"Transfer the Guild Land!"

In front of the transfer door of Selmubrook on the 61st floor of Ayn Grant, Makino and Asuna simultaneously issued an order to move to the Guildlands.

With a burst of blue light lighting up from the transfer door, Makino and Asuna immediately teleported to the guild land on the 25th floor.

The 25th floor, once one of the biggest obstacles to the advance of the Raiders group, has now become a base for the vast majority of lower-middle players.

After all, 25 floors is one of the few metropolises.

As soon as Makino and Asuna walked out of the transfer door, they were immediately attracted by the lively atmosphere on this floor.

On the street, the crowd is bustling, and the lights are displayed everywhere, giving people a sense of joy everywhere.

Compared to the open and empty 61st floor, the Guild Land gives people a feeling of flowers and fire.

"It's ......"

Asuna, who had just walked out of the transfer door, was shocked, she didn't expect to be able to see such a lively scene in the world of SAO.

On top of that, Asuna saw a lot of players with a lighthearted smile on their faces.

Where has Asuna ever seen such a scene?

Is this the attitude of lower-middle-class gamers?

This is completely different from what Asuna knew!

"Tsukimi dumplings, the most authentic Tsukimi dumplings!"

"Chestnuts, edamame, persimmons, grapes, miscanthus, evening primrose...... The must-buy delicacies of the Mid-Autumn Festival are all sold! ”

"Master, would you like an omelet rice from our store?"

“......”

Mo said that it was Asuna, and even Makino was a little surprised.

He actually saw a maid shop run by players in the guild land!

It's a dead life!

I think I'll go in and have a look!

However, seeing Asuna beside him, Makino still forcibly suppressed this thought.

Maid shop, he remembered.

I have to say that the creativity of the players is really beyond imagination.

As long as they can be given a piece of soil to survive, they can break through the soil and sprout.

On the other hand, I have to mention the Japanese people's enthusiasm for various "festivals".

Perhaps, this is the cultural factor that has penetrated into their blood!

After receiving Yuna's invitation, Makino thought it was just a small celebration like a campus festival, but he didn't expect Makino to underestimate Yuna's extent of what they could do.

After a little sigh, Makino came back to his senses.

And Asuna became extremely excited!

"It's so lively, there are so many small shops, and there are beautiful kimonos...... That's amazing! ”

In the past, Asuna has been fighting on the front line, and she has always received support from production players.

However, Asuna never knew that the production players had managed the world of SAO to this level.

Asuna was blown away!

Recently, Asuna's sense of the boundaries between the real and virtual worlds has begun to feel blurred, a little lost and melancholy.

Then seeing the flowery gathering in front of her, Asuna suddenly had a feeling of "enlightenment".

Where is there absolutely virtual and real?

The present life she lives is the truth that belongs to her!

At this moment, Asuna's heart was surging, and she even felt a feeling of tears in her eyes.

She knew she was missing out on too much.

But, fortunately, it's not too late!

At this moment, Asuna's attention was suddenly attracted by a screaming girl.

"Shepherd...... Makino-sama, it's great to see you! ”

The girl's screams not only attracted Asuna's attention, but also attracted the attention of countless players around her.

"Is it really Makino-sama?"

"It's great to finally be able to say thank you in person!"

"Makino-sama, please sign my name, please!"

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze everyone!"

“......”

All this was so sudden that Makino was a little confused.

Looking at the ruddy-faced and excited girl in front of him, Makino was a little confused for a while.

This girl's appearance is not outstanding, but she looks very kawaii, and if Makino had seen her, she would not have even had the most basic impression.

Or seeing Makino's doubts, the girl said excitedly, "Makino-sama, you may not know me, but your kindness with the Wings of Freedom saved my heart......"

With the girl's story, Makino realized that this girl named Meili was once so scared that she didn't dare to walk out of the starting town.

It was only after hearing about the feats of Makino and the Wings of Liberty that she mustered up the courage to walk out of the town of Beginnings.

But.

She really started too late, and the better monster farms were almost all robbed.

As a result, Melly has not been able to obtain a sufficient level of security.

Then, Melly ushered in a very dark time.

She hadn't been able to get a safe enough level, and was forced by the Grand Guild to hand in the Kell she had obtained, and she was like a slave during that time.

She had thought more than once that it was better to die like this.

But alas, she didn't even have the courage to commit suicide!

What made her usher in a turning point was the kindness of the Wings of Freedom!

