[Sword Art Online] Qing Tong

I saw Kirito in the transfer square in front of the Black Iron Palace early in the morning.

In fact, at that time, for some reason, I was always anxious and rushed to the Black Iron Palace early in the morning, but the church was on the outskirts of the starting town, and it really took a lot of time.

When I finally arrived at the gate of the Black Iron Palace in the early morning, the dawn had already spread slowly in the sky that changed day after day, singing the triumphant song of a new day.

And at that moment, a figure that seemed particularly reassuring in the early morning at that time appeared in the dark gate.

"Kirito~"

Joy arises spontaneously...

The reprimands and reprimands that had already been considered hundreds of times on the road turned into uncontrollable relaxation and anger the moment Kirito appeared.

"Really... actually took Yui and sneaked away while I was not prepared... Forget it, Yui is still a child... Eh..."

Beside Kirito who kept his head down abnormally, there was no small figure that caused a large part of the panic in the early morning.

I was taken aback early in the morning, and then suddenly realized.

"Yui... Ah, did you let Yuriyer-san take Yui and Xinka away first... Well, it's really your style, you always like to carry things out by yourself... But Yui is still Little, if I let Yuriel carry it first, then I will feel relieved, thank you, Kirito~ let's go find them~"

Early in the morning, he frowned and smiled softly.

"Although you went in recklessly this time... But, well, don't worry, in fact Kirito did nothing wrong, so I won't report on Kirito-kun~~~"

Kirito still lowered his head, clenched his fists tightly, as if trying to endure something.

Qingchen, who had been talking to herself, tilted her head in doubt, and looked at Kirito, who was obviously different from ordinary people in front of her.

"Tong... people?"

As if he could no longer endure the pain and guilt in his heart, Kirito suddenly reached out his hand, grabbed Qing Zao's shoulder, and hugged her tightly in his arms.

Qingqian, still a little unresponsive, stayed there for two seconds, until Kirito's head rested on Qingqian's shoulder, and a hot and humid touch spread over his shoulder, and Qingqian seemed to realize something.

The night receded with an uncontrollable dullness, and the dawn dyed the sky a bleak white.

There were no people on the street in the early morning, especially in the starting town where there were no strategy resources. At this moment, the streets in the transfer square were empty, only a few NPCs took to the streets according to the time set by the system, and began to prepare for the new day's battle. Prepare for life.

But NPCs are not human after all.

The dead NPC can be resurrected infinitely, and then continue the previous trajectory as if nothing happened; while the dead life can only become the eternity in people's memory, gradually fading in despair.

Blinking his eyes early in the morning, as if realizing something, he tried to hug Kirito's arm and hesitated a few times before hanging down powerlessly.

"Is it... Yui..."

"Early morning... Yui... I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

A low whimper rang in his ears with endless powerlessness and pain.

The smile on his face in the early morning couldn't hold on any longer, and he stared blankly at an invisible point in front of him. After a long time, a cold hand slowly attached to Kirito's face.

"Kirito is always like this... willful, stubborn, merciful and fraternal... Kirito has saved so many people, no matter if he has the strength or fights to the death, Kirito always works hard to do these things that will kill him at any time Thing... Kirito like this is a gentle hero..."

Kirito felt the temperature on the side of his face, and tears poured out again, "I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm too powerless..."

Qingchen shook her head silently, and held Kirito's face with a little force, making him look directly into her eyes.

"But... Kirito is doing his best to protect others, but who will protect Kirito himself..."

"Yui is a sensible and well-behaved child, and he probably felt something... That's why he tried so hard to protect Kirito..."

Kirito stared blankly at the sad girl in front of him. The wind slowly raised her soft long hair, reflecting the faint morning light little by little, adding a glimmer of hope to the city shrouded in the bleak dawn.

Yes, hope.

Kirito has never looked so clearly at the blue eyes in the early morning, that eternal color, with a clear firmness that has never been covered by darkness and gray.

At that moment, Kirito thought he saw redemption.

Until the next second——

"As for me... I will never forgive Kirito, in the name of a mother."

The sound of the shattering illusion was clearly audible, and for a moment, Kirito thought he had fallen into the ice field again.

Looking at the blue eyes that seemed to contain endless tolerance just now, but now there is no trace of warmth, Kirito didn't know how to respond.

Lips trembled, Kirito didn't know how to explain, nor did he have the courage to defend.

After a while, the weak voice came out slowly.

"The person besieging Xinka...is actually a boss guarding the GM emergency landing platform, probably...about the 90th floor...as long as someone steps into that range...the boss will be touched...that kind of strength... ...it's, too powerful...it's impossible to go...I thought I was going to die without a doubt...but Yui..."

Kirito unconsciously exerted force on Qingqian's shoulder, his eyes were tightly closed again in pain, and tears flowed unscrupulously.

"She is an artificial intelligence... violated the order and used the power of the landing platform... to save me, but was corrected by the system... and in the end...only this one was snatched..."

"Is it."

Early in the morning looked at Kirito's open palm expressionlessly, the light blue teardrop-shaped object had a clear luster, and in an instant, the pure and flawless eyes in the early morning resounded...

The hand by his side tightened.

"But, in my opinion, she's just my daughter! Just my... Baby Yui...!"

"Early morning..." Kirito raised his head subconsciously and looked at the early morning who had been trying to be brave but actually had tears streaming down his face, once again uncontrollable bitterness flashed in his self-blame eyes.

"I'm sorry..." From the very beginning, I didn't listen to your advice, and I was determined to save people.

"I'm sorry..." I shouldn't have believed in my own strength too much, and didn't figure out the situation at the time in advance, so that my daughter had to save my useless father.

"I'm sorry..." The most hateful thing is myself. I think I am a strong man under one person and above ten thousand people, but when I encounter such an accident, I can only sit helplessly on the ground and cannot move.

When we think we have the power to control our destiny, we just become the most ridiculous clown in front of destiny, and all the complacency is crushed by its playful blow.

Women's tears are like a torrent falling from the sky, and they can't stop the turbulent flow no matter what, so that when people start their new day as usual, they are surprised to find a young man and woman standing on the Black Iron Square, They hugged each other tightly and refused to separate.

Probably the lover who was separated at the beginning of the game and now finally reunited.

As a result, people have unanimous and tacit blessings on their faces, not to disturb the time between the two of them, but they don't know that reality gave them a more generous start but made the road ahead cruel and bumpy.

"Hey... as long as this is here, Yui will definitely be able to return to us."

Looking at the little teardrops in my hands, I asked softly early in the morning.

"This is the core of Yui's program. Although it is very difficult to completely restore it to our real life, there is always a way."

"Well... Then, we must go out as soon as possible... Then the family of three will be together..."

"Ah, everything that Kayaba Akihiko claims to be controlled by God... Absolutely, absolutely will not be as he wishes!"

Kirito looked up at the sky with a firm will after pain flashed in his eyes. At this moment, Kirito will no longer fight here just to live, but also to fight to regain his happiness and truly protect the one he loves.

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With his head down, Qingchen's eyes flickered slightly, and an unnoticed hesitation appeared on his face, and then disappeared in a blink of an eye...