"But, but, why?" After finally understanding, Sirika couldn't understand Chu Yue's approach, "Why, Chu Yue, you want to give me Xiaolong?" ”

"The little dragon is actually not as powerful as you think." Chu Yue reached out and touched the little dragon head on Silika's shoulder, but the little dragon didn't resist.

"But, even so......" Silica wanted to say something.

"In fact, the real test is not to find the 'junction of ice and fire', but whether the player will stand up and not be afraid of danger when Ikana faces danger." Chu Yue said, "And Sirika, your decision, let you complete the task and get the reward of the task." ”

"I know this!" Sirika was still very concerned and said, "I don't understand why you gave up!" ”

"Alas......" Chu Yue sighed, and then said, "Actually, do you think that my mission is really to find Xiaolong?" ”

"Huh? What the? Sirika looked at Chu Yue in surprise again.

"My mission is not to protect Ikana, but to ...... Kill Ikana and the dragon. Chu Yue said, "The mentor NPC named Hans who gave me the task is not a good person." ”

"What's going on?" Cerica asked.

"Let's talk as we go." Chu Yue said, "The humidity in the Water Vein Forest is too heavy, let's go back first." ”

"Hmm." Sirika nodded.

The two left the Water Vein Forest together, and at the same time, along the way, Chu Yue told Celika about his mission.

It turned out that Chu Yue's mission was actually the opposite of Sirika. The NPC named Hans, although he is friends with Bina, has always been jealous of Ikana, who is closer to Bina.

Therefore, the task given by Hans to Chu Yue is actually to get the clues of Ikana from Bina, and then find Ikana, and then secretly kill Ikana and Ikana's child.

Perhaps, Hans liked Bina, but because the relationship between Bina and Ikana was too good, Bina was the only one, so Hans hated Ikana.

Perhaps, Hans has actually been hiding a knife in his smile all along, wanting to be unfavorable to Bina, but he was repeatedly blocked by Ikana, so he holds a grudge.

Or, Hans actually likes Ikanna more than Ikana, but the one who has the best relationship with Ikanna is Buna, so because of love and hatred, he asked Chu Yue to kill Ikana.

However, none of this matters.

Because...... When Chu Yue and Sirika returned to Mentor Bina's house, they found that Bina had passed away.

Whether it's Bina, Ikana, Hans, or Lauren, they're all very old people now.

When they were young, there were always things that made them difficult to let go of and couldn't let go.

After watching Mentor Bina's corpse turn into silver-blue shards and explode and disappear, Sirika was filled with emotion for a while.

When I get old, what kind of worries will I have? Sirika thought so.

"I didn't expect it......," Chu Yue said, "In this case, my task will be completed." ”

"Huh?" Sirika, who was sighing, turned her head to look at Chu Yue.

"There is no proof of death, just so I can lie to Hans that I have completed my mission." Chu Yue said, "As long as it's ......"

Chu Yue said, staring at the little dragon on Celica's shoulder with bad intentions.

After walking out of Mentor Bina's room, Chu Yue said, "Thank you, Sirika. So, I'm going to hand in the task. ”

"Humph!" Celica snorted and didn't answer Chu Yue.

Chu Yue smiled, didn't say anything anymore, and prepared to leave.

And after Sirika snorted, she couldn't help but look at Chu Yue's back as she walked farther and farther.

Celica couldn't help but think: after this separation, when will the next meeting be......

"Chu Yue!" Celica suddenly stopped Chu Yue.

"Huh?" Chu Yue stopped and looked back at Cilica.

Celica hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "This time, thank you!" ”

"Hmm." Chu Yue still smiled and nodded, "Goodbye." ”

"Hmmm! Good bye! Sirika said.

This encounter with Chu Yue made Sirika understand a lot of things.

For example, in fact, NPCs' feelings are similar to those of humans, and they may be purer than humans.

For example, NPCs can also be deceived.

What's more, I seem to like this guy named Chu Yue.

"Next time ......," Celica said to herself, "the next time we meet, I will definitely ......!" ”

A few days later, in the new "Hope", a new "Hope" was published, and the method of obtaining cream appeared, and for a while, the cake shop opened by the player began to rise.

Celica hadn't watched Hope for a long time. When she learned that there was a way to get cream in Hope, she was chatting with the staff at a newly opened dessert shop.

And Celica suddenly thought of the conversation between herself and Chu Yue on the nights of those two days.

Suddenly, Celica thought of another possibility.

Could it be, Chu Yue is the author of "Hope", right?! Isn't he the top player in the game?!

……

May 9, 2023.

Ayn Grant, Twenty-Seventh Floor, Long Dark Plateau.

This is a plateau area with no sunlight, and the monsters are all dark monsters.

