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

"What about me?"

"Oh...Kirito-nii-san too."

"You're so perfunctory, Maple-chan~!"

"hey-hey."

"Okay, brother, go ahead and explore the way ahead."

Leafa's face turned cold and she looked at Kirito unkindly.

what do you want?

Planning to attack Maple? Copper Smelter?

You have me, and you're still not satisfied?!

"——!!!"

Kirito felt a chill on his back and didn't dare to say anything more. He just smiled at Leafa in a flattering manner.

"Go here and go."

After saying that, he ran up the stone steps.

"Hmph." Seeing this, Leafa snorted with satisfaction.

"Then I'll leave too."

"Well, let's go."

"Sister Leafa, be careful~!"

"Okay, see you later."

Asuna and Maple smiled the whole time as they sent off these two siblings who had a very good relationship.

Asuna and Maple stood there, waiting until Leafa was out of sight before preparing to move.

"Come, I'll carry you, Maple."

Asuna walked over to Maple, squatted down, and spoke to her.

"Oh~!"

Maple knew how slow she was, so she wouldn't fall behind at this moment.

Besides, ever since I entered this game, wasn’t I carried away by someone that day?

Asuna stood up and gently supported Maple on her back. After confirming that she was ready, she walked towards Leafa and the others.

……

……

"Brother, why did you stop?"

On the stone steps, Leafa looked at Kirito who was slowly stopping and she also slowed down her pace.

Could it be that this is the end of the stone steps?

Leafa thought so, stepped lightly, came behind Kirito, patted his shoulder and asked.

"In front... it seems to be the boss room... but..."

Kirito stretched out his hand, pointed forward, and motioned for Leafa to look there.

"how……"

Leafa turned her head and paused.

What appeared before them was a fantasy world that was detached from reality.

But that world keeps flickering.

Beauty and ruins are constantly exchanged back and forth.

Just like an old and dilapidated TV, it keeps switching between scenes of the "past" and the "future" on the same channel.

The mist-shrouded shrine seems to be looming like a divine realm. The gurgling water flows in front of the shrine. The stone lanterns in front of the shrine emit a faint glow, as if guiding the lost people.

But the next moment, the scene in front of me seemed to be blurred.

The shrine in the mist was replaced by a village filled with flames and thick smoke. The ground was covered in blood, and a large number of farmers in simple clothes lay powerlessly on the ground, letting the blood slowly flow out from the huge scratches and wounds, soaking the ground.

The flames licked the wooden houses. The billowing smoke obscured the sky. In the place of the flames, there seemed to be a huge white shadow wandering unconsciously.

Just when Kirito tried hard to see the white shadow clearly, the scene in front of him suddenly became blurred.

The village engulfed in flames once again became a divine shrine.

"That should be the boss of the third level."

Kirito took Lalifa's hand, and the two sat on the stone steps together, waiting for Asuna and Maple to arrive.

The mist-shrouded shrine did not seem to be in any danger for the time being, but the village surrounded by flames could also provide them with some help.

Huge scratches on the body, beast, or orc.

The fire may have been accidentally ignited when the house collapsed, but it is also possible that the boss has the ability to breathe fire.

However, judging from the wounds on the villagers, most of them died at the boss' claws. The fire-breathing ability might have been used to burn houses and corpses after the massacre. Apart from that, there are no other clues.

"Maybe we'll encounter two bosses. After all, there were two scenes that appeared just now."

Leafa tangled her hair with her fingers, tilted her head slightly, and looked at her brother with a faint gaze, but in her heart she was thinking about how to take their relationship to the next level.

It would be best if you felt uncomfortable when you couldn't see yourself.

"!!!"

Kirito subconsciously tightened his clothes, but then he thought, this is not right, this is a game, why do I feel palpitations and a chill on my back?

Also, why does Leafa's eyes look so weird? ! ! !

"Hehe~" Seeing her brother looking at her suspiciously, Leafa immediately showed a well-behaved and cute expression. If she didn't know when Asuna and the others would come up, Leafa would have wanted to hold Kirito's arm and sit together.

There are some things that you can’t tell even your best friend!

"By the way, my brother seems to like Maple very much. Could it be that he likes children very much?"

