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▶ EXTRA : July 18, year 372 in the time of the realm of humanity	(0:00:06.69)
▶ Eugeo : Forty-seven!	(0:00:16.12)
▶ Eugeo : Fifty!	(0:00:30.92)
▶ Kirito : I only heard three good hits out of fifty.	(0:00:49.11)
▶ Kirito : Let's see, that brings it to 41 total, huh?	(0:00:53.36)
▶ Kirito : Looks like you're treating me to the siral water today, Eugeo.	(0:00:58.82)
▶ Eugeo : Says the guy who's only at 43 good hits.	(0:01:04.12)
▶ Eugeo : I'll catch up in no time.	(0:01:06.92)
▶ Eugeo : Come on, it's your turn...	(0:01:08.68)
▶ Eugeo : Kirito.	(0:01:11.21)
▶ Kirito : Yeah, yeah.	(0:01:12.41)
▶ Kirito : One year and three months.	(0:01:16.22)
▶ Kirito : After swinging that ax this much every day...	(0:01:18.71)
▶ Kirito : I can't take much more of this.	(0:01:22.77)
▶ Eugeo : There's no point complaining.	(0:01:24.60)
▶ Eugeo : After all, it's our Calling to cut down the Gigas Cedar.	(0:01:27.06)
▶ Kirito : Sure, I know that, but there's no sense of accomplishment in this job.	(0:01:31.11)
▶ Kirito : Let's see. How much was its life before this?	(0:01:39.49)
▶ Eugeo : Something like 235,590.	(0:01:43.08)
▶ Kirito : A measly 50!	(0:01:48.17)
▶ Kirito : After toiling away for two months, just a measly 50 out of 235,000-something?	(0:01:49.88)
▶ Kirito : We could keep going forever and never cut it down!	(0:01:54.26)
▶ Eugeo : Well, it is a tree that's renowned for its steel-like durability.	(0:01:58.30)
▶ Eugeo : The six generations of carvers before us worked on it for 300 years.	(0:02:02.01)
▶ Eugeo : So it should take another 18 generations... about 900 years.	(0:02:06.31)
▶ Kirito : Listen, you...	(0:02:10.02)
▶ Eugeo : Ouch.	(0:02:18.07)
▶ Kirito : Why are you such a goody-goody?	(0:02:20.20)
▶ Kirito : Figure out how to deal with this unfair role of ours instead!	(0:02:22.49)
▶ Eugeo : Wh-What are you doing?	(0:02:26.45)
▶ Eugeo : D-Darn you!	(0:02:28.97)
▶ Eugeo : Let's see how you like it!	(0:02:31.79)
▶ Eugeo : Why, you—	(0:02:34.09)
▶ Eugeo : All right, do you give up?	(0:02:36.80)
▶ Kirito : Now you've done it!	(0:02:38.61)
▶ Kirito : Take that!	(0:02:41.05)
▶ Kirito : Payback time!	(0:02:42.60)
▶ Kirito : - Cut it out, Kirito! - How about here!	(0:02:44.14)
▶ Alice Zuberg : - Cut it out, Kirito! - How about here!	(0:02:44.14)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Hey! I caught you slacking off again, didn't I?	(0:02:47.60)
▶ Kirito : Crap.	(0:02:51.48)
▶ Eugeo : H-Hey, Alice.	(0:02:53.69)
▶ Kirito : Y-You're done with your sacred arts class?	(0:02:56.40)
▶ Kirito : I mean, you're pretty early today.	(0:02:59.45)
▶ Alice Zuberg : I'm not early at all.	(0:03:02.62)
▶ Alice Zuberg : It's the same time as always.	(0:03:04.53)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Since you have enough energy to wrestle,	(0:03:08.37)
▶ Alice Zuberg : maybe I should tell Old Man Garitta to increase your cutting quota?	(0:03:11.04)
▶ Kirito : N-No, anything but that!	(0:03:16.21)
▶ Alice Zuberg : I'm only kidding.	(0:03:18.54)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Now then...	(0:03:20.67)
▶ Alice Zuberg : ...let's have lunch.	(0:03:23.14)
▶ Alice Zuberg : It's hot today...	(0:03:28.18)
▶ Alice Zuberg : ...so eat fast before it all spoils, okay?	(0:03:32.69)
▶ Kirito : - Right! - Right!	(0:03:35.36)
▶ Eugeo : - Right! - Right!	(0:03:35.36)
▶ Eugeo : The pie sure tastes awesome today!	(0:03:39.44)
▶ Kirito : Your cooking skills are really improving, Alice!	(0:03:43.49)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Y-You really think so? I felt like it was still missing something.	(0:03:47.28)
▶ Kirito : Still... This lunch is so tasty, I wish we could've taken our time enjoying it.	(0:03:55.42)
▶ Kirito : Why does the heat make it spoil so quickly?	(0:04:01.51)
▶ Eugeo : What do you mean, why?	(0:04:04.34)
▶ Kirito : During the winter we can leave salted raw meat outside and it'll keep for days.	(0:04:05.89)
▶ Eugeo : Sure, because it's cold during the winter.	(0:04:10.89)
▶ Kirito : That's right. So if we keep it cold, our lunch will last longer, even at this time of year.	(0:04:14.31)
▶ Eugeo : Are you going to use the forbidden weather-altering arts to make it snow?	(0:04:21.03)
▶ Eugeo : An Integrity Knight from the Axiom Church would show up before you could blink and spirit you away.	(0:04:25.49)
▶ Kirito : Ice.	(0:04:36.54)
▶ Kirito : We could keep our food cold enough if we had lots of ice.	(0:04:39.09)
▶ Kirito : And then we could enjoy these delicious lunches for as long as we want!	(0:04:42.46)
▶ Kirito : That's it! Ice!	(0:04:46.51)
▶ Kirito : Let's go search for ice!	(0:04:49.05)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Listen, you...	(0:04:50.68)
▶ Alice Zuberg : It's summer. Where would we find ice?	(0:04:52.18)
▶ Alice Zuberg : I'm sure there isn't even any in the Centoria market.	(0:04:56.81)
▶ Kirito : Hey...	(0:05:06.57)
▶ Kirito : Do you remember the story about the hero Bercouli?	(0:05:07.87)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Which one?	(0:05:12.08)
▶ Kirito : You know.	(0:05:13.20)
▶ Kirito : "Bercouli and the Northern White Dragon."	(0:05:15.04)
▶ Kirito : The hero, Bercouli, followed the Rul River to the north.	(0:05:21.63)
