"The first time we met, I was Yuriyel who belonged to the guild ALF."

“ALF?”

Asuna asked back about the name she had heard for the first time. The woman shrunk her neck slightly.

"Ah, sorry, this is short for the Aingron Liberation Army. Because the official name is quite tricky for me......"

The female voice is a smooth and showy bass. Asuna, who often thinks her voice is childish, feels even more envious and says hello in return.

"First time we met, I was from the Guild Blood Alliance Knights - ah, no, I'm temporarily out of the group. My name is Asuna, and this child is Yui. ”

Yui, who had spent a long time emptying the plate with the soup and was now challenging the juice, raised her face and looked at Yuriel. Though she was slightly suspicious, she immediately smiled and turned her gaze back again.

And Yuriel's azure eyes widened the moment she heard the Blood Alliance Knights.

“KOB。 …… I see, no wonder it was easy to deal with that group of people. ”

After realizing that "that group" was referring to yesterday's violent intimidation group, Asuna once again strengthened her vigilance and said:

“…… In other words, you're here to protest yesterday's incident?"

"No, no, no. I would like to thank you in return, it was so well done. ”

“……”

WTF？

Is it fine?

Ye Chi swiped a data stream in his head......

"The purpose of coming here today is to ask a few people for something."

"Please?"

"Yes, if you were Miss Asuna, then this would be Mr. Livingslet, the 'Shadow Assassin', and Mr. Kirito, the 'Black Swordsman'...... I've heard of three super powerful players who were once inseparable since the bottom...... And one more...... Miss Lizzebet, the master smith, right? I have admired the daimyo for a long time. ”

"Huo?" Ye Chi walked up to Asuna, "Well-informed enough...... Not many of us know about the two of us......

"Allah? Are the two married? Congratulations......"

"Nani? You don't know how to deduce! ”

"Because I've seen a portrait before...... ...... in the newspaper

“……”*4

"Okay, my fault...... Ye Chi raised his forehead, "So what do you want to ask for?" Ah, I'm sorry, please come in......" Ye Chi suddenly found that it was very rude for the family to stand at the door all the time, so he hurriedly let her come in at the door.

"Excuse me......" she sat down, nodding to Sasha first.

"So...... Will find us...... Is it because of the need for high-end combat power? Ye Chi took a sip of tea, paused for a teacup and said.

"Yes"

Swaying her silver hair and nodding, the female swordsman of the army continued:

"I'll start at the beginning. The name army has not been used since the past...... The transformation into an army, as ALF is now called, was created after the former vice-president, who is now the de facto ruler, took over the real power. The original name was Guild MTD...... Have you heard of it?"

Asuna, Hachi, and Lizbet had never heard of it, but Kirito immediately replied:

"The abbreviation of 'MMOTODAY' is right. At the beginning of SAO, Japan's largest online game comprehensive intelligence station, the person who organized the guild was supposed to be the administrator there, and I remember the name was ......"

"Sinka."

Yuriel's expression distorted slightly as she said the name.

"He's absolutely ...... It's not like trying to form an organization that is doing it alone. He just wants to distribute intelligence, food, and other resources equally to as many players as possible......"

On this point, Asuna and Ye Chi had also heard about the ideals and disillusionments of the "army". There is nothing wrong with the idea of hunting monsters in large numbers to avoid crises as much as possible and to obtain a stable income to distribute evenly. But the essence of MMORPGs is a scramble for resources between players, even in a game like SAO, which is in an extremely abnormal situation. No, perhaps it should be said, it is precisely because of this that it is even more so.

So, in order to achieve this ideal, the scale that the organization actually has and a strong leader is indispensable. For this reason, the army is simply too large. Improper concealment, purging, and backlash continue to occur, and leaders are slowly losing their leadership.

"At this moment, it was the man named the Tooth King who came out."

"Tooth King...... I really don't want to hear that name again......"

