The words "Congratulations!!" appeared, and through the open door, we came to a small room, where a silver treasure chest that did not require a key was waiting for us. When he opened it, it seemed that it contained valuables. Inside was an old book and an old key. Lisbeth saw this and shouted to me.
"I have an old book and a key. I don't know what it's for."
"Or rather, the key is badly rusted. It may not be usable anymore."
\"Yeah, but I haven't seen materials that can remove rust. Maybe it's a pattern that requires special items.\"
"Even though you got the key, you can't use it right away."
Just as Shino joined the conversation with a disappointed expression, Asuna also turned her attention to the book. Somewhere, an interesting expression appeared on his face.
"I wonder if there are any tips in this book on how to operate the equipment outside."
"Maybe. Well, we'll open it right now."
As I said that, I opened a page of the old book, but then the book turned the page automatically, and finally stopped on its own at a certain distance. Countless letters seemed to be codes, and there was a picture of a human being riding on a tablet that looked like a Rubik's Cube. The appearance of languages other than Japanese made Silica, who was reading a book, look embarrassed.
"Is this some kind of code? I can't understand it."
“Of course I can’t read this.
"I think the letters are ancient.
Shino, who had been looking at the key, turned her eyes to the book and focused on the characters and the composition of the magic circle.
\"The painting is a magic circle I wonder. Or maybe it's a tablet. There's a person on it.\"
"Is this magic circle, or rather, the wooden board, that device? In other words, that device is definitely used to levitate people.
As Lelan speculated, the purpose of the device was to levitate people. Maybe I can use that device to get to the floating island, but I don't know how to move it. Maybe if I could successfully read this ancient text I could learn a lot about that device, but unfortunately there is no object or person here that can do that.
While he was thinking about what to do, Kaim next to Yuuki showed an expression that seemed to realize something. There, Leafa, who was also an elf, reacted.
\"Oh, think about it, if it were Ani\"
\"Anie? Are you talking about Sakuya?\"
"Yeah, it seems that she got an item that can decipher the ancient characters, so if you ask her, I think you should be able to understand the ancient characters."
\"That's it! Then the destination has been decided. Let's go meet Sakuya-san.\"
"Getting hints from Kem was unexpected, but now I know the path I should aim for." That's what I thought, and just when I was about to call everyone, the voice I heard at the entrance rang out in the huge room. , we turned our heads unconsciously.
Klein is running towards us. He had a huge smile on his face.
"Hey guys! Looks like you got what you wanted!"
"Oh, I don't know. You disappeared suddenly. What happened?"
"No, I was looking for something too, and then I heard that the thing I was looking for was here. No no, just like the rumors said!"
"What did you find that makes you look happy?"
Sinon shouted, and Klein called up the props window and operated it. He summoned an object in the palm of his hand and showed it to us. It was a beautiful white-purple flower. However, everyone did not expect that something like this would pop out of Klein's arms, and they were all dumbfounded. Filia among them also opened her mouth.
"Is this a flower?"
"That's right! "Tongtuhua"!"
"Tongtu flower" seems to be the name of this flower. However, just looking at it, I couldn't understand the purpose of this item, and I couldn't help but tilt my head, but Shino reacted immediately.
"Hey! ALo also has this kind of thing. Besides, tontu is also very interesting."
\"What, do you know Shino?\"
"Yes, tontu is a Nordic forest elf. Originally ALo itself was inspired by the Celtic world and Norse mythology, so this kind of item appeared. Especially the Svart area has such a theme. I feel it is a reference to monsters. A strong expression." Design and setting. "
\"I see. I thought there were some kind of weird rules for monsters and stuff like that.\"
"Yes, from now on, there will be bosses themed after the gods of Norse mythology. I can imagine the God of the Earth, Frost Giants, and all kinds of things. I'm kind of looking forward to it."
"Yeah! I'm excited just thinking about it!" Shino had read various books in the real world, so she knew a lot about myths and legends. So when you want to know about myths and traditions, you can ask Shino and she will explain it in a very easy to understand way. And in fact, she probably likes to talk about this. Shino seems to be very happy when talking like this.
However, Shino seems to be unable to read at high speed, and was only able to read at high speed until recently. There was a time when I really thought about why I couldn't do it, but now is not the time to think about those things.
Then Sinon turned to face Klein.
"So, Tongtu is said to be a fairy who brings happiness, but Klein is looking for it. Have you sneaked into the ruins?"
\"Is this your purpose!?\"
"I'm not a fan!
"Yes.
After saying that, I left the ruins with everyone except Klein. Have you sneaked into the ruins? "
\"Hey! This flower is a super rare thing, called the phantom flower! I want to give it to Xiaoqi as a gift!\"
We were all surprised by what Klein said. Klein's purpose is to find a gift for Xiao Qi. I thought there were nobler reasons, but when I got here with this guy, he was dogmatic about finding a gift for Seven.
\"Is this your purpose!?\"
"What's wrong, Klein is a fan of Xiao Qi?"
As soon as Lisbeth reacted, Klein turned around. I was surprised by how serious his expression was.
"I'm not a fan!
"Cluster? If I remember correctly, it's a cluster in Internet terms."
