Even at breakfast there was a lot of commotion from the kids.
Corn soup, salad, bread and other meals were all prepared by Alice and other nurses, as well as Asuna and Shino who acted as substitutes. They were unexpectedly delicious. The children quickly finished their portions and began to Fighting for food. Leftovers.
There are many ways to win, such as rock-paper-scissors or spin. We ate in the corner while staring blankly at the children.
"This is amazing..."
“It should be lively.
When Alice brought the coffee to her mouth, Sasha turned to Shino and Yui beside her.
"How's Xiaoyu doing?"
Shino and I turned our attention to Yui. Yui was eating the bread that was handed to her, it looked really delicious and she was so energetic that she couldn't believe she was sick yesterday. And Lilan was eating bread and drinking soup like a human next to Asuna, looking completely restored to her original appearance.
\"Thanks to letting him sleep overnight, it seems that he has recovered. Thank you Miss Sasha and Teacher Alice for your cooperation.\"
"Hey, thank you very much. Thanks to your help, I can feed the children more delicious food than usual. Although it is in the game, the hunger and taste are different from those in real life. Because No
After hearing this sentence, I felt that Alice and we are the same person. We feel that this world is another reality that we live in, but this person is also a person living in this world. This makes sense to me.
\"Speaking of which, Asuna and Shino, you both know what a nurse is.
Asuna and Shino looked surprised, but immediately smiled bitterly.
\"I'm sorry, Teacher Alice.
\"I will spend this time with Kirito and Yui, but it is a bit impossible to communicate with all the children here\"
Sasha is surprised by Asuna's appearance.
\"Uh, is Asuna-san a member of the arrest team?\"
"Uh, okay"
Alice brought the bread to her mouth, took a bite, swallowed it and said.
\"I thought that was it. Asuna seems to be strong in some aspects, and she is also good at managing children, so I can see that she has accumulated appropriate experience somewhere. I didn't expect you to be that person. \"The vice president of a large capture guild.
Asuna lowered her head slightly, but Sasha immediately turned around to face us.
\"What are Kirito-san and Shino-san going to do? Do you have houses somewhere?\"
"Yes, I have a house on the 22nd floor, so I want to live there with the four of us."
Sasha tilted her head.
"Really? Four people? Is there anyone else besides you?"
"Come to think of it, I didn't tell Sasha and Alice about the rerun." Even if I did, Lelan probably wouldn't have made her "voice" to Sasha and Alice, so I don't think they'd take them as Humanity.
\"It's the little dragon over there. Asuna took him with her, but he used to be my partner. So including him, we are a family of four.\"
Asuna's face went blank.
"Huh? A family of four? What do you mean?"
\"Ah, Asuna doesn't know that Shino and I are already married.\" In short, let me teach you this - this is what I think. Just when I was about to talk about my relationship with Shino, Shi Nai suddenly caught me. Just when I was surprised by what happened, Shino whispered.
"Don't tell me you're married!"
"Uh, why?"
"Stop talking! It will cause a scene."
oops. Speaking of which, Shino doesn't like to talk about her relationship with me in public, nor does she like to make it obvious to others.
Lisbeth's face turned red, she fainted in pain, and almost repeated it again.
"I've been discovered, I've been discovered"
\"I turned to face Asuna.\"
"You see, we live under the same roof, so we are like a family, and Yui seems to want a family, so we form a family of four. We can't be related by blood. But
Asuna said "Of course" with a satisfied expression. Somehow they didn't seem to realize we were married. This way I can get rid of Shino's pain.
“A family of four under one roof?
At this point, Alice was about to put the coffee in her mouth when she suddenly stopped and turned her face towards the front door.
Alice's sudden move surprised us.
"Alice, what's wrong?"
\"When players other than children and child care teachers come to the church, the bell item in the pocket will ring. Now, the bell is ringing.\"
"Is there such a thing?" But no sound was heard. I wonder if this is an item that Alice discovered but hasn't found yet. Children and players outside the nursery have arrived and are taking over the town.
"No way, "Army"!?"
