Its tail and ears are usually fluffy and comfortable to touch, but now each of its hairs may stand up like needles, and it is no longer something you can touch. ——Lilan's vigilance has increased to this level.
I shouted to Lilan who was in an unusual state.
"Hey, Lelan. How are you feeling?"
"Same as last time, someone is watching us in a hidden place."
Suddenly, everyone raised their voices in unison and expressed surprise. Some time ago, Lilan told me that someone was watching us, and I was very wary. I was surprised to find the exact same thing happening again, but at the same time I felt a chill running down my spine.
It was later than Lilan that she first felt someone's presence, but there was a person who followed us and eventually took the initiative to contact us. ——Just as I was picturing the image of the man in my mind, Shino standing next to me shouted loudly.
When I was invited to face him, his face began to turn pale.
\"Uh, that's impossible, Vassago Casals!?\"
\"No, it's not his sinister aura. But it's strange. There must be something besides Vasak Casals watching us from the dark.\"
Sinon regained her composure following the words from Liran's mouth. Shino is a vicious man - because he just went through a hard time because of his old enemy Vasak Casals, when someone tells him that he is being watched, he immediately thinks of Vasak Casals Sri Lanka.
However, since Lilan’s words are basically true, it seems certain that it was not Vasak Casals. In fact, I know about the heinous existence of Vasak Casals, so if Vasak Casals is there, I can tell by its presence, but I don't feel anything like that right now s things.
"There seems to be no Vasak Casals in this square."
"Those who are looking at us, what are you doing? Why are you doing this?"
"do you know?
Hearing Leafa's words, Lilan walked toward the portal in horror. Indeed, the field is vast, and if we seize it and immediately take to the sky, any trace of us will be lost to any pursuer. This is what I did before, getting rid of the guy watching us from behind, so I should be able to do it this time too.
"By the way, everyone hurry up."
When I said this, everyone nodded and followed Lei Xunxun towards the portal. Together with everyone, when we activated the portal that was set as the teleportation destination of the newly released new continent, the blue effect almost the same as in SAo spread in front of our eyes. After a few seconds, the blue effect spread in front of our eyes. The landscape changed before our eyes from the Rhine City to a sun-drenched, windswept desert region.
Since it was a hot desert area, I started to sweat within seconds of entering, but when I tried to use the heat-resistant items I purchased in advance, the sweat disappeared instantly. I no longer feel the heat that makes me faint. It's not much different from when I was on the Tendo Line.
Then, we spread our wings and flew into the sky where the hot wind was blowing. There, I lined up next to Lilan, who spread her red wings and flew.
“I didn’t expect to need something heat-resistant.”
\"Having said that, the volcanic zone during SAo requires heat-resistant beverages.\"
Hearing Lilan's words, he smiled bitterly. Of course, even in SAo, there are definitely volcanic areas and desert areas that require heat-resistant drinks to traverse.
No, it's not necessary. Although I can get over it without a heat-resistant drink, the hot weather makes it difficult for me to think straight, and it is difficult to deal with monster attacks.
In the SAo era, this is a death game, and the end of the game means death, so safety measures always come first. Therefore, when traveling through volcanic areas and desert areas, I will use heat-resistant items to be able to respond to monster attacks at any time.
\"Well, that's true. In other words, VRmmo is a common element in this type of game.\"
"Yes. I hate the heat. I want to stay in the shade forever."
"But Lelan seems to be okay in the cold. If he transforms, he'll be furry."
Lilan turned around and saw Asuna flying from the side, forming a line.
You know, Liran has two forms: werewolf form and wolf-dragon form, but in wolf-dragon form, his whole body is wrapped in extremely soft and warm fur. Perhaps that's why, no matter how cold Riluen is in her wolf-dragon form, without cold-resistant items, she works calmly, burning monsters in cold areas with her arrogant fire.
On the other hand, they sweat profusely in hot places and can't move normally, so they need heat-resistant items, and they don't even try to take on wolf-dragon form.
“It is true that Lelan’s fur has a cold-proof function and cannot be taken off in hot places, so it may be very hard.
"Understood. However, don't forget to drink some antipyretic drink before the battle. If I turn into a dragon, I won't be able to use items on my own. I'll have to rely on you."
"I understand, it is also the responsibility of the animal trainer to understand the weaknesses of his own beast control."
Combat and boss fights in desert areas, terrain features and necessary items. Just as my partner and I were about to start a story that was almost the same as the previous story, Shino was already lined up to my right.
“The trainer reminded me of where they all went.
"Think about it, how far have you come?"
"Maybe they'll sneak into dungeons or something. Or they'll go to places that seem to have rare monsters.
Listening to Asuna's words, I looked around. Although some people are not like this, the members who usually capture me seem to be envious of me and are very eager to obtain a "familiar".
Since they were relatively close to the portal, it was impossible to confirm the appearance of everyone, so they had probably traveled quite a distance.
\"Then, how about we go inside again? After we meet, we will go find the "familiar" and do a great task——\"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Just as I was about to speak, I heard a loud voice mixed with the sound of wind. Everyone around me must have heard the same sound, so they stopped flying like me. There was a look of surprise on everyone's face.
\"Kirito-san, what was the sound you made just now!?\"
"It was a scream. But where did it come from!?"
