"All I want to say is everything now. I've told you everything, Shino. \"

“... In the "

“”

It was then that Kazuto realized. Unconsciously, big tears poured out of Shina's eyes, Shina's eyes were full of anger, and her face was about to become messy.

"Why are you like this, why are you like this, why don't you hate me"

"Shino"

Shino opened her mouth, which had been closed, and shed tears, hiccups, mixed with sobs.

\"If I am with you, and the hearts of men will suffer because of me, and the hearts of men will die. I thought if you hated me, you wouldn't worry about me anymore and you wouldn't suffer because of me."

“”

"And I thought I would hate you too, but every time, my heart hurts, and it hurts more and more. No matter how hard I try, I can't hate you. I didn't hate you the more I wanted to, the more I couldn't eat, the more I couldn't do anything, and when I went to sleep, I dreamed with you no matter how hard I tried, I still felt that I liked you. I can't throw it away!! ”

"Even as I tried to stop it, the words overflowed from my chest and I couldn't stop it." I couldn't help but spit out what had accumulated in my chest. Kazuto just looked at Shino and didn't speak.

"Even me, I still like to be with people. I like him, I like him, I like him, I can't control it! ”

"Shino"

At this time, Shino was taken aback and turned to face Kazuto. Kazuto smiled and gently let go of Shino's hand.

"I want you to tell me how you feel. Don't hide it, tell me. ”

“”

At the request of Kazuto, Shino lowered her head and let all the emotions in her chest rush up her throat, and when it came to her mouth, she turned into words, raised her head, and shouted loudly.

"I want to be with people forever. I want to live together forever. I want to live together forever and be happy together.

"I want to love and people forever." I want a lot of kisses. I want to do more than that. I want to spend time with you, get married and have children, I want to!! ”

“”

"Everything is what I want." Shino shouted out the words she wanted to say but couldn't say, and hit Kazuto in front of her. Kazuto probably didn't expect to be told to this point, and Kazuto in front of him looked surprised, but it didn't take long for a smile to appear on his face again, and Shino's body also cried. I put my arms around him and hugged him. If it was not so long ago, Shino would definitely think of refusing, but now Shino didn't think much about it, and just entrusted himself to Kazuto.

\"I'm sorry Shino. Shino thought the same thing, but I didn't realize at all that I felt the same way. If you want me to be with you forever. \"Marry you... I want to have a baby with you... Yui's younger brother or sister, whichever ...

"So, from now on, I'm going to share all the interesting things, the happy things, the happy things with everyone." With that, there will be a lot of painful things, painful things, sad things, but if I'm with you, we'll be able to get over them together. I think so. Therefore, the poem is I repeat. \"

He spoke once in front of Shiina, and then put his hands on Shiina's shoulders and looked into Shiina's eyes with both eyes to make her declare again.

"Give me the power to be by your side once again, and let me love you."

Despite being so persecutive and human, he never tried to leave or change his feelings for himself. No matter how much she was hurt, she still stood up, and when she heard the words of the man who had come from afar, Shino's eyes began to flow large warm droplets, and she couldn't stop it. Instead of wiping the droplets away, I made a laughing and crying expression on my face.

\"Give. Give and people the power to be by my side again. Give me the power to love me and be loved by me. So, and people, stay with me, stay with me. Please live with me and be happy with me. ”

Then Shino took a deep breath, exhaled, expelled the air from her body, and raised her face again to smile.

"I'm sorry to have hurt you by saying that.

"I'm sorry for betraying you. I'm useless without you I love you, Shina. \"

After getting Shina's confession, Kazuto showed the same smile as Shiina's face, and silently brought his face closer to Shino's face. Almost at the same time, Shino also brought her face closer to the face of the man, and then closed each other's lips with her lips.

"It's an act between loved ones that I don't think can happen." When all this came true, Shina's eyes flowed again with large droplets, but Shino didn't care about anything, as if he wanted to engrave his existence on Kazuto's lips. I pursed my lips constantly.

After that, the two gently parted their faces, but Shino immediately put her hand on the cheek of the loved one in front of her. Immediately after, the beloved boy in front of him put his hand on Shino's cheek.

"And people"

"Yes?"

"Can I ask you to do more now?"

"Got it"

Hearing Kazuto's answer, Shino raised her right hand to bring up the menu and enter the options window. I sink deeper and deeper, and when I reach a certain point, I click on it, click on the OK button on the window that appears, and close all the windows. At this point, the window is already operated in the same way, and at the back of the options window, a section is selected, the "OK" button is clicked, and the window is closed.

In the world where the two met, such a move was also made. After the preparations were completed, Kazuto reached out and grabbed Shino's leg and picked her up like a princess. In this way, he walked to the side of the bed as quietly as possible, slowly put Shino's body on the bed, and got into bed with the person, covering the bed.

After a few seconds, Shino held Kazuto's cheeks with both hands and smiled.

"Kato, come on. \"

"Yes"

After nodding, Kazuto once again brought his face closer to the loved one in front of him and covered his lips with his own.

When the usual members heard that they had broken up with Shiina, they couldn't help but worry about what would happen, and they fell into a state where they couldn't cope with their daily lives and "ALo".

