"I'm fine, Mom."
"...Jupiter...?"
As soon as Jupiter's voice sounded, I felt something hit my back. Jupiter's hands were behind her back, gently grasping her clothes.
"I don't know because I don't remember what happened, but I'm not going to do that again. I'm not going to make her feel bad or upset again. I don't want to. It won't happen like that."
"Really?"
\"It's true. So don't worry, Kasan. I won't make you sad or in pain again. I promise.\"
Although he looks younger than the others and can only do that, the son's voice gives people a strong sense of core. Because I held her against my chest, my voice was a little low, but listening to every word that came to my ears, I felt that the anxiety and fear swirling in my chest suddenly disappeared.
The man who turned Jupiter into a terrifying monster was no more. So Jupiter will never look like that again. They won't hurt anyone, and they won't go crazy. What Asuna knew but had disappeared was once again solidified in Asuna's chest.
Asuna held the child close to her chest and took a deep breath. I breathed a sigh of relief, and the child's fragrance floated into my nose, inhaled into my chest, and spread.
\"Yeah. Jupiter won't do that anymore. I know that, but if I\"
Asuna felt Jupiter's smile in her chest and remembered when she came here. When I woke up from the nightmare and started Amusphere, it was around 2:30 in the morning and everyone was already asleep. Of course, before doing this, Jupiter was already deeply asleep - or, in other words, he was just shutting down his consciousness and sorting out internal data, so he was not really asleep - although he was not sleeping in the true sense. With. this word.
"I'm sorry for coming at this time and for being like this. You're sleepy, aren't you, Jupiter?"
Jupiter nodded into his chest. Soon, the strong sleepiness that had just dispersed came over her, and Asuna couldn't help but yawn. Since she didn't log in for strategies or games, she had no choice but to log out and go to sleep, but Asuna didn't want to leave Jupiter's side.
"I feel sleepy after I breathed a sigh of relief. Jupiter, do you mind if I continue to sleep?"
"Okay, I want to sleep with you too."
"Let's do this, shall we?"
After confirming Jupiter's nod again, Asuna put Jupiter on the bed first, and then she immediately lay down on the same bed and covered him with a quilt. Because Jupiter had already used it, the quilt was very warm and comfortable, and I felt like I could fall asleep immediately.
"Jupiter is so warm"
"Mom, you are very warm too, so I love you, Mom."
"Yes. I love you too, Jupiter."
Jupiter chuckled and closed his eyelids again. After a few seconds, he sighed deeply and began to sleep.
After looking at the sleeping face of her beloved child for about ten seconds, Asuna gently reached out and stroked his cheek. A certain warmth and softness flows through your fingertips and palms, gradually spreading throughout your body.
The child had lost his temper before, but only once. Such a tragedy will never happen again to Lilan.
——That just happened in a dream. This child cannot disappear into reality again.
Realizing this, Asuna slowly closed her eyes and let sleep wash over her body.
\"Origin of Swordsmanship\" Game 2 of Alderob Forest
Kirito and his team successfully defeated the area boss in the deepest part of the Lystria Grassland and gained permission to go to the next area.
The name of the new area is the Great Forest of Oldrobe. I knew the name before going, but I didn’t have the conditions to go at that time, so I decided to wait until later to actually go.
The next day, when they actually came to see it, they were both surprised and moved. As the name suggests, this is a big forest, but from the first area you enter, there are already many trees and huge plants growing densely, with a small river flowing at your feet, just like you would see in the real world. Although it can be seen, it is difficult to get there, giving people a sense of the majesty of nature.
However, if you look up the names of the areas, you will find that they are all weird, such as "Dark Green of Duscot", "Dirty Spring of Stragize", and "Dark Forest of Hendelin", where nature and evil coexist. Of course he told me that this realm existed in the world.
\"Asuna, how much longer?\"
"There are three more. If there are three more, the mission is accomplished."
Asuna took several friends to a corner of the Great Forest of Alderob, where the sky was covered with branches and leaves extending from the trees, and the sun barely shone, so the sky was pitch black.
Missions are also added as new areas are opened, ranging from delivery to hunting, and I am currently completing one of them, a delivery mission. The content is largely a delivery mission, where you are asked to deliver special items, which can be collected on rare occasions from collection points scattered throughout the Great Forest of Oldrobe.
This is not like fighting a monster or entering some dangerous trap area, so this is a task that even a beginner can complete, and it is a task that one can complete if they are willing. However, due to the rarity of the items, transporting multiple items by one person is more difficult than expected and may take more than a day if not done properly.
Ever since she was a child, Asuna had known how difficult it was to run around alone in the vast fields looking for items that needed to be transported, so she called out to a few friends and asked them for help. He gathered friends who would listen to his plea and continued the mission.
The number of items that need to be transported is ten, and Asuna has collected seven through her own exploration and the cooperation of her companions. The task is almost completed.
"However, I didn't expect you to be the first to buy a house."
Shino, one of the people exploring the forest with dense vegetation, said this, and Lilan next to her looked around and nodded.
\"Yes. We were also looking for that house, but we didn't expect Asuna to pass by here.\"
Asuna said to Lilan.
