Following the end of the second "Bullet of Bullets," a tournament in GGO...a third body is found. In response, Kirigaya Kazuto, better known as "Kirito" is sent to stop the bleeding. However, with increased pressure from his higher-ups, and the thought of another body appearing, the Virtual Division leader decides to send the Black Swordsman 'extra' help...from across the Pacific.

With the fighting for the Farm at its end and a quiet peace ready to unfold. Goblin Slayer, leader of a few fateful adventurers, receives a quest directly from the Archbishop, Sword Maiden, about a lost noble's daughter during a goblin quest. And with the howling of winter, StossTruppen, one of those fateful adventurers, urges his leader on. Tension and an uncertain future follow.