If Akasaka lowered his head and kissed Asuna's lips right now, she definitely would not refuse. But Akasaka would not do that. He did not want to take advantage of her vulnerability.
Asuna, meanwhile, fell asleep peacefully in Akasaka's arms and even started snoring~
Elsewhere, Kirito and Usagisawa Misumi, who had been transferred away by Akasaka's shadow clone, were currently staying inside a cave.
Akasaka's shadow clone had told them to hide here and not go outside.
Because they were now yellow-name players, they could not enter safe zones and could only remain out in the wilderness.
Going outside was therefore very dangerous.
If they ran into Laughing Coffin's people again... it would truly be a massive headache.
Kirito said he understood and would stay obediently inside the cave without going out.
Usagisawa Misumi gripped her scythe tightly and hesitantly asked, "Asuna... how is she?"
Akasaka's shadow clone hesitated for a moment before honestly answering, "Her condition is very bad... The original is taking care of her over there right now. Even I don't know what the situation is like."
Kirito asked in confusion, "What happened to Miss Asuna? Did something happen?"
Akasaka's shadow clone and Usagisawa Misumi both turned to look at the baffled Kirito.
"You don't know what happened? ×2"
Kirito scratched his head with a finger. "How would I know what happened? I was busy dealing with the dozens of people surrounding me. I had no time to see what happened to Miss Asuna."
Akasaka's shadow clone and Usagisawa Misumi exchanged glances. They seemed to realize that Kirito did not know Asuna had become a red-name player, and they intended to keep it hidden to the end. The fewer people who knew, the better.
Although Kirito was on the same team as them and, logically speaking, should