Chapter 26: The One Who Understands
Back in Torbana, Li Tong carried Asuna into the hotel under the surprised gaze of a group of players. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Fortunately, he re-covered Asuna's beautiful face with her cloak, otherwise a boy would carry a beautiful unconscious girl into the hotel. It's sure to be a sensation.
A room was opened to the NPC, and Li Tong gently placed Asuna, who was still unconscious, on the bed.
Then, slowly, he opened the ...... Don't get me wrong! He just wanted to restore Asuna's health with the protection of light.
However, when Asuna's blood volume was fully restored, she was still in a coma, and then Li Tong noticed Asuna's tired look.
"Too tired? It's long overdue for a good rest! "Thinking of the location where Asuna was discovered before, the eighteenth level of the labyrinth area, that is the same progress as the Raiders group! You're really desperate, so desperate!
Li Tong looked at Asuna's tired look, thinking that when she woke up, he must talk to her properly, and not be too desperate.
"Jingle bell!"
Li Tong was about to leave to let Asuna rest in the room alone, but when he was waiting for her to wake up outside, he received an email from Argo - "Kirito, the boss room has been discovered!" β
The first sentence made Li Tong suddenly excited. Have you finally found out? But the latter words made Li Tong a little pity.
"But instead of selling me the news, the person who discovered the boss room told a player named Tiaberu. I guess they must be together, otherwise he wouldn't have refused to sell a good price for a piece of news that would sooner or later be made public. As a result, the player named Tiabelu found out and informed all the players that a meeting will be held in the Fountain Plaza in Torbana this afternoon to discuss the boss's strategy, and everyone will be led to attack the boss together. β
"Is that so? It seems that God destined that my 100 boss kill tasks cannot be completed! Not necessarily! Let's see if you can grab the final blow! Now let's go to the water spray square to see the situation! Li Tong was a little unwilling and was ready to look for opportunities in the boss battle.
Because of the sudden boss strategy meeting, Li Tong didn't have time to wait for Asuna to wake up and prepare to leave. But when he got to the entrance, he thought about it and went back to Asuna's bedside. Left a message on the cabinet next to the bed. Then he walked away quickly. Asuna wants you to live well, and this world is up to me!
After a long time, a soft snort sounded in the room.
"Ugh! This is...... Hell? β
The things in front of her gradually became clearer, and Asuna rubbed her eyes: "This? Room? β¦β¦ Alas! Is this a hostel? I'm not...... It turns out that the figure is not an illusion! Someone should have saved me, but who was that person? β
Asuna, who found herself waking up from her hotel room, had a puzzled face, who not only saved me but also brought me here?
Asuna looked around and suddenly spotted the system mail icon on the bedside cabinet.
"It's ...... Did anyone stay? β
Confused, Asuna tapped her finger at the email icon.
"Ding Dong!" After a crisp bell rang, what appeared in front of Asuna was a message-
"I had to leave beforehand, and here's the thing. You were unconscious when I found you in the maze area, so I took you back to the safe area for safety. Of course, if it weren't for me, I would like to say these things to you face to face. β
"Something? What do you want to say to me? Maybe he saw me for what I really was! Asuna thought that the person who saved her had seen her face and wanted to make a promise to herself.
No way? Obviously, the figure at that time looked very upright! Asuna then refuted her assumptions and looked down.
"Although you are indeed brave compared to those who hide in the safe zone, this kind of behavior with no courage and no strength is a foolish act in my eyes! I would even argue that you are even more cowardly than those who hide in the safe zone with such contempt for your own life! Right! This cowardice is not for death, but for living! I won't say much about the rest, you can go on like this, and of course I won't come to your rescue a second time. Because it is better to save a person who is afraid to live than to save more people who have hope. -- A nosy passer-by. β
"I'm not stupid! I...... It's to keep yourself! Rather than allow myself to hide in the starting place, slowly decaying in the hotel, I would rather keep myself until the last minute. Even if I was defeated by a monster and died, I didn't want to ...... Lose to this game and the world! β
Asuna couldn't help but loudly retort to the message, but she fell silent sooner. She remembered her every move in this world since she knew the truth about this game.
Finally, Asuna remembered the contents of the message again.
"Really? It turns out that I have been deceiving myself all along! Damn it! I! You won't just throw in the towel! β
As if seeing the person who mocked herself in the message, Asuna said unconvinced. Then, she touched the cloak that hid her beauty. After a moment's hesitation, his eyes finally became firm. She then crossed the equipment menu, selected the cloak, and clicked Unload.
The light flashed, and the cover that Asuna used to resist this world disappeared, only to see a girl in a gray-white blouse and a short red skirt, chestnut long hair, light brown eyes, clear cherry lips, and small and cute girls appear in the room.
Shaking her chestnut-colored hair, Asuna's eyes revealed lightness, because the message of the person who saved her Asuna finally untied the knot in her long-suppressed heart. It's about parents, it's about success...... None of them! In this world, she wants to live her life.
"Humph! If you dare to be a person who doesn't dare to leave a name, I will definitely find you, thank you for saving me first, and then I will teach you a good lesson and let you know the consequences of angering a girl! β
Asuna clenched her fists, and the last scene in her mind before passing out in the labyrinth area - a figure, armed with a white weapon, came to mind.
Walking out of the hotel, Asuna noticed that almost everyone on the street was walking in one direction.
"Did something happen? Alas! Asuna, who had been a little confused, let out an exclamation. How...... are all looking at me...... I...... Well! No problem.
