Chapter 1809: Not a Bad Thing
"Go ahead."
When those words suddenly came from Luo Zhen, everyone present fell silent.
"This..."
Kirito, Leafa, Liz, and Silika were all stunned.
"Wha... What?"
The others, including the players from the "Red Wings," were equally shocked.
"Dad?"
Yui was even more astonished.
"Huh?"
Asuna froze on the spot.
Then...
"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!?"
Asuna's scream rang across the entire hill.
"Whoa!"
Yuuki was startled badly.
There was nothing for it. Asuna's reaction had simply been too intense.
But it was understandable.
After all, wasn't Luo Zhen's statement tantamount to saying—
"Y-You want me to leave the guild? Luo Zhen!"
Asuna looked at Luo Zhen in disbelief.
Luo Zhen gave an awkward laugh and spread his hands.
"It's only temporary. What's the problem?"
His tone was remarkably casual.
"B-But...!"
Asuna seemed about to protest.
Before she could, however, Luo Zhen spoke first and cut her off.
"I know you don't want to leave the guild, even temporarily. But judging from Yuuki's attitude, what she wants to do may be extremely meaningful. I think it would be fine for you to take part for a little while."
Luo Zhen turned his gaze toward Asuna and smiled faintly.
"And don't overthink it. This isn't as serious as you think. I'm not trying to hand you over to someone else. Leaving aside the question of how I could possibly hand over such an excellent vice president, you're my fiancée. How could I drive you away?"
Luo Zhen's words helped Asuna calm down a little.
"Fiancée?"
Yuuki, standing nearby, widened her eyes. She looked at Luo Zhen, then at Asuna, her eyes filled with curiosity.
The others, meanwhile, looked completely unsurprised.
Many people already knew that Asuna was Luo Zhen's fiancée. Even those who didn't know could tell from their relationship