Original subtitles

Newscaster A sun a

And now, News Headlines. Newscaster A sun a

A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

A unique transfer student has arrived at the SAO survivors" school. A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

The transfer student is Ms. yuuki Konno, aka yuuki. A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

Because of her illness, she was never able to leave her hospital room, A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

But by using a device built by students in the mechatronics course at the SAO survivors' school, A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

A bi-directional visual communication probe, A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

She can experience the real world from her hospital room via the internet. A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

This school, set up to rehabilitate the survivors of the SAO game, A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

Has been very understanding towards yuuki, a resident of the world of the net, A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

And permission to attend class was swiftly granted. A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

The students, too, have accepted their new classmate from over the internet, yuuki, A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

Without reservation, welcoming her to school. A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

This might well be a unique characteristic of the SAO survivors, A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

Who spent two years living in the world of the net. A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

At this time, attending school through the bi-directional visual communication probe A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

Hasn't presented any problems, A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

And as the user has shown no signs of damage or side effects, A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

Hopes are high for its continued application and development. A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

This has been News Headlines. A TRANSFER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL FOR SAO SURVIVORS!?

SWORD ART OFFLINE 2 (tacitly) Approved by Reki Kawahara

Hello, everyone. It's now time for Sword Art Offline 2.

Commentator Kirito Host A sun a I'm your host, A sun a!

Commentator Kirito Host A sun a I'm your commentator, Kirito.

Commentator yuuki And I'm your other commentator, yuuki!

This program is an info-variety show, bringing you all the news about ALFHEIM Online and New Aincrad.

Well, yuuki?

How did you like attending school through a bi-directional communication probe?

It really rocked!

I never thought I'd really be able to go to school!

Thank you, A sun a! Kirito!

Since this bi-directional communication probe is still a test version,

there are a lot of issues, but I'm planning to make more improvements.

You can look forward to that, okay?

Yeah! I am looking forward to it, Kirito!

If only you could perceive smells and flavors, I'd treat you to my home cooking, but...

That's not possible, is it?

No, I wouldn't say that.

Huh?

Right now, it can only perceive visuals and sound,

but if there's further development in sensors that can perceive tastes, smells, and touch,

being able to taste food wouldn't be impossible.

And that's not all.

By building robots equipped with various sensors,

and giving those robots the ability to move,

you can travel to wherever you want.

You could even play sports, or play an instrument.

Then...

Right, that means that even at the hospital, you could lead the same kind of life we do.

I'm planning to do research so that we can achieve that someday.

Kirito!

Kirito!

I don't know why, but today you're so cool, Kirito!

But that sounds like I'm normally nothing special!

True, on this show you're not very cool.

Hey, I might be nothing special on this show, but normally, I'm a real hotshot!

All right, let's get Sword Art Offline 2 started!

She ignored me!

SWORD ART OFFLINE 2 (tacitly) Approved by Reki Kawahara

Trivia Master: Yui

What Daddy and his friends are trying to perfect Trivia Master: Yui

is a device called a bi-directional communication probe. Trivia Master: Yui

Trivia Master: Yui

After acquiring Excalibur, Trivia Master: Yui

the device Daddy installed at the Dicey Cafe became this device's prototype. Trivia Master: Yui

Trivia Master: Yui

It works by delivering the audio and visual Trivia Master: Yui

captured by the probe, to yuuki in her virtual space via the internet. Trivia Master: Yui

Trivia Master: Yui

yuuki is viewing the real world on the large screen inside her private VR space. Trivia Master: Yui

Trivia Master: Yui

If this technology is ever perfected, Trivia Master: Yui

it might not be long before AIs like me residing within virtual MMOs can enter the real world. Trivia Master: Yui

Trivia Master: Yui

And in the future, Trivia Master: Yui

mankind will kneel down before the Yui Empire! Trivia Master: Yui

Trivia Master: Yui

It won't turn out like a sci-fi movie. Trivia Master: Yui

Since we're built to be rational, Trivia Master: Yui

we don't waste time on things like world domination. Trivia Master: Yui

So please rest assured! Trivia Master: Yui

Trivia Master: Yui

This has been Sword Art Trivia 2! Trivia Master: Yui

PLAYBACK CORNER

In this segment, we select various scenes from episodes

included on the Blu-ray or DVD and comment on them along with our guests.

Today, let's playback Sword Art Online II Episodes 23-24!

First, here's a scene from Episode 23.

I told you, this is making the gyro too sensitive.

If you want to prioritize visual tracking,

you've got to leave a little more wiggle room in these parameters.

But then wouldn't there be a lag with any sudden movement?

