"Don't worry, if I get in, I'll kill you right away."
Kyouji said as he let the zombies and creatures fall down. Kirito noticed that his acting and speech were rough.
\"Kyouji is angry.\" I can't seem to figure out what's going on, but Kyouji is definitely going through something very stressful and is very angry. Until he came here, he could hold back, smile, and talk to himself normally, but there was a raging anger boiling in his chest.
Then, since I was able to get to a place where I could escape, I was able to detonate what I had stored earlier. The anger condensed in Kyouji's body turned into energy, creating that movement.
The pistol-shaped controller is Kyouji's rage itself, turning his stress into bullets that spray out to continuously shoot and destroy zombies and creatures. It is so powerful that Kyouji's wrath will most likely destroy not only zombies and creatures, but even the surrounding ruins.
If Kyouji continues to play like this, not only zombies and creatures, but everything on the screen will be destroyed. I watched in shock as Kyouji continued to shoot.
How many minutes have passed since then? When Kyouji's gun went wild, a horn sounded from the game console's speakers, surprising Kirito. When I turned around to face the screen, the words "game cleared" were displayed in large letters, with the clearance time and total score displayed below. Unknowingly, Kyouji had eliminated all the zombies and creatures and reached the end of the game, but Kirito's eyes widened when he saw the score.
""
Kyoji's score was twice the record, and his clearance time was more than three minutes faster. Kyouji is able to score several times higher than previous passers.
Kyouji, who had been chatting for a long time, scored a score that he might not be able to achieve even if he played, but Spiegel, who has average talent in ALo, was able to blow Kirito's head off. I felt numb inside. Look at Kyouji who made this kind of thing. He is putting the gun back into the storage room with a very satisfied expression on his face.
"Ah, it feels so good! After all, that's what I do when I'm angry!"
This didn't look like the beast that was raging just now, but the boy who had completed the game and was immersed in a sense of accomplishment. Kirito timidly shouted to Kyouji who had returned to normal.
"a good job..."
\"Ah, Kirito. Sorry to keep you waiting.\"
"No, it doesn't matter. More importantly, you are stronger when you hold a gun."
Sure enough, Kyouji's expression when he turned around was not as rough and vicious as before, but returned to the way it was before playing this game. Just looking at that face, it's hard to believe that Kyouji is a player who can put in an overwhelming super performance to lay siege to zombies and creatures.
"In contrast, I generally prefer ranged weapons. That's why I use a bow in ALo."
\"Is that so? Or, Kyouji, did something unpleasant happen to you?\"
"Well"
\"I mean, Kyouji was really angry when we were playing the game, right? I was wondering if something made you angry."
At this point, Kyouji's expression darkened. Although he didn't look angry, he looked uncomfortable. Kirito felt that what he said seemed to be true.
"…Yes.
"As expected...I'm happy to have found the game I was looking for. I wouldn't have been able to do this without it."
"Yeah, I'm glad I have it. If I didn't have it, I wouldn't know how to vent my anger."
The role of the games we play casually is to allow us to easily experience extraordinary things that we would never experience in reality, but that role is also to relieve everyday stress. So there's nothing wrong with Kyouji playing games like this to relieve stress. While thinking this, Kirito lightly crossed his arms.
"Even so, I didn't expect your gun to be so strong. If that's the case, when ALo introduces guns, you will become the strongest player, right?"
"No, this game is relatively monotonous, so I can do it, but I can't do a complex game like ALo. Moreover, I hope ALo is a stress-relieving game, but I don't want to."
"is that so?"
"Because ALo is something that everyone can enjoy. When I'm in ALo, I want to prioritize having fun with everyone over relieving stress."
Kirito was surprised when he heard Kyouji's story. Perhaps Kyouji would only make such an action when he wanted to release stress. This kind of thing has been around for a long time, maybe they were stuck with it before they met us, but they've never shown action like this in ALo until now.
The reason is that they want to prioritize enjoying adventures and battles with them rather than releasing stress - this is because Kyoji considers them important companions, which proves that you prioritize your comrades.
After Kirito realized this, a huge joy surged in his chest.
\"I see, there's a reason for saying that, right?\"
"Yeah, but I'm really glad I was able to vent. With this, I can prioritize playing with everyone the next time I log in."
"Yeah, I feel like I saw an unexpected side of you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kyouji showed a wry smile that made people feel tickled. Today, I met Kyouji for the first time, but through this, I also learned that Kyouji is the inside of Spiegel, and that Kyouji has a trait that I couldn't see in Spiegel. The most important thing is that Kyouji is not wary of himself when he meets him for the first time, and he doesn't feel like he is holding back.
"I am sure that I can continue to have a good relationship with Kyouji." Rather, why not find out earlier that there is such a person who can become a good friend - Kirito recalled what has happened so far in his mind , feeling both happy and a little frustrated. At the same time, feel it.
\"By the way, Kirito, you don't play UFo Catcher.\"
"Huh? UFo catcher?"
\"You see, Teacher Airi asked me to do this before I came here, didn't she?\"
I forgot because I witnessed Kyouji's super performance, but the purpose of coming here was to play UFo catcher. Before coming here, Alice told me that the UFo Catcher had a stuffed penguin, so I had to go get it. If Kyouji hadn't told me, I would have forgotten and gone back to Alice.
"Ah, by the way, it must be a penguin. He said he wanted a stuffed penguin."
"Maybe you forgot?"
