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OtapediaKonno Yuki - Sword Art Online

Konno Yuki, registered as Yuuki in Serene Garden, Asuka Empire, Insect Site, and ALfheim Online, was a main character in the Mother's Rosario side story, and the main character of the Sisters' Prayer side story in Sword Art Online series.

Yuuki was one of the three founders of the Sleeping Knights guild, a group of terminal care patients who had met in the virtual hospice Serene Garden and decided to explore VRMMOs together for fun.

In ALO, Yuuki was dueling people for a reward, and earned the name of Absolute Sword because 67 players lost the duel with her, including Kirito, and zero won. She also made an 11 hit-combo Original Sword Skill called Mother's Rosario.

She died logged in ALO smiling in Asuna's arms with her friends and a thousand other players sending her off.

Bio

Japanese name 紺野木綿季
Real Life Description Had short black-brown hair and sickly pale skin.
ALO Description In ALO, Yuuki was a slim imp with red eyes, white skin with light purple tint, and long black hair with purple tint. Wore a red hairband with yellow ornament, obsidian chest armor, a bluebottle violet tunic, and a windswept skirt of the same color beneath the armor.
System name Yuuki
Epithet Absolute Sword (絶剣 zekken)
Age 15 (deceased)
Birthdate May 23, 2010
Death March 29, 2026
Gender Female
Race Imp
Affiliation Sleeping Knights
VR/AR Serene Garden, Asuka Empire, Insect Site, ALO
Family Konno Aiko (elder twin sister); unnamed parents
Voice Actors JP: Yuki Aoi; EN: Erica Mendez
First Appearance Novel: Volume 7, Chapter 3; Sister's Player Prologue; Manga: Mother's Rosario Manga Stage.001 (cameo), Stage.002 (actual); Anime: Season 2 Episode 19; Game: Hollow Fragment

Personality

Yuuki refused to let the development of her condition get to her, and was having all the fun that she could. She believed and taught Asuna that some things can only be conveyed via a conflict.

Background

Yuuki was born by a caesarian section, but lost a lot of blood on accident and had a blood transfusion. The blood had been infected with HIV, and her entire family ended up infected before anyone realized. Life became a constant pain and battle for Yuuki. In fourth grade, her immune system weakened, and she lived in the hospital.

In February 2023, after contracting esophageal candidiasis, Doctor Kurahashi offered Yuuki to test a fresh prototype of Medicuboid, the medical FullDive device. Yuuki agreed despite many SAO incident, the physical solitude of a sterile room, and infection related concerns. She spent three years logged in, during which time her entire family passed away.

Chronology

Sisters' Prayer

On May 11, 2024, in Serene Garden, Ran told Yuuki there was a government plan to break into all of the SAO players' NerveGears and destroy the batteries at the exact same time. Yuuki was reminded her family managed to spend some time together in SereGa before their deaths.

On May 12, Yuuki entered AE with her older sister and became a swordswoman. She liked the experience that made her happy.

On May 16, Yuuki prof changed to samurai class and was praised by her friend Merida. She started thinking her in-game skill was thanks to the better FullDive device.

On May 23, Merida took Aiko's modified NerveGear planning to enter SAO, but the situation was resolved. Yuuki fought Merida in a duel in AE to convey the fun of the experience.

Mother's Rosario

In ALO, Yuuki was challenging anyone willing, betting her eleven-hit skill. On January 7, 2026, Asuna challenged her. She lost, but Yuuki was impressed and asked her to join the Sleeping Knights to help defeat the Floor 27 boss of New Aincrad, getting their names into the hall of fame on the Monument of Swordsmen. Asuna agreed to be their healer for some dropped loot as payment.

On January 8, just as they were losing their fight, Asuna noticed surveillance magic in play, and deduced they did not have much recuperation time to redo the battle before someone else would use their battle data. They found a dozen players blocking the boss passage with dozens more coming. With Kirito and Klein joining in to buy them time, the party fought their way through and faced the boss again. After much struggle, Asuna caught on to the weakness of the boss, and Yuuki acted on it to finish it, and called Asuna "sis" without realizing.

Asuna wanted to know Yuuki better, but SK were acting awkwardly about it, and when she offered to join SK for real, it got more awkward. They were taking a picture in front of the Monument, and Yuuki called Asuna "sis" again. When asked, she cried and logged off.

On January 11, Kirito and Asuna found Yuuki IRL, so Asuna went to see her in the hospital. Yuuki was happy Asuna did not shun her upon learning the truth from the doctor, and they met in ALO. Asuna learned the truth about SK and offered Yuuki to help her visit the real school with a camera module.

On January 12, the professors and then classmates welcomed Yuuki. In the evening, Asuna helped Yuuki see her old home before it was torn down. In turn, Yuuki's conflict approach and advice helped Asuna resolve her own mother situation.

On March 29, 2026, Yuuki was dying, and wanted to meet Asuna in ALO. Yuuki then gave her Skill to Asuna, and passed away peacefully in the company of over a thousand friends and people paying tribute to the Absolute Sword.

Non-canon

Hollow Fragment

Yuuki and Kirito found themselves in an area in the skies above Aincrad, and Yuuki found out it was SAO. Kirito told her he had cleared the game, and Yuuki challenged him to a First Strike duel. Kirito won, and she promised she would find him again once she would be stronger. Then she disappeared.

Known Sword Skills

ALfheim Online

One-handed Sword: Vertical Square
Original Sword Skill: Mother's Rosario

Trivia

  • Yuuki did not want Kirito in her party despite his strength on par with Asuna, because he had discovered their secret.
  • Kirito mentioned Yuuki's reaction speed surpassed his, so she could have become the Dual-wielder in SAO.
  • Her name sounding the same as Asuna's surname was noted a few times.
  • Yuuki ranked second in an official character popularity poll.

References

Konno Yuuki - Fan Wiki

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