Why did Hikigaya save the anime girls in Sword Story?

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"I'm Kirito, please give me your guidance."

"I'm Hachiman. The current and former lords of the water spirits are both acquaintances of mine, so they joined the battle."

"Predecessor... Do you know the 'Absolute Tyrant'?!"

"Wow...are you a suicide fan? You want to die so badly?"

"W-what do you mean?"

"Hmph~ You actually said something like that to me~"

"Alas!!"

Sigurd's face turned pale as a new blonde woman appeared on the scene—it was Sorel, whom he had only met once that year.

"Ms. Sorel, this guy has no future anyway, so forget it."

"Indeed, I'll leave the rest to you guys—but if we meet again... hehe."

After Soleil disappeared with a smile, the frightened Sigurd heard Kirito continue to explain: "As for the Fire Elves, I first defeated General Eugene in a duel, and Soleil-senpai finished him off, and we finally formed an alliance."

"Defeated against General Eugene...?"

The continuous impact caused Sigurd's brain to freeze. Suddenly, Hachiman shouted, "Well done! Yes, that's it!"

"What the hell are you talking about!"

"I'm not talking to you anymore...right now!"

Before he could finish his words, Sigurd felt a sharp pain in his neck. As the world spun, he saw his headless body and the player behind him, holding a sharp blade.

"Ragen..."

These were his last words. After the light particles dissipated, only the remaining resurrection crystal remained.

"Hachiman-senpai! I did it!"

"Beautiful! I didn't expect you to be able to pull off a sneak attack!"

"Traitors can never be forgiven!"

"Thanks for your hard work, Reagan."

"Leave this to me, Sigurd. Listen carefully—since you so strongly dislike being a wind elf, I will grant your wish. Effective immediately, you are permanently expelled from the wind elf territory."

The resurrection crystal flickered in protest for a minute, and finally disappeared completely. This traitor will wander among the territories of various races forever.

"Ms. Leafa..."

"Reagan is so handsome this time! So awesome!"

"Thank you, thank you!"

Blushing, Reigen secretly vowed to repay Hachiman.

Everyone dispersed one after another to prepare for the final battle: the wind elves and the cat demons received military funds; Sakuya went to deal with the aftermath; Alisa said she had a secret weapon; Eugene refused to provide funding, saying that the fire elves had already prepared for war; Mebius and Sorel took over the task of organizing the water elves' army.

The last ten people left - Hachiman, Kirito, Leafa, Yukino, Yui, Komachi, Iroha, Klein, Agil, and Silica - headed towards their final destination, "Arne".

ALO: Chapter 118: Asuna's Escape

Since then, Asuna has been trying to escape from the cage.

The most practical way is to try to peek at the combination lock number of the cage.

Thinking of this, Asuna asked Sugo to prepare at least a mirror, and successfully used it to peek at the password.

Judging from what Xu Xiang said, he should not be here today, which is a perfect opportunity to escape.

"Okay, let's get started."

Asuna spoke deliberately, trying to ease the tension.

"Six...two...ok, open."

Having successfully unlocked the lock, Asuna cautiously advanced deeper.

The interior of the World Tree was wider than expected, with corridors stretching far into the distance. Door signs along the way read "Data Reading Room" and "Temporary Lounge." Occasionally, a peek inside revealed a facility resembling a research institute.

(They've prepared so thoroughly. They probably moved the entire research institute in because they can't let anyone see it.)

Asuna continued to explore while thinking, and suddenly, the sign for "Experimental Subject Storage Room" came into view.

"Experimental subjects...what do they think of humans..."

Furious, Asuna peeked into the room and saw two slug-like creatures crawling around.

(Is that Sugo's fellow researcher? It would be terrible if they were discovered, but there might be a logout terminal in this room.)

After hesitating for a moment, Asuna made up her mind to sneak into the room. Holding her breath, she moved closer to the monitor and finally found the terminal marked "Teleport".

(【Teleport】... This seems to be the closest at the moment...)

The moment I touched the words, an electronic sound suddenly rang out.

"Hmm? Is anyone there?"

(Oh no...it actually makes a sound. (The text then abruptly shifts topics.)

Asuna frantically searched for the logout option, already prepared for being discovered.

(Found it! This is it!)

She pressed [Exit Virtual Lab], and when the confirmation window popped up, tentacles suddenly wrapped around her wrist and pulled her away from the terminal.

"Well!"

"Danger, danger, you are the one that Mr. Sugo keeps in a cage, right?"

"It should be, hello, how to deal with it?"

Hearing the word "raising," Asuna was furious. "Do you know what you are doing?"

"Of course I know. Let's contact Mr. Suxiang first for instructions."

"Then I'll go report. You wait."

One of the slugs pressed the [Yes] option that Asuna had called out and disappeared.

"You just said 'of course you know', right? Would you do such an inhumane thing just for money?"

"Of course I need money. The research is almost done. Once the company is sold, I can split the money and enjoy life overseas."

"It's all about money... How despicable!"

"So what if I'm mean? I'll use you to have some fun."

"Varied..."

Tentacles like dead branches suddenly wrapped around Asuna, but as a "Flash", she nimbly jumped to the side and back to avoid it.

"Yeah, that's a good reaction."

Then two tentacles flew towards her at the same time, and the slug drove each other away like it was a mouse.

Then one of the tentacle suddenly accelerated and wrapped around Asuna's wrist.

"If I had a second tentacle, I could tie up the other hand..."

“Stop… Stop…”

"Hey, Mr. Sugo will be angry."

At this time, another slug came back with Su Xiang's instructions: "He said to relock it and change the password."

"Ha...what a hassle! Su Xiang said he's going to have a celebration party."

"Then hurry up and finish it."

While they were talking, Asuna noticed an ID card next to the terminal.

(I don’t know if it’s useful, but at least I have to get it.)

She stretched her legs as far as she could and held the card between her toes.

(Almost...)

When I finally succeeded in clamping the card, a slug suddenly used his authority to search me.

When the yellow light of the data stream hits the opponent, the card automatically flies to the slug's hand.

"It's a great harvest, little girl with dirty hands, this card is confiscated."

"You've discovered it a long time ago?"

"I wanted to applaud when you pinched your toe. It was flawless, really admirable."

"hateful..."

"Don't be discouraged, thank you for your hard work"

Asuna fought back her tears, determined not to show weakness in front of these people. After the slugs left, she finally broke down and cried.

"It was so close... I'm so unwilling..."

After the two people who had put Asuna back in the cage logged out, the only person left in the room was the part-time GM on night duty.

"It's time to meet up with Sugo."

"According to the regulations, the position cannot be left vacant, but it is okay if the township invites you."

"Hey, part-time guy, stop slacking off."

"Yes, thank you for your hard work."

"There will be a shift change in two hours, please help cover up."

"Understood... Please leave it to me."

After the two disappeared, the part-time worker made a phone call. Ten minutes later, the woman sneaked into the room and operated the terminal to enter the virtual laboratory.

Asuna wiped away her tears and pulled herself together.

"We can't be depressed all the time, we need to think of new ways"

Then the slugs came back.

"Something? Forgot something?"

“I came to deliver something I forgot”

"Send things?"

"Hey, Asuna-chan."

"A...chan...?"

The slug held out the confiscated ID card. Asuna took it tremblingly. "The name you just addressed me... could it be that you are..."

"That's it, isn't it? Sorry for the wait, Asuna-chan."

"Miss Argo!"

"Long story short: Kirito-kun and the others will be here soon."