Wings of Freedom has given a support fund to lower-middle-class players, and she is one of the lucky ones.

With the help of that fund, she was able to buy her first better weapon.

Not only that, but the players who had also received the blessings of Freedom Wings like her had gathered enough people to bring the evil guild that oppressed them to justice.

Melly has always wanted to express her gratitude to Makino, but unfortunately, she has never found a chance.

What she didn't expect was that today she saw Makino shopping on the street of the Guild Land.

It's like a dream!

Melly said gratefully, "Makino-sama, thank you so much. I'm so thankful that I'm now able to settle down on the 25th floor and find a job that is enough to support my family! ”

Hearing Melly's experience, Makino couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

He didn't expect that the support fund, which was not too large, would help an innocent girl get out of the haze.

Melly's deeds are undoubtedly the greatest encouragement and affirmation of what Makino has done.

Makino smiled, "It's really good to be able to help you, and I hope that this experience of SAO will become a precious memory for the rest of your life in the future, rather than a nightmare." ”

"Hmm."

Melly nodded heavily, and suddenly blushed a little, and said very shyly, "That...... Makino-sama, can I hug you? ”

Yes?

Makino couldn't help but be surprised.

In his previous life and this life, it was the first time he encountered this kind of request from a girl who took the initiative to hug him.

Seeing Melly's cheeks flushed like a fiery cloud, Makino generously stretched out his hands and made a gesture of opening his arms.

The girl named Merry was overjoyed and threw herself into Makino's arms with joy.

Outside the encirclement, Asuna looked at Makino like this, and suddenly felt that she still didn't know anything about Makino.

Although, for a time, she has always, very, always wanted to defeat this man!

Seeing this girl named Melly throwing her arms to Makino, Asuna did not feel the slightest discomfort in her heart, nor did she have the idea of so-called "jealousy".

On the contrary, she felt very relieved!

Makino-kun is even better than she imagined, her vision is really good!

When the girl named Melly is satisfied, she is quickly pushed aside by the other players.

Those who express gratitude, want to sign autographs, want to be interviewed, want to join Wings of Freedom, want to seek business cooperation......

The players gathered around Makino not only did not decrease, but gathered more and more, making Makino a little overwhelmed.

Seeing this lively scene in front of her, Asuna couldn't help but be overjoyed and smiled very happily.

It turns out that Makino also has such embarrassing times!

Makino: Isn't he good at everything?

As a beautiful woman and the deputy head of the Blood Alliance Knights, Asuna is naturally extremely popular.

Wherever you go, you're definitely the center of attention, and it's a matter of course.

Asuna was used to all this.

However, seeing such a blanket, Asuna was rarely a little ...... Envy!

Because, this "fan meeting" Asuna has a full witness.

For the first time, she knew that Makino had so many fans and so many fans.

And the vast majority of these fans and supporters are not because of Makino's strength and appearance, but because of the help and encouragement given to them by Makino.

For example, the Relief Fund.

For example, the formation of idol groups.

Asuna had actually heard of these measures of Makino.

She once thought that this was Makino's bad taste, and it was more of an ulterior desire.

But.

Now it seems that all this is her unilateral speculation and conjecture.

Thinking of Makino saying that he couldn't afford to buy a house in Selmubrook, Asuna thought that Makino Makino was just plain modest.

Now it seems that Makino really can't afford it.

It's just that Makino's money is not only spent on equipment, but also to help the players at the bottom.

What kind of person is Makino-kun?

Looking at Makino, who was surrounded by many players, sometimes embarrassed, sometimes majestic, sometimes resolute, Asuna's beautiful eyes flashed with an unprecedented color of inquiry.

For Makino...... She's curious!

Asuna's thoughts were soon interrupted, though.

Because of the swarm of her various fans, Asuna soon began to become overwhelmed.

In the end, Makino and Asuna escaped.

It's embarrassing!

But it's also fun!

For the first time, Makino knew that his original intention was to brush up points, and he really helped so many players!

That's right.

When Makino first decided to give the lower-level players a "support fund", all he wanted was to score points.

The core reason for doing this is that he has been receiving various poverty subsidies from the Singer Protoss Poverty Alleviation Agency.

His guess at the time was that the Singer Protoss should be the kind of country with a super developed civilization and a great emphasis on morality and human rights.

Therefore, if he can help the weak within the scope of his ability, he may be able to get extra points.

But.

