\"Well, we've been together since we were playing games, but you only started ALo after I was trapped in SAo.\"
\"Yeah. I don't know about Kirito's situation, but when NerveGear and SAo were recycled, they also gave me money. With the money I bought Amusphere and ALo. Even if SAo becomes dangerous, I can't Give it to me.\"Enter the VR world.
\"Of course, you were very happy when SAo was released.\"
Cam continued talking.
The world of VR was once considered downright dangerous. Shortly after going to ALo to become one of them, HIV-killing mutant cells were discovered in Kaim's body, which became big news around the world. Keim became an instant hit, and his mutant cells were supplied to countless hospitals and medical facilities around the world.
It seems that a lot of money flowed into Kaim's family because of this incident, but Kaim didn't pay too much attention to it, and although his parents were surprised, all the money that suddenly came in seemed to be used only for what he could use. save.
After all this, he was favored by Sakuya, the lord of the elf territory, and became his personal assistant. A girl in purple suddenly appeared in front of Kaim, who was flying alone over ALo.
"Is that Yuki?"
Cam nodded and raised his head slightly. The sky of the Sky Capital Rhine was reflected in his indigo eyes, but there was certainly neither sky nor clouds in Cam's sight. Cam's story begins again.
The girl who suddenly appeared thanked Keim and said: "Thank you for saving me!" Keim had no idea what happened. When he asked, the girl immediately explained the situation.
The girl suffered from AIDS and had only a short time left to live, but the mutant cells Kaim gave her overturned everything and her lifespan was greatly increased. Thanks to you, my life was saved——After saying that, the girl said her name was Yuuki.
“Of course, it seems that Yuuki would have died that day if you hadn’t donated the cells.
"Maybe so, but no one thanked me. The miracle was not me, but the mutated cells in my body. AIDS survivors are greater than me. "I'm grateful for my cells because no one came to see me for evidence."
"Well, if you told me where you lived, that would be a big deal in this day and age. Isn't it a no-brainer in a sense?"
\"Yes, that's how he finally came to see me. No matter how much Yuuki wants to thank me or see me, he can't control it.\"
"I think it's a lot like Yuuki."
For Yuuki, who was on the verge of death at the time, the cells Kaim gave him were just a hand that could guide him to rebirth. The existence of Kaim who can continue this state must make Yuuki unhappy.
This is about the innocent Yuuki, who naturally wonders what kind of person he is and longs to thank him in person.
"So that's when your relationship started."
Cam nodded again and continued. When Yuuki found Kaim and thanked him, he suddenly begged him and me to become friends. It happened so suddenly that Kaim was naturally surprised and panicked, but since he had no particular reason to refuse, he eventually established a friendship with Yuuki.
However, a lot has changed since then during Keim's time at ALo. Except when I'm with Sakuya, Yuuki is always by my side no matter what I do.
As the days passed, Kaim felt Yuuki's presence more and more strongly, to the point where he couldn't imagine ALo without him. It didn't take long before its size surpassed mine.
Kaim then naturally opens up to Yuuki and asks himself what his life is like.
Maybe I've told you everything. After that, Yuuki accepted Kaim even more. When he was in ALo, he basically stayed with Kaim all the time. At the same time, he also started to talk about the situation that he rarely talked about with others, and that was it.
Thanks to this, Kaim seems to be able to understand Yuuki on a deeper level.
"When I wasn't paying attention, you were already very close to me."
\"That's what I said, but you also met Shino-san in a place I didn't notice, and we got along very well.
Then Cam continued speaking.
Yuuki had become Kaim's best friend, even more than me, and it seemed natural to be around him, but at some point, Yuuki disappeared from ALo. Keim seemed to have been worried about this, but when he learned the truth, he did not feel the comfort of life.
The story tells the story of Yuuki being kidnapped by SAo.
\"Ah. Yuuki suddenly appeared in Aincrad. I didn't know why for a moment but when I knew I was in SAo, I was worried about you. I didn't say anything. I didn't come here and wondered what I was doing now How’s it going? That’s how I feel.”
\"Do you still have to worry about me even if Yuuki goes to the Death Game?\"
"Yes. Or rather, you do too."
After Kaim made a surprised expression, he lowered his head with a slightly troubled expression. Probably, everything I just said is a character star. Keim is basically already thinking about Yuki. Just like me, it's Shino-centric.
\"Since you have said so much, why don't you tell Yuuki that you like him? I'll ask you again, but I guess you like Yuuki.\"
"Yes"
“In this case, you’d better confide in her as soon as possible and move forward with this relationship.
"Well"
Suddenly, Cam showed a surprised expression. It's almost like saying what I said was extremely unexpected.
\"Yuki, is this what you want?\"
"I think so. Because Yuuki is a girl who's always there for you. I'm sure she likes you, so she's doing things like that, and she'll probably continue to do that, and she's waiting for you to say she likes you or not, I’m sure he’s thinking the same thing as you, Yuuki.”
"Then why can you say that? I haven't even confirmed it."
"I asked Asuna to confirm it. I always said that Yuuki likes Kaim. So if you like him, just say it quickly. I'm sure Yuuki won't reject you or anything."
"Is it really?"
