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Aug 9, 2014 7:25 PM

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Kirito meeting Death Gun really shook him a lot.
Kirito vs Sinon. Pretty cool how he managed to deflect that bullet.
Looks like Death Gun is going after Kirito now.
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Aug 9, 2014 7:37 PM
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Hyack said:
Sinon best girl. Just fucking kiss.


^
Aug 9, 2014 7:37 PM

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Saraph said:
For me this episode raised a quality of this season a little bit, but still pretty terrible show. 4/10 -> 5/10


So many people that don't enjoy it continue to watch it.....why?
Aug 9, 2014 7:42 PM

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jdbe said:
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his long hair is delicious.


I had some of his hair last night, tasted like Jesus juice
Pretty sure I don't know what Jesus juice is, and I don't think I wanna.
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there is a limit to the suspension of disbelief

And it's the fan that did it. Not the smoking porn reading rubik cube genius rape ape with a magic boat.
Aug 9, 2014 7:42 PM

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Nice episode!
Those SAO flashbacks... Kirito fears about killing of people. But lol, he wins the battle again.
Dat Kirito vs. Sinon moment... She gets a bit anxiety of killing him. I'm wondering how he can dodge the bullets fired by her. Of course, Kirito is Kirito.
A BULLET CUT IN HALF.
So in the end of the duel, Sinon surrenders and he wins.
Can't wait for the next episode.
Aug 9, 2014 7:44 PM

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Hyack said:
Sinon best girl. Just fucking kiss.


Plot twist: Asuna plays GGO secretly and sees this moment.
Aug 9, 2014 7:47 PM

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I am so glad they did Kirito's breakdown! That was such an awesome scene done well from the LN's.
However i don't think they did they LC raid justice. The LN made kirito sound like he went completely berserk.
YES~! THEY DID THE DUEL PERFECTLY. That made me happy. I'm so glad GGO is going so well, i was really worried because how much they cut from the fairy arc.
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Aug 9, 2014 8:01 PM

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Ahh, so even Kirito is affected by the psychological trauma 'caused by SAO. I sometimes forget how serious being in SAO really was.
Aug 9, 2014 8:24 PM

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Kirito X Sinon for the win!! Just dump Asuna already!
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Aug 9, 2014 8:26 PM

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pacuuuuu3 said:
Kirito X Sinon for the win!! Just dump Asuna already!


They look like brother and sister in real life, that's fake incest!
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Aug 9, 2014 8:30 PM

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S: "...at 10 meters, Hecate has a one hundred-percent hit rate..."
K: *slices bullet in half*

Hit rates mean nothing to Kirito and his maxed out skills...
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Aug 9, 2014 8:31 PM

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WhaleKing said:
Hyack said:
Sinon best girl. Just fucking kiss.


^


Kirito has just added Sinon to his harem.
Aug 9, 2014 8:36 PM

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Yurito is a one smooth fcker and probably doesn't even realize it.

Aug 9, 2014 8:39 PM
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Sapewloth said:
There was still no reason for you to call him/her an idiot. What's the point beside being douchey for no reason?


For me there was a reason. I don't like people who so ignorantly assume that they would do something when they have never been put into that situation. If it was mere ignorance I wouldn't care, but unfortunately this arrogant condescension far too often has real world impact (generally it ends up with blaming the victim or getting them to support a war).

I particularly dislike people who assume how "macho" they would be in "THEY" were in that situation.

So please do not misunderstand, what I dislike about the person has nothing to do with SAO, but with the general attitude he had. It shows a lack of empathy, of imagination, of sympathy, and basic humanity.

You, on the other hand, are actually talking about the show as a show, so that is why I try to answer you seriously.

Sapewloth said:
Why does he need to specifically meet an SAO survivor that he would recognize as a Laughing Coffin to be triggered or at the very least bothered by his own actions? PTSD can happen in many kinds of ways, and ALO was pretty much the perfect environment for it. The two situations are similar in the fact that both Aincrad and ALO are VRMMO's. And that should be more than enough for Kirito to at the very least hesitate to kill random players, especially after hopping into a new game right after escaping a deadly one he was stuck in for two years straight.


