E3 - Red Nosed Reindeer

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SIGN    April 8, 2023 Floor 11: Taft
[00:00] Guild
    Here's to us, the Moonlit Black Cats!
[00:04] ---
    Cheers!
[00:07] Guild
    And here's to Kirito-san,
    the man who saved our lives!
[00:11] Guild
    Cheers!
[00:13] K
    C-Cheers...
[00:15] Guild
    Thanks.
[00:16] Guild
    Thanks!
[00:16] Guild
    You saved us.
[00:17] Guild
    Thank you.
[00:18] Guild
    Thank you so much.
[00:19] K
    It was nothing.
[00:21] Guild
    I was really scared.
[00:23] ---
    Then when you came
    to save me, I was so happy.
[00:27] K
    S-Sure...
[00:28] Guild
    Um, Kirito-san...
[00:30] Guild
    I know this is really rude to ask,
[00:32] ---
    but what level are you?
[00:35] K
    Level 20 or so.
[00:38] Guild
    That isn't too different than ours.
[00:40] Guild
    It's really amazing that
    you're a solo player.
[00:42] K
    Keita, you don't need to be so polite.
[00:44] K
    Solo players just target isolated enemies.
[00:48] K
    It isn't that efficient.
[00:49] Keita
    Oh... Oh, I see.
[00:51] Keita
    In that case, Kirito, what would you think
[00:54] Keita
    about joining our guild?
[00:58] Keita
    The only one we have who can occupy
    the vanguard is Tetsuo, a mace user.
[01:02] Keita
    Her name is Sachi.
[01:04] Keita
    I'd planned to have her switch
    to sword and shield use,
[01:07] ---
    so she could fight in the front.
[01:09] Keita
    But she says that she isn't really sure how.
[01:12] Keita
    Do you think you could show her the ropes?
[01:15] Sachi
    Don't talk about me like I'm useless.
[01:18] Sachi
    I can't go out and fight in the front rank.
[01:22] ---
    I'd be scared.
[01:23] Guild
    Just hide behind your shield.
[01:25] Ke
    You've always been a scaredy-cat.
[01:31] Keita
    Everyone in our guild
[01:33] ---
    is from our school's PC Research Club.
[01:38] Keita
    Ah, but don't worry...
[01:40] Keita
    You'll fit in soon.
[01:43] Keita
    Right?
[01:50] K
    Okay.
[01:51] K
    Then I will join, after all...
[01:56] K
    Thanks.
[02:00] Guild
    Let's all do our best!
SIGN    The Red-Nosed Reindeer
SIGN    May 9, 2023 Floor 20: Sunlit Forest
[03:49] K
    Sachi,
[03:50] K
    get back.
[03:59] K
    Tetsuo, switch!
[04:00] T
    Right!
[04:08] Guild
    All right!
[04:11] Guild
    You did it!
[04:14] Ke
    So the lead group made it
    through Floor 28...
[04:18] Ke
    Amazing.
[04:20] Ke
    Hey, Kirito.
[04:22] Ke
    What's the difference between
    the lead groups and us?
[04:25] Ke
    They know all the fastest ways to get EXP,
[04:31] ---
    and they don't share them.
[04:34] Ke
    I'm sure that's part of it.
[04:36] Ke
    But I think it's willpower.
[04:39] K
    Willpower?
[04:41] Ke
    I suppose you might say it's a determination
    to protect one's friends... No, everyone.
[04:47] Ke
    Right now, they're still protecting us.
[04:50] Ke
    But I'd like to think my will is just as strong.
[04:52] Ke
    Naturally,
[04:53] Ke
    our first priority is our friends' safety.
[04:56] Ke
    But someday, we want to make it up
    there, to the top, with the rest.
[05:01] K
    I see.
[05:02] K
    You're right.
[05:04] Ke
    Heh, maybe...
[05:06] Guild
    Hey, leader,
[05:08] Guild
    looking good!
[05:09] ---
    Come on...
