That Person? The Target Appears!...

Aincrad at night had an unusually soothing quality. It lacked the dazzling colors of the real world, but its old-fashioned lights shone brightly. The ancient buildings looked hazy beneath the Western European-style illumination. Even so, the town streets were not particularly bright, yet walking through them, surely no one would grow tired of it...

After leaving the Lost Forest, Wu Yan and Silica came to the town closest to it. There was no helping it. Although Wu Yan wanted to go straight home, he could not exactly take Silica back with him, could he? She was a girl, after all, and they had only met today. Bringing someone home the first time they met would feel awkward even to Wu Yan himself, never mind whether Silica might misunderstand...

Thinking that, Wu Yan had long forgotten the time he had brought Asuna home...

After leaving the Teleport Gate Plaza, the two headed toward an inn. Along the way, passersby kept turning their eyes toward Wu Yan. As they looked at the black greatsword on his back, their eyes were filled with confusion. It was not just the pedestrians either. Even Silica kept glancing at Wu Yan, studying him over and over, until he began to feel uneasy.

"Silica, is there something strange about me...?" Unable to endure Silica's scrutinizing gaze any longer, Wu Yan asked helplessly.

Silica blinked. This time, she openly examined Wu Yan for a while before saying thoughtfully, "I just feel like Mr. Wu Yan's outfit looks a lot like that legendary Spirit Swordsman's..."

Wu Yan's expression immediately froze.

"N-No, it's not just the outfit..." Silica looked at Wu Yan in surprise. "Even your name is the same as that person's!"

"Could Mr. Wu Yan be that Lord Wu Yan...?"

"Well..." Wu Yan pursed his lips awkwardly, inwardly