# E16 - Land of the Fairies
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR9PXPP86/land-of-the-fairies)
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**[00:15] E**
Hey, you're here early.
**[00:18] K**
Does anyone ever come here besides me?
**[00:21] E**
Shut up.
**[00:22] E**
It's busy at night.
**[00:28] K**
So what was that picture you sent?
**[00:34] E**
It's a bit of a long story.
**[00:37] E**
Ever hear of this?
**[00:42] K**
A game?
**[00:43] E**
It's an MMO for the Amusphere,
a successor to the NerveGear.
**[00:48] K**
Then another virtual MMO like SAO?
**[00:53] K**
ALf Heim Online?
**[00:56] E**
It's pronounced ALfheim, supposedly.
**[00:59] E**
It means "Land of the Fairies."
**[01:03] K**
Fairies?
***SIGN*** Land of the Fairies
**[02:42] K**
Land of the Fairies?
**[02:45] K**
Mostly social, then?
**[02:46] E**
No, supposedly not.
**[02:50] E**
There's a heavy emphasis on player skill.
**[02:53] E**
PKing is encouraged.
**[02:55] K**
Player skill?
**[02:57] E**
No actual levels, as such.
**[03:00] E**
Using skills improves them.
**[03:03] E**
Combat depends on the
player's athletic ability.
**[03:06] K**
Hardcore.
**[03:08] E**
Like an SAO with magic, but no Sword Skills.
**[03:12] E**
It's really popular.
**[03:15] E**
I've heard it's because you can fly.
**[03:18] K**
Fly?
**[03:19] E**
You're a fairy, so you have wings.
**[03:21] E**
It has something called a "flight engine,"
**[03:23] ---**
and once you're used to it, you can fly.
**[03:27] K**
How do you control it?
**[03:29] E**
I don't know.
**[03:30] E**
But I hear it's pretty hard.
**[03:33] K**
It certainly would be hard
**[03:34] K**
to control wings when humans don't have any.
**[03:38] K**
Maybe you use the muscles on your back?
**[03:43] K**
So what does this popular game have to do with Asuna?
**[03:50] E**
What do you think?
**[03:52] K**
It looks like Asuna.
**[03:55] E**
I thought you'd say that.
**[03:57] K**
Just tell me.
**[03:58] K**
Where is this?
**[04:00] E**
Inside the game, ALfheim Online.
**[04:05] E**
At what's called the World Tree.
**[04:09] E**
A legendary castle sits atop this tree.
**[04:12] E**
Players are divided into nine races,
**[04:15] ---**
all of them racing to reach the castle first.
**[04:20] K**
Can't they just fly there?
**[04:22] E**
Supposedly, there's a limit to how long
you can fly, so you can't do it forever.
**[04:26] E**
And so, five players lined up,
bigger ones on the bottom,
**[04:31] ---**
and flew up like a rocket.
**[04:34] E**
I get it...
**[04:35] E**
It's dumb, but pretty smart.
**[04:38] E**
And they didn't even make it
to the tree's lowest branch,
**[04:42] ---**
but they did take a few pictures.
**[04:44] E**
And something strange was in one of them.
**[04:48] E**
A birdcage?
**[04:50] E**
And when they zoomed in on
the cage as best they could,
**[04:55] ---**
they found this.
**[04:57] E**
But why would Asuna be there?
**[05:02] E**
RCT progress?
**[05:05] ThatOneAsshole**
*You could even say*
**[05:07] ThatOneAsshole**
* that I'm the one who's*
* keeping Asuna alive...*
**[05:13] K**
Agil, can I take this?
**[05:16] E**
I don't mind, but are you going there?
**[05:19] K**
I need to see for myself.
**[05:22] K**
A game where you can die is too easy.
**[05:30] K**
I'll have to buy the hardware, too.
**[05:33] E**
It works with the NerveGear, as well.
**[05:34] E**
The Amusphere is just a NerveGear
with better security.
**[05:39] K**
Glad to hear it.
**[05:41] E**
Go save Asuna.
**[05:43] E**
Otherwise, our fight can't really end.
**[05:47] K**
Yeah, we can all meet here someday.
**[06:06] S**
I'm so stupid!
**[06:08] K**
I'm back.
**[06:11] S**
Brother!
**[06:25] K**
Here.
**[06:30] S**
I thought I was going to die.
**[06:33] K**
You're always so careless.
**[06:35] K**
Calm down a little.
**[06:39] K**
Sugu, about last night...
**[06:41] S**
Y-Yeah?
**[06:44] K**
Um... Well...
