[Sword Art Online] Qing Tong

Hearing the other party's indifferent answer, Kayaba Akihiko couldn't help frowning.

"Are you influencing her again? Qingqing, I said..."

"I know, you said not to let me deliberately influence her, but I didn't mean it, I just thought of Kirito, and then she naturally thought of it..."

Seemingly not expecting this kind of situation, Kayaba Akihiko was also slightly taken aback, "Is that so... It's a pity that I haven't conducted relevant research..."

"It's not a big deal. To put it bluntly, she is probably part of my consciousness. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be such a new thinking consciousness, but consciousness is not clear... Anyway, even if it is In this way, her personality growth has also been carried out under my influence since she was a child. It can be said that even if she can't give orders, what I think of will naturally be absorbed by her as her own consciousness, and then manifested."

"all?"

"more or less."

"In that case, isn't her existence itself just a copy of you?"

"Probably... Although it can be regarded as an individual with its own consciousness, it is also correct to say so."

"That's a pity..."

But early in the morning, who was shocked by the content of the conversation between the two, couldn't hear anything.

Since childhood...

Her existence itself is just a copy of you...

Her hands were trembling early in the morning, and she only felt that there was darkness in front of her eyes, as if covered with a layer of black cloth that would never see the sun, and she couldn't see her way out.

Since childhood, Qingchen has been a deserted child. To be precise, Qingchen doesn't know what she exists for. She has no sense of security in all reality, and wraps herself under cover all day long.My relatives said that it was because I lost my soul because of fright when I was a child that I seemed to be in a daze in dealing with people, but I only knew it early in the morning, and I just didn't know why I did that.

When I eat because I am hungry, when I sleep because I am sleepy...and those people are irrelevant existences, why do I have to talk to them and smile at them by myself?

And there are always some strange things popping up in my mind, as if I am watching a movie. Compared with the uninteresting things in reality, I prefer to look at those fragments that flashed in my brain curiously , and speculate on their connotations.

So, early in the morning, I have been so muddled for several years.

until he had a car accident.

I forgot a lot of things early in the morning. To be precise, the things that always popped up in my mind inexplicably disappeared. I only knew that they existed, but I couldn’t remember what they were like. Yu also started his relatively normal life.

Normal communication, normal study, normal life...

Parents are surprised and happy for their normality, but they only get doubts early in the morning——

A few years ago, although I didn't like to communicate and communicate, it didn't mean I was a fool. I knew these things before, but I just took them out and used them. Why are my parents so happy?However, for the sake of his parents being so happy, there is no need for him to worry about anything.

In the early morning, I still spend my days in a daze, but in a more normal way.

Early in the morning, she knew what kind of person she was, but she never wanted to deny her own existence, but now, another person suddenly stood up and said that everything she called was just running along the trajectory set by others, The knowledge of one's own existence is another's copy!

It seems that a wonderful dance was staged on the stage of history, but the protagonist was told that he was just a marionette, and all the excitement was only carried out according to the will of the stringer.

How ridiculous, and how...

Desperate.

Early in the morning, I tried to tell myself that what this person said was unbelievable, but if it was unbelievable, why couldn't my body be controlled by myself at this time, and she seemed to understand everything about me? !

Even her existence even Kayaba Akihiko itself exists!

It's like falling into the abyss, and I will never find my own salvation.

What should I do... If I am just an appendage of the other party... If this body itself does not belong to me... If she plans to erase me...

Bursts of oppression came from the dark surroundings, oxygen was being sucked away, suffocation came little by little, and she indifferently comforted her dying struggle, and then strangled her without hesitation at the moment when the time of death came.

I... don't want to die... really really... don't want to die...

Until then, early in the morning, I didn’t realize how many inseparable concerns I had. The gentle and kind mother, the serious but loving father, the reliable and loyal partners, the always smiling downstairs aunt and the doorman uncle...

[However, those are only what you feel when you are influenced by her, not your own life. ]

wrong!That's how I feel!My life! ...

[You are just a copy personality. ]

Are you kidding, copying personality or something... It's all a lie!That's what's in the movies!

[Give up resistance, you are just an unintentional derivative, and you will be obliterated sooner or later. ]

No...it's not like that...

[You have lost control over your consciousness, and your real body will no longer belong to you. ]

no no……

……

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On the other side, the silent Kayaba Akihiko and "Qingchen" both looked at the scene below.

At this time, Kirito had been fixed by the long knife across his chest, and the bewitched Sugo laughed wildly and threw himself on the helpless Asuna, pulling her clothes hard, Kirito roared in grief.

"It's really a disgusting guy."

"Qingchen" glanced at his mouth impatiently, but finally couldn't help kicking up when he saw the despondency on Kayaba's face beside him.

"Hiss—what's wrong?"

"Hmph! If we don't agree with each other, so what if we were friends! You look at that guy with such a sad face, it will make people think that you are in love with that pervert!"

