The little bird flying in the sky flapped its wings and disappeared into the clouds in the sky. The evening glow reflected a huge golden birdcage. Although the cage was extremely gorgeous, even luxurious, the elf in a white dress in the cage was not half as beautiful.

His emotions were fluctuating, and his dull pupils were staring blankly into the distance.

It was a kind of silent silence and loneliness. Although occasionally birds would fly in and play, she could not freely enter and leave the birdcage because it was a prison, a magnificent prison, a place only for locking up.

The prison in which she moved, no freedom, no hope, nothing she wanted, and the name that kept calling in her heart, Kirito.

It has been almost two months since Asuna woke up. Although she does not know where she is, one thing is certain, this is definitely not the real world, because everything here is very much like Sao, no matter the body.

Both the sensors and the surrounding environment looked very similar, but the only thing that made her feel awkward was the pair of transparent wings on her back, which were similar to wings possessed by insects.

Not Sao, nor the real world. She was not rescued, but was still trapped in this virtual reality world for unknown reasons.

The only thing that supported her was a certain figure in her heart, which kept shouting whenever her heart was invaded by despair.

"Come and save me, Kirito..."

............

"Click..."

Su Xi closed the door, turned around, picked up a bag and walked out of the room. The air was still filled with a bit of chill, even though the sunlight worked hard to dispel it.

A gentle breeze blew on her face, which was very comfortable and refreshing.

"Xixi, hurry up, it's already half past one."

A girl in uniform with short hair waved her hand and shouted to her urgently.

"Suguha! Don't be anxious, it's still early for the agreed time."

"...No, no, who cares about this?"

The girl named Suguha had a slight blush on her face and shook her head hurriedly.

"Hehe, I didn't say anything. What are you being shy about? It's very suspicious..."

Su Xi had a smile on her face and looked at Suguha teasingly.

"Humph, I'm ignoring you."

Suguha turned around and walked forward.

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry, Suguha-chan~"

"Humph, please control your smile before you talk to me."

Suguha sniffed and quickened her pace in displeasure.

Su Xi rolled her eyes, muttered that Suguha was being cautious, and quickened her pace to follow.

"Lefa-chan~"

"Eh?"

Suguha stopped, and a thin boy with eyes jumped out from the corner in front.

"Hello, Nagata-san!"

Su Xi waved her hand. The boy in front of her was still the one who brought them into ALO, but perhaps because of his natural rejection of flight engines, he could never fly in the sky as freely as them.

"Is Ziye here too? Ha...ha..."

"Hey! I told you, don't call us that in school!"

Suguha looked around nervously and whispered.

"Uh, right...I'm sorry, Suguha-chan~!"

"Um?"

"I'm sorry, Kiritani-san..."

"Pfft...hahaha..."

Su Xi looked at the timid Nagata and couldn't help but laugh out loud. Whether in the game or in the real world, Suguha seemed to be so strong, while Nagata-san always seemed a little weak when facing her, although this was indeed the case.

, after all, Suguha is the seed figure in the kendo club, and even the top coach has suffered from her, so we can understand Nagata's heart.

"Actually, I came to see you today because I had something to do."

Without waiting for Leafa's reply, Nagata Shinichi said hurriedly.

"whats the matter?"

"Sigroot and the others are going to hunt in the underwater cave this afternoon. Although it's strange why they are going to that place, I still want to inform you."

"Well, there's no need to make a trip to do this. Just send an email directly. I really don't understand you..."

Leafa said with a headache.

"Xiao Xi and I will not participate in hunting during this period of time. We are going to Arun." (ps: Arun is a neutral city at the root of the World Tree)

"Uh, eh? Why?"

Nagata Shin opened his mouth in confusion.

"Are they the dark elf and shadow elf?"

"...That's right. In return for thanking them for what they have done, I will just show them the way."

"Also, don't imagine other scenes!"

Suguha couldn't stand Nagata's strange look, so she hurriedly said, and put her hand on the box containing the bamboo sword on her waist, wanting to give the guy in front of her a warning.

"But......"

"It's nothing to worry about. Let's leave first. Remember to tell Sigurd when the time comes."

Holding Su Xi's hand, Suguha quickly left Nagata behind who looked disappointed.

"whee......"

Su Xi smiled and looked at Suguha aside.

"why are you laughing?"

"Let me tell you, are you really just leading the way?"

"..."

Hearing Su Xi's slightly teasing words, Suguha's body trembled and her face turned slightly red. She didn't know what to say for a moment. Even she was a little surprised that she took the initiative to lead the way! Maybe she was impulsive.

, maybe he just has a good impression of them.

"...I'm just leading the way, that's all."

Suguha blushed slightly and tried to calm herself down, and said slowly, reminding herself over and over in her heart that there was no other meaning in doing so.

............

Back home, Su Xi looked at the instruments lying quietly on the table in her room. She had been so excited that she couldn't sleep since last night. She was no better than Suguha. When she asked Suguha that question, she was actually asking herself,

Perhaps she was already ready to start a wonderful adventure with her brother. This was her long-held wish and also the regret she had left.

After connecting the power supply of amuspere, Su Xi put it on her head and slowly closed her eyes, recalling the past SAO incident in her mind.

"This time, I won't miss it again!"

"link start!"

After the connection program was successfully loaded, the scenery in front of me began to change. The fantasy landscape outside the pavilion and the fairies sometimes flying in the air had a unique style.

"Hey, hey, don't be in a daze, let's quickly pack up the travel equipment."

A crisp voice sounded.

"Hey, Leafa-chan has arrived."

Looking at someone with his hands on his hips, Ziye tilted his head and said with a smile.

Suylu Street is indeed one of the most prosperous areas. There are players coming and going, merchants selling equipment and props, and even NPCs who occasionally stop here to issue temporary tasks, which makes people dizzy and unable to stop.

"squeak......"

As the door opened, Leafa and Ziye walked into the place they agreed on last night.

"Eh? Are you already here?"

Leafa turned her head and saw two players talking happily to each other in the corner, it was Kirito and Ling Xiao.

...........

"Tsk, that's pretty fast."

"Hey, you're already here!"

As soon as Kirito connected and entered the game, he saw Su Chen, who had already ordered a cup of rich afternoon tea, looking at the interface and playing with it with excitement.

"By the way, in SAO, can sword skills be used directly without assistance?"

Su Chen has always been very interested in the sword skill system in SAO. Part of the reason for retrieving his memory is because of this, although the magic in ALO is also very attractive.

"Well, this is okay. If the completion of the action is high enough, it can be done, but the speed, power and accuracy are not that strong."
To be continued...