Sword Art Online Episode 19


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The Legrue Corridor (ルグルー回廊) is the nineteenth episode of the Sword Art Online anime adaptation, as well as the fifth episode in the Fairy Dance Arc. It aired on November 10, 2012.

Plot
Kirito and Leafa entered the Legrue Corridor and Kirito used night vision magic to brighten up the room. Leafa then teased Kirito of how ineffective Spriggan magic is in combat but muses that it may some day save their lives. As they walk, they continue talking about the spells in the game. Suddenly, Leafa unexpectedly received a somewhat cryptic message from Recon, which stated: "I was right. Be careful. S." Before Leafa was able to make sense of the message, Yui interupts and informs them that twelve players are heading towards their position. Leafa then uses a spell to conceal them as part of the wall; as they wait, Kirito then spots a red tracer flying by and informs Leafa of it. Leafa breaks the spell and destroys the tracer, explaining that the tracer was summoned by a proficient mage and as it is fire attributed, meant that the players closing in were all Salamanders.



They then arrived at the lake surrounding Legrue, but just before they could enter the city, a beam was fired overhead and erected a stone wall in front of them, blocking their advance. Kirito tried to destroy the wall but failed to do so, before asking Leafa if they could bypass the wall by going into the river. Leafa discouraged him from doing so, as the lake had powerful monsters that were virtually impossible to kill without an Undine supporter.

Kirito then told Leafa to stay back and support him, which she agreed to. The twelve Salamanders then arrived ready for battle. Kirito charged at the group, but the Salamander shield held strong and the damage he inflicted was recovered by one group of the Salamander mages another fired spells at him. Due to the combination of healing mages, attacking mages and blocking soldiers, Kirito was having a hard time breaking through the formation, despite Leafa healing him. Leafa suggested that they surrender and restart from Swilvane, but Kirito refused, stating that he would not let any party members die, alluding to the death game.



On the last attempt to fight the charges, Kirito was stopped once again and was forced to jump back. At that moment, Yui told Leafa to use all of her mana to block the next attack; she hesitated a bit before casting her spell, allowing Kirito to cast his own illusion spell. As the flames from the Salamander attack faded, Kirito transformed into a creature resembling The Gleam Eyes. The defending soldiers began to panic, despite reassurances from their leader that Spriggan illusory magic was not a threat. In part due to Kirito's already high stats, he easily broke through the shield formation. The mages then tried to cast explosive magic, but Kirito had reached them and killed all but the leader and one mage. The leader then panicked and dived into the lake, only to be killed by one of the monsters residing inside. Kirito's magic then expired and he prepared to kill the remaining mage, only to be stopped by Leafa, who wanted to interrogate him to get answers.

At first, the mage did not comply to being interrogated, as Leafa was threatening him with her katana. It was only after Kirito managed to bribe the Salamander with the battle spoils that the Salamander revealed the leader's name and that they were gathered to hunt down two players, which he thought was a bit too much until he was told that two players had defeated Kagemune's party earlier. He also told them that a large Salamander force was heading north and Leafa's first thoughts were that they were going towards the World Tree. The mage told her that they weren't even remotely ready for the ascent as they needed ancient-level gear. Knowing that he was telling the truth, Kirito honored the agreement and gave the mage battle spoils.

Afterwards, Leafa asked Kirito whether the monster was him. Although Kirito admitted that he had a tendency to forget most of his battles when he lost control, he said that he remembered being the monster, and that it had been very fun slashing at the Salamanders with his claws. As Yui told him that he had also chomped on some players while being the monster, and Leafa wondered what it tasted like, he told them that it was something like yakiniku before being burnt. After that, Kirito stopped and jokingly bit Leafa's hand and in return she hit him very hard on the cheek.

They then entered the city and Leafa, after noticing that Recon was not online, logged out of the game under Kirito's advice to ask Recon in the real world what his message meant. After logging off and checking her phone, she noticed that Nagata Shinichi had been calling her for awhile now and suddenly, the phone rang again. After hearing Shinichi's complaints about her not answering his calls, she demanded to know what was happening. Shinichi informed her that Sigurd had been collaborating with the Salamanders and that he had sold out their leader, Lady Sakuya. Shinichi had caught Sigurd acting suspiciously and decided to tail him, eventually stumbling upon his meeting with the Salamanders. However, he was found out before he could escape due to hitting a stone and was shot with a poisoned arrow. Shinichi revealed that a large force of Salamanders were planning to attack the Sylph leader and the leader of the Cait Siths during the establishment of the alliance treaty between the two races.



Leafa connected to ALO once again and explained the situation to Kirito. She told him that he should work for the Salamanders, as she believed that they were the most capable race to ascend the World Tree, and thought that they would most likely kill the two leaders and get the money needed for their equipment. Since Kirito was a Spriggan, he could work for them as a mercenary. Kirito declined this option, stating that he would never use his friends for his personal benefit. Suddenly realizing that they were wasting time talking and not getting to the alliance treaty, he called Yui to lead the way. He then grabbed Leafa's arm and with his speed, they darted through the caves, bypassing large numbers of Orcs and out to the surface.

New Characters

 * Gtacs
 * Sakuya (cameo)
 * Alicia Rue (cameo)
 * Eugene (cameo)

Named Monsters

 * Orcs

Location

 * The Legrue Corridor (neutral territory)

Spells

 * «Night Vision»
 * An unnamed invisibility spell
 * An unnamed fireball spell
 * An unnamed healing spell
 * An unnamed shield spell
 * An unnamed transformation spell

Adaption Notes

 * Adapted from Sword Art Online Light Novel Volume 03 Chapter 4


 * The anime omits the scene where Yui tells Kirito to read the instruction manual and tells him the chant for his Night Vision spell.
 * In the light novel, all three of the Salamander tanks held their weapons in their left hand and their shields in their right. In the anime, the tanks held their weapons in their right hand.
 * In the anime, it was not mentioned that the Illusion spell Kirito performed turned the player into a monster, the shape of which randomly depending on the player's combat skills and that the end result would usually be a weak monster with no change in stats.
 * The orcs are not seen in until the end of the anime. In the novel, Kirito and Leafa were fighting them on the way to Legrue.
 * In the novel, one of the mages who were casting explosive magic killed himself after reciting the wrong words to the spell. In the anime, this isn't shown and instead Kirito kills all of the mages (except Gtacs, who jumped off the bridge, and the leftover mage)
 * In the novel, Kirito gives the remaining Salamander mage the items of his killed partners. In the anime, the trade does occur, but it is not mentioned where exactly did Kirito get them from.
 * When Leafa hit Kirito for trying to taste her hand in the novel, the impact caused ripples in the lake. The ripples are not shown in the anime.
 * In the novel, Recon was discovered after he accidentally kicked a rock and the Salamanders then used Searching magic to discover him. In the anime, he tripped and let out a sound that gave away his position, while the Salamanders did not need to use Searching magic to find him.
 * In the anime, Leafa does not mention about what happened to the first Sylph Lord when she explains what happens when one race kills another race's lord.

Errors

 * Leafa's name was written as "Leefa" next to her health bar, even though the author has confirmed on his twitter that the official spelling is "Leafa".
 * The second half of the incantation for the transformation spell is incorrect, as the incantation in the anime guide, SAO no Subete, uses completely different words.

Quotes

 * (To Leafa) "While I'm alive, I won't let any party members die." - Kirito

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