Hey guys, I'm back. Finally my finals are over...

Anyways, I've been thinking about it, and after watching the newest episodes, I still think I will pair her up with Kirito.

For Eugeo, I will probably just put Selka and Tiese with him.

Speaking of which, Alice is AWESOME! They buffed her up so much in the anime! Well, not that they didn't in the novels, but still, watching that happen is just...well, words simply cannot describe that.

Anyways, to Broken Requiem, I suppose that's what Eugeo will have, a threesome, or as you said, a flower for each arm.

Chrisplays, well, you'll just have to find out in this chapter.

NeonGamer973, I do agree with you, in the sense that casual chapters are important for a story. And thank you, it's an honor to know that my story is a candidate for your top stories, I do hope you continue to enjoy the future chapters.

So yeah, that's that, and here's the new chapter.

XXX

A month later, Ronye, Tiese and Rain were walking through the streets, each carrying a handful of groceries.

Kirito and Eugeo had met up with Yuuki once, bringing Ronye and Tiese with them, that was how they met the redhead.

As they walked, Tiese asked, "So, how's your training coming around?"

Rain smiled forcefully, "Ermm, not that bad, I suppose?"

Ronye tilted her head in confusion, "Did anything happen?"

Tiese nodded, expressing her curiosity.

The shorter red head sighed, "Well, Seven-senpai is just a bit..."

The girl trailed off, and Ronye finished her sentence with a knowing smile, "Very vague with her words?"

Rain nodded, "I mean, I understand most of the time... But there are times I just don't really get it, well, until she actually shows me."

Ronye giggled, "I know what you mean, Kirito-senpai does it too, but he always shows me physically, so its not too bad for me."

Rain then looked at her fellow redhead, "What about you, Tiese?"

The taller redhead smiled fondly, "Well, Eugeo-senpai is actually pretty good when it comes to our training, so I don't get any problems, at least for now."

Ronye smiled slyly, sharing a sly knowing glance with Rain before she asked, "You sure that's not the only thing on your mind about him?"

The girl's face turned the same colour as her hair as she increased her pace, "I have no idea what you're talking about!"

Rain and Ronye both laughed before they followed after their friend.

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A few days later, Ronye was sparring with Kirito in their usual hall.

Kirito stared at his Valet, his stern gaze searching for signs of weakness in his mentee's stance.

To his pleasant surprise, he found none, and that alone spoke volumes of how much Ronye had improved over the span of a few months.

Deciding to take the first move, Kirito dashed forward, bringing his sword down from above his head.

Instinctively, Ronye pulled her blade towards her waist, causing it to glow red as she swung her blade to meet her mentor's.

The man's eyes widened as the wooden swords met, and a surge of pain coursed through his body, specifically his left shoulder.

Kirito had to hand it to the girl, using the Full Counter at the exact last moment was a very good move, and it proved just how good she was.

As Kirito tried to regain his balance, Ronye moved, swinging her sword horizontally at his waist.

The man saw the slash coming, and at the last minute, instead of regaining his footing, he let himself fall backwards, hitting the ground.

Not missing a beat, Kirito rolled to his feet and raised his sword just in time to block a overhead slash from Ronye.

The girl narrowed her eyes, pulling her sword back as she leaped back to regain some distance and breathing space.

But Kirito wasn't just about to let her do so, and in an instant, he closed the gap between them.

The girl's eyes barely widened as Kirito sword struck her own, and she regained her bearings just in time to push back against his sword.

Ronye tch'd, before she tilted her blade, attempting to let Kirito's wooden sword slide down the blade for an opening.

Normally, that would work on any other person, but not Kirito. And the man quickly took advantage of that.

Instead of letting his sword slide down Ronye's own like she wanted, he pushed his own sword against hers hard, away to a side, leaving her wide open.

Then, before Ronye realised it, she felt the wooden blade on her neck, and she sighed in defeat, "I can never win against you, can I?"

The man chuckled, "Not yet, but with your progress, I doubt it'd take long for you to beat me."

Ronye smiled slightly in response, before Kirito glanced out at the clock tower, "Alright, that should be it for the day."

