Shirou's clones number 30 million

"Let's go eat first, then find a hotel to stay in."

"Huh...? You're planning to go back to the initial plane? Isn't that a bit too much trouble?"

The initial plane is the virtual world of Earth Online, where everything is exactly the same as Earth.

"Aren't you going back?" Adris asked, looking puzzled.

Asuna Yuuki sighed softly, then said:

“Initially, some people did travel back and forth every day, but it was just too much trouble.”

"Between the initial plane and the safe zone, excluding the sections where you can teleport or travel by car, the remaining journey is about two hours long, all of which are rugged mountain roads, and cars simply cannot drive in."

“If you go back and forth every day, you'll have very little time to rest and fight monsters, which is really not worth it. Over time, no one does that anymore.”

"The strategy team members and ordinary players all live in the inn in the safe zone. It is run by NPCs, and you only need to pay with the system coins dropped by monsters."

It turned out to be the case.

Adris instantly realized that the other players were different from him; they didn't have enough permissions to teleport back and forth between the two places and could only run back and forth on foot.

Even if the game characters have high attributes, traveling back and forth is still quite troublesome.

So they decided to live in Aincrad.

This is also present in Narusaka Shirou's memories.

However, he didn't care much about such things and had long forgotten about them, so much so that Adris didn't think of them for a moment.

"A hotel? Looks like I'll have to do as the locals do."

Upon seeing this, Asuna Yuuki added:

"By the way, while we players can eat the food that NPCs eat, it tastes terribly bad. If we want to eat properly, we have to use our cooking skills to make it ourselves."

"understood."

This seems to be a setting proposed by Kayaba Akihiko, apparently to enhance players' hands-on skills.

Since NPCs lack sufficient artificial intelligence and cannot communicate with humans like ordinary people, it is natural to find ways to increase interaction between players in order to make this virtual world more realistic.

"If you don't mind, I'll treat you to a meal. As for the inn, you should have enough gold coins after defeating so many bosses."

"Thank you. How are your cooking skills?"

"Because I've been practicing a lot, I'm now at level 4, and I have a lot of recipes too."

I need the recipe too.

That's true, you need recipes to cook in real life.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Adris smiled. "Speaking of which, why didn't you join the strategy team?"

"So you know about the strategy guide group? I thought you were some kind of wild man who came out of the deep mountains and forests. What about you? Why don't you join the strategy guide group?"

"There's no need to join them; I'm enough on my own."

"Such impressive confidence... I did have the idea of ​​joining the strategy group before, but after today, I don't know how long the strategy group will still exist."

Is that right?

At that moment, Adris suddenly realized that Kirigaya Kazuto must have contacted him for this very purpose.

When the survival of the strategy team becomes a problem, is it still necessary to continue the benefits that Shirou Narusaka originally promised?

Chapter 285 Climbing to the 100th Floor

Chapter 285, Section 286: Climbing to the 100th Floor

The next morning, in front of the BOSS room on the eighteenth floor.

Looking at the dense crowd that had gathered in more than a dozen circles outside, Adris looked surprised, but quickly realized what was happening.

It's obvious that all these people are here to watch me fight monsters.

Upon noticing him, everyone immediately gathered around.

"We've been waiting for you all night. How many floors are you planning to go up tonight?"

"You're not planning to clear all 100 floors by yourself, are you? With your level and equipment, that's absolutely impossible."

"Mr. Blue Hair, please accept me as your disciple!"

very noisy!

Amidst the clamor, Adris placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and said in a deep voice:

"You're blocking my way, get out of my way! Otherwise I'll fight my way through."

Upon hearing this, many short-tempered people instantly flew into a rage.

"What? You're too arrogant! Don't think you're so great just because you can beat the BOSS."

"There are so many of us, you dare to attack us if you dare!"

Then I won't be polite.

Adris chuckled softly and slowly drew his beginner's sword from his waist.

Realizing that they were about to become enemies in just two short sentences, Kirito couldn't help but rush over, spreading his arms to block Adris.

"Wait a minute! Why do we suddenly have to go to war? Can't we talk things out?"

Seeing this, Klein sighed helplessly and stood beside Kirito.

"Yes, we all probably have the same purpose for coming here, right? However, with so many of us gathered together, it's really difficult to have a conversation with you, Master."

"I suggest we clear a path first, then select a few representatives to come out and discuss our respective purposes for coming here with the expert brother after he finishes fighting the monster."

Who do you think you are?

Although many people cast such glances at him, under the command of the various strategy team leaders, a path was still cleared to lead to the BOSS room.

Seeing this, Adris sheathed his sword, looked around, and slowly walked towards Yuuki Asuna, who was leaning against a tree in the distance.

"Let's go, Asuna."

"Ah... oh."

Asuna Yuuki paused for a moment, then quickly pulled up her hood to cover her face and hide her expression.

Because of what had happened, she had assumed that Adris would simply walk through the crowd and go in, but she hadn't expected him to invite her.

This scene made her panicked and a little shy at the same time.

Only after entering the BOSS room did he finally speak:

Why did you do that? Wasn't there a better solution?

That's the fastest.

"But won't that offend everyone? You could have been a hero in their eyes, but now..."

"This kind of thing is completely irrelevant, I'm going to do it! If you want to learn a skill, then keep your eyes peeled!"

With the beginner's sword in hand, Adris moved like a willow catkin, dancing in the wind, dodging the BOSS's attacks one after another. Then, with a single slash, the BOSS crashed to the ground.

"This... is as decisive and efficient as ever, but I think I've grasped a bit of the combat techniques."

"Let's go, to the next floor."

Adris called out to her, saying as they walked:

"By the way, what have you figured out?"

"Hmm... First, we must attack the BOSS's weak point to kill it in one hit."

"That's good, anything else?"

"Movement is very important. As long as you can dodge the enemy's attacks with your feet and calmly face the enemy, then the opponent will be a sitting duck."

“Very good, but you must remember that this can only be used when fighting a BOSS. BOSSes are often huge and slow-moving, but when fighting humans, it’s a different story.”

"I would never fight against anyone; I have absolutely no interest in PvP."

"Many people think this way, but trouble always comes unexpectedly."

"It seems like there are fewer people behind us?"

"I didn't pick up any equipment; there are probably a lot of people fighting over the loot."

"Huh...!? Aren't you going to pick it up? That's such a waste!"

"No need, this sword is enough."

"This sword is too low-level; it probably won't even be able to break through the defenses later on."

“Weakness attacks do not require breaking through defenses. Every monster has a fatal weakness, and it is the kind that cannot be repaired.”

Just like the holes in a human body, these are the weakest points that can reach deep into vital organs.

It turned out to be the case.

Asuna Yuuki fell into deep thought, and many battle tactics instantly flashed through her mind.

"It must be difficult to accurately hit a weakness, right? In comparison, it's easier to stab the body."

"Indeed, but there are no shortcuts to becoming stronger. Accuracy is always the most important thing."

Adris smiled but didn't continue.

This is a world without magic, and there's no need to fight other people. Unless she plans to become a professional gamer in the future, there's no need for her to delve into combat techniques.

"Um, may I ask about your profession in real life? Are you perhaps a dojo master?" Asuna Yuuki asked hesitantly.

Although he looks like he's only in high school or even college, he has a very mature air about him, unlike a minor. Maybe he just has a baby face.

Adris fell silent. How should he answer that?

Claiming to be a great general of an empire from another world is such an absurd claim, there's no way she would believe it.

So, I guess I should just reveal my identity in this world.

Anyway, he and I are the same person.

"I am a scientist."