Zekken appears on the small island on floor 24, at 3:00, right?
Yeah.
So we can meet here at 2:30, right?
Okay!
Roger!
Got it.
I can't wait!
Yeah!
Maybe everyone will start talking about the Berserk Healer again!
Papa, you've got something on your face.
Ah, seriously?
Your face is full of soot!
What?
Okay, see you tomorrow.
See you tomorrow!
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!
Zekken
Goodnight, Sada-san.
Thanks for coming every day.
Sorry to keep you here so late.
Not at all, miss.
This is my job.
Are my mother and brother already back?
Kouichirou-sama will be out late.
Your mother is in the dining room.
I see. Thanks.
Sorry to keep you.
You're late.
Make sure you're at the table five minutes early.
I'm sorry.
Thanks for the food...
Were you using that machine again?
Yes, I'd promised to do my homework with everyone.
You need to move your own hands when you do it, or you won't learn anything.
Everyone lives far away.
I can meet them easily there.
If you're using that machine, you're not really meeting them.
And you should do your homework alone.
If you do it with others, you'll just end up playing around.
Listen...
You don't have time to play.
You're two years behind the other children.
To make up for it, you have to study two years harder.
I am studying!
I printed out my second-quarter report card and put it on your desk.
I saw it.
But a report card from a school like that means nothing.
A school like that...
Listen, Asuna.
For the third quarter, I'm hiring you a tutor, in addition to your schooling.
Not an internet teacher, as is popular these days.
I'll have them come to the house.
W-Wait, this is so sudden...
Look at this.
Third Year Entry Exam Introduction
What is this Entry Exam Introduction for?
Third Year Entry Exam Introduction
For your third year, I managed to convince a friend of mine...
Third Year Entry Exam Introduction
to let you take the entrance exam for the high school he runs.
Third Year Entry Exam Introduction
A real school, not that makeshift one they put together.
It uses a credit system, so you'll be able...
to graduate in the first half of the year.
Then you can start college in September.
W-Wait!
You can't just decide that...
I like my school!
There are lots of good teachers.
And I can study there!
I don't need to go to another school!
I did my research.
The school you're attending is barely worthy of the name.
The curriculum is sloppy.
The classes are easy.
The teachers are a bunch of nobodies with no real experience.
Y-You don't have to put it like that...
They claim it takes care of the students whose education...
was delayed because of the accident,
but they really want all the children...
who spent two years killing each other in one place, so they can monitor them.
It's practically a prison.
I'm one of those "children who spent two years killing each other", Mum.
All your friends are taking entrance exams this year.
Doesn't that bother you a little?
It doesn't matter if it takes me another year or two to get into college.
And I don't necessarily have to attend college.
Third Year Entry Exam Introduction
You do!
You have talent.
You do know all your father and I have done to nurture it, right?
It's up to an individual to decide how they'll live, isn't it?
Right now, I don't have the answer,
but I think I'm about to find what I really want to do!
I want to keep going to this school for another year so I can find it!
No matter how many years you're there, it won't give you any more options.
Listen, Asuna.
Your mother doesn't want you to lead a miserable life.
I want you to have a career you can be proud of, no matter to whom you're speaking.
My career?
Then who was that man you made me meet over New Year's in Kyoto?
He was talking like I was already engaged to him.
You're the one who's limiting my options!
Marriage is part of your career.
If you marry someone poor, you'll regret it.
You won't be able to do whatever it is that's so important to you.
But with Yuuya-kun, you won't have to worry.
A countryside bank run by a single family...
is much more stable than a mega-bank with many factions.
You didn't feel bad for any of it, did you?
The man who caused so much misery for so many, who caused that whole incident,
and who almost bankrupted RCT was Sugou Nobuyuki, the man you chose.
Stop it!
I don't want to hear about him.
It was your father who liked him and wanted you to marry him.
He's never had a good eye for people.
It's okay... Yuuya-kun is a little introverted,
but that means you don't have to worry.
Anyway, I have no intention of marrying him!
I'll pick my own partner!
That's fine.
Anyone, as long as they're worthy of you.
Just so we're clear, that does not...
include a child like that from that facility!
No way... You investigated him?
Please understand.
Your father and I want you to be happy.
You're capable of starting any number of promising careers.
Let me think about the transfer for a while.
You have until the middle of next week.
Fill it out, print three copies,
and put them on the desk in my study.
Mum...
What?
You're ashamed of my dead grandma and grandpa, aren't you?
You're angry you weren't born into a rich, important family, aren't you?
Asuna, come here!
