How come I must know
where obsession needs to go?
How come I must know
the direction of relieving?
Deep in the night
Far off the light
Missing my headache
Visions of light
Sweeter delight
Kissin' my Loveache
Deep in the night
Far off the light
Missing my headache
Visions of light
Sweeter delight
Kissin' my Loveache
How come I must know
where obsession needs to go?
How come I must know
where the passion hides its feelings?
How come I must know
where obsession needs to go?
How come I must know
the direction of relieving?
I have to hurry, it's going to start!
Member address please.
W... Who are you?
Let's be friends.
And so I said...
"Students have rights too!"
A student that advocates their rights should...
...at the same time be expected to fufill their obligations.
BT. You seem well.
Yeah. You too Subaru.
Mimiru, you appear to be the same as always.
What's that supposed to mean?
Wasn't Bear supposed to be with you?
It might be close. It seems he's busy with work.
What?! I wanted to ask him about so many things.
Any word from Bear?
Seems busy with school...
...a visit to his place this month appears to be out of the question.
Is that so?
Both of you, don't look so down.
But... It's just that...
Don't worry, you-know-who will definitely come.
He said that Tsukasa would be logging in from the dorms.
No. Let go of me! Hey!!!
Hey. Calm down, I say.
Sora, so it's you!
Ohoho.
Look who just showed up. It's the tarnished knight.
Do you know the meaning of "learning your lesson"?
The Player Killer of Carmina Gadelica.
I'd heard rumors.
Sora, to think it was you!
So you already knew... not.
But there was no proof that it was you.
Still singing the same old song?
Even with the Crimson Knights no longer around?
I've come to realize...
Justice is not found in numbers...
...but rather within the hearts of each individual.
How COOL! I'll make you a captain!
And naturally, as a defender of justice, you're going to fight me?
l-if I must. Then I will!
There's an ally of justice here too!
It's been a while!
Are you being as bad as usual?
No way... YOU!
If it's all right with you, I'll take you on!
I shall withdraw.
Piroro...
You won't get away!
Leave him be.
But!
Tolerance of people of all kinds is the way of "The World".
Even a fish cannot swm in waters too calm.
Anyways. Hey. If you keep nosing around...
Aaah! That's right! I'm late! I'm late!!!!
Is it that time already?
Well then, let's go!
Cheers!
Yo.
You must be BlackRose.
Yo. It's been a while.
What? You're still that character?
Enough is enough. Stop copying me.
Who's copying you? I'm the original!
Says you! I was here first.
Yeah. Yeah. Say it all you want.
But just you see.
Years from now...
...I'll be the one called the "Legendary Player".
Legendary Player?
Are you trying to copy Balmung now?
I've been saying, I'm not copying!
Cut it out you guys.
Tsukasa.
It's been a while, you've been well?
Yeah. And you Mimiru?
Not since Shimokita, right?
Well, seeing you like this. Last time I saw you was at...
That place...
Tsukasa.
Subaru.
Next time, will you come with me on vacation, Subaru?
Yes. Let's both go to Shimokitazawa.
Ah! Of course, you too Mimiru!
Sure. Shopping and eating crepes.
By the way, where is your partner?
Ah. Oh. On a virus run.
Oh? Remnants of Morganna.
Of course...
...it can't be said for certain that there...
...aren't any surviving data fragments.
I think it's all right now.
Helba and Lios's recent investigations...
...have turned up nothing.
In terms of virus bug sightings.
Double-checking? That's so like them.
Let me deal the finishing blow!
Huh?
Aren't you supposed to be recovering?
Don't push it, Yasuhiko!
I told you not to call me by that name!
Sorry to keep you waiting.
You're late, Elk!
Sorry!
Oh, this is the first time for you, isn't it, Tsukasa?
This is Elk. He's the same elite character type as you.
Try to get along with him.
I'm Tsukasa. Pleased to meet you.
Uhm... I'm Elk. Pleased to meet you.
Wait up, Elk. There's no reason to be in such a hurry.
Yo-You're...
Macha.
Magnificent. It's a big gap, isn't it, Orca?
Still, it's power given to him by the bracelet.
This wasn't one either.
Perhaps it's safe to conclude that the...
...virus bugs are completely eradicated.
Yeah.
