Kazuto was speeding his way through to get to Chiyoda Hospital. He was going about 50 mph which was the average speed on the freeway, which for some reason was slightly empty.

"Just about 5 more minutes and I'll be at the hospital. What's weird though is how empty the freeway is. Is there something going on within the city that I don't know about?" he asked himself while exiting a ramp and entered a street before turning right at a signal.

He reached the hospital within 5 minutes and entered a small parking lot before finding a spot for motorcycles and stopped there. After taking off his helmet and locking the bike in place, Kazuto walked off into the hospital while thinking to himself about his extended time in SAO.

He thought about all the hardships and battles he went through. From learning he was trapped in a game to where you could literally die in a virtual world to where he defeated Heathcliff aka Akihiko Kayaba after being given a chance to end it all and free everyone from the virtual world. To him he should feel relief and happiness that it was all over, but he couldn't.

"I should've died back there, I got stabbed before delivering the final blow to Kayaba defeating him, but I was killed too. So, how am I still alive?" he thought to himself as he entered the hospital.

Don't get him wrong, it's not like he wanted his family to suffer any further than they already had because of him, He was glad that he was still alive and was glad that he could see his friends again, but it still bothered him.

He then remembers his talk with Kayaba after beating the game and to what was told of what events will happen in the future.

Flashback:

Kazuto's vision was full of nothing but darkness as he felt the cold air around him. It was plain and simple, he was dead. He was impaled by Kayaba but was somehow able to kill the man before pixelating into nothingness. He was dead.

And yet for some reason he felt like he wasn't.

"Kirito…...Black Swordsman, you still have a long way to go before you can die peacefully." A voice said to him.

Kirito instantly opened his eyes and found himself standing in the air with a sunset in the background and the clouds around it.

"What the? What's going on?" he asked himself as he looked around himself. He was somewhere else, was it heaven or hell? He wasn't sure but that wasn't what caused him to let out a surprised yelp.

He turned his head and found a massive floating building or architect. He knows what it is, the question is why is it still here? Did he…...did he fail to complete the game? Are all the players still trapped in the game?

"Fear not. The game has been cleared and all of the players within have been freed from its grasp."

Kazuto didn't need to think hard and long on whose voice that was it was Heathcliff/Kayaba. He turned his head around to glare at the creator but instead of finding him in his KOB armor, he sees an ordinary man in a lab coat and tie. Still knowing who it was, Kazuto gaze remain unchanged. "Kayaba."

"Congratulations, Kirito. You have beaten me and freed all the players within the game." Kayaba said in a normal tone.

"All the players!? I just freed the rest of those who were still trapped I didn't save everyone!" Kazuto shouted gritting his teeth in anger.

"I said all those 'within' the game as in those who are still breathing." He replied.

"Tch. Whatever, as long as they're alive and breathing I don't care. Anyway, where are we because this doesn't feel like heaven or hell? I thought we were dead?" Kazuto asked him.

"We are dead, well one of us is." Kayaba replied before raising a hand to stop the swordsman's shout. "Let me finish speaking."

"As you can see. I am still alive but only within the Cardinal system. You see during my creation of Sword Art Online, I was always interested in testing the true depths of virtual reality and how far I can go to make it true. I wanted to see if I can make virtual reality as real as it was in the real world we live in. Avatar, weapons, buildings, endurance, armor…. death." he explained.

The word death caused Kazuto to slightly flinch before he remained still as listened to the creator's speech. "So, I created SAO, to be everything other games were not…...a virtual reality to where you can die for real and test players true wiliness of how far they will go to achieve their goals." He was then cut off by Kazuto who started shouting at him.

"Well was it worth it!? Was it worth taking everyone else's lives? Was it worth stealing their hopes, dreams and goals just to achieve your own?!" he shouted while clenching his fists as they started to turn white from the intense tightness.

"Tell me Kazuto Kirigaya…..." the said teen froze in shock from hearing his real name. "Even though it was a death game…. what were your first thoughts after learning that this was a death game?"

"MY thoughts were only about surviving to the end, so I could see my family again and fix the damage I left behind. But as I leveled up and played through this…...I saw the normality and activities within guilds and groups of players." He paused as he turned his head up and back to the sunset. "Even though it was a death game where one mistake could be your last, even with the assassin guilds like Laughing Coffin killing other players for fun, and even fearing that they may never get out…...I saw the bonds that had formed among the players as time passed by."

