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After quite some time working on it, I finally finished the English translation of the first NEXTRA volume. Please let me know if you find any mistakes. Feel free to post it elsewhere you want as long as you keep my name in the credits.

Slayers NEXTRA radio drama Volume 1: The Village Where Darkness Dwells

CONTENTS
1. Prologue
2. Episode 1: Into the Darkness...
3. Episode 2: Those Who Appear from the Darkness
4. Episode 3: Those Who Live in the Darkness
5. Episode 4: The Other Side of Darkness
6. Episode 5: Beyond the Darkness...

STAFF
Supervisor: Hajime Kanzaka
Script: Jirou Takayama
Sound director: Sadayoshi Fujino
Effects: Hidenori Arai
Modulate: Kouhei Ooishi
Music: Osamu Tezuka, Vink2
Sound: Keiko Senda (CRUISE)
Recording studio: Takuto Studio
In collaboration with: Fujimi Shobo

English translation: Patas

CAST
Lina Inverse: Megumi Hayashibara
Gourry: Yasunori Matsumoto
Zelgadiss: Hikaru Midorikawa
Ameria: Masami Suzuki
Xelloss: Akira Ishida
Martina: Mifuyu Hiiragi
Gizan: Yukitoshi Hori
Anis: Yumi Hikita
Lazeram: Kouji Ishii
Worker/Rebel A: Takashi Nagasaki
Rebel B: Kousuke Toriumi


PROLOGUE

SE (Wedding bells)

Ameria: Miss Lina, Mr. Gourry, congratulations on your wedding!
Lina: Huh? Ameria, what are you saying?
Ameria: What are YOU saying, Miss Lina? Ah, you're probably being shy. I never thought you'd act this shy.
Lina: Ah, no, no. What the hell is going on? I don't understand what you're talking about.
Ameria: There you go again. Today's your happy wedding with Mr. Gourry!
Lina: We-Wedding?! Gourry and I?!
Gourry: That's right. Today's our wedding.
Lina: G-G-Gourry!
Gourry: Oh, could it be the wedding has you freaking out?
Lina: I'm not freaking out! It-It's just that...
Gourry: Then let's get the ceremony started. You know how we both dislike this formal stuff.
Lina: Well, that's...
Gourry: Let's start the ceremony!
Lina: Wa-Wait!

Zelgadiss: *Cough* So, let's start the celebration of the wedding of the groom, Gourry Gabriev, and the bride, Lina Inverse.
Lina: Zel! What are you doing? Hold on, I told you to wait...
Zelgadiss: We're having a sacred ceremony. The officiant is supposed to talk like this.
Lina: That's not what I meant!
Zelgadiss: I think this is a bit harsh, but anyways. Does the groom, Gourry Gabriev, swear fidelity and eternal love to this wild woman, the Dragon SPOOKER, Lina Inverse, and take her to be his wife?
Lina: Hold it! What do you mean by wild woman?!
Gourry: I do!
Lina: Eh?
Zelgadiss: This one's a bit harsh too. Does the bride, Lina Inverse, swear fidelity and eternal love to this forgetful man, Jellyfish Brains, Gourry Gabriev, and take him to be her husband?
Lina: No, I... Um... Ah.. That's...
Gourry: Lina...
Lina: G-Gourry... ARGH! OK, OK, I get it! All I have to do is swear, right?
Zelgadiss: I repeat, do you swear eternal love to this man and take him to be your husband?
Lina: I-I do.
Ameria: All right, Miss Lina!

