Chapter 776

Chapter 776

"President . . . "

Beyond the partition, Sugou pleaded his case .

"You're going to trust that weird man? . . . "

Shouzou isn't in the mood for this . He paced around with doubt and suspicion plaguing his mind, the fact that he couldn't see beyond the curtain only enhanced his doubt .

"President!"

Shouzou's attitude rubbed Sugou the wrong way . He started talking with an unfriendly tone . His amiable appearance started cracking .

"You can't listen to someone who might want to harm Asuna, that's not right . We can't even verify Asuna's true relationship with him in the game . "

Shouzou clenched his fists, he gave up on the idea and he sighed .

"Maybe he's telling the truth, we are still here, we can stop him if he tries anything funny . We should just wait and see . . . "

Sugou's anger climbed further, accompanied by an alarming sense of anxiety .

Shouzou got intrigued by Sugou because he was attracted to his quirks . He got the guy to buy his lies and he earned his trust . However, he hated Shouzou's propensity to venture out like this .

Because he was a poor judge of character, he spent all his skill points on business savviness instead of EQ, this is why he's so hesitant . If he had a better pair of eyes, Sugou would have a harder time doing as he pleased .

Sugou felt like Kyouko, they were both frustrated by him . This guy really needed to man up when it comes to crucial matters .

sugou looked at the curtains with a malicious look . He wanted to stop whatever Wu Yan was doing . If he stormed in like that, he would rouse suspicion from Shouzou . He still needed to stay on Shouzou's good side for now . . .

Sugou cursed Wu Yan silently . He cursed Wu Yan's actions and he wanted him to fail miserably . . .

Nervegear's robust security and capabilities assured Sugou that Wu Yan wouldn't be able to do something he couldn't . He relished in Kayaba's excellence, if only he understands the irony . . .

The two hugged their own feelings as they watched the partition with anticipation .

Wu Yan's lightning got brighter, even if he had excellent control over the electricity, it would be a herculean feat to prevent detection by the two men standing outside .

Before he reached that threshold, he opened his eyes and he reduced his electricity output . He sighed in relief and his tired eyes were replaced with joy and hope .

Wu Yan grabbed Asuna's hand, as if he's waking her up, he said with a soft tone .

"Asuna . . . "

The voice entered the deepest recess of Asuna's heart, her eyelids trembled and her breathing got better . Her hands twitched and she snorted .

Wu Yan called out to her .

"Asuna . . . Asuna . . . "

Every time he called out to her, her eyelids trembled . Then, she slowly opened her eyes .

Asuna was afraid and confused . . .

After being released from Aincrad, Asuna thought the first thing she saw would be natural sunlight of the real world . She steeled herself up to see her real physical body that was unkempt for 3 years .

Then, she just needs to wait for a bit for Wu Yan's familiar figure to appear before her . Filling the last piece of the puzzle of her return to the real world .

Yet, reality played a prank on her . She opened her eyes in a room that was designed like an oversized bird cage, real sunlight and a patient room weren't the things she saw .

When she's bewildered and terrified, a guy known as Sugou introduced himself, informing her of her present circumstances .

She couldn't believe her ears, she just didn't think Sugou would do something like this .

Is she going to be trapped in this bird cage as his plaything?

Will she ever see the man she made a promise with?

Asuna was scared, she was petrified by the prospect of this . She prayed and she prayed hard for Wu Yan to whisk her away from all of this .

While she prayed, a dizzying sensation hit her when her environment started fading . She lost the sense of weight and existence, it was like something pulled her consciousness into the air . When she regained her tactile sense, weakness assaulted her, then, she could see light beyond her eyelids .

Asuna was confused . She didn't know left from right . She's afraid she would see another cage-like room when she opens her eyes .

Except, this time, a familiar voice called out to her, piercing through her dreams and entering her heart .

Asuna's fear and doubt disappeared without a trace, her heart started racing .

It's him!

He's here!

She overcame her feeble self and she struggled hard to open her eyes . She wanted to see the figure that entered her heart with her own eyes!

Even if this is just a dream, just let me look at his face one more time!

Driven by her sheer will, she used every ounce of her energy to open her eyes . And then, she did . . .

Her chestnut-brown eyes drowned out the colors around her, the air turned better and the space brightened up when this beauty stirred into consciousness . She saw the ceiling overhead and she saw it . . . The face that made her fall in love . . .

"Asuna . . . "

Wu Yan greeted her with a radiant smile, dispelling her uncertainty and fear .

"Good morning . . . "

Feeling the warmth, Asuna finally came to terms with reality . . .

This is all real . . .

She started tearing up, she couldn't hold her joy and the frustration of bottling up her grievances . She expressed her grief through her tears, she couldn't stop crying . . .

Wu Yan tightened his hold on her hand, telling her that he's here for her . Then, he used his other hand to wipe away hear tears, as gentle as his motor control allowed him .

Asuna struggled to get up from the bed . Then, she glomped Wu Yan, he received her and he took care not to strain her already feeble body .

"I knew it . . . I knew it . . . "

Asuna sobbed and whimpered .

"I knew you would find me . . . "

Wu Yan felt saddened and he had all the pity to give . He wanted to hug her tight but he's afraid he might crush her weakened body . He did what he could, he pat her back, telling her that it's going to be okay . . .

The two hugged each other as the sobbing sound made rounds around the room . The sunlight shone upon the two as if blessing the two's reunion .