01x10 - Crimson k*lling Intent

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If you want her, you'll have to use your dual blades to take her from us.

If you can defeat me in combat, you'll be free to take Asuna.

On the other hand, if you lose, you will join the Knights of the Blood Oath.

Yeah, okay.

If you wanna settle this with swords, that's fine by me.

We'll have ourselves a duel then.

October , Floor : Collinia

Hurry folks! The good seats are going fast!

Who's next?

My god... You're such an idiot.
How could you agree to a duel?

Okay, calm down! I'm sorry!

It's not like he gave me any other choice.

The other day, when you used your dual-wielding skill,

I've never seen anything like that before.

The thing is, the commander has his own unique skill too.

I know. I've seen it a bunch of times myself.

The Divine Blade. It maximizes his offensive and defensive moves.

His att*ck is strong, but his defense is incredible.

No one's ever seen the commander's HP bar dip down into the yellow zone before.

His invinciblity is way beyond the normal game balance.

I know.

What if you lose? I don't care if I don't get my leave of absence.

I care about you having to join the Knights of the Blood Oath.

Well, I'm not planning on losing easily.

Mitometeta okubyou na kako

Wakaranai mama ni

Kowagatteta ushiro no jibun ga Genjitsu wo ima ni utsusu

Ikutsu mono sora wo egaita

Koko wa kitto hakanai kokoro

Midashite

Yume de takaku tonda karada wa

Donna fuan matotte mo furiharatteku

Nemuru chiisana omoi hirogari dashite

Kizuku yowai watashi kimi ga ireba

Kurai sekai tsuyoku ireta

Nagai yume miru kokoro wa sou eien de

I want to always be with you

I'll give you everything I have...

Crimson k*lling Intent

I'm sorry about this, Kirito.

I didn't think this would be such a big deal. This is crazy.

Maybe I can get a cut of the tickets.

No.

But when we're finished, you'll become an official member of the guild.

I'll consider this your first mission.

Shield?

Your reaction time is very impressive.

Yeah, and your defense is impregnable.

Not yet...

Give it time!

Be careful...

Now's my chance!

What?

October , Floor : Algade

Uh...don't you guys have uniforms that aren't so flashy?

Actually, that's one of our less flashy ones.

You look great.

I'm in a guild...

I guess it's sort of my fault, isn't it?

No. This is a good opportunity. As a solo player, I got as far as I could go.

That makes me feel a little better...

Hey, Kirito...

Why do you avoid guilds... and people?

I hope you don't mind my asking.

I mean, it's not because you're a beta tester or because you have unique skills, is it?

You do care about people.

It was a long time ago.

About a year or so... up to now... that was the only guild I was in.

It was small. Including me, there were six of us in it.

They called themselves the Moonlit Black Cats.

As players, they were good.

But their levels were way lower than mine.

And I thought if I'd told them what my level was, they wouldn't have wanted me around.

So I decided to keep my mouth shut about it. And I joined up with them.

I'd watch them... messing around, having fun, and I guess I wanted to be part of that too.

Then one day...

I'm the reason the whole guild was wiped out.

If I hadn't hidden the fact that I was a beater,

I could've convinced them how dangerous that trap really was.

I k*lled them... Sachi... all of them.

I'm not gonna die, got that?

I can't die, because...

I have to protect you.

October , Floor : Grandzam

I gotta train?

That's right.

You, me and one other guy are gonna form a party.

Then, we're all gonna go clear the dungeon on this floor.

Hang on, Godfree! Kirito and I are already in...

I can't do anything about it, ma'am.

Besides, as second-in-command, you know we can't ignore the rules.

If he's gonna be joining us, then it's my job as commander of the front lines to take the kid out and evaluate his skills.

But... and that's ridiculous! He doesn't need evaluation. He's stronger than you!

Kid, in thirty minutes, I wanna see you at the western gate. Hoo-ah!

We finally had a chance to be alone...

I'll be back soon.

Think you can wait for me?

Mhmm.

Just be careful.

Hey, kid! We're waiting for ya!

Are you serious?

Yup! Look at it this way, we're all in the same guild.

So, I figured now's a good time as any for you guys to bury the hatchet.

About the other day, I apologize for my behavior.

I was rude to you and I... I promise it won't happen again.

Yeah, sure...

Alright ladies, time to focus.

Today, I'll be checking out how you react to dangerous situations.

So, I'm gonna need you to hand over all the crystals in your storage.

