"Well, sure enough, the atmosphere here is very good, just like a shopping mall in the real world."
"Right now, I'm on the twentieth floor in the city center." Shino, Yui, Alice, Leafa, Lisbeth, and Silica were also around, and Bina was sitting on Silica's shoulders. Observing the surroundings with interest.
And there are countless people around us who are noisy, not busy, and peaceful.
\"I never thought I could come to a place like SAo's shopping mall.\"
Silica said in a good mood.
As for why this happened, first of all, Shino, Leafa, and Yui once told me that I immediately ran to the 73rd floor, and asked me to take a vacation and stop capturing declarations.
Until now, I have been fighting to stop Lilan's rampage, and I was so worried about everyone that I decided to take a vacation.
Since Norirun week started, I wanted to stay at home on the 22nd floor and relax with my family for a while, so I told Shino and Yui, but one day Alice suddenly sent me an email and suggested, "This It’s a waste to take a break during the holidays, why not go shopping in the city on the 20th floor?”
\"Kirito-kun, what about you? The shopping street on the 20th floor will definitely make you excited.\"
Indeed, I was resting when Shino and Yui went shopping, so I almost never went to the shopping street on the 20th floor. So, when I heard from Shino, who has been there several times, that it was very similar to a shopping mall in the real world, I was very interested.
The atmosphere in the mall is a bit like a dungeon, maybe a place I wouldn't mind going to in the real world. So, I agreed to Alice's request and took Shino and Yui to the city on the 20th floor.
The 20-story city has the appearance of a fortified city, with the entire city housed within a castle - exactly what a Tokyo shopping mall would look like in the real world. paddy.
When I first started touring, I wasn’t very interested in the street view, so I continued walking without paying attention. I found that the street view was like a replica of a shopping mall. When I thought of this, I was very excited. So far, it’s okay. Reproduce it. But it soon turned into a surprise.
When I came to the plaza of the 20th floor shopping district, I found Alice just like in the email, but Lisbeth and Silica were also near Alice.
I just remember contacting Elise, so when I asked him why Liz and Silica were there, he responded, "I thought it would be better to play with a lot of people, so I sent you an e-mail Email." I replied from the side.
The two also said that Shino asked them to come here, but maybe they were happy to be able to shop in a group, so their eyes were shining.
But surprisingly, neither Asuna nor Yuuki were there. If you go shopping with a lot of people, and I heard that most of them are girls, Asuna and Yuuki will be the first ones to appear, but no matter where you look, you can't find them.
When I asked Shino why the two of them were away, she replied: "For some reason, I wanted to rest with you."
Asuna and Yuuki have also been fighting, and Asuna is in a state where Lilan is nearby, so he may have decided to rest at home to spend some meaningful time with Lilan.
“So the six of us ended up going shopping together.”
\"It's a pity that Asuna and Yuki didn't come. Those children seem to like shopping very much.\"
“Asuna and Lilan are together, so I want to make the most of this time.
Lisbeth began to look around, with a somewhat confident expression on her face. After all, Lisbeth’s true intention must be to come to such a place with her best friend Asuna.
"Well I'm fine with you coming with me."
I felt as if Lisbeth had scolded me, so I called out to Lisbeth again.
"Did you say something?"
Lisbeth suddenly showed a surprised expression, turned to face me, and shook her head.
"I-I'm nothing special. Seeing how good you are, just carry your luggage while we go shopping!"
"Yes, I traveled thousands of miles to get here, but I was the one who carried the luggage!"
"Of course! You are the strongest guy."
"Indeed, I am Yui, the person with the highest muscle strength." So, it's not that I don't understand what Lisbeth said, it's just that even though it's already the long-awaited vacation, she asked me to move my luggage. A bit unconvincing.
Thinking of this, Alice was about to retort the next moment, but she smiled bitterly.
\"Come on, Liz, don't use violence, Kirito-kun. Kirito-kun has been fighting until yesterday, defeating more than ten bosses in a month.\"
"Yeah, you defeated 10 bosses in a month!?"
Following Lisbeth, Silica also showed a surprised expression.
