E8 - Swordsman's Pride
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[00:24] NTP---
Kirito.
[00:26] NTP---
Liena-senpai.
[00:28] NTP---
Kirito, I believe in your strength.
[00:32] NTP---
Since I believe in your strength,
I'll teach you something.
[00:35] NTP---
There's a family rule
hidden within Volo's Levantein family.
[00:40] NTP---
"Soak this sword in the blood of the mighty."
[00:43] NTP---
"Doing so will make their power your own."
[00:47] NTP---
Did you say blood?
[00:49] NTP---
Yes. Volo's been engaging in these one-point duels
with real swords even before he started here.
[00:56] NTP---
Those experiences allow him to produce
his mighty sword.
[01:01] NTP---
I see. The power of his imagination, huh?
[01:04] NTP---
"You become stronger by absorbing
the blood of powerful enemies."
[01:08] NTP---
This Levantein family rule
is imbuing Volo's sword with power.
[01:13] NTP---
He's planning to convert your sword strength
into blood, absorb it, and feed on it.
[01:22] NTP---
However, let me say it again. I believe in you.
[01:26] NTP---
You're not the kind of swordsman
who'd fall so easily to that man.
[01:30] NTP---
You haven't forgotten
what you promised me yesterday, have you?
[01:35] NTP---
Promise...
[01:36] NTP---
That's right.
I promised to show you everything I have.
[01:41] NTP---
Then show it to me now, Kirito!
[01:45] NTP---
Right. I'll fulfill my promise to you now.
[01:50] NTP---
Are you ready yet, Trainee Kirito?
[01:57] NTP---
Yes.
[02:00] NTP---
Elite Disciple Serlut,
will you serve as our witness?
[02:06] NTP---
Very well.
[02:10] NTP---
The one-point match between Elite Disciple Levantein
and Novice Trainee Kirito will now begin.
[02:19] NTP---
As has been mutually agreed,
both will use real swords.
[02:24] NTP---
Real swords?
[04:03] NTP---
Swordsman's Pride
[04:27] NTP---
Well, well! Is it customary to dye swords black
in the hinterlands, Lord Raios?
[04:34] NTP---
Don't be like that, Humbert.
[04:36] NTP---
Those pages must be too busy
to polish their swords, that's all.
[05:03] NTP---
The High-Norkian Style,
Heavenly Mountain-Splitting Wave stance.
[05:06] NTP---
So he's starting off with his secret skill?
[05:11] NTP---
That's the two-handed,
heavy one-hit thrust skill, Avalanche.
[05:16] NTP---
And not just any Avalanche, either.
[05:18] NTP---
His power of imagination
should be amplifying its force.
[05:23] NTP---
But I can't afford to dodge it.
[05:25] NTP---
If I'm going to keep my promise to Liena-senpai,
I have to block his strike!
[05:32] NTP---
I'll counter with a greater amount of strikes
with a four-hit strike, Vertical Square!
[06:07] NTP---
He stopped it!
[06:16] NTP---
If I can endure this one,
I’ll still have my fourth hit!
[06:25] NTP---
Is this what Volo's shouldering?
The Levantein family's...
[06:34] NTP---
Is this the source of his power,
the strength of his imagination?
[06:45] NTP---
But I also...
[06:51] NTP---
I also...
[06:57] NTP---
I also can't afford to lose here!
[07:14] NTP---
Did his sword just grow?
[07:46] NTP---
That's enough!
[07:54] NTP---
M-Ms. Azurica?
[07:59] NTP---
We have no choice
but to obey any ruling of hers.
[08:04] NTP---
Uh... why is that?
[08:07] NTP---
Because seven years ago,
during the Four Empire Unification Tournament,
[08:11] NTP---
she was the first swordsman
to represent the North's Norlangarth Empire.
[08:16] NTP---
The punishment for Trainee Kirito
is hereby concluded!
[08:21] NTP---
From now on, be careful
not to fling mud onto anyone.
[08:47] NTP---
It went back to its normal size.
[08:54] NTP---
I thought you had gotten slashed.
[08:58] NTP---
Yes. I thought that, too.
[09:00] NTP---
And yet you refused to surrender.
You hopeless idiot.
[09:08] NTP---
That was a magnificent, spectacular fight, Kirito.
[09:13] NTP---
I'm truly grateful.
[09:16] NTP---
It's too bad that I couldn't have it all to myself,
[09:19] NTP---
but as you promised, you showed me a fight
with you using all of your strength.
