Why did Hikigaya save the anime girls in Sword Story?

"Yes."

Although they heard from Kizmel that there was no danger, the two of them remained vigilant and approached the fallen girl.

“You look like a little kid.”

“She’s a very cute and petite girl.”

"You can't just leave it here, take it home first."

"Yes, please."

When Hachiman picked up the girl, he vaguely felt that her appearance was somewhat similar to Asuna. He took the girl home and put her on the bed.

"There's so little intelligence that I can't figure out the situation. What should I do?"

"We can only wait until the child regains consciousness before asking."

"Indeed, let's contact Argo now, and call Kirito as well."

"Then I'll look after her by the bedside."

"please"

After contacting the two, Hachiman returned to Asuna, who was guarding the girl.

"I feel like this kid looks a bit like Hachiman."

"Hmm? I think she looks like Asuna."

"Really? After all, he still looks like Hachiman, doesn't he?"

"It looks like Asuna no matter how you look at it."

While the two were arguing, Argo and Kirito arrived.

"Did something happen on your wedding day?"

"I'm sorry to call you here so suddenly. Let's get straight to the point. Look at this child, collapsed at our doorstep."

亻尔艺（三）吾（七）诌刘三=2^: "Child...?"

"Yes, look carefully, there is no cursor."

"No cursor means it's neither a player nor an NPC..."

"Do you two have any ideas? Even things related to the beta test period are fine."

The two men fell into deep thought, but couldn't seem to come up with anything.

"I'm not sure."

"Yeah, I have no impression at all."

"I see... Actually, we just went to see Kizmel."

Hachiman explained his previous conversation with Kizmel to the two.

"Elves..."

"Yes, according to Kizmel, this child is an elf. First, I want to confirm whether Argo knows anything about the Origin City Labyrinth?"

"As for this information, it's not like there are no clues at all."

"It really exists. How much is this information?"

"It's free since I haven't verified it yet. In exchange, please let me know if you find anything."

"I see. What exactly is the information?"

"I also heard it from hearsay. There's a place called Black Iron Palace in the Origin City, right?"

“Prison area and location of the life monument”

"I heard recently that a maze was discovered underground there."

"There's a maze in that kind of place..."

"It seems like the underground waterway has become a maze at some point."

"Probably a maze that changes as you clear floors."

At this time, Asuna called Hachiman:

"Hachiman, she's awake."

After hearing this, the three of them walked towards the bedroom, ready to question the girl. Kirito and Argo exchanged glances when they saw Yui.

"Hey, Argo, this kid couldn't be..."

"Well, no matter how you look at it..."

"Hmm? Do you know anything?"

"No... this child looks like..."

2. "Mom!"

Kirito's words were interrupted by the girl's scream.

"Mom! Mom! It's so scary!"

The girl called Asuna "Mom" and hugged her tightly. Asuna, whose maternal instinct was aroused, hugged her back and stroked her head.

"It's okay, Mommy is here. Did you have a nightmare?"

"Hey, Asuna..."

As Hachiman began to speak, the girl saw him and shouted:

"Ah, Dad!"

Then he threw himself into Hachiman's arms.

"Oh, oh, it's okay, Daddy is here too."

Infected by the atmosphere, Hachiman unconsciously adopted a fatherly attitude.

"See, it's true."

"I see. What did you find?"

"Well, no matter how you look at this kid..."

"She's basically Xiaoba and Xiaoya's daughter. She looks exactly like you."

"Eh?"

"Aha?"

The two who heard this looked at the girl carefully. Hachiman thought she looked like Asuna, and Asuna thought she looked like Hachiman. In other words, she looked like a combination of the two.

"Is this child mine and Asuna's daughter? It does feel like déjà vu, but..."

As Hachiman muttered, Argo gave a sly smile, while Kirito blushed as he was not good at such topics.

"It seems like you two know what's going on~ Hachikoya"

"Woo..."

"..."

Their faces flushed red, and Argo pressed on with his victory:

"You seemed to enjoy yourself last night—"

"What's your name?"

"Yui!"

Asuna, in a panic, interrupted her questioning, and the girl replied energetically:

"Yui!"

(It sounds the same as Yuigahama, but she doesn't look like that guy at all)

"What are your parents' names?"

Yui also asked.

"Yui-chan, I'm Asuna."

"I am Hachiman"

"Asuna, mother! Hachiman, father!"

"Just call me mom and dad, Yui-chan."

"I know! Dad! Mom!"

Asuna had clearly decided that Yui was her daughter. Since she had made this decision, Hachiman had no objection.

"Yes, Yui, I am the father."

"dad--!"

Hachiman lifted Yui high into his arms, and the three of them looked like a real family. Argo stopped teasing, and Kirito sighed:

“It’s like a real family now.”

"They're a perfect match. Isn't this great?"

"That's right"

"Hachi-chan, let's ask Yui-chan about the situation first."

"Oh, yes. Yui, let's go to that room over there."

Everyone moved to the living room to ask Yui, and when Yui saw Kirito and Argo, she asked:

"Are you two friends of Mom and Dad?"

"That's right, Yui-chan, I'm Kirito."

"We are Argo."

"Yui, this is Uncle Kirito and Aunt Argo."

"Yeah! Uncle Kirito! Aunt Argo!"

"Gu...Hachi"

　"Hey Hachiman! I'm not teasing you guys!"

"Kirito is collateral damage. If you have any complaints, ask Argo. Argo deserves it. Okay, Yui, can you answer Daddy's question?"

"Ok!"

Hachiman began to ask questions:

"Yui collapsed in front of our house. Do you remember what happened?"

"Yeah, Yui, I felt really uncomfortable at first. Then I felt something warm floating up, and when I came to my senses, I was in bed, and then I saw Mom and Dad."

Yui said as she snuggled into Asuna's arms again. Hachiman handed Yui to Asuna and asked Kirito and the others for their opinions.

"What do you think?"

"Although it's too vague to judge, as Kizmel said, she definitely came from the labyrinth of the Origin City."

"And being able to teleport is obviously part of the system."

"It seems like you two were referenced when creating your virtual bodies."

Hachiman pondered for a moment and made a decision:

"So we're going to the City of Origin. Does Argo know how difficult the maze is?"

"I have absolutely no information, but with Kirito-kun and the three of you, it should be fine."

"Kirito, can you help me?"

"certainly"

"Argo continues to gather intelligence"

"Understood~ Contact me immediately if you find anything."

"So, are you two staying overnight?"