E20 - Sleeping Knights

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[00:01] Z
    Asuna-san!
[00:03] Z
    I'll introduce you.
[00:04] Z
    This is my guild, the Sleeping Knights!
[00:09] Gu
    I'm Jun! Nice to meet you, Asuna-san!
[00:12] Gu
    I-I'm, uh...
[00:15] Gu
    My name is Talken.
[00:16] Gu
    N-Nice to meet— Ow.
[00:19] Gi
    Stop being so nervous all the time, Tal.
[00:23] Gi
    Whenever you talk to a girl, this happens.
[00:26] Gi
    I'm Nori.
[00:27] Gi
    Glad to meet you, Asuna-san.
[00:29] ---
    Nice to meet you.
[00:30] Gi
    I'm Siune.
[00:32] Gi
    Thanks for coming.
[00:34] Gi
    My name's Tecchi.
[00:36] Gi
    Nice to meet you.
[00:38] Z
    And I'm Yuuki, the guild leader!
[00:42] Z
    Asuna-san, listen...
[00:45] Z
    We want to defeat this floor's boss monster.
[00:49] Z
    With just these members!
SIGN    The Sleeping Knights
[02:31] A
    A boss fight is normally done with forty-nine
    people: seven parties of seven, right?
[02:38] A
    No matter how good you are, I don't know
    if it's possible with only seven people...
[02:45] Z
    Actually, it is.
[02:48] Z
    In fact, we challenged the bosses on the
    twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth floors.
[02:52] A
    Th-The six of you?
[02:54] Z
    Yeah.
[02:55] Z
    We thought we were doing pretty well,
[02:59] Z
    but as we tried to optimize our attack,
[03:01] Z
    one of the big guilds beat them before us.
[03:05] A
    Why do something so crazy?
[03:08] Gi
    We met in a certain game's net community,
[03:12] Gi
    and we all became fast friends.
[03:15] Gi
    But unfortunately, we'll probably only be able
     to adventure together until spring.
[03:24] Gi
    Everyone will be busy with their own lives.
[03:28] Gi
    So, before that happens, we all decided
[03:31] ---
    to make a memory we'd never be able to forget.
[03:36] A
    And it's a boss fight?
[03:38] Gi
    Yeah.
[03:39] Gi
    If you defeat a boss,
[03:41] ---
    your name appears on the Swordsman's Memorial
[03:44] ---
    on the first floor, in the Black Iron Palace
    in the Town of Beginnings, right?
[03:48] Gi
    I know it's silly,
[03:52] Gi
    but we really want to have our
    names on that memorial.
[03:57] Gi
    But there's one problem...
[04:00] Gi
    If only a single party defeats a boss,
    everyone's name appears on it.
[04:06] Gi
    But if there are multiple parties,
[04:08] Gi
    only the party leaders' names appear.
[04:13] Gi
    In other words, to get all the Sleeping
    Knights' names on the memorial,
[04:17] Gi
    we have to defeat the boss with a single party.
[04:22] Gi
    And so, we all agreed.
[04:25] Gi
    A party is a maximum of seven people.
[04:28] Gi
    So we thought we'd find someone as strong
    as our strongest member, Yuuki...
[04:32] ---
    Or even stronger! And ask them to join our party...
[04:38] A
    That's why you were fighting those duels?
[04:42] Gi
    Well?
[04:43] Gi
    Will you help us?
