I, the little cat, am a substitute for others who are starving and thin

Yimi raised her paw and greeted Kirito.

"Well, I already know."

Kirito nodded.

According to the guide, the final BOSS has two forms. The human form has skills similar to the ten unique skills "Infinite Gun", and the artifact in its hand can carry out large-scale attacks and even break through the system.

"what happened to you?"

Imi, who also noticed that Kirito was in a bad mood, trotted over to him.

The cat form has the same skill set as a regular BOSS, and can perform high-attack long-range slashes and even control people for five seconds. During this period, high damage is presented in frames. If you fail to successfully dodge, you will definitely die.

Moreover, her cat form possesses a speed that is imperceptible to the naked eye. As the Blood Alliance Knights continue to develop effective delicacies, her attack value has reached a point where it is almost unstoppable.

"Did anyone bully you?"

However, due to the need for balance, there is one thing that has never been adjusted in Cardinal: its low defense and monster-like health bar.

"nothing……"

Kirito held Imi's head and held her close to him.

Even with low health and defense, her movement speed meant that even if the attacking team filled every corner of the hall and attacked the air, they would not necessarily be able to actually hit her.

"Well?"

"father!"

Yui senses something is wrong because Kirito appears with his sword drawn.

This game cannot hide tears, and the uncomfortable water stains flowed down Kirito's handsome face from his chin, landing on Yimi's cat ears and making them shake twice.

All the selfless efforts of the strategy team are for one goal: to return to reality and reunite with their families. Not only the strategy team of 100 people, but also the thousands of people who are still trapped in this game share this hope. Everyone hopes...

A decision must be made here, a decision must be made...

Kirito gripped the jet-black one-handed sword tightly and raised it.

"Why are you crying?"

Yimi raised her little face and wiped his tears with her hand.

"..."

The blade dropped down and stabbed into the ground with the game's physics.

But he couldn't do it, he absolutely couldn't do it, how could he possibly bring himself to do it!

"sorry Sorry……"

Kirito used his free hand to hold the back of Koneko's head, and his legs slowly softened.

Was he considering swinging his sword at this child? The child he considered a daughter?

As early as when he was facing away from all the players in the first-floor BOSS room, he had already made up his mind to complete this killing game regardless of all the criticism.

But at this moment, facing the only chance he had, he made such a weak decision. All his previous determination was completely shattered at this moment.

He let down almost everyone.

"Asuna, let's find a place to hide away..."

"……it is good."

37

Chapter 37 Pulled to the face.

It can be considered as taking care of Kirito. When talking to him, Kayaba Akihiko spoke in riddles, and only he could see the strategy, so only a few people understood what Kayaba Akihiko really wanted to express that day.

But it is extremely unwise to suddenly choose to live in seclusion at this time. Kirito has already become a legendary hero. Now that he has chosen to live in seclusion without saying a word with the strategy guide, he will definitely be burdened with a lot of criticism.

"Don't talk nonsense! Didn't you hear what Kayaba Akihiko said? Defeating the final boss at any stage counts as clearing the game. From what I know about this guy, he probably knows the best route and wants to challenge it alone. This guy loves to shoulder everything alone."

There are also people like Klein who speak up for Kirito, and they are basically all his friends.

Because of the direct loss of Heathcliff, Asuna and Kirito, the three strongest fighters, the Blood Knights' presence in the strategy group was greatly reduced, and the entire strategy group became leaderless.

Even though Yimi still had plenty of food left, not many people ventured into the new floors. Everyone seemed to be waiting for something, but they weren't sure what.

"That's what he said. We trust him if he dares to risk his life. But the question is, why would he go alone? And if something happens to him, the only strategy for the entire server will be gone."

"Well, Vice Captain Asuna is also missing, and she's taken Yimi-chan and Yui-chan away with her..."

"By the way, that kid is quite cute when she's dressed as a girl. Do you think there's a possibility? I mean, maybe she's actually a girl, but she's been dressing as a boy..."

The person who ignored him interrupted him before he could finish the sentence above: "But there are indeed many suspicious points that day. The behavior of the 65th floor boss is really strange. I think this is the first time, right?"

"That can only be because of Kayaba Akihiko himself. Who else could have designed such a piece of shit?"

A rather grumpy player chimed in: "Didn't he say before that this game was his childhood dream? So, of course, everything is done according to his childhood dreams."

"I see. When Kayaba Akihiko was a child, he encountered a ghost while walking in a maze. He felt quite good after being slapped by the ghost. That's why the mechanic where the boss slaps and then heals you is created."

"What about the previous floor?"

"The first layer reflects the time when Kayaba Akihiko was chased by a dog with a saber when he was a child..."

The doubts that should have been directed at Kirito inexplicably turned into malicious intent directed at Kayaba Akihiko himself.

