Monday, July 6, 2026 5:10 PM
Are you ready?
Yes.
Anytime you're ready, please.
Ms. Asuna.
You'll be using the superuser account 01, Stacia, the Goddess of Creation, 'kay?
Although this account gives you admin rights to run the unlimited landscape alteration command,
since there's so much data being transferred between the STL and the Main Visualizer,
it can seriously overload your Fluctlight, 'kay?
So please try not to alter the landscape recklessly.
If you feel a headache starting while using the command, stop doing it right away, 'kay?
Okay.
Ms. Yuuki. I'm counting on you to take care of Kirito.
Of course.
Dark Territory Shrubland Human Army Supply Corps
Stacia, the Goddess of Creation
So this is the side effect of landscape alteration.
Where? Where are you, Kirito?
Lady Stacia?
Are you... a god?
No. I'm sorry. I'm not a god.
But... But you just performed a miracle and saved my life!
You've saved the guards, the monks and Kirito-senpai, as well.
I...
I've come here just to see him... to see Kirito.
Please...
Where is he?
Let me see him!
Please take me to Kirito!
- Right. - Right.
- This way. - This way.
Kirito.
Kirito, it's all right. That's enough.
Thank you. You've been protecting Kirito, haven't you?
Um... if you're not Lady Stacia, then who are you?
My name is Asuna.
I'm a human being, just like you.
Just like Kirito, I've come from the outside world.
In order to fulfill the same goal.
- The same world as Kirito-senpai? - The same world as Kirito-senpai?
D-Do you mean the Divine Realm?
The Celestial Realm where the three goddesses of creation, the gods of the elements, and the angels live?
Not that. Although it is a world that exists outside of this one.
I'm sorry. I can't really describe it in one word.
I'd like to explain it to the people in command here, so could you take me to them?
Y-Yes. Understood. Please come this way.
It's all right. Everything's all right now, Kirito.
Just leave the rest to me.
L-Lady Knight! Please stop!
She's not the enemy! Lady Alice...
Alice?
Who are you?
Why did you go near Kirito?
Why, you ask?
Because Kirito belongs to me!
What are you talking about, you savage?
Now this is truly a magnificent sight to behold.
Two beautiful flowers bursting into bloom.
Man, it's glorious.
Why would you interrupt me?
Uncle, she must be an enemy spy.
I don't think so.
Because just as I was about to meet my untimely demise in battle,
it was this young lady who saved my life.
I saw it.
So they're here.
A rainbow of light came down from the heavens,
and the earth split open 100 mel wide.
Even those pugilists were flustered because they couldn't make the jump.
That we were this close to being wiped out in one fell swoop
and this young lady saved us is an undeniable fact.
Then are you saying that this person isn't an enemy spy,
nor an immoral imposter dressed like a divine entity depicted in holy art,
but rather the real goddess, Stacia?
I don't think that.
If this young lady were an actual god, then she'd be scarier than the pontifex, wouldn't she?
She'd hurl someone rude enough to attack her at first sight into the depths of the earth.
Yes. As you say, I'm not a god.
I'm a human, like all of you.
But I do have some knowledge of the situation you're in right now.
The rest of your story should be heard by the other knights and guards, as well.
Let's talk about this over tea.
Very well.
Right, now that that's settled.
You young ladies over there!
Could you get us some hot tea, and some liquor for me?
You should listen in, too.
- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!
I want to make one thing clear.
From now on, you are not to enter that carriage without my permission.
As it is my duty to ensure Kirito's safety.
You, too! Stop referring to my Kirito in such a familiar way!
Did you say something?
No, nothing.
It looks like things are going to get intense, huh?
Come on, we need to boil some water right away!
The liquor jug's in that carriage over there, right? Let's go, Ronie!
He's my senpai...
It's nice to meet you all.
My name is Asuna.
I've come here from the outside world.
By "outside," I don't mean that this world that you all live in, the Underworld,
is psychically connected to the real world I came from.
