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

Yu Bai took Futsuki back to Misumi Mountain, and had Higekiri, who was more familiar with the area, lead the Black-Clad and White-Crowned Clan members to make arrangements for Mikazuki and the others. After saying goodbye to Futsuki, he disappeared.

He wants to become a shikigami, a shikigami that can replace him.

Ordinary paper shikigami cannot absorb too much divine power, so Yu Bai had already decided on the materials to be used for the shikigami from the beginning.

He laid Tianyin Feimeng flat on the ground and began to pour divine power into it.

Yes, the material Yu Bai chose was the legendary orange weapon that had been with him through two lifetimes in the Changge sect, and it was also his destined weapon: Tianyin Feimeng.

There is no better choice than Tianyin Feimeng. As a weapon of Changge Xiangzhi, it has its own healing properties and can better receive the divine power of Yu Bai, representing the Fengyue God.

Furthermore, as his signature weapon, Yu Bai can sense its status and location.

As long as one voluntarily places the zither here and does not recall it, the Heavenly Sound of Dreams, which has recognized its master, will continue to exist while preventing even those who have seen through the true nature of the Heavenly Sound of Dreams from using it.

Only after pouring in all the divine power he currently possessed did Yu Bai slowly remove his hand and begin to create the appearance of the shikigami.

"I'll leave the rest to you."

This shikigami, created by Tenon Feimeng, has the exact same face as Yu Bai, and even the one on its head is a one-to-one replica of the white deer antler mask given to Yu Bai by Bu Yue.

"Yes Master."

Hearing that the shikigami's voice was the same as his own, Yu Bai nodded, then put the shikigami into his game inventory and flew towards the direction where he sensed Bu Yue.

"Have you finished your work?"

During the time Yu Bai was away, Bu Yue would come to the clear spring in the center of the forest every day and quietly wait for his return.

At this moment, seeing the silver-haired boy's figure gradually become clearer, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up, and his eyes couldn't help but show a touch of warmth.

"Buyue..." Yu Bai wanted to tell Buyue that he was about to leave, but he couldn't bring himself to say it. He also didn't want to use a lie to weave a false excuse to deceive Buyue.

"Fengyue...are you leaving?" Buyue's eyelashes trembled slightly as she spoke softly.

He had actually had a premonition. As the God of the Earth, he had keenly sensed the power of the Time Marker on Yu Bai when they first met.

It's not that I hadn't thought about parting ways, it's just that I didn't expect it to happen so soon.

He thought they had plenty of time left.

Unable to bear seeing the black-haired deity's dejected appearance, Yu Bai stepped forward and gave Bu Yue a tight hug.

Then, he released Bu Yue, took a step back, and looked up at his friend.

She cupped Bu Yue's cheeks in her hands and said earnestly, "Bu Yue, you can see that my time doesn't belong here, and leaving is inevitable. But I also can't bear to part with you, so let's make a promise."

"An agreement?" Because her cheeks were being cupped, her originally long and beautiful phoenix eyes became somewhat rounder.

"How about we make a promise to hold the competition again at Mount Misumi every ten years? Then we can meet again."

“Okay.” Since Fengyue wanted to do this, Buyue agreed without hesitation, even though she was a little confused.

He stared intently into Yu Bai's eyes, then pulled her into his arms again, their foreheads touching. Bu Yue's voice was deep: "You must keep your word. We... will meet again in ten years."

Gently patting Bu Yue's back, Yu Bai's voice was slightly hoarse: "Yes, for every decade to come, I will wait for you here."

……

Watching Bu Yue lead the group of men in black away into the distance, Yu Bai's eyes revealed a complex emotion.

Slowly, he took out the shikigami he had carefully crafted and imbued with divine power from his game inventory, and said softly, "I entrust the rest of my life to you. Remember to keep an eye on your energy consumption, appear once every ten years, and protect this land."

