Hello, everyone, this is ArtLotus. And I'm presenting you with the new chapter of Alfheim Online: The Shinigami. And I think this is the longest chapter I ever written. I never thought I would be able to write this long before. Anyway, I hope that you still support me and will continue to. Also, you can review, favorite and follow my Fanfic. It would make me happy at least that you read this fanfic. Also, thank you to all the viewers who reviewed, favorite and follow this story. I Thank You for you support.
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Chapter 15: The World Seed
Women's Dressing Room
"How do I look, Rika?" Asuna asked as she looked at her reflection which showed her wedding dress perfectly suited with her body.
"You look beautiful. Izayoi is going to be surprise when he sees how beautiful you are." Rika explained with a smile, as Asuna look at her through the mirror in front of her.
"Really?" Asuna asked as she fidgeted her finger with her dress, wanting to hear her answer anxiously.
"Really. You will be the most beautiful girl in the wedding. Izayoi will not take his eyes off of you for even a second!" Rika explained with a nod.
"Yeah! Mama will be the most beautiful bride in the wedding!" Yui commented as Asuna look at her with a smile, seeing her daughter wearing a white dress with white ruffles circling around her cute dress. Also, she wore white heelless shoes with two tiny ribbons on the front side of each shoe.
"Thank you, Yui-chan." Asuna stated smiling at her as she looked at herself in the mirror again, looking at her wedding dress. Then, she recollected the memories she spent with Izayoi. Disguising himself as Yoi when she was in 13 years old, buying the ingredients to roast a chicken, preparing the ingredients in kitchen with him, Valentine's Day to which made them a couple, and then the time where she danced with Izayoi disguised as Yoi. To her, she could remember all the sweet memories when she was with Izayoi. She love him, and he love her.
Now, the time where she was going to be wed was the highlight of her life, combining all those times that she spent; she knew that this day would be the best day of her life. And she will be able to enjoy the day with Izayoi right next to her, as her husband in real life.
Asuna smiled at the mirror as a tear fell from her eye and dropped onto the ground, below her.
"Mama, what's wrong?" Yui asked with a small frown, noting her tear from seeing in the mirror.
"No, nothing's wrong. Mama is really happy right now." Asuna said as she wiped the tears, threatening to fall from her eyes as she breathed a deep breath and turns around from the mirror as she look at Yui. "Mama's going to be married to Papa. Mama couldn't be happier!" Asuna said with a smile.
"Me too! I'm the flower girl. But..." Yui said as she look down, catching both Asuna and Rika's attention as they looked at the girl, confused by her sudden change of mood. "What's a flower girl?" Yui asked looking up at Asuna with confused look on her face, as Asuna stifle a laugh, followed by Rika's laugh.
"Don't worry, Yui-chan. You just have to follow Mama when she walks down the aisle." Asuna said as Yui tilted her head.
"Is that simple?" She asked as Asuna nodded.
"Then, I'm gonna be the best flower girl for Mama's wedding!" Yui said excitedly as Asuna smiled softly at her daughter's enthusiasm.
"Thank you, Yui-chan." Asuna exclaimed while Rika look at the mother and daughter with a smile. When she heard that Izayoi had adopted Yui as her daughter, she was surprised that she thought Asuna would have the same reaction as her. But when she arrived at her dressroom, she sees Asuna and Yui like a real mother and daughter, which she couldn't help but love. After talking to Yui and introducing herself, she could honestly say that she found her to be extremely cute instantly. One, because of her cheery attitude and second, her cute appearance.
According to Asuna, Yui's personality slightly resembles her now father which is Izayoi, who always had a rebellious side not to mention always wanting to have fun. For Yui, she doesn't have the full need of having fun just like her father, but she would always find the fun that she loved with her father, but sometimes she could find fun while she was with her parents, which are Izayoi and Asuna.
"How's Izayoi-kun? Is he ready yet?" Asuna asked turning her head towards Rika.
"I'll check." Rika answered with a smile as she exited the room and walked straight towards the men's dressing room
When she arrived at the door of the room, she knocked three times before answering. "Izayoi, are you there?" She asked before the door opens up to reveal Kazuto, wearing a black tuxedo which in Rika's opinion was good on him. "Kazuto-kun?" Rika said surprised that he was here.
"I'm Izayoi's best man. I'm supposed to be here." Kazuto said as he smile at Rika, which caused her to blush unexpectedly.
"Oh, well, is he ready? Asuna said to check up on him." Rika said with a slight blush on her cheeks.
"He's ready. After this, we're going to the hall. Don't worry." Kazuto assured her as Rika nodded.
"Well, see you, Kazuto-kun." Rika said as she turns away from him but before she could leave, Kazuto grab her wrist from leaving.
"Wait. After this, can we grab some lunch?" Kazuto asked as Rika's eyes widen, surprised that he asked that question.
"Um... Yeah. I guess I can." Rika said as she turns her head to look at him. "After the wedding, right?" Rika asked as Kazuto smiled and let go of her wrist.
"Thanks. I'll meet you soon." Kazuto said as Rika smiled and nodded before she turns around and left the place. Meanwhile, Kazuto look at her leave before he shut the door and look at Izayoi, who was buttoning his white tuxedo.
"Not bad for your first try, huh? At least she didn't reject your offer." Izayoi said with a laugh as he turns around to face Kazuto.
"Yeah. She didn't." Kazuto said as Izayoi walked towards him before he stopped in front of him.
"Good luck on your lunch date, Mister Kazuto." Izayoi said as he left the room, before laughter could be heard from outside. "Don't forget to be nervous." Izayoi added as he walked away towards the wedding hall.
"Huh... Izayoi..." Kazuto sighed feeling the nervousness edging near him. Then, his eyes widen as he looked at the opened door. "Hey, wait for me!" Kazuto said as he run out of the room and followed Izayoi to the wedding hall.
Airport
"Do you see her?" Leticia asked as she looked around for someone in the airport.
"No." Baron answered as he too looked around for someone in the airport. The two of them had gotten word that she will arrived for Izayoi and Asuna's wedding, as stated by the woman herself. "Do you think we should wait outside? It will be easier that way. She'll know my car." Baron exclaimed.
"But she can't pick out of the ten cars that are the same car as you." Leticia replied as Baron sighed.
While they were searching for her, someone had spotted them first and she slowly walked towards them while she shouldered her bag.
"Do you see her?" Leticia asked again as Baron shook his head by the amount of people passing by them in a second.
"Do you think they should do something to clear the vast amount of people here? I request that they should do something about this. It will confused the poor people waiting for their relatives or business workers." Baron explained as he rub his forehead from the dizziness.
"You do know you can complain straight to the owner of the airport, right?" Leticia asked as she looked around for her.
"I know. But it'll be a waste of time to listen to their silly reasons." Baron said as he sit on the chair behind him, tired of standing for half an hour.
"Since I'm here, you shouldn't complained to them yet, Baron." A voice said as Leticia and Baron looked to the owner of the voice that stood over to the side, with a smile on her face.
"Canaria." Leticia addressed as she bowed her head, followed by Baron after he stood up from his seat.
"You know we shouldn't waste time right now. I got my son and daughter in-law's wedding to go to." Canaria said as Leticia and Baron both nodded and they quickly escort Canaria out from airport and lead her inside Baron's car. When all of them were seated, Baron looked at Canaria through the mirror inside the car.
"Since we're a bit late, you can speed it up." Canaria said with a smile as Baron smile in return. Wanting to gladly complete the request made from his mistress, he pressed the gas as the car drove off out from the airport as it headed straight towards the wedding.
