Hello everyone! I'm back with a new chapter! Chapter 2! I hope everyone will enjoy this chapter and without further ado, let's start!
Normal POV
It's been a few days after the VF Circuit as Aichi was now in high school. Kirito and the others were also trying to adapt to the world they were stuck in with either their SAO or GGO avatars to blend in. Klein was staying over at Miwa's house, Kirito, Asuna and Yui were staying in Aichi's house, Silica, Sinon, Leafa and Liz were staying over at Misaki's house above Card Capital until they could get back to ALO.
" I still can't go out?" Leafa whined
" With your ALO character, it's impossible. People will be looking at your ears."
" I know but... I want to explore more!"
" Well... We'll try to find a way for you to get outside, okay? For now, just keep staying in here until we do find a way. It was already hard to trick the Manager or Misaki-san's Uncle, to be exact."
" Yes... Now that I think about it... There's school here, right? Are Onii-chan, Asuna-san and Sinon-san joining in?"
" They said that they'll try to enter the school. Because they need to protect Aichi, even if he doesn't know anything."
" That's right..."
" We were lucky to have enough financial support from Takuto Tatsunagi as thanks for taking up the offer. Otherwise, it'll be very hard to survive in an alternate real world where our current bodies are just virtual reality based."
" You're right. Well, I'll just stay here and do the housework then. Just contact me if you need to."
" Okay!"
" Then, see you later!"
" Yeah!"
Meanwhile, Aichi was waiting for school to start as he fiddled with the necklace he hid inside his shirt that held the rapier given to him. Soon after, the bell rang as he wore back the necklace and hid it back into his shirt. The Sensei entered as they bowed and greeted him before he started homeroom.
" Uh... We have a new student joining us today. Come in."
Kirito stepped into the class as Aichi almost dropped the pencil he had in his hand after getting a slight shock.
" My name is Kirito. Nice to meet everyone."
" Uh... Kirito-san, please take the seat beside Sendou-san."
" Yes."
Kirito smiled towards the still flustered Aichi while walking towards his seat as Aichi smiled back awkwardly.
" Now, let's start the class."
~ Lunch time~
Aichi took out his lunchbox as Kirito stood up at the same time.
" Where are you going for lunch?"
" Uh... I would usually go to the side of the school. There's a bench over there and it's more quieter..."
" Let's go up to the roof today."
" Huh?"
" Asuna asked you to."
" Y-Yes... Wait a minute... A-Asuna-san's in this school too?!"
" Yeah. Come on, let's go."
" R-Right..."
They headed up to the roof as Kirito spotted the roof of the staircase landing.
" Let's head up."
" B-But how?"
" It's easy. Hold my hand."
Aichi hesitated but did as told as Kirito leaped right after getting a hold of Aichi's hand. Both landed safely at the roof of the staircase landing as Asuna was waiting there.
" I knew you'd be here."
" Yeah. Hurry up and sit down."
" Yeah."
Kirito motioned Aichi to sit down as he nodded and both sat down.
" Oh? Your mother made your lunch?"
" Y-Yes... B-But she'll be out of the house for a few months to visit a relative tonight and Emi will be going to Mai-chan's house to stay over for that period... I'll be alone at home but it's fine! I can still cook, so..."
" Don't worry. Let me handle every lunch. You don't have to stress yourself everyday."
" N-No, it's fine!"
" Don't forget, you helped us by finding us a place to stay. We stay your house anyway. You're not lonely with us around."
" T-Thank you..."
Both smiled as they ate their lunch. Once they finished eating, Kirito rested his head on Asuna's lap and took a quick nap.
" He's quite relaxed..."
" Well, this is how Kirito-kun is."
" I see..."
" You know, Aichi-kun... All of us that fell into this world except for Leafa-chan, we were forced to playing a death game with these avatars you see right now. We couldn't log out and if our HP went down to zero, we die in real life."
" No way... A death game? For how long?"
" We've been trapped for two years inside the game. Kirito-kun cleared the game by defeating the final boss, the commander of my guild... The creator of the game..."
" I see..."
