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"no problem."

"Very good, I like your answer very much."

Kirito's answer made him feel so happy that he couldn't recover, he didn't expect that Kirito would be taken down so easily.

It was even more pleasant than a surprise.

However, it feels like the other party has misunderstood something?

But he didn't think too much about it, as long as the other party agrees, it's fine, misunderstanding or something... Everything can be solved at the junction.

And that's not the thing to do now.

He immediately turned his attention to Asuna sitting on the ground.

"But now, let's send this lady back to a safe place."

Is it based on the escort task... No, it should be the task that this person triggers first, so the NPC will focus on her first, right?

Kirito's eyes could not help but focus on the girl.

"Then, lady, are you able to get up now?"

"Ah... um..."

Asuna nodded ignorantly, and then took the other person's extended hand.

Her mind is in a mess now, and she can't judge what happened now.

The strong and gentleman-looking man in front of him suddenly appeared and rescued himself, and then forced a young man out of the woods.

Then the two started chatting, going to the junction?

What is this God unfolding?

But... in the case of the borderlands, wouldn't it be the person in the chat group who called himself the fader?

So, she tentatively asked:

"You... are you Mr. Faded... ah-"

At the same time, he tried to stand up with a little effort, but his feet softened and his body suddenly fell back.

Fortunately, the fader had quick eyesight and quick hands, and caught the opponent.

"Are you okay?"

"No, nothing, thank you..."

His fair little face was immediately stained with a blush. It was the first time for him to have such a close contact with a strange man.

However, just as she was dazed, she found that her body seemed to have left the ground, and then she felt as if she was lying on a strong back.

"Fade, Mister Fade?!"

The voice couldn't help but rise an octave.

"Well, your condition should be that your physical strength is severely exhausted, so don't move for now. I'll carry you back."

Anyway, he is very happy today, so he might as well be a good person.

However, Kirito on the side didn't hear the conversation between the two of them at all, because he was thinking about how to complete this task and what kind of reward he would get.

Didn't notice it at all....

249. Damn it, it really is a mouse!

It was close to dusk, and the setting sun dyed red the streets paved with bluestone slabs and the surrounding street trees.

The ancient buildings made of bluestone, the shops on both sides of the street, and the pedestrians walking on the road are all full of medieval style, which makes the faded people feel more friendly.

This is the closest town to the place where Asuna was attacked. The northernmost tower in the distance is about [-] meters in diameter.

Although it doesn't look too big, there are still many players coming and going.

Not long ago, the faded people arrived here, but just as they were about to enter the town, Asuna, who was resting on his back, suddenly jumped down, saying that she had regained her strength and could move.

After that, he ignored the two of them, and walked down the street alone in a daze, casting a slender shadow under the setting sun, looking extraordinarily lonely.

And the fader and Kirito followed behind President Ya like bodyguards, which also attracted a lot of attention.

It's the faders that mostly catch the eye, though.

Walking in the town on the first floor with the equipment he was wearing would really make the people around him stare at him intently.

The most important thing is that there is no green mark on his head representing the player.

There was also an ordinary player by his side, so it was inevitable that he would be watched by other people.

However, the faded person, who has become accustomed to this, doesn't care about the gazes of others at all, and he cares more about the girl walking in front.

I've never seen Asuna have such a particularly vulnerable time.

Although the impression is very vague, he can still barely remember how active this Miss Asuna was in the original work——

She is a strong girl with titles such as [Ghost of Raiders], [Flash], and [Rage Healer].

However, what is shown now is not the case at all. The whole body exudes the aura of a defeated dog, like an abandoned puppy, walking on the street like a lost soul. I am afraid that she will die in the next second. Will suddenly pass out on the road.

Is this really the model worker girl who supported the entire C86 by herself?

He expressed great confusion about this.

At the same time, Kirito who was walking with him did not notice the gazes around him, but stared at the faded person all the time, and was lost in thought.

Along the way, Kirito discovered many strange things.

He is clearly an NPC, but he did not give a specific goal, but walked on the road with a strange girl.

And the task option has not popped up so far.

Is this really an NPC?

If it weren't for the high-level equipment on the opponent's body, and there were no props in this world that could pretend to be an NPC, he would really suspect that this NPC was dressed up by a player.

