December 10, 2024, Saitama Prefecture Third Academic Hospital.

Kiritani Tsui touched Kiritani and people's heads, and then said, "Don't force it, as long as you follow the doctor's instructions for rehabilitation, there will definitely be no problem." ”

"Hmm." Kirito nodded at Kiritani Tsui and smiled.

At this time, the door to the ward opened, and Kirito's younger sister, Naoba Kiritani, walked in.

"Brother, good morning."

"Good morning, Xiao Nao." Kirito also smiled at his sister and said.

"How do you feel?" Naoka Kiritani trotted to Kirito's side.

"No problem!" Kirito finished with some confidence, and stretched out his arm to show the muscles on his slender arm, both before entering SAO and now after leaving SAO.

"It's the same as before, there's no meat at all." Naoba Kiritani laughed.

"Hehehe, yes." Kiritani Tsui also laughed together.

"I've worked hard." Kirito said helplessly.

"But at least it's much better than it was then." Kiritani continued to say with a smile.

At that time, of course, it refers to the time when Kirita just woke up, and the whole person looked like skin and bones, but it still made Kiritani Cui and the others cry excitedly.

"Ah, it's almost time." After speaking, Kiritani stood up, "I'm going to work." ”

"Well, be careful on the road." Kirito said.

"Goodbye, Mom." Naoba Kiritani also said.

Kiritani Tsui had just walked to the door and was about to open the door, but the door opened by itself.

"Huh? You are......? Kiritani asked as she looked at the person in front of her.

Of course, the door didn't open on its own, someone outside opened it.

"Excuse me, this is Kiriko...... Ah, Kiritani and people's wards? Chu Yue asked.

"Yes." Kiriya Cui looked at the person in front of him and said a little strangely.

Kirito was a typical Internet addict before he entered SAO, and he usually didn't leave the house, let alone any friends. I heard that there are a lot of friends in SAO, but they should all be in the hospital for rehabilitation like Kiritto at this time.

"I'm Kiriko...... Kiritani and people's friends. Chu Yue continued to smile and said, "Excuse me, are you Kirito's sister?" ”

"Where." When Kiriya Cui heard this, her mood suddenly improved, and she was no longer curious about Chu Yue's identity, and explained with a smile: "I am the mother of Heren, Kirigu Cui." ”

"Ah, please forgive me for my faux pas." Chu Yue immediately looked flamboyant, and continued: "You are so young, and you are very beautiful, I thought you were the sister of the people." ”

"Hehehe......" Kiritani Tsui laughed again, but because of the time problem, it was not good to delay any longer, so he said: "I still have to go to work, so I have to go first, and I'm in it with Naoba." ”

"Okay, thanks." Chu Yue nodded and said.

After Tong Gu Cui left, Chu Yue walked in.

The words at the door just now were naturally heard by Kirito and Kiritani Naoha. However, because Tong Gu Cui blocked it just now, the two of them didn't see Chu Yue's face.

"Good morning, Kiriko." Chu Yue walked in with a fruit basket and said with a smile to Kirito.

"You, you're ...... Chu, Chu Yue?! Kirito finally said in surprise.

Because of Akihiko Kayaba's malice, the faces and body shapes of all players in SAO are what they look like in reality, so Kirito can recognize Chu Yuelai immediately.

"Long time no see." Chu Yue walked up to Kirito and said.

"yes...... Long time no see. "The first time I saw my friend in SAO in real life, Kirito was a little moved for a while.

What's more, it was Chu Yue who helped Kiritto save Yukito and told Kirito Hizcliffe's true identity.

Chu Yue is not only a friend of Kirito, but also a benefactor.

Although he still calls himself "Kiriko" instead of "Kirito" or "Kazuto......

"Is it my brother's friend?" Naoba Kiritani asked at this time.

"Yes...... Kirito said with emotion, "I can say that I am the most important friend in SAO." ”

It's my brother's most important friend! As a younger sister, I can't embarrass my brother!

