# Sword Art Online EXTRA EDITION
# M1 - Movie
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRWEMEZ3R/movie)
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**[00:09] Su**
We're going to be late, Brother!
**[00:11] K**
Right, right... On my way.
**[01:27] K**
Hurry up, Sugu.
**[01:29] Su**
Wait, Brother!
**[01:44] Girls**
Did you do your homework?
**[01:45] Girls**
Not yet...
**[01:47] Girls**
You'd better hurry up,
or summer break will be over.
**[01:51] Girls**
Ah, Suguha-san!
**[01:52] Girls**
Kirito-san!
**[01:54] Su**
I'm sorry to make
you all come out here...
**[01:57] Girl**
Oh, it's fine.
**[02:00] Girl**
But it's strange.
**[02:02] ---**
You seem like you'd be really good at sports.
**[02:05] Su**
Water's the one thing I'm not good with,
both in real life and in the game.
**[02:11] Girl**
Still,
**[02:12] Girl**
it's a perfect day for the pool,
and you have emergency counseling.
**[02:15] Girl**
Bad luck for you.
**[02:17] K**
Yeah...
**[02:18] K**
First quarter, I tried pretty hard.
**[02:22] Girl**
Too bad you won't get to
see us in our swimsuits.
**[02:26] Girl**
But don't get too attracted
to that pretty counselor.
**[02:30] K**
O-Oh, come on... Why not?
**[02:33] A**
Kirito-kun...
**[02:35] K**
N-Never mind...
**[02:37] K**
B-Bye!
**[02:38] K**
I'll be off.
**[02:40] K**
Ah, Sugu...
**[02:41] K**
Be sure to practice hard, since everyone's
being nice enough to teach you.
**[02:44] Su**
Right.
**[02:46] A**
Compared to the ALfheim sea,
the school pool is really shallow.
**[02:50] A**
So let's have fun while we practice.
**[02:54] A**
Kirito-kun, see you later!
**[02:56] Girl**
Tell that pretty counselor hello for me!
***SIGN*** Counseling Office
**[03:09] C**
Come in.
**[03:10] K**
Excuse me.
**[03:26] K**
K-Kikuoka-san?
**[03:28] Ki**
Hey, Kirito-kun.
**[03:29] Ki**
It's been a while.
**[03:31] K**
What is an elite member of the Virtual Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs doing here?
**[03:37] Ki**
I wanted to ask you a few things...
**[03:39] Ki**
And so I had the school set this up.
**[03:43] K**
Then, that emergency counseling...
**[03:46] Ki**
Sorry.
**[03:47] Ki**
I thought it would be the only
way to get you to come.
**[03:51] C**
I'll be on my way.
**[03:54] C**
If you need me, I'll be next door
in the prep room.
**[03:59] Ki**
Well, no sense in just standing there.
**[04:01] Ki**
Why don't you sit down?
**[04:05] K**
So that we're clear,
**[04:07] ---**
I have somewhere to be,
so make it quick.
**[04:10] Ki**
I'll try.
**[04:12] Ki**
I'm trying to get a clear picture of what
happened in SAO and ALfheim,
**[04:17] ---**
and thought it would be best to ask you.
**[04:20] K**
I must have told you this a dozen times now.
**[04:23] K**
Check the player logs,
and you'll see what you need.
**[04:27] Ki**
All the player logs tell me is who
was where and at what time.
**[04:33] Ki**
It doesn't tell me what actually happened.
**[04:38] Ki**
During the SAO incident,
four thousand people died,
**[04:43] Ki**
but due to the death of Kayaba Akihiko,
the man behind it,
**[04:46] Ki**
we still don't really know what happened.
**[04:49] Ki**
And we have no idea why he did it.
**[04:53] Ki**
Why did he make the SAO death game?
**[04:56] Ki**
To really understand, I must speak with you.
**[05:03] Ki**
You'll help me, right?
**[05:05] K**
And if I refuse?
**[05:09] Ki**
Who was it that gave you the NerveGear
that was meant to be destroyed?
**[05:13] Ki**
And who told you where
Asuna-kun was hospitalized?
**[05:17] Ki**
My department has also been keeping
the media away
**[05:22] ---**
from those involved in the SAO incident.
**[05:37] Su**
It's a little late to ask,
**[05:39] Su**
but is it okay for me to use the school pool?
**[05:43] Girl**
It's fine.
**[05:44] Girl**
We got permission.
**[05:46] Girl**
Your swimsuit is really cool, Rika-san!
**[05:49] R**
Isn't it?
**[05:50] R**
The one I used before SAO
is a little too tight now.
**[05:54] R**
I got a new one.
**[05:57] Girl**
My size barely changed...
**[06:02] Girl**
Asuna has a bikini! Nice!
**[06:06] Girl**
Trying to seduce Kirito with your swimsuit?
**[06:08] A**
Th-That isn't true...
**[06:10] Su**
H-Huh?
**[06:12] Su**
No one's wearing their school swimsuits?
**[06:17] Su**
You said we were swimming
at the school pool, so...
**[06:22] Girl**
Y-Your school swimsuit is cute, too!
**[06:25] R**
Yeah, it's perfect for you, Suguha!
**[06:28] Su**
What does that mean?!
**[06:33] K**
Well? Where should I start?
**[06:36] Ki**
I'd like to begin by hearing about
the first day of the incident.
**[06:40] Ki**
Hmm, I believe it was...
**[06:42] K**
November 6th, 2022.
**[06:46] K**
It's already been two and a half years...
**[06:51] K**
Attention, players.
**[06:53] K**
Welcome to my world.
**[06:56] K**
"My world"?
**[06:58] K**
My name is Kayaba Akihiko.
**[07:00] K**
As of this moment, I am the sole person
who can control this world.
**[07:07] K**
Is that really him?
**[07:08] K**
He must've spent a lot of time on this.
**[07:10] K**
I'm sure you've already noticed
**[07:11] K**
that the logout button is
missing from the main menu.
**[07:17] K**
But this is not a defect in the game.
**[07:21] K**
I repeat...
**[07:22] K**
This is not a defect in the game.
**[07:23] K**
It is a feature of Sword Art Online.
**[07:27] K**
A-A feature?
**[07:29] K**
But I want you to remember this clearly.
**[07:31] K**
There is no longer any method to
revive someone within the game.
**[07:35] K**
If your HP drops to zero,
**[07:37] K**
your avatar will be forever lost.
**[07:40] K**
And simultaneously...
**[07:43] K**
The NerveGear will destroy your brain.
**[08:03] K**
There is only one means of escape.
**[08:06] K**
To complete the game.
**[08:09] K**
You are presently on the
lowest floor of Aincrad,
**[08:12] K**
Floor 1.
**[08:13] K**
If you make your way through the dungeon
**[08:16] K**
and defeat the Floor Boss,
you may advance to the next level.
**[08:19] K**
Defeat the final boss on Floor 100,
and you will clear the game.
**[08:23] Players**
Clear?
**[08:24] Players**
What's he talking about?
**[08:25] Players**
Y-You're just making that up!
**[08:28] Kl**
Clear all hundred floors?
**[08:31] Kl**
That's impossible.
**[08:33] Kl**
The beta testers never made
it anywhere near that high!
**[08:36] BS**
Finally,
**[08:39] BS**
I've added a present from me
to your item storage.
**[08:43] BS**
Please see for yourselves.
***SIGN*** Mirror
**[08:49] K**
Mirror?
**[08:56] K**
Klein?
**[09:09] Kl**
You okay, Kirito?
**[09:10] K**
Y-Yeah...
**[09:12] K**
Who are you?
**[09:14] Kl**
And who are you?
**[09:20] Players**
You're a guy?
**[09:21] Players**
You were lying about being seventeen?
**[09:23] K**
Which means...
**[09:24] K**
You're Kirito? You're Klein?
**[09:27] Kl**
How?
**[09:29] K**
That scan...
**[09:30] K**
The NerveGear covers your entire head
with a high-density signaling device.
**[09:35] K**
So it can see what your face looks like.
**[09:38] K**
But our height and body shape...
**[09:39] Kl**
When we first used the NerveGear,
it had us calibrate it, right?
**[09:44] Kl**
You had to touch your body all over.
**[09:47] K**
O-Oh, right...
**[09:49] K**
That must be where it got the data.
**[09:51] Kl**
But... But...
**[09:53] Kl**
Why?
**[09:55] Kl**
Why do all this, anyway?
**[09:57] K**
I'm sure he'll tell us.
**[10:00] BS**
Right now, you're probably
wondering, "Why?"
**[10:04] BS**
Why would Kayaba Akihiko,
**[10:06] BS**
developer of Sword Art Online and
the NerveGear, do all this?
**[10:11] BS**
My goal has already been achieved.
**[10:14] BS**
I created Sword Art Online for one reason...