Ronye nodded as Kirito headed for the bench, before he tossed her a towel which she caught easily.

Then, the girl remembered her conversations with Ronye and Tiese. And she took a breath, contemplating if she should reveal how she really thought about Kirito.

But before Ronye could say a thing, Kirito headed for the door, "I can leave the rest to you, right? Just turn close the doors, windows and turn off the lamps."

The girl nodded as Kirito left the hall. The girl then sighed, as she thought, 'I'll ask him next time then...'

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A few days later, in Kirito's class, the young man was taking down notes for their recent classes.

The man sighed, even if they were in a school for swordsplay, it was, in the end, still a school. That meant they had to study and take written exams.

After copying down what seemed like the thousandth page of content, Kirito leaned back into his chair to take a short break.

As he did, he heard Yuuki calling out to him, "Hey Kirito, got a minute?"

The man glanced to his right where the girl was, "Hey, what's up?"

Yuuki grinned, "There's something I want you to help me with."

Kirito tilted his head, motioning her to continue, and Yuuki spoke, "Its actually something my mom suggested, she said I should try to develop my own sword skill, something unique for myself, so I was thinking you'd know something to help..."

Kirito pondered a while, before he nodded, "Sure, I'll help..."

Yuuki grinned, "Cool, I'll see you in the training hall in an hour then."

The man nodded, as the girl left, leaving him to continue working on his notes again.

A short while later, Kirito was standing in the training hall, Yuuki holding her thin sword as they started to discuss about the new sword technique.

Kirito asked, "So, how far are in with the skill?"

The upbeat girl hummed, "Well, I'm thinking of a combo type, like, maybe... Overwhelming my opponent with a huge number of stabs before they can react, that sort of thing."

Kirito chuckled, "That does sound like something you'd do."

Then he hmm'd, before he said, "But for that to actually work, you'd need to make sure your enemy does not interrupt it."

That was the thing with sword skills, or rather, sword arts. It wouldn't work by just infusing the blade with mana. Sure, it would strengthen the sword, increasing the damage, but only slightly.

Another requirement was the speed and the specific attack of the technique. They needed to be precise to obtain the maximum effect, that was another reason why not many people could create or recreate sword arts.

Back to the present, Yuuki nodded, "Yeah, that's why I thought of using stabs instead of slashes. But I don't know how to actually start..."

Kirito nodded, glancing at a dummy target at the side of the hall, and an idea popped into his mind, "I think I have an idea..."

Yuuki raised an eyebrow, as Kirito brought the dummy over to the center of the hall. The man then spoke, "You said you wanted it to be a combo type, meaning that it'd be a technique with multiple hits, right?"

Yuuki nodded, and Kirito continued with a grin, "So how about starting from the legs, or at least, the thighs, to stop the enemy from moving?"

He pointed to the lower left part of the dummy, where a person's legs or thighs, would be.

Kirito then continued, trailing his finger up to the center of the dummy, where the stomach, or lower chest, would be, before continuing to the upper right part of the dummy, where a person's shoulder would be, "Continuing up here..."

Before he poked the abdomen area of the dummy hard, "And strike here hard."

Yuuki nodded, "Hmm, that's great, but then, that would make it around five to seven strikes?"

Kirito nodded, "Yep."

The girl shook her head, "Too less..."

The man gaped, "You want more?"

Yuuki giggled, "Why not?"

Kirito just stared at her, blank faced, and rather speechless.

The purple haired girl then stared at the dummy, before she grinned, "How about instead of just striking on one side, we strike both sides of the body?"

She used her sword, moving it from the botton left of the dummy to the upper right, before moving the sword to the upper left of the dummy and moved it down to the lower right, before lightly tapping the chest/center of the dummy.

Yuuki grinned, "Its basically what you suggested, but essentially on the whole body."

Kirito scratched his chin, nodding slowly, "That might actually work..."

The girl's grin grew wider, if possible, "I know right!"

The man nodded, "But the question is, can you match the speed the technique requires? I'm pretty sure this would require a huge amount of speed to obtain the maximum effect."

Yuuki grinned, "There's only one way to find out then."

She adopted a stance, and Kirito backed away, giving her more space.

