"We weren't asleep. We went out to investigate the situation here and found a very dark place in this city. We rescued a woman, but she's in terrible shape..."
Kirito looked at Suzaku and Lelouch and explained what had happened when they went out earlier.
Kirito wasn't from this world. He and Asuna had been trapped inside a game they were playing.
Then, while they were taking on a boss, the two of them had unexpectedly ended up in this strange world.
As outsiders, they'd been very cautious here. The only real advantage was that people in this world spoke Japanese too, so they'd adapted quickly.
They'd also brought their game skills and equipment with them.
As experienced gamers, they'd joined an adventurers' guild in this world and become adventurers with a modest reputation.
They'd already risen quickly to platinum rank.
They'd been trapped in a game from the beginning, and now they'd ended up in another world. Neither situation was especially difficult for them to accept.
At least now they didn't have to worry about what was happening to their real bodies.
There was no point in worrying themselves sick over something they couldn't change.
So they might as well explore this strange world.
Then this world had undergone a major upheaval, connecting with several others. It had left them both astonished.
They'd even wondered if they might be able to find a way home.
At the adventurers' guild, they'd gotten the first map of the Holy Britannian Empire's world. When they saw its familiar features and District 11, they'd immediately realized that it might be the world they'd come from.
The timeline might be different, though.
But the two worlds were locked in a fierce war. Even though they were strong, it was hard to say what might