I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

And this boy was incredibly lucky.

The boar tusks and trotters you collect in an afternoon can fetch several thousand Corsos if you take them to an NPC.

This is a huge sum of money for a beginner.

Moreover, killing a wild boar and getting two swords as loot was truly incredible luck.

That weapon, in terms of both appearance and attributes, is far superior to a beginner's basic sword...

That's incredibly lucky!

"Never mind, never mind, I'm just incredibly lucky to be in your party. I'll definitely team up with you for monster hunting from now on." Klein laughed heartily.

Jill shrugged, neither confirming nor denying it.

Golden ratio + Luck A+, that's how lucky I am! How about getting five limited-edition Servants in a single 10-pull?

Jill, who is destined not to be cared for by poverty, says this is the norm.

"It was a lot of fun, but I should log off and go get some dinner. I've already ordered a pizza to be delivered to my house at 5:30." Klein had even planned what to have for dinner.

Jill smiled helplessly, "I'll just keep playing for a little while longer, I'll be logging off soon anyway."

"Thank you all for this afternoon. I'll log off now."

Klein opened the menu, ready to log off.

Jill was about to pack her backpack when...

"Huh..." Klein suddenly yelled as if he were going crazy, "What's going on... there's no logout button?"

Upon hearing this, Kirito stopped what he was doing, looked up, and said, "There's no button... How is that possible? Look carefully."

Upon hearing Kirito's surprised voice, Klein's eyes widened beneath the tacky patterned headscarf, and he leaned his face towards his hand.

Jill also glanced at the menu beside her.

In the initial state, the long, narrow rectangular window has several menu tabs on the left and a humanoid silhouette displaying the player's items and equipment status on the right.

At the very bottom of this menu, there should be a "logout" button—that is, a button to leave this world.

Meanwhile, just as Kirito was about to turn his gaze back to the list of items he had obtained during the past few hours of battle, Klein raised his voice slightly and said to Kirito, "I really can't find it. Why don't you look for it too, Kirito?"

"I already said, how could such a thing possibly happen..." Kirito mumbled with a sigh.

Then Kirito tapped the button in the upper left corner of his window that led back to the start menu.

The open inventory on the right closed smoothly, and the window returned to its initial state.

Many blank spaces also revealed equipment doll patterns, while menu labels were neatly arranged on the left.

Kirito moved his finger to the bottom with practiced ease.

At that moment, Gil saw Kirito stop moving.

Gil also followed Kirito's example and opened the menu.

There is no "logout" button.

As Klein said, the logout button that should have been there has now completely disappeared.

After staring at the blank space for a few seconds, Kirito slowly looked through the menu tabs again from top to bottom. After confirming that the button positions had not changed, Kirito raised his gaze.

Jill's expression didn't change much.

This was already part of the intelligence.

Klein winked at Kirito and said, "No, right?"

"No, no." Kirito nodded honestly.

"Since today is the first day of the game's official launch, it's quite possible that these kinds of bugs will appear. The GM channel is probably already packed with traffic, and the operating company is probably crying their eyes out," Klein said leisurely.

“…It can’t be that simple…” Jill glanced at her menu and said in a low voice.

"Hey kid, how's it going over there?" Klein asked.

"What do you think?" Jill said helplessly.

There is definitely no logout button in his menu bar.

However, things will soon get interesting... in this world.

……

Two hours later.

Jill sat silently in the inn in the town of Beginning.

Well, there's nothing we can do about it.

An hour and a half after his "death declaration" ended, he sold all his belongings without flinching and went to the inn.

Originally, the inn in Aincrad was just for decoration. After all, it was a place to rest, and no player would give up their bed in real life to rest in the game, right?

After the "Declaration of Death" was issued, the entire Aincrad became an independent world.

And hotels became necessary.

Jill sat on the bed, feeling quite troubled.

There was no way to recall it, because he had already lost a lot of his memories at this moment, and now he wanted to remember them, but he just couldn't.

"...Has the Omniscient and Omnipotent Star fully awakened...? That's quite a long journey..." Jill sensed her physical condition.

His lost memories span from before he avenged Totsuka Tatara until he was killed by Az Dakaha.

I've lost about eight or nine years' worth of memories.

"...And I can't use the Gate of Babylon. There's no fixed source of income in the game, which means I have to go out and earn money to support myself..." Jill clicked her tongue and simply lay down on the bed. "The template has also fallen into a deep sleep. The damage I suffered must have been considerable... otherwise, the template shouldn't have fallen into a deep sleep..."

“However, it’s better to focus on collecting fantasy fragments for now…” Jill sat up, “No, we should be thinking about where to grind monsters and level up starting tomorrow.”

In Aincrad now, as long as the health bar reaches zero—

That would mean death.

The helmet will burn your brain... That's terrible, but it won't happen to Jill.

Because when Jill entered this world, it wasn't through the proper channels; the template gave him a backdoor.

However, we have no shortage of intelligence now.

With an omniscient and omnipotent star, any information you need can be obtained.

So, what's missing is just...

“Equipment and level… huh…” Jill reached out, slowly clenching her fist, her voice low.

Chapter 4: Do you know how to solo a boss?

The next day, Gil, wearing the equipment she had acquired the day before, went to the outskirts alone once again.

"Let's start leveling up, but if it's only level 1, there aren't many places to level up..." Jill sighed, holding the katana she got from killing wild boars yesterday.

If Jill hadn't been there, she might have thought it was some strange browser game.

The katana in Jill's hand looks ordinary, but its actual attributes are quite good.

It's enough for Jill to use until around level 30.

And so, another rather dull and boring day began.

……

A month passed quickly.

The first month in SAO was arguably the worst month. Here, the law of "survival of the fittest" was taken to its extreme. In just two months, nearly two thousand players had permanently left the stage of SAO, and also permanently left the stage of the world...

After a month of brutal survival, the atmosphere in SAO has become less relaxed.

Just like casual games and survival games, can they bring the same level of tension?

Of course, no.

Although Jill was also on edge, she maintained her low-key approach, killing monsters, accepting quests, and resting...

Jill still has time to entertain herself.

Don't ask why; just compare handling official business with playing games, and you'll figure out which is easier.

Jill, who was still in a playful mood, was naturally very relaxed.

There was nothing he could do; the previous worlds he had experienced were far more terrifying than this one.

It's not just a little bit terrifying.

It's just death. Jill has died before.

It was just a clone that died.

However, many players have begun to truly shine and have gained some fame in the world of SAO.

Although Jill is low-key, his appearance is still easy to remember, and his presence is much stronger than others. In addition, some people have seen him kill monsters, so although he doesn't have any strange nicknames, he is still known to many people.

At this time, Jill, who had returned to town, ran into an acquaintance.

"Ah! You little rascal!" Klein, who hadn't changed much from a month ago, greeted Jill.

"Ah, Klein, hello," Jill replied casually.

Jill's attitude was normal. Klein leaned in and said, "Speaking of which, kid, there's a Boss strategy meeting tomorrow. Do you want to come?"

Jill gave a slightly strange look. "A Boss strategy meeting?"

“Yes, yes, it’s the meeting about the strategy for the first floor boss…” Klein nodded.

"Okay, I understand."

Jill looked up at the sky.

It's only afternoon, the timing is perfect.

So Jill and Klein chatted casually for a few minutes and then left.

Upon arriving at the shop, Jill handed all the materials to the NPC in exchange for Ke'er, bought a few more red potions, checked her belongings, and then gently rubbed her shoulders.