"It's... It's really lively. Mo Huai walked alone with idle steps while looking left and right on the street.

The shopping street is more vibrant than ever.

Of course, because today is the 2nd of August 2014. The annual Tanabata Festival, even in SAO, is no exception, and the merchants who love this festival will not miss this great business opportunity, and it has already set off a boom in the shopping streets.

Open-air shops have already been erected on both sides of the road, and there are not only dishes such as takoyaki yakisoba, which are indispensable for festivals, but also a variety of other goods. Naturally, consumers are also rubbing shoulders, and the entire shopping street is buried with a staggering number of tourists.

Mo Huai himself is not the kind of person who would get excited for the festival, but he can't ask for this kind of prosperous scenery. Although this does not change the price of the goods, the shopkeepers who are affected by the festive atmosphere always run some promotions that are beneficial to consumers.

Although since she returned to Asuna, Alice's mouth can be regarded as fattening, and her money bag was exploited by Alice, and she spent more than 100,000 Keer in just a few days, which made Mo Huai's flesh hurt.

Thinking of this, Mo Huai couldn't help but feel a faint sadness for himself who was slowly exuding the temperament of a miser...... But no matter how much you struggle with it now, it won't help. Mo Huai sighed and expelled the depression, and then revealed a calm face, not knowing how long this calm could last

Just because today is Qixi Festival, Mo Huai was also going to give himself a day off.

Somehow, I received a letter that read:

"I would like to inform the boys and girls who are visitors from the outside world, on this day, the system will open the fantasy system for players who get the letter, you can create your own world according to your own ideas, and of course, your friends can also enter your fantasy world."

"Fantasy space?"

Looking down and seeing the fantasy space interface in the menu, Mo Huai did not hesitate to click on the icon of the fantasy space, and everything around him turned into chaos in an instant, thinking of a chair in his heart, and a chair appeared in front of Mo Huai in an instant.

Looking at this chair, Mo Huai couldn't help but believe what the letter said, and began to fantasize about all kinds of things filling the space.

The space is formed, when Mo Huai looks back, it is the land where he was born, his hometown, the system is portrayed quite perfectly, and even the residents are vividly portrayed.

The system prompts [Players Asuna, Celica, and Alice enter the space.] 】

“？”

Mo Huai was puzzled: "System, what's going on?" ”

It's just that the system didn't respond to him, just when Mo Huai was confused.

"Eh——?"

On the other side of the line, on the other side of the street, Mo Huai noticed something discordant.

"What......"

At the same time, by the time his brain analyzed what kind of existence it was, Mo Huai's whole body was stiff, as if it were frozen in ice.

On the other side of the spacious pedestrian flow that crosses the shopping street.

Standing stood a young girl in an all-white dress.

The long hair that hangs down comfortably on the shoulders, the slender limbs, the waterfall bangs that cover the heavenly spirit cover on the face, the eyes are vivid and full of mesmerizing charm, and the delicate lips like cherry blossom petals. In such beauty, there is a devilish cuteness that can arouse a man's pity to the extreme with just one interlacing of eyes.

But – not really.

The reason why Mo Huai was so shocked that he couldn't even move his fingertips in these few moments was not only because of the cuteness of the girl.

"Lin Li......?"

Mo Huai pronounced the girl's name in a trembling voice as he swallowed his saliva to save his thirsty throat.

- Lin Li.

The girl who once gave him the strength to live, but then disappeared without a trace, no matter how he looked for her, but he couldn't even find her life and death, it can be said that the reason why Mo Huai didn't want to live, and the reason why he entered the space was because of Lin Li.

“…… Tut. ”

Mo Huai couldn't help but raise his hand and rub his eyes.

This may just be a psychological comfort, but hopefully I am just mistaken - this slight expectation.

After that, Mo Huai blinked, and looked at the other side of the street again.

The girl's black figure was gone.

"What, what...... Sure enough, I saw it wrong - how could Lin Li be here. ”

"W-hello, where is this place?"

"Wow!?"

Before Mo Huai could breathe a sigh of relief, a voice suddenly sounded from behind him, causing his whole body to tremble violently.

Then, he hurriedly looked back behind him, and it was indeed the girl who stood there until a few seconds ago.

"Lin, Lin Li......!?"

"Huh? I'm not called Lin Li, what do I call me? As she spoke, the little girl scratched her head in annoyance, as if she couldn't grasp anything.

And Mo Huai forced himself to calm the dry heartbeat, stared firmly at this little girl who looked like Lin Li, and opened his mouth to ask. "You, what are you going to be ...... This kind of place? ”

The little man looked at Mo Huai's face and replied as if he was whispering. "That's naturally for the sake of - come and meet Mo Huai."

