"When you're in Ayn Grant, you don't cook. However, when you return to the real world, I heard Naoba say that you suddenly become able to cook. I've heard about it, too, and that's it. Why is that? \"

"Different"

\"You should have been pretty good at going to crowded places. However, I've heard that you've been avoiding crowded places since you returned from Ian Grant. Why is that? \"

"You're talking differently."

\"Why was it that in yesterday's battle, when Ratatosk pounced on you, you were attacked? Didn't you think Ratatosk was something different at the time? It's exactly the same as Shinai's seizure. Nina

"No, Lilan. So shut up. ”

"I've heard Shiina, who is worried about you, said that you got sick at the toy department when you were dating Shiina. We also have a model gun in the toy department, did you see the model gun at that time? Didn't I make things worse? ”

"Shut up, you're telling me."

"You don't have a problem with guns. But since you've come back from Ayn Grant, you've been sick to the sight of a model gun or a toy gun. Shinai should have been a person with a gunshot wound, why? Even you do. \"”。

The next moment, Kirito raised his head, grabbed Liren by the shoulder, pressed him against the wall, and shouted.

"It's an order, start over!! Shut up!!! ”

Kirito's sudden screams echoed in the back alleys, then were sucked into the hallway, eventually disappearing into the darkness. Even after being scolded, Lilan didn't flinch in the slightest, but stared at Kirito's face full of intense anger - especially Kirito's black eyes. Then, after a few seconds of silence, Lilan whispered.

"Your eyes will lie.

“！！”

Then Kirito gritted his teeth.

"Everything Lilan said is true." I can suddenly cook dishes that I didn't know before, I'm not good at crowds that I used to be good at, when someone jumps at me, the object that jumps at me looks different, when I see a gun, it's a strange sight that fills my mind, and I suddenly feel fear, anxiety, and nausea.

These things began to happen after she returned from Ayn Grant, strictly speaking, after merging with Shino's memories and consciousness.

\"I tell you, and people. Now, you've been infected with Shino's trauma. And the memory of Shino in your body blurs the boundary between your memory and Shina's memory, eroding you. If you don't take any action. Eventually, your and Shiina's memories will intricately mix together and become deadly poisons that invade your body and cause you to collapse. Let's go.

Kirito didn't say anything. \"I have nothing to say, no lines to refute Lilan's story, I can only remain silent. In this sense, what Lilan said was not wrong, and it was something I had been hiding all along.

I myself thought that I would have to talk about it one day, but because the content is the content, I can't say it at all, but now, Lilan has been exposed. Although I still felt like I had to hide

After Lilan finished speaking, after a while, his legs began to move.

Hearing the voice, Kirito turned to face him. The problem is that Kirito at that time, through the fusion of consciousness and memory, safely regained consciousness and returned from Ayn Grant, and Kirito loved him more than anyone in this world, and that person was Shino.

Her face was full of consternation, as if she couldn't believe what was happening in front of her.

"Shino"

"What's that?"

Kirito shook his head several times and approached Shiina, but Shino retreated each time. No matter how hard you try to close the distance, you won't get stuck.

\"Shina, Shina, this is not true. I, I\"

\"What's the matter, my memories are transmitted to Kiriwa and Kazuto, and let Kazuto suffer and in the end Kazuto will be destroyed? And people will be destroyed by me, huh? \"

"No, no, that's what poetry is like this\"

\"And people will be killed by me? \"

After Shino finished muttering, her eyes immediately widened, and she immediately covered her mouth with her hands and lowered her head. At the next moment when Kiritto was about to speak to Shino, who had stopped talking, Shino immediately called up the menu screen, performed the operation, and brought up the cancellation screen, and then clicked the "OK" button without hesitation. Immediately after, Shina's body was shrouded in blue-white light and turned into a figure. Then within a few seconds, Shino's body began to disappear.

\"Shino!! \"

"Mom!"

Kazuto and Yui try to reach for Shiina's disappearing body, but Shina's body completely disappears before they can do so, leaving behind the back alley and the fairy world itself.

"Shino"

Although there was a lot to say, Shino gave up all of them and disappeared. He stood there in a daze, not daring to move.

However, Kazuto immediately thought of what to do, and like Shino, he opened the menu screen and brought up a certain window. This is the same thing Shino used to escape from this world, which is a logout window with a question asking if she really wants to log out and two buttons.

\"Shino! \"

Without hesitation, Kazuto pressed the exit button and fled from the fairy world.

If you turn off the signal to go to the fairy world, there will be a sense of floating for a moment, and when this feeling disappears, Shino will escape from the fairy world, return to the real world, and continue to use it. Bed.

Closing my eyes tightly and opening my eyelids, I found that when I woke up on my back in bed, I could see the white ceiling. When you come back from the virtual world, you can often see it, it's all white.

However, the ceiling is now stained black. Of course, it was already completely night and there was no light in the room. Looking at the curtains again, the faint street lamps shone in, faintly bright, but still not enough to illuminate the whole room.

Normally, she would get up and turn on the light in her room, but Shino couldn't get out of bed at all. No, it's not that I don't feel this way at all, but after my consciousness returns to the real world from the fairy world, after about three minutes, I was able to stand up.

