When he woke up, Kirito was gone. Or rather, before I knew it, it was in something like a sleeping bag. I don't remember sleeping in something like this last night, but when did I go in?

When I looked up and thought about what had happened to me, I noticed that the night sky was a little brighter. It seems that the time is just before sunrise, which is around 4:00 a.m. Just as I was thinking this, I heard movement nearby, and Lizbet turned her eyes in confusion. There was Kirito's back, his hands rubbing together in the snow, as if searching for something.

"Ah, Kirito?"

Kirito turned around and showed his palm to Lizbet. It is a gesture in place of a greeting.

"What are you doing in the snow?"

"I'm just looking for something. By the way, how are you? Did you sleep well? ”

Lizzebet turned her attention to the sleeping bag that wrapped around her body. Think about it, what the hell is this? It's definitely a sleeping bag, but I've never seen anything like it before and I don't remember using it.

"This is a sleeping bag? Did I sleep with this? ”

"That's how I slept at first, but I woke up halfway through my sleep and felt cold. I have a sleeping bag with cold protection, so I sleep in it so as not to wake you up. It's warm, it's good, did you sleep? ”？”

Lizbet listened to Kirito's explanation without thinking, but when she realized something, her face flushed with surprise. Kirito said that he prepared a sleeping bag when he went to bed, but he didn't say that he had two, and said that he had to be careful not to wake himself up.

All I could think of from this was that before I knew it, I was already sleeping with Kirito. Proof of this is the fact that this sleeping bag is large and allows two people to sleep comfortably.

(I slept with Kirito?) ）

"I've never slept in the same bed with anyone else, let alone with a man." However, from last night until this morning, I did sleep with Kirito. Thinking that Kirito, with whom she had spent the night, fell asleep in bed, Lizbet held her face and lowered her head. I could feel my face burning like fire.

But immediately, Kirito made a loud noise.

"Oh, I knew it was there!"

Lizbet looked up and looked at Kirito. Before he knew it, Kirito had something like a pale crystal in his hand, and he made a gesture that made him glad he was able to find it safely.

"What's that?"

Kirito turned to Lizbet and threw the crystal-like object in his hand at Lizbet as if he were a special potion. When I received the vial in exactly the same way I received it, I took a closer look and a window for items appeared. I had a flash of inspiration.

"Is this the ore you're looking for!? But why is it here? ”

Kirito walked over to Lizbet and sat down.

"Maybe it came out of the dragon's belly."

"Did it come from that dragon? Ah, yes, according to intelligence, yes. Isn't that what it dropped after defeating the dragon, though? ”

Kirito shook his head.

"It's possible, but if it's stored in his body, I think the only way is to take him down. ・I should be able to do one of the following: "Leave" or "Leave". And then this pit here must be the dragon's lair. I thought it might be possible, so I went to look for it, gave it a try, and as expected.

Liz Bette nodded. I heard that the material that Kirito wanted to make this sword was a special ore formed in the body of the crystal dragon. And Kirito says that this is a special ore that comes out of the dragon's belly, so there is no doubt that this is the target.

"It's true, but what is it?"

"What?"

"No, that's why I'm asking what this guy is. It's a special ore, but it's not just a special ore, isn't it? ”

Kirito had a satisfied expression.

"Ah, I see, that is, this is his excrement."

"Excretion?"

Hearing this, Lizbet's face involuntarily turned pale. It came out of the dragon's belly, which most likely meant that the crystals that the dragon had eaten had mutated in the stomach, formed, and then been excreted. In other words, it's...

"So that's it"

"Ah, the identity of that ore is him."

"You can say that!!"

Lizzebet was about to let go of the dragon dung ingot, but if she lost it, there would be no need to run so far, so she recovered. Still, the thought that it came out of the dragon's belly made me want to let go of it or rather, I wanted to throw it somewhere, but somehow I managed to hold it down and threw it into the item window.

"So, the ore acquisition task is temporarily completed"

Just as she was about to speak, Lizzebetter suddenly realized something. The dragon's dung is here, the dragon's lair. And according to intelligence, I heard that dragons are nocturnal. It's sunrise now, and it's no surprise that the dragon is back!

"Not good!"

"What?"

