E8 - Swordsman's Pride

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[00:24] ---
    Kirito.
[00:26] ---
    Liena-senpai.
[00:28] ---
    Kirito, I believe in your strength.
[00:32] ---
    Since I believe in your strength,
    I'll teach you something.
[00:35] ---
    There's a family rule
    hidden within Volo's Levantein family.
[00:40] ---
    "Soak this sword in the blood of the mighty."
[00:43] ---
    "Doing so will make their power your own."
[00:47] ---
    Did you say blood?
[00:49] ---
    Yes. Volo's been engaging in these one-point duels
    with real swords even before he started here.
[00:56] ---
    Those experiences allow him to produce
    his mighty sword.
[01:01] ---
    I see. The power of his imagination, huh?
[01:04] ---
    "You become stronger by absorbing
    the blood of powerful enemies."
[01:08] ---
    This Levantein family rule
    is imbuing Volo's sword with power.
[01:13] ---
    He's planning to convert your sword strength
    into blood, absorb it, and feed on it.
[01:22] ---
    However, let me say it again. I believe in you.
[01:26] ---
    You're not the kind of swordsman
    who'd fall so easily to that man.
[01:30] ---
    You haven't forgotten
    what you promised me yesterday, have you?
[01:35] ---
    Promise...
[01:36] ---
    That's right.
    I promised to show you everything I have.
[01:41] ---
    Then show it to me now, Kirito!
[01:45] ---
    Right. I'll fulfill my promise to you now.
[01:50] ---
    Are you ready yet, Trainee Kirito?
[01:57] ---
    Yes.
[02:00] ---
    Elite Disciple Serlut,
    will you serve as our witness?
[02:06] ---
    Very well.
[02:10] ---
    The one-point match between Elite Disciple Levantein
    and Novice Trainee Kirito will now begin.
[02:19] ---
    As has been mutually agreed,
    both will use real swords.
[02:24] ---
    Real swords?
[04:03] ---
    Swordsman's Pride
[04:27] ---
    Well, well! Is it customary to dye swords black
    in the hinterlands, Lord Raios?
[04:34] ---
    Don't be like that, Humbert.
[04:36] ---
    Those pages must be too busy
    to polish their swords, that's all.
[05:03] ---
    The High-Norkian Style,
    Heavenly Mountain-Splitting Wave stance.
[05:06] ---
    So he's starting off with his secret skill?
[05:11] ---
    That's the two-handed,
    heavy one-hit thrust skill, Avalanche.
[05:16] ---
    And not just any Avalanche, either.
[05:18] ---
    His power of imagination
    should be amplifying its force.
[05:23] ---
    But I can't afford to dodge it.
[05:25] ---
    If I'm going to keep my promise to Liena-senpai,
    I have to block his strike!
[05:32] ---
    I'll counter with a greater amount of strikes
    with a four-hit strike, Vertical Square!
[06:07] ---
    He stopped it!
[06:16] ---
    If I can endure this one,
    I’ll still have my fourth hit!
[06:25] ---
    Is this what Volo's shouldering?
    The Levantein family's...
[06:34] ---
    Is this the source of his power,
    the strength of his imagination?
[06:45] ---
    But I also...
[06:51] ---
    I also...
[06:57] ---
    I also can't afford to lose here!
[07:14] ---
    Did his sword just grow?
[07:46] ---
    That's enough!
[07:54] ---
    M-Ms. Azurica?
[07:59] ---
    We have no choice
    but to obey any ruling of hers.
[08:04] ---
    Uh... why is that?
[08:07] ---
    Because seven years ago,
    during the Four Empire Unification Tournament,
[08:11] ---
    she was the first swordsman
    to represent the North's Norlangarth Empire.
[08:16] ---
    The punishment for Trainee Kirito
    is hereby concluded!
[08:21] ---
    From now on, be careful
    not to fling mud onto anyone.
[08:47] ---
    It went back to its normal size.
[08:54] ---
    I thought you had gotten slashed.
[08:58] ---
    Yes. I thought that, too.
[09:00] ---
    And yet you refused to surrender.
    You hopeless idiot.
[09:08] ---
    That was a magnificent, spectacular fight, Kirito.
[09:13] ---
    I'm truly grateful.
[09:16] ---
    It's too bad that I couldn't have it all to myself,
[09:19] ---
    but as you promised, you showed me a fight
    with you using all of your strength.
