Sword Art Online (ソードアート・オンライン)

Boy: 47.

And 50!

Boy #2: Out of 50 chops,

I only heard three good ones there.

So far, that brings your total to 41.

Sorry, Eugeo.

Looks like the Siral Water's on you again.

Eugeo: Oh, whatever. You got what, 43 good chops so far?

I'll catch up soon.

Go on. It's your turn at the ax, Kirito.

Kirito: Yeah, in a sec.

Every day, for the past year and three months,

We've been hackin' away at this darn tree.

I can't take it any more.

Eugeo: There's no use complaining about it.

Our calling's to cut the Gigas Cedar down,

So there's no getting out of it.

Kirito: Yeah, I know you're right, but, still,

Doesn't feel like we're getting anywhere.

That's its Life now.

What was it two months ago?

Eugeo: I think it was at...

235,590?

Kirito: I'm gonna be sick.

After two months of chopping at it,

We only got its Life down a lousy 50?!

it's gonna take us forever to cut it down!

what'd you expect?

This tree's as strong as steel.

Six generations of carvers

Worked on it for 300 years to get this far.

It'll get cut down...

In 900 years or so.

Kirito: Oh, is that all?

Well...

Eugeo: What are you doing?

Kirito: You think you're such a smarty-pants!

Why don't you use that big brain of yours

To figure out how to get us out of this job?

Eugeo: Would you--

Stop it!

Get off!

- Now it's my turn. - ( Kirito laughing )

Eugeo: How do you like that, huh?!

Want more, or do you give up?

- Whoa! - Kirito: not even!

- Payback time! - ( Eugeo laughing )

Kirito: No surrender!

Eugeo: No! Stop it!

Kirito: NOPE!

Girl: I knew I'd find you boys goofing off!

Kirito: Dang it.

Eugeo: Oh. H-hi, Alice.

Kirito: Did your Sacred Arts class let out early today?

'Cause, like, you're early.

I'm not early at all.

I'm right on time.

Since you have the energy to wrestle,

Maybe I should tell old man garitta

To add some more swings to your daily quota.

Kirito: No, not that! Anything but that.

Alice: I'm just kidding.

- ( boys sigh ) - Alice: Here.

It's time you had some lunch.

Alice: It's so hot today.

You better eat it fast before it spoils.

Boys: okay!

Eugeo: MMM!

The pie sure tastes good today.

Kirito: MM-HMM.

Alice, your cooking keeps getting better, for real.

o-oh, I don't know.

It turned out okay, I guess, but it could have been better.

Kirito: You know what? If anything, I wish we could

Take our time eatin' this, instead of rushin'.

Why does food have to spoil so fast when it's hot?

Eugeo: Heh. 'Cause it's hot.

Kirito: I know that,

But in winter, we leave raw meat out,

And it keeps for days, as long as it's salted.

Eugeo: Well, yeah. That's 'cause it's cold in winter.

Kirito: That's right! And if we could keep food cold

In summer, too, it would last way longer!

Eugeo: But to make it snow,

You'd have to use the forbidden weather-altering arts to.

Then an Integrity Knight from the Axiom Church

Would come and take you away.

Ice. That's it!

- Eugeo: Huh? - Kirito: don't you see?

If we had lots of ice, we could keep the food cold.

Then we could take our time and enjoy Alice's lunches!

I say we go have ourselves a quest!

A quest for ice.

Alice: Honestly...

It's summer now.

Where would you find ice this time of year?

Even the market at centoria's out.

Kirito: UH...

Wait. Remember that story

About one of the village founders, Bercouli?

- Eugeo: Eh? - Alice: which story?

Kirito: You know, "Bercouli and the northern white dragon."

He followed the rul river all the way to its source,

A cave at the foot of the end mountains.

He went in and found a pile of treasure

With a big white dragon sleeping on top.

Then he grabbed a sword sticking out of the treasure,

And the dragon woke up.

Kirito: The story also says he saw giant icicles

A little ways past the mouth of the cave.

I say we go and get 'em.

Eugeo: That's crazy.

Alice: That's not a bad idea.

Eugeo: Wait. You, too?!

Come on. You know the law of the village.

- It says we can't-- - Alice: yes, I know it.

It says kids aren't allowed

To play anywhere near the end mountains,

Unless they have a grown-up with them, but...

If we're there looking for ice, that's not playing.

If our village had ice, all the food would last longer,

And that would benefit everyone,

So if we went to get some,

It'd be considered work, not play.

Kirito: Mm-hmm, she's right. It'd totally be work.

Eugeo: Maybe, but we wouldn't just be breaking

The village's law by going up there.

We'd be breaking the other one, too.

Kirito: WHAT?

Eugeo: Don't play dumb.

The Taboo Index.

- ( both gasp ) - Eugeo: No one's allowed

To go against that for any reason.

Alice: You're right,

But here's what it says about the end mountains.

In book one, chapter three, verse 11,

The index says "none shall cross the end mountains

That surround the Human Empire."

By "cross," it means entering the Dark Territory

On the other side of the end mountains.

It doesn't say anything about going in the cave.

Eugeo: Yeah, but...

Ow!

Kirito: That settles it!

This weekend, we'll find that dra--

Uh, I mean find that ice cave.

Alice: Okay.

Let's meet in the morning at 7:00

By the north gate.

Kirito: You got it!

And don't oversleep.

Alice: Oh, please!

Kirito: Making us carry everything.

Who does she think we are, her servants?

Eugeo: Stop complaining.

Be happy we can still go and do stuff with her.

- That'll end soon. - Kirito: why?

Eugeo: She's the village elder's daughter, that's why.

She has to learn all that stuff a lady's supposed to know,

Like manners and etiquette.

Kirito: Yeah, and since she wasn't

Given a calling like we were,

She has to study all those sacred art skills, too.

Eugeo: She's going to be a role model for the villagers.

That means no more playing with us boys any more.

Alice: All right, what are the two of you

Whispering about back there?

Kirito: Huh? Um, nothing! Right?

Eugeo: R-right.

We were just saying how we'd get in trouble

If we don't make it back before the evening bell.

Alice: OH.

Good point.

Then keep an eye on solus,

And when it's in the middle of the sky, we'll head back.

Come on, guys. Back to our quest!

Boys: UH...

Kirito: We're pretty far from the village now.

Did you know, back in the olden days,

Back when rulid was first founded,

Goblins and Orcs came down from the Dark Territory,

Raided the village, and stole a bunch of sheep and kids?

Alice: Listen, if you're trying to scare me, stop it.

I know the story.

An Integrity Knight came from centoria

And chased them all away in the end.

Kirito: That's right, and, ever since,

On clear days, you'll see a silver dragon Knight

Soaring above the end mountains, ever vigilant!

Kirito: HMM?

Alice: We all saw that, right?

It's the cave.

We reached the end mountains.