"So, Xiaoqi, about the live broadcast just now"
\"Oh? It seems that Kirito-kun has also come to listen to my live. How is it? What's the name of my live song?\"
"That's good. I think you are like the people around you. Your singing voice is pretty good."
"Yes! Well, I sang it live, so of course!"
Seven was as happy as a child being praised for his accomplishments. I don't know what he thinks, and I don't want to ask him, but no matter how many people call him a genius scientist or an idol, Xiaoqi is still only 12 years old, and he is really happy when he is there. Praise his achievements. From these places it can be seen that the child is at an age where he does not have much experience. However, Xiao Qi, who looked happy, immediately lost his smile.
"But I couldn't come here alone today. In other words, I was finally tracked."
\"Emperor?\"
Looking at Xiao Qi with a disappointed expression was Huang, who could almost be called Xiao Qi's attendant. Xiao Qi said before that he came here without telling anyone, but him coming here with Huang means that Huang either knows his location or forces him to admit it.
The Emperor seems to have been keeping a close eye on Seven, so I thought it would be revealed one day, and now it's finally happened. However, Kirito didn't want to talk about this, so he quickly turned the topic to Number Seven.
"Speaking of which, Xiao Qi, do you know what Clover has been doing lately?"
"Clover's movements? In that case, I think I know it very well. I mean, I am always aware of the movements of the guild I lead. This is natural."
\"So, what does it mean that Clover's men attacked us without your instructions or orders? Didn't you hear about it from the members?\"
""
Xiao Qi's eyes widened instantly. Apparently, even Number Seven, who was supposed to be the guild leader, was unaware of the attack by the Clover members against them. Kirito tells Seven that the Clover people's actions have become more divided, and they engage in a battle with Clover during the day.
As the story progressed, Number Seven and Huangdu showed surprised reactions many times. When the story ended, Number Seven looked apologetic. As soon as Kirito finished speaking, No. 7 opened his mouth with the same expression.
\"That's it. I started doing things like this without anyone asking me. I'm sorry, Kirito-san, and everyone. As the guild leader, I apologize for Clover Man's behavior.\"
"No, I'm not saying this to make you apologize, but"
\"But, Kirito-san. Neither you nor I mean to do anything bad. I hope that the fact that everyone can live in harmony has not changed.\"
Number Seven raised his head and after recognizing the surprised expressions in the room, he said to Kirito as if he was going to take his place.
"In some ways I've been compared to Dr. Kayaba, but I can honestly say that I don't do what Dr. Kayaba does. That's all I can say."
"Unlike those guys, Xiao Qi has not violated the prohibition, nor has she deceived anyone. You should know that Xiao Qi is different from those guys. However, there are still people who admire her, and there are indeed people who do excessive things like those people. Action." I'm responsible for that. I'm very sorry. "
Indeed, the Clover guys at that time ignored Xiaoqi's actions and instructions and attacked them, and Xiaoqi himself did not deceive anyone or violate any prohibitions. But it seemed strange that Emperor knew all this, so Kirito asked Emperor.
"Is Huang an acquaintance of Dr. Shichiro in real life?"
"Yes, he is my research colleague. He is Japanese. He came all the way to the United States and now he is my assistant. Isn't it strange?"
\"No, I understand. That's why the emperor can always be close to seven.\"
"That's it."
After Huang answered, Xiao Qi's face tightened. All the previous childishness disappeared, Kirito and the people around him straightened their backs, looking very much like a scientist.
\"Kirito-kun. And to all Kirito-kun's friends I'm sure the Clover People will attack from now on, but there is a way to stop that. Please cooperate with what I'm about to do. I want\"You just Just do it. If you do this, I think everyone will stop attacking Kirito and the others. \"
"What are you going to do now? Come to think of it, is this the 'cloud brain' you were talking about that day?"
"That's it. I hope you can cooperate."
"But what does that mean?"
Number 7, who was asked by Kirito, looked away from Kirito temporarily as if hesitating something, and then looked back after a few seconds. It's like he doesn't want to talk about what he would do if he could.
"I call on players to build a clover and build a community called a cluster. It is the connection between the heart and the soul, the result of the joint efforts of many people for a goal. It is the work of the noble will originally possessed by human beings, trying their best to do their best .
The high-level will generated by social interaction and cooperation can create new power through the network. This is the so-called cloud brain. "
Kirito had heard the word cloud many times. The word crowd means "crowd" in English, and one of the words is "crowdfunding", in which an unspecified number of people call on an unspecified number of people to provide funds and cooperation through the Internet. Others mean to ask someone to go.
The "crowd-brain" system that Xiaoqi mentioned looks very similar to crowdfunding, but I also know that it is a completely different thing.
“What do you mean by that network?”
"The computing power of the human brain is integrated through the network, shared, and shared in the cloud. This allows us to build a high-specification, emotional computing system that a computer CPU cannot create. I guess this is similar to connecting multiple computers long ago. a home game console to create a supercomputer."
Kirito was caught there. With Amusphere, the computing power of multiple people can be connected together. And in this ALo, Clover, a large number of people have gathered, and as No. 7 said, it has become an environment that can almost create a 'cloud brain'.
"Are you planning to conduct that experiment while conquering ALo's Swat region?"