▶ Kirito : Inside a cave in the End Mountains, he found a huge white dragon asleep atop a pile of treasure.	(0:05:26.72)
▶ Kirito : He took hold of a beautiful sword in the treasure, but the instant he did...	(0:05:31.35)
▶ Kirito : According to the story, he found giant icicles hanging just inside the cave, right?	(0:05:38.77)
▶ Kirito : So if we break some off...	(0:05:44.03)
▶ Eugeo : Look, you...	(0:05:45.49)
▶ Alice Zuberg : That's not a bad idea.	(0:05:46.74)
▶ Eugeo : Come on! You do know, don't you? Under the laws of the village...	(0:05:48.49)
▶ Alice Zuberg : The village law forbids any child unaccompanied by an adult from playing in the End Mountains.	(0:05:52.37)
▶ Alice Zuberg : But searching for ice doesn't count as playing.	(0:05:59.00)
▶ Alice Zuberg : If it means extending the life of our meals, it will benefit the villagers, won't it?	(0:06:02.71)
▶ Alice Zuberg : So this should be interpreted as work.	(0:06:07.74)
▶ Kirito : I agree.	(0:06:11.68)
▶ Kirito : You're absolutely right.	(0:06:13.01)
▶ Eugeo : Yeah, but going to the End Mountains isn't just against village law,	(0:06:14.60)
▶ Eugeo : it's forbidden by "that," right?	(0:06:19.06)
▶ Kirito : "That"?	(0:06:20.98)
▶ Eugeo : You know what I mean.	(0:06:22.10)
▶ Eugeo : The Taboo Index, of course.	(0:06:23.75)
▶ Eugeo : We can't just violate the Taboo Index, can we?	(0:06:26.40)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Eugeo, this is what it says in the Index.	(0:06:31.03)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Taboo Index, Book One, Chapter Three, Verse Eleven.	(0:06:34.79)
▶ Alice Zuberg : "Thou shalt not cross the End Mountains that encircle the Human Empire."	(0:06:38.41)
▶ Alice Zuberg : By "cross," it means entering the Dark Territory on the other side of the End Mountains.	(0:06:43.54)
▶ Alice Zuberg : That doesn't include entering the cave.	(0:06:49.59)
▶ Eugeo : But...	(0:06:52.01)
▶ Eugeo : Ouch!	(0:06:54.68)
▶ Kirito : All right, it's settled! Our next day off will be spent looking for the white dragon...	(0:06:55.31)
▶ Kirito : no, I mean the ice cave!	(0:06:58.98)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Yeah!	(0:07:02.07)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Okay, then we'll meet at the North Gate at 7:00 AM.	(0:07:03.44)
▶ Kirito : Right! And don't oversleep!	(0:07:05.77)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Right back at you!	(0:07:07.99)
▶ EXTRA : July 21, year 372 in the time of the realm of humanity	(0:07:09.53)
▶ Kirito : Jeez. Making us carry everything...	(0:07:16.95)
▶ Eugeo : Well, you shouldn't complain.	(0:07:21.71)
▶ Eugeo : I mean, we might not get to go out with Alice like this much longer.	(0:07:23.17)
▶ Eugeo : Since Alice is the daughter of the village elder,	(0:07:28.63)
▶ Eugeo : I'm sure she'll get even more tied up with her studies.	(0:07:31.59)
▶ Kirito : Well, the reason she hasn't been given a Calling	(0:07:36.47)
▶ Kirito : is so she can study how to hone her sacred arts skills.	(0:07:39.18)
▶ Eugeo : And she might be forbidden from playing with boys too,	(0:07:42.56)
▶ Eugeo : to act as a role model for the other villagers.	(0:07:44.81)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Hey!	(0:07:47.73)
▶ Alice Zuberg : What are you two whispering about?	(0:07:49.07)
▶ Kirito : U-Uh, nothing! Right?	(0:07:52.28)
▶ Eugeo : Yeah.	(0:07:54.41)
▶ Eugeo : We were just saying, we have to head back to the village before the evening bell.	(0:07:55.44)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Oh?	(0:08:00.08)
▶ Alice Zuberg : That's true.	(0:08:01.16)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Then let's turn back when Solus reaches the middle of the sky.	(0:08:03.25)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Now that that's settled, let's hurry!	(0:08:07.50)
▶ Kirito : By the way, did you know?	(0:08:19.77)
▶ Kirito : When this village was first founded,	(0:08:22.77)
▶ Kirito : occasionally evil spirits like goblins or orcs would come from beyond the mountains,	(0:08:25.19)
▶ Kirito : and steal sheep or spirit away children!	(0:08:30.36)
▶ Alice Zuberg : What? Are you trying to scare me?	(0:08:33.61)
▶ Alice Zuberg : I know about that.	(0:08:36.37)
▶ Alice Zuberg : In the end, the Integrity Knights came from Centoria and drove them away, right?	(0:08:38.03)
▶ Kirito : Ever since then, on sunny days,	(0:08:42.20)
▶ Kirito : you can see a Silver Dragon Knight soaring far above the End Mountains!	(0:08:45.08)
▶ Alice Zuberg : There's no way... right?	(0:09:00.68)
▶ Alice Zuberg : A cave...	(0:09:21.74)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Is this the cave in the End Mountains?	(0:09:23.87)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Well, we have no choice but to go in now, right?	(0:09:34.30)
▶ Alice Zuberg : System Call.	(0:09:39.55)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Generate Luminous Element.	(0:09:41.13)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Adhere!	(0:09:43.35)
▶ Eugeo : Hey, didn't you say that the icicles were hanging just inside the cave?	(0:09:55.03)
▶ Kirito : Did I say that?	(0:10:00.78)
▶ Eugeo : You did!	(0:10:02.33)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Eugeo?	(0:10:08.79)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Bring the light a little closer.	(0:10:12.00)