However, after that, the news that Kazuto Shino was able to repair the relationship and return to the original relationship despite breaking up for a while - hearing the news, the usual members all stroked their chests, but there were also people who felt like they knew what to expect.

Survive the death game called SAo with Shino and return to the real world. There is an invisible and tenacious thread between the two who once thought about each other, struggled together, and overcame many difficulties, which firmly binds them together.

That thread wasn't so easy to cut - because he knew that restoring a relationship with people and Shino seemed to be a matter of course.

"There are two people who are on good terms, everybody is there, and we can have a lot of fun." Everyone managed to return to their normal lives.

Two days later, Shino regained a relationship with Kazuto and returned to her normal life.

Shino picks up her smartphone and calls someone. Of course, it's Airi, a former psychiatrist who has always been his exclusive doctor, who has been giving me intensive treatment.

Although I succeeded in restoring my relationship with people, this time was quite important. There may be something left, and maybe there are things left to do and say with people, but if Shino tries to solve it alone, situations such as bad effects may arise. Thinking of this, Shino calls Alice for advice.

However, Alice seems to be busy even on her days off and often doesn't answer the phone. Even if it hadn't happened, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to call Alice again this time - thinking about it, and what happened after she couldn't get through to Alice, Shino listened to the ringing from the loudspeaker. Her smartphone.

“”

"This continuous ringing is the same as usual." When you call Alice, the phone rings repeatedly, and when you finally hang up, a mechanical voice says, "I'm on the phone right now-". After I got back from SAo, I tried to call Alice several times, but only a few times, and then it was all machine sounds.

The amount of time I listen to Alice's voice is directly proportional to the amount of time I've spent with Alice, so it's a long time, but since I left SAo, I've been listening to machine sounds more than I've been listening to Alice. The number of successful conversations I had with Alice was obviously a lot. So Shino is tired of the mechanical sound when the phone doesn't work.

Alice often doesn't answer the phone, though, so I'm sure she'll hear the machine again this time. Thinking that the first voice would come soon, Shino sighed while listening to the bell, but sighed when the bell rang for the sixth time.

\"Hey, Shino? \"

\"Ah, Teacher Alice! \"

I heard Airi Serizawa's own voice, not the voice of the machine of the answering machine service. Shiina, surprised that she had always thought she would hear a mechanical voice, straightened her back.

"Teacher, did you answer the phone?"

"Oh, I've done my job ahead of schedule. I'm in front of the computer right now

"Is that so?"

\"Well, what's going on\"

"Oh no, I wonder if the teacher will show up today"

"The timing is perfect today. You're in luck today

\"So, Shino, what's wrong? "If you call me, you probably have something to say. \"

"Ah, yes. Actually"

Then Shino told Alice everything. What happened to Kato? I told Alice every detail of these four days.

Airi on the other end of the line occasionally responds with a "um" or "hehe", but she listens silently, and when Shino finishes, she finally says something decent.

"I see, you're finally arguing"

"Yes. I had a fight with someone. \"

"Have you finally made it? If it were you guys, I thought that one day we would fight, but it turned out to be just as I thought. \"

"I finally did it. But "

\"We can be safe and good\"

"Yes.

I don't know what Alice's face looks like because she's talking from her smartphone. However, I could tell from her tone that Alice had a happy look on her face when she heard a pleasant story or a report that made her happy. Airi said "Fun" in such a happy voice and talked to Shino.

"He Renjun is a child who cares about you the most, and the first thing he thinks of is you. Sometimes I overdo it, but you know best that I'm not a nasty kid. \"

"Yes. I tried to shake it but it didn't work at all. ”

\"And you can't hate Kazu-kun yourself, right? \"

"Yes"

It's true that last time Shino tried to cut off relations with people, but that's because Shino wanted to be with people, and it was impossible for Shino to dislike people at that time. I didn't.

From the very beginning, poetry could not sever the relationship with people, nor could it shake the relationship with people. If Shino had forced herself to do this, she knew from the beginning that things would not be going well. Alice smiled and let out a calm voice.

"Shino. I repeat, and Ren-kun, you can trust him. That girl is definitely your destined mate. \"

"Yes.

"Well, the willingness to socialize with Renjun and other women is also zero. And people are surrounded by a lot of girls who just look at you. That is, is it a January poem?? Then. \"

"A straight line"

\"I think so myself, but there are a lot of girls around him. "My friends Asuna, Rika, Keiko, Filia, Kotoon, Streya, and Argo the Informant are all female friends of Kazuto, and my reliable companion Alice is also female, and my partner Lilan. Yui, a child, is also a girl. It's possible, but if you have more male friends than female friends, then there will be more female friends.

But even so, Kazuto did not look away. Airi's statement about Kazuto Shinoichiro is correct.

But it's true. And people are a straight line. Straight he was looking at me. \"

"No matter how many women he is in a relationship with, he will only love you. Well, he can do that because he has your memories in his head. I think it's because of your memories that I can see only you. There is probably no child who is as far away from cheating as he is. ”

Speaking of this, Shino was taken aback.

The reason why I tried to cut off the relationship with people was because I realized that the memories in my mind were trying to mix with the memories of people and thus erode the spirit of people, because I thought that it could be suppressed by disappearing.

However, Kazuto categorically denied it and chose to stay with him and protect him You may think it was a hasty decision, but he even promised to marry her in the future.

