Artoria wants to read people's hearts

This is a small guild, and there are only six people in the entire organization including Kirito.

However, although the number of people is relatively small, the atmosphere between them is indeed very harmonious and friendly. It is a place where you can't help but evoke a smile when you see it.

Maybe they didn't expect to meet such a big shot. After listening to Arturia's self-introduction, all of them showed a shy but excited mood.

"Miss Pendragon, I'm very glad that you can come to this party." Holding a fruit wine, a teenager represented all the team members and came in front of Artoria.

His expression was a little shy, and there was still a little blush on his cheeks, but those eyes were as bright as torches.

"As for your story of conquering Aincrad, all of us are very grateful." Perhaps because of nervousness, he spoke too fast, but his expression was particularly solemn, which made it easy to see at a glance. Seeing the sincerity in his words, "You are a true hero, please, please let me toast you on behalf of everyone, please!"

.....Heroes?

She sighed, and the scenes of the past emerged in her heart.

At this time, the blond girl looked extraordinarily cold, and seemed to gradually break away from the realm of human beings, just like the legendary gods, distant and noble.

And the next moment, she broke away from that illusory state, and returned to the noble eternal knight again.

The extremely fast transformation makes people feel like an illusion.

With a smile in her eyes, Arturia slightly set her gaze on the boy.

The chestnut-colored hair is soft and short, and the color of the eyes is real and clear, as warm as the rising sun.

A young boy named 'Kita' is the president of the "Black Cats of the Moonlight Night". He is a two-handed stick user by profession. It can be seen from the conversation that he is a guild member who will give priority to whatever happens. people.

Compared with some guys in the Knights of the Blood Order, Artoria is more willing to deal with clean boys and girls like them, at least they don't get along with each other.

So she raised the wine glass in her hand and raised her delicate eyebrows.

"—Respect for friends, respect for tomorrow."

Chapter 14 How much does life weigh? (two in one)

It is rare to meet a confidant in life, and life has miracles.

This was a banquet that both the host and the guest enjoyed. After the feast was full, Qitai stood up and walked to the middle, then he clenched his right hand and put it to his mouth and coughed lightly.

"Everyone, I have good news to announce."

"Boss, could it be that?!" A yellow-haired boy wearing a hat stood up and said excitedly.

"That's right, that's the one!" The two looked at each other knowingly as if they were playing a charade, and then laughed together, while Arturia who was watching was confused.

"Really, what are you talking about?" Xing pouted a little dissatisfied, "Stop being a joke, tell us all quickly."

"Yes, tell us quickly!"

The war hammer made Tiexiong wave the wine glass in his hand, and echoed with a smile.

Seeing this scene, Mrs. Qi smiled, and then restrained her joking attitude, "Okay, then I will say it now."

"Actually, after hunting for the past few days, we managed to save 20 col!"

Hearing this, even Artoria couldn't help but "wow" along with everyone.

"What are you saving so many Coles for?"

Like an elementary school student answering questions in class, she raised her right hand and asked curiously.

"It's to buy a house."

"It's great, now our guild has a home of our own." Xing turned around and said to Artoria with a happy face, "Pendragon, you must Come and be a guest."

"Of course no problem."

She nodded seriously, with a slight smile in her eyes, "I will definitely be a guest, and please don't think I'm abrupt when the time comes."

Qitai and Kirito walked over, and happened to overhear the conversation between them just now, "Why, it's our side that thinks it's flourishing."

"You don't have to be so polite, Pendragon." The black-haired boy sat on the other side of her, then turned his head and said to her. "We're friends after all."

Hearing this, the blond girl froze for a moment, then raised a happy, bright smile again, and her eyes were full of wanton brilliance.

"Yes, we are friends."

Nodding her head, she replied firmly to the other party.

When the atmosphere was heated, the thief Dakar, that is, the yellow-haired boy, suddenly said, "Actually, I'm thinking about one thing."

