Episode 14

## Video

This is the third episode of the Fairy Dance Arc, and the fourteenth episode of Sword Art Online Abridged overall.

## Plot

After Kirito kills Keith, one of the other Salamanders, whose name was DeezGunz, voices his disbelief over Keith's demise, and starts monologuing about how it goes against a prophecy. However, Kirito catches him off guard and swiftly kills him mid-monologue. Having gotten used to fighting in ALfheim Online, Kirito challenges PantySmasher to come down and fight. PantySmasher retorts to this by pointing out that Kirito has a set of wings and tells him to fly up so they can "settle this like fairies". Kirito refuses, however, claiming that flying up to kill the General only to fly back down again to dig his grave would be a wasted effort. This makes PantySmasher realize that Kirito can't fly and starts making fun of the Spriggan for being a part of a garbage race and for being "impotent". This comment causes Kirito to throw his sword at PantySmasher, telling him it was a warning shot, before asking where he'd like Kirito to aim the next attack.

Irritated, PantySmasher ultimately decides to withdraw from the conflict. He then states that he doesn't know what the Spriggan's relationship with the Sylphs is, but he tells the two players that the Salamanders can't be stopped, and they shall not rest until they have "dat booty". However, PantySmasher realizes that his character would never say something like that and blames Kirito and Leafa for throwing him off his rhythm. He then tells the two to "enjoy the ground" before departing. With PantySmasher gone, Kirito is initially glad his bluff worked, only to realize that he just threw his only sword away and curses over having to retrieve it. However, instead of saying the intended words of profanity, they're replaced with kid friendly alternatives, causing Kirito to panic. Leafa explains to Kirito, while still trying to roleplay, that the island has an enchantment which halts the forbidden tongue. Kirito, already irritated, tells Leafa to drop the façade and talk to him like a normal person. Leafa does so with a sigh and reminds Kirito that ALO is a kid's game and therefore has a profanity filter, much to Kirito's horror.

As Kirito bursts into tears over this revelation, Leafa, back in roleplaying mode, tells the "filthy Spriggan" not to show weakness before the enemy, pointing out that the players Kirito killed are in a near death state called Remain Lights, and can still listen to their conversation. However, while waiting to respawn, Keith, whose real name is Trevor, breaks character to ask DeezGunz, whose real name is Dylan, about the prophecy he mentioned before. Dylan explains that he made a secret backstory for Trevor, where Keith was the chosen one who'd lead the Salamanders to glory. However, after rising to power, he would urge the Salamanders to abandon their violent ways to embrace a culture of love, art, and veganism. Trevor tries to give his thoughts on the storyline, but Dylan cuts him off, stating that DeezGunz would disagree with Keith's philosophy and would ultimately kill him to keep the Salamanders from becoming peaceful. Unfortunately, he would regret doing it afterwards, realizing too late that Keith was the leader the Salamanders needed. Overwhelmed by his friend's murderous roleplay story, Trevor tells Dylan that his mom has made him some pizza bagels, and that they shouldn't see each other anymore. Dylan tells him that they're just roleplaying, but Trevor ignores him, and the two eventually fade away with Dylan screaming Trevor's name.

With the Salamanders gone, Leafa points her sword at Kirito and asks him what he wants. This annoys Kirito, as Leafa isn't showing any gratitude after he rescued her. Believing that the Spriggan wants change, Leafa throws some coins in his face and tells him to go. Kirito tries to explain what he wants, but before he can say anything, Yui pops out of his pocket and tells him they don't have time to deal with the "obstinate hussy". Yui then tries to threaten Leafa to not get in their way, but Kirito stops her from saying anymore. Intrigued, Leafa asks who Yui is, to which Kirito tells Leafa that she's a pet he got a rare drop, much to Yui's shock. Leafa becomes suspicious of Kirito, as he claims that he's new to the game, yet his stats were high enough to kill two high level players, and he's in possession of a rare pet item. With nothing adding up, Leafa asks the rookie Spriggan what his game is. Backed into a corner, Kirito tells Leafa that "ALfheim" is his game, prompting her to laugh in response.

