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After dealing with Smiling Coffin, Eight-cloud Ink's life finally calmed down.
After Smiling Coffin was defeated by the Clearers, and even their leader, PoH, was sent to prison, all the Orange guilds in SAO went into hiding like frightened birds. For a while, the security in the game improved a lot.
Although there were still some Smiling Coffin members who managed to escape, they were no longer able to cause any trouble.
Since Kirito agreed to help the Clearers when they were fighting the Boss, the entire SAO raid began to go smoothly.
Several months passed in the blink of an eye.
It was now March 2025.
At this time, SAO had already reached the 99th Floor!
In the original work, when the Clearers were fighting the 75th Floor Boss, Kirito discovered that Heathcliff was Kayaba Akihiko, which led to the final battle being brought forward.
But this time, because Eight-cloud Ink was involved, Kirito didn't fight Heathcliff, so he didn't suspect Heathcliff beforehand.
Plus, Eight-cloud Ink was much stronger than Heathcliff, so Kirito didn't think that Heathcliff was Kayaba Akihiko.
Although Kirito did suspect that Eight-cloud Ink was Kayaba Akihiko, he buried this suspicion deep in his heart.
After all, he and Eight-cloud Ink were friends.
In fact, Kirito had almost fallen into Lizbeth's gentle embrace.
Not long ago, Kirito and Lizbeth got married in the game.
Of course, the wedding was attended by their friends who often hung out with each other.
During that wedding banquet, Kirito challenged Yakumo to a duel using the white sword – Shadow Chaser that Lizbet had forged for him, as well as the weapon he had been using all this while.
The result was obvious. Even if Kirito used Dual Sword Ryu, he was still no match for Eight-cloud Ink.
If Eight-cloud Ink didn't go easy on him, Kirito wouldn't have been able to turn Eight-cloud Ink's hp to yellow.
After being defeated by Eight-cloud Ink, Kirito finally gave up on chasing after Eight-cloud Ink.
It was too abnormal. It was not something a human could do, okay?
Everyone had been wondering why Eight-cloud Ink was so powerful.
"Oh? It's because I'm also a martial artist in real life, so I'm very good at fighting. "
Eight-cloud Ink said.
Although everyone was still in disbelief about Eight-cloud Ink's explanation, they reluctantly accepted it.
At the same time, other than the fact that Eight-cloud Ink was still as powerful as ever, everyone was also amazed by Kirito's unique skill, "Dual Sword Style."
With Heathcliff's "Divine Sword" and Eight-cloud Ink's "Starfall", there were now three unique skills in SAO.
Unlike in the original manga, Heathcliff didn't expose his identity on the 75th Floor, and the Clearers reached the 99th Floor with the help of Eight-cloud Ink.
The hope of clearing SAO was now right in front of their eyes.
All the Players, including the Players who were originally living at the bottom level waiting for rescue, gradually felt their hearts shrouded in darkness and despair become brighter.
However, although almost all the Players were happy to be able to leave SAO, Eight-cloud Ink and Asuna, who have been taking care of their daughter, noticed that Yui hasn't been in a good mood recently.
Although Yui still tried to pretend to be happy in front of them, how could Eight-cloud Ink and Asuna, who have been Yui's parents for so long, not notice their daughter's abnormality?
Night.
After dinner, looking at Yui sitting in the courtyard in a daze while staring at the bright moon in the sky, Eight-cloud Ink and Asuna looked at each other and saw the worry in each other's eyes.
"Yui."
Hearing Eight-cloud Ink's call, Yui came back to her senses. She skipped over to Eight-cloud Ink, opened her arms, and threw herself into Eight-cloud Ink's arms like a swallow returning to its nest.
"Daddy!"
Looking at Yui, who kept rubbing her little face on his chest, Eight-cloud Ink asked softly: "Yui, what's bothering you recently?"
Yui's body froze.
Sure enough, something is wrong!