[09:25] ---
    Thank you.
[09:26] ---
    O-Oh, but it was a draw.
[09:29] ---
    Achieving a draw against Levantein
    is not enough for you?
[09:32] ---
    N-No, that's not what I meant.
[09:35] ---
    It's no longer a matter of winning or losing.
[09:38] ---
    Seeing you in battle taught me something...
[09:42] ---
    something extremely important.
[09:45] ---
    Why don't we have
    a light celebration in my room?
[09:49] ---
    Let's invite Eugeo
    and Lord Golgorossa, too, shall we?
[09:52] ---
    Right!
[10:10] ---
    It struck me once again today
    as I was watching your match.
[10:13] ---
    Your Aincrad Style has endless potential.
[10:17] ---
    I used to see my own Serlut Style
    as a practical sword skill, but it's still too rigid.
[10:22] ---
    You're not going there again, are you?
[10:24] ---
    I've never once beaten you, Senpai.
[10:28] ---
    The diversity of attacks in the Serlut Style
    is nothing more than stunning.
[10:36] ---
    Actually, Kirito...
[10:40] ---
    Because a distant ancestor of the Serlut family
    displeased the emperor,
[10:44] ---
    we are forbidden from passing down
    our official sword skill, the High-Norkian Style.
[10:51] ---
    So we had no choice but to hone our actual
    combat skills, rather, our irregular sword skills.
[10:57] ---
    That's the Serlut Style.
[10:59] ---
    It's not that I resent it.
[11:01] ---
    On the contrary,
    I've always been proud of our style.
[11:06] ---
    But somewhere in my mind,
    I might have had some doubts.
[11:12] ---
    For two years,
[11:13] ---
    I think the reason I couldn't defeat Volo
    is because he passes down the High-Norkian Style.
[11:20] ---
    Senpai...
[11:22] ---
    But you're different.
[11:24] ---
    Despite also being a wielder of a unique style,
[11:27] ---
    you don't feel inferior compared
    to those trained in the traditional styles.
[11:33] ---
    Watching you closely for a year,
    and seeing you fight against Volo today...
[11:39] ---
    I think I finally understand the reason.
[11:43] ---
    Being the successor to the Serlut Style
    fills me with great pride and also joy.
[11:52] ---
    As well as becoming your mentor, too.
[11:55] ---
    Liena-senpai, I'm counting on you to defeat
    First-Seat Volo in your final ranking exam match.
[12:03] ---
    Right!
[12:25] ---
    Well, well! Perfect timing.
[12:27] ---
    I was just about to go look for you.
[12:32] ---
    What do you want?
[12:35] ---
    Needless to say, I wanted to compliment you
    on your dazzling combat style.
[12:40] ---
    Well, those stunt-oriented sword skills of yours
[12:43] ---
    must've unnerved even the first seat,
    don't you agree?
[12:50] ---
    Are you picking a fight with me?
[12:52] ---
    Of course not!
[12:53] ---
    A high-ranking nobleman
    would never pick anything with a commoner.
[12:58] ---
    Even if we do dole out charity!
[13:05] ---
    In honor of your stunt,
    no, your valiant battle, I extend you this gift.
[13:10] ---
    Please accept it.
[13:12] ---
    Now then, with that, we shall excuse ourselves.
[13:15] ---
    Good night, Sir Kirito.
[13:17] ---
    Don't let it get to your head!
[13:49] ---
    At first, it was just an experiment.
[13:54] ---
    A flower that never blooms
    in the Northern Empire, the zephilia.
[14:00] ---
    Liena-senpai said they were her favorite flower.
[14:03] ---
    I wanted to see if I could make them bloom
    using the power of my imagination.
[14:08] ---
    But along the way,
[14:11] ---
    I'd started identifying with these flowers
    that are fighting so hard to bloom in foreign soil.
[14:19] ---
    Cut off from the real world,
    from those I cared for, from those I loved...
[14:25] ---
    I'd been trying to share
    my loneliness and pain with these flowers
[14:28] ---
    of not knowing when I would ever
    be reunited with them.
[14:36] ---
    I'm sorry.
[14:57] ---
    Believe in them.
[15:00] ---
    In the strength of these flowers
    that have grown this much in foreign soil.
[15:04] ---
    Who're you?
[15:06] ---
    As well as your own strength,
    who has nurtured them until now.
