Confession? A Sudden Wild Turn of Events...

At this moment, if an outsider had appeared at the banquet, they would surely have been startled by the cheerful scene here. In this world where death was ever-present, there were people who entertained themselves and small groups enjoying their own little happiness, but it was truly rare for an entire inn to be filled with such a joyous atmosphere.

As a result, everyone present had become immersed in this banquet. At this moment, they forgot about clearing the game, forgot this deadly game world, and even forgot cruel reality. Everyone had gathered amid laughter and cheer, creating an atmosphere of living for the moment...

Seeing this atmosphere, even Wu Yan, the one footing the bill, could not help laughing repeatedly. He began to feel that perhaps paying for this banquet had not been meaningless after all...

At the very least, seeing these heartfelt smiles made it worthwhile...

As though moved by the same impulse, he turned to look beside him. Asuna seemed to sense it too and turned toward him. Their gazes met, and as if they understood each other's identical thoughts without words, they smiled together...

The entire inn fell silent the moment that happened... The sudden silence puzzled Wu Yan and Asuna. They turned to face everyone, and the sight before them gave them quite a fright.

Everyone who had been making a ruckus had stopped what they were doing. Their expressions had turned solemn as they stared in unison at Wu Yan and Asuna, their eyes gleaming with intense, strange light that made the two feel a faint chill. They simply kept staring at them.

Wu Yan and Asuna both took a step back.

"Y-You... what are you doing?..."

Shion looked at Wu Yan, then at Asuna, her gaze constantly shifting between them. After a long