The forty-seventh floor of Aincrad had another name: the players called it the "Land of Dreams," a world of flowers as far as the eye could see.
As soon as you arrived, you could see endless fields of flowers stretching in every direction. It was universally considered the most beautiful floor in the game, and the one that looked most like a fairytale world.
Naturally, it was also the perfect place for couples to go on dates or settle down for good.
It lived up to its other name, "Flower Garden." Living here made it easy to forget all your troubles. Plenty of couples had already decided to settle here permanently, and no longer had any desire to leave this world or strive for anything.
"Beautiful..."
"Ah!"
Silica had come here with Kirito to find an item that could revive her familiar. It was her first time visiting a place like this, and the moment she stepped through the teleport gate, she let out a gasp of amazement.
"Kirito!"
"Look over there! And here, too! This sea of flowers is so beautiful!"
Then she hurried toward a huge flower bed, crouched down excitedly, and exclaimed over the enormous flower plots, bursting with color and completely free of weeds.
"It really is beautiful, but it's also so easy to lose your drive here."
"If not for everything that's happened..."
Watching Silica, a girl who looked so much like his own little sister, and the couples around them cooing over each other, Kirito lowered his head with a sigh.
This floor was truly beautiful, and the monsters were weak—nowhere near what you'd expect of the forty-seventh floor. With its peaceful surroundings, it was the sort of place that could make anyone grow complacent.
But Kirito had been fighting on the front lines