Sakuya's Gentleman Training

What was supposed to be some solo-scouting of a temporary event boss turned into an awkward lesson and lecture session between Kirito and Sakuya. However this type of training wasn't just any kind of mentoring you could receive in the virtual world, the art of being a gentleman. Sakuya and Kirito spend an afternoon at the mall, the older woman teaching the young man everything he needs to know to become a proper gentleman in the future. The only question is can he fight off his own teenager hormones and the subtle signs of seduction from the older woman?

X

"Alright…Got everything I need…guess I'll head out." Kirito said to himself out loud, putting away his player options menu heading for the teleportation gate. This time of the day in the floating city of Ryne of Svart Alfheim was always pretty low in population. People were either not logged in for the day yet, or they were already out exploring the new areas of Svart Alfheim. Later as the day went on more and more people would be logging in at a steadier and higher rate.

Today Kirito was going to be doing a little bit of exploring on his own, or at least that was the plan. Many of his friends and comrades were going to dive later this evening, when they agreed they would meet up to take on an extra but temporarily event boss that only spawned once a day.

However the dungeon had not yet thoroughly been explored and Kirito wanted to be sure they wouldn't run into any unexpected trouble. It probably wasn't safe to go alone; he should be asking one of his comrades to come along with him just in case. However he didn't think it was that big of a deal, after all a game that he could die in there was much less stress and pressure that came with adventuring alone. Plus there was plenty of time before they would all meet up, half a day's worth as he had decided to log in and get ahead of everyone by a huge margin of time.

As Kirito was passing by the large fountain in the center of the city, he spotted someone else walking along the road by themselves, and called out to them. A familiar yet distant acquaintance.

"Sakuya!" She turned toward the calling of her name to see her favorite Spriggan friend as she smiled. The two walked toward one another until they met in the center, not too far from the fountain as Alfheim's sun made the water glisten as it poured down in a steady, melodious stream.

"Kirito, so nice to see you again." She gave politely as Sakuya looked him over from head-to-toe. "You're looking well; I see you haven't stopped adventuring at all despite clearing the main quest line of Svart Alfheim."

"Likewise Sakuya." Kirito gave with a polite bow, as the older woman showed a nice smile to the young man's politeness. She was just the same as always, in her dark green olden Japanese style clothing, her katana hanging from her broad sash around her waist. She wore her crimson clogs to pull off the samurai look as Kirito wondered if she was role-playing in a type of way Klein did trying to look like a real samurai warrior. "No I haven't. Even with the main quest line beaten, they're still adding all kinds of new dungeons and event bosses. Plus we haven't explored the expansion fully, there's always somewhere new to go!"

"That's very outgoing of you Kirito. I wish I had that kind of time to go adventuring with you again."

"We haven't partied up together in a long time, but as leader of the Sylphs I'm sure you're always busy. Same with Rue and Eugene now that his brother quit, and he's serving as both general and leader of the Salamanders."

"Yes we are constantly meeting to talk of peace with all the other races of Alfheim. Not only that but talks of alliances have sprung up, wanting to dismay the carefully threaded yet delicate peace throughout the lands." Sakuya went in to explain. "But never mind that, I do not wish to bore you with the everyday route of political discussion. Where is your younger sister at?"

"She's not logged into the game." Kirito simply explained with an innocent look on his face. "I got on early to explore a dungeon with the event boss, just to make sure it would be safe enough for all my friends to adventure in together."

"Oh Kirito, that is so much like you. A very powerful warrior, but also a kind, gentle, and caring spirit as well." The Lady of the Sylphs couldn't help but comment on the young Spriggan's behavior. Ever since she had heard of Kirito from Leafa, one of the strongest of the Sylphs Sakuya's interest had always been peaked.

"I suppose so Sakuya." He didn't really know what else to say, as he just gave a nervous smile.

"Still I'm surprised. I know you and Leafa are siblings, but there is something different about the nature of your relationship." She commented as Kirito's face changed to a questioned, yet confused look. "She is very devoted to you Kirito. She wants nothing more than to adventure together and always be by your side."

