When he woke up, Kirito was gone. Or rather, before I knew it, it was in something like a sleeping bag. I don't remember sleeping in anything like this last night, but when did I get in there?
As I looked up and thought about what was happening to me, I noticed that the night sky was slightly brighter. It seems that the time now is before sunrise, which is around 4:00 in the morning. Just as I was thinking this, I heard movement nearby, and Lisbeth turned her eyes in confusion. There was Kirito's back, rubbing his hands in the snow as if searching for something.
"Ah, Kirito?"
Kirito turned around and showed his palm to Lisbeth. This is a gesture that takes the place of a greeting.
"What are you doing digging in the snow?"
"I was just looking for something to do. How were you, by the way? Did you sleep well?"
Lisbeth turned her attention to the sleeping bag wrapped around her body. Think about it, what is this? It's definitely a sleeping bag, but I've never seen anything like it before, and I don't remember using it.
"Is this a sleeping bag? Do I sleep in this?"
"That's how I slept at first, but I woke up in the middle of my sleep and felt very cold. I have a sleeping bag with cold protection function, so I slept in it so as not to wake you up. It's warm, good, you sleep Yet?"? "
Lisbeth listened to Kirito's explanation without thinking, but when she realized something, her face turned red in surprise. Kirito said that he had prepared sleeping bags when he went to bed, but he did not say that he had prepared two. He also said that he had to be careful not to wake himself up.
From this, all I could think of was that before I knew it, Kirito and I were sleeping together. Proving this, this sleeping bag is large enough for two people to sleep comfortably.
(I slept with Kirito?)
"I have never slept in the same bed with another person, let alone slept in the same bed with a man." However, from last night to this morning, I did sleep with Kirito. Lisbeth held her face in her hands and lowered her head, thinking that Kirito, who she had spent the night with, fell asleep on the bed. I could feel my face burning like fire.
But immediately, Kirito made a loud noise.
"Oh, I knew it was there!"
Lisbeth raised her head and turned her gaze to Kirito. Unknowingly, something like a pale crystal appeared on Kirito's hand, and he made a movement that made him glad that he was able to find it safely.
"what is that?"
Kirito turned to Lisbeth and threw the crystal-like object in his hand at Lisbeth like a special potion. When I received the vial exactly the same way I received it, I looked closer and a project window appeared. I had an idea.
"Is this the ore you are looking for!? But why is it here?"
Kirito walked over to Lisbeth and sat down.
"Maybe it came out of the dragon's belly."
"Did it come from that dragon? Ah, yes, according to the intelligence, that's the case. But, didn't it drop after defeating that dragon?"
Kirito shook his head.
"It is indeed possible, but if it is stored in his body, I think the only way is to knock him down. I should be able to take any of the following methods: "leave" or "leave". Then this pit here must be the dragon's nest Yes. I thought it might be possible, so I looked for it and tried it. It was as expected.
Lisbeth nodded. I heard that the material Kirito wanted to make this sword from was the special ore formed in the body of the crystal dragon. And Kirito said it was a special ore that came out of the belly of a dragon, so there was no doubt that this was the target.
"It's true, but what is it?"
"What?"
"No, that's why I'm asking what this guy is. It's a special ore, but it's not just a special ore, isn't it?"
Kirito showed a satisfied expression.
"Ah, that's it. In other words, this is his excrement."
"excretion?"
Hearing this, Lisbeth's face turned pale involuntarily. It came out of the belly of the giant dragon, which probably means that the crystals eaten by the dragon mutated and formed in the belly, and were then excreted. In other words, this is...
“So that’s it”
"Ah, the identity of that ore is him."
"You can say it!!"
Lisbeth was about to let go of the dragon dung tablet, but if she lost it, there would be no need to run so far, so she recovered. Still, the thought of it coming out of that dragon's belly made me want to let it go or rather, I wanted to throw it somewhere, but somehow I managed to hold it down and It's thrown into the item window.
"Then, the ore acquisition mission is temporarily completed."
Just as she was about to speak, Lisbeth suddenly realized something. The dragon's dung is here, the dragon's lair. And according to the intelligence, I heard that dragons are nocturnal. The time now is exactly the time of sunrise. It’s not surprising that the dragon is back!
"not good!"
"What?"
"What's wrong! This is the dragon's lair, right?! The dragon is a nocturnal animal. It's morning now, so it's not surprising for him to come back!"
