That is to say, Alice likes girls and is a lesbian. Heavens! Such a beautiful girl actually likes girls; this is too unfair, such a waste of resources.
Taijin turned away in dejection, squatting down and drawing circles on the ground.
"Mr. Taijin, are you alright?" Alice asked with gentle concern.
"Don't talk to me. I want to be alone right now, and don't ask who 'Alone' is." Taijin turned his head and said to Alice.
For a moment, Alice didn't know what to do. Mr. Taijin had just helped her out of a tight spot; was she being too harsh by rejecting him like that?
But was she supposed to accept? Please, she wasn't gay; it was definitely impossible to accept! Although her body was that of a woman, her heart was that of a man. As a man, how could he possibly like men?
The elimination of one Giant Ape was not the end. Suddenly, even more monsters appeared on the street—wild boars, Giant Apes, Stone Monsters, and so on. They killed everyone they saw, showing no humanity; it was simply brutal to the extreme.
To stop these monsters from slaughtering humans, Alice and Taijin immediately raised their weapons and began to fight them.
During the battle, Alice felt an unprecedented sense of pleasure. Killing monsters with a sword in a fantasy world had always been her true dream. That was why she created the game sword art online, so she could experience killing monsters in a fantasy world.
Now that so many monsters had appeared in reality and she possessed the power to use sword art online sword skills, how could Alice not feel delighted? This was simply the world she had dreamed of!
..."You know what happened next! I was invited by Kikuoka to join the Organization as the captain of the combat team." Alice looked at Jinno Rinko, waiting for her response.
After hearing Alice's experience, Jinno Rinko said with a grave expression, "According to what you've said, that black-haired girl named Kangxi is the culprit behind so many monsters appearing in the world!"
Alice analyzed, "Yes! Exactly. But what is the background of this black-haired girl named Kangxi? Why would she suddenly release the monsters from the sword art online game into reality? What is her purpose for doing this?"
"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? But no matter the purpose, we must stop her because she is our enemy." Jinno Rinko concluded, "I will tell Kikuoka this news and have him track down this black-haired girl named Kangxi."
"You can tell him, but you can't say I told you. That would expose my true identity, and I wouldn't be able to stay in the Organization then," Alice said seriously.
"If you don't let me say it, how can I make Kikuoka believe me?"
"Just say Akihiko Kayaba secretly sent you an email."
"What are your plans next?" Jinno Rinko asked.
"Plans? What other plans could there be? Of course, it's to eliminate all the BOSSes in the world and restore peace!" Alice said as if it were a matter of course.
"I'm not asking about that. I'm asking you, as a girl now, do you like men or women? You won't find a man to marry in the future, will you?" Jinno Rinko said with a hint of worry.
Alice said strangely, "How could I possibly find a man to marry? I don't even like men. Don't worry, even if I've become a woman, the person I like is still you. This won't change just because my gender changed."
"That's great. I was worried you would look for a man later!" Jinno Rinko breathed a sigh of relief.
Alice asked Jinno Rinko to move in tomorrow, and Jinno Rinko agreed. After all, they were in a relationship, so living together was perfectly fine... The weather was clear and the sun was bright, perfect for sleeping in.
But today, Illustrious, who was sleeping in bed, was pulled up by Asuna to head towards the commercial street.
The two, wearing black qipaos, arrived at the commercial street. Because they were so beautiful, countless people stopped in their tracks upon seeing them.
"My god! Such high-quality girls. If only my girlfriend were even half as beautiful as them!"
"Are they celebrities? They look so beautiful!"
"If I could marry one of them, it would be worth dying for."
Illustrious and Asuna didn't pay any mind to these discussions. As beauties, they had long been used to such scenes.
Asuna took Illustrious to a lovers' restaurant, but they were stopped by a Waitress upon entering. "I'm sorry, guests! Our restaurant only serves couples. If you haven't brought a boyfriend, we can't let you in."
"As long as we're lovers, it's fine, right? Then she is my lover." Asuna held Illustrious's hand and pointed at her with her left hand.
