"Did you find out?" Chu Yue was in front of the computer, looked at Yui in the computer and said.

"Yes, Dad." Yui replied, "Miss Yuki's real name is, Konno Kapok Ji. The address is...... Yokohama Kohoku General Hospital! ”

"Hmm." Chu Yue nodded, "Yokohama...... Looks like we're going to go far away. ”

"That...... Father? Yui asked suddenly.

"Huh?"

"Miss Yuki's address is a hospital, Dad doesn't seem surprised at all?" Yui asked Chu Yue strangely.

"Well...... I already knew. Chu Yue nodded on the computer screen, but unfortunately Yui couldn't feel Chu Yue's fingers from the screen, so there seemed to be no feedback at all.

"You already knew?" Yui still looked at Chu Yue incomprehensibly.

"Nothing." Chu Yue smiled, "Yui doesn't have to understand, it's okay. ”

"Are you going?" Suddenly, Shen Wu beside Chu Yue asked.

"Hmm." Chu Yue nodded, "Shen Wu also go along." ”

Kanna nodded in the same way.

The two got on the Shinkansen together and prepared to head to Yokohama.

The gods all spoke, and Chu Yue was also silent. The next place to go, Kanna didn't know what it was, but he more or less guessed something.

It's just that God doesn't ask.

At this time, there were very few Shinkansen people, Chu Yue and Shen Wu sat together, and there was no one opposite.

However, I don't know when, a young girl wearing a kindergarten uniform, a schoolbag, and a small yellow hat appeared on the opposite side.

She was alone, without her parents, and no one even knew when she was sitting here.

The people in the carriage seemed to ignore the young girl, as if the young girl did not belong to this world.

However, Chu Yue knew who this young girl was, and she also knew why there seemed to be only two people left in this world now, she and this young girl. Even the gods around him are no exception.

"Gaia, why did you come alone this time?" Chu Yue said helplessly.

"Lord Chu Yue is so smart, don't you know the reason why I came here alone?" The young girl smiled and said in a prophetic word.

"Do you mean...... Did I Alayah off? Chu Yue asked.

"That's right!" The young girl, Gaia, applauded.

"Uh......" Chu Yue Khan, "because she knows that I am going to save Youji?" ”

"Yes." Gaia nodded, "It turns out that Lord Chu Yue also knows." ”

"Guess." Chu Yue said, "Yuki suffered from a terminal illness in the original work, which is the main line of "Sword Art Online", and it is also a very important plot. ”

"Actually, no matter how Lord Chu Yue destroys the plot of the original work, it doesn't matter." Gaia said, "Did Lord Chu Yue forget? These worlds, in fact, are the worldlines managed by Alayya, not a real world, but a 'world in people's consciousness'. ”

"If that's the case, then it's not me who went to save Yuki, so it shouldn't be nothing, right?" Chu Yue asked.

"Of course not." Gaia replied, "Lord Chu Yue, have you forgotten? These worlds are 'on track'. That is, the normal track of plot development. Although Lord Chu Yue often changes the plot, many things will continue to develop according to the story of the original work. ”

"I know that." Chu Yue said, "The power of the 'original'. ”

"It's because of the limitations of people's consciousness." "For example, if the protagonist of a certain world disappears at the beginning, then the rest of the plot will not develop at all, and the world will be on the verge of collapse. ”

"The reason for the collapse is not because of the disappearance of the protagonist, but because the story that exists in the human consciousness is no longer unified. The protagonist disappears, and people can continue to finish the story, but everyone's story is different. As a result, the originally solid whole world of human consciousness has become a plate of loose sand. We generally don't maintain such a plate of loose sand, and it will naturally disappear slowly with the passage of time. ”

Chu Yue remembered that every time she saw the world line, there would be some world lines that became thinner and thinner, and finally disappeared. Come to think of it, this is the case with these world lines.

Suddenly, Chu Yue remembered that she was going to save Yuki this time.

"In other words, if I save Yuki, the world will be in danger of collapsing, right?" Chu Yue asked.

"Of course." Gaia said, "Yuki's death was a very important factor in the audience and readers of Sword Art Online. Lord Chu Yue, if you change this, this world will naturally not be as strong as it used to be. ”

Chu Yue was dumbfounded, but her heart immediately became strange again.

Didn't you destroy the main line of a lot of worlds before, and I didn't see the previous world collapse?

"It seems that Lord Chu Yue himself has realized something." Gaia smiled, "Don't worry, otherwise, what does Lord Chu Yue think I and Alaya have been doing?" ”

"Maintaining world peace?" Chu Yue blurted out.

