Chapter 43

Zen opened his eyes in a very bright room. At this time Zen woke up looking around. Right now he was in a hospital room lying still with his Nerve gear and several medical tubes filling his hands.

Right now his body was really skinny and when Zen removed his Nerve gear, his hair was already up to his shoulders. But strangely the nails on the fingers and toes are very well maintained.

[Congratulations on completing the game Zen] Irene said.

"Thank you Irene" replied Zen

[Oh yes, Zen successfully completed the Main Quest and Brother got a new main quest, please open the quest menu for more information] said Irene.

"Okay" said Zen, who was trying to get up to sit on the back of this hospital bed.

<Quest>

Main Quests:

[COMPLETE]

[Completing Sword Art Online]

[Can't beat Kayaba Akihiko before defeating the 75th floor boss]

[Present]

[EXP: 1000]

[Store points: 1,000,000]

[Access Points: 100]

[Skill: Fire Affinity]

.....

Play Quest

[Rescuing Asuna]

[Enter the game that trapped Asuna in two months time from now. Must complete this quest from within the game.]

[Present]

[EXP: 1000]

[Store points: 1,000,000]

[Access Points: 100]

[Skill: Affinity Air]

[Level Up]

[Level Up]

"Why can't I save Asuna right away, Irene?" Zen asked.

[First, you have to recover yourself first, so the Main Quest to save Asuna starts 2 months later]

"Then let's see my status" said Zen

<Status>

Status:

Name: [Uchiha Zen]

Level: [8](0/800)

Race:[Human]

Bloodlines: [God 1%]

Point Shop: [2,834,000]

Status Points: [301]

STR: I [4/25]

AGI: I [2/25]

INT: G [8/25]

DEX: I [0/25]

Skill: [Infinty Mana] [Clean: 0] [Heal: 0] [Creation: 1] [Fire: 1]

"Fire? Is it because of my fire affinity Irene?" ask Zen

[Yes Zen, try to imagine a fire escaping from your finger while focusing your strength on your fingertips] Irene said

Then Zen tried what Irene said. Zen started imagining flames escaping from his index finger while focusing his strength. A very small flame was seen above his index finger, which made Zen very excited.

"Look Irene, I made it" said Zen

[Even if it's just a small fire, it's a good achievement. zen is currently unable to focus your mana flow, so the fire will be very small. When Zen is recovering, Irene will teach you how to use your mana stream.] Irene said.

"Okay, thanks Irene" Zen said with a smile and started to see the view of this world from behind his bedroom window.

[You're welcome, Zen] Irene answered.

While still enjoying gazing at the outside world that Zen hadn't seen in a long time, Zen's door suddenly opened. A woman with shoulder-length black hair was trying to enter the Zen Room.

"Z-Zen-san" said the woman with tears at the corners of her eyes.

Zen who heard this call immediately turned towards the voice that called him.

"I'm back Suguha-chan" Zen said with a smile etched on his face.

Suguha who heard this immediately ran towards Zen and started to hug him.

"Suguha-chan, can you hug me with feelings, right now it feels like my bones are going to break" said Zen who felt Suguha hug him very tightly.

Hearing this, Suguha let go of her embrace.

"I-I'm sorry Z-Zen-san, I got carried away" said Suguha whose face started to turn red because of her sudden behavior.

"Thank you Suguha, for watching over me" Zen said while trying to pat Suguha's head.

Suguha, who felt her head being rubbed, seemed to start crying again because she really missed this treatment from the person in front of her.

"I-I-I miss you so much Zen-san" said Suguha as she grabbed Zen's hand that was rubbing his head.

"You see, my brother is also in the same situation as you." Suguha said.

"Is your brother all right?" Zen asked.

But when Suguha heard Zen's question, she started looking down to hide her current feelings, after seeing her sister hugging the previous woman started to haunt her mind.

"Why Suguha, didn't your Brother survive?" asked Zen who saw Suguha's expression.

"It's not like that Zen-san, you two came back safely that makes me very, very happy" he said

"Then why with your wrinkled face earlier?" ask Zen

"Ah.. T-that's because I-I was thinking of the time Y-You two were trapped in the game" said Suguha nervously.

Then a nurse entered this place and began to confirm Zen's condition.

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A week had passed, Zen was currently sitting on a sofa in the middle of the room dedicated to recovering the victims who had entered the death game. Currently Zen is accompanied by two women he knows very well.

AfterZen woke up, a few days later some people who said they were investigators of the death game problem came to Zen. The reason is that many witnesses say that it was Zen who managed to find out the guise of Kayaba and finish the game.

Zen was asked various questions about how he found out Kayaba's identity, and so on. Zen then explained everything as he explained in the game. Finally Zen was called the hero who finished the game.

But the news of Zen as a hero immediately dimmed because the government decided to keep it a secret, because the other 300 players still hadn't woken up and one of them was Asuna and one of the people Zen didn't expect was Yuna. Zen had already visited him and saw the two of them still lying down.

"Yo our Hero, what are you thinking?" ask the woman next to him

"I was just thinking about something Liz" Zen replied

"I told you my name is Shinozaki Rika, why do you keep calling my name in the game" said Lisbeth.

"I just like to call you that, just think of it as my affection for you" said Zen with a smile.

Hearing this Lisbeth immediately blushed completely, while the friend in front of her felt a little jealous of the situation she saw. Seeing this Zen then patted the head of the woman opposite him.

"What are you thinking about Silica, are you also protesting that I didn't call your real name?" said Zen who saw the change in Silica's face earlier.

"Of course not Zen-san, I'm glad you called me that" said Silica who started to smile