"Ahh

"Ahhhhh

"Ahhhh

Although he said that he was not about to fight, the people around him all put on a posture of accumulating strength, and the moment the system sound stopped temporarily, it exploded.

"I did it!!"

Finally, the long-awaited moment, the moment of liberation, the moment of return, ushered in the cheers and cheers of men, women and children. The ground, the floor, and the entire floating city of Ayn Grant shook. No matter how big the boss monster's roar is, its sound is loud enough to surpass Lilan's roar.

Looking around, the comrades-in-arms of the captive group, who had been fighting, shed tears of joy, hugged each other, rolled on the ground, raised their hands and shouted loudly. That's right, they got impatient of waiting, folded their hands, and fought until now. And the cheers are sure to resound throughout the castle, not just here!

"Kirito-san————————!!!"

\"Kirito ──────────────────────────

\"Brother—————————— woo——!! \"

"Woo woo woo !!?"

The next moment, I was suddenly overwhelmed by something heavy and fell to the ground with a thud. In my dizzy head, I didn't know what was going on, but when I looked back, there were many pink, brown, orange, purple-white, purple-black, and gold girl heads in front of me. If you look closely, you can see the corpses.

Lizbet, Sirika, Filia, Streya, Araki, and Lifa all wanted to hug me all at once.

"Hey, hey, stop!"

All those who hugged me seemed to be ecstatic and rushed towards me, as if they could barely hear me. Any man wants to be spanked at least once, but that's not the case for someone like me who has a daughter and significant other!

"Hey, go away!"

"Right after that." Suddenly, Lizbet, Sirika, Filia, Streya, Araki, and Lifa were pulled from my body in turn, and it wasn't long before my body was free.

When I hurriedly lifted my upper body, not far from me, the six people just now looked like they didn't know what was going on, and there was a little surprise on their faces, it was a blonde girl with red eyes. and the ears of the white wolf.

\"Is Kiritoro-sama okay?" \"

"Did you help me, Lilan?"

"Ah, even so, the power of the dragon queen seems to be there. It seems that the muscle strength is the highest of them all, and I have the ability to forcibly take the same sex to another place. ”

I thought that when she was about to disappear, she had already lost the appearance and strength of the dragon queen, but it didn't seem to be the case. Then, using that power, Lilan seemed to snatch six excited people away from me.

"Is that so?"

"Yes, but even if I have the power of the Dragon Queen, my mission to protect you is over, and at the same time, my life is over."

As soon as Lilan said this, the people around her suddenly turned around. Of course, in this way, the game will be cleared and we will return to the original world. At that point, the main body of Yui will be in my NerveGear's local memory, so there won't be a problem, but Lilan won't.

"Oh, come on!"

"Ah, yes, although I have copied and regenerated a part of Yui, my body is still in this world. Now the world is collapsing, and I am destined to be a part of it and disappear. \"

Although it has come to this point, and even though Lilan has also been resurrected, the unexpected fact that Lilan is finally going to disappear with this world suddenly makes the cheers that shook the Ruby Palace come to an abrupt end.

Then, one of the people who had just pounced on me with joy, Silica, who was also an "animal tamer" like me, said in surprise.

\"That's right! Didn't Lilan-san get home with you!? \"

"No way. To realize this, I have to be cut off from the world, but even if I can do it outside, I can't control myself"

"No, no!"

Although we were able to meet again, we had to say goodbye forever.

"Sister, I won't let you go anymore, I won't let you do anything alone anymore, let's go back to the real world together!!"

Yui suddenly screamed, startling everyone around her, and she jumped into Lilan and hugged her body tightly.

\"By, by!? \"

When he and Shino were surprised again, Lilan's body was suddenly enveloped by the familiar white-gold light, turning into a ball of light. Then the ball of light flew around Yui like a firefly, and then jumped into Yui's chest and disappeared.

Shiina, surprised that Yui seemed to have absorbed Lilan's appearance, shouted at Yui.

\"You, you! \"

Yui gently turned to me and Shino. A relieved smile appeared on his face.

"Dad, Mom, I turned your sister into an object and sent her body to the same place as me. It's exactly the same way you did it to me when I was about to disappear. ”

I was surprised by Yui's words. The fact that Lilan and Yui are in the same place means

"That means Lilan won't disappear!?"

"That's right! My sister can go back to the real world with you! \"

Immediately afterward, the entire capture team began to cheer again. It was said that there would be sacrifices in the end, but it turned out that there were none, so I guess I was inadvertently overjoyed. Actually, I wanted to shout because of the strong joy in my heart, but I still forced myself to say to Yui.

"I'm glad that Kayaba commissioned me to replay, but if I suddenly lose it, I"

\"Oh, it's not just big sisters. I almost forgot! \"

Immediately after, Yui made an expression as if she realized something and started running. I didn't know where she was going this time, so I followed her with my eyes, only to find Yui stopped in front of Strea, who was an mhcp like her, and Strea looked at Yui curiously.

\"By the clothes? \"

"Strea was with us as well. Let's walk into Dad's local memories with my sister and me. ”

As she spoke, Yui hugged Stria's body, and the next moment Stria's surprise, her body was enveloped in white-purple light, and soon turned into a ball of light. When Yui reached over to her, the ball of light was sucked into her chest and vanished.

