Episode 10: "Too much, too much, too much cheating!"
Two days after reconciling with my father and others at ALO...
January 14th
After school... Kirito and the others weren't available today, so I wandered around ALO alone.
Recently, there have been too many things going on, so I decided to take it easy for today, thinking about blacksmithing, cooking, and what to do while wandering around the shopping district on the 27th floor.
“Huh… Yuuki?”
"Huh? Oh, Fon!"
I found Yuuki who was looking at something with a serious expression at the weapon shop, and when I called out to him, Yuuki also noticed me. By the way, Yuuki had a test, so he couldn't come to school, so it's the first time I see him today.
"What happened in a place like this?"
“Ah… yeah.
I tilted my head, wondering what was wrong with Yuuki who looked away awkwardly for some reason.
"...I forgot that I broke the weapon...for the time being, I decided to go out and look for the weapon today."
"·····Ah!!"
Those words reminded me...I destroyed Yuuki's weapon in the duel the other day...no wonder why Yuuki looks so awkward.
"But the sword I used last time seems to be sold out. I'm in trouble..."
...I see, so that's what it was .
"Hey, Yuuki. That's what I said when I broke the weapon...if you don't mind, can I make one?"
"···eh?"
"Because I'm a mastersmith... If only Yuuki was okay, I'd take Yuuki's weapon and say, 'Really!?' ”
Surprised at Yuuki who suddenly approached, I answered...Yuuki's face was right next to me...!
"Ah...I'm sorry!?"
"It's okay...!"
Yuuki also seemed to notice that he had brought his face too close .
"And for the time being... do you want to go to my workshop?"
"Workshop...?"
"Oh. Well, it's a small thing."
Saying that, I took Yuuki with me and headed towards the transfer gate.
21st Floor: A little alley from the residential area.
"Could it be here?"
"Oh"
Pointing at a store with a signboard that read "Phantom Cloud", I opened the door while answering Yuuki's question, and Yuuki followed suit.
"Heh... so this is Fong's workshop..."
"Well, it's small for a workshop, but... let's get ready."
I manipulated the window and changed my equipment...I was equipped with a so-called blacksmithing uniform and a blacksmithing hammer called "Adamant Fist" like a jumpsuit.
"Yuuki, do you still have the broken sword?"
"Uh, yeah. I have it."
"Then make it into an object."
"Yeah... is this okay?"
"Oh. Can I keep it for a while?"
I take the broken sword from Yuuki and place it on the smithing table.
"I'll return this sword to the ingot, okay?"
"Yeah, I'll leave that to Hwon."
"Okay... let's get started."
With Yuuki's permission, he swings down the mallet and hits the broken sword. After a few hits, the sword fragment transformed into an ingot.
"Okay. Then, next is the sword's body... After all, it's better to emphasize speed, isn't it?"
"Well...if possible, I'd like something like the one before..."
"...Is that so. A speed type sword...that's right!"
While searching for weapons while looking into the warehouse storage to see what materials I should use, I remembered a certain weapon .
"Yuuki...can you shake this?"
“This?
Yuuki staggered a little while swinging the sword I handed over with one hand.
"...Is that so? In that case, when you fuse the ingots, you should mix in some speed-type materials...that should change the STR-like to AGI-like ones...and if you mix the original sword ingots, , the shape can also be closer..."
“Fo, von…?”
“…!
While I was thinking alone, Yuuki voiced my concern, so I replied that there was no problem and decided to continue the work.
I took the sword Yuuki had lent me... [Onyx Truth] and put it in the furnace. As it is, put the ingot on fire, melt it into mush, and transfer it to a dedicated device.
In it, we synthesize the wings of the Griffin-type high-level material, the tail of the Lizardman-type high-level material, and the hornet-type needle of the highest-level material.
Yuuki was watching the situation from the side. Then he takes the hot sword out of the furnace and puts it on the smithing table.
"Well, it's finished...!"
Strike the sword several times as it is, and put the ingot and material mixed on top .
"...Did you do it?"
"...well, which one..."
Yuuki, who was watching me from the side, told me that I put the mallet back to my waist and tried holding the sword.
