"Pii~!"
Yusei and Asuna, still snuggled together, enjoying this peaceful moment, were startled by the sudden dragon cry.
"What's going on?" Asuna blinked, not understanding what was happening.
Yusei's smile froze on his face, 'This dragon cry... no matter how I listened, it sounded like Kanna. No, this was Kanna's 'ferocious dragon roar'.'
To call it a dragon's roar, it sounds majestic and imposing. But in reality, it's more like an animal's call. It doesn't have the bone-chilling roar people imagine from a giant dragon.
Yusei had just tried to gloss over it, but a pure white giant dragon had already blocked the sky above them.
Seeing this, Asuna immediately went on alert. She drew the rapier at her waist and stood in front of Yusei.
"This is... the dragon Kanna?!"
She naturally hadn't forgotten that if it weren't for Yusei saving her back then, she might have been killed by its dragon breath.
Yusei looked helplessly at the sky, wondering why Kanna had suddenly appeared. Then, he saw the black-cloaked figure on Kanna's head, and he understood everything.
Shiro. Brought Kanna out. And even transformed into a Dragon Knight.
Asuna also saw the black figure on the white dragon's head. Her face couldn't help but darken.
That day was one that no SAO Player could easily forget. They were shocked by the battle between the Dragon Knight and the dragon Kanna against the red dragon, it was like watching a sci-fi movie.
A red and a white dragon… one spewing lightning, the other breathing fire. Finally, they fought to a stalemate, then the Dragon Knight appeared, controlling a massive, majestic armor, and with a wave of his hand, unleashed endless black flames that stained the sky above the Dragon's Lake that day.
That scene, more grand than any movie, was something no one would likely forget. Afterward, they buried that shock deep in their hearts.
Seeing their quest fail... some held onto the glimmer of hope that the Dragon Knight was an NPC character, so after his quest failed, he wouldn't appear again. Even Asuna thought so.
But now... she saw it. The Dragon Knight hadn't disappeared... but was appearing in various places like a floor guardian boss-
Ready to attack players at any time!
Asuna understood the combined strength of the Dragon Knight and the dragon Kanna. It was probably something even Yusei couldn't defeat. It might even be difficult to escape.
Yusei might not be able to win. But for some reason, when danger came, her body reacted on its own, moving to stand in front of him.
'Is this... love?' The lovestruck Asuna thought to herself.
Suddenly, she turned back to Yusei and gave him a beautiful, gentle smile.
"Yusei-kun, you go first."
Looking at Asuna's determined gaze, Yusei felt touched. Although he knew everything and controlled everything, Asuna didn't know that.
If you want to know how much your girlfriend loves you, or if her feelings are genuine, sometimes you can see it clearly in dangerous situations.
Now, knowing full well that staying would mean certain death, Asuna was preparing to buy time for Yusei to escape without hesitation.
Yusei gently embraced her tense, stiff body from behind, letting Asuna lean against his chest.
Asuna was startled by this sudden move, but thinking of the white dragon and black knight in the sky, she couldn't help but shout at Yusei.
"Hurry up and go! Why are you-"
"No one needs to go." Yusei lovingly turned Asuna around to face him.
Without another word, he lowered his head. His lips met her enticing pink ones. Instantly, the maiden's scent and a sweet taste made Yusei feel a little lost.
Fortunately... he still knew now wasn't the time for romance. Perhaps for him it was, but Asuna was still scared.
Because she didn't understand that the imposing knight and dragon in the sky were actually the two little ones she usually cooked for.
In the sky, Shiro, who had wanted to come over and show off a bit to save her Nii, was confused when she saw only Asuna and her Onii-chan below.
However, she was currently wearing a mask and a black cloak... and Kanna was in her dragon form. It wasn't a good time to go down and ask what was happening.
She had originally wanted to see if any petty thieves dared to sneak attack her Onii-chan, but what she ended up witnessing felt like a thunderbolt striking her.
'Ni... Nii... Nii's first kiss was gone!'
Shiro felt as if the sky were falling. When she had flown over earlier, she had seen Asuna and her Onii-chan close together, but it definitely hadn't reached the point of kissing!
'This... this must be an illusion. Yes, an SAO illusion.'
Shiro thought this, utterly crestfallen. At the same time, her game mailbox chimed. A message popped up on her game screen from her Onii-chan.
[Shiro, you and Kanna go home first. Asuna and I will go buy you some delicious food. Now isn't the right time to tell her. It feels too sudden. She might not be able to accept it.]
Shiro sighed, closed the mailbox, and said something to Kanna. They quickly turned around to head back.
Her expressionless little face was lost in thought and regret, 'Why was Nii's first kiss taken? Why?!'
However, while opening the mailbox, she had thought of one thing.
'This is a game. Does a first kiss in the game even count as a first kiss?'
Shiro felt this was a question worth pondering deeply. She stroked the soft feathers on Kanna's head, and her mood improved slightly.
Looking at the calm Kanna, she couldn't help but feel puzzled.
"Kanna, just now, Nii and that woman were kissing. Didn't you see?"
"Saw it." Kanna's soft voice replied. But her tone held no excitement, anger, or regret.
"Then... don't you feel angry?"
"Why be angry? Yusei finding many mates isn't wrong, is he? Yusei is strong." Kanna instead asked Shiro in a puzzled tone.
Shiro was momentarily stunned. She also remembered that Kanna's values were different from humans'.
In dragon culture, a strong male dragon can have several female dragons.
Right now, Yusei isn't a male dragon. But he is strong. So he can also find several female dragons... Ahem, partners.