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You don't look too happy.

What?

Get lost.

How about we team up?

Release of Core 3 confirmed.

"Pico" is now completely uninstalled.

What the hell is that stupid girl doing?

She must pay all the fees for registering a new guild, then.

Just come back quick, Pico.

Finally! Nothing can stop me now!

Ichi!

Grand Admiral's Wrath!

As of now, energy sources George, Jutaro, and Pico, have been successfully deleted.

I'm monitoring the movements of the rest, including Iris, ZEAL, and Julia, as well.

Of course. Those will also have to be uninstalled soon.

Master!

I'm just a bit dizzy.

Synchro side effects.

Five minutes, 13 seconds.

That's how long you can stay fully synced with your avatar, Shiro Akabane.

Almost as expected. It'll be sufficient.

Given that amount of time,

it'll surely be possible to put an end to one AI at a time.

How was it, your conversation with the AI?

How did you feel when confronted with Pico's emotions in her last moments?

Once I regain my strength, we'll proceed with the plan.

I'll have to depend on you for a bit longer, Kamuro.

Understood.

Got you, Pico!

She's not here.

Where did that girl disappear to?

Is Pico not here?

Looks like she disconnected.

She wouldn't leave without taking down the flag.

I see.

And Shiro?

What? Shiro Akabane's here?

Not really.

Forget about Pico.

Our main issue now is reaching our goal quicker than Shiro finding out about it.

I've dealt with the hindrances at hand, haven't I?

Damn it!

Shiga, I'll remember this!

I swear, Captain Pico and I will get revenge!

By that time, I won't be playing this shitty game.

Hurry up and respawn at your home point.

Shit.

I guess even one of the strongest addicts was nothing special after all.

But I gotta say, this Guild Weapon really is amazing.

My stats are over 30,000 now.

It feels like I cheated.

Even the greatest fighter can't win against an army tank, eh?

- Hey, you. - What?

Don't quit PLANET.

It's not fair. It's unfair as shit!

What?

I'm also...

I'm gonna make a Guild Weapon.

Then you'll challenge me again.

Why would I do that?

Pico and I are going to gather 10,000 guild members!

So I'll make the strongest Guild Weapon!

Don't just win and leave! You have to promise!

What a disgrace.

Damn it.

Shit! You better believe it! Hey!

The Black Bird. Three hundred million yen in hard cash.

Anything other than that is not worth it to continue with this game.

Right, Leon?

If you keep your end of the bargain,

I'll be able to quit this game today without any regrets.

I'm counting on you.

We've joined forces up until now for this moment.

As per our promise, we'll summon the Bird now.

It's quite strong, Shigatera, so be on guard, okay?

I'm ready whenever. I don't feel like I'm going to lose.

How about we team up?

We know how to summon the Black Bird.

I've waited so long. Look at this thing!

It's seriously black!

Taichiro...

Asuma...

Forget about such trivial matters

and get a good rest, please.

- What's with those things? - They are PLANET's leukocytes.

True to their name, they sense anomalies in this world.

That was quick.

Gone? Did that thing do that?

Pico.

That's a shame.

Seems you were a bit late.

Hey.

Reward me for my struggles, damn it!

You bastard. The 300 million yen is mine!

For Good World.

Damn it!

Master?

How long was I asleep?

What's the status right now?

What was that thing?

That feeling... It felt like it touched me. What...

I feel sick.

It always feels like I have a hangover after logging out.

I hate this game. Damn it.

Am I stupid? It's 300 million!

I need to log in quickly.

It'll be over soon.

The Black Bird, the most powerful and the worst AI I've ever created.

No. It's a life-form, the ultimate computer virus.

The Black Bird infects people's minds and paints the world with malice.

Three people have already been killed.

What?

A hallucination?

Am I tripping? Probably just tired.

What?

Did it break when I dropped it?

What am I doing?

There's a net café near the station.

JOB APPLICATION NOTICE: REJECTED

Did you ever dedicate yourself to something as a student?

As a student? All I remember is dedicating my time to online games.

I wanted to prove it was worth it.

Too late to start that "find yourself, make meaningful memories" shit.

