"Well, good morning." Chu Yue smiled at Shen Wu and reached out to touch Shen Wu's head.

Because Shen Wu was lying on top of him and pressing himself, he couldn't sit up, Chu Yue said helplessly: "Shen Wu, get down from me first?" ”

Shen Wu didn't speak, got down from Chu Yue, and stood beside him.

Just sitting up from the bed took Chu Yue a lot of strength.

The reason is very simple, for three years, I haven't eaten anything, and I rely on the hanging bottle next to me for the delivery of nutrients, even if this body is strengthened by divine power, it can't withstand three years of consumption.

Finally sitting up, Chu Yue looked around.

It's a strange ward.

However, it doesn't look like the empty and gray ward when Kirito woke up, this ward looks clean and tidy, and there is a pale pink flower on the bedside table in a vase, and there is water in the vase, this kind of flower that needs to be changed frequently, someone must be taking care of it regularly.

Next to the hospital bed was an electronic instrument that seemed to be still running, and there were many wires connected to Chu Yue's body on the electronic instrument, as well as a hanging bottle that was giving Chu Yue an infusion.

Chu Yue stretched out her fist and shook it vigorously in front of her.

I don't have the strength to do it...... Chu Yue said in her heart, no matter how strong her body is, it can't withstand the erosion of the years......

At this time, the door to the ward opened.

"You're finally awake!" A little nurse looked a little excited and walked over and said, "I have already informed the section chief, please wait!" ”

"Here?" Chu Yue asked.

"This is Sakakibara Memorial Hospital in Japan." The little nurse said, "I'm your personal nurse, a pupil. ”

"Miss Ichijo." Chu Yue said.

"Ah, just call me Hitomi." Ichijo Hitomi smiled and said to Chu Yue, "When you were in SAO, I was taking care of your body~"

"Thank you." Chu Yue smiled.

Chu Yue's stork bone's face protruded because she was too thin, she looked a little scary when she smiled, but she didn't know if it was because she was used to it or because of her professionalism, and Ichijo immediately said happily: "This is what I should do, how do you feel now?" ”

"I'm very hungry......," Chu Yue said with a bitter smile, "Also, after the SAO incident, what is the situation here, can you tell me?" ”

"Ah, I'll be going to prepare a nutritious meal for you right away." Ichijo said, and bowed slightly to Chu Yue apologetically, "Because your body hasn't eaten for three years, you can only eat the special nutritious meals prepared by the hospital now, please don't be picky." ”

"Hmm." Chu Yue nodded, still smiling and said, "Please hurry up." ”

Unexpectedly, the little nurse blushed when she saw Chu Yue's smile, turned around and left the ward quickly.

"Pretty cute little nurse." Chu Yue said with a smile.

"Chu Yue...... Is it fun in SAO? God Wu suddenly asked.

"If there weren't so many people dying because of SAO, the game would still be fun." Chu Yue smiled at Shen Wu and said.

"......" God all spoke.

Seeing Shen Wu's expressionless face as usual, Chu Yue was also silent for a while, and then asked, "Are you lonely?" When I was away. ”

Shen Wu shook his head, "As long as Chu Yue is by his side, he won't be lonely." ”

"Shen Wu ......" Chu Yue was a little moved, she originally wanted to hug Shen Wu for a while, but when she moved her body, she found that she had no strength at all, and she was suddenly a little depressed.

As if sensing Chu Yue's thoughts, Shen Wu took the initiative to climb onto the bed again and leaned on Chu Yue.

"My Kanna is so cute!" Chu Yue immediately hugged Shen Wu and rubbed her face against Shen Wu's face.

Actually, it's not that Chu Yue doesn't want to bring Kanna into SAO together, it's that a VR device like NERvGear is unusable for Kanna!

NERvGear is a VR device that cuts off the neural signals between humans and the brain and connects with NERvGear itself, so that the whole person enters the virtual world.

But all gods are human beings!

Unlike humans, Kamino is a youkai, and although the body organs are similar to those of humans, there is such a thing as "nerve signals", but it is the soul that is directly connected to it, not the brain.

Therefore, NERvGear is definitely unusable for Kanna.

Not only NERvGear, but also VR devices developed for humans cannot be used by Kanna.

At this time, a pupil walked in with a nutritious meal, and when he saw Chu Yue and Shen Wu's appearance, he couldn't help but laugh.

"The two of you are really in love." Hitomi Ichijo walked over, set up the small table on the hospital bed, and placed the nutritious meal on the small table.

"Thank you." Chu Yue said to a pupil, and then asked Shen Wu: "Does Shen Wu want to eat?" ”

Kamino didn't speak, just nodded.

So, Chu Yue fed Shen Wu while eating it herself.

