Speeeedrunning! Oh wow, Sachi gets more screentime than the girls you actually care about lolp :)

Exactly four months after the beginning of the game, the 50th Floor got cleared.

The raid was something very special since it was the first time the Shadow Foxes had fought alongside the Front Lines since the boss on the 50th Floor was particularly strong. Although they were confident in defeating it, it was their god's order not to die under any circumstances and thus they had chosen the best way to do it. Yami needed to speedrun the game, why shouldn't he use everything he had on hand to achieve that?

The monster on the 50th Floor resembled a gigantic Orc, but with the combined effort of the Shadow Foxes, Frontlines and two special parties, they managed to defeat it with only minor losses on the side of the 50th Floor.

After the grand battle, the raid gathered in the gigantic city on the 50th Floor; Algade. It was the second biggest city in the whole game, only smaller than the Town of Beginnings on the 1st Floor.

All around the big plaza in the north of the city, the players that took part in the raid had gathered to celebrate. They had taken one whole month to complete just the first floor. But suddenly with the appearance of the Shadow Foxes and the double XP boost, 49 Floors had been cleared within only 3 months. Thus everyone was in high spirits.

Well, except for the creator of the game and leader of one of the biggest guilds. It was a bit sad to see how fast the game he put his whole time and almost life into was being rushed through. But what should he do? What can he even do? In reality he didn't even know himself and just went along with how things went. Currently he was probably the most wanted criminal in the whole world. He could of course take the players as hostages, but it seemed that he still had enough humanity to not do that.

Kayaba/Heathcliff looked over to two young men who were each surrounded by a party.

He had thought that the black haired boy who had gotten the dual wielding skill would become the hero of this whole thing, but everything went different.

But Kirito wasn't the one taking the lead and clearing floor after floor. No, he had helped other players to get recognition and had even found a friend.

Kirito was still what you could call "slightly damaged", but the blonde haired boy next to him was making up for his shortcomings; Eugeo.

Instead of Kirito, the one who cleared floor after floor were the girls from the Shadow Foxes guild. And thanks to Strea he had also gotten the intel that they seemed to have a very good relationship to the white haired youth who was surrounded by five girls, two of which were the AI's he had created; Yami.

Kayaba just sighed and wondered if he could still add cigarettes to the game. He really wanted to smoke one right now.

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The other players wanted to talk to the girls from the Shadow Foxes, but of course they couldn't. The demi-human girls weren't only the followers of Yami-sama and only Yami-sama, many of them were now even his women.

Yami himself was having his fun talking with the other members of his party.

He had promised Asuna to take her into paradise once they got to the 50th Floor and thus he would take her there after the celebration was over.

Strea had quickly become friends with all of the girls because of her easygoing, friendly and happy personality.

Sinon, Alice and Leafa on the other hand were still looking for the right moment to tell Yami about their feelings. All of them were shy about it and had no experience with romance previously. Although Eve was going to change that soon, after undergoing their "evolution" and having a "friendly talk" with Eve.

"Yami!"

While they were talking, Eugeo came over together with Kirito. In this world, Eugeo didn't die and was part of the death game as well. On that note, the girl from the movie had survived as well.

Kirito, Eugeo, Klein and Agil had formed a party.

Kirito and Eugeo somehow became friends after Kirito helped him with a quest and were now a party of two players. But still, they were both very good fighters and were even able to hold their own against the boss on the 50th Floor previously. Kirito had also revealed his dual wielding skill in the boss battle because the two of them were driven into a corner by the boss while the other players dealt damage to it. But since there had already been strange things like Sinon's bow, the animal-girls that destroyed boss after boss and the double XP, the players weren't as riled up as they should be with something like that.

The player with the best reaction time would get the dual wielding skill, so why didn't Yami get it? That's because he isn't a player. Kirito was the PLAYER with the best reaction time, but Yami was superior to him in a real battle. Actually, in a duel, every girl around Yami should be able to defeat Kirito, except for Sinon since she used a bow and maybe Leafa since she wasn't as good as Asuna, Alice and surprisingly Strea. But because they had a lot more fighting experience since they were constantly fighting on the currently highest floors, Leafa would probably still have the upper hand.

"Eugeo. Are you okay now? The boss did quite a number on you. If it wasn't for Kirito using his special skill, you might have died."

