After Klein found that he couldn't log out of the game, the three of them were teleported to the Novice Village by a sudden blue pillar of light...... I mean the central plaza of the "Beginning Town". Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Aside from them, the square was packed with people, and it seemed that the players of the game might have gathered here because of the forced teleportation.

Then what appeared in the sky was a giant wearing a crimson cloak with no face visible.

He claims to be Akihiko Kayaba, the sole controller of the current SAO.

Not being able to log out of the game is his fault.

And even if someone outside forcibly cuts off the power supply to the gaming facility, the game device called NERvGear will destroy the player's brain through microwaves, so if it is forcibly removed......

"—Sadly, there are now two hundred and thirteen players, permanently retired from the real world and Aingramrie."

"A new spell [213: Buried Before the Beginning] has been sent to your spell book."

“……”

Although he knew that it was a very serious time, Luo Ao couldn't help but complain in his heart that the number 213 was really too much......

According to Akihiko Aoba's words, players will not be able to leave the world until they reach the last level of the castle, and if they die in the game, the brains of players outside will also be destroyed by a game device called NERvGear.

"I see...... Is that what the original Deathgame spell was referring to now? Roo muttered to himself.

Fortunately, the other people around him were greatly affected by Akihiko Kayaba's words, so they didn't notice his self-talk.

As someone who was brought to this world by the Book of the Demon King, Luo Ao naturally has much more than those unprepared players.

After restoring the players' original appearance by the way, Akihiko Kayaba disappeared, leaving only the players with different expressions.

"You're Klein?" "You're Kirito?"

The two men behind Luo were surprised by their companion's very different appearance.

"Roo, you haven't changed much......" Kirito's suspicious gaze turned to Roo.

"Well, I'm not good at pinching my face."

Roo shrugged.

"No, no, no, it's amazing to be able to restore your face to this level in the game!" Klein grumbled with a grimace.

The players around them seemed to have finally recovered from that bad news.

Screams, roars, screams, curses, pleas, and roars filled the sky over the "Beginning Town" in an instant, and even made Roo's ears buzz.

"A new spell, Beginning of Despair, has been sent to your spell book."

Indeed, if there is one word to sum up the mood of all people now, it is nothing more than despair.

But there were still people who regained their composure in a very short time.

"Roo, Klein, come with me."

Kirito grabbed the two of them by the arm, got out of the hysterical crowd, and hid in the shadow of a carriage on the street behind the square, and then said solemnly to the two, "Listen, now I'm going to leave this town and go to the next village, so come with you." ”

Kirito's meaning is very clear, that is, to take advantage of the fact that the players have not yet reacted, and move to a place with sufficient survival resources as soon as possible, so as to lay the foundation for future actions.

Although it is a little dangerous to bring two people, there is still a certainty, and it is worth a try.

However, Klein rejected Kirito's kindness.

Because he entered the SAO with his friends, he couldn't let Klein leave his friends behind and go to a safe place first.

Kirito silently lowered his head, then looked at Roo again.

"I'm a complete beginner, and no one plays with me, so I'm sure I'm going to follow behind Kirito, a great master." Luo showed an embarrassed smile: "I'm sorry Klein, well, but you don't need me to apologize for being so charged." Let's give me a blast! ”

Kirito had a somewhat relieved expression on his face.

"I'm not a current charge, and I don't even have a girlfriend yet." Klein seemed to understand what Luo Ao meant, laughed heartily, and punched Luo Ao in the chest: "Maybe my side will be faster than the two of you in the future!" ”

Roo clutched his chest and fell to the ground like a dead dog.

"Okay, don't make a fuss. Then let's separate here, Klein, if anything...... Just summon me. Kirito looked at Klein earnestly, and the latter scratched his face a little sheepishly.

There shouldn't be any bond between these two guys, right?

Luo Ao felt the delicate atmosphere between the two and couldn't help but shudder.

"Let's go, Roo." In the end, Kirito turned around and left.

"Hey~" Roo stood up from a salted fish on the ground and followed behind Kirito, not forgetting to wave goodbye to Klein.

After leaving the "Beginning Town", Kirito's mood was inexplicably low.

But even so, he still led Luo through the crowds of monsters with ease, and there was hardly any place to fight along the way.

"Now, Roo, do you think it's really good for us to leave Klein like this?"

After being bored for a long time, Kirito finally couldn't help but ask.

"Eh, did we leave Klein behind?" Roo looked surprised.

"Why be so surprised! Didn't we leave him alone in the "Town of the Beginning"? "The more Kirito talked, the quieter his voice became, obviously 'abandoning' his lover for himself...... Ahem, I mean comrades-in-arms feel guilty.

"So we left him there?! I thought you were planning to get the two of us to level up so we could help Klein and his friends later on. ”

"Is this a consolation......" Kirito was still a little unmotivated.

"Are you going to work on leveling up in the future?" Roo asked.

"Definitely." Kirito was a little confused.

"Then Klein needs your help with what you can, will you help?" Luo then asked.

"And rightfully so!"

"That's not the end of it." Luo Ao rolled his eyes: "Compared to this, you better pay attention to lead the way...... I always felt like the goblin had seen us......"

Kirito was silent for a moment, then finally smiled as if he had let go of some baggage.

Luo Ao Yile was about to say something, but the whole person was stunned for a moment, and was almost discovered by a monster walking back and forth not far away.

"A new spell [Lost Kirito] has been sent to your spell book."

"A new spell [Cheater Kirito] has been sent to your spell book."

"A new spell, Sad Swordsman Kirito, has been sent to your spell book."

"A new spell [Black Swordsman Kirito] has been sent to your spell book."

"A new spell, Kirito with Hope, has been sent to your spell book."

"A new spell [Abduction Cream] has been sent to your spell book."

"A new spell, Sword of Forgment, has been sent to your spell book."

"A new spell, Midnight Coat, has been sent to your spell book."

"A new spell, the Holy Quartz of Resurrection, has been sent to your spell book."

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Swipe.

The news of the spell flickering on Roo's retina left him uneven able to determine how many spells he had acquired.

“……”

At this moment, Luo understood one thing.

There is no doubt that Kirito is the protagonist of this world.