\"Ah, I completely forgot. Kyoji, please go out with me next time.\"
"Understood"
After seeing Kyouji nod, Kirito left the shooting game cabinet and walked towards the UFo catcher.
Seconds later, Kirito spots a UFo catcher, and the prize is a stuffed penguin, which is Kirito's goal.
Kirito who fulfilled Alice's request and Kyoji next to him were both surprised. The stuffed penguin Alice wants is indeed in the arcade used by Kirito and Kyouji, but the problem lies elsewhere.
The penguin plush toy that is the prize in the UFo catcher is designed with the theme of the Emperor Penguin chicks living in Antarctica. It is a cute deformed toy.
It's so big, though, that you can not only hug it but also use it as a pillow.
From the Designers of This Giant Penguin Plush Toy The Emperor Penguin is a cute looking penguin, but it is the type that has grown to become the largest of all penguins. That's why it's called the giant emperor penguin of penguins, and this stuffed animal seems to be a reflection of the emperor penguin's ecology.
Kirito thought that the giant penguin stuffed toy in front of him might not be what Alice was looking for, so he tried to find another UFo trap, but he found that it only contained characters, other stuffed animals, and limited amusement prizes. , and the important penguin stuffed toy as a prize is nothing.
As a result, Kirito reluctantly returned to the first UFo trap, inserted two 100 yen coins and activated it. With the familiar movements he had been training since the lower grades of elementary school, he grabbed a giant penguin stuffed toy with his arm, successfully reached it, and held the giant penguin stuffed toy that fell into the mouth. At that time, I thought Kyouji would talk about Kirito's prowess as a UFO catcher, but Kyouji was stunned by the stuffed penguin he got and said nothing.
Kirito called to the store clerk, brought over a large bag containing stuffed toys, and then put the stuffed penguin in. At this moment, Shino contacted Kirito's smartphone. The content was a report from Shino and Airi after they finished shopping, "I went to the restaurant area because I have completed my mission."
Seeing this, Kirito and Kyouji left the noisy arcade and walked toward the restaurant area on the fourth floor of the building.
At this time, Kirito's giant plush toy naturally attracted the attention of shoppers, and the children passing by said: "I want that" and "It's so cute." Kirito and Kyouji's steps became faster and faster as they raised their voices. In just two minutes, they reached their destination - the dining area.
"Have we finally arrived at our destination? Long time no see."
\"Kirito's, most customers have seen it\"
\"With such a big thing, of course some people will look at it. But I didn't expect Teacher Airi to want such a big stuffed toy.\"
\"It's really big, but Kirito, how many times have you gotten something this big all at once?\"
Kirito, who has played games for many years, knows that the bigger the UFo catcher bonus, the harder it is to get, and the smaller the bonus, the easier it is to get. So, before playing, I thought it would be an uphill battle to get this giant penguin stuffed animal, but contrary to my expectations, Kirito managed to get this stuffed animal in one go.
"If you do it for many years, you can do it. Even so, I don't think you can do something this big in one fell swoop. If you keep doing it for ten years or so, you'll be able to do it in one fell swoop— "
\"Hey, you guys——!\"
A familiar voice came from behind, mixed with the voices of the surrounding shoppers, or the voices of people wanting to have lunch after shopping. Kirito and Kyouji immediately understood the identity of the voice and turned around immediately.
"Among countless people, there are two women, a girl, standing side by side." Kirito and Kyouji immediately understood that it was the message Alice and Shino had sent them before, but when they saw Shino's clothes, they couldn't tell Words come.
Before the breakup, Shino was wearing a white hooded coat with a green dress underneath. She looked very good-looking, but the Shino in front of her had a black cat's paw pattern in the center of her chest. The white T-shirt has a logo printed on it, and a zipper-free black hoodie is worn on the outside. The word "blackcat" is embroidered in white on the right chest, and the black hot pants are thigh-high. It has a completely different feeling. The clothes are bigger than before, and he wears black and white striped socks.
""""
If Sinon simply changed her clothes, neither Kirito nor Kyouji would be speechless and would just think that she had changed her clothes. Shino's hoodie left Kirito and Kyouji speechless.
Sinon was wearing the hood of a hoodie, but there was a pair of triangular decorations on the hood that looked like cat ears, which could not be seen on ordinary hoodies.
Yes, the hoodie Shino wore was a cat-eared hoodie that could only be bought online in the past. It was said that only pretty girls could wear it.
Shino, who already has a cute face and figure, wears a cat-eared hoodie and wears the hood to claim the cat ears, with a slightly embarrassed expression on her face, so her destructive power is amazing. Kazuwa and Kyouji, who usually looked at Shino, suddenly stiffened as if struck by lightning when they saw her look.
A neat girl looks a little embarrassed, but she is wearing a cute outfit. Seeing this unique and beautiful sight from a man's point of view, Shino's cheeks blushed shyly, and she opened her mouth slightly while accepting the gaze of the two people who were as motionless as stone statues.
\"I, I don't know. When I gave it to Teacher Airi, the result was like this\"
\"Well, I found a rare thing called a cat ear hoodie, and I couldn't help but want to put it on Shino. Shino is a clean girl, but she's also super cute, so she won't wear it ?\"Is that so? And Sinon is a ketsy in ALo, so there shouldn't be any discomfort with her cat ears. \"
Although I said this in the order of Sinon and Alice, Kirito and Kyouji did not react and just stared at Sinon. When Alice saw the two people who looked like stone statues displayed in temples or museums, she noticed Kirito and Kyouji's condition and immediately jumped in front of them and clapped her hands vigorously.
