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Um...

I'm... no...

I am Fizel, an apprentice nun of the Axiom Church.

And this is my fellow apprentice.

M-My name is Linel.

Could you two tell us if you're the intruders from the Dark Territory we heard about?

I'm not good with kids.

I'll leave this to you.

U-Um, well...

We're actually from the Human Empire,

but as for being intruders, well... you're not wrong.

Geez! They look like ordinary humans, Nel!

They've got no horns or tails or anything.

All I said was that that's how the books described them!

You're the one who jumped to conclusions, Zel!

Excuse me, but...

Won't you get into trouble if you're found talking to us?

This morning, all the monks, nuns and apprentices were ordered to lock themselves in their rooms.

So there's no risk of getting caught even if we go out looking for intruders!

They're human?

So it would seem.

We were told you were thrown into prison but that you broke your spiritual chains and fled.

And on top of that, you defeated two Integrity Knights.

So we were hoping monsters of darkness or some dark knights were on their way to attack us.

Last question. May we ask what your names are?

I'm Eugeo.

This is Kirito behind me.

Don't you have family names?

We're the children of settlers, so no.

Is it the same for you two?

No.

We have full names.

My name is Linel Synthesis Twenty-Eight.

ka

re

na

i

tsu

yo

i

o

mo

i

ka

I have pride that shines with an undying passion

de

ka

ga

ya

re

ku

PU

RA

I

DO

na

i

tsu

yo

i

o

mo

i

de

ka

ga

ya

ku

PU

RA

I

DO

un

mei

ni

a

ra

ga

t

te

yu

ke

un

And I'll resist fate until the end

mei

ni

a

ra

ga

t

te

yu

ke

ki

mi

no

ko

e

ga

to

do

ka

na

ki

In a place where your voice can't reach me

i

ba

sho

de

wa

mi

no

ko

e

ga

to

do

ka

na

i

ba

sho

de

wa

da

re

mo

o

shi

e

te

ku

re

na

da

I encounter an intolerable rule no one had taught me

ka

tta

yu

re

gan

da

RUU

mo

RU

o

shi

e

te

ku

re

na

ka

tta

yu

gan

da

RUU

RU

o

sa

na

i

ko

ro

ni

tsu

yo

ku

o

When you were young, you had dreams you wished for with all your heart

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ga

t

ta

sa

na

i

ko

ro

ni

tsu

yo

ku

ne

ga

t

ta

yu

me

no

a

ri

ka

wo

sa

ga

su

yu

The journey to find where they are has only just begun

ta

bi

wa

ha

me

ji

ma

t

no

ta

ba

ka

ri

a

ri

ka

wo

sa

ga

su

ta

bi

wa

ha

ji

ma

t

ta

ba

ka

ri

na

ge

i

ta

ji

kan

wa

mou

i

ra

na

I don't need to waste any more time lamenting fate

nai

ge

i

ta

ji

kan

wa

mou

i

ra

nai

gen

ka

i

no

ka

be

wo

i

ma

su

gen

It's time to break though my limits right now

gu

ko

wa

shi

te

ka

i

no

ka

be

wo

i

ma

su

gu

ko

wa

shi

te

ka

re

na

i

tsu

yo

i

o

mo

i

ka

I have pride that shines with an intense, undying passion

de

ka

ga

ya

re

ku

PU

RA

I

DO

na

i

tsu

yo

i

o

mo

i

de

ka

ga

ya

ku

PU

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I

DO

do

n

na

i

ta

mi

ni

fu

re

ta

do

No matter how much I grasp at this pain, my memories won't change

to

shi

te

mo

n

ka

wa

ra

na

na

i

ki

i

o

ku

ta

mi

ni

fu

re

ta

to

shi

te

mo

ka

wa

ra

na

i

ki

o

ku

shi

ka

i

wo

hi

ro

ge

te

mi

tsu

shi

I embrace the oath I found when I opened my mind

ke

ta

chi

ka

i

wo

da

i

te

ka

i

wo

hi

ro

ge

te

mi

tsu

ke

ta

chi

ka

i

wo

da

i

te

ku

mo

ri

na

ki

me

de

e

ra

n

ku

Because the path I chose with unclouded vision leads to you

da

mi

chi

mo

wo

ki

mi

ni

ri

tsu

na

gu

na

ka

ra

ki

me

de

e

ra

n

da

mi

chi

wo

ki

mi

ni

tsu

na

gu

ka

ra

ko

e

wo

hi

bi

ka

se

te

u

n

ko

Make your voice heard and resist fate until the end

me

i

ni

a

ra

ga

tte

yu

ke

e

wo

hi

bi

ka

se

te

u

n

me

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ni

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ga

tte

yu

ke

PROUD

OF

MYSELF

PROUD

OF

MYSELF

