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!
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