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	Sword Art Online - Episode 1

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EXTRA : In 2022, humanity has finally	(0:00:04.90)
EXTRA : created a complete virtual environment.	(0:00:09.61)
EXTRA : It's time for this week's MMO Stream.	(0:00:17.85)
EXTRA : We began with a promotional video.	(0:00:21.29)
EXTRA : Was this the day of last week's launch?	(0:00:23.37)
EXTRA : End of Line	(0:00:25.00)
EXTRA : What were all these people waiting in line for?	(0:00:25.70)
EXTRA : Sword Art Online.	(0:00:27.96)
EXTRA : The one at the front of the line waited for three days prior to launch.	(0:00:30.12)
EXTRA : Amazing!	(0:00:32.49)
EXTRA : Or is this just what any real gamer would do?	(0:00:33.79)
EXTRA : Sword Art Online Project Director Kayaba Akihiko	(0:00:35.26)
EXTRA : On today's MMO Stream, we'll be covering the	(0:00:36.34)
EXTRA : internationally famous Sword Art Online, AKA SAO!	(0:00:39.82)
EXTRA : To be honest,	(0:00:43.57)
EXTRA : none of the NerveGear software released so far	(0:00:45.13)
EXTRA : has really taken advantage of the hardware.	(0:00:47.31)
EXTRA : Brother...	(0:00:49.34)
EXTRA : Yeah, it's all sucked.	(0:00:50.16)
EXTRA : But SAO was made by the NerveGear inventor,	(0:00:51.23)
EXTRA : I'm off to practice.	(0:00:51.45)
EXTRA : Kayaba Akihiko,	(0:00:55.07)
EXTRA : and it's a long-awaited VR MMORPG.	(0:00:57.07)
EXTRA : I can't wait!	(0:00:59.62)
EXTRA : The beta testers all said it was incredible.	(0:01:00.96)
EXTRA : I wanted a copy...	(0:01:03.16)
EXTRA : Only ten thousand copies were sold in its first printing.	(0:01:04.79)
EXTRA : It sold out online in seconds.	(0:01:06.37)
EXTRA : And as you saw,	(0:01:08.28)
EXTRA : hardcore fans bought all the store copies.	(0:01:09.34)
Kirito : Link start!	(0:01:27.59)
EXTRA : Character Creation Beta test data still available. Would you like to use it?	(0:01:39.16)
Kirito : I'm back in this world!	(0:02:01.26)
EXTRA : The World of Swords	(0:02:26.08)
EXTRA : Floor 1: Town of Beginnings	(0:02:30.33)
EXTRA : So like I told him...	(0:02:32.79)
EXTRA : Hey, let's make a party.	(0:02:34.55)
EXTRA : Hmm, maybe...	(0:02:36.18)
EXTRA : Oh, come on!	(0:02:38.31)
EXTRA : Hey, you there!	(0:02:44.58)
Kirito : Me?	(0:02:49.91)
Klein : You move like you've been here before.	(0:02:54.19)
Klein : You were in the beta test, right?	(0:02:56.23)
Kirito : Y-Yeah.	(0:02:58.07)
Klein : Today's my first day.	(0:02:59.53)
Klein : Show me the basics, okay?	(0:03:02.20)
Kirito : U-Uh...	(0:03:04.76)
Klein : I'm begging you!	(0:03:06.45)
Klein : My name's Klein. Nice to meet you.	(0:03:08.84)
Kirito : I'm Kirito.	(0:03:12.52)
EXTRA : Floor 1: Town of Beginnings, West Field	(0:03:18.01)
Klein : Right in the crotch...	(0:03:18.32)
Kirito : Give me a break.	(0:03:22.05)
Kirito : You don't feel any pain, right?	(0:03:23.71)
Klein : Oh, yeah.	(0:03:26.41)
Klein : Just habit, I guess.	(0:03:27.88)
Kirito : I told you.	(0:03:29.27)
Kirito : What's important is your initial motion input.	(0:03:30.40)
Klein : Sure, I get that...	(0:03:32.97)
Klein : But he keeps moving around.	(0:03:35.13)
Kirito : If you do the motion input right,	(0:03:38.50)