Zelgadiss: Very well. I now pronounce you, Gourry Gabriev and Lina Inverse, husband and wife.
Gourry: Lina...
Lina: Gourry...
Ameria: Miss Lina, Mr. Gourry, congratulations!
Zelgadiss: Now, exchange rings.
Gourry: Yes. I went all out for this ring.
Lina: Huh?
Gourry: What's wrong? I bought it after asking Ameria. It seems the ones with three rings are very popular these days. Look! This one has four!
Lina: Ah... Hey...
Gourry: What's wrong?
Lina: You moron! What the hell is this?!
Gourry: Eh?
Lina: It certainly is made of metal and you wear it on your fingers, but it has four rings next to each other, laterally! This isn't a ring!
Gourry: Then what is it?
Lina: This is called a knuckle duster!
Gourry: Oh? Ah, ha, ha, ha.
Lina: Ha, ha, ha.
Gourry: Oh, so that's what it is.
Lina: Argh!
Gourry: Eh? Lina, what are you putting on that knuckle duster for?
Gourry: Huh? Are you mad?
SE (Fire)
Lina: Isn't it obvious? How dare you trample on a lady's pure feelings! Now I'll show you how this knuckle duster is actually used!
Gourry: Ah, Lina, don't!
Lina: AAAH! Fly to the end of the world!
Gourry: (goes flying) This is against the rules!
Lina: (wakes up) AH! Ah, what was that?
Ameria: (wakes up) What happened, Miss Lina? Why are you shouting in the middle of the night?
Lina: Eh? Ah, was it all a dream?
Ameria: Please don't talk in your dreams, I want to sleep.
Lina: Damn! Why did I have that dream?!


EPISODE 1: INTO THE DARKNESS...

Lina: It's been a couple of months since we defeated Hellmaster Fibrizo. And like always, we are all fine no matter what.

Lina: Slayers NEXTRA radio drama. Volume one: The Village Where Darkness Dwells, episode one: Into the Darkness...

Lina: Damn it! Now I can't get back to sleep because of that dream I just had! Damn! Why did I dream of that? Could it be that Martina's wedding got to me?
???: He, he, he. The famous Lina Inverse is quite a cute girl.
Lina: Who's there?
???: He, he, he. My name is Gizan.
Lina: He managed to break in without me noticing his presence... Lighting!
Ameria: (wakes up) What's going on, Miss Lina? Did you have another weird dream?
Lina: Ameria, wake up! There's a hitman here!
Ameria: Huh? A hitman?
Lina: Yes, a person wearing all black just sneaked into our room. He has to be a hitman. In other words, he's an assassin hired to kill other people!
Ameria: Eh?! An assassin?!
Lina: And it seems he's a good one.
Gizan: Discovering all that just by mere observation... You sure live up to your fame of being an expert...
Lina: I don't know who hired you, but I'll show you what happens when you break into a lady's room. Elmekia-!
???: Fire-
Gizan: Wait! I don't have the slightest intention of attacking you. Truth is, Miss Lina Inverse, that I came all the way here because I need your help with something.
Lina: My help?
Gizan: Yes.
Lina: Sorry, but listening to a hitman like you, a professional assassin, is far from being one of my hobbies. I'm sure whatever your request is, it must be something dishonest.
Ameria: That's right! Assassins are like ambassadors from evil! An assassin like you would most likely ask her to sneak into an enemy country and wreak havoc as usual, or destroy a whole city like she occasionally does. It must be some worthless request like that.
Lina: Ameria, anything else you want to add?
Ameria: No.
Gizan: Anyhow, you have to listen to our request by all means. We need your talent... to revitalize our village.
Lina & Ameria: Huh?

Lina: Did I just hear what I think I heard? Did he say revitalize a village? Yep, he definitely said that. Revitalizing a village? Why me again? And so, the story continues. If you don't listen to the next episode, I'll get violent!


EPISODE 2: THOSE WHO APPEAR FROM THE DARKNESS

Lina: Gizan, a mysterious assassin, broke into our room in the middle of the night without making a sound. And all he wanted was to ask for my help. What the hell is he up to?

Lina: Slayers NEXTRA radio drama. Volume one: The Village Where Darkness Dwells, episode two: Those Who Appear from the Darkness.

Gizan: Anyhow, you have to listen to our request by all means. We need your talent... to revitalize our village.
Lina & Ameria: Huh?
Gizan: What, you didn't hear me?
Lina: No, um... I did hear the revitalize-your-village part, but...
Gizan: Exactly. You have good ears.
Ameria: So, you really want her to revitalize your village?
Gizan: Yes.
Lina: You, an assassin?
Gizan: Excuse me! I was an assassin, but that was long ago. Now, I carry out the functions of a PR manager entrusted with the task of revitalizing our village. It's nothing suspicious at all!
Lina: Sneaking into a person's room in the middle of the night wearing all black is way too suspicious!