\"Yeah. Yuki and you can do it. So it doesn't matter.\"
I'm sure, but Kaim must have been trying to convey his feelings to Yuuki. However, if I did this, it would confuse Yuuki and the current relationship might be ruined—that’s what I thought, so I couldn’t do anything.
However, looking at Yuuki these days, he doesn't seem to want Kaim to say he likes him, and most importantly, he seems to want to get along better. I don't think Yuuki would ruin their current relationship just because Kaim said he liked her.
"I believe these two are going to do a great job." Don't feel like that.
“I don’t know if it will go well.”
\"Let's go. The capture of Vielgud is over, the capture of Svartjalfheim is over. Say it quickly.\"
Cam lowered his head and fell silent. He had a worried look on his face, but it grew serious, and when it completely changed, Cam looked up.
"Okay. I'm worried, but I'll give it a try. Soon."
"It looks like you've made your decision, so all you have to do is act on it, and I say it again, but you'll be fine."
"Yes. It's encouraging to hear you say that.
\"Thank you very much, Kirito.\" I didn't expect you to come up with such a solution, but talking to you makes me feel a little refreshed. "
"What, I just don't want you to play games in a state of overwhelm. Plus, I'm glad you, my best friend, have finally graduated from non-real life."
Then Cam smiled bitterly. This is also the look you often show me when you talk to me in the real world.
"Well, that's what I said.
"No, that's not enough, Kaim. You don't have a daughter. I have a daughter named Yui. I'm still a little ahead of you."
\"Well, my daughter can't do it. In other words, I haven't proposed to Yuki yet.\"
“Oh, that’s it.
"Yes"
Until now, Cam had looked like he was holding something, but now he looked as if all his troubles had been wiped away and he felt refreshed. Seeing this, I found that the dull, cloud-like doubts in my heart gradually dissipated.
\"Then Kirito, let's go back after you've finished speaking.\"
"Yeah, your important person may be impatient to wait."
Just as I was remembering what had happened before talking about it, I was back in the coffee shop with my best friend in the real world and this world, a boy with brown hair that was as close to black as you could get.
\"Kirito-kun, is it that weird that you want to fly with me?\"
\"Well, okay. Because Alice-san will not participate in the arrest.\"
"ha.
After chatting with his friend Cam, Kirito and others gathered at the portal again and headed to Verugand, the floating island continent in the desert. When we walked out of the portal and landed in the desert area from the Tiandu Line, the sun was shining as ruthlessly as ever, and the feeling of heat suddenly overwhelmed us. However, we all bought heat-resistant items and arrived in no time. After it, I couldn't feel the hot wind or sunlight at all and could fly into the sky calmly.
Preparations for the attack were complete - everyone tried to head towards the dusty desert sky, but Kirito and the others stopped and decided to hold a strategy meeting.
Vergand is a vast desert area, even bigger than Voglind, and we don't know where anything is. In order to continue the big quest you're currently completing, you'll need to move around the map, collect key items, and travel to places related to the big quest, just like in Voglinde.
So the purpose is to search, but if everyone flies over such a large area together, it's just a waste of time, and the capture won't go smoothly. Understanding this, Kirito proposed that the gathered people be divided into teams of two and fly around the map.
Compared with flying with a group of people, you will find more things when you fly dispersedly, you may find unexpected secret places, and you may be able to advance your strategy faster than usual-plus reasons like this. Everyone swallowed and agreed to continue the arrest as Kirito suggested.
So, Kirito and the others started to divide into teams, but the first team to be decided was Yuuki and Kaim who just spoke. Next came Klein and Agil, then Lisbeth and Silica, then Leafa and Shino, then Spiegel and Diabell, then Asuna and Lilan, And Strea and Philia.
As for who Kirito's final partner was, it was Alice who rarely participated in the capture operation. Alice, who usually doesn't show up at all and rarely participates in arrests even when she does show up, said she wanted to form a team with me, so all the regular members including me were surprised.
Most people were surprised and protested, because Alice usually didn't fight at all, so even if she participated in the arrest, she wouldn't fight much, but when Alice heard this sentence, she said: "Don't worry. Even so , My strength is still quite strong.\" Kirito showed a calm look, and he knew that there was nothing to worry about.
Of course, Aerith also holds considerable status in SAo, having shown the ability to sink Aincrad Liberation Army thugs in seconds. Therefore, even if we go out to capture it, there is no problem at all - after I told her about this, everyone agreed, and then Kirito and Alice flew into the sky of Vergand separately. Spreading its wings, it flew into the turbulent sky.
\"Speaking of which, Miss Alice.\"
\"What's wrong, Kirito-san?\"
"Alice-san, haven't you logged in more and more frequently recently? You never logged in before, right?"
Alice was originally a psychiatrist, but she was one of the former staffers at Argus who developed SAo and released it into the world, so I was assigned that and I decided to devote myself to development.
At first, Alice said she would log into ALo regularly, but showed no signs of doing so. Hearing this, Kirito understood that Alice was too busy and didn't even have time to log in to ALo.
"Ah, development has calmed down recently. Now I can enjoy ALo with everyone on my days off.
\"I'm not that person, but Shino and Spiegel might be.\"
"I did some bad things to them. I said I would make time to hang out with them, but I never did. It made me feel lonely."
