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"It seems I have to keep working hard."

"Um."

Kasumigaoka Shiu rested her head on Igarashi's shoulder and stared blankly at the sky dyed orange-red by the afterglow of the setting sun. If Igarashi gave up Eiri and the others because of him, Kasumigaoka Shiu would naturally be happy, but at the same time Will she be uneasy because of this? Will one day Igarashi give up on herself just like he gave up on Eri? However, now that Igarashi is unwilling to give up others because of himself, Kasumigaoka Shiyu becomes a little lost again. This contradictory mentality makes the girl feel confused.

Igarashi somewhat guessed Kasumigaoka Shiu's mood at this time. If her initial target was only her senior, and she always warned herself not to have anything to do with other people, she would naturally not have the troubles she has now. However, Igarashi's character determines that there will be no such possibility. Now all Igarashi can do is to quietly act as the girl's support and look up at the sky with Kasumigaoka Shiu.

Chapter 117 Beautiful World

"Lan-kun, I'm hungry."

After a long time, Kasumigaoka Shiyu sat upright again, quit thinking about life, and looked at Igarashi pitifully. The long, straight black girl who had never been very communicative with others was acting coquettishly without any ambiguity.

Igarashi has never thought about life, he just accompanies Kasumigaoka Shiu. It is really difficult for Igarashi, who is physically and mentally healthy, to have a girl with a curvy body attached to him. At this time, Kasumigaoka Qiu Shiyu's words made Igarashi secretly relieved.

"I still have some bread, you can make do with it for now."

Igarashi had already bought a lot of bread at the school canteen, which he now puts in his schoolbag. It was not that he had foreseen that Kasumigaoka Shiyu would be hungry after school, but that he had lived alone for a long time and did not want to cook. He prepared it for dinner and tomorrow's breakfast. Eating is a pleasure, cooking is not.

"Lan-kun is well prepared."

Kasumigaoka Shiu picked up a piece of bread with satisfaction and ate it quietly. Even Igarashi, who was sitting next to the girl, could not hear the sound of Kasumigaoka Shiu chewing unless he paid attention. Although he fell asleep in class and did not turn in his homework, , but the girl learned eating etiquette very well.

"Well, you've eaten the bread, do you still want to have dinner?"

Igarashi looked up and down at Kasumigaoka Shiu. Now that the girl has eaten this large piece of bread, she doesn't know if she will have dinner. Isn't the senior a foodie? I can't tell with this figure. Where has all the growth gone? Glancing at Kasumigaoka Shiyu's chest, Igarashi suddenly realized.

Slowly swallowing the food in his mouth, sensing someone's dishonest gaze, Kasumigaoka Shiu rolled his eyes at Igarashi.

"I won't eat anymore."

"Don't eat? Aren't your family worried about you?"

Kasumigaoka Shiu, who had moved a little further away because she was eating, now leaned on Igarashi again. It seemed that she could take over the existence named Igarashi through this action.

"My family won't worry about this kind of thing. Even if I don't go back tonight, nothing will happen."

Is this a hint to myself? Igarashi didn't have much concentration to begin with, but it almost disappeared under Kasumigaoka Shiu's repeated teasing. He looked fiercely at the girl who was close at hand and was also looking at him.

"If you continue like this, the consequences will be serious."

Sensing that Igarashi was about to be irritated by him, Kasumigaoka Shiyu finally relented, stuck out his tongue, and sat calmly again. He looked down at his watch and realized that it was already getting late.

"Well, I have classes tomorrow, so I'll go back first."

Taking a deep breath to suppress his restless mood, Igarashi looked at Kasumigaoka Shiu, whose eyes became a little evasive in front of her. He did not blame her for running away after teasing someone. As the person being flirted with, Igarashi Lan said the more the merrier.

"Do you need me to send you off?"

They were not even ready to become a couple, let alone some of the things they could do after they became a couple. Kasumigaoka Shiha, who was well aware of Igarashi’s terrifying power, was a little scared because of Igarashi’s meaningful words before, and hurriedly He waved his hand.

"No need, I've walked that road countless times."

Although Kasumigaoka Shiha behaved calmly and generously, and was full of aggression towards Igarashi's various actions, the girl's actual mood was not as relaxed as she appeared.

Kasumigaoka Shiha hesitated for a long time before asking Igarashi out after school, and confirmed Igarashi's thoughts. The relationship between the two people, who had not had much contact with each other, suddenly made many steps forward, reaching the point where they could almost talk about everything. As they talked so intimately, Kasumigaoka Shiu's mood surged upwards like a roller coaster. Fortunately, it didn't start to accelerate downwards like a roller coaster that reached its peak, but stayed at a satisfactory place.

For Kasumigaoka Shiyu, today's results were quite fruitful. Although she could still get better results, Kasumigaoka Shiyu was completely unprepared.

Watching Kasumigaoka Shiu's somewhat panicked figure leave, Igarashi attached a ray of spiritual power to the girl. The sky was now getting a little dark after all, so just in case, Igarashi still exerted a little influence on Kasumigaoka Shiu. Some defensive measures.

