E9 - The Blue-Eyed Demon

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[00:03] K
    Ready?
[00:04] K
    I'm going to open it.
[00:16] K
    There's nothing in here...
[00:19] A
    Wait.
[00:21] K
    It's okay.
[00:22] K
    I won't go in too far.
[00:23] K
    And we need to at least see the boss,
[00:26] ---
    or we won't know how to beat it.
[00:28] A
    Yeah, but...
SIGN    The Blue-Eyed Demon
[02:33] A
    That one's gonna be tough.
[02:35] K
    Yeah...
[02:36] K
    The only weapon I saw
    was that big sword,
[02:39] K
    but I'm sure it has special attacks.
[02:41] A
    We'll have to put tanks in the front row
[02:44] ---
    and keep switching.
[02:46] K
    Around ten shield users, I'd say.
[02:49] A
    Shield users, huh?
[02:51] K
    Wh-What?
[02:53] A
    You're hiding something, aren't you?
[02:56] K
    What are you talking about?
[02:57] A
    It makes no sense.
[02:59] A
    The biggest advantage of
    a one-handed sword
[03:02] ---
    is that you can use a shield.
[03:03] A
    But I've never seen you with one.
[03:07] A
    I don't use them because
    they slow my rapier.
[03:11] A
    And others don't because they
    dislike how they look.
[03:15] A
    You aren't using the sword you
    commissioned from Liz, either.
[03:19] A
    It's suspicious...
[03:29] A
    Well, it doesn't matter!
[03:31] A
    It's impolite to ask about people's skills.
[03:36] A
    Anyway, it's later than
    I'd hoped, but let's eat.
[03:39] K
    What?
[03:40] ---
    D-Did you make it yourself?
[03:42] A
    Yes.
[03:44] A
    Remove your gloves before you eat.
[03:46] K
    R-Right.
[03:48] A
    Here you go!
[03:56] K
    This is good!
[03:59] K
    But how did you get this taste?
[04:02] A
    A year of training and study.
[04:06] A
    Aincrad has around one
    hundred seasonings.
[04:07] A
    To make it,
[04:09] ---
    I calculated all the parameters the
    flavor-recreation engine uses.
[04:14] A
    This uses grogua seed, shugra leaf,
[04:17] A
    and calim water.
[04:20] K
    It's mayonnaise...
[04:21] A
    This uses abilba seed,
    sag leaves, and ulafish bone.
[04:28] K
    I-I know this taste...
[04:31] K
    It's soy sauce!
[04:36] A
    I made the sauce for the
    sandwich with these.
[04:38] K
    Wow.
[04:39] K
    It's perfect!
[04:40] K
    If you sold these, you'd make a fortune.
[04:43] A
    W-Would I?
[04:45] K
    N-No, you can't.
[04:48] A
    Wh-Why?
[04:51] K
    I want to keep this all for myself.
[04:56] A
    You're so greedy...
[04:59] A
    If I ever feel like it,
    I'll make you another one.
[05:14] Kl
    Oh, Kirito!
[05:16] Kl
    It's been a while!
[05:20] K
    You're still alive, Klein.
[05:22] Kl
    You're always such a downer!
[05:26] Kl
    Wait...
[05:27] Kl
    Aren't you always solo?
[05:29] ---
    Why do you have a girl with you?
[05:33] K
    Um...
[05:34] K
    I'm sure you've met him
    during boss fights.
[05:36] K
    But I'll introduce you anyway.
[05:38] K
    This is Klein, of the guild FurinKazan.
[05:41] K
    And this is Asuna, of the
    Knights of the Blood Oath.
[05:46] K
    Say something...
[05:48] K
    You lagging?
[05:53] Kl
    H-Hello, my name is K-Klein!
[05:55] ---
    I'm 24, single, and looking for a girlfr—
[06:02] Guild
    Leader!
[06:10] Guild
    Th-That's Asuna-san!
[06:16] K
    W-Well, they're not really bad...
[06:19] K
    The leader's face aside.
[06:23] K
    Hey!
[06:25] Kl
    Got you back.
[06:27] K
    K-Klein!
[06:28] Kl
    What are you doing here with a girl?
[06:34] Kl
    What's going on, Kirito?
[06:36] K
    Uh, well...
[06:38] A
    Hello, there.
[06:39] A
    I'll be partying with him for a while.
[06:41] A
    Nice to meet you.
[06:43] Kl
    Kirito! Why, you...
[06:45] K
    Wait!
[06:49] A
    Kirito-kun!
[06:53] K
    Is that...
[06:54] K
    the Army?
[06:57] Kl
    That's the big guild that
    runs the first floor.
[06:59] ---
    What are they doing up here?
