After escaping from Death Gun, Kirito and Sinon lay low in a desert cave. There, Kirito speculates on how Death Gun murdered the other players. Since Death Gun switched from the Black Star to a rifle when he attacked him, Kirito deduces that some kind of condition must be met in order to kill a player in the real world. As he ponders further, he hits upon a certain terrifying possibility.

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