With the shrill screams of the teenager, the door behind the woman opened widely, and several figures ran out of it in a hurry. Then, the door to the left side of the altar opened, and several figures ran out as well.

Lined up in two large rows on either side of the four + one stunned glasses women are each of the young players who can be called teenagers or girls. He is between the ages of 12 and 14. Everyone was very interested in observing parenthood back and forth (...... The foursome......

"Really, didn't I tell you to hide in your room!"

The woman who hurriedly asked the children to return to the room appeared to be about twenty years old. However, none of the children obeyed her orders.

However, the young man who rushed out of the room first, with short red hair like a thorn, immediately cried out in disappointment:

"What, why didn't you even take a sword. I said, you're from the top, aren't you? Don't you have any weapons?"

The second half of this is said to Kirito.

"Ah, no, it's not without ......"

Kirito replied in surprise, and the children's expressions lit up again, and each of them clamored and said, "Let me see, let me see."

"How can you speak in such a rude tone to someone you meet for the first time; I'm really sorry because I don't usually have any guests visiting ......"

Seeing that the bespectacled woman lowered her head as if in fear, Asuna hurriedly said:

"No, it's okay - Levy, I remember a few things that have been in the inventory all the time, just let them see them?"

"Well, yes......"

Ye Chi took out some unused things in his and Asuna's public inventory.

In fact, with Ye Chi's current level...... Those who can be qualified for him to be included in the inventory,For middle-level players, it's already an artifact-like existence.,In some of the strategy groups.,It's also a high-end item among players who don't participate in boss battles......

When Ye Chi's fingers poked, pieces of well-shaped equipment fell on the table in front of him, and the children surrounded him with joy. One by one, they picked up their swords or hammers and kept saying "How heavy!" You're so handsome!" and so on. Although this is a sight that overprotective parents will definitely pass out, as long as they are in the street area, no matter how they use their weapons, they will not be harmed.

"—really...... I'm sorry......."

The bespectacled woman shook her head as if it was nerve-wracking, but she smiled at the happy appearance of the children and said so.

“…… Ah, this way, please. I'm going to make tea......"

They were brought to a table outside the confessional room, where six people sat at the round table.

After taking a sip of hot tea, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"You ...... Are you looking for someone here......?"

The female player with glasses asked as she sat down in the chair across from her and tilted her head slightly.

"Ah, yes. Yes...... I'm Asuna, he's Livingslet, and I'm called Levy. ”

"I'm Lizbet, just call me Liz, this dead fish-eyed is Kirito, this kid...... That's what we're going to ask, it's called Yui. ”

"Who's Dead Fisheye!"

"Ahh I'm really sorry I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Sasha. ”

Then they nodded to each other.

"This kid is Yui."

Stroking Yui's hair, which was still sleeping on her lap, Asuna continued:

"The kid got lost in the forest on the twenty-second floor, and seems to be ...... Lost his memory ......"

"Really......"

The woman named Sasha stared at the big dark green eyes behind her glasses.

"She has nothing but clothes, and we don't think she's supposed to live in the upper echelons...... I wonder if I can find her guardian in the Origin Town...... Or someone who knew her, and then heard that this church gathered many children to live with......"

"I see......"

Sasha held the cup with both hands and her eyes fell on the table.

“…… Today, there are about 20 children living in this church, from elementary school students to junior high school students. And that's supposed to be all the young players in this town. At the beginning of this game......"

Although the volume was faint, Sasha began to speak in a clear tone:

"Almost all children at that age have some mental problems because they are too panicked. Of course, there are children who get used to the game and leave town, but that should be the exception. ”

This was something that Asuna, who was in the third grade of junior high school at the time, also experienced. The time spent hiding in the hotel room really drove the spirit to the point of almost collapse.

"Of course, this is also the age when I was still very fond of spoiling my parents, but I was suddenly declared unable to leave here, and I may never even be able to return to reality...... Most of those children are in a state of collapse, and several of them appear to be ...... Just cut off the connection. ”

The corners of Sasha's mouth stiffened.

