After teleporting to the village on the 22nd floor, when they walked out of the village and stepped into the grassland surrounded by coniferous forests and lakes, Liran and Shino gasped. As far as the eye can see, there are only three colors: the sparkling green, the dark green that makes up the forest, and the blue of the lake and sky. It wasn't until I first came to the 22nd floor that I felt that even though there were only three colors, it was still beautiful.

"How? If it's this layer, you should be able to get it with peace of mind. ”

Lilan, who had changed back to her original form, looked around with her eyes shining.

"I didn't know it was so wide and beautiful. If that's the case, I don't think I'll have a problem spreading my wings

"Also, there are no enemy monsters here.

Looking at Shino, I couldn't help but be taken aback. Poetry is a complete landscape

I was in awe

"Shino?"

Shino moved the corners of her mouth slightly.

“…… A beautiful place...... I can't believe it's ...... in the game"

"Everybody says that." I was the same at first.

"I usually walk on cobblestones, but there are basically no pebbles here, just meadows, lakes and forests." It's simple, but there's a sense of openness that couldn't be better, and everything looks sparkling. And the wind blowing is warm and comfortable. If you really stare at this level, you'll forget that this world is the world in the game.

"It turns out that this is the best place to live, there must be wooden houses for sale around here, I have to find it quickly."

"Yes.

"I see.

I took the two of them and began to walk through the beautiful 22nd floor grounds. Unlike the usual cobblestone pavement, you can enjoy the warm sun and breeze while stepping on the soft grassland.

"I spotted it when I was close to a particularly large lake." Two-storey chalet with dark blue roof. This is the wooden house I found when I went to the guide. And yet no one buys it.

"The place looks nice and the price seems reasonable."

"Can you afford it? Such a house. ”

"You buy it, it's in the game."

After saying that, I walked to the wooden house and confirmed the price, and I froze. The house is worth 2,500,000 and I have 2,512,300. It's almost the same price. No, you can buy as much as you can, but if you buy this, you will have 12,300 money. 12300 can't even buy the armor and armor sold on the 51st floor, which is currently at the forefront of the front, even if the guest house is quickly used up.

I thought it would be easy to save money to buy a house, but I didn't expect it to cost so much money. It can be difficult to get access to this ......

"What's wrong? Don't you buy it?

"Well, that's Lilan, I'm running out of money, no, you can buy it, you can buy it, but if you buy it, there's only a little money left, you can even buy tools."

Lilan slammed close to me, staring intently at the window in front of me. After speaking, exhale round and round of breath.

"I see, 2,500,000. Your balance is 2,512,300. Really worth your money.

"Yes, at this price, you really can't afford to buy fifty-one layers of armor and armor."

Lilan glanced sideways at me.

"Weapons and armor are not needed. In fact, you're equipped with high-performance armor compared to the others, and you seem to have acquired a fantastic sword in the boss fight just now. Besides, if you sell all the materials for the large number of monsters in your possession, or use them for tasks, you should be able to get your money back immediately. ”

"You, when did you see my stuff? Besides, I don't know, of course I have a lot of monster materials, but-"

"Hey Kirito"

I suddenly heard a voice and turned my gaze in that direction. There was Shino, with her hands clasped to her chest, looking at me in amazement.

"What are you going to do? To buy this house or not to buy it? ”

Unconsciously "um". If she didn't buy a house here, Shino would be locked up in a small town, unable to spend her time freely. Deaf. But if I go home here, I won't be able to buy my armor or anything like that......

I didn't know what to do, but when I turned my head with all my might and compared the pros and cons of buying a house here, I found that it was clear that there were many more benefits.

If you really can't stay at the inn, wait until the strategy progresses, just go back here for the night, and the armor in your hand is good, so you don't need to buy it for the time being. The boss fight is over when you come in.

"Now, you can't use it because it's not enough, but you can cultivate around it, so it's no problem." At the end of the day, if you can use this sword, you'll be able to use it for a long time.

"Okay, okay. Respect Reran and Shiina's opinions here, and spend most of the money in your hands! Buy this house!! ”

With that, I pressed the buy button. At the same time, most of my money was looted and the house was locked.

When I opened my eyes, I found myself lying on the bed. Before I knew it, I was wearing a light white dress, and people in white coats were busy making noise around me. I wonder if this is a hospital. When did I come to the hospital?

When I looked up, a large white machine appeared. It's really big, big enough to cover my upper body. But oddly enough, the machine remembers. Looks like you've used it a few times. But I don't know what it's used for.