Asuna!
Kirito-kun...
What are you planning to do in the future?
I think I'm going to go from a player to a creator.
A creator?
What kind of game will you make?
Not a game... A man-machine interface to replace...
our current full-dive technology.
I've been frequenting a lot of tech forums, to study.
But they're all in English, so it's pretty rough.
I want to stay by Kirito-kun's side and chase after the same dream.
But...
You're strong, Asuna.
Much stronger than I am.
I'm not strong!
I was only able to be a warrior in that world.
Lightning Flash Asuna of the Knights of the Blood Oath is gone...
The real me is powerless...
Hey.
It's rare for you to be here first.
It happens sometimes.
Hey, do you remember the first time you came to my room in Selmburg?
I don't mean to brag, but my memory is terrible.
But I do remember that.
Really?
Of course.
I got that really rare ingredient item,
and you made me a stew.
That meat was so good...
Sometimes, I still remember it.
You only remember food, don't you?
It's almost time...
We have to go.
Asuna, if you're going to fight Zekken...
U-Um...
No...
Zekken's strong.
Liz and the others told me all about how strong they are.
But I still can't believe you lost...
By the way, Leafa-chan said you were saying something to them during the duel.
What were you talking about?
Um, something was bothering me.
What?
I asked...
"You're totally living in this world, aren't you?"
Zekken answered with a wordless smile...
and a charge skill at incredible speed.
That speed was beyond the limits.
"Totally living in this world"?
Do you mean they're a really heavy user?
No.
I wasn't referring to a single VRMMO.
I felt like Zekken was a product of the full-dive environment itself.
What does that mean?
I don't want to give you any preconceived notions.
I want you to feel the rest for yourself.
This is what will happen if you take your eyes off them for a second.
Sorry to bother you when you're busy,
but it's nearly time!
It's about time!
I-I know!
I give up! I surrender!
Resign!
Wow!
That's sixty-seven wins!
Can't anyone stop her?
V!
Hey, Liz...
What?
Zekken's a girl!
Huh? Didn't I tell you?
You didn't!
Wait...
Is the reason you lost...
Stare.
N-No... I didn't go easy on her because she's a girl.
I'm serious.
Really.
At least halfway.
I don't know!
Anyone want to go next?
Get going.
I need to go psyche myself up again.
After the first hit, you'll be all psyched up.
Now, get going.
Onee-san, wanna fight?
U-Um...
Okay, let's fight.
Okay!
Um, can we use the standard rules?
Sure.
Use all the magic and items you want.
I'll just use this, though.
Oh, right.
What do you prefer? Ground or aerial fights?
Is either okay?
Ground fights, then.
Okay.
Jumping is okay, but no using your wings.
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HP To Zero Mode
She's strong.
But if I give up after one hit, I'm a failure as a warrior.
I was only able to be a warrior in that world.
I can do this!
She can see Quadruple Pain?
I...
won't let it end like this!
This is Zekken's eleven-hit combo?
Her Original Sword Skill...
Losing to a skill like this...
wouldn't bother me at all!
That was great.
I pick you, Onee-san!
U-Um, what about the duel?
Fighting this much is enough for me.
Do you want to go all the way?
I was looking for someone who seemed just right.
And I finally found them!
Mama?
Hey, Asuna!
Asuna-san!
Um...
Please... Help us!
Help you?
machiakari terashita nigiyaka na waraigoe to rojiura no ashiato
街明かり照らした 賑やかな笑い声と 路地裏の足跡
Lively laughing voices are illuminated by the city lights as my footprints are left behind in back alleys
tsutaetai omoi wa doredake todoitandarou itsumo furimuite tashikameru
伝えたい想いは どれだけ届いたんだろう いつも振り向いて確かめる
Wondering how much of what I wanted to tell you made it through, I'm constantly turning back to check
itsudatte mayowazu kimi wa kitto donna boku mo oikaketekureru kara
いつだって迷わず キミはきっとどんなボクも追いかけてくれるから
You never hesitate, so I'm sure you'll come running to me, no matter who I've become.
jitto mitsumeta kimi no hitomi ni utsutta boku ga ikita shirushi
じっと見つめた キミの瞳に映ったボクが生きたシルシ
As I stare intently into your eyes, my reflection there is proof I exist
nandomo togiresou na kodou tsuyoku tsuyoku narashita kyou o koetemitainda yo
何度も途切れそうな鼓動 強く強く鳴らした 今日を越えてみたいんだよ
My heartbeat, which could stop any minute, is resounding louder and louder, wishing to make it through another day
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