[Sword Art Online] Qing Tong

In fact, when it rolled off the line early in the morning, it didn't reach Dragon in the south.

It is said that the diameter of ALO is five times that of SAO, even if it is from the southwest to the swamp city of Dragon in the south, it does not mean that it can be reached in a short time.

And the system's timekeeping prompt is already reminding the early morning, and now it's 5:[-] pm.

That said, Mom and Dad will be back soon...

After a little hesitation, he still landed in a village not far away early in the morning, and then found a random NPC room, paid a small amount of coins, rented a quiet room, and then logged out of the game.

By the way, when I saw the large amount of coins I earned in SAO lying safely in my coffers, even early in the morning I couldn't help laughing until I squinted my eyes.

Slowly opened his eyes, the room was so dark that it was almost impossible to see things clearly, and through the half-opened window, one could clearly see that half of the moon had already appeared in the dim sky.

Taking off the NERvGear on his head, he designated his slender hands to knead gently on his temples.

The right hand took the medicine bottle on the side, and then the hand that was about to pick up the water glass stopped when it saw the empty glass.

By the way... I have already taken it before entering the game... the limited medicine once a day...

But... the nerves that are visibly starting to buzz again now...

Stretching and flexing his fingers, he finally controlled his dependence on the drug, sighed lightly, settled his chaotic brain at this time, turned around and got out of bed and walked towards the bathroom.

Splashing cold water on the face, the temperature in winter is always very low, even if the smart system in the home is constantly heating the water pipes, the water in the cold water pipes is still icy cold.

He picked up the towel on the shelf beside him, wiped his water-stained face briefly, and then walked outside.

Suddenly, a clear email reminder came from the computer behind him.

Zao Qing raised her eyebrows, then returned to her desk and opened her computer panel.

This time, there is no little blue dragon logo.

After a little regret, I unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. After all, if the other party clearly tracked whether I was heading to that place, whether I was offline, etc., then I might really have to consider my own safety. problem.

Click to open mailbox management, and then a familiar name came into view.

"Sanye?!"

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The week-long New Year festival has just passed, and there are still many festive decorations on the streets, which are somewhat bleak against the background of desolate dead leaves.

According to the agreement in the email, Zao Qing, who had been going out without makeup since her return, walked into the park on the street of the community.

Standing under a tree not far away was a boy and a girl. The boy had a medium build and was no longer obese. There was a familiar conflicted expression on his face.

Sanye is still the same.

And another brunette girl...

After scanning the similar school uniforms on her and Sanye, Zaoqing turned to Sanye who had already noticed her and was so happy and surprised that he was a little flustered.

"Yo, long time no see."

"Eh? Eh!!! Early... early clearing!!!"

Zao Qing pursed her lips slightly and took two steps forward.

"At first, I thought it would be good to greet you as before when we met... As a result, I am no longer the little fat man I used to be~~~ Well, the name I finally thought of for you at the beginning can't be used anymore... "

"Eh? Eh?! If...if Zaoqing likes...the same...the same is fine..." Sanye looked at Zaoqing's mischievous teasing, his ears were instantly stained red, and his eyes quickly avoided up.

"Pfft~~~hahaha~~~ Sanye-kun, you are still so cute~~" Zaoqing finally couldn't help laughing, and raised her hand to rub the corners of her eyes.

So, just like this, the deep ditch drawn by time in the past two years seems to be gradually brushed away.

"So, what's the matter?"

After exchanging a new mobile phone number, Zaoqing slightly tilted his head and looked at Sanye in front of him.

"Uh... this... Actually, it's not me..." Sanye scratched his hair, and then turned sideways to reveal the girl standing quietly behind him, "Actually, it's a school girl... I want to meet you ..."

"Sister? She is also my senior now~" Zao Qing bent her eyes again, showing a bright smile, and looked at the girl in front of her who kept her head lowered implicitly.

"Senior sister!...Uh!!!" The girl pointed her fingers in distress, as if struggling with how to address her.

"Puchi~" Zao Qing smoothed her long hair, then looked at the girl, "Just call me Zao Qing."

"Hmm... Zaqing-san..." The girl blinked her eyes a little embarrassedly, "My name is Kiritani Suguha... Well, I heard Sanno-senpai say... Zaqing-san also came back from SAO..."

Zaoqing subconsciously looked at Sanye, who was a little embarrassed.

