Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25908228-20141222101442/@comment-6697950-20141222104028

You missed the part where Yuuki specifically said that she did not choose Kirito because he figured out her secret. So, your assumption is entirely misguided.

As for your comments on XaXa, if you compare a person who has pretty much laid back for an entire year and a person who has been specifically practicing his skills in the virtual world, of course the one who was laid back will do worse. One's skills are only sharp as long as they are used. XaXa specifically commented that Kirito was awfully rusty after a year and that his SAO self would have been ashamed of him.

And as for who's stronger, both Kirito and Asuna think that the other is stronger than them, so you could say that they are on a similar level.

Edit: TUSF, you beat me to the post... -_-