Gizan: Some time ago...
Lina: Eh?
Gizan: Our country had a nasty relationship with a neighbor country. Everyday, skirmishes would take place on the border. And then, we both started to send assassins.
Lina: I see.
Gizan: The king back then founded an assassin school, a village in the depths of a remote mountain in order to train excellent hitmen.
Ameria: And that's...
Gizan: That's our village. However, during the late king's time, we settled our differences with our neighbor country and when the current king took over, our lives went down the drain. The new king ordered us to drop our assassin lifestyle and find another way to support our village.
Lina: Well, now that you're at peace, a village of assassins may be useless, but more importantly, it could be the cause for unnecessary conflicts.
Ameria: I'd say.

Gizan: So, we tried to revitalize our village, but we don't seem to get the hang of it. We receive very few visitors, and the village chief doesn't have a nice reputation.
Ameria: I see. So, that brought you to us?
Gizan: Exactly. We decided I should travel the land, looking for people to ask them for help.
Lina: But why us? Can't you get help from a troubadour, or a merchant?
Gizan: No, they're out of the question. For starters, they won't even listen to my words.
When I secretly stood by their bedside at midnight to speak with them, they would just scream and run away...
Lina: Isn't that kind of obvious?!
Gizan: Why? It's just natural for a warrior to be in a battlefield, so what's so strange about us being in the darkness?
Lina: Really! The problem's not whether that's strange or not! The assassin profession is pretty scary all by itself!
Gizan: We no longer are assassins!
Lina: Then why do you sneak your way to people's bedside wearing all black?!
Gizan: It's a habit.
Ameria: Sounds like a deeply-rooted custom.
Lina: He's not a plant!

Gizan: Anyway, Miss Lina, would you kindly accept my request? Or else...
Lina: Or else?
Gizan: Or else, I, Gizan, will have failed in securing the human resources needed to assist us with our village revitalization and I'll have to take the responsibility.
Ameria: Take the responsibility?
Gizan: The only thing left for those who have failed at their missions is death. I'll take the explosives I have in my pocket and I'll blow up this room to-
Lina: Whoa, whoa, wait! You're no longer an assassin, remember? Then there's no reason for you to keep following that rule!
Gizan: That's not a rule! It's a somewhat unusual custom from a certain region!
Lina: Like such a custom exists!

Martina: So in the end you accepted his request?
Lina: I had no choice. He might've blown up himself! Besides, there's a good reward for it.
Ameria: By the way, Miss Martina, what are you doing here? You got married to Mr. Zangulus.
Lina: That's right. Shouldn't you be together right now saying things like, "darling," and "yes, my honey"?
Martina: Who's "my honey"? My darling calls me his "Cute bunny."
Lina: OK, OK, we get it. My point is, why is this "cute bunny" traveling with us? That's all I'm asking.
Martina: Isn't that obvious? Although the Kingdom of Zoana has shown some signs of being rebuilt, we need funds to make those glorious days we once had return. I'm trying to earn some money while I follow you around.
Zelgadiss: But you don't need to follow us, you know.
Martina: That's up to me, isn't it? Right now, my darling must be working somewhere as a mercenary to earn some money too.
Gourry: You're one bloody couple.

Martina: Well, now that I know there's a reward involved, I'm willing to help you out.
Lina: You have any ideas?
Martina: It's really easy. To revitalize a village, you need to have many visitors. If you want to have visitors, you need some publicity for the village.
Zelgadiss: Certainly.
Martina: So, if a village disappeared overnight, everyone would be talking about it!
Gourry: I see. Everyone would indeed talk about that.
Martina: See? Let's send a message immediately to the Kingdom of Zoana saying we need them to repair the orihalcon golem and...
Lina: Don't bring that here!
Martina: Hey, that hurts!
Lina: What's the point of destroying the village!
Martina: It'll be fine. Once there's no trace of the village, you can build a new one from scratch in its place. The Kingdom of Zoana was destroyed by your Drag Slave, but it was possible to rebuild it. Compared to that, destroying one or two villages-
Lina: This and that are two different cases!
Martina: You need to make some sacrifices.
Lina: But you'd be destroying your objective!
Zelgadiss: Revitalizing a village means fostering the development of an existing village. There's no point in destroying that village.
Martina: Everybody's a critic.
Lina: That's not the point!
Ameria: Now, now, Lina san. We have to go to that village and check the conditions it's in so we can come up with a plan.
Lina: Well, yeah.

