Ep. 22: Asuna learns Yuuki's terminal illness truth and meets her in ALO

Three days after the Monument of Swordsmen incident, Asuna questions Siune about Yuuki, who advises her to forget the Sleeping Knights. Asuna then meets Kazuto at school and receives an address for a hospital testing the Medicuboid, a medical FullDive machine. There, Doctor Kurahashi, Yuuki’s supervisor, explains the device’s use in terminal care and reveals Yuuki has AIDS from a blood transfusion during labor. He discloses that Yuuki has lived inside the machine for three years to avoid infection. Asuna also learns of Yuuki’s elder twin sister who died the previous year, causing Asuna to cry. Yuuki contacts Asuna via the Medicuboid, asking to meet at their first ALO location. Asuna logs in using an AmuSphere in the next room and rushes to find Yuuki, where they discuss Yuuki’s wish to return to school.

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