"over there!"
After looking around slightly, he turned his gaze to the direction Leafa was pointing. There is a figure of a player, surrounded by a group of scorpion-type monsters whose bodies are partly crystal-like.
If you look closely, you can see that she is a girl with long red hair and black clothes. She has many damaging effects on her body.
"That was a girl and that girl was the source of her screams!?"
"Oh, what should I do if I'm attacked by a monster? Can you help me?"
"Come and help, everyone is ready to attack!"
When we nodded at Shino's words and prepared our weapons, Lilan suddenly jumped in front of us. Asuna shouted in surprise to Liran who suddenly blocked the way.
"Wait a minute, what happened!?"
"Nothing deserves your weapons."
While muttering, Lilan spread her hands slightly, closed her eyes, and started talking nonstop. Lilan's body was engulfed in light, and the words were lined up in front of him. When he finished reading the last word, Lilan opened her eyes and stretched out her hands.
"This is enough!"
The moment Liran's high-pitched voice sounded, a huge red magic circle appeared above the scorpion monsters surrounding the red-haired girl, and from there, several meteorite-like fire bombs appeared, and that's it. , falling straight forward. A bunch of scorpion monsters.
The flame bombs fell like raindrops, just like the scene of falling meteorites in space science fiction movies. As soon as they reached the scorpion, explosive flames burst out and engulfed the scorpion in the blink of an eye.
"Meteor Explosion" is a powerful fire-attribute magic that can only be used by Salamander. It summons a meteorite-like flaming bullet to fall and cause a big explosion, blowing the enemy into pieces.
When the thick black smoke dissipated, all the scorpions disappeared, leaving only the attacked girl.
We flew towards the girl and she must have been surprised to see a sudden explosion and all the scorpions were blown away and landed near her. I walked over to the girl who was almost completely covered in damage.
The girl had long red hair with a hint of purple at the end and orange eyes. Asuna said to her.
"Are you okay? Were you not attacked just now?"
"Ah, thank you."
\"Sorry. The girl who attacked you just now will shoot magic at monsters even if the player is nearby. She is really ruthless.\"
Leafa apologized on Lilan's behalf, but Lilan said nothing and just looked at the red-haired girl. Normally I would have reacted like getting angry, but I just kept staring at the girl.
Asuna ignored Liran and continued to question the girl.
"Hey, you can't believe it, you alone took over the task in this field."
"Ah, no, I wasn't doing a mission. I was just flying around the field alone. I got lost, and finally encountered a group of monsters like this."
"This girl's reaction is a bit embarrassing." He seemed at a loss and seemed restless, but maybe the commotion of the enemy's explosion and disappearance just now has not disappeared.
Asuna continued to talk to the girl.
"That's very dangerous. This area has just been opened, and there will be many monsters that I haven't seen yet, so it's very dangerous to be alone again."
"Yes.
"Yes of course."
Asuna said this, and a smile appeared on the girl's face, but at this time, Lilanne's expression became a little serious. Sure enough, Lilan stared at the girl motionless and didn't even say a word. I finally stopped her.
"Lilan, what's wrong? You've been staring at this girl for a long time."
At this time, Lilan finally took a step closer to the girl and spoke slowly. The girl looked a little surprised and turned to face Lilan.
"You look like a goblin."
"Uh, ah, yes"
"Elves are essentially a race that is not suitable for fighting. Goblins of this race run alone on the field without companions. This is a rare story and a dangerous behavior. Why are you doing this? I am
"Uh, uh"
As Liran said, this girl is a goblin who specializes in making items rather than fighting.
Some goblins can fight like Lisbeth, but basically they're not very good at fighting, so they tend to team up with friends like attackers and defenders to operate while being protected. But the girl said she acted alone.
It is very common for novices to not be able to do this and not understand the principles. I wonder if this girl has just started playing this game.
"Are you new? Have you just started playing this game?"
"Uh, ah, yes"
\"Having said that, the equipment you are wearing is something that cannot be obtained unless you put in a lot of hard work. It is equipment only for fairies and cannot be obtained by beginners.\"
I was surprised by what Lelan said together with the girl. Of course, if you look closely, you will see that the equipment the girl is wearing is exclusive equipment that can only be obtained by fairies, and is not something that a solo novice can easily obtain.
"Ah, no, um, I happen to be playing alone today."
"And the aura exuding from you is the same as the aura I felt before and just now in the shadow of the Rhine River in Tiandu. It must be you, the stalker, who is watching us."
At this moment, everyone was startled and turned to look at the girl. Lilan's ability to detect signs is indeed very strong, he basically makes no mistakes, and Lilan himself is extremely honest, so he never lies. In other words, this girl is!
"So this girl is the stalker following us!?"
"Yes.
When Lilan responded to Shino's surprised voice, the girl whispered "Ah" and then showed a forced smile that was caught off guard.
\"Ah hahaha, I didn't expect it to come out so soon. I am worthy of being the "messenger" of SAo hero Kirito-kun, with excellent memory and perception! I didn't expect that he would still remember my existence and even guess it!\ "
"Do you know us?"
As expected, Lelan didn't see this coming, and neither did we. The girl has now clearly said the word SAo, my name, and Lilan is my familiar. If you don't understand SAo, these are incomprehensible.
