E17 - Truce

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SIGN    May 25, 380 HE
[00:11] Alice
    Enough! Let go of my hand!
[00:14] Alice
    I don't intend to live with the shame
    of being saved by a sinner like you!
[00:20] Kirito
    Id—
[00:22] Kirito
    Stay still, you idiot!
[00:24] Kirito
    If you're an Integrity Knight, then realize that
    despair's not going to get you anywhere! Idiot!
[00:31] Alice
    Y-You insulted me yet again!
    Take that back, criminal!
[00:35] Kirito
    Shut up! I called you an idiot
    because you're an idiot, idiot! Idiot!
[00:39] Kirito
    Listen!
[00:40] Kirito
    If you fall to your death now,
[00:43] Kirito
    Eugeo, who's still inside the tower,
    will go to where the pontifex is!
[00:47] Kirito
    Isn't it your job to stop that?
[00:51] Kirito
    So you'd think your top priority as an Integrity Knight
    would be to survive no matter what!
[00:56] Kirito
    You're an idiot who's too dumb to understand,
    so I'm calling you an idiot!
[01:01] Alice
    Th-That's eight times you spoke of me that way.
[01:07] Alice
    I see. What you're saying does make sense.
[01:11] Alice
    And yet, if that's true,
    then why won't you let go of my hand?
[01:16] Alice
    Can you prove that I won't find the reason
    to be less tolerable than death?
[01:23] Kirito
    I...
SIGN    Truce
[02:59] Kirito
    Eugeo and I didn't climb this high in the Cathedral
    to destroy the Axiom Church.
[03:06] Kirito
    We also want to protect the Human Empire
    from the Dark Territory's invasion.
[03:17] Kirito
    That's why we can't let you,
    one of the most powerful Integrity Knights, die now.
[03:23] Kirito
    Because you're a valuable asset.
[03:25] Alice
    Then why did you wield your sword against another
    and cause bloodshed,
[03:29] Alice
    violating the gravest taboo of all?
[03:33] Kirito
    I...
[03:35] Kirito
    The reason Eugeo and I slashed Raios and Humbert
    at the Academy
[03:39] Kirito
    was because the Axiom Church
    and the Taboo Index are both wrong.
[03:43] Kirito
    Just because something's not prohibited
    by the Taboo Index,
[03:46] Kirito
    that gives high-ranking nobles the right
    to have their way with girls like Ronie and Tiese.
[03:53] Kirito
    Is that what you believe?
[03:55] Kirito
    Well?
[03:57] Kirito
    Answer me, Integrity Knight!
[04:02] Alice
    The law is the law.
[04:04] Alice
    A crime is a crime.
[04:06] Alice
    If the people are allowed
    to judge arbitrarily,
[04:12] Alice
    then how are we to maintain order?
[04:15] Kirito
    Who decides whether the pontifex, Administrator,
    who created those laws, is right or wrong?
[04:22] Kirito
    The gods from the heavens?
[04:23] Kirito
    Then why aren't they immediately striking me
    with lightning as divine punishment and burning me?
[04:28] Alice
    The will of the gods... of Stacia, is revealed in due course
    through the actions of us, her servants.
[04:35] Kirito
    Eugeo and I climbed all this way
    to make that clear!
[04:40] Kirito
    To defeat Administrator, and prove it's wrong!
[04:45] Kirito
    And for that exact same reason...
[04:53] Kirito
    ...I can't let you die right now!
[05:02] Kirito
    Stick your sword in the seam of the wall!
    Mine won't last much longer. Please!
[05:29] Alice
    It's not as if I saved you.
    I simply returned the favor.
[05:34] Alice
    Besides, our duel has yet to be decided.
[05:38] Kirito
    I see. I guess this means we're even.
[05:44] Kirito
    I have an idea.
[05:47] Kirito
    Right now, we both need
    to somehow get back inside the tower.
[05:54] Kirito
    So why don't we call a truce till that happens?
[05:57] Alice
    A truce?
[05:58] Kirito
    Yeah.
[05:59] Kirito
    Our odds of survival should go up if we work together,
    rather than alone.
[06:04] Alice
    What exactly do you mean by "work together"?
[06:08] Kirito
    To save each other
    if one of us starts to fall, that's all.
