"You don't want to be criticized, right? You don't want to be accused of being a stupid woman who raised a bad AI, right?
That's why you're trying to make Jupiter stop being a failed AI, so you're trying to make Jupiter grow, right? Even though it was something Jupiter didn't really want and wasn't willing to do, he continued to force him to do it, right? If I wanted to notice that kid being unreasonable, I would have noticed at any time, and if I wanted to stop it, I could have done it at any time, but I didn't, right?
Actually Jupiter doesn't want to do that, but he is very aggressive because he wants to meet your expectations, but he feels good and keeps letting you do it without realizing that he is very aggressive, right? No matter how difficult Jupiter is, no matter how bad he is, he just pretends not to know. I don’t want people around me to criticize me as a stupid woman, even if I am the mother of a failed artificial intelligence son! "
Asuna's eyes opened wider and wider, and Alice's words came to her like a barrage. Alice's words did not stop.
"What do you think of the result? Jupiter has become stronger. He is stronger than he imagined. He must have become a stronger AI than Lelan. This is exactly what Jupiter envisioned, and it is also what you imagined. The strong one.” Yes, it’s Jupiter.
But in the end it was of no use. Jupiter is not strong enough to withstand your forced education. It's a spectacular failure, isn't it? Even though I put in so much effort, endured so much unpleasantness, and tried hard to live up to my mother's expectations, I was still like that.
But I'm glad it happened. "
"Why"
Upon hearing this question, Alice took a step forward and brought her face closer to Asuna. When the two were close enough to touch each other's breath, they opened their mouths again.
"Because, isn't it? If that child stays the same, you will definitely be criticized and ridiculed as the mother of a failed artificial intelligence.
But that kid is going to die here, so you don't say that. After all, you were called that because of that girl. "
Asuna's eyes widened and she covered her face with her hands. She continued to cover her face hard and began to make weak sounds like "ahhh". Alice opened her hands while confirming that her own shadow was reflected in Asuna's eyes. There was a look of joy on his face.
"Now you will no longer be criticized and looked down upon! You are now free from the clutches of your failed AI mother! Your honor and reputation are protected! You will no longer be criticized! That girl Yes. This must be your wish, because through death, you can protect your mother's reputation and honor! You can die to protect your beloved mother!"
The next moment, Asuna let out a scream that sounded like tearing fabric. It seems to be comparable to the roar of the 'Strange Giant Wolf Dragon'. Shino couldn't believe that this was coming from Asuna.
No, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. This time, the instructor Alice looked down at Asuna who fell to the ground and screamed. The expression on her face seemed to say that she was disappointed.
\"What a reaction. You wanted to protect your honor and reputation, right? That's why you let that child grow up, right? But it didn't work. That child was a real loser. Now you know.\", It doesn't matter . If anything, I'm sure you'll feel better when your failed child dies. Why do you look so sad? Why are you crying? "
Asuna shook her head violently. Tears overflowed from his eyes one by one, and every time they fell on his face, they scattered around him.
"No no no no!! I, I, I didn't mean that!!"
"Isn't that what you meant? That's what you meant, right? That's what you meant." You're not making eye contact with your child, are you? You force that child to grow and learn, right? You thought you wanted that kid to be stronger, right?
You hate being criticized more than the happiness of living with that girl, so you use that girl because you want to make those who criticize you laugh, right?
You don't care about the girl who loves you, her heart and feelings, so you try to use that girl to protect yourself from the criticism of those around you, right? "
"no no"
Asuna's voice became weak. The movement gradually slowed down.
Although what Alice said was unbelievable, it was all true—Shinon thought the same. Aerith's point of view is similar to the abusive language, which is consistent with what Jupiter said at the time and Asuna's thoughts.
So Asuna couldn't answer any questions. Now that the truth has been exposed to the greatest extent, there is no way to refute it.
Alice looked even more disappointed when she looked at the scene in front of her.
\"Isn't it? Of course you want it, right? In order for Jupiter to become stronger and for him not to fail. That's why you forced that child, right? You despised that child's heart and ignored that child. Isn't that what you did? Let her continue talking without caring about her feelings?
You could have stopped him from pushing himself at any time, and you could have avoided this result at any time, but you have been pushing yourself, and then you don't want such a result, right? Isn't that what you meant? "
Alice knelt down, looked at Asuna who was crying on the ground, and said in a clear voice.
"How convenient is this for you after all the hard work you put into that kid?"
Finally, Asuna stopped making any sound and knelt down with her hands on the ground. The next moment, Shino walked up to Asuna and put her hands on Asuna's body. Asuna's body was shaking a little, and tiny sobs kept coming from her throat.
At the same time, Asuna's son "the strange giant wolf dragon" continues to plunder. Moreover, it seems to have eaten the corpses of all the monsters here and no longer extends its tentacles. I guess he's finally planning to leave the castle and head into the wilds.
After a few seconds of looking down at the girl's parents, Alice sighed deeply, stood up, and looked back.
\"That's not what I meant, that's not what I meant, right?
That's right, I didn't mean to do that either. Since you're so popular with the kids and take such good care of them, I thought I could trust you with the Jupiter thing. But I'm also involved in the Death Game, so I think my perspective is crazy. Jupiter is too much for you; you are not the mother's daughter you were meant to be. But it was a good experience and it helped me a lot when I had real kids. "
Alice looked back again. What is in front of me is Lilan, the sister of the 'Strange Giant Wolf Dragon' in the form of a wolf dragon.
