E15 - Instigation

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[00:25] ---
    Did you... come from the real world, as well?
[00:31] ---
    Yes. My name is Sinon.
[00:34] ---
    I came here to save you and Bercouli
    from the Dark God Vecta, but...
[00:40] ---
    I'm sorry. I was too late.
[00:45] ---
    No.
[00:47] ---
    I was such a fool.
[00:51] ---
    How's the battle going?
[00:55] ---
    Asuna and the Human Empire Army are holding off
    the red forces from the real world...
[01:01] ---
    but just barely.
[01:03] ---
    In that case, I'll head back north.
[01:06] ---
    You can't do that.
[01:08] ---
    Alice, you need to continue south
    to the World's End Altar.
[01:14] ---
    If you can touch the console...
    no, the crystal panel on the altar,
[01:19] ---
    you should hear voices from the real world.
[01:22] ---
    Why would I?
[01:23] ---
    Emperor Vecta is dead, isn't he?
[01:26] ---
    The thing is, he's not.
[01:30] ---
    When a real-worlder dies in the Underworld,
[01:33] ---
    they don't lose their actual life.
[01:37] ---
    The enemy who dwelled in Emperor Vecta...
[01:40] ---
    there's a chance he could return to this world
    in a different form.
[01:46] ---
    So the man that
    Uncle sacrificed himself to kill isn't dead?
[01:53] ---
    He's simply vanished temporarily,
    to come back to life as if nothing happened?
[01:58] ---
    Is that what you're saying?
[02:02] ---
    Then what was it all for...
    why did Uncle have to die?
[02:12] ---
    A duel where only one risks their life... it's...
[02:17] ---
    It's nothing but a farce!
[02:24] ---
    Then, Alice, are you saying
    that Kirito's suffering is also false?
[02:31] ---
    Kirito's a real-worlder, too.
[02:34] ---
    Even if he dies in this world,
    he's not really going to die.
[02:39] ---
    But the wounds he sustained are real.
[02:43] ---
    The pain he felt, his damaged soul...
    they're all real, too.
[02:50] ---
    I... like Kirito.
[02:53] ---
    I like him so much.
[02:55] ---
    That's true for Asuna and the others.
[02:57] ---
    And we're all... worried about Kirito.
[03:01] ---
    We're wondering
    why Kirito had to go to such lengths.
[03:08] ---
    Kirito sustained those wounds
    to save you, Alice.
[03:13] ---
    And so did the knight commander.
[03:15] ---
    In order to save you,
    he suffered all those blows
[03:20] ---
    and bought you enough time
    to escape from the enemy.
[03:31] ---
    Sinon,
[03:33] ---
    if I go to the real world
    through the World's End Altar,
[03:36] ---
    will I be able to return to this world?
[03:40] ---
    Will I be able to see my loved ones again?
[03:44] ---
    Yes. As long as you, and the Underworld, are safe.
[03:51] ---
    Very well.
[03:53] ---
    Then I'll head south.
[03:56] ---
    I don't know what awaits me
    at the World's End Altar,
[03:59] ---
    but if that's what Uncle,
    as well as Kirito, would want...
[04:05] ---
    What will you do, Sinon?
[04:09] ---
    I think that Dark God Vecta
    will come back to life right here.
[04:13] ---
    I'm going to do the best I can.
[04:17] ---
    I appreciate that.
[04:19] ---
    I won't let your efforts go to waste.
SIGN    Instigation
[07:17] ---
    Well, I guess dying like this won't shame me
    if I see the previous leader in the afterlife.
[07:39] ---
    What is this pain?
[07:42] ---
    I know I want to slash that person.
[07:52] ---
    I want to savor that battle again...
    that burns everything to its core.
[07:58] ---
    And then I want to sever those fists,
    harder than diamonds.
[08:03] ---
    I was sure that was my only desire.
[08:07] ---
    Why, then?
[08:10] ---
    Slash... slash... slash on and on.
[08:14] ---
    Only at the end of that blood-smeared path
    will you find the key to breaking your curse.
