After leaving the seaside park far away from the city center, Kirito and Shino had lunch at a service area along the way, then drove around the streets of Tokyo and entered a shopping mall, basically in no order. spent.
While they were spending this time, it was already 4:40 pm. Kirito instructed them to go to their destination, and Sinon agreed. I rode the motorcycle driven by Kirito and continued running with my arms around Kirito's body. The motorcycle returned to the city center, passing through Ginza's Chuo Avenue and Showa Avenue, and then through the redevelopment area on the east side. Akihabara Station. went.
The car passed through the towering tree-like buildings in the forest, and immediately entered the vicinity of Okachimachi, a downtown area with a nostalgic atmosphere, and continued through the narrow alleys. The bike was parked out front. A store.
As if responding to Kirito's voice: "I'm here!", Sinon got down from her seat, took off her helmet, and raised her head, which surprised Sinon slightly.
"!?"
The store in front of you is built of shiny black wood and has a rustic feel. Above the door is a metal plate with a pattern of two dice put together, and below it is a "dIcEY", which is a very familiar building. It has "cAFE" printed on it.
Yes, it's a coffee shop run by their friend Egil and his wife, who use it as a venue when they host parties celebrating SAo's survival in the real world. And, for some reason, the words "Private Appointment Today!" were written on the door. There is also a panel with large letters written on it.
Sinon had been wondering where Kirito was going, but she didn't expect him to be here, so she immediately turned to Kirito.
\"Kirito, this is Egil's shop\"
"Yes, I want you here."
Kirito said as he took out the key from his bicycle and walked to Shino while looking at the display of his smartphone. I looked from the side and saw a clock on the monitor telling me it was 5:30 PM. She is usually busy preparing dinner, but I don't know what she plans to do when she comes here at this time.
"This is what you wanted to show me."
"Yes, the time is right, let's go in quickly."
In response, Shino shrugged. Of course, the man in the coffee shop was Egil, who also witnessed his seizure. I don't know what kind of expression I should make when I meet Egil who sees me like this. No, I am not the kind of person who should meet Egil in the first place.
\"Shino, let's go. I'll accompany you.\"
Kirito whispered in the confused Shino's ear and opened the door of the coffee shop. When Shino heard Karaland's voice, she realized that there was no turning back and Kirito would be by her side no matter what. She took a deep breath and walked into the store with Kirito.
"oh!"
"he came!"
"You finally came!"
The sound she heard as soon as she entered the door and the sight she saw left Shino completely speechless. A dozen people gathered in the shop where Egil was thought to be, and they greeted him with loud shouts.
And, if you look inside carefully, you'll see people who were friends until yesterday, such as Asuna, Rika, Keiko, Suguha, and Kotone. No, not just these girls, but also Klein, Egil, Diabell, Kem\/Umim, Spiegel\/Kyouji. Even though they appear in the real world, they were until yesterday friend.
Everyone looked expecting something and cast warm eyes on Shino.
"Uh everyone?"
When I looked drowsily into the coffee shop, a girl with shoulder-length curly hair hurriedly ran towards Shino.
"I've been waiting for you two and you arrived on time."
"Ah, I will definitely come on time. Is everyone here?"
"Of course. I mean, you were the last one to fill out the list."
After saying that, Rika handed Kirito a piece of note paper and a ballpoint pen. If you take a peek, you'll see the names of all the friends you're playing in the VR world, including Asuna, Lisbeth, Leafa, Silica, Filia, and Lilan, with their names right side check mark. . Among them, the names Kirito and Sinon also exist, and there is an asterisk mark on the left side of Sinon himself.
When I tilted my head and thought about what this meant, Kirito drew a check next to Kirito and Shino's names with a ballpoint pen, and handed the memo to Rika.
"Okay, now that everyone is here, can we start?"
"Oh, of course!"
Although he didn’t know the name, Kirito recognized Diabel because of his hairstyle that was almost the same as the one in the VR world. Hearing the man’s voice, Kirito nodded happily.
What exactly are we going to start? What are you planning to start? Shino couldn't understand it at all, and her mind was filled with questions. Suddenly she felt someone grabbing her arm, and she turned her head in surprise.
The person in front of me was Lika, and she looked very happy. Unconsciously, Shino's arm was grasped by Rika's hands.
\"Shino, please come here.\"
"?"
Shino was pulled tightly by Rika and was almost forced to stand somewhere. It was on a box-like platform and I could see the entire cafe with everyone gathered there. Just when I was confused and about to make an announcement, Rika grabbed the microphone with one hand and spoke.
"Okay, everyone, now that the protagonist has appeared, I want to take a breath. The virtue of Ise!"
Hearing Rika's shout, everyone around them took a deep breath and started singing at the same time.
"Happy birthday to you"
"Happy birthday to you"
"Happy birthday, dear Xinong"
"Happy birthday to you"
The sound of everyone singing in unison echoed throughout the cafe, and it stayed firmly in Shino's ears from beginning to end. A song, often called a birthday song, is sung to celebrate someone's birthday. And the name of the person who entered the birthday was myself.
Just as I was looking at everyone, wondering what was happening, everyone said in unison.
"Shino, happy birthday!!!"