Hearing Strea's words, I nodded. Of course, cluster is the Internet term for cluster, and there are many clusters around the flower. Generally speaking, a cluster of sevens may be a cluster of sevens gathered together to form a flower.
"You mean, I understand that there is a spiritual connection with the object of admiration."
"That's right! There will be problems if Xiaoqi doesn't mix with ordinary idols!"
"Wow Xiaoqi!" I will continue to love you! ! "
Everyone's eyes were focused on Klein who suddenly shouted. There is no doubt that Klein has been fascinated by "Xiao Qi". Seeing Klein like this, Asuna showed an angry and troubled expression.
"Ah, no I'm totally addicted, hmm."
"Yes.
After saying that, I left the ruins with everyone except Klein.
Deciding where we wanted to go, we left the ruins and flew over the grassland again. To be honest, if I use the teleport crystal, I can return to the city instantly, but since the teleport crystal itself is a very valuable item, I am reluctant to use it. That's why we chose to walk and fly back.
Perhaps because of being in the damp ruins for a long time, the wind has a huge sense of liberation and exhilaration. We were bathed in it and flying in the sky with a limited height, but at this time, Philia, who had black wings like me, lined up next to me and shouted to me.
\"Ah, by the way, Kirito. Do you know?\"
"I don't know. What is that?"
"It's about Tsuji Duelist."
\"Tsuji Duelist?\"
According to Filia, there have been recent cases where some players suddenly appear before other players on the field and start dueling in the same way. He's just an annoying player if that's all, but he's also a very skilled player and no one has been able to beat him so far.
A duelist with the ability to suddenly initiate a duel and overwhelm players. This kind of thing reminds me of Tsuji Kiri who appears in old stories and ancient dramas. No, I guess that's why I'm called "Tsuji Duelist."
\"Is there such a person as Tsuji Duelist?\"
\"Yes. Recently, there has been a lot of exchange of information between insiders, such as predicting the movements of Tsuji duelists and what kind of players will be targeted. I would like to challenge players to an indiscriminate duel.\"
"Set up one game after another, right? What's the purpose?"
A Tsuji duelist who cannot even imagine his own goals, means, and appearance. Are they players who are desperately chasing after powerful players such as Eugene and the Emperor, or are they just players who are desperately seeking power? Just as I was trying to imagine what kind of existence she was, standing next to Filia was my partner Lilan, a girl with blond hair, red wings spread out on her back, and platinum wolf ears and tail.
"Filia, is that player a masked elf?"
"Oh, Lilan, how do you know? Has Lilan ever been challenged by a Tsuji duelist?"
"It just hit me." The day before Svart Alfheim was implemented in ALo, Lilan said he encountered an Elf player who wanted to cover his face with a mask. And according to Filia, Duelist Tsuji is also a masked elf player. ——It’s easy to think of the masked elf as a Tsuji duelist.
"In other words, before the implementation, the masked elf Lilan encountered was the Tsuji Duelist?"
"I think so. But why did you show up at Lilan's place?"
"I have no idea.
"My buddy suddenly stopped." Instead, the movement itself had stopped, and I just looked at the sky, where the white clouds were still flowing. The movement was so sudden that everyone stopped at the same time and turned their attention to Lilanne, while Asuna opened her blue wings and approached.
"Lilan, what's wrong?"
Lilann did not respond at all to what her friend Asuna said. If you look closely, you can see that the white-gold wolf ear hairs are standing on end, and the tail is tilted upward. I looked at Silica and Shino. They are both Cait Sith with the same characteristics, but after all, only Lilan has this kind of thing, and he is not a Cait Sith.
"Hey, Lilan, what's wrong?"
"The sign is coming."
"Are you coming? What do you mean by coming?"
The light blue haired girl with the same animal ears and tail - the one I love - Shino asked and was immediately startled and pulled out the sword from the scabbard at her waist. Everyone was surprised by the sudden sword draw, but Lilan stood up and shouted loudly.
"It's coming!!"
Just after Lilan's voice drifted away in the wind, the sky in front of him suddenly lit up. Within a few seconds I noticed that the light was getting stronger and bigger, and I knew this was due to the proximity of the light source.
As Lilan said, something must be approaching - we felt it, we were used to SAo emergencies, so we drew our weapons all at once, but at this moment, the light source was there. It's getting closer. There.
The next moment, the light came in front of me and collided with the crossed swords I raised instantly. I felt a shock, like a heavy object moving at high speed hit me, and I stopped.
The impact made my hands numb and I couldn't open my eyes, but when I opened my eyes, I saw a strange player. However, perhaps due to the strong impact, his vision became blurred and he could not accurately capture his appearance.
"What...!?"
As soon as I said a word, the player left me, and the anxious voices of my companions reached my ears. Immediately afterwards, Shino, who was a little further away from me, walked up to me and stopped me. At that time, my vision improved and I was able to see more clearly.
\"Kirito, are you okay!?\"
"Oh, I'm fine. But"
Sinon and I turned around to face the player in front of us. I couldn't see clearly just now, but now I have grasped the identity of the player in front of me.
A mixture of gold, silver and jade, her hair reaches to her chest, and she wears a white and green long-sleeved kimono. It is difficult to call her a miko uniform or a battle uniform. He doesn't look like an ordinary player. He wears boots that look like witch legs and wears a mask with a jade vein pattern to cover his face - this is the identity of the person who suddenly appeared. Collide with me. In his hand was a strange dagger with a green edge.
