Kirito and others continue to explore New Aincrad, and one day, a scene reminiscent of Aincrad unfolds.
A long time has passed since landing in this North Channel ice and snow area. We have penetrated deep into Oita, but we have not found any 'masked Npc' yet. Of course, Tia was the original target of Kirito and his team. I walked in the snow and ice covered by the snowstorm, looking for their traces, but I couldn't seem to find their traces or shapes.
On the way, Kirito and others who originally scattered and explored reunited, changing the way everyone gathered in the same place and continued exploring. The reason is to deal with the abnormal situation of monsters.
Since Beicao is located in an ice and snow area, there are creatures that have evolved to adapt to extremely cold areas, such as woolly pigs, elephants, or blue-bodied scorpions and moths, which are all monsters.
Kirito expected that the field would be filled with such people, but the result was completely different from his expectation. After about ten minutes of advancing through the blizzard, the monsters began to look strange.
Although it looks strange, part of its body is missing, as if it has collapsed, and there are red, purple and black mosaic patterns squirming on the cross section, but its posture has not collapsed.
Moreover, the name is also garbled and it is impossible to grasp the accurate name. The monsters begin to resemble moving corpses or undead zombies, and even after their bodies collapse, they continue to move based on instinct and tenacity.
The world has undergone various unforeseen circumstances due to the influence of Aincrad's creations, but are such changes possible? Klein and even Lilan who accompanied Kirito were surprised and confused by the appearance of the monster.
After defeating all the monsters that attacked me, I began to receive messages from friends who were exploring elsewhere, reporting that the monsters began to exhibit strange behavior. It is very dangerous to disperse and explore in this state - Kirito immediately ordered everyone to gather together, and they decided to gather together to explore, which is what they are doing now.
Lisbeth and Silica, who were wearing cold equipment and had probably fought those strange monsters, said with a slightly frightened expression on their faces.
"What do you mean by those monsters? Even though I know they are fake, they are still too scary, aren't they?"
"Something strange happened to the monster's body. It fell everywhere and was still moving."
Others also looked in disbelief at what was happening. Kirito is one of them. I traveled around the game world with \"SAo\", \"ALo\" and \"SAo\" and encountered many strange things. I've encountered many virtual world-specific anomalies, but this one seems to be the most severe of them all.
"The name looks like gibberish, and so does the live event. The explanation is missing or garbled, so I can't read it."
"It looked like it was going to be dangerous as I kept going, so I ignored it and went this far, but what happened?"
According to what I heard from Yuuki, Kaimu and others, the field missions that happened nearby were also very strange. They were either garbled characters or were obviously replaced by other words. It was said that there was something wrong. If you continue to do this, you may get into something worse. I feel like my decision to ignore it and not move forward and get to this point was the right one.
"What's going on? Why does such a strange thing happen?"
Asuna, who was also involved, shouted to Jupiter. Ever since Asuna and Leafa went out on an adventure and encountered strange things, Jupiter had been tapping on the holographic keyboard whenever he had free time. Even now that he's stopped walking, he's still tapping away at the holographic keyboard, but he's definitely doing it in search of something.
\"I'm investigating with Yui, but haven't found the specific cause yet. But it's certain that there are problems with objects including monsters. It's not that serious yet, but there are some mistakes by the managers that are unintentional by the developers. So Only monsters do this.”
"Why do you do this again? This game is run by the Cardinal System, and the Cardinal System can fix faults and bugs at any time."
It was Lilan who answered Sinon's question. Now that she was back in werewolf form, she opened a window connected to the holographic keyboard and looked inside, just like her brother.
"The base system should be working normally. There seems to be some external factors that are causing bugs with monsters and quests. We will need further investigation to know what exactly it is. Not attached."
Kirito then looked around at his friends. Among them, Alice, who temporarily joined the game developer, and Xiao Qi, who is still working, are missing. Due to work and research reasons, both of them were unable to come today.
If they were there, they might have figured something out. That's why I regret their exclusion.
At the same time, Premiere, who was wearing warm winter clothes, walked towards Kirito who was thinking.
"I think Tia is too dangerous to be alone in this situation. Maybe Tia too"
Her concerns were justified. The prime minister and tier here are both residents of this world and are connected to the core system of this world.
Since monsters are like this, then it is very likely that even the Prime Minister and Tier will become like this, and the most important thing is that the monster's appearance is temporarily destroyed, but their status will eventually change. It may even collapse and appear with abnormal attack or combat power.
It would be too dangerous to leave Tia alone in an area that is not suitable for management, not suitable for development, not even suitable for the Cardinal system. Although it is an AI equipped with anima boxes, in any NPC world, once you die, you are stuck. That's why we need to find Tia as quickly as possible and get her to safety.
\"Ah, Tia may become like a monster too. It's too dangerous here, we have to bring them back as soon as possible.\"
"But do you have any clues? We thought we'd looked everywhere, but we didn't find anything we thought was Tia."
"Now that I think about it, I didn't find the masked Npc either. Maybe they are not nearby."
Diabell and Lilan have the same view.
We have been looking for those scattered monsters that behave strangely, but Tia and I found no trace of the masked Npc. If we all went out exploring like this, we'd probably get lost. Is there any way to find traces of Tia and the masked NPC?
