(Date: November 5, 2024 Location: Floor 22nd, Lake outside Coral City)

Kirito's P.O.V.
Currently, I've been sitting for a few hours
and I haven't caught even one fish. I pulled
out my rod and looked at my hook to see a
missing worm. I remember Yami saying fishing used to be fun but it's now pain!!

Kirito: Lemme catch a damn fish already!

However, I felt a sudden presence come trom
behind me.

??? Did you catch anything?

I jumped out of my chair and landed on my
back.

???: Sorry to scare you.

He grabbed his rod and cast it into the pond.

???: My name is Nishida. In this game, I'm a
fisherman. In Japan, I was head of network
security for a company.

Kirito: I'm Kirito. High-Speed Internet or something like that?

Nishida: Yes. I oversaw network security for
this game.

His rod started to shake, signaling he caught
a fish.

Nishida: Woah!

He pulled out the fish and grabbed it by the
mouth.

Nishida: I can catch these things, but I can't
cook them. I'd love to make a stew or sashimi.
but I wonder how that'd turn out without soy
sauce. Or maybe baked with soy sauce. Or
maybe with radishes and soy sauce...

Kirito: Well, I'm might be able to help with that.

Nishida: What?!

Then Yami arrives.

Yami: uhhh Baloney are just hotdog pancakes....saved it.

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Nishida: that was a great meal!! I never knew you can get soy sauce in this world!!

Asuna: actually I made it myself, you can take some if you want.

Nishida: really? My taste buds bow down before you!! Hehehehe

Sachi: glad you like Asuna's sou sauce.

Asuna: oh yeah how's your fishing skills?Asking because Kirito is striggling to catch any fish yet.

Kirito: yeah well...if the lakes weren't so hard.

Nishida: well that's not true.

Yami: the lake you were on Kirito is the only lake that is actually hard.

Kirito: huh!? Why design it!?

Nishida: yes, great question...there's a guardian, you see...

Kirito, Asuna and Sachi: A guardian?

Yami:*sarcastic* yeah...

Nishida: yes I've had it strike several times myself. It was so strong that it took my finishing rod out of my hands. I like to ask something...

(Nighttime)

It was night time and Yami was laying down in the bed with Sachi sitting at the edge of the bed. He was still thinking about the offer Nishida made with him this evening.

Yami: I don't mind fishing for that thing, but is
switching possible with a fishing pole.

Sachi: I know you can do it. If you catch it,
then what? Make it a pet?

Yami: Can you keep something like that as a
pet?

Sachi then turned off the light and got in the
covers and laying her head on his chest. She
cuddled into his side, with a small smile on
her face.

Sachi: I was surprised when both of brought him home here. In this world, many people are
living normally. Since you three can fight on the front lines, we have a responsibility to them, don't we?

Yami: The main reason Kirito got stronger was so he be able to see people like Nishida-san smile as they live in this world.

He stared at the ceiling for a bit but then felt felt Sachi on top of me with her hands on his
cheeks.

Sachi: You've come a long way, haven't you?

Yami: Yeah. Arriving here, saved The Moonlit Blackcats, meeting people, stopping people, awaken my bankai After that, I confessed my love to you, Liz, Silica, Kirito, Yuna, and Asuna. At first, I arrived here just to save people but now I have more reasons.

Sachi nodded and kissed me softly on the cheek.

Sachi: I believe so.

The door then suddenly opened to reveal
Lisbeth, Silica, Kirito, Yuna, and Asuna staring at Yami with a menacing aura surrounding them.

Yami: Oh, sorry.

All of them jumped on top of him.

Yami: Oww!

Liz: What do you guys think you're doing
without us?

Silica: That's not fair, Asuna. I'm also want to sleep next to Yami.

Sachi: Sorry, Silica.  I saw you guys already fallen asleep on the couch and I don't want to disturb you guys or anything.

Yami: Well, let's all sleep together.

They nodded as Sachi sleep on his right side,
Liz sleep on his left side, Silica sleep on
top of Yami, Yuna and Asuna were sleeping on his right and left side while Kirito grabbed his right and left leg.

Yami: Goodnight.

Sachi, Asuna, Liz, Silica, Yuna, and Kirito: Goodnight.

(Timeskip)

It has been a few days since the time they've met with Nishida-san. Currently, they're at the lake outside of the coral city at the event Nishida-san's host. Yami looked around and saw other fishermen came to watch and support him.

Yami: well they're here.

Asuna: Everyone had heard about the fish! Nishida then walked at the front and
spoke up.

Nishida: And now, it's time for the day's main
event.

Everyone then cheered and Nishida-san
looked at Yami.

Nishida: Yami, let's do this.

Yami: yep!!

Nishida-san then took out a bait and it was a
big lizard the size of a soccer ball. Asuna, Liz, Silica, Yuna and Sachi yelped in scared and disgust looked at it while Kirito just laughs.

Yami: this is gonna be a big fish!!

Nishida: Here we go!

Nishida-san then uses his Fishing skill and
throws the bait far at the lake.

