avoided male players up until now, but why did this swordsman she knew nothing about keep appearing in her mind? She couldn’t explain her own feelings. When she glanced at the clock, which was at the bottom of her vision, it was already ten. She could no longer hear the footsteps of other players from her window, only the sound of a dog barking in the distance. ‘Well that doesn’t make any sense, so let’s just sleep.’ She thought that in her mind. But for some reason, she got out of bed and stepped lightly onto the floor. After telling herself that she would only knock and wave her hand, she opened the menu, chose the cutest tunic she had, and put it on. She took a few steps in the candlelit corridor. Then, after hesitating for a few dozen seconds in front of the door, she knocked twice. Normally, all doors should shield sounds off, preventing the voices in conversation from leaking out. However, that restriction was lifted only after knocks, for thirty seconds, and Kirito immediately called out a reply, and opened the door. Kirito, in a simple shirt with his weapons unequipped, looked at Silica and spoke while giving a slight stare of wonder. “Huh? Is something the matter?” “Well——” Silica just realized that she hadn’t prepared a reasonable excuse for coming and was flustered. ‘I just wanted to talk’ simply sounded too childish.