Gourry: By the way, where did that Gizan assassin go to?
Gizan: I'm not an assassin!
Lina: Ah!
Gourry: It's...
Zelgadiss: Gizan!
Gizan: Greetings. Didn't I told you last night I'd follow you my way and that you could go to my village when you pleased?
Gourry: But why are you following us hiding under a dead leaves camouflage?
Gizan: This is normal in my village.
Lina: Well, it's very abnormal in the rest of the world.
Gizan: It is?
Lina: Yes, it is! Anyways, are we on the right direction? By the way, I didn't ask you before, but what's the name of your village? If it's a name with impact, it could help for having a great publicity.
Gizan: We haven't formally decided how to name it... We considered naming it simply "Assassin Village," but for some reason the chief of the village opposed to that.
Zelgadiss: Anyone would oppose to that.
Gizan: To revitalize our village, we also researched some towns and villages, the way they produced their specialty goods and souvenirs. We even started producing and selling them, but it hasn't yielded any results.
Ameria: Well, at least you're trying.
Lina: OK, I get it. Now we have to get to the village and then we'll think of what to do.
Gourry: How do I put it... This is one desolate village.
Ameria: Indeed.
Zelgadiss: So, what do we do now?
Lina: Let's start by seeing those specialty goods and souvenirs and...
Xelloss: Welcome, welcome. Would you like to buy a souvenir from the Assassin Village? How about an Assassin Okoshi, or an Assassin Manjuu [Japanese confectionaries]?
Lina: That voice...
All: Xelloss!
Xelloss: Oh? It’s Miss Lina and her friends.
Lina: Don't "Oh?" me. What are YOU doing here?!
Xelloss: Well, that's a secret until the next episode.

Lina: Waiting for us in Assassin Village was none other than Xelloss. What the hell is he up to? What's a mazoku doing selling okoshi and manjuu?! And so, the story continues. If you don't listen to the next episode, I'll get violent!


EPISODE 3: THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE DARKNESS

Lina: We ran into Xelloss in Assassin Village, the village we were asked to revitalize. What the hell is HE doing here?

Lina: Slayers NEXTRA radio drama. Volume one: The Village Where Darkness Dwells, episode three: Those Who Live in the Darkness.

All: Xelloss!
Xelloss: Ah, long time no see. I'm glad to see you're fine.
Gizan: Oh, is he an acquaintance of yours?
Gourry: Well, rather than an acquaintance, he's more like... Hmm... What is he...?
Lina: Xelloss, what are you doing in a place like this?
Xelloss: Eh? Just what you're seeing, I'm selling souvenirs and manjuu.
Zelgadiss: No, that's not what she meant. Why are you, a mazoku, selling manjuu?
Xelloss: Ah, ha, ha, ha. Well, you see, now that things with Lord Hellmaster Fibrizo have been settled, I got some free time. I don't like having nothing to do, so I thought I could hang around with you again.
Gourry: Is that so?
Xelloss: It's true! This time I have no ulterior motives at all.
Ameria: What do you think? He says he has no ulterior motives.
Martina: That's suspicious.
Zelgadiss: Indeed.
Gourry: I don't know.
Lina: No, he may be saying the truth. This is a relatively short series. If he had some sort of secret plan, the story would be over before he even put his plan into action.
Zelgadiss: I guess you could say that.
Xelloss: Besides, if I didn't make an appearance, the millions of Xelloss fans from all over the country would not remain quiet.
Lina: What are you saying? Where, where, where are those millions of fans?
Xelloss: That's... a secret!

Gizan: Well, my house is rather small, but please feel at ease. I'll have someone bring you some tea.
Ameria: Oh, don't bother-
Gizan: Anis! Anis, are you here?
Anis: What is it?
Gizan: Bring our guests some tea.
Anis: Yes.
Lina: Say, who was that girl that came down from the other side of the ceiling and disappeared through it?
Gizan: Oh, that's my little sister, Anis.
Anis: Here's your tea.
Gizan: Anis, I'll call you if I need anything else. You may go now.
Anis: Yes, brother.
Lina: Ah, Miss Anis, wait.
Anis: Yes?
Lina: I just have a small question. Why did you go up to the ceiling to bring us some tea?
Anis: Ah, because I had to go across the ceiling to get to the kitchen next to this room.
Lina: But why did you go across the ceiling? Usually, you would just walk into the next room.
Anis: But, I don't like bright places. I feel more comfortable scrabbling about on dark, narrow places.
Gourry: Is everybody from this village like that?
Ameria: Speaking of that, we didn't run into anyone on our way to Gizan's house.
Lina: They must be hiding in a cave, waiting on a tree, or wearing a camel costume.
Gizan: How do you know that? Have you been here before?
Lina: I was just joking, but...

