DanMachi, My Members Are From Slice-of-Life Anime

Thump, thump, thump, click.

"Aaaaaah, another double failure!" Yuki cried out, clutching her head.

Xia Jia leaned closer to take a look and chuckled: "There's nothing we can do about it. The probability of NPC blacksmiths forging items is inherently low. If there's a need for enhancement, it's better to prioritize giving players the opportunity to practice their skills."

In SAO, equipment can be enhanced a limited number of times. The higher the level of the weapon, the more enhancements it can have. When the number of enhancements reaches its limit, the equipment will break.

Of course, for weapons on the first and second floors, six upgrades are the limit.

Yuki, hands on her hips, said, "There's nothing we can do about it. At this stage, player blacksmiths are even worse than NPCs."

Xia Jia agreed, "It seems we should let Cheng Hui focus on training a blacksmith first. Do you have a suitable candidate?"

Mitt thought for a moment: "I do know a blacksmith who was quite famous during the closed beta."

"Who?"

"Kelly."

"puff--"

Xia Jia stayed in Bengbu. "Then, then let's not look for her."

Although he knew it was probably just a screen name or something, Xia Jia's ingrained impression from a certain game in his past life made him strongly averse to the name. The thought, "That guy passing by is pretty handsome~," was still echoing in his mind.

"I think she'll drain our wallets dry."

Xia Jia muttered a complaint, then took out the bread she had bought from the second shelf of her inventory: "Try it, it must be hard to eat black bread all the time."

Yuki, however, didn't seem to care: "It's nothing, black bread has its own unique flavor. I don't dislike it."

Since falling ill, Yuki has rarely eaten regular food. Knowing the value of food, she doesn't feel aversion to food that is 'not tasty'.

As usual, she opened her mouth wide and took a big bite of the bread.

next second.

puff...

White cream, sealed by ordinary dough, splattered onto Yuki's face.

"Ah..." Yuki licked it and smiled, "Little Jia! Little Jia! It's cream!"

Shaka never expected this to happen! Why is the cream spraying out like a pissing beef ball?! And...

"You, you lot! What are you doing in broad daylight!"

Asuna, who was walking from the other side, blushed deeply when she saw Yuuki's face covered in white substance.

"She's still a child!"

Xia Jia, feeling playful, licked the cream.

"Hmm, this is indeed unseemly. But we don't have any towels or other props. So this is the only way. Here, let me lick it clean for you..."

PRPRPR……

"Haha, Jia, it tickles so much~~" Yuki shrank her neck and giggled.

Asuna covered her eyes, her fingers clenched wide.

Mito arrived late and, seeing Asuna's face flushed red, nudged her best friend's lower back with her elbow:

"Hey, you don't want to be licked too, do you?"

"What nonsense are you spouting?!"

In the end, Xia Jia didn't go that far. She gave Yuki a small kiss and then used clothes she bought from the store to clean her up.

This time, Yuki carefully ate the cream bread. When she felt the cream was about to come out, she stuck out her tongue and carefully licked it before continuing to suck on the crack in the bread.

Asuna only then noticed what Yuuki was holding and exclaimed in surprise:

"bread!"

Xia Jia pulled another item from her inventory and teased, "Do you also want to be 'colored' by my bread?"

"You, how... me!"

Xia Jia tossed the warm bread around, tempting it, "It's very sweet, with very thick cream, don't you want to try it?"

Asuna was overwhelmed, snatched the bread, and took a big bite: "No, don't joke around... mmm."

Because she ate too quickly and with too much movement, the cream from the bread rushed wildly into Asuna's mouth, filling her oral cavity with a sweet and thick sensation that overflowed from the corners of her lips.

"Ah, I told you, don't be too rough, be gentle," Shaka said helplessly, looking at Asuna's flushed face. "See, the cream just went straight into her mouth, didn't it?"

Asuna, no longer bothered with her antics with Shaka, focused intently on swallowing the cream bit by bit, then carefully sucked on the crack in the bread.

