"Which side is the real one?"
This question really confused Yasna.
If it was in the past, she would have answered this question without hesitation.
"The real world is the real world, and everything in this world is fake."
This was the thought that she had in the past.
After all, in this world, everything that could be seen was just an imaginary object made of data. The body that she controlled was also a virtual body. Even the food that she ate, the objects that she touched, and the things that she felt were all pre-programmed and transmitted directly to her brain through the helmet. The body that was lying on the bed in the real world didn't touch anything at all.
So, in this world, everything was fake. Only death was real.
In the past, Yasna had always thought so.
However, at this moment, after being questioned by Rozen, the first thing that Yasna recalled was the battle she saw during the Floor Boss raid on the first floor.
That was a battle where Rozen and Kirito fought against the Kobold Lord Irfang together. It was a battle that displayed endless passion and faith.
After that battle, Yasna realized that in this world, death wasn't the only real thing.
Even if the body was fake, the spirit, soul, and will were still one's own.
That was why Yasna looked forward to that battle.
Yes.
Yasna looked forward to it.
Because that was the only real thing that Yasna saw in this world other than death.
Because of that, Yasna wanted to fight. She wanted to give up on the idea of suicide. Instead, she started to have faith. She treated the game as her everything. She didn't care about the obstacles along the way. She didn't care about other people's opinions and kept rushing forward.
That was Yasna's battle.
At least, Yasna thought that she finally obtained something real in this world.
That was faith.
To completely clear the game and return to the real world, she would use everything she could to achieve her goal.
That was what the man in front of her taught Yasna.
However …
"The so-called 'things that can be used' doesn't mean 'things that can be used as long as you achieve your goal', but 'things that can be used within permissible limits'."
This was what Rozen said to Yasna a year ago after the battle with Heathcliff.
To be honest, Yasna still didn't know what this sentence meant.
But there was one thing that Yasna was sure of.
That was the faith that she relied on to survive in this world. The man who taught her this important thing didn't acknowledge it.
This made Yasna silent, but her heart was burning with an inexplicable emotion.
"Since you don't acknowledge it, then I will show it to you."
With that in mind, Asuna began to devote all of her attention to the Raid Guide, and she frequently quarreled with Rozen during the Raid Guide meeting.
Rozen always used the reason of "extreme" as a reason to reject her own opinions.
For example, when fighting against a Floor Boss with high HP and Defense, Yasna suggested that all players equip weapons with high DPS. Of course, it was necessary to free up a skill slot so that the players who didn't have a skill slot could give up on a skill that they had trained for a long time. However, the skill structure of a top player was very important, and giving up on a skill slot would definitely affect their strength in the future.
Another example was when they were clearing the Labyrinth area. Yasna also suggested that when the difficulty was under control and the players were used to it, it would be fine even if it would increase their consumption and fatigue since it wouldn't be too dangerous. However, she neglected the fact that accidents could happen at any time in the game world. Increasing fatigue in vain would only increase the risk of accidents happening.
Similar things happened many times. Every time Yasna suggested something similar, Rozen would reject it without hesitation.
However, Rozan Can was the leader of the Clearers, and he was the one who maintained a good record of clearing the game. Naturally, the players would listen to his commands. If he opposed it, no matter how powerful Yasna was, it would be useless.
In other words, Yasna had never received Rozen's approval.
Now, a year had passed.
Although Yasna hadn't given up on the idea of showing off, she couldn't help but think so.
"In the real world, have I ever had such a strong desire to show off and have a fierce argument with others?"
The answer was, of course, no.
In the real world, Yasna was only following her parents' arrangements. She was mechanically improving her knowledge and living her own life. Even her life had been arranged properly, and she was mechanically accepting it to be the person that others expected her to be.
There was no room for Yasna's own will to intervene.
On the contrary, in this world, Yasna relied on her own will to pick up weapons. She relied on her own ideas to obtain faith, and fought in her own way. Regardless of whether it was right or wrong, Yasna undoubtedly gained a lot of things and experiences in this world that she didn't have in the real world.
So, which side was real?
Was it the boring reality?
Or was it the illusion of fulfilling passion?
Yasna couldn't help but look at Rozen.
She saw that Rozen was still looking at the rainbow in the distant sky. There was no hatred in his eyes for the world that imprisoned him, only pure appreciation and acceptance.
Seeing this, Yasna finally understood.
For Rozen, no matter which world it was, it was real.
After all …
"Living itself is a kind of enjoyment, don't be picky."
Rozen's lazy words made Yasna involuntarily began to think.
(What kind of things did this person experience to have such thoughts?)
It must be something unimaginable enough to make people feel satisfied like "living is good," right?
"Alright." Rozen stood up, patted the dust on his body, and said, "I have to go, the matter of the weapon hasn't been solved yet."
"Weapon?" Yasna was startled at first, but then she remembered that Rozen had been holding a weapon in his hand.
Looking at the weapon, Yasna immediately understood.
(He wants to change the main weapon, right?)
Things were different now. Yasna was no longer the rookie in the game. With one look, she could see that the weapon in Rozen's hand was not a player-made product, and it had been strengthened to the limit, facing the danger of being eliminated.
(So, he has been thinking about this just now?)
Yasna thought that Rozen was really lazing around here.
This made Yasna feel a little guilty.
So …
"You want a high-performance weapon, right?"
Yasna blurted out such a sentence.
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