56th Floor of Ayn Grant.

Pani.

Headquarters of the Wings of Freedom.

In Makino's president's office, a burst of melodious notes filled the entire room, making Makino's whole person surrounded by flying notes.

Listening to the sound, it is the Sword Art Online theme song "Luminoussword".

Compared to a year ago, due to the increase in the number of professional players of the SAO World Bard, players playing a variety of musical instruments have sprung up.

And what Makino is listening to now is the theme song of the large singing group version.

No soundtrack, no swords.

The large-scale singing group's version of "Luminoussword" is undoubtedly more magnificent, and Makino was a little fascinated by it for a while, and even had the feeling of watching swords in his previous life.

Listening to the sword theme song in Floating Castle Ayn Grant has to be said to be really a very fantasy thing.

Unconsciously, the song is over, and Makino is still unfinished.

At this moment, a sweet voice came from the recording crystal again.

"Yuna, Celica...... Fortunately, I wish Mr. Makino a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! ”

Hearing the voices of these singers, a smile suddenly appeared on Makino's face.

A year later, his original proposal has completely come to fruition.

Nowadays, these three singers are really popular in SAO.

Of course, the effect is far better than Makino imagined.

In reality, Yuna is a singer and has considerable musical attainments.

After SAO officially "debuted" as a virtual singer, she became more and more comfortable, and she felt a little self-liberating.

In the real world, one by one Japanese golden songs, they are constantly covered by Yuna and the three.

In particular, the recent covers of songs such as "Once I Thought About It", "Don't Admit Defeat", and "Hit the Fireworks" have resonated with countless SAO players.

In particular, the song "Don't Admit Defeat" has inspired players in despair over and over again.

It's no wonder that Sakai Izumi's "Don't Admit Defeat" is known as Japan's No. 1 inspirational song!

In the world of Sword Art Online, the song "Don't Admit Defeat" is definitely an old song among old songs.

But after Yuna's three covers, it once again radiated unimaginable vitality.

I have to say that a classic is a classic, and every time you listen to it, you will gain new touches.

Hearing the Mid-Autumn Festival blessings of the three of them, the appearance of the three singers couldn't help but clearly appear in front of Makino's eyes.

Yuna is as lively and atmospheric as ever, and she is becoming more and more like a leader.

Celica has also grown and become much stronger.

On the contrary, fortunately, he is as shy and shy as ever.

Makino was unusually surprised, and wondered how Yuki, who had been an idol for nearly a year, managed to be as shy as ever.

Fortunately, in Makino's eyes, there is even a feeling of a rare beast.

However, fortunately it is Saori's sister's voice after all, and the voice is very sweet, and her popularity in the group is still very high.

The three of them have completed the Mid-Autumn Festival blessings, which is a unanimous invitation.

"Lord, on the occasion of this Mid-Autumn Festival, all the players of the production department and the business department, thank you for the hard work of the strategy team in the past year, and specially prepare a Mid-Autumn Festival, I hope you can come and guide...... All the preparatory team presented it. ”

Hearing Yuna's unanimous invitation from the three of them, Makino suddenly became a little interested in this Mid-Autumn Festival.

He said that the players of Wings of Liberty have been secretly trying to give him a holiday, and it seems that they have already known some news about the Mid-Autumn Festival.

These guys, all of them are really tight enough!

on this.

Makino didn't pay much attention to it!

Players with a good mentality will definitely be able to improve their rating scores.

Makino is happy to see this happen.

In addition, between Makino and Kayaba Akihiko, there is almost a showdown.

In this regard, Makino has been feeling it more and more deeply recently.

In fact, Makino didn't expect that Akihiko Kayaba would be so enduring, and the temptation for him was delayed until now, a year later, when there were some signs.

In one year, there have really changed so much.

Although Makino did not dim the memories of other worlds, the "exams" of more than a year still made Makino slowly begin to get used to this world called SAO.

Fight monsters, level up, gather intelligence, sell goods, send emails to each other, and all kinds of magic crystals......

All of this made Makino extremely familiar, and even began to have a sense of dependence.

For example, a simple way to cook without words.

