After the BOB competition, fireworks were set off throughout the GGO to celebrate the successful conclusion of the competition.

It's just that although the players of GGO are cheering, the champion of the BOB competition, Shino, is not happy at all.

This win is a bit too unclear.

More important ......

Shino couldn't help but recall the fear in her heart before the end of the competition......

The unforgettable, fear of firearms.

That's right, poetry is her, scared of firearms. Although Shino in BOB is one of the best as a sniper, Shino in reality, even if she sees something in the shape of a gun, she will be afraid and can't walk.

This is because, when Shino was a child, she once killed a person with her own hands.

In a bank robbery, Shiina, because her mother was taken hostage, bites the hand of the robber with a pistol. After the pistol fell to the ground, Shino picked it up.

The robber wanted to get the pistol back, so during the fight with Shino, he was inadvertently shot and killed by Shino.

In the eyes of Shino in childhood, she killed a person with her own hands. Using a pistol, he killed an abominable, demon-like adult with his own hands.

Although he saved his mother, looking at the pistol in his hand, the blood splashed on his body, and the dead man in front of him, Shino instinctively felt fear.

Since then, Shino has been burdened with the self-blame of a "murderer".

In reality, every time she sees a firearm, Shino seems to see the man she killed turn into a demon to take revenge on herself......

In the final analysis, just like Kiriko and other people who survived from SAO, after "killing" in a peaceful environment, they developed a great sense of guilt.

It's just that, unlike Kiriko and others, this incident has become Shino's childhood shadow, and the impact is much greater than that of Kiriko and others.

Later, after accidentally coming into contact with GGO, Shino found that she didn't have a fear of guns in GGO, so she played GGO, hoping to alleviate her phobia of guns.

Moments before BOB ends, Shiina's fear of being targeted by a sniper who is even more powerful than himself makes Shino fall into fear again.

But, for some reason, this sniper did not shoot, and then he himself became the BOB champion.

After exiting BOB, Shiina's view gradually changed to her own room.

The dark, unlit room is the complete opposite of the brightly lit GGO that has just been fireworks.

Shiina, putting on her flat glasses, got up to turn on the light, and sat down at the table next to her.

Sitting in her rented house, Shino recalled the before and after of the BOB competition, and felt that she still had no clue, but the more she thought about it, the more confused she became.

So after sitting for a while, Shino went to the bathroom to wash her face and went back to the bedroom.

Standing in the bedroom, Shino looked at the drawer on the table and said to herself: Maybe it can be now......

Pulling open the drawer, Shino pulled out a black pistol from it......

But...... In just a few seconds, Shino couldn't help but shed tears because of fear, and her whole body trembled.

The drawer that had been opened seemed to come to life, and the robber crawled out of it, covered in blood......

"Ahh

Shino screamed, and the pistol fell to the ground.

Or is it the same as before...... Although this time it was a few more seconds.

After losing her pistol, Shino calmed down. Go to the bathroom and take out the towel, put it on the pistol, then pick up the pistol through the towel, put it in the drawer, and push the drawer back again.

December 11, 2025.

In the classroom, the teacher told the students that Kyoji Shinkawa had taken a long leave and would not continue to go to school in the future.

Hearing the news, Shino was stunned for a moment.

Kyoji Shinkawa is his best friend, and he is the one who told him to enter GGO...... His family runs a hospital, and his parents and brothers are still alive, so how can he say that he will ask for leave?

Shino vaguely felt that Kyoji Shinkawa's leave was related to the BOB competition this time......

Yesterday afternoon, before the start of the BOB tournament, Shino also met with Kyoji Shinkawa, whose name is Speyer in the game.

Whether it's as a celebration of winning the BOB contest or as a friend, Shino feels like she should meet Kyoji Shinkawa.

After school, Shino walked out of the classroom, and was going to go to Shinkawa's house to find Kyoji Shinkawa, but before he could get out of the school gate, he was stopped by someone.

That's three girls.,Usually take advantage of Shina's fear of guns.。 This time it is estimated that it is the same, it is to "borrow money" from Shino.

Sure enough, the girl named Endo at the head said, "Shino, I have something to do with you, let's go over there and talk?" ”

"Don't talk about it." Shino replied immediately.

"I said, how can we say that we are also friends? Isn't that good for me to talk to me like that? Endo said with an eyebrow raised.

Without waiting for Shino to answer, the other two girls were already standing on both sides of Shino, holding Shino hostage, and following Endo in front of him, he took Shino to the corner of study.

"Lately, I've been a little short of money." Endo said, "We'll pay you back tomorrow, so let's lend me 10,000 yen today, right?" ”

"How could I have so many ......," Shino said with her head down.

"That'...... How many counts, right? Endo said.