[06:11] Kirito
    It would be more certain if we had a rope,
    but I guess that's asking too much.
[06:16] Alice
    That is a logical proposal. I have to admit that.
    It can't be helped.
[06:24] Alice
    However, the instant we set foot inside the tower again,
    I shall slay you.
[06:30] Alice
    Do not forget that, even for a moment.
[06:33] Kirito
    I'll keep that in mind.
[06:35] Alice
    Now then, you needed a rope?
[06:38] Alice
    System Call.
[06:40] Alice
    Form Object. Change Shape.
[06:47] Kirito
    A matter-transformation art?
[06:49] Alice
    What were you listening to?
[06:51] Alice
    All I did was change its shape.
[06:54] Alice
    No one can use the command to convert
    an object's properties but the pontifex herself.
[07:00] Kirito
    Sorry about that.
[07:10] Kirito
    All right.
[07:26] Kirito
    U-Um, let me ask you, just to be sure...
[07:29] Alice
    What is it?
[07:31] Kirito
    Are you able to summon that giant dragon
    you dangled me from on the way here?
[07:36] Alice
    Dragons can approach no closer
    than the landing platform on the thirtieth floor.
[07:40] Alice
    Not even Uncle... no, the commander himself
    can get any higher on a dragon.
[07:48] Alice
    Even the birds can't reach the upper floors
    of the Cathedral.
[07:52] Alice
    I don't know the details, but I've heard that
    a special command cast by the pontifex is in effect.
[07:59] Kirito
    I see. So that leaves us with three options.
[08:04] Kirito
    Descend, ascend, or break through the wall again.
[08:08] Alice
    The third option will be difficult.
[08:10] Alice
    Because the outer Cathedral wall is endowed
    with nearly infinite life and regenerative abilities.
[08:17] Kirito
    Is that so?
[08:19] Kirito
    If we did head up from here,
    is there anywhere we could reenter the tower?
[08:26] Alice
    Yes, there is.
[08:28] Alice
    There's a place called the Morning Star Lookout,
    which has pillars on all four sides and is open to the air.
[08:34] Alice
    If we can make it there,
    we should be able to reenter easily.
[08:37] Alice
    That said, even if we do manage
    to reach the ninety-fifth floor,
[08:42] Alice
    I shall have to slay you there.
[08:45] Kirito
    Right, that was the promise.
[08:49] Kirito
    So it's fine to climb the wall?
[08:51] Alice
    It's fine.
[08:53] Alice
    Still, you make it sound so easy,
    but how are you going to climb up this wall?
[08:59] Kirito
    System Call. Generate Metallic Element.
    Wedge Shape.
[09:18] Alice
    A-Are you all right?
[09:20] Kirito
    I'm fine... at least I think so.
[09:24] Kirito
    System Call. Generate Metallic Element.
[09:32] Kirito
    Okay. I think this will work!
[09:34] Kirito
    Do the same thing I did
    and climb up to the first rod.
[09:39] Alice
    That's impossible.
[09:41] Kirito
    What was that?
[09:43] Alice
    I said that's impossible!
[09:45] Kirito
    B-But hey, I wouldn't say it's impossible.
[09:49] Kirito
    It would be easy for anyone with your power
    to hoist her own body up—
[09:54] Alice
    That's not what I mean!
[09:56] Alice
    This is the first time
    I've found myself in a situation like this,
[09:59] Alice
    and I-I may be embarrassing myself, but...
[10:03] Alice
    it's all I can do to hang like this.
[10:06] Alice
    I can't possibly climb to such a narrow foothold.
[10:09] Kirito
    All right! Then I'll pull on this chain
    and hoist you up!
[10:14] Alice
    I would appreciate that.
[10:16] Kirito
    Okay, I'm going to pull you up slowly.
[10:19] Kirito
    Here goes!
[10:28] Kirito
    Okay, you can pull your sword out now!
[10:52] Kirito
    Place both hands against the wall!
[10:56] Kirito
    All right, I'm going to climb higher.
[10:59] Kirito
    I'll give you the signal again, so be ready.
[11:02] Alice
    Please be careful.
[11:03] Kirito
    Roger.
SIGN    Monday, July 6, 2026
[11:27] Rinko
    Ms. Asuna?