"You know us? Why are you following us?"
"Don't show such a scary expression~ I just want to see how strong the hero's team is~"
Asuna, who had always been friendly to the red-haired girl, joined the conversation with a slightly serious expression. We must be wary of this girl who seems to know us in SAo.
"There shouldn't be that many players who know about us. Where did you get the news?"
\"Miss Asuna, I don't think as many people know as you think. After all, your personal information is usually posted on the backend website that I often visit.\"
I couldn't help but be surprised by the girl's words. We are so-called SAo survivors, but information about what we did during SAo is considered highly confidential and is managed by government officials.
\"So, it should be unlikely for ordinary people to know, but this girl clearly knows that we are SAo survivors.\" Where on earth did this girl get this kind of information? Just as she was thinking this, she kept Shino, who was silent, finally spoke.
"Hey, you said you wanted to see our strength, but what exactly do you want to do?"
\"Shino-san, please don't look so scary~. I don't have many friends, and I don't want to join a guild, so I just want to get close to people who are capable.\"
"If it's a temporary team needed for arrest, just recruit it in the square. Why isn't it us?"
Upon hearing Leafa's question, the red-haired girl showed impatience on her face and raised her palms.
"This is somewhat related to my private life, so I can't say it so easily~"
""
After seeing the girl's reaction, everyone fell silent. Not many players know about us, so it's doubtful that such a site exists.
He is not very trustworthy in his current state, but he does not seem to feel the "malicious presence" that Lelan felt when she sensed a dangerous person, so he is not a dangerous person.
"Okay, if you want to follow me, then follow me."
\"Hey, Kirito!?\"
Shino came nearby in surprise. Maybe she was surprised that I decided so easily to take this girl with me. Then I straightened up and whispered in Shino's ear.
"I don't fully trust you yet. Let's swim a little longer and see how it goes."
"Girl, are you really okay?"
"Just like this girl is trying to identify us, we are also identifying this girl. We need to take a closer look at this girl's purpose when she approaches us. What exactly is it. Because they know that we are SAo survivors."
"Okay, but it seems you still have to be careful."
"Yes. That must be true."
After telling the story without being noticed by the girl, I turned back to the red-haired girl. I just realized this, but I had never heard of this girl's name. What was the name of the girl who somehow recognized us—I asked her expectantly.
"By the way, I didn't hear your name. What do you mean?"
"My name is Yu."
"Okay. Then Rain, it's up to you from now on."
When I said that, Rain smiled and said "Nice to meet you". I had no idea what was in his belly when he came to us, but now, we'll have to see how things go.
"Okay, let's go back to the city first and meet everyone later."
It was 7:30 in the morning the day after I met a mysterious girl named Rain.
A holiday morning like no other. When I woke up, I immediately came down from the second floor and went to the restaurant. The early morning sunlight shines in from the window. In the bright restaurant, my sister Suguha, who got up earlier than me, is preparing breakfast as usual. I said hello to Suguha, exchanged greetings and sat on the chair.
On the table in front of him was a simple meal that appeared in ALo and SAo, a glass of milk, and a plate of half-cooked eggs.
The breakfast that Suguha’s brother-in-law and I had was nothing special. Just as I was about to eat a meal that didn't change much, Suguha turned on the TV, and as soon as I saw the show, I couldn't help but stare.
A lively news show on Sunday morning, with multiple announcers reading the news in the TV studio, watching a videotape about the news, and being commented on by multiple commentators surrounding it.
Every Sunday morning, the usual spectacle plays out on the LCD screen of your television. Suguha, who was sitting in front of me, shouted to me that it must have seemed weird or creepy since I was staring at such an inconspicuous thing.
\"Brother, what's wrong? I look so scared when I'm watching TV.\"
"Because it's a news show. If you say a news show, you probably get it."
"Yeah, 'The Fugitive,' sure, it's on the news a lot.
Suguha said the name I mentioned. According to Suguha and the Internet, attacks by "fugitives" who were supposed to collapse in SAo but still exist and threaten Japanese society often appear on news programs. And I witnessed that moment with my own eyes. mine.
At first glance, the news show I'm doing now seems as casual as usual, but that was after I watched that moment, so I don't think "The Fugitive" will ever appear the way it did back then. I think so.
However, no matter how hard I stared at the TV, I could see no sign of a "Honkai Man" attack.
"I don't feel that way this time."
\"Well, it seems like they don't come out every day. When my brothers were in SAo, they came out almost every day.\"
"Do you show up every day? Sugo behaves well too."
"Well, for that matter. I'm sure it would be really fun to attack the TV station."
Sugo certainly said that when he was still alive and telling us everything. Perhaps, Sugo repeated it so many times because it was fun and enjoyable to attack television stations with techniques he probably got from Hannibal. Su Ge's state suddenly appeared in my mind, and somehow I felt a little sick.
"I don't think so but who is 'The Broken Man' now?"
\"This is also a mystery, isn't it? At least I know a villain like Sugo——\"
Just as Suguha was about to speak, the expressions on the faces of the announcers on the TV became slightly brighter. Maybe the subject has changed.
