Alicula Lacrimosa

«**Alicula Lacrimosa**» (アリキュラ・ラクリモサ , *Arikyura Rakurimosa*?) is a player-made dress, tailored from «Deadening Silk», the «Last Attack» bonus item acquired from the 69th Floor, by Shiranami herself. It is the funeral dress she created in her grief following the deaths of her husband and co-wife and her main garment for the final months of SAO. The outfit is so pristinely created and so well-known by the players that it is the main outfit that is showcased in *The Complete Records of the Sword Art Online Incident* for its section describing Shiranami (her other outfits are, of course, shown, however, it is the «Alicula Lacrimosa» that receives the spotlight).*[citation needed]*

## Description

The «Alicula Lacrimosa» takes the form of a black strapless funeral dress paired with a black cape that attaches to the sleeveless dress by way of a spider-like jeweled clasp between the wearer's chest. Nevertheless, the black cape naturally has the tendency to take on the color of anything that it touches; in the case of Shiranami, her hair being in constant contact with her cape gives it a nearly transparent white shade with the only parts unaffected being where the cape wraps around her neck and attaches to the dress. It is also paired with a pair of black elbow gloves that when worn, appear to not have a visible '*end*'; it simply '*fades away*' into the wearer's skin. Despite the dress covering everything down to the wearer's feet, the wearer's movement is not restricted as the very flexible yet strong spider silk used in its construction can behave in a way that does not affect the user; for example, stepping on the hem of the dress is impossible for the wearer as the silk would simply '*magically unfurl*' to get out of the way before refurling again.

## Appraisal

**ALICULA LACRIMOSA +0**

**CLOTHING / DRESS**

**Durability:** 6600%*[citation needed]*
**Defense:** 666%-999%*[citation needed]*
**Elemental Resistance:** 333%-666%*[citation needed]*
**Requirements:** Level 69; «Battle Healing» skill proficiency of 1000; VIT of 77*[citation needed]*
**Bonuses:** HP +2048%, VIT, SPD, and DEX +111%; ACC and EVA +222%;*[citation needed]* Nullifies «slash» damage*[citation needed]*
## Chronology

### Floating Castle of Death Arc

#### *The Princess' Seclusion*

On the second day of Shiranami's self-imposed house arrest following the deaths of Kirito and Asuna on Floor 75, she remembered that she had a «Last Attack Bonus» item in her inventory, the «Deadening Silk». Through the in-game processes, she was able to complete the dress by the end of the day; once she had completed it, she put it on and went to sleep, not even bothering to clean herself off or provide herself sustenance. PoH's attack on Shiranami on the third day was thwarted when he discovered during the incursion that he was unable to cut through her dress; Shiranami expertly fought him off in a murderous rage which surprised the seasoned killer as he had never seen that side of the saintly idol before.

## Trivia

* The HP bonus given by the «Alicula Lacrimosa», «2048», is the number of years between the birth of Ovid, the poet who told the earliest version of the story of Arachne, and the year 2023, the year which Ayanami Shiratsuyu began learning the sword.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Volume 2, *The Princess' Seclusion*, Part 2
2. ↑ Volume 2, *Heroine's Elegy*, Part 3
3. ↑ Volume 2, *The Princess' Seclusion*, Part 3
4. ↑ Tweet by Maria Tenjouin, the illustrator.

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