Opening his eyes, Natsume saw the night sky that could not be seen in the city, and the vast sky was not the slightest variegation.

The sky hung with countless stars was within reach at this moment, and he was able to allow himself to pluck that round of bright moon.

Stretching out his hand, the slanted moonlight fell on his face through the gap between his fingers, and it was not as dazzling as the sunlight, as if it was caressing his own cheeks.

The night was beautiful, with the sound of other people's laughter coming in the breeze.

Natsume felt that the pillow under her head was very soft, but the virtual touch still brought a feeling of comfort.

Suddenly, the moonlight is blocked, and the person who bends down and faces Natsume is a young girl.

She has beautiful long pure black hair, and her jewel-like pupils are staring at Natsume motionlessly.

When the wind blows, the black hair flutters like a dance, and the jeweled pupils hidden between the hair loom in the face.

A distinctly audible, fragrant voice sounded overhead.

Stroking her windswept hair with her hands, Sophie, who served as a knee pillow for Natsume, withdrew her gaze and looked at the sky overhead.

"How does it feel? Natsume-sama, is it nice to have a knee pillow underneath? ”

"Yes, it's comfortable."

"That's good."

Looking at the starry sky, Sophie continued

"Natsume-sama is really a messy person, you can obviously kill those players directly, if your action doesn't intimidate the other party, you will be the first target if you lose your strength."

I know, Natsume replied. He sensed that Solafi wasn't blaming himself, because his language was a little choked.

The reason why Natsume didn't kill them was also for himself, because once he made a move, he would immediately become a red name.

Red players are often unpopular in SAO and will definitely cause trouble for their actions.

Of course, Natsume still had an option at that time, and there was still an afterglow of escaping with Sophie, so Natsume was also a little puzzled, why would he choose such a dangerous approach?

It's just an NPC. The feelings are so rich. Natsume couldn't help but begin to wonder about her true identity.

However, before she could begin her thoughts, Sophie above her head made the same movement as Natsume, and she stretched her hand into the air.

"Once, I soared in this sky with my master. Flowing winds, clouds below, moist air. And the feeling of galloping through the endless sky. The owner is so bold in doing things. Natsume-sama, with a smell similar to that of the owner. ”

"Smell?"

"It's okay to say it's breath, but it's no longer a luxury. I just want to send the owner's ashes to that place and do this well. ”

Saying this, Sophieli, who had no change in expression, looked at Natsume, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly, revealing a smile with some charm.

"I'll leave it to you after that, Natsume-sama."

"So be it."

Natsume reached out and grabbed the dragon girl's nose, and Sophie let out a low voice similar to that of a kitten being frightened.

"Next time, let you fly with me and fly to the sky you yearn for."

"If it can be done."

Knocking away Natsume's hand pinching his nose, Sofili touched his red-looking nose.

"Natsume-sama, could you borrow the information recording crystal that you humans use?"

Message recording crystals, which are props that can be used to record sounds for a certain amount of time.

Natsume, who had opened the box, was puzzled, but he pulled it out and gave it to Sophie.

"I can't use that type of teleportation crystal, but I can still use this one, so I'm excited for the first time."

"I wanted to see this."

"Yes, excited to the point of wanting to undress."

"What's that?"

Smiling helplessly, Natsume heard footsteps approaching this direction.

Fox had chicken legs in their hands, and the others each carried a plate of food and walked over to this side.

Seeing Natsume wake up from his sleep, Kex handed Natsume the chicken leg in his other hand.

"Do you want to eat? We're now at the entrance to the labyrinth, which is a safe area of the woods, so we went camping. ”

"The regimental commander eats twice as much as us!"

Celit gulped down the food in his mouth and began to blame Kers.

Yari, who watched the two of them fighting, was very helpless, and she sent another plate of food to Natsume after bypassing the two.

"Don't worry about it, it's better to eat something nutritious than a chicken leg, it's a little weird."

Yari smiled embarrassedly, and Natsume took the plate in her hand, realizing that there was one person missing.

Looking around, I didn't see the petite girl with silver-white hair.

"Looking for Sakura again?"

Yali pointed to the forest behind her.

"That girl said that she would go to find some firewood resources by herself, and she would also contribute to the team or something, thinking too much, but I still plan to let her be quiet, anyway, the neighborhood is very safe."

"That's good."

It's very dangerous to go out hunting alone at night, and not to mention the vision problem, at this time, some nocturnal monsters will be strengthened a lot, providing strategy difficulty.

He picked up a piece of meat with a fork and tried to put it in his mouth, but at the same time he heard a scream from the woods.

Is it Sakurami?

Natsume got up from the ground, much slower than the other two because he hadn't fully recovered.

Following in the footsteps of Nexus and Celit, everyone hurried into the forest, while Sophie was in the rear to pack up what was left behind.

Even though it was safe to do so, the first three men to leave took out their weapons and equipped them with bulky armor, and Sophie immediately followed.

In the darkness, Natsume saw a bright light fifty meters in front of him.

The others had already seen it, only to find that below the light was a steep cross-section of the mountain, and Sakurami, who had clung to the trunk of a tree with her hands, was hanging in the air.

It is estimated that it has slipped down, and there are still a lot of dry branches collected from the place where Natsume stood.

Sakurami's outfit was covered in mud and her face was scratched, and she shouted at her when she saw everyone coming to her rescue.

"Get out of here! Everybody!! ”

Compared to this steep cross-section, the magic circle below Sakura Mei is more concerning.

It was, a light like a portal, hidden in such an overgrown place, could it be-

"Aren't there any marked passages on the map?"

Before the words fell, Sakura Mei reminded everyone again.

"Get out of here! The soil here is completely unstable! It's very fluffy! ”

Other words

"It's going to collapse!"

As if to realize Sakurami's words, the ground under her feet collapsed in an instant, and everyone on it, including Natsume, who fell, was planted in the portal together.

【Lament of the Dead】The secret passage opens, the recommended level, level 80 - (to be continued......)