Kazuma interrupted Kerry's description.

Kerry shrugged helplessly. He didn't take it seriously. After all, he woke up four years ago to find himself back in the mental hospital. Moreover, even though he remembered how to use his magnetic field power, he couldn't even force an electric current out of him. It was probably just a hallucination caused by taking too much medication in the hospital.

The group continued into the sea and left from another location.

"Wow!"

Not long after, Tokugawa Mitsunari arrived at the site. Because he did not see the person he wanted to see, he threw a tantrum on the shore, crying and making a scene.

However, in one place that everyone overlooked, in the sea, a corpse that had sensed something was wrong and fled in its natural instincts was frowning as it looked around.

The corpse had brown hair and blue eyes, and its appearance was exactly the same as that of Kazuma Sato.

Originally a nerve ending of Geragi, he regained his consciousness and the memories imprinted in his brain belonging to Kazuma Sato after Geragi's death.

"Should I...go find Kerry and the others? No, knowing myself as I do, I'd cut them down without hesitation. Oh well, this body seems a bit sensitive to light...right, I guess I don't have to work anymore. If only I could buy a game console and just wait to die at home."

He wasn't disappointed that he was probably just a copy, and the zombie had no desire to harm anyone. All he was thinking about was whether he could find a dark corner to play games.

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Chapter 189 I often feel out of place with you guys because I'm not twisted enough.

"This is their thank-you fee."

"Phew! You won't even invite me in for a cup of tea! I'm only acting as this middleman to protect you from those people!"

The kappa waved its hand.

"Snapped!"

A can of Coke was tossed into the air by Kerry. He caught it, but the impact almost made him stumble.

"Never mind, never mind, see you next time. No, I hope this country will never have to trouble you again."

The kappa shook his head, unscrewed the can of cola, drank it, got into the car, and drove away.

Seeing the bank card that the other party brought out again, Kerry and the others exchanged glances without reacting.

Only Xiangzi happily went to study how many transfers to make.

Among the group, Kazuma was the one unpacking the package. It contained items that Kerry had ordered earlier: several game helmets and a very heavy safe. Kerry and Xiangzi had bought it so that they could also enter the game world and have a look at it, but it seemed they wouldn't need it now. Only Kazuma was looking at the package with great curiosity.

Kirito, on the other hand, looked gloomy even after the incident was resolved, leaning back on the beanbag chair and gazing at the sky.

Kirito's phone lit up, and several messages popped up.

[Suguha: Did you guys cause this Tokyo Bay incident?]

[Suguha: You've really worked hard. Yuuki is back online, and she looks much better.]

Kirito glanced at the messages on his lock screen, but instead of opening them and marking them as read, he lay back down.

He was still debating whether what he had said to Yuki was right.

This is the price of being fussy: being unwilling to cause short-term pain to others or oneself results in more prolonged pain in return.

Kirito has already deeply felt the consequences of this.

But he is who he is, and if faced with the same choice again, he will still do the same thing and say the same thing.

Finally, Kerry carried the safe to the third floor, bringing along the statue that was still on the roadside on the second floor, and even put the books inside.

Before putting it in, Kree took a look. Unfortunately, many of the spells recorded inside were useless, and many of the spell-casting materials inside were ones that Kree had never seen before and did not look like they came from Earth. The rest were all flesh and blood spells.

The materials required for casting spells are all living people.

The Cthulhu-themed sorcery system seems more like a ritual than the kind where you chant a spell and a fireball falls from the sky.

The remaining seventh volume is full of various tedious summoning rituals, and even some gossip and miscellaneous talk.

It tells the story of the love, hate, and grudges of some of the most prominent beings in the world of the Old Ones.

There are also things like why Xx's history is preserved as the one that Xx bore offspring.

It's probably the author's fault; his words were too chaotic, and even some of the records of spells contained a lot of crazy ramblings, which made it difficult for Kree to understand.

For now, it can only be stored away in the library. If I can connect with someone who has relevant knowledge and a relatively stable Sanity value in the future, I might be able to give him the book and let him switch to a mage class.

Or maybe someday when you become really powerful, you can use this book as a delivery phone book, find a secluded spot, summon an evil god, and kill it on the spot.

I'll treat it like ordering takeout.

Looking at his room full of collectibles, Kerry opened his phone and ordered another cabinet.

It doesn't look right to pile them all up here.

When Kerry came downstairs again, he saw Xiangzi and Hezhen also holding helmets.

"Kerry, you've eaten so much this time, do you want to go check out this game?"