Wedding Hall
"Aren't you nervous at all, Izayoi?" Kazuto asked standing beside Izayoi, who stood up on the wedding stage with his hands held together in front of him.
"Nervous? No." Izayoi answered with a smirk. "Do you think I would be nervous?" Izayoi asked as Kazuto thought for a while before answering.
"Yes. Even if it's a little." Kazuto answered as Izayoi chuckle slightly.
"I will answer your question with this single question. Why would I want to be nervous?" Izayoi asked again.
"It's your wedding." Kazuto plainly answered.
"Yeah. Instead of getting nervous, I'm finding this the best fun I've had in my life." Izayoi said looking at the double doors, as Kazuto look at him from the side. "So, why should I be nervous? I'm marrying the woman I love. Isn't that more than enough?' Izayoi said as Kazuto nodded knowledgeably at his words.
"I can't wait for you and Rika to get married." Izayoi teased as Kazuto went slightly red in the face.
"W-What do you mean by that? This isn't funny you know?" Kazuto stated as Izayoi laughed in joy.
"Then, why are you red in the face? You know that's just a joke, right?" Izayoi said as Kazuto look at him before he sighs.
"I know. But shouldn't you focused on the matter at hand than joking about my future?" Kazuto said with a raises eyebrow as Izayoi shrugged.
"I have to do something to wait for my bride now, would I? You're my best man, so you should know how to make me have fun while I'm waiting for my bride. What's the use of having being my best man?" Izayoi asked with a teasing smile.
"So that's the use of me being your best man, huh?" Kazuto asked with a sweatdrop.
"Yeah. Fortunately, it is." Izayoi teased as Kazuto sigh.
"Izayoi." A voice called out as Izayoi look in front of him, followed by Kazuto. "It seems that this marriage has come between you and my daughter." Kyouko said as Izayo grin.
"Yeah." He said as Kyouko nodded.
"And it seems Asuna is eager to marry you. Although, I don't like her to attend the school she is in but Canaria said that you will take care of her gred there. You are the top of your class before this, right?" Kyouko asked as Izayoi smirked.
"Don't worry, I'll managed well under the pressure. And don't worry about Asuna. She'll get grades that will surprise you." Izayoi said as Kyouko held an amused smile.
"I like to see that happen, Izayoi. You are you mother's son after all. If your mother is as intelligent as I knew she was, then her son must be also." Kyouko stated as Izayoi smiled.
"Thanks." Izayoi replied as Kyouko nodded and she turns around to head towards her seat. But before she could walk away, she stopped in her tracks as she turn her head around to look at Izayoi.
"I give you my blessings, Izayoi. I don't want any excuse to see my daughter failing in class while she's your wife." Kyouko said with amused smile on the corner of her lips.
"Don't worry, who do you think I am?" Izayoi asked with a smirk as Kyouko turn her head around.
"My son in-law." She said as she walked to her seat and sit on it, waiting for her husband to come out with her daughter.
"Son in-law." Izayoi said with a smile as Kazuto look at Kyouko before he look at Izayoi.
"I never thought she would take it that easily." Kazuto said referring that Kyouko accept Izayoi as her son in-law easily without any arguments or protests.
"I thought she like me when I first met her." Izayou said as Kazuto look at her with a raised eyebrow.
"You think?" Kazuto asked.
"Yeah, she didn't do anything to break me and Asuna apart. So, why should she?" Izayoi asked.
"You're a strange guy, you know that?" Kazuto said with a shake of his head.
"It's called being smart. You should read books sometimes. I think it can help something about making your mother in-law to like you in your own wedding." Izayoi teased as Kazuto look at him incredulously.
"Wh-What are you saying?" Kazuto asked.
"I'm just saying, it can help you. Don't you think? Maybe you can read something about making the girl you love fall in love with just one date." Izayoi explained with a playful smile.
"What did you say?" Kazuto asked as Izayoi grin.
"I'm just saying." Izayoi stated with a shrug of his shoulder while keeping his grin on his face.
"I'm going crazy." Kazuto said as he held his head with both of his hands. "For the record, I don't like Rika!" Kazuto blurted out as Izayoi smirked in satisfaction.
"Really? I didn't say anything about Rika." Izayoi replied as Kazuto's eyes widen in realization.
"Is Kazuto fallen head over heels for Rika? It seems so. The signs of love are all around you, Kazuto." Izayoi explained with a smirk.
"Izayoi-kun..." Suguha thought as she watched her brother conversing with Izayoi. She then thought about all the things that she did with Izayoi, like kissing him but she knew that she has to let her feelings go if Izayoi is going to marry Asuna, to which she sat in her seat in their wedding hall.
"I have to..." Suguha thought as she clutched her dress with her hands, knowing that ending her relationship with Izayoi was hard. Because all the times that she spent with him would never be forgotten in her mind forever. But she also knew that Izayoi love Asuna more than he love her, much to her sadness. Other than that, she doesn't want to be the third wheel in their relationship, to which it would be uncomfortable between her, Asuna and Izayoi. And so, she didn't want that to happen anytime soon.
"It'll make both of them happy... And to make Izayoi-kun happy is more important." Suguha said in thought as a smile appeared on her features.
Suguha looked up towards Izayoi, who was still conversing with the upset Kazuto. She looked at his smile, which she loved to see each day and she know that what she was doing would be the best for her and for him. Also, no one said she can still like him inside, much to her slight happiness.
Outside of the Wedding Hall
"We're here." Baron said stopping next to the wedding hall as he parked next to a random car. "You can reach the hall in time." He said as Canaria smiled and step outside of the car, followed by Leticia.
"Do you want to stay here or join us, Baron?" Canaria asked as Baron look at her.
"I'll stay here. I don't want to ruin his wedding." Baron stated as Canaria nodded and she quickly walked inside the building, followed closely by Leticia from behind.
Hall
"Are you ready, Asuna?" Shouzou asked looking at his daughter that he locked arms with.
"I'm ready." Asuna said as she look behind her, seeing Yui holding a basket of white petals with a red ribbon on the side of her hair.
"Are you ready, Yui-chan?" Asuna asked as Yui looked up at her and cheerfully nodded.
"Ready, Mama!" Yui answered causing a smile to appear on Asuna's face.
"Oh my. So, this is my cute daughter in-law?" A voice asked as Asuna looked at her right and her eyes widen, seeing a smiling Canaria in front of her eyes.
"Canaria?" Asuna asked as she step in front of Canaria.
"Who is this, Mama?" Yui asked in curiosity as she stood next to her mother while she stares at Canaria with her big black eyes.
"She is Papa's mother." Asuna said.
"Papa's mother?" Yui asked as Canaria kneel down in front of her.
"Isn't she full of cuteness?" Canaria asked with a wide smile seeing as Yui was cute in her eyes. "And may I ask, who are you?" Canaria asked as Yui smiled at her.
"My name is Sakamaki Yui." Yui introduced herself as Canaria's eyes widen, surprised.
"Izayoi-kun adopted her." Asuna said as she grasped Yui's hand, which caused her to looked up at her and smile, to which Asuna smile in return.
Canaria then stood up from the ground as she looked at the happy Asuna and Yui, smiling at each other. She smiled as part of her dream came true by the form of Yui, happily smiling with her mother. The one that is missing was Izayoi but she knew that will come soon right after the wedding.
"I approved of it." Canaria said with a smile as Asuna looked at her with a surprised look.
"Really?" She asked.
"Yes. Seeing that you are happy as it is, I don't see why I should disagree." Canaria explained. "Anyway, you have adopted a really cute girl!" Canaria stated as Yui smiled at her.
"Thank you, um…" Yui said as Canaria bent down in front of her.
