5 YEARS AFTER ~Side Ais~

5 YEARS AFTER ~Side Ais~ is a short story included in the compilation of special stories from Sword Oratoria and Episode Ryuu released as part of the 5th Anniversary Campaign of DanMachi.

Summary[]

Ais was in a dream; she knew it instantly. A more grown up Ais was in a journey with Riveria. During the dream, both of them traveled and laughed together, like a real mother and daughter. A blissful dream.

Ais was in a dream; she knew it instantly. She saw "herself" chatting with the slightly grown up Tiona, Tione, and Lefiya in a café. Tiona laughed as usual, Tione vowed to live with the one she loved that year, and Lefiya drank her tea with grace, all while "Ais" happily watched them, looking gentler than how Ais ever did. A warm dream.

Ais was in a dream; she knew it instantly. "Ais" was lying in the floor and covered in wounds along with all her Familia. They had been defeated by the Dungeon. Once "her" eyes closed, they never opened again. A sad dream.

Ais was in a dream; she knew it instantly. It was impossible. After growing up, as beautiful as her mother, "Ais" had become the Queen of a Spirit village. "She" stayed in her throne until she raised her staff and played with the Spirits. Ais almost had a coughing fit. A confusing dream.

Ais was unable to tell if it was a dream. Several broken weapons lay stuck in the ground. "Ais" had lost an arm and an eye, had a hole in her body and was covered in blood. Nevertheless, she faced the darkness alone for her deepest wish, even as she died, until it finally swallowed her. The dream ended. Ais was fascinated by this dream, as if it was an unchangeable destiny, the dream she needed to pursue.

As the other dreams faded, she saw one last dream. The back of a man covered in wounds that stood in front of "Ais" while she was on her knees. She knew it instantly; it was "her hero."

Ais calmly woke up. Although she couldn't remember much of her dream, she knew she had seen happy, sad, and mysterious scenes. As she wondered what was in the future for her, she got up and walked out of her room, towards the future.

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DanMachi

Volume 1	Tutorial

Volume 2	God Supporter

Volume 3	Rock Paper Scissors • Episode Hephaestus • Sword Girl • Familia Panacea

Volume 4	All Purpose Battle Sales Girl Ais • Behind the Celebration • White Rabbit's Loyalty • Blue Twilight

Volume 5	Sword Princess Bodyguards ~Candy and Whip~ • A Certain Pub's Sequel • I'm a Man After All • The Goddess' Madness

Volume 6	Behind the Special Training • To the Magic Sword Being Born • Spy Girl • The Goddess and Familia Member's Night Before the Decisive Battle • Shall We Dance? 2

Volume 7	Congratulations? • Elegy • Familia Joining Contract • Mikazuchi

Volume 8	Happy Heartbeat • The Fox's Wedding Night • The Culprit of Everything • Record Holder, Once Again

Volume 9	A Scene from a Certain Day Gone by • Pursuer T Type • Sword Princess VS City Girl • Fairy Romantica

Volume 10	Short-lived Seriousness • The Fox Girl's False Accusation • Scene of the Xenos • Shape of Family • A Certain Magus' Observation Record

Volume 11	Here is Lili's Special Place • The Repayment of the Bandits • The Monsters Fall in Love, and the Sage Reaches a New Enlightenment • The Goddess' Intermission

Volume 12	The Goddess' Shock • The Bride From the Water City Likes the White Rabbit • The Adventurers Saw It • Elf in Love

Volume 14	Words of the Wind • Deep Floors Survival

Volume 15	She's a Good Wife and Wise Mother, So It Can't Be Helped • A Promise That was a Little Late • This is what Happens when the Advisor and the Loli Goddess Go Drinking • The Story Behind the Forging that the Girl Doesn't Know

Volume 16	Eyewitness ~The Case of the Clumsy Elf~ • Eyewitness ~The Case of the Half Elf~ • Eyewitness ~The Case of the Amazoness~ • Eyewitness ~The Case of the Berbera~ • Eyewitness ~The Case of the Prophet~ • Is It Wrong to Feign an Accident to Have an Encounter in the Dungeon?