A bitter smile appeared on Kayaba's face upon hearing this.

"What you said is true... It's just that I didn't expect that everyone was like-minded..."

"Don't just miss it, I haven't seen Kirito being tossed to this point! If you wait any longer, something will happen."

"I didn't see how much you cared."

"Hmph, I've never taken a liking to so-called passionate men."

"You..."

Kayaba Akihiko naturally understood that Qingqing was complaining about Qingchen, so he couldn't help but shook his head, and then turned his gaze to Kirito who had buried his head in pain.

"Want to escape from here?"

——No, I just recognized the reality.

"Aren't you willing to give in? Give in to the power of the system you once denied?"

——Isn’t this impossible?I am a player, and the opponent is a GM.

"These are insults to that battle. During our battle, I learned that human willpower is stronger than systemic power and is full of infinite possibilities."

--fighting?These are all meaningless.It's just numbers going up and down, isn't it?

"It's not like this, you should be very clear. Stand up, Kirito, stand up, and hold your sword tightly."

"You have to - stand up, Kirito!!"

I saw the young man who was crouching on the ground just now suddenly raised his head, clenched his teeth, and with a low growl like a dying beast in his mouth, he straightened up vigorously, the resolute look in his eyes made him feel a little disdainful. Qing Qing couldn't help being surprised.

Akihiko Kayaba showed a satisfied smile on his face.

Fingers gripped the floor tightly. Even though his body was still under the pressure of gravity magic, Kirito still tightened his abdominal muscles and pulled out the long knife that had penetrated his body.

"Snapped--"

Under the action of gravity, the heavy sword body suddenly slid to the ground, making a crisp sound.

Sugo, on the other hand, looked at Kirito standing up in surprise, his eyebrows were drawn together, but then he took his hand off Asuna's body indifferently, and shrugged his shoulders as if acting in a play.

"Oh my, I fixed the coordinates of the object, but it seems that there are still wonderful bugs left. The operation team is really incompetent..."

He muttered and came to Kirito, waving his right fist and hitting Kirito's cheek, as if he wanted to knock him to the ground.

Kirito stretched out his left hand and caught the opponent's fist in the air.

"That's it?" Qingqing raised her eyebrows, "The warrior opened a bug and beat the devil?"

"There is no such setting in the game." Kayaba smiled helplessly, and then turned his head thoughtfully, "But for Goldfinger..."

Qingqing looked at his slightly moving fingers, noncommittal.

And Kirito was looking into the eyes of Xuxiang who showed a surprised face again, but a series of characters suddenly appeared in the back of his mind.

"system login, id: 'Heathcliff', password..."

"What... what?! What is that... id?!"

"System command, super administrator [スーパーバイザ] permission change, id 'Opelon' level changed to lv1."

"How...how do you have an ID higher than mine?!! Impossible...impossible...I am the ruler...the creator...the emperor of this world. ...It's God...!"

"It's not like that, is it? You stole it, no matter it's the world or the residents here. You're just a thief emperor sitting on the stolen throne and happy alone!"

"You...you brat...you...you dare to say that to me...I will make you regret...I will screw your head off and use it as an ornament...system command!! The object id'excalibur【Sword of Oath of Victory】' is materialized!... System command! System command! Bring you out! I am a god! I am a god!!!"

Kirito looked at the almost crazy man in front of him with some pity, and stretched out his hand silently.

"System command!! The object id 'excalibur [sword of vowed victory]' is materialized!"

A golden sword that fell from the sky appeared in Kirito's hand, and then he threw it to the man who collapsed on the ground in embarrassment in front of him.

"It's time to end it, the Thief King and the Gilded Hero... The system ordered that the pain absorption function be set to lv0."

"What... what?!!"

"Don't run away. If it's that man, no matter what the situation is, he will never back down! That man—Kyaba Akihiko."

"Mao...Mao...."

Hearing this name, Xuxiang's expression twisted violently.

"Kayaba...Heathcliff...that's right, this is your ID! Are you trying to hinder me again!!"

Holding the sword above his head with his right hand, Sugou let out a howl as if cutting metal.

"Didn't you die! Damn guy!! Why do you have to hinder me until you die!! You have always been like this... always have been like this!! Don't always act like you understand everything...don't always It took away everything I wanted!!"

Suddenly, Xuxiang pointed his sword at Kirito and shouted frantically.

"A brat like you...what do you know!! What is it like to be under him...how painful it is to be forced to compete with him, how can you understand!?"

"Of course I understand, because I also lost to him and became his slave—but I never thought of becoming his kind of person. I'm different from you."

At this point, Heathcliff finally looked away, ignoring the screams below, and turned his gaze into the distance.

And Qingqing at the side finally couldn't help but let out a playful laugh.

"At the end of the day, it turns out that the culprit is only you~"

Kayaba Akihiko didn't speak, but looked helplessly at the girl who was laughing happily, and the two of them seemed to have returned to a certain period of time.