A loud and dry voice sounded, almost reaching the store behind the restaurant. Kirito and Kyouji heard the voice and finally came to their senses. Then, the next moment, he was surprised to see Alice appearing in front of him.
\"Ah, Teacher Alice!?\"
Alice smiled mischievously, looked at the two people who spoke almost at the same time, and then returned to Shino's side again. Just when Shino appeared in Kirito and Kyouji's field of vision again, Alice smiled and said: "Gu Gu Gu Gu."
\"Shino, it seems that my outfit is a success. It seems that we both fall in love with your appearance.\"
\"Uh, is that so? Or, are you both like that!?\"
After hearing Shino's question, the two of them obviously came back to their senses and nodded repeatedly. Shino, who usually exudes a clean and neat aura, is wearing a cat-eared hoodie that you have never seen before.
We often see her wearing cat ears in "ALo", but if you see her cuter and more endearing than that, any boy can't help but freeze under its destructive power. Deaf.
Looking at Shino now, Kirito couldn't help but think so.
\"That's great, that's great Shino. You're so cute.\"
\"Yes. I think so too. Asada-san, you are so cute.\"
As soon as Kirito and Kyouji said these words, Shino blushed and lowered his head. This was my first time dressed like this, so I guess I couldn't help but feel embarrassed. When Kirito realized this, he almost stiffened again at the destructive power of it, but Alice immediately put her hands on Shino's head - between her cat ears to be precise - and burst out laughing.
"It would be nice to call it a black cat. It is said that black cats bring bad luck and misfortune, but this is all superstition and false information. Black cats are generous and spoiled, and many children are very friendly." Such a black cat The hoodie suits Shino Kirito-kun very well. \"
As Airi said, black cats are said to bring bad luck and misfortune, but this is a complete lie and nothing more than a superstition born a long time ago. Moreover, from what I know about Shino, the character of the black cat mentioned by Airi seems to be consistent with Shino's character.
It was probably because Alice understood Sinon's true character and nature that she dressed Sinon in black cat clothes.
"Yes, I think it suits you very well, anyway, black cat hoodie"
That's when. A bright light suddenly flashed in his mind, and Kirito suddenly stopped talking. The light took away all the color in Kirito's head and turned it into pure white.
That white eventually turned into a variety of colors, culminating in some sort of scene.
A woman with short dark blue hair and a mole near her right eye, wearing a blue-based combat uniform. Around him, there was a brown-haired man wearing red light armor, a brown-haired man also wearing a hat and a green combat uniform, and a blond man wearing a hat and a cloak outside the combat uniform. A man in a cloak and a man with dark green hair and a purple combat uniform were all gathered in a corner of a large room.
——For Kirito, the encounter with Shino and Lilan and the days spent with them are as important as the SAo scene.
This thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and Kirito instinctively stopped all his words and actions. The sounds and signs of the surrounding guests disappeared, Shino, Kyouji and Airi nearby were also invisible, and his consciousness merged into the scene in his mind. His consciousness escaped from the real world and was pulled back to Aincrad, which was supposed to disappear.
If this was a seizure, I would have the will to suppress it by guarding the amulet, but it's obviously not a seizure scenario, so I can't. When his consciousness was about to be taken away by the scene at that time, Kirito was involuntarily surprised. The scene at that time spread in his mind and was suddenly recalled.
——There was a stranger in the group. Wearing a black cat-eared hat, a short-sleeved combat uniform, mixed with white-based armor, with black embellishments everywhere, the same dark blue hair as the short-haired girl is half-long, shorter than any other girl.
The figure of the girl who should not have appeared originally merged into the scene of friendly conversation among the group of people, and was having a normal conversation.
Then, a sound similar to snippets of conversation sounded in Kirito's ears.
"Okay! We're a small group, so we'd love for someone to join us!\"
\"Our\"Moonnight Black Cat Group\" is this guy ○x◎Σ△□. You may have heard that □○x is the youngest among us, but he is the ≒￥□÷x among us Guy. Her name is ◎○△, and she is x※’s younger sister. Isn’t she very different from x※? \"
A girl's voice I'd never heard before, a man's voice I'd heard before. A familiar voice seemed to be saying the girl's name, but there was noise all around.
Moreover, even when the girl's name was spoken, noise was heard, making it difficult to understand.
No matter how many times I try to remember, the noise always gets in the way and I still can't remember the name. The strange girl in the scene in her mind was happily talking to the people around her, including another girl, and the girls seemed to be having fun talking to each other. The other girl - the girl with the same hair color as the strange girl - was Sachi, the important person she had lost.
When she said the name "Xing", the male voice that echoed in her mind became weaker and the words became clearer.
"This guy gave us the name of the guild, 'Moonnight Black Cat Gang.'" You may have heard that he is the youngest among us, but the one we can most rely on.
Her name is Sachi's younger sister, ◎○△. Aren't she very different from her sister? \"
(!!?)
Kirito almost screamed when he heard the clear voice in his head.
The familiar voice just said she was Sachi's sister.
I did say I was lucky to have a sister.
I thought I might have remembered it wrong, but when I tried to remember again, the words "Sachi's sister" still kept coming up.
What does it mean to have a sister like Sachi?
I didn't know I had a sister.
Who is this girl?
"Who are you?"
Who is Zuo Zhi's sister?
Who, who, who, who is Sachi’s sister
"Kirito!!!"
