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That said he did not have dual wielding at the start of things, and in fact can be roughly guessed to have found it a little over a year after the fact in game, so for all the speed Kirito had, it was likely due to a higher agility or endurance based skill, if not both for how long he could keep it up. Furthermore, Asuna's rapier having the speed boost was what I was talking about. The speed covers for the lack of a defensive tool.IG42 said:Well actually only certain one-handed swords like Asuna's rapier provide a speed bonus. Kirito's long-sword doesn't the only reason he doesn't pick up a shield is because of dual-wielding.
As to my defense for the idea that there was an agility or endurance skill is that not all characters seemed capable of pulling off the same acrobatic moves that other could, while other characters seemed to tire out far faster, yet hit harder.