▶ Alice Zuberg : See? You saw that, didn't you?	(0:10:21.80)
▶ Kirito : Seriously? No wonder it feels colder now.	(0:10:24.27)
▶ Alice Zuberg : It's summer outside, but it's winter inside this cave.	(0:10:28.19)
▶ Alice Zuberg : I'm sure there's ice, too!	(0:10:32.23)
▶ Eugeo : Yeah. Let's go a little farther in.	(0:10:34.36)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Hey, what are we going to do if we really come across a white dragon?	(0:10:37.70)
▶ Eugeo : We'll have to run, of course.	(0:10:41.62)
▶ Kirito : Don't worry. The white dragon won't mind if we just take some icicles.	(0:10:44.41)
▶ Kirito : But it would be great to grab at least one scale...	(0:10:51.75)
▶ Eugeo : Hey, what are you thinking?	(0:10:54.55)
▶ Kirito : Because if we can bring home proof that we saw a real dragon...	(0:10:57.26)
▶ Eugeo : Hey, it's ice!	(0:11:07.56)
▶ Eugeo : There's ice! There's ice here!	(0:11:08.64)
▶ Eugeo : I bet there's more up ahead!	(0:11:11.90)
▶ Eugeo : That's...	(0:11:22.70)
▶ Alice Zuberg : This much ice should be enough to keep all the food in the village cold.	(0:11:45.51)
▶ Kirito : Are you kidding?	(0:11:49.27)
▶ Kirito : We could make it winter in the village for a while!	(0:11:50.48)
▶ Eugeo : - Hey, don't stop all of a sudden! - What is this?	(0:11:55.02)
▶ Kirito : - Hey, don't stop all of a sudden! - What is this?	(0:11:55.02)
▶ Kirito : Just what is...	(0:12:00.24)
▶ Kirito : ...this?	(0:12:02.86)
▶ Eugeo : The bones of the white dragon?	(0:12:08.24)
▶ Alice Zuberg : It died?	(0:12:10.87)
▶ Kirito : Hey...	(0:12:16.04)
▶ Kirito : This is all scratched up.	(0:12:17.42)
▶ Kirito : And the tip's been cut off cleanly.	(0:12:19.38)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Was it fighting with something?	(0:12:21.84)
▶ Alice Zuberg : But what living creature could kill a dragon?	(0:12:23.88)
▶ Kirito : These are blade marks.	(0:12:27.97)
▶ Kirito : This dragon was killed by a human.	(0:12:30.93)
▶ Alice Zuberg : B-But...	(0:12:35.15)
▶ Alice Zuberg : ...even the hero Bercouli only managed to get away.	(0:12:37.27)
▶ Alice Zuberg : An Integrity Knight?	(0:12:43.78)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Don't tell me that an Integrity Knight from the Axiom Church	(0:12:45.87)
▶ Alice Zuberg : killed a white dragon, a protector of the realm of humanity?	(0:12:50.20)
▶ Eugeo : I don't know.	(0:12:54.21)
▶ Eugeo : There might be really powerful knights in the Dark Territory, too.	(0:12:55.29)
▶ Eugeo : But if there are, then the forces of darkness could just cross over the End Mountains.	(0:13:00.42)
▶ Eugeo : What are you doing, Kirito?	(0:13:06.76)
▶ Kirito : This is really heavy!	(0:13:09.72)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Could this possibly be...	(0:13:13.14)
▶ Kirito : Yeah. What Bercouli supposedly tried to steal.	(0:13:15.01)
▶ Kirito : It must be the Blue Rose Sword.	(0:13:19.86)
▶ Kirito : No good. It's too heavy.	(0:13:30.62)
▶ Kirito : Even Eugeo and I together couldn't carry it out.	(0:13:34.46)
▶ Kirito : Looks like there are all kinds of treasure, too.	(0:13:39.04)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Yeah. But we can't just take them, can we?	(0:13:42.76)
▶ Alice Zuberg : That would be like grave robbing.	(0:13:47.59)
▶ Kirito : But the White Dragon won't mind if it's just some ice, right?	(0:13:50.26)
▶ Alice Zuberg : So pretty!	(0:13:57.19)
▶ Alice Zuberg : What a waste, bringing it back just to have it melt.	(0:13:58.69)
▶ Kirito : But if it means our meals will last longer, what does it matter?	(0:14:02.02)
▶ Alice Zuberg : You mean everybody's meals, right?	(0:14:05.78)
▶ Eugeo : We'd better get going, or we won't make it back by evening.	(0:14:08.03)
▶ Alice Zuberg : You're right.	(0:14:12.79)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Hey...	(0:14:17.92)
▶ Alice Zuberg : which way did we come in from?	(0:14:19.08)
▶ Alice Zuberg : We've been walking a long time now.	(0:14:26.67)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Do you think maybe we came from the opposite direction?	(0:14:29.64)
▶ Kirito : You're the one who picked this path because you thought it was closer.	(0:14:32.85)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Did you say something?	(0:14:37.60)
▶ Kirito : No, nothing!	(0:14:38.85)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Is that the wind?	(0:14:48.49)
▶ Eugeo : We're almost outside!	(0:14:49.86)
▶ Eugeo : We picked the right path!	(0:14:51.80)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Hey! You'll fall if you run in a place like this!	(0:14:53.85)
▶ Eugeo : There's the exit!	(0:15:06.55)
▶ Kirito : This is...	(0:15:23.23)
▶ Alice Zuberg : ...the Dark Territory.	(0:15:25.23)
▶ Eugeo : We can't go any farther.	(0:15:30.57)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Dragon Knights...	(0:15:44.38)
▶ Kirito : The white one...	(0:15:46.13)
▶ Kirito : Is that an Axiom Church Integrity Knight?	(0:15:48.13)
▶ Eugeo : So the black one's from the forces of darkness?	(0:15:51.39)
▶ Kirito : No!	(0:16:57.45)
▶ Eugeo : Alice!	(0:17:11.59)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Taboo Index, Book One, Chapter Three, Verse Eleven.	(0:17:24.19)