Firecrackers went off, the sound was deafening, the entire coffee shop shook, and a banner was hung on the far wall in front of Shino. It says "Happy Birthday!!" At the same time, everyone applauded loudly.
Shino was stunned by this sudden thing and froze on the spot, but a few seconds later, Rika came again and helped her off the table. Soon, the girls who were friends until yesterday began to gather one after another, completely surrounding Shino.
"Guys, uh what is this?"
\"Hmph, the fact that you reacted like this without knowing anything means that Kirito was able to bring Sinon here safely without her being aware of it. This must be difficult.\"
"Well, I guess it's because everyone decided to take this circuitous route."
"Well, it turned out to be a success, that's great."
As I was listening to the conversation in the order of Rika, Kirito, and Kotone, I suddenly heard a voice calling my name. When I turned my head, I saw a girl with straight, almost chestnut brown hair that had grown to the middle of her back. That's my best friend Asuna.
\"Asuna\"
\"I'm sorry, Shino. I stayed without telling Shino anything. I need to have a good talk with her.\"
Shino tilted his head and noticed a hint of hesitation on Asuna's lips. Upon closer inspection, everyone around her had the same expression as Asuna, as if they were hesitating to say something. However, after a few seconds, the silence was broken by Asuna herself.
\"Actually, Sinon. After Sinon logged out yesterday, Teacher Alice asked me everything. Why did Sinon become like this yesterday? What happened before she logged in?\" He told me everything that happened in N's past.
\"Eh!?\"
"No, of course, I asked her to hide all the details, but she told me everything about what happened to Shino and how she had been feeling. That's it. Shino is sorry!"
"""""sorry!"""""
Asuna suddenly lowered her head and apologized, and everyone around her also lowered their head and apologized. I didn't understand what was going on, so I blinked a few times, and Rika looked up and called to me.
"Mr. Alice told me that you have been bullied by the people around you for a long time, your relationship is very bad, and you have lost trust in others, so you have been alone for a long time."
That's why yesterday it hurt to think about that time. He can't trust us anymore and it feels like he's been left alone again, which must be painful. "
"!"
\"But we can't do anything for you, we can't support you when you need help, we can't understand your feelings and heal you Shino, all I can do is make him suffer.\"
I'm sorry, Shino. Even though we have been together for so long, we don’t understand anything and can’t see anything.”
Along with Rika, who looked like she was about to cry as she confessed her feelings, Keiko spoke this time.
"So, we were all wondering if there was anything we could do for Ms. Shino. We wanted to know if there was anything we could do to help Ms. Shino recover and support her"
\"Then Erka learned from Kirito that today, August 21st, is Shino's birthday.\"
Shino was surprised by Kotone's words. A lot has happened and I haven't been feeling well since yesterday, so I forgot that August 21st is my birthday.
I taught Kirito, Yui, and Rilan very early on, and of course I taught Alice, but now that I think about it, I haven’t taught anyone else at all. What's more, Shino also forgot his birthday.
Nijika, a girl with bright silver hair who is said to have learned it from Kirito, scratched her head and said.
"I was really surprised. The next day was Shino-chan's birthday."
\"But, Teacher Alice and Big Brother added. They said that Shino-san has always had a hard time and never celebrated her birthday. She never had a happy moment. That's why. We think it was Yuiichi's choice , so we decided to celebrate Shino-san’s birthday.”
At this time, Egil, the owner of the shop a little away from Sinon, spoke with a slightly tired look on his face.
"It was the next day after all. It was a crazy time. We were preparing the food, preparing the cake, setting up the venue, and it was all going so fast."
"It's like the night before a sports festival or a school festival. But we worked together and made it in time."
Looking at Klein, who was lined up next to Agil and looked exactly the same as in the VR world, Sinon realized how much effort the others had put into preparing for this party. Then, one of the men, a short boy with long dark brown hair, walked towards me. Kirito's best friend, Kai Mutakai.
There was a hemispherical machine there, with something like a camera hanging on my shoulder. I was paying attention to it, wondering what was going on, when I heard a sound coming from nowhere.
\"Shino! Can you hear me, Shino? Shino!\"
"!?"
\"Ah, Shino-san, it's not me, it's the machine on your shoulder.\"
Umimu's own voice was different from anything I'd heard before. Just as I was paying attention to the machine he was pointing at, wondering what was going on, I heard another voice.
\"Shino, it's me, Yuuki momenki!\"
"Momenki!? Are you there?"
"I'm here, or rather I'm connected to my vision through this machine. My body couldn't be removed from the hospital yet, so that's what it's like. I'm sorry."
Having said that, in order to realize Umi's wish to let Mokizaki see the outside world when he was unable to leave the hospital, Kirito and his classmates built a machine called an audio-visual two-way communication probe. I heard from Kirito that he made it and gave it to the sea. There was a device called a detector hanging on Imami Yume's shoulder. It was probably this device that made Mogina's voice and sight fly.
\"Not just momenki, Shino\"
\"Hey Shino, I can hear your voice!?\"
\"Mom, can you hear me?\"
\"Sister Shino, do you understand what we mean?\"
Following Mokinaki's footsteps, Shino looked around and heard familiar voices one after another. When I traced the source, I managed to find a laptop in Kyouji who had come to me unknowingly. However, when he looked closely at the laptop, he discovered that it was the laptop Kirito used when he went out, and he could also see Kirito sitting next to Kyouji.
