On the edge of the wide lake, a breeze blew, and the fishing rod was inserted aside, saying that it was to fish, but everyone was playing a little game on the side. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

After a while, Clyde and the girls sat together, looking at Yui who was already lying asleep next to her, and Madoka suddenly asked, "Brother, should we go and find Yui's family? ”

"Hmm・・・・・・・" Clyde didn't answer when he heard this, it is still unclear what the consequences will be after revealing Yui's identity, and as an intelligent AI, he naturally has no family, and now the closest people are probably only these people from the [Magical Girl Team].

However, Madoka and the others don't know Yui's identity (Lulutia seems to have guessed something, but isn't sure), and Clyde doesn't say it, which is why Madoka asks this question.

"Brother......" Madoka took Clyde's arm and looked quietly, waiting for his reply.

"Then let's try. Clyde was silent for a moment.

"Hmm!" the girls smiled at Clyde's words, looking at Yui who was asleep.

Looking at the sky that was about to become night, Clyde stood up and gently hugged Yui in his arms, and said, "I slept so sweetly, everyone, let's go home." ”

"Oh oh~"

――――The next day――――

The next morning, Clyde appeared on the first floor, the starting town, carrying Yui and Lulutia

Madoka and the others didn't come over because of the matter of the frontline strategy group, and Han Yuan originally wanted to follow Clyde, but was vetoed by Clyde.

"I haven't been here since I left the starting town. ”

"I'm ・・・・・ too, it's better to say that none of the Raiders have ever been back to this place. ”

"Let's start here, Yui, do you think there are any familiar buildings nearby?" Lulutia looked sideways at Yui, who was being carried on Clyde's back, and pointed around.

"I don't know......," Yui said, shaking her little head, indicating that she didn't remember these things at all.

"Let's take a look around first. ”

"Yes. ”

In the starting town, the [army] is stationed on this level, maintaining the usual law and order, but more often than not, it rules the place like a power.

As the three of them walked down the southern street, Lulutia, who always felt a little strange, revisited the square as she walked, and in the face of this situation, Lulutia asked Clyde, "It feels strange・・・・・・・ why are there so few people?"

Even Clyde thought it was very strange, the Transfergate Square in the Origin Town was quite spacious, considering that it was enough to accommodate more than 10,000 players a year ago, and it would not be surprising that on a normal afternoon like this, it would be a little noisy because of the players taking a break everywhere.

But all the figures in sight moved towards the transfer door or the exit of the plaza, and there were almost no people stopping or sitting on the benches.

Looking around, in the center of the circular space with a stone floor, a huge clock tower stands and a transfer door that glows with blue light swaying below.

At the same time, the concentric slender flower beds that surround the tower extend outward, and several elegant white benches are lined in the middle of the grid.

Usually at this time, there are always people coming and going, and there are many players resting here on the benches, but at this moment, there are no people at all, only deserted streets and empty benches.

"Clyde, how many players are left here now?" Lulutia continued.

"Hmm...... If I'm not mistaken... There are about three or four thousand players still alive!" Clyde touched his chin and said slowly in a heavy tone, "In addition to those who died at the beginning, there are also those who died in the follow-up strategy, and there are so many people left! As for the Beginning Town, including the 'army', about thirty percent of the players stay in the Beginning Town・・・・・・・・"

"But ・・・・・"

If you look closely, even if you walk into the street from the square to the market area where there are shops and vendors side by side, the street is still very deserted, and only the shouts of energetic NP merchants echo through the whole street.

However, Lulutia soon spotted a man sitting under a large tree in the middle of the street, so she walked over and asked, "Excuse me, excuse me!"

The man who looked up at the tree with a particularly serious expression replied in a troublesome tone without looking back, "What's the matter?"

“…… What are you doing here, and why aren't there any people here?" asked Lulutia.

・・・・・・・・・・Hearing this, the man finally turned his gaze to Lulutia, but completely ignored Clyde and Yui behind Lulutia, and stared at her face unceremoniously.

But in the next second, as if he realized something, this man who was dressed in simple and light clothes and could hardly distinguish the guild he belonged to, although he was a little surprised when he faced Lulutia's amazing face like a goddess, he immediately turned his eyes to the tree on his head.

Then he replied in a tactful tone, "Actually, I'd love to reply to you that it's a trade secret, but since you're a foreigner, that's fine...... You should be able to see that too? That tall branch. ”

The three of them looked in the direction the man was pointing. The branches of the tall street trees are covered with bright autumn leaves, and if you look closely, you can see a few yellow fruits growing in the shadow of the leaves.

I heard the man continue: "Of course, because the street tree is an indestructible object, even if you climb it, you can't even pick a leaf, let alone a fruit. But that fruit drops a few times a day...... Although it will rot and disappear after only a few minutes, if you pick it up at the chance, you can sell it to NPCs for a good price, and it tastes good. ”

"How much does that sell for?" Lulutia raised an eyebrow at the sight.

"Please keep this confidential. One can sell for five kol!" The man's answer made Clyde and Lulutia instantly speechless.

The fruit worth five kors is similar to the junk food sold outside some schools in reality!

“…… If you go to the practice area and knock down a random worm, you can earn 30 kol. Lulutia continued.

As soon as Lulutia's words fell, the man's eyes suddenly widened, and he looked at Lulutia with the eyes that barely said, "Is there something wrong with your head?", and said in an unusually incomprehensible tone, "Are you serious? Go to the practice area and fight the monster...... This is a dead man!"

"........." Lulutia gave the man a deep look, then turned to Clyde and sighed, "Eh, humans are so fragile. ”

"In the words of the dragon clan, it is the inferior race of the inferior species~" Clyde also knew why the man had this opinion, after all, the players in the lower levels were basically only those children who were not considered combat power and the cowards who were completely afraid to face monsters, except for the [army].

――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――

Update!