Sky garden—— this was truly a place that suited its name. The open space surrounded by the dense woods was full of flowers contending against themselves as they bloomed. “We’re finally here.” Kirito said as he walked toward Silica and sheathed his sword. “The flower… Is it here…?” “Yeah. There’s a stone in the middle and on top of it…” Silica was already running before Kirito even finished talking. She could definitely see a shining white stone in the middle of the flower beds. She ran towards it, panting, and then carefully examined the top of the rock that came up to about her chest. “Huh……?” But there was nothing there. There was only a small bit grass in the middle of an indent in the rock; there was nothing that one could call a flower. “It’s… It’s not here, Kirito-san!” She shouted at Kirito, who had run up to her side. Tears started to appear in her eyes. “There’s no way… ——Ah, look.” Silica followed Kirito’s gaze and looked back at the stone. Then— — “Ah…” A small sprout grew out from amidst the soft grass. As she stared at it, the focus system activated and the young plant became more