Watching the white dragon fly away, Asuna's body finally relaxed... she went limp in Yusei's arms. It took a while before she stood up, barely back to normal.
"Yusei-kun, I think we should inform the other players about encountering the Dragon Knight and the dragon Kanna as soon as possible."
"Ah, alright."
Yusei thought for a moment and agreed, 'If nothing unexpected happened, the Dragon Knight and the dragon Kanna shouldn't have appeared before people again.'
'Today's 'accident'... was indeed quite accidental. But it was just a minor incident. For the remaining days, Kanna wouldn't turn into a dragon again anyway.'
Although the approach of the dragon and the Dragon Knight still left Asuna a bit apprehensive, the thought that today was the day she and Yusei established their relationship made that apprehension vanish from her mind.
The two had a proper date on the 25th floor. Asuna's usual poise, formality, and seriousness completely disappeared in front of Yusei now.
One could say her 'true nature was revealed'. A cheerful, lively, gentle, and lovely young girl, pulling her boyfriend along to eat, play, and drink… everything they were interested in.
Finally, night fell. Asuna and Yusei stopped their date. They had already returned to the 22nd floor, just not home yet.
Looking at the beautiful forest and sparkling lake under the moonlight, Asuna was in a great mood. She was as happy and sweet as the day she and Yusei confirmed their relationship.
Although they had bought many things, including food, this was the SAO World. With their system inventories, Yusei was spared a lot of burden.
On the small path leading to the Kazami Residence, Yusei and Asuna walked hand in hand, strolling along the moonlit path.
The surrounding forest was pitch black, with the wind occasionally blowing, creating a rustling sound. But this didn't scare Asuna at all. On the contrary, she felt that the two of them walking quietly on this small path was very romantic.
"Asuna~"
Suddenly, Yusei called her name softly.
"Hmm?" Asuna turned her stunning profile towards him, looking at Yusei.
"What is it?"
"We..." Yusei hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "How about we get married?"
"Get married?!" Asuna's eyes instantly widened, her pupils contracting, a trace of yearning showing in them.
Yusei held Asuna's hand as they stopped walking. The two stood facing each other, looking at one another.
"Asuna... this is something girls look forward to. A confession is one thing, marriage is another."
Yusei was actually somewhat uncertain if what he did during the day was right.
Was his idea of romance the same as Asuna's?
Perhaps what Asuna expected during the day was his direct confession: 'Asuna, I like you. Will you be my girlfriend?' or something similar.
But what he said was 'What's for dinner when we get home?'. This was Yusei's style of confession, like an old married couple, the husband casually asking his wife what's for dinner.
So, Yusei was hesitating, wondering if he had failed to give Asuna the ending she wanted.
As if seeing what Yusei was thinking, Asuna smiled lightly, actively reached out her arms to hug Yusei's waist, and buried herself in his embrace.
"Mhm, yes, this is something girls look forward to. But I don't feel that Yusei-kun's confession during the day was unromantic at all."
Asuna loosened her embrace slightly, her joyful and warm beautiful eyes meeting Yusei's gaze, "I like cooking. I like seeing you satisfied after eating my food. I like staying at home cooking for you."
"So, Yusei-kun, you are the one who understands my thoughts the most. Sweet confessions and weddings, of course I want them. But what I care about more is Yusei-kun himself."
"If you are well, I am happy."
Yusei looked at this understanding girl. He suddenly felt very guilty, 'Am I being too much of a playboy?'
'At home, there's Shiro and Kanna. Outside, there's Senpai and my desk mate. Even that young lady Kaguya is always bickering with me...'
There were quite a few girls entangled with him. But now, the only girl who had truly entered his heart and made him feel unprecedented satisfaction was this one.
"Asuna." Yusei looked down at the peerlessly beautiful face of Asuna in his arms, feeling a warm current rise from his heart.
He couldn't resist and gently lowered his head. Asuna also seemed to know what was coming next, her face blushing shyly, but she didn't avoid it.
Instead, she closed her eyes and slowly met him halfway.
Their lips met. Everything was led by Yusei.
After about five minutes, the two slowly separated, breathing slightly heavily. But they didn't feel tired at all.
They looked at each other and smiled simultaneously.
"Alright, let's go. Let's go prepare for the wedding. But who should we invite?"
"Of course, it's those few. Oh, right, should we invite the Guild Leader? Kaguya and I were taken care of by the Guild Leader quite a bit at the beginning."
"Guild Leader... Heathcliff, huh." Yusei murmured the name meaningfully. Then, under Asuna's expectant gaze, he smiled and nodded, "Sure."
"Let's invite him too... I believe he will bless us too."
In the following days, Asuna didn't go to the front lines or the Capture Group. She took a week off and temporarily handed over the position of Capture Group's leader to Kaguya.
She stayed at the Kazami Residence the whole time, wearing home clothes, doing housework, cooking. It was as if she had truly become a housewife.
If any front-line Capture Group's members saw this scene, their jaws would probably drop in shock.
Was this still their leader? Why did she look like a young girl now?
One must know, under Asuna's leadership, the Capture Group had been advancing, breaking through enemy lines effortlessly. Asuna's sharpness and decisiveness had left them extremely shocked.
In everyone's hearts, besides her goddess-like appearance, Asuna's behavior and style were truly like a strong career woman. Even guys much older than Asuna felt extremely nervous in front of her.
And now, Asuna had actually turned into a housewife. This was truly too shocking.