"Canaria. My name is Sakamaki Canaria." She introduced herself as Yui smiled.
""Okay!" Yui shouted cheerfully as Canaria put her hand on her right cheek and smiled down at Yui, finding herself loving her cuteness by the second. "But what do I call you?" Yui asked as she pointed her finger at Shouzou. "Mama said that I have to call him Oji-san and Mama's mother Obaa-san. But I don't know what to call you." Yui said with a frown as Canaria stifle a laugh, which caught Yui's attention as she looked up at her.
"You can call me Obaa-san." Canaria said with a smile as Yui raised two fingers.
"So, I have two grandmothers?" Yui asked as Canaria smiled down at her.
"Yes, you have two grandmothers, Yui-chan." Canaria said as Yui smiled up at her.
"Yay! I have two Obaa-san now!" Yui said. "And thank you for coming on Papa and Mama's wedding, Obaa-san!" She added as Canaria touch her nose before she pulled back her hand while Yui held a confused look on her action.
"I'm your Papa's mother. I have to come no matter what. I've been waiting for a long time for this to happen and I've finally get my wish today." Canaria said as Yui's eyes widen.
"You have?" She asked as Canaria nodded.
"Yes. Anyway, aren't you going to be late for the wedding?" Canaria asked as Shouzou look at his watch.
"It's about time." He said as Asuna quickly return to her place, standing beside her father and locked his arms with hers.
Canaria extend her hand towards Yui, who look at her. "Do you want to go together?" Canaria asked as Yui smiled and took her hand with her small one.
"Yeah, Obaa-san!" Yui said as Canaria smiled down at her. She then looked at her left, seeing Leticia standing alone.
"You can follow us, if you like." She said as Leticia smiled a small smile.
"Okay, but I will take my seat after we walked inside." Leticia stated as Canaria nodded. Suddenly, Rika came in the hall as everyone looked at her.
"Rika, where did you go? You know you have to be with me when I walk down with my father, right?" Asuna asked as Rika nodded.
"I know. I was thinking something earlier but I didn't think that I was taking too long. Sorry, Asuna." Rika said with a small frown as Asuna smiled a small smile.
"Don't worry, I forgive you. Anyway, we're about to go." Asuna said as Rika nodded and she stood behind Asuna. When she stood behind her, she immediately fixed her dress after she had run in the hall to get to Asuna and the others.
"Are we ready to surprise Papa?" Asuna asked looking at Yui and Canaria.
"Ready, Mama!" Yui answered while Canaria nodded in agreement.
Then, Asuna look forward as she take a deep breath and smiled in front of her.
"Asuna-sama, your veil." Leticia said as Asuna heard her and she immediately put down her veil to cover her face.
"Thank you, Leticia." Asuna replied glancing at Leticia, who smiled in return.
"Presenting the bride!" A voice said as Asuna stood straight and the door in front of her opens us, allowing them to walk inside as everyone in the wedding hall look at their way.
Izayoi looked at Asuna walking down the aisle as his eyes widen, seeing how beautiful she is in her wedding dress. The dress was white and it was strapless. White ruffles were decorated beautifully around the lower part of the dress. At the top of her dress, was a medium sized white ribbon that was in between her breasts. She also wore a pair of long white elegant wedding sleeves that reached her wrists and she wore a pair of white wedding gloves that fitted her hands. On top of the sleeves had ruffles, decorating it to make it more refined. Also, on top of her head was the weeding veil that hid her face and stretches out till the top of her dress. Four red roses were put on the top of the veil, and were position at the edge of the veil. And finally, tied below her neck was a pink rose and four white ribbons come out below the pink rose, two on each side.
After he looked at her dress, he looked at Rika walking behind her. Then, Izayoi looked behind Rika and he smiled, seeing Canaria holding Yui's hand while the two followed behind Asuna, acting as the flower girls for the wedding.
After Asuna and her father arrived at the wedding stage, Shouzou let go of her daughter as Asuna walked onto the stage and stood in front of Izayoi. When Asuna stood across Izayoi, Rika immediately stood behind her, just like Kazuto, who was standing behind Izayoi.
Rika looked at Kazuto and she smiles, to which Kazuto smiles at her in return.
Meanwhile on the wedding stage, Izayoi reached out his hands towards the veil that was covering Asuna's face. When he grabbed the ends of the veil, he slowly unveils the veil, revealing Asuna's smiling face. After Izayoi put the veil behind her back, he grabbed both of Asuna's hands in his.
"You look beautiful in your wedding dress. I'm surprised." Izayoi said as Asuna blushed from his compliment but she still held a smile on her face.
"T-Thank you, Izayoi-kun. Rika said that you would be surprised." Asuna replied smiling at him Izayoi held a small smirk. "Anyway, you look quite dashing and handsome yourself." Asuna replied looking at Izayoi's attire. He was wearing a white tuxedo with a white tie and white shoes. He also wore white gloves and under his tuxedo, he wore a white shirt.
"Thanks. I have to impress the love of my life right?" Izayoi asked as Asuna blushed but she smiled at him for his words about the love of his life which is her. "Rika said that I would be surprised?" Izayoi asked glancing at Rika as he focused on Asuna, who nodded at him. "Well, she's right but there's one thing she's missing. She was right that you look beautiful. But to me, you're beautiful even without the wedding dress. Because you're already beautiful as it is." Izayoi commented with a smile.
"Mou..." Asuna mutters while she blushed from his words.
"Yui-chan, go onto the stage with Mama and Papa." Canaria said gesturing her hand towards the middle of where Izayoi and Asuna stood.
"But Mama said I have to follow her. But she didn't mention that I have to stand with Mama and Papa." Yui said with a confused look.
"Can you look into your basket?" Canaria asked as Yui curiously looked into her basket and her eyes widen, seeing two rings sitting on top of a hand-sized pillow. One was a silver diamond ring and the other was an ordinary silver ring. "You're the ring bearer, Yui-chan. And the ring bearers are supposed to give the rings to the bride and groom, which are Mama and Papa." Canaria said as Yui looked at Izayoi and Asuna who were listening to the bishop's words
"You should give the rings to Mama and Papa." Canaria said as she took the basket and pulled out the hand-sized pillow, giving it to Yui, who took it with both of her hands.
"Right now?" Yui asked as Canaria smiles at her.
"No. When the man in the middle said it was time to give the rings. You can lift the pillow towards Mama and Papa. Do you understand?" Canaria asked as Yui looked at the bishop and nodded with a smile.
"Got it, Obaa-san!" Yui said as Canaria smile at her again and she quickly took a seat next to Leticia, who was seated in the front row of the wedding hall. Meanwhile, Yui walked towards the stage and stood in the middle of Izayoi and Asuna, who looked down at her and smiled.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate this couple of bride and groom." The bishop said starting the wedding engagement. The bishop then looked at Izayoi, "Do you Sakamaki Izayoi accept Yuuki Asuna as your lawfully wedded Wife? For better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and health, to love, cherish and to obey, till death do you part?" The bishop asked as Izayoi looked at Asuna.
"I do." He answered with a smile as the bishop looked at Asuna.
"Do you Yuuki Asuna accept Sakamaki Izayoi as your lawfully wedded Husband? For better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and health, to love, cherish and obey, till death do you part?" The bishop asked as Asuna looked at Izayoi and smiled.
"I do." She answered which caused Izayoi to smile at her for her answer.
"You may exchange your vows." The bishop said to the couple.
"I, Sakamaki Izayoi, take you, Yuuki Asuna to be my lawfully wedded wife, my girlfriend and my love from this day onwards. I offer you my solemn vow to be your faithful partner in sickness and health, in good times and bad. I will love you unconditionally, I will always give you my support, to honor and respect you, to laugh with you and to comfort you always." Izayoi said as tears cascaded over Asuna's eyes.