Although it is only one ray of Igarashi's vast spiritual power, it is not something that anyone in this world can resist. If Kasumigaoka Shiu reaches home safely, that ray of spiritual power will naturally dissipate under Igarashi's control. , and once encountering danger, Igarashi can immediately detect it while the ray of spiritual power sweeps away the enemy.

There was only Igarashi alone on the rooftop at this time. The afterglow of the sunset, which was originally bright, has now become dim. The quiet environment due to the lack of people is a bit strange to ordinary people, but Igarashi There is no fear. There is no infiltrating terror in the two-dimensional world. Even in many anime worlds, ghosts are the image of cute girls. If there are any ghosts in this daily world, it will be worthwhile for Igarashi. Happy thing.

With Igarashi's current physical constitution of 84 points, he can easily knock down tall buildings with a single punch, and he can also step on flying birds with one leap. It is only a matter of time before he destroys a city with all his strength. In a world without special force, it is already possible. Igarashi, who is out of the human category, actually lives a very boring life.

Fortunately, there are Kasumigaoka Shiu and other girls with different personalities. For Igarashi, who believes that cuteness is justice and beautiful girls are the treasures of the world, being able to bond with a charming girl is the greatest fun.

Although the system almost disappeared after coming to this world, Igarashi can check his attribute panel with just a thought. It seems that there is no problem with the system. When he leaves this world and settles the experience, it will naturally appear again. .

A system with few functions and a low sense of presence. Its only purpose is to make itself stronger. Today, Igarashi has reached the point where no one can beat him in the ordinary world. However, the flowers in the greenhouse cannot last forever. , if he wants to achieve eternity, Igarashi must inevitably go to a world with gods and demons.

Now, as an ordinary person, you should cherish your daily life. Although he is confident about his future, Igarashi is not sure that the future world will be as harmonious as it is now.

By the time Igarashi felt that Kasumigaoka Shiu had returned home and allowed his mental power to dissipate, a long time had passed. Looking at the dark, deep sky full of stars, it was different from the sunset, but just as beautiful. The view made Igarashi sigh slightly.

"What a wonderful world."

Chapter 118 Abusing power for personal gain

Friday is the day when Sword Art Online will be released online and offline at the same time. However, as its author, Igarashi cannot go to the bookstore to check the sales of his light novel due to course reasons. Anyway, Bunko will inform him of the results of Sword Art Online in the end. , even going to the bookstore couldn't change anything, so Igarashi sat calmly in the classroom.

In another classroom, Eiri, who is an illustrator of Sword Art Online, is much more concerned about the sales situation than Igarashi. She is constantly flipping through the comments about Sword Art Online on the official website of Fantastic Bunko with her mobile phone, and is paying close attention to the online reviews. Every increase in sales booked through the channel would bring joy to the girl's heart. Eiri, who was in a different classroom from Igarashi, could only keep sending him messages to report the situation.

Then Igarashi was bombarded with information. Among the many mixed messages from Eiri, Igarashi learned more or less about the sales status of Sword Art Online.

Although the specific content and quality of the light novel are not yet known to the public, due to the publicity of Bunko and Eri Kashiwagi's name, the sales of Sword Art Online are still growing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

At the same time that Sword Art Online was officially released, Fantastic Bunko also opened a personal website for Igarashi, the author of it. The tag is Mr. Yamabuki, the author of Sword Art Online. Many people who purchased Sword Art Online have left messages on the website to express their support. If Igarashi hadn't been confident about the quality of Sword Art Online, seeing so many people buying it now would make him a little worried about their attitudes in the future after reading it.

Yinglili was still sending messages to herself. You must know that it was class time now, and she didn't know how the girl escaped the teacher's gaze. After helplessly reminding Yinglili to pay attention to the environment, the continuous bombardment of messages stopped. .

When Igarashi returned home in the evening, his mobile phone, which had been quiet for a long time, suddenly received a message from Machida Enko.

"Are you free right now?"

A moment after Igarashi answered in the affirmative, an incoming call notification appeared on his phone.

"Ms. Machida, you took some time out of your busy schedule to call me. Why?"

Machida Enko on the other side heard Igarashi's words and spoke angrily.

"I'm so busy, isn't it because you don't seem to pay any attention to your Sword Art Online and your light novels?"

Although he is the editor-in-chief of Bunko, he is very busy with various things about Sword Art Online. However, as its author, Igarashi behaved very leisurely on the first day when his work was officially released. Bunko specially opened a personal account for him. There are many people leaving messages on the website, but as the owner of the website, Igarashi has not said a word on the website.

If Eiri hadn't always reported the situation to him, Igarashi would have been questioned by Machida Enko, but now he is very calm, and he has always been aware of the real-time developments related to Sword Art Online during the day.

"I've been paying attention to sales, reviews, and so on."

"Oh? Then please tell me, Mr. Yamabuki, what the sales volume of Sword Art Online is."

Machida Enzi was a little playful and successfully stopped Igarashi from asking. Although Eiri had told her about online sales, the last data she gave was already a few hours ago.

"Uh, several thousand? Tens of thousands? That should be okay, right?"

This guy really doesn't pay attention at all! Machida Enko gritted her teeth and looked at the screen of her phone, as if she could see Igarashi from a long distance through her phone.