April 20th, seven o'clock in the morning

"I'm almost done" The large amount of flowing color stone I need is almost complete, and I guess I can go back after going to the mine again tomorrow

Glancing at the black swordsman who was sitting on the other side of the table chatting with them, he called him Kirito first, the name Kiritani Kazuto can't be said here

I've been here with them for three days.,Strictly speaking, it's not like I've been with them for so long.,I usually go out alone in the middle of the night to brush materials.,Usually I occasionally go to switch between the front and back rows for them.,The defense is handed over to themselves and the enemy lets them solve it by themselves.,To be honest, it's a foreign aid.

"Kirito, what do you think is the difference between those front-line players and us?" Keita, who is the head of the group, suddenly asked, he is the president of this guild, and he is also the president of the five people in reality, so there are more things to consider

Let's say the next field location or something, well, I'm self-respecting

"Intelligence" indifferently replied for him, "Where is the best place to level up, and at the same time, where to start some rare materials, they all know very well."

"That's right," Keita sighed, leaning back in his chair, "but I don't think that's it, right?" ”

"Tell me what it is, lucky?" Continue to talk because you are bored

"Well, it should be willpower, because I want to protect the members of the same guild, because I want to protect the ordinary players in the lower levels, so those front-line players can win the boss battle" Keita clenched his fists and said, "I think as long as I have this feeling"

"Child's mind" gulps down the drink in the cup, "You think it's funny"

"I—I think that's how it should be," said the girl named Yuki, holding up her hand

"How is it possible, there is no such person" Chong said as he stared at the cup that was no longer empty, "There is not a single person who fights with this kind of thought, everyone is just thinking about themselves"

"That's not right! Aren't you helping us! "Yuki, who has always been weak, seems to take this issue very seriously, so he doesn't give an inch

"You're so naïve" stood up and left the table, "It's a game, but you're going to die in it if you're not careful, so be a little more mature even if you don't want to"

(Otherwise, do you want to live by the charity of others all the time) I didn't say this sentence in my heart, I was indeed helping them like charity, but it was just out of the compassion of the slightly stronger for the weak

Kirito looked at himself silently, although he didn't speak, he knew that the other party also thought the same, the atmosphere of the strategy group on the front line was very closed, and everyone would hardly have any contact in private except for a few words at the strategy meeting, and the intelligence and level were also held in their hands, and a fool like himself might not be able to find a second one

(I'll leave early tomorrow morning) After planning this, Chong went up to the second floor alone, as long as he went to the mine again tonight

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"Knock knock" was packing up props when someone knocked on his door, who?

"What's the matter" is neither the black-haired girl nor the innocent teenager, and standing in front of him is the black swordsman, the lone player who has hidden his strength and joined their guild - Kazuto Kiritani

"Are you going to go out tonight?"

"That's right, you're going to go along?"

"No, I want you to bring Yukito over," Kirito hesitated as he stood in the doorway, "You know they don't have a front row in the line."

"She's not suitable" The most important thing in the front row is to be able to be fearless in front of monsters, and it is absolutely impossible for a weak girl like her to transform into a shield swordsman

"You also know that their guild has been leveling up very quickly lately"

"You know better than I know those locations," Chong said impatiently, "what?" Planning to poach? It's a shame I'm not in the front row, my shield defense skill is zero"

"I didn't expect players like you to exist on the front line" Are you saying that my hairstyle is weird?

"I didn't expect a lone player like you to exist," he replied, "so what exactly are you trying to say?" ”

"I mean to say"

"Kirito! Oh no! Luckily, it's gone! A hurried shout came from downstairs, "Let's go to the maze area first!" Please look around the town, too! ”

"I know what!" Kirito responded immediately, and at the same time looked at himself inquiringly, "Do you have tracking skills?" ”

"Proficiency level of about 700"

"That's enough, would you like to help find it?" Kirito said a little flustered

"I see," he said, closing the door and running down the stairs with him

The two of them came to the door of Yuki's room at the same time, and it was easy to find the pale green footprints on the ground by tracking this advanced skill, but after leaving the hotel, it began to blur a little

"I'll look to the east," Kirito glanced out of town, "probably to know if she wasn't going to the labyrinth area."

