Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! (2025) s01e08 Episode Script

[birds chirping]
[OVERLORD]
I assume you're aware
that the price of gim
is on the rise, Uchimura?
[UCHIMURA]
Yes.
And since the market survey
the other day,
the issue's only gotten worse.
There's less gim making it
to the market these days
and even when it is stocked
it's priced too high
for the people to afford.
[OVERLORD]
Indeed,
the people are starving.
You will resolve
this issue at once.
Of course, my lord.
[BUTAGALIAN] There seems to be
disturbing movement
running through the guild in
the Demon Overlord's territory.
This is likely due to the guild
controlling the supply.
But why would
they drive up the price?
It's pretty obvious, huh?
Those guys at the guild
are all just dying
to become ridiculously wealthy.
[gasps]
Wait, really?
-I suppose so.
-Hm.
You can leave it to me!
I'll kick their butts
to the moon!
Those bastards won't know
what hit 'em!
Actually, I, uh.
[OVERLORD]
You may go, Uchimura.
[UCHIMURA]
Oh, yes, sir.
If you'll excuse me.
[OVERLORD]
Now then,
as for you, Ulmandra,
I need you to go to the north.
Huh?
To the north, sir?
[UCHIMURA] What can we actually
do about this?
I guess the first step is to
go meet with the guild master.
[UNDERLING] My lord,
one of the Four Elite Generals
has requested
an audience with you.
What should I reply?
Oh, is that so?
I think I'm in the mood to have
a little fun with this one.
[Neia breathes nervously]
EPISODE 8: BRING DOWN THE
SCALPEL OF JUSTICE
TO THE CORRUPT ORGANIZATION!
[UCHIMURA]
All right then,
-I'm off.
-Yes,
please do be careful, sir.
[SYLPHID] I heard
you're going to the guild,
Overseas Manager.
Huh?
Ms. Sylphid.
Why're you dressed like that?
I told you to call me Belinda
when I'm in disguise.
Forgive me, Ms. Belinda.
I am indeed
heading to the guild,
but it's no concern of yours.
When do you leave?
I'd like to accompany you.
But why?
[SYLPHID]
Haven't you heard?
Recently,
a greedy clan of elves
have taken over
the leadership roles
at the guild.
Yes, that seems to be the case.
You're gonna need someone
with elven blood there
if you want them
to listen to you
and if we're representing
the Demon Army,
I intend to look the part.
Is that right?
Guess the outfit makes sense,
then.
♪
But aren't you fretting
a bit too much?
I'm going to this meeting on
behalf of the Demon Overlord.
Obviously,
they'll take me seriously.
Hmm.
1 HOUR LATER
2 HOURS LATER
Hmm.
3 HOURS LATER
[Sylphid snoring softly]
[sighs]
4 HOURS LATER
They sure do think
highly of us.
Uh, well, you know.
-[door opens]
-[VIPER] Ah,
I heard
you've been waiting forever.
Huh?
I'd forgotten all about this.
I am the guild master,
Viper Lordpent is the name.
Nice to meet you.
Oh, it's fine.
You don't even care
that you made us wait
for four hours.
[gasps]
[SYLPHID]
Also, "guild master?"
Since when do you
own the guild?
Here we go.
Remember me?
I sure wish I could forget you.
Of course I would remember you.
It's been years.
Hey, Big Sis.
Stop it or die.
[UCHIMURA] Big Sis?
They're siblings?
I never thought
I'd see your face again
after you left.
Fate is a peculiar thing, no?
Fate?
I'd call it a curse.
Seeing you makes me
want to throw up.
Shameless House
of Lordpent scum.
[chuckles softly]
Did you really
come all this way
just to chew me out some more?
Hmph.
He has business with you.
[UCHIMURA]
You tag me in now?
Well, um, my name is Uchimura.
One of the Elite Generals.
I came here
to trade for gim today.
If you have
some extra stock of it,
I am in the market.
'Course you are.
The whole country
is running low on it, huh?
We do have
a little bit in stock,
but we have a ton of buyers
already lined up.
If you want the sell
then bow down.
[SYLPHID] What?
[UCHIMURA] What?
That means
forehead to the floor.
Show me some respect
if you mean business.
[SYLPHID]
Why you!
[thud]
[UCHIMURA]
Guild Master,
would you please allow me
to trade with you?
Come on.
[laughs]
Oh, man, I was just kidding!
You went down fast, too!
You wanna talk about trade?
Why would I mind?
Huh?
Fifty thousand G per bag.
That is the current
market price.
[UCHIMURA]
That's a lot.
Hey, you can take it
or leave it.
We need to make money, too.
Oh, yeah,
here's some good advice.