Asuna, who usually engaged in exploration and hunting missions, did the gathering mission in order to buy a house in the residential area of the City of Origin.
The City of Origin is composed of several areas, such as the commercial area with Lisbeth's shop and other NPC-operated shops, the portal square with the Black Iron Palace, and residential areas. There are a lot of them. money. Now you just have to prepare the property and you can own a house.
One day, Asuna went there with Jupiter, walking through the town's streets that looked like model houses from the real world, but one of the houses caught her eye.
The exterior of the house looked almost the same as any other, but it was its interior that caught Asuna's attention. It is a two-story building with living room, dining room and kitchen on the first floor and bedrooms on the second floor.
It's no different from other houses, but the atmosphere is very similar to the house I lived in in SAo, and it feels very comfortable.
This world is the origin of 'SAo', and there must be a city in it that corresponds to the 56th floor of Aincrad where they live - Grantham. It would be perfect as a temporary residence before finding a place to live. Asuna thought, decided to buy this house, and started working on tasks to save the necessary two hundred thousand krull.
The companions who followed him came here for different purposes. Lisbeth, Silica, and Leafa all wanted to find ore for forging and the favorite food of 'Familiar Pina'. Obviously they were looking for items and materials, while the remaining Kirito, Sinon, and Lilan were just trying to explore the territory. By the way, he also cooperates with Asuna's mission.
\"But you should still have a house. Asuna has Jupiter.\"
"Just like my pina, no need to go into storage when logging out."
As Lisbeth and Silica spoke, they stretched their hands toward the grass where the target item might be hidden.
Honestly, Jupiter was the main reason I decided to buy a house in the City of Origins. Since players can leave the game by logging out, they do not need to own a house in the game.
However, Relan, Jupiter, Yui, and Strea are constantly logged in as long as the game is running, and they sleep in the hotel more often than other players.
Unsurprisingly, using an inn all the time isn't great for the in-game economy, and most importantly, Jupiter needs a place to relax and spend time comfortably, away from other players. With this in mind, Asuna is considering buying a house in the Origin City.
Unexpectedly, Lisbeth, Silica, Leafa, Philia, Sinon, Kirito, Lilan and Argo would all join the search for this purpose.
"Like I said before, I'm sorry, everyone. I finally had to deal with my situation."
"Okay, okay, if we continue to explore like this, we might find some unexpected treasures. I have accepted the collection task."
"Field research is one of the foundations of being an informant, and map information sells for a lot, so I'm actually glad you invited me."
Philia retorted proudly, and Argo echoed.
It seems that before Asuna invited them, the two of them had already started their own collection and exploration tasks, and as soon as they arrived in this field, they started their own exploration together.
However, perhaps because they are treasure hunters and informants, the two of them also have a high ability to find rare items. Before finding the items they are looking for, they find the items Asuna needs first, and nine times out of ten they win four pieces. It achieves one thing. It can be said that thanks to these two people, the progress of the mission went quite smoothly.
However, before starting this mission, Asuna thought that "Lilan" would help advance this mission. Lilan has a werewolf form and a werewolf form. In werewolf form, all his attributes will surpass the player's.
Moreover, the basic wolf in werewolf form is an animal with a very good sense of smell, and it should be able to easily detect any rare items through its sense of smell.
With this in mind, Asuna asked Lilan to transform into a wolf and dragon form on the spot, but this idea was too naive.
After taking the werewolf form, Lilan's sense of smell did become more sensitive, but it was not easy for him to find rare items. On the other hand, Lilan in the form of a wolf dragon has a huge body and her feet will crush the collection point, which is in the way and has no advantage.
Finally, Asuna asked Lilan to find her in werewolf form and asked him to help her complete her mission. Lilan seemed to feel sorry for this. For a moment, he pitifully knocked off the wolf's ears that were raised upward.
Watching everyone walking towards the collection point, I was about to reach out to grab the items at the collection point under my feet, when suddenly a voice came.
When I turned around, the petite girl Premiere who accompanied Kirito and Sinon on their mission was already approaching. Put your hands on your chest, pressing something on them.
\"Asuna, I found the item I wanted.\"
"Hey, really!?"
I ran to the Prime Minister in surprise and discovered the true identity of the thing in her hand. The colorless and transparent honey comes in a small bottle with a unique shape. The items required to complete this quest have broad names such as "Hot Honey of the Great Forest". This is the eighth.
"That's it, Prime Minister! You've found it!"
"I looked around the meadow and saw a flower, and when I touched it, it came out. I think there were two left."
\"Yes. Thanks to the Prime Minister, there are two more.\"
The Prime Minister smiled slightly as she received the desired item and put it away. Just as Asuna was about to close the window, she stopped.
The time is displayed in the basic menu window, saying it is past 15:00.
It was after 1:00 pm when I started this task, so two hours had passed. Up to now, everyone has been collecting food and fighting monsters in the way. There is no rest, and they must be getting a little tired.
After closing the window, Asuna shouted to the scattered people.
"Everyone, let's take a rest here first. Although it has been a while, we also need to take a rest."
As if Asuna's idea was right, everyone responded in unison: "I agree!"