"That voice Lilan, Yui, Strea and Jupiter?"
"That's it. As expected of Shino, everyone can understand her voice.
After Rilan's voice of admiration, the energetic voice of Straya and Yui's calm voice sounded, which I was very familiar with.
\"Listen, Shino! Surprisingly, Yui and I can now access surveillance cameras and obtain visual information from the real world!\"
"Now, just like my sister and brother, Strea and I watch mom from three sources: the store's camera, the camera on my dad's computer, and the probe moki-san also uses."
According to the story I heard before, Lilan and Jupiter can obtain visual information through the cameras infiltrated into the city, but Yui and Strea of mhcp (a small modification of mhhp) to which Lilan and Jupiter belong cannot make it happen. In the real world, you can only make phone calls.
Kyouji wondered how this story was disproven and smiled bitterly.
"Teacher Airi stayed up late to reform the two of us. Thanks to you, Teacher Airi slept on the sofa over there."
As if invited by Kyouji, I looked up and saw a black-haired woman wearing something like a white coat, lying on a lounge chair at the back of the store, looking exhausted. This person is none other than Alice, the psychiatrist who has been taking care of her and the developer of Riran and Yui.
\"Teacher Alice is here too\"
"I have been transforming you two from last night to this morning. It was already one o'clock in the afternoon when you got here, and you have been asleep since then. I tried to wake you up, but you still refused to wake up. You guys." Wake up. hand"
Looking at Alice and Kyouji who smiled bitterly, Shino felt a tap on her shoulder and turned around. My beloved and Kirito, who had been with me all day, looked at me with a gentle smile on their faces.
"We've all been worried about you since you went offline yesterday, so we've come together to cheer you on."
"!"
\"And, Shino. You just said that you should stay by my side, but that was wrong. That's not true.\"
"?"
Just after giving the answer, Kirito forced Sinon to face him. There, waiting for Shino was Asuna, who carefully held a small rectangular white box decorated with a red ribbon.
"Shinon It's true that Shino experienced a lot of bad things. She felt lonely. Because of this, she may not trust others anymore. That time stayed in her heart. Maybe it's natural that you still don't know ." Believe in us from the bottom of our hearts. "
""
"But, Shino. We all believe in Shino. We consider Shino to be an irreplaceable friend, and we will never betray Shino. That's all I can promise Shino."
Asuna communicated with powerful eyes, and Rika stood by her side again. His eyes were the same as Asuna's, as if they were conveying some important message.
\"Shino. I heard that you lost your position, and I heard that you suffered for a long time and were forced to become strong on your own. But that is in the past. You have us now. We we are here. , we will be on your side no matter what.
You may not believe me right away, but by my side, by my side, that’s where you belong! Well, maybe it’s not as comfortable as Kirito and Yui being together! "
"Lika"
After Rika, who was about to cry, finished speaking, Keiko stood beside her, opened her mouth and showed a warm smile.
"I also want to be friends with Shino-san forever. I can be your home. Shino-san, let's continue to play and go shopping together!"
"Keiko and I feel the same way. Shino is no longer alone. From now on, she will always be with us!"
"The sound of Keiko's piano"
Next to Kotone, who was smiling just like Keiko, Suguha, who could be said to be the person closest to Shino, smiled and spoke.
"Although it's not true yet, to me, Miss Shino is already my sister-in-law. So, Miss Shino, I hope you also treat me as family. If you are worried or have any pain, please feel it ." You can tell me anything. I will try my best to help you! "
"Sugar"
After Suguha finished speaking, Umim approached again with a probe on her shoulder. However, it was not Kaimu himself who spoke, but Motomu who came here through the probe on his shoulder.
\"Shinon, you may say that we should not be lumped together, but like Shino, I also have times when I am bullied by people around me and am left alone. So, sometimes I cannot trust others, which is painful. I understand too. Shino's pain.
\"Are there any momenki too?\"
"That's right. But Shino is no longer like that, and I am no longer like that. Shino is no longer alone, everyone is here. Although I have never shown my body in the real world, saying so Maybe it's not very convincing, but I also consider Shino to be a good friend! When I can move my body in the real world, I will go see Shino!\"
After Kitaki said that only Umi and Asuna had seen corpses in the real world so far, a girl with bright silver hair, Nijika, stood in line next to Umi.
\"Shino-chan. I'm the kind of person who's called a liar, so you may not believe me, but I still consider Shino-chan my friend. I hope you see us as friends. Happy birthday, Shino-chan !”
"Rainbow Stand"
Shino, who at one point started looking at her lewdly, instinctively put her hand on her chest after receiving Nijika's congratulations, but not long after, she heard clearly coming from the laptop that Kyouji was holding. received a message. has been heard.
\"Sinon. You will never be alone again. Asuna and the others are there, Yui is there, Straya is there, Kirito is there, and I am there. So you don’t have to be afraid of being alone anymore. .You are surrounded by people who don’t want you to be alone.