Kirito was about to think, but was interrupted by Mary.
\"Anyway, let's go look for it. In a venue like this, I'm worried about Tia - woohoo!?\"
Just as she was about to speak, Mary suddenly lost her posture and fell down. Kirito was surprised and immediately took it, everyone in the room was immediately surprised. Immediately, Asuna, Jupiter, Shino, Lilan, and Straya ran towards me.
Kirito looked at the Prime Minister in surprise, but the Prime Minister held his head in his hands. His face was twisted in pain. Like being hit with a severe headache. Well, that might actually be the case.
"Mary, what's wrong!? Mary!?"
"Head? Do you have a headache?"
"No, Nika, Nagarecon, Dee."
Something came into my head—this was what Mary wanted to say. Humans are never going to be like that, so I can't hold on to anything. So, instead of Kirito, the same AI Lelan and Jupiter asked Mary.
"Mary, what do you mean? What will happen to you!?"
"Mary, be strong! What do you know!?"
"Hoo, hoo, hoo"
The next moment, Premier opened his eyes, stood up, and wanted to slip away from Kirito. Just before the pain seemed to subside for an instant, he shouted:
"Tears!!?"
shouted. Mary, who never screamed, suddenly made such a sound, and we were all speechless. Mary suddenly stood up and opened her mouth again in that position.
\"Tia, are you there?!?\"
"Mary...?"
The next moment Kirito called him timidly, Premiere suddenly lost his posture and fell down as if a rope had been broken. This time it was Shino who caught it. When it came to rest on Shino's chest, Premier began to breathe heavily.
"Mary you"
"Tia is here"
When everyone was once again surprised by Plec's answer to Shino, Plec explained. Just when she suddenly had a headache, she seemed to feel a signal coming from a nearby corner. She said it wasn't Lilan's thing, Jupiter's thing, Strea's or Yui's thing, which was definitely a signal she could feel from Tia.
"Tia's signal? Did you three understand it?"
Hearing Kirito's question, Lilan, Jupiter, and Straya all shook their heads. Everyone had strange looks on their faces, and soon Straya said.
"We didn't feel anything. We didn't feel Tia's signal."
"First of all, the anima box signal cannot be used to identify an individual. However, it is a signal that can be identified as belonging to Tia. What does that mean?"
Mary answered Jupiter's question. Premiere seemed to be in a better mood as he stood up from Shino's arms. The headache and discomfort seem to be short-lived.
"I don't quite understand either. But I do feel Tia's signal right in front of me. There's no doubt about it. Tia is here, in front of me."
Although there is no evidence to prove this, Kirito can indeed believe it.
The Prime Minister and Tia are daughters equipped with the same Anima box as mhhp and mhcp. Their biggest characteristic is that they always tell the truth and never lie. First of all, being able to lie is a human privilege. Alice said that it would be impossible for girls who were created as AI with humanity to reproduce. There is basically no lie in this statement. So Mary's testimony is true.
Also, maybe because Premiere and Dia are twins, they have the ability to sense each other. I wouldn't know unless I asked Alice, but it's about her so I'm sure she did that much.
Asuna talks to Mary who is not with Shino.
``Chamari, um, do you know the exact location of Tia-chan? How much do you feel? "
Premier turned to look at Kirito and the others, but then shook his head.
"I only felt Tia's signal for a short time though. I think I know the approximate location, though. Anyway, if I walked forward from here Tia would be there."
In the Beicao Ice and Snow Area, there are blizzards everywhere. However, when the monsters began to behave abnormally, the blizzard had turned into light snow, and the visibility was relatively improved. Maybe you can find Tia among them. After confirming this, Kirito turned to Mary.
"Mary, can I ask for directions?"
Although it was caused by the intervention of the Cardinal system, Mary was also responsible for guiding Kirito and others. The reason why we have reached this point is because of Mary's guidance. Kirito and others also think so, so they want to rely on Mary's guidance. As if aware of this, Premier turned right and faced Kirito and the others. His eyes shone with a light of strong will.
"Yes, please follow me and I will guide you with my will and strength."
What happens if we create almost nothing for the Anima box-equipped AI and publish it to the virtual world with "zero state"? To conduct this experiment, I created and implemented prime and tier.
Alice said.
When they first met, Mary was in a completely blank state and seemed to have no emotions, but now Mary was completely different. If the current Prime Minister is, as Alice described, in "the stage where everything has been packaged to level 100", then it can be said to be at its best. Otherwise, I don’t think it would be so reliable.
At the premiere, while everyone was smiling, Shino spoke in a way that everyone could hear.
"Then let's continue. Mary will show us the way, so I'm sure we'll find Tia soon."
\"By the way, let's go find Tia quickly.\"
When everyone nodded in accordance with Kirito's order, Mary said "This way" and started to give instructions. Kirito and others surrounded Premier as much as possible while leaving a clear path for them and began to move forward.
After passing through a snowfield with relatively little snowfall, a cliff comes into view. The white snow was falling, so white that I couldn't see the bottom. When I looked down, I felt a tremor in the bottom of my stomach. Kirito warns everyone that if he falls, he won't get another drop of water.
