"Absolutely not."

"But Papa!"

"Don't you "but Papa" me, young lady!" Papa scolded. "We are not bringing you to those catacombs!"

"But why not?!"

Mama frowned. "Because it's dangerous, that's why!"

"Not if you're with me! And they're low-level monsters!" Yui objected as she clutched onto Papa's sleeve. "It's on the first floor! How hard could they be?!"

"Why do you even want to go there?" Papa frowned. "And how did you hear about these catacombs anyway?"

"Argo told me!"

All eyes in the Renegade guild hall snapped towards the cattish information broker, who seemed to shrink away from the hostile glares sent her way. Yui flinched, knowing that she just… how did Uncle Klein put it?

Right! She threw her under the bus.

…Whoops.

"Argo." Mama chirped, though Yui knew she was anything but happy. That was her you're-in-trouble smile, which was absolutely terrifying. "Please tell me you didn't encourage my daughter to go explore a dungeon on the first floor."

Argo gulped. "W-well… ya see, Aa-chan…"

"Oh my – " Mama huffed before cutting herself off and throwing her hands in the air. "Are you out of your mind?! Why the hell would you do that?"

"She said she wanted to know if there were any hidden secrets on the 1st Floor!" Argo protested. "I figured she was gonna just pass the info off to you all! I didn' think she would want to go there herself!"

Papa grumbled, but turned his attention back to Yui. "You still haven't answered my question. Why in the world would you want to go into a dungeon like that?"

"I never get to see you all fight! Not really, at least." Yui muttered, feeling slightly embarrassed. "Your training and the broadcasts don't count. I've never seen you fight in person."

Mama dragged her hand down her face, which did look really silly. Yui knew giggling right now would not help her case though, so she opted to remain silent and respectful. She could giggle later.

"Asuna, you can't seriously be considering…" Papa furrowed his brow.

"Don't." Mama snapped, cutting him off with a raised hand. "You and I both know she won't stop. It's on the first floor; we're all stupidly overleveled for the 1st Floor, and we can recruit some help while we're at it to keep her safe."

"Aren't we supposed to be on vacation?" Papa sighed.

"Yes, but part of that means we also do what Yui wants. It can't be about us all the time, Kirito."

"Argh!" Papa exclaimed, stalking away while clutching his hair. "Fine! We're arming ourselves to the teeth though, you hear me? I'm not taking any chances."

"Yay!" Yui cheered, equipping her Liz-crafted rapier and pointing it triumphantly towards the ceiling. "Adventure time!"

"Hold your horses, young lady." Mama said sternly. "We need to see who wants to come along on this "adventure" of yours. Any takers?"

Nearly every hand in the guild hall shot up at once, and Yui's smile only brightened. She felt her grin threaten to split her face, she was so excited. Her family was so awesome!

"Okay, we can't all go." Mama scoffed. "Kirito, we need to choose."

"Ooh, ooh!" Yui cooed with excitement. "Can I pick?"

Mama and Papa shared a look. Exasperation and fondness. Interesting.

"Fine, but don't go crying to us when someone's feelings get hurt because they couldn't come along." Papa joked.

Shoot, she hadn't considered that. There were definitely going to be people who couldn't come along. She also needed to choose wisely. She wasn't allowed to attend the Assault Team meetings, unfortunately, but she sat in enough Renegade strategy meetings to pick up a thing or two.

"How many can I bring?"

"Two parties worth." Mama allowed.

Yui squealed with glee. She got to assemble her own mini-raid party! This was so exciting! She schooled her features as her mind went into strategic overdrive.

This was big brain time.

She needed a couple of tanks; any party needed them. Auntie Liten and Uncle Leonn would be sure picks. Auntie Liz was a given if Uncle Leonn was involved, not to mention she could repair equipment in the field if necessary. Was three tanks too many? Probably. Would it help appease Mama and Papa? Absolutely.

"Liz, Liten, and Leonn." Yui said, pointing at the three tanks.

"Yes!" Leonn exclaimed. "Yui, you're officially my favorite niece."

"Babe, she's your only niece." Liz deadpanned.

"Exactly."

She needed damage dealers, both ranged and melee. Papa and Mama were obviously coming along, so she didn't need that many more. For ranged DPS, she didn't want to get greedy and take both Nezha and Sinon.

"Auntie Sinon."