Gizan: Well, now about the plan of revitalizing the village...
Lina: Before that... Xelloss, you were selling souvenirs here, right? Please tell us the current conditions of the village revitalization.
Xelloss: Very well. There are some problems regarding the couple souvenirs they sell.
Gizan: What? What's wrong with our souvenirs?
Xelloss: For starters, your naming conventions are a bit too much, "Assassin Okoshi," "Assassin Manjuu"... Moreover, the catch phrases are, "With a flavor that will make you feel numb," or, "So good it'll take you to heaven."
Lina: Argh! What were they thinking?!
Zelgadiss: Anyone would think they have poison inside.
Xelloss: And the rest of the merchandising follows that style. There are T-shirts with pictures of the internal organs and decorative pennants with eyes and teeth.
Martina: Ah, they seem interesting.
Lina: Who'd ever want to buy something like that?!

Gizan: Then how about this? It's a new invention of the village artisan, the "Go for it, Assassin."
Ameria: What's this? The head of a king popping up from a castle model?
Gizan: It's a game. You have to stab daggers into the castle's windows and the one who sends the king's head flying is the winner.
Gourry: How violent.
Gizan: In order to make the village chief more popular, we made the king's head resemble him. However, I don't know why, but he scolded us for that.
Lina: You don't know why?!
Ameria: This game's pretty fun!
Ameria: OH!
Lina: Stop playing with that.

Gizan: But in order to revitalize our village, we need to apply its distinctive features. It's just logical to end up with this kind of things if we go by our village personality.
Gourry: You have a point.
Lina: But that doesn't mean to have failure after failure.
Gizan: Then what else can we do? Do you any ideas, Miss Lina?
Lina: Hmm, using the village's personality is a good idea. You just approached it in the a wrong direction.
Gizan: What do you mean?
Lina: You have to focus your revitalization plan on things that can only be found in this village.
Gizan: Something you can only find here? If it isn't house arrest, I don't know what else it could be.
Lina: No, not that. There's something else: the people.
Gizan: The people?
Zelgadiss: Lina! You can't possibly be suggesting having these people turn into mercenaries and fight in wars!
Lina: Boo, wrong answer!
Ameria: Then, human trafficking?
Lina: No, not that! Listen, these people have been working as assassins for quite a long time. As a consequence, they have physical abilities and techniques above average. They could easily use those abilities and techniques to put together a big show for visitors!
Gizan: A show? Us?
Lina: Yep. You can have people doing acrobatics, throwing knives, or walking on a tightrope.
Gizan: Even five-year-old kids can easily perform that kind of tricks.
Lina: And you must have many more abilities and techniques after training for so long. You'd regret it if you no longer had the opportunity to perform them, and this way, you can put them into practice.
Gizan: That's true.

Lina: And the main attraction should be an exciting action show! You can start tomorrow. It may also be very popular among the kids. And, if you manage to capture their hearts, you'll have money to burn.
Gizan: Oh! I see.
Ameria: Yes, yes, I have a great idea! If you want to win the hearts of children, there's nothing better than a hero show! With heroes wearing colorful costumes. I even thought of a name, "Justice Squadron, Dragon Rangers"
Lina: Ah, that could be nice.
Ameria: Miss Lina could be the Red Dragon, I'll be Pink...
Gourry: Then may I be the Blue Dragon, and Zel Green?
Zelgadiss: Me too?
Ameria: You're always eating curry, Mr. Gourry, so you'll be Yellow.
Gourry: Why?
Xelloss: I'll be the Black Dragon.
Martina: And me? What about me?
Lina: You'll be the evil monster-woman Zoamelgaster.
Martina: Why am I the bad one?
Gizan: Sounds like a good plan, but I'm not sure whether I'll be able to convince the others.
Lina: Why? Is there a problem?
Gizan: Well...
???: He, he, he. Using our abilities and techniques for such a thing like a kid's show would be a crime!
Gizan: That voice...
SE (Explosion)
All: AH!
???: Fools. If you help the village-revitalizing efforts, you won't live much longer...

