E5 - Ocean Turtle
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[00:14] Kirito
Asuna!
[00:25] Kirito
Asuna! Run!
[00:43] Asuna
Kirito!
SIGN Operation in Progress
SIGN Sunday, June 28, 2026 Setagaya General Hospital
[01:06] Suguha
Asuna!
[01:10] Asuna
Suguha...
[01:12] Asuna
Mrs. Kirigaya...
SIGN Monday, June 29, 2026
[01:38] Doctor
We believe he's no longer in danger.
[01:42] Midori
Is that so?
[01:43] Doctor
That said, since his heart was stopped
for more than five minutes,
[01:47] Doctor
his brain may have sustained
some kind of damage.
[01:51] Doctor
His mental or physical abilities,
[01:54] Doctor
or perhaps both,
may have suffered lasting damage.
[01:58] Doctor
Worst case, he might never regain consciousness.
[02:02] Suguha
No!
[02:04] Doctor
We won't know the extent of the damage
until he's had an MRI.
[02:10] Doctor
I'd advise you to transfer him
to a better-equipped facility.
[02:14] Doctor
I'll get you started on the paperwork.
This way, please.
[02:17] Midori
Okay.
[02:28] Kikuoka
Asuna. Suguha.
[02:33] Suguha
Mr. Kikuoka?
[02:36] Kikuoka
Can you tell me
where I can find Kirito's parents?
SIGN Ocean Turtle
SIGN Monday, June 29, 2026 National Defense Medical College Hospital
[04:20] Suguha
Thanks for waiting!
[04:26] Asuna
Where's your mom?
[04:27] Suguha
She said to go ahead and sign in
while she parks the car.
[04:32] Asuna
I see.
[04:35] Asuna
So this is the hospital
where Kirito's being treated.
[04:39] Suguha
Yes. They say he was transported
by ambulance earlier today.
[04:44] Kikuoka
There's only one facility in the world
that's sufficiently equipped.
[04:48] Kikuoka
If we take him there,
Kazuto can get the treatment he needs.
[04:56] Suguha
We'd like to visit one of your patients.
[05:00] Receptionist
Mr. Kazuto Kirigaya, is it? One moment, please.
[05:06] Receptionist
Um...
[05:08] Receptionist
I need to go check with my supervisors,
so please wait here.
SIGN Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Sylvain
[05:16] Lisbeth
You didn't get to see him?
[05:18] Asuna
Because he's being treated with specialized equipment,
they said no visitors until he's recovered.
[05:24] Silica
But can they really do something like that?
[05:26] Silica
I mean, you're his family!
You can't visit, let alone see him?
[05:31] Sinon
Something doesn't seem right.
[05:33] Asuna
That's right.
[05:34] Asuna
We thought it was strange, too,
so we did some digging.
[05:37] Leafa
According to the data, he's definitely a patient,
[05:40] Leafa
but the ambulance that transported my brother
never arrived at that hospital.
[05:46] Silica
You mean Kirito's not actually there?
[05:50] Sinon
Didn't Mr. Kikuoka tell you anything?
[05:52] Asuna
His phone's been out of range,
and he hasn't returned my emails.
[05:56] Asuna
When I called the ministry,
they said he's been away on business since yesterday.
[05:59] Lisbeth
No matter how you look at it, that's suspicious!
[06:03] Lisbeth
That geezer has to be up to something!
[06:06] Sinon
Seijirou Kikuoka, huh?
[06:08] Sinon
I always thought he was a shady character.
[06:11] Sinon
I hope he's not making Kirito do something again.
[06:14] Silica
That can't be! Kirito's unconscious, remember?
[06:19] Sinon
Unconscious? But that's really only how it looks
on the outside, right?
[06:25] Sinon
If they use a machine
that can access the soul itself...
[06:30] Asuna
The Soul Translator?
[06:34] Silica
Soul Trans...
[06:36] Lisbeth
What's that?
[06:37] Asuna
There's a new type of dive machine
that can read human souls.
[06:43] Asuna
It's being developed by a company named Rath.
[06:45] Suguha
Rath? Isn't that the company
my brother was working for part-time?
[06:50] Asuna
You knew about that, Leafa?
[06:52] Suguha
Uh, no, nothing specific.
[06:55] Suguha
But I did hear that the company's in Roppongi.
