Hmm, while those girls(?) on the cover look good, I think it would have been better if either Eugeo, Cardinal or Alice were the ones there. They're pretty minor characters that they don't really deserve to be in cover with Kirito. Minor gripe I guess.
Those illustrations look good, especially that one with Kirito vs Alice. That Saber resemblance is uncanny with how her armor looks, her blonde hair and reading how she
Spoiler:
obliterates half of the DT army using a large blast of energy. Sounds really familiar
Somehow his brain is always full of wonder considering how he could still live in several seconds after he was out of HP in SAO, than woke up completely fine and even grew more muscles (seriously, are you Hulk ?) and destroyed an army seem impossible to defeat. Well, harem + protagonists's power=HAX
Remembering Issei and how he powered up.
Godou and his infamous [Sword].
Kinji and his HSS.
Anymore,...?
Yup, harem + protagonists's power=HAX definitely.
Okay people, I have finished the WEB Final summary. Though it appears there's a bit that wasn't in a earlier Chinese translation version, so I tacked it on at the end. This is VERY important, to the point as soon as I translated it I rushed here to post.
Without further ado, here it is - the last part of Alicization:
Spoiler for SAO WEB Final:
A crab robot used for maintaining the underwater fibre optic cable between US and Japan was hacked by Kayaba within the Robot #2, and came to take away the battered machine.
2026 August 1st, by this point the existence of AIs have been let out for public knowledge and so-called ‘experts’ are arguing on TV how the existence of AIs are impossible. Klein snarks those idiots are talking about things they’ve never even come across and pretend like they know everything. SAO veterans, ALO players, Sinon’s GGO friends, a lot of them are packed into Agil’s café with drinks and food as they wait for the main event to start.
TV then showed Rinko’s press release of their work on Project Alicization, using a shell company as a front. Alice showed up in a robot body that looked identical to her UW appearance. In SAOverse the ability to make life-like robots is there, just making them operate like a human is impossible. Alice was wearing the same school uniform as the one Lizbeth and the other SAO survivors, though Lizbeth commented she would have preferred her golden armour she had back in UW. Rinko decided to have the questions first, as unorthodox as it is to do so.
One idiotic reporter asked to open up Alice’s head and see Alice’s LightCube to see if she’s really a AI. Before Rinko could shot back a heated reply Alice asked for the reporter if he can open up his own head and to prove he’s a human as well with a living brain, rather than just being a robot. Leafa from her seat commented Alice was definitely angry at the question. Everyone here have met up with Alice within ALO many times by now. Alice’s account is new and so low levelled, but her sword skills are beyond most people’s and she has captured the hearts of many players.
Next reporter came up and asked about the possibility of using AIs for industrial purposes. Rinko replied no, AIs won’t be used for that, as these Fluctlights are actual people. The reporters are stunned by Rinko’s plans to establish human rights for AIs. Rinko says this is a necessary step even if it is an arduous one; otherwise humans will only have a repeat of when people legalized slavery, leaving problems in developing countries. The RW humans should skip the hundreds of years of conflict and go straight to negotiations. Rinko then dropped the bombshell Fluctlights/AIs are fundamentally no different to humans at the mind/soul level, as they can also log in into VR worlds.
The third reporter came up asking the AIs are made by Japanese taxpayers’ money, so it was not up to Rinko to decide how to use the AIs. Alice stopped Rinko (who was troubled at this line of thought) from answering this question, and answered it herself. Alice stood up and says she was thankful for the RW people for creating UW and its people, and then asked what would RW people do it their world is also created by a being outside it and one day comes down to ask for their obedience? Would the humans obey without resistance? The reporters are overwhelmed by Alice’s charisma/aura as a Knight, despite only appearing like a schoolgirl. Alice stood up, and then went on to say she was treated well by many RW people, but her heart, even though it’s mechanical, still aches when she thinks about she might not be able to see this one RW person she loves anymore. (Flere821 note: Hot Damn, did she just confess on international television? Not like later events doesn’t show this clearly, but Kirito you’re screwed.)
Alice then reached out with her right hand, and stated: “I… have the hand of friendship that can reach out to everyone here in the Real World. However, I don’t have the knees to kneel down in supplication or the forehead to touch the ground and flatter you. If I am asked why, it is because I am human.”