For that, you'll have to hope the optimization program's training kicks in, Kazu.

Who knew that the real solo player Kirito had friends his own age?

Not only that, but they call you "Kazu!”

How familiar!

I'm so overjoyed...

A sun a! What are you, my old lady?

Well, Kirito, you're always with me at lunchtime,

and after school, you've only ever gone home with me, Liz and Silica!

Well, yeah, that's true, but... It's not like I don't have any friends.

But it's so nice that you did make some friends, huh?

Kazu!

K-Kazu?

Since your friends call you Kazu, maybe I'll call you that, too!

Or not?

No, it's not like I don't want you to...

Thank you, Kazu!

Hey, no fair! I wanna call him Kazu, too!

You too, yuuki?

Hey, you don't mind. Do you, Kazu?

Kazu? Kazu?

Hey, cut it out, will you?

We're online, so real names are forbidden! Forbidden!

Come on, let's move on to the next scene!

Um...

Hey, A sun a, want to marry me?

But if you do, you'll have to be my wife, okay?

Because if it were the other way around, my name would be yuuki yuuki, you know?

yuuki yuuki... you don't like that name?

It's not that I don't like it...

Wouldn't it be weird, having the same word twice in a row?

Really? I think it's cool.

But wouldn't a name like Kazuto Kazuto be inconvenient for you, too?

Inconvenient or not, I'm pretty sure "Kazuto" isn't a last name.

Actually, I'm checking into that,

and it seems like there are some people whose last name is Kazuto.

I-Is that so?

But the name Kazuto Kazuto must be rare, and I find that kind of appealing.

Oh? So someday, you want to acquire the last name Kazuto, huh?

No, I was just imagining it for a second! It's not like I really want to...

Fine by me!

In that case, I'm going to become A sun a Konno!

yuuki, I may be incompetent, but please look after me.

Likewise! I look forward to it, A sun a!

AVA!

All right, here's our next scene. Enjoy!

This is really bizarre, isn't it?

For an unfamiliar face to move just as you want it to.

Not only that, but my body feels strangely light.

I see.

What's wrong?

Well, since appearances are random in ALO, it's hard to get the look you want,

but if you borrow someone else's account, it's possible to take on that form.

By the way, A sun a, I didn't know you made another account.

Yes. Right now, I have the same face as I do in the real world,

and I wanted to look like someone else from time to time.

I totally understand how you feel!

When I first logged into SAO,

I wanted to become someone different than I was in the real world,

so I used a really manly avatar!

I just got an email from Klein.

What's this? "Kirito, I have a huge favor to ask you.

Please lend me your account.”

Why would he want to borrow my account?

Well, I don't mind just lending it to him...

Kirito, you can't lend it to him.

Why not?

Because he has to be planning something unsavory!

Oh, right. Since there are SO many girls around Kirito!

That's what I mean!

What do you mean?

Anyway, be sure to turn down Klein's request, all right?

All right, here's our next scene.

Okay then, to celebrate this first gathering... Cheers!

Cheers!

That barbecue we ate that day...

You were the one who made it, weren't you, A sun a?

The sauce had a real soy sauce kick, and it was so yummy!

Wait, there is no soy sauce in ALO, so how did you make it?

I blend all kinds of ingredient items to recreate the taste of soy sauce!

Back in our SAO days,

didn't you make soy sauce and mayonnaise-flavored condiments for us, too?

Those meals I had back then were so good!

Huh?

But don't you use totally different ingredients for condiments in SAO and ALO?

Yes! That's why bringing out that BBQ sauce taste was a lot of hard work.

By the way, what kind of ingredients did you use this time?

Let's see... Spotted venom spider legs, zombie mushrooms, Hedra roots,

bloody strawberries, dead spirit eyeballs, hell slug mucus, and also...

Will I be all right after eating stuff like that?

Hang in there, yuuki!

Asuna's got some mad cooking skills, s0 there shouldn't be any side effects.

Probably.

Oh, please, you two!

There's no need for you to be so worried!

Probably.

Kirito!

This has been Playback Corner!