Yuuki took a deep breath, her grin gone from her face, and she pictured how she wanted to hit the dummy in her head, allowing mana to flow into her sword.

Then she moved, her sword glowing light purple.

Like how Kirito said, Yuuki started from the lower left, stabbing up to five times, before she did the same in the opposite direction from the top, stabbing five times as well.

Once she was done, a visible cross was on the dummy target, and Yuuki finished it off with a hard stab to the chest, totally obliterating the dummy as it shattered into pieces.

Kirito whistled in appreciation, "That actually worked..."

Yuuki just grinned and gave Kirito a peace sign. The man then asked, "So, what are you gonna call that?"

Yuuki adopted a thinking pose, before she smiled, "How about... Mother's Rosario?"

Kirito hummed, "Hmm, it does look like a rosario, but why 'mother'? '

Yuuki just grinned, "It sounded cool, so why not?"

The man just chuckled, shaking his head, "Well, as long as you like it..."

Yuuki grinned, "Hehehe..."

Kirito let out a breath, "But seriously, I think you're the only one who can create a sword skill right off the bat on their first try."

The girl's grin didn't leave her face, "I'm just awesome like that."

Kirito chuckled, "Yeah yeah, keep telling yourself that."

The man then turned, "Well, that took less than I expected, that's all, right?"

Yuuki nodded, "Yep, thanks for the help."

Kirito chuckled, "I didn't do much, but sure, anytime."

He waved as he left the hall, leaving Yuuki alone.

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A few days later, Kirito and Eugeo were having lunch at the academy cafeteria, along with Ronye and Tiese.

Seven was somewhere around with Yuuki, Nori and Siune, while Tecchi, Jun and Talken were off with their own thing.

As Kirito and Eugeo bought their food from the counter, they caught sight of Raios and Humbert giving them hostile glares.

It wasn't exactly a secret that the two hated Kirito and Eugeo with passion. In fact, because of that, almost most of the academy students didn't really like the Raios and Humbert.

It had started when they found out Kirito scored first in the academy entrance exam, more specifically, after they found out Kirito and Eugeo were non-nobles. In the beginning, the two didn't really show much hostility towards them.

But ever since the start of their second year in the academy, it had gotten much worse. Annoyed gazes turned to hostile glares. And whenever they talked, Raios and Humbert would talk down on them if possible.

Today was no different. As Humbert and Raios glared at them murderously as Kirito and Eugeo sat down at their table.

Ronye and Tiese looked at their mentors worriedly and Ronye spoke, "Umm, Kirito-senpai..."

Kirito smiled softly at them, "Just ignore them."

Tiese and Ronye shared a glance, before they nodded reluctantly.

Seeing Kirito and Eugeo ignoring them, as they were expecting Eugeo or Kirito to confront them about glaring at them, Raios and Humbert both finished their meals and stormed away, with everyone avoiding them as the two spoiled nobles walked away.

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A week later, in one of the practical classes in the main training hall, the teacher was at the center of the hall, going on about the rules and ethics of a swordsman, duels and whatnot.

As he finished, the teacher spoke out loud, "Alright, so now, we will have mock battles. It's been a year and a half for all of you, so I'm pretty sure you all know how this goes."

The students all nodded. Usually, during these mock battle sessions, the teacher would select a few students and let them fight in the arena.

Today was no different.

As the teacher glanced around, he spotted Eugeo, and Humbert. The man nodded to himself and announced, "Eugeo, and Raios Antinous, may the two of you come down?"

The two blondes nodded, standing up from their seats and walked down.

As they did, Kirito gave Eugeo a grin and bumped fists with his brother, no words needed to be said as Eugeo made his way down.

Soon, the two blondes were standing in the middle of the ring, wooden swords in their hands.

Raios glared at Eugeo, his looking practically screaming, 'I'm gonna break that face of yours!'

Eugeo, however, just stood there, impassive, but ready to move at moments notice.

The teacher nodded, seeing the two students eager to begin, and he announced, "Alright, ready? Begin!"

In the next instant, Raios vanished, appearing in front of Eugeo, but the man was ready.

