In SAO
Asuna had just put down the knife but unconsciously picked it up again.
She was getting irritated once more. Why were there so many girls around Kirito? Wasn't he supposed to be a loner!
The kitchen knife gleamed coldly under the moonlight, looking extremely sharp.
Kirito, far away, felt a chill in his stomach, as if something had frozen him.
"What's going on... Do I have a flu?"
That shouldn't be possible. There was no mechanism for catching a cold in this world...
Silica's face flushed as she wandered around the town.
Thinking about the time spent with Kirito made her feel sweet...
In the Real World
"Hmph! How am I stupid and foolish!"
Suguha waved her fists angrily. She wasn't stupid at all! She had reached the national level in kendo!...
[The Screen Continues]
[Silica didn't understand why Kirito was so willing to help her...]
[Kirito calmly told the story about himself and his sister, and how his sister looked a lot like Silica...]
[So Kirito was willing to help Silica, though he didn't mention any other reasons...]
[They traveled smoothly and reached the end of the Hill of Recollections...]
[Silica successfully obtained the "Flower of the Soul" thanks to her status as a Beast Tamer...]
[On the way back, Kirito noticed someone hiding behind a tree...]
["Whoever's hiding over there... come out!"]
[Then, a red-haired woman slowly emerged from behind the tree, looking at the two with a playful expression...]
["Miss Rosalia?"]
[Silica was stunned. She knew this red-haired woman; she was from her previous team...]
[She had left the team due to disagreements...]
[But why was she here? Had she been following them?...]
[And were the people who showed up at the inn last night from her group??] .....
In SAO's Prison
"Ah!!! Damn Beater!"
"If it weren't for this brat, why would I be locked up here!"
"When we get out, I'll make you experience the most painful death!"
"I'll chop you into pieces and make you feel what it's like to be trapped in darkness!"
The prisoners in this prison were some of the most vicious individuals.
To snatch rare items, they had killed countless people!
But they were caught by Grandpa Kirito in the game. As long as they could get out one day, Grandpa Kirito would die!
"Um... are our faces about to be exposed?"
Someone spoke weakly. After all, people in the real world might be watching too...
Everyone: "...."
Those who had been making fierce threats were instantly stunned. That seemed possible... Wasn't this the end?...
Then, even if they returned to the real world, what would happen to them??
They might even be euthanized before they could return. Thinking of this, they felt a wave of panic....
[On Screen]
[Kirito had already figured out Rosalia's identity...]
[Leader of the orange-named guild "Titan's Hand"...]
[They often engaged in activities like player killing and looting...]
[And Kirito's purpose in coming to the lower floors was also to find her and send her to jail...]
[Rosalia didn't care, raised her hand, and snapped her fingers...]
[The orange players hiding nearby emerged one by one...]
[Each had a ruthless expression, looking at Kirito like a lamb waiting for slaughter!] .....
"Memorize these guys' faces!"
"Yes!"
The SAO Countermeasures Team immediately arranged an arrest operation. Even though they were in the game, their physical bodies were still in this world!
News about these people quickly spread online...
The families of those orange-named players couldn't believe their eyes. How could they kill people!...
[On Screen]
[Kirito showed no panic. He smiled and patted Silica's head, then turned and walked towards the orange players...]
[Silica hurriedly took out a Teleport Crystal, looked at Kirito strolling casually, and shouted nervously, "Mr. Kirito!"]
[The orange players were stunned, as if they had heard that name somewhere...]
["Kirito?"]
["Black clothes..."]
["No shield... one-handed sword..."]
["Could it be the Black Swordsman?"]
[The orange players panicked momentarily. Why was this guy here?...]
["Miss Rosalia! That guy is the one who challenges the front lines alone!"]
[They might not be able to defeat him! They might get wiped out!]
[But Rosalia didn't care; how could such a person appear here!]
["Finish him quickly!!!"]
[The orange players gripped their weapons, shook off their fear, and charged forward!]
["Sonic Leap!!!"]
[Colorful sword skills swiftly passed through Kirito's body, leaving red marks on him...]
["Hahaha, what kind of Beater is this? He doesn't even dare to fight back!"]