"Lelan, no, Martell. Please lend me your power. I will heal the child."
\"Can you heal him?\"
"I can fix it. I'm your developer. I'll give you the console and call the developer commands to initialize Jupiter."
Kirito was shocked when he heard Alice's words.
"Initialization?! What will happen if you do this!?"
"Something will indeed happen. The virus will be cleared from her body and she will return to when her development was complete. The vaccine protector and anima box will return to their original state. But her memory will be wiped."
\"Will my memory disappear!? Do you want to erase all the memories of me and Asuna-san?\"
To Leafa's alarm, Alice nodded unusually calmly.
"Of course. All memories of Jupiter will be wiped."
"Isn't this Yuiichi's choice!? Is there no other way besides initialization?"
Yuuki said without hiding her confusion, and Alice turned to Asuna again.
\"A few hours ago, Asuna could do it. But now it's impossible. I have realized that Asuna is not suitable to be Jupiter's mother. I don't want to do it, but I have no choice but to It can initialize her. But it doesn't matter. To that child, Asuna's memory is nothing but superfluous things. The worst memory of being forced to do impossible things by terrible parents. For her own sake, erase this thing. So”
Alice turned to Kirito and Shino, then to Yui and Straya, with a slightly calm expression on her face.
\"After initializing that child, Kirito-kun becomes the father and Sinon becomes the mother.\"
\"Uh, us!?\"
"It doesn't matter. You have Martell, Yui, and Strea. We are a family of six. Let the children grow up quickly."
Shino knew. This man means business. They really want to initialize Jupiter and make them its parents.
Indeed, they already have a child named Yui, so they might be able to raise Jupiter the same way.
However, if she was told that Jupiter was the child they should have, or if such a topic was suddenly brought up before, Shino would only be confused. Jupiter is...
""
For a moment, I thought I heard a small voice. Shino immediately looked at Asuna. Asuna's body was shaking a little. However, I seemed to be the only one who noticed it, so Alice didn't pay attention and continued to move her mouth.
"We don't have much time. martel, let's start initializing Jupiter now."
"wait!!"
Shino was startled by the sudden loud sound. The sound seemed to reach everyone present, including Alice, who all looked towards the source of the sound. The source of the voice that sounded like she was using all her strength was Asuna.
\"Do not initialize Jupiter's memory\"
Iris snorted as Asuna made a pleading sound. He seemed mixed with shock.
"I don't know what to say now, how could you say such a thing? Are you saying you won't let Jupiter suffer?"
Asuna shook her head. It's like he's using his whole body to express his thoughts.
"I would be happy if I could be with Jupiter as long as she is here. I don't need anything anymore. I don't want anything anymore
However, even though that should be the case, I...I'm disappointed that she's been told that she's a failure...that she's a better AI than the others...and I want to show that she's not a failure. I miss that girl"
As she spoke, two small puddles appeared under Asuna's face. Big tears flowed from her eyes.
"However, I know that with the current Jupiter, he would say so. I can't deny that there is nothing he can do. Even though that would be fine, I can't get over it. I'm sorry. When I tried to convey this to the girl... the girl tried her best to become Gotta be strong. She was trying to be strong for me... I thought that was her wish. No, that's what I thought. I wanted I just assumed"
Asuna clenched her fists. My voice is powerful.
"I feel happy every time I see him grow. I feel like I can look back and look at the people who said I couldn't do it.
That's why I want Jupiter to become stronger. I want you to become stronger. It's so interesting to see Jupiter getting stronger like this
But the truth is that the girl doesn't want that and I have to listen to her true feelings and I have to fulfill her wishes.
Yet, I gave in to the frustration of being told I couldn’t do it, and I was weak enough to give in, so I ignored that child’s heart. I trampled it. I tried to get that kid to do what I wanted. I forced that kid to feel sad.
I imposed my selfish desires on her, without even knowing that she was forced. I tried to bind her heart, tear her heart apart, and force her own worthless feelings onto reality! "
Asuna's head was getting closer and closer to the ground, and her posture was getting closer to a prone position.
``...I did the thing that I hated the most when my parents asked me to do it, the thing that I've hated for a long time...I did the thing that I decided not to do to Jupiter...This More important than anyone else. I did something irreparable to a child that I love and love dearly. I don’t know how she feels. I don’t know her heart. I don’t know or understand that child’s mother, but that child, that child, that child.”
Lelan was nearby, but he didn't use his powers. Despite this, Asuna continued to spit out the contents of her chest. It was as if he was revealing everything about himself, confessing.
\"Asuna you\"
Shino shouted in a low voice. His mind began to recall the time when he became friends with Asuna. At that time, despite the sin I carried, Asuna became my friend, and she became my best friend. He accepts me to this extent.
However, just like Asuna didn't know about Jupiter, I didn't know anything about Asuna either. Well, maybe he didn't want to know Asuna's thoughts at all.
Asuna understood me and my feelings, but I didn't understand Asuna and started yelling. Maybe I don't have the right to yell at Asuna.
