In the end, Rozen still left.
The sky gradually turned dark, and the evening fell over Aincrad.
"If there's anything, you can always send me a message. It's okay."
Rozen said goodbye to Celica with such a sentence, and then disappeared into the teleportation door under Celica and Pina's escort.
Celica's smile only lasted until that moment.
When Rozen left, the smile on Celica's face completely disappeared.
"Chirp …"
As if worried, Pina laid in Xili's arms, raised her long head, and let out a comforting cry at Xili.
Hearing Pina's call, Celica forced a smile again.
"I'm fine, Pina."
That's right.
I'm fine.
Wasn't such an outcome already within their expectations?
Compared to her, Rozen was the hope of thousands of Players in SAO, the leader of the strongest guild, and the leader of the Clearers. Rozen's strength was needed at the frontline. Otherwise, the Raid progress would be stagnant, and no one would dare to challenge the Floor Boss.
It's very rare for such a person to spend a day with me. Maybe in the entire SAO, I'm the only one who gets such treatment. As his fan, how can I not be satisfied?
She should feel satisfied.
She should feel satisfied …
"If Rozen -bro accompanied me all the time, it would be too unfair to the other Players. It's already good enough to be with him for a day, I have to be satisfied …"
Celica kept reminding herself.
However, the sense of loss in her heart couldn't be erased.
"Since … since we've already logged into each other's friend list, we can send a message whenever we want, and we can also meet whenever we want, don't you think so?"
Celica said to Pina in her arms.
However, Pina seemed to have sensed Celica's true feelings and did not respond at all. She only stared at her with a pair of extremely clear eyes.
"Wu …"
Celica's stubbornness finally collapsed.
In fact, Celica knew it all too well.
Even if he and Rozen logged in as friends, it did not mean that the distance between the two of them was close.
I can send a message anytime I want?
That was impossible.
As the leader of the frontline Clearers, Rozen's every second was tied to the Clearers' success. Even the Clearers' top players didn't have the right to send him messages. At most, the leaders of the major guilds could only contact him when there was an emergency. Under such circumstances, how could Celica send him a message?
They could meet whenever they wanted to?
That was even more impossible.
It was already rare to be able to take a day off like today, not to mention that they could meet at any time in the future.
Therefore, Celica herself knew.
This parting might be forever.
"Sigh …"
Celica couldn't help but sigh.
At that moment …
"Excuse me, are you Celica from Dragon Envoy?"
When such a voice sounded behind Celica, Celica was startled and quickly turned around.
The next second, Celica saw it.
Behind her, there were several Players who appeared out of nowhere.
It was a team that looked a little unbalanced.
"Hey! Look! "
A Thief dressed as a short sword user pointed at Pina, who was in Xili's arms, and made a loud noise.
"It's really a tamed monster!"
A shield-wielding Warhammer Messenger was also shocked.
"I didn't expect to see a Beast Tamer here!"
A male gunner also looked a little excited.
"Wait a minute, everyone, don't be so rude."
A seemingly weak female gunner tried to persuade her companions.
And the one who talked to Celica was a two-handed staff user who seemed to be the leader of the Players present.
On the upper left side of their hp bar, Celica saw a guild emblem that looked like a black cat.
These people were members of the same guild.
The two-handed staff user, who seemed to be the guild leader, said to Celica with a wry smile.
"I'm sorry. Because we have some relationship with a great Beast Tamer, we all admire and look forward to Beast Tamers. Please forgive us if we overreacted."
Upon hearing that, Celica didn't care about the attitude of the other party at all. She only paid attention to one sentence.
"Great Beast Tamer …?"
In the entire SAO, as far as Celica knew, there was only one person who deserved such a title.
"Yes." The other party smiled and said: "It's the one you're thinking of right now?"
This sentence made Celica's eyes lit up.
Then …
"Actually, we've been working hard on leveling up with the Clearers as our goal."
As the guild leader, the two-handed staff user rubbed his head and said in embarrassment.
"Although we can only move around the 50th floor, which is 5 floors away from the frontline, we need reliable companions to help us level up faster."
50th floor …!?
In other words, if these people have obtained a safe level, then all of them are level 60 …!?
This is definitely the group of Players closest to the top Clearers, right?
But what did these people just say?
"Reliable … companions …?"
Xili muttered in a daze.
Upon seeing this, the other party suddenly smiled and extended a hand to Celica.
"Can we invite you to join our guild?"
Just like that, he extended an invitation to Celica.
Celica held her breath.
This was definitely not the first time Celica received an invitation.
In the past, countless parties and guilds came to invite Celica to join them.
However, none of those teams or guilds had moved Xili's heart like this.
Because …
"With the Clearers as our goal …"
This was a goal that no guild in the past had.
It was this goal that moved Celica.
If she could join the Clearers, would she be able to see that person again and again?
With that thought in mind, Celica mustered up her courage.
"Let me join you."
Xili raised her head and spoke with great sincerity.
"Please let me join you!"
This was Xili's request.
Upon seeing this, the other party smiled.
"Welcome to our guild, Moonlit Night Black Cats."
The two-handed staff user named Keita extended his hand to Celica.
Behind him, Ducker, Tetsuo, Sasamaru, and Satoshi also laughed.
Just like that, Celica and Pina joined Moonlit Night Black Cats and left the 35th floor.
In an alley, there were two people watching this scene.
"Are you relieved now?"
Kirito said to Rozen helplessly.
In this regard, Rozen just shrugged his shoulders and curled his lips.
However, Rozen still offered his blessings to Celica, who embarked on a new journey.
"I hope you can survive until the end."
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