Pathetic.

What?

THE ENDURANCE TEST WILL NOW COMMENCE

"Endurance"?

Too vulnerable. Continue.

A dream? That can't be right.

ENDURANCE TEST NO. 2 WILL NOW COMMENCE

What is this?

This is bad!

It's no use! I'm gonna die!

What's up with the door?! Who did that?!

There's a fire! Help me!

What's going on?!

Somebody, help me!

What...

You're too loud.

What?

Night after night.

The music.

You're the guy from next door--

ENDURANCE TEST NO. 19

ENDURANCE TEST NO. 288

Anyone directly infected by the Black Bird's body dies instantly.

At that point, it seems their mind gets detached from the body and digitized.

It seems they get taken to a world that's neither reality nor PLANET.

If we don't erase it now, the internet... no, the real world will go haywire too.

There is no end for a digitized mind.

I don't know what the Black Bird does to it in that eternal world.

It's in the stage of gathering strength right now.

Banks, governments, armies of various countries...

In no time, it will nest in all global networks.

We have to do whatever it takes before...

Master!

One thing is certain.

TEST NO. 1,872,800

We won't see Shigatera ever again.

Where's the Bird?

Maybe it was satisfied after swallowing Shigatera.

I don't know.

Don't you think we should feel sympathy for Shigatera?

That's not the case.

He exploited his role as the treasurer of the Pirates

to make profits in the real world with virtual money.

RMT is an unfair practice that throws the gaming world into chaos.

Say, Leon,

do you really think that's a crime punishable by death?

It's not like I killed anyone.

He challenged the Black Bird, and it naturally resulted in that.

He called this world a "shitty game."

Maybe that's a crime punishable by death.

Yeah. You may be right.

If you feel that way, perhaps it is.

It'll be fine.

Don't worry.

There's a huge gap between the online and real world.

But I'll make sure to get rid of it.

Okay.

Is it true the Pirates disbanded?

That's just a rumor. If you do a search, you can still find data on the Pirates.

- But, while they still exist as a guild... - What is it?

Pico isn't the guildmaster anymore.

What?

They lost to the Akabane Family. Maybe she felt embarrassed?

As expected of Shiro and the others!

On top of that, I heard she deleted her character.

What a boring ending.

It'll be peaceful now without the Pirates and that silly girl.

Yeah. It certainly felt like she was ruining half of the fun on PLANET.

Yeah. Absolutely.

I heard the Granada Company had a hand in it.

It just keeps getting better.

- That's not possible. - They just fell.

PICO CHARACTER DOES NOT EXIST

It's an emergency situation.

The real world is less...

suffocating.

I'm home, Taichi.

Mom.

What happened?

Welcome back, Mom.

- Where have you been this month? - I wonder where.

Some guy's place?

No one would let an old lady like me crash at their place.

I'm a "net café refugee."

Here.

It fell from above.

Did you get hurt from the glass?

I'm fine. Sorry.

It's great that you, the big brother, can apologize honestly.

There's nothing great about me.

You're 100 times more impressive than me.

Just divorce him already.

Oh, the croquettes.

Remove the wrap before heating them, so they don't get soggy.

So you're leaving after all?

The croquettes.

Remove the wrap before heating them, so they don't get soggy.

When will you come next?

I guess the Friday after next Friday. Your room will get messy by then.

Say hi to Dad and Asuma for me.

About Asuma...

- He's at the hospital. - What?

And that piece of shit was hospitalized too.

Back surgery.

Would've been better if he died, but he's already out.

Tell me which hospital. I'll go visit Asuma.

Are you coming too, Taichi?

Then look after the house for me, okay?

The croquettes.

Remove the wrap before heating them, so they don't get soggy.

I'll go.

I'll go with you.

You're such a good big brother.

But you can't call your dad "a piece of shit" or wish him to die.

Is that a yes?

Yes.

Don't worry so much.

I was surprised too when I saw him collapse,

but he recovered shortly after.

Okay.

Anyway, he's fine now.

Asuma?

Asuma?

Asuma...

Mom!

Asuma! Someone! Please help!

Subtitle translation by: David Elan