"Because she's timid," went straight to the other side, "just bring it back when you find it."

"Whatever, either of us will find it," Kirito ran away after saying that

Looking down at the footprints under his feet, as a lone player, his tracking skills could not be lower than his own, so he definitely noticed the trail of footprints leading to the west

"How could I persuade people" It was too late to call back, so Chong could only quickly follow the footprints and leave

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The footprints of "Are you here" finally disappeared into the canal some distance from the main city, and a little bit of caution walked inside, just in the dim corner where the dripping water was constantly dripping, the black-haired timid girl was nesting there alone in a daze

"Hey" called her very unceremoniously, so the girl shook her shoulder-length hair and raised her head, and at the same time muttered a surprised voice "It's you"

"I'm the same age as you," said indifferently, "What are you doing here?"

"Is it a tracking skill, it's very powerful," Yuki smiled and said, "Why did you come to me?" ”

"They're just please," he stood by and looked down at her, "why did you run out?"

"I want to run away"

"Suicide?" The answer was quickly obtained

"Hehe, if only I had the courage to commit suicide" easily belittled himself, but fortunately held back tears and said, "I was scared at first.,Obviously I just logged in to the game because of club activities.,Suddenly I couldn't log out.,And what to say I'm really scared of people who will die.,I really want to escape from here.,Leave everyone in the Black Cat Group.、Leave this town.、And then escape from this game"

"But that's impossible" interrupted the girl's self-talk, "Don't you dream"

"Why not!" Holding back tears, Yuki shouted, "Don't I even have the right to dream?!" ”

"You're going to get out, not to run away, but to get out of here openly," he said in an indifferent tone

"Whew."

"You won't die," said as if to comfort her, "I don't think you'll die"

"What, are you a prophet?" Xing Po laughed

"You just need to stay here, don't go over the layers easily, it doesn't matter if you're here all the time, you're already stable, you don't have to force yourself to be in the front row" I didn't understand what I was talking about

"You're not going to die, I'm a front-line player, and I'll be able to take your place alone" may be belittling them, but it's the only disgusting thing I can say

"Is it true? I'm not going to die? ”

"Gone" didn't reach out to help her up, nor did he answer the question directly, Chong just turned his head and left alone, "If you're really scared, talk to someone, because no matter how scared you are, you can't change the facts"

"Hmm" came from behind the voice of "thank you"

He thought so at the time, but he didn't expect Flag to come true so quickly

The next morning (game time)

"Then I'll go," he waved symbolically

"Goodbye!"

"Have a nice trip~"

"We'll cheer you on in the back!" Keita and the others waved goodbye to themselves

"Protect them" looked at the swordsman who was on the same side as the girl, "I don't want to see you alone in the upper floor"

"I know," Kirito put his fist in his heart, "I'll do this kind of thing"

"Heh" let out a sound that I don't know if it was laughter, maybe it was because he saw the two of them holding hands tightly, he could see what happened last night very clearly, so he believed that men would protect their women

"Goodbye" left the lower level alone, and then he returned to the upper level

A month later

There was a sound of footsteps in the initial town of "Ka Ka Ka", and today someone in the guild died while attacking the boss, so they collectively had to go to the stone monument in front of the "Black Iron Palace" to symbolically pay tribute, in fact, it was just to bring a bouquet of flowers

"Place" Asuna placed the bouquet in front of the stone tablet and drew a horizontal line under the man's name with her sword, indicating that someone had come to see him, "Let's go, we need to investigate the map of the forty-seventh floor"

"Hmm" Chong said yes and was about to leave, but as if attracted by something, he glanced at the stele again

“！！！” At a glance, he found the familiar names in the bottom row, so he hurriedly lowered his body to look

"Trigger the trap and jump into the sky to commit suicide" looked at them one by one, and then Chong gritted his teeth and ran to the front of the square

"Huh?! What are you going to do? Someone in the back asked

"Teleport! Target a thirty-four-story town! Without answering the question, he just used the teleportation stone quickly

Thirty-four floors

"Have you ever seen a swordsman who is dressed in black leather and has only a sword and no shield?"

