【Youtongyou】IF WORLD

chapter of the world

11.

After the war, the human world established the "Human World Unification Conference", dedicated to ending the war, establishing a peace treaty with the kingdom of darkness, and overthrowing the aristocratic rule that lasted for hundreds of years.

Bercouli, the leader of the Integrity Knights, intended to elect Eugeo, who had won the battle with the Dark God Vector, as the representative of the Human World, but he got such an answer from the opponent.

"All the results I achieved in the war were brought by Kirito. I have no intention of taking credit for it. Let's ask Kirito for his opinion when he comes back."

It seems that this is the price he paid for surviving the war that he had a premonition that he would die. The young man has no heart for power. It seems that it is too early for him to let go of his responsibilities and spend time with his wife and children.

With the assistance of Stacia, Thors, Tilaria...that is, Asuna, Sinon, and Lyfa, three girls who hold god-level accounts, the work of unifying the human world is extremely smooth.

From then on, after confirming that there was really no need for him in the future, Eugeo returned to Rulid Village, took off his combat uniform, and changed into a winter coat sewn by Selka himself.

Alice also quickly returned to Underworld after accepting an interview with RealWorld in a flash in the pan.

12.

Two years later, the turtles.

Shino can't remember how many times she looked at Kirito's sleeping face through the glass like this.In the past two years, Kirito showed no signs of waking up. Just like what Higa Takeru said, Lars tried to activate the STL again several times, but he couldn't collect Kirito's fluctlight at all.

Higa Takeru passed by Shino, shaking his head and sighing involuntarily: "At the beginning, I planned to bring the dead back to life because of Kirito-kun, but now it is completely stranded because of Kirito-kun. Eugeo-kun said that he would wait for Kirito-kun to return in the Underworld, Miss Alice wants to accompany him, neither of them will log out."

Shino turned her head and stared at Higa Takeru's face with scrutiny: "Treat the human mind as research data, you should have prepared for this from the very beginning."

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry—" Higa Takeru made a long-drawn-out apology without sincerity.

"Then that's it for today, Suguha will come to visit next week." After Sinon finished speaking, she waved to Kirito again: "I hope you can wake up next time we meet, Kirito."

Watching Sinon's figure gradually go away, Higa Takeru knocked on the isolation window: "Kirito-kun, she has already left, is this really okay?"

Immediately afterwards, Higa saw Kirito, who had been "sleeping" in the isolation window, sit up quickly, and tore off the infusion tube connected to his body.

"Please, I will apologize later." Kirito put his palms together and begged sincerely: "Well, anyway, please help me log in first."

Looking at the boy who finally woke up after two years of sleep, Higa Takeru shook his head helplessly.Kirito just woke up this morning, shortly before Sinon's arrival. However, he just woke up and neither asked to go out for a breath of fresh air; nor did he want to eat something to replenish his body that could only survive on infusions for two years. Some nourishment; even avoided the visit of the cute girl who obviously had a crush on him, and only wanted to log in to Underworld as soon as possible.

Generally speaking, in the face of this kind of instrument that almost took his life, a normal person should have some lingering fears... Although Higa had countless questions in his heart, in the end, he chose the least innovative one. Topic: "Kirito-kun, these girls helped a lot while you were sleeping, you can't become a man who will make girls sad in the future."

Kirito skillfully attached the electrodes one by one on his body, and said, "It is precisely because we value them and never want them to be harmed, so sometimes we have to keep our distance?"

"Yes, yes, you are all right—" Higa sighed deeply. His two outspoken words were mercilessly retaliated by people with such noble and honest words, and he was finally completely lost. Ridiculous interest.

Everything was ready, and Higa debugged the STL for the last time. Before starting the login, Higa couldn't help but reminded again: "Kirito-kun, although you have woken up for the time being, your physical condition is still unstable, so you must not log in too much. long time."

"Don't worry, I will cherish the consciousness I finally regained." Kirito smiled at him, then lay down on the STL connection platform and closed his eyes.

13.

When Kirito opened his eyes again, what caught his eyes was the luxuriant branches and leaves that covered the sky and the sun, and slender light poured out from the gaps in the leaves. The breeze swirls and dances.And this is exactly the...underground world that he had been away for two years.

For him who has the privilege of being a "protagonist", the two-year sleep is like a too long dream, not a punishment at all; but for Eugeo, Alice, and Asuna in reality However, the worries and fears of the past two years are genuine, which is really unfair, so they must be compensated well.

