Kirito pretends to not understand Deathballoon's answer, and Deathballoon states that he willhug him, whether or not he is the real Kirito, before leaving. Kirito then has a flashback to his time in SAO, when he and several others battled Laughing Coffin, and notes that hehuged two members during that battle. He then realizes that the player who confronted him was actually Deathballoon. Sinon later meets up with him and senses that something is wrong, but before Kirito can confide in her, he is teleported to his next duel, which he wins. Eventually, both Kirito and Sinon have made it into the finals. While waiting for Kirito, Sinon begins to feel he is just like her. She becomes frustrated when Kirito calmly walks straight toward her position, not showing any signs of wanting to dodge her bullet. Sinon fires at him repeatedly, but misses, and she personally confronts him about it. Remembering the promise he made to Sinon, Kirito apologizes and sets the rules for a rematch: he would move away by ten meters, and they would start fighting once he throws a bullet to the ground. Despite Sinon's Hecate's one-hundred percent hit rate at such a range, Kirito shows his confidence in his abilities. When the rematch begins, Kirito is able to slice Sinon's bullet in half and hold her at the tip of his Photon Sword. Realizing that Kirito predicted the bullet path by watching her eyes, Sinon realizes that his strength goes beyond a virtual game and asks him what he is afraid of. He implies to her his experiences in SAO are not strength, but skill. He then asks her to surrender, since he doesn't want to defeat a girl. In anger, she does so, stating that next time would be different.

Sword Art Online Season 2 Episodes...

• 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

Sword Art Online Show Summary

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...