"I learnt that after taking the heat for beta testers earning my moniker Beater, after saving someone and leaving them with someone else…...and I learn that during the meetings for guild raid. I saw how they adjusted to the game and how they continued to move forward with their lives and not let themselves get beaten by the game." Kazuto said while reminiscing the memoires of the past events from the 1stfloor, to meeting Klein and Sachi, to meeting Strea and Philia.

"You could take away many things Kayaba, but you could never take away their emotions, feelings or the bonds that have formed within the game. The will to continue forward and never give up." He finished.

Kayaba only smiled at this as if he was waiting for it to be told to him. That's exactly what he needed to hear, so he can trust something to this young man in front of him.

"Still….it sucks that I can't fulfill that promise I made to my sister and mother now that I'm dead." Kazuto said as he smiled sadly at the sunset.

"Kazuto…" Kayaba called out turning his head back to the teen.

"Hmm…?"

"When I said one of us is dead in the outside world…I didn't say it was you." he told the teen who only looked at him in confusion before his eyes widened in sudden realization. "That's right, you're still alive in the real world."

"But…. I thought you said you were alive?" Kazuto asked still in shock learning that he was still breathing in the real world.

"I said I was alive in the 'system' not in the real world. My body is dead in the real world as my consciousness is here right now." The creator clarified.

He couldn't believe it. Kazuto still has another chance to reconnect with family and friends. His mother Midori. His friends, Sachi, Klein, Strea, Philia and his sister Suguha. He could finally do what he couldn't in SAO and have a fresh start with them.

"Kazuto Kirigaya…I also have news that you and your friends will need to prepare in the future that's near." Kayaba started before turning his head towards Kazuto. "There is something worse than what happened in Sword Art Online that will happen soon in the real world. It will change the world of virtual and current reality forever."

"What is it another death game!?" he asked him in a panic. How could he not? He just freed other players from being trapped in this death game, they didn't need to be put into another one.

"Hmhm, no need to worry about that. I only made the cardinal system to allow that to happen. Anything in the outside world that involves my work will not be able to give a repeat of an actual death game. No matter who tries to amplify and upgrade the Nervegear, it will never come to ever again."

Kirito instantly released a sigh of relief at hearing those news. "So, what is it then?"

"I believe that remains to be seen when the time comes." He answered cryptically. "Now I do believe you have a life to get back to. Your family and friends are waiting for you." he told as the world started become enveloped in a bright white light.

"Oh, by the way, since you and I've been talking here after the game cleared…...you wake in the world two months later." Kayaba announced.

"Wait…. two months!?" Kazuto said in confusion but before he could say anything further the world around them flashed blinding his vision and the next thing he knew was waking up in the hospital hearing nothing but the sounds of monitor and the drop of liquid from the IV in his arm.

Present:

Even though it bothered him, he was thankful that he was able to beat death, so he could reconnect with his family and friends. He was glad to have another chance at live.

Still he couldn't help but wonder about what events Kayaba was talking about that would change everything forever. "Change the world of Virtual and current reality forever? Just what did he mean by that?" Kirito asked himself before being brought out of his thoughts as he suddenly bumped into the front desk. "Ouch."

"Oh, do you have an appointment sir?" the nurse up front asked.

"Um yes, I have a therapy session at 11." He replied as the nurse went onto the computer to check for his name.

"Ah yes, are you Kazuto Kirigaya?" she asked him, and he nodded his head. "Okay, please wait over there and someone will come get you." she ordered him and pointed to the waiting area.

Kazuto went over and leaned against the wall near an empty seat. Normally someone would sit down in a free seat, but he wasn't normal, and he likes to stand instead of sitting down. As he waited for the doctor, he wondered this weird feeling that he was feeling in his stomach.

"I've been feeling it the moment I left the girls, I feel like I'm being followed or watched by someone." He thought to himself as he turned his head to the automated sliding glass doors, hearing the chime go off.

"Oh my, Kazuto is that you?" He was brought out of his thoughts when he turned his head to the voice and saw none other than the nurse Takiguchi.

"Miss Takiguchi?"

"Hey there kiddo, I haven't seen you for the last few weeks. How have you been doing?" she asked him in an excited manner.

