Crossover Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Sailor Moon Online ❯ A Princess’ Nymphs and the Imprisoned Queen ( Chapter 10 )

Here we are at big chapter ten and we are quite deep in the Fairy Dance arc now and you are going to wonder how the Sailor Scouts, in their ALO avatar forms, are going to interact with Kirito as well as what the rest of the Sailor Scouts and Darien are going to look like in ‘fairy form’. Right? Sorry, I’m not telling you that information, you know? Well, you are going to have to read and find out, folks!

I DO NOT OWN Sailor Moon, Sword Art Online, Accel World, Digimon series, and anything/anyone that comes from these and other stories that end up in this fanfiction! Sailor Moon is owned/licensed by Naoko Takeuchi and its various studios and publishers and Sword Art Online is owned/licensed by ASCII Media Works, A-1 Pictures Inc., and its various directors/publishers including Reki Kawahara and Tomohiko Itô!

Warning: This story contains intense violence, blood, possible gore, death, mild to explicit suggestive themes, including mind-control and brainwashing, mild to explicit bad language, and mature adult themes/situations!

Second Warning: Some to a lot of OOC (Out of Character) actions and mannerisms in this whole story!

Sailor Moon Online

Chapter 10: A Princess’ Nymphs and the Imprisoned Queen

January 20, 2025, Dicey Café

Inside of a place known as the Dicey Café, a restaurant in Okachimachi, we find Kazuto going over to none other than Agil AKA Andrew Gilbert Mills, a Japanese citizen whose parents are African-Americans, the businessman and axe-welder that made shop in Algade and who was very good friends with Usagi AKA Serena and Kazuto, talking with Kazuto about ALO and how it related to the picture with Asuna.

Kazuto asks, “Agil, can I borrow this for a couple of days?”

Andrew responds, “Sure, it’s cool. Are you going?”

Kazuto says, “Yeah, I’ve got to check this out. A game where it is okay to die shouldn’t be that much of a deal? People these days are so spoiled.” Kazuto says, “Crap. I’ve got to buy the gear to go with it.”

Andrew says, “It’s good with what you have. The Amusphere is just a NervGear with better security.”

Kazuto says, with a smile, “That’s a relief.”

Andrew asks, “The battle isn’t over until it’s over. You hear me?”

Kazuto says, “Yep.”

Andrew tells Kazuto, “What about Usagi?” Kazuto freezes at that and he says, “I met her some time ago.”

Kazuto asks, surprised, “You did?”

Andrew says, “Yep! Met her boyfriend too, bro.”

Flashback; January 7, 2025

In the morning hours, Andrew is working with his back towards the door when he hears the door open and footsteps enter his café.

Andrew says, turning around, “Hey, welcome to…” He then gasps to see Serena, Darien, and Rini enter with Darien closing the door behind him in which he yells out, “Usagi?!”

Serena says, with a smile, “Hey, Agil, still running down the ‘suckers’?”

Andrew says, with a grin, “Nice to see you, too. Saw you on the news on New Year’s.”

Serena asks, with a nervous smile, “Really?”

Andrew says, with a nod, “Seems like you have got your hands full.”

Serena says, with a sigh, “You have no idea.”

Andrew asks Serena, looking at Darien, “This is your ‘prince’?”

Darien responds, “I’m Darien Shields. It is nice to meet you, Andrew-san.”

Darien extends his hand, Andrew takes it, and he says, shaking his head, “I’m Andrew Gilbert Mills.”

Darien asks, curiously, “American?”

Andrew responds, “My parents are, but they fell in love with Japan and stayed here where they had me.”

Darien says, with a smile, “I see.”

Andrew asks, looking at Rini, “Who is the girl that looks like you expect for the pink hair?”

Serena and Rini say in unison, “There is no way that I look like her!”

Andrew gives a surprised look and Serena responds, nervously, “She is my cousin, Agil.”

Andrew asks, “Really?” Andrew says, “I’m guessing she is the pink haired Sailor Scout that I saw on the news with you.”

Rini says, amazed, “Wow! You figured it out already!”

Serena says, with a smile, “Agil is quite perceptive like Kirito!”

Rini responds, “Unlike a certain Meatball Head Sailor Scout I know.”

Serena yells out, with a glare, “You little rat!”

Rini tells Serena, with a giggle, “Come on, Serena, you know that I’m just teasing look like in the ‘old days’.”

Serena says, drolly, “Those are the moments that I wish to forget, Rini.”

Andrew asks Serena, “So, Usagi, what brings you to my neck of the woods?”

Serena says, with a weak smile, “I just needed someone to talk, Agil.”

Andrew asks, “It’s Asuna, huh?”

Serena says, with a nod, “Yeah. I didn’t want to disturb any of you since you are rebuilding your lives after what happened, but I don’t want to talk to Kirito since I’m afraid to ‘upset’ him.”

Andrew says, nodding his head in understand, “I hear you.” Andrew asks, “Have your ‘girlfriends’ had any luck?”

Serena says, shaking her head, “Nothing, Agil. And it has been two months since then and they aren’t any closer.” Serena asks, “Anyway, which of the girls came to you?”

Andrew says, “It was that Sailor Pluto lady. She was kind about it though she let me know that she would do anything to protect you.”

Serena says, with a sigh, “Sorry about that. The Outer Sailor Scouts, minus Saturn, tend to be a little more ‘overprotective’ at times.”

Andrew says, with a grin, “I didn’t get it as bad as Klein. He got a visit from Neptune and Uranus and from what he told me, Uranus got a bit ‘irritated’ when he took a ‘shining’ to Neptune.”

Serena nearly slammed her head on the bar counter and she says, with a sigh, “Oh, geez, Klein… Uranus…”

Andrew says, “Anyway, the surviving members of seventy-five boss raid party made an agreement that we don’t say a thing about your ‘other identity’. You are a hero… in this world and ‘back there’, Usagi. After what happened on that day, the other players really sympathize with you and they are really thankful for what you done.”

Serena replies, with a weak smile, “Thank you, Agil. But I don’t think of myself as hero…Just a fellow survivor like the rest of you.”

Rini tells Serena, with a smile, “Don’t be modest Meatball Head!”

Andrew tells Serena, “Despite what you think, all of us think that you and Kirito are the real heroes ‘over there’, Usagi.”

Serena responds, “Thanks, Agil. Oh, anyway, my real name is Serena Tsukino.”

Andrew says, with a smile, “Nice to finally meet you, Serena. And you know my name now.”

Serena says, with a nod, “Yes, it is finally nice to see you again, Andrew.”

End Flashback; Return to the Present

When Andrew finishes telling on how he met Serena/Usagi for the first time in the ‘real world’, Kazuto asks, “Guess we had the same idea, huh?”

Andrew responds, with a smile, “But at least she took me getting used to real life in consideration.”

Kazuto asks, “You are going to put that one over my head?”

Andrew smirks and he asks, “Did you meet her here?”

Kazuto responds, “Actually, I did. I had seen her floating outside of…”

Andrew says, “I get you, bro.”

Kazuto says, “My first actual reunion with her was around several weeks ago.”

Flashback; December 25, 2024

Within Kazuto’s home, he is in his room while his mom/aunt was out and his sister is training inside of the dojo on the property and looking at the ceiling thinking about none other than Asuna when he hears a tapping at his window. He looks over to see Eternal Sailor Moon floating in the window in front of him.

Kazuto rubs his eyes and he asks, shocked, “Usagi?” He goes over to the window, opens up, and allows Sailor Moon to fly inside.

