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

"Hey? Ah Bai, you haven't said a word since just now, what's wrong?" Mukahi Gakuto looked at Yu Bai with concern, his voice tinged with a hint of confusion.

"……fine."

Guess why I'm not talking?

When Yu Bai heard Xiang Ri Yue Ren's voice asking him a question, he paused for a moment before slowly speaking.

It wasn't that he didn't want to participate in the discussion, but rather that he had noticed from the beginning that the roadside environment looked so familiar.

As expected, as they got closer to their destination, Yu Bai stared at the familiar building ahead and fell into deep thought.

"We're here, we're here~ This is it, Atobe, let's get out!" As soon as the car came to a stop, Mukahi Gakuto and Akutagawa Jiro couldn't wait to get out of the car.

As Yu Bai got off the car with the others, he looked up and saw a line of white lettering on the second-floor window of the building: Mouri Detective Agency.

His lips twitched involuntarily, and then he turned his gaze to the treasure café that Yue Ren and Ji Lang had mentioned. As expected, he saw that the café's sign was named: Poirot Café.

That's really awesome!

"Dingling~"

As the door was pushed open, the bell on the doorframe rang crisply.

"Welcome to Poirot Cafe. Ah~ It's you guys? Long time no see, Mukahi-kun, Akutagawa-kun."

Upon hearing the bell, the shop assistant looked up towards the door and then greeted Mukahi Gakuto and Akutagawa Jiro with great familiarity.

"Long time no see, Miss Azusa. We've brought all our friends from the tennis club this time, so be sure to let them try your family's signature dishes!" Mukahi Gakuto said enthusiastically to Miss Azusa, pulling Yu Bai along.

"Wow~ This is really..."

Following Mukahi Gakuto's words, Enomoto Azusa was struck by Yu Bai's handsome face. Only then did he realize that all the boys who came to the store were top-notch in appearance, and they came in all types.

Sure enough, while the other guests were still chatting, their eyes couldn't help but drift towards the group of teenagers. Some of the female guests even blushed slightly, looking like shy young girls.

It's a pity, though, that these are a group of third-year junior high school students. No matter how handsome they are, it won't work.

It's just... cough cough~ their conscience won't allow it.

"Excuse me, I'm Enomoto Azusa, a waitress at this cafe. Mukahi-kun and Akutagawa-kun have always called me Miss Azusa, you can call me that too."

Suddenly realizing that it wasn't appropriate to keep staring at the guests, Enomoto Azusa quickly bowed and apologized, then guided Atobe Keigo and the others to their seats.

"Strange, where is Mr. Amuro?"

As soon as he sat down, Jiro Akutagawa looked around but couldn't find the dark-skinned older brother who always made delicious food for them. He couldn't help but ask curiously.

"I'm here."

A voice came from behind the bar, a voice with a unique charm in its pronunciation, a little sexy and a little cute.

Immediately afterwards, an arm reached out from there. It turned out that someone had been squatting there repairing something, but their view was blocked by the bar table.

The man stood up, his wheat-colored skin glowing healthily under the light, his short, light-gold hair swaying gently in the air as he stood, and a few glistening beads of sweat still clinging to his forehead.

"It seems the water pipes have been repaired, Miss Azusa. Please rest assured, the pool is now ready to use." Amuro Tooru said to Miss Azusa while wiping away sweat with his sleeve, his back to the members of the Hyotei Tennis Club.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Amuro. By the way, Mukahi-kun and Akutagawa-kun are here today, and they even brought their friends. It seems Mr. Amuro's culinary skills will soon be famous far and wide," Miss Azusa said gratefully, then pointed behind the man, gesturing for him to look over.

"No, no, it's my honor that the customer likes my cooking. Mr. Mukahi, Mr. Akutagawa, thank you for introducing my friend...!!!!!!!!!"

Upon hearing this, Amuro Tooru humbly said "Oh no, oh no" and turned around to greet everyone. But as soon as he turned around and saw the white figure among the group of boys, his pupils dilated instantly, and his words came to an abrupt halt.

He stared incredulously at the familiar figure from his memory, a surge of emotion welling up inside him. For a moment, time seemed to stand still.

"Mr. Amuro, what's wrong?" Miss Azusa asked with concern when she saw that Amuro Tooru had suddenly become strange.

"Ah, it's nothing, it's nothing. Hello, my name is Amuro Tooru. I just didn't expect Mukahi-kun and Akutagawa-kun's friends to be so handsome, and I was a little stunned for a moment."

Amuro Tooru quickly adjusted his emotions, using a light and cheerful tone to conceal the turmoil within.

"Right? I think they're all very handsome too."

Although Amuro Tooru reacted quickly, Yu Bai keenly caught the unusual look in his eyes just now.

After all, if Yu Bai couldn't recognize such an obvious Zero Cat standing in front of him, then all those episodes of Detective Conan he watched in his previous life would have been for nothing.

Tooru Amuro, the dark-skinned beauty in the Conan movies, whose real name is Rei Furuya, is the ultimate part-time worker with multiple identities.

His ostensible professions are private detective and waitress at Poirot Cafe, but his true identity is a Japanese public security officer and an undercover agent known as "Bourbon" planted by the National Police Agency in the Black Organization.

Was that person looking at me just now?

Moreover, the look in his eyes felt very strange to him; it didn't seem like he was looking at a stranger.

But Yu Bai clearly remembered that he had never met Amuro Tooru in this world.

Yu Bai was somewhat puzzled, but given the large number of people present, he couldn't very well grab the man and ask him directly.

"What do you guys want to eat?"

At this moment, Amuro Tooru, who had almost lost control of his emotions just moments before, stood gracefully beside Yu Bai, holding a small notebook filled with menu entries, ready to take orders for everyone.

"Our afternoon tea set is highly recommended, and we also have a new product launching today: a 100% rich chocolate Basque cake with a soft center. You can try it for free, it's a rare opportunity."

"Huh? They even have new mini cakes? When did they come out?"

Upon hearing about the small cakes, Jiro Akutagawa immediately looked up, his eyes gleaming with longing, as if saying, "I want to eat them, I want to eat them, I want to eat them!"

Amuro Tooru tilted his head slightly, as if considering something: "We just came out today, how about giving it a try?"

As he said this, his gaze intentionally or unintentionally drifted towards Yu Bai, who was sitting to the side, as if he were expecting something.

"But, if it's 100% pure chocolate, it'll be very bitter, right?" Chotaro Ootori scratched his head and said hesitantly.

Generally speaking, desserts rarely use 100% pure cocoa butter because the higher the percentage of cocoa butter, the more bitter the taste. For those who enjoy cakes, this chocolate Basque cake is indeed a bit too bitter.

"Ah~ then I'll pass, it's too bitter for me. But, I think Abai would really like it." Jiro Akutagawa thought for a moment, then realized he really couldn't handle a chocolate cake that was too bitter, so he declined the tasting of the new product.

But then a thought suddenly struck him: Yu Bai seemed to have a particular fondness for this type of bitter chocolate.

He had seen Yu Bai take out 100% dark chocolate from his pocket and eat it more than once. He and Yue Ren had tried a piece out of curiosity before, but the strong bitterness made it almost impossible for them to swallow. Sweet chocolate was much more to their liking.

"Then, please give me one." Yu Bai looked up and said to Amuro Tooru.

“Okay, since this is a new product promotion, everyone can try it for free. However, after you’ve tried it, could you please give me some feedback?” Amuro Tooru asked with a smile.

"of course can."