SAO: Alicization High and Beyond [ Part 2 ]

Trials and Shocking Revaluations! [ Part 5]

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Dorothy:
"If you'd three like, you three could learn to use it for yourselves. But you must believe in it."

Yuuki:
"That makes sense. Using something to psych yourself up. The mono-myth..."

Kirito:
("- Wait. Wait, what the HELL? Hold on. How does she know that...)

"Hey, Dorothy? Can you explain what a "mono-myth" is?"

Deku:
"?!"

Dorothy:
"What? What is a... Um, I know it's a Sacred Tongue... It's the idea that elements of myth are shared."

Yuuki
"And you used words like these? On a daily basis?"

Dorothy:
"Yes?"

Kirito:
"Hey, so... Did you learn any more Sacred Tongue from this father of yours?"

Deku:
("What's Kirito trying to solve here?!")

Dorothy:
"Um - I remember a song about the heavens... "Twinkle, twinkle, little star..."

Kirito/Deku:
"..." (Kirito)
"!" (Deku)

Dorothy:
"Oh, a-another one? A song about something far, far away... It mentioned, um... "somewhere over the rainbow"?" Then Kirito and Deku looked shocked.

"Kirito, Deku... Please stop looking at me like that. I'm not making it up, it's real."

Deku:
"Sorry, I apologize... I was just... surprised by that, that's all."

Kirito:
"...And when you need to pump yourself up, it's "Eye of the Tiger" time, right?"

Dorothy:
"Wha! How did you -"

Kirito:
"Did he have a song for your birthday?"

Yuuki:
"Birthday song?"

Dorothy:
"Well, um."

Kirito/Dorothy/Deku/Yuuki:
"Happy Birthday to you! Happy birthday de-ar Do-ro-thyyyy!" (Kirito)
"Happy Birthday to you! Happy birthday de-ar Do-ro-thyyyy!" (Dorothy)
"Happy Birthday to you! Happy birthday de-ar Do-ro-thyyyy!" (Deku)
"Happy Birthday to you! Happy birthday de-ar Do-ro-thyyyy!" (Yuuki!)

...

Dorothy:
"Y-Yes, you're right! How on earth did you know?"

Deku:
(😅/😳)
("Okay - I really feel cringe of a sudden!") As Deku walked away, he struggled to contain a shy smile, his embarrassment clear on his face. Then Yuuki followed him as she noticed him embarrassed

Yuuki:
(😆)
"Aw, what's wrong, darling?! Why the cutesy face?"

Deku:
(😅)
"Man... it's nothing."

Kirito:
("Oh, hell. This is a disaster. I didn't even think of this possibility.")

"I think... I think I come from the same world as your father."

Dorothy:
"The Real World? My father was from your Real World? So Father is from..."

Kirito:
("Exactly. If I assume Dorothy's father from the Real World... He's probably a Rath Employee. That explains how he dodge the Administrator. After all, he's in control here. He could zip around trivially if he wanted. He could be whateve, and fall in love with whatever. If that's what happened...")

Dorothy:
"I... don't remember much about father. It's odd. I remember his lessons clearly."

Kirito:
("If that's what happened...")

Dorothy:
"I love both my parents so dearly, but somehow I can't recall Father's face. I think father said I shouldn't remember him too much and cursed me somehow..."