Sylvein
Sylphs territory
Cafe

Leafa opened the door to the cafe looked at one table and saw that Kirito has just logged in, but there was no sign of Menma. Leafa went to Kirito and greet him.
"Oh, you are here already" said Leafa
"You are early" said Kirito looked at Leafa
"No, I just got there. Did you see Menma-kun?" asked Leafa looking around.
"No, I only just logged in and didn't see anyone came in here" answered Kirito. Then the door opened, revealing Menma's figure.
"Yo, good morning Kirito-san, Leafa" said Menma saluting them.
Leafa recalled the incident of yesterday and her face heat up again. Then she shook her head and slapped her cheeks to wash away the blush.
"G-good morning, Menma-kun" muttered Leafa not looking at him.
Menma just looked at her strangely and shrugged his shoulders.
"By the way, Menma. Do you know any good shops that has a decent equipments? Those on me are just not good. And I also need a weapon, as I have given you the Kusanagi" said Kirito looking at Menma. Menma thought for a second and said.
"There is actually a good shop nor far from here. Let's go and see for yourself what do you need" said Menma and begin to walk out the door. Kirito also stands up from the table and follows Menma. Leafa looked at the closed door and thought.
'Why the heck the presence of that guy cause me to work up this much?'
Then she opened the door and caught up to them.

Time skip
On the street

After Kirito bought some decent equipments, they proceed to walk to the tower. Kirito looked pretty much like his SAO with the exception of the huge sword on his back. Kirito decided to ask.
"Why do we head to the tower?"
"When we fly at long distance, need a higher place to start at. It gives you extra altitude. The tower is the highest place in Sylvein. That's why we are heading there" explained Menma turning to Kirito.
"Oh, I got it" muttered Kirito nosing his head. Leafa seeing he didn't move decided to shove him forward.
"Let's go already. I want to make it pass the forest by night"
In the tower
There are lots of Sylphs talking and exchanging conversations with themselves. Kirito just observed them. Then Leafa dragged him to the where Menma is standing. But a voice behind her stop her in place.
"Leafa!"
She turned and saw a male Sylph with long green here accompanied by two guards.
"Hello, Sigurd" Leafa greeted him.
"Long time no see, Sigurd-sama" said Menma.
Sigurd turned to Menma and looked displeased then turn to Leafa.
"You are leaving the party, Leafa?" asked Sigurd.
"Yeah, I guess" answered Leafa.
"Don't you know how that will inconvenience the other members?" asked Sirgurd not pleased with her answer.
"It's alright Sigurd-sama. Leafa is in the party with me now. So nothing will happened, when I am near her" said Menma. Leafa hearing that just blushed and turned her head away.
"Because she partied with you, I feel even more displeased. Don't think that just because Sakuya infatuated with you that you can do as you pleased! Why do she even trust you? I don't know. But I am not trust you at all. It's obvious you are using her to reach a certain goal" said Sigurd angrily looking at Menma.
"Enough, Sigurd! It's my decision to leave the party. And you can't stop me anyway, as I've already made a decision" said Leafa looking at Sigurd seriously.
"Leafa! Do you really plan to leave the territory to become renegade like this trash" said Sigurd looking at Menma. But just, as he finished that sentence he felt something sharp point against his back.
"Sigurd-sama! You've just step out a boundary. I suggest you think before open your mouth or else..." said Menma with a dark aura behind him. The guards of Sigurds was about to act. But Menma just turned his head at them and they frozen in place, eyes widen in terror. Leafa looked at Menma in awe the whole time. Sigurd just looked behind sweatdroping nervously. When Naruto sheathed back his sword. Sigurd turned to Leafa and warned.
"I will allowed this time. But if you betray me. You will regret it"
The he turned back to leave with his two guards. Menma turned to the other two and said.
"Let's go!"
With that they went to the lift to move them up to the top of the tower.

On top the tower

Kirito, Leafa and Menma looked at the view before them and amazed at the sight.
"Woah! It's so amazing here" said Kirito and smiled amazed at the sight.
"Isn't it? No matter how many times I looked from here the view never ceased to amaze me" said Leafa also enjoying the view.
"It's just like you can raised your hand touch the sky. Though that's only an illusion" said Menma reach his hand to the sky. Then he turned to Leafa and asked.
"But are you really alright leaving with us like that? I mean leaving your territory is a big deal"
"It's alright. I've planned to leave anyway. Never want to be bound by the rules" answered Leafa.
"That dude said renegade. What is renegade?" asked Kirito curiously.
"Well, I am a renegade for example. Renegades are the players that left their territory to wander around. And other players look down on them. Though, I don't care what the others think about me. I do what I want. That's my life style" explained Menma. Then he heard the sound of the lift moved up and turned back.
"Leafa-chan! You are horrible. Why are you leaving and didn't even say good bye too me" Recon running to them and whined.
"Oh, I forgot. Sorry about that" said Leafa.
"I heard you quit the party. What will you do from now on?" asked Recon looking at Leafa.
"Well, after we brought Kirito there, I will travel the world. There was still many places that I haven't seen" said Leafa and thought for a little.
"That will be dangerous! At least take me with you. I will always protect you if you are in danger" replied Recon.
"I wouldn't need you anyway" said Leafa and Recon slump his shoulder depressed. Then his face turned serious
"Sigurd is planning something. I don't know exactly what. So I will stay in his party for a little longer" said Recon then he turned to Kirito and Menma.
"Menma-san, Kirito-san please take care of her. She has a habit of flying in to trouble, so be careful"
"Don't worry, I am a trouble magnet myself. Hahaha" said Menma and laughs through his mask. The others just looked at him sweatdroping.
"And I just make this clear. She is my-" warned Recon but he was interrupt as Leafa stamp at his feet. Recon jumps on his leg in pain. Leafa told him to contact her if anything happens. Then she activated the wings and took off.
"Then we will depart right now. Bye, Recon-san" said Menma and followed her. Kirito doing the same.
"Is that Recon your friend in real life?" asked Menma flying near Leafa.
"Y-yeah, so what?" said Leafa.
"Nothing, its just he seems genuinely cares about you. I am pretty jealous. I was alone, as I can remember. Also even my past was a mystery to me. I wonder if I have a person that cared about me like that" said Menma and looked at the cloudy sky.
'Yeah, there is. She is always visited you in the hospital. But you weren't remember her anyway' thought Kirito solemnly.
"What about you Leafa? Do you feel the same about him?" asked Menma.
"A-as if I'd know" said Leafa and fly ahead. Then she looked back at the Sylvein and stare for a while. She looked back at Kirito and Menma then smiled.
"Let's go!"