▶ Alice Zuberg : "Thou shalt not cross the End Mountains that encircle the Human Empire."	(0:17:27.19)
▶ Kirito : Alice!	(0:17:33.82)
▶ Alice Zuberg : I-I...	(0:17:38.16)
▶ Eugeo : I-It's all right, Alice.	(0:17:39.74)
▶ Eugeo : It's not like you left the cave. Right? Isn't that right, Kirito?	(0:17:42.33)
▶ Eugeo : Kirito?	(0:17:47.12)
▶ Eugeo : What's that?	(0:17:55.42)
▶ EXTRA : Singular unit detected.	(0:17:56.43)
▶ EXTRA : Tracing ID.	(0:17:59.09)
▶ EXTRA : Coordinates fixed.	(0:18:01.14)
▶ EXTRA : Report complete.	(0:18:03.14)
▶ Eugeo : It's gone?	(0:18:07.31)
▶ Eugeo : What was that just now?	(0:18:08.69)
▶ Kirito : I don't know.	(0:18:10.32)
▶ Kirito : Let's just head back!	(0:18:11.73)
▶ Kirito : All right, let's go home.	(0:18:31.13)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Right.	(0:18:36.84)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Okay, I'm going to go put this in the basement.	(0:18:38.34)
▶ Eugeo : Okay.	(0:18:41.26)
▶ Kirito : See you.	(0:18:42.26)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Look forward to tomorrow's lunch, okay?	(0:18:51.23)
▶ Kirito : Sure!	(0:18:54.57)
▶ Eugeo : S-Sure.	(0:18:55.48)
▶ Eugeo : Alice...	(0:19:20.30)
▶ Eugeo : Don't go! Alice!	(0:19:26.43)
▶ Eugeo : Alice!	(0:19:30.39)
▶ Eugeo : Hey, Kirito!	(0:20:07.72)
▶ Kirito : Yeah. It's the Integrity Knight from yesterday.	(0:20:09.39)
▶ Kirito : No way! Alice...	(0:20:13.69)
▶ Eugeo : It can't be.	(0:20:16.40)
▶ Eugeo : Just for something like that?	(0:20:18.40)
▶ Kirito : Let's go!	(0:20:22.45)
▶ Eugeo : Hey!	(0:20:24.74)
▶ Eugeo : Alice!	(0:20:44.55)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Kirito! Eugeo!	(0:20:47.14)
▶ Kirito : Quiet.	(0:20:48.56)
▶ Kirito : You'd better get away while you can.	(0:20:50.22)
▶ Alice Zuberg : Father!	(0:20:59.02)
▶ Gasuft Zuberg : I serve as the village elder. My name is Zuberg.	(0:21:06.24)
▶ Deusolbert Synthesis Seven : I am the Axiom Church Integrity Knight overseeing northern Norlangarth,	(0:21:12.16)
▶ Deusolbert Synthesis Seven : Deusolbert Synthesis Seven.	(0:21:16.25)
▶ Deusolbert Synthesis Seven : For her crimes against the Taboo Index, the child of Gasfut Zuberg, Alice Zuberg,	(0:21:18.88)
▶ Deusolbert Synthesis Seven : will now be apprehended, taken in, and, after questioning, executed.	(0:21:25.34)
▶ Deusolbert Synthesis Seven : The charge is Taboo Index, Book One, Chapter Three, Verse Eleven,	(0:21:32.81)
▶ Deusolbert Synthesis Seven : trespassing into the Dark Territory.	(0:21:37.98)
▶ Kirito : Sir Knight!	(0:22:01.67)
▶ Kirito : A-Alice never went into the Dark Territory!	(0:22:03.80)
▶ Kirito : She just touched the ground with one hand for a second!	(0:22:07.47)
▶ Kirito : That's all she did!	(0:22:11.14)
▶ Deusolbert Synthesis Seven : What more do you think she had to do?	(0:22:12.72)
▶ Kirito : Th-Then we're just as guilty as she is!	(0:22:16.19)
▶ Kirito : We were there in that same place!	(0:22:19.04)
▶ Kirito : If you're taking her, then take us, too!	(0:22:21.15)
▶ Kirito : Eugeo... listen.	(0:22:26.90)
▶ Kirito : I'm going to swing the ax at him.	(0:22:29.24)
▶ Kirito : You grab Alice then and run!	(0:22:31.37)
▶ Eugeo : K-Kirito... but that's...	(0:22:33.74)
▶ Kirito : Who cares about taboos?	(0:22:36.37)
▶ Kirito : Are you saying they're more important than Alice's life?	(0:22:38.14)
▶ Eugeo : Kirito!	(0:23:01.52)
▶ Deusolbert Synthesis Seven : Escort those two kids from the square.	(0:23:03.48)
▶ Kirito : Dammit!	(0:23:07.86)
▶ Kirito : Eugeo, please! Go after her!	(0:23:18.91)
▶ Kirito : Eugeo! At least get these guys off me! Then I'll...	(0:23:40.73)
▶ Kirito : Eugeo!	(0:23:44.65)
▶ Kirito : Alice!	(0:24:13.64)
▶ EXTRA : Underworld	(0:24:35.99)
▶ EXTRA : Saturday, June 27, 2026	(0:24:41.46)
▶ Klein : This is a fully-automatic Tanegashima!	(0:25:37.51)
▶ Lisbeth : You dirty PK jerks, how do you like this?	(0:25:43.81)
▶ Klein : Damn!	(0:26:04.12)
▶ Sinon : You're up! I'll cover you!	(0:26:08.17)
▶ EXTRA : Photon Swords?	(0:26:39.07)
▶ EXTRA : Teams B and C, head to Grid 4-6 to back up Team A.	(0:26:41.08)
▶ EXTRA : You have permission to use grenades.	(0:26:45.87)
▶ EXTRA : Hey, Boss, can I go too?	(0:26:47.75)
▶ EXTRA : It's probably too late for that.	(0:26:50.54)
▶ EXTRA : Just sit back and watch.	(0:26:53.84)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Leave this to me!	(0:27:17.65)
▶ Kirito : Again?	(0:27:43.60)
▶ EXTRA : Time's up, huh?	(0:27:49.31)
▶ EXTRA : All teams, retreat.	(0:27:51.94)
▶ EXTRA : Move away from Grid 1-9.	(0:27:54.11)
▶ EXTRA : That would've been the last prey for today, right?	(0:27:58.99)
▶ EXTRA : You sure you want to end on a loss, Boss?	(0:28:01.78)
▶ EXTRA : Battling an irregular squadron like that won't do much good, training-wise.	(0:28:05.62)
▶ EXTRA : We wouldn't want any negative effects to carry over into the actual operation.	(0:28:10.25)
▶ EXTRA : Let's go.	(0:28:14.13)
▶ EXTRA : Till next time.	(0:28:20.34)
▶ Klein : Man, I'd heard the rumors, but GGO sure is a hardcore game.	(0:28:26.97)
▶ Klein : I mean, you're allowed to PK all you want wherever you are on the field!	(0:28:32.52)
▶ Sinon : Yeah, but even with no-holds-barred PK-ing, that squadron we just fought was an anomaly.	(0:28:36.44)
▶ Sinon : Normally, you'd PK for money or items...	(0:28:42.66)