[06:58] Sinon
Then Kirito could be somewhere in Roppongi.
[07:02] Asuna
Actually, there may be one thin connection to Kirito.
[07:08] Sinon
What is it?
[07:10] Asuna
I told you about it the other day, Shino-non.
[07:16] Asuna
You know, Kirito's... this.
[07:18] Sinon
Oh, you mean that heart rate monitor?
[07:21] Silica
What? What is that?
[07:22] Asuna
It's been out of range the entire time.
[07:25] Asuna
But I'm having someone trace back the data
and analyze it.
[07:28] Sinon
Who?
[07:30] Asuna
Yui? How's it going?
[07:32] Yui
Yes!
[07:35] Yui
I will now report the results of my analysis!
[07:37] Yui
I was only able to acquire three positions.
[07:42] Yui
This is Setagaya General Hospital,
where Daddy was first taken.
[07:48] Yui
And this is the first location I was able to pinpoint.
[07:52] Yui
Aobadai 3-Chome, Meguro Ward.
The time was around 20:50 on June 29, 2016.
[08:00] Yui
I will now display his predicted route.
[08:04] Yui
This is the second position.
[08:06] Yui
Shirogane-dai 1-Chome, Minato Ward.
At around 21:10 on the same day.
[08:11] Yui
Next...
[08:15] Yui
Kaigan 2-Chome, Minato Ward,
at around 21:20, on the same day.
[08:20] Yui
Since that time,
there have been no signals from Daddy.
[08:25] Leafa
So he's not in Tokorozawa or Roppongi?
[08:28] Asuna
Yui, what's at that address?
[08:31] Yui
It seems to be a warehouse located
in the harbor district.
[08:35] Sinon
Why would they take him there?
[08:38] Asuna
Minato Ward?
SIGN Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Near Minato Ward
[08:53] Klein
It's nighttime, and there's no traffic,
so we'll be there soon.
[08:57] Asuna
Klein, thank you so much for driving us!
[09:01] Klein
Come on, I keep telling you
there's no need to thank me!
[09:05] Klein
Still, I just saw him in GGO the other day.
[09:09] Klein
I really hope Kirito's okay.
[09:12] Suguha
Seriously, he's always getting tangled up
in one thing or another.
[09:16] Klein
By the way,
didn't you say that this Rath is in Roppongi?
[09:20] Klein
Shouldn't we be searching there, too?
[09:23] Suguha
Yes.
[09:24] Suguha
Sinon and the others are on their way there.
[09:27] Asuna
But Rath is a complete mystery.
[09:31] Asuna
Yui thoroughly investigated it for us,
but could only come up with its location.
[09:36] Asuna
There was nothing about the structure
or nature of its business.
[09:40] Suguha
As for the "Soul Translator,"
we couldn't find anything at all,
[09:45] Suguha
including any patents they applied for.
[09:48] Klein
Reading and writing human souls
is an extraordinary invention,
[09:51] Klein
but they haven't even applied for a patent?
[09:54] Klein
The guys are thorough.
[09:57] Klein
We're almost there.
SIGN Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Shinagawa Wharf
[10:04] Klein
This is it?
[10:06] Klein
But seriously...
[10:08] Klein
did they really stash Kirito in a place like this?
[10:18] Asuna
Liz?
[10:20] Lisbeth
We did find Rath, but they have tight security
and wouldn't even talk to us.
[10:26] Lisbeth
Additionally, we had Yui check
all the security cameras around here,
[10:31] Lisbeth
but there's no sign
that Kirito was ever brought here.
[10:34] Asuna
Really? I see.
[10:38] Asuna
Yui?
[10:39] Yui
Yes, Mommy.
[10:41] Yui
I've checked the security cameras in this area, too.
[10:46] Yui
Yesterday at 21:20, a helicopter took off
from that clearing over there.
[10:53] Suguha
A helicopter?
[10:54] Yui
Yes. I believe Daddy may have been on it.
[10:58] Suguha
Then you mean my brother's been transported
even farther away?
[11:02] Asuna
But... wait.
[11:03] Asuna
Yui.
[11:05] Asuna
This is the last place
that any signals were picked up, right?
[11:09] Yui
Yes.
[11:10] Asuna
Even if Kirito really did get carried away
by helicopter,
[11:15] Asuna
they'd ultimately have to transport him
to some kind of facility.
