"Ahh

"Hey, what?!"

"What's wrong?!"

I remember. This is intelligence about animal timers. Because Sirika is the only one who has ever come close to the "Age of the Beast", I wanted to hear more about the "Age of the Beast", but my mind was full of Pina's rebirth and Rosalia and other Titans, and I forgot about it.

It was so careless to finally get close to the "animal timer" other than me. Now, even if I want to go back and ask, it's already dusk, and Celica is already with Pina, so it seems that she is going to pour cold water...... Why do you forget something so important?

"I can't go, I forgot to ask important things...... It's impossible to ask ...... when you come back now."

"What's wrong, Kirito? What did you forget to ask?"

At this time, Leland seemed to notice something and made a "sound".

"Well, Kirito, you got the message."

I looked at my eyes, a little surprised. At some point, a window with a message appeared. The sender is Celica.

"It's Sirika's body......"

Touch the window with your fingertip to enlarge the size and reveal the content at once——。

To Mr. Kirito.

Thanks to the Toki people, Pina came back to life safely. Then I told Pina a lot about Mr. Kirito, among which I felt that Mr. Kirito had just become an "animal trainer" and didn't know much about "animal tamers", so I summarized the information about "animal tamers". A simple manual is attached. Please read it when you're not busy with the guide. Thank you for bringing him back to life.

I will also try my best to make a good label, and one day I will catch up with Mr. Kirito, and I ask Mr. Kirito to also work hard to support everyone on the front line. Now Mr. Kirito is the first "Age of the Beast" strategy group, and it will definitely become everyone's hope. All I can say is this, Mr. Kirito, please try to clear the customs.

Also, I'm basically on the 35th floor, so please come often.

From Silica

It's Celica's letter. I was relieved to see the sentence that succeeded in resurrecting Pina, but the additional items displayed at the bottom of the message afterwards made my eyes light up. I really didn't expect that the information I hadn't heard from Silica would be sent to me in the form of a manual.

“…… Yes...... Thank you so much......"

"What's it called? A person's eyes are shining, and he looks like he wants to cry?"

I looked up and saw Shino and Lilan with their eyes half-open.

"No, when it came to revenge, the players who met and helped me gave me gifts. Because it was something I wanted, I jumped before I knew it. ”

"Hmm...... It's a good thing that the network has expanded. And get what you want, isn't it great? Then again, you can't suddenly speak out loud. I thought something had happened and almost pulled my weapon out. ”

"I also thought it was the enemy coming, and they were all prepared."

Involuntarily scratched his head and apologized to the two.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Then go home early. I've also been through a lot and I'm tired. ”

Shino hugged her arms.

"I think I've seen you too, you're such an unfortunate physique who has been caught in trouble. Revenge, strategy, entanglement, and thought you were there for revenge, but you were caught up in the ...... by other players"

It is said that this is true. I was first drawn into this game of death, met Lilan on the way, was swayed by Lilan's powers, met Shino who was supposed to use Medivan, was asked to avenge Silver Fragus, met Sirika, stopped and then had to return to the Raiders.

Really, although there are constant troubles, I don't think it's that bad.

"It's not all bad, but there are good things. For example, I met Lilan, the best partner, and met and lived with Shina. ”

Shino was stunned for a moment.

"You and I meet, can we live together?"

"yes. You should know that I've been flying solo until now. Now that I think about it, I probably felt lonely all along. The proof is that I kept thinking to myself, I don't want to be a solo player anymore. So, I think it's great to meet Shino and Lilan. ”

I said everything in my heart, Shino's eyes widened and she looked away from me slightly.

“…… I also...... In the beginning...... What you get is...... Rice...... That's great. ”

I saw Shino move her mouth slightly, but she couldn't hear her voice clearly.

"What? What do you say?"

Shiina's face turned back to me. Maybe because of the setting sun, his face looked red.

"I said I wanted to go back early, didn't you just keep saying that you were hungry?"

It was as if he had said something wrong, but at the moment when he thought about it, a voice came from his abdomen. As Shino said, I'm already hungry.

