Hey, here's the 50th chapter.

To TheB, yes, I know its a bit dumb. But let's just say they didn't expect their abilities to be restricted that much.

On a side note, yes, that's the warp from FFXV, I was replaying FFXV, and I always found Noctis' warp strike to be very cool, so... Why not use it here... XD

Thanks for your review, Brin, and well, I'm not too sure about the stuff before SAO became a light novel. But I've decided that Liz and Silica will have small roles here, they won't appear much.

And I also won't add Sachi or the Moonlit Black Cats. Their appearance was mainly to develop Kirito's character, and as Brin said, show how bad the death game is. Now that I think about it, even if they do appear here, they won't affect nor contribute to the plot much.

So I'll just have to see where things go. And if anyone has any ideas, please do tell me. I'm all for suggestions.

XXX

About a month had passed after Kirito and Choujuro defeated Kagachi on the 10th floor. News travelled fast, as almost everyone knew how Kirito and Choujuro defeated a boss summon.

That led to everyone working even harder, and they cleared up over 49 floors, and they were now at the 50th floor.

Over those few weeks, Kirito had found that Liz was also a blacksmith, and word of that had somehow reached Tenten's ears, and Liz had also found that Kirito and Tenten were blacksmiths.

That lead to their current situation. Given that Liz, Kirito and Tenten were practically the only blacksmiths in their current generation and among the people they knew, Liz and Tenten wanted a competition to see who was the best forger among them.

So the two girls had decided to meet up in Aincrad, more specifically, the 22nd floor. Kirito had initially tried to refuse, but word of these plans reached Hikari, Asuna, Suguha and Sinon, and the four girls decided it wouldn't hurt, and dragged their not-so-poor boyfriend to Aincrad.

Kirito sighed as he asked, "So... Why are we doing it here?"

Tenten looked at Kirito, "Well, my father won't let us use our forge, and the Liz can't come to Konoha without the Raikage's permission. So, this is the best place where we can meet up."

Liz nodded, "Besides, no one ever uses the forges here. Might as well just use them."

Kirito glanced to the door and saw Hikari, Asuna, Suguha and Sinon giving him thumbs up.

Kirito sighed again before he asked with annoyance evident in his voice, staring pointedly at the four girls at the door, "No... The question I should be asking is why are we even doing this in the first place?! Why so early?! It's freaking EIGHT in the MORNING!"

Hearing those words, the four girls at the door almost felt guilty. They knew Kirito didn't get much rest ever since Aincrad appeared. Keyword, ALMOST. So the girls just settled for innocent smiles that would fool anyone.

Tenten glared at the swordsman lightly, "We finally get a break from Aincrad, since other teams, and the Anbu teams are going in to scout the 50th floor, so its not like we'll have another chance for this."

Kirito leaned on the wall and tried hard not to facepalm, "We can always do this after six months."

The two girls ignored him as they started preparing the equipment. Kirito sighed, "Fine... Let's just get this over with."

After a few hours, the three blacksmiths were done, all having forged a normal katana each. Kirito let out a breath as he placed his sword on the table, followed by the two other blacksmiths.

He then looked at the two female blacksmiths, "So, how do you want to do this?"

Tenten replied, "It should be obvious, we look over each others' work, and we see who's the best."

Kirito sighed as Liz nodded in agreement, "Okay, fine."

The three wordlessly went through each others' work. Kirito had to admit, the two girls did an awesome job with their swords, especially since they were normal swords, he could see the degree of their skill easily.

Kirito also spotted the flaws in their swords, not bad enough to affect the user in battle, but if the enemy was a blacksmith like him, then the swords could break easily.

Of course, he wasn't as arrogant as to believe his sword was better than them, just different. Everyone had a different style of forging blades after all. Though since they were doing this, there was something he wanted to test.

The two girls also finished looking over all the swords. The two sighed and Tenten said in a defeated tone, "I give up. Kirito, you really are better than the both of us."

Liz nodded before she glared at Kirito determinedly, "I will definitely get better and surpass you!"

Kirito nodded as he picked up Liz's sword and his, "Sure... Now, I want to test the swords' durability and strength."

The two blinked and asked in unison, "Test it? How?"

Kirito didn't answer, instead, he held the sword he made horizontally, the flat facing up, and he raised Liz's katana, channeling a sword skill as the katana glowed.

