E11 - Central Cathedral

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[00:03] Eugeo
    Alice?
[00:07] Eugeo
    Alice, is that you?
[00:23] Kirito
    Eugeo!
[00:25] Alice
    Watch what you say and do.
[00:28] Alice
    I'm authorized to decrease your lives
    by 70 percent.
[00:33] Alice
    The next time you try to touch me without permission,
    I will cut off your hand.
[00:41] Eugeo
    Alice...
[00:43] Kirito
    So that knight's the Alice
    you've been searching for?
[00:47] Kirito
    Let's do as she says.
    Even if it's as criminals,
[00:50] Kirito
    as long as we get inside the Central Cathedral,
    we should understand the situation a little better.
[00:55] Alice
    Come with me.
[00:57] Alice
    Elite Disciple Eugeo. Elite Disciple Kirito.
[01:01] Alice
    For running afoul of the Taboo Index,
[01:04] Alice
    I shall apprehend you, take you into custody
    and, after questioning,
[01:07] Alice
    I shall execute you.
SIGN    Central Cathedral
[03:03] Eugeo
    Tiese!
[03:04] Kirito
    Ronie!
[03:14] Tiese
    L-Lady Knight! W-We have a request!
[03:17] Ronie
    Please grant us permission
    to return these swords to our senpais!
[03:21] Alice
    Fine. However,
    I cannot allow criminals to carry swords.
[03:26] Alice
    I'll hold onto them.
[03:33] Alice
    If you wish to speak with them,
    I'll allow one minute.
[03:42] Tiese
    Eugeo-senpai!
[03:43] Tiese
    Eugeo-senpai, I'm so sorry.
    This is... this is my fault...
[03:48] Tiese
    because I did something so foolish.
[03:53] Eugeo
    You didn't. You're wrong.
[03:55] Eugeo
    You're not to blame.
[03:57] Eugeo
    You did the right thing for your friend.
[04:00] Eugeo
    It's my fault that this happened.
[04:03] Eugeo
    You have nothing to be sorry about.
[04:06] Tiese
    This time, I'm going to save you!
[04:10] Tiese
    I'll work hard to become an Integrity Knight,
    and then I'll save you!
[04:16] Tiese
    So please, wait for me, all right?
[04:19] Tiese
    I promise... I promise!
[04:25] Ronie
    Um... this is your lunch.
[04:32] Ronie
    Please have it when you get hungry.
[04:35] Kirito
    Tha—
[04:37] Alice
    Time's up. Step away.
SIGN    July 6, 2026 7:15AM Ocean Turtle
[05:41] Asuna
    If only I could dive into the Underworld
    and rescue you...
[06:05] Asuna
    Excuse me.
[06:14] Asuna
    A-A robot?
[06:34] Higa
    Hey!
[06:36] Higa
    Stop that, Ichiemon!
[06:40] Asuna
    M-Mr. Higa... what is this?
[06:43] Higa
    Uh, well... it's Ichiemon, 'kay?
[06:47] Higa
    Its full name is
    Electroactive Muscled Operative Machine.
[06:50] Higa
    EMOM for short.
[06:52] Higa
    I added "Ichi" as in the number one, so...
[06:56] Higa
    Ichiemon, 'kay?
[06:59] Asuna
    So what is this Ichiemon doing here, exactly?
[07:02] Rinko
    Well, actually—
[07:03] Rinko
    Higa's making me help him tune the program.
[07:07] Rinko
    Even though we're not colleagues
    in a college seminar anymore.
[07:10] Asuna
    Ms. Rinko!
[07:13] Rinko
    Good morning, Ms. Asuna.
[07:18] Rinko
    Just as we thought,
    the balancer's processing speed is the bottleneck.
[07:22] Rinko
    You have the budget, don't you?
[07:23] Rinko
    Can't you use a faster chip?
[07:25] Higa
    If you factor in the exhaust heat
    and battery consumption,
[07:28] Higa
    this is the best I can do for its mind, 'kay?
[07:31] Higa
    The only option is to curb it
    by tuning the EAP actuator.
[07:35] Rinko
    Those polymer muscles are last generation.
[07:39] Rinko
    Why don't you use CNT?
    Doing that will make it lighter, am I right?
[07:46] Rinko
    I'm sorry, Asuna, for being so rowdy.
[07:50] Asuna
    It's fine.
[07:52] Asuna
    I'm sure Kirito likes it better
    when it's lively around him.
