[Sword Art Online] Qing Tong

The flower petals that originally planned to stretch out the most beautiful figure under the first ray of sunlight shyly covered their faces when they heard the boy's sighing words, and carefully peeked at the two people in the corridor.

Qingchen, who lowered his head halfway, did not respond, and Kirito, who was opposite, gradually became uneasy.

"Early morning...I..."

Without any response, he turned around early in the morning and planned to leave.

The boy hurried forward two steps, and grabbed the girl's slender hand.

"Let go."

"Do not."

"open!"

"Don't let it go."

"...I didn't hear anything just now. I just planned to go back to my room to rest after being exhausted all day and night. You were just resting here temporarily after helping me. There is no relationship between us..."

"I like you." Kirito firmly looked at the early morning figure in front of him, and raised the corners of his lips firmly, "If you haven't heard it, I'm willing to keep talking until you hear it."

In the morning, my hands trembled.

"I like you, Kirito likes early morning; I like you, Kirito likes..."

"enough!"

The opponent's arm exerted force, and Kirito, who did not expect such a big reaction early in the morning, had to let go of her hand.

Early in the morning, she retracted the hand that had just been grabbed too tightly and was covered with red marks, and exhaled shallowly.

"Kirito-kun, what do you want from me? Answer?"

Turning his face slightly, the black mask with dots of bright borders is deeply buried in the early morning hair.

"I don't understand why the black swordsman who has always been alienated from others would say such misleading words. Although I am very grateful for your help this time, if you just want to prove the effect of saving the beauty from me If so, I'm sorry—"

"I don't believe a word of what you just said."

The slight rubbing sound of heels on the carpet resounded in the hallway.

"I……"

"Friendly suggestion, if this method of hooking up is used on the vice president of the Blood Alliance, or the beautiful 'Dragon Messenger' who has a deep relationship with you, the effect will probably be much better."

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The next day, after rejecting Sangji's persuasion and persuasion, Tongren left alone.

Unexpectedly, Kirito did not choose to leave the town directly to hide outside the circle where the concentration of players is not too high, despite the many different eyes attracted by an orange logo.

"Kirito-kun...?"

Kirito, who is used to people subconsciously staying away from him on the road, was slightly surprised when he heard someone calling his name softly, and then he relaxed.

There are only a few women who know him well in SAO, and the people who can meet him on this front-line floor who can call him that, probably except early in the morning... No, there should be only one person...

Turning around, he saw the orange-haired girl in a red and white dress walking towards him with faint surprise.

"Asuna."

"Kirito-kun, why are you here... Uh, Kirito-kun, why are you—" The girl suddenly looked at the orange sign above Kirito's head in surprise, "It's actually...orange..."

"Ah..." Kirito scratched his head, the expression on his face gradually darkened, "I met some people..."

"Red name...player?!" Asuna exclaimed and covered her mouth, then stepped forward to look at Kirito carefully, and asked indiscriminately, "How could...Kirito-kun be Have you been targeted by them? Isn’t it dangerous to just walk on the street like this now?! Kirito-kun should not go outside the circle for now...but if that’s the case, his own level will probably be..."

"Well...it's not that exaggerated, Asuna..." Kirito looked at the girl in front of him with a helpless smile on his face, "Don't worry...it's not me who was targeted...it was just an accidental encounter That's all..."

"Really?!" Seeing Kirito nodded in confirmation, Asuna let out a long sigh of relief, then realized her gaffe just now, coughed heavily, "Well, I'm just worried about the strategy That’s all, if a member is really hunted down by a red-named player, it’s impossible for the strategy committee to sit idly by.”

"Uh... I don't need to emphasize this..." Kirito plucked his hair and smiled dryly, "By the way... Asuna is..."

"There are some small raiders coming later today... I was about to rush to the gathering point, and I saw you on the road alone..."

"Ahaha, it's okay, the current situation can't just be used to attack casually, and you have to be careful not to be accidentally injured, and there are not many recovery medicines left, so let's take a look..."

Afterwards, the two seemed to fall into a strange silence.

"Since Asuna is still in a hurry to meet..." Kirito recalled the usual not-so-disrespectful reasons, and planned to say goodbye a little bluntly.

Asuna bit her lip secretly, and looked away from the weapon that Kirito had just put down. It was a one-handed sword, but it was obviously not very satisfactory for Kirito to accept it.

"Does Kirito want to buy another weapon?" Asuna interrupted Kirito's lame farewell speech first.

"Eh?...Ah...well..." Kirito's eyes wandered for a moment, and he subconsciously stretched his hand on his back, slightly holding the hilt of the sword behind him, "Although there is nothing wrong with this one, but..."

"It probably took too long. After all, Kirito's level should have been rising very quickly~" Asuna looked at Kirito's hesitation, and guessed that there might be some unspeakable secrets, and even Kirito just wanted to Buy a weapon that can be given away, and the person who wants to give it can probably be imagined.