"......" Shino was silent for a while, then looked up at Endo: "No, Endo, I won't lend you money." ”

"Stinky girl, don't look down on people." Endo said, walking up to Shino, holding a pistol in his right hand, pointing at Shino.

Shino suddenly showed fear on her face, and she trembled with fear.

However, at this moment, another man's voice came from the other side.

"I recorded all your conversations just now!"

A boy dressed in black walked out and shook his phone at the four of them.

"You, who are you?" Endo immediately asked with a little weakness.

"I'm from another school, and I'm looking for Miss Shino." The boy said.

"Shinai...... Miss? Endo was stunned.

"If you pester, Miss Shino again, I'll have to send this recording to the police." The boy continued.

The three of them immediately withered, and after looking at each other, Endo said, "Let's go!" ”

After the three girls ran away, the boy walked up to Shino and asked, "Miss Shino, are you okay?" ”

"Hmm...... I'm fine......" Shino finally recovered, and she could finally take a closer look at the boy in black in front of her.

But...... I don't seem to know him?

"That...... Who are you? Shino said, "Also, 'Miss', what's going on......"

The boy smiled a little awkwardly, and then said, "If I call you 'Miss', won't I be able to suppress those people?" As for me...... Shino, don't you recognize it? ”

After looking at the boy carefully, Shino began to feel a little familiar.

Looking at his face, Shi Nai made up his long hair, and finally remembered.

"Kiriko?!" Shino said aloud in surprise.

"Don't be so loud." Kirito still smiled and said, "Also, my name here is 'Kiritani and people', you can call me Kiritani-kun, or Kazuto, you can do it." ”

"How did you know I was here?" Shino was full of surprise at this time.

"Well...... That's why I came to you. Kirito said, "Didn't I promise you that after BOB is over, I'll tell you all the reasons why Chu Yue and I entered GGO?" ”

"That? Can't you say it in GGO? Shino asked, "You found me in reality...... Just to tell me about it? It's a little weird......"

"Shina, it's normal for you to feel strange, because you don't know the seriousness of this matter yet. Moreover, Chu Yue and I will not continue to be online in GGO in the future. Kirito said, "So, before I tell you, I have one more question for you." ”

"What?" Shino asked.

"This matter involves state secrets. You don't need to sign a non-disclosure agreement, but if you are found to have leaked the matter, you will be sanctioned by the government. Kirito said, "Do you want to continue to understand?" ”

It has risen to the height of the national level! This was a bit unexpected by Shino.

Originally, Shino didn't want to continue to understand it deeply, and Kirito and Chu Yue originally entered GGO as national civil servants.

However, Shino thought about yesterday's BOB contest and today's Kyoji Shinkawa's leave, so she asked:

"Does this matter have anything to do with the fact that Xinchuan didn't come to school today, and the fact that I won the BOB competition yesterday?"

"Hmm." Kirito nodded, "All of this can be said to be one thing. ”

Shino was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "I see." ”

The two had just walked out of the campus together when they saw Kirito's motorcycle at the school gate.

"Let's go." Kirito handed Shino a helmet.

Looking at this helmet, Shino remembered Chu Yue, who was racing in GGO two days ago, and couldn't help but say, "You won't be like Chu Yue driving, right?" ”

"Of course not." Kirito smiled bitterly and said, "In reality, if you drive like that, if you're not careful, you'll really die." ”

"That's right." Shino also smiled wryly and put on her helmet.

Kirito rode a motorcycle, took Shino, and drove towards the dessert shop where Seijiro Kikuoka and Kirito Hatsuki had talked last time.

On the way, Shino asked, "Is Chu Yue also there?" ”

"No, Chu Yue, he ...... Something else so not there. Kirito replied.

"Oh......"

"Don't worry, though, you'll be able to see him again soon." Kirito said, "In reality. ”

"Hmm." Shino nodded.

Soon, the two arrived at the dessert shop. Seijiro Kikuoka was already waiting in the store.

"Oh, both beauties are here." Seijiro Kikuoka said after seeing Kirito Shino.

"You guy......" Kirito wanted to lose his temper at Seijiro Kikuoka, but Shino was next to him, so he couldn't say anything.

It was Seijiro Kikuoka who gave me such a role, and now he is still making jokes about me like this!

Shino also smiled, knowing that Seijiro Kikuoka must have said something about selling moe when Kiriko and Sterben fought yesterday.

"Please be seated." Seijiro Kikuoka said to Kirita and Shino.

After the two sat down, Seijiro Kikuoka said again, "Do you want something to drink?" The coffee here is very good, and the desserts are also great. ”

"That's just what you want to eat, right?" Although he can't lose his temper directly, Kirito still said very impolitely.