"Can you tell me about the SAO incident?" Chu Yue asked another pupil.

"Okay!" Hitomi said.

As Chu Yue said and guessed, on the first day of the SAO open beta, after several incidents of players dying after forcibly powering off NERvGear, the state immediately took emergency measures and began to issue warnings on all TVs: Do not do anything to the gamers who are still in SAO without authorization, otherwise it may cause players to lose their lives.

On the Internet, major media have also repeatedly broken the news of these things, and on this day, SAO players could not log out of this matter, which swept the whole country in an instant.

The national government immediately established the "SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters" to investigate the SAO incident.

ARGUS, the company that developed SAO and NERvGear, was immediately investigated by the SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters, and all the members of the company, including the board of directors and management of the game company, the R&D team, and the PR team, were all controlled without exception.

Of course, at this time, the country also discovered that in ARGUS, there were also two members who entered the game, Chu Yue and Kayaba Akihiko.

These two people, of course, immediately became the primary object of suspicion.

However, there is no way to let the player log out from the outside, and the SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters can't do anything to Chu Yue and Kayaba Jinghiko's bodies, let alone detain and investigate, so they can only investigate other company members first.

Under tremendous pressure from the public media and public opinion, the investigation of the SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters was carried out quickly and in detail, and the results were quickly released.

At Akihiko Kayaba's house, he found Akihiko Kayaba's development notes, which contained a plan for the SAO incident and a confession that he confessed that he was the culprit of the SAO incident.

At this moment, the whole society exploded.

Video games, especially in the field of VR games, were criticized by people from all walks of life at this time, and VR games were panicked for a while.

However, for the families of players who are still in SAO, none of this matters, and how their family members can safely log out of the game is what matters.

However, NERvGear itself is already an extremely advanced gaming device, and neither the Ministry of Technology nor the SAO Incident Countermeasures Department will understand how this thing works, let alone log out safely.

Fortunately, ARGUS is a conscientious company, and after communicating with the government, most of the ARGUS members were released, leaving a few, all developers, who specialize in how to make players log out safely.

Unfortunately, Akihiko Kayaba is such a genius that the research team can only reluctantly conclude that there is no way for players to log out of the game safely.

Fortunately, the research team was not without success, at least it was possible to temporarily disconnect NERvGear from the network, allowing outsiders to carry the player and NERvGear equipment.

Of course, this kind of thing can only be done by the state.

The SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters went door-to-door to find every 10,000 players who had booked the open beta through financial orders within ARGUS.

It's a pity that at this time, 10,000 players have been found, but more than 1,000 have died.

For the average civilian player, it can only be transferred to the local national hospital. Some of the more special status is special treatment, some are managed by family members, and some continue to stay at home.

Among them, Chu Yue and Kayaba Akihiko, two game developers who are still in SAO, were of course transferred to Sakakibara Memorial Hospital in Tokyo by the SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters and entered a special ward.

Among them, there was also an interesting incident when transferring Chu Yue, which was about Shen Wu.

Shen Wu didn't communicate with the people in the SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters at all, but he just refused to let go of Chu Yue, and kept holding Chu Yue, and three or five men couldn't pull it away.

Of course, because it was Alaya who put Chu Yue and Shen Wu into this world, Shen Wu also has a legal identity.

He didn't listen to what he said, and he didn't have much strength, and in the end, the SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters had no choice, so he had to transport Kanna and Chu Yue to Sakakibara Memorial Hospital.

At that time, this incident was also reported by various media outlets, calling Kanna a "touching girlfriend who never abandons him".

These, of course, were all in the first month of the SAO incident.

In the nearly three years that followed, both the SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters and the families of the victims of the SAO Incident gradually became accustomed to these players who could not log out, similar to things like vegetative people.

VR games, with the development of science and technology, have gradually returned to people's field of vision.

However, ARGUS quickly went out of business because of its development costs and compensation costs, which left it heavily in debt.

However, the company's servers could not be shut down, so they had to entrust it to RECT, a comprehensive electronic equipment manufacturer of which Shozo Yuki is the CEO.

By the way, Shozo Yuuki is the father of Asuna Yuuki, or Asuna.

When Ichijo Hitomi said this, Chu Yue thought: By the way, Asuna seems to have been trapped in ALO by a scumbag, and she forgot what that scumbag is called......

However, it seems that Asuna must be rescued sooner.

"In that case," Chu Yue asked, "Maochang is also in this hospital, right?" ”

"Yes." Ichijo nodded, "He's in this hospital too." ”

"......" Chu Yue didn't ask anything more.

After the end of SAO, Akihiko Kayaba used NERvGear to perform a high-density scan of his computer and died, although the spirit is still alive in the network, it is impossible to see him again in this world.

