E7 - Swordcraft Academy

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SIGN    North Centoria Swordcraft Academy
SIGN    March 1, 380 in the time of the realm of humanity
[00:05] Eugeo
    Kirito?
[00:09] Eugeo
    Kirito!
[00:14] Kirito
    Five more minutes.
[00:16] Eugeo
    Kirito! I know it's our day of rest,
[00:20] Eugeo
    but you sleep too much!
[00:29] Kirito
    Morning, Eugeo.
[00:31] Eugeo
    Morning!
[00:33] Eugeo
    It's sunny out today,
    so why don't we go into town?
SIGN    Swordcraft Academy
SIGN    North Centoria District Six
SIGN    March 1, 380 in the time of the realm of humanity
[02:14] Vendor
    Thanks a lot!
[02:19] Kirito
    Delicious!
[02:21] Eugeo
    That's unseemly, Kirito.
[02:24] Kirito
    Well, you can't beat fresh out of the oven.
    You have to eat it right away.
[02:28] Eugeo
    Some things never change, huh, Kirito?
[02:30] Kirito
    Guess not!
[02:32] Kirito
    I can't believe how time flies.
[02:35] Kirito
    It's already been two years
    since we left Rulid, huh?
[02:38] Eugeo
    Yeah.
[02:39] Eugeo
    And so much happened in that time, huh?
[02:42] Eugeo
    Two years ago...
[02:43] Eugeo
    ...we arrived in Zakkaria...
[02:49] Eugeo
    ...and while living and working on a farm,
[02:52] Eugeo
    we honed our swordsmanship skills.
[03:24] Eugeo
    We won the Swordfighting Tournament,
[03:27] Eugeo
    and joined the Zakkaria garrison.
[03:31] Eugeo
    Who would've thought
    that after reaching the capital,
[03:34] Eugeo
    we'd actually get into the Swordcraft Academy?
[03:36] Eugeo
    Sometimes I think I'm dreaming.
[03:39] Kirito
    Come on now.
[03:41] Kirito
    It's already been a year
    since we moved into the dorm.
[03:44] Kirito
    Shouldn't you be used to everything by now?
[03:48] Eugeo
    I guess so.
[03:49] Liena
    Kirito?
[03:54] Kirito
    Liena-senpai!
[03:55] Liena
    What a coincidence.
[03:58] Kirito/Eugeo
    - Good morning!
    - Good morning!
[03:59] Liena
    Good morning. And you're... Eugeo, wasn't it?
[04:05] Eugeo
    Yes!
[04:07] Liena
    Don't be so nervous.
[04:09] Kirito
    What brings you here today, Liena-senpai?
[04:11] Liena
    I went home,
    but they asked me to pick up some things.
[04:15] Eugeo
    W-Would you like us to help you?
[04:17] Liena
    You'd help me?
[04:19] Liena
    But you're Golgorosso Balto's page, aren't you?
[04:22] Eugeo
    I'm sorry, I was out of line. Forgive me!
[04:24] Liena
    Not to mention...
[04:26] Liena
    If anything,
    shouldn't my own page have offered first?
[04:31] Kirito
    Well...
[04:34] Liena
    Really!
[04:35] Liena
    I appreciate the offer.
[04:38] Liena
    But I won't be making any big purchases,
    so I'll be fine.
[04:41] Liena
    This is your day of rest, after all.
    It's all right to forget about work.
[04:46] Liena
    Although that work
    will be coming to an end soon.
[04:50] Liena
    Since we'll be graduating.
[04:52] Kirito
    I wish I could've learned more from you.
[04:55] Liena
    As your mentor,
    no words could make me feel more blessed.
[05:03] Kirito
    I look forward to tomorrow as well!
[05:05] Eugeo
    I look forward to it, too!
[05:08] Liena
    Right.
[05:15] Kirito
    Why are you so rattled?
[05:18] Eugeo
    Well, Sortiliena-senpai is so beautiful
    and has such a presence, you know?
[05:23] Kirito
    That's true.
[05:25] Kirito
    I'm a nervous wreck
    whenever we spar during training.