The two girls' eyes widened as they tried to stop him, Liz yelled, "Wait! Your sword will-"

Kirito swung Liz's sword down, and struck the sword he forged, and a piece of metal flew out and stabbed itself on the wall.

"-break!"

The girl was shocked. The sword had broke off, but it wasn't Kirito's sword that broke off. It was hers. Everyone stared at the broken blade in surprise, but Kirito just hmm'd, "I guess the sword couldn't withstand the weight of holding a sword skill and striking another sword..."

Kirito placed the broken sword down and walked to Tenten's sword. Liz brought the broken sword into her arms and fell to her knees as she whimpered, "M-my sword..."

The other girls just sweatdropped before Tenten noticed Kirito holding the sword she forged. The girl started to speak, "Ermm, Kirito... I don't think you need to-"

She was cut off as Kirito channelled a sword skill into Tenten's sword, then he swung. To his surprise, neither of the swords broke, instead, the swords just bounced off each other like normal.

Kirito nodded and handed Tenten her sword, "Nice sword, I give it an 8 out of 10."

The weapon mistress just gaped as she took her sword. Well, truth to be told, she had half expected Kirito to break her sword. The young man had been forging ever since they started the academy, and he had been working in his own shop two years before Hikari's batch graduated. That said a lot of his skill.

Kirito let out a breath and grinned, "Well, I suppose it was fun."

He patted the two girls' shoulder and walked to the door, "I'm going out for a walk."

As he walked to the door, he asked, "You girls wanna join me?"

Sinon glanced at the still sulking Liz and Tenten who was standing by the table still staring at her sword, "Erm... Sure, they should be fine alone, I guess..."

Asuna smiled, "I'm sure they'll be fine. It's a safe area here."

Suguha and Hikari nodded, the blonde said, "Let's go then."

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A few minutes later, the five were walking around in a forest (park?). Suguha jokingly said, "Hey, you think we'll see any spirits here?"

Sinon blinked before she smiled, "Spirits? Don't you mean ghosts?"

At the mention of ghosts, Asuna jumped, "Ghosts?! What?! How?! Where?!"

Hikari and Kirito laughed, the blonde said, "They're just joking, Asuna-chan. There shouldn't be any ghosts."

Kirito nodded, "Yeah, and I don't think you should be worried. If there are ghosts, it wouldn't be on this floor. No one died here after all."

Asuna just glared at the four lightly, "But you know how I feel about those!"

As soon as those words left her mouth, Asuna's face paled as she saw a young black haired girl wearing a white dress standing in between the trees, and Asuna froze, "G-ghost..."

Everyone turned at the direction where she was looking and saw the young girl fall to the ground face first. Kirito tch'd, "That's not a ghost. Let's go!"

Hikari shook Asuna out of her shock and they quickly ran over to the girl. Suguha said in surprise, "How did she get here?"

Everyone shared the same thoughts. Aincrad was only accessible to ninjas from the five major shinobi villages. There was simply no way the girl could have entered Aincrad like that.

Asuna and Hikari quickly ran a diagnosis on the girl's body before Asuna heard Isobu's voice, "Asuna, that's not a human."

The girl blinked, 'Eh? What do you mean?'

Isobu grunted, "That girl, so to speak, is a being of chakra, not so different from us Bijuu. But unfortunately, I cannot tell what she is. I'm sure the others are the same."

Asuna glanced at the others and from their looks, they knew it too, Kirito being the exception, "She's not human."

Suguha, Sinon and Hikari nodded. But Kirito was confused, "Wait, what?"

Sinon looked at the man, "I don't know, but it seems that this girl is like the Bijuu, a being of pure chakra."

Kirito glanced at the unconscious and not to mention cute face of the girl, "This... kid?"

Hikari nodded and also looked at the girl, "Yeah, but whatever the case, we have to bring her to someplace safe first."

The three other girls nodded in agreement. Kirito nodded and he quickly picked up the girl, "Let's go then."

Soon, they quickly returned to the safe area and returned to Konoha. (without telling Tenten and Liz)

Back at the Namikaze compound, Kirito placed the young girl on a bed in one of the guest rooms before Hikari and Asuna checked her over once again.

Asuna said, "She seems fine, there's nothing wrong with her."

Hikari nodded before she asked, "So, do you guys want to wake her up?"

Kirito stared at her, "Will there be any side effects? Or will it hurt her?"

