This is the far end of the sky.
Although it is the sky in the game called ALO, because of this, this is an area that even the elves with wings cannot reach. It is impossible to reach it with only the flying ability of about ten minutes. place.
There is only one tree that can get here.
An unimaginable giant tree that rises directly from the ground into the sky.
On this giant tree, every leaf is as huge as a building.
Every branch on this giant tree is as big as a road.
And its height is even more heart-stopping. Even the highest mountain in the world looks like a tiny ant in front of it.
This is the ultimate goal that all nine major races want to conquer and reach the top of - the .
According to legend, there is a city in the sky on this tree.
According to legend, in this tree, there is the Elf King Oberon.
However, if you look closely, you will see that there is no sky city at all here, only a birdcage.
Yes.
birdcage.
A golden birdcage as big as a luxury suite was hung on the branches of the World Tree, looking so eye-catching.
Upon closer inspection, the space inside the birdcage is indeed a room.
The floor is made of white tiles.
Surrounded by a cage made of golden railings.
A round table and chairs made of white marble are located inside, and next to it is a luxurious white bed with a canopy.
This is everything in this room.
And in this room, on the bed, a girl was sitting there.
That was a girl as beautiful as the queen of elves.
The girl has a delicate oval-shaped face and long chestnut hair that reaches her waist. She is wearing a disturbingly thin white dress. There is a bright red ribbon near the chest that looks like blood. In addition, In addition, there is a pair of incredible transparent wings that look like insects rather than birds, growing on the girl's back.
If Luo Zhen were here, he would definitely be able to identify the girl.
In SAO, she is Asuna, a high-level rapier user known as "Flash".
In the real world, she is Yuuki Asuna, the daughter of CEO Yuuki Shozo.
The girl who was lying on the hospital bed and had not yet woken up was now sitting here, looking into the distance with her jewel-like eyes.
Inside, it was full of sadness.
At this time...
"You have such a beautiful expression, Titania."
A voice that sounded both intoxicated and blasphemous sounded from the room.
"...!"
The sadness on Asuna's face immediately disappeared without a trace, replaced by the sharpness and perseverance of the rapier wielder known as "Flash", which made Asuna turn her head and look in the direction of the door. .
There, a rather tall man walked in slowly.
He has rich blond hair, a silver crown on his head, a long dark green robe decorated with silver threads, and the same wings as Asuna on his back, but The opponent's wings were not transparent insect wings, but huge butterfly wings, like jet black velvet, with bright emerald green patterns on all four wings.
The other party also has an upright appearance that seems to be carefully designed. In addition to a smooth forehead, he also has a high bridge of nose. From the slender eyes, you can even see pupils with the same color as the wing pattern shining brightly. His thin lips also showed a smile, and he indeed looked like an elegant king.
However, what hangs on the corner of this king's mouth is a smile that can be said to be contemptuous of everything in the world.
That smile destroyed the noble and elegant temperament of the other party, making him look like a corrupt aristocrat who was pretending to be powerful, which was extremely worthy of ridicule.
However, in this world, the other party does have the power to despise everything in the world.
Because, he is the Elf King Oberon.
To be more precise, he is the GM manager who appears in this world as the Elf King Oberon, and has the highest level of managerial authority in ALO.
As for this person's real name, Asuna knew it quite well.
"Sugou Nobuyuki..."
This person is none other than Sugou Nobuyuki.
However, when Asuna called him that, the smile on Sugou Nobuyuki's face turned into displeasure.
"I have already said that in this world, I will be called the Elf King Oberon, Titania."
Sugou Nobuyuki was very unhappy and corrected him like this.
Unfortunately, Asuna did not compromise at all.
"I have already said that no matter which world I am in, please don't call me Titania. I am Asuna Yuuki, and I am Asuna from , not the Elf Queen Titania."
Asuna declared this.
This made the smile appear on Sugou Nobuyuki's face again.
"No, you are Titania. As long as I say you are, then you are." Nobuyuki Sugou spread his hands and said: "Because, in this world, I am the king, I am God, as long as I make the decisions The law is true, and no one can resist it."
Saying such words, Nobuyuki Sugou was indeed immersed in his current role, enjoying the pleasure brought by power, status and strength to his heart's content, and was extremely intoxicated.
However, what she got in return was Asuna's eyes as if she were looking at something dirty.
"If you are here just to show off in front of me, then you can leave. I am not interested in anything you have."
Asuna who said this coldly turned her head away and ignored Sugou Nobuyuki.
This made Nobuyuki Sugou's expression stiffen again, and his expression turned gloomy.
Based on his previous experiences, Sugou Nobuyuki knew very well that once Asuna entered such a state, no matter what he said in front of her, she would not pay attention to him.
Just like a clown playing dumb in front of him, every time Nobuyuki Sugou came here, he would only get Asuna's cold, ruthless and contemptuous eyes.
This made Sugou Nobuyuki mad with hatred countless times, and he wanted to use the authority of the manager to impose on Asuna all the ways that could make her regret.
At the beginning, Sugou Nobuyuki had the same plan. He believed that after entering this world, Asuna would completely become his own and could no longer resist him. He could do whatever he wanted to her.
Unfortunately, reality slapped Nobuyuki Sugou in the face.
Because of one thing, Nobuyuki Sugou could only imprison Asuna, but he couldn't even touch her with a finger.
It was also because of this that Asuna was able to show such a tough attitude in front of Nobuyuki Sugou.
This made Sugou Nobuyuki bite his teeth countless times, but he was still helpless.
But, today...
"Are you sure you're not interested in what I have to say?"
Sugou Nobuzhi smiled sinisterly.
Asuna ignored him and continued to look outside without saying a word.
Nobuyuki Sugou was not upset either.
"Today I went to visit you with the president, to see how you look in real life." Nobuyuki Sugou said in a mysterious and protracted accent: "In the end, guess who I saw?"
Hearing this, Asuna still ignored Sugou Nobuyuki.
until...
"I saw that person." Nobuyuki Sugou pretended to recall, and muttered: "What is that person's name? He seems to be quite famous, right? I remember his name is... "
Saying this, Nobuyuki Sugou put his head behind Asuna and said the name with a smile.
""Luo Zhen"——is that the name? "
When these words came out of Sugou Nobuyuki's mouth...
"—!"
Asuna suddenly raised her head.
In his eyes, endless surprise, joy and ecstasy emerged.