At the same time, the feeling that the body had become extremely heavy for a moment ran out and disappeared.

"Yui, Yui. Could it be Streya? \"

"Yes. Strea was back to what it was supposed to be in the same way, detached from this game and sent to Dad's NerveGear. But, sorry Dad. There is only a little bit left of Daddy's NerveGear's local memory capacity. has become"

I know that's what I've been feeling because of the pressure, but at the same time, it's also happy for me.

If Yui hadn't done that to Streya, Strea would have disappeared with the world. Strea's life was saved, as were Lilan (Lilan) and Yui (Yui). The amount of local memory is insignificant compared to this.

"Oooh!?"

Immediately after, we heard voices of surprise all around us, and we all looked in that direction. A capture team of more than 200 people gathered to complete the final battle. All of them were wrapped in white light and disappeared into this imperial jade palace.

Finally, the players are starting to quit.

"Everyone is gone"

"Nope. Logging off has already begun. Finally. ”

"Everyone is gone"

"Nope. Logging off has already begun. Finally. ”

After answering Asuna's words, the two hundred players who were supposed to gather were teleported to the real world one after another, and the number reached one hundred and eighty, one hundred and fifty, one hundred and twenty, one hundred, ninety, and in the blink of an eye, it fell below one hundred.

After that, the speed of the transfer was even faster, and before they could call out their names, they had already fallen below 50, then 40, then 30, then 20, and finally me, Shino, Yui, Asuna, Lizbet, Sirika, Lifa, Yuki, Filia, Klein, Achille, and Diabel became the usual twelve.

This may be the last time the members will be together in this world. Diabel, who must have understood this before me, spoke.

"So that's the end of the long battle.

"Ahh Somehow, it felt like the fight went on forever. I can't believe it's all over. ”

Then Lizbet whispered.

That means the Liz Bess Munitions store is also closed. It's a bit lonely\"

It's true that I've been asking Liz to sharpen my weapon, but from now on I don't need it anymore, and since Liz herself sharpens her weapon every day, I'm sorry it's gone. Right.

"Really, it's a shame we can't be together again"

Filia muttered sadly, and Lifa seemed to realize something, and her face changed.

\"Oh Sirika, what's wrong with Pina? \"

Slightly surprised, we turned to face Celica. Normally, Celica would have a small dragon with sky blue feathers on her shoulder, but now it is gone. Anyway, everyone was worried that it would disappear at the same time as the game system stopped, and Celica put her hand on her chest.

"If it was Pina, from the moment everyone started to quit, she turned into a ball of light like Miss Lilan and entered my body. \"

\"Did you enter Silica? \"

Yui replied immediately.

"It seems that Pina-chan has been placed in Miss Sirika's local memory. Presumably because she had been with Miss Sirika for too long, Pina-chan turned herself into an object and jumped into Miss Sirika's local memory. \"

"Pina was given by me, huh?"

Immediately afterward, Sirika asked Yui with wide eyes.

"So, will you ever see Pina again!?" \"

"Yes, that's right"

Tears began to flow from Cilica's eyes as she put her hand on her chest.

"I'm glad I'm with you, Pina"

Immediately afterward, Klein had a somewhat lonely expression on his face.

"There are painful things, and there are a lot of painful things, but it's fun to put together. It's a death game, but after all, the world is fun. ”

\"yes. I also came to this SAo halfway through, but somehow, it was fun. It's over, it's a bit of a pity. \"

Next to Klein, Yuki also looked lonely. It is true that this world is a game of demons, and if the game is over, you will die even in the real world, but this is not a world where you can only harbor hatred.

I wanted to leave as soon as possible and get back to the real world, but now I feel a little sad that this world is coming to an end. Lifa said, "Walk side by side with me." ”

"I feel like I'm enjoying the world unconsciously. After all, there are many charms in this world that ALo does not have. ”

Finally, Asuna spoke with a sad expression.

"At first, I was very eager to come back to reality, but now I'm really sad that this world is coming to an end. I can't believe that the world I spent with Jupiter would disappear. ”

Lilan was saved by Yui in this way, but eventually Jupiter died. It's a pity that he can only save Lilan, not Jupiter, but at this time Yui spoke.

"Ah, Miss Asuna, this is a message from my inner sister. \"

“？”

Yui said as she put her hand on her chest.

"Jupiter is indeed dead, but you are alive, you have inherited Jupiter's will and life, take care of yourself, live, Jupiter does not want you to be sad."

Asuna and I were both taken aback when we heard this. It's true that I can't help Jupiter, but I don't think he wants to live with the grief of losing Jupiter. Instead of grieving the loss of Jupiter, he lives with the memory of Jupiter and moves forward – that's what he wants.

"Asuna, you're right, Lilan. Jupiter does disappear, but that doesn't mean all your memories of Jupiter are gone. So, we have to live for Jupiter. \"

Asuna didn't speak for a moment, just stared blankly, but finally smiled.

"yes, the kid ended up telling me not to cry. If I stop here, I think that kid will be sad too, I have to face forward. ”

Immediately afterward, Egil, who had been silent, spoke.

"It's the end of the world, but that doesn't mean we're going to say goodbye forever. We'll all be back in the real world together, so we'll meet again. Yo"

"Eh, is there such a place?"

