After Akasaka drank a recovery potion, his HP returned to a safe level. At the same time, he complained about Asuna.
"That slap of yours nearly sent me to the grave..."
Asuna was practically rolling her eyes into the sky. One hand rested on her hip, while the other gripped the hilt of the rapier at her waist.
"You deserved it!"
"Who told you to get so worked up? You almost got us both killed!"
Though Asuna said that, the first person to panic when she saw Akasaka's HP drop had been her.
Asuna's game level had risen in sync with Akasaka's.
Although she was not as high-level as Akasaka, the gap was not large.
Akasaka was level 72.
Asuna was level 69.
Incidentally, Usagisawa Misumi was level 65, already some distance behind Asuna.
So, in her panic, Asuna had not held back her strength very well, and that slap had dealt 2% damage to Akasaka, nearly slapping him to death.
Akasaka had nearly become the first player to be slapped to death by a woman.
Akasaka touched the cheek that had been slapped, which was already somewhat red and swollen. With a hiss of, "Ow! That hurts," he immediately made Asuna, standing nearby, feel terrible. She promptly crouched down and stroked his face.
"Does it still hurt?"
"It hurts! Of course it hurts! That slap was no joke! You knocked off 2% of my HP!" Akasaka bared his teeth in pain as he complained.
Asuna felt rather guilty as well.
She had not meant to hit him that hard at the time...
Seeing this long flaxen-haired girl being so intimate with Akasaka, Lisbeth immediately shoved her aside with her hip and asked Akasaka with concern, "Are you okay? Tell me if anything feels wrong. I can forge you a