Episode 4-17: It's Just Down to How You View It
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 Ghost
Ghost 
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Ahhhh, they're gonna vanish us!
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 Leona
Leona 
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You get my role now, yeah? I keep an eye out for any ghosts so that you can safely search for the shards. It's a very, very important job.
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 Ace
Ace 
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Ugh. Yeah, I at least feel a little safer, but like…I dunno, doesn't feel fair.
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 Epel
Epel 
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I don't think complaining will do much. Leona's like this during club, as well.
Even when us Magift Club members are all badly out of breath as we run around the courtyard a hundred times to build up our stamina…
…Leona's usually sleeping underneath some trees the whole time, even though he's the captain.
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 Ace
Ace 
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Holy crap… We're both in sports clubs but you guys sound way more intense than the Basketball Club.
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 Epel
Epel 
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Despite that, though, he really does watch us closely. His instructions are really precise during our matches!
So I'm sure…the reason he told us to collect the mirror shards was because he believes that we can do it.
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 Ace
Ace 
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You're giving him way too much credit. He literally said straight to our faces that him making a plan would be wasted on us.
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 Epel
Epel 
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Anyway, we just need to try our best! I'll go search down the right side!
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 Ace
Ace 
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Well, bye then… He's kinda like Deuce in how oddly straightforward he is.
Actually, Sebek and Jack are like that, too, huh? I'm part of a sports club, but I sure struggle to keep up with these types…
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 Leona
Leona 
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Oi, Spikehead, what are you doing? Get searching already.
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 Ace
Ace 
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You're just sprawling out right in the middle of a graveyard of all places!
…Is there nothing that scares you, Leona?
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 Leona
Leona 
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What's this all about?
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 Ace
Ace 
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I mean, you're surrounded by a bunch of graves. Wouldn't you normally find that kinda creepy?
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 Leona
Leona 
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… *sigh* Lemme tell you something good.
There's a place in the Sunset Savanna known as the Elephant Graveyard.
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 Ace
Ace 
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Th-The Elephant Graveyard?! The name alone already sounds terrifying.
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 Leona
Leona 
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Sure does. It's a lawless land sometimes called the Shadowlands, a place where the king's rule doesn't reach.
The sun's light fails to reach it, no matter the time of day, and there are these large bones scattered around the barren wasteland.
The nearby volcano is constantly letting off heat and gas. One wrong step, and you'll be falling to your doom.
Bunch of little scamps had taken it as their home, and most regular citizens wouldn't dare approach.
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 Ace
Ace 
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The Sunset Savanna sounds insane… It's way different to the Queendom of Roses.
Is that crazy graveyard still there?
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 Leona
Leona 
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Yeah. Nowadays, that frightening place that everyone feared…
…has turned into a place selling hot spring eggs as their famous specialty.
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 Ace
Ace 
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You what?!
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 Leona
Leona 
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They use the heat from the volcano. It's a famous tourist spot in the Sunset Savanna.
Oh, the cookies are also pretty famous. They're vanilla cookies made to look like big bones.
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 Ace
Ace 
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Vanilla-flavored cookies! They really did turn it into a tourist spot, didn't they?
That whole intimidating image I'd built up in my mind just completely crumbled. It's not scary, at all…
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 Leona
Leona 
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You see? It's just down to how you view it at the end of the day.
Even the feared Elephant Graveyard is nothing once you realize it's just a place that doesn't get much sunshine with a bit of volcanic activity.
The Great Seven's King of Beasts sang of hope for the future together with the hyenas in the Elephant Graveyard. …Or so they say.
Which, by the way, that song is still passed down in the Sunset Savanna.
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 Ace
Ace 
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Wow, he was singing along with the hyenas like good friends, huh? The King of Beasts sounds like a surprisingly cheerful lion.
What kind of song was it? Lemme hear a bit.
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 Leona
Leona 
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Heh. Back when I was a kid, my nanny would always try to put me to sleep with some preachy song about the world being one or something.
So I'd always say, "No, sing the Elephant Graveyard song instead." Alright, I'll let you hear it.
It's a famous song fitting for the King of Beasts and his indomitable spirit saying to be prepared for anything. Listen carefully.
You ready?
…Whew ♪
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 Epel (off-screen)
Epel (off-screen) 
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GWAAAAAH!
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 Ace
Ace 
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W-Was that Epel?!
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 Leona
Leona 
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Tch. Of course they choose when I'm about to have a nice little sing to ruin the mood… Is it another ghost?!
Let's head to where the shout came from.
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 Floyd
Floyd 
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Ah, Sea Lion. Lil' Crab.
Look about…five gravestones ahead. Ya see it?
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 Epel
Epel 
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H-Help meeeeeee!
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 Ace
Ace 
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E-Epel's…tied to the gravestone?!
The way they've wrapped him all up… Are they trying to make an example out of him?! You horrible ghosts, what a cruel thing to do!
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 Floyd
Floyd 
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Yeah, it's super cruel, huh~?
One who did it was me, though.
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 Leona
Leona 
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What kind of game do you think you're playing?!
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 Floyd
Floyd 
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Didn't you mention it first, Sea Lion? He's a decoy. I've gotten way too sick of just lookin' around for the shards and the ghosts normally.
Beating them all up at once sounds like it'd feel real good, dontcha think?
Do that 'nd I thought the ghosts with all the shards would come wander along.
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 Ghost A
Ghost A 
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Oh my? Are those not living humans over there?
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 Ghost B
Ghost B 
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You're right! I didn't expect to find any here… Eee-hee-hee!
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 Ace
Ace 
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Whoa, we really did manage to bait them!
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 Floyd
Floyd 
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You're more like a little krill than a guppy, huh?
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 Epel
Epel 
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Screw this! I'm never forgiving you, Floyd!
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 Leona
Leona 
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Add to the pile of unexpected situations we've gotten thrown into… Well, either way, this ultimately will let us gather more mirror shards, so it's useful for us.
Are all of you ready?
Then get 'em!
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 Ace & Floyd
Ace & Floyd 
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Aye-aye, sir!
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 Floyd
Floyd 
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Roar!
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 Ace
Ace 
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BOO!
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