???: Kill?

A weak voice rang out.

???: Why her?

That voice came out again.

???: And why.....?????

????: The one who was killed was not me but her?????????

Laughter and crying echoed throughout the area as the black figures gradually disappeared, leaving behind the boy with a blank face as he tightly hugged a friend's cloak.

???: .... Sorry.... Sorry......... Please.... Don't leave me behind.... Please.....

???: Laughing Coffin.....I... will kill all of you.... without sparing anyone....

???? eyes gradually turned red as she stared in one direction.

2 months ago

Yuuta is currently walking the familiar path back home. In his hand he is holding a VRMMO game called Sword Art Online, also known as SAO, by the creator of this vast virtual world Kayaba Akihiko.

Yuuta: Luckily, after the Beta version until now I was able to meet him again....

Looking at the game disc in his hand, Yuuta didn't realize that he had accidentally bumped into a female student and caused her to fall backwards.

Yuuta: Sorry, I was so careless.

Yuuta said then held out his hand to help her up.

Female student: It's okay, it's partly my fault.

When Yuuta left, the female student turned to look at him and then looked at her hand. This gave her a strange feeling.

Female student: His hands... Why are they covered in scars...?

Returning to his small house, Yuuta began linking the game with his Nevergear. Everything was perfect, once again...

Yuuta: I will return to that world...

He lay down on the bed, put the Nevergear on his head, closed his eyes and spoke.

Yuuta: Link Start!!!!

Immediately the login screen, language selection then the character's appearance and name. Yuuta chose the white-haired appearance because he chose it when playing Beta. As for the name, because his full name and surname are Kageno Yuuta, he still decided to combine the two letters and create the name Yuuno.

The sky, the scenery, the people, all gave Yuuno a feeling of excitement that he couldn't help but scream out loud.

Yuuno: I'm back.

Yuuno silently thought to himself that the first thing was to upgrade while he could. Thinking about it, Yuuno went to the farm and destroyed the pigs. With Yuuno's previous abilities and knowledge, this was very easy.

???: Ah Yuuno, I found you.

Yuuno: Ah, Kirito-san!!!!

That was Kirito, a friend he made while playing the Beta version, only he and Kirito were the two gamers who tried to reach as far as possible in the SAO beta version.

Yuuno: I thought you were going to change your appearance!?

Kirito: No, I like this appearance better, it looks very mature!

Yuuno: Haha, Kirito-san is right.

???: Hey Kirito, wait for me....!!!!

Yuuno looked and saw a figure running towards the two of them.

Yuuno: Hey Kirito-san, who is that?

Kirito: he is Klein, a Newbie like many people today.

After Klein arrived at the two of them, he looked at Yuuno and started asking.

Klein: Are you Kirito's friend?

Yuuno: Yes, just call me Yuuno.

After the three gathered and chatted, time passed very quickly, and soon it was sunset.

Ottttt!!! The growling sound coming from Klein's stomach made Yuuno almost laugh out loud.

Yuuno: what's wrong? Are you hungry?

Klein: I'm really hungry after playing in the morning... luckily I ordered a Pizza to be delivered at 5:30 pm.

Kirito: Prepare well.

Saying that, Klein stood up.

Klein: I'll log out for a bit and come back later, my friends will be here. Do you two want to be friends with them?

Yuuno looked at Kirito, knowing he was wondering, so he answered.

Yuuno: Kirito-san is a bit confused, sorry. But I will definitely make friends with them.

Yuuno said with a bright smile on her face.

As the three said goodbye, Yuuno was about to log out when something caught his attention.

Yuuno: [Log Out] button... Where is it...??

Klein: Hey, have you seen the [Log Out] button anywhere?

Kirito: I don't see... Or is there a problem...?

Yuuno: Klein, have you contacted GM?

Yuuno asked Klein but the result was zero, Klein contacted the GM but responded.

And this made Klein start to worry.

Klein: So we just need to sell NeverGear, right?

Kirito: It's no use Klein, NeverGear has exploded our brain waves. We are not a true control facility right now.

