"I'm the best, I can't lose!"! \"

As we flew through a space that seemed to be shrouded in darkness, a girl's voice came to our heads. What spewed out was a white dragon swimming in the air, wrapped in blue, white, and light blue particles, like a luminous bug, illuminating the dark night sea.

In order to fight us and emerge victorious, he Seven downloads various data into his avatar, deliberately overloads the data, and changes his appearance. As proof, the name of Xiao Qi's doppelganger is displayed on the top of the head of the 'White Goddess Dragon', and no other features can be seen.

Perhaps because of Xiao Qi's outstanding talent and ability, as well as her beautiful appearance, Shamrock and other members of the public sometimes refer to her as a goddess or angel. Xiao Qi is now a dragon, wearing white and blue armor and fur, with angelic wings all over his body, a distorted version of Xiao Qi in his public image. That is true.

We started a battle with Seven, who took on an unimaginable form from the previous Seven, and could truly be called the "White Divine Dragon".

"Xiao Qi, I didn't expect such a thing to happen"

"How could I possibly defeat such a guy? I can't predict what will happen next. ”

Crane said as if he couldn't believe what was happening in front of him, and behind him was Diabel, who was holding a shield and a one-handed sword, and whispered with a solemn face.

We encountered a lot of boss monsters to get to this point, and we survived the battle against the powerful boss monsters who were given the title of regional boss. Relan and I have fought many boss monsters, such as Vanargand, the demon Ridra, and others, and he has fought people who are stronger than the district bosses, such as the White Demon Fox.

I thought I had enough time to calm down and not be surprised by any of the monsters that appeared, but as expected, the location player was fighting a creature that fused with the "Messenger" and its data to become a monster. I haven't seen any developments that suggest what will happen.

As a result, all the people who were going to fight Xiao Qi, who had turned into a white dragon, had a strong sense of impatience and confusion. In fact, I don't even know what to do with such a Seven.

However, in the "White Dragon", due to the influence of various "familiar" characteristics, it seems that there is only a state and appearance other than HP, and the important "HP bar" is also different from ordinary players, and there seems to be only one thing in common.

Xiao Qi is no longer a player clone, but a monster, but his physical strength seems to be less than that of any other monster. I don't know what kind of combat style will be used, but if you don't make any mistakes, you should be able to defeat the boss faster than the previous boss.

Just as I was working on this strategy in my mind, Bai Shenlong made a move.

\"I won't let you get in my way\"

A voice came from his mind, and the white dragon twisted his body and rushed forward. Although it is not as tall as the boss of the Ring Iceberg area, the Black Snake Dragon Nidhogg, the range of the White God Dragon's charge is extremely wide, more than one size higher than Lilan, who has become the God of War Dragon. Gagon Raz. When I saw the first movement of this sudden, wide-ranging attack, I immediately gave instructions to the crowd, and then left the attack's sight with the 'familiarity' under me.

However, when Lilan sprayed bleaching heat energy and ran in the sky to dodge, the white dragon came to us, and I felt a cold sweat break out on my back, I felt it.

In previous games, it has always been the case that the larger the creature, the slower it moves, but the White Dragon, despite its size, seems to swim through the sky at a fairly fast speed. The opponents whose promises and conventions do not apply in the games played so far are the current Seven, as well as the "White Dragon".

"It's big, but it's fast."

"Although it doesn't resemble me, it doesn't fly by spraying things. It doesn't look easy.

"I had a vague feeling, but it was more than I expected."

In response to Lilan's "voice", the white dragon rushed through the black space and turned around, just as she turned to face the white dragon, two huge tornadoes suddenly appeared around the white dragon, and I got up to wrap myself. Around the body of the White Dragon. This is the attack of the elves Lifa and Kem, who are the best at using wind magic.

Creates a massive tornado that continuously attacks a wide area of high-output wind attribute magic "Tyrant Hurricane". When the two elves were activated, the Wind Blade attacked the White God Dragon mercilessly. However, in the short time that the wind blade reached me, I didn't miss the large number of tricolor particles released from the White God Dragon's body.

Then, in less than a second, the White God Dragon was engulfed by the tornado, exposed to the wind blade. Normal players or monsters, if they are hit by the wind blade, will cause huge damage, but Bai Shenlong doesn't care. And even after the tornado ended, the White God Dragon was still in a state where it barely took any damage.

\"You lied, magic doesn't work!? \"

"Are you kidding, you're saying you're also using cheats or something?"

Not only Lifa and Kem, who released the magic, but everyone present exclaimed. Of course, the two of them should have activated their magic and made the magic explode into a white dragon. However, since the "White Divine Dragon" did not suffer any damage, it is understandable that Xiao Qi, who thinks that the current "White Divine Dragon", also used cheating methods when he changed.

I don't know what Seven did to get to where they are, or what they went through to get to where they are. He probably used cheating because he wanted to win us.

However, it is hard to imagine that an idol like Xiao Qi, who is bent on continuing to be worshipped by the public, would commit such an act as deception and deprive her of the opportunity to show herself. to the masses.

I'm sure Seven didn't use any cheats, and that the means to nullify the attack were most likely made using the data of the "acquaintances" it received.

"If magic doesn't work, use close range!"

"How's this!!"

Just as they were thinking, Strea and Filia jumped out. The white dragon must have been the first to notice their approach, she aimed her body at them, waving her feather-wrapped arms, scattering particles, but her attack had already begun, and before she could attack, Strea jumped up, and Filia quickly fell to dodge. Jumping into the back and arms of the 'White Dragon', each weapon wrapped in light and brandished.

