While fishing near a lake, Kirito encounters Nishida, an avid fisherman. He remarks that, despite honing his fisherman skills, he is unable to cook delicious dishes with what he catches. Kirito invites him to his home for Asuna to cook the fish he caught for them. During their meal, Nishida mentions to Kirito that he tried to catch a huge fish so many times before but failed, and he asks Kirito to help him. Later, Nishida manages to hook the fish and passes the rod to Kirito to reel it in. The fish is revealed to be a huge monster, which Asuna defeats. Soon after, Kirito receives a message from Heathcliff. Before leaving Nishida, Asuna recounts how she developed feelings for Kirito over time. Kirito and Asuna meet up at the guild's headquarters, where they learn that a party of twenty guild members had been trapped and killed in the boss room of the 75th Floor. A team of players from several guilds, including Kirito, Asuna, Klein and Agil, are assembled together. Once inside, the team battles the terrifying boss of the 75th Floor, the Skull Reaper.