Memories of Blood

Shino Asada, real-life persona of Sinon, is ridiculed by schoolmate Endou, who then is warned away by Shino’s friend Kyōji Shinkawa. After hanging out with Kyōji at a restaurant, Shino returns to her house, where she tries to hold a gun replica, inducing a past memory. When she was eleven years old, she shot a robber to death with his own gun at a post office when her mother was threatened to be killed. This flashback triggers a terrifying panic attack for Shino. Meanwhile, Kirito informs Asuna that he is going to be playing GGO for a couple of days. Kazuto goes to the hospital to log in to GGO using a new gaming console called the “AmuSphere”, while his body will be monitored by nurse Natsuki Aki. It is revealed that Shino was introduced to GGO by Kyōji as a form of immersion therapy for her fear of guns. While Shino logs in to GGO as well, Death Gun overhears an online voice chat discussion about him. He grins after looking at a photo of Sinon.