**[10:17] BS**
To create this world and intervene in it.
**[10:21] K**
Kayaba...
**[10:23] BS**
And now, it is complete.
**[10:30] Ki**
He made SAO to intervene in it?
**[10:35] Ki**
That's what Kayaba-sensei said, yes?
**[10:37] K**
Yes.
**[10:38] Ki**
And what did you think about that?
**[10:41] K**
Who knows?
**[10:42] K**
I was just busy trying to survive.
**[10:46] K**
I didn't have time to think about Kayaba.
**[10:50] K**
That's right...
**[10:51] K**
To survive, I abandoned Klein.
**[10:55] ---**
All right.
**[10:58] K**
Then let's say goodbye here.
**[11:00] K**
If something happens, send me a message.
**[11:03] K**
Will do.
**[11:04] K**
Okay, goodbye, Klein.
**[11:06] K**
Kirito!
**[11:13] K**
Hey...
**[11:14] K**
Kirito.
**[11:16] K**
You were actually pretty cute.
**[11:21] K**
That's my type.
**[11:25] K**
And that unkempt face of yours
suits you ten times better.
**[12:02] K**
*I'm... I'm...*
**[12:05] K**
*I'm going to survive...*
**[12:12] K**
In this world!
**[12:19] R**
Having the whole pool to ourselves is so great!
**[12:23] Girl**
It feels different than usual.
**[12:26] R**
I'm first!
**[12:27] R**
That's not fair, Liz-san!
**[12:30] A**
Hey, guys, you should stretch first.
**[12:35] Girl**
There!
**[12:35] Girl**
Don't get so excited!
**[12:38] Su**
It's so cold!
**[12:47] R**
Where'd you get this thing?
**[12:50] R**
This won't help you learn to swim!
**[12:53] Su**
No, stop...
**[12:55] Su**
I'll sink without it!
**[12:56] R**
Don't worry!
**[12:57] R**
You have two big, buoyant things right here.
**[13:00] R**
You won't sink.
**[13:01] Su**
Hey, don't touch me there!
**[13:03] R**
What do you have to eat to get them so big?
**[13:05] R**
It isn't fair...
**[13:08] Su**
No!
**[13:12] A**
Liz...
**[13:14] R**
I'm sorry.
**[13:16] A**
Let's start by having you hold
your face underwater.
**[13:20] Ki**
Once SAO became deadly,
**[13:23] Ki**
most players joined parties to survive.
**[13:27] Ki**
But up till the end, you stayed
solo nearly the entire time.
**[13:32] Ki**
In a world where you die if your HP
reaches zero, why take such a risk?
**[13:38] K**
I didn't want to be a solo player at the start.
**[13:42] K**
But...
**[13:43] Kb**
Why?
**[13:47] Kb**
Why did you let Diabel die?
**[13:52] K**
Let him die?
**[13:54] Kb**
Of course!
**[13:56] Kb**
You knew that technique the boss used!
**[13:59] Kb**
If you'd told us about that up front,
he wouldn't have died!
**[14:11] Players**
He must be a beta tester!
**[14:14] Players**
That's how he knew all the
boss's attack patterns.
**[14:17] Players**
He knew, but he didn't tell us!
**[14:20] Players**
Other beta testers are here, too, right?
**[14:24] Players**
Come out!
**[14:31] K**
A beta tester?
**[14:35] K**
I wish you wouldn't compare
me to those newbies.
**[14:39] Kb**
Wh-What?!
**[14:43] K**
Most of the thousand beta
testers were beginners
**[14:48] ---**
who didn't even know how to level up.
**[14:52] K**
You guys are better than they are.
**[14:57] K**
But I'm not like them.
**[15:02] K**
I made it higher than anyone
else during the beta test.
**[15:08] K**
The reason I knew the boss's skills
**[15:10] ---**
is because I fought monsters with
katana skills on floors far above us.
**[15:16] K**
I know a lot more.
**[15:18] K**
Way more than any information broker.
**[15:22] Kb**
Wh-What?
**[15:24] Kb**
That's...
**[15:25] Kb**
That's way worse than a beta tester!
**[15:27] Kb**
You're cheating! A cheater!
**[15:30] Players**
Yeah, a cheater!
**[15:32] Players**
A beta tester and a cheater...
**[15:33] Players**
A beater!
**[15:36] K**
A beater...
**[15:37] K**
I like it.
**[15:40] K**
That's right...
**[15:41] K**
I am a beater.
**[15:43] K**
From now on, don't confuse
me with the other testers.
***SIGN*** Coat of Midnight
**[15:59] Ki**
Then, you claimed the word "beater."
**[16:03] Ki**
You played the villain, to keep the other
beta testers from being hated.
**[16:08] Ki**
That must have been painful...
**[16:11] K**
It wasn't. Not really.
**[16:17] K**
Sachi!
**[16:19] Sa**
Kirito!
**[16:22] K**
Sachi!
**[16:43] K**
Real pain is the result of losing
someone you care about.
**[16:58] A**
Well?
**[16:59] A**
Getting used to the water?
**[17:00] Su**
Yeah...
**[17:01] Su**
I can keep my head underwater now,
but I still can't open my eyes.
**[17:07] A**
You don't need to rush yourself.
**[17:08] A**
Take your time and get used to it.
**[17:11] A**
Let's take a break.
**[17:12] Both**
Roger!
**[17:16] R**
It sure feels like summer...
**[17:18] Girl**
It really does.
**[17:20] R**
The next quest area is set to
always be summer, isn't it?
**[17:23] A**
It's far to the south, in Sylph territory.
**[17:25] A**
So it should be pretty hot.
**[17:28] Girl**
There are things there
we've never seen before.
**[17:30] Girl**
I can't wait.
**[17:31] R**
We'll just have to be careful
**[17:33] R**
that Kirito doesn't get overly
excited and run ahead of us!
**[17:37] Su**
I've been wondering...
**[17:40] Su**
How did all of you meet my brother?
**[17:45] Girl**
When I was attacked by monsters,
Kirito-san rescued me.
**[18:04] S**
Pina!
**[18:06] S**
Pina... Pina!
**[18:09] S**
Pina.
**[18:11] S**
Pina...
**[18:15] S**
Pina...
**[18:17] S**
Pina!
**[18:18] S**
Pina... Pina!
**[18:53] S**
Pina...
**[18:55] S**
Why would you do all this for me?
**[19:01] K**
If you promise not to laugh, I'll tell you.
**[19:05] S**
I promise.
**[19:09] K**
It's because you look like my little sister...
**[19:21] S**
I'm sorry.
**[19:26] Su**
Only he could say that with a straight face...
**[19:31] Su**
But Suguha and Keiko really don't
look that much alike, do they?
**[19:37] Girl**
Wh-What are you comparing?!
**[19:42] Girl**
After that, Kirito-san and I
began an adventure to save Pina.
**[20:07] K**
Take it.
***SIGN*** Pneuma Flower
**[20:14] S**
This will bring Pina back, right?
**[20:17] K**
Yeah.
**[20:18] S**
I'm so glad...
**[20:20] K**
But there are lots of strong
monsters around here.
**[20:22] K**
Let's revive her after
we get back to town.
**[20:24] K**
I'm sure she'd prefer it that way.
**[20:29] K**
Calm down, Silica!
**[20:31] K**
It's really weak!
**[20:32] S**
K-Kirito-san, save me!
**[20:34] S**
Don't look, but save me!
**[20:36] K**
That's impossible.
**[20:37] S**
That's enough!
**[20:48] S**
Did you see?
**[20:51] R**
My first meeting with him wasn't
as dramatic as Silica's...
**[20:57] L**
Welcome to Lisbeth's Smith Shop!
**[21:01] K**
W-Well...
**[21:03] K**
I'd like to order a custom-made weapon.
**[21:09] L**
*Does he have enough money?*
**[21:13] L**
At the moment, metal prices are high.
**[21:16] K**
Don't worry about the cost.
**[21:18] K**
I just want the best sword
you can make right now.
**[21:22] L**
That's somewhat vague.
**[21:24] L**
Could you give me an idea of
the stats you're looking for?
**[21:27] K**
Oh, I see.
**[21:30] K**
Then, something as good as this or better?
**[21:38] K**
An Elucidator...
**[21:39] K**
It's one of the best magic swords
**[21:41] ---**
you can get from a monster drop.
**[21:44] K**
Can you do it?
**[21:49] L**
How about this one?
**[21:51] L**
It's the best
**[21:52] L**
that I've ever made.
**[21:55] K**
It's a little light...
**[21:58] L**
I used a speed-type metal to forge it.
**[22:01] K**
May I test it a little?
**[22:03] L**
Test it?
**[22:05] K**
Its durability.
**[22:08] L**
W-Wait!
**[22:09] L**
If you do that, your sword will break!
