We'll Settle It Together
At this moment, it was as if everything in the world had become unimportant. The young man and girl gazed at each other—one with relief filling her eyes, the other with shock, disbelief, and overwhelming joy, to the point of tears.
Seeing Asuna huddled in the corner, staring at him in disbelief, Luo Zhen almost instinctively walked toward her.
But in the meantime, someone had already thrown herself at Luo Zhen.
It wasn't Asuna, and certainly not Sugou Nobuyuki. It was Yui.
"Daddy! Daddy!"
Yui threw herself at Luo Zhen, her face covered in tears.
"Yui."
Luo Zhen dropped to one knee, opened his arms, and pulled the girl who had rushed over into his embrace.
A touch both familiar and long-missed passed into Luo Zhen's body, causing the affection in his heart to erupt all at once.
"Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!"
Yui hugged Luo Zhen tightly, calling out to him in delight while tears continued to stream down her face. Before long, she was openly sobbing.
All the confusion, grievances, and fear she had endured until now burst forth in that instant.
Although Yui had only been separated from Luo Zhen for two months, those two months had been the most helpless, powerless, and painful of her life.
She hadn't known whether she would ever see Luo Zhen again. Even less did she know whether Asuna could escape this world, break free from the demon's torment, and reunite with Luo Zhen.
In this world, Yui had lost much of her authority and power, leaving her completely unable to help Asuna escape. For Yui, who could only watch helplessly as Asuna was imprisoned by Sugou Nobuyuki, it had been even more painful than the two years in SAO when she had nearly lost her mind and broken