[05:10] Guild
    So, we're going to be
[05:11] Guild
    up there with the Holy Dragon Alliance
    and the Knights of the Blood Oath?
[05:14] Ke
    What?
[05:16] ---
    There's nothing with setting big goals.
[05:18] Ke
    First, we'll all hit level 30.
[05:20] Sa
    That's impossible!
[05:22] K
    If the Black Cats ever do grow up
    and make it to the front lines,
[05:26] ---
    Keita's ideals could change the
    insular atmosphere up there.
[05:36] Ke
    I have an announcement for you.
[05:40] Ke
    As of our last hunt, we've saved 200,000 Cor!
[05:45] Guild
    Before too long, we'll be able
    to buy our own house.
[05:48] Guild
    Hey, why don't we get
    more equipment for Sachi?
[05:51] Ke
    Yeah.
[05:52] Sa
    No, I'm fine as I am.
[05:55] Guild
    Don't worry about it.
[05:57] Guild
    We can't make Kirito protect us forever.
[06:01] Sa
    I'm sorry.
[06:03] K
    I don't mind.
[06:04] K
    Don't worry about it.
[06:05] Ke
    Sorry, Kirito...
[06:07] Ke
    Sachi, I know it's hard to switch jobs.
[06:10] Ke
    But you're almost there.
[06:12] Ke
    Let's all do our best!
[06:14] Sa
    Yeah.
SIGN    May 16, 2023 Floor 28: Wolf Plains
[06:33] K
    Klein...
[06:48] Kl
    Hey, it's Kirito!
[06:50] Kl
    You guys, clean up the
    rest of the trash mobs.
[06:52] Guys
    Sure.
[06:53] Kl
    I was thinking I hadn't seen you for a while.
[06:56] Kl
    You're out leveling this late?
[06:59] Kl
    That mark?
[07:01] Kl
    Did you join a guild?
[07:03] K
    Yeah, I guess...
[07:05] Guys
    Hey, we can move on!
[07:09] K
    Bye.
[07:11] Kl
    Yeah.
[07:13] Kl
    Jeez, that's still bugging you?
[07:26] Ke
    "This is Keita.
[07:27] Ke
    Sachi left and hasn't returned.
[07:30] Ke
    We're heading to the dungeon area.
[07:32] Ke
    If you learn anything, let me know."
[07:36] K
    Sachi...
SIGN    Track
[07:58] K
    Sachi!
[08:00] Sa
    Kirito?
[08:02] K
    Everyone's worried.
[08:09] Sa
    Hey, Kirito...
[08:12] Sa
    Let's run away together.
[08:15] K
    Run away from what?
[08:18] Sa
    From this town,
[08:19] Sa
    the monsters...
[08:21] Sa
    From the Black Cats...
[08:24] Sa
    From Sword Art Online.
[08:27] K
    D-Do you mean a double suicide?
[08:31] Sa
    That might be okay.
[08:34] Sa
    No,
[08:35] Sa
    I'm sorry.
[08:36] Sa
    That was a lie.
[08:37] Sa
    If I had the courage to die,
[08:39] ---
    I wouldn't hide within the
    safety of the town, would I?
[08:43] Sa
    Hey, why can't we leave this place?
[08:48] Sa
    Why do we have to die,
    even though it's a game?
[08:52] Sa
    What's the point of this?
[08:56] K
    I don't think there is a point.
[09:02] Sa
    I'm afraid of dying.
[09:07] K
    You're afraid of dying?
[09:11] Sa
    I'm so scared, I haven't
    been able to sleep lately...
[09:16] K
    You won't die.
[09:19] Sa
    Really?
[09:21] Sa
    How can you say for sure?
[09:23] K
    The Black Cats is a strong guild.
[09:26] K
    Our margin of safety is well above average.
[09:30] K
    And Tetsuo and I are both here.
[09:32] K
    There's no need for you to force
    yourself into the front ranks.
