# E5 - A Crime Within the Walls
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***SIGN*** March 6, 2024 Floor 56: Pani
**[00:14] A**
We'll lure the field boss into the village.
**[00:18] K**
W-Wait a second.
**[00:20] K**
If you do that, the villagers...
**[00:22] A**
That's the idea.
**[00:24] A**
While the boss is killing NPCs,
**[00:26] A**
we'll attack and destroy it.
**[00:29] K**
NPCs aren't just 3-D objects
like trees or rocks.
**[00:33] K**
They're...
**[00:34] A**
Alive? Is that it?
**[00:37] A**
They're only objects.
**[00:40] A**
Even if they're killed, they'll just respawn.
**[00:44] K**
I can't go along with this.
**[00:48] A**
I, Asuna, Vice Commander of the
Knights of the Blood Oath,
**[00:52] A**
will oversee this operation.
**[00:55] A**
You will obey my orders.
**[01:07] E**
Hey.
**[01:08] E**
Another fight, huh?
**[01:09] K**
Egil?
**[01:10] E**
Why are you and the
second-in-command always that way?
**[01:15] K**
I guess we just don't get along.
**[01:18] K**
*You'll be really strong.*
**[01:20] K**
* So if someone you trust ever*
* invites you to join a guild,*
**[01:24] K**
*don't turn them down.*
**[01:26] K**
That's what I said,
but I never expected her
**[01:29] ---**
to start clearing floors with a top guild.
***SIGN*** A Crime Within the Walls
***SIGN*** April 11, 2024 Floor 59: Danac
**[03:19] A**
What are you doing?
**[03:26] K**
What?
**[03:27] K**
It's you.
**[03:29] A**
The other lead group members are all
working hard to clear the dungeon.
**[03:32] A**
Why are you out here taking a nap?
**[03:36] A**
Even if you're a solo player,
you need to be serious－
**[03:38] K**
It's Aincrad's nicest season,
**[03:41] ---**
and today is its nicest weather setting.
**[03:45] K**
Entering the dungeon on a
day like this is a waste.
**[03:48] A**
Do you not understand?
**[03:50] A**
Every day we spend here is one
we've lost in the real world.
**[03:55] K**
But right now,
we're alive here, in Aincrad.
**[04:04] K**
See?
**[04:05] ---**
The wind and sunlight feel so good.
**[04:08] A**
Do they?
**[04:10] A**
There's nothing special about this weather.
**[04:13] K**
If you'd lie down for a bit,
you'd understand.
**[04:58] Guys**
Hey, look.
**[05:00] Guys**
Asleep already?
**[05:01] Guys**
Some people don't work too hard.
**[05:03] Guys**
Who are they? Jeez...
**[05:07] K**
I didn't think she'd really fall asleep.
**[05:39] A**
What...
**[05:41] K**
Morning.
**[05:42] K**
Sleep well?
**[05:54] A**
One meal...
**[05:57] A**
One meal!
**[05:59] A**
I'll buy you one meal of any kind.
**[06:01] A**
Then we'll be even, okay?
***SIGN*** Floor 57: Martin
**[06:15] Guys**
That's Asuna from the
Knights of the Blood Oath.
**[06:18] Guys**
That's the Lightning Flash...
**[06:20] Guys**
Who's the guy in black?
**[06:23] A**
Well, anyway...
**[06:26] A**
Thanks for today.
**[06:29] A**
For watching over me.
**[06:30] K**
Ah, no problem...
**[06:32] A**
The towns are safe areas,
so no one can attack
**[06:37] ---**
or player-kill you.
**[06:40] A**
But it's different when you're asleep.
**[06:42] K**
Yeah.
**[06:43] K**
Sleep-PKs, dirty tricks that
use the duel system.
**[06:47] K**
Normally, duels are just
tests of strength.
**[06:51] K**
But during a duel,
**[06:52] ---**
HP can go down, even in a safe zone.
**[06:58] A**
So you can challenge a sleeping person,
**[07:00] ---**
using their own finger to
press the OK button.
**[07:05] A**
Then you just keep attacking.
**[07:08] A**
It's happened before.
**[07:11] A**
So, well...
**[07:13] A**
Thank you.
**[07:15] K**
W-Well...
**[07:17] K**
Y-You're welcome.