It seems you mentioned before that your favorite girl band is also going to have a concert there.

"Oh! Let's take a look."

Kerry became somewhat interested upon hearing this.

This meal wasn't just about not being hungry anymore; it was about making them feel like they were about to burst from being so full.

It is estimated that if left unattended, it will be difficult for him to digest it completely in a few months.

The group is now quite relaxed.

Xiangzi perked up his ears upon hearing this.

So Kerry likes girl bands too? And there's a concert...

Xiangzi picked up his phone and searched, only to find with disappointment that it wasn't Morfonica from the Full Moon Forest lineup.

Instead, it was the more famous Roselia, which instantly disappointed Xiangzi.

Several well-known girl bands give people a sense of destiny. For example, the surnames of all five members of Ppp, including Kasumi Toyama and Tae Hanazono, are from Shinjuku, specifically Toyama-cho and Hanazono-cho, which are under the jurisdiction of Shinjuku. The five members of the band Ag, Ran Mitake, correspond to Mitake-cho in Shibuya Ward. The surnames of all five members of Roselia are from Minato Ward.

Thinking of this, Xiangzi recalled that although the five members of CRYCHIC all had surnames from Toshima Ward, it was just that her and He Mu's surnames were all old names... but they couldn't maintain it. Fate... She wondered if they would ever have the chance to find a replacement like Chihaya-cho and start over.

Ultimately, it seems that Kerry and his ilk are now truly bound by a shared destiny.

The helmets were quickly distributed among the group.

"Hey, are you guys serious? We don't have time to run dungeons or grind right now, do we?"

Kirito smirked as he watched the group get to work.

But I felt somewhat lost.

He felt that Kerry and Zhen seemed to be intentionally comforting him.

This flattered him a little.

Xiangzi was genuinely curious because he had seen it from Kirito's perspective last time.

Xiangzi carried the helmet home, but then ran back to ask again because he didn't know how to turn it on. The others taught Xiangzi and he said he roughly understood. But just as they put on the helmets, Xiangzi ran back to ask again because he didn't know how to create a character.

After several attempts, Xiangzi finally managed to enter the game, and the others also started pinching their faces.

Kerry put on the helmet and curiously experienced this unusual sensation, watching as countless colorful lines rushed towards him after a burst of white light.

Half an hour later.

After finishing the tedious newbie tutorial, the group met up in the PvP-restricted area on the first floor of Aincrad.

then……

Kirito looked at the three people in front of him with a puzzled expression.

"Who's who among you?"

"I'm Toyokawa."

A dark elf with long, jet-black hair, a tall figure even taller than Kirito's character model, red eyes, bright red lips, and scarlet nails spoke.

Then Kirito looked at the remaining two with disdain.

One of the two was a short, blonde wind sprite with blue eyes, two drill-like blonde pigtails, long eyelashes, and a flat figure.

The other was a water sprite with cascading silver hair, a stunning figure, pink eyes, and a captivating face.

“I am Kerry.”

The little blonde girl with twin tails was speaking in the voice of Kerry.

"I am Kazuma."

The older woman covered her mouth with her hand, and a female voice, clearly using the system's built-in voice-altering feature, rang out.

"Huh...?"

Xiangzi then realized that these two were not strangers and looked at them in surprise.

"Kirito, you're the one who's weird! We hardcore gamers all play games with female characters, right? Why do you look almost exactly like your real-life counterpart?"

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Chapter 190 There are quite a few materials for casting spells, aren't there?

"Isn't the reason we otaku play female characters just to enjoy the feeling of raising a daughter or wife?"

You playing a male character is what you think of MMORPGs? A place for developing romantic relationships?!

He Zhen spoke with conviction.

"You're the one who's horrible! It's because of perverts like you that the image of us otaku is tarnished!"

Kazuma and Kirito were locked in a fierce struggle with their hands.

However, because Kazuna has the same appearance as a succubus, Kirito, who has higher stats in the game, is somewhat at a loss when it comes to attacking her.

Damn Kazuma! Why did you make him look so good? And that fake voice is from my favorite voice actress in the industry, Ai! It's disgusting, but at least this guy has some taste!

Then Kirito leaned closer and whispered, "And another thing! I use female characters in other online games too, but this is a fully immersive game! It's not third-person, it's first-person!"

"Damn it! It's precisely because it's a full-dive game that you can't miss it! Didn't you ever fantasize about becoming a beautiful girl before?"

Kazuma also retorted, unwilling to accept the situation.

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