**[22:12] L**
If that happens, it'll just be...
**[22:25] R**
He broke one of the swords from my shop.
**[22:28] R**
What a terrible first impression.
**[22:30] Su**
I'm s-sorry...
**[22:32] Girl**
Sometimes, Kirito-san does
the craziest things...
**[22:36] R**
Falling into a dragon's nest with him,
**[22:39] R**
or him throwing dragon poop at me.
**[22:41] R**
I don't have any good memories at all...
**[22:43] A**
I'm sorry, Liz.
**[22:46] R**
Looking back, they're good memories.
**[22:58] L**
It's warm.
**[23:02] L**
You and I are both data in
a virtual world, but...
**[23:07] K**
Liz...
**[23:14] L**
Amazing!
**[23:26] L**
Kirito!
**[23:28] L**
You know something?
**[23:29] L**
What?
**[23:31] K**
I...
**[23:33] L**
I like you!
**[23:36] K**
What?
**[23:38] K**
I can't hear you!
**[23:41] L**
It's nothing!
**[23:52] L**
Tell Asuna what you just told me.
**[23:55] K**
Liz...
**[23:56] L**
I'm fine!
**[23:59] L**
Only, this warmth will linger for a while.
**[24:03] L**
Therefore, please...
**[24:07] L**
End this world.
**[24:10] L**
Until then, I'll keep working.
**[24:15] R**
You know...
**[24:18] R**
I wonder if he's having fun with that
pretty counselor right now...
**[24:24] Ki**
Here, Kirito-kun... Here.
**[24:26] K**
Where?
**[24:28] Ki**
Here, here.
**[24:28] K**
Where is "here"?
**[24:30] Ki**
These coordinates...
**[24:32] Ki**
Are all of these high-level players
gathering for a boss fight?
**[24:37] Ki**
I was just thinking that even
the ultimate solo player
**[24:43] ---**
showed up for the boss fights on each floor.
**[24:46] K**
Of course I did.
**[24:48] K**
The Floor Boss wasn't something
you could beat on your own.
**[24:52] K**
Even in raid parties, most of
them were dangerous.
**[24:57] K**
The sword skills of Illfang the Kobold Lord,
**[25:01] ---**
the Floor 1 boss, wiped out half the raid.
**[25:07] K**
Diabel!
**[25:22] K**
Watch out!
**[25:27] K**
I'll get you first!
**[25:34] K**
Crap!
**[25:40] K**
I managed to beat the boss of
level 74, The Gleam Eyes,
**[25:44] ---**
by using my dual-wield skills.
**[25:48] K**
But it almost killed me.
**[26:05] K**
*Starburst Stream!*
**[26:17] Kl**
What is that skill?
**[26:20] K**
*Faster...*
**[26:31] K**
*Even faster!*
**[27:01] K**
But in Aincrad, some things were even
scarier than the Floor Bosses.
**[27:05] Ki**
Oh? What were those?
**[27:07] K**
The players.
**[27:09] Ki**
The players?
**[27:10] K**
Yes.
**[27:11] K**
Bosses had incredible stats,
but they were only programs.
**[27:15] K**
Once you knew their attack patterns,
you can adjust for them,
**[27:18] K**
and since they didn't leave the final rooms,
you could run if necessary.
**[27:22] K**
But red players were humans just like you.
**[27:26] K**
They kept coming up with new
ways to kill other players,
**[27:29] K**
and many died at their hands.
**[27:51] K**
*Paralysis poison?*
**[28:11] Kr**
So you're afraid of dying, after all?
**[28:15] K**
That's right...
**[28:16] K**
I can't die yet!
**[28:20] Kr**
Really?
**[28:22] Kr**
That's just the way I like it!
**[28:34] Kr**
Die... Die.
**[28:36] Kr**
Die!
**[28:41] Ki**
And it wasn't just fighting the red players.
**[28:44] Ki**
I had many difficult duels,
some of which were pure sword fights.
**[28:48] H**
Even a top guild never has sufficient
members for the front lines.
**[29:06] K**
*His shield?!*
**[29:19] H**
Splendid reaction time.
**[29:35] A**
*I can break through!*
**[29:46] A**
*What?*
**[29:57] A**
And this amazing player
**[29:59] ---**
was the leader of the Blood Alliance
Knights guild, Heathcliff, yes?
**[30:03] A**
Yes.
**[30:04] A**
And ironically, that duel with him
**[30:08] ---**
provided the clue as to his true identity.
**[30:13] A**
I made a lot, so eat all you want.
**[30:18] Su**
I brought a lunch, as well.
**[30:20] Su**
If you like, help yourselves.
**[30:23] All**
Let's eat!
**[30:31] R**
Who's that from?
**[30:32] A**
Kirito-kun...
**[30:33] A**
He said to eat without him.
**[30:35] R**
Then, I'll eat his part...
**[30:40] Girl**
That's mean.
**[30:42] Girl**
We have to leave some for him.
**[30:48] Su**
*Asuna-san's lunch is so cute!*
**[30:51] Su**
* I wonder if my brother only likes girly*
* girls who make lunches like that...*
**[30:59] A**
What's wrong, Suguha-chan?
**[31:00] Su**
N-Nothing...
**[31:02] Su**
I was just wondering how you met my brother.
**[31:08] Girls**
I want to hear about that, too!
**[31:09] A**
But...
**[31:11] R**
Come on...
**[31:12] R**
We told you our stories.
**[31:13] Girl**
That's right!
**[31:15] Girl**
You're the only one who hasn't.
**[31:18] A**
Oh, fine...
**[31:21] Girl**
All right!
**[31:24] A**
I met Kirito-kun in a city called Tolvanna,
**[31:27] ---**
where a meeting was held about
defeating the Floor 1 boss.
**[31:32] A**
Back then, all I thought about
was beating the game.
**[31:37] A**
Do you really think it's good?
**[31:39] K**
Of course.
**[31:41] K**
I've been eating at least one daily,
ever since arriving in this town.
**[31:45] K**
I do change it up a little, though.
**[31:47] A**
Change it up?
**[31:50] K**
Try putting some on the bread.
**[32:03] A**
Cream?
**[32:28] A**
But Kirito-kun showed me that there
was joy in living, even in Aincrad.
**[32:39] K**
What?
**[32:40] K**
It's you.
**[32:41] A**
The other lead group members are all
working hard to clear the dungeon.
**[32:45] A**
Why are you out here taking a nap?
**[32:48] A**
Even if you're a solo player,
you need to be serious－
**[32:51] K**
It's Aincrad's nicest season,
**[32:53] ---**
and today is its nicest weather setting.
**[32:57] K**
Entering the dungeon on a
day like this is a waste.
**[33:00] A**
Do you not understand?
**[33:03] A**
Every day we spend here is one
we've lost in the real world.
**[33:08] K**
But right now,
we're alive here, in Aincrad.
**[33:16] K**
See?
**[33:17] ---**
The wind and sunlight feel so good.
**[33:21] A**
Do they?
**[33:22] A**
There's nothing special about this weather.
**[33:25] K**
If you'd lie down for a bit,
you'd understand.
**[34:05] Guys**
Hey, look.
**[34:07] Guys**
Asleep already?
**[34:09] Guys**
Some people don't work too hard.
**[34:11] Guys**
Who are they? Jeez...
**[34:15] K**
I didn't think she'd really fall asleep.
**[34:45] A**
What...
**[34:49] K**
Morning.
**[34:50] K**
Sleep well?
**[34:58] A**
One meal...
**[35:01] A**
One meal!
**[35:02] A**
I'll buy you one meal of any kind.
**[35:04] A**
Then we'll be even, okay?
**[35:09] Girl**
From the sound of it, you fell
in love with him first.
**[35:15] A**
Th-That isn't true...
**[35:16] R**
Don't try to hide it.
**[35:18] R**
When you came to get your sword sharpened,
**[35:21] ---**
you told me it was still a one-way thing.
**[35:25] R**
How did you get the rest of the way?
**[35:28] A**
Um, well...
**[35:31] A**
Then where would you
like me to cook it?
**[35:34] A**
Well...
**[35:36] A**
You probably don't have
any cookware at your place.
**[35:41] A**
Just this once,
**[35:42] A**
and only because the ingredient is
so good, we can use my place.
**[35:48] A**
Right.
**[35:51] A**
Then, party up with me. It's been forever.
**[35:55] A**
Also, black is my lucky color this week.
**[35:57] K**
What?
**[35:58] K**
But what about your guild?!
**[36:02] A**
We don't have any leveling quotas.
**[36:04] K**
Th-Then what about your escort?
**[36:05] A**
I'll ditch him.
***SIGN*** Asuna invites you to join her party.
**[36:31] K**
The front lines are dangerous.
**[36:38] K**
F-Fine.
**[36:46] R**
Y-You were more direct than I expected.
