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

Asuna had forgotten that SAO couldn't possibly be this detailed.

Being able to eat food slowly, bite by bite, is already very considerate. For example, the fish soup that Yimi spilled on herself before will probably disappear on its own without any care.

But Yimi understood what she meant: "How do we eat it?"

"like this?"

Asuna held the white steamed bun in her hands and chewed it in small, elegant bites, following the etiquette she had learned since childhood.

Eating without cutlery is considered by many to be impolite, but in many cases using mismatched cutlery can make things look even uglier.

Yimi clumsily followed her instructions.

"..."

Asuna looked out the window. The NPCs that had appeared in the same place yesterday were still walking around in the same place today.

Yes, such vivid NPCs have appeared before.

"It's vacation time..."

Asuna leaned back in her chair. It seemed like she hadn't rested for a long time.

Whenever she thought about how much she had delayed her studies and how angry her mother would be when she returned home, she couldn't completely relax.

Her mother is a very strict person. Even after she got straight A's in her grades, she would still say things like "That's what you should do."

In one year, we have only completed about half of the game, and the next levels will become increasingly difficult. It will definitely take more than just another year to complete the game, and this is still optimistic.

Maybe she won't be able to hold on until one floor, and maybe there will be only one person left in the team when they reach the final floor.

This kind of thing has happened before. The originally active strategy group did not have any trace of the Blood Alliance Knights, but the two major guilds that made up the initial strategy group had been devastated after the attack on the 25th floor.

She was originally an excellent girl, but after she gets out, she may have to consider which high school to apply to as a college student...So things in reality are taboos that cannot be asked between players. In addition to being impolite, the bigger reason is that it will gradually make people despair.

Asuna curled her fingers.

"The rest is all yours."

Yimi pushed the remaining white buns in the box.

Asuna took a look and saw that four of the nine were left for her, and she had to eat one extra after splitting them in half... something seemed wrong.

Looking at Yimi again, her eyes were still fixed on the remaining white steamed buns, as if she had not eaten enough.

Asuna reluctantly pushed it in front of her again: "It doesn't matter if you finish it all."

"No more food, the rest is yours, I'm going to sleep."

Yimi rubbed her eyelids.

Because the strange aunt looked very unhappy, the cat generously gave her the food.

Yimi kicked off her shoes, took off her hairpin, climbed onto the only bed in the room, and started her lunch break.

It seems like I forgot something, but eating and sleeping are second most important, so I’ll forget about it for now.

"Really asleep?"

Asuna stood up and bent over to take a look at her face. Even though her face had relaxed as she slept, it did not affect the little girl's delicate features. The ability to fall asleep so quickly was something she was truly enviable.

I also wanted to see if I could re-trigger the quest, and I didn't even ask for the name.

For some reason, she gently rubbed Yimi's head. It felt better than she had imagined. She didn't feel comfortable touching him when he was awake just now.

No, it's not enough to maintain my dignity outside, but it's too tiring not being able to show my true self when facing NPCs alone.

The shoes were also kicked around.

Asuna squatted down and helped her put her little red leather shoes in place.

Reimu's shrine maiden costume comes with two types of shoes: the traditional high-heeled flip-flops worn by shrine maidens, and ordinary small leather shoes. Marisa, who is not a shrine maiden, naturally cannot understand the rubbing shoes, so she prepared small leather shoes for Imi.

After touching the shoes, Asuna saw a string of attributes: [Red Killer's same leather shoes]

addition:/

Effect: Movement speed is greatly increased when chasing non-human creatures.

Asuna's hands trembled.

What is this kid's character in this game?

No, if he is a murderer, why does he mainly target non-human creatures?

Equipment with special skills is also very rare in the entire game.

Asuna stood up and looked at the hairpin that Yimi had placed on the pillow.

[A small hairpin modeled after the Red Killer's big bow]

addition:/

Effect: [Blackmail] When the duel ends, if you win the duel, you can get a valuable item from the opponent. If you lose the duel, you will get a random item from the opponent. The cooldown time is 24/H.

"..."

The team leader is right, this NPC must stay.

Asuna touched the hairpin in her hand and tried to equip it.

I didn't plan to take it for myself. After all, offending the NPC might completely block future transactions. What's more, stealing things from children is too despicable.

I just wanted to try and see if there were any other restrictions after putting on the equipment. It seems that it only takes up the space of the helmet and does not have the weight of the helmet. I wonder if this thing can be exchanged for food.

Asuna was about to take it down when she saw from the window that the guy who had defeated her was running impatiently on the street outside. The person lost on the 50th floor ran to the 56th floor because Kirito was going to find the information dealer to help him find him.

After seeing him, Asuna's mood instantly turned bad. After thinking for a moment, she walked out of the room and caught up with him: "What are you looking for?"

"Nothing..."

Kirito, who was about to hide it, saw the bow on Asuna's head.

"Asuna, where did that thing on your head come from?"

Kirito's expression suddenly stiffened.

13

Chapter 13 Duel.

"Asuna?"

Asuna raised an eyebrow and repeated the other party's address to her.

"Vice-Captain Asuna."

Kirito corrected the address.

"..."

Asuna was speechless for a moment. She didn't mean to ask the other party to adjust the address to make it unfamiliar.

The remnants of the Titan's Hand were not that difficult to find. Compared to the Laughing Coffin, they were only third-rate in terms of strength and intelligence. They could not enter the town and the places they could stay were very limited.

