Shoot, Aerie!
Fresh Waterspout!
Look what you did!
Don't let your guard down!
Asahi!
Wait!
-You idiot! -No!
Now even Satsuki's messing around.
Take that!
Don't just stand there acting so cold!
Haruto! You should join us!
We didn't come here to play around.
But we're at the ocean!
And we don't have anything else to do.
All right.
Time to...
get serious!
Hey! Go easy on us!
I'm going to get serious too!
Okay!
Bring it on!
Hey! Take that!
Seven Senses of the Re'Union
Seeking the Sword
Sorry to make you wait so long.
No. We had fun!
Fun?
We played in the ocean until you came back to the port.
Asahi, she doesn't need to know that!
For making such a dangerous request,
you're pretty relaxed.
The people from the port told us that
the only person who'd take on our request is you, Ms. Alwida.
Just call me Alwida.
I don't like being so formal.
The Lost Pentagon, huh?
That place is pretty rough.
Searching for a treasure?
I heard a rumor there's an unbreakable sword at the bottom of the sea in the Lost Pentagon.
It's true, that sword exists.
Really!?
I heard this from someone who tried.
The sword was thrust into the bottom of the sea where it remains stuck.
Most players lose before they ever get to the sword.
I can see it over there.
The Lost Pentagon.
The area where the sword lies is around here.
There's no wind, so there are no waves.
Nor any signs of fish.
It's a no-man's land.
Master Haruto!
You'll get worn out underwater.
A lot of players don't consider the trip back and end up dying here.
Don't overdo it.
I got it.
If the boat is in danger, retreat from this place.
We'll take care of ourselves.
Protect those two.
They're not the type to stay quiet
and let me protect them.
EQUIPMENT
It's not easy to find.
And there's a time limit on how long we can stay underwater.
And the search area is too large.
It's a test of endurance.
We'll just have to look everywhere, even if it takes a long time.
Hey.
I feel like it's...
that way.
"Feel like"? That's a bit vague.
So what?
We have to look everywhere anyway.
Let's take a look.
There's nothing here...
No way...
Why...?
It's Pleiades!
Maybe it's just the same design...
No...
My Fighting Sense is telling me...
That sword's my pal.
Haruto, pull it out, quick!
Okay.
An earthquake!?
The King of the Dead Sea, Aegir!
You know about it?
The rumors say that a huge monster
with that name hides in the sea.
Look!
No way...
FANTASY MARCH GLORY SPECTRAL
NOZOMI KUSAKA
Haruto!
Clive!
Well, well. That was a strong opponent.
Who knew fighting underwater would be so hard?
Huh? Where's Clive?
He was with us when we escaped to the surface.
I hope he didn't get separated from us and drown!
I have something to do. See you next time.
-Is that all? -He left a letter?
If it was an e-mail, we could have sent a reply.
He's not the type to feel shy about seeing us again after a long time.
Being indirect like this is so typical of Clive!
He's always been someone who does things at his own pace.
I feel relieved now.
MEMORY
There's a lot of people here...
The guilds united to beat Subaru.
That's so immature.
Should we apologize?
Why do we have to apologize!?
Well...
We stole the boss from them.
We haven't done anything against the rules.
We just defeated a boss they couldn't defeat themselves.
But, they announced that
they were going to be the first to beat it.
This is where we make our exit.
I'm leaving.
-What!? -What do you mean!?
I'm leaving Subaru.
Huh!?
We can't win.
It's better to surrender now
to avoid getting hurt.
You're making a mistake!
I don't want to get a game over.
And I'm not the type to stay indoors forever.
Are you serious?
Have I ever lied to you?
Many times.
But this time, I'm telling the truth.
And I
wanted to try fighting against Subaru once.
You're Mr. Amo and Ms. Usui, right?
This way.
You came.
You can order anything.
I'll treat you.
Oh. You're so generous.
I'm the one who invited you out.
It's nothing.
Then I'll have an iced cafÃ© au lait.
I'll have a marron chocolat,
a shortcake, a Sachertorte,
a chiffon cake, and a strawberry tart.
And some Darjeeling tea.
I'll have that hot, please.
Yes, madam.
Hey. Satsuki!?
I thought you had more self-restraint.
What? Did you forget that you almost
made me get a game over?
Well, that was...
Now we can call it even.
But we haven't even had lunch yet!
Do you know how many calories--?
Do you have a problem with that!?
No! It's nothing!
