Two years have passed since Drake met with Kamryn. He opened his door to see a package. "It's here..." he didn't open it, but rather wrapped it in a paper.

"What's this?" Lux poked her head to his left, where he covered the label that read "Argus" before she could read it. "Nothing, a gift for a friend," he replied.

Lux just nodded. "That Seno girl had you buy it for her, didn't she?"

Drake blushed. "Yes, she did. She was going to buy it herself but was too afraid to."

Lux tilted her head. "Why would she have been afraid, Drake?"

Drake finished wrapping it. "Let's just say her parents don't approve of her hobbies."

A few hours later, Drake snuck out to the meet-up spot he and Seno often visited. He was surprised to already see her there. "Seno, was there any trouble Tonight?"

Seno Takayato shook her head. "No trouble, Drake." The nine-year-old girl smiled.

Drake smiled back. "Good, that means there should be no trouble sneaking back in." He handed her the box. "Here, came in today."

Seno smiled and hugged him. "Thank you, Drake." He blushed at this, but didn't push her away.

After a few minutes he spoke up. "Seno, I have a bad feeling about this game... don't play it."

Seno looked at him confused. "Why not?"

Drake just shook his head. "Just promise me you won't."

A few days had passed, Drake having not heard from Seno. This was normal so he hadn't thought of calling her. Then Zed spoke up. "Hey, our town is on the news."

Drake looked at it, then turned up the volume. The announcer had a shocked tone. "Reports say that Sword Art Online, the game that just launched yesterday, has caused hundreds of deaths around the globe. One of these is a young girl of nine years, one Seno Takayato. Her parents have no idea how she got the Nervegear that she was using, but are suspecting that she bought and hid it from them herself. Meanwhile-" suddenly Drake's partner Pokémon, a Jolteon, struck the tv with lightning. Drake dropped the bowl of cereal he was carrying.

Zed and Lux looked at him in shock as the bowl shattered. Drake stared at the TV and uttered a single word "Seno..."