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In the end, they didn't get any useful information from Night.
Under the night sky, inside a coffee shop on the 57th floor.
The warm lights on the walls couldn't warm up the cold in Asuna's and the others' hearts.
There was a small table in the middle of the room. There were cups of coffee and a red greatsword on top of it.
It was the greatsword that pierced through the chest of the dead player.
After Agil appraised it, they learned that the name of the sword was "Evil Thorn", and its creator was Gui Lianluo.
Eight-cloud Ink, who was sitting next to Asuna, looked at his wife's gloomy face and thought for a while. In the end, he reached out and held her slender hand.
"What's wrong?"
When Asuna looked at him, Eight-cloud Ink said softly: "Don't worry, that guy called Keenji isn't dead."
"What?"
"He's not dead?"
"How is that possible! Didn't we see him die with our own eyes!? "
In addition to Asuna, Kirito and Souta also exclaimed.
Eight-cloud Ink was about to say something, but Yui, who was sleeping in his arms, twisted her body as if she was disturbed by their loud voices.
He quickly stroked Yui's head, and after his daughter fell asleep again, Eight-cloud Ink raised his head and rolled his eyes at everyone.
"Quiet down, you're disturbing Yui."
"Haha, Yakumo, you're a good father!"
"How can you … die to make up for it …"
Ignoring Souta and Kirito's complaints, Asuna looked at her husband and felt calmer than ever.
"Why did you say that guy isn't dead?"
Because of what Eight-cloud Ink just said, Asuna lowered her voice.
Eight-cloud Ink didn't answer Asuna's question directly. Instead, he turned to Kirito and asked: "Kirito, do you know what happens when a piece of equipment's durability drops to 0?"
Kirito nodded.
"Of course, it will turn into fragments and disappear, just like when a player or monster's hp drops to 0 … Wait! You mean!? "
Eight-cloud Ink was very satisfied with Kirito's keen senses.
"What are you guys talking about?"
Souta couldn't understand the conversation between Eight-cloud Ink and Kirito. Asuna, on the other hand, had a thoughtful look on her face.
Eight-cloud Ink said, "That Keenji calculated the time when the durability of his armor would drop to 0. At that moment, when the armor disintegrated, he used the teleportation crystal to teleport his body to another place. This created the illusion that he died in front of us."
Only then did Keita reveal a look of realization.
"But Mo, how did you know?"
Eight-cloud Ink chuckled.
"When you were all shocked by the fake death of that person, I noticed that he was holding a teleportation crystal in his hand."
"I see …"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was because of this reason. Fortunately, the deaths in the safe zone were just an illusion. Otherwise, if someone really mastered the method of killing people in the safe zone, the entire SAO would be in chaos.
Keita immediately complained, "It's true, Yakumo, since you already knew the truth, why didn't you tell us?"
"I was with that player called Night, so I didn't have a chance to tell you."
Looking at the coffee on the table in front of him, Eight-cloud Ink didn't touch it.
He didn't like this kind of thing. Compared to wine and coffee, he preferred black tea.
But this coffee shop didn't have it.
"Also, I want to follow the clues and find out the purpose of Keenji's actions. When it comes to killing people, what's the first thing that comes to your mind? "
Kirito rubbed his chin and thought for a while. He then looked at Eight-cloud Ink with a strange expression, "When it comes to killing people, the first thing that comes to your mind is those orange guilds. Are you suspecting that this matter has something to do with the orange guilds?"
Kirito was surprised by Eight-cloud Ink's sharp mind.
Of course, if he knew the truth, he would probably vomit blood.
"I suspect that this matter can be related to Smiling Coffin. Of course, this is just a guess."
Everyone was silent.
The name Smiling Coffin gave them a lot of pressure.
Plus, the Clearers have been gathering information on this guild recently. They were planning to launch a crusade against them when the time was right, so everyone who knew about this matter felt like a storm was coming.
"Why would he pretend to be dead? And that Night, did she know that Keenji faked his death and cooperated with him? "
Asuna was worried.
Eight-cloud Ink squeezed Asuna's hand to comfort her and gave her a reassuring look.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of this matter."
Asuna was silent at first, but then she smiled.
"Okay!"
Kirito and Keita looked like they couldn't take it anymore.
"Hey, can you guys stop showing off your love!"
"Hahaha …"
"Bastard! Quiet down! You're disturbing Yui! "
= = = I'm the section break for showing off my love.
The next day.
Since Asuna knew that Keenji's death was fake, she didn't want to pursue this matter anymore. She decided to stay home and take care of her daughter.
As for Eight-cloud Ink, they went to find Night again with Kirito and Keita.
They went to the same coffee shop as last night.
"The sword that killed Keenji is called 'Nefarious Brambles'."
Looking at the nervous Night Child sitting opposite her, Yakumo said without batting an eyelid.
"The person who made it is called Gui Lianluo."
Night's body trembled a bit.
Kirito and Keita looked at each other and narrowed their eyes.
Something was wrong!
Eight-cloud Ink continued: "Do you have any impression of this Gui Lianluo?"
Night hesitated for a while before she said: "I'm sorry, I didn't tell you the whole truth yesterday."
"It's fine to say it now." Kirito took a sip of coffee and said expressionlessly.
Unlike Yakumo, who was obsessed with black tea, Kirito loved the taste of coffee.
"Gui Lianluo, Keenji, and I were originally from the same guild."
"Our guild is called Golden Apple. Half a year ago, we unintentionally obtained a ring that can increase agility by 20 points. As for how to deal with this ring, the guild members are divided into two factions. Some want to sell it, while others want to keep it for their own use."
"In the end, the majority decided to sell the ring. So the guild leader, Gui Xiude, went to the frontline city to sell the ring. "
"Unfortunately, the guild leader never came back … Later, we learned that the guild leader was dead …"
"After that, our guild disbanded …"
Kirito furrowed his brows and made his own conjecture. "It seems like the person who killed Gui Xiude was after that ring. But … judging from the situation, only the members of your guild knew that Gui Xiude was wearing that ring, right?"
"And among these people, the one who had the motive to kill Gui Xiude was the one who opposed the sale of the ring."
Night nodded. "Yes, so if Gui Lianluo is the murderer, then he's probably here to seek revenge on the three people who opposed the sale of the ring …"
"And among those three people, besides me and Keenji, there's a person called Shu Mi …"
"Shu Mi?" Kirito raised an eyebrow, "Shu Mi of the Divine Dragon Alliance?"
Since they were both members of the Clearers, Kirito had some impression of Shu Mi.
"Yes, I heard that he later joined the Divine Dragon Alliance."
Souta said: "That means that Shu Mi is also in danger!"
"No matter what, let's find Shu Mi first!" Eight-cloud Ink clapped his hands and stood up.
Soon, Kirito contacted Shu Mi of the Divine Dragon Alliance.
However, when they were discussing this matter in the coffee shop, Shu Mi and Night suddenly showed a nervous expression and firmly believed that Gui Xiude's ghost was the one who killed them.
Night, who was retreating to the edge of the window, suddenly showed a painful expression and fell from the window. Everyone could clearly see that there was a dagger in her back.
Before she fell, Night turned into pieces and disappeared.
Shu Mi saw Night "die" in front of him and rushed out of the coffee shop like a madman.
But this time, Kirito, Souta, and Eight-cloud Ink weren't surprised.
With Eight-cloud Ink's reminder, Kirito and Souta clearly saw that Night was holding a teleportation crystal in her hand.
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