**[36:49] Girl**
I guess you have to be that
forward to get anywhere.
**[36:53] A**
I h-had to!
**[36:55] A**
I mean, I liked him...
**[36:58] R**
Right, right.
**[36:59] R**
That's enough.
**[37:01] R**
So, how far did you go?
**[37:03] R**
Even if it was a game, you guys
did marry, so I'm sure you...
**[37:12] A**
I'm sorry...
**[37:14] A**
This was...
**[37:16] A**
This was my fault, wasn't it?
**[37:24] K**
Asuna...
**[37:26] K**
I'm sorry!
**[37:28] K**
I...
**[37:29] K**
I shouldn't...
**[37:32] K**
I should stay away...
**[37:38] ---**
...from now on.
**[37:56] K**
My life belongs to you, Asuna.
**[38:00] K**
So I will use it for you.
**[38:02] K**
Let's stay together until the end.
**[38:05] A**
And I... I'll protect you, too.
**[38:09] A**
I'll protect you forever.
**[38:12] A**
So...
**[38:14] K**
I'll see to it that you can go
back to the other world,
**[38:17] ---**
no matter what happens.
**[38:20] K**
Asuna...
**[38:22] K**
Today...
**[38:24] K**
Tonight, I want to stay with you.
**[38:31] A**
Okay.
**[38:53] A**
D-Don't look over here.
**[39:00] A**
Hurry and get undressed,
too, Kirito-kun.
**[39:04] A**
It's embarrassing, being like this alone...
**[39:23] K**
Sorry, I woke you, didn't I?
**[39:26] A**
I was just dreaming a little.
**[39:29] A**
About my old world.
**[39:32] A**
It's strange...
**[39:34] A**
In the dream,
**[39:36] ---**
I wondered if everything here, in Aincrad,
**[39:38] ---**
if everything that had happened
with you, was only a dream.
**[39:41] A**
I was really scared.
**[39:43] A**
I'm happy this wasn't a dream.
**[39:46] K**
You're so strange...
**[39:48] K**
Don't you want to go back?
**[39:50] A**
I do.
**[39:51] A**
I do, but...
**[39:53] A**
I don't want my time here to disappear.
**[39:57] A**
These two years have been
very important to me.
**[39:59] A**
They seem that way now.
**[40:05] A**
Hey, Kirito-kun.
**[40:07] A**
Do you think it would be okay
if we left the front lines for a bit?
**[40:14] A**
Somehow, I'm scared.
**[40:16] A**
If I return to the battlefield,
**[40:17] ---**
it feels like something bad will happen.
**[40:21] A**
Maybe I'm just a little tired.
**[40:24] K**
Yeah...
**[40:26] K**
I'm tired, too.
**[40:31] K**
In the southwest part of Floor 22,
**[40:34] ---**
there's a small village surrounded
by forest and lakes.
**[40:38] K**
Let's move there together.
**[40:40] K**
And...
**[40:42] A**
And?
**[40:46] K**
Let...
**[40:48] K**
Let's get married.
**[41:00] A**
Yes!
**[41:03] R**
Hey, what's up, Asuna?
**[41:07] A**
N-N-Nothing!
**[41:09] A**
I didn't do anything, okay?
**[41:11] Girl**
I wish I could get married.
**[41:13] Girl**
And you even had a cute girl like Yui-chan.
**[41:15] Girl**
I'm super jealous!
**[41:17] A**
She is our beloved daughter.
**[41:20] R**
Oh, you're still a teenager,
and you're doting over your daughter.
**[41:24] A**
I'll take that as a compliment.
**[41:27] Girl**
Okay, let's work hard at our quest today,
so that Yui-chan will be happy!
**[41:36] Y**
Auna?
**[41:38] Y**
Kito?
**[41:40] A**
Hey, Yui-chan, what were
you doing in the forest?
**[41:44] A**
Do you have a mom
and dad somewhere?
**[41:50] Y**
I don't know...
**[41:52] Y**
I don't know anything.
**[41:56] A**
That's awful.
**[42:00] K**
Hello, Yui-chan.
**[42:03] K**
Can I call you Yui?
**[42:07] K**
You can call me Kirito.
**[42:12] Y**
Kito?
**[42:14] K**
Kirito.
**[42:15] K**
Ki-ri-to.
**[42:20] Y**
Kito.
**[42:22] K**
Maybe it's a little hard.
**[42:25] K**
Whatever is easier for you.
**[42:30] Y**
Daddy.
**[42:31] K**
M-Me?
**[42:34] Y**
Auna is Mommy...
**[42:44] A**
That's right.
**[42:45] A**
I'm your mommy, Yui-chan!
**[42:48] Y**
Mommy!
**[42:50] ---**
Daddy!
**[42:51] Y**
Mommy!
**[42:53] A**
You must be hungry!
**[42:55] A**
Let's eat.
**[42:56] Y**
Yeah!
**[42:59] A**
Yui-chan?
**[43:01] K**
Yui...
**[43:03] Yu**
Daddy... Mommy.
**[43:06] Yu**
I remember everything.
**[43:11] Yu**
Mental Health Counseling
Program, prototype 1.
**[43:15] Yu**
Code name: Yui.
**[43:17] Yu**
That's me.
**[43:23] K**
You aren't just a program that
the system controls anymore.
**[43:27] K**
So you should be able
to say what you want.
**[43:32] K**
What do you want?
**[43:36] Yu**
I...
**[43:39] Yu**
I...
**[43:45] Yu**
I want to stay with you forever...
**[43:49] Yu**
Daddy, Mommy!
**[43:57] A**
Together...
**[43:59] A**
We'll be together forever, Yui-chan.
**[44:02] K**
Yeah, you are our child.
**[44:12] A**
Kirito-kun!
**[44:14] A**
Are you okay?
**[44:22] A**
What's this?
**[44:23] K**
Before Yui's admin credentials were revoked,
**[44:27] K**
I split off her main program and
turned it into a game object.
**[44:32] A**
Then, this is...
**[44:35] K**
Yui's heart.
**[44:48] Su**
So you met Yui-chan inside SAO?
**[44:52] A**
Yes.
**[44:53] A**
And ever since then, she's been our child.
**[45:00] A**
Okay!
**[45:01] A**
Let's get back to practice.
**[45:03] R**
All right, Suguha...
**[45:04] R**
Let's get you swimming like
a fish, to surprise Kirito!
**[45:08] Su**
Yeah.
**[45:11] Ki**
It's nice to be young...
**[45:15] Ki**
And it's thanks to you that they made it back
**[45:19] ---**
to the real world safely, isn't it?
**[45:21] K**
I didn't do anything.
**[45:24] Ki**
But it's true that you learned
Heathcliff's true identity,
**[45:27] ---**
and defeated Kayaba Akihiko
in the final battle, right?
**[45:32] K**
I don't know if you can call that a victory.
**[45:53] K**
*I'm sorry, Asuna...*
**[45:55] K**
*You, at least, need to live.*
**[46:08] H**
Farewell, Kirito-kun.
**[46:35] K**
No, Asuna...
**[46:38] K**
This can't...
**[46:39] K**
This can't be...
**[46:46] A**
I'm sorry.
**[46:49] A**
Goodbye.
**[47:33] K**
*It's over now...*
**[47:40] A**
*I believe in you, Kirito-kun.*
**[47:58] K**
*Not yet...*
**[48:07] K**
*Not yet!*
**[48:32] K**
*Is this good enough?*
**[49:09] System**
As of 14:55, November 7,
**[49:13] System**
the game has been cleared.
**[49:15] System**
The game has been cleared.
**[49:20] Ki**
Kayaba-sensei lost his fight with you,
**[49:23] Ki**
and then burned out his brain
with a prototype NerveGear.
**[49:27] Ki**
That matches the coroner's report...
**[49:31] Ki**
Anyway, I hate to say it...
**[49:33] ---**
But it's strange that you made it back alive
**[49:36] ---**
after you died in battle with him.
**[49:38] Ki**
Was it something on the system side,
**[49:41] Ki**
or was it Kayaba-sensei's will?
**[49:46] H**
Quite a view.
**[49:58] K**
Kayaba Akihiko...
**[50:00] H**
The SAO mainframe, within
the fifth-level basement
**[50:03] H**
at my corporate headquarters,
**[50:07] H**
is deleting all data on its storage devices.
**[50:10] H**
In ten minutes or so,
**[50:12] H**
everything in this world will vanish.
**[50:16] A**
What about the people down there?
**[50:20] H**
You needn't worry about them.
**[50:22] H**
Just a moment ago,
**[50:23] H**
the remaining 6,147 players were logged out.
**[50:31] K**
What about the ones who died?
**[50:33] K**
What about the 4,000 people who died?
**[50:36] H**
Their minds will never return.
**[50:39] H**
In every world, once you die, you're gone.