▶ Kirito : But those guys only seemed to be focused on killing us.	(0:28:46.16)
▶ Kirito : They were tossing grenades and smoke without restraint.	(0:28:50.20)
▶ Kirito : Wouldn't that put them in the red?	(0:28:52.87)
▶ Sinon : Probably. But they're always like that whenever they show up.	(0:28:54.83)
▶ Sinon : They attack squadrons that are left isolated on the field, massacre them,	(0:28:59.28)
▶ Sinon : then vanish without even looting items.	(0:29:03.59)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Is it true they have a 100% win rate?	(0:29:06.09)
▶ Sinon : As far as I know, yes.	(0:29:09.64)
▶ Sinon : So...	(0:29:11.93)
▶ Sinon : I thought we could win if we went after them in a really unusual style.	(0:29:13.19)
▶ Sinon : That's why I asked you all for your help.	(0:29:17.06)
▶ Sinon : Sorry. My plan had too many holes.	(0:29:19.61)
▶ Sinon : I never thought they'd just retreat like that!	(0:29:22.93)
▶ Klein : But hey, it's not a defeat, right?	(0:29:25.61)
▶ Klein : Nah, they're the ones who ran, so it's the same as a win!	(0:29:28.08)
▶ Lisbeth : Not that we have any idea who they really are, or what they're after.	(0:29:31.54)
▶ Klein : Well, that's just... um...	(0:29:36.38)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : I wish we could've at least found out their leader's name.	(0:29:39.63)
▶ Silica : It wasn't even clear which one of them was the leader, though, was it?	(0:29:43.55)
▶ Lisbeth : Hey! Don't crash out like that!	(0:29:49.43)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : He said he's been taking time off from school since Thursday, touring companies.	(0:29:52.10)
▶ Sinon : He's probably tangled up in some bizarre business again, huh?	(0:29:56.60)
▶ Sinon : You guys, thank you so much for helping me out.	(0:30:03.44)
▶ Klein : Hey, no biggie!	(0:30:06.70)
▶ Klein : Later!	(0:30:08.91)
▶ Silica : I had fun!	(0:30:09.87)
▶ Lisbeth : See you!	(0:30:11.57)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : All right, I'm off, too.	(0:30:13.87)
▶ Sinon : Um... Asuna.	(0:30:15.00)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : What is it?	(0:30:16.58)
▶ Sinon : There's actually something I need your help with.	(0:30:17.33)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : You mean with the PK squadron?	(0:30:20.50)
▶ Sinon : Actually, it's something else.	(0:30:22.09)
▶ Sinon : Could you and Kirito meet with me on the other side tomorrow?	(0:30:27.76)
▶ EXTRA : Coming at the end of 2026	(0:30:27.91)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Let's see... the evening should be okay.	(0:30:31.68)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Is Agil's shop all right with you?	(0:30:35.73)
▶ Sinon : Of course.	(0:30:37.35)
▶ Sinon : Oh, I'll email you the gist of what I'm going to ask you. Read it over, okay?	(0:30:38.69)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Roger that!	(0:30:43.53)
▶ EXTRA : Saturday, June 28, 2026	(0:30:50.24)
▶ Shino Asada : Hey, did you lose more weight?	(0:30:51.70)
▶ Kirito : You think so?	(0:30:53.99)
▶ Kirito : Never mind that.	(0:30:56.25)
▶ Kirito : Didn't you want to ask me something?	(0:30:57.87)
▶ Kirito : Is it about BoB?	(0:31:00.04)
▶ Shino Asada : Yeah.	(0:31:02.17)
▶ Shino Asada : There's a player named Subtilizer who won BoB IV.	(0:31:03.12)
▶ Shino Asada : He also won the very first one.	(0:31:07.51)
▶ Shino Asada : We were all so fired up, you know.	(0:31:12.51)
▶ Shino Asada : About getting the chance to face the legendary Subtilizer.	(0:31:14.43)
▶ Kirito : From what I could tell from the live feed, he's got a silent, matter-of-fact fighting style.	(0:31:17.81)
▶ Kirito : It seemed similar to the vibe I was getting from yesterday's PK squadron.	(0:31:23.11)
▶ Shino Asada : Hey, now that you mention it, it is.	(0:31:27.28)
▶ Shino Asada : The only difference is that Subtilizer's on a whole other level.	(0:31:30.24)
▶ Shino Asada : It was the same with me, too, but...	(0:31:35.66)
▶ Shino Asada : He read my every move, and forced me into extreme close combat.	(0:31:37.62)
▶ Shino Asada : I was killed before I could even aim my gun.	(0:31:42.75)
▶ Kirito : That's incredible.	(0:31:45.09)
▶ Kirito : To be able to anticipate the moves of BoB veterans.	(0:31:46.76)
▶ Shino Asada : After playing enough to be considered a veteran, you find yourself bound by theory,	(0:31:52.18)
▶ Shino Asada : so it might be easy to recognize patterns in our movements.	(0:31:55.60)
▶ Shino Asada : Which brings me to my request.	(0:31:59.23)
▶ Shino Asada : The way I see it, a player who acts totally off-script might be able to outmaneuver Subtilizer.	(0:32:03.06)
▶ Shino Asada : It may be a little early, but I'd like your help in the fifth one at the end of the year.	(0:32:09.81)
▶ Shino Asada : That's why I've asked you here today.	(0:32:14.28)
▶ Kirito : Huh?	(0:32:17.29)
▶ Shino Asada : Whoever we're up against, we're definitely going to win the next one!	(0:32:18.16)
▶ Shino Asada : Whatever it takes!	(0:32:22.04)
▶ Kirito : Looks like you're pretty much over it now.	(0:32:24.88)
▶ Shino Asada : It isn't like I'm not scared at all, but I'm getting better.	(0:32:29.47)
▶ Kirito : By the way, how's he doing?	(0:32:34.51)
▶ Shino Asada : Shinkawa is...	(0:32:38.72)
