Episode 2

original air date: 4.10.02

Guardian

The young sorcerer is alone in a rocky area with a thunderous storm, all he says is "this can't be."

Next he is in the common area, playing with a strange fruit, which he throws to his Kuchiguso to eat.  After eating it, he grows larger and tells the sorcerer that he is an adult now, and will no longer be following him in his adventures. The puchiguso floats off in the air.  Moving along the young sorcerer runs into the same male warrior he met while at the pond.  The warrior asks him if he has read the BBS, and if "that is what he wanted."  Mimiru is also in this area and also runs into the wandering sorcerer, but he just passes her by as if she were not there. Instead she runs into the warrior.  Mimiru tells him of what has been happening with the sorcerer and the Knights search for the cat character.  She suggests they should help the young sorcerer out, and that getting messed up with the Knights is not something either one of them wants to do.  The warrior agrees to look out for the young sorcerer and will call Mimiru if he knows anything.

The female sorcerers from before is now in a desert region being chased by someone, till finally she is cornered and he jumps her, and begs for her member address.  He tells her that he thought they used to be partners, till she betrayed him. They have idle chatter, until he asks again for her member address, only to have her say no again. He proceeds to kill her, and as her limp body falls to the ground. As he laughs he murmurs, "you are too weak."

Again in the city with the river through it, the young girl is in a boat with two Scarlet Knights, and it is reveled that Tsukasa is the young sorcerer and they are keeping a close eye on him. They tell her that they are having trouble capturing him due to his constant warping to different areas. They suggest to her that they try to close some gates to isolate him.  She asks if they were able to get any of his background information, to which they reply with a "no."  She tells them that is what they need to do- find out about his background- and must be very careful in doing so. The Knight tells her of what had happened to their chief in the cave when he went after Tsukasa. She is concerned and tells them to find him, concerned for her one of her loyal Knights.  The Knights are patrolling waiting for Tsukasa to appear. When he does appear at a gate, he sees them and quickly warps off again. One of the Knights states that they will be able to catch him before he logs out.

 Tsukasa now alone again in an open desert filed contemplates on what he should do, when Maho (the cat PC) appears floating above him.

Back in the main area the warrior is talking to the female sorcerers, and he says they had to charge another PK (player killer.)  She comments on how lucky she is, that she had just made a backup save to her character- and was able to return without losing to much. She also comments on what's worse is that he keeps bothering her for her members address.  The warrior tells her that she should be more concerned with bigger things to come.  In that same area two Scarlet Knights discuss the fact of how hard it is to tell anything about a character by appearance, but getting one's member address will clear up a lot.  The warrior asks the sorceress his name, and she says she thinks it Sora.  The warrior states that there are no clear objectives in "The World" and players are free to do what they want, and that possibly Sora is trying to collect all the members address of all the beauties in the game.  Another Scarlet Knight appears then disappears with the others that were there. The warrior wonders what they are up to, and says he is concerned about someone.

Tsukasa is still watching Maho who seems to be speaking to him- yet no words are spoken.  Tsukasa says she's right- that he probably should have escaped to this place, but no matter what he'll end up here anyway.  He says it is horrible, but he doesn’t want to involve anyone else, and that's why he chooses to keep quiet.  Maho nods and then speaks to him, prompting him to say, "is there such a place?" 

Tsukasa is now in a dimly lit dungeon, but what he doesn't know is that he is being followed by Sora, the PK, who states his mission is about to end.  Tsukasa presses against a wall, and moves right through it, only to have Sora come around the corner and wonder where he's gone too.  Tsukasa is now in a surreal place, and a teddy bear floats toward him. The landscape is a lush forest, very pleasant.  He then sees her, a girl floating above a bed in the middle of this strange place. He coloring is not complete- as she is colored in with swirling colors shades of color. He simply asks, "Who are you?"

Mimiru, the warrior, and the sorceress are now all together. The warrior tells them about how the Knights lost track of Tsukasa, and that they are watching the gates more closely- and Tsukasa will not be able to return through the same gate twice.  He then says Tsukasa is alone somewhere on the server. The sorceress suggests that maybe he reset the terminal when going through a gate.  Mimiru reminds them that he is unable to log out, which only prompts the warrior to say that is why he is so concerned.  The sorceress explains that you have to log out- there are things to do there like school, eat, and sleep, she thinks that if he is unable to log out - it most likely due to him doing a reset too quickly.  The warrior suggests that maybe he's lost in the terminal.  The sorceress tells him that maybe his terminal lost power, and if that is the case, there is nothing they can do about it.  The warrior explains about how when he first got the game, he discovered a new place where you had to save the world, but only to have to reset and return to the real world, and be just an ordinary guy.  He goes on to say he wondered what happened in "The World" when he was not there, what if someone was waiting for him, regardless, and he thinks it is not a terminal problem.  Mimiru states that Tsukasa is in more trouble than they thought he was.

Tsukasa still in the surreal realm talks to the girl- but she does not speak back. Then a voice, much like the one when he touched the tablet speaks to him. She tells him that they will work together now, that she will protect him.  Tsukasa asks her what he should do.  She tells him to get in contact with Mimil, and he tells her that he is wanted by the Scarlet Knights. She tells him not to worry- that she will be with him, as a guardian. She then tells him there is one more ability to pass onto him.

The warrior is now in the city, and sees the young girl with the wings exiting her boat from atop a bridge, when Mimiru suddenly shows up.  He tells her they should not work so closely together, nor make eye contact, less they raise suspicion. Mimiru tells him that she got an e-mail from Tsukasa asking her to meet him in a field in the Donarick Server.  He is surprised to hear that he was able to exit out of the server they are in and into another - without logging out.

Sora jumps two passing Knights, and tells them the fugitive they are after is an introvert and asks them to come with him.  They are uneasy, and Sora takes off.  He is now back in the place where Tsukasa disappeared.  He runs his blade against the spot where Tsukasa went, and says "Good! I was worried about you...  ... you have grown considerably."