[11:20] Asuna
I can't believe he'd be that far out of range.
[11:22] Yui
Right. One possibility is that
he may have been transported overseas.
[11:27] Klein
Overseas?
[11:29] Yui
Under the circumstances,
that would be the most likely scenario.
[11:33] Klein
If that's the case,
then there's no way for us to go after him.
[11:36] Suguha
Big Brother... where did you go?
[11:41] Asuna
Kirito.
[11:43] Yui
Please, cheer up, Mommy!
[11:46] Asuna
Yui.
[11:47] Yui
When Daddy searched for you in ALfheim,
he never gave up, not even once!
[11:55] Asuna
But...
[11:56] Yui
This time, it's your turn to search for Daddy!
[11:59] Yui
There's sure to be a connection
that will lead to Daddy.
[12:03] Yui
No matter who you're up against,
[12:05] Yui
I believe that nothing can ever sever
the bond you have with Daddy.
[12:22] Asuna
No matter what kind of danger he found himself in,
Kirito's always made it back safely.
[12:29] Asuna
He has to be safe now, too.
[12:34] Asuna
Thank you, Yui! I'm not going to give up.
[12:38] Yui
That's the spirit!
[12:41] Asuna
If we can just find one more clue.
[12:45] Asuna
Assuming that Rath has something to do
with where Kirito is now,
[12:48] Asuna
Suguha, do you remember anything
Kirito might've mentioned?
[12:54] Suguha
He's been away at work,
so we haven't had much time to talk lately.
[13:00] Suguha
I think he said the machine at his part-time job
in Roppongi was based on the Medicuboid.
[13:08] Asuna
That machine must be the STL.
[13:12] Asuna
The Medicuboid...
[13:15] Asuna
I remember him telling me something once.
[13:17] Asuna
That the one who created the basic design
for the Medicuboid was the commander, Akihiko Kayaba,
[13:22] Asuna
but that someone else developed it further
for the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
[13:26] Kazuto
She was looking after Heathcliff's physical body
while he was diving.
[13:31] Kazuto
She was doing full-dive technology research
with him in the same lab.
[13:36] Asuna
I think the name he mentioned was...
[13:39] Asuna
Rinko... Kojiro.
[13:42] Yui
Let me check.
[13:44] Yui
The most likely match for that name
[13:49] Yui
is currently working in research
at a university in California.
[13:53] Yui
This person.
[13:55] Yui
I've accessed the university database.
[13:57] Yui
Looking at her career,
she's a former member of the Shigemura Lab,
[14:01] Yui
at Toto Institute of Technology's
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
[14:05] Suguha
Wasn't Shigemura the guy
who developed the Augma?
[14:09] Asuna
And that's also the commander's research lab.
[14:15] Asuna
This person might know about STL... about Rath...
SIGN America California State
SIGN Seijirou Kikuoka Requesting your participation in the project
[14:43] Rinko
A castle floating in the sky?
[14:46] Kayaba
Yes. This castle is made up of numerous floors,
[14:51] Kayaba
and on each floor you'll find a town,
a forest, and a vast plain.
[14:57] Kayaba
After you climb up a long staircase
between each floor,
[15:01] Kayaba
there is a palace at the very top.
[15:04] Rinko
And who would be there?
[15:08] Kayaba
I don't know.
[15:10] Kayaba
When I was very small,
I used to be able to go to that castle every night.
[15:15] Kayaba
Every night, I'd climb up each staircase,
[15:18] Kayaba
and get closer to the top, bit by bit.
[15:23] Kayaba
But then at some point,
I wasn't able to go there again.
[15:36] Kayaba
Just a silly dream.
I've almost completely forgotten about it.
[15:49] Rinko
Liar.
[15:55] Rinko
Again?
SIGN Asuna Yuuki
[16:01] Rinko
Asuna... Yuuki?
[16:13] Pilot
It's coming into view.
[16:15] Pilot
That's the Ocean Turtle.
[16:29] Rinko
Turtle... I see. It certainly looks like a turtle.
[16:35] Rinko
Though its face looks more like a pig.
[16:40] Rinko
A turtle-pig.
[16:42] Rinko
Did something like that
appear in Alice in Wonderland?
[16:46] Mayumi
Rath...
