[Kamui04]

Originally Posted by Yumii-chan

Cute episode. Why does it always feel like it ends before it's even starting?
Question about cursor and

Spoiler for spoilers from last episode:

Shouldn't Kirito's cursor be red? He killed another player after all.

Orange cursor is for players who committed a crime, but it doesn't make distinction between those who hit someone or those who killed. That's why you have the slang red player that denotes those who are known PKers. This is explained during Silica and Kirito's talk in the restaurant in Ep. 4. Where as Green players that attack orange players don't turn orange is inferred during Rosalia and Kirito's talk near the end but you need to pay attention to nuances and subtleties of the conversations in that episode.

Spoiler for Note about Light Novel:

And the same concept is explained in a lengthier and clearer way int he Light Novels, but in the end it's the same anyways

SAO anime is a show where you miss a lot if you're not paying attention. I started reading the LN after the murder mistery episodes but even back when I watched Ep. 4 I understood what they referred to green, orange, red (slang for PKers) and when you turn or not.