[09:35] Sa
    I really don't have to die?
[09:38] Sa
    I can go back to reality someday?
[09:40] K
    Yeah.
[09:41] K
    You aren't going to die.
[09:43] K
    I'm sure they'll beat this game eventually.
[10:01] K
    Come in.
[10:05] Sa
    I'm sorry.
[10:07] Sa
    I just couldn't get to sleep.
[10:11] K
    If you stay in this guild, you'll be safe.
[10:14] K
    Someday, you'll go back to reality.
[10:18] K
    There are lots of players like you
    who are afraid of dying.
[10:22] K
    But they still laugh, cry, and live,
    as best as they can in this world.
[10:28] K
    I'd never really thought about it...
[10:31] Sa
    Kirito?
[10:33] K
    It's okay.
[10:34] K
    You're going to survive.
[10:43] K
    I'll protect all of you.
[10:50] Ke
    Okay, see you.
[10:52] Teleport
    Teleport: Town of Beginnings.
[10:57] Guild
    I didn't know buying your own
    home would be so exciting.
[11:01] Guild
    You sound like an old man!
[11:07] Guild
    Hey, let's go make some cash
[11:10] ---
    while Keita's buying the house.
[11:12] Sa
    Will we buy furniture?
[11:14] Guild
    Want to go up to the dungeon?
[11:17] K
    Wouldn't our usual hunting
    grounds be better?
[11:20] Guild
    We can do it faster above.
[11:22] Guild
    At our levels, we'll be fine.
SIGN    June 12, 2023 Floor 27: Dungeon
[11:28] Guild
    I told you we'd have no problem.
[11:31] Guild
    We might be almost at the front lines.
[11:34] Guild
    Heck, yeah!
[11:43] K
    A hidden door here?
[11:50] Guild
    A treasure chest!
[11:53] K
    W-Wait!
[12:09] Guild
    It's a trap!
[12:11] K
    Everyone, let's get out of here!
[12:13] G
    Teleport: Taft!
[12:15] Teleport
    Teleport: Taft!
[12:16] S
    We can't use our crystals!
[12:19] K
    This is a crystal-nullification area?
[12:40] G
    Tetsuo!
[12:41] ---
    Damn it!
[12:57] K
    Sachi!
[12:59] Sa
    Kirito!
[13:01] K
    Sachi!
SIGN    December 24, 2023 Floor 49: Myugen
[13:32] A
    Lately, you've been taking big
    risks with your level-raising.
[13:36] K
    Did you get any new information?
[13:39] A
    Nothing worth charging money for.
[13:42] K
    What a useless information broker.
    Pretty unusual for you.
[13:44] A
    This is a first-time event.
    It wasn't in the beta test.
[13:47] A
    There's no way to get information.
[13:50] A
    On Christmas Eve...
[13:52] A
    In other words, late tonight,
[13:54] ---
    the event boss, "Nicholas the
    Renegade," will appear.
[13:57] A
    Beneath a certain fir tree.
[14:00] A
    The big guilds are searching pretty hard for it.
[14:06] A
    You have an idea where it is, don't you?
[14:09] K
    Maybe.
[14:10] A
    You're seriously going to try and solo it?
[14:17] K
    In this world, the dead won't return.
[14:23] K
    But there's a rumor that
    Nicholas the Renegade
[14:26] ---
    drops an item that can revive the dead.
[14:32] K
    If I try and fight him alone,
[14:36] ---
    I'll probably die.
[14:38] K
    I'll die in a place where no one will see me,
[14:40] ---
    leaving nothing behind.
[14:43] Ke
    You were a beater...
[14:45] ---
    You never had any right to be with us!
[14:59] K
    That's right.
[15:01] K
    I...
[15:02] K
    My arrogance...
[15:04] K
    killed you.
[15:08] K
    If I hadn't hidden my level...
[15:16] K
    If I can defeat Nicholas,
SIGN    Floor 35: Forest Maze
[15:19] ---
    Sachi's soul will return,
[15:22] ---
    and I'll be able to hear her last words.