Shino couldn't hate Kazuto in the first place, but she couldn't make the choice not to accept Kazuto, and finally resumed a relationship with Kazuto. Shino is happy to be able to regain the happiness she thought was over.

However, even if he was able to restore his relationship with people, he would not be able to stop the erosion of his own memories in people. Despite her growing love and people, none of her fundamental problems have been solved.

Saying to someone, "If I'm with you, I'll be able to overcome it," but nothing has been done yet. Not a single one.

\"Yes, and people love me alone. \"

\"Shino, what's going on\"

I was immediately startled by Alice's voice, which was a little harsher than the one I had just hit. I'm sure, but Alice must have understood from her voice that her feelings had suddenly changed.

\"Well, Teacher Alice. \"

"What's the matter, Shino\"

Shiina, then, talks to Alice again.

And the memories of Shino in the human mind are eating away at him.

Even if you reconcile with the person and love him more, love him more, and love him more, in the end his problems will not be solved.

"I wonder if I can do it."

Shiina, on the other end of the smartphone, talks to Alice as if she's pouring out all her worries. As before, Alice continued to listen to Shino's story in silence before giving the answer when it was over.

"Well, even if your relationship with Renjun has eased, the problem with Renjun has not been solved at all. He seems to have said that as long as he is with you, he can solve the problem

\"I don't know. What can I do to improve and the current situation of people is not at all. \"

"That's right. No matter how much knowledge you have, it is something that ordinary people can grasp, and it does not mean that you have the knowledge of a doctor.

Moreover, not only in Japan, but also in the whole world, Wajin-kun is in such a state. Probably any doctor would say no to Heren-kun. \"

\"Mr. Airie, what should I do\"

At that moment, Alice's voice paused for a moment. Shino, who thought the advice would come soon, was dumbfounded and gently called Alice's name, but Alice's voice returned.

"Shino. Actually, there's one more thing I haven't told you. \"

“？”

"Actually, I discussed it with my classmates once. Yes, about and people on your memory. Although I have been silent, Kazuto-kun has already asked me for advice. \"

\"Is that so, and people, for teachers\"

"Why do you think so? Well, you don't have to think deeply about why. He didn't want to hurt you, so he chose to consult me instead of you. For the time being, he also has his thoughts on you, so don't think too badly. \"

Sure enough, I don't feel sorry for the people anymore.

However, when I heard that Kazuren was asking Alice for advice in front of me, a strange feeling rose in my heart, and I felt a little nervous. Shino swallowed the sentence and asked Alice.

\"So, what did you say to you, teacher? What do you let and people do? \"

\"I didn't say anything. I'm just telling you that this is a test that you have to overcome, and there is nothing I can do.

\"That's why, poetry. \"I need your help right now, but I have nothing to say

"Never..."

"Unfortunately, I don't have the ability to give advice on anything. I've helped you a lot, but sometimes you have to figure it out on your own. That's it for now. The current problem of Herenjun must be solved by everyone's concerted efforts. Otherwise one day you will go bankrupt. Before you become happy

“”

\"So, Shino. You'll fix that. You and Heren-kun must overcome this test together. That's all I can say to you now. \"

When she speaks in a feminine way, Alice returns to her natural state. The fact that she had just spoken in such a feminine tone meant that Alice sincerely believed that she had no intention of helping with the problem.

"It's something we have to solve on our own, and we can't borrow it from anyone." I can't borrow Alice's hand.

I thought Alice would give me some good ideas, but when she didn't, Shino felt a pain in her chest.

"Can I do that?"

"I think you're reconciled with Kazumi because you think you can do it. No matter how tired you become, no matter how tired your heart is, you must have accepted what you told Renjun, and he will stay by your side and continue to protect you. \"

"Yes"

\"Now that you've accepted Kazuto-kun, stand up, Shino. I'm sure you can do it

“”

"I know you're worried. But you have to solve this problem, and healing and Renjun is the starting point of your happiness with Renjun. If you want to be happy with Ren-kun, no matter how anxious you are. ”

“”

Alice's voice was unusually harsh. So far, Alice has only given me advice in good faith, but now she doesn't give me advice and only says harsh words. It's friendly, but it's also strict. Somehow, it reminds me of my mother, who is far away from home.

"Maybe it's because he heard Alice."

Or does Alice's voice overlap with that of her distant mother?

For some reason, Shi Nai's inner uneasiness gradually lessened, and was replaced by a kind of self-confidence that came from nowhere.

With the same feeling of confidence as that confidence, Shino held her smartphone tightly and said to Alice over there.

I see. I'll figure it out. I'll let you figure this out with your own hands. \"

"Are you sure you're going to do that? \"

"I'm motivated. That's why I choose to be with people. I want to overcome any difficulties with people, so I think I will live with people. With my hands I will overcome this ordeal. ”

\"I'll believe those words\"

"Believe it"

Shino said this, taking a deep breath, and then exhaling silently. Apparently, Alice is doing the same, and I can hear Alice breathing that reminds me of sighs and deep breaths in my smartphone speaker. After that, Alice's voice came to Shiina's ears again.

"I got it. Shino, stand up. Collide, stand up and win happiness with Renjun. \"

"Yes!"