Eugeo nodded. He was well aware of that and was very grateful to Kirito for saving his life.

"I'm okay now. And I'm well aware that I owe my friend my life now, but I also want to thank you as well. Even with his two blades, if you and your party hadn't attacked the boss and repealed it maybe both of us would be dead now."

Yami could see from the corner of his eye that Kirito was getting a bit emotional from Eugeo's words, but ignored it. It was good that he now had a good life. Kirito and Abridged Kirito weren't MC's he disliked unlike some others, thus he would just help him a bit. But some other MC's should beware…

[The constellation "God is a girl" is congratulating you on clearing half of the game in just four months. However, she wants to see a bit of your own skills, not just your girls.]

[Quest received: Soloing a Boss like a Boss

Objective: Defeat a Floor-Boss on your own

Time: 5 Days

Rewards: 5 000 System Points + A daughter (Yui)

Failure: God is going to throw you out of SAO and you won't get the Rewards from clearing the Scenario.

Description: God wants to see you do the cool thing; Doing a boss solo which normally requires a whole raid. Wouldn't that be badass?]

"Yami?"

Because Yami was preoccupied with reading the ridiculous new Quest he got, he forgot to answer Eugeo.

"Oh sorry, I just got a message. Anyways, you don't need to thank us for helping out a friend who fights alongside us. If you need something, you can send me a message anytime. Here, I sent you a friend request. I apologize, but I have something urgent to talk about with my party, thus I will excuse myself."

After Eugeo accepted his friend request, Yami sent a message to Esdeath, telling her to gather the demi-humans for a strategy meeting and went over to the rest of his party and told them that they could continue having their fun while he talks with the other girls, except for Asuna since she would also enter Paradise.

The two of them met up with Esdeath and the rest of the girls in their guild base.

Since he was going to explain to them about the system and quests, Yami wanted to go into Paradise. Thus he first took Asuna inside to cut the link with the system and the other girls after.

"Welcome back, M-Master."

The one who greeted him was Sachi. She looked a bit shy and couldn't look Yami in the eye, but this just made her look cute.

"Wait a sec."

Yami picked up Asuna who was currently laying on the ground unconscious…

(...)

{...}

(I'm sorry, I had to get the other girls inside as well and couldn't use a gate since otherwise the system would have seen it! Luckily she doesn't know about it… Oh shit! Eve! Eve, please don't tell her about it if you are currently speaking with her! EVE! I DON'T WANT TO DIEEE!)

[The constellation "RIP" is offering prayers to himself.]

Hoping for redemption Yami instantly dashed towards his mansion and laid her into one of the many rooms for "guests". Or rather the rooms for his future harem.

"Haaa, haaa, Master, what are your orders?"

Sachi had dashed after her god because Esdeath had told her to be his personal assistant today, but because of Yami's overwhelming speed, she was out of breath as she reached the room. But she didn't even bother about herself since her master was more important.

"Sachi, can you please look after Asuna here? If she awakens please immediately send me a message or tell Esdeath about it. Understood?"

"Yes!"

Having received her orders, she stationed herself next to the bed. She was unwaveringly staring at Asuna's sleeping figure to complete the task she was given to the utmost perfection, as Esdeath had trained her to. Under such an intense glare, even the body of Asuna, the stalker, couldn't help but cramp up a bit unconsciously.

"Sachi."

"Y-yes?"

Instead of just leaving, Yami had sat down on the bed next to Asuna. Sachi was again getting nervous because she thought that Yami called her out because of something she did wrong or something like that. But she resolved herself to receive every kind of punishment with a smile.

"How have you been doing inside of Paradise?"

For the first time, Sachi looked directly into Yami's eyes. What she saw there was the warmth and care she had experienced when he saved her. Her eyes trembled a bit at the thought of her new god truly caring for her. Even with such emotions, she couldn't keep her lord waiting for long and with a bit of an unstable voice she answered his concerns for her.

"I- I have been doing fine. Thank you very much for saving me and letting me live here Ma-Master. Tsunade-sama had taken great care of me in the first few days where I didn't do a lot besides crying, but she never complained but was just there for me… And after that Esdeath-sama had taken me under her tutelage and opened my eyes: Crying and running away won't help me or save me. If I don't want to see anyone die in a fight anymore, I need to be able to protect the others in the fight, not the other way around. After I finally saw the truth, Esdeath-sama was even kind enough to start training me alongside the demi-humans and Mikasa-sama explained to me about Paradise and the other worlds. But I'm terribly sorry, I don't know whether I should follow you or stay with my family… I accept any kind of punishment for my lack of determination."