Volume 17	Promise's Campanella • Without You in the Miniature Garden • Seeking the Love Dagger • Because the Girl Wished to Keep Watching Over Him Forever • Between Syr and Horn

Volume 18	First Class Growth Record • I Devoured Dozens of Grimoires But Got No Results!! • Scene with a Certain Warrior Country • Collection of Scattered Fragments

Others	A Touch of Summer Color • Ghost Sweeper: The Sword Princess and the Accompanying Rabbit • Bookstore Date? • Episode Miach • 5 YEARS AFTER ~Side Bell~ • Until Now, and From Now On • Happy 15th Anniversary? • It is Nothing, a Scene in a Certain Day of a Goddess • So Far, So Close, Another Labyrinth Tale • The Prophet's Struggle • Bell Cranel ☆ Ranking ~A Certain Half-Year Trajectory~ • It's Not Wrong to Seek an Encounter in Spring After All

Sword Oratoria

Volume 1	Dress Up Ais • Tionyan • Union Accident • Chasing the Unicorn

Volume 2	Ais Wallenstein Dreams with the White Rabbit? • The Reason Why He Fell in Love • Pure Hearted Tactician Mage • Maiden Not In Love

Volume 3	Special Training Boom • Man's Pride • The Outcome of the Secret Meeting • Amazonesses' Way of Fighting • My Memory

Volume 4	There are Things Even a Saint Doesn't Understand • Who is your rival? • Super Smash Adventurers • The Battle on the Night of the Decisive Battle

Volume 5	Include Me Too • The Dog's Repayment? • Curse Your Enemy. No Mercy • Royalty and Adoration

Volume 6	Small Restaurant's Sequel • A Weakness I Fell in Love With? • Trauma of Days Gone by • Fall in Love, Maidens, I Mean, Warriors

Volume 7	Running Boy and Girl • There's Love in Your Chest • Confession? • Amazoness Theater • Labyrinth of a Girl's Mind

Volume 8	Guilty!! • Because It Couldn't Be... • Behind the Date • Instead of Goodbye - Thanks

Volume 9	After Her Return • The Girl and the Wolf's Afterwards • Parental Qualities • The Blacksmith's Recollection

Volume 11	Recollection that Won't Come Back

Volume 12	To You who Looks Like I Met You in a Story • A Wolf's Roar Offered Instead of a Bouquet • Braver's Vow • The Night Before a Certain Decisive Battle

Volume 13	I Want the Ais Dojo to Come Back

Volume 14	The Elf's Journey

Others	The Path Until Now and the Endless Journey • 5 YEARS AFTER ~Side Ais~ • So the Girl Too Starts Running Again • Girls x Cross ~Half-Year's Four Paths~

Familia Chronicle

Episode Ryuu	Beginner's Luck? • The Phantom Second Teacher • At That Moment, Ryuu Lion's Body Trembled

Episode Freya	The Night Way Before the Assault to a Certain Grand Casino • Four Brothers Theater • War Chronicles of Shindo ~Records of the Warusa Soldiers who were Victims of a Certain Black Fairy~ • The Afterwards of the Desert Journey ~Fairy Debriefing Session~ • It is Difficult to be the Captain

Others	Sand Sea's Mirage • Girls x Cross ~Half-Year's Four Paths~

Astraea Record

Volume 1	Great Justice Beautiful Girls Sandwich • Iska Bra • Celty Srowa • Neze Rankett

Volume 2	What the Clown of the Story Taught Me • Maryuu Reage • Lidith Caverna • Ryana Lietz • Gojouno Kaguya

Volume 3	Campanella for the Witch • Asta Knox • Noin Unic • A Scene from Certain Conquerors • Lyra • A Peaceful Dream of Faraway

Argonaut

Volume 1	The Half-Elf younger sister who harbors the will of a guardian

Deluxe Edition	Letter to Olna