There was also a forest of beautiful frosty trees near the cliff, but instead of pointing us in that direction, Mary's directions continued to point us near the cliff where we couldn't see the bottom. Mary walked as far as possible, but the risk of falling still existed, so everyone moved forward cautiously. After walking for about two minutes, we came to a bridge connecting the other side to the other side. This is not a man-made bridge, but one carved in the shape of a cliff.
I crossed the bridge, which was not man-made and lacked safety. When I was halfway there, I saw a huge black figure standing in the white snow. It is a huge building, partially eroded by ice and snow. It looks like a Western castle or palace, with a circular wall around it and the end of the bridge leading to a hole in the wall.
Judging from the size of the castle and palace at the top, I knew this was also the size of a castle town. It was probably a large maze in the North Channel Ice and Snow Domain, equivalent to the old Aincrad maze area.
Kirito had already guessed how complicated the terrain here was before entering. He prayed in his heart that Tia's location was not inside, but Premier said: "That's where Tia's signal is." "Yes." ." he said.
I think it is unreasonable to search for Tia's whereabouts in this situation, but Mary also said: "We can find out her specific location." It is impossible without prompts, but if there are instructions from Mary That's it. Kirito breathed a sigh of relief and walked into the snow city with his friends.
The interior of the castle looks like a typical stone dungeon. This isn't a place to ward off intruders, it really looks like a maze of buried treasure, and there's barely any lighting.
Moreover, due to the sky conditions in the snow and ice area of Beicao, even at three o'clock in the afternoon, no sunlight came in - there were no windows at all. This is a dungeon worthy of being home to the dead and ghosts. Both Asuna and her son Jupiter, who were completely powerless over these matters, were trembling.
However, since Tia seemed to be there, the two of them must have known that there was no way to retreat, so they mustered up the courage to continue walking forward and deeper. But, sure enough, it seemed impossible to explore with a small group, so in the end, we all continued exploring under Mary's instructions.
It is impossible that there is no one guarding the inside of such a strange maze. Once the search began, we were immediately greeted by a guard in the area. These are the demonic monsters I have seen on the battlefield so far. They have black human bodies and goat-like heads and horns. They are all coming towards me with swords, spears and two-handed axes. Although this was within Kirito's expectations, there were also things beyond this range.
These monsters are not just demons, they are real dead people. Sure enough, many parts of his body had collapsed and been damaged, and the cross sections were covered with churning red and black mosaic patterns. Although his arms are missing, he is holding a sword and gun, which appear to be floating in a safe position. Swords, spears, and two-handed axes all attacked Kirito and others with the correct swing movements of their masters.
Just like the monsters outside, they encountered events, triggered bugs, and became ghosts in the virtual world. The labyrinth in which these people live is truly like a kingdom of the dead, a place that the righteous should not approach. However, if you cut down the dead, they will take damage, and once their HP is empty, they will disappear normally, becoming experience points and dropping items.
No matter how scary it looks, in the end it's no different from an ordinary monster. Realizing this, Kirito and others moved forward without fear of hardships.
After about 30 minutes of fighting and fighting, I suddenly heard a sound in front of me. At the same time, the screams and screams of the monster that had become weird were heard. Apparently one player got here before us. It's an open field, and there's nothing strange about the presence of other players, but now it sounds like a battle.
If you listen carefully, you can only hear one type of player shout, but you can hear the screams of multiple monsters. The player may be fighting an horde of monsters alone.
Since Kirito and others are acting together, even if many monsters attack at the same time, they can intercept them, but it is impossible for players acting alone to do this. We are on the same mission, let's help each other. Everyone accepted Kirito's suggestion and walked towards the direction of the sound.
"Found it! It's over there!"
Leafa said it in a voice that everyone could understand. As I turned in the direction she pointed, I saw the fighting going on there.
Kirito felt that there was only one player holding a two-handed sword fighting a large group of monsters. The monsters are all demons, effortlessly moving their collapsed bodies to attack the player. It’s not funny because there’s a whole room full of people like this gathered together. If things go on like this, players will eventually get beaten.
After Kirito confirmed the situation, before he could give instructions, the ghost pounced on the player. His lowered hands held a double axe, the blades gleaming with light. Judging from the movements, it is obviously the heavy-hitting two-handed ax sword skill 'Crush' that Egil often uses. Kirito immediately ran forward, drew out his two swords, stood between the player and the deceased, and assumed a spinning slashing stance.
The moment the deceased's ax fell, he spun around and slashed hard. Two blades blasted the deceased away, creating a shock wave with Kirito as the center, and the surrounding deceased were also blown into the void. wall.
When the large-scale attack dual-wielding sword skill 'Finishing Revolver' broke out, the sword skills of various weapons behind Kirito were released one after another, and the light of various colors became wild. Everyone followed Kirito and rushed towards the deceased, using sword skills. Not long after, Kirito and Shino, whose bodies were no longer stiff after using it, turned on the switch, and the tip of the gun was wrapped in light.
After shouting something like a roar, Shino waved her spear in a dance-like motion. It spun more times than Kirito, and slashed the dead man with the light-coated tip at once.
