"I'm the same, I should apologize to Shino you......" At this time, Shina's mother also walked in front of Shino, also with tears in the corners of her eyes.

"At that time, I was also frightened, and I didn't take into account Shina's feelings at all, I'm sorry......" Shina's mother lowered her head and said, "Shinai, you, obviously ...... to save me"

"Mom......" Shino looked at the three people in front of her, not knowing what to say.

"Shina, you keep condemning yourself, feeling that you are a murderer and carrying such a burden." Chu Yue said, "However, I want to tell you that you didn't do anything wrong. ”

"You saved three people." Chu Yue continued, "You saved your mother, saved a young mother who was pregnant with a child, and saved a little girl who was still in the womb. ”

"You saved them." Chu Yue said, "What you should get is not the guilt after killing, but the sense of accomplishment after saving people, and the warmth of redeeming others." ”

"Huh?" Shi Nai looked at Chu Yue's gentle expression, and for some reason, the sense of self-blame that she had been carrying for many years slowly began to dissolve.

This feeling is like removing the chains that have been tied to your feet for a long time, and gradually, embracing the sun.

At this time, the four-year-old girl, Ruihui, walked up to Shino and took out a drawing from her schoolbag that she had drawn with crayons.

"Sister Shina, thank you for saving Mom and Ruihui."

Ruihui smiled at Shino.

Looking at the child's smile, Shino couldn't hold back anymore and cried.

Like this...... That's it......

Shino cried as she tried to make herself laugh.

"Hmm!" Shino nodded vigorously.

At this time, Xiao Ruihui kissed Shiina's face.

Shino was stunned for a moment, looked at Xiao Ruihui, wiped away her tears, and also kissed Xiao Ruihui on the forehead.

"Thank you, Ruihui." Shino said with a smile and touched Ruihui's head.

Looking at this scene, everyone couldn't help but smile.

"That's fine...... "Asukina said.

"Well, it's not in vain that Chu Yue has been running around so far away." Kirito also smiled and nodded.

At this time, Shina's mother turned around, bowed to Chu Yue, and said, "Thank you too, Mr. Chu Yue." ”

"Don't thank my ......," Chu Yue waved his hand and said, "I didn't do anything either." ”

"Huh?" And Shi Nai also noticed this, and immediately asked, "Could it be that these are Chu Yue's ......?" ”

"yes." Shina's mother turned back to Shino and said, "It was Mr. Chu Yue who found me and told me about you, otherwise, I may, I really don't know how to continue to face you in the future." ”

"Me too." Osawa Xianghui also said, "Mr. Chu Yue, he found me and asked me to do this, something I should have done a long time ago......"

"That's why Tongzi said Chu Yue, you have something...... It turned out to be ...... Are these things ......" Shino looked at Chu Yue and said.

"Yes, it was Kirito who ...... it" Kirito corrected helplessly, but also nodded, "However, these are indeed done by Chu Yue." Moreover, let me go to your school to find you, so that you don't get bullied, and call you 'Miss Shinai', all of which were ordered by Chu Yue. ”

"It's you!" Shi Nai's tears hadn't dried yet, and she looked a little crying and laughing and said to Chu Yue.

"I just gave Kirito a suggestion...... "Chu Yue said with a wry smile.

"Thank you, Chu Yue." Shi Nai also said with a smile to Chu Yue.

"It's nothing ......," Chu Yue said, "Me too, entrusted by others." ”

"Entrusted by people...... Shino immediately thought of Kyoji Shinkawa, and also remembered that he seemed to have always wanted to pursue himself.

It's a pity that I also more or less felt that something was wrong with Kyoji Shinkawa, so I never had any thoughts about him.

"Thank you, thank you......" Shino finally said.

The GGO thing, that's the end of it.

The dead gun was successfully captured, Shino was saved, and the reward was paid.

After Kirito and Chu Yue and the others said goodbye, they rode a motorcycle to send Shino back.