Asuna shook her head, "As far as I know, no. Her body is perfectly fine, so it should be okay."

Suguha nodded, "Then I guess we could wake her up."

Hikari nodded and placed her hand on the girl's chest. Then she sent a pulse of chakra that caused the girl to jerk upwards.

The girl then opened her eyes slowly, almost robotically sitting up as she stared at the five people in front of her. The young girl then turned, looking around, taking in where she was.

An uncomfortable silence fell upon them as the young girl went back to stare at them. After another moment, Suguha asked, "Erm, what's your name?"

The girl stared at her, and Suguha almost flinched at the almost lifeless eyes of the girl, "Name?"

Suguha nodded, "Yes, your name."

The girl frowned before she looked at them and said, "Name... Yui..."

Kirito then said, "I see, Yui, I'm Kirito, this is Suguha, that's Asuna, Hikari and Sinon."

Yui stared at them and tried to say their names one by one, "Kiito? Suuuha? Auna? Hiali? Siino?"

Asuna blinked and chuckled as she noticed the faces her family sported, "Just call us what you want."

Yui nodded and she pointed at Kirito, "Papa."

Kirito blinked in surprise, "P-papa?!"

Yui nodded, "Papa."

She then turned to Asuna, "Mama."

Asuna also blinked in surprise, "M-mama?"

Yui nodded before she turned to the other girls. Pausing a while, she frowned cutely before turning back to Asuna, "Asuna-mama."

Yui then pointed at each of the other three girls, "Hikari-mama, Suguha-mama, Sinon-mama."

The girls just blinked as the young girl was able to pronounce their names perfectly. Sinon smiled forcedfully before she asked, "Umm, Yui, can you say our names again?"

Yui furrowed her brows before she nodded, "Siino, Suuuha, Auna, Kiito, Hiali."

The archer resisted the urge to facepalm as she sighed, "So she can't say our names properly..."

Asuna giggled, "It's fine, Sinon-chan."

Hikari nodded before she frowned, "But, if she's a being of pure chakra, she won't have any parents, right?"

The other four nodded, since Yui was essentially a Bijuu, she wouldn't have any parents. Asuna then suggested, "Then why don't we take her in?"

Her answer came from Isobu, "I don't think you can."

Asuna blinked before she thought, 'Why not?'

Isobu replied, "Make a clone, I'll explain."

Asuna complied and made a clone as Isobu quickly took control. He grunted, "The girl is made of chakra like us. But unfortunately, I can't sense a source, and her chakra is dropping. Slowly, yes, but at this rate, I doubt she would even last two days here."

Hikari furrowed her brows, "Then what do we do?"

Isobu folded his(?) arms, "Bring her back to Aincrad. While I couldn't sense it due to the seals there, I'm sure she is linked to the place."

He then looked at Hikari, "You can sense her chakra, right?"

Hikari nodded, she could sense Yui's chakra dropping slowly now that Isobu had mentioned it. Isobu nodded, "Good, check if her chakra drops in Aincrad."

Isobu then frowned as Yui pulled on his arm and he looked down at her, "What's wrong?"

Yui frowned and stared at him, "Weird turtle, get out of Asuna-mama's body."

That fact that she knew Isobu was even a turtle surprised everyone. Kirito asked, "Erm, Yui, how do you know Isobu is a turtle?"

Yui turned to him and said in an innocent tone, "I can see a turtle at this Asuna-mama's stomach, and this one also feels...funny."

She poked Isobu in the stomach, or rather, Asuna's clone as she said that last part, earning a small frown from the Sanbi. Isobu glared at the girl, "Stop it."

Yui, in return, glared back cutely, "Get out of Asuna-mama."

Isobu sighed and looked at the others, "I'm going back. You take care of the squirt."

With that said, and not waiting for a response, Isobu vanished in a puff of smoke, and the other Jinchurikii all heard their tenants laugh at the Sanbi's expense.

Then, they heard the main door open, telling them that Nagato and Konan had returned. Then shortly after, they turned to see Nagato and Konan at the door of the room.

The male Uzumaki asked, "Hmm, we have a guest?"

Kirito nodded, "Yeah."

Nagato raised an eyebrow as he looked at her, "She feels weird though, as if she's like a bijuu."

Konan was confused, "Bijuu?"

Hikari nodded, "Yeah, apparently she's a being comprised of chakra, probably from Aincrad. That's why we're bringing her there now."