As I ordered, the sword became lighter than before by mixing the materials, and the shape also resembled the one Yuuki used. As for the unusual points, the black sword has become black with a purple base, the knuckle guard and hilt have flower and vine patterns, and some letters seem to be engraved along the blade. In order to confirm its performance, I used the appraisal skill, but...
「・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・」
I just closed the appraisal screen.
"Fo, Fon... Did you fail?"
"... No, I see something a little strange..."
I shook my head at Yuuki's worried voice and used the appraisal skill once again.
What was displayed there was the same screen as before.
"...you did it, Yuuki..."
"Uh-huh... is it okay? You're making a terrible face..."
"...for the time being, please try swinging..."
"Oh, are you sure you're okay!? This sword!?"
He must have had a bad feeling about my attitude...Yuuki was quite frightened.
Even so, I wonder if it still bothered me... Yuuki fearfully received the sword and moved to the place for the trial cutting.
"...It's a normal sword, huh...? It weighs almost the same as the previous sword, so... with this one, you can touch it without any problems!"
It was when Yuuki decided that there was no problem while confirming his senses and swung his sword with all his might...
Kin... Gaan! ! !
"...heh...?"
There was a cut mark on the wall where he swung his sword... To be more precise, the flying slash fired from Yuuki's sword had cut through the wall.
"Hey, Fon... is this a genjutsu?"
"... No, I'm seeing the same thing, so it's real."
"·········what is this!?!?"
Yuuki finally accepted the reality and asked me.
"It's called 'Goddess Sword, Isisfitel'."
“Not your name!?”
"...It's a monstrous weapon...it's classified as an ancient weapon, but...if you look at its performance, it's definitely legendary...no, it's player-made, so should we call it a unique weapon...?"
I was looking far away while remembering the status of the weapon I saw earlier.
"Goddess' Sword, Isisfitel"... A versatile one-handed double-edged sword. A sword bestowed upon a hero by the goddess, it is said that its power grows along with its wielder. It is said to be one of the Sacred Treasures that has the power to ward off evil and pave the way for the user.
Special Ability: This sword changes its abilities depending on the user's status.
・When the user's HP is 80% or more, a shock wave equivalent to 30% of the maximum attack power can be thrown.
・As the user's HP decreases, a bonus is added to DEF and AGI.
・When the durability value of this sword reaches 0, it becomes sealed instead of being destroyed. While sealed, the sword cannot be pulled out of its scabbard for 2 hours, after which it becomes usable at 50% of its durability.
・25% damage increase compensation for sword skills.
(...Yeah, I'll say it again...it's a monstrous weapon...)
When I explained to Yuuki the content of the appraisal I saw earlier, his face became more and more amazing.
"Hey, Fon... I'll say it again... what is this!?!?!?"
"·····sorry"
Seeing Yuuki's reaction, even I couldn't help but look away.
"How can you make a sword like this!?"
"...As materials, Yuuki's broken sword, Griffin-type wings made of high-rank material, Lizardman-type tail made of high-rank material, Hornet-type needle made of top-ranked material..."
"...it's normal up to that point...that means..."
"...Maybe that's the cause... 'Onyx Truth'"
"···on second thoughts?"
I thought Yuuki was the cause...or rather, there was only one more answer...
"What was that sword?"
"Ah, ah... Yuuki, SAO's... do you remember the ivy boss monster in the cave?"
"Ah, yeah... could it be...?"
"That's right... that one-handed sword was made from the two ores that the boss dropped. I won't go into the details, but Kirito used it to defeat SAO's final boss. The SAO incident was everything. After it was over, Kirito gave it back to me.
…That’s why I didn’t use it and put it in storage…”
…The rare skill “Inheritance” is a skill that allows you to send one of your owned items to a designated player without any conditions when you die… It's like a personal transfer version of the marriage system.
Then, when I started playing ALO, I got it back from Kirito. Of all the items in SAO, it seems that "Yui-chan's heart" and this sword were the only ones that could be used normally...it's one of the mysteries that I still don't understand.
"... Eh, is it okay to use such a sword...?
Bo, me... I won't be able to come to this world in a little while..."
"Oh, don't worry about that. Originally, I didn't intend to use that sword anymore...
That sword's role ended in that world..."