"I guess we're just making up for lost time." Kirito gave with a nervous laugh, crossing arms as he thought back to years ago. "We weren't very close growing up over the years, and I was trapped in SAO for so long. I think she wants to try and make these last few years that we're both young and in school to really make a difference in our relationship. To strengthen it as we get older and choose different paths in life."

"Remember to always be a gentleman, alright Kirito?" Sakuya teased the younger man, reminding him of the last time the two had talked and spent time together when Kirito gave Sakuya a tour of Ryne. "Whether the leader of the Sylphs, your sister, or the love of your life. Remember to always be a gentleman, and grant a lady's request without question. Remember what I taught you."

"I remember Sakuya." Kirito was uncomfortable with the subject, blushing a little as he scratched the back of his head. "I know I still got a lot more to learn about life."

"Are you free Kirito? You said you were just going out exploring. Perhaps we should give you a little more gentleman training. The training will go a lot longer in life than any extra exploring will."

"Well…I-"Kirito stopped himself as he was a bit nervous. He remembered very well the last time he and Sakuya spent time together. As fun as it was, he wasn't totally comfortable doing so again compared to how it ended last time. Though he thought about it for a moment longer. He had plenty of time to do this 'gentleman training' and still explore the dungeon before anyone else would be logging on. Plus he could use this training in the future to be a better partner and boyfriend to Asuna…

"I suppose I should grant you request without saying anything should I Sakuya? Alright sounds like fun." Kirito tried to be optimistic as he gave her another innocent smile; it is that look that had peaked the older woman's interest in the first place. And it still worked to this day, whether or not the young man was aware of it.

To Sakuya, it wasn't just Kirito's strength that she found interest in him. There were many great qualities of the young man that even he was oblivious about. Kirito was the type of person that made a room glow when he entered. He was a kind and gentle spirit, one that was very devoted and loyal to his friends and family. He was powerful, but he was also very humble, selfless, and caring.

Sakuya had heard of the legendary Black Swordsman of Sword Art Online. How he saved the remaining 6,000 survivors of SAO, and defeated the game's creator Kayaba at the top of the Ruby Palace. However even his real life qualities weren't to be judged as well. He was a very bright and sensational person in the real world, so Leafa had claimed. And it is that claim that sparked the initial interest to meeting Kirito in the real world. He was very intuitive, wishing to better all who benefited from the virtual world one day with his own research into blurring the lines between the real world and the virtual world. His goals and ambitions, however very challenging, were also very noble for all who was a resident of the virtual world.

"You remembered Kirito, I'm so glad." She commented on his actions to give the young man praise, and boost his confidence.

"So where should we go?" He questioned as he was about to offer his arm to the older woman.

"Not here Kirito…There's only so much I can teach you in ALO. I want you to meet me in the real world." The Spriggan's face changed dramatically. To go out together in ALO was one thing, but to go out with someone who was a stranger in the real world was something completely different. And Kirito didn't know if he was comfortable or not.

"Sakuya I'm…I'm not really sure about that." He gave his honest answer.

"There is a nice mall not too far from my apartment in the real world. We can spend some time together and work on your training. Don't worry Kazuto…Remember I don't bite." She teased once again with an impish smile. Catching the younger man off guard.

"How did you know my real name? I never told it to you."

"Leafa has a bad habit of using your real name when she talks about you. Though half the time she doesn't even realize what name she is using."

"I see…"

"So Kazuto? Shall we meet in the real world?"

"Well…" He still wasn't comfortable with it. However now he was interested in what this 'gentleman training' was going to be. Surely it wasn't as simple as 'hold the door open for a lady' or 'carry her bags while she shops'. No it was probably something a bit more complicated or important than that. Kirito figured it was just another type of adventure as he smiled back to the slightly taller woman.

"Sure Sakuya. It'll be fun to spend some time together in the real world."

"Splendid Kirito!" Sakuya couldn't help but let out with a bit of glee in her tone. "I will meet you on the second floor of the Imperial Palace Grand Mall, outside the food court in one hour. Do not keep a lady waiting now Kirito."

"One hour? Alright, I'll be there soon Sakuya. See you then." The two were waving one another off as they both headed for their normal quarters for logging out. That's when Kirito turned back suddenly forgetting something as he called out to her. "Wait a minute Sakuya! You haven't told me your real name."