Scene change to Higa, at the Rath sub-branch outside of Ocean Turtle. We now know it has been three weeks since Ocean Turtle’s attack. Higa have a scar left on his shoulder, and he refused to have another surgery to remove it. Japanese Navy’s reluctance to help Ocean Turtle after the attack was pointed out on TV and the Minister of Defence is in deep trouble, as there has been a fatality within Ocean Turtle. Kikuoka has died from the wounds sustained, according to the reports. Higa sighed, and said it’s unexpected that Kikuoka had to be sacrificed. Kikuoka said it doesn’t matter; he’s sitting right next Higa at the moment. Kikuoka explained he has to be publicly declared dead and forced to disappear, otherwise he might be removed by the higher ups for his failure. And it was due to a ‘death’ on Ocean Turtle the anti-Rath factions are now curbed. Kikuoka didn’t expect the Minister of Defence’s 2nd in command was the one bought by US side however. Higa asked if it was really alright to reveal the existence of Fluctlights, this way the Japan plan of unmanned weapons are now scrapped. Kikuoka says it’s fine as long as US have the threat of advanced unmanned weapons hanging over their heads. Kikuoka have already healed from his gunshot wound, it didn’t hit any vital organs.
Higa and Kikuoka watched Alice’s words on the TV screen. They’re in the STL room with Kirito and Asuna, with the teenagers hooked onto life support. Both of their Fluctlights are fine, and both had a satisfied smile on their faces. Asuna and Kirito’s parents have been told of the happenings, and Asuna’s father (ex-CEO of RECTO) had threatened legal action with his influence. Asuna’s mother however had faith that Asuna will come back fine, and calmed Asuna’s father down. Both teens’ parents are currently at the press release, looking after the person their kids fought hard to protect.
Then, Higa noticed Kirito and Asuna are finally started to wake up.
Back to the press release. Rinko had finished a speech, though there was no applause from the audience. A reporter asked her if AIs might kill off the humans. Rinko said that won’t happen, unless the humans attack first. The reporter wasn’t convinced, saying all the movies and fiction have suggested this will happen. Alice stood up suddenly then, looking out towards the sky. She excused herself, saying something important came up, and left early right then. Rinko thought just what could be more important than this, but then realized it’s probably because Kirito and Asuna have woken up.
(Flere821 note: *Insert obligatory comment of main characters can now feel others’ presence* - and now this have been brought out of UW it seems…)
Back to Higa. They’re prepared drinks, towels, and everything, the only thing left is wait for Kirito and Asuna for their miraculous awakening. Alice barged in, having ran from the press release within the same district, and went to hold Kirito’s hands. Both Kikuoka and Higa was surprised at this development; thought they thought Rinko can probably settle this somehow. Kirito and Asuna slowly woke up, and both of them told Alice they’re alright, and they’re back. Alice’s eyes were moving like she was cursing herself that her current body can’t cry in happiness. Kirito said warmly to Alice that Selka had chosen to be deep frozen on the hill in Cathedral’s 80th floor to wait for Alice’s return. Kirito looked at Higa then, and Higa felt fear. Those were the eyes of a 200-year old ruler, of a soul that has weathered all kinds of experiences. Kirito requested for his and Asuna’s memories to be erased; their duty is finally over.
A few days later, Kirito was still in a hospital. Kirito was moved he’s back in RW, but at the same time he wondered when did he stop feeling homesick for RW and now is even eager to go back into UW? Asuna have been released earlier, but she came by to visit. Kirito told her he’ll be released in three days. Asuna was glad at that, and she placed a new blue rose onto Kirito’s bedside table. Kirito then went over what little he remembered of his time in UW post Gabriel’s defeat. He and Asuna flew back to the Renri, and was introduced to him. He spent a long time calming down Ronie and Teiza who wouldn’t stop crying after seeing him again. Shuuta told him about Ishukaan, who’s now the leader of DT, and Ishukaan asked for a peace treaty one month later. Kirito and the army marched back to the central Capital from the Eastern Gate, and people who somehow knew the war has ended came out to greet them at every town. It was a busy month, helping Fanatio who’s now the Knight Leader. One month quickly passed, and they met up with Ishukaan. Kirito and Ishukaan had a brief spar as Ishukaan was curious about the brother of the ‘Green Swordswoman’ (Leafa). Kirito’s memories cut out soon after that, where Ishukaan recognized Kirito as being stronger than Vector.