It's night now, and the monsters here are getting more powerful than usual...... At the same time, there are also boss monsters that don't usually appear.

Chu Yue is leveling up alone here, because it is a very dangerous place, so there are no other players here.

After killing a huge boss, Chu Yue wiped a handful of sweat that didn't exist and said, "Let's rest and rest." ”

Not long after she sat down, Chu Yue noticed that someone came on the opposite side.

Is it a player? Are there any other players coming here?

However, after this person got a little closer, Chu Yue realized that this was not Tongzi...... Ahem, isn't this Kirito?

"Yo! Kirito! Chu Yue beckoned to Chu Yue and shouted.

Kirito also noticed Chu Yue, and the first thing that came to mind was Chu Yue's bad taste, and he immediately wanted to turn around and run.

"Don't try to run! I see you! Chu Yue seemed to have guessed Kirito's thoughts, and shouted at Kirito again.

"Alas......" Kirito sighed helplessly and walked towards Chu Yue.

"Are you coming here to level up too?" Chu Yue asked.

"yes." Kirito nodded.

"By the way, my sewing skill level has risen very high recently! Now you can make fashion! Come on, try on the fashion I made two days ago! Chu Yue said, already taking out a skirt from the inventory......

"So......" Kirito slashed down at Chu Yue with a sword: "Why is it a skirt!" ”

With a vertical scratch cut by the sword, Chu Yue said, "Kirito, the market price of my trial is 50,000 k'er!" Half of your sword's durability is gone...... The price of the repair ......"

"Liar!" Kirito immediately said, "A piece of fashion is so expensive?!" ”

"Well, if you don't believe me, you can go to the market and inquire when you get back to town." Chu Yue said, "Just ask about this one!" ”

"I don't want it!" Kirito said immediately.

"Take it, I didn't say I had to let you wear it." Chu Yue said.

"This ......" Kirito hesitated, but accepted it anyway.

After all, it was indeed the durability that he had cut off, and Kirito decided to repair the trial installation after returning to the town and send it back to Chu Yue.

At this time, a black shadow spider refreshed next to it.

Chu Yue was about to attack, and Kirito's sword had already slashed at the spider.

Shrugging helplessly, Chu Yue put his hand off the hilt of the sword.

"By the way, Kirito, what have you been doing lately?" Chu Yue and Kirito formed a team and chatted together while killing monsters.

"It'......s nothing," Kirito said, "I...... Joined a guild. ”

"Joined the guild?!" Chu Yue stopped the movement in her hand in surprise, "You...... Got on a task you couldn't get over? ”

"......No," Kirito said, "It's just that I met a guild in need of help......"

"Huh...... That's a rarity. Chu Yue said, "Is it a guild that you joined to help others...... Asuna seems to have joined the guild as well, and it seems that I will be the only one who can call myself a solo player in the future. ”

"Did Asuna join the guild too?" Kirito said, "What guild?" ”

"Knights of the Blood Alliance." Chu Yue replied.

"Huh?!" Kirito's hand stopped moving, and he said with some surprise, "That's not ...... The strongest guild right now? ”

"The strongest guild......" Chu Yue said, "I don't know much about the guild in this regard, so I don't know." By the way, what about you? What's your guild called? ”

"It's a small, mid-level guild." Kirito said, "It's called 'Black Cat Troupe on a Moonlit Night.'" ”

This time, Chu Yue's actions stopped.

"The black cat group on a moonlit night......" Chu Yue seemed to think of something.

"What's wrong? Has Chu Yue heard of it? Kirito asked.

"No, I just think it's a good name." Chu Yue said, "By the way, Kirito, have you ever heard of it: resurrection props?" ”

"Resurrection props?" Kirito said, "I heard about it, but it seems to be a special event reward, and no one has even seen it with their own eyes." ”

"Do you think such props exist?" Chu Yue asked.

"Huh? Chu Yue, what do you mean ......"

"Remember what Akihiko Kayaba said on the first day of this game?"

……

"But there's one more thing I want to tell you. That is, from now on, all resurrection methods in the game will be ineffective. The moment your HP drops to 0, your characters will disappear forever, and at the same time, your lives in real life will disappear at the same time! ”

……

Kirito was silent for a moment, but he still skillfully dodged the monster's attack, and then said, "So, Chu Yue, do you think this resurrection prop doesn't exist?" ”

"No, I think that Akihiko Kayaba actually said such a thing, and the existence of the resurrection prop must be extremely limited." Chu Yue said.