"You need not know it yet Kazuto. You'll know it's me at the mall, you'll see." Is all the lady gave the man as she waved him goodbye for now. Kirito thought it was a bit strange, it's true that some people looked a lot like their avatars, such as Asuna, Agil, Klein, and a bit of Kirito. However some looked completely different like Sinon or Lisbeth. However he just took the Sylphs word for it, and logged out to get ready for his 'gentleman training' with Sakuya.

X

Kazuto waited patiently exactly where Sakuya had told him to wait for her. He was standing directly in front of the food court section of the mall, where many patrons were coming and going for their snacking and meal time delight while taking a break from the heavy shopping. He didn't know why, but part of him was a bit nervous as he just waited for his…He didn't even know what to call her at this point. Before she was an acquaintance, and could even be called a friend as well as a party member. But here in the real world, where he had no idea what she was like or even what she looked like, what she did, how old she was, or even what her real name was, he had no idea who to call the person behind Sakuya's avatar, Lady of the Sylphs.

That's when a lone figure started to approach him, coming up from the escalator as a tall yet slender woman was alone and unattended, yet did not seem like she was misled or lost. Once she spotted Kazuto, she instantly had a smile brought upon her face, as she held her dark green purse with both hands near her waist as she approached him slowly. Kazuto was simply mesmerized by her beauty, thinking that this had to be the woman behind Sakuya's avatar.

She was very tall for a woman, standing an inch or two above Kazuto as he was still growing and this woman had to be at least a few years older than himself, without wearing any type of high heel shoes. She really did look a lot like her avatar; the only real differences were her hair wasn't nearly as long, but still running down to her bottom. Her eyes and hair were both black in color, however that's not all. Unlike many of his feminine friends, the main difference between Sakuya and the rest of them was, well…Her body was just much more mature. Much more of the common hourglass, woman figure that his friends simply didn't have because of their age. It may have been simple, but it was enough to completely overwhelm his confidence for just a moment as she approached him with dashing eyes.

"Hello Kazuto I presume." She simply gave. While she was calm, cool, and collective, he was a complete jittery and nervous mess.

"It's nice to finally meet you in person Miss…?" He paused, still not knowing her real name.

"Sakuya. It's the same as my in-game avatar name. Sorry Kazuto, that's why I didn't want to say anything while we were still in the game." She gave him such a simple answer, not even trying to flirty or forward with the young man. Yet he was already on the defensive trying to keep his hormones in check. He never liked it when Seijirou taunted him about his 'teenage hormones' but this time was different. He was out with a lady, a grown woman, not a growing girl.

"That's very interesting…Why did you end up using your real name for your avatar?"

"I'll tell you later, for now shall we start with your training?"

"O-oh of course." He tried to give her a look that wasn't so intimidated, as he still was trying to recover, and their 'training' had only just begun. As Kazuto offered his arm, Sakuya took it slowly while speaking softly.

"Calm yourself Kazuto." Sakuya's words didn't match her actions, as she leaned up against him a palm on his face, while his cheeks blushed red. "If you're all worked up, you won't be focused on our training."

"I'll try Sakuya." He breathed easy, as the two smiled at one another walking away from the food court, still close against one another. Kazuto and Sakuya right away realized that the two were getting a lot of attention, while women questioned what kind of lady killer skills and items Kazuto must have had to pick up someone so beautiful, the man around them only whimpered and cried with jealousy and sorrows to see someone so young and inexperienced with someone so much out of his league.

"So what's the first step on this training?"

"Patience Kazuto." Sakuya pressed a single finger against his lips, in a rather cute yet intriguing way as they continued walking through the mall. "One thing you must always remember when dating women is to have patience. We are a rather high strung, emotional, and brash bunch. We aren't always looking for the answers in men, sometimes just someone to listen. If you can have patience with a woman and let her mind wander and think for a moment from time to time, you'll make it much farther in life. Even with your little girlfriend now."

"Y-You mean Asuna?" Kazuto acted surprised when he really shouldn't have. They might not have been the closest of friends, but almost anybody in their immediate circle of acquaintances knew of their relationship.

