Kawahara, Reki

"Determined to put a stop to Death Gun's killing spree, Kirito and Sinon are competing in the Bullet of Bullets tournament. With only six players remaining, the stakes are higher than ever, and Sinon knows the only way to put her traumatic past behind her is to take Death Gun down once and for all. But after Kirito starts to suspect a real-world accomplice is involved, the situation gets even more complicated. . .How can Kirito and Sinon hope to win against two murderers in two different worlds?"--Back cover.

"To steal the recipe for the Fairy Mallet and complete their quest, Silica and company infiltrate the Elves and Shoemaker guild. But Granze, the guild's leader, is not so easily outwitted--using the Gjallarhorn, a legendary instrument that summons a veritable army of soldiers to her side, she launches her assault! What's more, the soldiers are created from old SAO data, and their leader bears an uncanny resemblance to the Black Swordsman"--Back cover.

"When a secret recipe deal wtih the Elves and Shoemaker guild goes awry, Lisbeth and the girls find themselves haunted by the ghost of Rossa. What could be the connection between Lisbeth's quest and Lux's old friends?!"--Back cover.

"It's just an ordinary day for the girls' ops crew until a crimson-haired newbie named Garnet storms into Liz's blacksmith shop, demanding her most powerful weapon. Amused by the rookie's spunk, the girls decide to join her on a quest, planning to teach her a thing or two about gaming. As they make headway, all seems well until a mysterious path appears...Just what could be waiting ahead?"--Back cover.

"Lux's dark past with SAO's Laughing Coffin guild has been revealed-along with the bad blood she shares with Gwen, leader of the Batty Bats. When the girls are sent on a quest to eliminate Gwen, will Lux be able to follow through and betray her former friend yet again...?"--Back cover.

Morte manipulates the human guilds into fighting on both sides of the Elf War. Meanwhile, Asuna attempts to steal the battle plans from the forest elves.

After regaining his wings by defeating the Dusk Taker, Haruyuki joins up with the rest of the Nega Nebulus and enters the Hermes Cord Race.

Kirito and Asuna get to the fourth floor, which has been changed into a water world, and in order to get a gondola to navigate it, they must confront an eight-meter-tall beast of flames.

Kazuto Kirigaya, aka Kirito, dives back into the virtual reality game "ALfheim Online" to save Asuna, who has not regained consciousness, and he meets a girl named Leafa, who decides to help him in his quest. Unknown to both of them, however, is the fact that Leafa is Kirito's real life sister and, even in the game, she instinctively needs to help and protect him.

After regaining his wings by defeating the Dusk Taker, Haruyuki joins up with the rest of the Nega Nebulus and enters the Hermes Cord Race.