Just like that, the tumultuous December arrived at the end of the month.
After the Death Shot incident was completely over, the country also paid attention to the existence of Laughing Coffin. Not only did Rozen return to ALO, but his companions were also finally able to relax and return to the game's Walkthroughs.
Rozen's return once set off a lot of excitement in ALO. Not only the members of Red Wings, but even the lords of the nine races came to visit him one after another to confirm his return.
However, in the event of the upcoming opening of the new Aincrad, this craze was quickly overshadowed and replaced by a new craze.
This craze was naturally the preparation for the new floor that was about to open.
For example, the nine races and the major guilds were raising funds and equipment in order to explore the 21st Floor. They even bought information from the original SAO players to confirm the monsters in the training area and the type and attack method of the Boss in the training field.
For example, those who coveted the Floor Boss of the 21st Floor were also making preparations. They wanted to be the first to take down the Floor Boss before everyone else and obtain the Raid Strategy Reward.
Another example, there were people who wanted to buy new equipment and items from the weapon and item shops in the upcoming new floor to enhance their strength. In order to raise the money needed, they were on the move.
In such a situation, whether it was Aincrad or Alpheim, there were players everywhere in all kinds of training areas and labyrinths. It was impossible for there not to be a craze in these areas.
Even Red Wings couldn't help but join in the craze. In order to achieve their goal in the new floor, whether it was for equipment or items, they must raise the money needed. For this reason, they constantly went in and out of various training areas and labyrinths.
Especially Yasna, she was crazier than anyone else recently.
Since the resurrection of Aincrad, Yasna secretly set a goal in her heart and continued to clear the floor as Water Fairy's healer and Rapier.
Her goal was naturally to reach the 22nd Floor one step ahead of everyone else and buy the wooden house built in the depths of the coniferous forest.
Once, Yasna spent the happiest, sweetest, and most reluctant time of her life there.
There, Asuna and the first boy she truly fell in love with in her life experienced all kinds of emotional changes and finally lived together.
There, Yasna had a lovely and sweet daughter and tasted the beauty of family.
Yasna, who had never experienced such warmth in the past, regarded that place as her real home.
Although she wasn't at the same level as Shinagawa Kyoji, Asuna was also someone who had been strictly disciplined by her parents to the point that she could barely breathe. She had never experienced the warmth of family love, and all she had was the knowledge that she had to learn as the daughter of a prestigious family. In order to improve her social status and value in the future, she had to train herself repeatedly.
Therefore, to Asuna, that small wooden house was her home. It was a warm place where she could live peacefully with her loved ones, and it was also the place where her soul belonged.
Therefore, Yasna had to buy that wooden house again.
In order to achieve this goal, Yasna seemed to have returned to the past and became the Ghost Raider, the vice leader of Knights of the Blood. She hunted ferociously to earn the Ulut currency needed to buy the house.
Even though Rozen said that he still had enough money on hand to buy that cabin, considering that he needed funds to explore the new floor and expand the guild, Rozen also had Saichou and Hanachou that needed to be nurtured to make them stronger. That was why Asuna didn't just rely on Rozen alone, but she needed to do her part.
In fact, Yasna was more inclined to do so.
"Back in SAO, that house only belongs to you. You're the one who bought it. But this time, it belongs to our family of three, and I want to do my part."
Yasna showed a persistence that was never seen before, and Kurumi was infected by it.
Therefore, Kuri also worked hard to collect all kinds of information about unknown places to make money for Asuna. Asuna was busy flying back and forth every day. Although it looked very tiring, she seemed to be enjoying it.
Finally, Christmas Eve arrived.
On the evening of December 24th, 2025, the door to the 21st Floor was opened in the Floor Boss Room on the 20th Floor of Aincrad's labyrinth area.
Rozen, Yasna, Kirito, Lifa, Liz, Celica, Xing, Klein, Aikir, and the guild members rushed up the stairs the moment the horn sounded to celebrate the opening of the new floor. They rushed all the way to the labyrinth area, and it took them less than three days to reach the Floor Boss Room on the 21st Floor.
After that, under Rozen's command, everyone broke into the 21st Floor's Floor Boss on the spot and slaughtered it. It could be said that the whole process was a brutal massacre, and the Floor Boss was flattened by Rozen's sword.
The moment the Floor Boss fell, Rozen threw all the work to Kirito, Lifa, and the others, while he, Yasna, and Kurumi rushed to the 22nd Floor as fast as they could and returned to the floor full of memories.
After the revision, the 22nd Floor was almost unchanged compared to the SAO era, except for some necessary places.
Rozen, Yasna, and Kurumi found their former home very smoothly and bought it immediately.
At that moment, the three of them felt like they returned to the SAO era, as if they could see themselves at that time.
Especially Yasna, the moment she got the key to the house, she burst into tears on the spot. Her tears couldn't stop flowing. She lay in Rozen's arms and didn't want to get up for a long time, which made Rozen feel both funny and tender.
On this day, Rozen held a Christmas dinner in the Forest House, and he invited Kirito, Lifa, and the others to come and spend a night of revelry.
That night, Rozen and Yasna didn't go offline. After everyone left and Kurumi fell asleep, the two spent a very good night in a warm and loving atmosphere.
December passed just like that.
In the blink of an eye, a new year arrived.
January 1st, 2026.
On this day, Rozen didn't log into the game.
Because …
"Come to my house for the New Year."
Last night, Yasna said this sentence, which made Rozen frown.
Then …
"Okay."
After thinking about it, Rozen nodded and agreed.
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