"Cam, you can't do this. Cam said he enjoyed the adventure. Don't say things like that!"
"Mu Gugu, Roudu'an, are you kidding me?
Hearing Kaim's panicked voice, Yuuki let go of his hand. Kaim repeatedly touched his deformed face with both hands and made an indescribable sound: "Nini". Yuki and Kaim often see scenes like this, but I can’t agree with what Kaim said.
"Indeed, compared with Clover, we are a very small minority. We have neither motivation nor strength." However, the reason why I did not dare to form a guild and only carried out such a small amount of captures was because I wanted to purely compete with this encounter in SAo. Come and capture the game with your friends.
Now, I think it’s most interesting to conquer with this small number. If something like forming a guild comes along, the fun is gone.
"I hate this from the bottom of my heart." - Shino probably noticed it and shouted to me.
\"Kirito\"
"As Cam said, if we win Clover, I think we need to form a guild, or join forces with our own race. But I don't want that. After all, it's better to capture it with everyone.". that's why..."
\"It's okay, Kirito. No one would think about that.\"
Just when I was startled by Lisbeth's words, Klein continued to speak to me.
"When I was in SAo, I formed a guild to survive, but that's not the case now. Even if my health points return to zero, even if I lose to Clover, I won't die. There's no need to form a guild."
"As Klein said, we don't need to form a guild anymore. Well, Clover is ahead. Although it's a bit regretful, after all, everyone will live in harmony in the future. I want to come."
Behind Klein, Diabel said. Diabell was also the boss of a large guild called the Holy Dragon Alliance during his time in SAo, so he knew very well the hardships and difficulties of running a guild, and he joined the small group as a player, not as the guild boss. I See clearly. Since his SAo days, he has been eager to advance capture.
“After all, we are the best, and it’s best to have fun and improve in strategy.”
Silica said with a smile, and Cam walked towards me with his head lowered. There was a bit of apology on his face.
\"I'm sorry, Kirito. I originally thought that if I wanted to fight Shamrock, it would be best to borrow my sister's power, but I said some unnecessary words.\"
"I do not mind.
"Yes, but what are you going to do? Is there a way to capture it faster than Clover?"
Egil said after hearing Kaim's answer. Our intention is to progress without forming a guild, but we haven't found a way to defeat Clover or keep up with Clover.
"I've said it many times, but the clover is quite powerful. It's unlikely to be surpassed by mild means, and it won't work." Just as I was thinking about what strategy to formulate, a voice came from behind me.
"I heard the story! Everybody!"
"Although I don't hear it often, it sounds familiar." Turning to look in the direction of the sound, he saw a girl with red hair and golden eyes, wearing black, white and red clothes. I wonder where you are now, Lilan.
"It's raining. Where have you been?"
"I've always been like this, right?"
While talking, Lilan walked towards us. Rain doesn't usually show up at our parties, but it pops up in dungeons and fields. Therefore, Lilan is the same as usual now.
\"So Kirito-kun, is there something wrong with your current strategy?\"
“It’s not that I had trouble getting things done, it’s that I had trouble getting past the clovers.”
"I see. Indeed, Clover has recently increased its attack speed in order to get ahead of other guilds. Leader No. 7 intends to make Clover number one."
Although No. 7 and I had met and talked before, I felt that No. 7 was definitely thinking about that kind of thing. It was just a prophecy at the time, but now it has finally become a reality and a wall standing in front of us.
\"I think so. But we also want to be number one in the big mission in Swat. After all, being number one is a good thing.\"
\"However, isn't there a big difference in momentum and power between Clover and Kirito-kun?\"
\"I see. After all, in VRmmo, the number of people is very important. So I want to know if there is any good way\"
Then Lilan burst out laughing. As if they were saying they had some secret plan, everyone's eyes suddenly turned to Lilan.
"Those guys are always at raid level, so it's hard to win. But that's not to say you can't actually win. I know how to fight Clover, don't I?"
"what is it?"
When Der Spiegel asked who looked surprised, Lilan said proudly. In any case, Lilan seems to be able to grasp Clover's movements to a certain extent, as well as Clover's next destination and mission.
The reason he was able to do such a thing was because he fully utilized his hiding skills and hid near the clover, seemingly because he was hiding nearby for reconnaissance.
"Is this why you're not with us?"
\"Yeah. If you want to complete the task faster than Clover, I hope you can rely on this Lilan-chan, but I don't know.\"
""
I looked at everyone present. Some people had trusting expressions on their faces, but more people had negative expressions on their faces. So far, Lelan has been telling us to trust him, but every time he acts suspicious, and even when we first meet, he tells weird lies. The most important thing is that Lilan knows that we are SAo survivors and even knows the roles we play.
"There are many people who doubt what Lilan said." He also said that he should rely on Lilan, but whether he deserves his trust is questionable. but.
"That story is true."
"Yes.
\"That's it. Then, just believe this story.\"
Immediately afterwards, a surprised voice sounded at the same time. I had expected this development, so I thought it was a bit funny, but Lisbeth told me immediately.
"Hey, you believe me so easily?"
"It doesn't matter, Lilan is already our companion, and he hasn't shown anything strange recently, so I think I will still believe him this time."