As Raios swung his sword, Eugeo raised his own, blocking it easily, before he pushed Raios' blade away with minimum amount of force, and struck the man in the chest with the butt of his hilt.

The strike sent Raios stumbling back a few feet away. At that point, Eugeo realised, he had never really seen Raios or Humbert fight.

The young man narrowed his eyes, staring at Raios who glared at him as he regained his balance.

Then, the long haired man took a stance. While not as good as Kirito, Eugeo was at least good enough to know where a sword skill would land, and how it would be, judging from the preparing stance.

From the looks of his stance, Raios was most likely slashing down diagonally from the right. In response, Eugeo took the stance for the Slant skill.

Then, in a flash of light red and blue, two swords met in the center of the arena.

For a brief moment, the two swords stood on equal ground, much to the noble's ire.

Then, Eugeo's eyes widened ever so slightly, and Raios' sword was sent flying out of his hands, as Eugeo completely overpowered him, the years of handling a rather heavy axe showing their results once again.

Then, Raios felt the touch of wood on his neck, as he glared at Eugeo, while raising his hands in a surrendering manner.

The teacher nodded in satisfaction at the display, and he announced, "Winner, Eugeo."

The class clapped in response, and Eugeo bowed slightly to Raios, who did it in return out of tradition, as both spoke, albeit the latter a bit forcefully, "Thank you for the spar."

The two rose from their bow and headed back to their seats, but as Eugeo walked away, he barely catched Raios growling, "This isn't over, peasant."

As Eugeo sat down, Kirito bumped fists with him, "Bro, that was awesome, you took him down in two moves!"

Nori grinned, "I know right, he didn't stand a chance!"

Eugeo chuckled, "Well..."

Before they could continue, the teacher announced the next set of names, and the class continued as the group chatted about bits and bits as they waited for their turn.

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A few days later after that class, nothing had much happened, and Kirito and Ronye were having lunch at a cafe off campus, before they headed back to train.

As they ate their food, Ronye's mind wandered off to a conversation she had with Tiese and Rain two days ago.

The two redheads had all but urged Ronye to confess how she felt about Kirito, and after she did it, Tiese would do the same for Eugeo.

Rain had besn rather adamant about that, as Kirito and Eugeo were graduating at the end of the year, and would most likely work as knights.

So, after gathering enough courage, Ronye decided she would tell Kirito how she felt. The question, was how she would do it.

The girl took a breath, before she asked, "Umm, Kirito-senpai..."

The man swallowed the food in his mouth and looked at his Valet curiously, "Hmm?"

The girl swallowed, feeling her cheeks slowly heating up, "Umm, I... A-are you dating a-anyone?"

Kirito blinked at the question, not catching her hint, before he smiled, "Somewhat, I suppose, its not official yet, I'll introduce you to her when she comes back."

Ronye froze, as Kirito continued, "I think you know her, her name is Sortiliena."

The girl's mind stopped, and she felt a pang of pain in her chest. Ronye took a breath, forcing herself to push down to growing sense of pain in her chest as she forced a smile, "I-I see, I look forward to it."

Kirito grinned, blissfully oblivious to what Ronye was feeling, "Yeah, I'm sure you'll like her."

The girl nodded stiffly, not trusting her own voice.

Ronye then set her utensils down and stood up, forcing a smile, "Umm, Kirito-senpai, I need to go to the washroom for a sec."

Kirito nodded, his smile never leaving his face, "Sure, I'll wait for you here."

Ronye nodded, before she turned and left the area, not for the washroom, but just someplace away from Kirito.

The girl started off by walking slowly, before her pace quickened, and it eventually turned into a run, as Ronye ran away from the restaurant.

And soon, she found a secluded place, a small empty playground near the walls separating the four parts of Centoria.

Ronye took a deep breath, trying to calm herself, to stop the tears from dropping, before she heard a familiar voice, "Ronye?"

The girl turned to see Tiese, carrying a bag of groceries. The redhead's gaze turned into one of worry once she saw Ronye's unshed tears.

Tiese quickly walked to her friend, "Ronye, what's wrong?"

The girl took a breath, managing to steady her breathing, and she forced a smile, "T-turns out Kirito-senpai already has a girlfriend, she's just out of town."

