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Have you ever felt your own death approaching?

Felt my own death?

When I was less experienced,

I had my clock cleaned by the previous dark general, or maybe the one before him.

I thought that might be it for me.

But you brought back his head quite some time ago.

You haven't felt anything similar since?

Not that I can recall, nah.

But why would you ask me out of the blue like this?

Surely Your Eminence is free of such sensations.

You don't understand, do you, Bercouli?

Every day. Every day, I sense death.

Every morning when I open my eyes...

No, even in my dreams.

And why is that? Because I still don't control everything.

Because I have enemies who are still alive.

And because the possibility of a new enemy appearing at some point in the future is always looming.

Well, well...

Being the pontifex certainly isn't easy, huh?

Your Eminence...

I think I finally understand what you meant now.

I thought that any ideal born of a pure heart must be just

I thought that any ideal born of a pure heart must be just

I thought that any ideal born of a pure heart must be just

I thought that any ideal born of a pure heart must be just

I thought that any ideal born of a pure heart must be just

I thought that any ideal born of a pure heart must be just

I thought that any ideal born of a pure heart must be just

I thought that any ideal born of a pure heart must be just

I thought that any ideal born of a pure heart must be just

I thought that any ideal born of a pure heart must be just

I thought that any ideal born of a pure heart must be just

I thought that any ideal born of a pure heart must be just

I thought that any ideal born of a pure heart must be just

I thought that any ideal born of a pure heart must be just

I thought that any ideal born of a pure heart must be just

I thought that any ideal born of a pure heart must be just

Though that's probably an illusion, I can't bring myself to admit it

Though that's probably an illusion, I can't bring myself to admit it

Though that's probably an illusion, I can't bring myself to admit it

Though that's probably an illusion, I can't bring myself to admit it

Though that's probably an illusion, I can't bring myself to admit it

Though that's probably an illusion, I can't bring myself to admit it

Though that's probably an illusion, I can't bring myself to admit it

Though that's probably an illusion, I can't bring myself to admit it

Though that's probably an illusion, I can't bring myself to admit it

Though that's probably an illusion, I can't bring myself to admit it

Though that's probably an illusion, I can't bring myself to admit it

Though that's probably an illusion, I can't bring myself to admit it

Though that's probably an illusion, I can't bring myself to admit it

Though that's probably an illusion, I can't bring myself to admit it

Though that's probably an illusion, I can't bring myself to admit it

Though that's probably an illusion, I can't bring myself to admit it

My uncertainty almost makes me consider changing course

My uncertainty almost makes me consider changing course

My uncertainty almost makes me consider changing course

My uncertainty almost makes me consider changing course

My uncertainty almost makes me consider changing course

My uncertainty almost makes me consider changing course

My uncertainty almost makes me consider changing course

My uncertainty almost makes me consider changing course

My uncertainty almost makes me consider changing course

My uncertainty almost makes me consider changing course

My uncertainty almost makes me consider changing course

My uncertainty almost makes me consider changing course

My uncertainty almost makes me consider changing course

My uncertainty almost makes me consider changing course

My uncertainty almost makes me consider changing course

My uncertainty almost makes me consider changing course

But in one vivid, vital moment, I can overcome all doubt

But in one vivid, vital moment, I can overcome all doubt