In addition to the dense trees, there are also many monsters in the Alderob Forest. However, the monsters here have been hunted before they can be collected, so the area is almost the same as the surrounding area. This is a perfect place to rest.
Upon hearing Asuna's call, the girls gathered together, including a boy, took out their drinks and started drinking, saying to each other "I'm a little tired". Among them, the one who did not leave Asuna's side was the Prime Minister who had just given her the item she wanted.
"Prime Minister, what's wrong?"
"Let's just say I'm a little hungry and I want a snack."
When did it happen, or did anyone tell you? We see a clear change in premier. The point is that my appetite gradually became larger.
This has not been the case in the past, but recently, the Prime Minister has started to feel hungry while out on missions or walking around town, and has asked for snacks and light meals.
That's not all. Asuna and the others often ate with the Prime Minister, but each time the Prime Minister ate more and more.
Premiering such changes quickly establishes who is responsible for all this, but Asuna and the others decide not to worry about it and instead follow the rhythm to the Prime Minister's taste.
Moreover, the Prime Minister just said that he wanted to eat snacks, which was perfect for Asuna.
"It's already three o'clock, and this time I have prepared something to eat for the Prime Minister."
Saying that, Asuna manipulated the item library and summoned two items into her hands.
A small piece of brown bread and a small silver bottle, these are cheap ingredients, and they are naturally available in the food stores of the First City. When a set of settings that were special to Asuna but difficult for others to understand began to appear, the Prime Minister tilted his head, and everyone came closer with curious expressions on their faces.
"Is this the black bread sold in the city?"
"That's right. But that's what you use to make brown bread."
When the Prime Minister's eyes turned to the small silver bottle, Asuna touched it with her fingertips. When you click the Use button in the small window that brings up, your fingertips will glow a little purple after the window closes.
After confirming that I had entered the "targeting mode", I touched the brown bread with my fingertips. At that moment, I discovered that the simple-looking brown bread was filled with milky white butter. .
Staring at the situation in front of him, the Prime Minister moved his lips slightly.
"This is"
"Yes, Prime Minister. Give it a try."
When Premier took the brown bread with butter that Asuna handed her, she stared at it as if she were looking at something mysterious. But then it opened its mouth and took a cautious bite.
The next moment, the Prime Minister looked a little surprised, then smiled and started eating the buttered brown bread. It seems that this is the complete opposite of not delicious.
\"What, Prime Minister?\"
"Hehe, hehe"
Perhaps surprised by its delicious taste, the Prime Minister quickly took two or three bites of the buttery brown bread and finished it in less than a few seconds. Asuna looked around and found that people were looking at her with envy, and she smiled bitterly.
"Don't show that expression. We have prepared enough food for everyone. Come and have a taste."
Just like at the premiere, I brought out black bread for everyone and as many small silver bottles as I could find, and my friends took them as if to say they were already waiting, just like Asuna demonstration. Use small bottles on brown bread.
They muttered, smeared a lot of butter on the rough bread, and bit it with their mouths of different sizes. After chewing and swallowing until you could almost hear the sucking sound, the girls looked at each other in surprise and excitement, and finally Lisbeth and Leafa spoke.
"Wow, this is delicious!"
"Wow! This is so delicious!"
Following the two of them, other friends also made sighing sounds. Asuna listened to every sound, feeling happy in her heart. I think there might be some people who don't like it. Asuna was relieved and happy that her worries were proven to be unfounded.
Seeing the friends looking at each other with "Yummy" looks on their faces, Argo, who knew the most about the game and the world, came to Asuna. In his hand he held a half-eaten piece of black bread spread with butter.
\"Ajiang, what is this? Is it Ajiang's original dish?\"
"No, I just used items that can be obtained by completing tasks in the City of Origin. Brown bread is also something that can be purchased in the City of Origin."
"Really!? What is that mission? Please tell me if you can! The information on this combination dish will sell for a high price!"
When Asuna smiled bitterly at Argo's pleading, the black-haired swordsman Kirito, who had known Argo for a long time, came to her side.
\"This combination has been around since SAo. It's really strange that Argo didn't know about it.\"
\"Oh, Kirito-san, you also know about this.\"
\"Ah. In SAo, this cream can be obtained by completing the mission "Counterattack Cow\". Also, it later became an item sold in stores, so I also collaborated with Shino. Before I met Lelan, I used to eat a lot. \"SA:o\" is a game in the world that \"SAo\" is based on, so I guess that's a factor as well. "
Hearing Kirito's words, Asuna couldn't help but tilt her head. Kirito was known as the Black Dragon Swordsman in SAo, and later served as the president of his guild "Knights of the Blood Contract". Argo reacted to Kirito.
"Ah, now that I think about it, I don't have any information about this. But there is no information about this kind of food at all."
"I guess so. Unless you're really interested, you wouldn't notice something like this. The mission itself takes a long time to complete and is pretty tedious."
The conversation between the informant and the Black Dragon Swordsman seemed to be recalling his time in SAo, but they seemed to be able to understand what happened, but they couldn't. I understand he's talking about how to get the cream, but it's completely different than when Asuna first got the item.
Perhaps sensing that something was wrong with Asuna, who had been tilting her head, Shino, who was standing next to Kirito, shouted to him.
