[There are differences even between people.]
[Kiriko feels like she could parry it too.]
[Kiriko looks so cool when she uses dual swords.]
Amid the audience's discussion, the two had already arrived at the Royal Grounds Ruins.
There were many sorcerers here.
The moment they saw Asuna and Kiriko, their staffs lit up.
"It's an ambush!" Kiriko immediately looked for an exit.
"Wait."
But Asuna drew her sword.
She had finally learned a new skill. This was exactly the time to try it out.
Magic glintstone shards came hurtling toward them.
But at that very instant, Asuna swung her sword.
A flash of sword light.
Every single magic shard was knocked back.
The ambushing sorcerers were caught off guard and struck by their own attacks.
Kiriko immediately followed up and wiped out every enemy.
The two then continued onward, only to find that the road ahead was a dead end.
"A wall?"
But Asuna noticed a wall blocking the space ahead.
"Hmm..."
Kiriko thought for a moment, then kept walking forward.
The wall blocking their path actually vanished.
And once the barrier disappeared, a vast plain appeared before them.
This place was far larger than it had been in the game. Beyond the gates of the pass lay a true expanse of plains and abandoned farmland.
Besides that, a giant sat on a nearby rock, with an enormous anvil before him.
Yet this giant, who looked like a blacksmith, was carefully examining a book.
"Is this the person Mr. Blaidd mentioned?"
Asuna immediately recalled what Wolf Bro had said.
"Oh, visitors? How rare."
As the two approached, the giant looked at them.
"You are... Tarnished? What can I do for you?" The giant's voice was steady and slow.
"Hello, sir. I'm Asuna, and this is Kiriko. Are you Mr. Blaidd's