This is Riran's voice that came to me through my smartphone not only in the VR world, but even in the real world, and it was very gentle in tone and way of speaking. The girls' voices continued to ring out as Lelan swallowed those simple words she would only utter when expressing her deepest thoughts.
"Mom. You are my mother. Mom's place is my place, and I am hers. So, I will continue to stay with your mother, and I hope you get closer to me.
\"I am also Shino's family!\" So he has always stood by Shino's side. Even if Shino wants to leave, he will follow him! \"
\"Sister Shino, it's okay now. Sister Shino has everyone and her mother. So you don't have to be afraid anymore.
Although they were not related by blood, their beloved daughter Yui and sister Straya had just finished speaking. Asuna, who was the first to speak, approached them. In his hand, he held the box he had been looking at just now.
\"Yes, Shino, this is a gift. Do you want to open it?\"
I received a decorative box that looked like a birthday gift from Asuna, and I opened the top of the box. When I opened the top cover nervously like opening a surprise box, I was surprised to find that it was made of crystal, wrapped in silver decoration, and shone with various colors under the light. The prism is machined into an oval shape.
When I picked it up, it glowed with various colors, as if I'd been waiting for this moment and realized it was a pendant hanging from a thin chain.
"Is this a pendant?"
"By the way, this is a prism pendant. When you shine light on it, it will turn into many colors. It's beautiful, isn't it? Also, don't you think prism light looks like something?"
When Asuna asked, Shino stared at the gifts sent by Asuna and others. The prisms are engraved with intricate geometric patterns that absorb light and refract it internally, causing it to sparkle in a variety of colors. As Asuna said, the colors it presented had a sense of déjà vu. I'm sure I've seen it somewhere, but where is it and what is it?
(...!!)
That’s right, everyone. The red, pink, orange, gold, blue, light blue, green, purple and other colors produced by the prism are exactly the same as the colors of everyone's hair and clothes when they log into the VR world. Once I understood this, I was able to imagine what each person looked like using the colors produced by the small prism.
Asuna probably realized that Shino had found the answer, so she called her again.
\"It shines with all kinds of colors just like us, doesn't it? That's it, Shino.\"
"?"
Shino's hand was still holding the pendant, but Asuna gently wrapped it in her hand. A warmth different from Kirito's spreads in his arms, and his whole body gradually becomes warmer.
\"Shino has been through a lot of bad things, so thinking back on those times may bring up some painful feelings in you. But when that happens, and the pain becomes so excruciating that you can't do anything about it, Please use this pendant. I want you to remember that through this pendant, I want you to remember that we are here."
Just like that, Asuna and Shino looked at each other. Shino saw her face reflected in Asuna's brown eyes from a distance.
"From now on, Shino will always have a place to stay, and she will have friends like us. So Shino will no longer be alone. We will not let her be alone."
As if listening to Asuna's words, the people around them nodded and laughed softly. Just when I was about to focus on that smile, Rika came to Asuna and said to me with a smile on her face.
"You're not alone anymore. If you think you can go back to your lonely days, you're wrong!"
When Lika's words entered my ears, passed through my throat, and entered my chest, a warm drop of pure white water fell into my heart and spread in the blink of an eye. The nightmare that remained in my mind yesterday - the image of everyone with cold faces, the dark and muddy curses I uttered at myself - instantly turned into a black figure, rattled, shattered and disappeared. But birth.
Friends whom I once doubted believed me.
I was able to meet and live with such wonderful friends.
It’s not just Kirito and Yui who belong to me. Besides Kazuto and Yui, I have other friends who make me feel at home.
Some people have given me a lot of warmth and have always been by my side.
From now on, I will live by these people.
I'm not alone anymore.
There is no need to be alone anymore.
My vision became iridescent, distorted and blurry as these words echoed in my mind and heart. It took me a while to realize that it was warm water droplets flowing out of the corners of my eyes.
Even if I wanted to speak, I would just sob and say nothing. When I felt exhausted and just sat down, my friends around me also sat down and cuddled up to me. And Asuna, who was right in front of me, gently put her hand on my shoulder.
\"Shino\"
\"Tomorrow, Ewha, everyone, me, me\"
"Shino. We have always been Shino's friends. Shino is our irreplaceable friend. Forever, forever."
Hearing the words whispered from her mouth, the tears flowing from Shino's eyes became larger, and she couldn't help but hug Asuna's chest tightly. Immediately afterwards, Shino was hugged by Asuna's arms and burst into tears.
Normally, she would only do this in Kirito's arms without anyone around, but Sinon burst into tears without any worries.
However, after a few seconds,
\"Shino is crying!? Shino, what's wrong?!\"
A loud voice suddenly sounded in the coffee shop, everyone was shocked, and Shino also stopped crying. I looked over with everyone to see what was going on, but I saw a man lying on the sofa with his upper body lying on his back. His shiny black hair was unkempt, and his clothes looked a bit like a lab coat. A large-breasted woman wearing messy clothes.
Sinon discovered that Alice, Shino's personal doctor, was here, but she slept for a long time and was in a state as if she didn't exist. When she woke up, she made a roaring sound. That was the reason, including him. Everyone was shocked.
