Artoria wants to read people's hearts

No matter how you count, there are only two of them now, so where are we going to gather the remaining four?

Damn it, you big-eyed young man will really give us problems!

Chapter 10 Give the World Kindness ([-] in [-])

Things always turn around inadvertently.

Just when the two were at a loss, someone found them on their own initiative.

"Pendragon?!"

A slightly youthful male voice sounded behind her, the familiarity brought by that voice made Arturia couldn't help but look back.

Then, the black-haired boy suddenly came into her eyes.

The features are clear and handsome, the face of a teenage boy has not yet fully grown, but he can already foresee how handsome he will be when he grows up. The boy named Kirito is a friend she hasn't seen for a long time.

"It really is you." He breathed a sigh of relief, and when he spoke, he spoke with a fatal youthfulness, "I was sitting there looking this way before, and at that time I vaguely thought it was you, but because I was a little uncertain , That's why I didn't come over to say hello to you."

As he spoke, his eyes flickered, and then a happy smile appeared.

"Does your team have enough people?" After speaking, Kirito added, "I mean, if not, can you add me?"

He seemed a little embarrassed by this request, touched the back of his head, and then smiled mischievously.

"Kirito, I'm really glad to see you here."

It is a great blessing in life to meet an old friend in a foreign land.

Although this is not a foreign land, after parting with Kirito, the two haven't seen each other for nearly a month.

Artoria smiled, her eyes filled with happiness and joy.

Turning her head to ask for Asuna's opinion, after the other party nodded in agreement, she turned around and responded to Kirito's team formation inquiry just now.

"We don't have any problems, so let's form a team together."

So, Kirito, Asuna, and Artoria, the three-person team was determined.

Although there are less than six people, it is enough to participate in this boss crusade team.

"Okay, I guess the team has almost been formed."

Diabel looked around, estimated the time in his heart, and decided to proceed to the next step.

"So........"

He opened his mouth, and when he was about to say something, his words were suddenly interrupted.

"Wait a mininute!"

It was rough and hoarse, but it was enough for everyone in the arena to hear it clearly.

Arturia turned her head and followed the voice, and saw a man standing at the top of the stairs with the light behind him.

After realizing that he had attracted everyone's attention, the guy jumped down and walked up the stairs in two or three steps to the very center of the theater square.

After walking into the bright place, the man's appearance was also clearly revealed.

It's a very strange hairstyle, as if one round cone after another is installed on the inch board. At first glance, it looks a bit like a hedgehog.

"My name is Kiba-o."

"Before I fight the boss, I have something to say." He puffed out his chest, looking arrogant.

"Someone in here has to apologize to the 2000 people who died first."

As he spoke, he pointed at the crowd with his finger. Although there was no specific target, everyone understood what he meant in an instant.

——He was talking about closed beta players.

Closed beta players are also called internal beta players. This title refers to players who test newly developed games and give feedback to game companies.

That is to say, in the initial stage of the development of the "Sword Art Online" game, the game company once sent a limited number of activation codes or accounts to some players, the purpose of which is to allow these players to test and give feedback to the game company about the usage and existing problems , to promote the further improvement of the game.

This was originally a very enviable thing, but in this death game, the situation of beta testers seemed a bit embarrassing.

In the final analysis, the reason is that......

"The guys who completed the beta test left the rookies and disappeared on the day the game started."

Kibaou's expression was serious, and his eyes were full of condemnation.

"They monopolize good hunting grounds, simple but high-paying tasks, and they only care about their own continuous improvement, and they don't care about other people's affairs."

"There should be some among the people present, the guys who have completed the beta test." He was filled with righteous indignation, but in the end he said greedy words, "They must kneel down and admit their mistakes, and then let them spit out the money and items they have saved. Otherwise, as a member of the same team, there is really no way to rely on my life."

Kneeling down to admit his mistake and spitting out all the money and items, this kind of punishment has to be said to be a bit too harsh.

And at the end of the day......

A person's behavior is determined by his own consciousness, even if he is so indifferent that he is unwilling to lend a helping hand to help others, but as long as he has not done bad things, he should not be punished by any law except for some complaints about morality .

What's more, beta testers are also human beings, and it's not like superhumans with three heads and six arms.

Under the current trend of this cruel environment, even beta testers are very lucky to be able to protect themselves from death in this world.

Putting aside those punishments, this topic really made Arturia feel emotional.

Responsibilities and obligations, which made her recall her past.

"...... Pendragon."

The black-haired boy couldn't help clenching his pants with his hands on his knees, his face was a little downcast, "What do you think of the beta players?"

The girl's thoughts were recalled with a heavy and deep voice, she retracted her gaze from the front, and turned her head slightly, her eyes were filled with the warmth and trance of the wind, as if she was looking up from the clouds.

She looked at Kirito, and found in her mind the words that the other party said when they first met.

The boy once told her that he was a beta tester of the game.

I see.........

There was a flash of understanding in Artoria's eyes, it seemed that he was stabbed in the scar in his heart by the words of this person called Kibaou.

but......

"This kind of thing is not absolute." She shook her head, and when she looked at the young man, her eyes were clean and clear with the sunlight.

