SAO World, June 6, 2026, is the day it all begins, and the day it all ends.

Ayn Grant, on the 100th floor, in front of the Ruby Palace, which occupies the smallest area, is almost crowded with players in that small square.

All the members of the strategy team came here at the moment when the sun rose on this day. And some of the other players who saw them off had already arrived in this square long before this moment.

"That's all my possessions, so you're going to win. Otherwise, I will have to drink the northwest wind in the future. Lizbet looked at the two girls in front of her, and said with a smile after completely hiding a trace of fear in her heart.

After opening the trading interface, dozens of recovery crystals for restoring HP and purification crystals for clearing negative states are impressively on it, and the rest of the items are also extremely powerful items, which can really be said to be all the wealth that Lizbet has accumulated over the years.

"We're going to win, and we'll definitely go back together!" Kiriko held Asuna's small hand beside her tightly, then looked at Yui beside Lizbet, and said seriously and seriously, "After all, even if it's for Yui-chan, we will do our best to live." What's more, I'm not just carrying one person. ”

"Yes!" Asuna and Cerica nodded earnestly together.

Not only here, this scene is almost everywhere in the square, and every player in the Raiders group is funded by all players.

"These are for you, you must win!" A well-known merchant player gave away all the useful items on his body to a player in the strategy group who he didn't know at all. And the player accepted the gift from the merchant player without hesitation, just nodded solemnly and said, "We will definitely go back!" ”

This is the last battle, the last battle with all the strength and no way back, if this battle is lost, then the strategy group that has lost the vast majority of its combat power, no, all players do not have the strength to fight again. Therefore, at this moment, the moment the game is about to be completed, all the items lose their value.

Even because the square is so small, after the gift is completed, a group of people leave the square, and then another group of people come to do everything they can to help the players in the strategy group.

After all, no matter how big the sacrifice is, the total number of players is still half, about 4,000 people, and this small square can only accommodate two or three hundred people at most.

That's right, when climbing this 100-story tower, the number of players who died was already close to two-thirds, which means that the ban on Yukikaze and others was about to be lifted.

As a result, ordinary players don't know about it, but players in the strategy group understand that they still have a final insurance for their battles. As long as you fail, then this game will also be cleared as quickly as possible, after all, there will never be fewer people who commit suicide in despair, and the last sacrifice can be said to be easy to complete.

However, in the end, what player would expect their own death, and how could a player who could get to this point pin all their hopes on others?

Anyway, the final battle began.

The gates of the Ruby Palace opened and closed, and many players left, but many remained here.

Here we await the end of this battle, and the verdict of our own fate.

And Xuefeng, who has the authority and qualifications, still stayed on the square, quietly watching all this, and quietly waiting for the results to appear.

Waiting for the end of everything, or fulfilling your own commission.

Three hours later, Ayn Grant, collapsed.

Feast of Death and Carnival, the world's first VRMMO game, the world of SwordArtOnline, after the efforts of a total of 10,000 players and the sacrifice of 5,342 players, lasted 3 years, and from this moment on, it was officially cleared!

――――SAO plot is officially over! ――――

"Let me sleep a little longer......" Xue Feng, who felt a little noisy around him, rolled over and covered his head with the quilt to continue sleeping after muttering casually.

Lilian on the side couldn't help but be at a loss. As his master and sister, if Xuefeng wants to lie in bed, the simple Lilian really has no way to get Xuefeng out of bed.

However, it wasn't only Lilian who came to wake up Yukikaze, but Baihui also followed.

"I'll pinch!" Baihui directly climbed into Xuefeng's bed, then teased ~ opened the quilt, and without hesitation, he clamped Xuefeng's nose with his fingers.

Maybe Baihui would never dare to do this at the beginning, but maybe it was with the help of Xuefeng and others that Baihui's character gradually developed from the original loneliness to cheerfulness, or maybe it was because he lived for a long time, and after a long time of contact, he lost his sense of awe for Xuefeng and others.

However, Baihui still maintains a sense of alienation from everyone except Naoba and Yukikaze. But that's not the reason for the character anymore, but the reason for the world in which the two live.

So now Baihui can easily and happily do these rebellious behaviors, at least Lilian on the side said that she and her little friends were stunned by Baihui's behavior.

However, Xue Feng didn't say anything about this, even if his nose was pinched, there was no sign of waking up. Even after the air outlet was blocked, the snow wind actually began to breathe!

Again, Xuefeng is not a human being, let alone a flesh and blood life, but a real mechanical race!