Tiese instantly understood what went wrong, and she quickly put down her stuff and brought Ronye into a hug.

Ronye blinked several times in surprise, before she forced a smile again, tears glistening in her eyes," I-I'm fine, Tiese... "

The redhead sighed softly, "It's alright to cry, Ronye."

The girl's smile fell, and she started sobbing, "I-I don't know why... But it hurts..."

Tiese just stayed silent, allowing her friend to vent. The redhead knew Ronye didn't just like Kirito, in fact, she could go as far to say that Ronye loved him.

After a full few minutes, Ronye managed to stop crying, and she separated from the hug, "Thank you, Tiese, I feel better now."

Tiese nodded, smiling softly, but was still worried for her friend, "Just don't push yourself too much."

Ronye smiled softly, "It'll take some time to get over it, but I'll be fine."

The redhead smiled, before she shook her head, "I didn't say you should stop, all's fair in love and war. Who knows, you might win."

Ronye frowned softly and shook her head, "No, I... I don't think I can do that..."

Tiese smiled, "It's your choice, I just want you to know that there is that option for you."

Ronye smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Tiese."

Before they could continue however, they heard a familiar voice, "Oh, aren't you two Kirito and Eugeo's Valets?"

(moments ago)

The two prideful nobles were having a stroll, taking a break after their training session.

As they walked, Raios and Humbert noticed two familiar girls at an empty playground. It was obvious the girl with short black hair, Ronye, if Raios remembered correctly, had recently faced some emotional problems, and the redhead was comforting her.

Humbert spoke up, "Hey, Raios, aren't those two... ?"

Raios nodded, as a smirk appeared on his face, a plan forming into his mind to get back at Kirito and Eugeo, "Yes, yes they are."

The blonde chuckled lightly, "Come on, Humbert, let's g

The two girls turned, and saw Raios and Humbert standing there, smirking at them.

Ronye and Tiese both instantly became wary, both not unfamiliar with how Raios and Humbert thought of their mentors.

Humbert smirked, before spoke in fake worry, "Were you crying? Do you need someone to talk to?"

Tiese lowered her head respectfully, "Thank you for your concern, but that is not needed."

Ronye wisely shut up, not trusting herself to speak, knowing with her current state of mind, she would probably get both of them into trouble.

But Raios and Humbert weren't that eager to let them go, as the blonde man had a light smirk on his face, "Are you rejecting our generous offer?"

Tiese and Ronye both stayed silent, but the answer was pretty obvious, even for both Raios and Humbert.

But the two higher nobles were very much intent on getting back at Kirito and Eugeo, and what better way than using their prized Valets?

Staring at Ronye's red eyes, the blonde man was genuinely curious as to why Ronye wasn't with Kirito. Granted, every time he saw her and the redhead, it was always with Kirito and Eugeo.

Taking a wild guess, Raios smirked, "It wouldn't have something to do with your dear mentor, wouldn't it?"

The flinch from Ronye gave him the answer he needed, as Ronye spoke up, "I-its none of your business!"

Raios thought, 'Bingo.'

The blonde man's smirk turned sinister, "Careful with that tone there, don't wanna forget who you're talking to now, do you?"

Ronye and Tiese both paled, as Raios continued, "But I've been in a bad mood these few days, and its because of your dear mentors."

Raios' smirk vanished, "So, for that disrespectful tone, I believe some punishment is in order, no?"

Humbert smirked, realizing what his friend was doing, and decided to keep quiet as Raios did his work.

The two girls paled, and Tiese spoke up, lowering her head slightly, "We didn't mean it in a disrespectful way, please just let us go."

Raios walked right up to them, "Unfortunately, you refused our goodwill, and then you raise your voice at me. I don't think I can let that go so easily, ya know?"

The blonde man then smirked, "Besides, who would the people believe, a well known noble like me? Or someone like the two of you?"

Tiese and Ronye blanched, both taking a step back, and Raios smirked, "Besides, Ronye Arabel, and Tiese Shtolienen, if I remember correctly, what do you think would happen, if my father decided they were hindrances to him?"