Kirito doesn't blame VRMMO for what happened in SAO, indeed he still prefers VRMMO to reality (as does Asuna as we learned in earlier). This is why Kirito was so upset about the possibility of someone using VR to kill someone, this is why he was so eager to go into GGO and prove that wasn't the case (this was the reason I suggested in my previous point), he is trying to protect both the world he loves, the woman he loves, and their child (that was the point behind the date, to inform us of this).

The thing to remember is that all three people that Kirito killed had nothing to do with VRMMO, all three had decided that they wanted to kill people and Kirito killed them either in direct self defense/saving Asuna or as part of what passed for justice in SAO. His trauma isn't tied to being in a VRRMO, but rather being confronted by someone who WOULD actually (as opposed to virtually) kill people (and more to the point use a VRRMO to do it). That is why meeting a Laughing Coffin member was such a powerful trigger, it hit him on the thing he feared most.

This feeling on Kirito's part isn't new. In episode 4 of SAO he left the front lines to track down that PK group when no one else cared, its pretty much the same thing. While I don't know the continuity, I think that episode was before the Laughing Coffin scene, he had a bit more naivety at that point. This point was reinforced by what he said to Shion this episode. He said he didn't think he could kill someone, even if it meant protecting what he loved, and that made him weak. THAT is his trauma. He is afraid he won't have what it takes to protect what he loves.

As for ALO, Kirito knew that he couldn't kill the guy in ALO so it didn't bother him, and in the parking lot he never actually stabbed or attempted to kill the guy. He just incapacitated him.
Aug 9, 2014 9:09 PM

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There gets to be a point where if the MC is too OP it kills any enjoyment of the show for me. Mahouka is on my shitlist and this show is really pushing it right now.
Aug 9, 2014 9:09 PM

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I am dying at Kirito hauling in Sinon to his nest of lovies. I felt like covering my eyes when they had that emotional talk so close to each other in the battlefield.
Aug 9, 2014 10:16 PM

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Well, Kirito being OP and depressed at the same time is funny. Good episode.
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Aug 9, 2014 10:20 PM

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Jimb0 said:
There gets to be a point where if the MC is too OP it kills any enjoyment of the show for me. Mahouka is on my shitlist and this show is really pushing it right now.


You watched season 1 of SAO and expected Kirito not to be the most OP thing on the planet? I don't understand some of you that act surprised when you get exactly what was advertised
Aug 9, 2014 10:25 PM

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-BoB Qualifiers System Log-

Sinon entered the map.
Kirito entered the map.
Final round started.
Sinon missed the shoot.
Kirito keep walking.
Sinon missed the shoot.
Kirito keep walking.
Sinon missed the shoot.
Kirito keep walking.
Sinon missed the shoot.
Kirito Stopped.
Sinon missed the shoot.
Sinon missed the shoot.
1 bullet remaining.
Kirito draw 1 bullet.
Sinon shoot the last bullet.
Kirito draw Energy sword.
Kirito slices Sinon's bullet in half.
Sinon change to handgun.
Kirito turn off Energy sword.
Sinon dropped handgun.
Sinon surrender.
Kirito just added Sinon to harem list.
Aug 9, 2014 10:28 PM

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Fantastic episode. Kirito making all the girls fall for him.
Aug 9, 2014 10:29 PM

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Well fudge Sinon, of course Kirito can cut bullets in half. Have you officially met him yet?
Aug 9, 2014 10:43 PM
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Good episode, it was interesting to see that SAO flashback showing Kirito having to kill 2 other people, never knew about that before. Explains a lot about his mental state after leaving SAO and having to play another game where killing people is the objective.
Aug 9, 2014 10:53 PM

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Hm a bit different from what I had pictured in my head while reading the novel. I was imagining them to be on a rocky field and more apart from each other at the beginning of the duel, but it was still fun seeing how it was animated.

