"Wait, you have to do a good job.

"Although I am the current boss of the Knights of the Blood Oath, it is always Asuna who boosts the morale of the members and strategizes. "I'm afraid there are more people supporting Asuna than I am.

"Well, it's okay. Asuna, are you okay now? \"

As if in response to my voice, Asuna turned around and nodded slowly.

"Jupiter is fine now, I'm sorry to worry everyone."

"It doesn't matter. As long as we know that Jupiter is safe, we are relieved. If the results are good, then good. ”

Immediately afterward, Alice said to Asuna.

\"Asuna, I asked you about Yubibo. You are the mother of Yubibo. \"

Asuna turned to face Alice.

"I feel like with this incident, I reaffirmed that. Before we leave this castle, no, even after we leave this castle, I will be the mother of this child. \"

"That's right, that kid is already your son"

Alice's face looked a little lonely when she said this.

Originally, Jupiter was a program created by Alice, like Alice's child. Before Jupiter lost his memory, he must have regarded Alice as his mother, and Alice must have loved such Jupiter.

However, Jupiter's mother is now Asuna, and Alice is a complete stranger. So far, she is already a mother, but she must feel lonely because she is no longer a mother.

"Actually, I'll be sad if Yui becomes like this. \"

"So Asuna, is that enough?" You can't stay on the pitch forever, can you? \"

Lilan, who had been silent, finally spoke, and Asuna nodded.

"yes. Let's go home now. ”

Asuna stood up after speaking, and a window suddenly appeared in front of her. The light blue rectangular window shows that a message has arrived, and the sender is none other than Godfrey, one of the high-ranking members of the Knights of the Blood Oath.

"From Godfrey. What a wonderful time. ”

Just when everyone was wondering, I opened the message and looked at the contents.

"To the leadership

Diabel, the leader of the Holy Dragon Alliance, arrived at the headquarters. It seems that the boss fight scheduled for tomorrow has suddenly been canceled. I'm still at the Knights of the Blood Oath headquarters, so if you don't have anything important, I hope you can return to the Knights of the Blood Oaths headquarters.

After reading this message, I couldn't help but tilt my head.

It's true that today Diabel is talking about holding a strategy meeting for tomorrow's boss fight, but the boss fight itself suddenly disappears, what does it mean? Could it be that another guild defeated the boss?

"What is this?

Hearing my words, Filia's eyes widened.

"No more boss fights? What do you mean? ”

"Zapalana. It says to return to headquarters for the time being."

"I turned my attention back to the deputy head of the regiment."

\"Asuna, I'm sorry to hear you're busy with Jupiter's business, but Godfrey contacted me.

Asuna hugged Jupiter with a look of surprise.

"Godfrey? What happened? ”

"It seems that Dilberu is here.

One of the reasons for Jupiter's action this time was that Asuna's eyes were taken away from him. If Asuna had taken her eyes off him again, Jupiter might have done something like this again.

"It seems that I am the only one who has been called, so let Asuna and Jupiter go home together." \"

Just as I was about to say that, Shino spoke.

"Asuna, you should go home with Jupiter. Jupiter must be lonely without you, so you should stay with him. \"

I agree with that. I'll listen too, so I want you to be with Jupiter.

Ariki shouted to Asuna, and Asuna's gaze alternated between Shino and Lilan.

\"Jupiter, you look lonely, it would be better if Asuna was by your side. \"

Asuna stared at Yuki, whispering his name, and finally she turned to face us, bowing her head slightly.

"Okay. All three, please. ”

We nodded, then turned to Filia, Klein, and Lifa.

"I'm sorry for the three of you, but we're going back to the Knights of the Blood Oath headquarters. We're disbanding here. ”

Immediately afterward, Alice turned her face to the three of them.

"You guys, I'll give you a reward, can I invite you to come to the first floor? I want you guys to practice cooking with the kids. ”

Klein was taken aback.

\"Oops. Practice cooking?! I haven't done anything like this in years. Even if Teacher Alice asks for it, I don't know if I can do it well\"

Alice grinned.

"The church is good, Mr. Crane, all the children are taught by women, and most of them are drifters like me?? Bright woman.? ”

Immediately afterward, Crane's face became fierce.

