Attribution

They found an empty shop in the main street and sat in. At first they thought it was a western restaurant, but it turned out that it only served drinks, but their main purpose was not to eat, so it didn't bother them.

When he decided to talk to Tianjing, Chen sent Liar and the others away. He felt that this was Mana's private matter, and he could participate in it. Others didn't care. The three of them chose a corner seat and sat down. coffee.

Mana doesn’t like the taste of coffee in SAO, it’s probably to reproduce the bitterness of coffee perfectly, the coffee in SAO seems to be much bitterer than in reality, even if sugar and milk are added, the bitterness in the taste is hard to cover up , but Liar, I like that taste very much.

Chen knew that she didn't like coffee, so he ordered coffee for her without sugar. Mana stared at him inquisitively for a while, but his plain face didn't move at all, as if he didn't care at all. .

Mana thought that the courtyard should have made him feel so bad that he wanted to punish himself in this way.

Under the table, Mana's hand quietly tugged on Chen's sleeve, and then directly covered his hand along the sleeve, hoping to calm his bad mood, Chen's face remained unmoved, His hand had already held hers instead.The two of them concealed it very well, and the courtyard should not have noticed it.

It's better to quickly end this dull conversation here.

"what do you want to say in the end?"

Mana forced herself to focus on Tianjing, to face the person she didn't want to face. Chen sat beside her, leaning on the table with one hand to support his chin, and looked out of the window when she started to speak , the eyes are empty and lifeless, as if they were placed there like puppets.

He is like a lurking beast, once the patio challenges his limits, he will pounce on it.

At this time, Tianjing thought of hesitating for a while. He thought for a while, but he couldn't say anything at the moment. The BGM in the coffee shop that didn't even sell cakes seemed to be able to read their emotions. People are depressed, which makes the patio even more tense.

"I..." Mana became annoyed by Mana's hesitation, it was just a waste of time.

"You can just say what you want, and I will listen carefully."

Tianjing took a deep breath, his eyes were full of fanaticism, and when he looked at Mana intently, Mana felt the idea of ​​shrinking back.Suddenly, she didn't want to hear the words behind the patio.

Sure enough, what Tianjing said made her very embarrassed.

"I want to be with you."

Mana frowned. She didn't know what Tianjing was thinking. The shining silver rings on her and Chen's hands were proof that they had become husband and wife. It was a prop that the system would give away by default as soon as a marriage relationship was concluded.

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

From the corner of Mana's gaze, he secretly glanced at Chen beside him. The other party didn't respond, but just looked out of the window quietly. Mana couldn't see his face from the angle of Mana, but the tacit understanding the two had cultivated for a long time let Mana know that he was in love with him. I'm holding back.

"I know, I don't want to spoil you, I just hope that you can leave me a space by your side, let me stay by your side."

Tianjing was always on guard against Chen, he spoke cautiously, stared at Chen cautiously, and did things cautiously.

"it's out of the question."

Mana felt that this person said such things only when his head was full of blisters. It was like a third party saying that he wanted to have sex with his wife in front of her husband, which was unreasonable. No matter how you looked at it, he was unreasonable That is the one that should be shouted and beaten by everyone.

"Please don't refuse so decisively, I don't think you understand what I mean."

"Remember Xiaohui? She still mentioned you the day before she died."

Hearing the name of her former friend, Mana's breathing stagnated for a moment. The friend she couldn't even see for the last time was the pain in her heart. Chen under the table tightened her hand silently, as if to provide her with strength.

"Mr. Tianjing, since you mentioned Xiaohui, I hope you can say something to make me accept it, otherwise I can't forgive people who casually use her as an excuse."

Mana looked directly at Tianjing frankly. She remembered that Chen would look at her like this when he was serious. She hoped that her attitude could wake up the person opposite. New opportunities, do your best to stop things before they become irreversible.

"I'm not using her as an excuse, she always wanted to find you, because you were alone when you first entered the game." Tianjing put his hands on his head, he looked in pain, his eyes were closed to escape from reality The performance and the trembling of his words are proof of his entanglement, "She mentions you every day, hoping to be able to conquer the game with you, and hoping that we can become a force to protect you."

"Can you understand her mood?"

Mana lowered her eyes. She understood Xiaohui. Academically, Mana was a typical top student with outstanding grades and kindness. She was deeply loved by teachers and classmates. Good girl, she sometimes shows a clumsy side in life, which makes people unable to ignore it.So Xiaohui once vowed: "You are too easy to be abducted by others. I will protect you in the future. First of all, I will be your shield in the game."

Even if she had never met Xiao Hui, she knew that the weapon Xiao Hui used was a one-handed curved knife that no girl could pick, so she should be equipped with a shield.

"Do you know, she mentions you in front of me every day, even if she doesn't know you well, after listening to her say so many things about you, your subconscious image will remain in my consciousness."