After knowing Chu Yue's identity, Naoye Kiritani immediately stood up and said, "That, I'm my brother's sister, Naoye Kiritani, my brother has received a lot of care from you in SAO, thank you!" ”

However, Chu Yue didn't seem to pay much attention to Naoba Kiritani's words, he put his hand into the inside of the fruit basket, as if he was groping for something.

After Kiritani Naoye finished speaking, Chu Yue said with some hindsight: "Ah, it's nothing, I have also received a lot of care from Kiriko, and Kiriko is also a very important friend." ”

And Kirito, who knew Chu Yue better, immediately had a bad premonition after seeing Chu Yue's movements.

Sure enough—

Chu Yue seemed to have finally touched what she was looking for, pulled out a pink lace-trimmed dress from the fruit basket, and said to Kirito with excitement on her face:

"Kiriko-chan~ Look, this is our meeting gift in this world! Like it or not! ”

Quiet –

Chu Yue showed this dress full of "cute" elements like this; Naoba Kiritani was shocked by Chu Yue's action and this sentence, and his face blushed and his mouth opened wide; Kirito roared inwardly, "Sure enough, you bastard Chu Yue!" His expression was as red as Naoba Kiritani's, his face was open, and his mouth was open.

After the awkward atmosphere lasted for about five seconds, Chu Yue was the first to say, "Huh? Why don't you speak, don't you like it? ”

"You bastard! It's a joke like this! Kirito immediately complained.

"Hara, it turns out that my brother is here, in SAO, has he awakened......" Naoba Kiritani said with a red face.

"Don't think about it, Xiao Zhi! It's just that bastard's bad taste, it's that bastard's bad taste! It's definitely not that I've awakened some strange interest!! ”

"Huh? I thought you were used to this kind of thing (I asked you to wear women's clothes when we met). ”

"Hey! Don't say something that can be easily misunderstood! ”

"Brother, are you used to (wearing women's clothes)......" Naoha Kiritani's eyes changed when he looked at Kirito.

"Enough! I said it was that bastard who deliberately said something that could be misleading! ”

After some farce, Kirito finally explained to Naoha Kiritani the bad taste of Chu Yue and that he really had no interest in wearing women's clothes.

"Hahaha, I'm sorry." Chu Yue also smiled and apologized to Naoba Kiritani.

"No, nothing." Kiritani Naoba also smiled and said to Chu Yue, "Mr. Chu Yue, you really have a good relationship with your brother." ”

"Don't call me so out-of-the-box." Chu Yue smiled and said, "I should be about the same age as Tongzi." ”

"Then, Brother Chu Yue?" Naoba Kiritani said.

"Wow, that's a name that makes me tickle." Chu Yue smiled and said, "But, Sister Naoye, do you think that Kiriko is actually very suitable for wearing women's clothes?" ”

"Well, I never thought about it." Naoba Kiritani said, turning his head to look at Kirito.

"Hey! Don't mislead my sister, you bastard! Kirito said with a dissatisfied face.

"Haha, maybe, it's unexpectedly appropriate." Kiritani Naoba said to Chu Yue with a smile.

"Right?! Ha ha! Chu Yue and Naoba Kiritani laughed together.

Kirito instantly felt that if he let Naoba Kiritani talk to Chu Yue like this again, he was afraid that he would have a very hard time in the future! So......

"Xiaozhi, don't you have to go to school today? Coming late, right? Kirito said.

"Ah, really!" Only then did Naoba Kiritani realize that he was about to be late, so he quickly stood up, picked up his schoolbag and the wooden sword wrapped next to him, and said, "Then, I'll go to class first." ”

After Naoba Kiritani left, Chu Yue and Kirito could finally chat alone.

"My aunt and sister don't know me." Chu Yue said, "Didn't you tell them? About things inside the SAO. ”

"They never asked, so I didn't either." Kirito said, "It's the people from the SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters who came to ask a lot about the SAO, and you were the ones who provided them with the information, right?" ”

"Hmm." Chu Yue nodded, "There is a person from Seijiro Kikuoka, who investigated what happened in the SAO on behalf of the SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters, and I told him all the main things. ”

"Is it okay?" Kirito asked.