Now that I have received the gratitude from the bottom of my heart from these players, Makino is as sweet as eating honey.

The sword that Merry bought was actually only worth a few thousand kol.

This amount of funds, for Makino, who has climbed to the top, is really just a leak between his fingers.

However, it really helped a helpless girl.

Makino feels happy!

This is perhaps the best gift he has ever received for this Mid-Autumn Festival.

Makino and Asuna, who escaped from the encirclement, glanced at each other and suddenly became a little happy.

The guy on the other side...... What a mess!

It's kind of hilarious!

......

After Makino and Asuna got rid of their fanatical fans, the first thing they met was Celica who came to greet them.

When he saw Sirika again, Makino felt a little unrecognizable to her.

How so?

[Dazzling.] ]

That's right, it's dazzling!

The Celica in Makino's memory has a soft and cute personality, and even gives people a feeling of being stupid and wanting to take care of her.

But.

Silica, who appears in front of Makino now, is multiplied by cuteness, and every move gives people an indescribable temperament.

This may be the ...... Star aura!

In the real world, idols are definitely at the bottom of the chain of contempt in the "entertainment world".

In the eyes of many celebrities, idols will even be on the stage, posing in various cute poses to please the audience.

As for acting...... What is acting?

However, the idol group composed of SAO Yuna, Celica, and Yukisho can definitely be regarded as the "goddess of the people".

Where they are, that's where the eyes of all the players converge.

Seeing Makino, Sirika was pleasantly surprised.

Joining the Wings of Liberty for a year was something that Sirika could not have imagined before.

If you ask anyone who has a low desire to return to reality, Sirika can definitely count as one.

Makino praised, "I've heard all your songs like Sirika, and now I'm really getting more and more star-like!" ”

Receiving Makino's affirmation, Celica blushed like a ripe apple, "President, it's really good that you can come!" ”

However, the smile on Sirika's round face quickly faded.

Because, Sirika saw Asuna standing quietly behind Makino with a smile on her face all the time.

"Lord Asuna...... You and the president are here together, and you are ......"

Cerica looked at Asuna with some hostility.

As a woman, her intuition made her feel unprecedented pressure.

emmmmmmmm。

Sensing Celica's inquiring eyes, Mu Ye's heart couldn't help but sigh.

However, then Makino calmed down again.

He cowered, he didn't do anything bad anyway!

However, just when Makino was about to speak, Asuna walked over calmly.

"Hello Sirika, I'm Asuna, and the songs you and Yuna sang together are really good, really amazing!"

Hearing Asuna's words, Sirika's attention was successfully diverted, and her pretty face flushed for a while.

Asuna is no ordinary person!

At SAO, it's definitely a big name.

As a woman, she is active in the forefront of land reclamation.

Not only that, but he even became the deputy head of the Blood Alliance Knights.

In the eyes of the vast majority of players, this is simply incredible!

For female gamers, Asuna is an absolute idol.

It's very different from getting Asuna's approval and getting the approval of which male fans are there.

Because.

For many male fans, the number one reason they like them is that they are beautiful and cute!

As for the joy and inspiration that their songs can bring to them, this is often a secondary reason.

Asuna and Celica you say a word, and soon, Sirika was fooled by Asuna and couldn't find the north.

On the side, Makino was a little speechless when he listened.

Just now, she also felt that Silica had a star temperament, so he should take back this evaluation.

Celica is really still the soft and clumsy Lori girl in her memory.

The arrival of Makino and Asuna has brought great encouragement to the players in the production and business departments.

For those players who have worked hard to prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is an unimaginable affirmation!

Makino even had the feeling that he was inspecting the work of his subordinates as a big leader!

I have to say that this feeling is really very subtle.

Of course.

Along the way, Makino saw more players who were actually Wings of Freedom.

These players, not to mention how much fun they have now.

The laborers who come out of labor, the ideas that come up with ideas, none of them are idle, and they are all contributing to the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Seeing the unusually festive "auditorium" decorated, Makino was a little shocked.

Because.

For this Mid-Autumn Festival, some players even designed their own balloons and fireworks.

The fireworks, in particular, made Makino feel jaw-dropping.

You know, SAO is a game that is more western.

The magic components are mainly retained in the aspects of "transfer doors", "potions", "crystals", and the rest are almost all very traditional medieval worldviews.

Don't say it's fireworks, not even gunpowder.

It's really hard to imagine how these production players make such things as fireworks.