\"Asuna, what's wrong?\"
"Uh, ah, yeah"
\"Asuna, what's wrong?\"
The next person to call me was Philia, her face looked like she was looking at something strange. There seemed to be a strange feeling emanating from my face. Asuna realized this and shouted to Argo who was talking to Kirito.
\"Hey, Mr. Argo. I wish you could tell me everything you remember, but is this the only way to get this cream?\"
"Well?"
Seeing Argo's shocked expression, Asuna recalled her encounter with the buttered black bread and asked Argo.
About two years ago, the frontier of conquering SAo was still in its infancy. After cursing himself every day for wearing the Nerve Gear in his brother Koichiro's room, he ran out of the hotel room with his rapier, intending to escape Aincrad, fight monsters, and play games. I started spending time fighting that thing.
One day, as I continued walking in the wilderness of mmoRpG, I knew nothing about mmoRpG.
At that time, Asuna, in order to improve her level as much as possible and become stronger, so she grabbed the rapier that she thought was the easiest to use, sneaked into dungeons everywhere, and fought with monsters one after another. A battle.
You hunt and kill hordes of dozens or even hundreds of monsters, greedily collecting experience points, and desperately improving your level and your own combat abilities. This was Asuna's daily life at that time.
Tired of this daily life, I decided to stay in the inn of "Starting City" instead of staying in a country hotel on the first floor. Something she couldn't see appeared. Visit Asuna.
A table in my room with a simple interior reminiscent of a medieval European countryside. It can often be seen in inns in the City of Origin and other cities. However, there was a specific set of props placed on the table of the hotel where Asuna was staying at that time.
It was the dry brown bread that could be bought for one kore in the City of the Forefathers, and a small silver bottle. Memo paper object attached near project set,
"Please use this jar for bread. Eat that and rest.
Just wrote one word. Brown bread with a note and a small silver bottle. Asuna didn't understand what this meant.
I don’t know if this is room service only in this hotel. Anyway, I wonder what it would be like to get the black bread you can buy for a single core in the City of the Founders.
Asuna was stunned, picked up some black bread, and tried the small silver bottle. I tried it on brown bread with the cream piled on top when I was in "target selection mode". I was already surprised, but what surprised me even more was the smell of brown bread with butter on top.
Perhaps because it can be bought for just one won, the black bread didn't add any flavor, was dry and rough, and couldn't be said to be delicious. However, when I tried using buttercream from the vial, it turned into a thick, country style cake.
Moreover, this cream is sweet and smooth, with a sour taste similar to yogurt. It tastes absolutely delicious. After confirming this, Asuna immediately started eating.
The buttery brown bread provided in the friendly hotel room really filled Asuna's stomach and chest at that moment, making her determined to work hard tomorrow.
It can be said that the subsequent strategies and battles were all thanks to the buttery brown bread at that time.
However, Asuna later discovered something unusual. I missed the taste of that butter bread, so I went to the same hotel after eating the first layer, but they didn't offer the same brown bread and butter set meal as they did then. No matter how many times I passed by, the brown bread and butter never came.
I can never eat that brown bread with butter again. Can't I stop stuffing that feeling that fills my belly and pushes me back into my cheeks? I will never forget the feeling of hopelessness and disappointment.
However, when I returned to the item shop in the Start City, I discovered that the cream they sold was the same as the hotel's room service, so everything was fine. Asuna continued to enjoy the buttery brown bread until Aincrad was cleared.
\"In this way, I learned about black bread with butter on top, Mr. Argo, do you know this knowledge?\"
Argo and everyone listened to me until the end, leaving some personal opinions. However, as the story ends, Argo appears confused—or is struggling to remember something.
\"I've never heard of room service in a hotel on the first floor. At least that's not what Ah-chan said in my information.\"
"I guess so. I was wondering if anyone else knew something too."
Apart from Argo, my friends had similar reactions. It seems not everyone has access to room service. Among them, Kirito put his chin on his hand and said thoughtfully.
"I remember using that place too, but this is the first time I've heard of room service like this. Also, you can get things that you can't get unless you complete a mission and you have to meet some special conditions. I guess that's it. "I've thought about it a lot, but I still don't understand. And, it's not over yet."
The second mystery of this buttery brown bread occurs after the encounter with Jupiter.
I don't remember how long the battle line was at that time, but once, Asuna took a break from the battle and went shopping with Jupiter in the "Star City" in Aincrad.
As they marched through the city, which had been freed from the tyranny of the Aincrad Liberation Army and restored to its former vitality, Asuna asked Jupiter, "Is there anything you want?" Jupiter seemed confused. Worried, and asked Asuna to go to a certain store.
Following this request, they made their way to the food store still in use today, exactly where Jupiter wanted it to be. A set that allows you to recreate brown bread with butter on top. I remember clearly how surprised I was at that moment.
After buying it, Jupiter skillfully spread butter on the black bread and bit it with relish. Of course, Asuna asked him why he bought it, but Jupiter replied, "I like this. I remember it was my favorite food." He just said, "I don't know anything else."
"Wait, did Jupiter appear there too?"