“……！” Mo Huai couldn't help but hold his breath and took a step back in shock, but quickly adjusted and asked, "Are you an NPC?" ”

“NPC？ What's that? The little girl wondered.

Mo Huai wondered this time, this little girl didn't know who Lu Dao was or what Lu Dao NPC was, so what was she?

"—can you stay with me? Big brother? The little girl took Mo Huai's hand and begged at the same time, as if whispering, so she said.

"Huh......?" For this unexpected invitation, Mo Huai's eyes couldn't help but widen.

Who the hell is she? What is her purpose? What exactly is this fantasy space? But today, all of this will be answered.

Mo Huai sorted out his thoughts in an instant, and finally nodded lightly. “…… Well, I'll accompany you. ”

As soon as the words fell, the little girl's expression became cheerful by the way. "Really?"

The little girl's joy was beyond words, it was as undisguised as a round of flowers blooming, and Mo Huai couldn't help but be surprised. Mo Huai silently said in his heart that she was not Lin Li, she was not Lin Li.

"Hehe, I'm really happy, Brother Mohuai is really a gentle person." The little girl who looked like Lin Li said happily as she reached out and hugged Mo Huai's arm.

"Wow! Lin, Lin Li!? You ......" The sudden situation made Mo Huai exclaim, "Hey, I said, isn't this a little too close......?" ”

"Really? Speaking of brother, my name is Lin Li? However, the little girl smiled at Mo Huai's frightened appearance, and instead leaned her body more positively.

"That's not right! You're not Lin Li! Mo Huai said solemnly.

"My brother is disgusted with me! Whining. The little girl began to cry because of this.

Seeing this, this made Mo Huai feel indescribably guilty in his heart, and he couldn't help but moan and frown, "No, of course I don't dislike you, forget it, you can call it Xiao Lin Li......"

"Is that so? Hehe, let's go quickly. ”

So, Kobayashi Li took a step. And under the traction of her petite body, Mo Huai also walked to the lively street together half-pushed and half-on-the-spot.

——It coincides with Tanabata.

It's like a cowherd and weaver girl blocked by the Milky Way at both ends of the canopy.

Through the wide streets, through the dense crowds of people -

The boy and the girl met.

After a day of shopping, night falls quickly, looking at the moving starlight at night.

Mo Huai couldn't help but waver, but Xiao Lin Li didn't care, showed a quiet smile, and quietly overlapped his hand with Mo Huai's hand. The small palm was covered with a soft and cold touch, and Mo Huai's heart couldn't help but tremble.

"Xiao, Kobayashi Li......?"

He wanted to ask, but the eyes of the Iraqi people had already returned to the starry sky.

Kobayashi Li turned a blind eye to Mo Huai's vacillation, and slowly opened his cherry lips.

"Na-Brother Mohuai."

"W-What ......?"

"The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, blocked by the Milky Way on both sides of the sky, can only meet one day a year, right?"

“…… Well, yes. ”

"However, if Tanabata is cloudy and you can't see the Milky Way, then even this once-a-year opportunity will be lost."

"Hmm...... There are various explanations for this...... But maybe it is. ”

After listening to Mo Huai's words, Xiao Lin Li took a shallow breath thoughtfully, and then continued. "What if...... Just if oh, year and year, year and year...... If you can't see the Milky Way...... So will the two of them still miss each other? ”

"Huh......?" In response to this unnatural question, Mo Huai couldn't help but tilt his head.

"Why do you ask this?"

"Time is gentler than anything. Players who used to live in fear of death, players who committed suicide, how could they have thought that there is a light and shadow today. Time is crueler than anything, no matter how much the players struggle, but maybe after the game is out of the world, I don't dare to tell them what is going on outside. When the only moment that confirms the existence of each other in and out of the game is constantly and constantly deprived of fate, how long can the mutual in their hearts survive? ”

"Indeed...... Difficult question to answer. Mo Huai said with a sad face. And to be honest, there's no definite answer to this kind of question, and it doesn't seem like a question that players should worry about.

However, Xiao Lin Li looked at Mo Huai without giving in, as if waiting for Mo Huai to give her an answer. Her serious eyes made Mo Huai feel timid.

"Uh——...... Kobayashi Li? ”

"Hmm."

"I'm not a gamer, so I don't have a relationship with anyone. I hope that what I say next will be taken as my personal opinion. ”

"It's good."

"Probably, the bond will never be broken."