When Shino responds positively, Alice says "Good luck!" ”。 Soon after, he ended the call with Shino and said, "I'll log in to ALo again next time I'm on vacation." After ending a long call with Alice, Shino took a deep breath, exhaled, and put down her smartphone.

"As Alice said, it's a trial."

Eliminate the influence of one's own memory that remains in the human brain, prevent the wear and tear of the human spirit, and restore it. Only by overcoming this ordeal will he be able to gain the right to happiness with others for the first time.

When he fails, Kazuto's inner memory of Shino erodes him, causing his mind and heart to collapse. In other words, death.

A test and danger to human life. If you don't succeed at all costs, you have to overcome it.

（... But)

I'm optimistic about Alice, but I can't think of a way to solve this problem – a way to deal with this ordeal. I thought about asking Alice what kind of solution would be effective in solving this problem, but she didn't answer anything, so in the end, the important part hasn't changed since I called.

Thanks to Alice's scolding and encouragement—although she didn't say anything out loud—her originally somewhat hazy mind had cleared up, but even with such thoughts, there was no way to fix it. Can't think of anything.

"What should I do, I don't know if this is okay"

At this point, I looked up at the ceiling and muttered. Suddenly, a loud bang came, and Shino was taken aback. While I was puzzled, I searched for the source of the sound, and immediately realized that the real identity of the voice was a smartphone. And the display above shows a somewhat surprising name.

“！！”

Shino picked up the smartphone she had just put down and clicked the call start button. As I put it to my ear as before, I heard a voice from the other side of the speaker that was more familiar than the other one, one that I will never forget.

\"Hey, Shino? \"

“... Mother"

The name shown on the smartphone display is "Mother". It was a call from my mother, who was far away from home.

Shino was surprised because she didn't expect her mother to call her, but at the same time she also had an urge to answer. Thanks to Shino's voice, my mother's voice reassured me.

"Great, you're finally out. I'm on the phone but can't get through. \"

"I'm sorry, I was just talking to the teacher."

"Teacher? Maybe it's the teacher? \"

"Yes. I got to know the doctor at the hospital that my mom recommended a little bit.

"No, it's not like that. \"I just want to talk to Shino, or rather, I just want to hear Shino's voice. \"

When my mom called me, I almost thought something was wrong, but when I came out, it was usually because I wanted to hear Shino's voice, or because I wanted to talk to Shino. Or, most of them are such peaceful reasons.

However, Shino knew very well that her beloved daughter was too far away, and it was natural for her to call her worriedly, so she never felt annoyed by her mother's call.

"That's right"

"You're right. By the way, Shino, that teacher is Serizawa-sensei. \"

\"Yes, Serizawa-sensei. \"

"What about the teacher? How are you? \"

"yes. It's going well. ”

The Serizawa Alice I mentioned earlier is now a former psychiatrist and has become my personal doctor.

First of all, it was my mother who introduced me to Alice. One day, my mom called me and recommended the hospital where Alice worked, saying, "There seems to be a famous psychiatrist in Tokyo with very good skills, so why don't you go there?" ”ta。

On this advice, I went to the hospital for a check-up, and the person in charge of the check-up was Alice, a well-known psychiatrist.

Shino firmly believes that if her mother hadn't introduced her to Alice's hospital at the time, she wouldn't have known what would happen to her now.

''That's good. And what about schools? Have you ever been bullied or something has happened? \"

When Shino heard this, she remembered the school she had been trying not to think about before.

When I was at my previous school, Kazuto Airi said that they were bullied by people who could be compared to ugly girls. So a lot of times I wanted to go to school or not, but since I transferred from that school to my current school, I don't have that problem anymore, and I can still meet Asuna and Rika. With other people every day, I can talk to them. It's fun and the most important thing is that I can be with people.

Therefore, Shino can confidently say that the school is like heaven now.

And the ugly girls also died when I was in SAo, although I don't know why. If they were still alive, I might have feared that they would follow me when they transferred to SAo Survivors School, but there was no need at all.

It would not be wrong to say that everything went well.

"yes. Every day at school is fun. Unlike my previous school, I have a lot of friends. ”

"yes, that's fine, but I didn't expect this to happen. \"

Things are going well now, but it would be a lie to say that there was no chaos from the start.

First of all, when Alice and I were captured by SAo. Alice's hospital staff inform her mother and grandparents that Shino has been captured by SAo. Hearing this, her mother seemed to be in a panic, so she took the Shinkansen from her hometown to Tokyo and arrived at Shino's hospital.

It would be nice if Alice could explain it at the time, but Alice went to SAo like her, so she couldn't say anything to her mother. So, the female doctor who was commissioned by Alice at the time explained to my mother and calmed her emotions.

However, even so, her mother worries Shino every day, and there are several times when she loses her temper. After spending each day like this, after hearing the news that Shino had returned alive from SAo, I went to Tokyo again and visited Shino directly.

When she reunites with Shino after returning from the Game of Death, her mother cries and hugs her body, and Shino cries many times because of the joy of being able to see her mother. I didn't care, I cried.

After some time, my mother receives the news that Shino is going to transfer to the SAo Survivors School. Shino was bullied in high school at the time, but she was told that she could get out of the situation if she transferred schools, and I did.

Thanks to this, Shino transferred to another school safely, and she was able to go to school every day with Asuna, Rika, Keiko, and Kazuto.