"Huh. That's a surprise; I figured you would have gone with Nezha." Sinon said.

"He can come next time." Yui smiled.

"Okay, now I feel guilty for feeling disappointed." Nezha grumbled.

Papa crossed his arms. "Who says there's going to be a next time?"

"But Papa!"

"We'll see how this one goes and then maybe we'll do this again."

"Fine." Yui harrumphed.

Now for melee DPS. Uncle Geeou was a good swordsman; she'd pick him at least. Maybe he could bring Alice along. That would be fun! Maybe they could bond more and finally get past that awkward "will-they, won't-they" phase that Uncle Klein kept talking about. She could tell they cared for each other, so why weren't they doing anything about it?! This was Uncle Leonn and Auntie Liz all over again!

So frustrating!

"Uncle Geeou, can you bring Auntie Alice with us?"

"Yui, your Auntie Alice has other things to do." Mama said sternly.

"Actually, I might be able to swing it." Geeou shrugged. "She keeps saying she wants to spend time with her favorite niece and tomorrow's her designated day off."

"Yay!" Yui cheered.

"We're a bunch of enablers, aren't we?" Papa groaned.

Leonn chuckled. "Pretty sure it's called "spoiling her rotten" and yes, we are. No, I'm not sorry."

"Ronye and Tiese!"

The newbies in question exchanged a confused look between themselves before Tiese pointed at herself. "Us? Are you sure, Yui?"

"Yeah!" Yui grinned. "I wanna do stuff with my big sisters!"

Ronye clutched at her heart, and a pained expression washed over her face. "Stop! Too adorable!"

"No use fighting it." Lokuss laughed. "Once she worms her way into your heart, there's no going back."

Okay, now for support. That meant either Yuna or Silica. Yuna would be great for area-wide healing and buffs, but Silica had cute, adorable little dragons.

There was no contest.

"Silica!"

"Awesome!" Silica raised a fist. "Let's do this!"

"Lok too!" Yui pointed at the loremaster.

"Umm…sure!" He replied, Gryd sauntering up alongside.

Yes! Now they had all of the familiars! Perfect!

"Okay, that's two parties." Papa said, cutting her off. "Geeou, are you sure you can get Alice?"

"I think so. Let me message her."

Yui grinned. She couldn't wait for tomorrow. This was going to be awesome!

Alice fully expected to feel like the odd woman out.

Yet, as she walked side by side with two party's worth of Renegades, she couldn't help but feel… relaxed. It was still odd seeing little Yui in beginner armor and wielding a rapier like her mother, but it was also just as adorable. At least, the few glimpses she could see of the little Renegade.

Her family had her surrounded on all sides, wary of any monsters that would dare lay a finger on her.

That sort of camaraderie, that sense of family, was noticeably missing from the KoB. Maybe it was because of how big they were. Or perhaps it was because of how regimented they were. A small, mutinous part of her whispered that it was because of a lack of leadership from Heathcliff that led to this, but she quickly shook off those doubts.

She shouldn't doubt her leader.

"Quite the family outing, huh?" Alice joked, glancing over at Eugeo. She looked around at the smooth, darkened stone walls. "Can't say I've ever seen this dungeon before, though."

Eugeo shrugged. "It is hidden pretty well. Who knew this was hiding under the Town of Beginnings this whole time?"

"How Argo and Lux are able to dig up information like this is beyond me." Alice remarked, noting a small group of toad monsters approaching from ahead. "Got another group incoming!"

"On it!" Kirito shouted, dashing forward with both blades in hand.

Yui pouted. "Leave some for me, Papa! Just one at least, please?!"

"Your Papa's working out a little stress, sweetie." Asuna patted her daughter's back. "I'm sure he'll leave you one though, right dear?"

Kirito seemed to freeze for a moment, and stopped just before he could finish off the last toad monster. He backed away slowly, but still looked ready to pounce. "Sorry, Yui. Be careful, okay? I've already weakened it for you."

"Yay! Thanks Papa!"

"It is unfair how adorable she is." Alice whispered to Eugeo as Yui dashed forward with her rapier. "How are you all not gushing over her every moment of every day? I'd kill for a little bit of this for the KoB. Don't get me wrong, I love the KoB, but we're very…"

"Strict?" Eugeo offered.

Alice shrugged. "Yeah, that's a good word for it."

