E1 - The World of Swords

Source: Crunchyroll
Translator:
Editor:
Timer:
QC:
(Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.)
SIGN    In 2022, humanity has finally
SIGN    created a complete virtual environment.
[00:17] VoiceOverGirl
    It's time for this week's MMO Stream.
[00:21] VoiceOverGirl
    We began with a promotional video.
[00:23] VoiceOverGirl
    Was this the day of last week's launch?
SIGN    End of Line
[00:25] VoiceOverGirl
    What were all these people waiting in line for?
[00:27] VoiceOverGirl
    Sword Art Online.
[00:30] VoiceOverGirl
    The one at the front of the line waited
    for three days prior to launch.
[00:32] VoiceOverGirl
    Amazing!
[00:33] VoiceOverGirl
    Or is this just what any real gamer would do?
SIGN    Sword Art Online Project Director Kayaba Akihiko
[00:36] VoiceOverGirl
    On today's MMO Stream, we'll be covering the
[00:39] VoiceOverGirl
    internationally famous Sword Art Online, AKA SAO!
[00:43] VoiceOverGirl
    To be honest,
[00:45] VoiceOverGirl
    none of the NerveGear software released so far
[00:47] VoiceOverGirl
    has really taken advantage of the hardware.
[00:49] Sister
    Brother...
[00:50] VOGirl2
    Yeah, it's all sucked.
[00:51] VOGirl
    But SAO was made by the NerveGear inventor,
[00:51] Sister
    I'm off to practice.
[00:55] VOGirl
    Kayaba Akihiko,
[00:57] VOGirl
    and it's a long-awaited VR MMORPG.
[00:59] VOGirl
    I can't wait!
[01:00] VOGirl
    The beta testers all said it was incredible.
[01:03] VOGirl
    I wanted a copy...
[01:04] VOGirl2
    Only ten thousand copies were
    sold in its first printing.
[01:06] VOGirl2
    It sold out online in seconds.
[01:08] VOGirl2
    And as you saw,
[01:09] VOGirl2
    hardcore fans bought all the store copies.
[01:27] K
    Link start!
SIGN    Character Creation
    
    Beta test data still available.
    Would you like to use it?
[02:01] K
    I'm back in this world!
SIGN    The World of Swords
SIGN    Floor 1: Town of Beginnings
[02:32] Players
    So like I told him...
[02:34] Players
    Hey, let's make a party.
[02:36] Players
    Hmm, maybe...
[02:38] Players
    Oh, come on!
[02:44] Kl
    Hey, you there!
[02:49] K
    Me?
[02:54] Kl
    You move like you've been here before.
[02:56] Kl
    You were in the beta test, right?
[02:58] K
    Y-Yeah.
[02:59] Kl
    Today's my first day.
[03:02] Kl
    Show me the basics, okay?
[03:04] K
    U-Uh...
[03:06] Kl
    I'm begging you!
[03:08] Kl
    My name's Klein.
    Nice to meet you.
[03:12] K
    I'm Kirito.
SIGN    Floor 1: Town of Beginnings, West Field
[03:18] Kl
    Right in the crotch...
[03:22] K
    Give me a break.
[03:23] K
    You don't feel any pain, right?
[03:26] Kl
    Oh, yeah.
[03:27] Kl
    Just habit, I guess.
[03:29] K
    I told you.
[03:30] K
    What's important is your
    initial motion input.
[03:32] Kl
    Sure, I get that...
[03:35] Kl
    But he keeps moving around.
[03:38] K
    If you do the motion input right,
[03:41] K
    and activate a sword skill,
[03:50] K
    the system will ensure that
    the technique connects.
[03:53] Kl
    Motion input... Motion input...
[03:57] K
    How should I put it?
[04:01] K
    Add a slight pause, and when you
    feel the skill begin to activate,
[04:05] K
    let it explode.
[04:07] Kl
    Explode?
[04:32] Kl
    All right!
[04:36] K
    Congrats.
[04:40] K
    However...
[04:42] K
    That boar's about as weak as
    slimes in other games.
[04:45] Kl
    Seriously?
[04:47] Kl
    I thought it was a mid-level
    boss or something.
[04:50] K
    Of course not.
[04:55] K
    Pretty exciting, isn't it?
[04:56] Kl
    Yeah!
[05:00] Kl
    There are lots of skills, right?
[05:01] Kl
    Like blacksmithing and stuff?
[05:04] K
    Yeah.
[05:06] K
    I've heard there are an unlimited number of skills.
[05:09] K
    However, there's no magic.
[05:12] Kl
    An RPG without magic?
[05:14] Kl
    That's a pretty bold decision.
[05:21] K
    Isn't it more fun to move
    your body as you fight?
[05:26] Kl
    You're right!
[05:29] K
    Okay, let's head to the next one.
