"Ghosts?!"

The three people who heard the cry looked at each other, and hurriedly got up and ran out.

"Where?! Are you all right? ”

Rushing to the door, Sasha, who seemed to be a different person, asked anxiously.

"That ......"

Looking in the direction pointed by a little girl, a little girl in a white dress stood silently on top of a slightly taller building.

The low-hanging hair blocked the view, and the white dress moved with the wind, and because the angle was blocked by the building, it was impossible to see if there were feet or not.

There is no logo name, no character arrow, and this dress again, no wonder it will be regarded as a ghost.

“…… Yuna, do you have any impression of this 'ghost'? ”

Although his conjecture had been confirmed, Yuki still confirmed it again to Yuna.

"Hmm...... I haven't seen it directly, but there should be nothing wrong with that figure. ”

"Yuki, is she a player?"

Looking up at the white figure, Yuna asked with some uncertainty.

Could it be that the 'ghost' who has been following her is such a little girl?

"I think we'll find out soon."

Answered Yuna ambiguously, and Yuki, who took two steps forward, was about to speak, but found that the body of the little girl in white seemed to have been impacted and began to shake.

"Ahh

In the midst of everyone's exclamations, the little girl's body, which was shaking more and more, finally lost its balance and fell from it defenselessly.

Fortunately, Yuki was the first to react, and kicked into the ground and jumped into the air to catch her steadily.

"Whew...... It's great to catch up. ”

Breathing a sigh of relief, a voice was heard in mid-air that only the two of them could hear.

"Finally found you."

Looking at each other, the little girl with her little mouth slightly open murmured twice, but she still couldn't support it, lowered her eyes and fell asleep.

“…… Let's get some rest, Yui. ”

……

After the riots passed, the inhabitants of the church calmed down after discovering that the ghost was actually a little girl player about their age.

"How is it, this kid has feet, can you rest assured now?"

In the newly opened room of the church, Yuki, who helped Yui cover the quilt, looked at Yuna with some teasingness.

"Hmmm......"

“…… But why does this kid keep showing up with me? ”

Rest assured is relieved, but then new questions arise.

"Well, I'll only have to wait until she wakes up."

"Maybe she thinks you're her mother!"

Finally found the little guy he had been looking for, which made Yuki's mood feel better and made a joke with Yuna.

"Ahem!"

"Please don't make such jokes......"

As if choked on Yuki's words, Yuna frowned in embarrassment.

On the other side, the nun who followed in also raised her own questions.

"But why would such a young child be here alone?"

Also looking at Yui in her sleep, Sasha lifted her glasses.

Basically, the children in the first level of town who are still in this game are in this church, why has this little girl never seen it.

"Did you get lost with your parents at the top?"

Judging by common sense, Sasha's idea is not wrong.

But Yuki knows that this little girl is not an ordinary young gamer.

The name in this world should be "Yui-MHCP001", which is simply an artificial AI to maintain the player's mental health, and it is also endowed with the ability to imitate human feelings.

When the game was killed, Yui was also deprived of the permission to actively approach the player, and the AI continued to make mistakes due to the accumulation of contradictions that he was obligated to complete but could not complete.

As for why he didn't appear on the twenty-second floor as he originally did, but appeared on the first floor, maybe it's because Yuki has changed too many things.

(But in this case, I can't leave for the time being...... ）

Looking at Yui who was sleeping soundly, Yuki sighed imperceptibly.

(Hopefully she'll wake up sooner...... ）

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"Yuki! What does it mean not to go back to the top for a while! ”

With her hands on her hips, the first time she saw Yuki, Asuna kept scrutinizing her.

The members who had just received the summons were also very puzzled by this question.

I finally cleared three-quarters of the floor, could it be that after a few days of rest, I relaxed.

"Ahaha...... I also have a lot of problems here......"

Trying to perfunctory the past, Yuki, who was sitting at the end of Yui's bed, looked away from his eyes.

You can't tell them, 'I'm going to prepare for the 'decisive battle', there may be unknown dangers, so go back first." ’

It doesn't matter if her friends and relatives will laugh and say, 'Okay, go ahead.' Then obediently go back to the upper echelons, if you really ask questions, there are too many things in it that can't be explained clearly.

"Give up, Asuna."

Naoba, who was already familiar with someone's temperament, shook his head and persuaded, and his complicated gaze fell on Yuki.

"This stubborn fool has been like this since before, and if she doesn't want to say something, she will never open her mouth."

"Hmm......"

Biting her lip unwillingly, Asuna actually felt this in the past few months of getting along.

Taught themselves the skills to survive in this world.,Pointed out the way forward for them in this world.,Obviously a girl younger than herself.,But she's been carrying a lot of things alone.。

That's why as the elder group in the guild, she is so eager to carry out the strategy, wanting to share some 'responsibility' for Yuki.

Not only to repay the black-haired girl for giving her the courage to work hard to live, but also to prove that she no longer needs to be 'protected'.

Knowing that it would be useless for them to speak, Sirika and Lizbet did not say anything, but looked at someone's sister.

In Yuki's affairs, she is undoubtedly the most vocal.

“…… You...... You're not going to do anything dangerous, are you? ”

Looking at Yuki worriedly, Lanzi asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.

Just asking this question, she actually already has an answer in her heart.

“……”

“…… No, it won't. ”

Hearing the mixed feelings in the words, Yuki did not escape this time, but stared intently at Lanzi's face and made a promise.

“……”

"Really...... I understand. ”

For Lanzi, this is enough.

Because Yuki and her 'agreed on something', he has never broken his promise.

doting on her sister made eye contact, and Lanzi's face finally found a smile back.

It's a little bitter, though.

At this point, the others had to sigh and accept the reality.

"Hmm......"

A small voice came from the bedside, which could be regarded as a temporary end to everyone's discussion.

It's just that the other party opened his eyes and looked at the first words of Yuki, who came to the side and was happy for her to wake up, which made everyone calm.

“………… Mother...... Mother? ”