"No need." Shino said, "Please tell me what the hell is going on." ”

"Hmm......" Seijiro Kikuoka took out his tablet and leaned back on the back of his chair, "Miss Shino, the importance of this matter, Kiritani-kun should have already told you, right?" ”

"Yes." Shino nodded, "I'll keep it a secret." ”

"Well, that's good." Seijiro Kikuoka said, "Where do you start talking about this...... Miss Shino is also a GGO player, so you know the person 'Dead Gun', right? ”

"That legendary dead gun?" Shino asked.

"Actually, that's not a legend." Seijiro Kikuoka handed the tablet to Shino, "These two people are people who have been shot to death. They should never be on the GGO again. ”

Shino saw the information in the reality of ZXED and thin salt cod roe, and was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Then, this time ......"

"That's right, on behalf of the government, I entrusted Chu Yue and Kiritani-kun to enter the GGO to investigate the dead gun incident." Seijiro Kikuoka said, "They were really efficient, and they quickly found out the true identity of the dead gun." ”

"......" Shinai's expression became solemn.

Yesterday, December 10, 2025, before the start of the BOB competition.

After entering Shinkawa's house with the police, Chu Yue found all the evidence, but Shinkawa Kyoji shouted:

"You kind of guy! Didn't understand anything at all! Do you know how important this program is to me?! You know my ......."

"Comrade policeman, let him speak."

"Poetry is her, poetry is her, she is all I have!" Without the restraints of the police, Kyoji Shinkawa began to splatter saliva and roared loudly.

"I like Shino-san! I love her! Shi Nai, Shi Nai, she will always be mine! ”

"Originally, it was supposed to be like this! Now it's all ruined, now it's all gone! ”

"It's all because of you, it's all because of you!"

Kyoji Shinkawa said, and he actually wanted to rush towards Chu Yue. But the police next to him have also been guarding this person who has lost control, and Kyoji Shinkawa was stopped by the police again as soon as he moved.

"Your so-called 'like', your so-called 'love', is it as a dead gun, and you list poetry as a target?" Chu Yue pointed to the photo of Shino on the computer next to her, which was marked with a red cross.

"You don't know anything!" Kyoji Shinkawa said loudly again.

"I won't let them touch her at all, Shi Nai her, I will personally go to the following world with Shi Nai!"

"What, what?" On the other side, Shinkawa Shoichi interjected at this time and said, "Kyoji, you've never told us about this kind of thing......"

Although Shinkawa Shoyi joined the Smile Coffin and became a murderer when he was in SAO, he had a good relationship with Kyoji Shinkawa, and the two were still brothers, so he didn't expect Kyoji Shinkawa to have such a plan again.

However, Kyoji Shinkawa was already crazy at this time, and he didn't hear Shinkawa Shoichi's words at all, and continued to roar:

"When the time comes, we'll go to a world that's the same as GGO, no, a world that's better than GGO! Just me and Shina! ”

"We will definitely get married together, live happily together, live forever!"

Syllable!

Asuka, who had been silent next to Chu Yue, finally couldn't help it anymore and slapped Kyoji Shinkawa in the face.

"You're so pathetic." Asukina looked at Kyoji Shinkawa with cold, pitiful eyes, "You're like a clown living in your own world, funny and pitiful. ”

And Kyoji Shinkawa is still in a daze, and Tomorrow's slap did not wake up Kyoji Shinkawa at all.

"Ah, that's true......" Asudaya was also full of anger in her heart, she didn't expect that the dead gun would be such a person, she wanted to make this person clear, but she knew that no matter what she did, she couldn't wake up the person who pretended to be asleep.

"Forget it, I'll go out and calm down." Tomorrow Nai said to Chu Yue: "I'll leave it to you, Chu Yue." ”

After saying that, Amena went out.

Chu Yue thought for a while, then took two stools from the side, and then said to Kyoji Shinkawa, "You sit down first, let's talk." ”

"I don't have anything to talk to you about!"

Kyoji Shinkawa was slapped by Asukana, and he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, but he still had a tough attitude.

"Okay, then you kneel on the ground, I'll sit." Chu Yue didn't bother to pay attention to him, and after putting one stool in front of him, he sat on the other stool by himself.

"Kyoji Shinkawa, your family is running a hospital." Chu Yue said.

“……”

"Your father, who gave up on your brother very early and chose to let you inherit your hospital, right?" Chu Yue continued.

This time, Kyoji Shinkawa was stunned for a moment, and looked at Chu Yue strangely: "How do you know......

After all, Chu Yue had also watched "Sword Art Online II", although it had been a long time and he couldn't remember a lot of content, but after knowing the names of Shinkawa Shoichi and Shinkawa Kyoji, he still remembered a lot.