"To cherish you for as long as we both shall live." Izayoi added as Asuna smile at him.
I, Yuuki Asuna, take you, Sakamaki Izayoi, to be my lawfully wedded husband, my boyfriend and my love from this day onwards. In the presence of my family and friends, I offer you my solemn vow to be your faithful partner in sickness and health, in good times and bad. I promise to love you unconditionally, to support your goals, to honor and respect you, cry with you, and to always be there for you whenever I can, also to cherish you for as long as we both shall live." Asuna said as Izayoi smiled at her words.
"If there is anyone that objects these two from being wed, speak up now." The bishop said as the hall didn't respond and he continued his speech.
"If that is it, then present your rings." He said as Yui step up forward and lift the pillow that held the two rings on it.
"Good job, Yui-chan." Asuna said with a smile as Izayoi picked up the silver diamond ring from the pillow and gently put it around Asuna's finger.
Then, Asuna picked up the silver ring that remained on the pillow and she gently put it around Izayoi's finger.
"Yeah, you did a pretty good job, Yui." Izayoi said to Yui, who smiled at her parents for their compliments.
"Then I pronounce you, Husband and Wife. You may kiss the bride." The bishop said as Izayoi and Asuna leaned towards each other and they shared a passionate kiss, which caused everyone to clap their hands joyfully towards the now newly-weds.
After a while, the two pulled back from the kiss as Asuna smiled at Izayoi.
"I love you, Izayoi-kun." Asuna said as Izayoi smile in return.
"I love you too, Asuna." Izayoi exclaimed as Asuna smile.
"Yay, Mama and Papa are married now!" Yui cheered as Izayoi and Asuna smiled down at their daughter.
"Yes, we are, Yui-chan." Asuna said as Canaria walked towards them.
"It looks like this calls for a picture session with your new mother in-law as your personal photographer." Canaria said as she pulled out her phone from her handbag.
Izayoi smiled at his mother, "Are you going to put inside your favourite album?" He asked as Canaria looked away from her phone to look at him.
"Well, of course! This picture will be the golden jewel of the century in the Izasuna album." Canaria answered as she aimed her phone at Izayoi, Asuna and Yui.
"Yui, come here." Izayoi said as Yui went to stand in the middle between him and Asuna, who held her hands together in front of her.
Izayoi wrapped his left arm around Asuna while he held the other arm on his side.
"Okay. Now this is a good picture! Okay, smile and say cheese!" Canaria said with a smile as Izayoi and Asuna smiled, followed by Yui's big smile.
"Cheese!"
Friday, May 16, 2025
"So this sentence construction..." A teacher said as the ring tone rang, signifying the time of recess. The teacher put down her baton as she looked at the students in her class, "That's all for today." She said as she picked up her file and carries it beside her, with her right arm safely securing it in place. "I'll send out homework file 35. Be sure to upload it by next week." The teacher said as she left.
After she left, the students begin to chat with each other while Izayoi stand up from his seat as he yawned from his sleepiness.
"Why are the teachers always sending homework before recess? Ugh... What can I do? I'm in school anyway." Izayoi said with a sigh. Suddenly, an arm appear and locks Izayoi's arm with hers.
"Izayoi-kun, do you want to go to recess together?" Asuna asked with a smile, holding a picnic basket in her left hand with her school bag. When Izayoi turns his head to look at her, a smile appear on his face, seeing Asuna was in the same class as him, just like when they were in their old school.
Meanwhile, the students look at them, the boys were envious for his good looks and the girl were smiling at them, happy seeing the couple together.
"Do I have to give an answer to that?" Izayoi asked as Asuna raised her head and held a thoughtful look. After a short moment, she looked back at Izayoi.
"Yes!" She answered as she grasped Izayoi's hand in hers, revealing two rings in both of their fingers. A silver ring could be seen around Izayoi's finger while a silver diamond ring could be seen around Asuna's index finger, reflecting the light of the sun which makes it shine brighter, causing some of them of the boys to look at the couple in shock, shocked that they were already married judging by the pair of rings that the two wore.
"You do know my answer, right?" Izayoi asked with a playful smile as Asuna smiled in return.
"I know. Anyway, let's go to the park. I brought lunch." Asuna said gesturing to her picnic basket as Izayoi smiled.
"Let me take your bag." Izayoi said taking her school bag and carry it in his right hand with his own school bag.
"I can carry it you know?" Asuna asked with a lightly glare.
"What kind of a husband I am if I let my wife suffer by carrying all of these by herself?" Izayoi said with a playful smile.
"Fine." Asuna pouted, begrudgingly. "But to answer your question, you're a good husband." She exclaimed smiling at Izayoi, who smiled at her in return.
"Shall we go?" Izayoi asked as Asuna nodded.
"We shall." Asuna answered and the two walked out of the shocked class, who was staring at them as they leave.
When the entered the park, they looked around the park, seeing the good scenery. Then, Izayoi and Asuna looked at each other and they both smiled, happy that they were together just like they did before, but this time their love was more powerful because the two had been married to each other as both husband and wife, much to everyone's happiness and theirs.
Asuna then rest her head on Izayoi's shoulder as the two travelled down the path towards a resting spot. When they reached the resting spot, they spotted the place was empty and they walked towards it, taking a seat next to each other as Asuna put the basket to her right while Izayoi put the bags at his left.
"Why do we have to go to school again? I'm already tired just by sitting on the chair." Izayoi complained as Asuna stifle a laugh.
"You do know that the other students aren't as smart as a genius you are, right?" Asuna asked as Izayoi looked at her with a small smirk.
"Since when I'm smart?" He asked.
"Did you forget that you always had A in every single test?" Asuna asked as Izayoi grin.
"Yeah. But I remember a certain girl who had the same A's as me in every single test. Correct me if I'm wrong." Izayoi said as Asuna crossed her arms and looked away.
"That's because you teach me every night." She replied as she blushes in embarrassment.
"Yeah, I never saw your mother being proud of you before." Izayoi stated.
"She just said good job and I will be waiting for the next results." Asuna said. "Then, she goes to you and said you did a fine job on tutoring me. That isn't fair, I'm her only daughter! Why can't she say something more proud about me than you?" Asuna asked with a small frown while she glanced at Izayoi, who held a small smile.
"But at that time, you felt happy that you've seen a smile on your mother's face, right?" Izayoi asked as Asuna let out a smile to grace her lips.
"Yeah. Even though she said simple words, she had a smile on her face while she those words." She stated recalling her mother's smile when she said her words of encouragement upon seeing her results.
"Anyway, don't you remember your other mother?" Izayoi asked with a small smirk as Asuna's eyes widen in realization.
"Oh, I remember!" Asuna said as a smile appeared on her face again. "Canaria always said nice words, doesn't she? I never knew she would hold a party when she read my results." Asuna said recalling Canaria smiled wide at her upon seeing her results on the previous test.
Flashback…
"I didn't do anything. Izayoi-kun is the one who taught me everything." Asuna said with a smile as Canaria shook her head.
"No it isn't. You were determined. And that's why you had A's in every test. It's all because of your determination." Canaria explained as Asuna blush in embarrassment.
"Thank you, Canaria." Asuna said as Canaria held up a finger in from too her, which caused to look at her in confusion.
"You should call me Okaa-san now. Since my wish had been granted since the day you were married, I believe I deserved to be called that." Canari said as Asuna look at Izayoi, who stood beside her.
"Well, she has been waiting for a long time for this." Izayoi said with a shrug as he then smiles. "You should at least give her reward for waiting that long." He stated as Asuna nodded.