[04:45] Gi
    We may not be able to do much to thank you, but...
[04:49] A
    No, no.
[04:51] A
    Fighting a boss takes a ton of money,
    so you should save your cash.
[04:57] A
    If I can get something from
    the boss, that'll be enough.
[05:01] Gi
    Then you'll do it?
[05:20] A
    This isn't the old Aincrad.
[05:24] A
    But I'm still thinking about odds
    of victory and safety margins.
[05:31] A
    A safe fight.
[05:33] A
    A certain victory.
[05:35] A
    There's more fun to a game than that.
[05:40] A
    I'm sure Yuuki and the others know that.
[05:44] A
    Much more than I do.
[05:50] A
    I'll give it a try.
[05:53] A
    We can forget about the odds—
[05:55] Z
    Thank you, Asuna-san!
[05:59] A
    Y-You can call me "Asuna."
[06:02] Z
    You can call me "Yuuki"!
[06:05] A
    Come to think of it, Yuuki-san—
    I mean, Yuuki...
[06:09] ---
    During your duels, you were looking
    for someone strong, right?
[06:12] Z
    Yep, that's right.
[06:13] A
    But I think there must have been
    many strong people before me...
[06:18] A
    Especially that Spriggan with black clothes
    and the one-handed long sword.
[06:22] A
    Do you remember him?
[06:24] Z
    Oh...
[06:25] Z
    Yeah, I remember. He was really strong.
[06:29] A
    Then why didn't you ask him for help?
[06:35] A
    I don't think he'd work.
[06:37] ---
    Why?
[06:39] Z
    He figured out my secret.
[06:46] A
    Okay, can we meet here, tomorrow at 1:00?
[06:50] All
    Okay!
[06:51] All
    Roger!
[06:52] A
    Let's do our best!
[06:53] All
    Yeah!
[06:58] [Messenger] All
    I'll tell you when I get back.
[07:38] A
    Wh-What are you doing, Mom?
[07:43] Ki
    When you were late for dinner last month,
    do you remember what I said?
[07:47] Ki
    If you were late for dinner again, using it,
[07:50] Ki
    I would cut the power.
[07:52] A
    I'm sorry! I lost track of time...
[07:56] A
    But you didn't have to yank the cord!
[07:59] A
    You can shake me or shout in my ear,
[08:03] A
    and I'll see a message—
[08:04] Ki
    The last time I tried that, it took
    you five minutes to wake up.
[08:08] A
    Well...
[08:10] A
    I have to move around and say goodbye...
[08:13] Ki
    What do you mean, "say goodbye"?
[08:14] Ki
    What takes place in that weird game
[08:17] ---
    is more important to you than
    your real commitments?
[08:24] A
    I'm sorry.
[08:26] A
    I'll be careful next time.
[08:30] Ki
    This had better not happen again.
[08:32] Ki
    If you break a rule again due to this,
[08:35] Ki
    I'll take your machine away.
[08:37] Ki
    I just don't understand...
[08:40] Ki
    You lost two years of your life to it.
[08:42] Ki
    I'd think you wouldn't want
[08:46] ---
    to even see it anymore.
[08:49] A
    This isn't like the NerveGear.
[08:58] Ki
    It's time for dinner.
[09:00] Ki
    Change and come down.
[09:03] A
    I don't want any today.
[09:05] Ki
    Do what you like.
SIGN    Mom
    