Hearing my inquiry, Achill nodded and folded his arms.

"In Okachimachi, Tokyo, there is a shop called Daishi Cafe. That's the coffee shop I run in the real world. When we're recovered, let's go and gather there. ”

"Egil has been active as a merchant player for a long time." I thought he did something in real life because he was used to it, but he was still a businessman in real life. To be precise, he is the owner of the coffee shop.

"Oh, that's great! We're back together! Tokyo is close! ”

Hearing Lifa's words, everyone nodded. I won't say goodbye here. We're all going back to the real world, so if we want to meet, we can meet again.

"Well, if my wife can stay there for two years, my wife will have a skill, maybe I will be able to surprise it."

\"Eh, is Akyll married!? \"

Hearing Klein's question, Egil tilted his head.

"Oh, didn't we talk? I seem to remember where I spoke to you. ”

"Damn! When I get back to reality, I'll have to find someone! ”

In the past, Klein has been tormented by visions of "broken people". This time, a bullish expression appeared, trying to turn this fantasy into reality. After everyone finished speaking in unison, they heard a voice coming from the door.

"All --!!"

Very familiar female voice. But is it possible for it to come here? - While thinking about it, I turned around and saw a man in his twenties, with long black hair, a red headband, and a white coat-like outfit. - Brown eyes and big breasts, looks like she is only in her teens. Shino's mentor.

"Alice Sand! \"

"Mr. Alice!"

It's a strange situation that Alice, who was supposed to be watching over the children on the first floor, is here. The man ran towards us with a smile on his face and soon joined our circle. So Alice looked around at the crowd and said.

"You guys did it, guys, isn't it amazing that this cursed game has finally been cleared and the players have been released, and there are no vacancies!"

Shino shouted to Alice.

"Teacher, what's the matter? Didn't you go offline on the first floor? ”

Alice replied, scratching her head.

"It was supposed to be like this, but when all the children and kindergarten teachers were released into the real world, I was the one who didn't quit. I've gotten to the point where the project span should be. Stopped, but it worked, and it looks like the game had some bugs until the end. ”

\"Only Teacher Alice is not offline? What do you mean? \"

Hearing Yuki's question, Alice turned around.

"Maybe it's because of my relationship with the medicuboid that Shino uses. Originally, medicuboid is not a device to play SAo, so I think the logout will be delayed. I'm lucky because I'm there for you. \"Finally. ”

"Does that mean I'm going to quit a little late?"

"That's what you mean.

Diabel then shouted to Alice.

"Alice Sand, we did it. We cleared the game safely. \"

"Ah, you're doing a great job, I can't help but worry about whether you'll be able to make it through and survive it. But now that you've cleared the level, it's all over, really, you guys, I can't hold my head up.

"Congratulations on beating the game." You are the heroes who put an end to this evil game. On behalf of the people who made this game, thank you. Thank you"

Everyone smiled as Alice lowered her head slightly. As the person who created and closed the game, Alice must have felt a sense of indebtedness and may have fallen into a useless sense of responsibility. But now the game is over, and everything is reduced to nothingness, and all the chains that bind her have been severed.

"This is the one to say thank you.

Klein was about to speak, when everyone noticed. Crane's body was about to be enveloped in the same white light that everyone had just gone.

"Crane!"

"Oops, I'm finally here to pick you up, can I finally go back to the real world?"

"He's a warrior who has been active as a strategic team and has been a reliable partner for us." It turned to us and waved softly.

\"So, guys. But it's definitely not goodbye. I'm looking forward to the day when we meet again in the real world. \"

With that, Crane's body turned into a white light and disappeared. Everyone involuntarily fell silent because of this scene, while the bodies of Diabel and Ekir were shrouded in light.

"Oh, we're here too, let's see you in the real world."

"If this VRmmo still exists, let's think about doing it together. Goodbye, let's meet again. ”

The control tower that continues to fight, the blue armor, the person in the shape of the holy dragon, and the Shang Axe to support the intermediate players. The bodies of the two were instantly enveloped in light and fled from this world.

"It seems that this will be the next step, and Rifa and Yuki's bodies will begin to turn into light. Sugo's plan, no, was "Hannibal". In any case, the time has come for the two who were planned to be kidnapped from ALo to return.

"We're next. I feel like I've been in this world for a long, short time. But I don't hate the world because it has made me know everyone. ”

"Yes.

Indeed, they, like Shino and Alice, are complete outsiders and should not have come here. However, thanks to the arrival of these two men, our battle seems to have turned into a battle without casualties. Especially Yuki - when I thought so, Yuki turned to face me.

"Kirito, if you're happy with VRmmo, please consider coming to ALo. Kem and I are waiting for you. ”

"Oh, I see, he's also in ALo now, okay, I think about it, it looks like it's going to be interesting too."

"After that, I suddenly realized something." Leafa - Naoba was trapped in SAo while playing ALo and is here now. What's wrong with Naoha's body now, and what kind of situation is it in?

"Hey, what's wrong with you now? I thought you went to ALo, but you came here and couldn't quit, you must have been sent to the same hospital as me. ”

\"Ahh Maybe. I guess ALo itself should be fine, though. Even if your mom called the police and said there was something wrong with ALo, I was the only one in this situation. \"I think things are settled because my Amusphere has gone crazy. ”

"So, when we got home, we had to bow to our mother together." At this time, Asuna, who lived with them, cried out.

