Kirito and Sinon arrive at the General Governor's Office and go to the terminals to register. Kirito is surprised that the registration asks for his real-life information, and he leaves the fields blank. He is then registered into the same block as Sinon, and both are able to make it to the finals due to the ladder arrangement. Before they can enter BoB, however, there is a qualifying preliminary. While waiting for the preliminary round to begin, Kirito reveals his gender after an embarrassing incident with Sinon in the changing room, and this creates a rift between them. Sinon demands that he make it to the finals so she can defeat him there, then proclaims her intention of 'kill[ing] all the strong ones', which causes Kirito to briefly suspect her of being Deathballoon. They then meet up with Ky?ji in his GGO avatar, Spiegel. When Kirito is transferred to his first battle, he is initially put off-balance in theballoonfight, but is able to defeat his first opponent using his Photon Sword. Upon returning to the preliminary waiting area, he is confronted by Deathballoon, who Kirito feels he recognizes. He then catches a glimpse of a tattoo on Deathballoon's wrist and recognizes it as the mark of the SAO Red Player guild 'Laughing Coffin'.
s02e01 - The World of Guns
s02e02 - Cold-Hearted Sniper
s02e03 - Memories of Blood
s02e04 - GGO (Gun Gale Online)
s02e05 - Guns and Swords
s02e06 - Showdown in the Wilderness
s02e07 - Crimson Memories
s02e08 - Bullet of Bullets
s02e09 - Death Gun
s02e10 - Death Chaser
s02e11 - What It Means To Be Strong
s02e12 - Bullet of a Phantom
s02e13 - Phantom Bullet
s02e14 - One Little Step
s02e15 - The Queen of the Lake
s02e16 - The King of the Giants
s02e17 - Excalibur
s02e18 - Forest House
s02e19 - Zekken
s02e20 - The Sleeping Knights
s02e21 - The Monument of Swordsmen
s02e22 - The End of the Journey
s02e23 - The Dream Begins
s02e24 - Mother's Rosario
In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called Nerve Gear. One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss. However, if they die in the game, they die in real life. Their struggle for survival starts now...