"I will use your power to capture Aincrad and free all players. With your power, the capture will be smoother and more efficient than ever, and the clearance time will be shorter."
"I see, so you can use dragon power to increase efficiency."
"By the way, now, follow me to the headquarters of the Blood Oath Knights and bring the Summoned Dragon with you. The Commander wants to see you."
"The leader is Heathcliff."
"So, Heathcliff will indeed be interested in my power." And no one knew that Lelan was still alive and had a will. They treat replays like weapons or something. No, that's what I'm going to do from now on.
"I plan to use Lilan as a weapon to hunt the boss and capture Aincrad."
But at the same time, these people didn't know that Lilan was getting smaller and smaller. Perhaps it was someone from the Holy Dragon Alliance who told the Blood Oath Knights about Ruilan when Ruilan returned to his original form. It should work even if Lilan doesn't exist.
"I refuse. He's not here right now. I have to listen to his opinion first."
"There is no need for such a thing. If you are the master of a dragon, it is normal for the dragon to directly follow the master's instructions. Even if it hears it, it will ignore it."
Ignore Lilan's opinion. Hearing these cold words, anger suddenly rose in my heart. After all, this person regards Lilan as a tool to hunt the boss...
At this moment, Lilan, who had been silent until now, made a "voice".
"Don't ignore that"
Nervous Asuna suddenly looked around in confusion. The [voice] just now seemed to be not only me, but also Asuna.
"Your voice just now..."
"come over"
Asuna looked at Lilan sitting at the table and frowned.
"what are these"
"This is Rilan Kirito's familiar." This might be what you've been looking for.
"Is this voice yours?"
"Even so. And I am the dragon who defeated the boss with Kirito."
"Asuna crossed her arms and looked at me."
"I see, your dragon is just such a talking dragon."
"Yes, this guy has a will and a heart."
"Do you mind? The inhabitants of this world have no such thing. This world is nothing more than a collection of digital data. Even your dragon, after all, is just digital data...it's just a 3D model equipped with AI. So no matter how careless you are with me, I will never hate you or get bored.
"Sure enough, that seems to be the general awareness among players. Everything is ultimately just digital data, just a 3D model." No, I guess it’s normal to think that way. In fact, before meeting Lilan, I had no choice but to think this way.
"Perhaps because of this, Asuna's words and deeds seem to be very similar to me before." However, as if breaking through such thoughts, Ruilun roared.
“Don’t just say what you just said that shouldn’t have been ignored.”
"Shut up, I'm telling the truth. I don't know if you understand it this way."
"Get to know me again."
"Kirito, send him back. Never give in to this man's demands.
"That's what I thought from the beginning. "We can't just use Lilan as a boss-hunting weapon.
As far as I know, the deputy leader of the Blood Oath Knights denied Relan's intentions and planned to use Relan as a simple weapon to hunt the boss.
"I can't agree to this kind of person's request, and the first replay is not like this!"
"Deputy Captain. I will not be scouted by the Blood Oath Knights, nor will I use this guy as a tool of efficiency as you said. At least I have no intention of participating in such a thing."
Asuna suddenly glared at me. "I could see the anger burning in my eyes."
"You...you know what you are talking about. If you join the Blood Oath Knights, your power will be recognized by more people, and your power will easily defeat the boss. If you join, all this will end and the world will Faster, players can return to reality faster. If you want to return to reality sooner, or you want to bring other people back to reality quickly, you won’t think so.”
"Of course, I think so too." There are still six thousand players in this world who want to be freed. In order to realize that wish, I rushed to conquer it, and in the process, I gained a powerful power named Lilan.
At that time, I thought about using Lilan's power to attack him, but it was just to defeat a boss. No, I just fought with Lilan and didn't realize that Lilan had the right idea. I know they have heart, they may be tired and feel the same way we do. Most importantly, it was clear to me that he had the will to say he wanted to protect me and everyone else.
For the first time, I understood that Lilan's power should not be used vigorously, but should be used with respect and consideration, and at the same time I understood that Lilan would become our true partner.
However, what Asuna means is that Lilan has no heart, and no matter how careless you are towards him, you should use him as a tool.
"No, you might think so." Lilan is the only monster who understands us and talks to us like this, and Lilan came out yesterday. It's hard to imagine Asuna meeting someone like Lilan, so it should be natural to say this.
However, you should still be able to hear Lelan's words and understand what they are saying.