Yuuno: Kirito-san said, Klein, unless someone comes out to NeverGear for us....

Klein: But I live alone...

Kirito then sighed, he said that he lived with his mother and sister, and Yuuno, like Klein, also lived alone.

But suddenly Klein moved forward and firmly clung to Kirito's shoulders.

Klein: How old is your sister? Can you introduce me?

Yuuno stood alone, looking at the two people and could only shake his head and smile bitterly.

Kirito: He's an athlete and hates games... And won't be compatible with us....

On the other hand, Yuuno was thinking very sadly. Not being able to log out of the game can be a big problem. And to solve it, just close the Sever and log out all players.

Yuuno: The problem here is why there is no announcement here.. what is the publisher's intention...

Immediately after that, the bell rang, causing all three people to freeze. A beam of light shined through and they were transported to a place where there were many people. And everyone was bewildered as if they didn't know what had happened.

Kirito/Yuuno: Forced teleport order?

Klein: Look... there....

Both Kirito and Yuuno raised their eyes to look up, a red dot then spread very quickly in a dome shape and formed a red barrier.

Then, a liquid fell down, forming a shadow whose face could not be seen. It's GM, but why does he have to hide his face?

GM: welcome to my world, Sword art online.

Welcome?

GM: I am Kayaba Akihiko, creator of SAO. Surely everyone is worried why they don't see the [Log Out] button?

Yuuno: Kayaba.... Is that him...?

GM[Kayaba Akihiko]: this is a feature, you cannot escape from this world forest even if you take the NeverGear out of your head.

This statement started to cause panic in everyone. Everyone exuded fear. Some people just comforted themselves by saying that GM was joking with them.

GM[ Kayaba Akihiko]: If you remain stubborn, the consequence will be a radiation wave that will destroy your brain. There have been some foolish families who ignored my words and followed suit. As a result, 213 people had to say goodbye to this world and the real world.

Yuuno:......

GM[Kayaba Akihiko]: and all villages must clear all 100 floors of Aincrad then everyone will be logged out. Note that the game no longer has the feature to revive players....

Hearing that, Kirito and Yuuno's pupils dilated as much as possible.

Everyone will die if HP reaches zero! That was all the hours Kayaba Akihiko spoke. In addition, he also said that he gave a gift in the player's inventory before ending his Sword Art Online welcome party.Yuuno: this is.....Mirror....?

When brought into view to check all the light from other players quickly covers.

Kirito/Klein: Is this you?

Yuuno looked over and was surprised. Everyone's appearance changed.

[Kirito]

[Klein]

Kirito: So the NerveGear device at that time scanned and recognized faces... But how could height.... Weight.....

Klein: Do you remember that time when the game told us to touch our bodies all over?

Yuuno: So that's it... No wonder...

Kirito/Klein: Is that you, Yuuno?

Yuuno: Yes.

[Yuuno]

Kirito immediately dragged Yuuno and Klein to a corner and turned on the map.

Kirito: We have to go to the next town, the starting town will be captured sooner or later.

Klein: What is it, Kirito?

Yuuno gently patted Klein and explained.

Yuuno: Kirito-san is right, if Kayaba says we need Levels and Money to survive, and MMO games will have some places that limit that...

Kirito: we're going to the next town, me and Yuuno both know where to go safely so even though we're at Level 1 we still...

Klein: Sorry.... I can't follow you...

This surprised Kirito. Klein and his friends all had to stand in a long line to buy SAO. Therefore, Klein could not abandon them.

Klein: I thank you very much for this. Rest assured, you two young people.

After that, Klein turned around and ran towards the square, before leaving without saying. "I like this face of you two better!!!!"

Kirito: This idiot...

Yuuno then gently patted Kirito's shoulder. Seeing the smile on Kirito's face gave him more strength to move forward with Yuuno.

As the two rushed out into the square to go to the next town, they were blocked by a pack of wolves.

Yuuno: Kirito-san, I'll be the SP and you'll be the DPS. Everything worked like in beta!!!

Kirito: Okay, let's attack Yuunoooo!!!!!

The two shouted as they rushed into the wolves to use their sword skills.