"But Alice was the one to choose, wasn't she? Isn't that why you came to the game company now, because you wanted to do artificial intelligence research?"
Alice snorted, her hair being messed up by the hot wind. The reason why Alice quit her job as a psychiatrist and went to work in a game company was because she strongly wanted to do AI research again. And precisely because they knew how strong this desire was, both Sinon and Spiegel accepted Alice's words without objection and sent Alice to work in a game company.
"Well, indeed, what I want to do is research on artificial intelligence, and I am willing to give up everything for this. So I also gave up on those girls."
"Why are you so obsessed with artificial intelligence research?
“That’s when I’m most in my element, and I think that’s why.”
"character?"
Kirito turned around in surprise. Alice's black hair shone in the merciless sunshine, and her hair fluttered due to the raging hot wind, floating on Alice's face.
“I don’t know what to say. For me, AI research makes me feel like I’m doing something I really want to do. When I was asked if I wanted to try AI research again, I was naturally drawn to to it.”
""
I wonder if she realizes that Alice's way of speaking has changed. This is what I heard from Shino, but Alice has two ways of speaking, one is to speak like a normal woman, and the other is to speak like a man like Kayaba Akihiko.
Among them, the feminine way of speaking is the way of speaking when she completely returns to her true nature. Kirito and the others often hear her talking when they are working or playing games.
The current Alice has returned to the original Alice - the original Serizawa Alice. However, Kirito didn't pay too much attention and just continued to listen to Alice's words.
\"But, as expected, I did something bad to them. As for Shino, she still had more than a year to go, but she canceled it midway. That's why I came to ALo to visit.\" She. "
\"Then why do you want to team up with me? If you want to check Shino, you should team up with him.\"
Upon hearing Kirito's question, Alice suddenly slowed down and finally stopped in the air. Kirito, who was observing the situation, also slowed down, stopped in the air, then hovered, and slowly approached Alice.
\"I formed a team with you because there is something I want to say to Kirito-kun. No, it is because there is something I want to ask you.\"
"What do you want to ask...?"
\"Yes. Have you told Shino about this - Shino?\"
Kirito felt a chill running down his spine. The heat in the desert suddenly disappeared, and a chill spread throughout my body, as if I was in an extremely cold place.
Kirito\/Kazuto has Shinon\/Shinon's memory in his head. Kazuto fell into an extremely strange state, with other people's memories existing in his mind, but because of this, Kazuto understood Shino better than Shino's parents.
But at the same time, this strange state of affairs also has a fatal flaw. These memories of Shino can be pulled out if Kazuto is conscious, but sometimes they appear suddenly without Kazuto realizing it and try to mix with Kazuto's memories. My brain was in a state of confusion like an epileptic seizure, and the line between my memories and Shinon's memories became very blurry.
That's not all. Ever since Shino's memory began to exist, Kazuto began to hate the crowds that he once ignored. Whenever he saw a crowd, he would become restless and feel extremely nauseous. In severe cases, he would even vomit.
Shino's various memories, such as things Shino is not good at and trauma, are gradually eroding Kazuto. When I asked Alice about this, she taught me how to somehow suppress the erosion of Sinon's memory, but the effect was only a little, and there was no fundamental solution to the current situation.
And Kazuto still couldn't tell Shino about this.
\"I can't say that, can I?\"
\"Probably. However, Kirito-kun, I will tell Sinon about this one day. And, I think Sinon himself will eventually notice your changes. Your changes have been exposed. I will never\"
"It is true, but"
"I was afraid you would be noticed."
Alice is right. Ever since he realized that Sinon's memory was eroding him, Kirito would feel fear every time he looked into Sinon's eyes. If Shino knew about this, if someone knew about it, then Shino and I, as well as Shino, would feel frightened and irresistible.
“However, as I have said many times, she is smarter than I gave her credit for.
"I understand. This has happened before."
“I can’t keep this secret forever.
""
"If you look like that, you don't seem ready to tell her.
Kirito raised his head, his black eyes matching Alice's reddish-brown eyes. I could see the angry look on my face reflected in Alice's mirror eyes.
\"It's been decided! You know how Shino felt when he said such words!\"
\"I know. However, she will eventually notice what you are doing, and the later you tell Shino, the deeper she will be hurt. I think Shino has decided not to hide anything from you anymore.\ "
"It was a surprise. "We had decided not to hide anything from each other anymore, and we even talked about it again recently and made a commitment. However, Kirito could not tell the truth of this story at all. She asked Shino not to hide anything, but she couldn't do it herself.
\"He broke his promise to Shino from the beginning.\"
"Yes, but yes, but!"
"Then tell me quickly. The longer you delay telling the truth, the more hurt it will be to her. If you really care about her, take off your demon skin quickly. This is for her."
Indeed, if she continues to hide it, the smart Shino will soon realize that something is wrong with her, and I think she will also be greatly hurt by continuing to hide it. And when Shino discovers it herself, those wounds will definitely become deeper.
No, even if Kirito takes the initiative to speak and Sinon himself is aware of it, the depth of Sinon's wound may not change. When Shino, who seems strong but is very fragile on the inside, discovers that the person she cares about the most is suffering from the constant hurt since she helped her, what will happen is easier to imagine than seeing a fire.
