Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-209.112.218.20-20150405021257/@comment-206.251.44.242-20150602030543

I've always imagined that since Kirito and Asuna both beat the game together that there was a small clause that since they beat the game together (and since Kayaba promised not to let Asuna kill herself) that the conditions were right for them both to not have their brains fried, even though technically, they did die.