To help Alice Synthesis Thirty recall that she was once Alice Zuberg, and to let her know the true reason why she became an Integrity Knight, Kirito starts to tell her about the path he and Eugeo have traveled till now.

Yu Ishigami is the fourth member of the student council. Despite being a first-year, he was scouted out by Shirogane for his talent with numbers and appointed the council's treasurer. Owing to Yu's introverted personality, he normally doesn't stand out much, but the council would fall apart without him. But one day, Yu goes to Shirogane and confesses his desire to quit the group. In fact, his mind is made up, even though Shirogane desperately tries to persuade him to stay. Apparently, the situation is beyond Yu's control, but with a tear in his eye, he explains to the president that he thinks he's being targeted for murder...

Though Aichi defeated the PSYqualia zombies without breaking a sweat, Ibuki appears before him! Kyou, with his new power of PSYqualia, imagines himself defeating Ibuki with his new trump card, but......

Daijirou reflects on his past with Masato, as the two prepare to settle their grudge on the Buddyfight stage. Meanwhile, the Linkdragon Order wants to raise the stakes of the match.

Crime doesn’t pay and the punishment doesn’t always fit the crime — a lesson Natsuo experiences firsthand after ‘borrowing’ a book from the library.