**[07:39] K**
Hurry and pull it out!
**[07:48] A**
You stay down here and catch him.
**[07:50] K**
Got it.
**[07:52] K**
Hang on!
**[07:56] K**
Damn it...
**[08:13] K**
* A duel is the only way to kill*
* someone inside a safe zone.*
**[08:18] K**
*That means...*
**[08:19] K**
Everyone!
**[08:20] K**
Look for the "Duel Winner" notification!
**[08:24] A**
There's no one inside.
**[08:40] K**
Just what
**[08:41] K**
is this?
**[08:43] A**
The obvious conclusion
**[08:45] A**
is that the challenger
impaled the victim with that spear,
**[08:48] ---**
put a noose around his neck,
and pushed him out this window.
**[08:52] ---**
Wouldn't you say?
**[08:54] K**
But no one had the Winner message.
**[08:57] A**
That's impossible.
**[08:58] ---**
The only way to hurt someone
in a safe area is via duel.
**[09:08] A**
Either way, we can't ignore this.
**[09:12] K**
Yeah.
**[09:14] A**
If someone's found a way to
PK within safe areas,
**[09:17] A**
it will be dangerous inside towns as well as outside.
**[09:22] ---**
You're right.
**[09:24] A**
We'll have to leave the front lines
for now, but we have no choice.
**[09:30] A**
I'll need you to help me until we solve this.
**[09:34] A**
Just so we're completely clear,
there won't be any time for napping.
**[09:37] K**
You're the one who was napping.
**[09:53] K**
Excuse me.
**[09:54] K**
Did anyone see the whole thing?
**[09:57] K**
If you did, please speak up.
**[10:02] Guy**
By the time I got here...
**[10:05] A**
Sorry, I know you've just had
a frightening experience.
**[10:09] A**
What's your name?
**[10:11] Y**
My name is Yoruko...
**[10:15] K**
Was that first scream yours?
**[10:18] Y**
Y-Yes.
**[10:19] ---**
I just came here to eat dinner
**[10:22] ---**
with the man who was killed.
**[10:25] Y**
His name is Kains.
**[10:28] Y**
We used to be in the same guild.
**[10:31] Y**
But we got separated in the plaza.
**[10:34] Y**
I looked around,
**[10:35] ---**
and I saw him hanging from
the church window...
**[10:41] A**
Did you see anyone else?
**[10:45] Y**
It was just for a second,
**[10:47] ---**
but I thought I saw someone behind Kains.
**[10:52] A**
Did that person look familiar?
**[10:56] Y**
No...
**[10:58] K**
I hate to ask this...
**[11:01] ---**
But do you know why anyone
would've wanted to kill Kains?
**[11:19] Y**
Thank you
**[11:21] Y**
for walking me here.
**[11:23] A**
Don't worry about it.
**[11:24] A**
We can talk more tomorrow.
**[11:27] Y**
Okay...
**[11:33] K**
So, now what?
**[11:36] A**
Let's review what we know.
**[11:39] A**
If we learn where that spear came from,
**[11:41] A**
it might lead us to the perpetrator.
**[11:44] K**
Then we'll need someone
with an appraisal skill.
**[11:47] K**
You don't...
**[11:49] K**
have one, obviously.
**[11:50] A**
Of course not.
**[11:51] A**
Nor do you.
**[11:52] A**
Also,
**[11:54] A**
must you address me so curtly?
**[11:56] K**
U-Um...
**[11:58] K**
Well, maybe...
**[11:59] K**
"Miss," then?
**[12:02] ---**
Or, "Vice Commander-sama"?
**[12:04] K**
"Lightning Flash-sama"?
**[12:08] A**
Just call me Asuna.
**[12:11] K**
R-Roger.
**[12:12] K**
Anyway, do you have any friends
with an appraisal skill?
**[12:18] A**
A weapons merchant friend has it...
**[12:20] A**
But this is their busiest time,
**[12:22] A**
so it may take a while.
**[12:25] K**
I see.
**[12:26] ---**
Then let's ask an item merchant I know.
***SIGN*** Floor 50: Arcade
**[12:36] E**
Thank you! Come again.
**[12:41] K**
Seems you're
**[12:42] K**
just as greedy as ever.
**[12:45] E**
Hey, Kirito.
