Chapter Thirty-Seven: Good fortune will not favor fools.

  Since Yagumo Ink handed over the Sacred Crystal of Resurrection to Asuna, Asuna's attitude towards Yagumo Ink has undergone a subtle change.

  Although she still comes to Yagumo's residence every day to take care of the household chores, when facing Yagumo Tsumugu alone, Asuna can't help but blush and is unable to converse with him as freely as before.

  Even Kirito noticed Asuna's abnormality, let alone Yui and Klein.

  "What's going on with you lately?"

  Still under that cherry blossom tree in the courtyard, Yagumo Taku looked at Asuna who always lowered her head to avoid his gaze and couldn't help but ask.

  Asuna's eyes widened in surprise, and she quickly glanced at Yui before her gaze drifted away. One of her hands unconsciously scratched her smooth cheek as she said, "Ah, n-nothing! Ahahaha, ahahahahahaha..."

  No way!

  Baiyun Mo pouted and lifted her body in front of the red tea to enjoy it.

  That's right, it's enjoyable.

  Since Yui Mokoyama was dissatisfied with the maid's tea-making skills, Asuna took over this task. The cooking skill in SAO not only includes traditional cooking but also some desserts and other things, of course, making black tea is also included.

  What surprised Hachirou was that the red tea brewed by Asuna, although it had some differences with Blue Mountain, already gave him a feeling of "this is enjoyable".

  Seeing Yagyu Moku no longer pursuing himself, Asuna let out a slight sigh of relief, and immediately felt a hint of loss.

  Am I less attractive than black tea?

  A girl's heart is always complicated.

  "Alright! I still have a team strategy session this afternoon, so I'll take off first!"

  Asuna stood up and greeted Yachiru Miku before turning around and leaving.

  Baiyun Mo looked at Asuna's departing back, lost in thought.

  It seems that Asuna can no longer face herself freely because she gave the Sacred Crystal of Resurrection to her.

  After Asuna left, Yui instructed the maid to clean up a bit, and then patted her clothes and stood up. Although players in SAO wouldn't get dirty, Kirito, who had mysophobia and some obsessive-compulsive disorder, still insisted that the maid sweep the room every day, and he himself would take a bath every night.

  Although he was half-hermiting on the 22nd floor, Yayoi Sumi occasionally went to the town to buy some necessities.

  Because Bai had already become his symbol, Ba Yun Mo left the little fox at home, changed into a Tian Hu Chang Pao, wore casual clothes and covered his face with a cloak before leaving the Ba Yun residence.

  Although each floor of Aingram has various merchants, if you want to buy the best goods, you still have to go to the frontline towns.

  Adhering to the idea of "using only the best", Yayoi Moku directly headed towards the transmission platform on the 22nd floor.

  It's been almost two months since Yakumo Mukuro's solo challenge event BOSS "Heretic Nikola" on Christmas Eve, and now it's already February 2024.

  Not long after the Christmas Eve, the 49th floor BOSS room was found and successfully conquered by the players. Later, in mid-January, the exploration teams were lucky enough to find the 50th floor BOSS room.

  This time, the strategy group did not repeat the situation where the army attempted to attack alone at 25 floors.

  Considering that the 50th floor BOSS might be as overwhelmingly strong as the one on the 25th floor, there were also members of the strategy group, including Asuna, who hoped to work together with Kirito to tackle the BOSS.

  This time, however, someone in the strategy group raised an objection.

  Although everyone's ultimate goal is to clear the game, Yaiba and the clearing group are rivals after all.

  If always letting Yakumo Mukuro alone swallow BOSS rewards, it will undoubtedly affect the growth of the strategy group members' strength.

  After a fierce discussion, Hildebrand decided to lead the charge himself. With Hildebrand's addition, the fully prepared raid team finally began their battle against the 50th floor guardian BOSS.

  As expected, this time's Guardian BOSS is ridiculously powerful. If it weren't for Schicksal Cliff using his unique skill "Sacred Sword" to hold the line alone for 10 minutes, the damage to the raid team would have far exceeded that of the previous army battle.

