Lizbeth/Synopsis

#### Pre-Episode 7

On November 6, 2022, Lizbeth got her hands on a NerveGear and a copy of Sword Art Online, a VRMMO set in a multifloored castle in the sky called Aincrad. She logged into SAO and was trapped in the game along with 10,000 other players. She was one of the players who took the news about the death game the hardest.

Sometime later, she became a member of a Guild, with three other players. Eventually, Lizbeth decided to become a blacksmith and started leveling up her Skill. One day, she heard of a rare ore that could speed up the process, but it was in a Dungeon that was too high level for her. Knowing she wouldn't make it on her own, Lizbeth convinced her fellow Guild members to take her, saying that she would stick behind them. However, upon finding the ore, Lizbeth got too excited and ran for it, triggering a trap. Lizbeth managed to escape the Dungeon, but all her friends were killed. Ever since the death of her Guild, Lizbeth became a recluse, too afraid to go outside in case something similar happened again.

Eventually, Lizbeth opened a blacksmith shop in the Floor 48 city of Lindas, where she met a player named Asuna, who became a regular customer, as well as Lizbeth's only friend at the time. As such, Lizbeth made Asuna a rapier named Lambent Light, and routinely sharpened it for free.

#### Episode 7

On June 24, 2024, Asuna came to Lizbeth's shop to have her rapier sharpened. Once Lizbeth finishes, Asuna compliments Lizbeth on her work and asks why they don't spend more time together. Lizbeth reminds Asuna that it's because she refuses to leave the safety of her shop and Asuna keeps declining Lizbeth's offer to stay with her and live in her closet "like an adorable boogeyman", causing Asuna to smile awkwardly at her.

Lizbeth then notices that Asuna is wearing a new pair of earrings and thinks she's trying to impress a secret lover, which Asuna doesn't really deny, as she gets spooked off by Lizbeth's extremely personal questions. As Asuna leaves, Lizbeth begs her for details, saying she lives vicariously through Asuna, and as such, she views Asuna's sex life is her own. Asuna then begs Lizbeth to leave the shop and meet someone, saying it can't be worse than what being alone in the shop is doing to her, before leaving. Lizbeth considers this, but almost immediately rejects the notion after looking at an old picture of herself and her friends, convincing herself that she meets a lot of nice people in the shop. However, as she says this, a player named Kirito enters the shop and demands service, threatening to burn the building to the ground in thirty seconds, effectively proving Lizbeth wrong.

Lizbeth emerges from the back room just as Kirito reaches the last second, apologizing for making him wait, and asks how she can help him. Kirito tells Lizbeth that he wants to make a custom order, not realizing that she's the blacksmith. When Lizbeth informs him of this detail, a surprised Kirito makes a rude comment about her "traditional blacksmithing hoopskirt". After Lizbeth stumbles over her retaliation, Kirito asks her to craft a sword that's equally good or better than the one he already possesses, due losing his other sword in an event he refuses to talk about. Despite the sword being an Elucidator, the "gnarliest sword you can get from a monster drop", Lizbeth presents Kirito with the best sword she's ever forged, a "bad enough sword to rescue the president" with the Lizbeth Quality Guarantee. To test the sword's durability, Kirito slashes it against his Elucidator, causing it to break in half, shocking Lizbeth. Lizbeth tries to salvage what's left of her sword, but it shatters, causing her to collapse to the floor in despair.

Kirito asks her if she's going to start crying, commenting how he can't deal with anymore crying women in his life, but to his surprise, Lizbeth springs up in a fit of rage over Kirito's actions, telling him to leave. However, Kirito reminds Lizbeth of her own quality guarantee and how poorly advertised the sword was, stating that he could've been killed if he faced an enemy with it. Kirito then tells Lizbeth that he won't spread any negative rumors about her business if she makes him the best sword in the game. Lizbeth reminds Kirito he requested a sword that was "as good or better", but Kirito tells her that the prices have gone up, calling it the "Lizbeth Quality Guarantee plus interest". Hearing this, Lizbeth reaches her boiling point and tells Kirito she'll make the best sword he's ever seen but needs an ultra-rare metal to forge it. Kirito agrees to this condition and asks where to find it. Lizbeth warns Kirito the metal is hidden within the mountains of Floor 55, guarded by an Elite Dragon, much to Kirito's boredom. Annoyed, Lizbeth tells him that he'll probably never find the item anyway, as it won't even spawn unless he's partied with a master blacksmith, only to realize that this means she'll have to go with him and finally leave the safety of her shop.

