Chapter 165: SAO Launched in Advance
Thursday, 8pm.
"Ding dong."
The doorbell rang.
When I opened the door, I saw it was Domama Mai, standing at the door with a cloth bag in her hand.
"Junior Doma, is there anything wrong?" asked Kazuto Yuyama.
"Senior, these are some snacks my brother asked me to bring over." Doma Mai pushed the cloth bag forward, which contained a few bags of potato chips and two bags of Kyushu shrimp chips.
Yushan Heren took a quick look and found none of them were what he liked, but he still took them: "Thank you, brother, for me."
"Senior, wait, wait a minute, don't close the door." Doma Mai suddenly shouted.
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?" Yushan Kazuto looked at Tsuchima and felt that she was not behaving normally tonight. If something was strange, there must be something wrong.
"Senior, can I watch TV at your house?" asked Mai Doma cautiously.
"Watch TV?" Yushan Kazuto blinked.
"There's a movie that's about to be aired, and I really like it, but the TV at home suddenly broke down..."
"Okay, come in." Yushan and others walked into the house and turned on the TV.
"Watch whatever you want to watch, and go back after you're done, so your brother won't worry."
Tujian's cheeks puffed out.
[He is obviously a scumbag senior, but he pretends to be a gentleman. 】
Yushan Kazuto sat at the head of the bed, his back to the TV, playing shogi with Hinazuru Ai.
Doma sat on a mat, hugging his knees, and occasionally looking back at Yushan Kazuto, and taking a few glances at the box of Nervgear.
[The nervgear box has not been moved. Why did the scumbag senior buy two nervgears? ]
There are not many NervGear applications at this stage, and only one SAO is needed for large-scale games, but many interesting small functions have been released.
Most people would love to put down the nervgear, but they would not be like Yushan Kazuto, who piled it in the corner like a pile of junk.
"I love you three thousand times."
After a classic line was finished, a commercial suddenly started playing on TV. In the center of the commercial, the SAO logo was shining brightly.
Suddenly, there was a shattering special effect on the screen, and a brave man holding a big sword walked out.
"Is this the 100th floor of Aincrad? Demon King, let's fight it out!"
The greatsword suddenly swung out, as if it was going to fly out of the screen, and Tsuchima couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart.
The screen went black instantly, leaving only a flash of lightning in the lower right corner. The lightning flashed, the screen flickered a few times, and the picture reappeared:
"On July 15th, SAO will be officially launched."
"Although this is a game, it's no joke."
The last image of the advertisement is the Argus logo and the NervGear pattern.
【Finally I've waited for this scene.】
"Yushan, Senior Yushan!" Tsuchima Mai suddenly shouted.
"What's wrong?" Yushan Heren turned his head with headphones on.
"The nervgear on TV looks like your bicycle helmet!"
"Really? They're all Argus products, so it's normal that the designs are similar." Yushan Kazuto looked at the screen again.
Doma pouted.
[The evidence is solid, but the scumbag senior still refuses to tell the truth! ]
……
"SAO is officially launched?" Yushan Heren couldn't help but narrow his eyes. The internal testing period of SAO has only been one month, and it is about to be launched?
[I don’t think I’ve received any news about the official launch of SAO? Oh, and I think I’ve unsubscribed from the advertising information from Argus. ”
Tsuchiya nodded vigorously: "It will be officially launched on July 15th."
"Tsuchima-san, are you interested in sao? Don't you not play games?"
Tsuchima smiled, a smile that contained a hint of embarrassment: "I heard that the scenery in Aincrad is very beautiful, and the level of detail is no different from the real world. I want to go and see the scenery."
"The scenery is nice, but it still lacks some detail." Yushanhe said.
"Senior Yushan, have you been in there and taken a look?" Domama covered her mouth, a little surprised.
"Well, I participated in the internal test, but I only played for a few hours and never logged in again." Yushan Heren said.
"So, what are those two helmets?" Tsuchima turned her gaze to the nervgear.
"It is indeed nervgear." Yushan Kazuto shrugged and told the truth.
"Senior Yushan, you lied to me and said it was a bicycle helmet." Domama frowned and said.
"A bicycle helmet, that's its second form!"
"Don't think I'm so easy to fool!"
……
"If you want to play, it's not impossible, but you have to come to my house."
Akihiko Kayaba left many backdoors in NervGear. Although Kazuto Hayama solved the hardware problems, it was difficult to solve all the software problems.
If I lend the nerve gear to Tsuchima and something goes wrong, it would be a serious sin.
"Do you want to come to your house to play, senior?" Doma Mai suddenly smelled a hint of danger.
"I'm a beta test player guiding you, what else are you dissatisfied with?" Yushan Heren said.
"But you, Senior
I just played for a few hours." Tsuchima pouted and said.
[The scumbag senior seems to be really good at playing games. 】
"Aren't you just here to enjoy the scenery?" Yushan Kazuto looked at Doma Mai with some doubt in his eyes.
"I heard that the scenery on each floor of Aincrad is different."
"I'm not sure about this. I went afk after clearing the first level."
