Thread:SAO FANATIC/@comment-6697950-20150323095115/@comment-6697950-20150323125003

He said that he did not go easy on her. Then claimed that he was serious with his battle, but then corrected that he was serious halfway. As TUSF said, halfway through the battle he realised Yuuki's secret and Yuuki used this opening to defeat him. In other words, that "at least halfway" applies to him being serious, not about going easy because of gender.