Beauty beyond the ordinary.

"Among the beta testers he mentioned, there are indeed some extremely selfish people who don't care about the lives of others, but they are only a very small number."

The girl's eyes are really exceptionally clean, and the emerald green pupils seem to be able to see through to the bottom, which can't help but make Kirito's mind shake for a moment.

"But more of it is to improve myself wholeheartedly. The purpose is just to be able to overcome this game as soon as possible, and then return to the real real world."

"Even if the purpose of some of them becoming stronger is not for everyone, but such people are diligent and persistent, as long as the ultimate goal of their efforts is to conquer the game, then they deserve the respect and love of all of us."

A serious-looking girl with blond hair.

"We can't ask everything to be perfect, because it's simply impossible, and we can't ask everyone to give themselves selflessly, because it's even more difficult."

Those forest-like eyes contained fatal clarity and brilliance, without the slightest bit of malice from the beginning to the end.

"You know, there's a crack in everything, but that's where the light gets in."

Her expression was very pale, as was her tone of voice when she spoke, but her belief was flawless and dazzling, burning the boy's eyes.

"........."

After a long silence, Kirito finally sighed, and softly called the other party's name from the bottom of his heart.

"...Pendragon." He sighed in a trance, "It's really great that you can think like this."

Asuna who was sitting on the side also heard the conversation between the two of them clearly, her eyes shimmered brightly, and then she took a deep look at the girl beside her.

She has never met a person like Arturia, she is like a fool who only has light in her heart, but it is unbelievably bright, attracting eyes like moths to a flame.

Kibaou's words didn't just stir Kirito's mind, in fact, all the players present were a little confused for a moment.

They whispered and whispered, and the protagonists discussed in the words were those beta testers.

Some agreed, some opposed, and some remained silent with their arms folded.

All in all, the strategy meeting, which was originally a harmonious atmosphere, has broken away from its original core at this moment.

Going on like this is not an option.

If the situation continues to develop, then this strategy meeting will eventually be equivalent to a beta tester crusade meeting.

Is it okay if it's crooked? !

Artoria frowned. She opened her mouth, and just when she was about to stand up and say something, suddenly a dark-skinned burly man stepped forward.

"Can I say something?"

It was an obviously foreigner's face, tall and burly, just standing there was enough to make Kibaou feel timid.

The burly man lowered his head slightly after walking to the center of the field, and looked seriously into the opponent's eyes.

"Mr. Kibao, you mean that there are no care for the original beta testers, so many novices died. In order to take responsibility, they need apology and compensation, right?"

"Yes, that's what I mean..."

As if he didn't understand what the other party wanted to do, Kibaou's answer was a little hesitant.

He took out a small book the size of a palm from his pocket, and the strong man waved it in front of him and asked, "Because it was distributed for free at the item store, you should have got this guide too, right?"

"...got it, but so what?"

"The one who issued it was the original beta tester, which means that anyone can get the information."

Kirito was listening carefully, just like everyone present.

"We obviously have intelligence, but still many people died. With the lessons learned from the past, how should we challenge the boss? I think this is what should be discussed here."

The non-native man looked around, and with his own strength, he finally brought the meeting that went off track back on track.

- This is a sensible person.

Artoria took a deep look at the other party, remembering the other party's appearance in her heart.

——Time does not live, but seasons flow. ——

From early morning to dusk, from dusk to early morning, in the blink of an eye, the next morning arrives as promised.

Arturia quietly looked at the fading light outside the window, she was already awake, while Asuna was still soundly asleep.

There is no difference between the sunrise and sunset in this world and reality, and sometimes she even wonders in a daze, whether the real world that those players talk about really exists?

Time is fleeting.

At about eight o'clock, a girl with long flaxen hair came out of the room with sleepy eyes. Her light golden eyes were like water in spring and autumn, with a hint of sleepiness.

So, raising her head, she saw such a scene.

The warm sunshine shuttles through the breath, gentle and long, it permeates the air, filling all the emptiness between the heaven and the earth, not far away is a slender figure, whispering the spring light, filling the loneliness and peace Faint shadow.

The blond girl was leaning against the window to bask in the sun at this time, as if she was sitting at the bottom of the lake, her face was kissed by the ripples of the sun, her breathing was very shallow.

It looked as if it would disappear into the air in the next second.

Like the sand in your hand, even if you hold it tightly at your fingertips, it will leave one day.

In an instant, the drowsiness dissipated, she opened her eyes wide, and stepped forward to call out the other party with some embarrassment.

"... Pendragon."

Asuna stretched out her hand and grabbed the corner of Artoria's clothes tightly, as if holding the whole spring in her hands.

"Good morning, Asuna."

Looking back, her eyes were pure and her mind was clean.

Artoria didn't notice the strangeness of the girl, and the corner of her mouth raised a bright smile towards Asuna.

Like a child loved by the gods, his eyes are bright.

The other party's performance made Asuna feel that her behavior just now seemed a little inappropriate, so she restrained her uneasy breath, and her gaze softened as much as possible.

"Good morning, Pendragon."

She kept silent about the sensation just now, and she didn't want to disturb the girl like the sun with her little thoughts.