[09:25] NTP---
Thank you.
[09:26] NTP---
O-Oh, but it was a draw.
[09:29] NTP---
Achieving a draw against Levantein
is not enough for you?
[09:32] NTP---
N-No, that's not what I meant.
[09:35] NTP---
It's no longer a matter of winning or losing.
[09:38] NTP---
Seeing you in battle taught me something...
[09:42] NTP---
something extremely important.
[09:45] NTP---
Why don't we have
a light celebration in my room?
[09:49] NTP---
Let's invite Eugeo
and Lord Golgorossa, too, shall we?
[09:52] NTP---
Right!
[10:10] NTP---
It struck me once again today
as I was watching your match.
[10:13] NTP---
Your Aincrad Style has endless potential.
[10:17] NTP---
I used to see my own Serlut Style
as a practical sword skill, but it's still too rigid.
[10:22] NTP---
You're not going there again, are you?
[10:24] NTP---
I've never once beaten you, Senpai.
[10:28] NTP---
The diversity of attacks in the Serlut Style
is nothing more than stunning.
[10:36] NTP---
Actually, Kirito...
[10:40] NTP---
Because a distant ancestor of the Serlut family
displeased the emperor,
[10:44] NTP---
we are forbidden from passing down
our official sword skill, the High-Norkian Style.
[10:51] NTP---
So we had no choice but to hone our actual
combat skills, rather, our irregular sword skills.
[10:57] NTP---
That's the Serlut Style.
[10:59] NTP---
It's not that I resent it.
[11:01] NTP---
On the contrary,
I've always been proud of our style.
[11:06] NTP---
But somewhere in my mind,
I might have had some doubts.
[11:12] NTP---
For two years,
[11:13] NTP---
I think the reason I couldn't defeat Volo
is because he passes down the High-Norkian Style.
[11:20] NTP---
Senpai...
[11:22] NTP---
But you're different.
[11:24] NTP---
Despite also being a wielder of a unique style,
[11:27] NTP---
you don't feel inferior compared
to those trained in the traditional styles.
[11:33] NTP---
Watching you closely for a year,
and seeing you fight against Volo today...
[11:39] NTP---
I think I finally understand the reason.
[11:43] NTP---
Being the successor to the Serlut Style
fills me with great pride and also joy.
[11:52] NTP---
As well as becoming your mentor, too.
[11:55] NTP---
Liena-senpai, I'm counting on you to defeat
First-Seat Volo in your final ranking exam match.
[12:03] NTP---
Right!
[12:25] NTP---
Well, well! Perfect timing.
[12:27] NTP---
I was just about to go look for you.
[12:32] NTP---
What do you want?
[12:35] NTP---
Needless to say, I wanted to compliment you
on your dazzling combat style.
[12:40] NTP---
Well, those stunt-oriented sword skills of yours
[12:43] NTP---
must've unnerved even the first seat,
don't you agree?
[12:50] NTP---
Are you picking a fight with me?
[12:52] NTP---
Of course not!
[12:53] NTP---
A high-ranking nobleman
would never pick anything with a commoner.
[12:58] NTP---
Even if we do dole out charity!
[13:05] NTP---
In honor of your stunt,
no, your valiant battle, I extend you this gift.
[13:10] NTP---
Please accept it.
[13:12] NTP---
Now then, with that, we shall excuse ourselves.
[13:15] NTP---
Good night, Sir Kirito.
[13:17] NTP---
Don't let it get to your head!
[13:49] NTP---
At first, it was just an experiment.
[13:54] NTP---
A flower that never blooms
in the Northern Empire, the zephilia.
[14:00] NTP---
Liena-senpai said they were her favorite flower.
[14:03] NTP---
I wanted to see if I could make them bloom
using the power of my imagination.
[14:08] NTP---
But along the way,
[14:11] NTP---
I'd started identifying with these flowers
that are fighting so hard to bloom in foreign soil.
[14:19] NTP---
Cut off from the real world,
from those I cared for, from those I loved...
[14:25] NTP---
I'd been trying to share
my loneliness and pain with these flowers
[14:28] NTP---
of not knowing when I would ever
be reunited with them.
[14:36] NTP---
I'm sorry.
[14:57] NTP---
Believe in them.
[15:00] NTP---
In the strength of these flowers
that have grown this much in foreign soil.
[15:04] NTP---
Who're you?
[15:06] NTP---
As well as your own strength,
who has nurtured them until now.