Amused by the Spriggan, Leafa sheaths her sword introduces herself as the heir to the throne of Sylvaine, demanding him to bow. Kirito refuses, however, and decides to leave Leafa, out of irritation over how useless their conversation has been, much to Yui's relief. However, Leafa decides to drop the whole Princess act and begs Kirito not to go, which enrages Yui. Leafa apologizes for the roleplaying, explaining that other players have a tendency of getting intense about the subject, and promises to drop it for a while. She thanks Kirito for rescuing her and asks what he wants to know. Now having a normal conversation, Kirito asks Leafa what she knows about the game, especially the tree. At first, Leafa believes that Kirito's referring to the Math Tree, a talking tree that challenges players to solve math problems, but Kirito explains that he meant the World Tree. Leafa agrees to tell him all about it, but says they better get to a safer location first, as there are still Salamanders rampant in the area, and they've been attacking Leafa a lot lately for some reason. Leafa then offers to take Kirito to a bar in Sylvaine. This confuses Kirito, as ALO is supposed to be a kid's game, to which Leafa counters by saying it's a "cool kid's game".

Due to his inability to fly, Kirito tries suggesting that they should take a nice stroll through the forest, defeating the Math Tree in the process, but Leafa sees right through him and offers to help. She orders Kirito to turn around and summon his wings, before telling him to "think happy thoughts" and shoving him upwards, causing him to crash through the trees. Leafa checks to see if he's alright, but to her surprise, Kirito manages to get the hang of flying rather quickly. This makes Leafa jealous, as she took six months to get a hang of it. The two then start heading towards Sylvaine, with Leafa telling Kirito she'll be gentle with him, since it's his "first time". Kirito reassures her it's alright, however, because his wife punches him during sex, something that confuses Leafa. Annoyed with Kirito's cocky attitude, Leafa decides to speed up, to show him that no one can fly faster than her, only to be shocked when Kirito manages to catch up. Kirito teases her about this, prompting her fly even faster, but Kirito still manages to keep up with her.

Eventually, they arrive in Sylvaine, where Leafa tells Kirito they should land. This worries Kirito, as Leafa never told him how to land, prompting Leafa to let Kirito fly face first into a building and fall the rest of the way down, to teach him a lesson. Leafa then finds Kirito lying in the streets and asks if he's learned his place. Kirito says he hasn't, but has now developed a very powerful distrust of the monarchy. Leafa dismisses this claim and heals Kirito with some Magic, which she summons by chanting a verse from a Dick and Jane book. Despite being confused by the incantation, Kirito asks if he can learn the same spell. Leafa says he can try, but Spriggans are more suited for Illusion Magic and Treasure Hunting, which she refers to as "lying and stealing", much to Kirito's dismay.

Suddenly, Leafa notices her friend, Recon, running towards them, warning Kirito that she's about to start roleplaying again. Leafa greets Recon, inquiring what has brought him before her royal countenance this fine evening, but Recon doesn't follow along her roleplaying and simply asks how she is. Annoyed, Leafa chastises Recon for making her look bad in front of Kirito. Recon apologizes for embarrassing Leafa, only to suddenly become hostile when he notices Kirito's there, due to him being a Spriggan. Trying his best to roleplay, Recon states that Kirito has some nerve entering the Sylphs' territory before asking Leafa if she wants Kirito killed. Leafa tells Recon to stand down, however, assuring him that Kirito's "one of the good ones", a statement that offends Kirito.

