Yuki opened his eyes slightly and looked up at Kirito, blinking two or three times before smiling. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Excuse me, woke you up?"

"No...... I just had a nightmare. It's about the original world......"

She kept a smile and buried her face in Kirito's chest.

"I thought in my dream what would happen if entering Ayn Grant and meeting Kirito were both a dream, and I was scared. Fortunately...... It's not a dream. ”

"This guy is weird. Don't you want to go back?"

"Of course. I want to go back, but I don't want to lose the memory of living here. Though...... It took a little longer to find out...... But this period of time is really important for me. Even more so now. ”

She suddenly became serious, and took Kirito's right hand on her shoulder, hugging it tightly to her chest.

There were tears in her hazel eyes, and she quietly imprinted her lips on Kirito's hand that she was holding. The gentle touch of her lips was transmitted directly to Kirito.

"I'll ...... too. Carry this with you. I will bear the burden on you. I promise you. I will definitely protect you for the rest of my life...... So, stop beating yourself up, okay?"

This is exactly -

Kirito has never been able to say anything from the past to the present. But at this moment, his lips trembled, and he could hear such a voice coming from his own throat - or rather from his own soul.

"Me ...... too"

Very subtle sounds, quietly echoing in the air.

"I will protect you too. ”

Such a simple sentence, but he said it so quietly and so unreliable. Kirito couldn't help but smile bitterly, shook his hand and muttered:

"Luck...... You're really strong. Much stronger than me......"

After listening to this, he blinked his eyes a few times, and then smiled:

"It's all the credit of Kirito-kun, if it weren't for Kirito-kun's teaching and companionship during this time, I'm afraid I'd still be hiding in the hotel and shivering and unwilling to face this terrible death game. ”

"Anyway, after today, it's time to start the normal game strategy again, and we're going back to the strategy group. Yuki lowered his head and said softly, resting his head on Kirito's shoulder.

"I always felt a little scared...... Now that the two of us are finally together, I am so afraid that if we go to war immediately, something unfortunate will happen...... I'm probably a little tired. ”

After quietly smoothing Yuki's hair, Kirito nodded obediently unexpectedly.

"That's right...... I'm tired too......"

Even if the values haven't changed, the continuous battles have indeed made Kirito accumulate a lot of invisible fatigue. Not to mention a situation as urgent as today's. In fact, no matter how strong the bow is, if it is constantly tightened every day, it will break one day. So you really need to take a proper rest.

The impulse that Kirito has been forcing himself to fight since he accidentally killed Dakar, and the impulse that borders on a sense of crisis is leaving me, and for now I just want to deepen the bond with this girl.

Kiritto wrapped her arms around her body and buried her head in her silky hair as she said:

"In the southwest area of the twenty-second floor, in a place full of forests and lakes...... There is a small village. It's a good place where no monsters will appear. There are just a few log houses for sale right now. Let's move over there, and..."

"And then ......?"

Kirito struggled to stir up his stiff tongue and finish the rest of the sentence.

"I—let's get married. ”

Kirito felt that he would never forget the most beautiful smile on Yuki's face at this time.

"Good ......"

She nodded quietly, a teardrop the size of a bean slipping down her cheek.

................................................................................. I'm the dividing line to buy a house....................................................................................................

According to the rules on the system, there are a total of four relationships between SAO players.

First of all, the first type is someone who has nothing to do with it. The second type is friends. Players who have registered each other in their friends list can send a short text message to each other from anywhere, or search for their friend's current location on the map.

The third type is the guild companions. In addition to the above-mentioned functions, if you team up with a guild member during battle, you can get a bonus that slightly increases your combat power. But on the other hand, a fixed percentage of the Keerli must be handed over to the guild as funds.

So far, Yuki and I have shared two relationships, friends and guild members, and although we are temporarily leaving the guild, we have decided to join the last relationship.

Although it is said to be a marriage - but the procedure is actually very simple. As long as one party sends a marriage proposal and the other party accepts it, it is considered married. However, the changes that occur when two people get married are not comparable to the relationship between friends and guild members.

