[Sword Art Online] Qing Tong

Kirito, who was rescued, felt very complicated at the moment. No matter what, being rescued time and time again by the person he wanted to protect, no matter who he was, he would doubt the exact opposite...

Does the other party need their own protection?Do you have the qualifications to protect each other?

"Kirito-kun, Kirito-kun, how are you..." On the side, Asuna ran over from a distance, supported Kirito, and took out the antidote for him to use.

Kirito pushed Asuna away without making a sound, and watched the confrontation not far away.

Heathcliff still had an early morning in the distance, presenting a triangular confrontation with PoH.

"Well, I didn't expect that the east side has already been breached." PoH waved the dagger in his hand without hesitation, and scanned the many players of the clearing team who surrounded him from a distance.

"PoH, do you want to escape?" There was a strong irony in the cold voice in the early morning.

"Escape? Don't be kidding~ How could I do such a meaningless thing~ But, there is no reason for me to stay in a game that is not interesting..." PoH shook his head helplessly, and then avoided the early morning rush An attack, "Then, let us meet again next time. As for tonight, let's talk about a consoling victory for you~"

"Bastard..." Ace, who was standing behind Qingchen, wanted to rush over angrily, but could only watch the other party teleport away with a crystal whisper.

Ace stopped his pace and spit silently, speaking proudly.

"Tch, you coward! You're obviously afraid of me..."

Suddenly, Ace saw the surprise on the faces of the people in front of him, and various exclamations came from his ears.

"Early morning!"

"what……"

"Master early in the morning!"

Before he could react to what had happened, a body fell heavily from his back.

"Eh?!! Big sister's head!!!"

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The evil smiling coffin was annihilated by the raiders.

A traitor appeared in the clearing group.

The new president of the Holy Dragon Alliance seems to have been severely traumatized in the attack on the smiling coffin and withdrew from the front line.

……

For many days after that night, the streets and alleys of SAO were filled with similar news from beginning to end. On the one hand, people celebrated the elimination of the Murder Guild, and on the other hand, they continued to lament the various episodes that happened during the period .

The 22nd floor of Kolalu is a floor full of lakes and hills. There are no towns, and some are just small wooden houses hidden in the jungle as people's survival base.The intersecting existence of mountains and water, coupled with monsters with a low risk factor, makes the entire floor extraordinarily livable.

East Lake is less populated because it is far away from people's main places of residence, and in one of the largest lakeside forests, there is an ordinary hut.

"Wow——" Kirito gently opened the curtains, and when he saw the girl who was still sleeping on the bed next to him, he still pulled up the thin window screen, making the room that had suddenly brightened dim again.

It was already the third day since being unconscious in battle early in the morning.

It is said that some time ago, unexpected situations such as nervous trance, dazed, slow movements or even pauses often appeared in the battle early in the morning. They thought it was because they did not have a good rest in the continuous strategy, so Allen, Sanji, Watson and others forced them to let go. Returning to the headquarters early in the morning to rest, unexpectedly happened to meet the Raiders Committee's order to destroy the smiling coffin.

And it happened to be at the headquarters early in the morning, so he asked to lead some left-behind troops to participate in the call, and after fighting all night, he lived up to everyone's expectations and fell into a coma.

This is a brain and mental problem that exists in the early morning reality, and it has nothing to do with fatigue.

Watson, who used to be a researcher of full stealth systems, made this diagnosis.

That is to say, although it is different from the symptoms specifically presented by Samuel, there are no symptoms of serious mental breakdown such as Samuel's neurasthenia, and in general, occasional seizures will not bring too bad effects, but as long as you still In the world of SAO, there is no way to solve it completely.

That is to say, if things go on like this early in the morning, it is not impossible for him to fall down in battle and have some unpredictable accidents.

Therefore, after considering and comparing the situation of Samuel, who had a similar experience, the senior management of the Holy Dragon United Headquarters decided to give the early morning vacation, and the person who "was almost killed by an accidental sneak attack from the blood alliance and quit the blood alliance for temporary training" Kirito took him to a place where he didn't have too many troubles to rest early in the morning, to see if he could relieve this inexplicable mental illness to a certain extent like Samuel did.

Thinking of this, Kirito frowned silently.

Although he didn't have any complaints about coming here early in the morning, his own condition didn't seem to be very good. Even, at certain times, if he stared at something for a longer time in a daze, his complexion would become very pale.

