Sword Art Online's

Chapter 4's

The 50th floor of Central Cathedral called ‘Great’ Spiritual Light Corridor is the meeting hall of ‘United Council of the Human World.’ Amidst the clean marble floor, there was a giant round table made of ancient platinum oak, surrounded by 20 seats.

On one of those chairs was Kirito who was rubbing his neck. A tall man in front of him was nagging with a noise like lightning.

“You should have listened to my words, Prime Swordsman-dono!”

“Iya..”

“Luckily you didn't destroy anything! But I swear on my sword, next time you will definitely regret it!”

”.......................iya......”.

The knight wearing heavy brass armor grumbled at him like his teacher (when) was the strongest swordsman in the Human World. His face also revealed a tenacious and hard scarf, his short hair accompanying his sharp eyes, he was Dusolbert Synthesis Seven, one of the oldest Intergrity Knights.

“Although Asuna-sama has taken out her ability, the Cathedral on the 95th floor is full of black smoke! Even though it is not used, the symbol and marker ‘Cretaceous Tower of’ even become ‘Barai Api’ Tower because of your actions! Can't you imagine how sad and miserable the people of the capital saw it! You, Prime Swordsman dono, should pay more attention to your position as the person in charge! Even if there is already a device or sacred art, you must leave it to the more experienced!”

A slender knight approached them and interrupted Dusolbert's seemingly endless scolding.

“Already Dusolbert, Prime-Swordsman-dono already looks limp so like namekuri

in sun”

The owner of the beautiful voice along with the laughter came from the female knight who was wearing a glittering glass-like armor with long black hair on her back. On his left waist was a long white-patterned sword sheath, and on his right hand was a small boy with indigo-colored hair that was extremely rare in the Human World.

“But vice knight...”

“It feels strange to repeat it constantly, but I am more afraid that Prime Swordsman-dono could easily escape. We have no talks with the Dark Territory until next month.”

The name of the beautiful woman was like a flower that bloomed, was the vice knight, Fanatio Synthesis Two.He was the only knight with the highest sword ability who held the position as a second-generation Integrity Knight, although there was no sign of his presence because he was holding a boy who slept in his hand.

Fanatio turned to look at Kirito who was looking down, then she said with a smile.

“So that's it, take it easy for a minute, boy.”Kirito raised his face slightly and smiled bitterly.

“It is more horrified called ‘boy’ than ‘Prime’”

“Hehe, I think it's terrible because there's a black shadow behind you.”

Fanatio turned her gaze to where the figure of Vice-Prime Swordsman Asuna was with a waistline. Although he was also smiling, there was a little different from his gaze.Then Fanatio saw Ronye who was standing beside the pillar far from the round table, he smiled ignorantly. But he immediately turned his eyes to Kirito and touched his shoulder.

“Well, today there is absolutely no significant damage, and I will not accuse too many strange, even I will work until dinner later.”

“....iya....”.

After removing his hand from Kirito's shoulder, he nodded and occupied one of the chairs on the round table, Fanatio looked towards Ronye again. The one who felt stared at came to him, and he carried the little boy from Fanatio's hands.

“Ronye, I'm sorry yes, can you take care of Berchie? If left alone he must have ruined something.”

“Sure, yes, with pleasure!”

After answering, the vice knight gave his sleeping son to Ronye. He was shocked by his weight, as an Integrity Knight apprentice, Ronye could swing one weapon between the Human World weapons by 2 mel along the sword of the Dark Territory, but the boy's weight seems different from the weight of a gun.

One-year-old Berchie hugged his chest with both of his small hands and muttered a little, but he quickly went back to sleep. Ronye bowed to Fanatio and returned to her place. Tsukigaki who was waiting, her nose twitched at Berchie and looked interested.

At the round table, Kirito, Asuna, Fanatio, Dusolbert, as well as the head priest and chairman of the various other departments in the Cathedral sat in a circle and began a meeting as soon as possible.

“First of all, about the reopening of the mountain range in the southern cave which had been reported a few days earlier..”.

“Walau indeed can to dig a cave, it would be better while building a large road in the forest area south”

When he saw the flight experiment this morning, he suddenly thought that he felt the need to confirm or reject it. But as Kirito flew through the Cathedral as quickly as the supervisor saw him— went to the shopping streets of Centoria or to other towns and villages somewhere in the Human World that had never been touched, actually he wanted to meet her quickly back then.

Training Incarnation, it was necessary to stand for a few hours on one foot at the end of the thin iron blade, but waiting for the completion of this meeting just behind the wall made it impatient. As long as there is Tsukigaki here, who is the calmest dragon compared to Shimosaki, Tieze's dragon, I won't be tired of leaning on this pillar.

While standing up and listening to the discussion in person, the baby in his carrier suddenly sneezed.

