Alicization Episode 6: Project Alicization

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Credit for Summary: SAO: Alicization Wikipedia with changes by yours truly.

Kikuoka explains to Asuna and Rinko that Kirito's brain was severely damaged from the attack. They are using the STL technology to restore it. He, also, reveals that the main focus of the Underworld experiment is to create a new, more advanced form of artificial intelligence.

Even though the experiment was proven a success, they noted that by the establishment of the Church of Axiom inside Underworld, the AIs managed to completely eliminate all kind of transgressions, including murder from their community. They needed someone with years of experience in VRMMOs like Kirito to interact with them in order to develop them further. Asuna deduces that Kikuoka's objective is to create AIs capable of murder for military purposes. He confesses that all of his actions since the development of the Nerve Gear was for the sake of this research, labeled "Project Alicization".

After informing everyone of the situation, Asuna returns as she is given permission to view Kirito. She discovers that the nurse who cared for Kirito during the Gun Gale Online incident is the same nurse caring for him now. Asuna feels relief knowing this.

Later, Rinko and Asuna meet. Rinko apologizes for not stopping Kayaba during the SAO incident. Asuna tells her that despite what he did can't be forgiven, she is grateful for the days she spent with Kirito inside Aincrad.