Why did Hikigaya save the anime girls in Sword Story?

Argo pretended to be dejected.

"So what can I do for you?"

"Actually, I'd like Asuna to hear this too. Isn't it time to wake her up? Hey—Asuna—it's time to get up—"

Hachiman called out to the other side of the screen. Asuna seemed to be awakened and rubbed her sleepy eyes before responding:

"Well...I'll get up right away..."

(What's up with this cute yet cunning creature...)

Hachiman suppressed his hesitation and explained the situation to the sleepy Asuna, "Argo is here. Change your clothes and come over. She needs to tell you something."

"Miss Argo is here? Please wait a moment."

After confirming that Asuna was awake, Hachiman naturally prepared another glass of milk.

Watching the two interact, Argo noticed a difference in the atmosphere from yesterday and deliberately posed a pointed question:

"By the way, Hachi, who do you like more, me or Asuna?"

"Asuna"

"Answer instantly!?"

Facing Hachiman's resolute response, Argo's true reaction was fully exposed, and Hachiman continued as if to finish off the opponent:

"Asuna is a friend, and Argo is just an acquaintance. Which one is more important is obvious, right?"

This attitude, so different from yesterday's, surprised Argo.

(Friends? They became friends? I understand, but the change is too obvious, isn't it? Even their eyes are different. What exactly happened between these two?)

While Argo was in a state of confusion, a voice came from behind the screen:

"Hachiman-kun, I can hear you! Um...thank you, but please don't say embarrassing things anymore."

"S-Sorry. After all, I've never had any female friends... I'll be careful."

When Asuna walked out from behind the screen, Argo was still in shock. Hachiman patted her cheek and called out:

"Hey Argo, didn't you say something was wrong? Wake up."

Argo came to his senses, coughed dryly, and switched to the main topic:

"I want to make a beginner's guide and give it away for free. If we leave things as they are, many people will die."

Hearing the word "death," Hachiman noticed Asuna's nervousness and patted her shoulder gently.

"We will do our best to help avoid casualties. Is that what we want to discuss?"

"Hachi is really straightforward! I'll do my best to help," Asuna agreed.

Hachiman suggested, "Asuna needs to provide a newbie's perspective, like what the guide needs."

"Well, I should be able to help with this."

(This is also in line with the philosophy of the Ministry of Service - it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.)

The three of them immediately discussed the production plan efficiently, and Argo couldn't help but ask:

"Although asking a practical question might seem a bit corny, you're high school students, right? You're so good at running meetings, have you ever been on the student council?"

Having opened his heart to the two, Hachiman replied naturally, "I'm a sophomore in high school, and I was forced to attend an inter-school exchange meeting..."

"I am also a sophomore in high school and have served as a class committee member."

"The two older sisters' attributes add points."

"But this kind of statement will deduct points from your uncle attribute."

Facing the sudden strange line from Hachiman, he hurriedly explained under the puzzled gazes of the two: "Ah, this is my sister's catchphrase. Fortunately, it was me who traveled through time. If it was Komachi, it would be terrible."

During the discussion, Hachiman suddenly had an idea: "Argo, could you ask the adult players in the city to secretly guide the children to establish a community in the church? And then write in the guide how to earn Kell in the city?"

This humanistic proposal impressed the two, and Argo exclaimed, "I'm becoming more and more interested in you!"

"I haven't thought that far ahead, Hachiman, you're amazing!"

Asuna also praised him sincerely, and Hachiman, who was not used to being praised, blushed and lowered his head.

"Then I'll take my leave now. By the way, Xiao Ba, remember to call me for combat training.

I always feel that by being with you, I can find hope to return to reality. I absolutely do not want to die!"

After seeing Argo off, the two began to prepare to go out.

After leaving the hotel, Hachiman asked Asuna to go to the front desk to extend her stay while he went to another hotel nearby.

Asuna was hesitant at first, but Hachiman convinced her that it was not good for a boy and a girl to be together, even as friends.

When trying to convince Asuna, who insisted on living with him, he carefully analyzed the situation: "The facilities here are very complete, and most importantly, there is a bathroom.

For girls, having access to a bathroom is a very important thing, right? "

"But yeah, to be honest, I guess it's true..."

"And...how should I put it...the number of female gamers is indeed small, but that doesn't mean there aren't any."

“Now let’s say Asuna makes a female player friend. If that happens, they might even stay overnight at a hotel, right?

Well, wouldn't it be nice if that room had a bathroom?

I've never had any female friends, so this might just be my own fantasy.

There’s one more thing I want you to promise me: Not all people in this world are good, so make sure you only do this with people you trust.”

Asuna looked at Hachiman in shock, and Hachiman looked a little embarrassed and looked away.

Asuna suddenly leaned in closer to examine Hachiman's flushed face: "Hachiman-kun is indeed very gentle! I promise to keep my promise."

"It's not gentleness! It's just a necessary skill for a lone ranger! It would be terrible if others misunderstood that I was in a relationship with someone, so I definitely won't initiate conversation..."

"You're no longer a lone ranger!" Asuna approached with a smile as beautiful as a flower, so close that Hachiman cried out inwardly: (Too close! There's going to be a misunderstanding! What if I accidentally fall in love and get rejected? It's all over!)

Hachiman thought, "There's really nothing I can do about Asuna," as he led her to the hunting grounds.

After arriving at the wild boar hunting ground, the two immediately began hunting with great enthusiasm.

