The three people who heard the cry looked at each other and quickly got up and ran out.
"Where?! Are you okay!"
Rushing to the door, Sasha, who seemed to be a different person, asked anxiously.
"That……"
Looking in the direction pointed by a little girl, on top of a slightly taller building, a little girl wearing a white dress stood there silently.
Her low-hanging hair blocked her view, and her white dress moved in the wind. Because it was blocked by the building, it was impossible to see whether she had any feet.
There is no identification name, no character arrow, and with such a dress, it is no wonder that he is regarded as a ghost.
"...Yuna, do you have any impression of this 'ghost'?"
Although his suspicion had been confirmed, Yuuki still confirmed it again with Yuna.
"Hmm... Although I haven't seen it directly, the figure should be correct."
"Yuki, is she a player?"
Looking up at the white figure, Yuna asked with some uncertainty.
Could it be that the ‘ghost’ that has been following me is this little girl?
"About that, I think we'll find out soon."
After giving Yuna an ambiguous answer, Yuki took two steps forward and was about to speak, but found that the body of the little girl in white seemed to have received some impact and began to shake.
"ah--"
Amidst everyone's exclamations, the little girl's body, which was shaking more and more, finally lost her balance and fell from the top without any precautions.
Fortunately, Yuuki reacted first, kicked to the ground, jumped into the air, and caught her firmly.
"Huh...it's great to catch up."
He breathed a sigh of relief and heard a voice that only the two of them could hear in the air.
"finally found you."
When their eyes met, the little girl with her mouth slightly opened murmured twice, but couldn't help but lowered her eyes and fell asleep.
"...Let's take a good rest first, Yui."
…
After the turmoil passed, the residents of the church calmed down again after discovering that the ghost was actually a little girl player about their age.
"How about it? This child has feet. Can you rest assured now?"
In the newly opened room of the church, Yuki, who was helping Yui cover herself with a quilt, looked at Yuna teasingly.
"Um……"
"...but why does this child always appear next to me?"
I felt relieved, but with it came new questions.
"Well, we can only wait until she wakes up."
"Maybe she thinks of you as her mother!"
Finally finding the little guy she had been looking for made Yuuki feel better and started joking with Yuna.
"Ahem!"
"Please don't make such a joke..."
Yuna seemed to be choked by Yuuki's words, and her brows shook in embarrassment.
On the other side, the nun who followed in also raised her own questions.
"But why would such a young child appear here alone?"
Also looking at Yui in her sleep, Sasha raised her glasses.
Basically, all the children in the first-level town who still stay in this game are in this church. Why have I never seen this little girl?
"Did you get lost with your upper class parents?"
Judging by common sense, Sasha's idea is not wrong.
But Yuuki knew that this little girl was no ordinary young player.
The name in this world should be "Yui-MHCP001". To put it simply, it is an artificial AI designed to maintain the mental health of players, and it is also endowed with the function of imitating human emotions.
When the game was turned into death, Yui was also deprived of the authority to proactively approach the player. The accumulation of contradictions between clearly having obligations but being unable to complete them resulted in continuous errors in the AI.
As for why he did not appear on the 22nd floor as originally but on the first floor, maybe it's because Yuuki has changed too many things.
(But this way, I can’t leave for the time being...)
Looking at Yui who was sleeping soundly, Yuuki sighed imperceptibly.
"Yuki! What do you mean by not going back to the upper level for the time being!"
Putting her hands on her hips, Asuna kept looking at Yuuki as soon as she saw her.
Regarding this issue, the members who had just received the summons were also very puzzled.
I finally cleared three-quarters of the floors. Did I relax after a few days of rest?
"Ahaha... I also have a lot of problems here..."
After trying to deal with it, Yuuki, who was sitting at the end of Yui's bed, looked away guiltily.
You can't tell them, 'I'm going to prepare for the 'decisive battle'. I may encounter unknown dangers. You should go back first.'
Regardless of whether her relatives and friends would smile and say, "Okay, you can go ahead." Then they would obediently return to the upper level. If they really asked questions, there would be too many things that could not be explained clearly.
"Give up, Asuna."
Suguha, who was already familiar with someone's character, shook her head and advised, her complex eyes falling on Yuuki.
"This stubborn idiot has been like this from the beginning. If she doesn't want to say something, she will never say it."
"Well……"
Biting her lip unwillingly, Asuna actually felt this in the past few months of getting along with her.
He taught them the skills to survive in this world and pointed out the direction for them to move forward in this world. Although they are girls younger than themselves, they have been bearing a lot of things alone.
That's why as the senior member of the guild, she was so eager to carry out the strategy, wanting to share some 'responsibility' for Yuuki.
Not only to repay the black-haired girl for giving him the courage to live hard, but also to prove that he no longer needs to be 'protected'.
Knowing that their words would probably have no effect, Silica and Lisbeth therefore did not speak, but looked at someone's sister.
When it comes to Yuuki's affairs, she is undoubtedly the one who has the most say.
"...Xiaoyou, you...won't do anything dangerous again, right?"
Looking at Yuuki worriedly, Aiko asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.
Just by asking this question, she actually already had an answer in her mind.
"..."
"……Will not."
Hearing the mixed feelings in the words, Yuuki did not escape this time, but stared intently at Aiko's face and made a promise.
"..."
"Really...I understand."
For Lan Zi, this is enough.
Because Yuuki and her 'promised things', they never broke their promises.
Making eye contact with her sister dotingly, Lanzi finally found a smile on her face.
Although it's a bit bitter.
At this point, others had no choice but to accept this reality with a sigh.
"Well……"
A small voice came from the bedside, which brought everyone's discussion to a temporary end.
But when the other party opened her eyes and looked at Yuuki who was standing next to her and was happy for her to wake up, the first words she said made everyone unable to calm down.