**[50:45] K**
Why...
**[50:47] K**
Why did you do this?
**[50:50] H**
Why, huh?
**[50:52] H**
I forgot a long time ago.
**[50:56] H**
I wonder why...
**[50:58] H**
When I began developing the full-dive environment system...
**[51:01] H**
No, long before that,
**[51:04] H**
I dreamed of nothing
**[51:06] H**
but creating that castle,
a world that surpassed all our laws
**[51:10] H**
and all our restrictions.
**[51:14] H**
And now I have seen
**[51:16] H**
someone surpass even my own world's laws...
**[51:22] H**
How old must I have been,
**[51:24] H**
when I was obsessed with the
fantasy of a steel castle
**[51:26] H**
that floated in the sky?
**[51:30] H**
I wanted to leave the ground,
**[51:32] H**
to fly to that castle.
**[51:34] H**
For a long, long time,
that was my only desire...
**[51:42] H**
You know, Kirito-kun,
**[51:45] H**
I still believe
**[51:47] H**
that in some other world,
that castle truly exists.
**[51:54] K**
Yeah, I hope it does.
**[52:03] A**
I forgot to say this.
**[52:05] A**
Congratulations on winning the game,
**[52:07] A**
Kirito-kun, Asuna-kun.
**[52:13] A**
Now then, I must be going.
**[52:34] A**
By the way,
**[52:35] ---**
before he vanished,
**[52:38] ---**
did Kayaba say anything about why
he started this deadly game?
**[52:43] K**
I don't know... I don't remember.
**[52:53] Ki**
Who's it from?
**[52:57] Ki**
Your princess, huh?
**[52:59] Ki**
You had quite a time...
**[53:01] Ki**
You finally made it out of SAO, and then...
**[53:04] K**
Yes, it was rather difficult.
**[53:07] K**
Because a certain someone failed to notice
the huge crime occurring in ALO!
**[53:13] Ki**
I'm afraid I can't really explain myself there.
**[53:17] Ki**
We only learned that the three hundred
SAO players who hadn't woken up
**[53:20] ---**
were being experimented on by Sugou Nobuyuki
**[53:23] ---**
after you, a simple high school
student, solved the case.
**[53:27] K**
Why didn't you stop him beforehand?
**[53:31] Ki**
Sugou was in the same lab as Kayaba Akihiko,
so we did run a check on him.
**[53:36] Ki**
But the six thousand players' sudden reemergence
meant we were busy with their physicals
**[53:41] ---**
and trying to get them reintroduced into society.
**[53:45] Ki**
I can't deny that our watch on
Sugou temporarily lapsed.
**[53:50] Ki**
And none of us believed that Sugou had an
illegal experimental lab in the game.
**[53:57] Ki**
Nothing he did in the real world
was suspicious in the least.
**[54:02] Ki**
Would you tell me, Kirito-kun,
**[54:04] Ki**
how it was you realized what he was doing?
**[54:08] Ki**
At first, I didn't realize it...
**[54:12] D**
This is our laboratory chief, Sugou-kun.
**[54:15] Su**
I'm Sugou Nobuyuki.
**[54:17] Su**
Nice to meet you.
**[54:19] K**
Kirigaya Kazuto.
**[54:22] D**
Kirigaya-kun,
**[54:23] D**
I'll see you again.
**[54:30] Su**
I heard that within the game,
**[54:33] Su**
you were living with Asuna.
**[54:36] K**
Yes...
**[54:37] Su**
Then I suppose that complicates
our relationship.
**[54:50] Su**
What we were just discussing
**[54:53] Su**
was Asuna's marriage to me.
**[54:59] K**
Stop it.
**[55:05] K**
Are you trying to take
advantage of the fact
**[55:08] K**
that she's in a coma?
**[55:10] Su**
Take advantage?
**[55:12] Su**
No, this is my right.
**[55:16] Su**
Listen, Kirigaya-kun.
**[55:20] Su**
Do you know what happened to Argus
**[55:23] Su**
after they developed SAO?
**[55:26] K**
I heard they went bankrupt.
**[55:28] S**
Yes.
**[55:30] S**
The development costs,
**[55:32] S**
plus the massive damages
they were forced to pay,
**[55:35] S**
bankrupted the company.
**[55:37] S**
And the maintenance of the SAO servers
**[55:41] S**
was entrusted to the
electronics manufacturer RCT,
**[55:44] S**
whose CEO is Yuuki Souzou.
**[55:49] S**
And I work for its Full-Dive
Technology Research Division.
**[55:54] S**
You could even say
**[55:55] S**
that I'm the one who's
keeping Asuna alive...
**[56:01] S**
So I can ask for a little something
by way of compensation, can't I?
**[56:07] S**
I don't know what sort of promises
you made to her in the game.
**[56:12] S**
But I'd prefer that you never come back.
**[56:17] S**
Or have any contact
with the Yuuki family.
**[56:21] S**
The ceremony will be held in this hospital room
in one week, on January 26th.
**[56:26] S**
The Japanese calendar has more
auspicious days for a wedding,
**[56:30] S**
but it's a day that brings misery
to friends, so I'll invite you.
**[56:34] S**
Enjoy your final goodbye,
**[56:38] S**
Hero-kun.
**[56:46] Ki**
And you didn't find him suspicious then?
**[56:50] K**
I was too busy thinking about Asuna.
**[56:53] K**
The only clue I had was the image of an
avatar that looked just like Asuna.
**[56:58] Ki**
And with that information
alone, you went into ALO?
**[57:02] K**
I would've done anything with even
the slightest chance of success.
**[57:08] K**
Please help me one more time.
**[57:24] K**
Link start!
***SIGN*** ALfheim, Ancient Forest, Neutral Territory
January 20, 2025
**[58:06] K**
I'm back...
**[58:10] K**
After everything that happened.
**[58:48] K**
It's me, Yui!
**[58:50] K**
Do you remember me?
**[58:55] Y**
I got to see you again, Daddy!
**[59:00] K**
Yui...
**[59:03] ---**
Daddy!
**[59:05] Y**
Daddy!
**[59:08] Y**
Daddy...
**[59:11] K**
Miracles really do happen.
**[59:16] K**
Actually, it seems Asuna...
**[59:20] K**
Your mommy is here.
**[59:22] K**
Mommy?
**[59:23] K**
What do you mean?
**[59:25] K**
Even after SAO was cleared,
Asuna never woke up in reality.
**[59:31] K**
I heard about someone who
saw her in ALfheim.
**[59:36] Y**
So that's what happened...
**[59:41] Ri**
What are you doing? Run!
**[59:43] K**
Three heavy fighters attacking a single girl?
**[59:47] K**
That's kind of lame.
**[59:50] Guys**
What did you say?!
**[59:51] Guys**
Stay out of this, newbie.
**[59:56] Ki**
As I recall, this Leafa player was
your younger sister, right?
**[1:00:01] K**
Yeah.
**[1:00:02] K**
I never imagined I'd run into Sugu—
I mean, my sister in ALO.
**[1:00:18] Girl**
Wow!
**[1:00:19] Girl**
You can swim twenty-five meters now.
**[1:00:21] R**
And you can do a full lap.
**[1:00:25] A**
You really are good at sports, Suguha-chan.
**[1:00:28] Su**
Thank you.
**[1:00:31] R**
Hmm? Are you sad without your brother?
**[1:00:35] Su**
Th-That isn't it...
**[1:00:37] Su**
I was just thinking he was late.
**[1:00:39] Girl**
You and Kirito-san are really close, aren't you?
**[1:00:43] Girl**
I'm an only child, so I'm jealous.
**[1:00:46] Su**
A-Are we?
**[1:00:47] A**
Yup.
**[1:00:49] Su**
But...
**[1:00:50] Su**
Before my brother was trapped inside SAO,
**[1:00:53] ---**
we weren't that close.
**[1:00:56] Su**
I wanted to know
**[1:00:57] ---**
about these virtual MMOs
my brother loved so much.
**[1:01:00] Su**
So I started playing ALO.
**[1:01:03] Su**
I'm a big gamer now, too.
**[1:01:07] A**
You were the one who brought him
to the World Tree, weren't you?
**[1:01:11] Su**
Yes.
**[1:01:12] Su**
But when I first met him, I didn't
realize he was my brother.
**[1:01:16] Su**
I thought he was kind of rude.
**[1:01:20] Su**
But at other times, he seemed really stressed.
**[1:01:24] Su**
I didn't know why, but I just couldn't ignore him.
**[1:01:29] Y**
Daddy?
**[1:01:31] K**
I'm sorry.
**[1:01:32] K**
But I need to reach the
top of the World Tree.
**[1:01:38] L**
Why is it so important?
**[1:01:41] K**
I'm looking for someone...
**[1:01:44] K**
What do you mean?
