Artoria wants to read people's hearts

And I have all my favorites...  

She suddenly paused at this thought, a little shyness appeared on her face, and at the same time forced herself to quickly divert her attention.

what do you like?

I don't like her at all!

I am a straight girl of steel, how could I like women! !

She suppressed the shame in her heart, looked up at her father with a complicated expression, and then secretly made a decision in her heart.

In any case, no matter who he really likes, it will definitely not be that somewhat hypocritical and greasy Mr. Sugo.

From the looks of it, it would be better for me to stay away from Mr. Xu Xiang.

"That's why." Yuuki Akizo continued, as if he hadn't noticed the strangeness of his daughter at that moment, "Even if it's for your own sake, it's better for you to give up the idea of ​​playing games."

"Well........."

The expression on Asuna's face was a bit tangled, and she began to stare at her little head vigorously.

"Of course I will study hard." She is still as stubborn as ever, "But people can't always be tense, they always need some relaxation and entertainment, after all, only in this way can we maintain the efficiency of learning."

Yuki Akizo did not speak, but turned his head and stared at her quietly without saying a word.

Seeing this, the flaxen-haired girl could only bite the bullet and continue talking nonsense, "Continuous high-pressure study will drive people crazy. Father, you must not want to see such a situation."

The father wants an excellent and self-conscious daughter. How can she fulfill her desire while satisfying this psychology?

Under Yuki Akizo's high-pressure gaze, she tried her best to straighten her back, imitating the appearance of the blond girl in her impression, and stretched her small face in order to make herself look extraordinarily reliable.

With a solemn expression, she looked at her father seriously with those light golden eyes.

"Please believe me." She promised, "Proper entertainment can cultivate the body and mind, and I will never lose my mind. I swear that I will do my job and study hard when I go."

She hoped that these words would make Akizo Yuki change her mind and agree to let herself wear a game helmet to go to "The Kingdom of Fairies".

After hearing Asuna's words, Akira Yuki looked at her expressionlessly.

And the girl with flaxen-colored long hair also stood upright, her thin back and shoulders were like pine and cypresses that would never bend, she pursed her lips, and showed him generously.

After contemplating for a moment, he calmly glanced at his daughter who was waiting for his answer at this time, feeling a little relieved in his heart.

Although it's just because he wants to play games... (Yes, that's what he thinks.) But Asuna's ability to say such a thing shows that he has used his brains, and no matter how you say it, it is considered courageous .

Although it is still very immature, it can be regarded as a step forward.

Sure enough, only when there is oppression will there be racking of brains. It seems that he will oppress a few more times in the future, and Asuna will make more progress in the future.

But, now......

Under Asuna's nervous gaze, Yuuki Akizo twitched the corners of his mouth, showing a satisfied smile.

"Since you've covered this point." He nodded and said, "Then I'll allow you to play games in your free time."

However, just when the girl's face showed an expression of getting what she wanted, he suddenly changed the subject.

"However, the game "The Kingdom of Fairies" has only just been developed. As I just said, it still has many problems to be solved."

"It's too early to go in now. You've been playing games for half a year, so it's not too late, isn't it?"

"And there are many kinds of entertainment, just to cultivate sentiment, if you want to relax yourself, you can also choose other options, right?"

In the end, he said his final decision slowly and unhurriedly.

"You study hard first, and when the game matures, it won't be too late for you to enter again."

Hearing this, Asuna couldn't help opening her mouth, her expression was full of confusion, and she asked helplessly, "How long will it take?"

When her old father heard the question, he just smiled mysteriously and said, "About another three months."

In an instant, Yuuki Asuna's breathing couldn't help but stagnate, and the whole person was almost dumbfounded.

Chapter 47 The Misfortune of the Konno Family ([-] in [-])

Although there are lessons learned from the "SAO" incident, virtual stealth games are still accepted by most people.

The reason is that as long as people have the basic ability to judge, in fact, most people are very clear in their hearts that the fault of the crime does not lie in the virtual stealth technology, but in the criminals who use it as a medium to commit crimes.

It's as if everyone knows that entering their information on the Internet and registering is a very dangerous thing.

Because even in this era, cyber crimes are still emerging one after another. It can only be said that blocking is worse than sparse, and we should try our best to strengthen our awareness of prevention.

After all, you can't just give up the use of the Internet just because you are afraid of cybercrime.

Based on this kind of public thinking, although there are still people who resist and doubt the virtual stealth technology, for the game "Fairy Kingdom", although it is not as popular as "SAO" when it was released, there are still many people who support it. few.

Especially young people, their acceptance of new things is generally much wider than that of older people.

And for those old game fans who love video games, it is not a pity to miss "SAO", but if they even miss "Fairy Kingdom", this second-generation virtual stealth online game, it would be a pity. It would be really regrettable.

Among them, the existence of Konno Kapok Ji and Konno Lanko is not so obtrusive.

The two of them are twin sisters in reality, but they are supposed to be at the same age, but because of physical reasons, they can only spend their time in the hospital bed.

The torment of the illness prevented the two from going to school, nor could they smile and run in the sun to their heart's content.

Investigating the reason......., it can only be said that when people are unlucky, they will get stuck between their teeth when they drink cold water.

The twins who were originally cute and worth looking forward to, but because the mother's body was bleeding suddenly at birth, and the hospital delivered blood from the HIV window period during emergency blood transfusion. (Blood in the HIV window period cannot be detected.)

So the newly born Konno sisters were infected with HIV at the same time as her mother.

HIV, also known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or AIDS (AIDS) virus, can cause defects in the human immune system, leading to partial or complete loss of immune function in patients with the disease.

