Yui, what's wrong?
Well, this is just a hypothesis...
But in one respect, ALfheim Online differs greatly from the other The Seed Project VRMMOs.
The Cardinal System operating the game is not a stripped-down version.
It's a copy of the full-spec version used in the former Sword Art Online.
Full-spec version?
The original Cardinal System had an auto-generation system for quests.
Via its networks, it gathered traditions and legends from all over the world,
and used or rearranged terms and story patterns from them...
to generate infinite quests.
Then, is this quest an auto-generated one that Cardinal made?
From the way that NPC was acting, it's likely.
Which means that, depending on how the story plays out,
it could go all the way to the myth's end.
According to the data in my archives,
this quest and ALO itself are based on Norse mythology,
which culminates in a so-called "final war".
Not only will the frost giants invade from Niflheim or Jötunheimr,
but flame giants from an even lower level, Muspelheim, will appear,
and burn down the entire World Tree...
Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods.
No way.
There's no way a game system would destroy its entire map.
An original Cardinal System...
has the access level necessary to destroy an entire map.
Because the original Cardinal System's last task...
was to destroy the floating castle, Aincrad.
No...
My shop...
I haven't met the person I'm fated for yet.
Even if this Ragnarok occurs, wouldn't it be possible...
to restore the system to an earlier state via backup?
If they use the Cardinal System's auto-backups,
they'll only be able to roll back player data, not field data.
I know!
No good...
What are you trying to do?
I was going to call a GM and see if they knew this was going on.
It is currently outside support hours. Please send your query during regular support hours.
But it's outside their support hours.
Well, it's a Sunday morning, and nearly New Year's.
Onii-chan...
There isn't much time.
Okay.
Let's just hurry to the last level.
Yeah!
zutto hikari no naka kinou made wa nakatta ashiato o tadottekita hodo
ずっと光の中 昨日までは無かった 足跡を辿ってきたほど
These footsteps were always within the light, but out of sight until today... and the more I followed them,
gooru no mienai meiro ame ni utareta chizu koukai mo nanimo nai kedo
ゴールの見えない迷路 雨に打たれた地図 後悔も何もないけど
it landed me in a maze with no goal, following a rain-soaked map... But I don't have any regrets.
sakenda koe wa
叫んだ声は
'Cause my screaming voice...
kitto todoku kara
きっと届くから
will surely be heard!
kono monogatari no hajimaru kane no ne ga tsunagu tabi no tochuu de
この物語の始まる鐘の音が繋ぐ旅の途中で
I'm still on a journey to connect the sounds of the bell that will signal the beginning of this tale.
kimi ga egaita mirai no sekai wa itsuka no sora ni michibikarete
君が描いた未来の世界は いつかの空に導かれて
The future world that you envisioned leads me to a sky of indefinite time.
futatsu no omoi o hitotsuzutsu katachi ni shite kiseki o motto koete
2つの想いを1つずつ形にして奇跡をもっと越えて
These two feelings will each take their individual shape, becoming even more than a miracle.
kimi ga egaita mirai no sekai wa ima mo dokoka de ikitsudzukete
君が描いた未来の世界は 今もどこかで生き続けて
The future world that you envisioned exists somewhere, even now...
donna yume kasanete itsuwaru koto no nai ano hikari o ah on give for my way
どんな夢重ねて偽る事のないあの光りを ah on give for my way
No matter how many dreams overwrite it, there will be always be that infallible light… Ah, giving me my way!
The King of the Giants
Damn it.
This is bad, Onii-chan!
The yellow one's physical resistance is too high!
Yeah.
Damn it.
If only we had a mage in our party who could use attack spells...
You, of all people, are saying that?
Anyway, that would just mean the black one with high-magic resistance would go to the front.
This is really tough to deal with.
Shock-wave attack in two seconds!
One!
Zero!
Su Filah Heiragul Austl Blot Suparl Bani.
Kirito-kun!
At this pace, I'll run out of MP in 150 seconds.
Right.
Onii-chan,
the medallion's over seventy-percent black.
If we die, we won't have time to come back.
R-Right...
Everyone,
there's only thing we can do now!
You'll be vulnerable to attack, but if you do a magic-type Sword Skill,
it might be able to damage the yellow one!
We'll have to take the chance,
and concentrate all our Sword Skills on the yellow one to defeat it.
Okay! I've been waiting for you to say that, Kirito.
Silica, time your bubbles to the countdown.
Okay!
Two... One... Now!
Pina, Bubble Breath!
Go!
Kirito!
I'm frozen.
Here.
What's wrong?
Get ready for your beat down.
We did it!
Anyway, what was that?
Do I have to say?
Of course!
I've never seen that before.
It's a non-system skill, a Skill Connect.
Skill Connect?
You remember how the last update brought Sword Skills into ALO?
But that didn't include unique skills such as dual-wielding or Holy Sword.
But you just used both hands.
That wasn't dual-wielding.
I used one-handed Sword Skills in succession with each hand.
You can only do them without delay three or four times if you're lucky, though.
I'm experiencing an incredible déjà vu right now.
Anyway, what was that?
Do I have to say?
Of course!
I've never seen that before.
An extra skill.
Dual-wielding.
You're imagining it.
Anyway, we don't have time to waste.
Leafa, how much time do we have left?
At the rate it's going, about an hour.
I see.
Yui, this dungeon has a total of four floors, right?
Yes.
The third floor is only seventy percent the size of the second.
