I, Asuna, don't want to travel around the world

So, as for gender, just do what you are used to.

After all, this is a VR virtual game. Unlike other games, you can't complete the actions by relying on a handle or something.

"Please select your race, choose one from the following nine races."

As the words fell, figures appeared one after another in the sky in front of Asuna.

Those are character images composed of the appearances and features of the nine races in ALO.

In mid-air, they spun one after another, waiting for Asuna's choice.

Asuna had some thoughts about the races in ALO before entering the game.

……

A wind spirit that excels at flying speed and hearing, and can use basic healing magic.

A water spirit that is good at using recovery magic and can move in water.

A cat demon who is good at taming magical beasts and has high agility and eyesight.

The above three races were the choices that Asuna had been hesitating about.

Wind elves are good at flying and hearing. Although Asuna has already become very strong in Orario, she has never experienced flying, so she is very much looking forward to it.

As for the water elves, although they are good at recovery magic, with their own strength and combat experience, even if they are just a nurse, they are a nurse who can heal, change equipment and go forward to output.

Although she also has magic, it is actually just a light cannon driven by sword skills. Asuna has never experienced healing magic.

No need to fight in the front row anymore, it seems like it would be nice to be a healer healing people in the back row?

As for the cat demon, she can tame magical beasts, which is not difficult to master, and she also has bonuses in agility and vision.

Although Asuna doesn't care much about the last two items, she still wants to experience taming monsters.

It always feels very exciting to sit on the back of a huge monster and control the beast tide to attack the enemy!

Moreover, the cat monsters in the game look very cute!

(In the Sword Art Online mobile game, Silica the cat demon is really cute! But I just can’t draw her! Damn it!)

The fire elf who was good at using weapons and had a very strong offensive ability was eliminated by Asuna in the first place.

Good with weapons?

Are we, the players who have been fighting in SAO for two years, any better than this?

Very offensive?

We finally got out of the game, and now you want me to play an aggressive game character? You must be mad at me!

Moreover, those who play with fire elves are generally boys.

You see, a race that is good at using weapons and has strong attack power does have a great advantage in battle.

What boy doesn’t want to fight to his heart’s content in the game?

As for the earth elves who have great endurance and are capable of mining, the shadow elves who are good at treasure hunting and illusion magic, the music elves who can confuse and manipulate monsters through music, the dark elves who can fly in the dark and have night vision, and the leprechauns who are good at weapon production and exquisite craftsmanship.

Their treatment was the same as that of the fire spirits, and they were directly excluded by Asuna.

However, when Asuna thought about the conversation she had with Kato Megumi and Leafa, the only LO player in the A crowdfunding group ④五⑥①二７９４０ in the [Strategy Group] not long ago, she became a little uncertain.

At first...

Kato Megumi: "Hmm? Which race would you choose? For me, I would choose the dark elves."

"At first, I wanted to choose a wind elf or a water elf like my senior Eriri and the others, but they insisted that I choose a dark elf."

"Although I was a little uncomfortable at first, but later on, the dark elves were actually quite fun."

Kato Megumi recalled:

"When other players come to rob us at night, they usually ignore me and go straight for Senpai and Eriri.

As for me, I just stood aside and waited for the opportunity. Since the dark elves are good at night vision, I could see everything they did.

When they have their backs to me, I can kill them very easily. It couldn't be easier."

At this point, Kato Megumi smiled shyly.

"And the dark elves are good at flying in the dark, so even if they want to run, they won't be able to escape at all."

Asuna: "..."

"But the troublesome thing is that because of killing too many fire elves, Senior and Eriri were targeted by the fire elves.

Because the other side had too many people, I was unable to protect them. I could only watch as their HP slots were emptied by the Fire Spirit players. In the end, I assassinated all the players who participated in the siege one by one, which can be regarded as revenge for them. "

Asuna: “No, as expected of Sister Hui… ah, ha… hahaha…”

Hearing Asuna's praise, Kato Megumi's face suddenly turned slightly red: "It's not as great as you say."

No... You can't assassinate all the players who besieged you one by one. Sister Hui, you are really amazing...

030 Jade City

Finally, in Kato Megumi's own words, "Because I'm used to the Dark Elves, even if I want to give you advice, I will subconsciously choose the race I use. Ask a few more people. Anyway, with your strength, Asuna, no matter what race you are, you can show your skills in ALO."

Thus, the topic between the two came to an end.

Then, Asuna went to ask the only ALO player in the group, Kirito's sister Suguha.

"Eh? Which race is better to choose?"

When Asuna asked Suguha this question, she immediately replied:

"Need I say more? Of course it's the wind elf!"

