Why did Hikigaya save the anime girls in Sword Story?

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"Is this true...what on earth happened?"

"Yukino first had Iroha cast a gorgeous, large-scale spell in the air, then took advantage of the moment when Sakuya-sama and Arisa-sama were distracted to grab their heads and force them to sit upright.

Then, with an expressionless face, she launched into a long lecture. Her eyes were so terrifying that everyone who tried to dissuade her was frightened and stood still. The only sound on the battlefield was Yukino's lecture.

The two of them tried to refute her several times, but were instantly silenced by her expressionless face, and finally they were completely discouraged.

"It's really impressive, but it's not enough to be called absolute zero..."

"Later, Yukino yelled: Anyone who has an opinion can come and refute me."

"Defeating Yukino...this is incredibly difficult!"

Many people challenged her, but she was refuted in every instance. Yukino remained unfazed. Finally, to put an end to the fight once and for all, she concentrated her magic on the injured and cast a ranged healing spell.

But that magic... should we say it's the atmosphere? It makes people feel like everything is frozen."

"what..."

Hachiman nodded in sudden realization and continued:

"So you got the title of Absolute Zero?"

"Um"

"Amazing... What kind of recovery magic is this?"

"Now that I think about it, it was just a normal range recovery spell. But at that time, it might have been Yukino's aura that made people feel the temperature drop so suddenly."

"Maybe it surpasses the power of the Master System..."

"Probably. However, thanks to this, the wind spirits and cat demons reached a truce, and Sakuya-sama and Arisa-sama, sympathizing with each other, became friends and formed an equal alliance.

Therefore, in both clans' territories, Yukino was respected beyond awe, and later I served as a liaison between Sakuya-sama and Yukino, and that's how we became close friends."

"Sure enough, Yukino is amazing!"

"I absolutely do not want to make Miss Yukino angry..."

"Since this is Yukino's request, I will do my best to assist you two."

"sorry to bother you"

"Thank you, Leafa."

Hachiman bowed his head in thanks, Kirito smiled at Leafa, and Leafa suddenly felt her heartbeat quicken.

She clearly likes her brother, so why is she feeling this way? To dispel her confusion, she laughed and shouted:

"Leave it to me! First, head to the Wind Elves' main city!"

ALO: Chapter 103 Leafa is not yours

"Is this Siyiluban?"

"so big"

"Yes, this is Iluban, the capital of our wind elves, also known as the Emerald City."

Hachiman and Kirito looked around as if they were shocked.

Generally speaking, players of other races may be attacked when entering the territory, but fortunately, with the famous player Leafa accompanying him, he did not encounter any trouble.

Hachiman and Kirito whispered to each other, avoiding Leafa's hearing range.

"It's completely different from the town in SAO."

“This is the real fantasy style.”

"Hmm? What did you just say?"

Hachiman quickly tried to cover it up.

"Nothing much, just sighing how beautiful this town is."

“The tower in the center seems to be the tallest.”

"That's called the Wind Tower. For long-distance flights, you have to take off from there to gain enough distance to accelerate."

"There are many small towers around here. Are the parts connecting the towers passable?"

"Well, there's an air corridor there, you can move freely."

"I see, that's really shocking..."

"The Dark Elves' territories are all based on ancient cities, right? Are the styles very different?"

The two were a little flustered by this question, after all, they had never been there.

Hachiman considered his answer and gave an ambiguous one.

“It’s about the same size, but that side is a little more plain.”

"Oh, I really want to go and see it. If you have the chance, can you take me there?"

"Oh, oh, if there's a chance."

"I'll take care of it when the time comes."

Leafa smiled as she spoke. When Hachiman and Kirito felt a little guilty, Yui, who was hiding in Hachiman's pocket, seemed to have noticed something.

Whispered quietly to the two of them:

"Dad, Kirito-nii, I can navigate as long as I get close enough, so don't worry."

"Oh... As expected of Yui."