Sinon felt very regretful and rubbed Asuna's body. Before I knew it, I heard the sobbing of people around me.
Among them, Kirito moved his mouth as if talking to himself.
\"Asuna you\"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Jupiter, I'm sorry, I'm sorry Jupiter"
Asuna kept sobbing and talking over and over again, the roar of the "strange giant wolf dragon" drowning out her voice. It sounded more painful than last time.
The "Werewolf Dragon" is devouring the corpses of surrounding monsters, while the original "Werewolf Dragon" Jupiter is suffering from the pain of being swallowed by the virus. Although Jupiter has transformed into a "weird giant wolf dragon," he may still be affected by the virus. As Alice said, Jupiter's time is running out for the 'strange giant wolf dragon'.
Alice sighed deeply and looked up at Jupiter, who had turned into a "strange giant wolf dragon" and continued to suffer.
"It's really convenient for you to say this now."
Alice turned around and walked towards Asuna. Even when Alice slowly approached, Asuna didn't react at all, but Sinon, who was rubbing her body, raised his head first.
"Although we have no blood relationship or even human relationship, I am a child who calls me mom, loves me, and lets me love her." There is such a warm, grateful, and happy person. I feel that he is very happy to listen to what I say. Okay, I will ignore his mentality and do what I want to do. Now you understand how cruel, cruel and stupid it is. Just try to do that. "
Hearing Alice's words, Asuna sobbed and nodded. I didn't make excuses, I just nodded from the bottom of my heart. Then, Alice slowly lowered her hips.
"look up."
Just as Alice said, Asuna finally raised her head. Unusually, his face was covered in tears and snot. However, you can tell it's not just about crying. When Alice saw this situation, the corners of her mouth raised slightly.
"You look good now, don't you? You're much prettier than when you were disappointed when people told you you weren't good enough."
Asuna looked into Alice's eyes and let out hiccup-like sobs. Behind him, there is the figure of the 'Strange Giant Wolf Dragon'.
\"Asuna. Now you seem to understand your mistake, what do you want to do?\"
Asuna was stunned for a moment and lowered her head. I thought he was thinking, but he immediately looked up again and seemed to have made up his mind. Big tears rolled down from her eyes again.
"I have done some unforgivable things but I want to continue to be with Jupiter! I want to apologize properly and let me understand his heart! I want to understand Jupiter correctly!!"
"Do you want to be with him? That kid is a loser. You're a stupid woman raising that loser. You're going to be criticized for being a stupid mother. You're going to be criticized, right?"
Asuna shook her head again and retorted loudly.
"I don't care about that! I don't care about being criticized, being called names!! No matter how bad I am, no matter how bad I get criticized for being a failure that girl Jupiter my mine."
Asuna raised her head and spoke loudly.
"He is my lovely son Yui!!!"
Asuna let out a scream in her heart that was comparable to the roar of the "Giant Wolf Dragon". The sound carried all the way through the ruined castle and echoed in the woods. After hearing this, everyone lost their voices. Asuna seemed to be exhausted and fell to all fours again.
\"So please, Teacher Alice, please don't initialize, please don't delete that child's memory, please tell me how to help that child\"
Hearing Asuna's heartfelt plea, Shino felt a hot feeling surge in her chest. Tears seemed ready to flow out at any moment, but I held back and looked at Asuna. Several others were crying, but they kept looking at Asuna.
Listening to Asuna's screams, Alice, whose attitude did not change, sighed again and raised her hips.
\"If you had spoken earlier, this wouldn't have happened. You are a criminal, Asuna. You committed the crime of causing such serious harm to that child and causing this situation. That sin. You have atonement The will. \"This sin, the will not to commit this sin again. "
Asuna nodded deeply. When Alice confirmed this and slowly turned her head to look at the "Strange Giant Wolf Dragon", the "Strange Giant Wolf Dragon" made a sound that was almost screaming. The white parts of its body have been swallowed up by the black and become smaller and smaller. Like Asuna, she whimpered and struggled to breathe.
The invasion of the Jupiter virus is proceeding relentlessly.
"In Jupiter's current state, she has been eaten by the virus and is on the verge of death. Originally, those children were protected by vaccine protectors. Even if they were infected with the virus, they could be removed before being eaten." However, Jupiter is currently trying to carry out orders against its will, creating a huge number of errors, and since it is responding to an endless stream of errors with a vaccine protector, it is preventing the spread of the virus. Not to be removed. "
"...Then..."
"Yes. All you have to do is interrupt the command the child is trying to complete. Then the error will no longer occur, the vaccine protector will resume normal operation, and the virus will be cleared. If this happens, the child will temporarily be able to The only way to avoid death is."
Alice turned to Asuna again. His tone was pleading, his eyes sharp, warm, and friendly.
\"Asuna, it seems like you just said sorry to me, but these words are not what you should say to me. Who really needs to say sorry from now on, you can say so. \"You already know it won't arrive Anywhere. "
Asuna blinked a few times, lowered her head, then raised her head and stood up. Asuna wiped her face with her arm as Shino stood up to accompany her.
When his hand left her, she had a look of determination on her face that I had never seen before. Sinon took a deep breath and looked at her expression full of strength and kindness, which was completely different from the demon "Flash Asuna" who conquered Aincrad.