"Almost." Gaia smiled and nodded, "Lord Chu Yue's impact on the world has not been as strong as the 'disappearance of the protagonist', which will not lead to the collapse of the world, it can only be said that there is a danger of collapse...... In other words, there are great fluctuations, and these dangers, fluctuations, are within the scope of our maintenance. ”

It turns out that he has been bothering Gaia and Alayah all along! Chu Yue felt a trace of guilt in her heart.

"Rest assured, these are our jobs." Gaia said with a smile.

"That'...... Alaye, she was angry this time because ......" Chu Yue thought for a while and said, "This time the impact on the world is too great?" ”

"Yes." Gaia was still smiling, "To put it simply, if Lord Chu Yue does this, the plot points that would have a great impact on the audience and readers will disappear. It's going to be a lot of work for me and Alaya to fix the world. ”

"It turns out that Alaya is angry about this......" Chu Yue said a little embarrassed, "Because you didn't say it, I didn't know it all along, and I've been bothering you all along......"

"Actually, Lord Chu Yue has done this a few times before, but Alaya just endured it silently." Gaia smiled, "This time it's also a life sulking. I didn't want to tell Lord Chu Yue about this. But ......"

"Ah, I understand." Chu Yue said, "Even if it's a god, it's no different from a human being emotionally......

"That's it." Gaia nodded, "Actually, I still have one more thing to tell Lord Chu Yue when I came here. ”

"What?" Chu Yue looked at Gaia.

"If Lord Chu Yue insists on saving Yuki...... Gaia said, "Alaya will come and take Lord Chu Yue away!" ”

"Hmm......" Chu Yue choked.

It's no wonder that in the past, I would be taken away by Alayah whenever I did something big, because I hated me for bringing too much work to them!

Maybe...... Is it also because I collect too much back/harem?

"Well, that's it." Gaia said, "What to do is ultimately up to Lord Chu Yue to decide." ”

After speaking, Gaia waved his hand at Chu Yue and gradually disappeared.

At this time, Chu Yue once again belonged to the world here.

Kanna didn't seem to realize what had just happened. That's right, how could Kanna be aware of the barrier that Gaiab had just laid down.

In fact, Gaia didn't say much to Chu Yue, but just told Chu Yue that Chu Yue's impact on these worlds was supported by Gaia and Alaye's efforts.

This Chu Yue originally knew......

Chu Yue's greatest impact on the world should be the world of the first Inuyasha, but at that time it was his first time traveling, so Gaia and Alaya didn't want to interfere with themselves too much.

Now, he has long been accustomed to traveling in various different worlds, and Alaya still does not interfere with himself, but the gentle Gaia can't stand it anymore and comes to remind him.

Told himself why he was taken away by Alayah every time he opened his hands......

Belch...... Sure enough, it was Alayah.

Sure enough, I've been in this world long enough.

Chu Yue looked out the window.

I'm sorry, Gaia, you may not know yet, but Alaya knows-

What I'm going to do is not just save Youji......

……

Yokohama arrived, and Chu Yue and Kanna came out of the Shinkansen together and took a taxi to the door of this Yokohama Minato Kita General Hospital.

Walking into the hospital and coming to the front desk, Chu Yue said to the girl sitting at the front desk, "Hello, I'm here to visit the patient." ”

"Which ward are you visiting?" The girl asked.

"I only know that the name is Konno Kapok, is that okay?" Chu Yue asked.

"Konno Kapok Season...... ......" The girl looked it up on the computer.

At this time, an aunt on the other side suddenly interjected and asked, "May I ask, what is your name?" ”

"Chu Yue." Chu Yue replied.

"Chu, Teacher Chu Yue?!" Auntie seemed to know Chu Yue's name, and said in surprise.

"Huh?" Chu Yue looked at this aunt and didn't speak.

"Teacher Chu Yue, please wait on the chair over there!" After the aunt finished speaking, she quickly got up and ran to the back.

Anyone in this hospital knows about it...... Did Akihiko Kayaba mention his name when he provided the technology?

Not long after, a young male doctor in a white lab coat walked over.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Teacher Chu Yue." The male doctor said.

"Where, I've only been here for a while." Chu Yue said.

"My name is Kurahashi." The young doctor said, "It's Miss Kopok Ji's attending doctor. ”

Chu Yue nodded.

"Ah, since it's Teacher Chu Yue, I must have known a lot about Miss Kapok Ji." Dr. Kurahashi said, "Let's come over here." ”

Doctor Kurahashi took Chu Yue and Kanna to a resting place.

"That, who is this?" Kurahashi saw Kanna and asked Chu Yue.

"It's my girlfriend, and her name is Kanna. He is also a good friend of Kapok Season. Chu Yue said, "I think she should have mentioned it to you in Kapok Season." ”

"It's mentioned." Kurahashi said, "When Kapok Ji said to me, I still thought about whether it was you, Teacher Chu Yue, but I didn't expect it to be. ”

"Well, how do you know about me?" Chu Yue asked.