Asuna looked at Canaria and she slowly blush in embarrassment, "You don't need to be embarrass. You just have to say it." Canaria said with a smile as Asuna nodded.
"O-Okay… Okaa-san." Asuna said as Canaria hugged her suddenly while she held happy smile.
"You are so cute! That's my daughter in-law." Canaria stated as Asuna blushes from embarrassment. Canaria pulled away from the hug as Yui walked into the living room and looked at the variety of foods on the desk.
"Are we having a party?" Yui asked through her drowsiness of sleeping as she rub her eyes.
"Yeah. We're having a party for Mama. Do you want some milk, Yui?" Izayoi asked as Yui smiled and nodded. Izayoi grabbed her hand and lead her towards the desk at the corner of the room, while Canaria and Asuna looked at them.
"I never thought I lived to see the day that Izayoi is a father." Canaria said with a smile as a tear fell down her cheek and onto the floor.
"I never thought I'd be a mother." Asuna stated with a smile as she looked at the crying Canaria, who held a tissue and she wipe all of the tears with the tissue.
"Yui, get that glass over there." Izayoi pointed out as Yui walked towards the side of the desk and take the empty glass over to Izayoi, who held a carton of milk in his right hand.
Izayoi took the glass from Yui and filled the glass with milk. After that he gave it to Yui, "Thank you, Papa!" Yui thanked him with a smile as she sit on one of the chair under the desk and she drink the glass of milk.
"Thank you for adopting such a cute child, Asuna." Canaria said as Asuna looked at her and shook her head with a smile.
"It's not me. It's your son." Asuna said as Canaria smiled.
"But you're the mother and you agreed on taking care of the girl. So, you held a part of the adoption. Anyway, take care of Yui, okay?" Canaria asked as Asuna looked back at Izayoi and Yui, who were smiling while Izayoi wipe the milk off around her lips after she drank the glass of milk.
"Do you have to ask? I will take care of her no matter what. I'm not going to let anything or anyone harm her." Asuna said with conviction in her voice as Canaria smiled at her.
"You know, I think I am pretty lucky to have a girl like you, Asuna. I really do." Canaria said as Asuna looked at her. "I have to admit again that my son has a pretty good eye picking you." She added as Asuna blushed in embarrassment.
"And Izayoi will do anything to keep you and Yui out of danger. If he knew that you were hurt by someone, he will not let that slide at all. He's got that personality in him to not forgive someone so easily. If what you said was true, I don't think Izayoi will keep himself restrained to kill someone." Canaria said with a small frown as Asuna looked at Izayoi, who held his right hand above Yui, who high five his hand with her right hand. "But knowing him, he restrained himself just well." She added with a smile.
"He can. He always can. He doesn't deserve to be called a killer or anything. He's my husband and I'll do anything to keep him safe too." Asuna said as Canaria nodded.
"Should we join them?" Canaria asked as Asuna smiled and nodded.
"Izayoi-kun, we like to join!" Asuna said as Izayoi looked at her, followed by Yui.
"What do you think, Yui? Can they play?" Izayoi asked to Yui, who nodded.
"Mama and Obaa-san can play!" Yui shouted in happiness as Asuna and Canaria walked towards them and that night, was a night full of happiness spent by the Sakamaki Family.
Present
"That was a wonderful party, wasn't it, Izayoi-kun?" Asuna asked turning her head towards Izayoi.
"It was. Anyway, you do know that using your character name here is bad manners, right?" Izayoi asked with a small smirk.
"That's right! I forgot..." Asuna said covering her mouth in realization. "What about me, then? Everyone will know! And everyone will know your name too, Izayoi-kun!" Asuna said.
"I don't care. If they know my name, they'll be afraid of me. So what if I used my real name for my character? Everyone in school was an SAO player. They'll surely know me as The Thousand Blades." Izayoi said as a frown appeared on his face and he cast a concern look at Asuna.
"How are you doing, Asuna? Are you still in rehab?" Izayoi asked as Asuna shook her head.
"No. I got out of there two weeks ago after I could finally walk without a cane. The doctors were shock that my recovery was faster than they thought." Asuna said.
"Even I don't know how you're able to walk during our wedding." Izayoi said with a small smile as he grasped Asuna's hand and gently massage her knuckles.
Izayoi then pulled out his phone from his pocket with his left hand as he showed it in front of Asuna, who held a confused look.
"Look. Your mother in-law sent us a picture." Izayoi said as he showed the picture that Canaria sent them.
"Izayoi-kun, this…" Asuna said as a sweet smile appear on her face, as she looked down at the picture, which showed her, Izayoi and Yui at the wedding. To her, they look so much like a family that she recalled all the things that they've done together as a family in SAO and in the real world.
In the picture, it shows the smiling Izayoi wrapped his left arm around a smiling Asuna, who held her hands together in front of her. Below them was Yui smiling wide while she kept her arms on her sides.
Asuna smiled at the picture in front of her and she traced her finger at the smiling Yui.
"Our wedding picture I thought you might want to see it." Izayoi said as Asuna keep looking at the picture with a smile.
"Thank you, Izayoi-kun. This means a lot to me. Can you send me a copy?" Asuna asked as Izayoi nodded.
"No problem." Izayoi answered as Asuna smile at him before she looked back at the picture one last time.
"At that time, the doctors said I shouldn't run just for caution." Asuna said as she gave the phone back to Izayoi, who puts it back inside his pocket.
"That was the best day of my life." Asuna stated.
"Me too. And I think Yui would agree on that too." Izayoi exclaimed with a smile as Asuna smiled and nodded.
By the way, Izayoi-kun..." She said as she glanced the other way while she slightly blushes in embarrassment. "Didn't you realize this place is totally visible from the cafeteria?" Asuna said as Izayoi smirked and he sits closer next to Asuna.
"Then, can you explain why you held my hand while we're in the class earlier? The students were pretty shock." Izayoi said as Asuna's widen, realized that she held hands with Izayoi in their class.
"T-That! I wasn't paying attention to them!" Asuna excused as Izayoi massage her knuckles with his thumb.
"Then, why should they pay attention to us? We're legally married. Either the boys or the girls can't take away neither of us now, can they?" Izayoi asked as Asuna thought for a second and she slowly nodded in realization.
"They can't..." Asuna said as she blushed in embarrassment. "Sorry, Izayoi-kun. I didn't mean to..." She was cut off as Izayoi kissed her knuckles, causing her eyes to widen in surprise.
"Don't worry. As long as you're here, I don't mind at all." Izayoi stated with a smile as Asuna blushed from his words and for his kiss on her hand. "Anyway, I think deserved a reward for your misunderstanding, right?" Izayoi asked letting go of Asuna's hand as Asuna smiled and picked up the picnic basket and put it on her lap. She grabbed the cloth that covered the basket and unfold it, revealing sandwiches inside.
"Ta-dah!" Asuna exclaimed as she take one out and give it to Izayoi, but before he could take it, Asuna pulled the sandwich back.
"What? I deserved that sandwich." Izayoi said with raised eyebrow as Asuna smiled and held the sandwich in front of Izayoi.
"Say aaa~" Asuna said as Izayoi smiled and open his mouth, to which Asuna put the sandwich in his mouth. Izayoi took a bite as Asuna pulled the sandwich back from his mouth.
"How is it?" She asked with an expectant look as Izayoi held a thoughtful look while he munched on the sandwich in his mouth.
After a while, he swallowed the sandwich, "I don't like it." Izayoi said which brought a frown on Asuna's face. Then, Izayoi looked at her and smiled. "I love it. It's delicious!" Izayoi exclaimed as Asuna smiled and then she pouted in slight anger.