"What's wrong! This is the dragon's lair, right?! The dragon is a nocturnal animal, and it's morning, so it's no surprise he's back! ”

"Ahh

Kirito suddenly fell silent, while Lizbet, who continued to panic, looked up at the sky. A black shadow was born in the white space that had been cut into a circle, and it was getting bigger and bigger, and I could see its two wings and a long tail with claws on it. For a moment, I thought it was Lilan, but with its pale, shiny rough shell and crystalline horns, I realized it wasn't Lilan, but a crystal dragon, Lizbet shouted.

"Here we --!!"

As if in response to Lizbet's screams, the crystal dragon screamed at the two on the ground. Immediately afterward, Kirito made an expression as if he had thought of something, and immediately hugged Lizbet. Before Lizbet could speak, Kirito drew his sword and swung it, kicking up the snow around him to create a smoke screen.

The next moment, a crystal dragon pounced on him, but Kirito passed between its claws and fingers and landed on the wall, running up the wall just as he had tried to escape yesterday.

Just as Lizbet wondered if Kirito was planning to run up the wall again, Kirito kicked the wall with both feet, flew into the air, and then descended towards the back of the crystal dragon. Then he stabbed his sword deep into the back of the dragon, which had lost its purpose and was full of gaps. With a sudden pain in his back, the crystal dragon screamed, spread its wings, and began to soar.

"Woo !!woo woo

"It's not you, it's Ren Longyi! Liz, hold on! ”

Lizbet leaned back on Kirito's body in a daze. A roar of breaking wind rang in his ears, and his eyes suddenly brightened, and finally dyed white.

When I opened my eyes with the blinding white, Lizbet had already flown into the air before I knew it. Kirito also pulled out his sword from the dragon's back and flew as well. The expression on his face was full of accomplishment, as if things were going well.

Lizbet turned her attention around. Beneath my feet is a panoramic view of the 51st floor. Cylindrical towers, snowy mountains, snowy fields, snow-capped mountain villages, as well as towns and labyrinths. Everything on the fifty-first floor stretches as far as the eye can see, shining beautifully in the light of the sun that has just risen.

"Wow, wow, wow!"

Just as she was engrossed in admiring the beautiful scenery, Kirito's hand came into her field of vision, and Lizzebet suddenly came back to her senses. Kirito smiled and held out his hand. Holding the outstretched hand with both hands, feeling the warmth, Lizbet immediately came back to her senses.

"It's a beautiful world." The world is so beautiful. If I hadn't met Kirito yesterday, I wouldn't have known how beautiful and warm this world is. The gratitude for Kirito grows in her heart, and when it finally overflows from her heart, Lizzet laughs.

"Kirito ——!"

Kirito replied that perhaps it was because of the storm that he couldn't hear clearly.

"What-?"

"I ——, about Kirito ——, I like you——!!!"

"What the hell——!? I can't hear clearly——!! “

"Anything —————— !!"

Lizbet quickly approached Kirito, hugged Kirito's body, and laughed out loud. Then, when Lizzebet stopped laughing, Kirito said as if he had thought of something again.

"Hey, Liz, don't you want to enjoy this view again!?"

"Uh, can you do that?"

"Oh, I can do it! I'm going to make a lot of noise! ”

After saying that, Kirito took a deep breath and then slammed into the air.

Rerun ——————————————!!!

Hearing the voice coming from the depths of Kirito's body, Lizbet was stunned for a moment, but she immediately realized that it was an order to Kirito's partner Lilan, and she looked around. As I turned my gaze to the bright sun, I saw something flying at an alarming speed, light on my back. It has a white shell and white-gold fur, a face that resembles the outline of a wolf, long blond hair like human hair, and sword-shaped horns on its forehead. Sensing a dragon with white wings coming towards her, Lizbet's eyes lit up.

"Lilan is coming to pick me up!!"

Immediately after, Kirito firmly grasped Lizbet's body and suddenly began to fall. But just then, Kirito landed on something and straddled it, and Lizbet landed on Kirito's back. Lizbeth lowered her head, feeling the muscles of another creature throbbing beneath her. It was a mane that shimmered with golden light, and when you looked out from Kirito's shoulder in front of you, you could see a large sword that glittered in the light, and long blond hair.

It didn't take long for Lizbet to realize that it was Kirito's partner Lilan, and when she realized this, Lizbet's heart fluttered. Now I'm riding on Lilan's back!

"Don't keep me waiting, run again!"

