Evolution of a Girl

Asuna raised her sword.

Then a black light flashed.

"——!!!"

Kayaba Akihiko was impaled.

In just a moment, he was defeated.

Instant kill.

The connection to Yaoguang also seemed to be wavering.

"What an abrupt ending."

At some point, the surrounding space turned into the sky.

"Ah." Asuna looked around, but seemed quite surprised by what she saw.

"I didn't expect you to have grown to this point. Has the suffering in the past given you new strength?"

"Suffering? I've never felt any suffering." Asuna smiled. "I just feel like this... seems like it's time to end. I don't want to continue to be tired."

Kayaba Akihiko was stunned for a moment: "From the very beginning—"

"--I've seen it from the very beginning." Asuna looked at Kayaba Akihiko with a gentle and lovely smile on her face, but she didn't answer the question.

"Have you ever seen... scenes outside this world?" Kayaba Akihiko seemed to understand.

"As expected of Mr. Kayaba," Asuna said, no trace of surprise in her voice. "I've seen that terrifying existence, and that swift swordsmanship. I used to be a puppet, obeying my parents' orders. But then, after witnessing that swift flash, that heavenly strike that could bring down even monsters, I gradually understood."

"Outside this world, there are such things. There are such things. Monsters that are even larger, more terrifying, and more oppressive than those in the game. After seeing them, there's no going back."

From that day on, from the day Kanami Eto fell from the sky, the "Yuuki Asuna" who obeyed her parents was already dead. At that time, the existence of "Asuna" took root.

"The soul is really interesting. They all want to shape my soul into what they want." Asuna waved her hand, and a mirror appeared in front of her.

Kayaba Akihiko's database was hacked by Asuna.

Asuna looked at herself in the mirror.

This is the posture after the transformation. There is even a slave barcode on the face and the mark of the Smiling Coffin on the shoulder.

In the past, this was a sign of shame, but for Asuna, all of this was a gesture of her complete liberation from the chains.

"Kill as many of your past selves as possible and then be reborn?" Kayaba Akihiko understood Asuna's thoughts.

This wasn't a normal thought. Most people would probably think Asuna was crazy. But Kayaba Akihiko was different. He was also a "crazy" in a sense, so he understood.

Abandon your past personality, abandon the personality of being a good girl who obeys her parents, abandon the personality of being just an ordinary person.

This personality was destroyed, transformed, and reshaped by the murderous guild.

However, this is just an appearance.

The one who was actually doing all this was Asuna herself.

"So, you are a free person." Asuna longed for freedom, longed to become that swift flash of light, longed to become a photon that could reach every corner of the world.

She...longs to be the light.

"Falling into darkness, and then gradually becoming light." Kayaba Akihiko smiled, a smile from the heart. "I originally thought that the person who would open up the future was Kiriko... No, it was Kiritani Kazuto, but you are the one who holds the ultimate."

Kayaba Akihiko wanted to understand the world.

Kayaba Akihiko wants to see the future of the world.

But he is alone in this world.

Only in dreams can he understand everything, but after returning to the real world, he cannot share what he knows with others.

So after understanding everything, Kayaba Akihiko felt relieved.

Because Asuna is also such a "transcendent." She is on the same path as him.

No...she is more powerful than me.

Kayaba Akihiko knew he understood all of this because he had seen the world of dreams. But Asuna, on the other hand, understood it all on her own.

"Very good. Then I'll leave this thing to you." Kayaba Akihiko passed a string of core codes to Asuna.

"This is?"

"The seeds of the world, the SEED," said Kayaba Akihiko. "If you desire true freedom, to witness the flight of the soul, to realize the ultimate meaning of life, then let these seeds germinate. One day, they will carry you beyond this world itself, leading you to the ultimate paradise."

If this continues, one day, Asuna might enter that dreamland with her own power.

Kayaba Akihiko was filled with anticipation.

"I understand."

Asuna closed her eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw an unfamiliar ceiling.

No, it's the laboratory room.

"Is this... reality?"

Asuna felt her body, which was as powerful as in the game world and had sharp senses.

This is the laboratory ward.

Asuna took off her stealth helmet and stood up.

"Ala……"

In the real world, Asuna discovered that she was also wearing the same slave costume of the Laughing Coffin from the game world.

Sensitively enhanced latex covered Asuna's legs, torso, and arms, and on her exposed shoulders was the Laughing Coffin logo. She looked in the mirror; the barcode was still there.

"The appearance of the game world is the appearance of the soul. Our efforts in it will also affect us in the real world. But these clothes and patterns can't appear in the real world." Asuna knew that this must have been done intentionally by someone.