"Lovers? Please don't joke. You two are both girls, how could you be lovers? Of course, if you can prove to me that you are lovers, then I will let you into our restaurant." The Waitress wasn't about to let these two without boyfriends in. If the boss found out she let non-couples in, she wouldn't even get her salary this month.
"Proof, right? Fine, watch." Asuna suddenly grabbed Illustrious's shoulders and kissed her on her cherry lips. This sight shocked the Waitress; she hadn't expected them to actually be lovers.
The scene of Asuna kissing Illustrious at the entrance caused the people walking by to burst into discussion.
"Holy crap! They're actually yuri. What a waste of resources!"
"Seeing them kiss makes me so excited!"
"In broad daylight, in a public place, doing such scandalous things is really damaging to civilization."
"No one asked you to watch. I think it looks great. If you don't like it, don't look. No one's forcing you. Stop your whining over there."
After kissing Illustrious for a while, Asuna pulled away and said to the Waitress, "Can we go in now?"
"Uh! Yes, since you are lovers, of course you can." The Waitress nodded.
"Let's go!" Asuna pulled a dazed Illustrious into the restaurant.
After sitting down, Illustrious came to her senses and said, "Don't kiss me in front of so many people. It's very embarrassing."
"Yes!" Asuna replied casually as she picked up the menu.
This made Illustrious very anxious; it looked like Asuna would definitely do it again next time.
A Waitress walked in. "What would you two like to order?"
"We'll have this Eternal Lovers Set," Asuna said to the Waitress, putting down the menu.
"Okay, no problem! Please wait a moment." The Waitress wrote down the order and left.
After Illustrious and Asuna waited for a while, the dishes were brought out. Looking at the food, Illustrious started to drool. She had been dragged out shopping without eating breakfast, and now she was starving.
But just as she was about to eat, she was stopped by Asuna. Asuna said, "Don't use your hands. I'll feed you."
"What? You'll feed me? There's no need! I have hands and feet," Illustrious said somewhat shyly.
"Come on! Say 'ah'!" Ignoring Illustrious's shyness, Asuna cut a piece of beef and held it up to Illustrious's lips.
Seeing the beef at her mouth, Illustrious could only eat it with a blushing face. After chewing a few times, her eyes immediately widened. "Mmm! It's so delicious!"
"Is it? That's good. Now it's your turn to feed me." Asuna opened her mouth, waiting for Illustrious to feed her.
Illustrious's eyes were full of doting as she said, "Alright, alright! What do you want to eat? How about this tomato? It looks quite fresh."
"Then the tomato it is," Asuna replied.
Illustrious poked the tomato with her fork. Looking at Asuna's moist cherry lips, she suddenly remembered the taste when Asuna kissed her—fragrant and sweet like a strawberry. It was truly delicious!
She put the tomato into Asuna's mouth, and Asuna took a bite and chewed. "Delicious! It's sweet and sour."
After a round of feeding each other, they finally finished the food. After they finished, the Waitress brought out a cup of Fruit Pearl Milk Tea.
As soon as the cup of Fruit Pearl Milk Tea was placed on the table, Illustrious became confused. "Why is there only one cup? There are two of us here!"
The Waitress pulled out a straw with two ends and inserted it into the Fruit Pearl Milk Tea, explaining to Illustrious, "This is for two lovers to drink together. Please enjoy."
The Waitress left. Looking at the cup of Fruit Pearl Milk Tea, Asuna first leaned in to take one side of the straw and looked at Illustrious, signaling her to come over quickly.
Illustrious looked around and saw that others were drinking like this as well, so she felt relieved. Great, there were others just like them, so it wouldn't be too embarrassing to drink.
Illustrious leaned in to the straw and took a sip. The two of them were very close. At such a short distance, both could see each other very clearly, as if the only person in the entire world was the one in front of them.
Their faces flushed as they immediately sucked the Fruit Pearl Milk Tea into their mouths. Sensing the delicious taste of the tea, they both began to drink eagerly.