"Hey, everyone." He raised his voice and caught everyone's attention as expected, "Good things come in pairs. Since we are going to own our own house soon, take this opportunity, should we go to the house tomorrow? What about hunting in a higher level of the maze?"

Perhaps because they didn't expect the other party to say such a thing, everyone present looked at each other in blank dismay, and the members of the guild couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

"That's right." Tiexiong was the first to agree with the suggestion, "Based on our current level, we can already advance to the seventh floor of No.20."

"Well, I agree. The wild monsters above drop more money and more experience points. It's very happy to think about this kind of thing." Sasamaru, who is wearing green leather armor and has dark brown curly hair, waved himself "Boss, let's go to the upper level of the maze tomorrow!"

"Hmm..." After hearing this, Qi Tai couldn't help showing a little thought on his face.

",...Everyone is right." He nodded, then raised his hand and touched his chin, "Because from our current level, even if it is a labyrinth on the upper level, for us It's also safer."

Perhaps because Arturia was watching from the side, there was an inexplicable desire to prove themselves in the hearts of the teenagers at this moment.

It's like the feeling of 'Although we are not a clearing team, we are still working hard silently, so we are not useless'.

"...Very well, then it's decided like this."

He seemed to have finally made up his mind, and then he slammed the table and stood up, "Then our hunting place tomorrow will be the labyrinth on the 27th floor!"

"!!!"

"Please wait a moment." Seeing that the matter was about to be finalized, Kirito quickly stood up and objected, "Could it be that the previous hunting place is not good? Do we have to go to the 27th floor?"

Having said that, he took a deep breath, his expression full of seriousness, "Everyone, please listen to me, is it too radical to make such a decision?"

The short-haired girl clasped her hands in front of her chest, she looked at Keita, then at Kirito, and finally whispered her thoughts.

"I...I think what Kirito said is right, we'd better not have the seventh floor of No.20."

However, contrary to the worries of the two of them, the teenagers looked relaxed.

"Don't worry, don't worry, it's very safe at our level."

"Kirito, you need to be more confident." The yellow-haired boy waved his hands, "And we are very strong. Recently, when we were hunting monsters in the hunting ground, it was not always easy to kill the wild monsters." Get rid of the monsters."

"But...but."

He seemed to want to say something more, but he opened his mouth and finally said something like this, "I just think it's too risky to do so."

Artoria looked left and right, she really didn't quite understand what to worry about about this kind of thing?

Water flows to lower place, man goes to higher position.

As long as the level is reached, isn't it reasonable for players to pursue higher-level breakthroughs?

but........

Arturia took a sip of the fruit wine in her hand, and under the cover of the glass, she calmly glanced at the black-haired boy with a slightly complicated expression.

Tongren shouldn't be unclear about such a simple truth. Could it be that there is something hidden in it?

Putting down the wine glass in his hand, Xing who was sitting by the side subconsciously handed her a clean and soft handkerchief.

"Thank you." Artoria was taken aback for a moment, then immediately reacted and took it naturally, wiping the slight wine stains on her lips.

"Xing, please forgive my presumptuousness, may I ask you a less polite question?"

She lowered her voice, then turned her head and asked softly to the other party.

"Pendragon, what do you want to know?" The short-haired girl nodded, and turned her body to this side. Following Artoria's example, she also lowered her voice a little. "Just ask, as long as it is something I know, I will answer you."

"It's like this. I see that you have some disagreements because you are going to the No.20 seven-story labyrinth. Could you please tell me your levels? I may be able to give you some useful suggestions."

"That's really great!" The light blue eyes were suddenly filled with surprise, "Pendragon, thank you so much."

Everyone in our guild is around level 26. Without the slightest hesitation, she answered Artoria's question just now.

Level 26? !

This number made the originally relaxed blond king's face involuntarily serious.

Level 26 is not as safe as they said before, and Kirito's worries are not unreasonable. If you go to the 27th floor at this level, it must be said that it is indeed a bit dangerous.

