Sword Art Online: The Administrator's Descent

Chapter 4: Let Life Be Normal

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

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Underworld, Rulid Village—5th June, Year 380 in the Time of the Realm of Humanity

Rulid Village was beautiful, quite literally on the outskirts of the human realm. Close to the plains and far away from more civilised lands, that being the main city where the Central Cathedral was situated, this little village was still far more homely than anything else.

And Kirito, despite having gotten so used to living here... had only one thing left to ponder on.

How long? How long would this peace stand?

How long would he be able to just sit here, and watch the grass dance with the wind? How long would he be able to listen to the children from the orphanage play? How long would he get to see Alice and Selka, though somewhat hesitant, getting along again? How long would the farmers remain?

'Don't be like that,' he sighed in his mind, closing his eyes and letting that thought crumble away, like sand through his fingers. 'You're not supposed to be the pessimistic one. You've done whole heck of a lot, and could do so much more. Chin up.'

Heh. Some way to motivate himself.

Needless to say, it still worked, getting him to smile as he looked to where Eugeo was, training with the sword the both of them took from the cave. Even now, he felt as if Eugeo could just surpass him, despite being told countless of times that such a thing was nigh impossible.

'Hmm... I mean, he's already capable of «Skill Connect», so that shouldn't be too hard,' he thought, sighing. 'Still, I'd like to teach him how to dual-wield. Now that would be epic.'

Then again, his pride got in the way and told him that, no, he shouldn't be doing that. If that happened, then there would be another person who could dual-wield. Sure, Rain can already do that, but he still had his pride. If Rain was a girl who could dual-wield, then he'd like to keep his place as the only male capable of such feat.

...Urgh, he hates himself sometimes. Why does he have to be so difficult sometimes?

Kirito fights the urge to sigh, instead looking down to his hands, heart instantly clenching in place as his thumb brushes the spot where a ring should be.

He's married. It's a simple fact that, even now, despite having slept with another woman, it's not something he could so easily forget. He's still human, and he knows that he had given his heart to another woman.

But... But it wasn't even his fault that all of this happened, now, did it?

Oh, shoot. Thinking about that now would just be spoilers now, wouldn't it?

'Man, I wonder what she'd say when we see each other again,' chuckled the boy. 'Perhaps going to ask me to fuck her... like always.'

He felt bad, he really did, but he couldn't help it. Somewhere, some place deep inside of him, he just... no matter how much he tries to fight it, it all boiled down to one simple thing.

Superbia.

Men are prideful things that would never allow themselves the taste of defeat. When they want something, they'll fight tooth and nail for it. And if someone sullied their name? You can bet heads and tails that they'd hit back stronger than ever, their vengeance burning like the heat of Solus.

And he was, in all truths, no different.

Kirito would be a dumbass if he didn't know that so many girls that he's met throughout his time all like him—let's be real here, it's fact, and he doesn't need Klein reminding him that at every turn with his loud crying.