Klein nodded and pulled Kirito aside.

"Okay, you guy, tell the truth. Did you join because you liked her? In that case, the reason you didn't join Fenglinhuoshan was because there were no young ladies there?" Klein said immediately after walking a little distance away.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you talking about? You're attracted to me... Xing and I only met after we joined the guild." Upon hearing this, Kirito immediately defended himself in a low voice.

"Oh? So you fell in love with it later?" Klein said.

"Whatever you like, we..."

As he was speaking, Kirito suddenly stopped. He turned around and looked at Xing who was standing not far away, looking towards them.

Did he like Xing? Kirito didn't know. He only knew that he wanted to protect her and let her escape from this death game safely.

Can such a feeling be called love?

Maybe it's possible? Kirito thought. He didn't deny that he did have feelings for Xing, so he had no choice but to agree to Klein's question.

"Really, you bastard..."

Seeing Kirito like this, Klein's heart was filled with relief, and his face looked like he saw that his younger brother had finally grown up.

"You must protect him well. A man should take responsibility." Klein patted Kirito's shoulder and spoke with the tone of a veteran.

However, in response to Klein's words, Kirito glanced at him and said helplessly, "...Klein, as for you, I remember you're still single, right?"

“Uh…” Klein’s face froze upon hearing that.

"Instead of talking about me, don't you think your situation is more important and you should work harder?"

Shaking his head, Kirito patted Klein's shoulder, whose expression was frozen, like a stone statue.

Even without you telling me, I will definitely protect her.

Looking at Sachi not far away, Kirito smiled and walked towards her.

While a celebration party was being held in Aincrad, in the false hell.

This is the 22nd level of the false hell, a level with a huge lake. At this moment, Zhao Si is sitting by the lake with a fishing rod in his hand, planning to prepare some ingredients for the girls' evening banquet.

I heard that there is a "Fish King" in the lake on this level. It is a rare S-level ingredient that can be made into very delicious dishes.

But it turns out that Zhao Si has been sitting here for at least half an hour, and the fish markers on the lake are still calm. It seems that no fish have been caught, let alone the king fish, there is not even a single small fish.

But even so, Zhao Si didn't show even the slightest impatience. He just sat there, quietly looking at the peaceful lake.

"Um?"

Suddenly, an unexpected movement made Zhao Si's expression change slightly. It wasn't that the fish mark moved; it remained motionless as usual.

The movement came from Zhao Si's mind. Since the completion of the last side quest, Zhao Si triggered the side quest again today.

Putting down the fishing rod, Zhao Si opened the task interface, and a new side quest came into his sight.

Side Quest: Moonlit Black Cat Group

Chapter 514 Meeting

"Moonlit Black Cat Group?!"

On the lakeshore, Zhao Wu, who was called by Zhao Si, had an expression of surprise on his face when he heard the name from Zhao Si.

"Brother, where did you know this name?" Zhao Wu asked in surprise.

"So you do know about this Moonlit Black Cat Group?" Zhao Si said.

"Of course, how could I not know him? That's..."

That's a big regret for everyone who's watched Sword Art Online. How could they not recognize him? Zhao Wu thought.

Thinking about it, the question returned to the beginning, Zhao Wu asked: "Brother, is this the reason you are looking for the Moonlight Black Cat Group?"

"Yes." Zhao Si nodded, and then displayed the system's task panel in front of Zhao Wu.

"Side quest."

"It's a mission. No wonder. I was wondering why you suddenly came to me to ask about the Moonlight Black Cat Group." Looking at the straight line tasks on the task panel, Zhao Wu nodded.

Sure enough, since it involved the Moonlit Black Cat Group, Zhao Wu knew what the content of the mission was without even looking at it.

"Okay, so what is the situation with this Moonlit Black Cat Group?" Zhao Si asked.

It’s strange to say, but generally speaking, the triggering of side quests is determined by Zhao Si’s experience, like the previous experience with Silica.

However, Zhao Si thought about the Moonlight Black Cat Group involved in this mission, but he couldn't remember having any contact with anyone from the Moonlight Black Cat Group. It was quite strange that this mission could be triggered.

Hearing this, Zhao Wu nodded: "Black Cat Group, the situation is actually like this..."

Afterwards, Zhao Wu told Zhao Si everything about the Moonlit Black Cat Group.