[07:56] Higa
    We're building this thing
    at the old guy's request, too, 'kay?
[08:00] Asuna
    Mr. Kikuoka? Why would he...
[08:03] Rinko
    I don't have any idea how serious he is, either.
[08:07] Rinko
    If we're going to invite Fluctlights
    raised in the Underworld here,
[08:11] Rinko
    he says they're going to need bodies
    they can operate as well.
[08:15] Asuna
    Then you mean this robot
    is being built to house an AI?
[08:19] Higa
    No way. We're definitely not
    housing it in this thing, 'kay?
[08:22] Higa
    Other than Ichiemon, we have a second unit
    designed for an AI to test-pilot.
[08:26] Higa
    And it functions way better, 'kay?
[08:28] Asuna
    A second unit?
[08:30] Asuna
    And what would its name be?
[08:35] Higa
    Niemon, 'kay?
[08:37] Asuna
    'Kay— No, I mean... is that so?
[08:41] Asuna
    By the way, why would it function better
    if it's piloted by an AI?
[08:49] Rinko
    The human brain adjusts balance on its own.
[08:52] Rinko
    When you attempt
    to replicate that system mechanically,
[08:55] Rinko
    the body will balloon in size no matter what.
[09:00] Asuna
    So if its mind is an artificial Fluctlight,
[09:03] Asuna
    the auto-balancer would perform
    just like a human's.
[09:07] Higa
    Yes! And if that happens,
    we can create a near-perfect humanoid body.
[09:12] Higa
    Or so we hope.
[09:14] Higa
    But it's still just a pipe dream.
[09:17] Higa
    But Niemon back at the development department
    looks pretty human, or at least its silhouette does.
[09:23] Rinko
    If you're going to be so proud of it,
    show it to me, alread—
[09:26] Rinko
    This Niemon still can't walk autonomously yet, can it?
[09:30] Higa
    Well, of course not, 'kay?
[09:32] Higa
    It may have a CPU loaded,
    but the control program itself is empty.
[09:38] Rinko
    I see.
[09:39] Rinko
    Ms. Asuna?
[09:41] Rinko
    Are you going to have breakfast now?
[09:43] Asuna
    Oh, yes.
[09:44] Rinko
    Then let's go down to the cafeteria together.
[09:46] Rinko
    Since it seems like
    Higa will be eating here with Ichiemon.
[09:52] Higa
    Take your time, 'kay?
[10:06] Asuna
    See you later.
[10:26] Rinko
    What's the matter, Asuna?
[10:29] Asuna
    No, it's nothing!
[10:31] Rinko
    Okay.
SIGN    May 25, 380 in the time of the realm of humanity
    Central Cathedral Underground Prison
[10:53] Kirito
    I think it's been about a day and a half
    since we were put in here.
[10:58] Kirito
    So? Feeling a little calmer now?
[11:01] Eugeo
    Somehow, it all seems like a dream.
[11:04] Eugeo
    Me slicing off Humbert's arm...
[11:06] Eugeo
    Not to mention Raios ending up like that.
[11:09] Kirito
    Don't think too much on it.
[11:11] Kirito
    Right now, you should be thinking about
    what happens next.
[11:15] Eugeo
    What happens next?
[11:20] Eugeo
    You're absolutely right, Kirito.
[11:22] Eugeo
    We have to break out of this cell somehow,
    and find out what happened to Alice.
[11:27] Eugeo
    Yeah. There has to be a way out of here.
[11:33] Eugeo
    I wonder if Alice was locked up in here, too,
    eight years ago?
[11:37] Kirito
    I wonder. Maybe?
[11:40] Kirito
    Hey, Eugeo. I just want to make sure, okay?
[11:44] Kirito
    That Integrity Knight
    who called herself Alice Synthesis Thirty,
[11:48] Kirito
    there's no question
    that she's the Alice you've been searching for?
[11:52] Eugeo
    That voice... that golden hair
    and those deep blue eyes...
[11:56] Eugeo
    I could never forget them.
[11:58] Eugeo
    She just seemed like a totally different person.
[12:01] Kirito
    For a childhood friend,
    she sure didn't hold back when she clobbered you.
[12:05] Kirito
    Does that mean her memories or mind
    are being controlled somehow?
[12:11] Eugeo
    But I didn't find any sacred art spells like that
    in the textbooks.
