Sword Art Online - Fairy Dance Volume 02 (manga)

Sword Art Online - Fairy Dance (ソードアート・オンライン フェアリィ・ダンス) is a manga adaptation of the light novel series by Kawahara Reki. This manga covers Volume 3 and Volume 4 of the light novel series and is illustrated by Hazuki Tsubasa.

Summary
Kirito continues on his way towards the World Tree in his search for Asuna, while Asuna herself tries to escape from her prison.

Stage 005
When Leafa and Kirito were about to engage against a Salamander Party, Kirito asked Leafa to stay in the rear as healer to allow him to fight head-on without worry.

After Leafa agreed, Kirito attacked the Salamanders, but each time his attacks were blocked by the Salamanders with shields, and the damage caused was healed by the front line mages behind them. Leafa proposed to surrender and restart their trip from Sylvain, since they would only lose a few hours, but Kirito, while remembering Sachi, stated that would not let a party member die. Finally, with Yui's instruction, Leafa protected Kirito from a wave of attacks, giving him time to cast an Illusion spell that turned him into a creature resembling The Gleam Eyes.