"So...... Thank you again for saving me!"

After the four of them touched the glass containing the incredible green liquid, Lifa poured the cold liquid into her thirsty throat in one gulp.

"It's false, but Yu is satisfied!" said Nero, who had taken the cup in one gulp.

"Not bad. Clyde, who drank the incredible green liquid, also commented.

Kirito gulped down the drink and said with a little embarrassed smile, "Gee, Clyde and I just happened to meet...... But then again, those guys are really belligerent. Is there such a group PK here from time to time?"

"Well—the relationship between the fire elves and the wind elves wasn't good. The two races are located next to each other, so they are often encountered in the training grounds of neutral areas, and the forces on both sides have been competing with each other for a long time. However, it was only recently that the kind of organized PK group appeared. I think...... They've been planning to attack the World Tree lately......"

"By the way, I just wanted you to tell me about the World Tree. ”

"That's exactly what you said. But why do you want to know?"

"Because I want to go to the top of the World Tree. ”

Lifa looked at Kirito's face with some surprise. He didn't look like he was joking, though, and his black pupils showed a rather serious aura.

Then Lifa looked at Clyde.

"Me too, but I met Kirito by chance, so I took the initiative to accept the invitation. Clyde nodded in reply.

"Yu followers, well, since it's a game, Yu naturally has to play it to the fullest!" Nero laughed.

"Yes......" Lifa wiped the non-existent sweat from her forehead.

“…… I think that's what all players think. It should be said that this is the ultimate goal of the game ALO. ”

"So?" Kirito was stunned when he heard this, he didn't know about it.

"You know there's a limit to air stay, right? No matter what race you are, you can only fly for about ten minutes straight. However, if you arrive in the Sky City above the World Tree first and meet the [Elven King Oberon], you can all be reincarnated as a higher race like the [Elf of Light]. In this way, the air restriction will disappear and you can fly in the air as you like......"

“…… I see......"

Kirito took a bite of the fruit pie and nodded.

"It's really fascinating. Do you already know how to reach the top of the World Tree?" asked Clyde on his own initiative.

"Inside the World Tree, where the roots are, is a large dome. There is an entrance above the Dome from where you can climb into the World Tree, but the NPC Guardian Knight Legion defending the Dome is too powerful. So far, each race has launched several attacks, but all of them have been completely wiped out. The Fire Elves are currently the biggest force, and they will desperately scavenge for money, just to buy all the equipment and items, and then prepare to capture the World Tree in one fell swoop. ”

"Are those guardian knights really that ......powerful?" Kirito couldn't help but think of the high-level boss in SAO.

"It's too much. If you think about it, it's been a year since ALO was officially launched. Do you think there's a task that you can't accomplish in a whole year?"

"So that's ...... true"

"Actually, around last fall, there was a big ALO intelligence site that collected a lot of signatures and asked RECT PROGRESS to improve the balance of the game. ”

"Wow, and then ......?"

Of course, you can only get a formulaic answer. Say 'this game is operated with the right balance'. And then, a lot of opinions have started to emerge that with the current method, there will never be a way to attack the World Tree. ”

“…… Could it be that some key task is overlooked, or is it ...... If you have a single race, you will never be able to attack the World Tree?"

Lifa's hand that was about to bring Barbara Mousse to her mouth stopped, and then looked at Kirito's face again.

The face that is exactly the same as my sister's face, obviously I have always wanted to distinguish it, but ......

"Hmm...... You're very sharp. Now everyone is trying to find out if there is any key task missing. As for the conditions for the organization of a joint army...... That's absolutely impossible. ”

"Impossible?"

"Because it's fundamentally contradictory to the mission itself. Only the first race to get paid for a quest, how can it be possible to cooperate with other races......"

"That'...... In other words, it is impossible to climb the World Tree at all...... right?"

“…… I think so. Of course, there are many other quests, but there are also ways to enjoy the game, such as improving your production skills...... It's just that once you taste the joy of flying, you can't extricate yourself like poisoning...... No matter how many years it takes, you must ......"

"Then it's too late!" Kirito exclaimed, suddenly lowering his voice.

"Kirito, calm down!" Clyde hurriedly pressed Kirito's hand, seeing her face distorted by her best friend's trapped but powerless face, Clyde couldn't help but sigh.

"It's true that players at this stage can't do it, but ...... Kirito, don't forget, who we are. ”

Clyde's words in Lifa's ears meant that they were the strong ones who survived SAO, but in Kirito's ears it was different.

Because Clyde has a team!

A team that can easily invade this world, if it weren't for the fact that they didn't want to startle the snake, it is estimated that Clyde would have let people break into the main system of this world and rescue Asuna.

So it's futile to be anxious and angry now, and it's better to calm down and think carefully about what to do next.

"Sorry to scare you......" Kirito whispered.

"It's just that I have to go to the World Tree anyway. ”

Under the gaze of Kirito's black pupils that glowed with a blade-like light, Lifa's heart beat a beat slower.

That look......

It's different from the lazy and lazy sister!

Lifa, who was even more sure that she had mistaken the person, took a large sip of [incredible green liquid (because I didn't know what it was)" in order to calm herself, and then finally asked, "Why, do you have to go to the World Tree ......?"

"I ...... We're looking for someone......"

"So, what's going on?"

“…… There is no way to end this matter in a few words......"

"And it's not convenient to say, Lifa. Clyde chimed in.

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

Although I don't know what to hide, seeing Kirito's expression, Lifa thinks of her sister again.

She seems to be out a lot lately......

"Thank you, Lifa...... Tell me so much information. Really helped me a lot. Thank you for your hospitality, the first person I met here was you. Kirito's words interrupted Lifa's thoughts.

"Wait, wait. Are you going to ...... Go to the World Tree?"

"Uh-huh. I'll have to see for myself. ”

"Kirito ......" Clyde didn't say much.

Even if there is no girlfriend bonus in the original book, Kirito, who is a best friend, has never given up Asuna, but is more radical than the original book!

"That's reckless...... The road is so far away, and there will be so many powerful monsters on the way, even though you are also very strong......"

When Lifa came back to her senses, such a sentence had already rushed out of her mouth.

"Otherwise, I'll take you—"

"Huh......" Kirito's eyes widened.

"But you and we have just met, why are you embarrassed to trouble you like this......"

"It's okay, I've already decided!"

Although she wanted to ask Kirito if she was her sister, seeing Kirito's expression just now and Clyde's reaction, Lifa still chose to avoid talking about it, but that didn't mean she gave up.

Because the ALO has wings, it doesn't have any means of teleportation.

Going to Arun, the central city where the World Tree is located, is like taking a short trip in the real world.

Because of that almost identical appearance to her sister - so Lifa just can't let Kirito go.

"Will you log in tomorrow too?"

"Ah...... Well. Kirito was a little slow to react.

"Of course. Clyde saw Kirito nodding and nodded himself.

"Then I'll see you here tomorrow at three o'clock in the afternoon. I'm going to have to go offline first. By the way, you're going to have to log out of the hotel room upstairs. Then we'll see you tomorrow!"

After standing and speaking, Lifa waved her right hand to call out the window. Since she can log out anytime and anywhere in the Wind Elf territory, she can press the button directly.

After Lifa leaves, it's time for Kirito and Clyde to talk.

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