"Oh yes~ It's really successful! ~Terrific. The voice in my ears was a woman's voice, with a delicate nasal voice. Sounds cute.

Asuna looked in the direction the voice came from. "Huh? Miss Argo......? What are you doing here? ”

"Of course, it's to prevent a rookie from dying in the hands of a monster for no apparent reason~"

“……”

"Do you know how high the novice mortality rate is in this game? How dare you come here alone! I'm going to die! His voice, which had been teasing, suddenly became very serious.

“…… I'm sorry. ……”

"It's a good thing Karn knew you were going to do this, so he called me, or you'd die in this game!" Not to mention how dangerous it was to kill that manic boar just now, as you sit here now, you will definitely be finished as soon as you encounter an active attack monster! ”

"I'm sorry......" Asuna bowed her head deeply. But you just said ...... Mr. Ka, Mr. Morro? ”

"Yes~ He's a god! - 'Asuna-chan has strong self-esteem, and she doesn't want to drag others down, plus she's too embarrassed to open up when she just met, so she'll definitely go fight monsters alone.' —so you say, tell me to help you. Argo said in Karn's tone. Now it seems that what he said is really accurate. ”

“…… I'm so sorry, I ...... It's so capricious......"

"It's good to know! Forget it~ Don't mention this...... Let's talk about how you feel about your first strategy just now~"

“…… I hadn't been exposed to online games before...... But...... As far as SAO is concerned, there are many people like me...... This kind of monster is just the lowest level of monsters...... Feel...... It's horrible......"

"It's hard, isn't it? Actually, it is, because even those who have been playing online games are like you nine times out of ten. "Sword Art Online is a game that is completely different from the so-called online game...... "realism" is ruthlessly implemented in this game. "Therefore, the first goal of a novice is to be able to face the battle calmly."

“…… Truly...... If only I could not be so flustered...... The boar monster just now should be easy to deal with......" Asuna smiled bitterly, saying that it was simple, but it was very difficult to do, it was something that would kill if you were not careful, if you could easily make people not nervous, this game would not have died so many people in the first two weeks.

"If you really want to get involved in the game...... Go and ask Kahn. ”

"Huh? …… But he's a very important person in the strategy group, right? Won't that delay him? ”

"You think too much~"

“？”

"He's always been a lone ranger...... Sort of......" Argo smiled wryly.

“…… Alone, a lone ranger? But...... If you don't form a team......"

"Ah~~ If you don't have enough people, it's easy to be almost killed by a monster like you at the beginning, right?"

"Uh...... Well. ”

"Hehe~ It's normal for you to think so, but ah...... Karn is completely different from what you imagined~"

Argo recounted the first time he encountered Karn

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That was less than half an hour after the open beta of Sword Art Online's began.

Almost eighty percent of the rookie players who have just entered the Ayn Grant are familiar with the game environment, and they immediately rush to the danger zone with countless lowest-level monsters.

Argo saw at a glance the man who exuded a very powerful presence.

It's different from the rookie who is fighting monsters in a panic around him...... He walked slowly on the wild boar plain.

The weapon in his hand is a dagger that is very unpopular in this game.

Probably because the assassin-type character is more handsome, right? Argo just thought so......

A wild wolf that was too fast for a novice to say rushed towards Karn.

- Is it over?

Argo just wanted to cover his eyes, not wanting to see the novice frustrated.

"Whew! Swish! Swish! ……”

However......

The wolf's body appeared in an instant, and the red trace effect symbolizing the knife mark appeared, and then turned into countless polygonal fragments and disappeared.

“？！！！” Argo was dumbfounded.

"Oh~~So that's how it feels~~" He tossed two daggers that had just wiped out a wild wolf in an instant.

You can hear it from this sentence...... This is a novice who knows no tricks...... Definitely not a seasoned player during the Closed Beta!

And if he's a closed beta player...... As a big informant at the time of the closed beta, Argo could not have been unaware of this kind of person.

Just entered the game, without any experience, the lowest level, the lowest weapon, in this state, in just one turn to kill a wolf that is more difficult to deal with than a manic boar, this kind of thing...... All known to Argo...... Including the closed beta variety, no one can do it.

- At the moment of contact with a wild wolf...... What exactly is he ............

How many attacks were made with those daggers?!

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"That's it, unlike more than ninety percent of the members of the strategy team, he has never panicked, never made mistakes, as if he had been fighting all along......"

"In an instant...... Solved? ”

"That's right! The wolf is a monster with slightly lower health than the mountain boar, but its attack power, speed, and oppression are three or four percent stronger, and it is impossible for novices to face. ”

“…… Even so...... Why...... Will he be a loner? There must be a lot of people following him, right? ”

"It's true, but ...... Those who followed him were rejected......"

"Huh? Why? ”

"'Huh?! I'm not on a team with men! I don't care about you! —That's it......"

“…… Come out imaginatively. Asuna sweated on her forehead.

"And ah~~ Even if Karn allows others to follow...... No one can stand beside him......" Argo said with a self-deprecating expression. "Because...... Whoever it is, when you team up with him...... It's just a burden to rub experience and rewards...... He's just that. ”

“…… Isn't it okay to be a senior in the closed beta? ……”

“…… No way. After Argo finished speaking, his tone became flirtatious again: "Therefore~ you don't have to worry about delaying his time~~ On the contrary, if you want to ask him to practice you~ he will jump up with joy~"

“…… Yes, yes? ”

"Well~~ If your self-esteem can't accept it, just forget it~~ And if you let him exercise you, you will be eaten a lot of tofu~~Heehe~~"

“…… And what about Miss Argot? ”

"Me?"

"Have you been drilled by Karn?"

"......" Argo's eyes suddenly drifted, and his face turned red.

It seems that I have eaten tofu very seriously~~

"That'...... How's the result......? ”

"Whew~" Argo sighed. "Although I'm an informant, I'm also interested in games, so I worked out with him for two days...... Just two days...... My Combat Skills...... It's probably four or five times stronger......"

“……”

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Suddenly think it's not bad to add the plot of the theatrical version to this one?

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Exam on the 11th...... 90 points to pass...... So nervous.