Kirito had forgotten all about what had happened in UW, though Asuna didn’t mind. She commented it was probably Kirito getting into trouble with women and had to run away all the time. A deep sadness was still with Kirito however, probably reminding him how his friends like Ronie, Teiza, Ishukaan, Fanatio, Renri and so on have probably all died of old age by now. Asuna said Kirito shouldn’t be said, even if the memory (mind part) is gone the recollection (soul part) would still be with them always. Asuna and Kirito sat next to each other and gazed out towards the sunset-covered city for a few minutes. Then a doorbell sounded, and Kirito let this unscheduled visitor in. Kikuoka dressed in a suit came in saying they need to celebrate about Kirito leaving the hospital, but then realized he was interrupting something. Kirito decided to ignore how Kikuoka might have gotten his timetable. Kikuoka brought in a lot of rare food such as fish and cheese, and Asuna told him to immediately put it into the nearby fridge as this room wasn’t that well ventilated; she doesn’t like the smell of those foods.
The three of them then began to talk. Kikuoka mentioned Kirito was not supposed to have been sent into UW with his memory of RW available. They talked about how Yanai’s dead, and he might have been better off this way as he would have been eliminated by the US anyway; even if he had a deal with GME the US government might have silenced him to ensure security. Then they talked about Kikuoka being declared dead, and Kikuoka’s says he’s fine with that; he has been a orphan since his parents died in a plane crash in the 1980s, and he doesn’t have any other family. Kikuoka will not be devoted to keeping Ocean Turtle and UW safe.
They talked about how things don’t look good for UW. Ocean Turtle’s locked down, with only a few staff looking after the reactor. The government want to use AIs for industrial production, they’d be able to out-produce China like this; but it would mean the entire truth will come out, and the government would be shaken badly from how a lot of people took bribes and made deals with foreign forces. Rath would be disbanded, Alice taken into custody, and all Light Cubes will be modified. Kikuoka’s plan to avoid that is to have RW people interact with UW people via The Seed VR, to show there’s no difference, and establish recognition of AI rights. Though they’d need to find a way to connect UW to VR first, and that has its own technical problems. Kirito asked Kikuoka to protect UW, and he agreed; Kikuoka says UW is now a dream he’d stake his life to protect.
Kikuoka then left, and Asuna commented Kikuoka still seemed like he was hiding something. Kirito agreed, saying there are probably several more layers to things. Kikuoka might have given up on forcibly making AIs into weapons, but that doesn’t exclude the possibility of asking UW people to fight for them; Synthesis Knights and Dark Knights are born fighters after all, they might be convinced to try and fight on a new battlefield. Kirito then speculated on what Kikuoka’s final goal might be, possibly even more far-fetched than forcing all US troops off of Japan territory.
Asuna interrupted Kirito’s thoughts, saying it’s almost time for the ALO conference. Today was the scheduled time for the debriefing about all that had happened in UW for the other players. Asuna took out a Amusphere as she decided there’s no time to go back to her home, and Kirito snarked she planned on logging in from here from the start. Asuna didn’t deny this accusation – much – and then pushed Kirito down onto the bed. Kirito hoped in the time they’re in UW the nurses won’t come by, as Asuna plans to dive in while lying right on top of him. Asuna and Kirito both put on their Amuspheres, and dived in.
As soon as they dived in, Yui in human form went to a flying tackle towards Kirito in a greeting. These days Yui seemed a lot more attached to Kirito, nuzzling at him like a cat, and Kirito decided to let Yui keep doing as she pleases for now. Yui had helped a lot in the time he was in a STL. After having enough contact Yui turned into her pixie form and they headed off to the World Tree.
Kirito reached the World Tree, and was greeted by many other SAO veterans like Klein and Agil. Agil joked Kirito might be too used to the hax account he had in UW and he’ll probably get slaughtered in ALO. Kirito thought that was actually possible, he might just try and brute force things through with Incarnation, but out loud Kirito shot back he picked up new sword skills from UW and he’ll be fine. Leafa was here as well, and what’s left of Kirito’s UW memory told him Leafa was renowned as the ‘Green Swordswoman’ in UW and the Orcs look forward to her return one day, even after 200 years. Sinon told Kirito about her fight with Gabriel, and how her protective charm protected her from Gabriel’s Incarnation; Sinon refused to tell Kirito what the charm was however.
Kirito also told her about what happened to Gabriel in the end, and also PoH. Due to the acceleration, PoH didn’t get logged out in time. PoH’s fluctlight spent around ten years with his mind isolated, and then went mad. The LC leader then died after another 30 years of active brain activity. Sinon asked if he regretted sending PoH to his death, and Kirito said he didn’t; and he thought if he did then he wouldn’t be able to face Leafa and Sinon who had fought so hard.