Nagato nodded before he asked, "But, aren't we the only ones granted access? If I remember correctly, Kayaba Akihiko said that."

Sinon nodded, "Yes, but we found her in Aincrad."

Konan considered this a while before she said, "You don't think she'd be one of those boss summons, right?"

Nagato stared at the girl and activated the Rinnegan, and Yui immediately moved behind Asuna, peeking out nervously. The male Uzumaki sighed, "No. Her chakra is too low to be a boss summon, or at least, the chakra she has now."

Nagato then looked at Hikari, "I believe it should be fine to bring her back. Sorry, but Tsunade-sama still hasn't permitted me to go to Aincrad yet."

The last Namikaze nodded, Tsunade had told her that Nagato going into Aincrad wasn't a good idea, especially with the seals in Aincrad that may damage him.

Hikari then turned to the others, "So, shall we go now?"

Kirito glanced at Yui who was still hiding behind Asuna and nodded, "Yeah, let's go."

A few minutes later, the six of them were once again on the 22nd floor, right at the spot where Yui was found.

Hikari looked at the girl, "Yui, how do you feel?"

The girl smiled at the blonde, "I feel better now. Thank you, Hikari-mama."

Hikari just smiled. She still wasn't used to an 8-year old looking girl that was essentially a bijuu calling her 'mama'.

Suguha then asked, "So Yui, what do you want to do now?"

Yui turned to look at the girl, but before she could answer, a male voice reached their ears, "So this is where you went."

Everyone turned to see Kayaba standing there, wearing a red cloak. Kirito narrowed his eyes, "Kayaba-sensei..."

The master blacksmith smiled humourlessly, silently noting that Yui had moved to hide behind Kirito and Asuna, peeking out at him, he then regarded the four girls before he said, "Kirito, good to see you."

The younger blacksmith replied, "Feelings not mutual, but I have a lot of questions for you."

Kayaba chuckled before he said, "Yeah, before that, mind handing that little girl to me?"

Asuna glared at the man, "I don't think so."

The older man looked at the girl, "Asuna, you do know she's not a human, right?"

Hikari spoke up, also glaring at him, "And what do you know?"

Kayaba chuckled, "More than you think. I made her, after all. Indirectly, but still. That little girl is a part of the system of Aincrad, made to overlook everything that happens in it, especially the actions of you challengers."

Sinon narrowed her eyes, "A system?"

The man nodded, "Exactly, I can't really constantly watch over your every move. So, I developed a system for that, well, considering that its job is to monitor the actions of the people in Aincrad, I suppose it wouldn't be strange for it to develop a form of artificial intelligence."

Kirito stared at his teacher, "So, what do you want?"

Kayaba let out a breath, "Simple, right now that system is incomplete. I'll be taking her back to complete it."

At those words, Yui hid herself further behind Asuna and Kirito. The rapier user then asked warily, "What will happen to her if the system becomes complete again?"

Kayaba blinked before he answered, "Most probably, its consciousness will be erased."

Asuna glared at him, "Then we won't hand her over."

Kayaba blinked several times before he laughed, "Technically I could just take her. But alright, let's play a game, shall we?"

Before anyone could react, he snapped his fingers. And everything around them changed. Instead of a forest, they were now in a boss room.

Kirito glanced around before he glared at his teacher, "What did you do?"

Kayaba smirked, "Hikari can do the Hiraishin, and you can do a similar teleportation technique. As you know, I placed many seals on this Aincrad. Teleportation is obviously one of them. Its not perfect though, so I can't do it as often as you can."

He then snapped his fingers again, "Now, enough about that. Let's get on with our game, and I believe you should know that we are on the 50th floor now."

That sent everyone into high alert. They hadn't even found the boss room, much less know what it was. Ever since they reached higher levels, like the 25th floor, they had always scouted the boss first, then only send in the squads.

Now here they were, in the boss room of the 50th floor. Kayaba smiled, knowing exactly what they were thinking, "The game we're playing, is simple."

He looked at Kirito straight in the eye, "Kirito, all you need to do, is beat the boss. Alone. If you can do that, then I'll cut all ties with that... girl. She'll get her own chakra source, and she can exist outside of Aincrad with no problems. Her link to Aincrad will be cut, and she can live a normal life."

Asuna narrowed her eyes at him, holding Yui close to her, "How do we know you're not lying?"

