Old Roppongi

Voice: Stay away! Don't come near me!\nMutant: Go home! If you don't leave quietly, you'll be sorry!

Voice: ......Wait! ...It seems you are not here to take my life......... Humans who came to the underground world... Will you hear one request of mine?

So you will listen. (hero), is it...... I am......

Hiruko... My request is

......that you bring Lord Masakado back to life. Taira no Masakado, guardian of Tokyo, had his body torn into six pieces. A quarrel among the Yamato gods made him its victim...... Ever since Okuninushi of Izumo handed over the land, the land of Yamato was ruled with the Amatsukami placed above the Kunitsukami. But when the century drew to its end, hordes of demons appeared in Yamato too and sowed chaos, and the Kunitsukami saw their chance. A chance to overturn their place as lowly gods of the earth, which they had put up with for so long...... So the Kunitsukami sealed the Amatsukami, and the land of Yamato was to be theirs again. But the Kunitsukami's long-held wish was used by the demons. Lord Masakado was torn to pieces, and the Kunitsukami too were sealed in shrines in this underground world...... But before they were sealed, the Kunitsukami secretly gathered the Lord's body. Each sealed Kunitsukami holds a part of the Lord's body. Unless the Kunitsukami are freed from their seals and Lord Masakado is brought back, the chaos in Tokyo will not end...... Nor will my own sin be atoned for, I who betrayed the Amatsukami and gave the demons their opening...... Will you hear my story once more?

Hiruko: Then will you free the Kunitsukami from their seals and bring Lord Masakado back to life?

Oh, you will! Do it in place of powerless me, and see it through. I'm counting on you......

You say you refuse...... But a time will surely come when you need Lord Masakado's power......

Hiruko: You have gathered Lord Masakado's body. Next, you must fuse it.

Hiruko: We must bring Lord Masakado back quickly.

Hiruko: In truth, to bring Lord Masakado back, the Lord's spirit that I hold is needed. Put the spirit into the body, and the Lord will live again. You did well to gather the Lord's body. Now, I will put in the spirit.

Hiruko: Lord Masakado has been brought back... \nMasakado: Ohh, power is surging into every corner of my body... Hiruko? Was it you who brought me back once more?\nHiruko: My Lord, it is thanks to the work of (hero), who stands here before you.\nMasakado: I see. (hero), is it? You have my thanks... Now, Hiruko, we must hurry, must we not?\nHiruko: Let us go to the Sealed Rock Gate at once.

I see...... So you will not hear me......

This terminal can't be used...

STEVEN: Glad you could make it. This is a virtual space inside the network, my hideout, you could say. From here I'll send you into the terminal inside the Ark.

Transferring now!

STEVEN's Voice: Now, go.

Rory: Yeah! It's Keno, baby! Keno yesterday, Keno today! Come on, dummy! That's where you laugh!

Yeah, what'll it be?

It's spelled KENO and said Keno! Say it however you like! See ya!

In KENO, 16 numbers out of 1 to 64 get picked each play. Guess which and place your bets. You can pick anywhere from 1 to 16 numbers, as many as you like. Put the cursor on NO.SEL and press the A Button, and a cursor shows up on the number board so you can pick numbers. Press the A Button to choose. The numbers you pick get an X. Press the B Button to cancel and clear the X. When you pick numbers, the odds table shows up on the right. If it says "1 x4," that means if one of your numbers hits, your coins go up 4 times. When you're done picking, press the X Button to BET. Bet coins 1 at a time with the A Button and 10 at a time with the X Button. Take them back 1 at a time with the B Button and 10 at a time with the Y Button. You can bet up to 100. ERASE clears all the X marks. Use it when you want to pick again from scratch. RESULT shows the results so far. Red came up a lot, blue came up a little, green came up about normal. Look close and choose. Once you've bet, press the R Button to start! To quit, press the L Button. The most you can win is 999999 coins!

Dealer: KING OF GAME. This is baccarat. Mr. HAMA Ko is one of our customers too.

What would you like to do?

You now have (number) coins. Please come again.

Baccarat uses 13 kinds of cards: A, 2 through 10, J, Q, and K. A counts as 1, and 10, J, Q, and K count as 0. It is a match between BANKER and PLAYER. You bet on which one will win. Each side draws up to 3 cards and they compare totals. A total of 9 is the strongest, and the closer to 9, the stronger the hand. 10 counts as 0, 11 as 1, 12 as 2, 13 as 3, and so on. First, 2 cards are dealt to each. Whether to draw a third card is set by rules that give the best odds. PLAYER decides first whether to draw a third card: it draws on 5 or less and stands on 6 or more. BANKER draws on 2 or less, plays 3 through 6 depending on PLAYER's third card, and stands on 7. A two-card total of 8 or 9 is a NATURAL. In that case neither side draws a third card, and the two-card totals decide it. Choose your bet with the Up and Down Buttons, raise your coins with the A and X Buttons, and lower them with the B and Y Buttons. You can bet on BANKER and TIE, or PLAYER and TIE, at the same time, but not on B and P at the same time. Once your bet is set, start with the R Button, then keep going with the R Button. To quit, press the L Button. BANKER has a slight edge, so if you bet on BANKER and win, we take 5 percent. A tie returns your coins. If you bet on TIE then, your coins are multiplied by 9. RESULT shows the results so far. Following the results and making your guess is the fun of baccarat. Please enjoy.

