Haruko Kurosawa is not exactly noticeable. Her father was a drug addict who left Tokyo to deal with his problems, then came back and divorced her mother when she was eight. Her friends at school seem preoccupied, and once people see the real her, it seems like they clear out. Not in this world. Haruko's only escape seems to be gaming. In the MMORPG world, no one knows the real her. And the newest addition to her collection, "Sword Art Online," is sure to be the best of them all. Or so she thinks.

He's never shown interest in anything, nor does he try his very best at something. That is the way Ryuuno Akira lives, in solitary and in the shadows. But when he finds himself trapped in the deadly game of <<Sword Art Online>>, that's when he realizes there are many valuable things he has to protect, even if he has to become a demon for it.....