Lancelot is on the high ground, and in the sky red by the setting sun, only Zhang Yu and Asuna are now the figures. Except for the occasional sound of trains coming from the ground and the chirping of birds in the air, there was silence.

Behind the majestic Lancelot, three pairs of huge wings of light spread out, standing in the background of the sunset, dreamy like a picture scroll.

"Oh, what a view!"

From the very beginning, Asuna kept leaning out of Lancelot's palm to look out at the streets of Tokyo shrouded in the setting sun.

"—then again."

As if she wanted to change the subject, she stretched while making a "hmm~" sound. Then he looked at Zhang Yu who was leisurely beside him, and a carefree smile appeared on his face.

"It's our first date in the real world. In fact, that ...... How to say that? It's much, much happier than you imagined. ”

“……”

It happened too suddenly. So although Zhang Yu couldn't see it himself, his cheeks should have been full of guilt. Such a simple thing actually moved Asuna so much. With Yufemia, there is even more guilt in my heart.

"What's wrong? Jade, your face is very red. ”

“…… It's sunset. ”

After saying that, he lowered his head.

"Really?"

Then, Asuna moved her body to Zhang Yu's side and made a gesture of looking up to check his face.

"Bah-"

"It's really red, is this some kind of disease?"

Staying at a distance where you could almost feel her breath, Asuna said.

"No...... No...... No, it's because ......"

Zhang Yu's gaze naturally fell on Asuna's seemingly soft lips.

"Huh?"

Asuna also did not hesitate, pressing her cherry blossom-colored lips to Zhang Yu's lips. This is not uncommon in SAO. In the real world, apart from the moment when they were separated, it was the first time they kissed.

Zhang Yu's eyes widened, and she hugged Asuna's soft delicate body with her backhand.

Her lips were soft, moist and had a sweet smell that made his head feel like a hammer to the touch. The taste of kissing is lemon flavor, and this statement is deceitful. It should be the lemonade that Asuna drank during the day.

After the two kissed for a while, Zhang Yu took Asuna and flew around the sky again and kept warm for a while. In the end, Asuna looked at the time and saw that it was getting late. forcibly suppressed her mood and asked Zhang Yu to send her back home.

"I'll tell you everything tomorrow."

After she got Zhang Yu's promise, she also walked into the house with brisk steps.

Asuna opens the door and sees the maid Akira Soda preparing to go home. She had just prepared dinner and was going home.

She smiled and bowed her head to the petite woman in her early forties.

"Good work, Ms. Sada."

The Ming Dynasty bowed to Asuna, she could see that Asuna seemed to be in a good mood, and kindly reminded.

"You're so polite, miss. My wife was already in the restaurant. ”

“…… That's right, thank you. Sorry for the delay. ”

Asuna nodded again, and Ming Ming bowed deeply again, then opened the heavy door and hurried home.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a child who was in elementary school or middle school. Although her family also lives in Setagaya Ward, she only goes to buy groceries and rushes home to cook now, so no matter how fast she is, it will drag on until half past seven. For children who are growing up, this waiting time can be quite painful.

Asuna once tried to suggest to her mother that it would be okay to let the Ming Dynasty prepare dinner first and put it in the restaurant, but her mother ignored Asuna's opinion at all.

The metal sound of each of the three locks sounded, and Asuna turned and walked across the hall toward the dining room.

As soon as she opened the heavy oak door, a calm, but stern voice came into her ears.

"It's too slow!"

Asuna glanced at the clock on the wall, and it was exactly half past six. Just as she was about to say this, the voice flew again.

"You should have sat down five minutes ago."

"Sorry......"

Asuna whispered this, stepped on the thick carpet in her slippers, and finally walked to the table. The good mood of seeing Zhang Yu today has completely disappeared at this moment because of the person in front of him.

She lowered her head and sat directly in a high-backed chair.

In the center of the restaurant, which is about 10 square meters, there are eight chairs and a long table. The second chair in the northeast corner of the table is Asuna's seat, her brother Koichiro's chair to her left, and her father's Shozo's seat to the east, but neither of them is currently at home.

Sitting on the chair in front of Asuna's left is none other than her mother, Kyoko Yuuki. Kyoko holds her beloved sherry in one hand, and her eyes fall on the original book of economics. In terms of women, Kyoko's figure can be regarded as quite tall. Although she is thin, she has a large skeleton and does not make people feel weak.

His dark brown hair was neatly parted in the middle and fit just over his shoulders.

Although Kyoko's appearance is quite dignified, the high bridge of her nose and the deep, short wrinkles at the corners of her mouth give a cold impression.

Maybe she was deliberately trying to create this impression. Kyoko relied on sharp words and ruthless political skills to defeat all the rivals in the school, and became a full professor at the age of 49 last year.

After Asuna sat down, Kyoko, with her head down, closed the hardcover book directly, and then spread the napkin on her knees. When she picked up her knife and fork, she finally glanced at Asuna.

But this time, Asuna lowered her head. She whispered, "I'm moving," and reached for the spoon.

For a while, only the faint sound of silverware clashing could be heard in the dining room.

Dinner includes a vegetable salad with blue cheese, broad bean soup, grilled white fish with herb sauce, whole grain bread, and more...... The daily meals are all decided by Kyoko after calculating the nutritional content, and of course she is not the one who cooks.

When did it start to become such a stressful thing to dine with my mother? Asuna moved her knife and fork, and the thought was spinning in her head.

No, maybe it has always been like this. I still remember that as long as I accidentally spilled the soup or had vegetables that I didn't eat, I would be severely scolded by my mother. In the past, Asuna never knew what a happy meal time was.

Asuna continued to eat mechanically, and let her mind wander to her home in a distant world. At this time, Kyoko's voice pulled her back again.

“…… Are you still using that machine? ”

Asuna glanced at her mother, then nodded slightly.

“…… Well. I made an appointment with everyone to do our homework together. ”

"You still have to write your own homework."

Asuna knew that even if she explained that it was no different from handwriting, Kyoko would not be able to understand it. She had no choice but to keep her head down and open her mouth to talk about other topics.

"Everyone lives far away. We'll meet over there in a moment. ”

"It's not a meeting with that kind of machine at all. Speaking of which, it's good to do your homework by yourself. When you're with friends, you're just talking. ”