Dungeon Raiders
Ah, ah. Mic check. One two.
Yay, everyone! Are you all watching us?!
Today, your cutest Petra ever is going to do something heart-poundingly thrilling with the Captain ♪
Hi, everyone!
Stick to the script! Why are you saying weird things again?!
Stop playing along with Petra's nonsense, Captain! You're making her bad habits worse!
Hm? But this is just the rehearsal, right?
Rehearsal means practicing like it's the real thing! It doesn't mean saying whatever you want!
If you stumble over your words when the council members arrive, you'll end up a laughing stock!
Mm. We'll all end up laughing.
Mm-hm! It's the biggest contract in Petra Construction history!
Just the material costs and gear expenses alone exceed our entire yearly budget!
Ahh... Things have been so tough recently.
Petra's been running around trying to keep the schedule and budget in check...
I ended up making Tanya and Marcille handle some really rough... work as well...
"Rough work"?
Yeah. Every night Marcille kept crying out all helpless, saying, "It's too much! There's no way I can take all of that in!"
D-don't phrase it like that, you lunatic!
You're the one who dumped the entire Aganon construction code and safety regulations on me and told me to take it all in my head within two weeks!
Try stuffing crate-sized books into your head and see if you don't scream!
Mm-hm, mm-hm. So you were crying out the whole time, right?
But you still pulled it off in the end, didn't you?
Just what I'd expect from the site foreman Petra personally chose. You're amazing ♪
...
Why do I feel like I just got played?
Petra, I did rough work too. Talk about me too. Yeah.
Oh, that's right! Can't forget our dependable intern!
She worked so hard running around juggling things everywhere!
Why juggling all of a sudden?
Steel beams. Mm.
Wide flange beams bigger than her whole body.
She juggled steel beams?!
An intern doing the work of three heavy machines all by herself! I could tell the officials were stunned ♪
It wasn't that hard... But Petra told me to make sure to call it rough work.
Anyway, you get it now, right? How hard Petra and everyone worked to secure this contract?
Moments this meaningful should be shared with my dear Captain, right?
So that's why I called you, Captain ♪
...Hmph. That kind of talk makes my skin crawl.
Marcille's happy. Her ears are perked up.
H-hey, zip it! Anyway, moving on to the next part of the rehearsal!
Hmm. Most of this is just formal greetings and ceremony steps...
And last up is the groundbreaking ceremony.
Right. We dig into the site... then smile at the camera. That's it.
Mm-hm! Let's try it! All together!
Not everyone needs to do it. Petra, it'll be just you and the city officials.
That's the problem!
Petra wasn't the only one working hard! Tanya and Marcille worked just as hard!
So it's not fair if only Petra ends up in the photo.
Petra wants at least one photo with the people who actually worked hard together!
A photo? Okay. Marcille should be in it too.
...It's not that big of a deal.
Nyahaha, Petra knew you would like it ♪
So both of you, come here!
And Captain, you'll take the photo for us, right?
No problem! Leave it to me!
Oh right. Apparently at groundbreaking ceremonies, the deeper the shovel goes in, the better the omen.
Want to see who can drive theirs in the deepest?
Petra will go first!
...Ah! It barely went in!
Maybe it's because Petra's too delicate and adorable?
Please. More like lack of exercise.
Move. I'll show you how it's... Done!
Haha! That went in pretty deep! Looks like good luck!
So I just push it in deep?
I can do that. Mm.
Hey! That's not how you hold a shovel! That's like throwing a harpoon—
Driving it in.
*Thunk*
Hm? Thunk?
Sounded like it hit rock... or metal...
...Dig there. Now!
This is...
Nyahaha... That's one weird-looking... manhole cover, right?
Not a manhole cover. Too big.
I-it could just be some discarded metal plate!
See? If we open it, there might just be nothing but dirt underneath—
Petra quickly closed the plate back up.
...It's a hatch.
Did you see what's underneath?
Uh, a passageway. And lots of relics.
...And monsters too.
I see...
...
...
...Damn it!!
L-lift it open! No—wait, bury it!
Lift it open and eat everything that's inside?
No... Ugh, damn it! What do we do?!
W-why are you panicking all of a sudden?
Ruins are the one thing that must never show up at a construction site!
Any discovery of buried relics requires an immediate stop to construction, with all preservation and excavation costs borne by the contractor.
The moment something like this shows up, construction's over!
This entire area becomes a restricted zone, and Petra Construction takes all the losses!
At this point, we should just pour cement over it and pretend it's not—
The hatch started rattling like it might open at any moment.
Damn it! Did the sound of our shovels set them off...?!
Marcille. Move.
I'll seal it.
Tanya jammed a metal pipe through the hatch handle and tied it tight like a ribbon.
It's sealed. It'll hold for a bit.
What now?
There's no good option. Either we cancel the contract immediately or—
No, th-that's not an option!
Do you know how much we already spent on materials and gear here?!
If we cancel now, Petra's gonna end up as the kind of boss who can't even pay her employees!
Cancel or not, you probably still wouldn't be able to—
The pipe is bending. They're strong.
Damn it! T-try to hold it shut with your body!
What do we do?! We're out of time!
Ugh...
W-we... Um...
C'mon, Petra!
What should we do, Petra?!
...!
...Captain.
We need people.
People we can trust...!
I brought them!
You said ancient constructs were about to break out! Where are they?!
Nyahaha! Came to help, Asherah? Petra won't forget this!
Of course. If a friend's in danger, I'm there to help!
Seriously, are you some kind of battle junkie? You forced us to rush over here babbling about how chances to fight ancient constructs don't come often...
If ancient constructs are about to emerge, this qualifies as a major emergency. Immediate response is critical.
Mm-hm! That's right! It's a major emergency!
So Marcille will distribute the gear we'll need!
First, weapons! Everyone's got theirs, right?!
Of course!
Next, headlamps! You'll need them in the dark, so strap them on tight!
I don't want it too tight! It'll mess up my hair.
Next, work gloves and some burlap sacks.
?
?
And the handcart! I'll pull this myself!
This is the most important part of the task, so don't let anything happen to it!
Wait a second. This gear feels a little...
...
Right?!
Of course we are! The Voyager Savior Party will be taking on the ancient constructs!
What about you guys...?
We...
Will be exploring the ruins while making sure nothing gets in the way...!
We'll do that by moving all the small shiny things.
To Petra Construction's warehouse!
So you're saying you're planning to steal the gold and jewels?!
What?! You're asking us to help with theft right now?!
We'll split it fifty-fifty.
How may we be of service?
Luna!
D-don't worry! You just need to hold off the ancient constructs!
You don't have to worry about anything happening behind your backs!
You can even say you never saw anything! Petra will take full responsibility for everything!
Even so, this is a bit—
Captain. Lavistar is basically a jungle.
If you want to survive, you have to become a predator!
Rather than stay a kind boss and fail to pay Marcille and Tanya...
Petra can become a demon. Or even a monster!
Such overwhelming resolve...!
Is this what it means to carry responsibility as the leader of an organization...?!
That's not the part you should be impressed by—
RRRRAAA!!
The hatch opened.
...Petra Construction! You all heard today's task briefing earlier, right?!
Due to time constraints, we're skipping the sacred ritual!
Then chaaaaarge—!!
P-Petra, wait!
V-Voyager Savior Party! Prepare for battle!
Let's stop the ancient constructs first!