Seeing this, Yuki looked depressed. He arrived just two minutes before the end of the closed beta test. It was only natural that the person he was waiting for would leave.
"What a punctual child."
It is like the sound of a gentle bell, which makes the noisy sounds around fall into a silent tranquility.
Yuuki's heart was also soothed by this voice, and he immediately turned around and looked at the source of the voice, but...
A red and white figure stood in front of the main hall, with the symbol of Inari transformed into Chihaya draped over his body, and his ruddy eyes looked particularly soft under the light.
“…Miko-san?” Yuuki recognized the other person as the player who had fought alongside them, Mizutsu, and asked in confusion, “Why are you here?”
"This is a shrine, of course I'm here."
Yu Zhuanjin smiled at first.
"No no no no!"
Yuki waved his hands quickly and continued, "Although what you said makes sense, that's not the question I asked. You..."
"I?"
Yu Zhuanjin tilted her head, and a pitch-black fox fell off her.
Why is there a fox here?
Yuuki's train of thought suddenly stopped.
"Fu Fu, don't mess around at this time."
Yuzhuanjin leaned down and used his divine hand to grab the back of Fu Fu's neck. This was a dimensionality reduction attack from the God.
"As a player, you shouldn't be here!"
Yuuki knew one thing very well, that she was the only one who survived the battle with the BOSS on the tenth floor. Although she lit up the teleportation stone of the town on the eleventh floor, she rushed to the address of this shrine without stopping after that.
No player can get here faster than her, there is not even a one percent chance!
"The answer is clear, isn't it?"
Yuzhongjin did not deny this.
"So, the person who wanted to see me two months ago and even wrote me a letter full of puzzling and strange contents was Miss Miko?"
Yuuki spoke these words quickly in one breath because of his anxiety.
“That’s right, Yuuki…”
While stroking Fu Fu, Yuzhongjin said, "But in such a formal occasion, it is better to call you Konno Kapokki."
"No, just call me Yuuki."
When Yuuki heard Ootenzu reveal her real name, she was finally convinced that he was not joking with her.
"Although this is not the first time we meet, please allow me to introduce myself again."
Yuzhongjin put his hand on his chest and continued, "My name is Yuzhongjin, but this is not my character ID, but my real name. It's really hard for you to understand, right? Then I'll put it another way. I am the Inari God, Yuzhongjin, although I am still a half-baked apprentice god with only the title of god but not the complete work."
"Although I haven't graduated from primary school yet, I'm already eleven years old."
Yuki's implication was that she would never believe such a misleading story.
"He's still just a little kid."
Yuzhongjin sighed. It was wrong to tell people in a godless world about the existence of God.
"You really are trying to trick me!"
Yuuki thought that Miozu sighed because her lie was exposed.
Yuzhongjin did not spend too much time explaining his identity, but asked directly: "Yuuki, do you know why I chose you?"
“It is precisely to find the answer to this question that I came here.”
Yuuki asked back, "Why did you choose me? We didn't know each other before this... No, if it was the miko, I really don't know her, but this is just character modeling. Could it be that you are one of my relatives?"
"Your thinking direction is really interesting."
Yuzhongjin couldn't help laughing and said, "If you like to think so, I don't mind you calling me sister."
"Auntie."
Yuuki said politely.
"Forget it, let's skip this for now."
Yuzhongjin helplessly spread her hands, feeling that Yuuki was going against her, so she continued: "My eyes have seen a lot of interesting, boring, joyful, and sad things. I will naturally keep the ones I like, and change the ones I hate..."
"But I don't have the ability to change everything. I can only try to change what I can."
“God loves the world, but He cannot favor one person over another. Some suffering is a test that mankind must go through, but for those who are in the test, it is a disaster.”
“…You don’t understand what I say, but it doesn’t matter. You promised to come to me, and that’s enough.”
Yuzu looked at Yuuki, who looked bewildered, and put down Fukufu in his arms. He then tapped the latter's forehead and continued, "In the name of Yuzu, I declare that the trial of the mortal world ends here. You are chosen as a participant in the trial of God. God's will covers everything you bear. Next time, I will wait for you at the top of Aincrad. If you can stand in front of me like you are now, I will give you a promise and a chance to make a wish to me. At that time, a real miracle will come to you."
"I……"
Yuuki wanted to continue saying something, but was gently pushed by Yuzuo's hand, and her consciousness fell into darkness.
When I opened my eyes again, I saw the familiar ceiling.
The smell of medicine and disinfectant is something that Yuuki...also known as Konno Kapok is very familiar with.
This is a closed medical room, and the moonlight outside the window is so clear.
Konno Mumianji sat up and a nurse came over immediately to remove the nutrient solution that was continuously being injected into her body.
