In order to break through the 53rd floor, our customs clearance team decided to clear the venue first, because it was necessary, Shi Nai and Relan and I were sent to defeat the venue boss, and participated in the raid on the 53rd floor in a building in the corner.

In the slightly gloomy cavernous building, as far as the eye can see, you can see a large number of players, the leader of the Holy Dragon Alliance, Diabel and his party, Klein and his party from the Wind Forest Volcano, the owner of the small guild, Achill, who will support them, as well as several members of the Knights of the Blood Oath, and their deputy leader Asuna. On top of that, Asuna spread out the map on this floor on a large table in the center of the room, as if she was in charge of the strategy.

What happens next? What are we going to do? As the players said these words, Asuna looked around and said "Quiet!" in the voice of the presiding judge of the court. I slapped the table.

"Let's start the strategy meeting, our strategy team is here to crusade against the domain boss...... However, we want to defeat the realm boss with a special strategy. ”

The commotion stopped, and all eyes were on Asuna.

“…… We lure the wild boss to this village and defeat it while attacking the NPC villagers. ”

Everyone was taken aback by Asuna's plan, and Raylan's "voice" echoed in their heads.

"Won't you...... Are you going to destroy this village with the hands of monsters?? ”

He raised his hand on behalf of Lilan's words. NPCs are inhabitants of this world. If it's gone...... You're dead.

"Wait! What will happen to NPCs! There are a lot of NPCs in this village! ”

"Monsters will target NPCs, and they will neglect to pay attention to us.

"I've been thinking about this question for a long time, but this person still doesn't realize that NPCs are alive." It was the same with the replay, so I went there, but I didn't learn much what I could say.

"Wait! I'll tell you what happens to the NPCs that are attacked. ”

"NPCs reappear when they are killed. No problem. ”

"There are a lot of problems, even those NPCs"

"Alive, but?"

Interrupted by Asuna's words, I nodded.

"Oh yes, the NPC is still alive, if you want to kill the NPC, then I won't do it."

Asuna's expression didn't change, and she moved her mouth. It seems that he doesn't care about the strategy of killing NPCs at all.

"I'm in charge of the operation.

Asuna continued to face me.

"Your dragon is very powerful, if you want to protect this village, use that power to defeat the wild boss. Please also take care of me, it's easy for you. ”

Anger welled up in my heart. After all, this person intends to use Lilan as a tool to hunt down the boss. Of course, he ignored Lilan's feelings and heart.

Just when I wanted to express my anger in a few words and spit it out, Shino next to me crossed her arms and opened her mouth.

"Lilan is not a boss hunting tool. Don't mix Lilan with NPCs. ”

Asuna turned her gaze to Shino.

"You?"

"Kiriyuki's squire. By the way, the person who can understand the feeling of the demon. ”

Asuna's gaze looked up at Shino. I guess I'm looking at my level and stamina gauge.

"Shinai...... Level 58, such a low level, it's time to conquer this level. ”

I reached between Asuna and Shino and blocked Shino with half of my body.

"Shino's ability is certified. She can be on an equal footing with enemies and bosses on this floor, so she won't be an obstacle. ”

"It should have been said a long time ago that the captives at this level must be at least level 60."

"Although it is about two levels lower, Shina's ability is above level 65."

Just as Asuna was gritting her teeth, Diabel, the leader of the Holy Dragon Alliance, intervened and shouted to Asuna.

"You two, I want you to stop fighting.

Diabel's words shut my mouth. Moving on, Tiabel turned her attention to Asuna.

"Also, Asuna-san, I'm sorry, but I agree with Kirita and Shino-san. Our lives were saved by Kirito and his family. I don't want you to be careless about me...... This guy isn't just an NPC. ”

Asuna turned to face Diabel.

"All NPCs are the same.

"You might think so.

Asuna shook her head.

"No need, let's arrest it quickly. We're not dealing with NPCs. ”

Asuna refused to admit it. I can't believe you are so stubborn in admitting this.

