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

After changing into her swimsuit, Shuyue looked at the two people swimming in the sea and suggested that they play a game.

The game involves choosing a spirit to sit on their shoulder, with a band tied around each person's head. They can then command the spirit to move around, and the first to pull off the band from the other person's head is the winner.

Finally, Shuyue set a reward: whoever becomes the final winner can have the remaining two invite him to the real world to play on a certain day. The winner will decide the entire trip, and all expenses will be paid by the two losers.

Shuyue had already planned it all out. She was determined to have them take her to the amusement park and then to the most expensive restaurant. She was going all out to make Yu Bai and Wu Yan bleed money!

"Watch me!" When Hasebe brought Shuyue to Yu Bai, Shuyue took the opportunity to reach out and grab the headband on Yu Bai's head.

To be honest, Shuyue's movements seemed incredibly slow to Yu Bai. However, when her hand was about to touch the headband, Yu Bai didn't move at all.

"Yay!!! I caught it!!! Hehe~ You're next in five words."

Shuyue ripped the headband off Yu Bai's head and happily held it up, taunting Wu Yan on the other side.

"Oh dear, I was distracted for a moment, and you took advantage of the opportunity to get it. Okay, okay, I lose. Now it's your turn to put on a show."

Yu Bai, the actor, looked at Shu Yue's happy expression and waved to her with a helpless look. But when Wu Yan looked over meaningfully from the other side, Yu Bai secretly winked at him.

"My friend wants to go out and have some fun in the real world, and he wants me to treat him. Fine, I'll go. It's not like I'm broke," the wealthy Mr. Yu thought to himself.

It's just a trip to the amusement park, followed by a meal or something. This little bit of money is nothing to Yu Bai. Putting aside the gold bricks in his game backpack, just look at his family's businesses in Japan. None of the students who can get into Hyotei Academy are poor.

On the other side, Wu Yan naturally received Yu Bai's gaze and understood his thoughts. Looking at Shu Yue, who was baring her teeth and claws at him, Wu Yan lowered her head and thought about how to let him off the hook without making it too obvious.

However, it turns out that Wu Yan really has no talent for performance. The amount of water he poured in was as vast as the ocean, making it obvious at a glance. Of course, the amount of blank space was equally bad.

Shuyue naturally knew that the two people in front of her were going easy on her, otherwise how could she have won the game so easily? You know, she had been chasing Wuyan for half a day yesterday but still couldn't catch up.

However, hehe~ she appreciated her friend's kindness, and Shuyue, who knew Yu Bai's situation, naturally knew that this person was not short of money.

At noon, everyone enjoyed a sumptuous meal prepared by several chefs from the citadel. The last afternoon was free time.

This resort area is quite large, featuring not only a beach but also a vast forest. A few young swordsmen met and went on a treasure hunt, while Ichigo Hitofuri and Narukomaru, acting as their parents, went along.

The remaining spirits either brewed tea in the tea room, went back to their bedrooms to catch up on sleep, or went to the game room where Yu Bai and the others had played the day before to play games.

As for Yu Bai, he naturally went to have tea with the tea-drinking group. Shu Yue went on an adventure with the little short swords, while Wu Yan started training on the beach, accompanied by the chuckling Yamabushi Kunihiro and a few gun dads.

"Truly worthy of a five-character poem, still thinking of exercising at a time like this." Sitting in the tea room, sipping tea and watching the figures wielding swords and spears outside the window, he sighed. He then blew on his hot tea and took a small sip.

Ah, drinking tea and eating snacks is indeed the most comfortable thing to do; this is the true meaning of life.

After their vacation, the three said goodbye and promised to come out and play together again next time, just like the three citadels.

After packing up and returning to the citadel, Yu Bai was greeted by a pile of official documents that had been left unprocessed for two days.

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I'm unhappy. Is it too late to go back to the beach now?

Reluctantly, I sat down to process the documents. Fortunately, there weren't many, and I finished processing them in no time.

For the next few days, Yu Bai completely embraced the concept of being a homebody. Since it was summer vacation and there was no school, Yu Bai spent several days lying around in the citadel.

Just today, while having dinner with the spirits, I received a text message on my phone from Yuushi Oshitari.

Upon opening, a pre-recorded video appears.

Inside the huge stadium sat countless boys wearing sports uniforms from different schools. In front of them was a huge blackboard with the order of the Kanto Tournament matches written on it, which was still incomplete.

Upon seeing this, Yu Bai suddenly realized that today was the opening ceremony of the Kanto Tournament. It should be time for the schools to draw lots to determine the competition order.

"Next, please welcome students from Hyotei Academy to the stage for the draw." The host's voice rang out over the loudspeaker. In the video, Atobe Keigo stood up from his seat and strode towards the draw table.

As he walked, he exuded confidence, every move he made conveying the meaning of "this grandpa is the most glamorous."

Standing on the drawing platform, Atobe Keigo reached into the drawing box and stirred the balls inside. He then grabbed a ball and handed it to the host standing next to him.

"Hyotei Kanto Tournament, first match—Seishun Academy!" The host deliberately drew out the first syllable of Seishun Academy to create suspense.

However, he achieved his goal. As soon as the words "Seishun Academy" were mentioned, whispers immediately broke out in the venue.

Everyone knows that Hyotei has always been the number one school in the Kanto region, while Seigaku, although not very good before, has unexpectedly become a dark horse this year.

Normally, two strong teams like these would only meet in the final, but now, two schools that are considered contenders for the championship in the Kanto Tournament have faced off right at the start of the competition.

However, in some respects, this also increases the chances of other schools making it to the national competition.

"I knew Atobe's luck was really unreliable." The voice of Gakuto Mukahi came from the video, presumably sitting next to Yuushi Oshitari and complaining to him.

After all, if possible, who wouldn't want to encounter a weaker team at the beginning? Even in video games, you'd prefer to start by fighting lower-level monsters and gradually progress to higher-level ones.

However, the same applies to Seishun Academy. After all, this is akin to encountering a major boss right at the start of a game, instantly raising the difficulty from normal to hell mode.

"Hmph hmph hmph~ Hahaha~ Tezuka Kunimitsu, I'm waiting for you!" Compared to the reactions of other schools, Atobe Keigo, standing on the lottery platform, was quite happy.

He lightly touched the beauty mark at the corner of his eye with his finger, his smile as flamboyant as could be, a confident declaration of war against Tezuka Kunimitsu.

The video ended there. Yu Bai clicked his tongue, admitting that Xiao Jing's luck had a touch of mysticism to it.

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Seishun Academy: What kind of luck does Atobe Keigo have? (?Д?)?

Hyotei: Captain, what kind of luck is this? Σ(?д?|||)??

Atobe Jibu: Hahahaha! What incredible luck I have! (*?︶?*).。 .:*?