“I don’t know if I’ll have the chance to go, but it’s been a big help.”

"I will handle it!"

They probably wouldn't have the chance to go, and even if they did, they would have to wait until everything was over. But at least they didn't have to disappoint Leafa, and they both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then let's go buy some equipment first. I'll take you to the store. What's your approximate budget?"

"Ah, don't worry about the budget for now."

Leafa was stunned when she heard this.

"You two are both wealthy people. You must have saved a lot before going into hibernation."

"more or less"

"Then I'll take you to the highest-end equipment store."

"Thanks, Leafa."

"You're Yukino's friends, right? That makes you my friends, too.

No need to thank me, it’s only natural for friends to help each other.”

“But let us say thank you anyway.”

"Is that so? You're welcome then."

The three of them walked towards the equipment store together.

After all, Hachiman and Kirito are boys, so they are naturally excited to come to such a place. They comment on the various equipment and choose them with great interest.

Leafa seemed to enjoy looking at the equipment as well and happily joined in the discussion.

"Have you two made your choices? You can practice wielding your weapons in the open space over there. Want to give it a try?"

"There's this kind of service? How about it, Kirito? Do you want to try it?"

"That's good. If I don't actually swing it a few times, it'll be troublesome if the feel isn't right during actual combat."

"Then let's go"

Leafa led the two of them to the square next to the store.

"Please feel free to try it out. I'll meet you in the armor section."

"Sorry, we'll try to make it quick."

"It's okay, Kirito-kun. Choosing a weapon takes time, so you have to find the one that suits you best."

Leafa said as she returned to the store.

“Then let’s try it”

"Although I chose a weapon that feels similar to the Elucidator and Dark Repulser, I still need to wield it... Let's try the Starburst Air Slash without system support."

"No one is watching now, so now is the time to try.

If someone were to see me using my original sword skills, I might get into trouble."

"it is good......"

In order to improve his sword-swinging speed, Kirito practiced the starting moves of various sword techniques hundreds and thousands of times without relying on system assistance.

Thanks to that experience, my body still remembers those moves.

Kirito smoothly reproduced the sword movement of Starburst Air Slash.

"Amazing, as expected of Kirito. Is everything alright?"

"There's no sword skills system in ALO. The focus is on smoothly connecting normal attacks and then adapting to the enemy's movements."

"Not having the attack damage bonus is definitely a disadvantage. How does it feel?"

"The weapon's center of gravity is adjusted well. It gives me a nostalgic feeling."

“Compared to the past, there is almost no sense of disobedience.”

"Hachiman, how about you?"

"I don't care about weight here. As long as the weapon in my left hand is heavy enough to block the enemy's attacks, that's all that matters."

"Are you sure you want to choose that dagger?"

"Yeah. But isn't your weapon a bit too big, Kirito?"

"No way, if I choose it by weight, it'll be a bit too large. As long as I pay attention to the attack distance, it should be fine."

"I see. But then I can only carry one sword, right?"

"That's enough. Let's take out the other one as a backup before the actual battle."

After paying the bill, Kirito put one sword into the warehouse and put the other on his back.

"You guys actually chose it right away. Looks like you're still quite skilled."

"Thank goodness my body still remembers. Let's go find Leafa."

"learn"

After meeting up with Leafa, they began to choose armor. Both of them paid more attention to mobility and color rather than appearance, and quickly chose all black equipment.

"You both chose black armor."

"Kirito is another matter, I'm doing this for practicality reasons, after all, I'm an assassination type."

"Assassination department..."

"Did you just see how I fight?"

"I didn't see it clearly, but it certainly seemed like they were hiding in the shadows and taking out the enemy."

"Kirito is the head-on type, so choosing black is purely a personal preference, right?"

"yes"

"I can't deny this..."

"Now that we have all the equipment, do you want to go check out the Tower of Wind?"

"Okay, I really want to experience flying."

"Boys, don't be afraid of heights."

"Did you hear that, Kirito? Don't be weak."