"Yes, but but"
\"I'm afraid of hurting her, so I can't do this. You are kind, so you try not to hurt Shino, but sometimes you have to talk about hurtful things, Kazuto-kun.\"
"Yeah, but"
Kirito no, Kazuto-kun. No matter what, I have to tell Shino about this. It's one thing so you don't see what's important. \"
Hearing this, Kirito raised his head suddenly, as if he heard something serious from Alice during SAo. Standing in the sweltering desert heat haze and bathed in strong sunlight, Alice's expression was clearly visible.
\"Who is treating Shino's wounds? It's you, Kazuto-kun. You do this all the time, don't you?\"
\"I am treating Shino's wounds\"
\"Yes, I think you can understand, because I have memories of Shino, but before we met, Shino's heart was cold. Moreover, the surface of the things inside is covered with scratches, and the depth is as deep as Core. It is
But now she is not like that at all, and her emotional wounds have healed a lot. It was you, Kazuto-kun, who brought her to this stage. Oh no, not only you, but me, Asuna, and Lilan also contributed, but you are the best. \"
Indeed, Shino's heart is extremely rough and full of scars. You can understand it just by looking at Shino's memories, and as we all know, the years Shino went through before meeting them were too terrible to recognize. That's why Kazuto wants to protect Shino, he could consider healing her mind.
\"But you want me to create new wounds there\"
"Wait, this story isn't that hard. If your hand hurts, you can heal it yourself."
Then Kirito looked up in surprise again. The hot wind that blew just now has stopped, and Alice's swaying hair no longer flutters, shining blackly in the sunlight. Maybe, but my hair shines that same black.
"Will I heal the wounds I've caused?"
\"Yes. If you break Shino's heart, you can heal it. You can do it.\"
The scars in Sinon's heart that Kirito had healed so far were basically caused by people other than Kirito. That's why he was able to heal Sinon, but he never thought that Kirito himself might break Sinon's heart, and he never even imagined it.
Alice said that she should be able to recover easily, but Shino's emotional wounds cannot be healed so easily. ——If that happens, Kirito can easily imagine what it will be like. Kirito holds his head in his hands and breaks out in a cold sweat.
"Can I do this?"
\"It's not a question of whether you can do it, but you must be able to do it. This is what it means to stay with Shino and protect her. The time for you to overcome the test is almost here. If you can do it. \"If you don't overcome this, you won't be able to stay with Shino for the rest of your life, and you won't be able to protect her. "
"test"
Indeed, when I was in SAo, I heard about Shino's past, so I vowed to protect Shino throughout her life, and we got married. And the idea and vow to protect a woman, Shino Asada, for the rest of her life has not changed since then. She even thinks that this is her mission and destiny.
However, when he hurts the heart that Shino is supposed to protect, can he heal it with his own hands? I wonder if I can actually cure it myself.
Because he was faced with all kinds of things, he couldn't find the answer even when he turned around.
\"Kazuto-kun, don't worry. This is not a problem that I can solve. This is a problem between you and Shino. That's all I can say.\"
It was you who allowed him to rely on himself when he was in trouble - he would normally say this to Alice, but Kirito completely shut his mouth and said nothing. No, maybe it’s more accurate to say that I can’t find the words that I always reply to.
"Normally, with the help of my comrades, I can overcome any difficulty, but this is a problem that only the two of us can rely on." He created a wound in Shino's heart, and if he can't heal it himself, he is not qualified Protect Shino.
"How can I transcend that?" No, first of all, when does that moment come, when is that moment supposed to be? The more I thought about it, the more black fog filled my mind, covering my head. No matter how hard you try to wipe it away, the thick black fog shows no sign of disappearing.
Just when the black fog was about to fill my head, a loud noise suddenly came from my ears.
"Hey, who's skulking in the shadows over there?"
The voice was Alice's. Hearing the loud sound, I suddenly came back to my senses. A figure appeared in the shadow of a nearby towering boulder. A girl with long red hair and golden-orange eyes, wearing black and white clothes, red hot pants, and translucent gray wings with a gear pattern on her back.
The girl slowly floated closer with a wry smile on her face.
\"Ah hahaha. I didn't expect anyone besides Kirito to know.\"
\"Well maybe you are the girl Kirito was talking about, Rain.\"
"Ah, yes. My name is Rain. Or rather, do you know me?"
\"Ah, Kirito told me that there is a player named Rein who has divine tracking ability.\"
Alice smiled at Lilan and placed her hand gently on her waist. Then, like he had nothing to worry about, he easily started introducing himself.
\"I am Kirito-kun's friend Alice. Although I don't log in frequently, my relationship with Kirito-kun has always been very close, so please take care of me.\"
\"Oh, yes, nice to meet you, Alice-san.\"
The red-haired girl Rain lowered her head slightly, then turned to face Kirito, but was so surprised by the unusually serious expression on his face that she was speechless. Rain called Kirito softly, but Kirito just kept blinking, seemingly not caring about Rain's appearance.
\"That, Kirito-san.\"
"Yes"
"Why do you look so scared?"
"Nothing special, will you join in this strategy?"
"Ah, yes. If you don't mind, come with me."