While on the Western Mountain, on Floor 55, Lizbeth complains with how cold the mountain is, with Kirito pointing out mountains are usually cold. Lizbeth tries to fire back by asking why Kirito isn't cold, to which he replies that, unlike her, he has pants on. Kirito then gives Lizbeth a coat to keep her warm, saying that, even though it's not a pair of pants, it will do the trick. Lizbeth is touched by this unusual act of kindness and wonder if Kirito isn't as bad as she thought. This moment is slightly ruined when Kirito tells her to hurry up, as it'll be dark soon, making Lizbeth realize they might not get back before it gets dark.

At the top of the mountain, Lizbeth is amazed by all the beautiful crystals scattering the area and tries to venture off, causing Kirito to pull her by her hood. At first Lizbeth is mad at him, but when Kirito reminds her that they're in a Boss Room and she can't just run off ahead, Lizbeth suddenly shuts down, remembering the death of her friends, and apologizes for her carelessness. Now on good terms, Kirito tells Lizbeth to prepare her Teleport Crystal and hide herself away while he handles the Dragon. Shocked, Lizbeth tells Kirito that he can't face the Dragon alone, but he suddenly cuts her off, screaming, "DO IT SACHI!". Realizing what he's just said, Kirito calms down, pats Lizbeth on the head, and tells her to pretend what he said didn't happen, leaving a very confused Lizbeth behind.

Suddenly, the Dragon begins to emerge, prompting Kirito to tell Lizbeth to hide behind the crystals. As Lizbeth watches Kirito face down the Dragon, she screams out to him that it's charging a breath attack. Ironically though, this ends up distracting Kirito and he gets blasted by said attack, just barely managing to deflect it. Lizbeth asks Kirito why he didn't dodge the attack, which ends up distracting him again and he gets blasted by yet another breath attack, which he also manages to deflect. Annoyed by the whole situation, Kirito decides to vent frustrations out on the Dragon and ends up his cutting off one of its arms. Amazed, Lizbeth emerges from her hiding spot, alerting the Dragon of her presence, much to Kirito's annoyance. Lizbeth doesn't see what the problem is at first but becomes very aware when the Dragon uses its wings to blow Lizbeth into a pit. Kirito then jumps in after Lizbeth and tries to shield her from the fall, yelling at her for failing to fulfil her one job.

The two then wake up at the bottom of the pit where Kirito gives Lizbeth a Healing Potion, stating that they're celebrating the fact that Lizbeth didn't manage to get them both killed, something Lizbeth agrees seems like an achievement for her. Kirito then declares the whole mission a failure and tells Lizbeth to teleport them out, only to find that the Teleport Crystals don't work. Hearing this, Kirito whines about how he's going to die cold and alone in a pit. Lizbeth tries to cheer him up by saying she's with him, only for Kirito to sarcastically remark on how the good news keeps coming. Annoyed, Lizbeth tells Kirito to focus on getting them out of the pit. Kirito then tries to run up on the wall but ends up slipping on the ice and falling back down, prompting the game's creator, Kayaba Akihiko, to play the sound effects of a Goofy cartoon. As Kirito climbs out of the hole made by him hitting the ground, he asks if Kayaba if the sound effects were necessary, to which Kayaba plays the sad trombone sound effect, much to Kirito's annoyance.

With no other options, Kirito and Lizbeth set up camp in the pit. During the night, Lizbeth remarks how exciting the day was despite their predicament, as they climbed a mountain and fought a Dragon, although Kirito points out that he fought the Dragon and the Dragon fought her at best. Lizbeth claims that she hasn't have this much fun since her Guild, making her stop in her tracks. Kirito asks why Lizbeth stays in her shop instead of hanging out with her Guild, to which Lizbeth clarifies that she had a Guild, making Kirito instantly realize what she meant. As Kirito goes through a mental breakdown, Lizbeth tells him what happened to her Guild. As Lizbeth begins blaming herself for the downfall of her Guild, Kirito holds her hand with tears in his eyes, begging her not say another word. This shocks Lizbeth, but she agrees stop, and the two fall asleep holding hands.