"What, who is he?"
A female player whose face has never been seen and whose face cannot be confirmed. If you only look at this characteristic, it matches the characteristics of the mysterious Tsuji Duelist player mentioned by Lilan and Filia, but I don't know if the mask and appearance are the same. So, when I turned around to face Filia next to me, Lilan jumped out between me and the masked player.
\"Kirito, it's this guy! This is the guy who approached me at that time!\"
"Who is that guy!?"
"Oh! No doubt about it! This guy was the one back then!"
Next, Philia, who was about to talk to me, lined up next to me. That sharp gaze was aimed at the masked player in front of Lilan.
\"Filia, that guy is!\"
"Without a doubt, Kirito. That's Tsuji Duelist! You've finally come to us!"
He suddenly came in with his weapon drawn, I thought that might be the case, but that player was a popular Tsuji duelist after all. Of course, wearing something that is unclear whether it is a miko uniform or a combat uniform, wearing a mask, and suddenly attacking yourself can be said to be a set of characteristics that will naturally trigger a conversation.
Then I immediately turned my attention to Duelist Tsuji and confirmed his player name. Race information is displayed near the masked player's face, before the name, which finally appears after it's revealed that he is an elf like Leafa and Cam.
[Harpy]
Maybe after playing the game for a long time, I felt that I could read it in my mind, so I moved my mouth and rotated it to read.
\"Hafia?\"
"You mean Hafia?"
The well-informed Shino reacted to my words. Even Shino, who had never played this game, seemed to understand what the word harpy meant. I turned to Shino, who was looking at Hafia with a slightly surprised and confused expression, and shouted to her.
\"Shino, Hafia.\"
"The harpy is a monster that appears in Greek mythology. It's quite common, isn't it? But you thought you gave yourself a name that you should give a monster"
"I don't see many monsters named Hafia." The reason for this is that monsters with a female upper body, an eagle lower body, and winged hands are often called harpies, not harpies. And that monster called Harpy also exists in SAo, and it also exists in this ALo. I have fought it several times.
However, this player used a name similar to Hubby as his player name. Is this a sign of a ferocious monster?
"What's wrong with you? What's the purpose of the sudden attack on you?"
I called her, waiting for what kind of sound I would hear, but the masked girl with the monster's name on it didn't answer. Normally, it's easy to imagine what kind of expression emerges from behind the mask. A window pops up.
"Happia" VS "Kirito" character. Accept instructions for the duel. Hafia seemed to challenge me to a Tsuji Duel right away.
"I understand, why didn't you suddenly fight me? Why didn't you say something? If you didn't say it, I wouldn't know your purpose."
Hafia didn't seem to answer at all. Just then, when I raised my eyebrows because I didn't seem to know how to speak, Lilan turned around. He had a very serious expression on his face.
\"Don't be like this, Kirito! This guy will kill you!\"
Everyone was shocked by the words coming out of their partner's mouth. Of course, when I was in SAo, if a duel caused a lot of damage, my HP would drop to zero, and I would even die sometimes. But that's because "SAo" is played while wearing a machine called "Nerve Gear," which possesses brain-burning power and is a game of death.
First of all, this ALo is played in Amusphere. Amusphere does not have brain-burning abilities, and it is not a death game. Therefore, failure in a duel does not necessarily lead to death, and one can be resurrected immediately.
However, there were times when Lilan still seemed to feel like he was in SAo, when he mistakenly believed that failure in a duel would lead to death. Even Lilan's AI becomes unable to fight even if their HP is reduced to zero in the game.
"Hey, hey, this is not true. This game is not a death game. Even my husband often says
"No! This, this Hafia, is the Smiling Coffin Raffin Coffin!!"
"Ouch\"Smiling Coffin\"!!?"
The name "Smiling Coffin" came out of my partner's mouth. The guild that once existed in SAo and specialized in murder was a gathering place for murderers and lunatics. When I was in SAo, under the combined effect of various factors, I was completely wiped out by Lilan. So it shouldn't exist in ALo.
Asuna must have had the same idea as me, as she shouted to Lilan with a confused look on her face.
"Run again, what did you say?"
"From him, I feel the same sense of presence as [Smiling Coffin]. He is the same as [Smiling Coffin]!"
“I don’t have the same feeling as [Smiling Coffin].”
Talking about the characteristics of Hafia, they just cover their faces and carry weapons. Or maybe I just couldn't tell because my eyes were covered. However, since Lilan is highly sensitive to the presence of people, especially evil people, and will not lie, the possibility that he is telling the truth cannot be ruled out.
Is Hafia really a survivor of the "Smiling Coffin"?
\"Hey, who are you? Are you really saying that you are the former "Smiling Coffin Wood"? Are you saying that you are the "Smiling Coffin Wood" that survived that time?\"
The girl in the Kongsuji mask didn't say anything, she just kept waiting for me to accept the duel. I heard it was a Tsuji duel, so I thought it might be a warm guy like Yuuki, or a brave guy like Eugene, but Hafia is just empty and doesn't make you feel anything, why did he set up the duel ? I don't even want to talk about it.
