Synopsis
A branching path through Alicization—what if Raios and Humbert never forced that choice? What if Eugeo and Kirito simply... didn't break the Taboo Index? Here, both graduates make it through the Swordcraft Academy together, claim victory at the Four Empires Unification Tournament, and move into their apprenticeships as Integrity Knights at the Central Cathedral. But the old war between Quinella and Cardinal hasn't stopped. The two still clash, still scheme, still refuse to bend. Can Kirito find solid ground between them? Can he push them toward working as one, when a hundred years of opposition runs too deep? This what-if…