▶ Shino Asada : Yeah, his condition's starting to stabilize.	(0:32:41.06)
▶ Shino Asada : I'm planning to visit him again soon.	(0:32:44.36)
▶ Kirito : I see.	(0:32:47.69)
▶ Kirito : Then that means the Death Gun incident is wrapped up now, huh?	(0:32:49.44)
▶ Shino Asada : Although there's still one perp on the run.	(0:32:55.07)
▶ Kirito : Kikuoka said it's just a matter of time before he's arrested, too.	(0:32:58.91)
▶ Shino Asada : Yeah. I guess so.	(0:33:02.73)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Hello!	(0:33:05.46)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Hey, there, Shino-non!	(0:33:07.84)
▶ Kirito : A-Asuna!	(0:33:09.17)
▶ Shino Asada : Hello, Asuna!	(0:33:10.88)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : About BoB V, it's okay with me!	(0:33:14.01)
▶ Kirito : You asked Asuna, too?	(0:33:16.93)
▶ Shino Asada : Yes. I was a little nervous that you'd spin out of control on your own,	(0:33:19.10)
▶ Shino Asada : so partly to serve as your limiter...	(0:33:23.31)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Hey, Kirito.	(0:33:27.06)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : You've lost weight, haven't you?	(0:33:29.57)
▶ Kirito : You think so?	(0:33:32.40)
▶ Shino Asada : You see? Even Asuna thinks so!	(0:33:33.90)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : It's because of your part-time job, isn't it?	(0:33:36.87)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Really. Overdoing it again.	(0:33:38.99)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : It doesn't seem to be affecting you physically, but...	(0:33:42.45)
▶ Shino Asada : What are you looking at?	(0:33:44.83)
▶ Shino Asada : What's this?	(0:33:48.17)
▶ Kirito : Don't stare at it like that.	(0:33:50.50)
▶ Shino Asada : Hold on, is this Kirito's...	(0:33:53.55)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : You guessed right!	(0:33:55.97)
▶ Shino Asada : B-But how does that work?	(0:33:57.34)
▶ Kirito : I have a miniature sensor implanted right here.	(0:34:00.39)
▶ Kirito : It sends information more or less in real time over the internet to Asuna's smartphone.	(0:34:05.31)
▶ Shino Asada : Wh-Wh-Why would you...	(0:34:11.19)
▶ Shino Asada : It wouldn't be an anti-cheating system, would it?	(0:34:13.78)
▶ Kirito : - No, no! - It's not!	(0:34:16.16)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : - No, no! - It's not!	(0:34:16.16)
▶ Kirito : They recommended it to me when I started at my current part-time job.	(0:34:18.49)
▶ Kirito : Because it would be a hassle to stick electrodes on me every time.	(0:34:22.87)
▶ Kirito : And when I told Asuna about it, she started using it for this.	(0:34:27.67)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Well, looking at it really sets my mind at ease.	(0:34:31.75)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : To see that Kirito's heart is beating.	(0:34:35.47)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : It makes me trip a little, you know!	(0:34:38.59)
▶ Shino Asada : That doesn't sound very good, Asuna.	(0:34:43.72)
▶ Shino Asada : Anyway, having you on my side gives me an edge.	(0:34:46.39)
▶ Shino Asada : It's like having a heavy machine gun in a pillbox!	(0:34:49.52)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : You won't be sorry you picked me!	(0:34:53.31)
▶ Shino Asada : Now, then...	(0:34:57.24)
▶ Shino Asada : Let's hear about your sketchy new job.	(0:34:58.74)
▶ Shino Asada : Though I'm sure it's as an alpha tester for some new VRMMO game.	(0:35:02.70)
▶ Kirito : What I'm testing isn't a game app.	(0:35:07.96)
▶ Kirito : It's a brain-machine interface for a new full-dive system.	(0:35:10.54)
▶ Kirito : It's being developed by Rath.	(0:35:15.76)
▶ Shino Asada : I've never heard of that company.	(0:35:18.17)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : That's the name of an imaginary creature that appears in Through the Looking-Glass .	(0:35:20.64)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Some say it's a pig, while others say it's a turtle.	(0:35:25.64)
▶ Shino Asada : So they're going to release a next-generation full-dive machine?	(0:35:29.60)
▶ Kirito : I don't know about that.	(0:35:33.94)
▶ Kirito : In the first place, it's completely different from the current full-dive tech.	(0:35:35.70)
▶ Shino Asada : Different? What's the in-game world like?	(0:35:40.49)
▶ Kirito : I don't actually know.	(0:35:45.29)
▶ Kirito : I'm sure it's for the sake of confidentiality,	(0:35:48.29)
▶ Kirito : but any of the memories the machine creates in this VR world,	(0:35:51.13)
▶ Kirito : I can't bring back to the real world.	(0:35:54.46)
▶ Kirito : Whatever I saw during the tests, whatever I did,	(0:35:57.13)
▶ Kirito : I've forgotten every last detail.	(0:36:00.59)
▶ Shino Asada : Forgotten every last detail?	(0:36:04.60)
▶ Shino Asada : Don't tell me it's the same as the Augma?	(0:36:06.77)
▶ Kirito : Uh... no, it's not!	(0:36:12.77)
▶ Kirito : It doesn't put any stress on your brain like the Augma did.	(0:36:14.07)
▶ Kirito : It's just that I can't remember, since the Fluctlight is blocking the path.	(0:36:17.21)
▶ Shino Asada : Fluct...?	(0:36:22.49)
▶ Kirito : Should I explain the general concept?	(0:36:25.08)
▶ Kirito : About this machine... the Soul Translator technology?	(0:36:27.95)
