[Comprehensive] Light and Shadow

SwordArtOnlineAugust 2024, 1

The time in the game passed quickly, and I always felt that the brightly lit Christmas happened yesterday, but when Kirito suddenly looked at the calendar, he realized that half a month had passed.

Again, half a month has passed...

Kirito stretched out his hand to caress the photo of the group of black cats in the moonlight night in the mirror, his eyes dimmed. When will he be able to leave here?

Tilting his head slightly, Kirito looked at the night sky, which was completely different from real life.The starry Milky Way shines brightly in the dark night, as if the billions of stars and planets are within reach, and the countless beautiful star clusters and colorful lights make people intoxicated.

Kirito suddenly leaned his body back, and lay down heavily in a patch of grass looking at the beautiful starry sky.As the night wind blew, hair-thin branches hung down from the trees around him. They floated away and caressed the young man's face, a little itchy.

If he hadn't been alone, if the Moon Night Black Cat Group hadn't been wiped out, if there weren't so many fallen lives hidden in this starry sky, then maybe Kirito would really like this place.

Obviously, I was so addicted to virtual games at the beginning, but now, no matter what, I can't express my liking.

Kirito sighed, his eyelids drooped, and then he drew out the item bar with his right hand——

【TROHS Mystery Shop Admission Ticket】

This was bought by Kirito at the auction two days ago. The chance of this entry ticket appearing in fighting monsters is rare, but it is not impossible.However, it is rumored that no player has obtained a rare weapon from this mysterious shop, so some people will sell it at the auction even if they are lucky enough to get an entry ticket, and this time, Kirito bought it with a large sum of money. down.

There are people who give up the tickets, and naturally there are also high-level players who are eager to get the tickets. After all, if you can get rare equipment from the store, it will make everyone jealous.It is conceivable that this ticket is really valuable, but Kirito still bought it anyway.

If I really wanted to explain it——probably, it’s the kind of sudden hotheadedness.

Kirito paused, staring at the entry ticket in the item bar for a long time, and then lightly pressed his index finger on the option of the TROHS mysterious shop.

The field of vision suddenly sank into pure darkness, but this time Kirito was already mentally prepared.Get up from the empty ground, and then walk steadily towards a certain direction until you can touch the thick flannelette with your hand.

When the velvet cloth was lifted, Kirito saw again that the owner of the store was sitting behind the long table, his whole body was enveloped by a light golden light, and the light fluctuated in the air like catkins, and the young man Still wearing an oversized robe, when the man slowly raised his head, the only thing that caught his attention was his pair of empty but beautiful purple eyes.

Kirito took a step forward, stepping on the pattern of complicated patterns. I don't know if it was an illusion that the light of the patterns seemed to be a little brighter. When Kirito walked to the long table, the man stretched out He took his gloved right hand and stroked it lightly on the table.

The golden light seemed to gather from under the dark gloves of the boy, and then the letters of TROHS appeared on the long table. When the boy moved his hand away, the letters also shattered into golden light fragments and quietly flew into the air.

Kirito was thinking about what to say, but he couldn't help being puzzled.The movement of the NPC in front of him has not changed from when we met for the first time, and his eyes never seem to reflect his outline, so he actually doesn't remember himself.

There was a burst of disappointment in my heart for no reason, and Kirito didn't know why he would care whether an NPC could remember him, maybe, it was probably because the boy in front of him gave him the best gift on Christmas Day Bar.

The wide robe covered the hair, and the mask also covered the boy's face, only the pair of purple eyes looked at Kirito blankly.The boy slowly raised his left hand and put it on the table, but Kirito's body froze, and he looked at the fingerless glove on the boy's left hand with disbelief in his eyes, which was obviously given to the boy by himself in exchange.

"You, can you talk?" After a long silence, Kirito finally spoke out.

Then there was silence again, the boy didn't speak, and he seemed to be sitting in a world of one person in such an empty space.

Can't talk?Kirito frowned slightly. In fact, he was not particularly surprised by this answer, because every NPC also has specific rules. Presumably the NPC who is the owner of the mysterious shop in front of him can't speak and can only sell rare equipment.

In fact, this time, Kirito wanted to thank him.Even though I had a bad attitude towards the boy that Christmas, the boy still got a mirror with memories for the price of a glove.

For Kirito, this mirror may be more precious than any rare equipment.

It's just that when looking at this boy, Kirito didn't know what to say.From an NPC composed entirely of data, I'm afraid I won't get a response.

