Sword Art Online Gaiden X2 - There is but One Ultimate Way (Alicization spoilers).pdf

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Spoiler Warning This SS takes place after the conclusion of the Alicization arc, which will not be
completed until around volume 15.
There is but one ultimate way
Sword Art Online: Gaiden X2 May 2010
Caution
This short story edition contains a lot of information that has not yet been published in
Dengeki Bunko [Sword Art Online]. Be careful of spoilers.
This day's event was completed in the predawn between 2 and 5 a.m (laughs). The contents
are...as always, Kirito-shi and as always, Asuna-san and as always, Lyfa-san and as always
Lizbeth-san and as always Scilica-san and as always Sinon-san and as always Yui-san and as
always Alice-san. Well, Alice is not always......
In this SAO work, the heroines kept increasing as the story progressed, but the structure of
the story didn't let protagonist Kirito-shi to come up with a clear answer, if I tried to find a
conclusion to the situation, it'd only be in this form. Was what I thought as I wrote this short
story.
This time too, as I re-read the script...... I felt it was terrible in various ways. But, well, I can't
stop thinking that it was, in a sense, the meaning of the SAO series (laugh).
The Web version 『Alicization Arc』 introduced «Subjective time acceleration», and that
idea was later used in the 『Accelerated World』 series. The protagonist Haruyuki-kun is
also surrounded by an increasing number of girls, but Kirito-shi has a different personality, in
different situations and draws different conclusions. I look forward to continuing this series in
the future.
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ソードアート・オンライン Sword Art Online
外伝 Gaiden X2: たったひとつの究極的なやりたか – There is but one Ultimate Way
As I woke up from the bed, the gentle sun shone in through the white lace curtains at the
window. This itself is a very ordinary scene without any problems or drastic changes. Just as
I was ready to continue my deep sleep, my eyes that were about to be closed suddenly opened
like a boom. ―――― Hold on ... Hold on a minute!
This... this... this is too weird.
First of all, this bed is unusually large and soft.
I ―― Kirigaya Kazuto should only be using a foam filled single bed in my bedroom.
But now, my back felt like it was coated by the highest grade of soft feathers. Even as I
moved my left hand, It did not touch the wall that should exist. What covered me was not my
ordinary fluffy blanket, but a smooth and soft silk one.
Also, the ceiling was inexplicably high, and I had no idea if the decorations were of the
western style or Japanese style. In addition to that, a beautiful classical chandelier hung there
in place of LED lights.
Finally, coming in from the gaps of the window covered by heavy curtains at the other side of
the room ―― It was so large, maybe it was a twin window ―― was the light of the winter
sun at a low angle.
Isn't this the middle of summer?
At the end of August, the summer vacations will just end in a few days, so I was filled with
anxiety and despair, giving up, when I faced the facts: just yesterday morning, I had to
withstand being scorched by the violent sun, I recalled forcing myself to climb out of bed in
that condition.
However, at this moment, I was in this unfamiliar luxurious room, and it was incredibly cold,
such that if I was not well covered by the blanket, I probably wouldn't stand the cold. No
matter how I looked at it, this is winter, a winter morning... what on earth is this...
At this time, I finally remembered.
Yesterday morning, I woke up in the middle of the heat, drowsily brushed my teeth and
changed my clothes. While considering doing my summer homework, and reluctantly
walking to the table, I received a phone call from the person who was the one responsible for
the RATH development department ―― Higa, and the content was an official statement.
The blockade in UW had some problems, and he wanted me to help solve the problem. Thus,
on that ridiculously hot day, complaints came out of my mouth. However my heart was lively
enough, as I took my bike straight to RATH's branch in Roppongi, following the instructions
on the screen to go into the STL. Without even bothering to find out the circumstances, I
Dived in ―― and woke up in that room.
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ソードアート・オンライン Sword Art Online
外伝 Gaiden X2: たったひとつの究極的なやりたか – There is but one Ultimate Way
In other words, this is probably a room in the building in UW's Among the Stars «Cardina»,
capital of Centoria. As long as I have used the STL, I was still a little afraid of the effects of
the time acceleration function, as my memory before the Dive would be a little fuzzy. If I
wanted to forget, why not simply forget even more things... for example in the real word, the
fact that there were three days before summer vacation ends...
...While having these thoughts, I decided to get up before saying anything, then stretched my
body wide.
Then, as my hands and fingers reached out, they met a soft and warm object, causing me to
be taken aback slightly.
I slowly looked to my right.
There, with her left cheek buried in the large pillow, having a peaceful expression, and
making gentle sleeping sounds, lay a chestnut haired girl. It was possibly a face I had more
memories of than myself, it was Asuna, Yuuki Asuna's.
What on Earth happened?
After being called by Higa, the only person Diving should have been me. Even if after that
they encountered a problem and Asuna Dived in as well, why would we be sleeping on the
same bed?