Sasha turned her gaze to Alice. No way, Alice defeated the guy from the army yesterday, is he here to take revenge?
\"Sasha, I have made a request to the children. Asuna, Kirito, Shino, Lilan, and maybe me.\"
"Fight me, okay. Got it."
I immediately stood up from my seat and took the sword of the Expositor, which was no ordinary sword. Next, Asuna also used Lisbeth's special Lambertite, Sinon stood up with a dagger, and Lilan flew up and landed on my shoulder.
The reassuring weight of my partner on my shoulders makes my heart beat faster, but now is not the time.
"Okay, let's go."
We nodded as Alice instructed and headed for the front door without making a sound. The front door was open and I thought the bad scum from the "military" were waiting outside with knives, but what unfolded was a disappointing sight.
——A woman with long hair, a ponytail, and no weapons was waiting at the door. However, their clothes are the same gray green and black as the "Army", so it is immediately obvious that they are related to the "Army".
When the "Army" woman confirmed our presence at the entrance, she quietly moved her mouth.
"Nice to meet you, my name is Uriel."
Asuna warned and shouted.
"You're from the Army, aren't you?"
Uriel nodded quietly. Without hesitation, I turned my face gently towards Alice.
"Yesterday, this lady hit your friend. Are you here to protest?"
Uriel's expression softened slightly and she shook her head.
"No, no, no. Instead, I want to thank you all. Thank you for defeating the [military] gangsters yesterday."
"I was surprised by his unexpected remarks. "I thought you were going to say that you hit my friend, and I didn't expect you to thank me, but I immediately understood why Yuliel said that. I think
Uriel's eyes are not as ugly and dazzling as "Legion" or red players, but as beautiful and clear as a sunny day, with warm light stored in them.
"That's why I've come to make a plea to everyone who has the ability to do this."
We were wary of Uriel, but Alice, who defeated the army yesterday, put her sword back on her waist in an emergency and shouted to us.
\"It seems that this person is not hostile to us. Everyone, put away your weapons. Yuriel, let's listen to the story.\"
With that said, Alice waved for Uriel to come over, and then walked towards the back of the church. We don't quite understand, but as you can see, unlike the rest of the army, Uriel doesn't have the evil eye against us, he's a villain. Li Ran, who was good at identifying good people, did not say nothing, so he decided that Uriel was a good person and followed Alice to the back of the church.
Then, Alice invited Uriel into a slightly larger room like the reception room, sat behind her deskmate, and shouted to Uriel.
"So, what do you want from us?"
Uriel lowered her head first.
"First of all, I want to apologize.
Alice shook her head.
"Look up, it's them who are to blame, not you. I think there's a big difference between you and them. Maybe you and those guys can't be called companions, so may I ask, what is it?"
Uriel raised her head.
"In order to do that, I have to explain things like what's going on with the [military], okay?"
"I don't mind. People around me will be familiar with such stories, but I am just the manager of a small place called here. I rarely leave here, so I don't know anything about this information. Please tell me. ".
Uriel nodded, looked around at us and Alice, and began to explain.
"The army that committed inhumane acts against you yesterday, but the 'army' is not a group of scoundrels who have committed such inhuman acts from the beginning, but an extremely well-organized organization that puts the survival of the players first , action, providing hunting grounds and items. The name of the guild leader at that time was \"
\"You are a thoughtful person. I heard that you were popular as a good guild leader, but I heard that the guild leader was changed recently and the army has started to rot since then.\"
Uriel nodded after listening to my words.
"Originally, the Thinkers did not intend to create what could be called a group of self-righteous rogues as they do now. I just want to share with you that I had no intention of doing such a thing at all." This. "
"I folded my arms." This may have been the case at first, but the size of the army grew day by day, and in the end I am afraid it has developed to a level beyond the reach of thinkers. As a result, the "army" seemed to escape the control of the thinker and began to carry out invisible actions.
"However, the 'army' has become too big for thinkers to handle."
Uriel nodded.