I slowly lifted my upper body with only the strength of my abdominal muscles and then swelled up. I removed the Amusphere from my head and held it in my hand, and I twirled my head, trying to recall what had happened.

After a few seconds, Shiina's mind remembered what had just happened, but it was clearer than she had imagined, and Shiina's hand unconsciously clenched the Amusphere in her hand.

"Ahem!"

As the sobs that poured out of her throat reached a certain level, a strong urge rushed up from the depths of her stomach and became unbearable.

“！！！”

"I threw it on the bed." When the white ring device hits the relatively soft bed, it bounces up once, then falls off the bed with a sound like plastic hitting a hard object, and disappears from Shiina's sight.

Shiina's head was lowered, her hands clenched into fists, her eyes taking her away from the device that would allow her to travel to all worlds, not just the fairy world. The nails dug deep into the palms of his hands, and the pain was incessant, but Shino didn't care at all. I'm sure he wouldn't mind biting his nails like this, even if his skin breaks and bleeds.

“”

"In a room where you can't hear anything." No, if you listen carefully, you can hear the sound of air purifiers, humidifiers, and water purifiers running continuously when she was in the fairy world, but Shino covered them. Then, I repeated what I had heard in Wonderland before. My head. It was my dear friend and best friend Lilan who spoke up.

- Now, Shino's trauma is contagious to you. And the memories of Shino in your body are eroding you, blurring the line between your memories and Shina's memories. If you don't take any action, eventually, your and Shino's memories will mix together in complex ways and become a deadly poison that invades you and causes you to collapse

In the minds of my loved ones, there are memories of my own that are currently destroying the mind, heart, and memory of my loved ones. And if this continues, the spirit of the loved one will collapse, and life will be worse than death. Realizing this, the friend's words were reduced to two sentences, and Shino's ears echoed over and over again.

- Shino's memory is gone, and Kazuto is also dead-

So far, Shino has basically nothing to fear. If anything, the fact that I once killed a person with a gun would have been made public and known to many people, but since I had already done it once, it was not so scary now. So until now, Shino has nothing to fear.

However, from a certain moment, Shino felt her fear distinctly. That's because Kirito, who met in SAo, protected me, protected me, was by my side, and loved me, died, and collapsed. Here's the thing.

After being loved by others, Shino was just scared of it and couldn't help but be afraid. If I die, if I suddenly disappear from my sight, if my heart breaks, I'm going to die - I think so. Then, there was a shiver in my stomach, chest, and head. Filled with anxiety and fear.

Therefore, I advise peacemakers not to push themselves too hard, not to hide anything, and to try to avoid accumulating pressure. That day, I said the same thing twice, and let Kazuto hear it. At that time, he gave me a pleasant reply, and I think he has listened to me carefully.

However, Kazuto has been hiding the fact that his memory is eroding. Although it has been eroded since SAo fused with his heart, he has not told anyone and has always carried it with him.

"Why hide something so important? If it were a normal day, he might have approached someone like this and asked why. However, when she heard about it from Kazuto just now, Shino didn't feel this way at all. When I heard this story, I understood why Kazuren had hidden this story for so long.

The next moment, a strong feeling of anger and sadness welled up in her heart, and when she had nothing to do, Shino operated the exit button and fled from the fairy world. The anger swirling in the emotions that propelled him forward was not directed at the man, but at himself.

At the same time, the "voice" sounded in my head again. This was neither Lilan's tone, nor the tone of the people, but his own.

- It's been like this since SAo, but I don't say anything important, I carry it all by myself. Hold back, make it worse until you can't control it, but still force it. So I'm worried all the time. If you leave it as it is, you'll end up crashing......

"The time is the time of the last appointment." This is what I say when I am resting with people who are sick and dizzy. Just because I don't want Kazuto to collapse, just because I want to be with Kazuto all the time, because I want to always see Kazuto lively—I collect my thoughts and express them in words to Kazuto and Noda. At that time, he listened and nodded happily.

"What"

"I don't want Kazuto to break down."

\"I'm worried and people will collapse. \"

I want to protect and man, because I'm afraid of him dying.

"But, but, but"

\"I'm not the one who tortures and people the most and tries to destroy him\"

"That and that"

I used to torture my dear mother, grandpa, and grandmother. Since that incident, not only myself, but also the eyes of the people around me have changed significantly when they look at my mother, grandfather, and grandmother, and their gazes at me have become sharp and painful. Therefore, my mother, grandfather, and grandmother rarely went out and tried to avoid the eyes of those around them. I can't get out even if I want to, and I'm always being watched when I go out. My mother, grandfather and grandmother obviously suffered because of me.

If only I was the only one affected by that incident, why should even my mother, grandfather, and grandmother, who were important to me, be hurt and suffered? That's it, Shino came up with the idea. I left my hometown to study in junior high and high school in Tokyo.

I have not confirmed the results yet, but I am sure that my mother, grandfather and grandmother are no longer suffering. For the source of suffering is no longer near.

Then there was Kazuman, and after that I met him. For the first time in my life, I can truly love someone who truly loves me. At first, I sometimes worried that I would cause a lot of pain to this person, but he never showed that attitude and always accepted me as I was, protected, cared for, and loved.