"Yes. I think it is

"Yes. When I heard on TV that Shino was captured by SAo, I wasn't in a good mood at the time. But I'm really glad Shino came back safely. I'm happy to be able to make a lot of friends."

"Yes, there was an incident that killed a lot of people, but from the bottom of my heart, I'm glad that it was like that. Mother, thank you for approving my transfer. ”

"You don't have to worry about that, but hey, Shino

"Yes?"

"Maybe I'll say something hard to answer, but will you answer me? \"

"What's the matter, Mom?"

The mother on the other end of the speaker cleared her throat slightly, then asked in a clear voice, though her tone was a little staggering.

\"Yes, and Ren-kun. Someone who fell in love with Shino

“！”

What surprised her mother the most was that Shino was captured by SAo, but the second thing that surprised her was that Shino had a girlfriend. I told Shino about it a few days after she was discharged from the hospital, and Shina's residence was replaced by a room in her current apartment.

When Shino heard that voice, she said everything. When I was taken away by SAo, there was someone who protected me, someone who didn't know anything, someone who stayed with me, someone who protected me, someone who fell in love with me, someone who came to love me.

"And that guy, I like him too, I love him." The man's name was Kazuto Kiritani. That person is going to the same school now.

At the time, Shino remembered her mother crying in surprise on the other end of the phone.

\"yes, Mom. And what happened to people? \"

\"I don't know what to ask you, but is your relationship with that person okay? He's really a good guy

When she talks about her relationship with people, Shino of course tells her mother that Kazuto is a good person, a person she can be with, and a person she can fall in love with.

However, the mother never saw and never even heard the voice of the people. "My mother must still be worried because she hasn't confirmed the authenticity of Kiritani's face, appearance, voice, and personality." Shino, who sensed this, nodded and said.

"Yes. I think you're doing a great job.

"Did you quarrel?"

"Yes.

"Really? \"

"Also, I don't know when, but I want you to meet your mother.

\"If you say so, then Shino really likes that person. \"

"I was going to say that, but"

It's just speculation, but my mom is probably worried that she'll fall in love with her after graduating from school now. In fact, if you look at high school students and high school girls in other high schools, there are many more people who fall in love like this sloppily and carelessly.

However, I have absolutely no intention of falling into such a light love, and whether I graduate from high school or college, I intend to be with someone forever, and I intend to love him I don't know if it will be, but I want to get married.

"That's how I like people." I love Japanese stuff.

"I really like to be with people. And people accepted me for doing so. He promised to be with me forever. So, I'm very loving and people, so don't worry, Mom. ”

\"Well, that's it. However, in exchange, I would like to ask you to let me see Kazuto-kun at any time. I'm really curious about who also fell in love with Shino. \"

"yes, I'll let you see your mom as soon as possible."

"Yes. Then please. That's right, Shino\"

"Yes?"

Even though her mother was not in front of her, Shino tilted her head unconsciously. Shino was silent for a few seconds, then spoke to Shino again.

\"So, if you want to live with Ren-kun in the future, let's create a lot of happy memories with you-jin-kun. Shino has been suffering for a long time, and it's time for her to be surrounded by happy memories and become happy.

"So if things get hard or painful, wear the amulet left by your father." If you are at school, you may be too conspicuous to wear it. \"

You should feel happy now - hearing her mother's gentle voice, Shino felt warm in her heart.

"Indeed, the painful days continue." Ever since I shot the robbers, a series of painful things have happened. Since it's been going on for so long, I thought it would go on like this, but when I entered SAo and met Kazuto, it collapsed under my feet.

In that SAo world, which is widely regarded as a cursed game, Shino discovers that there is a person who knows her sins and accepts her, and there is a person who loves her from the bottom of his heart. Some people will become my friends.

They told me that it was okay to be happy. From now on, Shino is seriously thinking about creating happy memories with the people who accept her and everyone.

\"yes. I have a lot of interesting ideas with people and everyone I am thinking, so? \"

When Shino said the word "memory", it was as if a light flashed in her mind. The head that had been in the clouds and fog suddenly sobered up, the consciousness woke up, and the back was naturally stretched.

\"Shino? Shina, what's wrong, Shina?

“... That's it."

On the other side of the smartphone, Mom tilted her head.

"Mom, what do you want to ask me?"

"Oh yes. That's"

Three days after reconciliation with Shino, Kiritani's family.

On Friday, Kazuto came home from school and encountered something that seemed unusual. My mom Midori isn't usually at home or comes home late, but she is at home normally.

It's going to be very late today.,I was going to have dinner with Naoba.,The people who also joined Lilan and Yui at the same time.,As soon as I got home, I went to the living room.。 Greet the appearance of my green.

At that time, Kazuto naturally asked Midori why he was at home, but Midori tilted his head and said, "Today is a rest day, and it is natural for you to stay at home." Isn't it? "And people.

Even if Midori asks him a question, Kazuto doesn't remember what Midori said, but Kazuto explains that Midori is basically not a mother who can lie. I understood this from a young age, so I realized that I was just missing out on Midori's story.

After confirming that Midori is at home, he and the others go to their room, take off their uniforms, change into civilian clothes, and quickly return to the living room.