"Weird...... I've been informing the section chief for a long time, so the section chief hasn't come yet......" Ichijo seemed to notice that a long time had passed, but still no one came.

"It stands to reason that as a developer of SAO, I'm waking up, it's a very important thing, and your section chief should be here soon, right?" Chu Yue asked.

"Yes......" Hitomi said, "but ......"

"If it hasn't come yet, it means that something more important has happened." Chu Yue said.

"More important things?" Hitomi asked.

"Over there, there should be something wrong." Chu Yue said.

"Huh? Over there? Hitomi said with some surprise.

"The SAO world, gone." Chu Yue said, "Those who are still alive should have woken up." A young lady, you can use your mobile phone to check it on the Internet. ”

"Okay, okay!" Ichijo Hitomi said, took out his mobile phone, but immediately said to Chu Yue first: "It's okay to call me Xiao Hitomi!" We're about the same age! ”

"Hahaha......" Chu Yue laughed, "Okay, Xiao Hitomi." ”

"Hmm......" A pupil started the recent news, and now the news network reports are the news of the SAO victim waking up.

"Speaking of which......" Chu Yue suddenly said, "Xiao Hitomi, you have always taken care of me...... So, my whole body is ...... by you?"

"Hmm......" Ichijo blushed suddenly, but still said, "Bi, after all, it's a nurse...... It's all work, work needs! ”

It's quite interesting to tease this little nurse, Chu Yue showed a bullied expression and said, "Actually, I was looked down by Xiao Hitomi...... I, I can't get married! ”

"Ahh The little nurse obviously didn't react to Chu Yue's routine at once, and was stunned for a moment.

"Hitomi-chan, you're responsible...... Peek at ......" Chu Yue obviously "peeked" at a pupil.

"You, you, what are you talking about!" Ichijo blushed suddenly, "Obviously, obviously this is true, I said it!" ”

However, at this moment, the door to the ward opened.

"Excuse me!" A man in a black suit walked in and showed his identification: "I'm Seijiro Kikuoka from the SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters. ”

"Yes." Hitomi immediately stepped aside.

"Teacher Chu Yue." Seijiro Kikuoka came over and said, "I'm sorry, but do you know about Akihiko Kayaba?" ”

"You know, a little bit......" Chu Yue asked knowingly, "How is he now?" ”

"Dead." Seijiro Kikuoka said, "While the SAO members are gradually waking up, Akihiko Kayaba is dead...... It seems that Teacher Chu Yue, you know that this is the case. ”

"What I know, it's just the inside of the game." Chu Yue said, "I also guessed that he would commit suicide, but how he did it, that's your business." ”

"I see." Seijiro Kikuoka said, "Then, Teacher Chuyue, you should have a good rest today." However, I can't let you go back for the time being, I hope you can understand. ”

"Of course I do." Chu Yue smiled and said, "Do you want to investigate...... This hospital is about to be protected...... Or rather, watch it. ”

Seijiro Kikuoka was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Teacher Chu Yue is a smart person...... Well, I'll go first. ”

After Seijiro Kikuoka left, Hitomi Ichijo said, "Actually, is it dead...... Akihiko Kayaba......"

"Hitomi-chan, do you care about this?" Chu Yue asked.

"No, it's not Akihiko Kayaba that I care about......" Hitomi looked not very good, "Actually, the nurse who takes care of Akihiko Kayaba is my friend, and she has always admired Akihiko Kayaba......"

"I see." Chu Yue said, "Then, she must be very sad now." ”

"Hmm......" Hitomi said.

"You'd better go see her." Chu Yue said, "Look at how worried you look. ”

"But, Chu Yue, you ...... here," Ichijo said.

"Can you take care of me like this?" Chu Yue smiled and said, "Let's go see your friend, don't let her have any more problems." ”

Ichijo hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded: "Okay!" Thank you, Chu Yue! ”

After speaking, Ichijo Hitomi cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks that Chu Yue had eaten, and left.

Only Kanna and Chu Yue were left in the ward. After eating, Shen Wu climbed onto Chu Yue's bed again.

Chu Yue stroked Kanno's slippery long hair while thinking about how to tell Seijiro Kikuoka what happened in SAO, and how to rescue Asuna.

A week later.

After a week of recuperation, Chu Yue's body has recovered well. However, during this period, Seijiro Kikuoka didn't even come.

If you think about it, the collective return of the SAO survivors must have made the SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters crazy, and the priority at this time is to protect the SAO survivors, not to restore the SAO incident.

However, the SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters did not relax the supervision of Chu Yue at all. Because of the precedent of Akihiko Kayaba's suicide, Chu Yue could feel that no matter where she went, someone was watching her to prevent her from escaping or committing suicide.

