Strategy Meeting

He had happened to hear that someone was holding a strategy meeting in the park next door?

They were even handing out strategy guides. Kirito wanted to take a look, so he asked Takuya for his opinion.

Takuya knew what was going on. That blue-haired man had initiated the strategy meeting after finding the first floor boss's room. He wanted to gather a group to take down the floor boss.

Takuya thought that he and Kirito could take down the first floor boss by themselves. There seemed to be no need to waste time listening to this strategy meeting, but the system had issued a quest: Invite Asuna into the party? Reward: 100 Anime Points?

Well, that settled it. They might as well go! It would not take much time anyway.

In the original story, even without Takuya's involvement, Kirito would have formed a party with Asuna.

Now that Takuya was involved, inviting Asuna into the party would naturally be much easier.

"Let's go. We might as well take a look."

Seeing Takuya nod, Kirito nodded as well, and the two headed toward the park.

When they arrived, someone at the entrance was handing out strategy guides and gave each of them one.

"Um, excuse me, is the strategy meeting being held here?"

Kirito asked politely.

"Yes, head inside."

After walking for a short while, they saw a sunken platform. Quite a few people were already seated sparsely along the tiered steps.

Most of them were gathered in groups of five or six, though there were occasionally lone players sitting by themselves.

Takuya and Kirito found a place to sit as well.

By coincidence, there was a lone player beside the spot Kirito had chosen.

Takuya glanced over. The player wore a black cloak, but the slender legs exposed beneath