Brother's not getting much screen time.
All the battles are broadcast, aren't they?
Knowing Kirito-san, I thought we'd be seeing him all the time.
No... He may not seem like it, but he's the strategist type.
He might be hiding until there are fewer players left.
Even Kirito-kun wouldn't do that...
Right, Yui-chan?
That's right.
Daddy would strike the enemy from behind so quickly,
there'd be no time for him to show up on camera!
That sounds likely.
And it's a gun game, but he'll still use a sword instead of a gun.
They're strong...
The pale guy?
Damn it!
Amazing.
Yeah.
I'm sure they're likely to be the winner.
Hey, that's no fair!
He isn't out of it yet!
What's that?
Probably an attack that paralyzes the target for a specified time.
It's like the wind magic spell Thunder Web.
Death Gun
Sinon, fire...
At which one?
The one in the cape!
Please shoot him!
Quickly!
Before he shoots!
He knew where I was.
No way.
He must've seen me somewhere, so the system recognized me.
What was that?
My true name, and the true name of this gun, is Death Gun.
Someday, I will appear before you.
And I will bring you true death with this gun.
I have the power.
Do not forget.
It isn't over.
Nothing is over.
It's show time.
I've met him somewhere.
But where?
No, it had to be there,
inside Aincrad.
Hey, what are you doing?
No way...
He can't be...
You know who he is?
No, I can't remember his old name.
But I'm sure of it.
That's an LC member.
Laughing Coffin...
Is he the knife-user who was their leader?
No, it wasn't PoH.
He talks and acts totally different.
But what he just said, "It's show time."
That was PoH's catchphrase.
It's probably someone close to him, one of the high-ranking players.
Kirito-kun...
I'm certain of it.
He's Death Gun.
Death Gun?
You mean the one from that weird rumor about players that he shoots not logging in?
Yeah.
He's actually capable of killing players through some method.
No way.
Two people are already dead in real life.
He isn't coming back out.
Kirito, you watch the bridge.
I'll use this to check his name.
Okay.
He isn't here?
He moved during this short time?
No...
This is our chance.
Our chance?
The guy in the cape doesn't appear on my terminal.
He's gone underwater like you did.
Which means that all his weapons are unequipped.
You can still move underwater with a single handgun, right?
Even if so, I can beat a guy with a lone handgun—
No!
You just saw his black handgun kill Pale Rider.
One shot, and you could really die!
I don't want to accept
that there's a player who's actually killing people in real life...
But there is.
That player in the cape, Death Gun, killed lots of people in the VRMMO I was once part of.
He swung his sword, knowing people would die.
And I, too...
Someone like that is really playing GGO?
Sinon!
I'm fine.
Just a little surprised.
To be honest, it'll take some time for me to believe your story.
But I don't think it's something you made up.
Thanks.
That's plenty.
Anyway, we need to get out of here.
The other players will think we're fighting and come to kill us both.
You're right.
Then let's split up here.
What will you do?
I'll follow Death Gun.
Sinon, try to stay as far from him as possible.
But...
I'll keep my promise.
Next time we fight, I'll go with all I have.
Back there, thanks for listening, instead of shooting me.
Hey!
Jeez...
Wait!
I'm going, too.
That Death Gun's pretty strong.
If you lose to him, you can't fight me.
Well...
I don't like it,
but it'll be safer to work together temporarily, and knock him out of the running.
No.
He's really dangerous.
We don't know where he went,
so isn't it dangerous whether I stay with you or not?
No way!
We'll start with him.
I'll charge. You back me up.
Roger.
Now, Sinon!
No way...
Death Gun should have gone north, along the river.
I want to stop him before there are more victims.
Give me some ideas, Sinon.
Even if he has that weird power,
he's still basically a sniper.
That puts him at a disadvantage in open spaces with few places to hide.
I think he's headed into that abandoned city.
Okay, we'll make for the city.
All right.
In SAO,
there was an unwritten rule to never let someone's HP reach zero,
no matter what happened.
Because if that happened, you'd really die.
But LC killed dozens... No, hundreds of players.
In the end, the lead group took them out.
We formed a team and tried to capture them.
Then my brother...
Yeah, he probably fought on the front lines.
It was awful.
He's been acting weird since last night.
Maybe he's trying to settle this, once and for all.
W-Wait a second.
Wasn't it a part-time job?
I'm logging out.
I'm going to contact Kirito-kun's employer.
Employer?
The one who sent him to GGO must know something.
And, Yui-chan...
While I'm logged out, can you search for information on GGO?
Roger, Mommy.
Okay, everyone.
Wait just a bit.
We didn't catch up to Death Gun.
Did we pass him somewhere?
No, no way...
The whole time we ran, I watched the water.
I see...
Then he must be somewhere in the city already.
The river ends there.
Okay.
So we'll wait for the next scan to identify his location,
and take him out before he shoots someone else.
That's fine, but there's a problem.
You haven't forgotten that "Death Gun" isn't his character name, have you?
O-Oh, yeah...
There were three new players you didn't know, right?
Pale Rider wasn't Death Gun.
Which means it's one of the other two, Gunner X or Sterben.
If they're both in the city, we don't have time to wait.
Listen, I just had an idea...
"Gunner" is like the "Gun" of "Death Gun."
And the "X" is like the cross gesture he made.
Or is that too obvious?
Well... Character names are usually obvious.
Mine's just my real name rearranged.
What about yours?
Same here.
Okay.
If both of them are there, we go after Gunner X.
Even if I get paralyzed like Pale Rider, don't panic.
Just get into sniping position.
Death Gun will come out to finish me with his black gun.
Fire then.
I might aim at you.
I already know you won't aim at me.
Now, it's time.
I'm counting on you, partner.
This is the only time I'm helping you, okay?
Kirito, you check from the north.
Gunner X
There he is!
Right now, only Gunner X is in the city.
Yeah, there's no sign of Sterben.
In other words, Gunner X is Death Gun.
He's probably after this guy.
Rikoko
We need to stop him before Rikoko is in firing range.
Yeah.
Back me up.
Roger.
There he is.
Over there.
Seems like he's still waiting for Rikoko.
Okay.
While there's still time, I'll hit from behind.
Sinon, you get into position in the building in front of the stadium.
I was going to go with you...
I can fight without fear because you're backing me up.
That's what a partner does, right?
I'll begin my attack thirty seconds after I split from you.
Is that enough time?
Yeah, it's plenty.
Okay, thanks.
If I defeat Death Gun, he'll go back to being my enemy.
I'll shoot him, defeat him...
And forget him.
I'll never see him again.
What?
Who's there?
Death Gun is in the stadium.
Kirito, this will tell me
if you're real or a fake.
I remember your raging anger back then.
If I kill this woman and you go mad the same way you did then,
you're real.
Kill me? Me?
Now, show me your rage, Kirito.
Your desire to kill.
Your mad blade.
Show me once again.
A Black Star Type 54...
That gun...
What...
What is it doing here now?
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