"What are you talking about?" "1070)}Why should we have to share these healing crystals with you?" "2024 Floor 35:" "Lost Forest you know." "so who are you to talk?" "You don't need to use any crystals!" "Of course I do..." "Silica." "I can't expect the boys to help me when I need it." "come on." "It's not like that..." "Fine!" "I don't care!" "You want my items?" "Take them!" "But I'm never going to team up with you again!" "I know there are a ton of other parties out there who'd love to have me on their side!" "Wait!" "Don't go!" "Silica... 80)}Mitometeta okubyou na kako 1060)}The cowardly past that I'd acknowledged" "80)}Wakaranai mama ni 80)}Kowagatteta ushiro no jibun ga Genjitsu wo ima ni utsusu scared Projecting reality onto today" "80)}Ikutsu mono sora wo egaita 1060)}I've drawn so many skies" "80)}Koko wa kitto hakanai kokoro 1060)}This must be my fleeting heart" "80)}Midashite 1060)}Out of control" "80)}Yume de takaku tonda karada wa this body soars so high" "80)}Donna fuan matotte mo furiharatteku 1060)}And it can brush away any fears that cling to me" "80)}Nemuru chiisana omoi hirogari dashite these budding feelings start to expand" "80)}Kizuku yowai watashi kimi ga ireba weak as I am..." "As long as I had you 80)}Kurai sekai tsuyoku ireta 1060)}I could stay strong in this dark world" "80)}Nagai yume miru kokoro wa sou eien de 1060)}My heart will dream a long dream forever" "I want to always be with you" "I'll give you everything I have... 720)}The Black Swordsman" "Out of healing crystals?" "!" "Pina!" "Pina..." "Pina!" "Pina." "Pina..." "Pina!" "Pina..." "Pina!" "Pina..." "Don't leave me all alone." "Pina!" "What's that feather?" "It's Pina." "My best friend... aren't you?" "I'm sorry..." "I could've saved your friend." "No... it's all my fault." "I was stupid to think I could make it through the forest on my own." "Thank you for saving me..." "You did what you could." "That feather... check and see if it has an item name attached to it." "278)}Pina's Heart" "don't cry." "There's a chance you can revive it." "No way." "Really? there's a field dungeon called the Hill of Memories." "I heard somewhere that the flower growing at the top can revive familiars." "huh?" "I'd offer to go get it for you." "All you'd have to do is pay for the trip." "the flower won't bloom unless the familiar's master's there." "Thank you so much for telling me about it." "then someday I could... but the time limit's three days to revive it." "No way..." "It's all my fault." "Pina." "It's okay." "You have three days." "Take this equipment." "It should boost you five or six levels." "412)}Ebon Dagger 485)}Silverthread Armor" "557)}Moon Blazer 628)}Fairy Boots" "699)}Florit Belt" "I'm sure everything will work out." "Why would you do all this for me?" "okay?" "I promise I won't." "Alright...it's because you look like my little sister..." "I'm sorry." "but... it's cool." "it works with why I'm here." "We'll be helping each other out." "my name's Silica." "My name's Kirito." "I guess we'll be working together for a little while." "1060)}Floor 35:" "Mishe" "there's Silica!" "It took you long time to get back." "We were getting worried." "U-Um..." "You wanna team up with us?" "We'll take you wherever you want to go!" "but... so... later." "Bye!" "I didn't mean to put you on the spot like that." "Didn't know you had fans." "You must be popular." "No..." "They don't take me seriously." "They want me to be their mascot." "and I guess... it went to my head..." "Don't worry about it." "promise." "Okay!" "Kirito?" "I'm on Floor 50." "so I was thinking of getting a room tonight." "I'll take you out for some cheesecake." "It's really good here." "if it isn't Silica!" "Wow." "You made it out of the forest alive." "girl." "Is something wrong?" "Oh no." "Nothing." "Hang on." "What happened to your little friend the lizard?" "Did it run away?" "Pina died saving me." "I'm gonna get Pina back!" "Really?" "I guess you'll be heading for