**[12:47] E**
Buy cheap and sell cheap.
That's my motto.
**[12:52] K**
I don't know about that second part.
**[12:54] E**
Don't go slandering my good name.
**[12:59] E**
Wh-What's happened, Kirito?
**[13:01] E**
You're a solo player, so what're
you doing here with Asuna?
**[13:05] E**
Didn't you two not get along?
**[13:10] E**
Someone's HP dropped to
zero within a safe area?
**[13:12] E**
And it wasn't a duel?
**[13:14] K**
No one saw a Winner message.
**[13:16] A**
If he was walking with
Yoruko-san right before,
**[13:19] ---**
then it's not a sleep-PK.
**[13:22] K**
The method is too involved
for some random duel.
**[13:26] K**
We can assume it was
a premeditated PK.
**[13:29] K**
And so, we come to this.
**[13:41] E**
It's a player-made weapon.
**[13:42] K**
Really?
**[13:43] A**
Who made it?
**[13:45] E**
Grimrock.
**[13:47] E**
Never heard of them...
**[13:49] E**
Not any top-ranked bladesmith,
I can tell you that.
**[13:51] E**
And there's nothing particularly
unusual about the weapon.
**[13:54] A**
But it should still be a clue.
**[13:57] K**
Tell us its item name, too.
**[14:00] E**
Let's see...
**[14:01] E**
Guilty Thorn is its listed name.
**[14:08] K**
Guilty Thorn...
**[14:20] K**
Okay...
**[14:24] A**
Wait!
**[14:28] K**
Why?
**[14:29] A**
Why do you think?
**[14:31] A**
Are you stupid?!
**[14:32] A**
That weapon's already killed someone!
**[14:34] K**
But we won't be sure unless we try.
**[14:38] A**
That's crazy! Don't do it!
**[14:41] A**
Egil-san can hold onto it!
**[14:44] E**
Huh? Sure...
***SIGN*** The Next Day
**[14:57] A**
Hey, Yoruko-san,
**[14:59] A**
have you ever heard
the name "Grimrock"?
**[15:05] Y**
Yes.
**[15:06] Y**
He was a member of the guild that
**[15:09] ---**
Kains and I were once in.
**[15:12] K**
When we had the spear stuck in
Kains-san's chest appraised,
**[15:16] ---**
we found out that it was
made by Grimrock-san.
**[15:22] K**
Can you think of any reason
why that would be?
**[15:27] Y**
Yes, I can.
**[15:30] Y**
I'm sorry I wasn't able to
tell you yesterday.
**[15:34] Y**
I wanted to forget.
**[15:35] Y**
It's something I don't really
want to remember.
**[15:39] Y**
However, I'll tell you.
**[15:43] Y**
What destroyed our guild...
**[15:51] Y**
Our guild's name was Golden Apple.
**[15:56] Y**
Six months ago,
**[15:57] ---**
a rare monster we defeated
**[16:00] ---**
dropped a powerful ring
that raised agility by 20.
**[16:04] Y**
We were divided on whether
to use it for the guild,
**[16:07] ---**
or sell it and split the earnings.
**[16:11] Y**
But in the end, we put it by vote.
**[16:15] Y**
The vote went 5-3 in favor of selling it.
**[16:20] Y**
Our leader, Griselda-san,
was going to stay overnight
**[16:24] ---**
at a large town on the front lines,
to give it to a broker.
**[16:28] Y**
However, she never came back.
**[16:36] Y**
Later,
**[16:37] Y**
we learned that she'd died.
**[16:42] Y**
I still don't know why.
**[16:46] K**
No one would leave a safe zone
with that kind of rare item.
**[16:50] K**
Which means a sleep-PK?
**[16:53] A**
Six months ago would have been just
before the method really spread.
**[16:57] K**
But it's hard to think it's a coincidence.
**[17:00] K**
Whoever attacked her must have been
a player who knew about the ring.
**[17:05] K**
In other words...
**[17:07] Y**
One of the other seven
members of Golden Apple...
**[17:12] K**
The most suspicious ones would be
those who opposed selling it.
**[17:16] A**
You mean they attacked Griselda-san
**[17:19] ---**
to get the ring before it was sold?
**[17:22] K**
Probably.
**[17:24] K**
Who's Grimrock-san?
