03x45 - Beyond Time

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03x45 - Beyond Time

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Tuesday, July 7, 2026 9:59 AM
Ocean Turtle Sub Control Room

Asuna.

Alice has been safely ejected.

It's just you and Kirito now.

Hurry!

I'm sorry, Ms. Rinko.

I'm...

staying here.

Wh-What are you...

Please take care of Alice.

Alice is a kind person.

She's full of so much love,
and she's loved by so many people.

For the sake of all the souls
who are gone now,

and for Kirito's sake as well,

please don't let the m*llitary use her,
no matter what.

Please tell everyone
that I said, "I'm sorry."

"Thank you. Goodbye."

Beyond Time

Higa?

I've secured Alice's Lightcube.

But...

Asuna chose to stay behind with Kirigaya.

Understood.

We'll do all we can to log them out
as soon as possible.

Dr. Kojiro.

We're ready to reopen the bulkhead hatch.

Whenever you're ready.

Thank you very much.

One minute has elapsed since the start
of the maximum-acceleration phase.

Which means ten years
have already passed there.

Higa, Mr. Kikuoka, hurry!

"What a surprise..."

...right?

Isn't that what you're thinking?

N-No, um...

I want you to know.

There's a reason I'm doing this.

O-Oh?

I always consider the worst-case scenario.

For now, it's better to let the enemy think
they still have a chance to seize Alice.

W-Worst-case, huh?

Ms. Rinko! We're here!

Please disable the bulkhead lock!

They just opened the bulkhead again.

Now that they have Alice,

all they have to do
is wait for the JSDF to storm in.

So why?

This is...

All right! Except for Brigg,
everyone head for the stairs.

Blast away and seize
control of the bulkhead.

You make it sound so easy.

Hey, what am I supposed to do?

You and I are going to
check out this cable duct.

I have a feeling
this is what the enemy's really after.

I see. Sounds good to me.

He's dead.

Isn't he our Rath informant?

Did they find out he was a spy
and execute him?

sh*t!

M-Mr. Kiku! Are you all right? Mr. Kiku!

They... got me.

Looks like I took one to the vest.

Never mind me, are you all right?

Y-Yeah.

Neither I or the computer got hit.

All right, then let's continue.

These Rath guys aren't playing around.

It might be time for last-resort measures.

But to do that...

I need the captain to decide!

Who's that?

This is...

This face is...

It's mine.

Wh-What...

So you've finally come to this side, Gabe?

Alicia?

So, this is where you've been, Alicia?

It's so cold. Let go, Alic...

I won't, Gabe.

We'll always be together from now on.

Come on, let's go.

S-Stop! Let go! Stop!

Stop!

Stop! S-Stop!

Stop!

Captain Miller! Alice is in the enemy's...

C...

Cap... tain?

D...

Dead!

Vassago! Wake up already! The captain's...

D-Dead...

Brigg is dead?

Yeah. The captain and Vassago, too.

Don't.

They have Alice's Lightcube.

There's no reason to fight anymore.

No, we still have orders.

If we can't steal it, then destroy it.

You have an idea, don't you?

Yeah. I kinda do, but...

It's no good. I can't make this decision
without the captain.

Tell me.

Tell me what it is!

Th-The engine.

Ocean Turtle Sub Control Room

We're ten minutes into
the maximum-acceleration phase.

The memory capacity of Kirigaya and Asuna's
Fluctlights will reach its limit soon.

Doctor.

The enemy is now in retreat.

R-Retreat?

Looks like they intend
to escape via submarine.

But why now, all of a sudden?

Wh-What's that? What's happening?

This is...

Don't tell me they...

These vibrations are from the main core
operating at full power, Doctor.

Main core?

The main engine.

In other words, the pressurized
water reactor at the base of the shaft.

Damn it! What have they done?

Look there!

It's likely plastic expl*sive.

If it destroys that,
the control rods can't descend...

And there'll be no stopping
the fission reaction?

I'll go remove the expl*sive.

I'm sure they left ample time
before the detonation so they could flee.

We should have another five,
maybe ten minutes left.

B-But Mr. Nakanishi,

by now, the temperature
in the engine room must be...

Please. It's no more than a sauna
with the heat turned up.

Rushing in to pull out the detonator
should be easy enough.

M-Mr. Nakanishi!

M-Mr. Kiku.

The reactor... those guys...

I know.

For now,
just focus on shutting down the STLs.

R-Right.

Oh, Higa?

Do you think
you can handle the rest by yourself?

Mr. Kiku, don't tell me
you're going down there.

Oh, hey. Well,
I'm just going to check on things.

I won't do anything reckless.

I'll be right back.

All right, I'm counting on you, Higa.

B-Be careful, okay?

M-Mr. Kiku!


Tuesday, July 7, 2026 10:12 AM
Ocean Turtle Reactor Emergency Control Room

One stayed behind?
Why? Does he want to die?

What?

Is that... Niemon?

What's it doing there?

Rinko.

I-Is that you, Akihiko?

I'm sorry for leaving
you alone for so long.

So this is where ya been the whole time?

Rinko, I was blessed to have met you.

You were the only thing
keeping me connected to the real world.

I want you to be the one
to keep it connected.

My dream...

to connect the two worlds
that are still divided.

Yes, of course.

Of course!

No good! If this keeps up...

Lt. Colonel Kikuoka!

Akihiko.

Not good. The battery cable's damaged.

If that goes,
it'll be completely immobilized.

No way.

Please...

Akihiko!

It's lost all power.

Akihiko!

You're Heathcliff of the Divine Blade,
aren't you?

You're Kirito the Black Swordsman's
greatest rival, aren't you?

So show us...

that you can perform at least one miracle?

N-Number Two has reactivated!

Akihiko.

Seems like the expl*si*n didn't go off.

Still,
I never thought Hans would stay behind.

I guess he had a longer history with Brigg
than we thought.

What can you do, right?

Two?

Hey, Shack?

Your team collected the bodies, right?

Isn't one missing?

It was only Brigg and Captain Miller,
right?

Who else d*ed?

Well, there was one more in the STL room.

We only found the captain dead in there.

Seriously,
I'm going to be haunted by that face.

Ms. Rinko, Kirito and Asuna's
logout process will be complete soon.

Sixty seconds left.

Roger that.

I'll send someone to get you right away.

Please do.

I don't think
I can make it up this ladder on my own.

Anyway, Mr. Kiku went down there
to check on things.

How's he doing?
I'm pretty sure he's wounded.

Yes, the lieutenant
colonel really put on a show.

Better than a Hollywood action movie.

That doesn't sound like him.

Thirty seconds left.

I'm going to where Kirigaya is now.

Contact me if anything happens.

Over.

This is the Engine Room.
Dr. Kojiro, do you read me?

Yes, I read you. What's going on?

A-Actually... we were able to
remove the expl*sive, but...

Um... Number Two is...

There's no sign of Niemon's body anywhere.

What?

Please, come back to us.

Asuna.

Kirito.

Kirito.

Asuna?

You're still a crybaby when you're alone.

I know everything about you.

Do you think Alice will scold us
when we get back?

It'll be fine. As long as we remember.

As long as we don't forget
one second of the time we spent with Alice.

Yes. You're right.

About Alice...

Liz, Klein, Agil, Silica...

and Yui...

As long as we don't ever forget about them,
it should be fine, right?

So, how long will we be staying
in this world?

A minimum of 200 years, apparently.

Even if it were a thousand years,
it wouldn't feel like a long time.

If I'm with you.

Come on, let's go, Kirito!

Yeah, let's go, Asuna.

We have a lot to do.

This world was only just born.

Next time: Alice.
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