"Understood"
After saying that, Kirito spread his wings and flew towards the flickering heat mist in the desert. Hearing this emotionless answer, Rain was even more surprised, as if his heart was not here, and chased after Alice.
\"Kirito-kun, you are in the sky, what's wrong?\"
“Well, the desert heat might make your head spin.
Hearing the black-haired woman's words, Rain nodded and caught up with the 'Black Dragon Swordsman' flying in front of him.
I didn't expect that I would end up hurting Shino.
\"What if I break Shino's heart?\"
\"What will happen if Shino's heart is broken?\"
\"What will happen to Shino if I hurt her?\"
"How is this going?"
"What's going on, what's going to happen?"
"What's going on, what's going on, what's going to happen."
“What’s wrong, what’s wrong, what’s wrong, what’s wrong————
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\"Come back, Kirito!!\"
The words I heard and the feeling of something hitting the back of my neck brought me back to reality. What unfolds before us is the interior of a gloomy ruin, with pictures on the walls and piles of sand everywhere, which is very common in RPGs. When I looked back, I saw the usual captive team members, and everyone looked at me with worried expressions.
Then, right behind me was Rain, who was usually not by my side, and next to him was Lilan with a slightly angry expression on her face.
"Oh! What happened?"
\"My lines are like this. Kirito-kun, why are you so confused? We are about to fight the boss.\"
\"Uh, boss fight?\"
Hearing Rain's words, I turned my head sharply and remembered what happened just before I came here. Of course, we once split up and flew through the skies of Vilgand in search of the key to a big mission.
During this period, I was talking to Alice and worrying about various things, and then I met Lilan again - from then on, my memory was cut off. No matter how hard I try to remember, I can't recall anything.
"Uh, why is it before the boss battle? Has this move been cancelled?"
\"At this moment, Asuna came over and explained to me.\"
According to Asuna, Asuna, Lilane and her group found a ruins without an airflow generator. After entering, they obtained a valuable item in the shape of a key. At the same time, Leafa, Shino and others discovered something like an altar with a keyhole in the center of the floating island continent.
After Asuna and Riluen received the news, they went there and used the keys they obtained to stop all the airflow generators and enter all the ruins. When I continued to search there, I found the boss's room - it seemed to be the leading to the present.
"So this is ah"
\"Then, Kirito-kun, we have always been together, why don't you understand!?\"
Everyone, including Rain, was surprised, but only Lilan was not surprised. Lilan opened her mouth when she saw the jewel-like red eyes that I had seen since SAo.
\"You are probably stuck in the depths of your own thought world and can't get out. That's why I forced you to come back. Really, don't think too much, Kirito.\"
""
I seemed to enter the world of thoughts and leave my consciousness there. This had happened before, and Lilan calmed me down, but it seemed like I was being taken care of again. And they all looked at me with expressions of surprise and worry on their faces, even though I was here, I was still unconscious. certainly.
"Uh, uh, I'm sorry, I've been thinking about a lot of things, that's all."
Under the gaze of everyone, Silica, who is a "tamer" like me, came to me with Pina, a "familiar" on her shoulders. After all, the look on his face seemed to indicate he was worried about me.
\"Kirito, you must be very tired.
"Oh, that's not true. I'm tired."
Immediately afterwards, Alice, who was in my team just now, came over and suddenly put her hand on my forehead. It was so sudden that I froze and stared at Alice, but Alice continued to touch my forehead, as if she thought this was an opportunity to not move. After a while, Alice let go of her hand.
Kirito-kun's condition is due to the overheating of his brain, which caused his thinking ability to temporarily stop. What Silica said is indeed correct.
"Oh, overheating?"
If you continue to use machines and computers, heat will accumulate inside them, eventually leading to malfunction and, depending on the situation, smoke or fire. This is often called overheating, but is it possible for the brain to overheat? Worrying about this, when I put it into words, Alice answered correctly.
I don’t know why, but my brain is currently in a state of being burned by various thoughts and strategies, and my thinking ability is also in a weakened state. It seems that this is the end of it. Like a computer being overused, with no breaks and no escape, heat builds up, causing it to stall.
However, due to the power of Reluen coming in, my brain was temporarily healed through Amusphere, and my consciousness returned here.
"is that so..."
"Because you keep using your brain without taking a break. Especially in your case, if you log in frequently, your brain usage rate in ALo is very high compared to other people. Moreover, you can think deeply and think Difficulties, the burden on your brain is greater than that of an ordinary person like you.”
"Lilan said in surprise. She really thinks about a lot of things. After returning home from school and completing her homework, she basically logs in to ALo. She also reduces her sleep time and logs in even on days off. I sleep very late. Obviously, they continue to be more active than ordinary people. Using their brains too much puts a burden on them.
In order to prevent this from happening during SAo, we set up no-capture days and the like so that our brains would not be overused. However, ALo is not a death game, so there is no need to consider these things. There is no capture day and no strategy week. As a result, I was overusing my brain without even realizing it.
Then I was startled when I saw the person next to Lilan. That person is my lover Shino. Once something happens to me, she will immediately worry about me. It should be said that, of course, he had a very worried look on his face. That's right, a face that doesn't look at anyone else, only me.
