This is an incredibly ordinary world. More accurately, it's a perfectly normal world. In this world, cities are filled with bustling crowds, each busy with their daily lives. The streets are a constant flow of traffic, the endless stream of vehicles forming the city's rhythm.
People live ordinary lives in this world, experiencing the ups and downs, joys and sorrows of life from childhood. This is a modern world with no swordsmanship, no Magic, only reality. There are no extraordinary heroes, no thrilling adventures, only ordinary people living their ordinary lives.
Everyone has their own dreams and pursuits, but these aren't always grand ambitions. Sometimes it's the anticipation of a delicious meal, sometimes it's a travel plan, and sometimes it's the purchase of a new piece of clothing. These seemingly trivial things form the color and vitality of this world.
In this world, when people face difficulties and setbacks, they don't solve problems with swordsmanship or Magic, but through practical means, such as working hard, seeking help, or changing their mindset. People learn and grow in life, sometimes making mistakes, and then becoming more mature through those errors.
In summary, this is an incredibly ordinary world, but it is precisely in this ordinariness that the truth and beauty of life lie.
In this island nation with a population of one hundred million, there is such an orphanage.
In this orphanage, children have two ways of growing up. One is to be raised until they come of age, then become independent and leave the orphanage. The other is to find adoptive parents before reaching adulthood, becoming someone else's adopted son and having a different childhood. This is the future for children in the orphanages of this island nation.
However, a strange child appeared here a few months ago.
It was a boy, about five years old.
Even without adults around, no ID, and unable to register at a proper hotel, he could persuade people with unimaginable eloquence to provide him with a place to stay. People considered calling the police, but he would always disappear without a trace before they could, as if he knew exactly how things would unfold.
It wasn't until he was found on the street by orphanage staff that he agreed to come to the orphanage after some thought. His reason was: "Since I can eat and live for free, and don't need to waste time worrying about my livelihood, I can spend more time on my own matters." After that, the child began living in the orphanage.
This child with dazzling golden hair didn't ask for anything upon entering the orphanage. He didn't play with other children, nor did he touch any toys. He seemed listless and idle every day.
His unusual behavior caught the attention of the staff, even alarming the director.
"So, what do you want?" the director asked the boy.
The golden-haired child thought for a moment and said, "If possible, please give me a computer. I can use it to look up information and play games online."
The director initially refused, making up an excuse: "If you can get a perfect score in all subjects, I'll consider buying you one."
But clearly, he underestimated the boy before him. The very next day, the boy approached the director again, asking him to test him. Unsurprisingly, he achieved a perfect score in all subjects.
The director was a harsh man. He didn't want the brat in front of him to get addicted to computer games and waste his talent. He broke his promise and deliberately gave him high school-level questions to discourage him.
Yet, after just one month, the boy found him again and asked him to test him. To the director's utter shock, he answered all the high school questions correctly, with a perfect score on every single one.
Consequently, people often saw a four-year-old boy in the orphanage sitting alone in a corner while others played, engrossed in a laptop, staring intently at the screen, playing games that even adults found difficult.
This matter gradually spread to society, causing quite a stir. As a result, various people from all walks of life flocked to see the prodigy's brilliance.
Of course, not everyone approached with such intentions. Some came with the intention to challenge the child, deliberately posing university-level questions to see him falter.
Unfortunately, the child still solved all the problems with a blank expression.
It was then that people realized the child before them was a true prodigy.
The number of people wanting to adopt him instantly increased.
However, he rejected them all one by one. When asked the reason, he merely smiled without answering.
Finally, one day, when a voice rang out ahead of him, the boy, who was engrossed in his laptop game, looked up.
"You're the very intelligent prodigy everyone's been talking about, aren't you?"
Before him stood a slender, delicate-looking woman in her twenties, wearing light makeup and with her hair slicked back. She addressed the boy.
"Are you here to adopt me?" he asked lazily.
The woman smiled and nodded. "I have two very clever children myself. Nice to meet you, I'm Midori Kirigaya."
The woman named Midori Kirigaya extended her hand, a hand that was slender yet remarkably steady.
The boy, unusually, fell silent for a moment. After thinking, he clasped her hand.
"Midori Kirigaya? Kazuto Kirigaya's mother." Calculating his options and after a moment's thought, he agreed to her invitation.
And so, to everyone's astonishment, the boy left the orphanage with Midori Kirigaya.
Everyone thought the young woman named Midori Kirigaya had struck gold, and they were filled with envy.
On the family registry, she named him Kazuto Kirigaya.
Another world.
Roa released his control over Sword Art Online and looked somewhat helplessly at Roxy, who was sprawled on top of him.
He hadn't expected Roxy's sleeping posture to be so ungraceful, practically using him as a body pillow.
Sniffing the faint, pleasant scent emanating from Roxy, he quietly tried to move away one of her hands that was clinging to him.
Roxy's soft, azure hair tickled Roa's cheek, and he felt a sense of helplessness, wanting to sigh.
He felt troubled.
Why, why did this seemingly elegant girl have such a terrible sleeping posture, pressing nearly half her body onto him?
He wanted to wake Roxy up, but looking at the girl lost in a beautiful dream, he ultimately couldn't bring himself to do it.
He decided to let her sleep like this, as his other self was already on the right track.
So, he closed his eyes.
But in the middle of the night, he felt his body becoming heavier, his breathing increasingly difficult. He was jolted awake and glanced beside him.
A smooth, slender leg had somehow ended up on Roa's body. Roxy was tightly hugging Roa's neck, and the girl's not-so-ample chest was pressed against Roa's face.
Instantly, Roa's face flushed. Looking at the exquisite sleeping face so close to him, he suddenly regretted letting such a cute girl sleep next to him.
He carefully lifted the girl's beautiful jade foot and let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was still young. If he were five or six years older, he might not have been able to resist "devouring" the girl.
However, after being tossed around like this, his sleep quality was severely compromised. Using his mind for two tasks simultaneously was quite draining, making him feel as if he had stayed up all night playing games.
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