The meaning of marriage in SAO is simply that all information and props are shared with each other. You can freely view each other's status screens, and even the item screens will be combined into one. In fact, this is also the act of putting their most important lifeline into the hands of the other party, and in the Ayn Grant, which is full of betrayal and fraud, even the best couples rarely develop into a marriage relationship. Of course, the very uneven ratio of men and women is also one of the important reasons.

The twenty-second floor is arguably one of the most sparsely populated floors in Al Ain Grant. The area is quite large because of the low floors, but evergreen forests and numerous lakes scattered throughout the area occupy most of the land, and the main street area can be said to be a very small village. There are no monsters in the practice area, and the difficulty of the maze area is quite low, so it can be said that there is almost no impression left in the player's memory after only three days.

Kirito and Yuki bought a small log house in the forest on the twenty-second floor and moved there to live. Although the house is small, it still costs a considerable amount of money to buy an entire house in SAO. It turned out that I was going to take out all the items and equipment I had in the guild warehouse and sell them to Achill, but most of these are beautiful fashions, and it would be a pity to sell them, so I was rejected by myself.

Although Achill said with regret that we could use the second floor of his store as we pleased, the newlywed life in the grocery store was too miserable. In addition, once the super famous Twin Knife Stream player gets married and lives in a grocery store, I can't imagine what kind of commotion it will cause once this kind of thing is announced. I think that in the sparsely populated 22nd floor, we should be able to live a peaceful life.

"Wow - what a beautiful view!"

Although it is called a dormitory, there are only two rooms in the house. After opening the window on the south side of the room, he leaned out of the window.

The scenery outside is indeed beautiful. Because it is quite close to the outer part, you can see the glittering lake, the deep green forest, and the open sky in the distance. Normally, we live under a stone cover about 100 meters above our heads, so the sense of openness that comes from being so close to the sky is indescribable.

"Don't just look at the beautiful scenery, if you get too close to the periphery, you will fall. ”

Kirito put down his work of arranging furniture props and hugged Yuki's body from behind. This woman is now her own wife - the thought of this, the warmth of the winter sun, the incredible emotion, and finally the surprise that we can develop into a relationship between husband and wife, such mixed feelings welled up.

Before being imprisoned in this world, he was just a child who aimlessly went back and forth between school and home. But now the real world has become a distant past for itself.

If—if this playthrough is completed, we'll be able to go back to the original world...... While this should be the hope of all players, including themselves and Yuki, the thought of what happened at that time is honestly unsettling. Holding Yuki's arms more and more unconsciously became harder and harder.

"It hurts, Kirito...... What's wrong with you?"

"Hug ...... I'm sorry...... That, luckily. ”

Although I couldn't speak for a while, I still wanted to ask for clarification anyway.

"Is the relationship between the two of us limited to the game......? When you return to the real world, do you disappear......

"I'm going to be angry, Kirito. ”

Yuki, who turned his head, looked at Kirito's eyes burning with anger.

"Even if it's an ordinary game that isn't in an abnormal state, I'm not just a girl who likes people. I'm already in love with Kirito-kun. ”

She clamped my cheeks with both hands and said:

"I've only learned one thing here. That is, never give up until the last minute. If I go back to the real world, I will definitely meet you again and like you again. ”

I don't know how many times I've been moved by Yuki's sensibilities and words. Or maybe it's just that I'm too weak.

However, it doesn't matter if you're weak. For a long time, I have forgotten that it is so nice to have someone to rely on and someone to support me. It's unclear how long you'll be able to stay here, but at least during the time you're away from the battlefield—

Kirito let his thoughts wander everywhere, focusing only on the sweet fragrance and soft touch of his arms.

"Even if it's an ordinary game that isn't in an abnormal state, I'm not just a girl who just likes people. 」

She clamped my cheeks with both hands and said:

"I've only learned one thing here. That is, never give up until the last minute. If I go back to the real world, I will definitely meet you again and like you again. 」

I don't know how many times I've been moved by my frankness and toughness. Or maybe it's just that I'm too weak.

However, it doesn't matter if I'm weak. For a long time, I had forgotten how happy it was to have someone to lean on, someone to support me. It's unclear how long you'll be able to stay here, but at least during the time you're away from the battlefield—

I let my thoughts wander everywhere, focusing only on the sweet aroma and the soft touch in my arms.