The Bad Works of Comics

...in fact, this is the most natural. "

"I seem to understand." Asuna nodded, stroking the head of Yui who was sitting on the chair next to her and was eating with a spoon.

Yui's presence brings amazing warmth.It was different from the kind of love that would make a ball in the chest when touching each other with Kirito, this feeling was more calm and reassuring, like being covered with invisible feathers, or being hugged by feathers.

Yesterday, although Yui passed out due to the onset of mysterious symptoms, fortunately, she woke up a few minutes later.However, Asuna didn't want to move long distances or use the transfer gate right away, and Sasha invited her very enthusiastically, so she finally decided to stay in an empty room in the church for one night.

Yui was also in good health this morning, so Asuna was a little relieved.

But the basic situation remains unchanged.Judging from Yui's slightly recovered memory, she has never been to the town of the beginning, and she has never lived with the guardian in the first place.In this way, it is even more unclear why Yui lost her memory and degenerated into a toddler, and she couldn't think of anything else to do to help her.

However, Asuna made a decision in her heart.

From now on, she will live with Yui until she recovers her memory.

Then, Asuna couldn't help but cast a glance at Last Work, who was eating bread, the hair on her head was shaking from side to side, it could be seen that she was in a good mood.

The state of yesterday's last work, I think it should be helping Yui-chan!

At the same time, Asuna also realized that the last work of the partner and friend who got along day and night is very different.

Chapter 172 Chapter 130 Chapter [-] Gap...

While Asuna was stroking Yui's hair and lost in thought, Last Work put down her teacup and spoke.

"Miss Sayaka...Misaka, I have a question to ask you?"

"yes?"

"...Misaka would like to ask about the military. As far as Misaka knows, although the group of people are too bossy, they are still enthusiastic about maintaining law and order. But the group of people I saw yesterday are already criminals... probably when How did it start to look like this? Regarding this, Misaka is very puzzled?"

The corners of Sasha's mouth twitched and she replied,

"About a month ago, I began to feel that their policy had changed... There were people who started doing the equivalent of intimidation in the name of taxation, and some people who reversed this behavior. The members of the military are against each other. The scene is constantly being staged. I heard that it is because of power struggles at the top..."

"Well... After all, the current army is already a huge group with more than a thousand members. It is difficult not to split and oppose at all... But if the behavior of yesterday becomes normal, then we can't leave it alone... It seems that Misaka fought Spirit."

Misaka's first task is to protect Yui and restore her memory. If the army comes to cause trouble, Misaka will not ignore it.

Frowning and about to take a sip of tea, Last Work suddenly raised his head and looked towards the entrance of the church.

"Someone is coming, alone... Misaka is looking at the door..."

"Hey...do you have any guests..."

The loud knock on the door overlapped with Sasha's words, resounding throughout the house.

A slender female player walked into the dining room with Sasha, who had a dagger hanging from her waist, and Asuna, who followed past for the sake of caution.

The long silver hair was tied into a ponytail, and the sky blue eyes on the upright face that could be described as clever, gave off an impressive light.

Although in SAO, the hairstyle, hair color, and even eye color can be changed freely, but after all, they are still Japanese, and it can be said that there are very few players who are suitable for such a strong color setting.

Asuna herself also dyed her hair cherry pink, and then changed it back to chestnut color after she found it unsuitable. This past is not humane.

Asuna's first impression of this female player included a longing for her beauty and maturity.

When I shifted my gaze to her equipment afterwards, my whole body stiffened.Although covered by an iron-gray cloak, the dark green top, loose pants on the thighs, and metal armor that glowed faintly like stainless steel were the uniforms of the army.

On the right waist hangs a dagger, and on the left hangs a black leather whip tied up in circles.

Yan Yu, who noticed the woman's attire, also closed their mouths, and stopped their movements with a look of warning in their eyes.

However, Sasha smiled at the children and said as if to reassure them,

"Don't be afraid of this person, let's continue eating."

Although it may not seem reliable at first glance, when Saxia, who is absolutely trusted by the children, said this, everyone was relieved, and the restaurant immediately resumed the noise.

At this time, the female player who walked to the round table gave Sasha a soft bow to Sasha who invited her to sit down, and then sat down on the chair.

Asuna, who was confused about the situation, asked Kirito with his eyes, but he also tilted his head and said to Asuna while sitting on the chair: "Uh——she is Ms. Lier, she seems to have something to see us."

The silver-haired whip user named Yuriel looked directly at Asuna for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's the first time we meet, I'm Yuriel who belongs to the guild ALF."

"ALF?" Asuna asked the name she heard for the first time.The woman shrank her neck slightly.

"Ah, sorry, that's short for Aingrann Liberation Army. Since the official name is tricky for me..."

The female voice is a smooth and rich bass.Asuna, who often felt her voice was childish, felt even more envious, and greeted her back.