"I didn't expect you to come out of the hole with that dragon. What if I don't accept your intentions? If you had fallen from such a height, you wouldn't have dropped a drop this time.

"No, no, that's because of an incident. That's an event where you jump on that dragon and come out.

Just as Lizbet was convinced that this was the case, Lilan sighed.

"Well, I'm grateful that you're able to live a normal life. At one point I wondered what was going on and looked around the cave.

That's because I'm walking around. I can't even go home on my own.

"I'm sorry to worry about me."

Kirito smiled and turned his gaze to the sky ahead.

"Replay, it's fast, but there's something I want you to do."

"What"

"It's flying! Fly around the fifty-first floor until I say yes! I rarely ride you except in battle. ”

Lilan let out a "sound" as if he was surprised.

"Isn't it like flying in the sky when you go out and wear it early? Never mind. Hold on tight

Kirito turned and shouted at Lizbet, who was holding her back.

"Liz, did you hear me? Hold on, don't get dumped! ”

Lizbet put her hand on Kirito's chest and nodded.

"I see! Come on, Kirito, Lilan! “

Seeing Lizbet's smile, Kirito also smiled and turned around. Kirito sighed as he dyed his body with the morning glow

"Let's run again! The 51st Floor Flight Tour Begins! ”

As if in response to Kirito's instructions, Lilan roared high in the air and began to fly on the 51st floor with the two of them. When she didn't see Kirito, Lizbet's heart was excited, and the smile on her face became even brighter.

After about a 15-minute flight, the two landed on the 51st floor on the outskirts of the city, headed straight for the portal, and returned to Linders City, heading straight for the Liz Bess Munitions Store.

Along the way, Kirito said, "There will be no more meaningless killings for the crystal dragon." I think he's going to be calm. I felt a strange persuasiveness in this sentence. When Lizzebet and Kirito fly through the sky together on Lilan's back, Lizbet realizes that everything in this world is not just a huge amount of data, but real life. That's why I was able to agree with Kirito.

When I returned to Liz Beth's munitions shop, the store manager NPC I had set up before leaving the store shouted to me, "Welcome home." The resulting microcrystalline ingots are heated in a kiln and ready for processing. Then, taking out the hammer to work on it, Lizbet took a stance, but immediately swallowed.

It is said that the weapons crafted in this game are completely random. Some blacksmiths explain that the number, frequency, and rhythm of hammer blows can make a weapon better or worse, but Liz Bess doesn't believe this. Therefore, even if you hit this hard-won ore, it doesn't mean that what Kirito really wants will come true. Lizbet's mind was filled with fear of what would happen if Kirito didn't get what she wanted after wearing all of this, and a cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

"This ore is a very good material.

Kirito immediately summoned a piece of cloth like a handkerchief and came to Lizbet's side to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead. Surprised to see Lizzebet suddenly wipe her sweat, Kirito said with a smile.

"It's a troublesome system, but it's a suitable task, and you can take it an unlimited number of times, and if you can't, you can take it again."

The moment Kirito said this, Lizzebert felt the foggy uneasiness in her heart freeze all at once, and she felt that her roots were collapsing and collapsing. At the same time, the warmth I felt when I talked to Kirito revived in my heart.

"Kirito showed me how beautiful the world is." And he still believes in me.

"Until now, I've never wanted to make friends with male players." Because I thought that if I did, one day I might fall in love. All love in this world is false.

But from the beginning, it was all because of my misunderstanding. There is no falsehood in this world, everything is true, everything is true. The night I spent with Kirito, the warmth I felt at the time, the beauty of this world I felt this morning, and the feelings for Kirito that surged in my heart are all real facts. That's all.

"Once we have the right sword, let's confess everything to Kirito." And if you pour this thought into this metal with a hammer, you will surely be able to create a sturdy sword. Driven by such thoughts, Lizbet took a slow and deep breath and grasped the hammer in both hands.

Then, he slammed it down on the red-hot ingot.

"Build a sturdy sword!"

"My heart, deliver!"

"Delivery!" Delivery!! Delivery!!!

With this in mind, Lizbet continued to tap the gold ingots with a familiar hammer at a certain frequency. And when the number of blows reached about fifteen, the ingots that were flattened by the blows were shrouded in red light, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into a one-handed sword. At the sight of the sword-like ore, both Kiriri's and Lilan's eyes widened.