Lisbeth and others all had expressions of "Yeah, I'm sure." Although Lilan was not felt to be trustworthy at first, there were many times together where I was able to advance the capture, and I was quite motivated at the time, and I was able to make progress on the capture. That's why I decided to trust Lilan again this time, and I think everyone else felt the same way. After confirming, I turned to face Lilan.
"So Lilan. What do you know about Clover?"
Then Lilan began to speak. Anyway, Clover seems to have cleared this mission two hours ago. Now he is on a mission to defeat monsters related to the big mission, but he cannot defeat them and cannot move forward. It seems that they are making progress. Although there are many "tamers" with powerful "familiar".
"You mean, you have many trainers and you can't win?"
"Even Clover doesn't have a powerful 'familiar' like me, so it's natural that he can't win."
Silica and Lelan reacted to the word "tamer." It is true that Lilan is stronger than any of the familiars in ALo, but Clover's trainers are also known for having quite powerful familiars, and I am one of them. And I heard that there are "dragon trainers" like Silica.
Moreover, the reason why they are in Clover in the first place is because they are powerful people and can use powerful "demons", so their power is natural. However, what happened to the monster that stopped Shamrock with so many strong men?
"How does that monster work? Not even a bunch of Clover's "tamers" can defeat it."
In response to Asuna's question, which looked strange, Lilan replied. It seems that a monster cannot be defeated unless it possesses a certain item, and Clover finally discovers the item's existence and accepts the quest to obtain it.
“That means we have to look for that item as well.
"Whirring whirring"
Agil asked with his arms crossed, and Lilan smiled proudly. I had a feeling he was smiling like he was waiting for the question. Could it be Lilan? Just when I was thinking this, Lilan suddenly opened the prop window and operated it.
Immediately afterwards, a ball of light blue light appeared in Lilan's hand. When the light burst out, a light blue pyroxene with a crystal-like texture appeared. When everyone focused on the pyroxene, Lilan boasted.
\"This is a prop used to capture that monster.\"
"What? You already got it?"
\"Yes. I sneaked in while Kirito-kun and the others were completing this mission. If you take this with you to find the monster, you can advance the mission before Clover.\"
“But that shamrock is looking to acquire this item, isn’t it?
"Don't worry about that. The search for this item seems to be taking some time, so I think the clover will take a while too. So, now we can get ahead."
After Lilan finished answering me, she put the pyroxene into the item window. I can't say anything because I haven't really done it yet, but even if I had the speed to catch a clover, if it took time, like Lelan said, if I went out there now, I would really be ahead of the clover. will be possible.
\"Okay, I understand. Let's go there now.\"
\"If it is a mission to defeat that monster, I have already accepted it, so if I go with you, Kirito-kun's great mission will also progress. I am a member of Kirito-kun's team. It's still early, So you better hurry."
Hearing Lilan's words, we nodded and hurriedly escaped from the dungeon. I was low-gliding over Flohilde, a silvery, snow-covered world where I couldn't gain altitude because altitude restrictions hadn't been lifted yet.
During that time, the road was blocked by powerful monsters living in Herotilde, but everyone was in despair. Perhaps they learned through Lilan that they could walk in front of the clover, kill the monsters in seconds, and rush to their destination.
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"Okay! The crusade was successful."
"That's what Klein said." Under Lilan's guidance, we successfully entered the dungeon that Clover had not yet reached.
The monster that Lilan's item works on is the one guarding the entrance to the dungeon where we are now. The monster was a dragon with a different shape than Lilanne, and looked like a boss monster.
Its power is nothing special, but no matter how many times it's knocked down, it will come back to life. ta.
I thought it was a given that Clover would have trouble with her special abilities, but when Lelan used that crystal, the dragon disappeared. Everyone was shocked. The dragon that could be resurrected no matter how many times it attacked disappeared so easily. I confirmed it again and jumped in.
And in the deepest part of the dungeon, there is a monster different from the dragon guarding the entrance.
"I've never faced him before.
\"No, no, if this happens every time, Shino-san won't have any problems.\"
Sinon put away her bow and arrows and crossed her arms, while Leaf broke into a cold sweat because of Sinon's words. Of course, I expected stronger monsters to appear, but the monsters guarding this place are nothing compared to the area bosses. If Clover had arrived here, the occupation would have ended with astonishing speed.
Just as I was thinking this, Yui jumped out of my pocket and turned to face me.
"Dad was the first to defeat this boss, so they defeated Clover!"
"Okay, how's it going?"
When I muttered, Filia said, "Kirito, you did it!" and rushed over.
I looked around and everyone was looking around in surprise. I was skeptical when Lelan said he could overtake Shamrock, but I was surprised because things went according to Lelan's instructions and I was able to overtake Shamrock.
“Thanks to Lelan for being able to get ahead of Shamrock this time.
"real.
When Filia, who was standing next to me, said this to Lilan, Lilan looked a little surprised, and then smiled bitterly.
"Well, actually, it's true. The Clover people are very strong, so they use a method that can't be found, even though it can be found with normal methods. But I can't tell you."
"Yes. I'm curious about that."