I was sure that she wouldn't hurt this person, that she wouldn't hurt anyone anymore - she naturally thought of this after meeting Kazuto, and eventually the idea took root in Shiina's heart. Safe.

However, judging from what I just said, the sense of security in my heart disappeared and everything collapsed from under my feet. In the end, Kazuren also suffers because of himself. Where Shino can't see, she continues to suffer and eventually dies. The gentle and the person has been hidden and does not want to be discovered.

"No matter how painful, how crazy, how terrible, forever, forever, forever"

"Why..."

"Why is this always the case?"

"I thought this time, this time, no one would suffer anymore."

"I thought this time, I could love him without making him suffer."

"Why..."

I'm sure that since then – or rather, since I was born, I have had a gaping hole in my chest that cannot be seen. The cave was filled with deadly poison, and the people around him were suffering from it all the time.

"My father was the first to die of this poisoning." The poison first caused my father to die, and then it caused the incident to cause my mother, grandfather, and grandmother to suffer. Now even the people are about to be killed by poison.

"Ahh

"I think I've been cursed since birth." The curse opened a hole in his chest, filled with deadly venom that tormented those around him. This will continue as long as I am alive, and no matter how hard I try to escape, I will not be able to escape.

Shino hugged her knees and fell sideways on the bed. It's usually time to cook, but Shino doesn't feel this way at all, and she doesn't dare to move. I don't want anything.

"No more"

She muttered in her heart, slowly closing her eyes, and Shino heard the sound of loud music in her ears, and suddenly opened her eyes. Seduced by the music played by folk instruments from faraway lands, I moved my body, and when I turned around, I found that the music was coming from a smartphone placed on a pillow next to my bed.

Now it vibrates while playing music at a considerable volume, with a name and two buttons displayed on the monitor.

This name is Kazuto Kiritani, who has tormented him for a long time. Worried that she would suddenly disappear, she must have quickly quit ALo and called. - Shino immediately understood Kazuto's intentions.

"Kato"

Shino unconsciously picked up the smartphone and pressed the call start button, but I woke up there and stopped moving.

Now and the spirit of man is being eroded because of him. If I contact, talk, and entangle with Wajin again, it will cause a burden on Wajin's spirit, and the poisonous gas will erode more, and Wajin's spirit will collapse faster. To prevent it...

"That"

To prevent this from happening, it's best not to contact people anymore. That's why I'm not even allowed to answer the phone anymore.

Shino relaxed her whole body and placed her trembling smartphone on the pillow. She thought about pressing the reject button, but she knew that doing so would make Kazuto even more worried, so Shino waited for the call to stop.

Then, when the music playing on the smartphone progressed for about a minute, the smartphone finally stopped moving and the music stopped. At the same time, the names displayed on the monitor disappeared, the lights went out, and the room was plunged into darkness again.

"I can't talk to people anymore, so it's impossible to see him." If you do this, you will already be a dead end, and sooner or later you will die. There is no way to keep people away from death. Because I want to take away and human lives.

Shino returned to her sitting position and closed her eyes tightly.

It's over. Now I can no longer see him, I can no longer love him, I can no longer let him hug me, and I can no longer accept his warmth. I can't do anything I used to live by.

Moreover, she will never see Kazuto again, which means that she will never see her beloved child Yui again. Yui basically stays with Kazuto, so unless Yui leaves Kazuto, she will never see him again, and the possibility that Yui will consider leaving Kazuto is close to zero. That's why I can't even look at the face of my beloved child anymore.

Everything that was previously taken for granted collapsed. It's like there's nothing you can do about being alive.

"If that's the case, so much the better

At this time, Shino realized something else and opened her eyes.

（...！ ）

It's useless.

If the phone is not answered like this, the next time you will definitely try to come directly to this apartment and this room. If you want to come to see me, come to see me and speak directly. In fact, the last time Shino fell asleep with a cold, Kazuto also came to visit, but the reason was that Shino had had a terrible experience before and was worried about it.

\"Now and people are undoubtedly worried about me. \"I'm worried about Shino, so I'm going to see how she's doing. I'm here myself...

And at that time, if he commits suicide and the body is left unattended, Kazuren will be the first to see it. It's not hard to imagine what would have happened if someone who had been caring about me and who had called me with concern saw his body. - Perhaps at that time, the poison of destruction and people will immediately explode, wrapping the whole body of the people and leading the souls of the people to death.

"No matter what, and people will die."

(What should I do)

"If you continue like this, people will come to see you." \"

\"If this continues, I will be closer to people. \"

"If I die, I will die with people."

But no matter what, and the human heart will die.

What should I do.

“！”

That's it. And people should stop worrying.

"If he doesn't like me, he won't come to see me anymore and won't approach me anymore." If I cut off my current relationship with someone

Shino made up her mind, picked up the smartphone she was still using, and started writing emails. Then, when I made up my mind to type the sentence, I suddenly stopped my finger.

The words I was about to type came to my mind, but they were all horrible, unbearable. It's something I swear I won't say to anyone no matter what happens. From now on, I'm going to fight and people.

He said unbearable words to Waren, Waren is the person he loves the most, and he wants to stay by his side forever and love him forever. Thinking of this, Shino felt a burning pain in her chest. If possible, I would like to stop doing this and leave my smartphone as it is.