Kayaba nodded, "You don't. But, I believe this is a good trade, no? All Kirito needs to do, is beat the boss alone, clear the 50th floor. Then the girl is free, and you all get to advance another floor."

Kirito stayed silent, considering his options. Yui, Suguha, Sinon, Asuna and Hikari all glanced at him. Hikari started, "Kirito-kun, we can find another way."

Kirito let out a breath and stared at Kayaba in the eye, "Very well. I'll play your game."

The older man smirked, "Good, your opponent, is the Fatal Scythe."

He snapped his fingers, and instantly, a massive cloaked figure appeared behind him. The figure was a skeleton, wearing a hooded cloak, and holding a massive scythe.

Kayaba smiled, "Good luck, do try to make it out alive. I'm actually looking forward to what happens on the 100th floor, and I'd rather you be there."

Kirito didn't reply, instead, watching the Fatal Scythe. Kayaba chuckled before he glanced at the girls, "You four are not allowed to help him, or I will take the girl away."

With that said, he vanished, but everyone was sure he was watching them. Kirito stared at the Fatal Scythe, silently noting the worried looks the five girls gave him.

He ignored them and steeled himself as he drew his swords, causing the boss to seemingly cackle in glee. Kirito immediately took on an orange glow, activating his mark and Acceleration. Then he charged.

The skeleton immediately swung its blade as Kirito closed in, and Kirito's eyes widened as he managed to tilt his body just in time to dodge the scythe. He spun and landed on the ground, quickly regaining his bearings before he charged again.

Kirito thought as he dashed forward, 'Its fast... This is gonna be hard...'

As he charged, Kirito had to dodge all the strikes due to the Fatal Scythe's superior range and speed. He narrowed his eyes as he ran, he could feel the power behind those swings even if they never touched him. And he knew, one hit, and it was over for him.

As he entered striking range, the Fatal Scythe swung its scythe down, slamming into the ground as Kirito jumped up. The swordsman then used the shaft of the scythe and leaped up to the face of the boss.

Kirito roared and swung his swords, striking the cloaked skeleton's head hard. But to his surprise, it was only as effective as a hard slap.

He tch'd and spun, giving a hard kick to the boss' face just as it turned its face back to face him. The Fatal Scythe groaned as it was sent backwards for a few meters.

But Kirito wasn't done. Not missing a beat, he threw the Dark Repulsor at the skeleton. Then he reappeared in front of the boss, grabbed the Dark Repulsor and activated a sword skill.

Kirito roared as the Elucidator glowed, "VORPAL STRIKE!"

The black glowing sword struck the skeleton in the head. But to Kirito's shock, all it did was basically the equivalent to giving it a very hard punch.

And all it served to do, was piss off the Fatal Scythe. The boss growled and pulled its skeletal arm back, then before Kirito could react, it slammed its fist into Kirito.

The swordsman felt like he had been slammed into a freight train as he was sent to the ground. Kirito groaned and shook his head in pain, trying to regain his bearings as he tightened his grip around his swords.

He then heard Hikari's voice, "Kirito-kun!"

The swordsman looked up to see the Fatal Scythe right in front of him, the scythe poised to strike. On instinct, Kirito raised both swords and attempted to block the blow. Keyword, attempted.

The scythe collided with the two swords, but the force the boss used was too great, and sent the two swords flying away, while Kirito was sent crashing into a wall, coughing out blood as he did. Then he fell to the ground.

The four girls were shocked as Kirito fell, and they all tried to move to help Kirito when a barrier stopped them. Then Kayaba's voice reached their ears, "No helping him, unless you want the my system to be complete."

The four just gritted their teeth/clench their fists. Yui noticed their hesitation, then she glanced at Kirito who was struggling to get up.

Determination burned in her eyes, and Yui looked at the girls, "Help papa! Don't mind me!"

The four girls looked shocked at her words. Asuna asked, "Are you sure, Yui?"

The being of chakra nodded, but before she could say anything, Kirito yelled, "NO!"

Everyone turned to see Kirito standing up wobbly, blood dripping from the edge of his mouth. Kirito glared at the boss, "It's not over... I WILL FREE YUI!"

The boss seemed to cackle at his words, enjoying the fact that Kirito wasn't giving up even when he was obviously losing.

