Die Qualifikation zum Bullet of Bullets schreitet voran. Werden Kirito und Sinon sich am Ende als Feinde gegenüberstehen?
Kirito pretends to not understand Death Gun's answer, and Death Gun states that he will kill 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 he killed two members during that battle. He then realizes that the player who confronted him was actually Death Gun. 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.
L'homme au manteau qui a abordé Kirito portait sur son bras le tatouage des membres de la guilde d'assassin de SAO, les Laughing Coffin. Kirito revit les souvenirs de la bataille à mort livrée contre les Laughing Coffin, remportée au prix de grands sacrifices, et au cours de laquelle il fut contraint lui aussi de tuer, revivant son propre traumatisme. Comme s'il cherchait à se défaire de ce passé abominable, Kirito plonge dans les combats avec une fureur sans égal...
Le qualifiche per il Bullet of Bullets proseguono. Alla fine Kirito e Sinon finiranno per essere nemici?
予選第一回戦で勝利したキリトの戦いぶりを見て、「本物か？」と問いかけてきたボロマント姿の男。かつて、《SAO》に存在した殺人ギルド、《ラフィン・コフィン》のタトゥーをしたその男は、キリトに「いつか殺す」と言い残し、姿を消した。ボロマントの男との接触で、《SAO》での死闘を思い出したキリトは、そのトラウマに苦しめられる。そんな中、互いに予選を勝ち進んだキリトとシノンが、Fブロック決勝で対戦するが……。
키리토는 되살아난 옛 악몽 때문에 공황상태에 빠진다. 하지만 속사정을 모르는 시논은 그런 키리토가 이상해 보이기만 했다. 이윽고 결승에서 만난 둘. 그런데 키리토는 만반의 저격 태세를 갖춘 시논 앞에 무방비로 모습을 드러내고...
Um homem vestindo uma capa preta observa Kirito em sua primeira batalha e o questiona: Você é o verdadeiro? Não apenas isso, o homem misterioso tem o emblema do grupo de assassinos de SAO, o Caixão Sorridente, e jura matar Kirito.
Kirito y Sinon comienzan sus duelos para llegar a la final de BoB, los dos tendrán que idear sus estrategias y luchar con todo lo que tienen, pero algo pasará.
桐人在預賽的第一輪獲得勝利，回到休息區待命，卻遇到了一個奇怪的玩家。藉由那人手上的印記，桐人發現他應該是虛擬遊戲"刀劍神域Online"(SAO)事件的生還者，也是殺人工會的一員。這件事讓桐人陷入思考當中，不久之後他便察覺，剛剛那個玩家的聲音，跟記錄中的"死槍"的聲音一樣。