Philia, while not as good as Argo, is also good at gathering information, so I'm sure she'd be interested to know that there are some skills that would be useful for that. In fact, I was a little worried about what kind of hidden means Lilan used to grasp Clover's movements - at that time, Lilan seemed to have noticed something, and her ears and tail stood up.
"!"
"What's wrong, Lilan?"
"Multiple players are approaching, does this feel like a clover?"
After hearing Lilan's words, everyone walked towards the entrance together, and as expected, several players came towards us. There are two people, their races are Salamander and Dwarf, but they wear ordinary feather decorations on their heads.
I didn't know this until a while ago, but almost all members of the Seven Clover Guilds wear special feathers and headgear on their heads. By looking at it, you can tell whether it is a clover, but if you look at the heads of the two approaching players, you will see clover feathers appearing.
As Lelan said, it looks like a member of Shamrock.
"Oh, you're ahead of me!?"
"Damn it, it's exactly what Mr. Huang said!"
"The two clovers looked frustrated when they saw us." They must have realized that we defeated the boss here and successfully led the clovers. Diabell and Klein boasted to the two of them.
"Unfortunately, we win this time, Shamrock."
"Hey! You can't always win!"
Just as the duo of Salamander and Gnome looked more frustrated, I saw a figure slowly approaching from the entrance behind them. If you pay attention, the true identity of this character is a tall young man with short light blue hair, similar to Asuna's hair color, long side-pointed ears, wearing a white and blue combat uniform, and a sword on his waist. Huang is one of the elites in Clover. He belongs to the same Wendy family as Asuna and Diabell, and has considerable trust from Number Seven.
"Mr. Huang, you are already ahead!"
Just as the salamander man who came in earlier said this, Huang walked in front of the two of them and stopped. Just like that, she stared at me with her purple eyes.
"Who are you..."
\"We meet again, Emperor. This time we win.\"
Huang snorted and turned his gaze to Filia beside me. Filia was startled when she was suddenly glared at, and her body was shaken.
“If I remember correctly, you were talking about the treasure hunter Filia who has been getting a lot of attention recently.
"What are you talking about? I didn't do that, but"
"Well, this is also one of the strategies. Originally this game was based on competition between races, and penalty kicks were recommended, but Clover advocated the opposite. Players of different races, this is the coexistence of the two, and we should not do anything. As long as we win Or losing the game would bring us a storm. Because that's what Seven wants."
When the emperor suddenly spoke, Filia and I were dumbfounded. Presumably, everyone behind me was also dumbfounded.
However, what Huang said was not wrong. The motto of Clover, where Emperor and others live, is to increase the number of players like us who play games together, without any race affiliation.
In fact, I learned that it’s interesting to recommend strategies regardless of race.
"That's a good point, isn't it? I like that way of thinking."
"What should I do if I like you? Besides, you are the person I met in the town at that time. Later I heard that you and Xiaoqi had a very good chat."
"Did you hear that from Seven?"
"Yes. I'm sure you are"
\"Kirito. Kirito from Spriggan.\"
The emperor showed surprise when he introduced himself. Seven might be telling me something about the player he's talking to, but maybe I don't think it's the one in front of me.
\"Kirito? Are you the leader of the team that has been attacking ALo at an overwhelming rate for several months, and the dragon trainer who follows the Wolf Dragon Clan?\"
"I'm not a leader. We're not a guild or anything, just a group of friends. But, from your perspective, Clover, we're competitors. We're rivals."
\"The opponent doesn't matter. I regard this statement as a declaration of war.\"
"Roar. You can fight here, Clover is the best."
Then Huang snorted and a calm smile appeared on his face. It's like he's excited about what the future might hold.
\"Kirito, you are such an interesting person. I hope to see you again soon. And, I believe we will be able to fight each other soon.\"
\"When the time comes, you will have to fight me and my family, okay?\"
"I don't want you to lick me, I don't want you to."
Just when everyone was slightly surprised by the emperor's words, a white light suddenly appeared on the emperor's shoulder, causing a light explosion. Just when I was wondering what was going on, I found that the emperor's shoulders were covered with a light blue halo, blue bear-bird-like lines were running, light blue hair was mixed with white fur, and There is also a little nine-tailed fox hanging around. Around it, there is a pair of unique eyes.
Originally appearing in Chinese mythology and counted as one of the Japanese monsters around the Heian period, it is a Japanese-style monster that is popular not only in creations but also in role-playing games, the nine-tailed nine-tailed fox. The one sitting on the emperor's shoulders was about the same size as Silica's Pina, and was deformed like a stuffed toy.
And because we had never seen such a monster, we inadvertently focused our attention on the white nine-tailed fox, but the white nine-tailed fox that caught our attention was ours. It was a small sound, like a throat clearing.
\"how about yours!?\"
"This is your partner. I am an "animal tamer" just like you."
"I can't believe you're an "animal tamer"!"
"I heard that your 'familiar' is very strong and can overwhelm any kind of monster, but can the same be said for my 'familiar'?"
At first glance, Huang's "familiar" looks like a little monster like Pina, but Huang's face is surprisingly confident. Perhaps, that magic pet is also a very powerful magic pet. It didn't look like that at all, but that's all I knew.
