"Huh, huh......" After killing the boss, Chu Yue sat on the ground, panting. The two-sword flow swordsmanship just now was too physically exhausting.

On the other side, Asuna saw Chu Yue alone after killing the boss of the red blood, and stayed in place for a while.

Although Asuna knew that Chu Yue was very strong, so strong that she might be the strongest player in SAO, but it was still beyond Asuna's estimate to take on the boss or something alone.

"Hey, Asuna...... Just, can't you comfort me first? Chu Yue gasped and said to Asuna jokingly.

Asuna immediately reacted, hurriedly ran to Chu Yue's side, squatted down to support Chu Yue and said, "Chu Yue, are you okay?" ”

"It's okay......" Chu Yue said with a smile, "However, the second knife flow is too physically demanding, if it takes a few more seconds, I estimate that I will faint." ”

"That swordsmanship is, 'Second Sword Flow'?" Asuna asked.

"Hmm." Chu Yue nodded and said, "Let's go back first, right?" I'm so tired right now, I need to get some rest. ”

"Hmm." Asuna nodded, stood up, and stretched out her hand towards Chu Yue: "Then, let's go to my house, shall we?" ”

"Your home?" Chu Yue reached out to hold Asuna's hand, and was pulled up by Asuna.

"I have a house on the thirty-ninth floor, let's go there." Asuna took Chu Yue's hand and said.

"Hmm......" Chu Yue felt the soft touch of Asuna's white and tender hands, and walked towards the outside of the boss room with Asuna, and said with a smile: "I thought you would buy a house on the fifty and fifty-first floors." ”

"The thirty-ninth floor is where the Blood Alliance Knights were founded." Out of the boss room, Asuna explained, while holding hands with Chu Yue and continuing to walk towards the outside of the maze: "After I joined, I bought a house near the guild headquarters for the convenience of holding a combat meeting. ”

"I see." Chu Yue nodded, "However, now that the strategy has reached the fiftieth layer or above, the headquarters of the thirty-ninth floor is a bit far away, right?" ”

"Hmm." Asuna nodded, "Recently, the guild has been considering moving its headquarters to a higher level. ”

"Speaking of guilds...... Asuna. Chu Yue said, "Regarding our matter today, you also have to report it to the guild, right?" ”

"Of course." Asuna said, "It's a big deal about a floor. ”

"Can I ask you to keep this secret for me?" Chu Yue said.

"Huh? Why? Asuna asked.

"Because...... The skill of Double Knife Flow is actually a special reward that I received during the Christmas event. Chu Yue said, "And it's a customized version of the reward ......."

"It's a skill that can't be copied......" Asuna understood what Chu Yue meant.

Such a powerful skill that is almost open, anyone in SAO will want to get it. If it is exposed, it will have a great impact on Chu Yue, who is a lone player and has always disliked trouble.

"Well," Asuna finally said, "I can help you keep it a secret, but I have one condition. ”

"On what terms?" Chu Yue asked.

"In the future, you can team up with me!" Asuna smiled at Chu Yue.

"Uh......" Chu Yue suddenly had a hesitant expression, and then asked, "Do you want to act with me?" ”

"Pretty much." Asuna said.

"It's dangerous!" Chu Yue said.

"Who said that my strength is very strong, even if I come here alone, I will not encounter danger?" Asuna looked at Chu Yue proudly and said with a smile.

"Alas......" Chu Yue sighed, "Okay......"

Asuna suddenly showed a happy expression, but she still said: "Even so, you have a second-class thing, and you can't keep it hidden in the future, right?" ”

"Yes...... Chu Yue said, "That's it, let's talk about it later, it's better not to publicize it for the time being." ”

"Hmm." Asuna nodded.

While chatting, the two had already walked out of the maze.

From the labyrinth back to the town, teleport to the thirty-ninth floor, and return to Asuna's house.

Although Asuna lives alone, the home still has all the facilities, but ...... There seems to be only one bedroom.

"Uh...... Asuna? Chu Yue said.

"Huh?"

"Am I resting here?" Chu Yue asked.

"What's wrong?" Asuna asked rhetorically looking nonchalant.

"No...... It's okay. Chu Yue said, "It's good if you don't mind." ”

Chu Yue sat on the bed, but Asuna didn't seem to have any intention of going out.

This is a little embarrassing, Chu Yue originally planned to take off her clothes and cover the quilt for a good rest, but she didn't expect Asuna to provide her bedroom for herself, and now Asuna has no intention of going out.