" When we met at the Town of Beginnings for the first time, we partied up together and fought the first level boss. Then we met when I was in the guild and he was a solo player. He was so laid-back and also took a nap on the grassy plains. To me, someone who wants to clear the game fast and get back to the real world, I was irritated and told him off. But then he told me that it was Aincrad's nicest season and that it was a waste of time to be battling inside a dungeon. And then... Without realizing it, I laid down beside him and fell asleep as well. When I woke up after that, he had an exasperated face. But during my times of partying with him, I realized something. He was making the most of his life even in that world. You aren't losing your days in the real world. You're just spending each of them there. The one who taught me that is Kirito-kun. I went to sleep thinking about him, and I stopped having nightmares. I started looking forward to seeing him. It was the first time that I was glad that I went there. Kirito-kun gave me the meaning to the two years I've spent there. He's the proof that I'm alive. The reason I put on the Nevergear that day was to meet him. Aichi, I'm sure you have found something dear to you as well."
" Y-Yes... I..."
" Is it about Kai?"
Aichi blushed lightly as he took out the necklace again.
" I guess Kai-kun helped me in the same way. He gave me strength when I needed it the most. He saved me from despair when I felt like giving up. He's my saviour..."
" How?"
" I met him when I was young and was being bullied a lot. It was in front of the park and he gave me Blaster Blade and asked me to imagine myself as a strong warrior just like him. It helped me a lot when I had many problems and then we met again a few years later, I think that's when I finally fell for him. Thinking about the person who saved me every night saved me from nightmares that haunt me every day. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be here now."
" I see."
Aichi nodded as he checked the time.
" Oh. Time's almost up. Let's head back to class."
" Yeah!"
Asuna woke Kirito up as they headed back to their classes.
" That was a good nap." Kirito yawned
" You sure napped a lot."
" Yeah."
On the way, they bumped into Sinon, who looked a little angry.
" What's wrong, Sinon?"
" I've been looking for you guys all over the place! Where were you guys?!"
" On the rooftop. Oh... We were on top of a staircase landing, so it must've been difficult to find us. Sorry! I forgot to tell you where we were too..."
" Whatever. Do that again and I'll shoot a bullet through your skull!" Sinon whispered
" Don't say that, especially here!"
" That's why I'm whispering! Whatever! I'm heading back to class! Aichi, be careful around this guy! He can act weird at one point! See you guys after school!"
" Y-Yes..."
Sinon stormed off after that as Kirito sighed.
" Um, Kirito-san... What did she meant by that?"
" Uh... Well, we had a rough start to our friendship... So, don't ask for too much details..."
" O-Oh... I see..."
Aichi decided that it was best not to ask too much, unless he was too curious to stop himself from knowing, he took the warning a little bit seriously. Once they were back at their seats, they still had a couple more minutes before lunch ended as they decided to chat.
" I'm currently making a program in my world for you and Kai. Yui will help to deliver it over once it's complete."
" A program?"
" Something like our avatars for ALO."
" O-Oh I see... But is it safe?"
" It should be. I'll download it into my Amusphere once it's complete and Yui will give it to you guys."
" Um, Kirito-san... Wings and elf ears are fine but please skip the cat ears and tails..."
" D-Don't worry... It won't happen..."
" I guess he's really taking Sinon's warning to heart..." Kirito thought
" It should be done in a few more weeks time so Asuna and I will keep you safe until then."
" I'm sorry to bother the both of you like this... Even though I don't really understand what's going on here..."
" Don't worry. Well, we need to find a way to get back to ALO too, so this is a way to pass time here."
" I see..."
The bell rang as they got ready for the next class. And during the next few days, Aichi created a Cardfight club with his friends and they were now preparing for the High School Championship. They headed off to visit Fukuhara as they were allowed in by Tetsu and watched the battle between Leon and Asaka.
" I was wondering when he'll be back..." Kirito muttered
" Since he's back now, we just need to ask our questions, right?" Sinon muttered
" Yeah."
As soon as Leon won his match, he walked up to Aichi and the others.
" Hey, Sendou. Long time no see."
" Leon-kun too."
" The three of you too."
" Heh... Didn't think you'll remember us." Kirito joked
" But I didn't expect to see you here, Sendou. You're not from this school from what I know."
" Oh... We're here to spectate this school's Cardfight club as well."
" I see. Since you guys are here, why don't we have a fight?"
" No, I would like to see how Miyaji High's Cardfight club is faring as well. There's a fighter waiting to challenge you guys as well."
" Oh, alright then."
Leon nodded as he walked past Aichi and the others as he faced Kirito.
" Hey."
" I take it you have questions?"
" Yeah."
" Very well. Let's head upstairs. Jillian, Sharlene. Both of you can stay here."
