After all, I’ve also killed players in Aincrad. Probably more than most of the red players did. Up till now, I would deliberately forget those who fell at my blade. However, the seal of those memories was opened yesterday. No, it’s more like I couldn’t forget about them at all. During this past year, I just lived through while trying to pretend that nothing happened, and continued to escape the price of the sin I committed... “What’s with you, boy? You don’t look so good.” The tip of the white slippers suddenly knocked at my knees. I was so shocked that my shoulders went stiff. Looking up, I found that Nurse Aki was looking at me through the frameless spectacles. “...Ah...it’s nothing...” I shook my head slightly, but still bit my lips hard in the end. A few hours ago, I made Suguha worry for the same reason. It’s too shameful of me to let Nurse Aki worry about me even after accepting such a request. However, Nurse Aki gave me the encouraging smile she showed when I was doing rehab. She stood up from the chair, moved beside me and said, “It’s a rare chance for a beauty nurse to give counselling. Just say what’s on your mind.” “...I’ll likely get divine retribution if I refuse.” Fuu...after exhaling hard, I looked at the floor, hesitated for a while, and said,