[05:29] Eugeo
    Golgorosso-senpai has a lot of drive, too.
[05:32] Eugeo
    I still haven't won a single point
    off Golgorosso-senpai yet.
[05:37] Kirito
    Me neither.
[05:38] Kirito
    That power of Liena-senpai's...
    To think that she's second seat in her class.
[05:43] Eugeo
    Makes you wonder just how strong
    First-Seat Volo-senpai is.
[05:46] Kirito
    Who knows?
[05:48] Eugeo
    I can't imagine beating those upperclassmen.
[05:52] Kirito
    Can't imagine it, huh?
SIGN    Swordcraft Academy Primary Trainee's Dorm
SIGN    March 1, 380 in the time of the realm of humanity
[05:57] Eugeo
    Good night, Kirito.
[05:59] Kirito
    Yeah, good night!
[06:08] Kirito
    After spending two years here,
    I've learned the mechanisms of this world
[06:12] Kirito
    can't be measured
    in simple numerical terms alone.
[06:17] Kirito
    The only three things visible on your status
    are your life, your Object Control Authority,
[06:22] Kirito
    and your System Control Authority.
[06:25] Kirito
    If your Object Control Authority is low,
[06:29] Kirito
    it hampers your ability
    to even hold up a higher-class weapon.
[06:32] Kirito
    Conversely, if your stats far surpass that class,
    it feels ridiculously light.
[06:38] Kirito
    Your System Control Authority
    is related to the sacred arts.
[06:43] Kirito
    If you're low-level, you can only use simple spells,
[06:47] Kirito
    But in the same way, you can use
    sophisticated spells once you level up.
[06:53] Kirito
    That part is no different than any other game.
[06:56] Kirito
    Most importantly, and it's a system
    that didn't exist in SAO or ALO,
[07:03] Kirito
    is that a mental image
    can affect these parameters.
[07:08] Kirito
    If you have the confidence, the ego to win,
    your individual power is amplified many times over.
[07:15] Kirito
    That's what makes Liena-senpai so powerful.
[07:18] Kirito
    She's received top-notch training
    in swordsmanship since she was a child.
[07:22] Kirito
    The confidence that she won't lose.
[07:24] Kirito
    In other words, if you can imagine yourself
    to be more powerful than anyone,
[07:28] Kirito
    that gives you the potential
    to rewrite the laws of the world.
SIGN    Elite Disciples' Dorm Training Hall
SIGN    March 7, 380 in the time of the realm of humanity
[08:18] Kirito
    As expected of you, Liena-senpai.
[08:21] Liena
    You've made some progress yourself, Kirito.
[08:23] Kirito
    No, I still have a long way to go.
[08:25] Liena
    Don't be so modest.
[08:26] Liena
    I know you still have some latent power
    that you're hiding from me.
[08:31] Liena
    When I chose you as my page a year ago,
[08:36] Liena
    it was because I sensed a similarity
    in our sword styles.
[08:38] Liena
    But in the last year, it's become clear
    how unrefined my sword skills are.
[08:44] Kirito
    You're really powerful, Liena-senpai.
[08:46] Kirito
    In the end, I wasn't able
    to beat you once during training.
[08:50] Liena
    Nor have I managed to defeat him
    in the last two years.
[08:56] Kirito
    Are you talking about
    First-Seat Volo Levantein?
[09:00] Liena
    Yes.
[09:02] Liena
    To be honest,
[09:04] Liena
    whenever I face Volo, I can feel myself falter.
[09:08] Liena
    No matter how hard I train,
[09:10] Liena
    I just can't convince myself
    that I can withstand his powerful sword.
[09:16] Kirito
    Senpai...
[09:17] Liena
    However.
[09:19] Liena
    That's not why you can't defeat me.
[09:22] Liena
    There's more to the Aincrad Style
    that you haven't shown me, isn't there?
[09:27] Liena
    I want to know everything about you as a swordsman
    before I graduate the day after tomorrow.
[09:37] Kirito
    This wooden sword can't...
[09:41] Kirito
    I understand. But forgive me.
[09:44] Kirito
    Could you wait for just one more day?
