Aincrad, second floor.
This is a tropical area dominated by grasslands and rocks. There are many hills and many strange-shaped caves with clear water flowing in the caves.
In the dim cave, blue fluorescence faintly illuminates the field of vision. A girl with soft and beautiful blond hair walked slowly on the soft soil, and the sound of clear running water came from beside her.
The girl, probably a young girl, has a long and profound temperament on her delicate face, which cannot be erased even if it is revealed through digitization. Although it looks like a girl, it gives people a sense of stability that has gone through many vicissitudes of life. The girl is none other than Murasaki Yakumo, who has been missing since she connected to Sword Art Online.
She suddenly bent down, reached out and reached into the stream flowing from the earth's veins, and carefully felt the wash of the water.
"Illusion and reality. Their boundaries are always ambiguous."
The sage retracted his palm and stared at his fingertips. There were no traces of water there like in the real world. In Aincrad, the limited amount of data makes it impossible to completely simulate and restore real-life scenes.
In Yakumo's amethyst purple pupils, the focus seemed to be evenly dispersed to all the objects in front of him.
"Things reflected are all mirror flowers, water and moon. Everything touched is also an illusory dream and becomes empty? Well, becoming empty means that the five aggregates are all empty, but emptiness is also form."
Tick tock.
Slowly, in the silent cave with only the clear stream, an imperceptible sound rang out. A water droplet condensed on the white jade finger that had just been withdrawn from the stream, and slid to the ground.
This is a data world composed of codes, where a real drop of water falls and blooms.
Sakurasou.
In the cool air of March, fresh buds sprouted from the branches of the dead trees in front of the door. When school starts, it will surely be a scene of pink flowers falling.
Chengkong's admission notice has been received, and Ye You, Qiong, and Kato have all been admitted as expected. Ye You ranked first in the entrance exam and was nominated by the school as a freshman representative to speak at the opening ceremony.
But it was no surprise that she was rejected by Ye You. Ye You, who had long passed the age of being in the limelight, was not interested in such time-consuming and labor-intensive things at all. I still remember that when I was in junior high school, I was targeted by Kasumigaoka because of this kind of thing, and said stupid words like 'you can only be defeated by me'. Now that I think about it, Ye You just wants to facepalm.
To be honest, in real life, it is very shameful to be said such things, and it is not a hot-blooded comic.
So, when it comes to speaking at the ceremony, whoever you like can go, but don’t come to me.
When it comes to school, Ye You just wants to be a quiet member of the public, and then solidify his knowledge of the basic system of modern science, which he might be able to use in the future. Of course, high school tutorials cannot meet Ye You's knowledge needs, so it is foreseeable that he will spend most of his time studying by himself in the library. Moreover, it is also important to enjoy school life.
Take a deep breath at the door. The fresh earthy fragrance and the slightly cool air penetrate your chest and penetrate your whole body.
"Let's go, Qiong. No matter where you want to go today, I will accompany you." The brother and sister have not been out for a while, and Ye You took Qiong out to relax today.
"I want to go to Sky Tree." Qiong said. It will be very warm to look at the whole of Tokyo with Yuu there.
"Okay, then our first stop today is the Sky Tree."
The Sky Tree, also known as the Skytree, was born to replace Tokyo Tower. As the world's first artificial radio wave tower, the Sky Tree carries the role of sending high-definition signals to the entire Japan. After the Sky Tree actually started to be used in 2012, you only need to turn on the TV to receive a true high-definition signal.
"Did you know? According to legend, the sky tree has another function besides transmitting signals."
Ye You and Qiong came to the foot of the pure white tower and looked up. The sky was bright and clear, the lonely clouds were lonely, and the white tower was towering.
Ye You and Qiong walked into the elevator from the shopping mall and went to the ticket office on the fourth floor to buy tickets. They said, "The sky tree also protects the earth and reduces natural damage."
"Protect the earth?" Qiong blinked and looked over with clear eyes. This statement sounded interesting. Qiong, who has been exposed to magic and still has Qing Ji on his hand, is more accepting of this.
“If you have a map, you can connect Otemachi Imperial Castle, Meiji Shrine, Mount Fuji, Kashima Shrine, Mount Yoshino, Ise Shrine, Kenzan, and Takachiho with lines. Finally, you will find that they are all in a straight line, a straight line. This line is located in a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, which can also be said to be a place where spiritual energy gathers. This line can be called a spiritual line. And the Sky Tree is at On the important node of this spiritual line.”
"Is there such a thing?" Qiong opened her eyes curiously, and decided to go back and check the map.
"So the top of the Sky Tree is a very warm place."
After buying the tickets, the two of them entered the passage and headed to the 345-meter observation deck. Today is a working day, but it is still crowded, and the wide corridors and platforms are full of tourists with cameras. Ye You and Qiong were very purposeful and spent 1,030 yen to go to the Tembo Corridor. There were very few people there and they could overlook the scenery quietly.
Both Qiong and You's names are related to the sky. They like to stay in such high places and quietly look into the distance, as if this way they can get eternal peace.
"Yu, let's go to the cake layer." Twenty minutes later, Qiong suggested, "Go and see if the banana cake is still for sale."
Another purpose of coming to Sky Tree is to buy the limited edition banana cake. It has a smooth texture and unique flavor and is very popular.
I'm lucky today, there is still one box left, Qiong is holding the banana cake with satisfaction.
The two of them came down to the Sky Tree, had lunch in the commercial town under the Sky Tree, and then walked and stopped in the commercial street. Time passed by laughing unknowingly.
The setting sun rises and falls between the buildings, the earth is dyed orange, and the river leading to the ocean is filled with sparkling microwaves, like the dancing orange sun.
On the stone road on the shore, the slanting sunlight stretched the shadows of the two people very long. On the slopes dyed red, melodious music can be heard, and in the distance is the sky tree covered in crimson.
“…”
Ye You and Qiong looked around and saw a girl with short burgundy hair, leaning on the railing and gently strumming the strings of the guitar.
It is obviously a guitar that expresses youth, but the vibrant strings play out in her hands a melancholy feeling, like an abandoned kitten in a broken box looking at the cloudy sky.
The setting sun cast a hazy glow on her body. The girl closed her eyes, as if immersed in the ocean of music. Then she moved her hand hard, and suddenly the silver bottle exploded, and the music began to become intense, just like in a violent storm. The struggling grass is lonely but persevering.
Ye You and Qiong's footsteps stopped unconsciously, stopping quietly in front of the girl.