Sailor Moon says, with a smile, “Hey, Kirito.”

Kazuto asks, “Couldn’t you have used the door?”

Sailor Moon says, “Geez, I come all this way to see how you are doing and this is the greeting that I get? Nice way to greet a friend.”

Kazuto says, with a smile, “Nice to see you, too, Usagi.”

Sailor Moon and Kazuto share a hug and she says, “It’s actually Serena now, Kirito… I mean Kazuto.”

Kazuto says, with a nod, “I know. I’m still getting used to it.”

Sailor Moon says, with a nod, “I feel the same way.” Sailor Moon says, with a sigh and looking out the window, “I feel kind of weird being without my swords and even though I know that monsters won’t attack me, I’m still quite on guard even with my friends.”

Kazuto says, “In your case, you need to be since you fight real-life monsters.”

Sailor Moon says, drolly, “Thanks for reminding me.”

Kazuto says, with a sigh, “But I know how you feel, Usagi. I feel the same way. It… The real me… The real us is Kirito the Black Swordsman and Usagi the White Valkyrie.”

Sailor Moon says, with a nod, “Yeah. Kazuto… Serena… they feel like ‘personas’ now. It’s crazy, but what happened to us was pure insanity.” Sailor Moon says, “And it won’t end until I fulfil that promise. To me, SAO hasn’t ended yet.”

Kazuto says, nodding his head in agreement, “I know.”

Sailor Moon tells Kazuto, “Kirito, we’ll bring her home. My friends and I won’t stop until we figure out what’s going on and bring her home.”

Kazuto says, with a nod, “I know, Usagi.”

Just then a female voice calls out, “Big brother!”

Kazuto says, “Oh, crap! That’s my sister!”

Sailor Moon says, with a smile, “I had better go.”

Kazuto says, “Yeah. I don’t think that I’m going to be able to explain to Sugu how Sailor Moon is in my room right now.” Sailor Moon giggles and she takes off out the open window where Tuxedo Mask is waiting for her on the roof of a nearby house.

End Flashback; Return to the Present

Back with Andrew and Kazuto, Andrew tells Kazuto, “What will do you? Asuna is her best friend after all.”

Kazuto thinks about his memories of SAO and he says, “She has a right to know about this, but I can’t. Usagi was among the worst affected by this whole ordeal and she already has got enough on her plate. I’m sure that you saw the news.”

Andrew says, “Yeah, the ‘monster attacks’ in Juuban are happening in broad daylight and now, she and her friends are on the news though what kind of magic that she and her friends use help keep their identities safe by making people unable to see their facial features.”

Kazuto says, “Yeah, but if they are smart like Kayaba, they might figure them out through their high styles.”

Andrew says, “Good point, bro.”

Kazuto says, with a plain tone, “Usagi really believed in her uncle and he betrayed her in the worst way possible. Remember, Kayaba didn’t just ruin the lives of all those that died, the people of Argus had their lives pretty much ruined since now they have the ‘stigma’ of working for the company that helped Kayaba create his ‘death game’ and Usagi’s family ties to Kayaba had to be hidden or erased to make sure no one would find out that her family is related to Kayaba. His own parents are under government protection because of what he did to us.”

Andrew says, with a nod, “I hear you, bro.”

Kazuto says, “You are right. She has the right to know. You really think that I want to keep this from her? But if anyone deserves peace, it’s her. I’ll rescue Asuna and I’ll put her ‘ghosts’ to bed for good.”

Andrew says, nodding his head, “Not sure if it is right to keep it from her, but I understand. I won’t say a thing to her.”

Kazuto says, “Thanks, Agil.”

Andrew says, “Get her out and come back safe, man.”

Kazuto says, “Sure, Agil, and when I do, let’s meet up here, Agil.” Kazuto and Andrew bump their fists together and Kazuto heads home with ALO game card to venture into ALO to rescue Asuna, not knowing that there was already a rescue effort already happening in there.

January 20, 2025, Alfheim Online, Elder Forest

Within an area known as Elder Forest, which is ‘neutral territory’ between the lands of the Sylphs and the Salamanders, two of the fairy races in Alfheim Online, we find Usagi and Michiru flying through the air heading towards Sylph territory to meet up with Mikoto and Haruka, the ALO names of Lita and Amara respectively, in which they plan to meet up with the other Sailor Scouts and Darien, in their ALO avatars, around Alne, the neutral town at the base of the World Tree.

Usagi’s gear consists of a tight fitting white shirt with a silver armored breast plate, blue mini-skirt, silver armored elbow and kneepads, white fingerless gloves, and white high-heeled knee-high boots in which she has two sheaths to carry her swords, Escalon and Lunar Excelsior, with one on each side of her skirt.

Michiru has an aqua-blue headpiece with silver wings on each side, on her torso she wears a sky-blue bikini top breastplate with choker on her neck, she has an long armored skirt that goes up to the bottom of her navel and down three-quarters of her thighs, there are white armored arm-guards going from her wrists to just below her shoulder blades around her arms, and black thigh-high armored high-heeled boots with leg-guards and on her legs with wings on the side of each ankle. In her hands, she has a silver trident.

Usagi asks Michiru, “Are you really sure that’s not too suggestive?”

Michiru says, with a kind smile, “For some reason, they don’t really say a word about it.”

Usagi says, nervously, “Gee, I wonder why.”

Michiru says, “Anyway, Usagi, we had better be careful. This is neutral territory bordering the Sylphs and the Salamanders in which the Salamanders tend to hunt Sylphs, but they won’t hesitate to attack any non-Salamanders that wander into these lands. They have gotten a bit ‘confident’ since they are the strongest of the fairy races in ALO currently.”

Usagi says, with a nod, “Right.” Just Usagi sees a bright flash some distance away from them and she asks, “What’s that?”

Michiru says, with a serious tone, “That looked like the light from a fire spell. Most likely, it has hit its intended target.” Usagi then heads in that direction and Michiru asks, “Where are you going?”

Usagi responds, “I don’t know why, but I’ve got to see what’s going on.” Usagi then takes off and Michiru can only smile at this in which she follows after her. Later on, a beautiful Sylph woman with bright green eyes and wears white and green clothes with black combat boots in which the clothing around her chest area has a slight V-cut shape. She also has a white and green collar on her neck. She has long blond hair, often tied up with a flower like hairband. In her hands, there is a long katana. This lovely female Sylph is surrounded three red armored warriors with lances in which their red fairy wings show that they are Salamanders.

The leader of the group says, “Sorry about this, but we are on a mission. Give up your items and money and we’ll let you go.”

One of his team tells the leader, “Why are you being such a gentleman, Kagemune?”

The other one says, “Yeah, we haven’t killed a Sylph chick in ages! Let’s waste her!”

The Sylph woman sneers and she says, holding up her katana, “Go on, try it! But I’m taking one of you with me! Whoever isn’t afraid of dying, come on!”

The leader of the group, Kagemune, says, “My, aren’t you a stubborn one? Suit yourself.” The three Salamanders prepare to strike her down with female Sylph with their lances, but there is a loud yell in which something or should I say, someone, crashed down to the ground and landing on his head, hard.

The person in question says, “Damn. I’ve got to work on those landings.” The person get to his feet and the four others look to see that this person has wild spiky hair, large slanted dark eyes, giving him a mischievous appearance, and he is wearing all black clothing with a simple long sword strapped to his back.

