Sword Art Online Light Novel Volume 07

This is the 7th novel in the Sword Art Online series. It takes place in Reality and ALO.

Summary
When a mysterious swordsman appears offering an unheard of 11-hit Original Sword Skill to whoever can best him, Asuna takes up the challenge. Only to find that Zekken is a girl and needs her help in more ways than both know.

Prologue
Lisbeth asks Asuna if she ever heard of Zekken. Asuna asks if Zekken is a new kind of equipment. Lisbeth tells her that Zekken is a swordsman who has nicknamed that solely on skill. Asuna, also an Undine healer, recieved the nickname «Beserk Healer» became curious about how someone would recieve then name Zekken.

Chapter 1
On New Aincrad's 22nd floor, winter season has arrived. With the arrival of the new patch that introduced Aincrad to ALFheim, Asuna had set her goal to return to the house she and Kirito once owned in SAO. Upon reclaiming their home Asuna took charge of interior decoration, and their home became a hotspot for visiting friends nearly everyday. In this particular instance it is nighttime in Alfheim, while only midday in reality, Asuna, Lyfa, Lisbeth, and Silica are gathered to do their homework for school, making use of Fulldive's practical functions. Though they are fighting to stay awake, since Kirito is in his corner, sleeping with Pina and Yui on a rocking chair, seems to have a hypnotic effect on those around him. After discussing whether Kirito was using uncoscious magic to make them feel sleepy, Lisbeth brings up the topic of Zekken. Asuna being unaware since she some time in Kyoto, in a household without internet. her family consisting of a multitude of important people, and her cousins were in constant competition with each other. While they pitied her plight of being trapped in SAO Asuna, she was completely unfazed. After snapping back to the now by Lisbeth, Lisbeth continues talking about Zekken. Zekken appeared a month ago and posted a notice on MMO Tomorrow, that was taken up by 30 players and all 30 we defeated. The reason for people taking up the challenge is the offered prize, and 11-hit OSS.

After hearing about the unbelievable prize she asked if Kirito took up the challenge, he along with Lyfa and Lisbeth all lost, yet Kirito said something to Zekken before losing. Also after the duel told Lisbeth that there wasn't any way that Zekken was a former SAO player, because Zekken would have most definitely recieved Dual Blades.