The moment Kirito was about to be swallowed up by a mudflow of memories and emotions completely different from those at the time of the attack, he was startled by the echoing voice. The next moment, the sounds and sights echoing in my mind disappeared, and I began to hear the hustle and bustle of countless shoppers, and the aroma of food wafting from the restaurant filled my nostrils.
The phantom Aincrad suddenly disappeared, and when his consciousness returned to the real world, Kirito found himself holding his head in one hand, staring at the amulet. Kyouji and Alice looked at Kirito with worried eyes, and Shino had a worried expression on his face.
Immediately afterwards, a timid voice came from next door.
\"Are you okay, Kato?\"
When I took my hands off my head and turned around, I saw a boy in a white hoodie with a worried look on his face. They had been friends for a long time, but Kirito whispered the name of the boy he had just become friends with.
\"Kyouji\"
"It's okay, Kirito. You look pale."
"ah..."
After giving an awkward answer to Kyouji, Kirito turned his head again. The girl stared at me with a more worried look on her face than anyone else in the room. Shino, the girl Yui had always protected and loved since she lost her significant other, thought she might fall back on her past mistakes.
\"Shino\"
\"Kirito, are you okay? Is this happening again?\"
?Since she is pale, it is natural for people to think so. However, when a seizure occurs, the pain and nausea rise and either I feel like vomiting or I feel like throwing up but there is no such pain or nausea. It's just that my mind is confused.
"It's okay, it didn't happen. I just felt like I remembered something important."
"Is there anything important?"
"Yeah, but it's okay, it's probably not that serious, and it doesn't hurt, so"
\"Kirito-kun, are you really okay?\"
Kirito turned to look at the woman in the white coat next to Shino, who was worried about her. Shino and Kyouji's personal doctor, former psychiatrist Alice, looked at Kirito with a worried and stern expression. Kirito nodded, his reddish-brown eyes meeting his own black ones.
"It's okay. I just had a moment of confusion in my head. So, I'm really okay."
"Of course, he doesn't seem to feel sick, but his face is a little pale and quite mild."
\"If Teacher Alice thinks so, then there will be no problem.\"
"Yeah, no problem, but if anything happens just tell me. Even though I'm not a doctor anymore, I still have a medical license, so I can come see you anytime."
"I'm counting on you."
There, Kirito said to Kyouji and Shino again, "It's okay," and smiled, albeit awkwardly. At that time, Kyouji and Shino were still doubting whether the paleness on their faces had disappeared, as the situation was very close to the situation before the incident.
Just then, Kirito remembered the existence of the object in his hand and called out to Alice again.
\"Ah, yes, Teacher Alice. I brought you the agreed items.\"
"Oh? Oh! Did you bring it to me?"
"Yes.
"Ah. I'm glad it's so big. So, how much did it cost?"
"It's only 200 yen. I mean, I don't need it."
At this time, Alice shook her head, put her hands in her pockets, and walked up to Kirito. When he came to her, he took out his hand and spread his palms. Alice's palm is a white color unique to women, and there are two 100 yen coins in the center, which are the same numbers that Kirito used on the UFo catcher before.
"No, this is an exchange. That stuffed toy of yours is exchanged for these 200 yen. I let you take what I should take. I'm a UFo catcher. It's the same as playing."
Even though he didn't have to pay anything, Kirito gave Alice a bag with a stuffed animal and received 200 yen. As for Alice, upon receiving the stuffed toy, she inspected its contents, smiled, and turned to Shino.
\"Hey, Shino. This is a gift from Kirito-san. You can hang it in your room.\"
``````Yes! ! ? ''''
We all couldn't help but exclaimed, so a tree ghost appeared in the corner of the restaurant area, and the eyes of the surrounding customers suddenly gathered. Alice first said she wanted a stuffed penguin and asked Kirito to use the UFo Trap to get it. Therefore, when Alice gave the stuffed toy she received to Shino, Shino and Shino couldn't help but be surprised. Sinon suddenly appeared in front of the puppet, and looked at the puppet and Alice alternately in a panic.
\"Hey, wait a minute. Don't you want Teacher Alice!?\"
\"Sorry for lying to you. Actually, I wanted to give Shino a gift. However, I am not a good UFo catcher, so it is difficult to get this plush toy.\"
"Is that so?! Then why didn't you tell me from the beginning!?"
Alice smiled mischievously as she turned to face Kirito, who raised his voice in surprise. I've seen Alice a few times since SAo when she makes fun of others.
"I wanted to see you surprised. As I expected, you surprised me."
\"Then, what is that?\"
Kirito suddenly wanted to turn over, and Kyouji smiled bitterly. By observing her behavior, Kyouji gets a clear understanding of Alice's personality and realizes that Alice sometimes even makes fun of those close to her. Immediately afterwards, Alice turned to Shino again and said to Kirito.
\"Besides, Sinon's room is very empty, as you know very well. A girl's room should have cuter things. Kirito-kun, isn't it?\"
It's true that the number of stuffed toys in Shino's room and other stuff in girls' rooms has increased since Alice, Asuna, Rika, and Kotone made the suggestion, but it's still a small amount. That situation can be described as a bleak sight. Airi isn't wrong when she says it's best to add stuffed animals.
\"Of course, Shino's room may be more lively\"
\"That's it, that's it. So I want to give this stuffed toy to Shino Shino, what do you think, are you here? If you don't want it, I'll accept it.\"
Sinon was startled by the sudden conversation, and then turned her attention to the stuffed toy in Alice's hand. After a few seconds of silence as if she was thinking about something, Shino raised her head and spoke in a clear voice.