However, my Lilan - just when I was about to say this, Lilan, who was originally "familiar" but now has a completely different look, came side by side with me.
\"Kirito's <Familiar> is extremely strong, and your little fox is no match for you. If you have heard of Kirito's reputation, you will know this.\"
Huang stared at Lilan silently. He was in werewolf form, no different from us players. Perhaps, the emperor didn't know that Lilan had the form of a wolf dragon and a werewolf, and thought that the current Lilan was one of our companions.
"Hmph, it will be clear when the time comes. But"
Huang suddenly stopped and turned his attention to our group. When I turned around to look, I saw Agil, the strongest one in our team. When I wondered why he paid attention to Agil, the emperor opened his mouth.
"Hey, who's hiding behind that midget over there?"
"?"
When Egil turned back in surprise, he saw a person hiding behind him. Immediately afterwards, Agil flashed to the side, and Lilan's figure appeared there. Lilan told him what Clover had done. The look on that face seemed to say it was a clumsy thing to do.
"Are you Lilan a liar?"
"cormorant!"
As soon as the emperor's words came out, everyone's eyes were focused on Lilan. Lilan made a face, as if she thought this was too clumsy, and shut up.
"Woo, here I come."
Then, when I turned to face the emperor, he and the white nine-tailed fox on his shoulders both looked convinced of something. Obviously, the atmosphere was as if he knew Lilan.
I was curious and shouted to Lilan.
"What do you mean, Lilan? Do you know those people in Clover? What do you mean by liar?"
\"I see, that's what happened. So are you the one who guides these guys?\"
Since it was Huang who answered, not Lilan, I turned to Huang along with the others. So the emperor began to talk nonsense.
Rain once belonged to clover. However, Lilan was originally a player who was not worthy of joining Shamrock. Although he failed to join Shamrock, Lilan was able to join Shamrock by lying and deceiving the members. Therefore, it seems that Lilan is collecting Shamrock's movements and information.
However, the lie was eventually exposed and he was kicked out of the guild. Therefore, Lilan was called "Liar Rain".
As soon as the story ended, everyone raised their voices in surprise and confusion. No one thought that Lilan was one of the members of Shamrock.
"But I have a question." was Lelan's message. Lelan got the information about the clover and led us here. However, Lilan has withdrawn from Clover at this time and should no longer be able to receive messages.
"That's the thing. But why can you get information even though you're not in Clover?"
Even when he raised questions, Lilan remained silent and didn't speak. At this time, the emperor answered as if he were taking Lilan's place.
"It's true that Lelan left Clover. We were at fault too."
""
This is a method of tricking Clover into joining, obtaining information, and using the time difference to provide information to the outside world even after quitting the guild. This is not a very good approach, and it would not be wrong to say that it lacks ethics.
A questioning gaze was cast on Lilan who had adopted such a method, and even the emperor looked at him as if he wanted to attack him completely. Maybe next time what they are going to do to Lilan, no one will be able to catch it.
"Now it seems that it is better to leave."
"I understand the situation, let's retreat here now."
"There's nothing to miss. I think this is also one of the methods of arrest. But be careful, you don't know what he is thinking."
"After he said that, I turned to face everyone and gave the order."
"Everyone, let's go back to the city."
Kuto Line Cafe run by Egil
"Everyone, as I just said, no matter what Lain's intentions were, I don't blame her. So, please forgive Lain."
After hearing Lilan's truth, we returned to Sky Capital Line and decided to discuss our future at Egil's cafe. Lelan leaked information about Shamrock to us, which was not commendable in the eyes of onlookers, and concealed the fact that he was in Shamrock in the first place.
"In other words, he has been deceiving us, but even knowing this, I don't want to blame Lilan." Indeed, what Lilan did may be useful for the progress of the capture, but it does not feel like Not good, on the contrary, feels like an evil act. However, I can only think that the reason why Lilan was able to reach this point is because of many circumstances.
"I'm sure something big is going on with Leland - I got everyone together to discuss it." Everyone sat in their seats, against the wall, or stood still, listening to what I said, or uttering Purr slightly, or remain silent.
I didn't expect that Lilan would deceive me to this extent, and I didn't expect that Lilan would be his rival Clover. If something like this happened, it must be difficult for everyone to accept my words. Don’t blame Lilan.
At this time, Kaim, who had been suspicious of Lilan from the beginning, stood up from his seat and approached Lilan. Meanwhile, Yuuki whispered Kaim's name, but he didn't seem to hear her.
"I disagree. I don't understand."
"Keim"
"Even if the other party forgives us, we should understand the circumstances under which they would do such a thing. First, tell us, Lilan."
Leland was confused by the question, but Cam gave him a sharp look and closed the distance. Normally, this is where Yuuki would grab Cam's face, but Yuuki just looked at Lilan with the same confused look. Since Yuki has been deceived by Lilan, he can't help but doubt Lilan.
"Wait, Cam. Don't come at me like that."
\"Kirito and the others finally escaped from SAo. I thought we would live in harmony this time and have fun playing games, but is this true?\"
"Keim!!"
Immediately afterwards, Cam turned his attention to me. There was an intense anger in those eyes that I had never shown when I played games with him.
