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

"Wow~ Yu Bai, did you empty the entire pastry shop? How did you bring so many pastries?"

At noon, the sun was shining brightly, and Wu Yan and Shu Yue arrived as promised.

As soon as Shuyue entered the private room, her gaze was drawn to the mountain of pastries piled up in front of Yu Bai. The sheer number of pastries was enough to completely surround Yu Bai, creating a truly astonishing sight.

Yu Bai shrugged helplessly, sat down in the seats already prepared inside Deyue Tower, and explained with a smile, "These were all bought by the spirits in my household. I asked them to go to the general store and buy some things they like, and also to bring me back some snacks. Come and try them, see how they taste?"

As he spoke, Yu Bai warmly invited Wu Yan and Shu Yue to taste the snacks, and at the same time nodded to Izumi no Kami Kanesada, who was waiting outside the door, indicating that he could come in and order.

As for that stinky tofu?

Ahem, although it's a bit embarrassing, Yu Bai couldn't help but finish it all long ago, and even asked Hirano to take Ichigo Hitofuri to buy some more.

Hirano happily patted his chest and assured him that there was absolutely no problem. They also wanted to try the food that their lord liked, so could they buy some as well?

"That's no problem," Hirano thought. Just as he was about to give Hirano some more koban, the little swordsman said that he still had plenty of koban left from what his lord had given him, so there was no need for them. Then, he happily dragged Ichigo Hitofuri out to buy some stinky tofu.

"Thank you." Wu Yan politely thanked Yu Bai, then gracefully picked up a wagashi and began to savor it. Shu Yue, on the other hand, had already started eating them one in each hand without any hesitation.

Yu Bai looked at Shu Yue with some helplessness, feeling that he had really made a bad choice in making friends. However, he didn't know why, but he and Wu Yan felt comfortable and compatible with Shu Yue just by looking at her like this.

"That's not right, Yu Bai." Shu Yue finally stopped what she was doing and looked at Yu Bai with a puzzled expression.

"You had each of the swords in the citadel bring you a sweet, but isn't that a lot? I remember you were a newbie in the citadel just like us. Did you secretly gamble with your swords behind our backs?"

After ordering, Shuyue noticed something was off when she looked at the number of snacks around Yu Bai.

Isn't this too many? I remember Yu Bai saying at the last Saniwa exchange meeting that his Honmaru was just a novice Honmaru that had been running for less than a month.

It hasn't been long since the Saniwa exchange meeting, although Yu Bai mentioned in the group yesterday that his Honmaru has acquired some new swords.

But with that many swords, did he go and rob other citadels and steal them all?

Upon hearing what Shuyue said, Wuyan also turned her gaze to Yubai.

Actually, he had noticed something was wrong when Yu Bai said that these were his sword spirits, one for each sword spirit, but out of trust for his friend, he didn't say anything.

Anyway, Yu Bai will naturally tell them when he wants to.

"Uh, well, actually, it's like this..."

Wow, Wu Yan's surprised expression is quite something. He usually has such an icy demeanor; it's a pity I didn't have a camera to capture it.

After telling his two friends about some recent events and enjoying their stunned expressions, Yu Bai took a satisfied sip of tea.

"Wow, you did something so big without telling us anything. Yu Bai, you're not being loyal!" Shu Yue exclaimed when she heard that her friend had done something so big without telling them.

"Are you injured?" Wu Yan put down the pastries in her hand and carefully looked Yu Bai up and down.

"No, no. I'm actually quite strong in combat, and those swordsmen are capable of handling things on their own, so we don't need to lift a finger."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yan and Shu Yue both looked at Yu Bai with suspicion. There was no way to hide it; Yu Bai's appearance was simply too deceptive. However, although they had some doubts, they didn't refute him. They simply said, "You're beautiful, so whatever you say is right!"

"Sigh, I never imagined there were still so many scumbag judges hiding among us."

Shuyue sighed, then her eyes lit up as if she had just remembered something. "Wait a minute! You said you brought those tsukumogami with you? In the next private room?"

"Yes. Kitsunenosuke is here too. If I'm not mistaken, your two attendants just took your Kitsunenosuke next door." Yu Bai nodded calmly.

"No, I have to go see them!"

