WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Episode 22 of Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld, Part 2, "Alice" now streaming on Crunchyroll.

The battle might be over in War of Underworld, but Alice’s story continues with the future of Fluctlight AI and Underworld itself in question.

Having not made it out of Underworld’s server fast enough, Kirito and Asuna are still stuck there. Meanwhile, Rinko introduces Alice to the world during a massive press conference. During the Q&A, several reporters are skeptical of Alice’s intentions and fear that she poses a danger to society. Kirito’s friends watch the press conference and jokingly comment on Alice’s annoyed expressions. Also during the press conference, Higa and Kikuoka watch over Kirito and Asuna in their comatose state. The two discuss the fallout following the Ocean Turtle incident and Kikuoka is revealed that have faked his death as a result.

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As the press conference goes on, Alice senses something and heads towards the Ocean Turtle, where Kirito finally wakes-up. After telling Alice that her sister is waiting for her in a deep freeze at the Central Cathedral, Kirito asks Higa to erase his and Asuna’s memories of the last 200 years spent in Underworld. Kirito wakes up in a hospital shortly after, having heard Eugeo’s voice. Both Asuna and Kikuoka come to visit him, with the latter revealing the government’s plan to take control of Underworld and its residents.

Sometime later, Higa is shown running tests in his room. It is revealed that he made a copy of Kirito’s 200-year-old consciousness, and the two begin discussing the situation surrounding Underworld. Kirito mentions that they’ll need to contact Kayaba for help, and after checking footage of the events following the incident in the engine room, Higa realizes that Kayaba survived the explosion.

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Kirito returns home and collapses in his bed. As he remembers his time in Underworld, he mourns Eugeo’s death while wishing that he’d forgotten about him as well. Suguha tries to console him, and Kirito tells her about his time spent with Eugeo in Underworld.

Sometime after, Alice and Rinko are shown attending an event. As Rinko socializes, Alice looks away out of a nearby window. While the party continues around her, Alice realizes that something is wrong with her. Rinko is then shown trying to call Kirito.

“Alice” finally brings Alice to the real-world, but her days might already be numbered. With the future of Underworld at risk, War of Underworld still has plenty on the line as the season winds down to what will be an undoubtedly eventful finale.

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