"No, but I don't want to accept a duel." Instead, I think other players often want to duel with such a mysterious guy.
\"I'm sorry, Hafia. I can't suddenly accept a duel with you. I need you to tell me why you started a duel.\"
With that said, I clicked the "No" button in the duel window instead of the "OK" button. To my surprise, Hafia, who had basically accepted the duel so far, looked up in anticipation of her reaction if the duel was rejected.
Without a word, Hafia slipped between me and Lilan and raised her dagger. Confused by the speed, I once again took a defensive stance with my sword in both hands, and my crossed swords collided violently with Hafia's dagger.
There was a sharp metal sound and sparks flew. When my face and Hafia's mask were both illuminated, Lilan realized that her back was caught and turned around, while Shino left in surprise. Got me.
\"Kirito!!\"
"This guy!?"
Listening to the surprised voices of Shino and Lilan, I gritted my teeth and continued to draw strength from the sword. Although I did not accept the duel, Hafia's dagger closed in on me as relentlessly as if the duel had already begun.
At the same time, I heard Leafa’s voice.
\"Brother, this person's goal is a penalty kick!!\"
"pK!? Player kill!?"
Thinking about it, it's easy to forget because I played so well with everyone, but this "Alfheim Online" itself is themed around the power struggle between nine races: Salamanders, Elves , waterlings, gnomes, imps, spriggans, caitsis, goblins and pukas. It's designed to allow you to actively target and kill players of other races.
"This harpy was denied a duel, so she followed the rules and attacked me." I was sure he would chase me until he got the pK and keep attacking.
"This guy! Everyone, fight! This guy is the enemy!!"
When Lilane's commanding shouts echoed around her, Yuuki slashed at Hafia from the side with her sword. Just before the sword was about to hit, Hafia turned to face Yuuki, retreated to avoid it, then opened Sylph's bright green wings, and immediately distanced herself from us.
\"I have done similar things before but I think Miss Hafia's character is very bad.\"
While Yuuki held the sword with a serious face, Kaim, who could be said to be his follower, raised the sword and moved his mouth, with a mix of seriousness and confusion on his face.
"Are you an elf like me? Fighting outside of a duel with the same race is not very good, but what should I do?"
"Let's attack, Cam! This man is our enemy!"
Leafa, who was of the same race as Caim, raised her sword and prepared to cast magic. I don't know what their purpose is, but since they attacked us, we have no choice but to recognize them as enemies, and if they continue to attack us, we have no choice but to fight them off, or eliminate them . It refused to give in, but I had no choice but to fight.
Everyone seemed to understand this, and Klein and Egil flew, alternately attacking Hafia with long swords and two-handed axes. In dungeons, you can't spread your wings, so you have to fight on land. It can be said that it has an advantage. No, to be precise, I can handle both land and air combat.
"What the hell are you!"
"Don't attack me suddenly!!"
Klein and Egil's long sword blows and two-handed ax blows hit Hafia, who was in a defensive posture. The metal collided with each other, making a sharp sound. Hafia was hit hard and retreated a lot. If you pay attention, you will notice that its health has dropped significantly, but regardless, Hafia spreads its wings and starts running through the sky.
\"There is only one opponent, but there are many opponents here! As long as you are careful, you can always succeed——\"
When he was in SAo, he led the Holy Dragon Alliance and issued various instructions, and Diabell, who was evaluated as the battlefield commander, echoed among them. After all, when fighting, I would go back to the feeling I had in SAo - I thought it was the same as in SAo, but I was shocked when I looked back.
Hafia, who was flying just now, suddenly appeared behind Diabell and put the dagger at Diabell's throat. Normally, you would hear the sound of wind blowing when flying, and you would know that it was approaching, but Hafia did not make any sound and quietly approached behind Diaberu.
\"Clumsy Diabel, avoid it!!\"
Before my voice could be heard, Hafia's green light dagger reached Diaber's throat, and the blade cut Diaber's throat. Diabel's weakness was torn open, and he let out a low scream. His health value instantly returned to zero, and he fell into the air, turning into blue flames.
It flew over silently and cut the opponent's throat. From the way she fought, I assumed Hafia had powerful invisibility skills, but when I realized this, I felt a chill run down my spine.
"I know a man who fights like this." The way Hafia fought at that time was like a reenactment of the scene at that time. However, its existence is——!
\"Diabelsan!!\"
"Don't go, Mom! He's chasing you!"
Asuna was surprised that her companions were unable to fight and was about to fly away, but Jupiter in her pocket stopped her. Hafia specializes in fighting in an indirect way, and if you're not careful, your weaknesses can be exploited in the blink of an eye. I have to be careful not to let that happen. You'll no longer need to fight anything more subtle than a boss fight.
"Everyone, be careful! This guy is very strong!
Yes, just when I was giving instructions to everyone, a huge thing passed by me, and then I found Hafia's body being thrown into the sky. At a glance, the place where the harpy was just now was covered with white and red hair and shells, with four wings on its back, a tail that looked like a giant sword, a dragon with Holding a dragon. He had a long golden mane, a wolf outline running, and a horn like a holy sword sprouted from his forehead. ——It is his partner Lilan who appears in the form of a "familiar".
"Lilan!?"
