[Smile Coffin], the largest murderous guild known to SAO Ayn Grant, has committed many heinous crimes.

This Ayn Grant's murderous [Red Name Guild] was formed under the call of a player called 'PoH', and the members of the team are all red people who take pleasure in killing players, and they are more dangerous than any monster in the minds of SAO players.

Due to the fact that many high-level guilds have recently begun to rectify their internal personnel, they have cleaned up players who may be spies of the Killing Guild, and at the same time issued bounties for many killing players, which has made the rampant [Smile Coffin] suddenly quiet down.

That being said, after the strategy team focused all their energy on the boss of the strategy guard, [Smile Coffin] also started its own actions.

Red players who take pleasure in killing people frequently appear in hunting areas, attacking players who farm monsters and level up.

And with their actions, it instantly led to the rise of other criminal players, and a large number of attacks began to appear gradually.

As the strongest guild in the SAO, the task of dealing with these events falls on the Blood Alliance Knights.

After receiving instructions, Asuna, who was in charge of handling the matter, approached Natsume and asked Natsume for help.

Truth be told, this is just right for Natsume.

After all, he was also looking for those Killing Guilds, and now in addition to getting information about the Killing Guilds, he could also earn a lot of money, and of course Natsume couldn't ask for it.

Natsume nodded frequently as she listened to Asuna's report.

"I generally understand what you said, in addition to investigating the [Smile Coffin], you can also try to suppress its members."

"Yes. After all, your opponents are all killer players. If you provoke them. You can do it, and of course, I'll be with you. ”

"No need."

Natsume immediately dismissed Asuna's plan.

Asuna probably hasn't killed anyone in SAO, and if she is allowed to kill people with her own hands, it must be a terrifying thing for her.

Indeed, killing is a challenge in itself.

Because when you swing the blade, you do. It is to take away the lives of others and cut off the future of others.

Natsume didn't want Asuna to do something like that, and he didn't want Lizz Bate to encounter something like that, just do it herself.

Perhaps sensing Natsume's concerns, Asuna next to her pulled out her sword from her waist.

"Natsume, are you worried that I won't be able to do it when I face those red players?"

"That's it, Asuna, are you ready to come to your senses?"

"Of course, I was ready to come to my senses before I found you. Even against those players, I'm ......"

"Nope. You're completely unprepared. ”

Interrupting Asuna's words, Natsume simply smiled.

He knew that Asuna was just being reckless, and her expression as she spoke looked uncomfortable.

Killing people is not something that can be done with consciousness, it needs you to give up the 'human heart' at that time.

Natsume remembers very well that when faced with a red player who was kneeling and begging for mercy, Natsume chose to give up and remove the blade from his neck for him who kept praying, crying, and even kowtowing.

Instead of killing the red player, he was going to let him go, because Natsume felt a little pity for him, and the result was-

Nearly killed.

The other party took out a dagger from his arms and stabbed it the moment he turned around, and the blade suddenly pierced through the outer garment and pierced into the skin, and the blade with the paralyzing toxin began to affect Natsume's movements, causing a delay.

Fortunately, with the last bit of strength to kill it, looking at the player who turned into pieces, Natsume fell into a situation where he couldn't move.

Fortunately, I was lucky at the time, and I didn't encounter players or monsters during that time, and I only recovered after half an hour.

Therefore, Natsume knew the meaning of that sentence.

To be merciful to one's enemies is to be cruel to oneself.

Natsume estimates that Asuna will definitely not be able to make a move when facing a red player, and hesitation will cause life danger, which is also a situation that Natsume has personally experienced.

"Asuna, do you really think you can plunge the blade of your sword into the chest of your enemy? Really use it to cut off the enemy's head? ”

"Don't say it so scary...... I was just...... I'm ready anyway, and it's no problem to act with you. ”

Natsume shook his head, and he stretched out his left arm.

"The half-consciousness will only put us all in danger, so let's use your sword and cut off my left arm."

"What? Over here? If you encounter a monster, it will take time to recover, and you will be in danger. ”

"I can handle it, do you think it's all luck for me to reach level eighty alone? Come, Asuna, cut off my left arm. ”

“…… But ......"

hesitated, as Natsume had imagined.

"Asuna, if I'm going to kill you now, you've disappeared from this world."

This sentence made Asuna's body tremble, and her face turned a little pale.

Natsume understood very well, he understood that Asuna couldn't kill, and it was difficult for her to swing her sword blade at a living person or something.

Retracting his left arm, Natsume softened his expression.

"That's it, I'll accept the commission of the Blood Alliance Knights, and then I'll go investigate. As for Asuna, you'd better go back to the Knights of the Blood Alliance, but ......"

Natsume looked at his hands

"Isn't the Blood Alliance Knights actually a good place to go?"

"Why do you say that?"

"Because that kind of big guild must have a lot of troubles, does Asuna feel a heavy burden?"

As the most powerful guild in SAO, the Blood Alliance Knights bear the brunt of the attack, whether it is the strategy boss or the exploration of the labyrinth, and Asuna, who is the deputy leader, must also have some pressure.

In this world of death, everything is wrong, everything is virtual, but everything is its own reality.

Feeling the burden is going on, and everyone is like that.

Only by bearing the burden of death and the heavy responsibility of living can it be possible to go further and become stronger.

"Perhaps, it feels like that."

"All find a chance to relax, Asuna, next time we go to dinner?"

"I'm not going to pay."

Asuna was the first to say that.

Then, she turned back to look at Natsume, and she said as she looked at the communication above the mine

"And Natsume, our leader, seems to want to see you."

Natsume, who heard this, instinctively felt trouble. (To be continued......)