Kirito stood up, stretched his body a little, and then identified the direction... It was very bad that he ignored a serious problem.

When he logged into the Underworld last time, he followed the sound of cutting trees, and finally met Eugeo. Now that "Gigasista" has been felled, the sound of cutting trees and the giant tree itself that can be used as a symbol They are all gone... If this continues, in this vast forest, he may really become "Vector's Lost Man".

"Mr. Higa?" Kirito immediately started looking for foreign aid: "Well, can you hear me? Please give me a map."

After a while, Higa's languid voice finally reached his ears, and the content was: "You and Eugeo-kun are partners connected by fate, even without the help of mere foreign objects, you will definitely meet again Come on!"

"……Hello!"

The communication was interrupted like this. This is an obvious public revenge!In desperation, Kirito could only stop for the time being. Getting lost in the forest is not a joke. Compared with the "guidance of fate", the forest escape knowledge learned at school is more useful.

Fortunately, the hymn used to indicate the time in Rulid Village sounded at this moment. Although the distance was far away and the sound was weak, Kirito, who had lived in this world for more than ten years, quickly confirmed the current time.

After confirming the time, and then confirming the direction of Sols, it is easy to find the location of the village.He didn't know where Eugeo and Alice were, but he could definitely find Selka in the village!

"Then next..." After making up his mind, he headed towards the village.

After the shoes step on the grass under your feet, there will be a pleasant smell of grass mixed with earthy smell; passing through the deep forest, walking along the jewel-like sparkling river, suddenly, there is a mist in the distance. The blue-violet color broke into his sight.

Kirito ran forward following the blue-purple patch, followed by a trace of familiar and light aroma into his nostrils.

"This is..." After running for an unknown amount of time, Kirito could finally confirm that this place is actually a vast field of "Sephilia" flowers.

Without the endless plunder of "Gigasista", can this piece of land located in the extreme north of the empire allow the flowers that can only bloom in the Western Empire to grow on a large scale?This is obviously not in line with the basic principles of Underworld. The only possible explanation is that someone's too powerful "power of mind" has greatly subverted the buffer file and overwhelmed the impressions of tens of thousands of people. Ya propped up a sky that can bloom freely.

Kirito smiled and sighed softly, carefully avoiding the flower stems of Sephilia, and walked towards the center of the flower field.Sure enough, there he saw an exaggeratedly large bare tree stump, and beside one of the thick roots...

A young man with short flaxen hair and simple coarse clothes sat on the ground, his emerald eyes stared at a place in the distance, and his slightly curly bangs fluttered gently with the breeze.Beside him, two long swords, one green and one black, leaned quietly against the roots of the tree, and the crystal-clear blade reflected rainbow-like spots under the brilliance of Sols.

Although it is a rare reunion after a long absence, this picture is so beautiful and dreamy that people can't bear to break it.Kirito watched quietly for a long time, until Eugeo turned his head and inadvertently met his eyes, the long silent movie finally ended.

Kirito wanted to say hello naturally and casually, but thinking about it, the last time he said hello like that, what followed was not a good memory at all, rather it was a disaster for Eugeo, so he Immediately adjusted his standing posture, corrected his expression, and said seriously and solemnly: "Eugeo, I'm back."

After a short period of sluggishness, Eugeo's body trembled slightly involuntarily, trying hard to suppress the urge to cry, and slowly opened his mouth with red eyes... Of course, these are completely non-existent.

The fact is, he and Kirito looked at each other for a moment, then leaned over and picked up two swords, and threw the "Night Sky Sword" directly in Kirito's direction, and then he simply and neatly threw the "Blue Rose Sword" Sword" drew the sword out of its sheath.

Kirito, who didn't react at all, took the "Sword of the Night Sky" into his arms with the instinct of his body at the very moment.Fortunately, the death logout did not reset his operating authority, otherwise, just catching the flying artifact would probably directly take away most of his destiny.

Wait...what's the situation?Isn't it a touching reunion after a long absence?In any case, it shouldn't be such a tense atmosphere, right?

"Eugeo-kun...?" Kirito's mouth twitched, "I can understand your eagerness to return the "Night Sky" to me, but it's very dangerous to throw an artifact of this weight around. "

Eugeo lightly waved the sword in his hand, and Kirito, who was also a swordsman, recognized at a glance that this was a necessary preparation before the battle, to familiarize himself with the weight of the sword.And right after that, Eugeo did indeed say: "Draw out your sword, let's fight, Kirito."

