Sword Art Online. Volume 09. Alicization. Beginning

— Where am I?.. Awakening, Kirito finds himself in a glade among ancient trees growing in a virtual world called "Underworld". He walks wherever he looks, trying to find something, and meets a young guy. — My name is Eugeo. Nice to meet you! It turns out, the emotions of this NPC, a resident of the virtual world, are so well-developed that they are indistinguishable from human ones. Befriending Eugeo, Kirito recalls a scene from the past: as children, they played in nature, along with a blonde girl named Alice. The girl that cannot be forgotten…