"Okay, wait are you my therapy counselor?" he answered then asked her only to receive a nervous chuckle.

"Hmhm, I'm afraid not Kazuto. I'm just here to take you to your counselor, since I have a patient today myself." She answered.

"Oh sorry, it was rude of me to assume that you would also be my counselor considering you were taking care of me for the past two years during the incident." He apologized.

"Oh no it's okay. I guess if I was in your position I would think of the same thing." She said as she and Kazuto entered the elevator. They both went up to the 7th floor and walked out of the elevator. She then took him to a room near the middle of the hallway and entered. "Here we are welcome to the therapy room. Make yourself comfortable and wait here. Your counselor will be here very soon."

"Okay, thanks Miss Takiguchi." He thanked her as she walked out of the room leaving him alone. As she walked back down the hallway, she bumped into someone.

"Oh, excuse me, I'm looking for the um…therapy room?"

"Of course, it's just right down there. What's your name?"

"Shino. Shino Asada." She replied while fixing her glasses. "I'm have a therapy session at 11 and I was on my way looking for the room."

Takiguchi looked at Shino with suspicion in her eyes before asking her a question. "Wait if you have a session today then why aren't you being escorted by a nurse? Only staff is allowed on the upper floors unless given permission?"

"Oh, my mistake. I guess my curiosity got the better of me and got me in trouble." Shino then put her hands behind her back before giving the nurse an innocent smile. "I couldn't help but explore this place, I'm not the type to stay in one spot for so long." She said.

Takiguchi could ask her for a more reasonable answer but couldn't as she remembered that she needed to get the counselor for Kazuto. So, she grabbed Shino's hand and pulled her up to the room before opening the door. "Wait here and do not move until your counselor comes here understood?" she told the younger girl sternly who just nodded her head. After Takiguchi closed the door, Shino's expression changed from innocent girl to cold and distant as she turned around and saw the person from SAO.

"There he is…The Black Reaper." She thought as she walked over to him. Kazuto didn't seem to notice her since he was deep in thought staring at the window watching the sky. "Now…...time to start the mission."

The girls were now boarding the train heading towards Ashikaga as the final bell sounded through the station signaling a last call for passengers. After boarding the train and finding 4 seats open in the back near the exit, they sat down in the chairs while releasing multiple breaths of air.

"*Pant* we made it *pant we made it in time." Suguha said as she collapsed into her seat with her hands on her knees.

"Yeah, I'm glad *pant* that we made it time otherwise we would've missed our ride and our day of girls night out." Strea whined also collapsing in her seat next to the window.

"Onee-chan, don't you mean a girls' day out." Sachi corrected after releasing a gasp of air from exhaustion and sat next to her sister.

"Right…sorry." Strea apologized. "I just wish Kotone knew where we were going since she basically got us lost in the first place." She said looking at quiet girl who just blushed in embarrassment.

"Maybe you shouldn't have given me the directions to the train in the first place. You know I walk to every destination instead of taking things like the train or car." Kotone said shyly sitting down next to Suguha.

"It's all right Kotone." Sugu started as she patted the girl on the arm. "Not everyone out there takes a vehicle, there are some that do like to walk."

"I know….it's just…*mumble* *mumble*" Kotone muttered as she looked down at her lap, her face still read.

"What did you say?"

"I…said…..I've never ridden a train before in my life." She said a bit higher making all the girls looked at her in shock.

"Seriously, you've never rode a train all your life, not once?" Strea asked still in shock. She received a nod in confirmation. "How come?"

"I've never really thought about it and I don't really go anywhere else so I had no reason to ride one." Kotone explained.

"Wait Sugu, haven't you ridden a train before?" Strea asked.

"I have, I just haven't been on one in so long so I kinda forgot what it feels like to be on a train." Sugu replied sheepishly.

Strea then turned her head back to Kotone. "But did you ever go to exciting places outside home, like a zoo or amusement park…." She paused for a second before she continued. "Oooh an amusement park, I haven't been to one of those in so long. You should go to one Kotone or better yet we can take you to one. You'll love it…..you get play fun games, ride amazing joyrides and eat amazing food~~.Oh I can't wait till we go to- mmph!" She was cut off by Sachi who clamped her hand over her mouth.

"Strea….is really…really hyper when it comes to amusement parks." Sachi sighed as Suguha chuckled nervously while Kotone was looking at her lap, her face still burning with embarrassment.