\"Yes, Kirito-kun, you saw it too. During my live performance, everyone was focused on one thing and had the same mind. It was not a bunch of data, but a cluster. The clusters were about to come together. .\"Bloom into a big flower. When that flower blooms, Yun Nao will be complete, and I will make it come true. "
Xiao Qi's tone was quite fast, and her voice was full of excitement. Is it because of his instincts as a scientist, or is it the joy and excitement that what he is creating is almost complete?
Standing next to Kirito, Alice asked in an extremely calm tone as she felt overwhelmed by the current group of seven, who looked like a strange hybrid of a scientist and a child.
"Specifically, what do you want to do? Considering the safety of Amusphere and ALo, we should not do such a thing."
"This time, we are just measuring data. We are studying the data of how many people's hearts can be united through the spiritual connection with idol number seven, through the goal of completing difficult tasks."
"Measurement data?"
"The biggest difference between traditional online content and VRmmo is that emotional expressions can be expressed instantly. That is to say, both the old version of Nerve Gear and the next generation Amusphere have excellent scanning systems that can detect emotional expressions instantly." Yo. Kirito-kun should know this. "
Indeed, in VRmmo like ALo, as Seven said, expressing emotions becomes easier than ever, and you can instantly communicate your feelings to the other person. That's why I'm able to interact with everyone in the same way as reality.
That's because both the Nerve Gear, which is currently sleeping in the corner of the room - and was revived - and the Amusphere, which has sneaked into this world, have the ability to instantly sense emotional expressions. I can say no. besides. With this function, we can play and communicate with friends in the virtual world.
Seeing that Kirito had been convinced, Number Seven continued.
"Human emotions are connected through various graphics. They are so complex and mysterious that to ordinary people, they look like a piece of art with geometric patterns. Measure the statistics. People's hearts To what extent? Well, to what extent?" Do they stay the same?
We still can't do sci-fi-like stories like sharing brains or manipulating people's minds. "Cloud Brain" is a huge collective brain. If this experiment succeeds, we might be able to possess decision-making emotions as individuals! "
Then, Kirito recalled his time in SAo in his mind. Seven may say this because he doesn't know anything, but he has pretty much built the technology to manipulate people's minds, and they are fighting the people who are trying to make it happen. That technology is on the verge of maturity, that person has died in SAo, that person is the one known as the "Broken Escape Man" and the "Executor". Seven didn't know this. Everything is real.
"I see. This is the experiment you want to do."
"I'm not trying to do it, but I'm doing it. I've taken all the data into consideration. After that, No. 7 gathered Clover and Cluster in the final battle, and continued to serve as everyone's flag even without power. By defeating the final Boss, we will establish a higher dimensional spiritual connection.”
"I will make it happen and show you."
Huang and Xiaoqi said in turn, their long speeches and explanations temporarily interrupted. Just when everyone was shocked and overwhelmed by what No. 7 was going to do, Kirito was thinking carefully.
It looks like the experiment Seven wants to conduct is in its final stages, but neither the Clover guys nor the Cluster guys have said they are participating in such an experiment. I don't think he even knows that. Obviously, I can't help but feel that Seven and Huang are conducting this experiment and plan in secret.
"Who knew about that experiment? At least the Clover people didn't seem to know."
\"Among the players logged into this ALo, Huangjun and I are the only ones. You can join us now.\"
So No. 7 kept moving his body and turned his entire body towards Kirito. When I look into Xiaoqi's eyes, I can see my own reflection in Xiaoqi's red-purple eyes.
\"Hey, Kirito-san, can you help me? Although you are small in number, you are fighting on an equal footing with us Clover. Well, sometimes you can even defeat Clover. You are also very strong.\""If Kirito-kun and the others are participating in this experiment, and I think we can further explore the possibilities of the network. Please, can you lend me a hand?"
It didn't take long for me to notice that the expression reflected in Xiao Qi's childish purple eyes suddenly turned cold.
Perhaps, if we participate in Seven's experiment, we may be able to discover more possibilities in the online world and VRmmo world through Seven's hands, and we can also see the future of VRmmo. The experimental collaboration with Seven is in line with my dream of becoming a researcher in the VR world in the future, so I can say it was a natural progression.
However, even so, Kirito has only one answer in his mind, and there will be no other answers. Kirito said this while attracting everyone's attention.
"The answer is no."
"Uh, why? I didn't do anything wrong."
"There are three reasons. The first is that I am just a player. To be honest, I can understand that you are driven by a pure desire to explore the network. It is not that I am not interested in the future of the cloud." Brain Research.
But I still don't want to cooperate. "
Number Seven's expression became a little confused, probably because he didn't understand or didn't expect the content of Kirito's answer.
\"I have said before that if you cooperate with Clover and Cluster, it will be much easier to complete the mission. Moreover, when it comes to cooperating with everyone, Clover and Cluster will not attack Kirito and others and will disappear.\"
"No, just being able to complete the mission is not enough. You work hard with the friends you know and challenge difficult dungeons. The excitement and excitement of that moment is the real fun of VRmmo."
Until recently, we couldn't really enjoy the game. When I tried playing the normal game, it turned out to be a death game where I had to risk my life to keep fighting with maximum energy.