\"Also, Kirito, you are too cute. Are Kirito and the others being targeted by evil people now?\"
\"Last time I was attacked by a harpy, and Mr. Sinon was also attacked by a very vicious guy. I felt terrible.\" Maybe Lilan is one of them. "
"That being said, I have nothing to say. "Of course, we have an obvious enemy named Hannibal, and we are being targeted by it. As with Vassago Casals, we don't even know if anyone worked under Hannibal's direction, or even with Hannibal. But at least I don't think Lelan was acting under Hannibal's direction, and I don't think there was any such relationship.
"Regardless, Rain has nothing to do with those who say that."
"How can you say that? Do you have any evidence?"
"I have no proof, but I know that's not the case."
"Then why can you say that?"
Perhaps because he was very wary of Lilan, Kaim did not back down. Just when I thought that if I continued like this, I might have a dispute with Cam, Lilan suddenly shouted.
"I'm sorry! It's my fault. I leaked information about Clover to everyone and lied. It was all wrong."
"I won't hang around anyone anymore so please stop arguing with your friends so please stop"
Cam and I both turned to Lelan. Maybe he didn't expect such a thing to happen, Lilan's eyes sparkled. Lilan asks everyone not to fight.
"I'm really, really sorry, I, I"
"Lilan, can you leave your seat?
Lilan looked a little surprised when she heard what I said, then lowered her head, nodded silently, and walked out of the coffee shop. Just after the sound of opening and closing the door was heard in the coffee shop, there was silence in the coffee shop, and I shouted to everyone.
"I made everyone feel bad, and I'm sorry. But, as I just said, I believe Lilan. There must be something serious going on with that girl."
Klein, who was standing there listening, said to me as if he raised his hand. The expression on his face was unusual for Klein and made him feel grumpy.
"I don't necessarily agree with Keim, but using the guild's inside information is unethical under any circumstances, isn't it? I told you to be careful about this kind of thing."
"Even in the game, the guild's internal information can be said to be the most important secret of the guild." When I was the leader of the Blood Oath Knights, I once told everyone that I should not leak this matter. , I should stop it.
\"That's true. And, indeed, as Huang said, Lilan lied and joined Clover. I thought I got it as some kind of misunderstanding, and that's not the case.\"
"What do you mean?"
When Kaim asked, crossing his arms, it was Yui who answered the question, not me. Almost everyone's attention was focused on Yui. At that time, Yui didn't look like an ordinary elf, but the same girl as when she was SAo.
\"I think so too. After leaving the guild, the registration information will be forcibly deleted immediately, and it is impossible to know the inside information. That's what Huang said, but there is no time difference, so it is impossible for Yu to know what Clover is doing. What."
Everyone was surprised because they had just heard the emperor's words. Obviously, this surprise includes the fact that Huang's words are not true, and that Lilan did not obtain Clover's information in that way. So I say it so that anyone nearby can hear it.
\"Even so, Lilan did not deny it.
\"So how did Lilan get the information about Clover? No, first of all, what is Lilan hiding? Kirito, do you understand?\"
I shook my head at Cam's question. As expected, even I can't grasp Lain's purpose, nor do I know what Lain is hiding. However, I could trust Lilan, and I understood that Lilan was not thinking anything evil.
"I don't know, but I know it's very important to that girl. It's something I know Yui-ichi."
Just then, when Cam frowned, a dry sound sounded, like clapping in a coffee shop. When I turned my attention to the source of the sound, Asuna was posing as if she had just clapped her hands.
When everyone's attention was focused on Asuna's face, she opened her lips with a slightly stern expression, just like when she was the deputy leader of the Blood Oath Knights.
\"Everyone, calm down. We have overcome the SAo incident,\"Fugitive\"We have also overcome it. Xiang\"
\"Asuna said the same. Of course I understand your suspicion of Lilan, but Lilan is not that vicious. This is completely different from Vassago Casals and "The Man Who Escaped". \"
After Lilan said to Asuna, everyone lowered their heads slightly. The sound paused for a moment, and there was silence in the coffee shop, but this silence was broken by Diabel.
\"Yeah, let's calm down. Of course we may be targeted by violent people, we are trapped in SAo, but in this ALo we are purely playing games, there is no need to be so nervous. The SAo death game is over .”
As soon as the words of Diabel, the boss of the big guild in SAo called the Holy Dragon Alliance, spread, everyone started saying "yes", "that's right", and "that's right". If I were still in the death game of SAo and encountered this problem, I would definitely feel nervous.
However, as everyone has said many times before, the death game is over and we are now in the pure game. Although I don’t know Lilan’s intentions, there is no need to care about it like the evil existence that existed during SAo.
When everyone reconfirmed this, I shouted to Cam.
"Kaim. I understand your caution, but Lilan is not the opponent you need to do that. Do you understand?"
\"Kirito, don't show that expression. I'm just a little worried that this environment where everyone can have fun will be destroyed, and Lilan may be one of the groups targeting Kirito and others. So, if Lilan says otherwise I'm no longer cautious.\"
"This situation has been going on for a long time, but Kaim is surprisingly skeptical." So this time I became suspicious of Lilan, but when it was confirmed that Kaim was finally convinced, I said it again, letting Everyone heard it.