"Mou... You shouldn't do that, Izayoi-kun." Asuna said in mock anger as Izayoi laughed, which caused Asuna to join in the laughter afterwards.
"Mama! Papa!" A voice shouted as Izayoi and Asuna looked at their left, seeing Yui running towards them.
"Yui-chan!" Asuna said as she stands up from the bench and Yui hugged her mother, while Izayoi stay seated in his seat with a smile.
"Where's Leticia, Yui?" Izayoi asked as Yui look at him.
"Leticia-san said she would wait in the car for me." She answered as Izayoi smiled in amusement, recalling that Leticia would always wait for Yui when she would spend time with them in school. Since they enrolled to this school, Leticia would drive Yui to the school to meet with her parents. Even if the teachers were against bringing the child, the principal convinced that it was fine, much to their confusion. The principal replied by saying that it would be a favour to Izayoi for saving his granddaughter in SAO. The teachers did not argue with the fact but some of them had remembered that Izayoi had saved their children who were trapped in SAO at that time. After that single thought, the teachers immediately agreed on letting Yui entered the school but they agreed that she would only come by recess. They know that it was a short time but they hoped that Izayoi and Asuna wouldn't mind. At first, they held a short talk with the both of them and Asuna thanked them with a smile, happy that they allowed Yui to come in the school at recess. On the other hand, Izayoi thanked them with a smile but he also commented that they should prolonged Yui's time for a whole school day, to which made them sighed at his request.
"Yui, come here." Izayoi said gesturing to his lap as Yui climbed up his lap and sit on it, while Asuna sit back and pulled out another sandwich for Yui.
"It's Mama's sandwiches!" Yui exclaimed as she took the sandwich and took a bite out of it, which caused a smile to appear on her face. "It's delicious!" She said as Asuna smiled at her daughter.
"Is it? After this, Papa will show you a different kind of food than your Mama's. It's even delicious than Mama's." Izayoi boasted as Yui looked at him.
"Is it really delicious than Mama?" Yui asked as Izayoi nodded.
"Yeah. But when you eat it, you have to tell Papa and Mama, which is the best cook between us, alright?" Izayoi asked as Yui shook her head, which caused Izayoi to raise his eyebrow, followed by Asuna.
"But I don't want to choose which the best cook between you and Mama is." Yui stated with a small frown. "Because I like Mama's cooking and Papa's cooking!" She shouted with a smile as Izayoi and Asuna smiled at her.
"It seems I can't fight against your reason. I've been defeated..." Izayoi said as he put his head on Yui's shoulder and closed his eyes, pretending to be defeated.
"Papa!" Yui said with a smile as she tried to move Izayoi's head from her shoulder while she held her sandwich in her right hand.
"Izayoi-kun." Asuna said stifling a laugh as Izayoi pulled his head back from Yui's shoulder and smiled at the both of them.
"Okay, okay. I was just kidding." Izayoi stated with a playful smile as Yui smiled up at her father.
"Anyway, we should eat before it gets cold." Izayoi said after he stopped laughing as Asuna gave him his sandwich and he took it with a hand. Asuna take out one more sandwich and the three of them eat the sandwiches together comfortably.
After they ate their lunch, Izayoi leaned his back against the bench, "Is your father alright?" Izayoi asked to Asuna, as Yui looked at her mother.
"Yeah, but for a while, he was pretty down. He resigned as CEO, and he's basically retired. So he's not sure what to do with himself now." Asuna explained as she looked up. "He'll find a hobby soon and cheer up." She stated as Izayoi looked up at the sky.
"That snowy day, Sugou was arrested. Following his arrest, he denied everything, trying to pin all the blame on Kayaba Akihiko. But once an employee was brought in for questioning, he confessed to everything. Fortunately, the three hundred players who hadn't escaped SAO had no memory of the experiments performed on them. And no one developed any neurological problems. They say everyone will be able to return to society. However, the Virtual MMO genre, was dealt a fatal blow. In the end, RCT progress was disbanded. And RCT itself received a serious setback. Of course, ALO was shut down. And five or six other VRMMOs weren't expected to survive, either."
Asuna looked at Izayoi, "Hey, come to think of it, what happened to the Commander?" Asuna asked as Yui looked up at her father.
"Papa' who's Commander?" Yui asked as Izayoi looked down at her.
"He's a friend, Yui." Izayoi answered as Yui nodded in understanding. "But unfortunately he died. They say it was suicide." Izayoi answered as Yui wore a frown on her face while Asuna comforted her by stroking her head up and down.
"Suicide?" Asuna questioned.
"When SAO collapsed, he performed a high-output scan on himself." Izayoi stated.
"Does that mean he copied his consciousness onto the internet?" Asuna asked.
"Yeah. I heard his chances of success were fewer than one in a thousand." Izayoi answered as his eyes narrowed, recalling that he spoke with Kayaba's consciousness after he logged Asuna out of ALO.
"It's called The Seed. Once it buds, you'll understand what it is. I'll leave what to do then up to you. You can delete and completely forget it. However, if you have any feelings left for that world besides hatred..."
"Izayoi-kun? Hey, Izayoi-kun?" Asuna called out as Asuna reach out her finger towards his cheek.
"Papa?" Yui called out as she held her finger over Izayoi's cheek.
"About today's meeting with the others..." Asuna said as she and Yui both poke his cheek as Izayoi shook out of his thoughts and he looked at them both.
"Sorry. I was just thinking something." Izayoi said as Asuna stifle a laugh, followed by Yui.
"When you relax, you always sleep or space out. But you always sleep. Whether in the game or here." Asuna said with a smile.
"Yeah, when Papa's in the home, he always lay down on the couch when he's bored. And he always lay his head down on the desk when he finished his work." Yui explained, recalling her father sleeping on the desk, with both of his arms supporting his head while he slept.
"Hey, it's not my fault that school is boring. And they gave me a lot of work." Izayoi said with a small smile as Asuna rest her head on his shoulder, causing Izayoi wrapped his right hand around her and rest his head on top of hers. Meanwhile, Yui leaned her head on Izayoi's chest and turns to her right, facing Asuna as Izayoi wrapped his left arm around her. Asuna closed her eyes, followed by Yui, who enjoyed the time with her parents.
Izayoi smiled at both Asuna and Yui, who put her hands beside her head, supporting her head against his chest as she slept comfortably. Izayoi kissed the top of Yui's head first before he kissed Asuna's head, which caused a smile to appear on both of their faces. Izayoi smiled again at their smiles as he then closed his eyes and sleeps with his wife and daughter.
Meanwhile in the cafeteria, someone looked down at the couple with a smile on her face while she slurp on her box of juice.
"Aw, Liz..." Keiko who was Silica said to Rika, who was Lizbeth. "I mean, Rika-san. Don't slurp so much." Keiko said to her as Rika looked at her.
"But they are so cute! I can't stop slurping when I'm looking at them. Especially if Yui is with them! They look totally cute! I wished Kirito-kun was like that to me... Izayoi-kun is such a romantic guy. Not like Kirito..." She muttered as Keiko shook her head.
"You shouldn't be saying that." Keiko said with a small frown.
"Rika, what are you doing?" A voice asked as Rika looked back at Kazuto, who just arrived from taking his food from the lunch lady.
"Watching the Sakamaki family." Rika said as Kazuto looked down from the window, seeing Izayoi and Asuna sleeping with their daughter.
"Can they have time for that?" Kazuto asked as Rika playfully slapped him on the shoulder, which caused Kazuto to jerked back from her.
