After placing the small pot on the lantern, Kirito first picked up the snowball and threw it in, then poured everything in the small bag into it. He covered the lid of the pot and tapped the pot twice. A window that counted down the waiting time for the dish appeared.
Soon, the fragrance of medicinal herbs wafted out.
With a bang, the timer disappeared. Kirito picked up the pot and poured the contents into two cups.
"My cooking skill proficiency is zero, so don't expect the taste.”
" Thank you…" Liz took the cup from him, and a warm feeling spread between her palms.
Although it was just a simple soup made with herbs and dried meat, the ingredients and props seemed to be of high quality. The taste was really good, and the warmth gradually seeped into his cold body.
" It's... a wonderful feeling. It's so surreal..." Liz muttered as she drank the hot soup." Like this... sitting with someone you've met for the first time in a place you've never been before..."
"Is that so…because Liz is a Professional. When exploring the maze, it was not uncommon for players to form a group and sleep in the open.”
"Er-well... tell me more about the Labyrinth.”
"Eh, hmm, alright, I don't think it's that interesting…Ah! Before that…"
Kirito collected the two empty cups and put them together with the pot into the window. Then, he continued to operate. This time, he took out two large pieces of cloth. From the way it was laid out, it should be a portable bed used for camping. It looked like a sleeping bag in the real world, but it was very big.
"This is a high-grade item. It has excellent heat insulation and has a concealment effect on active monsters.”He smiled and threw one over.
Liz caught it and spread it out on the snow. She found that it was big enough to fit three of herself. She said in surprise again,"To think that you can carry these things everywhere, and there are two of them…"
"I have to make full use of my inventory. That White Night guy often forgets to bring this thing, so I brought an extra one.”
Kirito quickly disarmed himself and got into the portable bed on the left. Liz also removed her cloak and warhammer and slid her body into the sack.
There was a lantern between the two of them, each lying about a meter apart. For some reason--Liz felt a little shy, as if trying to drive it away--so she said,""Let's continue the topic."
" Ah, ah, um…" Kirito crossed his arms behind his head and began to talk.
When he stepped into the trap of the MPK in the maze area, it was a vicious criminal who deliberately gathered monsters to attack other players. Facing the boss monster that had low attack power but was extremely hard, everyone took turns to sleep and fought for two whole days. About the 100-person dice-throwing event held to distribute rare items.
Every story was exciting, satisfying, and sometimes funny. Moreover, all the stories clearly pointed out that Kirito was one of the members of the strategy team who constantly fought at the front line. As a professional player, Liz could imagine the life he had experienced.
"Um…Kirito, can I ask you something…?”
"Why are you suddenly so cautious?”
"At that time, why did you come to save me? It's not like I can guarantee that I'll be saved. No…I should say that the chances of you dying together with me are much higher, but why…"
The corners of Kirito's mouth froze. However, he immediately calmed down and replied in a calm voice.
"…Compared to not helping others, it's better to die together. And it was a girl like Liz.”
"…You're really stupid. There won't be a guy like you.”
Hearing Kirito's words, Liz quickly turned her head away, but tears still flowed down her face. She had never heard such gentle yet honest words in the real world.
" That, Kirito…" Liz's hand reached through the gap between the two sleeping bags and said,""Hold me tight."
He felt Kirito's hand suddenly cover his own. Although he was a little nervous and uneasy, their fingers were soon interlocked.
The boy's breathing, heartbeat, and the warmth from his hands were the warmth of a human.
Even though their bodies might still be in different hospitals and cold beds in reality, at this moment, Liz felt that this fantasy world was so real for the first time. In fact, she was no longer afraid of him.
This world was real. This was the first time Liz had such a thought.
Because the warmth on her hand had already reached her heart.
"Good night…"
"Good night, Liz,"
At this moment, in the village north of the fifty-fifth floor, a pair of uninvited guests welcomed them in the night.
"Achoo!"