"It's fine." Chu Yue said, "Even if I don't say it, there will be others who will say it." And, it's not something to hide, is it? ”

"yes......" Kirito said.

"Do you want to eat apples?" Chu Yue suddenly picked up an apple in her fruit basket and said, "I'll peel an apple for you?" ”

"Thank you." Kirito said.

Chu Yue peeled the apple and continued, "You know what? Not all SAO survivors have woken up. ”

"Well, I watched the news." Kirito said, "And three hundred, aren't they?" ”

"Hmm." Chu Yue's knife skills are very good, and the skin of the apple is thin and neat, "Asuna is also one of them." ”

"What?! It hurts......" Kirito straightened up in surprise because of his surprise, as if his body had not fully recovered, and as a result, his back hurt.

"I'm still looking into this matter, and I'll get results soon." Chu Yue said.

"I didn't expect that the SAO time was not over yet...... Kirito said.

"yes...... It's shaved. Chu Yue gave the peeled apple to Kirito.

"Thank you." Kirito took the tempting-looking apple and looked at Chu Yue again.

"What's wrong?" Chu Yue asked.

"It's not ......" Kirito took a bite of the apple and said, "Delicious......"

"In SAO, there are similar fruits, but they don't have the same taste here." Chu Yue said.

"Hmm......" Kirito nodded, "It's hard to come back here from SAO, no matter who it is." ”

"yes." Chu Yue said.

"The world over there...... How is it different from the real world...... "Kirito said.

"It's a difference in the amount of information." Chu Yue said suddenly.

"Huh?"

"SAO is so powerful, but when we are in SAO, we still know that it is not real life, or because in our real life, there is too much information that cannot be simulated through electronic signals."

Chu Yue said, took out another apple from the fruit basket, and continued: "For example, this apple, even in the game, we can simulate the shape, size, color, and weight of this apple, but we still can't simulate its smell, aging, corruption, and most importantly, its taste. ”

"I see...... Kirito stared at the apple in his hand, was silent for a moment, and then resumed eating.

Palate......

Apples are said to have a unique, sweet taste, with a slight sourness, and apple juice, which cannot be fully restored in SAO.

While tasting this apple, Kirito recalls the taste of the fruit he ate in SAO.

Except for Chu Yue, everyone who has just returned to the real world will have a period of discomfort.

For example, I will habitually look at the non-existent health bar in the upper left corner, and occasionally swipe down on the surface out of thin air, hoping to slide out of a "system menu".

Of course, more importantly, the "information" received in the original SAO is the "information" simulated by the electronic signals in the game, which is incomparable to the huge amount of information in real life.

Therefore, after returning to reality, the vast majority of people will be uncomfortable because they receive too much "information" at once.

As long as you rest for a period of time and follow the doctor's instructions to do rehabilitation, you will recover quickly.

After all, the human body is meant to live in reality, not in VR games.

It's been more than two weeks since the end of SAO, almost three weeks. Chu Yue was discharged from the hospital in a week, and the others took a month to two months.

"Well, how's Akihiko Kayaba doing now?" Kirito suddenly asked this question.

"Dead." Chu Yue said.

"Huh?"

"At the end of SAO, I did a high-density scan of my brain." Chu Yue said, "My brain burned out. ”

"So, isn't that a copy of your own consciousness on the Internet?" Kirito said.

"The success rate is less than 1 in 1,000." Chu Yue said, "However, the advantage is that if it succeeds, there is no way to detect it." ”

"yes......" Kirito said.

After the two were silent for a while, Kirito suddenly remembered another question and asked, "By the way, Chu Yue, why were you discharged from the hospital so early?" ”

"I'm much better than you." Chu Yue said, "I was discharged from the hospital in a week. ”

"One, a week?!" Kirito was surprised and said, "That's too exaggerated, isn't it?" ”

"So." Chu Yue pinched Kirito's little arm, "You still need to exercise again." ”

"You seem to be stronger than me." Kirito immediately pointed to Chu Yue's arm and said, "It's obviously similar to me!" ”

"But my body is much stronger than yours." Chu Yue said.

