Chapter 56 (516) First encounter with a dead gun

"Akinayama...... It is a sparsely populated area, and there are often people racing on the road. Chu Yue said, "Therefore, our people there are used to calling people who drive well 'Autumn Names Mountain Bike God'." As for reality, I don't even have a car, how can I drive like this? ”

"Hmm...... Chu Yue seems to be renting out every time? Kiriko thought for a moment and asked.

"Who left me without a driver's license?" Chu Yue spread her hands and said.

"Hmm......" Shi Nai said with a look of palpitation, "You dare to drive like this without a driver's license...... The cars in GGO should be similar to those in real life! ”

"Just because you don't have a driver's license doesn't mean you can't drive." Chu Yue said, "My driving skills are definitely no worse than those of the Autumn Famous Mountain Bike God!" ”

"Okay, okay......" Shino said in her heart, never to ride in your car again, and then asked, "Then again, which district were you assigned to in the qualifiers?" ”

"Area F, Area F No. 37." Kiriko looked at the results displayed on the terminal after she successfully registered.

"Me too, I'm number thirty." Chu Yue said.

"Maybe it's because we signed up for about the same time." Shino replied, looked at the final battle table on the terminal, and said, "Hmm...... I'm fine, but you two seem to meet before the tiebreaker. ”

"Huh? Why? Kiriko asked.

"As long as you can reach the final of the qualifiers in your region, you can participate in the final round regardless of whether you win or lose." Shino replied, "I won't meet either of you until the finals in this region, but the two of you will want to meet before the finals of the qualifiers in Region F." ”

"In other words, among the three of us, Shino will definitely enter the finals, and Kiriko and I can only enter two people, right?" Chu Yue asked.

"Hmm." Shino nodded, "It's all because I forgot the time, otherwise if we had come earlier, there wouldn't have been such a situation for signing up at the separate time." ”

"Where, if it weren't for Sister Shino to help us, we might not even be able to find the Governor's Palace." Chu Yue said.

"Haha, no matter how you say it, you won't be able to find the Governor's Palace, right?" Shino smiled, but immediately said: "But, Chu Yue, you also have to hurry up and prepare equipment, because although we are in the F area, the previous game will not be very fast!" ”

"Huh?" Chu Yue was stunned for a moment, "BOB is going to start now?!" ”

However, unlike Chu Yue, who was about to start some BOBs, Shino and Kiriko were surprised that Chu Yue didn't know when BOB started.

"You...... Chu Yue, don't you know? Kiriko asked.

"yes, BOB started today." Shino said, "Didn't you come here today to participate in BOB?" ”

It's embarrassing.

Shino naturally doesn't need to say it, because BOB is for all players, so Kiriko must have checked BOB's game information on GGO's official website before coming.

But Chu Yue didn't!

All the information that Chu Yue knew so far came from what he learned when he watched the second season of "Sword Art Online". When did BOB start, Chu Yue had long forgotten about this kind of thing!

"When the competition starts, it has to be in the BOB pre-selection venue in the central area of the Governor's Palace. The two participants will be randomly teleported directly to the playing field. Shi Nai said, "If Chu Yue is not in the venue, the system will automatically judge the loss." ”

"Hmm......" Chu Yue lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said, "In that case, then I'd better give up." ”

"Huh?" Kiriko was stunned for a moment, and then said, "No! Without Chu Yue's words, I ...... alone"

"What do you say?" Chu Yue interrupted Kiriko and said, "Kiriko, when did you become so unconfident?" ”

"......" Kiriko stopped talking.

"Sister Shino, I'm sorry, can we talk about it alone?" Chu Yue turned her head and said to Shi Nai.

Shino nodded, knowing that Chu Yue and Kiriko were good friends, and it was understandable that the reason why the two entered GGO was inconvenient for outsiders to know.

"Then I'll go to the center first." Shino said, "Come to me when you're done." ”

"Thank you, Sister Shino." Chu Yue still smiled at Shi Nai and said.