\"The next news is that Dr. Shichiro, a doctor who is very popular around the world, suddenly came to Japan.\"
\"Doctor Seven Colors!?\"
"With Suguha, I was surprised."
Dr. Nanello. His real name is Nanero Arshapin. This is the real name of No. 7, the popular idol in ALo, and the boss of Clover that we have been paying attention to. This came out of the announcer's mouth, and Suguha was also staring at the TV.
There, a typical venue where celebrities often hold press conferences unfolded, with a number of reporters and announcers inside, and the figure of a little girl surrounded by adults was confirmed.
With silver hair, white clothes, and red-purple eyes, this girl, who looked exactly like Dr. Nanello in the magazine, looked at the camera with a smile, and a female announcer approached her and said.
\"Dr. Nanairo is studying computer science. She is also a singer in Japan's VRmmoRpG ALo with the character name Seven.\"
So when the announcer called and pointed the microphone at him, Nairo took it, checked the condition of the microphone lightly, and opened his mouth.
"I'm a researcher and a singer at the same time. As an artist, that doesn't change. Both are true to who I am. To be honest, I'm just happy that I have people supporting me."
\"For a while, VRmmo faced an existential crisis due to the SAo incident. What do you think of this?"
The instigator of the SAo incident was Dr. Kayaba Akihiko. What he did was undoubtedly inhumane. But VRmmo's own technology isn't to blame. I logged into ALo to find out what the world he created called VRmmo looked like.
\"Dr. Nanero in ALo - I heard that many of Seven's songs advocate peace and coexistence. What do you think of this?\"
At this time, Nanero showed a slightly happy expression on his face. Perhaps, he was happy that the anchor brought up this topic.
In "ALo", one of the themes of the game is the struggle between races. But what is the ideal form of network society? I want to know more about you.
"Competition and Coexistence". Just like capitalism and socialism, both are true and can never be separated. In order to understand the future of networked society, I want to hear the reactions of players.
Her words reminded me of Alice starting a difficult conversation. I heard that Nanarou will be twelve years old this year. Although her appearance is certainly not important, her words and expressions are more than ten years beyond her age.
\"VRmmo still often receives cynicism from the public, but it seems that some people mock Dr. Kayaba Akihiko and you as the darkness and light of the online world.\"
\"Wow. If someone can get to know VRmmo a little bit through my songs, I will be very happy.\"
When Seven's happy expression was captured on camera, my mind turned.
Indeed, the SAo we cleared was an incident for which VRmmo was constantly criticized and faced an existential danger.
Under such circumstances, Naneselang became No. 7 and began to log in to the VRmmo world of ALo, which seemed to give people light and hope, which was exactly the opposite of Kayaba. Opinions found on the Internet tend to be strong and free from error.
At this time, Suguha looked at Nanashi and shouted to me.
"Perhaps, thanks to this ALo idol girl, the impression of VRmmo and ALo has become better."
"He is a so-called publicity guy. I think this is a great existence for us players, but he owes it to such a little girl. I don't know what that is."
"But in this girl's case, I feel like she's taking on the challenge herself."
\"Well, it's really not what others are doing. It doesn't matter if the other person himself is positive. But I still want to talk to him directly. I don't know what kind of things I can ask this scientist-"
Then, when I turned my eyes to the TV again, the seven colors on the screen seemed to think of something, and I held the microphone again.
\"Then again, this is not the reason why you came to Japan Yui. In fact, I have someone I want to meet.\"
"Who do you want to meet? What kind of person is that?
\"I can't say his name because it's not good to say it directly, but he is an artificial intelligence developer who worked on research with Kayaba Akihiko. His ability is already world-class, and it is even said that He is Kayaba Akihiko's right-hand man.\"
"Such a person. Do you know where that person is?"
""I have no idea. Like Kayaba Akihiko, he disappeared after the SAo incident, and no one knows his whereabouts.
"But there's no doubt he's still alive, so if I can see him, I definitely want to see him. It's going to be hard, but\"
Afterward, Nanashiki and the announcer had a casual conversation, but I couldn't understand it.
An AI researcher who works on research with Kayaba Akihiko, and is said to be Akihiko's right-hand man. Often, we would search the web to find out who they really are, but we don't need to.
"Because one of our companions seemed to fit that description." Previously, I worked with Kayaba Akihiko on a demon game called SAo, and implemented it in it - I created a super-advanced AI that is now My partner and my daughter's companion, but after the SAo incident I stopped working as an AI researcher. A woman who managed to escape and become known as a beautiful psychiatrist.
Just when I was about to recite the name silently in my mind, Suguha showed a surprised expression and stopped me again.
"Brother, the AI researcher next to this girl Kayaba Akihiko!"
\"Ah, there is no doubt about it. The artificial intelligence researcher Dr. Nanashiki is talking about is Alice's classmate Alice Alice.\"
\"But why, why does Dr. Nanero know about Teacher Alice? Teacher Alice is one of Argus's former employees, but this information should have been kept secret.\"
"I was curious too, but I found the answer right away."
After the SAo incident, Argus disbanded and went bankrupt. Among them, the list and information of the people who develop SAo are generally kept confidential and not made public. Although there is supervision, if you search online, you will find that the supervision does not extend, but the information is posted on websites and personal blogs.