The dagger fell out quickly, but the rapier did not fall out for a long time. Asuna gradually felt a little anxious, and this anxiety led to a small crisis.

Asuna, who was usually adept at using "Linear Thrust" and whose finishing blow was almost flawless, used a skill unnecessarily on a dying enemy out of impatience, becoming paralyzed after the skill.

At this moment, as if seeing the right opportunity, a wild boar suddenly rushed out from the side.

Although Asuna was prepared to withstand the impact, she only heard a metallic "clang!" sound, but the imagined impact did not come.

Asuna, her stiffness lifted, hurriedly looked up, only to see Hachiman's back blocking her way.

It seemed that he had deflected the enemy's attack, and at this moment Hachiman was beheading the stiffened enemy.

"Sorry, support is late"

"No, it's okay. Thank you, Hachiman-kun. What skill was that just now?"

"Ah, this is called 'Parry'. It's usually used to deflect the enemy's weapon and stun them during a counterattack."

"This way, you can almost always land a critical hit on any attacks from Jiu OV I Temple Liuqi$(八=)II=ba. Ah, I'll teach you this later, too."

"Yeah! I'll try my best!"

"Oh, it seems the weapon finally dropped, here..."

The target rapier finally seemed to appear in Hachiman's inventory, and Asuna took the item and materialized it.

"This is your new weapon, the Wind Flower Sword."

"What a nice view......"

"Is your hard work finally worthwhile?"

When he finally obtained the rapier "Wind Flower Sword," Asuna was captivated by its beautiful blade, and Hachiman thought to himself with satisfaction: "She seems very satisfied."

"Let's start the expedition tomorrow to collect reinforcement materials!"

"Yeah! Come on!"

The second day in Aincrad ended with the sunset.

The Wind Flower Sword is actually the sword Asuna and Kirito used when they first teamed up to fight the BOSS.

SAO : Chapter 8 Yukino, Haruno, and Everyone Outside

On this day, Yukinoshita Yukino was doing her daily routine as usual - browsing her collection of cat videos.

After watching a round of videos, Xueno showed a satisfied expression. Just as she was about to search for new videos to add to her favorites, her phone suddenly rang.

(This long beep isn't a text message... Yuigahama-san?)

Although she thought she would just ignore it if it was her sister calling, Yukino still picked up the phone. Seeing that the caller ID was from Komachi, she breathed a sigh of relief and pressed the answer button.

"Hey, Komachi? What's wrong? Is Hikigaya-kun in trouble again?"

Yukino asked with a gentle expression, as Komachi would occasionally call about her good-for-nothing brother. But this time, the first sound from the other end of the line made her panic—Komachi was clearly sobbing.

"Yukino-sama... I just came home and saw the news about NERvGear on TV... I quickly ran to my brother's room and saw that he..."

Komachi was crying and couldn't explain what was going on. Yukino, who was at a loss, decided to turn on the TV first.

All channels were broadcasting the same content. Judging from the solemn atmosphere, it seemed that something earth-shattering had happened without her knowledge. Yukino stared at the news screen.

(NERvGear? That's the device I'm considering buying to play cat games.

Kayaba Akihiko? I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before... Ah! Isn't this the blind date who dumped my sister?

I was shocked that someone would dare to reject my sister... Sword Art Online? Death Game? What's going on? Can't log out? Could it be... Hikigaya-kun?)

Yukino suddenly felt a chill. Although the relationship between the members of the service had improved recently, it seemed as if a dark cloud was looming over the future. She hurriedly said to Komachi:

"Komachi, calm down and answer me. Is Hikigaya-kun...playing Sword Art Online right now?"

"Yes, Sister Yukino...Brother...Brother..."

"I'll be there right away. The driver should know the address. Anyway, calm down and contact your parents. It would be best if you could notify Hiratsuka-sensei as well."

Hearing this, Komachi seemed to calm down a bit. She felt a bit relieved that she could get in touch with Yukino.

"I'm sorry, Yukino-nee... You're the only one Komachi can rely on now..."

"Got it. Cheer up and contact me as I told you to. Wait for me."

"Yes!"

After hanging up the phone, Yukino was surprised that she was calmer than she thought. She made a quick decision and carefully selected her sister's number from the address book and dialed it.

The call was connected after just a few rings, and Yang No's usual cheerful voice came from the receiver.

"Hello! What's up, Yukino? It's rare for you to call me on your own initiative~"

"Sorry sis, this is an emergency, please listen to me carefully."

"Hmm? What's going on? Is Hikigaya-kun in trouble again?"

The sisters' identical thinking gave Yukino a headache, but she didn't have time to care about it now.

"Sister, please turn on the TV before explaining the situation. Any channel will do."

"I'm studying so hard~ Turn on the TV, turn on the TV, wait a minute~"

"Sister, hurry up!"

"I see~ Yukino-chan is still so scary when she gets angry."

Listening to the sound of the TV being turned on from the other end of the microphone, Yukino's palms were covered in cold sweat, and the sound of swallowing was unusually clear in her ears. Soon, Yangno's voice changed completely:

"I see. Could it be him?"

"Yes, Hikigaya-kun."

"I'll be leaving soon. I'll be waiting at the door. Do you need anything to bring?"

"Need not."

The sisterly conversation ended there. Yukino quickly packed her bags and walked out while calling her only friend, who picked up the phone immediately.