LLENN...
What, Pito?
Thank you so much for participating in SJ 2.
Applause
Only you could have pushed me this far.
I'm thrilled I got to have a match overflowing with fighting spirit.
Well, thanks to you, I was so worried I got a stomachache.
Huh? But you're going to be in third place, so it'll be worth it.
Last time the winner, this time third place. That's fantastic.
Oh no, I'll let you have third place, Pito.
No thanks.
All I need is victory.
Actually, I don't even need that.
All I want is to survive this battle royale.
That's all.
Survive?
It's a game, so what does it matter if you die?
It's not about that.
Then tell me what it's about. I can't ask after I kill you.
I don't think you'd understand even if I told you,
but it's more like seriously risking my life in a game.
Risking your life in a game. Like Sword Art Online?
But that's...
That's?
...completely idiotic, you know?
I'm really glad I didn't play that legendarily awful game!
LLENN!
You got me.
I have only 20% of my hit points left.
Getting riled up and leaving myself open just shows I still have a long way to go.
Monster!
This is the second P-chan?
Then at least...
...I'll let you die by your beloved weapon!
This is... the end!
Don't give up!
P-chan?
Look carefully.
At what?
Look carefully!
There's no Bullet Line!
I don't see it!
See you, LLENN.
LLENN... I'm gonna protect you!
Well done!
Even your beloved weapon...
...protected you?
What? You're giving this to me? Or you want me to kill you with it?
Neither!
M! Come here!
Fuka!
Can I borrow a gun?
Sure.
Thank you.
Wh-What are you doing, Pito?
M over there is a traitor.
He knew your partner over there was getting close in a Humvee.
To keep me from noticing,
he intentionally had the engine make noise and unnecessarily moved our vehicle.
Well, even before that, he intentionally had us kill all the Amazons you teamed up with,
so only you would be left, LLENN. I let that go, though.
Have you ever seriously been in love with someone?
Have you ever been in such a loving relationship that you would sacrifice your life for the other person?
M...
Does the accused have a rebuttal?
No.
Any last words?
I love you.
I know.
But you're not allowed to bring love into the game.
How could you do that, Pito?
You're unbelievable, you demon! Devil! Grim Reaper!
Oh, Grim Reaper isn't bad.
Not bad...
Mein Vater, mein Vater, jetzt faßt er mich an!
Erlkönig hat mir ein Leids getan!
Schubert's "Erlkönig."
Hey, Pito, I want to applaud, so let go of my wrists.
I'm not falling for that!
Not dead yet!
Cut! Kick!
Gotcha!
I'm gonna kill you!
Pito, I'm gonna kill you!
LLENN...
You really are...
...my...
I'm going to...
You won't die!
Because this is a game.
It's GGO!
You'll die here, but the real Pito isn't gonna die!
M told me.
That you intended to die in reality if you died in SJ.
That idiot...
You remember our promise, don't you?
Someday we'll seriously go up against each other,
and if I lose, we'll meet in real life.
It's a promise between women!
Yeah!
Our vow.
Please keep it. Okay?
Thank you...
...LLENN.
Pito—
Congratulations!
The winner is T-S!
Second Squad Jam, game over!
The winner is Team T-S!
The game lasted one hour and 35 minutes.
During the event...
a total of 79,408 shots were fired!
Thank you for all of your help in SJ 2.
And I'm sorry I wasn't able to really fight you.
Oh no, we can have a serious battle against LLENN anytime.
Besides, we were able to destroy M's shield with an anti-tank rifle.
- That's right! - That's right!
Operation Sweets was a major success.
I still have a lot more.
Thank you for the snacks!
Ms. Karen, your birthday's the 20th, the day after tomorrow, right?
You remembered...
It's a little early, but this is from us.
Happy birthday, Ms. Karen!
It's cute. It's just darlin'!
Thank you.
- We're glad you like it. - We're glad you like it.
- It'll look really good on you! - It'll look really good on you!
Also, um, about Pitohui...
Yeah...
Arrivals
That's all your luggage?
For the seasoned traveler, it's common sense to minimize luggage and source locally.
M isn't here yet?
It's Goushi. Goushi Asougi.
Sorry I'm late. I got stuck in traffic.
Wow!
Goushi, this is Miyu Shinohara.
She's my best friend, VR game mentor, and Fukaziroh.
Hey, thanks for all the help.
And you're a hottie, huh? I'd kind of like to marry you.
Are you free after this?
Thank you for the compliments.
However, my heart is already set on someone.
Shoot! Would that be Pito in real life?
Yes.
Goushi, where are we going?
Please relax. It isn't anywhere dangerous.
Don't forget that we're both still minors.
Although Kohi turns 20 tomorrow!
Oh, in that case, congratulations.
Do you have a present for her?
Sorry. But maybe my boss will.
Is your boss the real Pito?
That's right.
So what's she like?
She said she'd like to explain everything herself.
It's not quite the same thing, but I can tell you how our romance started.
What's that, I want to hear!
You don't mind?
Actually, the real Pito suggested I tell you.
She said she has "nothing to hide from LLENN."
What do you say?
Kohi?
I'll listen. If Pito said that...
Then look at this.
What is this, a photo of a fatty?
Wow. Definitely not popular with girls. And I can't imagine marrying this guy.
Is this possibly a photo of...
It's me. Around the time I met Pito.
No way!
Now that I look closer, the face is handsome.
