E16 - 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?
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