A/N: Next chapter! As you know from the previous chapter, there is a function added! Thanks to all who reviewed and Senpai (Bashabuttonstorys) who gave me a shout out in his story, go read them!

Disclaimer: This sad author unfortunately doesn't own Sword Art Online.

"This isn't a bad surprise is it, Liz?" Asuna asked the pink haired girl with a look of anxiety in her eyes.

"Not all of my surprises are bad. Lighten up!"

"Still I can remember when some of them are…"

"Name one!"

"Ahem, can we get on with this please?" Kirito asked the two girls. Asuna gave him a look that said 'why!?' while Liz gave a look that said 'on with the show!' All Kirito could do was smirk.

"Okay, now for the gift! I have to warn you, I kind of didn't intentionally get it…" Liz said as she operated her menu so get the gift out.

Asuna shot a questioning look at Kirito, asked him with her eyes what he thought the gift was, but what she got in response was a simple shrug for he honestly didn't know what Liz had planned as her sudden gift. Knowing Liz, she could have gotten Asuna an astral type familiar or something. The thought of it passed through the couples mind but there were obvious different reactions to it, a shiver of dread and a grin of amusement.

"Ah, here it is!" Liz said triumphantly as she brought out the gift in a brief flash of white, having a sword appear in her hands. A sound of relief passed Asuna's lips as she saw what the gift was, but a question popped up in Kirito's mind as he registered the sword in Liz's hands.

"Wait Liz, if it's a sword, how come you said you didn't 'intentionally' get it?" he asked the blacksmith.

"Well to answer that, you need to take out your new sword." She replied, confusing the Undine and Spriggan. Despite the confusion, Kirito uncrossed his arms and brought out his new sword from the sheath on his back. The couple saw the similarities between the swords almost immediately, the design in the hilt and the sword type since they were both one handed swords. The blade sizes were different but the color was also different since Kirito's black and the one in Liz's hands a white rapier.

"Well I investigated a bit! When I was making Kirito's sword using the new function for blacksmithing, 'Multi-ingots', all was fine until the final hit. When that happened, two swords popped out instead of one. I thought it was a glitch, but it's not."

"Wait, how? Did you talk to a GM or something?" Kirito asked her, wanting to know how she had made that deduction.

"No need. I used my appraisal skill and saw, that although they are separate swords, they are counterparts. Look I'll show you!" she said as she gestured them to come closer to her as she began the appraisal of the sword. The next to the swords name was a slash and a word in small text saying 'counterpart' in a clickable box.

"Well there's something you don't see every day." Kirito said.

"Do two swords normally come out?" Asuna asked.

"As it turns out, the combination of ingots that I used with the function has six different outcomes when forging a sword. The first five are swords with special properties like General Eugene's sword, but the sixth one was only known on the information website under the 'rare' category. The sixth one is what you guys have, the counterpart swords," Liz said as she took up a pose of triumph, "and I made it!"

"So since the swords are counterpart that's why they look alike, right?" Asuna asked.

"Yes! Though, I still think it's weird that it came out exactly according to your sword preference since apparently that's randomized." Liz said as she began to tap her left index finger against her chin.

"What do you mean randomized?" Kirito queried.

"Well, it's like this. The two swords can come out any two swords types or the same type, but your swords came out exactly to what you guys use, a normal one handed sword and a rapier." Liz answered. The couple looked at each other, smiling at having special swords again. A small question quickly popped up in the back of Asuna's head.

"Say Liz, what is the name of our swords?" she asked the blacksmith.

"Yours is 'Astral Snow' and Kirito's is 'Limit Breaker'" Liz said, bringing a small smile to both of their faces. Both of the names of their swords reminded them of the ones they had when they were in old Aincrad in SAO.

"Well Liz, I guess this shows what an awesome blacksmith you are." Kirito said as he put his sword back in its sheath, Asuna doing the same with a nearby light blue sheath on the wall of the store.

"Damn right! This one of my finest moments as a blacksmith! Making more weapons that are one of a kind!" she said with a tone full of pride and accomplishment as she retook her pose of triumph.

"If her ego wasn't big before, I think it is now…" Kirito whispered to Asuna, causing her cover her mouth with her hand to stifle some of the giggles coming out as she pushed his shoulder slightly with her other hand.

"Don't be mean Kirito-kun! You know how Liz is when it comes to blacksmithing." She told him, as if to scolding a little kid, but all he did was chuckle.

"Yeah, I know. I wonder what she's going to make now." Kirito wondered.

"Your guess is as good as mine." She answered before turning to Liz with her question and asking her.

"Ugh, I wish I knew! The only thing I can do now is convince Lyfa to get a new sword, which will be next to impossible since she is almost halfway as stubborn as you Asuna!" as Liz finished saying this, Kirito quickly burst out laughing while Asuna stood there with her mouth open and eyes wide.

"D-do you ALL think I'm THAT stubborn?" Asuna asked with a somewhat shocked expression. Liz nodded and all Kirito could do was laugh at his in-game wife's expression. After a few seconds, his laughter died down and he looked at Asuna in the eyes.

"Hey, remember what I said about you being stubborn." Kirito said to remind her of what he had said before the surprise. Asuna's eyebrows furrowed when she looked through her memory to remember what he said, and when she did, her face blushed the same color as Liz's hair. Asuna quickly looked at Kirito and a silent challenge was exchanged in the single glance, making Liz want to escape while she still had the chance.

A/N: Hmm, I wonder what the challenge will be! To leave some mystery, this chapter and chapter 5 had hints as to what chapter 10 could be. Till next week!