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No, actually he has the luxury to combine offense and defense: Dual Wield parry is vastly improved compared to single weapon one (as proved with Geam Eyes battle). If it wasn't for his dual wielding, he would have been killed on the spot. likewise, both Asuna and Kirito wouldn't be able to repell one of the scythe if both were single sword user.
So far only Heathcliff has been shown as being able to block Skull Reaper attacks with a shield, and that's probably due to his unique skill, so Kirito and Asuna parry is already a feat.
Speaking of which, Heathcliff's expression during the first block was sort of weird, so I suspect he has to commit seriously this time, which might lead to a penalty perhaps? His defense ability that seems to blend both huge defense and timed dodge is a tad too broken to be available without any penalty, moreso if he really never went below 50% hp.
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