickly.
[Fred growling]
- What? Huh?
- I see, then.
Since I'm already on
the chopping block,
you want me as the scapegoat.
How clever of you.
Then go right ahead.
- You can be in
such a rush sometimes.
[hinges creaking]
[footsteps tapping]
- What? What's up?
Is something wrong?
- Excuse us
Third Minister Grimms,
we have a warrant
for your arrest.
[Grimms shouting]
[Menehild shouting]
- Whoa. Take it easy.
What's going on here? Not me.
I mean, Fred was the one
responsible for the explosion.
You know? Seriously, I was
sitting in my car at the time.
You have no proof
and you know it.
You're not pinning this
catastrophe on me.
- I'm not sure why you
would bring that up.
You're wanted for the crime
of embezzling public funds.
- What was that?
- There is an unknown source
that has been randomly
sending out data
to email addresses
across the world
and included among it
was detailed financial data
for the Kingdom's Magic Bureau.
Examination of that information
revealed that part of the
Bureau's budget was being passed
through a dummy account.
Later it was deposited into
a bank belonging to you, sir.
We've already run the numbers
against what's in
the Bureau's database
and made sure that there
were no clerical errors.
You need to come with us. Now.
- Dear me, that is
utterly depressing.
It pains me to think that
such a dimwitted thug
was serving among the Kingdom's
nine cabinet ministers.
- You have the nerve
to call me greedy.
You're the last person
who should talk about
that, Jesus Christ.
- Hope you are ready to suffer.
Be thankful embezzlement
is all you're facing.
- Ha.
[Grimms grunting]
- So tell me, Freddie-boy.
- Are you the one behind this?
No, this is above my pay grade.
[Grimms sighing]
- Well, hell, they got me good.
Never expected such an
unceremonious exit.
But you know what, Freddie-boy,
I'm happy for you.
Since neither you nor any of
your pals died in the end
and everybody's
celebrating the fact
that we avoided
a full-scale war.
And why shouldn't they?
I mean, war is just yucky.
- That's true.
But I'm pretty sure
the only people who want war
are selfish scumbags like you,
who prey on others by taking
advantage of their misfortune.
- What can I say?
There'll always be those
who stand to gain from war.
But if you wish to get
specific about it,
that would apply to both
humans and demons, right?
[Fred growling]
Anyways, all this gossip
isn't really what's important.
What truly bums
me out, Freddie-boy,
was that I never got the chance
to make you a real man.
Because as it stands, you're
simply a sad wishy-washy loser,
tied down by petty nonsense
like friendship and family.
Farewell, ladies and gents.
Do take care now.
[doors latching]
- [Zeeman] Well, that's
the end of all that.
- Dark rumors about Grimms have
been surrounding him forever.
It's time he paid the piper.
- Well, I wasn't told
anything about this.
- You are such an honest person
that we figured it would
show if you knew.
My sincere apologies for
leaving you out of it.
- I would like an explanation.
Why even put on this farce?
Do you believe that Minister
Grimms had something to do
with the explosion
at the Bureau?
- What are you talking about?
I clearly stated
it was an accident.
Unless you're saying that
you know of something
that can definitively
tie Grimms to it, hmm.
- No, let's just drop it.
I actually owe him a lot
for helping me out.
It's a real shame.
- But aren't you the very person
responsible for leaking the data
proving Grimms was embezzling
the Kingdom's funds?
It was a brilliant move.
- No, I had nothing
to do with it.
[Fred guffawing]
- What's so funny?
- Sorry. It's nothing.
I just remembered
something funny.
- He laughs totally creepy.
- Shh.
- So, I played along with
your farces as you asked.
Now you shall return the favor
by granting my request.
- Of course, with honor.
It has always been
my intention to do so.
Fred, my friend,
we are in a bit of a pickle
with an open spot on the board.
- After helping to end the war
with the demons ten years ago,
you've saved
the Kingdom once again.
You are a perfect fit to take
over the position of minister.
Hmm, although Gelmof might
blow a fuse once he finds out.
[hopeful music]
- [Fred] Well then,
if that's the case
- The Hero's groveling video
has over 10 million views.
