-Hero's Return- Kirito

An Ordinal Scale player, Kazuto Kirigaya wasn't particularly interested in OS, despite the buzz among his friends, until an incident forced him to get serious. He is now a dedicated player who dominates the game.

## About

A powerful 4-star(can 5-star) character in the game which can be acquired in the "The accelerating reality: Ordinal Scale" scout. His base max level is set at 80 but can be raised to 100 with Holy Hacking Crystals. He has 3 sword skills and 3 Skill Slots which can be upgraded with certain materials and Void Medallions.

## Skill Slots

By advancing the skill slots with materials and Void Medallions Kirito gets stats boosts, and combo (-time) boosts.

1. Skill slot
	* costs Critical Shards, Critical Crystals and Holy Critical Crystals and Void Medallions
	* gains 50 attack and 50 crit. rate per level
	* can be upgraded to level 5 (+ 250 attack and crit. rate)
2. Skill slot
	* costs Void Medallions and Rainbow Essence
	* Increase in time that the combo window doesn't wear off
	* can be upgraded to level 2 (+5 seconds)
3. Skill slot
	* costs Void Medallions and Rainbow Essence/Candy Box
	* Increases damage for xx-hit+ combos by 5%
	* can be upgraded to level 2 (20-hit+ combos +5% damage)

## Character Story

This character has specific story events that are revealed by unlocking their level attributes using Decryption Keys.

### Level 10

Kirito: (It also gave us one of our biggest challenges yet.)
Kirito: (The hints of which were already apparent by the time my story begins.)
Kirito: (Something relatively minor happened while we were playing ALO,)
Kirito: (the player base for which had been declining, thanks to the imminent release of OS.)
Kirito: Want to tackle this quest today?
Asuna: Sure!
Leafa: Actually... Sorry, I can't.
Kirito: What's up, Sugu?
Leafa: I was thinking of logging off early today, so I won't be able to help out with that quest.
Kirito: Oh, that's right. You've got kendo practice early in the morning again, don't you?
Leafa: Yeaaaaah...
Asuna: Wow, sounds like kendo practice has gotten pretty intense for you lately, Leafa.
Leafa: Yep, we've got a tournament coming up soon. And then after that comes training camp...
Asuna: Then why don't we just do this short quest today?
Kirito: Yeah, that looks good. Yui, any idea what its difficulty level is?
Yui: At your skill levels, I estimate it will take 1-2 hours.
Kirito: Does that work for you, Sugu?
Leafa: Yep!
Asuna: Then let's get going!

### Level 30

Asuna: Kirito, look! Over there.
Leafa: Looks like someone beat us to the punch.
Kirito: Hm?
Player A: It looks great, doesn't it?
Player B: Oh man, it looks insane!
Player C: AR's been around forever, but not it's at the point where you can't distinguish it from reality!
Player A: Aw man, why can't it come out tomorrow!
Leafa: They're pretty excited about something over there.
Kirito: Seems so. Let's go talk to them.
Asuna: Okay. Maybe they have some tips for this dungeon.
Kirito: You guys look like you're having a lot of fun! Is this a good quest or something?
Player A: Hm? Oh, no, we weren't talking about this quest.
Player B: Nope. We were talking about AR!
Kirito: Oh! Augmented reality, eh?
Player C: Yup! There have been some huge advances in AR tech lately, and there's an AR game coming
Player C: out that's so realistic, people say it feels like an alternate dimension!
Kirito: Wow...
Asuna: Is it like those games for the old-school handheld devices that used your location data?
Player A: Yes, but WAY more advanced, and the AR device is even smaller than the AmuSphere.
Player A: It's just a little wearable device that you put on.
Kirito: And then it overlays graphics on the real world? Hmm.
Player B: You've probably seen it in the news by now.
Player B: The device is called the Augma, and they just released the first trailer for the game today.
Player B: That's what we were all watching just now,
Player B: and we couldn't help but get hyped!
Kirito: I see. So you weren't talking about ALO, then.
Player C: It's up on the info page. You should have a look!
Kirito: We should take a look at it later, Asuna.
Asuna: Yeah. Right now we've got a quest to complete!
Kirito: Ha ha, that we do.