They're totally separate worlds.
And now, in a specific location in the real world, two forces are fighting for control of the Underworld.
I was sent from Rath, one of those forces.
Then did you come to this world to rule over it?
The opposite, actually. My objective is to protect the Underworld.
And the objective of the force opposing us is to extract a single person from the Underworld,
and then destroy this world completely.
Destroy this world?
That's ridiculous.
In the first place, what's this "outside world"?
It's the same thing.
Outside the Human Empire lies the Dark Territory,
where a colossal force of tens of thousands has been more than eager to invade us.
That's a fact that no one, including me, has ever given any serious thought to.
So what if there's one more world on the outside now?
It's not a big deal.
So this force that's intent on destroying this world, who's the single person they want to seize?
M-Me?
I see. So that's what this "Priestess of Light" is about, huh?
There isn't much time left.
The only way to prevent the Underworld's annihilation is to take Alice to the real world with me.
Once they know that Alice is no longer here, the enemy should stop interfering with this world.
Y-You must be joking!
Run away? Me?
Abandon this world and everyone who lives here, to go to this real world?
That will never happen! I am an Integrity Knight!
Protecting the Human Empire is my gravest and only duty!
Then that's all the more reason.
If the enemy, not the land of darkness, but the invaders from the real world capture you,
then everyone who lives in this world, the land, the skies, everything will be erased!
The enemy could attack this place at any moment!
Whoa. About that, your information's outdated, little Asuna.
It seems like these guys you call the enemy are already here.
Now it all makes sense.
The Priestess of Light and the Dark God Vecta, who's after her.
This god, Vecta, who's leading the enemy force right now, must no doubt be a human from the real world like you.
Dark God...
My goodness. Then the superuser accounts for the Dark Territory must not have been locked.
Um, m-may I ask something?
What exactly is the Priestess of Light, anyway?
And why do these invaders from the real world want Lady Alice so badly?
Because she broke the Seal of the Right Eye.
Y-You knew about that, Lady Sheyta? But how?
Whenever I think about it, my right eye hurts.
The hardest thing in the world, the indestructible Central Cathedral.
If I could just slash the whole thing, what fun that would be.
Well, I bet there are others here who've experienced the same thing.
I referring to how the slightest doubt about the pontifex's authority or the Axiom Church's system
triggers a flashing red light in your right eyeball, along with a searing pain.
Normally, the pain is so severe that you'd lose that thought,
but should those blasphemous thoughts continue, the pain intensifies drastically,
and the right side of your vision turns red. Until finally...
Your entire right eye explodes completely.
Then, Lady Alice...
I fought Prime Senator Chudelkin, as well as the pontifex, Administrator.
In order to muster the resolve to do so, I temporarily lost my right eye.
Come to think of it...
when I fought Administrator, there was something about my right eye...
I believe it was Code 8... 7...
That's right! Code 871!
That's what the pontifex called the Seal of the Right Eye.
She said it was Code 871, imposed by "that person."
At the time, I didn't know what she meant.
But could this, too, be a word from the real world, rather than an ancient sacred term?
Code... 87... 1?
That seal was put in place on the other side... by someone from Rath?
But no, it would only get in the way of their objective.
Rath's goal is to create an AI with true intelligence.
Mr. Kikuoka and Mr. Higa created the Underworld for that purpose,
and they've continued the simulation for centuries.
Since Mr. Kikuoka deliberately created an environment for the AIs to violate the Taboo Index,
having a code to force them into obedience would defeat the purpose of the experiment.
No way!
Is the Seal of the Right Eye a means of sabotage?
Is it the enemy that's attacking us now?
This is bad! There's a mole among the Rath staff!
On this side of the bulkhead!
I have to let Mr. Kikuoka on the outside know right away.
But how am I going to do that if there are no system consoles nearby?
Kirito!
Asuna.
Please...
Is something wrong?
No. I'm fine.