World Tree

Asuna sitting in the bed silently and was molest by Sugou. After a while, he became bored lying to the bed and said.
"My, my... You're such a cold woman. It's just a fake body. It won't hurt anything. Don't you want to enjoy yourself a little?"
"You wouldn't understand. It doesn't matter whether this body is real or virtual. Not to me anyway" said Asuna and turned away from him.
"Are saying that it'll damage your mind. I think it'd be good idea to enjoy yourself while you can" said Sugou and brought his hands behind his head and closes his eyes.
"I won't be here forever. He'll come to save me" said Asuna narrowing her eyes.
"Who will? Your boyfriend, maybe? Or that hero of SAO?" asked Sugou mockingly.
Asuna widen her eyes at that.
"N-Naruto is alive?"
"Oh? You don't know? He somehow managed to escape death but I've trapped him here, so that he couldn't logged out" said Sugou.
"What did you do that for? He didn't involve in anything!" snapped Asuna.
"My, my you seems to care about him. Should I be jealous? Anyway there are people outside that have a grudge against him, is they payed me a certain amount to trap him here forever. Also he apparently has lost his memory. Though, he is a very capable player managed to pass that dome is not such easy thing" said Sugou and stand up a little too grin at Asuna.
Asuna just glares murdeously at him.
"Also about that boyfriend if yours. Kirito right? You should see his face when I told him that I am gonna marry you next week. After what happened at SAO, I bet he won't even be able to touch the NerveGear" said Sugou mockingly and laugh like a maniac. Asuna hearing that bit her lower lip at looked down sadly. Sugou decided to leave the room.
"You shouldn't underestimate Kirito-kun and Naruto like that. I've seen with my eyes at which length Naruto will go to protect his friends. Even if his memory is lost his feelings will remain the same. He would destroy you if he know what've done to me and the other 300 players" said Asuna confidently.
"You seems to have an unshakable trust in those two. We will see about that"
With that said he began to type the password of the door to open. Asuna uses this chance to look through the mirror the reflection to remember the code.

Neutral Area
Ancient Forest

Kirito, Leafa and Menma are fighting some monsters in the sky. Kirito slashed them with his huge sword. Leafa chanting a flame magic to shoot them down. Menma used Kusanagi to cut them down. Then they noticed their wings are about to reach their limits and land on the ground. Then Leafa explained to Kirito that they will have to walk through a cave, as the mountain ahead of them is above altitude limit.
Leafa proposed them to logged out in order and rest. But Menma retort.
"I can't logged out so I will watch your a avatars. Don't worry"
"Eh? Why can't you log out?" asked Leafa surprised.
"It's...complicated" muttered Menma. Leafa just looked at him strangely then shrugged her shoulder and logged out. Kirito was about to log out to but Menma decide to ask.
"Ne, Kirito-san?"
"Huh?"
"You said you know the past me. Can you tell me about it. Even though I won't be recall anything, at least I will know what kind of person am I in the past"
"Well... You are a very troublesome person, always trying to act like a hero, though friendship is very important to you. You are not remember now. But you are a hero to all of the people in SAO. Also there is a person that is waiting for you outside. She always visiting you, hopes that you will one day wake up, so that she can reunite with you" said Kirito looking at Menma.
"Is that so?... Do you think my memory will be back? I am used to living in this world. But if my absence in the outside world make my precious people upset. Then I'd want to return to the real world as soon as possible" said Menma touching his mask.
"We will find a way to regain you memory. I promised that" said Kirito looking at Menma convincingly.
"I hope for that... If you need to rest just logged out. I will be here anyway"
"Ok. I will be out for 20 minutes"
With that said Kirito logged out. Menma went to the tree and lied down.

20 minutes later

Leafa logged in opened her eyes and looked at Menma, who decide to take a nap. Seeing this chance, she went silently to him and was about to take his mask off.
"It's rude to do something to a person when he is asleep Leafa" said Menma. Leafa hearing that jumped up and scream in surprise. Kirito logged back in and they decide to continue their journey. Suddenly, Menma stopped and looked around.
"You detected something Menma-kun?" Asked Leafa looking at Menma.
"I've a feeling we've been spied...Or maybe that was just a mistake"
"There can be a tracer on us" said Leafa.
"And what is that?" Asked Kirito.
"It's a tracing magic. That can take the form of an animal" explained Leafa.
"Well, we will deal with it, if that is necessary. Let's go!" Said Menma and take off. Kirito and Leafa followed him.
Unknown to them there was a squad of Salamanders on the ground preparing to chase after them.