"Oh, that person, it looks like he went to the tavern just now, it's the one over there" After repeated inquiries, he finally got specific information

"Boom!" A kick opens the door to the tavern, and Chong is not holding a weapon in his hand, as it will be announced to be in a safe area

"Are you a player?" strode over to the boss

"yes, who are you looking for?" The boss asked with a shudder

"Very well, has there been a swordsman in black who has ever been here," Chong asked coldly

"Look, isn't he just coming down?" The boss pointed to the staircase, and a black figure was walking towards the door

"Hey" walked over and tapped him on the shoulder, and then punched him before he could turn back

"Click!" The tables and chairs were knocked over to the ground, and the surrounding guests hurriedly got up and planned to leave

"I'm sorry, but I won't bother you for too long" Step by step towards the thin figure like a defeated dog, "Do you know why I hit you"

"Have you been to the Black Iron Palace?" the voice sounded hoarse, "so is there one on that stone tablet?"

"Why don't you have your name?" you shouldn't have said something like this, "Did you run away, or did you come back alone until the fight was made?" Solorian? ”

"They triggered the trap, I don't know anything," Kirito said through gritted teeth, "I've just been swinging my sword, I don't know how long I've been swinging, I've watched them disappear one by one, but I can't save them!" ”

"Okay, I see" didn't say anything more, he just walked away from Kirito step by step, "I'm just here to get an answer"

"I don't want to blame anyone, you can do it yourself" without looking back at him "who is the one who should hit you"

"By the way, what were you going to say to me at the door of your room a month ago?" Suddenly this question came to mind: "If I don't ask this time, maybe I won't have the opportunity to ask you again in the future"

"I envy you, I envy you for being able to reveal your rank easily" Kirito whispered, "I envy you to be able to get along with others without deceiving them"

"It's not that you can't do it, you're just too weak" and no longer have the patience to get to the waypoint

"Teleport, Forty-Seventh Floor" took out the transfer stone and left directly

There's no way to endure it any longer

postscript

"I have a unique skill," Chong said suddenly in the guild not long after that day

"Really?!"

"Can you reveal a little bit of information?!"

"Show it to us!" A crowd of do-gooders gathered around

"It's this" clicked on the main interface in front of everyone casually

"Unique Skill [Spike Sword]: Slash weapon skills are shared with Spike weapon skills, each attack can break armor and continuously increase attack power, weak point attacks can be critical, a special skill tree [Spike Sword] is obtained, and the attack power of guns and knives is corrected by 20%, and any defensive skills can be ignored"

"Oooh! You actually have such a rare skill as [One Heart]! Isn't it super powerful with each other?! ”

"The last special skill is useful, ignore any defensive skills, the lion on the forty-fifth floor last time always guarded and slashed to death!"

"How can it be repaired~ It is worthy of a big touch of luck worth 10~ I am so envious~~" After a moment of hesitation, everyone else began to talk about themselves

"Why do you want to reveal your information," Asuna hurriedly leaned over and reminded in a whisper

"It's all a guild, and it's good for the battle" There was no expression on his face, "There's no need to hide it, at least I won't hide any of my information"

"So cool! Then uncle, I'll let you scum come and see my amazing strength! ”

"Tsk, just your little value, let's take a look at my level 70 data!"

"Weakling, tremble under our crotch!" The guild instantly exploded

"A group of weak people" she tilted her head, "I can't beat myself all of them"

"Oooh! Big bosses, come and despise them in a wave! ”

"It's over~The bomb is coming~"

"Miss Asuna, too!"

"Huh?! Well, I'll forget about that, I'm really embarrassed," Asuna said with a wry smile and a wave of her hand

He just looked at the scene and didn't say a word, maybe the reaction was a little different from what he had expected, but it was enough, and he had done what he had to do

I haven't done it yet

Note 1: I don't know how to make this chapter funny at all ==