CHAPTER 1.1

***INSIDE THE GAME***

She is running faster toward the monster..

"If we continue to fight just like this, then one day we will clear the game" Asuna drew her sword from her side "But until we reach the moment we must continue running, to prove that we tried our best to continue living" The monster rushed towards her

"AHHHHHH!!" She attacked the monster with her sword

"Then we will disappear, completely from this atmosphere. Just like the instantaneous meteor" After hitting the monster, it disappeared like pieces of broken glass scattered in the air

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November 11, 2022

07:09 am

***YUUKI RESIDENCE***

"Miss good morning, breakfast has been prepared for you" Sada bowed in Asuna

"Good morning Sada, thank you for your hard work" She is walking downstairs and greeted Sada; their housemaid

"Good morning mother" She greeted her mother when she entered the dining table

"You woke up late today, Asuna" She looked at Asuna "I have already finished eating" After Asuna seat, her mother continue "It looks like you had studied very late last night. How do you feel?"

"Yes I ranked in the school district mock exam I took last time. There's still more, they will announce the midterm rankings today" She cheerfully announced "If you score within the top ten, then you do not worry about the official test. You just need to pass"

"Why do you care so much for the high school entrance exam? The most important exam is the college entrance exam. You should hurry and consider which college you want to go" Her mother said after sipping her coffee

"Yes.." She smiles

"I expect you to attend the same school as Hiroshi Ichiro, traditional collages are the better choice" Her mother rest her chin in her hand while her other hand is on the coffee

"I have improved in English and math as well," She said "Itadakimassu.." And started eating

***Train***

"YUUKI SENPAI!" Asuna is standing inside the train while reading a book suddenly she heard someone calling her

"Good morning!" The girl with short hair greeted her, wearing the same uniform as her

"Good morning!"

"I heard senpai here ranked first in the mock exam, congratulations sempai!!" The girl congratulated her when she approached Asuna

"Thank you"

Different voices can be heard inside the train

"Ah! Right senpai. Do you know what this is?" The girl with a short pigtail asked her while pointing the monitor inside the train

'Sword art online' she read it silently

"It is known to be able to emulate the five senses and direct the central nervous system into the computer. It looks like reality!" The girl said in amusement

'Looks like Nii-san also plays that game' Asuna is thinking

"I want to try it! Ah, senpai if I can, do you want to play together?" The girl continues

"No, I'm a serious student" Not interested Asuna says

"Aw- exams should be like a piece of cake for senpai" Her persistence

"Don't say these types of things, everyone is also hard working. I can't be careless either" The girl gave a little whimper of protest as Asuna touches her forehead to come back the girl in her senses " It goes without saying that playing games are the same as wasting your life. The college entrance exam does not end, ok?" The girl is holding her forehead when Asuna continues to speak "If you play games all day like a child, you will never get into the university you want. Next year you will be the examinee; it's about time that you graduate from these things"

"Understood! No wonder you're senpai!" The girl said in fighting spirits

***IN THE SCHOOL***

Asuna is currently looking in the bulletin board, she's looking for her name but her name is not there

"Why?" She is confused

She heard other student's voices, they are gossiping around her

"Hey Hey! Did you hear? The rumor about Yuuki?"

"I hear- it seems she sunk into the gaming world and stopped studying"

"HAHA, the one who always ranks number one in the yearly mock exam would change to that extend.."

"But why would she play games? Aren't games for little kids?"

"You don't say, could Yuuki be an otaku?"

"What is wrong with you, that's sick"

Asuna heard a soft laugh from the other students behind her

"If it is like this, then there is an extra spot for me to pass. Lucky me!" The other girl behind her back laughing

She heard the voice of the girl who called her 'senpai' awhile ago

"Compare to that, everyone listens to me, in reality.." Asuna turned her back and she saw the girl with short pigtail hair "'Gaming is wasting life!' she said it coolly too. She says this yet she plays it herself" She felt a chill all over her body, she didn't say anything

***The setting change***

She saw her mother in a room..

"It's not true mother, there must be a mistake" She stammered; she's looking at her mother scarily

She is about to touch her mother to explain what happen but she just penetrated its body, she looked at the bed and she saw herself lying with the nerve gear

"Game? A game? You have done an idiotic thing. Yuuki, don't you feel ashamed of being a human?" She heard her mother saying it in herself the one who is lying with the nerve gear

"No.. it's not true.. I too…" She shook her head

And then suddenly the scenario change and she is now in the game wearing a red cloak

"I want to go back.. I want to go back" She keeps telling it

She heard another voice.. That voice was coming from Kayaba Akihiko

"There is only one to release you from this game..

BEAT THE GAME"