"Tayahh

"Haa

After the shout, Strea flashed vertically across the white dragon's back with her two-handed sword, and Filia slashed at her abdomen from below with a dagger. Unleash the single-attack two-handed sword skill "Avalanche" and the single-attack dagger sword skill "Rapid Tear".

The magic is dead, but can it still work? No, I hope it works. Just as I was hoping it would work, I heard a shrill metallic sound and was shocked by what was happening in front of me.

These two blades were originally used to cut the body of the White Dragon, not to use magic. Before he reached Bai Shenlong's side, he was deflected by something and headed in the direction of the day after tomorrow. Strea and Filia probably didn't know what was going on and lost their balance as if they were being pulled by a weapon.

As if to take advantage of this gap, Bai Shenlong exerted all his strength, and his body twisted violently, as if releasing a long-suppressed power, and spun. Wrapped in particles with neutralizing attack ability, it attacks both of them with a huge body. The two screamed, and the "hp bar" was still low, each being blown in a different direction.

Immediately afterward, Shino and Spiegel tried to take advantage of the gap created by the White Dragon's attack to shoot arrows with their bows, but the arrow turned out to be the White Dragon, just as it was about to arrive. The target, blocked by the particle wall, falls. When I saw what happened, I was speechless with astonishment.

What do you mean? The white dragon can not only negate magical attacks, but also physical attacks.

Like the shield used by Akihiko Kayaba/Heathcliff, the developer of SAo and the culprit of everything, he has fought him twice in SAo. A humanoid fortress that blocks all attacks and counters with a powerful blow.

Now, it's happening here, transcending time, space, and the world.

"Didn't your attacks work?"

\"So how about this! \"

Making a 'sound' similar to that of an old woman, Lilan activated the white-hot energy-producing organs in her body, opened the calyx, and exhaled a breath. The heat bulb was extremely hot, lost all color except white, flew through space, and collided with the 'White Dragon' frame by frame, exploding, causing a huge white explosion.

Lilan's Hot Ball can deal massive damage to powerful enemies such as Vannagander, Demon Rydra, and White Devil Fox, and should also be able to deal damage to the White Dragon, rendering all of its attacks ineffective. Thinking of this, I took a look. A curtain of fire erupted in the air, and the next moment, a huge black shadow jumped out of it, cut through the curtain of fire, and came straight towards me and Lilan.

"Lilan, dodge." - Before I could give the order, Lilan unleashed a strong bleaching heat energy and gained a high level of mobility, escaping from the approaching massive figure. When I turned around quickly, I saw the back of the white dragon covered with particles and flew towards the edge of space.

I couldn't help but be taken aback when it finished its pounce and turned to show me its body. Although the 'White Divine Dragon' must have received an albino heat bomb from Lilan, it did not suffer a single scratch, and the 'health bar' did not decrease. - Even the White Hot Bomb, which deals great damage to various bosses, becomes ineffective in front of the White Dragon.

\"Impossible, even Lilan's attack doesn't work!? \"

"Is it possible to be stupid? \"

Asuna, who watched Lilan's attack, was taken aback, and Lilan, who attacked her, also let out a sound mixed with surprise.

We used all the attacks we could use before, including physical attacks, magic attacks, and re-attacks, but they were all somehow neutralized, and the 'White Dragon' had no effect on us. Cause damage.

The "White Dragon" is level 7 and has only one HP bar, so just defeat it and it will be easier than any monster you've encountered so far. However, the 'White Dragon's defenses made all of this less real.

Seeing such a sight, I immediately stopped my daughter Yui, who is now a little fairy and can analyze enemies.

"Ye Xiu, don't you know about him?"

"Even I don't know anything about the current Miss Seven. The current Miss Seven is not exactly a monster, but an extremely unusual existence, so my analysis will not work. "Probably. ”

I immediately saw the whole body of the white dragon, a mixture of divinity and ferocity. Particles like glow-in-the-dark bugs flutter around it, and they seem to be constantly produced from the White Dragon's body. No, it's likely that the 'White Dragon' is constantly producing those particles in its body and emitting them from its body.

Previously, when I neutralized Lifa and Kem's magical attacks, as well as Strea and Filia's sword skills, it was as if there were a large number of particles covering the white dragon's body. Considering what happened at the time, I don't know if the white god dragon's attack was neutralized, whether it was caused by those particles.

Just as I was about to explore further in my mind, a 'voice' that wasn't Lilan jumped into my head, and I immediately pulled my consciousness back into front of me. The white dragon reflected in the field of vision, entrenched in the air, looked like it contained power in its body.

When the monster takes such a pose, there is only one thing that can be done next. Before she could imagine the next moment in her mind and tell everyone, Bai Shenlong made a move.

\"I can eat this too——!! \"

Just as Xiao Qi's screams sounded in her mind, Bai Shenlong violently opened his body, as if releasing his accumulated power. At the same time, highly concentrated particles erupted with tremendous force from the back of the 'White Dragon' and began to rise towards the sky higher above the 'White Dragon'. Just as I turned my head to see what was going on, I saw a huge projectile of light the same color as the particle falling towards me.

"Well, everyone avoid!!"

