The next morning, Kirito was woken up by a loud shout. “Oni-chan!! Hurry and wake up!! This is big news!!" A girl shouted while shaking Kirito.

“Ugh.... What is it, Suguha?" Kirito asked, still in a daze.

“Big news! The game which you and Leon and Yuki played has become a death game just like SAO!" Suguha explained.

“What?! Where? Show me!" They then rushed to the television downstairs.

“Breaking news. I repeat. This is breaking news. The game Sky Vale Online has turned into the tragedy which happened in Sword Art Online two years ago. As of just now, we have confirmed that there were 100 000 players and one has just passed away yesterday. What is going on with the games nowadays? We have our reporter outside Rei Kurahara's office building waiting to interview Rei himself......."

“Ah.......... What in the world....... I left those two in that world and logged out before they did....." Kirito fell onto the couch.

“Eh? Kurosan and Haru are in there?! How can this be? I don't want history to repeat itself...." Suguha then hugged Kirito.

“Tsk. It's pointless crying over this. Let's go. Call Asuna and the rest." Kirito stood up.

“Go to where?" Suguha asked.

“To see Rei Kurahara. We'll have him explain himself. There's no way he will reveal anything to the public." Kirito clenched his fist and ran to his room to change.

15 minutes later, Kirito and Suguha met up with Asuna and the rest. “What's the hurry, Suguha?" Liz asked.

“Kirito-san, is something the matter?" Silica asked.

“Yeah. It's regarding Kurosan and Haru. They're trapped in SVO. I logged out just moments before the game trapped players in." Kirito explained.

“Oh no! Then they're inside there now?! That's horrible..." Silica pouted.

“So, Kirito. Why did you call us out for? Let's see. Asuna. Liz. Silica. Klien. Me. Suguha. You. Why'd you need 7 of us gathered for?" Sinon asked.

“To find Rei Kurahara. We need to talk to him. Did you all know?"
“Know what?" Asuna asked.

“Rei is a survivor of SAO." Kirito said bluntly.

“Eh?!" Everyone was shocked.

“Wait, so if he survived SAO, does that mean he intends to repeat that tragedy again?!" Klien asked.
“Most likely. Therefore, to know if that's true, we have to find him and force him to tell the truth." Kirito explained.

“No way.... I thought there wouldn't be a guy like Kayaba Akihiko. Turns out I was wrong." Liz pouted.

“Now, let's go! Every minute we waste is a minute wasted to try and save Kurosan and Haru." Kirito and the rest then made haste to Rei Kurahara's office building. “Please be safe, Kurosan, Haru. I'll definitely save you from this."

10 minutes later, the group arrived at the office building. There was a big signage which says: REI ENTERPRISE.

“Wah! So many people. The crowd hasn't died down yet. What should we do?" Liz asked.

“Follow me. We'll enter from the backdoor." Kirito then led the group to the back of the building. There was an ally which led them to a door. The only way in was via a pass. “Damn it. We need a pass. Where can we get one?" Klein asked.

“!! Everyone hide! There's footsteps coming this way!" Sinon said loudly.

The group then hid behind what they could find. Sinon was right. A security guard was patrolling the area. He was alone.

“Great. We got ourselves a pass. Problem is how do we get it?" Asuna whispered.

As if reading her mind, Suguha sneaked behind the guard and knocked him out cold with a strike to the back of the neck.

“Woah! Cool! Where'd you learn that?" Klein asked.

“School Kendo club. Doesn't matter why but let's hurry. Time's running." Suguha signalled Kirito and he grabbed the pass and everyone entered the building, with Kirito being the last, because he had to return the pass to the unconscious guard to ensure he doesn't suspect anything.