Rath

RATH is a mysterious company that hired Kirito to test a new software. They produced a device called the «Soul Translator» as well as devised a way to create a bottom-up Artificial Intelligence.

Development
Originally they cloned the souls of people, using the soul translator, but a cloned soul only lasted three minutes before breaking down. A cloned soul is referred to as a Fluctlight. They then decided to create an AI through another method, by cloning the souls of newborns.

Employees

 * Kikuoka Seijirou
 * Takeru Higa