\"Uh! Last month, I thought the floor occupation was progressing extremely fast, but is this also the fault of Kirito-san!?\"
"Ah," I replied. Last month, I began to consider joining forces with Lilan more strongly to actively participate in boss battles and use my own strength.
Only then did I realize that, as Liran said, even if the first slot of my Human-Dragon was full, it would rush into the second slot and turn into the form that Liran had when she was furious, with a sword growing out of his body. Come out and start fighting. What's more, unlike back then, Lelan was fully conscious, so he was able to communicate and fight with me.
In this form, Ruiluen is even more powerful than before, able to withstand any boss attack and instantly launch a high-intensity attack.
However, on the other hand, the effect time of the Human Dragon Ghost released after charging for the second time is shorter than that of the Human Dragon Ghost released after the first charge, and re-running will return to its original state. It takes about twenty seconds to form, but even so, twenty seconds is enough for the wild monsters here to become huge and kick away the newly strengthened boss monster.
When a strengthened human dragon is released, unless it is as terrifyingly powerful as a quarter-point boss, it may be weakened in the blink of an eye.
Just like the Beastmaster on the 60th floor, the boss no longer appears at all after the 60th floor. The boss that comes is like an enlarged and strengthened monster here. If I can throw it, I will run up and rise to the current 73rd floor in one fell swoop.
Well, originally, Asuna, Yuuki, Leafa, Diaber, Klein, and Egil all fought desperately, and their strength was even stronger than when they fought on the sixtieth floor. Even Dia Bell and Asuna's command skills have also improved. Progress has been made. I progressed further and led the capture team to challenge the boss.
The formations and tactics instructed by these two people were all calculated through unprecedented calculations. I was not timid in fighting any boss and was not killed. I successfully climbed to the 73rd floor. So I can say that it was not just Lilan and I who were able to reach the 73rd floor, but it was because of everyone’s hard work.
"No, no, we have reached this point because everyone worked together to fight. Everyone says it is because of the strength of Lilan and I, but in fact it is everyone's hard work. It is difficult to break through with Lilan's strength alone. "
Leafa lined up next to me.
"But I think everyone is very supportive of my brother. Everyone said that fighting with him feels much better. He is no longer afraid of the boss and can fight calmly. After all, he is everyone's hope. That's right."
"There is no such thing, it's just that no one realizes it. Maybe Lilan said the same thing."
At this time, I realized that Lisbeth was scolding me again, and I turned my face to him.
\"Although Kirito fights desperately, I\"
"Liz, what's wrong?"
Just when I thought he wouldn't say anything more, Liz jumped in front of me, blocking my way.
\"Kirito, I want to fight too.\"
"Uh, what's that, from bush to stick?"
\"I will also fight you while making weapons. I will also be on the front line——\"
\"Ah, it hurts so much, Teacher Alice, Shino, Liz————!!!\"
There was a sudden voice from behind, Lisbeth stopped talking, and we all turned around. There was Asuna and Yuki who were supposed to be on vacation at home, but our eyes immediately widened.
In Asuna's hand, she held a princess-like person. On the other hand, Liran, who usually leaned on Asuna's shoulder, leaned on Yuuki's shoulder.
\"Not Asuna\"
After Shino answered, Asuna rushed towards us with Yuuki and Lilan. Then, all our attention was focused on the person being held by Asuna.
"Isn't this a child?"
In Asuna's arms was a boy with silver hair reaching his shoulders. He was all in white, wearing a white T-shirt, a white hoodie and white shorts. Although he is a boy, he is not as young as us.
"What's the matter, son?"
Asuna replied with an embarrassed look on her face.
"When Lilan and I were flying in the sky on the 61st floor, I heard a sound, and when I walked there, the kid collapsed. We were together the whole time, but he never woke up. I don't know if it was The line is down."
\"Shino and I rolled our eyes.\" What Asuna said just now was very similar to the situation when she found Yui. Maybe this kid follows the same pattern. Just when I wanted to talk to Asuna, Alice spoke first.
\"Y-Yu Bibo!?\"
"Our eyes suddenly focused on Alice." Alice's face showed an expression of extreme surprise that I had never seen before.
