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Argo's voice trailed off, finally turning into a blush, as she said, "You foul-breaking man..."

Their faces drew close again, and they shared a long kiss.

“Hey... Momo.”

"I'm here."

"You won't abandon Asuna, will you?"

"Yes."

Will you give up on me?

"will not."

"As expected, you're a playboy. I knew it from the beginning, yet I still foolishly ran headlong into you and became infatuated with you. Why is it that the clever, witty, beautiful, and charming mouse Argo is destined to become a silly little hamster when she's with you?"

"Because you are my Argo."

"shameless!"

"Hmm, if I still have any shame now, would I still be a man?"

"Pfft... I know perfectly well whether you're a man or not!"

"If you keep teasing me, I'll really let you experience whether I'm a man or not."

"Ahhh, wait, we're talking about serious matters! You... you wouldn't be thinking of having both me and Asuna at the same time, would you?"

"Yes, it's shameless, isn't it? But I won't give up on you. I can't bear to part with any of you right now."

"But... this isn't legal, is it? Momo... I can't live without you anymore, and I feel guilty towards Asuna... If it really comes down to it... we can fake a breakup, and then... you said it's okay to be lovers..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? This is not something you should be thinking about. You just need to know that I love you now, just like I love Asuna. You can leave all these things to me."

"Hehehe... So I'm really not going to consider anything at all?"

"Okay, just be a good little hamster, my favorite little hamster."

"Hey hey hey..."

Bored, Reimu Hakurei looked up at the sky, saw the misty clouds, sighed, and said, "Ugh, where are you fire archmages? Burn these two idiot lovers to death!"

……

"boom!"

With a loud bang, Asuna, her face ashen, slammed the door shut and walked out of the conference room.

Five days! It's been a full five days!

Since that incident, Aincrad seemed to have died instantly. Everyone's faces lost their smiles, their courage, and their hope. Everything was over.

It was like the end of the world.

This current situation cannot continue, so the leaders of several guilds finally gathered today to discuss their next steps.

Then, a few minutes later, Asuna slammed the door and walked out, followed by Yuriel, whose face was equally ashen.

"They're insane! They're insane! What are they anyway?!"

Lier, unusually, burst into a tirade, saying, "It's one thing for the Fang King to be a bad guy, he's still the leader of a second guild, but what is that Heathcliff? He acts like he's in charge and even wants to take over our Rose Garden!"

"Has he forgotten that he is a man?!"

103 Unless he undergoes gender reassignment surgery!

"Calm down, Yuriel."

Asuna's tone remained calm, but there was no doubt that anger was written all over her face. Her slightly tired eyes held more mockery and helplessness, which, combined with her somewhat pale complexion, evoked a sense of pity in one's heart.

"But, President, this is clearly illogical!"

Yuriel clearly hadn't given up, nor did she show any signs of calming down. She continued, "Our Rose Garden is an all-girls guild, all of us are girls. Although we do have a combat department led by you, Guild Master, secondary professions are the main focus of our Rose Garden."

"Now, he actually wants to annex our Rose Garden and incorporate it into his Blood Oath Knights?"

Yuriel said in disbelief and resentment, "If Heathcliff chooses to undergo gender reassignment surgery and become a woman, I'll support him!"

Asuna was amused by Yuriel's nonsense and said, "Yuriel, you can say such silly things too? I thought you didn't joke around much."

"This is no joke, President, he really went too far!"

Yuriel's anger only intensified, and she said, "A few days ago..."

At this point, Yuri hesitated for a moment, looked at Asuna, and breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw that Asuna's expression had not changed much.

In fact, Yuriel didn't quite understand Asuna either, after all, Asuna's behavior that day was too cold and the turn of events was too rapid.

While this demonstrated competence and decisiveness, which Liel herself greatly admired, most of the girls in the guild were just ordinary girls. Compared to strong women, the kind, approachable neighborhood mom was much closer to their lives.

Therefore, they did not understand Asuna's behavior, and many girls even discussed in private whether Asuna was too heartless.

In Yuriel's view, Asuna was indeed heartless. However, Asuna's actions were not inherently wrong. After all, given the situation that day, if Momo was truly an insider, it meant that Momo had deceived Asuna and everyone else.

What right does a man like that have to be liked by Asuna? So Asuna calmly chose to stand by and wait for things to develop, which, in Yuriel's opinion, was the right thing to do.

On the contrary, Lier admired her greatly. How many girls could remain calm and choose to stand by in the face of such a situation?

At that time, Asuna was still wearing her wedding dress. Asuna, dressed in her wedding gown, was able to calmly watch her husband being condemned by thousands of people; this wasn't heartlessness, but rather composure.

However, the only mistake was that Mo Mo was wrongly accused.

Thinking of this, Yuriel felt a pang of sadness. She was certain that her guild leader, Asuna, undoubtedly liked Momo, and could even be said to be deeply in love with him.

Unfortunately, Asuna maintained a calm demeanor that day, while Momo was framed and taken away by the group of murderers with high reputations. All of this made Asuna's calmness seem distorted.

Calmness, in the eyes of many, is heartless.

“Speak, Yuriel, it’s alright. This is my own choice.”

"Yes, Chairman."

"That day, Heathcliff clearly framed Mo Mojun based on hearsay and a little evidence, and he was even relentless in his pursuit. He claimed it was for the sake of all the players, but I believe you, the guild leader, can see that he clearly wanted to seize Mo Mojun's position."