Sibyl: Welcome. Please enjoy yourself to the fullest.

What would you like to play?

You have (number) coins left. We will keep them safe for you. Please come again.

Star and Joker is a 9-reel, 8-line slot, 1 to 8 coins per game. It has an Any Game and a Star Game. Three of the same symbol in a row on lines 1 to 8 wins. The number of coins you bet is the number of lines. The A Button raises your bet and the B Button lowers it. Start with the R Button. Press SELECT to bet 8 coins automatically. In the Any Game, you win when four or more "7"s or BARs, or five or more of any other symbol, show on the 9 reels. In the Star Game, four or more Star symbols on the 9 reels let you play all kinds of features. Every Star Game is a replay, so it costs no coins. 4 Stars is Star Hold: the Stars stay and the other reels spin. 5 Stars is "7" Hold: the "7"s stay and the other reels spin. 6 Stars is Center Joker: the middle reel turns into a Joker. The Joker is wild. If the same symbol lines up on both sides of it, it counts as three in a row. 7 Stars is Cross Joker: the four reels above, below, left, and right turn into Jokers. 8 Stars is Corner Joker: the four corner reels turn into Jokers. If a symbol other than a Star lands between the Jokers, it counts as three in a row. To quit, press the L Button. Start with the R Button. Please take your time and enjoy.

Which machine would you like?

Virtual Girl: Welcooome! In virtual space, you can be a hero too!!

So, what'll it be?

Come again!

In Virtual Battle you fight demons in virtual space. It's just like a real fight, except you don't die if you lose, so it's good training too. You can earn EXP safely, but if you use items and stuff, they really get used up, so be careful. When your HP hits 0, it's GAME OVER. The goal is to beat that LEVEL's boss... If you really manage it, that's pretty impressive... Got it?

What level do you want?

LEVEL 4 is (number) macca, please... You won't really die, but don't push yourself.

Oh, you don't have enough money. Bring more macca next time.

LEVEL 3 is (number) macca, please... Hmm... it might be a little tough. Be careful.

LEVEL 2 is (number) macca, please. You'll be fine. Good luck!

LEVEL 1 is (number) macca, please. A LEVEL like this is a piece of cake. Have fun!

Oh, if it isn't (hero)! How've you been? Sorry! Boss Okamoto told me not to let anyone play for free. That includes you, of course.

Virtual Girl: Good work! Did you have fun?

Virtual Girl: Done already?

Okamoto: What, you're done already?

Virtual Girl: So you were the true savior of us mutants, weren't you?

Mutant Elder: Are we never to live on the surface again......

......This underground world was once the city of Tokyo. But disaster followed disaster, and the city was destroyed and sank deep underground. On top of it they built a thing called the Millennium, and the old city was sealed away underground for good. The Center would not allow us mutants to stay in the Millennium and drove us out. We barely managed to escape to the underground world...... And though kept far from the light, we have survived...... We want nothing. We ask for nothing. Only to see the light once more...... Forgive me, I let my grumbling get the better of me. Thank you for hearing me out to the end.

......What? A great tower has appeared on the surface? I believe that is the tail of the demon lord Moloch. Moloch should be in the demon world. Take this. It is used to go to the demon world.\nThe elder handed you the "(item)."\nMutant Elder: They say there are seven Pillars in all. One alone is no use to me, so I leave it in your hands......

Mutant: They say Lord Masakado has the power to go even to the demon world...... There's no dream or hope in a place like this. I'd rather have the Lord take me to the demon world.

Mutant: I've made up my mind. I won't rely on Lord Masakado. I'll do my best here in the underground world.

Mutant: The Center drove us, the misshapen ones, out of the Millennium. With nowhere left to live, we had no way to survive but to flee underground...... This grudge...... I will never forget it, until the day the Millennium falls......

Mutant: The Center has fallen...... But the Millennium still hangs above our heads and steals the light from us.

Gaean: The gods of the Yamato are sealed here in the underground world. We Gaeans wait together with the people of the underground world for these gods to return.........

Appraiser: Welcome. I'll appraise anything for 10 macca an item.

Come again!

Bunny: Welcome. This is the cashier.

What'll you do?

Right now you have

(number) coins. Come again!

Dark

Gold

Trade coins for items. Which one?

One coin is

10

0 macca! How many will you get?

1

The casino uses coins. I'll change your money, macca, into coins, one coin for every

0

macca. When your coins go up, you can trade them for nice items. I'll keep your coins here for you.

