[Sword Art Online] Qing Tong

This night, early morning never went back.

In the house occupied by the Blood Alliance, the dazed Asuna woke up from her dream, subconsciously and habitually swept to the bed next to her, but it was empty again.

"Really, no matter how busy you are in the morning, senior, you should pay attention to rest."

Complaining helplessly, Asuna still sat up from the bed and planned to bring back to sleep the early morning who always stayed up late in the lounge next door.

"Senior early in the morning, you are staying up late again..."

"Eh!--"

"What's wrong?! What happened?!" Ace, who was on duty that night, dozed off and rushed over.

"Senior, she..." Asuna looked at Ace in a daze. In front of her was the friend bar of the control panel that was opened, and a green light spot was shining on a small map.

Inside the house, the desk lamp that usually accompanied the owner all night stood coldly, and the floor lamp in the corner gave off a faint light, but there was no one in front of the desk.

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At this moment, Qingchen was holding a bottle of light blue potion in his hand, and was in a daze.

Although in the world of SAO, the skills of tasks are basically based on the assignment of the first login, but in the subsequent growth, each upgrade will also generate corresponding skill points that can be assigned.

Previously, Qingchen mainly increased speed based on his feeling, but if he considered his development direction of focusing on special skills, it was obvious that overall speed and strength should be able to achieve an absolute balance.

And this bottle of blue potion is a potion that can wash away non-system-allocated skill points and redistribute it. It is a rare potion obtained by the guild during the maze strategy two days ago. Unexpectedly, Heathcliff gave it lightly. own.

But how should it be distributed?

How exactly can one's own speed and strength be perfectly combined with one's own aptitude?

After pondering for a while early in the morning, he still put away the bottle in his hand.

In the distance, the endless sky had a tinge of whiteness, and the dawn came.

It is obviously a floating castle in the air, and it is obviously a huge building layered on top of each other, but there are unreasonable sunrises and sunsets, and the stars move.

Early in the morning, I waved the clear one-handed sword in my hand against the light. It was a magic sword that I accidentally dropped on the 18th floor.But for the early morning of this level, it is already a little bit light.

[The choice of weapon is very important. Only when the weapon and the person are highly compatible can the power of the skill be truly displayed, and only then can the weapon become the help of the person...]

Inadvertently remembering the teaching of that person, he frowned slightly in the early morning, trying to get rid of distracting thoughts in his heart.

Although Heathcliff is not very reliable, the advice he gave is indeed somewhat good.Spear and Sword is indeed a rare and good skill. It can be attacked and defended. It is a mid-range and long-range skill. The speed of the skill itself is very fast.

Functionally similar to a sniper rifle, the gun shooting skill can truly combine human mobility and skill precision because of the light weight of the carrier-sword, which is the perfect balance of power and speed.For me who has rich combat experience but has developed more comprehensive skills, gun shooting can be said to be a tailor-made skill for me.

Therefore, what I have to do is to try to be familiar with the application of sword skills on the one hand, and to adjust my skill points, especially the skill points on agility and strength, to a state that perfectly matches the skills.

Did that Heathcliff see through it a long time ago, so he left that priceless potion to me?

In the early morning, the skill was activated silently, and a golden trajectory stretched out.

No matter what other people's conspiracy and calculations are behind this, for now, there is no more suitable road to become stronger than this road. No matter how much it costs, I must win this gamble about the future .

Thinking of the unfathomable Heathcliff, Asuna who has made rapid progress and has become the representative of the new generation of Blood Alliance, and the partners who have left him behind, and even the black figure who is always walking in front of him and gradually drifting away— —

Squint your eyes early in the morning.

I have never been a person who is unwilling to be reduced!

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At this time, in the Taft Bar on the 11th floor, which is relatively far from the front line, a table of survivors is celebrating happily.

"Cheers to our Moonlight Black Cats! Cheers to our savior, Kirito-kun!" The yellow-haired youth raised his glass excitedly.

"cheers!"

Kirito looked at the crowd with some discomfort.At this time, it was already the sixth month after parting from Klein, and also the fourth month after parting from Qingchen.

Since then, it is also because of being named "Cheat Sealer", Kirito has been doing the strategy alone from beginning to end, after getting used to the relatively higher difficulty of the beta test and the less cheating rules of the game Afterwards, the days that were originally dangerous have become dull.

I don't have companions, and I don't like to go to crowded places.

Because he doesn't want to be recognized by those people, especially the higher-level raiders, Kirito's raiders on the front line always carefully cover up his whereabouts. Direction to dodge, slip away.It is commonplace to upgrade in the wild or in the maze for a long time, not necessarily saying a word for three or four days.

