Kirito's Guilt
In Sword Art Online II , Kirito comes face-to-face with his experiences from inside SAO. His feelings come crashing down on him as he realizes those he was forced to kill while trapped in the game, and he is filled with immense amounts of sorrow and guilt. Kirito is confronted by Death Gun and is filled with fear when he learns his true identity. Just like Kirito, Death Gun is an SAO survivor. He is a former Laughing Coffin member looking to murder once again. This reminds Kirito of the two Laughing Coffin members he killed in the invasion of their hideout, as well as Kuradeel. Even if these players tried to kill Kirito, he cannot remove the guilty feelings he carries. He cannot remember their faces, and he feels like a monster for it. They haunt his nightmares and fill him with remorse. While it is difficult for him to contain these feelings, Kirito eventually comes to terms with them. He explains this to Sinon later on during the Bullet of Bullets competition. He cannot change his