The Fatal Scythe decided Kirito was amusing, deserving to live a little bit longer. Then it slammed the blunt end of its scythe into Kirito's left side, sending him crashing into another wall, leaving a human shaped crater in the wall as Kirito fell to the ground.

With Kirito, his ears were ringing. Everything was slowing down, and everything was a blur. It wasn't like when he used the Acceleration.

His whole body felt like it was on fire. Every single movement hurt, especially his left side. Kirito could barely make out Asuna, Sinon, Suguha and Hikari's worried voices, and he could barely hear Yui's voice as well.

Kirito painfully glanced up, the blurry image of the Fatal Scythe's skeletal face looking down at him. He thought, 'I can't let this end here... Not now.'

The Fatal Scythe raised its scythe, this time, pointing the sharp end downwards, preparing to end Kirito's life. Kirito gritted his teeth as he tried to move, 'Not yet...'

The skeleton started to swing its scythe, and Kirito clenched his fists as he tried his best to move, but his body wouldn't obey him, 'Not here...'

Then Kirito heard a voice, a male and soft voice in his mind, 'Exactly, Kirito. You still have a lot to do. Remember, what you've been doing until now, what you're fighting for.'

Kirito looked down, and he spoke subconsciously, "I am the bone of my sword..."

Just as the scythe was about to reach Kirito's neck, the Fatal Scythe was blown away by seven copies of the Elucidator that floated in the air.

Kirito steadily stood up, the seven blades floating dangerously around him. Then everyone saw him, and they were surprised, even Kayaba who was on the 100th floor watching them.

Kirito had a yellow aura around him. But it was slightly different than when he used his mark. This was thicker, way thicker than usual. And his eyes were yellow, glowing brightly with power as Kirito glared at the cloaked skeleton, brighter than when he used his mark.

In that instant, everyone saw a silhouette of a knight with silver black armor overlapping Kirito's body. But it vanished as soon as it appeared.

Then Kirito dashed forward, his body taking on a red hue as he appeared in front of the Fatal Scythe's face, along with the seven Elucidators surrounding the boss.

He reached back, and a copy of the Kubikiribocho appeared in his arms. If possible, the Fatal Scythe's eyes would have widened as Kirito activated a sword skill, Avalanche.

The orange glowing blade struck the skeleton's head, leaving a huge mark on the face. But Kirito wasn't done. He kicked the skeleton in the face hard before using it to jump away, willing his seven swords to slash at the Fatal Scythe as he landed on the ground.

The skeleton flailed wildly, trying to parry all the blades, but failing. Kirito let out a breath as he stood up. Earlier, the boss could match his speed, even with his Acceleration. But now, he was far faster. And he could win.

Kirito used one of the copied Elucidators as a marker, and he vanished in a burst of blue particles, appearing on the ground behind the Fatal Scythe.

He let go of the Kubikiribocho, letting his instincts guide him, and he projected another blade. This blade looked similar to the Dark Repulsor, except for one major difference. There was a blue rose on the guard.

Kirito then roared, holding the sword up, "ENHANCE ARMAMENT!"

Then he flipped the blade into reverse grip and stabbed it into the ground, "RELEASE RECOLLECTION!"

In that instant, ice, in the form of thorned tendrils and roses burst from the ground, wrapping around the skeleton before completely encasing it in ice.

The Fatal Scythe groaned as it struggled to break free. But Kirito's eyes and the aura around him glowed brighter, causing more ice to appear around the boss, completely stopping its movements.

Kirito then held out his left hand, and a black sword instantly appeared in it. This one looked a lot like the Elucidator, with the exception of the shape of the guard, which looked like a symbol of a tree.

He then swung the sword, pointing it at the Fatal Scythe, "ENHANCE ARMAMENT!"

As soon as those words left his mouth, dark energy burst out of the sword and blasted towards the frozen boss, taking a rough shape similar to roots and vines.

Then in a blink of an eye, the beam pierced right through the Fatal Scythe's chest, breaking the ice in the process as the boss quickly broke into light particles.

Then, as usual, the words, 'CONGRATULATIONS', (Along with the Final Fantasy victory theme) appeared in front of Kirito. The swordsman let out a breath of relief as he fell to one knee, the two swords dispersing.

Kirito then thought as he looked at the ground, 'Those swords. And that voice... It felt familiar.'

But for some reason, he couldn't remember that voice's name, and he couldn't remember the swords he had held, the memories quickly fading away. It was frustrating, like something you knew at a moment, but the next moment, you forgot all about it.