What's so funny?
Delicious!
This tart isn't overly sweet! It's so elegant!
Your father's hotel
really deserves its reputation!
Thanks.
So...
You have something you wanted to tell us?
I'm not free all day either,
so down to business.
Of course, it's about Asahi.
After Asahi came back,
didn't you feel anything unnatural?
One thing that comes to mind
is that rumors started spreading so fast.
So fast that it was unnatural.
You finally caught on.
Gnosis is pulling the strings behind the scenes.
Did you say Gnosis!?
One of the high guilds that's been around since Union?
I remember them.
They're really secretive and shady.
There was a group who tried to find out what Gnosis's secret was.
They all got erased from Re'Union.
Erased?
Do you mean...
The logs were erased too,
so almost no one knows it ever happened.
How did they do that?
When I found out about it,
I checked with the players who got game over in the real world,
but no one would tell me anything.
I don't like to think that a guild in a virtual world
has so much influence over reality.
Why are they after Asahi!?
I don't know.
Some people want the glory of beating Asahi,
and other people want her power.
There's no consistency in their goals.
The reason Southern Cross and the Brill Society betrayed me and formed Divine
was because of Gnosis's secret work.
That's what I think.
So, you're saying
Gnosis did that to get others to go after Asahi!?
I don't want Asahi to find about this.
I don't want to make her worry.
And that's why
you invited us here.
I feel reluctant,
but I thought
I should tell the people who are with her.
That's all I can say.
We also have something to tell you.
We met Clive.
Clive!?
Anyways...
We haven't been able to get in touch with him since then.
What's he doing sneaking around?
Regardless of Clive,
it's hard to believe that story about Pleiades being thrust into Aegir.
Yeah.
The moment we logged into Re'Union,
all our old equipment was gone.
When I grasped it, I was sure.
It was definitely
my sword.
But Haruto, you picked up Subaru's party ring, right?
I just dropped it for some reason,
and it remained on the field as an item. But...
Pleiades was always mine.
Until the last moment...
There's lots of things I don't understand.
But, the key to all this
is that red stone.
Maybe it's related
to the strange visions the stone shows us.
Ever since I saw that,
I've been thinking.
I came up with a hypothesis.
A hypothesis?
Asahi's body
might exist in
the real world.
Do you have any idea what you're saying!?
I know!
But, that vision the stone showed us...
If that vision is from the real world...
If so,
then Asahi is probably... No.
I'll stop here.
It's outrageous.
Sorry. Forget about it.
It's been a while.
Mr. Haruto, and Ms. Satsuki.
Hello.
It's nice to see you, Secretary.
You haven't changed at all.
You two have grown up so much!
Just state your business.
I've discovered the whereabouts of Nozomi Kusaka.
Don't say that here!
Is there a problem?
There's a big problem!
You were searching for Nozomi?
I thought you were against reviving Subaru!
Don't get the wrong idea.
It was Asahi's wish.
I didn't do it for you!
So, where is Nozomi?
I have good news.
She's returned to this city.
After all that happened,
you're trying again?
Where there's treasure,
Subaru will go!
You have a lot of spirit!
I admire you.
Welcome back.
How many times have we dived already?
We have to start over.
I feel like giving up.
Alwida? What's wrong?
Clive!?
Hey. I haven't seen you three since yesterday.
Do you need my help?
What's wrong?
We haven't seen each other for so long!
You are Clive, right?
Come on now.
Who else would I be?
You are Clive!
What have you been doing?
It's a long story. Let's talk after our work is done.
What's that?
It's an item that stops enemies from appearing.
I used some up yesterday.
So... You too?
Yeah. I'm after Aegir too.
and then I came across you all by chance.
I see. I was surprised!
You can say the same for both of us!
How have you been?
Good!
Well... Let's begin.
What?
Let's go.
It should have appeared by now.
Now we can move freely.
It's a collaboration between Clive's shapeshifting and my magic. Just like old times.
There it is!
Let's put our plan into action!
-Here we go! -Okay!
-Asahi! -That must be it!
Stay with us longer!
-Haruto! -Okay!
Take that!
Below Absolute Zero!
Stardust Ocean!
Haruto! The sword!
I'm counting on you...
My...
No!
What are we going to do!?
Haruto's HP is dropping!
Calm down, Asahi!
I'm sure it's just one of Clive's jokes.
Episode 8, "Future Choice."
Oh! It got to zero!