Almost in an instant, Yuuki Asuki's previous calmness and composure were all gone.

She stood still and didn't dare to move, but she felt that her heart was numb, and the buzzing in her brain was a blank, as if her brain had stopped directly, and she had completely lost the ability to think.

What to do......

What to do......

What to do......

Are there any other roads here?

It seemed that there was no more, in order to hide herself, in order to ensure safety as much as possible, she deliberately ran to the top floor of this huge library and found a corner place.

You can't even get the sunset outside, because there are no windows. It was dim, and it was barely a little light, but it wasn't all pitch black.

She's huddled here, and there's no light, so she won't be easily spotted...... As long as no one comes up to the top floor, even if they come up to the top floor, as long as they don't approach this corner, there will be no problem.

Moreover, no one had come in to this large library before, although it was spotless and no one had cleaned it.

The girl thought that this was the kind of place that was idle and unused like the other buildings in Sunset City, so she didn't think it would be like this-

When I came in again, I was blocked by things that I didn't know if it was a person or if it was dangerous.

No, it's not completely unexpected, it's just that there is really no way to prevent such a situation from happening, so she subconsciously doesn't want to think about it. Escaping doesn't solve the problem, but it works.

But now—

What to do, what to do...... The girl with chestnut color and long straight hair tried to calm her brain, but it didn't have much effect.

Her heart was beating desperately, her head was slightly dizzy, and all kinds of conjectures and discoveries before were surging up at this moment, turning into an invisible hand of fear, tightly grasping her heartstrings.

Because it can't be denied the truth, even if it's just a dream, it's definitely weird.

I have the same dream for several days in a row, and I am not only clear but also able to think in the dream, and I can move freely on my own will, and even remember it clearly after waking up......

Those details, that kind of grandeur, that kind of grandeur, are not something that can be imagined by one's own simple brain supplement.

Asuna Yuuki believes that this city of sunset is definitely not something that belongs to the world, and that it must exist in a certain world, and it is a real existence.

Maybe it's because after the SAO incident, there has indeed been some special change in his spiritual wavelength, so that he can always enter such a wonderful city beyond the world in his sleep?

But in any case, such an ethereal miracle is definitely not something that human beings can build.

She wasn't sure what the city belonged to, and most importantly, ...... She's in the city right now.

It's a dream, and it's also very likely to be real—

Just like the death game of SAO, the body in reality is asleep, but the consciousness is bound to another world, and once it dies, it may really be dead.

“……”

“……”

As the minutes ticked by, Yuuki noticed that it seemed that the voices had only been sounding at a certain distance in front of them, and they hadn't approached, and they weren't searching for themselves.

The occasional sudden increase in volume is often emotional, as if there is some kind of quarrel.

But almost in the next moment, the two sides who seemed to be arguing remembered that this was the library, and even the absence of others should not spoil the quiet atmosphere, and lowered their voices again.

It's just that from such a distance, the thick smell of gunpowder still can't be concealed, and the feeling of-for-tat is extremely sharp.

"It seems to be...... Italian......? ”

Taking this opportunity to calm down a lot, after trying to distinguish for a while, the chestnut-colored girl with long straight hair suddenly felt a sense of relief.

Because she was too nervous just now, and under the operation of scaring herself with cranky thoughts, she didn't have the heart to distinguish the specificity of the voice that came.

So much so that now that she realized that it was intelligible language, not the roaring and exchanging sounds of strange creatures, she suddenly felt that some of her most fearful factors had dissipated.

Let's go and see, let's see what it's like first, you can't always look like this.

And it sounds like it's a girl, too, so it should be ...... Nothing wrong, right?

Secretly cheering herself up, and making up her mind, the girl cautiously walked around the table and avoided the seats. She walked slowly in the dim light, each step very slowly-

That tiptoeing feeling is like someone who is looking for a business opportunity.

In the middle of the night, he touched a house that did not belong to him, and was ready to do a good deed without waking the owner of the house, leaving no name, and taking away something that he no longer needed in his opinion......

Behind a large bookshelf, she faintly saw the fire reflected in front of her, and then after taking several deep breaths, she quietly poked her head out.