"That's right, I'll leave the dish to you, Shino-sama."

"Let's go."

I nodded, followed Shino, and walked in the direction of my house.

It was great to meet these two people.

And these two people are the most important existence in my current opinion.

◇◇◇

22 o'clock wooden house

I lay on the bed in my bedroom, reading the guide that Celica had given me. Celica looked younger than me, and I thought she wasn't very well organized, but the guide was beautifully put together and broke my imagination. That being said, it's more like a note about animal timers than a guide.

A condition to become an animal timer. - Under normal circumstances, if you encounter a monster in this SAO, you will fight on the spot, but if you encounter it, you will not fight, and the monster will approach with interest. At that time, the item that gave the monster the corresponding food, and the monster would get close to the object of feeding and become the "demon", and at that point in time, the player would become the "beast tamer" who served the "demon".

But animal timers aren't just something that can be filmed casually.

Becoming an "animal timer" requires a non-combat encounter with a monster, but this in itself is extremely rare, and it seems to be basic to aim at the encounter of the "demon".

And if you defeat too many monsters of the same race, the probability of that type becoming a [demon] continues to decrease, and if you want to become a monster of [demon], there will be encounters other than battles, encounters, escapes, encounters, and escapes endlessly, and it is necessary to repeat them.

And what "Demon" can do is limited to weak monsters the size of small animals that don't have much power...... Although this should be the case, the emergence of an "animal timer" that can successfully serve bear-type and horse-type monsters proves that even small animal-type monsters can be used.

However, that probability decreases as the monster gets close to being large.,If it's large.,The probability of being able to make it is about 0.5.5.,As for dragon-type and Wiburn-type monsters, it can be said that it is impossible to make it.。

Then the "demon" follows the master, supporting the master with recovery skills and obstruction skills.

When the HP of "Demon" becomes zero, the item "Heart" is dropped, and the item that appears in the Hill of Memories on the 47th floor within 3 days can be resurrected by using the flower of "Demon". However, if it exceeds 3 days, the "heart" will deteriorate into a "relic" and cannot be reborn.

Halfway through the reading, I couldn't help but tilt my head. Sure enough, a guy as powerful as Lilan, he can't call it. Moreover, no matter how you look at it, there is no news of the "demon" speaking.

Lilan is indeed my "demon". However, Lilan is a dragon-type, very strong, can do anything as a human and dragon, and most importantly, can speak. Then one moment it gets smaller, the other time it gets bigger. This note is full of unwritten things.

“…… Sure enough, I didn't write it. What's going on with Lilan?"

There is only a little bit of wisdom and information accumulated in this game, and no one like Lilan has been observed. So I was the first person to get a "demon" like Lilan - so I can only explain about Lilan - I still don't know.

According to Sirika, no one like Lilan can call on anyone, and Sirika also said that it was the first time she saw a talking "demon". And the "animal timer" itself seems to be a poorly understood existence, and the intelligence is always insufficient. If it's something as special as Lilan, let alone that.

"That's right...... Where's Lilan?"

It is said that he has lost his memory. It had always been thought that Lilan's amnesia was caused by activity, but recently she has begun to suspect it.

Originally, I didn't think of Leland as just an NPC. She is very talkative, very strong, like she has a heart, and can convey her thoughts. This scenario is unlikely for NPCs within the SAO.

Could it be that Lilan is some kind of unusual being......? It's not an NPC of SAO, but some kind of special existence - like Shino who was blown into this world by Medivan.

I couldn't help but look at the little dragon sleeping next to Shino. Could it be that Leland ...... Why did you become a player in the form of a dragon? It's like Shiina, who loses her memory and thinks she is a dragon, but is actually a person who incarnates as a dragon...... When I think about it, my mind is even more confused, inexplicable.

(Let's take this into account for now)

I closed the window that Sirika had given me, rolled up the quilt and was about to lie down when a voice came from the side.

"Kirito."

I was a little surprised, and when I turned my head, Shino who was sleeping on the bed next to me woke up at some point. I guess I woke him up by talking to myself.