**[1:01:46] L**
It's not easy to explain.
**[1:01:55] K**
Thank you, Leafa.
**[1:01:56] K**
That information helped a lot.
**[1:02:06] L**
Wait.
**[1:02:07] L**
Are you going to the World Tree?
**[1:02:10] K**
Yes, I need to see for myself.
**[1:02:15] L**
It's crazy...
**[1:02:18] L**
It's far, far away, and there are
a lot of strong monsters.
**[1:02:22] L**
Sure, you're strong, but...
**[1:02:27] L**
Then, I'll take you there!
**[1:02:33] Su**
We made it there in only three days,
so it was pretty rushed.
**[1:02:39] A**
Thank you, Suguha-chan.
**[1:02:40] Su**
No, there's no reason to thank me.
**[1:02:42] Su**
I had fun, too.
**[1:02:45] Su**
Yeah, it was hard,
**[1:02:47] Su**
but my adventures with Kirito-kun were fun.
**[1:02:52] Su**
Tired?
**[1:02:53] K**
Not yet...
**[1:02:55] Su**
You're pretty tough.
**[1:02:57] Su**
But our journey in the sky
is at an end for a while.
**[1:03:01] K**
Huh, why?
**[1:03:03] Su**
You see that mountain, right?
**[1:03:05] Su**
It's above the altitude limit,
**[1:03:08] Su**
so to pass it, you have to
go through the caves.
**[1:03:11] Su**
It's the toughest part of the trip
between Sylph territory and Arun,
**[1:03:14] Su**
or so I've heard.
**[1:03:15] Su**
I've never been past this point, either.
**[1:03:18] K**
Really...
**[1:03:20] K**
Caves, huh?
**[1:03:21] K**
Are they long?
**[1:03:22] Su**
Yup.
**[1:03:23] Su**
Supposedly, we can rest at a
neutral mining town midway.
**[1:03:28] Su**
Do you still have time today?
**[1:03:31] It's 7**
It's 7:00 PM in the real world, huh?
**[1:03:34] It's 7**
I can keep going for a while.
**[1:03:35] Su**
Okay...
**[1:03:36] Su**
Then we can keep going for a while.
**[1:03:38] Su**
We can rotate out here.
**[1:03:40] K**
R-Rotate?
**[1:03:42] Su**
We each log out and rest,
while the other watches.
**[1:03:46] Su**
You can't log out instantly
in the neutral area.
**[1:03:49] Su**
So you log out in turn,
**[1:03:51] Su**
while the other guards your empty avatar.
**[1:03:53] K**
I see... Got it.
**[1:03:55] K**
You go first.
**[1:04:12] Su**
*I'm excited.*
**[1:04:26] Su**
*Kirito-kun...*
**[1:04:29] Su**
*It's not that I'm in love
with him or anything.*
**[1:04:32] Su**
*Or that I'm glad to have someone
to go on adventures with.*
**[1:04:35] Su**
*I'm just looking forward
to visiting a new world.*
**[1:04:48] R**
So when you were adventuring with him,
**[1:04:50] ---**
what did you think of Kirito?
**[1:04:53] R**
You didn't know he was your brother, right?
**[1:04:55] Su**
My first impression was that he was quick...
**[1:05:00] Su**
But more than that, the way he
took every battle seriously
**[1:05:04] ---**
was different from anyone else.
**[1:05:05] L**
That's enough Kirito-kun.
**[1:05:07] L**
If we lose, we'll just have
to fly a few more hours!
**[1:05:10] L**
Let's give up!
**[1:05:13] K**
No way.
**[1:05:15] K**
While I'm alive, I won't let
any party members die.
**[1:05:19] K**
I will never let that happen!
**[1:05:39] Man**
What the hell?
**[1:05:40] Man**
What's he doing?
**[1:05:41] Su**
When I realized that the source
**[1:05:43] ---**
of that seriousness was his desire
to protect someone,
**[1:05:46] Su**
I thought I could have faith in him.
**[1:05:52] K**
In the end,
**[1:05:53] K**
it's just a game, so do what you want.
**[1:05:56] K**
If you want to kill someone, kill them.
**[1:05:57] K**
If you want to steal, you steal.
**[1:06:01] K**
I've met more people who think
that way than I'd want.
**[1:06:05] K**
In a way, it's true.
**[1:06:08] K**
I used to think the same way.
**[1:06:12] K**
But it's not true...
**[1:06:14] K**
There are things you have to protect
**[1:06:15] K**
especially because it's a virtual world.
**[1:06:18] K**
I learned that from someone important.
**[1:06:22] K**
If you give in to your impulses in this world,
**[1:06:24] K**
the price is that it changes your
personality in the real world.
**[1:06:28] K**
The player and the character
are one and the same.
**[1:06:31] K**
I like you, Leafa.
**[1:06:35] K**
I want to be your friend.
**[1:06:37] K**
I'd never attack someone like that
**[1:06:44] K**
just for my own benefit.
**[1:06:46] Su**
So, no matter whom he fought, my brother...
**[1:06:50] ---**
Kirito-kun would never run.
**[1:06:52] Su**
I believed he'd never lose.
**[1:06:55] S**
Kirito-kun!
**[1:07:23] E**
Die!
**[1:07:55] R**
It's nice that you two are close,
**[1:07:58] R**
but I'm worried about it
becoming forbidden love.
**[1:08:02] Su**
What are you talking about?!
**[1:08:04] Su**
Forget it, let's just practice!
**[1:08:06] R**
Okay, let's swim a bit more...
**[1:08:15] Su**
*If only I'd known before I fell in love with him.*
**[1:08:22] S**
Is that you, Brother?
**[1:08:29] K**
Sugu?
**[1:08:31] K**
Suguha?
**[1:08:35] K**
This is awful.
**[1:08:36] K**
This isn't fair...
**[1:08:38] K**
It isn't...
**[1:08:39] K**
S-Sugu?
***SIGN*** Are you sure you want to log out?
**[1:08:43] K**
Sugu!
**[1:08:46] S**
I... I...
**[1:08:49] S**
I...
**[1:08:52] S**
I betrayed my own heart!
**[1:08:54] S**
I betrayed my love for you...
**[1:08:59] S**
I was about to forget it, to give it up.
**[1:09:01] S**
To fall in love with Kirito-kun...
**[1:09:04] S**
No, I already had!
**[1:09:07] S**
But...
**[1:09:08] S**
But...
**[1:09:11] K**
L-Love?
**[1:09:13] K**
But we're...
**[1:09:15] S**
I know.
**[1:09:16] S**
I already know!
**[1:09:19] S**
You and I aren't really siblings!
**[1:09:22] S**
I've known for
**[1:09:24] S**
the last two years.
**[1:09:27] S**
Wasn't the reason you quit kendo
**[1:09:30] S**
and started avoiding me
**[1:09:32] S**
because you knew the whole time?
**[1:09:35] S**
Weren't you avoiding me
because I'm not your real sister?!
**[1:09:39] S**
So...
**[1:09:41] S**
So why are you being nice to me now?!
**[1:09:46] S**
I was so happy you came back from SAO.
**[1:09:52] S**
I was so happy you were being nice to me,
**[1:09:55] S**
like when we were little.
**[1:09:58] S**
I thought you were finally giving me a chance.
**[1:10:03] S**
But...
**[1:10:05] S**
If I'd known
**[1:10:06] S**
this would happen, I wish
you'd kept being a jerk.
**[1:10:10] S**
If you had,
**[1:10:12] S**
I wouldn't have realized I like you...
**[1:10:15] S**
Or been sad to learn about Asuna-san...
**[1:10:19] S**
Or tried to fall in love with Kirito-kun instead!
**[1:10:28] K**
I'm sorry.
**[1:10:38] S**
Leave me alone...
**[1:11:30] K**
Why?
**[1:11:31] S**
Why?
**[1:11:36] K**
I wanted to apologize to you...
**[1:11:40] K**
But I didn't know what to say.
**[1:11:44] K**
So I wanted to give you a free shot.
**[1:11:48] S**
You did?
**[1:11:53] K**
I'm sorry.
**[1:11:57] S**
I am, too.
**[1:12:00] K**
I haven't really returned
from that world yet.
**[1:12:06] K**
It hasn't ended.
**[1:12:07] K**
Until she wakes up,
**[1:12:11] K**
I'm not really back in reality.
**[1:12:13] K**
That's why
**[1:12:15] K**
I don't know how to think of you yet.
**[1:12:22] S**
I'll be waiting...
**[1:12:24] S**
I'll be waiting for you to
come home for real.
**[1:12:29] S**
So I'll help you, too!
**[1:12:42] R**
Hey, Suguha!
**[1:12:44] R**
We can't do this without you!
**[1:12:46] Su**
Right!