But in one vivid, vital moment, I can overcome all doubt

But in one vivid, vital moment, I can overcome all doubt

But in one vivid, vital moment, I can overcome all doubt

But in one vivid, vital moment, I can overcome all doubt

But in one vivid, vital moment, I can overcome all doubt

But in one vivid, vital moment, I can overcome all doubt

But in one vivid, vital moment, I can overcome all doubt

But in one vivid, vital moment, I can overcome all doubt

But in one vivid, vital moment, I can overcome all doubt

But in one vivid, vital moment, I can overcome all doubt

But in one vivid, vital moment, I can overcome all doubt

But in one vivid, vital moment, I can overcome all doubt

But in one vivid, vital moment, I can overcome all doubt

Though many times I almost lost it,

Though many times I almost lost it,

Though many times I almost lost it,

Though many times I almost lost it,

Though many times I almost lost it,

Though many times I almost lost it,

Though many times I almost lost it,

Though many times I almost lost it,

Though many times I almost lost it,

Though many times I almost lost it,

Though many times I almost lost it,

Though many times I almost lost it,

Though many times I almost lost it,

Though many times I almost lost it,

Though many times I almost lost it,

Though many times I almost lost it,

This resolution, one I'll never forget, isn't reckless

This resolution, one I'll never forget, isn't reckless

This resolution, one I'll never forget, isn't reckless

This resolution, one I'll never forget, isn't reckless

This resolution, one I'll never forget, isn't reckless

This resolution, one I'll never forget, isn't reckless

This resolution, one I'll never forget, isn't reckless

This resolution, one I'll never forget, isn't reckless

This resolution, one I'll never forget, isn't reckless

This resolution, one I'll never forget, isn't reckless

This resolution, one I'll never forget, isn't reckless

This resolution, one I'll never forget, isn't reckless

This resolution, one I'll never forget, isn't reckless

This resolution, one I'll never forget, isn't reckless

This resolution, one I'll never forget, isn't reckless

This resolution, one I'll never forget, isn't reckless

I'm not going to wait for a perfect rescue

I'm not going to wait for a perfect rescue

I'm not going to wait for a perfect rescue

I'm not going to wait for a perfect rescue

I'm not going to wait for a perfect rescue

I'm not going to wait for a perfect rescue

I'm not going to wait for a perfect rescue

I'm not going to wait for a perfect rescue

I'm not going to wait for a perfect rescue

I'm not going to wait for a perfect rescue

I'm not going to wait for a perfect rescue

I'm not going to wait for a perfect rescue

I'm not going to wait for a perfect rescue

I'm not going to wait for a perfect rescue

I'm not going to wait for a perfect rescue

I'm not going to wait for a perfect rescue

I'm heading straight to the world I desire

I'm heading straight to the world I desire

I'm heading straight to the world I desire

I'm heading straight to the world I desire

I'm heading straight to the world I desire

I'm heading straight to the world I desire

I'm heading straight to the world I desire

I'm heading straight to the world I desire

I'm heading straight to the world I desire

I'm heading straight to the world I desire

I'm heading straight to the world I desire

I'm heading straight to the world I desire

I'm heading straight to the world I desire

I'm heading straight to the world I desire

I'm heading straight to the world I desire

I'm heading straight to the world I desire

(No pain, no gain for dream)

(No pain, no gain for dream)

(No pain, no gain for dream)

(No pain, no gain for dream)

(No pain, no gain for dream)

(No pain, no gain for dream)

(No pain, no gain for dream)

(No pain, no gain for dream)

(No pain, no gain for dream)

(No pain, no gain for dream)

(No pain, no gain for dream)

(No pain, no gain for dream)

(No pain, no gain for dream)

(No pain, no gain for dream)

(No pain, no gain for dream)

(No pain, no gain for dream)