"I certainly didn't mean Leafa." Sakuya's eyes narrowed as she gave a sly smile. "Or myself for that matter…Unless that's what you like in a woman."

"I-I'll try to have patience Sakuya. Thanks for the lesson."

"My pleasure. We've made it to our first stop." The two stood outside a salon as Kazuto wondered what they were doing here. He looked for the answers in Sakuya as she turned toward him.

"We're going to get you a haircut Kazuto."

"What's wrong with my hair now?" He wondered as the young man played with his just long enough bangs to twirl it for a moment. That's when it hit him.

"Nothing I suppose. But trust me on this Kazuto." She took a pause as she narrowed her eyes at him again. Her gaze was so effective to pierce that confidence of his. She thought it was rather cute; it all just boiled down to experience…

"Women like a well-groomed man. You're not a bad looking guy, and your hair is cute the way it is, but it's rather immature. Not really masculine or mature for someone's body shape like yours.

"Well…If you think so Sakuya. You're the teacher in this 'training' after all."

"Splendid, come inside Kazuto." Sakuya grabbed his hand as she was a regular in this salon and spa. She was instantly greeted by many of her friends. As they all shared a polite bow.

"Welcome back Sakuya." The stylist, Ana looked toward her companion with impressed dark brown eyes, as she let out a small laugh flicking her shoulder length brown hair. "Who's this? Your boyfriend?"

"A friend, I'm showing him a few things. The cut is for him, not me."

"Alright then. Come back with me handsome." She reached for his hand and dragged him toward one of the seats as Kazuto just did as he was instructed. She took the barber's covering over his body, as he just stared at himself sadly, about to say goodbye to his hair.

"So what are we doing today?" She asked Kazuto directly, but before he could even answer, Sakuya answered for him as she spectated behind the scenes.

"Give him a nice trim all around, however leave a bit of spike at the top so it gives him that…brash, compulsiveness with a bit of maturity."

"I take it she's trying to lighten you up for another lady huh?" The older woman teased Kazuto as he only let a small blush, not giving a verbal answer. "Sure thing, let's get to work."

Over the next half-hour Kazuto just watched and waited bored, staring off into space and daydreaming about when he would be done with this training, and could finally go check out the dungeon. He still had plenty of time left, depending on when this would be done. Sakuya and Ana went back and forth between his style multiple times, before finally being finished about 40 minutes later.

"There you go charming." She took off the barber's cover as Kazuto finally noticed himself again. He was in stunned astonishment, not knowing you could have hairstyles like this. His hair was trimmed down pretty well, however was just a tad bit longer in the front to give it a partially free-flowing kind of look, but with a bit of spike when pushed up. He looked a lot like his original Spriggan avatar, but with shorter length bangs and all around.

"Oh my Kazuto. You were cute before, but you're stunningly handsome now." He turned with a small smile as Sakuya was giving him much praise. "You should let your girlfriend see it and see what she thinks."

"I don't know…I don't really want to surprise her all of a sudden."

"Perhaps later then." They gathered their things and was about to leave, as Kazuto picked up a card that looked interesting. He turned toward Sakuya who gave him a questioning look, and showed her the card that was a special on spa work and facial scrubbing.

"Should I get this for you as thanks for your training Sakuya?"

"You're very charming Kazuto, but it's quite alright."

"You know if you want Sakuya." Ana interjected, talking to the two as she had just finished receiving payment from the younger man. "That special was supposed to end today, but I'll be sure to keep it going until you come back if your friend would like to get it for you as a gift."

"I'd be happy too." Without even asking for the woman's opinion, he paid for the day spa trip and received a special signature card that guaranteed the promotion past its expiration date. After everything was finalized, Kazuto presented the card to Sakuya, as she slowly took it into her hands.

"Why…Thank you Kazuto." She gave him sincerely as he was happy to make her smile.

"Of course."

"You're very sweet." She gave the younger gentleman a small peck on the cheek, as thanks for his kind gesture. The two left the barber shop with her arms holding onto his right side. However once they were a couple of feet away from the entrance of the salon, Sakuya suddenly turned a hard left and yanked the man's ear to force him to look her into the eyes with a bit of rough love.

