I'm a Sword Master in Sword Art Online

Just as Mochizuki Maple and his group finished exploring the maze area and returned to the guild's headquarters, Argo burst in through the door in a flurry of activity.

"What intelligence?" A hint of curiosity flashed in Mochizuki Kaede's gray eyes.

Argo mysteriously held up a finger: "As long as you go in pairs to the fortune-telling NPC to predict the future, you can get special items. Moreover, the level of the item you can get is different depending on how well the fortune-telling results match."

"SAO even has this kind of event..." Mito asked, "What kind of items can you get?"

"I heard that if couples with a high compatibility level team up for a fortune telling session, they have a chance to get super rare items!"

"A rare item!" Mitt's voice unconsciously rose a few decibels.

"A couple?" Yuna keenly grasped the key point.

Yui happily raised her little hand: "If Daddy goes with Asuna and Silica, we'll definitely get the rarest item!"

Silica blushed immediately upon hearing this.

Asuna turned to look at Mochizuki Kaede, her amber eyes filled with a smile: "Kaede, it sounds like the success rate is quite high. Want to go take a look? You're quite interested in rare items anyway, aren't you?"

Just then, Stoleya gracefully descended from the second floor. Hearing the conversation, her eyes lit up, and she quickly walked over, pulling Mochizuki Kaede's arm and saying, "Let's go take a look together~ Maybe we'll find something unexpected."

Seeing everyone's enthusiasm for the event, Mochizuki Kaede smiled and said, "Alright, let's give it a try."

Led by Argo, the group traversed the bustling main city and arrived at a secluded alley. At the end of the alley, an NPC wearing a cloak with a starry sky pattern sat in front of a crystal ball, surrounded by mysterious purple specks of light, adding a touch of magic to the scene.

“Then…” Argo looked around at everyone, “who wants to be the first to try?”

Asuna turned slightly to the side, looking at Mochizuki Kaede with anticipation in her amber eyes: "Kaede, shall we give it a try?"

The two slowly approached the fortune teller, and Asuna politely said, "Hello, we'd like to have our fortunes told..."

"Hmm... let me see." The fortune teller narrowed his eyes slightly, carefully examining the couple before him, his rough fingers gently stroking the crystal ball that emitted a mysterious light.

After a while, he slowly opened his eyes and said, "You are bound by extraordinary threads of fate, but the road ahead is not smooth... A turbulent future awaits you..."

"For you two, I offer this." With that, the fortune teller suddenly produced a short sword from thin air. He gently handed the sword to Asuna, saying, "May you create a bright future."

Asuna took the dagger, turning the ordinary weapon over and over. Her delicate brows furrowed slightly as she looked at Mochizuki Kaede, a hint of disappointment in her voice: "It seems the divination result isn't very good. This dagger isn't even a rare item; it feels like they just went through the motions..."

Mochizuki Kaede comforted him, "It's alright. Divination is just a reference. The future is in our own hands."

At this moment, Silica mustered up her courage and stepped forward: "Then...then Brother Feng and I will also give it a try."

She blushed and said softly, "I think that before the divination, we should first show how well the two of us are compatible."

She turned to the fortune teller and said softly, "Could you please tell us about the future?"

"Hmm." The diviner nodded slightly, and the crystal ball began to glow faintly.

Silica quietly tugged at Mochizuki Kaede's sleeve, signaling him to lean closer: "Brother Kaede, you can come a little closer, like when you're looking at me from behind, get close to me with that special feeling of intimacy."

Mochizuki Kaede leaned closer to her back, his warm breath brushing against Silica's fair neck: "Like this?"

Silica felt a tingling sensation in her neck, and her face flushed instantly, like a ripe apple. She shrank back slightly and said coquettishly, "Ooh...it tickles..."

"Then I'll step back a little."

"No, no!" Silica shook her head hastily. "Please...please come closer."

Then, she looked at the fortune teller again: "Thank you for your help."

The light within the crystal ball suddenly intensified, and the diviner's fingers gently traced its surface: "I see a radiant future... Although the path you two are about to walk will not be easy, you will surely overcome all difficulties. For such a couple, I offer this..."

As he spoke, a short sword once again appeared out of thin air in his hand. The fortune teller handed the short sword to Silica and said, "May you embrace a bright future."

"This sword's attributes should be quite good," said Mochizuki Kaede, examining the weapon.

Silica's eyes lit up instantly, and she excitedly gripped her short sword: "Then, does that mean that my compatibility with Brother Feng is super good?"