Kirito frowned, and then asked, "Speaking of this suddenly, do you have a clue about the resurrection prop Chu Yue?" ”

"Actually......" Chu Yue waved the sword in his hand twice, killing the monster in front of him, and at the same time threw two shuriken towards Kirito's side, killing the remnant blood monster who fought with Kirito, "I have obtained the legendary resurrection item." ”

"Huh?" Kirito froze.

Chu Yue slashed open the system menu and sent a transaction request to Kirito.

Kirito clicked in agreement, and saw Chu Yue put a prop into the trading column.

[Resurrection Cornerstone]: Use it from the pop-up menu of this item, or shout [Resurrection: Player Name] while holding it, and use it within the time between the death of the target player and the complete disappearance of the effect light (about 10 seconds), and the target player can be revived.

"What?! It's true?!! Kirito cried out in surprise.

"This, this is true......" When Kirito was surprised, Kirito found that Chu Yue actually confirmed the transaction!

In other words, as long as Kirito also clicks on it to confirm at this time, this priceless treasure will be transferred to Kirito's inventory!

"Chu Yue! What are you doing?! Kirito asked.

"Actually, I've been getting this item for almost half a year now." Chu Yue said.

"It's been almost half a year...... Kirito was stunned for a moment, and suddenly thought: "You mean, this is the event reward for the Christmas event?" ”

"That's right." Chu Yue nodded, "But, after all, I'm a solo player, and I don't need to use this precious prop." ”

"That ......"

"Since, Kirito, you said, the 'Black Cat Group of Moonlit Nights' is a guild of mid-level players, then, you should probably use this."

"......" Kirito swallowed.

Even if it doesn't need to be in the guild, this item, as long as it appears in the field of vision of the general public, is enough to cause a war in SAO!

"Then, why don't you give it to Asuna?" Kirito asked.

"Didn't I meet you first?" Chu Yue said, "Moreover, you also said that Asuna's Blood Alliance Knights are very strong, so you should need this item even more." ”

Looking at the trading column, Kirito asked Chu Yue again: "Do you really want to give it to me?" ”

"Of course it's not for you." Chu Yue smiled and said, "Let's make an agreement." ”

"What agreement?" Kirito asked.

"It's simple." Chu Yue said, "If Kirito, you use this prop, then when I ask you to wear women's clothes in the future, don't refuse." You just took the dress as well. ”

Kirito stumbled for a moment, and then decisively rejected the deal.

"! You refuse! Chu Yue was also surprised and said loudly, "Do you know the value of this thing?" ”

"Yes." Kirito, "But I still refuse!" ”

"Okay, okay." Chu Yue waved her hand, "It's really kind and can't be repaid." ”

"Are you kind too......" Kirito said a little speechless.

"Just women's clothing can buy a life! Where to find such a good thing! Chu Yue said.

"What's the good thing!" Kirito immediately complained again.

Fortunately, at this time, a new monster was refreshed, and the quarrel between Chu Yue and Kirito had to stop.

As a result, until Kirito left, he did not accept Chu Yue's deal.

"Really." Watching Kirito leave, Chu Yue said helplessly, "I'm helping you, Kirito......"

In the original work, Kirito lived with guilt for the black cat group on a moonlit night, and among them, Kirito's death made Kirito unable to let go.

Although the resurrection cornerstone can only resurrect one person, if the resurrection is lucky, it can make Kirito's life much better.

"It seems that I can only show up at the right time." Chu Yue muttered to herself.

After Kirito left, Chu Yue went to inquire about the news of this little-known black cat group on a moonlit night.

The people who got this guild were all on the twentieth floor, and Chu Yue went to the twentieth floor in the middle of the night.

Because it was already midnight when she reached the twentieth floor, Chu Yue was going to go to the hotel to rest first.

However, after walking for a while, Chu Yue suddenly noticed that there were two familiar people in the bridge under a bridge.

One person is Kirito, and the other is - Yuki.

"I didn't expect to meet it here......" Chu Yue opened the rare props in the game with a video recording function.

Luckily she is a very timid girl, so timid that she doesn't even dare to face monsters, and has always been hiding behind her guild teammates.

And the appearance of Kirito made Yuki feel relied on.

Even, after the two got close, they slept together, but they didn't do anything else except sleep.

The two also have a shared inventory page, which is something that only unmarried lovers have in the player. Because after getting married, the inventory of the two is completely shared.

Of course, this is a later story, and the current situation is when Kirito's heart was opened for the first time.

The conversation under the bridge made Yuki's heart settle down.

It was also from this that Kirito made up his mind to protect the partners of the Black Cat Group on a moonlit night.

A month later.

Chu Yue originally thought that the day of Yu's death was not far away, but she didn't expect that after waiting for a whole month, it was time for Qitai (the leader of the Black Cat Group on a moonlit night) to buy a house.

That's when that happened.

