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

Silica took small steps away from her. In fact, she wanted to run away directly, but when she saw the short guy in front of her, she didn't have the slightest desire to compete with him in speed. In the game, it is a general setting that the smaller the body, the faster the movement.

"So I thought there might be some hidden quest... Yeah, right, you were fishing just now, right? I thought you were an NPC who assigns fishing quests, because I'm really good at that, haha... haha..."

Wait, she's actually trying to play dumb to fool the boss! And she's talking like an NPC, she's not even that good at fishing! But, she's able to hold a conversation so easily, and this kid doesn't seem to have an NPC sign. Could she actually be a player with a bug?

"Will you help me fish?"

Yimi, who had no idea what she was talking about, just followed her own understanding and stared at Xiaolong vigilantly.

She had no trust in anything that even remotely resembled Diego.

The health bar next to Yimi disappeared, and then a prompt appeared in Silica's task bar.

Task: Help @@ fishing 0/1.

Mission Reward:

Silica: "..."

The quest reward is actually empty? The mid-quest description is filled with gibberish, just like the rumors suggest. And this is a first-level difficulty quest. I'm afraid this fishing activity isn't really just 'fishing'!

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Turn to Chapter 3.

"Ah, I've taken the bait."

Although it doesn't have a high fishing level, it's easier to catch than expected. However, it is naturally a very common fish.

Silica turned her head to look at the kitten sitting on the ground cooking.

Yimi also looked up at her hand: "You caught it."

"Yes, yes."

Although it was a highly free, fully infiltrated game, the NPCs in SAO were not so agile as to be just like real people. This was the first time she had seen such a situation.

If it were an ordinary AI, Silica could even take the fish away or release it in front of her, and try to catch a better one for delivery. However, if it was just an ordinary delivery task, most people would choose the lowest quality one in exchange for the reward.

"Actually, this is a problem with the bait..."

She wanted to try pushing the pot onto the bait, but she was afraid that the little girl in front of her would suddenly have an idea and say that there was a suitable bait right in front of her.

Seeing Yimi reaching out to take the fish from Silica's hand, Silica glanced at her task bar again and saw that it showed delivered.

Yimi also looked at Silica's taskbar and opened her mouth slightly.

It was the first time she saw someone who had the same system as her. This person must also have been transformed from a cat.

Yimi tried to find the cat ears on top of Silica's head.

Realizing she was looking at her, Silica stiffened slightly, then quickly turned around as if nothing had happened. "Ah, the mission is accomplished. I have no regrets. It's getting late, so it's time to go back."

"Wait a moment."

Yimi's call made Silica stiffen slightly.

This quest is really just a reason to kill her, right? Something like catching a low-quality fish and then starting a boss fight right there...

Yimi looked down at the boiler in her hand in confusion. Originally, she had to control the temperature and time, but in this world, she only had to add materials and wait for time.

"for you."

Yimi filled a bowl of fish soup and handed it to Silica.

"Ah, thanks."

Silica took the fish soup, but did not dare to take her eyes off Yimi for a moment. She saw Yimi start to process the fish she had just caught.

It didn't seem like it could be done in a snap like a regular chef NPC, because Yimi had never seen anything that simply skipped the process, and he studied it carefully as if he had discovered a new toy.

Seeing this, Silica put the fish soup into her inventory and stepped back quietly, one step, two steps...

It wasn't until he stepped back into the woods that Yimi noticed her.

Yimi looked at her for a while.

This person took her fish soup and left without returning the bowl to her.

"Don't go!"

Yimi stood up.

It would be strange if he didn’t leave!

She didn't dare to run away at such a close distance just now, but now she is so far away, she would be a fool if she didn't try to escape!

Before Yimi could react, Silica ran away, leaving her alone holding the twisting fish, stunned.

The kitten gave her food, but she actually snatched the kitten's bowl! She's Diego's accomplice!

Only after running all the way to the safe area in the town that truly belonged to the players did Silica breathe a sigh of relief.

She hadn't even caught up... Having escaped the urban legend's boss alive, could she become a legend? But even if I told someone this story, no one would believe it.

She opened the game system panel and looked at the tasks she had just completed. The tasks that had been delivered and completed were still displayed, but the task reward was no longer a slash. Instead, it was the fish soup that had just been served to her.

"this is?"

Silica opened the inventory with a puzzled look at the food she had just obtained.

@@'s Fish Soup: Eat the whole bowl, level +1.

durable:--

"?"

Why should I eat the whole bowl? But the most important thing is its effect.

Silica looked at her experience bar and counted on her fingers.

As we all know, the higher the level of this type of game, the harder it is to improve. However, as long as the old players of any game are able to reach the maximum level sooner or later.

That's what they say, but for a game like this where you only have one life, many people don't have the ability or courage to level up.

It's only level one, but if I could sell it to the strategy team...

……

……

People in this world are so rude.

Yimi took a dissatisfied bite of the fish caught by Silica. If the taste of the fish she caught was rated 10 points, the fish caught by Silica was only 1 point, which could only fill her stomach.

