"Everyone, here we go, this week's MMOStream. First of all, let's take a look at the PV, which was the case on last week's release day. What are they waiting for? ”

“SwordArtOnline！”

"I heard that the people in front of me started lining up three days ago, it's amazing! No, is this a matter of course for real players? ”

In a mundanely decorated bedroom, the computer in front of a teenager is playing a video, presumably a live broadcast of an MMOStream program. However, the teenager didn't pay much attention to this live video, but focused on flipping through the magazine in his hand.

It seems that because of carelessness, when flipping through it, a cut in the finger seems to have been cut, and a drop of blood slowly flows out of the wound.

"Brother!" A crisp girl's voice came from outside the door, which seemed to be the young man's sister, "I'm going to participate in club activities!" ”

"Today's MMOStream brings you the world's most famous SwordArtOnline, or SAO for short. To be honest, none of the previous NERvGear software has been able to take full advantage of the powerful performance of the hardware...... It's a garbage game! ”

"How dare you say it!"

"But SAO was ...... by the developers of NERvGear" The video on the computer was still playing, but the viewers had gotten up and left.

The teenager looked at the clock on the bedside table, Sunday, June 6, 2023, 12:55. After putting the helmet-type device on his head, he plugged it in, then turned off the computer and lay down on his bed~.

The device's indicator light lit up after the teenager was ready, indicating that the device had started working.

At 13:00, the game starts.

"Let's connect!"

――――The virtual game has begun! ――――

Watching Naoba running out of the house seemingly carefree from a monitor, Chrissy asked worriedly at Yukikaze beside her, "Then, Yukikaze, isn't it okay if you don't tell Naoba?" ”

Xue Feng waved his hand casually and said, "It's okay, it's okay, Naoba is his own person, so he will understand us." ”

"Although Naoye is indeed his own person, and he is not to the extent that he knows some secrets, but the other party is a brother control, a brother control. What we'll have to do later......" Although what Cheng Ruo Yukifeng said made some sense, Chrissy covered her face with her hands, as if she couldn't bear to look directly at the bleak future, and said, "If you know that we did it, Naoba will definitely want to kill us!" ”

"It's okay!" After Yukikaze put down his waving hand, he said seriously, "As long as we promise Naoba that we will protect Kazuto in the game, ah no, it should be said that Kiritto is now, and there will be no problem at all!" ”

"But, ......the commission," Chrissy frowned, as if considering the feasibility of Yukikaze's proposal.

"Don't worry, since you can't resurrect a player whose HP will be 0 in reality, but if you just let the player's HP not drop to 0, it's within the rules." Xue Feng raised a finger and shook it.

"And, Ke'er, you have to believe the other party, the other party is Kirito, the 'protagonist' of this plane, the other party will not die easily. And Kirito's own talent is also quite good.,In terms of swordsmanship talent and nerve reaction speed.。 ”

"That's right. That's it, after all, we have already taken that commission in the first place, and now we can't go back. Chrissy herself found a reason, and with Yukikaze's narration, she finally stopped worrying about anything.

"What price should you charge?"

"Conditions?" Chrissy seemed to hear some strange whisper and turned her head to look at the snow wind beside her.

"It's just that what price does it take to protect Naoba's brother later? After all, this is also a commission.,As a commissioner.,What price does Naoye have to pay?,Equivalent exchange.。 Xue Feng seemed to be really thinking about what kind of price to ask Naoba, and his whole head had already begun to sway, "Then, Ke'er can also help think about it." ”

After hearing Xue Feng's words, Chrissy, who had no expression, fell silent instantly, and after being stunned for a while, she silently left her seat, and Chrissy walked towards the door.

The sound of the door being opened woke up the contemplative Xue Feng, turned his head, and found that Chrissy had opened the door at this time, and was about to step out, "Hey, Ke'er, it seems that there is nothing to do with us now, what are you going to do?" ”

"It's afternoon tea time, I'll go have a cup of afternoon tea first." Chrissy said in a voice without any ups and downs, "I'll go and drink the last afternoon tea of my life first." ”

“……”

"What's going on? Is it an anomaly? It's definitely a mutation! ”

――――Let's turn the perspective back to the game! ――――

Countless colors flew past him, as if he was flying towards something. The data connection is checked, the system language is confirmed, and then what appears in front of you is a white background with a different usual, and a blue login screen.

I entered my account and password with ease, as a brainwave virtual game, I have to say, just rely on the mind to complete the login, it is really more convenient than usual, I don't know how many times.

Instead of jumping directly into the game, a new interface pops up.

[Do you use the login data during the closed beta?] 】

Of course, if you choose [YES], will there be a candidate [NO] for this choice?