[05:31] Kl
    Yeah, let's keep going!
[05:41] Kl
    I still can't believe it, no matter
    how many times I see it...
[05:44] Kl
    That we're in a game.
[05:47] Kl
    Whoever made it is a genius.
[05:51] Kl
    It's really amazing...
[05:53] Kl
    Seriously, I'm glad I was born in this time.
[05:55] K
    You make a big deal out of everything.
[05:57] Kl
    It's my first full dive!
[06:00] K
    Then this is your first time
    playing a game with NerveGear?
[06:05] Kl
    I rushed out and bought the
    hardware to play SAO.
[06:10] Kl
    I was really lucky to get one of
    the ten thousand copies.
[06:15] Kl
    Well, you were ten times as lucky,
    getting into the beta test.
[06:20] Kl
    Only a thousand people got to do it.
[06:23] K
    I guess so.
[06:25] Kl
    How far did you get in the beta?
[06:29] K
    Over a couple months, only to Floor 8.
[06:33] K
    This time, it'll only take a month.
[06:37] Kl
    You're really into this.
[06:39] K
    To be honest, during the beta test,
[06:42] K
    SAO was all I thought about, day and night.
[06:47] K
    In this world, a single blade can take
    you anywhere you want to go.
[06:51] K
    It's a virtual world,
[06:54] K
    but I still feel more alive here
    than I do in the real one.
[07:00] K
    Now then, want to hunt some more?
[07:04] Kl
    Of course!
[07:05] Kl
    I'd love to,
[07:08] Kl
    but I'm really hungry...
[07:09] Kl
    I'm logging out.
[07:11] K
    Eating food here only makes you
     think you're not hungry.
[07:15] Kl
    I already ordered a hot pizza for 5:30.
[07:18] K
    You're so prepared.
[07:19] Kl
    Yup!
[07:20] Kl
    Well, once I've eaten, I'll be back.
[07:24] K
    I see.
[07:25] Kl
    Hey,
[07:26] Kl
    after this, I'm meeting up with some
    people I know from another game.
[07:32] Kl
    Want to friend them, too?
[07:38] Kl
    Of course, if you don't want to, that's okay.
[07:41] Kl
    I'll introduce you another time.
[07:43] K
    Yeah, sorry.
[07:46] K
    Thanks.
[07:47] Kl
    Hey, that's my line.
[07:50] Kl
    I'll repay you for this sometime...
[07:53] Kl
    Mentally.
[07:56] Kl
    Thanks so much, man.
[07:59] Kl
    I'll see you around.
[08:01] K
    If there's anything else you
    want to know, just tell me.
[08:05] Kl
    Yeah, I'll do that!
[08:14] Kl
    Huh?
[08:16] Kl
    There's no button to log out.
[08:18] K
    Look closer.
[08:21] Kl
    No, it's not there.
[08:24] K
    At the bottom of the main menu...
[08:30] Kl
    See? Not there.
[08:31] K
    No, it isn't.
[08:34] Kl
    Well, it's the first day out of beta.
[08:37] Kl
    There are bound to be some bugs.
[08:39] Kl
    I'm sure the server people are freaking out...
[08:42] K
    In a second, you will be, too.
[08:44] It's 5
    It's 5:25.
[08:48] Kl
    My teriyaki mayo pizza and ginger ale!
[08:51] K
    Just hurry and call the game master.
[08:55] Kl
    I tried, but nothing's happening.
[08:58] Kl
    Is there any other way to log out?
[09:04] K
    No, if a player wants to log themselves out,
[09:07] K
    they have to go through the menu.
[09:10] Kl
    That's nuts.
[09:11] Kl
    There's gotta be some way.
[09:13] Kl
    Return!
[09:14] Kl
    Log out!
[09:15] Kl
    Escape!
[09:22] K
    I told you...
[09:24] K
    There wasn't an emergency logout
    in the manual, either.
[09:28] Kl
    You're kidding, right?
[09:30] Kl
    I know.
[09:31] Kl
    I'll just rip the NerveGear off my head...
[09:33] K
    You can't.
[09:34] K
    We can't move our real bodies.
[09:38] K
    The NerveGear intercepts anything
[09:42] K
    we tell our bodies to do here.
[09:45] Kl
    Seriously?
[09:47] Kl
    So we have to wait for them to fix the bug?
[09:50] K
    Or for someone in the real world
[09:53] K
    to remove the NerveGear from us.
[09:56] Kl
    But I live alone.
[09:58] Kl
    What about you?
[10:00] K
    I have a mom and a sister.
[10:02] K
    So I think they'll notice by dinnertime...
[10:06] Kl
    H-How old's your little sister?
[10:09] K
    She's on a sports team,
[10:12] K
    and she hates games.
[10:13] K
    She has nothing to do with people like us.