From the initial small group of five, to the joining of the boy, the boys and girls relying on each other for warmth, to the tragedy that later resulted from the boy's concealment.

Although there was not much content, Zhao Wu explained it to Zhao Si in great detail for more than ten minutes.

Judging from the situation of Zhao Si triggering the mission, Zhao Wu had already guessed that Kirito had probably joined the Moonlit Black Cat Group just like in the original work.

Although the current situation is very different from the original, to be honest, it is difficult for Zhao Wu to guarantee that the tragedy in the original will not happen again.

But if the situation in the original work really happened again, then given the current difficulty of the game, Zhao Wu felt that it would be difficult for Kirito to escape by himself, let alone save Xing or even the other members of the Moonlit Black Cat Group.

To be honest, since Zhao Si has even triggered the mission, it is basically a high probability event that an accident will occur on Kirito's side.

If that's the case...

"Please, brother, you must save Xing and the people from the Black Cat Group, otherwise I will be very sad and upset." With his hands clasped together, Zhao Wu looked at Zhao Si with a pleading look.

"You definitely don't want your lovely sister to be sad, right?"

“...That’s true, but…”

Hearing this, Zhao Si looked at Zhao Wu speechlessly. If there were animation effects to express his emotions at the moment, then he would definitely have a row of black lines on his forehead.

He didn't expect that Zhao Wu would take this task so seriously that she even acted like a spoiled child.

But in fact, even if Zhao Wu didn't beg him, Zhao Si of the Moonlight Black Cat Group would definitely be rescued. After all, it was a mission, and it would be a waste not to take the free points.

However, according to the current situation, the Moonlight Black Cat Group should not be in danger yet, so there is no need to rush.

"Since you know about the Moonlight Black Cat Group, you must know them, right? The Kirito you mentioned, I remember he is your friend." After thinking for a while, Zhao Si looked at Zhao Wu and said.

"Well, Kirito is a friend I've known for a while. Bro, what are you planning on asking?"

"Let's get in touch, meet first, and then add each other as friends. Then if they encounter danger, they can contact me as soon as possible." Zhao Si said.

He didn't intend to keep an eye on the movements of the Moonlit Black Cat Group like a nanny, so he simply left his contact information and contacted them if he really encountered a danger that could not be resolved.

"Okay, that's all about this side quest. How are the preparations going on your side?" Zhao Si asked, referring to the banquet.

Zhao Si was not actually very keen on banquets, but since the girls were so excited, he just lent a hand.

"Everything is ready. Now all that's left is for you to fish out the lake owner." Zhao Wu nodded and said after hearing this.

After she finished speaking, she came forward to look at Zhao Si's fish basket. Seeing the empty fish basket in front of her, Zhao Wu couldn't help but said in surprise:

"No way, brother, you've been fishing for so long and haven't caught a single fish. This is too lame. Can you really catch the lake owner at this rate?"

Facing Zhao Wu's doubts, Zhao Si said nonchalantly, "Why rush? You said it's the Lake Master. He's almost like a wild boss. It's not that easy to pull him up. Just wait a little longer, it should be almost done."

The so-called Lake Master is actually the Fish King mentioned before. It is not only an S-level food, but also a wild BOSS, and it is very difficult to fish for it.

“Is this true or not…”

Zhao Wu was still a little skeptical. She felt that Zhao Si could not catch the Lake Master at all, and the reason he sat here for so long was just for the sake of face.

"Really? Look, it's here, isn't it?"

As soon as Zhao Wu finished speaking, she saw Zhao Si laughing, and then he suddenly lifted the hand holding the fishing rod.

"boom!!!"

A huge noise came from the lake, accompanied by waves rushing into the sky, and a huge fish was led into the air by a thin fishing line.

The lake water fell like raindrops, thick mist rose, and under the sunlight, rainbows emerged.

It was nearly ten meters long, a huge yellow fish similar to a tiger fish. Zhao Si's seemingly simple lifting of the rod directly threw this behemoth onto the grass behind the two of them.

"Lake, Lake Master! We really caught something!" Looking at the huge fish, Zhao Wu hurried over and said in surprise.

"Hmph, if I said I could catch it, then there must be no problem. When have I ever boasted before?" Hearing this, Zhao Si smiled, packed up his fishing rod and came to the lake owner.

"Roar!!"

