Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-138.130.106.201-20140801110937/@comment-3551173-20150109015141

You know the reason why Kayaba-wan Kenobi holds Kirito in high regard in their pseudo meeting in ALO is that he broke the rules of SAO when he defeated him at the end, effectively denying "God"

(I quote [well paraphrase] the fans-lations a lot so as long as meaning is conveyed we can use it as a source)