Lina: What's with that big, sudden explosion? Why would someone oppose to the revitalization of the village? And so, the story continues. If you don't listen to the next episode, I'll get violent!


EPISODE 4: THE OTHER SIDE OF DARKNESS

Lina: Someone threatened to attack us if we helped the village revitalization after a mysterious black explosion. What? Why? Who's behind this village-revitalization opposition?

Lina: Slayers NEXTRA radio drama. Volume one: The Village Where Darkness Dwells, episode four: The Other Side of Darkness.

SE (Explosion)
???: Fools. If you help the village-revitalizing efforts, you won't live much longer...
???: I thought the people Gizan brought with him were somewhat powerful, but I guess I was wrong.
???: Really! Ha, ha, ha.
Lina: I wonder if that's true. Dam Brass!
SE (Explosion)

???: What?
Lina: Unfortunately, you're wrong if you think you can bury us under the debris of such a weak explosion.
Gourry: Exactly!
Zelgadiss: If we couldn't resist this kind of attack, we wouldn't be able to travel with Lina for more than 30 minutes.
Gourry: Exactly!
Ameria: Compared to Miss Lina when she gets violent, that attack would be a mere breeze against a huge hurricane.
Gourry: Exactly!
Xelloss: And it pales in comparison to Miss Lina's mouth when she's hungry.
Gourry: Exactly!
Lina: Shut up!
Gourry: Exactly!
???: What kind of people are you?!
Lina: Leave us alone!

Gizan: I thought you would do something about it, and I was right after all, Lazeram!
Lina: Who are they?
Gizan: They're the village-revitalization opposition force.
Zelgadiss: The village-revitalization opposition force?
Gizan: Greetings. The king and the village chief ordered us to turn this place into a normal village, but there are some people who are against the village revitalization. They're a radical group of those people with powerful resources.
Lazeram: This village revitalization is bull! We live in the darkness, and now you're willing to be a circus monkey just to attract stupid tourists? Don't you see they'll consider it a fake act? How can you agree with that?
Gizan: Certainly. I'm not saying I don't understand your posture, but things change with time.
Lazeram: "Things change with time," you say? First of all, Gizan, are you happy with that? You were once called "Gizan, the lightning," and now you're but "Gizan, the PR manager for the village revitalization." Don't you think that's pathetic?
Gizan: I didn't like how it sounded, anyways.
Lazeram: It has nothing to do with how it sounded!
Gizan: Could it be that you're jealous of me because I was appointed as the PR manager?
Lazeram: Of course not!

Gizan: Anyways, you won't change the course of things by interfering with the revitalization. You'll just cause the village unnecessary problems.
Lazeram: No, that's not the plan.
Gizan What?
Lazeram: We're going to kill the king of the neighbor country.
Lina: What?
Lazeram: No, well, it really doesn't matter if the assassination plan fails, since the relationship between both countries will turn nasty again. And the time when the people living in the darkness are needed shall come again!
Gizan: Are you out of your mind?! If you did that, this village would be completely destroyed.
Lazeram: I don't think so. If this village was attacked by the king's army, it would definitely be destroyed. But this is a village of assassins. The king's army would suffer a lot of injuries as well. If things with the neighbor country turn worse, do you think our king would risk his army to attack this village? Or would he realize our potential and use us?
Gizan: You!
Lina: I won't let you do that! How can you think of starting a war with another country just because you don't like the idea of revitalizing your village?
Lazeram: What, is this a justice speech?!
Lina: The lamb cuisine from the Rakedoria region...
Lazeram: Huh?
Lina: The roasted ducklings from Mineba, the beef steak smothered in scented herbs from Laderia, the seasonal dishes from Milsar, and the Nyara Nyara live fish and shrimp...
Ameria: Miss Lina?
Lina: These are just a couple of specialty dishes I haven't tried yet. If a war broke out, I wouldn't be able to eat those delicacies!
All: AH!
Gourry: Lina!
Lazeram: Hold it! Are you saying your reason for not letting me carry out my plans is simply that you want to eat certain dishes?!
Lina: Well, your actions will bother other people!
Lazeram: Like that's a reason!
Lina: It is!
Lazeram: Hey...
Xelloss: She hasn't changed a bit, has she?
Gourry: That's so Lina, don't you think?
Ameria: Indeed.
Zelgadiss: I can't say I'm surprised.