\"Asuna\"
Asuna seemed to respond to Sinon's call, pulling out the thin sword from her waist and handing it to Sinon.
\"Shino, please take care of me for a while. I don't need a weapon to find that girl\"
Shino was surprised by this statement.
Asuna was not going to the 'strange giant wolf dragon', but to Jupiter, which seemed to be at its deepest point. "Giant Wolf Dragon" is an entity that consumes all kinds of data, and now it is also looking for large and dense data that can repair itself.
And since we also exist here as data called clones, we can be said to be the prey of that 'strange giant wolf dragon'. Entering the deepest part of the 'Strange Giant Wolf Dragon' means one thing.
"Are you really going to get eaten by that thing?"
"His body is full of viruses. If you are accepted, you will not be alone!?\"
Asuna nodded, Lilan's voice sounded in her mind. The others wanted to do the same, but Asuna countered without hesitation.
"I have no choice but to do this. Moreover, that child suffered because of me. I don't want that child to suffer anymore. If I can stop it, then I want to stop him." I am the one who can help him. . That's why I went to him. "
No matter what, Asuna didn't stop. I want to help Jupiter who turned into a strange giant wolf dragon. I wanted to put my beloved child out of pain. This feeling is Asuna's motivation.
Although worried, Sinon realized that there was no way to stop Asuna, so she took the rapier from Asuna's hand. Asuna said "Thank you" and started walking towards a certain place. There is only one "Strange Giant Wolf Dragon" whose body is made of thick black liquid.
Asuna's appearance and the way she was swallowed by an extremely huge being that transcended the laws of the world were sacrifices made to appease the angry god. In order to protect the people of this world and save her children, Asuna launched an attack on the fierce god in the form of a wolf and dragon.
Without saying a word, Asuna stepped closer to the child who had turned into a 'strange giant wolf dragon'. When the distance was close to a certain extent, she stopped and looked up at her child.
The painful image of the missing child was clearly reflected in Asuna's eyes, and she tried to call him.
"Yuwupai——"
The next moment, the back of the 'Strange Giant Wolf Dragon' exploded. Just as the twisting tentacles were torn into pieces, there were roars and explosions, and Shino immediately covered her eyes with her arms.
When the 'Giant Wolf Dragon' made a scream that was similar to the sound of metal hitting, I withdrew my gaze.
A "life bar" appeared above the head of the "Abnormal Giant Wolf Dragon", and the remaining power continued to decrease until it turned yellow. From the screams of the 'Strange Giant Wolf Dragon' and the drop in its HP bar, Shino speculated that the 'Strange Giant Wolf Dragon' itself did not explode.
Asuna, who was approaching, also looked at the 'strange giant wolf dragon' with a puzzled expression.
\"Wha, what!?\"
What happened at this time? Thinking this, Shino noticed the back of the exploding "Giant Wolf Dragon". On the back of the 'Giant Wolf Dragon', there is a red current flowing along with black smoke. And it's not just red, it's red-black.
I've seen electricity like this before. At the time, I was sure it was here, in the throne room of Actarim Castle. At that time, the existence that emitted this red and black electric light was
As if in response to Shino's flashback, a red-black electric explosion occurred on the back of the 'Strange Giant Wolf Dragon' again. Just as the 'Giant Wolf Dragon' screamed and collapsed, Shino did not miss an energy bomb flying from the night sky with the same electric power as the explosion. Not just Shino, but also the people around her. Everyone looked at the night sky.
In the night sky of this virtual world called "SA:o", the moon and countless colorful stars sparkle, and there is a red light that is obviously larger than them. That's not a star.
He wore jet black armor and fur, with golden decorations everywhere, giving off a unique glow in the moonlight. He was chiseled and wolf-like, with ears and horns blending into his back. His true identity is a wolf dragon with no tail tip, wings, and flapping wings.
When I looked behind him, I spotted a figure.
It was hard to see clearly because it blended into the night, but he was a man with blood-red hair slicked back, wearing a sleeveless black combat uniform, and his eyes were full of ferocity.
“Oh my God, Genesis!!?”
Sinon immediately said the name of the man with the same name as his beloved Kirito, who was called "Black Dragon Swordsman" by the players around him. At the same time, he learned that it was Genesis and his partner Anubis who attacked the "Giant Wolf Dragon".
"What, I saw some kind of amazing effect from the castle, so when I got there it turned out that there were some incredible prey animals. I couldn't believe that something like this was still left in this early part of the world in the field.”
Even though we were far away, I could still see a clear smile on Genesis's face. It showed a ferocious smile, like an excited animal that had discovered a really good prey. Apparently, Jupiter, who had transformed into a "strange giant wolf dragon", was attacked as an enemy monster. Kirito, who noticed this, stood next to Sinon and stroked Sinon's forehead with his arm.
"Genesis, stop! This is not an enemy monster! Don't attack!"
"Oh? Forget it, come up with a better excuse. It seems like they don't want their prey to be stolen. Well, wait, if you put it like that, it seems that this guy is a very delicious prey. Hmm. .”
As the Master said, Anubis, "the familiar," opened the capsule again, releasing several red and black electric bombs. The electric bullets that cut through the night sky and went straight hit the back of the 'Strange Giant Wolf Dragon', causing a huge explosion. It will cause an explosion, spewing out red and black current and black smoke.