She had few bowls to begin with, and now Silica had taken one away. The small bowl that Marisa prepared for her had a cat pattern on it, and Yimi liked it very much.

After clearing the dishes and sniffing the remaining scent in the air, he climbed onto his hungry horse and started running in that direction.

Time in SAO corresponds to reality, not only the distinction between day and night, but even the changing seasons correspond to real-life movements. However, for many floors, the scene remains in a fixed state.

Because many monsters also have the ability to find things by smell, and this game has one of the few enjoyable food systems, finding people by smell is not a difficult task.

"Look at that..."

"Is this true? That can't be the boss in the rumors..."

"Idiot, you said it was just a rumor. How could there be monsters coming into the safe zone?"

"Hey, little girl."

As soon as he arrived in the town, he naturally attracted a lot of attention. If he was outside, except for the top players, most people would have run away as far as possible because of the rumors. But in the absolutely safe town, there were some brave people who wanted to try out the rumored bug.

Yimi looked up at the armored man who was blocking her way and said, "Did you see Diego's lackey?"

"Diego's lackey... What kind of mission is this?"

The armored man opened the task panel and actually saw a task to help @@ find 'Diego's lackey', but the reward was nothing.

"What? The unfinished NPC was released? Sure enough, the boss disguised as an NPC is also fake."

Seeing that he was not answering the question, Yimi walked around him and headed towards the room rented by Silica. She ignored anyone who tried to stop her.

People in this world always like to ignore what she asks and say some incomprehensible things to themselves.

But she ignored them, and these people instead believed that she was an NPC with a bug. As an NPC, she basically has to respond to players' conversations.

"So, what channels do you have to sell this fish soup?"

Before I even entered the door, I heard a mocking female voice: "Give it to me, I'll help you contact the buyer, and then we'll split the reward. Aren't we companions?"

"Equally? This is a task I completed with my own life!"

Originally, Silica wanted to hide this newly acquired key item, but as a child, she couldn't help but want to show off her encounter with Bugboss.

As a result, when he was questioned, he took out the fish soup to show this "companion" he had just met in order to prove himself.

"But, wouldn't it be bad if word got out that Silica had this kind of item?"

The red-haired woman licked her lips. "Oh, I forgot. Silica has no shortage of 'idols' who are willing to protect her."

"Anyway, you all should calm down for a moment."

The other two companions wanted to dissuade them.

"I……"

Being treated like a vase, Silica wanted to break up with this woman right then and there, but her expression froze as soon as she opened her mouth, and her eyes were fixed on Yimi who had appeared behind the red-haired woman at some point.

Why did they chase us to the safe zone?

"Hey hey...is this true?"

The two men who also saw her also nervously took up combat postures, even though they could not inflict any damage in the safe zone.

"what happened?"

The red-haired woman realized something was wrong.

Yimi looked at her unkindly, and then looked at the red-haired woman unkindly again.

This woman also mentioned fish soup just now, and now the bowl is in her hand?

Yimi didn't understand, but she was a good cat who would not wrongly accuse anyone.

She recalled what happened when Silica checked the tasks before, raised her hand and touched the red-haired girl, and silently recited the same way as she did when she opened the system panel.

The red-haired girl's panel was opened by Yimi.

"?"

Then, under the red-haired girl's astonished gaze, Yimi unfamiliarly flipped through her inventory to see if there was her own small bowl.

4

Chapter 4: Frame-up.

Yimi's storage space comes from the space ring she ate. After eating it, the storage space that was originally an external object became her own. By storing items in that small square space, Yimi can feel their position in the space, and then take them out when she wants.

The inventory in SAO is a vertical text list in order not to block the field of vision. There are many words or phrases whose meanings Yimi cannot understand. This type of game always likes to use strange names to sound classy.

She took out the crucial teleportation item in SAO, looked at the crystal in her hand in confusion, opened her mouth and took a light bite.

"Rosalia, don't move..."

The boy who said this was trembling himself.

He wanted to appease the other party and look for an opportunity, but looking for an opportunity also involves thinking. The more deeply he thought, the more his fear would deepen. By the time he realized what he was doing, he had already quickly rushed out the side door and ran outside.

Because it was beyond their cognition, the strong sense of fear was enough to make them ignore the cute appearance of the little girl herself.

No one involved in this death game will feel safe.

I don't know what's going on in their brains, but they still can't stand not eating on time, and they still need to get enough sleep every day. Food and shelter are naturally not free, so even those who don't want to risk their lives to conquer the game can't give up.

It is equivalent to a modern person in the 21st century suddenly having to survive in a world where death is possible at any time. In this situation, the only thing that can bring a sense of security is the protection mechanism for the player. Even the personal item inventory that is considered private has been exposed. Is it difficult for her to kill someone within the safety circle?

Yes, he wasn’t too scared, but someone had to call for backup, right?

"NPC killed someone!"

"Hello, you?"

The other boy was still somewhat loyal and stood in front of Silica, but from the look of him it seemed that this action alone had exhausted all his energy.