I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

He actually has a lot of good equipment in his collection, and the quality of the equipment is quite good.

At this moment, Gil's gaze fell on the sword in Kirito's hand.

"Elucidator".

That was equipment dropped by the level 50 boss a few months ago, which caused huge losses to players.

The boss on the 25th floor is very strong, even stronger than the boss on the 30th floor.

The same was true for the level 50 boss. Due to its ferocity, it caused huge losses to the players. At least 20 people died in that attempt. Even with Jill in command, it was still inevitable that more than 20 people would be lost.

Because of this, Kirito of LA, who obtained the boss of the 50th floor, also acquired powerful equipment.

That is the Elucidator.

In SAO, or rather, in almost any game, there is the principle of "the greater the risk, the greater the reward." Because the BOSS is so powerful, the attributes of this sword are very good. It is not much worse than the katana called "Engraver" that Jill is currently using and that drops from the boss at the 70th floor.

Jill looked around and shook her head. "I'm sorry, there isn't a weapon that can be used in pairs with your sword. I have one with similar attributes to your sword, but it's much lighter. It's either too light, too heavy, or you can't use it... that's it."

Gil's first consideration was the feel of Kirito's sword. There was a one-handed straight sword with a similar weight to the Elucidator, but its attributes were far inferior.

Furthermore, it's not that Jill doesn't have weapons with attributes similar to the Elucidator, but there are truly no weapons that can be paired with and used by the Elucidator.

So, after thinking it over, Gil gave Kirito a suggestion, "I don't have any here, but you can commission a blacksmith to make you a weapon like that. Anyway, we've already progressed to this stage, and there are blacksmiths of that level. Go look for one, or ask your friends if they know anyone. You can also ask Klein, after all, he's the guild master of the Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain Guild, so he must have some connections. I know two people myself, I can give you their contact information later."

As Gil spoke, he poured Kirito a cup of tea.

"Thank you," Kirito said, taking the cup.

“It feels like time flies by so fast…” Jill said, taking a sip of tea.

“…Indeed, it’s been a year and a half already…” Kirito said softly, then, as if remembering something, asked Gil, “We’ll be reaching the 75th floor soon, right? Will you still be in command then?”

On floors 25 and 50, the formidable bosses were defeated under Jill's command, greatly minimizing losses for the raiding team. Therefore, Jill had another nickname among the raiding team members—

"Your Excellency the God of War?" Kirito asked in a somewhat teasing tone.

"...Who knows? But if you run into me, consider yourself lucky." Jill seemed to recall something unpleasant, clicked her tongue, and said.

"...Well, I'll let you know in advance." Kirito stood up. "I should go back now, so I won't bother you any longer."

“Hmm…” Gil nodded. “I’ll give you the contact information for those two blacksmiths later.”

"Thanks." Kirito waved, then opened the door, walked out, and closed it behind him.

Jill paused for a moment, looking at the amber liquid in her teacup.

“…It’s so strange…I always feel like I’ve forgotten so many things…” Jill murmured to herself, “Something very important…”

Jill looked at the blue crystal screen that only she could see, "...Is there still 20% left?"

Jill gazed at the starry sky outside the window, her eyes filled with determination. "I need to speed things up the next day..."

Pressing her hand to her chest, even though her body was made of virtual data, her emotions remained. Jill's deep voice rang out: "I must find... the reason that's making me feel so bad..."

……

the next day.

"Ora!" Gil clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction as the monster on the seventy-fourth floor was sent flying with a single punch. "If only I knew a skill like physical combat..."

"Oh right, I'll ask Argo if they have any ExtraSkills!" Gil made up his mind, then casually slashed the lizardman who had just run over to the ground. "Let's go, there's nothing good to farm today, let's let that BOSS live until tomorrow."

Jill said this as she stood at the door of the BOSS room.

What others see as a formidable and powerful gatekeeper boss, Jill seems to see as nothing more than a death row inmate whose execution can be delayed...

"Let's go!" Jill rolled up the map of the maze area beside her and prepared to head out.

Then he saw two familiar faces.

“…Huh?” Jill tilted her head.

"I was wondering why there weren't any monsters along the way..." The swordsman in black propped his forehead with his hand, looking helpless.

The girl on the other side, dressed primarily in white with red accents and chestnut hair, looked at Gilles with obvious emotion on her face, "Every time I see you, you're basically out on the front lines, conquering enemies, Sword Dancer?"

"Don't call me that title, Lord Ghost of Conquest?" Jill retorted with a grin. "Well, why would a perfectly normal girl give herself such a title?"