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Euge—

And I'm Fizel Synthesis Twenty-Nine.

You're...

Integrity...

No need to be so scared, Eugeo-san!

It's only a paralytic poison.

Of course, the only difference is whether you'll die here or on the 50th floor.

You must have something on your mind, right?

How could two kids like us become Integrity Knights?

We were born and raised inside the cathedral.

Administrator-sama ordered the monks and nuns here to create us.

We were to be used in an experiment to restore totally lost life with a resurrection sacred art.

We received our Callings at the age of five.

Our job was to kill each other.

We were given little swords,

and then we'd pair off, taking turns stabbing each other.

Administrator-sama's resurrection art was such a disaster at first, wasn't it?

There were kids who exploded into bits,

and others who ended up as weird chunks of flesh.

And some who, even though they came back to life, were different people!

We wanted to avoid any unnecessary pain, and we also didn't want to stay dead,

so we researched together and found that if we could kill cleanly with one strike, the pain would be over quickly,

and the resurrection would be more likely to succeed.

But...

Doing it in one strike proved challenging.

The best ways were either cutting off the head or stabbing the heart as swiftly and smoothly as possible.

But in the end, it seemed that it was too difficult to master true resurrection,

and around the time we turned eight, the resurrection experiment was abandoned.

We started out with 30 in our group, but by then, only Zel and I were left.

Since we survived, Administrator-sama made us Integrity Knights as a special exception.

But she said we hadn't learned enough to go on guard duty like the other knights,

so we've been studying the laws and sacred arts for two years now. But...

Honestly, we're kind of fed up with it.

We were talking about how to earn our dragons and Divine Objects more quickly

when we heard the warning that the cathedral had been infiltrated by agents of the Dark Territory.

We thought that if we could capture and execute them before the others, Administrator-sama would make us proper knights.

That's why we were waiting on the stairs.

We're sorry for using poison.

We really wanted to bring you to the 50th floor alive, if possible.

Oh, and don't worry.

Fizel and I are really good at killing!

It won't hurt a bit!

Central Cathedral, 50th Floor, Great Hall of Ghostly Light

Standing over there are the members of the Four Whirling Blades,

as well as Vice Commander Fanatio Synthesis Two.

If Fanatio-dono of the Heaven-Piercing Blade bothered to show up,

the senate must be panicking more than we thought.

What are you two young apprentices doing on this honorable knights' battlefield?

You're kidding, right?

It's because you drag things like "honor" and "tradition" into battle that you mighty Integrity Knights lost not once, but twice!

But there's no need to worry.

To keep the knights from disgracing themselves any further, we've captured the intruders for you!

We're going to decapitate these intruders now,

so watch closely and be sure to report it to the pontifex!

I'm sure no honorable Integrity Knight such as yourselves would ever stoop to stealing the credit.

How?

I can't mo—

The paralysis will wear off soon.

Once you can move your lips again,

start reciting the Perfect Weapon Control art without drawing the knights' attention.

When you're ready, hold it and wait for my signal.

You must be wondering how I'm moving, right?

You two gave it away.

All of the monks and nuns had been ordered not to leave their rooms, you said.

But no one in the cathedral could possibly violate that order.

So if you weren't obeying the order, you couldn't be actual apprentices.

Not only that, those scabbards on your hips... they're made of ruby oak, right?

The only material that wouldn't rot even if it touched these daggers made of toxic Ruberyl steel.

There's no way you'd have something like that if you were an apprentice nun.