"She's a reminder of what we're fighting for, honestly." Eugeo explained. Meanwhile, Yui was dispatching the remaining toad monster with surprisingly ease and dexterity. She truly was her mother's daughter. "We've been through so much; it's hard to remember what kind of people we used to be before we had to fight for our lives. Yui keeps us grounded."

"That's good." Alice smiled. "Sometimes I forget that there's a world out there we're fighting to return to. It's easy to forget, especially with all of the responsibility. Who knew a video game would involve so much paperwork?"

"I still think that's ridiculous." Eugeo said. "Paperwork? And how come Heathcliff doesn't take care of that?"

"He… does." Alice admitted after a moments' hesitation. "He's just busy with other stuff, that's all."

"Oh? Like what? All I see is him shoving everything off onto you."

"Eugeo!" She hissed under her breath. "That's not true!"

"How much work is he doing compared to you, Alice?" Eugeo asked pointedly, and she felt herself shrink back a little. "Everyone knows you're the one really running the guild and calling the shots. If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were already the guild leader."

He had a point, she supposed. If Heathcliff was preparing for the worst – that being his untimely death – he was doing a good job of it. She was more or less equipped at this point to take over if it ever came to that. The transition would be seamless. Rough and jarring from the hypothetical loss of their leader, but seamless nevertheless.

"Behind!" Liz shouted, and immediately Alice's mind shifted into combat mode. She drew her longsword and faced the small horde of toad monsters that were approaching their flank. Eugeo, Tiese, and Ronye took up positions alongside her, weapons at the ready as they prepared for the veritable tidal wave of toads.

"Yui, stick close to me, sweetie." Liten said, hefting her tower shield into position. Out of the corner of her eye, Alice spotted Yui dutifully obeying, practically huddling behind the shieldmaiden.

With their charge's safety now assured, Alice joined the others in a swift counteroffensive. She opened with a simple thrust of her longsword, skewering one toad monster before she swiped the blade outward to catch another. Eugeo was right by her side, keeping the other toad monsters – weak though they may be – off her flank. Meanwhile, Tiese and Ronye barrelled forward as a team, weaving through the mobs and carving a path in the process.

The fight was over before it could really begin, so much so that she hadn't the time to even fire off a proper sword skill. Lesser players might complain of the lack of challenge, but Alice was just happy for the break. It was nice to play the game and not have to worry about imminent death. Part of her wondered if she would ever get back into gaming after they finally escaped.

"You two are doing well. You've come a long way since we first met you." Eugeo remarked, his attention cast towards Ronye and Tiese, who sheepishly thanked him for the compliment. Alice felt her eyebrow twitch, but shoved whatever feeling that was to the side for now. Actually… no. She knew what feeling that was, and now was not the time to wrestle with petty jealousy and her crush on her best friend.

"Thank you, Geeou-senpai." Tiese joked.

"Hah!" Kirito guffawed.

"What's so funny, Kirito-senpai?" Ronye asked innocently.

Alice watched with some amusement as Kirito's laughter died in his throat. He turned his attention forward again, refusing to acknowledge his kouhai's question. Poor girl didn't seem to understand that she was embarrassing her mentor.

The two parties continued onward and deeper, all the while Alice wondered how a dungeon this expansive went unnoticed for so long. What was strangest about it was that the corridors were much wider and larger than every other indoor dungeon found on this floor, let alone any of the others in the first five floors. It was as if this dungeon was designed with large groups in mind. Any place designed to accommodate large groups was usually of a higher difficulty, which didn't seem right since this was on the 1st floor. Why would Kayaba include a dungeon meant for a raid in a place for low-level players?

She would learn the answer to that question sooner than she expected.

"Look!" Yui pointed with an outstretched finger. At the end of the long corridor they were in was a room filled with blindingly white light. Alice could barely see what looked like an obsidian table resting within. The corridor itself was barren of anything, save for the imposing stone walls that flanked either side, though she did spot what might have been an intersection just before the white room. "A safe zone, Mama! We should take a break!"

"That sounds like a terrific idea, Yui." Asuna smiled.

Yui attempted to run forward into the safe zone, but Asuna held her back. After a brief word about patience, the little fencer seemed content to stay with the group. As they walked forward, however, Alice couldn't shake the fact that something felt wrong. Not out of place, necessarily, but horribly, intrinsically wrong.

"Asuna, hold up a second." Alice called out. The group came to a stop just short of the intersection. "Something doesn't feel right."

