"2024 Floor 55:" "Grandzam" "I just have to explain it to the rest of the guild." "we'd like a temporary leave of absence from the guild." "Really?" "Why?" "We're concerned with the current state of the guild." "And we need time to think." "Very well." "I'm positive you won't stay away from the battlefield for long." "2024 Floor 22 wow!" "This view's amazing!" "It is pretty awesome." "Don't fall off the balcony." "That would really suck." "We bought the best house." "And now we're totally broke." "'cause we can live in peace here." "Kirito?" "What's wrong?" "Well..." "I was thinking..." "Does our relationship only exist in this world?" "I can't believe you'd say that." "I don't give a damn if this is a virtual world." "My feelings for you are real." "it's this:" "To keep doing the best we can till the very end. no matter what." "And fall in love with you again." "80)}Mitometeta okubyou na kako 1060)}The cowardly past that I'd acknowledged" "80)}Wakaranai mama ni 80)}Kowagatteta ushiro no jibun ga Genjitsu wo ima ni utsusu scared Projecting reality onto today" "80)}Ikutsu mono sora wo egaita 1060)}I've drawn so many skies" "80)}Koko wa kitto hakanai kokoro 1060)}This must be my fleeting heart" "80)}Midashite 1060)}Out of control" "80)}Yume de takaku tonda karada wa this body soars so high" "80)}Donna fuan matotte mo furiharatteku 1060)}And it can brush away any fears that cling to me" "80)}Nemuru chiisana omoi hirogari dashite these budding feelings start to expand" "80)}Kizuku yowai watashi kimi ga ireba weak as I am..." "As long as I had you 80)}Kurai sekai tsuyoku ireta 1060)}I could stay strong in this dark world" "80)}Nagai yume miru kokoro wa sou eien de 1060)}My heart will dream a long dream forever" "I want to always be with you" "I'll give you everything I have... 742)}The Morning Dew Girl" "he's brash and impulsive... almost like a little kid." "is he younger than me?" "Kirito..." "I love you." "Let's stay together forever." "Kirito." "Morning..." "D-Did you hear what I said?" "I didn't hear a thing." "What'd you say?" "Nothing!" "Not a thing!" "you wanna go have some fun today?" "you know... too?" "you're saying you don't wanna go have fun today." "Oh wait.." "I know a place we can go." "C'mon!" "Where are we going?" "You're just gonna have to wait till we get there to find out." "carry me on your shoulders!" " Uh...seriously?" "please." "It's no fun seeing the world from the same height all the time." "you won't break a sweat." "but..." " Aren't you a little old for that though?" " It doesn't matter how old I am." "Come on!" "It's not like anyone's gonna see us." "Okay..." "Get on!" "I'm gonna slap you." " Are you gonna hop on already or what?" "Giddy up!" "you can already see the lake from here." "I... you can ride on my shoulders later." "horsey." "We're heading north-northeast!" "Okay." "It almost flew up my nose!" "We got people staring at us now." "Our own audience." "or he'll think you're rude." "not gonna happen." "Do you want me to get off you now?" "1070)}You're fine right where you are." "I heard this weird rumor in the village yesterday." "you'll see... them..." "See who?" "Ghosts." "right?" "not those." "Real ghosts." "They say the tortured souls of the monsters hunted here... come back to wander the forest at night." "We're almost there." "This place the rumor mentions?" "a carpenter hiked into the forest to get some wood for a project." "it was night." "he caught a glimpse of something white standing by a tree." "Was it a monster or something else?" "The white figure slowly walked towards some trees..." "H-H-H-Hey!" "Look!" "I wanna get down!" "I wanna get down!" "What's wrong with you now?" "It's..." "It's over there." "What are you talking about?" "You gotta be kidding..." "Hold on..." "That's not a ghost!" "K-Kirito!" "geez..." "It's... another player." "Yeah." "But there's something really strange about her." "What do you mean?" "She doesn't have a cursor." "Maybe it's some kind of bug?" "maybe it is." "What's a little girl like this doing playing SAO?" "I guess we'll find out when she wakes up." "And we can't just leave her out here till she does." "Let's take her home with us." "okay." "one thing's for sure." "She's not an NPC." "We didn't have any trouble moving her here." "that's true... she would've given off a warning when you picked her up like other NPCs." "You're right." "And she's definitely not a quest giver either." "Our quest log would have been updated as soon as we interacted with her. lost." "That's the most likely scenario." "but... what was she doing out there?" "right?" "Mm-hm." "She had to have logged in with someone from her family." "I just hope they're safe." "do you think... she'll wake up? that means signals are still being transmitted to and from her NerveGear." "She's in some kind of sleep mode." "I'm sure she'll wake up soon." "And the sooner the better." "Yeah." "Kirito?" "I wonder..." "Did she log into SAO by herself... or with her family?" "Or has she been all alone here... all this time?" "Sleep well." "Please