[08:20] ---
    At least, you might.
[08:23] ---
    Oh, I see.
[08:49] ---
    Thank you for all of this time.
[09:04] ---
    Thank you, too, Yoiyobi.
[09:08] ---
    You must be tired. Let's rest now.
[09:12] ---
    Sorry. Your precious sword's broken
    because of me.
[09:17] ---
    It's all right. I finally know why.
[09:23] ---
    Why I've been slashing everything.
[09:28] ---
    To find what I don't want to slash.
[09:31] ---
    To find what I do want to protect.
[09:34] ---
    That's why I kept fighting.
[09:37] ---
    It was you.
[09:44] ---
    Dammit. I wish I could've had a family with you.
[09:49] ---
    What a strong kid we would've had.
[09:52] ---
    Way stronger than the previous leader, than me...
[09:58] ---
    The kid would've been the strongest pugilist of all.
[10:01] ---
    No. I'm raising that child to be a knight.
[10:32] ---
    Looks like things
    are about to wrap up, huh?
[10:37] ---
    Thank you.
[10:39] ---
    Klein...
[10:41] ---
    I don't know how to show my appreciation.
[10:44] ---
    Hey, come on. Don't be like that.
[10:47] ---
    I owe you and that damn Kirito way too much
    to ever be able to pay you back.
[10:54] ---
    He's in here, too, right?
[10:57] ---
    After this battle, please go see him.
[11:01] ---
    If you start telling your lame jokes again,
    he might wake up just to tell you off.
[11:08] ---
    Man, that's harsh!
[11:18] ---
    It'll be all right.
[11:20] ---
    Everything will go our way. I'm sure.
[11:20] ---
    Advance!
[11:25] ---
    You said it!
[11:27] ---
    Now then, there's one more round to go.
[11:31] ---
    Right.
[11:35] ---
    What's wrong?
[11:37] ---
    Hey, Klein.
[11:39] ---
    Doesn't that person look familiar?
[11:45] ---
    Look familiar?
[11:47] ---
    But with that raincoat on...
    their face won't...
[11:54] ---
    No, it can't be.
[11:56] ---
    There's just no way!
[12:00] ---
    Am I seeing a ghost?
[12:02] ---
    A-A ghost?
[12:04] ---
    What do you mean?
[12:05] ---
    Well, I mean, that black raincoat...
[12:09] ---
    no, that leather poncho...
[12:12] ---
    That's the leader of Laughing Coffin...
[12:22] ---
    - What?
    - Who is that?
[12:24] ---
    That's PoH!
[12:26] ---
    It can't be!
[12:43] ---
    Stop. Just stop.
[12:46] ---
    This is bad. This is really bad!
[12:50] ---
    That colossal force didn't come
    from Japan or America.
[12:56] ---
    It's from China and Korea!
SIGN    Tuesday, July 7, 2026 8:47 AM Seoul, South Korea
[13:15] ---
    I'll have to enlist soon, huh?
[13:18] ---
    If only they had these in the army.
[13:25] ---
    Link start.
[13:40] ---
    "A bunch of Korean, American
    and Chinese gamers
[13:43] ---
    made a new VRMMO and their server's been hacked
    by some Japanese players.
[13:53] ---
    They're attacking the testers in game right now."
[13:56] ---
    What's up with that?
[13:58] ---
    Those red guys are the enemy!
[14:00] ---
    Is that Japanese?
[14:00] ---
    Vanguard, charge!
[14:02] ---
    Push them back!
[14:03] ---
    It looks like a massacre of the American players
    by the Japanese players,
[14:08] ---
    but the Japanese side
    seems way too desperate for that.
SIGN    Shanghai, China
[14:22] ---
    Hey, Moonphase, did you see that video?
[14:26] ---
    Is that you, Mei Mei Xiang?
    Yeah, I just saw it.
[14:30] ---
    Then hurry and download the client.
[14:34] ---
    The client?
[14:39] ---
    "Seeking volunteers to help save the testers
    from the vicious Japanese attackers.