"You feel it, too?" Kirito asked, his blades out but hanging limply at his sides.

Alice scanned the area carefully, not budging from her spot. "Yeah. Can't explain it, but something's not right. We should check for traps."

Kirito's eyes flashed green, a signal that he just activated his ((Search)) skill. After a careful moment, he shook his head. "I don't see anything."

"It's the 1st Floor. Traps didn't start showing up until later." Lokuss commented.

"True…" Eugeo said, but even his eyes were carefully looking around. "We should be on guard, though."

"We should have brought Kuroi…" Silica muttered. "A scout would have helped."

"Sorry." Yui looked down in shame.

"No, no!" Silica was quick to rescind her statement. The way she was frantically waving her hands back and forth reminded Alice of something she'd seen in anime before. "I'm not blaming you, Yui! We can always bring her next time, right?"

"Mm-hmm!" Yui hummed, her cheerful expression already returned. Alice chuckled under her breath; she wasn't sure who was the more positive one: Yui or Yuuki. She was sure that if the two ever joined forces, Kayaba himself would have to surrender and let them go under threat of going blind from overexposure to their blinding smiles.

The group continued onward, ready to rest and recuperate in the white safe room up ahead.

She glanced up, more out of habit than of caution, but what she saw next sent her preservation instincts into overdrive. Hovering well above their eye level, peeking out from the intersection ahead was a single line of text.

((The Fatal Scythe)).

"MOVE!" Alice cried out, already drawing her blade and sprinting forward. Kirito, Asuna, and Yui were in the lead and – until she'd shouted – blissfully unaware of the danger.

To their credit, Asuna and Kirito immediately – in the blink of an eye, actually – grabbed Yui and leapt backward. Just in time, too, because an absolutely gargantuan scythe head slammed down in the space they'd previously occupied. Yui was immediately yanked back by Lokuss, who'd used his grapple to pull her away at range. Now, the loremaster and child were at a healthy distance.

The massive blade withdrew back as its wielder floated into the intersection. A frighteningly large monster loomed above them, its appearance the spitting image of a reaper of death. That wasn't what unnerved her, though. They'd fought giants and other creatures of nightmare before.

Kirito ended up voicing her concerns. "I can't see its data. Even with the ((ID)) skill. It could be as strong as something from Floor 90 for all we know."

"Think we can take it?" Lokuss asked. Liten stepped forward to block a swing of the monster's scythe, only to go flying back into the wall with a grunt. "Okay, maybe not. Plan?!"

"We need to teleport out of here!" Eugeo shouted, clutching his sword in a ready position. "There's no reason to stick around!"

((The Fatal Scythe)) lashed out again, faster than Alice expected, and she winced at the screaming sound of the scythe cutting through the air. Liz tried to dodge the attack and escaped with a glancing blow to her shield. She went skidding back before hitting the wall with a dull thud.

Alice's eyes went wide. That glancing hit took off 30% of her health!

"How?!" Ronye exclaimed. "It's too fast! It'll cut us down if we stop to teleport out!"

"Then we need to get somewhere safe!" Kirito yelled, dodging out of the way of another swipe of the scythe. "Get to the safe zone!"

"Sounds good to me!" Leonn shouted, the only one among the group on the offensive. Were it anyone else, Alice would have called him a fool, but she knew how his Unique Skill worked. He was too slow to dodge, so absorbing the hits was the only way he was going to survive this. That said, her eyes bugged out at how much damage he was absorbing.

Not content at all with staying on the sidelines, Alice charged forward. She idly noted Eugeo's call for her to stay back, but she ignored him. She wasn't an idiot; she knew she couldn't do any real damage to this monster, but what she could do was dodge. Offer up a target that was just a little more durable and agile than their squishier members. Ronye, Tiese, and Yui wouldn't stand a chance.

Just before she closed in, an arrow shot out and impacted the creature's head, staggering it slightly and causing its next attack to miss by a narrow margin. The reaper recovered frighteningly fast, and zoomed forward to decapitate Ronye and Tiese, who were already in retreat. Those who were more capable of handling the reaper – admittedly an exaggeration given how handily it was crushing them – attempted to intercept and buy time.

Liz and Liten tried to present a united front, both women holding out their shields. To their credit, they tanked the first attack like champs, only for the second follow-up to send them sprawling.