No longer hostile, Recon declares that any friend of Leafa's is a friend of his and introduces himself to Kirito, shaking his hand. However, during his introduction, something short-circuits and Recon starts screaming in terror, crushing Kirito's hand. Kirito asks what's wrong, to which Leafa reveals that Recon's using a NerveGear that killed one of the players in Sword Art Online, having bought it from one of the victim's family. The only downside with it is every so often the NerveGear short-circuits and pulses the fear center of his brain, causing him to experience nightmarish visions. When Recon finally snaps out of it, Kirito asks him why he would keep using the NerveGear. Recon states that, while he agrees that being ambushed by his deepest fears isn't "ideal", he tries to take the good with the bad. He then states that he bought the NerveGear cheap for $600 and only had to clean the brains out. However, Kirito reveals to Recon that the NerveGears were actually $500 when they were new. Recon is completely shocked by this revelation and tries to convince himself that the family was probably too busy grieving to think about the math. Kirito then sympathetically states that Recon is too precious for this world.

Changing the subject, Recon asks Leafa if she's going to attend her engagement party with Cazmer, telling her that, while it's fashionable to be a little late, everyone's looking for her and the band has been playing her entrance music for about five hours now. Meanwhile, at the engagement party, Cazmer is waiting for Recon to return, warning the exhausted band that, if they stop playing her entrance music, he'll have their nuts crushed in his vice. Back with the group, Leafa pretends that she forgot about the party, but admits that she's not going, since she's helping Kirito with the game. Recon is shocked by this and tells Leafa that, if he doesn't bring her back to the party, Cazmer will hunt him "like a common Cait Sith". Leafa ignores this, however, and drags Kirito off to the bar, leaving Recon behind.

At the bar, Kirito asks Leafa about her engagement as Yui eats a cracker. Leafa dismisses it, however, stating that it's only in the game, something Kirito takes offence to. Kirito then teases Leafa about her reluctance to get married, asking if she had someone else in mind, like Recon. Hearing this, Leafa instantly tries to deny any relationship with Recon, but reveals that she did suck him off once. Kirito is caught off guard by this revelation, which Yui confuses as him not understanding what "sucked him off" means and tries to explain. Leafa says they're not dating and claims that she did it for a quest. Though confused by this, Kirito decides not to pursue the matter, stating that he doesn't have "the time, nor the inclination" to navigate Leafa's love life. Leafa is offended by this term of phrase, thinking that Kirito's calling her love life a mountain, before stating that, "Princesses don't climb mountains. Mountains climb Princesses". Hearing this, Kirito suddenly feels sorry for Recon.

Kirito then changes the topic by asking about the World Tree. Leafa agrees to tell Kirito about it, as a favor for rescuing her and for getting her out of her engagement party, although she needed to be reminded of both. However, she tells Kirito she needs to fill him in on background info first. Leafa explains that, when ALO first came out, parents didn't want their children playing it, even though they were the target audience. Leafa doesn't understand why this happened, but Kirito guesses it was probably because of the SAO disaster, which Leafa says people should just "get over". Luckily, six months ago, a group of roleplayers found ALO in a bargain bin and decided that it would be the perfect place for their roleplaying. After seeing the wide variety of playable races, they decided that the game was perfectly set for a campaign they dreamt since they were children: Race War. Initially, Kirito doesn't register what she said, as he was eating a piece of cake at the time, which still tastes terrible, but once he does, he asks her to clarify.

Leafa explains there's a rumor that the first race to get to the top of the World Tree will have any wish of theirs granted by the Fairy King, Oberon. With this incentive, the players divided themselves into nine factions and began fighting in a "war" to see who could do this first, hence "Race War". Though uncomfortable with the name, Kirito understands the players' goal, relieved that it wasn't as bad as he thought. However, Leafa then informs him that the competition has resulted in some actual racial violence within the game. As she explains this, two Sylphs enter the bar and invite Leafa to go "fox hunting" with a Cait Sith, who they caught sneaking across the border. The Cait Sith tries to retaliate, calling them maniacs, but is promptly gagged and shoved into the trunk of their car. The Sylphs then drive off, playing their favorite song on the radio. Kirito voices his confusion at a car being in the game, to which Leafa tells him that it's an epic level mount, and that she's heard that there are more at the top of the World Tree.

