Quality Assurance in Another World (この世界は不完全すぎる)

Gaydle murdered the fighters from his village and then fled.

We chased him and caught up to him in a cave missing textures on its walls.

There we found Yamanaka, who was standing stock-still for some reason.

It seemed like Tesla-san was able to communicate with him,

but Gaydle flew into a rage and attacked her.

He's gone completely out of control.

Not even a shot from the skull cannon was able to stop him.

I need to make bug reports. One for Yamanaka losing input.

One for the untextured walls.

I don't think they're related, though.

As for Gaydle...

Hey, Haga. Do we head back to Bayle?

Y-Yeah, but we need to warn the villagers first.

Warn them?

Is there any point?

I don't know.

But we have to try!

Alba

Alba

Please, everyone! You have to run!

There's no way!

We'd rather fight to the death than flee our village!

Don't say that...

You can always come back later!

Haga-chan, mountain fighters are forever bound to their lands.

You'll never convince them.

But...

We have to go, Haga.

What do I do? What am I supposed to do?!

Everyone!

Invisibility? Nice thinking, Amano-san!

And Akira-san...

Not good. She hasn't fully recovered.

Please stop this, Gaydle-san!

Don't get in my way!

I'm... probably screwed...

That's not how it works, Gaydle.

The strong have to protect people.

What am I doing?

I'm acting just like the giants.

What have I done to the people of the village?

And to Nikola-san, Haga-san, and their friends?

I've hurt them so much.

Gaydle-san, I don't know how long it'll take, but can you hang in there and let me help you?

I'm sure I can come up with something.

Just stay in the cave for a while...

Haga-san...

I think I was having a nightmare.

It was all a dream.

There's no way I could ever get strong enough to do all this.

I don't know what's going on, but did he persuade him?

Nice going, Haga.

Even if I'm big, I'm still a crybaby.

I'm so embarrassed.

Gaydle-san!

Huh?

That's enough, I think.

Yamanaka-sama...

Akira-san, did you just use the "kill" console command?!

Yup.

He'd almost come back to his senses! We could've talked him down!

For now, sure.

But you don't know what he'd do in the future.

I can't believe you used debug mode!

This was my first time doing it against an NPC,

but it was clear which path posed the lesser risk.

Our lives are our top priority.

No! I've seen possibilities worse than death!

Don't touch debug mode!

Gaydle's dead now and we're still alive. That's all that matters, isn't it?

No, you're wrong! You can't do that!

Haga-chan, I'm getting tired of you.

If you're going to keep blathering, I'll have to resort to this.

You follow?

Wait, whoa. What are those two idiots doing?

Incoming!

This is bad. Haga! Giants!

Giants are attacking!

Now, of all times?

Akira-san and I are both exhausted.

Haga-chan, temporary truce.

Let's get out of here!

Nikola-san is still...

But this is all we can do for now!

What are we even doing?

Our job is just to observe and report.

But we've meddled in so many lives... We've even killed people.

Yet when it matters, we can't do anything.

You're exaggerating.

They were all NPCs.

I know, but...

I guess what I did to Luu... Yeah, it was no different.

But we're just debuggers.

Nothing more, nothing less.

Anyway, about Nikola...

She still hasn't woken up.

We don't have any medicine, so I think we need to take her to a temple.

Yeah. I've been worried about that, too.

She's breathing, but...

Let's push through the rest of this country as fast as we can and make for Sai.

That's where your friends are, right?

Yes, in the capital city of Mazuna.

The high priest there is amazing.

We could ask him to heal her.

Don't tell me you're thinking about how you're not finished debugging here yet.

Nikola-chan's life is more important, isn't it?

You're right.

Let's make for Sai.

Mountain People The people of the Stamao Mountains live alongside the mountain gods. They will never leave their lands, choosing instead to fight against invasion to the death.

Principality of Sai A small nation ruled by Duke Yaima. Its "Lost Forest" covers most of the nation, which is dotted with lord elf villages that engage in regular trade with humans.

One Month Later

Is this really Sai?

...created during ancient times, and remnants of an ancient civilization can still be found along the paths. Principality of Sai Most of its territory is almost entirely covered in forest. The capital city of Mazuna is protected by high walls and is home to Mazuna Temple.

The documentation says the country's "almost entirely covered in forest."

Is this a bug?

You never change.

The power balance between the elementals is broken here.

It hasn't been green for a long time.

I see.

The story does mention disasters are happening all over the world.

Maybe fixing this is the main quest for the area.

Besides that...

Why has a ten-day walk taken us an entire month?!

Why were you debugging the whole way?!

Tons of bug report sheets

You're asking that now?

Nikola-chan's our top priority, right?!

I keep telling you that, and you won't listen!

What's wrong with you?!

I-I mean, you're totally right.

But at least she's been eating.

That doesn't excuse a month of lollygagging!

Stop messing around!

I'm sorry.

Good grief.

Once we're over this hill, we'll reach Mazuna.

At long last.

What's wrong?

I hear something. Footsteps?

The city's surrounded.

We can't get inside like this.

It's fine.

This is just "The Rebel Army," a sidequest for the city.

Akira-san! Wait!

That's dangerous! Akira-san!

Who are you?!

Must be a servant of the king!