Yuki finished her bread, glanced at the little bit of cream stuck to Asuna's nose, hopped over to her, and gently licked it off with her tongue.

"Don't waste it."

"Well----"

Asuna's face grew increasingly red. She hadn't expected that eating bread could be so exciting, so she squatted on the ground, too ashamed to face anyone.

As if she hadn't had enough, Yuki moved closer to Xia Jia and stretched out her fair hand, saying, "Xiao Jia, I want more, give it to me quickly!"

Xia Jia patted Yuki's head and laughed, "You're really draining me dry. This is the last one. If you want any more, there really won't be any left."

Mitt watched as Shaka drove all the way to Akihabara, then covered his face in dejection.

So that man who seemed capable of anything had this kind of interest. What a twisted sense of humor…

Shaga certainly didn't do it simply for driving.

In an environment where death is a constant threat, mental well-being is equally important.

Even though Asuna has experienced many intense dungeon battles, she is not so calm and collected when facing life and death.

After everyone had readjusted, Xia Jia put her hands on her hips, revealing her pearly white teeth:

"Alright, for the cream and bread! Let's charge! Let's conquer the second floor!"

"Oh!"

The crowd raised their swords.

……

SAO's public beta began on the morning of the third day.

Shaga and the others stood on a wasteland dotted with many huge rocks, where they discovered an NPC.

The NPC was an old mage who smiled and said to the crowd, "If you want to learn physical skills, you must break the stone in front of you within two days."

Asuna, hands on her hips, complained, "Physical skills are nowhere near as important as swordsmanship. We probably don't have much time to practice unnecessary skills."

Xia Jia, however, had a different opinion: "We are different from the players. Simply completing the game is not the main goal. What we can gain from this extra process depends entirely on our individual understanding."

Just like how Shaka has been using SAO to enhance her sixth sense while honing her lack of combat skills.

In this world where there is a level advantage and all monsters are evenly matched, he can take this opportunity to develop some sword skills or combat techniques that are unique to him.

For example, right now...

"To break the rock in front of you, in the game, it all comes down to strength and effort. By throwing punches again and again, you reduce the rock's durability to 0 points."

As he spoke, Xia Jia closed his eyes, assumed a stance of charging up a punch, and a golden light bloomed around him.

Chapter 475 Brave Niu Niu is not afraid of difficulties!

"This is..." Asuna looked at Shaka in surprise.

"This game is very special. It's not just a game; it's more like the prototype of a world. I have to admit, Kayaba Akihiko is indeed a genius."

Shaka slowly became aware of the changes in herself, recalling the knowledge about dark energy and the dark plane that Makise Kurisu had explained to her a few days ago.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that the reason why SAO could not find the core server was probably because its server was actually hidden inside the game itself.

In the story, within the underground labyrinth of the starting town, there is a central control console that can operate the game. That might be where the game server is located.

This explanation violates the laws of physics in the context of regular games.

It's supposed to be a virtual world, so why do real servers exist? If the servers are real, how can they be hidden within the virtual game? How can the two coexist without interfering with each other?

However, once the concept of the Dark Dimension is added, the problem is easily solved.

Just like conventional astronomical computers, their enormous size necessitates placing them in the dark dimension, while simultaneously enabling them to visualize reality through data calculations.

There is a "system" that everyone is familiar with, which is an essential item for time travelers. This is one such existence.

And now...

"Kayaba Akihiko opened a crack in the dark dimension in a special way and changed the environment of the dark dimension through his own will."

"The feeling of attribute improvement with each upgrade is also an amplification of dark energy. Although it is useless to the physical body, it does amplify the human spirit and reflexes."

And the key evidence to confirm this is this...

Xia Jia suddenly opened her eyes, her emerald green pupils turning into a dazzling gold.

His sixth sense triggered an explosion of his inner universe, unleashing a punch that transcended the laws of the system.

"Boom - boom -"