Chapter 22 Confession

Zen continued to lead Asuna up a hill filled with trees. Asuna kept asking where she was going to take her, but Zen just replied with a smile.

After they passed through various obstacles, they finally arrived at a plain full of snow and a very beautiful view of the city of Myujen could be seen from there.

Asuna saw this just amazed at what she saw, not only seeing the beauty of the city, but in the night sky also seen an aurora that made this place very beautiful.

At this time the two of them were just silent while enjoying this scene with their hands still holding hands.

Asuna, who was still enjoying the sight, was suddenly taken aback by Zen's behavior who grabbed her shoulder and made her stare at Zen.

Asuna who saw Zen's actions, her heart started to beat faster especially when she saw Zen's handsome face, who was looking at him gently with a beautiful smile etched on his face.

They stared at each other for quite a while without a word coming out from either of them. They were currently still enjoying looking at the faces of the people in front of them until Zen finally said something to Asuna.

"I love you Asuna"

Zen said in his soft voice accompanied by his beautiful smile and warm gaze.

Hearing Zen's words, Asuna immediately gasped. At this moment, her heart was beating faster, from her eyes, a tear of happiness could be seen running down her reddened cheek.

This was the word he had been waiting for a long time by the man in front of him. All the memories of when they met and traveled together began to appear in his mind.

All memories with Zen appear starting from where they first met, then when Zen taught him and made him enjoy his life in this world, to all Zen's treatment of him that made his days very happy.

Recalling all these memories, Asuna's tears grew heavier. Then without thinking he immediately hugged Zen by leaning his head on Zen's chest.

Seeing Asuna's actions, Zen simply returned the hug and enjoyed the moment. Meanwhile Asuna who felt Zen return the hug just hugged him tighter.

After they hugged each other for a while and Asuna's sobbing began to subside, the two of them still hadn't let go of each other's embrace.

"So how is Asuna? Did you accept my confession of love?" asked Zen after they hugged each other for a long time.

Listening to Zen's question, Asuna hugged Zen tightly again while muttering softly.

"I love you too Zen" Asuna muttered in a barely audible voice.

"What Asuna? I can't hear you" said Zen.

"I said, I love you too Zen" said Asuna whose voice was now quite audible.

"What Asuna, I still can't hear you" Zen joked who wanted to lighten the mood on this warm night.

"I love you too Zen!!" Shouted Asuna who was engulfed in Zen's joke as she let go of Zen's embrace.

Zen who saw Asuna's behavior just laughed at the woman in front of him.

"What? Why are you starting to laugh" said Asuna who was starting to get emotional.

Seeing this, Zen started to stop laughing then grabbed Asuna's chin and pressed his lips to Asuna's soft lips.

Seeing Zen who kissed him suddenly, his eyes started to widen in shock at Zen's actions.

Finally Asuna started to close her eyes and enjoy her first kiss with Zen in this very beautiful place. They still kissed each other but not a passionate kiss, but a kiss that warmed their feelings for each other.

Their lips were still pressed against each other while enjoying this beautiful romantic moment, until they both started to break their kiss and looked at each other then smiled.

Asuna then hugged Zen again, because she wasn't satisfied with hugging him before. Zen who saw this just took out a cloth and spread it on the snow plain.

"Alright Asuna, let's sit down first" said Zen, but Asuna still didn't let go of her embrace.

Seeing this, Zen simply lifted Asuna up a bit and sat her down on a cloth that had been spread out by him earlier, even though Asuna was still hugging him.

"Thank you Zen, it's a very beautiful night" Asuna said.

Hearing this Zen just rubbed Asuna's head and kissed her forehead, then he started to enjoy this moment together.

After a while, Asuna finally let go of her embrace and rested her head on Zen's shoulder, while gazing at the beautiful scene in front of her while Zen hugged her waist.

"I thought the special place you mentioned earlier was the place where an event against Nicholas the Renegade took place" joked Asuna who was still leaning on Zen's shoulder.

"There are already people against it, so we're justenjoy tonight together" said Zen with a smile.

"Who?" asked Asuna.

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A snowy place on the 35th floor, a woman and a man are trying to fight a monster which is an event held on this Christmas Eve.

Unlike most events, this event is highly anticipated because the prizes are highly sought after by many people.

"Switch Kirito" said a short-haired woman who managed to fend off the monster's attack using her shield.

"Hyaaaaa" shouted the man while trying to give his last attack and managed to defeat the monster.

After the monster disappeared because it was defeated, then an imaginary screen appeared indicating they received the item because they managed to defeat the monster.

It was an item that they had been eyeing for a long time, an item that was rumored to be able to revive a dead player. The item was called the Divine Stone of Returning Soul.

Seeing them get this item, smiles appeared on both of their faces. After they made sure they got the item, they immediately tried to check it.

However, when they read the description of the item that they had obtained with great difficulty, they fell back into depression because the usefulness of the item did not match their expectations.

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Other places that are outside the game. A nurse who has just been assigned to a VIP room tries to carry out her duties to the best of her ability.

Currently he will be tasked with changing the clothes of a patient who is being treated in a VIP room at this hospital.

The patient was a woman with brown hair who was wearing a game device on her head.

The nurse tried to change the patient's clothes carefully because the patient's condition had begun to take care of it. After she undressed, the nurse noticed something was on the patient's back.

"I just found out, it turns out that the young lady has a tattoo," he muttered.