This time, if he hadn't gone to Agil to sell the contents of the package that hadn't been cleaned for a long time, Kirito wouldn't have gone to the back of the 11th floor.

Not to mention encountering this surrounded team and then saving them.

The atmosphere in the bar is always cheerful and bright.

"Excuse me, Kirito-kun... Excuse me, what is your current level?" Keita, the captain, asked in a low voice.

"Eh..." Kirito hesitated, subconsciously replied, "Twenties..."

"You are about the same level as us, but you are doing a solo strategy. It's amazing..." Qitai had a look of admiration and envy, but as the guild leader, he looked humble and generous.

Hearing the noisy voices around him and Kaita's soft praise beside him, Kirito suddenly felt a little dazed, as if a long time ago, someone dragged him to the bar without saying a word. It was a meal in name but a celebration all the way. In the aftermath of the disaster, the two people who were not familiar with each other and were introverted knew each other's level after a quiet conversation. They admired but never envied their slightly higher level at the beginning of the game.

What did you say at that time?

Probably just to be humble, but between talking and talking, I feel that I, who has achieved remarkable results in the beta test, will definitely be able to surpass everyone and become one of the best in the game.

As a result, the girl who was obviously very silent declared after a brief silence that she would definitely surpass her, which turned the embarrassment between the two into an indescribable sympathy and kindness.

At that time, she was just an unknown and ordinary Kirito, and she was just a girl who was just learning fighting skills.

"Kita, don't use honorifics to me. Although I travel alone, I only aim at enemies who are alone, so my efficiency is not high."

Kirito put down his wine glass and spoke seriously.

"This... so." Qi Tai pondered for a while, "Kirito, although it is a bit abrupt to say this, but if you don't mind, would you like to join our guild?"

Kirito was startled suddenly, is this an invitation...to join a team...to have his own partner...

No matter how you look at it, it is too extravagant fantasy... For a selfish person like myself...

"...Xing seems to be unable to find her way all the time, can you take her for a while?" Keita asked with a smile as he stroked the head of the girl with dark blue hair beside him.

"What are you talking about, you treat me like a child!"

"Ha ha……"

Whenever he sees groups of players laughing, Kirito always thinks of Agil's words while envious——

[By the way, Kirito, the girl from the day of the first floor raid...what's her name, did you find you? 】

【girl? 】

【Yeah, always with you, the one wearing the hood and scarf. 】

【The hood... you mean...early morning...】

[It seems to be the name... By the way, Kirito, logically I shouldn't talk about you, after all, it's your own private matter.But how can I leave the girl and walk away by myself, I don’t know how to tell others, I can’t complain about making the girl cry, although time was urgent at the time, but I still have to apologize to them afterwards, and be kind to them One point, girls are very delicate...]

——Looking at the girl in front of me under the yellowish light of the bar: With a small stature and angry expression, it seems that she is really a delicate girl, but she is trapped in such a cruel world.

Maybe Qingchen herself is such a delicate and clean girl——

There was a day when two people who knew each other very well were sitting on the grass enjoying a post-fight lunch.

[Pinch, Kirito! 】

【Um?What's the matter, early in the morning? 】

[You must be nice to girls, especially a delicate girl like me! 】

【Eh? ! 】

【Girls like me used to live a life of being pampered and loved by my parents. At most, I just snapped up tickets for concerts, or went shopping for clothes and other daily life, but due to various reasons, I fell into this life-threatening situation Isn't it a pitiful and terrible thing in the world?So, as a boy, you must stand up bravely at this time, and take good care of and protect us girls~]

【By the way, I was just living an ordinary life, the only difference is gender...】

[The most important thing is gender!Boys with rough skin and thick flesh have stronger ability to accept and adapt, but girls can’t do it. They are at a disadvantage in all aspects, okay? If they are alone, it will be even more terrifying, and there is no way to protect themselves. Do you understand!In short, it is to take pictures of us girls!Gu!one!point! 】

【Got it... I'll sell you dinner today, or grilled eggplant...】

【Hmm~ Kirito is such a good man who understands things~】

[Really...that's what you really want to express after saying so much...It's really defeated by you to keep talking about gender differences! 】

【呵呵~~~~】

……

"...Actually, Kirito-kun will definitely get along with everyone soon!" The somewhat excited Keita and other members looked at Kirito expectantly, as if everything would go well.

Silently glanced at the crowd, each sincere face, with the desire and belief in survival, especially when seeing the grateful and warm smile of the young girl, Kirito was slightly taken aback.

"Then... please let me join you... please teach me more!"

"Great!"

"Please teach me more!"

"I'm Itamachi, let's work together!"

The lights flicker, witnessing the beginning of a new journey.