Even after treatment, infected people are very prone to various serious infections and malignant tumors in the late stage of the disease, which eventually lead to the death of their patients.

In September of the same year, the mother of the Konno sisters was tested for the presence of the virus during a routine confirmatory blood test after blood transfusion.

But it was too late to find out at that time, and Konno's whole family, including their father, had already been infected.

So, since then, the shadow of death has been tormenting this supposedly happy family of four all the time.

Because AIDS is a chronic disease, the two little girls were no different from other children during their childhood.

The same naughty and mischievous, but also the same lively and cute.

Two lovely-looking twins, one optimistic and cheerful, the other quiet and gentle, so during school, the sisters got along very well with their classmates.

But after the identities of HIV carriers were artificially revealed, all these original campus warmth disappeared.

Because AIDS is contagious.

Although it is said that the way of transmission can only be transmitted through body fluids, and the two little girls have been paying attention to this matter since they were young, but who would dare to gamble?

After all, in this day and age, this is a disease that cannot be cured even if you lose your fortune.

The school is full of children, and every student is regarded as a treasure by their own family.

So even if the students in the school don't care, their parents can't help but start to care about it after they know about it.

There was a lot of quarrels, but in the end there was really no other way, and the Konno sisters could only choose to transfer schools under the pressure of other parents.

However............

Perhaps it was because they were a little too stressed by the things in school during these days.

In other words, in fact, their time should be up.

All in all, at this time, the sisters' AIDS began to attack.

In the same year, perhaps because of these continuous blows, their parents also suffered from sudden outbreaks of AIDS complications.

So less than two months later, the family of four all lay down in the hospital one after another.

And this year is January 2023, 1.

I don't know if it's because the physical condition of young people is better than that of older people.

All in all, even if the onset time was later, the condition of the Konno couple was much more serious than that of the two sisters.

Pain, weakness, and the strange eyes of the people around them tortured their family of four all the time.

Just as the atmosphere of despair gradually spread, their attending doctor suddenly suggested that Medicuboid could be used as an auxiliary "treatment".

——The scene at that time was like this.

"You guys also know about the "SAO" incident, right?"

A male doctor surnamed Cangqiao sat on a bench in the ward, persuading him earnestly, "Virtual reality technology can not only be used to make games, but it can also be used as an auxiliary "treatment" for patients, although there is no other way. It truly heals your physical pain, but it can soothe your spirit."

"After all, to be honest, your current physical condition is not very ideal, and judging from this situation, maybe there is no way to go out to relax in the future."

"Most of the time, I can only stay in this small ward every day and see the whole world through this window."

He paused for a moment, then let out a heavy sigh.

"So for the sake of your physical and mental health, I really recommend that you try this latest project called Medicuboid in our hospital."

Medicuboid, also known as the No. [-] prototype of a medical full-stealth machine.

It is a machine for "treating" diseases. Its prototype is NERvGear, which was specially provided to their hospital by a mysterious sponsor.

Although the prototype is a NERvGear helmet, its electromagnetic pulse is several times higher than that of NERvGear.

Such a high-intensity electromagnetic pulse can completely interrupt the signal transmitted from the nerve to the brain to achieve the purpose of eliminating pain.

Well..., although the patient can no longer feel the pain, the disease itself has not been cured at all.

In the final analysis, it is actually used for "hospice care" for terminally ill patients in most cases.

It sounds like there is nothing wrong with it, and Dr. Canghashi also explained the pros and cons clearly.

but...........

The family of four couldn't help but look at each other, their expressions full of confusion.

It can't be blamed for their hesitation, after all, the "SAO" incident had just happened less than three months ago.

And right now, people are getting uneasy about this virtual stealth technology.

At this moment, suddenly asking them to agree to use this as an auxiliary "treatment" method is indeed something that is enough to make people feel uneasy.

Seeing the hesitation on the faces of the four members of this family, Dr. Cangqiao added another fire.

He cleared his throat, and then said, "In fact, if any of you are willing to be the first pioneer to use Medicuboid, our hospital will pay [-]% for all future treatment expenses of this patient in order to reward his dedication." Discount!"

[-]% off? !

Hearing this, the eyes of everyone in Konno's family lit up with a "whoosh".

To be honest, their family conditions are not that rich.

Even with the existence of national medical insurance, it can't support the desperate fact that all four of their family members are AIDS patients.

Konno's family's savings are not very large, and the treatment expenses for a family of four are like a gold swallowing beast. Seeing the number on the savings decrease every day, the cruel reality makes the couple feel anxious.

Given the physical condition of Sister Konno's parents at the moment, they are completely unable to support the two of them to go out to work, so every day they pass now is a day's worth of money.

If things go on like this, they will be penniless within four years at most.

And.....the main thing is.

The couple looked at each other, and understood better than anyone else that if the current situation continued, the two of them would probably live another half a year at most.

So what should the twin sisters who are healthier than them do after this?

For this matter, as parents, they must make plans for their children in advance anyway.

Thinking of this, Konno's father finally nodded on behalf of everyone and agreed to the other party's proposal.

"Then." He said with some hesitation, "Our family of four agrees to participate in the Medicuboid project. According to what you just said, doctor, each of us will get a [-]% discount on medical expenses, right?"

If this is the case, then their family will have room to breathe for the time being.

However, how could reality be so beautiful?

"No." Shaking his head, Dr. Canghashi gave different answers, "Although I really want to help you, the hospital is not for charity."

"And the more important thing is—" he paused, and then pointed out the key point, "—this medical full-stealth machine prototype, our hospital only has one at the moment."

"One?!"

After hearing this sentence, everyone's faces turned pale in an instant.

Only... one.