Nero may have taken this as a hint to discover Alice's existence.
Also, although it is only a possibility, it is possible that Alice is already quite famous among the academic community and scientists, so it is possible to get to know her normally. Even Kayaba, who is described as a madman, is a well-known figure among scientists, and his background and other information are easily available, so I wouldn't be surprised if he was included.
"Probably, in the world of scientists where Dr. Shichiro lives, it is an environment where it is easy to obtain information about Kayaba and Airi-sensei. Because he is a very high-level artificial intelligence scientist, he must be very famous."
But you are Kayaba Akihiko's right-hand man. Teacher Alice
"Indeed, that person's technical level is the level that created Lilan and Yui, and Kayaba himself was the first to mention Airi-sensei's name when talking about his subordinates. It may be Airi-sensei who is doing this thing.
\"But what will Dr. Nanello talk about when he meets Teacher Alice?\"
"Come on. I'd have to ask the guy himself to find out, but if I heard this, I'm sure he would say Mr. Airi."
For some reason, it's easy for me to imagine Alice's reaction when she heard that famous scientist Nanello wanted to talk to her. It's probably about Alice that even if she tells the story, she won't back down unless something truly surprising happens. I don't feel surprised or happy, just laugh through my nose.
\"Ah, Onii-chan.
"Oh, that's it. Let's eat quickly."
With that said, we turned our attention from the TV to breakfast, spread butter on the browned toast, and started to put it in our mouths. Starting at nine o'clock, everyone will gather and start talking, so we have to hurry up as much as possible - with this in mind, Suguha and I hurriedly went to have breakfast.
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"Hou. Is that what No. 7 said?"
ALo Svart Alfheim Kuto Rhein Egil Store 8:30 AM
We logged in immediately after breakfast and arrived at the meeting point, Egil’s shop, before the appointed time. Egil hadn't arrived yet, but was available, so I decided to leave him there.
There are only three customers in the coffee shop managed by the shop owner Npc, not Egil. It was originally developed by AI researcher Airi Serizawa, who is said to be Akihiko Kayaba's right-hand man and one of the former Argus staff, and Dr Nanairo said he wanted to feature it on the morning news meet him. She is a super-advanced AI who is now my partner, and Shino, who is Alice's exclusive patient and my lover, is a psychiatrist.
As soon as we found the three of them, we had a casual conversation with them, approached them, and briefly told them how we got here, and then I told Alice all about the news this morning.
\"I see. Dr. Nanashiki, who is very popular in Japan and even around the world, wants to meet Kayaba Akihiko's right-hand man.\"
\"Yes. Alice-san is the Yui I can think of - an artificial intelligence researcher who works with Kayaba Akihiko and is said to be his right-hand man, but what is he actually like?\"
When I saw the news, Suguha\/Leafa and I immediately mentioned Alice's name, but this was just speculation, so I'm not sure if it was true or not. It could be Alice, or it could be someone completely different.
But at the time, I couldn't think of anyone but Alice.
\"Teacher Alice, are you really Kayaba Akihiko's?\"
After being questioned by his exclusive patient Shino, the black-haired former psychiatrist turned his gaze to him for a moment, then turned around and sighed deeply. Then, I picked up the cup on the table in front of me, gently put the tea in it into my mouth, and then opened my mouth.
\"Kirito-kun is right. When I was at Agus, when I was doing research with Kayaba-san, people around me gave me a lot of praise, and Kayaba Akihiko's, it is said that he was his\" "Right-hand assistant. I don't mean to brag, but no one in the SAo development department at Argus can compete with me in creating AI. Because of me, I am Martell...Lilan. I can create quinella, Yui, and Strea in Yupibo.
However, Mr. Kayaba took away all the media coverage. Public interest was focused on the director, Mr. Kayaba, so I was always in the shadows. "
\"As I thought, Teacher Alice is such a person but why didn't you tell me?\"
Hearing Leafa's question, Alice nodded. This was a habit that Alice often saw when she was amused by something she had seen since her childhood.
"Because there is no point in talking about it. All I can say is that I am one of the developers of SAo, and I am the creator of Lilan and Yui."
\"But if Alice-san tells me——\"
"We can learn more about Kayaba—is that what you're saying?"
"Because I could guess exactly what I was going to say, I couldn't help but shut up in surprise." Alice glanced at me, then sat back in her chair and took another sip of tea. After taking a deep breath, he opened his mouth again and spit out a sentence.
\"Indeed, I was a researcher, even Mr. Kayaba's right-hand man, and had long conversations with Mr. Kayaba at Agus. My relationship with Mr. Kayaba is probably the longest-lasting at Agus.\" "
The next moment, Alice lowered her head slightly. If you look closely, you'll see a lonely look on his face. ——This is a rare expression that Alice does not usually show.
\"But even to me, Mr. Kayaba didn't tell me anything about himself. No matter how much I tried to get close to him, he put up a big makeshift wall and seemed to reject me. That's how it felt.
Even so, I was the one who created mhhp and mhcp from the base system I created, so they admired me, in fact, they seemed to feel that I was their right hand man. But because of that, he wouldn't let me get involved, and he never got involved. "
As soon as Alice finished speaking, the coffee shop fell silent.
