It was the morning after when Kirito knocked firmly on Suguha's door.
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Kirito: Suguha, get up! You're going to school!
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Suguha moved a little, but instead Maple opened the door and said sleepily.
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Maple: Good morning! She's sleeping like a log.
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A few minutes passed, and Suguha finally got up and went to school.
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Kirito: And what are you going to do now?
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Kirito asked Maple.
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Maple: I'll probably meet up with Risa.
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Kirito looked at her, confused.
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Kirito: With whom?
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Maple: Oh, sorry, I meant Sally, of course. We've been calling each other by our in-game names this whole time.
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Maple: My real name is Kaede, by the way.
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Kirito: Oh, I see. :)
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They talked for a little while longer until Kaede left.
Kaede was walking down the street when she heard it.
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Kaede!!!!
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A loud shout—it was Risa.
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Risa: There you are! How are you? Did everything go well?
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Kaede: Yep, except for Suguha starting to eat sweets at 3 a.m., everything was okay.
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Risa: Oh man. Well, at least I know how to operate a sniper rifle now. Sinon is talking about it to him.
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The two laughed and talked and went for a walk.
* At Kirito's
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He arrived at school, still half asleep, when Asuna stood before him.
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Asuna: Good morning, I brought you some coffee.
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Kirito looked at her and smiled.
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Kirito: Thank you, you're a sweetheart, that's exactly what I need right now.
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Liz: Oh man, you two, it's only 9 a.m.!
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Asuna: Oh Liz, please let me!
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The three entered the school building.
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Meanwhile, Rath Higa and Kikuoka were just getting up, unaware of what they were about to see...
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Higa: Good morning, I'll take a look at the screen...
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They looked at the screen into the Underworld. So much was destroyed, entire cities, everything, but like last night, everything was still normal.
Kikuoka: What on earth?
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Higa: This can't be happening...
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They were both completely shocked.
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Kikuoka: What are we going to do?
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Higa: Maybe we should...
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Kikuoka interrupted him.
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Kikuoka: No, absolutely no one can find out, that would be a disgrace.
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Higa started the system and saw that data was being transmitted from here to the outside.
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Kikuoka looked at the screen.
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Kikuoka: Disconnect, Higa.
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It was chaos, and after some time, the biggest problem seemed to be resolved.
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Kikuoka: Oh man, how could this have happened?
Meanwhile, Kirito, Asuna, and Liz had just finished school.
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Kirito: OMG, I hate math!
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Liz: Kirito, if it were up to you, you'd live in VR!
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Everyone laughs when suddenly Kirito's phone rings. He answers it.
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Seven: Kirito?
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Kirito: Hey Seven, how's it going?
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Seven: Good, and you?
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Kirito: Me too.
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But tell me, something's wrong, you don't usually call.
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Seven: You know me too well, apparently.
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I received an email with no sender, and I think you might be interested.
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She sends him the picture, and he opens it. The Underworld is completely destroyed.
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Kirito: That's... OK, thanks for sending it. I'll get back to you soon.
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Seven is about to say something when he hangs up.
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Kirito: Liz Asuna, please follow me...
The three of them were walking through the park when
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Kaede: Kirito, Asuna, Liz!!!
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It was Kaede and Risa.
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Kirito continued walking without saying anything.
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Asuna: Hey, you two, come with me. I don't know where he's going so badly.
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Kaede and Risa followed the three of them.
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They arrived at the main town hall.
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Kirito tried to open the locked door.
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Asuna had rarely seen Kirito so upset.
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Kirito tried calling several people, but no one answered. You could see how nervous he was.
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Asuna: Kirito, please drink something. What's going on?
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He took Asuna's water bottle and took a sip.
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He then held out his phone.
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Liz and Asuna stared at him in shock. Kaede and Risa didn't understand at all.
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Asuna: Is this her... Underworld?
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Kirito: Yes.
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Risa: Would you be so kind as to explain?
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Kirito: Yes, of course, come.
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They walk through the park and tell him everything that happened a few months ago.
Kaede: Oh man, a lot has really happened!
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Risa: And that explains your reaction. If that's true, we have to help the inhabitants of this underworld.
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Kirito: We should see what happens tomorrow and go home first.