[11:29] Rinko
    Do you think they caught this fish
    from the Ocean Turtle?
[11:34] Asuna
    I-I'm not sure.
[11:37] Asuna
    I see something over there.
[11:43] Rinko
    It doesn't look like a fishing boat.
[11:47] Rinko
    It has a huge array of antennas.
[11:49] Asuna
    A warship?
[11:51] Nakanishi
    That's a Japanese ship.
[11:53] Nakanishi
    There are no warships in Japan.
[11:56] Nakanishi
    Good morning, Dr. Kojiro, Ms. Yuuki.
[11:58] Asuna
    Good morning!
[12:00] Rinko
    Good morning, Mr. Nakanishi.
[12:03] Rinko
    If it's not a warship, then is it an SDF vessel?
[12:05] Nakanishi
    Close.
[12:07] Nakanishi
    The MSDF vessels are called escort ships.
[12:10] Nakanishi
    And that vessel is a five-ton,
    general-purpose escort ship, the DD119 Asahi.
[12:16] Nakanishi
    It's the lead ship of the second-generation Asahi-type
    escort ships, the second vessel being the Shiranui.
[12:21] Asuna/Nakanishi
    - Huh? Isn't the ship moving away?
    - These two are the only ships in the Asahi line.
[12:28] Nakanishi
    Excuse me.
[12:33] Nakanishi
    Lt. Colonel Kikuoka. Nakanishi here.
[12:35] Nakanishi
    I just observed the Asahi
    changing course to the west.
[12:38] Nakanishi
    If I'm not mistaken, wasn't it supposed to escort us
    until 1200 hours the day after tomorrow?
[12:44] Nakanishi
    Yes sir, I'll be right there.
[12:48] Nakanishi
    I apologize, but please excuse me.
[12:55] Rinko
    I wonder what's going on?
[12:57] Asuna
    I don't know.
[13:20] Kirito
    System Call. Generate Metallic Element.
[13:24] Alice
    The sun...
[13:30] Alice
    Generating containers does significantly
    deplete spatial resources.
[13:35] Alice
    Once Solus sets,
    we might be lucky to create one every hour.
[13:42] Alice
    How high have we climbed so far?
[13:44] Kirito
    Let's see.
    I think we've passed the eighty-fifth floor by now.
[13:49] Alice
    The ninety-fifth floor is still quite a long way off.
[13:52] Kirito
    Yeah.
[13:54] Kirito
    Either way, it will be too dangerous to climb
    once it's completely dark.
[14:01] Kirito
    Hey, do you see something up there?
[14:06] Alice
    Could they be statues or something?
    But why in such a high place?
[14:11] Kirito
    Does it matter?
    As long as we can sit on them and rest.
[14:14] Kirito
    But they're at least six meters... six mels away.
[14:18] Kirito
    I'm going to need two more rods, at least.
[14:21] Alice
    Two rods, huh?
[14:24] Alice
    Understood.
[14:26] Alice
    I was saving this for an emergency,
[14:29] Alice
    but apparently, now is the time.
[14:33] Alice
    Form Object. Wedge Shape.
[14:38] Alice
    Please use these.
[14:40] Kirito
    Thanks! That helps.
[14:54] Kirito
    Ready? I'm going to pull you up.
[14:55] Alice
    Okay.
[14:58] Kirito
    Are you okay?
[15:00] Alice
    I'm fine.
[15:07] Alice
    That's...
[15:11] Kirito
    That is one creepy design, huh?
[15:18] Alice
    It's from the Dark Territory!
[15:25] Kirito
    Alice!
[15:29] Kirito
    Alice!
[15:52] Kirito
    Alice! Draw your sword!
[15:54] Kirito
    Those monsters are coming for you!
[15:59] Kirito
    Alice!
[16:05] Kirito
    It'll be bad if they attack us all at once.
[16:09] Kirito
    For me, anyway, but Alice...
[16:14] Kirito
    Alice!
[16:17] Kirito
    Alice!
[16:18] Kirito
    Hold onto the chain as tight as you can!
[16:21] Alice
    You're not going to...
[16:22] Kirito
    If we both survive,
    I'll apologize as much as you want later!
[16:25] Kirito
    Here goes!