A meteor shower that looks like a swarm of glow-in-the-dark insects. Before I could alert them to the incoming flood of light bombs, which were so beautiful that I almost fell in love with them, my companions took a dodge and began to move away from the meteor shower's line of fire. However, clusters of light bombs that appeared to be composed of particles flew one after another at a rapid speed, indicating that this was not an attack that could be dodged in a short period of time.

Lilan flew with me in the light rain, but as soon as the rain stopped, I heard what looked like an explosion and a scream.

"Wow!"

"Ahhh

When I turned to go against the wind, I was probably hit by the falling light bullets, and the four friends behind me, Lizbet, Sylica, Klein, and Spiegel, were also pulled to the ground. It will crash.

However, Asuna, Lifa, and Kem, who were both good at melee and magic attacks, were the first to notice this, and the four of them quickly recovered and returned to the sky.

At this moment, the "White Divine Dragon" had already completed its attack and was slowing down, and Shino, who was better at long-range attacks than the falling Spiegel, took advantage of the gap to shoot an arrow. Similarly, before it could reach the White Dragon's body, it fell as if it had been bounced off by something.

"No, the attack doesn't work at all!"

"I can't stand this happening!"

After Shino whispered, Diabel, who was carrying a sword and shield, and Ekir, who was carrying a two-handed axe, charged at the white dragon. Sensing the approach of an external enemy, the 'White Dragon' opened its calyx to create a light bullet formed by the convergence of particles, and released it in the same way that Lilan spat out a bleaching hot bomb.

What's more, it wasn't just one shot like Lilan, but three quick interceptions in a row, and both Diabel and Ekir exclaimed in surprise and immediately withdrew from the line of fire. I stopped my attack and walked away from the White Dragon.

"Such a powerful force, I didn't expect Xiao Qi to reach this level"

"This is a completely unexpected anomaly for the game. If this continues, the truth will never be revealed.

Hearing Lilan's voice, I couldn't help but nod. As before, Asuna, Lifa, and Kem cast recovery magic even if they were hit to a certain extent, but the reason why they were able to consistently cast recovery magic was because they were using MP restoration items, and the continuity was too strong. If you want to activate it, the MP recovery item will run out, and you will not be able to activate the recovery magic eventually.

And now that they use recovery magic a lot, I'm afraid their MP recovery items are rapidly decreasing.

So I shouldn't prolong the fight with the White Dragon, but no matter how many times I attack before, my weapon will be bounced off and my magic will be neutralized. Unless we find this breakthrough, we won't be able to do any damage to the 'White Dragon' at all, and we will most likely be defeated.

However, although I have been observing the movements and state of the 'White Dragon' for some time, I can't figure out why the 'White Dragon' has not suffered any damage. To be sure, there is some kind of process at work that protects the body of the White Dragon, but what exactly is it that constitutes the sturdy shield and armor that protects the body of the White Dragon? I don't know why. If I had known this, I should have been able to find clues to the strategy.

"What the hell is going on..."

\"Kirito-san! \"

Just as I was about to think, a voice came to my ears, and I immediately turned my head to look. It was a friend who had grown fairy-like wings on her back and had been fighting side by side with us for a long time, she was Xiao Qi's own sister, which is now the "White Dragon". A red-haired girl is about to hit him and tell him the truth.

It was as if I was answering that call, calling the girl's name.

"Xiaoyu, what's wrong!"

"I now know the true nature of Xiao Qi's ability!"

"Really!?"

According to Lilan, Xiao Qi's defense ability as a "White Divine Dragon" is all due to these particles, and at the same time, these particles also give the "White Divine Dragon" the ability to fly and move, which they say is a thing.

Indeed, the White Dragon's body is always covered with those luminous insect-like particles, and whenever she makes any movement, those particles will erupt from her body, and we will attack, sometimes even stronger, causing the particles to be released from her body. Body.

In this way, it seems that it is those particles that cover the body of the White Dragon and neutralize its attacks, and those particles that block our attacks are released from the body of the White Dragon, which is a wall of particles.

"Is that so? His defense and attacks are all particle-based! ”

"That's right! So if you want to destroy it, just drop all the particles! ”

Lilan looked glad I found the answer. I'm about to rejoice, but I have to stop myself right away.

The White Dragon's defense is based on particles, and if you can stop these particles, you can reduce its defense. However, I can't think of any way to stop the White Dragon's particles, or stop its defenses.

What's more, the other party is not just a boss monster, but an extremely unusual entity that collects the data of various monsters at once and fuses with a player named "Seven", it seems that normal methods of dealing with boss monsters will not work. This is your opponent. Even if I had understood the mechanics of this extremely unusual monster, I would not have been able to immediately think of a way to deal with it.

After listening to Lilan's story, Shino came to me and shouted to Lilan.

"But what do we do? How can we stop these particles? ”

"He uses particles every time he attacks, and consumes them. He uses particles to attack and move, consumes them, and creates and replenishes them over and over again. Moreover, his attacks seem to consume a lot of particles. "Do this.

After hearing this, I felt a flash of inspiration in my mind. The White Dragon's defense is perfect, negating all of our magical and physical attacks, but they're all particle-based - it's amazing to be able to do that. I do not know. Most of the time this is not the case. In order to exert such a strong defense, a large number of particles must be present before it can be used.

Lilan stated that particles are not only used for defense, but also for attack and movement, and are consumed in either case.

If this is the case, if the white dragon continues to consume particles through high-frequency attacks and movements, the supply of particles will not be able to keep up, and it will be unable to defend at that time. Confused by what you're saying.