"Oh..."

"The sword is ready"

Immediately after the two muttered, the red light suddenly burst, and the object wrapped in the light showed its original form to everyone present. What emerged from the light was a gorgeous pale green, almost white sword, somewhat peculiar in shape, with a slightly larger tip.

"Done"

Lizbet immediately clicked on the sword, bringing up the details window to confirm. Category: One-Handed SwordOne-Handed Sword, correctly named "Dark Repulsor". These figures are very close to Kirito's "interpreters". This is the most powerful sword I've ever made. Of course, it was much more powerful than the sword I was proud of yesterday that broke because it couldn't withstand Liran's attack.

"The name Dark Rejection means to banish the Sword of Darkness. The informant doesn't have this sword in his profile, so it's the first time this sword has been created, so try it. ”

Kirito grabbed the hilt of his sword without saying a word, staring at the blade. Although it was faint, the blade was like a mirror, and you could see Kirito's face and Lilan's face on her shoulder. Kirito then separated from Lizbet and showed his skills by swinging his sword several times. After repeating the sword test again, and finally stopped, Kirito held the sword and turned his face to smile at Lizbet.

"It's a lot heavier than the previous sword, and it's very useful. It's a good sword. No, it's the best sword, Liz. “

Hearing this, Lizzebert happily wanted to raise her voice, but swallowed it immediately. Kirito said that this is the best sword, which means that my wish has come true. In other words, now is the time to talk to Kirito about your feelings.

"I've already said it, but Kirito isn't listening." That's why it's time to speak out, but the words aren't said well.

"Well, since we've made so many swords, we're going to have to pay. How much, Liz? ”

Lizzebet shook her head at Kirito, who was in a good mood.

"I don't need money"

"Huh? Why? ”

"You know, Kirito."

Kirito tilted his head at Lizbet, who suddenly cowered. Before Kirito could speak, Lizbet continued.

"In exchange, I want you to make me your exclusive smith."

Kirito "Huh? Then Lilan's eyes widened, "What? Lizzebet continued desperately.

"I'll come here after the arrest and let me maintain the equipment. From now on, every day. ”

Lizbet felt her cheeks burn and her heart beat in her ears. For a moment, I wondered if my body was in a similar state in the real world. Perhaps Lizbet understood what she was trying to say, and Kirito's usually gentle expression became a little surprised, and instantly turned a pale red.

"That's..."

Lizbet took a deep breath to keep Kirito from hearing and tried to speak.

"Kirito, it's me, it's me-"

That was the moment when Lizzebert gathered everything in her heart and tried to pass it on to Kirito. Suddenly the workshop door opened,

"Liz, I'm worried about ——!!"

Something flew out of the door with great force and hugged Lizzebert as if it was about to crash into her body. For a moment, Lizbet's expression looked like she didn't know what was going on, but at the sight of her beautiful long maroon hair, she immediately realized that it was Asuna who was hugging her.

"Ah, Asuna"

Asuna looked up and spoke forcefully to the stunned Lizbet.

"The news hasn't arrived, the store hasn't closed yet, the map can't be tracked, where the hell have you been! Let's go to the Black Iron Palace!? ”

"I'm sorry, Asuna, who are you?"

Immediately after, a girl's voice from Asuna came from outside the door.

"Found you, Lizz Bett!"

Lizzebet, as if attracted by the sound, turned her head in that direction. It was Shino, who had only become friends with him the day before. Like Asuna, she had a relieved look on her face when she finally found us.

Before Liz Bette called out her name, Shino ran down the stairs and stood beside Asuna.

"Asuna and I went to find her. When I got back to the store, it was closed and I texted her and there was no response. What exactly are you doing? “

"Ah, I'm trapped in a dungeon."

Asuna was surprised and put her hand on Lizbet's shoulder.

"In the dungeon? Does Liz go to the dungeon alone? ”

"No, I'm going with someone else"

Shiina's face showed concern when she said "yes".

"Actually, the people I live with are in the same situation as Lizzebet. I can't reply to messages, I can't track the map Hey, you know what? ”

Lizbet was slightly stunned, and she pointed to Kirito in the blind spot between the two and said.

The moment their gaze turned to Kirito, Asuna's mouth and eyes were open, her body stiffened slightly, and Shino blinked her eyes several times. And almost at the same time, they also raised their voices.