Probably because typing was too slow, Suguha directly sent a voice message to Asuna.

After clicking on the message, I heard Suguha say:

“Wind elves are best at flying, which increases their flying speed and restores their magic. Their endurance and combat continuity are both very high.

Moreover, among the nine major races, the wind elves are also a particularly popular race. I think it is better for Sister Asuna to choose the wind elves. No, it should be said that other races are not good except the wind elves!"

At the end of the voice, there was a faint sense of invisible oppression coming towards him.

It seemed as if Asuna would be sorry for Suguha if she didn't choose the wind spirit.

Asuna: "..."

Oh yeah, I heard from Kirito that Suguha's race in ALO is a wind elf...

When Asuna hinted that she wanted to choose cat demon as her race, Suguha immediately replied:

"Hmm? Isn't that a race that only little girls would choose? As a big sister, Asuna-sister, you should choose the wind elf!"

Anyway, he is just like Kato Megumi, who is madly recommending his own race to others.

Thanks to Kato Megumi's professional "questionnaire", Asuna no longer had the heart to ask others.

Kasumigaoka Utaha seems to be a water spirit, while Eriri is a wind spirit like Suguha.

According to the previous two examples, they would definitely crazily recommend their own race to themselves.

Look back to the present.

In the sky in front of Asuna, figures appeared one after another.

Those were images of characters composed of the appearances and features of the nine races in ALO, rotating one after another, waiting for Asuna's choice.

Then, as Asuna operated, the race she chose stopped before her eyes - it was a girl with insect-like light green wings and long golden hair.

That is the image of the wind elf.

Of course, not all wind elves look like this.

Here, the appearances of all players are randomly generated, with only some features being the same, such as fairy-like ears and wings, but the details are different depending on the race.

Just like the wind elves Asuna chose at this moment, their appearances are generally handsome.

The fire elves, who are hated by everyone in ALO, tend to be rough.

Asuna's previous reserve, the cat demon, was more cute.

In addition, the color of their wings will vary according to the characteristics of each race, and even the hair color is the same.

Just like different countries and regions have their own cultures and characteristics.

In ALO, the appearance of a character cannot be modified after it is generated unless it is replaced using a paid function. Well, this should not be a problem for Asuna, after all, this game is hers.

Of course, the prerequisite is that her father allows her to use the "privileged cheat", otherwise, only a very small number of rare props can meet this requirement.

However, Asuna didn't really care about how she looked in the game. After all, it was just a game, not SAO, so why bother so much?

So, Asuna immediately chose the race of wind elves.

"Choose to end."

“Randomly generate character appearance.”

"Since you have chosen the Wind Elf race, you will be teleported to the capital of the Wind Elf territory."

"Good luck."

As this voice fell, the space around Asuna became completely bright.

……

……

Kiritani House.

A certain black-clad swordsman looked helplessly at his somewhat excited sister.

"Hey Suguha, there's no need for you to be so happy, right?"

"Huh? Why can't you be happy?"

The one who spoke was a girl with shoulder-length hair.

The girl's hair was shiny black, and she raised her competitive eyes slightly and gave her brother a dissatisfied look.

"That's the hero who saved you from the death game! Did you thank him properly after you got out, brother?!"

The girl crossed her arms around her chest in dissatisfaction, and her proud curves became even more attractive as she moved.

"Forehead……"

Kirito turned his head away with an embarrassed look on his face, but his eyes intentionally or unintentionally glanced towards Suguha's chest, as if he wanted to tell her: Let go quickly!

My sister's charm is really growing. It's only been two years. How come she has changed so much?

Suguha: “?”

Suguha looked at his brother's strange gaze and movements, and was stunned for a moment, then he followed his gaze and looked at his chest.

"..."

She let go of his hand in panic and said hastily, "I, I'm playing the game!"

Kirito: “…”

Looking at his sister's back as she walked away quickly, Kirito scratched his head.

"My lunch... Never mind, I'll make it myself..."

……

……

Alpheim.

This is the stage of the next-generation flying game——【ALfheimOnline】, a continent with the meaning of 【Elf Kingdom】.

Just like the main stage of SAO is the floating city called Aincrad, in ALO, Alpheim is the stage of this game.

This continent can be roughly divided into eight regions.

Each region has the capital of its corresponding elven race, each with its own unique appearance and ethnic culture.

For example, in the territory of the wind elves, in addition to grassland areas, there is also a large ancient forest, and the territory environment is mostly of these two types.

Each major race owns a territory, and they conquer and even fight on this continent called Alpheim.