"Yuki! \"

"Asuna, as I said, I'm in ALo. If you can come, please come again. \"

"Well, I'm going to see Yuki."

Hearing Asuna's answer, Yuki smiled and turned into a white light and disappeared, and then my sister was also wrapped in white light and disappeared. Immediately after, the bodies of Lizbet, Sirika, and Filia began to glow white.

"Well, all three!"

Lizzebet looked up with a satisfied expression.

"Ah, I'm next. Well, I'm fine because if I want to see you, I'll be able to see you all again. ”

Celica continued.

"Me too, until not long ago, I thought it was time to say goodbye to everyone, but when I think about it, I know we can meet again, so I'm not alone at all."

Filia finally smiled.

"When we get back to the real world, let's get back together.

"Ah, I'm too, and I'm looking forward to seeing you all together again."

When I said this, the three people who owed me more were satisfied, wrapped in a layer of white light, and disappeared.

And then there were only five people left: me, Shino, Yui, Asuna, and Alice. Who's next? While waiting, Alice shouted to Asuna.

"Asuna, I'm the developer of this game, and I'm the one who locked you up. Maybe I'm really sorry that I lost your wonderful future. ”

Asuna shook her head at an apologetic Alice.

"That's not true. My previous purpose was to put myself in a prison higher than this world. I was very happy to meet Martell and Jupiter, created by Teacher Alice.

"Thank you to my kids. Because you can't do anything. So you are carving out a path for yourself. I am happy. ”

As Asuna tilted her head, Alice looked up and smiled.

"You make me feel so close to Jupiter and take such good care of me. You raised me. I don't respect you. ”

Although it turned out to be so, Asuna seemed happier than ever when she was with Jupiter. As I thought. Jupiter undoubtedly had a great influence on Asuna, calming Asuna's heart.

However, at this moment, Alice reached into her pocket and pulled out something. What he held in his hand was something like a beautiful crystal, blue as the sea, shining in the light.

"So Asuna, I'll give you this. \"

Asuna took the crystal and looked at it in amazement.

"What is this?"

"If you think you're not going to say no to VRmmo, unzip it when you get to that world. I can't tell you what's inside, please check it out for yourself. ”

Asuna nodded momentarily and sent the crystal into her inventory. The next moment, Asuna's body finally began to emit white light.

"Asuna"

When her best friend, Shino, called out to her, Asuna turned to me and Shino.

\"Shino-san,And Kirito-kun.。 Thank you very much. Although Liran and Jupiter are here, the reason why I have not realized my mistake until now is thanks to the cooperation of Kirito-kun and Shino-san. You saved me, too. Thank you. \"You're amazing.

"Poetry is my best friend. \"

"We also had Asuna's support many times and she taught us a lot. Thanks to Asuna, we are where we are today. ”

"Asuna, you're the best friend I've ever lived with. Let's meet again when we get back to the real world. I'm looking forward to that time. \"

Asuna nodded in satisfaction and turned to face Alice.

"Teacher Alice, thank you so much for all you do. When I return to the real world, I want to see you again. \"

\"Ahh Looking forward to seeing you again. Congratulations on clearing the level, Asuna. \"

Looking at Alice's smile, Asuna nodded again, and her body was instantly enveloped in white light, returning to the real world. Finally, when there were four of us, Yui turned to face us.

"Mom, Dad, Mom, I'm saying goodbye here."

Shiina's mouth came out with a faint sound.

Yui has her body in my NerveGear, so it doesn't matter if this world disappears, but this world is the first and last place that Yui can embody Now that this world is coming to an end, Yui them. will lose the place where they can exist.

- Until we find the environment in which Yui can embody, we will no longer be able to talk to Yui or even meet in person.

"Knot, I see. This world is where you Yui can be and I'll put you to sleep, okay? \"

\"yes, that's okay. I have my sister and Streya, so I'm not alone at all. \"

Yui turned her face to Shino.

"The three of us are waiting for Mom and Dad to pick us up."

"Yui! \"

Seeing that Shino was about to cry, Yui smiled softly.

"It's okay, Mom. I'm good at waiting for mom and dad, and my sister has Strea too. So it doesn't matter. So"

Yui's face, which had looked good, gradually turned into a crying face, and tears began to flow from her black eyes.

Yui almost wanted to cry because she couldn't see us, but she desperately held back her tears so as not to worry us. Presumably she also understood, Shino also shed tears like me, hugging Yui's body tightly.

"Yui Yui!!"

"Mom and Dad, uh, ahh!!hh

When Shino hugged her tightly and buried her face in her chest, Yui finally cried. I hurriedly joined in and hugged Yui in Shino's arms.

"You are such a kind child please hold back the tears and don't let us worry"

"Mommy, Mommy, ahhhh

"It's okay, it's okay to cry, Yui. You are our child, so you can spoil me very much. ”

That way, I won't be able to see Yui, talk to her, or hug her for a while. Thinking of this, I naturally burst into tears, but I didn't mind at all and continued to hug my daughter.

"I'm really happy to have you as our child. Thank you, Yui.

Yui turned to me with tears on her face and smiled as hard as she could.