Although he got ashore, the lake owner was still a wild boss. He roared, opened his bloody mouth and bit towards Zhao Si.

With a "bang", Zhao Si punched the lake master on the huge forehead, knocking him unconscious.

"Hehe, now it will be easier to deal with it later." Zhao Wu squatted beside the lake master and said while poking the lake master with a branch.

"Okay, let's go, we should go back."

Zhao Si took a step forward and placed his hand on the lake master's body. Then, with a flash of light, the lake master's huge body disappeared.

After finishing everything, the brother and sister left the 22nd floor and prepared to go back to start a party that belonged only to the girls.

The second day of the banquet.

"Hey, Kirito, aren't you coming with us?"

In the square of the floor teleportation point, the members of the Moonlight Black Cat Group looked at Kirito in surprise and said.

Just now, Kirito, who was originally planning to go leveling with them, suddenly changed his mind and said he had to leave for something, so he asked them to go first.

"Well, I'm sorry. It's a friend from the strategy team. He said he had something very important to tell me and I couldn't refuse." Kirito scratched his head and said embarrassedly.

"Is that so? Then there's nothing we can do..." Guild President Keita said after hearing this.

With Kirito's help, Keita also got to know many guild presidents in the strategy group and gained some understanding of the situation of the strategy group.

"After all, it's related to something as important as the strategy, so Kirito, you go first. Don't worry about us. We will be careful before you arrive." Keita said, waving at Kirito.

"Well, I'll be leaving first. You must be careful and don't go to those high-level hunting areas." Kirito nodded and said.

"Ah, right!"

As he was talking, Kirito suddenly remembered something and looked at Xing beside him and said, "Xing, why don't you come with me? They also asked me to take you there."

"Huh?" Hearing this, Xing was obviously stunned for a moment.

Should I go with Kirito-kun?

Chapter 515 The Visible Girl

The first floor of Aincrad, the initial town.

"Ha, the training is finally over. We can all have a good rest before we start attacking the BOSS on the next floor, right?" The girl with long black hair said tiredly after letting out a long sigh of relief.

After saying this, the girl looked up at the blue sky, her eyes gradually becoming dazed.

It's been half a year already...

Yotsuya Miko, this is the girl's name. In reality, she is an ordinary high school student...it should be like this.

Although he doesn't want to admit it, Jianzi has the ability to see spirits, which is commonly known as the "yin and yang eyes".

That was a week before SAO was released. Before that, just like mentioned above, the girl named Yotsuya Miko was just an ordinary Japanese high school girl.

After that, for some unknown reason, Jianzi inexplicably gained the ability to see spirits.

Logically speaking, if the plot in the novel is followed, then Jianzi's next experience should be that he would be involved in a bizarre world hidden beneath modern society because of his Yin-Yang eyes, and go on an adventure that ordinary people can't imagine.

It's like she's encountered some monsters, ghosts, exorcists, etc. Who knows, maybe there's a destined marriage waiting for her.

However, novels are just novels, and in reality, there is nothing at all. For Jianzi, gaining the Yin-Yang Eyes brought her only endless fear and anxiety.

Ever since he acquired the Yin-Yang Eyes, Jianzi can basically see those weird and ominous evil spirits anywhere and in any occasion.

As for the demon exorcist? Ghost catcher?

Stop kidding, there's no such thing!

At least for now, it seems that apart from various evil spirits, nothing else has appeared in Jianzi's Yin-Yang eyes.

During that short week, Jianzi's life was extremely torturous. Not only did she have to deal with the threat of evil spirits appearing at any time, but she also had to try hard to hide her emotions and pretend that she couldn't see the evil spirits. Because Jianzi's observations revealed that these evil spirits seemed to only attack those who could see them.

In this situation, with the idea that "I won't be able to see evil spirits as long as I enter the virtual world?", after the SAO public beta, Jianzi decisively accepted the invitation from his only friend, Yurikawa Hana, and entered the virtual game world.

Facts have proved that this method is correct. After entering SAO, Jianzi was surprised to find that the evil spirits that were originally everywhere completely disappeared before her eyes.

God knows how happy Miko was at that time. Anyway, when she heard Kayaba Akihiko say that they were trapped in this game and could not go back until they finished the game, Miko did not feel much fear in her heart. On the contrary, she even had this absurd idea: "It would be great if I could live in this world forever."

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