    I promise to show you tomorrow.
[09:48] Kirito
    The greatest skill I can wield.
[09:51] Liena
    Tomorrow's a day of rest.
    Training is forbidden, remember?
[09:54] Kirito
    I-It won't be training, though.
[09:57] Kirito
    U-Um... It's your graduation gift!
[10:00] Kirito
    I'm sure it's okay to give someone
    a present on a day of rest, right?
[10:04] Liena
    I've never heard of
    giving someone a sword skill as a gift.
[10:08] Liena
    But I'll gratefully accept it.
[10:11] Kirito
    Right! It'll be my pleasure.
[10:32] Kirito
    Primary Trainee Kirito has returned!
[10:36] Azurica
    You've arrived 38 minutes after curfew.
[10:39] Kirito
    My mentor, Elite Disciple Sortiliena Serlut,
    told me to extend my training session.
[10:45] Azurica
    It's a page's duty to receive the instruction
    of a disciple, so very well.
[10:51] Azurica
    But you seem to view this
    as permission to break curfew, do you not?
[10:56] Kirito
    N-Not at all, Ms. Azurica!
[10:59] Kirito
    My only goal is to hone my sword skills
    as much as I can.
[11:03] Azurica
    Breaking curfew is an unintended result.
[11:07] Azurica
    Mealtime is in 17 minutes.
    Make sure you're not late for that.
[11:13] Eugeo
    You're late, Kirito!
[11:15] Kirito
    Sorry! Liena-senpai gave me
    a special training session.
[11:19] Kirito
    Looks good!
[11:27] Humbert
    I can't tell you how envious I am, Lord Raios.
[11:31] Humbert
    After we toiled so hard to clean this cafeteria,
[11:34] Humbert
    they get to waltz in and merely eat.
[11:37] Humbert
    No, seriously, I envy them!
[11:40] Raios
    Hey, don't be like that, Humbert.
[11:42] Raios
    I'm sure that even those page trainees
    have struggles of their own we can't even fathom.
[11:49] Humbert
    I suppose you have a point.
[11:51] Humbert
    The pages are at their mentors' beck and call.
[11:54] Humbert
    I hear that they can't say no to anything.
[11:57] Raios
    They're an eccentric bunch
    that cherry-picks commoners to be their pages.
[12:02] Raios
    They must issue the most outlandish orders!
[12:05] Eugeo
    Don't pay any attention to them, Kirito.
[12:09] Eugeo
    By the way, Kirito, how's your garden doing?
[12:14] Kirito
    Better and better each day!
[12:17] Kirito
    It should be ready in time for graduation.
[12:19] Eugeo
    Oh, yeah? I'm looking forward to it!
[12:28] Eugeo
    They're really thriving, huh?
[12:30] Eugeo
    They're already starting to bud.
[12:33] Kirito
    Well, I did mess up three times to get to this point.
[12:36] Kirito
    I really hope they'll bloom this time.
[12:38] Eugeo
    Giving Liena-senpai flowers you raised yourself
    as a graduation gift...
[12:44] Eugeo
    It's surprising.
[12:46] Kirito
    I know.
[12:48] Eugeo
    Still, even after spending two years together,
[12:50] Eugeo
    I had no idea you enjoyed this kind of thing.
[12:53] Kirito
    Yeah. That makes two of us.
[12:56] Eugeo
    You never know, this could be a sign
    that your memories are coming back.
[13:00] Eugeo
    Like, maybe you used to grow flowers
    before you showed up in Rulid Village?
[13:04] Eugeo
    Or maybe that was your Calling?
[13:07] Kirito
    Y-Yeah, could be! I'm going to get some water.
[13:11] Eugeo
    Hey, Kirito.
[13:14] Eugeo
    What will you do
    if you do regain your memories?
[13:19] Kirito
    What will I do?
[13:21] Eugeo
    You're training to become an Integrity Knight
    to keep me company, aren't you?
[13:27] Eugeo
    In my quest to find Alice,
    who was taken away by the Axiom Church.
[13:31] Eugeo
    But when you get your memories back,
    you'll go home...
