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At this time, Kirito patted Hachiman's shoulder. Hachiman looked at him for help, but Kirito said with a bright smile:

"Hachiman, it's better to grit your teeth."

"Damn, what kind of smile is this..."

Yukino instantly raised her hand, and Hachiman instinctively closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, but the impact never came. Instead, he felt a soft touch on his cheek.

Hachiman hurriedly opened his eyes and found Yukino's face close to him. He immediately understood what had happened. Yukino took a step back and showed a smug expression:

"The defense is too lax, full of loopholes."

"Damn it, I was careless again..."

"Ah~ I'm still so shy watching my brother kissing~"

"Oh my, Yukino-chan, you did a great job!"

"Yukino-chan is a strategist!"

"Yukino-senpai is so amazing, ha! Yui-senpai also pushed a senior down just now, am I the only one left behind!?"

Iroha said as she was about to kiss Hachiman on the other cheek, but Hachiman stopped her by grabbing her head.

"It would be strange if it succeeded!"

"Wow~ Senior, this is too much!"

"Iroha-san is still young, so you need to catch her completely by surprise like I did."

"Fuck! Weren't you still angry just now!?"

Hachiman protested fiercely, and Yukino lifted her hair in response:

"What are you talking about? I've already taken your gaffe into account. Formulating a strategy based on this is easy."

"That's what Hachiman always does."

"Having said that, alas... I give up."

"You should be more aware that you're being watched."

"My iron wall defense shouldn't be broken through so easily. I'm not in the right shape today."

"Isn't this good? It means you've opened your heart to us."

"Really? That's true. Okay, let's start the discussion again."

The topic turned to future plans, and Kirito was the first to speak:

"So when will we meet up?"

"The day after tomorrow. We are currently in the neutral city of the Cat Demon Territory. Even if we rush as fast as we can, it will take until tonight to get back to the central capital of Allen.

We'll stop here for tonight and fly towards your location the day after tomorrow."

"ALO's movement is so inconvenient."

“Although it’s meant to be realistic, it’s really inconvenient.”

"Why don't we just go to Allen tonight?"

Yukino rejected Hachiman's proposal:

"In ALO, players cannot fly above a certain height, and there are towering, insurmountable mountains on your way to Arun.

We have to go through the Luguru Corridor cave. Although I heard that you started off strong, your lack of familiarity with the geography is a fatal flaw, right?

"really"

"So we've asked someone we know to be our guide. First, please prepare your equipment in the Wind Elves' capital, Shulubang.

It is too dangerous to wear the initial equipment. Once you can fly freely, you will basically meet the conditions for long-distance movement.

Even if we're attacked by fire spirits, we should be fine as long as we're not facing a large army."

"I see. Just finish these tonight, right?"

"That's right. That way, we'll be able to break through the Luguru Corridor the day after tomorrow under the guidance of that guide, and we should be at the corridor's exit by then. But..."

"Is there anything you're concerned about?"

"Yes, if you want to reach the top of the World Tree, you must challenge the Grand Quest, right?

But even if we reunite and challenge with our current lineup, we will just die in vain."

Yukino asserted this.

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"Well, that's what I thought."

"Well, we fought that battle once. It was absolutely abnormal. It felt like we were fighting an endless stream of enemies."

"It's actually reached this extent?"

"Yes, there are so many enemies. In short, there are simply too many of them."

"I see, but we can't back down, right, Kirito?"

"Ah. To achieve my goal, I must rescue Asuna as well."

"You two are very determined."

"certainly"

"Even though you know it's futile?"

"As long as all the conditions are met, the possibility is not zero. That's what I think."

Yukino was obviously caught off guard by this statement.

"Any battle plan?"

"Before that, I thought the so-called Grand Quest wasn't even implemented at all."

"What did you say?"

"Xiaoqi, what does this mean?"

"That's right, Senior, how could such a thing be possible..."

"Any basis for this, Hachiman?"

"Think about it carefully. Asuna is now Titania.

If someone really clears the final mission, Asuna will appear as a player, right? How could that Sugo not consider this risk?

"But...how could it be..."

"If it's a mechanic to clear the game, then turning Asuna into Titania would be meaningless.

This is basically laying a mine for yourself. If I were Xu Xiang, I would be so worried that I couldn't sleep at night.

But that guy didn't seem worried at all, instead he looked confident."

Everyone pondered Hachiman's reasoning.

But no one can deny this conclusion.

“That possibility does exist.”

"Also, I've mentioned to Mr. Kikuoka before that the reward for completing a level is strange.

The rubbish mechanism of the first race to clear the game being able to fly infinitely does not make sense from a business perspective.

Because once someone beats the final mission, almost all players will choose to start the game as that Alf race.

Players of other races will probably switch races, and then the only value of ALO will be the ability to fly."

"I hadn't doubted it before, but it's true. If that's the case, doesn't it mean there's no way to rescue Miss Asuna?"

Everyone nodded in agreement with Yukino's question.

"That's right, it's basically impossible to free Asuna from within the game.

But if Zaimokuza can succeed, we still have a chance of winning."

"Zamokuza-kun? What happened to him?"

"That guy is now working at RECT Progress."

"Eh? That Zaimokuza-kun?"

“I actually passed the interview.”

"Let Miss Yang Noi do it secretly."

"Ah~"

Except for Kirito, everyone else showed an expression of understanding.

Kirito, not understanding the situation, remained silent.

"Zaimokuza needs to find as many high-level IDs as possible. Next, it's Yui's turn."

"I!?"

Yui opened her eyes wide in surprise when her name was suddenly called.

“Sorry, Yui is our ace.

Although she's currently working with us as Navigation Pixie, she's actually SAO's counseling program and the daughter of Asuna and me."

"Eh…"

"Daughter!? Komachi is already an aunt!?"

"Senior! What's going on?"

"It's a long story, so let me explain it briefly."

Hachiman tells the story of his meeting, separation and reunion with Yui.

"Not only are they married, but they even have a daughter."

“There’s no chance of winning now.”

"Putting aside the issue of my daughter, this explanation is still confusing."

"It's normal not to understand. This is some kind of miracle."

"As long as I say I have a companion with an administrator ID who can use GM privileges, I think you'll understand, right?"

"I think I'll understand if I put it that way!"

"Well, I can understand it now."

"There's one more thing I need to confirm. I saw Asuna while flying high in the sky. Is this information correct?"

"Yes, brother."

"So, Asuna's area and the normal area should be connected on the map?"

After a brief thought, Yukino nodded in affirmation.

"Yes, the zone switch was not triggered during the flight, that should be the case."

"So, the area Asuna is in and the normal area might just be separated by a wall inside the World Tree?"

'Highly likely'

“In that case, as long as we can get close to that wall, even Yui in her current state should be able to break through it as long as she obtains the ID. The problem is how to get close…”

“So we’re back to the topic of the final mission.”

"Can we reach the top of the Third Division Battle Zone in Battle VII (Wa = 氵零斯) (IX) VII with the current members?"

Yukino fell into deep thought again, this time shaking her head.

"Impossible. I'll probably run out of energy halfway through."

"That's it..."

Hachiman looked disappointed, but Yukino hadn't finished her words.

"But there's no way to fix it."