It didn't take long for the news to spread. In less than half of a day in SAO, everyone in Aincrad knew about the events that happened in Floor 75. The one hit-kill power of bosses, the deaths of fourteen players, and the most frightening of all plot twists, the «Holy Shield's» true identity.
After I proclaimed that I will reunite the «Unique Skills» to fight the «Holy Shield», hope returned. Honestly though, I had no clue were the others would be located, and only relied in the information given by Heathcliff to maintain peace. At the moment, excluding my «Dual Wielding» and Kayaba's «Holy Shield», there were eight more exceptionally strong warriors in SAO. The warriors though, were not part of the front lines.
I avoided fighting with Kayaba at that moment in order to create a strategic plan against him. Thus, I had to be careful in my plans in order to prevent any more loses in dungeon clearing and boss fights. At the moment, I was responsible for the lives of four thousand people; I couldn't take any chances with warriors who weren't capable of defending themselves. If I had won, I would have cleared the game at that moment, saving everyone. Though I make the decision to not fight him, and for such, I will not let anyone else to die under my watch.
The warriors in the boss room, together with Klein and Egil, celebrated my courageous decision by screaming war cries as they extended their weapons upwards. In that room, I was given the title of head of the Knights of the Blood Oath by the high commanders of the guild, who believed in me, my instincts and power.
The first thing I did after reaching the KoB was dictate and order to invite all who have a unique ability or skill to a banquet, releasing all information about the upcoming bosses, the strategy I was planning, and my final goal. Of course, in the day of the banquet, there were around one hundred players in the front gates. Understanding that many of them were clearly impostors and break dealers, I cancelled the banquet. After everyone in the gates left, there was a single man remaining, who was lazily sitting against the boulder that connected the gates together.
The man, who looked around his twenties, had a silver, natural perm hair and reddish-brown irises. He wore a black shirt and pants with red linings, and a white summer kimono with light blue patterns worn sloppily, draped over his left shoulder. He had a weapon on his hands, which he held between his legs, using his left shoulder as the support for the uppermost section.
"It is just a katana, there is nothing special about it" Said Asuna, who stood by my side in the front of the balcony in the third floor, which faced the front gates.
"Hey! a katana user can be incredibly strong you know!" Exclaimed Klein, who exaggeratedly crossed his arms in front of his body, pouting.
"If that is the case, could it be said that your katana reaches a level near that of a «Unique Skill»?
"Ehh.."
Though the katana is a skill you gain by training the «curved blade» skill, the use of katanas was common in Aincrad, thus it wouldn't be called a «Unique Skill». The katana was, as Asuna said, nothing special, as it relied on quick damage per hit, though lacked the defense power necessarily to defend against powerful attacks. I still can remember Klein flying away after being hit by «The Gleam Eyes», even after he made sure to properly block with his sword. Thus, an addition of a katana user in the clearing team would not turn beneficial, and it can also turn problematic. For some reason though, the white haired man in the front gates peaked my interest. There was something about that man's lazy behavior that gave the sense of strong confidence.
"I want to talk to him."
"Eh? Kirito-kun, he is a katana user, the probabilities of him being a «Unique Skill» user are low."
"I understand that, but my intuition says we got quite the catch."
I then started to walk in a quick pace toward the gates. After reaching the front gates, I used my right hand to push the gates open. Even if the gates were open though, no one without authorization was able to access the guild, but the gates were included to make it look "official". I don't know, I don't care about that psychological superiority. I quickly walked outside, turning my body ninetieth degrees to the left, facing the direction in which the man was located. Surprisingly, the man was not there any longer.
"KIRITO-KUN, BEHIND YOU!" Asuna said as she frantically ran to the front gates toward my location. Immediately, my body stiffened, but was quickly overcome by my survival instincts. I turned one hundred and eighty degrees, using my left foot as a pivot point to face the man who was behind me. At the same time, I instinctively grabbed «Elucidator's» handle with my right hand. After getting a gaze of the man's figure, I jumped backwards, clearing a reasonable distance between us. Even if we were in a «Safe Zone», which is a zone in which no matter what, I will lose not a single digit of my health, I couldn't help but to overreact like that.
"Oh, I'm sorry; I didn't want to frighten you, I'm Gin, nice to meet you. You must be «the black swordsman», Kirito-kun, right?" The silver haired man, who was nonchalantly standing there with his unsheathed katana over his right shoulder, commented. Impressive, to bypass my «Tracking», he must have at least «Hiding» mastered, something someone who is not constantly fighting would not be able to obtain. From that set skill, I was able to recognize that the man was a solo player like me. I released the handle of my sword, using a poker face to hide my sudden action.
"Oh, is my fault for over reacting like that. Yes, I am Kirito, nice to meet you, Gin-San. What is your purpose for you visit?"
"After hearing about Heathcliff's true identity, I couldn't stop myself to help, Kirito-kun. The man was too good to be true, if you know what I mean."
"Thank you for your concern, Gin-San, but we cannot add another katana user into our clearing team. I hope you understand."