Silica, a well-known idol-level player in the middle tier, and with her status as the 'only player to have come into contact with Bugnpc', with her help, it's likely that more than just the Hand of Titan criminal guild could be brought down.

But just as he was leaving, Agil sent him a message. In less than a minute, this uncle who made him feel so reliable had lost his child.

He had searched the entire safe zone on the 50th floor, and now he could only ask Argo for help, who was gathering intelligence on the new floor. Then he ran into Asuna who blocked his way.

Bows are very common, simple decorations that wouldn't look strange no matter where they appear on a piece of clothing, but it looks a bit out of place when they appear on Asuna's head.

As the vice-leader of the Blood Knights and a key figure in the raiding group, she needed to maintain her dignity at all times. It wasn't that she couldn't wear a bow, but it was a shame to wear it in such a conspicuous place, especially at this juncture...

"What's with the bow on your head?"

Kirito asked anxiously.

Asuna hugged her chest and said, "What does it have to do with you how I dress?"

"No, it fits you nicely... I mean, how did you get it?"

In his eagerness, he didn't forget to give a compliment, which made Asuna feel a little embarrassed, because she had originally intended to use this bow to take revenge on the other party when she intercepted him.

"Ah, this..."

Of course, if she got valuable items, she would definitely return them after seeing the other party's panic. The things obtained with this bow should not be taken back through the system's one-hour retrieval function.

Actually, she stole the bow while the child was asleep, which made her feel a little guilty. However, when Kirito directly asked about the origin of the bow, he acted as if he knew something.

"It dropped from a hidden monster. What's wrong?"

She regretted it the moment she opened her mouth. She could have said that she had done some hidden mission, which would have allowed her to pry out from Tong how much he knew. After all, that kid would also issue unusual tasks.

The ability to react on the spot has not been developed yet.

Asuna clearly saw Kirito's fingers relax for a moment, then tighten again.

Kirito took a deep breath. "Can you tell me what happened? Did she attack the player? Or something else?"

"Is this important?"

Asuna once again recalled the plan to bring the jungle boss into the village that was rejected today. That was the beginning of her bad mood today.

"Asuna... Vice Captain, what you're saying is, if an NPC is considered Neutral Good, but she drops a rare item, would you take it without hesitation? What if she has her own consciousness? What if she can't be resurrected? Aren't you actually—"

"Kirito..."

Asuna was slightly moved. These few brief words made her understand what Kirito knew and his attitude towards this NPC.

If this child is really a Bugnpc in the middle level, she will come up there. In addition to the game mechanics, it is indeed possible that someone will try to move her up, which may also consume expensive corridor crystals.

Asuna opened her mouth to say something, but a duel box suddenly popped up in front of her. She had clearly intercepted the opponent to avenge the previous arrow shot at her, but now it was another feeling that the other party took the initiative.

Her finger hovered in the air for half a second before she finally clicked OK.

10, 9, 8...

During the countdown for players to prepare, the two did not have any conversation, so after the countdown ended, Kirito's sprint made Asuna, who was known as the flash, unable to react.

In the last duel, this guy held back!

Realizing this, Asuna neither retreated nor dodged, but instead used the piercing sword skill [Meteor] to close in, and then, just like her nickname Flash, she seamlessly connected with an extremely high-speed stab.

However, facing her sudden attack, Kirito used his other hand to do something like a trick he had used before. Obviously, Asuna would not fall for the same trick twice. This time, she did not focus on Kirito's other hand, but wholeheartedly blocked his attack.

Because this game has sword skills correction, as long as the sword skills are swung, the complete action will almost certainly be completed. Last time, she thought Kirito would take out the second sword and attacked his other hand, so she didn't have time to block Kirito's real attack.

But this time, things were different, because Asuna suddenly realized that the sword Kirito was using was not the same one from the previous duel. It happened so suddenly that she hadn't noticed that when he drew his sword, he had taken out another one from the system, which was—

The sword he actually used was still on his back.

But what does it matter? When holding a one-handed sword, the only thing you can hold with your other hand is a shield. The sword technique of holding a sword with both hands at the same time does not exist in SAO.

But Kirito did! With one hand already holding a sword, he wielded the second sword with a sword technique Asuna had never seen before, delivering a powerful blow!

The duel is over. Since it is not an unlimited duel, the winner is determined by whether one side's health exceeds half first, or one side launches a heavy attack first.

Asuna's blade flew out and stuck into the ground.

Two-Sword Style, like Heathcliff's Sacred Sword, was a unique sword technique, and one that Kirito was still unfamiliar with. He hadn't wanted to show it to anyone, because in this game he had learned the full extent of how terrible jealousy can be.

Kirito put away the two swords and stared at Asuna for a long while.

"You killed a living child, Asuna."

He took out the bread he had brought with him, intending to keep for himself, and placed it in front of Asuna's fallen sword.

After doing this, he turned and walked away, pausing for a moment after taking his first step.

Then, he ran away.

Asuna stretched out her hand towards his back, forgetting even to ask what the sword technique of using two swords at the same time was.

"A living...child?"

She was not given any chance to explain, but in the final analysis it was just because she said the wrong thing, so she should apologize.

Asuna placed her hand on her chest.

She opened the inventory and scrolled down.

The introduction of the bow says that if you win, you can get one of the most valuable items on the other person, and if you lose, you will get a random item, which means the value is not guaranteed.

Asuna pulled out a pair of boxer briefs from the bottom of her inventory.