Usually, when you come home from school, you will check the current time, turn on the dormant computer, check your email, etc., and then start Amusphere and enter the fairy tale world. I'm going to dive but today I just turned on my computer and didn't try to launch Amusphere. Because when I came back, I was told that Midori would talk to me.

I don't think there will be a sermon or something that has happened recently, or that I have unknowingly stepped on a landmine - I have a good hunch. At a loss, he was led downstairs with someone. With an anxious mood, I went to the first floor and came to the living room. There, Midori was sitting on the couch, just like she had when she returned, but before she knew it, she had an extra smartphone in her hand and was operating the display.

However, immediately after, Midori put the smartphone back in his pocket and set his sights on Kazuto, who had just arrived. Under Midori's gaze, Kazuren sat down next to him and asked him what he was going to do.

"Mom, what do you want to ask me?"

"Oh yes. That's how you've been lately. ”

"How are you doing?"

"yes, you've been so depressed lately that you can't go to school.

Indeed, after Shino suddenly said goodbye to him about a week ago, Kazuto was completely depressed and couldn't even go to school, let alone log in to ALo. Also, I couldn't take a bath or eat at the time, but thanks to the sudden change of people and the care of Naoba and Green, I was able to bathe and eat.

Later, after learning about Shino's current situation from Asuna, Kazuto confirmed that it was not the time to be depressed, so he logged in to ALo to persuade Shino. After successfully resuming his relationship with Shino, he is completely back to normal, and if he can go to ALo, he can even go to school.

However, in Midori's view, this series of events is nothing more than a strange phenomenon. Just looking at Kazuto's eyes, Kazuto shook his head.

"I'm fine, Mom. I'm fine now. It's not enough to go to the doctor. ”

"Still, it's the first time you've encountered something like this, so I'm worried. And what is it that makes you like this?"

\"yes. It's Shino. There was a little problem between me and Shiina. \"

"Shinai is the person you fell in love with in the game, right? \"

"Yes"

Midori doesn't know Shino. After returning from SAo, I talked a lot about Shino with Renori.

At first, I was a little confused because he seemed to be following Kazuto, but when I saw Shino wholeheartedly helping Kazuto recover, I realized what kind of person Shino was to Kazuto, and Midori immediately understood.

"It's not impossible for people who like to play online games, but I didn't expect to do it with people."

"To be honest, I didn't expect something like this to happen."

And the little poem is a person who is worried about people, never worries about other people's and people, but now he is worried about the little poem. I became

\"Hmm. Yes, Mom. \"

"You may ask some impolite questions, but I'll ask you again. And people, what do you think? \"

As for Midori's question, Kazuto thinks that he is indeed asking some impolite question, but he does not say it. Because Midori is now, it's like he wants to see his determination.

And people have long guessed the answer to this question.

Shi is the person I love the most in the world, the person I can pour my affection into, and the daughter I must protect and support. And, unlike ordinary lovers, it's no longer wrong for them to share memories that they are their other half.

"My life is already Shino Aada's." In order to live with Shino, to be happy with Shina, and to overcome many difficulties with Shina. From now on, we will always be together and share various things with Shino. I've also been shaken by various things, but in Kazuto's heart, he's sworn to himself since SAo. Combined, he moved his mouth and looked into the green eyes.

\"I'm a mom. I've been making decisions ever since I was trapped in that world and met Shino. \"

"What?"

\"You said you would always be with Shino, and you would always be by Shino's side.

"Really?"

A mother who has lived longer than me and has already experienced love, marriage, childbirth, and parenting. Mother is worried that she and Shino will only date in high school, and after graduation, they will become ex-boyfriends and ex-girlfriends.

In fact, I have heard that it is not easy to fall in love with high school students around me, and I often hear about couples who break up after graduating from high school.

Because my mother may have provided more information than I did, I guess she thinks Shi Nai and I will do the same.

\"Mom. Indeed, I sometimes quarrel with Shino. But that's how much I like Shino. I don't want to go out with any more women other than Shino. \"

\"Really, do you plan to live with Shino in the future? \"

"Yes.

Indeed, Xiao Shino thinks the same way. \"

In the end, Kazuto didn't say anything more, just nodded. No matter how shocked I am, I have no intention of changing this answer. Forever, ever, I have no intention of changing - and people have been staring into green eyes, with this sentence in their eyes. Midori continued to stare at Kazuto's black eyes.

After a while, Midori's originally serious expression smiled, and he gently placed his hand on Kazuto's cheek.

\"And people you have become stronger, haven't you? \"

“？”

"Now and the human eye is something that goes to SAo and people can't see.

"I wonder if the eyes of Kazuren are so determined and prepared? "You're trapped in SAo, you're getting stronger there, and you're back. ”

“”

"Indeed, this feeling is something I learned when I was at SAo. "I didn't know I could have such feelings until I was trapped in SAo and met Shino, and I didn't know what would happen if I did.

Midori is happy that his son, who once enjoyed playing online games and didn't want to see reality, can now embrace the feeling of wanting to protect and love someone who is important to him, and understands it with his own eyes.

\"I understand and the mood of people. And people really like Shino. He wants to be with Xiao Shino. I like Shino so much that I sometimes get tired of her. Is that so, and people? \"

"yes, that's right."

