"Shut behind a door only system registered friends could enter. Insert winking emoji here ]

Aight. Griselda's ghost is just chillin with Furinkazan. I can dig it.

You know what the real question is though? Who is Kizmel going to allow as the second wife while her robot body is being built. I vote Philia.

Ah, cuddling from all of them! Its too wholesome! WAY TOO DAMN WHOLESOME!

Gameverse event spotted! At least I think? Pretty sure this is the quest Philia and Kirito do.

I didnt get the chocolate joke. Guess im just not a man of culture.

Uh oh! Griselda came out to plaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy~!

Coper maybe?

Kuze the white haired crazy guy Kirito beheaded during Laughing Coffin raid?

Ooh.

"They are targeting you" and "you will not like what is behind their helmets."

Hollow data, perhaps?

Dead players with lingering resentment towards Kirito perhaps?

Very snazzy.

...Or im dead wrong.

This probably wasn't your intention, but you reveal the very cusp of the other girl's routes in this story. You didnt make it so Kirito was literally unnoticeable in the eyes of people other than Kizmel, you just had them swallow it down for worry of getting in the way, like Rain. Poor Rain-chan... anyway! My point was that you teased the hell out of the harem route and it hurts. Though, i understand why its not realistic. Progressive Kirito is very different from the anime. Lets be honest, he's a bit of a mess. But thats good! He's the epitome of fourteen year old awkwardness one would expect in this world. There's no way he'd be able to handle multiple women's affections. His skyrocketing pulse would fry his brain before the monsters would have the chance to.

Poor Nautilus. Drooped out of the KOB and no one even cared... wait, man would have only one reason to quit. Gasp. Say it isnt so!

uh oh, Kizmel knows. Damn, and this is different than Alice. Alice at least knew that-even sped up-her life had been real even if the world wasnt. Alice was surrounded by 'humans'. Kizmel though, was granted (achieved?) intelligence, realizing that her brethren were dolls.

Philia not wanting to think about killing herself. Irony spotted!

Wonderful chapter, the loyalty between Kirito and company is something to see. We’re trapped in an unfinished area and all our lives are at risk…be there shortly. :) looking forward to what comes next!