Sword Art Online's

Chapter 21's

Ronye was awakened by the sound of a noisy bell, the sunlight had penetrated the thin window curtain.After blinking a few times, he opened his eyes wide and sat on the sofa.With a suit as a substitute for a blanket on his body, he,he looked around with sleepy eyes.

The first thing he saw was a black-haired swordsman who was still sleeping.8 Hours passed and the skin darkening drug last night was gone.So that the face of the sleeping young man returned to his original whiter color, Ronye smiled for a moment.

Finally, he realized that he had stayed overnight at the same time as Kirito— more precisely with a different bed, of course—and suddenly his drowsiness disappeared, his face felt hot. She touched it with her cold hands, she took a breath and tried to calm down, then got up excited.He moved to the side of the bed, and shook Kirito's still-sleeping shoulder.

“Senpai, wake up, it's 8.”

When Ronye heard the sound of bells, he noticed that the melody of the bells was similar to that of the Central Cathedral. Why does the sound of bells in the Axiom Church of the Human World and the capital of this extremely distant Dark Territory have the same tone…?

While thinking about it, he saw Kirito muttering something and trying to pull the blanket.

“Uhhh in a moment..”

“Ah, don't sleep on!”

Ronye quickly tried to pull the blanket away, but Kirito did not take it off, instead grasping it with both hands like a child.

“5 minutes left..no, 3 minutes left for Eugeo..”.

Upon hearing Kirito call out that name, Ronye took a short breath.Release his hand from the blanket, and took a step back.It has been 2 years since Elite Swordsman Eugeo, Kirito's closest friend, lost his life while fighting with the Supreme Goddess Administrator.

For Kirito, the days he spent with her were not just the past. Same is the case with Tieze.Ronye again sitting on his sofa.Asuna-sama, Vice-Prime Swordsman who woke up in the same room with Kirito senpai..of course knowing the contents of his heart? And if he finds out, will he keep smiling for Kirito senpai…

Ronye felt he would talk to her again when he returned to Centoria later.Of course, not about the feelings that Ronye had hidden, but neither he nor Asuna wanted to be a force for Kirito.

As he thought about it, Kirito suddenly woke up after 3 minutes ago so sticky with his bed, looking around with half-opened eyes, he yawned wide “huwaaah” and greeted him.

“good morning Ronye”

“...yes, good morning, Kirito-senpai”

“Jeez, I overslept, what time is it?”

“Bel at 8 just sounded.”

“Oh...on exit later..ehm it looks like we will timely leave this place.”.

Again, he yawned for a moment and got up from his bed. Walk towards the window and open the curtain.

“Oh, Ronye, look, you can see the castle from here.”

“Really?”

He got up from his sofa and stood beside Kirito, looking to the right side of the windows and the hustle of the city.He could see the huge black castle in the sky clearly.Seeing like it pierced through the morning sky of the Dark Territory,which looks redder than in the Human World, which is made of natural rocks that are rougher than the Central Cathedral.

“...unlike Central Cathedral made by the Supreme Goddess Administrator with sacred art, the castle was made of mountain rocks with human hands.”

Hearing Kirito's words, Ronye caught her breath.

“How long...they make it?”

“It takes more than hundreds of years—ayo quickly go, we don't have time until lunch.”

“Hey, the overslept ‘kan senpai!”

Kirito hurriedly carried his things while answering Ronye's nagging with a mischievous smile.

After dyeing his face again with brown cream and paying the lodging rent, a reddish-colored sunlight greeted them with a color similar to a grain lantern.

The distance to Obsidia castle was about 5 kilolu from the inn, they walked leisurely while enjoying the view of the foreign city.

As they got closer to the castle, the road widened and the building got better. The number of passers-by is decreasing, in fact, half-humans are completely non-existent.There is a river full of water, black in color (everything in the Dark World is dark), and a beautiful stone bridge. after that there is a giant gate, and must go uphill to the end of the mountain Obsidia— to the castle Obsidia.

Ronye asked Kirito who stopped in front of the bridge.

“...senpai, do you have any idea to enter the castle?”

The Prime Swordsman tapped his head.

“In other words you have no idea..”.

Kirito hurriedly answered Ronye's words.

“No! I still have the last way!”

He shouted while pulling Ronye's arm, and walked along the river bank. If this bridge in the river leads directly to that distant castle, does he want to swim? Climbing a rock hill and forcing your way into the castle?

