Sword Art Online Extra Edition

We're going to be late, Brother!

Right, right... On my way.

Hurry up, Sugu.

Wait, Brother!

Did you do your homework?

Not yet...

You'd better hurry up, or summer break will be over.

Ah, Suguha-san!

Kirito-san!

I'm sorry to make you all come out here...

Oh, it's fine.

But it's strange.

You seem like you'd be really good at sports.

Water's the one thing I'm not good with, both in real life and in the game.

Still,

it's a perfect day for the pool, and you have emergency counseling.

Bad luck for you.

Yeah...

First quarter, I tried pretty hard.

Too bad you won't get to see us in our swimsuits.

But don't get too attracted to that pretty counselor.

O-Oh, come on... Why not?

Kirito-kun...

N-Never mind...

B-Bye!

I'll be off.

Ah, Sugu...

Be sure to practice hard, since everyone's being nice enough to teach you.

Right.

Compared to the ALfheim sea, the school pool is really shallow.

So let's have fun while we practice.

Kirito-kun, see you later!

Tell that pretty counselor hello for me!

Counseling Office

Come in.

Excuse me.

K-Kikuoka-san?

Hey, Kirito-kun.

It's been a while.

What is an elite member of the Virtual Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs doing here?

I wanted to ask you a few things...

And so I had the school set this up.

Then, that emergency counseling...

Sorry.

I thought it would be the only way to get you to come.

I'll be on my way.

If you need me, I'll be next door in the prep room.

Well, no sense in just standing there.

Why don't you sit down?

So that we're clear,

I have somewhere to be, so make it quick.

I'll try.

I'm trying to get a clear picture of what happened in SAO and ALfheim,

and thought it would be best to ask you.

I must have told you this a dozen times now.

Check the player logs, and you'll see what you need.

All the player logs tell me is who was where and at what time.

It doesn't tell me what actually happened.

During the SAO incident, four thousand people died,

but due to the death of Kayaba Akihiko, the man behind it,

we still don't really know what happened.

And we have no idea why he did it.

Why did he make the SAO death game?

To really understand, I must speak with you.

You'll help me, right?

And if I refuse?

Who was it that gave you the NerveGear that was meant to be destroyed?

And who told you where Asuna-kun was hospitalized?

My department has also been keeping the media away

from those involved in the SAO incident.

It's a little late to ask,

but is it okay for me to use the school pool?

It's fine.

We got permission.

Your swimsuit is really cool, Rika-san!

Isn't it?

The one I used before SAO is a little too tight now.

I got a new one.

My size barely changed...

Asuna has a bikini! Nice!

Trying to seduce Kirito with your swimsuit?

Th-That isn't true...

H-Huh?

No one's wearing their school swimsuits?

You said we were swimming at the school pool, so...

Y-Your school swimsuit is cute, too!

Yeah, it's perfect for you, Suguha!

What does that mean?!

Well? Where should I start?

I'd like to begin by hearing about the first day of the incident.

Hmm, I believe it was...

November 6th, 2022.

It's already been two and a half years...

Attention, players.

Welcome to my world.

"My world"?

My name is Kayaba Akihiko.

As of this moment, I am the sole person who can control this world.

Is that really him?

He must've spent a lot of time on this.

I'm sure you've already noticed

that the logout button is missing from the main menu.

But this is not a defect in the game.

I repeat...

This is not a defect in the game.

It is a feature of Sword Art Online.

A-A feature?

But I want you to remember this clearly.

There is no longer any method to revive someone within the game.

If your HP drops to zero,

your avatar will be forever lost.

And simultaneously...

The NerveGear will destroy your brain.

There is only one means of escape.

To complete the game.

You are presently on the lowest floor of Aincrad,

Floor 1.

If you make your way through the dungeon

and defeat the Floor Boss, you may advance to the next level.

Defeat the final boss on Floor 100, and you will clear the game.

Clear?

What's he talking about?

Y-You're just making that up!

Clear all hundred floors?

That's impossible.

The beta testers never made it anywhere near that high!

Finally,

I've added a present from me to your item storage.

Please see for yourselves.

Mirror

Mirror?

Klein?

You okay, Kirito?

Y-Yeah...

Who are you?

And who are you?

You're a guy?

You were lying about being seventeen?

Which means...

You're Kirito? You're Klein?

How?

That scan...

The NerveGear covers your entire head with a high-density signaling device.

So it can see what your face looks like.

But our height and body shape...

When we first used the NerveGear, it had us calibrate it, right?

You had to touch your body all over.

O-Oh, right...

That must be where it got the data.

But... But...

Why?

Why do all this, anyway?

I'm sure he'll tell us.

Right now, you're probably wondering, "Why?"

Why would Kayaba Akihiko,

developer of Sword Art Online and the NerveGear, do all this?

My goal has already been achieved.

I created Sword Art Online for one reason...

To create this world and intervene in it.

Kayaba...

And now, it is complete.

He made SAO to intervene in it?

That's what Kayaba-sensei said, yes?

Yes.

And what did you think about that?

Who knows?

I was just busy trying to survive.

I didn't have time to think about Kayaba.

That's right...

To survive, I abandoned Klein.

All right.

Then let's say goodbye here.

If something happens, send me a message.

Will do.

Okay, goodbye, Klein.

Kirito!

Hey...

Kirito.

You were actually pretty cute.

That's my type.

And that unkempt face of yours suits you ten times better.

I'm... I'm...

I'm going to survive...

In this world!

Having the whole pool to ourselves is so great!

It feels different than usual.

I'm first!

That's not fair, Liz-san!

Hey, guys, you should stretch first.

There!

Don't get so excited!

It's so cold!

Where'd you get this thing?

This won't help you learn to swim!

No, stop...

I'll sink without it!

Don't worry!

You have two big, buoyant things right here.

You won't sink.

Hey, don't touch me there!