\"Alice-san?\"
\"What's the matter, Teacher Alice?\"
Alice did not answer Sinon and I, but walked to Asuna and turned her eyes to the child in her arms.
"Ubibo, it's Yubibo after all!"
\"Uh, what is that Ubibo?\"
Instead of answering Asuna's question, Alice asked instead.
\"Asuna, where did you find this girl?\"
\"Uh, uh, does Ms. Alice on the 61st floor know this girl?\"
"I don't know anything. Anyway, let's take this kid to an inn in the city. We can't just keep going like this."
Alice turned her face towards us and we looked around in stunned silence.
\"Sorry everyone. Asuna and I won't be going shopping. Let's go to the hotel now.\"
"I raised my hand slightly."
"Wait, I'm going too."
Shino and Yui then shouted to Alice.
"I am coming too"
"I want to go with you too."
\"I see, where are Liz and Silica?\"
Lisbeth put her hands on her hips.
\"I'm thinking of going with you. For some reason, Asuna can't seem to cope.\"
Silica also nodded.
"I am coming too.
"Okay. Then everyone, let's change the destination."
With that said, Alice walked towards the hotel with Asuna's child in her arms, and we followed her around the town.
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We rented a room in a decent hotel on the twentieth floor and put the boy Asuna brought to sleep on the bed there.
The boy didn't wake up at all when Asuna was held by Alice again, nor did he regain consciousness when he was put to sleep. He really looks like Yui when we first met.
Asuna was the first to spot such a boy and stroked his head gently.
"Don't wake up, kid"
Silica sat on a chair and muttered to herself, and Asuna shouted to Alice who was standing next to her.
\"Teacher Alice, I have a hunch that you just called this boy's name.\"
"Oh. I called you."
Lisbeth said, leaning against the wall with her arms folded.
"If I remember correctly, you called me Yupibo. Is this child's name Yupibo?"
Alice shook her head and faced me, Shino, and Yui.
\"Kirito, Sinon. Do you remember the mhcp and mhhp we talked about before?\"
"I remember, but"
Asuna, Silica, Lisbeth, Yuuki, and Lilan immediately tilted their heads.
\"mhcp? mhhp? Teacher Alice, what are you talking about?\"
\"Kirito-san, what do you mean?\"
"Abbreviation for something?"
"Emu Eichi pee, Em double Eichi pee?"
Yuiichi The people who knew about mhcp and mhhp were developer Alice, and Sinon and I who heard about it from Alice. Other players do not know this information, and these four people do not know the existence of mhcp and mhhp. The next moment, Sinon seemed to realize something and shouted to Alice.
"You mean, this kid!?"
\"Yes, Shino. As expected of a child with good intuition.\"
I also think that Alice made an expression as if she understood something, and Shino noticed something.
There was only one answer to the fact that Alice suddenly brought up the story of mhcp and mhhp.
\"It's impossible, Alice-san, this child is!\"
\"Well, Kirito-kun seems to have noticed it too. Maybe you are right.\"
Among the five people left behind, Lilan raised her voice.
``What happened? What exactly did you notice?
Alice put her hand on the sleeping boy's forehead and said to the five of me and Shino.
\"Let me introduce you to Kirito-kun, Shino. His true form is "Jupiter.\"
Hearing this sentence, we opened our eyes and were speechless.
mhhp, Alice was originally created to take care of the player's mind, but it is said to be the great invention of this century. It evolved by integrating information from the computer and Internet worlds and became a living organism. The content of the program is not exaggerated at all.
We couldn't believe this was a boy sleeping in front of us being caressed by Asuna, we couldn't accept it.
\"Huh, really? This kid is Jupiter from mhhp!?\"
"Yes. Without a doubt."
It was only then that Yui, who was sitting on Shino's lap, tilted her head and shouted to Alice.
"Alice-san, why do you know mhcp?
Alice turned to Yui and gently held her hair. There was something sad about that face.
"I understand, you don't know me.
"That, that, Teacher Alice. We don't quite understand either."
\"Ah, yes. I didn't say anything to Asuna and the others. I will try my best to explain it clearly, so please understand it as much as possible.\"