"But if you don't, people will come here. Trying to talk to him directly, he came over and brought his heart closer to a breakdown. In order to prevent this from happening, and people must -

"And people"

Before she knew it, Shino's fingers were already moving, and she was typing letters into the monitor. And something overflowed from both eyes. Every time I move my finger and type a letter, memories of being with Kazuren come to mind. Keep typing.

When she finished typing all the words, Shino stopped moving. If you send this, your relationship with the person is over. I can no longer get a hug from someone, I can no longer get his warmth, I can no longer date him, I can no longer play with him. Every time I think about the days I spent with people, some scenes come to my mind, and tears flow uncontrollably.

"But if you don't, and people will die." That's why it can't be stopped anymore.

"Goodbye, and people. \"

Shino took a deep breath and pressed the send button.

"I'm tired of you.

"You didn't do anything, you just hurt me."

"I don't want to see you again."

"I don't want to see you face to face again."

"I don't want to see you, and I don't want to hear your voice."

"I'm going to end my relationship with you today."

"We've broken up." Don't even come to my apartment to see me.

"If you see me at school, don't talk to me."

"There are a lot of girls around you, and it shouldn't be a problem to disappear at least one person."

"I'll give you Yui." At least take care of yourself.

"It was a mistake to meet you."

The message thus written is sent to the smartphone of the person.

"Naoye Lee"

Hearing the girl's voice, Lifa was taken aback. At festivals where stalls are packed and players come and go, the man who calls himself by his real name instead of his avatar name has wolf ears growing on top of his head. Jewel-like red eyes - none other than my brother's messenger, Lilan.

At this moment, Lilan was supposed to enjoy the festival held by the Rhine with her brothers, but one day, he suddenly came to visit them. What's more, at that time, he was the only one by his side, and he didn't see his important brother and beloved.

Therefore, the girls who were celebrating the holiday with Lifa thought that Yui and Lilan were separated, but Lilan didn't care at all and walked straight to Lifa. He came over and suddenly stopped me.

"What's wrong, Lilan? Are you separated from your brothers? ”

"Naoba, I have something I want to ask you. Can you quit now to see how you are with people? \"

\"Uh, why? Big brothers, are you quitting? \"

"That's it"

Rifa/Naoba couldn't believe it. My brother and people said that he would enjoy today's festival until the end, so he must have planned to continue logging in until the date changes. It is impossible for ordinary people to ignore this festival and withdraw first.

In addition, since Lilan and Yui have registered Kazuto's smartphone contact information, they can contact Kazuto in the real world. I shouldn't need to log out and confirm and person.

\"But, if it's Liran and Xiaojie, can't you contact your brother directly? You've been making phone calls to your brother's smartphone. \"

"In that case, I've done it.

\"I haven't heard from you yet, is something happening, big brother?"

\"I want you to confirm this. Because we can't go to the real world, we can't confirm with people. Leaves, it's you. So, I beg you, go and see the people. \"

Lilan appealed, her eyes glowing with the light of truth, and at the same time, she also revealed a hint of concern for the distance and people. I've known this since I was a kid, but Lilan doesn't lie and deceive people, and basically doesn't play pranks or pranks.

Now, Lilan worries about Kazuto from the bottom of her heart. This is not a lie.

\"Lilan said that, it means something happened to my brother, right? \"

"Sorry for ruining the holiday."

"Okay. I'm going to fall for a while. ”

If you know the safety of the people and return as soon as possible, it will not make any difference. With that in mind, Lifa turned around and hurried through the players to the town, arriving at the inn. When you enter the room, you always use and close the key, invoke the menu window and operate, invoke the logout window that you are used to, and click the "OK" button. I escaped from the world of fairies because it was wrapped in a feeling of floating.

When the feeling of floating is over, what unfolds is the ceiling of my room, which I often see when I wake up in bed. However, its color is pitch black and dark, which is slightly different from usual. If he rolled his eyes and looked around, he would see that not only the ceiling, but the whole room had become pitch black. I understand.

"It's already night"

After muttering like this, Naoba got up from the bed and took the Amusphere off his head and placed it next to his pillow. Soon after, I got out of bed, turned my head slightly, and remembered why I had returned.

Originally, Naoba was going to log in to the fairy world and enjoy the festival inside. Despite this, he returns to the real world because his brother's partner and friend, Lilan, asks him to check on his brother and the people. From now on, I will go to my brother's room to check on the situation, and if there is nothing abnormal, I can immediately return to the fairy world and continue to celebrate the festival with my friends.

And, while I'm doing this, everybody is probably waiting for me, and I think they must be worried about people. In order to alleviate everyone's worries, I must check the condition of the person as soon as possible.

(I need to go early)

Naoba muttered in his heart, nodded, and then walked to the door, opened the door, and walked into the hallway without turning on the light in the room. Mom probably hasn't come back yet, and the house is quiet. It was so quiet that I thought my brother wasn't there for a while, but Naoba shook his head, pressed the switch on the wall, turned on the light in the hallway, and walked towards his brother's room.

A few seconds later, Naoba came to his brother's room. There is a wooden sign hanging in the center of the door with the words "Wato" written on it, which I ordered from a store in the shopping mall. There is no doubt that there is a Japanese in this room.