[16:27] Kirito
    One!
[16:28] Kirito
    Two!
[16:30] Kirito
    Three!
[16:45] Alice
    Why, you!
[16:52] Alice
    Wh-What were you thinking, you complete idiot!
[16:56] Kirito
    It couldn't be helped, what else could I have...
[17:00] Kirito
    We'll talk later! Here they come!
[17:13] Alice
    There's no doubt.
[17:17] Alice
    What are they doing here?
[17:19] Kirito
    What's been bothering you?
[17:22] Kirito
    Do you know what those monsters are?
[17:24] Alice
    Yes. I know.
[17:27] Alice
    They're soulless, evil familiars controlled
    by dark art users from the Dark Territory,
[17:33] Alice
    who created them out of lumps of soil.
[17:36] Alice
    Following their lead, we call them minions.
[17:41] Kirito
    Minions?
[17:43] Kirito
    Why would we find a horde of those things lined up
    on the wall of the most sacred place in the Human Empire?
[17:48] Alice
    I want to know that as well!
[17:50] Alice
    Without you having to tell me,
    I know this is something that shouldn't be.
[17:55] Alice
    I simply cannot believe that minions
[17:58] Alice
    could slip past the Integrity Knights' watch
    and infiltrate all the way to the Central Cathedral.
[18:04] Alice
    Not to mention...
[18:06] Kirito
    Not to mention that someone
    of high authority within the Church
[18:10] Kirito
    might have deliberately placed them there.
[18:13] Kirito
    Such a thing could never be.
[18:15] Kirito
    Here they come!
[18:16] Kirito
    Watch out! Two are heading your way!
[18:19] Alice
    Who do you think I am?
[18:37] Alice
    Do you need my assistance?
[18:40] Kirito
    No thanks!
[19:03] Kirito
    What is it?
[19:04] Alice
    Nothing. I was just thinking
    how strange your moves are.
[19:08] Alice
    If you were to perform them on a stage
    during the summer solstice festival,
[19:11] Alice
    you'd gather quite an audience, no?
[19:13] Kirito
    Thanks for that.
[19:15] Kirito
    Wait, have you been to
    the Centoria summer solstice festival, then?
[19:19] Kirito
    I mean, that's a festival for the commoners,
    and even at the Academy,
[19:22] Kirito
    almost all of the students
    from high-ranking noble families didn't go.
[19:27] Alice
    Please don't think that I'm the same
    as those arrogant nobles!
[19:31] Alice
    Of course I've seen—
[19:34] Alice
    ...it before.
[19:35] Kirito
    Alice?
[19:37] Alice
    No. I heard there was such a festival
    from one of the monks.
[19:44] Alice
    We Integrity Knights
[19:46] Alice
    are prohibited from mingling with the townsfolk
    except in the line of duty.
[19:54] Alice
    Minion blood will bring about illness.
[19:57] Alice
    Make sure you wipe it off.
[20:01] Alice
    Hey!
[20:04] Alice
    Really, why are men all so...
[20:08] Alice
    Do you not have even a single handkerchief?
[20:12] Kirito
    N-No, I don't.
[20:13] Alice
    It's fine. Just use this.
[20:18] Kirito
    Thank you very much.
[20:23] Alice
    Return it to me washed, before I slay you.
[20:35] Eugeo
    Come to think of it,
    since we met two years ago,
[20:38] Eugeo
    Kirito's always been by my side.
[20:42] Eugeo
    This might be the first time
    I've ever been on my own.
[20:47] Eugeo
    Kirito...
[20:49] Eugeo
    No, Kirito should already be...
[20:52] Eugeo
    I'm sure he's started climbing the tower
    on the outside.
[20:55] Eugeo
    And Alice, too.
[21:05] Eugeo
    The nintieth floor, huh?
[21:10] Eugeo
    There has to be an Integrity Knight inside.
[21:15] Eugeo
    Here goes.
[21:34] Eugeo
    Is this a bath?
[21:43] Bercouli
    Sorry, but would you wait a little longer?
[21:49] Bercouli
    I only just arrived in the capital,
[21:52] Bercouli
    and my whole body is stiff from riding
    on that dragon for so long.
[23:36] Kirito
    Next time: The Legendary Hero.