But then again, what exactly is this NPC going to do?

Are you really just here to accompany this girl?

What is the purpose?

Kirito couldn't help but feel a little curious.

Finally, following the girl's footsteps, they came to an inconspicuous hotel.

Kirito opened another room at the counter, and he followed Asuna to the room.

It seems that this should be her temporary base.

puff-

The moment the door closed, Asuna leaned against the door and slowly knelt down, hugging her slender legs tightly wrapped in black silk and bowing her head in silence.

"Hey, are you okay?"

The faded person instinctively stepped forward to care, but was ruthlessly rejected by the other party.

"I'm fine...I'm sorry, can you leave me alone for a while?"

After the dull-eyed girl said such a flat sentence, she stood up and walked to the bed.

Plop!He slammed his body on the ground with a loud sound, and there was no response immediately.

"..."

Seeing the girl's look as if she had suffered a major blow, he couldn't help but twitch his eyes.

It looks like she can't talk today...

"Well, I wish you a sweet dream."

So he shrugged his shoulders, said good night, then turned around and opened the door, and then closed it quietly, simply and neatly without any intention of staying.

With Asuna's current state, according to his estimation, she will not get better in a few days.

He was so familiar with the other party's current appearance that he couldn't be more familiar with it.

In her body, she seemed to see her former self...

In the past, when he was being treated for Internet addiction by Malkit, he also showed the look of wanting to give up, but fortunately, he got out of this terrifying shadow with his own perseverance.

I just don't know how long it will take...

"It's another arduous task with a long way to go..."

Leaning against the wall, he couldn't help sighing as he looked at the pure wooden ceiling above.

At this moment, he suddenly turned his gaze to the side of the corridor.

"Oh? It's fun again."

Hound pace!

The figure disappeared immediately, and at the same time, the figure hidden in the shadow at the corner of the corridor suddenly trembled.

Just as he was about to turn around and run away, a joking voice came from his ear.

"Little mouse, what are you doing sneaking around here?"

"Ahaha, have you been found?"

The figure said with a silly smile.

Judging from the voice, it was a female, but the ending sounded strange, a bit muffled, as if the nose was blocked, but yet sharp.

At the same time, that figure also stood out from the shadows, allowing him to completely see the person's clothes.

The height can only reach his chest, and throwing it at the junction is equivalent to being disabled.

I can vaguely see that the armor on his body is the same as most people, it is a simple textile made of leather and cloth.

There is a small hook hanging on the left waist, which seems to be a weapon.

In addition, the other party was wearing a piece of equipment that made him feel both familiar and a bit tired of seeing——

A cloak that covers the whole body, and the face is completely hidden by the wide hood.

"Tsk, what a disgusting piece of equipment..."

He frowned slightly and said, "Little guy, don't you know it's impolite to talk to people while wearing a hood?"

"Or are you waiting for me to remove your hood?"

However, his movements were faster than the words on his lips, and when he spoke, he had already reached out and grabbed the opponent's hood.

- Swish!

Before the other party could react, the hat had been lifted off, and the man and the faded person were stunned at the same time.

"It's really a little mouse..."

What came into view was a girl with golden brown slightly curly short hair. Three lines similar to animal beards were painted on both sides of her cheeks with some kind of paint.

The petite form, combined with the strange lines, really reminds one of some kind of rodent.

The same goes for the Faded One, which reminds him of some unpleasant past events.

For example, the group of dirty rats in the underground of Stonewell City, and the epileptic rats with yellow flame eyes near the epileptic ruins of the Holy Snowfield.

Either way is an existence that he hates.

"Who is so rude?"

The girl who came back to her senses put her hood back on while murmuring, as if this was the only way to suit her identity.

"However, it's really a strange NPC, a type I've never seen before, and it's not in vain for me to come here to collect information."

The girl's tone made the faded man narrow his eyes in displeasure, which was really a sign that he wanted to do something.

However, there was a word in the other party's words that attracted his attention.

"NPC?"

Although his vague memory has made him forget the meaning of this familiar word, he can still tell that it is not a good word.

So he said calmly: "I am not the NPC you mentioned, I am the Faded One."