Why did Hikigaya save the anime girls in Sword Story?

Although she spoke tough, Leafa was worried that she might not be able to complete Yukino's commission. But at this moment, she had no choice but to fight, so she immediately took a fighting stance.

"You're so arrogant! Even though it's six to one, we won't let you down. I'll finish you off right here."

The men rushed at her at the same time. Leafa tried her best to resist, but she was outnumbered and gradually fell into disadvantage.

(Sorry, Yukino, I might fail to live up to your request, but at least I can help you take the blame!)

Just as Leafa was about to react, a figure descended from the sky at an astonishing speed, blocking her from the enemy. The first words the person said were:

"Six men besieging a girl, aren't you ashamed?"

"Tsk, you have an accomplice? This outfit, a rookie? This is hilarious.

It's a shame to be lectured by a newbie, but for us it just means more prey."

The men laughed obscenely, and Leafa suddenly seemed to remember something and asked:

"Are you... the one Yukino was talking about?"

Kirito turned around after hearing that, which made Leafa's heart skip a beat for some reason.

"It's Miss Leafa, indeed. I'm Kirito. Please be kind and understanding. I'm truly sorry for putting you in danger."

"No, it's okay. Thanks to you for saving us. Let's fight together."

"No, leave this to us. Miss Leafa, just focus on the treatment."

"Hey?"

Faced with Kirito who was obviously wearing a rookie outfit, Leafa was confused. When she was about to insist on joining the battle, the enemy attacked again.

"Kirito-kun, watch your back! They're going to attack with six people!"

"Huh? There aren't six of us."

"what?"

Before he finished speaking, the two enemies behind him suddenly turned into flames and disappeared - this was the "residual fire" phenomenon after the player died.

"What was that just now... Did Hachiman-kun take action?"

The men suddenly fell into panic:

"what the hell!"

"Why is there a sudden reduction in personnel?"

"Compared to this, aren't you worried about yourself?"

"Assholes! Kill them!"

When the men rushed towards Kirito again, his figure suddenly disappeared, and the next second two more people turned into flames.

"Is this guy... a monster?!"

"The truly terrifying—"

Hachiman, who had appeared behind the survivors at some point, whispered, and the last one also turned into flames. As the remaining enemy was about to flee—

"Stop chasing Hachiman, he's trying to escape."

"Wait a minute Kirito, it looks like Miss Leafa wants to end it herself."

As predicted, Leafa had already circled behind the escapee.

"I must personally return the favor for the hospitality just now."

"Asshole!"

Swords flashed, and the last person exploded into flames. Kirito applauded, and Hachiman whistled. The three finally reunited successfully.

ALO: Chapter 102: The Origin of Absolute Zero

After Leafa dealt with the last person, she ran towards the two of them happily.

She raised her palm towards us, so Kirito and I high-fived her.

“Yeah~!”

“You two are both amazing.”

"Ms. Leafa, when did you get behind the enemy? I didn't even notice."

"Just call me Leafa. You two are Hachiman-kun and Kirito-kun, right?"

"Well, I'm Hachiman. Please give me your guidance, Leafa."

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

“I’ll tell you the details later. On the way here, I saw several teams of fire elves.

Those people we just defeated might have already contacted their companions, so let's get out of here quickly."

"clear"

"Then go this way."

Leafa said as she took off, followed closely by Hachiman and Kirito.

As the three continued to fly through the forest, Leafa suddenly pointed to the ground to signal them to land.

The two men followed and landed beside her.

"Huh, it should be safe for now."

"If the enemy approaches, I will notice it immediately, please rest assured!"

"Huh? Huh? Is this a personal elf?"

"My name is Yui! Please give me your guidance, Miss Leafa!"

"Ah, please, please give me some advice."

Leafa instinctively reached out to shake hands, but the size difference was too great.

Yui held her index finger and shook it up and down without a care in the world. As Leafa was absorbed in watching the lovely Yui, she suddenly noticed that Hachiman and Kirito were looking at her with warm eyes, and she blushed and retracted her hand.

"Private Pokemons were probably given out to certain players during a lottery during the pre-release promotion for ALO, right? This is the first time I've seen one."

