Meeting with Kikuoka

In the wake of Unital Ring's rise, Kirito, Jaymes, and their friends are threatened by a new enemy-Mutasina, a mysteriously powerful witch and leader of the Virtual Study Society who has roped in one hundred ALO players under her control.

But the troubles don't end there: Kikuoka warns Jaymes and Kirito of a new occurrence in the Underworld: someone from outside of Rath has logged into the simulated world. Upon their return, they meet s that are similar to Jaymes has to confront his hidden past of his reign as the Dark Territory's Crimson Emperor-and the future of the Underworld as a whole.