If only we'd known. If only we'd gone with them!
By now, they might have gotten ahead of everyone else and claimed all those good treasures and items.
They could not help thinking that.
Diabel had no idea what his teammates were thinking. He was watching the center of the plaza; judging by the time, it should be about now.
Sure enough, the next second, a dazzling beam of light descended in the middle of the plaza, instantly drawing countless eyes.
As the light swirled, a massive gate as tall as a basketball hoop and four meters wide appeared in the center of the plaza.
The plaza instantly erupted into excitement.
Those closest to the gate surged forward first, and dozens passed through in an instant.
The rest kept squeezing their way forward as well.
Three hours later, aside from a small number of players who had found jobs in the Starting Town and chosen to take it easy, everyone else had passed through the gate to Aincrad's second floor.
Seven days passed in a flash.
This time, Takuya did not wait for someone like Diabel to organize a strategy meeting. He simply had Kirito lead him to the second floor boss room.
Since a solo floor boss quest had appeared on the first floor, Takuya felt that the second floor would have one too.
Sure enough, upon arriving outside the boss room, the solo floor boss quest was triggered.
Naturally, Takuya chose to enter alone again. Kirito and Asuna were still worried and wanted to go in with him, but Takuya spent several minutes explaining before they gave up on following him inside to challenge the floor boss alone.
Kirito waited outside with a trace of unease, getting up from time to time and pacing back and forth, revealing