▶ Kirito : Where do you think the human soul is located?	(0:36:34.96)
▶ Shino Asada : Soul?	(0:36:37.67)
▶ Shino Asada : In your head... the brain, right?	(0:36:38.76)
▶ Kirito : The brain is more or less a clump of brain cells, right?	(0:36:41.68)
▶ Kirito : So where among the brain cells does the soul exist?	(0:36:45.26)
▶ Kirito : All cells, including brain cells, are supported by a structural network.	(0:36:50.85)
▶ Kirito : Apparently, they're called microtubules.	(0:36:55.65)
▶ Kirito : Tubes. In other words, hollow pipes.	(0:36:59.15)
▶ Kirito : And there's something sealed inside those hollow pipes.	(0:37:02.44)
▶ Shino Asada : What's inside them?	(0:37:06.70)
▶ Kirito : Light.	(0:37:09.50)
▶ Kirito : Light. A fluctuating light photon.	(0:37:11.16)
▶ Kirito : And that's what comprises the human soul, according to Rath.	(0:37:14.00)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : You mean that cluster of light is the human soul?	(0:37:17.84)
▶ Kirito : And at Rath, this thing that might be the human soul is known as...	(0:37:25.43)
▶ Kirito : The Fluctlight.	(0:37:33.39)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : So the machine that reads Fluctlights is called the Soul Translator?	(0:37:36.15)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : But you could do the opposite as well, right?	(0:37:41.36)
▶ Shino Asada : Opposite?	(0:37:43.77)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : The Amusphere allows us to experience the virtual world	(0:37:44.86)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : by sending visual and audio signals to the brain, right?	(0:37:49.24)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : So couldn't the Soul Translator send information to the soul in the same way?	(0:37:52.96)
▶ Kirito : Yeah, that's right.	(0:37:58.59)
▶ Kirito : The Soul Translator,	(0:38:00.50)
▶ Kirito : or STL, writes short-term memories onto the Fluctlight to insert information	(0:38:02.42)
▶ Kirito : of the sights or sounds it wants us to experience.	(0:38:07.14)
▶ Kirito : Apparently, it's called mnemonic visual data.	(0:38:11.39)
▶ Kirito : I have memories of my test dives at the very beginning,	(0:38:14.69)
▶ Kirito : but it was different.	(0:38:20.27)
▶ Kirito : It was completely different.	(0:38:21.69)
▶ Kirito : Nothing like the VR world created by the Amusphere.	(0:38:23.82)
▶ Kirito : At first, I couldn't even tell it was a virtual world.	(0:38:27.62)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : But is it really safe?	(0:38:31.87)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : It scares me.	(0:38:35.46)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : It was Mr. Kikuoka of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who offered you that job, wasn't it?	(0:38:38.46)
▶ Kirito : It's true that I have to be on my guard around that guy.	(0:38:44.26)
▶ Kirito : But I want to know.	(0:38:48.76)
▶ Kirito : Where full-dive technology is headed.	(0:38:52.01)
▶ Kirito : I have a feeling.	(0:38:55.89)
▶ Kirito : There's something about the STL.	(0:38:57.44)
▶ Kirito : I mean, sure, terms like "Fluctlights" and "mnemonic visual" sound complicated.	(0:38:59.69)
▶ Kirito : But the world created by the STL is like a realistic dream.	(0:39:05.78)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : A dream?	(0:39:10.07)
▶ Kirito : For example, you have long dreams sometimes, right?	(0:39:11.49)
▶ Kirito : And when you wake up, it feels like you've been dreaming for two or three hours.	(0:39:14.45)
▶ Kirito : But chances are, you've actually only been dreaming for a few minutes.	(0:39:20.79)
▶ Kirito : The STL creates the same kind of phenomenon.	(0:39:25.13)
▶ Shino Asada : Um...	(0:39:28.51)
▶ Kirito : The same way that humans see dreams spanning several hours in a matter of minutes,	(0:39:30.30)
▶ Kirito : you can also experience the virtual world several times longer than the actual dive time.	(0:39:34.43)
▶ Kirito : That's the STL's featured function.	(0:39:40.06)
▶ Kirito : Fluctlight Acceleration.	(0:39:43.07)
▶ Kirito : FLA for short.	(0:39:45.53)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : I'm so confused.	(0:39:49.66)
▶ Shino Asada : So during the three days you were diving, about how much time did you spend inside?	(0:39:51.41)
▶ Kirito : I'm not sure.	(0:39:58.37)
▶ Kirito : I don't remember whether it was ten days or a month.	(0:39:59.92)
▶ Kirito : The only thing they told me was the code name of the experimental virtual world.	(0:40:05.00)
▶ Shino Asada : What's it called?	(0:40:10.89)
▶ Kirito : The Underworld.	(0:40:12.22)
▶ Shino Asada : Under... an underground world?	(0:40:13.60)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : You know, that could be from Alice too.	(0:40:16.10)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : See, that was what the manuscript version of Alice in Wonderland was called.	(0:40:19.85)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : The original title was Alice's Adventures Under Ground .	(0:40:26.19)
▶ Shino Asada : Is something wrong?	(0:40:31.32)
▶ Kirito : Well, when I heard the name Alice, it felt like a memory was about to surface.	(0:40:33.49)
▶ Shino Asada : Does that mean...	(0:40:38.08)
▶ Kirito : It's like...	(0:40:40.21)