[07:01] A
    They took heavy damage clearing the
    25th floor, so they've been focused
[07:05] ---
    on strengthening their guild
    rather than clearing levels.
[07:08] A
    They stopped showing up
    on the front lines.
[07:13] Soldier
    At ease!
[07:21] C
    I am Lieutenant Colonel Corvatz
    of the Aincrad Liberation Army.
[07:26] K
    Kirito. I'm solo.
[07:28] C
    Have you cleared the area up ahead?
[07:31] K
    Yes.
[07:32] K
    We have a map up to the boss room.
[07:36] C
    Then I'd like you to give us that map data.
[07:41] Kl
    For free?
[07:43] Kl
    Do know how much of a
    pain in the ass mapping is?
[07:47] C
    We share information and resources equally
[07:51] ---
    with civilian players!
[07:53] C
    And we maintain order in battle
[07:56] ---
    to liberate all players from this
    game as quickly as possible!
[08:00] C
    Thus, you have a duty to help us!
[08:06] A
    Listen...
[08:07] Kl
    You little...
[08:08] K
    Stop it.
[08:09] K
    I planned on sharing the data with
    everyone when I returned to town.
[08:13] K
    I don't mind.
[08:14] ---
    Come on...
[08:15] Kl
    That's being way too nice, Kirito.
[08:18] Kl
    I won't make money off map data.
[08:25] C
    Thank you for your cooperation.
[08:29] K
    If you plan to pick a fight with the
    boss, I'd recommend against it.
[08:33] C
    That is my decision to make.
[08:36] K
    I just looked in the room.
[08:38] K
    You won't get anywhere
    with only a few people!
[08:42] K
    And your party's exhausted...
[08:45] C
    My men aren't so weak as
    to give in this easily!
[08:50] C
    Stand up, men!
[09:00] Kl
    Are they gonna be okay?
[09:04] A
    I don't think they'd be foolish
    enough to rush the boss.
[09:10] K
    Still, let's at least go and
    keep an eye on them.
[09:18] K
    I don't know who's being nicer.
[09:26] Kl
    Um, well, Asuna-san...
[09:30] Kl
    You see...
[09:33] Kl
    He's a gloomy fool,
[09:34] ---
    unsociable, and he's addicted to combat.
[09:38] Kl
    But take care of Kirito for me!
[09:46] A
    Okay!
[09:48] ---
    I will.
[10:00] Kl
    The only thing ahead is the boss room...
[10:03] Kl
    Maybe they used an item to go back?
[10:12] K
    Asuna!
[10:13] A
    Right!
[10:14] ---
    Hey!
[10:21] A
    Idiots.
[10:25] K
    Hey, are you okay?!
[10:39] K
    What are you doing?
[10:40] K
    Use your teleport crystals!
[10:42] Soldier
    We can't...
[10:43] Soldier
    The c-crystals won't work!
[10:47] A
    There hasn't been a boss room
    with a trap like this before.
[10:53] C
    The Liberation Army never retreats!
[10:56] C
    Fight! Fight!
[10:59] K
    You fools...
[11:01] Kl
    What's going on?
[11:03] K
    They can't use teleportation crystals here.
[11:06] K
    If we go in,
[11:07] ---
    we might be able to get them out, but...
[11:10] Kl
    Can't we do anything?
[11:18] C
    Charge!
[11:22] K
    Don't!
[11:43] ---
    Hey...
[11:44] K
    Hang on!
[11:54] C
    Impossible.
[12:01] A
    No...
[12:12] A
    No.
[12:14] A
    I can't...
[12:21] A
    No!
[12:24] K
    Asuna!
[12:27] Kl
    Guess I have no choice!
[12:51] K
    Get back!
[12:54] Kl
    You okay?
[12:56] Soldiers
    Thanks.
[13:12] K
    At this rate...
[13:19] A
    Kirito-kun!
[13:20] Kl
    Kirito!
[13:27] K
    Do I absolutely have to use it?
[13:30] K
    But...
[13:50] K
    Damn it, this isn't the
    time for uncertainty!
[13:53] K
    Asuna, Klein...
[13:55] K
    I need you to hold him
    off for ten seconds!
[13:59] Kl
    Got it!
[14:12] K
    Okay, ready!
[14:15] K
    Switch!
[14:41] K
    Starburst Stream!
[14:52] Kl
    Wh-What is that skill?
[14:55] K
    Faster...
[15:06] K
    Even Faster!
[15:35] K
    Is it...
[15:38] ---
    over?
[16:07] A
    Kirito-kun!
[16:08] A
    Kirito-kun!
[16:19] ---
    Ow...
[16:27] K
    How long was I out?
[16:30] A
    Just a few seconds.
[16:33] A
    Dummy!
[16:34] A
    That was crazy.