I didn't expect that I would start the battle in a "familiar" form, and it was also a wolf-dragon form that could be said to be specially used to deal with boss monsters. I was so surprised that I didn't dare to move. And Lilan, when he pushed Hafia away, immediately put the flame into his mouth, allowing him to easily imagine the next moment - and it instantly became a real scene.
"explode!!!\"
During SAo, when facing powerful monsters, I would use Searing Beam Breath. It erupted from Lilane's mouth and swallowed Hafia almost as soon as the irradiation began. About three seconds later, the explosion occurred and Hafia disappeared into it.
Although it was a surprise attack, it might be too lethal for the players - thinking this, I approached Lilane and noticed the smoke left by the explosion that engulfed Hafia, and I was surprised.
Hafia, who had withstood such a huge attack, was originally thought to have lost the ability to move and turned into green flames, but instead of turning into flames, she spread her wings and emerged from the smoke in the state.
\"Ugh, I can't stand Lilan's breath!\"
Shino was as surprised as I was, and her voice leaked out. Hafia may be the first player to bear the breath of Lelan. It can be seen that Hafia also has considerable defensive capabilities. And in that hand, he still held the dagger that once rendered Diabell incapacitated.
\"What the hell is this guy!?\"
Hafia, a player who covers his face with a mask, has the name of a monster, can fight like a certain being, and even has high defense capabilities.
Just when we thought it was still alive after eating Lilan's breath, it suddenly turned to the right, faced backward, and began flying at an alarming speed. Like a meteor streaking across the night sky, it flew into the distant sky of Svartyalfheim.
"Hey, you want to run away!?"
"I mean, I've escaped."
Lisbeth and Silica raised their voices in surprise at Hafia's unexpected behavior. I thought they would fight harder, but Hafia's action was to run away.
They suddenly flew in, suddenly demanded a duel, suddenly attacked, and suddenly fled. Watching the harpy suddenly fly away, Asuna shouted to me. ——When I turned around, Diabell had unconsciously woken up safely. Asuna must have rushed over and used resurrection magic.
\"Kirito-kun, what did you do with that one just now?"
The means Hafia set up on Diabelu. I've seen players do this in SAo, and I've even fought them. However, it has become a unique existence of SAo, and it should not be possible to come to ALo. Why would a harpy do such a thing? ——I couldn’t think of an answer even after thinking about it.
"I wonder what the hell a harpy is?"
What I learned, however, was that Hafia's presence was added to the list of people Clover and Seven should be wary of. You can't imagine when Hafia will show up, so you need to be very careful. ——While thinking this, I stared at the sky where Hafia disappeared.
"Haha, the boss also released a very interesting thing. I didn't expect it to be reproduced."
"And even if the world changes, Mr. Black Swordsman's ability will not diminish." I'm so happy. "
\"Uh, today's target is Sister Kate next to me. No, it's the "Archer Sniper".
\"That's it, that's it. This thing is still useful at times like this.\"
After somehow escaping the mysterious Tsuji Duelist Hafia, we return to the city to find the Elf Lord Sakuya, who is said to have an item that can read the book we obtained.
Therefore, Kaim, who had a way of knowing Sakuya's location because he was always near Sakuya, discovered that Sakuya's current location was one of the rooms in the hotel used by the lord, and gave us directions.
While it's also available to regular players, it's a conspicuous inn with a lavish interior reminiscent of ultra-luxury hotels in Tokyo, designed so that only lords can stay. After checking with Kaim in front, we came to the room that Sakuya actually used.
In front of Sakuya's room, I asked Kaim who was close to Sakuya to knock on the door. A few seconds later there was a sound and the door opened. When I was invited in, there was a woman with thigh-length dark green hair, wearing a Japanese-style combat uniform, and a busty woman with a sword hanging from her waist - Sylph. That was Sakuya. ,host.
Sakuya was surprised at first by our sudden arrival with a large group of people, but when Kaim, who I admire like a sister, told us about the situation, he immediately grasped the requirements and started analyzing the book he got. Big book. At that point, pull out an item from your storage that you've never seen before, like a magnifying glass.
"That thing is for reading letters after all."
\"Ah. I had expected it to be something like that, but it turned out to be like this.\"
Sakuya spread the book next to Kaim and raised a magnifying glass to look at the problematic part. The two are of the same race in ALo. Although the relationship is only between a lord and a servant, the current composition of the two looks like an elder sister teaching the younger brother.
Think about it, when Lyfa/Suguha was still in elementary school, she would ask me questions like this when she had something she didn't understand in her studies. Now that I'm fully grown up, that kind of thing has gone away, but I feel nostalgic when I think about it. While I was looking at the two of them, my younger sister Leafa, who had asked me about my study situation before, shouted to Kem.
"What do you know, Cam?"
"Yes. I know what that device is."
As he said this, the two brothers, who looked like brother and sister, turned to face us, and Sakuya pointed at the diagram drawn in the book. This is what Shino calls "a composition of a person riding on a wooden board."
"Obviously, that's a description of the device you found."
Sakuya explained to us with a vague aura of wisdom.
"First of all, that device is actually a magical device that creates air currents." If you ride on the air currents that blow from there, you can reach the floating island, and you need an item to activate the device.
I thought this might be a big deal, but when I tried to decipher it, I was disappointed to find that it looked like something out of an RPG, and I felt refreshed that I knew what I needed to do.