▶ Kirito : It's like there's something I need to do right away.	(0:40:42.42)
▶ Shino Asada : We'll be back soon, Agil!	(0:40:50.76)
▶ Agil : Right.	(0:40:53.14)
▶ Shino Asada : Okay, I'll be in touch again about BoB.	(0:41:00.48)
▶ Shino Asada : Thanks for coming today.	(0:41:03.83)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Sure! See you, Shino-non!	(0:41:05.61)
▶ Shino Asada : Later, Asuna.	(0:41:07.82)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Let's go.	(0:41:10.65)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : What's wrong?	(0:41:13.57)
▶ Kirito : N-Nothing. Let's go.	(0:41:15.20)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Kirito?	(0:41:35.22)
▶ Kirito : Asuna.	(0:41:39.72)
▶ Kirito : I'm thinking of going after all.	(0:41:42.69)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : America?	(0:41:45.35)
▶ Kirito : Yeah.	(0:41:46.48)
▶ Kirito : The next generation full-dive tech research is more advanced over there.	(0:41:48.11)
▶ Kirito : I have to see it.	(0:41:53.20)
▶ Kirito : The moment the next world is created.	(0:41:55.20)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : It wasn't all just fun and games.	(0:41:59.62)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : There was so much pain and sadness, too, wasn't there?	(0:42:01.75)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Of course you want to find out why that castle summoned you,	(0:42:05.75)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : and where it all leads.	(0:42:09.80)
▶ Kirito : Not even living several centuries would be long enough to find that out.	(0:42:11.37)
▶ Kirito : So...	(0:42:17.22)
▶ Kirito : I-I want...	(0:42:19.06)
▶ Kirito : I want you to come with me, Asuna.	(0:42:21.18)
▶ Kirito : I know that's asking a lot.	(0:42:25.06)
▶ Kirito : But even still, I...	(0:42:27.52)
▶ Kirito : I can't live without you!	(0:42:31.69)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Of course I'll go. With you.	(0:42:40.12)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : I'll go wherever you go. No matter where!	(0:42:43.20)
▶ Kirito : Asuna...	(0:42:46.79)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : But don't you want to research the Soul Translator?	(0:42:59.47)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : It's a next-generation interface, too, right?	(0:43:03.85)
▶ Kirito : I'm not sure about that.	(0:43:07.06)
▶ Kirito : I have a feeling it's not just a machine that enables people to full-dive into virtual worlds.	(0:43:10.40)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Then what is it?	(0:43:15.44)
▶ Kirito : It might be a machine for learning more about Fluctlights... about human consciousness.	(0:43:16.78)
▶ Kirito : And also...	(0:43:23.16)
▶ Kirito : I think the STL is an extension of his... of Heathcliff's philosophy.	(0:43:25.08)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : The commander's?	(0:43:31.25)
▶ Kirito : Why that guy used the NerveGear and SAO to cause thousands of casualties,	(0:43:32.71)
▶ Kirito : why he burned out his own brain,	(0:43:39.01)
▶ Kirito : and on top of that scattered something like the Seed all over the place...	(0:43:41.18)
▶ Kirito : I guess I do want to find out, but I don't want that to be my career path.	(0:43:46.56)
▶ Kirito : Because that would feel like he was still manipulating me.	(0:43:51.31)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Didn't you have a talk with the commander's consciousness?	(0:43:54.90)
▶ Kirito : Yeah.	(0:43:58.80)
▶ Kirito : I have a feeling that the reason he left a copy of himself behind	(0:44:00.78)
▶ Kirito : has something to do with what Rath is trying to accomplish with the STL.	(0:44:04.04)
▶ Johnny Black : Excuse me!	(0:44:11.42)
▶ Johnny Black : Um, which way is the station?	(0:44:13.46)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Let's see...	(0:44:16.38)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Kirito?	(0:44:19.88)
▶ Kirito : You were skulking around the Dicey Cafe, weren't you?	(0:44:21.89)
▶ Johnny Black : I guess an ambush isn't going to work.	(0:44:25.89)
▶ Kirito : Who are you?	(0:44:28.48)
▶ Johnny Black : Hey now, don't be like that, Kirito.	(0:44:29.39)
▶ Johnny Black : Oh wait, I always had a mask on over there, didn't I?	(0:44:33.27)
▶ Johnny Black : Now that XaXa's been caught, I have to show some grit, right?	(0:44:37.99)
▶ Johnny Black : As the last survivor of Laughing Coffin!	(0:44:43.82)
▶ Kirito : Johnny Black!	(0:44:48.79)
▶ Johnny Black : Nope! No sword there!	(0:44:57.09)
▶ Kirito : So you're still on the run?	(0:45:00.51)
▶ Johnny Black : Of course!	(0:45:03.22)
▶ Johnny Black : But really, Kirito...	(0:45:05.30)
▶ Johnny Black : Without your sword, you're nothing but a feeble little brat, huh?	(0:45:07.31)
▶ Johnny Black : I can't believe you're the same swordsman who beat the crap out of me!	(0:45:11.35)
▶ Kirito : What about you?	(0:45:16.73)
▶ Kirito : You don't have your poisoned weapon of choice.	(0:45:18.22)
▶ Johnny Black : Oh, I have it!	(0:45:21.03)
▶ Johnny Black : I have a poison weapon, all right!	(0:45:22.24)
▶ Kirito : Death Gun!	(0:45:26.70)
▶ Kirito : Asuna! Run!	(0:45:35.25)
▶ Asuna Yuuki : Kirito!	(0:46:02.28)
▶ EXTRA : Next time: The Demon Tree.	(0:47:36.12)