"Can I have it?"
"Okay. Am I saying that because it's good?"
"Okay, I'll get it right away."
Saying that, Shino took the bag containing the stuffed toys that Alice gave her. "If you had told me from the beginning that you planned to give it to Shino, you could have worked harder." Kirito said to himself while looking at the transaction in front of him, but at the same time, he couldn't help but . .Sometimes I can’t help it.
I wonder why Alice chose a penguin as a stuffed animal to give to Shino. Any stuffed toy will do, but why did they choose a penguin to give to Shino? Just when I was about to think about it, Alice put her hands on her hips and said:
"Well, it's already lunch time, and there will probably be a long queue. But what do you want to eat? I'll pay for everything, and you can tell me what you have to say."
I put my thoughts in the corner, took out my smartphone from my pocket, and looked at the monitor. It was already past 12:30, and at all the restaurants and cafeterias nearby, I found that there were already long lines in front of me. of. While doing various things, I seemed to have finished my meal when the customers who wanted to have lunch gathered.
\"I don't mind anything, but what about Shino and Kyouji?\"
"I still have something to eat"
"Me too. Honestly, everything is fine."
After hearing the three people's answers, Airi crossed her arms and looked around, nodding repeatedly.
"I understand, then, let's go for a walk and enter a relatively sparsely populated place."
Everyone nodded in agreement with Alice's suggestion, and the four of them walked into the river of shoppers looking for lunch, but decided to look around for the least crowded store and started walking, but just then, when Kirito looked at Shino's hand, he Noticed something.
Now, Shino had some paper bags because she bought some clothes, and a bag with a stuffed animal that Alice suddenly gave her. He may have forgotten it, but if he has luggage, he promised to bring it at the beginning of this date, so he should bring it. Kirito made up his mind, walked up to Shino, and shouted loudly.
\"Shino, lend me your luggage and I'll move it.\"
"Huh? That's enough. Besides, you look sick."
"Didn't you say it's okay? Didn't you promise me from the beginning? I will move when the luggage is ready."
"Yeah, but it really doesn't matter."
"It doesn't matter, just store your luggage first."
Shino, who was stretched out by Kirito, whispered "Hmm" and looked at her hand. Just like before, after a few seconds of silence, he raised his head and said to Kirito.
"Well, I'm begging you. But if there's anything that happens to you, please tell me."
"Ah, leave it to me."
Kirito took Shino's package with a smile and held it tightly.
It felt a little heavy due to the addition of the stuffed animal, but the fact that I was asked to do so by someone I decided to protect and love at all costs made it feel lighter.
Kirito took certain luggage to a family restaurant on the fourth floor of the mall. Before this, the four of us discussed what we wanted to eat many times. The people who said they could eat anything asked them what they wanted to eat. It turned out that everything was standardized to Western food. As a result, the four of us decided to choose a family restaurant where Western food can be eaten.
However, besides the fact that this restaurant is the largest chain of family restaurants, perhaps because it was holiday lunch time, when the four of them headed to the restaurant, a huge snake appeared in front of them. There was a long queue outside the restaurant.
You can see long queues at noon in central Tokyo, especially when this restaurant is introduced on TV or online. It is said that the queue reaches the end of about ten meters. Due to the long wait, Kirito originally wanted to suggest that they go somewhere else, but then he thought about it and remembered that he decided to choose this restaurant after much hesitation.
I spent a lot of time before getting here, but if I had decided to stop here, I would have ended up wandering this restaurant area in vain looking for another restaurant. Coming to the conclusion that it was just a waste of time, Kirito shut off his thoughts and continued talking to Kyouji and Shino, occasionally glancing at his smartphone screen as he stayed in the long line. I chose.
About ten minutes later, Kirito and others were finally able to enter the store. Inside, you can see countless shoppers and families, each ordering different dishes, eating, and drinking, creating a festive restaurant scene and recreating peaceful daily life.
Kirito and others were led to their seats by the staff, and walked around the store while watching, and finally came to a box seat that was quite far away from the surrounding seats. When Airi told the staff she decided to eat there, Kirito and Shino sat side by side on the couch, and Kyoji and Airi sat side by side on chairs across from the table.
Immediately afterwards, everyone opened the menu one after another, quickly selected the dishes they wanted, and ordered. I told the waiter who came over after hearing the bell and we waited for the food to be served.
The noise of the surrounding guests could be heard in the distance. Alice muttered as she drank from her glass and looked around.
"Anyway, this is a shopping mall in Odaiba, and it's extremely crowded."
"It's like being in the army. If we were in an ALo dungeon and everyone around us was a monster, it would be a hell of a scene."
When Kirito heard the word "army" mentioned in Kyoji's answer to Alice, he remembered something. Just after I met Alice and Kyouji in Akihabara, I heard strange insults coming from the other side of Akihabara Station. As I left Akihabara, I saw the source of the shouting from the car window and realized it was a group of people, looking like an army surrounding something.
However, it is unclear why the group gathered and what the purpose of the taunting was. When the abuse echoed, Alice asked him to leave Akihabara immediately, so Alice seemed to know something, but Alice didn't tell her about it until this moment, and she didn't even talk about it much.
You should be able to hear it now - Kirito shouted to Alice who was shaking the cup and making ice inside.