At the same time, Shino, who was listening to me next to me, seemed to feel the happiest after discovering the figure, so she opened her mouth with a mixture of happiness and surprise.
"So the mystery is finally solved."
\"Ah. I thought it was about going to the floating island, but now I understand. All that's left now is to find the item that activates the air flow generator. Sakuya-san, how about that?\"
Sakuya closed the book, let Kaim take it, and put the magnifying glass back into the storage room. When he turns his eyes, as dark green as his hair, towards us, his mouth opens.
\"It seems that this item is in a locked treasure chest. Kirito-san, do you have anything you can bring here?\"
“Think about it, I have a rusty key.
"A rusty key, hmm. Maybe I could use this."
"Then we were involuntarily surprised." I thought that the item Yui Sakuya had was a magnifying glass for reading books, but a second item appeared. Having said this, I began to think that maybe there are some items that only players with lord authority can obtain.
A light bead came out of the storage room and appeared in Sakuya's palm. It was a hammer that felt larger. However, it soon became apparent that it was made of wood, not metal, and that it was not a fighting tool.
\"Sakuya-kun, that's it.\"
"That's what Alyssa found. She said she didn't know what to do with it, so she pretty much forced it on me, but maybe I could use it to remove the rust."
At this time, Lisbeth, the hammering master of Yuiichi who runs the blacksmith shop, reacted, walked to Sakuya, shouted, took the mallet in Sakuya's hand, and started to stop.
“This is truly a forged object.
"If I can find a use for it, I will give it to you. Alyssa also said that if someone finds a use for it, please give it to that person."
"Okay. I'll take this."
When Sakuya brought up the prop window and operated it gently, the ownership was immediately transferred to Lisbeth's hands. Although I was thinking about what I would do if Sakuya made any conditions, after all, I am not the kind of person who would do such a thing like Sister Kem. In order to thank Sakuya, I lowered my head slightly.
"Thank you for everything you have done for me.
"Hey, I can't leave you alone with Cam. If you ever get into trouble, ask me again. I'll try to help you."
"Thank you, let me do it."
I thought he would be a very reliable person since Leafa and Kem both relied on him, but I didn't expect him to make it this far. Just when I thought I had found a reliable companion, I suddenly remembered the previous battle.
Tsuji Duelist Hafia suddenly attacked us. At that time, he was already an elf. Sakuya, who also belonged to the elf clan and was the one who tied the elves together, might know what kind of player Hafia was.
I couldn't help but ask Sakuya who was talking to Lisbeth.
"Mr. Sakuya, do you know a player named Hafia?"
"Hafia? Habi's official name is the player's name."
\"Yes. I recently heard about Tsuji Duelist.\"
I raised my eyebrows at Sakuya in confusion and told the story of the previous battle and Hafia in detail. At the end of the story, Sakuya rested her chin on one hand.
\ "I will attack with a class, and I don't know such players with the elves wearing it. By the way, I don’t even remember the name of Harfia. "Shun Dunction? Are you a fighting player? "
"I was the first time I saw an elf player attacking another elves.
When Ye Ye and Lifa approached, the word from the north blurted out of his mouth. Although we have entered ALO, we still can't believe what we have never heard of.
"Escape", as the name suggests, refers to players who are out of the territory, and they seem to be the main players who are as free as possible. However, most of the reasons are bad reasons, such as if you want to sin, do not want to fight with the entire race, or want to betray.
At that time, the players who attacked us and Swatjalf Haim launched a duel in succession. If they refused, they would attack us. He waved his weapon, as if he expressed no questions about the race.
"For a person who has abandoned the concept of territory, it is difficult to do such a thing."
"In other words, Harfia is definitely a defector."
\ "What is the purpose of the eagle banshee? It is like a monster that will arrange things similar to duel, and then if you refuse, you will attack you. \"
\ "Therefore, he will have the name of Warcraft like Harfia. And his goal should also include adults. \"
When Li Lan held his arms and leaned on the wall and said, Ye Ye looked at him in surprise. Now that I want to come, I think Lan's attitude is very similar to Alice for a while before talking.
"Do you have to target me too?"
"Instead of this, it is better to say that the entire Swatelffheim, or all the players of ALO, have become the goal. It will soon appear."
Kam temporarily got rid of the identity of San Ye's nearly serving, joined my ranks, and faced the Ye Ye. Originally, Kam would stay with Ye Ye and helped Xiye fight in emergency situations, but now he can't do this. I'm sorry because it was created by me.
"Well, I will be careful, but at the same time, let's call the people around and let them investigate Harfia. Be careful, don't be attacked again."
\ "I understand. Classmate, please be careful. In addition, thank you for your cooperation. \"
After thanking Xiang Ye Ye, we left the lord's hotel and walked towards the square. The breeze blows slowly, listening to the voices of various players, I turned my head to look forward.
I found that this device is used to float the island. At the same time, if there is no item, it cannot work, and the keys for rust are exactly what I need to get the item. The rest is to find items with a rust key. The purpose is clear.
After sorting these things in my mind, I turned to everyone.
"Well, now we know what we need to do, what do you plan to do?
