After the horrible Sword Art Online incident and the death of Akihiko Kayaba. (Y/N) had a visit from the police, saying the government has issued a full country confiscation of the NervGear. Afterwards, you buy the AmuSphere, a more safer form of VR experience that follows the NervGear's Full Dive technology without the death consequence. With you and Silica being SAO survivors, the both of you now go to a school for SAO survivors, to help your trauma and mental states. During lunch, you and Silica, who is Ayano in the real world, are on a park date when Rika, Ayano's friend from Sword Art Online, approaches you both with information about a new game that uses SAO's Cardinal system, the name. Alfheim Online.
Age of Silica is altered in this to fit the norm and seem less controversial.
Characters and settings belong to Reki Kawahara.
"You're different from what I expected," she said softly.
"How so?" he asked, glancing at her.
"I don't know," she replied, searching for the right words. "You just... have this way of making people feel like they matter. Even here, in this... nightmare."
He was quiet for a moment before responding. "You matter, Y/n. Don't forget that."
OR
Y/n wakes up in the deadly Squid Game, surrounded by strangers and fighting to survive. What she doesn't know is that the mysterious Frontman is watching her every move through the cameras- and she's caught his attention.