Sinon and Silica, with their more agile builds, were successful at distracting for only a moment before they too were blown away, each having taken massive damage from just one attack each. Pina was trying to fly around and heal those who'd fallen, but the amount of damage was just too much for one little feathered dragon to handle. Fafnir, ever the brave and vigilant wyvern, latched itself onto ((The Fatal Scythe)) and attempted to douse its face in poison. The reaper, however, yanked the wyvernling off its face and summarily threw it against the far wall closest to the safe zone, shattering the fearless little familiar in one hit.

"FAFNIR, NO!" Silica cried out, even as she slumped against a nearby wall.

Alice herself joined forces with Eugeo as they attempted to harry the monstrous skeleton in its pursuit of Ronye and Tiese. They scored a few lucky hits, but were forced to cross their own swords together in a desperate attempt at blocking the scythe. Eugeo's sword shattered from the impact, while the parry left Alice's arms numb. She rushed over to help pick him up.

Kirito and Asuna seemed to present the most difficult obstacle, but that wasn't saying much. With three blades to parry the scythe, the damage they took was minimal but still significant. They still went flying, their bodies ragdolling as they impacted the far wall, not too far away from where Fafnir perished.

((The Fatal Scythe)), having removed all other obstacles, swung down at Ronye and Tiese, who still attempted to scamper away.

"Watch out!" Alice cried out, her attempt to slash at it having failed miserably due to its speed.

*WHAM!*

"GO!" Leonn grunted out, having caught the attack with a ((Clash)). Rather than catch the blade itself – even he wouldn't be able to pull something like that off – he'd grabbed the haft of the scythe itself, his own hands gripping those of the reaper as both pushed against the other. "Fuck, I'm losing!"

Indeed, the man who could bring floor bosses to a halt was losing his battle of strength, his body inching backward little by little. There was a panicked look in his eyes, and his arms wavered from the exertion of pushing against something that far outclassed him.

"I can't hold him long! RUN!" Leonn roared.

Alice stood up, dragging Eugeo with her. Leonn was giving them a chance to retreat, and she'd be a fool to let it go to waste. The duo ran by, and only then did she see how low he was on health. Yes, his natural regeneration was slowly healing him, but by the time the clash ended – one way or the other – there was no way he'd survive. Especially given what she knew about the drawback of that skill.

Leonn was going to die.

She came to a screeching halt and made an about face, much to Eugeo's evident confusion. She sprinted back and grabbed onto the scythe hilt, pushing with all her might. She didn't have ((Defiant Soul)), nor did she have the boss-stopping skill that came with it, but she'd be damned if she didn't try to tip the scale in Leonn's favor. She pushed against the haft of the massive weapon; it felt like pushing against a brick wall, but she wasn't going to give up.

A growl escaped her throat as she pushed, eventually morphing into a full warcry. "COME ON!"

Leonn glanced down at her in absolute shock before he redoubled his own efforts. Several pairs of hands soon joined them. Kirito. Asuna. Eugeo. Liz. Liten. Six pairs of hands joined those of the Juggernaut as they pushed against ((The Fatal Scythe)). Each of them let out cries of determination and anger as they pushed. And pushed. After a few moments, the scythe began to creep backwards, and Alice felt her heart soar. They could do this!

"Shit! Brace!" Leonn warned.

She blinked.

Huh?

Liz and Liten were quicker on the draw, having already let go of the scythe and hoisted their shields forward. Kirito and Asuna layered their weapons on top, and Eugeo placed bracing hands on their backs. Not entirely sure what was happening, Alice let go and braced behind Eugeo.

*SLAM!*

Suddenly the world started spinning and Alice felt herself falling. Her not-so-graceful flight came to a sudden stop as she impacted against something hard. Probably a wall. Several other grunts joined her own and she heard several bodies hit the floor. A cacophony of groans sounded out, and then she remembered that Leonn's skill had a time limit. Ten seconds to win, or in this case ten seconds until they lost.

She looked up from the floor as she tried to push herself up. Kirito, Asuna, Liz, Leonn, Liten, and Eugeo were all sprawled out just like she was. Each tried to push themselves up, and more than a couple collapsed back onto the floor from exhaustion. Meanwhile, ((The Fatal Scythe)) loomed overhead, slowly floating forwards while brandishing its massive blade.