All for the sake of this one wish, I'll cut my way through and reach out to it

All for the sake of this one wish, I'll cut my way through and reach out to it

All for the sake of this one wish, I'll cut my way through and reach out to it

All for the sake of this one wish, I'll cut my way through and reach out to it

All for the sake of this one wish, I'll cut my way through and reach out to it

All for the sake of this one wish, I'll cut my way through and reach out to it

All for the sake of this one wish, I'll cut my way through and reach out to it

All for the sake of this one wish, I'll cut my way through and reach out to it

All for the sake of this one wish, I'll cut my way through and reach out to it

All for the sake of this one wish, I'll cut my way through and reach out to it

All for the sake of this one wish, I'll cut my way through and reach out to it

All for the sake of this one wish, I'll cut my way through and reach out to it

All for the sake of this one wish, I'll cut my way through and reach out to it

All for the sake of this one wish, I'll cut my way through and reach out to it

All for the sake of this one wish, I'll cut my way through and reach out to it

All for the sake of this one wish, I'll cut my way through and reach out to it

Even if I'm told I'm wrong, I'll do it as many times as it takes

Even if I'm told I'm wrong, I'll do it as many times as it takes

Even if I'm told I'm wrong, I'll do it as many times as it takes

Even if I'm told I'm wrong, I'll do it as many times as it takes

Even if I'm told I'm wrong, I'll do it as many times as it takes

Even if I'm told I'm wrong, I'll do it as many times as it takes

Even if I'm told I'm wrong, I'll do it as many times as it takes

Even if I'm told I'm wrong, I'll do it as many times as it takes

Even if I'm told I'm wrong, I'll do it as many times as it takes

Even if I'm told I'm wrong, I'll do it as many times as it takes

Even if I'm told I'm wrong, I'll do it as many times as it takes

Even if I'm told I'm wrong, I'll do it as many times as it takes

Even if I'm told I'm wrong, I'll do it as many times as it takes

Even if I'm told I'm wrong, I'll do it as many times as it takes

Even if I'm told I'm wrong, I'll do it as many times as it takes

Even if I'm told I'm wrong, I'll do it as many times as it takes

I'll make my way toward hope, even if every step hurts me, because

I'll make my way toward hope, even if every step hurts me, because

I'll make my way toward hope, even if every step hurts me, because

I'll make my way toward hope, even if every step hurts me, because

I'll make my way toward hope, even if every step hurts me, because

I'll make my way toward hope, even if every step hurts me, because

I'll make my way toward hope, even if every step hurts me, because

I'll make my way toward hope, even if every step hurts me, because

I'll make my way toward hope, even if every step hurts me, because

I'll make my way toward hope, even if every step hurts me, because

I'll make my way toward hope, even if every step hurts me, because

I'll make my way toward hope, even if every step hurts me, because

I'll make my way toward hope, even if every step hurts me, because

I'll make my way toward hope, even if every step hurts me, because

I'll make my way toward hope, even if every step hurts me, because

I'll make my way toward hope, even if every step hurts me, because

I just want to feel you

I just want to feel you

I just want to feel you

I just want to feel you

I just want to feel you

I just want to feel you

I just want to feel you

I just want to feel you

I just want to feel you

I just want to feel you

I just want to feel you

I just want to feel you

I just want to feel you

I just want to feel you

I just want to feel you

I just want to feel you

Every time I've reached my limits or started to doubt

Every time I've reached my limits or started to doubt

Every time I've reached my limits or started to doubt

Every time I've reached my limits or started to doubt

Every time I've reached my limits or started to doubt

Every time I've reached my limits or started to doubt

Every time I've reached my limits or started to doubt

Every time I've reached my limits or started to doubt

Every time I've reached my limits or started to doubt

Every time I've reached my limits or started to doubt

Every time I've reached my limits or started to doubt

Every time I've reached my limits or started to doubt

Every time I've reached my limits or started to doubt

Every time I've reached my limits or started to doubt

Every time I've reached my limits or started to doubt

Every time I've reached my limits or started to doubt

I've just believed in this crystal clear impulse and the strength it granted me

I've just believed in this crystal clear impulse and the strength it granted me

I've just believed in this crystal clear impulse and the strength it granted me

I've just believed in this crystal clear impulse and the strength it granted me

I've just believed in this crystal clear impulse and the strength it granted me

I've just believed in this crystal clear impulse and the strength it granted me

I've just believed in this crystal clear impulse and the strength it granted me

I've just believed in this crystal clear impulse and the strength it granted me

I've just believed in this crystal clear impulse and the strength it granted me

I've just believed in this crystal clear impulse and the strength it granted me

I've just believed in this crystal clear impulse and the strength it granted me

I've just believed in this crystal clear impulse and the strength it granted me

I've just believed in this crystal clear impulse and the strength it granted me

I've just believed in this crystal clear impulse and the strength it granted me

I've just believed in this crystal clear impulse and the strength it granted me

I've just believed in this crystal clear impulse and the strength it granted me

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Heartless Choice

Here, Kirito.

You look a bit healthier today, Kirito.

And you have a good appetite!

Perhaps sleeping beside four beauties did him good!

Would you look at that.

This enemy from the Real World sure has some unique strategies.

Emperor Vecta is taking a risk.

This is war.

Asuna's from elsewhere and has her own reasons, but this is no time for us to feel sorry for the forces of darkness.

We have to take this chance.

Chance?

That's right.

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!

Have your people climb across ropes cast over the chasm to reach the other side.

I don't care if there are casualties.

You're to keep them walking across the tightrope no matter what.

They're dying in vain!

Not for the eternal goal of the five tribes of darkness, the invasion of the Human Empire...

but for this "Priestess of Light" nonsense!

Hurry! Hurry up!

Before something else happens! Just make it over, all of you!

They did it!

Enemy attack! Protect them! Protect those ropes at all costs!

They're only a small force! Don't let them get near the ropes!

Stop!

This... This is war?

You call this a fight?

No way did they endure all that grueling training just to die like this!

Forgive me. Please, forgive me.

Just as I suspected, the A.I. of the Human Empire units appears to be somewhat superior.

No.

Strictly in terms of adaptability, they're in a different class.

Don't let me down, Critter.

Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 12:05 AM - Ocean Turtle

Syncing of Underworld and real world times is complete!

What?

Hey, is this for real?

Are they crazy? A PvP with life-like human avatars and realistic violence?

You mean we can, like, cut off arms and heads and stuff? No way!

No restrictions? Hell to the yes! The developer is adventurous!

I'm so signing up for this beta!

I'll let you have the dark knight accounts.

Go on and massacre the Human Empire Army to your hearts' content!