\"Kirito, are you okay?\"
"Ahhh.
"Really? If you don't feel well, just quit and rest."
"I can't do it. This is a long-awaited regional boss battle. As long as you defeat the regional boss, you can face the next floating island continent. If you miss this opportunity, you will regret it." Yu Sheng. So, I can't back down. "
"Really, are you okay?"
“Nothing bad, everything is fine”
Shino whispered: "Okay then", but she still couldn't eliminate her worry about me and couldn't change her expression. Seeing Shino like this, I felt a pain in my heart.
"I was definitely thinking, but it seems I've stopped thinking." If you were to ask me what I was thinking, it would be Shino. I thought too deeply about Shino that he couldn't think. Shino asked me not to hide anything a long time ago, but I didn't dare to say that.
\"If I say something like this here, it will be impossible to capture it, and it will cause a lot of trouble to everyone, and I don't know how the first Shinon will be shocked.\"
\"Yeah, I didn't realize how hurt Shino would be.\" That's why I couldn't say anything. When I saw Shino muttering in my mind like this, Lilan took a step towards me.
"You're a hardcore gamer, so you won't miss a single boss fight.
"Lilan, what are you talking about? It's not like I can't fight."
"Fighting is the most cerebral thing you can do. What happens if your brain is already overheated and you fight with a sword? I can't even
\"Of course or, what on earth was I doing just now? How was your fight?\"
“We played normally.
Hearing Rain's words, I turned to face Lilan. It is true that I was unconscious not long ago, but now that I am with everyone and in the deepest part of the maze, it means that I can still walk normally just now. , but it's impossible for me to wonder if he's still fighting.
"You mean I'm fighting unconsciously"
"That seems to be the case. However, you were a little hesitant in your movements, and your sword was different from usual. I thought something was wrong, so I approached you and tried to use my power, and it was true."
"is that so"
Then, Klein, who chose the same race as Lilan, came to me. The look on his face, like the others, made him worry about me.
\"Hey, Kirito, don't go too far. If you become like this, you are really tired. It will be even worse if you fight the boss in this state.\"
"Maybe everyone is thinking the same thing." However, what is in front of me now is the door leading to the boss room, and beyond that, the area boss is waiting. If I hadn't witnessed that moment of defeating the boss with my own hands, I'm sure it would have stayed in my mind. Besides that, I have more things to think about.
"I'm glad you're worried about me. But like I just said, I'm not going to get past this boss fight. This is the boss fight we've all gotten to this point and we finally got to it. We all got over it at that moment .I don’t like not being able to see.
Even after the announcement, the expressions of concern did not change. But, after all, I can't leave here, and I don't want to leave. No matter how hard I tried to reconsider, my feelings didn't change.
"But Lilan, I will obey your suggestions. I will always be behind you in the next battle. I will give you instructions there, so continue."
"I always take you on the plane, and I always move the same according to your instructions. I have no problem."
\ "Kirito, are you really going? \"
\ "Poetan's face is still concerned with concerns. \" I usually put my hand on his head, but because everyone's eyes were concentrated on me, I didn't do so, I just nodded.
"It's okay, everyone is okay now, let's go to the boss to fight."
The anxiety on everyone's face did not disappear, but nodded temporarily. There is no doubt that he is worried about me, but I still can't stop.
As if to show this, when I touched the door in front of me, the door was roaring, sliding to one side, showing a dark space. Just when everyone was about to look at it together, a sudden airflow flowed from our position passing through the door, and we were sucked into the black space spreading in the door. —— Just like when fighting with Herrasville before, it was forced transfer.
"Everyone, start! Ready to fight!"
After speaking, the moment I pulled out the sword, my eyes were surrounded by Blu -ray, and my eyes were completely blocked. When the light scattered, the scene of spreading the exhibition was in the center of the desert. The hot wind whistled and the sun was ruthless. Like the previous BOSS battle, he seemed to be thrown on the field.
However, unlike at that time, we did not open our wings, but stood on the ground. Asuna seemed surprised and ran to me and shouted.
\ "Kirito classmate! \"
"Ah, be careful! You don't know where the boss came from!"
Herasvilg, who had played one of the three beasts he had played against, suddenly appeared from the air and started fighting. Maybe this time there will be a similar feeling -just when I think so, the sand in front of me suddenly began to rise with the sound of the earth.
Just noticing the effect, as if there was something pushed up from the bottom, the raised sand suddenly exploded. At that time, a huge sand cloud formed, I almost covered my eyes, but at that time, I confirmed that a black shadow was mixed in Shayun.
When I thought so, the dust clouds became bigger and bigger, and I finally covered my eyes with my arms. And when the dust clouds dispersed and we recovered our vision again, we saw the true identity of the dark shadow.
It has a gorilla -like muscle developed upper body, huge and rounded tail, tip ears and curved red -brown horns like horns, and the whole body is wrapped in sandy short hairs. It looks like a complex combination of dogs, squirrels and gorillas. This is the identity of the black shadow I saw in Shayan.
Just when most women were surprised, "What is that!?", Four "HP strips" appeared above the head of the sand of the sand, and English words appeared on it.
"[Latalosk] Latosk!"
