E10 - Stacia, the Goddess of Creation

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SIGN    Monday, July 6, 2026 5:10 PM
[00:16] Natsuki
    Are you ready?
[00:18] Asuna
    Yes.
[00:19] Asuna
    Anytime you're ready, please.
[00:21] Higa
    Ms. Asuna.
[00:23] Higa
    You'll be using the superuser account 01,
    Stacia, the Goddess of Creation, 'kay?
[00:29] Higa
    Although this account gives you admin rights
    to run the unlimited landscape alteration command,
[00:36] Higa
    since there's so much data being transferred
    between the STL and the Main Visualizer,
[00:42] Higa
    it can seriously overload your Fluctlight, 'kay?
[00:45] Higa
    So please try not to alter the landscape recklessly.
[00:49] Higa
    If you feel a headache starting while using the command,
    stop doing it right away, 'kay?

[00:55] Asuna
    Okay.
[00:56] Aki
    Ms. Yuuki. I'm counting on you
    to take care of Kirito.
[01:00] Asuna
    Of course.
SIGN    Dark Territory Shrubland Human Army Supply Corps
SIGN    Stacia, the Goddess of Creation
[03:01] Asuna
    So this is the side effect of landscape alteration.
[03:05] Asuna
    Where? Where are you, Kirito?
[03:13] Tiese
    Lady Stacia?
[03:16] Tiese
    Are you... a god?
[03:21] Asuna
    No. I'm sorry. I'm not a god.
[03:25] Ronie
    But... But you just performed a miracle
    and saved my life!
[03:31] Ronie
    You've saved the guards, the monks
    and Kirito-senpai, as well.
[03:37] Asuna
    I...
[03:38] Asuna
    I've come here just to see him... to see Kirito.
[03:44] Asuna
    Please...
[03:45] Asuna
    Where is he?
[03:47] Asuna
    Let me see him!
[03:49] Asuna
    Please take me to Kirito!
[03:55] Tiese/Ronie
    - Right.
    - Right.
[03:56] Tiese/Ronie
    - This way.
    - This way.
[04:14] Asuna
    Kirito.
[04:31] Asuna
    Kirito, it's all right. That's enough.
[04:47] Asuna
    Thank you.
    You've been protecting Kirito, haven't you?
[04:53] Ronie
    Um... if you're not Lady Stacia,
    then who are you?
[04:58] Asuna
    My name is Asuna.
[05:01] Asuna
    I'm a human being, just like you.
[05:03] Asuna
    Just like Kirito,
    I've come from the outside world.
[05:06] Asuna
    In order to fulfill the same goal.
[05:10] Tiese/Ronie
    - The same world as Kirito-senpai?
    - The same world as Kirito-senpai?
[05:13] Ronie
    D-Do you mean the Divine Realm?
[05:17] Ronie
    The Celestial Realm where the three goddesses of creation,
    the gods of the elements, and the angels live?
[05:23] Asuna
    Not that. Although it is a world
    that exists outside of this one.
[05:28] Asuna
    I'm sorry. I can't really describe it in one word.
[05:32] Asuna
    I'd like to explain it to the people in command here,
    so could you take me to them?
[05:37] Ronie
    Y-Yes. Understood. Please come this way.
[05:46] Asuna
    It's all right. Everything's all right now, Kirito.
[05:51] Asuna
    Just leave the rest to me.
[06:06] Tiese
    L-Lady Knight! Please stop!
[06:09] Ronie
    She's not the enemy! Lady Alice—
[06:12] Asuna
    Alice?
[06:13] Alice
    Who are you?
[06:15] Alice
    Why did you go near Kirito?
[06:18] Asuna
    Why, you ask?
[06:20] Asuna
    Because Kirito belongs to me!
[06:21] Alice
    What are you talking about, you savage?
[06:30] Bercouli
    Now this is truly a magnificent sight to behold.
[06:34] Bercouli
    Two beautiful flowers bursting into bloom.
[06:38] Bercouli
    Man, it's glorious.
[06:46] Alice
    Why would you interrupt me?
[06:48] Alice
    Uncle, she must be an enemy spy.
[06:51] Bercouli
    I don't think so.
[06:54] Bercouli
    Because just as I was about to meet
    my untimely demise in battle,
[07:00] Bercouli
    it was this young lady who saved my life.
[07:04] Bercouli
    I saw it.
[07:09] Bercouli
    So they're here.
[07:22] Bercouli
    A rainbow of light came down from the heavens,
[07:25] Bercouli
    and the earth split open 100 mel wide.
[07:28] Bercouli
    Even those pugilists were flustered
    because they couldn't make the jump.
[07:33] Bercouli
    That we were this close
    to being wiped out in one fell swoop
[07:36] Bercouli
    and this young lady saved us
    is an undeniable fact.
[07:41] Alice
    Then are you saying
    that this person isn't an enemy spy,
[07:44] Alice
    nor an immoral imposter dressed like
    a divine entity depicted in holy art,
[07:48] Alice
    but rather the real goddess, Stacia?
[07:52] Bercouli
    I don't think that.
[07:54] Bercouli
    If this young lady were an actual god,
    then she'd be scarier than the pontifex, wouldn't she?
[07:59] Bercouli