After Shi Nai left, Chu Yue turned to Tongzi and said, "There are too many people here, let's come here." ”

The two men went out of the Governor's Mansion and found a corner where no one was around.

"Remember what we came to GGO for?" Chu Yue asked Tongzi.

"Of course." Kiriko replied very seriously, "In order to find out the true identity of the 'dead gun'." ”

"Any plans?" Chu Yue asked again.

"Well...... Kiriko thought for a moment, then said, "Since we don't know anything about the dead gun now, we must first get the information of the dead gun." That guy meant to get the two of us to get the attention of the dead gun. So far, the dead gun will only shoot at the strong, so we participate in the BOB, as long as we get a certain score, we will attract the attention of the dead gun. ”

"Hmm." Chu Yue nodded, "Go on." ”

"No matter which of us is noticed by the dead gun, as long as the other person is guarding the other party's real world, we will definitely encounter the dead gun who came to assassinate, and then we will know the true identity of the dead gun."

"That's right." Chu Yue said, "In other words, one of us is going to perform a mission in real life. ”

Kiriko was stunned for a moment, and then said, "What do you mean ......?"

"In real life, are you strong enough?" Chu Yue looked at Tongzi with a smile.

"Well...... Kiriko stopped talking.

In reality, Kiriko's physique is definitely not strong, on the contrary, because she has been staying at home, she is a little weak. It can't be compared with Chu Yue, who recovered a week after returning to reality from SAO.

"I'm still very confident in my body in reality." Chu Yue said, "Although I don't know how strong the dead gun is in reality, it is estimated that it will inevitably be a fight." ”

Chu Yue meant that BOB asked Kiriko to participate, and the task of attracting the attention of the dead gun was also handed over to Kiriko. In real life, the task of protecting Tongzi is done by Chu Yue.

"But...... Can I do it......" Kiriko didn't look very confident.

Because of Chu Yue's intervention in SAO, Kazuto Kiritani is not as strong as it appears in the anime. There was neither a double sword stream, nor a duel with Heatscliffe. Chu Yue herself didn't expect that this would lead to the current Kirito's lack of self-confidence.

"Kirito." Chu Yue said suddenly.

"Huh?" Kiriko was stunned.

Chu Yue suddenly punched Tongzi in the stomach.

"Painful ......" Kiriko immediately hugged her stomach and cried, "What are you doing, Chu Yue!" ”

"You guy, when did you become so arrogant!" Chu Yue said to Tongzi, "Have you forgotten when you saved your luck?" Closed! I don't remember a closed person I know who didn't even have the confidence to get a result in BOB! ”

Chu Yue's words reminded Kiriko of some things in SAO. At that time, Kazuto Kiritani would still take the initiative to admit that he was a closed person......

Why would you be self-conscious? Kiriko asked herself in her mind.

Oh, yes...... It's because this mission was carried out with Chu Yue, and Chu Yue is much stronger than himself......

However, Chu Yue, this guy, is not an ordinary person in the first place! He's the same age as me, and he's already a SAO developer! Why should I compete with this monster?

Kiriko suddenly realized that this mission with Chu Yue made her a little dependent on Chu Yue, who was stronger than herself. That's why I don't have much confidence......

That's not going to work!

Kiriko unconsciously let go of her stomach and straightened her waist.

"I see." Tongzi looked at Chu Yue and said, "Leave it to me!" ”

I want to catch up with Chu Yue's footsteps!

"That's right!" Looking at Kiriko, who was full of confidence and enthusiasm again, Chu Yue smiled, "Don't worry, unless that dead gun really doesn't pass through reality, as long as it shoots at you in the game, it can really kill your superpower, otherwise you will definitely be fine!" ”

"Hmm!"

Back at the Governor's Palace, I came to the central area, and soon saw Shino who had changed into a combat uniform.

