Sword Art Online (1)
Sword Art Online (1)
The work called Sword Art Online is a piece that really invites a lot of discussion.
But when it comes to jumping in and enjoying it yourself, there's no shortage of fun to be had.
"Well then..."
He created a new avatar.
The avatar setting is from a silver-spoon family.
He carefully crafted every detail of the settings.
Since this was going to be something he'd enjoy for a long time, he put extra care into it.
'This isn't the end of it, though.'
The heroine of Sword Art Online.
He made it so that his avatar's family was acquainted with Yuuki Asuna's family.
That way, it would be easier to approach her.
Ah, he only set his age to be the same as the protagonist's group, while leaving his appearance and abilities as they were for now.
Because there was a use for them.
"Since the avatar settings are done, shall we try using the item?"
He used an item he had purchased from the shop.
That item was as follows.
「TS Beam」
Can change the gender of one selected character. A character whose gender has been changed is treated as having been that way from the beginning.
Price: 500 OP
The moment Seojun saw this item, he thought:
Ah, this is definitely an item that has to be used in Sword Art Online.
[Would you like to use the 'TS Beam' item?]
[Please specify the character to use it on.]
The target had been decided from the start.
Seojun spoke with a twisted smile.
"I'll use it on Kirigaya Kazuto."
[Confirmed.]
[The 'TS Beam' item has been consumed.]
That did it.
Now Kirito was no longer a man, but a woman.
Originally, he had planned to leave things as they were.
Because Kirito's first love wasn't Asuna, but a character named 'Sachi' who ends up dying later.
So he'd thought about hooking them up and making sure she didn't die, but this seemed more interesting, so he made this choice.
"Kirito, you suit being a woman more than a man."
Muttering nonsense under his breath, he looked at the message that appeared before his eyes.
[You have selected an avatar.]
[Please set the time period and location to enter.]
Time period, huh.
If it's exactly the same as the original, it wouldn't be much fun.
He mapped out a plan.
How many minutes passed?
Seojun, having roughly drafted a plan to enjoy things interestingly, spoke.
"I'll enter the time period 7 years before the original. The location will be my house."
[Settings are complete.]
[Starting entry now.]
The Yuseong Group.
A company founded by a second-generation chaebol who liquidated everything in Korea before the IMF crisis and moved to Japan.
Though Japan was a country that rejected Korea, he still managed to establish a solid foothold, growing so large that it now ranks among Japan's top 10 conglomerates.
Its market capitalization is a staggering 37 trillion won in Korean currency.
The time it took to grow to this level was a mere 12 years.
'Nice.'
Seojun smiled.
After all, if you're going to enjoy something, you might as well enjoy it properly.
Two weeks had passed since he entered this world.
During that time, Seojun had gathered information from various angles.
Collecting the desired information wasn't all that difficult.
After all, he just had to order his underlings to handle it, and they brought everything back on their own.
"Yuuki Asuna, age 8. Father Yuuki Shouzou is the CEO of the major home appliance company Recto Progress. Mother Yuuki Kyouko is a university professor."
He smiled as he thought of Asuna, whom he had met a few days ago.
The place he met her was a party hall.
He couldn't quite recall what the party was about, but upon hearing that various dignitaries related to the group had been invited, he immediately had his attendant investigate.
And he learned that the Yuuki family would be attending.
Since these kinds of parties often involve families, Asuna had naturally attended as well.
'She was cute.'
The childhood Asuna he got to face directly was quite cute.
Maybe it was because she wasn't a real brat from reality, but she seemed even more so.
As always, 2D is the truth over 3D.
Well, anyway, the adults gathered with adults.
The children gathered with children and talked among themselves.
'That was a pain back then.'
The kids trying to curry favor with him as the eldest son of the Yuseong Group, and even those trying to wag their tails at Asuna, whom he had his eye on.
After sorting out the traffic, he quickly became close with Asuna.
No, it wasn't that they became close quickly—they were already close from the start.
All thanks to the avatar's settings.
'Looks like her mother is already starting to put pressure on her, just like in the original.'