\"Yes, Teacher Alice.\"
\"What's wrong, Kirito-san?\"
"What was that thing you saw in Akihabara?"
"Ah? What's going on? There are so many things I don't understand."
"Look, that's the kind of swearing. I heard it from across the station."
As soon as Alice heard Kirito's words, she put her cup on the table, put her finger on her chin, and said, "Yeah." This is Alice's behavior that I have seen often since SAo.
"You asked me this question, which means you haven't used the Internet since then. If you had used the Internet, you might get the answer immediately, but"
If I pick up my smartphone and search the internet, I can find out what's going on. However, Kirito prioritizes spending and enjoying time with Shino (and currently with Airi and Kyouji), and he only opens his smartphone to check the time and doesn't use it all the time. I didn't launch any online search engines or games. While I was waiting just now, I was just chatting and killing time with Shino, Alice, and Kyouji.
"My mom told me that I should use the Internet as little as possible when dating."
\"Huhu, Kirito-kun, your mother seems to be very considerate. It's a good thing to be so considerate, but there's nothing you can do if she doesn't know. Kirito-kun, why don't you just tell me.\" What was she doing at that time? what happened? "
After finishing speaking, Alice began to explain.
Kirito and the others are watching the open-air concert of the fledgling diva girl. Well, to be more precise, from the time Kirito and Shino used the media store, they are now at the opposite exit of Akihabara Station. It is said that the Prime Minister Street speeches were given.
One day, a cyberterrorist named "The Fugitive" suddenly appeared in Japanese society. Many MPs were forced to resign as "fugitives" used the media and television to broadcast scandals involving corruption, ties to anti-social groups, collusion and corruption involving MPs to the nation. bribe. In some cases, they were arrested.
Among them, there are quite a few members of the Cabinet Office, including the Prime Minister, and due to the "fugitive" attacks, many cabinet members were forced to resign and were arrested at one time. As a result, the then cabinet collapsed. Successors were also forced to resign and arrested, and eventually the remaining members decided to form a new cabinet.
Kirito learned this story from Suguha\/Lefa, the 'fugitive' who was kidnapped by SAo during Sugo's plan.
\"If I remember correctly, the current Prime Minister is Nagumo.\"
\"Yes, she is the first female prime minister in history. She became the prime minister when we were trapped in SAo. Do you know how she became the prime minister?\"
Kirito nodded at Alice's question. After Kirito returned from SAo, he met Prime Minister Nagumo again. He thought that he was chosen for granted.
Nagumo, who became prime minister, was originally the governor of Tokyo, but at the time he carried out sweeping reforms for Tokyo citizens, including increasing the number of nurseries and kindergartens for children on waiting lists. He has the highest support and support rate in history in Tokyo's knowledge. He has formulated and implemented a series of policies that have been imagined for the people, and has made a significant contribution to Tokyo's situation. And greatly promote the development of the situation towards a positive direction.
After he resigned from Tokyo to know about the position of Tokyo, he became a member of the parliament and was quickly elected due to popularity. At first, he was a humble parliament member, but he made tough remarks in Congress, expressing his concern for the people. , And for implementing his work, he has been highly evaluated. Perhaps because of his ability, he has risen to the position of the Deputy Prime Minister when the SAO incident occurred.
Moreover, at the same time as the SAO incident, the "escape man" incident broke out. Congress of parliament who was revealed to the corruption, collusion, and bribery was driven down, but only Nanyun was in the collapsed cabinet because there was no scandal and corruption. Survive. As a result, Nan Yun became the survivor of Yui Yi and became the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Nan Yun, who became a Japanese political leader, has continuously formulated and implemented a policy aimed at improving national life as much as possible, and has made a maximum efforts to solve the SAO incident. Therefore, he has been highly rated. Having praised, she was called "the best female prime minister in history" on the Internet.
\ "I understand. Mr. Nan Yun can become the Prime Minister because he has not been attacked by" escape \ ". \"
"Yes, she was a person who did nothing wrong with Yiyi, so she could become a prime minister, not bombed by the 'escape man'. So she gave a speech in Akihara today. When you sing. "
After Alice's explanation, Kirito understood what happened at that time, but Kirito tilted his head. I understand that the group of people I saw at the station at the time were people who gathered together to listen to the spokesperson of Prime Minister Nanyun, but at the time I could hear cursing.
Prime Minister Nan Yun did not commit any scandal, so he was not attacked by the "fugitive", and he has also introduced a series of policies for the Japanese people after serving as the Prime Minister. Since he already has a high reputation, he should not be insulted.
Is this an insult to Prime Minister Nanyun? Zhi Nai must also think about the same thing and let Alice raise hands.
\ "That said, that scolding voice is for Prime Minister Nanyun? But everyone knows that Prime Minister Nanyun is not the kind of person who can say this \"
"It is not for Prime Minister Nanyun. It is aimed at those who should target it."
The answer was Gong Er, but Kirito and Shi Nai turned their attention to him, surprised. Just now I was still browsing the Menu's face, Gong Er's face, and now it looks very dignified, and the teeth are bite tightly. It's as if he was recalling a person he was so disgusted. Ai Li opened his mouth while watching Gong Er.
\ "That's right, this is not aimed at Prime Minister Nanyun. It is for the media that gathers the speech of Prime Minister Nanyun together.
If a big man like Prime Minister Nanyun delivered a speech on the street, it is not surprising that the staff of the TV station and the reporter of the weekly magazine gathered together. In fact, this is commonplace. However, one person was also surprised, because he never expected that such abuse would target the public media world, commonly known as popular media, such as TV staff and journalists.
