# E8 - The Sword Dance of White and Black
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**[00:53] K**
* Nearly two years have passed*
* since this death game began.*
**[00:57] K**
*I'm still going it alone on the front lines.*
**[01:05] K**
* Kayaba Akihiko is out there somewhere,*
* watching this world.*
**[01:09] K**
*What is he feeling right now?*
**[01:16] K**
*Guess I'll go home now.*
***SIGN*** October 17, 2024 Floor 74: Dungeon
***SIGN*** The Sword Dance of White and Black
**[03:21] K**
Is that...
***SIGN*** Floor 50: Algade
**[03:42] E**
Seriously?
***SIGN*** Skull Powder
Ragout Rabbit Meat
Lizardman Skin
Lizardman Scales
**[03:44] E**
This is an S-class rare item.
**[03:47] E**
I've never seen one before.
**[03:51] E**
Hey, Kirito.
**[03:52] E**
Don't you already have all
the money you need?
**[03:55] E**
Wouldn't you rather eat this
yourself than sell it?
**[03:59] K**
I'd love to eat it.
**[04:00] K**
I'll probably never get one again.
**[04:03] E**
Then...
**[04:04] K**
But who has a high enough cooking skill
**[04:08] K**
to prepare this?
**[04:10] E**
If we tried, we'd just burn it...
**[04:16] A**
Kirito-kun...
**[04:23] K**
I've found my chef.
**[04:24] A**
Wh-What?
**[04:29] K**
It's rare to see you in a
dive like this, Asuna.
**[04:33] A**
It's almost time for the next boss.
**[04:36] A**
I just came to see if you were alive.
**[04:39] K**
I'm on your friend list.
You can tell from that.
**[04:43] A**
If you're still alive, that's good enough.
**[04:45] A**
Anyway, so what was
that about a chef?
**[04:48] K**
Oh, yeah.
**[04:50] K**
What's your current cooking skill?
**[04:54] A**
I maxed it last week.
**[04:56] ---**
What?!
**[04:57] A**
Amazing, right?
**[04:59] K**
If you're that good, I have
something to ask you.
**[05:07] A**
Th-This is a ragout rabbit!
**[05:10] K**
We'll trade.
**[05:11] K**
If you cook it for me,
I'll let you have a bite.
**[05:17] A**
Half.
**[05:21] K**
O-Okay...
**[05:23] A**
All right!
**[05:28] K**
Sorry...
**[05:29] K**
I won't be selling it, after all.
**[05:31] E**
We're buddies, right?
**[05:33] E**
Just give me a taste...
**[05:35] K**
I'll write you a two-page
report on its taste.
**[05:40] E**
Oh, come on!
**[05:44] A**
Then where would you
like me to cook it?
**[05:46] ---**
Well...
**[05:48] A**
You probably don't have
any cookware at your place.
**[05:53] A**
Just this once,
**[05:54] A**
and only because the ingredient is
so good, we can use my place.
**[06:01] A**
That will be all for today.
**[06:03] A**
Goodbye.
**[06:04] Guy**
Asuna-sama, you can't let such a
suspicious person into your home.
**[06:11] A**
He may be suspicious,
but he's also quite skilled.
**[06:15] A**
He's probably ten levels
above you, Kuradeel.
**[06:18] C**
You're suggesting he's superior to me?
**[06:22] C**
I see...
**[06:23] C**
He's one of those beaters.
**[06:26] K**
Yes, that's right.
**[06:28] C**
Asuna-sama, all they care
about is themselves!
**[06:32] C**
Nothing good will come of
being around him.
**[06:36] Crowd**
What's going on?
**[06:37] Crowd**
That's Lightning Flash Asuna!
**[06:39] Crowd**
You're right! She's really cute!
**[06:42] A**
Just go home for today.
**[06:45] A**
That's an order from your vice commander.
**[06:50] K**
Hey, are you sure about this?
**[06:52] A**
I'm sure!
***SIGN*** Floor 61: Selmburg
**[07:04] K**
It's huge, and it's mostly empty.
**[07:06] K**
It's really liberating.
**[07:08] A**
Then you should move here.
**[07:11] K**
I don't have nearly enough money.
**[07:15] K**
Anyway,
**[07:17] K**
are you really sure about
that guy back there?
**[07:20] A**
I told them I don't require an escort,
**[07:23] A**
but they said it's the policy for leaders.
**[07:27] A**
The commander used to
personally invite everyone.
**[07:31] A**
We were just a small guild.
**[07:33] A**
But we began getting
more and more people.
**[07:36] A**
After people started saying we
were the strongest guild,
**[07:39] A**
everything got weird.
**[07:44] A**
Well, it's not a big deal,
so don't worry about it!
**[07:48] A**
We should hurry, or it'll get dark.
