After a failed attempt to defeat the GeoCrawler, a Field Boss on the 56th Floor, Asuna and Kirito had an argument on the next method to use in the battle against the monster. She proposed sacrificing the Non-Player Characters (NPCs) of the village, a strategy Kirito strongly opposed, stating that the NPCs were also living beings. Unable to reach a consensus, the two ended up dueling each other, with Kirito emerging as the victor by employing a feint. Later at midnight, while mulling over her defeat, Asuna was approached by the small NPC girl Ruru. Their conversation triggered a flag, providing a clue for defeating the boss.
Afterwards, Asuna realized that despite being in a VRMMO, Kirito thought of SAO as reality as well. She observed him celebrating the defeat of the boss with Ruru, while he got an in-game harassment warning for holding her into the air.
Trivia[]
Due to the story being written before Sword Art Online became a light novel series, the introduction states that fifty thousand players were trapped in Sword Art Online, as opposed to the ten thousand players in the light novel version.
This Material Edition is in manga format and the artwork is drawn by Reki, instead of his light novel illustrator abec.
The story had been mentioned briefly in the novel and manga. Additionally, the beginning of Episode 5 depicted the part of the story about the boss meeting, though it omitted Kirito and Asuna's duel.
In the web version, the duel in this material edition lasted for 20 minutes, and was the occasion that made Asuna love Kirito.[2]
Cordial Chords (2017, OS BD/DVD) - Distant Journey (2019, Alicization BD/DVD Vol.1) - If We Could Walk Together (2020, Alicization WoU BD/DVD Vol.8) - If You Were Here (2019, Alicization BD/DVD Vol.8) - If You Wish It (2020, Alicization WoU BD/DVD Vol.2) - Rainbow Bridge (2014, Extra Edition BD/DVD) - Sugary Days (2015, Season 2 BD/DVD Vol.5) - Sisters' Prayer (2015, Season 2 BD/DVD Vol.9) - The Day After (2013, Season 1 BD/DVD Vol.9) - The Day Before (2012, Season 1 BD/DVD Vol.1)
How LLENN Stopped Fretting and had Her Fire for Combat Sparked by Pitohui (2018, AGGO BD/DVD Vol.6) - The Mountain Rabbit Never Sleeps ~I shouldn't have paid him any attention~ (2025, AGGO2 BD/DVD Vol.2)
Girl Meets Gun ~P90 ni tsuite Yoku wakaru Online (PYO)~ (2018, P-90 Airsoft Gun bonus) - Her step, step (2019, ReoNa's Prologue Album) - Minami no Island Online (MIO) (2018, Dengeki Island!) - MZO (2016, Dengeki Splash) - Pitohui, Elsa, and a Fine Day for Handguns (2021, AM.45 Airsoft Gun) - Sugoimizugi Jam (2015, Dengeki Girls Swim Wear Festival) - The Untold Tale of the Vorpal Bunny's Birth ~Otherwise Known as the Worries of Two Gun Nuts~ (2020, Vorpal Bunny Airsoft Gun bonus)
Idle Talk - The Shinobi's Reckless Remarks (2017, Dengeki Bunko Magazine Animate bonus) - The Story of the Matchmaking Bakeneko (2016, Clover's Regret Vol.1 Animate bonus) - The Strange Tale of Makuwa Melons (2016, Clover's Regret Vol.1 Melonbooks bonus)
The Story of the Mysterious Jam Vendor (2023) - The Story of Eating a "Tanmen"-Inspired Dish at a NPC Restaurant (2023) - The Story of Making "Dongpo pork" with "Frenzy Boar" Meat (2023) - The Story of "Pot Helm", an Armour Equipment That Can Also be Used For Cooking (2023) - Service Meatball (2024)
Melodies Go Beyond the Forgetting Curve... - The Grand Plan for a Summer Festival Performance! - The Grand Plan to Overcoming Picky-Eating! - When Asuna and Yuuki Changed into Swimsuits (2015)
Ichiban Kuji Ordinal Scale
A Brief Instant of Reminiscing Right Below the Concert - From Asuna's Diary on a Certain Day in Late April (2017)
SAO x KYOTO NIPPON FESTIVAL
The Great Barrier of the Old Capital of Kyoto (2019)