"Sorry to wake you up."

Shino rolled over and turned into a supine position.

"I didn't sleep, so I listened to all your self-talk."

"Yes, yes?"

Shino had a sad expression.

"Kirito, if I regain my memory......"

"Take it back?"

"If you know that I am the one with a strong past, then you still plan to be with me?"

"A heroic past? Do you remember anything?"

Shiina, nodding and turning her face to me.

“…… Yesterday, the night you weren't, you remembered something when you slept, but soon woke up and forgot about it. The content of the dream is also forgotten...... I always feel scared. I'm afraid I'll have dreams like this again......"

I couldn't help but widen my eyes. Shino had an uneasy expression on her face that she had never felt before. Shino, who is usually cool, must have had a terrible dream when she made such an expression. Moreover, it must be Shino's memory .......

"This SAO, it is against etiquette to inquire about the real situation of others...... To be honest, I care about your past. ”

Shino's eyes widened.

"Do you care about my past?"

"It should be said...... You might think I'm saying something strange and I want to know more about you...... How so...... I feel like you're bound to encounter something that you can't solve on your own. So, even when that time comes, I want to get to know you better, and when that time comes, I want to help you...... That's what I thought. ”

Shino looked at me blankly. …… I guess I guess what the hell this guy is talking about.

As he took his eyes off Shino and stared out the window at the sparkling moonlit lake, a voice came from behind.

"Are you serious?"

"Don't you think I'm saying strange things?"

"I think all he said was inexplicable, but for some reason, I still believe him."

He was taken aback and turned his face back to Shino. Shino sat up and turned her face to this side.

"He said that he wanted me to live in and buy a house; Said to protect me, really protect me...... Saying that I may have a heroic past, saying that I want to be my strength...... "You're so weird." ”

Shiina's words pierced my heart, and my shoulders suddenly became heavy. Did I say such strange things.......

"But, at the same time, you're really incredible, and for some reason, I believe you."

"What?"

"I don't know why, I believe what you say, and I feel very relieved and comfortable by your side.

When I was making labels, you kept staring at me hard to see if I was in danger, and you would honestly say that the dishes I cooked were delicious. I can fight with peace of mind and want to cook because I have you by my side...... That's what I thought. ”

A smile appeared on Shiina's face.

"Hey, Kirito, if what you say becomes reality, will you really be by my side and become my strength?"

I've been listening to Shiina's words since just now, and I feel a warmth in my heart.

I really didn't expect Shino to rely on me to such an extent, and I didn't expect my power to be trusted to such an extent.

Since it has been trusted to this extent, no, even if it is not trusted, I want to be the power of CINON. So, there's only one answer.

"Absolutely. Didn't I just say that I'll help you. ”

"yes."

"It's not just that, Shino."

Shino let out an "ah".

"That's what Lilan said to me...... You're not alone. There's me, and there's Lilan. So whatever happens, I hope you don't take it alone. Hope you rely on us more. Whether it's a memory, this game, anything. ”

Shino blinked, and laughed again.

“…… This, I also told me by Lilan, let me rely on myself more. Am I so undependent?"

"No...... Because you look more mature than you seem...... The kind of person who can survive without relying on others......"

Shino smiled wryly.

"It's true that I'm not too dependent on others, but I'm not not relying on you either, so don't worry. If I can't do it alone...... It's up to you then. ”

"Yes, yes?"

Do we think things like each other?

Then, Shino yawned softly.

"Somehow, I got sleepy while chatting with you. You should go to bed early, too. Tomorrow is the strategy of the 53rd floor, let me in. ”

"yes. After reading the book, I went to sleep. Good night, Shino. ”

Shiina, nodding and sliding into the covers.

"Good night...... I believe you. ”

"What?"

Shino rolled over and began to snore.

I think you just said something...... What is it? Never mind.

Tomorrow is to add Shino's strategy-I'm making labels, but I still have to comply with Shiina, who I'm not used to--Thinking so, I slipped into the quilt and closed my eyes.