\"Well, I thought I heard Shino crying just now. In other words, the number of people increased unknowingly. What happened?\"
Alice didn't seem to know what was going on and began to look around. The people around could only watch this scene blankly, but eventually they realized how funny Alice was and burst into laughter. Alice, who was suddenly laughed at, said to everyone with a confused look on her face.
"Hey, why are you laughing? Does my face look so weird?"
\"I'm not saying this, but Teacher Airi is the best.\"
Alice was even more confused by Kirito's laughter.
The laughter of more than a dozen of Shino's friends filled the coffee shop room, and soon the laughter was enough to shake the entire building. Unknowingly, Shino joined them, laughing loudly. The tears of joy that had been seeping into Asuna's heart just now had now turned into tears of laughter and joy.
Then, as the laughter ended, the girls who had been bending down stood up, and Rika, who could be said to be the first, spoke loudly.
\"Then, Teacher Alice has just gotten up, and Sinon's birthday party will begin!!\"
As soon as this voice sounded, it was like an order from the boss before the battle, and all the companions responded with "Oh!" Hearing this voice, Asuna immediately turned around and gently extended her right hand to Shino again, with a smile on her face.
\"Come on, Shino, let's eat more, drink more and have fun today!\"
Hearing Asuna's words, Shino almost cried again, but this time, she held back. This is a gift from everyone, proving that everyone is always by her side. When I take a pendant out of the box, take off the chain, and put it around my neck
\"Yes! Thank you all so much today!!\"
With that said, I held the right hand of my most trusted good friend and walked towards my irreplaceable friend.
By then, the words 'You will always be alone' had disappeared from Shino's mind. “What should I do with my birthday present?”
"Well, I don't have much money right now. Maybe it would be better if we all pool our money together to buy something big."
“What should I do with a birthday cake?”
"It's handmade after all. But I don't know if I'll be able to finish it in time."
"As long as we work together, we will definitely arrive in time. After all, we have already worked together to defeat the 'Fugitives'!"
"You can use my shop and rent it out tomorrow and start preparing today."
Now, in the ALo Egil Cafe that everyone frequents, the girls in the center are bustling with activity.
After learning that Sinon was mentally traumatized and could heal the wound with his own hands, everyone was wondering if they could do something. However, Lilan, not Kirito, heard that Sinon's birthday was August 21st. Finally, everyone's purpose becomes one.
Shino has been alone for a long time, and no one has ever celebrated her birthday. They came to the conclusion that only by celebrating Shino's birthday together can Shino's wounded heart be healed, so they decided to hold a birthday party for Shino.
We all started preparing immediately, but today is August 20th. When they knew that Shino's birthday was coming tomorrow, everyone was happy and anxious, and began to arrange and prepare the venue, food and the necessary birthday cake.
While Kirito was interjecting from time to time, he was thinking and looking into the cafe, when his daughter Yui stopped him.
"Dad, we also want to attend mom's birthday party."
"?"
Hearing Yui's words, I tilted my head and turned around. Standing next to me was Yui's sister, Kirito's daughter Straya.
"Dad, dads are throwing mommy a birthday party in the real world, aren't they?"
"Huh? Ah, yes."
The location of Shino's birthday party has been decided in the real world. In reality, there are Lilan, Jupiter, Yui, and Strea in ALo. As long as they log in, they can get together at any time and place, but the purpose of this birthday party is to heal Shino's emotional trauma together. Therefore, the place where Shinon was traumatized is the real world.
It is difficult to heal the emotional trauma suffered in the real world in the VR world. In order to overcome those who hurt Sinon's heart, Alice suggested that Sinon's heart needs to be healed in the real world, so Egil in the real world decided to Celebrated my birthday at West Cafe.
Furthermore, the girls, centered on Shino's friends, were discussing what to prepare at Daisy's Cafe and what to prepare for tomorrow.
\"Hey Kirito. We want to celebrate Shino's birthday too.\"
\"No, Yui and Straya can travel to the real world through the phone.\"
"No, I just wanted to celebrate my mom's birthday with everyone and look at her face."
As Kirito tilts his head and listens to the wishes of the girls who seem to understand the meaning but don't actually understand, Hiran, Yui and Straya's sister, now a member of Kirito's family, are next to Yui Get in a row.
"Yui and Strea were asking if there was a way to connect their visual information to the real world."
"Relan" and "Jupiter" are an AI called mhhp (mental health healing program), which was developed at the same time as the game SAo, which is said to be cursed by the public.
Its purpose is mainly to heal the minds of humans who connect to VR equipment and log in to the VR world, but once developed, the processing power of what can be called a living being born from the computer and Internet world is as he learned that in his creator As his subordinates grew, he even became capable of hacking and cracking.
As a result, director Kayaba Akihiko, who was equivalent to their father, deemed the two mhhp to be too powerful to fulfill their original duties, and when SAo service began, it was sealed.
By taking full advantage of the hacking capabilities that a program that heals the human mind shouldn't have, Lelan and Jupiter infiltrate real-world network security cameras, TV cameras, and computers equipped with cameras that allow you to connect with your own vision stand up. information and view real-world scenarios.
As a result, Rilan has seen the inside of Kirito's house in the real world, Jupiter has also seen the inside of Asuna's house in the real world, and Rilan has also seen Green, Kirito's mother and grandmother. I was looking at his face too.