However, Chu Yue didn't pay too much attention to this, after all, this is a short time, as long as the SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters has been busy recently, it will naturally come to Chu Yue again, and after the matter is explained, Chu Yue will be free.

Although Ichijo should have taken care of Chu Yue meticulously, but because of her friend's relationship, Chu Yue often asked her to visit her friend and don't let people do stupid things, so Ichijo rarely took care of Chu Yue.

However, Chu Yue recovered very quickly, and in a week, she had recovered almost like an ordinary person.

And Seijiro Kikuoka's side, after finishing the protection of the SAO survivors, is finally going to return here, ready to ask Chu Yue about what happened in the SAO.

Most of the SAO survivors are reluctant to play the game, so it is completely unhelpful for the final logout of the game. There are only a few dozen people in the raider group and the front line, and they have a better understanding of the development of the game.

However, the members of these raiders were somewhat disgusted with their experiences in the SAO because of the Heatscliff incident, and many were reluctant to provide information to the SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters.

Sakakibara Memorial Hospital.

"So, let's start from scratch." Seijiro Kikuoka held a box of Pocky in his hand and asked Chu Yue while eating.

"You can't...... Ask in a more formal manner? Chu Yue raised his forehead and said, "What the hell is Pocky......"

"You still say that what about me, you yourself brought a girl to abuse the dog, what is it for me to eat Pocky." Seijiro Kikuoka said.

"On your terms, I don't believe you can't find a girlfriend." Chu Yue said, "It's you who are picky, right?" ”

"Ahem...... "Ahem Seijiro Kikuoka coughed, "Okay, okay, let's get down to business, I'm working here, I need to record, and I've already started recording." ”

"Give me a box." Chu Yue said.

Seijiro Kikuoka didn't say a word and threw a box of Pocky to Chu Yue.

Chu Yue opened Pocky, and then said to Kanna: "Kanna, come~"

"Hey!!" Seijiro Kikuoka slammed the table with a punch......

Chu Yue shrugged, gave Pocky to Kanna, let Kanna eat alone, and then said, "Okay, okay, let's start from the first day......"

Although it was three years ago, because the events of that day were memorable, Chu Yue talked in detail about what happened on the first day.

"In other words, although Chu Yue found out that all the permissions of your administrator account were deprived, but because it was considered that it was an open beta of the game, you didn't think too much about it, and it wasn't until you were notified by Akihiko Kayaba on the birth square that you learned about Akihiko Kayaba's conspiracy, right?"

"Hmm." Chu Yue nodded, "Kayaba Jinghiko has the highest account management authority, so he also has administrator privileges. ”

"Okay, let's move on ......," Seijiro Kikuoka said, having finished Pocky and unpacking another box of Tokyo Banana.

"You guy, how many snacks did you bring......" Chu Yue said speechlessly.

"Do you want to eat?" Seijiro Kikuoka took out another box of crisp choco (Nissin milk chocolate crispy pie cookies) and threw it to Chu Yue.

"No need...... Chu Yue put crisp choco on the table, she couldn't eat if she had to talk all the time, and the box of Pocky was also completely inedible.

Chu Yue continued to talk about things in SAO.

Because there were three full years, even if Chu Yue only said important things, he couldn't finish it in a day. Seijiro Kikuoka's tape recorder ran out of power once, so I took it and replaced it with one halfway through, but I still couldn't finish it in the end.

"I'll have to continue tomorrow." Seijiro Kikuoka said.

"Hmm." Chu Yue nodded, "After it's over, I can go back, right?" ”

"Of course." Seijiro Kikuoka said, "Actually, if Teacher Chuyue asks for it, you can go back now." ”

"However, if there is something, I still have to cooperate with you, right......" Chu Yue said helplessly.

"It's a pity, but it's true." Seijiro Kikuoka said, "Your role in the SAO incident is special, and this is also for the many players who are trapped in the SAO, so please bear with me." ”

"Okay......" Chu Yue said with a sigh, "However, I also hope you can do me a favor." ”

"What?"

"Asuna, you know who it is, right?" Chu Yue said.

"Tomorrow......" said Seijiro Kikuoka, "if I'm not mistaken, it's probably the eldest lady of the Yuuki family." (Note: "Asuna" and "Asuna" have the same pronunciation, but the writing is different)

"Tell me she's there now." Chu Yue said, "Just this one thing." ”

"That...... Although it can, but ......" Seijiro Kikuoka hesitated for a rare moment, and then said: "Chu Yue, you shouldn't know, in fact, there are still three hundred players who haven't woken up......"

"You mean, Asuna ......"

"Hmm......" Seijiro Kikuoka nodded, "The eldest lady of the Yuuki family is one of the three hundred people who haven't woken up yet." ”