After confirming, Naoba clenched his fists lightly and said as he knocked on the door.

"Brother, are you there? I'm the only one. \"

Knock knock, I knocked rhythmically twice, but I couldn't hear a response, not even the sound of movement. However, he did feel the presence of someone in the room, so there was no doubt that he was inside. Could it be that you are asleep?

"Ernie sauce, Ernie sauce!"

I tried knocking on the door again and calling him, but he still didn't respond. He may be asleep, but if I can't be sure he's asleep, I can't fulfill Lilan's request. It seems that there is no way out, so I can only go directly to the room here with people.

"Ernie chan, let's go inside."

With that, Naoba opened the door to Kazuto's room. There were no lights inside, only the light of the street lamps shining in through the windows, faintly illuminating the room. I looked around and saw the desk that my brother used a lot, with a desktop computer and a printer on it, but there was no movement, there was silence.

There was a bed nearby that my brother used a lot, and he was there. However, the elder brother did not fall asleep, he sat on the bed with his smartphone in one hand. Seeing the strange sight, Naoha's eyes widened slightly, and then he approached his brother and people.

\"Ernie sauce, are you awake?" \"

When I called out to him, he slowly raised his head and met my gaze, which surprised Naoba. The younger brother's eyes were red and swollen, tears glistened at the corners of his eyes, and tear stains on his cheeks were clearly visible. As soon as Naoba saw it, he rushed to his younger brother?? Side.

"Hey brother, what's wrong? What are you crying about? \"

Facing his sister's dark eyes and his own red and swollen eyes, Kazuto finally opened his closed mouth and spit out this sentence.

"Sue I don't have anything to do anymore"

“”

"My mission, what I have to do, the people I care about, they're gone"

\"Gone? Eh, what's wrong, brother\"

There, Naoba noticed that the light on Kazuto's smartphone was still on. Maybe that's the culprit - Naoba thought so, shouted at the people, picked up the smartphone, looked at the screen, but was speechless.

The email screen is displayed on the smartphone screen. The sender was Shino Asada, who was very important to Kazuto and became Kazuto's sister-in-law when he was in Ain Grant. And in the body of the email, there is obviously abusive language that hurts and people enough, as well as an incredible sentence that ends the relationship, which was sent by Shino.

\"Hey, what kind of email is this from Shino-san!? \"

“”

\"Big brother, what is this, what is this? What's wrong with Shino-san!? \"

When I hurriedly asked this question, Kazuto opened his mouth slightly and once again confided his words in a very low voice.

\"Sue I haven't told you something, I haven't even told Shino yet\"

"Ugh"

Naoba had previously heard from Kazuto the incredible story of implanting Shina's memories into his brain in order to save Shino.

When I first heard this story, I thought Kazuto was telling a bad joke and trying to make fun of me, but when he told me the story, Kazuto was serious, and his eyes, like Lilan's, contained the light of truth. Therefore, Naoba believes that the story of Kazuto's memory of Shino is true. At the same time, Naoba is also a little proud because his older brother is a person who can love his loved one more deeply, because he has the memories of both of them.

However, if you think about it calmly, humans are basically born with a brain that can only store the memories of one person. They are not designed to store gigabytes or terabytes of information like machines or USB sticks.

And people, a human species with only a head that can only hold a few bytes, have the memory of Shino, which means that he has surpassed the innate and unchangeable limits of human beings, that is. Of course, if you do, you will be affected and abnormal badly.

In this way, until now, Kazuto has said that he has been negatively affected by it and his spirit has been damaged. But he endured it silently and didn't tell anyone. Tell my brother to play

\"Then the big brother suddenly became good at cooking, avoiding crowds, and no longer watching TV series and movies with a gun, all because of Shino's memory. \"

He nodded and did not speak. If I could, I wanted him to tell me that it was a lie, and I wanted to think that I was just being teased, but Kazuto's black hair seemed to say that Naoha's wish was frustrated. And the "acquaintance" of the person once said that his eyes continued to shine with the light of truth. And people did not tell half a lie.

Naoba sensed this, was silent for a moment, and then asked Kazuto again.

\"That's what I told Shino-san. \"

"Yes, and Shino disappeared from my sight. I quickly quit and called her, but she didn't answer. So I received this email\"

After telling the truth and spitting out all the possible events, he held his head with both hands and hung his head deeper. Faced with this move that seemed to be desperate for everything in this world, Naoba let out a faint voice.

"It's all my fault, I、I don't hide it, right now if I talk to Shino, I won't hurt her, she is disillusioned because I hid something, I betrayed her

\"No, if I had been a little stronger, if my heart had been a little stronger, I wouldn't have been affected by Shino's memories. \"Because of this, I betrayed Shino, hurt her, and shattered her ideals"

And people tremble and cry, constantly criticizing themselves. Naoba looked at him in amazement, which was unimaginable for a normal older brother, but at the same time he also felt a throbbing pain in his chest. It's as if my brother's sword in the virtual world flew and stabbed at me.

Naoba endured the pain in his chest and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything. As usual, I turned my head, opened the place where the vocabulary was saved, tried to come up with the words, but nothing came out.

I want to hug and people's bodies because I can't say anything, but Naoba's body can't move, and I can't touch people. No, it should be said that he is hesitant to touch and people with his whole body.