[15:14] ---
    But they're all dead now.
[15:17] ---
    It'll be all right.
[15:19] ---
    The roots in the soil are still trying to live.
[15:22] ---
    Not to mention, you sense it, don't you?
[15:26] ---
    The numerous sacred flowers in these planters
    want to save their tiny friends.
[15:34] ---
    Impossible.
[15:36] ---
    I can't cast advanced sacred arts like that.
[15:40] ---
    All spells are about "Meaning."
[15:43] ---
    They're no more than tools for guiding
    and arranging what you call "images."
[15:49] ---
    Now, feel it.
[15:51] ---
    The flowers' prayers.
[15:53] ---
    The laws of the world.
[15:56] ---
    The intent that emerges from the heart.
    "Meaning."
[16:27] ---
    Please, can you share
    just a little bit of your power, your life?
[16:34] ---
    Imagine the flowers' life force flowing into
    the zephilia's roots, using me as their catalyst.
[17:12] ---
    That voice just now...
[17:18] ---
    Thank you.
[17:23] ---
    Swordcraft Academy
    Main Training Hall
[17:23] ---
    March 31, 380 in the time
    of the realm of humanity
[17:26] ---
    SERLUT
[17:26] ---
    LEVANTEIN
[18:47] ---
    That's the match!
[19:08] ---
    And so, Liena-senpai
[19:10] ---
    graduated the North Centoria Swordcraft Academy
    as its top-ranked student.
[19:19] ---
    And after our Advancement Exam,
    Eugeo and I were ranked seat five and six,
[19:25] ---
    and were promoted to Elite Disciples.
[19:28] ---
    Swordcraft Academy
    Elite Disciple Dorms
[19:28] ---
    April 10, 380 in the time
    of the realm of humanity
[19:30] ---
    Now reporting to Elite Disciple Eugeo!
[19:34] ---
    I have completed today's cleaning!
[19:37] ---
    Good job, Tiese.
[19:39] ---
    You're free to go back to your dorm room now.
[19:42] ---
    And, um...
[19:48] ---
    Sorry, Ronie.
[19:50] ---
    I've told him numerous times to be back
    before you're done cleaning the room.
[19:55] ---
    Oh, n-no! My duty as a page only ends
    when I've made my report!
[19:59] ---
    I can put in a word for you, too, so you could
    get your mentor changed to someone else.
[20:05] ---
    If you serve under him,
    it's definitely going to be a long year for you.
[20:09] ---
    O-Oh, not at all!
[20:11] ---
    Hey, hey!
[20:13] ---
    What are you talking about
    when I'm not around?
[20:18] ---
    Elite Disciple Kirito, allow me to report!
[20:21] ---
    Today's cleaning
    has been completed without issues.
[20:25] ---
    Okay, good job.
[20:26] ---
    Listen, Kirito.
[20:28] ---
    These two are much busier than you, so try
    to get back here before they're done cleaning.
[20:35] ---
    Also, why do you have to come through
    the window, anyway?
[20:38] ---
    Going through this window is the shortest route
    when you're coming from East Third Street.
[20:43] ---
    Ronie and Tiese, if you remember that,
    it'll come in handy someday.
[20:47] ---
    Y-Yes!
[20:48] ---
    Don't teach them stuff
    they don't need to know.
[20:51] ---
    If you went to East Third Street,
    that bag must be from...
[20:55] ---
    If you want some, then just say so, Eugeo.
[21:06] ---
    Here. Have these with your roommates
    when you get back to your dorm.
[21:13] ---
    Th-Thank you very much, Elite Disciple!
[21:15] ---
    To ensure the life of the goods won't decrease,
    we will now return to our dorm at top speed!
[21:19] ---
    See you tomorrow!
[21:23] ---
    I knew it! These are honey pies
    from the Prancing Deer Cafe!
[21:26] ---
    Let's hurry back before they get cold!
[21:28] ---
    - Yeah!
    - Let's go!
[21:33] ---
    What is it?
[21:34] ---
    Oh, it's nothing, really.
[21:37] ---
    I was just wondering if perhaps
    Elite Disciple Kirito has forgotten why we're here?
[21:46] ---
    Like I'd forget.
[21:49] ---
    We've finally made it this far.
[21:56] ---
    Yeah.
[22:00] ---
    It won't be long now, huh?
[23:36] ---
    Next time: Nobleman's Responsibilities.