Sinon definitely best girl.
Aug 9, 2014 10:58 PM

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Kirito got really scared,but he enabled: Yolo mode and killed everyone with a sword xD
Poor Sinon,she couldn't even fight him,that skill + that speech=no chance for her :D
Amazing episode,love watching Kirito like this. 10/10
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Aug 9, 2014 11:15 PM

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JESUS I TOLD YOU TO NERF KIRITO
Aug 9, 2014 11:16 PM

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Good god was that bad...
I actually thought the second season was way more interesting but they're just back to max edginess.
Those flashbacks....
Aug 9, 2014 11:30 PM

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All i could think of the scene with the car blowing up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqz5dbs5zmo
Aug 9, 2014 11:41 PM

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I'd call BS on that "I saw your eyes through the scope" explanation but I've never seen a sniper rifle from 10 meters away so I'll just ignore that. I'll just think Kirito has super maxed DEX and AGI.
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Aug 10, 2014 12:34 AM
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It's funny how everyone is saying "Sinon missed for no logical reason"... cmon, are you even paying attention? he was mad seeing Kirito not taking her seriously, she thought it was "only a game" for him while its a really important thing for her.

If some of you don't know, heartbeat rate goes up A LOT when youre that angry, making her aim circle bigger and unstable > missed every shot.

Seriously, just pointing out every single flaw without even thinking is annoying, not saying the show is perfect, but cmon.

From what I remember, in the LN, it was mentioned that those shots were actually warning shots. So, Sinon intentionally made those shots missed.
This is actually explained in the anime as well. The whole reason Sinon came down from the bus is because she doesn't want to win when her enemy isn't willing to fight like that.
Aug 10, 2014 1:10 AM

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Wow that got intimate fast. .. . I kept thinking "how long is he gonna hold her like that" sick
Aug 10, 2014 1:19 AM
*hug noises*

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Abyhape said:
-BoB Qualifiers System Log-

Sinon entered the map.
Kirito entered the map.
Final round started.
Sinon missed the shoot.
Kirito keep walking.
Sinon missed the shoot.
Kirito keep walking.
Sinon missed the shoot.
Kirito keep walking.
Sinon missed the shoot.
Kirito Stopped.
Sinon missed the shoot.
Sinon missed the shoot.
1 bullet remaining.
Kirito draw 1 bullet.
Sinon shoot the last bullet.
Kirito draw Energy sword.
Kirito slices Sinon's bullet in half.
Sinon change to handgun.
Kirito turn off Energy sword.
Sinon dropped handgun.
Sinon surrender.
Kirito just added Sinon to harem list.
perfect synopsis

should've just kissed already, we all know Sinon > Asuna by now anyway :>
Aug 10, 2014 2:08 AM

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I fcking hate when Kirito is feared and scared. It just doesn't fit him, as well as Asuna. That's why that SAO flashback felt strange.
Aug 10, 2014 2:23 AM

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Yohimo_asakura said:
I fcking hate when Kirito is feared and scared. It just doesn't fit him, as well as Asuna. That's why that SAO flashback felt strange.


God forbid Kirito get any emotional depth. I promise you nobody would survive a situation like SAO without some lasting trauma no matter how badass you think you are. Some cases would be worse than others.

*save being a sociopath which good guy Kirito obviously isn't
Aug 10, 2014 2:44 AM

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Godtier_Taste said:
SINOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONN!!!<333333333333333333

I see some people finally acknowledge Lord Kirito as ''God'' heh!

This is truly a wonderful day for today some people FINALLY acknowledge Lord Kirito is indeed a ''God''. This episode can be called an Enlightening Episode for those people. Now that you're already know that Lord Kirito is a ''God'' I need to to ask you to stop calling Him so casually. You may call Him Lord Kirito or even better Lord Kirito-kun from now on.

