Pledges and pledges have the same effect, yet there is a huge difference in support.

The former is to settle down and give the other a hope; The latter, on the other hand, is simply a text, which is unconvincing.

Why?

Rather than verbal support and cheering, it is definitely spiritual encouragement and promise that is more effective.

But at this moment, when she heard the ordinary language from the person next to her, it was not a promise, she laughed.

Unpretentious language, without any element of boasting, it was this text that was too pure to make her feel at ease.

The reason why a virtual world is a virtual world is because it is false and unrealistic.

Even if it's completely stealthy at the moment, making the player feel like this is their own world, fundamentally, it can't change this reality.

I don't belong here, but I belong to the outside world, which is more real and full of possibilities.

Since that day, how many people have given up the strategy and willingly lived in this world?

You don't have to work here, you don't have to bear the gaze of others, you can live even if you don't eat, so what is it that makes people want to leave?

Quite simply, it's the most fundamental thing.

Your own reality, your own world, can only be felt from the outside.

The touch of the person you like, the feeling of cold water, and all sorts of things that you can't get in an imaginary world.

Therefore, she wants to go out, to attack this game of death, to overcome the fear of being eroded by the virtual.

"Have you ever wondered if you are really real about living here? Emotions of giving. Is the language expressed, all of this, real? For us over there, I'm afraid it's just a dream, and when we think of it, we find that we are about to disappear. ”

"Just treat it as a dream, Asuna, and think of this game as a dream, and let you fight in it as the main character."

Hearing Asuna's inquiry just now, Natsume immediately added.

"Just think of it as a dream. A dream that everyone fantasizes about. ”

"Everyone's dream? This analogy is also too ......"

Is it too hard to do?

Interrupting Asuna's words, Natsume enjoyed the evening breeze with her.

Blowing through the streets, past the river, and finally the breeze on your cheeks feels as if caressing your face, feeling very warm and cozy.

Be a little careless. will be swallowed up by this comfort.

Natsume picked up the previous words, he just wanted to tell the girl in front of him something. That's what you should do right now.

It doesn't matter if it's virtual or not. Whether it is true or not, as long as you accept it, yes and struggle in it, it is part of your eternal memory.

The feelings you pay here also belong to you, and if you think about it this way, everything will be solved.

"There's no need to think about things that are too cluttered. All you have to do is look at what is in front of you, take a step, take a step, go on the path you know, and move forward on it. ”

"Straight ahead? Maybe you're right. Now that your world has become like this, you can only accept it. ”

Speaking of which.

Asuna put away her sadness and turned into a somewhat serious look.

Lifting himself up from the fence, he stretched his hands up and stretched.

"I'm not here just to talk to you about these things, but there's another important thing, as I said before, you want to destroy the [Undead], the murderous guild."

"Yes, I want to do that. Of course, I won't challenge all the members of their guild without a plan, like this guild, as long as the leader is destroyed, the others will also disperse. ”

"That's true, after all, they don't have a strong bond with each other, they just come together because they kill other players, or attack other players. But this time, I investigated, and the [Undead] Guild seems to be a branch of the largest murderous guild, the Red Name Guild [Smile Coffin]. ”

In order not to attract attention, the name was changed specifically, and it was spread out on different floors as a guild for investigating information.

In other words, the murderous guilds that are active now may be the branches of the [Smile Coffin].

This is both good news and bad news for Natsume.

The good news is that at least this is an opportunity to take this opportunity to examine the leader of the [Smiling Coffin] carefully, and if you can, slash it by the way.

The bad news is that as the largest murder guild in SAO, there are many good players among them.

Some people can even reach the level of being a member of the strategy team, so it will be very difficult to act rashly and challenge on their own.

After all, there is the act of [Smiling Coffin] sending members to assist other chapters, and at that time, it will let itself fall into the enemy's ambush.

In this way, you can't act rashly.

For this, Natsume is very grateful for the information provided by Asuna.

"Why are you telling me, though? To be honest, just like just now, if the two of us met together was spread......"

"So what?"

"I really don't understand the severity of the situation, Miss."

"Almost all of the people you killed were red players, plus some orange players, and many of them were captured and sent to prison on their own, and these actions and exploits were enough to counteract your actions."

than this.

Asuna said to Natsume again

"You really don't think about joining a guild?! If you come to the Knights of the Blood Alliance, you can openly carry out the extermination operation of the killing player. ”

"But, until then, I must be at the mercy of those men, do you think I am fit to work under others?"

"Well, then come to my team, if I were your boss, would you do it?"

"I refuse."

"Huh?!"

Stamping her foot, Asuna stared at Natsume with her pupils dyed a light red by the moonlight, her eyes full of complaint and anger.

"As I said, I'm not a good fit for the guild, and when this is done, I might also join the strategy group."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true."

It's because it's true, so—

Natsume crossed her hands over Asuna

"Please don't talk to me or greet me until I'm in the Raiders, you know?"

"If that's what you want."

Asuna had no reason to refuse, and she knew that Natsume would definitely not give up hunting down those who had caused that incident.

Lifting their feet, the two of them began to move forward again, towards the portal in the center.

Natsume pointed to an open inn behind the portal.

"I'll stay here tonight, and you'll go back to your union, and remember the previous agreement."

"It doesn't matter if you are called or not, I just want to talk to you, after all, the Raiders team needs players like you, so there is no other meaning, there is absolutely no intention to come to see you."

"What's your tsundere tone?"

Natsume responded, relieved by the girl's actions.

Because if you are involved with yourself, something frightening will definitely happen again.

Suddenly, Asuna, wrapped in white light, called Natsume's name.

"Let's just talk to you one last time, don't die, Natsume."

"You're more worrying than I am."

"Really!"

The conversation ended, and the girl's figure disappeared into the white light.

Natsume walked towards the hotel he had just designated, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

What will happen to the world in which two people are not implicated?

Death has not yet begun, but some dreams have come to an end.

For this.

There is only one way to stay.

That is.

Advance. (To be continued......)