"Is it for the media?"
\ "Ah, yes. Poetry does not know, because she doesn't watch TV, but Congren classmate, do you watch news programs every day? \"
"I'm watching, the news show is messy."
"That's right. The current news program is not accurately reported, but more attention to revenge on the" destroyer "that attacked them. The situation is the worst, but this is not all."
"not only?"
Alice put the cup on the table, and began to speak with a little regret and regretful expression on her face. The media was angry because of the attack of the "escape" and had stopped reporting accurate information. Now he has pointed his finger to Prime Minister Nan Yun for revenge.
Although Kirito has not seen it yet, the media has been relentlessly focusing on the fact that Prime Minister Nan Yun is one of the victims of the "escape" victim, and has been saying that the Prime Minister Nanyun is the "escape", Prime Minister Nan Yun even said in the news program that he was the root of the "escape", and may even be behind the scenes.
"That's it! Prime Minister Nanyun should have nothing to do with the" escape "."
"Yes, but the media tried to make us think that Lian Nanyun was also a master. No, I couldn't help hate Prime Minister Nanyun. He was a person who was not harmed by Yui. This is why they repeatedly repeated false reports, They tried to criticize Prime Minister Nanyun. The reason why the media came to see Prime Minister Nanyun's street speech is likely to understand the scandal of Prime Minister Nanyun.
I remember Prime Minister Nan Yun suddenly angry at the media and said, "Are you still a news agency?" This incident did not report on TV, but you know that it is very popular on the Internet. "
Of course, Kirito remembered a report on the Internet a few days ago. Prime Minister Nan Yun made a tough statement to the media and was supported by netizens. He also remembered that they kept publishing a puzzling report, as if forcibly reversing the situation. That was not a scandal, but was turned into a scandal by the Prime Minister.
They no longer care about anything, as long as they want to defeat the "escape" attacking them, or to kill the person involved in the case. Just as I wanted to say this in a low voice, Gong two hands crossed on the table and said.
"There is no harmful person than those guys. They use their status to spread information as a weak cover, saying how great and powerful they are. They say they are absolute justice. Even God is talking and speak arrogantly, They think people like us will nod.
If it is just to let us nod, they will kill an innocent person without hesitation. You can't help but think that you are absolute justice. "
Seeing the anger expression on Gong Er's face that kept calm expression today, Kirito realized how much Gong Er hates the current media means. I can do it, but why should I go to this step? Did Gong Er bring to his people's inconvenience? Just as I thought like this, Alice spoke again.
\ "I forgot to say that yesterday, an article on the blog operated by Gong Erjun was cited by the media without permission. And did not have any contact with the administrator Gong Erjun.
Hearing this sentence, Kirito couldn't help but raised his voice. When I was watching the news show yesterday, I saw an SNS post. Yui said that a article she wrote was cited by the media without her license. When I heard this, I was an administrator. I'm sorry, but I never expected that the cleaners in front of me turned out to be Gong Er.
"Really!? Is it the administrator of that blog!"
"That's right, I just rely on advertising on a blog to make money. Then, the article on my blog was cited without quoting me without allowing me."
If you want to use the information on the Internet and the information is an appropriate individual, you need to obtain the permission of the person. In some cases, you may even need to pay us. But now look at Gong Er, it is clear that the mass media has not done so.
Gong Er gritted his teeth, and his face was mixed with frustration and anger. After patting his shoulders to calm him down, Alice sighed and said.
`` ... the vicious media has been pointed out for more than ten years. I have seen this situation, and I think the media will eventually repent and start correctly reporting. However, it still follows a trend.
The media is an institution that can spread information and can do anything, and it is far from ordinary people, so no one attacks it. The place where the media is located is heaven. This makes them complacent. They continue to do whatever they want, thinking that they are the supreme God. "
""
"But they were driven out of heaven by the appearance of the" escape ". I think they are time to realize that their position is not in heaven, but outside heaven and outside heaven. But they want to believe they are in heaven. They are willing to believe that heaven is where they can go.
That's why they tried to defeat the "broken people" and returned to heaven. ... If they corrected their own way, they can enter heaven, but today the media is giving up this and trying to return to their former heaven. This proves that the public will not allow such news agencies to exist. "
Kirito and Shi Nai can only listen to Alice's story silently. In the past, Alice has been talking for a long time. It is not uncommon for a long time. Since SAO to ALO, this happens, but she has heard too much, so she cannot be abandoned halfway. I was immersed in it for the first time. Alice took a sip of water in the glass, exhaled gently, and turned his eyes to Kirito.
"However, the current situation is okay. The gathering crowd can only laugh and abuse the media. In a video that was hacked and released, if the media said:" If you find us, please attack us and destroy us ", the media is over, and the media is over. . After all, you will be attacked by monsters in the place where you leave. "
"Eh!? If you do this, you will be arrested."
Alice looked at the surprised Shi Nai, and turned her eyes to the surprised Kirito beside Kirito.
\ "Tongrenjun, what is the plush toy I asked you to take away? \"
"Ah? Oh, it's a penguin."
"Do you know the ecology of that penguin?"
"What is the ecology of the penguin?"
Speaking, Kirito went to the library in his mind, shuttled between countless bookshelves, and finally found a book to open it and explore the penguin's ecology. Penguins are a type of wings degenerating and cannot fly, but now they can swim in birds like flying in the sea. They are mainly living in cold areas, and there are many penguins around the world. There is nothing in the book of birds that exist in different species.