However, things have changed, and everything is no longer what it used to be.

"Qingqing..."

"Huh, the matter of being a hero to save the beauty was finally accomplished by Kirito, a passionate person. It's really a great medicine to have a beauty in his arms."

Seeing that he avoided his own topic intentionally or unintentionally, and just satirized the Qingqing of Kirito below with staring eyes, Heathcliff felt a headache after a long absence, but there were more important things to do at this time.

"Thank you... Kirito-kun... I have always believed in you... Believed in your return... It is really... great to see you again..."

"I know." Kirito let Yasna cry in his arms, watching the beautiful tears slide down his delicate face, "It's probably already night in the real world, Yasna, you go back now You can sleep well if you do.”

"Well, I know...the real world, I can finally go back...finally..."

"You need to take care of yourself as soon as possible. I, Early Morning, and everyone are looking forward to meeting you."

A flash of astonishment flashed across Yasna's face, but it was immediately covered by tears.

"Well, thank you, Kirito-kun."

Asuna's white body was surrounded by vivid blue light.Slowly, slowly, it becomes transparent like a crystal, turning into particles of light, gradually disappearing from the toes and fingertips until it completely dissipates.

Kirito was silent for a while, then stood up quietly, staring at the black sky steadfastly.

"—you are there, Heathcliff."

After a period of silence, there was a hoarse response sound just like the sound that sounded in his consciousness just now.

"It's been a long time, Kirito. To me, what happened that day is like it happened yesterday."

This voice was different from the previous ones, it felt like it was coming from afar.

Kirito settled down.

"--Are you still alive?"

Kirito asked this question, and after a period of silence, he heard the answer.

"You can say that, and you can't say that. I'm just—the resonance of Akihiko Kayaba's consciousness, an afterimage."

"You still say some incomprehensible things, but I still thank you anyway——in this case, wouldn't it be better for you to help me earlier."

"..."

There was a bitter laugh.

"I'm really sorry. I was awakened by combining the programs saved in the system, just now - when I heard your voice. And you don't need to thank me."

"...why?"

"The principle of gratuitous goodwill does not apply between you and me. Of course, reciprocation is necessary, generally speaking."

Kirito finally couldn't help laughing bitterly.

"Then what do you want me to do?"

After saying that, from the distant darkness, something——something shining with silvery luster fell down.Kirito stretched out his hand and held it with a slight sound—it was a small egg-shaped crystal, with a faint light inside, constantly shining.

"this is?"

"This is the seed of the world."

"--what?"

"When it germinates, you will know. The judgment after that will be left to you. You can eliminate it or forget it... But, if you have feelings for this world other than hatred... ..."

The words stopped at this point, and after a short silence, there was a lifeless greeting.

"—Then, I'm leaving. See you again, Kirito."

Then the other party's breath suddenly disappeared in front of Kirito.

In mid-air, looking at Akihiko Kayaba, who was stern-faced as if pretending to be a magic stick, his face was distorted early in the morning because of suppressed laughter.

"You bastard...you just took advantage of him, it's really...haha..."

This time, Kayaba still lowered his eyes and looked down. After hesitating, Kirito gave up and went offline directly, but turned around and left. It took a long time for him to turn around.

"Then, I'm leaving."

In an instant, Qing Qing's face, who was still laughing, also changed.

"yourself?"

"Correct."

Looking at the girl with an increasingly gloomy face in front of him, Kayaba endured and said what was stuck in his chest.

"You'd better go back to the real world. Wouldn't it be better to have a body of your own and live like a normal person... Unlike just living in a virtual world..."

"You are unwilling to teach me the method of consciousness scanning."

The tone of the statement showed clear affirmation, and the silent Kayaba Akihiko finally did not refute.

A smug smile appeared on Qingqing's face.

"I knew it! A boring man like you just needs to take the initiative!"

Kayaba was almost choked by the other party's words, and the corners of his mouth twitched, but he saw the figure of the girl in front of him suddenly become unreal. Before he could be shocked, he saw a girl with long black hair suddenly and slowly separated from the body of the blond catwoman .

"You are..."

"I have to say that Xuxiang did a good job in this aspect. I just walked around in his laboratory and was able to separate it independently."

Looking at the girl in front of him who didn't show the slightest sign of blame, Kayaba finally stroked his forehead helplessly, while the girl beside him who got the acquiescence also jumped forward happily and took his hand.

"Let's go together."

"Yeah."

The author has something to say: I was going to disassemble and develop it...but Susu, I'm too lazy...

As for the detailed stories of Kayaba and Qingqing, they can be released in the extra episode, and those who want to read them can make a fuss~ Otherwise, I will omit them... As for this, I will not occupy the content of the main text~

The following words... the girl in the early morning has not been forgotten by me~~~Susu, I want to abuse the scum~ Please bless me not to abuse the heroine!