You should never be that quick
to drop to your knees,
you know.
Once you're down,
you're done for.
[footsteps receding]
- [Sylphid grunts]
- [Uchimura gasps]
[fire roars]
Burn it all down.
Elves don't do fire.
I think most living things
don't "do" fire.
Why aren't you mad?
He made you grovel before him
as a joke!
I don't mind.
I'm fine.
It's not a mark
against my true pride.
I'm an elite general.
You've grown a backbone,
I guess.
Thank you, ma'am.
Now please, spill the beans.
I wasn't expecting
the guild master
to be your kid brother.
Yes, well,
I told you I was born into
an elven merchant family.
The House of Lordpent.
It is hard for elves
to bear children.
So, to increase their chances,
the Lordpent Family had
children with demi-humans.
By the way, I'm half fairy,
and my brother, Viper,
is half naga.
All children are
a mix of their parents,
so they take characteristics
from both sides.
As such, some took on a vile
greed for material riches,
which is very uncharacteristic
of elves, you know.
So, what do you think
those fools
in the Lordpent Family did
to increase their fortune?
[fire crackling]
They burned down
the elf village.
And sold the survivors
into slavery.
They were just gone one day.
Oh, man, that's horrible.
I was so disgusted
I had to leave home.
I hoped
I'd never see them again.
I guess "fate" must've had
a different plan for me, huh?
[grunts]
I'm done.
I won't let family
spread more evil.
It's over.
I understand your feelings.
I wish we'd negotiated
before you picked
a fight though.
Sorry about that.
So, what do we do now?
There's no way you're paying
that much for gim, right?
I'd really rather not.
[NEIA]
Um, please, someone!
[panting]
Mister Uchimura, I beg you.
Please, save me
from the Lordpent Family!
-[gasps]
-[SYLPHID] Hm?
-And you're?
-My name is Neia.
I've been forced
to work for the guild.
You're one
of the elite generals
of the Big Four,
so you should know
how the Lordpent Family
treats us!
Uh.
STARE
Hm.
♪
STARE
[Neia gasps]
[SYLPHID] Why is he staring
at this poor kid like a creep?
So, um, can you please help me?
Oh, my, let me think.
Who'd turn down
such a cute girl?
Of course I'll help you,
Miss Neia!
[NEIA]
Really, thank you so much!
We should go and get you
some better clothing.
So, let's shop for a new dress!
Aww,
are you sure it's okay
for me to wear this?
[UCHIMURA]
Oh, you clean up nicely!
-[Neia giggles]
-It looks very cute on you.
Thank you so much, sir!
I'll cherish it!
[SYLPHID]
Well, who knew?
Uchimura has a lolita complex.
Poor, poor Ulmandra.
Let's circle back.
Can we safely assume
that you will be
a whistleblower for our side?
Yes, of course,
I need to escape
from that horrible place.
[UCHIMURA]
You poor thing.
I'll be sure to save you!
How about you tell us
the whole story?
[grunts]
[birds chirping]
[UCHIMURA]
I see.
So you were taken
from your parents
and then forced to do
manual labor
for the guild master.
[NEIA]
Yes, and I wasn't the only one.
There were a bunch of us
who were forced to work
all day and night
for almost nothing in return.
That's a terrible thing
to hear.
Is there anything else
you feel you need to share?
Hm.
It's said that
there's going to be
a calamity soon
and we won't be
able to buy food.
-[UCHIMURA] What?
-That's what all the people
in town have been
talking about.
But what they don't realize
is the source of those rumors
was Viper Lordpent himself.
You mean to tell me
he's fearmongering
while raising the price of gim?
Uh huh.
On top of that,
the guild has already bought up
most of the farmers' gim.
They're selling it all off
little by little
to make more money.
That sounds exactly
like my bratty brother.
You think anyone else
in the guild
knows what's happening?
The Lordpent Family holds
most of the guild's
leadership positions.
Pretty sure anyone else
that might know
has already been bribed by now.
Let's see.
The guild,
a public entity created
to give merchants a voice,
has been taken hostage
by the Lordpent Family
to serve
their greedy interests.
When an organization
causes harm to the people
it's not right
to look the other way.
They must be stopped.
-[NEIA] So.
-First,
we need real proof.
Even if they are evil,
we can't act
without a good reason.
Don't be dumb, why can't
we just assassinate him?
That is one way to do it.
A violent way.
But we'll fight.
I would like to win this
fair and square.
Viper Lordpent controls
these merchants with money.
That's what's called
a merchant's blade.
So let us
draw our blade as well.
The sword of the Demon Army.
[underling panting]
[UNDERLING]
Guild Master!
Lord Viper!
Will you shut up?!
So loud.