Thinking of this, Kirito sighed, then took out a pair of black fingerless gloves that he bought recently from the props column, and put the gloves on the long table, "This, let's treat it as a Christmas gift .”

Kirito looked at his empty left hand, wondering why the NPC in front of him asked him for the left hand glove, but if this is the case, it would be a good choice to give him a new pair of gloves.

The boy in the black midnight coat turned around and wanted to leave the shop. Kirito thought, maybe after thanking him this time, he would not spend a lot of money to buy the admission ticket in the future.

He just took a step, but he seemed to be held back. Kirito turned around suspiciously, but was surprised to see the young man stretched out his left hand and grabbed the corner of his windbreaker.

"What's wrong?" Kirito couldn't help asking, a little surprised and a little confused.

The young man didn't speak, but continued to hold Kirito's clothes, silently looking at Kirito's left hand.

Kirito froze for a moment, then turned around and stretched out his ungloved left hand towards the boy.It was very strange, the young man didn't speak, but he seemed to understand what he was talking about when he saw those purple eyes.

The boy moved very slowly. He took out the glove left by Kirito on the table just now, and then carefully held it with both hands, and put the glove on Kirito's left hand carefully.

Because the boy was sitting, he raised his head slightly, his purple hair was slightly exposed from the brim of the hat, and the boy's face was still as pale as paper on the dark gray mask, only his purple pupils were surrounded by a light golden halo It looks very beautiful under the mist.And he just stared at Kirito's left hand, helping Kirito put on the glove obediently and carefully with both hands, concentrating on it as if he was doing a very grand thing.

At that moment, Kirito felt his left hand trembling slightly.

It's strange, from the eyes of an NPC, he actually has a feeling that he is cherished, but this young man has never looked at himself from the beginning to the end, so

——Is this actually an illusion?

After helping Kirito put on the gloves, the boy slowly let go of his hands, then slowly took off the gray glove on his right hand to reveal his slender and pale right hand, and put on the remaining black fingerless glove on the table.

His movements were still slow, continuing in an orderly manner like a machine, but even so, he couldn't help but attract people's attention, and he would unconsciously watch the young man's quietly reassuring movements.

Kirito now has two pairs of gloves, but there is only one for each set, and the rest are brought to the hands of the NPC in the mysterious shop.Even Kirito was a little confused about the situation. What happened?

"My name is Kirito."

Kirito watched the young man announce his name. After saying this, Kirito couldn't help but feel a little dumbfounded. Does he want to get to know the NPC?What's more, even if he told the boy's name, the boy who couldn't speak would not be able to call out his own name.

What I didn't expect was that the boy's movements of wearing gloves stopped.Then the purple eyes fell on Kirito, as if he was looking at it seriously, and finally nodded slowly.

That action is like really remembering yourself, and will never forget it again.

Kirito was a bit confused, but he couldn't think of what to say. In the end, he could only open the page in a daze, looked at the option to exit the store, and after thinking about it, he said goodbye to the boy, "Then I, leave first."

The boy's movements were still a few seconds late before he nodded. Kirito couldn't help pursing his lips and smiling when he looked at the boy who responded, feeling that even NPCs in the virtual world can actually communicate normally.

Moreover, if it's an NPC, then he won't care about his identity as a cheater, then he can see through himself and won't want to get anything, then his life won't be so fragile, right? ...

When Kirito opened his eyes, he was still lying in the grass, looking at the bright and beautiful starry sky.

Kirito stretched out his hands, looking at the two different styles of mittens, he couldn't help but smile wryly.In fact, gloves also have additional attributes, but if the two are different, then nothing is counted.

But even so... I don't want to take it off, it's a Christmas present after all.

Suddenly, the mail system showed that there was an email from Agil, and Kirito sat up in surprise.He has very few friends, and Agil is one of the few, and Agil is the owner of the prop shop and a budget-conscious businessman, but why did he send an email to himself?Could it be that you are in trouble?

Kirito frowned slightly, and opened the email with some worry.

[Kirito, I have a TROHS admission ticket here, do you want to buy it? ——From. Agil]

Kirito slowly loosened his frowning brows, and after looking at this email for a long time, he reached out and quickly replied.

【Thank you. 】

Kirito's dark gray pupils stared at the page hesitantly, and finally froze his hands in mid-air, then frowned and thought for a while, and added a few more words on the page.

【Thank you, it's no longer needed. ——From. Kirito]