[12:14] Kirito
    The church's higher-ranking priests
    can manipulate life, right?
[12:18] Kirito
    I bet they could easily control memories.
[12:21] Kirito
    But if that knight really was Alice,
    then what was that?
[12:27] Kirito
    Two years ago, in the northern cave of Rulid...
[12:31] Alice
    Kirito, Eugeo, I'll be waiting for you... always.
[12:38] Alice
    At the top of the Central Cathedral.
[12:44] Alice
    I'll always be waiting for you both.
[12:47] Eugeo
    Yeah... you told me.
[12:50] Eugeo
    That when you and Selka
    were trying to treat my wounds,
[12:53] Eugeo
    you heard a voice that sounded like Alice's.
[12:55] Kirito
    Waiting at the top of the Central Cathedral, huh?
[13:00] Kirito
    It's still so far away...
[13:09] Kirito
    That's right, do you think
    we can access our Stacia windows here?
[13:13] Eugeo
    We never tested that.
[13:15] Eugeo
    Let's try now.
[13:16] Kirito
    Okay.
[13:22] Kirito
    It appeared!
[13:27] Eugeo
    No wonder they won't budge
    no matter how hard we pull on them!
[13:31] Eugeo
    To break these chains, we're going to need a weapon
    or tool that's at least class 38 as well.
[13:40] Kirito
    I guess you're right.
[13:47] Eugeo
    No matter how hard you search, there's only the beds,
    water skins, and chains in here.
[13:53] Kirito
    Only the chains...
[14:01] Kirito
    No, that's not all. We have two of them.
[14:05] Kirito
    These damn chains.
[14:18] Eugeo
    Um, Kirito...
[14:20] Eugeo
    You're not actually thinking
    of pulling on them like this, are you?
[14:23] Kirito
    That's right.
[14:24] Kirito
    Since these two chains
    have identical priority levels,
[14:27] Kirito
    pulling on them
    with our Object Authority Control over 40
[14:32] Kirito
    should theoretically be the same
    as them wearing down each other one's life.
[14:36] Kirito
    Hold on tight, okay?
[14:43] Kirito
    Ready, set...
[14:47] Kirito
    All right!
[14:48] Eugeo
    Keep your voice down! The guard will wake up!
[15:00] Kirito
    All right, let's go.
[15:04] Kirito/Eugeo
    - Ready, set...
    - Ready, set...
[15:12] Eugeo
    That knocked at least 100 off my life!
[15:16] Kirito
    Well, isn't that a small price to pay?
[15:19] Kirito
    Here, look.
[15:25] Eugeo
    Now then.
[15:29] Kirito
    I'm going to ask to be sure,
    but you're okay with this, right?
[15:33] Kirito
    Eugeo, if we escape from this cell
    and start searching for the truth about Alice,
[15:38] Kirito
    we'll be directly defying the Axiom Church.
[15:42] Kirito
    From now on, there'll be no time to feel conflicted
    every time we take action.
[15:47] Kirito
    If you can't prepare yourself for that now,
[15:51] Kirito
    you're better off staying behind.
[15:54] Eugeo
    Yeah. I know.
[15:57] Eugeo
    But I've already made up my mind.
[15:58] Eugeo
    To even defy the Axiom Church,
    if it means that I can go back to Rulid Village with Alice.
[16:04] Eugeo
    To draw my sword and fight, again and again,
    if that's what it takes.
[16:07] Eugeo
    If that Integrity Knight is the real Alice,
[16:10] Eugeo
    I'm going to find out why she lost her memories,
    and turn her back into who she was before.
[16:15] Eugeo
    That's the most important thing to me.
[16:18] Eugeo
    That day we went into the woods with Ronie and Tiese,
    you said so yourself, Kirito.
[16:22] Eugeo
    That there are things we have to do
    even if they're against the law.
[16:27] Eugeo
    I finally understand what you meant now.
[16:31] Kirito
    I see.
[16:37] Kirito
    Your resolve... couldn't be more clear.
[16:55] Kirito
    All right. Let's make a run for it
    before the guard comes.
[17:46] Kirito
    I think we should be okay now.
[17:48] Eugeo
    Kirito, these are...
[17:50] Kirito
    Wh-What? What's wrong?
[17:52] Eugeo
    I've never seen any before...
[17:55] Eugeo
    but I'm positive.
[17:56] Eugeo
    These are... roses, Kirito.
[17:59] Kirito
    Roses?
