"Okay..." After discussing the strategy time, the players gradually left the square, as there was nothing else to do by staying there. Although the Boss of the first floor could not be cleared yet, Sword Art Online also provided players with many other ways to play the game. The players were all rushing to improve themselves or make some pre-battle preparations.
...
As for Mochizuki, after forming a party with Asuna.
"Excuse me, if there's nothing else, I need to log off now." Asuna looked at Mochizuki with an apologetic gaze, asking as she opened the settings interface in the air.
Also, Asuna had some worries in her heart; she was playing the game secretly at home after all.
Asuna didn't know how long she had been playing, and it would be terrible if her mother suddenly came home and found her playing games.
At the same time, Asuna also planned to find a way to log in on time tomorrow, as breaking an appointment without a reason was not her style.
"Okay, I'm also preparing to log off." Mochizuki had the same thought; he felt he had been playing for a while now, and while answering Asuna, he also opened the settings interface.
"Bye bye."
"Bye bye, see you tomorrow."
Both pressed the "Logout" button in the air at the same time.
A flash of white light passed, and they both disappeared from the spot almost simultaneously.
...
Inside Asuna's room, Asuna had logged out of the game.
As her consciousness returned, she quickly woke up from the reclining chair.
"Ugh… it's so dark…" Asuna found the room was already a bit dim after waking up; she remembered it was bright when she entered the game.
Asuna carefully took off the gaming device on her head and rubbed her eyes.
Sensing the situation in the room, Asuna was somewhat relieved; she should still be the only one at home, and her mother hadn't returned yet.
Asuna first turned on the light, then quickly found her phone and saw that the time was already close to seven o'clock.
"Oh no! I need to prepare dinner quickly!" Asuna hurried into action.
"Ugh… as for the game helmet… I need my brother to explain it, and let him lend it to me for a while."
As for her brother, there shouldn't be any problem; he also hoped she could relax more and not have too much pressure, unlike the elite education her mother advocated.
It's just… this absolutely cannot be discovered by her mother.
Asuna thought to herself, with a hint of mischievous delight, like a child doing something bad for the first time against her mother's clear instructions.
Although it was only half a day, this game brought her many different experiences.
...
And at Mochizuki's home, Shiina Mahiru had already prepared dinner.
Afterward, Shiina Mahiru went to Mochizuki's room.
Shiina Mahiru tiptoed to Mochizuki's bed; she thought Mochizuki was sleeping and was about to wake him up.
However, seeing the helmet Mochizuki was wearing on his head made Mahiru very confused.
"What is this…?"
Fortunately, the express box and instruction manual left beside it attracted Mahiru's attention.
Shiina Mahiru gently picked up the express box, and after carefully reading the instruction manual, Shiina Mahiru also learned that this was an advanced virtual game.
But now, how to wake Mochizuki up for dinner posed a difficulty for her.
After all, the game was directly connected to a person's brain, and Shiina Mahiru was also afraid of any unexpected situations.
Thus, Shiina Mahiru looked at Mochizuki's face, hesitating.
Unable to resist, Shiina Mahiru couldn't help but reach out and touch Mochizuki's cheek.
"Is this… a boy's face?"
Shiina Mahiru withdrew her hand guiltily and looked back at Mochizuki.
Finding that Mochizuki was still motionless, looking like he was asleep, Shiina Mahiru's face showed a sly smile, and she reached out and gently poked him a few more times.
Then, Mahiru gradually became more daring, and her body was already lying on Mochizuki's bed.
Just as Shiina Mahiru was leaning close to Mochizuki, observing his sleeping face, and playing with his face.
Mochizuki suddenly opened his eyes.
As soon as he opened his eyes, a pair of familiar caramel-colored eyes and a delicate, flawless face came into his view.
Both of them were stunned for a moment, then blinked their eyes…
This made Mochizuki wonder if he was dreaming, and he closed his eyes again.
"Ah…"
"You, you're awake."
Mochizuki's sudden opening of his eyes made Shiina Mahiru's heart race, and Mahiru quickly got out of bed, possibly because she had been lying down for too long, and almost couldn't stand steadily.
Also, if you looked closely, you could see her fair cheeks quickly turning red.
And Mochizuki also came back to his senses from Shiina Mahiru's scream and sat up from the bed.
"Ma… Mahiru, why are you in my room?"
Mochizuki took off the gaming device on his head with one hand; compared to Asuna's carefulness, Mochizuki seemed much more casual, as he wasn't worried about damaging it.
Seeing that Mochizuki didn't notice anything unusual about her, her little actions just now must not have been discovered, and Shiina Mahiru breathed a sigh of relief.
If he had found out, she wouldn't know how to explain it; it would be so embarrassing!
Then, Shiina Mahiru spoke: "I wanted to call you for dinner, it's already very late…"
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