Kirito thanked Lizbeth for her speech to get people into UW. He thanked Silica too, and the Cait Sith took this chance as a excuse to hug Kirito. Lizbeth got jealous and grabbed Silica’s sensitive Cait Sith tail, leading to Silica giving a surprised yelp. After those two had enough of their mock fighting, Kirito told everyone here (the ALO side have gathered as well, mainly Sakuya, Alicia, Eugene + their subordinates, and the Sleeping Knights) that the people who have lost their accounts in UW can get them back, the data is all in UW servers. Though Higa have also said that’s only if the government lets Ocean Turtle out of lockdown. Today’s meeting is also going to discuss how the Japanese players are going to deal with the worsening online relations between Japan and other countries that had invaded UW.
The meeting was about to start, but someone was calling Kirito from outside ALO. Kirito told the others to go on without him, and took the call. It was Alice, saying she can’t make the ALO meeting due to some more RL things and asked Kirito to pass on the message she’s sorry. Kirito can tell Alice is getting tired of being shown off like some kind of specimen by now too. Kirito told Alice she can speak out if she doesn’t like the treatment, and Alice replied she’s a Knight, she can handle any mission. Kirito can feel Alice’s words don’t have the fighting spirit she had before however. They said good bye and was going to cut off of the call, but before Kirito did so he caught Alice’s whisper that she’s starting to lose her resolve in her work.
Higa had spent the last hour in indecision. He’s set up a bastardized version of machines Rath have, a machine that allows him to communicate with Fluctlights. Higa is now the head of the Alicization Project, while Rinko is the public face of this project due to Kikuoka’s ‘death’. Though if what he has done so far was discovered, he’d still be in deep trouble.
After much indecision, that there’s no way this would work when Higa’s and Kikuoka’s Fluctlight copies have both collapsed, Higa finally activated the machine. After some talking, it was revealed Higa took a copy of Kirito’s Fluctlight before erasing his memory. Later events would reveal this version of Kirito to be called the ‘Star King’ by the UW residents. Higa copied Kirito because he couldn’t stand the thought of someone who had lived over 200 years to be erased, SK!Kirito is a valued historical person. SK!Kirito unlike other copied Fluctlights remained functioning despite knowing it was only a copy of another person’s soul. SK!Kirito also found out he was the only one copied, as Higa didn’t have the equipment or time to sneak Asuna out as well, not when Rinko and Kikuoka was with him.
SK!Kirito then told Higa this development had been planned for before he and Asuna left UW. If Asuna was the only one copied, she would like to be deleted. If both of them survived, then they would work towards a peaceful integration between RW and UW. If it was just Kirito however, then he would only work for the benefit of UW as he is their protector. SK!Kirito have predicted Ocean Turtle would be locked down and the government may take the entire project apart at any moment. Kirito had said he will fight, and this is even with Ocean Turtle locked down – possibility of cyberwarfare or Incarnation is available to SK. With the reactor in Ocean Turtle, as long as the government doesn’t shut down the project or interfere then UW is safe for 4-5 years. Kirito is also sure there’s still a connection between UW and the internet, despite attempts to cut it off completely. SK!Kirito is sure they can reopen it, but they would need Kayaba’s help. Higa knew Robot #2 have went missing, and upon SK!Kirito’s request he started to look for it. Higa feels like he has opened a Pandora’s Box, working towards a situation where Kayaba’s Fluctlight and SK!Kirito would be working on the same side. However, Higa’s fear was outweighed by his enthusiasm in what the future might bring with this alliance, that he would be able to find out more things.
Scene change, back to Kirito. He’s now back in his own room. Kirito started choking up as he remembered Eugeo and their time back at the Academy. He cried hard and muffled his tears by pressing his face into the pillow. (Flere821 note: WTH, I thought he’s past this kind of stuff already after Eugeo talking to him during Gabriel’s battle). Suguha came to comfort Kirito, and asked him what he has gone through in UW. Kirito began to talk about how he met Eugeo, and other things that came after.
The date Kirito came back to his home was August 16 2026. That entire night he spent talking with Suguha about the things that had happened in UW.
The next day, Rinko called Kirito, and notified him that Alice went missing. 9pm on August 16, Alice unlocked her physical body and snuck out away from the guards. A lot of guards were placed to protect her as there’s a lot of people that would wish her harm, from religious fanatics to economic investors. However the defences did not take into account of Alice leaving by herself. And with Alice unable to use her sword skills or magic she’s vulnerable. Rinko blamed herself for not noticing Alice is under so much pressure, and Alice’s pride as a Knight would not allow her to show weakness. Rinko asked Kirito to keep a eye out for Alice, as he’s the only one she’s open her heart to and show her weaknesses.
