It was supposed to be a love simulation, so why are they also players?

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"I'm sorry, please allow me to think about it..."

There was neither refusal nor agreement.

Shiina Tatsuki hesitated.

Some things, once broken, can never be recovered.

"Why hesitate... Aren't we friends? Don't you want CryChic to come back?"

"Su Shi, look forward, don't live in the past..."

Shiina Tatsuki has come to terms with it.

Obsession, salty and bitter.

She, too, once cared about the past, just like Nagasaki Motoyo.

The happy times spent with everyone were genuine.

Precious memories.

Rainy days, brokenness, constant replays...

Toyokawa Shoko is wrong.

She herself has problems.

Lixi knew that her personality was also terrible, not likable, and that she always liked to speak the truth and be straightforward...

The only people who would completely accept her terrible personality, besides her older sister, are that idiot from Shimokitazawa Mental Hospital.

"I'm leaving first, Su Shi... you must survive in this world."

respectively.

She left gracefully.

The next interview I've scheduled is about to begin.

[Family Fun and Joy]

This sect is a local sect that originated in the game world.

"Do I need a resume to join a sect? That's so troublesome."

Yes, yes, we need to screen resumes, such as which college you graduated from, what certificates you have, your level of education, etc.

Grinding ink and picking up a brush, the black-haired girl with a beauty mark under her eye, dressed in a simple white robe and carrying the best longsword in the beginner village, hand-wrote her resume.

Then it was rejected.

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river! Never abandon a poor young woman!"

Shiina Tatsuki angrily headed to the next stop.

【Beast Senpai Sect.】

Interview, but NPC.

"Name?"

"Xia Mu."

Shiina Tatsuki gave someone's name.

"gender?"

"male."

"Huh? Aren't you a woman?"

"Then you still ask?"

Hold it in.

You can't flip the table.

"Why should we join the Beast Elder Sect?"

"I want to become stronger."

"Anything else? Of the people who came for interviews today, nine out of ten want to become stronger. Some have had their supreme bones removed, some have had their fiancées stolen by a rich bully from Tokyo's K district, and some have had their cultivation suddenly decline instead of increase, leading to their fiancées publicly breaking off the engagement. What's your situation?"

"..."

Joining a sect is far more difficult than I imagined.

He flipped the table.

If it's difficult, then let's not do it in half!

Shiina Riki took off running.

Players need to have their own lives too. Goodbye!

Next stop.

【Abe's Hen, Kazon.】

It is also a sect established by players.

Unlike lucky players like Nagasaki Motoyo, he was formed by a paid e-sports team.

Before the logout button was removed, their plan was to become the number one player in SAO!

then.

Successfully escaping this hellish place is a victory in itself.

"Hello, I'm here for an interview."

"Lixi?"

Another acquaintance.

He's still the guy Shiina Tatsuki hates.

Toyokawa Shoko.

【Ding! 】

[Information Update.]

【Abe's Hen, Kazon.】

[This is currently the sect with the highest spending power during the SAO launch period.]

[Sect Leader: Toyokawa Shoko]

[The Four Elders: Wakaba Mutsumi, Yutenji Wakanagi, Hachiman Kairin, and Misumi Hatsuka.]

"Is it too late for me to leave now?"

She's so stupid, really.

They actually expect to join a sect to cultivate and become stronger.

You declined Shoko Toyokawa's and Kairin Hachiman's offers to stay and left.

Being a lone wolf doesn't seem so bad.

"I want to go to Shili Slope to level up..."

General Lixi, please take this path quickly.

Chapter 285 Xia Mu! Our Demonic Sect needs talents like you!

At the foot of Shili Slope, there is a tavern.

[A bustling crowd of players gathered here.]

Current number of surviving SAO players: 9527

"Have you heard? The stun gun god of Shilipo is getting more and more cruel; he's practically a rabbit-killing machine."

"We're all players, so why is there such a big difference? Last time I went to hunt rabbits, I almost got caught and forced to mate with them! If he hadn't saved me, I would be in rabbit form by now."

"Not buddy?"

"Everyone! I have some inside information. It seems there's a shortcut to defeating the Demonic Cult's Holy Lord!"

"A shortcut in detail."

"Gather all the righteous sects in the martial world and launch a united attack!"

"Your words are truly insightful. Those NPCs aren't that impulsive. You think the martial world is just about fighting and killing? How naive! It's about human relationships and social dynamics! Attacking the Demonic Sect isn't that easy. Just focus on leveling up, man!"

With Murakami Yoshiki in tow, Riki arrived at the tavern to rest for the time being and gathered a lot of information.

"Speaking of which, what's the name of that 'Electric Stick God' from Shili Slope?"

"It seems to be called Shiina Tatsuki's daughter, Natsumuku."

"What a long ID!"

Full of complaints.

You have found clues about Xia Mu.

But he left Shilipo the day before yesterday.

Don't worry, Xia Mu is very reliable. Even if all the players die, he can still survive and make it to the resurrection round.

What's your choice?

Should I level up at Shili Slope, or go find Xia Mu?

"I don't want to be a burden to him... I'll level up here first. When I'm strong enough, I'll find him and protect this idiot."

and so.