Kirito : and activate a sword skill,	(0:03:41.78)
Kirito : the system will ensure that the technique connects.	(0:03:50.70)
Klein : Motion input... Motion input...	(0:03:53.87)
Kirito : How should I put it?	(0:03:57.34)
Kirito : Add a slight pause, and when you feel the skill begin to activate,	(0:04:01.38)
Kirito : let it explode.	(0:04:05.55)
Klein : Explode?	(0:04:07.63)
Klein : All right!	(0:04:32.69)
Kirito : Congrats.	(0:04:36.18)
Kirito : However...	(0:04:40.42)
Kirito : That boar's about as weak as slimes in other games.	(0:04:42.92)
Klein : Seriously?	(0:04:45.82)
Klein : I thought it was a mid-level boss or something.	(0:04:47.56)
Kirito : Of course not.	(0:04:50.64)
Kirito : Pretty exciting, isn't it?	(0:04:55.53)
Klein : Yeah!	(0:04:56.81)
Klein : There are lots of skills, right?	(0:05:00.15)
Klein : Like blacksmithing and stuff?	(0:05:01.59)
Kirito : Yeah.	(0:05:04.57)
Kirito : I've heard there are an unlimited number of skills.	(0:05:06.07)
Kirito : However, there's no magic.	(0:05:09.39)
Klein : An RPG without magic?	(0:05:12.63)
Klein : That's a pretty bold decision.	(0:05:14.96)
Kirito : Isn't it more fun to move your body as you fight?	(0:05:21.51)
Klein : You're right!	(0:05:26.12)
Kirito : Okay, let's head to the next one.	(0:05:29.46)
Klein : Yeah, let's keep going!	(0:05:31.48)
Klein : I still can't believe it, no matter how many times I see it...	(0:05:41.74)
Klein : That we're in a game.	(0:05:44.69)
Klein : Whoever made it is a genius.	(0:05:47.78)
Klein : It's really amazing...	(0:05:51.08)
Klein : Seriously, I'm glad I was born in this time.	(0:05:53.02)
Kirito : You make a big deal out of everything.	(0:05:55.93)
Klein : It's my first full dive!	(0:05:57.99)
Kirito : Then this is your first time playing a game with NerveGear?	(0:06:00.39)
Klein : I rushed out and bought the hardware to play SAO.	(0:06:05.09)
Klein : I was really lucky to get one of the ten thousand copies.	(0:06:10.73)
Klein : Well, you were ten times as lucky, getting into the beta test.	(0:06:15.56)
Klein : Only a thousand people got to do it.	(0:06:20.89)
Kirito : I guess so.	(0:06:23.97)
Klein : How far did you get in the beta?	(0:06:25.86)
Kirito : Over a couple months, only to Floor 8.	(0:06:29.40)
Kirito : This time, it'll only take a month.	(0:06:33.37)
Klein : You're really into this.	(0:06:37.20)
Kirito : To be honest, during the beta test,	(0:06:39.29)
Kirito : SAO was all I thought about, day and night.	(0:06:42.52)
Kirito : In this world, a single blade can take you anywhere you want to go.	(0:06:47.50)
Kirito : It's a virtual world,	(0:06:51.89)
Kirito : but I still feel more alive here than I do in the real one.	(0:06:54.30)
Kirito : Now then, want to hunt some more?	(0:07:00.82)
Klein : Of course!	(0:07:04.00)
Klein : I'd love to,	(0:07:05.39)
Klein : but I'm really hungry...	(0:07:08.01)
Klein : I'm logging out.	(0:07:09.90)
Kirito : Eating food here only makes you think you're not hungry.	(0:07:11.20)
Klein : I already ordered a hot pizza for 5:30.	(0:07:15.69)
Kirito : You're so prepared.	(0:07:18.49)
Klein : Yup!	(0:07:19.84)
Klein : Well, once I've eaten, I'll be back.	(0:07:20.82)
Kirito : I see.	(0:07:24.34)
Klein : Hey,	(0:07:25.84)
