Yuuna stared at Kirito and Asuna with a concern and began playing her lute. She hummed as she got into the feeling her lute carried her into. It was just her and Nautilus in the living room of the cottage while Yui was watching from Kirito's room, and everyone else was searching for a place for Yuuna and Nautilus's squadron from [KoB] to stay. It was only a short while after Kirito and Asuna had collapsed, but the status they were suffering was unique, something that only Yuuna and Nautilus were familiar with.

It was strange that the debuff showed for them when there was no indication for such a debuff to occur. The only time the debuff had occurred previously, was from some kind of concussive force.

The guild trusted Yui to stop Yuuna and Nautilus should they show bad intentions, and she stared intensely at the pair as Yuuna began and continued playing the lute. She also paid attention to Kirito and Asuna's statuses.

The slow and calm tempo of the music was interesting to Yui and made her lose her concentration a little. When she realized she was effected by a buff, it made her run into the room and get between Yuuna and Kirito and Asuna. She stopped playing the lute right away startled by Yui's interception with a confused expression on her face.

"Is there something wrong Yui-chan?"

Yui nodded her head and the name of the buff popped into her mind.

"What is this status, charmed?"

Yuuna sighed and smiled in relief.

"Charmed is a status that means that you're under the initial effect of music. It means that other buffs of music can take place in the listener. With the lute, music can relieve internal pressure of the listener, and make it easier to move. This would also heal the concussion status effect Kirito-san and Asuna-san are suffering due to relieving the internal pressure they're experiencing from the concussion. It's a little embarrassing, but I had a concussion a while back after falling down some stairs. Nautilus saved me and gifted me this lute. Playing it relieved my concussion and I soon found out that the music buff healed pressure related status ailments."

Yui felt a stiffness in her knees that had been making it awkward to walk around recently. She sat down next to Kirito's head and hugged his shoulders.

"Okay. I'm sorry for stopping you."

After she said it, Yuuna smiled and got back into the stance to play her lute again. The deep calm notes which filled the main room of the cottage were intensely relaxing. As she got back into the mood of her playing, she hummed along to the tune she played. The music was beautiful. It also had a bit of pain to it, perhaps reflecting the state that Kirito and Asuna were in.

Yui felt the pressure in her knees disappear and she moved to stand on her feet, feeling healthy as ever as she stood. She turned and faced Kirito and Asuna and saw their statuses lose the unfamiliar debuff picture and it was replaced with a buff picture that had a picture of the lute in it. Yui felt happy and hummed along to the song as Yuuna continued playing it and humming along to the tune. It was a repetitive tune, but it was beautiful enough that it needed to go on longer, to be appreciated.

By the time the music finished playing, the final debuff on Kirito and Asuna disappeared and they were sitting up, looking at Yui and Yuuna, smiling at the interesting situation they were in.

"Welcome back. Everyone was worried about you, but Nautilus and I were able to convince them that I could cure your concussions. It seems that overwork gave you concussions. Our guild leaders should be taking care of themselves above anything else. You two are the raid leaders who are getting us all out of here. It won't do to keep pushing yourselves so hard. But at least now, you have me and my music to help relieve some of the internal pressure which gave you concussions. The music systems in here are amazing. I am glad that such a thing works here. It's like magic, in a world without it."

Yuuna smiled and looked at Nautilus. He returned the smile and nodded.

"Thank you for curing our concussions. How long were we unconscious?"

Kirito's quick recovery and asking their current state was a little discomforting to Yuuna and Nautilus, but they grinned as they realized how much of workaholics their new guild leaders were. It was a stark contrast to the mysterious Heathcliff who went out sometimes with a squadron, and returned with new skills, level ups, and sometimes rare dungeon drops. Heathcliff was taking his time and enjoying the world, but still somehow managing to keep up with the incredible pace of Alt.

Everyone in the guild had incredible work ethic, they were obviously working hard, but they were also mostly healthy. It was just Kirito who often fell under status ailments, and Asuna who finally joined the periodically ill club. Yuuna and Nautilus were reminded that one instance of Kirito's illness was caused by their previous guild master and they were upset. Such a hard working person didn't need the extra burden from someone who showed so little care in getting out.

"Thank you for welcoming us to your guild. I look forward to working with you from now on."

Yuuna's happy tone as she thanked them was echoed by Nautilus as he bowed.

"I suppose since you're feeling better..."

Yuuna sent a guild message letting everyone know that Kirito and Asuna were awake.

"We should join the others in finding the new home for the rest of the guild. I just used the guild chat to let everyone know you're awake. Let's get going! I would like to see what kind of places there are on floor 37 before one is bought."

