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A heavy atmosphere filled the space between Rozen and Lifa, causing the pedestrians around them to look at them as if they sensed something.
Rozen and Lifa didn't seem to notice it at all. They just looked at each other and didn't care about the situation around them.
Rozen has been silent all this time.
Lifa suppressed her emotions and looked straight at Rozen, waiting for Rozen's answer.
She didn't know how long this situation lasted.
Until …
"I thought you weren't curious."
Rozen relaxed his face and said with a bitter smile.
In front of Naoha, Rozen mentioned Yasna's existence more than once, and even Kirito mentioned her several times.
So, how could Naoha not know this name?
However, Naoha didn't ask about it.
The reason was simple.
"From what you said, the girl named Yasna hasn't woken up yet, right?"
Lifa said in a low voice.
"Yes." Rozen nodded and said: "She hasn't woken up yet. Even if SAO cleared the game, including her, there are still three hundred Players still sleeping."
Even the experts couldn't explain why it was like this.
But looking at Rozen's expression, he seemed to know about it.
Therefore, the reason why Rozan Can came to this world was for the three hundred Players who haven't woken up yet.
No, it should be said that he came for one of the three hundred Players, the girl named Yasna.
So, who is she?
Or rather, who is she to Rozen?
Lifa wasn't stupid, so she had an idea.
That idea was …
"Lover …" Lifa carefully said: "Is she brother's lover?"
That was the only way to explain why Rozen cared so much about her.
Lifa had already thought of this before, and she felt a sharp pain in her heart.
The reason why she didn't ask was because she didn't want to dig Rozen's scars and get involved in these things, but to put it bluntly, it was because she didn't want to hear Rozen's answer.
After all, Lifa was a girl who admired Rozen since she was a child.
Because of this, even if she knew about Yasna's existence, Lifa never asked.
It's not that she didn't want to ask, but she didn't dare to.
She was afraid to ask the answer she was most afraid of.
At this moment, Lifa finally asked.
Fortunately …
"Strictly speaking, Asuna can't be considered as my lover." Rozen was silent for a while, then he sighed and said, "I never confessed to her, and she never confessed to me. We never confessed to each other. We're not together, but it's better than being together."
With that said, Rozen recalled the time in the 22nd floor of Aincrad.
It was a happy time when he lived with Yasna.
The two of them had never revealed their feelings to each other, but they had indeed lived together and lived a leisurely life together. Because of Jie Yi, they had even shared the same bed. The way they interacted with each other was probably no different from that of lovers.
So, Rozan Can said that they didn't get together, but it was better than being together.
Lifa understood Rozen's meaning.
"Then … brother, do you like her?"
Lifa asked this question, looking more serious than before.
Seeing this, the bitter smile on Rozen's face became thicker.
Like?
Of course, he liked her, right?
Rozen never disliked Yasna, so why would he hate her?
If Matthew was the first person of the opposite sex that had an extraordinary weight in Rozen's heart, then Yasna would be the second. Even Edward could only be ranked behind Yasna.
Of course, Rozen was also very clear that his feelings for Yasna might be completely comparable to Edward's.
The difference was that Rozen and Edward's love was the kind of love that came naturally after years of being together, while Yasna was more like Rozen's unforgettable first love.
After Rozen left Chaldea for the first time, he first stayed in the mechanical world for more than ten years, then came to this world and met Yasna.
In those ten years of mechanical world, Rozen never had feelings for any member of the opposite sex. Even for Hinowa, who was still young at that time, he only had feelings of pity and love, not to mention Ye Ye. At first, the two were like fire and water, so how could there be feelings of love?
As for Matthew, Rozen regarded her more as his other half, a clone that was inseparable from him.
Both of them had the same place to stay.
The two had the same strange life.
The two had the same experience.
The two had the same fate.
Therefore, the feelings between Rozen and Matthew couldn't just be described as "love" and "love." Whether it was love, family, or friendship, they were all a bit suitable to describe the feelings between the two, but they were all a bit thin.
In a word, Rozen and Matthew were like lovers, like family, like friends, and like husband and wife. Any kind of feelings could be used to describe them, but it was not enough to describe them. It was a relationship that was beyond pure feelings.
So, Yasna was naturally like an unforgettable first love for Rozen.
Perhaps, the two had never been together, but they left a place in each other's heart.
Perhaps, the two had never had too wonderful interaction, but they gradually produced all of this in daily life.
Just like in school, everyone had a first love, but that love was only separated by a few desks, looking at each other's back in class, and it was very pure, very quiet, and very indifferent, but it was indeed produced.
This was Rozen's feelings for Yasna. He didn't know when it became like this.
Presumably, Yasna was the same. She didn't know when she began to gradually look at Rozen in a different light.
This was a first love.
That being the case, there was only one answer for Lifa's question that Rozen could give.
"Like."
Two simple words said everything.
"… Really?"
Lifa lowered her head and lost all words.
"Little Naofa …"
So Rozen called Lifa.
When they were young, Rozen had always called Naofa that, even Kirito called her that.
And this name injected strength into Lifa's heart.
It injected a surge of strength into her heart, which was deeply disappointed.
"Brother, you want to reach the top of the Yggdrasil just to save Miss Yasna?"
Lifa looked at Rozen seriously.
"Yes."
Rozen didn't hide anything and nodded directly.
The problem was …
"Brother, are you the only one who has a way to successfully challenge this impossible mission?"
Lifa asked as if she was making a final confirmation.
Rozen suddenly smiled and said.
"I don't know how many times I've challenged the same mission."
That was it.
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