Kayaba Akihiko, who was watching them from a God's perspective, said: "..."

-

The 22nd floor is a great place for seclusion, with green forests and lakes. The town is more like a village than a town.

The cabin in the woods that Asuna and Kirito bought with their savings wasn't very big, but it was more than enough to accommodate four people.

Zhi~zhi~

"You, you scratched the sofa I just bought!"

Asuna, who had just been cooking, carried Yimi away from the sofa and raised the soup spoon as if to hit Yimi on the head.

run run run!

Yimi quickly broke free and ran to the side to hide behind Yui.

Asuna wasn't really angry. After all, the sofa in the game couldn't be scratched like that.

"Good morning."

Kirito yawned and walked out of the room.

"Good morning, are you going fishing today too?"

"Well, I made an appointment with the old man."

Kirito sat at the dining table, giving himself some time to wake up.

Having interpersonal communication means that their location will be discovered by intelligence dealers sooner or later, which is probably unwise, so when he goes out, he wears another outfit similar to the vampire fashion effect, and looks like just an ordinary girl.

But being found is only a matter of time, so I have to think about what to do next.

It was at this time that he realized that when people unload one burden, they often try to carry another. In addition to the thousands of players he had abandoned, he also had to take care of his mother and sister. This was his greatest guilt, and...

"Asuna, tell me about your real life."

"Eh? Sure."

The presumptuous topic did not make Asuna uncomfortable. She sat in front of Kirito and held his hand.

Only she could understand how determined the young man was when he said the word 'seclusion'.

Three days had already passed, and I'd been enjoying happiness while letting go of the burden in my heart. If there were no selfish guilt, how wonderful it would be if these days could continue forever? Kayaba Akihiko must be somewhere now, chuckling with triumph.

"My father is actually the CEO of Rect..."

"Rect? That's not it?"

"Don't interrupt me."

Asuna stepped on his foot.

"sorry."

"My mother is a university professor, a woman who truly worked her way up to social prominence. However, she's incredibly strict with my brother and me, so strict that she even has plans for our future schooling and possibly even our marriages... Actually, I borrowed my brother's device to enter this game."

They tacitly agreed not to talk about what would happen if they couldn't return to reality. That was a very selfish and scary topic.

趴～

Imi, realizing Asuna wasn't going to teach her a lesson, popped up again, her hands on the table as she stared at them, puzzled.

"Don't you want to go home? Didn't I tell you that shit is cooking behind the scenes?"

Yui ran behind Yimi and pulled her.

Asuna and Kirito exchanged a glance and smiled helplessly: "What lies before us is an uncrossable chasm."

And the obstacle has never been numerical difficulty.

"It's getting late. You should play with Yui first. I'll bring you a big fish in the evening."

Kirito rubbed the two little girls' heads, prepared his fishing gear and went out.

“Bring breakfast!”

Asuna quickly brought her breakfast.

"Well……"

Yimi glanced at the system which had been reorganized by 47%.

Kirito had told her that as long as there was a path ahead, he would go on. Why did he suddenly give up? Was it because he couldn't win?

After delivering breakfast, Asuna propped up her face and looked at the two little girls: "I can accompany you all day today, is there anything you want to play?"

"No."

Yimi walked back to her room in a depressed mood.

Asuna watched the tail swishing behind her until the door closed, then sighed helplessly again.

"I'll go see her, Mom."

Yui chased after her, and they both lived in the same room.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Yimi take out the transfer crystal, which symbolizes trouble.

"What is Yimi going to do?"

Yui quickly grabbed her wrist.

"I'll go back and find him, cook the shit behind the scenes, and then take him out."

Yimi directly injected magic power.

"No, we..."

Before she could finish her words, the scene in front of Yui switched.

This time they even skipped the process of hurrying on the road and went straight to the GM's emergency login room.

"Whatever you want to do, as B...programs, we have no right to interfere."

But last time Yimi operated this thing.

Then, the fist of [World] struck the stone platform without hesitation.

They give up, and the cat helps them defeat the bad guys!

Under Yui's shocked gaze, the warning window did not pop up, which was the same as the previous situation when she pressed the buttons randomly.

But in terms of the program, the previous developer log was locked, and Kayaba Akihiko, who had the highest authority in the entire game, was pulled directly in front of them with a confused look on his face.

38

Chapter 38: Do I have to make sacrifices?

In Kayaba Akihiko's eyes, the game crash last year was a virus implanted by the official. Although it was so powerful that he could not eradicate it even with the highest authority, he was able to use it in turn, which was almost a solution.

Just now he was observing from a God's perspective what the strategy team was going to do after Kirito left, but it turned out that those people not only did not have a deep discussion with Kirito, but even started to analyze Kayaba Akihiko's psychology.