The two girls paled, and Raios' smirk widened, 'Well, father would never do that, stupid noblesse oblige and shit, but they don't need to know.'

The man focused back on the two girls in front of him, "So, would you rather face punishment here, or would you rather something worse happen?"

The two girls just stayed silent, and Raios smirked, knowing their answer, "Good, now, follow me, we'll sort out your punishments."

The blonde turned to Humbert, "Let's go."

The grey haired man smirked gleefully and nodded, "Of course."

Then, before they left, Raios added, "Oh, and Humbert, get your Valet to give Kirito and Eugeo the message."

The man nodded and left to find his Valet, while Ronye and Tiese unwillingly followed Raios.

(meanwhile)

After fifteen minutes, Kirito looked at Ronye's plate, half filled with food. The man furrowed his brows, 'Ronye isn't back yet...'

Feeling something was wrong, Kirito quickly paid the bill and went to search for his Valet.

The man reached the nearest toilet, and realized he couldn't enter the female washrooms to search for his Valet.

Spotting a middle aged woman walking out of the toilets, Kirito called out, "Excuse me ma'am, have you seen a girl with short black hair and light blue eyes? She should be wearing our academy uniform too."

The woman looked at Kirito, recognising his uniform, and she shook her head, "Sorry, can't say I have."

Kirito furrowed his brows worriedly, "Can you check the washroom? She said she was coming here just now."

The woman shook her head, "The washrooms are empty, I was the only one inside."

Kirito frowned, and he nodded, "I see... Thank you."

The woman nodded with a soft smile, "No worries, good luck looking for your friend."

Kirito nodded and turned, walking to search somewhere else.

As he walked, Kirito spotted Eugeo walking in front of him. The man jogged lightly up to his brother and called, "Eugeo."

The blonde turned his head to see Kirito, and smiled, "Kirito, 'sup."

Kirito stopped in front of him and asked, "Hey, you seen Ronye?"

Eugeo blinked, "Hmm? Wasn't she with you?"

The man shook his head, "She was, but she left for the washroom, and it's been fifteen minutes."

Eugeo chuckled, "You sure she still isn't in the washroom? You know how girls are..."

Kirito shook his head, "I checked, she wasn't there."

The blonde raised an eyebrow, "I see..."

Eugeo then nodded, "I'll help you look then, she can't have gone that far."

Kirito nodded, "Thanks."

The two then walked around, asking people if they'd seen Ronye. But to Kirito's ire, none of them had seen Ronye, apart from when he was with her.

The two continued searching for a short while, until they spotted a girl wearing the year 1 academy uniform running to them, a panicked expression on her face.

The girl panted, "Kirito-senpai, Eugeo-senpai!"

Kirito recognised her as one of Ronye's friends, having seen her with Ronye once in the academy, Frenica Szeski, if he remembered correctly, "You're Frenica, right?"

Frenica nodded, "Yes, but that's not important, Humbert and Raios have Ronye and Tiese."

That caused Kirito and Eugeo's eyes to widen, the latter said, "What?"

Frenica nodded, "Somehow, they made it so that they were legal to inflict punishment on Ronye and Tiese, now they are in Humbert's room!"

Kirito and Eugeo shared a look, and they spoke in unison, "Bring us there."

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After a few minutes, Kirito and Eugeo were in front of Humbert's room, and Frenica backed away, saying as she did, "Please, save Ronye and Tiese."

Kirito looked at the girl, noticing her terrified expression, and turned to Eugeo.

The blonde nodded at his brother and they pushed the door open.

The sight that met them caused their blood to boil.

In front of them, on Humbert's king sized bed, were Ronye and Tiese, both tied up with rope, and their clothes half torn apart.

Ronye's eyes widened, tears glistening in her eyes from having her clothes torn off, "K-kirito-senpai!"

Tiese was the same, her eyes widening in surprise, "E-eugeo-senpai!"

Kirito and Eugeo both gave them reassuring nods, before they looked at the two men standing by the bed, both half naked.

The tall blonde smirked, "Ah, Disciple Kirito, Disciple Eugeo, to what do we owe the pleasure?"

Kirito glared at them, not bothering with how Raios didn't refer to them with their seats, "Cut the bullshit, let them go."