"It seems that displays of intimacy are also important," Yuna remarked thoughtfully, having observed from the sidelines.

Argo nodded in agreement: "Judging from the results this time, it was indeed more advantageous to take this factor into account."

Mitt frowned involuntarily as he watched Silica and Mochizuki Kaede get along so well.

Asuna suddenly stepped forward: "Then, may I try again?"

She turned to Mochizuki Kaede, her amber eyes gleaming with determination: "As long as I act a little closer to Kaede, will that be enough?"

Before Mochizuki Kaede could respond, Asuna had already pulled him back to stand in front of the fortune teller: "Kaede, hug me from behind."

"Huh?" Mochizuki Kaede didn't react for a moment.

"Hurry up!" Asuna urged.

“Okay…” Mochizuki Kaede gently wrapped her arms around Asuna’s slender waist, and could clearly feel the warmth of her body and her faint fragrance.

Asuna said to the fortune teller, "We'd like to have our future fortune told again."

The fortune teller simply shook his head, and the crystal ball ceased to glow: "There is nothing more to convey to you two. Please do what you deem most appropriate."

After hearing this, Mochizuki Kaede said, "It seems that the same combination won't work, and repeating the divination will not yield new results."

Asuna lowered her head in disappointment: "How could this be..."

Mochizuki Kaede gently took her hand: "It's okay."

At this moment, Yui came to their side and said, "Then let me try this time!"

"Are you with Yui?" Mochizuki Kaede looked at the small figure with some surprise.

Yui opened her arms wide, tilted her little face up, and said, "Daddy, please give me a princess carry!"

"Oh... okay." Mochizuki Kaede bent down and picked up Yui's light body; the girl's weight was almost negligible.

"Hold me tighter!" Yui pleaded in his arms.

Mochizuki Kaede tightened her arms slightly: "Like this?"

“That’s right! That’s exactly it!” Yui nodded happily, then turned to the fortune teller, “Um, could you tell me about the future?”

Chapter 176: Unexpected

The fortune teller's fingers slowly traced across the crystal ball, causing strange ripples to spread within it: "Hmm... this is quite a special fortune... a huge obstacle awaits ahead... but as long as you can overcome it, you will forge an eternal bond..."

A transfer crystal radiating a soft light appeared in his hand, which he handed to Yui: "May you have a fruitful life."

"This is... a transfer crystal?" Yui held the crystal, got down from Mochizuki Kaede's arms, and examined it curiously.

Mochizuki Kaede explained gently, "Although it's not a rare item, it's still quite a practical one."

"Really!" Yui's face lit up with a bright smile.

Asuna, standing to the side, watched this heartwarming scene, and the disappointment in her eyes gradually turned into tenderness. She gently stroked Yui's hair.

"Who's next?" Argo asked, looking at the others.

Stoleya laughed and said, "I can be last, but let Mitt and Yuna go first."

Mitt stood to the side with her arms crossed, a hint of hesitation in her eyes, her high purple ponytail swaying gently with her conflicted movements. Finally, she took a deep breath: "...Just consider it as a rare item."

She walked up to Mochizuki Kaede, her purplish-red eyes revealing no emotion: "Let me make it clear beforehand, I'm only doing this to obtain rare items, and I won't engage in any meaningless intimate actions."

"Mm." Mochizuki Kaede nodded.

“However, to get rare items, you need to do some intimate actions…” Mitt said, opening his inventory and taking out a bag of bread. “So I’ll just use feeding you, which isn’t too intimate, to get by. Don’t misunderstand my intentions.”

She tore off a small piece of bread with her slender fingers and stiffly held it to Mochizuki Kaede's lips: "Here, ah~ um."

Her voice was as clear and cold as an icy spring, and her delicate face remained calm, showing no sign that she was engaging in such an intimate act as feeding someone.

Mochizuki Kaede obediently ate the bread that Mito handed her, and the girl's fingertips trembled almost imperceptibly as she withdrew them.

“Tell us about our future.” Mitt then turned to the fortune teller, a barely perceptible glint of expectation flashing in his purple eyes.

A hazy mist rose from the crystal ball. The diviner pondered for a moment: "The threads of fate fluctuate with the mind... Persistence may bring a turning point... But acting solely on one's desires may also lead to disastrous consequences... For these two, I offer this."

A gleaming silver cross-shaped dagger appeared in his hand: "I hope you can embrace a bright future."