"Hu Zuzu, yes. Mom and Dad always came back to me. ”

Shino also hugged Yui and smiled quietly.

"I understand that I'll pick you up well, so please wait a minute"

Yui nodded, burying her face in Shino's chest again. After a while, Yui, who had removed her face, turned her face towards me.

"Then Dad, I'll go back to Dad's local memory."

"Well, get some rest."

"Yes, good night, Dad, Mommy. I love you. ”

As they looked at each other and smiled, Yui's body was enveloped in a white-gold light, like Lilanne and Streya, turning into a ball of light. It just flew silently, sucked into my chest, and vanished. Somehow, I felt warm inside my body.

Finally, as I made it to the final three, I turned to Yui, Lilan, Strea, and Alice (Jupiter's creator). - Alice's body has been shrouded in white light.

"Kirito, do you remember the last time we agreed? \"

"Promise? Did you do anything? ”

"Listen, I promised to tell you your real name.

"Then again, I made a promise to Alice Serizawa before. "Maybe it was because I did tell Shino my name, so I forgot to tell Serizawa.

"It's Kiritani Kiriya and people. \"

Serizawa let out an "oh" and laughed.

\"Kiriya and people? Well, I remembered. Well, my name is \"

"Serizawa Alice, Alice San, right? Do you remember? ”

Serizawa smiled wryly as he said his name. Maybe I forgot

I guess he's thinking

"It's you, do you remember?

Serizawa wiped the wry smile from his face and smiled again.

\"Thank you, Heren-kun. I didn't expect you to get along so well with Shino and become such a close friend. I didn't expect you to meet Shino, fall in love, or even get married. It's amazing. \"To my surprise, the poem is completely unexpected. ”

If Serizawa hadn't instigated Shino to use medicuboid, I'd be single right now, and I wouldn't be able to see Shiina, who I wanted to protect. Eventually, there were many times when this person helped me, and many times it was this person who became the fuse.

"No, I probably wouldn't have been able to do anything without Serizawa-san's advice and guidance. I've been saved many times by the AI I've made. \"

"No, no, the events and results of this world are all carved out by you, I just gave you a little advice, the AI boys themselves are attracted to you, this is definitely possible, because of your own power."

Serizawa sighed softly from his nose and said with a smile.

"Even if I go back to the real world, I want to leave Shino to you. After all, you are an irreplaceable existence for Shina, and Shino is also an irreplaceable existence for you. ”

"Even if Serizawa doesn't tell me, I'll do it." I gazed into Shiina's brain and learned all of her memories. So I love Shino now more than ever, and I want to protect her more than ever.

"So, let me tell you about the hospital where I work and where Shino uses medicuboid. Our hospital is a large metropolitan hospital located in Ochanomizu, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. If you come back to Tokyo and finish your recovery, come here. ”

Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital in Ochanomizu, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo – My heart pounded when I heard the news. If you go there, you'll be able to see Shino again. In the real world, I will definitely be able to see my loved one think like this again, and the light on Serizawa is even stronger.

"Serizawa-san!"

"Of course, if you go there, you can see me too. I'm looking forward to the day when I can see you in the real world. Then, Shino, I'll wait for you first. "Congratulations on clearing the level. Heren-kun, it's a pleasure to meet you. \"

With that, one of the creators of this world vanished as light. The figure seemed satisfied that the calamity it had left behind was gone.

Then, I turned to face the person I loved. At that moment, she had already turned to face me, staring at me with her clear eyes.

"Thank you, and people. You've been with me ever since. \"

"Me too. If you hadn't fallen in love with me at the time, I wouldn't exist, and I wouldn't have known what I wanted to protect. Now I, Shino, owe it all to you. \"You. ”

Shino smiled lightly.

"I thought the world was cursed until I came here. Because I met you

"Before you came here, I thought I was going to leave as soon as possible, I wanted to save everyone home, but now I'm full of gratitude for letting me meet you."

Immediately after, Shino quietly entrusted her body to me. I gently hugged that warm body.

"I'm happy, no, for the first time I know what happiness is. Since I met you, you told me that even when I return to the real world, you will protect me, every day is warm, and I have no choice. ”。

No matter how hard the fight is, no matter how terrible things are, you are always there for me. I feel like a miracle. No matter how many times I say thank you, it's still not enough."

"Me too. Well, I never thought I'd walk into your head and help you. ”

Shino clenched her fist in my chest.

"At the time I really thought it was all over. My body was messed up, my heart was messed up, and I literally thought it was all over. showed up and you didn't try to reject me. "Looking at all my memories.

\"You've really done your best, Shino. No matter how hard you tried, even if you were trapped in such a cold world, you didn't give up, and you never gave up at that time, you were really strong. I learned that he was alone, but I also realized that I was really alone because I couldn't trust anyone. ”

"Yes, that's what I thought. Because I found that at least one person could understand. ”

\"Then, when I met and became friends, true friends, Asuna and Lizzebet, there was a chain reaction. \"After all, all my happiness starts with you, you are everything to me. ”

I gently stroked my beloved's hair and received his warmth with my whole body. It was supposed to be the last time, but it didn't feel like the last. Because we can meet again in the real world.

"Shino.

Shino looked up. He had a big smile on his face.

"Maybe I'll go see you. Can you wait for me? ”

They exchanged words as if they were thinking the same thing. Immediately after, I noticed a smile that looked like a wry smile on my face.

