In this way, December, which was quite turbulent in various senses, came late.

With the (dead gun) incident completely over and the country is also paying attention to the existence of (smiling coffin), Luo Zhen returned to alo, and the friends were finally able to let go and return to the game's strategy again.

Luo Zhen’s return once set off a big craze in Alo. Not only the members of (Red Wings), but even the lords of the nine races came to visit and confirm.

However, during the upcoming New Iron Grandet event, the craze was quickly covered up again and replaced by a new one.

This craze is naturally preparing for the new floor that will be opened soon.

For example, the nine major races and major guilds are raising funds and equipment to open up the 21st floor, and even purchase information from the original sao players to confirm the types and attack methods of monsters in the practice area and the boss in the practice area on the new floor.

For example, people who covet the 21st floor bosses are also preparing, thinking of taking the lead in winning the strategy reward for this 21st floor boss in front of everyone.

For example, there are people who are in the process of purchasing new equipment and props in weapons stores and props stores on the upcoming new floors in order to enhance their strength, and are in action to make up the money they need.

Under such circumstances, whether it is Iron Grant or Alpheim, players are everywhere in various practice areas and maze areas, and they are busy making plans and not setting off a craze.

Even (Red Wings) cannot avoid joining this craze. In order to achieve the predetermined goals on the new floor, whether it is equipment or props, you must collect the money you need, and for this, you will continue to enter and exit the major practice areas and maze areas.

Especially Asuna, she has been crazyer than anyone else in recent times.

Since Ain Grant reborn, Asuna has set a goal in her heart and continues to make a strategy as the healer and swordsman of the Water Elf.

This goal is naturally to arrive at the 22nd floor one step earlier than anyone else and buy the log house built deep in the coniferous forest.

Once, there, Asuna spent the happiest, sweetest and most reluctant period of her life.

There, Asuna and the first boy she really fell in love with in her life went through various emotional changes and finally lived together.

There, Asuna gained her cute and sweet daughter and tasted the beauty of family affection.

Asuna, who had never had such warmth in the past, regarded that place as her real home.

Although she has not reached the level of Kyoji Shinkawa, Asuna is also a person who is so strict that she is almost breathless by her parents. She has never felt the true warmth of family affection. She only has various knowledge that she must learn as a daughter of a famous family, and has been constantly repetitively training in order to improve her future social status and value.

Therefore, for Asuna, that small wooden house is her home, a warm place for her to live with her beloved people with peace of mind, and a place of home for her soul.

Therefore, Asuna had to buy the cabin again.

For this goal, during this period, Asuna seemed to have returned to the past and turned back to the strategy ghost, the deputy commander of the (Blood Alliance Knights), and kept hunting with murderous intent to earn the Yulut currency needed to buy a house.

Even though Luo Zhen said that he had enough money on hand and was more than enough to buy the cabin, considering that the new floors were open and the expansion of the guild needed funds, Luo Zhen himself also had colorful butterflies and flower butterflies that needed to be cultivated well in order to make them stronger and invest a lot of wealth. Asuna did not rely solely on Luo Zhen, but instead allowed herself to contribute.

Rather, Asuna prefers to do this.

"When sao, the house belonged only to you, you bought it, but this time, it belonged to our family of three, and I also wanted to do it."

Asuna showed her persistence that she had never had before and infected Yui.

So Yui also worked hard to collect information about various unknown and profitable places for Asuna, making Asuna fly around every day. It looks very hard, but she looks happy.

Finally, Christmas Eve is here.

On the evening of December 24, 2025, the door leading to the 21st floor of the upper floor of the Ain Grandet maze area was opened in the 20th floor boss room.

Luo Zhen, Asuna, Kirito, Lifa, Liz, Silica, Yuki, Klein, Aikiel and the little boys in the guild rushed up the stairs at the moment when the trumpet was celebrating the opening of the new floor, and opened up the 21st floor training area as fast as possible, rushed all the way to the maze area. It took less than three days to arrive at the boss' room on the 21st floor.

Afterwards, under Luo Zhen's command, everyone broke into the door and directly faced the defending boss on the 21st floor, killing him without leaving any armor. The whole process can be said to be inhumanely slaughtering, pushing the defending boss on the sword and killing him.

At the moment when the boss fell down, Luo Zhen threw all the aftermath work to Kirito, Rifa and others, and he, Asuna and Yui, rushed to the 22nd floor as fast as possible and returned to this floor full of memories.

After the revision, the 22nd floor was almost no modifications except for some necessary parts.

Luo Zhen, Asuna and Yui successfully found their former home, and bought it as soon as possible, and obtained ownership of the house.

At that moment, the three of them seemed to have returned to the sao period, as if they could see themselves at that time, and their hearts were surging.

Especially Asuna, the moment she got the house key, she burst into tears on the spot. No matter how she was crying, she kept flowing. She lay in Luo Zhen's arms and was reluctant to get up for a long time, which made Luo Zhen feel both funny and pity.

On this day, Luo Zhen held a Christmas dinner in Mori's House, allowing Kirito, Rifa and others to come here and spend a night of carnival.

That night, Luo Zhen and Asuna had not yet stepped down. After everyone left one after another and Yui fell asleep, the two spent an extremely wonderful night under the warmth.

December passed by like this.

In a blink of an eye, the new year has arrived.

January 1, 2026.

On this day, Luo Zhen rarely did not log in to the game.

because

"Come to my house for the New Year."

Last night, Asuna stammered and said such a sentence, which made Luo Zhen raise his eyebrows.

Immediately

"good."
Chapter completed!