As Alice said, Code 871, the Seal of the Right Eye, was set up by someone from the real world.
Someone on the enemy side.
Isn't there any way to disable that code, aside from blowing up the right eye?
I don't think it's something that can be disabled from inside the Underworld.
In other words, this enemy you're talking about
wants to get their hands on someone who broke the Seal of the Right Eye on their own.
Let me ask you something.
Do you real-world folks have the same seal?
No. I have no such seal.
Most likely, whether or not we're absolutely forced to obey laws and commands
is the one thing that sets apart the real-worlders and the Underworlders.
The enemy feared the one who would break that seal in the Underworld.
That the Priestess of Light, as they call her, would appear, and then fall into the hands of others.
That's because the Priestess of Light can very well become extremely valuable in the real world.
That's what I can't understand.
If the only difference between us and you real-worlders
is whether or not we have the Seal of the Right Eye,
doesn't that make the Priestess of Light, in other words, little Alice, an existence equal to a real-worlder?
Then why are they obsessed with the Priestess of Light?
Whether it's the enemy or your people,
what exactly do they want little Alice to do once she's been taken to the outside world?
Well...
I'm sorry. I can't tell you now.
Because what I want is for Ms. Alice to see the real world with her own eyes, and then decide for herself.
It's not a divine nation in any way, nor is it a utopia.
Far from it. Compared to this world, it's way uglier and dirtier.
But that's not all there is.
There are so many people there who want to protect this world and be friends with you all.
That's right, just like Kirito.
Very well. I won't ask you anything else for now.
However, we should first defeat the enemy before us,
and establish peace with the Dark Territory.
The outside world can wait till afterwards.
Right.
Now that I know that the Dark God Vecta is from the real world,
it could be dangerous for you and me to leave this unit by ourselves.
I'm going to join you in this battle.
Please let me take care of Vecta.
Sure, that would be a huge help, but can you do that ground-splitting thing without limit?
Unfortunately, I can probably only perform large-scale land alterations once or twice more.
How can we rely on an outsider's help to protect our own Human Empire?
It's our turn now to show what we can do.
Right... that's right!
Asuna's not a god. Didn't she just say that she's a human like us?
So we should be able to fight just as well as her!
I, too, would like to fight that pugilist again.
The knights are absolutely right! Let's do this ourselves!
I'll protect this world that Kirito loved and lived in.
From those mysterious attackers...
and from Rath as well.
I figured you'd come.
Let's make a deal.
I'll let you see Kirito.
And I'll tell you everything I know.
In return, you need to tell me everything you know about Kirito as well.
That's fine!
But it's a really long story.
It might take more than one night.
How long have you spent with Kirito?
Let's see. I fought as his partner for two years.
And then we dated for a year and a half.
During which, we lived together for two weeks.
I fought by his side for a full night.
After that, I cared for him day and night for six months while living under the same roof!
Is that so?
Excuse me.
Um, I-I cleaned Kirito-senpai's room for about two months,
and I also learned sword skills from him,
not to mention that he treated me to honey pies from the Prancing Deer Cafe more than once!
Compared to you two, I was with him for a much shorter time,
but, um, I'd like to trade information, too.
All right. You're one of us, then, Ms. Ronie!
This information exchange... would you allow me to take part as well?
I saw you in that meeting just now.
I am Norlangarth Imperial Knight Sortiliena Serlut.
I was going to wait until the battle was over,
but as I, too, have a close relationship with Kirito, I couldn't stop myself from coming here.
And what kind of relationship would that be, Chief Guard Serlut?
If you like, please call me Liena, Lady Knight.
At the Norlangarth Imperial Swordcraft Academy,
Kirito waited on me as my primary trainee page for a full year.
In addition, I believe I was able to pass on some of my sword skills to him.
In that case, you must also have plenty of information yourself!
Please join us.
What's wrong?
"Dual-wielding Kirito."
That's what people called him on the other side.
Really?
Then why don't we start there?
Next time: Heartless Choice.
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