Now that I've successfully ended that death game, I'm in a game world where I don't have to risk my life, so I want to play without any worries. Kirito told Seven about this - but not about the death game.
"If I added clover like Xiao Qi said, I think it would be fun. But, that's not the kind of fun I want. What I want is always aiming at height within the limit range, which is a feeling when you You will feel a sense of accomplishment when you realize that you have reached this point on your own strength.
I think it’s because I’ve been on the edge that I’ve been able to gain a powerful sense of “familiarity” and be invited to take part in “masculine bashing.” "
The seriousness on Kirito's face disappeared, and a slight smile appeared.
"So I can't accept your invitation after all. I want to join my friends and use my own power to conquer the mission. What I want to do is to use my own power to clear it. This must be the real wish and game of the players Players.”
""
"We will continue our exploration ourselves. Even if it means stopping your experiments, I intend to continue."
\"That's it. This is the first reason and the second and third reasons.\"
When Seven asked Kirito, the scene of Seven's live concert with enthusiastic musicians immediately came to his mind.
"Seven, you are a very popular heroine in ALo. I understood this again during the live broadcast just now. But I think this is just to make Yun Brain become a reality."
\"Uh, yeah. Any questions?\"
Kirito still remembered the person he met during the last date with Sinon.
In a corner of Akihabara, a girl who works as a maid for Leia Lunahart and may aspire to become an idol is performing on the street. The girl's singing voice is quite good, and the singing voice is also very nice, but there are not many people in the audience, which is obviously a big gap compared with Xiaoqi's live performance.
But even so, what is certain is that this girl is trying hard to bring her singing voice to a small audience, desperately trying to convey to them that she is serious about singing. Although they are still a long way from Seven, I definitely want to support them. Kirito felt that he wanted to meet the girl who became an idol more than the successful No. 7.
After Kirito told No. 7 that this was the second reason, he told No. 7 the third reason.
\"Third, no, I think I was wrong. There are two reasons why I won't go to your guild.\"
\"I see. Kirito, this is a good reason to become a gamer. If you say that, I guess I can't invite you anymore.\"
\"But Kirito, you have to understand. What you just said has completely declared war on us. Next time we meet on the battlefield, No. 7 and I will fight side by side with you. It's up to me.\"
Xiao Qi smiled bitterly, while Huang Ze had a gloomy look on his face. In this way, I did not join forces with Clover, but moved forward with the strategy of conquering the hostile mother, so I thought that one day I would have a conflict with the emperor, and I also predicted that I might have a conflict with the imperial palace. Finally, he also fights No. 7.
Until now, Lilan's strength has been showing signs of decline, so she has some concerns about the Emperor. But now that Lilan and I have become stronger, I think we can win even if we fight the Emperor. It may be possible. Kirito was filled with a strange sense of confidence and responded to the Emperor's words with a smile.
\"This is the time. Emperor, I will attack you with all my strength. And I will definitely win.\"
"He's still a fearless guy. He seems to have a lot of determination."
"Ah, yes, there are many things to pay attention to. I will solve them next time we quarrel."
"Okay. But if you're willing, you should catch up with us and let us see."
As soon as Huang finished speaking, Xiao Qi said the usual greeting "dasvidanya" and led Huang out of the cafe. The tense atmosphere in the cafe suddenly changed.
The atmosphere became relaxed. Then, Diabel, who was sweating slightly, sighed and whispered after the two left.
\"Wha, how about it? I thought there was going to be a duel in the cafe.\"
\"I really feel so nervous. That emperor may be someone Kirito shouldn't meet.\"
After Spiegel, who was also relieved but looked like he was being followed, said this, Sinon, who had been sitting next to Kirito, shouted to Kirito.
\"Kirito, that's No. 7\"
\"Ah, it seems that girl is planning something wonderful.\"
"Is that really a 12-year-old girl? When I was the same age as you, I would never have thought of such a thing. Children today are really well-trained."
Even Alice, a fellow scientist, couldn't hide her surprise because No. 7's plans, experiments, and research were all unexpected. Indeed, "Cloud Brain" is a plan that even adults can't think of, let alone a 12-year-old child like Xiaoqi. I think it's understandable that the world recognizes Seven as a genius scientist and celebrates him.
"And it seems that we have become the priority target of Clover's elimination. It seems that we will be busy next."
\"However, our strategy has made considerable progress, and now only the last maze is left. I think the battle with Xiao Qi and the others is inevitable after all.\"
Hearing Asuna's whisper, Kirito nodded.
Based on everyone's reports, we found that we have entered the final dungeon. Afterwards, if you defeat the final boss, which is considered to be the deepest part of the dungeon, the big quest in the Swat area will be completed.
However, judging from the news from Xiao Qi and Huang, Clover seems to be heading towards the final labyrinth. If I continue to conquer them, I am sure that I will have to fight them.
Indeed, there are quite a few players in "Clover" with abilities beyond their own, so I'm sure the final dungeon will be harder to conquer than ever before.
Kirito said as he imagined what would happen if this happened, and thought about what he would do if he had to fight the Emperor, and what he should do before that.
