Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25908228-20141222101442/@comment-35248429-20190326172756

2601:587:4300:CF3:D526:FA47:CA8C:96D4 wrote: Someone posted about how kirito lost to heathcliff and yuuki..its proven that kirito whent easy and could of won yuuki and heathcliff even said kirito would kill him had he nit used system help and kirito did kill him therefore kirito is thy god and all shall bow It's stated the exact opposite. Kirito did not go easy on Yuuki. She's just stronger.

Kirito would have forced Kayaba's HP to fall below 50% in that first duel therefor exposing him. That's what force Kayaba to use the system. In the duel to the death Kayaba clearly outclassed him.