Kirito concluded the information instantly and told Alice that Alice nodded.
"Well, I know so much. Very good."
"Any more?"
Hearing Kirito's problem, Alice nodded again, and then said.
There is a phenomenon called "the first penguin" in the penguin ecosystem, which is the basis of the plush animals given to Shi Nai. It was the first penguin to sneak into the water when penguins sneaked into the water.
When penguins are hunting, they will not jump into the sea at all, but stay on ice or cliffs motionlessly. Do this forever. However, at a certain time, a penguin made up his mind and jumped in. When it saw that the corpse had not drifted away, everyone knew that the sea was safe and jumped into the sea to find. food.
Similar to this unique phenomenon of penguin groups, those who are not afraid of risks accept new challenges are called "first penguins". As soon as Alice explained, Kirito asked.
"What's the matter?"
"For example, assuming 'break through people' broadcast 'attack media' on TV. If there is one person executed, and there is only one person. Of course, attacking the public media is of course criminal, so the perpetrators will be arrested by the police. The people around them will eventually eventually. May only fight back the perpetrator. "
Just then, Alice's eyes changed. Looking at Alice's eyes very seriously, the three raised their backs involuntarily.
"But what if there are five perpetrators? What if there are ten? What if there are twenty? If there are thirty, what do you think will happen?"
\"!?\"
“令人难以置信的是，当肇事者只有一名时，周围的人都惊呆了，但当肇事者有多名时，他们就会混在一起并开始攻击媒体。如果肇事者有很多，那么You think it is good, continue.
"I'm with penguins." If it was a penguin jumping in, but if a few penguins jumped in together, all the penguins jumped into the sea at the same time. With so many people doing this, I think I can participate in it. "
After listening to Alice's words, Kirito remembered the scene he saw at the time. When I was leaving Akihabara, I saw more than a hundred people gathered together to listen to the speech of Prime Minister Nan Yun and insulting the arrival media. At that time, it was just a scolding thing, but if the "escape" ordered them to attack, if the assumptions in love, many people will attack the media at once.
I can easily imagine what happened if this happened. Perhaps it was aware of this, and Alice continued.
"The situation where the city of the city attacks the media at the same time is probably the purpose of Hannibal. Hannibal must have wanted to take the people's weapons from the media and destroy the media and parliament. And the media they care about Hannibal is not Hannibal Instead, his last day agency 'escape ", they did not contact Hannibal and did not understand him. The invisible battle was tilting to Hannibal.'
Indeed, even if you watch news reports every day, all news programs do not know the existence of the original source name of Hannibal, but just rush to revenge from the "broken escape" that can be used as the terminal agency. It can be produced in batches. Only although he was completely deceived by Hannibal and forced to dance, he did not realize it at all and continued to talk nonsense. This process must be the purpose of Hannibal -when Kirito thought of this, Alice sighed.
"However, what people try to do and what the media do is wrong. In fact, they should not do this. If you think about it, you will find that this is strange." They have stopped thinking.
You stop thinking and do stupid things, because other people around you do this, do not question things, and constantly make mistakes. It is too late when you realize this. What you see is a play that these ignorant and smart adults will eventually lead to a tragic ending. "
After Alice said this, the three could not hear the noise of the surrounding guests. The three felt that the surroundings became quiet, just like they were in a forest without animals. After creating such an atmosphere, Alice took a deep breath, looked around the three, and then opened his lips.
\ "Maybe it's not my responsibility, maybe I say that is just a goodist. But let me say it. Shi Nai, Kirito Jun, Gong Erjun. Become an ignorant. .
"Don't give up thinking and doubt." Don't listen to the public's opinions, but question whether the public thinks is correct. Never let yourself be washed away by the surrounding environment. There is absolutely no most people are the right thing. "
Alice's leaves who return to natural talk. When Alice spoke like this, when she asked for help from the inside, or when she said something she really wanted to say. Alice's words echoed in the mind of Kirito, and Kirito thought.
Indeed, many people told us over and over again that they made a wrong choice because of what others were doing and eventually caught in a tragic situation. Kazuto learned about this through information on the Internet and an article on sociologist blogs.
Although he should be punished now, the general public said that the general public supports him, and even claiming his criminal behavior is shocking. Calmly think that this is something that should not be done and should be punished, but the reason why we praise it is because \ "escape \" attacking the public dissatisfaction. The first reason is that it is a good card, and the second reason is that everyone said that Smashman is great.
Because everyone says that, because everyone does this, \ "Fugue" is right -people think so blindly.
This should not happen. In the end, she was forced to dance in Henny and continued to be used. Even if you defeat Hannibal, if there are people similar to Hannibal, as an ignorant adult, you will definitely become the target of criticism.
No, ignorance means that it will happen anyway. Before you were used by the invisible evil people and finally spent a tragic day, develop the habit of thinking and doubt, and try to take a different actions with the public -this is what I want to tell you in love.
However, even if you know this, Kirito cannot speak. A few seconds later, Alice looked up again with a smile.
\ "Well, Kirito is the boss of a major guild in SAO, and Shi Nai has become a thing that ordinary people cannot understand. Will happen because of what you do, but please remember that you will not become an ignorant adult. "
After Alice said with a smile, the staff brought out the food and put it on the table. The restaurant was full of the sound of the crowd.