" Yes."
Leon followed Kirito up to the field after informing Asuna and Sinon as they sat on the grass patch.
" Leon, right? What happened back when you kidnapped Aichi?"
" Long story short, Void tried to take control over him."
" And then?"
" It was too fast to take in but... A bright light surrounded us and he escaped. And then Toshiki Kai showed up to catch him. It's as if he teleported from the binding Void had put around him."
" I see. So the mind control failed?"
" Seems so."
" What do you mean?"
" Void wouldn't leave it at that, I'm sure. He might've done something to Sendou while all of us were unaware, even me."
" That's right. Aichi can't predict his own danger... Who knows what Void might've done to him."
" I heard from Takuto. Protect him while making sure to find a way back to your world. I can sense in the wind that in the future, there's going to be great chaos."
" I'll keep a memo on that."
Leon nodded as they headed back into the Fukuhara Cardfight club to see that the match had ended. Kirito explained to Asuna and Sinon about what was told as they nodded. A few more days passed after the High School Championship as Kirito spotted Aichi checking his phone in the kitchen at night.
" Is something wrong?"
" No... Just that... Kai-kun never contacted me ever since what happened yesterday and he hasn't been to Card Capital too... I know he's not the type to but he was really protective yesterday so I thought that maybe..."
" Why don't you try calling him? You might be thinking too much."
" I think I will..."
Kirito kept a close eye on Aichi while using one of his listening skills to listen in on the call. After a few rings, the call was picked up.
" Aichi?"
" Kai-kun!"
" Is something wrong?"
" No... It's just that I didn't see you today at Card Capital and I was worried after what happened to Naoki-kun yesterday..."
" Oh. There's nothing wrong. It's just that I won't be showing up these few days. I have something to settle."
" Settle?"
" Just something. Well, I'll be back in a few days' time so once that happens, I want to fight you again."
" Y-Yes! I would be glad to!"
" I'll see you then."
" Yeah!"
Aichi hung the call up as Kirito sighed and grabbed a cup of water to drink.
" Is Kai alright?"
" Yes! He just said that he'd something to settle but he didn't tell me what. I'm sure he's training somewhere, that's why he's going to be busy."
" I see. Then I'll call it a night and log out with Asuna now. Will you be alright alone?"
" Yes. I'll see you guys tomorrow morning."
" Yeah."
Kirito headed back up to the room he shared with Asuna as he spotted her sitting on their bed.
" How is it?"
" He was downstairs worried about Kai. Doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the phone conversation either, so I don't see any problems of logging out right now."
" I see. Then I'll see you at the offline meeting today."
" Yeah."
" Goodnight."
" Goodnight."
Both laid down on their bed and logged out as they were back in their world. Meanwhile, Aichi was getting ready to sleep when the doorbell rang. He went to the front door from the living room as he opened the door.
" Yes?"
But the outside was empty as he looked around a little longer before closing the door but before he could turn back into the house, a cloth was pressed onto his nose as he struggled as a sweet scent went up his nose and he started to feel sleepy.
" Don't worry. I won't do anything today. It's not time yet. Just a little delivery."
Through his blurry vision, he could see that the figure was holding something else in his hand as it was placed on his forehead before he was let go. The figure gently laid him down on the floor as Aichi could make up a little of who it was.
" K... ai..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he fell asleep as the figure, recognised as Kai, kissed his cheek.
" Goodnight."
With that, he left the house while locking it behind him and went on his mission.
~ The next morning~
Kirito and Asuna were back again as they went to check on Aichi's room.
" Aichi? It's almost time for school."
" Huh? He's not here."
" I don't hear the shower either..."
" Huh? Did he leave the living room lights on by accident?"
Kirito's eyes widened as he quickly went down the stairs with Asuna following behind him to see the unconscious Aichi still by the front door but there was nothing on his forehead.
" Aichi!"
" Aichi-kun!"
They ran towards him as Kirito tried to shake him awake.
" What happened?"
" Yui!"
Yui flew out of his pocket.
" Yes, Papa?"
" Did anything happened after we logged out?"
" No... I didn't hear anything and I also went to sleep soon after as well."
" Then why?"
Aichi groaned as he opened his eyes.
" Kirito-san? Asuna-san?"
" What a relief! You're alright!"
" What happened to me...?"
" Do you remember anything that happened last night? After me and Asuna logged out?"
