The first floor of the woods.

The sun sets.

The sunlight shone in at an oblique angle, making the forest trees as red as if they were about to burn. The dense fog flowing between the trunks flashed with mysterious light after reflecting the sunset light. The rather noisy bird calls during the day also became sparse at this time, making the sound of the treetops swaying in the wind appear particularly loud.

Because this is a small wood near the [First Town], there are not even any decent monsters inside. After the second floor is opened, not many people are still leveling here.

Lu Ming and Asuna can finally enjoy a moment of tranquility.

Because the ghosts of the King of Teeth and others remained undispersed, the mood of both of them was greatly affected. In the end, there was no way, so they could only run back here to relax.

But the effect is pretty good.

Because no one is willing to follow the first level and sacrifice their leveling time.

......

There is no so-called sky inside Ain Grandet, only the bottom of the next floor that extends a hundred meters above his head, so only in the morning and evening can you see the sun.

Of course the moon is the same.

Having said that, the light will not be insufficient during the day and the dark at night will not be extremely dark. The lighting that can only be achieved through VR space here is maintained at full light at any time.

Although the forest at night is not as bright as during the day, there is still a faint blue light illuminating the feet, so there will be no inconvenience when walking.

Therefore, Lu Ming and Asuna would feel at ease to take a walk here.

"I have to say that Akihiko Kayaba is really amazing. She created such a beautiful world, but unfortunately..." Asuna admired the beautiful scenery in front of her and felt a little moved.

"Perhaps in his opinion, the lives of others are not as important as their own dreams." Lu Ming did not find it strange, "After all, most people have a selfish side."

"I am also a selfish person." Asuna suddenly said something inexplicable. Her hazel eyes kept looking at Lu Ming's face. Seeing that ignorant look, she couldn't help but show a sweet smile.

"Will you blame me for what I said to Kirito today?" Asuna continued.

Lu Ming thought carefully and said, "Are you saying that you claim to be my girlfriend?" Because after saying a few words in total, he quickly confirmed what Asuna was talking about.

"Why do you think so?" Lu Ming was a little curious.

There was a beautiful girl chasing her, which in his past thought could be said to be a dreamy process.

"Forget it, I won't tell you." Asuna suddenly changed the subject, "What if those guys get involved again tomorrow?"

Asuna couldn't help but have a headache when she remembered that she would be pointed at by a group of people tomorrow.

Lu Ming: "..."

The last one who said half of this to me was already...well, the last one was constancy and could not afford to offend.

I am now my girlfriend, and I can’t afford to offend her for future happiness.

"What's wrong?" Asuna said curiously as she looked at Lu Ming's expression.

"Nothing." Lu Ming naturally wouldn't talk about this, "If they continue, of course we can't stand by and just rob their monsters. With our strength, this is a very easy thing." Lu Ming said indifferently.

"Then why didn't you say it earlier!" Asuna looked at Lu Ming with a casual look on her face. If she had known that this would have been possible, she would not have taken this breath no matter what.

This... in fact, he just remembered it.

Seeing Lu Ming's awkward look, Asuna quickly understood, "I have always seen you look confident, and I forgot that you are also a novice player."

Lu Ming was about to speak when he suddenly heard a faint choking sound, which made him stop.

Seeing Lu Ming’s strangeness, Asuna did not ask, but also turned her ears and sounded. Soon, the two looked at each other and walked tacitly towards the place where the sound came from.

Pushing away the grass blocking in front of him, a girl squatting on the ground attracted the eyes of the two.

This is a black-haired girl wearing light blue clothes and blue armor, holding her legs and sobbing, as if she was immersed in her own world, and even Lu Ming and Asuna were not aware of the proximity of her.

"Are you okay?" Afraid of frightening the other party, Asuna spoke softly before she got close.

It seemed that she was awakened by Asuna's voice. The girl suddenly looked up, but she sat directly on the ground because of her unstable center of gravity. When she saw clearly the two players in front of her, she sighed with gratitude or regret.

"I'm fine, sorry, I'm disturbing me!" The girl's face turned red, she stood up in a hurry, slapped her clothes in a hurry, bowed to the two and said.

Seeing the other party hurriedly trying to escape, Asuna hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her. The other party's behavior was very similar to that of herself who had just learned that she could not leave this world, and instinctively wanted to comfort the other party.

Lu Ming touched his chin thoughtfully.

If Asuna had met this girl at the beginning, she might have nothing to do with her now. She was also sensitive inside, but Asuna obviously had to be stronger.

Under Asuna's tenderness, the girl quickly revealed her true thoughts.

"My name is Xun. I am a member of the Computer Research Society of a high school. After being trapped in SAO, I have been with the members of the same society." The girl bit her lip and said.

"Isn't that great? You can be with your companions." Asuna remembered what Kirito said today. It should be the best thing to rely on in a desperate world.

"But I am so timid. If a person is fighting as a forward, he will be afraid." Fortunately, hesitant, "But I really want to leave this world, but I don't have the courage to commit suicide."

Asuna looked at Lu Ming for help. Although she wanted to leave this world and was afraid of death, her personality was destined to not escape from battle. So in the face of luck, she could not think of a good way to persuade her for a while.

"If you are afraid of fighting, you can change your profession. There is no requirement in the game that everyone must fight."

It is easy to change the country and nature is difficult to change. Character problems cannot be changed simply. If this is not a game of death, you can try it slowly. Otherwise, it is better to honestly follow your original intention.

"But, the members of the same club as me..." Fortunately, hesitated.

"They are just your members, so they probably won't force you to fight, right?" Asuna's voice turned cold. If this was the case, she would never let those guys go.

"No, no!" Xun quickly denied, then felt a little embarrassed and his voice lowered, "But I see that everyone is excited, I feel embarrassed to disturb you."

"Luckily, you can't do this!" Asuna was also helpless. The girl kept thinking about others everywhere, forcing herself, and even afraid to hide in the woods and cry. Maybe something really happened one day.

"But......"

Looking at Xun's depressed mood, Lu Ming said, "No matter how much you say here, it's useless. I'll go to meet your friends with Asuna."

He had already remembered the identity of this girl, a member of the [Moonlight Night Black Cat Group], but because the guild system has not been turned on yet, they are still in team activities.
Chapter completed!