[15:28] K
    No matter what words
    she uses to curse me,
[15:31] ---
    I must accept them.
[15:45] Kl
    Yo.
[15:46] K
    You followed me?
[15:48] Kl
    Yeah.
[15:49] Kl
    You're after the revival item?
[15:51] K
    Yeah.
[15:52] Kl
    Don't risk your life on a stupid rumor.
[15:58] Kl
    If you die in the game, you die for real.
[16:01] Kl
    The moment our HP drops to zero,
[16:03] ---
    our brains in the real world—
[16:05] K
    Shut up.
[16:07] Kl
    Fighting solo is crazy.
    Cut it out!
[16:10] Kl
    Join us...
[16:12] Kl
    Whoever gets the revival item drop keeps it,
    without hard feelings either way.
[16:15] Kl
    That's fair, right?
[16:18] K
    Then there'd be no point.
[16:21] K
    I have to do it myself.
[16:25] Kl
    I can't let you die here,
[16:29] Kl
    Kirito!
[16:35] K
    You were followed, too, Klein.
[16:38] Kl
    Looks that way.
[16:41] Guild
    The Holy Dragon Alliance?
[16:42] Guild
    They'll do anything for a rare item.
[16:45] Guild
    What do we do?
[16:48] K
    I...
[16:51] Kl
    Damn it!
[16:53] Kl
    Go, Kirito!
[16:54] K
    Klein...
[16:55] Kl
    Go!
[16:56] Kl
    We'll hold them off!
[17:40] K
    Shut up.
[18:09] Kl
    Kirito!
[18:14] Kl
    H-Hey...
[18:15] Kl
    That's the revival item.
[18:19] ---
    Let me see.
[18:21] Kl
    "The target player..."
SIGN    (within ten seconds)
[18:24] Kl
    "Within ten seconds"?
[18:25] Kl
    Use it on the next person you see die.
[18:41] Kl
    Kirito...
[18:43] Kl
    Kirito!
[18:45] Kl
    You have to survive!
[18:49] Kl
    Survive until the end, please...
[18:58] K
    Bye.
[19:19] K
    Sachi?
[19:32] K
    Merry Christmas, Kirito.
[19:36] K
    By the time you hear this,
[19:39] ---
    I'm guessing I'll be dead.
[19:41] K
    How to explain it...
[19:44] K
    To tell the truth,
[19:45] K
    I never really wanted to leave
    the Town of Beginnings.
[19:51] K
    But if I keep feeling like that,
[19:53] ---
    I'll probably die someday.
[19:56] K
    And it's no one's fault.
[19:58] K
    It's my own problem.
[20:01] K
    Ever since that night,
    you've continued to tell me
[20:04] ---
    each night that I won't die.
[20:08] K
    If I'm killed, you'll probably blame yourself,
[20:13] K
    so I decided to record this.
[20:17] K
    And I know your true strength.
[20:22] K
    I accidentally saw it a while ago.
[20:25] K
    I thought really hard about why
[20:28] ---
    you would hide your level and join us,
[20:31] ---
    but I never did figure it out.
[20:35] K
    But when I learned how
    strong you really were,
[20:41] K
    I felt so relieved.
[20:43] K
    So even if I die,
[20:46] K
    you keep living, okay?
[20:48] K
    Live to see the end of this world,
[20:51] K
    and to see why it was born...
[20:53] K
    The reason why a weak girl
    like me ended up here...
[20:56] K
    And the reason you and I met.
[21:01] K
    That's what I want you to do.
[21:04] K
    There's still plenty of time left.
[21:06] K
    Since it's Christmas, I'll sing a song.
[21:44] K
    Bye, Kirito.
[21:46] K
    I'm so glad I met you,
[21:50] K
    that I could be with you.
[21:53] K
    Thank you.
[21:55] K
    Goodbye.
SIGN    Next Time: The Black Swordsman