<h4>Chapter 697: The warmest time together</h4>


    “Sorry I made you wait...”


    Asuna removed her oven mitts after cing the soup on the table . She smiled towards Wu Yan who was sitting across the table .


    “Eat up, I know it’s been a while since you ate my food...”


    Wu Yan nodded, he grabbed a piece of sandwich and he gobbled them down .


    “You’re the one who strong-armed me into making food for you every time you came here, lord knows it would harm you to bring some food when you visit each time . ”


    Asuna pursued her lips and she grumbled in a small tone .


    “I wasn’t gunning for the food when I visited...”


    “What was that?”


    “No~thi~ng~”


    Asuna turned her head the other way while Wu Yan marveled at how women can experience such swift and fluid change of mood .


    Wu Yan usually eats simple dishes for breakfast . Food like sandwiches and bread is the norm for him . It’s simple to make and Wu Yan’s skill made each slice an absolute delicacy . Asuna also practices simr approach at home . Since Wu Yan is a guest, Asuna decided to cook up a pot of soup to celebrate their special day together .


    Asuna likes good food, her appearance belied her appetite although it’s not to the inhuman extent of girls like Astrea and Tohka . Those two are just bottomless pits in and simple . They are happy as long as they can eat their fill . For a gourmet like Asuna, the quality of the food needs to be up to par . That’s why she spent a bit of time to make the perfect soup for this asion .


    They enjoyed their meal in silent bliss .


    Picking up the dishes, Asuna went into the kitchen to clean up . Wu Yan sat on the sofa as he read the newest paper .


    It’s been a day since 74th floor was cleared . The volume of information released today surpassed his expectations . There was a ton of information on monster levels, difficulties, the generalyout of the town and such . There is even information on quests .


    The good quests are kept as secrets so he’s not expecting to see them here . A yer needs to spend a bit of money to get intel on the juicy quests .


    The yers were fast in this regard . Frontliners are already testing out their skills in the monster fields . Generic findings were reported by information brokers . This is the reason why yers are advised to read the newspaper a day or two after a floor is cleared .


    But, for Wu Yan, the information contained here isn’t enough for him . Hepleted less than 10 quests during the past two years in SAO . He always rushed for thebyrinth, normal quests don’t pay enough to justify the investment . Rare quests are also given up because he reckoned that they would waste a lot of time that he can better use clearing thebyrinth .


    It’s boring but effective at bringing his levels up .


    The frontliners’ movements are more interesting to Wu Yan . He wanted to know what they are up to just like other yers in this world .


    Asuna finished her cleaning duties and she sat next to Wu Yan . She peeked as she asked .


    “What are you looking at?”


    “Nothing, I just want to inform myself on the movements of frontliners like you...”


    Wu Yan nonchntly said . He didn’t turn away from the paper when he replied .


    “The ck Cats, Fuurinkazan, Dragons, and the KoBs are all exploring the monster fields, however, the pace is slower than my estimates...”


    “Of course...”


    Asuna sighed .


    Her tone turned grave .


    “Every 25th floor presents a floor boss like no other bosses before it, one wrong move could lead to the deaths of many . The souped-up bosses are the reason why the Army bowed out after the 25th floor, it’s also the reason why we lost a lot of yers on the 50th floor . Without the Guild Master to dy it for 10 minutes, the frontliners would have been wiped out then and there...”


    “This is the 75th floor, I understand why they are taking this so gingerly . What will happen if there is another mass-wipe out among the frontliners?”


    Wu Yan threw the paper in his hand away .


    “I should have participated back then...”


    Asuna thought about it . With his power, the battles would have gone down different routes had Wu Yan joined back then .


    s, the frontliners got to the boss room before Wu Yan 2 out of 2 times .


    If Wu Yan found the boss rooms first, would he have been able to take down the souped-up bosses on his own?


    Asuna felt anxious and she grabbed Wu Yan’s arm .


    “Yan, can you promise me something?”


    Asuna looked a thin with a serious look .


    “You must join us during the floor boss raid this time!”


    “Hah?”


    Wu Yan felt bewildered . He saw her stern look and he immediately read her mind . He chuckled as he continued .


    “You’re looking down on your husband, aren’t you?”


    Wu Yan tickled her chin as her nose twitched in response .


    “The 74th-floor boss got diced up in less that 5 minutes, what can the 75th-floor boss do even if it’s stronger than the 74th floor boss? I am confident I can take it down, don’t forget, I also have my Dual des to back me up...”


    Asuna rxed her expression but she still looks a bit worried . She puffed her cheeks and she turned her head the other way .


    “I don’t know what husband you’re talking about, we are not married...”


    “It’s easy to get hitched, is it not?”


    Wu Yan teased her .


    “We just have to go apply for it...”


    Marriage inside SAO is rtively straightforward . With the two yers’ consent, the yers only need to buy a ring and then exchange the rings with each other to be married husband and wife in this game .


    It’s not a feature to be trifled with . For instance, once married, the two married yers will share the same inventory, the yers can freely take out or put items inside . If one of the couples died, his/her items would go to the other party .


    The trust needed to take this step is one that stopped a lot of yers from going through with marriage . A partner might plot to kill the other spouse if the hostile spouse covets the asset . Dying like this would be a damn shame .


    There are cases in SAO that went about like this, they served as cautionary tales for other yers .n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om


    Wu Yan and Asuna knew each other very well . With the advances in their rtionship, even Asuna couldn’t hold her heart back from fluttering when Wu Yan brings up marriage .


    “Do you really want to marry me?”


    Asuna’s eyes wavered .


    Wu Yan’s asset would make anyone greedy . It’s not hard to imagine how it would twist someone’s mind into a ravenous state .


    Wu Yan proposed first so that must mean he has absolute trust in her .


    Asuna felt her heart throbbing when she realized the amount of trust Wu Yan had in her .


    “I don’t want to see a shred of doubt from you...”


    Wu Yan hugged her .


    “You’re the most charming person in SAO, thousands of suitors would drool at the prospect of tying the knot with you . Nobody can turn your feelings down, including me...”


    Wu Yan grinned .


    “But, when we do get married, I don’t want a cheap paper marriage like the one in this game . We are going to have a grand wedding with Kirito, Liz, Sachi, and the others in attendance . It would be best if our union is witnessed by all the yers...”


    “Then, we are going to exchange rings...”


    At this point, Asuna covered her mouth as her body trembled . Joyful tears streamed down the sides of her face and she immediately flew into Wu Yan’s embrace .


    “Yan, I love you...”