Yuriel said in an unhappy tone:

Under the pretext of Sinka's laissez-faire, he joined his group of cadres and players to propose that the system be strengthened and that the name of the guild be changed to the Liberation Army of Ayngrunt. This was followed by the promotion of the accepted policy of hunting criminals and efficient monopoly of practice areas. Up to that point, although he had observed the etiquette of the practice area in consideration of maintaining friendship with other guilds, he continued to monopolize the practice area for a long time with most violence, and in addition to increasing the income of the guild rapidly, the power of the Tooth King's faction gradually became stronger. Recently, Sinka has almost become an ornament...... The players of the Tooth King faction also got carried away, and even began to intimidate in the name of 'taxation' in the neighborhood circle. Yesterday you were the first of those who were in the vanguard of that group. ”

"Oh grass? This guy is five stars to death! Isn't there anyone who wants to overthrow him? I remember though the guy was pretty good...... But it's not that hard to deal with...... The words of your army...... There are still a lot of pikemen, two spearmen, armed with super long guns, as long as they can break the defense, this guy will die, or directly use the spear to put him in prison or something...... If you want to trap him, you need as many ways as you want. ”

"But the problem is that the members of the army with strong combat power are all supporters of the Tooth King, and he himself is not a mediocre hand, but he ......"

Yuriel took a breath and continued after drinking the tea that Sasha had brewed:

"However, the Tooth King faction also has a weakness, that is, it only cares about increasing assets and continues to ignore the strategy game. It makes 'this putting the cart before the horse!' The sound continues to expand among the players at the end...... In order to suppress this dissatisfaction, the Tooth King recently made an unreasonable bet, selecting a dozen or so players with the highest level from among his subordinates to form a strategy team, and sending the front-line strategy leader. ”

"Kobaz...... Subordinates? Ye Chi and Asuna glanced at each other - Ye Chi still had a grudge against this, the rammer who only had muscles but not brains had buried a well-trained team of players in vain - even if the army was not completely wiped out, but the rest probably didn't dare to participate in the boss strategy, right?

"Even if it's a high level, it's undeniable that we can't compare to the people in the Raiders group in the first place...... In the end, the worst result was the defeat of the team and the death of the captain, and the tooth king also incurred a correction because of his unscrupulous behavior. I almost banished him......"

Yuriel furrowed her tall nose and bit her lip.

"Three days ago, the desperate Tooth King resorted to a forcible strategy to frame Sinka. He used the cloister crystal whose exit was set in the depths of the labyrinth, and in turn banished Sinka. At that time, Sinka was unarmed because he believed in the Tooth King's words, "Let's disarm and talk about it." It is simply impossible to break through the monster horde from the deepest part of the labyrinth alone. I don't even think I even brought ...... transfer crystal."

"Three, ...... three days ago? What ...... that Sinkata?"

Asuna asked the question reflexively, and Liel nodded in response.

"His name is pretty good on the 'Monument of Life', so he should have made it to safety. It's just that the location is deep in a very high-level labyrinth, so there is no way to move...... As you know, there is no way to send messages inside the labyrinth, and there is no way to connect to the guild warehouse, so it is not possible to send the transfer crystal to him. ”

This large-scale method of killing others using cloister crystals that set the exit in the depths of a desperate situation is called "entrance PK", and of course Xinka knows it. However, it may be that even if you look against each other, you are the vice president of the same guild, so you shouldn't be able to do this. Or rather, reluctantly to think so.

In fact, this technique is useless for real masters, because like Ye Chi, even if he is naked, he can wave around the monster pile without being injured, Asuna's words are estimated to flash out with speed, Kirito should be slightly miserable, but he should also be able to retreat with his whole body.

However, for members of the army...... The combat effectiveness of the single body is not high, and losing the team is the five scum of the battle, and he has almost never experienced the trap in the labyrinth area, let alone the death match with the Red Name Guild, and does not have any anti-reconnaissance ability and the backhand of turning the tables...... Once you get hit, it's over......

"Really...... Unconspiracy. Ye Chi hammered the table, "But there's no way, right?" After all, it's the same guild's ......" Asuna pressed Ye Chi's palm and persuaded softly.

"People are just too nice." Yuriel sighed.

"If he weren't for that, the army wouldn't exist at all, sheltering thousands of players...... A loss may turn out to be a gain? Ye Chi let out a sigh of relief and leaned on the table softly.

“…… The only people who can operate the guild leader's certificate of the 'Promised Scroll' are Xinka and the Tooth King. If Sinka never returns, the guild's personnel and accountants will completely fall into the hands of the Tooth King. Failing to prevent Sinka from falling into the trap is my responsibility as a deputy, and I must rescue him. But my level can't break through the labyrinth that imprisons him, and I can't count on the help of the 'army' players. ”

She bit her lip and looked directly into Ye Chi's eyes, as if she knew that Ye Chi was the one who made decisions in this small team.