After sending Shino home, Kirito also went home.

Opening the door, Kirito said, "I'm back!" After that, he closed the door.

When Kirito was changing his shoes at the door, Naoba Kiritani came over.

"I've decided, brother!" Naoba Kiritani stood at the door of the corridor and said to Kirito.

"Hmm...... Well? Kirito looked at Naoba Kiritani, who seemed to have made some great determination, with a strange expression.

"I decided...... It's time to chase Chu Yue! Naoba Kiritani blushed and said loudly.

Kirito stumbled.

"Yes, yes......"

Kirito said, suddenly remembering what Chu Yue had done today.

Perhaps, not a bad thing?

"Okay!" Kirito smiled and said, "My brother will try his best to help you!" ”

"Uh-huh!" Naoba Kiritani said with a red face.

……

It's already December, and the New Year is just around the corner. There was a major update in the nascent ALO at this time. Because, someone has discovered the legendary Sword of the Victory Oath.

That's right, it's the legendary King Arthur's sword in stone......

Or rather, Saber's EX curry stick.

Although it is said to be an update, the official website did not actually release this update. In other words, this weapon is a weapon that existed in the original SAO.

Because Chu Yue was not in charge of this part when she worked at ARGUS, she was not very clear about this task.

However, with such an important task, Chu Yue, Kirito, and the others naturally had to do this main quest immediately.

Also, Shino also entered the nascent ALO and created a character with the same cat goblin as Chu Yue, whose profession is an archer.

In the process of carrying out the mission, Kirito seems to have been creating opportunities for Chu Yue and Naoba to be alone. It's just that this task is a group task, and there are too few opportunities like this.

In the end, Chu Yue and the others finally completed this task. The final task reward, the Sword of the Victory Oath, was also given to Chu Yue as a task reward.

It's just that Chu Yue gave the sword to Kirito, and then sent a private message to Kirito.

I know Kirito you've always wanted this sword, so I'll give it to you. But don't do anything like this to embarrass your sister again!

Kirito Khan, this kind of thing must not be hidden from Chu Yue, but what happened when they were alone?

Things that embarrassed Naoba...... I'm really curious......

And so 2025 passed. The day before the New Year, Chu Yue and the others agreed to meet in Akyl's bar.

The companions who survived from SAO, the friends they made in ALO, and the Shiina they met in GGO all got a rare vacation and agreed to come.

At noon on the last day of 2025, a sign reading "Today's Charter" was hung outside Ekiel's bar.

Before the New Year's celebration began, everyone was still chatting in the bar.

Kirito chose a future major, not making games, but Mechatronics, which is similar to somatosensory equipment, that is, mechanical engineering.

Yuki finally persuaded his family to come to Saitama Prefecture and rent a room near Kirito's house, preparing to apply for the same university as Kirito.

Naoba is also going to school, Shino and Sirika are going up to the first grade, Achill has rarely been online in the freshman ALO since resuming the bar, and Klein's job has finally ushered in the only vacation of the year.

This time, the celebration passed in everyone's "~( ゚▽ ゚)つロ Cheers".

After the celebration, everyone went home. After all, New Year's Eve is still to be spent with your family.

However, Asukana's hometown is in Kyoto, so I have to go back to my hometown with my family. Because there is no network cable in my hometown, I can't go online during this time.

……

January 1, 2026.

On the first day of the new year, as soon as she got up, Chu Yue smiled at Shen Wu and said, "Happy New Year, Shen Wu." ”

"Happy New Year, Chu Yue." Shen Wu still replied lightly to Chu Yue.

"Today, the first day of the new year, will there be more people in the freshman ALO?" Chu Yue said with a smile.

"Yes." God didn't say, "I am." ”

Chu Yue Khan, Shen Wu really created a legend in the newborn ALO.

"Chu Yue, join me today." Suddenly, God said again.