"It's okay Sachi, we all have something that makes us hyper every once in a while." Sugu said. "So how long will it take from here to Ashikaga's flower garden?"

Kotone then took out the map and looked at all the dots of where they were heading. "Our first stop would be at Omiya, then our second stop will be at Kuki, and the third stop will be Ashikaga. We get off at the third stop." She explained.

"Yes but how long will it be until we get there?" Sugu asked once more.

"About 1 hour and 35 minutes." Kotone answered.

"Aw but that's so long from now~~" Strea whined as she leaned her forehead against the window while Sachi gave her a blank look.

"Weren't you the one who plan this trip for us?" she reminded her older sibling.

"Yes but I didn't think it would be this long,~~" Strea whined again before pouting like a child. "It sucks." She said while Sachi simply raised her fist and bonked her sister on the head. "Owwie~~"

"How am I the meanie?" Sachi replied as a tic mark appeared on her forehead.

"Anyway," Suguha started. "since we're gonna be on this train for an hour, I guess we should talk about something to pass the time." She suggested.

"And what do you suggest that we talk about?" Kotone asked her.

"I don't know, I guess talk about what it was like in SAO?" se asked. All three girls looked at her in confusion.

"Why do you want to know about that?"

"I just want to know what it was like living in virtual reality for 2 years. I mean despite it being a death game, there must've been something in there that allowed you guys to enjoy yourselves." She said in a nervous tone.

"Well…." Strea started as she looked out the window and the building they passed by. "….At first no one really cared about stuff like that since all that mattered was clearing the game and getting home. Within the first month 2,000 players lost their lives just like that." She said snapping her fingers at the end of sentence.

"Then came the day when all players attended a meeting to take down the first boss in the game. During the meeting, we had someone who…. had a few words to say about beta testers." She paused.

"Beta testers? Wait who had a problem with beta testers?" Suguha asked.

"A hater named Kibaou. He thought beta testers were basically selfish people, he thought they were responsible for those who died since they got a head start on the game early before the release." Kotone answered.

"Luckily there was someone who stood up for beta testers and put that jerk in his place." Strea said. "And that someone was Agil."

"Agil? Wait you mean Andrew?" Suguha asked.

"Yep, he's the one who stood up for them. He explained that beta testers were giving information on different areas to help other players get through them safely." Strea stated.

"Wait where were you guys when all of this went down?" Suguha asked.

"Sachi was with her guild, Ryo was with his, and Kotone was on her own at the time. Me and Andrew along with Kazuto and Asuna did the boss raid."

"Wait…. Asuna was in the meeting!?"

"Yes, but at the time none of us really knew who she was. She seemed friendly." Strea stated before continuing. "Anyway, we fought through the floor, found the boss and fought our way through its henchman and beat it…...and that's when things went downhill." She finished with a frown on her face.

"Excuse me?"

"Hm." Kirito turned his head around wondering who spoke to him and saw Sinon walking up to him with her right holding her left behind her back. "Can I help you with something?" he asked.

"No, no, nothing at all. I'm just waiting for my counselor. Miss Takiguchi said I needed to wait here." Sinon said.

"Wait you too?" Kazuto asked in confusion. "She knows Miss Takiguchi? Well it is simple since she's a doctor and doctors know all of their patients, so its make sense if she's one of the patients." He thought as he inspected her from top to bottom. "But I can't help shake the feeling that she isn't one of them."

"So, our counselor is doing two patients at the same time or is he/she doing one after another?" he asked her.

"Oh, I'm not sure about that. All I was told is that I was supposed to wait here until my counselor arrives nothing much." She replied as she shrugged her shoulders. Inwardly she was also observing Kazuto from head to toe. "He doesn't like the type of guy that goes around and kills other players. From what I was told, he killed only PK types such as Laughing Coffin and they were a murder guild." She thought as she looked straight into his eyes.

"Anyway, I don't mean to be rude, but would it be okay if you introduce yourself to me?" she asked with a smile on her face.

"Oh, sorry where are my manners. Nice to meet you, my name's Kazuto." He said holding out his hand to her.

"Nice to meet you too, I'm Sinon." She replied grasping his with her own and gave it a gentle shake before letting go. "

The train stopped at Kuki station letting off passengers before bell went off and shut the doors then left the station as it cruised through the city.