"I don't mean anything malicious, I just want to treat Xiaohui's friends as my friends. I want to protect what she wants to protect, and I will protect what she can't protect instead of her."

Tianjing took a look at Chen, but of course Chen just looked out the window, completely unmoved.

"I know that there are stronger people protecting you now, so I just hope that I can watch you by your side, replace Xiaohui, and accompany you until the end of the game."

The patio operated the window, and materialized a red crystal pendant, cut in an irregular quadrilateral shape, and the patio gently placed it on the table.

"This is Xiaohui's relic."

That thing seemed familiar.Probably on the eve of Valentine’s Day one year before SAO’s launch, Mana and Xiaohui went to pick out gifts together. Of course Mana didn’t have a gift giver, but Xiaohui did. Thanksgiving chocolate is enough, Mana was dragged to the street by Xiao Hui.

After picking out gifts for Tianjing, Xiaohui picked out a pendant similar to this one and gave it to Mana in the same store. That day was the first anniversary of their friendship.

Mana wasn't so careful, she couldn't remember how long the two had known each other.At that time, she stared blankly at the hot red pendant under the light, not knowing how to react, but she remembered being very moved at that time.

"Although this item is not a rare prop, it is just cut out of ordinary red crystal, but Xiaohui cherishes it very much."

"This, can you give it to me?"

Mana stared blankly at the small pendant on the table. On the gorgeous lacquered wood table, it didn't look dazzling. There was no foil in the store that could make it shine brightly. The red crystal can be as bright as fire, or as bright as fire. Deep as a blood clot.

"It's for you."

Seeing that her attitude softened, a gleam of excitement appeared on Tianjing's face, as if a drowning person saw a life-saving straw.

"Mr. Tianjing, you have to know that no one can replace anyone, and you can't replace Xiaohui." Mana quietly looked at the pendant in her hand, her eyes were gentle, but her words were cruel, "No matter what your starting point is, You are not her."

Tianjing panicked, he never knew that this seemingly gentle girl would have such a cruel side, in desperation, he stood up, clapped his hands on the table, and made a muffled sound.

"It's strange, I'm worried about you, can't we be friends!"

Realizing his gaffe, Tianjing sat back resentfully.

"I thought we were already good friends."

The appearance of the courtyard is too ugly, the distortion in his heart is completely expressed on his face, maybe he doesn't know it yet.

This person, Xiaohui once liked, Mana didn't know why Xiaohui liked this sick guy, maybe SAO forced him to be like this, no matter what the reason was, Mana wanted to help him, because Xiaohui cared .

"Although I don't know why you have such completely unrealistic ideas, I am willing to get to know you from now on."

"As for how far we can get along, just let nature take its course."

After saying this, Mana leaned back on the chair wearily, she felt very tired.

"Then, the first step in building a relationship, can you take me in for a few days?"

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It turned out that Tianjing was very down and out recently. After resigning from the guild, he started to form a field team. The efficiency was very low, and he gradually retreated to the second line. Mana didn't have any interest in knowing the situation without covering it up.Although his team is not strong enough, it is still a warm and small group.

Such a small group will inevitably be targeted by some criminals, so they were robbed miserably. Probably the biggest kindness of the criminals was to leave them a piece of clothing. Fortunately, there were no casualties among the misfortunes.

Listening to Tianjing's story, Mana felt that he had no one to rely on, so she thought of herself. Tianjing's attitude was quite sincere, and it would be better if this person she knew in real life could help a little.

During the process of telling the story, Tian Jing kept emphasizing how much she missed her, which made her feel very hypocritical, but since she had promised to be friends from scratch, she couldn't take back what she said.

According to Mana's idea, she wanted to provide some money to help him equip him with a set of equipment so that he could have the minimum conditions to survive in this world, but Tianjing, who knew where she and Chen lived, insisted on living with them. Her and Chen's home is very big, there are two guest rooms, and the courtyard in the name of promoting friendship is not very easy to refuse.

Once he refused, it seemed that what Mana said before was lying to him.

Mana glanced at Chen secretly, and quietly tugged the hands of the two who were holding each other, but Chen didn't respond, still looking out the window.

Is this a decision to make for yourself?

Mana thought for a while. She was a little angry. Chen should know what she was thinking, but he didn't give her proper help at this time.

After struggling for a while, she nodded towards the patio, and responded in a low voice: "But don't stay for too long, it's not convenient."

After she gave the answer, Chen let go of the hand that had been holding her, and stood up first, with his usual expressionless face. When he stood up, he squinted at Mana, and his blank eyes seemed to be brewing Something dangerous.

"gone back."

The three words came out of his mouth, and the tone without ups and downs sent chills down the spine. There was an illusion of being in the labyrinth area on the sixth floor of No.60. That feeling was very dangerous.

Mana silently followed his leaving footsteps, and Tianjing followed her, but she didn't have time to worry about that trouble now.

This guy, Chen, is not quite right.

The author has something to say: Thank you for the mines thrown by the light bulb~