Ashley

Ashley (アシュレイ) was one of the 10,000 players who were trapped in Sword Art Online (SAO) and worked as a tailor in the game. Ashley later began playing ALfheim Online (ALO) where she also works as a tailor.

Background
Ashley was widely regarded as Aincrad's number one tailor, and owned a massive tailor shop, called «Ashley's», in the northern section of Lindarth. The shop had two water wheels, and was three times the size of Lisbeth's Smith Shop.

As a popular tailor, Ashley's policy was to only take custom jobs of interest, and to only use the rarest materials.

Girls Ops
In May 2025, Ashley was visited by Silica, Lisbeth, Leafa, and Lux, the former three of whom had come to request to have their clothes repaired. Although she admired Silica's appearance, the tailor refused to accept the job, as her schedule was packed. However, as Asuna had referred them to her, she was willing to handle the request before she had to leave to quest for ingredients, though she refused to lower her fee of a million Yrd for her work even for friends of her old client. When the girls protested at the price, Ashley chastised them for their ignorance on the extent of their plea and explained that their clothes had been afflicted with a hidden defense and magic resistance lowering debuff that could not be easily reversed. The cost of the special materials and labor needed to fully undo the damage was the reason for her exorbitant price.

Just as the dejected girls were about to leave, Ashley offered to provide some valuable information for answering her question. She revealed that she was aware of Lisbeth's identity as a master blacksmith from Sword Art Online and disclosed that one of the reasons why she decided to meet with the girls was the fact that she had witnessed the unique quality of one of Lisbeth's weapons when the blacksmith's reputation grew in prominence six months before the end of Sword Art Online. Thus, Ashley inquired if Lisbeth had any secrets on creating such high-quality items and, having learned that Lisbeth had met Kirito around that same time, she became excited, exclaiming that the love triangle among him, Asuna, and the blacksmith was the reason behind the excellence of the latter's wares.

Trivia

 * Ashley was the first player in SAO to complete the Tailoring skill.
 * Kirito's «Blackwyrm Coat» was crafted by Ashley from black dragon leather.
 * Asuna used to buy a lot of her casual wear from Ashley's store.

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