What's that? Just some weird stuff.
Konno Kapok wanted to complain to Yuzhongjin, but she found the problem the next second. Although her body was still very weak, she didn't feel the same tormenting pain as before. Although she was still a little uncoordinated...
……
"It's incredible!"
On the next morning, the hospital conducted a follow-up examination on the Konno sisters, but the results were shocking.
HIV has been suppressed and even begun to decline, which is an incredible exception in medical history, and this exception has appeared here today, and not just once.
Yuzhong Jin used her divine power to merge into Konno Kapok's soul and then feed back into her body, but due to the complicated process, she was unable to directly dissolve all pathogenic microorganisms.
But long-term suppression is fine.
Konno Kapok could not understand the doctor's academic words until a thin woman hugged her and said excitedly: "That's great, Kapok, Lanzi, this is really great."
I couldn't even help crying out loud.
"Mother."
Konno Mumianji reached out and hugged him, and part of the divine power in his body was transferred to the other person.
"…Everything will be fine."
The thin woman comforted the two daughters, Konno Kapok and Konno Aiko, and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, God will not give us unbearable pain, nor will He give us trials that we cannot overcome."
"Mom, does God really exist?"
Konno Kapok asked.
"Of course, only God can perform miracles. You are all God's beloved children."
The thin woman is holding the Bible. Maybe she was not a believer before, but when suffering comes, she has only the hopeless prayer to go.
"That being said, in Japan, will there be a signal problem if we pray to God? After all, there is the entire Pacific Ocean between us."
Konno Kapok couldn't help but say.
"No matter which god it is, he will not allow a well-behaved child to fall into the trial of suffering."
The thin woman touched Konno Kapok's head.
god……
Konno Kapok looked out the window.
Now she can stand under the sun again.
"Yuuki."
Konno Aiko held Konno Mumian's hand tightly and smiled happily.
……
On the same morning, at the Kiritani household.
"Sister, it's time to get up and eat. We have to go to school today."
Kazuko Kiritani heard knocks on her door early in the morning. She pushed the door open and saw a flat-chested black-haired girl standing outside.
"Suguha, I can wake up on time by myself."
A weak voice came out of Kiritani Kazuko's mouth.
"I don't believe it. Look at your expression now. You must have stayed up late playing games again last night. If I don't greet you, the teacher will call you next time."
Kiritani Suguha pouted.
Sitting at the kitchen table, Kazuko Kiritani was eating breakfast while browsing her phone.
The closed beta test of SAO has come to an end, but what happened in the final stage is still constantly lingering in her mind.
Even now my heart is still surging with excitement.
When I opened the official website forum, I saw a lot of people discussing it, and even quite a few first- and second-tier players recorded their screens and posted them on the thread. It was a pity that most of the players were defeated mid-game, so the video was not complete.
"elder sister."
Kiritani Suguha suddenly spoke.
"what happened?"
Kiritani Kazuko raised her head.
"Let's do some morning exercises." Kiritani Suguha felt that Kiritani Kazuko had been staying at home playing games and her body was too weak. If she didn't exercise a little, something would happen sooner or later.
"Practice kendo? I can't do it."
The Kiritani family runs a dojo, and Kiritani Suguha's father is also quite famous. That's fine, but Kiritani Kazuko knows her sister better. She was the champion in the county-level middle school club competition in kendo, but she didn't participate in the national competition later.
Practicing kendo against a county champion is simply asking for trouble.
"Just for a moment."
After dinner, Kiritani Suguha dragged Kiritani Kazuko to the small dojo in the backyard.
Each person has a bamboo sword.
"Then you can be gentler~"
Kazuko Kiritani held the sword in both hands.
"Drink!"
However, Kiritani Suguha shouted loudly.
He rushed forward with great force and unstoppable momentum.
Kazuko Kiritani was so frightened that her head felt dizzy and she could only block the attacks twice relying on her body's instinct.
Block, block, and block again!
Five consecutive attacks were blocked. Kiritani Suguha was stunned for a moment, then smiled faintly.
As expected of a sister, she is extremely talented.
Suguha Kiritani knew about Kazuko Kiritani's talent in kendo. Her father had originally wanted her to inherit the dojo, but her sister had no interest, so she took the initiative to take over the family business so that the latter could live freely.
My sister is more talented than her, but...
However, Kiritani Suguha is even better due to his years of training.
The bamboo sword fell and slashed, but this was only a feint, and the main attack would come later.
The slash fell, but was blocked by Kiritani Kazuko. Even she was surprised that she could hold on for so long.
Got hit.
Kiritani Suguha immediately changed his hand gesture and raised his backhand upwards.