"While I appreciate the kindness Kazuto, remember when I said that women are a brash and clustered type of person. Just remember I wouldn't always be going out doing spontaneous gestures without your girlfriends notice or approval."

"Ow! Okay Sakuya!" He was so confused, one moment Sakuya was sweet and tender, the next she was angry and aggressive. However Kazuto remembered a few instances where Asuna was upset with him, as he read her emotional state wrong and did something completely unexpected.

"But thank you nonetheless."

"You're welcome…I guess." His ear was still red as he tried to rub the pain away.

"Now onto our next stop." She gave with a small smile.

X

Sakuya waited patiently outside the men's dressing room at their second stop, a warehouse for men's professional attire as Kirito was changing. He may have had his school uniform, but Kirito lacked any kind of professional clothing for the near future after school.

"Why am I trying these on again Sakuya? They aren't very comfortable."

"They should be, they're tailored for your exact measurements."

"That's not what I meant. It's just the material…I'm not used to it."

"Come on out, I'm sure you look dashing." Kazuto did as he was told as he stepped out, still trying to figure out the dark silver tie as the rest of him was complete. Sakuya narrowed her eyes as she examined him head-to-slender-toe. As Kazuto was dressed in a black colored blazer with a dark green jacket over his black dress shirt.

"My you look so handsome." Sakuya stood close to his face as she began to tie his tie without even looking down, a small blush across her face. "You're cute in your everyday clothing Kazuto, but sometimes it's nice to dress up like a gentleman isn't it? Trust me, once we hit outside…All the women will be staring at you. You look a bit older now, but you're very attractive."

"I wish this equipment would give me a boost to my confidence stat." Kazuto looked toward himself in the full body mirror to the side; he looked nothing like he normally would with his hair cut and these fancy clothes.

"Oh trust me Kazuto, when we hit outside…You'll see your confidence boost up." Sakuya smiled to him as he kept the suit on, and wore it out the door with a second bag carrying his original set of clothes. He offered his arm to his lady as they started walking back toward the food court. As Kazuto wore a face of gloom, looking completely different than he did just a few hours ago, Sakuya got his attention.

"Look all around you Kazuto." She said quietly as the two kept walking, yet Kazuto looked around without turning his head. Virtually every woman who could see the two together were either blushing mad or completely stunned in silence. "Everybody's watching you."

"Are you sure they're not looking at you?" Sakuya gave him a strange look as the younger man realized the potentially dangerous statement he just gave. "B-because you're so beautiful walking around with a guy like me?"

"Trust me." She took a small pause, amused by his little save just now. "They're staring at you…I've held that look on my face before as well. It's a face of jealousy, and a state of utter shock and envy."

"Seriously?" He was in disbelief.

"Like I said, you aren't a bad looking guy Kazuto. But now, you look much more like a man." Sakuya kept pulling him along up the elevator toward the fourth floor of the food court area. Kazuto had not been to this mall many times, but he knew that the higher level floors are where the more expensive shops and restaurants are. They finally walked out of the elevator straight into a more elegant and fine dining establishment. It didn't take long for the two to take a seat and order their respective meals.

"I understand you may not have the funds Kazuto, since I asked you rather abruptly today to come with me."

"I actually received quite a bit from a part-time job not too long ago. Don't worry Sakuya."

"My, I'm impressed." The two looked toward one another making small conversation as they waited on their meals.

"So why are we here?"

"When you go out Kazuto, you should go out to make an appearance, and impress your date. Going out for bubble tea and noodle stands every now and then is alright. However you should focus coming to these kinds of restaurants more often. It will boost not only your charisma with women, but as well as your own confidence and guise."

"Is this really creating a presentation? I don't understand how it's supposed to do all that."

"Being out in public is a key practice tool to any person's confidence when with a significant other." Sakuya stared him down with those soul-piercing eyes, as Kazuto gave a hard swallow to his ramen noodles, to the point he almost choked on this date, both physically and mentally. It was clear the older woman was a lot more experienced, as well as comfortable with this sort of topic.

As the two continued their meals, Sakuya took a break from her Tonkatsu and pulled her out her phone, snapping a cute picture of Kazuto gorging down his noodles in a rather slob yet innocent manner.

