Even at breakfast, there was a lot of commotion among the children.

Corn soup, salad, bread and other meals were prepared by nurses such as Alice, as well as Asuna and Shiina, who acted as substitutes, and they were unexpectedly delicious, and the children quickly finished their share and began to compete for food. Leftovers.

There are many ways to win, such as rock-paper-scissors or turning. We stared blankly at the children while eating in the corner.

"It's amazing..."

"It should be very lively.

As Alice brought the coffee to her lips, Sasha turned her face to Shino and Yui next to her.

"How's Xiaoyou?"

Shino and I turned our attention to Yui. Yui was eating the bread handed to her, it looked really delicious, and she was so energetic that she couldn't believe she was sick yesterday. And Lilan was also beside Asuna, eating bread and drinking soup like a human, and she looked completely restored to her original appearance.

"Thanks to letting him sleep all night, it seems that he has recovered. Thank you, Miss Sasha and Ms. Alice for your cooperation. \"

"Hehe, thank you very much, thanks to your help, I was able to feed the children more than usual?? Delicious food. Although it is in the game, the hunger and taste are different from those in real life. Because there isn't

After listening to this sentence, I feel that Alice and we are the same person. We feel that this world is another real world in which we live, but this person is also a person who lives in this world. It makes a lot of sense to me.

\"Then again, Asuna and Shiina, you all know what a nurse is.

Asuna and Shino looked surprised, but immediately smiled bitterly.

"I'm sorry, Teacher Alice.

\"I'll spend this time with Kirito and Yui, but it's a bit unlikely that I'll be able to communicate with all the kids here\"

Sasha is surprised by Asuna's appearance.

"Uh, is Miss Asuna a member of the capture team? \"

"Uh, okay"

Alice took the bread to her mouth and took a bite, swallowing it before saying.

"I thought it was so. Asuna seems to be strong in some ways, and she's also very good at managing children, so I can tell she's got the right amount of experience somewhere. I didn't expect you to be that person. "The vice president of a large capture guild.

Asuna bowed her head slightly, but Sasha immediately turned to face us.

\"What are Kirito-san and Shino-san going to do? Do you have a house somewhere? \"

"Yes, I have a house, on the 22nd floor, so I want to live there with the four of us."

Sasha tilted her head.

"Really? Four people? Is there anyone else but you? ”

"Come to think of it, I didn't tell Sasha and Alice about the rerun." Even if I said it, Lilan probably wouldn't have made a "sound" to Sasha and Alice, so I don't think they would have taken them for human.

"It's the little dragon over there. Asuna took him with her, but he used to be my partner. So counting him, we're a family of four. \"

Asuna's face went blank.

"Huh? A family of four? What do you mean? ”

"Ah, Asuna didn't know that Shino and I were married. "Anyway, I'll teach you like this—that's what I thought, and just as I was about to talk about my relationship with Shino, Shino suddenly grabbed me. Just as I was surprised by what had happened, Shino whispered.

"Don't tell me you're married!"

"Uh, why?"

"Say no more! It's going to make a fuss. ”

Ah. Speaking of which, Shino doesn't like to talk about her relationship with me in public, and she doesn't like to act like it.

Lizbet's face flushed, and she fainted in agony, almost repeating it again.

"Discovered, discovered"

I turned to face Asuna. \"

"You see, we live under the same roof, so it's like a family, and Yui seems to want a family too, so we make up a family of four. We can't be related by blood. But

Asuna said "Of course" with a satisfied expression. Somehow, they don't seem to realize that we're married. So that I can get rid of Shino's pain.

"A family of four under one roof?

With that, Alice was about to put her coffee in her mouth when she suddenly stopped and turned her face to the front door.

Alice's sudden move surprised us.

"Alice, what's wrong?"

"When players other than the children and the childcare teacher come to the church, the bell item in their pocket will ring. Now, the bell is ringing. \"

"Is there such a thing?" But nothing was heard. I wonder if this is an item that Alice has found but has not yet found. And the arrival of children and players outside the nursery is taking over the town

"Wouldn't it, \"Army\"!? ”

Sasha turned her gaze to Alice. Isn't it, Alice knocked down the army guy yesterday, he's here to get revenge?