PRAISE OUR LORD!

And for this episode... Lord Kirito and Sinon d'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwww<3
Lord Kirito is using girl avatar though flat-chested but obviously better than massive boobs and I heard some girls with flat-chested said that FLAT is JUSTICE! And thus Our Lord Kirito is JUSTICE! and Sinon is a girl a REAL girl...hmmmm a girl hugging another girl? hmmmm..... LESBO COMBO RAMBO!

No! I... must... not! Lord Kirito and Sinon...hnnnngggggghhh hah heh hoh!


No! no! please no! BAD HAND!


Lord Kirito-kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn........


Dude.. Are you alright? Fuck man, otaku or not, people who watch anime are fucking weird. Not all of them of course but that was painful to read.. Rofl.


As stated before, this show has a horrible cast. I mean literally, horrible. All the cast in SAO 1 were below generic so people could hardly get into them, Sinon just scrapes the above generic line so everyone loves her >_>...

Well if a series has bad characters, I tend to dislike the whole series.
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Aug 10, 2014 2:53 AM
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scared and shaking over killing people who kill the innocent. kirito frail... Hes crying over not know the 3 names. i would want to know the names of the people those 3 had killed before i gave 2 shits about those 3 garbage.

after what happened in SAO he keeps saying there is only a 1% chance it could happen again??????? (previous episodes)

when are we going to get another tentacle scene with sinon this time so i can quit this series satisfied LOL jk.
Aug 10, 2014 2:55 AM

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SAO 2, getting better and better

THAT bullet cut into half

well kirito must be so skilled because of past tragedy

and, sinon and kirito will be a tsundere couple, i like asuna more, but both are fine i guess XD
Aug 10, 2014 2:56 AM

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The duel's aftermath was quite cute indeed, Sinon got rather flustered. Liked the flashback as well.
Aug 10, 2014 3:04 AM

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How do you pronounce Sinon? A friend of mine said it's pronounced Si-nin and I think it's pronounced Sin-on
Aug 10, 2014 3:06 AM

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It was okay I guess? Just don't like how Kirito unconsciously converted a badass chick into one of his possible bitches.
Aug 10, 2014 3:08 AM
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3/5

i appreciate and like the exploration back into SAO times and his experience but it felt too late at this point or at least slightly inconsistent the as the last time he killed one of the LC guys he went on a honeymoon. could be he was coping with it but he doesnt feel the same.

i like when he went Berserker on their ass and that felt consistent with his character.

BULLET!!!!! that was just right over the top...... I mean u could hav made it so that he wasnt having to move that sword in the correct position in less then 0.01 seconds......even if he knew where it was going also doesnt the lightsaber disintegrate bullets? since when do they split bullets? would hav been better if he did a home run with it.
Aug 10, 2014 3:29 AM

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Team harem. Needs more Asuna.
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I definitely do agree that SAO was lacking in showing the depth of emotional trauma as much as the LN did or as much as this episode is showing post season. That element of trauma is definitely a plus to this season but why when the stakes are long gone?

Personally I found the flashback a bit disappointing myself. Mainly because I was hoping they'd illustrate Kirito pretty much saving the clearing group from getting them in more trouble than they realized and turning the fight around. Also they didn't really show much with Asuna during that fight as well.

I had totally forgot how the duel ended.

Overall it was an enjoyable episode.
Aug 10, 2014 3:33 AM

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Jedirito is so stronk, he cut a fucking bullet in half, well, It's okay! I mean, he can. The Aincrad flashback wsa nice, showing something new
Aug 10, 2014 3:47 AM

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Mikatarukito said:
Godtier_Taste said:
SINOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONN!!!<333333333333333333

I see some people finally acknowledge Lord Kirito as ''God'' heh!

This is truly a wonderful day for today some people FINALLY acknowledge Lord Kirito is indeed a ''God''. This episode can be called an Enlightening Episode for those people. Now that you're already know that Lord Kirito is a ''God'' I need to to ask you to stop calling Him so casually. You may call Him Lord Kirito or even better Lord Kirito-kun from now on.

