The useful question is not who is stronger. It is how the same story-world makes two different identities legible.
YPS gap2
Layer gap0
PhysicalvsPhysical
Analysis
YPS-2
Clear power gap
YPS-4
Kirito holds a meaningful power lead. A 2-tier gap is bridgeable only by exploiting scenario and DNA advantages aggressively. Kirito's DNA tells a broader story: their narrative is built around self-determination and identity / raw destructive ceiling. Alice Zuberg's identity is more narrowly defined by comparison.
Alice Zuberg
Domain edges
Kirito
Combat
destructive output
Systemic
influence / control
Narrative
luck / story weight
Derived from DNA / bars show relative edge, not absolute power