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

"God?"

A deep, slightly cold voice sounded in Yu Bai's ear. He looked up and met the gaze of those dark eyes, finally getting a clear look at the man's face. Black hair, black eyes, sharp brows and a calm expression—he was undeniably a cool and aloof beauty, though his aura was somewhat intimidating.

"Hello, I am... Fengyue Goddess. Are you also a deity?"

Sensing that the other person was also a deity, Yu Bai slowly approached the man. As they walked, Yu Bai introduced himself, but when he mentioned the god of Fengyue, he paused for a moment for no apparent reason.

Forgive him. Although he has accepted his fate of becoming the goddess of abundance, whenever the goddess of harvest is mentioned, the image that arrogant goddess still comes to mind.

This is something he's not quite used to yet.

"So you're Fengyue? I'm Buyue."

The God of No Moon is also the God of Earth's Depletion. The God of No Moon and the God of Abundant Moon are two interdependent and indispensable deities who maintain the balance of nature.

One is in charge of poor harvests, and the other is in charge of good harvests.

No wonder Yu Bai felt close to Bu Yue earlier. Part of it was because Bu Yue was also a god, and a large part of it was because, although Bu Yue's power was completely opposite to his own, they were essentially twins.

Where there is light, there is shadow; where there is white, there is black. The moonless and the full moon are both opposites and closely connected.

"Fengyue Goddess, what are you doing here?" Buyue looked down at the flowers and plants at Yu Bai's feet that had flourished again thanks to Fengyue Goddess's power. Her long eyelashes blinked unconsciously a few times before drooping down and covering her eyes.

"I came to find you because I was asked by those little monsters." As Yu Bai got closer to Bu Yue, he realized that Bu Yue was actually more than a head taller than him.

"It's alright, it's alright, I'm still young, I still have room to grow." Yu Bai skillfully comforted himself, after all, there were plenty of adult swordsmen taller than him in his citadel.

"Looking for me? What do you want with me? I am not like you, who is born in blessing and governs the harvest. I am just an unpopular god."

Fuyuki turned her gaze to the little white-hatted monsters hiding not far away, secretly observing the area, and continued, "Moreover, those little monsters have faith in you; they are your believers."

"Who says you're unpopular? Those little monsters made me give this to you."

He handed the shrine made by the little monster to Bu Yue from his backpack. People usually make a shrine when they want to worship a god.

A shrine can be seen as a small house to the gods, a permit to reside in the human world.

The gods can reside in shrines, or in ancestral halls or torii gates that have places for worship.

Without a shrine to worship them, the gods would be homeless. Many wild gods would spend their lives searching for a place to live in peace. Their wish was for someone to believe in them, worship them, and have a shrine or temple of their own.

Therefore, even though the shrine was not very exquisitely made, it still contained the thoughts of the little white-hatted monsters.

They wanted Fuyuki to stay on Mount Uesugi and to receive her protection.

Of course, after seeing Yu Bai, the little monster added another thought to its mind: it also wanted to obtain the protection of Fengyue Goddess.

If the God of Abundant Moon could live here, that would be wonderful. Tomorrow they will build a shrine for the God of Abundant Moon.

“This is…” Bu Yue stroked the shrine, unsure of what to say.

As the god of drought, he is in charge of poor harvests. This means that the birth of the Moon God is not welcome, but his power is too great. Every moment, life disappears or disasters befall the human world, so he does not even need to rely on faith to survive like other gods.

But at the same time, he was also lonely, without a fixed abode, and could only keep searching. Humans and monsters alike were afraid of him, so he had no friends.

He searched for many years in the human world but found nothing, so he thought he might as well live in the deep mountains, where it would be better to be at peace.

I never imagined that one day I would receive my own shrine.

"So you're not unpopular. At least those little monsters really want you to stay. If you were to sense things more carefully, you'd find that some of those little monsters are your followers too," Yu Bai chuckled.

Before Bu Yue could react, he suddenly took two steps forward, bringing the distance between them to within two fists.

Bu Yue could even clearly see the delicate skin on the boy's face, which was raised due to his height, his eyes that seemed to hold a dazzling starlight, and his lips with a beautiful curve.

Before Bu Yue could even look away, she saw those lips part slightly, moving up and down, and then a gentle yet amused voice entered her ears.

"And I really like you too, Buyue. I've liked you since the first time I saw you."

! ! ! ! !

As if startled by something, the cold and aloof deity's dark eyes widened slightly, and he abruptly turned his face away, not wanting to reveal his current expression to the silver-haired youth.

Little did he know that his once fair ears had somehow turned a rosy hue, completely betraying his current mood.

"What's wrong, Bu Yue? I'm serious, ever since you turned around, I've had a feeling I'm going to really like you."

Unaware of the devastating blow he had dealt to a naive deity, Yu Bai was still telling Bu Yue about his feelings upon seeing her.

He wanted Bu Yue to know that he wasn't the unpopular person he claimed to be, and he also wanted Bu Yue to know that no matter what, there were still people or monsters who liked him.

For example, those little white-hatted monsters, and for example, him, Yu Bai. From the first moment he met Bu Yue, he knew they would become very good friends.

So Yu Bai directly sent a friend request to Bu Yue, completely unaware of the destructive power of his words.

In Yu Bai's mind, having just been through Uruk, he was simply expressing his feelings for Bu Yue. What was wrong with that?

He didn't say anything like, "I will love you as my wife," did he?

"Buyue? Buyue? Don't you believe me? I really like..." Seeing that Buyue didn't reply, he thought that the god was still immersed in emo emotions.

Yu Bai wanted to continue expressing his thoughts and pull Shen out of his emo mood.

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Bu Yue, who turned her head away, her eyes darting around, and dared not look at him.

"That's enough! I understand."

……

Bu Yue: Nobody likes me. (emo)

Yu Bai: I like you.

Bu Yue: Critical hit - shy - turns away. (Thinking to herself: Ahhhh, he said he likes me!)

Yu Bai: Why aren't you talking to me? Still feeling down? No way! How can my friend be feeling down? I have to cheer up. I like...

Bu Yue: Shut up! (Can't hold it in any longer)