Asuna's Bestie Mito Gets Scammed by Chen Luo / Chen Luo Gets Humiliated by Yae Miko (40% Off for Full Subscribers)

"The World Consciousness cared about the outcome of the entire game, not the survival of a single piece. The World Consciousness allowed Aincrad to be elevated and raise the world's level not so that you could become flowers in a greenhouse. Only after weathering wind and rain could more beautiful flowers bloom..."

"Precisely because it viewed things from the world's perspective, the World Consciousness created a real-world invasion mechanism. At regular intervals, a beast tide will appear on floors the current players have cleared, and the players must hold it back. If they fail, those monsters will invade reality. This is the world's decision. Even I can't change it," Chen Luo said.

"Th-then why did it turn out like this? We just learned for the first time that we could leave the game through certain methods, and we even successfully revived friends who had already died. Two happy things overlapped together..."

"Stop, stop, stop." Chen Luo hurriedly interrupted Asuna's spellcasting charge-up.

Why did Chen Luo feel like Asuna had probably watched quite a lot of anime too?

What? You wanted to know why Asuna didn't recognize Yakumo Yukari?

Heh, outdated Touhou. It was fine if she didn't know it!

"I only said this world was facing a great disaster. I never said there was no way to solve it." Chen Luo sighed.

"Huh? There's a solution?" Asuna immediately perked up.

"Beast tides will arise periodically. This is a rule the World Consciousness set for this Different World, and I can't alter it. But it's merely the World Consciousness's way of urging you not to slack off. The World Consciousness never demanded that you wipe them all out, nor has it stopped me from helping you," Chen Luo said.

"So?"

"I discussed it with the World Consciousness. To bring more people