Während Asuna von Kikuoka über Kiritos Mission aufgeklärt wird, vermuten Sinon und Kirito entdeckt zu haben wie Death Gun operiert.
After hearing that Kirito had killed people in SAO, Sinon asks him how he was able to overcome the memories of the people he killed, but Kirito reveals that he didn't overcome them, instead accepting the weight of them, since it was all he could do to atone for his actions. Then, while thinking about how Death Gun was able to stop the heart of players by shooting them in the game, Kirito realizes that Death Gun did not shoot him with the pistol, but with the sniper instead. Based on this, Kirito deduces that Death Gun had to make preparations in real life to be able to kill the players with his pistol, and that he could've seen players putting their real-life details in the General Governor's Office since it was an open space and the terminals did not offer much privacy. Kirito then brings up the idea that Death Gun could have used his mantle to spy on other players without being noticed. After some thinking, Kirito realizes that Death Gun was actually two people: one shoots the player in-game, the other kills the player in real life by injecting them with a lethal drug. Meanwhile, Kikuoka Seijiro logs onto ALO as Chrysheight under Asuna's request and, after Yui reveals all the information on the incident that she had gathered, Chrysheight explains the situation to Asuna and the others. Asuna then requests Kazuto's whereabouts and decides to go to him in real life. Back in GGO, Kirito and Sinon decide on a course of action and are surprised to find out that they were being filmed by one of the cameras.
Kirito et Sinon se cachent dans une grotte protégée du scan du satelllite. Alors qu'ils discutent de Death Gun, Kirito se souvient que ce dernier n'a jamais tenté de l'abattre au moyen de son pistolet. Aboutissant à la conclusion qu'il doit y avoir des conditions pour accomplir son meurtre, Kirito réalise qu'il doit y avoir au moins deux Death Gun, c'est-à-dire un complice dans la réalité chargé de commettre le meurtre lui-même. Cela signifie que Sinon est en grave danger...
Mentre Asuna si fa spiegare da Kikuoka come stanno le cose e qual è la missione di Kirito, Sino e il ragazzo immaginano come possa operare Death Gun per uccidere i giocatori nel mondo reale.
《死銃》から逃れたキリトとシノンは、砂漠地帯の洞窟に身を潜めていた。そこでキリトは、《死銃》がプレイヤーを殺害した方法を考察。《死銃》がキリトに反撃した際、黒星ではなくライフルに持ち替えたことから、現実世界のプレイヤーを殺害するにはなんらかの条件があると推理。さらに推理を進めたキリトは、ある恐るべき可能性に思い当たる。
사막 동굴 안에 몸을 숨긴 키리토와 시논은 데스 건의 이해하기 힘든 행동들을 되짚는다. 이윽고 둘은 그 요소들이 가리키는 하나의 결론에 도달하게 되는데... 그 결론은 모든 의문을 해소해줌과 동시에 바로 옆에까지 다가와 있는 공포까지 깨닫게 만들었다.
Escondidos na caverna, Kirito e Sinon tentam entender como o Death Gun age para poder enfrentá-lo. Enquanto isso, Asuna e os outros querem a verdade sobre o que está acontecendo no GGO.
Sinon cree que Kirito puede ayudarle a sobrellevar los miedos que la persiguen del pasado, ya que entiende que porque los dos comparten recuerdos similares y el aparenta estar mejor que ella pese a ello, su influencia puede hacerla más fuerte.
桐人跟詩音逃離死槍的追擊之後，躲藏在沙漠地區的洞六裡。桐人在那裡猜測死槍殺害玩家的方法。死槍反擊桐人的時候，並不是使用黑星手機，而是換成了狙擊槍，所以他推測死槍要殺害現實世界的玩家，一定有某些條件。桐人更進一步有了某個可怕的猜想......