As the person rubs his head, a familiar female voice shouts out, with a loud yelp, “Watch out!” Everyone then looks to see Usagi coming out of the trees and bushes in which she lands on the ground, but she stumbles forward and lands flat on stomach. Usagi groans out, “The flying part I’ve got down… It’s the landing that I need work on.” Usagi groans as she gets to her feet.

The Sylph woman thinks in her mind, “First, a Spriggan and now an Undine?! What are they doing so far from their territories?!”

The black haired male, a Spriggan fairy, thinks in his mind, surprised, “That voice and that hair! Could it be…?” The male then asks, in a familiar male voice, “Usagi?”

Usagi reacts in surprise, looks at the Spriggan male, sees an image of Kazuto’s SAO avatar, Kirito over him, and she asks, stunned, “Kirito?!”

The Spriggan male, now revealed to be Kazuto Kirigaya in a new ‘Kirito’ avatar, and Usagi yell out in unison, “What are you doing here?!”

Kagemune then clears his throat, the two of them look at the situation, and Kirito says, “We can talk about this later, Usagi.”

Usagi responds, nervously, “Good idea.”

The Sylph female shouts out, “What are you, two, doing?! Get out of here!”

Kirito says, “Can someone explain to me why three big guys are fighting one girl? That’s seriously lame of you ask me.”

One of Salamanders with Kagemaru yells out, angrily, “What was that?”

Usagi thinks in her mind, sweat dropping, “That’s Kirito all right. Only he would be so blunt.”

The other one says, “Better get your ass out of here newbie and take that chick with you!”

The two Salamanders with lances gang up on Kirito and Usagi and the first one says, as Kirito smirks at them, “Fine! We’ll start with you and the Undine chick!”

Usagi thinks in her mind, drolly, “Oh, great. They just love picking on me.”

The second Salamander shouts out, “Get ready to die!” The two Salamanders charge at Kirito and Usagi ready to impale them and the Sylph closes her eyes, unable to watch this, but Kirito and Usagi easily grab the lances stopping the attack causing the sound of a successful guard to happen in which Sylph female looks on in shock as she sees Kirito and Usagi easily holding them back by their lances.

Usagi says, amazed, “Wow. They aren’t as tough as they look.”

Kirito tells Usagi, with a smile, “All bark and no bite, Usagi.” Kirito says, “See you.” Kirito and Usagi throw them backwards in which they crash into each other causing them to crash to the ground in which they stumble back to their feet.

Kagemaru thinks in his mind, stunned, “Impossible.”

Kirito asks, curiously, “So, am I allowed to waste these guys here?”

The Sylph female responds, “They were kind of trying to do that to you, two.”

Kirito says, with a nod, “Good point.” Kirito asks, “So, you don’t mind me butting in?”

The Sylph female replies, “I guess if you really want to. I don’t think that they are going to let you go after this.”

Kirito says, with a smirk, “Then sit back and let me at them.” Kirito asks Usagi, “Want to join in?”

Usagi responds, with a smile, “I’ll leave it to you, Kirito.”

Kirito says, with a nod, “No problem.” Kirito draws his long sword, takes one step on the ground, and he vanishes in a shockwave in which he is on the other side of the two Salamanders in which he look like he swung his sword.

One of them asks, “Where he go?” But then that Salamander yells out as he vanishes in a burst of ‘data flames’ causing the other Salamanders and the Sylph to be flabbergasted while Usagi smiles at this, knowing that Kirito could defeat him with ease and she knows that this ‘death’ isn’t too death.

Kirito turns around and he asks, with a smirk, “Okay, whose next?” The other Salamander spins around in confusion, looks at Kirito, and Kirito zips over to him in which he cuts him in half causing him to vanish in a burst of ‘data flames’. Kirito then asks Kagemune, “How about you?”

Kagemaru responds, “No way, pal. My magic skill is about to reach nine hundred. I rather not risk the penalty.”

Usagi says, “Well, at least you are honest.”

Kirito says, with a nod, “Yeah.” Kirito asks the Sylph female, “How about you miss? Do you want to take on this guy?”

The Sylph lady sighs and she says, “Guess I’ll pass, but next time, you’re mine!”
Kagemaru says, “Well, I couldn’t beat one-on-one anyway, but I’ll bring more friends next time.”

Just then a female voice says, “But you had better careful that she might have powerful friends in high places.” Everyone then looks to see Michiru floating down and Kagemaru and the Sylph woman gasp in shock.

Kagemaru says, “You… You are…The Water Siren of the Undine, Lady Michiru!”

Usagi thinks in her mind, surprised, “LADY Michiru?”

Michiru asks, with a sweet smile that says ‘danger’, “Now, you wouldn’t be threatening my fellow Undine, would you?”

Kagemaru responds, nervously, “No, ma’am! I was just leaving!” Kagemaru then flies off into the distance while Michiru goes over and lands in front of the two of them.

Michiru says, with a smile, “My, Usagi, I leave you for a second and you are causing trouble.” Usagi was about to protest when Michiru points to two flames left behind by the two Salamanders that Kirito just PK and she says, “Easy, Usagi-chan. Those are Remain Lights. The players that just died are still here and they remain there for a minute and if no one revives them, they resurrect back in Salamander home territory, but they can see hear and see us until then.” A brief time afterwards, the two flames vanish and she says, “Okay, we can talk now since they have gone back to their home territory to be revived.”

Usagi thinks in her mind, “There is a lot of new stuff that I got to learn about here.”

Michiru looks at the Sylph female and she asks, “Aren’t you Leafa?”

The female Sylph responds, a bit nervously, “Yes, Lady Michiru. I’ve seen you with Lady Makoto and Lady Haruka, but we never formally talked. I’m Leafa.”

Michiru says, “It is an honor to meet one of the Five Great Sylphs.”

The female Sylph, Leafa, responds, “Thank you, Lady Michiru, but I’m nothing compared to you or the other Eight Great Nymphs of ALO. At least, I’m not there yet anyway.”

Usagi thinks in her mind, “Eight Great Nymphs of ALO? Something tells me that the girls are more famous than I thought.”

Michiru says, with a kind smile, “Don’t be so hard on yourself, Leafa. Makoto-chan and Haruka-chan tells me that you were incredible in previous tournaments.”

Leafa says, with a smile, “Thanks.” Leafa asks, looking at Usagi, “Anyway, is this a friend of yours?”

Michiru responds, with a nod, “Yes she is, Leafa. Her name is Usagi. She actually started this game recently despite making the account ages ago. She was busy with a… different VRMMO.”

Leafa looks at Usagi, causing her to be a bit nervous, and she thinks, “That explains her reaction ability to block that spear.” She is a bit curious, but she decides to let it go for now. Leafa asks, “So, does that mean that she knows…?”

Michiru says, with a nod, “Yes, she knows all of us IRL, Leafa.”

Leafa says, with an interested look, “Oh, wow.” Leafa then asks Usagi, “Hey, Usagi?”

Usagi asks, a bit nervously, “Yeah?”

Leafa asks, pointing to Kirito, “How do you know that Spriggan?”

Kirito responds, “She and I played the same VRMMO before. My avatar in there looked quite a bit like this one. We’re really good friends. I was surprised to see her here.”

Usagi says, with a nod, “Yeah, same here.” Usagi thinks in her mind, a bit nervously, “Something tells me that Kirito saw the same picture that I did.”

Just then a female voice calls out, “You know this lady, daddy?” Everyone looks to the source of the voice and Kirito yelps as out of his shirt pocket, a four inch tall female with long flowing black hair, big bright black eyes, and she is wearing a long pink dress shaped like a flower with same colored detached sleeves, pink anklets and a blue flower in her hair with two translucent wings and she asks, “How do you know this lady, daddy?”