\"Well, and people. Let Xiao Shino be happy, and let you be happy together. Xiao Shi is a girl who wholeheartedly accompanies and recovers to such an extent, because this kind of thing rarely happens. It's not about making girls girls. "It's like being happy is the worst thing a man can do. ”

"Of course."

After saying it firmly, Midori smiled again and gently let go of Kazuto's cheeks. Immediately after, Midori took a deep breath and tilted his head slightly and said.

"So, let's make a request to Wada-sama out of the blue. \"

"Uh, what are you going to do?"

"Kazuto、Little Shina, you live alone in the apartment of the SAo survivors. \"

"Yes, but"

Hearing Kazuto's answer, Midori smirked. As a son, Kazuto understands that when the mother reacts like this, he must be thinking something. At the same time, it's usually a huge piece of content at times like these.

Then, Kazuto, who was his son, was sweating profusely and had a bad premonition in his chest, but Midori seemed to notice it and smiled.

\"So, let's have dinner tonight. Let's stay for one night. \"

"Ugh. What are you talking about, Mom? ”

"Because I've never had a formal conversation with Shino, who is so fascinated by people. While she was recovering, she was so desperate that I couldn't talk to her. Well, I know what you look like, though. ”

Come to think of it, Shino talks to people every day, but Midori, the mother of people, hardly talks to Shina. Kazuto's younger sister Naoba becomes Lifa in ALo and talks and plays with Shino as Shino, but Midori doesn't talk to Shino.

"Yes, Mom, you've never spoken to Shiina. \"

\"yes. Then let's invite Kazuto and Xiao Shino. Tomorrow is Saturday, school is off, so I guess it's fine. \"

At the end of school today, the students around me cheered. The reason is that today is Friday, tomorrow is Saturday, and school is closed.

Of course, Kazuto felt this joy too, so when he got home, finished dinner, took a shower, and got ready for bed, he immediately logged into ALo.

I'm thinking about continuing the great quest.

\"I'm fine, but will Shino accept such a sudden request? Shiina's dinner will start preparing early. \"

"Then I'll get in touch with you sooner. Even Shino doesn't need to cook dinner today, so I think it's a good deal, right? \"

"Definitely"

After returning from SAo, Shino and I have eaten quite a bit, but we have always eaten out and never eaten together at home. Besides, if you dig into Shino's memories a little, you'll understand, but Shino hasn't eaten with many people in over a year.

If I can invite Shino over to dinner tonight, I, Shino, Midori, Naoba, Lilan, and Yui will be sitting around the table to eat, so Shino will be at the table for the first time in a while. Satisfied.

Anyway, I have to introduce Shino to Midori. And the introduction should be as early as possible. Midori's proposal went well.

"Got it. Then, I'll try to contact Shino. But I don't know if it will work. \"

"Yes, please contact me."

Kazuto nodded momentarily, then took out the smartphone from his pocket and activated it. I gently opened the phone book, and when Shino's page opened, I touched the call start button and listened to the call.

While listening to the bell, I raised my index finger to Midori's mouth and made a "please be quiet" gesture.

\"Hey, and people? \"

\"Ah, Shino. Can I call you now? \"

"I can do it. I just got home. \"

Shiina's place of residence is a room in the apartment, which is actually Shina's home. After confirming this, Kazuto breathed a sigh of relief and asked Shino on the other end of the smartphone.

I see. Shino, did you go shopping today? \"

"Shopping? Why? \"

"Shino, you're going to buy dinner as soon as you get home from school, aren't you? Did you buy it today? \"

"No, I haven't been there yet"

"I see! Then Shinai. Sorry for speaking suddenly. \"

"Yes? \"

"Are you going to stay at my house today?"

"Huh!? \"

"As I expected, I thought." Shino is used to being surprised when he sees a lot, and he will definitely be surprised if he suddenly says something like this. Kazuto imagines Shino's expression on the other end of the smartphone while explaining the details with a wry smile.

When it was all over, Shino had regained her composure, and when Kazuto's words had become sharp, she spoke to him.

\"That's right, and people's mom is for me\"

"Mom wants to see Shino. So, she wants you to have dinner at my house and stay at my house I want to know, is Shino okay? \"

Speaking of this, Shino's words paused for a moment. Shino, who usually doesn't have much time to rest, will be silent for a while like this when she thinks about something or doesn't know the answer.

Could it be that Shino's situation is wrong? Just thinking about it, he was about to speak, and Shino spoke first.

\"Did you know, and people\"

"Really? Maybe not so good? ”

"Oh no, it's not like that. There's something I'd like to talk to you about alone, so it's just right. \"

"What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Yes. So I'm completely fine living in your house, is it really okay? For someone like me, an overnight stay\"

"It's okay because your mom says it's okay. Shiina, it's been a long time since you've sat at a table with a lot of people, haven't you? \"

\"yes, but isn't that really an obstacle? \"

"It's not an obstacle. Never mind. ”

Just as he said this, Shino made a reassuring voice, and Shiina's expression was imagined in people's minds. Even if Kazuto can't see Shino's face, as long as he hears Shino's voice, he can understand Shino's expression and state.

"Then I'll take care of you tonight."

"Yes.

"I wouldn't bring such exaggerated luggage. Well, and people, please wait a moment. \"

"Okay, I'll wait for you, you can come."

