Sword Art Online: The Duo Factors

Chapter 30: Satisfaction and Regret.

Deep inside a Dream...

"Watch out!!!"

A noises of a strike knocks the skull echoes up in her dreams.. A scream resounds that haunts her.

"No!!"

A brutal slash knocks her to aside, helplessly watching him to fall before she faints.

"Please get up..."

Year 2024, November 5th.. Aincrad Standard Time, 3:00am.. Floor 22, Log Cabin..

Her eyes spring up wide opened as her dream rudely awakened her sleep and the nightmare results her heart beating like maniac. She murmurs out to herself silently so she could not wake her partner up in accident.

Koharu: What was... That..?

She replays the scene in her dream, although it is very blurry, she could tell she's having a bad feeling from it. But she could not care about it as she couldn't let a dream bother her sleep again. She exhales out slowly and silently after taking a deep breath. Then, when she lies back to the bed. She notices that Lai isn't there with her.

Koharu: Lai?

Coincidentally, her partner just entered back to the bedroom, immediately noticing that Koharu is now wide awake, sitting on the bed.

Lai: Koharu?

Koharu: Lai!

She immediately hops out of the bed and suddenly hug him tightly.

Koharu: Where were you? You almost made me worried..

Lai: I was just getting some water.. Something's wrong?

She tells him about the dream she had..

Koharu: It's nothing much.. I just had a bad dream..

He pats her head and rubs her hair. Reassuring her that everything will be fine.

Lai: Don't be afraid.. It's just a dream.. It can't hurt you.

Koharu: But it sures messed up my sleep.

He immediately apologizes to her..

Lai: Sorry that I left you..

She shakes her head as she just recovered back from her terrifying dream.

Koharu: It's okay.. I'm just happy that you're back..

They finally got back onto the bed. Both cuddling each other so they could feel each other's warmth as their sleeping aid. He offers his arm as a pillow for Koharu's head to sleep onto with, while she cuddles his body to warm him up. Both of them peacefully fell back asleep in the end.

Timeskip... Aincrad Standard Time, 7:00am.. Floating Palace..

The duo woke up early as usual and had their breakfast before completing their final test as only Pipe Bomb Launcher that is left to be tested by them. Similar reloads as the revolver, Lai unlatches the cylinder and push it out, revealing the part where the bombs are supposed to be loaded in. He presses the ejector, drops the shell and loaded with new ones. After that, he slaps the loaded cylinders back inside. Lai warns his partner to stay away.