"Okay." Chu Yue nodded, "There's nothing to do today, everyone should be busy with family affairs." It just so happens that our family doesn't have anything to do, so let's have fun in the freshman ALO. ”

After breakfast, Chu Yue and Shen Wu entered the nascent ALO together.

Chu Yue didn't know where Shen Wu was in the game, but the two agreed to meet at the door of the teleportation array on the twenty-fourth floor of the freshman Ayn Grandtree.

Chu Yue arrived first, and waited for a while before waiting for Shen Wu.

The Kanna character in the newborn ALO is also similar to the one in reality, and the race chosen is the music goblin, and the ears have become the pointed ears of the goblins.

In ALO, except for the cat fairies, which are cat ears, all the other goblins are fairy pointed ears.

The cat fairy also has an extra cat tail that is different from other goblins. Moreover, I don't know if it's an official bad taste, this tail is very sensitive......

It's just that he likes to catch Chu Yue's tail and play with it...... Fortunately, Chu Yue's quality is excellent and she won't blow up.

Last time, Kanna suddenly grabbed Shino's tail, and Shina's whole person exploded at once, and he said that he was going to duel with Kanna...... It's just that in the end, it's just a loss.

"Here it is, Kanna." Chu Yue said nothing to the gods.

Shen Wu didn't respond, just walked behind Chu Yue, grabbed Chu Yue's tail, and then said, "Let's go." ”

"Good ......" Chu Yue couldn't cry or laugh.

The people around immediately looked over to this side, and the cat goblin who dared to be grabbed by the tail and walked on the road was really not something that ordinary people could do.

Coming out of the teleportation array area on the twenty-fourth floor of the newborn Ayn Grant, walking towards the north, there is a large lake for sightseeing, and there is a small island in the center of the lake.

Shen Wu took Chu Yue and walked towards this side.

"Is this going on a date?" Chu Yue smiled and said, "It's really rare that Shen Wu would take the initiative to date me in the freshman ALO." ”

Shen Wu glanced back at Chu Yue, but still didn't speak.

"Ah, isn't it...... I'm a little disappointed. Chu Yue still smiled.

Shen Wu grabbed Chu Yue's tail with both hands and stroked it up and down a few times.

"Oh? Did someone post a challenge there? I'm interested, too. ”

But...... After arriving at the small island in the center of the lake, there was only a group of players who seemed to be here to watch like Chu Yue and Shen Wu, and the players who really sent out the challenge book didn't seem to have arrived yet.

Shen Wu let go of Chu Yue's tail, and then looked left and right, and it seemed that he didn't see the player who sent out the challenge book, so he turned around and beckoned to Chu Yue, then summoned his wings and flew to the tree in the middle of the island.

Because Kanna is a music goblin, you can play songs anytime and anywhere. After Kanna flew to the tree, he used his harp skills on the tree and played a song.

"Wow, it's a music goblin!" Some people around couldn't help but sigh.

In the new ALO, the music elf is all-powerful, but omnipotence also means all-in, so the number of players who play the music elf is the least.

However, music goblins can play from music at any time, and some are pure music that has no combat attribute bonus at all, such as the song that Kanna is playing now, which is also a characteristic of music elves.

Kanna was going to wait here, so he went to play. Chu Yue came with Shen Wu, so she had to wait here at this time.

"Dude, are you also coming to see the newcomer?" A male player saw that Chu Yue was alone and came over to greet Chu Yue.

"I'm here with a friend, who's sending out the challenge?" Chu Yue asked.

"It's a newcomer!" This player smiled at Chu Yue and said, "It's the challenge book that was posted in the forum yesterday." ”

"Yesterday? ...... for the New Year," Chu Yue said.

"Yes, it's just been the New Year, and there is such a fun thing, haha!" The player laughed.

"The challenge book sent in the forum is ......," Chu Yue said.

