It had to be said that after Luo Zhen arrived, the lively atmosphere in the entire bar had remained at a fever pitch.
Luo Zhen instantly became the center of the gathering. The moment he entered the establishment, everyone present rallied around him, and he even ended up giving a speech.
The speech was brief, yet exceptionally rousing.
"Although everyone here is meeting for the first time in the real world, in SAO, not only was this not our first meeting—we fought together and worked hard to overcome all kinds of hardships."
"We once raised our swords together and roared in anger against that world's absurdity."
"We once raised our shields together and charged forward to protect as many lives as possible."
"Since you've all come here, don't ever forget that the people beside you right now aren't merely your friends. They're also comrades who went through life and death alongside you."
"Now that the game has been cleared and we've returned to the real world, we've inevitably encountered difficulties brought about by various real-life problems."
"But even so, I hope you won't forget that you've already braved life and death together. At this point, there's absolutely no difficulty you can't overcome."
"From here on, even if we still have to fight an enemy called 'reality,' we absolutely won't lose."
"I hope you can use the swords in your hearts to carve out a divine realm of your own in this world."
"And congratulations, everyone. You cleared the game."
His words once again elicited cheers from the entire bar.
People smiled at one another.
People cried with one another.
People hugged one another.
People roughhoused with one another.
In short, the lively atmosphere remained at a fever pitch.
As for Luo Zhen, he had completely become the star of the