At the Japanese age of 8—which would be about 10 by Korean reckoning—she was already suffering from the obsession that she had to be first in her studies, no matter how much they nagged her.
It made him wonder if that mother of hers should have been born in Korea instead of Japan.
Still, thanks to that, he had plenty of openings to worm his way in.
After all, she was just a little girl.
It was easy to slip into the cracks in her heart.
'Now we exchange messages often and meet up to play, too.'
Still, it was quite fun because of it.
Even though his mind was mature, returning to a child's body and playing with the kids felt pretty refreshing.
'Though it's something I would never want to do with real brats.'
All of this was possible because it was all 2D.
Ugh, real-life kids are basically Satan.
On the other hand, 2D kids are angels in both looks and behavior, in every way.
That's why playing with them was particularly enjoyable.
'It's about time she starts developing feelings for me.'
The time had come to transition from being a friend who understands and empathizes with her to being a member of the opposite sex that she likes.
Well, this wasn't something he needed to go out of his way to do himself.
She would naturally come to feel that way on her own.
'The younger they are, the more they tend to judge by looks.'
He touched his own face.
Since it was just his real appearance made younger, it was quite handsome.
'Looking at the shop, there were some interesting traits and skills. It would have been easier if I'd bought them.'
He recalled the skills and traits he had seen in the shop.
There were plenty that would be quite helpful in conquering heroines.
So he bought one.
「Incubus」
Rank: C
Description: Allows the use of the Incubus's power to charm women.
[Effects]
- Makes it easier to gain affection from the opposite sex.
- Amplifies the partner's pleasure during sexual intercourse.
- Converts the pain felt by the partner during sexual intercourse into pleasure.
- Enhances virility.
He paid 7,000 OP just for this one.
But the effects themselves were very satisfying.
What he liked the most was the conversion of pain into pleasure.
'With this, I can rest assured even when taking a virgin.'
And not just virgins.
It would surely make it much easier for her to accept his large member.
'Ah, speaking of which, I need to get rid of that bastard quickly, too.'
Seojun recalled an irritating face.
There's an orphan bastard named Sugou Nobuyuki who's aiming for Asuna.
He was practically raised by the Yuuki couple, but he hides his true colors so well that it's almost like a split personality.
'Well, I've already laid the groundwork.'
Recto Progress is practically under the Yuseong Group's wing.
At the very least, that bastard won't end up becoming an executive there.
And on top of that,
'I've already shown that I'm close to Asuna.'
He must know that Asuna and I share a special relationship, so there's no way she'll end up engaged to that bastard Sugou over me.
For now, that takes care of Asuna.
"Now then."
He flipped through the report.
He had scraped together all the information on the heroines appearing in the work called Sword Art Online.
Seojun's eyes, carefully scanning the report, gleamed with a strange light.
At the very top of the report he was looking at, a name was written: 'Konno Yuuki'.
"Konno Yuuki, age 5. Currently, the entire family is receiving regular checkups at Yuseong Hospital, one of the subsidiaries of the Yuseong Group."
Hmm, he stroked his chin.
Due to a blood transfusion problem at birth, Yuuki's entire family had been infected with HIV.
Eventually, stress triggered the onset of AIDS, and in the end, she would send off her parents and older sister first, then fight her illness alone in loneliness.
A truly pitiful setting.
'The bastard author is a demon.'
Still, the fortunate thing is that Lee Seo-jun—himself—exists.
Tak. He folded the report with a sound and rose to his feet.
Then he spoke to the attendant beside him.
"Ajeossi, please take me to Yuseong Hospital."
Kiiik.
A limousine stopped in front of Yuseong Hospital.
People's gazes gathered, and what came out of it was a young child.
Around 7 to 8 years old, perhaps.
Her outstanding appearance made one anticipate her future.
It was none other than Lee Seo-jun.
"Please wait here."
"B-but, donim..."
"It's fine. Just rest comfortably inside the car."
Seojun entered Yuseong Hospital.
He looked around the hospital, searching for someone.
How much time passed like that?
"Found you."
Seojun formed a smile.
In his field of vision, Konno Yuuki, whom he had seen in the photo from the report, was sitting on a bench.