Even my teleport crystals?
-Mm-hm.

Yeah, okay.

Awesome! Now, let's go clear a dungeon!

Yay...

Floor : Dungeon Entrance

This looks like a good place to take a break.

Chow time, ladies.

Say "ah!"

We've been poisoned?

The hell's going on?

You packed the water, Kuradeel.
What'd you do? You bastard!

Antidote crystals, hurry!

Poor sad old Godfree. I always knew you were a colossal idiot.

But this proves you're even dumber than I thought.

Don't do this!

No! Stop it!

Here's my plan.

Our party was walking along when... we were att*cked by this g*ng of criminal players who appeared out of nowhere.

You both fought hard, but you were k*lled in battle.

It was just me against all of them. And somehow, I courageously and single-handedly fought them all off!

You know, I just k*lled an innocent bystander because of you. How am I gonna live with myself.

From over here, you looked like you were having a blast doing it.

Why the hell would a guy like you join the Knights of the Blood Oath?

You'd be more at home with one of the criminal guilds.

What an interesting observation.
You have sharp eyes.

You're with Laughing Coffin, the m*rder guild.

That's where I got the skills to paralyze bastards like you.

Where's my head?

I better stop talking or the poison will wear off. And we wouldn't want that.

Time to finish you off for good!

The poison's not wearing off!

How's it feel? Come on! I wanna know how it feels, knowing you're about to die like a dog.

What? Is your tongue paralyzed too?

Is this it?

Is this where I'm gonna die?

Come on, now!

It's your last chance to say something.

You really are going to die!

Why do you keep struggling?
Are you afraid of dying after all?

No...

I'm just not... ready yet!

Is that so?

That's the way I like it!

Die!

Die! Die!

Heal!

I made it...

I made it in time, Thank god...

I made it...

I was tracking your position on the map the whole time.

And I saw Godfree disappear. I got worried something happened.

Are you alive? I'm not dreaming, am I?

No... You're not...

Hang on... I'll finish this...

A-Asuna... I-I can explain everything.

We were just training, and all of the sudden, there was this...

Damn you...

I give up. I surrender. Please don't k*ll me!

I'll leave the guild!

You'll never see me again, I promise! Please!

I don't wanna die!

The oldest trick in the book!
And you fell for it, bitch!

Damn you... You m*rder*d me...

I'm sorry.

This was... all my fault, wasn't it?

Asuna...

I'm sorry.

But I... I should... stay away from you...

for your sake.

Asuna... My life belongs to you.

I'll give it up for you. I wanna stay with you until the end.

And I promise I'll do anything to protect you too... forever, no matter what.

I swear.

I'll do everything I can... to make sure you get back to the real world.

Asuna...

Could I... stay with you... for the night?

Mm-hm.

Floor : Selmburg

Okay.

D-Don't look! Not yet anyway.

Wh-What are you waiting for? Get undressed.

Don't just sit there. It-It's embarrassing.

No wait! I didn't... I mean,

I-I just... All I wanted was to spend the night with you tonight and...

Not the, uh, the other thing...

You... Y-Y-You ...

You dummy!

Hey, whatcha smiling about?

I was just having a dream... about my old life.

It was weird.

In the dream I had, everything in Aincrad, everything that happened and meeting you was just that... a dream. And I was so scared.

But it wasn't. Thank God it wasn't.

Now that sounds weird.
Don't you wanna go back?

Of course I do.

I do. It's just... I don't want my life here to disappear, is all.

The last two years have been very special to me. I realize that now.

Listen, Kirito...

I was thinking, maybe we could leave the front lines for a while.

What?

I'm scared.

I feel like if we return to the b*ttlefield now, something bad's gonna happen again.

Or maybe I'm just tired of it all.

I know what you mean...

I guess...I am too...

In the southwest of floor , there's this tiny little village by a lake and a forest.

We could get a house together.

And then...

And then what?

Uh...

We get married.

Okay!

Tookuni kikoeta kane no ne ga sukoshi samishikute

Mou ichido tsuyoku kondo wa takaku kake nuketa

Tada kurikaesu genjitsu mo

Hoshi no kazu no negai goto mo

Mezasu beki asu wo mitsuketa

Kono omoi ni wa katenai

Me no mae ni hirakareta hate nai sekai

Tatoe yume demo ii

Mayoi tsuzukete mo mune no oku de tsuyoku

Zutto zutto hibiiteku

Sotto sotto hikatteru

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