"Oh! Come on. Shi Nai said, "How is it, Chu Yue, are you ready for the equipment?" ”

"I'm sorry, Sister Shino." Chu Yue smiled and said, "Sure enough, I still won't participate." ”

"Really...... It's a pity. Shino said, "I'd love to see your gambling skills...... Oh, and that gunfight. ”

"If you have a chance in the future." Chu Yue smiled and said, "I have a hunch, Sister Shinai, we will definitely meet in reality in the future." ”

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Shino was stunned for a moment, then glanced to the side and said, "I won't meet ......"

Kiriko felt that something was wrong, but Chu Yue immediately understood.

The reason why Shino played GGO was to overcome her fear of guns. In real life, no one knew that she was playing GGO, except for Kyoji Shinkawa, a classmate who introduced Shino to GGO.

And GGO is the only game that provides game currency and reality to exchange with each other, and there are some shady places in the law, and the page open to the public only has a minimum amount of information, resulting in games and reality are almost two worlds. Shino in the game and Shino in reality are almost two people, so Shino said so.

"Alright, let's go to the pre-selected venue." However, Shino immediately returned to her smile and walked towards the pre-selected venue with Chu Yue and Kiriko.

"You can see everyone's game live in the qualifiers, right?" Chu Yue asked.

"Hmm." Shino replied, "In order to protect the player's information, you can only see the screen and the sound of the game, and you can't hear the conversation between the players. ”

"I see." Kiriko nodded.

Arriving at the pre-selection venue, the entry of three beautiful girls immediately attracted the attention of many players. It's just that this is the pre-selection venue of BOB, and the eyes of these people who came over with various shotguns and cannons in their hands were not friendly.

"Let's go to the players' lounge first." Shino said, "I've already changed my clothes, but Kiriko, you still need to equip the battle uniform you just had." ”

"Hmm." Chu Yue nodded and looked up at the start time of the game on the big screen, "There are still twenty-three minutes." ”

Shino took Chu Yue and Kiriko to the player's rest area and said to Kiriko, "You go in and change your clothes, we will wait for you outside." ”

"Okay." Kiriko nodded and entered an empty lounge. Changing clothes in the game is changing equipment, which is very fast. However, girls may be used to saying change clothes. Shino asked Kiriko to go in alone to change clothes, and it seems that she believed what Chu Yue said at the beginning that Kiriko was a cute boy.

Soon Kiriko came out and said to Shino and Chu Yue, "How is it?" ”

"Oh, it looks good." Shino said.

"It's so cute, Sister Shina, how do you take screenshots and record videos in the game?" Chu Yue said with a smile.

"Don't, don't do that!" Kiriko immediately said with a little blush.

"Haha, what are you shy about?" Chu Yue said.

"......" Kiriko knew that Chu Yue was teasing herself again, so she said to Shina: "Shina, let's go back quickly." ”

"Don't worry, let's rest here." Shino said, "I don't want to go out and see those idiots. ”

"Huh? Idiot? Kiriko said.

The eyes of those people who looked at it just now were a little unfriendly, but I didn't expect to be called a "fool" by Shino.

"Isn't it stupid to show off your primary weapon before the start of the match so that your opponent can work out countermeasures?" Shino said.

"Ah...... I see. Kiriko understood.

Ten minutes before the start, Shino Chu Yue and Tongzi returned to the pre-selection venue and sat down at a table.

"Let me explain something." Shino said, "Kiriko, if we meet on the field, we will be enemies, so don't show mercy!" ”

"Hmm!" Kiriko nodded.

After Shino's explanation was over, suddenly another man came.

"Shiina, I've finally found you." The man said.

"Hello, Spegell." Shino said, "I was delayed by something unexpected, so I came late. ”

With that, the man walked over and sat down beside Kiriko.

"Aren't you participating?" Shino asked.

