When we reached the street on the thirty-fifth floor, it was already dark. I walked into the hotel and came to my room. When Silica lay on the bed, Silica regained consciousness.
"You know? Are you okay?"
Silica sat up suddenly and looked at us with sleepy eyes.
"Mr. Kirito...Lilan..."
"Yeah, great, you seem to be awake."
Silica scratched her head gently and murmured.
"Huh? What happened to me...where is this place?"
"This is a hotel on the 35th floor. You fell asleep after fighting off the Titans. How did you feel?"
"……Huh?"
Silica was stunned for a moment, as if she remembered something.
"What's wrong?"
"I...feel very scared. But it doesn't matter now. I was obviously so scared, but now there is nothing left."
My eyes widened. Silica was shaking with fear before losing consciousness. At this time, Lilan bit her neck, and Silica suddenly fell asleep. And according to Leland, the fear was gone when he woke up. Although I don’t know if it’s true – but I really overcame my fear.
"Really? After experiencing such a terrible thing, it doesn't matter now?"
I felt incredible, and there was a miniature Lilan next to me.
"It must be because Kirito carried me here on his back. I can feel at ease sleeping on Kirito's back."
Silica looked at me in surprise.
"I fell asleep on Kirito-san's back?!"
"Ah, that's right. Carry Silica on your back when you bring her here while she's sleeping there."
Silica shrank up and remained silent. Hey, is it really that annoying?
Just as I was thinking this, Silica sighed deeply and said.
"It must be... maybe that's the case. Maybe it's because Mr. Kirito has been protecting me and bringing me here that I'm no longer afraid."
"is that so?"
"It must be like this. Although I have lost consciousness, I remember that Kirito-san's back was very warm. When I think of that warmth, I feel at ease. Thanks to being surrounded by that warmth, I can no longer feel the fear I felt at that time. I’m not scared anymore when I think about it.”
Silica turned around and bowed lightly.
"Kirito, thank you for protecting me and taking me to the hills of memory. Thank you very much."
Silica raised her head and smiled, feeling very warm in her heart. How can I put it, it's great to be able to help and protect Silica safely, a kind of warmth that combines multiple layers of peace of mind and joy.
"I have also been comforted by Sirika several times. Thanks to you, I feel much better. However, it is almost time to return to the front line. Because I want to take a break in the first month, I stopped the strategy..."
Silica whispered "Ah".
"Yes, Mr. Kirito is on the strategy team, right?"
"...I'm sorry for not telling you. I was afraid that telling you would scare you. Also, about Rosalia."
"What about Rosalía?"
"Yes, I knew from the beginning that Rosalía was attacking you, but I was afraid that telling you would make you more frightened, so I didn't tell you, and as a result, that happened to you."
"So that's it." Silica said, gently wrapping my hand in my chair. My hands suddenly felt warm.
"But, I think it's great that the one who helped me and went with me was Kirito. If it hadn't been for Mr. Kirito, I might have been dead when I met Rosalia and the others... Kirito It's great to be together, Mr. Kirito. Thank you, Mr. Kirito, for protecting me."
Silica smiled and then let go of her hand.
"After I resurrect Pina, I must improve my level and catch up with Kirito one day! So Mr. Kirito please come back and help the people fighting on the front line, because I think the power of Mr. Kirito and Lilan is To help everyone stay strong..."
Silica's words still warmed my heart the same way. By the way, there are many people on the front lines who want to protect us. Although I am also worried about Silica, now I must rush to the front line and help everyone while conquering this city. Otherwise, the time it takes for a good person like Silica to be freed from this game will be slower.
"I understand. I will return to the front line now. If you are willing to join the attack team, we will fight side by side."
Silica said energetically: "Okay!" She said with a slight smile.
After seeing her smile, I left Silica in the room, walked out of the hotel, and returned to the 22nd floor from the 35th floor.
Then, I met the man who entrusted me on the street on the 22nd floor. I told him that I had put Rosalia and the others safely in prison. The man thanked me with tears and wanted to give me everything he had, but I refused them all. She said she didn't need anything, and she used everything as her own. She refused them all, and the man lowered his head and swallowed it, saying that he would become a strategy team in the future, and then disappeared through the transfer door.
Lilan saw my appearance and whispered on my shoulder.
"Is that man okay? It's not that easy to become a team leader."
"It's okay. That guy must still be able to make friends and form a guild. However, what I want to ask is, is Xinnon okay? He seems to have been fighting alone."
Lilan turned her face in the direction of my home.
