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

"Special training outside? When?" Yu Bai turned to look at Atobe Keigo while sitting in his seat.

The day after he returned, he went back to school and continued to be a good student who loved learning. Of course, he also spent several days trying to appease his two best friends.

Finally, after Yu Bai made a series of promises, such as that he would definitely notify them in advance next time and would never lose contact again, and that he would definitely attend the competition, the two finally let go of their inhibitions.

However, after seeing the concern and worry hidden in his friend's eyes, Yu Bai said that as a mature rabbit, this was something he should bear.

Just now, Atobe Keigo told him that the members of the Hyotei tennis club were going on a training camp and invited him to join them, and even arranged for him to take time off.

This was a choice that left him no room to refuse. However, he had mentioned the training camp before, but he didn't expect Atobe Keigo to act so quickly.

When he asked about the time and place, Yuushi Oshitari, who was standing next to him, adjusted his glasses and answered Yu Bai's question.

"The tournament will begin tomorrow and last for a week at Atobe's villa in the mountains. Our opponent this time is Fudomine."

You mentioned before that we should be careful about the strength of Fudomine. I looked it up and found that the captain of Fudomine, Tachibana Kippei, is one of the two heroes of Kyushu.

If they had faced Hyotei's second team in the later matches, as originally planned, they might have caught us off guard. But now..."

"Hmph, now I'm the one leading the team, so I'll handle Tachibana Kippei. As for the other members, unless all the other members of Fudomine have the same strength as Tachibana Kippei, the winner of this match will only be Hyotei." Atobe Keigo touched his beauty mark, his face full of arrogance and confidence.

"You're coming to this training camp with me. I'll pick you up from your doorstep tomorrow morning."

"Hey~ Hey~ You've already arranged leave for me, wouldn't it be a shame to not go and let down Xiao Jing's efforts? I'll go, besides, didn't we agree to give Yue Ren and Ci Lang some challenging lessons? This training camp is perfect." Yu Bai said, a big smile spreading across his face.

"...Take it easy, you have a competition in a few days."

Although he knew his friend would know his limits, Atobe Keigo still offered a word of advice, thinking it was his last bit of pity for his team members as the tennis club captain, since they still needed to play matches.

……

After school, Yu Bai returned to his front door and looked at the Kudo family's house, which had been quiet for some time. He took out his phone to check, and the first text message was from Kudo Shinichi:

Recipient: Yu Bai.

Hi Bai, I'm currently handling a very important case and won't be in Japan for a while. I also won't be able to answer the phone easily. If you need anything, feel free to text me, and I'll reply as soon as I see it. Take care of yourself at home, and try to go out for walks whenever you have time; don't just stay cooped up at home all the time.

From: Shinichi Kudo.

Does this guy think he's Xiaolan? He's using the excuse of deceiving Xiaolan to lie to me.

Yu Bai pursed his lips, and only after contacting Xiao Lan and learning that a child named Conan who attends Teitan Elementary School had recently moved into their home did he feel relieved.

Although he knew that Shinichi Kudo would turn into an elementary school student because of the drug in the story, Yu Bai was always worried about his safety until he saw the shrunken Shinichi Kudo.

But now~

He really wanted to see Shinichi Kudo after he shrunk down, and see him speaking in a high-pitched voice, calling him "Brother Yu Bai" while pretending to be a child.

Thinking of this, Yu Bai couldn't help but happily hum "Good Luck Comes" as he opened the gate and entered the citadel.

……

"Haha, it's the lord returning! He seems to be in a very good mood. Would you like to have some tea with the old man?"

Upon entering the Honmaru, Yu Bai saw Mikazuki Munechika and Kasen Kanesada drinking tea and eating snacks in the corridor facing the courtyard, dressed in thermal underwear.

Yes, several more sword spirits have appeared in Yu Bai's citadel, all forged intermittently over the past few days since that evening's dinner. He forged a lot of swords in one go to enrich the citadel.

Charcoal, tamahagane, and other precious materials that are valuable to all Saniwa are thrown into the forging pool without batting an eye.

This is probably where the confidence of whales comes from.

Among them are tachi: Mikazuki Munechika, tachi: Soza Samonji, Kasen Kanesada, wakizashi: Nama Aoe, tanto: Sayo Samonji, Ran Toushirou, Gokotai, Atsushi Toushirou, and a Chinese sword: Shichisho no Tsurugi.

With such a high success rate, Yu Bai felt he could barely be considered lucky, considering he had actually forged the Seven Star Sword.

At first, he had no idea that he would find a sword from China among a pile of Japanese swords, which made Yu Bai extremely happy.

As a Chinese rabbit, if we could quantify his affinity for swords, then the Seven Star Sword, being a Chinese sword, would undoubtedly rank among the top in Yu Bai's mind.

"It's Mikazuki and Kasen. You two should eat less tea and snacks, because Shokudaikiri and the others will have dinner ready soon. Don't be unable to eat dinner later, or Shokudaikiri will be sad."

Although he really wanted to have a leisurely tea with them, Yu Bai wanted to go back and wash up before coming out, since he had just come back from school.

And to be honest, he has already drunk a lot in the tea ceremony department.

The members of the tea ceremony club spend their days feeding their own mascots, never to return.

It's just tea and snacks, right? Plenty!

Every day I see the manga artist's stunning good looks, and every move he makes exudes elegance.

Sometimes you can even hear the unparalleled zither music of the patron, and they even raised money to buy a guqin in good condition and put it in the tea room.

Unfortunately, our own idol rarely plays, and each performance is a rare treat.

However, everyone said: It was worth it!

Not to mention, besides the members of the tea ceremony club, the girls from the cooking club also bring a lot of food to the tea ceremony club after they finish making it.

As for the purpose, those who know, know.

"Haha, my lord, don't worry. Although he is an old man, this little bit of tea and snacks is no problem for him."

"My lord, Lord Mikazuki and I are about to conclude our tea ceremony and will soon proceed to the living room. My lord must have just returned from school; please return to the castle tower and rest for a while."

"Okay, remember to call me when dinner is ready."

Yu Bai smiled and nodded to the two sword spirits who were leisurely sipping tea at the tea table. Then he turned around and walked briskly towards the castle tower.

"Haha, this time our lord is a very good person." The sword spirit with crescent-shaped eyes followed Yu Bai's receding figure, its tone full of satisfaction.

"Yes, my lord's spiritual power is strong yet warm, making people feel at ease and trusting without even realizing it."

Kasen Kanesada gently placed the delicate teacup in his hand on the table, the crisp sound seemingly telling of his inner feelings.

He then raised his head, his gaze following Mikazuki's words, and turned to Yu Bai's receding figure.