Episode 7 "Everyday Temporary"
Asuna Reconciliation & Heathcliff's Invitation & Lisbeth's Appearance
Kirito-san is on vacation (lol)
I came alone to the headquarters of the Knights of the Blood Oath on the fifty-fifth floor "Granzam".
The reason was... a message from Asuna.
``The commander wants to meet you,'' so I came to the front of the headquarters,
"... as usual, this headquarters is"
"What does that mean...?"
"... Deputy Commander. No, I don't think it's a place where I want to stay too long. So, where is the Commander?"
"I'm in the captain's room. I'll show you around, so follow me."
I nodded at Asuna's words as she came through the entrance and followed after her.
““……””
There was no conversation as it was, and we proceeded through the headquarters. This is too embarrassing...
Then, I arrived in front of a slightly larger door.
"Excuse me. Commander, I brought Fong-kun."
After Asuna knocked, she opened the door and said what she wanted to do.
I followed and entered the room,
"Umu, I'm sorry. Will you be waiting outside until I call you?"
"... Understood. Excuse me."
Heathcliff was sitting. Heathcliff ordered Asuna to wait, and Asuna obeyed and left the room.
"Hey, it's been a long time, Fon-kun... No, should I call him the Phantom War Demon?"
"I don't want you to call me that way... Phone is fine."
"Is that so? Today, I called you out... Are you willing to join my Knights of the Blood Oath?"
I was thinking calmly while keeping an eye on Heathcliff. Is this the same as Kirito's time...?
"... I'll ask you why. Why?"
“Hmm… Is there any reason why we can’t invite a high-level player like you to join our guild?”
"... I've turned down your and this deputy commander's invitations before, you know?"
"That's why I asked you to come today to negotiate directly like this... How do you feel?
If you join the Knights of the Blood Oath, I'll promise you a post of some sort... but I don't think it's a bad idea for you either, is it? ”
……got it. Certainly not a bad story for me. Basically, I'm a solo player. In the future, when random elements are added to the monster algorithm, it will be difficult to conquer the labyrinth. But...
"... I'm sorry, but I refuse."
"... Shall we ask why?"
As expected, Heathcliff replied to my words. He is a man who cannot eat.
"...I'm a soloist. Just because I'm a soloist doesn't mean I'm particularly troubled... Besides, I'm not good at such positions, so I don't even want one..."
I gave a reasonable reason, paused, and told him the biggest reason.
"Above all, you can't trust yourself."
"...I see. I thought you trusted me a little."
“…………Is there no more to talk about? Are you going home?”
Ignoring Heathcliff's words, I turned and headed for the door.
"...Unique Skill"
“……”
Heathcliff's words stopped me.
“Acquiring and discovering various skills, running on the battlefield with various weapons…that was one of the origins of your nickname.
I wonder if you, who is called a phantom war demon, know what is called a unique skill..."
「……Are you talking about a one-off skill like your『Sacred Sword』……I’m sorry, but even I haven’t learned a unique skill, and I don’t even know how to acquire it.」 「……………… ……………………」
“………………”
Silence reigned over the place. Me and him were silently glaring at each other.
"...I see. I'm sorry. I stopped you."
"... can I ask you one thing too?"
"……What is it?"
I wanted to ask a question to the man who can't eat. If it weren't for this opportunity, I wouldn't be able to hear from this guy.
"... do you believe in parallel worlds?"
"…………law……"
Heathcliff was unusually surprised. What that meant... I couldn't read it from his expression.
"Yeah....I believe there is."
“…………I see.
“…………”
I told him so and left the room.
"Fon, are you done talking?"
“Vice-leader…were you really outside all this time?”
Asuna was waiting for me when I left the room. Aren't you too serious...?
From there, I was asked about the content of the talk with the leader, so I talked about the scout.
"As expected... Captain, that's what I was talking about."
“…………That’s surprising.”
"eh?"
"No, because Asuna's reaction was different from what I expected..."
Asuna's attitude when she heard me was a little troubled, but I was surprised. In the past, if I had heard that he had refused, I would have definitely been angry like a raging fire.
"...During the last duel, didn't Fong-kun say that I have a narrow field of vision..."
“……”
"... After that, a lot of things happened. Just like you said, I thought I couldn't see it."
"... Kirito?"
"That's... Uh, yeah!"
"Right. Well, do your best!"
“Hey…!?
At my words, Asuna blushed and panicked.
……Asuna is surprisingly clumsy.
“No.
"Oh~~~~!!!"
……Well, I teased him on purpose because I knew that Asuna would fall in love with Kirito……
I don't know what happened, but it's good that the relationship between the two has progressed. That's what I was thinking while looking at Asuna, who was blushing and hugging her face.
“Mr. Fong, is this a blacksmith shop?”
"Ah. Asuna taught me... I have something I want to ask you."
Once, I returned home and invited Silica, who had been consulted about strengthening weapons, and came to the ``Lizbeth Arms Shop'' on the 48th floor together.
This place is run by an acquaintance of Asuna, who has a lot of experience, so he came to hear about it. I opened the door and entered the store.
"Welcome! Welcome to Lisbeth Arms Shop!"
"Are you the owner, Lisbeth?"
"Yes, but... what's wrong?"
When I entered the store, a woman with pink hair greeted me.