"Asuna, did you bring any other clothes?”Bai Ye looked at the girl beside him who was trembling and said,""If you don't bring any other clothes…"
"Who knew that he would suddenly come to the 55th checkpoint?”Asuna hugged herself tightly and complained,""If I had known earlier, I would have brought more clothes…"
"Haha, sorry, sorry." Bai Ye smiled and took off his coat to cover Asuna." But didn't you not object when I suggested coming here?”
"You were the one who said that there were special ingredients here and that you could watch a good show, so I came over. Speaking of which, don't you feel cold wearing so little?”Asuna said as she looked at White Night's thin clothes.
"I'm already used to it!" Bai Ye knocked on the Wangshu Sword's sheath." Ever since I had it, my resistance to the cold has become better and better.”The Wangshu Sword, which had absorbed the power of Yin, was an extremely cold object. After being in contact with the Wangshu Sword for a long time, Bai Ye had indeed developed a very high resistance to the cold.
"Speaking of which, it should be no problem for us to kill that bird with our strength, but why did we have to steal it?”Asuna, who was blowing the wind below, was puzzled as she watched White Night, who was collecting the eggs after knocking out the giant bird, which was a monster, with familiarity.
"This is called a small stream that flows for a long time!" White Night quickly finished collecting the eggs and jumped down from the bird's nest." I only found one of these birds on this level. God knows if this guy is unique. If I kill it, there might not be any more eggs!"”
"But aren't you afraid that it will be killed by other players?”Asuna asked again.
"If it were you, would you come to this cold place for no reason?”White Night asked.
" Uh... I don't think so..." Asuna shook her head as she recalled the feeling when she first entered this floor. It was so cold here and there were no monsters. If it wasn't for some mission, no one would come to this floor.
"Let's go. We've collected all the eggs. We can watch a good show after we go to the village to find the village chief!”Bai Ye said after looking at the sky. However, he soon regretted his decision.
The two of them quickly found the village and met the village chief.
"You two must also be dragon-slaying warriors!”The village chief did not say anything else after seeing the two of them.
“……”
White Night and Asuna looked at each other and said in unison,""Yes, sir!"
"From the looks of it, it should be the White Dragon's triggered mission, right?”Following the village chief into his house, White Night asked Asuna,""What did that guy drop?"
"Hmm…it should be metal, right?”Asuna thought about it and remembered that Liz had mentioned this before.
"Do you think it will lose meat?" Bai Ye's eyes lit up. Hey, hey, that's dragon meat!
"That's…not possible, right?" Asuna was a little hesitant, but after thinking about it, it seemed that White Night's heaven-defying drop rate of dragon meat wasn't just wishful thinking.
"That's hard to say. Anyway, it's not even 12 o'clock yet on the 55th floor. If the two of us join forces, we'll be able to completely crush the monsters on this floor!”
"Um…sure."
Asuna did not reject White Night's suggestion. After all, she came out at night to spend more time with the people around her and hunt for food.
" I remember that I was only five years old at that time…" The village chief, who was sitting in his seat, began to narrate his long story.
Half an hour later.
" I remember I was only ten years old at that time…"
"How long has it been?"
"It's been almost half an hour. Are you sleepy?"
Asuna nodded, then shook her head and said,""Just a little."
"Anyway, the room is still warm. Sit on the ground and lean against the wall to rest for a while.”
"Alright."
The two of them leaned against the wall and continued to listen to the village chief's nagging.
An hour later.
"I remember that I was only twenty years old at that time…"
"White Night…"
"What's wrong, Asuna?"
"I'm a little sleepy. I'll rest for a while.”
"Okay, I'll wake you up when I'm done."
Asuna nodded, then hugged her knees and closed her eyes. A helpless smile appeared on Bai Ye's face as he shook his head. He took out a blanket that he had brought with him and covered her with it.
Two hours later.
"I remember that I was only forty years old at that time.”
"Ah ~~~" White Night yawned. If he continued, he would fall asleep. Asuna, who was beside him, also leaned her head on his shoulder unknowingly.
He helped her pull up the blanket again and continued to perk up. After listening to the village chief's annoying narration, the village chief finally shut his mouth and finished narrating the mission. He closed the book on the table and turned off the light without looking at the man and woman sleeping together in the room. He returned to his bed.
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