"Of course, Lelan and Jupiter can see the real world."
"But, we still can't do things like my sister does. We still can't connect visual information or penetrate the webcam."
"certainly."
Just when he was about to answer Yui's words, a familiar voice came from behind. Hearing this voice, Kirito was startled. When the girls and I were surprised by the sound, we turned our heads to see what was there, with black hair like Yui, big breasts like Straya, reddish-brown eyes like Lilan, and Looks like a man in a white robe. Woman in traditional clothing.
Alice, the developer of mhhp and mhcp, as well as Lilan, Jupiter, Yui and Strea were all present.
"Mr. Alice"
\"I heard it from Yui and Straya. It seems you are in trouble.\"
\"Yes, Alice-san. We are in trouble.\"
"Then why didn't you tell me? I'm still your development mom."
Kirito's daughter, who is also Alice's daughter, Yui and Straya told Alice their worries. Alice listened attentively, just like a mother listening to the appeals of her biologically related daughters, and finally understood everything and gave the answer.
\"Of course, Lilan and Ubipo can use that method to go to the real world, and they can also go to Shino's birthday party tomorrow. We just need to set up a speaker somewhere else. If it's Lilan And Yubibo, we can celebrate her birthday while looking at Shino's face.\"
"but we..."
"That's right, you simply can't do that."
As she spoke, Alice made eye contact with her daughters.
The mhhp to which Lilan and Jupiter belong has been very developed and has been sealed and can no longer appear in SAo, but the program itself to heal the human spirit is indispensable to SAo. As the start of SAo services approached, Alice hastily created a program called mhcp - the "Mental Health Counseling Program."
mhcp is a program developed on the basis of mhhp to treat the mental health of players through emergency counseling for players who are experiencing psychosis or experiencing severe stress. Based on Kayaba Akihiko's judgment, there is no problem, and 10 characters including Yui and Strea have been implemented in SAo.
However, in order to prevent mhcp from becoming too powerful like mhhp, some of its ultra-advanced processing capabilities, accidental evolution capabilities, and growth capabilities were retained during development, and some functions were omitted, so it is still essentially mhhp. It has become something that can only be described as a minor revision.
Compared with AI developed by general companies, universities, and vocational schools, it has extraordinary levels in terms of evolution capabilities, growth capabilities, and processing capabilities, but it is not as good as mhhp.
Therefore, Yui and Strea, who are mhcp, can only make phone calls to the real world. Of course, they cannot connect visual information to cameras, nor can they penetrate through security holes such as real-world surveillance cameras. In fact, since the two were unable to connect visual information with devices such as cameras, they were unable to make video calls and had never seen Kirito and Sinon's faces in the real world.
"But, I don't like this. Mom is my Yuiichi's mother and I, my daughter, can't attend my mother's birthday party. This is absolutely unacceptable!"
\ "Yeah. Poetry will want you to celebrate your birthday for you. \"
Kirito also agreed to this. Although Yui was created and implemented by Alice as a developer, she is currently the daughter of Kirito and Shi Nai, and Shi Nai also loves Yui like her biological daughter. I just prayed that Yui could come to this world. If Shi Nai wants to celebrate his birthday, he must hope that Yui can be present.
\ "But what should I do? What can I go to Shina’s birthday banquet with you? \"
"Lan and Jupiter can break through the safety measures of Egil's stores, and what about the security vulnerabilities that can be opened from Lilan and Jupiter?"
Kirito's proposal was rejected by Lilan. Indeed, Lilan and Jupiter can use their hacking and cracking capabilities to break through the security without noticing the security company or the system, but this vulnerability is only for those who can only open it to pass.
Jiyi and STREA could not get in from that hole. If they tried to force in, the system would detect that about ten minutes after they tried to break into, the recent security company's security guard reached Egil's store. There are too many people who come in, and Shi Nai's birthday will not celebrate too much. Kirito listened to the explanation of Elis behind Lilan, and his shoulders fell down.
"It's impossible. What about the growth and evolution of Jieyi and Streya? Lan and Jupiter also have the ability to hackers during the evolutionary process?"
"I really think we are growing up and progressing every day, but"
"I don’t know if it will be difficult to evolve tomorrow to that level."
Both Jiu and STREA have grown to SAO. They are not comparable to AI, which is close to MHHP, but according to Alice, their evolution is higher than that of MHHP Lilan and Jupiter. Growth.
It is impossible to crack such a girl to crack tomorrow. The Corolik people who realized this became depressed again.
\ "No way. What should we do? Both of us are poetic family members, so we can only participate by phone. \"
"I'm also thinking about whether there is a better way"
"I'm hard to find it"
Kirito's thoughts quickly operated with the girls. From the elementary school lower grade, I have liked to read professional books and give priority to the online IT related information. Therefore, although I have some computer knowledge, Internet knowledge, and IT related knowledge, I have not learned it. So far, I know nothing about MHCP implemented in SAO, and MHCP itself is a comprehensive company. He is so unqualified that it seems interesting to talk about artificial intelligence, and artificial intelligence is considered very advanced in society. The knowledge you get from professional books will no longer apply.