The 'Alien Giant Wolf Dragon', which had been weakened by the virus, let out a scream and fell down again, and its 'life bar' turned red. Although "Giant Wolf Dragon" can capture monster data, its combat ability and defense are only about the same as Jupiter's. I can't stand it if Anubis keeps attacking me.
Seeing the miserable condition of the child, Asuna turned to Anubis and Genesis on her back and screamed.
"Stop!! Don't attack this child! Don't attack this child!!"
"If all the monsters are disgusting, then I guess that's it. This guy is the most delicious guy! There's no reason not to kill him!!"
Genesis and Anubis did not hide their excitement, let out a roar, and began to fly around the "strange giant wolf dragon". In Genesis's eyes, the 'Giant Wolf Dragon' is probably a powerful rare boss monster or something.
certainly. Under normal circumstances, the 'Giant Wolf Dragon' would not appear in this world, and Genesis knew nothing about it.
However, if the 'Giant Wolf Dragon' were allowed to attack like this, Jupiter would be defeated. If this happened, there would be no ex and no children.
While everyone was calling on Genesis to stop attacking, a voice sounded in his mind.
\"Fighting addict!! Kirito, we will stop it!!\"
“That’s exactly what I meant!!”
Kirito jumped on Lilan's back and straddled him. Once Kirito had everyone's attention, he turned his attention to Asuna.
\"If I start over, I will stop Genesis! Asuna will stop Jupiter!!\"
Before Asuna could react, Lilan flapped her wings and flew into the sky. Just like that, it flew towards Anubis, driven by Genesis. Genesis and Anubis must have seen at a glance that they were here to interfere, and they fought back against Kirito and Lelan, starting a fierce aerial battle.
Seeing that the attack of the 'Strange Giant Wolf Dragon' had stopped, Asuna finally shouted to the 'Strange Giant Wolf Dragon'.
"Jupiter!!"
Perhaps it was because she was blinded by the virus and her other sense organs were highly developed - or perhaps she had never forgotten her mother's voice - and the 'strange giant wolf dragon' was Asuna's. As if to respond to this voice, I stood up. Standing up and turning my body towards it.
Even if you can't see it, you know where things are. As if to show this, the 'strange giant wolf dragon' turned his attention to Asuna and slowly raised his upper body. As heavy amounts of black liquid dripped from the body of the 'Strange Giant Wolf Dragon', making a loud noise, Asuna slowly turned towards her. Asuna stood in front of the 'strange giant wolf dragon' with a firm gaze, as if she was not afraid of anything.
Just when everyone was stunned, Lisbeth called out his name in a voice that was close to a scream.
\"Asuna\"
"It doesn't matter, this kid and I"
The next moment, the 'strange giant wolf dragon''s front legs slammed into the ground, fell to the ground, and swallowed Asuna's body with its big mouth.
\"Asuna──────────!!!\"
When Asuna opened her eyes, she found herself lying face down. It seemed that before he knew it, he lost consciousness and fell into a coma. If I pass out while wearing Amusphere, I'm supposed to be automatically logged out, but it doesn't seem to be working.
This is where? Asuna slowly sat up and looked around. Everything around me is black. It's not black, it's black. As proof of this, if you look at your own body, you can clearly see this. It was filled with even light, like under a floodlight.
I looked around and saw that a little further away there seemed to be a wall and a ceiling. The texture of the floor looked like plastic or something, but it was all black with a creepy blue pattern. It's like a space prepared for fighting special boss monsters.
“I’m sure about this place”
Asuna thought in her hazy mind.
After returning from the United States, I was scolded by Shino and logged into SA:o. There, when he heard that Jupiter was dying from a virus, he asked him to pour out everything that was on his mind.
By this time, Asuna's consciousness had fully awakened.
That's it. At that time, in order to save my beloved child Jupiter, I got close to the existence of the child's mutation. As soon as I approached my child, he opened his mouth.
"!"
Asuna realizes that the evidence of what happened next is nearby.
A large dark room filled with blue and scary things. This is the body of the monster. Before coming here, I saw countless corpses of monsters all over Actarim Castle. Their body parts were missing as if they were torn apart. I don’t know why they haven’t disappeared yet. Now they are all black and in a state of discoloration. .
The corpses of captured monsters abound, with twisted blue patterns on the black walls and floors. Obviously, this is inside the belly of a mutated creature on Jupiter.
After confirming this, Asuna immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Being taken in by Jupiter was my goal set at that time. And now, he has arrived safely where he should be in the belly of Jupiter.
While Jupiter was outside, he could barely take in any words. One of Yui's methods of communicating words and feelings to Jupiter is to jump into Jupiter's body and talk to him directly.
This is why Asuna chose to be taken in by Jupiter.
""
This place where I am is the closest place to Jupiter.
Since it is within Jupiter's body, it can be said that this is where Jupiter's 'anima box' is naturally located. I must quickly find Jupiter's "anima box" - or rather, find a way to talk to Jupiter - and atone for the sins I have committed.
"Jupiter!"
When I made a sound, a dryad appeared in the room. no reply. With only dead monsters around, I didn't think anything was going to happen.