"Yes. Please wait."

The last sentence ended the call with Shino, and Kazuto took the smartphone away from his ear and put it away. When I then turned to green, I saw a smile on her face. As long as he listens to the voice of the people, he must understand what kind of answer Shino gives.

"Little Shinai, it seems that you are here too."

"Yes.

"If I could, I wouldn't have told you in the first place, and I've already bought the ingredients for four people."

"In other words, you were going to invite Shino to dinner before you told me. \"

"Yes, now that Shino has arrived safely, we have to start preparing dinner right away. I'll have to ask Naoba for help. \"

With that, Midori stood up and turned to face the kitchen. Originally, it was enough to prepare three servings for Kazuto, Naoba, and Midori, but this time Shino was added, so the guest Shino took more time than usual, and the menu must be extravagant.

It's almost time for Naoba to come back from school, but will the two of them be able to make it to dinner? He opened his mouth.

\"I'm not asking you to help me. You can tidy up and clean the room yourself. You have something important to say to Shinai. \"

“！”

Kazuto was a little surprised that he listened so well, but he soon realized what was going on.

It's true that my room wasn't designed to invite guests, let alone Shino, so I need to tidy it up and clean it. I hate it

I don't remember the room being messy, but it seemed better to follow Midori's instructions.

"Okay, I'll go."

"Please do not log in to ALo. Ah yes, if you can, tell Yui-chan and Lilan not to continue the mission. Tonight I want to have dinner while talking to Yui-chan and Lilan. \"

"Got it"

Hearing my answer, he left the living room while operating the display of his smartphone, opened the phonebook app, went up the stairs, and returned to his room, where he put his smartphone to his ear and entered the fairy tale world. Call your daughter and friends back home.

"Yui, well, Lilan is right next to you. Actually\"

"So everybody's coming, aren't they? Look"

"""""Let's eat"""""

"It's 6:10 p.m."

At the Kiritani family's table, dinner began with a loud noise of six people. After talking to Midori for thirty minutes, he accepted Midori's request and contacted Shino. Shino came to the Waren family, and Naoba came home from high school almost at the same time.

At that time, Naoba was surprised, \"How can Shino, which shouldn't normally appear, appear here?" \"

However, Kazuto and Midori feel uneasy at this time. Because he wasn't sure if Naoba would allow Shino to stay overnight. The idea of letting Shino stay overnight pops into Midorishima's mind, and he doesn't speak to Naoba before going to school. So, I was worried about whether Naoba would agree, but after listening to the story of similar persuasion between the two, Naoba gladly accepted Shino's stay, which made me feel a little more at ease.

After understanding the situation, Naoba immediately went upstairs, changed his school uniform into casual clothes, and went downstairs to start preparing dinner with Midori. Thanks to the fact that the two of them were accustomed to cooking regularly, the preparation of dinner proceeded quite quickly, and by 5:50 a.m., dinner had already begun to be prepared.

Around this time, Kazuto uses the smartphone's call function to ask Yui and Lilan in ALo not to continue their mission and eat in a private room at the inn. The two, who are both AI and family members in another world, obediently obeyed Kazuto's request and rented a room in a hotel on the Jiudu Line.

After all this, the six of us finally started to eat dinner at 10 a.m.

Nice to meet you, Shiina. I am the mother of the man Green. ”

\"Ah, yes. Asada, I'm Shino\"

Hearing Midori's greeting, Shino lowered her head slightly. After receiving greetings from people he had never met or who he had met but had never talked to, Kazuto smiled bitterly at Shino's cautious gesture.

\"It's okay Shino. Mom is not the kind of person who takes it to eat. \"

\"Yes, Shino-san. Please don't hold back like that. \"

Shino looked up behind Kazuto and Naoha. What catches my eye is the figure of two mothers smiling bitterly after being told by their son and daughter.

Shino had seen this man before. That's when I came back from SAo, and I was hospitalized with people and helped them recover. I've met this person several times, and he must have come to see what was going on at the time. However, at that time, I only glanced at him lightly and said hello, but I never spoke to him face-to-face. In fact, this is the first time Shino has seen Kazuto Naoha's mother green.

"I'm sure you're surprised that I suddenly invited you to stay. I'm sorry. ”

"Ah, no. I'm here to thank you for having me. But can someone like me come? \"

\"I invited you because I thought it would be nice. Well, I wonder what kind of girl Shinai is. Thank you for accepting my sudden invitation. \"

Immediately after, Midori turned his head to look at Kazuto who was sitting next to Shino, with a playful expression on his face.

"And people, you've grown into a boy who can't be left in a corner. Before I meet you, you will get such a lovely girl. A girl who is rarer than any MMO Netoge rarity. \"

"Don't make fun of me. Or rather, don't compare Shino to the items in MMO Netoge. It's not a good way to put it. \"

Kazuto raised his eyebrows, Midori said, "Yes." Then he smiled. After listening to their conversation, Shino discovers that Kazuto next to her has inherited Midori's passion and passion for games. I don't know how many of it has yet, but I'm sure Midori is a fairly large online gamer, or a constant online gamer at the moment.

Even the two who look so alike must have a good relationship—thinking so, Midori turned to Shino and opened her lips.

"Come on, little Shino. It's not a big deal, but please eat it! \"