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SAO: Chapter 70 [Y·U·I]

"Damn it, at least we have to save Asuna..."

The moment the sickle blade came down with the breath of death, Hachiman gritted his teeth and threw Asuna behind him. The girl hit the stone wall with a sound, and Hachiman's back was facing the dark sword light.

"Stupid Hachiman!"

Asuna's screams echoed with the sound of metal clashing. Hachiman smiled wryly, feeling the chill on his back. This was probably what they called a hero saving a beautiful woman, though it would probably end up as a shameful epitaph like "Here lies the nosy fool."

Kirito still didn't give up and swung his sword at the Death God's arm to try to reduce the damage.

Instantly, a ball of light erupted, but the expected excruciating pain didn't come. The humming sound of metal tearing through the air was suddenly neutralized by some warm particles of light, and the Grim Reaper was blasted away.

"What the hell is this..."

"Dad! Mom!"

"Yui!"

"Yui-chan!"

A tender voice pierced through the gloom. Hachiman and Asuna suddenly turned around and saw a petite figure floating in mid-air, her snow-white skirt rustling in the strong wind caused by the data stream.

The true identity of the light ball was Yui, who appeared at some point.

"Mom and Dad, I remember everything."

Yui said, raising her hand towards the Shinigami who was attacking again.

『Object Elimination』

As he spoke, the Grim Reaper's massive body peeled off like a pencil drawing being erased with an eraser, then dissipated. Silence returned to the surroundings. At the same time, the light around Yui vanished, and she began to fall. Hachiman hurriedly caught her, and Yui looked extremely painful.

"Are you okay, Yui?"

"Dad, please take me to the direction of your finger."

"it is good"

The end of the road was a desolate dead end, but Yui waved her hand and a mechanical creation appeared. However, the girl just snapped her fingers weakly, and the door turned into electronic butterflies flying all over the sky.

The sight before them made several people gasp—two mechanical creations as tall as three stories, their metal shells engraved with the emblems of "X" and "Z".

Perhaps because of this, her breathing became slightly steadier.

"feel better now?"

"Are you feeling okay, Yui-chan?"

Asuna suddenly covered her mouth. On the projection screen of the X-type machine, the psychological monitoring data of countless players flowed like a waterfall.

Several people saw a red-named player crying bitterly in the confessional, a newlywed couple hugging each other in a flower field, and a lone player talking to himself while holding his familiar - it turns out that in this death game, there are invisible hands that are always wiping our tears.

"I overused my authority in battle just now. I can no longer maintain this body. I'm only able to maintain it with the help of MHCs X and Z."

"MHC? X? Z?"

"It's the abbreviation for Medical Health Consultation Program, Mom. The initials of [Y·Utility·Interface] in the three MHCs are Yui. My role is to provide psychological counseling to players who are completing the main storyline."

"Is it part of the system that controls SAO?"

"Yes, Dad"

According to Yui, X was responsible for the psychological counseling of the majority of players in the Novice Village, while Z was responsible for the so-called "sinner" players. X, which was responsible for the largest number of players, was chronically overloaded. Z, which was supposed to support X, was severely overloaded due to the Smiling Coffin incident and had been in a dormant state for repair until a few days ago.

"So I was overloaded while supporting X, and went into hibernation while Z was repaired. While wandering in the darkness, I happened to sense a warm light through an NPC terminal with information collection function."

"Maybe it's Kizmel's light..."

"Yes. After being drawn to the light and creating the avatar of ③ Fourth-year-old Saki 亻爾 ⑵, I unknowingly arrived at my parents' door. I ended up pushing myself too hard, and it's like I've lost my memory and need help."

"Why are you calling me mom and dad?"

"Your spiritual radiance makes me feel like I've saved my own parents. At that time, my MHC function was basically dormant, and I was able to act solely on this cognition."

Although they seemed to understand, the Hachiman couple still treated Yui as their own daughter. Yui, who felt their warmth, was both happy and sad because the cruel truth was about to be revealed.

"Mom and Dad, I'm sorry... I'm almost gone."

"What!?"

"The forced creation of the avatar, coupled with the previous battle, has seriously damaged the system. I'm afraid it won't last much longer."