Leafa and Usagi say in unison, shocked, “Daddy?!”

Kirito grabs the pixie-like female humanoid and he says, nervously, “It’s… Um…”

Leafa asks, “Is that one of those private pixies?”

Kirito asks, “Huh?”

Leafa responds, “You know, one of those given to by lottery by those that pre-ordered the game. I never saw one before.”

The pixie-like female says, “I’m not…”

However, Kirito covers her mouth up and he responds, nervously, “Yeah, I just got lucky on the draw.”

Leafa looks over Kirito and she asks, “Okay, what’s a Spriggan like you doing over here?”

Kirito responds, “I kind of got lost. I was trying to meet my friend, Usagi, here.”

Leafa gives a surprised look and she then says, laughing, “How could you get lost? Spriggan territory is way to the east and it borders Undine territory! You are so funny!” Leafa then says, “Anyway, thank you for saving me. As you already heard, I’m Leafa.”

Kirito says, “I’m Kirito. And this is Yui.” Kirito then points to the little pixie with him, who bows her head while sitting on his shoulder.

Leafa tells Kirito, “Okay, Kirito, is you busy? I mean, I can buy you a drink.”

Kirito says, “A drink sounds great! And I would like to prick your brain about some stuff if you don’t mind.”

Leafa asks, curiously, “About what stuff?”

Kirito says, “About this world and that tree.”

Leafa responds, “The World Tree, huh? Yeah, sure, I might look like it, but I know a lot about this game.” Leafa says, “Anyway, there is a neutral village to the north of us. It is a little out of the way…”

Kirito responds, “Well, okay, but isn’t Swilvane closer?”

Leafa tells Kirito, “You really don’t know anything about this game. Swilvane is Sylph territory.”

Kirito asks, “So?”

Leafa replies, “You aren’t a Sylph. If you are in their territory, you can’t attack them, but they can attack you.”

Usagi thinks in her mind, with a winch, “That’s a scary thought.”

Kirito says, with a smile, “As long as I don’t do anything to provoke them, they won’t do anything. And you’ll be there with me, Leafa-san.”

Leafa responds, with a shrug, “Just Leafa is fine. I can’t guarantee your safety through.” Leafa says, looking at Michiru, “However, since Usagi is good friends with Lady Michiru, you have a good chance of getting through my home town without much problem. Each of the Eight Great Nymphs of ALO is respected by all experienced players here on Alfheim Online.”

Kirito says, “They must be strong.”

Michiru says, with a smile, “Maybe a little, Kirito-san.”

Leafa says, with a smile, “She is being modest. Lady Michiru and the other Great Nymphs are eight female players that are best friends in real life and they have been playing this game from the beginning. You would expect them to be strong, but they are incredible. They are among the strongest players of Alfheim Online, male or female, and you don’t mess with them unless you want your ass kick all the way from the World Tree and back.”

Kirito says, with a whistle, “Wow. It sounds like she is something else.”

Usagi thinks in her mind, shocked while looking at Michiru, “No kidding, Kirito! I know that the girls were elite players since they have been playing this game from when it came out, but I never knew that they were the top players in the game!”

Kirito asks, “Wait! That guy called her ‘Michiru the Water Siren’, what’s that mean?”

Michiru says, “It is just a little unofficial title that the other players call me.”

Leafa says, with a nod, “And well deserved too. Undines are experts in water spells, but Lady Michiru is at a different level. Her mastery of water spells is beyond excellent. She also uses magical music, which can be used in combat. Normally, the Pooka use magical music in combat, but Lady Michiru rivals the best Pooka fairies in usage of magical music in both combat and non-combat situations. It is said that if you are Lady Michiru’s enemy and you get hit with her music, it will be the ‘melody of your doom’.”

Usagi says, a bit nervously, “Yipe!”

Michiru gives a giggle and she says, “Just someone getting carried away, I can assure you.”

Kirito tells Usagi, “You have some interesting friends, Usagi.”
Usagi says, a bit nervously, “Yeah, I know.”

Leafa says, “Anyway, you might meet two more of them since two of them Sylphs like me. They are known as Makoto the Thunderclap Fighter and Haruka the Wind Reaper and they also two of the other Five Great Sylphs too. That’s why Lady Michiru is going to my home.”

Michiru says, with a smile, “Yes, I am. Usagi and I are going to meet them for some ‘personal business’.”

Leafa says, with a nod, “I see. I think that Makoto and Haruka would be glad to see you. Anyway, we should get going.” Leafa creates a pair of leaf green fairy wings and they move without her bringing out a controller.

Kirito asks, “Wait! You can use your wings without the need for the controller?”

Leafa asks, “Of course, can’t you?”

Michiru tells Leafa, “Remember, Leafa, he may be just like Usagi and had the account, but it looks like that he just started playing the game. Usagi and Kirito did say that they meet in the same VRMMO.”

Leafa says, with a smile, “Oh, yeah. Silly me.” Leafa tells Kirito, “I’m not sure if you can handle it since you just started, but there is a trick to performing Voluntary Flight. Some get it and some never figure it out. Turn around, but don’t access your controller.”

Kirito says, with a nod, “Okay.” Kirito turns around so his back faces Leafa and a pair of black-grey fairy wings appears on his back. Leafa then goes over and puts hand around the shoulder blades area of his back.

Leafa asks, “Can you feel where my hand is touching?” Kirito nods his head and she says, “Assume that there are virtual bones and muscles sprouting out of this spot and move them.”

Kirito says, “Virtual bones and muscles.” Kirito twitches his shoulders and his wings start to tremble with this movement as they slow go up to flying position.

Leafa says, with a smile, “That’s it! Now, you have got to do it even harder.” Kirito then focuses and tucks in his arms as he extends his wings by the movements of his virtual body’s bones and muscles in which Leafa shouts out, as Kirito’s wings extend out, “Go!” Leafa gives him a push and Kirito wails as he rockets into the sky causing branches crunching in his wake.

Usagi says, nervously, “Oh, boy.”

Leafa says, nervously, “Uh oh!”

The pixie on Kirito’s shoulders, Yui, who had left off Kirito when he went rocketing, looks at Usagi and Leafa in which Usagi brings out her wings in which she, Leafa, and Yui fly into the sky and Yui yells out, concerned, “Daddy!”

Leafa yells out, “Kirito, are you okay?” They hear him wail and they don’t see him at first, but when they do see him, Kirito is circling around in the air flying in the form of an infinite sign.

Kirito wails out, “How do I make it stop…?” Leafa and Yui look at each other and they start to burst out laughing.

Yui says, chortling in amusement, “I’m sorry, daddy!”

Leafa shouts out, as she fully out laughs at the situation, “That’s hilarious!”

Usagi rubs her head, nervously, and she thinks, nervously, “You wouldn’t think so if you were the one on the situation.” Usagi then remembers the past few days as she tried to fly with and without the controller and she learned the hard way that flying in ALO takes a bit more work than flying as Eternal Sailor Moon in real life through her experience flying as Eternal Sailor Moon greatly helped. After getting the chuckles out of her system, Leafa, with help from Usagi, stop Kirito’s wild flight and after some time and help, Kirito is flying pretty well now.

Kirito says, “Wow. This is awesome.”

Leafa responds, “I know, right. Now, follow me!”

Kirito responds, “Okay.” Soon after, Kirito, Usagi, and Michiru follow Leafa as she flies off back to Swilvane, the ‘capital’ of Sylph territory.