[10:15] Kl
    That doesn't ma—
[10:20] Kl
    Right, it doesn't hurt.
[10:21] K
    More importantly, don't you find this weird?
[10:24] Kl
    Sure, I do.
[10:26] Kl
    It's a bug.
[10:27] K
    It isn't just a bug.
[10:29] K
    If we can't log out,
[10:31] K
    that'll pose a serious problem
    for the game's future.
[10:35] Kl
    Come to think of it, you're right.
[10:37] K
    If they wanted to,
[10:40] K
    they could just shut down the
    server and log everyone out.
[10:43] K
    But there isn't even an announcement...
[11:16] Players
    What's going on?
[11:18] Players
    I don't know.
[11:19] K
    A forced teleport?
[11:29] Player
    Up there.
[11:35] K
    That's...
[11:53] Kl
    What is that?
[12:01] Player
    A game master?
[12:02] Player
    Why doesn't he have a face?
[12:04] Player
    Is this an event?
[12:05] Player
    I'm scared...
[12:06] Player
    It's fine.
[12:07] Player
    It's just another part of
    the opening ceremony.
[12:10] BigSpooky
    Attention, players.
[12:12] BigSpooky
    Welcome to my world.
[12:15] K
    "My world"?
[12:17] BS
    My name is Kayaba Akihiko.
[12:19] BS
    As of this moment, I am the sole person
    who can control this world.
[12:26] Players
    Is that really him?
[12:27] Players
    He must've spent a lot of time on this.
[12:29] K
    I'm sure you've already noticed
[12:31] K
    that the logout button is
    missing from the main menu.
[12:36] K
    But this is not a defect in the game.
[12:40] K
    I repeat...
[12:41] K
    This is not a defect in the game.
[12:43] K
    It is a feature of Sword Art Online.
[12:46] K
    A-A feature?
[12:48] BS
    You cannot log out of SAO yourselves.
[12:51] BS
    And no one on the outside
[12:54] BS
    can shut down or remove the NerveGear.
[12:58] BS
    Should this be attempted,
[13:00] BS
    the transmitter inside the NerveGear
    will emit a powerful microwave,
[13:04] BS
    destroying your brain and
    thus ending your life.
[13:07] Players
    What?
[13:10] Players
    Come on, enough already.
[13:12] Players
    Let's go.
[13:14] Players
    Hey, I can't get out!
[13:17] Kl
    What's he talking about?
[13:19] Kl
    He's gotta be nuts.
[13:21] Kl
    Right, Kirito?
[13:22] K
    He's right that the transmitter's signals
    work just like microwaves.
[13:27] K
    If the safety were disabled,
    it could fry a brain.
[13:29] Kl
    Then, if we cut the power...
[13:32] K
    No, the NerveGear has an internal battery.
[13:38] Kl
    But this is crazy.
[13:39] Kl
    What's going on?!
[13:41] BS
    Unfortunately, several players'
    friends and families
[13:44] BS
    have ignored this warning,
[13:46] BS
    and have attempted to remove the NerveGear.
[13:50] BS
    As a result, two hundred and thirteen players
[13:55] BS
    are gone forever, from both
    Aincrad and the real world.
[13:59] K
    Two hundred and thirteen?
[14:01] Kl
    I don't believe it...
[14:02] Kl
    I don't believe it!
[14:03] K
    As you can see, news organizations
    across the world
[14:07] K
    are reporting all of this, including the deaths.
[14:11] K
    Thus, you can assume that the danger
SIGN    Multiple Victims in Online Game Incident
[14:15] K
    of a NerveGear being removed is now minimal.
[14:18] K
    I hope you will relax and
    attempt to clear the game.
[14:24] K
    But I want you to remember this clearly.
[14:27] K
    There is no longer any method to
    revive someone within the game.
[14:31] K
    If your HP drops to zero,
[14:33] K
    your avatar will be forever lost.
[14:36] K
    And simultaneously,
[14:38] K
    the NerveGear will destroy your brain.
[14:58] ---
    There is only one means of escape.
[15:01] ---
    To complete the game.
[15:04] ---
    You are presently on the
    lowest floor of Aincrad,
[15:07] ---
    Floor 1.
[15:09] ---
    If you make your way through the dungeon
[15:11] ---
    and defeat the Floor Boss,
    you may advance to the next level.
[15:14] ---
    Defeat the final boss on Floor 100,
    and you will clear the game.
[15:18] Players
    Clear?
[15:19] Players
    What's he talking about?
[15:20] Players
    Y-You're just making that up!
[15:23] Kl
    Clear all hundred floors?
[15:26] Kl
    That's impossible.
[15:28] Kl
    The beta testers never made
    it anywhere near that high!
[15:32] BS
    Finally,
[15:34] BS
    I've added a present from me
    to your item storage.