"Hmm." The player danced and said, "Also, I heard that more than 30 people went to the challenge on the first day yesterday!" All failed! ”

"They're too vegetable, aren't they?" Chu Yue said, "Those people who want to bully people when they see that they are novices? ”

"That's more than 30 people! There must be a few masters! The male player continued to say to Chu Yue, "But, ah, I heard that no one knocked out more than three-tenths of that newcomer's HP!" ”

"......" Chu Yue was silent, and thought of a person in her heart - the Absolute Sword.

However, these people still call him "Rookie" instead of "Jedeana", probably because he has just started to take on challenges.

"Hey, buddy, are you interested in playing this?" The male player made a gesture to Chu Yue and said.

"Uh...... Okay, what to bet on? ”

Of course, Chu Yue understands the consciousness of this gesture, so place a bet!

No wonder this person said so much to himself, it turned out to be the person who set up the gambling game!

"Bet on whether this newcomer will lose today." The male player said, "Now it's 1 to 19, the person who bets on it will lose, how about it, are you interested in the next upset?" ”

"So many people think she's going to lose?" Chu Yue asked.

"That's it! Yesterday was the first day, and no one may know yet, but there must be a master who will come over today! The male player said, "But, not necessarily, right?" Who knows if it's going to be an upset. ”

"That's a good point." Chu Yue smiled and said, "Then I'll give her ten thousand Keer, bet that she won't lose today as she did yesterday!" ”

"Courageous!" The male player gave Chu Yue a thumbs up.

Of course he is happy, no matter which side wins, he takes a cut from it, and the higher the prize pool, the more he earns.

Chu Yue smiled mysteriously, and then said, "Absolutely...... When is that newcomer coming? ”

"Three o'clock in the afternoon." The male gamer said, "That's what she said in the forums. ”

"Okay." Chu Yue nodded, "Then I'll bet later." It's still morning. ”

"No problem! When did you want to contact me, I'm on this island! ”

Chu Yue smiled and didn't say anything, and the male player went to find someone else again.

Of course, you can't open a forum in the game, but Chu Yue has Yui!

"Yui!" Chu Yue called.

"Yes, Dad." Yui appeared in front of Chu Yue.

"Help me get to the freshman ALO forum and find the newcomer they are talking about." Chu Yue said.

"Understood." Yui landed on Chu Yue's shoulder, closed her eyes and connected to the outside network.

Soon, he found this person's post, and then displayed the interface of the forum in front of Chu Yue.

"That's it, Dad." Yui said.

"Hmm." Chu Yue nodded.

On the forum, the tone of the sword that sent out the challenge post was very respectful, but the players who replied below were not polite at all. I felt that the poster was looking down on the freshman ALO, and they all said that they wanted to teach her a lesson.

However, judging from yesterday's results, these people should have been slapped in the face.

It's supposed to be a sword...... Chu Yue said in her heart.

At noon, there were fewer people, so I should have gone offline to eat, but after one o'clock in the afternoon, there were more people again, and there were very many of them.

It was almost three o'clock when the sword finally appeared.

Kanna also flew down from the tree and squeezed around Chu Yue.

There were so many onlookers around that the ground was crowded, so many people chose to fly into the air and wait. Anyway, there is no limit to the flight time of the current freshman ALO.

Like the anime Chu Yue had watched, Jue Jian was indeed the appearance of a little girl in purple clothes.

Many people saw Juejian for the first time, but they didn't expect it to be such a little girl, and they were suddenly a little embarrassed.

However, more people will immediately go over and declare war on the Absolute Sword.

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry!" Juejian seemed to be very optimistic, smiled and waved his hand at everyone and said, "Come one by one, come one by one, don't worry, I won't refuse any of them." ”

Although it was a smiling face in the game, Chu Yue could still see that the smile of the Absolute Sword was very pure.

That's a smile that only shows because it's happy.

"Let's see from the air." Chu Yue said nothing to the gods.

Shen Wu nodded and flew into the air with Chu Yue.

Watching from the air should be more enjoyable, but it's not that easy to control the wings, so most people choose to watch the battle from the ground.

