Lying on his back on the snow, Xia Qianshi's eyes were first imprinted on the dark night sky, and then his gaze slowly moved down.

"Stupid stupid ——!!!stupid stupid

The girl in the knight's uniform was still chattering and scolding.

Tears welled up from her hazel-colored eyes, glittering with jewel-like beauty and dripping onto her chest.

No matter how you look at it, it means that it is mostly caring.

But......

This seems to be a little different from the imaginary script.

“…… Feed. ”

Xia Qianshi made a dry voice from his throat: "What the hell is going on?" You guys...... What the hell are you doing? ”

"Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!"

As if tired of the Iron Fist attack, Asuna bit her lip and crashed into Xia Qianshi's arms: "Just Xia Qianshi, don't give me so self-righteousness!" ”

"Hey......!"

"Can't you just ask why we're doing this!"

"So ......"

"If you want a resurrection item so much, then I'll give it to you!"

Asuna, who was still riding on Xia Qianshi's waist and raised her head, embodied a prop.

It was an egg-sized gem with a rainbow of light.

Under such a light, Asuna's already beautiful face became even more dazzling.

"But you have to remember that I gave you the resurrection item, so ......"

Biting her lip, Asuna said in an almost commanding tone, "I won't allow you to use it for others, you know?" ”

"But Tilberu ......"

Reviving Tilberu is Xia Qianshi's long-cherished wish, and the kind-hearted Asuna should also have the same mood as herself.

"Did you know that we're all worried about you!"

As if she hadn't heard Xia Qianshi's voice, Asuna whimpered in a helpless cry: "A person who enters such a dangerous place, there is no absolutely safe area, and there is no one who can be trusted, he may die unconscious in his sleep......

Asuna certainly wants to resurrect Tilberu, but life is not equal.

One year after entering the game, the death toll has reached more than 2,000 people, and these real events that happened around her have made Asuna accustomed to death, and will no longer hide in the quilt and cry because of fear and sadness as she did at the beginning.

However, at the thought that Xia Qianshi might die, the huge pain in her heart seemed to be about to completely swallow her, and the sadness made her almost suffocate.

As for Tilberu......

If there is a first resurrection item, maybe there will be a second resurrection item, right?

If you didn't use the resurrection item before clearing the level, it would be the same if you resurrected Tilberu at that time, right?

So, life is not equal.

Even if Tilberu is a friend, in Asuna's heart, his weight cannot be equated with the weight of Xia Qianshi.

With this in mind, he reached an agreement with Yukito and Kirito that whoever gets the resurrection prop will be handed over to Xia Qianshi.

But this resurrection prop must not be obtained by Xia Qianshi.

Because they all know very well that once Xia Qianshi gets the resurrection prop, he will definitely use it to resurrect Tilberu.

But if they gave it to Xia Qianshi, with Xia Qianshi's character of keeping his promises, he would definitely not do it.

And—

"I used to say that I would fight side by side with you, and now you have left me alone."

The heroic thin sword made the girl stare into Xia Qianshi's eyes and said, "I know you have your own things to do, and I'm not the kind of person who has to meddle in everything." ”

"But...... Anyway, as long as you keep this with you, it's equivalent to me being by your side, right? ”

With these words in her mouth, Asuna stretched out her hand and handed the gem that shimmered with colorful light to Xia Qianshi's hand.

[Resurrection Holy Crystal], this is the name of the resurrection item, and below the name of the item, there is also a line of explanatory text:

[Select the item from the automatic menu or hold it in your hand and shout "Resurrect: Player Name", and use it within the time (about 10 seconds) between the death of the target player and the complete disappearance of the effect light.] 】

"Ten seconds...... Even if you want to resurrect Tilberu, it's impossible. ”

Xia Qianshi looked up at the starry sky again, this was the first time he didn't know how many times he looked up at the starry sky today, but the mood was different every time.

After a long time, she withdrew her gaze and met Asuna's gaze, the girl's eyes were shining.

“…… I'm sorry. ”

He came out of his mouth with those two words.

Although it has been mentioned a long time ago, it must be emphasized here again that the young man named Xia Qianshi is a neutral person.

He cares about order, not good or evil.

He never claims to be a partner of love and justice, he can treat his friends with the utmost kindness, and he can also use cruel means to achieve his ends.

He wouldn't be in awe of life like Asuna and others, nor would he be as great as many people imagined.

He established the [Ayngrant Liberation Army], of course, to clear the game faster.

But after clearing the game, kill Akihiko Kayaba in a physical way; Using the power of the guild to sweep away the most evil criminals' guild is one of his goals.

So when the guild was already difficult to help him, and Vashak threw an olive branch to him, he agreed to join the smiling coffin without hesitation.

Because only by falling into the darkness can he better grasp the whereabouts of those people, and kill those people justifiably - if he is still the previous president of the [Ayngrant Liberation Army] guild, then even if he catches Vashak and others, under various pressures, he can only send Vashak and others to the Black Iron Palace.

This is just an energy-saver, using his habitual way of thinking, to choose the most convenient way to achieve the goal.

However, he always ignored one point - there are people in this world who are worried about him.

Since the death of his parents, Xia Qianshi has almost cut off contact with the outside world, even if he met Jia Baili and others after crossing over, but it was just a general friendship.

The long-term lonely life has made him accustomed to thinking only from his own interests, forgetting that in this world, there is a group of friends who have friends with him in life and death.

So he couldn't guess the intentions of Asuna and the others at the first time.

Thankfully, it's not too late to know.

"Thank you."

After 'sorry', Xia Qianshi said these three words again.

Still lying on the snow, he reached out to wrap his arms around Asuna's back, bringing her upper body closer to him.

He pressed his forehead against Asuna's forehead, felt the soft and delicate skin, and said softly:

"I promise you, I'll solve this side as quickly as possible...... Then, go back home and eat the food you cooked. ”

"Hmm."

Asuna's eyes flashed with a sparkling color, and the next moment, when Xia Qianshi was completely caught off guard, said.

"When you come back, we'll get married."