"ah"
Kirito suddenly fell silent, and Lisbeth, who continued to panic, looked up at the sky. A black shadow was born in the white space that was cut into a circle, and it grew bigger and bigger. I could see its two wings and a long tail with claws on it. For a moment, I thought it was Lilan, but with its pale, shiny rough shell and crystal horns, I realized it wasn't Lilan, but a crystal dragon, Lisbeth shouted.
"we are coming--!!"
As if in response to Lisbeth's scream, the crystal dragon screamed and threw itself at the two people on the ground. Immediately afterwards, Kirito made an expression as if he had thought of something, and immediately hugged Lisbeth. Before Lisbeth could say anything, Kirito pulled out his sword and swung it, raising the surrounding snow and creating a smoke screen.
The next moment, a crystal dragon pounced on him, but Kirito passed between its claws and fingers and landed on the wall, just like when he tried to escape yesterday, running up the wall.
Just when Lisbeth wondered if Kirito was planning to run up the wall again to escape, Kirito kicked up the wall with both feet, flew into the air, and then landed on the back of the crystal dragon. Then he stabbed his sword deeply into Jinglong's back. Jinglong had lost its target and was full of gaps. Jinglong screamed at the sudden pain in his back, spread his wings, and began to fly.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu""
"It's not you, it's Ren Longyi! Liz, hold on tight!"
Lisbeth leaned against Kirito blankly. A roar of breaking wind rang in his ears, and his eyes suddenly became brighter, and were eventually dyed white.
When I endured the blinding whiteness and opened my eyes, Lisbeth had flown into the air without even realizing it. Kirito also pulled out his sword from the dragon's back and flew up as well. The look on his face was one of accomplishment, like things were going well.
Lisbeth turned her attention to her surroundings. Under my feet is the panoramic view of the 51st floor. Cylindrical towers, snowy mountains, snowfields, snowy mountain villages, towns and mazes. Everything on the fifty-first floor stretched as far as the eye could see, shining beautifully under the light of the just-rising sun.
"Whoa whoa whoa!"
Just as she was concentrating on admiring the beautiful scenery, Kirito's hand came into her field of vision, and Lisbeth suddenly came back to reality. Kirito smiled and held out his hand. Lisbeth immediately came back to her senses as she held the outstretched hand with both hands and felt the warmth.
"This world is beautiful." This world turns out to be so beautiful. If I hadn't met Kirito yesterday, I wouldn't know how beautiful and warm this world is. Lisbeth burst out laughing as her gratitude towards Kirito continued to grow and finally overflowed from her heart.
"Kirito——!"
Kirito replied that maybe he couldn't hear clearly because of the storm.
"What-?"
"I——, about Kirito——, I like you——!!!"
“What the hell——!? I can’t hear clearly——!!”
“Everything————is!!!”
Lisbeth quickly approached Kirito, hugged Kirito's body, and laughed loudly. Then, when Lisbeth stopped laughing, Kirito said as if he thought of something again.
"Hey Liz, don't you want to enjoy the view again!?"
"Uh, can you do that?"
"Oh, I can do it! I can make a lot of noise!"
After finishing speaking, Kirito took a deep breath and then exhaled sharply into the air.
“Rerun——————————————!!!”
Lisbeth was stunned for a moment when she heard the voice coming from deep inside Kirito's body, but she immediately realized that it was an order to Kirito's partner Liran, and she looked around. As I turned my gaze toward the bright sun, I saw something flying at incredible speeds, light on my back. It has a white shell and platinum fur, a face that resembles the outline of a wolf, long golden hair like human hair on its head, and a sword-shaped horn growing out of its forehead. Lisbeth's eyes lit up when she noticed a dragon with white wings walking towards her.
"Lilan is here to pick me up!!"
Immediately afterwards, Kirito firmly grasped Lisbeth's body and suddenly began to fall. But at that moment, Kirito landed on something and straddled it, while Lisbeth landed on Kirito's back. Lisbeth lowered her head and felt the other creature's muscles pulsing beneath her. It was a mane that shone with golden light. Looking out from Kirito's shoulder in front, you could see a large sword gleaming in the light and a head of long golden hair.
It didn't take long for Lisbeth to realize that it belonged to Kirito's partner Lilan. When she realized this, Lisbeth felt excited inside. Now I'm riding on Lilan's back!