It is unknown how strong the White Dragon's defense is, but if it stubbornly uses particles to protect itself, its base value will probably be even lower than Lilan's. In other words, the moment when we deplete the particles of the White Dragon and dismantle the wall of absolute defense, it is our chance to win.

\"Is that what you mean? That is, just let him attack more!? \"

"That's right! Let him attack too much and make him unable to keep up with the supply of particles. Not only that, but let him attack and defend more and more, then the particles will decrease, and he won't. "Being able to defend, that's his weakness!"

Lilan looked happy again. I was able to confirm the information. As much as I wonder why Lilan knows this, I don't have the time right now, and now is not the time to do such a thing.

Now my priority is to fight the 'White Dragon' and take out it. Aware of this, I gave instructions to the 'White Dragon' so that all could hear.

"Keep attacking him, keep attacking him! We're going to scrape the particles off!! ”

Immediately after, powerful voices rang out from among the crowd, confirming that they each flew in different directions and took up positions around the 'White God Dragon'. Immediately after, Asuna, who pulled out her thin sword from the scabbard, and Lifa, who held the sword in one hand, jumped towards the white dragon, probably shifting from focusing on magical attacks to focusing on physical attacks.

Although she had begun to dislike being called that, the 'White Dragon' immediately turned its attention to her when Asuna's wings flew away with a 'flash' blue light. The particles are placed in the mouth, forming a beam of light that begins to shine. It is released by converging and accelerating particles and can now be called a charged particle cannon.

However, as expected, Asuna, who is the deputy head of the SAo Blood Pact Knights and her friend is also a good friend of Lilan, who is also good at launching similar attacks, moved to the side before the tip of the beam arrived. , I evacuated the line of fire and quickly closed the distance.

However, the 'White Dragon' also radiated beams of light mercilessly, chasing Asuna while sweeping through everything around it. As the first swordsman of the elven clan, Lifa could not let go of this opportunity.

"There!!"

Lifa dived into the arms of the white dragon who was bent on chasing Asuna, wrapped the blade of the one-handed sword in her hand, and stabbed it out with all her might. One-handed sword skills, which have existed since SAo, are characterized by ease of use in one-handed sword skills. "Decapitation Attack".

However, although it usually inflicts great damage on enemies, the blade crashed into the particle wall before it could reach the body of the white dragon, making a sharp metallic sound and being bounced away. Lifa's momentum returned, she lost her balance as if she was being pulled by a sword, and sensing that she was under attack, the 'White Divine Dragon' stopped her breath and immediately attacked the enemy as if she was about to launch a counterattack, coiling in a circle, posing, and launching a fierce circling attack.

The next moment, everyone saw that Lifa was about to be attacked, and Lifa straightened up and accelerated suddenly. Almost as soon as the 'White Goddess Dragon' suddenly launched a spinning attack, she dodged the attack. And just as the 'White Dragon' finished its rapid spinning attack and slowed down, Asuna had already reached the top of the 'White Dragon's head. The sword fell while being covered in light, and four consecutive ultra-high-speed attacks hit the top of the 'White God Dragon's head.

Like the "Decapitating Blow", the sword technique "Meteor" has been around since SAo and is characterized by being easy to use and powerful.

Maybe it's because of Asuna's own attack speed, which is so fast that it can't be seen with the naked eye, but like Lifa, it's completely blocked by the particle wall covering the white dragon's body, but Lifa's posture when he is hit is no longer as important as when he was hit. - Because of repeated attacks and defenses, the defense of the White God Dragon particles has begun to weaken.

The attack is working.

"Kaim, hold your breath!!"

"Easy!!"

The combination of Ariki and Kem began to fly towards the white dragon as if switching between Asuna and Lifa. At first glance, the two people of dark elves and wind elves, who were unconnected, flew around the white dragon as if they were perfectly synchronized, just like the aerobatics of two fighter jets. Line of sight.

In order to stop it, the "White Divine Dragon" suddenly accelerates at the right time and attacks on the spot, but both Yuki and Kem move and dodge as if they were interpreting the attack. Then, as the White Goddess Dragon's movement slowed down at the end of its attack, Ariki and Kem wrapped around its belly, their respective one-handed swords and swords filled with light.

"Haa

"Ahhhh

The two voices echoed in the space almost simultaneously, and the blade of the sword slashed at the belly of the white dragon with one hand. Both of them swung their swords with all their strength to slash at their targets, and the double-combo one-handed sword technique "Radiant Arc" and the high-output single-attack sword skill "Tsuji Wind" exploded, but the "White Blade" did not reach the body of the divine dragon and was repulsed.

But even so, when they were repulsed, their movements were smaller than those of Strea and Filia just now, and the two quickly regained their balance and broke away from the White Dragon. At this time, the luminous particles floating around the 'White Goddess Dragon' seemed to become thinner and thinner.

Taking this as an opportunity, everyone began to distance themselves from the White Dragon, who began to swim at high speed in the air, attacking the target with Kem, but the speed was too fast, and Kem was much slower than it. When he started fighting, he was able to easily avoid the massive body of the White God Dragon, which was approaching relatively slowly.

"Xiao Qi's movements don't know why they've slowed down."

"I see, even if that's the case, you still have the stamina."

Lizbet and Diabel looked at the white dragon swaying in the air and whispered. It is true that the concept of 'White Divine Dragon' is ultimately a collection of data from the 'Messenger', so it is likely that the concept of physical strength exists, and first of all, the overwhelming existence of 'White Divine Dragon' is "manipulated. At this time, Xiao Qi's burden is definitely not small.