"Although in the first month of the game, I also aimed to play the strategy game, and continued to level up in the practice area...... One day, when I saw such a child wandering alone on a street corner, I couldn't feel at ease, so I took it back to the hotel to live with me. From then on, I was so disturbed by the thought that there might be such a child, so I began to look around town for a child who was alone. When I came back to my senses, it was already like this. So, what to say...... I'm really sorry that there are people like you who are fighting at the top, but I can't keep up and help. ”

"Quick, don't say that......"

Asuna shook her head and struggled to find words, but her throat was stuck and she couldn't speak.

Ye Chi took over the conversation, "There is no such thing, we are all contributing to the strategy, if there is no person like you...... We can't bear to let such children go to the front line, according to our country, we are all serving the ultimate goal of strategy, but the social division of labor is different. ”

"Thank you. But I didn't do it out of a sense of obligation, and I was happy living with my children. ”

Sasha smiled and looked at the sleeping Yui with worried eyes.

"So...... For the past two years, we have been going from area to area and house to house every day, looking for any children in need. If there were such young children, we should find out. It's a pity...... I don't think she's a kid who lives in the Beginningtown. ”

"Really......"

Asuna, who hung her head, hugged Yui tightly, and then looked at Sasha's eyelid as if she was perk.

"It may be a bit of a faux pas, but how do you earn your daily living expenses?"

"Ah, on that note, besides me, there are a few older kids guarding this place...... It's absolutely fine for them to run around the practice area around town, so they can easily earn money for food. It's not a lot, though. ”

"Oh, that's amazing...... As far as we've just heard on the streets, people here think it's suicide to fight monsters in the practice area. ”

Sasha nodded in response to Kirito's words.

"Basically, I think that's what all the players who stay in the Town of Origin right now think. I can't say that's wrong, after all, given the risk of death, there is nothing you can do...... However, because of this, we have a higher income than the average player in this town. ”

Indeed, in order to rent the rooms of this church all the time, one hundred ks per day is required. This is an amount that is several times higher than the daily wage of the man who picked up the fruit just now.

"So, we've been targeted lately for ......"

“…… Who's targeting?"

Sasha's steady eyes turned serious in an instant. Just as she opened her mouth to continue—

"Teacher! Sasha-sensei! Oops!"

The door slammed open, and several children rushed in.

"Really, that's rude to a guest."

"Now is not the time to talk about this!"

The red-haired boy just now shouted with tears in his eyes:

"Brother Yin, they were captured by those guys in the army!"

"—where?"

Sasha stood up as if she had changed her personality and asked the boy.

"The open space behind the prop shop in the East 5th District. The army sent ten men to fence off the road, and only Goda escaped. ”

"Got it, I'll be over right - I'm sorry ......"

Sasha turned her head back to face Asuna and Kirito and lowered her head slightly.

"I've got to save those kids, so let's talk later......"

"Teacher! We're going too!"

The red-haired teenager shouted so, and several children behind him also made echoes of agreement. The boy ran to Kirito's side and spoke in a very serious manner.

"Brother, please lend me the weapon you just had! If there was that, even the army would have fled immediately!"

"No, you can't!"

Sasha shouted a reprimand.

"You're all waiting here!"

"No problem, we'll fix this." Ye Chi stood up with his fingers pinched on the table...... The souls who have tarnished the name of the People's Liberation Army...... Tremble! Ye Chi inexplicably ignited......

"We're professionals...... No, the swordsman ......" Ye Chi showed a pleasant ♂ smile and let them see...... What is a Swordsman...... can really support the name of the swordsman and undertake the task of 'liberation'...... It's not something that anyone can do......"

"Don't worry...... This guy got serious...... Originally, he was very unhappy with the army in the name of liberation, but now he is serious...... This guy, there are only a few people who are stronger than him in SAO......" Kirito shrugged, "If it really starts, all the troops will be played to death by him......"

"So...... Big brother, I'll leave it to you......" The red-haired boy bowed his head very seriously, and the boys and girls behind him also "please." ”

"Hey, leave it to us." Ye Chi and Kirito nodded together, even with Yui......