"During the boss raid…...one of the players decided to go and attack the boss forgetting the plan. That same player turned out to be the one who came up with the plan in the first place." Strea said.

"Wait, you mean that Diavel guy?" Suguha asked as Strea nodded her head.

"Yes, no one knew why he did it or what made him think of doing it in the first place but…. him dying turned out to be the spark your brother needed to beat the boss along with Asuna who also saw Diavel die."

"Why does it feel like this battle didn't end well for them?" Sugu thought as she looked at the others. Kotone just kept her gaze down to her lap while Sachi quickly grasped her sisters free hand and gave it a squeeze. Strea squeezed back before continuing her story.

"After beating the boss, Kibaou started shouting in rage at Kazuto for not saving Diavel and then shouted at him claiming he was a beta tester. In short he blamed him for Diavel's death." She said as Sugu's hands were starting to curl in her lap.

"And just when you think it would stop there…it didn't, that asshole—" Kotone started before being cut off by Strea.

"Kotone! Children!" Strea growled as she covered Sachi's ears with her hands as the young bluenette tried to get them off.

"Strea~~ stop it!" she whined as she got the older girls hands off her ears only to have them covered again. "Uhhh." She groaned.

"Sorry…." Kotone apologized before continuing. "…but it's true." She finished earning a blank look from Strea. "That asshole decided to go a rant about beta testers being nothing but selfish players who only look out for themselves and leave other players low than them to die. After he said that other players started to join in on the conversation and voiced out their opinions about beta testers." She growled.

"This would have continued on…if you're brother had not step up." Strea started. "He told everyone about how he was able to make it to other levels that other beta testers couldn't and how he was more advanced than they were. He was then called out as a cheater for knowing more stuff than beta testers which gave him the idea of being called a beater. At first I didn't like him right there since he sounded high and mighty." Strea said.

"That doesn't like my brother." Suguha said.

"I said at first…. then I realized what he was doing. He called himself a beater for a reason. He decided to take on all the hate that people had towards beta testers and took it on himself. He knew that if he didn't say anything then there was going to be pandemonium for everyone. Yes, beta testers in general but if could've been solo players, guilds, parties, anybody could've been at risk or have no trust. And your brother knew that…...so he decided to do what no one else would. Be that player…. the one that everyone hates, despises, and looks at him with nothing but disgust. With that he took the heat off the beta testers and onto himself making everyone trust each other but him. He was the odd the one out." She finished and noticed that Suguha clenched her fists in anger.

The said girl was thinking about her brother and his actions. "Again…...again he had to be outcast ,and outsider by everyone. And the worst part is that he chose to do it, even if it meant keeping others from tearing each other apart all because of some asshole's rant about beta testers being selfish. If my brother hadn't say anything…. I don't think anyone would've made it back alive from SAO." she thought as she slowly relaxed and looked out the window.

Learning that her brother had went through something alone again made her feel more worried about him. His problems in the reality were bad enough, just what else did he have to go through in virtual reality? How many burdens did he have to carry just for the sake of others?

"Was he okay?" she asked unexpectedly making the other three look at her in confusion.

"Huh?"

"Strea, you didn't meet him until a few months, later right?"

"A year actually." She corrected.

"Okay, when you saw him again-" she paused before continuing. "What was he like? Did anything seem off about him?"

Strea sighed once again before answering. "When he left the first time back at the first boss raid…...he looked like he was okay, but when I saw him the second time while searching for Sachi…. he looked messed up…...he had this empty look in his eyes, and they were filled with hate and regret."

"Um…" all girls turned their attention to Sachi who spoke up. "…. I think that was because of me. That was around the time when he saved me from dying along with my old guild and again from Laughing Coffin." She stated.

"Same thing with me when he saved me from the leader of Laughing Coffin." Kotone added. "Why do you ask?"

"I just wanted to know about it that's all."

"He didn't tell you about it?" the brunette asked in a surprised tone.

"*Sigh* no. He doesn't want me to worry about him so much when he knows that I do. And he thinks that he's burdening us with his problems, so he keeps quiet about them." Sugu answered in frustration.

"But he's not doing that to us…. he needs help just like he did for us." Sachi said while Sugu thought differently.

