"The area of this forest is really too big, and if you continue to look for it like this, you will probably have to find it for a day and a night.

Anyway, why don't we call everyone else in the guild, this kind of task will be faster if there are more people. ”

In the depths of the deep and gloomy forest, Tongzi, who had been wandering around the sea of trees for nearly two hours, lowered his head weakly and made a suggestion to Chu Xuan to increase the number of people.

However, the reason why Chu Xuan only took Kiriko and Asuna to look for the ghost girl who was likely to be "Yui" was to take advantage of the "fate" between them, as long as the "time" came, "Yui" would naturally appear in front of them, and there was no need to send more people at all.

"Huh? Paulownia, Tongzi...... You, ...... behind you"

At this moment, Asuna, who turned her head to cheer Kiriko on, was surprised to find that in the woods behind Kiriko, next to a tree far away from them, there was an extra white shadow that obviously did not belong to this forest.

Although the details of the face are still unclear, it is undoubtedly a little girl with long hair in a white dress...... The ghosts?

In short, they seem to have really come across what they are looking for.

"Lucky~ It's really hard to find a place to break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get there."

Kiriko turned around and also saw the little girl in white standing in the distance, but she didn't feel scared at all, but her eyes lit up, and she happily walked towards the little girl dressed as a ghost that often appears in horror movies.

"Wait...... Wait for me! ”

Asuna originally wanted to stop the reckless Kiriko, but when she saw Chu Xuan also walked over without hesitation, she was the only one left in the same place, so she had to follow immediately.

――In this kind of ghost place, even if she dies, she wants to die with everyone, it's so scary to be alone!

The three of them got closer and closer, but the little girl in white didn't move, didn't make a sound, just stared at this side silently.

Soon, however, the little girl's body shook slightly, and then, as if she had exhausted all her strength, she fell limply.

"That girl isn't a ghost at all!"

Seeing this unexpected situation, Kiriko couldn't help but yell, and then sped up and rushed over.

It's not surprising that there are ghosts in this world, no...... It should be said that the existence of ghosts is a matter of course, but can ghosts faint on the ground or something? It's simply impossible!!

"Hoo ......"

Tongzi had just taken two steps forward, and before she could raise her speed, Chu Xuan overtook her like a gust of wind, and was the first to run to the side of the little girl in white and ran her up.

"How, how?"

Asuna, who was one step slower than Kiriko and was the last to rush to the little girl's side, asked with concern.

Although Asuna is indeed a little scared, the ghost that will fall to the ground should not exist, and this little girl can still be touched by Chu Xuan, her body is not transparent, and there are feet under her dress, which proves that the person who fainted in front of her is not a ghost at all, but an ordinary human being.

Well...... Whether it's Asuna or Kiriko, they ignore one point, it's not a ghost or a human, and it may be an undead monster like zombies and Chinese zombies.

However, the little girl in white who was held in Chu Xuan's arms was indeed not an unusual thing, but just an ordinary little girl, but ......

"Huh? Odd......

It's not a ghost because it can be touched, but the eye-locked arrow doesn't appear......

Is it some kind of **ug? ”

Kiriko keenly noticed the abnormality of the little girl who was being held in Chu Xuan's arms, and muttered to herself strangely.

In Godfield, whether the player's gaze is at another player, an NPC, a monster, or an object such as a tree or stone, a colored arrow will appear on the object indicating that the gaze is locked.

But the little girl in front of her can't be locked by the gaze, as if it's part of the "background", or because of **ug, she doesn't have an arrow even after being locked in.

"Now is not the time to care about **ug!

Chu Xuan, how is that little kid? No problem? ”

Asuna reprimanded Kiriko, then stepped forward and reached out to touch the little girl's forehead.

The little girl who fainted in front of them was so small that she didn't look like she was even ten years old, which had to be worrying.

"Since it hasn't disappeared, it should still be alive."

Chu Xuan replied calmly, and at the same time stood up with the little girl in the posture of a princess.

"I didn't have a fever either......"

Asuna withdrew her hand and said with a frown.

Her eyes kept following the little girl, as if she cared very much about this strange child she had never met, this is the so-called "mother's surname".

In contrast, Kiriko is too indifferent, which is not the reaction that a good girl should have.

"This should be the mission NPC, I remember that Nervgear is forbidden to children under the age of 13, and this child is obviously only a schoolboy."

As a veteran player, Kiriko has already experienced many similar mission plots, so whether someone is dying in front of her or dying in front of her, it is just a "plot need" for her, and it doesn't make her too much of a fuss.

And now, this little girl, who is theoretically unlikely to be a player, looks pitiful, but because Kiriko believes that she is an NPC, she does not show any anxious expression.

There is a well-known law in the game, the "Law of Immortality of Quest NPCs" - until the quest NPC successfully publishes the quest to the player, even if the NPC looks like it may die at any moment.

Moreover, for veteran gamers who are accustomed to seeing all kinds of cheating and not cheating plots, it is really naïve to take it lightly just because the other party is a poor child who has fainted, you know, in some thriller games and movies, the child who is held in your arms may turn into a ghost or a zombie at any time, and bite you on the neck!

"It's ...... Quest NPC...... But either way, we should wake her up first, right? ”

Hearing that the fainting little girl was an NPC, that is, a "landman", Asuna's mood couldn't help but relax a lot.

But looking at this little girl who is no different from a real human being, she can't think completely as a "player" like Kiriko and Chu Xuan, even if she knows that this little girl is just a piece of data, Asuna wants to save her. (To be continued.) )