### Level 50

Kirito: What'd you find? Wait, didn't you say you were gonna log out?
Leafa: I just got a message from Sakuya!
Leafa: They've released more info about that AR game those players were just talking about!
Kirito: Ah, yeah. I saw that too.
Leafa: You did?! That was fast.
Leafa: Wait, the info page admins only just released this info. How'd you manage to beat them to the punch?
Kirito: Ha ha, I didn't beat anyone to anything. I just happened to see it.
Leafa: It's crazy, isn't it? All the message boards are buzzing about it!
Leafa: Who would've thought we'd get to experience FullDive-levels of presence in real life?
Kirito: Yeah, it's pretty wild. Although...
Leafa: Although what?
Kirito: Eh, never mind, it wasn't important. What was the name of that wearable device again?
Leafa: The, uhhh...Augma, I think.
Kirito: Yeah, that's it. It's actually pretty cheap, considering all the features.
Leafa: Yeah, I might be able to afford it with the money I got over the holidays!
Leafa: You're gonna get it, right?
Kirito: I dunno, it's pretty expensive. Maybe I can convince someone to give me one...
Leafa: Wait, are you telling me that you're NOT going to be an early adopter this time?
Leafa: Don't you want to be the first person to have this, like you were when the NerveGear came out?
Leafa: I mean, you saw the info about it before anyone else did...
Kirito: Like I said, that was a coincidence. Don't get me wrong, I'm intrigued.
Kirito: It's definitely cool tech, but I think I prefer VR.
Kirito: I won't know for sure until I try it, though.
Leafa: Hmm, taking a wait-and-see approach, are you? Weird.

### Level 70

Asuna: Good idea. That last fight was tough, with all those other players involved.
Asuna: I'll bet this time will be no-hm?
Kirito: What's up? Did you get a message or something?
Kirito: Oh, looks like I just got it too.
Asuna: I'll bet it's the same one I got...
Kirito: The PvP Tournament is...canceled?!
Kirito: Due to a lack of participants? Seriously?
Asuna: I know! It used to be so popular that they resorted to a lottery system to see who got in.
Kirito: How'd they fall short?
Player: So you got the cancellation notice too, eh?
Kirito: Yeah. Were you a participant too?
Player: Yep.
Kirito: Do you really think they couldn't find enough players?
Player: There was a time I wouldn't have, and a message like that would've caused chaos. Now? I dunno.
Kirito: What do you mean? What changed?
Player: Well, AR games are getting all the attention. You've heard about them, right?
Kirito: Yeah, of course. But they're not online yet, are they?
Player: No, but they're all players can talk about lately.
Player: As soon as it all goes online, that's where people will be spending their time and money.
Player: Which means they're saving up all that time and money right now.
Kirito: Yeah. It makes sense when I think about it, and yet...
Asuna: People are leaving ALO behind, aren't they?
Player: Gamers have a hard time controlling expectations when a new piece of hardware comes out.
Kirito: Yeah, I know how that goes.
Asuna: So it's really happening. ALO is going to start losing players.
Kirito: No, I don't think so. At least not permanently. There'll just be a brief dip.
Kirito: It'll depend on how much fun the new game is. Those who don't like OS will come back to ALO.
Asuna: If you say so...
Kirito: People are probably comparing the two games right now.
Asuna: Which I guess means no more tournaments in the meantime.
Kirito: Yeah, unfortunately...

### Level 80

Kirito: Sugu, um...
Kirito: I wouldn't get too excited if I were you...
Leafa: Uh oh... Why?
Asuna: Today's quest is a mix of mob and PvP fighting.
Leafa: Okay... And...?
Asuna: Well, there may not be as many players as there usually are.
Leafa: Really? Why not?
Kirito: Everyone seems rather preoccupied with the new AR game that's coming out soon.
Kirito: So I don't think there will be as many players as usual.
Asuna: And one of the big PvP tournaments just got canceled.
Asuna: Because there weren't enough players, huh?
Leafa: Well, I'm here! And I'm super pumped!
Kirito: Oh yeah?
Leafa: Fewer players means a better shot at the top spot, right?
Leafa: That's fine by me! In fact, it just gives me even more motivation to play!
Asuna: Hehe, that's Leafa-ever the optimist!
Asuna: You'll probably keep playing ALO even after that new AR game launches.
Kirito: We'll see. She can also get swept up in new trends pretty easily.
Leafa: If it's fun, I'll play it! But I like ALO too much to just give it up at the drop of a hat!
Kirito: Ha ha, so that's how it is.
Leafa: Besides, it's not even out yet! Let's just enjoy ALO while we can, guys!
Asuna: I agree!
Kirito: Yeah, let's go!