Rinko hung up, and Kirito moved to grab his motorbike keys to go out and look for Alice. His mum and dad are out working, and Suguha’s at kendo practice this morning. They’d celebrate Kirito’s return later that night, but right now Kirito’s alone. Before Kirito left the doorbell rang, and for a second Kirito thought it was Alice somehow getting to his place despite her limited batteries. It turned out to only be a postman delivering a package. Kirito discovered this was from Rath, though Rinko didn’t mention anything about this. Kirito thought this might be from Higa or Kikuoka and opened it up, and then screeched in surprise: it appeared to contain unnaturally bent limbs. A eye blinked into existence in the depths of the box, and Kirito screamed again. Before Kirito can scream a third time when a arm grabbed him, Alice’s voice said to him to stop messing around and get her out of that box.
3 minutes later, Kirito finally came to grips with the fact a beautiful robot girl was sent to his home somehow. Alice, dressed in the girl’s uniform from his school, looked around Kirito’s home. Alice asked how old is the wooden house, and Kirito replied about 70-80 years. Alice was surprised, and said the trees used for this must have been impressive ones. Alice then grabbed Kirito and asked him to charge up her robot body, plug a wire hidden in her left leg in into the sockets.
Alice then explained how she got out, she deliberately let the cameras see her leaving her room and then using the blind spots to pack herself into a box to be posted in the morning. As boxes don’t get checked as they leave Alice was able to sneak out this way. Alice also didn’t want to ask Rinko to be able to come to Kirito’s place, otherwise there’ll be a squad of guards accompanying her. However, Alice wants to talk with Kirito one on one right now. Alice tried to move towards Kirito, but then got stuck as her charging wire doesn’t extend that far. Kirito exhaled, and then walked to her instead.
Alice told Kirito she was mad at him. Kirito understood why before she explained further. Alice didn’t like how Kirito stayed behind in UW and didn’t manage to leave, and if Kirito had asked her to fight she would have done so. Alice was a warrior that lived for battles, yet Kirito doesn’t want to let her fight. She asked just what is she to him if he would deny her the reason for her existence. Alice pounded on Kirito’s chest several times, and would have cried if her body was capable of it. Kirito replied she’s his ‘Hope’, the hope that connects the will of those who have died by this point to the future. Alice asked him just what is the future; being stuck inside a metal body, having to attend meaningless meetings and feel loneliness for the rest of her days? Kirito told her that he was sorry, he doesn’t know himself. However, Kirito believes as long as Alice is here in the real world then everything Cardinal, Administrator, Berculi, Erudorie, and Eugeo wished for would come true. After being embracing Kirito for some time, Alice said they better notify Rinko where she is right now, she must be worried.
Rinko was told that Alice is at Kirito’s place, and allowed Alice to stay with Kirito. She only asked that Alice activates the GPS tracking function in the robot just in case, and no guards will be sent to Kirito’s place while Alice is allowed to stay there overnight. After finishing charging, Alice asked to be shown around his house and see what Kirito’s home looked like. Eventually they reached the kendo dojo, and Alice examined the difference between UW wooden practise swords and shinai. Alice then asked Kirito for a spar, and before Kirito had said how can she spar properly in the robot body he felt Alice’s pressure upon him. He also picked up a shinai and took up a stance. The two of them was reminded of when they first met at the Cathedral’s Floor 80, and this time Alice said she won’t lose. They attacked, and after a fierce exchange of blows Alice won by headbutting Kirito. Both of them fell to the ground, with Alice on top of Kirito. Cheek to cheek, Alice told Kirito she’ll be fine as long as she can hold a sword. She’ll be able to keep going even here in the RW.
Next scene, dinner that night. Suguha and Alice are talking about kendo, and at other times Alice and Kirito’s mother are talking about Kirito’s past. Kirito’s father is also present, a worker at the largest securities exchange company. Kirito’s father brought up the topic of Kirito’s schooling and his future, and Kirito mentioned he gave up on his plan to go overseas to US for university. Kirito plans to stay in Japan for his computing degree, and after that go to work for Rath’s public company that’s taking care of UW.