    She'd hurl someone rude enough to attack her
    at first sight into the depths of the earth.
[08:12] Asuna
    Yes. As you say, I'm not a god.
[08:17] Asuna
    I'm a human, like all of you.
[08:20] Asuna
    But I do have some knowledge
    of the situation you're in right now.
[08:27] Bercouli
    The rest of your story should be heard
    by the other knights and guards, as well.
[08:32] Bercouli
    Let's talk about this over tea.
[08:34] Alice
    Very well.
[08:36] Bercouli
    Right, now that that's settled.
[08:38] Bercouli
    You young ladies over there!
[08:41] Bercouli
    Could you get us some hot tea,
    and some liquor for me?
[08:45] Bercouli
    You should listen in, too.
[08:48] Tiese/Ronie
    - Yes, sir!
    - Yes, sir!
[08:56] Alice
    I want to make one thing clear.
[08:58] Alice
    From now on, you are not to enter that carriage
    without my permission.
[09:02] Alice
    As it is my duty to ensure Kirito's safety.
[09:07] Asuna
    You, too! Stop referring to my Kirito
    in such a familiar way!
[09:12] Alice
    Did you say something?
[09:15] Asuna
    No, nothing.
[09:23] Tiese
    It looks like things are going to get intense, huh?
[09:26] Tiese
    Come on, we need to boil some water right away!
[09:29] Tiese
    The liquor jug's in that carriage over there, right?
    Let's go, Ronie!
[09:38] Ronie
    He's my senpai...
[09:44] Asuna
    It's nice to meet you all.
[09:46] Asuna
    My name is Asuna.
[09:48] Asuna
    I've come here from the outside world.
[09:51] Asuna
    By "outside," I don't mean that this world
    that you all live in, the Underworld,
[09:56] Asuna
    is psychically connected
    to the real world I came from.
[10:00] Asuna
    They're totally separate worlds.
[10:03] Asuna
    And now, in a specific location in the real world,
    two forces are fighting for control of the Underworld.
[10:12] Asuna
    I was sent from Rath, one of those forces.
[10:16] Golgorosso
    Then did you come to this world to rule over it?
[10:20] Asuna
    The opposite, actually.
    My objective is to protect the Underworld.
[10:25] Asuna
    And the objective of the force opposing us
    is to extract a single person from the Underworld,
[10:32] Asuna
    and then destroy this world completely.
[10:36] Golgorosso
    Destroy this world?
[10:37] Guard A
    That's ridiculous.
[10:39] Guard B
    In the first place, what's this "outside world"?
[10:41] Bercouli
    It's the same thing.
[10:43] Bercouli
    Outside the Human Empire lies the Dark Territory,
[10:47] Bercouli
    where a colossal force of tens of thousands
    has been more than eager to invade us.
[10:53] Bercouli
    That's a fact that no one, including me,
    has ever given any serious thought to.
[10:58] Bercouli
    So what if there's one more world
    on the outside now?
[11:02] Bercouli
    It's not a big deal.
[11:03] Bercouli
    So this force that's intent on destroying this world,
    who's the single person they want to seize?
[11:14] Alice
    M-Me?
[11:17] Bercouli
    I see. So that's what this
    "Priestess of Light" is about, huh?
[11:22] Asuna
    There isn't much time left.
[11:24] Asuna
    The only way to prevent the Underworld's annihilation
    is to take Alice to the real world with me.
[11:31] Asuna
    Once they know that Alice is no longer here,
    the enemy should stop interfering with this world.
[11:36] Alice
    Y-You must be joking!
[11:38] Alice
    Run away? Me?
[11:40] Alice
    Abandon this world and everyone who lives here,
    to go to this real world?
[11:45] Alice
    That will never happen!
    I am an Integrity Knight!
[11:48] Alice
    Protecting the Human Empire
    is my gravest and only duty!
[11:51] Asuna
    Then that's all the more reason.
[11:53] Asuna
    If the enemy, not the land of darkness,
    but the invaders from the real world capture you,
[12:00] Asuna
    then everyone who lives in this world,
    the land, the skies, everything will be erased!
[12:06] Asuna
    The enemy could attack this place
    at any moment!
[12:09] Bercouli
    Whoa. About that,
    your information's outdated, little Asuna.
[12:14] Bercouli
    It seems like these guys you call the enemy
    are already here.
[12:20] Bercouli
    Now it all makes sense.
[12:23] Bercouli
    The Priestess of Light
    and the Dark God Vecta, who's after her.
[12:27] Bercouli
    This god, Vecta, who's leading the enemy force right now,
    must no doubt be a human from the real world like you.
[12:34] Asuna
    Dark God...
[12:37] Asuna
    My goodness. Then the superuser accounts
    for the Dark Territory must not have been locked.