Kirito, Asuna and Yui all nodded their heads, and Kirito laughed as he picked Yui up gently and placed her on his shoulders. They all used the vocal command to teleport to the 37th floor plaza.

The 37th floor was a port town design. The dungeon entrance for the floor was out on the water. It was a semi-sanctuary floor, meaning it had been free, with only the dungeon to challenge. The port town was an island in the middle of water which went out to the edges of the floor of Aincrad. The amount of area that could be travelled still on a floor was intense. It was a lot on foot, but thankfully there were carriages sometimes, and there were canoes on the 37th floor as well as most floors with a lot of water.

The beautiful daylight setting of the floor above them representing an eternal clear sky was breathtaking. It wasn't often that the sky settings for a floor were comforting to the people stuck in Aincrad. There were some from the lead group who vocalized wanting to just stay, to stop progressing out on the 37th floor. But everyone pressed onward anyway.

As for how equipped the floor was, it had everything. It had restaurants, it had ingredient shops which always had ingredients for sale that although weren't the best of quality, would be enough for any cook within Aincrad to make their own meals for the rest of their time stuck inside. Seafood was the local staple of course. Canoe taxi drivers were there so npcs could ferry people around the town, there were inns, cafes, and an incredible amount of lore. It was interesting that such a place was part of a game. But then, veteran gamers inside understood that game developers often had stories to tell, while some just wanted to convey their ideal game experience. Sometimes, both existed at the same time.

Some of the lore nerd types had begun to scour the world of Aincrad after reaching floor 37 because of the blatant lore placement of the museum and library existing there. They wanted to find out more about the world they were in. It was incredible what kinds of things would drive people out of their comfort zones. Interest was a powerful thing.

After about twenty minutes, the guild all joined back together at the plaza. Browsing through the housing available was like looking at a real estate television show in first person perspective. Going in and looking around, judging if the space was right for the effort that would go into filling it out.

An intense hug from Leafa, Sinon, Lisbeth and Silica with Sachi too shy to join in caught Kirito and Asuna off guard, as they all tumbled to the ground. Agil, Yuuna, Nautilus and the rest of the new guild members laughed as they watched the awkward reunion. Yui had been caught in the hug and popped her head out from the pile first.

"What did everyone find as far as checking for houses? Any winners?"

The question from Kirito got everyone to right themselves and quickly return to their feet.

"I found this one place which was kind of like an inn but instead of the reception entrance, it was a huge open space that was a layered living room space and had a nice open concept kitchen space connected to it, 20 rooms. I think it would be perfect for them!"

Leafa's enthusiasm was energizing. Agreeing to go check it out together, the large group of guild members made their way over, chatting along the way and getting to know the new members of the guild. It was easy to spark conversations with how different they were but having the common starting point of being interested in virtual reality, video gaming, mmos or any combination of those elements.

When they arrived at the house, it was a quick look through before everyone who had browsed houses agreed that it was perfect for them. A lot of space, comfortable, right on the edge of town looking out on the water. There was even enough space to take in a few extra members should more people join the guild. It wasn't too much, not too little, and it was in a great spot. It was also close to the marketplace of the town.

"Great eye on that, Leafa-chan! An ode to our wonderful new family~!"

Yuuna summoned an ocarina from her inventory and danced as she produced a beautiful, spritely tune. Kirito and a few of the original guild members went about placing extra furniture from outfitting the shop and the cottage, furniture which didn't end up having a place in the final product of the establishments. By the time Yuuna finished playing three songs, the kitchen and living spaces were fully outfitted, and beds were crafted and placed in each of the bedrooms. Filling out the rooms more would be by request, but for the time being, the house was fully functional to their needs within Aincrad.

"It's truly incredible what you all are capable of. In less than an hour, this place was fully outfitted for us. We can't thank you enough. But please...thank you once again for allowing us to join your guild."

Leafa replied first.

"Just keep playing us that amazing music and work up to our pace, and we'll get along great!"

Kirito followed it up.

"You don't have any levelling catch up to do, so after you've all gotten settled in, we'll get to work on making sure you're all comfortable within the guild, get our roles all sorted out and proceed at the same time. We should be able to get going again within the next couple of days. The next big project for the craftsmen is to get you geared up in your own custom designed equipment. We don't really have a guild decided look, so whatever suits you and your preference is what we're aiming for. Comfort. So write out your requests for combat equipment and casual clothes, and we'll get right to it."

A loud cheer filled the space and dinner was served by Kirito, Asuna and Leafa.

The rest of the afternoon was spent celebrating and getting everything in order. Working faster and faster than they could have imagined, by midnight when everyone was tired and ready for sleep, but everyone was already kitted out in equipment and clothing, and they were all getting along swimmingly. Even for the socially anxious, it had become bearable.