Yuriel clenched her fists angrily and said, "It's all his fault that Aincrad is in this state. No one has any fighting spirit anymore. Everyone is waiting listlessly, but what will happen if we keep waiting like this?"

"His outrageous behavior brought Momojun to his doom and almost killed everyone in Aincrad. And now, he still has the audacity to hold meetings with us and even demand that the unions be merged and our Rose Garden be taken over."

"Is he a madman?"

Yuriel was genuinely puzzled. After all, in her view, Heathcliff's actions were clearly wrong and he bore a huge responsibility. Now, not only was no one pointing fingers at him or criticizing him, but he himself seemed to have forgotten all of this, actively contacting and encouraging all the presidents and other figures, and even trying to unite everyone.

Who is he? Does he even have the qualifications?

This is what Lilier finds most perplexing and infuriating.

"There's nothing difficult to understand about this."

Unlike Yuriel, Asuna was very calm, and although she was angry, her mind was surprisingly clear.

"The reason is simple: no one is interested in pursuing his responsibility anymore. Otherwise, they have completely lost their fighting spirit and are just waiting to die like zombies, having no value whatsoever."

Asuna paused slightly, then looked up at the still bright sky, but even the bright sunshine couldn't untangle the knots in everyone's hearts.

"Otherwise, like him, don't believe Momo's words, prefer to believe your own judgment, and then seize all the power you can at this time, gather the power in your own hands, and then do it according to your own ideas."

"Heathcliff, the latter, believed he was right and couldn't stand the status quo, so he directly tore off the mask and demanded that we obey his orders."

"He probably thinks that since we do nothing and are just like walking corpses, we can just follow his orders. As long as he proves that his idea is correct, no one will remember his arrogant behavior today."

Yuriel frowned and said angrily, "How could he even think of that?"

"It wasn't that he came up with the idea, but that reality forced him to take action. Faced with despair, some people sit and wait to die, while others run and go crazy. It's that simple."

Yuriel's heart skipped a beat. She looked at her guild leader and wondered what was going on with his calm tone.

Asuna seemed to understand Yuriel's thoughts and said, "Are you worried about me? Or do you want to know which category I belong to?"

"President...it's not that I don't trust you...but have you really let go of what happened that day?"

"If I said I've let go, you probably wouldn't believe me."

Yuriel remained silent.

"Don't worry, I'm not a walking corpse who just waits to die in the face of despair. Maybe I was before, but I'm not now."

“Heathcliff is going crazy, but we don’t need to worry about him. Just handle everything calmly. Even if we can’t see any hope right now, it doesn’t mean there’s no hope at all. Yuriel, continue operating the guild as before, encourage everyone to keep working as much as possible, and keep everything as usual.”

Yuriel took a deep breath and said, "Yes, ma'am!"

"Clap!"

At this moment, a person walked over from a distance, clapping his hands, and said, "As expected of the most outstanding girl and the most outstanding female player in the entire SAO right now, Miss Asuna, your courage and insight are admirable."

"Tilberu, what are you doing here? Were you eavesdropping on my conversation with the chairman?"

When Yuriel saw Tilberu, her attitude was not friendly.

"Why didn't you say a word when Heathcliff was going crazy and blaming our guild leader? Our two guilds have always had a very close relationship, haven't they? Just because Momo left, do you want to usurp power and become the new guild leader, and then you don't care about Rose Garden anymore?"

Tilberu waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "How could that be? The Rose Garden is even more important to our Watchers Knights than I am as the vice president. I can be kicked out as vice president, but if I tell the guild members that we are severing ties with the Rose Garden from today onwards, I'm afraid I'll be ousted from the position in no time."

Tilberu wasn't lying. The two guilds were already closely connected, and their guild leaders were a publicly acknowledged couple. This served as a demonstration, making it much easier for players from the two guilds to be together, rather than creating obstacles.

Right now, because of the incident a few days ago, many people's emotions have erupted. In an instant, dozens of couples have appeared in the two guilds, licking each other's wounds. It can be said that the connection between the two guilds is even closer than before.

"Hmph, you're smart enough to know what's good for you. Well then, why aren't you giving us an explanation? Why were you silent all this time?"

“Yuriel, there’s no need for that.”

Asuna shook her head slightly and said, "Tilber shouldn't be criticized for remaining silent, after all, he has to consider the interests of the entire guild."

"Thank you for your understanding, Miss Asuna, but I am not as great as you say. In fact, I am confused by the current situation and have no idea what to do."

“In the past, when faced with such a big issue, I would consult the chairman to determine the direction before taking action. All of the chairman's decisions have proven to be correct, and I've gotten used to this approach. But now…”

Seeing Tilberu's wry smile, Yuriel's dislike for him lessened slightly, because she could tell that Tilberu wasn't lying.

Thinking about herself, if Asuna suddenly disappeared, how could Yuriel, who had always been in charge of all daily affairs, dare to make decisions about things that would affect the future of the guild?

“Tilberu, there’s no use dwelling on the past. What brings you here? I don’t think you’d come here out of boredom to chat with me.”

Tilber nodded and said, "That's right, Miss Asuna. Normally, I would only greet you and Miss Yuriel. So, I do have something I'd like Miss Asuna to help me resolve."

"what's up?"