**[07:51] ---**
R-Right...
**[07:56] K**
E-Excuse me...
**[08:02] K**
How much did all this cost?
**[08:06] A**
The room and furniture were
probably around 4,000,000 Cor...
**[08:10] A**
I'll go change, so have a seat.
**[08:12] K**
O-Okay...
**[08:19] K**
4,000,000 Cor.
**[08:21] K**
4 mega-Cor.
**[08:23] K**
I'm sure I've saved up that much, but...
**[08:34] A**
How long do you plan to
stay dressed like that?
**[08:37] A**
O-Oh, right...
**[08:44] A**
So, this is a legendary
S-class ingredient?
**[08:47] A**
How do you want it cooked?
**[08:49] K**
Chef's choice.
**[08:52] A**
Let's see...
**[08:54] A**
Then let's make a stew.
**[08:56] A**
It's a ragout rabbit.
**[08:57] A**
And a ragout is a type of stew.
**[09:11] A**
Normally, you'd need to do a lot more.
**[09:17] A**
Cooking in SAO is oversimplified. It's boring.
**[09:24] A**
That takes care of the stew!
**[09:27] A**
I'll make some side dishes.
**[09:56] A**
I've been here two years,
**[09:58] A**
and this is the first S-class
ingredient I've had.
**[10:01] A**
I'm glad I've survived this long.
**[10:04] K**
Yeah...
**[10:07] A**
It's strange...
**[10:08] A**
It kind of feels
**[10:10] A**
like I was born and raised
here for my entire life.
**[10:14] A**
It's just a feeling.
**[10:16] K**
Lately, there are days I can't
even remember the other world.
**[10:22] K**
And it isn't just me.
**[10:24] K**
Recently, fewer and fewer people
**[10:27] K**
have been giving their
all to clear the game.
**[10:29] A**
Fewer than five hundred players
**[10:33] A**
are fighting on the front lines.
**[10:36] A**
Everyone has grown accustomed to this world.
**[10:42] A**
But I want to go back.
**[10:46] A**
There are lots of things I never
had the chance to do there.
**[10:50] K**
Yeah.
**[10:52] K**
Unless we do our best, it isn't fair
to the merchants and others
**[10:57] K**
who are supporting us.
**[11:04] A**
Stop it.
**[11:06] K**
What?
**[11:07] A**
Lots of people with that same
expression have proposed to me.
**[11:15] A**
From the look of things, you aren't
close to any other girls.
**[11:20] K**
It's fine. I'm a solo player.
**[11:29] A**
You don't want to join a guild, Kirito-kun?
**[11:33] A**
I know the beta players
don't fit in with groups.
**[11:36] A**
But...
**[11:38] A**
Ever since we hit floor 70,
**[11:40] A**
the monster algorithms seem to
be more and more irregular.
**[11:48] A**
There are things a solo
player can't handle.
**[11:52] A**
And you can't always warp out.
**[11:55] K**
I keep a solid safety margin.
**[11:59] K**
And most party members
**[12:01] K**
are more likely to hinder me,
rather than to be any help.
**[12:05] ---**
Oh?
**[12:09] K**
I get it.
**[12:10] K**
You're the exception.
**[12:12] A**
Right.
**[12:14] A**
Then, party up with me. It's been forever.
**[12:18] A**
Also, black is my lucky color this week.
**[12:20] K**
What?
**[12:21] K**
But what about your guild?!
**[12:25] A**
We don't have any leveling quotas.
**[12:27] K**
Th-Then what about your escort?
**[12:29] A**
I'll ditch him.
***SIGN*** Asuna invites you to join her party.
**[12:54] K**
The front lines are dangerous.
**[13:02] K**
F-Fine.
**[13:10] A**
I suppose I should thank you for today.
**[13:14] A**
Thanks for the meal!
**[13:15] K**
You, too.
**[13:16] K**
I'll ask you for help again.
**[13:18] K**
Or I would,
**[13:19] K**
but I doubt I'll ever find an
ingredient like that again.
**[13:22] A**
If you're skilled, you can make good
stuff with normal ingredients.
**[13:31] K**
The way the world is now...
**[13:33] K**
Is this really what Kayaba
Akihiko wanted to make?
***SIGN*** October 18, 2024 Floor 74: Kamdet
**[13:50] K**
She's not coming.
**[13:57] A**
Watch out!
**[14:00] K**
Ow...
**[14:05] K**
What...
**[14:08] K**
is this?
**[14:18] K**
Ouch.
**[14:31] K**
U-Um, good morning, Asuna.
**[14:40] K**
What?
**[14:45] C**
Asuna-sama, you shouldn't act like this.
**[14:49] C**
Let's go to guild headquarters.
**[14:51] A**
No!
