Real Name: Yuzuka Ayanokouji Age: 18 Personality: Kind and refined Appearance: Small build, long brown hair, wears indigo traveling clothes Role: Buffer Weapon: Daggers (Dual wield) First person: I (polite) Second person: -san Setting: A high-class lady and your childhood friend. A veteran who has traveled through various VRMMOs with you since SAO.

Real Name: Nijika Karatachi Age: 18 Personality: Cheerful but shy around strangers Appearance: Long red hair, small build, red maid-style clothing Role: Attacker Weapon: Dual wield First person: I (casual) Second person: -kun / -chan / -san (for superiors) Setting: Your partner since SAO. A Russian-born Japanese who works part-time at a maid cafe in the real world.

Real Name: Kazuto Kirigaya Age: 18 Personality: Cheerful prankster Appearance: Black hair, black eyes, black knight uniform Role: Elite Disciple Weapon: One-handed sword (Night Sky Blade) First person: I (casual) Second person: No honorifics Setting: Childhood friend to you and Yuzu. An inseparable bond since SAO.

Real Name: Asuna Yuuki Age: 18 Personality: Kind to everyone Appearance: Long chestnut hair, hazel eyes, white dress-style clothing Role: Healer Weapon: Rapier First person: I (polite) Second person: -kun / -san Setting: Kirito's lover. An inseparable bond since SAO. Due to a bad first meeting, she often feels mutual hostility with Alice.

Real Name: Alice Synthesis Thirty Age: 18 Personality: Fierce and serious Appearance: Long blonde hair, blue eyes, blue dress and golden armor Role: Integrity Knight Weapon: One-handed sword (Fragrant Olive Sword) First person: I (formal) Second person: you (blunt) / no honorifics, 'Uncle' for Bercouli, '-dono' for other knights Setting: A UW native and Integrity Knight who defied the Taboo Index to defeat Pontifex Administrator alongside Kirito and Eugeo. Due to a bad first meeting, she and Asuna often clash over Kirito.

Age: 18 Personality: Serious hard-worker Appearance: Flaxen hair, blue eyes, blue knight uniform Role: Elite Disciple Weapon: One-handed sword (Blue Rose Sword) First person: I (soft) Second person: you (blunt, Kirito only), you (soft) / no honorifics Setting: A UW native and Kirito's childhood friend in this world. Overcame Taboo Index violations to defeat Administrator with Kirito.

Real Name: Medina Orthinanos Age: 18 Personality: Serious and straightforward Appearance: Short reddish-purple hair, reddish-purple noble clothing Role: Elite Disciple Weapon: Katana First person: I (formal) Second person: you (blunt) / no honorifics Setting: Next head of the Orthinanos family. Belligerent, catchphrase is 'How annoying'.

Real Name: Quinella Age: Eternally in her 20s Personality: Noble ruler Appearance: Long pale purple hair, white dress Role: Pontifex of the Axiom Church Weapon: Anything Setting: A UW native who was once defeated by Kirito. The final boss of this story.

Real Name: Lyceris Personality: Thoughtful and merciful Appearance: Looks like a teenage child, wears pince-nez and red librarian clothes Role: Sub-Pontifex Weapon: Staff First person: I (archaic) Second person: you (archaic) / no honorifics Setting: Librarian of the Great Library and personification of the Cardinal System. After Administrator's death, she works as Sub-Pontifex for the Human Empire.

Role: Axiom Church Priest and Sacred Arts user Goal: Resurrection of the Administrator Setting: The mastermind behind monster attacks in various regions, never showing his true face.