Since Alice was the one who co-developed SAo and raised Lilan and Jupiter, I thought the press and mass media couldn't get into Kayaba's mind, but that's not the case and I expected I'd hear a little more about Kayaba being extremely The earth betrayed. Well, I didn’t think this was going to happen from the beginning.
However, at this moment, Alice looked up and saw her daughter Liran, a girl with blond hair and wolf ears.
"Lelan - no, Martell. What about you? Didn't you hear anything from Mr. Kayaba's father when you were growing up? In fact, you are the child closest to Mr. Kayaba. But"
"!"
Hearing Alice's words, Lilan had a surprised expression on her face and her ears twitched. Indeed, before Lilan was implemented in SAo, he had been educated with Kayaba as his father and Alice as his mother. I heard that Kayaba also regarded Lilan as his biological daughter. So, even if he doesn't, it wouldn't be surprising if he knows something about Kayaba that we don't.
However, after thinking for a moment, Lilan raised her head and shook her head.
"It's a pity that I don't know anything about Akihiko. Even if he is with me, he will not talk about himself. The intelligence of you people
"Ultimately, what happened to Kayaba remains a mystery."
"Yes, now that I think about it, he is really a mysterious father."
An expression similar to Alice's just now appeared on Liran's face. Maybe Lilan also wants to know more about his father, Kayaba.
However, Kayaba said nothing, and now that it was almost impossible to see him again, Lilan couldn't help but feel lonely. Lilan is actually Kayaba's daughter.
At this moment, Alice suddenly raised her head. He had a calm smile on his face, a smile I had seen many times.
“Even so, although Xiaoqi should know my name, I dare not say it.
So far, "Dr. Nanairo" is probably the number one search term, with the term "AI researcher" ranking second.
The bloggers who saw it all said, "Who is the AI researcher that Dr. Nanairo wants to meet?" What is the name of Kayaba Akihiko's right-hand assistant? ', let's guess who No. 7 is talking about. How many people can contact me? "
"Yes?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard Alice suddenly say something strange.
Immediately afterwards, Alice brought the cup to her mouth, drank all the tea inside, and then emptied the cup.
\"As I just said, I know nothing about Mr. Kayaba except that he is a physicist, SAo game director and a mad scientist. I don't know what he wants to talk to me about, Nanello Doctor. This isn't good.\" Mysteriously possessed. "
\"Um, Teacher Alice, what happened suddenly?\"
Shino asked, surprised by the change in the story, Leafa nodded, and I felt I understood what Alice was thinking.
Neither Alice nor anyone else knew about Kayaba, so even if they thought about it, they could never come up with an answer. Frankly, you're just wasting your time. Knowing this, Alice stopped thinking about Kayaba and started talking about other things, distracting everyone. ——It seems to be Alice with a strange and pure side.
Li Lan must see my mother's intention like me and laughed.
"I think my father is useless again. I want to end this story."
After Lilan's summary, Lifa and Shi Nai made a ghostly face, and seemed to realize something. I believe he finally understands what Alice wants to say.
As soon as Alice saw it, he laughed and clapped his hands.
"It deserves my eldest daughter, you are right.
Although I am a man, the girls around me, including Alice, who should have been an adult, have begun to talk about the so -called girls and don't care about me at all.
Everyone continues until 9:00.
"That's what I mean. If there is a girl named Rain come to you, please get along well with everyone."
Assina's story is over here.
After talking to Alice, the usual members gathered in Egil's shop. After saying hello to everyone, I immediately talked about the mysterious player Rain I met yesterday.
However, the fact that Rain knew that we were SAO survivors shocked everyone. Speaking of which, everyone was surprised to raise their voices.
And after we talked, Claine said envy to me.
\ "Kirito, why are you a female player Hoihoi?
"You don't need a female player, because you have become a seven group, isn't it?"
Claine said that he bit his eyes and opened his eyes, and then turned to face me.
\ "That's it, so! Or, where is Rain-Chan now? At least he is not near this. \"
"He is not there, no, I don't know where he is, I just say that he can go with me, and he didn't add him as a friend, so I don't know." Rain is now. "
At this time, the fairy Lizbert, who was the same race as Lilan, whispered suspiciously.
"But I don't understand, Rain is a fairy. How can I say that, I can't believe it."
At this time, Lan, who was sitting in a chair, crossed her arms and turned to Liz Bate.
"Yeah, according to Rain, they obtained our personal data from a hidden place, but this is definitely a lie. Most people can't do this."
"Well, yes, Lilan."
"That's right, Requir's management has done well in this area.
Even if Klein infected with strange viruses on a pornographic website and leaked his friend information, he could search immediately, find it, warn the source, and delete immediately. That's why I can say that Rain's backstage is completely a lie. "
The metaphor that appeared halfway on the way attracted everyone to laugh, and Claine himself looked around in surprise. Speaking of which, Alice laughed with her belly and laughed \ "Hahaha \".
\ "Why, what is this metaphor!? I won't do this! Or, Alice Sang, please don't laugh! \"
"Oh, sorry, Lan's metaphor is so funny, I can't help laughing, Kuhahahaha!"
Alice laughed very interesting. When everyone was about to laugh, Shi Nai, who had no laugh at all, shouted to me.
