Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25908228-20141222101442/@comment-24776115-20151128205942

"Zekken" did not choose Kirito for the team, because Kirito understood that she would be 24 hours connected to the NerveGear. He actually asked her during the fight about it. Kirito is actually stronger than Asuna. The proof is pretty much that he got the dual bllading skill instead of Asuna (the strongest player of SAO got that skill).