Because the large-scale attack gun and sword skill "Twice Spiral" is released immediately after "Ending Revolver", those who are about to attack the player and the nearby dead immediately clear their health points, the effect is also lifted, and they roll up and disappear.
Next, the sword skills of other companions are mixed with the switch and released, destroying the dead. Those fierce warriors who had conquered the extreme world of SAo, the dead disappeared from the room in the blink of an eye.
When Kirito saw that the figure or sign of the deceased could no longer be confirmed, he put his swords back into their scabbards and turned to face the player, but then he was surprised. The player Kirito and others helped looked very strange. He wore a white mask that covered his face from nose to top, a robe with red and purple lines on his body, and a hood on his head. He was Noda.
"Hey, wait a minute. Are you serious?!"
"Isn't that a masked Npc?"
Argo and Spiegel were the first to react to the appearance. Originally, I entered Aincrad following the "masked Npc" reported by the informant and his apprentice. However, considering that Tia was also in Aincrad, I decided to give priority to searching for Tia, so I came to this point.
Although I came with such a priority goal, what was waiting for me was not Tia, but a 'masked Npc'. The second target appears first, not the first target.
\"This, is it!? Is this a \"Masked Npc\"!? \"
As soon as Agil said this, everyone was shocked. Thinking about it carefully, according to the intelligence of Argo and others, the 'masked Npc' was wearing a mask and a robe. The human in front of me has the same appearance as the 'masked Npc'. This is definitely a 'masked Npc'.
"This is a 'masked Npc' that feels really rare."
Everyone seemed to agree with Kirito's whisper. Some NPCs in towns and fields certainly have unique appearances, but I still feel like they have a sense of versatility. However, the 'masked Npc' here is obviously unique and different from the Npc we have seen so far. That's what's given to so-called rare things.
Just when I was excited about encountering such a rare item, the 'Masked Npc' suddenly threw away his arm.
\"Npc? No! I'm not like that! I'm different from the mob. I'm not like that!!\"
Everyone was once again surprised to find that the 'masked Npc' suddenly shouted and became angry. Moreover, what surprised me even more about Kirito at the time was that the voice of the masked NPC was female, and there was obvious emotion in the voice.
\"W-What are you, Npc, talking about!?\"
"What do you mean this is not an Npc?"
When Klein and Cam were talking side by side, the 'Masked Npc' glared at them. Both Klein and Kaim looked shocked, because even though they were covered by masks, they could definitely see the light in his eyes.
However, someone immediately appeared between the 'Masked Npc', Klein and Kaim.
"Well, you"
This is the premiere, and she's trying to peek behind the mask of the "Masked Npc." On the other side, the 'masked Npc' who was being questioned looked at Mary and remained silent. There was an obvious look of confusion on his lips. The appearance of Prime Minister e is not an accident.
"You are Mary"
Everyone reacted to the words that came out of the mouth of the masked Npc. Now, the 'masked Npc' called out Mary's name. \"Masked Npc\" said a name that would not be known when the Npc meeting was held for the first time. Mary, who was called, also opened her eyes in surprise.
"Oh, do you know my name?"
Just when the 'masked Npc' was about to say the next sentence.
"Are you—uh!?"
"-ah...!"
The Prime Minister and the masked NPC suddenly screamed and held their heads. The headache I had just seemed to be back. This alone is surprising, but what's even more surprising is that even the 'masked Npc' is in the same state.
"Mary!? There's more!"
\"Wha, what's wrong? What's wrong with you two!?\"
When Shino and Lisbeth said this in confusion, the people around them also became confused. Among them, the 'Masked Npc' spoke first.
"Come in, don't come in, I, I don't agree!!"
It sounded like he was trying to shake something off. Kirito didn't understand what he was referring to or talking about. However, the headache didn't seem to be something happening inside her body, but was given to her from the outside.
The 'Masked Npc' suddenly let out a scream, and its body was enveloped in noise-like white light. Before Kirito and others could be surprised, the light spread like an explosion, illuminating the dark maze like daylight.
The light was similar to the light when Lilan transformed into the wolf-dragon form. As soon as the voice subsided, Kirito withdrew his attention and was speechless.
Where the "Masked Npc" was, the "Masked Npc" disappeared and was replaced by a girl. Although her face shape, hairstyle, and clothes are the same as in the premiere, her hair and eyes are dyed silver white. That number is exactly what I'm looking for...
\"Tia!!?\""Wow, Tia doesn't look like the one we knew anymore."
\"Yes. That's Tia, but it's in a form we don't recognize.\"
Kirito and the others returned to Kirito's home at the northernmost point of the Gem Peak Lake Group from the Beicao Ice and Snow Area. Immediately after encountering something in the maze in the North Channel Snow Zone, Mary complained of a headache and passed out.
Although he was indeed alive, it was impossible to pass out from a headache. Therefore, Kirito and his friends interrupt their search and return home. When Kirito, Shino, Lilan, Yui, and Streia returned to the wooden house at Jewel Peak Lake, it was their home and a gathering place for everyone. Yui, who was far away at home, greeted them and joined them. them. Someone.
It was Alice who created Yui and Strea, Lilan and Jupiter, the Prime Minister and Tia. Yui explained to me that she came because she was able to find enough time to log in to everything.