Alice spoke then, addressing Kirito’s father as just ‘Father’. Suguha was shocked at this straightforward way of speaking (Flere821 note: in Japan culture, this pretty much suggests Alice sees herself as Kirito’s wife). Alice told Kirito’s parents about how her own father disagreed with the path she had chosen, but she doesn’t regret her own choice and eventually her father understood her choice. Alice said even if in RW Kirito might just be a student, in UW he was the Strongest Knight and a hero that saved countless people. Kirito had wanted to interrupt Alice, saying his parents won’t know about Knights and such, when Kirito’s father surprised him by saying he already knew Kirito is a hero and known as the ‘Black Swordsman’. Someone had written a book about the events within SAO, and his parents read them – though Kirito thinks that book was a load of rubbish, partly because he was credited with a lot of things. Kirito’s father said as long as Kirito is sure of his path than he has nothing to say. Go forward in your life step by step, it doesn’t matter if you have doubts. Kirito thanked his parents for being so understanding, and gave his father the advice to sell any shares he have in GME as they made a heavy mistake in gambling on the markets.
Later that night, Kirito is going to bed in his own room while Alice is sleeping in Suguha’s. Kirito had thought it’s the end of a era for him, now he has to focus less on VR of any sorts and work on his RW life. Despite what Alice has said it’s unlikely he’ll ever fight with a sword in hand in the near future.
… Or so he thought.
3AM, Alice woke him up. Even despite being a robot Alice looked beautiful, and Kirito was panicking at the situation. Alice was embarrassed about this situation as well, considering Kirito’s reaction. Though she told him to stop doing that, they had spent half a year whenever they sleep staying at each other’s side. Distraction over with for now, Alice got to the main point: someone had sent her a message just 5 minutes ago, giving her an obscure message and mentioned multiple place names of the UW Cathedral floors. One of the places was hidden away, and the only ones that should have known it was Berculi, Administrator, and Alice. Alice feared it Administrator is back. Kirito doesn’t think so, as the message refers to UW as ‘that world’, not ‘my world’. Looking further at the numbers of the floors, Kirito and Alice figured out this was hinting at an IP address. Someone had made a back door into UW, and sent the way back to Alice.
Kirito and Alice couldn’t wait for morning, and called Rinko despite it being only 4AM. Kirito asked for him to be able to go back to UW to check things out, and Rinko prepared the STLs for him. Kirito also asked for Asuna to be brought along. Alice doesn’t need a STL to be able to dive back into UW. Kirito called Asuna telling her about this, and Asuna agreed to go with Kirito. Kirito and Alice then snuck out of the house, with Kirito leaving a note saying he’ll be back before the summer holidays end. Kirito got out his motorbike, handed Alice a helmet, and the two of them rode off.
By the time Kirito reached the Rath office, Asuna was already there waiting for them. Asuna went into tsun mode after seeing Alice seated behind Kirito and hugging him tightly, complete with popping veins on her head. Kirito says he’ll explain later upon Asuna’s question of just what’s going on (it could either be about UW or how Alice’s seated behind Kirito), and he rushed away to park his bike. By the time he came back Asuna and Alice were glaring sparks at each other. Kirito wanted the two of them to calm down, reminding of their agreement back in UW before the battle in DT on the last day, to which Asuna shot back that was only a ceasefire and Alice stated ceasefires are established on the premise hostilities would be resumed later. Kirito snuck away as the two girls looked like they were almost about to resume physical hostilities and tried to open the many locks to get into the office. The two girls noticed him trying to escape, and chased after him.
Kirito got to the STL room, and was trying to explain using some excuse why he’s running in a rush to the place when Asuna pinched him in the stomach for his words. Anyway, things are set, and Kirito and the other two girls can start the plan of getting RW people to meet UW people. Kirito changed into a suit for VR diving. Rinko deduced Kayaba was behind this notice, and Kirito was inclined to agree. Yui chased the server location to Iceland, but can’t find out any more than that due to heavy firewalls, and Kayaba’s trail ended somewhere over in US. Kirito told Yui to stop chasing after Kayaba, she might not win even if she catches up, and Yui protested she’s the better hacker out of the two. Yui promised she’ll d her best to get Kirito out of UW if things do indeed go wrong. Alice and Asuna have both finished changing as well, and they seemed to have agreed to another ceasefire. The plan is for them to find Selka first when they went down. Then, they dived.
They materialized in UW, into what they thought was the night sky. Then, they found they were actually dropped into space. For a moment they thought the planet’s HP had depleted and there’s nothing left. Then, they saw the planet UW was on, and the sun dawning onto UW. Alice shouted out she’s finally back in UW, and the entire universe seemed to resonate with her declaration.
Spoiler for Prologue*:
* = Prologue to what, the story doesn't mention.