"···phone···"
“…Besides, that sword is also a memento of my first adventure with Yuuki…
It would be my long-cherished wish if Yuuki could use it until the very end.”
"...I understand. I'll take care of it!"
Saying that, Yuuki said so while holding his sword with care.
"... Phew, I did a good job after a long time...!"
"Fufufu... You look like an uncle, Fon."
When I said that while stretching my legs, Yuuki laughed at me... Is it that much?
"... Alright! Well then, since it's been a long time, do you want to go to the dungeon just to try it out?"
"yes!"
Yuuki agrees with my suggestion, and we head to the plaza where the quest board is located.
"... no monsters appear"
"... that's right... maybe it's because of the monster in question..."
Yuuki and I came to a cave to complete a quest as a trial, but...
10 minutes to go through the cave... no monster encounters...
"That's what the old man was talking about..."
Yuuki's words reminded me of the client of this quest, the NPC old man.
"Actually, a monster I've never seen before has taken up residence in a cave rich in ore...
Because of that monster, the water that runs through that mountain has been polluted...not only the drinking water, but also the living creatures are gone from the area...can you do something about it? 』
“…By living creatures, you mean the monsters that used to live here.”
I had never heard of this quest before, so I decided to take it, but this was unexpected. In the worst case, I'll have to try it out with that boss monster.
"Alright! We have to quickly defeat it and restore this cave!!"
"Yes"
It seems that my worries were unfounded. I replied with a smile to Yuuki's words.
After a short walk, I saw the door. It seems that there is a destination.
"There shouldn't have been a door gimmick like this in this cave..."
"Does that mean, after this...?"
"... I guess... Yuuki, are you ready?"
"Anytime is fine!"
I put my hand on the slender sword "Nobliss Roman" on my waist and asked. Yuuki is ready too, pulling out his one-handed sword and giving a signal.
"Okay... let's go!"
Just like that, I opened the door... In the center of the square was a large monster with its back turned.
And the monster seems to have noticed this, and turns around...
“GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! ! ! 』
let out a roar. Explore the status of monsters with enemy search skills. Its proper name is "The Contaminated Born Doragon", literally translated as septic dragon...
A clearly dangerous-colored liquid was constantly flowing from his whole body, and something that looked like miasma was leaking from his mouth. Three HP gauges.
"Let's go, Yuuki! Don't touch that liquid!"
"yes!"
We started the battle while being careful of the liquid that the rotting dragon produced. As per the initial strategy, I took the boss's target and Yuuki attacked from the side. The boss's attacks were only monotonous attacks with big swings with his front paws and slamming with his tail, so we didn't get hit and dealt damage.
And when the HP gauge ran out for the first time... the boss suddenly raised his upper body. Yuuki and I stepped back to prepare for the impact, but…unexpectedly, the boss released miasma from his entire body. Neither I nor Yuuki were able to dodge the unbelievable whole breath and took it straight.
“Kuh……Yuuki, are you okay?!?”
"...I'm sorry...I can't move..."
When I looked at Yuuki who was crouching and unable to move, the bad status of paralysis and bleeding was displayed. I tried to take out items to recover quickly, but I couldn't call the storage... I was also given a bad status, and I couldn't use items and was silent. .
The boss who released the miasma seemed to have prepared a system and was looking at us.
"...I have no choice but to do it...!"
Protecting Yuuki who couldn't move, I launched an attack to collect the boss's hate.
"Haaaaaaaa!"
In addition to the previous attack, the boss also released a miasma breath from its mouth.
In a state where I can't recover at all, I reduce the boss's physical strength while keeping the damage to a minimum.
“Ah! I can move!
As time passed, Yuuki recovered his bad status and returned to the front, and this time the two of them dealt damage.
"Sayaaaaa!" "Huh!!"
I noticed something while dealing damage while dealing with hate alternately.
(The liquid from earlier...does it have any effect...?)
The Boss's bodily fluids, which continue to splatter across the field, had no effect, and that's what got me into it.
“Fon!
"Oh, oh... let's go!"
At Yuuki's signal, each of us activates our sword skills, taking advantage of the boss's gap.
