Atsushi Tamaru

It’s been one month since the players have been locked in the game. 2000 people have died; the first floor hasn’t been cleared yet.

After the group defeats the Skull Reaper, suffering 14 casualties in the battle, Kirito deduces that Heathcliff is, in fact, Akihiko Kayaba himself. Akihiko paralyses everyone except Kirito, and then…