'Doesn't my date look handsome?' She sent the message along with the photo to her friend, awaiting a reply as she set her phone down and continued on her own meal. As the waiter came to check up on them, along with presenting the bill, Sakuya reached for her money to split her half of the bill. That is until Kazuto had presented his own card to pay for both halves as he smiled to the older woman.

"Please, allow me. I haven't really thanked you for this gentleman training."

"But the salon-"Sakuya tried to argue.

"That was more of a…interest payment, not for the whole experience itself." She wanted to continue debating about it, however with the waiter already gone and his innocent yet heart-melting smile, there was no arguing with him as Sakuya put back her purse and lowered her sights.

"My…If only you were a bit older…" She whispered under her breath.

"Huh? What was that Sakuya?"

"Oh, not a thing Kazuto, thank you so much for your chivalry." Sakuya reached back for her phone as she heard the vibrate go off, to see a rather amusing response from her friend Alicia, or as she was known in ALO, Alicia Rue.

'What!? How did you get a date with Kirito!? No fair! You better not be seducing him with those things…Be sure to tell me all the details when you're done!' She chuckled as Sakuya read the message, and let out a peaceful smile.

"Are you feeling alright Sakuya?" She looked to Kazuto's face that held a bit of worry, but she quickly calmed his expression.

"Oh I'm fine Kazuto; in fact I'm doing wonderful. Are you a bit more confident in yourself now? Do you feel as though the training helped at all?"

"Honestly…Yea." Kazuto sounded happy, which in turn pleased Sakuya for this little date time together. "I know it sounds weird, I knew a lot of these things about me already. But until I was comfortable with them…I never really was aware of it. I had the skills, the knowledge, just not the confidence that needed to be built up."

"Of course, you always had the potential Kazuto, some men have it, some don't. You just needed to realize it before you could act upon it." The two left the restaurant linked together as this date had just about wrapped up.

"Umm…Sakuya." Kazuto called out to the older woman nervously.

"Yes Kazuto?" She looked to see his face full of blush, as she sensed what his impending question may be. She had taught him a lot of the mental factors to keep in mind…However nothing physical as of yet.

"Well…I was wondering." He wanted to ask, but knew it wasn't appropriate.

"Yes?" She asked again, with a bit more of a seductive tone as she eyed his figure, standing outside some nearby mall attractions.

"Well…When I'm kissing Asuna, what motions am I supposed to do? Where am I supposed to put my hands? When? Where does her hands go?" His face lit ablaze with blush as he asked too many sensitive questions at once, and immediately put his hands together praying, and bowing for forgiveness from the older woman.

"I'm sorry! That was way out of line! It's not like I expect you to tell me this stuff or practice with me but I don't know myself!"

Kazuto looked up to hear a light chuckle from Sakuya, as she was hiding her face from him looking down. He didn't know if he should have been enthralled, or spooked out.

"Better yet…" She looked to him with the most seductive gaze she could muster, not caring about his age anymore. It was all in good, innocent fun to tease as well as educate him.

"I'll demonstrate foryou." She gave Kazuto a hard shove into a nearby photo booth as she quickly joined the young man, and closed the curtain behind them, giving him this final lesson to his gentleman training…personally.

X

Hours Later…

The group of friends had reached the event boss' dungeon, however they were about to go in blind since nobody had taken the time to scout out the dungeon beforehand. However there wasn't anything to worry about, considering this wasn't a death game anymore, as well as they had brought more than enough people to handle a small event boss like this one.

"Has anyone seen Kirito?" Asuna asked aloud to the large group of ladies in this group, as they all gathered around with wondering yet puzzled expressions. "I haven't seen or heard from him in hours."

"He said he was going to scout out the boss' dungeon before the rest of us caught up, but I guess that fell through." Sinon had heard a little bit more than Asuna, but not by much.

"He also said that he had something to take care off at the mall." Leafa crossed her arms as she wondered what her brother could have been up to." He didn't say what it was though."