Yuuki uses the OSS <Mother's Rosario>, and I release the phantasmagoric sword <Rattlesword> 8-hit sword skill <Eightening Count>. 11 consecutive hits and 8 consecutive thrusts with high-speed movement pierced the boss's body, and when the second HP bar was reduced to zero... the field itself suddenly began to shake.
"Wh-what...!?!?"
"Wow! This is... the field is collapsing...!?"
At that moment, the body fluids of the boss that I was worried about earlier began to dissolve the field. The field became full of holes, and the place where I could stand looking into the center where the boss was was reduced to one-third of what it was earlier.
"Wow... this is the end of the series if you fall, right?"
"...immediate death...what a difficult subjugation quest...!"
Hearing Yuuki's words, after looking down for a moment, he wiped his sweat without thinking about the threat.
There was no way the boss would show mercy to us like that, and he continued to release miasma breaths one after another.
“Wow!
"Yuuki!"
"It's okay! Hwon, is it dangerous!?"
"...!"
Somehow, we managed to avoid the breath while flying over the remaining footholds, but due to the lack of footholds and the long stiffness due to jumping, we were unable to get close to the boss. What's more, if you get a breath, you will definitely be given a bad status, so you can never hit it...
Furthermore, even if I try to attack from a distance, neither Yuuki nor I have high proficiency in magic, so I'm lacking a decisive blow... When I was thinking about what to do... I came up with a good idea that was high or low. .
"Yuuki!"
"what?!"
"Ten seconds is fine! Distract him!"
"Do you get it!"
After saying that, Yuuki dodged the attack.
"Kurae!"
He swung his one-handed sword and fired a slash. The blow made a clean hit in the boss's face. Boss hatred gathered at Yuuki all at once.
At that moment, I immediately use the skill of high-speed replacement to change the equipment.
In addition to a wind-cut cloak, it is lightly dressed in a way reminiscent of a pirate... Equipped with a "Bone Weave Sea Costume" and a dagger "Mep Zamber".
Just like that, I quickly approached the boss while flying over the scaffolding. The boss, who sensed the movement, tried to release a breath at me this time. At that time···
「「Shit!!!!!!」」
"eh···?"
I used the fantasy sword 《Dagger》, multiple 4-hit sword skill <Other Ones Strike>, and became two people. Yuuki let out a surprised voice at the sudden sight.
On the other hand, the boss had his algorithm completely derailed by me, who suddenly split up, and his attacks stopped. As it is, I cut the boss with a dagger at the same time as my alter ego.
“GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! ? ! ? ! ? ! 』
"... Yuuki! Stop, let's go!"
"No!"
After recovering from his stiffening, he signaled to Yuuki and took up his Sword Skill stance again in order to finish the attack in one fell swoop.
"Okay... let's go!"
"Oh!"
Saying that, Yuuki made a big jump and landed right above the boss. I also match it and activate my sword skill.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"
“Woooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!”
In conjunction with Yuuki's <Mother's Rosario>, the fantasy sword "Dagger", which fires 6 consecutive hits, is the highest-ranking sword skill <Phantom Bone Dust>... I once again made a 6-hit slash at high speed. I took it out. Each blow was fired at high speed, and it appeared and disappeared like a ninja.
And then, Yuuki's and me's final blows hit each other, and the boss's HP became zero.
"! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ! ? ! ? ! ? 』
As if letting out a final roar, the boss leaked miasma from its mouth and transformed into a polygon.
“Wait… Wow!?”
"Hey! Are you okay?"
"Uh, yeah...thank you..."
By defeating the boss, the ground was shaking again as the field tried to return to its original state. I helped Yuuki, who was about to fall due to the vibration, and waited for the earthquake to subside. And when it settled down, the letters "Congratulations" were floating in the air.
Looking at those letters, me and Yuuki
"You did it!" "You did it!"
I was giving high fives and rejoicing in my victory.
"Good! That old man was happy too."
"... That's right. It's been a long time since I've had a tough boss."
On the way home after finishing reporting to the client's NPC... Yuuki and I were having a meal at a restaurant while chatting nonchalantly. to Yuuki
"At least, please let me thank you for the sword."
That's what I was told by Argo-san before, and I came to a little hidden famous shop run by an NPC.
By the way, I had tomato and eggplant meat pasta, and Yuuki had a demi-glace hamburger with a fried egg.
