Sword Art Online Material Edition 13

16.9 is the 13th Material Edition of the Sword Art Online series. Kawahara Reki published it under his pen name, Kunori Fumio. It was sold at COMITIA 109 on August 31, 2014. The story is a direct sequel to 16.8 and the 16.8.5 side story. It is the fourth chapter in the Forest Home series and is equivalent to Sugary Days 4.

Part 1
On October 25, 2024, during the second morning in their log house, Kirito and Asuna rested on the wooden deck while swinging together in a newly-bought rocking chair. With his young wife still sleeping in his arms, the boy contemplated about various aspects of a virtual world, such as fictitious data or reality of the death game. Sensing Kirito's unease, Asuna awoke, prompting Kirito to share his worries with her. The two started conversation, in which the girl stated that she liked power lines, much to the boy's confusion. After hearing brief explanation, Kirito realized that mentioned power lines symbolized the connection between the couple in the real world. Moments later, he tightly embraced Asuna and began to act more intimately, despite her temporary resistance to his actions.

Part 2
In the late afternoon, the same day, Kirito and Asuna were headed to Coral, the main town of 22nd Floor of Aincrad. During the walk, the girl suddenly behaved as if she felt sick. While Kirito initially considered hurting stomach, it soon turned out to be Asuna's reaction to the embarrassment over the multiple violations of the «Moral Code» from the morning.

Once in the town, the couple made their way to a furniture shop to buy additional interior for their new house. Just upon entering, Asuna took a liking to large and luxurious table with a set of chairs. However, after seeing the price, which greatly shocked Kirito, the couple decided to look for something smaller and less expensive.

Part 3
Having done shopping, Kirito and Asuna were returning home, when the girl abruptly mentioned the expensive table from before. According to her, it had been crafted by a player, who later had consigned the furniture to the Non-Player Character (NPC) shop. This fact made Kirito recall various groups that played the game in their own, individual way.

After a while, the couple referenced to the topic from the morning and discussed the metaphorical and literal analogy between real world’s power lines and fiction of virtual reality. While approaching the log house, Kirito passionately hugged Asuna and kissed her. Though the girl was flustered at first, she quickly regained her senses and scolded him saying that they just should hurry as they were almost home.

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