Although Makino didn't have as frenzied cooking skills as Asuna, he still mastered some basic cooking skills.

But.

Accustomed to this streamlined cooking method, Makino wondered if his cooking skills had degraded to a level where he could only make a few bits.

Of course, this is just a thought.

For Makino, once he has mastered a certain skill, it is basically impossible to forget it.

But for the average player, this may not be the case!

In addition to upgrading and fighting monsters, this kind of life is streamlined to the point of not talking, which undoubtedly reduces a lot of trouble for players.

Of course, it's also a lot less fun.

However, no matter how emotional, time will not stop.

Mid-Autumn Festival?

Makino was immediately interested.

However, there is still a long time before the opening of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Yuna's invitation, so there is no need to rush.

It's not bad to walk slowly and enjoy the scenery along the way.

The power of SAO, for Makino, is obviously only numerically powerful.

But it just gave Makino a feeling of starting from scratch and coming to where he is today, step by step.

I have to say that SAO has done a really real thing beyond imagination in this regard.

It is unimaginable to say that Makino has grown this year.

First of all, SAO's unique combo skill has been unlocked to the level of nine combos.

Don't underestimate these nine combos, the number of combos of the SAO sword skill system is not something that can be improved if you want to.

In addition to the level restrictions, there is also a random number evaluation system for all aspects, as long as one aspect is not improved, the number of combos cannot unlock a higher level.

Asuna's stunt [Chant of the Virgin] inherited from Yuki is only an eleven combo.

But even so, Yuki basically beat the invincible opponent of the freshman ALO (Kirito didn't use the second knife flow).

Therefore, even if Makino can only achieve nine consecutive hits now, it is almost one of the top existences in the pyramid of SAO's current one-handed sword skill combo times.

Even if it is Kirito, without using the second sword flow, the almost killer stunt [Nova Ascension] is a ten-consecutive fencing skill.

Ten consecutive hits, which is almost already a ceiling for SAO at the moment.

However, the situation of Makino and Kirito is still a little different.

Kirito's [Nito-ryu] specializes in attack speed, while Makino's [Musou Sword] specializes in attack power.

If it really talks about damage, Kirito's sixteen combos of [Starburst Air Slash] may not be comparable to Makino's nine combos with the blessing of [Musou Sword].

And this is still the case of Makino without using his intentions and skills to further bless!

If you use the blessing of the Mind Technique, Makino's attack speed, attack, agility, and defense will be improved in all directions, and it may not be impossible to cast the Breath of the Sun Type 13 [Reincarnation of Fate].

In a word.

Today's Makino is absolutely unbeatable in strength.

However, Kirito's second sword stream is now a hole card in the Wings of Freedom, and basically no one knows about it except Makino.

Of course, in this year, Makino's improvement is actually in all aspects.

Such as. 400

When he was still in the town of Start, Makino became the first player on the server to upgrade to level 2.

Then, the system additionally rewarded Makino with a skill called [Heavy Slash].

This skill can be said to be one of the most handy skills used by Makino, for no other reason - it is too convenient to grab people's heads.

It stands to reason that a single-shot sword skill should not be able to match the various combo skills that are difficult to find and can be used in multiple combos, but the heavy attack skill is a different story.

Not only is this sword skill capable of hitting a two-handed heavy spear, but it also has an attack range that is more than double that of the sword.

Although sword skills like [Heavy Slash] take a long time to judge, it is easy to be interrupted by "blocking" in the process of PK with other players.

But in general, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.

Over the course of the year, Makino's [Heavy Slash] skill has been upgraded several times, and recently increased its proficiency to 1000 (max), and has evolved into a more advanced [Desperate Heavy Attack].

The more Makino likes this skill, the more the other players hate it.

Except for Kirito, who has been single for 15 years, there is really no one who has managed to snatch the head from Makino.

Of course, in addition to the [Desperate Heavy Attack], which is a head-snatching skill, Makino's most significant improvement is still at the top of the level.

After nearly a year, Makino's level has also improved dramatically.

"Level 83".

This is Makino's current rank.

In the entire SAO, it is still unbeatable, almost overlooking all players.

Even Kirito, the Liver Emperor, is far from comparable.