"By the way," Chu Yue thought about it and asked, "Before the boss room, Asuna, you said there is one thing you want to ask me, what is it?" ”

"We've got the answer." Asuna sat on the chair next to the bed and said, "Originally, I wanted to ask Chu Yue why you kept holding a one-handed sword. ”

"Oh, that's it......" Chu Yue said with a smile.

"Because, isn't the biggest advantage of a one-handed sword that you can hold a shield with the other hand?" Asuna said, "But, I, you, Chu Yue, and Kirito, it seems that none of the three of us have ever held a shield. ”

"That's right." Chu Yue said, "My words, of course, are because there are two swords flowing, because the other hand wants to hold another sword. ”

"I'm holding a rapier, and in order to maintain a high-speed attack, I can't use a shield that will reduce speed." Asuna said, "What about Kirito?" ”

"Probably, it's for the image, right?" Chu Yue said, "After all, Kirito with a shield...... Can you imagine? ”

Asuna thought about it in her mind, but she couldn't imagine it, so she nodded helplessly and said, "It seems, it's really ......."

"Moreover, I think Kirito's words should also be for speed." Chu Yue said, "The three of us are all speed-type players, and with Kirito's technique, we can use the one-handed sword as a shield, and taking the shield will affect his performance." ”

"Hmm." Asuna nodded, then stood up, "Okay, you have a good rest, right?" I'm going to make something to eat. ”

"Wow, Asuna does the cooking herself." Chu Yue suddenly had a curious expression: "I'm really looking forward to it." ”

"Speaking ......of which," Asuna said with a smile, "Chu Yue, the 'Hope' you wrote at the beginning taught you a lot of cooking skills and seasonings, and all the players in SAO should thank you." ”

"That's all in the past." Chu Yue said with a smile.

"I've always remembered it." Asuna smiled and said, "The Chu Yue who came out with a lot of spices at the beginning. ”

"Hehehe......" Chu Yue smiled a little embarrassedly.

"Okay, I won't bother you, you can rest!" Asuna finished speaking, turned and left the room.

Although Asuna left, Chu Yue just lay on the bed, closed her eyes, and slept like this.

I always feel that Asuna has changed a little recently...... Chu Yue thought in her heart, by the way, she forgot to ask Asuna the reason...... Forget it, I'm so tired, let's rest first......

When I woke up again, it was already night.

It was already dark outside the window, but the lights still seemed to be on in the living room.

Chu Yue got off the bed and walked to the living room.

In Asuna's house, there is no wall between the kitchen and the living room, just a few cabinets separating it. At the kitchen table, Asuna lay on her stomach and fell asleep.

On the table, it is prepared food, but it must be cold at the time.

It seems that after Asuna cooked the meal, she saw that Chu Yue was asleep, so she went back to the kitchen, because there was only one bedroom, so Asuna fell asleep on the dining table after the night.

Looking at Asuna's appearance, Chu Yue couldn't help but take out the video props from the inventory and recorded Asuna's sleeping face.

Unexpectedly, just after recording for a while, Asuna opened her eyes in a daze.

With saliva still hanging on her mouth and a few strands of hair standing on her mouth, Asuna at this time was like a confused little girl who had not yet grown up.

After looking left and right, Asuna finally fixed her eyes on the video prop in front of Chu Yue.

Asuna, whose brain came to her senses instantly, jumped up from the table, and before she could sort out her image, she grabbed the hilt of the sword pinned to her waist with one hand.

However, in this regard, Chu Yue laughed.

Of course, Asuna didn't pull out her sword, and it was useless to pull it out, but this was a safe zone, and it was still a resident's house.

"That's good, Asuna like this is so cute." Chu Yue sat down and showed a satisfied smile.

Asuna finally realized that her image was damaged, so she hurriedly wiped off her saliva, straightened her hair in three or two strokes, and then snatched Chu Yue's video props and said, "Delete it quickly!" ”

"I refuse." Chu Yue smiled and swiped open the system menu and retracted the video props to the prop column.

The black ball in Asuna's hand turned blue and disappeared, and Asuna's entire face turned red.

"You, what do you want to do!!" Asuna pointed at Chu Yue and said with a look of shame.

"When you're fine, when you're alone, take it out and appreciate it." Chu Yue said with a smile.

"Delete it!" Asuna said loudly.

"Don't."

"Delete it!"

"Don't."

"Delete it!"

"Not really!"

……

In the end, Asuna still couldn't get Chu Yue to delete it. However, Asuna made a new meal and made Chu Yue promise not to show this video to others.

Chu Yue's credibility is, of course, trustworthy.

In this way, Asuna and Chu Yue formed a team and acted together.

Nevertheless...... But Chu Yue found that she seemed to have been cheated by Asuna!