Oh, no!

Papa and Mama are in danger!

Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 3:02 AM - Shino's apartment

Incoming Call

Kirigaya Kazuto

Sinon! It's Yui!

Y-Yui?

I'll explain later!

Get ready to leave your apartment and take a taxi!

I'm sending the address and the fastest route to get there to your phone!

A-A taxi? To where?

Please hurry! Papa and Mama are in danger!

Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 3:02 AM - Kirigaya residence

Um... can you take me to Minato Ward in Tokyo, please?

Sorry, Mom. I promise that I'll rescue Big Brother, okay?

It's already been ten hours since Asuna logged into the Underworld, huh?

Which means that about a year should have gone by in there.

Is the World's End Altar really that far from the Human Empire?

M-Mr. Kiku! The phone!

Sub Control Room. This is Kikuoka.

U-Uh, this is the Rath STL Development headquarters, right?

This is Hiraki at the Roppongi Branch.

We have a problem, or maybe that's the wrong word...

But whatever it is, it's strange.

Someone from outside Rath just showed up without an appointment.

Outside? One of our suppliers?

No, someone completely unrelated to the company.

And they don't look to be anything but high school girls.

Two of them, specifically.

What?

D-Did you say high school girls?

Yes.

They asked me to contact Kikuoka Seijiro at Rath headquarters right away

to tell you to check the Underworld FLA rate immediately.

Ack!

I-It's one-to-one? Since when?

T-Their names! Did those girls give their names?

Oh, yes! Actually, this is going to sound crazy, too, but...

Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 4:34 AM - Rath Roppongi branch

There's no way they gave me their real names.

Uh, let's see. They told me to tell you that they're "Sinon" and "Leafa."

I mean, they look totally Japanese to me, but...

Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 4:40 AM - ALO, New Aincrad, Floor 22

For crying out loud.

That nut had to go off on his own and get mixed up in some trouble again, huh?

A virtual world created by the SDF, and an honest-to-goodness A.I. named Alice?

We're way beyond the bounds of video games at this point.

Not only that, but they're going to load her into a fighter jet and make her wage war?

Apparently, for now, Rath just intends to use that technology in demos both here and abroad.

But my guess is that the attackers occupying the Ocean Turtle

have a more specific application in mind.

Who the heck are these attackers, anyway?

It's extremely likely that the U.S. military or a U.S. intelligence agency is involved.

Th-The U.S. military? You mean the American army?

If Alice were to fall into the hands of the U.S. military,

in the not-so-distant future, she'd most likely be deployed in battle as an unmanned AI weapon.

I'm sure Papa and Mama want to prevent that, if nothing else.

Because...

Because Alice is evidence of the existence of all the VRMMO worlds, beginning with SAO, and all the people who lived in them.

She's the fruit of massive amounts of time, material, and mental resources that were spent there!

I am certain that the true purpose of the Seed package in the first place

is none other than the birth of Alice.

Throughout countless connected worlds,

so many people have laughed, cried, grieved, and loved,

and because the radiance of their souls resonated, a new form of humanity was born in the Underworld.

Papa. Mama. Leafa. Klein. Lisbeth. Silica. Agil. Sinon.

So many other people, too. It was from the cradle woven by your hearts that Alice was born!

Yeah. That's true, isn't it?

We're connected to all of it.

Time, people, hearts... it's all one big river.

Don't worry, Yui.

We'll go save Kirito and Asuna. We're going to make sure they make it out of this safely.

So please don't cry.

You heard her! You should've come to us sooner, Yuippe!

There's no way we'd ever abandon Kirito!

We owe that guy big time, after all.

Now we have a chance to pay him back a little bit.

Everyone, thank you so much!

Thank you so much.

Still, 30,000 VRMMO players diving from America? Up to 100,000, even.

And they'll all side with the enemy against the Human Empire, huh?

What if we posted about the experiment or the attack on the American VRMMO sites?

We could explain everything and ask them not to take part in the fake beta test.

The reality is that this is a war over a secret between the U.S. and Japanese militaries.

Clueing them in to that could very well backfire.

Posting, "Your opponents are real humans, so please don't kill them," wouldn't help either, would it?

Well, then all we have to do is take a page from their book!

We can make our own website advertising the beta test.

If the Rath guys set up as many accounts as we need, we can drum up thirty or forty thousand, just like that!

But there is one problem, you know.

What problem?

The time difference.

Right now, it's 4:30 a.m. in Japan, meaning the period with the fewest connections.

On the other hand, in the U.S., it's 12:30 p.m. in LA, and 3:30 p.m. in New York.

There are way more active players over there.