"Oh, but Kirito-kun, I'm not a common katana user."
"And who are you then?"
"The one who holds the unique skill «Saya»"
....
After I proclaimed that I will reunite the «Unique Skills» to fight the «Holy Shield», hope returned. Honestly though, I had no clue were the others would be located, and only relied in the information given by Heathcliff to maintain peace. At the moment, excluding my «Dual Wielding» and Kayaba's «Holy Shield», there were eight more exceptionally strong warriors in SAO. The warriors though, were not part of the front lines.
I avoided fighting with Kayaba at that moment in order to create a strategic plan against him. Thus, I had to be careful in my plans in order to prevent any more loses in dungeon clearing and boss fights. At the moment, I was responsible for the lives of four thousand people; I couldn't take any chances with warriors who weren't capable of defending themselves. If I had won, I would have cleared the game at that moment, saving everyone. Though I make the decision to not fight him, and for such, I will not let anyone else to die under my watch.
The warriors in the boss room, together with Klein and Egil, celebrated my courageous decision by screaming war cries as they extended their weapons upwards. In that room, I was given the title of head of the Knights of the Blood Oath by the high commanders of the guild, who believed in me, my instincts and power.
The first thing I did after reaching the KoB was dictate and order to invite all who have a unique ability or skill to a banquet, releasing all information about the upcoming bosses, the strategy I was planning, and my final goal. Of course, in the day of the banquet, there were around one hundred players in the front gates. Understanding that many of them were clearly impostors and break dealers, I cancelled the banquet. After everyone in the gates left, there was a single man remaining, who was lazily sitting against the boulder that connected the gates together.
The man, who looked around his twenties, had a silver, natural perm hair and reddish-brown irises. He wore a black shirt and pants with red linings, and a white summer kimono with light blue patterns worn sloppily, draped over his left shoulder. He had a weapon on his hands, which he held between his legs, using his left shoulder as the support for the uppermost section.
"It is just a katana, there is nothing special about it" Said Asuna, who stood by my side in the front of the balcony in the third floor, which faced the front gates.
"Hey! a katana user can be incredibly strong you know!" Exclaimed Klein, who exaggeratedly crossed his arms in front of his body, pouting.
"If that is the case, could it be said that your katana reaches a level near that of a «Unique Skill»?
"Ehh.."
Though the katana is a skill you gain by training the «curved blade» skill, the use of katanas was common in Aincrad, thus it wouldn't be called a «Unique Skill». The katana was, as Asuna said, nothing special, as it relied on quick damage per hit, though lacked the defense power necessarily to defend against powerful attacks. I still can remember Klein flying away after being hit by «The Gleam Eyes», even after he made sure to properly block with his sword. Thus, an addition of a katana user in the clearing team would not turn beneficial, and it can also turn problematic. For some reason though, the white haired man in the front gates peaked my interest. There was something about that man's lazy behavior that gave the sense of strong confidence.
"I want to talk to him."
"Eh? Kirito-kun, he is a katana user, the probabilities of him being a «Unique Skill» user are low."
"I understand that, but my intuition says we got quite the catch."
I then started to walk in a quick pace toward the gates. After reaching the front gates, I used my right hand to push the gates open. Even if the gates were open though, no one without authorization was able to access the guild, but the gates were included to make it look "official". I don't know, I don't care about that psychological superiority. I quickly walked outside, turning my body ninetieth degrees to the left, facing the direction in which the man was located. Surprisingly, the man was not there any longer.
"KIRITO-KUN, BEHIND YOU!" Asuna said as she frantically ran to the front gates toward my location. Immediately, my body stiffened, but was quickly overcome by my survival instincts. I turned one hundred and eighty degrees, using my left foot as a pivot point to face the man who was behind me. At the same time, I instinctively grabbed «Elucidator's» handle with my right hand. After getting a gaze of the man's figure, I jumped backwards, clearing a reasonable distance between us. Even if we were in a «Safe Zone», which is a zone in which no matter what, I will lose not a single digit of my health, I couldn't help but to overreact like that.
"Oh, I'm sorry; I didn't want to frighten you, I'm Gin, nice to meet you. You must be «the black swordsman», Kirito-kun, right?" The silver haired man, who was nonchalantly standing there with his unsheathed katana over his right shoulder, commented. Impressive, to bypass my «Tracking», he must have at least «Hiding» mastered, something someone who is not constantly fighting would not be able to obtain. From that set skill, I was able to recognize that the man was a solo player like me. I released the handle of my sword, using a poker face to hide my sudden action.
"Oh, is my fault for over reacting like that. Yes, I am Kirito, nice to meet you, Gin-San. What is your purpose for you visit?"
"After hearing about Heathcliff's true identity, I couldn't stop myself to help, Kirito-kun. The man was too good to be true, if you know what I mean."
"Thank you for your concern, Gin-San, but we cannot add another katana user into our clearing team. I hope you understand."
"Oh, but Kirito-kun, I'm not a common katana user."
"And who are you then?"
"The one who holds the unique skill «Saya»"
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