Kazuto moves back to his hometown alone with his girlfriend after the events of the Sword Art Online Incident. He remembers Rei, a girl who waited for him to return even though there were boys waiting on her. He meets and saves new people, the nurse, the fat nerd, and the female nerd.
With the leftover trauma of losing people in Aincrad comes the skills of being able to fight and kill. Kazuto loves his girlfriend and future wife Asuna more than anyone can know, but with the end of the world as they knew it setting upon them, he and Asuna both come to terms with the new relationships that bud between him and their new companions.
Kazuto Kirigaya, a competent male lead, is going to go through the unfinished story. He saves people, lets other people go, and will venture further into the story than has ever been animated. He takes the story to places where the creator could have never imagined and most of all, he'll be the hero at the darkest hour.
"You're different from what I expected," she said softly.
"How so?" he asked, glancing at her.
"I don't know," she replied, searching for the right words. "You just... have this way of making people feel like they matter. Even here, in this... nightmare."
He was quiet for a moment before responding. "You matter, Y/n. Don't forget that."
OR
Y/n wakes up in the deadly Squid Game, surrounded by strangers and fighting to survive. What she doesn't know is that the mysterious Frontman is watching her every move through the cameras- and she's caught his attention.