Asuna, who suddenly appeared on the street, instantly stole the eyeballs of passers-by, seeing so many people's gazes, Asuna was still a little nervous, and then she thought that no one in this world knew her anyway. Here, she can do what she wants, and she is free!
Someone heard Asuna's question, and in order to win the favor of the beauty, he quickly explained: "Someone has found the boss room on the first floor, and he wants to hold a strategy boss meeting in the water spray plaza in Torbana!" β
"BOSS? Since he saved me in the labyrinth area, it means that he is also from the Raiders group, so you must be able to find him there! β
Asuna thought about it and decided to go to the Fountain Plaza, and she also wanted to contribute to the boss raid battle.
Just as most of the players, there are also players in the strategy group and players in the life group, there are those who really hold the strategy boss, and there are also those who want to join in the fun, and they have gone to the water spray square.
At this time, it was located on the 99th floor in the church in the center of the town. Icarus and Nimfu are eating ice cream together and chatting about Li Tong.
Back to a month ago.
The sudden appearance of the little girl stunned the two who were about to rush out of the church violently, and Nimfu was a little wary: "Who are you?" Why stop us, do you know why we're here? β
"I'm a mental state management support program, trial work No. 1, and I'm in charge of managing and caring for the mental state of SAO players. It has the ability to imitate human feelings, and is now temporarily sent here to deal with the virus due to the anomalous virus here. My mission is to make it impossible for the virus to destroy the world until the player has mastered the game. β
The little girl slowly approached Icarus and Nimfu, explaining as she looked curiously at Pandora's evolved Icarus and Nimfu with a wary face. A blue light quickly swept over the two of them.
But before Nimfu could speak, the little girl waved her hand, and a long table appeared in the church, filled with all kinds of ice cream.
Even if Nimfu was a little wary of the person in front of her now, the sudden appearance of so many ice creams made her feel a little excited.
When Icarus was about to remind Nimfu, a round watermelon appeared in front of Icarus, and her hand unconsciously hugged it, and the evolution was lifted.
"At first, the initial investigation thought that you would like the church with the appearance of angels, but now further testing has revealed your preferences. Well! What is it? β
The little girl said expressionlessly, but suddenly something unexpected seemed to make her a little puzzled.
It seems that the little girl is not a threat and that it is okay to go out now, so Nimfu, who is attracted to ice cream, pulls Icarus, who is intoxicated with a watermelon, to the table. But I heard the little girl's question.
"Why? The system scanned out your favorite thing named Li Tong and couldn't be realized? What does he look like? β
βMasterοΌβ
"Master?"
Hearing Li Tong's words from the little girl, Icarus, who was holding a watermelon, raised his head, and Nimfu, who was destroying ice cream, also stopped.
"How so? Li Tong ...... "In the end, it was Nimfu who explained it to the little girl.
"So, you are all the almighty angel named Li Tong?" The little girl listened to Nimfu's explanation with some curiosity, "And what is the Almighty Angel?" Is it an angel? β
"No, we are artificial angels that have been created. But the Master doesn't let us think so, he says that we are the best and most precious gift that God has given him! β
Icarus said this as he touched the watermelon that the little girl had given her, holding in his arms.
"Oh! In other words, you are all the lover of that Li Tong? But aren't humans monogamous? The little girl searched her database and found out.
Nimfu's face was a little rosy as soon as Icarus spoke, and her face became crimson when she heard the little girl's question.
"Ahh Yes! Let's not talk about this, that...... By the way, you haven't told us what your name is! From the time you appeared until now, you only said what you came here for, and you introduced yourself! β
Hearing Nimfu's question, the little girl was about to answer, when her face suddenly changed.
"What's going on? Is there a disorder in the subject's mental system? The little girl's body gradually became transparent, and she looked at Icarus and Nimfu with some apologies: "You must not forcibly break the seal outside the church, as this will cause instability on the 99th floor. The 99th floor may be deleted directly by the system, and now because you have not been found to be in any danger, you are temporarily trapped in this church, and you are temporarily made to become NPCs in the church. But rest assured, according to your wishes, your master will definitely come here as a player, and as a player, you can complete the quest to break the seal of the church and release you. β
"What do you want...... Think about it in your heart and it will appear...... I'm leaving now...... That's right! My name is ......."
Before she could finish speaking, the little girl disappeared into the church. Icarus and Nimfu were left staring at each other.
β¦β¦
Nimfu took a sip of ice cream with an ice cream ball, while Icarus held a watermelon and ate an occasional bite of ice cream.
"Alas! Ξ±οΌ Are you saying that little girl is telling the truth? The host, that guy will come and release us! β
"Definitely, Master said he would come!"
"But how do I feel how much time has passed! There's an infinite amount of ice cream here, but I'd love to meet that guy. β
"Nimfu, don't you have a Master's liaison? You can hit it. β
"Alas! Why should I fight? Ξ± Don't you want him? β
"Icarus misses the Master very much, but Icarus thinks that the Master misses us too, so we can't let the Master think that we can't wait, then the Master will be in a hurry."
"Pretty smart! Ξ±γ I thought so too, so! I can only complain about a sentence or two here! Hum! Damn Li Tong, eat you! β
Nimfu waited viciously for the ice cream in the spoon, seemed to take it for Li Tong, and ate it in one bite. And Icarus was holding the watermelon thoughtfully, as if imagining Li Tong touching her head.