PRAISE OUR LORD!

And for this episode... Lord Kirito and Sinon d'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwww<3
Lord Kirito is using girl avatar though flat-chested but obviously better than massive boobs and I heard some girls with flat-chested said that FLAT is JUSTICE! And thus Our Lord Kirito is JUSTICE! and Sinon is a girl a REAL girl...hmmmm a girl hugging another girl? hmmmm..... LESBO COMBO RAMBO!

No! I... must... not! Lord Kirito and Sinon...hnnnngggggghhh hah heh hoh!


No! no! please no! BAD HAND!


Lord Kirito-kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn........


Dude.. Are you alright? Fuck man, otaku or not, people who watch anime are fucking weird. Not all of them of course but that was painful to read.. Rofl.


As stated before, this show has a horrible cast. I mean literally, horrible. All the cast in SAO 1 were below generic so people could hardly get into them, Sinon just scrapes the above generic line so everyone loves her >_>...

Well if a series has bad characters, I tend to dislike the whole series.
Pretty sure that was sarcasm.

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There wasn't really anything to misunderstand: you spam-called him an idiot when he didn't say anything that would directly insult you. Whatever your reason for that was, that wasn't cool and came across as douchey.

So his trauma comes from the fact that he knows there cpuld be people who kill in his VRMMO and not because he himself actually killed people (in a VR)? Huh, okay. That's understandable for a Kirito, I guess. But the trauma of taking a life should be there also, regardless of what his or their motives were. Especially if you consider that Kirito doesn't dissociate his real self and actions from his online ones.
And as for episode 24, in my books there's hardly a difference between someone who's capable of consciously and methodically torture someone to the point of permanently incapacitating them (when your waifu is in chains, naked, watching & waiting for you to be finished) and a murderer in terms of nastiness level.
Did I mention him eating players, already?
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there is a limit to the suspension of disbelief

And it's the fan that did it. Not the smoking porn reading rubik cube genius rape ape with a magic boat.
Aug 10, 2014 4:04 AM

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Another Star Wars vibe. Some flashbacks of SAO. Still can't get over it. Can't blame him because it was really traumatic.
We all knew Sinon was gonna lose to Kirito. The way he held her was pretty dashing.
Aug 10, 2014 4:19 AM

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Decent episode. 3/5. Good, but nothing too spectacular. The fight scenes felt like they lacked something though.

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So his trauma comes from the fact that he knows there cpuld be people who kill in his VRMMO and not because he himself actually killed people (in a VR)? Huh, okay. That's understandable for a Kirito, I guess. But the trauma of taking a life should be there also, regardless of what his or their motives were. Especially if you consider that Kirito doesn't dissociate his real self and actions from his online ones.
And as for episode 24, in my books there's hardly a difference between someone who's capable of consciously and methodically torture someone to the point of permanently incapacitating them (when your waifu is in chains, naked, watching & waiting for you to be finished) and a murderer in terms of nastiness level.
Did I mention him eating players, already?

No, actually, I'm pretty sure that he has some kind of trauma over that incident and having to kill people. I'm not sure if this was the point, but at some point in the LN's Kawahara explores this.

Though as it's been pointed out, he's inconsistent at times. Kirito feels no guilt over Sugou and gets over Kuradeel pretty fast.
Aug 10, 2014 4:22 AM

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I can't wait till he tells at least SOMEONE that he used to play in SAO :DDDD
Aug 10, 2014 4:41 AM
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I can't wait till he tells at least SOMEONE that he used to play in SAO :DDDD


Hahaha he will and they will be like omg are you part of the SAO evil clan of people or something? I swear that clan from SAO, are super pissed at him :(
Aug 10, 2014 4:43 AM

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Kirito keep expanding that harem of your until it reaches its limit.

Great episode!!!
Aug 10, 2014 4:49 AM
*hug noises*

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