Kirito stopped where the river looked wider, put both bags on the ground and looked again at the castle of Obsidia. Obsidia's rock mount is more like a tower than a mountain, as it is 300 mels in diameter with a height that is 2x that of it. on its front side that leads to the city looks like a castle shape with a hallway and large windows glittering in the morning sun, but at the back is a mountain of large rocks that are terraced with a high distance. Maybe it became the dragon's perch.

Suddenly Kirito raised his right hand and pointed straight at the top of the castle. Moving his five fingers was like looking at something small.

“What is it..senpai?”

But Kirito did not reply, after moving the five fingers of his right hand, he clenched them for about 5 seconds, he nodded and like he got something.

Kirito straightened his fingers back. As if holding a sword, he straightened his left leg and lowered his waist.Ronye opened his eyes wide while watching a sword that appeared in Kirito's right hand, pale white and let out a small vibratory sound.

Kirito-senpai did not chant the sacred art, it meant that this was a secret mystery of Integrity Knight who could interact with ‘Part of this World, Incarnation technique. It's not usually visible, but this? There is light and sound, how big is it centered here?

"............~~Fu!!"

With a short exclamation, Kirito swung his right hand with a tremendous movement. A flashing white light like Renri's ‘Twin Edged Wings’ quickly flew over from half a kilolu distance, crashing into the stairs from the top of Obsidia's castle. Both of Ronye's eyes saw clearly that the Obsidia rocks were falling because of the collision of light.

“What is...se-se-se-se-senpai, what are you doing?! You ruined the castle!”

After being astonished and shocked by the incarnation of the weapon, Ronye pulled Kirito's shirt which was flexing his body, he replied in his usual relaxed tone.

“Please, later the damage is lost with glue and stick there.Perhaps.Well, try to see there.”

Kirito raised his right hand again, and Ronye looked towards the direction Kirito had attacked. He looked at the small figure that had appeared due to the damage Kirito had made with ‘Blade of Mind’ him. The distance was too far to know his face, but that skinny body was similar to a human. Seeing the nearby damage, the person looked down behind the barrier.

Although it was over half a kilolu, there was nowhere to hide on the riverbank where Kirito and Ronye were standing right now. The shadow of that person looked towards the two of them. The figure inserted 2 fingers of his right hand into his mouth.Persiul Ronye saw there was an ash dragon that appeared from behind the castle wall, spread its wings and flew.

The dragon flew over from the side of the castle and stopped whistling. The shadow leapt up and pointed straight towards the riverbank, where Ronye and Kirito stood.

“...ga-ga-ga-ga-e-female senpai! They found us!”

“Reacted fast also yes.”

“J-don't say a no-no! Let's go as soon as possible!”

However Kirito held onto Ronye's suit, and stood beside her.As he did, the dragon pointed at them.

At a time like this, I have to carry out my duties as a bodyguard! Ronye held his sword ready, but 3 seconds later, the flying ash-colored dragon suddenly spread its wings even more, and its rider flew from his back like the wind. There was a skinny figure standing on the riverbank without the slightest sound.

Like Ronye, that person was wearing a suit with a hood on his head so his face was invisible.It seemed that he was not carrying a sword, perhaps he was a senior Dark Knight who could control dragons. Ronye stood in front of Kirito, his tense feeling ready to draw his sword against the enemy's sword.

A little slow with the rider, the ash dragon landed, straightening its long neck, it sniffed Ronye, then Kirito. And..he voiced “furururu” .......and swiped his horn against Kirito's head.

"ER…………?"

Ronye witnessed this strange sight. Dragons in the Dark Territory are also as proud as dragons in the Human World, I heard they are of the same kind. There was no way he could get along with a human like this just like that.at that moment, on the ash-coloured dragon's body, he saw a scratch mark.

“Ah...mu..maybe..”.

Faster than Ronye, Kirito muttered to himself under the dragon's head with both hands.

“Well, long time no see, Yoiyobi, are you okay?”

Ronye did not forget that name. The name of the legendary dragon who fought against crimson troops during the Foreign World War. It was not the Dark Knight standing before him, but the Human World Integrity Knight, more precisely this dragon rider, known as the ‘si silent knight—'

“...could it..Scheta-sama?”.

As Ronye guessed it fearfully while looking at the rider, he answered him and opened his hood.

“Kirito, Ronye, what are you doing in a place like this?”