But Kirito was sure, the black sword was his. And the blue sword belonged to someone he held dear, someone very close to his heart. But for some reason, he just couldn't remember. He also knew, even if he tried to forge those blades, they wouldn't be the same.

Before he could continue with his thoughts, he heard the sound of clapping. Then Kayaba's voice reached him, "I've gotta say. I'm impressed."

Kirito looked up and saw his teacher standing there. He stood up, albeit tiredly, and glared at him, "I won. Now, Yui is free to go."

The master blacksmith nodded, "Of course. As promised, she can exist outside Aincrad for as long as she wants. Hell, even if Aincrad is destroyed, she won't be affected. Yui, as you call her, will be her own being."

Kayaba then gestured to the path behind him, "Now, the gate to the 51st floor is open. Of course, you're also free to leave now."

Kirito and the girls didn't reply, Kayaba then brought a book out of his cloak and threw it at Kirito, who caught it easily.

Kirito narrowed his eyes, "What's this?"

The master smiled, "An extra gift, for making this fight so interesting. It should prove useful for those girls with you. Ciao."

With that said, Kayaba vanished, leaving the six of them alone. Kirito sighed tiredly before he turned to the girls, "Come on, let's just open the gate and go home... I need a nap."

After he said that, he added in his mind, 'And probably try to remember where I saw those swords, and who that voice was.'

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Later, in the afternoon, in Agil's cafe, Kirito was having a cup of coffee, with Sasuke, Kakashi, Gai, Asuma, Neji and Lee.

After unlocking the 51st floor, and taking a one hour nap, the girls decided they would bring Yui to shop for clothes before they had dinner outside, since Kirito was too tired and didn't want to cook.

So the swordsman had wisely shut up and let the girls do their shopping while he went to have a cup of coffee.

Asuma said as they sat a table, "So Kirito, heard you cleared another floor, this time alone."

Kirito sighed, "Yeah... Wait... You already know?"

Kakashi nodded, "Of course, the kages keep everyone involved posted about any progress in Aincrad after all."

Lee and Gai both shouted in unison, "YOSH! KIRITO/KIRITO-SAN'S FLAMES OF YOUTH IS BURNING BRIGHTLY!"

Sasuke shook his head and asked Kirito, "So, I thought you weren't supposed to fight bosses alone?"

Kirito sighed, "Well, a lot happened, and it ended up with me fighting the boss alone."

Neji chuckled, "You sure have it tough."

Kirito chuckled before Yui came to mind, along with the four girls he loved, "You have no idea man..."

Kirito took a sip from his coffee before he asked, "So, anything interesting today?"

Asuma shrugged, "Not really, we just went on a normal B-ranked mission, not much."

Neji nodded, "Our team went to scout the 50th floor."

He then glanced at Kirito, "Well, not that it matters since someone had to clear the floor."

Kirito sighed and facepalmed, "Yeah, there's a really good reason for that..."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow, "Really?"

Everyone nodded, rather curious as to why Kirito would, and could, beat the 50th boss summon.

But before Kirito could respond, the door opened and a young 8 year old girl ran to Kirito's side, "Papa!"

Everyone stared in surprise as Yui said, "Papa! We're done shopping, Asuna-mama told me to come get you so we could go eat ramen!"

The other men at the table were all shocked and shouted/said in unison, "P-PAPA?!"

Kirito just scratched the back of his head with a troubled expression, trying his hard to ignore the looks he got from other tables, "Well, things happened on the 22nd and 50th floor, so the girls decided to take her in, and she just started calling me her... papa..."

He quickly finished his coffee and stood up, "Well, that's that... I'll see you guys tomorrow on the 51st floor, probably."

With that, Kirito held Yui's hand and the two walked out of Agil's shop, leaving a group of confused/shocked people.

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Done... So, Yui is here. Now, if you're thinking she has little interaction here, this is just the introduction. She will get more development in the future.

On a side note, what do you guys think if Yui gets larger chakra reserves and gets sealed into Kirito as a Pseudo-Bijuu?

Also, I'll be doing the 74th and 75th floors for the next chapters, and then to the 100th floor, cuz for what I've planned, apart from these three, there won't be any thing happening, just the basic clearing floor things.

Plus I don't wanna take too long for the Aincrad arc.

So yeah, review please.