"Sasha, I've made a request to the kids. Asuna, Kirito, Shino, Lilan, and maybe me. \"

"Fight me, all right. I see. ”

I immediately got up from my seat and took the Explainer's sword, which was no ordinary sword. Next, Asuna also used Lizbet's special Lambertlet, Shino stood up with a dagger, and Lilan flew up and landed on my shoulder.

The reassuring weight of having a partner on my shoulders makes my heart skip a beat, but now is not the time.

"Alright, let's go."

We nodded as Alice had been instructed and walked towards the front door without making a sound. The front door had been opened, and I thought the scum of the "army" was waiting outside with knives, but what spread was a disappointing sight.

- A woman with long hair, a ponytail, and no weapon was waiting at the door. However, their clothes are the same gray-green and black as the "Army", so it is immediately clear that they are related to the "Army".

When the "Army" woman confirmed our presence at the entrance, she quietly moved her mouth.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Juliel."

Asuna warned and shouted.

"You're from the Army, aren't you?"

Juliel nodded quietly. Without hesitation, I turned my face gently towards Alice.

"Yesterday, this lady hit your friend, are you here to protest?"

Juliel's expression softened a little and shook her head.

"No, no, no. Instead, I want to thank all of you. Thank you for defeating the [army] hooligans yesterday. ”

"I was surprised by his unexpected remarks." I thought you would say that you hit my friend, but I didn't expect you to thank me, but I immediately understood why Yuliel said that. I think

Uriel's eyes are not as ugly and glaring as the "Legion" or the Red Player, but are as beautiful and clear as a sunny day, with a warm glow stored inside.

"That's why I'm here to make a request to all those who are in a position to do this."

We were wary of Juliel, but Alice, who had defeated the army yesterday, withdrew her sword from her waist in an emergency and shouted at us.

"It seems that this man is not hostile to us. Guys, put away your weapons. Juliel, let's hear the story. \"

With that, Alice beckoned Juliel to come over, and walked towards the back of the church. We don't quite understand, but as you can see, unlike the other armies, Yuriel is not hostile to our evil eye, he is a villain. Liran, who is good at discerning good people, doesn't say anything, so he decides that Uriel is a good person and follows Alice to the back of the church.

Then, Alice invited Juliel into a slightly larger room like the reception room, sat down at the same table, and shouted to Juliel.

"So, do you have any requirements for us?"

Juliel was the first to bow her head.

"First of all, I want to apologize.

Alice shook her head.

"Look up, it's them, not you, and I think there's a big difference between you and them. Maybe you and those guys can't be called companions, so may I ask us, what is it? ”

Juliel looked up.

"In order to do that, I have to explain things like the situation [in the army], is that okay?"

"I don't mind, such stories will be familiar to everyone around me, but I'm just a manager of a small place called here, and I rarely leave here, so I don't know anything about this information, please tell me".

Juliel nodded, looked around at us and Alice, and began to explain.

"The army that did an inhuman act against you yesterday, but the 'army' is not a bunch of scoundrels who have committed this invisible act from the beginning, but an extremely well-organized organization that puts the survival of the player first, acts, provides hunting grounds and items. The name of the guild leader at the time was \"

"You are a thinking person. I've heard you're popular as a good guildmaster, but I've heard that recently the guildmaster has changed, and the army has been rotting ever since. \"

Juliel listened to me and nodded.

"Originally, the thinkers did not want to create what could be called a group of self-righteous rogue organizations. I just wanted to share with you that I didn't even think to do anything like this. "This."

"I folded my arms." It may have been so at first, but the army grew in size day by day, and eventually it probably grew to a level beyond the reach of thinkers. As a result, the "army" seems to be out of the control of the thinker and begins to act invisibly.

"However, the 'army' has become too big for a thinker to handle"

Uriel nodded.