[12:43] Renly
    Um, m-may I ask something?
[12:46] Renly
    What exactly is the Priestess of Light, anyway?
[12:50] Renly
    And why do these invaders from the real world
    want Lady Alice so badly?
[12:56] Sheyta
    Because she broke the Seal of the Right Eye.
[12:59] Alice
    Y-You knew about that, Lady Sheyta? But how?
[13:03] Sheyta
    Whenever I think about it,
    my right eye hurts.
[13:06] Sheyta
    The hardest thing in the world,
    the indestructible Central Cathedral.
[13:11] Sheyta
    If I could just slash the whole thing,
    what fun that would be.
[13:16] Bercouli
    Well, I bet there are others here
    who've experienced the same thing.
[13:22] Bercouli
    I referring to how the slightest doubt about
    the pontifex's authority or the Axiom Church's system
[13:27] Bercouli
    triggers a flashing red light in your right eyeball,
    along with a searing pain.
[13:33] Bercouli
    Normally, the pain is so severe
    that you'd lose that thought,
[13:38] Bercouli
    but should those blasphemous thoughts continue,
    the pain intensifies drastically,
[13:42] Bercouli
    and the right side of your vision turns red.
    Until finally...
[13:46] Alice
    Your entire right eye explodes completely.
[13:50] Renly
    Then, Lady Alice...
[13:54] Alice
    I fought Prime Senator Chudelkin,
    as well as the pontifex, Administrator.
[14:00] Alice
    In order to muster the resolve to do so,
    I temporarily lost my right eye.
[14:05] Alice
    Come to think of it...
[14:06] Alice
    when I fought Administrator,
    there was something about my right eye...
[14:11] Alice
    I believe it was Code 8... 7...
[14:15] Alice
    That's right! Code 871!
[14:17] Alice
    That's what the pontifex
    called the Seal of the Right Eye.
[14:21] Alice
    She said it was Code 871,
    imposed by "that person."
[14:24] Alice
    At the time, I didn't know what she meant.
[14:27] Alice
    But could this, too, be a word from the real world,
    rather than an ancient sacred term?
[14:31] Asuna
    Code... 87... 1?
[14:34] Asuna
    That seal was put in place on the other side...
    by someone from Rath?
[14:38] Asuna
    But no, it would only get in the way
    of their objective.
[14:43] Asuna
    Rath's goal is to create an AI
    with true intelligence.