In which case, Kite.
Eh?
Your bracelet...
Macha. I've been wanting to see you for so long.
I thought for sure I would so... so...
W-wait. I've never met you.
Besides. My name is...
Oh!
And I thought I might return this to you...
...if we ever met again.
This. It's yours.
Why?
I've never met you.
I don't even know you.
So... so...
Why won't my tears stop?
I... I...
It's all right Macha.
You don't have to say a thing. Okay?
Maybe it's true, that there's no need for it anymore.
Without a need for it, it's just an illegal item.
But there is one thing.
Hm?
After all this...
...why did Aura entrust me with the bracelet once again?
What of it?
There has to be a reason.
Which is why, until I know Aura's intentions...
...I must protect the bracelet.
Could it be that...
...the purpose of the one entrusted with the bracelet is...
I think that...
It would be the will of "The World".
If that's true, then I understand. I'll help.
Thank you!
Oh my, since we had such a hard time with that thing...
...we're completely late.
You're the one that had the hard time, Orca.
Eh?!
So it was coincidence.
I haven't seen him recently.
Don't worry about it.
So he's still up to that? He's...
Well I certainly can't even begin to imagine a goody-goody Sora.
That's pretty unlikely.
To say the least, it's amazing to see you back.
You're much more stalwart now, Tsukasa.
STOP!
No lecturing! This is a celebration.
No stuffy talk.
And first of all, Tsukasa is a girl.
She wouldn't be 'stalwart'.
Not stalwart.
I've found the place where I belong.
Knowing where I belong, I can go anywhere now.
Because it means that I'll always have a place to return to.
Tsukasa.
Well then, it's time to go.
We'll be late.
But some people haven't arrived yet.
They're not children.
They'll go straight there, I imagine.
Sorry. Sorry.
I'm totally late!
Is everything all right with work?
Yeah. Sorry to have troubled you, BT.
I was certainly troubled. You weren't a gentleman, Bear.
Bear!
Oh, Crim! It's been a while.
You're such a user.
Hm? Why?
Had I known from the start that you were like that in real life...
...I wouldn't have been able to hang around you like this.
Hm. Would you have rather known?
No.
Me too.
Doesn't the atmosphere seem a bit different?
I decided to alter the skin textures a little bit.
After all, a celebration is being held here, so things should be brighter.
Helba!
And I did not wish to bring back unwanted memories.
I'm all right now.
Unnecessary worries then...
Welcome to Net Slum!
I think we should be saying, "Thank you for inviting us".
Fighting together against the evil over "The World"...
...you overcame tribulations and fufilled your...
...functions within the system wonderfully.
All the waves fade into the distance and once again...
...we gather together on this anticipated day.
Now! Let the celebrations begin!
It's beautiful!
By any chance are those, fireworks?!
Not "by any chance", they definitely are!
It cannot be said that this is the limit of the festivities.
Let comfort be found within this celebration.
This is something!
This is a fine sight for the net.
Helba certainly out did herself!
Wow! I'm going to dance!
Maybe I'll dance too.
Tsukasa, let's go!
But... I...
Go, Tsukasa. You too, Subaru.
Lady Subaru!
Lady Subaru... Subaru... Lady Subaru.
We're friends?
Yeah.
Sora!
You're late, Lios.
I have a proposal for you.
What?
I'm prepared to make this place into a legitimate Root Town.
It's the least I could do as a thanks.
It's the thought that counts.
Why? If this place becomes a Root Town...
Net Slum is a place that is everywhere, yet nowhere.
It is the last place of its kind within the World.
Which is why I wish for it to remain this way.
I understand. As you wish, then.
Thank you. You've changed haven't you, Lios?
Don't be ridiculous.
Ah! It's already started!
Fireworks and music? How lively.
It looks like fun!
Balmung!?
It's not bad at all.
Kite!
You're late!
BlackRose!
Kite! Hurry up!
Yeah, coming!
Searching for eternity, you are a frivolous dreamer
Holding fast to unreliable dreams, where are you going?
Searching for the key to open twilight,
With the moon's shadow out of reach, I cry. Where am I going?
Even though secrets are lost in our eyes,
We will never break our embrace.
Pale January moon, hide the morning's glow.
The gentle dawn of a night that should not end.