Of course, Sophie and Gabriel did not end up fighting.
After all, they were comrades who saw each other constantly in the game... Who could bring themselves to strike first?
As time passed bit by bit, more and more invitees arrived. Some, like Black Cat, had brought their families along; some, like Gabriel, had brought friends; and some, like Asuna, had come alone. Regardless, the atmosphere was quite lively. Everyone gathered together, each seeming to have endless things to say... It was only natural. They had not seen one another in a long time, and they could not exactly tell their families in detail about what had happened in the Death Game. Now that they had met their comrades, there was no need to hold back.
As for Fang Zheng... he had been swallowed by the vast sea of the masses, surrounded by a large group of parents.
Of course, these parents had not come to find Fang Zheng to beat him up, but to thank him.
After Fang Zheng founded the Darkmoon Blade in the game, he had taken in nearly all the child players and gathered them together. With the Darkmoon Blade protecting them, those children ate well and had plenty of fun every day. Other than being somewhat upset that they still had to attend classes and do homework in the game, they had not encountered much danger.
Yet in the real world, their parents had nearly gone mad. Many of those children were only twelve or thirteen and had virtually no ability to care for themselves. Combined with the Death Game's harsh rules, countless parents had been terrified that they would wake up one day to the news that their child had died in the game...
But in the end, after waiting and waiting, they did