"Alas......" In front of Chu Yue, who could be discharged from the hospital in a week, Kirito sighed helplessly.

At this time, a beautiful nurse with glasses walked in and said, "Kiritani-kun, I'm ready for rehabilitation." ”

"Ah, Miss Yasuki." Kirito said.

"Huh? There are guests. The nurse lady, who Kirito called Miss Yasaki, came over and said.

"Hmm." Kirito nodded, "Let me introduce you, this is my best friend in SAO, Chu Yue." Ah, speaking of which, Chu Yue's name in the game is the same as in reality. ”

"It's actually a survivor of SAO like Kiritani-kun?! Already discharged? Miss Anqi looked Chu Yue up and down in surprise, and then asked, "Can I touch you?" ”

"Huh?" Chu Yue didn't react for a while.

"So......" Miss Anqi didn't wait for Chu Yue to agree, she directly reached out and touched Chu Yue's buttocks, and also touched and pinched all parts of Chu Yue's body......

"Hmm......" Chu Yue didn't dodge it, but she was still a little embarrassed, and asked Kirito, "Miss Anqi, are you so enthusiastic...... It's the exact opposite of my old nurse. ”

The little nurse named Hitomi Ichijo, although very dedicated, has never been so enthusiastic......

"Miss Yasuki, don't be like this, it's rude to my friend!" Fortunately, Kirito hurriedly relieved Chu Yue and said.

"Well, it's a little thin, but it's very muscular." Miss Yasuki smiled and said, "No wonder you were able to be discharged from the hospital so quickly, your body must be (♂) good,"

"Haha, hahaha......" Chu Yue smiled, and then asked Miss Anqi: "If you talk to people, how long will it take to be discharged from the hospital?" ”

"About half a month." Miss Anki said, "He's still far away." ”

"So long?" Kirito was also a little surprised.

"So, it's not okay to do rehabilitation well!" Miss Anki said, "Okay, it should be no problem to get out of bed by yourself, right?" Let's go to the rehab room! ”

"Hmm", Kirito nodded, looking quite skilled to get out of bed.

"What about Chu Yuejun? What are you going to do? Miss Anqi turned back to ask Chu Yue again.

"I'm almost leaving, too." Chu Yue also said, "Go visit the next person." ”

"Next?" Kirito asked.

"I want it, everyone gather." Chu Yue said, "So of course, I have to go to everyone's hospital to visit it first." ”

"Why didn't you tell me in advance?" Kirito asked.

"You're so close, you'll definitely come over with a shout." Chu Yue said, "There are some people who are far away. ”

"That's ......" Kirito nodded, thinking that everyone would meet again in real life together after being discharged from the hospital, and his heart was full of strength.

"Miss Yasuki, let's go!" Kirito said.

"Oh? Very motivated! Let's go! After Ms. Yasuki finished speaking, she took Kirito and prepared to leave the ward.

"Don't look forward to it, it's all friends I know." Chu Yue followed Kirito and said, "Including me, there are only ten people." If Asuna woke up by then, it would be eleven people. ”

"We're solo players." Kirito smiled, "Eleven is already a lot. ”

As he spoke, the three of them had already walked to the door of the rehabilitation room.

"Alright, it's time to leave." Miss Yasuki said to Kirito.

"Then, goodbye, Chu Yue." Kirito said to Chu Yue.

"Well, goodbye." Chu Yue also said.

Miss Yasuki and Kirito walked into the rehabilitation room together, while Chu Yue took out her mobile phone and looked at the other people's positions.

"Oh? Akyll is here, too. Chu Yue noticed that the hospital where Akyl was located was also here, the Third Academic Hospital of Saitama Prefecture.