[14:48] Asuna
    Mr. Kikuoka and Mr. Higa
    created the Underworld for that purpose,

[14:52] Asuna
    and they've continued the simulation for centuries.
[14:55] Asuna
    Since Mr. Kikuoka deliberately created an environment
    for the AIs to violate the Taboo Index,

[15:00] Asuna
    having a code to force them into obedience
    would defeat the purpose of the experiment.

[15:05] Asuna
    No way!
[15:06] Asuna
    Is the Seal of the Right Eye a means of sabotage?
[15:09] Asuna
    Is it the enemy that's attacking us now?
[15:12] Asuna
    This is bad! There's a mole among the Rath staff!
[15:16] Asuna
    On this side of the bulkhead!
[15:18] Asuna
    I have to let Mr. Kikuoka on the outside
    know right away.

[15:21] Asuna
    But how am I going to do that
    if there are no system consoles nearby?

[15:25] Asuna
    Kirito!
[15:29] Kirito
    Asuna.
[15:31] Kirito
    Please...
[15:36] Alice
    Is something wrong?
[15:37] Asuna
    No. I'm fine.
[15:39] Asuna
    As Alice said, Code 871, the Seal of the Right Eye,
    was set up by someone from the real world.
[15:46] Asuna
    Someone on the enemy side.
[15:49] Bercouli
    Isn't there any way to disable that code,
    aside from blowing up the right eye?
[15:54] Asuna
    I don't think it's something
    that can be disabled from inside the Underworld.
[15:59] Bercouli
    In other words,
    this enemy you're talking about
[16:02] Bercouli
    wants to get their hands on someone
    who broke the Seal of the Right Eye on their own.
[16:07] Bercouli
    Let me ask you something.
[16:08] Bercouli
    Do you real-world folks have the same seal?
[16:11] Asuna
    No. I have no such seal.
[16:14] Asuna
    Most likely, whether or not we're absolutely forced
    to obey laws and commands
[16:21] Asuna
    is the one thing that sets apart
    the real-worlders and the Underworlders.
[16:25] Asuna
    The enemy feared the one
    who would break that seal in the Underworld.
[16:29] Asuna
    That the Priestess of Light, as they call her,
    would appear, and then fall into the hands of others.
[16:36] Asuna
    That's because the Priestess of Light can very well
    become extremely valuable in the real world.
[16:42] Bercouli
    That's what I can't understand.
[16:44] Bercouli
    If the only difference between us
    and you real-worlders
[16:49] Bercouli
    is whether or not we have
    the Seal of the Right Eye,
[16:51] Bercouli
    doesn't that make the Priestess of Light, in other words,
    little Alice, an existence equal to a real-worlder?
[16:57] Bercouli
    Then why are they obsessed
    with the Priestess of Light?
[17:01] Bercouli
    Whether it's the enemy or your people,
[17:05] Bercouli
    what exactly do they want little Alice to do
    once she's been taken to the outside world?
[17:09] Asuna
    Well...
[17:11] Asuna
    I'm sorry. I can't tell you now.
[17:14] Asuna
    Because what I want is for Ms. Alice to see the real world
    with her own eyes, and then decide for herself.
[17:20] Asuna
    It's not a divine nation in any way,
    nor is it a utopia.
[17:25] Asuna
    Far from it. Compared to this world,
    it's way uglier and dirtier.
[17:31] Asuna
    But that's not all there is.
[17:34] Asuna
    There are so many people there who want
    to protect this world and be friends with you all.
[17:38] Asuna
    That's right, just like Kirito.
[17:44] Alice
    Very well. I won't ask you anything else for now.
[17:47] Alice
    However, we should first defeat
    the enemy before us,
[17:51] Alice
    and establish peace with the Dark Territory.
[17:54] Alice
    The outside world can wait till afterwards.
[17:56] Asuna
    Right.
[17:58] Asuna
    Now that I know that
