E21 - Beyond Time

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SIGN    Tuesday, July 7, 2026 9:59 AM Ocean Turtle Sub Control Room
[00:17] Rinko
    Asuna.
[00:18] Rinko
    Alice has been safely ejected.
[00:20] Rinko
    It's just you and Kirito now.
[00:23] Rinko
    Hurry!
[00:25] Asuna
    I'm sorry, Ms. Rinko.
[00:27] Asuna
    I'm...
[00:29] Asuna
    staying here.
[00:32] Rinko
    Wh-What are you...
[00:34] Asuna
    Please take care of Alice.
[00:37] Asuna
    Alice is a kind person.
[00:39] Asuna
    She's full of so much love,
    and she's loved by so many people.
[00:45] Asuna
    For the sake of all the souls
    who are gone now,
[00:48] Asuna
    and for Kirito's sake as well,
[00:51] Asuna
    please don't let the military use her,
    no matter what.
[00:55] Asuna
    Please tell everyone
    that I said, "I'm sorry."
[00:59] Asuna
    "Thank you. Goodbye."
SIGN    Beyond Time
[02:49] Rinko
    Higa?
[02:51] Rinko
    I've secured Alice's Lightcube.
[02:54] Rinko
    But...
[02:56] Rinko
    Asuna chose to stay behind with Kirigaya.
[03:03] Higa
    Understood.
[03:05] Higa
    We'll do all we can to log them out
    as soon as possible.
[03:15] Nakanishi
    Dr. Kojiro.
[03:17] Nakanishi
    We're ready to reopen the bulkhead hatch.
[03:21] Nakanishi
    Whenever you're ready.
[03:22] Rinko
    Thank you very much.
[03:25] Rinko
    One minute has elapsed since the start
    of the maximum-acceleration phase.
[03:28] Rinko
    Which means ten years
    have already passed there.
[03:32] Rinko
    Higa, Mr. Kikuoka, hurry!
[03:46] Kikuoka
    "What a surprise..."
[03:48] Kikuoka
    ...right?
[03:50] Kikuoka
    Isn't that what you're thinking?
[03:52] Higa
    N-No, um...
[03:55] Kikuoka
    I want you to know.
[03:57] Kikuoka
    There's a reason I'm doing this.
[04:01] Higa
    O-Oh?
[04:04] Kikuoka
    I always consider the worst-case scenario.
[04:10] Kikuoka
    For now, it's better to let the enemy think
    they still have a chance to seize Alice.
[04:19] Higa
    W-Worst-case, huh?
[04:22] Higa
    Ms. Rinko! We're here!
[04:24] Higa
    Please disable the bulkhead lock!
[04:34] Critter
    They just opened the bulkhead again.
[04:38] Critter
    Now that they have Alice,
[04:40] Critter
    all they have to do
    is wait for the JSDF to storm in.
[04:44] Critter
    So why?
[04:48] Critter
    This is...
[04:53] Critter
    All right! Except for Brigg,
    everyone head for the stairs.
[04:58] Critter
    Blast away and seize control of the bulkhead.
[05:01] Hans
    You make it sound so easy.
[05:04] Brigg
    Hey, what am I supposed to do?
[05:06] Critter
    You and I are going to
    check out this cable duct.
[05:10] Critter
    I have a feeling
    this is what the enemy's really after.
[05:15] Brigg
    I see. Sounds good to me.
[05:40] Brigg
    He's dead.
[05:42] Critter
    Isn't he our Rath informant?
[05:45] Critter
    Did they find out he was a spy
    and execute him?
[05:51] Brigg
    Shit!
[05:57] Higa
    M-Mr. Kiku! Are you all right? Mr. Kiku!
[06:02] Kikuoka
    They... got me.
[06:05] Kikuoka
    Looks like I took one to the vest.
[06:09] Kikuoka
    Never mind me, are you all right?
[06:12] Higa
    Y-Yeah.
[06:14] Higa
    Neither I or the computer got hit.
[06:17] Kikuoka
    All right, then let's continue.
[06:26] Critter
    These Rath guys aren't playing around.
[06:29] Critter
    It might be time for last-resort measures.
[06:32] Critter
    But to do that...
[06:36] Critter
    I need the captain to decide!
[06:56] Gabriel
    Who's that?
[07:05] Gabriel
    This is...
[07:07] Gabriel
    This face is...
[07:10] Gabriel
    It's mine.
[07:11] Gabriel
    Wh-What...
[07:20] Alice
    So you've finally come to this side, Gabe?
[07:24] Gabriel
    Alicia?
[07:27] Gabriel
    So, this is where you've been, Alicia?
[07:36] Gabriel
    It's so cold. Let go, Alic—
[07:39] Alicia
    I won't, Gabe.