Suteika, Ronie’s descendant, and Ro-La, Teiza’s descendant became spaceship pilots in the current day, and they’re currently en route from one planet to the next. They’re the 7th generation descendant from Ronie’s time. Their ship uses Incarnation to fly. There are two planets in this system, with the 2nd planet named after Administrator (Admina), and the main planet named after Cardinal (Karuteina). Kirito was known as the Star King to the UW people, and it has been thirty years in here since Kirito and Asuna left UW, before Suteika or Ro-La was born. Kirito’s crest was the black and white swords, covered with the Blue Rose and Osmanthus flowers that were Eugeo and Alice’s flower motif respectively.
The narration here briefly summarized Kirito’s work up to the end of the last War, then went on to explain how Kirito took down the nobility system, widened the lands around UW, fought Legendary beasts (Flere821 note: Basically AW Enemy mobs that’s just under the Four Gods power level), set up new lands for non-human settlers and gave each of the demihuman races their own countries. After having been everywhere on the planet, the Star King turned his eyes towards space, and developed his machine dragons into being capable of spaceflight. Upon the discovery of the 2nd planet and setting up a new colony there, Kirito obtained the title ‘Star King’. The people of UW had believed Kirito and Asuna would be their immortal rulers and keep their planets prospering until the end of days, when the two of them had left suddenly to sleep, leaving the authority up to the Assembly of military and civilians.
The land forces and space forces have been downsized, but the Synthesis Machinists (used to be called Synthesis Knights) have increased in number. The Star King left a prophecy before he left, saying one day the doors to the ‘Reality’, a different world to Underworld will be opened. A great change will envelop the two worlds then. They should develop their strengths, for their pride, independence, peace and love – otherwise the outcome for when the Gates open would be far worse than the war 200 years ago.
(Flere821: I’ll skip the details of this next DBZ-esque scene/s…)
New Enemy showed up in space: Abyssal Horror, a Legendary class enemy. Scouter level: Over Nine Thousand 27,000. It’s like a rip-off of Gabriel’s Incarnation skillset. Over 200m long, not even the Star King alone can completely defeat this foe.
Suteika and Ro-La was attacked, and Kirito, Asuna, Alice came in just in time to save the two of them using Incarnation to fly in space and attack. Scouter went off the charts at the three’s combined level, when nothing reaching 20% of the scouter limits have been seen for years. The amount of power here is enough to make a planet tremble from its presence. Machinists in these days capable of Release Recollection only number 7 in total.
The battle in short: Kirito used Release Recollection on both blades, Asuna shot a meteor at the Enemy, and Alice used her own Release Recollection to mop up the remnants that tried to flee the scene.
After the battle, Suteika and Ro-La recognized Alice, and then the rest of the three. Suggestions are here that the two of them are the reincarnation of Ronie and Teiza, with memories of the two girls overlapping with some of Kirito’s memory of back in the sword academy. The two girls could see Eugeo behind Kirito, acting like a guardian spirit. They realized this is the start of the new age that was prophesized about. A great revolution and agitation is about to begin. Seteika and Ro-La went on to greet the newcomers that came from UW’s past, ready to take them on into the future.
WEB Alicization Arc – END
Aaaand here's the shocker I was not expecting:
Quote:
“The story ends here.
However, the battles of Kirito and Asuna,
Leafa and Sinon and others,
And Alice will be continued.
The next time they and their descendants,
Once again take up swords,
Was something that happened,
At the final, greatest battlefield:
‘The War of Intelligence Space’.
All Possibilities,
Right now is only at,
The other side of the Light,
Fluctuating slightly.
Only Fluctuating slightly.”
Sword Art Online series – THE END
2005.01.31 - 2008.07.25
Spoiler for Flere821 Comments (Contains AW spoilers):
First off, that bit at the end of 'prologue': I did NOT expect that O_o - It appears SAO as a series have officially ended at this point. Also, *beep*-ing hell, Kawahara, you saying AW is separate to SAO is total *beeeep*. The entire AW storyline, with this piece of info taken into account, suggests strongly BrainBurst2039, AccelAssault2038, and CosmicCorrupt2040 is part of this ongoing hidden war. AW characters could be AU descendants of the SAO characters after all - for example, I'd guess Graphite Edge is Kirito's son. [/rant]
Okay, annoyance aside, let us move on to more productive things: Shipping arguments ():
In WEB Final, SK!Kirito used the kanji ‘王妃’ to refer to Asuna, not ‘女王’. While both can mean ‘queen’, the usage of ‘王妃’ suggests SK!Kirito had other wives/lovers at the same time while ‘女王’ would suggest Asuna would be the only one. My head-canon now is that at least Ronie got married to Kirito in UW, if not Fanatio and Solterina as well xD
As for the prologue… well, the Ronie-descendant present there might in the future call Kirito ‘revered ancestor’, maybe?