Coins can only be used here, so keep that in mind.

Clerk: Welcome to the House of Fortune casino. Change your macca into coins at the cashier inside and enjoy yourself.

Fortune Teller: I shall sweep away your doubts and worries and guide you onto the right path.

If you wish to be guided onto the right path, offer 100 macca.

Mmm... mmmmm... The path you should take is...

You would do well to try a Virtual Battle.

Try walking around the town.

Go to the Colosseum and fight.

Hm! It seems the Madam is calling for you.

Set foot in the slums.

Go to the frozen area.

Walk through Holy Town.

Go to the Center at once.

You should have business at the Factory.

To lovely Arcadia...

The Valhalla Area is favorable.

Go to Valhalla's filthy streets.

There is a woman you must save.

Go to the place once called Shinjuku.

The reading says Roppongi.

Go to the mansion where demons gather.

Something awaits at the Cathedral.

It seems you must go to the shrine.

Go to the rock gate in the underground world.

It seems you must go to the demon world.

Open the way to the demon world in the underground world.

You have something to do in the demon world, it seems... Beyond that, I cannot tell...

The road ahead for the two of you... Great hopes, but a steep path, it says.

Without macca, it cannot be helped.

Come when you are lost and troubled.

Rag: Welcome, glad you came.

What can I do for you?

Gem hunting is best under a full moon.

There is a magic box. Open it?

There was no gem in the box.

You got the gem "(item)."

(demon): Hey, hey, mister! Will you give me that pretty "(item)"?

Yay! Thank youuu!

Waaah! You're mean! So mean!

So you won't do what I

ask, huh?

Then... will you die for me?

Mutant: Hey, did you see! Light is shining into the underground world! Go outside and look!

Priest: This is the Gaea Temple.

What is your business?

Bring chaos upon this world.

No one is cursed.

All are alive.

All are well.

Priest: A disciple of the Law side, a lackey of God.

Begone at once!

......Or so I'd like to say, but if you make a fitting offering, I might let you in.\nOffer 1000 macca to the Gaea Temple?

If you won't make an offering,

Owner: It's the Repair Garage!

What can I do for youuu?

Thank youuu very much!

Everyone's all good!

Mutant: ...What are you here for? This isn't a place for ordinary humans like you. Get lost.

Mutant: ......We mutants were persecuted on the surface and then banished underground.

Mutant: What are you? Someone like you coming here won't make that person open their heart.

Mutant: That woman...... With beauty like that, maybe that person would open their heart......

Mutant: Lord Hiruko was being hunted because he knew a secret about Lord Masakado.

You sense a terribly frightening demonic presence... Will you stay here?

Will you really stay?

"Mutant Community\nNo surface humans allowed"

......is what it says.

An earthquake!

FATMAN: Anybody up for a challenge? Oh, you there, young one. How about a round of Russian roulette?

So what'll it be?

If you live, see you again. Fuhaha.

You put out one of your demons, and your opponent puts out one too. So your demon is your stand-in. One bullet goes in a six-shooter, and each side pulls the trigger once in turn. Whoever's demon dies first loses. The winner gets the other side's demon as a prize. Dead, of course. Well? Lost your nerve? Just give it a try. Play once and you'll be hooked.

We need one more or there's no game. Anybody gonna take on this young one?

Voice: I'll take him on.

FATMAN: Well, if it isn't Lucky Khan! This guy's got some strong luck. This'll be something to see.

Voice: Your demons are mine... My demons are mine...

FATMAN: Timing X... So you're still alive. Nasty as ever. All right, go for it.

Voice: That guy's demon is mine.

FATMAN: That voice... Mister DNA. He's a serious gambler. Don't let him take you for a ride.

Voice: Should you really be wasting time in a place like this, (hero)?

FATMAN: You two know each other? Don't think I'll go easy on you for that.\n(friend 2): A match against you again. Sorry, but I need strong demons. To protect Anoon too.

(demon): Well done, (hero), (heroine). Now that the one God who cast us down as demons is gone, we are no longer the wicked ones. We can live freely in this world. The mutants are free as well. The oppressed have finally taken hold of the light. In the mutants' eyes, you must be the true saviors. In this chaos, peace has been lost, but freedom has been won. And of course, there is also the freedom to seek peace. Now, let us go, to a world where no one rules over anyone.

Mutant Elder: (hero), you saved us mutants from being wiped out. Thank you, truly. You saved us, the oppressed. You are the true saviors.

Mutant: If they'd fired the Megido Ark, not just the surface but the underground world would have been wiped out too. You stopped it. I don't know how to thank you......

Mutant: Thanks to you, it seems the days of fighting are over for now. Thank you, truly.

Mutant: Now we can finally see the light of day too.

(friend 2): (hero), thanks to you the fairies living in the underground world are saved. You're the true savior.\nAnoon: (hero), th-thank you so very much.

(heroine): Come on, let's go. We chose to walk forward with Lucifer, after all.