What is the ultimate thing you want to maintain a relationship?

Some people say it's similar personality and hobbies, some say it's the precipitation of long years, and some people say it's a fit of social status...... It is an eternal proposition in literature and art, which has been widely understood since ancient times, but no one has ever been able to give a convincing answer to everyone.

But there is no doubt that after experiencing the test of the information explosion in modern society, people have at least a unified standard.

- That's to look at the face.

…… It's a bit brutal, but that's the truth.

But what about other than looking at the face?

Xia Qianshi felt that it was probably the understanding of each other.

At 7:30 a.m., Asuna was woken up by the alarm clock from her sleep, and after freshening up, she went to the mailbox outside the door to get a newspaper and put it on the table, then tied her apron and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, Xia Qianshi, who had also freshened up, came down from upstairs, picked up the newspaper on the table and began to read it.

By the time he had finished reading the newspaper, Asuna was serving a delicious breakfast.

Breakfast was toast, fried eggs, and hot dogs, Xia Qianshi picked up the spices placed on the table, spread Asuna with her favorite strawberry jam, and then spread sweet and spicy sauce on herself, and said, 'I'm moving,' and enjoyed a delicious breakfast together.

Rookies grow up in abuse, and love grows up in silence.

It's a phrase that has become popular in Ayngrant lately, but by love we mean the game itself.

Because the more you come into contact with the game SAO, the more you will like the game, and even have the idea that it is not bad to live here.

But in fact, many people who should have no intersection also met because of this game, and then in the slow contact and strategy, love grew up silently.

After spending a few minutes finishing breakfast, Xia Qianshi and Asuna changed out of their civilian clothes at home, put on their combat uniforms, and prepared to go to the strategy meeting at nine o'clock.

"Asuna ......"

Xia Qianshi suddenly hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong?"

The girl turned her beautiful face and looked at Xia Qianshi.

“…… No, nothing. ”

The thin sword made a firm look and blocked Xia Qianshi's sentence 'Can you stay here and wait for me to come back' in his throat.

He smiled and said, "Let's go and destroy the boss on the 75th floor together!" ”

"Hmm!"

Asuna smiled happily.

Pushing open the door, Xia Qianshi squinted because of the light that suddenly pierced his eyes, and then, a total of 24 players wearing red knight uniforms were imprinted in his eyes.

Standing at the forefront is Kirito and Achill.

Just like Xia Qianshi and Asuna, Kirito at this time was also wearing a red knight's uniform, and behind his back, he was carrying two one-handed straight swords.

On the 74th floor, in order to save Klein and the others who accidentally broke into the boss room, Kirito used his unique skill [Two Knife Flow] that he had been hiding, and almost killed the boss on the 74th floor in a heads-up manner.

As a result, he became famous and was known as a swordsman second only to Xia Qianshi and Heathcliff.

Achill also changed out of his usual merchant attire, and the red knight's uniform looked particularly burly on him.

The bronze muscles, as well as the giant axe behind it, give a very reliable feeling.

"Let's go."

As soon as the red cloak was unfurled, Xia Qianshi took the lead, Asuna and Kirito were half a position behind him, and followed him closely behind, followed by Achill and the other 22 members of the Ayngrant Liberation Army.

It was still early to enter the plaza on the 75th floor through the portal, but there were already quite a few people gathered here, and almost the entire square was flooded.

After the publicity of the newspaper, even ordinary players realized that the 75th floor was quite difficult, and gathering here at this time could be regarded as a blessing to the strategy group that was about to set foot on the front line.

When Xia Qianshi led the members of the Ayn Grant People's Liberation Army to arrive, the crowd automatically split a road, allowing Xia Qianshi and the others to walk in.

After coming to the center of the square, dozens of people had gathered here, except for the Ayngrant Liberation Army.

The 24 members of the Ayngrant Liberation Army, including Asuna and Kirito, stopped and stood with these people.

Only Xia Qianshi kept walking to the front of all players.

Turning around, his eyes swept over the faces of the players.

Heathcliff standing at the forefront, Klein, who rarely has a serious face, and Kirito, Asuna, Achill and others.

As if he wanted to keep their faces in mind, Xia Qianshi looked at it very seriously, and then, taking a deep breath, he spoke:

"I won't say anything about the 75th floor boss is very simple, after all, it can wipe out the 48-person raider group in 10 minutes, this boss is absolutely unprecedentedly strong, it is very likely that one or several of us will die in this raider."

"But you're still here."

"Maybe it's because there's something to be guarded, maybe it's because there's a desire for something stronger...... There are many reasons, but we all have the awareness of facing death, and this is the only thing that we all have in common. ”

"So I'm not going to say something playful, specious to boost morale, because that's a blasphemy against your consciousness, but ......"

Xia Qianshi suddenly shouted loudly and in a voice that was almost like a roar, and shouted at the thousands of players who were watching:

"I hope you can tell me what they are now?!"

At first, there were intermittent voices, and there were all kinds of answers, but gradually, these voices slowly unified, and countless people blushed and shouted:

"Hero!"

"Hero!!"

"Hero !!"

"I swear!"

'Choking' pulled out his one-handed straight sword, Xia Qianshi put the sword in front of his eyebrows, and the clear voice suppressed the roar of more than a thousand players, resounding throughout the square.

"I will protect the safety of every member and will not die when they are in danger; I will fight with all my might, and I will not be deterred by fear in my heart. ”

"I am the sword, I am the shield, and I am with you!"

"Shh————!h

Forty-seven weapons and shields were raised towards the sky, and forty-seven voices followed Xia Qianshi, and the sound of brilliance shook the entire Ayn Grant.

"We are with you!"

"In that case, let's set out, use the weapons in our hands, and reap the fruits of victory!"

took out a dark blue crystal called [Corridor Crystal] from his backpack, Xia Qianshi raised his right hand high, and shouted "Corridor Open" in his mouth, the extremely expensive crystal shattered in an instant, and a vortex of blue light appeared in the space in front of him.

The positioning of the crystal is the door of the boss room on the 75th floor, and Xia Qianshi stepped into the vortex first, then Kirito and Asuna, and then the figures of Heathcliff and others also blended in......

In a matter of moments, all 48 players disappeared into the square, leaving only a thousand ordinary players praying silently in their hearts.