**[1:12:49] Ki**
So with your sister's help,
you reached the World Tree,
**[1:12:54] Ki**
and you completed the Grand Quest,
which Sugou had set to be impossible,
**[1:13:00] Ki**
and you saved Asuna-kun.
**[1:13:02] K**
No, I didn't win on my own.
**[1:13:06] K**
*Just a little more...*
**[1:13:32] K**
*Just a little more...*
**[1:13:47] ---**
Kirito-kun!
**[1:14:36] S**
That's dark magic...
**[1:14:53] TCEC**
Dragoons, ready breath attack!
**[1:14:57] Sa**
Sylphs, prepare additional offensives!
**[1:15:02] TCEC**
Fire breath...
**[1:15:03] TCEC**
Go!
**[1:15:12] Sa**
Fenrir storm...
**[1:15:14] Sa**
Fire!
**[1:15:20] K**
It was Leafa, Recon, Sakuya, Alicia,
**[1:15:26] ---**
and the Sylph and Cait Sith warriors
who won that quest.
**[1:15:30] K**
I only reached Asuna with all their help.
**[1:15:35] Ki**
I see.
**[1:15:55] Ki**
But then the King of the Fairies
Oberon, or Sugou, appeared.
**[1:15:59] Ki**
I'd think
**[1:16:01] ---**
normally, that it's impossible for a mere
player to beat a GM like Sugou.
**[1:16:10] Su**
Yes!
**[1:16:14] Su**
Great! I love it!
**[1:16:16] Su**
NPC women can't make that face...
**[1:16:25] Su**
I love this smell.
**[1:16:27] Su**
Replicating your scent from
the real world was hard.
**[1:16:32] Su**
I hope you appreciate how much work it took
**[1:16:35] Su**
to get an analyzer into your hospital room...
**[1:16:40] K**
Stop it.
**[1:16:41] K**
Sugou...
**[1:16:46] Su**
My, my...
**[1:16:48] Su**
You need to stay on the ground...
**[1:16:56] Su**
Writhing!
**[1:16:57] A**
Kirito-kun!
**[1:17:02] Su**
System command!
**[1:17:04] Su**
Change pain absorber
**[1:17:06] Su**
from level 10 to level 8.
**[1:17:12] Su**
Hurts, doesn't it?
**[1:17:14] Su**
I'll gradually let the pain increase,
**[1:17:16] Su**
so you have something to look forward to.
**[1:17:18] Su**
Of course, below level 3,
**[1:17:21] Su**
it will start to affect your physical body.
**[1:17:24] Su**
Now, then...
**[1:17:40] Su**
S-Sweet...
**[1:17:42] Su**
So sweet!
**[1:17:44] K**
Sugou, you bastard!
**[1:17:47] K**
You bastard!
**[1:17:56] K**
You bastard, I'll kill you!
**[1:17:59] K**
I'm going to kill you!
**[1:18:14] ?**
Are you going to run away?
**[1:18:15] K**
*No...*
**[1:18:17] K**
*I'm going to accept reality.*
**[1:18:19] ?**
Then you give in to it.
**[1:18:21] ?**
To the power of a system you once denied.
**[1:18:24] K**
*I don't have a choice.*
**[1:18:26] K**
*I'm a player, and he's a GM.*
**[1:18:30] ?**
Those words make a mockery of our battle.
**[1:18:34] ?**
Our fight showed me the
power of the human will.
**[1:18:38] ?**
And the possibilities held by the future.
**[1:18:43] K**
*You're...*
**[1:18:46] ?**
Stand up, Kirito-kun!
**[1:18:51] K**
It's true that a GM has great power.
**[1:18:55] K**
In that world, a GM is almost a god.
**[1:19:00] K**
But that power is simply given
to you by the system.
**[1:19:05] K**
You didn't find it or train yourself in it.
**[1:19:09] K**
Real power is always within you.
**[1:19:13] K**
Both in the real world and the virtual one.
**[1:19:21] R**
After swimming, the best thing is ice cream.
**[1:19:24] Ki**
That's a great idea!
**[1:19:28] K**
Sugou destroyed himself.
**[1:19:31] K**
He believed too much in power
that was given to him.
**[1:19:34] Ki**
I understand... He destroyed himself.
**[1:19:46] K**
You know what happened after that.
**[1:19:51] K**
That's enough, right?
**[1:19:52] K**
After this, I'm supposed to
meet everyone in ALO.
**[1:19:56] K**
So I'll be leaving.
**[1:19:58] Ki**
Oh, yes.
**[1:19:59] Ki**
One last thing.
**[1:20:02] Ki**
Have you ever heard the name, "The Seed"?
**[1:20:06] K**
Yes, of course.
**[1:20:15] Ki**
I'll see you again, Kirito.
***SIGN*** ALO, Turle Island
July 25, 2025
**[1:20:28] Guy**
You know, Kirito, I've never been so happy
**[1:20:32] ---**
that ALO's time isn't linked to the real world.
**[1:20:35] K**
In the real world, isn't it night?
**[1:20:38] Guy**
This is how to enjoy the ocean!
**[1:20:40] Guy**
Blue skies.
**[1:20:41] K**
White sand.
**[1:20:43] Guy**
The sound of waves.
**[1:20:45] K**
The dazzling sun.
**[1:20:46] Guy**
And...
**[1:20:50] E**
Hey, I'm here.
**[1:20:53] E**
What's with you two?
**[1:20:56] Girl**
It's so cold!
**[1:21:00] Girl**
I'm putting my whole STR stat into this.
**[1:21:03] Girl**
I won't lose.
**[1:21:05] Girl**
Pina, water breath!
**[1:21:11] Yu**
Go!
**[1:21:20] Girl**
Way to go, Pina!
**[1:21:22] Girl**
You did it!
**[1:21:33] A**
Leafa-chan, do you think your
practice this afternoon helped?
**[1:21:36] L**
Y-Yeah, it worked great.
**[1:21:38] L**
I'm not scared anymore.
**[1:21:41] L**
As long as my feet can touch the ground...
**[1:21:42] A**
Ah, glad to hear it.
**[1:21:44] A**
But where we're going...
**[1:21:46] L**
That's right.
**[1:21:48] L**
I wonder how deep the undersea dungeons are.
**[1:21:51] A**
I think about a hundred meters underwater?
**[1:21:55] L**
A h-hundred meters?
**[1:21:59] L**
No, I'll do my best!
**[1:22:02] L**
It's for Yui-chan.
**[1:22:06] A**
Thank you, Leafa-chan.
**[1:22:11] A**
*And then, the moment Kirito-kun*
**[1:22:14] A**
saw the big fish in the lake, he screamed!
***SIGN*** Yggdrasil City
July 25, 2025
**[1:22:17] A**
"Ahhhh!"
**[1:22:19] K**
I-It wasn't that loud.
**[1:22:22] K**
It was more of a, "Hiii!"
**[1:22:26] Y**
That's nice.
**[1:22:27] Y**
I wish I could've seen that fish.
**[1:22:30] A**
Once New Aincrad reaches level 22,
**[1:22:33] ---**
we'll buy that log cabin again,
and go fishing at that lake.
**[1:22:38] A**
But he's really big... That fish.
**[1:22:42] A**
You might cry, Yui.
**[1:22:44] Y**
I will not cry!
**[1:22:45] Y**
No matter how big it is,
given the size of the lake,
**[1:22:48] ---**
it can't be bigger than a whale in the real world.
**[1:22:51] A**
Yui-chan, have you seen a whale?
**[1:22:54] Y**
No, I just estimated its size using
the numbers and video data.
**[1:22:59] Y**
I can't see things in the
real world like you can.
**[1:23:06] A**
Oh.
**[1:23:07] A**
You're right.
**[1:23:09] A**
If only there were whales in ALfheim,
then you could see them.
**[1:23:13] A**
They're really big!
**[1:23:15] A**
They leap out of the water,
and then slam back down—
**[1:23:18] A**
What?
**[1:23:20] K**
I've heard about them.
**[1:23:22] K**
I heard that in the southern Sylph area,
**[1:23:25] ---**
they found a quest in which whales appear.
**[1:23:29] Y**
Really?
**[1:23:30] Y**
I want to ride a whale!
**[1:23:33] Both**
I don't know if you could ride one...
**[1:23:37] Guy**
Hey, Kirito, you're sure whales are in this quest?
**[1:23:42] Guy**
Yui-chan's really excited.
**[1:23:45] Guy**
If it turns out to be clione or jellyfish,
she's gonna be really upset!
**[1:23:50] Guy**
I'd kind of like to see a giant clione...
**[1:23:53] Guy**
Agil, did you hear any info?
**[1:23:55] E**
Nope.
**[1:23:57] E**
It's a quest out on the world map's very edge.
**[1:24:00] E**
Hardly anyone even knows of it.
**[1:24:02] E**
But it seems to be true that a huge
aquatic monster lies at its end.