"It was at this time that I heard that there was a very strong group of four in the town, and I had been feeling uneasy, so I came to ask for your help. Mr. Livings - Miss Asuna, and Mr. Kirito. ”

"Hey, hey, why don't you have me!" Lizz Bette muttered slightly disgruntled......

"The side of life is cool~" Ye Chi said in a very unbeaten tone

"Ahhh You really want to beat you up! ”

"Liz Levy, stop arguing!" Asuna smiled...... Instant repression......

Yuriel bowed her head deeply and said:

"You may think that it is too cheeky to make such a request when you have just met. But please, please come with me to save Sinka. ”

Asuna stared at Yuriyer, who had closed her mouth after saying the long sentence.

It's sad, but you can't easily trust what others say in SAO. What I heard this time may also be a conspiracy to lure Kiritto and Asuna to the outside of the circle to persecute them. Often, with sufficient knowledge of the game, it is possible to find flaws in the words of the scammers. But it's a pity that the group of four is too ignorant of the inside story of the "army".

After looking at Ye Chi, Asuna said heavily:

"—If it's something we can do, then we're willing to help—that's what I think. Therefore, we must do a minimum investigation of what you say to prove it to be true......"

"This is a matter of course......"

Yuriel bowed her head slightly.

"I know it's an unreasonable request...... However, the thought that Xinka's name on the Black Iron Palace's 'Monument of Life' could be engraved with a horizontal line at any time made me feel like crazy......"

Seeing the silver-haired whip that made her strong eyes glow with tears, Asuna's heart couldn't help but waver, and she felt even more painful to believe in her. But at the same time, the experience of living in this world for the past two years is sounding the alarm to tell me that it is dangerous to act because of sentimentality.

Asuna looked at Ye Chi, who was also very hesitant. The black eyes that looked at him reflected the oscillation between wanting to help Yuriel and worrying about Asuna's safety.

Ye Chi rarely hesitated, and the few things that could make him hesitate were probably on the few matters such as "the safety of lovers" and "the choice of human nature".

Obviously, he was faced with two inseparable choices at the same time, which made him seem to be in a dilemma.

On the one hand, it is a matter that should be taken care of both public and private, and on the other hand, it is the safety of lovers and friends who share life and death.

If it was just one person, maybe I would have said yes a long time ago.

But at this time, he was burdened with the lives of three people.

Ye Chi felt a cold sweat break out on his back.

At this time, Yui, who had been silent until now, suddenly raised her head from the cup and said:

"It doesn't matter, Mom. That man, he didn't lie. ”

This surprised Asuna and looked at Yui intently. Needless to say, I just heard it in fluent Japanese, and the way I spoke so far seemed to be a lie.

"Knot...... Yui, can you judge ...... such a thing?"

She asked, staring straight at Yui's face, and nodded.

"Well, I ...... I can't explain it, but I know ......."

Hearing this, Kirito stretched out his right hand and messed around Yui's hair. Then he smiled at Asuna.

"Instead of regretting why you doubt people, it is better to believe first and then regret it. Let's go, there's always a way to get things done. ”

"I'm really irresponsible for what I said to you...... Never mind...... It's okay to be crazy with you......" Ye Chi seemed to have given up on treatment

"Little guy, the lives of the three of us are in your hands......" Ye Chi rubbed Yui's head, ignoring whether Yui could really understand.

But the little one showed a big smile.

Then he went back to the cup in front of him.

Asuna stroked Yui's shiny black hair, re-faced Yuriyelle, and said with a smile:

"It's insignificant, but let us help you. Because I know exactly how I feel when I want to save someone important......"

Yuriel's sky-blue eyes glistened with tears, and she bowed her head deeply.

"Thank you...... Thank you for ......."

"Save that until you rescue Mr. Sinka."

When Asuna responded with a smile again, Sasha, who had been watching silently, slapped her hands on the ground.

"In that case, then you should take good nutrition! There's also a lot of food, so don't be polite to Miss Yurielle. ”

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I seem to have been a little wet lately......

But it can't be ...... Time doesn't allow, and there really can't be changed too much in this paragraph, because the outline still needs Yui to appear, especially in the UW chapter, Yui is an important clue, so the author must let Yui come out in a complete, or even more powerful form.

As long as I don't fail, this probably won't be broken......

So, everybody, pray......