Keita went to buy a house, and the rest of the people decided to go to the high-rise maze together, because they could get more money. After all, everyone has no money after buying a house.

Of course, Kiriwa and Yuki disagreed, but the other three others agreed. According to the principle of the minority obeying the majority, everyone came to the relatively advanced labyrinth on the twenty-seventh floor.

Fighting in the labyrinth on the twenty-seventh floor, everything seems to be going well, all the way to-

"I'll just say it! Our strength is definitely enough! ”

"If you work harder, maybe you can go to the strategy group."

It was at this time that a man discovered a secret door in the labyrinth area.

Kirito had a bad premonition at the same time: Secret door? In this kind of place?

When the secret door opens, there is a small room with only a treasure chest.

"Wow! It's a treasure chest! The three of them cheered together and rushed in.

"Wait, wait!" Kirito tried to stop it, but no one listened.

Kirito and Yuki had no choice but to follow in.

Just when the treasure chest was opened, the original blue secret door room changed to warning red, and at the same time, the door of the secret door was closed, and many small doors opened in the room, and countless various high-level monsters poured into the small door.

The crowd was surrounded! Surrounded by countless monsters!

"It's a trap!" Kirito immediately said, "Everyone! Hurry up and escape! ”

However, at this time, everyone also discovered that the teleportation crystal could not be used!

Teleport Crystal Void Zone!

Kirito is about to collapse at this time! Where can I still take care of the hidden strength, and I started to kill the monster with full force.

However, there are simply too many monsters!

Even if Kirito can kill a monster in seconds with a sword, under the limitation of attack speed, there is no way to clean up so many monsters in a short time!

Moreover, with such a large number of monsters, these five players have long been separated, and there is no way to support each other!

The members of the Black Cat Regiment on a moonlit night were killed by monsters one after another......

The last one to die was Yuki.

Kirito tried to get closer to Yuki, but he was surrounded by a steady stream of monsters and couldn't catch up.

After Yuki's health bar turned red, he received one last attack from the monster.

In Kirito's sight, he watched as his blood bar dropped to zero.

At the end of his life, Yuki said to Kirito:

"Thank you, Kirito."

Then, Yuki's body turned into silver-blue shards and disappeared.

Kirito froze.

Let the attacks of these monsters hit him, but the drop of Kirito's health bar is very weak.

Watching the person you like die in front of you.

Kirito's determination to "protect everyone" was shattered.

"Ahh -" Kirito roared loudly.

Three minutes later.

Kirito single-handedly killed all the monsters in this secret door.

The door of the secret door opened automatically, and the surrounding warning commune also turned back to its original blue, and Kirito also received a very high reward this time.

However, Kirito fell to his knees and did not move.

"Why, why ......"

Kirito trembled and muttered to himself.

At this time, Kirito suddenly thought:

Resurrection items!

It is Chu Yue who has the resurrection item!

Why didn't you agree to come down in the first place! If I hadn't been so stubborn at the beginning, I'd have been resurrected now!

Kirito's tears were left again, tears full of remorse......

But......

It was at this time that a familiar voice reached Kirito's ears.

"I guess you must be missing me very much at this time." Chu Yue said.

Chu Yue leaned against the edge of the secret door, holding the gorgeous resurrection cornerstone in his hand!

"Chu, Chu Yue?" Kirito thought for a moment that he was hallucinating.

"Well, the time limit for resurrecting the cornerstone is five minutes." Chu Yue was still smiling and said, "How long has it been now?" Sorry I didn't know it wasn't long ago. ”

Kirito came to his senses in an instant, stood up, and rushed towards Chu Yue.

"Ah, Kirito, ...... that promise of ours"

Before the words were finished, Kirito had already rushed in front of Chu Yue with his sprint sword technique! And the goal of the sprint sword technique is Chu Yue herself!

"it!" Caught off guard and stabbed by Kirito, Chu Yue was suddenly taken aback.

However, Kirito didn't pay attention to Chu Yue at all, snatched the resurrection cornerstone in Chu Yue's hand with one hand, didn't even want the sword, turned around and rushed back.

"Hmm......" Seeing Kirito rush back, Chu Yue glanced down at Kirito's black sword stuck in his stomach.

"Not an interpreter." Chu Yue muttered to herself and pulled out the black sword from her stomach.

Of course, at this time, Kirito had already run to the middle of the room, lifted the resurrection cornerstone, and shouted, "Resurrection: lucky!" ”

If Kirito had paid a little attention to Chu Yue's side, he would have been surprised that Chu Yue would be able to name the "interpreter" who would only appear in the future.

It's a pity that Kirito, who is bent on resurrecting Yukito, is now focusing all his attention on the silver-blue fragments that converge in front of him.