[18:03] Kirito
    Are you serious?
[18:04] Kirito
    All of these flowers growing in this labyrinth?
[18:06] Eugeo
    For there to be so many precious roses here...
[18:10] Eugeo
    Even now, I just can't believe any of this.
[18:13] Eugeo
    You and I are in the Central Cathedral.
[18:17] Kirito
    Well, not as Integrity Knights like we planned,
    but as escaped prisoners.
[18:22] Eugeo
    But this might've been the right thing all along.
[18:25] Eugeo
    Since if we'd become Integrity Knights,
    we might've ended up like Alice, too.
[18:29] Kirito
    They could've controlled our memories, too, huh?
[18:33] Kirito
    But if that's true of all Integrity Knights,
[18:37] Kirito
    who do they think they are, I wonder?
[18:41] Eugeo
    I don't know.
[18:42] Kirito
    In other words, even if those knights' memories
    have been sealed away,
[18:46] Kirito
    they should know things like who their parents are,
    and where they were born, right?
[18:50] Kirito
    After all, that's the fundamental root
    of being human.
[18:54] Kirito
    That's why I think it would be hard
    to fake knowledge like that.
[18:57] Eugeo
    Right, those knights can easily go anywhere
    in the human realm on their flying dragons.
[19:02] Eugeo
    Even if the memories of their real birthplace
    were sealed away and replaced with fake ones,
[19:07] Eugeo
    once they actually visited their hometowns,
    they'd know right away that it was a lie.
[19:14] Kirito
    I see.
[19:19] Kirito
    You!
[19:21] Kirito
    You just realized we might find a way
    to restore my memories in this tower, didn't you?
[19:25] Eugeo
    Uh, n-no, I...
[19:30] Kirito
    Come on now!
[19:32] Eugeo
    Wha— Stop that, Kirito!
[19:34] Kirito
    You're still such a worrywart! I told you.
[19:38] Kirito
    Whether I get my memories back or not,
    I'll be with you on this journey till the end.
[19:44] Eugeo
    Don't treat me like a kid.
[19:47] Eugeo
    It's not like I'm doubting your word.
[19:50] Eugeo
    I mean, you've said it so many times.
[19:53] Eugeo
    But when I think about how our journey
    might be coming to an end, somehow...
[20:00] Kirito
    If it's going to end anyway,
    let's make it a happy... no...
[20:05] Kirito
    Let's end it on a blissful note.
[20:08] Kirito
    You're going to restore Alice's memories,
    and go home to Rulid with her.
[20:13] Kirito
    Hey, but in that case,
    you'll have to choose another Calling, right?
[20:18] Kirito
    You should start thinking about that now.
    Since the next one might last the rest of your life.
[20:23] Eugeo
    I think you're getting ahead of yourself.
[20:26] Eugeo
    Well, but either way,
    I've had it with being a woodcutter!
[20:30] Kirito
    I don't doubt it!
[20:32] Kirito
    All right, let's go.
[20:45] Eldrie
    As expected.
[20:47] Eldrie
    My mentor, Lady Alice is very perceptive.
[20:50] Eldrie
    After all, she predicted the very unlikely escape
    of our prisoners.
[20:56] Kirito
    "My mentor"?
[20:57] Eldrie
    Anticipating that you would break out,
    I was ordered to spend the night here.
[21:03] Eldrie
    To be honest, I was extremely skeptical,
    but for you to really show up...
[21:14] Eugeo
    An Integrity Knight!
[21:16] Kirito
    Lady Alice? "My mentor"?
[21:18] Eldrie
    Needless to say, I will be sending you back
    to the underground prison,
[21:22] Eldrie
    but first, it looks like
    I'll have to administer some harsh punishment.
[21:28] Eldrie
    I'm sure you two are prepared for that.
[21:31] Kirito
    Then you must also be prepared for us
    not to take that punishment without a fight, right?
[21:42] Eldrie
    So spirited!
[21:43] Eldrie
    Out of respect for your bravado,
    I shall tell you my name.
[21:50] Eldrie
    I am Integrity Knight Eldrie Synthesis Thirty-One.
[21:55] Eldrie
    As I was summoned a mere month ago,
[21:58] Eldrie
    I am just a novice,
    without my own territory...
[22:02] Eldrie
    Perhaps you'll be so kind as to forgive that?
[23:36] Kirito
    Next time: The Sage of the Library.