the Hill of Memories then." "I wonder if you'll be able to clear it at your level?" "Of course she will." "It's not that difficult to level." "this girl seduced another player." "but you don't look that strong." "Come on." "She does she have to be so mean?" "Well... is Sword Art Online your first MMO?" "Uh-huh." "A lot of people's personalities change when they play games online." "And some actually like playing the game as the bad guy." "You see how our cursors are green?" "your cursor's gonna turn orange." "Then they become what's called a 'red player' -- also known as player killers." "They're all about murder." "They kill other players?" "have some laughs - and it's cool." "But Sword Art Online isn't normal." "It's definitely not a game." "Kirito..." "I'm sorry." "so... you saved me after all." "Looks like you cheered me up instead." "Silica." "where the heck is our cheesecake already?" "our dessert hasn't shown up yet!" "I wonder if he'd laugh if I told him I wanted to talk some more." "are you still awake?" "K-Kirito?" "I forgot to tell you some stuff about Floor 47." "But it can wait till tomorrow." "now's fine!" "I was just thinking I should ask you about..." "That was so close." "what's up?" "Something wrong?" "nothing." "Kirito?" "It's a Mirage Sphere." "It's pretty!" "This is the town area of floor 47." "And that's the Hill of Memories." "we can..." "Hm?" "What's wron " "Who's there?" "who was it?" "An eavesdropper." "you can't hear through a door unless you knock first." "you can." "It takes practice." "Not that many players have it." "Why would they want to listen to us?" "2024 Floor 47:" "Floria" "This place is like a dream!" "I know." "The whole floor is covered in flowers." "That's why they call it the Flower Garden." "Couples..." "Silica?" "What?" "!" "Nothing!" "Sorry to keep you waiting." "What's wrong?" "nothing at all." "Come on." "Okay..." "What's that for?" "okay?" "use this crystal." "You can jump to any town with it." "But..." "No buts." "Use it." "I understand." "Let's get going." "it will lead us right to the Hill of Memories." "Kirito..." "Calm down!" "That thing's not that strong." "save me!" "But don't look!" "Save me!" "But don't look!" "That'll be... difficult." "D-Darn you..." "Take that!" "Did you see anything?" "Not really." "but... what's your sister like?" "Why do you want to know?" "you said I looked like her." "but.." "What's she like?" "but she's really my cousin." "so I doubt she even knows." "But I know..." "And I guess that's the reason I avoided her." "Our grandfather's really strict." "he made us take classes at the local kendo dojo." "I stopped going." "Grandpa beat the hell out of me for that." "That's awful... then my sister stood up for me and told him to stop." "She said she'd train hard for both of us." "And she did." "She trained hard." "She even made it to the nationals." "She did?" "How awesome!" "Yeah..." "I've always felt guilty for putting her through that." "I wouldn't doubt it if she hates me." "God knows she could've been doing something else." "it makes me feel like I'm paying her back." "There it is." "you're wrong." "I don't think she hates you at all." "She wouldn't work that hard for you if she didn't like you." "Promise." "And I bet she even loves kendo." "making me feel better." "Maybe you're right." "I hope so." "I'm gonna do my best too!" "Ki-Kirito!" "Ow!" "Is that reviving flower around here?" "over there!" "Go ahead." "Pick it up." "613)}Pneuma Flower" "You sure it'll bring Pina back to life?" "Uh-huh." "I'm so glad..." "There's a bunch of strong monsters lurking around here." "Let's revive it when we get back to town." "I'm sure Pina would want it that way." "Okay." "Is something wrong?" "come out." "Now!" "R-Rosalia? swordsman." "it looks like you were successful getting your hands on the Pneuma Flower." "Congratulations." "hand it over before you get hurt." "W-What are you talking about?" "Rosalia." "right?" "But Rosalia's cursor