"Well, I can feel your breath from our home... You are still alive and well and in good spirits."
I couldn't help but open my eyes wide. Indeed, I can also understand the player's class through the destination of the message, but I don't know which class they are in and what their mental state is.
"Do you know this kind of thing? I really don't understand."
"I'm not sure. However, Shino was fine when we were not at home, and I heard that Shino was still cooking."
"Oh, that's it! I have to enjoy Shino's delicious food after a day."
"Unfortunately, I haven't done anything yet. Even if I go back, I will have nothing."
We were startled and turned back in a hurry. What appeared there was the figure of Shino who was about to meet him.
"Shino"
Shino put her hands on her hips with a surprised look on her face.
"I didn't expect to go back with you. Did the crusade against the Criminal Guild go well? Because you are still alive, did it go well?"
"Ah, I finally have a solution. I got Lilan's help again. I have to thank Lilan very much today."
"Really?" Sinon said, reaching out to Lilan and gently caressing her cheek.
"Lilan, thank you for always helping Kirito. Today I will make stew for Lilan."
The next moment, Lilan and I spoke together. Yesterday’s dinner was also stew from Kazamijitei, so it was stew for two days in a row.
"Is it a stew? Is it a stew?"
In response to Lilan's strange reaction, Sinon tilted her head.
"What's wrong? Don't you like stew?"
"not like this……"
Then I noticed that I saw Shino's simple state. It rose to 58 again. It only opened for one day and was upgraded to level 2. What exactly did you do?
"Didn't your level increase? What exactly did you do? Were you still fighting when we were away?"
Shino seemed to notice something and stared at me.
"Kirito, why didn't you tell me that?"
"That kind of thing?"
"It's a mission. You don't get experience points by clearing the level. But you seem to have to fight to improve your level, and you keep asking people to fight..."
Most of the tasks in this game are accomplished by defeating specific monsters, delivering specific items, and taking specific actions. However, the reward for the tasks is not only Cole and items, but also experience points.
In addition, the experience points obtained by completing tasks may sometimes be higher than those obtained in battles, so it is also recommended based on the level of completing tasks. Until now, I had forgotten to tell Shino that there was such a way to improve her level.
"So, the way you improve your level is..."
"I did a lot of tasks. I went to collect things, and I went to defeat monsters, and I also achieved some unclear conditions. Therefore, I not only improved by 2 levels, but also got some pretty good things."
With that said, an item window appeared in Xinong. Click on a sorted item and put it in your hand. Like a small jar with a lid.
"What's this?"
"I forgot which floor it was, but I got it after completing the mission of 'Counterattack Cow II' that was acceptable in a small village. I tasted it, and it was tasteless cream. By the way, I also bought one, The other one is really sweet.”
When I heard this name, I couldn't help but think of what happened on the first floor. Not long after the game started, I went to a small rural village on the first floor to accept a mission. The mission at the time was called "The Counterattack Cow." The content of defeating the violent cow-type monster, and after passing this, I got quite high experience points and ordinary krew, and the milk cream was quite delicious when dipped in brown bread.
Since it’s the second one, Shino’s quest is probably the sequel to that one. Not that unusual in a game with countless missions.
"I see... there's going to be a sequel to that quest?"
"What you get is not only butter, but also high-quality ingredients such as cow meat. You seem to like meat, so I wanted to make beef stew... but your reaction was not very good."
I couldn't help but shake my head.
"No problem, I would like to eat the stew you made."
"Me too. Since I got high-quality ingredients, I can't stop eating them!"
Shino sighed softly and walked out, walking past us.
"Now that I've decided, I'll go back early."
"I understand, Mr. Sinong."
We hurriedly walked towards my house which was a little far away from the lake. But during this process, I always felt like there was something hanging in my head. I was going to do something - I was going to do something important, but I couldn't figure out what exactly to do.
"What's going on...I can't remember."
"Kirito, what's wrong with you?"
"No, I seem to have forgotten something important, but I can't remember what it was. Hey, what did I forget?"
"If you ask me about this kind of thing, I'm in a dilemma. I gave the Flower of Purnema to Sirijia and also reported the matter of revenge. You shouldn't have forgotten anything, right?"
At this time, something seemed to be glowing in my mind. By the way, it’s Shirika. I forgot something important. But in the end I still couldn’t remember anything about Silica.
...Silica was originally a famous player. The reason for his fame is that he is younger than the other players around him, and he is an "animal timer" who controls a "familiar" named Pina.