Although he did not wake up, he probably felt cold so Ronye stepped slightly closer towards the light of Solus coming from the big window. The hair color of the value shimmered with her baby face, Ronye held her breath for a moment to feel the plain face of the baby.

"……Baby yes……"

But afterwards, he recalled a memory that could be said to be unpleasant, as he returned to his homeland in the northern area of the capital a month ago, from generation to generation is a family that received the 6th rank as the oldest noble family.

Without getting the support of senior nobles like the powerhouses, the income his father earned as the leader of the imperial gate platoon was very little. Although not enough, still have to pay high taxes every month, far different from the first class—or second.

Unlike the merchants who have a big store in the middle of Centoria.

She spends her days happily, surrounded by her loving mother, her assertive yet friendly father, and her mischievous little sister.

The only sad moment was at his father's residence, the home of a 4th class noble. His 4th-grade grandfather died when Ronye was a baby, and his eldest son, Uncle Ronye, the head of a very tempramen— family took over his house.

Her aunt saw that she sneakily put on the old dress that Ronye's mother wore and the like did not deserve to get the right to stay, so she did not want to join again.However, after ‘The Power Scramble 4 Emperor’ ended, the royal system has also been improved. All power areas are released. There is no such thing as nobility class. Only the wages of the soldiers left behind, that one is enough and every noble will get a job as “Man World Forces.”

To the former emperor's family, this change was like a disaster, but to Ronye, that was the way it should be. The era had high degrees and high class as well simply because its origin was over and its sword skills and intelligence, as well as experience and knowledge, allowed people to take the position.

In conclusion, it could be said that now all the circumstances given by each noble were, equally.But there were some exceptions.Specifically, of all the former nobles in Centoria, the two people who were brought to be Integrity Knight apprentices: Ronye from the family home of Arabel and Tieze from the Shtolienen family home.

Last month Ronye returned to his parents' home for the first time as an apprentice knight. His parents and younger brother had not met him for several years very happy, especially his younger brother who was now a student of the Centoria Sword Mastery Academy, who wants to try swinging the sword Ronye—and can't—from the fight with him—and can't win—which makes him very impressed.Her father also asked about his life in the Cathedral, his mother's cooking is the best, he said, it was a fun night.

The next day, the older brother of his father and his family unexpectedly came, and brought him quite a lot of gifts.

In addition, there is also a wedding plan for Ronye.If Ronye has been officially given the title as Integrity Knight, the guardian knight of Axiom Church, the,he will get a lot of honor from the entire population of the Human World.This feeling will not change despite the reform “United Council of the Human World”. So in lieu of a number of Integrity Knights who died during the world war, the feeling grew.

If taking this pride as a knight, the status of the house and income would increase at once—and it seemed that his uncle and aunt thought of this. They're from the oldest kid's house. Heiress house. They met each other on the mountain and were proud of what they brought with them.

They stood straight in front of Ronye.No matter that even though I was an apprentice knight, the most important thing as a woman was to give birth and take care of children.Of course, they said that even if the head of Integrity Knight, they could have children. There is no law that says “Saran from me is my son”, but it is not like that, not with this person…

In the past, Kirito had told Ronye and Tieze secretly.The supreme goddess Administrator who made the rules in the Axiom Church previously had the highest sword skill and sacred art abilities of the entire emperor, who was the supreme master of all, turn them into Integrity Knights.

In fact, they were actually erased by a forbidden technique called ‘Synthesis Ritual’ and they were instead given a wrong memory if they were summoned from another world.

Of course it's terrible, though, but standing in front of his uncle and aunt Ronye did not think it was a good idea to straighten out Administrator's orders.This suppressive feeling was as if he wanted to make smoke with sacred art and escape, he said, Ronye found it difficult to explain that there was an important duty as a knight, not for the dominions, but for the children of the future.

After all, her uncles and aunts were in disbelief and angry and told that Ronye must have been luxuriously served at the Cathedral every day. It infuriated her father so much that they eventually ran away, and she escaped danger.

But—

In his mind, Ronye could not stop saying “thank you dad” and bowed.Dad told me that I should marry the man who really wants to marry me. But in his innermost thoughts, he only wanted to see the grandson as soon as possible. No, neither the father nor the mother were involved with the son who became the Integrity Knight.

If not for the war, then Ronye would have graduated from the Sword Mastery Academy, married a 2nd or 3rd class noble, following the footsteps of his ancestors from the Arabel family.

It was clear that at least they wanted Ronye to get married and give them a child.

As much as possible he wanted to fulfill that request if he could, but Ronye left his hometown and returned to the Cathedral and apologized from the bottom of his heart.

"I'm sorry dad, mom, maybe I'm not getting married right now and can't give you kids, because my feelings will never get to that person."