This is a very ordinary world.
A very ordinary world in a real sense.
Here, there are no monsters that threaten human existence, and there are no magicians who can protect humans. There are just ordinary and prosperous cities.
There are lively crowds in the city.
There are cars coming and going on the streets.
People live ordinary lives.
People grow up normally.
People experience the ups and downs of ordinary life.
A modern world with no mystery, no magic, only reality.
That's what this world is all about.
However, if it is to be extraordinary, then it is also extraordinary.
Because, just two years ago, a shocking incident happened.
Complete stealth virtual reality technology game console——〈NERvGear〉.
A virtual reality massive online role-playing game - "Sword Art Online".
These two existences imprisoned tens of thousands of game players in the virtual game world, and allowed them to launch strategies there at the cost of their lives.
Kayaba Akihiko, the famous quantum physicist and genius game designer who realized these two technologies, became the most vicious criminal in history, causing a sensation in the entire country and even the world.
Two years later, this incident is still widely discussed by people, and even TV news often reports on it.
Just like now...
“After two years, the large-scale online role-playing game abbreviated as "SAO" was finally successfully conquered, allowing the victims who were lying in the hospital to maintain life activities to finally wake up and be safe. "
"After statistics, 7,354 of the 10,000 players who sneaked into the game are still alive, and the remaining 2,646 people have lost their lives in the game in the past two years. His life was destroyed by and his brain was damaged, so he passed away regretfully."
"This is the largest mass murder since the founding of our country."
"As for the murderer Kayaba Akihiko, government agencies are still searching and arresting him."
"So, this incident remains unresolved."
On a street lined with high-rise buildings, such a report was being carried out on a TV wall mounted on the front of a building.
People have long been accustomed to this, as if similar reports have been carried out countless times, they are walking in a hurry in the cold winter.
In the crowd, only one person stopped.
That's a girl.
A man with shoulder-length hair that was a bit shiny, a pair of big, competitive eyes slightly raised, looking at the TV wall, wearing a school uniform, with a proud figure and curvy girl.
The girl looked at the report on the TV wall and lowered her eyes soon after.
Because girls are one of the most qualified people to evaluate reports.
"The incident is still unresolved..."
Isn't this natural
Not to mention that Kayaba Akihiko, the culprit, has not yet been found, but not all of the victims have been rescued yet.
"There are still 7,354 survivors?"
This is simply a lie.
Indeed, just two months ago, the death game known as "SAO" was conquered.
The imprisoned players woke up one after another, making the hospital that housed each player become bustling, welcoming countless visits from family members and government agency personnel, allowing the victims and their families to reunite with each other. , each other cried with joy.
Even the girl's family woke up two months ago and finally returned home after two years.
However, the incident is still having repercussions.
Probably because, after the game was cleared, only 7,053 players woke up.
Then, 300 people still haven't woken up for unknown reasons, and one person disappeared for no reason and has yet to be found.
The police once visited that person's ward, and even high-level officials from the country visited, trying to find some clues.
Unfortunately, in the end, people found nothing. They had no idea whether the person had woken up or was taken away. He was completely missing.
This person is another family member of the girl.
"Brother Qinghe..."
The girl whispered the names of her family members.
That person's name is Tonggu Qinghe.
The girl is Kiritani Suguha.
It is Luo Zhen's sister in this world.
Two years later, out of Suguha's two brothers who were trapped in the game world, one has woken up and the other is still missing.
Recalling what happened in the past, Suguha didn't know how many times she wanted to shed tears, but she held it back.
Although, in the eyes of outsiders, the relationship between Suguha and his two brothers is no longer as beautiful as it was when they were children, and the gap between them is very large.
However, no matter how big the gap was, it was already worn away by the possibility of separation between life and death at any time for two years.
Today, Suguha has only one wish.
That is to hope that his other brother can come back and reunite his family.
only...
"Where are you? Brother Qinghe..."
Suguha could only murmur in confusion, then tightly grasped the strap of the bamboo sword bag on her shoulder, took another step, and walked forward.
Just then, Suguha's cell phone rang.
Suguha was slightly startled and picked up the phone.
The next second, a familiar voice reached Suguha's ears.
That was the voice of Suguha's mother, Kiritani Sui.
I saw Tong Gucui saying such a sentence in an extremely excited voice.
"Suguha! Come to the hospital quickly!"
"Qinghe is back! Qinghe is back!"
These words came to Suguha's ears very clearly.
"Snapped!"
With a crisp sound, the phone in Suguha's hand slipped and fell to the ground.
... ... ... ...
"Hahaha... "
In one of the corridors of the hospital, Suguha ran forward as fast as she could, regardless of her panting, towards the ward that was once so familiar to her.
Around him, ambulance workers and police officers were running back and forth quickly.
Vaguely, these people all mentioned one thing.
"The missing child is back!"
"He's really back!"
"Quick! Go and notify the higher ups!"
People were shouting and running around each other, making the hospital lively again.
Under such circumstances, Suguha finally arrived at her destination, the room where she had visited countless times but could only see her brother lying on the hospital bed.
At this time, the door was not closed.
Suguha rushed directly to the door of the ward, supported the door beam, and couldn't help but bend down and gasp.
However, even so, Suguha was still staring at the scene inside the door.
There, Tong Gucui hugged a young boy tightly, crying and laughing.
Next to him, Kirito also looked like he was crying and laughing at the same time, holding the boy's shoulders tightly.
In addition, some medical staff and police officers were also at the scene, waiting silently.
As for the young man, he had a far more mature, steady but helpless expression on his face than before.
After a while, the boy turned his gaze towards the door and met Suguha's extremely excited gaze.
Immediately, the young man opened his eyes wide and then smiled.
The smile is particularly nostalgic.
"Grow up, Suguha."
The young man said this with a smile.
It's like they have never been separated.
"elder brother... !"
Suguha finally rushed over with tears streaming down her face.
So, Luo Zhen returned to this world again.
Returning to this world that I have experienced, it is the most ordinary but also the most impressive world.