02x08 - b*llet of b*ll*ts

[bunniefuu]

"BoB Until the Main Event"

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"BoB Until the Main Event"

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But if you're a fake

assuming that name...

Or if you are the real deal, then...

Someday, I'll k*ll you.

Death g*n first took action

after the second b*llet of b*ll*ts.

Both times, his crimes were committed

in the public eye.

It's highly probable that until then he'd stayed

under the radar, focusing on enhancing his character...

Not surprisingly, he's not registered

under the name Death g*n.

But for him, BoB is the ultimate stage.

He's sure to show up...

I've got to find out the name

of Death g*n's avatar, and meet him again...

Without a second thought, right now

Take aim at this paradox-ridden world

And fire with your own two hands

Thanks to the warmth of your falling tears

I thought that I'd realized what kindness was

So why do we keep hurting each other

And create even more hatred?

If this pain that grates on me

The strength that I've discovered

Will someday gently envelop the future

Without a second thought, right now

Take aim at this paradox-ridden world

And fire with your own two hands

Take this sorrow

Drenched with red tears

And embrace it tenderly

So that these blasts ringing out

Will be transformed into the sounds

of a new beginning

"b*llet of b*ll*ts"

"BoB Until the Main Event"

"Time: minutes remaining"

Hey, Sinon...

Sinon?

Miss Sinon?

--Sin--

--Cut it out!

We've already exchanged greetings.

What do you want with me now?

W-Well, I was wondering if you wanted

to swap some meaningful info before the final...

I mean...

If I could ask you to do that...

Well, okay.

Even though I know I'm going to be

the one lecturing you!

Th-That's not what

I had in mind...

...actually, I kinda did.

What kind of condition have you been in

during this tournament?

...and that's when I'll apply

the k*lling blow!

This is amazing...

-The final is always like one big festival.

-With XeXeed out,

there's sure to be chaos in this final!

If you want to pick a sure-fire winner, get this!

The players' secret info for only , credits!

- Yamikaze, I'm putting all I've got on you!

- What are huuka's odds?

Dyne, huh?

His equipment and skills aren't bad,

but as always, he's no stud, you know?

At best, he'll finish th today.

If you want to bet on a longshot,

go with Richie.

Who are you calling "no stud"?

S-Sorry!

--I'm not quite the same player this time...

--H-Hey!

Huh? That's Kirito, isn't it?

I hear she sliced up the enemy good

with that Photon Sword!

A berserker who's

a cool beauty, huh? I like it!

Nah, Sinon's the one!

I want to get sh*t by Sinocchi, too!

Yeah, who wouldn't?

I wanna get slashed!

Then get your butt over to ALO.

Oh, sorry...

--F-Forgive me, Kirito!

--F-Forgive me, Kirito!

You guys...

Root for me, okay?

- K-Kirito! Good luck!

- I'm betting my life savings on you!

What do you think you're doing?

"BoB Until the Main Event"

"Time: minutes remaining"

Uh... so during the final, there's going to be players

scattered randomly across the same map? Is that right?

So you exchange sh*ts once you meet up,

and whoever's still standing at the end is the winner, right?

See? I knew it!

You're planning to make me

explain everything after all.

I mean, that's all written up

in the email the operators sent us.

I-I did glance through it, but...

Uh... I thought I should make sure

I understood it right, see...

However you want to phrase it.

Basically, like you just said, the final is

a -player encounter battle played on the same map.

Starting positions are random, but everyone

is at least , meters away from each other.

A... a thousand?

So this is one huge map, huh?

Did you really read that email?

The map for the final is a circle

km in diameter.

It's a multi-stage arena with

mountains, forests, and deserts.

And start time is in the afternoon,

so there'll be no advantage or disadvantage

in terms of equipment or skills.

People can still encounter each other

with that setup?

It's a sh**t 'em up game,

so it has to be at least that vast.

Plus, all players automatically get an item

called the Satellite Scan Terminal.

Satellite... Like a spy drone or something?

Right.

A satellite will be passing overhead

every fifteen minutes.

When it does, it'll send every player's location

on the map to every terminal.

In other words, the longest you can hide

in one place is fifteen minutes.

You got it.

But wouldn't a rule like that

be a drawback for sn*pers?

To fire one sh*t, k*ll one person,

and travel one kilometer,

fifteen minutes is

more than enough.

I-Is that right?

Okay, that should do it, right?

--Next time I find you...

--Hey... H-Hold up, hold up!

There's something else?

The real questions start now!

Uh... This might sound like

a strange thing to ask, but...

Out of all the BoB contestants,

how many names don't you know, Sinon?

What's up with that?

Please. Just tell me.

It's really important.

Well, if it's just the names,

I guess it's all right...

The first-timers I know of are...

Aside from a certain annoying

Photon Sword wielder, just three.

Three! What are their names?

Hmm, Jushi X, Pale Rider, and...

...this Sterben, I guess.

Is Death g*n one of these three?

What's this about?

You still haven't explained a thing!

I'm just about ready to blow a fuse.

No, uh...

What? Are you trying to piss me off

so I'll mess up in the final?

No... I'm not.

That's not it! I mean...

Does this have to do with why you suddenly

started acting weird after yesterday's prelims?

Oh, right.

Yesterday, I was suddenly approached

by someone I once played in a VRMMO.

I'm pretty sure that one of those

names you mentioned is his.

Was he your friend?

No... an enemy. I'm sure that

I once fought to the death with him.