At this moment, Asuna found herself having difficulty breathing. This is the belly of Jupiter who turned into a monster. If I were thrown into a monster's belly, I would feel the creature's lukewarm warmth and strange humidity, but that doesn't seem to be the case here, as the temperature and humidity are uniform. I don't feel cold or wet.
While there should be no change in temperature or humidity, the air filling the space seems to be clinging tightly to it. Thinking of this, Asuna looked around again and discovered something.
The monster corpses that were brought into Jupiter turned black all over, and began to turn into ashes one by one and disappeared. It was as if there was something invisible in the air destroying it.
"monster"
In the silence, when her eyes were attracted by the sight of the monster turning into black ash and disappearing, Asuna suddenly looked at her own body.
Just like when I was out looking for Jupiter, I was covered in the gear I'd been using, mostly white and red, but gradually getting darker. It is slowly turning the same color as the surrounding monster corpses.
The equipment in his hand has begun to turn black, carbonized in some places, and holes are beginning to appear.
"this!"
Equipment is broken down like monsters. Asuna noticed it immediately, but at the same time she also realized the truth of the matter. The one being dismantled now is myself.
According to this story, I heard that Jupiter was infected with a virus that destroyed data. Since we are inside Jupiter, everything we ingest can be infected and destroyed by the Jupiter virus.
My own data is also being eroded by viruses all the time. Now it seems that the equipment is just barely taking its place, but once the equipment is destroyed, the next thing to do is to start destroying yourself. If that happened, my avatar's data would be destroyed and I would be forced to flee - I wouldn't be able to help Jupiter.
Like Jupiter, I'm running out of time. Asuna noticed, raised her head and screamed.
"Jupiter, where is Jupiter!? If you are here, please reply!!"
Asuna's voice rang out again in the blue and twisted black space, the same mass as the thick liquid flowing from Jupiter's body. As the Devourer's destruction progresses, there are fewer obstacles and the sounds echo more often.
And there seems to be no reply.
Maybe I can't make Jupiter hear me.
Do we have to go deeper to reach the heart of Jupiter?
Asuna looked around anxiously, but all she saw was an amorphous black ceiling, walls, and floor that squirmed in blue, with no passages or corridors in sight. The interior of the large room was completely sealed, and it was not clear how they got in.
"Jupiter Jupiter!!"
Still, Asuna screamed.
Where.
"Jupiter, where are you?"
I'm here.
Just then, as if to convey her thoughts, a strange sound came from the ceiling a little away from Asuna. It was a piercing sound, as if something was moving, and was covered in a thick layer of viscous liquid. As if invited, I turned around and noticed a blue light on the ceiling. A strong blue light unlike the blue that billows in the black.
It grew bigger and bigger, and finally it jumped out like it was falling from the ceiling.
"A!"
Along with the thick black liquid falling from the ceiling was a white cube with complex patterns engraved on it. The main body of "mhhp" and "mhcp" that Lilan showed me at that time was the "Anima box". Asuna's instantly understood that the object that suddenly appeared was undoubtedly from Jupiter and shouted loudly.
"Jupiter!?"
The next moment, the white box suspended in the black space blooms a stronger blue light, and soon becomes fierce, like an explosion. Asuna immediately covered her eyes with her arms, trying to protect her eyes from the damage to the black light that seemed to be super powers.
The equipment that originally protected the hands, that is, a part of the equipment that was eaten by the virus, had completely turned black, carbonized, and disappeared. Only Assna, who had bare hands and empty fists, but she was worried about this. over there.
Seeing the light stopped and turned her eyes again, Asuna made a sound and swallowed. Around the white cube that seemed to be a Jupiter heart -capable box, there were some iron -like black objects floating.
Before Yasna thought of such a thing, the black objects floating around the heart of the heart began to wrap the heart of the heart, forming a certain shape. Its shape gradually becomes similar to the four -footed biological creatures. The chest forms a rib -like metal, the arm and the tip of the legs form a strong armor. Finally, the armor and tail are similar to the outline of the wolf. , Created.
Just when I thought the deformation was about to end, a strong black liquid suddenly secreted in the heart box, and a body was formed between the armor. At the same time, its limbs are lifted, and the other arms are out of the shoulders, showing a posture similar to feet.
After a sequence that deviates from common sense, a strange six -legged monster was born. It looks much smaller than the Jupiter I saw before I came here.
It looks like a werewolf, perhaps because it has the outline of the wolf, but its posture is closer to both feet such as humans. Its body is composed of black semi -liquid substances and metal components. This does not look like a real werewolf. It is like a inorganic creature that uses it all over, and a fierce wolf dragon has been created again.
Asuna was stunned, and seemed to forget that she was being destroyed by the virus, and she could only look at it.
"Jupiter?"
The next moment I called him, the inorganic werewolf dragon changed. The calyx opened slowly, and a sound sounded in his mind.
\"I\"
The boy's voice was a bit weak, and I have heard it many times. It is definitely a Jupiter. The inorganic werewolf dragon was the box of Jupiter's heart energy, and the current inorganic werewolf dragon was the body of Jupiter. Asuna noticed, trying to call him again.
"Jupiter, after all, it is Jupiter! Jupiter, I am! I am here !!!"
At this moment, the inorganic wolf dragon changed into the shape of a dragon, and a sipped, rushing to the 'Anima Box' itself. As if he had been accumulating strength and tried to release something. This sound echoed in my mind again.