She looked down once again. She wasn't able to look her lord in the eyes after personally telling him that she wasn't ready to sacrifice her previous life for him, like the demi-humans and other girls did.

She had truly been brainwashed in the time she had spent in Paradise.

"Sachi. Come over here."

Once again she prepared for a punishment as she walked over to Yami as he had ordered. But she was once again taken by complete surprise as the only thing she felt were two arms wrapping around herself and a warm feeling of security inside flowing through her body.

"You silly girl. You have overcome your greatest fears, but are still so scared and timid before your lord? The reason why I saved you and let you live inside Paradise was because I wanted to and because I want you. There is no reason for giving you any punishment because you didn't do anything wrong. Not wanting to leave behind your own family is completely normal. However, there is no reason to fear that since the world will be standing still after I leave it to go back to the Main world. Meaning, while you can come with me and spend years together with me and your new comrades and friends, once you return, not even a second has passed and your family will welcome you back with open arms. If you just want to see your family again, then forget about me, Paradise and everything else that happened in here and live a peaceful life, you deserve it after what you have been through."

Sachi was pressed into Yami's chest and thus she couldn't see the smirk on his face as he looked at the affection level that was displayed after he touched Sachi the moment he hugged her.

[STATUS - AFFECTION

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Asuna: Yandere Love / True love (140)

Sachi: Instilled Reverence (99)

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Asuna probably had two because of her two personalities. Sachi had the "Instilled" title since she was pretty much brainwashed by the effects of Paradise and the girls around her.

"My Lord…"

Sachi was choking on her emotions, but she instantly calmed down the moment Yami started stroking her head with the Wholesome God-Hands. She felt as if she was in heaven right at the moment.

"Shhh. Everything will be fine. Even if you won't decide to follow me, I will let you stay within Paradise until the game is over. It might sadden me to see you go, but this is your life, you decide what you want to do. I understand if you are afraid of a whole other world where many more dangers lurk, but I can assure you that I will do anything within my power to keep you safe. I will probably even return to this world at some point and because of the stopping of the world you wouldn't even notice it. However, I can't promise that I will definitely return since I don't know what might happen during all the time I'm in the other world…"

[The constellation "Getting caries from the sweetness" will have to visit a dentist again.]

How couldn't she understand what he meant by these worlds. Her hand unconsciously tightened her hold on Yami's coat and refused to let go.

Just the thought of her savior and god dying without her even knowing made her heart feel a pain worse than being stabbed. She had already seen her friends die in front of her eyes. And she had resolved herself to get stronger and be able to change things herself. So why was she hesitating now? If her lord hadn't come and saved her, she would already be dead with a heart full of fear and despair. Her new god had given them a second life, and this life should be lived for him. That's what the demi-human girls had said. And she shall do the same.

"My Lord… please… let me follow you."

[The affection of "Sachi" has increased to 120.]

[Lover Sachi will undergo a evolution to be able to stand at the side of the champion chosen by God, Yami xxx]

Before she could fall, Yami caught Sachi and laid her on the bed right next to Asuna. In the original the both of them sadly couldn't meet each other, but maybe they could become friends here? At least Asuna might influence Sachi and give her some of the confidence and will she lacked.

Since Sachi was now unconscious as well, Yami asked Senko-chan to look after them.

She was one of the demi-humans he didn't have sex with yet since she wanted the others to go first and also wasn't sure how she saw him. It seemed that this Senko was several hundred years old as well, different from the other demi-humans. But she didn't have special powers, or at least not fighting oriented ones since she could be captured and sold. Yami still hadn't asked them about the whole slavery thing and their home since he didn't want to open almost closed wounds yet.

After that he sent another message to Esdeath to gather all the residents of Paradise as well as Mikasa, Tsunade and Raphtalia. Senko was the only exception of course, but Esdeath would later be in charge of personally telling her about what Yami was going to say to them.