"At present, it seems that we can no longer conquer Clover today, so we should also be in trouble. Now, let's break up here temporarily, take a rest, and prepare for tomorrow's strategy." Tomorrow we will fight the final boss, It should be a day for everyone to take care of me. "
When I gave the order, I felt like I was leading the Blood Pact Knights in SAo, and everyone's reaction was the same. SAo, this death game is over. This world is not a world where you will die after the game is over. It is just a game world, but the things you cultivate in that world will never disappear. It will always be such a habit. It's here to stay.
Looking at everyone and then looking at his own instructions, Kirito realized this again.
After giving the order, everyone was about to disperse. When leaving the cafe, Kirito suddenly remembered something and shouted to Shino and Lilan who were about to leave this place and this world.
\"Ah, wait, Shino and Lilan. I have something to do for you two.\"
"What? What's the matter?"
"You're about to quit, what's your purpose?"
"I want you to practice/study with me. I don't mind being anywhere on the court, but would you like to come with me from now on? I'm not forcing you, so if you don't like it that's fine. "
As if to refute this statement, Shino and Liran returned to Kirito's side. Shino said to Kirito with an expression eager to accept the request.
"In that case, it's nothing special. I'll go out with you."
"Yes, it seems that if we don't watch, you will continue like this. So, what are you going to practice? Are you going to practice human dragon with me?"
Upon hearing this question, Kirito shook his head, pulled out two swords from the scabbards on his back, and assumed the usual dual-wielding form. The two people tilted their heads, wondering if the hilt of the sword in their right hand was longer than usual, and it seemed that the hilts were separated.
While attracting the two's attention, Kirito held the two swords upside down, placed them on his chest, and connected the tips of the hilts.
The hilt of the sword in his right hand was a bit long. When the two swords turned into the shape of a naginata, Kirito made a movement that seemed to bend the hilt. Immediately afterwards, with a "click", the two swords, which were originally straight in the shape of a naginata, were slightly bent backward around the long handle parts separated by the hilts, Mikazuki and Yue. , day, day, day, day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month , day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month, day, month, day , month, day, month, day, month, day, month?
Kirito smiled proudly and showed off the combination sword with the blades at both ends bent backwards, making it unsuitable for use as a naginata.
"Practice your sword skills well."
On the second day of Seven's live concert, Kirito and his friends finally went to the last labyrinth "Dark World" of "Loki Plains Nibelheim", the final area of Svartjalfheim, and began to conquer it.
The "Dark Yggdrasil", which has the same name as the world tree Yggdrasil, is a realm that can be said to be a symbol - or more accurately an object - of ALo. It is like walking among the roots of a large tree. , is a mechanism that spreads underground.
Kirito and his friends finally manage to get inside, but soon after entering, they have trouble fighting the monsters that spot them and start attacking them.
First of all, the monsters that appear in the "Rocky Plains of Nibelheim" are very powerful and cannot be defeated with a little effort, but most of the monsters that appear in the "Dark World" have higher attributes. Despite this, Kirito and the others faced tens of thousands of monsters and had no choice but to struggle.
However, even if their opponents were like this, Kirito and the others would continue to move forward without fear, whereas ordinary players would be unable to fight and be forced to go back and try again many times. , I was able to reach the middle of the dark world.
"Okay, let's take a rest here."
After hearing Kirito's instructions, everyone sighed collectively as if they were waiting, and each found a comfortable position to rest. As I looked around at everyone, Asuna walked over with Lisbeth and Leafa.
"After all, this is the last dungeon, and the enemy is not that strong."
"There are too many enemies, and I don't know how comfortable it is to turn them into familiars. It's not easy after all."
Kirito nodded after hearing Asuna and Lisbeth's words. It is true that the monsters in this 'dark world' are terrible enemies. Even having a powerful 'familiar' named Lilan beside me would be very sad. Looking at the people who continue to fight against such monsters, everyone looks exhausted.
Although everyone has cleared the 100th floor of Aincrad, various difficult dungeons in the ALo continent, and the difficult challenges of Swartjalfheim, you still have to fight, advance, and disarm devices frequently. It must be very tiring to conquer. Bar` has a similar structure to 'The Dark World'.
Kaimu was also one of those exhausted people, and he came to Kirito's side with Yuuki next to him.
\"But, Kirito, this doesn't seem strange.\"
"Surprised? What is surprise?"
"Look, it's the Clover Man. I really thought the Clover Man was also diving and would attack us, but we haven't seen the Clover Man yet."
Yesterday, Seven and the Emperor had all but declared war on Clover, so Clover's people had come to the Dark World and they weren't going to stop them. Kirito thought so too.
However, when they moved forward in the "Dark World", they did not see the Clover people who were supposed to move forward with them, and they were not suddenly attacked like yesterday. The implementation of the strategy went extremely smoothly.
"It was true. I thought I might run into the Shamrock guys, but that wasn't the case."
"Perhaps Clover's people are already deeper in than we are. They're fighting an extremely powerful boss."
Kirito turned his head towards Spiegel. Alice was often by Spiegel's side, but this time he wasn't.
I have almost forgotten recently, Clover is like an elite player army, advancing the occupation of the Swat region. It is the strongest army with only celebrities and geniuses. Since the elite players formed gangs to attack, the speed of the attack was so unusual that even we could barely catch up.