"The two of us are thinking the same.

"Maybe. But that's why I love you, I love you, and you love me. Isn't it? ”

"There is no difference. No, I'll always feel that way. ”

I put my hand on Shiina's cheek and slowly put her lips on mine. The last kiss dedicated to her in this world of Ayn Grant. That time was long enough to inscribe her presence in mine.

Immediately afterward, our bodies are enveloped in white light. At that moment, we hugged each other's bodies tightly, feeling each other's temperature, breathing, heartbeat, until the last moment.

In the blink of an eye, the light became more intense, and our voices intertwined as our eyes were dyed pure white.

- I'll definitely go to see you, you wait for me. Love.

From the words we swirled, our souls fled this world and flew back to the world they once lived in.

At the same time, the steel castle full of our memories completely collapsed and disappeared.

We were able to successfully complete the Sword Art Online game and return to the real world. As Naoba said, we were teleported to the hospital when we were trapped in SAo, and we were supposed to log in in the ward.

There was no problem with intravenous nutrition, but his body was too thin to move immediately, and he ended up in the hospital for about a month.

I had never been to the hospital in the first place, and I had never been to the hospital before, so life in the hospital was extremely inconvenient, boring, and the food was terrible, which I later found out was true.

However, because I had a very clear joy and goal of being able to see those comrades who fought side by side again, it didn't bother me so much, and I was able to move on and be discharged from the hospital in just two weeks. However, this time I had to move to another hospital for rehabilitation – but there, I thought a miracle had happened.

I was taken to the Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital in Ochanomi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo for rehabilitation. Yes, it's the hospital where Serizawa works, the hospital where Shino is hospitalized. When I heard the name, I was taken aback, and as soon as I transferred to the hospital, I asked the nurse in charge to meet the psychiatrist Serizawa Alice and the patient Shino Asada.

Sure enough, there was this name in the hospital, and they immediately contacted them. When I finished the second day of recovery, Shino and I were reunited.

At the same time, I was able to reunite with Serizawa, but Shino and I were happy to ignore my nurse Aki and my specialist doctor Serizawa. Aki was naturally confused as they were moved to tears and joy, but thanks to Serizawa's quick explanation, the confusion quickly subsided.

And Shino.

It seems that Shiina's whole body was strained and exercised by the doctor during the use of medicuboid, so she was able to move immediately without any rehabilitation after she logged off. By the way, the same goes for Serizawa, who returned to work shortly after returning from SAo.

However, perhaps because she was detained by SAo for almost a year, Shino was unable to return to her normal life immediately under various examinations and inquiries from the countermeasures team, so she could only spend the rest of her life in the hospital.

After that, Shino volunteered to help me recover. Of course, Ashie refused, but Serizawa and I worked together to persuade him.

My conversation didn't seem to have much effect, but after Serizawa, a psychiatrist at the hospital, convinced Aki to swallow it, Shino began to work with Aki to help me recover.

I'm glad to have Shino by my side and to be able to feel her warmth again as I work towards recovery. Sure enough, I was in the hospital, so I couldn't do romantic things, but as soon as I met Shino again and was touched like this, my vitality was immediately filled, and no matter how painful the recovery process was, I could endure it.

With Shino's cooperation, a month's recovery is over. Shiina, I broke up with Shino for a while and went home.

When I walked into my house for the first time in a long time and saw my room with a computer, a printer, a simple server, a bed, and a desk, I had a very strange feeling attacking.

It was truly my home, and while I felt a strong sense of relief when I finally returned to where I was supposed to be, I also felt a sense of emptiness that I couldn't go to another world again. They are intricately mixed together, and that strange feeling is evoked.

On the other hand, Naoba, who was trapped in SAo like me, was discharged earlier than me and looked forward to the day when I returned. When I got home, Naoba quickly made me dinner and was very nice to me. At that time, I found that my sister's cooking skills had improved to an extraordinary level, and I was amazed and clung to it.

But at the time, no, maybe even during my recovery, I was thinking the same thing. This is the story of Kikuoka, a member of the SAo countermeasures team, who asked me after the case was solved.

Sword Art Online.

Death games where players who get the game there will die even in real life...... Akihiko Kayaba, who created it, is called a vicious criminal. However, Kikuoka said the kayaba was found in a mountain villa in Nagano Prefecture.

However, when he is found, he is dead, covered in various connectors, and while it is impossible to hear what he is saying, Kayaba is still dead and still wearing a Nerve Gear. After looking at the logs left behind, it seems that Kayaba died after burning his own brain by scanning it with ultra-high energy.

But the strange thing is the date on which it happened. Extrapolating backwards from the estimated time of death and the time of clearing the level, it is exactly the date when Su Wu cracked the seal on the 75th floor, long before the battle on the 100th floor.

So, is the Kayaba who fought me and was killed by me and Lilan the Kayaba himself? At the end of the day's recovery, I told Serizawa, who had been a subordinate of Kayaba, about it.

"Mr. Kayaba probably transplanted all his consciousness and memories into the online world, and threw away his unwanted body. Like Lilanne and Jupiter, he became the so-called Holy Spirit and still exists somewhere. It must be something that is being done. ”

I received an unimaginable answer, but I was very happy with the content. Because I think that the kayaba, which created the world of SAo itself and the living forms of the cyber world of Lilan and Jupiter, will be able to do so calmly.