If this guy lost weight, he'd be fine.
Thank you.
I was overweight for as long as I can remember,
so I didn't have confidence in myself and led a dull life.
But then I encountered a young woman.
Her beauty captured my heart.
Did you tell her?
I followed her.
Officer!
That woman is the real Pito, isn't she?
Yes.
She was like a goddess to me.
I've never seen a more beautiful woman in my entire life.
Would you turn around a second?
You're both lovely, but you don't hold a candle to the real Pito.
To me, at least.
Is that right? Please continue.
It happened one evening.
While I was following her, gazing at her beautiful form from behind,
but enjoying the fantasy that I was walking next to her...
Gross! And?
She suddenly turned around and started talking to me.
She invited me to go to her apartment and I did.
The next thing I knew, my arms and legs were tied up.
She proceeded to scold me, curse me out, and beat me.
She said, "You stalker bastard! I knew the whole time!"
She wasn't a goddess, but a fearsome devil
who secretly harbored a sadistic violent streak and the impulse to destroy things.
She took embarrassing photos and threatened,
"If you go to the police, I'll prove that you were stalking me."
After that, I was under her thumb.
Or actually, I became her manservant.
Because of that, I couldn't look for a job or even regularly attend classes at university.
That's...
Those were such wonderful days...
Being near a beautiful woman, serving her every whim...
As a man, there could've been no greater blessing.
So "M" stands for "masochist"...
Now that's love.
It is love. Or at least, there was love between us.
And now as well.
So you lost weight for her sake?
No, while working as a subordinate of the Grim Reaper, it just happened.
Let's write a book, "Losing Weight the Manservant Way!" It'll sell!
Maybe someday.
A lot had happened,
but we were living together in our own happy, warped way.
However, then came November 6th, 2022...
What happened on that day again?
That's the day Sword Art Online began its official service.
Frustrated that she missed out on a "death game,"
the real Pito sought out death in a variety of games.
Even among the players of Gun Gale Online, she was...
No way!
Elsa Kanzaki's secret concert?
Goushi?
The real Pito is the owner of the music club.
She discovered Elsa Kanzaki, had her perform here,
and is the person more responsible for her fame than anyone.
We finally get to see an Elsa Kanzaki concert! Kohi, we're even after this!
The performance will begin in a moment.
Let's hurry.
Elsa Kanzaki
E-Excuse me...
'Scuse me!
This is the owner of this music club, Rei Satou.
Nice to meet you!
Now which one of you is LLENN and which one is Grenade Girl?
Wait, don't tell me. I'll guess—
Your voice is wonderful.
I wanted to applaud the entire time.
K-Kohi?
Wonderful. Truly wonderful.
You were a wonderful Grim Reaper.
Reason!
There are two.
The first is Goushi got us here right before your performance started.
It made me think he didn't want to arrive early and expose this ruse.
But after the concert, he brought us to your dressing room
and introduced us to Rei as a stand-in for Pito.
I figured Pito... rather you, Elsa, would enjoy watching that.
What's the second reason?
I had my suspicions before.
How did Goushi know my name, address, and what I looked like?
I heard. He went to talk to you in person and begged you to participate in SJ 2, right?
I realized afterwards.
Only one person knew my name, address, appearance, and that I played GGO with a munchkin avatar.
That was Elsa Kanzaki.
You.
Even if you didn't read my fan letter, Goushi could've read it.
If he said Rei is the president of a talent agency instead of a club owner, I might have believed it.
Oh man! Maybe we didn't put enough thought into it.
I really tried to sell it. Too bad.
Sorry. I'll repay the favor sometime, mentally...
Well, just keep singing here and I won't complain.
I'll leave the rest to you kids.
Well, it was kind of like making a last stand, but it can't be helped that you saw right through it.
I kept my promise, Karen.
Thank goodness!
I'm so glad you didn't die!
I'm so glad you didn't die, Pito...
It's because you killed me!
Hey, this hurts, so let go. I'm going to die!
S-Sorry!
Squat down.
I can't see your face.
Okay.
Yeah. You're cute in real life, too.
I like you.
What's wrong with that? It's no big deal.
Besides, I saw the video
and you quick to kiss the cheek of the man who gave you the magazines.
It was just a pretend kiss! Besides, "he" was a woman—
So it's okay if it's from a woman.
Th-That's not what I mean!
Karen, she goes through men and women without a care.
She really is terrible.
Goushi, too late. Way too late.
My best friend can never be a bride now.
Say, Karen, can I visit your apartment next time?
Maybe I could even stay over...
You can't!
Hey, LLENN. Come on, let's meet up again in reality!
No thank you.
Goushi was mad that you were playing around when you should've been preparing for your concert.
What, do you two message each other?
Then I'll give him to you!
I don't need him! But you should treat your partner better!
Okay, this conversation is over now.
Damn.
Whatever.
Just because I'm finally getting to play GGO with LLENN...
But the game is fun, isn't it?
That's right. A game is a place where you have fun.
Not a place where you risk your life.
So sorry! I'll never do anything stupid like that again.
As long as I live, I'll enjoy myself in different ways.
That's fine, then.
Although, you're still merciless when you fight, Pito.
You still hold that attitude of doing whatever it takes to win.
What can I say?
But I never thought anybody would outdo me in that regard.
Which player makes you admit that?
Listen, you—
- They fell for it! - They fell for it!