"A cross-shaped dagger?" Mochizuki Kaede asked, looking at the dagger.

Mitt took the dagger, skillfully twirling it between his fingers in a neat flourish, then pouted in disappointment: "Just an ordinary weapon..."

Seeing that Mitt had successfully completed the divination, Yuna walked over gracefully and said softly, "Um, President."

She slightly raised her hand: "Let's hold hands."

Mochizuki Kaede nodded and took her hand; the touch was incredibly soft. Just like Yuna herself, she possessed both the purity of a lily and the unique vivacity of a musical girl.

Yuna looked at the fortune teller: "We'd like to have our fortune told about the future."

The fortune teller narrowed his eyes slightly as the crystal ball slowly rotated before them, refracting a mesmerizing light and shadow.

"This is truly a very rare stroke of luck..."

He looked at the surface of the crystal ball and replied, "You will embark on a different path, and the bonds between people... will become the most important force... For you two, I offer this."

As he spoke, a piece of material gleaming with a metallic sheen appeared in his hand. The fortune teller handed the material to Yuna, saying, "May your lives be filled with abundant happiness."

Yuna took the materials: "This is... forging material? It doesn't seem to be very valuable, nor is it a rare item... I have mixed feelings."

Her voice held a hint of disappointment, but she quickly smiled again: "But since it's a divination result, it must have some meaning."

"Then it's my turn~" Strea walked over with light steps.

Her crimson eyes gleamed with a sly light: "All you have to do is make intimate gestures, right? Leave it to me."

Mochizuki Kaede asked, "What do you want to do?"

Stoleya tilted her head and said the most surprising thing in the calmest tone: "Well~ how about I hold you tight first, and then give you a kiss?"

"Kiss?" Mochizuki Kaede was somewhat prepared, but this suggestion still caught him off guard.

"Wait, wait a minute!" Asuna hurriedly stepped between the two, her chestnut hair flying up with her quick movements. "Of course not!"

Silica nodded beside her.

"Eh~" Strea pouted, pretending to think, "Then I'll just hold her~"

"This..." Asuna hesitated, looking at Mochizuki Kaede, "If it's just like this..."

Before she could finish speaking, Stoleya was already clinging to Mochizuki Kaede like a koala: "Mochizuki Kaede~ Hold me tight!!"

She pressed her entire body against him, her soft curves pressing tightly against Wang Yuefeng's chest, especially her full, round breasts which almost submerged his arms.

“Okay~” Stoleya turned to the fortune teller triumphantly, “Now can we predict our future?”

The diviner gazed silently at the crystal ball for a long time before slowly speaking: "Hmm... there is a rather special bond between you... but the road ahead is fraught with thorns... you will face many trials..."

With a flash of light, a short knife appeared in the fortune teller's hand: "For these two, I offer this, wishing you a bright future."

"Uh... what is this?" Stoleya took the dagger, her expression somewhat subtle.

Mochizuki Kaede leaned closer to examine it: "It's exactly the same as what Asuna got."

"Just like Asuna?" Strea's eyes suddenly lit up. "Does that mean my compatibility is good enough for me to be your official girlfriend?"

“No…” Mochizuki Kaede shook his head helplessly, “I think this is just an ordinary item randomly distributed by the system.”

"So, nobody got any rare items after all..." Argo said with a hint of sarcasm.

Yuna winked mischievously: "Miss Argo, would you like to try it too?"

"Eh? Me?" Argocat's pupils widened slightly. After lingering on Mochizuki Kaede for a moment, Argocat shrugged. "Well... let's give it a try then."

She walked up to Mochizuki Kaede and said, "Kaede, we don't need to do anything intimate, do we?"

Mochizuki Kaede nodded in understanding, and the two simply stood side by side.

Argo turned to the fortune teller: "Please tell us our future fortune."

The fortune teller stared at the crystal ball, then suddenly widened his eyes: "This, this is... amazing... You complement each other perfectly. As long as you hold onto hope, fate will surely respond!"

Chapter 177: Everyone Plays House

With a flash of golden light, an exquisite treasure chest appeared in the diviner's hands: "Please accept this from these two gentlemen."

“This is…” Argo opened the treasure chest.

Mochizuki Kaede peeked out and said, "S-grade food."

"Huh?!" Asuna and Silica exclaimed at the same time, looking at each other in surprise.

Yuna covered her mouth and chuckled: "Could it be that Miss Argo and the Chairman have the highest compatibility?"