Since it has repeatedly made such violent movements and attacks, it is by no means vexatious. Not only that, but as Lilan said, the White Dragon's ability to move and fly is obtained by generating a large number of particles and scattering them, so as long as the number of particles decreases, she can do whatever she wants. I can leave it alone.

If I had lost those particles completely, just as I was thinking, the 'White Dragon' suddenly flew into the air, and the distance between us quickly widened. Then, when she climbed to a certain height in the sky, she suddenly turned around and flicked open the capsule, and the particles scattered around her began to gather in the mouth of the 'White Dragon' with great force.

Due to the accumulation of a large number of particles, the area around the 'White Goddess Dragon' suddenly became brighter, like the sea during the outbreak of the noctilucent insects, and suddenly became brighter, with three colors: light blue, blue, and white. [White Divine Dragon] itself exposed a large gap, but the concentration of particles around it had become too high, and no one could attack her at all, probably because she knew that even an attack would be neutralized. I don't know how to try.

Seeing this scene, Lilan suddenly turned her head and called her.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the big move is coming! And it's the biggest trick yet! ”

"I know! Everyone, do whatever you want. ”

\"Kirito! \"

Hearing Lilan's "voice" immediately after me, I immediately looked under my body. Lilan lifted the visor part of her helmet and stared at me with red eyes.

"What he's trying to release may be a beam of breath. It charges so much in order to publish it.

"I understand. So. ”

"That's how many particles are used. They must also defend themselves with particles. If you can survive the next attack, that's your chance to eliminate him.

I was taken aback by Leland's 'voice' words.

Indeed, a large number of particles had accumulated in the mouth of the White Divine Dragon, and I was afraid that they would have to be spit out as breath in the next moment. However, the 'White Dragon' is already in an unstable state due to the use of quite a few particles, and in addition to this, it can also use long-term charging techniques, such as using particles that increase its own protection. That's how it should be.

As Lilan said, once we survive the next attack, the White Dragon will lose its defenses, which is our last chance to attack. And for me, we have a way to counter the irradiation of the enemy's beam. I've realized this, so I'm calling out to a competent partner again.

"Is that so? If the beam comes, re-run. ”

“... Leave it to me. You should be ready for the next attack.

"Please, man."

When I found that Lilan had closed her mask, I removed Lilan's stirrup-like head, pulled two swords from the scabbard on my back, grew wings, and flew to line up next to Shino.

"Shiina, Lilan will definitely be able to withstand his attack. By the time the attack is over, he should have a lot of time to spare\"

"That means we're going to be in a state where we're going to lose our defenses. I don't know if we will aim for that moment and attack. ”

"That's it. You and I will do it. ”

\"I see. Kirito, please be prepared, too. \"

The next moment, I nodded to Shino, freed me and Lilan, who were one human and dragon, and set my eyes on the white dragon, and began to hover, opening its capsule, intensifying the flow of white heat in its body. A strong heat erupted around Hiran, and the temperature difference between him and his surroundings was so great that a layer of hot mist appeared, causing Hiran's body to shake. If I had been in there, I wouldn't have been alone.

While thinking so, I looked at the Shino amulet on my right hand, and Shino's memory flashed through my mind and traced it to my body. Connect and bend the hilt of the sword held in both hands to form a crescent moon shape, then chant a spell to connect the two swords with a magic rope to form a bow.

Then, chanting a spell, she created a magic rocket, stood still, and took aim at the white dragon in a pose similar to Shino next to her. At that time, Shino had already prepared the rocket, and was in a state where it could shoot at the White God Dragon at any time.

As I created a scene that looked like two archers standing side by side from the outside, a voice rang in my head.

"This is the end---!!! \"

Immediately after Xiao Qi's 'voice' sounded, the 'White Divine Dragon' gathered all the particles around him, and used his mouth to compress the accumulated particles to form a huge particle ball, which was released, forming an extremely thick pillar of light. Irradiated.

The tip of the beam was thick enough to easily devour us, not to mention that the head of the White Divine Dragon was so big that it immediately attacked us, but at the same time, the White Wolf Dragon, which was closer to us, was more powerful than any of us, causing the white heat burning in the body to rise to the mouth, radiating the breath of the beam.

The white heat rays emitted collided with the oncoming beam of white dragon particles, emitting a roar of rage and a flash of light, blocking it in half, triggering a fierce battle. Its thickness is thinner than that of the 'White Dragon', but perhaps because it has the same power, it continues to block the beam emitted by the 'White Dragon', and it is not lost to the 'White Dragon'.

Despite the fierce light and hot winds, Shino and I continued to draw arrows in unison. Although the white dragon was no longer visible due to the extremely powerful light and hot wind, I could clearly feel her presence, and I couldn't help but understand knowing that the white dragon was on the tip of the arrow.

This feeling of knowing that there is an enemy at the tip of the arrow even if you can't see it, is it Shino's memory that gave me? Thinking in my heart, I pulled the rope hard, and at this moment, the center of the collision between the White Divine Dragon and Lilan's breath erupted into a huge energy explosion. , all around is dyed pure white.

The strong flash of light made me close my eyes, and when I opened my eyes again when the light subsided, I saw that the white dragon had stopped its melee with Lilan and was suspended in the air. The surrounding particles were depleted in the exchange of breath with Lilan.