"I will be strong, I will become smart!"! "! ! \"
At the moment of Jupiter's drink, there were multiple semi -liquid tentacles on the inorganic werewolf dragon. Similar to the tentacles that extend to swallow the surrounding monster corpses and try to devour the data, it is a lot thinner, but it has an extremely thick whip -like tentacle.
Soon after, they began to attack the surrounding environment violently, hitting and poking them. The irregular attack is as if it was scared by something invisible and wanted to drive it away. Like Jupiter, the inorganic wolf dragon has lost his vision, and it seems that he can only use other sensory organs to perceive things.
Asuna was scared because she was invisible, and she carefully prevented the tentacles from hitting the floor, ceiling and walls, and screamed loudly.
\ "No Jupiter, this is wrong! Jupiter, this is wrong! Hurry up! \"
"Don't stop my way!"! ! \"
When Jupiter's scream echoed in his mind, a violent tentacle cut the abdomen of Asuna. As if something powerful pulled, Na hit the wall behind him. It shot me from the back, and let my meat and bones squeak, and I stopped breathing, as if the air was trapped in the lungs.
"Huha"
After Asuna fell from the wall to the floor, she squatted down immediately.
Because you sneak into this world through AMUSPHERE, your pain inhibitory mechanism -the pain absorber has been working, so even if you are facing pain or electric shock, you will only feel similar discomfort. .
It should have been like this, but when I was attacked by Jupiter, I felt the pain that was different from real pain in the abdomen, and it has not disappeared yet. More importantly, difficulty breathing is just like my lungs are oppressed. I want to know if it is a pain in suppression mechanism.
No, I can only think so. First of all, technically, this place is not SA: O, but inside a MHHP called Jupiter, it has infected the virus. SA: O existing things are not strange.
All the pain and suffering I feel here have become reality and attacked me. This is a place that is more extreme than SAO.
Asuna squeezed the willpower, supported the sore body, and looked forward. Jupiter, which turned into the inorganic wolf dragon, made a sound that made people trembling, and continued to attack this area with tentacles.
However, he didn't seem to be running. In fact, he looked like trying to resist pain crazy.
\ "Jupiteru \"
The moment Asuna made a crowded sound, the tentacle hit the surrounding tentacles. The tentacles flew out like a bullet and continued to collide with the wall.
One of them hit Assina's head again. Asuna was blown away like the dust in the wind, and hit her head down to the wall again. Suddenly, the world became monochrome, and my ears were blocked by cicadas.
When it slipped from the wall to the floor, the world recovered color again. At the same time, Asuna's consciousness was shaking up and down, she found that her hair was loose, and she couldn't feel it covered her legs.
Leg equipment has been destroyed and carbonized.
The virus that destroys the equipment covered by the tip of the body is slowly changing the color covered by the equipment covered by the tip of the body.
"Hoo ho ho"
After the consciousness stabilized, Asuna turned her attention to the violent inorganic wolf dragon again. The inorganic werewolf dragon was in the body of Jupiter.
\ "I want to be stronger! Put smart! More!! More!!!! \"
Jupiter is screaming.
I keep repeating, and I will become stronger and smarter. He just took Asuna's stupid desire as an order. Even if he was infected with the virus, even if he became like that, even if he was on the verge of death, his primary task was to execute his order.
Abandon your heart, your thoughts, your will, everything.
"Jupiter..."
Asuna dragged her sore body and thought of standing up, but when she walked halfway, her knees lost their strength and fell down. Even if I try to put pressure on my legs, I can't do it. I can't help but feel heavy, as if a heavy object is attached to the whole body.
When I raised my head like this, my sight was twisted. Unconsciously, tears began to flow down and couldn't stop.
"Jupiter Jupiter"
My child is like hearing nothing, and continues to attack the surrounding tentacles. As if he was trying to eliminate everything that hindered him to become stronger and smarter.
All these attacks and behaviors are unreasonable. Jupiter is still desperately moving the "Anima Box" to fulfill his mother's wishes because he is screaming. He continued to reckless and tried to become stronger and smarter.
Continue to act recklessly, he is about to die.
"Let's stop, you don’t have to be strong, you don’t have to be smart."
Jupiter waved his tentacles and screamed continuously. Jupiter's scream is still echoing in my mind.
"I am! I am!! \"
"I, I was wrong, I knew nothing about you, and I did something like that, so please stop!"
Although Jupiter raised his head and screamed, there was no signs of stopping. It hit the surrounding environment again and again with tentacles and hurt itself from the inside.
When I looked down at my body, I found that the usual white clothes became dark. The virus is swallowing himself and Jupiter.
\ "I want to be stronger! Let's be smarter!!! \"
Jupiter's roar echoed throughout the room, and its tentacles rammed around the room. It's as if I can no longer approach him anymore. Even so, Jupiter is still trying to realize her mother's wishes.
""
Asuna lowered her head, and her mind appeared in her mind when she was studying.
A bedroom in the house of the ancestor's residential area should be a temporary residence. Jupiter learns all kinds of things, accumulates knowledge, and becomes stronger and smarter.
When Jupiter was happily reported that he became stronger and smarter, he smiled and said "haha", with a smile full of his mind, and soon overlapped with Jupiter's image in front of him.
