Sword Art Online: The Administrator's Descent

Chapter 3: Just A Little Push

WARNING: This story contains mature elements such as manipulation, Non-Con, humiliation.

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Underworld, Rulid Village—4th June, Year 380 in the Time of the Realm of Humanity

"I still can't believe any of this is happening..."
"No kidding. Hearing you somehow befriending the pontifex is even more so."

Eugeo was right. There was no way in hell that Quinella would let her guard down if anyone so as heck tried to get close to her.

That's his fault.

The winds of Rulid Village kissed his face with a fresh, humid breath, his hair dancing along with the wind. Being back home felt like a dream come true, seeing everyone once more after years of studying in Norlangarth's Imperial Sword Mastery Academy really felt nice. In fact, almost nothing changed, except the few new buildings and faces.

Gone with the old farmer, a baker took his place. The Gigas Cedar that once towered over the area, overlooking the village itself, was gone, its place now taken by other smaller trees. Even still, the land looked beautiful, and Kirito knew then that he truly does miss this place.

Finally being back here, he felt... at home.

"Kirito, Eugeo," the two boys perk up, turning around. Alice joins the two, smiling. "The both of you seem to be in good moods."

"Well, yeah. After being away from home for so long, it naturally feels wonderful when you're back," chuckled Eugeo, looking at his best friend. "Don't you think so, Kirito?"

"Without doubt. Then again, we're not just here to get away from everything, after all," sighed the ravenette, tilting his head to a field. The other two followed the direction of his nod, and there, countless young men and women were swinging weapons, being trained by Eldrie himself. "We're to help prepare the army we suggested after all."

At that, Eugeo sweat-dropped. "Wasn't that your suggestion, though..?"

"And because of that," swiftly ignoring the matter, the boy just shrugged. "We've got to do whatever we can to help out. I'll be doing the first shift. Alice, Eugeo, go rest up. We'll switch in five hours."

"Five ho—Kirito! That is highly unfair!"
"R-Right! At least an hour!"
"Nope! Five hours!"

If there's one thing they knew about him, he was just stubborn.

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Underworld, Central Cathedral—2 Weeks Ago, 26th May, Year 380 in the Time of the Realm of Humanity

In truth, things couldn't have been any more complicated than what it should have been.

While all their plans had been laid out before them, everyone knowing just what they had to do, there were still some things that had to be taken care of, things that Kirito had highlighted greatly during the council with the pontifex and the Integrity Knights.

One of them being the «Taboo Index».

Imagine his surprise when a few of the Integrity Knights, namely Bercouli (okay, that's not so surprising), Fanatio and Deusolbert voiced out their assent on his view, speaking out that there were a few flaws in the «Taboo Index» that were undoubtedly wrong. With that, revision on the «Taboo Index» began, done so by Quinella and Cardinal.

And God, did it feel awkward.

Watching them looking like they were about to kill each other, Kirito had to try his best to calm the two women down—he's gone through this enough with all the girls back in the real world, he supposed just a bit more wasn't going to hurt him.