The race of the sword is the Dark Elves, and the weapon is a one-handed sword and a rapier. Only a one-handed sword can play that exaggerated eleven combos of his own sword technique: the Holy Chant of the Virgin.

Of course, just like in the anime, after Chu Yue transferred the account to the newborn ALO, the sword skills of the double sword flow were not obtained again, and the sword skill created by the double sword flow: Phantom Sword Dance never appeared again.

"Yo! Dude, the duel is about to start, how about it, do you still want to bet? Just now, the male player flew in front of Chu Yue again and said.

"Of course." Chu Yue smiled and nodded.

"Or 10,000 gold coins to suppress the sword, won't you lose?" The male player said, "If you win, you'll make a lot of money!" Now the odds of Absolute Sword have reached 1 to 24! ”

Chu Yue smiled, and was about to say something when the male player noticed Shen Wu beside Chu Yue.

"Ahh You, you're, the white monster that never goes offline! The male player suddenly pointed at Kanna.

Kanna glanced at the male player, ignored it, grabbed Chu Yue's tail, and then continued to look down at the duel that was about to start on the island below.

"It's so arrogant!" The male player immediately pointed his finger at Kanna and said, "Forget it! Since you still dare to appear in front of us! Then be ready to die! ”

"Dude, this is my girlfriend." Chu Yue stopped between this person and Shen Wu, "Is it okay to deal with our affairs later?" I want to watch Swordbur in battle right now. ”

"Fart! Who knows if you will run in the future! It just so happens that you guys are both dogs and men and women! Russell! Star! Kapro! That white monster is here! ”

With the male player's call, three male players flew over from the ground and surrounded Chu Yue and Shen Wu.

"Tsk......" Chu Yue looked at the four people and shook her head helplessly.

"I didn't expect it to be the legendary 'white monster that never goes offline'."

"Finally let me see you again! I must avenge the revenge that ruined our good deeds last time! ”

"Hey, you guys should sign up."

Seeing that this was an arrogant person, Chu Yue suddenly trembled......

It's not because I'm afraid, because the tail behind my back was suddenly pinched hard by Kanna!

"Okay Kanna, don't make trouble!" Chu Yue felt a little embarrassed and pulled her tail back from Shen Wu's hand.

People here are looking for revenge! It's okay to be serious!

"Ahem...... Chu Yue coughed, and then said, "To be on the safe side, let me ask you first, what kind of holiday did you have with my girlfriend?" ”

The four of them looked at each other and felt that Chu Yue looked like a good talker, so at the beginning, the male player explained to Chu Yue:

"There was a boss strategy battle, we set up a gambling game, and the bet was to see which team could complete the final blow to the boss, but ......"

"However, that 'white monster' actually took advantage of our inattention and entered the boss room together."

"She didn't team up with anyone, but seeing that all the teams were about to be wiped out in the end, she actually went up alone and killed the boss!"

"If all the teams are wiped out, then no one wins, and this gambling money is all earned by our brothers."

"Who knows, she killed the boss alone, and none of the teams were from it, and the bettors were gone, so they had to let us return the money. The boiled duck just flew. ”

"My brothers have set up gambling games for so many years, and they have never suffered such a loss!"

"Look at you...... It's also quite rich, and it's easy to settle this matter, pay us 1.8 million, make up the prize pool funds that time, and we'll let you go, how about it? ”

The four mouths said one after another, but they also made things clear, and Chu Yue also understood what was going on.

It is...... It's a bit too arrogant.

"I understand what happened." Chu Yue put her hand on the hilt of the sword pinned to her waist, and was about to play handsome-

"I get it, too!" Suddenly, someone flew over and stood in front of Chu Yue and Shen Wu.

"Big brothers, that's what's wrong with you." The sword crossed his hands on his hips, looking like he wanted to stand out for Chu Yue and the gods.

"Uh......"

Chu Yue embarrassedly withdrew her hand from her waist.