Sure enough, at this moment, the door opened.

It was Professor Nomi who had been kicked out of the laboratory.

The other party seemed a little nervous, but despite the nervousness, there was an irresistible greed hidden in his eyes.

"Slave 02." He called softly.

Asuna's eyes seemed to lose their color when she heard the voice. A silly smile appeared on her face as she raised her hand and saluted Professor Nomi: "...Master."

"Success!" Professor Nomi showed a greedy expression on her face.

After learning about the liberation of Sword Art Online, he tried every possible way to preserve Asuna and the research data and get it to himself.

And now it seems that everything is going very smoothly.

"I succeeded!" He waved his fists hard.

But he hadn't noticed that within Asuna's seemingly idiotic, lifeless smile, there seemed to be a hint of amusement. Rather than being a slave, she looked like a superior who had deliberately played house with her because of something interesting...

Chapter 531 SEED, the gears in motion

Evans looked at the "puppet" in front of him with satisfaction.

This doll is Tianyin.

His hands and feet were removed and he was then locked in a puppet shell.

Her surface is a layer of human skin, which is a simulated human skin made according to real people, but Evans hinted that it was deliberately made so that it can be seen as fake at a glance.

Although it is a real person, if you look closely, you will find that it looks more like a doll or something.

And this is the effect Evans wants.

It was announced to the public that Tianyin had suffered an accident and needed to use artificial skin and equipment.

"Very good. From today on, you are the leader of the Dark Gospel."

Evans looked at Tianyin greedily.

Release the other party, and while letting them go, let them realize that they are just a prop of Blue Eden... no, a prop of the Blue Universe.

This is the best way.

The only pity is that as a part of the "Sibyl System", there is only one individual like Tianyin, which is really too few.

Evans also tested other people, but none of them seemed to be able to match the Sibyl system.

Gradually, Evans roughly understood that people who could match the Sibyl system should have some special physique.

At least ordinary humans and adjusters have no way of becoming part of the Sibyl system.

"But what kind of person is allowed to enter the Sibyl System..."

Evans fell into thought.

He suddenly thought of someone the organization had almost transformed before—Lacus Klein.

Unfortunately, the organization failed in the end and allowed the other party to escape.

Although this is just speculation, Evans somehow feels that the other party should be qualified.

Evans has become so attuned to his strange sixth sense that he calls it a revelation to himself.

"Then, the next target is Lacus Clyne."

Thinking of this, Evans suddenly paused.

"Lux was once branded as well. If we can reawaken that part of her that was once educated..."

……

"Phew, it's finally over. Ms. Lacus, the next stop is Julius 7."

After completing the consolation performance in the satellite city, Lux returned to her room on the spaceship.

The maid next to her came over and put clothes on Lux.

"That's not necessary, Mia."

Maid Mia was hired by Lux to take care of her daily life after she returned from the moon.

When she goes out, the maid Mia will come to take care of the "frail and sickly" Lacus's daily life.

Innermost of Lux's body, she was wearing a black, full-body latex costume, which was a leftover piece of clothing from before and could not be taken off.

Maybe it could have been taken off, but... Lux never thought of it.

To the outside world, this black latex skin, like a second skin, is a therapeutic item.

In fact, this piece of clothing that can enhance sensitivity does have this function in a sense.

And outside this black clothes is Lux's performance costume.

Perhaps because of the underlying latex layer, the costumes designed for Lux are so bold. Anyone other than Lux would probably blush, afraid of exposing themselves.

But because of the "base", it is completely invisible.

But how to say it.

This may be true for some people, but for others, the perception is a bit subtle.

For example, some games are designed for younger players, so girls wear black stockings on their exposed legs. Although the original intention is to cover the body, it sometimes has a strange effect.

At least that's how the maid Mia saw it. Even though Lux herself didn't seem to care, the maid would always put on her clothes after she finished her performance. This had become a habit, so even if Lux was wearing ordinary clothes, she would still do the same.

"Ms. Lacus is truly amazing. Even though she is so weak, she still has the energy to jump and dance." The maid marveled at Lacus's dedication.

"It's not just my own credit." Lux looked at her clothes.

Lux's performance costumes are all made at great expense.

It's not that she is extravagant, but because this kind of performance costume has a cleverly designed exoskeleton system inside to assist Lux in moving and performing actions.

After all, in the eyes of others, Lux is a "pitiful" and "weak woman".

"But please don't be so stubborn..." Maid Mia looked at the other person worriedly.

"Okay, okay, I'm going to rest. You should have a good rest too~" Lux had returned to her room at this time.

"Well, please let me know if anything happens." Mia nodded.

"Yeah, I got it."