Lazeram: Anyways, you're an obstacle to my plans, so I'll get rid of you! Attack them!
Rebels A & B: Yes!
Rebel A: Ha!
Lina: Bomb di Wind!
SE (Wind)
Rebel A: Argh!
Rebel B: You!
Gourry: Too weak!
SE (Sword)
Rebel B: Argh!
Gourry: Don't worry; it was with the back of my sword.
Ameria: Mr. Gourry, you have a double-edged sword.
Gourry: Really? Sorry!
Lina: You're gonna need way more than that to beat us.
Gourry: True.
Gizan: You're the only one left, Lazeram!
Lazeram: I'll fight till the end!
Gizan: Wave of rising agony!
SE (Countless hits)
Lazeram: I regret it.
Gizan: Heh, how silly.
Zelgadiss: Wave of rising agony?
Gourry: What a special technique...
Xelloss: I could never describe that great technique with words.
Lina: I'm so glad this was not on TV.

Ameria: Oh, by the way, I don't see Miss Martina and Miss Anis anywhere.
Lina: Eh? Now that you mention it...
Ameria: Do you think...
Martina: Help!
Gourry: Martina!
Lina: Where?
Martina: Here, under the debris!
Lina: Ha, ha. You were there all this time?
Gizan: And Anis?
Anis: Brother!
Ameria: Miss Anis!
Gizan: Anis!
Anis: Brother, the village-revitalization funds have been stolen from the hidden storehouse!
Gizan: What?
Zelgadiss: The village-revitalization funds were stolen?
Lina: What did you say?

Lina: What? The village-revitalization funds have been stolen? What will happen to our reward now? And so, the story continues. If you don't listen to the next episode, I'll get violent!


EPISODE 5: BEYOND THE DARKNESS...

Lina: While we were momentarily distracted by the actions of the village-revitalization opposition force, the funds for the revitalization were stolen!

Lina: Slayers NEXTRA radio drama. Volume one: The Village Where Darkness Dwells, episode five: Beyond the Darkness...

Martina: Ah! It's true, the safe's empty!
Zelgadiss: Does that mean the attack was just a diversion and their real objective was stealing the village-revitalization funds?
Gourry: That was an elaborate plan.
Xelloss: But, it seems this safe wasn't forced open.
Ameria: Meaning...?
Gizan: Someone opened it normally.
Xelloss: Who knows the combination?
Gizan: The members of the village-revitalization promotion group.
Ameria: So it was a traitor.
Gizan: That's not possible...
Martina: Wait, what do we do now?! This way we won't be paid our reward! Lina, what are you going to do? Lina?! Lina?! Huh? Where's Lina?
Gourry: Over there.
Lina: Ah, my reward, my reward. It was supposed to be all for me. And I was going to buy lots and lots of delicious food with that money... The lamb cuisine from the Rakedoria region, the roasted ducklings from Mineba, the beef steak smothered in scented herbs from Laderia, the seasonal dishes from Milsar, and the Nyara Nyara live fish and shrimp...
Martina: What's wrong?
Gourry: She's realized she's not getting the reward.
Lina: He, he, he. Ha, ha, ha. How dare you... How dare you steal... How dare you steal my reward!! I'll follow you to the end of the world and make you pay for it!!
Martina: Now that's scary.

Lina: Say, Mr. Gizan, are there any nearby muddy lakes or swamps people don't get close to?
Gizan: Lakes or swamps? No. There's only a stream and a couple of wells near here. Why you ask?
Lina: I was thinking that those people against the village revitalizing might've hidden the gold coins. They're pretty heavy, and I doubt they'd just throw them away. They couldn't have hidden them inside a house or they would be caught if we searched the house. And if they buried them, there would be traces.
Zelgadiss: I see.
Ameria: So that leaves lakes and swamps?
Gizan: Well, the funds are indeed heavy. However, it's not gold coins, but gold dust.
Lina: Gold dust? I see. Then they could've hidden it in other- Huh?

