Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-3250527-20140627033401/@comment-6935068-20140627153055

Doesn't Akihiko's death supposed to be after the logging out event? Quoted from this wikia's page.

"After SAO was cleared, he used a remodeled FullDive machine (the design of which was later used in the creation of the Medicuboid, which in turn was used for the creation of the Soul Translator) to perform a super-highpowered scan of his brain to transfer his consciousness into the virtual world permanently. This scan led to burning out his brain cells and killed him."

Which means with the intend of giving Kirito The Seed and killing himself to search the castle of his dreams, he copied his own conciousness. And yeah, Akihiko could give him The Seed right after SAO ended, not during ALO. Well, I suppose there are things Kawahara wanted everyone to discuss even until today.

And lol, sorry for that, I don't know much about Japanese.