Chapter 045: Family

"Ahhhh, let me go, please let me go!!!"

Yet an hour later, when Wang Bo appeared before the real body of Kayaba Akihiko, extracted his soul, and roasted it over hellfire, Kayaba Akihiko no longer had the tough, indifferent attitude he had shown earlier.

Instead, he wailed miserably, hoping Wang Bo would spare him.

Wang Bo looked at the man struggling in the hellfire and said calmly, "If I let you go, who will let go of the players who have already died?"

Everyone just wanted to play a game in their leisure time, but you, a lunatic, turned the game into a death game, killing thousands of players.

And the reason you did this was not because you were hurt as a child and wanted revenge on society.

But to realize your damn dream.

So Wang Bo chose to extract Kayaba Akihiko's soul and roast it over hellfire for a hundred years—this was the best punishment for someone like him.

Hellfire is unbearable even for demons, let alone a human like Kayaba Akihiko.

To prevent Kayaba Akihiko from breaking down, Wang Bo specially set a rule: once Kayaba Akihiko could no longer endure, the hellfire would disappear, and after he recovered, it would continue roasting.

It was conceivable that in the next hundred years, Kayaba Akihiko would definitely regret his damn dream.

Afterward, Wang Bo handed over the barrier imprisoning Kayaba Akihiko to Lady Gremory.

He had once said he would give this soul to Lady Gremory, but he hoped she would release this guy only after a hundred years.

"No problem." Lady Gremory readily agreed; she certainly wouldn't refuse such a small request.

Then, Wang Bo and Lady Gremory returned to the hospital to visit Asuna.

The reason they could appear in the real world of Sword Art Online was simple.

First, they had Asuna log out of the game.

Thus, Asuna could return to the real world.

Because the Dimension Ring was bound to Asuna, it could follow her to the real world—that was the brilliance of magic, completely inexplicable by science.

Then, Wang Bo and the others returned to the Oasis game and logged out smoothly.

When Asuna opened a passage in reality, they passed through it and arrived in the real world of Sword Art Online.

Wang Bo had Friday connect to this world's network, easily found the hidden Kayaba Akihiko, and then what had just happened occurred.

Wang Bo unhesitatingly extracted that bastard's soul and roasted it over hellfire for a hundred years.

After resolving this matter, they returned to the hospital room to visit Asuna.

This time, not only Wang Bo and Lady Gremory, but also Yui Ikari and Dr. Yūshi were there, gathered around Asuna, asking after her health.

Because Asuna's consciousness had been trapped in the virtual world, she couldn't eat normally and could only rely on IV fluids for nutrition, so she was thin and looked very weak.

But her spirits were high. Seeing Wang Bo and Lady Gremory enter, she immediately greeted them, "Welcome back, Mr. Wang Bo, Lady Gremory. How did things go?"

Wang Bo nodded and said, "Very smoothly."

"Asuna, and these two are..." A woman sitting beside Asuna looked at Wang Bo and Lady Gremory in surprise, full of confusion.

Asuna said, "Mom, these two are friends I made in the game, Lady Gremory and Mr. Wang Bo. They are very kind people."

Wang Bo turned to look at this woman; she was Asuna's mother, Yūki Kyōko. Wang Bo remembered she was a university professor, very strict with Asuna.

"Nice to meet you, Professor Yūki. I am Asuna's companion." Wang Bo nodded to the woman.

Yūki Kyōko nodded slightly, but inwardly she was curious about what her daughter had experienced in the game to know so many people.

A gentle woman, a burly bald man, a stunning beauty, and a seemingly ordinary man—how had these people come together with her daughter?

What puzzled her even more was that although everyone was a companion from the game, why was Asuna so weak after waking up, while they were so healthy?

As if they had never lain in bed at all, healthier than normal people.

Though she had many doubts, she didn't ask and chose to remain silent until half an hour later, when she used the excuse that Asuna needed rest to send Wang Bo and the others away.

Asuna was also helpless; although her spirits were good, her body was indeed in poor shape and needed better rest.

Wang Bo and the others understood, but as he left, Wang Bo secretly infused a stream of magic into Asuna.

This magic would merge into Asuna's body over the next few days, gradually strengthening it, helping her recover faster.

After leaving the hospital, Wang Bo and the group returned to the Ready Player One world.

Since Asuna's matter was resolved, Yui Ikari had no reason to stay in this world.

Upon returning to this world, she immediately proposed going back to her own world to have a look.

Wang Bo naturally wouldn't refuse. He gave Yui Ikari a Dimension Ring and sent her back to her original world, earning a lottery draw.

After returning to her original world, Yui Ikari activated the Dimension Ring and brought Wang Bo and the others over.

Her world was different from Asuna's, full of dangers, so she needed Wang Bo and the others' help.

The first thing Wang Bo did upon arriving in the Evangelion world was to find an uninhabited house in Tokyo-3, buy it, and set up a Dimension Gate.

This Dimension Gate connected to Middle-earth, so Yui Ikari could go through it to Middle-earth at any time, then enter the Highschool of the Dead world to seek Fiora's help.

For this, Wang Bo specially took Yui Ikari through the route once, telling her which gate led to the Highschool of the Dead world to find Fiora, and introduced Fiora to Yui Ikari.

Fiora said, "Your body was made from Kryptonian cells. In a sense, you are also our companion. I won't refuse your request for help. If you have any difficulties, you can come to me anytime."

"Thank you." Yui Ikari said gratefully.

"You're welcome."

After bidding farewell to Fiora, Wang Bo took Yui Ikari back to the Evangelion world and asked, "Now, do you want to go see your husband and child?"

Yui Ikari was unusually hesitant. "I'm a little nervous."

Dr. Yūshi comforted her, "Don't be nervous, Ms. Yui Ikari. They are your family."