[Sword Art Online] Qing Tong

The red sword skill flashed, greedily pounced on the boy who was targeted.

"Kirito——!"

"Kirito-kun--!!"

"No--!!!"

A trace of panic flashed in Kirito's eyes, and then it turned into a deathly silence of relief and realization.

It's too late... What's more, this is the opportunity the opponent has been waiting for for a long time. As the designer who created the double-sword style with one hand, the moment the opponent wields a sword skill that I can understand at a glance, he will smash the opponent fiercely. ground torn.

This is the wrath of Heathcliff, the demon lord whose dreams have been destroyed - the betrayer of humanity.

A cruel smile hit Heathcliff's face, and the red light of the sword tip became more and more dazzling.

Inevitable...

This is probably the fact that the person who made this choice has been somewhat powerless from the very beginning.

Because I was going to die, I made countless promises, but I didn’t dare to respond to her waiting; because I was going to die, I held her hand tenderly and listened to her rare and capricious request; With the same comfort, I resisted the urge to cry and turned around, never daring to look back.

In fact, everyone can see it...

This was almost doomed from the very beginning when he rushed out willfully.

But it's also good.

In any case, only myself is facing this cruel duel, not all those who see the truth have to face the inevitable destruction together.

There is no unnecessary sacrifice, and the real enemy has been clarified. I believe that everyone in the future will hold the sword in their hands more firmly.

As for the dead—

There will be only myself.

Hey... early in the morning, don't shed tears for me, and move forward to the future you firmly believe in. If you can be happy, even if you are forgotten and hated by you, I will be happy.

Kirito slowly closed his eyes.

Sorry...my friends, my...early morning...

"Tear--"

"!!!!!!"

He heard the slight sound of the flesh being torn apart, and felt the heat of fresh blood spurting out of it, but the expected loss of consciousness did not come for a long time.

Could it be that it is early in the morning? !

No... isn't it a paralyzing effect...

The light hair fragrance lingers on the tip of the nose, it is not the smell I am familiar with, it is a little stronger than in the early morning.

My heart inexplicably settled down, and my eyes opened subconsciously...

"A... Asuna?!!!!"

Heathcliff on the opposite side also showed a little surprise on his face, looking at the long-haired girl who was still falling towards the side with inertia, "Ah, this is really..."

Kirito's mind was blank, his hands subconsciously caught the opponent's slender body, and his eyes returned to his senses when he scanned the opponent's blood tank that was falling rapidly.

"Asuna? Asuna! Why are you..."

The brown-haired girl had a docile smile on her face, and tears slowly slid down the corners of her eyes. This bloodless tragedy made Kirito's heart ache every time.

"I... like Kirito-kun... just, I like... that's all..."

The outline of the girl has begun to blur, and the data belonging to Asuna is about to enter the self-destruction stage of the system.

The so-called death of a player means being irretrievably obliterated.

Kirito's pupils were locked tightly, and his arms began to tremble.

"But I... I... I..."

"I know..." The girl's voice echoed faintly in Kirito's ear, "But I like Kirito-kun's heart...it has never changed...ever..."

"goodbye……"

The crisp sound of glass shattering rumbled in Kirito's mind like the scythe of death, and cut off that rational nerve.

"Asuna... is dead..."

Kirito-kun stared blankly at his empty hand, but didn't know how he should react.

Asuna's intentions, she is not a fool, of course she understands.But because the person I like is not her, I have always accepted the default rejection.

But Asuna never complained about anything.

But now, such a young girl who is still in her most dazzling youth just disappeared in front of her eyes, to protect herself...

In the end, was it right or wrong that I decided to violate everyone's retention like a fool and go to death alone without hesitation?

For those who want to treat themselves with sincerity, is this protection or a disaster in another sense? !

Is this really the right thing to do? ! !

Klein's weeping face flashed before his eyes again, Klein blocked him in grief and anger, the disbelief and blame of countless people who had fought side by side with him... and the faint sadness between his brows early in the morning...

Am I really doing something wrong...

Looking at the distraught Kirito in front of him, Heathcliff raised his eyebrows.

"Is this your limit, Kirito-kun?"

The person in front of him was still staring at the focus point that didn't seem to exist, and he was immersed in his own thoughts. Even after Heathcliff raised the sword in his hand, he still didn't respond.

A trace of disappointment and regret flashed across Heathcliff's face.

"Goodbye, Kirito-kun."

The red sword body just pierced straight into Kirito's chest without any resistance, and under the gaze of countless pairs of desperate and shocked eyes, it pierced straight.

"Kirito!!!!!!!!!!!!"

A sharp female voice pierced the dull atmosphere at this moment, with an indescribable cry, just like that.

Seeing the blond woman lying on the ground struggling to get up, everyone felt a flash of understanding and sympathy, but there was only sympathy.

Fate is always so cruel, from the first day of entering the world of SAO, it always brings endless tears and parting to people.

At this moment, Kirito's dull eyes, which were just waiting for the blood bar to drop, trembled slightly.

early morning...well...

