Lifa opened her eyes hard and quickly stood up.

"Wow, that's scared!"

Kirito in front of him is holding a strange food he bought at a roadside stall in his hand.

What looked like she had skewered several reptiles and was almost about to fall, but she quickly regained it.

"Welcome back, Lifa. ”

Facing Kirito who said this, Lifa didn't even have time to say that I was back, and the first thing she said was when she spoke:

"Kirito - I'm sorry......"

"Huh, huh?"

"I have something urgent to do. I don't have time to explain it to you. Maybe I can't come back here either. ”

“……”

Kirito instantly stared straight into Lifa's eyes, and immediately nodded and replied, "That's right." Then let's talk to me while we move you. ”

"Huh......?"

"You're going to have to walk out of here anyway, right?"

“…… All right. We talked as we ran............ What about Clyde?"

"He's just gone to buy equipment, and he's almost ............ now"

"I'm coming. "Although he didn't bring a lot of things, looking at Clyde's expression, it was clear that he bought a lot of things.

"What's going on?" Seeing Lifa's expression, Clyde pretended not to know, even if he knew.

"I'll talk about it on the road!"

Lifa ran from the central avenue in Ruguru towards the side door in the direction of Arrune.

They made their way through the crowd, leaving the gate made of cut boulders, and seeing the bridge that ran through the underground lake again.

The iron piece at the bottom of Lifa's boots gurgled at the full thrust of her sprint, but she tried to explain what had happened to Kiritoro and Clyde.

Fortunately, in this world, no matter how fast you run, you won't be out of breath.

"I see—"

As soon as Rifa's explanation ended, Kirito looked back to the front as if he was thinking about something.

"Can I ask a few questions?"

"Please. ”

"What good is it for the fire elves to attack the lords of the wind elves and cat demons?"

"Well, this - you can stop the alliance in the first place. If the wind elves leaked the news and the lord was killed, the cat demon clan would definitely not give up. Maybe it will develop into a war between the wind elves and the cat demons...... The fire elves are currently the biggest force, but if the wind elves and the cat demons join forces, the balance of power should be reversed. So they must want to stop this alliance. ”

The trio crossed the bridge and began to enter the cave.

Lifa called the map in front of her, and kept running as she checked the road.

"There are also very high rewards for killing lieges. After killing the lord, you can unconditionally get 30% of the funds stored in the lord's mansion by the opponent, and the territory will also be occupied within ten days, and the occupants can freely withdraw taxes. This is also quite a large amount. The reason why the fire elves became the biggest force was also because they had set traps to kill the earliest lord of the wind elves before. There has only been one time in history when a lord has been killed. ”

"That's ...... so"

This kind of thing has also happened in SAO, and Clyde and Kirito naturally have a deep understanding of it.

"So...... Kirito, Clyde ......"

After glancing at the side faces of the two people next to her, Lifa continued:

"This is the Wind Elves' problem, you don't need to act with me anymore...... Once you leave the cavern, you will be able to reach Arun, and if you go to the venue, you won't be able to make it back alive, and it will take you several more hours to get out of Siruban. No - should I say ......"

Lifa felt the bitterness in her chest, and continued:

"Perhaps the quickest way to fulfill your wish on the World Tree is to help the Fire Elves. As long as the fire elves succeed in this battle, they will definitely be able to obtain sufficient funds, and they will be able to attack the World Tree in the most complete condition. If you're a guard elf, they'll probably hire you as a mercenary. Now—if you're going to kill me here, that's a wise choice. ”

Lifa thought to herself - I won't resist then.

Although she would never have such a thought in normal times, she was sure that even if she fought her, she would never win, and for some reason, she just didn't want to do anything with this girl who looked exactly like her sister.

As for Clyde, he's always had Kirito in mind, and he won't do anything unless Kiritto really wants to kill Lifa.

If it does turn out like that...... I probably won't play ALO anymore......

Lifa glanced at Kirito again with this thought, but her face remained unchanged, and she spat out the words as she continued to run.

"It's just a game, anyway. Kill as much as you can, and grab as much as you can......"

After a pause, she continued:

I've met a lot of people who say that. Actually, they were right, because I used to think so myself. But I later learned that this was not the case. Even in an imaginary world, no matter how stupid it may seem, there are still principles that must be followed. I learned this from very important people......"

"............" Lifa did not speak.

SAO, Game of Death, in terms of the degree of violation, ALO can be said to be nothing compared to SAO.

You can imagine Kirito's feelings when he said the word 'principle' as a SAO player.

"It's a bit of an oxymorony to say that in a game like VRMMO, I think it's hard for players to completely separate the character they are controlling from themselves. If you just blindly satisfy your own ** in this world, then the personality in the real world must also pay a considerable price. The player and their character are one. I- I want to be friends with you. Whatever the reason, I will not do anything to hack and kill someone like you for my own benefit. Absolutely not. ”

"Kirito ......"

Suddenly a sensation filled her chest and made it difficult for Lifa to breathe, and she stopped. Kirito stopped a moment too late.

Lifa clenched her hands in front of her chest, not knowing how to deal with the torrent of emotions she couldn't express.

"That...... Did you forget about me?" Clyde, who had stopped with the two of them, raised an eyebrow.

"Ah............h

"My sexuality is normal, Clyde. Kirito, who knew what Clyde's words meant, was full of black lines.

"But the peachy atmosphere really made me feel uncomfortable, and the lily was fruitless. Clyde said solemnly.

"I've said it all!" "My sexuality-orientation-is very!right!" Kirito seemed angry.

"Oh?" Clyde almost said 'disbelief' on his face.

"Poof!" Lifa couldn't help but laugh when she saw this.

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