" Huh? Strangely, I don't remember anything about last night... My head hurts just trying to remember..."
" Yui. Check the cameras I set up around the house and tell me anything that you found suspicious."
" Yes, Papa!"
Yui flew off after that as Kirito carried Aichi back up to his room.
" I think you should rest for today. Don't go to school today."
" But the club..."
" Don't worry, we can handle that. I'll also keep a record on what we studied for you to keep up."
" I'll call Liz and the others to come over for today to take care of you while we're in school."
" Okay... Thank you..."
" Don't worry about it. Now, you should sleep."
" Yes..."
Aichi soon fell asleep as Asuna contacted their other friends. Once she was done, they headed downstairs as Yui flew over to them.
" Papa, Mama!"
" Yui, how was it?"
" I definitely found something odd. I just sent the records into your Amusphere memory, you should be able to view it soon once it's completely downloaded, Papa."
" Right, thanks. How long will it take?"
" Uh... Around until your lunch break."
" I see. Thank you, Yui. Take care of him until Liz and the others come. Inform us if anything happens."
" Yes! Leave it to me!"
Kirito nodded as he and Asuna changed into their school uniforms, ate their breakfast and headed off to Miyaji High. Yui turned into her human form and went to get a cloth and a pail of water after that. She went into Aichi's room and wringed the cloth dry and laid it carefully on his forehead before heading back downstairs to wait for Liz and the others. Unknown to her, Aichi's finger twitched as a faint dark aura surrounded him before it disappeared awhile later.
Meanwhile, at school a few hours later... Naoki approached Kirito's table.
" Yo, Kirito. I heard Aichi reported sick today. Did something happen?"
" Yeah. He had a slight fever. I think he overworked himself and got tired. We found him by the door today and he said that his memory was fuzzy and he might have fainted yesterday night."
" I see... We can't really have a serious club meeting without the leader... Then, let's head to Card Capital for today."
" Sorry, I think we'll pass on that, including today's lunch. Asuna and I want to be alone for a bit. If you want, Sinon can take over."
" I see. That's too bad. Then we'll be at the usual spot if you need to see us."
" Got it."
Kirito headed up to the roof as he went to the same staircase landing rooftop and sat beside Asuna. Both ate their lunch quickly as Kirito got a notice of the video feed from the cameras he set up.
" Alright. This should do. Let's see..."
Opening one of the video feed, it showed the front door opening just a few minutes after they logged out and Aichi looking outside to check. Kirito switched the camera angle to the inside of the house as Aichi shut the door and something appeared behind him.
" That's... The mantle for Death Gun! That invisibility mantle!"
" Huh?! But Death Gun is..."
" Yeah... Then who is that?"
" Look, Kirito-kun. He seems to be holding something in his right hand."
" I can't see clearly what it is but... He seems to have placed it on Aichi's forehead."
" But there was nothing on his forehead when we checked on him."
" It's invisible too, huh... We should be able to find it if we touch his forehead."
" Kirito-kun. Aichi-kun said something. Look. You think we could figure out by his mouth's movement?"
" No, it's impossible considering that he was whispering it out. The movements are too little to know."
" I see..."
" Anyway, it's a problem... How did the mantle for Death Gun in GGO end up here?"
" Maybe the same way we ended up here?"
" Could be. But Takuto said that Aichi-kun might be connected to why we're here, right?"
" Yeah..."
Kirito pondered for a few seconds before standing up.
" Let's keep watch on Aichi and find out whoever put that thing on his head."
" But we need to find it first, right?"
" Yeah."
Kirito opened his menu and searched for Liz's name as she quickly answered the video call.
" What is it?"
" How's Aichi doing?"
" Just fine. He just had lunch and went back to sleep."
" Did you find anything when you guys touched his forehead?"
" Well, Klein was checking his temperature just now... But I didn't see anything out of the ordinary on his forehead when he did that."
" I see. Let's push forward today's offline meeting. I have something urgent to show you guys."
" Sure."
After school, Kirito and Asuna headed back to Aichi's house while thanking Liz and the others. Asuna made their dinner while Kirito continued to take care of Aichi. He touched his forehead slightly.
" There's really nothing there... Then why...?" Kirito muttered
Asuna opened the door at that time to give them their dinner.
" How is it?"
" I didn't find anything either. It's weird..."
" Yeah. After this, we'll log out for the night."
" Yeah."
