According to the system's rules, there were four types of relationships between players in SAO.
Firstly, the first type was unrelated people. The second type was friends. Players who had logged into each other's friend list could send short text messages to each other no matter where they were. They could also search for the current location of their friends on the map.
The third type were guild companions. In addition to the above functions, if you team up with guild members during battle, you can get a special gift that slightly increases your combat strength. However, in return, a fixed percentage of the Corrie that he obtained had to be handed over to the guild as funds.
Up until now, Asuna and I had shared two types of relationship: friends and guild members. Although we were temporarily separated from the guild, we decided to join the last type of relationship.
Although it was a marriage, the procedure was actually very simple. As long as one party sent a proposal message and the other party accepted it, it would be considered a marriage. However, the changes that occurred after the two of them got married were not something that could be compared to the relationship between friends and guild members.
Marriage in SAO meant that all the information and props would be shared with the other party. They could freely view each other's status screens, and even the props would be combined into one. In fact, this was the act of handing over one's most important lifeline to the other party. In Ain Grand, who was full of betrayal and fraud, even the best couple rarely developed a marriage relationship. Of course, one of the important reasons was that the ratio of men to women was very uneven.
The 22nd floor could be said to be one of the floors with the least population in Ain Grand. Due to the low level of the building, the area was quite large, but the evergreen forest and countless lakes scattered all over the place occupied most of the land. The main street area could be said to be only a very small village. There were no monsters in the training area, and the difficulty of the maze area was relatively low. Therefore, the players barely had any impression of the maze area after three days.
Asuna and I bought a small wooden house in the forest on the twenty-second floor and moved there to live. Although the house was small, it still cost a considerable amount of money to buy an entire house in SAO. Originally, Asuna had planned to sell her room in Selmbrook, but I strongly opposed her doing so. After all, giving up such a perfectly decorated room was not something that could be forgiven by saying that it was a pity. In the end, with Aguirre's help, the two of us managed to raise enough money after selling all the rare items we had.
Although Ajir expressed his regret that we could use the second floor of his shop as we pleased, the newlywed life of living in the grocery store was too tragic. Moreover, once the news of the super famous player Asuna's marriage was announced, it was hard to imagine what kind of commotion it would cause. I think we should be able to live a peaceful life on the sparsely populated 22nd floor.
[Wow--the scenery is so beautiful!]
Although it was called a dormitory, there were only two rooms in the house. After Asuna opened the entire window on the south side of the room, she leaned out of the window.
The scenery outside was indeed very beautiful. Because this place was quite close to the outer part, they could see the sparkling lake, the dense green forest, and the entire open sky in the distance. Usually, we lived under a stone canopy that was about 100 meters above our heads, so the feeling of being so close to the sky was indescribable.
"Don't just look at the beautiful scenery. If you get too close to the periphery, you'll fall off.」
I put down my work of arranging furniture and props and hugged Asuna from behind. This woman was now my wife. When I thought of this, I felt the warmth of the winter sun, the incredible emotion, and finally the surprise that we could develop into a husband and wife relationship. Such complicated feelings surged up.
Before I was imprisoned in this world, I was just a child who wandered aimlessly between school and home. But now, the real world has become a distant past for me.
If…if this game strategy is completed, we can return to our original world…Although this should be the hope of all the players, including Asuna and me, the thought of what happened at that time honestly makes me feel uneasy. Unknowingly, I hugged Asuna tighter and tighter.
[It hurts, Kirito... What's wrong with you...?]」
" I'm... I'm sorry... Asuna..."
Although I couldn't say anything for a moment, I still wanted to ask.
[Is our relationship limited to the game?] Did it disappear after returning to that world…"
[I'm going to be angry, Kirito.]
Asuna turned around and looked at me with eyes that were burning with anger.
"Even if this is a normal game without any abnormalities, I'm not a girl who likes people casually.」
She pinched my cheeks with both hands and said,
"I've only learned one thing here. That was to not give up easily until the last moment. If I return to the real world, I will definitely meet you again and fall in love with you again.」
He had lost count of how many times he had been touched by Asuna's straightforwardness and determination. Or perhaps I was just too weak.
However, it doesn't matter even if I'm weak. For a long time, I had forgotten how happy it was to have someone to rely on and support me. Although he didn't know how long he could stay here, at least for the time he was away from the battlefield...
I allowed my thoughts to wander around, focusing only on the sweet fragrance and soft touch on my arm.
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