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Klein scratched his head and said, "Haha, sorry, I just said something in a fit of anger. My name is Klein, a newbie in Sword Art Online. I've played quite a few games before."

"I am Kirito. I was a closed beta tester for Sword Art Online before, so I am quite confident in my skills."

"Well then, let me introduce myself. I'm Momo. Although I've played a few games, this is my first time playing one like this, and I have absolutely no idea where to start. I saw Kirito giving Klein some pointers, could I join in?"

Hearing this, Klein nodded, acknowledging Momo's abilities. After all, Momo was a newcomer like him, so he wouldn't have to embarrass himself alone.

"Welcome, newcomer! You've come to the right person. You know, the skills in this game are incredibly difficult to unleash. Even I, Klein, with my exceptional talent, spent a considerable amount of time before I could unleash my first skill. So, as a newcomer, you should listen carefully to my guidance, and ultimately, follow Kirito's instructions, understand?"

Kirito chuckled dryly, scratching his face. Klein had already said those things, how could he possibly disagree? Fortunately, most people weren't in the mood to grind and level up on the first day, so he didn't have to worry about falling behind.

"Well then, I've disturbed you, Kirito-sensei."

"No, no, please don't call me any master..."

But at that moment, Momo suddenly beckoned Kirito over and then whispered something to him.

"Kirito, would you be willing to share the combat experience and combat awareness you accumulated during the closed beta? In return, I will tell you the secret of this game's exclusive skill."

Reimu Hakurei faithfully carried out her task of announcing the subtitles, saying, "Momo initiates a trade, exchanging the conditions for awakening the Dual Blades exclusive skill for Kirito's insights into the game, combat experience, and combat awareness gained during the closed beta."

"Active skills learning and teaching enabled."

Kirito paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded, saying, "No problem."

"Deal made!"

In an instant, a flood of information rushed into Mo Mo's mind, and Kirito's face also showed a shocked expression. Both of them were digesting their gains.

"By taking advantage of Kirito's current innocent and naive nature, and using conditions that Kirito cannot refuse, you directly obtained the opponent's combat experience. Are you going to become the second Black Swordsman?"

"No, combat is just a side job for me. My main profession is a merchant! But how can you survive in Aincrad without some swordsmanship skills?"

Mo Mo drew the short sword from his back and said, "Kirito-kun, you can still come to trade with me in the future. Although my shop isn't open yet, I'll buy anything. Experience points, skill proficiency, combat awareness, combat experience, and so on—as long as you're selling it, I'll buy it!"

"In that case, I look forward to your continued support!"

Kirito's eyes also lit up. Because of Momo's secret skill, he wouldn't reveal anything or ask any unnecessary questions, but the deal with Momo made him very excited.

Kirito's current desire is naturally to level up in Sword Art Online and become the number one in both combat power and level. Although he doesn't know where Momo got the information from, he has no reason to refuse this deal.

"Hey, what are you two doing? Don't ignore me!"

Klein approached and saw Kirito and Momo whispering to each other, but he didn't know what was going on.

"Ah, I was just teaching Momo how to use his skills. I was just repeating the explanation. I think what you lack is practice, so I didn't raise my voice."

Is that so?

Klein glanced at the two suspiciously and said, "I feel like something's happened. Well, never mind, come on, newbie, Momo, let me demonstrate how to unleash a sword technique!"

After saying that, Klein squatted in the latrine again, his face turning red. This time, he finally unleashed his sword technique, shouting "Ahhh!" as he was sent flying by the short sword in his hand.

Fortunately, he finally hit the wild boar this time, slashing it open with a bloody gash. However, as soon as he landed, the roaring boar rammed him in the rear, sending him tumbling over.

"Is this a sword technique?"

Mo Mo flipped his short sword with a flourish, while Kirito smiled wryly and said, "I guess so. After all, he's my student. Mo Mo, why don't you try it out yourself? Having skills without practical experience won't make it easy to master swordsmanship."

"That's not a problem."

Momo pulled his sword back, assuming the starting stance for a sword technique. The blade quickly lit up with light. Then, with a soft shout, Momo flew out, taking down the half-health boar and leaving a dumbfounded Klein behind.