Agil is right about that.

We couldn't hope to gather anywhere near 10,000 people from Japan right now.

If we were to use accounts of the same level as the enemy,

our chances of holding our own would be extremely low, I'd have to say.

There aren't any more of the god accounts that Asuna used, are there?

And we don't have time to level up from scratch like Kirito did.

So it's game over, huh?

No.

There are accounts we can use.

Accounts far more powerful in terms of levels and equipment than the default accounts being used by the enemy.

Wh-Where are they?

The very accounts you're logged in with right now!

Data conversion!

All of you, as well as scores of other VRMMO players,

must convert the characters that you've trained throughout the Seed worlds into Underworld accounts.

I get it! Never thought of that!

That said, this particular method does have a few problems.

Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 5:02 AM - ALO, Neutral City Arun

This is neither a lie or a joke.

Soon, tens of thousands of American players will blindly dive into the Underworld,

a virtual world based on the Seed created by a certain Japanese research company,

and they're going to massacre everyone who lives there!

The residents of the Underworld aren't mere NPCs!

They share the same emotions and souls as us!

Please lend us a hand to protect them!

Everyone, please convert your existing character data to the Underworld!

Lisbeth, I know that you and your friends wouldn't do something like this as a joke so early in the day,

and the fact that Kirito hasn't logged in for more than ten days means this is no trivial matter. But...

To be honest, I find it hard to believe.

A.I. with the same souls as humans, with the U.S. military out to seize them?

You could dismiss both those claims out of hand.

Moreover, didn't you also just say that there'd be several problems with conversion?

Would you mind explaining what those issues are first?

Yes.

The Underworld

isn't being operated as a normal VRMMO game.

Which is why diving into it will present some problems.

First of all, the Underworld has no operational UI.

In other words, you can't log out of your own accord.

The only way to log out is to "die" in-game.

But that would trigger yet another problem.

The Underworld has no pain absorber built in.

If you take enough damage to drop your HP to zero, you're likely to feel the most excruciating pain.

And finally...

At this time, the developers are unable to operate the Underworld.

Which means that once you've converted your character data,

there's no guarantee it can be converted back to the game you brought it from.

In some cases, it may even end up in the total loss of your character.

Hold on a second.

What the hell?

Total loss?

Give me a break!

Y-You can't be serious!

Character loss, you say?

So if they're lost, are you guys going to make good?

Or is this just a trap to weaken us, tribe by tribe?

I'm sorry! We won't be able to compensate you.

We're keenly aware that money can't buy the characters you've raised until now!

That's why we're pleading with you to help us!

To help our friends who are desperately fending off the American attack in the Underworld, even as we speak!

These friends you're talking about are fellow SAO survivors, aren't they?

You can't fool us! We know that you SAO vets all secretly look down on the rest of us!

What do we care about invasions, artificial intelligence, or souls?

Don't bring real-world crap into VRMMOs and then tell us what we should do about it!

You guys can deal with that kind of thing yourselves!

I'm sure you world-famous survivors can handle it no problem!

It didn't work.

My words weren't enough to get through to them at all.

That's right, this is happening in the real world!

Like you said, those of us who came from SAO might have the tendency to blur what's real and what's virtual.

But I swear to you, we don't think of ourselves as heroes, or anything special!

This girl and I...

We attend a school made up of only survivors.

The students there have to undergo mandatory counseling once a month.

We get asked all these uncomfortable questions.

And they make a lot of kids take meds against their will.

To the government, we're all potential criminals who need to be monitored!

And it's not just the students at the returnee school who are being treated that way.

All VRMMO players are looked upon that way, more or less.

As if we're dead weight that doesn't contribute to society.

People who refuse to face up to reality, not paying taxes or social security.

Some people even argue that the military draft should be reinstated, so we can be forced to serve.

But there's one thing I know! And I believe it!

That reality is right here!

This world, as well as the countless virtual worlds connected to it...

In no way are they make-believe refuges!

For me, this world is the reality where I have a real life,

real friends, real encounters and partings, and real smiles and tears!

Don't you all feel the same way?

Aren't you all doing your best because this world is your alternate reality?

And yet, if it's just a game,

if you abandon it because it's nothing but a virtual fake,

then tell me, what is real to us anyway?

All these worlds that we've grown came together just like this World Tree and started to bud.

And caused this flower called the Underworld to bloom.

I want to protect it.

Please!

Please... help us.

Dark Territory, Northern Chasm

All right! On to the sixth rope!

Ray of Light

Ray of Light

Ray of Light

Ray of Light

Next time

Next time

Next time

Next time

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