Kirito: so quite...

Everyone then went silent waiting for the fish
to bite the bait and after a while, Nishida's rod started to shaking and Yami looked at
Nishida still not pulled out the fish. Then the rod bend over more and Nishida's fishing rod started to glowing yellow as he was using his fishing skill.

Nishida: Now! I've got it. Go!

Nishida then gave Yami the rod.

Yami: switch now...

As soon as Yami hold the rod, it started to pull me to the lake but I manage to stop it and holding it with my strength.

Yami: Damn it! You little..

Yami then started to run back and pulled the rod, trying to pull out the fish from the lake.
Everyone in the crowd then started to cheer
and running to the edge trying to look at the
lake.

Yami:*Dan's voice* right in his fucking eye ball!!
(Game Grumps)

Liz: I see it!

Everyone then looked at the lake but then
started to run past him as Yami sighs.

Yami:*sighs* well shit.

Suddenly I fell on the ground as I looked for
the fishing line, it was broken. I then stand
and run at the lake but then I hear Sachi and Yuna him out

Sachi: Yami!! It was dangerous!

Yuna: Are you gonna die!

Suddenly, the water in front of exploding and
Yami fell to the ground. He opened my eyes and smirks when he saw a big fish the size of a car hovering at him. What makes it more strange was it has legs.

Yami: How's your day, Mr. Giant Fish?

The fish then roared at him and Yami takes out Yamato.

Yami: feel the power of Judgement Cut/Nut.

He vanished and returned to the same spot as the fimish was cut into many pieces Everyone then looked at him shocked and started to congratulate Yami. Suddenly, Kirito got a message from a Heathcliff. Yami looked at Asuna and she got the same. He then walked up to Nishida.

Yami: Nishida, sorry for saying this but I
and my wives need to go now. We have an
important thing to do.

Nishida looked at him and nodded.

Nishida: All right. I will keep the fish while
you guys away.

They nodded and head back home. After they
arrived, Yami was back in his original clothes and Kirito laying on the bed, looking at the ceiling.

Kirito: Why do we have to go again?

Suddenly, the door opened as Asuna walked
in with her KoB uniform.

Asuna: All right, stop moping.

Kirito: But it's only been two weeks.

Asuna: If he's summoning us to the front
lines while we're on vacation, something big
must've happened.

Yami: yep a boss they found.

Sachi: huh!?

Asuna: Let's at least listen to what he has to
say. Come on, it's time.

Kirito: Alright.

Asuna: Let's deal with it and come back.

Yami: let's go.

The four of then then walked up to Coral
Teleport Gate Plaza. Before they leaving,
Nishida-san was there to see them off. After that, they departed from each other as Asuna, Kirito and Yami teleport to the HQ, Liz, Silica, Yuna, and Sachi teleport back to Liz's shop.

(November 7, 2024, Floor 55: Grandzam)

Kirito: recon team was wiped out!?

The trio parted ways with Sachi and their friends. They teleported to HQ.

Heathcliff: yes, we send in a 20 member party. Taken from 5 different guilds, to prepare for the boss fight. However, when the first ten arrived at the center of the room and the boss appeared, the entrance closed on them.

Yami: anti crystal room.

Heathcliff: five minutes or more later when the door finally opened. Nothing in there remains. Neither the 10 men nor any trace of the boss.

Kirito: that's crazy!!

Yami:*mind* yeah because it's like a fucking spider!!

Heathcliff: But we still cannot give up on clearing the game. We'll have to attack with the largest group we can muster.

Yami: yeah sure we'll help with that boss. But the people I care are my biggest priority.  I'll handle it myself, I'll ignore those orders I'm more than enough to handle the boss.

Heathcliff: someone like you who seeks to protect something can be powerful indeed. I'm expecting a good fight...

Yami:*grins* oh you'll be getting a great fight Heathcliff, it won't disappoint you at all...*mind* hacker slut..

(Timeskip)

As in now, the trio were waiting for the boss raid as Heathcliff and the rest left.

Asuna: another three hours to wait...what are we going to do?

Yami:....

Kirito: something wrong, Yami?

Yami: I got to use my bankai. Not really because I can kill it with a normal sword.

Kirito: but everyone will see you using it!!

Asuna: they'll might chase after you!!

Yami: I don't care. I'll finish this boss I want everyone to be saved. Many people already died from that boss. I'm going to make sure it dies today!!

His eyes turned yellow

Yami: if I died then you all won't have the reason to live...I'm not going see you kill yourselves. I want you to move on and look towards your future!! All of your bodies are still alive in the hospital beds just barely. We're on a time limit...

This surprised them as Asuna and Kirito hugs Yami.

Asuna: we want to stay with you forever..

Kirito: we'll try our best to move on!!

Asuna: we actually want to date...actually getting married...to get old together!! So...

Yami: yeah, we'll fight together...Asuna you're strong....stronger than me...within the heart.

Asuna: Yami...

