User:Qunow/Asuna/Relationships

Kirito

 * Kirito was one of the very first players Asuna met in Aincrad. They first met while Asuna was exploring a dungeon on the first floor, and he saved her from being killed by several powerful monsters under the pretense that he wanted her mapping data and nothing more. Shortly after, he invited her to a strategy meeting he had heard of, during which players were going to discuss a possible raid on the 1st floor boss. Asuna agreed and attended the meeting with him.


 * During the meeting, it was decided that players should party up together to make things more organized and to avoid potential chaos during the fight. Asuna and Kirito partied together during this time. After the meeting was adjourned, Kirito mentioned that he had rented out a room in an inn which happened to have a bath. Asuna insisted on visiting so she could take the first bath she'd had in weeks.


 * The following day, the raid on the 1st floor boss, Illfang the Kobold Lord, commenced. Asuna and Kirito were originally tasked with fending off smaller Kobolds who would spawn periodically throughout the fight, but after Lind, the raid's leader, was killed in battle by Illfang, Kirito and Asuna assumed command and shortly thereafter defeated Illfang.


 * Afterwards, Kirito declared himself a Beater and marched up the stairs to the 2nd floor to activate the teleport gate in the next town, but Asuna saw through his facade and was determined to remain in contact with him despite his efforts to encourage general disdain for himself in order to take pressure off of other beta testers.


 * Later, while Kirito was lying in a field relaxing one day, Asuna came over to berate him for being so lazy and squandering time he could be spending either grinding or helping others clear that floor's dungeon. Instead, Kirito explained how the weather in Aincrad was, at that moment, at its optimal setting. They were currently living in that world, as opposed to being trapped in it. So if they were living there, why shouldn't they get to relax or have fun sometimes, just like in real life? Asuna was convinced by his words, realizing she may have been taking the game too seriously, and decided to try relaxing with Kirito, laying down on the grass next to him. She quickly fell asleep, much to her later chagrin, but Kirito stayed with her and watched her. After waking up and insisting that she would pay for one meal in order to repay Kirito for watching over her as she slept, they left for town and went to a restaurant.


 * [Put the summary of A Murder Case in the Area and its relevance to Asuna/Kirito's relationship here, because I got sick of it. Here was a quick write-up.


 * Shortly after ordering, they heard a scream from outside. They bolted outside, where they witnessed another player die from being impaled by a spear. They determine that the player didn't die from a duel, but were confused how a player could have possibly died inside a town without there first being a duel. After investigating the case and witnessing the "death" of another player, they eventually learned the players were actually faking their deaths in an effort to lure out the murderer of their old guild leader. These players were successful in determining an accomplice in their guild leader's murderer, but before they could extract more info, several members of Laughing Coffin showed up and declare their intent to murder all players present. Asuna and Kirito, having learned the secret behind the case earlier, showed up just in time to intimidate the members of Laughing Coffin into leaving.


 * It is revealed that the true murder of the guild leader was the guild leader's own husband, Grimlock. He admits to murdering his own wife, Griselda. ] And that's where I finish with this garbage little story. Somebody else finish this up.

Lisbeth

 * One of Asuna's closest friends in Aincrad, and after the events of SAO, in the real world as well, it is unclear when Asuna initially met Lisbeth but they grew very close after a certain amount of time. As Lisbeth specializes in blacksmithing, she maintains Asuna's weapon for free. She is adept at reading Asuna's emotions as, one day, she suddenly realized Asuna was in love with somebody and demanded to be told who, but Asuna of course denied such allegations and quickly left the shop, embarrassed.

Yui

 * Yui is Asuna's "daughter", not only in SAO but also in other VRMMOs. After initially meeting Yui and accepting the fact that she would rather call Asuna "mommy" as opposed to her actual name, they grew close very quickly, Asuna almost naturally adopting the role of Yui's mother. They were together only a short time in Aincrad but developed an inseparable bond in that time. After being identified as a foreign object and then deleted by the Cardinal System, Asuna was devastated, but somewhat consoled by the fact that Kirito was able to both save Yui's data onto his NerveGear's local memory and transform Yui into an in-game object, called Yui's Heart, which was a tear-shaped necklace that Asuna was able to wear for the remainder of her time spent in Aincrad.


 * Later, after the events of Sword Art Online, they were reunited in the VRMMORPG, ALfheim Online, after Kirito was able to ascend the World Tree.


 * Yui, generally, favors Asuna over Kirito. When they have disagreements, she tends to side with Asuna, and will often grow jealous of Kirito's interactions with other women, save for Leafa and Sinon, even if Asuna herself has no issue with it.

Kayaba Akihiko

 * Kayaba is the leader of the Knights of the Blood, playing under the avatar Heathcliff, and Asuna is the subleader of the same guild. His approval is required for nearly all guild actions. Even Asuna's own request for a leave of absence has to be approved by Kayaba, despite her being the subleader. Ultimately, it seems the title of subleader is rather useless to Asuna, aside from being allowed to lead raid parties into dungeons and against bosses.

Klein

 * Asuna first met Klein on the 74th Floor of Aincrad after being introduced by Kirito. Klein immediately hit on Asuna, as is his wont, but Kirito stopped him rather quickly. Asuna interacts with Klein during different social gatherings throughout the series, but for the most part, their relationship mostly exists simply because Kirito was already friends with Klein.