**[1:24:08] Guy**
That sounds pretty promising!
**[1:24:11] Guy**
Okay, let's do this!
**[1:24:14] Guy**
Everyone, it's about time to get going!
**[1:24:18] A**
Okay, on our way!
**[1:24:37] Guy**
Everyone...
**[1:24:39] Guy**
You'll be wearing that equipment
during the entire quest?
**[1:24:41] R**
Of course... Because we'll be fighting.
**[1:24:44] R**
You change, too.
**[1:24:50] K**
So, everyone, I'll be your party
leader for today's quest.
**[1:24:56] K**
If we see the giant whale during the
quest today, follow my instructions.
**[1:25:01] All**
Okay!
**[1:25:02] K**
I'll repay you someday... Probably.
**[1:25:05] K**
Let's do our best, everyone!
**[1:25:07] All**
Yeah!
**[1:25:23] K**
The coordinates should be around here.
**[1:25:27] Kr**
You don't think that's it?
**[1:25:33] A**
Okay, I'll cast Water Breathing.
**[1:26:09] A**
Leafa-chan...
**[1:26:32] Se**
Wow!
**[1:26:34] R**
There's someone over there!
**[1:26:40] E**
It's a quest NPC.
**[1:26:42] Kr**
Underwater, the only people who'd
need your help are mermaids!
**[1:26:46] Kr**
I'm coming to help you, mermaid girl!
**[1:26:53] Kr**
May I help you with something, young lady—
**[1:27:00] Y**
It isn't a young lady. It's an old man.
**[1:27:04] K**
What's wrong, sir?
***SIGN*** Do you want to begin the Deep Sea Invaders quest?
**[1:27:12] Guy**
Fairies of the surface world,
**[1:27:15] Guy**
are you here to help this old man?
**[1:27:24] A**
What's wrong, Leafa-chan?
**[1:27:26] L**
Ah, nothing...
**[1:27:28] L**
I was just thinking I'd seen
that man's name before.
**[1:27:31] Guy**
You see, thieves living in this temple
**[1:27:34] ---**
stole a present I was going
to give to an old friend...
**[1:27:40] Guy**
I'd like you to regain it for me.
**[1:27:44] K**
Leave it to us.
**[1:27:46] Guy**
Oh, thank you.
**[1:27:48] Guy**
The present is a pearl, about this big.
**[1:27:52] R**
Huge!
**[1:27:53] Girl**
Don't walk off and try to sell it!
**[1:27:56] R**
I w-won't... Not this time, anyway.
**[1:27:59] Guy**
Thank you, fairies.
**[1:28:02] Guy**
If you can get the pearl back,
I'll reward you well!
**[1:28:10] K**
Looks like our quest is to
recover a missing object.
**[1:28:14] K**
But there should be monsters inside the temple.
**[1:28:17] K**
Those of you at the front, remember that
your weapons are slower underwater.
**[1:28:22] K**
Those at the rear, remember that
you can't use lightning magic.
**[1:28:25] All**
Okay!
**[1:28:29] K**
Let's go, then.
**[1:28:50] Guy**
Hey, Kirito...
**[1:28:52] Guy**
Leafa-chan isn't good at
fighting underwater, right?
**[1:28:55] Guy**
Shouldn't you help her out a little?
**[1:28:58] A**
You okay?
**[1:28:59] K**
Yeah, but...
**[1:29:01] K**
It's one thing if it's just the two of us,
but when we're all in a party,
**[1:29:05] K**
I don't really know how to act around her.
**[1:29:08] Guy**
Just act natural...
**[1:29:11] Guy**
You're her big brother, so take care of her.
**[1:29:15] K**
But the first time I met her,
I had no idea she was...
**[1:29:25] E**
Who walks into a trap they can see?
**[1:29:28] E**
Jeez.
**[1:29:29] R**
To think these guys were once among
the best players SAO had to offer.
**[1:29:32] Girl**
It's okay.
**[1:29:34] Girl**
No matter what you're like, Kirito-san, I still—
**[1:29:40] Y**
Daddy, behind you!
**[1:29:44] Guy**
Is that it? The whale?
**[1:29:46] K**
No...
**[1:29:47] K**
Definitely not.
**[1:29:50] K**
Prepare for combat!
**[1:29:56] K**
You can't damage it by hitting its head.
**[1:29:58] K**
I'll draw its attention,
**[1:30:00] K**
and you hit it from the sides!
**[1:30:02] Guy**
Right!
**[1:30:03] Guy**
Leave it to me!
**[1:30:06] L**
Let's go, too.
**[1:30:07] Guy**
Yeah!
**[1:30:10] L**
Me, too!
**[1:30:13] K**
Leafa...
**[1:30:14] K**
You and Asuna, back us up with magic!
**[1:30:21] K**
* Asuna and everyone else*
* were nice enough to train me.*
**[1:30:27] L**
Thank you, Leafa!
**[1:30:37] L**
* I decided I'd go anywhere with*
* my brother and the others!*
**[1:30:43] A**
Leafa-chan?
**[1:30:44] L**
I'm fine.
**[1:30:45] L**
This time...
**[1:31:03] Se**
Leafa-san!
**[1:31:04] Se**
Kirito-san, Leafa-san's in trouble!
**[1:31:16] Guy**
Kirito!
**[1:31:17] Guy**
Kirito-kun!
**[1:32:08] L**
*That's right...*
**[1:32:10] L**
*When I was little, I fell into a pond.*
**[1:32:15] L**
*And then... What happened next?*
**[1:32:30] K**
Sugu!
**[1:32:33] L**
Brother?
**[1:32:48] L**
Brother,
**[1:32:50] L**
you saved me again, didn't you?
**[1:33:33] L**
I don't want to see shrimp
or crabs for a long time...
**[1:33:36] E**
No squid or octopi, either.
**[1:33:39] Guy**
We never did see the whale.
**[1:33:44] Se**
But Yui-chan seemed to have a great time.
**[1:33:48] Ki**
We've brought your present back.
**[1:33:52] Guy**
This is definitely it.
**[1:33:54] R**
We never saw the thieves who
supposedly stole the pearl.
**[1:33:59] A**
Now that you mention it...
**[1:34:04] A**
Kirito-kun, wait!
**[1:34:14] A**
This isn't a pearl... It's an egg!
**[1:34:16] K**
A-An egg?
**[1:34:19] K**
Are we the Deep Sea Invaders?
**[1:34:26] Guy**
Now, hand it over.
**[1:34:32] Guy**
If you will not give it over,
then I have no choice!
**[1:34:57] L**
A kraken...
**[1:34:58] L**
The sea monster from Norse mythology?
**[1:35:00] Guy**
I thank you, fairies.
**[1:35:03] Guy**
A barrier kept me out of that temple,
**[1:35:06] ---**
but you retrieved the Prince's Egg from it...
**[1:35:10] Guy**
Now, hand it over!
**[1:35:14] A**
We refuse.
**[1:35:15] A**
We're taking the egg back to the temple.
**[1:35:20] Guy**
Foolish insects...
**[1:35:22] Guy**
Then I'll send you to the abyss!
**[1:35:40] A**
Kirito!
**[1:35:56] Y**
Daddy, that octopus's stats are too high!
**[1:35:59] Y**
They're much higher than a
New Aincrad Floor Boss!
**[1:36:19] Guy**
This trident...
**[1:36:36] Le**
It's been a long time, my old friend.
**[1:36:39] Le**
I see you're up to your old tricks.
**[1:36:42] K**
And how long will you be satisfied
as a servant to the Aesir?
**[1:36:48] K**
You're an embarrassment to
the name "King of the Sea."
**[1:36:50] Le**
I am satisfied with being a king.
**[1:36:54] Le**
And this is my domain.
**[1:36:56] Le**
Knowing that, do you still wish
to fight, King of the Depths?
**[1:37:02] K**
For now, I shall withdraw.
**[1:37:05] K**
But I shall not give up, my friend!
**[1:37:09] K**
One day, I shall claim the Prince's Egg,
**[1:37:12] K**
and make the accursed gods pay!
**[1:37:16] K**
Until that day!
**[1:37:22] Le**
That egg belongs to the one that will
someday rule all the sea and air.
**[1:37:28] Le**
I must find it a new home,
so I shall take it back.
**[1:37:40] Guy**
Then that's the end?
**[1:37:42] Guy**
I'm not sure what just happened.
**[1:37:45] R**
I couldn't follow what the old guy and
the octopus were discussing at all.
**[1:37:49] Guy**
For now, that's fine.
**[1:37:52] Guy**
Come, I shall return you to
your own country, fairies.
**[1:37:57] Se**
R-Return us? How?
**[1:38:18] Y**
Whale-san is really, really big!
***SIGN*** Incoming Call: Kikuoka Seijirou