Jupiter wants to report and brag about him to become stronger and smarter again.
I want to make myself, my mother, smile again, so I tried to become stronger and smarter.
I can't help but do this because I want to please myself.
"Jupiter is for me, isn't it? Are you desperately trying to become stronger and smarter, for me. You have been doing your best for me. If this is the case, then I am really happy. I'm really proud of you. "
Asuna raised her head. In the landscape that was twisted by tears, only Jupiter who turned into the inorganic wolf dragon also maintained the original form. His violence has not changed.
"But if you die, then it doesn't make any sense! I don't want to make all your efforts be erased !!! I don’t want you to die."
Next, Assina's mind flashed back.
"I have forgotten for a long time"
The decisive battle of the 100th layer of Eyelangt. The real world after losing Jupiter.
Although he returned after successfully ending the death game, he found that there was a real world without color.
Even if I reunite with my family, I can hardly feel any happiness. I only feel a sense of loss every day, just like there is a hole in my heart.
I feel guilty and regrets to leave my valuable children, as well as the days when I have no emotions to enter my mind or soul.
Now, this happens again
"I don't want to spend time with you without you"
\ "I am I am \"
"How good the day without you"
\ "Strong and smart \"
"I can't imagine that no life is again" again "
While a tentacle of Jupiter flew in, Asuna evoked the power of the whole body and screamed from the bottom of her heart.
"I do not want it!!!"
With a scream, the sound of the surrounding sound disappeared. The big room that originally sounded because of Jupiter's chaotic tentacles and fell into silence.
In a quiet world, Asuna slowly raised her head. Jupiter's tentacles were in front of me, but stopped in the air. Not only in front of him, but even the entire body of Judley became completely stiff.
As if he realized something important, he stunned.
\ "I don't want it, I don't want it? \"
Asuna made a tiny voice. Immediately after, Jupiter stretched out the four arms including the tentacles to his head.
\ "Ah, it turns out. I have enough. I have enough. I no longer want this.
Jupiter held his head with four arms and tentacles and made a squatting posture in the air.
\ "I must be stronger. \" You have to be smart. Because this is what the mother wants. Because my mother wants me to do this. My mother hopes that I will no longer be a loser.
Although it is a bit vague, the 'sound' continues and the outline is clear.
"But if I no longer the loser, I can't stay with my mother." I can't be with my mother. I can't even eat the rice cake made by my mother. You can't do it because you don't need that kind of thing, so you can't do it.
I don't want this. I do not like this. I don't want to be stronger, smarter, I don't want to be like this
Jupiter knelt down hard and started to move on the shoulders like crying. The sound of sobbing was mixed in the "sound".
\ "Mom, I think your mother, I want to see you \"
Asuna heard this, tears came out, and Asuna's sight became even more distorted. However, even so, he has never lost the sight of Jupiter.
My child is looking for his mother now.
I am looking for myself as my mother.
I have to answer.
Before I felt the sense of mission, Assna once again condensed the power of the whole body and screamed.
"Jupiter Jupiter !!!"
Jupiter raised his head in surprise and moved his hand from head. The calyx move slowly.
\ "Cassan? \"
\ "Yes, yes. Yes. Mother, yes, Jupiter. \"
At the moment of Asuna's speaking, no matter how far the distance is, ensure that he can hear it. The inorganic werewolf dragon turned to Asuna and opened the chest with a rib -like metal. Moreover, something came out of the inside and made a sound.
At first glance, I was a boy about ten years old. He didn't wear any clothes. His white hair and skin were exposed. The head, wrist, back, and lower body above his eyes were swallowed by a semi -liquid black liquid and had been collected. The same tentacles grew in the air by the inorganic wolf dragons.
There is no doubt that Jupiter is my beloved child, and I have always eager to see him.
Seeing the painful scene, I wanted to cover my mouth, but Asuna stopped me. Jupiter raised his hands, and the tentacles made of semi -liquid weight were suspended in the air.
His fingers were covered with thick liquid and desperately stretched forward.
"Kasancan"
As long as you see this scene, Assina understands everything.
Jupiter was looking for her mother, and she wanted to go.
"Jupiter..."
After noticing the smile on her face, Yasna slowly stood up and walked towards the child. I can't walk anymore, because my body is too heavy, I can't do it, but my body keeps moving.
The closer the distance, the stronger the virus is more aggressive. Whenever I get closer and closer to my child, the equipment on my body will become darker and darker until it gradually turns into carbon disappearance.
When I arrived within two meters, my coat disappeared, and the underwear turned black immediately.
This warmth supports Asuna's progress.
Just when I came to my child, the child's tip of the body, including hands and feet, began to turn black. However, Asuna didn't think much, sit down and put her hand on the child's cheek, which is why the child's face turned black.
"He dressed like this. It must be painful, painful, lonely, lonely, and cold. I have done bad things for a long time. I have always been very difficult.
So we want to give this child his favorite place.
"Come on, Jupiter."
Asuna said this sentence lightly and clearly, and then hugged the body of the child who had nothing to wear into the chest that he had nothing to wear.
Just after the child's arm was surrounded by her back, and felt a warmth of her chest, Asuna's sight slowly turned white, and her consciousness disappeared.