Number Seven, who leads Clover, seems to also want to complete the capture of the "World of Darkness" as soon as possible, so he must advance the capture of the "World of Darkness" with great determination, and for this purpose, he has devoted all his efforts, Likely to be exploited.
\"I think this is a strong possibility. If we continue to conquer this place, it will not be surprising to encounter Clover's running ability.\"
"Are we going to fight against Clover's full strength? In that case, we won't even have a chance."
"Well, that's right."
Kirito then turned to face the owner of the voice. Lilan is an elf girl with long red hair with purple tips, golden eyes, and wears a black, white, and red battle uniform.
Until a certain point, Kirito was with Clover but was later forced to leave and when he saw a girl who was trying to conquer the Swalt region as one of them, he remembered something and it seemed like he had changed him thoughts. I turned.
Perhaps frightened by the sudden gaze, Lilan looked back at Kirito with slightly confused eyes.
\"Kirito-san, what's wrong? Is there something on my face?\"
"Lilan. Is it time for you to tell us the truth?"
"Ah what?"
\"I want you to tell me that you have a sisterhood with Xiaoqi and Dr. Nanello, and that you are Dr. Nanello's sister. Also, I want you to tell me your real name.\"
As soon as Kirito's words came out, everyone around him exclaimed, and Lilan's eyes widened and she didn't say anything.
Immediately afterwards, Asuna and Sinon ran up to Kirito and looked at Kirito and Lilan in turn, seemingly feeling uneasy because of Kirito's nonsense.
\"Uh, Kirito-kun, what do you mean!? Xiaoyu is Xiaoqi's sister!?\"
\"Hey, Kirito, are you kidding me!? Are Lilan and Seven really sisters!?\"
Asuna and Shino's exclamations spread throughout the surroundings, and soon the entire area was plunged into confusion, chaos, and exclamations. After looking around at the commotion, Lilan smiled bitterly and said to Kirito.
\"Ah haha. Kirito-kun, you are such a joker. This can't be true, right? Number Seven and I are sisters, so we look nothing alike, and she is a very popular Pretty girl. Me. If you compare it to something"
Looking at Lilan who was waving her hands to deny the incident, Kirito thought of the phone call he made this morning.
After eating breakfast with Suguha, Riran, Yui, Strea, Jupiter, and Quinella, Kirito\/Kirito was about to log in to ALo when he received a call on his smartphone.
When I walked out I thought it was someone, and it turned out to be government guy Chris Hight\/Kikuoka. As Kikuoka listens to the story and wonders why this guy called, he hears about Seven's "Cloud Brain" plan from Alice/Airi and replies that he wants to talk about it. right here.
Since then, Kikuoka has been talking about the lack of danger and illegality of "Cloud Brain", including his own impressions, but he has heard this story from Seven, and Kikuoka himself has not said anything about it thing. That's okay, so I seemed to listen from left to right, but when I started talking about Dr. Nanello's sister, I stopped listening.
Kikuoka, who always exudes a dark atmosphere but sometimes says things that touch the core, said that Dr. Nanashiki has an estranged sister, and there is a person in ALo who corresponds to that sister. He is said to have been specifically provided with information about Dr. Nanello by his own institution.
The name of Dr. Nanello's sister—although she didn't tell me her real name—she told me she was Lelan and lived with them.
He was indeed surprised at the time, but at the same time he remembered that there were parts that he understood. He could firmly feel that the lines were connected. He almost thanked Kikuoka correctly for the first time. explain.
Kirito told Lilan all these things, including the people around him.
"Management provided you with your personal information on the condition that you were Dr. Nanello's sister. I guess that's why you were able to know a certain level of Clover's movements."
""
Lilan didn't try to answer, as if the words were stuck in her throat. After Kirito shut up, Sinon stood next to Kirito and asked Lilan.
"Lilan, I can't believe you are Xiaoqi's sister, but we don't really know you. For example, you know our identities"
\"It's very simple. Lilan, you are one of the players involved in SAo and a survivor of SAo.\"
This story was not something I heard from Kikuoka, but Kirito thought of it himself, but Kirito always believed it was possible.
First of all, Lilan is new to VRmmo. Although he said that ALo is his first game, his combat skills, gestures, and the way he spends time are all as if he has been familiar with VRmmo for more than three years. This has already happened.
And somehow, Lilan had known them from the beginning, sometimes even following them when they talked about things that no one could understand.
The reason is that Lilan is one of the players trapped inside SAo, and is a survivor of SAo like us. At this point, surprised voices came from the crowd again. Especially the SAo survivors, all gathered together. Immediately walked towards Lilan and Kirito.
\"What do you mean, Lilan-chan is a SAo survivor like us!?\"
"Lilan, is this story true!?"
\"SAo survivors like us, I, I'm sure Lilan has adapted to this world and fought like us!\"
When asked about the situation of Klein, Agil, and Diavelu in turn, Lilan showed a confused expression, but then lowered her head and said nothing. Just after everyone calmed down, Lilan raised her head and spoke.
\"Now that I've been forced to this point, it's impossible not to speak. I think it's time.\"
"I'm not saying you have to tell me everything. But please let us trust you."
Hearing Kirito's words, Lilan nodded, looked around at everyone who had stopped chatting, then turned to Kirito, took a deep breath, and started talking again.
