Time returned to the time when Luo Zhen stepped into Arune.

When Rogen entered Arune, in the golden birdcage room hanging between the tall branches of the World Tree that reached into the sky, Asuna was lying on the bed, her body curled up, hugging her knees, as if protecting herself, looking so lonely.

Inevitably, Sugo Nobuyuki found out about the existence of Yui and others, and did something to her, under normal circumstances, Yui would not take the initiative to come out, and only when it was confirmed that Sugo Nobuyuki would not come, they would take the initiative to appear.

And during this time, Asuna must be alone and resist loneliness and fear, and continue to stay here, waiting for the time to be saved.

So, for Asuna, today is still a lonely day.

However...

"Zheng!"

Suddenly, in the space in front of Asuna, a young girl in a white dress suddenly appeared with a burst of light.

"Goo!"

"Whew!"

Butterflies and butterflies appeared together and cried.

"Yui? How did you get out? ”

Asuna, who was fighting the loneliness, sat up sharply, looking at Yui who appeared, her face full of astonishment.

However, at this moment, Yui was not as gentle as before, but as if she was excited, and her expression was at a loss.

"Daddy..."

Yui opened her voice tremblingly.

"Huh?"

Asuna didn't react in the first place.

But soon, Asuna knew what the reason for Yui's abnormality was.

"Daddy...! Father...! It's Daddy...! ”

Yui was more excited than ever.

"I feel like Daddy is nearby! Daddy is here! ”

Yui's words, like a heavy hammer, slammed into Asuna's head, making Asuna's head blank.

However, at the same time, an emotion strong enough to blow everything away burst from Asuna's heart, making Asuna tremble as well.

At this moment, there was only one sentence left in Asuna's heart.

He's coming.

He's coming.

He's finally here.

Asuna's loneliness and despair were completely replaced by joy and anxiety, and her eyes moistened.

"It's... Is this true? Yui! ”

Asuna's voice trembled more than Yui, as if she was afraid of being woken up from her dreams.

"It's true!"

Yui seemed to have been confirmed many times, and her eyes were moist as well.

"This is Dad's ID file in SAO, and the form and character mode of the player's archive are exactly the same as at that time, and now it has appeared in the central city of Arun at the root of the World Tree, there will be no mistake!"

After entering ALO in the form of Asuna's possessions, Yui no longer has administrator privileges as in the past, but as an AI intelligent program, Yui still has some intelligent functions, such as being able to provide query and log in to the wide area map file, and can also confirm the player's ability value, and search for its location and coordinates, but there is no way to enter the main database, so it can only be confirmed when there is contact with the player, or when the other party comes around.

Now, when Rajin stepped into Arune's range, Yui confirmed the arrival of Razhen's ID and character with her own authority.

"Luo Zhen!"

Asuna immediately rushed to the fence of the golden birdcage, clinging to the fence and shouting outside.

"Daddy!"

Yui also came to the fence and called with all her might.

"Goo!"

"Whew!"

Even the colorful butterflies and flower butterflies seemed to be excited, calling desperately.

It's a pity that this place is not known how far away from Arun at the root of the World Tree, let alone shouting, even thunder may not be able to reach below.

"I'm going to try to simulate the message pattern of the system warning and talk to Dad!"

Yui immediately closed her eyes.

Looking at such a Yui, Asuna also held back her anxiety and longing, looking at the bottomless ground below, and almost couldn't hold back her tears.

Still, Asuna endured.

"It's okay... It's okay..."

Even if we don't see each other now, that's okay.

Because, at least, Asuna already knew that he had come here, in front of the World Tree.

In this case, he will definitely come to his own face and meet himself.

This is the object of her affection, a miraculous genius who can use his mind to overcome any difficult situation.

"Luo Zhen..."

It's almost there.

It's almost there.

The man was coming soon.

Therefore, no matter what, you have to hold back and not cry.

Even if you want to cry, you have to cry bitterly in his arms, not here, in front of the invisible enemy, to show your cowardly side.

"Dad... Daddy..."

Yui has been calling Luo Zhen all the time, trying to contact Luo Zhen.

Because of the distance and the lack of authority, Yui is not sure that his voice can reach Luo Zhen.

But Yui still believes that Luo Zhen will be able to hear her voice.

Then, just like when he picked himself up in SAO, Luo Zhen will definitely appear in front of him.

Until then, no matter how many times, Yui would try to call him.

"Dad... Father... Father...! ”

Yui shouted.

"Goo!"

"Whew!"

Butterflies and Butterflies immediately echoed and shouted in the loudest voices.

In the golden birdcage, the imprisoned birds cried incessantly.

For the coming figure.

............

"Dad... Father... Father...! ”

In his mind, the girl's call kept ringing, so that Luo Zhen could hear it more and more clearly.

Luo Zhen raised his head and looked at the top of the World Tree, his breath becoming hot.

"There can't be a mistake..."

This is Yui's voice.

Yui is here, right at the top of that World Tree.

What the hell is going on?

Luo Zhen didn't know.

Luo Zhen only knows that the daughter who used to keep calling her father in SAO is now here, in this game.

Originally, Luo Zhen was also worried that after the SAO customs clearance, there would be something wrong with Yui, who was an AI in the SAO, so he had already sent a commission to Seijiro Kikuoka, asking him to find a way to find Yui's program file and notify him as soon as possible, but he didn't receive the news for a long time.

It wasn't until now that Luo Zhen was sure that Yui was in this world, even by Asuna's side.

"Could it be that Asuna's subconscious rejected my call because of Yui?"

Luo Zhen finally understood.

If Asuna answers her call and wakes up in reality, then Yui, who is an AI, can only stay in this world, and it is not difficult to imagine what the final result will be.

In view of this, Asuna subconsciously rejected her call just to protect Yui.

Knowing this, Luo Zhen smiled.

Laughing very happily.

"It seems that there is nothing wrong with this trip."

If he recklessly wakes Asuna up in reality, or takes action against the mastermind behind everything, then Yui really doesn't know what will happen.

Perhaps, she will be deleted by the people behind the scenes who are angry and angry.

Perhaps, she will be used as a lever and hostage to threaten Rogen and Asuna.

What is certain is that once Asuna is no longer in this world, Yui will definitely be discovered by the other party and then disposed of.

And now, the mother and daughter who made them think about it for a long time are safe and sound.

"Whew..."

Luo Zhen exhaled deeply.

Eyes, calmed down.