"Don't keep me waiting, run again!"
"I didn't expect you to come out of the cave with that dragon. What are you going to do if I don't accept it? If you fall from such a high place, not a drop will fall this time.
"No, no, it was because of an incident. It was an incident where you jumped out on that dragon.
Just after Lisbeth was convinced that this was the case, Lilan sighed.
"Well, I'm grateful that you guys are able to live normally. At one point I wondered what was going on and looked around the hole.
That’s because I move around. I couldn't even go home by myself.
"I'm sorry for worrying about me."
Kirito smiled and turned his gaze to the sky ahead.
"Replay, it's quick, but there's something I want you to do."
"What"
"This is flying! Fly around the fifty-first floor until I agree! I rarely ride you except in battles."
Lilan made a sound, as if he was surprised.
"Put it on when you go out and ask for it early. Isn't it like flying in the sky? It doesn't matter. Hold on tight
Kirito turned around and shouted to Lisbeth who was holding her back.
"Liz, do you hear me? Hold on tight, don't get thrown off!"
Lisbeth put her hand on Kirito's chest and nodded.
"I know! Come on Kirito, Lilan!"
Seeing Lisbeth's smile, Kirito turned around with a smile. Kirito sighed while dyeing his body with the morning glow.
"Let's run again! The 51st floor flight journey has begun!"
As if in response to Kirito's instructions, Lilan roared high in the sky and started flying on the 51st floor with the two of them. Not seeing Kirito, Lisbeth's heart was filled with excitement, and the smile on her face became even brighter.
After about 15 minutes of flight, the two landed on the 51st floor on the outskirts of the city, went straight to the portal, returned to Lindes City, and headed straight to the Lizbeth Arms Store.
Along the way, Kirito said: "There will be no more meaningless killings of Crystal Dragon. I think he will be at peace." I felt a strange persuasiveness from this sentence. When Lisbeth and Kirito flew together in the sky on Lilane's back, Lisbeth realized that everything in this world was not just a massive amount of data, but real life. That’s why I can agree with Kirito’s words.
When I returned to Lizbeth's arms store, the store manager NPC I set up before leaving the store shouted to me, "Welcome home." The resulting microcrystalline ingot was heated in the kiln, ready for processing. Then, taking out the hammer for processing, Lisbeth took a stance, but immediately swallowed her saliva.
The weapons crafted in this game are said to be completely random. Some blacksmiths explain that the number, frequency, and rhythm of hammer blows can make a weapon better or worse, but Lisbeth doesn't believe this. Therefore, even if he hits this hard-won ore, it does not mean that what Kirito really wants will come true. Lisbeth's mind was filled with worries about what would happen if Kirito didn't get what he wanted after putting on all this, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
“This ore is a very good material.
Kirito immediately summoned a piece of cloth like a handkerchief, came to Lisbeth, and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. Kirito said with a smile, surprised that Lisbeth suddenly wiped away her sweat.
"It's a troublesome system, but it's a suitable task and you can take it an infinite number of times, and if you can't do it, you can take it again."
The moment Kirito finished speaking these words, Lisbeth felt that the misty uneasiness that filled her heart suddenly solidified, and she felt that her roots were collapsing and collapsing. At the same time, the warmth I felt when talking to Kirito revived in my heart.
"Kirito showed me how beautiful this world is." And he still believes in me.
"Until now, I had never thought about being friends with a male player. Because I thought if that were the case, I might fall in love one day." All love in this world is false.
But from the beginning, it was all because of my misunderstanding. There is no falsehood in this world, everything is true, everything is real. The night I spent with Kirito, the warmth I felt at that time, the beauty of the world I felt this morning, and the feelings for Kirito that surged in my heart were all real facts. That's all.
"When we have the right sword, let's confess everything to Kirito." And if you pour this thought into this metal with a hammer, you will be able to create a strong sword. Driven by such thoughts, Lisbeth took a slow, deep breath and held the hammer with both hands.
Then, he hit the red ingot hard.
"Forge a strong sword!"
"Give me my heart!"
"Delivery!"Delivery! ! deliver! ! !
With this thought in mind, Lisbeth continued to hit the gold ingot with a familiar hammer at a certain frequency. When the number of strikes reached about fifteen times, the Yuanbao crushed by the strikes was shrouded in red light and turned into a one-handed sword in the blink of an eye. Kirito and Lilan's eyes widened when they saw the sword-shaped ore.