That's why I started reciting a poison-dissolving art before you got near us.

Although it took some time to dissolve.

Strength isn't just about how fast you can swing a sword.

I won't kill you.

But I will ask you to watch.

Watch how strong the Integrity Knights you're mocking actually are!

Sorry to have kept you waiting, Sir Fanatio.

Kirito the Swordsman,

at your service!

We won't allow you the privilege of fighting Fanatio-sama one-on-one, you insolent cur!

We, the Four Whirling Blades, are your opponents!

You four, stay back.

I'll be the one to fight him.

As you wish.

System Call.

Enhance Armament!

Ki—

My voice.

Now I can...

System Call.

You may be a criminal, but if you've lived in the capital, you must know what a mirror is.

Those tools are capable of reflecting Solus's light perfectly, more or less.

Long ago, the eminent pontifex used one thousand huge mirrors

to focus Solus's midsummer light on a single spot, producing pure white flames.

Within minutes, those flames melted away a boulder the size of a man.

The pontifex then bound the thousand mirrors with a divine skill, forged them,

and created a single sword.

This Divine Object, the Heaven-Piercing Blade.

Do you understand, criminal?

What pierced your side and foot was the power of the sun god, Solus.

A sword that can reflect light?

Farewell, you young, foolish criminal.

Discharge!

You saw, didn't you?

Don't look at me...

Don't look at me like that!

Like that man did!

Even you, criminals guilty of treason against the church,

won't fight me properly when you find out that I'm a woman?

I am an Integrity Knight!

I get it now. That sword. That technique.

They allow you to exchange blows without revealing that you're a woman.

Isn't that right, Lady Fanatio?

H-How dare you!

Let me tell you something.

What put that dumb look on my face just now was how your spirit seemed to shatter the moment your helmet broke.

Hiding your face and your sword style...

Are you sure you're not the one who cares the most that you're a woman?

Shut up! I'll kill you no matter what!

I intend to do the same.

I don't intend to hold back because you're a woman.

After all, I've been losing swordfights against women for a long time!

Incredible.

I understand.

Criminal.

I can see that you're unlike the fools I've fought before.

No man has tried to seriously cut me down after seeing this shameful visage.

Shameful, huh?

Then for whose sake do you comb your hair,

and who exactly is that lipstick for?

I'm fighting to take down the church and the pontifex

so that humans like you can live normal lives and fall in love!

I see that you're not a minion of darkness as the prime senator said.

But that doesn't mean you're not extremely dangerous.

You have the power to disrupt the Church and us knights not just with your sword, but with your words as well.

Our single greatest duty as Integrity Knights

is to protect the Human Empire and those who reside there.

That's why I must defeat you.

Even if it means trampling on my pride as a knight.

Light concealed within the Heaven-Piercing Blade, cast off your shackles!

Release Recollection!

You...

...damned fool!

Now!

Now's my only chance!

Enhance Armament!

Wh-What...

Bloom! Blue roses!

Curse you...

Kirito!

Hang on. I'll cast a healing art right—

Don't!

Keep the skill going!

This...

isn't enough to bring her down!

System Call!

You...

None of you...

...know what justice is!

Stop! Just stop already!

I can't win. Not how I am now.

I can't beat her.

Hatred won't win you this battle, Eugeo.

You didn't come all this way because you hated the Integrity Knights, right?

You're here because you want to get Alice back—because you love her.

Those feelings aren't in any way inferior to her justice.

It's the same for me.

I want to protect everyone in this world.

You... Alice...

I even want to protect her.

So right now, we can't lose to her, no matter what.

Isn't that right, Eugeo?

Enhance Armament!

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So this is me, a man whose armor has dragged him to the dirt

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A cowardly hero so encumbered that he can't even walk

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The sword that I swung because I wanted to protect and be loved

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Stabbed the hand that reached out to me and won't come out

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And without saying what needs to be said, life goes on

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goes

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And my life makes its way past the horizon

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no

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Dragging the sins and the pain that hurt me with it

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ke

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When I'm returned to the earth,

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All I pray is that a small flower

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Blooms from me

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forget-me-not

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