After saying that, Shuyue stood up impatiently, pushed open the door in a hurry, and ran to the private room next door.

Yu Bai and Wu Yan exchanged a helpless glance and could only hurry after them.

In the next private room

"Hehe~ Look, this is a little cloak that my gentle and considerate Saniwa specially picked out for me, along with that unique bow tie. Isn't it super cute and super charming?"

Yu Bai's son, Fox Spirit, was standing in front of the other two Fox Spirits, showing off the little cape and bow tie that Yu Bai had bought for him. His smug little face seemed to have won over the whole world.

Seeing Yu Bai's smug look, Shu Yue's fox spirit was immediately annoyed. It pouted and said defiantly, "Hmph, my Saniwa also buys me all kinds of delicious fried tofu."

Then the two Kitsune-no-Sukes looked at the Kitsune-no-Suke of the Five Words School, their faces saying: What did your Saniwa give you?

The five-word family's Kitsune-no-suke was stunned for a moment, then it shouted, "My, my Saniwa... will, will drag me to train together, and, will even teach me to march in formation QAQ!"

"Huh? Σ(⊙▽⊙a”x2

A look of surprise froze on the faces of the two fox spirits. They looked at each other, their eyes filled with doubt and confusion.

Making Kitsune-no-Suke train, even marching in formation? What's going on? Does Master Gogen think his Kitsune-no-Suke is too weak and needs more training?

However, they are shikigami mass-produced by the Time Government, and their physical attributes will not change no matter how much they train.

Despite thinking this, seeing the almost tearful expression on the face of the Five Words family's Fox Spirit, the Fox Spirits of the Yu Bai and Shu Yue families wisely refrained from asking any further questions.

After all, cough cough~ there is still some kind of camaraderie among us.

Since the Five Words School couldn't get a word in edgewise, the two fox spirits began a new round of competition.

Yu Bai's Kitsune-no-Suke puffed out his chest and proudly declared, "My Master is absolutely gorgeous! Every time he comes to the Oddity Store, many Masters want to strike up a conversation, but they don't dare to approach. Kitsune-no-Suke saw it all clearly."

Not to be outdone, the Kitsune-no-suke from the Shuyue family exclaimed, "My Saniwa-sama has an amazing personality! She's gentle, kind, and incredibly caring towards us!"

Yu Bai's Kitsune-no-Suke snorted coldly: "My Saniwa-sama not only has a good personality, but also incredibly high combat power! He could easily take on two opponents at once! [○?｀Д′? ○]"

Upon hearing this, Konnosuke of the Shuyue family frowned: "Impossible! Lord Yubai looks so gentle, he doesn't seem like someone with high combat power. My Saniwa's spiritual power is much stronger! (??へ??╬)"

Upon hearing this, Yu Bai's Kitsune-no-suke became even more smug: "Hmph, my Master Saniwa's spiritual power is even stronger! Those swords can only blush with shame in Master Yu Bai's hands."

So this is how you guys are in the citadel?

At this moment, the tsukumogami who were listening to the comparison between the fox spirits, especially the attendants of Sogetsu and Gogen, all cast meaningful glances at Yubai's tsukumogami.

They wanted to argue, but then they remembered the terrible state of being "milked" by their lord before, so they could only open their mouths but couldn't utter a single word.

Just when they thought they could still salvage the situation and were trying to figure out how to explain it, the Fox Spirit from the Shuyue family started another round of "revelations".

Fox Spirit Helper from the Shuyue Family: "My wife is full of energy every day and doesn't sleep at night. She can play on her phone all night long!"

Yu Bai's Fox: "My master is very responsible. After finishing with Wen Gong, he still has to do his homework. He doesn't miss a single one!"

stare----

At this moment, the atmosphere in the private room suddenly became eerie. All the tsukumogami stared wide-eyed at the two fox spirits, as if to say, "Hey, this is getting weirder and weirder!"

However, the fox spirit of the Sogetsu family seemed completely oblivious to the change in atmosphere, and continued to chatter on and on: "My master is incredibly strong. Just a few days ago, I personally witnessed Sogetsu-sama carrying me in a princess carry..."

"Bang!" The door to the private room was suddenly flung open, and a pitiful sound rang out as expected.

"No!!!!! Shut up, Kitsunenosuke!!!"