"However, your academic performance is not good, and you are still studying to be bullied, so you are under a lot of pressure. Despite this, you and your brother, the Shoichi Shinkawa over there, have a good relationship. ”

"You...... How do you know this? "Kyoji Shinkawa has a feeling that his secret is being peeked at.

"You don't have to worry about this, let me ask you first, since you are the child of the director of the hospital, you should have been to the morgue, right?"

"Mortuary...... Of course I've been......" Kyoji Shinkawa's face deteriorated.

Chu Yue showed a smile that no one noticed.

Kyoji Shinkawa has now begun to answer Chu Yue's words, so that they can communicate.

"The woman in the morgue, is she good-looking?" Chu Yue asked.

"How can it be pretty...... "Kyoji Shinkawa said, "it's full of dead people......

"So, will your most favorite Shino still be so beautiful after becoming a dead man?"

Kyoji Shinkawa was stunned for a moment.

Without waiting for Kyoji Shinkawa to react, Chu Yue continued: "Children in the hospital, you tell me, what is the principle of the VR game, AmuSphere equipment? ”

"Yes...... The nerves connecting the brain and the body are transferred to the device, and the network is converted into the VR world......"

This principle is known even to ordinary people. So Kyoji Shinkawa answered like this.

"Isn't that very clear to you?" Chu Yue said, "Then, I just ask you a question: After you and Shi Nai died, did you enter the morgue?" Or do you want to go into that GGO? ”

Kyoji Shinkawa grew his mouth, looked at Chu Yue blankly, and did not answer.

"Actually, you know the answer very well, it's just that you haven't been willing to face reality." Chu Yue looked at Kyoji Shinkawa and said, "I believe that your love is real, but I also know that it is deformed. ”

"You, you ......" Kyoji Shinkawa wanted to refute something, but felt that he was powerless no matter what he refutated.

"Sit down, I'll tell you a story." Chu Yue said.

Kyoji Shinkawa didn't speak, but this time, obediently sat down in a chair.

Chu Yue's story is nothing else, it is about Shin'ichi Nagata.

Shin'ichi Nagata is the kid who has been pursuing Kirito's sister Naoba Kiritani.,In reality, it's Naoha's classmate.,Regan, who investigated the conspiracy of the fire elves in ALO.。

Shin'ichi Nagata likes Naoba, Kyoji Shinkawa likes Shino; Shin'ichi Nagata recommended ALO to Naoba, and Kyoji Shinkawa recommended GGO to Shino; Shin'ichi Nagata has been trying hard to pursue Naoba, and although Naoba has always been unimpressed with him, Kyoji Shinkawa is also pursuing Shino, and Shino likewise just treats Kyoji Shinkawa as a friend.

However, Shin'ichi Nagata and Kyoji Shinkawa have formed two extremes in other aspects.

Shin'ichi Nagata faces life positively, and Kyoji Shinkawa escapes reality; Shin'ichi Nagata uses ALO as a game world, and Kyoji Shinkawa treats GGO as a real world; Shin'ichi Nagata respects Naoba Kiritani, and Kyoji Shinkawa only wants to possess Shino.

If it was before, Chu Yue would have told Shinji Shinji Shinkawa the story of Shin'ichi Nagata, and he would definitely be disdained by Kyoji Shinkawa.

But the current situation is that Kyoji Shinkawa has been arrested, and Chu Yue asked questions one after another just now, which made Kyoji Shinkawa face his reality, so now Kyoji Shinkawa has to admit his defeat.

Not only the failure of the plan, but also the failure of being a person.

"No, it's impossible!" Kyoji Shinkawa had a frightened expression, "I, I'm not wrong...... I'm not wrong! ”

Although he still didn't admit it, Chu Yue knew that Kyoji Shinkawa was already sober in his heart.

"Forget it, it seems that it is useless to keep talking." Chu Yue said, "You're about to be arrested, that's the reality." ”

“……”

"So be it." Chu Yue stood up, looked at Kyoji Shinkawa and said, "Tomorrow Nai slapped you just now, you should understand what the reason is, right?" ”

"Woo......" Kyoji Shinkawa hugged his head, as if crying.

Chu Yue didn't say anything to Kyoji Shinkawa anymore, but just said to the policemen who had been cooperating with him: "Thank you, you can take these three people back to hand over the errand." ”

The policemen nodded to Chu Yue, escorted the three people, and walked out of the room.

Chu Yue followed the police and walked out of Xinchuan's house together.

However, after coming out, Chu Yue saw that the female police officer just now and Tomorrow Nai seemed to be chatting, and the quarrel before coming in before seemed to have never happened at all......

"Ah...... So women......" Chu Yue scratched her head and said helplessly.