[UNDERLING] We've got trouble!
It's the Demon Army!
[grunts]
[door opens]
♪
My apologies for arriving
unannounced this early.
But this is a critical part
of the Demon Army's job.
Open the books.
Audit time.
[UCHIMURA] We'll find out
if they are breaking any rules,
and if they are,
we'll cut them down with
the blade of righteousness.
That's an audit!
We're being audited
for what now?
♪
Hmm.
[UCHIMURA]
He can't refuse.
The guild is duty bound
to accept it.
We're looking for two things.
The stock of gim
they've been hoarding
and their accounting records.
-[Viper laughs]
-[UCHIMURA] Either one
would serve as proof
of their intended monopoly.
There's no way!
[UCHIMURA] We barged in on them
so they wouldn't have time
to cook the books
but surprisingly.
[sighs]
It's way too early
in the morning for all of this.
Sure, fine, go ahead.
Hm.
Perhaps you'd like
some tea first?
No need. You can take us
straight to the warehouse.
Let me find someone
to show you there.
I can show myself in.
I already know where it is.
[UCHIMURA] A few months ago,
at the cat-sith village,
I found a receipt that showed
they had sold a large amount
of gim to the guild.
I'm certain they're not
the only ones selling.
We need to get the jump on them
to see what's really going on.
They can't hide
all their inventory
at the drop of a hat.
[thud]
We'll still need to
check their account history,
but if there's a hoard
of gim in here, then.
[door unlocks]
It's game over!
[door creaks open]
[gasps]
♪
[shudders]
No way!
There's nothing here?
[VIPER]
Oh, disappointed?
Were you looking
for something specific?
[gasps]
[shudders]
[UCHIMURA]
Those are drag marks.
The gim was here.
They must've moved their stock.
I just can't imagine
why you'd cause
such a big fuss over nothing.
[gasps]
[UCHIMURA] Even though
it's this early,
all the guild leaders are here?
They knew we were coming.
They were ready for us.
Even so, where did
they hide all that gim?
[gasps]
I could've sworn
you mentioned the other day
that you had
a stock of gim on hand?
Oh, well, yes, but I found
a buyer after you left.
So at the moment,
we're all out,
as you can see.
Was this supposed to be a trap?
Whatever you were
planning failed!
How very embarrassing.
[gasps]
[snaps]
[UCHIMURA]
They won this battle.
[UCHIMURA]
He got us good.
And he liked it.
He even had that
snarky look on his face.
Not only did we not find gim,
their records were
almost too perfect.
I couldn't even find proof
of a single bulk purchase.
[SYLPHID] Think they tampered
with the ledgers?
[UCHIMURA] If they redid them
in that much of a rush,
there'd be more mistakes.
Newer paper mixed in,
different ink or even
just sloppy handwriting.
But their account logs
lacked any evidence of that.
[SYLPHID]
Hmm.
[UCHIMURA] It's possible
they prepared a backup ledger.
But when?
I may've just
come up with something.
What if it wasn't the guild,
but instead the Lordpent Family
who made all the trades?
Ah, that would
make so much sense.
Because then the guild
would have nothing to record.
[SYLPHID]
But the producers believe
they're selling
everything to the guild.
It's a huge scam.
Even so,
it's difficult to pursue
unless we can
find the gim itself.
We basically ambushed them,
so where'd they
stash that stock?
Who knows, it just disappeared.
Besides,
isn't there
a more pertinent issue
we should worry about?
[grunts]
How'd they know
about the surprise audit?
It was supposed to be
top-secret,
but there wasn't
a shred of evidence to find.
They were clearly
prepared for us.
[stabbed]
[SYLPHID] We were stabbed
in the back by a traitor.
That's the only way
this could've happened.
And we both know who that is,
right, Uchimura?
[gasps]
[VIPER]
Man,that was classic.
The look on
both of their faces.
They didn't know
that we'd been warned,
so their plan backfired.
It's so rewarding to come out
on top like that, huh?
Isn't it?
It is, Master Viper.
Well, thanks to you,
I was rather
well prepared this time,
so I suppose you might
deserve some praise.
[Neia sighs]
[NEIA] Um, what did you do
with all that gim though?
Huh, did you just dare
to question your master?
I'll rip that tongue out!
No, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry!
[VIPER]
Hmm.
[exhales]
[footsteps approaching]
[breathing shakily]
[chuckles softly]
[gasps]
Lighten up, you really
think that of me?
Well, Miss Neia,
I suppose you're one of us.
I'll tell you where it is.
The gims out on a caravan
that's currently
patrolling the frontier.
Why is it there?
[VIPER] We used to work with
horse-drawn carriages
to transport goods.