"Let me do it"

Lifa continued with a wry smile.

"I'm not good at cooking in this world, can I mix with the kids?"

"Wow, me too. I don't cook at all. ”

After Philia finished talking to Lifa, Alice nodded.

"It's better to be able to cook. Okay, now everyone's whereabouts have been decided, okay, this time the turmoil is over, and this member will be disbanded here. ”

After listening to Alice's words, Shiina, and Lilan greeted everyone and returned the same way, entering the city, passing through the bustling crowds and vendors to the portal.

I activated the portal, but I was surprised. - Among the options, the city with 77 floors should not be open yet.

This means that the boss is defeated and activated, but I don't remember doing anything like that, and I haven't received any information that the cleanup team has come this far.

"What do you mean, it's already the seventy-seventh floor."

"It's strange to hear that in today's strategy, Mr. Diabel broke through the maze and went to the boss room, but I didn't hear that the boss battle has begun. \"

"What's going on? That's impossible. ”

"That Diabel is now at the headquarters of the Knights of the Blood Oath. I was tired of waiting and I left before I got home

I listened to Lilan's "voice" and nodded, and temporarily chose the 55th floor where the headquarters of the Blood Knights was located, and the three of us flew together.

When the teleportation light faded, the gray steel tower city unfolded in front of you, but like other cities, it was bustling with people, and it no longer felt the usual cold atmosphere, but the warm rice fields.

Since the appointment ceremony three days ago, I have taken Shino to the headquarters of the Scarlet Knights, perhaps because the city has warmed up, and the pace has become a little brisk. Someone was waiting at the entrance.

Despite Godfrey's brown hair and beard, we were able to confirm his appearance, and his generosity was praised by the knights. Godfrey waved and shouted as soon as he saw us.

"Commander, Lady Commander!"

As the boss of the Knights of the Blood Oath, I inherited the name of the leader of Heathcliff, and my wife, Shina, was called the chief's wife, albeit only in the game.

Well, only a handful of members like Godfrey call him that, and the rest of the members here call him Mr. Shino.

"Godfrey, is the leader of the Holy Dragon Alliance really here?"

Godfrey nodded and ran over.

"That's right, I'm waiting for you in the conference room right now, but you seem to have experienced something unthinkable, and your face is pale."

\"Isn't it? I just broke up with Diabel. What did you learn during that time? \"

"I don't quite understand, anyway, Commander, you listen to me."

We nodded to Godfrey for a moment, entered the headquarters, greeted the Knights of the Blood Oath as they passed, and finally made our way to the door of the conference room.

When he opened the door and walked in, he saw the Dilberu he had heard of. However, this outfit is different from what I just said, as if I had just challenged the dungeon, and the equipment is solidified.

\"What's wrong, Diabel? \"

When I called out to him, Diabel moved his mouth quietly.

"Kirito, Lilan, and Shino-san. Something terrible happened. \"

"What the hell is going on?"

"Did you see the portal?"

"Ah, the seventy-seventh floor has been opened, when did you defeat the boss?"

Hearing my words, Diabel shook his head.

"No, actually, no one has defeated the boss yet, and our Holy Dragon Alliance, the Knights of the Blood Oath, and all the other small guilds have not yet challenged the boss."

We couldn't help but watch the words that came out of Diabel's mouth.

Floor 77 is released, meaning that the boss on floor 76 has been defeated and the path has been opened. But why hasn't anyone ever fought a boss?

\"The boss is not defeated, can you go to the 77th floor?" This should not be possible.

"No way. But it's possible. ”

"Or rather, what happened after you returned to the Holy Dragon Alliance headquarters?"

Diabel turned to me and began to explain.

When Diabel returned, the members of the Holy Dragon Alliance seemed to be in a hurry. When I questioned him, it seemed that the people who had gone to investigate the boss had discovered the boss room that had been released, and the stairs leading to the next floor were open.

The scouts were puzzled, but they prepared the transfer crystal and searched all corners of the boss's room, but they couldn't find the boss, which seemed to have been activated when I arrived and tried to use the portal.

It appears that members of the reconnaissance team used the portal to fly to headquarters without knowing anything about the situation, and then returned to Diabel to report.

"What's going on?"