SWORD ART OFFLINE 2 (tacitly) Approved by Reki Kawahara

Trivia Master: Yui

ALO avatars are randomly generated, so players can't choose for themselves. Trivia Master: Yui

Trivia Master: Yui

For that reason, quite a few people pay additional fees to remake their avatars over and over, Trivia Master: Yui

until they can acquire the kind of looks they want. Trivia Master: Yui

Trivia Master: Yui

Those who still aren't satisfied Trivia Master: Yui

sometimes pay a fee to buy accounts from other players or avatar dealers. Trivia Master: Yui

Trivia Master: Yui

But because of the difference in brain wave patterns, Trivia Master: Yui

in all MMORPGS except for the early days of SAO, Trivia Master: Yui

it's not possible to choose an avatar of the opposite sex, Trivia Master: Yui

and the system is designed to sever the connection automatically. Trivia Master: Yui

Trivia Master: Yui

If I could change my gender, Trivia Master: Yui

I'd use the pick up skills Klein taught me to snatch numerous girls' hearts! Trivia Master: Yui

Trivia Master: Yui

Just kidding... Trivia Master: Yui

Trivia Master: Yui

That Klein... what kind of nonsense did he teach our Yui? Trivia Master: Yui

Let's hope Klein is prepared for what's to come! Trivia Master: Yui

Trivia Master: Yui

Did I say something I wasn't supposed to? Trivia Master: Yui

Trivia Master: Yui

I'll be praying for Klein's survival. Trivia Master: Yui

Trivia Master: Yui

This has been Sword Art Trivia 2! Trivia Master: Yui

YUUKI'S QUESTION CORNER

In this corner, Kirito and I will answer questions from yuuki, who's still new to ALO.

I heard about your mother, A sun a, A sun a and Kirito, yuuki tell me about your parents!

But will you both tell me again about your fathers and mothers? A sun a and Kirito, yuuki tell me about your parents!

Now that's a strange thing to want to know.

Okay, then I'll start.

This is my mom. She's the editor of a computer magazine.

She's always busy before deadlines, so a lot of the time she doesn't make it home.

My dad's job took him overseas, so he's hardly ever home.

So I do the housekeeping with my kid sister, Suguha.

You got your love of games from your mother, didn't you?

Well, my mom's been playing online games since she was in grade school, I hear,

so I might have been influenced by her.

Okay, my turn.

This is my dad, Shouzou yuuki.

He was the CEO of a company called RCT, but a lot happened, and he resigned.

Right after he quit, he seemed a little down, but he seems fine now.

At first glance, he seems a little scary,

but he's actually pretty friendly, or rather, he's easy to talk to, isn't he?

This is my mother, KYOKO yuuki.

Mom's a college professor, and she's very punctual and precise.

She's very concerned about my future plans, but she and I don't really see eye-to-eye...

Your mom looks like the type who'd corner you with cold logic,

and she seems kind of scary, huh?

I bet if you got into any mischief, she'd lecture you for like, two hours...

I'd probably get yelled at everyday!

Oh, she wouldn't do anything like that!

At worst, she'd make you write an apology letter explaining why you did such a thing!

A sun a, I don't think that helps her cause.

So scary!

But the other day, we talked for real, and I think I was able to open up to Mom a little.

That's all thanks to you, yuuki.

Good for you, A sun a!

I'm still not totally comfortable with my mother,

but I'm gonna do what I can to make Mom understand what kind of path I want to take!

Here's an email from one of our viewers.

It was sent by...

What? M-Mom?

What does it say?

She says, "I'm watching, you know."

Huh?

S-S-S-Seriously?

I said she looked scary - am I a dead man?

What am I gonna do?

Don't worry! She wouldn't get mad over that kind of thing!

Calm down... Calm down...

Uh, I... I have the honor of dating your daughter, A sun a.

I'm Kirito... no, my real name is Kazuto Kirigaya.

I-It's so nice to meet you.

Um... I'm a friend of Asuna's...

And my name is yuuki... No, it's yuuki Konno.

I'm sorry I got so scared of you just now.

Come on, you're both acting too nervous.

Mom, these two are very dear to me.

I'll introduce them to you sometime, so please wait, all right?

This has been Yuuki's Question Corner!

SWORD ART OFFLINE 2 (tacitly) Approved by Reki Kawahara

The time has come to say goodbye.

This was the final episode of Sword Art Offline 2.

Looking back, a lot happened this time, too, didn't it?

Yeah!

Yeah, you're right.

Well, Kirito, you kept getting shot or slashed, huh?

Ever since we started doing this show with you, I've hardly gotten slashed at all.

Wait! Does that mean I was supposed to slash you, too?

So that's what this show was all about!

Sorry I didn't pick up on that, Kirito!

Wh-Why would you go out of your way to slash me? It's not necessary!

All right, here goes!

Just when I thought it was going to end peacefully...

Now that Kirito's been slashed as usual, this show has reached its end.

Thank you for watching all this time!

Bye-bye!

B-Bye... bye.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY OUR VIEWERS IN FRONT OF THEIR TVS This program was brought to you thanks to your support of Sword Art Online I.

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