It seemed that something would appear from time to time, and it frightened her very much.

"Hmm..." A low voice came from the bed, calling back Kirito's attention, he quickly walked around to the other side of Qingchen, watching Qingchen slowly open his eyes.

Looking around in horror, it took a while for his eyes to relax and focus together.

"Morning... Kirito..."

When I just woke up in the early morning, I was always a little exhausted, as if I had been fighting some powerful monster all night.

Kirito lightly supported Qing Zao's shoulders so that she could sit up more easily.As always, early morning sweat marks were evident on the back.

Glancing at her forehead covered in cold sweat, Kirito wrung out the towel soaked in hot water and handed it to her.

"thanks……"

Covering his face until the heat was absorbed, he let out a long breath early in the morning, and his face calmed down.

"How is it? Did you have a nightmare again?" Kirito asked casually.

Early morning blinked.

"Well... much better."

Not telling the truth.

A few invisible worries and disappointments flashed across Kirito's face, and then he picked up the basin that was used to hold hot water and walked towards the bathroom.

"We'll be cooking later, let's drink some milk first, on the table outside."

"Hey...I hate milk the most...why do I have to drink it every morning and evening..." Early in the morning, children complained angrily, and Kirito also habitually covered his head, expressing that milk must be drunk.

"You can only eat the vegetable rolls after drinking."

"Kirito is too much... always likes to threaten me with things I like!"

"I don't want to be like this either...if you can be less picky."

The harmonious atmosphere, the warm and sweet complaints, it seems that these two people have been together as old couples from the beginning, spending these relaxing times slowly.

Kirito is a person who is not good at cooking, and he eats casually because he is afraid of trouble.

This is something everyone who knows Kirito knows.

And now-

Although the technique is still rigid, the beans and rice are still put into the pot in an appropriate ratio, and the time is adjusted to wait for a pot of steaming porridge to be cooked.

Then cut the vegetables little by little according to Watson's teaching before leaving.

Although it's just simple food, Kirito, who was forced to make a living and simply acquired cooking skills, still made it very carefully, for fear that if he was not careful, the ingredients would be scrapped.

"You really don't want my help?" Qingchen came over with a cup full of milk, and looked at Kirito curiously.

"Eh..." Kirito couldn't help but miss the good cooking skills he used to cook early in the morning, but he also thought of the thing that he said he was going to cook early in the morning the day before, but he set the cooking time wrong and almost exploded...

Sure enough, accidents happen everywhere in the dangerous period...

Try to control your tumbling saliva and desire for food.

"Let me do it..." Kirito took over the unpeeled potato cubes that Qingchen held in his hand with a headache, and then grabbed the kitchen knife that was about to be brought into the scope of action by Qingmo, and said to Qingmo, "Go sit and rest." , I’ll just come here.”

Early in the morning, I seriously looked at the boy I was most familiar with in this world: the messy hair that I woke up in a hurry in the morning, the usual black top, and the strawberry apron that Samuel kindly gave me... The whole person was clearly He looks like a good man with 24 filial piety at home, who can associate him with the lone raider [Black Swordsman] who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the number one powerhouse in SAO?

My brain was still dizzy, but early in the morning, I was a little reluctant to just rest on my own and just stared at the young man in front of me.

【It's so good...the feeling of being loved...】

Has the second personality started again... She frowned slightly in the early morning.

It’s fine to watch the fast-playing of various dark plots like watching a movie all night, but do you have to get involved when you wake up during the day? !This second personality that appeared out of nowhere is really annoying.

Yes, the second personality, this is the general term for the thoughts and opinions that pop up in my brain from time to time after a calm analysis in the morning.

Abnormal fragments and thoughts that appear in the brain from time to time, mental instability or even trance, are probably the prelude to schizophrenia...

And those nightmare-like memory playbacks are probably unrealistic illusions caused by the dark personality of the second personality?

Otherwise, could it still be the kind of being traversed that only appears in YY novels?Do not make jokes!How can I not accept the two-dimensional conclusion that there is another personality in my brain!

The logic is chaotic...

The troublesome thing...no matter what it is, as long as it can be controlled, it is enough.

Split personality or something, or some weird time travel, as long as there is nothing that clearly harms yourself and the people you care about, then there is no need to cry all day long like you think you have a terminal illness.

Looking at the young man in front of him carefully checking whether the food is really ready, a slight smile appeared on his face in the early morning.

All I want is to be so calm but at ease,

live.