Diabel folded his arms and made an embarrassed expression.

"Even I doubted it was true, so I took everyone with me. After that, there is nothing left in the boss room, and the road to the next floor is truly clear. ”

"I can't believe there's such a thing, but if I defeat the boss, I should be able to get some information. However, the informant was as quiet as ever."

After the boss fight, it's almost certain that the informant will make newspapers and haunt all corners of the city. Although it was all over Ayn Grant, he didn't encounter an informant when he walked so far, so there was no commotion. No, there are things here that could cause a commotion.

"What's going on, the boss suddenly disappeared"

It was then that I felt Alice's words echo in my head.

Yes, due to the failure of the cardinal system, Aingrant's current situation is quite unstable, and anything can happen.

Even if the boss disappears, it is not impossible to enter the next layer without fighting the boss battle.

"Kirito, do you have any ideas? \"

"Oh, I just thought about it. Or rather, it's a rather dangerous situation. ”

"Kirito, what do you think of? \"

Based on Alice's words, I told Shino and Diabel what I thought. At the end of the story, Diabel has an extremely surprised expression on his face.

"The system, which can be said to be the foundation of this world, is going crazy."

\"yes. This is what I heard from former Argus staff, and it seems to be the case. It would not be surprising if something happened later. So the boss fight is gone, and all sorts of things have become garbled. Even if you're sick."

Shino looked uneasy. \"

"That is, it is likely that this incident was caused by this."

"That's right, but I'm glad the other side is the boss, and if this disappearance happens to the player, it's not a pun."

Diaberu gently hugged his head.

But if something goes wrong with the foundations of this world, then it's not surprising that something like this is happening to us.

At this moment, Lilan jumped off my shoulder and landed on the table between us and Diaberu. Lilanne turned her face to Diabel.

"Don't think about these things anymore, Diaberu. If anything is possible, you should consider beating this game and escaping this world before something bad happens. I know you're worried, but if you're really worried about your comrades, then work with them and come up with a countermeasure to get out of this world as soon as possible.

Diabel was taken aback and stared at Lilan.

Instead of worrying about what will happen here, let's move on, reach the 100th floor before it happens, escape this world, and most importantly, we will return to reality. I can do things.

Diabel ended up with a big smile on his face, whether he sensed it or if he felt that Lilan had pushed him away.

"As Lilan said, I am the boss of the Holy Dragon Guild, if I, the boss, are in a hurry, then everyone will be in a hurry too."

\"yes, Diabel. Although some things are not quite understood, the door to the next floor has been opened without fighting the boss. From tomorrow, it's 77, then 78, 79, 80. "Ayn Grant, the seizure has also reached its climax.

Shino also said along with my words.

"The current boss of the Knights of the Blood Oath is the strongest dual-wielding swordsman, there is one?? A powerful dragon is his companion, his wife is an archer, and the deputy head is a gentle and strong mother. It's also very strong. With all these elements, I don't think I have much to lose. ”

Diabel looked at me, Shiina, and Lilan alternately, and nodded.

"Yes, it's definitely more meaningful for everyone to work together and think about moving forward than to be depressed here. Thank you three, you're putting a lot of pressure on everyone. ”

"So do we. Even I was able to get this far, and it was only with the impetus of Lilan, Shina, Diabel, and others that I got to this point. \"

"Yes! Well, now that it's decided, I can't do it, hurry back to the Holy Dragon Alliance headquarters and start tomorrow's strategic meeting! ”

Diabel jerked to his feet, thanked us again, and hurried out of the Knights of the Blood Order's headquarters. It's as if he was flying with a booster on his back.

"Even so, a very strange thing happened, the boss disappeared, did the boss really disappear?"

When I heard Shino's words, I put my hand on my chin, lowered my head, and assumed what Shino often called a "thinking pose".

I thought the reason for the boss's disappearance was the big system glitch that Alice said, but maybe some super small guild with no information secretly challenged the boss room and fought the boss to subdue it. Left without activating the next town.

A team we don't know, comparable in strength to the captive team, subdued the boss, and then disappeared. Maybe.

But if there are such people, they will definitely fall prey to information brokers. He must have been stopped by an informant and spread the news. However, I have never heard of such a warband, so the line is thin.

