Ep. 15: The group seeks the Holy Sword Excaliber in Jötunheimr but encounters a tragic massacre ordered by King Þrym.
Near the year's end, Suguha informs Kazuto about the discovery of the Holy Sword Excaliber in ALO. They invite Asuna, Klein, Lisbeth, Silica, and Sinon to tackle the sky dungeon in Jötunheimr. After equipping gear at Lisbeth's shop and buying potions, the party enters Jötunheimr through a secret Alne passage. At the tunnel's end, Leafa summons Tonkii, a flying evil-god-class monster friend from months prior, to fly them to the dungeon. Tonkii suddenly dives, revealing players cooperating with humanoid evil-god-class monsters to slaughter Tonkii's beast kin. The Queen of the Lake, Urðr, appears and explains that King Þrym threw Excaliber into her spring, freezing Jötunheimr. If Tonkii's kin perish, Urðr loses power, allowing Þrym to invade Alfheim. She asks the fairies to retrieve Excaliber from the ice dungeon, Þrymheimr, to stop this threat.
Episodes
- Ep. 11 · Kirito deduces Death Gun's real-life assassination method and identity
- Ep. 12 · Kirito deduces Death Gun has accomplices and sets a trap with Sinon and Dark Wind.
- Ep. 13 · Kirito defeats Death Gun and Sinon ends the tournament while Kyouji attacks Shino
- Ep. 14 · Shino confronts her past while Kazuto introduces her to allies and a woman she saved.
- Ep. 15 · The group seeks the Holy Sword Excaliber in Jötunheimr but encounters a tragic massacre ordered by King Þrym.
- Ep. 16 · Yui explains the stakes at Thrymheim's entrance as the group faces minotaurs and Freyja.
- Ep. 17 · The group defeats Thrym with Freyja's help and retrieves Excaliber from Þrymheimr.
- Ep. 18 · The Forest House: ALO Update and the Mystery of Absolute Sword
- Ep. 19 · Asuna confronts her mother and duels Yuuki in Absolute Sword