In the 303rd period, the battle rages on. The battle is being fought on the front lines of defense, and it is too dangerous for them to send Asuna alone. They are fighting "top - level enemies" , and they do not know what to do. They have no idea where to find the real Asuna, so they leave it to them to find her. They do not want to send her away alone, as it would be too dangerous, but they are afraid that if they do, it will be too late to save her. As soon as he touches distance, he knows that he can get him, and he feels bad that he did not make a move. If he had, he would have cleaned us up, he says. He says that he has the best advantage he could ever have in a surprise attack, but he still cannot do it. He thinks that if he had made a move, he could have cleaned them up. He wonders if he could really be a man like herrmann, who would have been able to get him out of the way. He has a feeling that he will be killed if he does not do something. He is sure that he would be dead if he did. He asks why he has such a sword, and she says that it is for power. She says that she would give her self over to the devils just for power