Sword Art Online Crossover: They're all close friends, how did I become a player?

After watching the video, Yu Bai heartlessly dialed Yuushi Oshitari's number and then ruthlessly expressed his schadenfreude over the outcome.

Yuushi Oshitari on the other end of the phone sighed helplessly, indicating that they were already mentally prepared for this. They just hadn't expected Keigo Atobe's luck to be so bad, giving them such a big surprise right from the start.

Although the draw results were already set and it was a fact that two strong schools would be matched up from the start, Hyotei was not worried at all. They believed they had the strength to win the Kanto Tournament.

However, they're about to start grueling training. Upon hearing this, Yu Bai said he often visits them to create special training plans for the tennis players.

After hanging up the phone, Yu Bai began to consider what kind of training plan to develop for the members of the Hyotei Tennis Club. They were now quite adept at using the cross-shaped racket and had almost mastered the sweet spot. Atobe Keigo and Oshitari Yuushi had even begun to grasp the edge of hitting the ball with light.

I believe that given time, I will have no problem fully mastering the light-based shot.

"Knock knock knock~"

Just as Yu Bai was considering whether to bring the swords from the citadel to Atobe Keigo and the others to give them a shock, there was a knock on his door, followed by Yagen Toushirou's voice coming from outside.

"General, they're trying to retrieve a sword from the Edo map."

"Why are you thinking of going to the Edo map to retrieve a sword?" Yu Bai got up and welcomed Yagen Toushirou in, gesturing for him to sit down opposite him at the desk. After pouring him a cup of tea, he asked with a puzzled look.

Their Honmaru map has already been pushed to the back, and now these little short swords actually want to go back to the Edo map to retrieve swords? What swords are they trying to retrieve?

"The general said that Horikawa Kunihiro-dono has always taken good care of us. A few days ago, I chatted with him about Izumi no Kami Kanesada, and Horikawa Kunihiro-dono seemed a little disappointed."

Yubai Honmaru actually has quite a few swords, which were taken from Sagawa Nobuko Honmaru, plus those that were forged over the past period of time.

Logically speaking, Izuminokami Kanesada shouldn't be considered a difficult sword to forge, but Yu Bai just couldn't manage to forge it no matter what he tried. Every time he saw Horikawa Kunihiro's eyes shift from expectation to disappointment, Yu Bai felt a little afraid to meet his gaze.

But he didn't know why he just couldn't forge it. However, Horikawa Kunihiro was a good boy, and he would never show his bad mood to Yu Bai or the other swords.

Instead, she often acts like a kind little angel, guiding other swords and taking good care of the short swords. However, when no one is around, she still reveals a look of longing for Izuminokami Kanesada.

Therefore, Ran Toushirou and his men thought that since they couldn't forge swords in the forge, they would try to retrieve them from the battlefield. As long as they went to the battlefield enough, they would eventually find swords like Izuminokami Kanesada.

"I see. Okay! But I want to go with you."

Since he had nothing else to do, he decided to go with the little swords to retrieve their weapons. Since becoming a Saniwa, he had never experienced what it felt like to retrieve weapons from the battlefield.

Meanwhile, their own swords were already coming up with all sorts of fancy ways to retrieve themselves.

"General, would you like to come with us?" Yagen Toushirou asked hesitantly.

It wasn't that he didn't want to go into battle with the general; they were overjoyed to be with their Saniwa. It was just that he was afraid the general's tendency to travel through time might accidentally kill him again. If that happened, Kitsune-no-Suke would probably lose his fur in shock.

"What's wrong? Can't I go? You should know my strength, Yagen. And don't worry, the Time Government mailed me a stabilizer yesterday. It can stabilize the spatial fluctuations around me to a certain extent. With it, I won't be able to travel through time so easily."

As he spoke, Yu Bai took out a necklace from his neck and displayed it in front of Yagen Toushirou.

The necklace is shaped like a square Rubik's Cube, and its overall material is as clear and transparent as crystal. After Yu Bai took it out, under the indoor lights, a colorful spot of light shone on the floor.

This was something Yu Bai had specifically commissioned the Time Government to develop a few days ago. He was quite helpless about his transmigrating constitution. He had undergone all sorts of examinations, and all he could know was that he was extremely susceptible to spacetime fluctuations.

Since it cannot be completely prevented, the only option is to reduce the possibility of time travel in other ways.

"Yes, General. I'll go and inform Luan and the others to assemble."

"Row."

……

"It seems this stabilizer is really useful; I haven't time-traveled after so many attempts."

After deciding to go to the Edo map with the short swords to retrieve swords, Yu Bai quickly changed into clothes more suitable for exercise.

As the teleporter flashed white light, they arrived at their destination smoothly. No surprises, no time travel—this finally put the anxious group at ease.

But to Yu Bai's surprise, this scooping would take the entire afternoon.

They went from being enthusiastic about getting the knife to being numb to only needing to go out 20 times.

They hadn't expected that it would be so difficult for Izuminokami Kanesada to emerge. In the end, everyone was exhausted and pale. On his thirtieth sortie, Namazuo Toushirou finally saw the katana they had been longing for—Izuminokami Kanesada—at the place where the Time Travel Army had disappeared.

"Waaaaah~ This is great! We finally have Izuminokami Kanesada!" Ran Toushirou cried as he held the newly dropped katana.

"My lord, hurry, hurry, let's summon him!"

Ran carried Izumi no Kami Kanesada to Yu Bai, holding him as carefully as if he were holding some kind of treasure.

There's no way, it's too difficult.

After thirty uninterrupted sorties, finally! They finally got it. They'd be heartbroken if it got hurt.

"I am Izuminokami Kanesada, not only handsome but also very strong! I'm the latest trendy sword... Eh? Why are you crying? Don't cry, were you scared by me? How about I come out again?"

As cherry blossoms fluttered in the air, a figure with long black hair appeared before the crowd. However, she was immediately startled by the almost tearful expressions of the group of short swordsmen surrounding her.

"No! You can't go back!"

……

Izumi no Kami Kanesada: How about I go back to my original body and try again?

All the short swordsmen: No!!! (Erkang gestures)