"...Well, never mind, long time no see, Gil." Asuna had no choice but to give in to Gil's teasing and said.

“It’s been a long time, Asuna.” Gil glanced at the door behind him. “Would you two like to come in and have a look?”

That big door is probably the BOSS room, right?

Seriously, who else but you would have the time to just run up to the BOSS and say "You're dead"?

At that moment, for some reason, Asuna suddenly felt a strong urge to pinch the cheeks of the grinning boy in front of her.

"...No, never mind." Kirito shook his head with a wry smile. "By the way, Gil, I've already found a suitable blacksmith..."

“Okay, then that’s settled.” Jill nodded. “I’m going back now. I don’t care what you guys do after that.”

He sheathed the "Engraver" and walked out of the maze area.

"...Since I have nothing to do today, it wouldn't hurt to take a stroll down the lower floors, right?" Jill thought to herself as she walked toward the outer edge of the maze area.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Curiosity Always Comes at a Price!

Jill always does whatever comes to mind, and sometimes her body even acts faster than her thoughts.

One black rabbit had a deep understanding of this.

For example, a certain hero-king got up, saw rabbit ears, and reached out to grab them...

Moreover, although Jill's strength, physique, endurance, and so on were weakened at that time, she was still quite formidable.

However, a rabbit's ears are its weak point.

In addition, Jill had just regained consciousness and had no idea how to control her strength.

Then, the tragedy happened to the rabbit.

We should be thankful that the black rabbit wasn't an ordinary rabbit; otherwise, its ears might have been ripped off...

These are just random thoughts, best left unmentioned.

Jill made her way toward the portal in the center of town, pondering a few questions.

He remembered having a dream last night...

What? Is dreaming strange?

It might not be strange in other worlds, but for Jill and this world, that kind of dream is really strange!

You have to understand that Jill's body is currently made up of data!

"A dream... How could I be dreaming..."

As Jill recalled the enormous white figure in his dream, and the black blade pierced through his body, his body trembled involuntarily.

"How strange... but I might really have died once." Jill smiled bitterly as she walked towards the portal.

Although players do not have "support" or "attack" magic in SAO, similar magic still exists in many places.

For example, there are teleportation portals and crystals; these things look like they belong in a fantasy world.

Moreover, the BOSS's attacks look like something out of a fantasy novel; the fire, poison, and lightning attacks don't resemble sword techniques at all!

Some bosses have weaknesses, which makes Jill very happy.

For example, that Taurus King on the second floor, with that huge crown on his head, it's obviously there to protect his weak points! Just aim for that and smash him to death! That'll take care of him in one hit!

As Jill pondered this, she stepped into the portal.

He's going to find Argo now to ask if he has any clues about ExtraSkill.

zizi...

zizi...

The sound of electricity suddenly rang out, and Jill's game system suddenly seemed to be out of control, crackling and flickering.

A moment later, the electrical noise suddenly disappeared, but Jill was still inside the portal and didn't notice it.

……

"That's strange... The code is fine... So why is there a sword technique that can ignore 80% of the BOSS's defense... Did I design it and then forget about it...?"

……

The fifteenth floor of Aincrad.

This is the location of Argo the Rat, a well-known information broker in SAO, where he spends his days.

Argo was drinking in the inn. He had just made a lot of money selling a batch of intelligence, so he was in the mood to drink.

“Hey, Argo, I’m here.” Gil sat down directly opposite Argo. “I’m here to buy information from you.”

"What intelligence?" Argo asked, taking a sip of his drink.

"I remember you once sold Kirito an Extra Skill, right?" Gil cut straight to the point. "Tell me about that skill."

Argo paused for a moment.

What happens if you freeze up while drinking?

When you freeze and forget to swallow, you will...

"Cough cough cough cough cough! Gil-chan, are you serious?" Argo asked, coughing.

“Of course I’m asking you this, I’m being very serious,” Jill said earnestly.

"No, no!" Argo shook his head frantically and said.

"...Don't worry, since it's my own choice, I won't hold a grudge against anyone else," Jill said, raising an eyebrow.

Argo paused for a moment, then scratched his head. "Okay, okay, but you have to swear you won't blame me, okay?"

“I vouch for it with my own integrity,” Jill said.

Although they hadn't spent much time together and had only met a limited number of times, Argo knew Gil's character.

This boy seems easy to get along with, but unless you really meet his standards and are to his liking, he won't bother to say a word to you. He also has a very strong sense of self-respect and is the kind of person who always keeps his word.

Since personal integrity has been used as collateral here, then there must be no problem.