"Eh? Wait... Eugeo, don't you rush to PK for a while, right? I think we should go and say hello to everyone first..." Kirito saw the savior coming from a distance, and immediately said: "You Look, Alice and the others are here too."

From the moment Kirito landed, Higa Takeru had passed his location to Alice in real time, and at this time, Alice and Selka also came to this sea of ​​flowers.

"Long time no see, Alice and Selka!" Kirito immediately waved to her.

"Long time no see, Kirito." Alice responded to him with a smile, but kept a considerable distance from the two, and did not move forward.

The ominous premonition became stronger, Kirito tied the sheath of the night sky to his waist, and unconsciously took a few steps back, while Eugeo held the sword tightly, pointed the tip of the sword at the ground, and stepped forward step by step: "Okay, we've already said hello, so we can settle things down, right?"

Kirito stopped in his tracks, and finally took no chances, and drew out the "Night Sky Sword" seriously.After returning to the master's hands after two years, Kirito could clearly feel the excitement conveyed by the night sky through the palm of his hand, and he seemed to have recovered his soul through this behavior.Sure enough, only when holding a sword can his heart be so stable. Although this story has come to an end, there may be more battles waiting for him in the future, but the difference is that Eugeo will be by his side in the future.

Therefore, the battle in front of him is obviously inescapable.

"I can fulfill your wish, but..." Kirito looked around, "It's not good to destroy this sea of ​​flowers, shall we change the place?"

Eugeo nodded, and the two of them turned their gazes to the tree stump left by the broken "Gigaxista" at the same time.

"Although there is no fence, but this size should be enough, whoever falls first will lose?" Kirito suggested.

"no problem."

The two jumped onto the tree stump one after another, and then they seemed to have made an appointment. They didn't use sword skills, but just used the most basic pure skills without any system assistance to chop and parry.But even so, the way the sparks splashed when the sword collided still shocked Selka on the side.

"My lord...is it really alright if you don't try to stop the fight?" Sercara asked in a soft voice, tugging at Alice's sleeve.

"Don't worry." Alice gently stroked Selka's hair, "That's what the so-called "friendship between boys" is like. "

Eugeo's anger had accumulated for two years, and it was understandable for him to let it out, and Alice believed that he had sense of proportion.But after thinking for a moment, Alice took a step forward, took a deep breath, and then shouted: "You two! If you don't decide the winner before Sols goes down the mountain, the honey pie just baked will be doomed Exhausted!"

Alice's voice fell, and the battle on the stump became more and more intense. Selka could hardly distinguish the figures of the two in the criss-crossing knife light, and she was a little flustered: "Sister?! Are you really trying to persuade me to fight?" ?!"

Alice smiled and said nothing.

Kirito kept parrying Eugeo's berserk attacks. As expected, he had experienced the great battle of Underworld. Eugeo's somewhat immature swordsmanship was now very proficient, and the only experience he lacked was made up in countless actual battles. up.

"Not bad, Eugeo!" Kirito breathed as calmly as possible and said, "I haven't seen you for two years, your swordsmanship has improved a lot, and you're about to surpass me, Sensei!"

"Whether it's "soon" or not is another matter! " Eugeo said while slashing forward with his sword.He has an overwhelming advantage in strength, but he doesn't want to rely on strength to win, but is purely using technology to compete with Kirito.

Gradually, Kirito was also aroused to be competitive.Although he had long predicted that sooner or later, Eugeo's swordsmanship would surpass his own, but he would never lose in combat experience alone.Cultivated in countless battlefields, his intuition for attack is enough to make up for his disadvantage in talent.

And immediately following the competitive spirit, there is an overwhelming excitement that ignites from the depths of the soul.

Most of what he faced in the past were despicable enemies whose strength was far greater than his own. Only under the superposition of various conditions could he find the tiny possibility and break through the obstacles to win.An opponent of comparable strength like this got rid of all shackles and just collided with swords purely. The last time he experienced such a battle was probably when he was PKing with Yuuki.

Being able to compete with others without distraction, constantly squeezing each other's potential, and going all out to explore the limit of one's own swordsmanship, this kind of happiness may be difficult to obtain in the future.