"Please let us help. At least a little more people would be better. Asuna said to Sasha.

"-Thank you, then I'll be respectful and obey."

Sasha bowed deeply, pushed her glasses and said:

"Well, let's run past."

Sasha, who rushed out of the church, shook the short sword hanging from her waist and ran out in a straight line. Four men followed behind her. Asuna glanced behind her and saw a large group of children behind her, but Sasha had no intention of driving them back - it wouldn't be necessary to speed up after a while.

Cross the woods into the streets of the East 6th District and then through the alleys. It seems to be a shortcut to the shortest distance, and when I ran straight through the entrance of the NPC shop and the courtyard of the private house, I saw a group of people blocking the path ahead. Judging from the unified equipment of gray-green and black-iron, the group of at least ten people is the men and horses of the "army".

When Sasha, who rushed into the alley without hesitation, stopped, noticing that her army players were also turning back, a malicious smile appeared on her face.

"Oh! The nanny is here!"

“…… Let the kids go!"

Sasha said in a stiff voice.

"Don't say it so badly. We're just teaching them some social knowledge, and we're going to let them go right away. ”

"That's right, it's the duty of citizens to pay taxes after all!"

Then the man let out a shrill laugh that made Sasha's clenched fists tremble slightly.

"Silver! Cain! Minay! Are you there?"

Sasha shouted to the other side of the men, and immediately the girl's frightened voice was heard:

"Teacher! Teacher...... Help us!"

"Don't worry about the money, it's okay to give it all to them!"

"Teacher...... Useless ......"

This time, it was a teenager's voice that seemed to be squeezed out.

"Giggle-hee."

One of the men, blocking the road, let out a spasmodic laugh.

"That's because you're owing too much tax...... It's not enough to hand over the money!"

"That's right, it's not okay not to hand over the equipment, plus all the armor...... No one is missing!"

Blocking the city gates......

Ye Chi instantly thought of this word......

However, seeing the men's mean smiles, Asuna instantly sensed what was going on in the alley. This group of "tax collectors" is probably demanding that all children, including young girls, be removed from their clothes. This caused an almost murderous anger to appear in Asuna's heart.

Sasha seemed to have expected this, and leaned over with the momentum of not directly beating the men. "Immediately...... Get out of the way from there! Otherwise......"

"Otherwise, what does the nanny teacher want? Are you going to pay the taxes for them?"

I didn't see any intention of the giggling men moving at all.

In towns, i.e., in the protective circles of the street districts, programs called crime control orders are in operation at all times, so it is impossible to do things like hurt other players or simply move them. But on the other hand, it is impossible to eliminate players who obstruct the movement, and it also causes vicious harassment such as this "barrier" that blocks the passage and blocks people, or even "encirclement" that directly surrounds each other with several people and makes people unable to move a single step.

Ye Chi stopped Asuna a little at the same time, jumped into the encirclement, and jumped into the encirclement.

These people are no longer a conflict of consciousness or ideas, these people have become "tumors" and "pustules".

If they continue to run amok, the "cornerstone" of the SAO Raiders group will be destroyed.

Think about it, if you follow the mortality rate of the 74th floor strategy battle, you can't reach the 100th floor at all, and all the current raider groups, including Ye Chi, will be sacrificed, right?

At that time, those who still had the fighting spirit, unlike the "adults" in the city who had become the walking dead, these children had to take on the responsibility of real liberation.

A powerful knee slammed into the leader's face—just in front of him, so that the crime prevention rules would not be triggered, and the compressed air exploded in his face like a cannon—like a powerful straight punch, and he was knocked down, hitting several people behind him before stopping.

Gangsters are gangsters, even if they are armed, they can practice with small hooligans, and it is impossible to beat the big gangsters, let alone directly anal slivers......

Then these gangsters directly bumped into the strip, and it was still the most capable wave of strips......

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Well, my bad...... Learn linear algebra and calculus in advance, and the EAP will be hung up at the beginning of the school year...... Busy than ......