[Several people attacked continuously, their movements fierce as tigers!]
[Silica trembled, wanting to pick up a weapon to help him...]
["Huh?"]
[Kirito's health bar was actually always full. Didn't their damage register?...]
["Huff... huff..."]
[Several people stared panting at Kirito, wondering why he hadn't lost any health after all their hacking!?]
[Rosalia grew restless. What were these guys doing? They couldn't even kill a kid. So useless!]
["About 400 in 10 seconds..."]
["That's the total damage you seven have done to me!"]
[Kirito's level was much higher than theirs, and he regenerated 600 HP in 10 seconds, so no matter how long they fought, they couldn't defeat Kirito!]
[This was the tiered rule of this world!] ...
"Yes, this is the rule of MMO levels!"
Ainz knew this very well. No matter what methods they used, low-level players couldn't harm high-level ones. The level difference was an insurmountable gap!
A gap that even paying money couldn't bridge!
"I really want to communicate with that world!"
If YGGDRASIL and SAO collided, what kind of sparks would fly? That was truly exciting!
The long-lost thrill of strategy was stirring...
[On Screen]
[Kirito's massive health bar terrified the orange players so much they didn't dare move. No matter how much they slashed, it was futile...]
[Then Kirito took out a blue crystal from his pocket...]
["This is the Jail Crystal my client bought with all his savings!"]
["Everyone, please use this to go to jail!"]
[Kirito's cold gaze fixed on Rosalia...]
[She was so frightened she quickly raised her halberd...]
["If you hurt me, a green name... you'll become orange too..."]
[Kirito frowned, turned into an afterimage, swiftly passed by, and pressed his sword against Rosalia's throat...]
["Let me say this first... I'm a solo player..."]
["Having an orange name for a day or two isn't a big deal..."]
[Rosalia broke out in a cold sweat. Under Kirito's fierce gaze, she dropped her halberd in terror...]
[All members of the Orange-Named Guild were imprisoned by Kirito...] .....
"Kirito! You really turn me on! Ah!"
The leader of Laughing Coffin raised his kitchen knife and kept slashing at the player choking in front of him until they turned into points of light and disappeared...
"More! I want to kill more and more!"
"Kirito! Come and fight me!"
The man's kitchen knife emitted a ghostly red light, like a blood prison, terrifying to behold...
Everyone he had met so far was boring, too weak. Only Kirito could ignite his fighting spirit!...
[On Screen]
[Kirito and Silica returned to their lodgings. His purpose here was accomplished, and it was time to go back...]
[He hadn't been solo for five days. He was a bit unaccustomed to it. As a grindlord, he felt uncomfortable all day without grinding...]
[Though Silica was reluctant, she understood she couldn't keep Kirito...]
["Alright... call Pina back..."]
[Only then did Silica remember she hadn't revived Pina yet...]
Pina: "So love really can be transferred?"
Forgotten in just one day!
[Silica took out the Flower of the Soul and dropped it on the dragon feather...]
["Pina... I have so much to tell you..."]
["About... my brother from just one day..."]
[A warm light gradually enveloped the entire room...] ...
"Mr. Kirito, we will definitely meet again!"
"Right, Pina?"
Silica stroked Pina's head, her eyes full of Kirito's figure.
"Ah!"
Pina cried out in dissatisfaction. Why was it Kirito every day!
She needed attention too!
"I really want to see Mr. Kirito... what is he doing now..."
Silica kept staring blankly at the light screen. She didn't even notice when Pina had left her arms...
[On Screen]
[In a dark conference room, a ray of sunlight shone through the ceiling...]
[Guilds like the Aincrad Liberation Squad, the Divine Dragon Alliance, Fuurinkazan, and others, as well as the solo player Kirito, were here...]
[At the center of the clearing group, Asuna was directing the strategy...]
[Asuna proposed luring the monster to the village and attacking it while it was killing the villagers...]
[Kirito opposed this. In his eyes, NPCs were people, not tools!]
[The two argued, and the meeting disbanded...]
["Yo... why do you and the vice-commander always act like that?..."]
["Agil..."]
[Kirito seemed a bit helpless when he saw the blacksmith uncle...]
["It must be a personality clash..."]