In fact, it's a little worrying, Natsume doesn't agree with Heathcliff's proposal, and letting himself duel with Kirito or something is not the key to solving this incident.

Under normal circumstances, it was supposed to be a duel between Heathcliff and Kirito, and then Kirito discovered that Heathcliff was in a state of 'systemic immortality' through his own attack, laying the groundwork for him to uncover Heathcliff's true face. So much so that in the end, he relied on the duel between him and Akihiko Kayaba to end the death game of SAO, pushing the plot to the end of SAO.

Natsume knew this process, although he would stop their battle at the end and kill Kayaba Akihiko by himself, but now the plot has changed too much, yes, Natsume can't help but be impatient.

If Kirito can't find out the true face of Heathcliff himself, even if he tells him, it may not be useful.

Heathcliff is able to lie, and as long as he doesn't confirm it himself, there's a chance that he won't believe Natsume.

For this reason, Natsume felt a little helpless about the current situation.

Although he can try to fight Heathcliff, but without Kirito's assistance, the difficulty will increase highly.

To put it simply, Natsume's plan to use Kirito failed, and then, only on his own.

Sit in a resting chair with your hands over your face and open your mouth to breathe in imaginary air.

It's just a corridor, a bit like a stone-made passage from an ancient Roman arena, from which you can see the harsh eyes outside, and you can hear the noise of many players and NPCs.

Quite simply, Kirito is a strong lone player. And because of the 'fifty consecutive slashes' in people's mouths. The name is known to many people in SAO.

Turn. In addition to that battle, Natsume's strongest killer player, the 'Red Eyed Holy Swordsman', is also known, and the battle between the two naturally attracts many people to watch.

If no one came to see it, it would be very strange.

Listening to the shouts that came into his ears, Natsume, who felt a little noisy, lay on this stone bench.

Natsume was unable to refuse Heatscliff's request, not because he did not dare to object, but because Kirito accepted Heatscliff's conditions.

Hearing Kirito's promise, his pupils exuded a look of 'won't lose'. Saying that he must take Asuna with him, no matter who the opponent is.

For Kirito's enlightenment, Natsume has no idea of refusal.

Let's face off against each other.

The decision was decided, but when he arrived at the scene, Natsume immediately regretted it.

If you fight Kirito, everything that was arranged in advance will be completely useless, and you will have to rethink the method of attacking SAO after the chaos.

The worst result is that the final boss of Heatscliff can only be seen on the hundredth floor.

So, with a sigh, Natsume stood up, and he walked towards the exit of the corridor, leaning out slightly to see that the seats in the ring arena were full of players and system characters.

There is still some time before the duel. However, the atmosphere of this group of people was even higher than before.

Is this the so-called 'it's not your business' situation?

They don't know how important this duel is to Natsume and Kirito.

It's quite a hassle, and the person responsible for this troublesome incident is sitting on the main viewing platform in the ring seat.

This is the large arena of the Iron City of Gransom. It can be used as heads-up and training group battles, and I remember that many player head-to-head matches were played here.

Since there are many spectators, players who fight here will feel a little proud, but Natsume is the complete opposite at the moment, feeling a little uncomfortable all over.

Not nervous, not angry, but the aforementioned anxiety.

In addition to those, there is one more thing, that is, whether he can defeat Kirito.

What will happen to those who lose to him?

What happens if he wins?

If his strength can't match him, he can only lose, but Natsume doesn't feel that he has a huge strength gap with Kirito;

Another possibility,If you win,,Kiritto will join the Blood Alliance Knights.,This is considered to follow the plot.,But the prerequisites for this kind of plot are not right.,Can it really continue?

Winning or losing is obviously only a matter of thought, but now I feel that the choice is very troublesome.

Retracting his gaze, his sun-drenched cheeks were a little hot.

I don't know if Lizbet and Sirika are here, but they must have understood Asuna's thoughts and concerns, so what will the two of them think about this fight?

Do you want to win, or do you want to lose?

I don't know, and I don't want to figure it out, Natsume only understands that the battle at this moment is inevitable.

Looking out again, in addition to the deafening cheers, above the arena, there were many white clouds hanging in the clear sky, some of which raised the corners of their hateful mouths as if they were laughing at themselves.

I felt that the air was slightly dry, and I felt that I needed to replenish my water after drinking water just now.

His eyes wandered in the somewhat distorted air, and many of the people sitting around the seats were focused on the exit on their side and the exit next to them, where Kirito was also preparing.

Once he fights him, Natsume thinks that the battle time will not exceed a minute, and that is because his skills and maximized drive can only do it for about a minute.

In a one-minute deathmatch, not being able to defeat Kirito is his own defeat;

In a minute's time, if you are repulsed, you will be defeated.

This is already decided, Natsume doesn't have much time, and if he wants to defeat Kirito, he can only seize every second, every moment.

Sitting on the stone bench, Natsume, who had his ears plugged up, enjoyed the cleanliness because he asked Lizzebet and the others to go to the audience.

When the world becomes quiet, people play and move very relaxed.

A person is very frightened, and the silent world is disgusting, but at this time, it is often this 'fear' that is needed.

Estimating the time in his mind, Natsume got up and walked towards the exit.

The sword in the lake was already in his hand, and the whole person cheered up, staring at the road directly ahead of him.

As soon as he stepped out, cheers and whistles rang out, and Kirito, who came out of the passage on his right, was not quite used to the atmosphere, just like Natsume.

However, it was impossible to escape, so the two had to bite the bullet.

Standing facing each other in the middle of the arena, both sides clutching their weapons tightly, while Kirito took out the white sword [Dark Chaser] without hesitation.

The swordsman with the double sword stream and the holy swordsman with the one-handed blade looked at each other, and the smell of gunpowder gradually rose.

"The lone player Kirito-VS-Natsume, the captain of the first team of the Blood Alliance Knights! It's about to start! ”

With the announcement of the master of ceremonies, the battle is on the verge of breaking out. (To be continued......)