"Well, if I'm not at the right level, I'm not going to sacrifice ugliness." Speyer smiled and scratched his head and said, "This time I came here to support Shinai." ”

"Shino, what is this?" Chu Yue asked.

"Oh, he's Speyer, my friend." Shino said.

"Hello, I'm Chu Yue." Chu Yue said.

"I'm Kiri ...... Kiriko. Kiriko almost said her name as Kirito.

"Kiriko...... What a name. Spegel blushed slightly and said, "Shino's friends are so cute." ”

"Kiriko is a man!" Chu Yue said immediately.

"Huh? What, what? Spikelden felt that the three views had been refreshed.

"Actually, Chu Yue is also ......" Kiriko immediately wanted to expose Chu Yue, but was interrupted by the loudspeaker at the qualifier venue, because BOB's qualifiers had begun.

Following BOB's start of the system announcement and music, some players even fired a few shots directly into the ceiling in the venue to show their excitement right now.

"Here we go." Shi Nai said, "Everyone's battle is automatically teleported, Chu Yue, you don't have equipment, decide for yourself when the time comes!" ”

"Hmm." Chu Yue nodded.

There is only one match at a time, and the system will automatically send the players. It will then be broadcast on a large screen at the pre-selected venue. Although there is only one game at a time, it is a PVP FPS game match after all, and every game is fast.

I didn't expect the first scene to be Kiriko. After Kiriko leaves the table and chair, a blue-white ball of water envelops Kiriko, and then Kiriko disappears.

Kiriko entered the game, and Chu Yue, Shina, and Spegel watched the live broadcast on the screen together.

"What a recklessness." "Why did you choose a lightsaber as your primary weapon? In this case, no matter who the opponent is, they will be suppressed remotely by the firearm, right? ”

"Everyone has their own style of fighting." Shino said, "Besides, Kiriko is very strong, so let's take a good look." ”

"Okay." Spegel said.

Chu Yue didn't pay much attention to Tongzi, but was paying attention to Speghel.

Because, Chu Yue knew that Speyer was Shino Asada's classmate in real life, and at the same time, he was also one of the dead guns!

However, it seems that he has not shown anything noteworthy in the present and seems to have been watching the game seriously all along. At that time, just when he turned his head to look at Speghel, Chu Yue suddenly noticed that in the shadows not far away, there was a familiar figure.

Dead guns!

A gray cloak, an Iron Man mask, and red light bulbs in both eyes, yes, a dead gun!

Spoegel is one of the dead guns, which means that the dead guns are now another person......

Following the gaze of the dead gun, Chu Yue looked at the screen in the center, which was a pariko wielding a lightsaber.

Do you recognize Kiriko......

Kiriko's battle is over. However, at this time, Kiriko should have entered the battle settlement, so the next person was teleported in first.

The next one to play was Shi Nai, and after Shi Nai disappeared, only Spegel and Chu Yue remained.

"Spoegel?" Chu Yue said.

"Huh?" Spoegel stared at the screen, casually responding, as if he didn't care much about Chu Yue, and was all focused on Shi Nai.

"Are you and Shino friends in reality?" Chu Yue asked.

"Huh?" Spegel finally turned his head to look at Chu Yue, and then said, "Do you know that in GGO, asking this question is equivalent to saying to others: 'Come and kill me'?" ”

"Ah, I'm sorry." Chu Yue said, "I'm a newbie who just entered the game today, so I'm ......"

"Forget it, it's okay, since it's Shino's friend, it's nothing to tell you." "That's right," said Spegell, "in reality I'm a classmate of Shina. ”

However, at this time, Shina's figure was shown on the game screen, and Spegel immediately ignored Chu Yue, stood up and walked a few steps towards the screen, standing in the open space to watch Shina's battle.

Looking at Speygel's obsessive eyes when he watched Shina, Chu Yue was sure that this person was one of the dead guns in that anime. However, because the number of appearances was too small, Chu Yue had long forgotten her name.

