إنه يوم إطلاق لعبة الفيديو التي يترقّبها الجميع بفارغ الصبر. انضمّوا لكيريتو الذي سيبدأ رحلته في العالم الافتراضي لفنّ السيف.

انتهت اللعبة فما الذي سيحلّ بلاعبيها؟

أخيرا تمكّن كيريتو، أسونا ويوي بأن يكونوا مع بعض مجدّدًا لكن القيود التي تمّ وضعها على أسونا لا يمكن كسرها. قبل أن يتمكّنوا

تمكّن كيريغايا كازوتو من التغلّب على الموت مرّتين لكن هنالك أمر أخير عليه فعله

Kirito and the others decide to go on an underwater quest to allow Yui to see a whale, but face a shocking revelation… Suguha is afraid of water. So, Asuna and the other girls decide to teach Suguha how to swim. Meanwhile, Kirito is meeting somebody.

A year has passed since SAO was cleared. Summoned by Kikuoka of the Virtual Division at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Kazuto learns of a series of bizarre murders linked to the popular VR game, Gun Gale Online (GGO), the only game in Japan played by pros.

Kyouji attacks Shino, saying he'll kill himself after she's dead. Kazuto saves her at the last second by jumping Kyouji. During the fight, Kazuto is hit with Kyouji's poison syringe, but miraculously it doesn't work and Kirito is saved. The next day Kazuto and Shino go to meet Kikuoka, and discuss the incident. Kikuoka has a message from one of the captured Death Guns...

Getting to experience the outside world, Yuuki’s days are more satisfactory than ever before. In ALO, the players have a barbecue and end up on a quest. In the real world, Asuna and the girls take a trip to Kyoto. One day, Asuna receives an email…