[13:42] Kirito
    Even if I do get my memories back,
    I'm not going home.
[13:46] Kirito
    I was a swordsman.
[13:48] Kirito
    That's the one thing I'm certain of.
[13:50] Kirito
    And what swordsman wouldn't strive
    to become an Integrity Knight?
[13:55] Eugeo
    I'm... a weak person.
[13:58] Eugeo
    If I hadn't met you, I'd probably still be
    swinging that axe every day, even now.
[14:05] Eugeo
    Using my Calling as an excuse
    to never try to leave the village.
[14:10] Eugeo
    The only reason I got into this academy
    was because you led the way.
[14:15] Eugeo
    Even so...
[14:18] Eugeo
    When you said you weren't going home
    even if you got your memories back...
[14:24] Eugeo
    it filled me with such relief.
[14:26] Kirito
    Listen. Let me say that I couldn't have
    made it to the capital on my own, either.
[14:33] Kirito
    I didn't know how to get here,
    and my memory's unreliable.
[14:36] Kirito
    And what's more, I didn't any money.
[14:41] Kirito
    The reason you and I have a place at this academy
    is because we were together.
[14:45] Kirito
    And it will stay that way.
[14:47] Kirito
    We've got to stick together.
[14:50] Kirito
    We can wait to struggle on our own
    after we're Integrity Knights, right?
[14:58] Eugeo
    That's right.
[15:01] Eugeo
    And to do that, first we have to place in the top 12
    on the Advancement Exam, huh?
[15:07] Kirito
    Well, my sacred arts skills
    are a little shaky, you know?
[15:11] Kirito
    Help me with that
    when we get back to our room.
[15:15] Eugeo
    Okay. If you want, I can spend
    our day of rest tomorrow helping you.
[15:19] Kirito
    Uh, tomorrow's not good.
[15:21] Eugeo
    Oh, that's right!
[15:23] Kirito
    Right. It's the day it's going to be ready.
[15:25] Eugeo
    That's something to look forward to!
[15:26] Eugeo
    I mean, I've waited a whole year!
[15:29] Kirito
    I can't wait to use it!
SIGN    March 8 in the time of the realm of humanity North Centoria District Seven, in front of Sadore's Metalworking Shop
[15:37] Sadore
    Look at this!
[15:37] Sadore
    These black-brick grindstones
    are supposed to last three years,
[15:42] Sadore
    but that's six demolished in one year!
[15:47] Kirito
    I'm really sorry.
[15:49] Sadore
    You can only shave a sliver off that branch,
    no matter how hard you try!
[15:54] Sadore
    How much time do you think I spent
    on this one sword?
SIGN    Gigas Cedar Forest
SIGN    March 31, 378 in the time of the realm of humanity
[15:59] Garitta
    This one branch of the Gigas Cedar is the part
    that absorbed the most of Solus' blessings.
[16:10] Garitta
    Take that with you.
[16:13] Garitta
    When you get to the capital,
[16:15] Garitta
    you should leave this branch
    with a craftsman by the name of Sadore.
[16:19] Garitta
    I'm sure he'll fashion a wonderful sword for you.
[16:23] Sadore
    In the first place,
    my Calling is that of a metalsmith, so...
[16:27] Kirito
    S-So... is the sword done?
[16:37] Sadore
    Young man.
[16:40] Sadore
    We haven't discussed payment yet, have we?
[16:44] Eugeo
    Don't worry, Kirito.
[16:46] Eugeo
    Just in case, I brought all my money.
[16:49] Sadore
    I might consider letting you have it free of charge.
[16:53] Sadore
    However! That's only if
    you can swing this monster, all right?
[16:58] Sadore
    The second I was done forging this thing
    into a sword, it actually got heavier.
[17:04] Kirito
    A monster, is it?
[17:19] Eugeo
    What's wrong, Kirito?
[17:23] Kirito
    No, it's nothing.
[17:51] Eugeo
    That was amazing, Kirito!
[17:54] Sadore
    So a trainee from the academy
    is able to swing it, huh?
[17:57] Kirito
    It's a fine sword.
[17:58] Sadore
    You bet it is!
