The dual wielding skill could be a direct result of Kirito's solo playing history. As opposed to guild members and more casual party fighters, he has had to do everything by himself and has had nobody but himself and his own sword to rely on in most of the fights, floor end boss fights aside. I think it would actually be pretty natural if the game recorded such individualistic long-term behavior and supported the choice with a rare skill only made available under those conditions. After all, otherwise going solo is highly ineffective and far more dangerous.
The fight surely was refreshing after all the drama, even if it was triggered by idiots.
That's what I thought funny as well during the scene, but then I remembered these guys, from the top echelon down to the bottom of the barrel, are all MMO nerds who probably lined up in the middle of the night for hours to be the first ones to get the game. So, a chance to fight over a woman wouldn't by default trigger any red flags in their minds. Quite the contrary as we saw. But it's not like Asuna wouldn't by now know what kind of a dude Kirito is (and isn't).Originally Posted by Yukimura
Edit: I wonder if the guys at Asuna's guild really thought it through when they decided to recruit Kirito using Asuna. Sure he's big news now, but he's probably even bigger trouble unless they simply want his name on the list and an extra hand in some boss fights (in which he would have been anyway). I doubt he's going to be any more agreeable in front of them or bow down and follow their orders. At least I hope he won't!
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