Feeling a bit overwhelmed by the ludicrous narrative he's stumbled into, Kirito asks Leafa how to get to the top of the World Tree, as that's all he really cares about. However, Leafa informs him that she doesn't know, nor does any other player, since the war would be over if they did. This causes Kirito to curse in frustration, slamming the table in the process, much to Leafa's confusion. Yui then takes this opportunity to ask Kirito for another cracker. Realizes there's nothing he can do, Kirito apologizes for his outburst, explaining that he's in a rush to get to the top. Leafa asks why Kirito's so concerned, since it's just game, but Kirito tells the Sylph Princess not to worry about it. He thanks Leafa for her assistance, but dismisses the matter as not her problem, something that seems to upset Leafa. Kirito then says he's going to find someone with a bit more experience.

As Kirito tries to leave the tavern, Leafa slips back into roleplay mode and voices her offense at his comment, stating that he won't find an ally more capable than her. Kirito tries to apologize for offending her, but Leafa cuts him off, telling him that, while she may not know how to conquer the World Tree, she can throw waves of loyal subjects at the problem until it's solved, as "that's how a Princess do". Confused, Kirito asks if Leafa wants to come with, which Leafa says he can bet his "sweet patootie" on, as Kirito and Yui won't last a day without her. Seeing that there's no stopping her, Kirito reluctantly welcomes Leafa on board, with Yui warning her that she'll throw her to the wolves if she slows them down. Leafa then arranges to meet with Kirito the next day and proceeds to log out, bidding the Spriggan farewell. Kirito then realizes he hasn't introduced himself yet, and finally tells Leafa his name. This shocks Leafa, though she tries to hide it, and she departs from the game in a hurry. Back in the real world, it's revealed that Leafa is actually Kazuto's sister, Suguha. Upon logging out, Suguha screams in frustration about her brother being in "[her] game", only to be mortified when she realizes that she accidentally complimented her brother's butt.

Meanwhile, at the top of the World Tree, Asuna's sitting in her cage when she's visited by Sugou, who tells her that her beauty seems to flourish the longer she's held captive. Asuna asks Sugou what he wants, only for Sugou to remind her that he's to be referred to as Fairy King Oberon while in ALO, entering the cage this time. Asuna refuses to call him by this name, however, particularly because he keeps pronouncing it wrong, along with the name he has given her, Titania. Oberon comments on Asuna's sharp tongue, stating that he wishes she'd "put it to better use", a sentence that makes Asuna shudder. Oberon then lists all the things he has done for Asuna. He's made her his Queen, draped her in fineries, and given her a wonderful cage. With all this in mind, he asks her what more she could want. Asuna responds that she wants her freedom, but Oberon dismisses it as "the petty gripes of a woman". Oberon reminds Asuna that he is King of ALO, so her consent is "strictly a courtesy". He then grabs Asuna's face and tells her that she better start playing along, only for her to bite him before he can finish his threat. Oberon chooses not to let Asuna's defiance bother him, however, claiming that her tone will change soon. Asuna then makes a sarcastic comment about how she's managed to contain her "womanly urges" for the past two months, but she thinks she "can go the distance".

Oberon is amused by this remark and starts telling Asuna how great an investment the SAO servers were, stating that, while Kayaba Akihiko made "a misstep or... seven", he was undeniably a genius when it came to SAO's design. In fact, once RECT Progress were able to fix all of the bugs, they were able use SAO's data to build ALO like it was nothing. Oberon then starts talking about how amazing the game's features were, as the NerveGear was able to scan the players' real-life abilities and assign their base stats accordingly, allowing them to rise from their former selves into a legendary hero. Asuna rudely points out that she already knew this, having been trapped in the game for two years. Undeterred, Oberon starts pointing out the benefits of such a system, as a child could wield the mightiest of weapons if they increased their Strength, or how anyone could move like a world-class gymnast if they increased their Dexterity. Asuna doesn't get the point of Oberon's ramblings at first, but she soon becomes terrified when he mentions the Charisma stat.

