KiSekaiRei
November 6, 2022.
Like thousands of others, Ryuu entered Sword Art Online expecting nothing more than the adventure of a lifetime.
Instead, the logout button disappeared.
Death became permanent.
And a virtual world became his new reality.
Ryuu wasn't a hero. He wasn't a beta tester, a guild leader, or someone destined to become the strongest player in Aincrad. He was simply a wanderer-someone who preferred unexplored roads, forgotten quests, and travelling alone.
But Aincrad has a strange way of bringing people together.
A mysterious information broker named Argo. A solitary swordsman dressed in black. A determined girl with a rapier. And countless others who slowly turn a world meant to imprison him into a place filled with memories worth protecting.
As the floors rise and the line between the virtual and real worlds begins to disappear, Ryuu's journey will take him far beyond Aincrad-to Alfheim, Gun Gale Online, and eventually a world unlike any game he has ever known.
This isn't the story of the hero who cleared Sword Art Online.
It's the story of the one who kept wandering beside them.
The Azure Wanderer.
A Sword Art Online fanfiction featuring an original/self-insert protagonist. The original Sword Art Online universe and its canon characters belong to their respective creator and rights holders.