And then the conversation moved on to the previous consultation.
"I see... then Hwon was able to reconcile."
“Rather than reconciling… well, it was my premature decision.
"... so so"
Yuuki offered words of comfort to my words.
"But if your father is a lawyer, maybe it's okay to think that way?"
"...maybe..."
"Hey, Fong..."
"yes···?"
“Hon, what do you want to be in the future?”
"...Suddenly...
That's right...it hasn't been decided yet."
"···Is that so?"
"Hmm... well, I used to dream of becoming a lawyer... but now that I've experienced VRMMO, I'm a bit lost."
"...I see... well then...are you still thinking about marriage?"
My thoughts stopped at Yuuki's unexpected words.
〈Yuki View〉
“Hon, what do you want to be in the future?”
・・・While eating with Hwon, I unintentionally asked this question. She wanted to know more about Fong.
"Hmm... Well, I used to dream of becoming a lawyer, but now that I've experienced VRMMO, I'm a bit lost..."
When I asked Hwon, he smiled wryly and answered.
"I see"
When I heard that answer, I suddenly heard what I thought.
"So... you haven't thought about marriage yet?"
"···eh···?"
Hwon's expression hardened at those words. and,
(... Bo, I... What are you asking!?)
Realizing my question, I felt my face turn red involuntarily.
I couldn't look straight at the phone, and when I glanced at it...
Hwon put his hand over his mouth and turned bright red.
"Go, I'm sorry! I heard something strange!?
"Oh, oh..."
「「・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・」」
(Ugh... that's embarrassing...!)
I couldn't make eye contact with Fong anymore.
(...because Asuna would say such a thing...!)
I remembered the conversation I had with Asuna the other day.
The day I went to school for the first time using Kirito's probe...
When the topic of marriage comes up... I ask Asuna to keep a distance from Fon...
"So... what made you fall in love with Ren-kun?"
"Ah, Asuna! ...Bo, I don't do that...! ? 』
"...don't you think so?"
"... it's not, but..."
Unable to deny Asuna's question, he replied.
My face will be bright red now.
"Don't tell me? You say you like me..."
"...yes"
“…You know, Yuuki… It might be selfish, but I think Ren-kun will answer in any way you want, right?”
"·····I do not think so? 』
"...Yeah. Or should I say it first?"
"No good! Absolutely not! "
・・・
・・・・
・・・・・・・・
After that, I asked Asuna to shut up.
Since then. Before she knew it, she had followed Hwon with her eyes.
(Because... if you have such a fateful reunion... if you see such a cool side and a seriously angry face... you'll fall in love with him.)
I was thinking about that while looking at Fong, whose face was still bright red.
Next time: SAO ~Phantom War Demon~
"Combat start!"
"... everyone, fly!!!"
"""""!?!?!?!""""
"Let me do it!!!"
“Go, Yuuki!!!!!”
“Haaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!”
『The Battler of Phantom Demon』
... Now, the power of the phone is fully open!
[Sword Skill Commentary]
Illusionary Sword "Thin Sword" 8 Consecutive Strikes Sword Skill <Eightening Count>
Unleashes 8 consecutive thrusts at high speed while moving freely. The movement is exactly reminiscent of Yoshitsune's Eight Boats Jump. two names of a certain Gundam masked character "Lightning Count" and "Eight Ships Fly
"
. It splits into two clones, and attacks them four times in a row
. -hit sword skill instead of an 8-hit attack.
Illusion sword 《Dagger》Multiple 6-hit top-ranked sword skill <Phantom Bone Dust>
When the skill is activated, the alter- ego , as it is, attacks from the air with the alter-ego, and attacks 5 consecutive hits with high-speed movement .
The origin of the name is the title of Pirate Gundam.
*Illusion Sword "Dagger" Sword Skill creates a clone for all sword skills, but after attacking, the clone returns to the main body, so in interpersonal battles, strong players can see through it and work at a disadvantage. be. By the way, when activated by Skill Connect, no alter ego will occur.
Unbelievable Ori Weapon Musou... I thought it was a standard (?) Ori Master Musou.
And there is also movement in the relationship between the two...?
I hope you will watch over me warmly.Next
time will be another battle.Please look forward to it!
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