\"Yes. There were constant divisions within the <Army>, and at one time a man who was a thinker appeared. His name was Kibaou.\"
"I was shocked by the name." Mubo said of U, who was the one who plunged the place into chaos because of his unreasonable criticism of Diabell on the first floor. Because of him, the party that had worked so hard to come together split apart, forming the Holy Dragon United Faction and the Aincrad Liberation Army Faction.
\"Kibaou, of course, he might eventually do something like that.\"
"The Kibao faction grew in power and began to monopolize efficient hunting grounds, collect taxes and other extortion and other violent acts. In order to calm the situation, Kibao sent his best players to the front lines. This happened a few days ago."
Of course, after this game became a death game, in order to become stronger and easier to conquer, in order to survive, it became very valuable to be able to level the hunting grounds efficiently. However, it is absolutely not possible to monopolize it, and it is also something that other mmoRpGs should try not to do.
"There is still a boss battle." It was probably the latest boss battle. Asuna and Diabell were absent, and Heathcliff attacked. The leader was more powerful than I thought, but Heathcliff managed to deal with it with his own strength and leadership. However, there is no information that any other guilds besides the Bloody Knights are at war with him.
\"So, what happened? Where are Kibaou's subordinates.\"
Facing Shino's question, Yuriel gently covered her face with one hand.
"We were completely wiped out by the boss' attack and were forced to withdraw from the Blood Knights, as if to force the boss of the Blood Knights to continue fighting. Kibaou was strongly condemned and almost expelled from the guild, but was forced into a corner. , implemented a tough plan by trapping Zink, who was about to regain his leadership position."
Uriel clenched her fists and gritted her teeth.
"I left the pendant deep in the dungeon."
Uriel's words surprised everyone.
Abandoning players deep in a dungeon is a good pK, forcing the monsters deep in the dungeon to beat up the player who left them behind. However, this is something that can be prevented as long as there is a teleportation crystal - but.
"What happened to the transfer crystal? Don't you have it?"
Uriel nodded.
"Kibaou invited the Thinker to talk with his bare hands. This happened three days ago."
Asuna raised her voice in surprise.
"Three days deep in the dungeon!? What did Mr. Zink do?"
"When I checked the Monument of Life, there was no horizontal line through the name, so it looked like it was still alive. I don't think so."
Uriel closed her eyes.
"If Chairman Thinker doesn't come back like this, everything will be Kibaou's fault, and the violence that follows will happen again. Everything is my responsibility as a lieutenant. The rank is too high, and I can't do anything." It's me. It's my own business, and with Kibaou watching, I can't count on the help of the 'army'. "
The current military is like the criminal organization Kibaou created, and it's likely that no one will listen to Yuriel's story or cooperate with him. Perhaps it would be a good idea to treat the well-intentioned Uriel as an enemy, let her suffer the same fate as the Thinker, and try to kill her.
"In the meantime, there are rumors in the strategy group recently that a player with a powerful dragon appeared on the first floor, and a group of players who continued to fight with him. I heard about it, and I know about it." There is a player here. ask. "
"The player with the powerful dragon is me, and the dragon is Lilan." Indeed, up to now, I have been fighting non-stop, using my own power, Lilann's power, and the combined power of the human and dragon to repel Monsters and bosses pave the way. Now, it's like I'm called the ace of the Dragon Clan's capture team.
Normally you might feel happy about it, but I felt a little unhappy because I felt like I was just being used for stratagem.
Uriel stood up from her seat and bowed to me.
\"Please Kirito-san and Ryuu-san who is with Kirito-san. Please come with me to rescue Xinke.\"
"I'm surprised."
Indeed, I have wanted to talk to thinkers for a long time, and I am curious why the military is in such a state when it says there are thinkers. So I have a feeling that I want to help thinker, but Yuriel might be lying. Just because Lelan didn't say anything doesn't mean she was telling the truth.
Just as I was about to answer, Shino spoke.
\"I am the player who works side by side with Kirito. If we can do something, we are willing to lend you our power, but we need evidence. That story is true——\"
"I know very well that I made an unreasonable request, but when I think about what he is doing now, I feel like I am going crazy!"
