Character profile
Rika Shinozaki
篠崎里香Lis (リズ) / Lisbeth (リズベット)
Biography
Rika Shinozaki, known as Lisbeth, is a mace user and blacksmith who runs a shop on Aincrad's 48th floor. She forged Asuna's rapier Lament Light and later teams up with Kirito to search for material capable of producing a sword at least as good as Elucidator. The journey makes her confront her own loneliness and desire for warmth. In ALO, she plays a Leprechaun blacksmith.
Story spoilers
Rika realizes she loves Kirito, but after learning that Asuna's feelings are for him, she decides to step aside. When SAO is cleared she nevertheless shouts that she loves him and promises to see him in the real world; after the ALO incident, she does, attending school with Kirito and Asuna.
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