Seeing Makino's shocked appearance, those production players were extremely excited.

Being able to get the approval of Makino-sama makes these production players extremely proud.

I have to say that this "inspection" really opened Makino's eyes.

While admiring the creativity of the players, what is even more emotional is the genius of Akihiko Kayaba.

This rock and steel floating castle, the ceiling is really too high.

It's really hard to imagine how Akihiko Kayaba designed such a world full of infinite possibilities.

Sword skills, the ability to bring forth the new, different players, the upper limit that can be reached, is also completely different;

The tailor is able to find very different fabrics and make imaginary clothes;

Chefs are even able to concoct a variety of memories according to the characteristics of various plants;

The blacksmith can even forge an artifact beyond imagination according to the different moods!

It is also able to accommodate the existence of [Mind Technique] that surpasses all skills!

Makino couldn't even help but wonder if the singer god clan used the world of "Sword Art Online" as a world for positive assessment, and there was any deep meaning that he didn't know.

On the Protoss' side, do you want to tell him something through the sword world?

Makino pondered, but couldn't find an answer.

There is no hint at all, even if Makino is cranky, the biggest possibility is that the more he thinks about it, the more biased he becomes.

However, Makino is not essentially a person who likes to drill the horns of the bull.

Evening.

Makino meets Yuna and Ruiji again!

Yuna, as always, was very lively, down-to-earth and generous, and behaved very generously throughout the whole process.

And Rui Er, this year's changes are also quite big.

Compared to the past, not only has he become more calm, but he has also become much more cheerful.

Makino was a little surprised when he learned that Ruiji had increased the proficiency of his [Regeneration in Battle] skill to close to 700 (1000max).

At present, except for Makino, I haven't heard of any player who has practiced to the full level.

Even in the strategy group, those who have practiced to 700+ proficiency are rare.

Because of this skill, the more you get to the back, the more difficult it is to level up.

It is not an exaggeration to describe this skill as "leveling up with a small life".

What's more, Rui Er's situation is different from that of ordinary players.

Because he is a mild FNC patient, he doesn't know when he will experience "network latency".

Rui Er wants to practice the [Blood Regeneration During Battle] skill to this proficiency, and the danger and effort he puts in are absolutely unimaginable to ordinary people.

However, when Makino saw the couple rings on the fingers of Ruiji and Yuna, Makino immediately congratulated the two.

Yuna is generous, and Ruiji is grateful.

If it weren't for Makino's life-saving grace, he might have died, let alone achieved a positive result with Yuna.

For Makino, Ruiji is grateful or grateful.

The boys were chatting and the girls were getting together to prepare food.

Soon, all the girls were overwhelmed by Asuna's cooking skills.

They never dared to imagine that the vice president of the top two guilds in the strategy group would also practice cooking skills to the full level.

It was so unexpected!

After tasting the gift cake given by Asuna, these girls quickly became Asuna's little fans.

Ask Asuna for advice on how to make food!

The night before the Mid-Autumn Festival, all the players who had a good relationship with Makino undoubtedly gained a full sense of happiness.

Asuna is a myth in the culinary world, so I won't mention it much.

Even Yuna, the king of dark cuisine in reality, has made a delicious meal that everyone loves through the cooking function in SAO.

It is said that Ruiji was so moved that he was about to cry.

Because, in real life, Yuna enters the kitchen, which is absolutely forbidden.

This shocking gossip even appeared in gossip newspapers and magazines, and it was published for several pages.

I have to say that the captain of the idol group, Yuna-chan, who is loved by countless people, turned out to be a little expert in dark cuisine, and this "melon" is indeed big enough.

So much so that many players almost ate their fill!

Of course.

As for Yuna's lack of cooking, the players didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

For the otaku who like to play games, the dark cooking they make is actually a cute point.

This big melon not only failed to affect Yuna's image, but gained the love of more players.

Because, many players feel that this Yuna-chan is undoubtedly more real and cute!

Some players even ridiculed Rui Er, if he enjoyed all kinds of exquisite dishes made by Yuna through the system in SAO, what would he do if he couldn't eat this kind of food when he returned to reality, but was wrapped in all kinds of poisonous things?

Not to mention, as soon as this topic came out, it immediately aroused the ridicule of countless melon-eating people.

For a while, "Rui Er's Survival Guide" has become the fun of countless players.

I have to say that the boredom of players is sometimes really beyond their imagination! (Recommended reading: Reading Files 2013)