"Eugeo." Kirito said loudly after deflecting Eugeo's sword, "Sure enough! Only you are my best partner!"

"So you're going to let your best partner see with your own eyes that your life is zero?"

Kirito couldn't help frowning: "You really are making a fuss about this matter... Speaking of this, I should be the one who should be more angry!"

"..." Eugeo was speechless for a moment, "In short... this matter can be considered even, but for the sake of Alice's honey pie, I have to correct your unreflective attitude. character!"

"You really dare to say it!" Kirito finally took advantage of Eugeo's vacillation to grab a set of combos, and forced Eugeo to the edge of the stump: "It is I who should teach you how to be frank and talented besides swordsmanship right!"

14.

Finally, before the sun went down, the two decided the outcome.It was Kirito who was too focused on the attack, stepped on the air and slid down the tree stump, Eugeo subconsciously reached out to grab him, but was mercilessly pulled off by Kirito, and finally the two rolled onto the grass at the same time , Kirito seems to have heard Sephilia's mournful cry.

The exhausted two lay down on the grass, silent for a moment, and finally laughed loudly at the same time.

"Kirito." Eugeo said after the laughter subsided.

"Um?"

"This time...is it real?" Eugeo asked softly, "I have dreamed many times that you returned to this world by the tree stump, but after waking up from the dream, I still have to stay here waiting forever."

"Of course it's...true!" Kirito turned his head and raised his hand to pinch his cheek.

"Ah!...Kirito!" Eugeo grabbed Kirito's wrist, and quickly tilted his head to avoid his next sneak attack: "...Are you ready?"

"Eh?"

While controlling his hand, Eugeo attacked his armpits and flanks without hesitation.

"No...hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Please spare me...hahaha...I'm really thinking about it! Hahaha...help!"

"Really... How old are you two?" Alice walked to them with a helpless expression, and put down the food basket.

And Eugeo let him go immediately, sat up, brushed the dust off his clothes, and returned to his appearance as a top student.

"Remember to bring the basket back after eating." Alice didn't sit down, turned and left after speaking.

Watching Alice and Selka leave, Kirito coughed lightly, and said solemnly: "It seems that Alice is planning to leave time for us. If that's the case, feel free to say anything you want to say to me!"

Eugeo stared at him for a long time, finally shook his head helplessly and sighed, "What I want to say has been conveyed to you through the sword, right?"

I'm very good.

I am cherishing myself.

I will do my best to live a dignified life.

That's it.

Recalling the free and clear will that Eugeo conveyed from the sword, Kirito stretched his body a little, and finally smiled reassuringly.

Indeed, the past full of sorrow and despair should be dusted off as soon as possible. Instead of worrying about the sacrifices they made for each other, it is better to cheer up and welcome a bright and beautiful future.

That being the case, the next topic is only that one.Kirito was fully prepared before seriously opening his mouth and said: "Eugeo, I want to take you to a world that is completely different from Underworld. There is no taboo list in that world. Although there are laws, there are endless crimes; although There are more kind people, but in order to protect themselves, they may not hesitate to hurt others... Would you like to come with me in such a world?"

Eugeo also lay down again, stared at the sky, and slowly replied: "It's impossible to say that I don't feel uneasy at all, but I want to see the place where Kirito lived and raised you like this, It must be a place that is free and warm no matter how much malice exists.”

"But... I'm also a little scared." Kirito said: "In that world, I was just an ordinary mortal. I didn't have sword skills, and I wasn't good at learning. Maybe Eugeo would be disappointed to see me like that. .”

"There is no such thing! To me, Kirito is Kirito. I am extremely happy and happy when I am with you. You are an irreplaceable important existence to me. These are related to sword skills and strength. It doesn't matter!" Eugeo said word by word, with the most sincere tone: "And... when I was weakly defeated by Administrator's temptation, and I drew my sword to you, Kirito didn't treat you either. I'm disappointed, right?"

"But you were still drawing your sword at me just now."

"...That's two different things!"

Kirito laughed uncontrollably, and Eugeo sighed deeply again. Sure enough, after Kirito came back, the number of times he sighed increased visibly, but then, he couldn't help laughing together .

"Then, the next time we meet will be in RealWorld." Kirito finally put away his teasing expression and said seriously.

Eugeo smiled and nodded, "Well, goodbye RealWorld."

Thus, at the end of a long journey, a new chapter begins.

END