"Hey you guys!" A man called out to them in the distance, and in that moment most of the women lost their cool, as blush flew to their face for a number of different manners. Some if it was embarrassment, some of it was confusion, and some of it was hormonal attraction…

Kazuto stood at the entrance to the dungeon, with a new intriguing yet handsome and strong kind of style. His hair was shorter yet spiked up in the top. He didn't wear his traditional all black attire, yet was in a new outfit that was mostly black with neon-green stripes running across certain lengths. They ran across his gauntlets, chest piece, hanging cloth from his backside, and down his knee-high boots. He stood there with an innocent, yet confident look about his posture with Sakuya to his left, and Alicia Rue to his right who held a sort of annoyed kind of look.

"Kirito!" Asuna was astonished, and definitely in the right kind of manner as her heart wouldn't stop pounding as she looked toward her boyfriend. Most of the women in this group were having heart palpitations looking at the handsome Spriggan.

"What!?" He asked as Kirito was afraid she didn't like the new look.

"W-What's with the new outfit?"

"Well…I wanted a change. That's all." He smiled to her as Asuna held that same look he saw from many women in the mall earlier this afternoon.

"Why is your outfit part green? And where have you been all afternoon?" Philia asked as her heart was just now calming down.

"Also, what are you doing with those two?" Liz asked in a rather annoyed tone as she looked to the two older women, one on each side of Kirito.

"Oh that, well…" Kirito scratched his cheek as he normally did in his cute manner as he took a pause, trying to find the words to explain all of this sudden news at once. "I had some things I needed to learn and take care of in the real world. As well as the outfit…Well, I owed Sakuya a favor, and she wanted me to be a Sylph via mercenary for hire…As well as her personal bodyguard whenever she calls. So the outfit represents that although I'm a Spriggan, I'm tied to the Sylph's as well."

"What!?" All of the women said in unison, as they couldn't believe what Kirito was saying. He was a Solo Player; he wasn't tied down to anybody…Except with his marriage to Asuna.

"When we're done, you better tell me all the details of your date." Alicia whispered under her breath to Sakuya, who only smiled as Kazuto talked to his friends the little girls.

"I told you, it wasn't a date, it was training."

"Besides, we needed a few more people for this little event boss." Kirito tried to look confident, and he did as all the girls were completely overwhelmed by his mere looks.

"Sounds like the chick magnet has another girlfriend." Klein teased Kirito as the other women shot him evil glares, and he tried to laugh it off in a nervous kind of way like he always did.

"Hold your tongue Salamander." Sakuya looked away with her eyes closed in a rather arrogant manner. "While Kirito is definitely charming and handsome in his own ways, I would not dare break political truces with the races for a mere Spriggan, no matter who he is. Not to mention ruin a perfect relationship between Kirito and Asuna." Sakuya declared out to all of them as she reached for her katana, and looked toward Klein with harsh eyes as she headed for the boss' dungeon.

"A worm such as yourself should not lash out your tongue when you're mere fodder among prey." Klein was blown away by her cold words; this is a side Kirito had not seen of Sakuya. In a flick of an instant, her entire persona changed as she spoke to the Spriggan with a warming smile.

"Kirito, be a dear and accompany me if you would please, make sure no harm comes to me."

"Of course Sakuya." He started to head her way before stopping midway, as he looked to the older woman with concerned eyes, she perfectly understood as she nodded to him. "One moment." Kirito spread his black wings as he flew over to the group of ladies, landing right in front of Asuna and gave her a peck on the cheek in front of all their friends, the lot of them blown away from his rather bold and very out-of-character actions. The Undine was speechless as she didn't k now how to act around this new confident Kirito.

"Come on Asuna." He gave her innocently yet lovingly as he reached for her hand and they both flew towards the two leaders of the Sylphs and Cait Sith. Before they reached the two however, Alicia whispered to her friend.

"You can't have him you know."

"Perhaps not now…But in time who knows…He might need more training." Sakuya chuckled as she looked to her friend, the Cait Sith leader not as amused as the leader of the Sylphs. Kirito and Asuna soon joined the two leaders.

"Let's go."

"Lead on my brave bodyguard." Kirito took the lead, holding hands with Asuna with their group of friend's right behind them as they descended into the boss' dungeon, to clear the event boss and hopefully get some good loot before the day was done.