"Yes. Divisions continued to take place within the Army, and at one point a man emerged as a thinker. His name is the Tooth King. \"

"I was taken aback by the name." Speaking of U, Kibo is the one who threw the place into chaos on the first floor because of his unreasonable criticism of Diabel. Because of him, the side that had come together with great difficulty split and formed the Holy Dragon United Faction and the Ayn Grant Liberation Army Faction.

"Tooth King, of course, he might end up doing something like that. \"

"The Yawang faction has increased its power and has begun to carry out violent acts such as extortion and extortion by monopolizing high-efficiency hunting grounds and collecting taxes. And in order to calm the situation, the Tooth King sent his best players to the front line. This happened a few days ago. ”

Of course, after this game becomes a game of death, in order to become stronger, easier to conquer, and in order to be able to survive, the hunting ground that can be efficiently leveled becomes very valuable. However, monopolizing it is absolutely not okay, and it is also an act that should not be done in other mmoRpG.

"And boss fights." Presumably the most recent boss fight, with Asuna and Diabel absent and Heathcliff attacking. The leader was stronger than I thought, but Heathcliff managed to deal with it with his own strength and leadership, though there was no indication that there were other guilds at war with him besides the Blood Knights.

So, what's really going on? What about the Tooth King's subordinates? \"

In the face of Shino's inquiry, Yuriel gently covered her face with one hand.

"We were completely annihilated by the boss's attack and were forced to withdraw from the Blood Knights, as if to force the boss of the Blood Knights to continue fighting. Strongly condemned and almost expelled from the guild, the Tooth King, who was cornered, implemented a tough plan by trapping Zink, who was about to regain his position as leader. ”

Juliel clenched her fists and gritted her teeth.

"I left the pendant deep in the dungeon."

Yuliel's words took everyone by surprise.

Abandoning players in the depths of the dungeon is a good pK, forcing monsters in the depths of the dungeon to beat up the players who left them. However, this is something that can be prevented as long as there is a teleportation crystal - but.

"What happened to the transfer crystallization? Don't you have one? ”

Uriel nodded.

The Tooth King invites the thinker to talk with his bare hands. This is what happened three days ago. ”

Asuna raised her voice in surprise.

"Three days in the depths of the dungeon!? What did Mr. Zink do? ”

"When I checked the Monument to Life, there was no horizontal line on the name, and it seemed that it was still alive. I don't think so. ”

Juliel closed her eyes.

"If the chairman doesn't come back like this, everything will be the Tooth King's business, and the violence will be repeated. Everything is my responsibility as a lieutenant. The level is too high and there is nothing I can do about it. "It's my own business, and under the watchful eye of the Tooth King, I can't count on the help of the 'army' at all."

The current army is like a criminal organization created by the Tooth King, and it is likely that no one will listen to Yuliel's story and will not cooperate with him. Perhaps, it might be a good idea to treat the well-meaning Yuriel as an enemy, to make her suffer the same fate as the thinker, and to try to kill her.

"In the middle of this, there have been rumors in the strategy team recently that there is a player with a powerful dragon on the first floor, and a group of players who continue to cooperate with him in battle. I've heard about it, and I've heard it. "There's a request here."

"The player with a powerful dragon is me, and the dragon is Lilan." Indeed, until now, I have been fighting non-stop, paving the way with my own strength, Lilan's strength, and the combined strength of both human and dragon to repel monsters and bosses. Now I feel like I'm being called an ace by the dragon capture team.

Normally you might be happy, but I'm a little upset because I feel like I'm just being used for a strategy.

Juliel rose from her seat and bowed to me.

\"Please, Kirito-san, and Ryu-san, who is with Kirito-san. Please come with me to rescue Zinke. \"

"I was surprised."

Indeed, I have wanted to talk to thinkers for a long time, and I wonder why the military is in such a state when it says there are thinkers. So I had a feeling that I wanted to help thinker, but it was possible that Juliel was lying. Just because Lilan didn't say anything doesn't mean she's telling the truth.

I was about to answer when Shino spoke.

"I'm a player who acts alongside Kirito. If we can do something, we're willing to lend you strength, but we need evidence. That story is true—\"

"I'm well aware that I'm making an unreasonable request, but the thought of what he's doing now makes me feel like I'm going crazy!"