"Everyone, don't be too cautious about Rhine for the time being, and retake the Swat region. Rhine has a purpose.
As my words spread throughout the cafe, everyone had a look of relief on their faces and nodded. For a moment, he seemed to be no longer wary of Lilan, and I was relieved to see him, but Asuna immediately walked towards me.
\"Speaking of which, Kirito-kun, what happened after this mission?
\"Ah, yes, it seems that in the future, you only need to go to the tavern to check the mission. Don't worry too much about Lilan, let's go to the tavern.\"
"When I gave the order again, everyone nodded to me and those who were leaning against the wall left."
Everyone who was sitting stood up. With Lilan's cooperation, we were able to stay ahead of Shamrock, but at the same time we should also be considered a threat to Shamrock.
The clovers are definitely hungry for high-speed captures more than ever, so we have to be quick. I had to stop.
After Kaim and I quarreled, Lilan left the coffee shop and waited there for a long time. Of course, everyone was paying attention to Lilan, but Lilan looked apologetic when she stared at us.
\"Kirito-san and others\"
Lilan is a girl who always has a strange confidence and composure on her face. However, I still can't feel the confidence and calmness on Lilan's face. -He seriously did something that made us feel bad, with a look of remorse on his face.
Everyone was speechless when they saw a face that didn't look like Lilan's. I became one of them, and I couldn't rush to say anything to Lilan, but when I swallowed my feelings and tried to open my mouth, Kaim walked up to me.
Since he just said those words, maybe he thought he would say those words again, or that he would be stabbed by the spear of words. Lilan reacted in shock, but the next moment, Cam bowed. He nodded slightly.
"Lilan, I'm sorry for what happened just now.
""
"I always thought Lilan was a bad person, so I'm sorry for doubting you just now."
I don't think he was expecting an apology, Lelan had a completely dumbfounded look on her face. So, I told Lilan the conclusion I had reached with everyone before.
"Lelan. When you want to talk about this, please tell me what your intentions are. Now, we believe you."
\"Kirito-san\"
“From now on, we need your power to capture.
When I finished speaking, Lilan looked around, but lowered her head in the middle, looking like she was about to cry, and clutching the hem of her skirt tightly. Just after everyone was slightly surprised by Lilan's actions, Lilan suddenly raised her head.
There was a smile on his face, as if he had encountered something that made him very happy.
\"Thank you, Kirito-san. Once again, everyone, nice to meet you!\"
After hearing Lilan's words, everyone nodded in unison. So, after successfully reconciling with Lilan, we told Lilan about the situation, and then went to the largest bar on the Tianjing Line. There was a task board there where we could accept all major tasks and side tasks. I leave quickly.
His steps were many times lighter than when he and Lilan returned from the field.
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\"So, Shino, what are you talking about?\"
We came to Einherial, the largest bar in the Sky Capital Rhein, and immediately checked the taskboard. Thanks to Lan's cooperation, the Grand Quest that we have been promoting is progressing. As a result, we will face a scene we think we can lift the high limit of Flohilder next. .
When they realized that they could finally fly in the sky in Flohild, which would not fly at all, everyone was happy, but at the same time, more powerful monsters were fly. Because I understand, the conclusions I have come on is that I should immediately prepare for the next great task and decide to be temporarily dissolved.
When I disbanded, everyone left the tavern that gathered many players and went to the business district with blacksmith shops and tool shops. He asked me to come over.
既然我已经做好了战斗的准备，所有的装备都准备好了，我就没有理由拒绝——本来就没有必要拒绝诗乃的要求——所以我接受了诗乃的要求，和诗乃一起去to the bar. Perhaps because it was a holiday, I commissioned Shi Nai to pass through the player's overflowing city and came to the square.
\"So, Shino, what are you talking about?\"
\ "Kirito, do you know tomorrow, we will temporarily let go of the strategy, go into the city? \"
"Town? Where is the town?"
"No, this is not ALO, this is the real world. Recently, we have caught a lot, and we have not left the two of us at all."
As Shi Nai said, indeed, we have recently been promoting the strategy of competing with Sanya. Even the dating between lovers is gone, and there is less time together.
We meet at school every day and chat together, but I know that Shi Nai does not want to flirt at school, so we will not do things like lovers. Asuna, Lizbert and Silika are almost always present. Speech.
"Since you said that, yes. I have never applied recently."
\ "Yes. And, I think Kirito should be able to enjoy that kind of thing, but I don’t know. \"
Then Shi Nai's eyes turned to my right hand, and I put my right hand on my face, and made the same expression.
A platinum bracelet engraved with Ahhham world text was firmly worn under his right wrist, floating on the blue sky of the virtual world, let alone Swatjahhm, the world of ALO itself. It is shining and beautiful. under the sun.
"In the past, when we dated, many times I had seizures and could not enjoy it." However, since Shi Nai took measures on my seizures in real life, and gave me the amulet of epileptic seizures, seizures have just been inhibited, seizures have just been seizures. No longer happen.
Now, she can enjoy a date with Shi Nai from the bottom of her heart. In addition, even during the SAO, we have a day of capture, so I think we need this kind of thing. Shi Nai's time to propose this proposal is very good.