Leafa says, “Take it slow until you get used to it.”

Kirito replies, with a confident smile, “Don’t worry about me. We can go faster.”

Leafa says, with a mischievous smirk, “Okay.” Leafa then zips forward creating a shockwave behind her and after a while, she looks back, thinking that she will see Kirito begging her to slow down, but she gasps in surprise as she sees Kirito, little Yui flying beside him, Usagi, and Michiru easily keeping up with her causing her to say, stunned, “Huh?” Leafa thinks in her mind, “Lady Michiru, I understand, but all three of them?!”

Kirito asks, “Is that as fast as you can go?”
Leafa glares at him and she retorts, “Don’t blame me if you crash.” Leafa then pours on the speed causing the mountains and the forest below to become a blur in which everyone else manages to keep up.

However, Yui says, “I can’t go on! I need a break!” Yui then dives into Kirito’s shirt pocket and takes a breather.

Leafa giggles and she says, “Other than Lady Michiru and her friends, you and Usagi are the only ones that I know that can handle flying at this speed.”

Usagi says, nervously, “I guess we’re naturals.”

January 20, 2025, Alfheim Online, Swilvane

We are in Swilvane, capital of the ‘Sylph nation’, where we see a large town with massive skyscraper towers seemly made of jade in it where Leafa, Michiru, Kirito, with Yui in his pocket, and Usagi arrive.

Usagi says, awe-struck, “Oh, wow.”

Michiru tells Usagi, “Welcome to Swilvane, home town of the Sylph people, Usagi. It is also known as the ‘Jade City’.”

Usagi says, with a nod, “I can see why.”

Kirito says, “We made it.”
Leafa says, “We’re going to land at the base of central tower.” Just then Leafa gets nervous and she asks, “Wait! Do you know how to land?”

Kirito says, nervously, “No, not really.”

Usagi says, nervously, “Uh oh.”

Leafa becomes really nervous and she says, “Um… Oh, crap. Sorry, you are on your own.”

As Leafa slows down and floats down, Kirito yells out, nervously, “Wait! You are kidding me…?!” Usagi grabs the back of his collar to try to help slow down, but her hand slips and she does some cartoon-like forward flips before she stops herself and covers her face as a loud ‘bang’ is heard all over Swilvane.

Usagi thinks in her mind, nervously, “That’s going to leave a serious mark.” Usagi then quickly flies down in which she, Leafa, and Michiru surround Kirito, who is down on the ground on his back facing the tower that he just slammed into which caused him to lose about one-third to just under one-half of his health.

Kirito says, “That’s seriously not cool.”

Leafa responds, “That’s what happens when you get carried away and I’m surprised that you survived at all. I was sure that you would be dead.”

Usagi says, with a smile, “Kirito is tougher than he looks, Leafa.”

Kirito says, “Thanks a lot, Usagi.”

Leafa says, “Stop whining. I can heal you.” Leafa then says some kind of words while holding her right hand towards Kirito and soon after, blue droplets surround Kirito as his health is restored to normal.

Kirito asks, “So, this is magic?”

Leafa says, “The Undine, like Lady Michiru and your friend, are the only ones that can do high-level healing spells, but that’s a basic one that anyone can learn, so, you should remember it.”

Usagi asks Michiru, curiously, “Is that true?”

Michiru says, with a nod, “Yes, Usagi-chan. And like Leafa said, we also specialized in water magic.”

Kirito asks, “Difference races have different skills, huh? Are the Spriggans good at anything?”

Leafa says, “Well, you, guys, are good at treasure hunting and illusion magic, neither of those things are useful in battle. They are the least popular race.”

Kirito says, “Yikes. This is why you should research first.” Kirito leaps to his feet, stretches, and he says, “So, this is a Sylph town? It’s very beautiful.”

Leafa says, with a smile, “Yeah, isn’t it?”

Just then a male voice calls out, “Leafa!” Everyone looks to the source to see a teenage Sylph male with yellow-green bob-styled hair and green eyes in which he is wearing hooded long-sleeved green cardigan, under which he wears a long dark green shirt covered by a dark blue vest, pair of brown pants with armor around his shins and a pair of dark gray shoes. Around his waist, there is a belt containing a sheath for a dagger.

Leafa says, “Hey, Recon.”

The teenage Sylph male says, “I knew that you survive.” The male then sees Kirito and he yelps out, “A Spriggan?!”

He goes into a defensive stance and Leafa says, “No, it is okay, Recon. He saved me from those Salamander jerks.” Leafa tells Kirito, “This is my friend, Recon.”

Kirito says, “Hey, I’m Kirito.”

The Sylph male says, “Hi, nice to meet you.” He then shakes his head and he yells out, “No, wait! He could be a spy!”

Leafa says, “No, he’s cool. And I’m sure if he was spy, he would be such a ditz.”

Kirito says, drolly, “Gee, thanks a lot.”

Usagi giggles at this and Leafa says, pointing to Usagi, “And he is friends with this Undine girl who is friends with her.” Recon then looks and gasps when he sees Michiru.

Recon yells out, “L-L-Lady Michiru!” He starts to bow frantically and he yells out, “I-I’m sorry, I didn’t see you there!”

Leafa face-palms herself and Usagi tell Michiru, “You must be famous.”

Michiru says, with a smile, “We don’t let it get to our heads, but it is kind of problematic when you want to be ‘discreet’.”

Usagi thinks in her mind, “I’ll bet.”

Michiru then asks, “Anyway, have you seen Mako-chan and Haruka-chan?”

Just then a familiar female voice shouts out, “We’re right here! We were wondering what all the commotion was about!” Everyone then looks to see Makoto, Lita’s ALO avatar, and Haruka, Amara’s ALO avatar, walking towards them and they get a good idea of what they look like in ALO.

Lita’s ALO avatar of Makoto looks a lot like Leafa expect that her hair is leaf green with the bow being pink in color, deep, full, and lovely pink lips, with her clothing looking a lot like Leafa’s clothing, but it is light leaf green where Leafa’s outfit is dark green and pink where it is white on Leafa’s outfit. She also is wearing a pair of high-heeled ankle boots and she has no sword strapped to her waist.

Amara’s ALO avatar of Haruka is a tall female Sylph with short golden blond hair, green-brown eyes, deep, full, and gorgeous pink lips, golden loop earrings in her ears, and she is wearing a tight fitting brown shirt with long sleeves, a silver armored breast-plate over the shirt, black armored shoulder pads, elbow pads, wristbands, black fighting gloves over her hands, greenish-brown baggy pants, and black combat boots on her feet. Around her waist, there is a black belt for a sheath for a short sword similar to her Space Sword as Sailor Uranus.

Recon yells out, surprised, “Lady Makoto! Lady Haruka!”

Haruka says, with a sigh, “When are you going to stop calling us that Recon-san?”

Michiru says, with a smile, “You can’t really blame him, Haruka-chan.”

Makoto tells Leafa, “Hey, Leafa! Heard that you ran into some trouble?”

Leafa says, “Yeah, they were really organized.”

Haruka tells Leafa, with a sigh, “I told you that going with that guy is going to lead you into trouble, Leafa.”

Makoto says, “Yeah. You are one of the Five Great Sylphs, girlfriend. You shouldn’t play second fiddle to that jerk just because he is Sakuya’s right hand man.”
Leafa tells Makoto, with a smile, “Thanks, Makoto, but I’ll be all right.”

Haruka says, “All right, Leafa, but I’m telling you that being in his party will just lead you to tears.”