Lisbeth looked surprised, but most of the others had similar expressions. Next, Silica ate the butter bread, took a deep sip, and then asked.
\"Isn't this what Asuna-san taught you?\"
"Before I teach you, Jupiter said he wanted to eat this."
\"Have you asked Teacher Alice? Teacher Alice is the one who created Lilan and Jupiter, so I believe she should have asked about this."
Of course, what Shino said has been done. However, when I asked Alice, she only gave me a vague answer: "Jupiter is learning a lot of things that I don't know, so I guess he learns about it in the process." She didn't. Don't give me any specific information. In fact, there may be parts of Jupiter that even Alice doesn't know about.
When I told her this, Shino had an ugly expression.
"Brown bread with butter on top is Jupiter's favorite food. I feel like it might be something, but I can't remember. Lelan doesn't know what it is. You and Jupiter are siblings, right?"
"I don't quite understand either. In fact, my favorite food is apples, but Jupiter doesn't seem to know. We don't know each other very well yet."
When she said this, Lilan was chewing brown bread with butter with relish. I knew from that look that Liran also had the ability to sense and thought Jupiter's favorite food was delicious.
In the end, I didn't quite understand the connection between Jupiter and brown bread with butter on top, and I didn't know why it looked that way to me at the time. Still, buttery brown bread is delicious, and most importantly, buttery brown bread is my favorite as a son and as a mother.
It can be said that it is really a good thing for parents and children to share their favorite foods. Asuna thought that she and Jupiter must have a good parent-child relationship, so she raised her head.
"I understand. But it doesn't matter. I just need to know what Jupiter likes to eat."
"You're right, it's better to know what you like than not knowing what you like!"
Leafa's smile made Asuna nod. At the same time, I felt the corners of my mouth rising. Then, after realizing that everyone had finished eating the buttery brown bread Asuna handed them, Kirito spoke.
"Okay, let's take a break and continue our mission."
Everyone understood this and continued to the collection points scattered throughout the venue.
\"Hey, Shino.\"
Shino was a little surprised by the sudden call and turned around. The person there was Lisbeth, who was originally looking for a material collection point. Her expression looked a little complicated.
"What's wrong, Liz?"
\"It's about Asuna. Doesn't that girl like Jupiter very much?\"
As Lisbeth spoke, she cast her gaze at Asuna's back, which was a little further away.
What Lisbeth said was not incomprehensible.
Indeed, these days, Asuna hears Jupiter's voice whenever she opens her mouth. When she goes to the store, she is also thinking about whether she likes Jupiter, and when she goes to the food store, she is also thinking about whether she should buy something. Done. Whether it's reality or VR.
"Indeed, that girl probably brings up the topic of Jupiter all the time lately."
\"Really? It's true that Jupiter is cute, kind, and a good listener, so I can understand why people like him. But anyway, I would say Asuna loves Jupiter so much.\""
Lisbeth's expression gradually became uneasy.
Asuna's love for Jupiter can be said to come from the heart, and Shino thought that she knew how much Asuna cared about Jupiter. Even though it makes them look like idiots from the outside.
However, there is a reason why Shino would never see Asuna as an idiot or a stupid parent. Before he could finish speaking, Lilan, who was standing on his right, spoke.
\"Liz, Asuna's situation is not surprising.\"
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Looking at the shocked Lisbeth, Lilan looked at Asuna with scarlet eyes. He seemed to be reminiscing about a certain day.
\"As he healed Asuna's mind, he poured out everything he was thinking. This may be something we can't understand, and Asuna herself may not want to talk about it, but Asuna has been She was forced to live. \"The life bound by her parents, where she could only receive conditional love, made her crazy and painful.
Then, after being released, I met Jupiter, who gave me unconditional love. For Asuna, Jupiter is the light of hope.
As soon as Lilan finished speaking, Sinon finally spoke out her innermost thoughts and asked Lilan to follow.
\"Liz, do you remember the final boss fought on the 100th floor of Aincrad?\"
"!"
Lisbeth's face turned surprised. The final boss monster is fought on the 100th floor of Aincrad. Named "Emperor Zeus", it was originally prepared as the secret boss of "SAo" and did not originally appear in Aincrad.
The person who summoned this through illegal means was Alberich/Nobuyuki Sugago, who had a relationship with Asuna in real life - he could be called a "fugitive" at the time. Furthermore, in order to transform "Emperor Zeus" into a more powerful being, Sugo took the heinous act of destroying the mind and using Jupiter as the basis for transformation into a combat AI.
The battle with Sugo's "Emperor Dragon Zeus" was fierce, and they won in the end, but Asuna dealt the final blow to Jupiter, who had transformed into "Emperor Dragon Zeus". Her beloved son was suddenly taken away from her, turned into a fighting weapon, and forced to fight. In the end, she ended it all with her own hands, and the person who caused all this was the person she was going to marry.
It is no exaggeration to say that Asuna was the hardest hit in that battle. Speaking of this, a sad expression gradually appeared on Lisbeth's face.