While Liz Bate and Lifa made a weak voice while saying the name. Looking back, I was holding a one -handed sword and a one -handed staff, standing in a dull sandwood beast. It's as if you can't believe the name of the sand beast is Latosk.
"Uh, is that Latosk?"
"Is that Saudi Gorilla Latosk?"
Liz Bate whispered in order, Lifa also said.
Earlier, after listening to Lotask's explanation, the two said that since they were squirrels, it must be a cute monster, ready to meet. But Latosk, which appeared, is a beast with a very different body and squirrel -instead of squirrels, it is better to be the developed gorilla with upper body. This is too different from their imagination, I am afraid that they can only stiff.
Looking at Liz Bett and Lifa, who completely stopped moving, Silika showed a disturbing expression.
"So I tell you, Mr. Liz and Ms. Lafay. Latosk is not a cute monster. Moreover, it is a regional boss, so it looks natural."
\ "My envoy, that is \"
"No, I can't tame myself at all"
Liz Bate and Lifa stiffed because of such stupid reasons. Presumably Lizbert and Lifa were stunned. He knew that Lilan would not fight with a sword, because even if he was in front of the area BOSS, he did not pull out his sword.
\ "Kirito, do it as I said. \"
"Ah, please run again."
When I begged, my partner, the wolf ears girl jumped in front of me, and immediately wrapped her body in the golden light. As if against the ruthless sunshine, the light suddenly increased, and immediately spreading like an explosion, dyed the surroundings into golden.
And when the light spreads, there was a girl with wolf ears and tails standing there, covered with white, red and white steel shells, with golden fur, and the tail was like a giant sword, with a long corner. It's like a sacred object. There is a sword on the forehead, and there are four raptor wings on the back, and there are golden manes on the head, reminiscent of the outline of the wolf, a dragon about 15m is ready.
When I confirmed the appearance of the Wolf Dragon and made me feel its fierceness and beauty, I immediately ran over, jumped on its back, and sat on it across it. The visibility suddenly increased, and the height of the eyes became almost the same as the sandmayer.
"Human Dragons", only the form of humans and dragons that can be created with this wolf dragon.
"This time, I will rely on you completely, Lilan."
\ "Understand. Don't let yourself be thrown away on the road! \"
I firmly accepted the "sound" of the old woman in my mind and grabbed her hair tightly. At the same time, the depressed Liz Bate and Lifa regained the will of fighting again, and the people around them were prepared to fight. It was completely switched to the BOSS war mode.
"Okay, let's go !!"
Immediately, my shouting sounded on the battlefield, and Lan under him made a strong roar, and in response, the sandmayer in front of him also made a strong roar.
"how about this!"
"This can be eaten!"
When the two winds of the wind of Kam and Lifa performed spells at the same time, there was a violent wind around the violent Sandmi beast Latosk, which turned into a tornado and chopped the body of the sand beast. Beasts, the whole body is given red damage effect, covering it
We roughly launched Wilgus and finally entered the regional BOSS battle. Latosk, one of the Three Gods beasts, is waiting for us after completing various stunt and activities on the floating barren island.
It is said that its shape is like a cute squirrel in mythology. In this ALO, it is a kind of horn of beast. It is developed in the body and the face looks like a mixture of gorillas, dogs and squirrels. Lizbes and Lifets misunderstood Latatos that they were lovely monsters and wanted to tame him.
When the two saw a completely different figure from the cute type, they were stunned and could not move, but now they show magic, melee attacks, sword skills, and so on. Thanks to this, I successfully reduced the physical strength of the sand and beasts in a short period of time. The first 'life value' has also ended.
Although it is such a sandy beast, the attack it has launched is just a melee attack such as punches and kicks, and it will basically not launch magic. However, as if to make up for the unavailable magic, the power of punching and kicking of sandmayers seemed to be set quite high. In just one blow, the health value was completely reduced, and the color became pale. turns yellow. Coming soon
Therefore, we now avoid the attack of the sand and beasts, while using its large -scale attack gap to fight back with melee attacks and magic attacks.
"Latosk is weak on magic and remote attacks! Continue to attack, mainly remote attacks!"
Diabel and SAO were exactly the same instructions. They rang through the dusty battlefield and received the instructions. People who divided into defenders began to sing to support magic and attack magic, and accepted the avant -garde. Charge.
Sandmo beasts were attacked by the wind attribute by Kam and Lifa to attack magic \ "Hurricane Hurricane \" directly hit, giving it a chance to attack. This is your opportunity to attack.
"Okay, time is here, let's go together!"
"Understand! Grab it tightly! \"
Hearing the order, Li Lan kicked the sand and rushed towards the sand. When he came to the crumbling sand -haired beast in the dust caused by the tornado caused by the tornado set off by Kam and Lifa, Lan raised his hand and slashed his claws violently to the sandmayer. The red and white hybrid damage effect was produced by the part of the sandwood beast, and the content of the second \ "HP strip \" was confirmed.
However, the sand beast finally restored the balance, stood up with the hind legs, and his right hand waved his fist sharply, as if he was angry. This strike is very large and the gap is very large, but after the sandwood beast can withstand a large number of harmful fists, Lilan immediately retreated to avoid it.