Sure enough... Did it still hurt her heart...

There was no energy to turn around and look at her one last time, no energy to say something comforting, or even some sad condolences for their unstarted future...

The already blurred brain couldn't help recalling her slightly furrowed brows and eyes just now, and the shy but incomparably beautiful smile that bloomed at the end.

【As for me, I will wait for you to come back and marry me. 】

I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I really want... I really want to hold your hand and make an eternal oath, I really want to be with you in the house by the lake and cherish every day and night that can be grasped ...

but……

"Ding...you are dead."

The cold system prompt rang in the ear, with a temperature that made people feel a little hopeless, everything in the eyes began to blur...

Are you about to be destroyed soon...

Has the ending become irreversible? ! !

[Hey, Kirito, don't give up on yourself at any time, you must know that you are mine, and I will always wait for you...]

Suddenly, Kirito's eyes filled with tears.

Early morning...early morning...early morning...early morning...waiting for me...

Silently chanting this name that gives me warmth, I can feel a kind of comfortable temperature in my heart.

Suddenly...after losing...just wanting to live.

[Kirito, do you want to hold my future in your hands and leave it to someone else? 】

[Don't abandon me!don't leave me! 】

There are still people waiting for me... I don't want to leave her, I don't want her to cry, I don't want her to shed tears, and I don't want to just hand her over to another person...

I want to live... I want to be with her... No one can destroy our happiness...

He tried his best to open his eyes, resisting the weakness all over his body and the rupture of consciousness, and saw Heathcliff's astonished face clearly in front of him.

Destroy the obstacle...destroy the man...destroy him...and live...

All the desperate people stared dumbfounded at the shocking scene in front of them. The people who had already started to dissipate suddenly grabbed the weapon that was about to dissipate in their hands, staggered a few steps, and stabbed it forcefully into the body that was also in shock. Heathcliff chest.

Then, the light burst out, and everyone heard the familiar female voice from the system——

"The game has been conquered, all players are requested to wait for the sub-building of the program to log out... The game has been conquered, all players are requested to wait for the program to automatically log out..."

"It's over...?" Someone looked incredulously at the center of the room where no one existed.

"probably……"

"Finally...can I go back?!"

Those who survived shed complex tears and hugged the people around them in low voices.

Allen, Merritt, Ace and other leaders of the Holy Dragon United also looked at the crowd who were weeping with joy, and their faces were also filled with unconcealed relief and sadness.

"Finally, I can leave...after so many sacrifices..." Merritt's face was already full of tears.

"That's right... the living are all burdened with the protection of the dead..." Allen rarely let himself think about the past two years.

"It's just... where your lord is early in the morning..."

Hearing this, the three of them who turned around looked at the place where they were lying down early in the morning, but they only saw an open space...

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The setting sun shines its last light in the distance, birds rush by in a hurry, rolling white clouds are floating sparsely or densely under the feet, everything that belongs to SAO seems to have not been destroyed before the crisis and despair.

In the early morning, he hugged his arms expressionlessly, looking at the two small figures cuddling together below.

"Then, what do you want to say?"

The young man in a white research uniform walked to Qingqian in a few steps, and also looked down.

"You still have such a big opinion on me. I guess you can't change it anymore."

"Hypocrite! Dressed like a beast!" Early morning responded mercilessly.

"Don't be so aggressive, it's like you are not the same, you know my true face but you insist on asking others to test it out, and you cover up your mistakes as if you don't know it at all...Qingzao-san, I know, you and I are the same Man, although you are just a child, are you sure you didn't target this honest guy from the beginning like I did..."

"brush--"

A sword shining with silver light just appeared beside Heathcliff's neck, pulling out a thin thread of blood.

"It seems that you have adapted quite well to the authority of the administrator you just got." The cloud was light and breezy, as if there was no fear at all, but it angered the angry Qingchen even more.

"I advise you, stop being so mean, otherwise, you won't end well in your next life!"

"This life is not over yet, how could I have reached the next life so soon? Qingchao Sang, you are too overestimating my ability."

"Hehe, it's not over yet, but it's almost over, isn't it? Presumably by now, your so-called hiding place has been surrounded by the police!"

"so what?"

Using a little force with one finger, he pushed away the sword on his neck.

"Speaking of which, it seems that it's time for me to leave." Heathcliff half turned around and looked at the early morning in a black dress, "Won't you say goodbye to me?"

"Hehe, if you can come back from the dead, goodbye!" Early in the morning, he pulled out a mocking smile.

"Haha, I have received your blessing, don't worry, I won't let you down!"

Looking at the disappearing figure in front of him, and then glanced at the still leaning figure in the mid-air, he bit his lower lip slightly early in the morning, and pressed the control panel that was already in administrator mode.

"Super Administrator ID: Early in the morning, log out."

The teleportation light sounded, and I looked at the huge floating steel castle that was collapsing early in the morning. Probably, from now on, this beautiful and cruel world can only be remembered in my dreams.

Goodbye, SAO.