Hearing Mo Huai's words, Xiao Lin Li tilted his head in surprise. "Why do you think that?"

"Think about it, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl were separated because of external factors, right? If something big doesn't happen, how can they forget each other? ”

“………… Is it. Xiao Lin Li's depressed response was mixed with sighs. It seems that this answer did not satisfy her.

However, before Mo Huai's words were finished, he shook his head and continued, "Don't worry, my words are well-founded. ”

According to ...... Is it? ”

"yes. I think...... These two people are behind their backs, and they actually see each other often. ”

"Huh?"

Kobayashi's eyes widened in surprise. "What's going on with that? Isn't there a Milky Way between the two of them? ”

"No, think about it, with the advancement of technology, as long as you go online, can't you see each other every day in video conversations? These two people must have often met every day in secret from the Emperor of Heaven. So, how could it be possible to forget each other. ”

“…………”

Listening to Mo Huai's words, Xiao Lin Li just opened his eyes in a trance for a while-

"Heh, hehe...... Hahaha, aha ”

Soon after, he began to laugh uncontrollably, and not in the soft, ladylike voice of the conversation so far, but rather loudly.

Laughing enough, Xiao Lin Li wiped away the tears from his eyes, looked at Mo Huai with eyes like a bright lamp, and said seriously, "Brother Mo Huai, I remember who I am, I am the mental GM of the system, and I specialize in guiding players who have problems in my heart, due to long-term depression, my mental module has a problem, but now under the guidance of Brother Mo Huai, there is nothing to do." ”

As Xiao Lin Li finished speaking, the figure fell into the darkness.

"Small-Kobayashi Li ......!" Mo Huai stretched out his arm in a panic, trying to grab Xiao Lin Li's hand - but it was too late.

"Brother Mohuai. Today - I'm very happy, really......"

Xiao Lin Li didn't do anything to resist, and let the darkness drag him until his figure completely disappeared into the darkness, just like ...... From the beginning, I expected that I would have such an ending.

"Small, Lin, Li ......"

What her true intentions were, it is impossible to know now, but—the only thing that is certain is that in this short day, Kobayashi Li has established an indispensable bond with herself.

“…………！！”

An indescribable wave of emotion surged in his heart like a rush, and Mo Huai once again swung his fist.

At this moment, Mo Huai raised his head slightly—he opened his eyes.

In the place where Kobayashi Li was engulfed in darkness, there were some food packages that had been eaten, and - a small note.

......Seeing that, Mo Huai staggered to his feet, picked up the letter that had fallen on the ground, and then looked at the words written on it.

"One day, I will come back and go back to Brother Mohuai, because the bond is constantly cut - Brother Mohuai's Xiao Lin Li"

"Stupid...... We'll see you again for sure. Mo Huai clenched his fists tightly, and stretched out to the sky as if he swore an oath, as if he was going to run through the entire sky among the twinkling stars of the Tanabata Festival.

System prompt: [Zero o'clock has arrived, and the Fantasy World Realm is closed.] 】

"It feels so good to be home." Mo Huai sighed, maybe he didn't have any feelings before, but after this trip, I understood a feeling called falling leaves returning to their roots,

Suddenly, there was a sour feeling on the side, and Asuna's voice followed, "Hehe, yes, I saw you shopping with another cute girl." ”

Alice smiled: "Your Mohuai Demon is so young and handsome, maybe it's an affair." ”

Celika shook her head, "Brother Mohuai is mine, I want to domesticate him, no matter what affair he has." ”

"Well, women's imaginations are really rich, but I've met a lot of cute girls before."

"Ahh

Mo Huai Ha Lu Ha laughed, but the people were already running: "Ha Lu Ha, Asuna, Celica, Alice, you can't catch up with me." ”

As the master, Asuna of course knew the attributes of Mo Huai, of course, she also knew that she couldn't catch up with Mo Huai, and she also knew that Mo Huai was joking, but she followed Sirika and the others or ran wildly, under the bright moonlight.

Perhaps, this kind of time will become a memory that will never be forgotten for a lifetime.

When you are old, when you reminisce about this kind of memory, you will discover the beauty of these memories.

I have long recognized the weak past

There was always an inexplicable fear in my heart

Until the self behind him reflects reality at this moment

This sky intersects the realm definitely

It will disturb my wandering heart

A body that leaps high in a dream

Sweep away all the entangled uneasiness

The silent thoughts of insignificance also began to spread

Weak, I finally understood that as long as there were you

can be strong in the face of the dark world

The long-term pursuit of dreams will also be eternal