The faint fragrance is mixed with the fishy smell of the earth!

The smell emanating from the grass was clearly perceived by Asuna.

There is no difference between taste, touch and reality.

Seeing the change in Asuna's expression, Lu Qing smiled slightly and said, "Now I understand!" ”

"Since we are here, why can't we accept the world with an attitude of enjoyment!"

"Actually, everyone knows that this is just a game world, but Asuna must have noticed that I'm not the only one enjoying the world here."

"Hold my hand!"

Saying that, Lu Qing stretched out his hand to Asuna.

“……”

After hesitating for a second, Asuna put aside the grass in her hand, stretched out her white and tender right hand and slowly put it on Lu Qing's hand.

Lu Qing shook it slightly, grabbed Asuna's little hand firmly, ignored Asuna's surprised and shy look, looked at her light brown, jewel-like eyes and said with a smile: "Do you feel the warmth of my palm!" ”

"Hmm!"

Asuna's little face flushed a little and nodded slightly.

was watched tightly by Lu Qing, and his heart was a little shy and nervous, and his heart was fluttering, like a deer.

Letting go of Asuna's little hand, Lu Qing returned to his previous posture, looked at the starry sky, raised his right hand and spread his five fingers, and said with a chuckle:

"You and I are here, and everyone else is here, so why can't we think of this as if this was a real world?"

"In reality, we will also die, and we will only have one life, what is the difference between it and here!"

"You are afraid of death, I am also afraid of death, everyone is afraid of death!"

"But as long as you think of this as a new journey in our lives, and embrace it with a positive attitude, it is no different from the reality we live in."

"My life is an endless journey, in fact, I am very grateful to Akihiko Kayaba for creating this world, because the emergence of this world allows us to meet ......"

“……”

Lu Qing's side face was reflected in her eyes, Asuna's pupils were a little dilated, and a trace of emotion that had never appeared before suddenly appeared in the center of her distraction.

Unconsciously, Asuna's eyes seemed to have only Lu Qing's perfect side face at the moment!

Lu Qing's words made Asuna's heart have a huge touch, Asuna never thought that Lu Qing's thoughts would be like this.

Yes, Lu Qing is the same as himself, he is also afraid of death.

But he was able to face it with a better attitude, instead of just wanting to return to reality as soon as possible, like himself, and almost numb himself for this.

As Lu Qing said, every minute and every second in the past few months in SAO has been left in my memory, and it is a part of my life, can I forget it?

The answer is, of course, no, I am afraid that I will never forget it for the rest of my life!

Recalling the time with Lu Qing, the two met because of the strategy meeting, and formed a deeper fate because of a cooking skill.

From not knowing each other to now being friends who have been together for a long time, isn't it because of this world that I have obtained this rare friendship!

Maybe it's not just friendship.

Lu Qing thanked Kayaba Jinghiko for creating this world and meeting him, how could he be the same, thank himself for meeting Lu Qing here.

When he was in despair, it was like a ray of sunshine shining into his heart, making him feel a trace of warmth when he was cold.

Thinking of this, the knot that had plagued Asuna for months finally disappeared quietly.

SAO still has to be strategized, and in order to survive and return to the real world, you must strategize!

But as Lu Qing once said: 'If you come, you will be safe'.

Since this is already the case, you can't change the world, so you have to change yourself.

Clearing SAO is something that requires all players to work together, and it is not something that can be done by oneself at all, and everyone is striving for this goal.

No matter how hard you try, you can't clear SAO alone, so why use battles and strategies to numb yourself, you can't tense your nerves every day.

Although Lu Qing was enjoying everything that this world brings, he did not stop the pace of the strategy, and let himself happily move towards the goal.

Perhaps, I should try to change it myself!

"Now, Asuna!"

Asuna, who was in a trance, suddenly sounded in her ears full of tenderness, which made her somewhat dilated pupils instantly focus, and looked at the person who came out of the voice:

"I promise you, I will definitely let you leave SAO safely and successfully return to reality, and any obstacles that stand in your way will be smashed by me!"

"My friend Lu Qing, as long as I am still here, I will never be allowed to be hurt by others!"

“……”

Listening to the gentle words ringing in her ears, Asuna's heart was occupied by a thick warmth, her white delicate face was a little ruddy, and the corners of her mouth set off a beautiful arc, and she answered softly:

"Hmm!"

A smile that brightens up the world is on Asuna's face, but now the only spectator is looking up at the stars and not having a chance to see it.

……

Time flies

The hourglass of time is poured over and over again.

March 21, 2023 at 7 a.m

(Note: The official operation of SAO will be at 1 p.m. on November 2022!) ）

Unconsciously, Lu Qing also lived in this world for more than four months, and according to the time of this world, Lu Qing also passed his first year in Neon.

It's just that at that time of the Chinese New Year, Lu Qing was fighting three hundred rounds with wild monsters, if he hadn't been called back by a communication from Asuna, Lu Qing would have fought until night.

Originally, Lu Qing didn't plan to celebrate the New Year, but at Asuna's request, he still accompanied her to eat a delicious meal.

After eating, the two went to the town and scenic places together for a few hours.

From January 1st to 3rd, 2023, all the players in SAO returned to the town for three days, got together with friends, and had a good rest for three days.

In the past three days, Lu Qing has naturally accompanied Asuna, after all, in SAO, Lu Qing and Asuna have the best relationship.

The three-day celebration of the New Year also diluted the somewhat solemn atmosphere in SAO, making most players regain their strength and make up their minds to work harder in the new year.

Of course, the premise of all this is to build on the situation that the first layer is successfully attacked!

If the first layer is not successful, even if neon is considered the most important 'three days' of the year, everyone will not have the heart to spend the New Year.

Forest House

After going online, Lu Qing left his own room in the forest house, saw the breakfast on the dining table in the living room and smiled slightly, walked over and chose to eat without hesitation.

"Alright, it's time to kill that boss next!"

Stretching his waist, Lu Qing's expression gradually changed, he muttered a sentence in his mouth, and left the forest house in a full state.