\"My real name is Erhua Erhua from Kiku no Kuni. I am a female high school student in Tokyo, but as Kirito-kun said, I am the sister of Dr. Nanashi. Long time no see, Captain."
"Huh? Captain?"
Hearing Lilan's words, Kirito's eyes widened. Lilan seemed to say that she had seized this opportunity and continued.
It is true that Lilan\/Nijika is Dr. Nanairo's sister, but Nanairo himself knows nothing about it and does not even know that he has a sister.
Originally, their mother was Japanese and their father was Russian. Nijika and Nanero were half Japanese and half Russian when they were born, and a family of four lived in Russia.
However, as Nanello grew up, his talent began to emerge. His father sent Nanello to the United States to enroll in college, where he greatly developed his talents and hoped to become a university student in the future. An excellent researcher. should.
However, due to Nanello's mother's firm refusal and insistence that Nanello should live like a normal girl, a rift developed between the two, which eventually led to divorce.
As a result, Erhua and her mother stayed in Japan, while Shichiro and his father went to the United States.
As soon as the story began, the noisy people stopped talking and listened, but as soon as Nijika/Lilan's story ended, Lilan muttered something.
"It seems that the family situation is very complicated."
"Yeah. But then, life got hard so I started working part-time while I was a student. Well, I said part-time job, but it was also a hobby. Akihabara. Then I became a maid and served customers Singing is my part-time job.”
"!"
Kirito reacted unconsciously, and Sinon next to him also reacted in the same way. When I went to Akihabara the other day, I saw a small concert where Leia Lunaheart, a maid cafe worker, performed a song.
Maybe the store clerk at that time was this Lilan. At this moment, Lilan seemed to understand this idea and softly hummed the song she heard in Akihabara, and so did Kirito. Both Shino and Spiegel made surprised sounds.
\"Kirito, Kirito, sing this song!\"
"Ah, that's what I heard in Akihabara. I didn't know you were the maid at that time."
\"Yes. Actually, I know it too. Kirito-kun, Shino-kun, Spiegel-kun, and Miss Alice are all looking at me. The warmth I feel from them is the same. But, you didn't notice it I."
"I didn't notice it at all. I didn't expect that the maid at that time was Lilan."
Just like Spiegel, Kirito could not have predicted that Lelan would become a "rising star" at the time. There are many strange coincidences. While I was thinking this, Filia asked Lilan.
"But why did Lilan hide and get close to Xiao Qi? If she was her sister, she should have told Xiao Qi directly."
"I think there might be some ambiguity."
"bias?"
"I also like games, and I also like subcultures such as idols, cosplay, but the most important thing is that I want to sing. I can sing, famous, make a lot of money, and make my mother happy. I want you to do it."
Then a shadow fell on Lilan's face. Kirito continued to listen to Lan's story while paying attention to the expression he saw for the first time.
"However, I heard that this girl with the same bloodlines as me sang very successfully, and even became a doctor at the beginning. I thought she was when she became an idol. I would like to see if they were doing this.
If everything goes well, I want to find out the girl's failure and error and turn it into a scandal. After all, his parents divorced because of his talent. "
Indeed, Nayanro's talent has bloomed before her notes, but her parents did not harmonize each other for some reason. They divorced, leaving Lilan \/nijika and her mother. Life. On the other hand, her sister Nanarro made a lot of money by singing, becoming an idol, and even a doctor, and her talent was fully exerted.
Nijika has a sister who has become an overwhelming winner, but he has become a loser because of her.
Kirito can't help but feel that he can understand why Erhua has such a lonely feelings to Qise.
"After that, a lot of things happened, but I finally returned to the world of VRMMO. However, in order to approach the seven, I must add clover. So as you know, although I am not strong, I must add clover. Try to enter the lock .. ....”
"So I was finally despised and regarded as a liar."
"That's it."
Then, Asuna walked gently to Lan and called her. This situation is no different from Lilan, who was questioned before.
\ "Hey, Xiao Lilan, this is why you contacted us. But now you call Kirito Jun as captain \"
\ "Yes, Miss Yasana. I don't know that Miss Yasan and Kirito do not remember. When I was in SAO, I was also a member of the strategic group, Kirin Jun, to become the second captain. Bloodbone Knight. I belong to a group. I think my strength is 7-7. "
When I heard this, everyone exclaimed. Kirito can see that Li Lan is SAO survivor, but even Kirito can't figure it out. He is actually a member of the Blood Deal Cavaliers in the attack group.
I became the second leader of the Blood Deal Cavaliers, but in the end I only did to promote the strategy and defeat the BOSS, and I didn't seem to pay much attention to the members.
Lan looked at Kirito sharply, and continued.
\ "So, this time, the reason why I relied on Kirito Jun is because Kirito Jun, um, the strength of Tongrenjun is enough to confront the front of the clover. Kirito took the lead in attacking and the party did not cause any casualties and successfully escaped from escape from any person. Inen Grandte.
not only. Kirito also fought with the "escape" and achieved victory. I thought that the person I could rely on was a heroic Tongrenjun. I want to use your help to find that child "
The battle story of the conquest of SAO told by Lilan, and the battle story with the "destroyer and the escape man". This proves that Lilan has been one of the people who have been fighting side by side since then.