So if you need to, Xue Feng can completely abandon the matter of breathing, and even block most of the senses!

So, after experimenting with countless methods, Patricks finally declared their defeat.

As for Lillian? As early as when Baihui began to get to the cold water, he slipped out the door. After all, if Xue Feng was woken up by this method, he would still be on the side, and he would be 100% implicated, and then he would be wantonly played with by Xue Feng in retaliation with various methods!

You must know that you have only just come out of the sea of suffering in less than two days, even if you have amnesia, you need a little buffer time!

That's right, today is the second day after the SAO world has cleared customs, November 8, 2024, and it has only been a year and a half since the outbreak of the SAO incident. It's not the three years that players who fought in the Game of Death knew it.

The Mind Acceleration Experiment Program, one of the many programs implemented by Xue Feng et al., is used to study the acceleration limit and the continuous limit of ordinary human thinking ability.

As a result, the flow of time between the SAO world and the real world is not the same, changing almost all the time, but without a reference, none of the players noticed it.

As for why it happened to be the same day when the game was cleared in the original game, if it was a coincidence, I don't know if you believe it or not. However, it doesn't really make much sense.

However, this surprised the players who returned to society from the SAO world, and at the same time surprised all walks of life. But no matter who it is, what it thinks, what it speculates, and what means it takes, it is completely meaningless for Xue Feng and others.

If you want to find Yukikaze's theory, first of all, find Yukikaze's temporary base.

Another benefit of this incident, in addition to keeping players off the social derailment for too long, is that the overdraft of the body will be much less.

At least for now, although Kirito in front of Chrissy is still skinny, he doesn't need much support when walking. However, this time I came to the residence of Xuefeng and the others, and I was accompanied by my sister Naoye.

After all, the current Kirito is too weak.

"Whew, there's no way to wake up Yukikaze, Chriss-chan." Baihui shook his head helplessly and shrugged his shoulders as he walked down the stairs.

"Then let Xue Feng sleep well first, after all, she hasn't had a good rest since she came here." Chrissy put down the black tea in her hand, wiped her lips with a handkerchief elegantly and gracefully, and said calmly, "And Xuefeng won't sleep for long, it will only take three days at most, and he will probably wake up on his own." ”

This sentence, even if it is said to Baihui, is also said to Kirito.

Although Kirito and Naoba were chatting about things in the SAO world on the side, and seemed to be in full swing, even Naoba himself noticed the absent-mindedness of his brother in front of him.

Kirito has something to entrust Yukikaze and the others to be here, otherwise he wouldn't have dragged his weak body to visit everyone the day after everything was over.

And the commission that Kirito wanted to ask the people of the Watchful Dragon to solve, everyone present clearly understood in their hearts.

Because, after SAO cleared the level, not all players logged out of the game, and there were 200 players who were still trapped in a virtual imaginary world.

Kirito's lover, the wife in the game, the game name: Asuna, the real name: Yuuki Asuna, the daughter of the RECT manufacturing group, is also still trapped in the game.

So, as the mastermind behind the SAO game, Kirito came directly to the door, and there was no doubt. However, the first time before Kirito entered the door, Chrissy, who was sitting in the living room enjoying afternoon tea, told Kirito a word as soon as possible.

"I know your commission, and I know the truth of everything you want~ phase, but whether to accept your commission or not is up to Xuefeng to decide, the only thing I can tell you is that from the moment SAO clears the customs, all our plans will be frozen."

And Kirito has experienced the SAO world for three years, even if he was so naïve before, he has grown up very mature now. After all, as Kiriko-chan in the game, in the later stage of the SAO world, she even really became the leader of the lone player, an equal existence with the president of the Grand Guild.

"So, let's go back first. Thank you for the reception. After bowing to Chrissy, who was still savoring the dessert, Kirito walked in the direction of the gate with the help of Naoba, and Momoe followed.

As for what Baihui was thinking, Chrissy knew it, but she didn't say anything about it. Maybe in terms of killing, the current Baihui can be called an opponent in this world, but in terms of intelligence gathering and so on, he can still only rely on Naoha.

"As a friend, Kazuto Kiritani, I'll only tell you one piece of news that doesn't count as news. If you want to know the true ~ phase you want, then play the VRMMO game operated by RECT Manufacturing: ALO. ”

"By the way, there is also a friendly reminder, this time you are here as a client, and Yukikaze is sleeping, and your body is too weak, so you didn't ask for anything. But the next time you're here, it won't be the same, so at least make yourself look plump. ”

"Our maid in the future, Kiriko-chan."