"That's not how my brother sees it. He knows that he needs help…...but in his mind…... he thinks that he's already gave us enough trouble, so he tries to solve it on his own and he thinks that he'll end up hurting us." She thought thinking back to this morning with the veins appearing on Kazuto's arm. She hasn't told the others about it yet until he was ready to talk about it. She just hoped that he would talk about it before something bad happens.

And for some reason…. she had a feeling something would with him and with them….and she wasn't ready for it.

"So, if you don't mind me asking…..." Sinon started off as she looked at Kazuto "…...what are you in rehab for?" she asked while tilting her head.

"Oh…um…well…" Kazuto wasn't sure how to say this. Even if the girl does give off a weird vibe, she does seem nice. Also, for what has been happening to him lately Kazuto couldn't exactly say what it was since no one would understand it.

"…Are you one of the players that were trapped in SAO or no?" she added.

"Yes…. I was one of the many trapped in SAO."

"Oh, I'm sorry I didn't mean to bring up any bad memories." Sinon apologized.

"Oh! No! it's uh not your fault, I just try not to think about it that's all you know with death lingering around every corner in that world and fearing if you were gonna live to see the next day." He reassured her.

"I hear you…...it's not easy." Sinon started off thinking about something else other than the mission. "…...I had the same thing when I was little. That one day constantly running through my mind repeatedly…...hmhm, no matter how hard I try it's still there." She finished confusing Kazuto.

"What happened? Were you in an accident, with your family or something?" he asked her.

"Well, I guess you could call it an accident… it was nothing but traumas I had to endure for the past 14 years of my life." Sinon said as she chuckled to herself again. Kazuto noticed how it sounded though, they were empty. "Nothing but unfortunate events I had to deal with in my life. A car accident and a bank robbery." She whispered that last part to herself, but Kazuto heard her loud and clear.

"A bank robbery and car accident? Well that is traumatizing…...but it's what happened in those events that gives the person trauma." he thought inwardly as Sinon continued to gaze at the outside world.

She looked down and noticed a little girl walking with her parents, both. All of them smiling happily as they walked into the entrance of the hospital. That display of family affection made her feel nothing but hatred towards her own mother. She remembers how her mother was after the car accident, waiting for the ambulance, seeing her father slowly die in front of them leaving her mother frail and was hurt easily causing Sinon to be overprotective of her mother.

"And then came the day of the robbery…..." Sinon recalled as her face changed from calm to furious. "After everything I did to protect her…. she still left me behind…" she thought about her mother. Feeling nothing but hate for the woman after she left her, Sinon became more cold and distant and would hide her true self behind a fake smile just to keep others off her back.

She looked at Kazuto who was secretly gazing at his hands while clenching them back and forth as if he was seeing something. Sinon took notice of this and remembered that he was known as the Black Reaper.

"If someone was a merciless killer named the Black Reaper wouldn't be shaking his hands like that…...unless…" Sinon paused as she noticed him starting to slowly hyperventilate before quickly shook himself out of it and turned his gaze back to the window not noticing her. "…. he may be a killer, but his body language says a different story."

"Kazuto?"

"Hm?"

"Tell me…...have you ever killed somebody?" she asked him. Hearing that question Kazuto suddenly lost his calm persona and looked at Sinon with a glare. The air around them was suddenly filled with tension and silence as they slowly looked at each other in the eyes.

"Why…does it matter to you…?" Kazuto asked.

"…Oh, so you have?" Sinon asked him in a neutral tone not losing her smile. "No need to feel bad about it…it depends on the type of person you killed. Were they innocent or were they guilty?"

"They were…...guilty." he answered in a silent tone. "…and innocent."

"Innocent as well…...hmm that doesn't sound like something you would do…..." Sinon started before she replaced her smile with and cold menacing gaze. "…Black Reaper."

Kazuto suddenly flinched hearing that name come from her lips. He hadn't heard that name in a long time, he hated that name. All it did was remind him of those nightmares he had of Laughing Coffin and the events that caused him to get that title. He started shaking in both anger and fear, anger at the name and fear for who this girl was in front of him. It was clear that she knows about them than what others were told. "…...That isn't my name."

"No…. it's the moniker I was given on you. From what I heard is that you were known for your Black Reaper moniker because of your kill count of Red players or should I call them by their guild name, Laughing Coffin." She said as she crossed her arms under her chest and played with the handle of her glasses as if she was repositioning them.