Always together, Jie Yi and Streya, who overcomes all kinds of monsters and tasks together, began to look like an indestructible fortress. When I wanted to find a way to conquer it, a voice passed into my ears.
\ "Well, you seem to be in trouble. Classmate Kirito, aren't you a child who is good at IT? \"
""
When I turned around, Alice was there, holding my arms and looking at me, with a relaxed expression on my face, as if I could afford it. "As if your entire body was watching from a high place.
"Of course I am proud of my knowledge of IT, but I have never learned any knowledge about MHCP. First of all, Alice is someone who can teach me about MHCP and MHHP."
\ "Yes. Among the developers of SAO, only my classmates and Maozhang knows MHCP and MHHP. \"
"Mr. Alice, how can we participate in the mother's birthday party in the real world?"
Facing the question of the girl with the same color as herself, Alice put her hand on her chin. Gradually, the corner of his mouth bent down, and the look on his face was slightly dignified.
"MHCP was able to do anything like MHHP at first or more precisely, I didn't expect that MHHP could do anything but it was not designed like that. For this purpose. This is not what I use. You guys, MHCP is the MHCP is what MHCP is A project specifically created for treatment and consulting people's psychological. "
\ "It's true, but \"
Eris sighed gently. Then continue to speak.
"Indeed, you also have a certain degree of self -evolution and growth ability. Because of this, you can be said to be a life body born in the computer world. We cannot evolve to such a degree." Tomorrow can crack. Definitely. "
Both Jie Yi and Streya were silent, and the surrounding whispering sounds were clear and clear.
Although Yui is Shinai's daughter, can she not celebrate her beloved mother? I think I can't even look at my mother's face, celebrate her birthday, and see her expression. Can Shi Nai and Yui only hear each other's voice? Kirito's chest was like regrets, and the bitter taste in his mouth said to Alice.
\ "So, the two of you can only tell Shi Nai by phone like before. Can Yi Yi only celebrate the birthday when you can't see your mother's face?
"Yeah, their abilities have reached this extent."
""
\ "But you should know that that girl hopes that Yui and Strey can also be present. When she hosts a birthday party, she hopes that both of them are present."
This is what I understand. Shi Nai may not consider celebrating her birthday because she has experienced so many troubles, but when she does this, she will hope that Yui and Streya are also present. You want people to observe your face carefully.
"This is taken for granted! But how can I" "
"What should I do? This is very simple. Are they here? The developers of Yui and Stream are here."
Alice proudly put his hand on his chest. When the four of us tilted their heads and thought about what they were going to say, Alice turned to friends who were in the commotion and shouted loudly.
\ "Yasna, please bring Youbibo over. \"
Alice's voice echoed in the coffee shop, and the noise stopped, and all friends focused on Alice's body. The calling person, Asuna, walked through her friends and stopped when she was close to Alice. Nearby is Jupiter, Asuna's son, and one of MHHP.
"What's wrong, Professor Alice? I came with Jupiter, but"
\ "Hmm, it's so good that you can come, Asuna. \"
\ "Alice Sang, what are you going to do? \"
Attracting everyone's attention, Alice crossed his hands on his belly and opened his mouth.
\ "" Kirito Jun, Yasna. At about 8 o'clock tonight, can you go out with me? My next plan requires your cooperation. I have a plan after 8pm. It's okay. \ "In a room, I will give you a room number. "
Kirito and Asuna tilted their heads and listened to Alice's words, I don't know why she said that. The most important thing is that there is a premonition of Tongren's heart that is unclear or bad.
Jiudong Line at 8 o'clock in the hotel room
The planning of Shi Nai's birthday celebration is steadily ongoing. By 5.30 pm, all the plans have been completed, leaving only tomorrow. Tomorrow is the most important day, and we have to be fully prepared. Speaking, the friends withdrew ALO one by one, and Kirito also exited once before six o'clock.
After returning to the real world, Kirito and Kirito had dinner while discussing how big the birthday of Shi Nai was tomorrow, what gifts to be given, what cakes to do, etc., and cleaned them together. Then, around seven o'clock, Kirito returned to his room after taking a shower, and immediately started Amusphere and logged in to ALO.
When I woke up in the room of the permanent hotel, I did not make any preparation as usual, but went to the room. The keys in the room read the number I borrowed from Alice and canceled it.
I was used to walking with the players in the corridor I was used to walking. After reaching the destination room, I opened the door with the key, where I found Rilan, Jupiter, and Yui. A set of streams, Asuna and Alice, Alice's children and their mother. What's more, there are four sitting on the big bed sitting on Lan, Jupiter, Yui, and Streya, while Alice and Asuna are sitting on a side chair.
\ "Alice Sang, you are here. Assina is here too. \"
\ "Ah, Kirito. It seems that you come well. \"
\ "Oh, Kirito Jun, welcome to come. You happen to be here when I ask. Come on, come and sit. \"
Kirito sat on the chair next to Asuna and stared at Alice, who was almost the same as Asuna. Kirito faces Alice, just like when SAO, when talking in Alice's room, Alice and other nursery were in the church's room. .
\ "So, Alice Sang, why do you call us? \"
"Well, it's about them, nothing else."
