Artoria wants to read people's hearts

Since you don't understand, and you can't think clearly, then you'd better not act impulsively.

After going back today, she will immediately ask Kirito and Asuna what the [Immortal Object] icon represents.

And what kind of person would be able to obtain such an undead attribute?

So don't worry at all, right?

Half a year has already passed, so what's the difference between one or two days.

Thinking of this, Artoria squinted her eyes subconsciously, and then quietly glanced at the head of the Knights of the Blood Alliance who seemed to be in a good mood not far away with the corner of her eye.

Heathcliff, if it's really you...

Siji here, the pair of emerald green eyes couldn't help but feel a bone-chilling chill, but the corner of Wang's mouth evoked an intriguing smile.

Chapter 18 Discussion in the middle of the night, the plan emerges (two in one)

The bright moon, which was not yet full, gradually rose into the sky, and a transparent gray cloud faintly covered the sunlight. It seemed that a cloud of green smoke was engulfed in the whole town, and the strands were falling apart, as if falling into a dream.

The town of beginnings.

Kirito was sitting in his room right now, orderly sorting out various items in his storage compartment.

After the party that day, he told everyone his true identity and rank the next day. He was already mentally prepared to be insulted and driven away by everyone, but the development of the situation was completely different from what he imagined. Same.

After everyone was unbelievable at the beginning, what they immediately showed was joy from the bottom of their hearts.

"Wow, that's great!"

"I didn't expect you to be so powerful!" The yellow-haired boy happily put his arms around his shoulders, "Please let me honor you as a big brother, and take care of me when you fight monsters in the future!"

The atmosphere is still very harmonious and cheerful, but Kirito has a confused look on his face.

He really doesn't understand why everyone can treat themselves with such a relaxed attitude after knowing that they have been cheated.

After a moment of silence, he finally asked the doubts in his heart, "...I lied to everyone, won't you be angry after knowing the truth?"

yes, why?

No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't think of a specific reason for it.

"Being cheated or something is indeed a bit unhappy."

"But..." Qitai walked in front of him, with a very gentle smile on his lips, "Kirito, we are friends, so it is not normal for us to forgive your deception ?"

In the blank eyes of the black-haired boy, he shrugged his shoulders, then turned his head to look at the companions beside him.

"What's more, you have saved our lives more than once. Could it be that the grace of saving lives is not enough to offset this little mistake of yours?"

This half-joking, half-serious remark immediately aroused good-natured laughter from everyone.

"That's right, what Kaita said just now is quite correct." Xing stepped forward, then smiled and took the boy's hands, "Recently, the smoothness of fighting monsters is due to your silent guarding by the side, so, Kirito, you are right. We are good, we all see it."

"You also told us the reason for the concealment just now, didn't you? Although I don't know what Kirito you have experienced before to make you have such an idea, but now our "Black Cats of the Moonlight Night" can answer you very seriously. "

"Kirito—" the short-haired girl took a deep breath, and then said solemnly, "—the bond between us is not something that can be easily changed by rank or identity."

"You have to remember." The girl's light blue eyes were full of seriousness, "Everyone in the "Black Cats of the Moonlight Night" is not the kind of person who is ungrateful. "

"Everyone has forgiven you..."

"So don't be afraid anymore." She paused, and then wiped the tears on the boy's face with her fingers, "Look at you, the famous black-clothed swordsman cried like a little cat, he would be a joke if he was seen Oh."

Did I...... cry?

Kirito stared blankly at the girl in front of him, and through those light blue eyes, he saw the tearful teenager reflected in it.

what.......

It turned out that I was really crying, just like a child.

Thinking of this, he hastily wiped away his tears with his sleeve, hoping to restore his image.

After doing all this, he pursed his lips tightly, raised his head and scanned everyone carefully one by one with his black eyes.

"sorry!"

Bow down, bow down.

Under the slightly stunned expressions of everyone, Kirito slowly straightened up again, and then said with a relieved smile, "Also, please give me your advice in the future."

The memories ended here. The black-haired boy couldn't help stretching his waist after tidying up his storage compartment.

With a light expression on his face, he fell back on his bed.

The house in the starting town was bought by them together with the money they earned, a total of 20 cols. Although it is a bit expensive, it is worth paying.

This is their own property of the "Black Cats of the Moonlight Night" guild. No matter what, after owning a house, it seems that they have a sense of security in their hearts.

Just like a wanderer who travels around finally has his own home, the heart that has nowhere to rest also has support at this moment.

Rubbing his own pillow, just when Kirito was about to fall asleep, he heard a "ding dong", and an email popped up on his system screen.

"???"

Blinking his eyes, he looked suspiciously at the sender's signature.

"... Pendragon?"

Sending a message at this time, do you have any urgent matters to ask yourself?

Thinking of this, he stretched out his right hand and clicked on the screen. With his movement, the text inside was unfolded in front of the boy in an instant.

Reading word by word, Kirito's originally relaxed face was slowly replaced by seriousness.

