Kiriko was a little awkward.
But being able to talk to someone seemed like a nice thing too.
"My name is Kiriko—"
Although Kiriko wanted to continue clearing the game, making friends in-game seemed pretty nice as well.
After that, Kiriko began teaching Klein the controls.
"SAO's combat areas are divided into two types: dungeons and the wilderness. Dungeons give completion rewards, but if you forcefully exit, you'll be weakened afterward, so they aren't suitable for practice..."
"However, if you don't unlock an area by going through its dungeon, you can't enter the next region."
"But for many key points, as long as one player clears them first, everyone else can pass afterward. That setting is pretty convenient..."
"Well, I heard The Lands Between is about as large as Denmark, maybe even a little bigger. Relying on walking alone isn't very realistic..."
"With SAO's action system, as long as you make the movement and then activate a Sword Skill, the system will make the skill hit—"
As they spoke, the sky gradually darkened.
Then, as dusk fell, Klein and Kiriko prepared to say goodbye. Klein was going to log out for dinner, while Kiriko decided to continue clearing the game and head to Stormveil Castle.
"Huh?"
However, at that moment, Klein suddenly discovered that he could not log out.
"What's going on? Where's the logout button?"
Klein looked completely baffled.
Kiriko beside him discovered the same thing.
"I've been playing for too long... Let's leave first... Huh?"
Elsewhere, Asuna had buried the shrine maiden and was also preparing to leave the game.
The logout button was gone.
"You've got to be kidding me?!"
Asuna anxiously spun in circles.
Just then, a bell rang.
Then, the world seemed to pause for a moment.
"What's going on?"
"What the hell is—"
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