Yet I can't even remember

his name from back then.

Fought to the death... Enemy?

You mean you had a falling out when you

were in the same party? Is that the reason?

No. We genuinely risked our lives

trying to k*ll each other.

He... The group he belonged to did things

that should never be allowed.

No way were we gonna bury the hatchet.

All we could do was settle it by the sword.

That part, I don't regret at all. But...

I've been averting my eyes from

the responsibility I should have assumed.

I forced myself to forget,

and now, here I am.

But I can't run away anymore.

This time, I've got to face him head on.

Sorry to unload this on you.

Forget it, okay?

"Could you still pull the trigger?"

If a sh*t from that g*n could really

k*ll the player in the real world, too...

And unless you k*lled him, you or someone

important to you would be k*lled instead...

If that was the case,

then could you still pull the trigger?

Kirito, were you one of the players

in that game?

Sorry, I shouldn't have asked you that.

No, that's okay.

Kirito...

Sinon?

We should be heading toward

the Waiting Dome now.

Or we won't have time to inspect

our equipment and get focused.

Y-Yeah. Right.

Now I know that you have

your own reasons, too.

But that has nothing to do

with the promise you made me.

I'm going to pay you back for yesterday's final,

if it's the last thing I do.

So if you get sh*t by anyone other than me,

I'll never forgive you.

Gotcha. I promise to survive

until I meet up with you.

Thanks.

My battle junkies who thrive

on the scent of g*n oil and gunsmoke!

Are you ready?

The betting pool will be closing soon!

All right, tonight we'll find out who's the strongest player

in GGO - the hardest of the VRMMOs!

MMO Stream will be

broadcasting the battle live!

All right, let's start the countdown! Come on!

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b*llet of b*ll*ts... start!

"Richie the Lion"

--All right!

--You did it, Sinocchi!

Number of survivors... .

Looks like Dyne's

the one being pursued.

Since Richie's style is to ambush

with his heavy machine g*n,

he wouldn't make a move himself.

Dyne and Pale Rider are the ones

I should go after...

I wonder if he's survived so far?

What do I care about a guy like that!

Dammit! Who the hell

is that guy?

Come on, show yourself already!

I'm gonna riddle you with b*ll*ts!

Always check your six, Dyne.

Who's there?

Hold up. I have a proposition.

There's no room for propositions

or compromises in this situation!

One of us is going to die, that's all!

Please. I don't want them

to realize we're here.

What do you mean?

I want to watch that battle

on the bridge to the end.

Don't fire until then.

Watch, and then what?

Depends on the situation,

but I'll be leaving this area.

I won't att*ck you.

I might snipe you from behind, you know.

If it happens, it happens.

Just say you'll go along with it.

They're about to start!

If we regroup, will you

fight me for real then?

Yeah.

You should be a little more vigilant.

If he tries to leave,

I'm going to sh**t him first, okay?

Gotcha.

No, hold up.

What the hell?

Dammit!

He's...

...so powerful!

By minimizing the weight

of his equipment...

He's boosting his three-dimensional mobility!

Not to mention his acrobatic skills

are pretty high, too.

Dammit!

If he'd been able to switch out the magazine,

he could've just sprayed b*ll*ts at him from the hip.

That blue guy is so powerful...

Is he... the guy

inside that cloak?

An enemy. I'm sure that I once

fought to the death with him.

I'm going to sh**t him now.

All right. But if...

if he's that guy, then...

You think he can dodge it at this close range?

You've got to be kidding me.

Did we miss the sound of the g*nsh*t?

No, we definitely didn't hear it.

What could that mean?

One possibility is a laser r*fle

that doesn't emit much sound,

or if it's a live a*mo g*n,

maybe it had a sil*ncer on... But...

He can't be dead yet,

so why isn't he moving?

Looks like he was sh*t

from the forest...

No, no. I think he was sniped

from a greater distance.

I just checked every inch of this area,

and there was no one within a -km radius.

Come to think of it, Kirito.

Where the heck did you

pop out from?

I was chasing after

that Pale Rider guy...

No... Oh, right...

What?

Now that you mention it, when I got scanned

I was swimming in that river.

Since I was underwater the whole time,

I guess the satellite didn't pick me up?

With all that equipment? How?

Of course I took everything off

and put it back in my item storage box.

So if you're underwater at the bottom of the river,

the Satellite Scan can't pick you up, huh?

I'll keep that in mind.

Sinon, do you see that

weird light effect on his avatar?

A stun b*llet?

How long has he been there?

The Silent Assassin?

Is that the name of that r*fle?

Right, it comes equipped with a sil*ncer -

it's a high-end sn*per's r*fle!

I did hear the rumors that it existed within GGO,

but I've never seen it before.

If he can handle a g*n like that...

Just who is that guy?

He's going to finish him off

with a handgun?

Sinon... sh**t!

Which one?

The guy in the ragged cloak!

Please - just sh**t him!

Hurry!

Before he fires!

I wished so hard to become stronger than ever

Overcoming my grief

I've turned my back so many times

On the past that will never change

While hiding the scars

I can never show anyone

I will embrace all this pain

that has started flooding through me

I don't need warmth at all

If it will vanish one day

I wished so hard to become stronger than ever

Like a lonely star racing across the darkness

Sunk so deep inside my heart,

I'm so weak and fragile

I can't put it into words, or even speak out

I'm just waiting for the light

Trying not to be found by anyone

Next time: "Death g*n."