is green!" "It's an easy trick. then they lure them straight to the orange players for the ambush." "wasn't it?" "the reason you were in that party with me and the others was to... and watching them earn all that beautiful money." "You were who I was excited about and I was so sad when you left the party." "But then you told me you were getting a rare item." "why did you bring her here?" "Are you dumb?" "Or does she have you wrapped around her finger?" "you're wrong both times." "Rosalia." "What are you talking about?" "you attacked a guild called the Silver Flags." "The leader survived." "Four didn't." "the losers with no money... morning till night." "he begged everyone he met to avenge his dead friends." "But he didn't want you killed...no..." "He wanted you to go to prison." "Do you have any idea how he felt?" "Can't say I do." "Only idiots take this seriously." "what if we kill someone here?" "There's no proof dying here means you're dead IRL." "it's time you started worrying about yourselves." "there are too many of them!" "We should get out of here!" "it's okay." "You'll be safe if you stay here." "Keep the crystal handy till I say so." "Okay." "B-But..." "Kirito!" "Kirito?" "Dressed in black... no-shield..." "Holy crap...it's the Black Swordsman!" "that guy...!" "He's the beater who plays solo on the front lines!" "He's with the Assault team!" "he is?" "Why would someone from the Assault Team be all the way down here?" "Go on!" "Take him out!" "And take everything he owns!" "Die!" "I've got to save him!" "He won't last!" "What's going on?" "you idiots?" "!" "Kill him already!" "400 in 10 seconds...give or take..." "That's about the total damage the seven of you can inflict on me." "I'm level 78." "500 HP." "My battle-healing skill auto-regenerates 600 points every 10 seconds." "and you wouldn't get anywhere." "That's not possible!" "Wanna bet?" "you're invincible." "MMOs that use leveling systems are unfair that way." "and he'll get his money's worth." "It's been set to the coordinates of the prison." "And I'm sending all of you bastards there!" "you'll go orange and...!" "got it?" "I don't care if I have to play as orange for a couple of days." "Silica..." "I was using you as bait to catch 'em." "I thought you'd be scared if I told you the truth about me." "I can never be scared of you..." "'cause you're a good person." "do you really have to go?" "Yeah..." "I've been away from the front lines for five days." "I need to get back." "I-I think it's cool you're with the Assault Team!" "I could try for a hundred years and never make it." "Um..." "I... levels are just numbers." "And a person's strength in this world is just an illusion." "but there are more important things than that." "We should meet up in the real world." "That would be cool 'cause I like having you as a friend." "Okay." "We will!" "I promise!" "ready to revive Pina?" "Yeah!" "522)}Pina's Heart" "512)}Pneuma Flower" "Pina..." "I'll have lots of stuff to tell you about." "About the amazing adventure I had..." "And about this one day when I got to have my very own big brother." "80)}Tookuni kikoeta kane no ne ga sukoshi samishikute 1060)}The tolling of the faraway bells sounded a little lonely to me" "80)}Mou ichido tsuyoku kondo wa takaku kake nuketa all the way up" "80)}Tada kurikaesu genjitsu mo 1060)}Neither this reality that just keeps repeating itself" "80)}Hoshi no kazu no negai goto mo as numerous as the stars" "80)}Mezasu beki asu wo mitsuketa 1060)}Now that I've found the tomorrow I should strive for" "80)}Kono omoi ni wa katenai 1060)}None of them can overcome these feelings of mine" "80)}Me no mae ni hirakareta hate nai sekai opening up before my eyes" "80)}Tatoe yume demo ii 1060)}Even if it's no more than a dream" "80)}Mayoi tsuzukete mo mune no oku de tsuyoku it is strong" "80)}Zutto zutto hibiiteku 1060)}Echoing forever and ever" "80)}Sotto sotto hikatteru ever so softly" "830)}Next Time:" "Murder in the Safe Zone"