After Alice said this, he turned to see Alice's MHHP and MHCP sitting on the bed. Everyone tilted their heads and looked at the developers, father, and mother. Alice looked at the children and said.
\ "When I opened a strategy meeting in the coffee shop during the day, Yui and Strea also said that they wanted to celebrate the birthday to Poetry in the real world. Home. "Shopping in the real world. I can go there, but Yui and Streja can't understand. "
"I understand. Or, don't you say how do you know how to solve it?"
\ "Yes. If you go on this way, they can't do anything, and Shi Nai's birthday can't go, but if it is me, I can solve this problem. But in order to do this, I need to get you Permit. "
"Have you licensed us? What do you have?"
He nodded towards the doubtful Asuna, Alice moved his chair and stopped in front of Lilan and Jugolt. Just as LIRAN and Jupiter were looking at each other, Alice leaned gently, and touched the forehead of LIRAN and Jupiter who was sitting side by side, just like calling the menu window, I moved. finger.
Immediately afterwards, Lan and Judley's bodies trembled, and their whole body seemed to be shocked by electric shock, and her eyes were closed tightly. At this moment, Kirito and Asuna were shocked at the same time, unable to understand what happened to the girls of their partners and family, and what happened to the boy of their baby. At this moment, a few pale blue windows opened Alice's eyes in front of Aris's eyes. A larger holographic keyboard that used it appeared in his hands.
Immediately after, a cable made of light blue light similar to a network cable stretched out from the holographic keyboard, as if it was like a snake. The tip flying at the air at a certain speed, and finally walked behind Jiyi and Streya, piercing the tip. Jiu and Strey felt dizzy for a while, then fell on the bed, lying on the back, motionless.
Witnessing a series of scenes that have never been seen in SAO, Kirito screams timidly to Alice.
\ "Uh, Alice Sang? What did you do? \"
"Due to some reason, everything has stopped working. What about those windows"
After hearing the question that Assna asked behind Tong, Alice turned to look at the two.
"I called the order of only developers. This is why Lilan and Yupibo are now comforted. Before I execute the termination order, their physical function will stop."
"Host version!"
MHHP is equipped with a command that can only be activated by the developer Elis's command. One of the consoles that can make it can only be used by administrators. This is what SAO. Alice said that this was the same as she used to use the injuries of Jupiter to protect the "escape man" when she was in SAO and divided it into the body and replicated her body.
"Lilan and Judden have such functions"
"In the past, I used it to leave a copy of Yupi-Bo. Now, I want to use these console girls to modify Yui and STREA. Just like MHHP, I want them to be able to hack and rupture. That's it. "
\ "Transformation!? Is this okay? \"
Seeing Yasna standing beside her, Kirito was taken aback. Yui and Stream are always together, and have the same behavior and personality as other humans, so you may think that they are human or life itself, but they are AI and Alice. Who is that developer? Alice has developed Yui and Streya from scratch, and raised them to the current level, so she can naturally transform them.
"Is this that? But why do we face it?"
\ "Yupi-Bo is Asuna's lovely son, Riran, Yui, and STREA are the families of Kirito. This is an important family time, so I hope you are with me. By the way, my family happened. Some terrible things. Would you hate it if it exists? "
\ "It's really true, but it's really okay, isn't it? \"
\ "I believe there will be no problems. I am still making Yui and STREA from scratch. Moreover, although the physical function of RELAN and Yupibo has stopped, there is no special harm. No, I will. Before starting the transformation, make sure that Jie and STREA have backups, so don't worry. "
After speaking, Alice started operating holographic keyboards. It is not that when I hear that Jie and Strea are going to be transformed, they are unhappy, and even hope they can withdraw, but as far as the current situation is concerned, neither Yui and Stream can participate in Shi Nai's birthday. real world. Here, I should rely on Alice as much as possible.
Kirito made up his mind and shouted to Assna, who was worried about her face.
\ "Yasna, this matter is given to Alice. It should be fine. \"
"This is real"
Seeing Assina nodded, Alice rolled her sleeves and opened her lips. Seeing such a scene, both Kirito and Asuna took a breath, just like the doctor was about to start surgery or treatment.
"Okay, I will complete this as soon as possible, please leave it to me."
When I asked her to make a statement, Alice began to type holographic keyboard with her fingers, and the programming string appeared in a window that usually displayed items and status. I have been watching Alice \/Air Serizawa as a doctor, but now this is Airi Serizawa as a scientist Tong artificial intelligence researcher.
How good is this scientist as a scientist? Kirito, who is determined to become a scientist who specializes in VR, is watching this scene closely with Asuna. It has been an hour since the renovation of Yui Yi and Streya.
It has been an hour since Alice suggested that it has begun to transform Yui and Streya. Since the start time is late at 8:00 in the evening, it is already more than 9:00 pm.
Judging from the current situation, the amendments of Yui and Strea have no signs of ending, and the operation modification to modify the host RELAN and Jupiter Alice has been modified. Sit there without leaving their bed for one inch.
On the side of the Watching Tongren, I also watched the notepad of Shi Nai's birthday details. Like Alice, I operated the holographic keyboard to call the notepad. After writing what to do tomorrow, Assina said: \ "I'll do some dinner." Then go to the simple kitchen in the hotel.
