Speaking of the monster arena on the seventh floor, it is completely different from the ancient Roman arena on the seventy-fifth floor "Colinia" that we just arrived.
The overall appearance here is more austere and weird, and the strange monster head is used as a symbol of the town.
In the battle arena, which was originally built to gain excitement from the battles of monsters, there are currently two human players engaged in a "duel" in it.
…
"Ah! Found it! There they are!"
Shortly after the battle started, anxious guidance came from a corner of the stands, and several familiar figures quickly ran out of the spectator passage.
After receiving the news from the mouse merchant, Lanzi and the others rushed here as quickly as possible.
Seeing the two people clashing with each other while swinging swords in the center of the arena, the heart that had just been relieved was raised in the throat again.
"Brother——! Yuuki——!"
Putting her hands to her mouth, Suguha shouted their names loudly.
Although she wanted to rush off the court to stop them, others were not allowed to enter in this mode.
In the arena, Suguha's voice was suddenly heard. Both of them hesitated for a moment, and then temporarily stopped attacking.
"...Tsk, that guy Argo is doing unnecessary things again."
With a dissatisfied smacking sound, Yuuki looked up and glanced at her companions in the stands, and then looked away.
She knew that her whereabouts might not be hidden from the experienced intelligence agent, so she specifically 'warned' Argo not to 'betray' her.
Especially the girls in her guild, the reason why she came here non-stop was because she didn't want them to see this scene.
Returning his gaze to Kirito, the young swordsman also visibly hesitated. If he was willing to stop now, Yuuki wouldn't mind.
But soon, the young man clenched his swords tightly again.
(…After all this, he still doesn’t want to give up. It seems that Heathcliff’s ‘chips’ are huge…)
(Maybe that guy is watching somewhere right now? It’s really quite funny.)
(but......)
He raised the weapon in his right hand to resist the opponent's upper cut, and calm words accompanied by the sound of the sword appeared in the black-haired swordsman's ears.
"Kirito, are you really serious about challenging me with such a dull sword?"
"——!"
Yes, Yuuki's description is correct at all, he is just slow.
Every attack seems to leave a three-point margin, and the "sword skills" launched are not directed at the critical position determined by the system.
Forget about "dueling", it's not even a sparring match.
"...Is it really so obvious?"
For the first time, his face showed an expression other than silence, and Kirito stepped away again and smiled bitterly.
"Isn't this natural? Although it is true that the 'Death Fight' no longer has the protection of the system, the way you are so timid is really disgusting."
"Whatever you want to achieve, just use the sword in your hand to fight for it. This is the world you are fascinated by, isn't it?"
"..."
Although Kirito said nothing, Yuuki still saw the hesitation in his sword.
Until now, this guy probably hasn't really made up his mind.
He doesn't know what Heathcliff promised him...
(Really, now is not the time to provide psychological counseling to underage teenagers...)
The girl's own system sends out warnings from time to time, indicating that her body in the outside world is getting closer and closer to its limit.
So next, she must clear the game as soon as possible and find "Kayaba Akihiko".
"...I'm sorry, I understand."
It seemed that Yuuki's words had awakened him. The boy who raised his head again seemed to have matured a lot in an instant.
People will always grow.
(Yes, this is the ‘Swordsman in Black’ in my memory!)
Hearing the other party's answer, Yuuki laughed happily.
After all, this may be 'their' last battle in this world.
"If this is what you have decided, then go all out without any regrets! "Kirito"!"
"...Ah! "Yu"!"
Shouting and rushing out at the same time, the single sword and the double sword were crossed together again.
"What to do! Sister Lan! Why did they start again?"
Her face turned pale again. Suguha originally thought her call had an effect, but the two people stopped fighting for a while and started fighting again!
"..."
Only this time, Lanzi didn't make a sound.
With a strange look in her eyes, the long-haired sister quietly looked at the figure of the girl in the field.
"...I always feel that something is a little different?"
Asuna, who was also watching the battle and leaning on the fence, seemed to see something.
There was no longer the heaviness that I saw when I first came in. Although the fight between the two was still fierce, it didn't look like a life-and-death struggle at all.
Is it more like a competition of "sword skills"?
Sure enough, they are too sensitive to ‘death battle’...
…
"Is this right here? Hey——! Kirito, you guy!"
With a loud roar, a somewhat irritable and down-and-out warrior rushed out from the gallery at the other end and yelled at the teenagers on the field.
"The sound is too loud! Mr. Klein! This will disturb Master Kirito!"
Covering his ears, the young brown-haired stickman complained.
Afterwards, many people followed them one after another.
It seems that the rat-faced intelligence dealer didn't just inform Lanzi and the others.
In order to prevent the duel between these two people, Argo took great pains.
But it's no wonder, after all, the result this time is enough to affect the game strategy.
At this time, although there were more and more 'audiences' in the stands, Kirito no longer had the energy to be distracted.
Adjusting his somewhat chaotic breathing, the swordsman devoted himself to the battle and focused all his attention on the girl in front of him.
Looking at the figure on the opposite side whose health bar had not even decreased much, Kirito even had the illusion of facing 'that man'.
(With such strength, no wonder it attracted his attention...)
(But just like Yu... Yuuki said, now that I've decided, I won't be willing to go all out for once.)
Since the opponent's conventional sword skills were completely surpassed, he had no choice but to use "unconventional" ones.
Whether his sword can reach that man or not, just use the next move to confirm!
Standing up straight again, the young swordsman silently recited a certain skill and rushed towards the ground.
(This is……)
After receiving Kirito's first blow, Yuuki found that the opponent had given up all defense this time and was waving the two swords in his hands with the momentum of a lonely throw.
("Star Burst Stream"...)
The famous stunt of a certain two-sword style appeared in the heart of the sword girl.
“Drink ah ah ah ah!!!”
However, as the ultra-high-speed sword light became faster and faster, the succession of sword skills seemed to deviate from what was expected.
She subconsciously used the "Virgin Psalm" to resist. Although the opponent was hit by sixteen consecutive attacks, she could defend herself with this move with her current strength.
(No, this should be...?!)
Red sword marks appeared on the arm, and the sword light struck from all directions like a storm, which also made Yuuki re-judge the name of this "sword skill".
This move is the most advanced skill of the Ersword style.