hurry and wake up tomorrow." "wake up!" "Good morning..." "Something wrong?" "Hurry!" "Get over here!" "She woke up." "Thank goodness." "Do you remember what happened to you?" "Okay..." "How about your name?" "My..." "My name is..." "I think my name is..." "I think..." "Yui?" "Yui." "That's it." "Yui." "That's a cute name." "Nice to meet you." "My name's Asuna." "And this is Kirito." "A-una?" "Ki-to?" "Try to remember." "What were you doing in the forest?" "And do you know where your mom and dad are now?" "I-I don't know..." "I..." "I can't remember anything." "Oh no." "you're awake." "Can I call you Yui?" "Okay." "Then you can call me Kirito." "Can you say Kirito?" "Ki-to?" "It's Kirito." "Ki-ri-to." "Ki-to." "That's okay." "Maybe it's a little hard." "How about you call me whatever's easier for you." "Daddy." "Me?" "Auna is..." "Mommy." "Okay." "I'm Mommy." "That works." "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Daddy!" "You must be hungry." "How about breakfast?" "Okay!" "Yui." "This one's yours." "Yui." "This one's super spicy." "I want the same one that Daddy has." "I won't stop you." "right?" "I like it... you got an iron stomach." "We can do a full course of extra-spicy food tonight if you want." "let's not get carried away." "I'm not cooking anything nuclear." " You heard the lady." " You heard the lady?" "what do you think?" "no memories." "It's really weird..." "I know." "It's like she's a baby again." "I just..." "I don't..." "I'm sorry." "I don't know what to do." "until she gets her memory back." "but..." "But it's a catch-22." "it'll take that much longer for Yui to be free of it." "I know." "we'll do what we can." "she hasn't been out in the field much." "We'll check the Town of Beginnings." "Maybe there we can find out if she's got a family." "Okay." "Look." "I don't wanna say good-bye to her either." "You really don't? it's made our little cabin feel like a real home." "Don't you think so?" "Mm-hm." "This doesn't mean we'll never see her again. they're probably worried about her right now." "we'll go to the Town of Beginnings." "ready for anything." "Yeah." "We'd better be careful." "Mommy..." "Daddy." "2024 Floor 1:" "Town of Beginnings 954)}It's been forever since I've been back here." "Me too." "What do yo think?" "Do any of these buildings look familiar?" "I don't know..." "Don't get down about it." "The Town of Beginnings is a really big place." "how about it?" "Should we start at the central market?" "Kirito..." "Yeah?" "Do you know how many players are here right now in the town?" "good question... there were six thousand players still alive in SAO." "live in the Town of Beginnings." "maybe a little less than two thousand?" "doesn't it seem a little dead around here?" "You're right." "Leave those children alone!" " Hey look." " It's that day-care bitch!" " We've been waiting for you!" "Leave them alone and let them go!" "babycakes." "making sure they pay their way." "ma'am." "That's right." "Everyone's gotta pay taxes around here." "Ginn!" "Cain!" "Mina!" "Are you okay?" "Sasha!" "Please!" "Save us!" "so give it to them and it'll be okay!" "Teach." "But they said it's not good enough!" "you deadbeats owe us a hell of a lot in back taxes." "including your armor." "honey." "Don't be shy." "No way." "Let me through or else!" "Stand aside!" "You guys are gonna be okay now." "Pick up your stuff." "O-Okay." "What the...?" "who the hell are you?" "so get the hell out of our way!" "I got this." "yeah?" "and you do not mess with us!" "take care of Yui." "Uh-huh." "don't worry." "your HP won't deplete no matter what I do." "There's just a feeling of getting knocked off your feet." "a fight with me is still gonna scare the hell out of you." "don't!" "you assholes!" "Do something!" "Awesome." "That was so awesome!" "you were so cool!" " Thank you for helping us out." "isn't she?" "Their hearts..." "Everyone's hearts are..." "Yui?" "Yui?" "what's the matter?" " Everyone's hearts..." "Yui!" "did you remember something?" "I..." "I..." "I was never here... in this place.." "I was always alone... in the dark..." "No!" "Yui!" "I'm scared..." "Mommy..." " My god..." " Daddy..." "Yui..." "What was that?" "80)}Tookuni kikoeta kane no ne ga sukoshi samishikute 1060)}The tolling of the faraway bells sounded a little lonely to me" "80)}Mou ichido tsuyoku kondo wa takaku kake nuketa all the way up" "80)}Tada kurikaesu genjitsu mo 1060)}Neither this reality that just keeps repeating itself" "80)}Hoshi no kazu no negai goto mo as numerous as the stars" "80)}Mezasu beki asu wo mitsuketa 1060)}Now that I've found the tomorrow I should strive for" "80)}Kono omoi ni wa katenai 1060)}None of them can overcome these feelings of mine" "80)}Me no mae ni hirakareta hate nai sekai opening up before my eyes" "80)}Tatoe yume demo ii 1060)}Even if it's no more than a dream" "80)}Mayoi tsuzukete mo mune no oku de tsuyoku it is strong" "80)}Zutto zutto hibiiteku 1060)}Echoing forever and ever" "80)}Sotto sotto hikatteru ever so softly" "824)}Next Time:" "Yui's Heart"