SE (Hammer)
Gizan: Anis, what's this?
Anis: Ah, brother. I'm having the house repaired after Lazeram's attack.
Gizan: Oh, I see. Thank you.
Worker: Hello, Lord Gizan.
Lina: You were rather fast to have the house repaired.
Anis: Yes, we have to keep the rain out.
Lina: Hm...
Ameria: Miss Lina, this is no time to be watching a carpenter at work.
Worker: What? Do you find a wall being repaired that interesting?
Lina: Yes, quite interesting. As well as the glue you used to repair that wall.
Gourry: Eh?
Zelgadiss: What?
Worker: What nonsense are you saying?
Lina: Eh? Then what's this inside the plaster?
Worker: Ah!
Ameria: Ah! The gold dust...
Lina: Some time ago, I listened to a story of a man hiding gold dust in the mud. I just remembered it now.
Xelloss: I see!
Lina: And don't tell me repairing walls with gold dust is a custom in this village of assassins. You wanted to hide the gold dust ASAP, but you were too fast with the repairs.
Zelgadiss: As expected, you certainly know how criminals think, Lina.
Lina: Shut up, Zel!
Gizan: What does this mean?

Lina: So, will you confess now, Miss Anis? Will you tell us that you're the leader of the village-revitalization opposition force?
Gizan: Anis!
Anis: Heh. I certainly am the leader of the village-revitalization opposition force.
Gizan: I can't believe it!
Lina: A couple of things were bothering me. You were outside when Lazeram came to attack us, when you were supposed to be inside the house. Also, you found out too quickly about the safe being robbed. Perhaps you had planned for Lazeram to entertain us a bit longer, so that you could come back, but you underestimated us and that led to your failure.
Anis: You! Very well, then...
Gizan: Stop, Anis! Resisting is futile. You should know that.
Anis: I know! But if I withdraw now, all the efforts of the village-revitalization opposition force will have been in vain.
Lina: Don't fret over such things; you won't enjoy life that way.
Anis: No more talk!
Lina: All right, then I'll gladly be your opponent.
Gizan: No, Miss Lina. I shall be Anis' opponent.
Lina: Gizan!
Anis: Brother!
Gizan: I'll settle this family matter with my own hands. Anis, say your prayers!
Anis: Brother...
Anis: I won't hold any punches back!
Gizan: Of course!
Anis: Ha!
Gizan: Ha!
Anis: Here I go! I'll use your own technique, wave of rising agony!
Lina: Eh? Anis can use that technique too?
Gourry: What a pair of siblings they are...
Anis: Ha!
Gizan: Too easy, Anis! When you invent a technique, you also have to come up with a counterattack!
Gizan: Wave of rising agony counter!
Anis: Ah!
Gizan: You lack experience.
Anis: Brother, I'm so sorry.
Gizan: Don't say it. I know how you feel.
Anis: Brother!
Gizan: The sister's crimes are the brother's crimes. Now, the only thing left is self-destruct-
Lina: OK, OK, that's it!
Gizan: Miss Lina, don't stop me, this is our rule!
Lina: But you're no longer an assassin, remember? Then you don't have to follow those rules or customs anymore. Be more positive!
Xelloss: That's right. A human shouldn't waste his life like that.
Martina: You're a mazoku, don't say that!
Lina: What Anis did was quite radical, but she can share the stage with you in the action show wearing a monster costume!
Anis: Your idea's even worse...
Lina: Shut up!

Lina: And so, the chapter of the village-revitalization case is over. The revitalization organization was so grateful to us for settling things with the opposition force that they gave us a reward even bigger than the original agreement. The members from the village-revitalization force were lightly punished. The revitalization organization decided to carry out my action-show plan. Some days later, I happened to find out that the village-revitalization plan failed. It seems that rather than a hero show, the assassins couldn't hold back and used real explosions and dangerous techniques. The audience ended up running away. I wonder if that means that those who are born in the darkness are meant to live in the darkness... Well, I'll just keep praying so that Gizan never comes to my bedside asking for my help to revitalize his village again...

--Patas

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Thank you very much! (The site really needs a "worshiping" smiley.) This just occurred to me: Does anyone know if these radio dramas can be found somewhere on the net in mp3 form? I think I've seen them somewhere, but I do not quite remember...
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Oh, I found them! Thanks, Shansito!
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