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The third kiss lasted even longer than the first two combined.

Argo cupped Momo's face in his hands, but dared not look up at Momo again, and said, "It really happened..."

Momo chose to remain silent.

"Now can you answer me, Mo Mo? What am I to you? Am I really just a plaything for a playboy, or a lucky one who has the chance to rise to the top and be chosen by you, Mo Mo?"

"Let me make it clear beforehand, I will not accept being a lover. Although I, Argo, am not very well-off, I will definitely find a boy who truly loves me."

Mo Mo remained silent.

"Is that so? I should have realized it a long time ago."

Argo smiled, but tears streamed down his face uncontrollably. He said, "Since I've inquired about you, I naturally know about that beautiful player with chestnut hair. She's your girlfriend, right? Maybe even your fiancée. Only a pretty girl like that should be standing by your side."

"But, but!"

"You're a playboy, so be a playboy! Lie to me, say you like me, go ahead and lie to me. I'm not Argo anymore, I'm a naive girl. If you lie to me, I'll obediently fall for it and then pretend I can't see your girlfriend, even if it's just in this game."

"Aren't you supposed to be good at dealing with girls? Now you're lying to me!"

Momo hugged Argo, wiped away Argo's tears, and said, "I'm sorry, I have a sudden illness at times like this and forget how to lie."

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Argo didn't say anything more, but nestled in Momo's arms and wept silently.

"I can only admit that my feelings for you right now are probably just at the level of liking. However, what you're asking for is wholehearted love, which I can't provide for you right now. Even for you, right now it's just at the level of liking and infatuation?"

Argo didn't answer directly. After a silence of more than ten seconds, he said, "That's the worst excuse ever. You're not just a playboy, you're a complete bastard!"

"I completely agree with that. In my life, the only thing I'm certain of is that I'm definitely not a good person."

"Heartless, womanizer, prematurely aged, ****, **!"

A string of words came out of Argo's mouth, but Momo's smile grew even brighter.

Argo suddenly leaned in and kissed Momo for the fourth time.

"What's the reason this time?"

"I won't give you, you playboy, another chance. So remember what you're made of now, so you won't get fooled again if you run into another playboy in the future."

"Would you like to try it a few more times to solidify the memory? You're always welcome!"

"do not want!"

Argo suddenly stood up, jumped off Momo, and turned her back to him, preventing Momo from seeing her face.

“I, Argo, gave you a chance. Since you weren’t confident, then everything today was a transaction. Now the transaction is over, playboy… no, Momo!”

"Do you want to go back?"

"That's right, but I'm going back alone. Wait ten minutes after I leave before you go. Even if you're a kilometer away from me, I can smell the stench of Playboy."

"it is good."

Argo said she was leaving, but she stood still for a full minute before asking, "That chestnut-haired girl, how much do you love him?"

"Perhaps, I would do anything for her? I can make a promise to the gods to love her forever, cherish her, and fight for her."

"Hmph, it's pretty much the same! Didn't you almost lose your life for me, Argo, just now? It seems my charm is no joke, enough to make a playboy like you fall for me!"

"That's it, I'm off! Argo, the Rat, is here! Let's go!"

Argo put on the mission reward, the Rat Whiskers Mask, and strode forward, his tone incredibly cheerful, yet his eyes welled up with tears once more.

"Who is that chestnut-haired guy...? I'm so envious..."

Momo watched Argo leave without offering any attempt to stop him. Only then did Reimu Hakurei descend from her suspended state and land beside Momo.

Seemingly afraid of disturbing Mo Mo, she didn't approach Mo Mo.

"Is this really a good idea? That girl is really smitten. And I can also tell that you like her quite a bit too."

"Yes, it's just that I like it."

Reimu Hakurei was somewhat dissatisfied and said, "Don't you like Asuna? What's the difference? You've already decided to build a harem, so what's the difference? Didn't you claim to have accumulated a hundred years of love, enough to deeply love all the girls you love?"

“Not all of them, just the girls I love deeply. I can swear to the gods on Asuna, but I believe the power of trade would not approve of the deal I proposed for Argo.”

"This is reality, this is the difference."

"So you're just going to make the girl sad?"

"It's okay, I'll be sad with her anyway."

Reimu Hakurei sighed, sat on Momo's shoulder, and said, "I originally wanted to give you a good scolding, but seeing you like this, I can't bring myself to do it. Well, let me comfort you instead, Momo!"

"How about you give me a sweet kiss? I love you deeply, Reimu!"

"Get lost! You just kissed someone else on the lips, so stay away from me. You just flirted with a girl and hurt her feelings. I will never like a heartless man like you!"

"Oh, doesn't this mean I've improved! At first, you weren't willing to get close to Reimu, but now you've gone from being close to liking her!"

The two were playfully bickering when a third person emerged from the darkness in the distance, walking steadily.

"Am I bothering you by coming now?"

Mo Mo glanced up at him, gave a slight sneer, and said, "I was originally planning to come find you later, but you've come to me yourself, Kayaba Akihiko. Did you change the difficulty of this mission?"

"Ah, that's right."