"I'm meeting you for the first time. My name is Asuna. This is Misaka. This child is Yui."

"Oh! It turned out to be the famous twin stars of the front-line duo team, I'm sorry!"

"Heh... don't say that, we are just ordinary players!"

"Your Excellency, be humble."

"...Okay...but why is Lier here free?"

After spending a lot of time emptying the soup plate, Yui, who is now challenging the juice, raised her face and stared at Yuriel.Although she had some doubts, she immediately smiled and turned her gaze again.

Facing Asuna and The Last Work, Lier straightened her posture and quickly explained her purpose.

"The purpose of coming here today is to ask the two of you for something."

"Please, please...?" Nodding with swaying silver hair, Lier, a female swordsman in the army, continued, "Yes, I will explain from the beginning. The name army has not been used since before... ...became the army, which is the current name of ALF, after the man named Kibaou, who was the vice president in the past and the current actual ruler, took over the real power. The original name was the guild MTD...you guys Ever heard of it?"

I have never heard of the last work, but Asuna immediately replied,

"The abbreviation of MMOTODAY, right? When SAO started, it was the largest online game comprehensive information station in Japan. The guild should be organized by the manager there. I remember the name is..."

"Xinka, that's right, Xinka."

When the name was said, Yuriel's expression twisted slightly.

"He definitely... doesn't want to form an independent organization like the current one. He just wants to distribute information, food and other resources to as many players as possible..."

Regarding this point, Asuna had also heard about the ideals and disillusionment of the army.Hunting monsters with a large number of people can not only avoid crises as much as possible, but also get stable income to distribute evenly, so there is nothing wrong with the idea itself.

But the essence of MMORPG is resource grabbing between players, even in SAO, which is in an extremely abnormal situation.No, perhaps it should be said that it is all the more so because of this.Therefore, in order to realize this ideal, the actual size of the organization and strong leaders are indispensable.

For this, the army is simply too large.Illegal concealment of props, purges, backlashes and other behaviors continued to occur, and the leaders gradually lost their leadership.

"The one who jumped out at this moment was that man named Kibaou."

Yuriel said in an unpleasant tone, "Using Xinka's laissez-faire as an excuse, he proposed to strengthen the system with the cadres and players with him, and changed the name of the guild to the Aincrad Liberation Army." Then It also promotes the recognized policy of hunting criminals and monopolizing the practice area with high efficiency. So far, although it has been somewhat considered to maintain friendship with other guilds, it has followed the etiquette of the practice area, but it has continued to monopolize the practice area for a long time with the majority of violence. The income of the guild has increased rapidly, and the power of the Kibaou faction has gradually become stronger. Recently, Xinka has almost become an ornament... The players of the Kibaou faction have also become complacent, and even started to act in the street area. Intimidation in the name of taxation. It was the vanguard of that group who was attacked head-on by you yesterday."

Yuriel took a breath, and continued after drinking the tea Sasha made, "However, the Kibaou faction also has its weaknesses, that is, it only cares about increasing assets and continues to ignore the strategy game. This puts the cart before the horse!" The voices of the players at the end continued to grow... In order to suppress this dissatisfaction, Kibaou recently placed an unreasonable bet. He selected a dozen or so players with the highest levels from his subordinates to form a raiding team, and sent them to the frontline raiding leader ."

"Even if it is a high level, it is undeniable that we cannot be compared with the clearing team... In the end, the team was defeated and the captain died. The worst result is that Kibaou was also punished for his reckless behavior. Almost could banish him..."

Yuriel wrinkled her tall nose and bit her lip. "Three days ago, Kibaou, who had nowhere to go, resorted to a forceful strategy to frame Xinka. He used the corridor crystal whose exit was set deep in the maze, and exiled Xinka in turn. At that time, because Xinka believed what Kibaoh said, he would release the Let's talk about arming, so there is no armament. It is impossible to break through the monster group from the deepest part of the maze and come back alone. It seems that I didn't even bring the transfer crystal..."

"Three, three days ago...? That Xinka...?" Asuna asked this question reflexively, and Lier nodded slightly in response.

"His name is still on the monument of life, so he should have successfully reached the safe area. It's just that the location is in the depths of a very high-level maze, so he can't move... As you all know, there is no way to move in the maze." Send a message, and you can't connect to the guild warehouse inside, so you can't send the transfer crystal to him."

This large-scale method of using the corridor crystals that set the exit in the depths of the impasse to kill others is called entrance PK, and of course Xinka knows it.

However, it may be that even if they turn against each other, they are also the vice president of the same guild, so they should not be able to do this.Or rather, I don't want to think so.