"Don't say that!" Rika said in mock anger. "They look so cute together, you know?" Rika said as Kazuto nodded.
"Okay. I get it. It's just they really spend time when they want to spend time." Kazuto stated as Rika looked back at the three before she looked at Kazuto, and nodded happily.
The two of them then walked to their seats, each taking a seat next to each other with Keiko sitting across from them.
"So, what did you feel for Izayoi now, Keiko?" Rika asked as Keiko looked surprised at her.
"What did you mean?" She asked as Kazuto looked between the two, a confused expression on his face.
"You know what I mean." Rika replied with a smirk as Keiko blushed and shook her head.
"W-Well, since he got married. I don't see why I should…" Keiko said with a small frown but then she let out a smile. "But he's happy now with Asuna and Yui. So, I'll keep the feelings bury in me. I don't want to ruin a happy family." Keiko explained as Rika nodded in understanding while Kazuto looked at Keiko and he nodded, finally understanding what was going on.
"You've matured. I'm quite surprised." Rika said with an impressive smile as Keiko smiled.
"Thank you, Rika-san." Keiko thanked her.
Then, Keiko looked to the window, spotting something flew pass by a moment ago.
"Are you going to the meeting today?" Rika asked as Keiko looked back at her and she smiled, standing up from her seat.
"Of course!" Keiko answered.
Time Skip
"Now this is what I'm talking about. The time where you finally get out of school." Izayoi commented as he walked next to Asuna towards Dicey Café.
"Papa, where are we going?" Yui asked sitting on Izayoi's neck while he grabbed her legs, preventing her from falling.
"We're going to a meeting, Yui-chan." Asuna said as Yui looked at her in confusion.
"Meeting?" Yui asked as Asuna nodded.
"Be careful, Yui. If they are any suspicious looking men in the meeting, you have to tell Papa. So that I can beat his butt." Izayoi joked as Yui nodded happily.
"Hm! Got it, Papa!" Yui said as Asuna shook her head in amusement at the both of them.
Izayoi and Asuna stopped in front of Dicey Café, which held a sign,
Reserved Today
Izayoi put Yui down on the ground as he pushed the door to the café, revealing themselves to the people inside the café.
Asuna waved her hand at Keiko and Rika as Izayoi smirked, seeing a lot of people inside the café, including Kazuto, who smiled at him. Izayoi looked around the room and he spotted Suguha standing next to Kazuto. Suguha noticed him and Izayoi smiled at her, which caused her to smile at him.
Izayoi then focused his attention towards Rika, who stood in front him, "Are we late? I thought I would spend a nap here while waiting." Izayoi said with a small smirk.
"The stars of the show always turn up last. So we told you a slightly later time." Rika said with a smile as she gestured Izayoi up to the stage.
"Do I have to give a speech?" Izayoi asked.
"Come on!" Rika said gesturing her hand to the stage as Izayoi climb onto a wooden box as Rika gestured him while she held a microphone in her other hand.
Let's have a cheer, everyone. Ready?" Rika said with a smile as she put the microphone to the crowd.
"Izayoi, congratulations on beating SAO!" Everyone said as they pop out their party popper to Izayoi, who held the urge to punch all the poppers away.
Then, a Congratulation sign unfolded behind Izayoi, who brushed away all of the confetti and confetti straps around him with his right hand.
"Cheers!" Rika said as she handed Izayoi a drink, which he took it.
"Cheers!" Everyone said as they gently click their drinks with each other.
Izayoi shook his head in amusement at everyone as he put down the drink at the bar and came to stand in front of Yui.
"Do you want to sit, Yui?" Izayoi asked as Yui nodded. Izayoi grabbed her hand and lead her to sit onto one of the chairs in front of the bar.
"Two glasses of milk." Izayoi said as two glasses of milk slide and stopped in front of Izayoi and Yui.
"Agil, bourbon on the rocks." Klein said as he took a sit next to Kazuto, who held a glass of oolong tea.
"Are you sure you want to do that in front of my daughter?" Izayoi asked as Klein stopped and looked at Izayoi, who clenches his fist.
Klein immediately turns away from Izayoi and Kazuto, as he picked up his glass and drink the alcohol liquid. He then put the glass down on the bar and turns around to face Izayoi, who relaxes his hand from forming into a fist.
"Aren't you going back to work after this?" Kazuto asked.
"Can't pull over time without alcohol. And…" Klein said as he look behind him, followed by Kazuto. They saw the girls chatting with each other at the other side of the room.
"Hey, what are you looking at, Klein?" Izayoi asked as Klein stopped looking at the girls and quickly looked at Izayoi, who held a challenging smirk. "Do you want to look at them again? You know there is Asuna, right?" Izayoi asked as Klein nodded in fright. "So, don't look at the girls including Asuna. Do I make myself clear?" Izayoi questioned as Klein saluted him.
"Crystal clear!" Klein said as he went back to his drink, with a small frown on his face.
"Hello." A voice said as Izayoi look at the person taking a seat next to him.
"Thinker." Izayoi said seeing Thinker, wearing a grey business suit. "I heard you married Yulier. Congratulation!" Izayoi said as he clicked his drink with Thinker. But then, Izayoi noticed that his drink was empty. He then looked at Yui, who was drinking her glass of milk before she empties it within a minute.
When she was done drinking, she let down the glass and she burped, but it was small burp that people didn't hear it.
Izayoi chuckles as he set his glass down and looked at Yui, who covered her mouth from burping.
"Excuse me." She said after being taught manners from her mother.
"Yui, did you finish my milk?" Izayoi asked as Yui looked at him and nodded happily.
"It was delicious!" Yui answered as Izayoi smiled at her.
"I heard you married with Asuna. It is late but congratulations!" Thinker said as Izayoi and Yui looked at him.
"Yeah! Papa married Mama! It was the best wedding ever!" Yui exclaimed as Thinker smiled at her.
"Really?" Thinker asked as Yui nodded.
"I got to be a flower girl and the ring bearer for Mama and Papa's wedding. And it was really easy!" Yui stated with a smile as Thinker nodded in understanding.
"It must have been fun for you, Yui." Thinker said as he looked at Izayoi. "Did you get nervous?" He asked.
"No. Why would I be nervous?" Izayoi asked as Thinker nodded. Izayoi then looked at Yui, who was looking at Asuna and the other girls.
"Do you want to go to Mama now?" Izayoi asked as Yui looked at him.
"Can I go? What about you, Papa?" Yui asked as Izayoi offered her a smile.
"Papa will be fine. Papa wants to talk to his friends anyways. In the meantime, you can go to Mama and join the other girls." Izayoi said as Yui smiled and jumped down the high chair before she walked towards Asuna and the girls.
"I still can't believe that it happened. It is hard to believe." Thinker said after hearing that Yui had been transferred to another Yui in the real world and she is now walking like any normal girl in front of his eyes.
"Yeah." Izayoi replied looking at Asuna, who was smiling at Yui from walking over to her. "But everyone seems to be happy, especially Asuna." Izayoi stated as Thinker nodded.
"You know, getting used to the real world is still taking everything I have." Thinker said as he scratched his head. "I'm finally getting back into the groove at work." He said as Klein stood up from his seat, slightly drunk.
"Congratulations, man!" Klein said to Thinker. "Hey, I've been reading the new MMO today." He said to Kazuto, Izayoi and Thinker.
"Oh, how embarrassing. There isn't much content yet. And the way things are for MMOs now, walkthrough info doesn't mean so much." Thinker said as Kazuto looked down with a smile.
"It's like the chaos when the universe was born." Kazuto said as Izayoi looked at Agil.
"How's the seed been?" Izayoi asked at Agil.