"I wonder what happened to cause the boss to go missing." It's a topic that will stay in my head for a while, so I gathered my thoughts and went back to the pose.

"I don't know why. If I could actually worship the boss when it's gone, I'd know the answer, but now I can't hold on to anything. A fighting group that we don't know about appears, hunting only bosses and "yes." Ran. Or is it true that the boss disappeared because of a cardinal system failure? I don't know. ”

Lilan turned to face us.

\"Well, since you can avoid dangerous boss fights, it's better to think positively for the time being. However, if this kind of thing continues in the future, then it seems necessary to take some kind of action.

"Ahh

After finishing speaking, Shino suddenly made an expression as if she realized something, and opened the information window. After a closer look, I noticed that a message had reached me quietly, so I opened the message window in the same way.

Or rather, the message seems to be directed at me and Shino. Shino shouted to me, who was operating the message window.

\"Hehe, he's also coming to Kirito's. Or rather, it was sent by Yui. \"

"I think Yui is now practicing cooking at Alice Sand's house.

Currently, when sending a message, the sender can decide whether to send it silently to the other party. There was an icon indicating that a message had arrived, but there was no sound, so I knew Yui was thinking of us when she sent the message.

So far, Lifa, Crane, and Philia have all been to Alice's church, and Strea has even been. They are all training and practicing cooking with the children.

The actual combat training probably started when Sasha and Alice came in, so the cooking should be done by now?? Finish.

"I wonder if something happened"

"Since Miss Sasha and Miss Alice are here, I don't think there should be any problems. \"

"Maybe something went wrong." - I felt a little uneasy as I operated the window and read the contents of the message.

"To Mom and Dad

"The meals on the first floor are over." We were joined by Mr. Strey and the atmosphere was very lively.

"The food is made by everyone together, so it's delicious." Let's come over for dinner. \"

Yui's message was very peaceful. It's not like there's anything particularly wrong, it's like a report that the cooking practice has been successfully completed and the food is ready.

Perhaps because they didn't expect it to be such a calm content, Shino and Lilan, who had been nervous, also showed weakened expressions.

"What's wrong? I don't think there's a problem. ”

"Good for you. Everyone seems to be safe. ”

"It's lucky, it's just that the timing is so bad. I thought something must have happened on the first floor. ”

"Haha, yes, mom, let's go see how my daughter's cooking goes."

Shino smiled and nodded.

"yes, Dad, let's do it."

With that, we left the conference room and told Godfrey, who was waiting outside, about what had just happened, and told him that we were going to conquer the seventy-seventh floor and return to the first floor starting tomorrow.

The interior of the town on the first floor is almost the same as before, full of vendors and people entering the town, and it is bustling.

The aroma didn't change, and the sound of food continued to echo throughout the city, instantly arousing my hunger.

As I walked past it, I was reminded of Alice's words.

"Think about it, does everyone make beef with salad dressing?"

Lilan tilted her head, as if she had lost her mind.

"Beef cannondorf? What is that

"That's not SAo, it's the RpG Demon King. This is beef with salad dressing. \"

"Stroganov beef is a Russian dish, a home-cooked dish. It's a dish that doesn't require beef, so it's fairly easy to make. ”

I couldn't help but be taken aback and turned my face to Shino. There is a word called beef, but what does it mean to be able to make it without beef, that is, beef?

"Uh, don't you want beef?"

"Yes, the correct pronunciation is beef Stroganoff. This is pronounced beef in English, but this beef does not mean beef, but stream. In other words, beef Stroganoff is what Stroganoff means. That's why you don't always have to use beef. However, Ms. Alice seems to have used S-grade beef to improve the taste. ”

"What a long piece of knowledge." Maybe it's because Shino has read all kinds of books, so she seems to know a lot more than I know, so I searched the Internet for various materials and memorized them.

"Is that so..."

"yes, that's right. You're going to make dinner tomorrow or so, right? ”

"Please"

\"I'm looking forward to it too\"

Shino chuckled softly.

"Got it. But today we're going to eat what Yui and they made. \"

\"Ah, yes. So what did Yui do? \"

While chatting about these trifles and wandering around the town, I came to the church. Although it was far from the door, I could already hear the noise of the children.