But Shi Nai seemed to think of something and said to me.
\ "Ah, but it doesn't matter if you can't do it. Even now, I am doing my best to compete with the clover.
"No, this is not the case. Well, let's take a break tomorrow, enter the city."
"Really? Can you really go out?"
"Yeah, thanks to your spell with you, things have become easier. I just think, now I can really enjoy the time with you, and I am competing with the clover." After all, this is not this So important. Give it to others tomorrow, let's have a happy life. "
\ "Thank you, Kirito. Let's enjoy tomorrow. \"
When the girl with wild cat ears and white blue blue smiled in front of me, I smiled. Until now, I was worried that I would have seizures, but now I no longer need to worry. Tomorrow's date will undoubtedly be more interesting than the previous date -thinking about it is full of excitement, but by the way, what does Shi Nai want to go?
\ "So poetic, where are you going? Is there any purpose? \"
"Um?"
"You see, it's okay to go out last time, but I didn't decide where to go, so I was lost, did you decide this time?"
"Well, let's go shopping, I want to buy clothes, hats, what do I like?"
Before giving the answer, Shi Nai made a clear thinking movement. Perhaps this time, he also said he wanted to go out with me, but he might not think of his purpose or destination until he just thought. This is the cute thing that Shi Nai is sometimes happening.
However, my desktop computer keyboard is crazy. I just want to go to the city, so shopping is just right.
"Shopping? Then I have something I want to buy."
"Maybe this is part of the computer?"
"Yeah, yeah. The keyboard is going crazy, okay, I understand."
"I listen to your mother and say that you are using a homemade computer."
\ "Really? Poetry, classmate, please help me to do it tomorrow, can you? \"
"Yeah, no problem. Speaking of the computer peripheral accessories, I think it's near Akihabara."
\ "Ah, but Kirito, are you okay? \" Because I have infectious diseases, you are not good at the crowd, isn't it? "
Indeed, it was not until recently that I started to feel that I was not good at the crowd, and I started to think that if I could, I didn't want to go crowded. However, since Shi Nai gave me amulets and has treated my epilepsy, I no longer feel uncomfortable with the crowd, and I can go to a place where there are many people.
\ "So I do n’t worry, but the problem lies with Shi Nai. \" My disgust with the crowd is Shi Nai \/Poetry. Although I am very good, Shi Nai's dislike of the crowd did not disappear. .
"You give me your charm, so I'm fine now. What's more important, how are you? You don't like the crowd, you can don't go to Akihabara anymore."
"I'm fine. I'm with you, so I'm fine. So don't worry, you will be fine."
When I heard Shi Nai's words that can be said to be confession, when she saw her smile, my chest was surging with love, and my whole body felt that my whole body was hot, but it was just a little bit. I smiled again to make a statement. it.
\ "Understand. I really look forward to tomorrow. \"
\ "Me too, Kirito. \"
"We look at each other with each other." I was convinced that this was something that no one in the world had experienced. I used to worry about what would happen for a while, but now there is nothing like that. Aside from all the troubles and anxiety, I can live a happy and warm time with Shi Nai -I am extremely happy about it.
"I don't know what it would be before that, but this would definitely be a very happy time." I thought at that time.
\ "Everyone-! Sorry to be late!! Work hard today!! \"
Just when I thought I heard a loud voice and a very familiar voice, I heard a loud voice than that sound. It seemed to shake the entire square, to reach the volume of Tianya, as if the sound made from a large speaker, almost the cheers of countless men and women. When I heard this sound, Shi Nai suddenly closed the big ears on his head.
"Why, what is the sound just now!?"
"This is, it really is."
"The voice and cheers I heard first are very familiar. Thinking about this time is probably the same. When I turn around, the scene that is being expanded becomes clear.
A short girl with long silver hair and purple eyes suddenly appeared on the square.
"Yeah, exactly the same as the last time I saw." When the boss and idol silver -haired girl Xiaoqi logged in to ALO, countless fans swarmed and cheered enthusiastically.
"Thank you for today, Xiaoqi!"
"I don't have to be late at all!
\ "Also work hard to conquer today ----! \"
"I knocked a lot of boss monsters!
"That's why you can't do this!"
When the world saw the cute seven -person group in Japan, the onlookers shouted in unison. Seeing the cheers of the fans and hearing the loud cheers, the 7th showed a bright smile, making the fans more enthusiastic. It is exactly the same as the scene at the time.
However, unlike at the time, it was already close to 9:30 in the morning, but today it was close to 2 pm. Today, the 7th time to log in to ALO is relatively late. —— Although it has been logged in, it is likely that he did not go to a coffee shop until this time.
Shi Nai looked at the seventh, holding his hand away from his ears. Her expression looked very surprised.
"Oh, Xiaoqi's popularity is still amazing."
"This is true."
"I guess. This is indeed a big event, a scientist, an idol at that age, I don't think I can imitate, and I don't think I can be an idol."
For a moment, I imagined that Shi was an idol.
The 7th was surrounded by countless fans and sang while cheering. Even if the No. 7 is replaced with Poetry, wearing a clothes that flutter and lovely colors can be called idol clothing, it feels not right.