The next morning, Lizbeth wakes up and sees Kirito digging in the snow. Seeing him, Lizbeth has an inner monologue to herself about how she's starting to have feelings for Kirito, but she forces herself to stop once she realizes what she was doing. Lizbeth then asks Kirito why he's digging, to which Kirito reveals that he's found the rare metal they came for. Kirito hands Lizbeth the metal and reveals to her it's actually Dragon poop, causing Lizbeth to chuck it back at Kirito. After telling her that hygiene doesn't really matter in a virtual world, Kirito notices that the Dragon is flying down into the pit, much to Lizbeth's horror. However, Kirito evidently planned for this, as he grabs Lizbeth and runs up the wall to get on the Dragon, stabbing it the back with his Elucidator. The Dragon then flies out of the pit in surprise, carrying Kirito and Lizbeth along with it. However, as just as Kirito begins celebrating their victory, they're abruptly detached from the Dragon as soon as they're out of the pit, sending them sailing through the sky. While freefalling, Lizbeth gazes at the sunrise and notes that she would have never seen such a beautiful view if she stayed in her shop. She then thanks Kirito for pushing her to face her fears, as a panicking Kirito begs her to grab one of her Teleport Crystals.

Back at Lindas, Lizbeth goes to forge the one-handed long sword Kirito requested. Lizbeth prepares herself and activates the over-the-top rhythm mini game that is the game's crafting system, which Kirito is unable to see from his perspective. Upon completing the mini game, Lizbeth presents Kirito with a sword, which is the first of its kind and doesn't have a name. As he ponders on what to call it, Kirito asks how much he owes Lizbeth, to which she that he can have it for free, something that confuses Kirito. Lizbeth then tries to take the opportunity to confess her feelings to Kirito, but she is interrupted by Asuna, who bursts through the door and hugs Lizbeth. During the hug, Asuna whispers in Lizbeth ears that Kirito is "off limits", threatening to kill her if she doesn't comply. Asuna then lets Lizbeth go, pretending to be worried for her safety. Horrified by Asuna's threats, and by how quickly she pretended like nothing happened, Lizbeth runs away crying.

Lizbeth hides herself next to a bridge where Kirito finds her, having scanned the entire city from a nearby belltower. Kirito tells Lizbeth that he has no idea what Asuna said but guesses that it was "messed up and possibly, probably racist". After briefly distracting himself with the potential origins of Lizbeth's pink hair, Kirito tells Lizbeth that he's finally come up with a name for the sword she made him. He says that he decided to name it in memory of his adventure with Lizbeth, dubbing it "Sunlight Heart", which Lizbeth admires. However, Kirito then claims that he changed his mind and named it "The Piece of Shit... *DRAGON* Shit that is! LOL Trademark Lizbeth", followed by Lizbeth's contact info. Lizbeth asks Kirito why he would he do such a thing, to which he replies that it was in order to cement Lizbeth's legacy. Lizbeth laughs at this remark, remembering how much of an asshole Kirito is, and gets over her previous infatuation with him. Lizbeth then remarks that she can't believe she wanted to sleep with him, much to Kirito's shock.

#### Post-Episode 7

Lizbeth soon discovered that, during her conversation with Kirito, Asuna burned down her shop, something that made Lizbeth no longer consider Asuna a friend, as she was too scared of her. No longer having a shop, or a place to stay, Lizbeth met a man named Tiffany. She explained what Asuna did to Tiffany, after which she apparently moved into his shop in the Floor 50 city of Algade and the two seemed to bond over their mutual resentment towards Asuna.

#### Episode 9

On October 19, 2024, Kirito is in Tiffany's shop where he finds out that one of the Aincrad Liberation Front Soldiers he rescued was livestreaming the entire event, becoming very frustrated and embarrassed that his rant has been immortalized. As Tiffany laughs at the video, Lizbeth enters the room with a box in her hands, reassuring Kirito that none of the players care about his adorable little freak out, as they're too busy being in awe with his ability to hold two swords at the same time. As Tiffany and Lizbeth laugh at Kirito's newfound fame, Kirito asks what in the box Lizbeth's carrying, asking if it's more junk to make her next masterpiece. Lizbeth tells Kirito that it's all she could salvage from the wreckage of her shop after Asuna burned it down. Just then, as if on cue, Asuna appears to tell Kirito that the leader of her Guild wants to see him. However, before she can say it, Lizbeth freaks out upon seeing Asuna again and jumps out of a window with Tiffany, leaving Kirito alone with Asuna.

#### Episode 11

Although Lizbeth doesn't make an appearance, Kirito asks Tiffany to tell her he didn't name her sword "The Piece of Shit", a reference Tiffany doesn't understand, as Kirito worded the request vaguely.

#### Post-Episode 11

Lizbeth was most likely freed from SAO after Kirito defeated Kayaba, along with all of the other players.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 1
2. ↑ Episode 10
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Episode 7
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Episode 9
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Episode 11