Kazuto gritted teeth as he glared at Sinon. This girl knew more than he thought but how, only a few people know what really happened to him and the only few that do were his friends and his sister so who else could have….!

Kazuto blinked as he figured out who else knows and that person was none other than Asuna Yuuki. "Man, that girl really does like screwing around with me, doesn't she?"

"~Hmhmhm, you got that right Kirito~~"

"That voice again!?" he shouted mentally before turning his focus back on Sinon. "I've only killed those because they deserved it. Laughing Coffin—"

"Was after your life repeatedly yes I know all about that." Sinon said waving her hand in a dismissive motion. "What I want to know is about those innocent people you've killed because you don't look like the type that would kill innocent people or….is it something else?" she asked as she stared at Kazuto in the eyes, the said boy couldn't help but shiver if felt like this girl was staring into his own soul.

"Who are you really? Who sent you to find me?" he asked.

"Hmhmhm, sorry but you're not going to get that answer from me easily." She said closing her eyes before speaking again. "You're gonna have to fight me for it."

"Fight you for it? What are you—!?" Kazuto was interrupted as he suddenly felt a sense of danger come from behind as Sinon suddenly vanished from her current spot and ended up behind him. Sinon sent a kick towards Kazuto chest but he quickly raised his arms to block the attack, unfortunately he didn't count the amount of force it behind the kick as it connected as sent him flying out the door and into the hallway.

Kazuto crashed onto the floor sliding a bit and groaned in pain. He didn't do it for long as Sinon jumped out of the room and flipped sideways sending another kick towards him. He quickly rolled out the way as Sinon landed her heel on the ground leaving a dent.

Getting up he quickly backed away from Sinon who slowly got up and eyed him. "Well that's one way to start off mission."

"Mission?"

"Now…" Sinon started as she closed her eyes and took off her glasses and put them in her pocket. As her eyes opened, her eye color changed from black to indigo as aura surrounded her figure. "…show me what you can do Black Reaper." she said in a cold tone.

Suguha and the others were finally in Ashikaga as they got off the last stop and were now heading towards the flower park. As they did Suguha and Kotone both suddenly felt a pang of danger but both for different reasons. Suguha felt that her brother was in danger while Kotone felt like they were being followed.

"What is it with you two?" Strea asked as her Sachi noticed their sudden stop.

"I feel like we're being watched." Kotone said as she looked around herself.

"Yeah, I feel like Kazuto is in trouble." Suguha answered making Strea sigh.

"Okay you two…" she got their attention by grabbing their Kotone's hoodie and Suguha's collar.

"What!?"

"Hey!?"

"We are going to have fun today, whether you like it or not. No swords, no fighting, no anything." Strea stated as she dragged them off leaving Sachi behind. The said girl watched them blankly before looking behind herself wondering if somebody was watching them.

"Hmm." She muttered before she quickly ran up to the others, so she didn't get left behind. Little did any of them know that there were two figures back at the train station watching them.

The first girl had light brown eyes with light brown hair tied into two tails with red ribbons wearing a blue and one-line white striped blazer with white button up t-shirt underneath, with black shorts and long black socks with brown haruta shoes. She also had a small blue dragon-like creature hanging on her shoulder that only she and the other girl could see.

The second girl was a little taller than the first girl, she had light pink eyes with brown hair with to white hairpins on both sides to keep her bangs out of her eyes. She was wearing a pink sweater with a white button up shirt underneath with a black skirt, black socks and brown haruta shoes.

"They're here. Can we play a game with them?"

"Soon, for now we tag them until we get to the park. Once we're there than you play your games okay Keiko?"

"Hai Rika-nii!"

Author's Note: Okay, so let me explain a few things before I end this chapter. First is Sinon, some of the characters will be a little different in the story but not that much. Their personalities will be the same, just a few things added to them to make it more interesting.

Second , is the question of Sachi being alive, In chapter one I put on the last note that Infinite Scenario takes off from Hollow Aftermath. That story is the prequel to this one so it explains how Sachi is alive and stuff.

Lastly is the fight scenes I will put in the story. I have to do planning of how the fights will go down and it kind of takes me a while to write it all so sorry if it takes me awhile to upload the chapter.

That's all I had to say thank you for taking the time to read this note and I will see you guys in the next chapter. No author note this time!

Read, Review and see you next time.

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