At this time, Kiriko was teleported out. Chu Yue was about to go over to look for Tongzi, when she found that the dead gun was already standing behind Tongzi, and she didn't know what to say in Tongzi's ear.

I don't know when there was a person standing behind him, Kiriko immediately jumped back vigilantly, and grabbed the hilt of the lightsaber pinned to his waist with one hand.

Chu Yue also hurriedly ran over.

"Are you, the deity?" Dead Gun asked Kiriko again, but this time Chu Yue heard it.

"What deity?" Kiriko asked rhetorically.

"Kiriko!" Chu Yue came over and grabbed Tongzi's hand and said, "Who is this?" ”

Seeing Chu Yue, Tongzi felt a lot more relieved, pretending not to know anything and said, "I don't know, and I keep asking strange questions." ”

Chu Yue looked at this person and asked, "Who are you?" ”

"Don't know what I'm asking?" Dead Gun said, "Forget it." ”

After saying that, he turned around and walked directly towards the outside of the pre-selection venue.

After the dead gun left, Kiriko finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "Thank you Chu Yue...... I, I just, was really a little scared. ”

"Huh?" Only then did Chu Yue notice that Tongzi was sweating profusely, so she said, "Let's go over there and rest." ”

When she got to a table where the players were resting and sat down, Kiriko said, "That person, like us, is a survivor of SAO...... Moreover, he was once, a member of the Smiling Coffin! I see it! The pattern of the smiling coffin on his arm! ”

This Chu Yue already knew, but he still said: "He is a dead gun." ”

"What?!" Kiriko's eyes widened, but she immediately understood: "That's right...... The sound was the same as the sound of a dead gun...... I see, I see...... No wonder, no wonder he kills GGO players, he used to be a member of the Smiling Coffin! ”

However, Kiriko couldn't help but tremble at the thought of the close contact between the dead gun and herself just now, and the time when she was in the SAO and participated in the battle against the smiling coffin.

"What's wrong with you?" Noticing Kiriko's trembling, Chu Yue asked.

"I was, I participated in that campaign." Kiriko said, "I, the one who killed two people who were smiling in coffins......"

"Two?" Chu Yue smiled, "There are at least five members of the Smile Coffin I killed. ”

"Five, five?!" Kiriko looked at Chu Yue in surprise: "For, why...... Why can Chu Yue say such things so easily? ”

Chu Yue shook her head, after all, Tongzi is still a child who grew up in a peaceful environment, and the psychological shadow of killing is too great...... Of course, the same is true of Shino.

"If you don't kill them, they're going to kill other players, right?" Chu Yue said, "In SAO, there is no law...... But there can be no justice! ”

Tongzi looked at Chu Yue in a daze.

"Although, I never felt that I was a righteous person...... "Chu Yue said with a smile, "But now, we are already in reality, murderers should be punished by the law." Kiriko, we're going to find out the dead gun! ”

"Dead guns? Isn't that the one who was rumored to have hit a player who never went online again? At this time, Shino finished the game and walked over.

"Oh? Shinai, you know him too? Chu Yue said.

However, Chu Yue had just finished speaking, and before Shi Nai could reply, it would be Chu Yue's turn in the next battle. After Chu Yue was teleported away, only Shino and Kiriko were left.

After Chu Yue left, Shino immediately noticed that Kiriko's condition seemed to be very bad, and the matter of the dead gun just now was also thrown to the back of his mind, and asked Kiriko:

"Huh? Kiriko, what's wrong with you, are you okay? ”

"It's okay......," Kiriko said.

"Is the fight reluctant? But you seem to have come back early......" Shino said, "If a battle turns out like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make it to the finals." ”

"Hmm......" Kiriko nodded, thinking of what Chu Yue said just now, she tried to take a few deep breaths to calm herself down, and then said, "Let's watch Chu Yue's game." ”

"Hmm." Shino nodded, "This kind of performance is worthy of your reaction speed!" ”