Klein : after this, I'm meeting up with some people I know from another game.	(0:07:26.84)
Klein : Want to friend them, too?	(0:07:32.01)
Klein : Of course, if you don't want to, that's okay.	(0:07:38.05)
Klein : I'll introduce you another time.	(0:07:41.41)
Kirito : Yeah, sorry.	(0:07:43.77)
Kirito : Thanks.	(0:07:46.59)
Klein : Hey, that's my line.	(0:07:47.77)
Klein : I'll repay you for this sometime...	(0:07:50.77)
Klein : Mentally.	(0:07:53.65)
Klein : Thanks so much, man.	(0:07:56.84)
Klein : I'll see you around.	(0:07:59.85)
Kirito : If there's anything else you want to know, just tell me.	(0:08:01.84)
Klein : Yeah, I'll do that!	(0:08:05.08)
Klein : Huh?	(0:08:14.26)
Klein : There's no button to log out.	(0:08:16.54)
Kirito : Look closer.	(0:08:18.76)
Klein : No, it's not there.	(0:08:21.61)
Kirito : At the bottom of the main menu...	(0:08:24.07)
Klein : See? Not there.	(0:08:30.64)
Kirito : No, it isn't.	(0:08:31.89)
Klein : Well, it's the first day out of beta.	(0:08:34.31)
Klein : There are bound to be some bugs.	(0:08:37.66)
Klein : I'm sure the server people are freaking out...	(0:08:39.12)
Kirito : In a second, you will be, too.	(0:08:42.24)
Kirito : It's 5:25.	(0:08:44.00)
Klein : My teriyaki mayo pizza and ginger ale!	(0:08:48.09)
Kirito : Just hurry and call the game master.	(0:08:51.00)
Klein : I tried, but nothing's happening.	(0:08:55.29)
Klein : Is there any other way to log out?	(0:08:58.49)
Kirito : No, if a player wants to log themselves out,	(0:09:04.19)
Kirito : they have to go through the menu.	(0:09:07.86)
Klein : That's nuts.	(0:09:10.15)
Klein : There's gotta be some way.	(0:09:11.81)
Klein : Return!	(0:09:13.47)
Klein : Log out!	(0:09:14.61)
Klein : Escape!	(0:09:15.55)
Kirito : I told you...	(0:09:22.42)
Kirito : There wasn't an emergency logout in the manual, either.	(0:09:24.23)
Klein : You're kidding, right?	(0:09:28.01)
Klein : I know.	(0:09:30.33)
Klein : I'll just rip the NerveGear off my head...	(0:09:31.34)
Kirito : You can't.	(0:09:33.67)
Kirito : We can't move our real bodies.	(0:09:34.88)
Kirito : The NerveGear intercepts anything	(0:09:38.45)
Kirito : we tell our bodies to do here.	(0:09:42.60)
Klein : Seriously?	(0:09:45.32)
Klein : So we have to wait for them to fix the bug?	(0:09:47.48)
Kirito : Or for someone in the real world	(0:09:50.49)
Kirito : to remove the NerveGear from us.	(0:09:53.38)
Klein : But I live alone.	(0:09:56.73)
Klein : What about you?	(0:09:58.91)
Kirito : I have a mom and a sister.	(0:10:00.50)
Kirito : So I think they'll notice by dinnertime...	(0:10:02.47)
Klein : H-How old's your little sister?	(0:10:06.08)
Kirito : She's on a sports team,	(0:10:09.64)
Kirito : and she hates games.	(0:10:12.15)
Kirito : She has nothing to do with people like us.	(0:10:13.61)
Klein : That doesn't ma—	(0:10:15.52)
Klein : Right, it doesn't hurt.	(0:10:20.12)
Kirito : More importantly, don't you find this weird?	(0:10:21.72)
Klein : Sure, I do.	(0:10:24.45)
Klein : It's a bug.	(0:10:26.03)
Kirito : It isn't just a bug.	(0:10:27.68)
Kirito : If we can't log out,	(0:10:29.71)
Kirito : that'll pose a serious problem for the game's future.	(0:10:31.45)
Klein : Come to think of it, you're right.	(0:10:35.50)
