The third passage on the twentieth floor of Ayn Grant is home to a large number of inns and restaurants for adventurers, as well as a number of weapon shops run by players and NPCs.

Due to the large population concentrated here, many players and NPC people from the inside of SAO, who are early risers, have started to take to the streets and do what they are supposed to do.

Estimating the time, it has been a few months since they were trapped here, and many players who are familiar with it have also begun to attack and upgrade, except for the strategy group at the top, grassroots players are relying on hard work to gain experience and treasures.

The sooner you wake up, the sooner you can get to a good hunting spot, and even those high-level players can't always occupy those simple but power-rich spots.

As a result, waking up earlier than other players may have become a recent trend

Of course, ignoring that strange trend, Natsume, who had no motivation at all, was still lying on the bed, he still had time, don't worry, so he thought.

However, Natsume, who was sleeping in bed like this, was woken up by Sophie.

That's—

It's noisy, it's noisy, it's noisy, it's soft, it's comfortable, it's ......

You don't have to open your eyes to know what she's doing, and Natsume, who was forced to wake up, pushed away the girl who was sitting on top of her quilt.

Suddenly, he touched his body with his hands and hands, not that there was any big change, but that his whole body became smooth and smooth, delicate and greasy.

Won't it ......

"As you can imagine, I licked all over my body last night, how's that? The skin is delicate and beautiful. ”

Put away your smug expression. Sophieli. ”

It seems that the dragon's saliva is also used as a prop to beautify the character.

Try to remember how it felt to be licked all over your body last night. But the brain is like a heavy blow, and I can't remember it at all. Natsume, who was somewhat pitiful, looked at Sophie who was standing beside the bed.

"You don't have to help me get dressed or anything like that, the system can handle it."

The right hand swiped open the representation frame, the black and red representation frame exuded a gloomy atmosphere, and after selecting the character label, he found the costume that had been defaulted by the system.

It's a tuxedo-like outfit with a black tie and orthodox decorations, and the whole outfit is neatly organized to look like it's going to a party.

Get dressed. Natsume also took out the [Sword of Oath Victory] that was stored in his backpack, and looked at the unscabbarded sword, Natsume pondered whether he should buy a scabbard.

It's best to have a scabbard called "The Ideal Township of Legacy Independence", but if you think about it, you know that it's a fantasy.

Natsume, who got out of bed and ran to the window, saw the crowd below.

Many players are getting ready, with a cautious look.

That's right, after all, death in this world is real death, and any attacks and monsters will make them scared.

Retracting his gaze, Natsume reflexively asked Sophie, who had followed.

"What are you calling me so early?"

"Look at this Natsume-sama. Here's the map I showed you last night. ”

No need.

Natsume waved his hand, and the map had already been written down by Natsume. No need to look at it again.

Given such instructions, Sophie put the map away, and she seemed to be searching her head for the words to say.

"If you transfer the magic, you will reach the first entrance to the labyrinth area, and on the left side of that entrance, there is a group of monsters that are easy to defeat [Izumi no Weasel], and after defeating them, you can also bathe in the hot springs with Natsume-sama, yes."

"Do you have an extra suffix to speak? According to you, there's a hot spring there, and I'd like to try that too. ”

"Yes, I've been with the master in the past, and since the master is with his wife, I haven't experienced it at all. Of course, this is not lazy, because training is not annoying to Natsume-sama. In the previous battle with Natsume-sama, Natsume-sama, who wanted to jump twice with the help of the long blade shot underneath, was deflected in other directions due to a mistake in judgment. ”

Cut, Natsume didn't expect this guy to remember that incident.

In any case, it is the fault of this body.

However, Natsume is also a little interested in hot springs, so it's good to go there with a quest.

And since the monsters at Entrance No. 1 are generally of a low level, as long as you are careful, it is not a big problem for Natsume to fight with this body.

Immediately after deciding to set off, Natsume went to the weapon shop to buy some healing medicines.

Hemostats, antidote pills, and general recovery potions.

Although Sophie is not a player, the drug still has an effect on her, indicating that the drug is not made of magic, but is actually a drug that can be used.

Fundamentally, even players can make these things.

And Sophie came to the portal in the center of the city, and after waiting for a while, he got the opportunity to use it.

After confirming the target location, Natsume drove the crystal and began to teleport.

Sophie can't use the Teleportation Crystal, but she can use it with her, and the mechanics of it are not very clear.

As an NPC, she shouldn't have been able to use a portal that players can use.,Maybe because of her own relationship.,It's also an NPC version of the BUG.。

So, who is her master? NPCs that can attack from above? In that case, it's not an NPC at all, it's a complete AI.

There is also another theory that Sophie deceived herself, and her owner, possibly an adventurer in SAO.

After being wrapped in blue light and blinding for a moment, the two came to a forest.

The place where you stand is the entrance to the forest, with the endless forest sea in front of you, the sound of the wind and the cries of animals in your ears, the shredded sunlight shining from the sky, and the road leading to the forest is like a path buried in the green sea.

Sophie pointed to the left, a path that stretched upwards, overgrown with weeds and a pristine smell.

However, Natsume noticed some weeds dumping on both sides of the front, and walked over, judging by the clearly visible messy footprints, at least two or more teams passed by.

"There's already someone."

"I also saw it in the next, whether to move forward."

"How is it possible to go back."

took the lead in taking a step, and Sophie behind him once again grabbed the corner of Natsume's clothes and followed.

Use a dagger to cut off a branch blocking the way, but since a pair of centaurs have just passed by, there are not many working faces.

Suddenly, there were several exclamations of people directly ahead, followed by the sound of scrambled footsteps.

Natsume didn't plan to be a good person, but in the face of such a situation, he still ran forward without hesitation.

Moving to cut off the branches in front of you, there was a stone-paved path ahead, and clouds of steam were rising from the front.

The footsteps approached, and then, Natsume reacted to the situation in front of him with a helpless expression.

A group of four teenagers and two young girls rushed over from there in an almost half-naked posture, followed by seven or eight monsters with [Izumi no Scythe] written on their heads. (To be continued......)