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