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

Kikuoka Seijiro: "Okay, thank you for your help."

The miserable imaginary class member: "If there is nothing else, I will leave first, Boss."

Kikuoka Seijiro: "Okay."

Click.

The moment the door was closed, Seijiro Kikuoka installed ALO skillfully, then put on the stealth device [AmuSphere] and entered the world of ALO.

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night.

Because Kato Megumi's two friends were busy with their manuscripts, their online meeting had to be postponed for a few days.

Kasumigaoka Utaha's editor has recently started blocking the door, and although Eriri has not yet suffered such treatment, if she continues to drag it out, she will probably be blocked from the door as well.

Therefore, in order to take care of two procrastinators who were busy with their manuscripts, Kato Megumi had to give up her plan to meet in the game and stay at home to take care of these two guys who made her worry.

After saying "I'm entering the game" in the group, Asuna put on a stealth device and entered ALO again after an afternoon.

And Suguha finally waited for the news that Asuna was online. After seeing the message, she left Kiritani Kazuto who was still chatting with her, quickly returned to her room, transformed into Leafa, and entered the game.

057 Mining City

night.

When most people have fallen asleep (except programmers, overtime workers, and those who stay up late).

Asuna and Suguha both put on full-dive machines and once again descended on the land called Alpheim.

"Good evening, Leafa-chan."

Asuna greeted Leafa with a smile.

"Um... good evening." At this moment, the girl named Leafa nodded awkwardly and responded to Ying.

Seeing Leafa's hesitant expression, Asuna couldn't help but smile.

It seems that Suguha has already confirmed with Kirito.

But, well, since she won't say anything, let's just continue like this.

Asuna thought secretly in her heart.

She really wanted to know when the girl named Leafa would reveal her identity to her.

"Time is running out, let's get going!"

Asuna pretended to defeat the strategy and flew into the sky first.

"Ah... I... okay... I'll be right there..." Leafa opened her mouth, but finally swallowed the words in her heart.

Anyway, there is still a lot of time...it should be...no problem...

Asuna naturally did not try to hide the smile in her eyes, so Leafa could be said to have witnessed the smile in Asuna's eyes completely, but she was just too embarrassed to say it out loud, which really made Leafa feel awkward.

Led by Leafa, who was full of thoughts, the two of them passed through the ancient forest around Siluban and entered the grassland area that was shining with golden green light. (Green Upgraded Version! SVIP!)

On the way, the two did not encounter any monsters again. They came to a mountainous area and flew to a high mountain with a snow-capped top.

“See that mountain?”

Leafa, who had entered the game, pointed at the mountain not far from them and said:

"That mountain is very high, higher than the flight limit, so if you want to get there, you can't fly. You can only go through the cave."

This is the most difficult part of traveling from the Wind Elves' territory to Arun.

"The cave is quite long, and there is a neutral city inside, called the mining city - [Luguru]."

(The protagonist of Onmyoji of Twin Stars, every time I hear his name, it's Lu, Gu, Lu.)

Leafa flew forward while explaining everything in detail to Asuna.

"Although Luguru is not a huge underground fortress like the capital of the earth elves, it produces very high-quality ores, so there are still many merchants and blacksmiths living there."

Leafa continued to count:

"But the cave is not a very good environment for us."

This is because although the width and height of the cave are sufficient, the sunlight and moonlight, which are the sources of flying power, cannot shine into it, so the elves' wings cannot be restored inside.

Even though there won’t be many monster training grounds in the cave, for this game that focuses on aerial combat capabilities and gamers with advanced flying skills, the restrictions here are still great!

Especially for wind elves who have an advantage in flying, the narrow space makes many wind elf players dislike coming to this place.

Because the Wind Elves and Cat Demons have a very good relationship, if Wind Elves players want to go to Arun for fun or sell items, even if it will take a lot more time, they usually choose to pass through the Cat Demon Territory north of the Wind Elves Territory and bypass the mountains in front.

Leafa continued, "They are good at taming monsters or animals with the [Beast Tamer Skill]. They have always provided wind elves with tamed animals as mounts, and have always had a very good relationship with the wind elves.

There is also a deep friendship between the lords of the two races, and there are even rumors that the two races will soon form a formal alliance. "

Alliance is a very important matter for the entire ALO.

Once the wind elves and cat demons form an alliance, the combined strength of the two major races will be able to resist the strength of the fire elves and they will no longer be the target of bullying by the domineering fire elves.

In fact, if the top combat forces of the two races were combined, they would most likely be the first to capture the World Tree!

Let the players of these two races be the first to lift the flight restrictions and be dozens of steps ahead of players of other races!

After all, the Fire Elves alone almost conquered the World Tree, so how could the two races combine to lose unless these elite players were actually noobs? !

In view of this, the wind elves and cat demons have recently attached great importance to this alliance, and their exchanges with each other have become closer.

