"One point! The blow works!"

At the venue of the junior high school group of the district qualifier kendo competition, two young figures were brandishing bamboo swords and attacking each other.

The situation is also very clear, obviously a relatively petite figure is in the lead with an overwhelming advantage.

"The game is over, and the winner is scored!"

After the final hit to the opposite face, the referee whistled and raised the winner's hand.

"Winner, Kiritani!"

- Oooooooooooooo!!!!!oo

Immediately afterward, the venue resounded with a tidal wave of cheers.

……

"Hoo ......"

Behind the player's rest seat, he took off his protective gear, and Naoba Kiritani, who finished the game, shook off the sweat on his head and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Yo! It's hard work, it's worthy of Xiaozhi, it's still so powerful."

Handing the slightly cold water to Naoba, some bright voices rang in her ears.

"Thank you...... Huh?"

Subconsciously thanked, the kendo girl who was a little puzzled raised her head.

After seeing the visitor, Naoba first showed a very surprised and happy expression, but quickly frowned and took out the mobile phone from the clothes on the side.

Skillfully dialed a doctor's number, but was quickly snatched by someone who came, that is, Yuki.

"Hey, hey! Is it really good to betray a friend who has come to see your game so hard?"

Dissatisfied and sat down next to Naoba, Yuki said a little speechlessly.

"I'm calling just because I'm a friend...... Of course I'm glad you came to watch me play, but can't you take care of your body?"

Naoha, who got his phone back, expressed his feelings in a worried tone, obviously this is not the first time Yuki has done this kind of thing.

「…… Hehe, how to put it, my own body knows it for itself."

With his hands propped up in his chair, Yuki looked unconcerned.

Of course, she is so calm because she can really know the 'death date' of her body. It's just that in the eyes of others, this kind of inadvertent meaninglessness makes people very heartbroken.

(You know you won't be so 'willful'...... ）

I know the girl's character very well.,I've known her for a short time.,Naoba doesn't go into this problem anymore.。

……

Speaking of Yuki and Naoba's initial encounter, I have to look back further back in time, it was in a kendo dojo in the city.

In fact, Yuki didn't particularly look for gamers with names and surnames in SAO, anyway, she knew that as long as she went to Ayn Grant, there would always be a day when they met if they lived.

And even if you find it, what can you do? They who have not experienced the SAO incident are just ordinary children and gamers.

To warn everyone not to play this game? Or do you want to have a good relationship with them somehow?

Please, then she'll not be in a sanatorium, but in a psychiatric hospital.

So instead of wasting time looking for a needle in a haystack, make the most of your limited time.

Anyway, Yuki planned to do so, and the acquaintance with Naoba was really an accident.

If you really want to talk about it, the one who took the initiative to talk at the time seemed to be Naoha?

As mentioned before, in addition to going to the library to collect study materials, Yuki will also go to the kendo dojo to make his body remember the feeling of the sword.

It's just that she gave up quickly, not because she couldn't hold on, but because her body, which was about to fall with a sword, was really worrying.

So after a few times, seeing this girl of the same age who had been sitting on the side with a bamboo sword, Naoba was the first to take the initiative to go up and talk.

The two also took this opportunity to become friends, or is it better to start a 'bad relationship'?

Because as a friend, Yuki really doesn't let her 'worry'......

……

"Speaking of which, don't you think the skirt is cold and sassy so you don't like to wear it, why did you run out and change it this time?"

Wiping the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand, Naoba looked at someone sitting on the side strangely, did this tomboy wake up?

"Well, there are all kinds of reasons, all kinds of things."

Looking at her sister's clothes, Yuki scratched her face in embarrassment.

And I always feel that some places are a little tight......

……

「…… Ahh

"Huh? Miss Lanzi, do you have a cold?"

Thinking that Yuki's sister is also a patient anyway, since she won't be able to find someone for a while, Dr. Kurahashi, who helped her sister make a blood report first, turned his head and looked at Lanzi, who was suddenly a little uncomfortable and pressed his nose, and asked.

「…… No. It's okay."

"It's just that I suddenly feel a kind of 'malice' that is difficult to understand......

Lanzi, whose face sank slightly and whose smile was a little dark, replied.

At this time, should it be said that they are really twins......

"Really? If you're feeling unwell, remember to speak up."

"Okay, Dr. Kurahashi."

……

"By the way, I was just going around by you, but you still didn't tell me what you were doing this time?"

Stepping on the afterglow of the setting sun, one of the two people walking side by side suddenly remembered something and asked someone again.

"Don't fool me into saying that you came to see me play, because then you wouldn't be the last one."

With a sharp gaze, Naoba looked directly at the black-haired girl who had paused in her footsteps and was still pretending to be nothing.

It's not that she doubts that her friend will do something bad, but she is worried that she will do something reckless regardless of her body.

(Didn't you hide it...... I knew I wouldn't have come to watch her game...... ）

(Hmm...... That's not good, is that...... ）

The black-haired girl hesitated for a moment, but still took out a booklet from her pocket.

「Sword…… ArtOnline…………？」

Leaning over his head, Naoba read out the English on it intermittently.

"Commonly known as SAO, in simple terms, it is a VRMMORPG that uses NERvGear to achieve complete stealth."

Using a lot of jargon that Naoba didn't understand, Yuki explained.

"Today is a commemorative event for this game to draw players from the closed beta, so I wanted to try my luck."

Smiling embarrassedly, Yuki decided to be honest and confessed.

Rather than finally making Naoba ask curious about this game, but take the initiative to explain that this is just an 'ordinary game'.

After all, with Yuki's understanding of Naoha, the other party is a current girl from the Department of Physical Education, and he is not very interested in the game.

"So you just sneaked to a game meetup? I really can't see it, I always look old, so you also have hobbies that you should have at this age!"

Sure enough, instead of continuing on this issue, Naoba turned the subject in another direction, seemingly rejoicing at what was going on.

(Whew...... ）

With a light breath in their hearts, the two of them walked slowly in the direction of Naoba's house again.

(I always feel like I've forgotten something...... Forget it, since you can't remember it, it shouldn't be an important thing...... ）

……

(Xiaoyou...... When are you coming back...... ）

Looking at Dr. Kurahashi who was sitting at the gate of the hospital, the corners of his mouth twitching constantly, and his face seemed to have the number '#' written all over his face, Lanzi prayed for someone in her heart.