"Don't look at us as a hospital, we often focus on the completely stealthy realm." Kurahashi said, "Mr. Chu Yue's name is well-known in the realm of complete stealth. ”

Chu Yue smiled, this is not wrong......

One of the main developers of SAO, personally participated in the testing of SAO, rescued many people in SAO, and found out who was behind the scenes in ALO, helping the police rescue the remaining SAO survivors trapped in ALO, and so on.

"Since Teacher Chu Yue is here, I think Teacher Chu Yue should also know about Medicuboid."

"Just looked into it a little." Chu Yue said, "It's better to trouble Dr. Kurahashi, you can explain it to me in detail." ”

Although Chu Yue still remembered something, it was not very clear.

"Okay." Dr. Kurahashi nodded, "Medicuboid is a national project that is now developing at a high speed, and it is the world's first complete stealth device for medical use. ”

"That said, the full stealth device is a VR device, not an AR device." Chu Yue said.

"That's right, Teacher Chu Yue knows a lot." Dr. Kurahashi said, "By using Medicuboid, blind people, people who have lost limbs, can fully enjoy the life of a normal person in the VR world......

"Even the Medicuboid can be ......integrated with the hospital bed by enlarging the electrical impulses so that they cover the brain and spine," says Dr. Kurahashi. ”

"......" Chu Yue was silent and did not speak.

"If the function of Medicuboid is more refined, it can be connected to the camera and realize AR and other functions." Dr. Kurahashi said.

"I have three questions...... Chu Yue said.

"yes, excuse me." Dr. Kurahashi replied.

"This Medicuboid is still in the experimental stage, right?"

"Yes...... "As soon as Dr. Kurahashi heard the first question Chu Yue asked, his eyes immediately dimmed.

"Amplify the electrical impulses so that the device covers the brain and spine...... This will cause unknown and irreversible damage to the human body, right? Chu Yue said, "AmuSphere...... No, even NERvGear wouldn't dare to make such a function, right? ”

"Teacher Chu Yue is not a person who has participated in the development of SAO." Dr. Kurahashi said, "You're right. ”

"The last question ......," Chu Yue said, "Medicuboid is a device that can't cure diseases, right?" ”

"......" This time, Dr. Kurahashi did not answer.

Chu Yue is right, no matter how powerful Medicuboid is, it is not a medicine or a means of treatment after all, and it cannot cure people's diseases.

After a long silence, Dr. Kurahashi said, "The area that Medicuboid is looking forward to right now is Terminal Care ......."

"Hospice care, ......," Chu Yue said.

"Hmm." Doctor Kurahashi nodded, "Miss Kapok Ji...... I think, Mr. Chu Yue, you also know. ”

Chu Yue nodded.

"So...... Would you still like to visit Miss Kapok Ji? Dr. Kurahashi asked.

"Of course." Chu Yue stood up, "Otherwise, what am I here for this time?" ”

Dr. Kurahashi nodded and stood up as well.

"So, I'll take you to the Medicuboid medical district."

Medicuboid is still in the experimental stage, and there are even many people in the hospital who don't even know about this device yet.

While walking with Chu Yue and Kanna, Dr. Kurahashi talked about Yuki's situation.

Kapok Ji was born in May 2011 after her mother had a caesarean section due to difficult childbirth when she gave birth to the Konno sisters. It was at that time that an emergency blood transfusion was performed. Unfortunately, at that time, the blood was infected with the HIV virus. ”

"By the time her mother's blood tests were identified, the whole family had been infected." Dr. Kurahashi continued, "When her parents learned about it, they wanted to die as a family, but in the end they decided to fight the disease. ”

In 2024, Kapok Ji's parents passed away from pneumonia and other infections caused by AIDS. Only Kapok Ji and her sister, Ranko Konno, were left. ”

"Last year, that is, in 2025, Miss Lanzi also passed away in this hospital. Dr. Kurahashi said, "Konno family, only Miss Kapok Ji is still here. ”

These words are easy to say, but the hardships hidden behind them, the difficulties they have to face, and the pain they have to endure are probably only experienced by the Konno family themselves.

When he said this, Dr. Kurahashi took Chu Yue and Kanna to a door. On the sign at the top of the door, it reads "The First Special Measurement Equipment Room".

Dr. Kurahashi pressed his ID card on the machine at the door, and the door opened with a dripping sound.

"Go this way." Dr. Kurahashi said.

Chu Yue and Kanna followed Dr. Kurahashi inside, but it was a very narrow room, but one side of the room was black glass, and there was a small keypad in front.

"On the other side of the window, there is a clean room, so I can't go in, so please understand."

With that, Dr. Kurahashi pressed the keyboard a few times, and the light behind the glass came on.