"I also have several familiar cat demon friends. When I decided to set out for Aruen, I also considered taking a detour to the north." At this point, Leafa looked at Asuna with some annoyance: "But seeing that you look impatient, you definitely don't have the patience to walk for a few more days, right?"

"As for the game, wouldn't it be a shame if I didn't conquer it first?"

Asuna shrugged and said with a smile.

Her goal was just to have a good time in this game and relax with her friends in SAO.

And regarding this World Tree, which has never been conquered by anyone, isn't it the most famous shot made by them, the SAO players, in this world?

As for games?

Just play around for a bit and satisfy your desire. Although the progress bar that allows you to travel to other worlds has already been full, it is useless now no matter how you click on it. According to the previous practice of rescuing Alyssa, do you have to save someone else too?

Or will this world also face an existence similar to the wild gods? And then the human race will decrease sharply, waiting for itself to save it?

No, I'm all alone, how can I be the savior?

So, there's no point in worrying anyway, so just live your life honestly here.

After all, such peaceful and harmonious days are rare, and who knows, I might even go to some other world to save people in the future.

By then, even if I want to live a peaceful life, I might not even have the chance.

Leafa, of course, had no idea what Asuna was thinking.

"Since you have chosen this path, you must be prepared for a long journey."

Leafa flew beside Asuna and said:

"After entering the cave, we can no longer fly. It is better to save the flying time for when we need it. Otherwise, once the flying time is used up, the hovering limit will appear. In the cave without sunlight and moonlight, our wings will not be able to recover at all."

In other words, after entering the cave, Asuna and Leafa had to walk through the cave.

And flying can only be used in critical moments.

However, is there really any danger in this game for Asuna?

058 Players Following

In the game, there will naturally be no such thing as running away with a dead horse.

After continuing to fly for a while.

"Look, we're here."

Following Leafa's prompt, Asuna and Leafa arrived in front of the white mountain.

The white mountain range in front of them was like a natural cliff, towering in front of them and blocking the way for all players.

In its middle, there is a huge cave that is emitting cold air!

The area around the cave was just like the boss room in SAO, with terrifying carvings of monsters carved into the rock walls.

In the upper center of the rock wall, there was a demon head that was larger than the other statues protruding out, staring at the invaders with a pair of huge eyes.

I don’t know how the game development team designed it. Aren’t they afraid of getting scared when walking at night?

"This is the only way from the wind elf territory to Arun - the [Luguru Corridor]."

Leafa looked at Asuna and said, “It’s very cool in here, but the visibility is very low.

Most of the monsters are orcs. Just follow the map you bought in Siluban and you will reach a bridge over an underground lake. After crossing the bridge, you will reach the underground mining city of Luguru. "

Leafa planned to rest there for a while, repair her equipment, replenish her recovery items, etc., and then continue her journey to Arun.

"For now, let's let our wings rest here for a while, and then go into the cave after they are fully recovered."

Leafa told Asuna all of her plans.

"it is good."

Asuna nodded and agreed to Leafa's plan.

But after a while, Asuna frowned slightly, then turned her head to look behind her.

"what happened?"

Leafa was slightly startled and asked subconsciously.

"......nothing."

Asuna did not answer immediately. Instead, she stared behind her for a while, then looked away as if nothing had happened and answered Leafa's question.

Seeing this, Leafa didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Even though she vaguely guessed that Asuna might have discovered something, since she didn't say anything, there should be no problem.

After all, with their strength, they are capable of protecting themselves even if they encounter any danger.

The two chatted casually, and after their wings fully recovered, they entered the cave and went deeper into the cave.

But no one noticed that after Asuna and Leafa entered the cave, a group of players suddenly appeared here.

"Walk."

Following the leader's whispered command, all the players rushed into the cave and chased in the direction of Asuna and Leafa.

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Luguru Corridor.

Just as Leafa had said before, there was no light at all here.

The darkness surrounded all around, making it impossible to see anything and to grasp the sense of distance, let alone to hurry on. In such an environment, it was simply impossible to accomplish anything.

Fortunately, in this world there are not only various props, but also a power called magic.

“————jiligurulujiligurulu————” (Ahem, garbled characters or other symbols are really hard to find… ahem, just make do with it.)

As the spell sounded, in the dark cave, a light suddenly emerged from a slender palm, slightly illuminating the surroundings.

"Huh." Leafa breathed out, "This way, I can at least see something."

Leafa held up the light in her hand and spoke to Asuna behind her.

"However, even if this magic is used, the visual range is still quite narrow."

Asuna frowned.

Why does the magic in this world seem so useless?

The light in Leafa's hand can only illuminate things within a few meters at most. Nothing can be seen beyond a few meters, which is almost like being blind.

Judging from the current situation, the magic used by Leafa is at most no different from adding a torch.