"how come..."

"Damn it, is there any way?"

"There's a slight chance that if it succeeds, Yui can be saved."

"Kirito! Is there any solution?"

“Separate the clothing program from the system”

"Mom and Dad...goodbye..."

"Yui!"

"Yui-chan!"

Yui's figure began to gradually become transparent. Hachiman and the other man held her tightly, while Kirito frantically operated the console.

"Yui! Tell me the administrator ID!"

"Okay... My ID... is Yu... Yi..."

"It's done! We caught up!"

In the embrace of the two, the moment Yui disappeared, Kirito completed the operation and took out the jewel-like object.

"gem?"

"I separated the Yui program into this. Although it's dormant, it does exist."

"Kirito!"

"Thanks, Kirito-kun!"

“It was almost too late.”

The two who received the gem whispered softly: "Yui, no matter what you become, you are our important daughter."

"We'll be together forever, Yui-chan. We'll definitely see each other again!"

The name [Y·U·I] appeared on the gem and it was solemnly placed in the prop column.

"Kirito, thank you so much."

"Kirito-kun, thank you for saving Yui."

“She’s like a cute little sister to me.”

"Sister? You should call me niece, Uncle Kirito."

"Don't push your luck, Uncle Hachiman."

"Then it's time to meet up with Xinka and the others!"

"yes"

"I completely forgot about it..."

At this time, Yuriel came running with Xinka.

"Everyone! Yui...!"

"Are you scared by the sudden disappearance? Sorry for not telling me in advance. Yui seems to be part of the system."

"Where is she now?"

"Don't worry, Yui will always be with us."

Asuna smiled and touched her chest. Yuriel didn't ask further questions, but said with relief:

"I see. Seeing everyone's smiles, it must be a good thing."

The three nodded in response.

"Thank you for your help. I am Xinka, the leader of the Liberation Team."

After everyone introduced themselves, Xinka was also surprised that three of the Four Heavenly Kings were present.

"I'd heard Yuriel mention it before, but I never expected..."

"Mr. Xinka doesn't believe it?"

"Of course, you can't believe such things so easily, right?"

"I really find it hard to believe. So, Mr. Xinka is the former administrator of MMO Today?"

Kirito asked, and Xinka thought for a moment and then smiled:

"It's Mr. Kirito. We've exchanged emails before."

"That's right"

"One' flag six ceremonial shirt II② pull + Eryue*yi is as happy as meeting an old friend."

"each other"

The two smiled at each other, and the five decided to evacuate first. During the journey, Xinka kept blaming himself:

"I warned you about PK behavior multiple times on MMO Today, but I still... I'm so ashamed."

"As long as everything is fine"

"Thank you very much"

"What will happen to the army in the future?"

"After expelling the Yaou faction, disband and form a new organization."

"This is the only way. The current state of the army only hinders the offensive. They can't even help the weak. It's time to disband and reorganize the mutual aid organization."

"Come on! Mr. Xinka! Ms. Yuriel!"

"If you have any questions, please come to us"

"Thank you"

"Thanks to you all for saving Xinka."

The incident caused by Kizmel finally ended in an unexpected way. Hachiman and his wife gained a new family, and Kirito had to return the favor with a rabbit meat dish at night.

SAO : Chapter 71 Kirito and Liz's Feelings

Lisbeth kept staring at Hachiman with sparkling eyes.

"Liz, what's wrong with you? Does it feel like even your brain has turned pink?"

"Hachiman, stop it! It's all your and Asuna's fault that even Kirito occasionally calls me Li... Li... Liz lately!"

"Oh, oh, I'm so sorry."

“It’s good to know.”

Lisbeth said this, staring at Hachiman with sparkling eyes again.

"Uh... something seems wrong."

"Hachiman! You come again!"

The story goes back a little to what happened on the way home after the incident had subsided.

"Hey, how about asking Liz to take care of the weapons before we eat?"

"It's true that the battle just now took a heavy toll on the weapons."

"What a great opportunity, why not invite Liz to dinner as well?"

"Asuna, it's up to you to decide."

"But Liz might be busy too, so let's talk about it when we get there."

"it is good"