[17:12] Nakanishi
Dr. Kojiro. We've been waiting for you.
[17:15] Nakanishi
And this is?
[17:17] Rinko
My assistant, Mayumi Reynolds.
[17:25] Nakanishi
I'm Lieutenant Nakanishi.
I've been ordered to escort you.
[17:30] Nakanishi
Now then, this way, please.
[17:38] Nakanishi
Dr. Kojiro, a visiting researcher, and her assistant,
Ms. Reynolds, will be entering Sector S3.
[17:43] Guard
Verifying identity.
[17:49] Guard
Verified.
[17:51] Guard
I'm sorry,
but could you please remove those sunglasses?
[17:58] Guard
Verified.
[18:00] Guard
Go ahead.
[18:05] Rinko
Pretty tight security.
[18:07] Rinko
Even though we're in the middle of the ocean.
[18:09] Nakanishi
Well, we did omit the full-body check.
[18:14] Nakanishi
But you've already gone through
about three metal and explosives detectors.
[18:42] Kikuoka
Welcome to Rath.
[18:45] Rinko
Lieutenant Colonel Kikuoka.
[18:49] Rinko
Why are you dressed like that?
[18:52] Nakanishi
All right, if you'll excuse me.
[18:56] Kikuoka
I've been stuck here in the middle of the ocean
for a month now.
[19:00] Kikuoka
I can't always be wearing my uniform.
[19:05] Kikuoka
I'm beyond thrilled to have you here at Rath.
[19:09] Kikuoka
My persistence in summoning you finally paid off.
[19:12] Rinko
Not that there's any guarantee I can be of use.
[19:18] Kikuoka
You're the last of the three people
I felt would be indispensable to this project.
[19:27] Kikuoka
And now all three of you are here.
[19:29] Rinko
Oh? I see.
[19:31] Rinko
And one of those three...
I'm guessing that would be you, Higa?
[19:37] Higa
Well, of course it's me.
[19:39] Higa
As a member of the Shigemura Lab,
I have to carry on the senior members' ambition.
[19:44] Rinko
Really... you haven't changed at all.
[19:47] Rinko
So? Who's this third person?
[19:50] Kikuoka
Regretfully, I can't introduce you right now.
[19:54] Kikuoka
If the opportunity rises in a few days...
[19:56] Mayumi
Then I'll say the name instead, Mr. Kikuoka.
[20:04] Kikuoka
Asuna... why are you with Dr. Kojiro?
[20:08] Rinko
I received an email from her.
[20:14] Asuna's voice
A machine called the Soul Translator,
based on the Medicuboid,
[20:19] Asuna's voice
the medical full-dive machine
you provided the technology for,
[20:22] Asuna's voice
is now being developed
by an organization called Rath.
[20:26] Asuna's voice
While involved in the test runs for this machine,
Kazuto Kirigaya disappeared without a trace.
[20:33] Rinko
Kazuto Kirigaya...
SIGN Kazuto Kirigaya
[20:36] Kirito
Inside the old SAO server,
I met Kayaba's digital ghost.
[20:42] Kirito
It was there that I received a certain program.
[20:47] Kirito
Kayaba called it the World Seed.
[20:54] Rinko
If you feel any hatred for him,
please dispose of what he gave you.
[20:59] Rinko
But if there's...
[21:01] Rinko
If there's something besides hatred inside you...
[21:08] Asuna's voice
I found your email address in the contacts list
on Kirito's computer.
[21:14] Asuna's voice
Doctor, you're the only one
who can possibly lead me to Rath, to where Kirito is...
[21:21] Asuna's voice
Please help me.
[21:24] Rinko
So now do you understand why I felt obligated
to accept your invitation, Mr. Kikuoka?
[21:31] Kikuoka
To verify your assistant's identity,
[21:34] Kikuoka
I'm sure that we ran all kinds of checks
on a photo we acquired from the university database.
[21:39] Asuna
Yes, I can't tell you how many times
they scrutinized my face.
[21:44] Asuna
But I'd already switched out the photo
in the database for my own.
[21:50] Asuna
After all, I have a friend who's skilled
at bypassing defenses.
[21:54] Rinko
By the way, the real Mayumi is probably
on some beach right now, working on her tan.
[22:02] Asuna
Where's Kirito?
[23:35] Asuna
Next time: Project Alicization.