\"So it's as if Jupiter was killed in front of Asuna\"
"Also, Asuna wasn't that full of energy before Svartjalfheim was implemented in ALo. Even when she was talking to us, she seemed to be forcing herself to regain her energy. Jupiter's absence was the biggest factor. Painful." About Asuna. "
Just when "Svard Alfheim" was implemented, Asuna realized what she had transformed from "SAo", and Jupiter reappeared with its contents. Asuna started talking non-stop about Jupiter.
Recalling what happened before, Shino put her right hand on her left arm and whispered.
\"So I understand how that girl feels. I couldn't bear it if something like that happened to Yui.\"
"I thought the missing child was still alive. It's not surprising that things turned out like this."
Lisbeth's eyes turned to Asuna again.
Asuna has now done a lot of things to get her child back, and she is always thinking about him. This shows that he doesn't want to lose Jupiter anymore.
Asuna considered Jupiter her biological child and devoted her true love to him. Therefore. Sinon realized this again and called Lisbeth again.
\"Asuna is also doing it for her precious child, so let's support her too.\"
Lisbeth and Lilan nodded silently and returned to the meeting point again. "Wow!"
Jupiter rushes in and feels dry.
\"City of Origin\", 18:30.
The current location of Asuna and Jupiter is in one of the houses scattered in the residential area of the City of Origin. With everyone's cooperation, Asuna successfully completed the task and received the reward money.
This is the final work. Asuna has enough Kol to buy the house of her choice. After thanking everyone and returning to town, Asuna quickly went home and pressed the purchase button. He secured a place to live before his two friends, Kirito and Sinon.
"Is this our home?"
"Yes, from today on, this is our home. Jupiter will move here from the inn today."
"Wow! This is my home!"
The decoration of the living room is a bit like the atmosphere of the house I stayed in during my time in SAo. The dining room and kitchen are also right next to each other, so you can prepare food quickly in the dining room or living room, and there is enough space even if you invite more than 10 guests. From now on it will be available as a gathering place for everyone.
Moreover, the house also has a second floor where a bedroom is built. The bedroom is soundproof, so there aren't many sounds coming in from here, so even though Jupiter is sleeping, he can talk to everyone.
Best of all, Jupiter and I are the only ones with the key, and since I've been taught not to open doors to strangers, Jupiter can sleep peacefully. It is no exaggeration to say that the bedroom is actually Jupiter's room.
Jupiter probably never imagined that he could own a house in this world. He ran around staring at the furniture inside.
The quality of the furniture is only at the minimum practical level, worse than that of the "SAo" era.
It's great that I bought a house, but I'm also going to have to buy furniture from now on, so I guess that will be my main source of income for a while. But even so, from today on, this will be my home in this world, and more importantly, this will be my place with Jupiter. This alone was enough to make Asuna happy.
Although the kitchen is only minimally equipped, it is sufficient for cooking. I opened the window and looked at the time. It was the usual dinner time. Perfect for my first time cooking and eating at home.
"Okay, let's go have dinner, Jupiter. What would you like to eat?"
Jupiter turned around and smiled:
"Mother's meals are fine."
He answered briefly, but Asuna couldn't help laughing bitterly.
For manufacturers, it is a difficult command to say that everything is better. I don't know what I want to eat, so I don't know what to do.
However, this occurs only when friends or colleagues tell you. Jupiter's favorite food has been determined to a certain extent, so it is not a big problem for him to be informed that everything can be eaten for him.
Asuna expands the window to look at the content of the storage library. In the process of collecting tasks with you, I also got a lot of vegetables of vegetables, and I fight with wild boar -shaped monsters along the way, so I also got some meat foods. I think I can combine it with my existing cream ingredients at hand to make cream stew.
"Okay. I will try to make it with what I have now."
"What? What are you doing?"
"It is a pleasure to make it. But it is the favorite food of Jupiter."
Jupiter said, "Wow!" Then he walked towards the table. After that, I immediately took out the tableware from the window and sorted it out.
From SAO and ALO, I have been doing this, and at dinner time, Jupiter has been preparing. She will not only organize tableware, but also clean up after a meal.
I was very nervous when I first taught her, but this gradually became the daily work of Jupiter. Now Asuna only helps me prepare for me. This can also be said to be the growth of Jupiter.
Seeing his son's steady growth, Yasna was very happy to wear home clothes to the kitchen and put food on the cutting board. Next, I summoned the pot and put it down, then summoned the kitchen knife, ordered the ingredients, and the next moment, the ingredients cracked into a piece of fragments.
In the real world, you must make it yourself, but in this virtual real world, you can cook in a large simplified method. At first I was surprised by it, but now I find how convenient it is. ... I think if the real world becomes so convenient, it will be creepy.
After the simple cooking is complete, I put the pot with ingredients, cream and milk into the furnace, set the timer to start heating.
Strangely, the most time cooking process in this world is heating. The cutting ingredients can be completed instantly, but it takes about five minutes such as stewing and other heating processes (although it is still much faster than the real world). Asuna crooked her head due to imbalance.
When I cook, I can hear the sound of Jupiter, but now they have stopped. When SAO, there is also Ji Ji, so you need to prepare three people's dishes. Now you only need to prepare two people's dishes. So, if you have enough ingredients for two people, you are enough to cook, and it will spend less time.
This makes me feel lonely, but now there is no way, because there are also disciplines. Thinking of this, Asuna turned to the living room and was taken aback.