    Shinozaki Rika
    
    Kirigaya Kazuto
    
    Mom
SIGN    Mom
    
    Shinozaki Rika
    
    Kirigaya Kazuto
    
    Mom
[10:22] Z
    Will that work, Asuna?
[10:28] Z
    Asuna?
[10:30] A
    Um...
[10:31] A
    Yuuki, Jun, and Tecchi will be the forwards.
[10:34] A
    Talken and Nori are mid-range.
[10:37] A
    And Siune is the backup, right?
[10:39] A
    Which means I should stay back, too, right?
[10:44] Z
    Sorry, I know you're really good with a sword...
[10:47] A
    It's no problem. I can't tank.
[10:51] A
    In exchange, I'm going to watch Jun
    and Tecchi get beaten silly.
[10:59] Gu
    Leave it to us.
[11:06] A
    Okay, let's go take a peek at the boss room.
[11:24] A
    Did they really need me?
[11:30] A
    I can't believe you're getting through
    the labyrinth so easily.
[11:33] A
    You're all really strong.
[11:39] Z
    That's the boss room!
[11:44] A
    Yuuki, wait!
[11:50] A
    Ecc Karra Fim Fiscul.
[11:53] A
    Buryota Ryuga Galdol!
[12:19] Gu
    S-Stop! Stop!
[12:21] Gu
    We aren't here to fight!
[12:22] Z
    Then put down your weapons!
[12:25] A
    If they look like they're about
    to draw their swords again,
[12:28] ---
    cast Aqua Bind right away.
[12:30] Gi
    On it.
[12:33] Gi
    I've never done PvP in ALO...
[12:35] Gi
    It's exciting!
[12:39] A
    If you aren't PKers, why were you hiding?
[12:42] Gu
    We're waiting for someone.
[12:44] Gu
    We didn't want to be fighting mobs
    while waiting for our friends,
[12:47] ---
    so we were hiding.
[12:50] A
    Fine.
[12:52] A
    We're here to fight the boss.
[12:55] A
    If you're waiting, you won't mind
    if we go ahead of you, right?
[12:58] Gu
    N-No, of course not.
[13:05] Gu
    We'll wait for our friends here. Good luck.
[13:12] Gu
    Bye.
[13:13] Gu
    Oth Shal Opis Glon Ropt.
[13:17] Gu
    Let's ignore them and get going.
[13:22] A
    We'll follow our original plan,
    and have a look inside.
[13:25] Z
    Yeah.
[13:27] Gu
    Let's not merely peek. Let's try and beat it!
[13:31] A
    Well, that would be ideal...
[13:34] A
    But you don't need to use your
    expensive healing items.
[13:38] A
    We'll just get as far as we can with
    Siune's and my healing, okay?
[13:43] Gu
    Right, sensei!
[13:44] A
    Hey!
[13:46] A
    Even if you die, don't go back to town immediately.
[13:49] A
    Watch the boss's attack patterns carefully,
[13:52] ---
    and if we all get wiped out,
     we return to the Lonbal save point.
[13:56] All
    Roger!
[14:46] A
    Let's go!
[14:47] All
    Right!
[14:55] Gi
    We totally lost!
[14:56] Gi
    What was that attack? It's not fair!
[14:59] Gu
    Its defense was really good, too...
[15:02] Gu
    Was that guard move he does random?
[15:06] Z
    We worked really hard, too.
[15:09] ---
    Asuna!
[15:11] A
    Everyone, get over here quickly!
[15:14] A
    There's no time to waste.
[15:18] A
    You remember the three guys in front
    of the boss room, don't you?
[15:21] Z
    Yeah, sure.
[15:22] A
    Those were scouts for a guild
    that only fights bosses.
[15:27] A
    They're watching to see if other players,
[15:29] ---
    outside their guild, fight the boss.
[15:32] A
    They probably saw you all enter
[15:34] ---
    the boss rooms on the last
    floor and the one before it.
[15:38] Gi
    I didn't notice at all.
[15:41] A
    I'd guess their goal isn't to interfere
    with us. It's to gather information.
[15:46] A
    They use small guilds, like the Sleeping Knights,
[15:50] ---
    to gather information on the boss's
    attack patterns and weaknesses.
[15:54] Gu
    B-But right after we entered the
    boss room, the door closed.
[16:00] Gu
    They couldn't watch the fight
    itself and learn anything.
[16:05] A
    That was my mistake.
[16:07] A