Her eyes met Eugeo's, and she felt a mix of emotions, many of them contradicting. Serenity. Fear. Satisfaction. Regret.

Regret for what could have been, perhaps?

Now she'd never know.

He simply smiled and gave a knowing nod, those same emotions playing out on his face as well. Alice glanced behind and saw their more fragile members in an absolute panic. Silica was being held back by Ronye and Tiese, while Sinon was quickly drawing her bow, probably in an effort to contribute somehow and save them. Lokuss looked just as frantic as he scrambled to re-equip his grappling hook.

Wait.

Her head whipped forward as her ears finally registered why they were so panicked. Her eyes widened as she located the missing member of the group that should have been within the sanctuary of the safe zone. The same person who now stood defiantly against a boss monster that had so thoroughly wiped the floor with some of the strongest players in Aincrad.

Yui.

She remembered.

Yui remembered it all.

Perhaps it was her empathy programming that triggered the equivalent of an adrenaline response. But rather than grant incredible speed and reflexes or superhuman strength capable of lifting an automobile off of a small child, it did something else. Incredible speed was covered already by Silica and Asuna. Superhuman strength was something they already had in spades with Leonn. None of that had helped or would help in this situation. Instead, it gave her something else.

Knowledge.

Specifically, the knowledge of her true nature, of her true existence was what would save those she loved. Even if she had all the rights and privileges of a player, at her core she was a mental health program. An essential program that – outside of administrator influence – was incapable of being destroyed by something as paltry as ((The Fatal Scythe)). Despite her creator's clear thoughts on the matter, she was far too important to Sword Art Online.

Which meant she was untouchable.

Or, in another word… immortal.

*CLANG!*

Yui stared down the reaper before her, a faint purple hexagonal screen holding the massive scythe back. After approximately 2.37 seconds, the curved blade of ((The Fatal Scythe)) rebounded, sending the skeletal guardian of the Underworld flying back in recoil.

"An immortal object…?" Mam – Asuna muttered. Even if Yui couldn't see the woman she called mother, she could hear the disbelief in her voice. "...Yui?"

"What the hell…?" Alice sounded like she was just as much in awe.

"Come on!" Ronye shouted, and Yui could hear the scuffle of feet. Good. They were taking advantage of the protection she was offering. She had faith that her big sisters were pulling everyone to safety.

"YUI!" Her mother and father both cried out, their voices fading ever so slightly as they were pulled back into the safe zone.

"Papa. Mama." Yui said with a calm, collected voice.

She kept her back to them; they didn't need to see the tears pricking at her eyes. She knew what she was about to do would get her noticed by Cardinal, and retribution would be swift and merciless. Acting as a human shield and exploiting her status as an immortal object was one thing; conjuring ((Sumarbrandr, Ragnarok's End)) to dispatch this foe was another. But it was necessary to ensure the safety of her family.

Yui swallowed, forcing those fears down. "It's okay."

"Oh HELL no! We are not losing ANYONE ELSE!"

Before she could even begin the admin command to bring in one of SAO's strongest swords, she felt something wrap around and grab her from behind. At first she was confused; this didn't feel like an arm and were it an attack, her status as an immortal object surely would have stopped it, right?

Then she glanced down and smiled.

Grappling hooks weren't considered weapons.

She was swiftly yanked back into the safe zone, ((The Fatal Scythe)) missing its sweeping strike in the space she once occupied. The swift retrieval was a bit rocky, however, and she tumbled and skidded to a stop inside the stark white room.

"Owie…" Yui groaned, pulling herself up.

Then a pair of boots stepped into view. Red boots. Yui felt her heart skip a beat and her virtual blood freeze. Those were her mother's boots. She slowly looked up, only to see her mother above her, arms akimbo. Her father was not far behind, his own look of confusion and displeasure written on his face. Her mother leaned down and met her gaze.

"Explain, young lady."

Yui gulped.

Oh, boy.

A/N:

Yui's finally here in her full glory! Better yet, she's not dead! Oh, she's in for some parental discipline and guilt-tripping, for sure, but at least she's alive. Funny how planning ahead and bringing reinforcements tips the scales in favor of, y'know, not dying.

Interesting.

Yui's here to stay, and now that she's aware of who she is, things are going to change for the Renegades (plus those affiliated but not technically in their guild). Not to mention how exactly the real world is going to react. Oh, boy.

Hope you enjoyed, and as always…

'Til next time!