"I told you, I'm fine. You don't need to worry about me so much."
Eriri stretched lazily and grinned at everyone in front of her.
"See? Didn't I come out just fine? Mom and Dad had doctors examine me too. Other than needing better nutrition and exercise, there's nothing else wrong with me."
"But... that was a Death Game..."
Hearing Eriri's answer, the ordinary-looking bespectacled boy standing beside the hospital bed spoke anxiously.
"And you didn't wake up for a full two years... We don't even know what happened in that game..."
"Mm... I was pretty scared at first, and I did run into some terrifying things. But I met lots of good people too, you know? Besides, I was a member of the raid group! My companions and I fought our way through all one hundred floors and defeated the final boss with our own hands before getting out. Shouldn't you praise me for being amazing, seeing as I'm a hero who returned victorious? I'm one of the heroes who saved thousands of players, you know?"
"That headlong, reckless style really does suit you, Sawamura-san."
Hearing that, the long-haired girl in black stockings standing on the other side sighed. Eriri, meanwhile, grinned and flashed her a V sign.
"Of course it does. So, what do you think? Want to turn my story into a novel? I'll allow you to take artistic liberties with me, you know? I may not be the strongest, but I'm at least in the top three... No, forget Asuna and Yuki, those freaks... I could at least rank in the top ten!"
"But seeing you lying in a hospital bed right now, that's really not very convincing."
"You said it, Kasumigaoka Utaha! Once I recover, I'll make you see what I can do with your