This is an incredibly ordinary world. To be precise, it is a completely ordinary world. In this world, cities are filled with bustling crowds, each busy with their daily lives. The streets are filled with traffic, and the endless stream of cars forms the rhythm of the city's life.
People in this world live ordinary lives, experiencing the ups and downs, joys and sorrows of life from childhood. This is a modern world without swordsmanship, without 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 dreams and pursuits are not always grand. Sometimes it's the anticipation of a delicious meal, sometimes it's the plan for a trip, sometimes it's the purchase of a new piece of clothing. These seemingly insignificant things make up the color and vitality of this world.
In this world, when people face difficulties and setbacks, they don't solve problems through swordsmanship or magic, but through realistic means, such as working hard, seeking help, or changing their way of thinking. People learn and grow in life, sometimes making mistakes, and then becoming more mature through those mistakes.
Overall, this is an incredibly ordinary world, but it is precisely this ordinariness that contains the true meaning and beauty of life.
In this small island nation with a population of over one hundred million, there is such an orphanage.
In this orphanage, children grow up in two ways. One is to be raised until adulthood, and then become independent and leave the orphanage. The other is to find adoptive parents before adulthood, become someone else's adopted child, and have a different childhood. This is the future for children in orphanages in this small island nation.
However, a few months ago, a strange child appeared here.
It was a boy, about five years old.
Even without adults around, without an ID card, unable to register, and unable to stay in regular hotels, he could persuade others with unimaginable rhetoric to provide him with a place to stay. People thought about calling the police, but he always disappeared before that, as if he knew everything that would happen.
It wasn't until he was found on the street by orphanage staff that he agreed to come to the orphanage after some thought. The reason was this: "Since I can eat and live for free, without wasting time thinking about making a living, I can spend more time on my own things." After that, the child moved into the orphanage.
This child with dazzling golden hair didn't ask for anything when he moved into the orphanage. He didn't play with the other children, nor did he touch the toys. He was always listless and slacking off.
His abnormality attracted the attention of the staff, and even alarmed 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 the computer to look up information and play online games."
The director initially refused, making up a reason: "If you can get 100 points in all subjects, I can consider buying you one."
But clearly, he underestimated the boy before him. The very next day, he approached the director and asked him to set the questions. Unsurprisingly, he got full marks in all subjects.
The director was a harsh person. He didn't want the boy to become addicted to computer games and waste his talent. He went back on his promise and deliberately set high school questions to make him give up.
But only a month later, the boy found him again, asking him to set questions. To his shock, he answered all the high school questions, and all with 100 points.
So, people often saw a four-year-old boy in the orphanage, sitting alone in a corner while others were playing, holding a laptop, staring intently at the screen, playing all kinds of games that even adults found difficult.
This gradually spread to society, causing quite a stir. As a result, all kinds of people from society came to see the genius.
Of course, not everyone had this idea. Some people came to the child with a difficult attitude, deliberately asking university-level questions to see him fail.
Unfortunately, the child still solved all the problems expressionlessly.
That's when people knew that the child before them was a veritable prodigy.
The number of people wanting to adopt him increased in an instant.
But he refused them all one by one. When asked why, he just smiled without saying a word.
Finally, one day, when such a voice rang out in front of him, the boy who was immersed in laptop games looked up.
"You're the rumored very smart prodigy, right?"
In front of him was a slender, fair-looking woman in her twenties with light makeup and her hair combed back, asking the boy this question.
"Are you here to adopt me?" he asked lazily.
The woman smiled and nodded. She said, "I also have two very smart children. Nice to meet you, my name is Midori Kirigaya."
The woman named Midori Kirigaya extended her hand, which was slender but very steady.
Today, the boy was rarely silent for a moment. After thinking about it, he shook her hand.
"Midori Kirigaya? Kazuto Kirigaya's mother." Making calculations and pondering slightly, he agreed to her invitation.
And so, to everyone's shock, the boy left the orphanage with Midori Kirigaya.
Everyone thought that the girl named Midori Kirigaya had struck gold and envied her greatly.
On the family register, she named him Naoki Kirigaya.
Another world.
Roa released control of his Sword Art Online self, looking helplessly at Roxy, who was lying on top of him.
He didn't expect Roxy's sleeping posture to be so unladylike, almost completely using him as a pillow.
Smelling the faint fragrance coming from Roxy, he quietly moved one of her arms that was draped over him.
Roxy's soft, smooth blue hair tickled Roa's cheeks. He was a little helpless and wanted to sigh.
He felt worried.
Why, why was this seemingly elegant girl's sleeping posture so terrible, almost pressing half of her body on him?
He wanted to wake Roxy up, but after looking at the girl who was lost in a sweet dream, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
He decided to just sleep like this. His other self was already on the right track.
And so, he closed his eyes.
Just in the middle of the night, he felt his body becoming increasingly heavy, and his breathing became more and more difficult. When he was finally suffocated awake, he glanced to his side.
A smooth, slender leg was somehow draped over Roa's body. Roxy was tightly hugging Roa's neck, and the girl's not-so-ample chest was touching Roa's cheek.
Roa's face flushed instantly. Looking at the exquisite sleeping face so close, he suddenly regretted letting such a cute girl sleep next to him.
He carefully lifted the girl's beautiful jade foot, exhaling a breath of stale air. He was also fortunate that he was still young. If he were five or six years older, he might not be able to resist devouring the girl completely.
However, after being tossed around like this, his sleep quality was severely lacking. Multitasking was a bit mentally draining, and he felt like he had been gaming all night.