Sword Art Online Volume 16 – Alicization Exploding Chapter 18 – War of the Underworld 50 However, as the altar was connected to the Central Cathedral’s automated elders mechanism, Dakira was detected to have violated a taboo and was brought to the Axiom Church, becoming an integrity knight with all of her memories pilfered. Though she could not remember her name any longer, the older girl Dakira had loved resembled Deputy Knight Commander Fanatio a little. At peace, Dakira looked on with her dimly blurred vision as Fanatio’s beautiful features crumpled and tears trickled from her long eyelashes. —The venerated deputy knight commander is crying for me. She could think of nothing that could make her happier. She had accomplished what she set out to do at the end of those long, painful days and all that remained as death approached was satisfaction. “Dakira… don’t die!! I’ll tend to you this moment!!” A heartrending voice rang out at her ears once more. Dakira urged her broken left hand upwards with the last of her strength and with her trembling fingertips, gently wiped away the drops along Fanatio’s cheeks. Grinning, Dakira formed those thoughts she had always kept hidden deep in her chest into a whisper. “Fanatio… sama… I shall… forever… adore… you……” In that moment, Integrity Knight Dakira synthesis Twenty-two’s Life reached its complete end. The first fatality from the knight order lowered her eyelids for all eternity. What——What had I been doing?!!