Although Poetry's image of idol clothing is cute, she always feels not right. Even if I sing or dance like that, it is still not suitable for me.
This is the best evidence that Shi Nai is left like this.
"Yeah, you are the best. As for idols, let those who can speak, or those who want to do. We do what we want to do, just do it." Do are Do what you can do. "
"...that's right"
While looking at the happy poem, I looked at the No. 7 surrounded by enthusiastic fans, thinking about future strategies and tomorrow.
At 6:30 pm on Saturday that night, Lilan joined and continued to arrest. Tomorrow, there is a date with Shi Nai, and dinner with his sister, like usual.
Saturday was the holiday, but the mother and the mother of Naoye have not returned from Friday night, because the deadline for the computer information magazine she is edited is approaching, and I still nest on the publishing house on Saturday morning. company.
Well, Green Language holidays do not come back to work, and it is normal for the Kiritan family to stay at home on weekdays. There is nothing to worry about leaves.
However, before being trapped in SAO, the ordinary dinner scene was just a story. Now, not only dinner, lunch and breakfast are the same. I will activate smartphones and connect them to Yui, STREA and Lan, and then eat together.
People who were only able to talk to people before they could speak before were a little dissatisfied, and the most important thing was that Yui, Streya, and Lan were all family members, so he wanted them to eat together.
So with talents, Jieyi, Lilan, and Stream agreed on the right meal time to eat together. Noda and green did not complain about this. On the contrary, the people who talked accepted this and said that it felt like it was as interesting as a new family member.
Eating with people, Naota, Yui, Lan, and Streya became the daily life of the Kirita family. According to the situation, Lilan and Stream may miss, but basically eating with these five people is Kazuto and Suguha at home instead of sneaking the virtual world during the holidays.
Of course, such a matter of course was during this Saturday's dinner, but about ten minutes after we started to have dinner together, Lilan suddenly said.
\ "And people, I have a request \"
"What's the matter, Rylang?"
"Change the channel. Or turn off the TV itself.
Hearing Lilan's words, he frowned with people.
Now, the TV next to Ren and Naota Restaurant has been opened, and the show is playing as usual. And the smart phone with people, connecting the virtual world of Lan and other people's lives and the real world where people are located, equipped with a high sensitivity microphone, the microphone can pick up the sound near the smart phone without omissions. Send it to the virtual world.
Now, the sound of microphone is not only the sound of people, but also the sound and sound of big TVs not far away. Hearing Lan must have heard the protest of the sound, and raised his eyebrows with others.
"What happened suddenly? Or said more accurately, can you hear me talking?"
"I can hear it clearly"
"Yes, dad, I heard it clearly."
"I can hear it very clearly. Kirito's smartphone, the microphone you use is very good ~
Hearing the voice of the AI girls, I glanced at the smartphone with others, but immediately turned their faces to the front. Naoye also raised his eyebrows like people.
\ "Brother, I think so too. Do you change the channel? \"
\ "Yes. Do we want to change it? \"
If it was only Lilan's words, it was okay, but he couldn't refuse, because even Naoye was in front of him. Large -screen television receives the command of the remote control and changes the image displayed on the liquid crystal.
When Lilan and Naoye demanded the change of the procedure became a combat animation, they put down the remote control with people. In the animation, the boys were fighting the enemy they should be defeated, and the action games were dwarfed.
\ "This is the sound of fighting animation. Have you changed?
"Oh, to be honest, I am tired, this is good."
"In this case, then change it early, you remember a lot of bad things."
"No, what's the matter, is this that I transferred to that channel?"
Drinking miso soup with people, watching Naoye's complaints, sighed.
Until recently, the show on TV is still common news programs and evening programs. However, the broad programs aired on Saturday night introduced tourist attractions, introduced new types of convenient home appliances, and introduced new types of convenient home appliances on the Internet, rather than typical events, accidents and politics in news programs. The formal form is mainly to introduce useful applications that are being distributed.
However, after a certain point, it disappeared. Each show began to talk about exactly the same thing. It was no longer talking about sightseeing or home appliances, but just a story.
More importantly, the frequency of performance is unusual, because it has extensive performances on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Sunday. What Jiyi did not do is that it was played on the Internet, which was just an information show.
Moreover, the programs that continue to report on this abnormal momentum are also broadcast on TVs near people and straight leaves, and Naoye and Lilan protested. ——Is Naoye remembering that show, whispered.
"It's a bit strange here. The TV has always been about" people who collapse "."
"Yes. For a month, he has been talking about 'fleeing runners', as if this is the country's tight state ?? The state of anxiety. Well, yes."
The story that most widescreen programs continue to report are the story of "broken person". The "escape" of cyber terrorists suddenly appeared in Japanese society. At first he did nothing except for banking systems and online game manufacturing problems.
But gradually upgrading, the scandal of the media and politicians with anti -social forces, as well as the public should know but some politicians and the media itself were not reported. He broadcast his position and practice to broadcast his national on TV, and reset the violence of all news programs. In addition, he also involved politics, including some press, officials of large companies, senior police officers and political people. cabinet. He forced his family to be arrested and resigned collectively and gave birth to a new cabinet.