I won't miss it, I shouted to Shino next to me.

"Now!!"

"You're here!!"

When the two of them let go of the rope they had been pulling, two flaming arrows pierced the sky and flew towards the White Dragon. Among them, the white flame arrow I shot turned into the outline of a wolf, and I also gathered the flame arrows flying side by side, becoming like a wolf dragon running in the sky, and the distance from the 'white' became closer and closer. Shenlong''I'm going to fill it up.

And in less than a few seconds, the White Flame Wolf arrived in front of the 'White Divine Dragon' and exploded, triggering a huge explosion of white flames.

Because he has Shino's memory, he can use the original dual-wielding sword technique \ "Sharp Sword Bow\". The White Dragon finally withstood the white flames generated by the direct impact of its body, and its health was greatly reduced. It turns from green to orange and red almost immediately. The moment the "hp bar" stopped changing, a "voice" sounded in my head.

\"That's a lie, I, I\"

A confused 'voice' came from the 'White Divine Dragon'. Seven himself, most likely becoming a white dragon, also wants to know what happened to him. I guess he doesn't know. Now we can end this fight. If we deliver the final blow, the battle with Seven is over.

I immediately understood this, and was about to give an order to everyone, when something surprising happened to me.

A fairy had already rushed towards the white dragon who was about to deal with her, both swords in both hands wrapped in light. She is the one who taught me the weakness of the so-called "White Divine Dragon", and she is also Xiao Qi's own sister, the current "White Divine Dragon" Lilan.

"That girl, how did she come to such a place?" As soon as I thought so, I heard a voice coming from Lilan's direction.

"Seven, you don't understand your current situation, your experiment has failed."

"No, no! I didn't fail! I am, I am, I am.

"I understand what you're doing right now, you have a sense of mission burning in your heart, desperately trying to meet the expectations of so many people, pushing yourself to the point of destroying yourself and I'm on the verge of collapse. I can't stand seeing you like this anymore. So now I'm going to end it all, Seven Colors. ”

Lilan whispered, and began to swing the two swords in both hands. The sword dance composed of vertical slashes, horizontal slashes, sudden slashes, and horizontal slashes slashed off the head of the White Divine Dragon one after another, wiping out its health in the blink of an eye.

The moment the sword dance's attacks reached ten combos, I realized that Lilan's sword dance was my own use and was able to predict his next move. Lilan probably didn't care that I was looking at her, and continued to dance the sword, then did the exact same movement as I used it, and delivered the sixteenth and final blow.

"Hahahahaha!!"

With Lilan's screams, the final blow was struck, and the sword in her hand pierced into the white dragon's head. SAo has been around since then, and at that time it was only available to me, a dual-wielding player.

Sixteen combos of dual-wielding sword technique "Starburst Stream".

When the sixteenth consecutive attack ended, the movements of the White God Dragon and Rain were completely still, and there was silence in the dark space. A few seconds after it stopped making a sound, the white dragon lost its balance and fell to the ground.

A dull and heavy impact sounded, and the White Divine Dragon's entire body turned into a white figure, and then exploded into countless glass shards.

That was the moment when our final boss, Swad Yalfheim, was defeated. After a fierce battle with the white dragon, Kirito and his party landed where it fell. When the 'White Goddess Dragon' was defeated and crashed, a large number of glass-like polygonal fragments were scattered around, and the 'White Goddess Dragon' disappeared.

And now, Seven has reverted to its original maiden form, sitting there, as if it has lost its strength.

When he mutated, Xiao Qi's appearance changed dramatically, and the clothes on his body seemed to have disappeared, but all of them returned to the current Xiao Qi, and they were still the same as before the mutation into Bai Shenlong. However, Xiao Qi lowered his head, couldn't see his face, and didn't move.

Just as Kirito was about to call Seven, Seven suddenly raised his face, letting everyone around him know that he had a crying face on his face.

"Why? Why can't I do it!? You all said you like me and will support me!! Give me back the concept!! ”

“”

\"Kirito-san, why are you getting in the way of me!? It's horrible! It's horrible!! It's horrible! \"

All along, Seven has been a mixture of adulthood, scientists, and childishness, but now Seven is a fragment of adulthood, no, he just cried in a childish way.

When Kirito couldn't speak to see a side of Seven that he had never seen before—a twelve-year-old childlike nature—manifest itself, Lilan took a step forward and snuggled up to Seven.

"You and I thought you were just trying to defend yourself by showing yourself to adults, but then you can cry normally."

"Huh?"

"You're surrounded by adults, you're being carried by the world, you're being a topic of conversation, and in the process of being tossed around, you just can't get out of the wave you're riding, right?"

Even when he heard Lilan's question, Xiao Qi only answered in a sobbing way. However, even without any answer, Lilan still snuggled up to Xiao Qi, who was sitting flat, and slowly opened her arms when she knelt down, gently hugging Xiao Qi's small body.

"This, don't force yourself too much, lie on your sister's chest and cry, can I borrow you for a while?"

When Lilan whispered this in the tone of her sister's concern for her sister, Xiao Qi buried her face in Lilan's arms and cried loudly. In her cries and appearance, the genius scientist seven does not exist, only the true face of a girl named Nanero Arshaping.

Seven/Nanero is said to be a genius scientist who is worshipped as a goddess and fussed as an idol, but she is surrounded by adults around her and becomes unable to run away or say anything true. I just said leave.