[15:14] NTP---
But they're all dead now.
[15:17] NTP---
It'll be all right.
[15:19] NTP---
The roots in the soil are still trying to live.
[15:22] NTP---
Not to mention, you sense it, don't you?
[15:26] NTP---
The numerous sacred flowers in these planters
want to save their tiny friends.
[15:34] NTP---
Impossible.
[15:36] NTP---
I can't cast advanced sacred arts like that.
[15:40] NTP---
All spells are about "Meaning."
[15:43] NTP---
They're no more than tools for guiding
and arranging what you call "images."
[15:49] NTP---
Now, feel it.
[15:51] NTP---
The flowers' prayers.
[15:53] NTP---
The laws of the world.
[15:56] NTP---
The intent that emerges from the heart.
"Meaning."
[16:27] NTP---
Please, can you share
just a little bit of your power, your life?
[16:34] NTP---
Imagine the flowers' life force flowing into
the zephilia's roots, using me as their catalyst.
[17:12] NTP---
That voice just now...
[17:18] NTP---
Thank you.
[17:23] NTP---
Swordcraft Academy
Main Training Hall
[17:23] NTP---
March 31, 380 in the time
of the realm of humanity
[17:26] NTP---
SERLUT
[17:26] NTP---
LEVANTEIN
[18:47] NTP---
That's the match!
[19:08] NTP---
And so, Liena-senpai
[19:10] NTP---
graduated the North Centoria Swordcraft Academy
as its top-ranked student.
[19:19] NTP---
And after our Advancement Exam,
Eugeo and I were ranked seat five and six,
[19:25] NTP---
and were promoted to Elite Disciples.
[19:28] NTP---
Swordcraft Academy
Elite Disciple Dorms
[19:28] NTP---
April 10, 380 in the time
of the realm of humanity
[19:30] NTP---
Now reporting to Elite Disciple Eugeo!
[19:34] NTP---
I have completed today's cleaning!
[19:37] NTP---
Good job, Tiese.
[19:39] NTP---
You're free to go back to your dorm room now.
[19:42] NTP---
And, um...
[19:48] NTP---
Sorry, Ronie.
[19:50] NTP---
I've told him numerous times to be back
before you're done cleaning the room.
[19:55] NTP---
Oh, n-no! My duty as a page only ends
when I've made my report!
[19:59] NTP---
I can put in a word for you, too, so you could
get your mentor changed to someone else.
[20:05] NTP---
If you serve under him,
it's definitely going to be a long year for you.
[20:09] NTP---
O-Oh, not at all!
[20:11] NTP---
Hey, hey!
[20:13] NTP---
What are you talking about
when I'm not around?
[20:18] NTP---
Elite Disciple Kirito, allow me to report!
[20:21] NTP---
Today's cleaning
has been completed without issues.
[20:25] NTP---
Okay, good job.
[20:26] NTP---
Listen, Kirito.
[20:28] NTP---
These two are much busier than you, so try
to get back here before they're done cleaning.
[20:35] NTP---
Also, why do you have to come through
the window, anyway?
[20:38] NTP---
Going through this window is the shortest route
when you're coming from East Third Street.
[20:43] NTP---
Ronie and Tiese, if you remember that,
it'll come in handy someday.
[20:47] NTP---
Y-Yes!
[20:48] NTP---
Don't teach them stuff
they don't need to know.
[20:51] NTP---
If you went to East Third Street,
that bag must be from...
[20:55] NTP---
If you want some, then just say so, Eugeo.
[21:06] NTP---
Here. Have these with your roommates
when you get back to your dorm.
[21:13] NTP---
Th-Thank you very much, Elite Disciple!
[21:15] NTP---
To ensure the life of the goods won't decrease,
we will now return to our dorm at top speed!
[21:19] NTP---
See you tomorrow!
[21:23] NTP---
I knew it! These are honey pies
from the Prancing Deer Cafe!
[21:26] NTP---
Let's hurry back before they get cold!
[21:28] NTP---
- Yeah!
- Let's go!
[21:33] NTP---
What is it?
[21:34] NTP---
Oh, it's nothing, really.
[21:37] NTP---
I was just wondering if perhaps
Elite Disciple Kirito has forgotten why we're here?
[21:46] NTP---
Like I'd forget.
[21:49] NTP---
We've finally made it this far.
[21:56] NTP---
Yeah.
[22:00] NTP---
It won't be long now, huh?
[23:36] NTP---
Next time: Nobleman's Responsibilities.