Sword Art Online Crossover: They're all close friends, how did I become a player?

The scene became very quiet for a moment.

Suddenly, the Moon Goddess, who had guarded Mount Misumi for thousands of years, announced: "I'm quitting. I'm going back to my hometown with the Moon Goddess." This news caught the little monsters present completely off guard.

Except for... the White Hat Clan and the Black-Clad Clan.

"You have worked so hard for thousands of years, Lord Toyotsuki. In fact, before this competition, we had discussed that we hoped you could go out and travel. You have given so much to Misumi Mountain, and it is time for you to rest."

A small white-hatted monster stepped forward and respectfully bowed to Yu Bai.

Then all the White Hat Clan members gathered around Yu Bai's feet and spoke to their gods.

"Yes, yes~ Lady Toyotsuki should go and rest."

"Lord Fengyue, please go out and have fun with Lord Fuyue. We can manage."

"Yes, but Lady Toyotsuki must come and visit us when you have time."

Listening to the warm words of the White Hats, Yu Bai felt a surge of warmth in his heart. These little monsters could always easily touch his heartstrings, and sometimes they were just too cute.

Yu Bai patted their little mushroom-shaped heads and smiled, "Don't worry, Bu Yue and I will definitely come back to see you. You should get along well with the Black-Clad Men and not fight anymore."

"Hmph, we won't fight with the White Hat Clan. Lady Toyotsuki, you and Lady Futsuki should rest well. You've really gone to a lot of trouble these past years. Now, we'll take care of Mount Misumi."

"That's right, if any monster dares to cause trouble on Mount Misumi, we will never let him get away with it!"

Upon hearing Yu Bai's words, the men in black standing nearby waved their scythes in response.

The other lesser monsters also realized what was happening when they saw the actions of the White Hat Clan and the Black Clothes Clan.

In this era when faith is on the verge of disappearing, Lady Toyotsuki has been guarding Mount Misumi for far too long, and it is indeed time for her to rest.

They gathered around, expressing their gratitude to the Goddess of Abundance, and began patiently explaining to the two deities who were about to enter the human world how to guard against cunning humans.

"Lord Fengyue, Lord Noyue, the outside world is very complicated. Be careful of humans and don't easily reveal your true form. Humans are very cunning!"

"That's right, that's Lady Fengyue, no, Lady Yue, you must be careful!"

"..."

"..."

Actually, it's no wonder that the speculative investors on Sanyu are giving Yu Bai and Buyue a lot of advice and instructions. In their eyes, Buyue is a god who only comes once every ten years, and they don't know where he usually stays.

As for Yu Bai, as the God of the Moon, he would stay on Mount Sanyu after winning every competition and not move. The only people he saw were the White Hat Clan.

Not to mention that after the last few competitions, Fengyue Shen's slumber has lasted even longer, and she has not had any contact with the outside human world.

Therefore, in the eyes of the monsters, the Moon Goddess and the Moon Goddess are simple-minded gods who stay at home all year round and are completely unaware of the evil intentions of humans.

They were genuinely afraid that the Moon Goddess and the Abundant Moon Goddess, these two "simple" deities, would be deceived by humans!

Hey, there are two other humans here. Can you please not be so blunt in front of us?

As the only two humans present, Natori Shuichi's eyes twitched involuntarily as he listened to the words spoken by the yokai surrounding Yu Bai.

Okay, I admit that some humans are indeed very cunning, but aren't there any yokai among them?

Do you dare to touch your own demonic hearts and say you don't have any?

……

After resolving the issue at Misumiyama, Yu Bai brought Fuyuki to Natsume Takashi and Natori Shuichi, and at the same time, he took Shinano Toushirou out of his pocket.

Under the gaze of two gods, two humans, one yokai, and one shikigami, Shinano Toushirou appears amidst the fluttering cherry blossom petals.

"general."

Shinano Toushirou greeted Yu Bai softly, then stood steadily beside him as a protector.

Shinano Toushirou saw everything clearly in his body, whether it was the various encounters between Natsume Takashi, Natori Shuichi and his own general, or the events that happened between Fugetsu and the general.

He subtly glanced at the general's close friend beside him, but another figure involuntarily surfaced in his mind—the golden figure who was also a close friend of the general.

If these two were to meet in the citadel, given Gilgamesh's awful attitude, they would definitely fight, and their citadel would be destroyed, right?

It seems that after returning to the citadel, I need to have a proper talk with my brothers to prevent any potential clashes between the two and the innocent sword spirits from getting involved.

After all, judging from the strength of both the Heroic Spirit Gilgamesh and the Goddess Luna, although it's hard to admit, they are both incredibly powerful.

Shinano Toushirou pondered to himself, but his face did not show any unusual expression. He simply dutifully guarded Yu Bai's side, listening to the general introduce himself to the people around him.

“Fuyuki, this is my sword spirit, Shinano Toushirou. I’ll take you back to the citadel later; there are many other sword spirits there. Then I’ll introduce you to the others one by one,” Yu Bai said with a smile.

He then turned to Natori Shuichi and Natsume Takashi and continued, “These two are human friends I met on my way here. This is the exorcist Natori Shuichi, who helped me a lot yesterday; this is Natsume Takashi, the helper the Shirakasa crew found. He is a very gentle and pure human.”

"Hello." Fuyuki nodded slightly to the three of them, and Natori Shuichi and Natsume Takashi quickly responded politely.

Natori Shuichi said with a big smile, "Hello, hello, no, Tsukijin."

Natsume Takashi appeared somewhat shy and said softly, "Y-you... hello, I'm Natsume Takashi."

Both of them looked at Bu Yue with some surprise, as if they hadn't expected the legendary God of Earth to be so easy to talk to.

Because in their minds, gods, especially powerful gods like the Moon Goddess who represent calamity, seem to have bad tempers.

However, when they actually got closer to Bu Yue, they found that this deity was completely different from what they had imagined. Although he looked somewhat aloof, when he stood next to Yu Bai, he gave the illusion of a large cat.

The big cat is aloof and ignores everyone, but it is very affectionate towards another cat friend next to it.

……

Yu Bai: I have something to tell you all today. I resigned and took Bu Yue back to my hometown!

The monsters of Sanyu Mountain: (cricket loudly around Yu Bai and Bu Yue) Feng Yue Goddess, Bu Yue Goddess, you must be careful when you go out! The humans outside are very treacherous now~ You must not be deceived by those humans!

Natori Shuichi: Hey, Natsume and I are still here. Can you wait until we leave before you start cricketing?

Shinano Toushirou: I already foresaw the bloodshed that would follow in the citadel.