Michiru says, pointing to Usagi, “Anyway, look who is? I think that this is your first time seeing her here.”

Makoto and Haruka look at Usagi and Makoto yells out, stunned, “No way!”

Leafa says, “Lady Michiru tells me that you know Usagi in real life.”

Haruka says, with a nod, “Yep.”

Makoto says, “We’re just surprised how much similar she looks in real life here.”

Recon asks, shocked, “Wait! This Undine knows Lady Michiru, Lady Makoto, and Lady Haruka?”

Leafa says, with a nod, “Yep! Actually, she knows all of the Eight Great Nymphs in real life from what Lady Michiru told me.”

Recon yells out, stunned, “No way!”

Haruka asks, looking at Kirito, “Who is this?”

Usagi responds, nervously, “This is Kirito. He is that friend from that ‘other VRMMO’ that I was playing, remember?” Makoto and Haruka had to restrain themselves from jumping in shock because they knew exactly what Usagi was talking about.

Kirito says, “Nice to meet you.”

Makoto says, trying to act as calm as possible, “Nice to meet you, Kirito. I’m Makoto.”

Haruka says, keeping a calm façade, “I’m Haruka.” Haruka glances at Michiru in which she made a motion that says ‘Talk later’.

Recon tells Leafa, “Anyway, Leafa, Siguard and the others are waiting for us.”

Leafa says, “Oh, right. I’m sorry. I’ll pass. I promised Kirito that I would buy him a drink for saving me. Take the items to others and divide them up. None of them fit me anyway.” Leafa then opens a trade window and transfers some items to Recon before dragging Kirito away.

Recon moans out, “Leafa…”

Haruka says, with a sigh, “Kid, when are you going to get it.”

Makoto tells Haruka, “Don’t be like that, Haruka.” Makoto gently pats Recon on the head and she calls out to Leafa, “Hey! We’ll meet up with you later, okay?”

Leafa shouts out, with a nod and smile, “Right!” Soon after, Michiru, Usagi, Makoto, and Haruka assemble in an area where they can talk privately.

Makoto asks Usagi, “So, that’s him, huh?”

Usagi says, with a nod, “That’s Kirito, Lita-I mean, Makoto.”

Makoto says, with a smile, “No problem, Serena… I mean Usagi. This can get kind of confusing for a while, but you get used to it.”

Usagi tells Makoto, “Yeah, but you get TOO used to it and you might forget your real world self. Take it from a girl with experience.”

Haruka says, with a plain tone, “Yeah. For the first week or so, you didn’t respond when we called you by your real name and you only responded when we called you Usagi. You were rebuilding yourself from the ground up.” Usagi nods her head and Haruka says, “I take it that he has seen the picture.”

Michiru says, “That’s what we believe. He is probably on his way to the World Tree to rescue Asuna-san and he didn’t tell Usagi because he didn’t want her involved because of SAO.”

Usagi says, with a nod, “That would be Kirito for you.”

Usagi give a solemn look at everyone and Makoto says, with a smile, “Hey, don’t worry about it! You are best buds! He’ll understand why you didn’t say what you said.”

Usagi says, with a nod, “I know that he will Makoto. It just doesn’t make me feel less of a heel.”

Haruka asks, “What do we do now?”

Usagi says, “We have to take him with us. He knows now and he’ll do it on his own if he has to.”

Makoto says, “Love makes one do crazy things.”

Haruka says, with a sigh, “I guess that you are right. But he is new to the game.”

Michiru tells Haruka, “I think that he can take care of himself.” Soon after, Michiru explains about what happened earlier.

When she is done, Makoto says, stunned, “No way!”

Haruka asks, “Do you think that he is like Dumpling and his SAO avatar data transferred into this game?”

Michiru says, with a nod, “I think so.”

Usagi says, “Well, let’s go ask him.” The four of them then enter the bar where Kirito and Leafa went to and they see Leafa logging out and vanishing in streams of light.

Makoto asks, “Did we miss anything?”

Kirito responds, “No. Leafa just offered to go with me to take me to the World Tree.”

There are gasps and Haruka shouts out, “What?!”

Kirito asks, curiously, “Is that a problem?” Usagi, Makoto, and Haruka face-palm themselves knowing what just happened puts their plans into a tail-spin.

Michiru says, with a kind smile, “I think that we need to talk Kirito-san.” Later on, Usagi, Michiru, Makoto, Haruka, Kirito, and Yui, sitting on the shoulder on Kirito, are together inside of an inn room.

Kirito tells Usagi, “I take it that you already saw that picture.”

Usagi responds, with a sigh, “Around three days ago.” Kirito’s eyes widen and Usagi tells Kirito, “Kirito, I wanted to tell you, but I…”

Kirito responds, with a sigh, “I know, Usagi. You really have to stop with this ‘guilt trip’. Seriously, you need to get over it and move on.”

Yui asks Kirito, curiously and a bit suspiciously, “So, you really do know this lady, daddy?”

Haruka and Makoto get shocked and Makoto asks, stunned, “Daddy?!”

Kirito becomes nervous and Usagi tells him, “I was about to ask you about that.”

Kirito says, nervously, “Well… you see… Her name is Yui and she… She is my daughter from SAO.”

There are gasps and Usagi yells out, flabbergasted, “What?!”

Makoto says, “I didn’t know that you could give birth to children in a virtual world.”

Michiru says, with a sly smile, “Usagi mentioned that you and Asuna-san were close as in-game husband and wife, but I didn’t realize…”

Kirito gains a major blush and he yells out, nervously, “No, wait! It isn’t what you think! Let me explain!” Soon after, Kirito explains about Yui’s origins to the others.

When he is done, Haruka says, “So, she used to be an AI designed to help with mental and emotional issues of the players in the game? However, she couldn’t do half of her job, consoling them, since she was ordered not to interfere with the other players.”

Kirito says, “That’s right. All she could do was watch us and the contradiction between her programming and her orders caused errors to pile up before she collapsed. However, she managed to ‘evolve’ beyond her orders and she came to us without her memories due to the damage that her programming suffered. She remembered when she got to that GM console that we told you about, but the system detected her and the error detection system was going to delete her, however, I saved her to my NervGear memory which is how she is now.”

Usagi nods her head and she then asks, realizing, “Wait! You are using your NervGear? They let you keep it?!”

Kirito says, “Same as you, Usagi.”

Usagi then gets a nervous look and she laughs in which Yui says, “So, you do know her daddy.”

Kirito tells Yui, “That’s right, Yui. Actually, she is a friend of your mommy and I back in SAO.”

Yui asks, looking at Usagi, “She is?” Yui then flies around Usagi causing her to be a bit nervous and Yui then says, her eyes widen, “Wait! I remember you!”

Usagi asks, “You do?”

Yui says, with a nod, “You were that blond haired girl that was with daddy and mommy a lot when I watched them. The girl with the one of kind rare item, the white concealment cloak which perfectly hide your facial features even when up close and also gave you an increased hiding ability. I recognize your unique hairstyle.”

Michiru says, with a smile, “You do have a unique hairstyle.”

Usagi says, with a nod, “Good point.”

Yui says, “I remember that you were a lot like many of the other players. You were distressed, distraught, scared, confused, and when a player died, you were filled with so much grief and sorrow especially when other players were killed. You took it quite hard since you seemed to be so kind and so gentle. You really cared about others.”

Kirito thinks in his mind, “That’s Usagi for you, Yui.”

Yui says, “But there was something different about you than the other players.”