[07:41] Alicia
    We'll always be together from now on.
[07:44] Alicia
    Come on, let's go.
[07:53] Gabriel
    S-Stop! Let go! Stop!
[08:00] Gabriel
    Stop!
[08:06] Gabriel
    Stop! S-Stop!
[08:09] Gabriel
    Stop!
[08:36] Critter
    Captain Miller! Alice is in the enemy's—
[08:45] Critter
    C...
[08:47] Critter
    Cap... tain?
[08:58] Critter
    D...
[09:00] Critter
    Dead!
[09:03] Critter
    Vassago! Wake up already! The captain's—
[09:07] Critter
    D-Dead...
[09:18] Hans
    Brigg is dead?
[09:21] Critter
    Yeah. The captain and Vassago, too.
[09:27] Critter
    Don't.
[09:28] Critter
    They have Alice's Lightcube.
[09:31] Critter
    There's no reason to fight anymore.
[09:34] Hans
    No, we still have orders.
[09:37] Hans
    If we can't steal it, then destroy it.
[09:40] Hans
    You have an idea, don't you?
[09:43] Critter
    Yeah. I kinda do, but...
[09:46] Critter
    It's no good. I can't make this decision
    without the captain.
[09:50] Hans
    Tell me.
[09:54] Hans
    Tell me what it is!
[09:59] Critter
    Th-The engine.
SIGN    Ocean Turtle Sub Control Room
[10:07] Rinko
    We're ten minutes into
    the maximum-acceleration phase.
[10:10] Rinko
    The memory capacity of Kirigaya and Asuna's
    Fluctlights will reach its limit soon.
[10:16] Nakanishi
    Doctor.
[10:18] Nakanishi
    The enemy is now in retreat.
[10:21] Rinko
    R-Retreat?
[10:23] Nakanishi
    Looks like they intend to escape via submarine.
[10:27] Nakanishi
    But why now, all of a sudden?
[10:30] Rinko
    Wh-What's that? What's happening?
[10:33] Nakanishi
    This is—
[10:35] Nakanishi
    Don't tell me they—
[10:37] Nakanishi
    These vibrations are from the main core
    operating at full power, Doctor.
[10:41] Rinko
    Main core?
[10:44] Nakanishi
    The main engine.
[10:46] Nakanishi
    In other words, the pressurized water reactor
    at the base of the shaft.
[10:55] Nakanishi
    Damn it! What have they done?
[10:58] Nakanishi
    Look there!
[11:02] Nakanishi
    It's likely plastic explosive.
[11:05] Nakanishi
    If it destroys that,
    the control rods can't descend...
[11:14] Rinko
    And there'll be no stopping the fission reaction?
[11:19] Nakanishi
    I'll go remove the explosive.
[11:23] Nakanishi
    I'm sure they left ample time
    before the detonation so they could flee.
[11:28] Nakanishi
    We should have another five,
    maybe ten minutes left.
[11:32] Rinko
    B-But Mr. Nakanishi,
[11:34] Rinko
    by now, the temperature
    in the engine room must be...
[11:37] Nakanishi
    Please. It's no more than a sauna
    with the heat turned up.
[11:41] Nakanishi
    Rushing in to pull out the detonator
    should be easy enough.
[11:45] Rinko
    M-Mr. Nakanishi!
[12:09] Higa
    M-Mr. Kiku.
[12:11] Higa
    The reactor... those guys...
[12:13] Kikuoka
    I know.
[12:15] Kikuoka
    For now, just focus on shutting down the STLs.
[12:19] Higa
    R-Right.
[12:24] Kikuoka
    Oh, Higa?
[12:26] Kikuoka
    Do you think
    you can handle the rest by yourself?
[12:30] Higa
    Mr. Kiku, don't tell me
    you're going down there.
[12:32] Kikuoka
    Oh, hey. Well, I'm just going to check on things.
[12:36] Kikuoka
    I won't do anything reckless.
[12:37] Kikuoka
    I'll be right back.
[12:39] Kikuoka
    All right, I'm counting on you, Higa.
[12:42] Higa
    B-Be careful, okay?
[12:56] Higa
    M-Mr. Kiku!
SIGN    Tuesday, July 7, 2026 10:12 AM Ocean Turtle Reactor Emergency Control Room
[13:26] Nakanishi
    One stayed behind?
    Why? Does he want to die?
[13:35] Hans
    What?
[13:38] Techie A
    Is that... Niemon?
[13:41] Techie A
    What's it doing there?
[13:43] Kayaba
    Rinko.
[13:47] Rinko
    I-Is that you, Akihiko?
[13:57] Kayaba
    I'm sorry for leaving you alone for so long.
[14:02] Rinko
    So this is where ya been the whole time?
[14:05] Kayaba
    Rinko, I was blessed to have met you.