After thinking for a moment, Yu Bai carefully straightened the slightly crooked mask on the shikigami's face: "Be careful, you're all alone here. We'll meet again in the next life."

"Yes, Master." Golden eyes, identical to Yu Bai's, peered from behind the mask.

"We should go back."

After taking one last look at the shikigami that Tianyin Feimeng had transformed into, Yu Bai took a deep breath and turned to stand side by side with the sword spirits beside him.

Kashuu Kiyomitsu pressed the button on the time-space teleporter, and instantly, a dazzling white light surged from the ground beneath their feet, tightly enveloping the seven people and the fox.

When the light faded, the place was empty, leaving only silence and a faint afterglow.

Tianyin Feimeng gazed silently at the spot where Yu Bai had stood, then slowly bowed deeply: "Master, see you in the next life. I will wait here until you return."

……

"Next, we will turn to..."

The teacher on the podium was tirelessly explaining the contents of the book, but although Yu Bai's gaze was fixed on the blackboard, his thoughts were like a wild horse, wandering from one thing to another, and he just didn't want to talk about the lesson.

His gaze began to drift, and he couldn't help but recall the scene from last night.

Having just returned from his time-travel journey to Heian-kyo, Yu Bai still felt a sense of unreality, as if he had returned from another world.

Perhaps because his time travel this time was not as long as the one in Uruk, after returning home from Heian-kyo, he found that only half a day had passed in the real world since he traveled there.

In the dead of night, Yu Bai and the Mikazuki group quietly appeared in the citadel.

"My lord has been found!"

Monoyoshi Sadamune, nicknamed "Somewhat Lucky," unexpectedly discovered the returning Saniwa, along with Mikazuki and others, when he got up at night to get a drink of water.

Monoyoshi Sadamune excitedly rushed into the arms of Saniwa, rubbing his face against the Saniwa's chest repeatedly.

Hearing the Saniwa's strong, thumping heartbeat, the unease that had been lurking in my heart due to the Saniwa's disappearance slowly subsided.

Monoyoshi Sadamune's voice wasn't actually loud, but the slightest mention of Yohaku would instantly capture the attention of the Tsukumogami in the citadel.

Immediately afterwards, lights gradually lit up the dark rooms in the citadel, igniting the vitality of the entire citadel.

"My lord!"

"General...you're back?"

Soon, different tsukumogami emerged from the house and surrounded Yu Bai.

Because the time between this visit to the real world was not long, Yu Bai had Shokudaikiri Mitsutada cancel his leave request to the teacher the next day and stepped back into the school gates.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries with Atobe Keigo and Oshitari Yuushi, he gently hung his schoolbag beside his chair, but his gaze was involuntarily drawn to a figure.

As summer vacation approaches, the weather in Tokyo is getting hotter and hotter, as if even the air is burning with the heat of summer. Right now, there's a slight breeze that can provide a brief respite from the heat, but once summer vacation arrives, the weather will be so hot that even a short walk will leave you drenched in sweat.

Yu Bai had excellent eyesight; even sitting in the classroom, he could clearly see the listless kappa under the shade of a tree not far from the teaching building. He silently shifted his gaze, turning back to the teacher on the podium, but his thoughts drifted away once more.

Before returning, Yu Bai was actually a little uneasy because he had never seen any monsters in the real world before, but there were a lot of knife spirits.

I was originally thinking, what if I and Bu Yue were from completely different worlds?

Although Tianyin Feimeng can serve as a location tool, once one's strength is sufficient, one can rely on one's own power to travel through time and space to find Buyue.

But there are always exceptions. He feared that a thousand years was too long, and the divine power he had passed on to Tianyin Feimeng might not be enough to sustain him until that day.

However, starting this morning, when Yu Bai saw those monsters of various shapes appear in his sight, he understood.

He now faces a situation with both good and bad news.

Good news: His world seems to be slowly merging with the world where Bu Yue lives.

Bad news: For some reason, he can no longer sense the Heavenly Sound is not a dream.