"I am quite proficient in fighting skills in real life. Although I have never practiced this kind of épée, I have systematically studied Western fencing."

In fact, Momo was underestimating the situation. In his previous life, when he was young, Momo often encountered various attacks and targets. As a result, Momo devoted himself to studying fighting skills for more than 20 years. Although he trained in his spare time, he had the strongest teachers, the most professional equipment, and the most complete training team on Earth. Momo's fighting skills were no less than those of any professional.

However, in the later stages, Momo no longer needed this power. The number of guards who were willing to give everything to protect Momo was enough to fill dozens of Momo's manors.

"Really? Kirito, you didn't teach him some secret, did you? Why did he learn it in one go and use it so smoothly? There must be some key technique involved!"

"I'm sorry, there really isn't one."

Faced with Kirito's words, Clay collapsed to the ground and wept. He had no choice but to accept the fact that his comprehension ability could not be described as genius.

……

"Huh, why did the login button disappear?"

The three of them, the Wild Boar Scavengers, were chatting and laughing. About an hour later, Klein decided to log off to receive his pizza delivery. However, he was shocked to find that the login button had disappeared.

"No way, you must have the wrong place. It's at the very bottom right of the menu... Wait, it's really not there?"

The two exclaimed in surprise and began discussing the cause, ultimately concluding it was a bug, and that the game company and Kayaba Akihiko were already working diligently to fix it. Only Momo quietly continued hunting wild boars, trying to accumulate as much raw gold as possible.

The drop rate for wild boars is very low, with only a few pieces of Cole, and the occasional wild boar hide and wild boar meat. As for the legendary white-grade wild boar hide armor, tusk dagger, and wild boar hide boots, they are practically impossible to find.

However, in Momo's equipment inventory lay more than three times the spoils of Kirito and Klein combined, and he had also collected a complete set of Wild Boar brand equipment: a short sword, leather armor, and shoes.

At this moment, even Reimu Hakurei realized that this was Momo's attribute at work.

Lucky A.

This is enough to be called the luck of a person blessed by heaven!

026 Does anyone know me?

"I'm starting to believe that you came prepared for everything."

Reimu Hakurei had a hint of resentment on her lips, but she had no choice but to accept reality.

"The skills of confidentiality and trust were tailor-made for this operation, right? With the trust skill, the truthfulness of your words will be determined by the transaction authority. If it is true, the transaction partner will trust you unconditionally. Not only will they not doubt whether the transaction will be realized, but they will also take the transaction for granted and will not have any thought of investigating it."

"As for secrets, only with this skill can you act boldly and recklessly. Otherwise, you would probably be hunted down by the whole world long ago."

"With this final learning and instruction, it's impossible not to become a highly skilled swordsman in Sword Art Online. Later on, I feel you'll create a bugged account with maxed-out skills and proficiency."

Momo looked at Kirito and Klein walking towards him, sheathed his sword, and said, "Well, I don't deny that learning and teaching this skill was tailor-made for Sword Art Online. As for the first two skills, they are the foundation of all transactions."

"Without trust, there are no transactions; without confidentiality, there is no security."

"Hmph, so you still dare to say this isn't God's blessing upon you?"

"I said it wasn't, and that's that. The skills are different; I just act differently. I might have to use more schemes and tricks when the time comes. However, my methods won't lead to any different results. What the gods seek is just a result."

Mo Mo would never admit that the gods had given him preferential treatment. Otherwise, wouldn't that tarnish his great image of being clever, intelligent, handsome, and invincible? What if Xiao Lingmeng disliked Mo Mo because of this in the future? How could Mo Mo live like that?

"Hmph, say whatever you want."

Like Momo, Reimu Hakurei would never admit that she was stimulated by Momo's actions and achievements. For the first time in her life, she actually felt admiration for an ordinary human.

"Mo Mo, could you check your menu bar? Is there a login button at the bottom right?"

Upon discovering they couldn't log in, Kirito and Klein both showed signs of anxiety, a vague sense of foreboding creeping over them. Momo, naturally, wouldn't refuse and did as instructed.