Alice was startled when she saw the unconscious Mary, but she immediately took a stance and listened to Kirito and others. Kirito asked Asuna and Jupiter to take care of Mary, while he sent Mary to the bed on the second floor, and immediately told Alice many things that happened in the ice and snow field of Beicao.
Alice continued to listen to Kirito's story without any sign of surprise, perhaps because he was one of her friends who had faced and overcome many strange situations and difficulties.
"This is strange. Under normal circumstances, the Prime Minister and Tia will not change their appearance. The appearance of those girls was set by me myself."
"If the situation has changed, does it mean something unusual has happened to Tia-chan?"
Alice nodded to Silica who looked worried. Alice seems unaffected by Silica and her other friends' concerns.
"I'll tell you more about it later, but there's one part that stands out for me. "I'll probably end up sad and alone, with no answers. "Of course Tia said so."
The true identity of the 'masked Npc' I discovered in the ice and snow labyrinth of Beicao is Tia.
After Kirito and others came into contact with Tia, who became a "masked Npc", both Tia and Premier suddenly developed headaches, and Tia also returned to her original appearance from the "masked Npc". When Kirito and others learned that the 'Masked Npc' was Tia, Tia transformed into the 'Masked Npc' form.
At this time, Mary seemed to feel something and immediately asked Tia. "Is this feeling of sadness and loneliness characteristic of Tia?" Tia nodded. "I might end up in a sad and lonely place where I don't have answers."
After saying that, Tia left the scene and Premier also fainted. Kirito and his friends thought about pursuing Tia, but fearing for Premiere's condition and having more information, they decided to return.
"I wonder what possibilities Tia is talking about."
Lisbeth asked with a questioning look on her face, but Kirito couldn't answer. Mary seemed to feel something at that time, but she had not recovered yet. Since I was in a state where I couldn't even seek answers, my problems were only getting worse.
It was Alice who answered Lisbeth's question.
"At least it had something to do with Tia's change in appearance. But, well, I was surprised. I didn't expect Tia to make changes of her own. I didn't do anything to that girl, did I?"
Alice looked happy when she said this. Tia is one of the artificial intelligences created by Alice and comes with an Anima box, a testament to her creation. Alice must have been delighted that Tia was out of her mother's hands, experiencing changes in herself, and growing in some sense.
"I think so. However, judging from his appearance, it seems that he did not change voluntarily. This is probably different from the situation between Jupiter and me."
The Lilan who was talking to Alice did not have her current appearance or abilities. In order to prevent itself from being harmed, it imported various data into the Anima Box, and its current form was formed by that influence.
Additionally, by importing Asuna's avatar data, Jupiter now shares some of her hair color, eye color, and personality. Alice seemed unaware of all this from the beginning and seemed delighted to say, "Lelan and Jupiter showed me the potential of the Anima Box."
The Anima box also belongs to this layer and offers a range of possibilities. But now, it has undergone mutations that are completely different from Lilan and Jupiter, Yui and Strea, and it has also undergone changes that cannot be called a healthy form like Lilan and Jupiter. Kirito thought so.
\"Why did this happen to Tia-chan? Do you know anything about Teacher Alice?\"
In response to Leafa's question, Alice shook her head. This was the reaction Kirito imagined.
\"You wouldn't know the details of the story if you didn't investigate. But there is no doubt that something unusual is going on. Isn't it, Yui?\"
Before Kirito and the others returned, Yui, who had been operating the holographic keyboard and investigating from Alice's perspective, responded to her mother's words.
\"Yes. The strange monsters with garbled names that Miss Tia and Dad saw were the result of some kind of abnormality in this world. I can't say anything yet because I'm still analyzing it, but of course, it's happening There are big things happening that are affecting the way we exist.”
Yui and Jupiter's analytical skills are proven, and when they are entrusted with investigating and analyzing data, they are able to complete the task at breakneck speed. Even these girls haven't finished analyzing it yet, which probably means that this incident has penetrated into the deepest part of this world and this game. Regardless, it looks like it will take some time.
Just as Kirito was thinking this, he remembered something he was curious about and asked Alice.
\"Now that I think about it, Alice-san, Premier seems to be able to grasp the signal sent by Dia, but Lilan, Jupiter and Strea cannot. Thanks to this, we found Tyr, but Premier Mill has something similar. Really? Is that so?\"
Alice's whole body twitched, and she folded her hands in front of her belly. This is a strange habit of Alice that I have noticed since SAo.
"Uh, is this function useful? Prime and tier do have such a function. It is different from the Anima box signal. It is a function of communicating with a signal that only two people can feel. This world is new to me, It’s new to me too.” Those girls, anything can happen. Then we can feel each other. "
This is a world where anything can happen - so strange things such as the birth of Aincrad, Tia's appearance changing, monsters becoming strange shapes, etc. continue to happen. In \"SAo\" and \"ALo\", things have been solved to a certain extent, but in \"SAo\", a lot of unusual things started to happen. Maybe whatever happens, it shouldn't be surprising.
"But it's strange. This signal can be sensed by Mary and Tia at any time as long as they are conscious, but Mary probably didn't understand Tia's signal until then."