Thanks to this, Makino gained ten skills.

[One-handed sword].

[Flying Sword].

[gallop].

[Physical Surgery].

[Covered].

[Tracking].

[Reply during battle].

[Block].

[Light work].

[Cooking] (beginner).

Of course, you have to add a special sword skill [Musou Sword] that is unique to Makino.

These are the ten skills that Makino is currently using.

Among these ten skills, Makino has only three skills that have been fully acquired, namely [One-handed Sword], [Body], and [Recovery in Battle].

This once made Kirito complain.

"If it's [One-handed Sword], why can the skill [Restore in Battle] be fully learned?"

For many of the top players in the Raiders group, if they use a primary weapon to fight frequently day after day, they have almost fully learned the skills of the primary weapon.

Kirito's surprise at this point!

But.

Makino has completely learned the skill of [Reply in Battle], which is really crazy!

Because, even for many players in the strategy group, the skill of [Recovery during Battle] is almost the same as the skill of sending death.

Because.

If you want to increase the proficiency of this skill, you have to stand still and let the monsters attack.

This degree is very difficult to grasp, and the closer the proficiency is to 1000 (max), the higher the difficulty.

I didn't calculate the damage, and the HP was directly cleared.

Makino fully learned this skill, which really shocked many players of Freedom Wings, making people stunned and speechless.

Of course, it's more admiration.

The Japanese worship of the strong is far stronger than that of the Celestial Empire.

It is also because of this that Makino is now in the hearts of the members of the Wings of Freedom, and his prestige is in full swing.

Makino has only one idea about this.

He also wants to keep a low profile, but his strength doesn't allow it!

After successfully acquiring the [Mind Technique], Makino has a good chance of winning at all times.

If you don't waste like this, life will be too boring!

As a result, Makino is a lot of the time, all kinds of show-off skills (crazy death).

When using a weapon against an enemy, use a physical technique before the hitstun.

Use physical techniques while secretly releasing cold arrows.

When the cold arrow is released, it uses sword skills.

Occasionally, even before the wild monster rushed over, he raised his middle finger and gave a thumbs up, sometimes saluting Bruce Lee, sometimes saluting Shen Teng.

The sentence "Come here" is not even in Makino's death show.

It almost made the other players dumbfounded!

In the entire SAO, Makino is the only one who can do this!

.................. (If you don't have enough time, you will get on the boat first and make up for it later)......

Because.

If you want to increase the proficiency of this skill, you have to stand still and let the monsters attack.

This degree is very difficult to grasp, and the closer the proficiency is to 1000 (max), the higher the difficulty.

I didn't calculate the damage, and the HP was directly cleared.

Makino fully learned this skill, which really shocked many players of Freedom Wings, making people stunned and speechless.

Of course, it's more admiration.

The Japanese worship of the strong is far stronger than that of the Celestial Empire.

It is also because of this that Makino is now in the hearts of the members of the Wings of Freedom, and his prestige is in full swing.

Makino has only one idea about this.

He also wants to keep a low profile, but his strength doesn't allow it!

After successfully acquiring the [Mind Technique], Makino has a good chance of winning at all times.

If you don't waste like this, life will be too boring!

As a result, Makino is a lot of the time, all kinds of show-off skills (crazy death).

When using a weapon against an enemy, use a physical technique before the hitstun.

Use physical techniques while secretly releasing cold arrows.

When the cold arrow is released, it uses sword skills.

Occasionally, even before the wild monster rushed over, he raised his middle finger and gave a thumbs up, sometimes saluting Bruce Lee, sometimes saluting Shen Teng.

The sentence "Come here" is not even in Makino's death show.

It almost made the other players dumbfounded!

In the entire SAO, Makino is the only one who can do this!

When the cold arrow is released, it uses sword skills.

Occasionally, even before the wild monster rushed over, he raised his middle finger and gave a thumbs up, sometimes saluting Bruce Lee, sometimes saluting Shen Teng.

The sentence "Come here" is not even in Makino's death show.

It almost made the other players dumbfounded!

In the entire SAO, Makino is the only one who can do this!

.................. (If you don't have enough time, you will get on the boat first and make up for it later)......

Because.