Asuna is a member of the Blood Alliance Knights, and although she is not yet the deputy leader, she also holds an important position in the guild. Chu Yue often had to give up some of her own things and help Asuna deal with the guild affairs of the Blood Alliance.

Isn't this a day job for the Blood Alliance?! Now many people in the Blood Alliance know themselves!

Chu Yue wanted to ask about Asuna's feelings, but she kept delaying it.

A month has passed, and a lot has happened in the course of a month, mostly about Asuna. However, because Chu Yue and Asuna teamed up, Chu Yue also learned this information.

After reaching the fifty-fifth floor, the Blood Alliance Knights transferred the guild headquarters, which was originally located on the thirty-ninth floor, to the latest main town on the fifty-fifth floor: Grangsam.

After that, the Blood Pact took a break and began to re-divide the internal work.

Asuna, who has always performed extremely well, served as the deputy head of the Blood Alliance Knights. Almost no one disputes this.

In addition, the head of the Blood Alliance Knights, Heathcliff, is actually the person from Kayaba Jinghiko, and because of Asuna's relationship, he has also met with Chu Yue.

It's just that Chu Yue and Heathcliff both pretended to meet for the first time, in fact, both Chu Yue already knew Heathcliff's true identity, but Kayaba Jinghiko thought that he had deceived Chu Yue, after all, now Chu Yue's administrator account is only an empty shell.

February 15, 2024.

Chu Yue, along with Asuna and other members of the Blood Alliance, came out of the headquarters of the Blood Alliance in Grandsamuri and prepared to go to the front line.

However, in the portal square, there seems to be a commotion.

It's not necessarily all people from the strategy group here.,But the level must be very high.,Because if the level is not high.,If you go out of the city, you'll be attacked by monsters and encounter danger.。

The source of this commotion seems to be a man.

"Please! Please help me! A man said as he tugged at a passerby's clothes and cried.

"Hey! Let go of me! "Passers-by didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing, and felt that they had met an abnormal man.

"All the people in our guild have been killed, please help me get revenge!" The man was still tugging at the passerby's clothes.

"Let go!" Passers-by dragged their clothes and hurried towards the portal with their companions.

The man, who had not been helped, suddenly fell to his knees, still crying.

"Hey, what the hell is going on?" Some onlookers didn't know what was going on and asked the people next to them.

"It seems that he is looking for revenge...... the person next to him replied: "What kind of place is this, even if you are not a member of the strategy group, you are fighting on the front line every day, and if you leave here for a day or two, you will not be able to keep up with the front line, who has time to help him take revenge." ”

"It's revenge...... But what you're saying is, whether it's from the strategy group or not, people here don't have time to go to the floor below. ”

At this moment, Asuna walked towards the man with the people of the Blood Alliance. Of course, Chu Yue also followed behind Asuna.

"Excuse me, what's going on?" Asuna asked.

The crying man looked up to see Asuna smiling.

"That, that beauty is?"

"You can't go wrong, it's that Asuna!"

"The deputy head of the Blood Alliance, 'Asuna the Flash'?"

"Really! It's so beautiful! ”

"Please, please help me!" Hearing the words of the people around him, the man also realized the identity of the girl in front of him, and immediately knelt down and said.

"You get up first and tell me what's going on, right?" Asuna said.

"Asuna-sama." At this moment, a man with a beard and wearing a regimental uniform of the Blood Alliance walked over and said, "Although this person does need help, we are on our way to the front. ”

"That's right." Another young man in a regimental uniform walked over, "Asuna-sama, right now, no matter what it is, it's not as important as clearing this death game as soon as possible, right?" ”

"But ......" Asuna was still hesitating, thought about it, and asked Chu Yue, the only one around her who was not wearing a group uniform: "Chu Yue, what do you think?" ”

"Isn't that easy?" Chu Yue said, "I'm not from the Blood Alliance Knights, I'll stay and help him, you can go to the front line." ”

"But......" Asuna didn't seem to want to do that.

"Asuna-sama!" Asuna's subordinate said again.

Asuna struggled for a moment, but finally had to compromise.

"Then, Chu Yue, this matter will be handed over to you." Asuna said.

"Hmm." Chu Yue nodded, "Don't worry." We've been in a team for too long, and I'm almost getting to know everyone. ”

Several people from the Blood Alliance Knights in the back immediately laughed together.

Indeed, Chu Yue was known by many people in the Blood Alliance.

"Chu Yue, don't let this matter pull down the rank." Someone said with a smile to Chu Yue.

"Even if you make you level ten, you are not my opponent." Chu Yue responded with a smile.

