Christmas Eve.
As the strongest guild in SAO, Knights of the Blood naturally had their own sources of information.
As the vice leader, Asuna easily knew some information that ordinary players didn't know.
For example, the location of the event boss "Nicholas the Apostate" that will appear tonight.
Aincrad, 35th Floor, Forest of the Lost.
Christmas was approaching, and the entire SAO world had entered winter, and it was snowing everywhere.
The town was also filled with various decorations to celebrate Christmas. The festive atmosphere slightly diluted the negative emotions of the players toward this death game.
Asuna led some members of Knights of the Blood to walk through the snow-covered Forest of the Lost.
"Umm, Asuna -sama, are you sure 'Nicholas the Apostate' will appear here?" A senior member of Knights of the Blood walking next to Asuna frowned and asked.
Asuna nodded. In fact, Asuna got the information about this event boss from Heathcliff. Asuna once again had a new impression of her leader's strength and ability to gather information.
However, she didn't know that the leader she was loyal to was actually the final boss of this world, Kayaba Akihiko.
As the developer and manager of the game, it was easy for Kayaba Akihiko to get information about this boss.
The senior member looked at Asuna, who was silent, and said with some concern: "But, can we really get the resurrection item with just us? You know, other guilds will also come to snatch it. "
Everyone was envious of the resurrection item.
"It's okay."
Asuna finally spoke, but what she said made the senior member and the dozen members behind her unable to believe their ears.
"Yakumo has agreed to help us."
For a moment, the entire Knights of the Blood became lively.
Although there were some rumors that their vice leader had a special relationship with the strongest Player, and some people even said that the vice leader would go to that Player's house to cook every day, but when they heard from Asuna that they were really close, everyone still felt like they were dreaming.
Who was that? That was the strongest Player, Eight-cloud Ink!
A legend who could fight against the entire Clearers by himself!
Was the relationship between Eight-cloud Ink and their vice-captain so good that they were willing to give him a resurrection item?
Those who had some feelings for Asuna suddenly felt their hearts shatter like glass, shattering into pieces and unable to be pieced back together.
After arriving at the designated location, Asuna looked at the snow and waited for the arrival of midnight.
Not long after, the sound of footsteps could be heard.
In the wind and snow, more people came over.
Asuna and the Knights of the Blood frowned when they saw who it was. However, they weren't worried at all.
Elements, Forest, Fire, Mountain, Army, Sacred Dragon Alliance, Moonlit Black Cats!
All the clearers and the semi-retired army were here!
"Ah? It's Asuna! "
Because of Eight-cloud Ink, Souta and Asuna had some personal friendship. When he saw the beautiful girl in the snow, he immediately smiled and greeted her.
"Souta!" Asuna smiled and nodded when she saw Souta.
Fuurinkazan's leader, Klein, was a righteous person, but Divine Dragon Alliance and the army weren't the same. Souta was a little worried when he saw the army and Divine Dragon Alliance vigilantly looking at them. "It doesn't look good."
Asuna smiled and shook her head. She whispered with some expectation: "Yakumo will come, so don't worry."
"Yakumo!!" Souta suddenly exclaimed, attracting everyone's attention. "You said Yakumo will come? To help you!? "
Asuna blushed a little, but she nodded.
For a moment, everyone had different expressions.
Moonlit Black Cats were happy because they could see Yakumo. After all, they didn't have a strong desire for the resurrection item. Fuurinkazan was also excited because they could see the strongest Player. However, Divine Dragon Alliance and the army's expression sank.
If Eight-cloud Ink also came, then they would have no hope of getting the resurrection item.
While everyone was having different thoughts, another person walked out of the snow.
The black-clothed greatsword wasn't Eight-cloud Ink.
It was Kirito.
"Hey! Kirito! "
"Kirito!"
Seeing Kirito, Souta, Klein, and Fuurinkazan's leader all greeted him.
Then, the two were stunned and looked at each other.
For the first time, they realized that Kirito was also friends with this person.
Kirito looked at the stunned Souta and Klein and smiled: "You guys came too? Why are you in a daze? "
"Ahahaha …"
The two laughed. With Kirito as the middleman, Souta and Klein got closer and chatted with each other.
"By the way, Kirito, Yakumo will also come, so you can't expect to get the resurrection item!" Souta pointed at Asuna behind him with a perverted expression. "Tsk tsk, you're even prepared to give away the resurrection item for a girl. Yakumo is really willing to spend money!"
Kirito shook his head with a bitter smile and said: "I don't really care about the resurrection item. It's good if I can get it, but it doesn't matter if I can't."
In the original work, the reason why Kirito was so determined to get the resurrection item was because the Moonlit Black Cats were all killed. Out of guilt, Kirito hoped that he could use the item to resurrect Xin. That's why he was so desperate to defeat this boss.
Now that Kirito didn't experience the tragedy in the original work, he naturally wouldn't be so desperate to get the resurrection item.
"Kirito, you know the white fox prince too?" Klein heard the conversation between Souta and Kirito. He suddenly grabbed Kirito's shoulder and shook him excitedly. "Do you know him? Do you know him? "
"Uuu … Klein, stop shaking me, I'm going to faint …" Kirito whimpered as he was being shaken by Klein's hand.
After Klein let go of him, Kirito said in an annoyed tone: "Yeah, I know him. Yakumo and I are neighbors, and we often see each other!"
"Neighbor?!" Hearing this shocking news, Klein suddenly yelled, "You brat! You know such a famous person, and you didn't introduce him to me! You're such a disloyal friend! "
"Aha, ahahaha …" Kirito laughed awkwardly.
While everyone was laughing and joking around, another person arrived.
White fox, white clothes, long hair, and a folding fan.
Eight-cloud Ink.
Everyone looked at Eight-cloud Ink, and the scene suddenly quieted down. Only the howling of the wind and snow could be heard echoing in the sky.
"Tap, tap, tap …"
Eight-cloud Ink stepped on the snow and slowly walked toward Souta and the others.
The players along the way subconsciously stepped back, making a path for Eight-cloud Ink. It was as if there was an invisible wall around Eight-cloud Ink that pushed everyone to the side.
"You're here!" Souta and Kirito only greeted Eight-cloud Ink when he arrived in front of them.
"Mhmm." Eight-cloud Ink nodded at Souta and Kirito before walking to Asuna's side.
Asuna raised her head and revealed a bright smile. Even the snow seemed to have warmed up.
"You're here."
"I'm here."
This simple conversation confirmed everyone's suspicion that Asuna and Eight-cloud Ink's relationship was indeed unusual.
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