ISEKAI OVERLOAD: The End, Part 4

SCENE 6

INT. – GUILD MASTER'S OFFICE – DAY

WIDE SHOT of GUILD MASTER leaning against her desk in the background. In the mid ground are the two facing couches. WANDA is seated on the left one. AUGUSTINE and CHARLOTTE are sitting on the right.

An empty coffee table is between the two couches.

Foreground is BROADHEAD being held by two burly adventurers, on at each side.

The GUILD CLERK is standing off to one side holding the Tablet of Truck-Kun. He is nervous and dares not make eye contact with anyone.

GUILD MASTER
(sarcastically)
"Thanks for joining us, BROADHEAD."

BROADHEAD shrugs free and indicates CHARLOTTE with a toss of his head.

BROADHEAD
"Don't tell me you believe her."

GUILD MASTER
"No, but I believe WANDA."

AUGUSTINE
"Yeah! You got what -"

GUILD MASTER
"Shut up. You three got what was
long overdue. I knew it would bite
you in the gas someday if you kept
this up."

AUGUSTINE turns to CHARLOTTE.

AUGUSTINE
"On my honor as a Paladin,
this wasn't my idea."

WANDA
"Bull shift! You were-"

GUILD MASTER
"All of you… Shut! Up!"

Stacks of paper now flutter to the floor having been lofted by the GUILD MASTER's Lion's Roar skill.

Everyone is stunned to silence. The GUILD CLERK drops the tablet on his foot.

GUILD MASTER
(calmly)
"All right. This is how it's
gonna go. I'm disbanding your
party because you're down to
only two Adventurers. I'm never
going to let either of you form
another party in this branch."

AUGUSTINE, BROADHEAD, and WANDA all look down.

CHARLOTTE is still stunned by the Lion's Roar and is further bewildered by the GUILD MASTER's action.

GUILD MASTER
"And this is going to go
in the Guild Chronicles."

BROADHEAD
"We won't attest to it!"

GUILD MASTER
"What do you mean? WANDA's already
testified that you've been feeding
on newbies."

BROADHEAD
"One of her, two of us. That kid's
not even a B-rank, so she doesn't
count."

AUGUSTINE
"Wait, dude-"

GUILD MASTER
"I'm testifying as well, so
it's two-on-two."

BROADHEAD
"You can't. You weren't there.
What are you gonna say?"

GUILD MASTER
"That five newbies didn't come
back after joining your party
and two of them are saying that
you burned them."

CHARLOTTE
"Wait, how many?"

BROADHEAD
"You think you got it all
figured out, eh? It's two-on-
two, so I call for a duel."

Shocked, WANDA looks at the GUILD MASTER.

GUILD MASTER
"A Swashbuckler against an Archer and
a Paladin? All right, one week."

BROADHEAD
"No, right the Truck now."

The GUILD MASTER flexes her forearm slowly.

GUILD MASTER
(sighs)
"All right, no Chronicling. This time."

AUGUSTINE stands and gets between BROADHEAD and CHARLOTTE.

AUGUSTINE
(to GUILD MASTER)
"No, go ahead and log it."

(points at BROADHEAD)
"I'm done with this. I'm done with you."

GUILD MASTER
(smiles at BROADHEAD)
"All right. It gets logged. Unless you want to
take a go at me right now, BROADHEAD?"

BROADHEAD plops himself on the couch next to WANDA.

BROADHEAD
"All right, Gee-Em. You win. We stop."

WANDA clears her throat and places her guild badge on the coffee table.

BROADHEAD follows.

AUGUSTINE sits back down next to CHARLOTTE, smiles at her, and likewise places his guild badge on the table.

CLERK picks up the Tablet of Truck-Kun and comes over. He places each hand-shaped piece of metal on the tablet. The letter 'A' floats above it each time.

EVERYONE looks at CHARLOTTE. She takes out her guild badge and looks at it.

CHARLOTTE
"Now that we're all here, we get paid, right?"

CHARLOTTE puts her guild badge back on, gets up, and leaves.

CHARLOTTE
(offscreen)
"Have fun grinding, WANDA!"

§§§

SCENE 7

INT. – TAVERN – DAY

CHARLOTTE is at a table in the corner ferociously eating a meal. She bites a mouthful of meat off the bone with an angry toss of her head.

AUGUSTINE sits across from her.

CHARLOTTE
(mouth full)
"Gah whey"

AUGUSTINE
"I swear it wasn't my idea."

CHARLOTTE
(swallows)
"Doesn't matter. Get outta my face."

AUGUSTINE nods and leaves. He tries to pat her on the shoulder as he passes, but she brushes his hand aside.

Immediately CUT to BROADHEAD sitting down in the same chair.

CHARLOTTE
(not looking at him)
"Taking turns?"

BROADHEAD
(smiles)
"Just didn't want us to part on such
a sour note, that's all."

CHARLOTTE
(gives him the finger,
but it's pixelated)
"Part this, mother-Trucker."

WANDA places three mugs and sits next to BROADHEAD.

WANDA
(hands CHARLOTTE a mug)
"Can we let bygones be bygones?"

CHARLOTTE waits for her to take sip, then looks at BROADHEAD. He shrugs and takes a large gulp. The cup has noticeably less liquid.

CHARLOTTE
(changes cups with BROADHEAD, finishes off cup)
"Okay. Bygones are bygones. Be-"

WANDA
(smiles)
"You should accompany us back to
the Adventurers' Guild, child."

CHARLOTTE resumes eating and doesn't bother to look at the other two.

CHARLOTTE
"Ain't gonna happen. I still have
my magic, so I don't need the reward.
Not as much as you do, anyway."

WANDA
"I already found a job."

CHARLOTTE
"This place hiring?"

WANDA
"Funny. Very funny. No, I may not
have my magic anymore, but I still
have my training. I'm working at an
apothecary now."

CHARLOTTE looks up.

WANDA
"Yes, fascinating place. So many herbs
and tinctures and … poisons."

WANDA and BROADHEAD clink small bottles of lavender-colored fluid, uncork them, and drink the antidotes. She holds up one more small bottle.

WANDA
"Unless you want to be dead by morning,
you could come with us to cash out."

CHARLOTTE shrugs.

CHARLOTTE
"I'm a healer, remember? Moron."

CHARLOTTE lowers her head, places her hand on her chest. Her hand begins to glow.

WANDA
"Well, heal this!"

WANDA stands, grabs the chair she was using, and clobbers CHARLOTTE with it.

FADE OUT