They finished eating their dinner and checked on Aichi one last time before going back to their room to log out.
" Yui, for now, watch over Aichi to see if anything strange happens to him. If there really is anything that happened to him, inform us immediately."
" Yes, Papa! Good night, Papa, Mama!"
" Good night, Yui-chan."
" Good night."
And they logged out after that. Yui went to check on Aichi as told as the night passed quickly. Once morning came, Kirito and Asuna came down to the kitchen to see that Aichi had finished making breakfast.
" Good morning, Kirito-san, Asuna-san."
" Good morning, Aichi-kun."
" Good morning. You seem better today."
" Yes. It's thanks to everyone yesterday. Sorry for bothering you guys yesterday."
" It's fine. We're all friends, right?"
" Thank you very much. Now, sit down and eat breakfast. We can head to school after that."
" Yeah."
They ate their breakfast, changed to their school uniforms and headed to Miyaji High together.
" Thank you, Kirito-san. I saw the recordings for the classes you took on the table this morning. Thanks to that, I was able to note down everything before making breakfast."
" What time did you wake up today?"
" About 6am... Well, I rested up a lot yesterday so I was active this morning."
" I see. That's good to hear."
They arrived at the gate to see Sinon there as she waved to them.
" Yo, Sinon. You're early today."
" Yeah. I suddenly felt like coming early today. Let's head inside."
" Yeah!"
Sinon went nearer to Asuna while making sure Aichi was distracted with talking to Kirito as she started whispering to her.
" There's someone watching us."
" Huh?"
" From one of the rooms, they're watching us from the windows."
" Who could that be?"
" I tried to find them with my searching skill but all I could see were shadows. But there's about three people."
" We better be careful."
" Yeah."
They broke their conversation the moment Aichi turned to them, pretending that nothing was going on. After that, they separated to their respective classrooms as Kirito and Aichi sat down.
" Aichi!"
Naoki and Shingo were walking towards them as Aichi smiled.
" Naoki-kun, Shingo-kun! Good morning!"
" Good morning! How are you feeling?"
" I'm better now. Kirito-san and Asuna-san helped to take care of me last night. They helped a lot."
" I see. That's a relief."
" Yeah!"
Aichi's Psyqualia suddenly flickered as he looked around before looking over to Kirito.
" Um, Kirito-san... What's a Scavenged Toad?"
" H-Huh? Why are you asking that...?"
" Well, in five seconds, I think..."
The door suddenly burst opened as a bunch of familiar giant toads jumped in.
" T-There's really Scavenged Toads..."
" What's that?!"
" I have no other choice, do I...?" Kirito sighed
He revealed his menu screen and equipped his two swords.
" Everyone, get back!"
He drew his two swords as he started attacking the toads.
" Um... Aichi? Explain?"
" Uh... Well, let's leave him be for now... He likes to fight after all..."
" So you knew?!"
" Somewhat..."
After it was over, Kirito came back with a satisfied grin.
" Whew! That was a great fight in awhile! If only I could equip my armour in time though... But it's weird... I got some drops too..."
" Huh? Really? Anything good came out?"
" Yeah!"
He took out one of the dropped items as Aichi squeaked while the rest of their classmates backed away.
" W-W-What's that?!"
" Scavenged toad meat. Asuna outright refused to make something with this last time. Hey, Aichi. Do me a favour and make something with this."
" I-I don't think I want to..."
" Huh?! It's good meat! Hey, Aichi! Just this once!"
Aichi squeaked again once Kirito brought it closer as his reflexes took over and he threw it out of the window.
" W-What are you doing?!"
" L-Like I said! I won't do it!"
" Then..." Kirito took out more toad meat, " How about this?!"
" No! No! No! No! No!" Aichi exclaimed, throwing all the meat out of the window as each disappeared one by one
" Come on! Stop throwing it! It's good meat!"
" No way!"
" Why?!"
" I'm not going to cook something like that!"
" The weirder it looks, the better it tastes!"
" Um... Both of you..."
They turned to Naoki after that.
" We have a lot to explain, right?"
" Y-Yes..."
Aichi suddenly spotted something outside the window as he gasped.
" Kamui-kun?!"
" Huh?!"
Aichi quickly ran down as Kirito checked it for himself. He ran down as well after seeing Kamui on the field.
" Kamui!"
He saw the red aura engulfing Kamui as he distanced Aichi away from him.
" It's dangerous, stay away!"