However, since Kirito doesn't know, it doesn't seem to be in the same building. Chu Yue exhaled Yui and inquired about the hospital building where Achill was.

Sure enough, because Akyle is African-American, the place where he was hospitalized was in a building next to it for foreigners, no wonder Kirito didn't know that Akyle was in the same hospital as him.

Thinking about that black man Wu Ke, seeing his surprised expression in reality, Chu Yue couldn't help but smile.

"It's time to go." Chu Yue muttered to herself and left.

Akiel and Kirito live in a hospital, and after Chu Yue told Akiri, she also sent a text message to Kirito, and the two would naturally go to each other in the future.

Klein was at Saitama Prefectural General Hospital, so after leaving Saitama Prefectural No. 3 Academic Hospital, Chu Yue went to Saitama Prefectural General Hospital to visit Klein. The day is over.

The next day, I was going to Tokyo.

Sasha, Lizbet, Yurier, and Sinka are all in Tokyo, but Sinka and Yuriyer are at the University of Tokyo Medical Center, while Sasha and Lizbet are at Tokyo Medical University Hospital.

After visiting the four of them on the second day, I was going to Kanagawa a little further away on the third day. Kirito's wife, fortunately, is at the Kanagawa Heart and Brain Research Institute.

It seems that if these two people want to meet, they will have to wait at least until after they are discharged from the hospital.

There is also a Silica who is the youngest in the grade, at Yamanashi General Hospital. So on the fourth day, Chu Yue went to Yamanashi.

Every day during the day, I went to visit these friends in SAO, and at night Chuyue was not idle, logging in to ALO, and together with Yui, looking for evidence that Nobuyuki Sugo was illegally studying the brains of SAO survivors.

However, the evidence has not yet been found, but a way to Asuna's residence has been found first.

Asuna's location is a birdcage on top of the World Tree. If you want to climb the World Tree, you can't fly, there is an air wall in the air blocking the player's way, and there is not enough time to stay in the air.

The correct route is to fly up from the temple under the World Tree.

However, there will be a lot of monsters blocking you along the way, and it is impossible to fly into it under normal circumstances.

However, Chu Yue is different, with the help of Yui, just like in SAO, directly summon an artifact, no matter how many monsters are not enough to kill.

Therefore, Chu Yue did not hesitate, and after letting Yui give him the strongest weapon in the game: the Holy Sword, he advanced towards the World Tree.

Unfortunately, because of the distance, it seems that it will take a long time to fly, and you must rest in the town to recover the time in the air.

The first city to stop was the territory of the Wind Elves, Si Iruban.

However, Yui told Chu Yue that if it weren't for the elves to which the city belonged, if they were attacked by the player and fought back, they would be immediately hunted down by the city guards.

Although it is at a disadvantage, there is no choice now. Besides, the relationship between the wind elves and the cat elves is very good, and no one should deliberately stir up trouble.

If there really is, it is not easy for Chu Yue to kill individuals in the game. If the guards come, they will be killed along with the guards.

Thinking so, Chu Yue fell from the sky into Si Yiluban's city.

This is the territory of the wind elves, and unlike the territory of the forest cat elves, there is a pale cyan architectural style.

Just as Chu Yue was wandering around, looking for a resting place where she could quickly recover her air time, a blonde girl walked towards her.

"Are you the boss who bought the moonstone?" The girl asked.

"No, it's not." Chu Yue looked at this girl who seemed to be somewhat familiar strangely, and replied, "This is the first time I have come to this city, and I have never bought any moonstones. ”

"Really?" The girl didn't seem to be very friendly to Chu Yue, and after hearing Chu Yue's answer, she drew her sword: "Do you know that if I attack you here, you can't fight back?" ”

The people around were immediately attracted by the events here. This is the territory of the wind elves, and there are really other elves who dare to have a conflict with the wind elves here?

And seeing this girl pull out her sword, Chu Yue finally remembered who she was.

However, I really don't know her yet.

Because she's Kirito's sister, Naoba Kiritani.

But in ALO, her name is: Lifa.