"Huh, there really isn't any? What's going on?"

"Mo Mo, as a celebrity, didn't you receive any notification? This should be a big event, right?"

Klein seemed convinced that Momo was no ordinary person, and asked with some hesitation, Momo shook his head helplessly, but instead gave the two of them a reassuring smile, saying, "Well, anyway, there definitely won't be any problems. Does this game mean we'll be trapped in here forever and die? Since we can't get out, I might as well level up. This game is really interesting!"

"Haha, Mo Mo, you're joking. But you're right. Right now, the most anxious ones shouldn't be us, but the game's operators. If this game really causes a big problem, countless people will probably suffer."

Klein scratched his head, naturally assuming Momo was joking, and said, "Momo, how much have you gotten? The drop rate in this game is really low!"

"Really? I think it's pretty good!"

Momo opened his inventory and used the display function to show the two his loot, saying, "I really want to upgrade to LV2 as soon as possible. This set of wild boar leather armor is clearly white armor, but it still requires LV2 level."

"what……"

"Uh……"

"Pat" x2.

"Thump" x2.

Kirito and Klein both dropped their swords and knelt down on the ground.

"Master Kirito, how do you explain this phenomenon? Are we just unlucky or is Momo just incredibly lucky?"

"It's inexplicable. Based on my years of gaming experience, we've encountered a legendary person destined for greatness. In any case, let's pay our respects first."

The two were joking, but they were genuinely surprised and resentful of Mo Mo's incredible luck. After playing around for a while, they forced Mo Mo to promise to prepare two sets of equipment for them before the three of them began their leveling journey.

However, unlike the original story, it seems that with the addition of Mo Mo, a eloquent and persuasive person who subtly eases the atmosphere, the three of them focused on leveling up and put the issue of being unable to log out out of their minds. They figured someone would handle it, and they could just wait for news.

Just then, from the center of the distant starting town of Tolbana, a melodious bell suddenly rang out, resounding throughout the entire first level. The three of them looked over at the same time and had the same thought.

Is it finally resolved?

……

A pure white light shone, and the "Mirror of Truth" in everyone's hand revealed their true appearance. Everyone looked at each other in disbelief, their fear of the death game temporarily suppressed, and they were all startled by the true appearance of the people around them.

The handsome young man became an ordinary person, the strong young man became an elderly uncle, and the most ridiculous thing was that the soft girl he was holding in his arms became a muscular man who was two meters tall and weighed three hundred pounds.

"Hey, are you guys alright? Kirito, Momo... Ah, who are you!"

Having regained his true appearance and become a decadent young man, Klein pointed at the baby-faced Kirito and shouted, then looked at Momo and said, "Momo hasn't changed at all."

"I...I'm Kirito! Could it be...you're Klein?!"

The two quickly grasped the truth of the matter; it wasn't anything particularly difficult to understand—everyone had simply reverted to their original appearances. They both looked at Mo Mo, their lips twitching slightly as they gazed at his somewhat effeminate yet handsome face.

Mo Mo, that guy, actually didn't change his appearance at all, he really is this handsome!

How can I be so lucky?!

After a brief commotion, everyone's attention returned to the floating Kayaba Akihiko. The enormous Grim Reaper-like figure only amplified the unease in everyone's hearts.

"You are all probably wondering right now why Kayaba Akihiko, the creator of SAO, would do such a thing. My goal has been achieved. The purpose of creating the world of SAO was to observe it, to observe your actions in this world, and to observe the development of this world."

"And now, all my goals have been achieved. This concludes the official operation announcement for SAO. Dear players, I wish you a pleasant gaming experience."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kayaba Akihiko's body turned into a blood-red mist and disappeared, disappearing into the blood-red characters at the top. The blood-red barrier also disappeared, and Torbana returned to its sunset scene.

Kayaba Akihiko disappeared, and the square remained silent. Everyone's mouths were agape; the shock and astonishment almost made their brains stop functioning.

It was only then that they realized that Kayaba Akihiko was not joking, and this was not a bold operational activity by the game company.

Everything is real.

This is a game of death.

This is reality!