" But Kamui-kun is..."
A portal opened in front of them as something else emerged from it.
" No way..."
" Kirito-kun!"
Asuna ran towards them as she gasped.
" It's... The Gleam Eyes?!"
" Why... is an SAO Boss Monster here?!"
" We scanned your memories."
They turned in front to see the Reversed Maki, Kourin and Miwa.
" Kourin-san...?"
" Miwa?!"
" What do you mean you scanned our memories?!"
" Your character is just data. So it was easy to connect to the main system that connects to your brain in your world. Through there, we saw the various memories of these 'monsters'."
" No way... Is that even possible?!"
" Kirito-kun! Right now, we have to take out Gleam Eyes before he wrecks havoc here!"
" Yeah!"
" Everyone!"
Naoki and Shingo ran towards them as Kirito handed Aichi over to them.
" Take care of him."
They equipped their armor as they got ready to fight. Kirito spotted Sinon in her sniper position with Hecate II on a rooftop as she gave the ready sign. Kirito nodded.
" Ready, Asuna?"
" Yeah!"
" If possible, we'll hold it out until our other friends come."
" Got it!"
Both charged at Gleam Eyes while constantly switching as the others watched on. Soon, Gleam Eyes was overpowering them as Sinon was finally knocked off from the rooftop.
" Sinon!"
" Kirito-kun, look out! It's breath attack!"
Kirito dodged the breath attack, only to be hit by one of its claws. Asuna was punched away as she noticed their HPs lowering.
" Kirito-kun...!"
" I can still go on...!"
Gleam Eyes loomed over them as it prepared another attack. Aichi gasped.
" S-Stop it..."
" Aichi?"
" Don't..."
He reached for something on his waist as the case containing his rapier opened up and appeared on his waist as he drew it out and ran towards them.
" NO!"
" Aichi!"
His sword glowed as Gleam Eyes looked up at him while Aichi landed a familiar five consecutive stabs to its chest as it was backed away by the explosion from the last stab.
" Mother's Rosario! He mastered it in one try!" Asuna exclaimed
" Sorry, Aichi! Buy us some time! We'll be done in 10 seconds!"
" Yes!"
All three used their potions as Asuna took the chance to switch to her New ALO Undine form, Kirito and Sinon also switched the their New ALO forms.
" Alright! Switch!"
Having been watching them fight, Aichi immediately jumped back as Kirito and Asuna charged in. Aichi caught his breath after resting for a bit before going back to fighting.
" Aichi-san!"
Yui flew over to them after that with an orb in her hand.
" Use this!"
The orb glowed as Aichi's form changed to something similar to Asuna's.
" Papa created this Undine avatar and equipped it with some of the best armors! With this, you should be able to fight more easily!"
" I do feel a little lighter... Alright!"
" No, Aichi! Stay back! It's too dangerous! We know its fighting pattern better! If you want, provide support!"
Aichi spotted their HPs lowering.
" So I can see what they see now..."
" Yes. It's as if you're full diving as well."
" Yui-chan. Teach me the healing magic."
" Yes!"
It took a few seconds for Aichi to listen and figure out the magic as he chanted it and their HPs went back up.
" Alright! Just a little more! Everyone, use every Sword Skill you know!"
" Yeah!"
The three attacked Gleam Eyes relentlessly as it finally disappeared. Kirito and the others sat down on the floor panting as Aichi went back to normal and he went to check on them.
" Is everyone alright...?"
" Yeah... Somehow..."
" What a relief..."
Aichi also fell to the floor panting as Yui retrieved the orb that fell to the ground.
" Thank you, Yui-chan... You made it in time..."
" You should thank Papa. He downloaded the program before logging in and we were able to make it in time."
" I guess so..."
Aichi looked over to Maki and the others as he saw Kamui beside them, also Reversed. The group split as a figure walked in front. Their eyes widened.
" No way..."
" Kai...?"
" Why, Kai-kun...?"
" Well, simply put, it's for power."
" Huh?"
" You lied that you were going away for a few days..."
" Well, what better way to keep Reversing other people in the airport and make them do my work of Reversing other people overseas?"
" Reverse?"
" Well, it'll be explained soon. After... The real show starts."
Suddenly, a rapier was stabbed through Kirito's back as the others gasped.
" PAPA!"
" KIRITO-KUN!"
And that's the end of this chapter! I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and I'll see everyone in the next chapter! Thank you for reading?