(Floor 75: Collinia Teleport Gate Plaza)

They teleported to the plaza. Everyone sees them and gave them the stare but more towards Yami. Then they heard Klein's voice.

Klein: hey!

They turned around to see Klein, Agil, Yuna, Nautilus, and the Moonlit BlackCats.

Yami: heh, you're joining the raid huh?

Keita: yeah I'm getting nervous but I'm really excited!!

Sachi: yep and other reasons*blush*

Agil: I shut my shop down to come and help. Brother, you're looking at a player who's all in tropic.

Kirito: yeah sure about that tropic. How about we take care of it.

Agil: woah, don't get to hasty!!

The groups laugh as the teleporter glows revealing Heathcliff.

Heathcliff walks towards the entrance and hold up crystal.

Heathcliff: Corridor, open.

Then the entrance opens as everyone now walks as they at the entrance of the boss room. Everyone were checking making sure they're prepared.

Heathcliff: everyone ready? The knights of the blood oath well be at the front. While we do, I'd like the rest of you to discern it's attacks patterns, and be flexible with your counterattacks. It will be a difficult battle. But I have faith we can prevail. For our day of liberation!!

Everyone: ORA!!!

Yami was behind them as his clenches his hand. He felt his in game wives/husbands relaxed him.

Sachi: it will be okay.

Asuna: we'll protect you, Yami.

Yami:*smiles* yeah do your best.

Yuna: yeah it will be over. So you protect us okay?

Yami:*smirks*

As Heathcliff opens the door everyone taken out their weapons.

Yami: don't die on us.

Klein: same with you!

Ducker: we're not planning to date with death herself.

Agil: I'm gonna make a huge fortune off today's drops. I have no intention of dying.

The doors are now opened.

Heathcliff: ATTACK!!

Everyone yells and charges in the room. They all arrived in the room wait for the boss to spawn in. Then the door closes them and vanished.

Kirito: where is that boss?

Yuna: did it not spawn?

Nautilus: Where is it?

Yami looks above and smirks.

Yami: how about looking above us?

They all looked up to see the boss.

Klein: the Skull....

Kirito: Reaper!!

Heathcliff: don't stay together!!

The boss drops down and was going to attack two players but Yami was faster and uses Shikai and blocks the attack with Zangetsu.

Yami: I'm not going let you kill the people from the last time!!

Sachi: last time?

Yami: everyone dodge the Skull Reaper's attacks!! It will one hit kill players even higher players will be down!!

Agil: that's insane...

It roar as many players ran away in fear but Heathcliff wasn't scared. The boss rushes towards a player but Heathcliff blocks the attack.

But it quickly uses it's other scythe to kill the player but Yami quickly saved him. To moves in weird movements and jumps.

Agil: we can't even get close to it!!

The Skull Reaper lands on the ground was going to attack another player but Kirito rushes towards the boss.

Kirito: get back!!

He blocks the attack and was on his knees as the blade was on his shoulders.

Kirito: it's too strong...

Yami, Asuna, Sachi, Lisbeth, Silica, Yuna, Nautilus and Heathcliff attack the boss.

Yami: block the attacks together, then counterattack!!

The boss charges at them but Heathcliff blocks it letting them rush in.

Sachi: we'll deal with the scythes first!!

Nautilus: everyone else, attack from the sides!!

Agil and some players charged in.

Agil: let's go!!

They attack the monster dealing some damage but two players were defeated leaving Agil alive from it's tail attack.

Agil: dammit!!

Kirito checks on the health barely notices the difference.

Asuna: Kirito!!

Kirito: yeah, Yami you got them!!

Yami: yeah!! Come on out everyone!!

He takes out Star who know became a Garchomp, Darkrai, Cressilia and his demons from Vishnu, Apollo, Maia, Messiah, Orpheus, Izanagi No Okami to Raidou and Nessmia.

Yami: everyone....ATTACK LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT!!

Everyone did, Klein and Agil charges towards the boss. Klein with the help of Raidou hits the bottom of the boss while Agil and help of Izanagi No Okami and Vishnu hits the top body. Kirito and Asuna charges towards the boss blocking one of it's attacks. Yami asked Yuna and Sachi

Yami: ready?

Sachi: yes.

Yuna: we are ready.

They all swing their blades together hitting the boss.

Them: HAAAAAAAAA!!

To be Continued?

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Preview
Yami: you're not hard to figure out...I knew this since day one...I had to keep it silent..

Asuna: What are you...

Asuna then saw the notification above
Heathcliff and was completely shocked.
Asuna: System granted immortality? What is the meaning of this, Commander...?

Yami: yep protected by the system. Something a small child would know. There's nothing more boring than watching others play an RPG from the sidelines. Don't you agree, Kayaba Akihiko? You calling yourself a god? You're nothing...

His hair turned yellow and his eyes were pale green blue with top of his clothes ripped and Florid Sakura was glowing red.

Yami: I'll make you regret that you made this death game and had many players being killed by your foolish dream. I'll defeat you...

Kayaba Akihiko....