Humbert laughed, "Unfortunately for you peasants, this is their punishment for disrespecting us."

Raios smirked triumphantly at the two swordsmen, "Exactly, its all under the law, you can't stop us. That is, unless you wanna break the law."

Kirito and Eugeo both seethed under their breaths. If what Frenica said was true, then Ronye and Tiese had really somehow disrespected Raios and Humbert.

Thus according to the Taboo Index, as long as it didn't involve bodily harm, anything Raios and Humbert judged to be their punishment was viable.

Raios smirked, glancing at Humbert, who started to caress Tiese's chest, causing her to yelp.

Eugeo's eyes burned with anger, but before he couldn't do anything. The Taboo Index was very clear, having stated that no one could interfere with a noble exercising judgement.

Raios smirked, starting to caress Ronye's body as well, causing the girl to struggle to move away from him, "K-kirito-senpai!"

Eugeo growled, "Kirito..."

The man nodded, "Yeah. Unforgivable..."

Both of their hands inched over to their swords, something that Raios quickly noticed. The man's eyes widened, 'They don't mean to!'

The blonde quickly rolled off the bed, something that Humbert didn't do as he was obviously too focused on Tiese's body, that, and he believed that Kirito and Eugeo couldn't do anything to them due to the Taboo Index and the law.

In a flash of black and blue, Humbert's head and right arm fell onto the floor, splashing both Tiese and Ronye with blood, also staining the bed with it, as Humbert's corpse fell onto the ground with a loud thud.

Raios frowned, not really concerned with Humbert's death, the grey haired man was nothing more than a pawn. He smirked, this was actually better, now he had a legal reason to cut down both Kirito and Eugeo.

The blonde noble smirked, "Now you've done it, Disciple Kirito, no, Criminals Kirito and Eugeo!"

The two turned to him, both glaring murderously at him, as Raios continued, "By the law and the Taboo Index, and by the name of my Antinous family, I sentence both of you to death!"

Kirito glanced at Eugeo, "Eugeo, can you leave him to me?"

Eugeo wanted nothing more than to cut down Raios' annoying face, and seeing how they already killed Humbert, they might as well just kill Raios as well, but he nodded, "Okay."

Kirito stalked forward, his Night Sky Sword glistening with eagerness to spill blood.

Raios smirked, brandishing his sword, "This is really a wonderful day! This must really be the guidance of Lady Stacia, no, I might even go so far to say this is the guidance of Lady Quinella! To be able to finally take care of you two peasants!"

Kirito felt a sense of annoyance when Raios mentioned Stacia, more so when he mentioned Quinella, and it served to further fuel his anger, "Are you done?"

Raios raised an eyebrow, "So eager to die?"

The man narrowed his eyes, "No, just eager to dispose of something worse than a goblin."

Raios growled at the insult, "For that insult, I will make your death as painful as it can get!"

The blonde noble charged, swinging his sword down at Kirito. But the man was ready, positioning his sword into his sheath, Kirito swiftly drew it, the blade glowing a bright red, "Aincrad style: Full Counter."

The moment the blades met, Raios roared in pain as he backed away, over a thousand scratches appearing on his body.

The noble winced in pain, "W-what is this?!"

Kirito stayed silent, instead, his sword glowed again, this time bright blue, "Aincrad style: Slant."

In a flash of blue, Kirito swung his sword down, and an arm landed on the floor right beside him.

Raios screamed in horror as blood sprayed out of the stump that used to be his left arm, "M-my arm!"

But Kirito wasn't done. Drawing his blade back, it glowed light blue again, "Aincrad style: Vertical Square!"

In the next instant, Kirito moved, swinging his sword down from above, slicing down onto Raios' right shoulder.

Then, pulling his sword up, Kirito sliced off Raios' right leg, before he spun, doing the same with the left leg.

This sent Raios' legs falling to the ground, and before Raios himself could fall, Kirito brought his sword down, slicing the noble cleanly in half before the man could even scream.

Kirito let out a breath, brandishing his sword to get the blood off of it, before he turned to look at Eugeo, Ronye and Tiese, both of them free from their bindings.