Asuna leaned over, gently stroked Yui's head, and said softly: "What's the matter? Can you tell daddy and mommy?"
Eight-cloud Ink could feel that Yui hugged her arms even harder.
Looking up, Yui looked at Eight-cloud Ink and Asuna with tears in her eyes.
Asuna suddenly panicked, and she hurriedly comforted Yui.
"Yui, don't cry. Tell mommy and daddy what's wrong. Mommy and daddy will definitely help you!"
Sparkling tears that reflected the moonlight fell from the corner of Yui's eyes, splashing a beautiful tear on Yakumo's arm.
"Daddy … Mommy …"
"Yui … Yui wants to be with you forever …"
Hearing Yui's words, Asuna was relieved. She stroked Yui's head and smiled gently.
"Don't worry, Yui. Even if we pass the game, mommy will still be Yui's mommy, and daddy will still be Yui's daddy. When we return to reality, daddy and mommy will definitely find you."
"No, it's not like that …"
Yui, who buried her head in Eight-cloud Ink's arms again, pushed Eight-cloud Ink hard.
"After the game … Yui won't be here anymore … I won't be able to be with daddy and mommy anymore …"
Asuna's hand paused.
In fact, after such a long time, Asuna more or less guessed Yui's identity.
Yui might … not be human!
"Yui, do you remember what happened to you before?" Eight-cloud Ink asked.
Feeling the stiffness of Asuna's hand on her head, Yui couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Waa … Waa …"
After a while, Eight-cloud Ink finally comforted Yui.
The little girl sniffled and looked at Eight-cloud Ink with tears in her eyes. The longing in her eyes was enough to melt the hardest steel in the world.
"Daddy, Mommy … Yui, Yui was originally SAO's' Mental State Management Support Program, Prototype No. 1 ', or Artificial Intelligence, responsible for managing and caring for the mental state of SAO players."
Asuna's eyes widened as she looked at Yui in disbelief.
Although she had already guessed that Yui might not be human, hearing the truth from Yui still touched her heart greatly.
"Yui … Yui … You're not human …"
Yui's eyes dimmed a little, and she lowered her head.
"Not long after the game started, Yui was ordered by the controlling AI with higher authority to stop providing psychological counseling services to the players. I could only be a bystander, observing the players' every move and monitoring their mental state."
"At first, the situation was particularly bad. Every player was dominated by anger, despair, and fear …"
"My original duty was to rush to the players' side and give them psychological counseling, but I was deprived of this right …"
"In this case, the continuous accumulation of errors finally made me completely collapse …"
"Then, one day, I accidentally found Daddy …"
"Unlike other players, Daddy had no negative emotions in his heart, which attracted my attention. Later, Daddy and Mommy lived together, and the strong positive emotions they exuded made me yearn for them very much. "
"I … I wanted to come to Daddy and Mommy … Later, I don't know what happened, but I appeared in the outside world and finally met Daddy …"
"Daddy … Daddy … Mommy …"
Looking at Yui, who was crying in his arms, Eight-cloud Ink gently wiped the tears on her little face.
"It's okay, Yui."
"Huh? Daddy? "Yui raised her head and looked at Eight-cloud Ink sadly and confusedly.
"Daddy … Don't you mind that Yui isn't human …"
Eight-cloud Ink shook his head and said gently, "Why would Daddy mind Yui? Whether Yui is human or a program, she's still Daddy's good daughter, right?"
He turned around and looked at Asuna, who was also crying and smiling. Eight-cloud Ink lowered his head and gently touched Yui's forehead.
"Mommy thinks the same …"
"Daddy … Mommy … Yui, Yui, I love you guys so much … Sob sob sob …"
When Yui finally calmed down, Eight-cloud Ink said something that shocked both Yui and Asuna.
"Yui, you have to believe in Daddy, Daddy can let you live with Daddy and Mommy in the real world."
Looking up, Asuna and Yui were speechless for a long time.
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