To this day, Kayaba is still swimming calmly like a whale or a dolphin in the ocean known as the cyber world – that's how I feel.

Then there's Alberridge/Sugo Nobuyuki, also known as the "Runaway".

It seems that Sugo can't go against the laws of that world either, and was found braindead in Rector's lab. A man known as a demon died playing with the player like this - although I heard about it, my heart still couldn't let go.

After Sugo's death, he asks for help from an unnamed being named "Hannibal" and inadvertently tells us that he is a poor being who is forced to dance on the palm of "Hannibal". Maybe it was because of hearing this that I began to think that he was also a victim of Hannibal, and I didn't feel very good.

Moreover, there is also an order from President Rector's daughter, that is, Asuna, to disclose that Sugo is a "fugitive man", and if the "fugitive man" who caused a sensation in Japan is known, then this order will be completely revoked, and Rector's true identity will be revealed and no one will know.

However, by telling me about it, I can confirm that Asuna is able to live a normal life. This becomes possible.

Then, in February, a month after I was discharged from the hospital.

I exchanged contact information with Serizawa while I was at the hospital, but I received a call from Serizawa again at the Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital. The metropolitan hospital where Serizawa works is located in a location that can be reached quickly by bus or car, so it is not difficult to get there.

"I didn't have any transportation, so I got on a passing bus." When I was at SAo, I couldn't see the crowded cars at all, and when I got out of the car, I was shocked by the street scene that was completely different from that world, and I had mixed feelings. In front of me. The place where Shino and I met again.

After going to the hospital for more than a month, I was completely used to it, and along a long corridor that smelled of deodorant and deodorant, stopped in front of a door that led to the room. The label on it reads "Psychiatric Examination Room 3".

Visiting rooms rented from the entire exam room – I knocked lightly on the door to announce my arrival. Hearing a familiar voice from inside, I opened the door.

There was a faint smell of disinfection in the air, a computer on the whiteboard, a large table in front, and two tables and chairs in the middle of the room, where the doctor and the patient faced each other. The exterior of the examination room with a single bed in the corner. Very familiar sight.

In that chair, beside the doctor, sat a woman in a black jacket, a black skirt, and a white coat, with long black and shiny hair, a red headband, and a huge breast. He has a distinctive black half-length hairstyle with sideburns, wears a light green off-the-shoulder sweater, and wears glasses. There was a girl sitting, and as soon as I came in, the two of them turned their faces. At the same time, I turned to face the girl and was surprised.

\"Oh, Shino! \"

\"That girl is none other than Shino Asada. "Yui is one person who has been with me all my life until I get married in another world. I didn't expect even Shino to be called, and I was surprised.

\"And people! Was the Kazuto also invited by the teacher? \"

Dr. Airi Serizawa replied before Shino.

"I called you. We didn't tell you anything about each other.

\"Thank you for coming, and people. "Come on, sit down. ”

As Serizawa said, I sat down on the chair next to Shiina. During my time at the hospital, I often saw Serizawa, but even though she was wearing a white coat, she had a strange feeling on her. Serizawa, however, ignored my presence and opened his mouth.

"Okay, okay, I called you."

"Do you mean the SAo incident? Kikuoka-san has asked me many times. \"

"No, it's not just for SAo survivors. It's about Shino's future. \"

I involuntarily squinted at Shino, and Shino's reaction was a twitch.

"Is it about me?"

Serizawa continued as she stared at Shino, Shino's expression a little surprised.

\"Ahh As the members of the SAo countermeasures team said, the plan for the future is to set up a special comprehensive middle school and high school for them to study there. \"

I heard from Kikuoka about Serizawa's current situation. Most of us SAo players are students, and after two years of being robbed by SAo, we are worried that our academic abilities will be greatly reduced, especially when it comes to crime and homicide. For this reason, the greatest fear is that such a dangerous person will be released into a field called society.

To this end, the government decided to set up a school for the survivors and isolate them there. What's more, the conditions of the school are state-of-the-art, university entrance qualifications, and free tuition.

We, the SAo survivors, decided to enroll in a government-set "school" that would not be separated from the criminals in the game. Students who refuse to do so seem to be few because they will be able to reintegrate into society.

"Also, the entrance ceremony is expected to take place in April, so I haven't been to that school yet."

"So, what does that have to do with me?"

Serizawa then raised his mouth and turned to face me.

"Rejoice, both of you. Let's go to school together. Shino will transfer to the school where Kazuto's classmates attended. \"

"Are you going to transfer to another school?

Serizawa turned around and smiled playfully at the surprised Shino.

"That's right, I'm talking to you for the first time."

"Isn't this the case with Mr. Kikuoka's direct conversation?"

Hearing my words, Serizawa turned around and raised his index finger.

"Actually, it's not just you who Mr. Kikuoka has contacted me. I was entrusted, so I did what Mr. Kikuoka usually does. \"

Indeed, Shino is still very wary of people she meets for the first time, and even more so of those who seem to have a relationship with the government. From this point of view, it may be better to ask Serizawa to speak than to ask Kikuoka to speak.

"Then why should I transfer schools?"