In these four months, what the demi-humans had built with the help of golems could already be called a city. After studying together with Raphtalia and the others, Yami was able to create a water supply and even a bit of electricity, enough to make light. He really had a problem with thinking of a way to generate the electricity, but Eve was kind enough to remind him that he could just buy things from the shop. He bought solar panels and connected them with the system and now the demi-humans already had working lights and warm water.

He had also bought other things to support the infrastructure that were just too complicated to create with his imagination. Now it was really a city where one could live in. This whole thing had cost him 1219 Points, placing his current balance at 42 000 System Points. But thanks to the quest and the completion of the scenario, his balance should go up quite a bit in the future.

One of the things Yaim invested in was the internet. Now the girls could google stuff with computers to widen her knowledge instead of using the books that Yami had to buy with money. Of course, the special effect of the books made it so that it was way better to learn something through them, but the internet was the more cost effective method. Yami didn't know how it worked and how it connected to the internet, but God told him not to think about unnecessary things.

The place where the computers were was a building that resembled an internet-cafe.

And in the north of the city, there was a big plaza for gatherings, such as this one.

All the demi-humans stood at attention and were waiting for their lord with anticipation. Esdeath, Tsunade, Mikasa and Raphtalia stood on the stage built for Yami, since they were his official wives and had a special status. Even though many of the demi-human girls were now Yami's, they still saw themselves as his followers AND partners, while they wouldn't dare claim to be their masters official wife.

They had all adopted the position of kneeling on one knee and had their heads lowered to show their reverence. It seemed that Esdeath had really trained them to be good followers and servants of their master.

"Rise your heads."

At their lord's words, all of their heads looked up to him in perfect unison and waited for his words as if they were a heavenly decree. Well, in their eyes that's exactly what Yami's words were.

"As I have accepted you all as my woman, I would like to tell you a bit about my existence and purpose. I'm Yami. I'm the champion chosen by God that stands above all. You should know that there are a lot of God's from different phaethons in the original world, however, this God is a being you could call the Supreme God. He is the one who created the universe and the world. This Supreme God sent me to the world and gave me the power to become the strongest being in existence besides him. However, for that I have to overcome different challenges, named Quests and Scenarios. The world we are currently in, the SAO world is part of a Scenario. God has given me the mission to clear all the 100 Floors and save the people within. And I have also received a "Quest" during the celebration; I have to defeat a floor boss on my own. This is a pretty rough challenge, but don't worry, as your lord I can't die and leave you alone. The only thing I need is to prepare first. Meaning, try to find the best equipment and best leveling spot on the 50th Floor and bring it to me. I will deal with everything else and defeat the boss without fail. Believe in your god, believe in me. I will return to my followers, and woman's side."

[The constellation "Flag!" doesn't know whether you just raised a flag or not…]

(You wouldn't give me a completely impossible quest and although I would never take something like a boss seriously, I think that I can manage it. Wait, Eve, did you notice the loophole as well?)

{... Indeed. The quest just states that you have to "defeat a Floor Boss on your own". However, that doesn't mean that you can't get help outside of the one fight. But I think that God did that deliberately. After all, just like you, he doesn't like dumb characters. My love is smart after all.}

Yami was still standing at the stage and the demi-humans were still there. He turned towards his wives.

"Esdeath, Mikasa, Raphtalia. I have a mission for you. Take whoever you want with you and scout the way to the boss as well as it's basic information. Can you do that for me?"

The three responded in happy affirmative since now they could really be of use to their husband. And although they wouldn't doubt their husband and think that he could die, they still wanted to do everything in their power to help him.

Actually, Yami could probably also have the demi-humans fight the boss and watch until it had almost no HP left and then just withdraw. But God probably wouldn't like that at all and God had ordered this because he/she was bored and Yami wanted to make him excited again. Otherwise he might take more drastic measures to make things "interested" again.

"Everyone, move out!"

All the demi-humans stood up in unison and Yami created a gate in front of them. It was a great sight, as if they were an army heading to battle for their Lord. Esdeath and Raphtaila quickly took the most talented demi-humans with them to find the boss and gather information about it. That included Eris, Chocola and Darkness, since the Senko, Vanilla and Hanekawa already received their tasks from Yami.

Yami stood in front of the gate he opened as well after all the others had already gone through it to do as they were ordered. He wouldn't be lazy either, on the contrary, he was going to farm XP for the next day without rest. A higher level would mean higher chances.

"Now, let's get this show started."