On the side of the road ahead, surrounded by two huge bookshelves, was a small table. The oil lamp on the table was already lit, emitting just the right amount of soft brightness to illuminate a large area around it, and there was something better than the performance of the electric light.

On the table around the oil lamp are large books spread out, not to mention the incredible thickness, and the thick sense of history that exudes ancient yellowing is also a factor that is difficult to ignore.

Two eye-catching girls are holding their hands on the table, glaring at each other, their foreheads almost together, as if they are arguing over something.

Feel ...... It seems that two top students are in the process of learning, and they have a problem understanding what knowledge points, so they are now trying to convince each other to prove that they are right?

If the scene here is normal, if it's really an ordinary library, then it's fine.

It's just that the scene here is more suitable for some characters like wizards, so as to set off the atmosphere even more. And they don't use reference books, textbooks and other materials, but ancient books.

- This is even more bizarre.

This huge library is full of countless books, most of which look very old.

Asuna Yuuki instinctively felt that the information recorded in it must be the most important kind, and tried to take out a few books to watch, wanting to get some information about this place, and then ...... And then......

Then she shed tears of unlearned and unlearned.

Most of them can't read it! Those, if not Martian, are certainly some ancient script that is out of touch with the times, and there is more than one. She is a fifteen-year-old girl, no matter how much she receives an elite education, she will not be able to master these things.

And the two girls use these things as reference books, as if they are quoting scriptures to prove that their opinions are right?

Will they be able to read the texts?

Yuuki Asuna couldn't help but feel a little entangled, but she was already unconsciously relieved...... It's just two girls of the same age as themselves.,It's not a monster.,The language they speak seems to be understandable.。

In addition, the style of the clothes they wear is not retro, and it is even very fashionable, and the aesthetic concept is convergent.

Does this mean that their worldview is not much different from their own?

- The heart must be certain, the pressure is greatly reduced, and the brain will naturally become more bright.

The girl with long chestnut hair thought quickly, and became more and more sure of her thoughts. Although she still couldn't fully comprehend this strange place, she was convinced of her own judgment.

Now what needs to be considered is whether to go out and meet these two girls...... After all, the opportunity may not come again, and she must make a decision as soon as possible.

Soon, however, she realized that she didn't need to make her own decisions.

“……”

“……”

Because the surroundings became quiet unconsciously, and when she realized that something was wrong and came back to her senses, her heartbeat suddenly missed a beat.

The two girls had stopped arguing and turned their heads to look at this side.

One of the blonde girls raised an eyebrow slightly, then spoke.

Yuuki Asuna subconsciously wanted to hide back behind the bookshelf, but she reacted in time that this couldn't happen, so she could only walk out step by step.

"That...... Sorry, I'm not too proficient in Italian, can you ...... Can you speak English......"

Speaking of this, she suddenly felt that something was wrong, and she asked in Japanese if she could speak English. It's the right thing to ask directly in English, and it's easy to lose your square inch when you're caught off guard.

But before she could change her words, the blonde girl nodded, and switched fluently to Japanese—

"I'm really sorry, but it was because Liliana just made too much noise, so did it disturb you?"

Hey? Yuuki Asuna was slightly stunned.

What does it mean to be noisy to yourself? Could it be that they had already found themselves in a corner before?

"Hey, Erica, you were talking just now...... Why only me? The girl with long silver-brown hair tied into a ponytail couldn't keep her calm, and decisively immediately turned her lips back.

"Isn't that a matter of course? If you can honestly admit my conclusions, and not oppose for the sake of opposition, then there will be any quarrel between us? ”

Erica chuckled, obviously with a gun and a stick in her words, and there was a sense of provocation in it, but there was only a sense of grace that arose spontaneously from her.

“…… Don't be too narcissistic, Erica, it's clear that you're against it for the sake of opposing it. Liliana frowned and replied with great displeasure, her shrewdness on par with that of the other party, but not sharp enough.

Especially because of the relationship with an overly upright personality, he is often led by the nose by Erica.

"That...... I'm sorry? Excuse me, what are you talking about? ”

Because nothing terrible had happened, the girl with long straight chestnut hair breathed a sigh of relief, and then couldn't help but ask.

The two girls switched to Japanese to talk because they took care of her, but she couldn't understand what they were talking about.