Year of the Wildest Boar Episode 3 Part 1

Things begin with a flashback as Gullinbursti thinks about Freyr, asking why he went off to battle and left him behind. He tried to follow along and bring Frery’s sword, but it was too late to make a difference. He could see Freyr fall in battle from the bridge of Bifrost.

Gullinbursti believes that things would have been different had he been there, even if he didn’t have the sword with him. Since he was made inside the forge of the dwarves, he would never burn no matter the fire. And since he’s covered in golden hair, it’s possible for people to mistake him for Freyr. He also has the concept of abundant fertility, which he says could compare to Thor’s hammer. Even if anything went wrong a substitute would have been born soon after.

He says that if he was given a bit of Freyr’s body data he could blend it with his own and something he could see far away could come closer. That way, when the twilight came he could be a substitute for his master. Narration then says that Gullinbursti was to be Freyr’s mount, protector, and body double.

Odin, the World Pillar of Yggdrasil knew about this. As did Loki, the blocker who worked in the shadows. The twilight came and Freyr lost to Surtr, and despite being made to die for him Freyr left Gullinbursti behind. He grieved and asked why he went to a battle he could not win.

Gullinbursti never had any doubts about his role, feeling that to die in place of his master was the greatest honor. When Freyr rode him, he was filled with incomparable happiness. He charged forward without any doubts, and if he could reach death, then that would be victory for him.

At the time Freyr fell back dying, their eyes met and Gullinbursti thought he saw anger in his eyes. Gullinbursti thinks he was left behind because he was weak. He wanted approval from Freyr and no one else. His sword glowed like Freyr’s gaze, and if the sword tried to speak to him, he couldn’t understand it.

His master who could grant his wish was gone now, and Gullinbursti stopped running atop the rainbow bridge as he had nowhere to go. He yelled out, asking for someone to tell him what to believe in and where he should go. And on that bridge, the rainbow light of summoning came for him.

Title card then pops up, and this chapter is called Calamity! Tokyo Casino Underground Temple.

Things then flash back to the present at the deepest part of the casino. A bunch of slimes are blocking the way to Tsathoggua’s room, and Tsathoggua apologizes saying he couldn’t teleport directly in. There are too many dust slimes, and trying anyway would have left you all surrounded. You can say that that’s what would happen if they were left to multiply however many times or say you’re worried about Agyou.

Going with B, Gullinbursti agrees. He talks about how his past regrets are filling his head when separated from someone he ought to protect. He starts attacking the slimes right away, but the slimes keep coming. Temujin tells him that if he loses sight of his allies in the battlefield, the worst has already happened.

Temujin shoots down the slimes one after another as he says that dispassionately. You can either tell Gullinbursti you’re sure it’ll be okay or tell Temujin not to scare him so much.

Going with A if it matters, Temujin says optimism is a sweet poison and he’s lived this long being reminded of it. He then says numbers are power, and that with this many Agyou probably can’t move since he’s small and weak. Not that the slimes are that strong either, but it’s possible he might suffocate under the weight of so many of them.

Gullinbursti curses himself for being too weak to prevent this, and Temujin laughs saying that’s just like him since he’s a boar. Gullinbursti takes offense to this, so Temujin says he blindly believes that power solves everything, letting his methods and motives mix together.

Temujin says it reminds him of how foolish he used to be himself, then talks about how someone once gave him defeat, glancing over at you as he says it. He describes them as someone who used even weakness and defeat to make their way, and got to the place they were meant to.

They saw the limits of their weapon and the world, then saw past those limits. As a result they didn’t even need self-protection when defeating enemies. Gullinbursti is surprised to hear about that, and Temujin continues by asking him what he sees from his viewpoint. Is it the strength to easily massacre them, or just defeating the slimes?

Gullinbursti says it’s neither and thanks him. As a defender he just wants to protect Agyou. That gives him the idea of what else he can do that doesn’t involve defeating the slimes, and he says he’ll make a new path with everyone.

Gullinbursti pulls out his sword, then turns his back on the slime bunch without hesitation. He then charges against the nearby walls with his body to make a large hole. You call out and ask Gullinbursti if he’s okay, saying he’ll break himself if he does this.

He says he’s fine and his wounds start regenerating. It’s the power of abundant fertility in him that he was created with. Even if he were to break, it would create a new life, supplement it, and regenerate. Temujin laughs as he shoots down slimes trying to come after you guys, thinking it’s amusing and fitting of Gullinbursti.