Then, I think that we will soon go to the dungeon to prove that it is wrong. First, Philia and Silika raised their hands to say that they would go out to collect, and then Eggle said that she would adjust the lineup of the store, etc., and said that she would go to the wild to collect monster materials. Piger mentioned that Ji Ji and Kam wanted to complete other tasks. Lizbas raised his hands and returned to the store to see if the key could be generated.
Moreover, Yasna and Lifa said that she would bring Shi Nai to a store in the back alley, and Shi Nai also agreed. He said he would add it.
Jiyi said she wanted to go to the hotel because she had some relationships with Lilan, Streya and Jupiter. Where did the power of unity before? Everyone wants to do things and where they want to go.
"Therefore, I decided to completely dissolve this party." I decided to conquer the underground city from tomorrow morning and decide to have a complete free time before that. When I told everyone, everyone accepted happily and separated.
"I don't know what will happen to the dungeon exploration and item hunting tomorrow." What will happen to what will happen, and what kind of monster will the three beasts of the Voglink who finally arrived? —— While imagining what will happen in the future, walk towards the shop street of Tiandu Line.
\ "Hey, Yasna and Lifa, is there really a shop over there? \"
Shi Nai is now accompanied by Asuna and Lifa, walking in the back alley of the Rhine River. The streets of Tiandu are very complicated compared to the front alley compared with the front, like a maze. Moreover, the feeling here is a bit dark and humid, and even the illusion of air attached to it.
Lifa smiled and looked back at Shi Nai, Shi Nai must also feel this. At the same time, Asuna also looked at Shi Nai.
\ "You may find it incredible, but we do have a store, Mr. Shi Nai. \"
"Yeah, yeah. I was also doubtful at first, but there was a suitable store.
"And the cake there is particularly delicious." Ein Clade's cake shop couldn't see it at all! "
"Yes.
"Well, uh, it is true. For me, the weakness of that shop Yiyi is that it is located in a suspicious back alley."
Asuna must have the same feeling, and a bitter smile appeared on her face. In other words, the wet and sticky place is where girls are unwilling to pass. Shi Nai wanted to criticize developers to open delicious restaurants in such places.
"Although uncomfortable here, the store is a very comfortable place, so let's go in early."
"Yes.
"Um?
Although it is limited to the VR world, Shi Nai has recently found a delicious restaurant or opened a stall. The first thing is to ask if it can be called takeaway. If I can do takeaway, I can feed Yui I often gone, and eat delicious food. If I can't do this, I can only eat alone, and I will feel sad for Yui.
\ "Yeah. If I eat delicious things alone, I will feel sad for Jiao anyway. So, if I can take it out, I want to buy it for Yi Yi. \" "" ""
"I also know, I want to buy delicious food for Jupiter, today I will take it out for Jupiter."
\ "So, in order to summarize and Jupiter, we must rush to the store as soon as possible. \"
Shi Nai nodded after listening to Lifa's words, and continued to follow Arisa and Lifa's body.
"What types of cakes do you have in that cake shop? What type of cake should I buy for Yui?" And when the cake is delivered, Yui's face will definitely show a cute smile -while thinking about this, thinking about this, thinking about this, While walking in the dark alley, a sound sounded in his ears.
"Yo, I found it."
"Wow!"
Suddenly there was a screaming sound behind the back, and Asuna and Lifa stopped. Recalling her tone, it matches Shimai's tone. ——Bal may poetry trip.
\ "Poetry, what's wrong -\"
Asuna turned around and was taken aback. Shi Nai followed her closely, but now she only has the dark back alley, and she does not have a girl with light blue hair and cat ears like Shi Nai. Lifa seemed to notice this and looked around confused.
\ "Are you Shi Nai? \"
\ "Shi Nai classmate? Shi Nai, where did you go? \"
No matter how I look for, no matter how I call her, there is no trace of Shi Nai, nor does it respond. There is only a dim and ventilated back alley there.
I just left the shopping area and returned to the hotel. When checking your own items some time ago, I found that it was consumed by restoring items, magic items, crystal items, etc., which may be due to recently arrested. I think if I continue to go to the copy, I will soon be fine, so I went directly to the tool store in the business district, where I bought a set of restoration items.
At that time, I was a little worried about my own money, but maybe because I completed various tasks and sold the unnecessary weapons to the pawnshop operated by Egil, so the money I wasted is not a big deal at all. . Well, if I use the money every time I collect and restore items, I can't continue at all, so this state is also very natural.
"But now you can challenge the ground." Since it is my precious free time, why can't I go to the dungeon alone?
In the hotel in the hotel full of Scandinavia, my daughter Yisu, her sister Streya, Yasna's son, and my partner Lilan were sitting on a table in the corner. . It is a person different from them.
A tall woman with shiny black hair and white jacket, with big breasts and red -brown eyes like Streya. When I was about to call this name, I noticed me and beckoned to me.
"Ah, Dad!"
After saying this sentence, everyone I saw turned around, and the woman also turned around and looked at me. Then, I finally called out the name of that person.
"Mr. Alice"
\ "Hey Tongrenjun. You finally logged in. \"
I immediately rushed towards Jiyi, facing Alice. In this world, there are many different appearances of the real world and virtual characters, but Alice has almost the same appearance as the real world after all.