Leafa fell into deep thought again, and her piercing gaze made Kirito feel very uncomfortable.

What happened to my sister?

Why are you looking at me with such suspicion?

I obviously didn't do anything? !

I'm ready to confront my current adoptive parents and my future biological parents, but you're making me panic, Zhiye!

Chapter 31: Getting married with a baby?

"We are catching up~"

"Brother Kirito, Sister Leafa."

There was a sound of hurried footsteps below. Leafa and Kirito quietly moved to the side, making the distance between them neither distant nor close, just like ordinary people.

After a while, Asuna and Maple appeared in their sight.

Kirito and Leafa stood up and made way for them.

Asuna squatted down, and Maple's little hand loosened and slid down from Asuna's back.

Maple ran to Leafa and held her hand, then dragged Leafa to Asuna and held Asuna's hand with her other hand.

The three of them stood beside Kirito in a V-shape.

"Is the boss room in front?"

Asuna asked Leafa.

"Yeah." Leafa nodded, and then added: "However, it seems that there are two copies ahead."

"Huh?" Asuna was surprised when she heard it.

"Two copies?" Maple raised her head, her big watery eyes flickering with curiosity, "A set within a set?"

"Uh... about that." After hearing Maple's question, Kirito's mouth twitched, and he finally nodded reluctantly.

"Hey, Asuna-sister, let's go check it out now."

Maple shook Asuna's arm and urged her.

"Okay."

Asuna looked at Leafa. After all, the three of them were now connected with Maple as the center, so they naturally had to act together.

"Let's go take another look. Maybe we'll find some new clues."

Leafa would naturally not disagree. After all, apart from the burning village which looked rather despairing, the divine-like shrine was still very pleasing to the eye.

"Ah."

The three of them walked right past a certain black-clad swordsman, took a step forward, and arrived in front of the two "worlds" where reincarnations alternated.

“I…” Kirito gave a bitter smile, then followed and stood in the corner, staring at the ever-changing scene.

However, most of his attention was focused on the burning countryside.

After all, deep in that countryside, there was the only boss-like monster they could observe.

While Kirito was analyzing carefully, Leafa also explained her and Kirito's speculations to Asuna and Maple.

"If that's the case, I can definitely help my brothers and sisters!"

Maple happily took out the large shield from the warehouse.

After all, judging from the corpses, the monsters' attack methods are relatively simple.

As long as Maple helps block the damage, the remaining three can basically output without worry.

Especially since Maple's defense is abnormal, Asuna and the others don't have to worry about Maple's safety at all.

"Well, then it will all depend on you, Maple~!" Asuna said with a smile.

"Well! Just leave it to me!" Maple was in high spirits, and the hair on her head moved like a spring, swaying non-stop.

Seeing this, Leafa raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and put her hand on Maple's head, then suddenly lifted it up, making Maple's hair move non-stop, unable to stop: "Maple, is your hair like this in real life? It's so cute, isn't it?!"

"Well, but sometimes it's really annoying, like right now..."

Maple curled her lips and shook her head vigorously.

So cute...I feel like touching...

A certain black-clad swordsman wailed in his heart.

"It's decided! I must give birth to a daughter with Leafa in the future!"

His eyes were fiery, as if he had found his life goal!

That fiery gaze made Leafa feel a chill on her back.

"Brother! What are you thinking about?!" Leafa suddenly turned her head to look at the older brother beside her who was looking at her with fiery eyes.

For some reason, she didn't dare to look him in the eye, just like... that time...

“Ah…ah! Nothing, nothing!”

When Kirito heard Leafa's somewhat unhappy voice, he panicked and quickly waved his hands to deny it, as if he was hiding something.

"Hey, Leafa, your brother doesn't have any bad thoughts about you, does he?!"

Asuna tugged at Leafa's sleeve, leaned close to her ear, and whispered.

Because Kirito's gaze was so intense, even Asuna could see that it was not the kind of gaze a brother should give to his sister.

"It's okay, just let mom teach him a lesson when we get back."

Leafa said in a calm tone.

"Ahem, there's no point in continuing to look like this, let's get ready to go in." Kirito coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment and said.

"Well... okay." Asuna gave Kirito a strange look.