Having eaten and drunk their fill, the two walked out of the restaurant. While walking, Illustrious spotted an acquaintance and quickly pulled Asuna to hide behind a cover.
"Why do we have to hide?" Asuna said curiously.
"Shh! Look who that is!" Illustrious pointed at someone.
"Eh! Isn't that Klein? Why is he with a girl? Doesn't he only like men? Why is he looking for a girl?" Asuna asked, confused.
"We both know that girl!" Illustrious said mysteriously.
"No way! I should have some impression of such a cute girl!" Asuna thought as she looked at the black-haired girl next to Klein.
Asuna hadn't realized the black-haired girl's true identity, but Illustrious saw through her at a glance. Through her sixth sense, she knew that black-haired girl was definitely Kirito.
Kirito and Klein really are a couple; Kirito loves Klein so much now that he's even cross-dressing for him. If this isn't love, then what is?
Asuna gave up thinking. "Illustrious, I can't tell. Tell me quickly, who is that black-haired girl? I just feel like she looks a lot like Kirito. Could she be Kirito's relative?"
Illustrious smiled and said, "You still can't tell? That black-haired girl is Kirito. Kirito loves Klein so much that he even put on women's clothes for him. This is love!"
"What, Kirito?! Oh my god! Wearing a little skirt and a long wig, I actually didn't recognize him for a moment. He's so cute dressed as a girl!" Seeing Kirito cross-dressing, Asuna found it very amusing.
"They're walking away, let's follow them!" Illustrious took Asuna's hand and began tailing Kirito and Klein.
Other passersby saw Illustrious and Asuna secretly stalking Kirito and Klein, and their suspicious behavior caused a stir.
"Those two are acting so sneaky, they couldn't be bad people, right? Should we call the police?"
"Call the police for what? They're so cute, how do they look like bad people?"
"That Silver-Haired Girl is so big! She's blocking my vision."
"I have a bold idea, hehe!"
"Why do you think they're following those two in front?"
"Maybe the two women behind are that man's women! Seeing the man with another woman, so they followed them."
"No way! That middle-aged guy looks so ugly, he's not even as handsome as me."
"What do you know? In today's society, beautiful women like rich people. Even though that middle-aged guy looks ugly, he's rich!"
"You make a good point, I'm actually speechless."
Illustrious and Asuna followed Kirito and Klein all the way to a park. Speaking of parks, this place was a holy land for lovers' dates.
Kirito and Klein sat on a bench, while Illustrious and Asuna hid in the grass, observing secretly.
"Illustrious! Isn't it a bit bad for us to tail them like this?"
"Don't think too much, we're just worried about them. Besides, how can we not take a few photos of Kirito's cross-dressing?" Illustrious immediately took out her phone and started filming.
But while taking a photo, Illustrious forgot to turn off the camera flash. A flash of light was seen by Kirito in front. Kirito immediately stood up and walked toward the grass, which gave Illustrious and Asuna a fright.
"What should we do! We're about to be discovered. It's all your fault for taking photos. Now look what happened! We're exposed," Asuna blamed Illustrious.
"Sorry! I forgot to turn off the camera flash," Illustrious said apologetically.
Watching Kirito get closer and closer, Illustrious looked around and found a rock on the left that could just cover their figures. She immediately took Asuna's hand and hid behind the rock.
Kirito came to the place where Illustrious and Asuna had been hiding. Finding no one there, he said strangely, "How odd! Could I have seen wrong?"
"Kazuko, what's wrong?" Klein said, coming to Kirito's side.
"Nothing, maybe I was just overthinking." Kirito and Klein went back to the bench and sat down.
Holding Asuna and covering her mouth with her hand, Illustrious breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Kirito and Klein leave, letting go of Asuna's mouth. "That was dangerous, we almost got exposed."
"It was all because of you," Asuna glared at Illustrious.
"Yes, yes! Sorry! I know I was wrong. Let's go! Back to the grass. Kirito already checked it once, so it's the safest place now." Illustrious pulled Asuna's hand back into the grass and continued to observe Kirito and Klein secretly.
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