"I heard a voice." It was a female voice, and it sounded like it was through a microphone.

"So, Shino-san, I'm going to start using Medicuboid. Please leave it alone. ”

When I didn't say anything, a huge machine made a noise that completely covered my upper body. Immediately after, it was pitch black before my eyes.

Then, however, something strange appeared before my eyes.

A pitch-black space with orange glow flowing everywhere. In front of me was a square window that looked like some monitors. Yes, this is a scenario that often appears in cyberspace or VR space in science fiction movies.

Wondering why he was sent to such a place, he came up with an answer.

"That's right, I used Medicuboid to get into VR." This is the first place you visit when you enter VR. Here you can decide on the character, name, and other things, and create an avatar.

Just thinking this, a woman's voice came to my ears. It's like the sound of a computer's voice, not the one it used to be. The voice sent me instructions to create an avatar. Immediately after, an input window made of pale blue light appeared in front of me.

A word has already appeared in the window.

"Shino".

"I don't remember choosing it, but it seems to be my profile name." The gender, of course, is female.

When I grabbed that area, the window was gone. I immediately heard a woman's voice telling me to wait for the counselor to come. Sounds like we'll hear from you soon.

Just as I was thinking this, the ground suddenly began to shake. The earthquake-like shaking made my body unstable. This is inside the VRMMO...... Earthquakes are not possible, and first of all this is not a game or something, so there is no such thing as an earthquake event......

Just as I was thinking about it, the floor suddenly fell. Or should I say, the floor is gone.

Anyway, the floor that suddenly started shaking disappeared and I began to fall into the black VR sea. Maybe I was sucked in, but my body continued to be pulled into the darkness. I couldn't even scream, and I just collapsed in the dark space.

As I fell, my consciousness faded, and in a few moments, my vision went dark.

"Oh!!"

I jumped up involuntarily, and the first thing that caught my eye was the interior of what I thought was a wooden house. It's just that he seems to wake up in the middle of the night, and it's dark when he looks around. The only bright spot was the moonlit windows.

Looking around again, I saw Kirito sleeping soundly on the bed next to him, and Lilan who was curled up and sleeping on top of her. Looking at his state, it seems that he can't wake up no matter how noisy he is.

"How did you wake up at this time......"

I muttered and lay back into bed, closing my eyes, but I didn't feel sleepy at all. I was completely awake. It's like when you wake up in the morning. You may not be able to sleep this way.

"Let's go out for a walk, there are no wild monsters anyway."

After muttering another word, I slowly got out of bed, quietly walked over, went down the stairs, and walked outside. As soon as I pushed the door open, a cold night breeze blew in, making me shiver. When I looked at her body, her underwear looked like it was taken for granted. …… No wonder it's cold.

I opened the window, put on my usual clothes, and walked to the back of the house. When Kirito bought the house, he found that when he walked around the back of the house, he saw a vast lake in front of him. It can be seen from below, and of course it can be enjoyed from the second floor.

"You can see more than just the lake." From the back of the house you can see all the grasslands and taigaes that symbolize this layer. After all, the house you chose is good, Kirito.

(Good view...... ）

If you look up at the sky, you can see the shining white moon. But it's not really the moon, the night sky, the meadows, the taiga, the lakes and the world itself are just VR.

"Maybe it's because of the dream just now, my memory has come back." How did you get lost in this world, and what were you doing before you came into this world?

"I came into this world from the hospital."

As he was muttering, there was the sound of footsteps behind him. Not mine, sounds like stepping on grass. When he turned around, Kirito didn't wear his usual black coat and kept rubbing his eyes, looking a little sleepy.

"By the way, Kirito, the first person I met after I got lost in this world, and we've been together ever since."

"Kirito"

"What's wrong, Shino? Why don't you go out at this time? ”

"I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep from there, what are you doing?"

"I heard a voice and woke up to find that Shino was not there, so I went out to find her. Even if there were no realm monsters, I would be surprised if she left halfway. "Evening."

"Looks like he's worried about me." Rather, I wanted to move quietly at that time, but it seemed to wake up Kirito.

"Sorry to wake you up"

"I'm not worried, so it's okay, by the way, you can sit next to me."

"I don't mind."

Hearing me say this, Kirito walked over and sat down beside me.

"By the way, Kirito seems to be interested in my memories." Now, let me tell you, part of my memory has been restored.

"Hey, Kirito, I seem to have regained my memory. Can I talk to you? ”

Kirito opened his eyes and stared at my face.