"It seems that Mary just grasped Tia's position for a moment, and then said that he couldn't understand or feel it."
After hearing Shino's explanation, Alice said "hmm" and leaned against the wall.
"Much like when the Cardinal interfered with the Prime Minister, this time, some kind of force acted on Tia, acting as a jammer so that they could not detect each other. This is happening. The reason is this ."yes-"
Just when Alice was about to speak. Everyone turned around when they heard multiple footsteps coming from the second floor. Premiere, who was unconscious on the bed, and Asuna and Jupiter who were taking care of her also came down. As soon as they arrived on the first floor, Asuna shouted to everyone.
"Guys, Mary is feeling better."
Mary, who was moaning with a headache at the time, looked much better. As a result, both Asuna and Jupiter looked relieved, and the others followed suit. However, the person involved looked apologetic.
"I'm sorry, because of me, I have to look for Tia again. If I were stronger, this wouldn't happen."
"No, no, there's nothing to apologize for. I'm relieved that nothing happened to you."
As soon as Kirito said this, everyone at the premiere showed the same expression and shook their heads. After Mary's face calmed down a little, Shino approached him and shouted to him.
"Mary, how did you feel at that time? Did you find out about Tia?"
Mary crossed her arms over her chest. His expression looked like he had just witnessed something painful, and he opened his mouth silently.
"What I was feeling was a very lonely feeling. I felt sad and lonely, being alone all the time, with no one watching me and this feeling came flooding into me. He said it was a possibility."
I'm sure he said something similar before he broke up with Tia. Although I have always been concerned about this issue, I have never been able to give a clear answer. Lyfa probably expressed doubts about Mary's words and asked him to raise his hand.
"Possibility has a more positive image, but I guess that's not the case with Tia-chan."
Alice, who was far away from the wall, walked up to Mary and spoke to everyone.
"Tia has been persecuted by humans to the point where she wants to destroy everything in the world. Naturally, she will not trust humans easily, but because of this, she has gotten herself into a lot of trouble. Probably. Moreover, even though Tia A headache caused Mary to faint, but she still tried to do things on her own without relying on anyone.”
"I can't just leave her alone. Let's go after Tia-chan and bring her to us!"
Everyone nodded to Yuuki who was full of energy, and then started shouting something like "Let's go after him quickly". Whatever the reason, no matter how much she refused, she could not and should not leave Tia alone.
It's us humans who have pushed Tia into this situation. It was my responsibility to make Tia's painful emotions go away and to cleanse her. What we need to do hasn't changed.
As Kirito checked again, Premiere stepped closer. Different from the past, his skin color gives a brave and strong impression.
\ "Kirito, let's chase Tia again. If Tia's exploration of his potential ended with sadness, then I want to find new possibilities. I will not make Tias feel pain. possibility.\"
"We have the same feeling. I am convinced that Tia is still in pain. I am convinced that he will continue to do so. I have to take him out of that place quickly. We will set off again and explore the northern ice ice area."
When I said this to everyone, not only the premiere, all my friends responded uniformly: "Oh!" Everyone seemed to want to save Tia. No, everyone understands that this is the responsibility of their own work.
With such a friend beside me, I believe that after finding Tia, I will be able to purify her thoughts. With a stronger will and hope than expected, Kirito went to the portal with the peaceful companions and flew to the ice -snow domain of the north.
They were transmitted from the portal of the small town around Kirito and his town to the North Slot Ice Snow Area. The midpoint of the maze who met Tia was recorded as the transmission point. I was thinking that I might have to look for from scratch, so I think this is helpful for me. But I can't feel safe. In the labyrinth, the corpses are rampant, and once the invaders are found, they will launch a relentless attack.
Obviously, if this situation is a headache, even Tia will be helpless. Kirito and his party divided into several groups and set out to find Tia. No one complained that they started a distributed search, probably because they understood that it was no time they were talking about.
Among them, Kirito formed a four -person team including himself. Kirito, Shi Nai, Lilan, Priemir. This is the method I often use when I explore the field. Such configuration allows Plame to search at ease, because he is protected by Kirito, Shi Nai, and Lilan.
Among them, Mary has been guiding me, and I often find that there are important things in front. Although the situation may not be the case now, Kirito couldn't help but picked up a hint of hope and decided to continue the four -person party.
While I chopped the dead who were injured and fell into crazy, I continued to move forward and came to the maze exit. When I walked outside, I found that it was night. The sky covering the thick snow clouds now become free, the golden -like star is shining, and the full moon occupies the center of the stage.
I opened the window and looked at the time. It was about 6:30 pm. It's time for dinner, but I don't have time to withdraw. After finding Tia, you can exit for dinner. Every moment counts. Kirito hurriedly wanted to cross the bridge leading to the maze.
This bridge is a similar natural object that exists before entering the maze. No handrails or decorations. If I slide because of strong wind, I will go straight to the bottom of the valley. At that time, I tried to cross, as careful as when I came.
I saw a black shadow appearing in front of me. Kirito and others immediately prepared to pull out their weapons. Because the size of the shadow is about the same as the dead he had dealt with before. It is running towards us.