Behind this glass, the skinny Yuki is lying on the hospital bed. Arms, legs, chest, almost everywhere are connected with a medical device and an infusion bag.

On Yuki's head, there is a huge completely stealth device, allowing Yuki to stay in the VR world all the time.

“HIV…… What is it? God Wu suddenly asked.

Although I don't know why this little girl who is with Chu Yue asks such a question, Dr. Kurahashi still answers: "Human immunodeficiency virus, that is, AIDS, AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome virus"

"AIDS." God doesn't say.

Even Kanna rarely cares about Yuki. Chu Yue said in her heart.

"Kapok Ji was probably in the fourth grade of elementary school, her immunity dropped sharply, and then she was admitted to this hospital." Dr. Kurahashi sat down in a chair across the glass and said, "Even so, she kept smiling. ”

"Yes." Chu Yue said, remembering Yuki's smile in the freshman ALO.

"Dr. Kurahashi, when did Kapok use Medicuboid?" Chu Yue asked.

"When the SAO incident first happened, there was a huge commotion, and at that time Medicuboid 1 was completed." Dr. Kurahashi said, "But even if we wanted to do an experiment, the electrical impulses of Medicuboid are several times larger than that of NERvGear, so no one can speculate on what kind of effect it will have on patients." ”

"It's really hard to find patients who are willing to try knowing this risk, so I gave Kapok Ji and her family a proposal." Dr. Kurahashi said, "If Kapok Ji is willing to be an experimental subject, she can be put in a sterile room with Medicuboid equipment, which can greatly reduce the risk of infection." ”

"......" Chu Yue was silent for a moment, and then said, "However, in this case, it also means that Kapok Ji can no longer leave here." ”

Staying in a sterile room for long periods of time does reduce the risk of HIV infection, but ...... Once they leave the sterile room, they are more vulnerable than other AIDS patients.

"I often ask myself if it's the right thing to do." Dr. Kurahashi said, and a feeling that was not a taste appeared on his face.

Chu Yue could see that this doctor was a conscientious person.

Such a decision to exchange freedom for life, whether it is Dr. Kurahashi as the proposer or the Kapok Ji family who decided to accept it, will have self-doubt.

Is this the right thing to do?

"Since then, Kapok has been in the VR world." Dr. Kurahashi said, "In order to alleviate her pain, we turned on the somatosensory elimination function of Medicuboid. ”

"Then ......," Chu Yue said, "Can you see us now?" ”

"Yes." Dr. Kurahashi replied, "Medicuboid has its own UI. When you are not in any game world, you are in a separate virtual space. In this space, we can be seen and heard through the cameras and microphones over there. ”

There is a camera connected to the Medicuboid on the opposite side of the glass, and it is possible to see Chu Yue and Shen Wu at this time.

"Yuki......" Kanno said suddenly.

"Huh?"

"Are you going to die soon?" God doesn't ask.

"This ......" Dr. Kurahashi was stunned for a moment, glanced at Yuki behind the glass, and did not answer.

And at this time, the sound in this small room thought about it, and it was Yuki's voice.

"Doctor, please tell me straight." Yuki said: "I have been mentally prepared for a long time, and ...... Moreover, with the help of Kanna and Chu Yue, we have also left enough memories. ”

"What a stupid thing to say." However, Chu Yue interrupted Yuki, "What do you say enough memories, we only have so many memories, how can we say that it is 'enough'?" ”

"If you have to say enough...... Chu Yue smiled at Yuki, "You have to wait until the time when the new ALO stops operating." ”

At this moment, Yuki once again saw her sister's shadow from Chu Yue's smile.

"Woo......"

Yuki cried again, but as soon as the speaker released a "woo" sound from Yuki, it was cut off by Yuki.

"Yuki...... I'm crying again. "Dr. Kurahashi, who is Yuki's attending doctor, knows Yuki better.

"That's the case......" Chu Yue said.

After looking at Yuki who was lying on the hospital bed for a while, Chu Yue suddenly said, "Doctor Kurahashi." ”

"Huh?"

"Can I go in there? Go inside the clean room. Chu Yue asked.

Doctor Kurahashi was stunned for a moment, but immediately said, "Teacher Chu Yue, you should know what the sterile room means!" Why say this ......"

"The sterile room is not airtight either." Chu Yue said, "It should be okay to go in after the whole body is disinfected, right?" ”

"That being said, it's not absolute!" Dr. Kurahashi was a little excited for a while, "As long as you open the door of the sterile room, the danger of infection in the kapok season will be a little more ......"

"Doctor......" Kapok Ji turned on the stereo again, interrupting Dr. Kurahashi's words.

"That's it...... Just let Chu Yue, come in......" Kapok Ji said with a sob.