*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST
....I warned you... O.O*
Hello! Today, I'm going to review Sword Art Online, Episode 5, "A Murder Case in the Area" and Episode 6 "Phantom Avenger". I'm reviewing two episodes at one time because they are both part of one side story.
This story basically begins when Kirito naps under a tree and Asuna calls him lazy, but sits down and sleeps as well. When Asuna wakes up, she discovers that Kirito had been guarding her from possible player-kills (PK) during the hours she had slept and decides to treat Kirito to a meal to show her thanks. They go to a town, and in the middle of their meal, they hear a scream. They find that a man stabbed by a spear was hanging from the church. Although they try to save him, he becomes limp dies.
Well this is a bit self-explanatory.
Asuna and Kirito try to determine how a player was killed in the town, an Anti-Criminal Code Effect Area, where harm could not be brought to the players unless they accepted a duel. They meet a female player named Yoruko, who tells them that the victim was named Kains and that they had been a part of the same guild before. She also says that she could have seen a shadow behind Kains before he died. This prompts Asuna and Kirito to think whether it was possible for someone to have developed a skill that allows them to PK in a safe-zone.
Asuna and Kirito bring the murder weapon to Agil, a merchant and Kirito's friend (check Episode 2). They learn that the weapon's name is "Guilty Thorn" and was made by a player called "Grimlock". After presenting the information to Yoruko, she tells them that Grimlock was also a part of the guild that Kains and herself were once a part of, called Golden Apple. She explains that the guild was lead by Griselda, Grimlock's wife in the game, and that before disbanding, they had acquired a powerful ring that was dropped from a monster. The eight members voted on whether to sell it or use it, but the majority wanted to sell it. So, Griselda went out one day to sell the ring, but died and never came back.
Yoruko just went crazy...O.O
The three meet again, this time with Schmit, another former member of the Golden Apple. Yoruko declares that the murderer is Grimlock and he is hunting down the members who voted on using the rare ring to avenge Griselda who wanted to sell it. Then a thrown knife suddenly hits her back and she falls out of the window, dieing.
In the next episode, Kirito sees a cloked figure outside and tries to chase him. He fails, and the figure teleported away. Schmit then says that the murderer is actually Griselda's ghost because ghosts may be able to PK inside a safe area.
Oi,oi,oi! Something's wrong with this sentence...
Gosh this looks delicious! Because of her sandwiches, there are
a lot of jokes about how Kirito stays with Asuna because of "sandwich-san". ^.^
Later, Asuna and Kirito talk about marriage in the game (like how married couples can share items) as they eat Asuna's sandwiches. Kirito accidentally drops his sandwich and, because its durability couldn't last any longer, the sandwich disappears. At this moment, Kirito realizes that Kains and Yoruko never really did die; their armors lost their durability and disappeared, and at that moment, the two used teleportation crystals to leave. Meanwhile, Schmit had gone to Griselda's grave to apologize, saying that he only did what a note told him to and that he didn't expect her to die. He is confronted by Yoruko and Kains, and soon three Laughing Coffin guild members (red guild--they kill players) appear. Kirito come just in time to save them, and makes the Laughing Coffin members retreat.
You tell him Asuna!!! >:D
Then, Asuna appears with Grimlock who confesses that he killed Griselda, who was actually both his ingame and real wife. He said that he did it because he could not stand that his wife, who was kind in reality, become a fearless and powerful guild leader, to which Asuna says that he was just being possessive.
In the end, Yoruko, Kains, and Schmit take Grimlock into custody and Asuna and Kirito see the ghost of Griselda smiling to thank them.
This last part was so beautiful!!! TTvTT. I felt all warm and fuzzy inside ^^
Well, overall, I really enjoyed these two episodes. It's really nice to see a change in pace in the series. When I first began watching, I had no idea that there was going to be a type of murder mystery episode(s) in the series. And what's also nice is that this is actually part of the light novels too! I think it's from volume 8, and I'm actually reading it right now! :D (Yeah...I started SAO, the light novel around the time I started watching the episodes....it's been so long, and I'm still not finished -.-)
Anyways, these two episodes were very nice.
Remember to watch SAO everyone!!! :D Bye!!!
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