But before going into that, I needed to confirm something else first.
I carefully turned around gently, this time to my left.
Suddenly, a radiant golden light pierced my eyes.
Even though the sunlight in winter was weak, it still reflected the brilliant glorious hair of
gold radiantly. With similar colored eyelashes and translucent white skin, the girl lying in a
posture face to face with Asuna on the right ―― Alice, the Integrity Knight - Alice
Synthesis Fifty.
This situation was beyond my understanding. However, it was just the beginning of the shock
that heaven delivered.
On Alice's other side, there was yet another person's figure.
I opened my eyes and mouth, and slowly moved my line of sight upwards.
There, asleep and curled up like a cat, was a aqua-colored short haired girl, the ice sniper,
Sinon, Asada Shino.
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ソードアート・オンライン Sword Art Online
外伝 Gaiden X2: たったひとつの究極的なやりたか – There is but one Ultimate Way
If this is the case, maybe... ma-y-be――
I turned the right to face Asuna's direction.
Underneath the silk blanket, with her face facing upwards, in an upright sleeping posture was
the yellow-green haired, pony tailed girl, the Green Swordsman, Lyfa... my little sister, no,
actually my cousin sister, Kirigaya Suguha.
.........How big IS this bed?! Was what I asked myself in my heart.
Even if five people slept on top, there was still some extra space, so I wouldn't be surprised if
the bed was about 8 tatami (or about 4 square feet). It would be really troublesome to change
the sheets of a bed of this size.
At this moment, something pressed against my right foot.
Based on my angle of sight, it wasn’t Asuna ―― as I forced my brain to stop thinking,
shifting my thinking pace to a slower gear, I raised my head again, to look at my feet.
Using my foot as a pillow, with pink hair covering the freckled face of the girl, was the
master blacksmith ―― Lizbet, Shinozaki Rika.
And beside her, with her tea colored hair falling to both sides, a delicate girl sleeping with a
small feathery dragon clinging to her chest, the beast tamer ―― Scilica, Ayano Keiko.
It wasn't 8 tatami, it was more like 10 tatami. The Arabian royal family was probably the only
people who would think of using this kind of bed in the real world.
Despite being in a virtual world like UW, even those with administrative privileges would
have no way to arbitrarily create items, so this bed would still require a woodcutter to cut the
wood, then combined together by a carpenter, finally getting manufacturer to set it up before
it could be called a bed. This should be extremely troublesome work.... just how much would
this bed have cost?
While I was engaged in thoughts escaping reality, this time, covered by the blanket between
me and Asuna, in the one meter space there, something slowly moved.
This source slowly climbed to my chest starting from my stomach, and from the edge of the
blanket a head emerged.
8 years old, a young girl with gorgeous flowing dark hair, with her sleepy eyes, moved closer
to look at my face, then blinked, smiled and said,
"Good morning, Papa!"
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ソードアート・オンライン Sword Art Online
外伝 Gaiden X2: たったひとつの究極的なやりたか – There is but one Ultimate Way
"En... Good morning, Yui."
If this bed was 10 tatami, then the room must exceed 30 tatami.
An hour after I woke up, me, Asuna, Yui, Alice, Sinon, Lizbet, Lyfa, Scilica and Pina, a total
of eight people plus one, sat together in a circle at the table in the southern part of the room.
Now, the girls stayed in the kitchen together to prepare tea and Siral water. While drinking
the citrus drink with a familiar taste, I asked aloud,
"Hey, where are we?"
It was Alice who replied,
"Based on the visible scene outside the window, we should be in the north of Centoria's
outskirts, in what used to be the private territory of the «Aristocrats» of this area."
After talking in an unchanging resolute tone, she pulled her golden hair closer to one side,
while moving her teacup closer to her lips.
"Er... em... I've never came here before, moreover, we secretly crossed the border to this
place, we will be locked in prison..."
After I said this, Lyfa opened her eyes wide and said, "Whoa, really harsh, Onii-chan can live
for a few years in a secure place."
"Ahaha, it is indeed like this, but challenging the rules and making the GM angry is a special
ability Kirito is proud of."
After Asuna's comment, everyone laughed together.
Although it is kind of late to say this after everyone woke up on the same bed, all seven girls
were dressed in white pajamas of similar design, so the situation now was full of an immoral
feeling. Even though the clothes texture looked very thin, because there was a strong heater,
the room was quite warm. Even I merely wore my ordinary black cotton pajamas.
If I was not at the table, it would have looked like a beautiful impressionist painting.
But even so, I couldn’t say "Now everything is up to you" and then escape out of the
windows.
No... perhaps it was a situation that occurred by force... Even though I was afraid of my own
foreboding, but something had to be clearly confirmed. I finished off the Siral water that was
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