Kirito : If they wanted to,	(0:10:37.90)
Kirito : they could just shut down the server and log everyone out.	(0:10:40.56)
Kirito : But there isn't even an announcement...	(0:10:43.73)
EXTRA : What's going on?	(0:11:16.56)
EXTRA : I don't know.	(0:11:18.12)
Kirito : A forced teleport?	(0:11:19.11)
EXTRA : Up there.	(0:11:29.15)
Kirito : That's...	(0:11:35.35)
Klein : What is that?	(0:11:53.31)
EXTRA : A game master?	(0:12:01.53)
EXTRA : Why doesn't he have a face?	(0:12:02.97)
EXTRA : Is this an event?	(0:12:04.05)
EXTRA : I'm scared...	(0:12:05.24)
EXTRA : It's fine.	(0:12:06.58)
EXTRA : It's just another part of the opening ceremony.	(0:12:07.69)
Kayaba Akihiko : Attention, players.	(0:12:10.51)
Kayaba Akihiko : Welcome to my world.	(0:12:12.79)
Kirito : "My world"?	(0:12:15.46)
Kayaba Akihiko : My name is Kayaba Akihiko.	(0:12:17.21)
Kayaba Akihiko : As of this moment, I am the sole person who can control this world.	(0:12:19.98)
EXTRA : Is that really him?	(0:12:26.39)
EXTRA : He must've spent a lot of time on this.	(0:12:27.70)
Kayaba Akihiko : I'm sure you've already noticed	(0:12:29.39)
Kayaba Akihiko : that the logout button is missing from the main menu.	(0:12:31.06)
Kayaba Akihiko : But this is not a defect in the game.	(0:12:36.52)
Kayaba Akihiko : I repeat...	(0:12:40.12)
Kayaba Akihiko : This is not a defect in the game.	(0:12:41.61)
Kayaba Akihiko : It is a feature of Sword Art Online.	(0:12:43.07)
EXTRA : A-A feature?	(0:12:46.94)
Kayaba Akihiko : You cannot log out of SAO yourselves.	(0:12:48.55)
Kayaba Akihiko : And no one on the outside	(0:12:51.95)
Kayaba Akihiko : can shut down or remove the NerveGear.	(0:12:54.74)
Kayaba Akihiko : Should this be attempted,	(0:12:58.22)
Kayaba Akihiko : the transmitter inside the NerveGear will emit a powerful microwave,	(0:13:00.20)
Kayaba Akihiko : destroying your brain and thus ending your life.	(0:13:04.25)
EXTRA : What?	(0:13:07.80)
EXTRA : Come on, enough already.	(0:13:10.50)
EXTRA : Let's go.	(0:13:12.27)
EXTRA : Hey, I can't get out!	(0:13:14.38)
Klein : What's he talking about?	(0:13:17.52)
Klein : He's gotta be nuts.	(0:13:19.40)
Klein : Right, Kirito?	(0:13:21.26)
Kirito : He's right that the transmitter's signals work just like microwaves.	(0:13:22.68)
Kirito : If the safety were disabled, it could fry a brain.	(0:13:27.00)
Klein : Then, if we cut the power...	(0:13:29.62)
Kirito : No, the NerveGear has an internal battery.	(0:13:32.04)
Klein : But this is crazy.	(0:13:38.26)
Klein : What's going on?!	(0:13:39.92)
Kayaba Akihiko : Unfortunately, several players' friends and families	(0:13:41.05)
Kayaba Akihiko : have ignored this warning,	(0:13:44.48)
Kayaba Akihiko : and have attempted to remove the NerveGear.	(0:13:46.90)
Kayaba Akihiko : As a result, two hundred and thirteen players	(0:13:50.27)
Kayaba Akihiko : are gone forever, from both Aincrad and the real world.	(0:13:55.01)
Kirito : Two hundred and thirteen?	(0:13:59.52)
Klein : I don't believe it...	(0:14:01.19)
Klein : I don't believe it!	(0:14:02.48)
Kayaba Akihiko : As you can see, news organizations across the world	(0:14:03.98)
Kayaba Akihiko : are reporting all of this, including the deaths.	(0:14:07.65)
