That the avatar is also small enough for Kuroyukihime's avatar to carry him around like a pocket pet while in the virtual world is probably also a big plus in his book. Why? Because Kuroyukihime commented that she thought the pig was cute, and now Haru has no intention of ridding himself of it. When they were removed, he did have the option to switch his avatar over to the badass knight he'd originally wanted to use, but has chosen not to. The little pink pig avatar Haruyuki Arita uses in Accel World for day-to-day virtual interaction was originally forced on him by the bullies who tormented him as a comment on his girth.