Does it attract the attention of a dead animal in the distance? If this is the case, then the corpse can be perceived even at a distance, which is equivalent to the BOSS -level creature. Although fighting in such a small space is dangerous, we have no way to do so. Kirito stopped and posted an interception posture, but
This ghost -like figure is closer to me than I expected, and began to wield special gifts. Even the BOSS level, not many people can reach such a speed. Did you become extremely powerful because he got involved in the incident? Kirito thought instantly that the blade hit him.
\"Kirito!!\"
However, the blade did not hit Kirito, but stopped with the sound of metal, and it was like a hard thing like iron. Moreover, before that, Kirito heard a voice, and then something jumped in front of him, which surprised Kirito. When I finally confirmed what happened, I widened my eyes.
\ "Prime Minister, and Tia!? \"
The real identity of the shadow is a woman wearing a black robe and a white mask. This is exactly the level of Kirito. The giant sword he wielded was intercepted by the Prime Minister with a few times more than herself.
\ "Tia, what's wrong!? \"
"Tia, stay!"
Although Shi Nai and Lan raised their voices in surprise, Tia did not answer. The gaze under the mask stares at Mary who is fighting. When Mary found his eyes falling on her, she opened her mouth.
\ "Tia, I found it! \"
Tia answered her teeth. As if a powerful force was exerted on his voice and body.
"I said all, don't talk to me, don't find me, but why do you chase me?"
"It doesn't make sense for you not to get involved. I will pick you up home to let you know the truth about what happened to me."
"If you know, what would you do?"
"I will help you. I will cover your sad potential with other things. This is why I came here."
Perhaps because of Mary's words unexpectedly, Tia was pushed back by Mary slightly. However, Tia quickly recovered his posture and retreated to the middle position.
"This is a problem caused by my potential. In other words, this is my own problem."
"Then I can't leave you alone. If this is your problem, it is also my problem."
The next moment, Tia clenched her teeth and tried to push Mary to her position. Plamel retreated gently, re -adjusted the sword, and kept a distance from Tia.
"Don't say it as if you know! You have reached the potential of your own happiness, you are completely satisfied. What you understand! You have been accepted by humans, you have never been persecuted!"
Hearing this sentence, Kirito's voice choked. Plamel and Tia are completely opposite and have never been persecuted by humans. Because we protect them and give them love.
Then, Tia lost anyone to help her. She lost her Jieye Jienisis, and she also lost her friend Anbis. In Tia's view, any words Mary said would make her angry. After all, we humans have turned Tia.
Tia's current appearance is the result of the sin of humans in \ "SAO \". Kirito couldn't help thinking so, and felt a pain in his chest at the same time. Plame, who stood in front of Kirito and others like a shield, lowered his head vertically.
\ "Yes. So I can't leave you alone. I want to stop you from achieving this sadness. If you try to reject it, I will force you to accept it. I will let you do it. \" "" "\" And I will tell you that there is no need to hate humans! "
"If you dare to stop my way, I will cut you down, even if it's you !!"
After speaking, Tia adjusted the big sword again, and I could clearly feel her anger and fighting spirit. It seems that Tia is seriously intended to fight us. Even if his family is his opponent, he will not show mercy. Kirito felt that it would be too clumsy to go on like this. He was about to pull out his sword, but was stretched out of his arm and held it.
"If Tia is willing, I will accept it. I will also wield a sword to prevent you from cutting us down. I want to help you and I believe that this feeling is real, I can say confidently!"
"Prime Minister, are you going to fight Tia?"
Mary nodded and answered the question of the distant sister Lilan. In this way, he turned his face gently to me.
\ "I learned a lot of things from Kirito, Shi Nai, and Lilan, which became stronger. I now have strong power. I want to use this power to save the suffering sisters. Please let me do this Bar.\"
Mary's voice was full of strong will. This is the strongest thing I have ever heard. Mary is so powerful that she can make such a sound. Kirito does not think he will do anything that will hinder the premiere.
Mary seemed to be aware of this and continued.
\ "And, if Kirito and they cut down Tia, Tia will become a blue cursor. However, if I fight, there is no such danger. So, this time it is me! \" "" "" "" "" "" ""
I believe he will not stop no matter who stops Mary. He believes that what he is going to do now is to stop Tia, and Tia does not mean to stop. Kirito took a deep breath, took the sword back to the scabbard, and then took a step back.
"Okay. Mary, I asked Tia's matter."
\ "And so on, Kirito!? \"
"Do you want to let them fight?!"
The surprise of Shi Nai and Lilan was also within their expectations. Kirito continued.
"However, if you are in danger, we will come to save you. Let's give it to us after support."
The Prime Minister smiled slightly, and Shi Nai and Lilan seemed to understand the situation. When Mary turned around facing, Tia cut with a long sword to the sky.
"My potential is decided that I can't resist the potential as you are as potential as others!"
Tia roared, kicked the ground, and ran to Mary. At the beginning of the game, Tia shouted and flashed the giant sword in front of him. The enemy that needs to be cut with this knife can be retreated by back.
That enemy is Tia's twin sister, her name is Mary. Believe that humans who are opposite to themselves can spend their own time without accepting any teachings. Faced with it, Tia waved her big sword.