Although I read the newspapers some time ago, whether it is Asuna who has been fired by the media, or Asuna who tried her best to understand and contact Kirito, they all firmly believe that it is impossible, and it is impossible to be defeated by Kirito. The only ones who care about it are probably...

However, these are not the main point. After all, from the perspective of his sixth sense, Kirito should not be aware of his feelings at all, and the senior is such a cold and stubborn person, so...

So hang in there!Asuna!

Concealing the worry and annoyance of an honor student who skipped class for the first time but also couldn't help but laugh, Asuna smiled brightly.

"The weapons you buy will often deviate from your expectations. The higher the level and the more experience you have, the more you will feel about these details. Good weapons are not easy to find in the market... In my opinion, it’s better to order one directly~”

"Order?" Kirito thought about it seriously, and the boy's eyebrows and eyes brought the caution of an ordinary adult, "I have thought about it... But, after all, I don't know any reliable blacksmith... In other words, After everyone puts 'how to survive' in the first place, there will be a shortage of truly outstanding high-level craftsmen..."

Seeing Kirito spread his hands like a little old man, Asuna playfully completed the crescent shape of his eyes.

"If it's just this, I have a good recommendation~"

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When Asuna walked to the appointed place, the first thing she saw was not the friend who invited her, who was a small elite leader, but the one who was blooming delicately among a group of players in heavy armor. woman.

"Hey, Asuna! You're here!" A person she knew waved at her, "This is the leader of this outer labyrinth raider, the president of the Holy Dragon Union, Qingzao-san~~"

"Eh... first time... early morning senior..." Asuna gradually slowed down, staring blankly at the figure not far away, and then she glanced back at herself, nodded slightly, then turned her head to meet the person next to her. What are the people setting up.

In Asuna's eyes, only the orange sign remained.

【...just met some people...】

【...Don't worry... I'm not the one being targeted... It's just an accidental encounter...】

……

"Why, do you know her?"

"Ah... I have dealt with you before..."

"Then I guess today's strategy will be much smoother~"

"Maybe……"

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After the quest was over, Asuna caught up with Early Morning, who was alone.

"Senior, it's really been a long time."

The woman in front of her turned around and looked at Asuna steadily, "It's been a long time, Asuna."

Asuna slowed down and walked side by side with Kiyoko.

"After the senior left, there has been no news. I didn't expect to see the senior here..."

Walking in silence early in the morning, the silence gradually began to spread, making Asuna gradually feel uneasy.

"senior……"

"Are you surprised?"

"Eh?!"

The buildings on the side of the road are typical windmill buildings. If you don’t get too far away, there will be a big caravan with four-character plates slowly rotating in the air, making a "whoosh" sound.

"Asuna, you have something on your mind."

In a word, Asuna seems to have returned to the small hotel back then, the dizzy desk lamp illuminated a small piece of tabletop, and she was sitting on a high stool holding the milk tea made by her senior, shaking her feet with her senior. Rambling about what happened every day.

The heat of the milk slowly rises from the cup, and from time to time it will burn my eye sockets...

Seniors have been...haven't changed...

Turning his face slightly, his fingers brushed the hair beside his ear, and inadvertently brushed the corner of one eye.

"Senior... have you ever liked someone..."

"..."

Asuna put her hands behind her back, her slightly raised face had a certain hopeful light, her footsteps paused for a moment, and then jumped to follow, her tone also brought a brisk rhythm.

"I am used to his presence always by my side, and I always miss that person inadvertently when I encounter the same scene every day. When I look back at this day in the dead of night, I can't help but wonder if he encountered these same things, whether they were happy or troubled. things..."

"I can't help but be attracted to him, I want to get close to him, touch his existence... I can't help but wonder if I entered this world unintentionally and was trapped here, is it just to meet him..."

Asuna stared intently at Qingqian's eyes, those blue eyes made Asuna dazzled for a moment.

"Senior, if you don't love him, please don't hurt him, let alone bring him into danger."

A ray of light inadvertently leaked from the gap between the two buildings, and it just fell on Asuna's face, which was raised up as if praying. With her confused eyes, the whole person became illusory.

"The sun... so dazzling..."

Early in the morning, he raised his head, frowned, then lowered his head and walked into the shadow in front of him, only to stop his footsteps.

"Asuna."

"Ok?"

"Is it worth it?"

"Ah."

Looking at the seriousness on Asuna's face complicatedly, she looked away early in the morning as if her eyes were burned.

"Kirito and I... have always had a normal relationship."

A faint smile bloomed on Asuna's face.

"Well! Senior, you are still the same as before, as gentle as a sister..."

"I am leaving."

He resolutely put Asuna's grateful words behind him, and hurriedly left. He didn't stop until he reached the edge of the safe zone and saw the big flag flag.

"Don't love him...do you..."