I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

Jill went to the store to buy something, as was her custom.

Generally speaking, Jill only buys health potions (red potions), but her health bar is basically untouched, so these health potions are just for emergencies.

After buying the potion, Jill was about to leave when the NPC suddenly spoke up, "Young man, I have a quest here that seems perfect for you?"

Jill: "w(?Д?)w?!"

"My family..." Then the NPC began to perform the storytelling that all NPCs do, a long and boring story that made Jill yawn.

It's probably just some weird legend, where you get some equipment or something after completing a quest...

"This teleportation crystal is yours now, blah blah blah..."

Jill: "(-.-)..zzZZ"

So Jill accepted the mission without really knowing what was going on, and then prepared to embark on the journey to complete it without even realizing it.

"A teleportation crystal... Should I find someone to do this quest with me?"

Jill first conducted several experiments with the teleportation crystal.

Untradeable, unique mission.

Multiple players can teleport, and the task difficulty is not something that can be easily completed by a single player... for normal players.

Look at this guy over here who wiped out the entire first-level boss team all by himself. How could he be an ordinary player?

It's normal for players to challenge monsters of higher levels, as this allows them to gain more experience and resources.

It's fair to say that many skilled players would do this.

Let's assume that a normal monster is level 30. A level 25 player with above-average equipment could easily defeat such a monster by using a little strategy.

However, a level 30 boss is much stronger than a level 30 monster. Not to mention a level 25 player, even five level 25 players could defeat the boss by themselves.

To solo a boss, a normal player would need to be at least ten levels higher than the boss to have any chance of doing so.

Moreover, this is not even the boss guarding the maze area.

The boss guarding each level of the maze area is definitely the strongest monster in every level.

There is no doubt about this.

Otherwise, how could the boss guarding the gate possibly stop the players' offensive?

Could this mission involve a boss-level monster? Jill raised an eyebrow, thinking to herself.

"Emmm... I guess it's better to find a teammate to complete the mission, right?" With that thought, Jill was about to leave the shop.

Then he bumped into Kirito.

Jill: "(??????)?? Teammates have arrived!"

Kirito: "??"

……

A moment later, the two sat down in the hotel.

"I see, so that's the kind of mission..." Kirito nodded. "The risks of this kind of mission are probably quite high, but the rewards are also very high..."

“Split the profits 50/50, team up with me.” Jill simply dropped this card.

"make a deal."

The two immediately agreed on their views.

These unique missions are so distinctive that they are widely recognized as offering rewards many times greater than ordinary missions. Many guilds and teams are even willing to pay a considerable price to obtain information about a single unique mission.

How could such a task be directly assigned to Jill?

Kirito seemed to be sighing over something, "To be honest, I'm starting to wonder if you're the child of Lady Luck. It's like the heavens have always been looking out for you?"

“No, I don’t believe in those so-called gods.” Jill’s tone was laced with sarcasm.

The King of Heroes' only true friend died at the hands of the so-called "gods".

How could a hero-king who has lost his only confidant possibly like a god?

Moreover, some gods only care about their own ideas, which makes them detestable!

“Okay, okay, it’s not... Oh, right, I have a teammate, can I ask her to come over too?” Kirito asked.

“I have no objection to that,” Jill shrugged. “Anyway, the final rewards will be divided up eventually.”

He had no intention of taking all the rewards by himself.

If it's equipment, then these things are far too conspicuous and could easily get him into trouble.

As for why I didn't intend to take all the rewards by myself...

Jill glanced at her backpack.

What's the value of the "Kole" above? It seems to have seven zeros?

Well, it doesn’t matter.

If Jill wanted to, he could simply buy all the gear he had and upgrade it to god-tier equipment.

Just like many RPGs (role-playing games), although SAO has now become a world that is very close to reality, many elements in it still show the shadow of RPGs.

For example, there's a feature where equipment can be upgraded.

If Jill is willing, she can keep spending money on this katana called "Tusk" that drops from hunting wild boars until it becomes the best equipment.

However, this requires finding a professional life skills provider.

Jill herself doesn't have a side hustle. What kind of side job could someone who only knows how to play dungeons have?

Gil closed his backpack window and looked at Kirito.

Kirito seemed to have finally made contact as well. He closed the email window and nodded to Gil, "She'll be here soon."

P.S.: ...I just don't understand why lay is considered a sensitive word!

Chapter Eight: Even your great hero king would say it's really good!

Soon, Gil and the others were greeted by Kirito's teammates.

It was a girl whose upper body was mostly covered by a cloak.

As for why it's called a young girl...

Jill glanced at the ID.

Asuna.

Asuna...? That's a very feminine ID; she must be a girl.

Jill shrugged. "Should we prepare some supplies? We can set off in half an hour, after all, this mission is quite difficult."

Blood potions and some crystals are definitely worth buying.

Although there are no magic classes in SAO, there are still some special crystals with "magical" effects.

The octagonal crystal, a special prism-shaped item, is particularly precious and expensive in SAO, a world without magic.

Some can restore health, while others can teleport.

Jill's teleportation crystal also carried some...

For example, the quest items that Jill received.

Because that NPC went on and on about a bunch of useless stuff (╬￣皿￣), then dumped a teleportation crystal on me, and the quest only had one condition: "Use the crystal"...

Jill: "I almost blurted out 'mmp'."

However, Jill naturally understood that the fewer hints a task provides, the richer the rewards.

However, this kind of task must be very difficult, so isn't it common sense to find teammates?

Jill simply sat there, opened her backpack, and stuffed a piece of bread into her mouth.

"...Should I be thankful that this damn system didn't completely copy my physiological system...?" Jill stared silently at the bread in front of her. "Do I have to learn to be a chef?"

"Impossible! Even if my best friend nails me to the wall with his Noble Phantasm, or I'm bound and thrown around on the ground by the Enkidu, or I die from overwork and have to come back from the Underworld to work overtime, I will never personally cook!" With that thought, Gilgamesh took a bite of the remaining bread in his hand.

"..." came Jill's silence, after eating bread for a month or so.

"...Fine, I can't take it anymore." Jill covered her face. "I'll try to make the seasoning myself later, or I'll just max out my chef proficiency."

If Jill were in her normal body, she probably would have vomited right then and there.

Jill is a lone player and doesn't even have any cooking skills yet.

"You..." Asuna, who had just returned, looked at Gil with a slightly surprised expression.

"What are you looking at!" Jill immediately snapped back, then, suppressing the urge to vomit, she stuffed the bread into her mouth in a few bites, her face dark as she stood up. "I'll wait for you outside."

Asuna was a little surprised, but then couldn't help but chuckle, "...Little brother, you're actually quite cute like this, aren't you?"

Jill: "..." I really want to kill someone to silence them...

"Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret." The girl named Asuna didn't have the same somber mood that Gil had when he first met her.

Gil scoffed, then leaned against a tree, waiting for Kirito to return.

Kirito didn't leave for long; he returned very quickly.

"I'm fully supplied and ready to go anytime." Kirito nodded to Gil.

"The upcoming mission will definitely be dangerous, so be careful and don't stray too far apart," Jill cautiously advised the two.

Then Kirito and Asuna nodded, and Gil took out the teleportation crystal used for the mission.

The teleportation crystal is a very convenient item. Simply say something like "Transfer: xxxxx" and you will be teleported to the corresponding location.

Of course, crystals aren't a magic bullet either.

Even the most expensive props will eventually have limitations.

Asuna stared at Gil.

This boy has a unique charm.

Just like the charisma of a leader, he makes people unconsciously want to follow him.