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

"Stop! Don't run! It's just giving you some meat, not taking your life!" Shuyue chased after Wuyan as he ran away, shouting as she did so while holding the kebabs.

"Lord Yu Bai, this is for you." At this moment, Shokudaikiri Mitsutada, who was standing next to the barbecue grill, handed Yu Bai a plate of already grilled food.

"Thank you, Shokudaikiri." Yu Bai ate his barbecue while leisurely watching the two chasing each other on the beach, and couldn't help but sigh, "These two are really energetic. I didn't expect Wu Yan to join Shu Yue in their antics."

"Yes, thank you so much, Masters, for playing with us."

Shokudaikiri Mitsutada watched the two running on the beach and saw the genuine joy on Shuzuki's face, and his expression softened.

"When you were in the citadel, you were quite lively, but we could tell that you were afraid of being alone. Although we were always by your side, we are, after all, tsukumogami, and we are a little different. So we are really grateful that you two are willing to play with you."

After listening, Yu Bai smiled and said, "It's nothing. We like Shuyue quite a bit too, and she's our friend."

Shuyue, who had just finished chasing after Yu Bai, ran up to him breathlessly. She overheard his words and asked curiously, "Huff huff~ What are you guys talking about?"

Shuyue, who never exercises, is naturally no match for Wuyan, who exercises regularly every day. After chasing for a long time, she couldn't even touch a corner of Wuyan's clothes.

"It's nothing, I just said you two are really energetic."

Shuyue took a breath and said, "Huff huff... I can let it go, but that guy Wuyan is indeed the Saniwa of the military citadel, I can't catch up at all. Humph, that guy doesn't even know to give way to me and slow down."

"This is already my slowest speed. So you should think about whether you're too bad."

Wu Yan then walked over. Compared to Shu Yue's panting, he wasn't even red-faced or out of breath. He looked completely at ease.

"Hmph, forget it, you tasteless person, I'll eat this meat skewer myself!" With a huff, Shuyue prepared to turn her grief and anger into a desire to eat.

Just then, she felt her hand go empty. The meat skewer she had been holding was instantly in Wu Yan's hand.

Wu Yan lowered her thick, dark eyelashes, took a bite of the skewer in her hand, chewed slowly for a while, swallowed the food in her mouth, and then said indifferently, "It's alright."

"Hehe, I told you, this was skewered by me personally and then grilled by my chef Mi Jiang. It's absolutely delicious."

Seeing her friend eat her skewers, Shu Yue instantly forgot all her unhappiness and started recommending them to Yu Bai with a smile, "Yu Bai, Yu Bai, do you want to try one?"

"Okay, give me one to try."

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone tidied up their belongings. All the trash was sorted according to its type, and then they all sat down in the villa's media room. The huge movie screen could easily accommodate even one more person from the citadel.

Just as the movie was about to start, two stealthy figures slipped into the projection room. They carefully replaced the film that Ichigo Hitofuri and his friends had chosen with a new one and inserted it into the player.

……

In the dimly lit and quiet home theater, the curtains were drawn tightly shut, leaving only a sliver of light to let in the faint moonlight, which, combined with the light from the film playing inside, created an eerie atmosphere.

Several rows of leather seats were neatly arranged, with enough space between each row, but at this moment they were crammed full by a group of tsukumogami.

Their bodies were tense, their eyes fixed on the huge screen in front of them. Their faces reflected the flickering light and shadow of the screen, and their eyes revealed varying degrees of fear and curiosity.

"Ugh~ Ichigo-nii, I'm scared." Gokotai's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz. He hugged his knees tightly with both hands, his body trembling slightly with fear. Although he forced his eyes to look at the screen, his eyes were full of terror and helplessness.

On the other side, Hakata Toushirou covered his eyes with his hands, occasionally stealing glances at Ran Toushirou beside him, hoping to draw some courage from his usually lively companion. However, Ran Toushirou was also so nervous that his hands were clenched into fists, and his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, which obviously could not offer him much comfort.

"Um, An Ding should be finishing up soon, right?"

Sitting next to Yamato no Kami Yasusada, Kashuu Kiyomitsu, who was usually quite bold, seemed a little uneasy at the moment. He asked Yamato no Kami Yasusada in a low voice, but his voice revealed an undisguised tremor.

As the plot unfolds, a terrifying scene suddenly appears on the screen, like a lightning bolt rips through the night sky. A pale, distorted face suddenly fills the entire screen, accompanied by a deafening scream that seems to tear the entire screening room apart.

"Ahhhhhhhh~"

A piercing scream erupted simultaneously from the screen, shattering the silence of the home theater. Everyone turned to see Yu Baijia's knee-shaped hairpin leaping up from its chair, its face deathly pale.

This scream startled the already frightened little daggers, bringing tears to their eyes and almost making them cry out loud.

"Anija!!!!"

While Hizamaru was engrossed in watching the film, he suddenly felt something draped over his shoulder. At first, he thought it was his brother Anika Higekiri's hand, and a warm feeling welled up inside him, thinking that Anikari finally showed him some brotherly affection and wanted to reassure him.

However, when he turned around expectantly, he saw Higekiri holding a bucket of popcorn in one hand and stuffing popcorn into his mouth with the other, eating with great relish, completely detached from the situation.

Hizamaru suddenly remembered that he and Anika were sitting in the very back of the last row, with Anika next to him and the wall on the other side.

If it wasn't Aniga's hand, then whose was it?

Card, card, card.

A sense of foreboding rose in Hizamaru's heart. Slowly, like a rusty machine, he lowered his head little by little and looked down at his shoulder. There, he saw a pale, lifeless hand, exuding a chilling aura, resting quietly on his shoulder.

At that moment, time seemed to freeze.

"Hmm? What's wrong, uh~ Spider Cutter?" Higekiri's voice was tinged with confusion.

"Yes, Hizamaru, Anika!" Hizamaru looked at Higekiri with teary eyes, unsure whether he was more afraid of the demon hand on his shoulder or sad that Anika had forgotten his name again.

"Oh my? Lord Tsurumaru, may I ask what kind of fun game you two are playing while you're squatting in the back?"

Just then, Higekiri suddenly turned his gaze with a smile to the back of the seat, where two Tsurumaru Kuninaga, dressed in white sheets and trying to cosplay as Yamabaraki Kunihiro, were squatting.

"(⊙o⊙)...Uh! Hai~ We're a little scared, so we hid in the back."

Tsurumaru Kuninaga's voice carried a hint of embarrassment. They keenly sensed a subtle killing intent hidden in the soft tone of the light-gold-haired tsukumogami in front of them.

So they immediately tactfully refrained from saying anything that sounded "frightening".

"Lord Tsurumaru! You're the one who scared me just now, aren't you?!"

……

Higekiri: Smiling~ Soft and gentle tone~

Tsurumaru Kuninaga: Wow~ Higekiri, that white-faced but black-hearted guy, as expected, the old swordsmen of Heian-kyo are not to be trifled with.