"Please... please don't get me wrong! Because there were rumors that Zaoqing-san dropped out of school because of this incident... So I went to ask... No, Sanye-senpai didn't take the initiative to say it!" Kiritani Suguha realized After Zao Qing's gaze, he quickly defended himself.

"It's okay, it doesn't mean that you absolutely can't talk about this matter, then, Zhiba-san, what do you want to ask me?" Zao Qing slightly suppressed the strangeness and impatience in her heart, and continued to look at Zhiba with a smile. leaf.

"I..." Suguha rubbed her palms uneasily, hesitated before saying, "My brother... just came back from there..."

"Eh?!" Zaoqing opened her eyes slightly, and then laughed easily, "That's really great, Suguha is also very happy to be able to come back safely~"

"Well, after my brother came back, he is no longer as introverted as before, and he treats me...much better than before, Suguha, I'm very happy, but..."

"but?"

"The person my brother cares about...hasn't come back yet..." Suguha's eyes dimmed slightly.

"Didn't come back... Could it be that—" Zao Qing lowered her voice subconsciously.

"No! It's not like that!" Suguha, who was slightly stunned for a moment, then understood Zaoqing's meaning and quickly shook her head, "She didn't die in the game, but she hasn't woken up yet..."

"Didn't you come back..." Thinking of what he seemed to vaguely heard about the hundreds of players who hadn't woken up some time ago, he couldn't help but frowned and began to think carefully.

With his head down, Suguha didn't notice this, but kept asking.

"My brother goes to the hospital to see her every day... I am always depressed when I am alone... I always blame myself, as if everything is his fault... I finally came back, but I live an incomparable life every day Suffering...Hey, Zaoqing-san, what does that world mean to you?! Why can’t you escape its shadow even after leaving?! Why can’t that world let my brother go?! !"

The girl's heart-piercing catharsis at the end made Zao Qing recover from his thoughts, and looked at the girl whose face was already full of tears, and his eyes couldn't help dimming.

That world...how much pain did it bring to players and real people...but even so—

"That world is part of our existence, not just the past, but a place that we will always remember in our hearts even in the distant future."

"But! Obviously, everyone was forced to enter there, and was forced to separate from their families, trying to fight and survive... Such a world... Such years..."

"But we all survived." Zao Qing said patiently, "We spent almost two years fighting for it. It has witnessed us. To deny it is to deny ourselves. Forget it It is to forget the belonging and meaning of our existence..."

"Countless people have used their lives to build a ladder for us to go home. In our hearts, we are grateful, but the pain of not being able to protect our companions will always linger in our ears... I believe your brother is also Think of it this way... For the dead, we will work harder to live for him; and for the living, we must live happily together."

A faint halo emerged from the setting sun, just like that, spreading over the standing three people, giving off a gentle halo.

"I...understood..." The black-haired girl suddenly burst into a big smile, looking at Zao Qing in front of her, "I will support my brother to continue doing this!"

"Well, I believe your brother will be very grateful to you." Zao Qingbi made a V-shaped gesture, "For those of us who finally came back, the support of the people around us is very, very important! You are ours. The biggest motivation to persevere in that world~~~"

"Yeah! I understand! Zaoqing-san!"

"By the way... How are you doing Zao Qing... Will it be boring to be alone at home?" Seeing that the matter had finally been resolved, Sanye finally took the opportunity to interject and looked at Zao Qing attentively.

"Ah...it's okay, I'll go out once in a while to get used to the new environment. If I'm at home, I've been trying a game that's been very popular lately~~" Zao Qing showed a lovely smile.

"Eh?! Will uncles and aunts allow it?!"

"Ah! Is it the kingdom of fairies?!"

The two people in front of them exclaimed at the same time, then looked at the other side who was equally excited, and stared blankly at each other.

"Haha~~" Zao Qing couldn't help laughing out loud, then turned to the two people in front of her, "Well, you both asked which one do you want me to answer first~"

"Eh... this... is still a senior..."

"Hey...then... let that school girl ask first..."

So, the two people who started talking at the same time once again froze again.

"Hahahahaha~~~You...you are really...too cute..."

In the sky, the setting sun that is about to disappear is striving to bloom with all the remaining brilliance...

The author has something to say: that...suddenly, the plot of discovering reality can be written more than what I thought before~~~So~~~ I started to unfold again~~~~~

PS: Please don’t worry about hearing Kiritani Suguha’s name early in the morning without any response. After all, in the original book, Kirito said his name to Lyfa himself, and Lyfa [actually Suguha] didn’t respond at all... Oops……