SAO: Alicization High and Beyond [ Part 2 ]

Belated and Early Gifts Before War [Pt. 1 ]

- The next day - May 9, 2027. At 4:27 A.M. -

Deku:
"Zzzz... Zzzz..." Deku was sleeping... and he was having a dream.

[ In Deku's Dream - ]

???:
"Dekarusu..."

Dekarusu:
"..."

???:
"Sumisu... Wake up."

???:
"Wake up, fam."

Dekarusu:
"...Mmm." Dekarusu slowly opened his eyes and sees his family members. "Huh? Hey.. Akira, Souma and Aoi. Is this real? How I'm seeing you guys again?"

Aoi:
"Don't worry about it - Just let it happen. Anyway, you finally got your revenge. So, how you feel?"

Deku:
"..."

[ Flashback ]

Deku:
"..."

[ End of Flashback ]

Deku:
"From the moment I reigned victorious - I felt nothing. Just like Yuuki and everyone else keeps saying to me."

Akira:
"What did you expect to feel?"

Deku:
"I thought it would feel good... but... it feels nothing. All the anger, hatred, revenge, everything just turned into nothingness. At the end... it was all for nothing to me."

Soma:
"What's getting revenge worth it? For your family that you love so much, so deeply?"

Deku:
"Well, I would say yes... but after that... I don't even know anymore. Many things... would've happened if I didn't leave. But... at that moment when I won... It hit me... it said - "

"All of this... it doesn't matter. Defeating people can't turn back time. My family's gone."

Deku:
"So... I guess... it was and wasn't. But.. either way, what's done is done. Now, I can finally start things over with myself and my new family. And... I wish that you can be here with your new 3 family members - 3 triplets."

Aoi:
"3 triplets, huh? You can handle 3 triplets."

Deku:
"Yep. I can handle 3 kids. Besides, I have Yuuki and Aiko to help and of course with many others as well. So, either way, I'm happy that I have a chance like this..."

Aoi:
"Glad to hear it."

Akira & Soma:
~"Have you thought of their names?"
~"Have you thought of their names?"