The book is called Sword Art Online 5: Phantom Bullet by Reki Kawahara. Reki Kawahara has created many other books and series such as Accel World and The Isolator. Compared to other novels, this one is the 5th volume of the Sword Art Online franchise. Kirigaya Kazuto (a.k.a “Kirito”) the champion of the unbeatable game SAO(Sword Art Online) and who came back from ALO(Alfheim Online) who is relaxing and having a good life with his girlfriend Asuna Yuuki now has to go once again into the Virtual Reality game known as GGO(Gun Gale Online) to solve the mystery and rumor of a murderer in the game in this romance science fiction novel.
Kirigaya Kazuto who is also known as his in game character name “Kirito” has faced against death and god and won twice, but can he do it a third time? In the new VR game known as GGO(Gun Gale Online) there has been rumors about a player who goes around with a “death gun” and whoever he shoots dies not only in-game but in real life. Will he be up for the challenge to solve the case? Kirito, the champion of the SAO outbreak that happened years ago has now come back to investigate a case of murders inside GGO with the help of Kikuoka Seijirou, who works for the Ministry of Internal Affair’s Telecommunications Bureau, which he was the one who suggested and asked Kirito to investigate in the first place. Asuna Yuuki, Kirito’s girlfriend and named “The Flash” for her outstanding rapier skills during the SAO outbreak. She and Kirito were married in the game and were the best team anyone has ever seen or known after beating SAO her Nerve Gear transferred into ALO and she was kept captive in a cage with no one to rescue that is until Kirito hears about it and saves her by also defying god in the game. He then meets Asada Sinon, an expert sniper and a kind girl, she’s one of the top few players on GGO. She has a phobia of guns for the reason when she was a kid she shot a robber to death with his own gun, she plays GGO to relieve herself. Death gun, the man who could kill anyone in real life by shooting his gun at their in-game body, was one of the survivors of the SAO outbreak. During SAO he was in a guild called the Laughing Coffin which was a player killing guild.
I really recommend this book to anyone who likes good drama and mystery. Anyone of young age or older age, it’ll really give your mind no chance to stop with all the thoughts going through your head when you read this. The character development is great and each character has a unique backstory and a fear to conquer. I would recommend saving this for later only to read the volumes in order in able to get the full understanding of each character due to their past which will tell more and will definitely make you wanting more.
Book Review by Edison V.
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