Shoujo Grand Summoning
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chapter-770
Chapter 770
The sound of things shattering entered every players' ears . They looked at the glorious scene of iridescent crystals raining down while Wu Yan stood in the middle of this light show . They watched with bafflement like frozen statures . Meanwhile, Asuna, Kirito, Souta, Klein, and Agil . . .
"I-is it over? . . . "
The players voiced their disbelief . . .
"Th-the end? . . . "The other players kept repeating the same question as if they couldn't believe the data crystals raining down around them, the remnants of the genius known as Kayaba Akihiko . . .
Is this the end?
The other players wondered, their bodies were trembling with excitement . They also clenched their fists until their hands turned pale . Tears slowly rolled down their cheeks . . .
"W-we did it . . . "
"Yeah . . . this is the end of the game . . . "
"Everything is over . . . "
"It's over!!!"The raid players all shed tears of joy . It didn't matter if they knew the guy or girl next to them, they all hugged each other as they bawled their eyes out .
The joy of clearing the game, the relief from further suffering, the freedom from the threat of death, the hope of a greater future, it all melded into the tears they were shedding at the moment . The sound of players weeping reverberated throughout the halls of the throne room .
After 3 long years in SAO, they are finally free . . .
Aincrad emitted a very loud mechanical sound . This sound told every player that this game is now cleared .
In the Red Jade Palace, Aincrad, every player still alive were either jumping with joy or crying out loud . Then, the players started disappearing in flashes of light, leaving an empty castle and a desolate world behind . . .
SAO got cleared . . .
When Wu Yan came to it, he wasn't in the Red Jade Palace anymore . Instead, he was floating high up in the air, a vast space with seemingly no end . . .
"Where is this? . . . "
Wu Yan looked around . The boundless horizon and the flowing white clouds greeted him . He's literally stepping on clouds, like gravity got nullified, he floated around without a sense of weight .
"The sky? . . . "
Wu Yan scratched his cheek with furrowed brows .
"Am I in heaven?"
Wu Yan mused out loud, they must have been a mixed up, surely, he didn't belong in heaven . The next moment, an anxious and hesitant voice came from behind .
"Yan? . . . "
Wu Yan turned around in shock . He saw Asuna who was looking at him with her hands covering her mouth . She is also crying really hard . . .
"Asuna . . . "
Asuna couldn't resist the urge to glomp Wu Yan, she jumped into Wu Yan's embrace .
"You idjit! You idiot! You stupid meanie!"
Asuna yelled at him while sobbing .
"Do you know how worried I was?!"
"Don't cry, don't cry!"
Wu Yan didn't know how to handle a girl when she's crying like this . He continued hugging her awkwardly .
"Yes, it was all my fault . . . "
Wu Yan rubbed away the tears on Asuna's cheek in a rather clumsy manner .
"If you promise to stop crying then you can scold me however you like . . . "
Asuna looked up to see Wu Yan freaking out . She giggled out loud .
"You're seriously dumb, you know that? . . . "
Asuna rubbed her face against Wu Yan's chest . She mumbled with a sad voice .
"I seriously thought you were going to die by the Captain's sword . . . "
Wu Yan bitterly laughed .
" I am sorry for making you worried . . . "
"As long as you're okay . . . "
Asuna lovingly rubbed her cheeks against Wu Yan's chest . Then, she looked around .
"Where are we? . . . "
"You tell me . . . "
Wu Yan shook his head .
"I don't know . . . "
A familiar and high-pitched voice came from somewhere far away .
"Papa! Mama!"
"This voice . . . "
The two were stunned by the sudden voice . They turned around only to see Yui in her original one piece white dress . Her eyes were misty with tears . She looked like a kid who came back home after storming out of her house . She wasn't brave enough to approach them .
"Yui!"
Asuna yelled in surprise . Excitement rose up within Asuna .
"Yui!"
She ran over to Yui and she hugged her . Asuna started tearing up once more despite stopping her water works a short while ago .
"Mama . . . "
Yui hugged Asuna back .
Yui thought she would be left alone in this world after the Cardinal System issued the world cleared notification .
She also wasn't expecting to see her loved ones the moment she opened her eyes!
At this moment, Yui is satisfied . Even if she can't leave this world, she's content with one last look at her parents . . .
"Ah, it seems I was correct to gather you guys here . . . "
Wu Yan froze up while the mother and daughter combo were stunned in place . He sucked in a breath of air as he turned around . He saw a brilliant looking man standing some distance away in a formal gown . It was a face unfamiliar to the three here . But, Wu Yan & co still recognized him .
"Heathcliff . . . "
Wu Yan bitterly chuckled .
"Or should I call you Kayaba Akihiko? . . . "
Kayaba chuckled in response . He looked down with a thoughtful gaze . Wu Yan, Asuna, and Yui also looked down . Then, they were petrified with shock .
An iron castle floated beneath them . They were looking at the iron prison that held them back for 3 years!
But, this giant structure is currently crumbling bit by bit . The oversized floating castle was getting reduced to nothing in front of their eyes .
Wu Yan sighed .
"Is that okay with you?"
Kayaba's eyes wavered for just a moment . He continued with an expressionless look .
"It did its job wonderfully . This is a fitting end for it . . . "
"Yeah?"
Wu Yan lowered his head as he waxed thoughtful .
"What about you?"
Kayba turned around . He looked at Wu Yan with a firm gaze .
"Like the castle, my end is only fitting . . . "
"I see . . . "
Wu Yan looked at Aincrad with a pitiful gaze .
"What a shame . . . "
"A shame?"
Kayaba raised his head .
"Why do you think so? Do you not hate it?"
Wu Yan chortled .
"I know this is going to disappoint you but I don't resent that thing . It never gave me bitter memories, only sweet ones . . . "
Kayaba's eyes turned blank for a moment . Finally, he condensed his thoughts into one simple line and a bright smile .
"That's great . . . "