[14:47] ---
    For anyone who'd like to join, please download
    the required client software to your Amusphere."
[14:56] ---
    Is this it?
[14:57] ---
    Mei Mei Xiang, what's your take on all this?
[15:01] ---
    I'm not really sure.
[15:03] ---
    But if it's true, then our comrades
    might be in trouble, right?
[15:10] ---
    Well, yeah, I guess. But that video...
[15:13] ---
    Why don't you just go ahead and install it?
    I'm going on ahead.
[15:20] ---
    I guess I'll find out once I get there.
[15:22] ---
    And it looks like most of my friends
    are taking part.
[15:39] ---
    Here he comes!
[16:08] ---
    There's no doubt... I know him!
[16:12] ---
    Those eyes... that face... I know him!
[16:31] ---
    Subtilizer...
SIGN    Tuesday, July 7, 2026 9:03 AM Ocean Turtle
[16:55] ---
    Well, Higa? Any problems?
[17:01] ---
    Y-Yeah, we're managing.
[17:03] ---
    I think we should be able to climb down
    to the pressure bulkhead in another five minutes.
[17:08] ---
    Understood.
[17:10] ---
    Once you're ready,
    I'll give the Ichiemon team the order to move in.
[17:14] ---
    Roger!
[17:16] ---
    Sorry about this, Mr. Yanai.
    Please look after him for me, all right?
[17:22] ---
    Roger that.
[17:26] ---
    How many tens of thousands
    of them are there?
[17:29] ---
    Do they hate each other?
[17:32] ---
    What's that?
[17:34] ---
    The lock on the bulkhead has been disabled!
[17:38] ---
    S-Someone go check the corridor!
[17:52] ---
    The invaders just started attacking
    the Ichiemon team!
[17:55] ---
    Hurry!
[17:58] ---
    The cable maintenance connector
    is ten meters away.
[18:02] ---
    Then I'll monitor Kirito's Fluctlight in Subcon.
[18:07] ---
    Higa, good luck!
[18:08] ---
    Right!
[18:16] ---
    There you are, Moonphase.
[18:17] ---
    What took you so long?
    What've you been up to?
[18:20] ---
    Sorry. I was getting ready for my class.
[18:27] ---
    This is the test server?
[18:29] ---
    What are we supposed to do?
[18:31] ---
    Are those guys really Japanese?
[18:37] ---
    Comrades!
[18:39] ---
    I am deeply grateful to you
    for answering my call to arms.
[18:44] ---
    Unfortunately, the test players
    who were alpha testing this site
[18:49] ---
    have already been killed
    by the Japanese.
[18:53] ---
    However, they've moved
    to another test location,
[18:56] ---
    so they can do the same thing there.
[18:59] ---
    The Japanese have hacked the server,
[19:02] ---
    and can produce as much
    high-spec equipment as they want!
[19:06] ---
    Whereas, since we've been stripped
    of our admin privileges,
[19:10] ---
    we can only offer you
    the default equipment!
[19:15] ---
    Let's kick the cowards out!
[19:18] ---
    Protect our server!
[19:22] ---
    However, your sense of justice and unity
    won't be defeated by any sword or armor!
[19:26] ---
    What's going on here?
[19:28] ---
    It's like that voice is speaking
    directly into my mind.
[19:31] ---
    Is that guy really an admin?
[19:36] ---
    Can't he just shut down the server's power?
[19:38] ---
    The enemy is right in front of us!
[19:41] ---
    Go!
[19:59] ---
    Don't overdo it, Asuna.
[20:02] ---
    Give us a chance to shine, too.
[20:04] ---
    He's right. Just leave this to us!
[20:07] ---
    - Charge!
    - Attack!
[20:45] ---
    Damn it!
[21:22] ---
    The maintenance connector is in here.
[21:33] ---
    Finally.
[21:46] ---
    All right!
[21:47] ---
    Now I can control the STLs with Kirito and Asuna,
    as well as their two friends!
[21:55] ---
    Here we go!
[21:56] ---
    D-Don't move!
[23:36] ---
    Next time: Code 871.