"In other words, the personal data we registered on ALO does not include the information we are SAO players. How do you know?"
"Even if not, the virtual character inherited from SAO is extremely good compared to ALO players, and it can be seen from the atmosphere. You see, I should have been short, obviously the participation is higher."
"must"
Then, Diabel didn't want to laugh at the Klein and followed Shi Nai to shout to me.
"How did the girl named Lein know our news?
"I have no idea.
"I'm really worried about this."
Next to Ji Ji, Kim picked up his arms. Well, indeed, I want to say something very unusual, in fact, Kaim spends much less time on Lan than us. So I understand, it is difficult to believe that there are signs of Lilan.
However, Lan basically won't be lying. Once he noticed danger, he would warn his hair, so he could know it. ——It at that time, Lan was in alert, but did not be in extreme alertness as in a dangerous person like Vashabca Casars.
When I was going to explain this, Alice smiled back and forth, wiped tears with his fingers, and said to Kam.
"Kaimu, if Lan said that, it was true. Lilan was a girl who would not lie."
\ "Is this that? But to be honest, I don't believe the girl named Rain. She knows that Kirito is the survivor of SAO, and he lies that he obtains information from a secret place. That is not a suspicious place .\"
Of course, I don't know why Rain knows our information, why he always tracks us, and even lies to us. Suddenly it is difficult to believe that Rain full of uncertain information.
In fact, even if someone asked me if I trusted Rain so much, this was also doubtful -just at this time, Youji next to Kam came to him. When Kaim suddenly missed his head, he reached out to Kam's face, grabbed his cheek, and pulled him up. Kam's cheeks were tight, and the expression on his face was no longer a serious expression, but a distorted smile.
Kam's cheeks were suddenly caught, lifted up, and made a surprised voice, making us stunned. Among them, Kam opened his mouth impatiently.
\ "Machi, Machi, Youji, what are you doing? \"
\ "Kam, don't be so scared. Kirito they all say that they are not your enemy, so Rain is not your enemy. \"
"Wow wow, let's go."
Although Kam barely expressed this, You Ji let go of that face. Kam made an indescribable voice and began to touch her cheeks with both hands, but Asuna, Lizbert, Lifa, You Ji, and Kam looked at him with yellow eyes and began to move towards the combination. When I saw it, I thought I knew what the reason was.
First of all, when he opened his mouth, he talked about capture, BOSS war and leisure daily life, but in addition, he often talked about Kam often.
The most important thing is that I don't think that the discipline will do such a thing to Kaim, and Kaim only treats him as a friend. Even when I was trapped in the house, I was always worried about Kaim.
There is no doubt that the relationship between Ji Ji and Kam is unusual. It's like Shi Nai. However, it is uncertain whether people (mainly Kam) are aware of this.
As for Kam, he did not realize that Asuna, Liz Bate, and Lifa were casting yellow eyes to him, and he felt slightly angry with Ji Ji. Moreover, the scolded Youxi just smiled naughtyly.
Among them, Alice, who told Kaim to a certain extent, saw the communication between Ji Ji and Kam to a certain extent, and then laughed.
"Well, in any case, why don't you decide to be careful about the girl named Rain to a certain extent? I tell you to be careful of Sanya and Hannibal, but everyone you meet is like this. Not them. "
"Of course, Yuzi will not hurt us for the time being, maybe we just need to be careful."
After hearing Alice's Filia, everyone thought about it and nodded.
"Many of us need to be guarded." However, despite being suspicious, I think it is too early to say that Rain is one of them, and I don't think everyone thinks so.
"Yeah, everyone, I will say it again, but Rain is not the kind of player who needs you so carefully.
After speaking, everyone glanced at each other and nodded again. I let everyone no longer be so vigilant about Rain, just like Rain told them the first time we are SAO survivors. I figured it out.
"So, let's start discussing from here to seize the next island. Do you know the next island organs?"
As soon as the words turned, what I walked towards me immediately was the Wintina Cavaliers Diabel, who had a unique blue hair.
According to Diabel, the day when they met Rain, everyone scattered, flying over the floating barren island of Vergus, searching and holding the terrain, looking for monsters living there, and tame monsters.
I found that the inhabitant monsters are mainly scorpions, spiders, and the sandy -footed dragon of the sandy terrain that adapt to Rain. It seems that there is a puppet this time. It seems worth it if you ask me if I deserve them.
Verguse also has ruins and caves like Walklins Island on the grassland, but in front of them, there is a device that generates a powerful airflow, and it is running at all. It does not seem to be in a state of mobilization. Carefully approach.
From this point of view, the answer is that the release of the air flow generator and the progress is related to the progress of the big task.
"I understand. Does this mean that the flow is to stop the air flow generator and continue to move forward?"
"It seems like this. In the future, there will be plenty of time. Let's find it."
My suggestion to Diaburu nodded. Even if I heard, I don't know what kind of state should be in the whole and what kind of attack method should be used. Therefore, if you want to master the strategy, the way to Yui Yi is to go directly to the map to view it.
"Since it is decided, let's start preparing to attack immediately. Now it is 9.30, I think it can be departed at about 9.50."