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Everyone says goodbye and goes home.
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It's now 11 PM. Kirito is almost asleep when his phone suddenly rings.
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It says Kikuoka on the screen.
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Kikuoka answers.
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Kirito: Come to the harbor immediately!
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Kirito: First, I want to know what's up with this picture of the underworld.
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Kikuoka: How do you know about it?!
... Kirito: Seven received an unknown email with the photo.
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Kikuoka: Damn, so guesses have been sent out.
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Kikuoka: I'll explain everything, but first come to the harbor... ALONE.
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Kirito doesn't hesitate, puts on his jacket, and leaves the house.
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At that moment,
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Kaede: Suguha, did you hear that?
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Suguha: Yes, I did. That doesn't sound good. He's probably putting himself in danger again.
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Kaede: What should we do?
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Suguha: I'll call Asuna. You call Sally... I mean Risa and Sinon.
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The two of them talked on the phone, got dressed, and also left the house.
Asuna, Suguha, Sinon, Risa, and Kaede meet in the forest.
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Asuna: So what's so urgent? I almost broke my foot jumping out the window.
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Suguha: Kirito got a call telling him to come to the harbor. I have a bad feeling he's putting himself in danger.
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Sinon: Well then, off to the harbor!
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They go to the harbor and see Kirito getting on a boat.
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The boat starts moving at that moment.
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Risa: Come quickly!!!
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The five of them take a running start and jump onto the boat.
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They see a wooden box and all go inside.
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Sinon: Ouch, that was my foot!
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Kaede: Sorry!
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They travel for a while.
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Kirito looks ahead until he sees it:
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The Ocean Turtle.
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He's confused. Wasn't it closed?
Kirito tried talking to people on the ship, but they all just told him to wait until they arrived. After some time, they arrived, and everyone left the ship and went inside.
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Asuna: Are they gone?
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Suguha: I'll go and see.
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Suguha: I'm leaving the box. No one's there.
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Suguha: The coast is clear.
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Risa: Wow, this is huge!
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The five of them looked for the entrance to get in.
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*Inside
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Kikuoka: Kirito, there you are! It's great that you could get here so quickly.
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Kirito: Yeah, great! How is this even possible? I thought the Ocean Turtle had been closed?
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Kikuoka: Yes, that's right, but we got the go-ahead to reopen it two weeks ago.
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Kirito: So, what about the Underworld?
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Kikuoka: That's exactly why you're here. Something in the Underworld did this to it, judging by the way, and you're going to go in and see?
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Kirito: I'm supposed to go in there alone if it looks like this?
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Kikuoka: No, of course not.
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At that moment, the door opens and Alice and Eugeo enter.
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Eugeo & Alice: Hey Kirito!
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Kirito: Oh, I'm really glad to see you. So, are you both ready?
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Everyone says yes.
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Kikuoka: Great, then we can start. If no one else...
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He is interrupted.
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Voice: Oh, yes, we have quite a few questions.
It's Asuna, Suguha, Sinon, Risa, and Kaede.
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Kikuoka: What?!
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Higa: We urgently need to hire new staff; this is the second time this has happened.
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Kirito: Asuna... Suguha
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He knew exactly what he was going to get in trouble for. They both stood in front of him.
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Asuna: Do you even know how worried I was?
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Suguha: Mom definitely won't like this.
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Kirito: She won't like it any more than she likes you being here.
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Suguha: That's true.
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Asuna looked down and hugged him.
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Asuna: Don't do that again, understand?
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Eugeo: So, can we go then?
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Everyone gets ready and Kikouka logs them all into the Underworld.
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Alice: Whoa, Eugeo... Our home is completely destroyed...
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Sally: Maple, whoa, we even have our items here and stuff.
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Sally: You're right.
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They walk through the city where an injured person is lying on the ground.
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Asuna bends down.
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Asuna: Hey, do you need help?
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Person: Up there... Vec...
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They turn around and there's someone in the air.
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Kirito: Guys, get ready for battle!
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Kirito: Show yourself!
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Voice 1: Why so angry? We were just having fun!
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Eugeo: Who's "we"?
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Voice 2: Long time no see, Blacky!
End of chapter 2
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