Jupiter was sitting on a table with tableware and chairs on the table, but he was not busy looking around.
I thought he might feel curious about things because he moved a new home, but because he didn't look busy, I soon realized that this was not the case.
"Jupiter, what's wrong? Do you look around everywhere?"
He usually answered immediately, but Jupiter did not try to answer. This itself became a question. Asuna wanted to call Jupiter again, but was interrupted by Jupiter.
"I know this place."
"Um?"
"I know this place."
Asuna blinked a few times. The interior decoration here is very similar to the house I lived in SAO, so it is not surprising that it looks familiar. What Jupitet said did not leave the problem.
\ "Yes, here is very similar to the house I lived in SAO. \"
"This is not true. I have seen a place that is very similar to here a long time ago."
Jupiter stood up. The chair fell down and made a bang, Aisna was startled. The next moment, Jupiter raised his head.
"...Jupiter?"
\ "Not just like this, I have something to do. No, this is not what I must do. Someone. There is someone who must be treated immediately ...... \"
Jupiter and RELAN are the same "MHHP" and "Psychological Health Treatment Plan". A kind of artificial intelligence with the mission of treating human mind, and its performance and function surpassed other artificial intelligence.
That's why he wouldn't say strange words, but now Jupiter seems to be saying strange words, and Asuna's back has gradually risen.
"One person I need to heal immediately. I must go to that person."
Jupiter stretched his hands up and made a puzzle. Just like he tried to open a door to another world, and he tried to touch something outside the door. But soon after, Jupiter turned his hand to his head and held it in his arms.
"But, but who is that person? Who is that person? What is his name? What is his name? What kind of person is he?"
The number of words spoken from Jupitet has continued to increase, but the content is consistent. This is like a accelerated record, or an infinite cycle.
Immediately afterwards, Jupiter grabbed her hair and crushed her with enough power. If it is true, I will almost hear the nausea that my hair is pulled off.
The chill on Yasna's back became stronger, and all strange things and abnormal phenomena caused by Jupiter's mind in her mind.
The heartbeat becomes faster and clearer. It felt like my heart jumped out of my chest and rose into my throat.
"I, that person, that person, that person, the heart of that person, heart, heart, I must cure. I must cure. I was created for this purpose. · I did it.
"Jupiter!!!"
Just as Asuna was holding Jupiter's delicate body, a huge voice suddenly sounded in the room. He forced Jupiter to turn to him and pressed Jupiter's face on his chest.
At this time, the words of Jupitet stopped abruptly, and at the same time, I found that there was a strange heat on his body. It seemed like he had a fever.
"Jupiter..."
"Kasan"
Hearing the sound from her chest, Asuna hugged Jupiter's body more vigorously. Jupiter does not move. He didn't seem to know what was going on.
"Calm and calm down, Jupiter."
Asuna told Jupiter and herself. Jupiter heard her mother's voice, buried her face in her mother's chest, and made a low voice.
"Mom, am I? Who is the person I want to heal? Who is that person?"
Asuna couldn't answer. I don't know what happened to Jupiter, and even what he was talking about. I almost feel that I am experiencing events from different worlds.
Regarding the situation where I don't understand, what I know is that I need to calm Jupiter — and myself.
"Let us calm down ... Let us calm down, Jupiter. Now, let us calm down ..."
Asa said to herself, she gently put her hand on the back of Jupiter's head, and stroked it gently. Perhaps because of using the same shampoos as her, Jupiter's hair became so soft and silky, making it difficult to believe that this was a boy's hair, but Asuna had no time to worry about this.
In the end, Jupiter grabbed Asuna's back with her arms and grabbed her clothes tightly. It is so powerful that it seems to be sticking to me, as if seeking help. "Mom I Me"
Asuna couldn't refute anything. Under normal circumstances, if Jupiter asked me questions, I would be able to give him the answer immediately, but I can't find a reasonable answer to Jupiter now.
always like this. Until now, he has studied extensively and has gained various wisdom. Although his grades in school are among the best in the class, the wisdom and knowledge he obtained have been applied to Jupiter and the world. Where he lives. This strange situation is completely useless. Everything I learned has no effect in this world or in front of Jupiter.
Even now, I can't figure out an answer to help me who are suffering. However, Asuna could not stop resisting for the time being and looked around. The stewed stew in the stove has been cooked, and she is waiting for Asuna to pick it up.
"Jupiter, do you think you can eat?"
Jupiter on the chest motionless, but then nodded. Asuna continued to whisper in her ear.
"So, let's eat something to calm down. After eating, let's go out for a while. I want you to go to Jupiter to visit."
When Asuna nodded again, she let go of Jupiter's body. Asuna patted Jupiter's head in a word, let Jupiter sit in a chair, and then go to the kitchen, where he was stewed. It feels extremely quiet in the room.
After dinner with stew as a staple food, Assna took Jupiter to the wild. This is not the Aldrob Grand Forest I have just been lifted with everyone during the day, but the venue of the previous one -the Liuztia grassland I have conquered.
It is probably because the venue itself has such a climate environment. It was originally a grassland. The air was warm and the wind was high and refreshing, but at night, it became cold, the monsters of the night line became active, and the atmosphere completely changed.