The man noticed Tiese had Eugeo's shirt on, while Ronye was covering herself with the sheets.

Letting out a breath, Kirito took off his shirt and gave it to Ronye, who wordlessly wore it, obviously traumatised by the events that took place.

Kirito helped Ronye off of the bed, "Let's go back."

Ronye only nodded, but before they could, a voice stopped them, "Singular Units Detected. ID Tracing. Coordinate fixed. Report complete."

The four turned to see the blank face in the air, before it vanished, and the four of them realized what had happened.

Tears rolled down Ronye's face, "I-I'm very sorry! Because of me-"

Kirito cut her off, smiling, "It's okay, Ronye, it's not your fault."

Ronye protested, "But it's because I ran off that this happened!"

This time Eugeo smiled and spoke up, "Like Kirito said, its not your fault, you too, Tiese."

Tiese looked down, "Eugeo-senpai..."

Kirito smiled, "Come on, let's go get you two cleaned up."

The girls nodded, before they silently followed their mentors out.

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After leaving Raios' room, Kirito and Eugeo had brought Ronye and Tiese to an instructor named Azurica, and she quickly took care of the two girls.

Now, Azurica was standing in front of Kirito and Eugeo in the corridors. The woman sighed, a sad smile on her face, "I knew the two of you would be troublemakers, but I didn't think you'd go that far."

Kirito chuckled sheepishly, "Well, what can I say, trouble finds us more than we find them."

Eugeo smiled as well, but he kept silent.

Azurica smiled softly, "To be frank, I'm glad you did what you did, Kirito, Eugeo. If not, who knows what might happen to Ronye and Tiese, mentally if not physically."

Both young men nodded, as the woman continued, "Still, because the Taboo Index and the law, and the loopholes they contain, many nobles misuse their authority, and unfortunately, that's something no one could fix."

Azurica sighed, shaking her head, "Sorry, I got off tracked. At this point, an Integrity Knight will come for you two, most likely in a few hours or tomorrow in the morning."

Kirito and Eugeo both nodded, and Azurica's smile fell, "I'm sorry I cannot do more, the best I can do is just provide you two fresh clothes."

Eugeo smiled, "It's okay, we'll figure it out somehow, even if we become outlaws."

Kirito smiled, "Yeah, worst case scenario, we can just escape and live in the Dark Territory."

Azurica gaped at them, before she let out a chuckle, "To even suggest such a thing, you two are something else."

The instructor let out a breath, "I pray the two of you find light when you reach the cathedral, may the gods be with you."

Kirito and Eugeo both nodded, the latter speaking, "Thank you, Ms Azurica."

The instructor nodded, "Go get some rest, I'm sure it must have been a long day for you."

The woman then turned and walked away, leaving the brothers, before they too headed for their rooms.

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The next day, the two young men were in front of one of the training halls.

Azurica had brought them over when she was informed that an Integrity Knight was here for them.

Kirito glanced at his brother, "Well, this is it."

Eugeo smiled wistfully, "And we didn't even get to graduate, I guess we can't fulfill our promises then, both to Alice and Bercouli-sensei."

Kirito shared the same wistful smile, "Hey, we still get to go to the Central Cathedral anyway."

Eugeo chuckled, "I suppose we do..."

The black haired man then placed a hand on the door, "Let's just hurry up and get over with it, right?"

Eugeo chuckled and nodded, as Kirito opened the door, before they walked in.

As they did, the two men stopped in their tracks, as in front of them stood two figures clad in armor.

The taller one was a man with light purple armor, his hair sharing the same shade, a whip and a sword on his waist.

But what caught Kirito and Eugeo's eyes wasn't the man, rather, the young woman who stood beside him.

Light golden hair trailed down the back of the armor, as the young woman smiled with nostalgia at the brothers, "Its been a long time, Kirito, Eugeo."

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DONE! So that is the latest chapter, we are officially heading off further towards the more important parts now!

Now, I'm not sure if anyone noticed, but I took away the seal of the eye thing, so yeah.

So the next chapter will feature the long awaited reunion, and several other stuff.

So yeah, review please, and I'll see y'all next time.