I, Asuna, don't want to travel around the world

"Maple, what about you?"

Asuna nodded to Leafa, then asked Maple.

"It seems... it's the same as what happened to Sister Leafa."

The aho hair on her head swayed slightly, bit by bit, as if to express her agreement.

"Strange... As for the game... it's impossible for it to interfere with your memories..."

Could it be that someone is conducting human experiments under the guise of a game?

"Crack~~~"

Suddenly, out of nothingness, a faint sound of hands hitting each other was heard.

Asuna's eyes suddenly became dull, and Leafa and Maple's eyes were completely expressionless, and they lowered their heads like puppets that had lost control.

"Really... Why do you always encounter the monster souls sealed in the crowdfunding group ④五六壹２７９４０ in your dreams..."

A girl wearing a classical kimono appeared from thin air.

The torii gate once again emitted a faint glow, the lanterns swayed gently, and a clear and pleasant bell rang from the top of the mountain, as if welcoming the girl's arrival.

Lianhua raised her hand and waved, and the heavy visions slowly disappeared.

She raised her head, her gaze seemed to penetrate the cliffs and stone steps and look directly at the top of the mountain. A faint white shadow flashed in her emerald green eyes.

"Is that so... have you completely lost your mind..."

She was silent for a while, then walked to Asuna and placed her hand on Asuna's head: "I'll leave the dying soul up there in your care~"

Lianhua made some slight modifications to the memories in Asuna's dream, but she knew that these modifications would not last long. Asuna would probably wake up from the dream soon.

"The red fire and the fox demon died together... My companion was temporarily disconnected due to network problems... And that boy... was also burned to death by the red fire due to the disconnection..."

"Well, should it be enough to modify these?"

Renka murmured softly before removing her hand from the top of Asuna's head.

"It's really scary to let you into a dream."

Lianhua sighed sadly.

When she thought of the golden osmanthus tree deep in Asuna's soul that was always preparing to attack her, she felt a headache!

The few dream worlds he had left were ruthlessly broken up by that guy and absorbed as fertilizer.

Helping Asuna to enter the dream actively, she was very nervous, fearing that the tree would rush out and absorb her as fertilizer.

"One has lost all his strength, the other has lost all his reason... If I had known earlier, I would have just been a zashiki-warashi..."

A trace of regret flashed across Lianhua's eyes. I shouldn't have agreed to that mysterious man in the first place!

I was free, and I became stronger, but what was the result? Everything was gone, and I was worse off than when I was in the inn!

Wouldn’t it be nice for her to wait for those curious tourists in the Doll House every day?

Although the speed of collecting dreams in that way is very slow, and most of the dreams are very indecent, but at least it is safe!

Look at myself now, hiding in the kaleidoscope every day, and even the strength to appear in front of others is difficult to maintain.

Not to mention those gods who are so bored that they run to the underworld to play cultivation games, for fear that they will be discovered and purified by those gods.

"After the fox demon above is purified, I should be able to recover some strength..."

Lianhua was a little uncertain, because she always felt that after the fox demon was destroyed, the tree deep in Asuna's soul would most likely come out to compete with her!

It was clearly me who sealed it up, it was clearly me who spent a long time wearing out her mind, and this dream was clearly connected to me, so why are you snatching food from me!

(A certain Golden Osmanthus Tree: I have already eaten so much of your food, why would I need just one more?)

The body of the girl in the classical kimono slowly became transparent.

She was mentally prepared to lose everything.

……

When the girl's figure completely disappeared, Leafa and Maple's eyes were the first to show a look of interest.

They raised their heads in sync, like robots, and according to the memory modified by Lianhua, the divine light in their eyes became more lively.

Asuna also came back to her senses from her previous "daze".

"Why did you suddenly get disconnected just now?" Leafa asked puzzled.

"Eh? Sister Leafa, are you offline too?" Maple heard what Leafa said and moved her little butt slightly to sit next to Leafa.

"Disconnected? Is there a problem with the server? I seemed to be in a trance for a while just now?"

Asuna shook her head and looked at the coin not far away with a smile on her face. "But luckily, we lost connection after these two monsters died together. Otherwise, if we were affected during the process of losing connection, it would be a big loss!"

"Yeah, that's right." Leafa stood up, patted her butt habitually, looked at the coin not far away, and said curiously: "I wonder what the boss of the next level will be."

"I hope it won't be as perverted as this level!" Maple stuck out her tongue. In this copy, they were basically slacking off.

Fighting or something like that, because of those flames, it's impossible to get close.

Not to mention the monsters swinging their swords.

"Probably...not right?"

Asuna was also a little unsure.

The three of them walked over to the props dropped by the white fox.

On the ground, a coin as white as jade lay there quietly, waiting for someone to pick it up.

"This pattern seems to be... a person?"

He raised the coin with ease, aiming it at the sun in the sky. As the light shone in, a human-shaped shadow was suddenly projected onto the ground.

However, the figure looked very strange, because he looked a little fierce, as if he was about to pounce on the three girls present.