Gullinbursti says he can smell Agyou and leads the way. You follow along, and you can hear Agyou crying for his grandpa to save him. Since he’s crying so loudly you’re a bit relieved since he’s at least okay enough to be doing that.

You suddenly stop, and slimes drop in from above, apparently shaken loose from Gullinbursti’s charging. Temujin tells you to get down and fires at the slimes. They split up and run away.

Gullinbursti checks to see if you’re okay, then thanks Temujin. Temujin responds by saying this is what it means to expand your viewpoint and tells him to save it for later. He calls boars that don’t look around unreliable, then says he’ll take some distance and cover you guys. After that he tells him to hurry as life is short, so he should run for whatever he sets his sights on.

Gullinbursti remembers back to when Freyr died, then yells. Temujin snipes down a hundred of the slimes, and you can either tell Temujin to leave it to you guys or tell Gullinbursti you guys should go.

After you guys leave, Temujin starts falling into one knee in a coughing fit. Tsathoggua’s slime servants however prop him up and keep him from collapsing. Tsathoggua thought this would happen at some point and is surprised at how long he held up. Tsathoggua’s slime minions pick up the slack and hold off the dust slimes, and Temujin seems embarrassed that Tsathoggua noticed.

Tsathoggua says it happened because he tended to hang back, then uses one of Temujin’s own expressions, saying he ended up seeing a lot from his viewpoint. Temujin tells him to go since he doesn’t want the humiliation of having to accept his pity. Tsathoggua responds that it’s less pity and more his unwillingness to hurry. And if enough dust slimes are taken out, then teleporting in will become easier.

Temujin doesn’t see much of a difference and says he’s never had his words thrown back at him before. Tsathoggua says he’s thought as much, then suggests the two of them take their time going forward since it makes excuses sound more believable than if only one of them showed up late.

Temujin says he can’t tell how much of that is a joke and is annoyed by it. He says it’s even harder than managing his ordo, though he finds it interesting and comments on the vastness of the world. He wonders if this is part of your fate, then laughs about something about the world.

Scene shifts to your side as you call out to Agyou. He calls back to you guys for help, saying he’s afraid of heights as he’s stuck in a giant slime. Narration says that the area around Tsathoggua’s temple has no gravity through some tech or whatever, and this is somehow letting the slime grow without any sort of limit and fill up the space.

Gullinbursti wonders how you guys should deal with it since it’ll probably split and regenerate from any damage. In which case, he suggests charging in himself. He’s still heavily damaged as he says this calmly, and you are shocked he’d say this.

He brushes this off saying he was made to do this to begin with. So long as a piece of him is left, he’ll regenerate someday. Even if he is destroyed, a different Gullinbursti will probably take up his role. Before he says anything more you put your foot down and object.

Gullinbursti is shocked by the look in your eyes as he recognizes it. At that same moment the sword starts glowing the same color. You tell him there’s only one of him so you don’t want him to say that, for his sake or yours. Gullinbursti looks back and forth between you and his sword, feeling it belongs to you.

He tries to give it to you, trembling, but you tell him it’s his and shake your head. He asks if you’re angry, then thinks about how there’s only one of him and how you got upset when he talked about sacrificing himself.  He then says he’ll change his definition of victory.

Before he can finish saying it, the giant slime attacks. You either tell him he can do it, say that sword can do it, or tell him to step back and rescue Agyou. Going with A, he asks if you believe in him and trust him with a friend’s life. He says you’re relying on him, then says that you’re different from Freyr. 

Gullinbursti then decides to register you as his new master now, saying he’ll show you his new definition and protect you and Agyou. He tells you to command him so that he’ll be your blade and shield, whatever you want. You either tell him to defeat the slime, save Agyou, or fight together with you.

Whatever you choose, Gullinbursti acknowledges the order and thinks about how it feels like this is the first time he’s used the sword well. He thinks about Freyr, about why he was given the sword, and why he couldn’t use it well before.

Since he was made to protect someone, he displayed that level of strength when he had someone to protect. It wasn’t to defeat his enemies or enhance himself, but just to defend someone.

Agyou panics as he’s still stuck in the slime, hoping you guys aren’t going to cut him too. Tsathoggua teleports in with him and tells him to stop crying as he’s going to take him somewhere safer. The surprise of all this has Agyou stop to ask if this is teleportation, though Tsathoggua tells him there isn’t time to talk about it. Agyou then freaks as he says he isn’t mentally ready to teleport, but they jump mid-sentence.

Gullinbursti then declares he’ll follow his master’s orders and protect everything and challenges the slime to take his charge if it can. Then the episode battle begins.