Unable to live up to the expectations of the adults around him, he becomes too afraid of betraying them, and as a result, he keeps repeating experiments and activities, constantly attacking his own body, which is the truth about this seven-colored girl named Arshapin.

Knowing this, Kirito let out a long sigh and felt a sense of relief.

"Well, you two are actually sisters, aren't you?"

"yes, maybe there's no need to talk about that in the first place."

"Well, I also have a younger brother and three younger sisters, and I understand that. Sisters and younger siblings can understand each other even if they don't talk well. ”

Shino breathed a sigh of relief as Kirito, while Lilan seemed to believe something. Not only the two of them, but everyone present seemed to be deeply relieved by the scene in front of them.

After hearing about Lilan's situation, Kirito felt a kind of unease about whether Lilan and Seven would be able to interact normally, but apparently everyone felt the same way, and when Lilan and Seven unfolded before their eyes, Kirito seemed relieved to see this exchange.

"Kirito-san, everyone——! \"

Just as I was looking at the two sisterly people in front of me, there was a call behind me, and I turned around with everyone. At the door of a large room that looked pitch black, two figures ran up. A black-haired woman dressed like a white coat, and a tall, pale blue short-haired man dressed in a battle uniform with white and blue as the main colors.

Alice, a friend who didn't participate in this decisive battle, and Clover's most elite emperor who hasn't moved since the duel with Kirito.

"Alice Sand, and the Emperor. \"

The two ran out of the entrance and rushed to Kirito's side, and Alice stopped, shouting as if urging Kirito to hurry up.

"Kirito-san, sorry for being late. I was going to catch up with you as soon as possible, but I have a lot of things to do lately. \"

"You don't have to force yourself to come. Never mind. ”

When Kirito said this, Alice's attention was focused on one thing. Of course, the scene of the red-haired girl hugging the silver-haired girl and burying her face in each other's arms is simply a scene of sisterly love. Alice saw the sight that the two of them had unimaginable before, sighed deeply, and a smile appeared on her face.

"Looks like you've settled the battle with Seven. And you've made Seven's plan fail."

"No, Xiao Qi's experimental results haven't come out yet"

As soon as Kirito finished speaking, Yui, who was developed by Alice and is now Kirito's daughter, and her sister Strea came to him. Yui opened some kind of window and continued to browse the contents.

"Dad, I'm watching a video of the folks in Clover and Miss Seven, and they all seem to be stunned by the sight of the feathered headdress. \"

"It was quite chaotic halfway through, and the growing emotions of the people in the cluster and the clover must have gone crazy, and I think the experiment ended in failure."

Thinking about it, Seven suddenly turned into a 'White Dragon' and fought them, unleashing seemingly incomprehensible attacks, only to be defeated by them in the end, unleashing an extremely chaotic development at a fairly rapid pace. Lilan cried in his chest. Unless we are the ones who actually fought the Seven and experienced it firsthand, it would be difficult to understand this development.

What we can be sure of, however, is that Seven's experiments and plans have now ended in failure. When Kirito realizes this again, the young emperor who has entered the room with Alice walks towards him.

When I looked at the emperor's purple eyes, which were taller than me, the emperor opened his mouth with a surprised expression on his face.

\"Kirito you\"

"It's a pity that Seven was stopped by us. Your plans and experiments have failed. \"

"Really"

It's hard to say, because he looks stern, but there is a warmth on the emperor's face that shows that he genuinely cares about the seven and cheers them on from the bottom of his heart, which is definitely included.

Kirito felt a little guilty about the failure of the experiment that Emperor Seven fully supported, but before he finished speaking, the Emperor's face changed, he stopped crying, and quietly walked towards the beginning of Seven, squatting down, and snuggling up to his side tightly. Seven must have realized this when he removed his face from Lilan's chest and made eye contact with the right-hand scientist standing beside him.

\"Samui, Raj, Kun\"

Even if he called the emperor, he didn't answer. I don't know why he doesn't say anything about the Seven he trusts and supports. Kirito was about to speak, but the emperor stood up silently and looked up at the sky.

"—This is the Emperor, the most elite man of Clover. All the people of the clover, all the people of the cluster, listen! ”

Everyone was stunned by the emperor's sudden loud voice, and they couldn't take their eyes off it, and they didn't dare to make a sound. As if feeling the silence of the space return, the emperor spoke again.

"The video you're seeing now is probably incredible. But this is the true image of the seven-colored girl Arsapin. Even those of us close to her, she didn't show it. This seems to be the real state. "Dr. Naneiro's.

We Shamrock, as well as the people of the Star Cluster, call Seven the goddess, worship her, and do all sorts of things to fulfill her expectations. I spent a lot of time on this. I'm sure some of you have spent hundreds of hours on the Seven. All this must have been to fulfill the expectations of Yuichi's goddess Seven who descended on ALo. ”

With that, the Emperor paused and turned to Seven, who had already removed his face from the chest of the girl he didn't know was his sister, but he immediately turned his gaze back to the void and continued to weave his words.

"However, Dr. Nanero VII is by no means a goddess who fell from the sky, she is just like us, she is human. After all, she's just a human like us. And she's a kid younger than us. "We.

In order to live up to Xiao Qi's expectations, we have done a lot of things, but at the same time, Xiao Qi is also trying to live up to our expectations and continues to whip himself with the whip. He is trying to live up to the expectations of hundreds, if not thousands.