There were several tail-like things dancing behind the figure, and judging from the pattern setting, it might be the orcs from SAO.

"Well, let's wait until my brother finishes the resurrection mission before entering this dungeon."

Leafa has now confirmed Kirito's death. After all, the ball of red fire from before was not something that players like them who had no magic skills could deal with.

In addition, Kirito ran towards the top of the mountain long ago, so he must have come into contact with the red fire earlier than the white fox.

Now that the copy has ended, he has not appeared yet, which basically means that his death notice has been issued.

"Well, don't worry."

Asuna handed the coin in her hand to Leafa for safekeeping.

After all, she had to help Kirito with the resurrection mission these days and clear the negative buffs after the character's death.

If Asuna took it, and if she had been online for more than half an hour on the day the mission was completed, then their entry into the dungeon would have to be delayed by one day.

Maple will also level up with them, so it doesn't matter whether the coin is given to Leafa or Maple.

However, in line with the idea of ​​"treating everyone equally", Asuna still gave the coin to Leafa.

After all, in their three-person team, Leafa was the only one who had never kept the mission items.

As time passed, only half of the red pillar remained of the originally tall Torii.

From the angle where Asuna and the others were, it was half dense forest and half mountain path, which looked quite strange.

"Buzz~!ka~!"

With a crisp sound, the copy collapsed as if it had been under tremendous pressure.

Countless points of light rose up with the wind, and under the sunlight, they emitted colorful light, covering the entire sky.

Asuna took out the white fox coin from her warehouse.

"It turned gray...it lost its luster..."

Looking at the white fox coin that was almost the same size as Maple's coin, Asuna silently put it away.

A smile spread across her face, and she invited him, "We still have some time, do you want to come to my house and sit for a while?"

The "home" Asuna refers to is actually the house in SAO that can be purchased with game currency.

Thanks to Kayaba Akira Jingyan, Asuna always gets a lot of rewards from every event and has no shortage of money at all.

In addition, she also wanted to experience what it was like to live alone, so she bought a cottage near the lake on the 22nd floor, which looked like a resort.

However, due to time constraints, Asuna rarely went to that house after her initial experience.

After all, she only has half an hour of gaming time every day, and after completing the key tasks, it is time for her to log off.

So after she spent a lot of money to buy the cabin, she only used it less than 20 times in total.

However, in these less than 20 times of use, it took her more than ten days just to decorate and design the interior of her favorite room.

I'm afraid the actual number of times it's been used is only in the single digits...

As one of Asuna's few friends, Leafa had naturally been to Asuna's cabin.

"Well, come to think of it, Asuna, you haven't been to your little house for a long time, right?"

"Yeah, we only lived there for a few days after the renovation. Fortunately, dust doesn't accumulate in the game, otherwise I'm afraid I would have to take you guys to clean it."

"Decoration? Sister Asuna, did you decorate the house you bought in the game yourself?"

Maple raised her hand curiously and asked.

"Well, because I live alone, the house looks too empty, so I added some modifications to it myself."

Asuna replied with a smile, rubbing Asuna's head.

"It just so happens that I still have time. Come on, I'll take you to see my home~"

"Um…"

Maple nodded heavily, her hair swaying, and the curiosity in her eyes was not concealed at all.

"Hehe~" Leafa laughed softly, then took out the "Transfer Crystal" from the warehouse.

And this time, Maple actually followed their pace and took out the "Transfer Crystal" from the warehouse? !

"When did you buy it?"

Asuna was about to give Maple a few pieces, but when she saw that she already had some, she asked curiously.

"Hehe~ Since I don't need that money to strengthen things, I just bought the "Transfer Crystal"~"

Maple scratched her head, lowered her head and smiled foolishly, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Oh~ Really..." Asuna heard this and immediately transferred dozens of «Transfer Crystals» to Maple. "Take them. I have plenty of them. Besides, I'm not short of money."

"oh oh……"

Maple, who already knew about the cost of the «Transfer Crystal», looked at the dozens of «Transfer Crystal» in the information column and could only nod dumbly at Asuna's statement of wealth.

"Okay, okay, Maple, just get used to it from now on."

"I think... this will take some time... Sister Leafa..."

Maple's mouth twitched as she spoke reluctantly.

"Alright, alright." Asuna clapped her hands and said, "Destination: Level 22~ Let's go!"

Maple: “Oh~!”

(Wow, is this the legendary rich woman? It feels like Sister Asuna bought the entire 22nd floor in the game!)

Leafa: "...Okay."

(What on earth is Maple expecting? I feel like she has misunderstood something...)

Three rays of light shot up into the sky as the "Transfer Crystal" shattered. As far as certain special effects are concerned, Kayaba Shizuo's team has worked very hard.

……

After opening her eyes and taking off the stealth device on her head, Asuna did not get up immediately, but continued to lie on the bed for a while.

"Pfft~"

She hugged a pillow in her arms, opened her mouth slightly and yawned, a hint of fatigue flashed in her eyes.

"Why do you feel sleepy?"

She always felt that there seemed to be something wrong with her memory, but she couldn't find out what the problem was.