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But... this is really like a family of three going out shopping... Asuna couldn't help thinking: "In the future... will Zero and I get married and have children in the real world?"Will we take our children out shopping like this in the future...'

Of course, Lin Mu didn't know what Asuna was thinking, he just watched Asuna's distracted appearance, and couldn't help reminding: "Asuna? What are you thinking?"

"...Ah!?" Asuna was startled, came back to her senses, and then glared at Lin Mu with a blushing face.

Lin Mu looked confused, not knowing why.

……

After walking southeast for more than ten minutes on this wide road with few people, they finally arrived at an area that looked like a vast garden.The grove of broad-leaved trees swaying bleakly in the early winter wind.

"Well——From the map, this is the East Seventh District... So where is the church?" Lin Mu glanced at the scene in front of him, and at the same time glanced at the map on the window in front of him from time to time...

Then--

"Ah, it should be over there?" Asuna hugged the fruit in her arms and felt drowsy again. Yui, who fell asleep, looked at the particularly tall steeple opposite the wide forest on the right hand side of the road, and used Line of sight indicates direction.

On the top of the tower with a blue-gray roof, a metal ancient Egyptian cross made of a cross and a circle is shining brightly.

That must be the symbol of the Church.This is a facility that every town has at least one. The altar inside can remove the monster's special attack - [curse], and pray for weapons against undead monsters.

This can be said to be the most mysterious place in SAO, which has almost no magical elements.

In addition, as long as you continue to pay Cole, you can rent a small room in the church instead of a hotel.

"Well... it's here... Speaking of which, when we were on the first floor, Kirito and I had never been here..." Muttering like this, Lin Mu turned and walked towards the church .

however--

"Wait a minute!" Asuna suddenly called out to stop Lin Mu.

Lin Mu tilted his head and looked back at Asuna suspiciously: "What's wrong?"

"Ah, it's nothing... that... if we find Yui's guardian here, we have to leave... Yui here, right...?" Asuna finished speaking, she gritted her teeth and looked at the tree eyes, and subconsciously asked for help...

"..." Lin Mu was stunned for a moment, and then smiled lightly: "Yes, but this doesn't mean that we won't be able to meet Yui in the future. And - you can stay with your real family, for Yui Maybe it's better than staying with us..."

"...That's right... ah." Nodding slightly, Asuna put her cheek against Yui in her arms, and made up her mind to take a step forward.

The building of the church is small in terms of the scale of the street area.It is two stories high, and there is only one minaret as a symbol.There were multiple churches in the original starting town, and the one near the transfer gate square was the size of a mansion.

Asuna walked to the two huge doors of the main entrance, and pushed open one of the doors with her right hand.Because it is a public facility, it is naturally impossible to lock it.The interior is somewhat gloomy, and only the flames of candles adorning the front altar slightly illuminate the flagstone floor.At first glance, there was absolutely no one there.

Only leaning her upper body into the entrance, Asuna called out, "Is there anyone here?"

The sound faded away with an echo effect, but still no one appeared.

"Is no one here...?"

"Well... that's not the case." Lin Mu shook his head, rejected Asuna's words, and then sighed: "People here don't seem to welcome outsiders...otherwise they wouldn't all be hiding, for example There are three people in the room on the right, four people on the left... and a few people on the second floor." Lin Mu, who activated the enemy detection skill, said with his arms folded.

"...Can you know the number of people on the other side of the wall with the enemy search skill?" Asuna was a little surprised.

"... You focused on the wrong focus, okay... But forget it, thanks to Kirito, I have also fully learned the enemy hunting skills. As long as the proficiency reaches 980, I can do that."

"Eh—it's very convenient..." Asuna sighed.

After speaking, Asuna took another step forward and walked into the church.Although the surroundings were surrounded by silence, one could sense the aura of someone lurking inside.

"Uh, sorry, we're here to find someone!" He called out again with a slightly higher volume.

Then——the door on the right opened slightly, and a weak female voice came from inside: "...Aren't you from [Army]?"

"No, we came from the upper floors." Asuna explained in this way, but in fact, Lin Mu and Asuna were not equipped with swords or armor for battle at all.Because players belonging to the army have to wear heavy armor as uniforms from time to time, it should be possible to tell that they have nothing to do with the army just by their appearance.

Soon, the door opened, and a female player appeared timidly.

Short hair, wearing big black-rimmed glasses, under the glasses the timid dark green eyes are wide open.She was wearing a plain dark blue plain dress, and she held a small dagger in a sheath in her hand.

"Really...not the army's tax collection brigade...?" Asuna nodded with a smile to reassure the woman.

"Yes, we came down from the upper echelon today to find talents, and have nothing to do with the army."

At this moment - "From the upper floors? So you are real swordsmen?" With the shrill cry of the boy, the door behind the woman opened wide, and several figures ran out from inside.Then, the door on the left side of the altar also opened, and several figures also ran out.

Bee pupae around spectacled female.

Everyone's age is about thirteen to fourteen from the appearance——

"Really, didn't I tell you to hide in the room!" The woman who hurriedly asked the children to go back to the room seemed to be about 20 years old.

However, none of the children obeyed her orders.

However, the first to rush out of the room, the boy with short red hair like a hedgehog immediately shouted in disappointment: "What, why didn't you even hold a sword?"

Then, he looked at Lin Mu, who was standing there with his arms folded, empty-handed, and said, "I said, you are from the upper floors, right? Don't you have any weapons?"

Lin Mu raised his eyebrows slightly... He looks like he is 14 years old, but considering that he has been logged in for two years, that means this guy is also 16 years old... the same as Kirito!

Let me go... the gap between people is really terrifying...

Thinking of this, Lin Mu couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth, then sighed, and looked at this red-haired child who was probably the same age as Kirito... child?

Then, Lin Mu showed a playful expression: "Ah, you are right, there are no weapons on the upper floor, and everyone fights with fists and feet. Don't look at me like this, I am a man called [Boxing King] on the upper floor—"

However, as soon as Lin Mu finished speaking, all the children behind him, including the red-haired boy, shouted, "Liar!"

"Look at the weapon!"

"Look and see!"

So, the woman wearing glasses immediately stopped them and yelled: "How can you speak in such a disrespectful tone to someone you met for the first time!?" After she finished speaking, she looked at Lin Mu and Asuna again, her face full of tears. He bowed his head apologetically and said, "I'm really sorry, because usually there are no visitors at all..."

Seeing this, Asuna quickly waved her hand and said, "No...it doesn't matter, it's me too...my husband doesn't have a regular shape..." Although she didn't know why, Asuna just wanted to introduce Lin Mu like this, but at least two people in this world People are indeed married, and there is nothing wrong with saying that they are husbands——

After finishing speaking, Asuna, whose face was already turning red, turned her head and glared at Lin Mu: "Okay, Zero, don't be joking either—just show them."

Lin Mu curled his lips, each of them was big and big, and Tongren who were similar to them were all on the front line, and they were still acting like a baby here... Forget it, the gap between people is huge...

Repeating this in his heart again, Lin Mu also raised his hand to open the window of the item bar, and materialized the [Stardust Oath] in his hand from inside.

Handed it casually to the red-haired boy.

Then, the boy's eyes sparkled immediately, and he exclaimed excitedly, "So handsome!"

Then he reached out and took the 【Stardust Oath】—

Snapped!