If you listen closely, you can hear the voices of Yui, Alice, Klein, Filia, and Lifa.

I thought it was quite lively, but when I walked into the church, it was dinner time, and many children were noisy, which was a common sight.

There are many plates on the table in front of the children, all with the same dishes on them. What the hell is this?

At this moment, two figures appeared in front of us, as if to separate the children. It was Yui who sent a message to us here, and Streya, who had just lost consciousness.

"Yui, Streya"

\"Somehow, it seems to be more noisy than usual\"

Yui answered my call.

"Daddy, Mommy, Mr. Lilan. I've been waiting for you. ”

"What's all the fuss? Everyone eats the same thing. ”

Strea looked around and smiled.

"We have just finished our cooking exercises. We are comparing which group tastes the best. ”

The noise was louder than usual, but when we heard that it was because the children were comparing themselves to each other after cooking, we were strangely convinced. Everyone stubbornly strives to make what they make is the best to eat.

\"Whew. That is, was it also made by Yui and Streya? \"

"That's right"

After Yui answered, the children's voices were mixed with the voices of adults.

\"Ah、Hey Kirito! And Shino-san! \"

"It's Klein's voice." When I looked back, I saw a man and a woman standing out among the noisy children. Not only Klein, but also Filia and Lifa are beckoning to us.

"Crane, and Philia and Lifa."

As I crawled past the children, I found a large iron pot on the table where the three of them were sitting, steaming from it and emitting an enticing fragrance.

If you look closely, there are children's potted plants on each table, and the whole church is enveloped in a scent.

"When we arrived, Lifa shouted to us."

"Kirito-kun, Shino-san, Lilan, welcome. Salaganov beef is ready. \"

"Really? Did you do it? ”

Filia nodded.

\"yes. I tried it while learning from Ms. Alice and Miss Sasha.

Hearing this, I was a little disappointed that Asuna wasn't there. Asuna has the highest level of cooking skill that neither Alice nor Sasha has reached, so she can make anything delicious.

For me, who didn't eat well today, I really want to eat Asuna's meal now, and the children will be very happy. But if that's the case, Asuna's cooking skills will undoubtedly come first, and the children's comparison will come to naught.

"I see, Crane, did you do the same?"

Crane clasped his hands over and nodded:

"Of course! It's as if I succeeded. Teacher Alice's guidance was perfect than anyone I've ever met. \"

Lifa's eyes were half-open.

\"yes, Mr. Klein Yui just cut the materials into a mess, right? We'll cut it later. \"

\"Li, Lifa-chan, that's the end of it\"

When I ridiculed Klein's testimony for still being a lie, Lilan sniffed the scent repeatedly and made a "sound" that sounded relieved.

"But it looks like you're doing a good job. A scent came to my nose and I felt my stomach growl.

"Ah, this must be true."

In fact, after a fierce battle, my stomach had reached its limit, and I had a feeling of wanting to grab something right away. Perhaps guessing what I meant, Yui shouted at me.

"Dad, you're hungry, there's a lot of food here, please eat a little more, and judge at the same time."

"I don't mind. Yui, Streya, and Lifa will all be happy. \"

With that, I picked up a plate next to me, walked over to Yui and the others, and put the food on the table.

Ayn Grant 80th floor on August 2

After clearing the 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, and 81st floors, we reached the 82nd floor. However, it only took 4 days. In just 4 days, we passed through the 5th floor and came to the 82nd floor.

The reason for Yuichi is that the boss battle was omitted.

Let's say there's going to be a tough boss fight, we level up, strategize, get ready, and go to the boss room. However, waiting to make up our minds to get to the boss room, we saw a development that shocked all players.

Lizbet and I formed a raid on the 78th floor, Philia on the 79th floor, Shino on the 80th and 81st floors, and Asuna on the 82nd floor, and I was in a very large room, with no boss and silence all around.

Just like in the case of mukuro-kama-motashi, I looked around for the boss, thinking that it might be hidden in the upper part of the room, and even when I used Lilan's powers to find enemies, I couldn't find the boss..

What's more, although it was in the boss room at the time, Lilan had already returned to her original appearance, so it was immediately clear that the boss did not exist from the beginning.