Usagi asks, “Different?”

Yui says, with a nod, “Yes, I remember. You had so much determination in you. The other players were determined, but you had so much determination beyond any of them. You went out of your way to help other players to make sure that they died and you were so determined to refuse to them let die despite them being complete and total strangers to you. You also had a lot of guilt. You felt guilty for reasons that I didn’t understand.”

Usagi become solemn at this and Kirito says, “It is a long story, Yui. SAO was a hard experience on Usagi out of all of us for a major reason. First of all, I think you know what an uncle and aunt is.”

Yui says, with a nod, “Yes, daddy. An uncle is the brother and sister to a person’s mommy or daddy and an aunt is a sister to a person’s mommy or daddy.”

Kirito says, with a nod, “That’s right, Yui.” Kirito then looks at Usagi, she gives a light nod, and Kirito says, “You see, Yui, the creator of SAO is Usagi’s uncle.”

Yui asks, surprised, “The creator of Sword Art Online is a member of her family?”

Usagi says, with a nod and crossing her arms, “Yes, he was. His name was Akihiko Kayaba and he was my uncle. My mommy was his sister.”

Kirito tells Yui, “I believe that he was the one that ordered you not to interfere with us on the day that Sword Art Online started, Yui.”

Yui asks, confused, “Why would he do that? And why would he put a member of his own family in that horrible situation?”

Usagi responds, solemnly, “I don’t know, Yui. To this day, even though Kirito and I cleared the game, I still don’t understand fully.” Usagi’s left hand clenches into a fist and her friends put their hands on her shoulders to comfort her.

Kirito tells Yui, “When she was younger, Usagi looked up to Kayaba and he was like a ‘second daddy’ to her. He really loved and trusted her and she gave him ideas for Sword Art Online like not using magic like in this game.”

Yui asks, “So, in a way, she helped create Sword Art Online?”

Kirito responds, with a nod, “That’s right, Yui. But she never thought in her worst nightmares before this that it would end up like this. You see, Usagi thought it was going to be a fun game that everyone can enjoy, have fun, form parties, and just enjoy the game. However, her dream turned into the worst possible nightmare as you may remember, Yui.” Yui nods her head in understand and Kirito says, making sure to do his best to contain his emotions, “Kayaba hurt Usagi in the worst way possible and that’s why you felt such feelings from her. However, please try not to think about it. I don’t want you getting hurt again.”

Yui says, with a kind smile, “I’m okay, daddy, really.” Yui asks, looking at Usagi, “So, is that why she was so close to you and mommy?”

Kirito says, with a smile, “That’s right. Usagi was our best friend in SAO and we are among the few friends that she had. In SAO, Usagi was like a big sister and tended to be as annoying as one.”

Usagi yells out, annoyed, “Hey!”

Kirito tells Yui, “In a way, she is like your auntie, Yui.”

Yui asks, “She is?”

Usagi asks, surprised, “Huh?”

Kirito says, with a smile, “That’s right, Yui. So, meet your Auntie Usagi.” Usagi was about to protest, but Yui then transforms into a small girl form in which she is only wearing a white dress and landing in Usagi’s arms.

Makoto asks, stunned, “How did she do that?”

Kirito says, “That’s Yui’s original form.”

Yui says, with a smile, “Nice to meet you, Auntie Usagi.”

Yui kisses Usagi on the cheek and she thinks in her mind, “First, I’m a 14 year old mom and then I’m an 18 year old aunt. No wonder I feel old.” She then notices that Michiru, Haruka, and Makoto are smirking and Usagi says, “Nice to meet you too sweetie.” Soon after, Yui turns back into her pixie form and flies over to Kirito’s shoulder.

Haruka says, “Anyway, with that done, we have to get onto more important business.”

Kirito says, with a nod, “Right. Anyway, from what Leafa told me, you, Usagi’s friends, have been playing this game from the beginning and you are known as the ‘Eight Great Nymphs’ since you are among the most elite players of this game.”

Makoto says, “Yeah, that’s right. We never planned to be. We started playing this game for a reason.”

Kirito says, “SAO. You noticed early on that there are similarities between this game and SAO. When I first got here and got Yui out of data storage on my NervGear, she told me that this game world is using an exact duplicate of SAO’s sever.”

There are gasps and Haruka asks, “Are you sure?”

Yui says, “Yes. It is the reason that I can exist in my true form. The core programming and graphics systems are identical. The only thing that stands out is that this Cardinal System needs an update, but that’s about it.”

Makoto asks, “Cardinal system?”

Usagi says, “It’s the system that ran SAO. It manages the monster spawning, item and money drop offs, quest creation, and everything in-between. ‘He’ told me about it during the creation of SAO.”

Yui says, with a nod, “Auntie Usagi is right.”

Michiru says, “So, we were right to think that ALO was similar to SAO.”

Kirito says, “Since Argus went bankrupt and RCT took over, they gained access to all of their technology which allowed them to create this game at a fraction of the cost and in the short time after the new Amusphere came out.”

Haruka says, “We had our suspicions at the time, but we didn’t worry about that. We were more worried about getting you and Dumpling-chan out of SAO.”

Kirito says, “You figured that by figuring out the programming of this world, you could figure what programs in SAO turned off the safeties in the NervGear and killed the user to turn them off.”

Makoto says, “That was basically the idea. We also had a plan to get into SAO using what we learned.”

Kirito asks, “Really?”

Haruka says, “You and Usagi completed the game before we could use it.”

Kirito says, “After the game was completed and Asuna and the three hundred others that didn’t come back, you had your suspicions about this game.”

Michiru says, with a nod, “Yes. We never told Usagi about it because all we had are just theories… until now that is.”

Kirito says, “Well, I can say that picture is Asuna.” Usagi nods her head and Kirito says, looking at Usagi, “I guess that we both had the same idea. Save Asuna ourselves and not get the other involved because we felt that the other had been through enough already.”

Usagi says, nervously, “Yeah.”

Kirito says, “I’m going to save Asuna and I’m not going to stay out of this. For the sake of argument, I think that it is better that all of us join up and work together.”

Makoto says, “He has got a good point.”

Usagi says, “The cat is out of the bag now.”

Haruka says, with a nod, “Okay.”

Makoto says, “We’re going to have to inform the others about this.”

Kirito says, “Leafa is going to help guild me to the World Tree tomorrow.”

Usagi says, “Actually, it works out for us. Two of our friends are going to meet us along the way at a neutral city along the way and there is going to be another friend near the World Tree.”

Michiru says, “There is going to be something important meeting between the Cait Sith and Sylph. And another friend is ‘living’ in Alne, the city at the base of the World Tree where the entrance to the ‘Grand Quest’ is.”

Kirito says, “Wow. All of you are well-placed.”

Makoto says, “One of our friends isn’t going to be able to come along. Her name, here, is Mizuno and she is the leader of the Undines. And if the leader of a people is killed, the race that killed that leader basically gets a huge chunk of the fairy nation’s money and they get to ‘occupy’ the territory for ten days charging any taxes that they want.”

Kirito says, “Yipe.”

Michiru says, with a smirk, “However, Mizuno is known as ‘Mizuno the Ice Valkyrie Tactician’ since she was able to destroy a huge force of over four dozen Salamanders with just her and five other Undines.”

Usagi and Kirito gasp and Kirito says, stunned, “Whoa!”

Haruka says, with a grin, “And she is just as powerful as we are, but she is more ‘restrained’ than the rest of us.”

Makoto says, with a grin, “The Salamanders never forgot that battle and they don’t want to face her ever again.”