[15:38] BS
    Please see for yourselves.
SIGN    Mirror
[15:44] K
    Mirror?
[15:51] K
    Klein?
[16:04] Kl
    You okay, Kirito?
[16:05] K
    Y-Yeah...
[16:08] K
    Who are you?
[16:09] Kl
    And who are you?
[16:15] Players
    You're a guy?
[16:16] Players
    You were lying about being seventeen?
[16:18] K
    Which means...
[16:20] K
    You're Kirito? You're Klein?
[16:23] Kl
    How?
[16:24] K
    That scan...
[16:26] K
    The NerveGear covers your entire head
    with a high-density signaling device.
[16:30] K
    So it can see what your face looks like.
[16:33] K
    But our height and body shape...
[16:35] Kl
    When we first used the NerveGear,
    it had us calibrate it, right?
[16:39] Kl
    You had to touch your body all over.
[16:43] K
    O-Oh, right...
[16:44] K
    That must be where it got the data.
[16:46] Kl
    But... But...
[16:49] Kl
    Why?
[16:50] Kl
    Why do all this, anyway?
[16:53] K
    I'm sure he'll tell us.
[16:55] BS
    Right now, you're probably
    wondering, "Why?"
[16:59] BS
    Why would Kayaba Akihiko,
[17:01] BS
    developer of Sword Art Online and
    the NerveGear, do all this?
[17:06] BS
    My goal has already been achieved.
[17:09] ---
    I created Sword Art Online for one reason...
[17:13] ---
    To create this world and intervene in it.
[17:17] K
    Kayaba...
[17:18] BS
    And now, it is complete.
[17:24] BS
    This ends the tutorial for the
    official Sword Art Online launch.
[17:31] BS
    Good luck, players.
[18:08] K
    This is real...
[18:12] K
    The genius who created the NerveGear
[18:15] K
    and created a completely virtual space,
[18:18] K
    Kayaba Akihiko.
[18:20] K
    I admired him, so I can tell...
[18:24] K
    Everything he just said
[18:26] K
    is true.
SIGN    This is a game, but it isn't something you play. —Sword Art Online Programmer Kayaba Akihiko
[18:28] K
    If I'll die in the game,
[18:30] K
    I will die in real life!
[18:36] Girl
    No!
[18:40] Players
    Screw you!
[18:41] Players
    Let me out! Let me out of here!
[18:43] Players
    I can't stay here...
    I have a meeting after this!
[18:45] Players
    What are you thinking?
[18:49] Players
    Let us go!
[18:51] Players
    Tell us it's a lie!
[18:53] Players
    Someone!
[18:54] Players
    Can't anyone do something?
[18:57] K
    Come with me, Klein.
[19:01] K
    Listen to me.
[19:02] K
    I'm heading to the next village right now.
[19:05] K
    Come with me.
[19:07] K
    If what he said is true,
[19:10] K
    the only way to survive in this world is by
    making yourself as strong as possible.
[19:14] K
    The resources within a virtual MMORPG,
[19:18] K
    in other words, the money and
    EXP we can earn, are limited.
[19:22] K
    The fields surrounding the Town of Beginnings
    will soon be hunted clean.
[19:27] K
    To do this efficiently,
[19:28] K
    we should head to the next village now.
[19:31] K
    I know all the paths and dangerous areas.
[19:34] K
    Even at level 1, I can get there safely.
[19:37] Kl
    But... But you know...
[19:41] Kl
    I spent a whole night in line to buy this
    with my friends from the other game.
[19:48] Kl
    They're out there, in the plaza.
[19:51] Kl
    I can't leave them.
[19:58] K
    If it were just Klein...
[19:59] K
    But two more...
[20:01] K
    Or even one more...
[20:03] Kl
    Sorry.
[20:05] Kl
    I can hardly ask you for anything else, can I?
[20:09] Kl
    So don't worry about it.
    Go to the next village.
[20:14] Kl
    I used to run a guild in my last game.
[20:18] Kl
    I can use what you taught me to get by!
[20:22] K
    All right.
[20:24] K
    Then let's say goodbye here.
[20:27] K
    If something happens, send me a message.
[20:29] Kl
    Will do.
[20:31] K
    Okay, goodbye, Klein.
[20:33] Kl
    Kirito!
[20:40] Kl
    Hey...
[20:41] Kl
    Kirito.
[20:43] Kl
    You were actually pretty cute.
[20:48] Kl
    That's my type.
[20:52] K
    And that unkempt face of yours
    suits you ten times better.
[21:29] K
    I'm... I'm...
[21:32] K
    I'm going to survive...
[21:39] K
    In this world!
SIGN    In the game's first month, 2000 died.
SIGN    Floor 1 has yet to be cleared.
    12/02/2022
SIGN    Next Time: Beater