Now, a lot of hesitations have emerged one after another, should I touch my brother's body, should I touch him, should I hug him? He came out and took Naoba's body and took away the freedom of his arms.

Disturbed by multiple feelings and thoughts, unable to speak, unable to take any action, unable to do anything but remain silent, striking gymnastic poses with people, and putting a quilt on the buttocks. It was lifted up, held in my hand, covering my head and covering my figure. Naoba finally made a sound when his brother turned into a futon, but immediately after, a sound came from the futon.

"I'm sorry to leave me alone, please"

Hearing his brother's longing in a voice that seemed to be squeezed out, Naoba was stunned for a moment. It's the first time I've seen my brother like this. In front of me, my brother was always strong, reassuring, and never complained, and I was about to fall. No matter how you look at it, although the situation is critical, Naoba can't think of anything to cheer up Kazuto.

"Got it"

With that, I left my brother's dark room and returned to the hallway. The light in the hallway was always on, so when he came out of the room, he was illuminated by a pale orange light, but Naoha's heart was not bright at all. I was trapped in the dark, like the room I was in before.

"I didn't expect it to be like this"

"Brother"

Suddenly, just as she was muttering, Naoba noticed that she was holding something in her hand and brought it to her. It was Kazuto's smartphone, which was originally borrowed from Kazuto temporarily. And people's favorite smartphone, with a black body, in a black plastic case - he did not return it carelessly, and left the room.

An email from someone who is important to you is displayed on the screen. The anger and intense disillusionment with the betrayal of Kazuto are so strong that one wonders if this is really something sent by Shino, or if there is something wrong.

"That's it"

"I'm just paying attention, but now is not the time to think about that kind of thing." Now that I've confirmed Kazuto's condition, I have to tell Lilan about it. Besides, Lilan, who has the ability to heal people's hearts and is also very good at coming up with solutions, should be able to tell us what to do in the future.

However, if that's the case, Naoba also knows that there is another person who is better at this than him.

"Now"

Naoba returned to his room, operating and the person's smartphone. The operation was slightly different due to the model being different from the one I was using, but I was able to close the mail and launch the target app immediately. The app is a phone book.

The contact information of the family's and friends was lined up, but Naoba didn't pay any attention to them and continued on his way, eventually stopping when he found a certain name. Serizawa, who used to be the exclusive psychiatrist of Shino, an important figure in Kazuto, now works as an AI researcher Airi. In the virtual world, Naoba chooses the name of the person who calls herself "Alice".

(If it's Alice-sensei)

Maybe he'll teach Kazuto how to make himself happy - with such a faint hope, Naoba pressed the call start button and put Kazuto's smartphone to his ear. At this time, Naoba had already returned to his room.

The familiar ringtone "pururu" constantly rings on the smartphone. Hearing this, Naoba begged him to leave as soon as possible, but the beep kept repeating as if ignoring Naoba until the tenth time.

"I can't answer the phone right now. Please wait or try again later. ”

The person who answered the phone was not Alice, but a voice message from a machine set up by the mobile phone company. When Naoba heard the uncomfortable sound that he sometimes heard, he sighed, pulled the smartphone away from his ear, and placed it in front of him.

I've heard that Alice was busy with AI research for a while and she doesn't answer the phone when I call her, so I kind of knew this was going to happen. However, at this time, Naoba can't help but think that it would be nice if he answered the phone by himself.

\"No way\"

Naoba clicked the back button to return to the phone book, this time he chose the name of the person he wanted, clicked the call button, and put the smartphone to his ear as well. I didn't want to listen to the bell for too long and repeated it again, but it stopped after two rings and I heard a sound.

\"Hello, and people! \"

What he hears is the voice of Lilan, an "acquaintance" of the people, and Lilan asks him to check on the condition of the people, but Lilan is calling the names of the people. Come to think of it, I'm using a smartphone right now, so if I make a call, it's natural for the other person to think that the person is calling me.

Naoba felt a little regretful as she said to the girl who was "familiar" with people on the other side of the virtual world.

"Lilan, I'm Naoba."

\"Well, is it a straight leaf? It looks like you've got in touch with someone. ”

"Yes, I did."

"So, what is the condition of people now? \"

“... yes, yes."

It tells the story of a situation that is unimaginable with the common sense of people. As he tried to talk about it, his chest began to twitch again, but Naoba couldn't stop, and he told Lilan about Kazuto's current state and everything that had happened.

The news of Kirito Shina's breakup soon reached the ears of people who played ALo together and were in the same school as the two, causing an uproar.

Two people love each other so much but want to break up, which is the consistent recognition of the members. When the impossible happens, it's natural to make a big fuss.

And three days later, those worries and commotions still remain in the hearts of ordinary members.

\"You two didn't come here today. \"

After the school class, the two and three of SAo's friends - Asuna/Asuna, Lizbet/Rika, and Sirika/Keiko came to the empty cafeteria. Normally, Kirito / and Shino / Shino would join here, but these two are nowhere to be seen.

"It's been three days and you haven't been to school at all."

As Asuna sat deep in the chair attached to the long table and whispered, the two people around her nodded. Since Kazuto and Shiina entered this school, they have attended classes every day without missing classes. But after saying goodbye three days ago, not only did the two no longer appear at ALo, but even at the school.