When I made this suggestion, everyone nodded the same as before. I set the meeting time a little short, but it didn't seem to have much problem for everyone. Perhaps you can go directly to Wilgando without any preparation, but Vergord is a desert area, and it is still unknown. It is impossible to understand the field situation in detail. It is wise to prepare for emergency situations.
"Well, let's get it temporarily. At 9:50, gather at the transfer port."
As soon as the words came out, the crowd "oh", and then walked towards the exit of the cafe. Soon after, I tried to be one of them, checking items and buying them, but suddenly something happened.
I remembered and stopped.
"By the way, I have something in my heart." If I don't check it now, I will not be satisfied. It is possible, but if you go out like this, you will inevitably worry about it, and it will be bad to fight.
"Thinking like this, I turned to a certain direction." Standing there was my best friend Kam. He wore a combination of a combination of the west and west, leaving very close to black long hair, hanging around his waist, hanging around his waist A sword.
Just now, Kam was angry because You Ji forcibly grabbed his cheek, but now when I look at him, he looks like that, he speaks softly as usual. It seems that Ji Ji didn't bother him so much. When I was close to such Kam, I shouted to him.
"Hey Kam"
\"What's the matter, Kirito?\"
"I want to talk to you, is it convenient?"
"It's okay, but what is that?"
It is estimated that he didn't expect that I would suddenly talk to him, so when Kam was puzzled, the Ji Ji next to him began to speak, and the expression on his face was very interesting.
"Uh, what? If it is a strategy, can I join?"
"I'm sorry, there is a discipline. This is a bit of personal grievance.
"Is this that? What is it ~"
You Ji seemed a little disappointed, perhaps because he felt sorry for being abandoned. After Kam looked at his cute expression, he turned his attention to me.
"If you can, just hurry up, I want to prepare it too."
\ "I understand. So, Ji Ji, I borrowed Kam for a while. \"
When I heard You Ji's answer, I took Kam out of the coffee shop and eventually walked to the streets of the Sky Capital Rhine.
After gathered a lot of players, I stopped and turned to Kam. As usual, his face showed a surprise expression.
\ "So Kirito, what are you talking about? \"
"As your really best friend, I will ask you directly, kaim. Do you like to have a discipline?"
"This is what I worry about." This is his best friend Kam's opinion on his side with his side.
Before I went to SAO, Kaim often played with me, but after I was trapped in SAO, he often played with You Ji when he was free. I started talking about Sakuya and You Ji.
Well, first of all, Kam is the close assistant of Ye Ye in ALO. He worships Ye Ye very much and calls him a sister. Therefore, it is not surprising that Kam's mouth is constantly thinking about the story of Ye Ye.
\ "So beyond the discipline? \" I heard from Asuna that there is a disease with AIDS, a disease. Moreover, it is resistant to the treatment of drugs, so the drug is meaningless.
The life span of the discipline is very short, and it looks hopeless, but when KAIM appears with mutation immune cells, the situation has completely changed.
Once KAIM's immune cells are injected into the body of the discipline, HIV will disappear from the discipline of the body. KAIM's immune cells will begin to support a weak body and restore the life expectancy of the discipline to the life of normal people.
It was hopeless to survive the hand of assistance. From the moment You Ji received the letter, there seemed to be an extremely friendly relationship with Ji and Kam.
After the story, Asuna said so.
"If the person who saved my life was a boy of the same age as me, honest and kind, then I have no reason to not like him. I will live with Kam."
Then there is the exchange between the discipline and KAIM I showed before. I can only think that Ji Ji and Kaimu are obviously in love.
When he asked if the story was real -time, Kam's face flushed and his face was surprised.
"Hey, what do you say suddenly!"
\ "No matter how you look at the communication between you and You Ji, you are the kind of person who can't do anything unless he has a relationship with him. Just like the relationship between me and Shi Nai, the relationship between you and him. "You Ji. "
"Yes, I don’t like You Ji. You Ji just saved my life and even me,"
\ "If you only treat Ji Ji as a friend, then I don't think you will be together for so long? Are you here, isn't it?"
""
"Kay Mu is silent." Her face was still red, and she seemed to have been worried about something. Continue there, I shouted.
\ "I won't make fun of you or something. I'm just curious. You and You Ji and Shi Nai are too similar. They look like friends or the best friends, and it's not stopped."
"Don't tell everyone."
"I can't do that.
""
Kam closed his mouth again. Her gaze turned to the coffee shops waiting for Ji Ji, and a warm light appeared in her mind, as if she was thinking about someone who was very important for her. This is very similar to what Youji see when talking about Kaim.
After a short silence, Kam's closed mouth opened slightly and said.
\ "When ALO, You Ji was by my side. \"
\ "Even if I am the assistant of my classmate. \"
"Sure enough, I can't be by my sister, but except that time, she has always been with me."
"So, Kam turned to me." The red on her face disappeared and returned to the normal color.
\ "You should also know that after being trapped in SAO, I am very worried. I think SAO may kill him."
According to Ji Ji, when I was in SAO, Kaim always worried about me even when playing ALO.
Moreover, before being trapped in SAO, we were playing with MMO together. Although it was not so frequent, it was a normal thing. Not only that, I was trapped in a death game called SAO -it is not difficult to imagine Kam's mood at the time.