**[17:26] A**
He was Griselda-san's husband.
**[17:29] A**
Just within the game, naturally.
**[17:33] A**
Griselda-san was a powerful swordsman.
**[17:36] A**
Pretty.
**[17:37] A**
And smart.
**[17:40] A**
Grimrock-san was a kind man
who was always smiling.
**[17:44] A**
They made a great couple,
and they got along well.
**[17:49] A**
If he was the one responsible
for yesterday's murder,
**[17:53] A**
he must be after the three
who opposed selling the ring.
**[18:00] A**
Two of the three were myself and Kains.
**[18:05] K**
Then who's the other?
**[18:07] Y**
A tank named Schmidt.
**[18:09] Y**
I've heard he's on the front lines now,
with the Holy Dragon Alliance.
**[18:14] K**
Schmidt?
**[18:16] K**
I've heard that name...
**[18:18] Y**
He leads the Holy Dragon
Alliance's defense forces.
**[18:21] Y**
He's a big lance-user.
**[18:24] K**
Oh, him.
**[18:25] Y**
You know Schmidt?
**[18:27] K**
I've only seen him a few times
while clearing bosses.
**[18:31] Y**
Could you let me talk to him?
**[18:34] Y**
He probably hasn't heard
about what occurred.
**[18:38] Y**
And what happened to Kains
could happen to him...
**[18:44] A**
Let's call Schmidt-san.
**[18:46] A**
I know someone at the
Holy Dragon Alliance.
**[18:49] A**
If we go to their HQ,
perhaps we can talk to him.
**[18:51] K**
Then first, we should get
Yoruko-san to an inn.
**[18:55] K**
Yoruko-san,
**[18:56] K**
don't leave the inn until we return.
**[19:01] Y**
All right.
**[19:08] A**
How do you think the
murder was carried out?
**[19:12] K**
I see basically three possibilities...
**[19:14] K**
The first is a fair duel.
**[19:17] K**
The second is through an exploit
that combines known methods.
**[19:23] A**
Yeah, I can see that.
**[19:24] A**
And the third?
**[19:26] K**
Some skill we don't know about,
which bypasses safe areas.
**[19:30] K**
Or possibly an item.
**[19:32] K**
No, the third is impossible.
**[19:36] A**
Why?
**[19:37] K**
It's unfair.
**[19:39] K**
I kind of hate to admit it,
**[19:41] ---**
but SAO's rules are essentially fair.
**[19:45] K**
I can't imagine this game
allowing murders in safe areas.
**[19:59] Sc**
Is it true that Kains was killed
with Grimrock's weapon?
**[20:06] Y**
It is.
**[20:08] Sc**
Why would Kains be killed
after all this time?!
**[20:10] Sc**
He...
**[20:12] Sc**
Did he steal the ring?
**[20:14] Sc**
Was he the one who killed Griselda?
**[20:18] Sc**
Does Grimrock plan to kill the three of us
**[20:20] ---**
who opposed selling the ring?
**[20:22] Sc**
Is he after you and me, too?!
**[20:24] Y**
It could be another member,
**[20:27] ---**
and Grimrock-san just made them the spear.
**[20:30] Y**
Or perhaps
**[20:31] Y**
it may be Griselda-san's revenge...
**[20:35] Y**
Only a ghost could kill someone
**[20:38] Y**
inside a safe zone.
**[20:44] Y**
I stayed awake
**[20:45] Y**
all last night, thinking...
**[20:49] Y**
In the end, all of us were
the ones who killed her!
**[20:54] Y**
When that ring dropped,
we shouldn't have ever voted...
**[20:58] Y**
We should've just done what she wanted!
**[21:05] Y**
Grimrock-san was the only one
**[21:07] Y**
who said we should simply
let Griselda-san decide.
**[21:12] Y**
So he has the right to take revenge
**[21:17] ---**
for Griselda-san on the rest of us.
**[21:21] S**
You're kidding me.
**[21:23] S**
You're kidding me...
**[21:24] S**
After all this time,
**[21:26] S**
six whole months...
**[21:27] S**
Why now?
**[21:29] S**
You're okay with this, Yoruko?
**[21:32] S**
You're okay with being killed like this?
**[21:56] K**
Yoruko-san!
***SIGN*** Next Time: Illusionary Avenger