**[06:47] K**
Thank you.
**[06:49] K**
Thanks to you, I felt better.
**[06:52] K**
I won't give up.
**[06:55] K**
I'm going to get Asuna back.
**[06:59] S**
Yeah.
**[07:00] S**
Good luck.
**[07:02] S**
I want to meet her, too.
**[07:05] K**
I'm sure you'll like her.
**[07:08] K**
I'll see you later.
**[07:26] TOA**
* The ceremony will be held in this hospital*
* room, in one week, on January 26th.*
**[07:31] TOA**
*I'll invite you.*
**[07:34] K**
Please help me one more time.
**[07:49] K**
Link start!
**[08:03] Voice**
Welcome to ALfheim Online.
**[08:08] Voice**
First enter your gender and character name.
**[08:15] TOA**
*So you're the hero Kirito-kun?*
**[08:29] V**
Now select your race.
**[08:31] V**
Please select one of the nine races.
**[08:38] K**
I'll take this one.
**[08:41] V**
Spriggan, correct?
**[08:43] V**
Your character's appearance
will be decided at random.
**[08:46] V**
Is that all right?
**[08:50] V**
You will now be transferred to the
home town within Spriggan territory.
**[08:54] V**
Good luck.
**[09:22] K**
What?
**[09:28] K**
What's going on?!
***SIGN*** ALfheim, Ancient Forest, Neutral Territory
January 20, 2025
**[10:01] K**
I'm back...
**[10:05] K**
After everything that happened.
**[10:09] K**
Wait, where am I?
**[10:23] K**
There it is!
***SIGN*** You cannot instantly log out in the field. Is that all right?
**[10:30] K**
Now where's the status window?
**[10:35] K**
What is this?
**[10:37] K**
Is it a bug?
***SIGN*** One-Handed Sword
????
Thrown Weapon
Weapon Defense
Combat Regen
Search
Pursuit
Hide
Night Vision
Carry Weight Bonus
Run
**[10:42] K**
They're just like my SAO parameters...
**[10:47] K**
What's going on?
**[10:49] K**
Is this inside SAO?
**[11:00] K**
Wait.
**[11:02] K**
Please be here...
**[11:48] K**
It's me, Yui!
**[11:50] K**
Do you remember me?
**[11:56] Y**
I got to see you again, Daddy!
**[12:01] K**
Yui...
**[12:04] Y**
*Mommy.*
**[12:06] A**
*You must be hungry!*
**[12:07] A**
*Let's eat.*
**[12:08] Y**
*Yeah!*
**[12:17] Y**
*It's good...*
**[12:18] Y**
*Mommy...*
**[12:20] Y**
*Daddy...*
**[12:23] Y**
Daddy!
**[12:25] Y**
Daddy!
**[12:28] ---**
Daddy...
**[12:31] K**
Miracles really do happen.
**[12:45] K**
So what's going on here?
**[12:50] K**
We aren't inside SAO.
**[12:54] K**
It's another game, called ALfheim Online.
**[12:59] Y**
Hold on a second.
**[13:03] Y**
This world is a copy of the
Sword Art Online servers.
**[13:08] K**
A copy?
**[13:09] Y**
Yes.
**[13:11] Y**
The engine, programming,
and graphics format are identical.
**[13:15] Y**
But the version of the Cardinal
system is a little outdated.
**[13:22] K**
RCT took over operations after Argus,
the company that originally made SAO.
**[13:27] K**
In other words, RCT took Argus's
programs and is using them.
**[13:33] K**
But why is my personal data here?
**[13:37] Y**
Let me have a look at your data, Daddy.
**[13:43] Y**
This is definitely
**[13:44] Y**
your character data from SAO.
**[13:49] Y**
The save data format is nearly identical,
**[13:53] ---**
so any skills common to both games
had their levels overwritten.
**[13:58] K**
Come to think of it, my dual-wielding was gone.
**[14:01] Y**
Your items appear to be lost, as well.
**[14:05] Y**
You should delete them before the error
detection program finds them.
**[14:10] K**
I see.
***SIGN*** Do you want to delete all items?
**[14:28] K**
Now, what about my skill levels?
**[14:31] Y**
Your skills shouldn't be a problem unless
a human game master sees them.
**[14:38] K**
O-Okay...
**[14:40] K**
I'm not a beater anymore.
I'm just a cheater.
**[14:45] K**
How is the system treating you, Yui?
**[14:48] Y**
Let's see...
**[14:50] Y**
I'm classified as a player-support
artificial personality program,
**[14:54] ---**
a Navigation Pixie.