It seems that she is Master Smith Lisbeth.
“Wow…the weapons lined up here are amazing!”
"I made all the weapons there!
If you don't mind, would you like to give it a try? ”
"No, no... I didn't come to buy weapons today."
“Is that so…then, what is your business today?”
Lisbeth dropped her shoulders a little at Silica's words, but she seems to have changed her mind immediately.
"Actually... I came here because I wanted to hear your opinion on these items."
I objectified an item from my storage.
"... Which one is 'Reika's honey stone' and 'Keiki's amber'... I've never heard of these items."
"Actually, it was dropped by a certain boss, but I don't know how to use it as a material..."
"Fumufumu... from the boss?...
It's possible, but isn't it possible to make one weapon with this one ore? ”
"What do you mean?"
I didn't understand what Mr. Lisbeth was saying, so I asked him again.
"...I heard rumors that a certain dragon's ingot can be used as a weapon material. If this is a drop from the boss, I think it's okay if you just imagine what kind of weapon you want to make. increase.
If you don't mind, can I make it for you? ”
"... No, it's okay. I also have a complete blacksmithing skill.
I would like to try making it myself."
“Is that so… Come to think of it, why did you come to our shop?”
Lisbeth was even more depressed than before.
Well, it's quite a rare item, so I guess he wanted to test his ability...
"Oh, actually, Asuna from the Knights of the Blood Oath told me about this place, 'Asuna!?' Eh, yeah..."
When I answered Mr. Lisbeth's question, I was surprised by a loud voice.
“Mr. Fong, if it looks like it will be a little longer, should I wait outside?”
"No, the story is over, so wait...!" ”
I was interrupted again. But this time things were weird. She was shaking as she pointed at me.
"Fon, could it be... a phantom war demon?"
"Eh, yeah. That's right, but...?"
“………………this”
I answered Lisbeth-san's question while feeling a bad premonition. Then...
“How dare you… you made Asuna cry!!!”
“Bube!?”
“Fo, Mr. Fong!?”
Along with Lisbeth-san's angry roar, I was hit with a hammer on my face.
"That... I'm sorry, Fon-kun."
"... No, it's true that I made Asuna cry."
“Are you okay, Mr. Fong?”
"... wow, that was bad."
……Asuna coincidentally visited the store and was saved.
If Asuna hadn't come, I would have been turned into an ugly tomato by now.
……No damage, but……
"...I'm sorry...Before, Asuna was crying to me about losing to you. I couldn't help but..."
"Is that so? Well, I'm glad I cleared the misunderstanding..."
Apparently Lisbeth-san was angry with me about the duel with Asuna.
"At any rate, when did you become friends with the Phantom Senki, Asuna?"
"When...? This morning, I had a chance to talk to Fong-kun..."
"That's how I got rid of the animosity. That's when I heard about this store."
After that, I had some time to talk with Asuna...it was mainly about Kirito...
"That's right... Even so, I don't think you've even completed the blacksmithing skill... I wonder if I should call you a phantom war demon."
"... Lisbeth-san, have you changed your way of speaking?"
"Until a while ago, it was a sales-style way of speaking!
Well, I thought it would be easier to just talk plainly. Besides, you don't need to put a name on it, and the age won't be that different..."
"... I understand. Then I will speak normally."
After listening to Lisbeth's words, I replied. Then,
"Ah, uh...!"
"Oh, are you...?"
"I-I'm... my name is Silica! Nice to meet you!"
"That's right! I'm Asuna, nice to meet you, Silica-chan!"
"Ha, yes...! So, there's something I'd like to ask you...what is the phantom war demon you've been talking about?"
"Ah, so..."
Silica's question made me at a loss for words. Asuna also gave a wry smile.
"Eh? I've heard that it's a nickname given to you because you contributed to the development of various skills and ran on the battlefield with all kinds of weapons...?"
"... Liz, actually... Fong-kun's second name has a more terrifying meaning."
"Frightening meaning...?"
Asuna added to Lisbeth's words, and Silica murmured strangely.
"... it's about the boss battle on the 25th floor..."
Saying that, Asuna began to speak.
The boss of the 25th floor, the boss of this floor called Quarter Point, was stronger than we expected.
At that time, the tactics I adopted became the origin of these two names.
“At that time, we, the Knights of the Blood Oath, tried our best to challenge the boss battle, but…the boss battle was a tough one.
But I was able to win with the tactics that Fong-kun used..."
“‘Tactics……?’”
"... Asuna, I'll explain from there.
The boss was the type to change weapons one after another. So I..."
"Well, no way..."
“Yeah.
"At that time, I was really surprised... because I was fighting by manipulating the menu at high speed, switching weapons and skills one after another..."
““…………””
Silica and Lisbeth were at a loss for words after hearing me and Asuna's words.
“Well, basically I learned the skills so that I can fight with any weapon.”
"Even so! Normally, you don't change equipment during battle..."
Well, my tactics in that boss battle, the use of various weapons, and the development of various skills there, that's why I named him "Mugen no Senki". is Argo.
"Haa. Mr. Fong, you've been unreasonable since that time..."
"I'm getting a headache..."
With Silica and Lisbeth reacting like that, I had no choice but to smile wryly.
Since the battle episode continued,
from the next little daily episode, the Aincrad arc will head towards the final stage at once.
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