"Don't soak in a new girl, snub our deputy head of the regiment!" Someone joked again.

"Hey! Talk less! "This person was immediately preached by another person.

"Oh? You have a really good relationship with Chu Yue. Asuna's expression suddenly changed: "Attention everyone! Run forward! ”

The entire Blood Alliance suddenly wailed, but they also had to obey Asuna's instructions and ran towards the portal.

Chu Yue smiled and said to Asuna, "Okay, Asuna, don't worry, I'm also a solo player, so I'll be fine." ”

Asuna nodded, knowing Chu Yue's strength, she didn't say anything more, and ran towards the portal with the large army.

"Then ......" After everyone left, Chu Yue finally had time to pay attention to the man who was kneeling on the ground crying: "Friend, let's go to a place to talk." ”

Inside a coffee shop in Grandsam.

"Thank you, thank you...... The ......" man didn't seem to know Chu Yue's name yet.

"Don't ask my name." Chu Yue said, "Let's talk about things directly." ”

"Okay, okay, uh-huh......" The man calmed down for a moment, then said.

It turned out that this man was the head of a small guild called "Silver Banner" on a lower floor, and there were only five people in the entire guild.

Another guild attacked Silver Banner, and all four of the guild members died, except for him, the guild leader.

This guild is the orange guild called "Titan's Hand", which specializes in robbing other players.

In their guild, there are members named green who are responsible for finding prey, and there are also members named orange who are responsible for murder and robbery.

Of course, the guild level of this Titan's Hand is not high, and the membership level can only be said to be medium. They specifically look for those who are lower in rank.

"So, do you want me to help you kill that Titan's Hand?" Chu Yue asked.

"No, it's not...... the man said, taking out a blue stone: "This, it's the [Cloister Crystal], and the exit is set in the prison area!" ”

[Cloister Crystal] can be said to be a large teleportation stone, which can teleport all people within a certain range to another place, and the exit is set by the player himself.

This is a group teleportation item, and it is expensive.

Chu Yue was stunned for a moment and said, "What do you mean ......?"

"Yes!" The man said, "If I find someone to kill them for revenge, then I will not become the same person as them?" So, I just begg, that someone can help me get them all to prison and get them to the punishment they deserve! ”

Chu Yue was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Why?" Why don't you let me kill them? ”

The man's eyes darkened, and he thought of some unbearable memories, but he still explained: "After my friends were killed, at first, I was also crazy about revenge, wanting to kill those guys......"

"At that time, I lived in hatred almost every day...... However, when I woke up yesterday morning, I suddenly remembered that there was a book called "Hope" that seemed to help me in my current situation. ”

"......" Chu Yue didn't speak.

"I'm glad I didn't throw the book away, but put it in the warehouse, so I took it out of the warehouse and re-read it."

"I still hate those people, but I know that killing them will only make the world worse. The right thing to do is to send those guys to jail! Let them be punished as they deserve! ”

"So, I spent all my property, mine, guild's, all my property, to buy this piece of [Cloister Crystal], and then set the exit in the prison area......"

Chu Yue nodded. Knowing that the members of the "Silver Banner" are not of high level, and the corresponding money is not much, so a piece of [Cloister Crystal] spent all their property......

"Unfortunately, I don't have the money to find anyone to help me get revenge...... "I have to go to the teleportation square here, hoping to ask someone who is willing to help me get revenge......"

"You don't have to kill them, you just need to send them to prison!"

"Understood." Chu Yue said, "I accept your commission. ”

"Really, really?!" The man said in disbelief.

"We've been talking here for so long, do I have a lot of free time?" Chu Yue said with a smile.

"Thank you, thank you! Thank you! Thank you! The man kept saying thank you, and was even about to kneel down for Chu Yue again, but fortunately Chu Yue stopped him.

"So, tell me, who is the leader of the Titan's Hand?" Chu Yue said.

Ayn Grant, Thirty-fifth Floor, Main Town: Michi.

"It's been a long time since I've been here, and it's a little nostalgic." Chu Yue muttered to herself and walked towards a teahouse in Michi.

In the teahouse, Chu Yue sat alone at the table drinking tea, waiting.

Soon, the person Chu Yue was waiting for came.

After the player wearing the earth-colored hooded cloak entered the teahouse, he looked left and right and walked towards Chu Yue.

"It's been a long time, Chu Yue." This player sat in front of Chu Yue, revealing her face under the hooded cloak, and was a cute and beautiful girl.

However, she looks a little strange with three mustaches on her face.

"You're still the same...... Rat Argo. Chu Yue looked at Argo, then swiped through the system menu and used the soundproof enchantment from the inventory.