[16:38] K
    Hold me too tightly,
[16:40] K
    and I'll lose my last few HP.
[16:45] Kl
    Corvatz and two others died.
[16:50] K
    We haven't lost anyone to a
    boss fight since floor 67.
[16:55] Kl
    Corvatz was a dumbass,
[16:58] Kl
    thinking he could take that thing.
[17:01] Kl
    There's no point if you die.
[17:10] Kl
    Anyway, what was that?
[17:14] K
    Do I have to say?
[17:16] Kl
    Of course!
[17:18] Kl
    I've never seen that before.
[17:21] K
    An extra skill.
[17:24] K
    Dual-wielding.
[17:26] Kl
    Wh-What's the prerequisite?
[17:28] K
    If I knew, I'd have shared it.
[17:31] Kl
    It isn't on the information broker's skill list.
[17:34] Kl
    So you're the only one who has it.
[17:36] Kl
    It's a unique skill?
[17:38] Kl
    I can't believe you never told me
[17:41] Kl
    you had a skill like that.
SIGN    One-handed Sword
    Dual-wielding
    Thrown Sword
[17:44] K
    I was looking at my skill window
[17:47] ---
    about six months ago,
    and I just found it there.
[17:52] K
    But if people knew I had
    a skill like this...
[17:55] Kl
    MMO gamers are the jealous type...
[17:58] Kl
    I'm too good a guy to care,
[18:01] Kl
    but lots of people would
    be really envious.
[18:04] Kl
    Especially because...
[18:08] Kl
    Well, suffering builds
    character, young man.
[18:15] K
    You could help a little...
[18:19] Kl
    I'm going to trigger the warp gate.
[18:21] Kl
    You gonna come?
[18:22] K
    No, I'll leave it to you.
[18:25] K
    I'm exhausted...
[18:27] Kl
    Got it.
[18:28] Kl
    Be careful on your way back.
[18:34] Kl
    And, well...
[18:35] Kl
    Kirito...
[18:37] Kl
    When you ran in to rescue
    those Army guys...
[18:42] K
    What?
[18:45] Kl
    Well...
[18:47] Kl
    I was glad.
[18:49] Kl
    That's all.
[18:50] Kl
    See you around.
[18:59] K
    Hey, Asuna?
[19:01] A
    I was so scared...
[19:03] A
    I didn't know what I'd do if you died.
[19:07] K
    What?
[19:09] K
    You're the one who jumped in first.
[19:14] A
    I'm going to take a leave of
    absence from the guild.
[19:17] K
    A-And do what?
[19:19] A
    I said I'd party up with you...
[19:22] A
    Did you already forget?
SIGN    Asuna invites you to join her party.
[19:54] K
    All right.
SIGN    October 19, 2024 Floor 50: Algade
[20:08] E
    "A blue demon that annihilated
    a large Army squad."
[20:12] E
    "And a fifty-hit combo from a
    dual-wielder who took it out himself."
[20:17] E
    They're making a really
    big deal out of it.
[20:22] K
    None of that actually happened.
[20:24] K
    And because of that,
[20:26] ---
    so many swordsmen and
    information brokers
[20:28] ---
    come to my place, I can't stay there.
[20:31] Liz
    Isn't that your own fault?
[20:34] Liz
    You said it was just our secret,
    and you let everyone in on it.
[20:47] A
    What are we going to do, Kirito-kun?
[20:50] A
    We have a big problem!
SIGN    October 19, 2024 Floor 55 Grandzam
[20:53] H
    Kirito-kun, outside of boss fights,
[20:56] H
    I believe we've never met.
[20:58] K
    No.
[20:59] K
    We spoke shortly at a conference
    on the 67th floor,
[21:04] K
    Guild Commander Heathcliff.
[21:06] H
    That was a difficult battle.
[21:09] H
    We almost lost members, as well.
[21:12] H
    Even a top guild never has sufficient
    members for the front lines.
[21:17] H
    And now,
[21:19] H
    you are taking one of our
    most important players.
[21:24] K
    If she's that important,
[21:25] ---
    you should do a better job
    of picking her bodyguard.
[21:28] H
    I apologize for the trouble
    you had with Kuradeel.
[21:33] H
    But we simply cannot allow our
    second-in-command to leave.
[21:40] H
    Kirito-kun,
[21:42] H
    if you want her, take her with
    your blade, your two blades.
[21:45] H
    If you can defeat me in combat,
    you may take Asuna-kun.
[21:49] H
    But if you lose,
[21:51] ---
    you will join the Knights
    of the Blood Oath.
[21:58] K
    Very well.
[21:59] ---
    If you'd rather settle this with
    swords, that's fine with me.
[22:02] K
    Let's settle it with a duel.
SIGN    Next Time: Crimson Killing Intent