At present, it seems that both of them have contacted the teacher to say that they have a cold, so they have not been treated as absent. And the people around him also think that Kazuto and Shino are resting because of a cold or feeling unwell.

However, the truth is that none of them have a cold, which is not the reason for their absences from class - the only people in the school who know the truth are Asuna, Rika and Keiko.

"No, this would happen"

Keiko sat on Asuna's right side, her hands crossed in front of her chest, a worried expression on her face. In front of her was Rika, but Rika's face was also mixed with anxiety and worry. Or rather, everyone here is the same face now.

"What the hell happened to those girls? It is absolutely impossible for Shino to break up with someone. \"

A few days after escaping SAo, school opened. Rika hears an incredible story from Kazuto, and he also has the memory of Shino.

At the time, I thought he was lying, but Rika knew that Kazuto was not the kind of person who would lie and make fun of others.

And after successfully escaping from SAo, Kazuto began to care more about Shino than before, and Shino also loved Kazuto more than during SAo, but I understood just by looking at the usual gestures and conversations between the two.

"It's as if they treat each other as half of themselves."

Therefore, Rika believes that Kazuto's story is true, and even if the sky and the earth are turned upside down, even if the colors of the sky and the clouds are upside down, Rika believes that the sea water will make these two people I firmly believe that even if everything turns into lava, it is impossible.

"It was supposed to be like this, but when the news of the breakup came, Rika didn't know what was going on."

"I mean, three days have passed, and there are still some things I still don't know."

"That's"

\"Speaking of which, when you say goodbye, which one do you shake? Is it a poetry or a man? \"

Asuna then remembered what had happened three days ago. Surprisingly, it was Shino who broke up with people directly from them, and it turned out to be Naoha, the sister of the people. Lilan heard the story from Naoba, and we heard Lilan's story.

According to Lilan and Naoha, Shino refuses to answer Kazuto's phone call even when Kazuto tries to contact Shino at first, and then sends a farewell email to Kazuto's smartphone. Kazuto didn't believe it at first, and tried to contact Shino many times, but Shino ignored it.

As a result, Kazuto realizes that his relationship with Shino is over - to this day.

Asuna vividly remembers that when she heard the story, the audience was stunned, as if they had witnessed a natural disaster.

It seems that Shino said goodbye. And classmates with people\"

Is this a pattern of depression and withdrawal, or rather, if the person is dumped, then there must be something wrong with the person. Or maybe he did something that Shino didn't like. I did, but you finally did, didn't you? ”

"But Miss Rika, isn't that weird? \"

Rika then turns to Keiko. Rika couldn't help but be curious about Keiko's face, as she had a rare expression on her face that seemed to be thinking about something.

"What's wrong?"

\"Kirito-san, Kazuto-san, do you also have memories of Shino-san, Asuna-san? \"

\"Yes, so for Kazuto, it's not wrong that poetry is half of her body. That's why I feel like the two of us will never break up."

"yes, so I think it's a little weird this time."

"What's wrong with that?"

Then Keiko looked around at Asuna and Rika and spoke. His expression became serious, and Asuna and Rika shut their mouths, listening intently to Keiko's story.

"Kazuto-san has memories of Shino-san.

"Indeed. He Renjun has memories of Shi Nai, which shows that you can understand Shi Nai's mood without thinking. \"

"So, Mr. Kazuto should know everything that Mr. Shino doesn't like, and he shouldn't want to do it. For Mr. Kazuto, it doesn't do Mr. Shino any good if he doesn't like it. \"

After listening to Keiko's story, Asuna nodded.

As Keiko said, if Kazuto had mastered Shino's memory, he should be able to understand what Shino did to make her happy, and he should be able to understand what Shino didn't like. And Kazuto's love for Shino is real, and she should be able to understand that she also received real love from Shino.

So I don't think Kazuto would be willing to do something that Shino doesn't like, and as Keiko said, even if Kazuto does something Shino doesn't like, it's not good for Kazuto. So, it's hard to imagine that Shino would break up with Kazuno because she did something that Shino didn't like.

\"Yes, why was Herenjun dumped by Shino-sensei? \"

Three days ago, I learned from Lilan that I had broken up with Shiina. However, at the time, Lilan stubbornly refused to talk about the reason for her breakup with Shino.

"Lilan didn't tell me what I was most worried about."

"yes, I want you to talk to me."

Rika muttered this, and Asuna immediately took out her smartphone from her pocket, activated it, opened the phone book, and chose a name. Of course, at that time, it was Lilan who told all the ordinary members that Kazuto and Shino had broken up.

"Sure enough, if I don't ask why, I won't feel refreshed, and this situation won't change." Here, there is no choice but to approach Lilan and question him in the form of interrogation that Lilan is good at.

"I can't help it, there's only one here"

“？”

When the two of them were slightly stunned, Asuna clicked the call start button displayed on the display, and at the same time activated the speaker mode, placing it on the table. The call was slightly lowered, and the communication with the fairy world was connected, and a familiar voice came from the other end of the speaker.

"Hey, Asuna? Asuna? \"

"Yes. It's me, Lilan. ”

"Is school out?"