Kayaba Akihiko : Thus, you can assume that the danger	(0:14:11.45)
Kayaba Akihiko : of a NerveGear being removed is now minimal.	(0:14:15.02)
Kayaba Akihiko : I hope you will relax and attempt to clear the game.	(0:14:18.42)
Kayaba Akihiko : But I want you to remember this clearly.	(0:14:24.30)
Kayaba Akihiko : There is no longer any method to revive someone within the game.	(0:14:27.15)
Kayaba Akihiko : If your HP drops to zero,	(0:14:31.06)
Kayaba Akihiko : your avatar will be forever lost.	(0:14:33.22)
Kayaba Akihiko : And simultaneously,	(0:14:36.22)
Kayaba Akihiko : the NerveGear will destroy your brain.	(0:14:38.64)
Kayaba Akihiko : There is only one means of escape.	(0:14:58.21)
Kayaba Akihiko : To complete the game.	(0:15:01.61)
Kayaba Akihiko : You are presently on the lowest floor of Aincrad,	(0:15:04.50)
Kayaba Akihiko : Floor 1.	(0:15:07.65)
Kayaba Akihiko : If you make your way through the dungeon	(0:15:09.16)
Kayaba Akihiko : and defeat the Floor Boss, you may advance to the next level.	(0:15:11.53)
Kayaba Akihiko : Defeat the final boss on Floor 100, and you will clear the game.	(0:15:14.46)
EXTRA : Clear?	(0:15:18.48)
EXTRA : What's he talking about?	(0:15:19.42)
EXTRA : Y-You're just making that up!	(0:15:20.98)
Klein : Clear all hundred floors?	(0:15:23.44)
Klein : That's impossible.	(0:15:26.45)
Klein : The beta testers never made it anywhere near that high!	(0:15:28.34)
Kayaba Akihiko : Finally,	(0:15:32.07)
Kayaba Akihiko : I've added a present from me to your item storage.	(0:15:34.37)
Kayaba Akihiko : Please see for yourselves.	(0:15:38.88)
Kirito : Mirror	(0:15:44.21)
Kirito : Mirror?	(0:15:44.82)
Kirito : Klein?	(0:15:51.55)
Klein : You okay, Kirito?	(0:16:04.40)
Kirito : Y-Yeah...	(0:16:05.77)
Kirito : Who are you?	(0:16:08.13)
Klein : And who are you?	(0:16:09.68)
EXTRA : You're a guy?	(0:16:15.20)
EXTRA : You were lying about being seventeen?	(0:16:16.82)
Kirito : Which means...	(0:16:18.75)
Kirito : You're Kirito? You're Klein?	(0:16:20.04)
Klein : You're Kirito? You're Klein?	(0:16:20.04)
Klein : How?	(0:16:23.39)
Kirito : That scan...	(0:16:24.88)
Kirito : The NerveGear covers your entire head with a high-density signaling device.	(0:16:26.31)
Kirito : So it can see what your face looks like.	(0:16:30.62)
Kirito : But our height and body shape...	(0:16:33.37)
Klein : When we first used the NerveGear, it had us calibrate it, right?	(0:16:35.01)
Klein : You had to touch your body all over.	(0:16:39.60)
Kirito : O-Oh, right...	(0:16:43.23)
Kirito : That must be where it got the data.	(0:16:44.98)
Klein : But... But...	(0:16:46.86)
Klein : Why?	(0:16:49.22)
Klein : Why do all this, anyway?	(0:16:50.41)
Kirito : I'm sure he'll tell us.	(0:16:53.24)
Kayaba Akihiko : Right now, you're probably wondering, "Why?"	(0:16:55.75)
Kayaba Akihiko : Why would Kayaba Akihiko,	(0:16:59.17)
Kayaba Akihiko : developer of Sword Art Online and the NerveGear, do all this?	(0:17:01.75)
Kayaba Akihiko : My goal has already been achieved.	(0:17:06.74)
Kayaba Akihiko : I created Sword Art Online for one reason...	(0:17:09.58)
Kayaba Akihiko : To create this world and intervene in it.	(0:17:13.02)
Kirito : Kayaba...	(0:17:17.04)
