Sword Art Online: The Duo Factors

Chapter 51: The devil in me

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Japan Standard Time, 4:35pm.. Lai's Apartment Complex, Underground Shooting Range.

Lai: ...Ugh..

Recovered his consciousness from the injuries he suffered from his dad's punishment. Lai soon realizes himself on a mattress as his bed, them finds out that he is now in the shooting range.

Lai: How did I end up here?

Struggling to get up on his own, he grabs onto something solid to support himself up. Finding a way to contact Akihiko Kayaba becomes his priority as he wants to know the current situation. As he looks around, he notices his phone is left at the counter where the guns are tested. Assuming that Koharu left it for him after fully recovered.

Lai: Aki?

Akihiko: Lai? Are you alright?

He replies weakly..

Lai: Not too well.. What's the situation now? How long did I went out?

Akihiko: You were out of consciousness for an hour. Koharu managed to take care and dress up your wound before you suffer a blood loss.

Lai: Where is she now?

Akihiko: In ALO.. But I have something to tell you.. It's about Koharu herself..

Lai: Huh?

Meanwhile... Back to ALO...

The atmosphere turns silent after the heated fight ended with Koharu stabbed through Eugene's head and caused him to forced log out on its own. After a moment of pause, Koharu stares at her hands, not a single blood were stained on it at all but she felt satisfied.

Koharu: ...

As she gets up and returns to where Keita and Yuuki are. She feels an awkward yet terrified glance from many players in front of her. But she ignores their view and talks to Keita..

Koharu: Are you okay, Keita?

Keita: Did.. Did you kill him?

Koharu: ...

She reveals no reaction to his question as she expects it to be the first question from Keita after what happened to Eugene. But she brushes that off as she did not care about what happened to him, stating the fact that they're in game that doesn't harm the players like SAO.

Koharu: You do know we're in ALO, right?

Keita: Yeah.. But.. What was that?

Confused by the sight of Eugene's unsual defeat. Koharu couldn't give concern what happened to Eugene at all, and asks Keita to focus their objective.

Koharu: Does it really matter at this point?

Keita: No.. It's just..

Her eyes point to the leaders who are still in shocked and silent, but mostly curious about Koharu herself.

Koharu: Good.. Because we still got a lot of explanation to do..

Before heading back to the conference meeting. Leaders of both races, Sakuya and Alicia just arrived and join in their conversation.

Sakuya: What in the world is going on, Keita?

Surprised by Sakuya's sudden demand, the Undine player stutters a bit.

Keita: Uh.. It's a long story.. We came and escorted Lord Alicia not only just for the alliance, also for this request of ours.

20 minutes later.. Keita managed to explain their motives and also introduced Koharu to the leaders.