"I think so. Many players here want to return to reality as soon as possible. However, I think it is wrong to treat a caring person carelessly just for this reason. The world."
"I don't know what it means. There is no data in this world that cares about this game world. You know very well that this world is a game after all."
"Yes.
Asuna glared at Raylan with dissatisfaction. Then, Lilan's "voice" echoed in my mind.
"Asuna, things don't seem to be going well. Why do you want to escape from this world so much? What is there in the real world?
"Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand."
"Even so. I understand what you're saying, and I understand what's in it. And to me, you look like a collar with a chain on it.
Asuna's eyes widened for a moment and she immediately retracted her words. It seemed like he said something that would make him a star, but I don't know what part it was.
“Please don’t say weird things.
"Is this the only way you look at me? I'm not just an acquaintance, I'm Kirito's partner."
"Then you'd better shut up. After all, this is the only person who can impress you, so I will only talk to this person."
"I told Kirito not to agree to your request. Even if Kirito agrees to your request, I have no intention of competing with you for efficiency.
"First of all, what will happen if you are in such a hurry?" It just speeds up temporarily, but the result does not change at all. If you're not good at it, you might end up with casualties.
"Don't tell me I'm in a hurry"
"Tell me. Something has been chasing you. In order to escape it, I panicked like a sheep chased by a wolf. There should be no one chasing you here."
Asuna gritted her teeth and yelled at Raylan.
"Don't preach to me! And you, just follow me! Now join the Bloodsworn Knights and fight!!"
I looked at Asuna's angry eyes, but in my heart, I thought Lilan was who he said she was. This way of getting angry is clearly a way of getting angry in a hurry. No, deep down inside this man was not anger, but fear. As Lelan said, I'm angry because I'm afraid of something.
I don't know if it was because I was with Lelan, but that's all I knew. The man is not angry. I was scared but I couldn't figure out how to make it spit out.
"It's best to ask him directly about this, but Asuna, whose blood is boiling in her head right now, might not listen to me even if I tell her."
"My usual curiosity has been activated, and I can't help but be curious, but there's nothing I can do for the time being." But I couldn't accept Asuna's request.
"I'm sorry, I can't accept your request. I'm sorry, I'm not even a member of the Blood Oath Knights. I will only lend a helping hand to people who are truly members of the Blood Oath Knights." There is trouble. You are the strongest in Aincrad. It seems that these people have no problem with ordinary attacks except for a quarter point. Therefore, I cannot accept their request. Neither Lilan nor I will become the property of the Blood Oath Knights. If you want a strong person. Tell others, Heathcliff, I said this. "
Asuna looked at me and Raylan alternately, clenching her fists with all her strength. However, he immediately took back his hand, turned around, and left the store without saying a word.
At this moment, everyone in the store let out a sigh of relief, as if they had come back to their senses. The sudden argument between me and Asuna must have made her feel suffocated.
"Well, did you repel it? I feel like it's about to attack again."
“…That man still haunts me. There seems to be no doubt about anything.
"I think so.
"One day, when we are in touch again, I will ask her. That person must be suffering.
"Ah. I understand."
After the conversation with Reran started, I turned my eyes back to the table, and then I remembered who I was talking to just now. Asuna and I had a fight in the middle, but before that I kept talking to Shino.
Shino looked at me and Zailan with wide eyes.
"Ah, I'm sorry Shino. I've ignored you for so long."
Shino was surprised and shook his head.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Is this a guide or a game? I didn't understand, so I didn't follow it."
"Sorry, I said something to Shino that she didn't understand. However, we just talked about a lot of things in this world. Did you learn anything from our quarrel?"
"As far as I know, there are people who are desperate to escape from this world, and there are people who are trying to use Lilan's power to escape, and Lilan can talk to us in this way. I don't know if you have a heart."
"That's how it feels. Or, you probably know."
"I almost understand. So, I want to know what you're going to do next, Kirito. If there's no one to argue with, I think we should get back on track."
"Yes, we originally planned to live on the 22nd floor." Now, I want to go to the 22nd floor to take a look.
"Yes, okay, let's go to the 22nd floor now and see if there is any house that we can buy there."
Shino nodded and stood up, while Lei Run also sat on my shoulders. I took the two of them out of the quiet shop and walked around the dirty town. In the meantime, some players who were worried about bringing dragons approached me, but I didn't care. , and move on.
Then, when we arrived at the transfer gate on the 50th floor, we were transferred to the 22nd floor.