"oh..."
"The sword is ready"
Then the two of them murmured, and the red light burst suddenly, and the object wrapped in the light showed its original shape to everyone present. What emerged from the light was a gorgeous light green, almost white sword with a strange shape and a slightly larger tip.
"complete"
Lisbeth immediately clicked on the sword and called up the detailed information window for confirmation. Category One-Handed Sword One-handed sword, the correct name is "Dark Repulsor that Expels Darkness". These numbers are very close to Kirito's "Elucidator". This is the most powerful sword I have ever made. Of course, it is much more powerful than the sword I was so proud of yesterday that broke because it could not withstand Liran's attack.
"The name is Dark Repulser, which means the sword that expels darkness. This sword is not in the informant's information, so this is the first time this sword has been created. Please try it."
Kirito grabbed the hilt of the sword without saying a word and stared at the blade. Although it was very weak, the blade was like a mirror, and one could see Kirito's face and Lilane's face on his shoulder. Kirito then separated from Lisbeth and swung the sword vigorously several times, showing off his skills. After repeating the action of testing the sword again, Kirito finally stopped, holding the sword, and turned to Lisbeth with a smile.
"Much heavier than the previous sword, and very easy to use. It's a good sword. No, it's the best sword, Liz."
Hearing this, Lisbeth happily wanted to raise her voice, but immediately swallowed it. Kirito said this is the best sword, which means my wish came true. In other words, now is the time to tell Kirito how he feels.
"Although I have said it, Kirito is not listening." That's why now is the time to speak out, but the words are not spoken well.
"Well, since we made so many swords, we have to pay for it. How much, Liz?"
Lisbeth shook her head at Kirito who was in a good mood.
"I don't need money"
"Huh? Why?"
"You know, Kirito."
Kirito tilted his head towards Lisbeth who suddenly cowered. Before Kirito could speak, Lisbeth continued.
"In exchange, I want you to make me your very own Smith."
Kirito: "Huh?" Then Lilan opened her eyes wide, "What?" Lisbeth continued desperately.
"After the arrest, come here and let me maintain the equipment. From now on, it will be like this every day."
Lisbeth felt her cheeks feel hot and her heart beating in her ears. For a moment, I wondered if my body was in a similar state in the real world. Perhaps Lisbeth understood what she wanted to say, Kirito's usually gentle expression became a little surprised, and instantly turned light red.
"That is..."
Lisbeth took a deep breath so as not to let Kirito hear, and tried to speak.
"Kirito, it's me, it's me——"
That was the moment when Lisbeth gathered everything in her heart and tried to pass it on to Kirito. Suddenly the workshop door opened,
"Liz, I'm worried-!!"
Something flew out of the door with great force and hugged Lisbeth as if it was about to crash into her body. For a moment, Lisbeth's expression looked like she didn't know what was going on, but seeing her beautiful long chestnut hair, she immediately realized that the person hugging her was Asuna.
"Ah, Asuna"
Asuna raised her head and spoke forcefully to the stunned Lisbeth.
"The news hasn't arrived yet, the store hasn't closed yet, and the map can't track you. Where have you been! Let's go to the Black Iron Palace to have a look!?"
"I'm sorry, Asuna, who are you?"
Then, a girl's voice different from Asuna's came from outside the door.
"Found you, Lisbeth!"
Lisbeth seemed to be attracted by the sound and turned her head in that direction. There was Shino, who had become friends with him just the day before. Like Asuna, she had a look of relief on her face when she finally found us.
Before Lisbeth could call her name, Shino ran down the stairs and stood next to Asuna.
"Asuna and I went to find her. When I returned to the store, it was closed, and I sent her a message and there was no response. What on earth are you doing?"
"Ah, I'm trapped in a dungeon."
Asuna put her hand on Lisbeth's shoulder in surprise.
"In the dungeon? Is Liz going to the dungeon alone?"
"No, I went with someone else."
After Sinon said "Yes", a worried expression appeared on her face.
"Actually, the people I live with are in the same situation as Lisbeth. I can't reply to messages, I can't follow the map Hey, you know what?"
Lisbeth was slightly startled, she pointed at Kirito in the blind spot between the two of them and said.
When their eyes turned to Kirito, Asuna's mouth and eyes were open, her body stiffened slightly, and Sinon blinked several times. And almost at the same time, they also raised their voices.