Since Rath created UW to create AIs for unmanned weapons, exactly why did they create a second planet, when they planned to shut down the project after AIs capable of killing appeared? For the lulz?
Also, why did Rath create something like Legendary Beasts, if the focus was human vs human? Especially a space monster that without SK!Kirito, the UW citizens would never discover/know about unless there was some plan to have the alien attack UW?
And to counter those Legendary Enemies, UW created scouters?
I remember reading in the AW thread that the 2039 program is calles Cosmic Corruption, not Cosmic Catastrophe, which one is correct?
Feels like Kawahara was under the influence of alcohol when he wrote this prologue.
Since Rath created UW to create AIs for unmanned weapons, exactly why did they create a second planet, when they planned to shut down the project after AIs capable of killing appeared? For the lulz?
Spoiler for Answer:
RATH didn't make the second planet, Kirito did during the x5M accel state.
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Originally Posted by Awrya
Spoiler for Question:
Also, why did Rath create something like Legendary Beasts, if the focus was human vs human? Especially a space monster that without SK!Kirito, the UW citizens would never discover/know about unless there was some plan to have the alien attack UW?
And to counter those Legendary Enemies, UW created scouters?
Spoiler for Answer:
The beasts were probably spawned as part of Cardinal's programming, remember in SAO areas always have set population of Enemies for EXP, items, etc. UW also has a Cardinal program, =/= the Cardinal loli, that's also controlling this.
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Originally Posted by Awrya
Spoiler:
Feels like Kawahara was under the influence of alcohol when he wrote this prologue.
Yeah, I'm feeling pretty sick now as well by all these relevations.
Thanks for translating! But if this is actually the end.. I will be so annoyed. If he doesn't change his mind to end the series there by the time the light novels reach this point, that will ruin the series, imo. Build up such a great sounding final arc, then not even write it. sigh.
Am I the only one seeing a double standard here...
Kirito got NTR by Sugou (sort of) but he gets to do it to Asuna, what privileges a harem MC gets.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Kawahara Sensei has been trying to recton Kirito and Asuna's relationship i.e to make it stronger as well as to take away some of the flags that Kirito raises with the other girls, in the publication version. You think he will do it to Alice as well.
Harems don't really work if the MC already makes his choice in the first volume IMO and then to introduce a real contender to the final arc.... just doesn't seem fair.
I think we have the chance to see Kirito and his gang kicking ass in AW
Spoiler for Clues:
The next time they and their descendants,
Once again take up swords,
Was something that happened,
At the final, greatest battlefield:
‘The War of Intelligence Space’.
Consider their power, I'm not surprise if they are at least Lv9+ Kirito and Asuna and Alice must be at lv10.
Spoiler for Flere821 Comments (Contains AW spoilers):
Also, *beep*-ing hell, Kawahara, you saying AW is separate to SAO is total *beeeep*.
Spoiler for Response:
None of his comments on the subject have been that definitive to my knowledge. Admittedly the only thing I recalling him say on the subject was something to the effect that the crossover story was an AU. In any case considering one of the things he apparently said during the Q&A session linked to above was "When he finishes writing both series (Sword Art Online and Accel World), he may go back and write a brand new original series that bridges the two together." he's probably undecided about the issue, but leaning towards linking them.
Looks like one of my speculations may come true after all.
Spoiler for Speculation:
The question is to what extent and when would the future war with the Fluctlights and the real humans be? If the BB is related to this, it might just be the preparation to the war close at hand.
Oh geez. Ef the haters. All the genres that I love are in this end. I hope a new series that revolves around this..."end" will be made cuz darn I get shivers.
Then again Kawahara is vusy with Alicization rewrites, Progressive and AW. Lawwlll
Since Rath created UW to create AIs for unmanned weapons, exactly why did they create a second planet, when they planned to shut down the project after AIs capable of killing appeared? For the lulz?
Also, why did Rath create something like Legendary Beasts, if the focus was human vs human? Especially a space monster that without SK!Kirito, the UW citizens would never discover/know about unless there was some plan to have the alien attack UW?
And to counter those Legendary Enemies, UW created scouters?
I remember reading in the AW thread that the 2039 program is calles Cosmic Corruption, not Cosmic Catastrophe, which one is correct?
Spoiler for response:
In Cradle of the Moon, Kirito planned on breaking the boundaries around UW, and force The Seed to spawn the rest of the planet as the game field. Then, after getting his planet, SK!Kirito then eventually brought in space flight and got himself a mini solar system.
2013-04-11, 07:45
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