Oberon reveals that, if you increased your Charisma high enough, any order would become impossible to refuse, no matter how absurd it was. He then starts criticizing Kayaba for not utilizing such a feature to its full potential, as he gave it to "a bunch of greasy imbeciles begging for nudes", instead of bending the masses to his will. Asuna then sarcastically comments on how stupid Kayaba was. Oberon agrees with Asuna and reassures her that he shall not waste this opportunity like Kayaba did. He then reveals that, when the SAO players were being logged out, he managed to prevent 300 of them from waking up, including Asuna, and redirected them to ALO instead. With a handful of guinea pigs now at his disposal, Oberon and a small group of employees began experimenting with the Charisma stat, in the hopes of making brainwashing technology and using it to rule the world. He then tells Asuna that the project should be finished by the end of the week, and he'll use his invention to eliminate Asuna's "rebellious streak" just in time for them to get married.

Horrified by his plan, Asuna declares that Oberon's insane. However, she also calls him an idiot, questioning how stupid Oberon is for telling her his whole plan, as if she'll just sit around and let him do it. Oberon laughs at the idea of her trying to stop him, stating that it's lucky she's so pretty. He then tells Asuna to struggle all she wants, but if she thinks she'll be able to overpower him, the System Admin, then she's even dumber than he thought. However, as soon his back is turned, Asuna escapes from her cage and goes on a bloodthirsty rampage, much to Oberon's annoyance.

## Cast

* **FrozenFrost:** Trevor/Keith
* **BlazingAzureCrow:** General PantySmasher, additional voices
* **YamatoSFX:** xVx\_K1r1t0\_xVx\_KillMe
* **MrBuddyVA:** Dylan/DeezGunz, Recon, additional voices
* **LennonDrake:** Suguha Kirigaya/Leafa
* **redasatomato:** Yui
* **Kenneth Tynan:** Math Tree
* **Jesse Inocalla:** Cazmer
* **eagle8burger:** Recorder Player, additional voices
* **Coffinjockey:** Sylph 1
* **GaoGaiKingTheGreatVA:** Cait Sith, additional voices
* **Morgan Berry:** Sylph 2
* **KaiserNeko:** Oberon
* **xbubblemunkyx:** Asuna
* **TheDastails:** Additional voices

## Music

* **Greek Fire:** "A Real Life"
* **Fairy Tail Original Soundtrack Vol. 4:** "S-Kyu Madoshi Shokaku Shiken"
* **Fairy Tail Original Sound Collection:** "Fairy Tail Main Theme 2014 FAIRY TAIL"
* **Angels with Scaly Wings Soundtrack:** "Threat"
* **Bravely Default Flying Fairy Original Soundtrack:** "Silence in the Forest"
* **Hollow Knight (Original Soundtrack):** "Resting Grounds"
* **A Hat in Time (Original Game Soundtrack):** "The Fire Spirits"
* **Neverland Orchestra:** "You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!"
* **Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Original Soundtrack 1:** "Home ~en route to Resembool~", "Home ~a house on the hill~"
* **Eagle8Burger:** Cover of Cascada's "Everytime We Touch" on recorder
* **The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Original Game Soundtrack):** "Dragonborn"
* **Dead Cells (Original Soundtrack):** "The Merchant"
* **Ylvis:** "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)"
* **Ori and the Blind Forest (Original Soundtrack):** "Inspiriting"
* **Busou Renkin Original Soundtrack:** "Renkinjutsushi", "Semaru Kiki"
* **Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game (Original Videogame Soundtrack):** "Love Rising"

## Differences from the Original

The following is a list of differences *only* from this episode. To view any differences for the characters, view their pages, or if you want to see more click here.

