After Kirito and Asuna escaped the attack of PKer Mort on the outskirts of Aincrad's sixth-level main city "Stachion", they reunited with the dark elf knight Qizmel. The three continued to challenge the elf war camp mission, and met the small guild "Chuzaku" in Garret City. Kirito also unexpectedly acquired new skills. While searching for clues to the mission "The Curse of Stachion", the group met the NPC girl Mia, and this led to a series of conspiracies surrounding the war between the golden cubes and the elves...