\ "Alice Sang is a person who has time to log in. \"
"Ah. The work progress is smooth. Now you can log in to ALO on your rest. You should go out with you in the future."
When Alice said that, there was a girl standing by her feet. Girls with red -purple silver long hair, headdress and white clothes, and silver eyes matched with hair. Quinera is the sister of Lilan and Judolt, and the sister of Yui and Streya.
He was shorter than Yui. When I was fascinated by his innocent and lovely appearance, his eyes turned to me, and a smile appeared on his face.
\ "Kirito New Well Sang \"
"Oh, Quenera is also here, and I am glad to see you again."
When I said that, Queonla's face showed a bright smile, probably because she was glad to see me. Just looking at it, I felt that my face smiled naturally. However, I just laughed for a few seconds with Quinel, and I immediately looked up to face Alice, who could be called her parents.
"Alice Sang, when did you log in?
\ "I logged in a few minutes ago. As usual, I set off from the original place and went out of the room and met them. You appeared. \"
"Alice laughed softly." Think about it, I thought about it for a while, but I felt Alice's eyelashes were relatively long. Is it because my virtual character is set like this, or because I have a long constitution from the beginning, so I set it myself -when I thought so, I looked at Alice's face, ears, ears, ears, ears The sound of Yui came.
"Ah, yes, dad. I want to tell my father some important things from now on."
"An important story? What happened?"
"Yes.
"It's hard to talk about things ... it sounds like a very serious story."
Ye Xiu's face was slightly dignified. When I talked about the world itself or any important thing in SAO, the face was the same.
"If you look like that, it is like something from that world."
"Yes.
"In this case, use the room I use. I still keep the key. If you are in the room, you don't have to worry about being eavesdropped. Moreover, this can also be included. Even in that world, in that world, in that world, in that world, in that world, I can. "I am one of the developers
It is true that they know a lot about that world like Alice, like Alice. Alice's value in the story is quite high. One of Alice's daughter, Yui seemed to understand this, nodded at Alice.
\ "So, I just rent Alice Sang's room. \"
"Okay, come with me."
After Elis finished speaking, he walked towards his room, and we followed her. I came to the room I checked for me before Alice. When I entered the room and closed the door, Alice took a chair suitable for the number of people, put them near the table, and then sat down.
After that, when I sat down in the same way, Alice crossed her hands in front of my lower abdomen, made a posture, and opened my mouth.
\ "So Yui. The world you said must be Eyelangt. \"
\ "Yes. I have gone, but about Eien Grandte. \"
Aincrad. Another real world created by Mao Square Mingyan is the stage that trapped us for more than two years. That place has been demolished and no longer exists anywhere on the Internet world, but there are still many mysteries in that world, and there are many things worthwhile. So I am so interested in the story of Eiery Last.
"So, what kind of story are you talking about?"
"That's it, but my sister, please first."
Lan next to Yi Yi nodded, and faced me face to me. As usual, her eyes are rosy like a ruby.
\ "Kirito, when I was also called Matan, I told you that in order to cure myself, I got the lost data. \"
\ "Ah. Thanks to this, I can become a dragon when I am in SAO. And now you have become this form, which is also affected by the loss of data.
"Lan's name, Lilan, I started, his real name is different." Li Lan's real name is Magine, and the real identity is mhhp mdouble. The origin of MHCP and others. However, MHHP did not have the tails and ears of the beast, but because Lilan merged into a data called the Wolf Dragon called the Queen Dragon, it has the wolf's ears and tails. It can be said that it looks like a female werewolf . It has become a figure.
\ "That's right. However, I have always been curious about the lost data area. When you were in school, I let Yui analyze my memory. \"
"Memory analysis? Can you do it?"
"I can do it. We are artificial intelligence, so memory is data. So, if you analyze, you can understand what it is."
I have an inexplicable confirmation when I hear Sterrea's explanation. Indeed, Lilan looks like humans, but because they are artificial intelligence, their content is data. Therefore, the details can be grasped by analyzing memory. This is the privilege of artificial intelligence.
"I understand. So, do you understand what?"
\ "Yes. It seems that the lost data warehouse used by my sister is not just a warehouse. \"
When the interpreter passed the relay stick from Li Ran's hands to Yui, Yui's face became a bit serious. It seems that we finally touch the core of the problem.
"Lost data used by my sister stores it without losing data like a trash can. It is a secret area for development and testing."
"Secret development zone? What do you mean?"
\ "Ah, it turns out! You want to say this! \"
"Alice suddenly had an idea." Suddenly it was startled by this sudden voice, and I turned unconsciously.
"Alice, what's wrong?"
"The secret development zone is a place where various experiments are conducted in order to achieve new factors that are developing. That game was originally developed as an ordinary VRMMORPG, until Mr. Mao Square made it into a death game. There are many things similar to RPG. "\"
\ "All items, weapons, and skills appearing in SAO were tested and introduced before implementation. The place where the storage data and experiments were the warehouse of the sister.
Jiao followed Alice, explaining lightly. Just like when SAO, Yui sometimes can see some of Alice's traits. Every time I see it, I know that Yui was created by Alice.
Then the data after the new form of Lilan Dragon was given since SAO. Judging from the story of Jiyi, Queen Dragon may not be lost data, but the data planned in the future in En Gramte.