Tsuchima blinked, somewhat indignant. Many people wanted to play but didn't have the chance, and Yushan Kazuto got the qualification for the internal test but didn't cherish it. What a waste of opportunity!
"Aren't you going to watch the movie anymore? It's already been on for more than ten minutes." Yushan Kazuto suddenly said.
"Hey, hey!" Domama Mai turned her gaze towards the TV. The movie was showing the final battle.
Yushan Kazuto returned to the screen: "Xiao Ai, I'm back."
"Big brother disappeared for so long, maybe he went to play chess with other girls?"
Hinazuru Ai's message came over, and there was a dangerous aura between the lines.
……
"Brother, what is this?" Looking at the box that Yuuki Koichiro brought back secretly, Yuuki Asuna couldn't help but ask.
"This is nervgear." Yuuki Koichiro said in a low voice.
"Nervgear? Brother, where did you buy it? Isn't the second batch available in August?" Yuuki Asuna's voice sounded a little surprised.
"Asuina, keep your voice down. Don't let mom hear you." Yuki Koichiro lowered his voice.
Asuna Yuuki quickly covered her mouth, only then realizing that she seemed to have overreacted.
"I bought it from a collector for 600,000 yen, which is really not cheap. But this machine is brand new, so it is worth the price." Koichiro Yuki said with some pride.
"I remember that SAO will be open for testing soon. Brother, you bought this NervGear. Could it be?"
"Shh, Asuna, if you want to play too, I can lend it to you. Just don't let mom find out."
Chapter 166 Chinese Valentine's Day
"Kazuto, please sit in the living room for a while. I'll go back to my room to put some things away."
As he walked into Kato Megumi's house, three pairs of scrutinizing eyes were focused on Yushan Kazuto, making him feel uncomfortable all over.
"Uncle, aunt, and sister Hongmei, hello." Yushan Heren said angrily.
Kato Megumi's parents didn't say anything, just nodded and walked into the kitchen, leaving Kato Hiromi looking at him with a smile.
"Sister Hongmei, can you stop looking at me like that? I'm a little scared..." Yushan Kazuto said a little nervously.
"I didn't see you being afraid when you bullied Xiaohui, but now you're afraid." Kato Hiromi chuckled.
"Hey, I've never bullied Megumi." Yushan Kazuto blinked. He only bullied Touma Sanae and Eriri at most, but never bullied Kato Megumi.
"Really?" Kato Hiromi looked skeptical.
"It's true, sister, please don't bully Yushan." Kato Megumi walked out of the room with two pieces of colored paper in her hand.
"What is this?" Looking at the ribbon, Yushan Kazuto asked curiously.
"This is a colorful poem raft. Write your Tanabata wishes on it and hang it on a bamboo branch. It is very effective," explained Hiromi Kato.
"Here's one for you." Kato Megumi handed a purple colorful raft to Yushan Kazuto.
"What about Sister Hongmei and Uncle and Auntie?" Yushan Kazuto took it.
"They've already written it." Kato Megumi brought over the pen and ink, "Waruto, do you use a brush or a marker?"
"A brush."
Kato Hiromi walked to Kato Hui with a smile and whispered in her ear: "No wonder Xiaohui didn't want to get up when she was writing her wishes in the morning. It turns out she was waiting for someone."
"Sister, please don't let your imagination run wild. Please stay a little further away. If someone sees you, your wish won't come true."
Kato Hiromi walked away with a smile, and Yushan Kazuto and Kato Megumi wrote down their wishes and put them away.
"When we go to the Fukagawa River beach at night, let's hang it on a nearby bamboo branch." Kato Megumi said.
"Ang." Yushan Kazuto nodded.
"Xiao Hui, come and help with the cooking! Hong Mei, come over too, you'll be responsible for washing the dishes!"
"I'm here." Kato Megumi walked into the kitchen.
"Ah? Do I have to wash the dishes before we even eat?" Hiromi Kato also walked in.
"Uncle and aunt, is there anything I can help you with?" asked Yushan Kazuto.
"No." Kato Megumi's mother said unhappily.
"Tanabata is a festival to pray to the gods for women's ingenuity and dexterity. Don't go into the kitchen with others, or you will be transformed!" Kato Megumi said.
Kazuto Yuyama looked at Kato Megumi's father picking up ingredients in the kitchen, and returned to his seat with a relieved look on his face.
【Fortunately, I didn’t go in. 】
……
"Pears, corn, what are these for?"
"It's a tribute to the gods."
A small chopping board had been set up in the small courtyard of the Kato family. The offerings were placed on the chopping board. Kato Megumi bowed and clapped her hands lightly twice. Yushan Kazuto followed her and did the same thing.
"Okay, I'll go change my clothes, Kazuto, please wait for me for a moment."
……
"Mei, change your clothes and get ready for a date?" Looking at Kato Megumi walking out of the room, Kato Hiromi said with a smile.
"We're just going for a walk on the Fukagawa River beach! Don't you need to go out with Mr. Yoshinaga?" Kato Megumi asked.
"Unfortunately, he has to work overtime today."
"That's a pity."
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