– Early and Late A Murder Case in the Area Chapter 1 Just what’s with her, this girl? Well, sure, the one who said “The weather’s so nice, so why don’t you go take a nap” was indeed me, the one who laid down on the grass to demonstrate those words was also me, and of course the one who carelessly fell asleep was me yet again. But to think that just by taking a short nap of slightly less than thirty minutes, I would open my eyes to find her soundly asleep right next to me. There should be a limit to how much someone can exceed my expectations. I don’t know whether to think this as boldness, stubbornness, or maybe —— it was simply a lack of sleep? Just what is with this. Shaking my head left and right with that thought of utter helplessness expressed on my face, I stared at the beautifully dignified face of the rapier user Asuna «The Flash» —— the sub-leader of the guild “Knights of the Blood”, lightly breathing as she slept. The story started when I, having lost my mood to go into the gloomy labyrinth area with how good the weather was, planned to spend the whole day counting butterflies at the small knolls surrounding the teleport gate in the main town. The weather was truly splendid. The virtual floating city Aincrad’s four seasons is synchronized with reality, but the degree of