When he saw certain sentences, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he sat up suddenly from the bed.

"...how could this be?"

He subconsciously clenched his hands, only to feel that his hair stood up coldly as if possessed by a demon, and his bewildered mind was like a blank sheet of paper at this moment.

"Heathcliff, is he really that person?!"

Standing up, the black-haired boy began to pace the room uncontrollably.

Time seemed to stop at that second, the surrounding air froze, and Kirito could clearly hear his heart beating violently.

"no!"

He suddenly stopped his footsteps, a flash of determination flashed in his eyes, "No matter what, I have to go to Pendragon and ask for myself."

Kirito has always had good mobility, he changed into his out clothes, turned around and walked outside.

After coming out of the room, he hurried to the hall, but by coincidence, he ran into Xing who was sitting at the dining table drinking hot cocoa.

"Kirito, are you going out?"

When she saw the young man's going out outfit, she couldn't help asking in doubt, "It's already this time, where are you going?"

"I'm going to find Pendragon." The corner of the boy's mouth forced a smile.

After he finished speaking, he paused, and then walked in front of Xing with a little hesitation.

In the puzzled eyes of the other party, Kirito raised his hand and stroked the other party's hair, "Fortunately, I may not end today until very late, so I won't be back tonight, and I will be directly in Pan Stay at the Palazzo de la Palazzo."

"...Is there something urgent to deal with?"

The soft girl raised her eyes, and she looked at the black-haired boy in front of her with worry in her eyes.

"........."

After a moment of silence, Kirito finally nodded slightly, admitting the guess just now.

After getting the answer from the other party, she was very considerate and didn't ask any more questions.

"......That's it, be careful on the road."

The short-haired girl said so, and then raised a gentle smile towards him.

Perhaps infected by the girl's smile, Kirito, who had been a little anxious after receiving the news, suddenly calmed down.

It's amazing, it's just a sentence of "be careful on the road", can it be so powerful?

Although he can't understand this kind of thing for the time being, the feeling like soaking in a hot spring will not be deceiving.

So he laughed, as if the sun had passed through the cracks in the rocks, and the light illuminated his hazy heart.

"Well, I'm going out then."

Saying goodbye to Xing who stood at the door to see him off, the black-haired boy embarked on his way to his friends.

Passing the small bridge, he heard the sound of gurgling water, and the gentle evening wind blew his hair.In the sky and on the ground, the young man suddenly turned his head, as if a few lights had been added in the distance, so, are they stars?Or a lamp?

It doesn't matter what it is, and Kirito doesn't care much about it in his heart, because what he desperately wants to know now is another unknown answer proposed by a friend.

After half a quarter of an hour, he stopped in front of a house, and then reached out and knocked on its door.

"Boom, boom, boom."

Three times, no more, no less.

Withdrawing the hand that knocked on the door, he didn't wait outside for a long time before the door was opened from the inside out.

The person who opened the door was a girl with long flaxen hair, pretty face, and fair skin. She was wearing casual home clothes, and when she looked at others with pale golden eyes, it always made people look at Chu Sheng again. The feeling of rising sun.

"Asuna, good evening."

Kirito raised his eyebrows, and then greeted the other party softly, "I came because of that email, so is Pendragon in there?"

Asuna knew about that email, and because of this, she wasn't surprised by Kirito's late-night visit.

"Of course, she's in there."

Nodding her head, she turned sideways and welcomed the black-haired boy in, "You better come in first."

"That's disturbing."

He responded, and followed the girl into the room one after the other.

The door was closed silently behind them, blocking everything out of the door.

The house is not big, but it is very warmly furnished.

And in the center of the living room, a beautiful blond girl was sitting on the sofa watching him stepping forward.

This is not the first time he has come to the home of two friends, and he has been here several times before.

So even though it was late at night to visit the homes of two female friends, the boy was not restrained.

"Good evening, Pendragon."

With a smile on his face, he greeted the blond girl with a gentle expression.

"Good evening, Kirito."

Artoria smiled, then stood up and greeted her, "I had guessed that you might come, but I didn't expect you to come so quickly."

"By the way, would you like a cup of tea?"

As she asked, she signaled the boy to sit on the sofa opposite her.

"No, it's not necessary."

Shaking his head, Kirito took a deep breath, he suppressed the smile on his face, and said to them with a serious expression.

"Better than that, let's talk about that email you sent me as soon as possible."

"Of course it's fine."

Nodding, Arturia could understand the urgency of the other party.

This matter is of great importance, and it means whether the remaining 9000 players who are trapped in the cage and struggling can be liberated in advance.

But to be honest, can they really be called players?

Players exist to play the game, but now, are they playing the game, or is the game playing them?

There is really no need to struggle with this, because the answer is too obvious.

After Asuna sat down beside Arturia, the discussion that determined the future direction of the game officially began.

The wind twists up wisps of starlight, and the lightly dancing willows roam the ocean in the night.

[Immortal Object], regarding the true meaning of this symbol, Arturia finally confirmed her conjecture from the mouths of two people.