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Asuna was the first to know that Lord Death had also mastered the art of cooking. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoBut she thinks that at this stage, there will be leisure to practice cooking at this stage, and the only front-line personnel who will practice cooking are probably only Lord Death, and if you taste it...... Although I don't want to admit it, it's really delicious, and the grade should not be low.

And Lord Death somehow found the place where the players were meeting, which was a small square that descended in steps. They were now sitting on the highest and most marginal steps, silently munching on sandwiches that had little nutrition. However, as a player, Asuna doesn't feel like she needs any nutrients, anyway, even if she eats anything, she won't get fat or anything, as long as she satisfies her hunger needs. Leave what you enjoy to others.

But Lord Death was a little strange, and he put on the same cloak as Asuna, as if he was afraid that others would recognize him.

Although Asuna had never eaten anything good, and the smell made her miss it a little, she obviously cared more about Lord Death himself than this kind of thing: "Xie, why do you want to wear a cloak?" ”

Lord Death gnawed on the sandwich a little absentmindedly and replied, "More than 80% of the players who will gather here know me, and it will be troublesome to be recognized." ”

"What's the trouble?" Asuna couldn't help but ask.

Lord Death glanced at Asuna and said, "I guess we're already famous, and I'll be popular all over the streets after tomorrow." Now, if you don't keep a low profile, it is estimated that it is not as simple as a rumor. ”

Asuna was a little confused and asked, "What's wrong?" You have a lot of rumors among players, you don't care about this kind of thing, right? ”

Lord Death couldn't say anything like "I'm not going to give up the entire forest for a tree" because he didn't have a forest in the first place. However, for the sake of fairness, he decided to tell the story: "There will be a message after tomorrow that I am out of order, and it is the kind that all players will know." You should be glad you were wearing a cloak at the time, and Argo, the only one who knew about it, was an intelligence monger. I'll go back to her and tell her not to talk about it. ”

Oh, yes...... As a result, he was the only one who suffered - although it can't be said that he suffered or anything, but the feeling was still very subtle. There are only two things that can be circulated among players, one is the business of celebrities, and the other is the interesting thing, and he happens to account for both. I guess there is no one in the game who is more well-known than him now, because the scythe is very popular. And Lord Death, who had never been rumored lace news in his previous life, was not very good at dealing with this kind of thing.

As for Asuna...... Her first kiss is still on her body, and she will know that there is a ghost.

When it came to herself, Asuna couldn't laugh anymore, holding her cheeks and looking bitter and hateful like Lord Death. But that's just on the surface, but there is an inexplicable kind of joy in my heart. In this way, Lord Death has a big relationship with her, and it is estimated that this relationship will continue forever, it is still a dead cycle. There will be rumors about her staying with Lord Death, and she won't give up on Lord Death's help because of such rumors, so one day players will feel that the rumors have been confirmed or something. At that time, I really couldn't rely on it.

It was just rumored that this small price was much lighter than she thought before.

Of course, Lord Death didn't think of what Asuna was thinking, and she felt a little irritated in her heart. The culprit is himself! If he hadn't suddenly hugged Asuna, there wouldn't have been so much trouble. He didn't care much about gossip before, but this time he always felt that something was different in nature. Before Lord Death was upset, or figured out how to solve this, the players in the strategy group seemed to have finished assembling and officially started the meeting.

Standing at the bottom was a blue-haired man, who looked to be in his twenties, quite young, and a little handsome when he smiled. Lord Death recognizes him, his name is Diabel, and in general it is difficult for people to feel bad about him, but Lord Death will not have much affection for him.

First of all, he is male and a little handsome. That alone is enough to make Lord Death feel good. And even though he did it perfectly, he still couldn't hide it from Lord Death. No matter how you look at it, the smile is almost the same as his—too perfect, with a little hypocrisy.

However, not many people present seemed to be able to see it, and they were frequently amused by Diabel's little jokes, and the atmosphere was very lively. And because of this atmosphere, the meeting went very smoothly, and all the details were brought out one by one to discuss. Of course, if it weren't for the detailed boss strategy, it wouldn't have been discussed so quickly. It is said that this strategy was provided by Argo.

It was the first time for Asuna to attend such a meeting, and for a moment she felt a little new and listened attentively. But she didn't speak. The main thing is that Lord Death beside him has always exuded an aura of "don't attract attention", which makes Asuna obediently shut her mouth. She didn't have much to say anyway.

Lord Death looked around and saw that most of the people present knew each other and knew their names. Even if you don't know, you've met a few times. Probably the most familiar is Kirito sitting in the other corner. Kirito was also slightly taken aback when he saw him, and raised his hand slightly, which was considered to have been said hello.

It was just a small episode, and Kirito didn't lean over when he saw him. The main thing is that he saw that there were other people sitting next to Lord Death, otherwise he would have gone over to talk about it. He was more curious about when Lord Death, who had always been a big grin, would also wear a cloak.

And because of that cloak, and because Lord Death didn't have the iconic scythe, no one present recognized Lord Shinigami sitting in the corner except Kirito.

The meeting passed quickly, and as Argo had said, in about twenty minutes the group had finalized all the details and were ready to go.

Lord Death had planned to leave first, but suddenly, a slightly shorter male jumped like a monkey to the center of the square, where Diabel had just stood, and shouted, "Wait, wait! We should have something else to discuss before we go, right? ”

Diabel smiled nonchalantly and asked, "What else is there to discuss?" There's not much to say about bosses, right? ”

Lord Death frowned. He found out that the two men were in a group. In other words, the dwarf called "Tooth King" deliberately came out to find trouble. He didn't like this kind of thing all along, and he was just wasting his time. Time is everything to Lord Death.