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  Loss!

  And after this incident, Kirito's legend spread throughout the entire SAO world.

  Although there was Yún Mò Zhūyù in front, Xie Zichuan's strength did not cause a sensation like in the original work, but it still made him undisputedly become the second strongest player recognized by players after Yún Mò!

  Aingrament, 51st Floor, Frontline City Teleport Plaza.

  Yakumo Sumi emerged from the teleportation platform, wearing a cloak and looking around at the crowd of people coming and going. He opened his map to find the trading district in the town, then turned and headed in that direction.

  Just a few steps away, Bachiroku was drawn to the commotion in the distance.

  "Please! Please! Help me, okay?!"

  "My guild was completely annihilated! The killer is a woman named Rosalia! I'm the only one who survived!"

  "Spare me! Help me! I don't ask those murderers to pay with their lives, just help me put them in prison!"

  "Oh, come on! Aren't you guys the players who are always at the forefront of the game's strategy?"

  In the midst of a crowd coming and going, a man who looked like an intermediate player was begging passersby all around.

  Many people showed sympathetic expressions towards him, but no one came forward to offer help.

  Baiyun Mo slightly furrowed his brow, thinking for a moment before recalling that indeed there was such an event in the original work.

  A woman named Rosalía created a guild called "Titan's Hand" that had fun attacking players and annihilated a sightseeing small guild.

  Afterwards, the only surviving team leader from that tourist guild came to the front line and begged those elite players for help, hoping someone could help him put the killer guild's people in jail.

  The matter was finally settled by Kirito.

  "Hachigatsu!"

  Suddenly, a male voice sounded beside Yakumo Mokuro's ear.

  Baiyun Mo turned his head and took a look, and it was indeed Tongren.

  "It's really you! I just saw your location on the friend list and it was here, I'm still surprised! Kirito noticed Yui's outfit and knew he didn't want to draw attention, so he spoke in a very low voice."

  Baiyun Mo nodded and looked at the man who was still begging passersby not far away, with a few parts of anger in his tone: "Tongren, what do you think about that matter?"

  Kirito is a person with a strong sense of justice, and even after experiencing several tragedies in the original story, he still maintains a heart that wants to help others. What more can be said about Kirito now?

  He only heard him say: "This matter cannot be ignored, that killer's guild must be brought to justice."

  "Murder Guild..." Hachiko Moku sighed, "Speaking of which, I heard from Asuna that a while back, there was a guild called Laughing Coffin that announced its formation and wiped out a sightseeing guild?"

  When he heard Hachirou mention the Smiling Coffin, Kirito's expression suddenly turned gloomy.

  This guild, as a member of the strategy group, he also had some hearsay.

  "That was just their first case, now this smiling coffin has already destroyed four tourist associations!"

  Four!

  In just over a month, four small guilds were completely annihilated!

  In peaceful times, such things were almost unimaginable!

  Kirito said in a low voice, "The guild leader of that smiling coffin is called PoH, and he preaches the idea that 'since it's a death game, killing people is a matter of course.' Many orange players who were originally just after equipment and money have been led astray by him and ended up becoming red players!"

  "That son of a bitch is the ringleader of the birth of the Red Players!" Kirito pointed at the man in front who was begging for mercy from the crowd, "The Red Players who attacked that person's guild were also influenced by PoH to do such things!"

  "Hmm...?" Hachijū's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he flashed a smile, looking at the man in front of him and saying: "Well, it's been a while since I've played bounty hunter. Although there's no bounty this time, let's have some fun anyway!"

  "Good luck won't favor fools! Bang!"

  He whistled once, made a shooting gesture with his right hand, and said something that left Kirito somewhat perplexed before Hachiman Taku turned around and left the square.

  Watching Yagumo Mukuro leave, Kirito smiled softly.

  "Bounty hunter...... Is this really your identity in reality, Yakumo?"