"Yes. Hey Lilan, can I call you now? ”

The "voice" of the fairy world paused for a moment. It may be looking for nearby players who are listening, or if there are enemies. After a while, another voice came.

"You can do it. I'm on the field, but I'm not doing any tasks right now, and there's no players around. If you want to call me, now is the time. \"

I see. So, let's talk. Rika and Keiko-chan are also very close to me. \"

"Rika and Keiko, Liz and Cilica. What the hell is wrong with you? \"

Rika then put her face close to Asuna's smartphone and made a sound. That's when I realized that this was the first time Rika had spoken to Lilanne from the virtual world from the real world.

"Lilan, it's me. Rika or Liz Bet. \"

"You can see it from Rika's mouth. So Rika, what's that? \"

\"You told us that you broke up with people, Kirita and Shino, didn't you? \"

"You told me"

"That's why I'm curious, but you were very close to Kiritto Shino at the time. Then you should know what happened to them. \"

At this moment, Lilan's voice stopped abruptly. They are either trying to remain silent, as they did last time, or they are trying to say that they can't do it. So, Keiko took over from Rika and started sending voices to her friends in the virtual world.

\"I'm Keiko. Lilan-san, can you tell me? Why did Kirito-san and Shino-san become like this? \"

"If you just want to know, I don't mean to tell you. \"

"We wanted to do something about it."

So Asuna took Keiko's place and told Lilan that Kazuto and Shino did not come to school and remained silent. After the story ends, Asuna tells Lilan about her feelings and thoughts.

"I see, you all shut yourselves in your shells and don't come out. \"

"If one of you were at school, I would be able to tell. But it's still weird that you two aren't in school. Lilan, tell me what happened to those two people. If we could. "I want to help Kazuto-kun and Shinono."

Lilan's voice stopped there again. Was it something Lilan didn't want to talk about, or did he follow his master's orders not to talk about it?

However, if it continues as it did three days ago, this stagnation will continue forever. No matter how much time passes, Kazuto and Shino will never appear in front of them again, and they will no longer be able to play together as usual.

"Lilan!"

"It's a story that touches every aspect of people. As a listener, you also need to be prepared. And this is absolutely useless. Probably no one is really listening but you. \"

"I'm not here. It's just me, Asuna, and Keiko. \"

Hearing Rika's words, Lilan let out a slight "whine". A short time later, Lilan's voice came from behind the speakers again.

\"That's good. I'll tell you the truth

"Story, Lilan

Hearing Asuna's cry, Lilan finally spoke. What happened to the people at that time, what happened to Shino after hearing about it, and what the people are doing now.

While listening to the story, Asuna, Rika, and Keiko looked at each other several times, unable to believe what Lilan said, but they still listened to Lilan until the end.

When all the conversation was over, Lilan sighed deeply. It was as if he had vomited out everything that had accumulated in his chest, but the three of them didn't care, just watched in amazement, not daring to move.

The cafeteria was silent, like a strong gravity. There were only three people on the field, but no one could speak.

However, Rika broke the silence and said to Lilan in the virtual world with a look of disbelief.

\"What is that and the memory of Shino in the human brain is devouring and people\"

"It may be hard to believe, but it's true. Because of this, Kazuto learned to avoid crowds and cook without any practice. Then sometimes he blurs the difference between his memory and Shino's, and even forgets what really happened. \"

\"If this state continues, Mr. and Man\"

"And the memory of the person and the memory of the poem will mix, and the memory of the person will collapse, and the soul of the person will also die"

"That's not the same as death!"

Asuna shouted involuntarily, but Lilan's voice from behind the speaker seemed to suppress her emotions.

"And people have suffered for a long time because of the concealment of this fact. However, Yui and I thought we couldn't hide it forever at the time when we made to talk to people. Then Shino disappeared as soon as she heard this. However, I didn't expect things to turn out as Naoba said\"

At first, Lilan's voice seemed to suppress her emotions, but halfway through, it turned into a sad tone. Having been with the two of them since the time of SAo, Asuna knew that such a thing would not make Lilan sad, but at the same time she was worried and lost in thought. Next to him, Keiko whispered.

\"So,Is it that Shino-san got angry because of the concealment of his classmates? \"

"I don't think so. At that time, Kazuto betrayed Shino, no wonder Shino was angry. \"

Asuna squinted at Keiko, then at her smartphone, which was connected to Lilan.

"Is that really the case?" They have spent some time together as best friends since they met at SAo, but Asuna knows that Shino is not the kind of girl who gets angry.

In the eyes of others, she is a mature, cool girl who sometimes makes cold, dry remarks, but Shino is actually kind, considerate, and honest, and pours a lot of love into the people she loves.

Will Shino lose her love for her beloved and people by hiding something at once?

"Lilan is wrong." The truth must be elsewhere.

If you can find and find it, then you should be able to reconcile the two.

"Lilan, thank you for telling me."

\"N, what's wrong with Asuna\"

"I know what to do. Thanks Lilan. ”

"What you should do, what do you think of?"

After listening to Lilan's words, Asuna pressed the end call button on the monitor. After forcibly interrupting Lilan's voice, he tossed his smartphone into his pocket and stood up. Rika and Keiko are surprised by Asuna's sudden move at the same time, and Rika shouts to them.