* Kirito and Kagemune don't challenge each other to a fight.
	+ Kagemune doesn't mock Kirito for being unable to fly, nor Kirito doesn't throw his sword at him.
* Kagamune doesn't leave because Kirito scares him off and/or annoys him into leaving. He leaves because he doesn't want to risk losing his progress in the game.
* A conversation between the two Salamander soldiers Kirito killed is added in.
* In the original, the reason why Yui pops out of Kirito's pocket is because he jokingly asks Leafa to show her gratitude by giving him a hug. In the abridged version, she pops out because they're on a time limit and to threaten Leafa to not get in their way.
* In the original, Leafa was the one who presents the idea of Yui being a normal Pixie, and Kirito just agrees with her. In the abridged version, Kirito claims that Yui is his pet.
* In the original, Leafa asks what Kirito's doing so far away from the Spriggan's territory, to which he says he got lost, making her laugh. In the abridged version, she laughs because he responds to her suspicious questioning with a joke.
* In the original, Leafa suggests they fly to a neutral territory, but Kirito convinces her to take him to Swilvane. In the abridged version, she suggests they go to Sylvaine straight away.
* In the original, Kirito spends an undetermined amount of time learning how to fly. In the abridged version, he picks it up straight away, which makes Leafa jealous.
* Kirito and Leafa's conversation about going faster doesn't have any sexual undertones or comments.
* In the original, Leafa is slightly annoyed by Kirito keeping up with her, but she's eventually impressed. In the abridged version, her annoyance keeps getting worse.
	+ Leafa doesn't deliberately let Kirito slam into the building out of spite. She realizes too late that Kirito doesn't know how to land and leaves him on his own because they were getting too close to the tower.
* The scene where Yui gets tired and flies into Kirito's pocket is skipped.
* In the original, Leafa recommends that Kirito learns the basic healing spell she used on him. In the abridged version, she implies it won't do him any good compared to his other spells.
* Recon doesn't relax around Kirito after Leafa tells him he's cool. He does relax briefly when they shake hands, but he almost immediately goes back on the defensive when he realizes what he's doing.
* The part where Leafa mentions that the Salamanders have been getting more organized lately is skipped.
* While ALO does have mounts, as the Cait Sith can tame monsters like Dragons and ride them, it certainly does not have cars.
* Leafa telling Kirito that the World Tree's quest involves fighting Guardian Knights, and no one knows how to make the fight easier, is skipped.
	+ Kirito suggesting teaming up with other races, only for Leafa to point out it wouldn't make sense for one race to help another if only one of them gets the reward, is skipped.
* Yui doesn't try to calm Kirito down by asking for a cracker.
* The part where Leafa grabs Kirito's arm is skipped.
* Leafa trying to talk Kirito out of going by himself is skipped.
* Kirito doesn't introduce himself at the bar, he introduces himself back in the Ancient Forest.
	+ Kirito thanking Leafa for helping him is skipped.
* The scene with Kirito and Yui in the hotel room is skipped.
* Asuna doesn't correct Sugou for mispronouncing his username like he does in the dub.
* Asuna doesn't answer Oberon's question about what more she could want by saying she wants her freedom.
* Asuna doesn't attempt to bite Oberon's finger, she just kinda... lets him feel her up and attempt to remove her top. He only stops because he'd "never really force [himself] on [her]".
* Oberon stating that Shouzou doesn't know about his experiments is skipped.
* In the original, Asuna tells Oberon she'll report him to police once she's out, prompting Oberon to reveal that he'll brainwash her too if she doesn't agree to marry him. In the abridged version, he tells her that he's going to brainwash her as soon as the project is finished.
* Asuna doesn't point out how stupid it is for Oberon to reveal his plans to her.
* Oberon getting called away, leaving Asuna to cry in her cage, is skipped.

## Errors

* When we see things from Kirito's perpective, his name is listed as "Kirito" instead of "xVx\_K1r1t0\_xVx\_KillMe".

## Trivia

* When Leafa chucks the coins at Kirito, Sakuya's image can be seen on them.
* There was a line where Leafa tells Kirito that he's "learned (learn-id) beyond your genes", but it was cut because LennonDrake kept pronouncing the word wrong.
* When Yui's eating her cracker, she's doing so to the tune of "Song of the Storms" from Ocarina of Time.

## References

1. ↑ Yui's munching
2. ↑ Song of the Storms