[18:00] Sadore
    And like I promised,
[18:03] Sadore
    that sword is yours.
[18:07] Kirito
    Thank you very much!
[18:10] Kirito
    Okay, I'm going to take some practice swings.
[18:13] Eugeo
    Don't be late for dinner, all right?
[18:15] Kirito
    Right!
[18:26] Kirito
    For some reason,
    sword skills exist in this world, too.
[18:31] Kirito
    I could only manage two-hit strikes
    with my wooden practice sword.
[18:35] Kirito
    But if I use this sword...
[18:47] Kirito
    Looks like I'll be able
    to keep my promise to Liena-senpai.
[18:51] Kirito
    Come to think of it, I couldn't unleash the five-hit strike,
    even with the Blue Rose Sword,
[18:56] Kirito
    but I wonder if this one can?
[19:12] Kirito
    I guess it's no use.
[19:21] Kirito
    First-Seat Levantein?
[19:26] Kirito
    Please forgive me, Elite Disciple Levantein!
[19:29] Kirito
    I respectfully apologize for my rudeness!
[19:32] Volo
    You're Elite Disciple Serlut's page, right?
[19:35] Kirito
    Yes. I'm Primary Trainee Kirito.
[19:38] Volo
    I see.
[19:39] Volo
    Training with the sword is forbidden
    on days of rest.
[19:42] Kirito
    N-No, First Seat! This isn't training.
[19:46] Kirito
    Right. I was just trying out my new sword.
    I just couldn't wait until tomorrow.
[19:52] Volo
    You seemed to be quite fired up
    for someone taking test swings.
[19:57] Volo
    But you're not unlike myself.
[20:01] Volo
    Trying every which way to contrive a reason
    for wielding your sword, even on a day of rest.
[20:07] Volo
    I mean that you're not the only one.
[20:09] Kirito
    Then...
[20:10] Volo
    Yes. I'll overlook the fact
    that you were swinging your sword on a day of rest.
[20:14] Kirito
    I am grateful for your generosity.
[20:16] Volo
    It's too soon to thank me, Trainee Kirito.
[20:19] Kirito
    Y-Yes?
[20:21] Volo
    I never said that I'd forgive you for this.
SIGN    Swordcraft Academy Main Training Hall
[20:31] Kirito
    How did word spread so fast?
[20:33] Eugeo
    Kirito!
[20:36] Eugeo
    What did you do?
[20:38] Kirito
    Well...
[20:39] Eugeo
    No... the fact that you didn't get into any trouble
    for a year is a miracle in itself.
[20:45] Kirito
    As expected of my partner!
[20:48] Liena
    Lord Levantein! What's the meaning of this?
[20:51] Volo
    Your page was a bit disrespectful to me.
[20:55] Volo
    Since I didn't feel that
    it warranted a serious punishment,
[20:59] Volo
    I intend to settle things
    by sparring with real swords.
[21:02] Liena
    What did you say?
[21:03] Kirito
    I'm sorry for worrying you, Senpai.
[21:06] Kirito
    I'll be fine!
[21:08] Kirito
    In fact, I'm honored to get the chance
    to spar with the first seat.
[21:13] Liena
    Kirito... what are the rules of your duel?
[21:17] Kirito
    Since we're using real swords,
    wouldn't that be stop-short?
[21:20] Volo
    Oh, I forgot something.
[21:23] Volo
    I don't do stop-short fights.
[21:26] Volo
    All of my personal matches end
    when one side takes the first point.
[21:30] Liena
    Kirito has never fought a match with real swords!
[21:34] Volo
    Yes. Of course, this match can't happen
    without both our consent.
[21:39] Volo
    If you refuse, we'll have no choice
    but to go with stop-short.
[21:43] Volo
    I'm going to let you choose, Trainee Kirito.
[21:46] Liena
    Don't do it, Kirito. Volo's powerful.
    It's too dangerous.
[21:51] Kirito
    I'll leave the method up to you, Lord Levantein.
[21:54] Kirito
    After all, I'm the one being punished.
[23:36] Kirito
    Next time: Swordsman's Pride.