Sword Art Online Light Novel Volume 18

Alicization Lasting (アリシゼーション・ラスティング) is the 18th book in the Sword Art Online light novel series, published on August 10, 2016. It is the fourth volume in the War of the Underworld sub-arc of the Alicization arc, as well as the final volume of the Alicization arc.

Part 7
Kirito, under the severe torment he was receiving from his fluctlight, started to re-live the worst memories that he had gained during his lifetime. From letting an old friend from the SAO beta get beaten up by thugs, to the deaths of Coper and the Black Cats of the Full Moon. After witnessing all the events from then to the present, he started blaming himself for Eugeo's death and that he should have been the one to die. As he was about to tear out and smash his own heart, he started seeing Asuna, Sinon, and Suguha trying to cheer him up from Higa Takeru's fluctlight manipulation. That wasn't enough however as he felt like that he couldn't be forgiven for his actions from them.

Higa realized this and figured out that at least one more person connected to Kirito needed to help him out. At that moment, he noticed another spike in Kirito's fluctlight unrelated to the ones from the three girls. The fluctlight from the Blue Rose Sword. Since the memories of objects are the same as people, he was able to connect the memories of the sword to Kirito's fluctlight. Just before Kirito's heart was crushed, Eugeo called out to him and helped Kirito come to his senses. With the help of everyone presently connected to Kirito, he finally came to terms over Eugeo's death and headed back to the Underworld.

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Volumen 18 (novela ligera)