"You certainly weren't at SAo from the day it started, so your time at SAo itself is relatively short. So Kikuoka-san suggested that I should go to SAo Survivor School instead of going back to my old high school. "Lived in. I'm late to teach you. Ha, that's bad. ”

At this moment, Serizawa's face suddenly became a little solemn.

Moreover, the middle school and high school where Shino used to live became the worst place for Shino during her time at SAo. I didn't contact you, so I discussed the formalities with my relatives. From the spring, I will go to the same school as Kazuto. By the way, we also moved to an apartment near the "school". \"

"Hey!" Serizawa suddenly stopped talking. I want to shout it out. I knew that Shi Nai was going to transfer schools, but I didn't say why. This is completely unsatisfactory, to say the least!

\"Teacher Alice, please wait a minute! \"

Just as I involuntarily raised my voice, Serizawa's sharp gaze turned to me.

"You look like you're trying to ask me why school has become a place Shino can't get into. \"

"Of course! What happened!? ”

\"I want to know too. Can Miss Alice tell me? \"

Serizawa was questioned not only by me, but Shino by herself, who looked at the serious expression lightly, and then placed her elbows on the table and her palms on her cheeks.

\"And Renjun. That's what you said to me, right? You said that you and Shino have common memories. \"

"Yes. To help Shino, I investigated her memories.

\"At that time, Shino must have seen the memories of when her middle school and high school merged. \"

At that time, I also have memories of Shino becoming a junior high school student. All of Shino's memories are heartbreaking just to look at, and they're terrifying.

What I can't forgive in particular is that Shino is my friend, but this kind of behavior is almost blackmail, and in the end, the truth of the incident is revealed throughout the school, and the three people who started the extortion are serious. Girls.

A delinquent teenager tries to extort money by blackmailing Shino, who is still a junior high school student and wears gorgeous makeup, and takes advantage of Shino's trauma to attack with a pistol. You can compare it to Shikome, the ugly girl from Japanese mythology. If I'm not mistaken, the female chief's surname is Endo.

I remember when I saw them, I wanted to draw my sword and blow their heads off.

\"I saw it. So I'm Shino—\"

"I think he's trying to protect him. I can understand. The girl who led the leader was called Endo. ”

As soon as she heard the name, a faint sound came out of Shiina's throat. I looked around and saw that his body was shaking a little, and when I gently held his hand, he trembled a little more. I'm not asking Shiina, I'm asking Serizawa.

"What's wrong with that?"

\"After your recovery, when Shiina's was still in the hospital, I used my spare time to go to school and ask questions.

"And then, around August last year, I think it was probably when we were on vacation on the 80th floor." Something happened at that time. ”

"Is there any accident?"

Hearing Shino's faint voice, Serizawa slowly shifted his attention.

"Ah, near the school where Shino used to attend, there is a small iron bridge over the tracks. It is already very old, so renovation works are planned for August. It is in the place. \"

Unfortunately, just as they were being thrown onto the tracks, an express train passed by"

Shino's face suddenly turned pale, and I noticed that my face had also turned pale. If a person falls off a railway bridge and is thrown onto the tracks, and a fast-moving express train arrives, the consequences are understandable.

"Oh no...!!"

"No, it's said they've all turned into horrible corpses. Strangely, the bags and purses of the girls who had been turned into shredded corpses did not look like they could be carried by a middle school student at all. It seems that such Yuji-sanku is crowded with people. - It seems to be used to pay for funeral expenses. \"

When Shino lowered her head and her body began to tremble, I immediately hugged her from the side and stroked her back. Serizawa's story continues.

"In addition, we found a large number of selfies on the smartphones of the surviving girls, and it seems that there are more than one.

So the police went to an old railway bridge where selfies were forbidden. He seems to have given an opinion that he was killed. ”

As far as I've heard once, it's just a high school student accident story that doesn't seem to have anything to do with school or anything like that. Just as I wondered what the relationship between Shino and that was, Serizawa's mouth opened again.

"That's what makes school maddening. The school knew that Endo was bullying Shino, but when they learned that they had died unexpectedly, Shino Asada was the god of death, and Shino killed them, which was Shino's curse, and they began to treat Shino like a monster.

"Even though the man was trapped in SAo at the time and was fighting bravely to clear it. \"

At that time, I seemed to understand why Serizawa and Kikuoka wanted Shino to be transferred to the hospital, and why Shino had been staying in the hospital. Shina's residence was completely taken away by the school where she used to live, and she was no longer in a state where she could go back. So he made a behind-the-scenes deal without even knowing the other party and confirmed the transfer.

\"I think you know, but the truth of the events involved in Shino can only be understood by going deep into the deepest parts of the network.

I think they used their demonic investigative powers to uncover the truth of this tragedy. However, it is said that books, things, evil, demons, etc., noticed it, took advantage of it in some way, and took their lives. ”

\"Ah, demons? \"

Shino muttered something in a low voice, and Serizawa shook his head.

"Hey, hey, it's okay. Demons are inhabitants of fantasy worlds and do not exist in real life. The people who use them are most likely demonic humans. Their middle school students are out of the question. Yuki's number—Mulberry probably gave it to me.

Then, Shiina's mouth quietly spat out such words.

"A demonic human Hannibal"

The moment I heard this, I felt a flash of light in front of my eyes.