Although I don't know anything, Lan is also one of my friends present, forming a group battle together, and I have been fighting alongside Lilan.
While Kirito realized this again, he felt something stuck in his mind. Lilan is a friend who has always been on shoulder, and belongs to the same blood deed Knights.
But until now, Lilan didn't say anything about it, but just followed them, with a little apologies on her face.
If they belong to the same Blood Knights, it was also a good idea to talk to them like that at the time. Kirito was curious and asked Lilan a question.
"So, you fight side by side with us. But in this case, why don't you want to open up to us? Why do you always do your best to help us?" Come with me. "
\ "Because I am really sorry. After all, I used to occupy the cheapness of Captain Tong Renjun. I am really sorry for \"
When Lilan lowered her head and was about to cry, Shi Nai walked slowly, gently put her hand on her shoulder. When Lilan raised her head in surprise and turned around, Shi Nai smiled at her expression.
"So, I know your situation very well. Thank you for telling me a story that convinced me. I am glad to know that we are members of the same blood knight."
\ "Shi Nai sauce \"
Lifa seemed to follow Shi Nai, walking in front of Lilan, calling her. At the same time, his eyes turned to Kirito and Lan behind him.
"Lilan Sang, I also have a brother and a sister, so I understand your feelings. As far as I am concerned, my brother, but my brother's kendo is many times better than me. He has been rising." Pass. I'm going
Before you realize, your brother becomes a dragon messenger and you really hate him. "
\ "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Kirito was confused by Li Fa's disgust and disgusting eyes, Li Fa said \ "What \", and then laughed. Kirito's disgust seemed so realistic that he couldn't help but think that this was the true feeling of Lifa \/straight leaves, and his shoulders were hanging down.
Immediately afterwards, Jupiter, who turned into a small fairy, stopped on Asuna's shoulders and lined up to Lifa's side.
"I think I understand this feeling too. Relan is my sister, but she is better than me in many things, stronger than me, and more than me ... I feel jealous of her. Many happened. Things. I can understand why you hate it. "
\ "Wood, Jupiter!? \"
\ "Jupiter, do you think so too!? \"
Lan and Asuna were surprised as if they were outrageous. Although these two people have been with Jupiter, did they not understand the true intention of Jupiter? Or do he just want to treat Lilan and provide some comfort words based on MHHP's instinct?
Kirito usually cares about this kind of thing, but now he doesn't care and walks in front of Lilan.
"Lilan, thank you for talking to me. Thank you for fighting together. From now on, you are one of our real friends. So, if you have any difficulties, please tell us. If you are okay If you are satisfied with me, I will become your strength. "
\"Kirito-san\"
"Then what do you want to do now? It seems that you have something to do."
Hearing Kirito's inquiries, Lilan lowered her head and temporarily closed her mouth. A few seconds later, when Li Lan looked up, his expression turned into a smile and opened his mouth.
"I want to win the champion of the SVART area with everyone. So I want to introduce myself to Nanairo again. I am your sister!"
The warm and clear smiles that have never been seen, and determined eyes. Kirito nodded and answered in the words of Lilan's words.
"Okay, in this case, it's cheap. Let's go, Lilan. Let's complete your goal together!"
"Yes!"
Li Lan nodded, everyone began to say "Lilan, be glad to know you", "Let's go away" and "Let's catch up with Sanye." Hearing this, Kirito felt his soul from The chest rose and shouted loudly.
"Okay, let's continue! We will surpass the clover and become the first !!"
Everyone, including Lilan, responded to "Ah!" To the screams of the SAO era. After hearing the sound of echoing around, everyone followed the direction of "darkness". . Deep in yggdrasil.
After restarting the "Dark World" strategy, many monsters appeared the same as before.
I blocked the way. Although the monsters flocked, they gathered the most elite strategy team of SAO, and the morale of Kirito and others continued. The monsters who stopped the road had cut down the monster group. successively.
About twenty minutes after such a strategy, Kirito and his party came to a large room. Seeing that the big rooms in the dungeon many times in SAO and ALO are almost definitely the place where the BOSS appears. Everyone was ready to be prepared immediately and entered the room. I was stunned by the scene in front of me.
There is only one figure in the big room of a monster that should have been waiting for a powerful power. When they gradually approached, the figure seemed to notice the break in Kirito, turned around, and made their appearance clearer.
A tall man, light blue hair, purple eyes, wearing white and blue combat clothes, and a sword on his waist. The emperor is the most elite member of the clover, which is equivalent to the No. 7 follower. He also went to the cafe with No. 7 yesterday.
When Kirito saw this young man who had seen many times, he immediately shouted his name.
"Emperor?"
\ "Kirito, you are late. I will knock down the boss of this route alone. \"
The emperor's eyes were like a calm fox, but the chest was hidden in his chest. In a normal person, the moment you are watched, you will definitely be frustrated, but Kirito is not afraid.
"Why are you alone here? Others?"
\ "Other people are estimated to have rushed to the final BOSS area and are fighting. Only me is left. Kirito, I want to stop you. \"
"So, I guess your purpose is to stop me and slow down our momentum. You must have thought of some very interesting things."