    the Dark God Vecta is from the real world,
[18:02] Asuna
    it could be dangerous for you and me
    to leave this unit by ourselves.
[18:06] Asuna
    I'm going to join you in this battle.
[18:09] Asuna
    Please let me take care of Vecta.
[18:13] Bercouli
    Sure, that would be a huge help, but can you do
    that ground-splitting thing without limit?
[18:20] Asuna
    Unfortunately, I can probably only perform
    large-scale land alterations once or twice more.
[18:27] Alice
    How can we rely on an outsider's help
    to protect our own Human Empire?
[18:33] Alice
    It's our turn now to show what we can do.
[18:35] Renly
    Right... that's right!
[18:37] Renly
    Asuna's not a god.
    Didn't she just say that she's a human like us?
[18:42] Renly
    So we should be able to fight
    just as well as her!
[18:46] Sheyta
    I, too, would like to fight that pugilist again.
[18:50] Golgorosso
    The knights are absolutely right!
    Let's do this ourselves!
[18:55] Asuna
    I'll protect this world that Kirito loved and lived in.
[19:00] Asuna
    From those mysterious attackers...
[19:01] Asuna
    and from Rath as well.
[19:11] Alice
    I figured you'd come.
[19:21] Alice
    Let's make a deal.
[19:22] Alice
    I'll let you see Kirito.
[19:24] Alice
    And I'll tell you everything I know.
[19:27] Alice
    In return, you need to tell me
    everything you know about Kirito as well.
[19:34] Asuna
    That's fine!
[19:35] Asuna
    But it's a really long story.
[19:38] Asuna
    It might take more than one night.
[19:40] Alice
    How long have you spent with Kirito?
[19:42] Asuna
    Let's see. I fought as his partner for two years.
[19:46] Asuna
    And then we dated for a year and a half.
[19:48] Asuna
    During which, we lived together for two weeks.
[19:53] Alice
    I fought by his side for a full night.
[19:57] Alice
    After that, I cared for him day and night for six months
    while living under the same roof!
[20:03] Asuna
    Is that so?
[20:05] Ronie
    Excuse me.
[20:07] Ronie
    Um, I-I cleaned Kirito-senpai's room
    for about two months,
[20:12] Ronie
    and I also learned sword skills from him,
[20:14] Ronie
    not to mention that he treated me to honey pies
    from the Prancing Deer Cafe more than once!
[20:18] Ronie
    Compared to you two,
    I was with him for a much shorter time,
[20:22] Ronie
    but, um, I'd like to trade information, too.
[20:27] Asuna
    All right. You're one of us, then, Ms. Ronie!
[20:33] Liena
    This information exchange...
    would you allow me to take part as well?
[20:38] Asuna
    I saw you in that meeting just now.
[20:40] Liena
    I am Norlangarth Imperial Knight Sortiliena Serlut.
[20:46] Liena
    I was going to wait until the battle was over,
[20:49] Liena
    but as I, too, have a close relationship with Kirito,
    I couldn't stop myself from coming here.
[20:55] Alice
    And what kind of relationship would that be,
    Chief Guard Serlut?
[20:59] Liena
    If you like, please call me Liena, Lady Knight.
[21:03] Liena
    At the Norlangarth Imperial Swordcraft Academy,
[21:06] Liena
    Kirito waited on me as my primary trainee page
    for a full year.
[21:12] Liena
    In addition, I believe I was able to pass on
    some of my sword skills to him.
[21:19] Asuna
    In that case, you must also
    have plenty of information yourself!
[21:23] Asuna
    Please join us.
[21:35] Alice
    What's wrong?
[21:37] Asuna
    "Dual-wielding Kirito."
[21:39] Asuna
    That's what people called him on the other side.
[21:42] Alice
    Really?
[21:49] Alice
    Then why don't we start there?
[23:36] Alice
    Next time: Heartless Choice.


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