"Ah, um...yeah, that's right."

Hachiman didn't quite understand this and responded vaguely.

"So you two started playing a long time ago, didn't you? Did you level up your characters and then temporarily AFK? No wonder you're so strong."

"Oh, well, that's about right."

"I heard Yukino call herself a novice, and I thought she was the type to hire someone to train her skills and then inherit her character. But now I think she'd really hate that. So, she seems to be a new player in the Wind Spirit Territory?"

"Ah, well, that's about it."

"Hey Hachiman, the line is the same as before."

Hearing Hachiman's response, Kirito leaned in and whispered a reminder.

"Sorry, I was a little panicked because I didn't set this part up well."

"Since it hasn't been exposed, let's just leave it like this."

"it is good"

"What's wrong with you two?"

Leafa asked, tilting her head.

"It's okay, don't worry about it."

"By the way, Leafa is also very strong. Her swordsmanship just now was really astonishing."

"Kirito-kun, you can see the sword's path, right? But I'm the one who's surprised.

Crouching down and pushing off the ground at the same time, I circled behind the enemy and then slashed them both with my robes. I couldn't even catch up with them."

"Hey~ You actually saw that move clearly?"

"After all, it's right in front of us. I can't see clearly what Hachiman-kun is doing in the distance."

"I just sneaked up on you and attacked you from behind. It's no big deal."

"I see...but both of you can basically kill with one strike."

"Thanks to Leafa for reducing the enemy's HP first. Actually, it's impressive that you were able to inflict damage on so many people all by yourself."

"Ahaha, maybe he was determined to take at least a few people with him before he died."

Hearing this, Hachiman and Kirito looked at each other and bowed to Leafa, and Yui followed suit.

"What happened suddenly?"

"Thank you so much for accepting this unexpected request. I'm so sorry for putting you in danger."

"We were both completely confused about what was going on. Thank you so much, Leafa."

"Don't worry, Yukino always takes good care of me, and this is the perfect opportunity to repay her."

"I'm repaying a favor. Now, can I ask you a question? It's okay if you can't answer it."

"Huh? What?"

"Why is Yukino's nickname 'Absolute Zero'?"

"Well..."

Leafa hesitated for a moment and asked:

"Why do you want to know the origin?"

“I’m a little worried that it might be a derogatory term.”

"...What if it's derogatory?"

"Kill the first guy who came up with this title, then follow the path of spread and completely annihilate everyone."

"what?"

"Yes, I'll help too, Hachiman."

Leafa was surprised by their unexpected reactions, then burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, kill everyone or something."

"Let me make it clear first that we are serious."

"I know, I know. I find it funny because you look so serious. Sorry?"

"Oh, um, I see."

"Don't worry, it's not meant as a derogatory term. It's more of a term of respect."

"Is this so"

"Well, it started with a dispute between the wind elves and the cat demons."

Leafa began to explain the origin of the title.

"They're clearly allies now, but they were fighting before?"

“Well, initially, relations between all races were very bad, and the wind elves and cat demons from the neighboring territories were no exception.

At that time, the Fire Elves were rapidly expanding, and we should have formed an alliance sooner rather than later. However, the previous battles were too intense, so we decided to negotiate first to counter the Fire Elves."

"After all, making peace right after a fight is even more exaggerated than a cartoon."

"That's right. At the time, the Wind Spirit Lord Sakuya-sama and the Cat Demon Lord Arisa-sama were leading their respective armies for negotiations. Eventually, the leaders of both sides fought for control, and even the lords were drawn into the conflict, leading to a large-scale battle. I was there, and I was drawn into the atmosphere and joined in."

"I see"

"Yukino isn't a water spirit. But Yui is a wind spirit, and Iroha and Komachi are cat spirits. I was asked by the three to mediate. But Sakuya-sama and Arisa-sama were caught in a dilemma, so they started a duel between the lords, and Yukino... well, she seemed angry."

"You guys are really awesome for actually angering Yukino."

Leafa said as she hugged herself and pretended to tremble.

“I get chills all over when I think about that time…”