Kayaba Akihiko made no attempt to hide anything, saying, "After all, Momo-kun, you are a huge threat to my game, so it's reasonable for me to want you out of the game. However, I didn't expect that Momo-kun's strength and resilience far exceeded my expectations. You can't even kill me in this situation, which is truly admirable."

"Did you come out just to tell me this, and then swagger around?"

"No, actually I came to warn Mo Mojun not to use your magical abilities recklessly, otherwise these attacks will continue, and I will make you leave the scene."

Faced with Kayaba Akihiko's threat, he smiled silently and said, "No, you won't."

"I will, Mo Mojun. What makes you think I won't?"

Mo Mo shook his finger and said, "If I get out, I will use all my remaining funds to instantly destroy the entire root server of SAO. Your Sword Art Online will absolutely be reduced to nothingness in an instant."

Kayaba Akihiko's expression changed drastically, but he said with a gloomy face, "You won't do that. If you do, you will kill tens of thousands of players. The server will be destroyed, and all players' NERvGears will be put into standby mode. After 30 minutes of standby, the NERvGear will kill all players."

"Do you want to be a murderer?"

Mo Mo laughed, a cruel laugh.

"Why do you think I wouldn't be a murderer? You can treat everyone's lives like a game, why can't I? Or do you think I don't have the guts to kill? It's true I've never killed anyone with my own hands, but the number of people who have died because of me is in the hundreds of millions."

"A mere ten thousand people, what's the big deal?"

Kayaba Akihiko stared at Mo Mo. He really didn't want to believe Mo Mo's words, but looking into Mo Mo's cold eyes, he had no choice but to believe them.

The teenager in front of me seems to have experienced countless struggles, as if his every word and action could once determine the wealth and poverty, food and hunger of millions of people.

That kind of look is really not something a young child should have.

"Yuuki Asuna is also in the game, are you going to kill her too?"

"No, I won't. But I will tell you that if Asuna dies because of this, I will take my anger out on your game. I will destroy the entire stealth game industry. I will make sure that no one on the planet will ever dare to play this kind of game again."

"Your THE SEED will surely be lost."

Kayaba Akihiko's pupils contracted.

"Besides, since you've done business with me, you should understand my capabilities. Why do you think I really can't handle a NERvGear that you wear on your head?"

Reimu Hakurei blinked and asked, "You have a way?"

Momo answered without blinking or blushing, "No. At least not now. The right to trade also requires the confirmation of the trading partner before a transaction can take place. If Asuna is still in SAO, I cannot trade with her."

"Then why are you so confident!"

"Commercial fraud must be based on absolute certainty. If you don't even believe it yourself, how can you deceive others!"

Reimu Hakurei covered her head and said, "My stomach hurts."

"It's okay, my stomach hurts too. Lying is disgusting."

"vomit--"

Kayaba Akihiko took a deep breath and suddenly smiled.

"Mo Mojun, you are indeed very powerful, not in terms of your amazing abilities, but in terms of you as a person. You are indeed a worthy opponent. But that's good, I was just worried that playing games alone would be a bit boring. Perhaps Mo Mojun can be my opponent."

"Since Mo Mo Jun doesn't want to leave, I won't use the system's permissions to do anything. We can make another deal. I won't make any more changes to the system. If you leave for your own reasons, Mo Mo Jun, you can't blame my game. After the game ends, you can't target THE SEED or its derivative works. How about that?"

"can."

"The deal is done. Kayaba Akihiko was actually scared by you!"

Mo Mo smiled slightly and said, "Because he can't afford to gamble."

"You can't afford to gamble either. What will you do if Asuna really dies?"

"He might commit suicide? Well, but Kayaba Akihiko doesn't know I can't afford to gamble, so I won. That's victory!"

"Pooh!"

Kayaba Akihiko, who was standing to the side, was unaware of Mo Mo's and Hakurei Reimu's comments. In his opinion, Mo Mo had completed the deal with him and then chose to remain silent, probably because he was not welcome.

"In that case, I'll take my leave. Have a good game, Mo Mo Jun."

After seeing Kayaba Akihiko off, Mo Mo breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest, and laughed, "Ah, that scared me to death! If he really was that kind of hothead and wanted to fight me to the death, my life would be ruined!"

Mo Mo was genuinely afraid. Even if the game didn't get back on track after she was kicked out, Asuna, now transformed into Shining Asuna, would definitely have some contact with Kirito.

Momo couldn't guarantee that the flag he had set would be enough to keep Asuna's affection for him until the end of the game. If Reimu Hakurei's prophecy really came true, Momo would have no choice but to tie a lifebuoy to his leg and jump into Tokyo Bay.

"Look at you, so pathetic! Aren't you afraid Kayaba Akihiko will see this now?"

"No, actually I hope Kayaba Akihiko sees this now. Maybe if he sees it, he'll be so angry that he'll vomit blood and die?"

As she spoke, Mo Mo even made a peace sign towards the sky.

"Alright, stop fooling around, let's hurry back to the city. Your Asuna is still waiting for you. It's past midnight, isn't it?"

"Oh no, it's already this late!"

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