Sword Art Online 13 (Dengeki Bunko) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] Bloom, Blue Rose." Kirito and Eugio are aiming for the top floor of the Central Cathedral, a chalk tower that is the symbol of the Church of the Axiom, where the High Priest, the Administrator, awaits them. Kirito and Eugioh are aiming for the top floor, where the "Administrator," the highest priest, awaits. At last, they come face to face again with Alice, the knight of the "Golden Rhinoceros". However, Kirito and Alice's "Armed Domination Technique" goes out of control and destroys the outer wall of the tower, throwing them both out of the cathedral. Eugio, separated from Kirito, continues to climb the tower alone, trusting that his partner is still alive. The oldest and strongest knight of integrity, Vercuri Synthesis One, appears before him. Facing this legendary warrior, whom he has admired since childhood, Eugio draws the sword of the Blue Rose. The duel ends with the birth of a swordsman. In Kirito's absence, Eugio is clad in the armor of a knight of integrity, a cold light in his eyes...

「咲け、青薔薇」“公理教会”の象徴である白亜の塔“セントラル・カセドラル”、最高司祭“アドミニストレータ”の待つ最上階を目指すキリトとユージオ。ついに二人は、“金木犀”の整合騎士アリスと再び対面する。しかし、キリトとアリスの“武装完全支配術”が暴走して塔の外壁を破壊、二人はカセドラルの外へと投げ出されてしまう。キリトと離ればなれになったユージオは、相棒の存命を信じ、単身塔を上り続ける。そんな彼の前に現れたのは、最古にして最強の整合騎士、ベルクーリ・シンセシス・ワン。子供の頃から憧れていた伝説の武人を前に、ユージオは青薔薇の剣を抜く。その決闘の結末は、一人の剣士の誕生により幕を閉じる。キリト不在の中、ユージオは整合騎士の鎧に身を包み、瞳に冷たい光を浮かべ―。