Almost 2 years after they escaped SAO, Kirito finds out about the Re-Launch of the famous game. But this time with 20,000 players instead. The successor to the Amusphere, the Batopsin, is to be used in order to play. Already having a copy of the game, Kirito and Asuna decide to join the party. But when Kayaba Akahiko's consciousness begins to take hold of the game, certain events in the game begin to unfold, it leaves only one question: What is he up to now? And will Kirito and Asuna be able to stop him again?