The fourth is basically just a boss room.
Assuming it takes thirty minutes to beat the last boss,
we need to reach the boss room in thirty minutes.
I guess...
our only choice is to find the King of the Giants and kick his butt!
Okay, once everyone's HP and MP are back to full,
we'll clean out the third floor!
Yeah!
Right, all that's left is the last boss!
Please... Let me out.
It's a trap.
That's a trap.
Definitely a trap.
Y-Yeah, it's a trap, right?
Maybe...
Well, Yui?
It's an NPC.
It's connected to the language-engine module, just like Urd.
But there's one difference.
She has an HP gauge.
If she has HP, that means we might have to fight her.
It's a trap.
It's a trap, right?
I think it's a trap.
Of course, it might not be,
but we don't have time to waste.
We need to get to Thrym as soon as possible.
Y-Yeah...
You're right, yeah.
Please... Someone...
Please!
It's a trap, yeah.
I know.
But even if it's a trap...
Even if I know it's a trap...
Even if it's a trap, I can't leave her here!
Even... Even if the quest fails because of that,
and Arun is destroyed,
saving her here is something I have to do!
It's my bushido!
I'm coming for you!
Thank you, fairy swordsman.
Can you stand?
Are you all right?
Yes, I'm fine.
It's a bit of a ways to the exit.
Can you get there yourself?
I cannot simply flee the castle.
Not until I retrieve my family's treasure,
which Thrym, the King of the Giants, stole.
Please take me to Thrym's room.
This is kind of suspicious, isn't it?
Yeah.
Hey, Kirito...
Jeez... Fine, fine.
We just have to follow this route to the end.
And we don't know with one-hundred-percent certainty that it's a trap.
Okay!
We'll do it!
Fate brought us together, so we're in this together.
Let's go beat up that jerk Thrym!
Thank you, swordsman!
Don't give Yui any weird ideas.
An NPC wishes to join your party. Will you accept?
My name is Klein.
Freyja...
A wonderful name.
Her MP is really high.
A mage type?
From the way the dungeon is laid out,
once we go down those stairs, we'll be at the last boss's room.
He'll probably be tougher than the other bosses,
but we'll just have to skip the fancy stuff and hit him as hard as we can.
For the first part, I want to defend until we know his attack pattern.
I'll tell you when to counterattack.
When the boss's HP bar turns yellow, and when it turns red,
the attack patterns will change, so be careful.
This is the last battle. Let's give it all we've got!
Yeah!
Sea Phila Skina Hagl. Hoggu Margel Ilt!
Ord Naza Fyol Legin Tinaga Vilindol Yottsun.
I've never seen a spell that increases your max HP!
How many Yuld do you think this is worth?
A fly is buzzing about.
I can hear its irritating buzzing.
Let me see.
Before it causes any trouble,
I'll crush it.
So Urd has sent the little flies of ALfheim all the way down here?
I'll make you an offer, tiny ones.
Tell me where she is,
and you can have as much gold from this room as you can take.
A samurai doesn't eat. He just laughs!
I won't take you up on a cheap offer like that!
Oh, if it isn't Freyja-dono?
If you've left your cage,
does that mean you've decided to become my wife?
Wife?!
That's correct.
She came here to marry me.
But the night before the feast, she was sneaking around my treasure vaults.
To punish her, I locked her in a cage of ice.
Hey, Onii-chan...
I think I read about this in a book.
Thrym and Freyja,
a stolen treasure...
It was, um... I think...
I refuse to become your wife!
These swordsmen and I shall defeat you...
and take back what was stolen!
Such brave words.
One can see why the legends of Freyja-dono's beauty and bravery are known to the ends of the world.
But the more noble the flower,
the more fun it is to pluck.
After I've crushed these flies,
I'll give you lots of attention.
You bastard!
I won't let you!
I won't let you lay a finger on Freyja-san!
I hear the sound of buzzing wings.
To celebrate all of Jötunheimr becoming mine,
I will start by crushing you.
He's coming!
Listen carefully to what Yui says and begin the fight by dodging!
You need a time machine?
sukidarake no kao narabete
隙だらけの 顔並べて
Our unguarded faces are side by side
itsumo to onaji hanashi shite
いつもと同じ話して
Talking about the same things we always do
terebi no naka hiiroo ga mirai no tame ni isogashisou
テレビの中 ヒーローが未来のために忙しそう
While the heroes within the TV look so busy saving the future
hoka niwa nai igokochi ga aru yo
他には無い 居心地があるよ
There’s a feeling here we can’t find anywhere else
mairu naa hitori ga suki datta noni mou modorenai
まいるなぁ 一人が好きだったのに もう戻れない
It’s so strange, even though I loved being alone so much, I can never go back
tawai no nai jikan o wakeai
他愛のない時間を分け合い
Sharing time without pretence
ureshii yo toka sabishii yo toka
嬉しいよとか 寂しいよとか
Not bothering to say "I'm happy", "I'm sad", or whatever
nitamonodoushi dakara iwanai
似た者同士だから 言わない
Since we're so truly similar
boukeneiga towa tooi mainichi ni
冒険映画とは 遠い毎日に
In these days that are far from being an adventure flick
akireru you na afureru you na
呆れるような 溢れるような
There’s plenty of things to grow tired of, get too much of
omoidashiwarai da tsudzukimasu you ni
思い出し笑いが 続きますように
But we can smile about when we remember… and I hope that will always continue
You need a time machine?
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