"Really...Xiao Zhi, why are you cutting down that tree..."
Walking down from the resurrection point with a pale face, the girl named "Blue" complained to the short-haired girl who had also just been resurrected.
She didn't want to go through this kind of experience again.
"I'm sorry, Sister Lan, I just feel like this place is too real, so I couldn't help but want to try it..."
Looking at "Blue" who had not recovered yet, the girl named "Lifa" apologized sheepishly.
"well……"
I could understand "Lifa"'s unbearable mood, so "Blue" could only sigh.
…
These two girls, who looked like novice players at first glance, were naturally Aiko and Suguha who entered the game and wanted to surprise Yuuki.
However, before going to find Yuuki, they were also attracted by the uniqueness of this world and decided to experience it by themselves for a while.
Unfortunately, after just a short while, the two of them had already missed their 'offline' time.
"Okay, anyway, we are almost used to this mode of operation. Let Xiaoyou teach us from now on."
Looking at the time, Lan Zi found that they had been playing for several hours without knowing it.
Maybe this is the charm of this world.
"Well, my brother has also been playing this game recently, and he seems to be doing pretty well. I'll go and see if he's free later."
After making a suggestion with the same smile, Suguha pulled out her character interface and looked for the logout button.
"..."
"well……?"
"What's wrong?"
Realizing that Suguha's expression was troubled, Aiko stepped forward and asked.
"Um...Sister Lan, do you know where the logout button is?"
"Huh? I think I saw it just now... I remember the third one right next to the character interface."
Somewhat strange why Suguha asked this, Aiko also opened his own interface to give a demonstration.
Unfortunately, she didn't find it either.
——bug?
This idea appeared in the minds of the two of them at the same time.
"Try contacting customer service. I have to go to Xiaoyou's place tonight."
"Well...I have to prepare dinner later."
But soon, the two girls no longer had the chance to worry about these little things.
Because from the next moment, this world is no longer just a 'game' for entertainment.
""——?!""
A blue light flashed under their feet, and the two of them disappeared immediately.
On this day, like countless players online at the time, Aiko and Suguha were trapped in this world.
(Why did you choose to enter this world in the first place? Is it really just curiosity...)
The humanoid monster's slash missed her, leaving a red data scar on the chestnut-haired girl's face.
(Now, why did you leave the "safe zone" of the town and come here? There is obviously a way to survive without taking risks.)
Regardless of the blood volume that had dropped to the yellow zone, flashes of light began to gather on the rapier. This was a sign of concentrating on activating the "Sword Skill (SordSkill)".
(I picked up the sword, so that’s it, right? Rather than staying in the town and rotting away, it’s better to die with the monsters like this.)
Constantly shouting in her heart, using the "self-destruction" attack method, the girl turned the monster in front of her into pieces with a somewhat "rebellious" thin sword.
Then, without any intention of returning to the town, he continued walking towards the "safe zone" of the maze.
…
"How dare you sleep in such a place? Isn't this sister a bit crazy..."
"...Don't say that! Xiaozhi, it's so rude."
There was a voice in his ears, causing the rapier user who was lying on the cold floor to regain some consciousness.
"Ah. I seem to be awake."
"..."
Opening her eyes, the rapier girl saw two girls who were looking at her curiously.
Judging from his appearance, he should be two years younger than her.
"……what's the matter?"
Some cold words came out of his mouth, and it was obvious that he was not usually like this.
"Ah... I'm sorry, I'm just a little bit surprised why you sleep here, sister. Doesn't the guide say that monsters are easily spawned near this safe area, so isn't it suitable for resting?"
The girl with long hair who looked more mature spoke softly.
"...We're all going to die anyway, so it's the same wherever we rest."
"...!"
(It’s really bad of me to say such words to a girl who is younger than me...)
"It's impossible no matter how hard you think to get through this game, right?"
After saying these words negatively to the two girls, the rapier user lost the desire to continue the conversation.
He struggled to get up from the ground, as if he wanted to continue his 'fight'.
But before she could take the next step, her energy reached its limit and she fell down again.
The last thing I saw was the two girls running over anxiously.
…
——The first floor of "Aincrad", the central square of "Talbana".
"Hey, do you know? The guys who just attacked the team said...!"
"Really?!"
"Which team is it?"
“It’s just because we don’t know each other, so everyone is discussing it!”
Because they couldn't bear to worry about the girl who fainted in front of them, even though the girl seemed to have no will to survive, Suguha and Aiko still found a way to bring her back to the town.
But at this time, the atmosphere of the entire town seemed to be completely different.
After asking nearby players to find out, they found out what happened.
Someone has cleared the first level!
He noticed that the expression of the girl with her eyes tightly closed was a little moved. Knowing that she seemed to be awake, Lanzi did not tell the truth, but just smiled and encouraged her.
"Hmm, right now, it doesn't matter if you try to 'live' a little bit, right?"
"..."
"Um……"
Someone whispered inaudibly.
"So, can you tell us your name?"
"...Asuna."
…
From that day on, three girls who accidentally entered this world for different reasons officially began their adventure. (To be continued)