“…… No, this"

Suddenly, I felt my arm being pulled. Looking around, it was Shino who pulled her.

"Hey, Shino, what's wrong?"

"Run. Even if we're here, Lilan is just a tool. Go out and catch yourselves. ”

Shiina continued to pull me and finally left. Looking behind him, he could see a cave that was getting smaller, and the figure of a white wolf dragon was staring at the cave.

"Hey, Lilan, what's wrong?"

Lilan looked sideways at me.

I'm sorry, Kirito, I didn't have to do today's strategy. I'll stay away from you

I couldn't help but raise my voice in surprise. Is it possible for a pet to leave the Beast Tamer? Of course, I didn't write that in the memo that Sirika gave me, and at the end of the day, I left too suddenly.

"Wait, wait, Lilan, you must not leave without permission!"

"I'll be back in the evening!"

With that, Lilan spread her wings and took off with a loud bang and the sound of the wind, flying into the sky above the fifty-third floor. Shino and I stared at each other, our mouths half-open inadvertently.

“...... Re-running is quite free of freedom. ”

"No, no, no, it's not because I'm clearly violating orders."

I hurriedly opened the map window to search for Lilan's reaction, but there was no icon for Lilan's reaction anywhere. It seems that it has risen into the sky, and it has become imperceptible.

"Oh no...... I don't know Lilan's whereabouts anymore. ”

"Even so, you can't escape this layer anymore, right? Since he is no more than your demons, it is impossible for him to use the portal without you. ”

"There's no doubt about it." Lilan is my enchantment, not a player, so she can't use a portal to get out of this level, even if she crosses the sky, she shouldn't be able to get out of Ayn Grant.

So, if I'm on this level, I'm sure Lilan will come back sooner or later, but I don't know where he's gone or what his purpose is in leaving me.

"In short, the replay is unreliable now, and only me and Shino will arrest it." Actually, I was going to team up with everyone, but it's hard to come back after coming out like this.

"I can't help it...... Let's take it off without running again. I didn't expect the beast to be so free. ”

"yes, but where did Lilan go? I'm a little curious. ”

It's possible, but the fact that Lilan disappeared above this level means that it should be able to be picked up again as the height decreases. If I had waited until that moment and approached without being noticed, I would have understood why Lilan had left me.

…… If you get close to Lilan, who is better at searching than me, you might notice me.

"Looks like it's going to be discovered...... Let's chase him a little longer, if he lowers the height, we should be able to catch him. ”

"Looks like I'm eavesdropping, but I'm curious about Lilan's actions, so be it."

"I'm surprised that Shino agreed with me." Since it's about Shino, I think I'd say I'd leave Reran alone.

"Shina, you're passionate about it. Although now it must be conquered. ”

"You should be looking for Reran while attacking, Reran, who is usually following you, left you, indicating that something happened, possibly, but maybe he remembered something related to his memory, I can't figure it out."

"By the way, Lilan has amnesia." And Lilan's abnormality means that something has happened inside Lilan. Lilan's major event must be to regain her lost memories.

"Lilan's memory...... That's unscrupulous, but I'm more worried about it than the next layer. ”

"So, while capturing and leveling up, pay attention to the map window and see where Lilan will appear. If you can confirm Lilan's reaction......"

"Use the Stealth Skill, approach Lilan and confirm what happened."

"That's when I realized." Think about it, what is Shino's skill composition? I'm talking about the stealth skill, but it doesn't look like it's higher than me.

"But what about your skill set? I upgraded my stealth skill to the point where I could escape Reran's eyes, but luckily, your stealth skill didn't go that far, right? ”

Shi Nai opened the skill window without saying a word, and pointed with a "hmm" sound. Look here is an intentional representation.

Following Shina's intentions, I looked at Shiina's skill window and confirmed that the concealment skill was given a number. However, to my surprise, this number is even higher than mine.