If something goes wrong by accident......

The blond girl was no longer indifferent, she looked at the light blue pupils of the girl sitting next to her, full of trust in her eyes, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

"......Pendragon, is there a problem?"

Maybe he sensed that something was wrong with the expression on the other person's face, but fortunately, he unconsciously put on a small face and asked nervously.

After a moment of silence, Artoria finally spoke out and told the truth, "There are indeed some problems."

As soon as the words were spoken, in an instant, the short-haired girl's entire face turned extremely pale, as if she had applied a thick layer of foundation.There was no trace of blood on his face.

"Then...then what should we do?" She subconsciously grabbed the corner of the other party's clothes with her hands, and there was obvious anxiety in her voice, "Sure enough, we shouldn't go, we are now on the 27th floor. In terms of ability, you can’t go there at all!”

It looked like he was really terrified.

"........."

You can't go or something, but it's not as exaggerated as you said.

Sighing helplessly, Artoria comforted the girl in front of her softly.

"You don't have to worry so much." She looked at the other party without blinking, and said slowly, "As I said, I will give you some advice, so please leave this matter to me."

She said, then patted the other person's head, and raised a comforting smile towards the girl from the corner of her mouth.

Staring blankly at the blond girl in front of him, the wrinkle in Xing's heart seemed to be smoothed away by the other party. Gradually, the flustered mood became less and less, until it was completely replaced by a sense of peace of mind.

Yes, how could I forget, she is the eternal golden knight...

If you don't even believe what she said, then there is no trustworthy person in this world.

Withdrawing her hands, she nodded heavily, "Well, then I'll leave it to you."

Taking a deep breath, Artoria stood up, and following this move, everyone's eyes were involuntarily attracted to her.

"Everyone—" She swept the expressions on everyone's faces one by one, with a serious expression, "—I have a general understanding of what you just said. May I ask you, can you listen to me?"

After obtaining everyone's consent, she nodded and said.

"We all know the nature of this death game. The life and death of the characters are closely related to the life in the real world. Because of this, we should think twice before making any decisions."

"...But with our level, isn't it enough to go to the 27th floor now?"

They didn't treat Artoria in the same way they treated Kirito before, because the other party was different from them. If the black-haired boy was a rookie at the same level as them, then the blonde girl was them I can only look at the existence of its back.

The eternal golden knight, she is known as the savior of this game.

If you can't even listen to the other party's suggestions, then you must be too arrogant.

"No, I didn't say you can't go." Shaking her head, Arturia didn't lose her proper posture because of the other party's question.

"But your level is indeed somewhat dangerous, and this is also an indisputable matter."

The girl raised her head and looked at everyone.

"Let me tell you one thing. On the seventh floor of No.20, only those with a level of 35 or above are eligible to say the word 'safety'."

Her tone was very calm, so calm that she was just stating an established fact.

"During the strategy, you will always encounter various unexpected situations. What kind of confidence and support do you have to speak words that players above level 35 dare to speak."

The blond king is as serious and sharp as ever.

"Life is only once. You must know that round-trip tickets are not sold in life. Once you leave, you can never return."

"—Even so, do you think it's okay?"

After she finished saying these words, the expressions on the faces of the people no longer held the previous relaxed expression, and the solemnity quietly climbed onto their faces, entangled in their hearts.

At this moment, there was only silence in the room.

"If you trust me, please follow my advice." She paused, and everyone could feel the seriousness and concern in her words.

"After you reach level 35, please go to the seventh floor of No.20."

"Please forgive me for being nosy." A sigh overflowed from the corner of her mouth, and the sadness in Artoria's eyes was filled with sadness, "I have seen too many tragedies happen before my eyes, and I really don't want to No more bad news."

"For yourself and for those who care about you, please never forget to be vigilant, and never forget to be in awe."

When a man loses his vigilance, he brings misfortune upon himself.