Forcing the Wolf Through the Door!...

Aincrad, Floor 61, Selmburg...

At the Teleport Gate Plaza, a lake-like Teleport Gate rippled softly, instantly illuminating the entire plaza shrouded in night. Two figures appeared there at the same time—one clad entirely in black, like a knight of the night, and the other wearing a gorgeous white-and-red dress, like a delicate princess...

Anyone who saw such a pair would subconsciously assume they were aristocrats touring from somewhere. Yet one wore a disgruntled expression while the other was filled with indignation, enough to shatter any such fantasy...

The two who had appeared in Selmburg were naturally Wu Yan, who had finished the banquet and taken on the role of escort, and Asuna, who intended to go home...

The moment her feet touched solid ground, Asuna immediately headed toward her home without even looking at Wu Yan. She even turned with considerable force. Anyone could tell she was sulking...

Seeing Asuna like this, Wu Yan's expression became even more awkward. He silently let out a sigh and followed behind her toward her home... Selmburg was extremely quiet at night, so quiet it seemed as though no one lived there. Only faint lights swayed in the wind, shining from the surrounding buildings. There were pedestrians, but very few.

After all, property prices on Floor 61 had risen to an outrageous level. Ordinary players simply could not afford a house there, so there were very few people on the floor who actually owned homes. They could practically be counted on one hand. Even the cost of staying at an inn was far higher than on the lower and middle floors. Thus, even if players were active on Floor 61, once night fell, they would still return to the lower floors...

Therefore, Floor 61 could be considered a sparsely populated area. Of course, only