Just as Lord Death thought, the Tooth King suddenly stepped on a ladder, pointed to the top of the empty staircase, and said loudly, "It's a matter of closed beta players!" There should be a closed beta player present, right? Get the hell out of here! ”

Good not to die, the place he pointed to happened to Kirito sitting there with an innocent face. Lord Death couldn't hold back his laughter. Kirito-kun is sitting and lying down.

And some Kirito who didn't know the truth was also stunned, looking left and right, and didn't know how the other party saw it, and was a little panicked for a while.

Of course, it's impossible for the Tooth King to know who the closed beta players are, just a finger. Maybe it's because of the excitement, he said impassionedly: "Closed beta players know more than us ordinary players, so they will naturally occupy better monster farms and grab more resources, so that ordinary players can only use what they have left." Don't you think this is a despicable act? They should have knelt down and apologized to everyone present, they should have apologized to the two thousand people who died! And hand over all the props and equipment on you! ”

Asuna, who was beside Lord Death, couldn't help but whisper, "This is too much. What's the difference between handing over the equipment and props and asking him to die? ”

Lord Death glanced at Asuna and asked, "Do you want to say something?" ”

"Say what?" Asuna was a little baffled. She just thought it was a bit too much.

Lord Death stood up with a smile, raised his hand slightly, and said, "Can I say a few words?" ”

"Say what?" The Tooth King turned to look in the direction of Lord Death. Because of the cloak, he didn't see the face under the cloak, so naturally he didn't recognize Lord Death. Moreover, he had little contact with Lord Death, and he couldn't hear Lord Death's voice.

But there were still people present who could hear it, and their faces suddenly became a little exciting.

Lord Death slowly walked down the stairs, walked in front of the Tooth King, looked down at the short man who was much shorter than himself, and said in a strange voice: "According to you, if being strong and wanting to be strong is also a sin, should I apologize for my seppuku?" ”

"Who are you?" The Tooth King is still dying.

However, Diabel had already recognized Lord Death, and his face couldn't help but change, and he said in a deep voice: "Okay, this matter will end here." ”

"But...... Mr. Diabel. ”

The Tooth King wanted to say something, but Diabel glared at him, smiled embarrassedly at Lord Death, and said, "I'm sorry to make you laugh." Are you here to help? ”

Lord Death nodded slightly, and said, "Sort of, I owe someone a favor, so I'll help you this time." But the boss can only be fought by yourself, and I will help you push it all the way. ”

Diabel thought about it, but nodded and said, "Then please." ”

He also figured it out, it doesn't matter if Lord Death helps them fight the boss or not, maybe it will be more beneficial to the players if he doesn't do it. If Lord Death makes a move and defeats the boss with ease, then the player can easily develop a sense of dependence. But if Lord Death is just a little monster on the way to clear them, it will be much more cost-effective, the key is a morale boost - Death is on their side.

There are no words more inspiring than these.

"So, let's go." Lady Death took off his cloak and took the familiar scythe on his shoulder, winking at Kirito.

Kirito showed a look of gratitude, and almost burst into tears when he was not moved.

The other players who hadn't recognized Lord Death finally recognized the identity of Lord Death after seeing the iconic scythe, and they became a little excited for a while.

Everyone has a cognition: even if it is a boss, it is estimated that he will not be able to defeat the Grim Reaper. The Grim Reaper is that powerful.

Diabel was right, they were in high spirits now, and they had enough confidence even if they didn't need his encouragement.

On the way, Lord Death habitually opened his notes, only to find a very strange phenomenon. He suddenly noticed that there was an extra line of strange text in his note, which had never appeared before.

It was a prophecy of death in the future, telling him when he should harvest new souls in the future. And there is only one trailer for this, and the location happens to be in the boss room.

Lord Death glanced back at Diabel, who was talking to the others, and shook his head slightly.

Since she had been paying attention to Lord Death, and the others had also talked about it, Asuna took the opportunity to touch Lord Death and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"You're going to participate in the Raiders, right?" Lord Death was glad that the death notice he saw was not Asuna's, but he wasn't sure if it was because he could only give one.

"Yes. What's wrong? Asuna looked at Lord Death with some bewilderment.

"Stay away from that commander and don't go near him." Lord Death said solemnly, "I'm not kidding. ”

Asuna wanted to say something, but couldn't help but fall silent when she saw the unusually serious face of Lord Death, and finally nodded silently, just said, "Well, I see." I listen to you. ”

"Yes." Lord Death lowered his head and looked back at the note.

The death notice is gone...... It was impossible, it was still written on it in good shape, and only he could see it:

- Diabel will die at 1:25 in the Chief's Room on the first floor.

This is also the first time that Lord Death has seen such a complete declaration of death, so complete that it includes time, place and people, and it is undeniably specific.

He doesn't want to tell anyone, and he doesn't want to change the fate of the other person.

It's just that a question inevitably arises in his mind: what if the person above is Asuna?

Lord Death thought about it for a while, and finally could only come to one conclusion. Perhaps, he can only try to change it on the premise that he does not die. And the idea surprised him. He had never had a similar idea before.

Sure enough, has he changed?

Asuna saw Lord Death looking at her, and felt that Lord Death was a little strange.

Lord Death also came back to his senses, consciously looked away, and buried this question in the bottom of his heart.