Moreover, according to the location of the location, there will be a monster in the ghost system, so Asuna has a disgust to the grassland at night, but the purpose is to be in a place where these creatures cannot live. Asna on the earth, with fearlessness with Jupiter.
In order to protect the same treatment as players but does not have the ability to fight, Jupiter eliminates the infringement of foreign enemies. After crossing the grassland where the sun has fallen, Asuna entered the cave of Dashi Mountain.
When I went deep into the depths of the cave like the underground passage, the area of the surrounding rugged rock surface turned into the shape of the limestone cave.
It seems that alone has surprised Jupiter. When the surrounding scenery began to change, he began to look at the surrounding environment, and occasionally began to respond. When I answered this voice and continued to walk inside, the humidity became louder and I started to feel hot.
Now in the natural mist sauna room, the response has begun to become stronger, but soon after, Asuna reached her designated destination, and Jupiter was very surprised.
In a corner of a limestone cave surrounded by rocks, a huge hot spring pool with white steam appeared. In fact, the surrounding rock walls are equipped with appropriate torches, so it is not as dark as it is outside or when we come here, but as bright as hot spring facilities in the real world.
"Mom, is this hot spring?"
"Yes, this is the destination!"
Jupiter looked around interested, walking while walking, bathing in the steam rising in the pool.
This is the place where Yasna, Rilan, and Youji accidentally discovered when exploring the Grasson grassland.
Although Lilan responded strongly to monsters and players, but had little response to the fields related to the field, he responded to the Shishan cave at the entrance here and said that there was something there.
I sneaked in with doubt and found that this was a natural cave dungeon. The shape was very complicated and many channels were separated.
The structure is like this. If a large group of players sneak in together, there is no doubt that she will be separated, but as Lilan moves forward with her feelings, she gradually begins to feel a feeling of moisture and steam.
Since the cave has been extended to the ground, I thought that if I continued, I might enter the lava area, but this hot spring area extended to a farther place. The steam emitted from here was what Lan felt.
The three accidentally discovered an unopened hot spring, which was surprised and happy. With the advice of the discipline, they decided to go to the hot spring. The three of us who found it were people who spent time enjoying hot water.
Since then, the three of them have not talked about or taught this place to their companions and friends.
When everyone was exhausted, I introduced this hot spring to you. At that time, the three of us decided to disclose to the public for the first time that they gave everyone a surprise, and even after enjoying the bath, they came back expressionlessly and still didn't speak.
Just now, Jupiter became the fourth person who knew the hot spring.
"We want to come here for a while. Jupiter also likes hot springs, so it doesn't matter."
"Yeah, but what about other players? We can't use it alone."
When I saw it for the first time, I did a lot of studies and found that this hot spring area is a safe area that monsters cannot enter, so I can soak hot springs with peace of mind.
Moreover, when using this hot spring, the room is divided into a so -called room block, and it can also be set up for private settings to prevent unknown players from coming without authorization.
After telling this incident, Aisa operated the objects on the privacy setting sign near the entrance of the hot spring. After ensuring that I created a room block for me and Jupiter I and I set the privacy settings correctly, I returned to Jupiter.
Jupiter was close to the pool, squatted down, and gently held the water with his hands. He smiled on his face, and the temperature of hot water seemed to be suitable for Jupiter.
"Okay, then let's go in, Jupiter."
"Yes," Jupiter replied and opened the window. I mix out the equipment window, use the equipment model in the fingertips, remove the equipment, accessories, and hairstyles, and replace it with the shape of the underwear during the bath.
At the same time, Asuna also operated the equipment window, took off all the equipment and clothes on her body, changed her hairstyle suitable for Jupiter, and could take a bath.
From there, we put our feet into the pool at the same time and slid into the shoulder water. This is from the \ "SAO \" era, but VRMMO does not seem to be good at expressing water, so when you make a hot spring or bath in \ "Sao \" or \ "ALO \" Feeling the real world does not have discomfort in the real world. I started to feel trouble.
However, with this \ "SA: O \", perhaps the expressiveness of that place has also evolved. The strange feeling is not very strong. In fact, the feeling of hot spring with good temperature is in the real world. ta.
Asuna felt like she was shrouded in a warm feeling in the public bath in the real world's luxury hot spring hotel. She felt fatigue disappeared from the deep body, and she made a loud voice.
"Hmm! The hot spring here is really comfortable."
"Hot water is really good. I can't believe that there are still such places in such caves."
Height and Siter Biasana, which is short, has no hot water below the neck, and looks like enjoying hot springs throughout the body.
Her face looked very comfortable, and she could see that she was enjoying a bath from the depths of her heart and body. Along the way, Assna had been worried that even if she was there, Jupiter would like her, but she was relieved again, and all the worries were superfluous.
I usually see Lizbet, who likes to make hot springs and poems that never make hot springs, but those friends are disappeared. Asuna was a little glad that she was not together with Jupiter. Among them, Jupiter spoke.
"Anyway, mom, it's so good that you found this place."
"This place was discovered by Lilan. Thanks to your sister, we can soak hot springs now."