[14:10] Kayaba
    You were the only thing
    keeping me connected to the real world.
[14:15] Kayaba
    I want you to be the one
    to keep it connected.
[14:20] Kayaba
    My dream...
[14:23] Kayaba
    to connect the two worlds
    that are still divided.
[14:27] Rinko
    Yes, of course.
[14:31] Rinko
    Of course!
[14:46] Nakanishi
    No good! If this keeps up...
[14:56] Nakanishi
    Lt. Colonel Kikuoka!
[15:01] Rinko
    Akihiko.
[15:15] Techie A
    Not good. The battery cable's damaged.
[15:18] Techie A
    If that goes, it'll be completely immobilized.
[15:23] Rinko
    No way.
[15:35] Rinko
    Please...
[15:39] Rinko
    Akihiko!
[15:53] Techie A
    It's lost all power.
[16:01] Rinko
    Akihiko!
[16:02] Rinko
    You're Heathcliff of the Divine Blade, aren't you?
[16:06] Rinko
    You're Kirito the Black Swordsman's
    greatest rival, aren't you?
[16:09] Rinko
    So show us...
[16:11] Rinko
    that you can perform at least one miracle?
[16:31] Techie A
    N-Number Two has reactivated!
[17:17] Rinko
    Akihiko.
[17:44] Critter
    Seems like the explosion didn't go off.
[17:47] Critter
    Still, I never thought Hans would stay behind.
[17:50] Critter
    I guess he had a longer history with Brigg
    than we thought.
[17:54] Critter
    What can you do, right?
[17:59] Critter
    Two?
[18:01] Critter
    Hey, Shack?
[18:03] Critter
    Your team collected the bodies, right?
[18:06] Critter
    Isn't one missing?
[18:09] Shack
    It was only Brigg and Captain Miller, right?
[18:12] Shack
    Who else died?
[18:14] Critter
    Well, there was one more in the STL room.
[18:19] Shack
    We only found the captain dead in there.
[18:21] Shack
    Seriously, I'm going to be haunted by that face.
[18:35] Higa
    Ms. Rinko, Kirito and Asuna's logout process
    will be complete soon.
[18:39] Higa
    Sixty seconds left.
[18:40] Rinko
    Roger that.
[18:41] Rinko
    I'll send someone to get you right away.
[18:44] Higa
    Please do.
[18:46] Higa
    I don't think
    I can make it up this ladder on my own.
[18:50] Higa
    Anyway, Mr. Kiku went down there
    to check on things.
[18:54] Higa
    How's he doing?
    I'm pretty sure he's wounded.
[18:58] Rinko
    Yes, the lieutenant colonel really put on a show.
[19:02] Rinko
    Better than a Hollywood action movie.
[19:05] Higa
    That doesn't sound like him.
[19:08] Higa
    Thirty seconds left.
[19:10] Rinko
    I'm going to where Kirigaya is now.
[19:13] Rinko
    Contact me if anything happens.
[19:16] Rinko
    Over.
[19:17] Techie A
    This is the Engine Room.
    Dr. Kojiro, do you read me?
[19:21] Rinko
    Yes, I read you. What's going on?
[19:24] Techie A
    A-Actually... we were able to
    remove the explosive, but...
[19:28] Techie A
    Um... Number Two is...
[19:31] Techie A
    There's no sign of Niemon's body anywhere.
[19:35] Rinko
    What?
[19:39] Higa
    Please, come back to us.
[19:42] Higa
    Asuna.
[19:44] Higa
    Kirito.
[21:28] Asuna
    Kirito.
[21:31] Kirito
    Asuna?
[21:36] Asuna
    You're still a crybaby when you're alone.
[21:40] Asuna
    I know everything about you.
[22:13] Asuna
    Do you think Alice will scold us
    when we get back?
[22:17] Kirito
    It'll be fine. As long as we remember.
[22:21] Kirito
    As long as we don't forget
    one second of the time we spent with Alice.
[22:27] Asuna
    Yes. You're right.
[22:29] Asuna
    About Alice...
[22:31] Asuna
    Liz, Klein, Agil, Silica...
[22:35] Asuna
    and Yui...
[22:38] Asuna
    As long as we don't ever forget about them,
    it should be fine, right?
[22:48] Asuna
    So, how long will we be staying
    in this world?
[22:53] Kirito
    A minimum of 200 years, apparently.
[22:57] Asuna
    Even if it were a thousand years,
    it wouldn't feel like a long time.
[22:59] Asuna
    If I'm with you.
[23:02] Asuna
    Come on, let's go, Kirito!
[23:06] Kirito
    Yeah, let's go, Asuna.
[23:10] Kirito
    We have a lot to do.
[23:12] Kirito
    This world was only just born.
[23:36] Kirito
    Next time: Alice.