"You're so strong, of course, you can say something like that."
Asuna, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.
Eight-cloud Ink looked at Asuna, and the girl's face looked a little lonely.
"The famous Asuna of SAO is not confident in her own strength?"
Hearing Eight-cloud Ink's teasing, Asuna instinctively wanted to refute, but when she opened her mouth, she sighed.
"If it was in the past, I would be very confident in my strength, but after seeing your performance today, it would be ridiculous if I still think that I'm strong."
"Besides, the reason why I'm fighting in the frontline is because I don't want to be as rotten as those people who live in the lowest level …"
Eight-cloud Ink chuckled softly.
"What are you laughing at?" Asuna frowned in dissatisfaction.
"I mean, do you know that there is an ordinary village on the 22nd floor?"
"Huh? An NPC village? "
Eight-cloud Ink nodded and said: "Although it's an NPC village, there are also many ordinary players living there. The number of players is even equal to the number of NPCs."
"Most of the players living in that village are middle-aged or even old players. Although I don't know what kind of people they are in reality, and I don't know why they play this game."
Eight-cloud Ink turned his head and looked at Asuna with deep and mysterious eyes.
"But they live happily."
Happily?
Asuna showed a look of disbelief.
"How is that possible? In such a game of death … "
"Don't be so quick to deny it." Eight-cloud Ink waved his hand and invited Asuna, "Hey, if you're interested, how about going to that village with me tomorrow?"
Asuna suddenly hesitated.
It wasn't that she didn't want to be with Yakumo. In fact, there was a little thought in the girl's heart that even she didn't realize. She hoped to spend more time with Yakumo.
"But … I still need to lead the team tomorrow …"
Asuna voiced out her concerns.
As the most famous guild in SAO, Knights of the Blood was always active in the frontlines. Every time they cleared a dungeon, they would always go to the next floor to explore, investigate the monsters' distribution, quest status, and information about the labyrinth. Most of the time, Asuna was the one leading the team to complete these tasks.
Eight-cloud Ink stared at the tranquil lake. The moonlight shone on his face, and Asuna was mesmerized.
"It's okay to take a day off once in a while, right? It's not good to always maintain such a high-intensity strategy. Don't you feel tired? "
Are you tired?
Asuna had never considered this problem before. Before this, she had always spent all her time and energy on clearing the game. She hoped that she could clear the game and return to the real world as soon as possible, and she also hoped that she wouldn't let her body rot.
But after Eight-cloud Ink asked this question, Asuna began to recall her life in the past few months. It seemed that after joining Knights of the Blood, there was nothing else in her life other than strategy guides.
Even when she was practicing her cooking skills, she was only thinking about strategy guides.
Looking at Asuna's contemplative expression, Eight-cloud Ink patted his clothes and sat on the grass. He picked up a blade of grass and put it in his mouth, savoring the taste of grass and soil.
"Although this world is virtual, we still live in it. And look at the moonlight, the lake, the surrounding forest, the animals drinking water by the lake, and the fish in the lake."
Eight-cloud Ink pointed around, picked up another blade of grass, and handed it to Asuna.
"Put it in your mouth."
"Huh?" Asuna was taken aback at first. Although she didn't understand, she still gently put the blade of grass in her mouth.
"Woo …"
The smell of soil and grass made Asuna show a shocked expression.
"How is it? Do you still think this world is fake? "
Asuna kept calling the blade of grass in her mouth and didn't say anything for a long time.
= = = I'm the section break in your mouth = = =
The next day, early morning.
Inside the veil, when Yakumo Mo was still sleeping soundly on the carved soft couch, a series of "beep beep beep" sounds suddenly rang out.
It was the system notification when he received an email from a friend.
"Woo … Who is it … Hmm? Asuna? "
She raised her eyelids slightly and opened them slightly. After glancing at the sender's name, Yakumo let out a soft gasp of surprise.
He opened the email and saw a sentence: "I'm here, get up quickly!"
"This Asuna …"
Eight-cloud Ink gently smiled and sat up from the bed. He rubbed his head that was a little dizzy because he just woke up.
If a player's house was set with visiting privileges, then other players could visit at any time and anywhere.
Obviously, Asuna had obtained visiting privileges from Eight-cloud Ink yesterday.
Eight-cloud Ink tidied himself up. Perhaps Asuna's words yesterday worked, but he didn't put on the Celestial Fox robe. Instead, he still wore casual clothes and walked out of the bedroom to the front hall.
Asuna was already kneeling on a soft cushion and tasting the black tea served by the maid.
"You're not shy at all …" Eight-cloud Ink smiled and greeted Asuna, "You're here so early."
Asuna raised her beautiful eyebrows and said with dissatisfaction: "Early? Don't you know what time it is? "
"It's only nine o 'clock …"
"Only nine o 'clock!? Only nine o 'clock!? "Asuna raised her voice a little," Are you always this lazy? I don't know how you become so strong! "
Eight-cloud Ink walked to Asuna and sat down across from her. He was slightly surprised when he saw the breakfast served by the maid. "You made this?"
Asuna raised her head and snorted: "I saw that you're so pitiful that you can only hire an NPC to serve you, so I made some for you. Hurry up and eat it!"
Why is Asuna so arrogant …
Yakumo suddenly felt like crying. Where did the wifey Asuna in the original work go? … ….
Although Eight-cloud Ink was a little surprised and uncomfortable by Asuna's arrogance, he still picked up the sandwich made by Asuna and began to eat it.
No matter what, the taste was amazing!
"Mhmm! Not bad! Asuna, come and cook for me every day from now on! "
"Huh?"
Asuna was embarrassed. Although she did ask to cook for Asuna before, Asuna had intentionally or unintentionally ignored it. But now that Eight-cloud Ink took the initiative to ask, Asuna's face immediately turned red.
"Otherwise, those ingredients will go to waste, won't they?"
Seeing Asuna's embarrassment, Eight-cloud Ink smiled and gave her a way out.
Asuna felt a little better after seeing Eight-cloud Ink's thoughtfulness. She blushed and whispered: "Since you said so, then I'll reluctantly accept. Otherwise, those S-grade ingredients will all go to waste …"
Although Eight-cloud Ink was amused by Asuna's arrogance, he didn't show it on his face. He lowered his head and focused on eating the sandwich made by Asuna.
Soon, Eight-cloud Ink finished the sandwich made by Asuna. He took a sip of the black tea served by the maid and said: "Have you asked for leave from Heathcliff?"
Asuna nodded.
Although she didn't explicitly reply to Eight-cloud Ink's invitation yesterday, since Asuna appeared in Cloud Inn, it meant that she had agreed and asked for leave from Heathcliff.
"The leader also agreed to let me take a break for a while. He said that he will personally lead a raid team during this time."
"Oh?" Eight-cloud Ink didn't say anything. He knew Heathcliff's true identity.
Kayaba Akihiko, the person who developed SAO and trapped 10,000 players in the game, indirectly killing countless people!
The reason why he disguised himself as Player Heathcliff was just to observe the various behaviors of the players in SAO up close and personally experience the game he created.
Therefore, Heathcliff, or Kayaba Akihiko, wasn't interested in raiding the game.
But now wasn't the time to think about that person. It was rare for Asuna to take a break, so Eight-cloud Ink naturally wanted to take her to have some fun.
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