I think maybe he is not a good opponent who wields a big sword, but I can't shrink anymore. Tia waved his big sword reluctantly.
"Ha ha!"
Mary was agile and avoided the big sword that came one after another. This is the second time he has played with the Prime Minister, but it seems that the Prime Minister is also the Prime Minister and has been training to fight. Of course, she is not as alone as Tia, but it is likely to be done in a warm place, and her friends are behind her.
Thinking of this alone, Tia's rear teeth and arms were nervous, and passion was surging in her chest. Tia growled, waving a giant sword, trying to release it.
Cut it down, cut it down, and cut into pieces. He tried to cut it from all directions with a long sword, but it was difficult for him to hit Mary. He should have waved while watching the action of the prime minister, but the giant sword torn the sky.
"this!!"
No matter how angry she is, Tia's mind has a solid thing. This is a limit on the use of sword skills.
Although the sword skills are a kind of cooperation, it is also because of this that the sword skills become stiff and exposed after use. Even if you use sword skills, once you are dodge, you will start to freeze and wait for attack. So I can only do my best to inject strength and repeat the attack.
But for some reason, the attack did not reach the Prime Minister. What's even more strange, Mary just kept hiding and did not fight back. This is not because he was driven by the strength of the attack.
Although Tia knew that she had the ability to love, Plame just waited and avoided it, and did not attack with a thin sword in her hand. This is strange and weird for Tia, and she couldn't help feeling.
"Why don't you attack me?"
He tried his best to cut it down, but when he waved, Mary had escaped the attack range. The big sword broke through the long air again and smashed on the ground, and the snowflakes flew like smoke. However, because it was on a bridge -like cliff, the smoke was quickly dispersed.
At this time, Priemir kept a distance from Tia, just holding a thin sword. Obviously it is an opportunity to attack, but they just let go and did not take any action.
"Why"
Although I grunted a few words, Mary said nothing, just stood there and stared at me. They don't seem to be waiting to see what will happen. There must be something. The premiere must have thoughts and put into action. But what is that?
At this moment, Tia thought of an idea. Perhaps the goal of the Premier League is to open the decisive gap. My action has stopped completely, and I am looking for a suitable time to launch a violent attack.
Such as sword skills. After use, it will cause stiff secret techniques. Maybe Mary's goal was that moment. I waited for him to release the sword skills and left me a big gap. The reason why he did not attack was because once he had a free gear, he would make full effort.
When I realized this, I felt very angry. The Prime Minister is the same as playing. Continue to avoid attack until decisive emptiness appears. In this way, they have been waiting for our flaws.
The purpose here is to destroy my abnormalities and my future possibility. We can't sit still, but Mary is doing so. The more I think about the answer, the more I am angry. Even if you use that frustration to wave your sword, it will not hit you, so it really makes you annoyed.
First, the Prime Minister compares with Tier. She was not persecuted like Tia. On the contrary, she was loved by humans. I can snuggle with those who love me, and I can become stronger without pain. On the other hand, I continued to be oppressed by humans. Her face shape is exactly the same as Mary, and the character should be the same.
That's why Tia didn't want to see Mary as much as possible. Not only does I hate her the same as me, but I can't help but feel angry and hate about living a completely different life.
That hateful and unswerving thing is now standing in front of me as an enemy. This is a very unpleasant situation. Moreover, although they are enemies, they have not attacked me, and I can't help but be more annoyed.
"Why? Why not attack me? Why not fight back!"
"Because that's not what I want to do!"
"What?"
Tia couldn't help but stop. Although Mary was holding a weapon, she was not in a fight.
"I feel severe headache from time to time. At that time, I felt very lonely, sad and painful. No matter how I prayed for help, it would not come. This is a terrible feeling." It will flow into your body. This will be something you will hug in the future. You will be attacked by it. Tia. "
Tia kept blinking under the mask. Since I have this form, I have a headache from time to time, and the feeling that Mary mentioned just now has continued. In addition, it has a sound. "I will be lonely forever, no one will love me." Some difficult things are constantly whispering. He was trying to destroy it, but it was Mary that hindered.
“这就是为什么我不能丢下你一个人。我不能让你受苦，你即将被送到一个你会感觉如此糟糕的未来。这就是我来这里的原因。“不是为了伤害你，而是为了帮助you".
"I will help you."
\ "Yeah, so Tia, don't wave your sword anymore. You can even wave your sword now, and you will fall down at any time. Please don't force yourself anymore. \"! "
Tia's eyes widened. Mary is not joking, he is trying to stop our offense.
This is correct. The big sword in my hand feels heavier than usual. If I relax a little, I feel that it will take my body. Even his body became heavy and lazy, sometimes even difficult to walk. But there is no time to stagnate. In order to overcome the various possibilities of the future, Tia must continue to move forward and fight constantly -Tia has persuaded herself many times to take this step.
I shouldn't tell anyone about this, but Mary knew it, I was surprised, and at the same time, my heart rose strongly and angry.
"Do not be silly"
Tia couldn't help but whispered. what do you know? For a person like you who have never been persecuted and treated specially, what can you know like a person like a future?
"What else do you know?!"