Indeed, the members of Shamrock and cluster that we see so far are doing all sorts of things for Seven every day, attending and cheering whenever they have a live performance, and giving away what they have worked hard for. I have been actively dedicating my time to number seven. It's as if we really worship a goddess who came down from heaven to serve people.

Although Xiao Qi is only a human being, she is worshipped and worshipped by people like a goddess, and in the end she has to continue to fight alone against the expectations of her followers and the monster known as millions of fans continues to be exposed.

Crane looked at the Emperor in a weak voice, even though he had been a member of the cluster and had not heard the Emperor's story until now. The story of the emperor continues.

"Clover, cluster guys. I'm not saying you shouldn't have enthusiasm for Seven. I'm not saying you don't support Seven. If you guys want to criticize it, feel free to criticize it. However, Seven, like tens of millions of people, continues to push his research with all his might while fighting others, and he continues to fight alone.

So please at least be considerate of Xiao Qi. If you can bear this hardship and burden, please do it. Can you take better care of Xiao Qi? Please, please. ”

After the emperor finished speaking.

The strongest "Beast Tamer" who continues to fight as the most elite of Clover and has defeated countless "Beast Tamers" is bowing his head and pleading with the people around him. That's the case. His words and deeds are unimaginable to any emperor I have seen so far.

Kirito was startled by the sight in front of him, but he came back to his senses when he heard the voice of the first person next to the emperor. Beside the Emperor was Klein, a member of the Seventh Regiment who was as stunned as he was just now.

"Oh, I'm just like you in the Little Seven Group. I also agree with this person. Xiao Qi is really cute, she sings very well, and what she does is great. She was like a goddess or an angel. However, Xiao Qi is not a god, an angel, or anything; She's just a human being, just like the rest of us. She'll get hurt, she'll get tired. What"

Along the way, Klein gritted his teeth and looked a little regretful. All who watched Klein for a long time noticed that his expression seemed to regret his actions.

"But, when we were together, Xiao Qi was treated?? Treat her like a goddess, have unnecessary expectations of her, create a lot of unnecessary tasks, and constantly impose unreasonable expectations on her. Therefore, He Xiaoqi was already exhausted. ”。

What our cluster is going to do is not to break up Xiao Qi, but to hold her up when she is about to collapse, and let her rest when necessary, right? ”

Klein's words became more powerful and clearer. Klein exudes a sincerity and strength that has never been seen before.

"So, from now on, we, as a cluster, will continue to support Xiaoqi and cheer for her. That's what we're supposed to do as a cluster. Please, everyone in the same cluster as me!! ”

Crane spoke his words forcefully and bowed his head as if he were an emperor. It seemed that he didn't expect Klein to say such a thing and bow his head, and everyone except the emperor could only look at Klein in shock.

However, by comparing Cluster and Shamrock's past actions to the truth about Seven, Kiritto is able to figure out how much unnecessary burden Seven has been undertaken.

So far, everything Shamrock and Clarus have done for Xiao Qi is just self-righteous things, and there are very few things that can really touch Xiao Qi's heart. Now that this is the case, the guys at Cluster and Clover should reflect on themselves and change their feelings and ways of dealing with Seven.

However, in addition to the Emperor, the most elite member of Clover, did Crane's words also reach the ears of other Shamrocks and Star Clusters? Before Kirito could ask, Yui gave the answer.

"Mr. Klein made Shamrock and Clarus even more stunned."

"So Klein's voice was heard?"

"It's being communicated to me, or rather, it's visible in the videos that everyone in the cluster and Shamrock receives. But it seems that they don't really understand it because it came so suddenly. ”

Strea said with a distressed expression, but Kirito didn't think it mattered. There's nothing wrong with what Crane did, and most importantly, since Crane is a member of the Cluster, if he says it, I'm sure his words will reach Shamrock and all the members of the Cluster. I think the message that Huang and Klein are trying to convey is already clear and will soon be a reality.

Just as Kirito was thinking this, the Emperor, who was the first to speak to the members of the cluster and the members of Shamrock, walked up to the shocked Seven. When Seven raised his head to make eye contact with him, he called out his name, and the Emperor lowered his hips again, at the same eye level as Seven, before opening his mouth.

"Seven, you've been really bad so far. Although I am close to you, I have not done anything to support you, I just stand by and watch you focus on your research and activities as an idol. "I didn't think about your health at all, I just did what I was supposed to do, I had high expectations for you like everyone else, and I didn't even go to know how you are now"

“”

So the emperor gently stretched out his hand and gently placed it on the top of Xiao Qi's head. Seven and Lilan are stunned by the fact that their brother reaches out to their sister, or that their father loves his daughter.

"But, Xiao Qi, you have done a very good job, although the Cloud Brain Project failed, your research has definitely contributed to the future of mankind. You are an undeniable hero, a great person. You are a great scientist. I am proud to be by your side and to be your right-hand man. ”

Then, a gentle smile appeared on the emperor's face.

"You've done a great job so far. You're great, Naneiro. ”

The emperor gently stroked Xiao Qi's head and said in an unimaginably gentle voice. It must have taken Xiao Qi some time to understand, because he had been looking at the emperor, but in the end he must have understood the meaning of what was said to him, and big tears flowed from his eyes.

Not long after, Xiao Qi jumped into the emperor's arms with tears on his face, and cried loudly again. At that time, the emperor seemed surprised by this sudden event, but he quickly regained his composure, stretched out his hand to the eldest girl on his chest, and gently hugged her body.