**[14:52] A**
And what were you doing
**[14:54] A**
outside my house so early
in the morning, anyway?
**[14:57] C**
I thought this might happen,
**[14:59] C**
so for the past month,
**[15:01] C**
part of my mission has been
to observe you in Selmburg.
**[15:04] A**
Th-That wasn't in the guild
leader's orders, was it?
**[15:08] C**
My mission is to guard you.
**[15:11] C**
That includes at your home.
**[15:13] A**
No, it doesn't, idiot!
**[15:16] C**
You should stop acting like such a brat.
**[15:20] C**
Now, let's return to headquarters.
**[15:28] K**
Sorry.
**[15:29] K**
I'll be borrowing your
vice commander today.
**[15:35] K**
I'll take responsibility for her security.
**[15:37] K**
We aren't facing a boss today.
**[15:41] K**
You can go to headquarters alone.
**[15:43] C**
Hell, no!
**[15:44] C**
A low-level player like you
couldn't possibly protect her!
**[15:49] C**
I am a member of the glorious
Knights of the Blood Oath...
**[15:52] K**
I can do a better job than you.
**[15:56] C**
If you're that certain,
**[15:59] C**
you're prepared to prove it, right?
***SIGN*** Will you accept duel request?
Opponent: Kuradeel
Type: 1 vs. 1
**[16:08] K**
Are you sure?
**[16:09] A**
It's fine.
**[16:11] A**
I'll speak with the guild leader.
***SIGN*** Normal Mode
Time-Limit Mode
One-Strike Mode
**[16:19] C**
Watch carefully, Asuna-sama.
**[16:21] C**
I'll prove that only I can protect you.
**[16:30] Guys**
Kirito, the solo player, and a member of
the Knights of the Blood Oath are dueling.
**[16:33] Guys**
This'll be fun to watch.
**[17:20] C**
I-Impossible...
**[17:27] Guys**
W-Wow.
**[17:29] Guys**
He destroyed the weapon.
**[17:30] Guys**
Was that deliberate?
**[17:33] K**
If you want to try with another
weapon, I'm okay with it.
**[17:36] K**
But that's enough, isn't it?
**[17:47] C**
A-Asuna-sama...
**[17:52] C**
He cheated!
**[17:54] C**
He used some trick to
destroy my sword!
**[17:57] C**
Otherwise, I couldn't have lost
to some dirty beater.
**[18:03] A**
Kuradeel,
**[18:04] A**
this is an order from the vice commander
of the Knights of the Blood Oath.
**[18:07] A**
As of today, you are relieved
of your escort mission.
**[18:10] A**
Stand by at guild HQ until you
receive further orders.
**[18:13] A**
That is all.
**[18:14] C**
Wh-What?
**[18:16] C**
You...
**[18:31] Teleport**
Teleport: Grandzam.
**[18:47] A**
Sorry for involving you in that.
**[18:51] K**
No, it's fine.
**[18:53] K**
But are you okay?
**[18:55] A**
Yes.
**[18:57] A**
I think my problems with the guild are
**[18:59] A**
because I was too focused
on clearing the game.
**[19:02] A**
And I was too strict with
the other members.
**[19:07] K**
That...
**[19:09] K**
Well, I don't know.
**[19:11] K**
If you hadn't been, we'd never have
come nearly as far as we have.
**[19:18] K**
I just mess around as a solo player,
so I have no right to judge.
**[19:22] K**
Still,
**[19:23] K**
even if you decide to take a day off
to party with a slacker like me,
**[19:29] K**
I don't think that gives anyone
the right to complain.
**[19:36] A**
Well, I guess I'll say thanks.
**[19:39] A**
So I'll accept your offer,
and take it easy today.
**[19:43] A**
You can play at forward.
**[19:45] K**
W-Wait a second!
**[19:46] K**
We take turns as forward!
**[19:48] A**
I'll do it tomorrow!
***SIGN*** Floor 74: Dungeon
**[20:19] K**
Having someone good along
makes this a lot easier.
**[20:22] A**
Kirito-kun, switch!
**[20:25] K**
Right!
**[20:44] A**
Kirito-kun, look.
**[20:53] A**
Isn't that...
**[20:56] K**
I bet it is.
**[20:58] K**
The boss room.
**[21:00] A**
What do we do?
**[21:02] A**
Just take a look?
**[21:04] K**
Boss monsters never leave
the rooms they guard.
**[21:09] K**
If we just open the door, we'll be okay.
**[21:11] A**
R-Right.
**[21:13] K**
Have a teleport crystal
ready, just in case.
**[21:16] A**
Yeah.
**[21:19] K**
Ready?
**[21:21] K**
I'm going to open it.
**[21:21] ---**
Yeah.
***SIGN*** Next Time: The Blue-Eyed Demon