When he woke up, Su Chen thought he had exited the game, but what he saw in front of him was indeed still inside the game.

There are thick crystal panels under your feet, the clouds are slowly drifting by in the distance, and the sunset dyes the sky brilliantly. It is really beautiful.

"Wow!"

Su Chen couldn't help but shout out. The scenery in front of him was really difficult to describe in words.

“Great view isn’t it!”

A voice came from the side.

At some point, a man in a white coat appeared on Su Chen's right side.

"Who are you?"

"...Kayaba Akihiko."

"Well......"

Su Chen was used to looking like a knight in armor, but now he looked like a scholar, which was really hard for Su Chen to change.

"Ding...didi..."

Stretching out his right hand to open the system command skillfully, Su Chen discovered that the character panel in front of him had changed its content.

[The final stage is in progress] 50%

"Don't worry, the rest of the people have logged out safely..."

Kayaba Akihiko seemed to have guessed Su Chen's thoughts at this time and said softly.

"Uh...is that so? That's great!"

Su Chen thought of the timid Xing who hates fighting but is very docile, the somewhat grumpy but unexpectedly cute Liz, and the somewhat childish but very lovable Silica. The things I promised you are finally

Done it.

"Wait, where are Kirito and the others? Are they dead?"

Although hesitant, Su Chen still asked. After all, he remembered that Kirito died with Kayaba.

"over there......"

Kayaba Akihiko casually pointed at a man and woman nestling together not far away.

"..."

"Tsk, people are spreading dog food everywhere, I really can't stand it..."

Su Chen muttered to himself, staring at the scene in the distance that he couldn't bear.

"But...then again, why do you bring us to a place like this?"

"I just wanted to say something to you, so I specially created this space."

"...Tsk, you are really willful, Mr. Captain."

Su Chen, who could not help but curl his lips when looking at the person in front of him, said helplessly.

Su Chen looked a little lonely on his face. The floating castle directly below him, where he had stayed for almost two years, was collapsing and crumbling. Countless pieces were falling and turning into nothingness.

"Hey... Kayaba Akihiko, are those people who died really dead?"

"Of course, their consciousness will not be clear, and people will disappear after death..."

"Why...why would you do such a thing? Wouldn't it be better to play games together happily?"

Su Chen asked a question that he had wanted to ask for a long time. He liked this floating city very much and everything about Aincrad. He didn't understand why the guy in front of him would so magically change such a beautiful thing.

"Why? Probably...I forgot about it..."

Staring at the collapsed floating city in front of him, Kayaba Akihiko said with a slight wry smile.

"You know? I don't want to create a game, but I want to create a world that transcends the framework and laws of the real world."

"However, the funny thing is that it was not until the last moment that I witnessed the thing that could transcend the laws of the world I created..."

Kayaba stared at Su Chen quietly, and then moved his eyes to the lovers in the distance.

"Well, I don't know what the power was at that time. When I saw Asuna's desperate back, I suddenly felt like rushing forward, so much so that I almost ignored the feeling of numbness...

."

Su Chen touched his head and answered half-understandably.

"is that so?......"

Kayaba nodded thoughtfully.

"Now, I still believe... that in a certain world, there really is a floating city! Maybe it's just a childhood fantasy, that kind of special wish."

"...Well, it would be great if it really existed!"

Su Chen couldn't help but think about the beautiful scenery in the distance, and gradually began to have some reverie.

"I almost forgot to tell you, congratulations on completely clearing this game."

Kayaba Akihiko's expression was no longer as stiff as before, and he smiled slightly and said to Su Chen.

"Then, I'll leave first..."

"Hey...wait! I..."

Su Chen, who had come back to his senses, heard the word "leave first" and shouted hurriedly, but it was too late, his figure had already disappeared.

"Hazy, I still have a lot of questions to ask. Oh, really, why are you leaving in such a hurry..."

Su Chen murmured resentfully.

...

Although everything was over, the doubts buried in his heart had never been solved, and he was very confused.

He is not a resident of this world, nor is he connected to this game through the correct path, and he does not even understand the meaning of his being here.

The only thing that is certain is that he spent two years here and lived a very fulfilling life, not a boring home life where he hides in a small room and plays games all day long.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in his mind. The girl had a baby face, often wore waiter-like clothes, and liked to build equipment. Although she had a bad temper, she got along with him unexpectedly. Although the two of them sometimes had disagreements.

, but they reconciled in the blink of an eye, with her quirky personality, which always made him want to quarrel with her, and in the end he had to make her happy, but he also enjoyed it.

"Well...we will meet each other when the time comes..."

Su Chen sat blankly on the crystal floor, looking at the colorful scenery in front of him, quietly waiting for the final moment to arrive.

The sky in the distance gradually whitened until eventually all the outlines became blurred, and finally everything disappeared without a trace.

...

The air was mixed with the smell of disinfectant and various other unnamed smells.

Su Chen squinted his eyes, feeling weak all over. He seemed to be lying on a bed paralyzed, looking at everything around him. According to his past knowledge and experience, he should be in the so-called hospital at this moment.

"...!"

After a long time, Su Chen suddenly opened his eyes wide. This kind of environment...

"What's going on? What's wrong with me?"

While thinking, Su Chen wanted to move his body, but what came over him was a sense of powerlessness. He couldn't use any strength, and he couldn't exert any strength at all. He glanced at the skinny arms and sickly white skin from the corner of his eye.

, completely different from the texture in the game.

"Is this...really me?"

At this time, Su Chen's mind was blank and even confused.

"ah......"

Suddenly, strange images flashed through his mind from time to time, and a painful expression gradually appeared on his pale face.

He remembered that he had stayed up late this morning to catch up on his sleep, but how could he be in the hospital when he woke up, looking like he might die suddenly at any time? What the hell happened?

In short, Su Chen was shocked to the core by everything in front of him. After something happened at home, he began to live alone. He never went to school and relied on his own power training to support himself.

, although his life was a bit tight, he gradually got used to it and made it his daily routine.

One thing he was sure of was that he was completely awake now, and the scene in front of him was indeed real.

"It seems that I have lost my memory!"

Su Chen murmured and looked at the ceiling, his expression twitching.

After all, no matter how you think about it, the current state is completely different from what you remember. Although I am indeed very decadent, it is impossible for me to become like this or even be sent to the hospital. The only explanation is that one of my

A piece of memory was lost, and the strange scene that just flashed before his eyes should be related to his lost memory.

Seeing the oozing blue liquid slowly entering the body from the hanging bag through the pipe, Su Chen couldn't help but sigh to himself, it was a miracle that his body was not dead even with such a withered body!

Looking at the environment in front of him, Su Chen suddenly involuntarily waved his middle and index fingers downward from the air.

"..."

"What am I doing...?"
To be continued...