My body was pulled back, and I felt that I was about to be blown, but I grabbed Li Ran's hair and grabbed it. And missed the attack on the sand, hitting the ground with a punch, letting the dust fly.
The next moment, although he did not issue any orders, his companions suddenly narrowed the distance between him and the sandmayer, as if to switch. Among them, the earliest contact with the sand beast was the same \ "Beast Tamer \" Silika, and it was very important for Kam.
"Hey!"
"Aha!!"
Silika raised his voice, wrapped the dagger in his hand, and cut off the hind legs of the sand beast. At the same time, Ji Ji waved a light -quality one -handed sword to another hind leg, so that the blade bit into it. The two sharp blades were easily pierced into the sand beast without the hind legs wrapped, nor the hind legs wrapped in strong muscles, and cut off the internal tissue.
A scream -like sound was screamed by the broken leg, but it immediately waved his arms like a cable and launched an attack on Silika and Youji, but Silika, who is also known for his agility, is Katecis. , Immediately jump backwards to avoid the attack of the sand beast. At the same time, You Ji also turned his head back and fled the sand beast's fist.
Then, it seemed to be for that moment, the three people, Claine, Diabel, and Spiegel rushed to the sand beast, aimed at the right arm of the beast, and Diabel continued to cut it with the sword of light: Dia Bell launched the hind legs of the attack on Silika to draw a spinning chop in a square way.
At the time of Claine and Diabel almost at the same time, Spiegel waved several consecutive sword skills \ "Da Yueye \", and the one -handed sword skills of the rotation four times in a row \ "horizontal" horizontal "horizontal" cross The grid \ "He held the bow and jumped to the back of the sandwood beast, aim below, and shot the arrows continuously.
This is not a sword skills, but a powerful attack that bows and arrows, and close -up attacks -sometimes called zero -distance shooting -the back of the sandmurge beast into a light sword mountain. The painful sound of the sandmurge beasts suddenly decreased.
It seems that the defensive force of the sand beast is inferior than the Herrasvilg who has just played. This may be why he can reduce HP with fewer attacks than Herrasvilg. However, the speed and attack power of the sand beast Latosk may be higher than Herrasvilg. It is certain that he is not your opponent who can relax fight.
\ "This time it is us!! Prepare, Sand Domain!!! \"
"I want to go with the big brother!"
After the offensive three retreated, Liz Bett and Strea stepped forward. Among them, Liz Bate held the staff with one hand, and every time he ran, his footsteps were louder. I guess he is emphasizing that Latosk is completely different from his image.
When Liz Bate came to the Sandmo beast, the sandmays raised their hands and immediately waved their hands, but at this moment, Strey stood between the sandmays and Lizbate. . Quickly waved his hands to the approaching sandmurge beasts and played it back. The blocking two -handed sword skills released by the attack \ "empty shadow \", while repelled the opponent's attack, causing damage and exploding.
Maybe I didn't expect the attack to be repelled. The sandmayers leaned back and lost their balance. Then, Liz Bate leaped all over, close to the sand of the sandmayer, and a touch of red light pointed at its eyebrows. . Light. I hit a stick with one hand.
Simple but powerful attack \ "Strike \", one -handed sticks hit the face of the sand sac beast with one hand. . Now Liz Bett's strength is quite powerful, so the strength may also increase accordingly.
"Let's do it!"
"This is a switch!"
Luezbes and Strey were then replaced by Philia and Egil. This is a strange combination of a dagger user and a two -handed ax user. First of all, Filia hid in the arms of the violent sandmayer, avoiding the approaching attack, and then winding with a light dagger to move, cut the body of the sandwood beast. Dagger's six -neptom technique \ "Magic tooth \".
Almost at the same time, Egil was just like Spegel just now, while running away from the attack of the sand beast, he kicked his back with a big jump. There, he wrapped his light with his hands, dived down, and cut two knives on the back of the sand and beasts full of gaps. When the two -handed double -attack sword skills "violent spikes", when the ground was launched, it jumped to the enemy and released two cuts.
As soon as the two were hit by sword skills with different power and attacks, the sand beasts began to reduce their health, and at the same time increased their sounds. Finally, they cleared the second \ "Life Strip \", and began to reduce the third life bar. .. We have rushed into the turning point of fighting with sand beasts.
"Okay, it's half a pass! Everyone, let's stick to it!"
When I shouted a order, the sandy beast with half of my life roared suddenly, kicked the ground with a kick, and started running. Everyone was surprised by this sudden action. In a blink of an eye, the sand beast had come to a nearby rock.
Just when I thought about what it was doing, the sand beast suddenly grabbed the rock with muscle developed arms and raised it. We didn't expect the sand beast to drag the boulder out of the boulder, and I was startled. I threw a lump.
A scary force thrown out of the rock body and a gorgeous arc hit us, and finally covered the sun that we could see. It's as if the mountain is about to collapse. If such things are directly hit by me, they will not be attacked at all, and I must tell everyone to avoid it.
"Don't think this is enough to stop us!"! \"
At the moment he wanted to make instructions, a "voice" similar to an old woman sounded in his mind, and then Lan was ready. When I turned my head in surprise, Li Lan's mouth began to burn, and then released a huge fireball -shaped hot fireball from its open mouth.