The emperor never smiled, nor did he show any movements. He looked like a master who had practiced martial arts and swordsmanship, and was unmoved to simple things.
The strategy formulated by the emperor can also be said to really effectively slow down their momentum, which is largely affected by the strength of themselves and Lilan.
The proud Kirito in his chest pulled out two swords from the scabbard on his back, holding a long -handed one -handed sword with his right hand. At the same time, Lilan also jumped to Kirito and was ready.
"Well, I will fight you, and I have been looking forward to this day. However, I am convinced that your goal is just for me. In this case, I want to let others continue."
\ "It's true. You of you who rely on Kirito and his dependents, I don't know how far you can go without Kirito and his dependents \"
When the emperor provoked him with sharp eyes, Shi Nai stood on the left side of Kirito, while Claine stood on the left side of his face.
\ "We are also spoiled. You mean, without Kirito and Lan, we cannot fight? \"
\ "I tell you, each of us is a warrior who rides a thousand. We are not so weak that we have lost the point where Tongren and Lan are temporarily lost! \"
Since Shi Na and Claine, friends have gathered beside them one after another, and eventually rowed into a wall. Although the palace was exposed to the strong will of the people who survived in the dead game of SAO, even defeating the enemy who had the ability to create hopeless differences, the palace was still motionless.
However, among everyone, only Li Lan walked in front of Kirito with anxiety.
\ "Tongrenjun, do you really plan to do this? That person is the most elite person of the clover, and even defeated the General Eugene. Moreover, that person is still the strongest" Beast Trainer \ "Tong People, you fight alone with Lilan sauce, it is too reasonable! "
As Li Lan said, the emperor defeated the younger brother of the lizard lord Modelmer, which is said to be the absolutely strongest General Eugene in ALO and was challenged by many beast trainers, but he did not accept the challenge. It is said that he is very powerful and can unilaterally defeat everything he encountered.
If it is SAO, he will consider how to hunt the attack group instead of trying to fight the emperor.
However, the ALO we live in now is not a world of defeat, so you can face such things without fear.
Besides, fighting with clover is like fighting the palace, so the development of this matter can also be expected, and I always wanted to fight with the palace.
Thinking of this, Kirito shook his head at Lilan.
"It doesn't matter, Lilan. This is a game. In this VRMMO game, I want to defeat the emperor and clover. And this spirit must also exist in that emperor. If not, here is here. I won't wait."
\ "I understand. Kirito has always said that, and he did win. I believe Kirito Jun, we continue to move forward. \"
After Li Lan said, she walked away, and Shi Nai quietly approached her, calling her softly.
\ "Kirito, you \"
\ "It doesn't matter. I won't lose. I will defeat him, and I can catch up with everyone soon. I can promise you, so please continue to move forward with peace of mind, poetry."
\ "I understand. I believe you, Kirito. \"
"give it to me."
After seeing Shi Nai nodded with peace of mind, Kirito held the sword with both hands, and the "acquaintance" Lilan stood on his left hand, and walked towards the emperor. When the distance between the emperor and his friends became larger and larger, and when the distance between him and the emperor became smaller and smaller, a white light ball appeared on the emperor's shoulders.
When it burst, a rope fox that could be put on the shoulder appeared. Its white fur and blue flame -like pattern with all over the body, as well as nine tails with different shapes. Small voice.
Although it looks very small and weak, Kirito's sight changed with his "Mo Mo", and the "animal trainer" and "make the demon" challenged the emperor's "beast trainer" and threw them out. The emperor turned to Rilan. Who stood next to him.
"Hey, do the two of you want to challenge me?"
"I will tell you the answer before the start of the duel."
\ "It turns out, in this case, let's change the duel. \"
As soon as Huang Jun said, he took a purple crystal -like item from his pocket and used it. When the crystal was broken from their hands, the blue light shrouded the whole body of Kirito and Lan, blocking the area in front of them.
Before the two had time to think about what was going on, the light disappeared. When they recovered their vision, they were surprised again. Although it was still in the "Dark World" just now, it suddenly turned into a corner of the "Rock Plain Niberheim" outside the "Dark World".
Just in front of them, he saw the emperor. He seemed to use some kind of items to fly them so far.
"This is the Corridor Crystal, so you set the delivery destination here and use it here?"
\ "Yes, here, we can fight you, and no one hinders seven people to make the experiment success. The victory of our clover is in front of us.
The emperor picked up his arms there and looked at Kirito again. If you look at him in the same way, you will see RELAN there.
"By the way, I saw on the MSTRIKE a few days ago that your" dependent "is a wolf dragon species. What is your" dependent dependent '? "
"Oh, I understand. You don't know anything. Then I will teach you. Let me show me, Lilan."
Kirito said proudly, Lan said briefly, "I understand", and then gently retreated from Kirito. Immediately afterwards, Lilan's whole body exuded a white golden light, spreading with explosive power, and dyed the surroundings into white.
After confirming that the light stopped, I looked back. The place where the girl with long golden hair, platinum wolf ear, and tail was now consisting of platinum and gold. It is full of hair, and the upper body is very similar to humans. The forearm is shaped like a tip of a gun, with huge arms on his shoulders, and a red -eyed and tail -shaped wolf dragon. Just like the tie halberd.