**[15:08] Y**
This is my form as a Pixie.
**[15:13] Y**
That tickles.
**[15:15] K**
Then do you still have admin
privileges like before?
**[15:19] Y**
No.
**[15:20] Y**
All I can do is access the reference
and wide-area map databases.
**[15:25] K**
I see.
**[15:27] K**
Actually, it seems Asuna...
**[15:31] K**
Your mommy is here.
**[15:33] ---**
Mommy?
**[15:35] ---**
What do you mean?
**[15:37] K**
Even after SAO was cleared,
Asuna never woke up in reality.
**[15:42] K**
I heard about someone who
saw her in ALfheim.
**[15:47] Y**
So that's what happened...
**[15:50] K**
I have a good idea of where to look.
**[15:53] K**
It's called the World Tree.
**[15:55] K**
I think that's it.
**[15:57] Y**
Mommy is over there?
**[16:05] K**
Actually,
**[16:06] K**
why did I log in at this empty forest?
**[16:10] K**
I was supposed to be warped
to the home town...
**[16:14] Y**
I don't know.
**[16:15] Y**
Maybe your location data got corrupted?
**[16:17] Y**
Or something got confused?
**[16:20] K**
I wish it'd dropped me near the World Tree.
**[16:29] K**
These are the wings, huh?
**[16:31] K**
How do I fly?
**[16:34] Y**
There's an assist controller.
**[16:36] Y**
Raise your left hand as if
you're grabbing something.
**[16:45] Y**
Pull toward yourself to elevate.
**[16:48] Y**
Push to descend.
**[16:49] Y**
Left or right to turn
**[16:56] Y**
Hold down the button to accelerate.
**[16:59] Y**
Release to decelerate.
**[17:04] Y**
You can fly as long as your wings are shining.
**[17:08] Y**
After a certain amount of time,
**[17:11] ---**
you need to let them rest.
**[17:20] K**
I see...
**[17:21] K**
I think I've got it.
**[17:23] K**
For now, where's the closest town?
**[17:27] K**
There's a town in Sylph territory
called Sylvein to the west.
**[17:31] K**
That's the closest one...
**[17:34] K**
What's wrong?
**[17:35] Y**
There are players nearby.
**[17:55] Re**
Lea...
**[17:56] Re**
Leafa-chan, wait!
**[17:59] Ri**
You can do it, Recon!
**[18:00] Ri**
If we can escape to Sylph territory...
**[18:04] Ri**
Recon, dodge!
**[18:09] Ri**
Back off, already!
**[18:12] Ri**
Fine...
**[18:14] Ri**
Prepare for battle!
**[18:17] Re**
We can't...
**[18:18] Re**
I'm sure Sigurd and the others are already...
**[18:21] Ri**
I'll draw as much of their attention as I can,
**[18:23] ---**
so try and knock one down.
**[18:25] Re**
I'll do my best.
**[18:27] Ri**
You should do something useful
once in a while, okay?
**[18:51] Guy**
Damn it!
**[19:02] Ri**
*We can win this!*
**[19:07] Ri**
Idiot! Don't stop!
**[19:10] Re**
Sorry!
**[19:14] Ri**
Recon...
**[19:45] Guys**
Sorry,
**[19:46] Guys**
but we're on a mission.
**[19:48] Guys**
Leave your money and items,
and we'll let you go.
**[19:51] Guys**
Why are you being a gentlemen, Kagemune?
**[19:54] Guys**
It's been ages since we fought a woman.
**[19:56] Guys**
Let's kill her.
**[20:00] Ri**
I'll take at least one of you with me.
**[20:03] Ri**
Anyone who doesn't fear the death
penalty can come and get me!
**[20:07] Guy**
You're a strong-willed girl.
**[20:09] Guy**
Very well.
**[20:38] K**
I'm going to have to practice my landings...
**[20:47] Ri**
What are you doing? Run!
**[20:50] K**
Three heavy fighters attacking a single girl?
**[20:53] K**
That's kind of lame.
**[20:56] Guys**
What did you say?!
**[20:57] Guys**
Stay out of this, newbie.
**[21:04] Guys**
Then we'll fight you, too!
**[21:24] K**
Um...
**[21:26] K**
Can I kill them?
**[21:30] Ri**
I-I guess so...
**[21:33] Ri**
They plan to kill you.
**[21:36] K**
All right, then.
**[21:47] Guy**
He's gone?
**[22:02] K**
Who's next?
***SIGN*** Next Time: Captive Queen