As if reading Asuna's thoughts, Yuriel said softly that others are so nice.Then, continue talking,

"...Only Xinka and Kibaou can operate the scroll of the guild president's proof of agreement. If Xinka never comes back like this, the guild's personnel and accountants will completely fall into Kibaou's hands. There is no way to prevent Xinka from falling. It is my responsibility as the deputy to fall into the trap, and I must go and rescue him. But my level cannot break through the maze that imprisoned him, and I cannot count on the help of army players."

She bit her lip tightly and looked directly at The Last Work and Asuna.

"At this moment, I heard that there is a very strong duo in the town, and I have been feeling restless, so I came to ask you for help. Misaka-san, Asuna-san."

Yuriel bowed her head deeply and said,

"You may think it's too thick-skinned to make such a request when we first meet. But please, please come with me to save Xinka."

Asuna stared at Yuriel who closed her mouth after the long speech.

As sad as it is, in SAO one cannot easily believe what others say.What I heard this time may also be a conspiracy to lure Last Work and Asuna to go outside the circle and persecute them.Usually, with sufficient knowledge of the game, you can pick the cracks in the words of the liar.

But it is a pity that Asuna and the two are too ignorant of the inside story of the army.

Contrasted with the last work, Asuna said solemnly,

"Well, if it's something we can do, then we'd like to help...that's what I thought. Therefore, we have to do a minimum of research on what you said to prove it's true..."

"Of course..." Yuriel lowered her head slightly.

"I also know that this is a very unreasonable request... However, when I think that Xinka's name on the Black Iron Palace's life monument may be engraved with horizontal lines at any time, I feel like I am going crazy..."

Seeing the silver-haired whip making her strong eyes glisten with tears, Asuna's heart couldn't help being shaken, and she wanted to believe her even more painfully.

But at the same time, the experience of living in this world for the past few months is ringing the alarm bell telling myself that it is very dangerous to act out of sentimentality.

Asuna looked at the last work, she rested her chin on one hand, and seemed to be hesitant.

Misaka understands Asuna's caring and worried mood.

However, on the premise that things are true and reliable, Misaka does not want Asuna to follow the past and take risks. After all, this game is still very dangerous. After all, she only has one life. Before Misaka has cracked the GM information, she should not act rashly and put Asuna in danger .

What a tricky question.

At this time, Yui, who had remained silent until now, suddenly put down the cup, raised her head and said,

"It's okay, Mom. That person, he didn't lie."

This surprised Asuna, who stared at Yui intently.Needless to say the content of the speech, what I heard just now is fluent Japanese, and the hesitant way of speaking until yesterday seemed to be deceiving.

"Yu... Yui, can you judge this kind of thing...?"

Staring straight at Yui's face and asking, she nodded. "Well, I'm also... not very good at explaining, but I know..."

That's it!It is artificial emotional intelligence, which can effectively feel the player's true emotions.

Knowing this, the last work showed a smile, then stretched out his right hand, and stroked Yui's hair in a mess.

"That's right, Misaka trusts our Yui-kun."

"Instead of regretting why you doubted people, it's better to believe and then regret. Let's go, there is always a way, Misaka said slowly."

The Last Work stared at Asuna.

"Well, Misaka, you're right."

Asuna nodded.

"You are still very leisurely." Asuna also reached out to stroke Yui's hair.

"I'm sorry, Yui. I won't be able to find your friend until one more day later." Yui, who whispered so softly and didn't know if she really understood the meaning of the words, showed a big smile and nodded vigorously.

After Asuna stroked her shiny black hair again, she faced Yuriel again, and said with a smile, "Although it's insignificant, please let us help you. Because I also know very well the need to save important people." kind of mood..."

Yuriel's sky-blue eyes were filled with tears, and she lowered her head deeply.

"Thank you... thank you all..."

"Please save this sentence until Mr. Xinka is rescued."

After Asuna responded with a smile again, Sasha, who had been watching silently, clapped her hands.

"If that's the case, then you should supplement your nutrition! There's still a lot of food, so don't be too polite, Ms. Yuriel."

"OK……"

"Then Misaka, you're welcome!"

Chapter 173 Chapter 130 Fifth Qixi Festival is coming, the fff group is here to offer blessings

A few hours later, the girls were ready.

The Last Work and Asuna holding Yui, led by Yuriel to the Black Iron Palace.

Of course, Asuna originally wanted to entrust Yui to Sasha's care, but no matter how she tried to appease her, Yui stubbornly said that she would go with her, and finally had no choice but to bring her here.Needless to say, Nature had prepared transfer crystals in her pocket.If there is an accident, although I feel sorry for Yuriel, I will still use the means of escape.

Sure enough, maternal love is great!Although Asuna is just a girl!

A huge building shining with black light appeared across the street ahead.That is the Black Iron Palace, the largest facility in the starting town.

After a few people entered the gate, they appeared in the square in front of them, where all the player's roster life monuments were set up.

Although anyone can freely enter and exit, but the area that extends deeper is almost all occupied by the army.