    Near the end of the fight, I saw a small,
    gray lizard on the floor by Jun.
[16:15] A
    That's the darkness spell "peeping."
[16:17] A
    You make a familiar follow another player,
[16:19] A
    and you can see what it sees.
[16:23] Z
    Does that mean that, after we got wiped out
    on the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth floors,
[16:29] Z
    it wasn't a coincidence that the
    bosses were beaten so quickly?
[16:34] A
    I'm sure of it.
[16:35] A
    You guys worked so hard, you were
    able to reveal all the boss's tricks,
[16:39] A
    and that's why they were willing
    to take the chance of fighting.
[16:44] Gi
    Which means that we've fallen for
    the same trick again, this time?
[16:53] Z
    Oh, man...
[16:54] Gu
    Damn it!
[16:55] A
    No...
[16:57] ---
    Not necessarily!
[17:00] Z
    What do you mean, Asuna?
[17:02] A
    In real time, it's 2:30 in the afternoon.
[17:05] A
    Even a large guild will have difficulty
[17:08] ---
    getting a big group together with this notice.
[17:11] A
    I think it'd take an hour, minimum.
[17:15] A
    We'll use that time.
[17:17] A
    We'll finish our meeting in five minutes,
    and be back at the boss room in thirty.
[17:22] A
    Okay?
[17:27] Z
    Yeah!
[17:33] Gu
    Okay! We're almost there!
[17:36] Z
    Hey, wait!
[17:38] Gu
    No way!
[17:45] Z
    Wh-What is this?
[17:50] A
    It's okay.
[17:52] A
    They only have twenty or so here.
[17:54] A
    We'll have time to try.
[17:57] Z
    Really?
[17:59] A
    Excuse me.
[18:01] A
    We want to challenge the boss.
[18:03] A
    Can you let us through?
[18:06] Gu
    Sorry.
[18:07] Gu
    This place is off-limits right now.
[18:10] A
    What do you mean by "off-limits"?
[18:13] Gu
    Our guild is about to fight the boss.
[18:17] Gu
    We're getting ready.
[18:19] Gu
    Just wait there a while.
[18:21] A
    A while? How long?
[18:23] Gu
    Well... An hour or so?
[18:27] A
    We don't have time for that.
[18:29] A
    If you're going in now, that's one thing...
[18:32] A
    But if you can't, then let us go first!
[18:35] Gu
    There's nothing I can do about it.
[18:39] Gu
    It's an order from the top.
[18:41] Gu
    If you have a problem with it,
    go to guild HQ and talk to them.
[18:45] Gu
    They're in Ig City—
[18:46] A
    To get there, it would take an hour!
[18:51] Z
    Hey, you...
[18:53] Z
    In other words, you won't move,
    no matter what we say, right?
[19:01] Gu
    Well, basically, yeah.
[19:04] Z
    All right.
[19:05] Z
    Fine, then.
[19:07] Z
    Let's fight.
[19:14] A
    Y-Yuuki, that's...
[19:16] Z
    Asuna, there are things you can only
    share with someone by fighting.
[19:21] Z
    For instance, how serious you are.
[19:27] Gu
    Yeah, that's about right!
[19:30] A
    Everyone...
[19:32] Z
    I'm sure they agree with me.
[19:36] Z
    These guys are willing to protect this place,
    down to the last man.
[19:41] Z
    Isn't that right?
[19:45] Gu
    We're...
[19:50] Z
    Now, draw your sword.
[20:11] Gu
    Th-That isn't fair...
[20:14] Gu
    That was a surprise attack!
[20:24] Z
    There are things you can only
    share with someone by fighting.
[20:31] A
    Oh...
[20:34] A
    She's right.
[21:01] Gi
    Oh, no!
[21:06] A
    If I hadn't hesitated...
[21:09] Z
    Sorry for getting you caught up in this
    because of my short fuse, Asuna.
[21:13] Z
    But I don't regret it.
[21:16] Z
    That's the brightest smile
    I've seen on you since we met!
[21:22] A
    Likewise.
[21:24] A
    I'm sorry I couldn't help.
[21:26] A
    We might not get this boss,
[21:29] ---
    but let's defeat the next boss together!
[21:36] Gu
    You don't know when to give up.
[21:51] K
    Sorry.
[21:59] K
    This place
[22:02] ---
    is off-limits.
SIGN    Next Time Swordsman's Memorial