"Amazing." He said as he walked away to press a button on his laptop, that was set over at the corner of the bar. "There are around fifty mirror servers. A hundred thousand downloads. And three hundred major servers that actually run it." Agil explained as Izayoi looked at the screen on the laptop, while Klein put his hands over Kazuto, wanting to get a closer look at the screen.
"After I saved Asuna, I took the World Seed Kayaba had given me to Agil, and I asked him to analyse it. I learned that the World Seed was a program package that ran a full-dive MMO called The Seed, made by Kayaba. In essence, anyone with access to a good enough server could download The Seed and create their own online world. I asked Agil to upload it to servers across the world for anyone to use. This revived the dying Virtual MMO genre. ALfheim Online's data was all transferred to a new company, which still runs it. But ALfheim Online wasn't the only world born. Smaller companies, and even private individuals, began to run their own virtual game servers. They began to be compatible with one another. And it's reaching the point where a character created in one game can be transferred to another."
"Hey, we're still going to the same place for the after-party, right?" Kazuto asked Agil.
"Yeah, at eleven tonight. We meet in Yggdrasil City." Agil answered as Izayoi smirked at him.
"I'll meet you all there." Izayoi said as everyone smiled at him.
ALfheim Online, Caith Sith Territory
Above the Capital City, Freelia
Leafa was flying alone above the Cait Sith territory and tried to reach the moon, but was stopped by the Altitude Warning sign. While falling, she recalled the recent events of the party and in the clouds, her eyes widen, seeing someone standing across from her while she fell.
She then flew upwards from her fall and she stood in front of Izayoi, who smiled.
"I knew you would be around here somewhere. " Izayoi said as Leafa put her hands behind her back and held them together.
"Izayoi-kun." Leafa called out.
"Hm?" Izayoi looked at her.
"ALO has a new company running it, and you can use your SAO avatars now. Why didn't you go back to your old avatar like the others did?" Leafa asked as Izayoi let out a small smile.
"I will do it later." Izayoi answered as Leafa looked at him.
"I'm." Izayoi said as he pointed to himself. "just one. Even if my job in SAO is finished. I'm still the same when I am in SAO and when I am in ALO. You can't change me." Izayoi said as Leafa nodde din understanding and she smiled.
"I see. Then I'm the first to meet the Spriggan Izayoi-kun and to take him to the World Tree." Leafa said as she tightens the hold in her hands. Then, Leafa flew in front of Izayoi, "Hey, Izayoi-kun." Leafa said as she took his hands.
"Let's go back. It's an advanced technique they just developed. You hover, then move slowly horizontally." Leafa explained as Izayoi move his wings slowly, but he didn't burst into the sky like before, he hovered slowly in the air.
"Like that, yeah!" Leafa said as she pulled out a blue bottle and pulled off the lid, letting out dusts from the bottle and surprisingly, music.
The two of them turns around a few times while they held hands. They then move around the air with a step of their feet as Leafa flew upwards, followed by Izayoi. Leafa spread her left arm to the side, while Izayoi just smiled at her without copying her move.
Leafa then flew upwards again as Izayoi followed and he took Leafa by the hand. The two of them slowly floated down the air while they slowly twirled around, holding both of their hands. Izayoi smiled at Leafa, to which she smiled wide at him.
They twirled around the air for a while, before Leafa tighten the hold on Izayoi's fingers.
"Leafa?" Izayoi asked as he looked at the tears cascading over her eyes.
"I'll be going now." She answered with a smile.
"Why?" Izayoi asked as Leafa let go of his hands and held her hands together in front of her.
"Because… You're too far away. Like everyone else. I can't go that far…" Leafa said as she shakes her head.
"You know that's not true. You can go anywhere you want." Izayoi said as a smirk appear on his face. "Let me show you." He said as he grabbed Leafa's right hand and they suddenly burst through the sky, heading straight towards Yggdrasil City.
Leafa looked at him in slight confusion as she looked at the endless branches that protruded the sky, which was the World Tree. And on top of the World Tree, there were a lot of lights lighting the place with golden lights.
Izayoi then stopped as he turns around catching Leafa in his arms. "We're here." Izayoi said as Leafa looked up at him. "Look up at the moon." Izayoi said as Leafa looked at the moon shining in the night sky.
"What's happening to the moon?" Leafa asked as she looked at the moon for a while before her eyes widen, spotting something huge slowly floating down in the sky, covering the moon.
"It can't be… It can't be." Leafa said in disbelief.
"That's right. That's the floating castle Aincrad." Izayoi stated looking up at the golden lit Aincrad.
"But why? What's it doing here?" Leafa asked.
"I'm going to finish it. This time, I'm going to beat all one hundred floors, and conquer that castle." Izayoi said as he looked at Leafa.
"Leafa. I'm lazy to reset all of my stats, and I'm just the same level as I was when I'm in SAO. And since I need someone to guide them to the castle and give them a tour. How about you be that someone?" Izayoi asked as Leafa's eyes widen and she smiled wide. Then, tears started to leak from her eyes as she nodded.
"Yeah, I will! I'll go anywhere with you." Leafa said as a tear fell down from her chin and onto the air, which caused the tear to burst.
"Good." Izayoi said as Leafa suddenly hugged him, which caused him to be surprised from the gesture. But he hugged back with a smile, wrapping an arm around her as the Aincrad shined down at their forms.
"Hey, you're late, Izayoi!" A voice shouted as Izayoi let go of the hug and looked down, seeing other players appeared, among which were the survivors of SAO as well as players of the old ALO, with everybody heading to the New Aincrad.
"We'll leave you behind!" Klein said as he flew passed by.
"See you there!" Agil said flying pass.
"Come on!" Lizbeth said to them as she flew pass.
"Hurry!" Silica said as she flew passed him with her pet, Pina.
"You should hurry, Izayoi, Leafa." Kirito said with a smile as he passed them both and heads straight towards New Aincrad.
Then, Asuna now an Undine character, she flew around Izayoi and Leafa before she stopped in front of Izayoi with New Aincrad behind her.
"Let's go, Izayoi-kun… Leafa-chan." Asuna said with a smile, extending her hand towards Leafa, to which she took it with a smile. Asuna smiled at her and she pulled her upwards to stand next to her.
"Come on, Papa, hurry." Yui said as she flew from Asuna and sit on top of Izayoi's shoulder.
"Okay." Izayoi said with a smirk as he flew upwards towards New Aincrad. But then, he stops as Asuna and Leafa looked up at him. Izayoi turns his head halfway to look at them.
"Are you coming?" Izayoi asked as Asuna and Leafa smiled and the three of them flew towards New Aincrad.
Asuna flew next to Izayoi as she grasped his hand, to which he gently hold it in his hand.
Izayoi and Asuna looked at each other with a smile, before they continued flying towards New Aincrad with their hands linked together, while two silver rings could be seen glistening throughout the night sky, each being adorned around both of their fingers.
This is the real ending of SAO and of Fairy Dance Arc. I know this has been the longest time that I've spent to finish this story and finally after two years, i have finish SAO! And I started off the beginning pretty good right? I mean, it's different from the original but hey, it's Izayoi. Anyway, I appreciate it if you Review about this chapter because I want to know what you're thinking about the chapter and how it goes in your mind. Because this is last chapter of SAO, So I truly hoped you Review about this.
Anyway,
After two years,
I have finished SAO for real,
I am so grateful and I thank to all of the readers that read Alfheim Online: The Shinigami.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! :)
I appreciate you reading it, thank you again.
Anyway, Review on the marriage and the chapter, because that's the only thing I want to see in the review, okay? pleasee?
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Ja'ne! ArtLotus out!