【WelcomeToSwordArtOnline！ 】

When I saw the outside world again, it was a small square, with stone square brick floors, stone buildings, and trees dotted on both sides, and a medieval town square like a scene came into being.

Blinked his eyes a few times, and then shook his hands vigorously, as if there was no difference from reality. Colors, distances, sights, breezes, etc., all of them seem to make no difference. When I calmed down, I could still hear my own heartbeat.

But what I saw in front of me told me that this was not reality, but a real game. Because above the horizon, there is a simple word and a green meter.

"I'm back, this world!"

With the excited and suppressed words of the handsome black-haired young man who clenched his right hand, in this small square, flame-like light continued to rise, and one player after another came to this world from it.

This is SwordArtOnline, this is SAO, and this is the city in the sky - Ayn Grant!

The first level, the Beginning Town.

Tens of thousands of players gather here to ask, answer, team up, make friends, browse, hang out, etc., and the whole town is as lively and boiling as a festival, and all the streets in the town seem to see the players.

On a narrow street lined with miscellaneous goods, a handsome young man with black hair ran by.

"This feeling, this feeling of running, the reaction of the body, the feeling of the airflow...... This is even more real than the last time, so real that you can feel as if your physical strength is also decreasing! ”

"Is this why SAO bounced tickets? Making SAO more real again? ”

Suddenly, the uncle with a red headband on his head who seemed to be looking at something on the side of the street looked at the young man who had rubbed past him suspiciously.

"Hey! The little guy over there! As the young man turned into a small alley, a heart-wrenching question came from behind him. The young man stopped his steps and asked back suspiciously, "Me?" ”

The uncle who followed closely behind took advantage of his legs with both hands and stopped panting: "Look at you running without hesitation, it's a closed beta player, right?" ”

"Sort of......" The young man didn't know what to say.

"I played for the first time today!" The uncle stood up excitedly and said to the young man, "Tell me how to get started!" Now, please! ”

Looking at the uncle with his hands folded in front of him, the young man didn't know how to react.

"My name is Klein, please advise!"

"My name is Kirito." In the end, did you accept the other party's request?

Ten minutes later, on the West End prairie outside the town of Start, Klein was knocked to the ground by a blue wild boar.

Tightening his body, rolling in pain on the ground, and covering his lower ~ body with both hands, Klein's fatal point seemed to have just been hit hard: "My ...... between the thighs"

"It's too exaggerated...... "Looking at the seemingly useless waste wood uncle in front of him, Kirito crossed his hands on his hips and said to him helplessly, "I shouldn't feel pain." ”

After listening to Kirito's words, Klein seemed to realize that he didn't seem to feel pain: "Ah, that's it. Accidentally ......"

In Kirito's point of view, the uncle named Klein has a green mark on his head, and the meter around his body has dropped by half, turning from green to yellow: "I said it, the important thing is the initial movement. ”

"No matter what you say...... That guy can move. ”

"Just make a move, unleash your sword skills......" Kirito picked up a stone from the ground, and after checking it, he threw his right hand back, and the red light gathered in his hand, or rather, the stone emitted a red glow.

He then throws the stone at the boar with a red mark in the field of vision, and the stone strikes the boar with a red trajectory and a special sound effect. The force of its impact caused the wild boar to involuntarily jump to the side, and a red spot appeared at the site where it hit.

"Then the system will make the ability hit."

"Action, action......" Klein, who was watching from the sidelines, seemed to understand something, raised the short knife in his hand, and made a posture to meet the attack.

"What should I say...... Kirito easily dodged the boar's attack, and then blocked the second attack with the sword in his hand, "After a little pause, I feel that the skill is turned on, and I will 'pound' it out!" ”

"Even if you say so......" Klein said as if he felt something, and raised the short knife in his hand behind his back, and the yellow light converged on the short knife.

Seeing Klein's movements in front of him, Kirito smiled slightly, and then kicked the boar in Klein's direction. Just as the boar rushed towards Klein, Klein threw the short knife in his hand forward, and then launched a sprint assault directly at the boar.

A red scar-like scratch appeared on the boar's body, and along with this scar, the boar's gauge bar returned to 0. Then, like a glass object, the boar shattered into a point of light and disappeared into mid-air.

The boar's HP is 0, and it is killed by the player Klein, and a small interface appears.

【exp：24】

【col：30】

【items：2】

This is the reward that the two of them get after hitting the wild boar. Of course, as a miscellaneous soldier, the boar can only provide a small amount of money and experience, as well as two items that are basically useless.

For Klein, of course, it's a different story: "Yay! ”

"Congratulations!" Kirito said to Klein with a smile, and after the two clapped their hands once, Kirito withdrew his sword, "However, the wild boar just now is just the equivalent of a slime." ”

"It's really fake! I thought it was a boss. ”

"How is that possible?"