Having them move around
some gim's no big deal.
[Neia gasps]
It should come back
in two or three days.
Also,
I've got your mom
and dad helping out, too.
[gasps]
[VIPER] They're busy
with their own business,
but they've made time for me.
Now, little Neia,
you'll do your best, right?
Just like your dear old mom
and dad have.
[gasps]
[footsteps approaching]
[NEIA] I lied
when I said I was a slave.
I'm actually a Lordpent myself.
In our family's tree,
mine is on the lowest rung.
♪
[all laughing]
-[door opens]
-[all gasp]
[chuckles softly]
Hand over the girl.
I'm in need of a secretary now.
[breathes shakily]
Forgive me, Neia.
Me too, I'm sorry.
I know.
There's no choice.
We can't refuse
the main house's orders.
[NEIA] But really,
I wish they had stopped him
and given everything up
so we could stay together.
♪
[chuckles]
[NEIA]
The moment I got to his manor
he started beating me everyday.
[Viper grunts]
[Neia groans]
[Viper grunting]
[Viper grunts]
Every time I see you,
I'm reminded of my sister.
You go around acting all prissy
because you think
you're smarter
than everyone else.
[Viper grunts]
[thuds]
[breathing shakily]
[NEIA]
I found out as much as I could
about his sister
in order to not be like her.
She had short hair,
so I prayed every day
that my hair would grow longer.
[NEIA]
Please grow!
[NEIA] It's almost funny
how desperate I was.
Even so,
his hatred of me only grew,
until.
The Demon Army's
up to something.
Spy on them for me.
[gasps]
That Uchimura is
a soft-hearted guy.
Just look pitiful
and I'm sure he'll sympathize
with you immediately.
[NEIA]
I didn't know what would happen
if I refused to spy for him.
The guild master only saw me
as a disposable pawn.
Whatever you need.
[footsteps receding]
[NEIA]
I couldn't see another way out.
[dog barking in distance]
Hmm.
Mama, I need to eat.
I'm sorry but not now.
[UCHIMURA] The townspeople
look beaten down.
Everyone is so hungry.
[sighs]
[grunts]
[dog barking in distance]
♪
[MASTER]
Welcome back.
BAR
DEMON OVERLORDY
♪
[slurps]
[exhales]
[footsteps approaching]
-[plate thuds]
-[MASTER] Here you go.
It'll pair well with the sake.
[UCHIMURA]
Thank you very much.
HIGHBALL
[bites]
Unbelievable.
[gulps]
I wish I could
bottle this aroma.
-Heaven.
-[clank]
[COLLEAGUE 1] I'll never
be able to forgive them!
[UCHIMURA]
That's.
[COLLEAGUE 1]
The higher-ups only see us
as replaceable tools
to use at their disposal.
They abuse
their positions of power,
and they constantly
sexually harass us too.
It's true
but complaining won't solve it.
It's pointless,
we have to change
this company ourselves.
You're right.
If there's a corporate ladder
-we should climb it!
-[both gasp]
-[COLLEAGUE 1] Heck yeah!
-Right!
[UCHIMURA]
The good old days.
They were
some of the most honest,
hard-working colleagues.
I was inspired by them,
too, huh?
-[COLLEAGUE 1] Too low.
-Mm-hmm.
[UCHIMURA]
I wonder where they all are.
[ULMANDRA]
Hey, Uchimura.
Snap out of it!
Oh!
Why are you daydreaming
in the middle of the road?
It's good to see you!
Did you just
get back from up north?
Yep.
Look what I brought back!
[UCHIMURA] That?
Whoa?
A wyvern.
Heard of that before?
Yeah, sure.
I've read about them.
They're flying dragons
that band together
to terrorize villages
and cause chaos, right?
[ULMANDRA] Right!
They were raging up north,
so I was sent
to get rid of them.
I defeated about
thirty of them in total
and I brought one back
for the Demon Overlord!
[UCHIMURA]
So that's what's up.
Wait, wasn't it wyverns that..
[ULMANDRA] Well, I'm glad
it was only thirty of them.
They're extremely destructive.
That said, I might as well have
been fighting baby lizards.
[laughs]
Thirty wyverns at once, huh?
That's it, Ms. Ulmandra!
Oh, wait, what?
You truly inspire
the best ideas. My muse!
Huh?
Geez,
you shouldn't say
stuff like that out loud.
I'm blushing.
Huh?
[UCHIMURA] That's right.
This will make it work!
[tie rustles]
It's that time.
Let's settle this account.
ABAYO / NAOKO KEN
Forces intertwine
coexisting in conflict.
Things such as love and hate.
[grunts]
Light and darkness,
good and evil.
A foul odor
and the taste of umami.