Kayaba Akihiko : And now, it is complete.	(0:17:18.18)
Kayaba Akihiko : This ends the tutorial for the official Sword Art Online launch.	(0:17:24.99)
Kayaba Akihiko : Good luck, players.	(0:17:31.00)
Kirito : This is real...	(0:18:08.47)
Kirito : The genius who created the NerveGear	(0:18:12.88)
Kirito : and created a completely virtual space,	(0:18:15.16)
Kirito : Kayaba Akihiko.	(0:18:18.10)
Kirito : I admired him, so I can tell...	(0:18:20.23)
Kirito : Everything he just said	(0:18:24.45)
EXTRA : is true.	(0:18:26.21)
Kirito : If I'll die in the game,	(0:18:28.70)
Kirito : I will die in real life!	(0:18:30.69)
Silica : No!	(0:18:36.43)
EXTRA : Screw you!	(0:18:40.73)
EXTRA : Let me out! Let me out of here!	(0:18:41.79)
EXTRA : I can't stay here... I have a meeting after this!	(0:18:43.32)
EXTRA : What are you thinking?	(0:18:45.63)
EXTRA : Let us go!	(0:18:49.85)
EXTRA : Tell us it's a lie!	(0:18:51.54)
EXTRA : Someone!	(0:18:53.32)
EXTRA : Can't anyone do something?	(0:18:54.48)
Kirito : Come with me, Klein.	(0:18:57.04)
Kirito : Listen to me.	(0:19:01.71)
Kirito : I'm heading to the next village right now.	(0:19:02.98)
Kirito : Come with me.	(0:19:05.19)
Kirito : If what he said is true,	(0:19:07.90)
Kirito : the only way to survive in this world is by making yourself as strong as possible.	(0:19:10.46)
Kirito : The resources within a virtual MMORPG,	(0:19:14.85)
Kirito : in other words, the money and EXP we can earn, are limited.	(0:19:18.37)
Kirito : The fields surrounding the Town of Beginnings will soon be hunted clean.	(0:19:22.76)
Kirito : To do this efficiently,	(0:19:27.05)
Kirito : we should head to the next village now.	(0:19:28.91)
Kirito : I know all the paths and dangerous areas.	(0:19:31.91)
Kirito : Even at level 1, I can get there safely.	(0:19:34.93)
Klein : But... But you know...	(0:19:37.87)
Klein : I spent a whole night in line to buy this with my friends from the other game.	(0:19:41.95)
Klein : They're out there, in the plaza.	(0:19:48.00)
Klein : I can't leave them.	(0:19:51.52)
Kirito : If it were just Klein...	(0:19:58.16)
Kirito : But two more...	(0:19:59.99)
Kirito : Or even one more...	(0:20:01.60)
Klein : Sorry.	(0:20:03.36)
Klein : I can hardly ask you for anything else, can I?	(0:20:05.07)
Klein : So don't worry about it. Go to the next village.	(0:20:09.48)
Klein : I used to run a guild in my last game.	(0:20:14.22)
Klein : I can use what you taught me to get by!	(0:20:18.72)
Kirito : All right.	(0:20:22.86)
Kirito : Then let's say goodbye here.	(0:20:24.79)
Kirito : If something happens, send me a message.	(0:20:27.29)
Klein : Will do.	(0:20:29.81)
Kirito : Okay, goodbye, Klein.	(0:20:31.02)
Klein : Kirito!	(0:20:33.12)
Klein : Hey...	(0:20:40.24)
Klein : Kirito.	(0:20:41.69)
Klein : You were actually pretty cute.	(0:20:43.01)
Klein : That's my type.	(0:20:48.00)
Kirito : And that unkempt face of yours suits you ten times better.	(0:20:52.02)
Kirito : I'm... I'm...	(0:21:29.34)
Kirito : I'm going to survive...	(0:21:32.69)
Kirito : In this world!	(0:21:39.01)
EXTRA : In the game's first month, 2000 died.	(0:23:23.84)
EXTRA : Floor 1 has yet to be cleared. 12/02/2022	(0:23:29.05)
EXTRA : Next Time: Beater	(0:23:35.06)