That's, like, hysterical.
- Geez. Knew I shouldn't
have done that.
Totally ruins the vibe for
my booze in the park time.
It was the only thing
I had to look forward to.
Mm?
- Max the Hero,
I'm here with Free Day Magazine.
- I'm with myself.
- I'm with Equinox.
- I gotta say you really
knocked it out of the park
the other day.
Practically the entire Kingdom
has been lauding your actions.
[reporters shouting chaotically]
- Shut up!
I'm a busy guy!
Don't shove those frigging
cameras in my face!
- [Reporter] He just flew away!
- Film him!
- Look at that!
- [Reporter] Come on, let's go!
- Oh geez. What an awful ruckus.
But looks like
somebody doesn't care.
- [Satoru] Hey Yuria,
want a break?
I'll look after the baby
if you want.
- Okay, then I'll
take you up on that.
- Full Ultimate Max Serve!
- [Yuria] Too easy.
[Yuria and Sara
grunting with effort]
- I'm back.
Frigging hell,
those nosy chunks of crap
made me use up all my energy.
- Welcome back home, Max.
Looks like you escaped
from the paparazzi.
- [Max] Huh, how'd you know?
- We were watching
the whole thing on TV?
- [Max] You gotta be kidding me.
- Well, since Max is
all pooped out,
tonight's dinner should be my
stamina-boosting stir fry bowl.
He's a big fan.
- That sounds like perfection.
- Cool. I'll take mine
with extra garlic.
No wait. How long are
you two staying here?
It makes absolutely
no sense whatsoever
for you to live here
when we're mortal enemies!
So go on and get out!
All the problems with the
Republic have been resolved!
And I'm back in my hero groove!
- That's a load of crap!
You fought for, like,
all of five minutes!
That doesn't count as you
making a big comeback!
You're a long ways from getting
back to the glory days, buddy!
Which means that I still have
to take good care of you!
- How does that make
any goddamn sense?!
- If that's what
the Demon Lord desires,
I shall be staying as well.
As is my duty. I am here
for safety concerns.
- [Max] I'm not gonna
lay a finger on her!
Just get outta here right now!
This is my place!
- Oh, are you sure that's
what you really want?
You'll never be able to eat
my cooking again.
Not my sweet crumble pie
or my bacon surprise.
And that's not all.
There's Hamburg steak pizza,
my chocolate jelly cake.
[food twinkling]
- You can make it one last time.
Guess owe you that much.
Just make enough so I have
some leftovers tomorrow.
- [guffawing]
I don't know about that with
Zenia here and everything.
- [Ghost] Get out of here.
- Okay. A toast to
renewed friendships.
- Hell no.
I ain't doing that again.
- Oh, don't worry.
I won't be getting trashed
and try to kill you again.
- [Max] Nope. No freaking way.
- Come on.
Cut her some slack, Hero.
Everybody makes mistakes.
Am I right?
Let me see here.
Max the Hero and-
- [Max] Stop it.
Gimme back my computer!
- [Photographer]
Okay, here we go.
[camera shutter clicking]
- Can we take one more?
I had my eyes closed again.
- Oh, come on.
How hard can it be?
- Sorry there, Yuria.
- Oh well, fine.
Just gives me another chance
to look adorable.
- I'm all ready to go.
- Whoa. Hold on.
I'm gonna do
one like this. Yeah?
Badass, right?
Or actually, mm,
like this or this.
- Whatever.
Just get on with it.
- Okay. Take it now.
Ready?
- [Heroes] Cheesy. Cheesy.
[camera shutter clicks]
[soulful jazz music]
- Hmm. I suppose that's the end
of our heroic adventure.
- You know, there was a lot of
bull crap we had to overcome.
- But everything
worked out in the end.
- Hmm.
I guess this is it.
Our time is done.
- [Heroes] Huh?
- I just mean the world's
gonna be at peace.
- [Heroes] Hmm.
- Well, see you around.
- Be careful.
Don't start another war.
- All right, see you
on the flip side.
[soulful jazz music continues]
[cape flapping]
["Mirai=Teleport"
by Nenne plays]