Looking at Aincrad's newspaper-like collection of information, Kirito felt that he had completely lost the right to enjoy Yuya's daily life.

"What is this!!"

【Agil's Item Shop】

Su Chen helplessly looked at the newspaper in front of him, what about [The blue ferocious beast that destroyed the most powerful main force in the army] [The god-like man appeared again] [The melee enemy-free self-propelled vehicle has been hammered!] [The most recent one!

The strong swordsmanship of the two-sword style slashed the boss hundreds of times and sent him to the west without any explanation!] Wait...

"Oh my god, these people are so capable of causing trouble. Forget about blowing Kirito, why don't you let me go?"

"Stop talking, I must move and find a place where no one can find me..."

Kirito had been frightened by those nefarious information dealers and the swordsmen who came here for fame. Now he didn't even dare to stay at home, so he ran to this item shop with a weak presence to avoid the limelight.

"Haha, don't say that. It's nice to be a celebrity once in a while. By the way, how about setting up a stage for the two of you, a whole venue, and a C-position debut? Just leave the manager and tickets to me...

....”

Agil on the side joked without taking it too seriously.

"Well, this is a good idea. Well, when the time comes, I will be a foil, and the main character will naturally be Kirito, our carry guy. Hehe, I'm a little excited just thinking about it!"

Su Chen also jokingly said that after all, he had encountered these troubles before, so he didn't feel much about it now.

"Disappear for me immediately, stay away!"

Kirito stared at the two heartless guys in front of him and roared.

"Dong dong dong..."

There was a sound of climbing stairs.

"What should we do...Kirito, master?"

The person coming was none other than Asuna.

"Things are getting serious, Ling Xiao."

Liz, who was following Asuna, was also a little worried.

"Don't be anxious, speak slowly."

Su Chen looked at the two people in front of him who were out of breath and said quickly.

It turned out that Asuna had seen this report when she was in Liz's shop early in the morning, and realized the seriousness of the matter. Moreover, when she went to say goodbye, she was rejected by the president Heathcliff, and there were still conditions.

"Huh? pk? With Heathcliff?"

When Kirito heard this strange condition, he was confused and confused for a long time.

"Pfft, haha, the leader of the Blood Alliance Knights personally invited you to a duel, aren't you proud?"

Su Chen also felt that the matter was unreasonable, but there was nothing wrong with it if it was just a PK. Maybe it was because his hands were itchy and he finally saw an opponent worth fighting.

"Master, don't get too happy too early. The president has said that if you are interested, he would not mind playing with you!"

"Hahaha......"

Liz couldn't help laughing when she saw Su Chen whose expression suddenly became subtle.

"Hoho, this Heathcliff is a bit interesting."

The corners of Su Chen's mouth curved slightly in a dangerous arc.

"Hey, Liz, is it really okay to smile so happily?"

"Ahem, well, I'm here to give you a sword!"

Liz looked at someone with a resentful look on her face, forced herself to laugh, and coughed twice to explain her purpose.

"Thank you Liz, it's a pity that if I could equip this weapon yesterday, Kirito would have needed to risk that demon."

Su Chen smiled happily when he saw the long sword made by Liz.

Seeing Su Chen's face full of joy, Liz's face suddenly felt a little hot, and her hands and feet began to twist unconsciously.

"No...you're welcome, this is just what I...I...want to do!"

"...?"

Asuna noticed something was wrong between the two of them. The usual Liz didn't have this kind of girlish grace at all, she was always carefree. Well, it seemed like there was something fishy between the two of them.

Just when she was about to pull Liz over for questioning, Kirito suddenly spoke up.

"Although it's a bit troublesome, I'll go and negotiate with him directly. After all, you can't be dragged into a meaningless fight because of me."

"...I'm really sorry for always causing you trouble..."

"Well, we are important strategy partners."

Kirito looked at Asuna and smiled.

Grantham is the main street on the 55th floor and the headquarters of the Blood Alliance Knights.

"This is the first time I've met you, Kirito, Ling Xiao, in a situation other than the labyrinth boss battle."

The speaker was a man about twenty-five years old, with a thin face and a strand of gray-black hair hanging on his forehead. He looked very dignified and aloof. At this time, he was sitting directly in front of a round table.

Yes, he is none other than Heathcliff, the leader of the Knights of the Blood Alliance.

"No! I told you a few words before during the strategy meeting on the 67th floor."

Kirito said softly with a respectful tone. The contribution made by the person in front of him was worthy of his respect and must be respected.

"It was really a hard battle. Our guild almost suffered victims at that time..."

Heathcliff said sadly as he recalled it.

"But now you want to take away the main players in our union. I am very confused."

"Since you value her so much, you should be more careful in choosing your escort."

Kirito said without hesitation.

"I am willing to apologize for this matter. Kradir's matter has brought you trouble, and I have asked him to reflect at home. But as far as this matter is concerned, I cannot let you just bring him like this."

Let’s take our deputy leader, Kirito.”

"Duel me and use your two-sword style to fight for her. If you win, you can take her away. If you lose, you have to join the Blood Alliance Knights. How about it."

"..."

Although Kirito was speechless, this was indeed the simplest and crudest way.

"Okay, I promise you, let's decide the outcome with swords!"

Kirito held down Asuna who was about to have an attack and said in a deep voice to Heathcliff, perhaps because he was dissatisfied with Heathcliff's behavior of taking Asuna as a bet, or because he was so competitive as a gamer.

desire.

Su Chen could understand some of Heathcliff's behavior. Although he also felt that it was inappropriate to do so, he was still tough at heart. Since Kirito had already decided on something, he should do it without regrets.

"Ling Xiao! I've heard of him for a long time, maybe today is the first time we meet him."

Heathcliff nodded to Kirito and then turned his attention to Su Chen.

"Indeed, this is my first time meeting the leader. Hehe, it is indeed more interesting than the rumors say."

Su Chen raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.

"Actually, I have been following you since the incident on the sixteenth floor, but your whereabouts have been elusive. I originally wanted to include you in our guild. You also know that although our guild is known as the strongest, sometimes

The combat power will still be insufficient, so why don’t players like you come together and contribute to the strategy?”

Heathcliff said sadly.

"Well, I'm used to walking alone. Besides, I've also fought on the front line. It's just that you weren't there. I have my own way of conquering this kind of thing."

"I sincerely want to invite you to our guild now. Are you willing, Ling Xiao?"

"Well......"

Su Chen looked at the people in front of him and couldn't decide to pay attention for a moment. After all, he didn't dislike groups like the guild. Besides, there was also a disciple like Asuna, but after joining the group, he was not as free as himself. He always felt that

So troublesome.

"...Captain Heathcliff, if this is not the case, if Kirito loses, I will join him. Otherwise, this matter will be dropped. What do you think?"

Looking at Kirito on the side, Su Chen rolled his eyes and immediately thought of a way.

"...Okay, I hope you do what you say."

Heathcliff nodded.

"Wow! You two idiots!"

After returning to Agil's item shop, Asuna was so angry that she stamped her feet. She originally wanted to resolve the conflict she had just seen, but after this incident, she could no longer predict the trend of this matter.

"Well, how could Kirito lose? His twin swords exploded, cutting the sky and the earth."

Su Chen looked at Kirito jokingly.

"Ling Xiao, that's enough. I feel a little regretful now. Why was I so impulsive just now? Damn it..."
To be continued...