There must be some preparation before going to the portal, and this is what Lizbet said after confirming the search for the God's Bone.

Natsume stood inside the store and waited, while Lizzebell closed the main entrance and hung up a sign for the suspension of service before heading into the house.

The shop is a two-story structure, and to the right of the swordsmith's workshop on the inside, there is a staircase leading to the second floor, on which many things are placed, all of which are materials for casting and some auxiliary tools.

The sound of rummaging came from overhead, and Natsume, who had nothing to do, had to pass the time by observing the forged blades.

In SAO, the emergence of many professions has made the whole world come alive, not only for those who want to fight, but also for others who want to experience real 'work'.

And Lizbet belongs to the latter category.

He reached out and grabbed the shield hanging above, but was stopped by Lizbet on the way.

"Come up and help, this thing is so heavy......"

"Okay!"

Walking from the outer area to the inner room, Natsume was about to climb up the stairs when he saw it, but he happened to see Lizz Bett climbing down with his back to him, dragging some tool boxes.

The scenery under the long skirt is unobstructed, and there is no way, Natsume can only turn his face away.

"What are you doing? Come, grab this rope. ”

As if noticing anything wrong, Lizzefit dragged a tool box and threw the rope on the other end to Natsume.

The rope acts as a fixture, with a pulley on top and the other end attached to the box.

Pulling aside with Lizbet, he slowly lowered it from the warehouse.

Wait until the box makes a bang as it hits the ground. Natsume saw clearly that it was a box for storing tools and some small props.

Open it and take a look. As expected. A lot of tiny tools are neatly placed inside, and its owner doesn't care about scrambling them, looking for what he's looking for.

"It's so dark on it, so I'll take it down and find it. Remember that it is a storage item used to maintain its effect, and after seeing the [God Bone], you can't pick it up with your hands and put it in the warehouse, you must wrap it with this thing first. ”

"Oh? Something similar to plastic wrap? ”

"What do you say, the [God's Bone] is not for eating, but that is not entirely wrong. Ah, found it. ”

In her hand, it was a transparent crystal with a hollow center and tiny patterns on the surface.

There are delicate carvings all over the body, and it doesn't look like something that can be easily obtained.

"[Timeless Crystal] is a time when you were paid when you were commissioned, and you can pause the time to save things, and the effect is not bad."

"Does this also need money?"

"Well, I think about it, depending on what happens. If it's dangerous, I'll pay more! ”

"Nope. No problem. ”

Natsume didn't dare to tell Lizzebet that she was free for 500,000 Coles, otherwise she would suddenly regret it, and she would be in trouble.

If the [God Bone] is not found and brought back in the recent period, the [Ideal Country of Legacy Independence] that has not been repaired may become an ordinary scabbard, and the gains will outweigh the losses at that time.

The preparation was over, and Lizz Bett, who was in the handkerchief warehouse, pointed to the back door.

"It's weird to leave here and go back to the main gate after closing."

"Oh."

Coming out of the store, the outside air is a little fresher.

A carpet of grass beneath your feet, the murmur of the water rings in your ears, and a small stone bridge is built over the river and leads to the portal to the central block.

In the afternoon, the sky was still blue, and before dusk, the clouds overhead were as white as cotton.

The breeze was blowing, perhaps infected by such good weather, and Lizzebet's mood was much better than before.

Natsume deliberately distanced himself and slowed down before following Lizbet, which was a little concern for him.

After all, he is a red player, and it is too strange to walk with a green player, not only that, but it may also affect Lizbet's reputation.

If many people see a blacksmith and a killer player walking together, then there will definitely be some bad rumors.

For example, 'the Forge and the Killer Player work together', once this spreads, the business of Lizbet's forge shop will plummet.

Presumably, no one wants a forger who has a relationship with a killer player to craft a weapon for them.

Walking in front, Lizbet, who noticed that Natsume was very slow, showed half of her side face, and her pretty face was full of doubts.

"Why are you walking so slowly? If we don't hurry, it's going to get dark, and we'll have to hurry. ”

"I know, you go first, I'll always follow you."

It had just entered the city, so Natsume deliberately lowered her presence and followed in Lizbet's footsteps three meters behind her.

Probably guessing Natsume's thoughts, Lizbet stopped and walked back from the front.

She stood squarely beside Natsume, looking like a king on patrol.

"Lizz Bet, what are you doing? You know the consequences of going with a red player. ”

"You know, you'll be treated as an accomplice."

But I know that.

Lizz Bet slowly moved forward with Natsume's speed.

"You're not a bad person, are you? The reason why killing people is just a last resort, of course I don't agree with this approach, but everyone has their own difficulties, but yours is more serious. If I hate you because of that kind of thing, it's completely prejudice, but first of all, I don't like you. ”

"I know this, and letting you move forward with me is also a one-sided help to me, and this favor will definitely be recorded."

"You're going to thank Asuna with gratitude, but she's been getting close to the black swordsman lately......"

"That's about it, don't you know?"

Alas?

Her expression cooled down instantly, and Lizzebet seemed to remember something bad.

Natsume can roughly know what she's sad about and why she's not in good spirits.

Black swordsman, Lizbet must have met him before he came here.

The casting of the white one-handed sword may have been completed just before himself.

In this way, Natsume can more or less guess the reason why Lizbet is walking with him.

She may be trying to take risks to make herself forget about those things, even in the virtual world, there are real feelings.

What kind of emotions will the thoughts that can never be conveyed become, and what kind of results will they bring?

Natsume still couldn't understand this. (To be continued......)