Usagi says, with a nod, “I’ll bet.”

Michiru says, “Anyway, it is getting late. Since Usagi, Kirito-san, and I aren’t Sylphs, we are going to need to buy inn rooms to logout quickly.”

Makoto says, with a nod, “We’ll go now and inform the others.” Haruka and Makoto bring out their player menus and logout in which they vanish in a stream of lights.

Usagi tells Kirito, “We’ll see you tomorrow, Kirito.”

Kirito says, with a plain tone, “Right.” Kirito tells Usagi, “I think that Asuna will be glad to see both of us and I was hoping that once this is over, we get her and the others out of here, and back to the real world, you would join us at Agil’s café at a party that we are planning.” Usagi is surprised by this and Kirito says, with a smile, “It wouldn’t be a party if the hero of SAO doesn’t show up.”

Usagi says, with a weak smile, “Thanks, Kirito. I’ll think about it.” Usagi then walks out of the room and Kirito looks at Michiru.

Kirito asks, “It isn’t about supposedly helping Kayaba create SAO, is it? It is about her inability to save those people that died, isn’t it?”

Michiru says, with a nod, “We believe so. She did all humanly possible in that situation, but even if she had all of her powers and abilities back then, we doubt that she could have done much better.”

Kirito says, “She might doubt that with what happened with the last battle with Kayaba.”

Michiru says, “Point taken, Kirito-san.”

Yui asks, “Is Auntie Usagi going to be okay?”

Kirito says, with a light smile, “I really don’t know what to say, Yui. Your auntie is a very good person. She is kind and gentle. She wouldn’t hurt a fly unless really necessary. And she doesn’t like people getting hurt much less dying. What her uncle, the creator of SAO, did to her and made her experience really hurt your auntie and she is still hurting because all of those good players that died. It is part of the reason that she really wants to save mommy. And your mommy is also a precious friend. Your auntie was separate from the people she loved for two long years and it was that love for the people that she cared about allowed her to survive in SAO, but it was the few friends like me and your mommy that kept her from going into complete depression and even insanity.”

Yui says, “Auntie Usagi really cares about mommy, doesn’t she?”

Michiru says, with a nod, “That she does, sweetie. She will do anything that she can to save your mommy.”

Yui says, with a smile, “I know that she will since Auntie Usagi is a really good person!”

Michiru says, with a kind smile, “That she is.” Michiru thinks in her mind, “However, I fear that she may not be the same person that she was before SAO.”

January 20, 2025, Alfheim Online, World Tree

Around the top of the World Tree in Alfheim Online, we are on one of the massive branches where there is a golden birdcage and inside of the birdcage, there is a luxury sweet type room and inside of that room is none other than Asuna, but she is much different than before.

Her hair and facial features remain mainly the same, but she has elf-like ears now, in which she is now white outfit with a long white skirt, a tube top showing her belly, and a red ribbon that goes around the topmost part of her top that comes together to make a bow. She goes barefoot, and wears a white strip around her ankles. Finally, on her back, there is a pair of white fairy wings.

She is sitting in front of a marble table and she extends her hand towards a few birds, but they fly off and she sighs in which a male voice says, “Right now, the look on your face is lovely, Titania. The way that you look you are about to cry. I wish that I frame it on a wall.”

Asuna says, with a sneer, “What are you waiting for? Permission? You can do whatever you want. I have no say in the matter. You are the system administrator after all.” Asuna then looks at the person that just talked to her.

This person looks to be a male fairy has green eyes and wings, shoulder length blonde hair. He wears a crown, a long dark green robe and a green cloak, both with an emerald-like jewel.

The male fairy asks, with a mocking tone in his voice, “Such harsh words from a pretty mouth. Now, have I laid my hands on you when I didn’t want to, Titania?”

Asuna responds, “Stop calling me by that stupid name. My name is Asuna, Sugou.”

The male fairy, revealed to be the ALO avatar for Sugou Nobuyuki, the head of RCT Full Dive division, responds, “Now, you are spoiling all of the fun. In this world, I’m Oberon, the fairy king. There is nothing that a person wouldn’t give to be the ruler of Alfheim. And you are Titania, my breath taking bride. So, as my queen and my bride, when will you give you heart to me?”

Asuna responds, “Never. The only things that I will give you are disgust and hatred.”

Sugou, in his ALO avatar of Oberon, sits down on the table, puts his hand on Asuna’s chin and he says, with a sinister smile, “You are a stubborn one. You know, I have been thinking. Romance is good and all, but it might be more fun to take you by force.” As he cups her face and she sneers at her in which he puts his hands on the top and plays around with the bow.

Asuna closes her eyes and she says, weakly, “Stop it.”

Oberon says, “Of course, my dear. I won’t force myself on you. I won’t have to. You will be wanting me soon enough.”

Asuna says, “You are insane.”

Oberon says, “You won’t be talking like that much longer. Right now, tens of thousands of players are enjoying this game. But none of them have an idea of the full potential of the Full Dive system. Did you know by expanding the brain’s control regions, you can ‘influence’ a person’s thoughts, emotions, and memories?”

Asuna gasps in shock and she says, “You can’t. Technology like that is illegal.”

Oberon responds, “Oh, but you are wrong. Several countries are researching them as we speak. However, this is the brain that we are talking about. We need to ‘translate’ this stuff so our minds can ‘understand’. However, when I watched the news one day, I saw them…Ten thousand ideal test subjects!” Asuna gasps at what or should I say, who he is talking about and Oberon says, “Kayaba-sempai was a genius, but he was also a fool. All he wanted to use his technology for was his game. He couldn’t see the potential. I couldn’t touch the servers, but I could alter the router and catch quite a few from the flow as they logged out. Just like that…Three hundred of my own test subjects. My research has taken great sides in the past two months. I’ve been developing a technology that can seed memories with objects and control emotions. My research is nearly complete now.”

Asuna says, as her hands turn into fists, “You are crazy. My father would never allow such research.”

Oberon responds, “He wouldn’t if he knew about it which he doesn’t. It is being done in secret with a small team and me. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to sell it off.

Asuna asks, “To whom?”

Oberon says, “An American corporation. You can’t believe how they want this technology. Soon, I will sell it and RCT to them for as much as I can.”

Asuna says, “That won’t happen. I’ll see to that. As soon as I get back, I’ll report you to everyone especially the police.”

Oberon responds, “You want to bet? Why do you think that I’m telling you this? If I wanted, I could alter your memories too.” Asuna then gasps in horror and Oberon smirks evilly, but he then gets an audio message only he hear can in which he uses his menu to send a reply in which he says, “I’m on my way. Wait for my orders.” When he is done, he turns to Asuna and he says, “Don’t worry, I don’t want to experiment on your brain and turn you into a porcelain doll. However, I hope that you will be a bit more submissive.” He then goes over to a keypad, pushes buttons on it, which Asuna can’t see, and when the cage opens, Oberon says, “Farewell, my love.” He then walks away as the cage door closes behind him and keeping Asuna trapped inside.

After he is gone, Asuna falls to his knees and she says, weakly, “Kirito… you and Usagi… need to save… please…”

And that’s the chapter, everyone! Okay, plenty of you must be getting annoyed with the constant ‘pity party’ from Serena in this story. You have to remember about her personality and going through SAO is a traumatic experience which is like going through war in which SAO was a war for survival and ‘war for freedom’. And it only has been two months since she escaped from SAO at this point in the story. Anyway, hope that you like reading this and later and best wishes, Crossover Fans!